intervention . have prince king's intervention. have prince william's comments risked a diplomatic crisis? this is on the same day as sir keir starmer faces the prospect of another labour rebellion over gaza , as labour rebellion over gaza, as mps vote on a ceasefire motion put down by scottish nationalist mps. nuke flop a trident missile misfired and plopped into the ocean just yards from the submarine that launched it. it's the second failed test in a row . the second failed test in a row. what does this mean for britain's . nuclear deterrent? britain's. nuclear deterrent? and could this have come at a worse time? >> and we'll speak to gb news presenter nigel farage live from washington as he meets with washington dc, as he meets with leading figures in the republican what will republican party. what will he say to donald trump? >> well, that's what's on the menu today. but what did you make of pmqs then, tom? >> do you know what i thought it

was a really dull pmqs. i thought that it was pretty flat between starmer and sunak, but the real excitement and there was something exciting came after pmqs ended. there were two points of order in the house of commons, one put down by liam byrne, who's the trade committee chair and one put down by lucy powell, who's the shadow leader of the commons to senior labour mps . and they both put down mps. and they both put down points of order about kemi badenoch . now to some extent an badenoch. now to some extent an impartial observer might look at these two leading labour mps putting points of order down about the business and trade secretary and thinking is this a coordinated attempt . is this coordinated attempt. is this a sort of gunning for her? >> aren't they? they're gunning for her. and i wonder if it has something to do with the fact that she could potentially a that she could potentially be a future conservative leader. >> i think that's highly , highly >> i think that's highly, highly likely. but course , those likely. but of course, those points of order were asking for

her to correct the record over trade talks with canada and a separate one asking for documents to be released with this row over, the former head of the post office, it seems like this story will not go away. >> yes, and yesterday we were talking about prince william's statement because out in statement because it came out in our did, did it not? our show. it did, did it not? and we weren't sure whether it was thing or a bad thing was a good thing or a bad thing for the for a future king to release a statement release such a statement on such a contentious issue as this current conflict . but it looks current conflict. but it looks like with israel now responding, there is potential for some kind of diplomatic rift . they of diplomatic rift. they certainly hit back a little . um, certainly hit back a little. um, so i'm wondering now and please do let us know what you think about this. do you think it was right for the king intervene about this. do you think it was rigsuchr the king intervene about this. do you think it was rigsuch a he king intervene about this. do you think it was rigsuch a way?ng intervene about this. do you think it was rigsuch a way? should tervene about this. do you think it was rigsuch a way? should ten have in such a way? should he have been a little more vague been a little bit more vague talking perhaps war in talking about perhaps war in general and loss of life general terms and loss of life in general terms? because of course, there are many wars ongoing moment. let us ongoing at the moment. let us know think. you know what you think. do you think prince william right think prince william was right to this way? gb to intervene in this way? gb views at gb news comm. >> that to after your >> well, that to come after your

headunes. >> well, that to come after your headlines . tom headlines. tom >> emily, thank you very much. good afternoon. it's just gone 1:00. we start with the news that the labour leader pressed the prime minister in the commons this lunchtime on allegations that were made by the business secretary, that the former post office boss had lied about row over compensation to about a row over compensation to victims post office victims of the post office scandal . all that deepening scandal. all that deepening round today's prime round dominated today's prime minister's questions after kemi kemi badenoch accused henry storton of spreading falsehoods and making up an astonishing series of claims. that was after he said the government had deliberately delayed compensation payments. miss badenoch also said mr staunton's claims were a blatant attempt to seek revenge after he was sacked. sir keir starmer asked rishi sunak if he backed the business secretary's claims. >> and i appreciate that the business secretary has put the prime minister in a tricky position, but but will he commit to investigating this matter properly , including whether that

properly, including whether that categorical statement was correct fact? and why rather than taking those accusations seriously, she accused a whistleblower of lying? well in response, rishi sunak insisted he is standing by his business secretary but he kept the focus on what he called the unprecedented steps that the government is taking to support victims of the scandal. >> people who were working hard, serving their communities , had serving their communities, had their lives and reputations destroyed, and that's why we are working hard to ensure that they get justice and compensation . get justice and compensation. and that's why we established sir wyn williams inquiry. it is why we have already paid out over £150 million of compensation to almost 3000 victims, and it's why we will introduce new legislation shortly to exonerate those . we shortly to exonerate those. we will make sure that we do what is needed, that the truth does come to light. we right the wrongs of the past and, crucially, that victims get the justice that they deserve . justice that they deserve. >> to other news and a trident

missile misfired and crashed into the ocean from the british nuclear submarine hms vanguard . nuclear submarine hms vanguard. defence secretary grant shapps was on board when the rare test launch took place off the coast of florida, for, the ministry of defence has said it was unusual but insists the deterrent is still safe, secure and they say effective. it's the second trident missile failure for the royal navy, with each one costing around £17 million. well, despite that misfire, conservative mp tobias ellwood told gb news earlier it's actually a sign of military progress . progress. >> it's worth just pointing out that our nuclear deterrent is the backbone of our defence posture and its ability to prevent coercion or deter aggression and would also help protect our nato allies. this was part of about 190 tests that that submarine had to go through to get the green light, if you like, to the tick in the box to be able to go to sea for operations, um, and, and that's good to see it back as part of our four boat program . teachers

our four boat program. teachers and health care workers in england and wales will be legally required to report cases of child sexual abuse under new government plans . government plans. >> the home secretary announced the move this morning and if staff fail to report an incident, they could face a permanent ban from working with children in. it will also mean anyone who stops someone from reporting or covers up a disclosure of child sexual abuse could face up to seven years in prison. james cleverly says it will help keep children safe, do the right thing. >> that's all we're saying. do the right thing. if things are brought to your attention , then brought to your attention, then report them and we would prefer that reports happen. that can be investigated and then discussed . investigated and then discussed. and if they are not out examples of criminality, but what we've seen sadly , is far too many seen sadly, is far too many cases where abuse was happening, where it was known to be happening and action wasn't taken. >> and that's what we're seeking

to address . to address. >> protesters have been gathering once again in london as wikileaks founder julian assange makes a final appeal against possible extradition to the us . the national union of the us. the national union of journalists is holding a free juuan journalists is holding a free julian assange demonstrate outside the royal courts of justice in london in a long running case that could be his final chance to avoid spending the rest his life in a us the rest of his life in a us jail . patients the rest of his life in a us jail. patients and their families will have quick and easy access to a second medical opinion. if they're worried about a condition getting worse . about a condition getting worse. is martha's rule coming into force from april will mean an urgent review by a different critical care team can be requested if a patient's condition is getting rapidly worse. it follows the death of 13 year old martha mills in 2021, who developed sepsis while she was under the care of kings college hospital in london. because her symptoms were missed. those are the headlines . missed. those are the headlines. for more, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. or, of

course, go to our website at gb news alerts . news .com/ alerts. >> good afternoon britain . it's >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:08 and sir keir starmer is facing another rebellion from within his own party. this is a vote looms. this evening on a gaza ceasefire . gaza ceasefire. >> yes, labour has shifted its stance on the conflict, now insisting on an immediate yet conditional humanitarian ceasefire in gaza . ceasefire in gaza. >> the party, however, is attacking the snp's calls for a less conditional ceasefire as unbalanced . but how many labour unbalanced. but how many labour mps . could rebel? mps. could rebel? >> well, joining us now is gb news political correspondent, katherine forster. well, there's a question how many mps a question how many labour mps could rebel ? could rebel? >> well , dozens potentially. >> well, dozens potentially. could rebel when the snp put a similar motion forward a couple of months ago, it caused a whole world of trouble for sir keir

starmer . he world of trouble for sir keir starmer. he ended up losing about eight. uh shapps co frontbench ministers and 56 mps defied frontbench ministers and 56 mps defied his authority. so so this could be an absolute nightmare for him at that point. of course, the death toll in gaza was a few thousand fast forward to now and it's getting just a little bit shy of 30,000, according to the figures from the hamas run health ministry. so but we're getting a little bit ahead of ourselves because let's not forget that we have to see what amendments the speaker of the house of commons, lindsay hoyle, selects. now, we've been waiting to hear which ones they're going to be. um, since he had a meeting about 10:30 this morning, we're expecting them to drop imminently. this morning, we're expecting them to drop imminently . several them to drop imminently. several things could be about to happen now. the snp themselves is motion they put forward calls simply for an immediate ceasefire. labour have put forward an amendment asking for

something a bit softer , an something a bit softer, an immediate humanitarian syrian ceasefire. but it's heavily caveated. it's stressing that for that to happen, both israel and hamas need to be prepared to stop fighting and that hamas need to release the hostages. so it's very, very conditional. but there on, of course, the government have come along and put a spanner in the works by putting forward that own amendment which calls simply for an immediate humanitarian pause, something more temporary , which something more temporary, which would, they hope, lead to the conditions for something longer. terme now , if sir lindsay hoyle terme now, if sir lindsay hoyle accepts the labour amendment, the chances are that the vast majority of labour mps will find that they can go along with that. and sir keir starmer , i that. and sir keir starmer, i imagine, will be very happy indeed. but if, as i suspect is more likely because the precedent is that usually the government's amendment would be

voted on, and if that amendment is selected, that was likely to open up a whole world of trouble for sir keir starmer, because i suspect that then many labour mps would be sorely tempted to vote with the original snp . vote with the original snp. motion. so this could be a very, very difficult afternoon, i think. worth saying too, that although there's all this agonising in parliament and positioning a lot of this, although this is very deeply felt by by many people on all sides of the house, and there is a lot of political game playing going on here because ultimately this is a war that's happening thousands of miles away. and whatever the snp votes for or labour votes for or whatever parliament says they want to happenisnt parliament says they want to happen isn't really going to influence benjamin netanyahu or the leaders of hamas . uh, the

the leaders of hamas. uh, the only thing really that's going to seriously pressure them is the united states of america. and of course, we have a seen a real shift in their position over the previous weeks and months . over the previous weeks and months. originally over the previous weeks and months . originally full square months. originally full square behind israel, then behind the scenes stressing their need not to go further than necessary. and now really saying you must not go into rafah where of course , about 1.5 million, um, course, about 1.5 million, um, gazans citizens are sheltering many of them having moved from the north, having been told to evacuate . and the west united evacuate. and the west united really in thinking that that would be a disaster. and that must not happen. but however many mps vote for this amendment or that amendment this afternoon , it isn't really going to change things on the ground in gaza. >> thanks, catherine. very good to speak to you, katherine forster. there are gb news political correspondent really comes down to what lindsay hoyle, speaker, decide to do. >> and it does seem that there

are going down to are negotiations going down to the wire over whether or not this labour amendment is selected. catherine was selected. as catherine was saying, it's that government amendment now really amendment now that's really tripped process up. we'll tripped that process up. we'll find out in the next 50 minutes or so. but let's speak to the former adviser to tony blair, john mcternan, who joins us now, and john, uh, first of all, the labour party has felt several trip ups over this issue in the past. in the past couple of weeks. really not enough, of course, to dislodge its mighty poll lead. but there is some vulnerability here for the party. is this why there is this now an amendment that the labour party wants to be heard, which basically says all things to all people ? people? >> it definitely doesn't say all things to all people. >> um, it comes in behind the australian government, the canadian government, the us government, and it says really blatantly and bluntly, it's time for the killing to stop in palestine. >> too many innocent civilians

are being slaughtered. it's got to stop . and that, i think, is to stop. and that, i think, is the thing around which the house has . the commons should unite has. the commons should unite today. it is appalling. it nauseates me, uh , that we're nauseates me, uh, that we're discussing this in terms of political posturing, political point scoring, political game playing . civilians are dying, playing. civilians are dying, you know, in over the period of this is being discussed and debated in this commons. it could the casualties could rise in gaza to over 30,000. that is the point. the prince was making. that is the point the pubuc making. that is the point the public are making. that's the point that labour are making. and to see the tory party and the snp turn this into some kind of political manoeuvring, it's not what the country wants. the country wants to see, you know, peace in gaza, a two state solution and wants to stop the slaughter, see the slaughter, stopping. >> no one could disagree with a word of what you've said, but i'm looking at the wording of the labour motion here. it

absolutely is. all things to all people. it is playing politics. it is a fantasy. it says an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, which means an immediate stop to fighting. that would lasts and is observed by all sides. the number of conditions placed on that ceasefire, it says the release of hostages, it says that hamas should stop its fighting . it should stop its fighting. it says israelis have the says that israelis have the right assurance that right to the assurance that october the 7th can't happen again. says all of these again. it says all of these things. a huge haven't things. it's a huge i haven't i haven't amendment this haven't seen an amendment this long in many, many months. it's saying all of these things, okay, i don't i don't need your histrionic tone to get the seriousness of this. >> the point is, we've had ceasefires and that's the actual you know, the fundamental fact is there have been successful ceasefires and they've been negotiated properly through the proxies. as we know, there are proxies. as we know, there are proxies hamas . we know proxies for hamas. we know they're know they're being talked to. we know there ceasefire. we there can be a ceasefire. we know there can be release of hostages. where the hostages. that's where the effort be. this this effort has to be. this this desire to go in and destroy rafah has got nothing to do with

returning the hostages. it's just it's just going to kill more palestinians . we want the more palestinians. we want the hostages back. we want peace , a hostages back. we want peace, a sustainable peace. we attract to a two state solution. and it's going to require on all going to require calm on all parts , calm, calm in israel, but parts, calm, calm in israel, but also calm attitude in politics here and in commentary here. because what we say has to represent our values and our vision of the future for israel and for palestine. >> absolutely . but, john, what >> absolutely. but, john, what happens if, uh, the labour amendment does not get chosen by by the speaker of the house? we saw previously when there was an snp motion, ten frontbenchers on the labour side decided not to vote, decided to give up their position in the shadow cabinet. 56 other mps rebelled from labour's stance. what happens this time ? this time? >> well, let's look in my view, um, the speaker should select the, the labour amendment and the, the labour amendment and the tory amendment. uh for that, you know, for that sake, to but

if labour, if the labour amendment is passed , then the amendment is passed, then the snp should, you know , in all snp should, you know, in all conscience vote for their motion as amended by the labour party. and if the labour, if the labour motion is not called and the government one is called and the government one is called and the government amendment is put to the vote , i believe that the the vote, i believe that the labour party should vote for the government. uh amendment, because i think we actually are very close to the government . very close to the government. and what we're saying, because the themselves, the government themselves, the uk very to uk government, are very close to what the us government what um, the us government is saying. go back to saying. and again, to go back to my previous point, they there really should have work really should have been work between parties. the between all three parties. the tory party, the labour party and the wording that we the snp to find wording that we could all on because what could all agree on because what we voice uk we want is the voice of the uk parliament, united . and i get parliament, united. and i get the case and i get the argument that netanyahu doesn't that benjamin netanyahu doesn't listen to anybody. but if he sees the global community, the us and australia , canada and the us and australia, canada and the eu and the uk all coming around to a point of view, which they share, then that is something which has to be taken seriously

because . because in the end, because. because in the end, come back again. i'd never thought i'd say these words . um, thought i'd say these words. um, the prince is right out. um. and the prince is right out. um. and the prince is expressing something which appeals to both the heads and the hearts of people in britain. all the polling. and so for me, uh, is the loss of life, the loss of innocent civilian life, whether plotted by the slaughter, by the terrorists or killed in, in the in the current war. um, there's a tragedies individual tragedies. >> john. i'm going to have to leave it there. but thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us. john mcternan, former adviser to tony blair. >> really interesting how john started off by saying that the tories are being political with this and posturing, and then by the end of the interview saying there's no difference at all between position between the tory position and the position. between the tory position and the well, position. between the tory position and the well, there's on. between the tory position and the well, there's obviously a >> well, there's obviously a lot of posturing on of political posturing going on and there's huge amount and there's a huge amount of political keir political pressure on keir starmer to get this right. otherwise he could face, you know, another rebellion when it comes it. and that's

comes down to it. and that's exactly not what wants to exactly not what he wants to have his plate. is it really. have on his plate. is it really. well, we're counting down the minutes. >> it should be this hour. we hear not that crucial hear whether or not that crucial labour is selected and labour amendment is selected and whether we hear that scale of dissent, that scale of potential , uh, disruption . but coming up, , uh, disruption. but coming up, nuclear's britain's nuclear deterrent is in question after a missile test, it failed and crashed into the sea just yards from the submarine, which launched it. >> yes, it's been described as plopping into the sea, not a great look. you're watching. good afternoon. britain gb good afternoon. britain on gb news .

>> you just say all the things you're not supposed to. you're listening to gb news radio . listening to gb news radio. >> it's 122. you're watching listening to gb news radio. >> it's122. you're watching and listening to good afternoon britain. now, britain's been thrown into nuclear. embarrass moment after a submarine misfired and plopped a warhead off the coast of the usa. >> i love that word plopped.

>> i love that word plopped. >> don't make me laugh. this is very serious. >> it is hms vanguard was taking part in a trident missile test when the 58 ton de army nuclear weapon failed to properly launch, landing in the ocean only a couple of yards away from those on board, including the defence secretary. yes. >> joining us now is our reporter, charlie peters. now the ministry of defence seemed to have said nothing to see here. this is just an anomaly. it will work. when it comes down to it . to it. >> that's right. >> that's right. >> and the branch that you speak with earlier this afternoon say that the uk is safe . that the uk is safe. >> the nuclear deterrent is fully effective. the mod released a statement to the sun newspaper that broke the story last night, saying that hms vanguard and her crew had proven themselves fully capable after this demo mission and shakedown operation. now, i've been speaking to senior military commanders , both retired and commanders, both retired and serving this morning, who said that this statement racks of a

sort of soviet attitude towards reality . you have to remember, reality. you have to remember, this launch took place three weeks ago on january the 30th, and we're only just now getting information being released by a tabloid newspaper. the defence ministry , they say, hasn't got ministry, they say, hasn't got ahead of this information. and to say that the nuclear deterrent is fully effective amid conflicting reports about a failed launch is, they say, extremely concerned , burning. extremely concerned, burning. well, the sun newspaper last night reported that the rocket was pushed out by the gas tubes on hms vanguard, but then the first of the three ignition stages failed to launch. these trident missiles are made . by trident missiles are made. by the northrop grumman, a subsea serie of lockheed martin in the us and britain. shares these missiles with the united states navy. they're kept in a shared facility in georgia . so the facility in georgia. so the first blame was put on potentially this missile launch error. but then this morning in

the early hours, we heard from former admiral chris parry saying that he'd heard, presumably from insider sources , presumably from insider sources, that actually it was a procedural and test issue, which refers to the potential anomaly that the mod spoke about. last night. but information here, particularly conflicting, we don't know what caused this failure. was it a telemetry issue? was it a missile issue? was it a human error? and this comes, of course, after a former failure in 2016, hms vengeance , failure in 2016, hms vengeance, another hms varne guard submarine, the same class of this one. we have four trident missile launching nuclear submarines also had a failed launch on that occasion. it was a telemetry issue . the missile a telemetry issue. the missile did fire correctly , but then it did fire correctly, but then it flew over the mainland united states rather than between brazil and west africa. in the middle of the atlantic ocean, some 3700 miles south, where it is expected to land on that occasion. the missile was detonated over the united states

and debris was cleared up afterwards, but on this occasion, and as you said, tom, it just plopped out off the side of hms vanguard, which is returning after seven years of refit , costing hundreds of refit, costing hundreds of millions of pounds. refit, costing hundreds of millions of pounds . we know last millions of pounds. we know last year that one of the other hms vanguard class submarines returned after a six month deployment. it was seen at faslane on the west coast of scotland, covered in barnacles after a lengthy deployment. so as grant shapps says, that the nuclear deterrent is effective and safe . further questions need and safe. further questions need to be asked and commanders are calling for clarification on what caused this incident hugely concerning charlie peters, thank you . you. >> well, joining us now is the former head of counter—terrorism at the of defence , at the ministry of defence, major chip chapman . and major general chip chapman. and chip, this is this is a hugely concerning . to what extent can concerning. to what extent can we take the mod at their word that this is apparently an issue to do with the test, rather than the system itself ? well, i think

the system itself? well, i think you have to first go back to the fact that rocket science is difficult, and this is actually about rocket science is not about rocket science is not about nuclear warheads. >> and so there will be a failure rate. >> and the last time there was a failure as charlie was in failure as charlie said, was in 2016, that was 158th launch of a trident missile. >> this was the 192nd. so it could be just sheer bad luck that in the intervening time between those 34 missile launches , that it's occurred to launches, that it's occurred to the brits , there's a 6% failure the brits, there's a 6% failure rate . um, it could be a lot of rate. um, it could be a lot of other things, but one thing you are not going to get on this is transparency, because this is an absolute need to basis . absolute need to know basis. >> one of the things that they do and the uk do do between the us and the uk are tests is share the are these tests is share all the data and the telemetry so they will know what occurs here. >> now at the trident training facility at kings bay in georgia, they deployed from there to the cape canaveral area for the missile launch. that is where all these, um, ssbns the vanguard class submarine do

their work up training so that they're fit for role. so there always will be a failure rate that should be expected. but i wouldn't read too much into that. it's embarrassing just because it's two brits, british ones.in because it's two brits, british ones . in a because it's two brits, british ones. in a row. but as i said, there's a gap between the 158th missile being launched and the 192nd, and they're pretty infrequent because their point chip just that point chip chip just on that point chip will the mod, the ministry of defence be rather displeased or miffed is even in the miffed that this is even in the pubuc miffed that this is even in the public realm that we found out about this, uh, this problem ? about this, uh, this problem? um, yeah, i would think so. so the last time was there was a failure. and again, came out pretty and it came out pretty late and it came out after they'd done the sort of precursor for the precursor work for the replacement the vanguard replacement of the vanguard class. so i think they will be slightly miffed about that because it is need to know because it is a need to know basis. because it is a need to know bafis. is because it is a need to know basis. is very sensitive basis. this is very sensitive technology. both for the launch and for the warhead. and obviously for the warhead. now, the rockets are made by the americans . the warhead is americans. the warhead is a

british independent thing. it is thatis british independent thing. it is that is loaded somewhere in the uk is not loaded in the us. there would not have been a nuclear warhead on this ship. >> is it a problem that we haven't had a successful launch since october 2012? how often should these things be tested ? should these things be tested? >> well, generally they say . >> well, generally they say. that they should be tested every sort of four years. but because they are so expensive to test it, you'd rather do the, uh, have the data from the american testing, which is more frequent because, as i said, between 2000 and 1624, you've had 34 american launches, most of which have been successful. indeed most of the failures were in the early years of the, um, of the testing. so there's a number of reasons it could have happened. but as i say, i just don't think we're to get to in we're going to get to know in the general public. and i think we're going to get to know in the geactuallyblic. and i think we're going to get to know in the geactually aic. and i think we're going to get to know in the geactually a goodd i think we're going to get to know in the geactually a good thingink that's actually a good thing that's actually a good thing that don't to know. that we don't get to know. >> and yet, the security that we don't get to know. >> world,t, the security that we don't get to know. >> world, quite 1e security that we don't get to know. >> world, quite frankly, ity that we don't get to know. >> world, quite frankly, relies the world, quite frankly, relies on a nato umbrella , a nuclear on a nato umbrella, a nuclear umbrella, this , uh, this sense

umbrella, this, uh, this sense that we have a strong deterrent, a 6% failure rate , uh, is a 6% failure rate, uh, is extraordinarily high. one would think that is slightly concerning about the operational capability of this system at all. but major general chip chapman, really thank you for your time. we'll have to leave it there . it there. >> you very much indeed , >> thank you very much indeed, chip. but coming up, put a fiver on it. we have new banknotes featuring king charles, which will be in circulation from june . we'll be seeing what exactly they look like. but first, your news headlines with sam . news headlines with sam. >> tom. emily, thank you very much. good afternoon. from the gb newsroom. it'sjust gone much. good afternoon. from the gb newsroom. it's just gone half past one. start with . some past one. we start with. some news just coming to us that a government minister has told gb news that today will be what they've as bercow they've described as a bercow request that's for the request test. that's for the speaken request test. that's for the speaker, lindsay hoyle. if speaker, sir lindsay hoyle. if he the labour's he selects the labour's ceasefire amendment, it comes after the prime minister said that calling for an immediate

full ceasefire now would not be, he says, in anyone's interest. pressure is mounting on sir keir starmer, to whose hoping to avoid a rebellion in his party over a possible ceasefire in gaza. it comes as the snp has tabled a motion calling for an immediate ceasefire. labour's amendment, though, says that israel, israel's planned assault on rafah, must not take place and an immediate humanitarian ceasefire should instead be observed by all sides. meanwhile, a tory proposal pushes for a humanity pause while clarifying that israel's right to self—defence is still needed. right to self—defence is still needed . in other news, the needed. in other news, the labour leader has also pressed the prime minister today in the commons on allegations made by the business secretary that the former post office boss lied about a row over compensation to victims. it comes after kemi badenoch accused henry storton of spreading falsehoods and making up an astonishing series of claims. that was after he said the government had deliberately delayed compensation payments to victims

of the post office scandal . of the post office scandal. rishi sunak, though, insisted he is standing by his business secretary pointing to the steps the government is taking to support victims of the it scandal . as we've been hearing scandal. as we've been hearing a trident missile misfired and crashed into the ocean from a british nuclear submarine, hms vanguard . defence secretary vanguard. defence secretary grant shapps was on board when that rare test launch took place just off the coast of florida, the ministry of defence has said it was unusual, but they insist the deterrent is still safe, secure and they say effective . secure and they say effective. it's the second trident missile failure for the royal navy, with each one costing around £17 million and patience and their families will have quick and easy access to a second medical opinion if they're worried about a condition getting worse . a condition getting worse. martha's rule coming into force from april means an urgent review by a different critical care team at hospitals , as can care team at hospitals, as can be requested if a patient's condition is getting rapidly worse . and that follows the worse. and that follows the death of 13 year old martha

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>> jvt news. radio. good afternoon. >> britain. it's 1:37, good afternoon. >> britain. it's1:37, and we're going to take you straight to the house of commons, where the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, has just select voted a series of amendments for this evening's gaza vote . importantly, he has gaza vote. importantly, he has selected both the government's amendment and the labour party's amendment. now, sir keir starmer will be delighted at this turn of events, won't he ? he will be, of events, won't he? he will be, because the labour party wanted this sort of catch all amendment so that they could avoid a significant rebellion if the labour party amendment hadn't been selected. labour mps would have to choose between the tories and the snp, or perhaps abstaining. they would look weak either way, but this has given sir keir starmer a get out clause and frankly, the

conservative party is furious. they argue this is the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, going against press evident, and that the rules of the house of commons would have implied that the labour amendment should not have been selected. yes. >> and cast your mind back to november, when the snp put another for another motion up for a ceasefire in gaza . huge ceasefire in gaza. huge rebellion on the labour shadow frontbench . uh ten frontbenchers frontbench. uh ten frontbenchers resigning over it, standing down over it, 56 backbenchers also voting with the snp or abstaining . so this is very good abstaining. so this is very good news for keir starmer and puts him in a much stronger position. >> it certainly does. and they'll be able to avoid this mass scale of rebellion . so keir mass scale of rebellion. so keir starmer will be able to make his party look more united tonight. now it's entirely possible that there'll be some hard line, uh, labour mps who still vote with the snp , but it looks like, uh, the snp, but it looks like, uh, because because sir keir starmer is putting down this motion that includes both a demand for the release hostages and demand release of hostages and a demand for ceasefire, and

for a ceasefire, and acknowledging that israel has a right to ensure that october the 7th can never be repeated . all 7th can never be repeated. all of these things in one motion, the labour party can sort of do this catch all and avoid that split. >> that is what they're doing. thatis >> that is what they're doing. that is what they're doing. does this take wind , perhaps a this take the wind, perhaps a little bit out of the snp's sails to, um, but joining us now is the conservative mp for scarborough and whitby and chairman of the environment, food affairs food and rural affairs committee, robert goodwill. committee, sir robert goodwill. robert, much robert, thank you very much for joining us on the are you joining us on the show. are you disappointed that the speaker, lindsay chosen lindsay hall, has chosen labour's amendment . at labour's amendment. at >> i am a little actually , and >> i am a little actually, and it does really let labour off the hook because, as you mentioned, it was likely a number of labour hardliners would have voted with the snp. >> um, i noticed that, uh, jeremy corbyn's name was actually on the snp amendment . actually on the snp amendment. not that he's currently a labour member. so i think that will probably mean that labour are back in their comfort zone.

>> of course, none of this really matters in terms of what's on the ground what's happening on the ground in gaza. >> all little bit of sort >> it's all a little bit of sort of point scoring. of political point scoring. >> know, the prime >> and you know, the prime minister has an amendment down which which minister has an amendment down which re—establishes which minister has an amendment down which re—establishes our1ich i think re—establishes our support for the state of israel and self protection and its right to self protection , it it clear . you , an it makes it clear. you know, that the hostages must be released and that, you know, really what's happening here in parliament of parliament is a bit of a sideshow as to what's actually happening ground in gaza. happening on the ground in gaza. >> what do you think, sir robert is reasoning sir is the reasoning behind sir lindsay hoyle, the speaker selecting this amendment? the tories are arguing this goes against precedent. this goes against precedent. this goes against was perhaps against what was perhaps expected neutral is expected of a neutral chair. is the speaker picking sides . the speaker picking sides. >> well, it sets a new precedent and it will be interesting to see next time we have a labour opposition day. >> if the snp put down an amendment, whether they'll be suggesting that there amendment should suggesting that there amendment shou|have echoes. i'm sad to does have echoes. i'm sad to say, of, of at the time when say, of, of, of at the time when john bercow was, was the speaker

and he was making it up as he went along. and i did hear some very rumours that sue very strong rumours that sue gray, who's starmer's gray, who's now keir starmer's chief staff, was in the chief of staff, was in the labour office earlier labour whips office earlier today. may have been that labour whips office earlier today.pressure1y have been that labour whips office earlier today.pressure was|ve been that labour whips office earlier today.pressure was|ve bee beart labour whips office earlier today.pressure was|ve bee bear on some pressure was put to bear on the speaker's but i do the speaker's office, but i do actually have a lot of time for lindsay, and i'm sure that he'll, um, he'll be able to justify he's done. but it justify what he's done. but it does set an unusual precedent and actually as i said, let and actually does as i said, let keir starmer off the hook in terms of his labour left wing rebels. >> yeah, no, it's really, really interesting. that is a that is a really profound point to make. but sir robert, we did originally book before all originally book you before all of this . of this. >> so may i just ask one question? uh so robert, did you welcome prince william's intervention in on the middle east? he put out this statement saying , saying, calling for the saying, saying, calling for the fighting to end. did you did you welcome that ? welcome that? >> well . we all want the >> well. we all want the fighting to end. >> but of course, you know, israel does need to root out hamas. you know, if the fighting

were to now hamas were were to end now and hamas were just sort of regroup and just to sort of regroup and rebuild, firing rockets rebuild, start firing rockets into again, maybe even into israel again, maybe even launch dreadful launch one of those dreadful attacks of the sort we saw on the on the 7th of october. then i think that that, you know, that wouldn't actually bring to an to hostilities. that an end to hostilities. that would mean that that would just mean that that hostility on further. hostility would go on further. we need to line under we need to draw a line under what's gaza. what's been happening in gaza. hamas have been free to build the they've been free. hamas have been free to build the know, they've been free. hamas have been free to build the know, they ay've been free. hamas have been free to build the know, they launched] free. hamas have been free to build the know, they launched 5000 you know, they launched 5000 rockets. that's not something that, know, small of that, you know, a small group of terrorists can do. that's that's, state that's, you know, state sponsored by iran. it's well organised, you know, hamas run gaza. >> what do you see? >> what do you see? >> the scene on? >> the scene on? >> sorry, would you say this? sorry to interrupt, but would you say the statement was perhaps naive then ? yeah perhaps naive then? yeah a little naive. >> i mean, you know, the conflict is ongoing. uh, the, the terrorists have shown that they, they don't mind hiding in hospitals. they'll be hiding amongst civilian population amongst the civilian population if hamas . wanted to stop if hamas. wanted to stop hostilities, they should release every single hostage now. and i

think that would be a good basis on which to, uh, to maybe on which to, uh, start to maybe move but as long as move forward. but as long as those hostages being held those hostages are being held and they continue to and as long as they continue to say that they would the say that they would repeat the attack the 7th attack that happened on the 7th of october, i think israel of october, i don't think israel have alternative, but to have any alternative, but to continue particular, uh, continue their particular, uh, objectives in gaza. >> well, sir robert, we really appreciate your expertise on on what's going on tonight . right. what's going on tonight. right. and indeed, your constitutional expertise as well. but we did originally booked you to talk a bit about, uh, environment and rural of you're rural affairs. of course. you're the defra the chairman of the defra committee. and the prime minister spoke for the minister yesterday spoke for the first time in well over a decade that a prime minister has spoken at the national farmers union conference is the conservative party worried about losing the rural vote . rural vote. >> uh, i think we worried that farmers are very concerned about the future and particularly . the future and particularly. what worries farmers is what's going on in wales, where there is a labour government, where there which there bringing in measures which are unpopular. they're

are very unpopular. they're deeply unpopular with farmers in wales. i think the concern wales. and i think the concern is that labour coming, is that if labour were coming, were into power in, in were to come into power in, in england , that they would bring england, that they would bring in similar measures. we've already seen them talking about banning which has banning trail hunting, which has gone badly indeed . gone down very badly indeed. and, uh, you know, so i think farmers very nervous about farmers are very nervous about a change government. i think change in government. i think rishi reassure them rishi was there to reassure them that are their that actually we are on their side and, you rishi's side and, you know, rishi's constituency is to mine in constituency is next to mine in nonh constituency is next to mine in north has north yorkshire. he has a big rural community. he does understand agriculture of understand agriculture and of course agriculture has been pulled all sorts of pulled in all sorts of directions moment. directions at the moment. you know, showing a combine know, you're showing a combine harvester. wheat know, you're showing a combine harvdropped wheat know, you're showing a combine harvdropped , wheat know, you're showing a combine harvdropped , uh, wheat know, you're showing a combine harvdropped , uh, by wheat know, you're showing a combine harvdropped , uh, by aboutat know, you're showing a combine harvdropped , uh, by about 20% has dropped, uh, by about 20% over the last since christmas. you know, the prices are not good. farmers are very worried. and course , you know, lots of and of course, you know, lots of land is being taken out of agriculture for things like solar farms , wind turbines, solar farms, wind turbines, rewilding . uh, and i think the rewilding. uh, and i think the farmer, the rishi, made it very clear that we want to see farmers producing food. he announced that there would be an annual assessment of our food security and we'd have the farm

to fork summit every year. so i think would pleased think farmers would be pleased to see that. think farmers would be pleased to sthankt. think farmers would be pleased to sthank you very indeed >> thank you very much indeed for time, robert for your time, sir robert goodwill, conservative for goodwill, conservative mp for scarborough and whitby. very good to speak to you . good to speak to you. >> well, next up we're going to be joined by nigel farage very shortly. that's not nigel. that's still sir robert but we'll be joined by nigel farage live from the united states. the presenter is washington , uh, presenter is in washington, uh, where speaking to where he's been speaking to senior republican senior figures in the republican party. question is, party. but the big question is, what does he have to say to donald trump? you're watching .

listening to gb news radio . listening to gb news radio. >> good afternoon britain. it's coming up to ten minutes to two, and donald trump is preparing for another important day in his bid to reclaim the presidency of the united states, as he and other members of his party head to the conservative political action conference , cpac. action conference, cpac. >> yes, the republican conference will showcase

everything the party has to offer ahead of the election and will give trump the chance to reunify and reunify the party's members and appeal potential voters. appeal to potential voters. >> but help preview the event >> but to help preview the event and take us through some of the big stateside, is one of big issues stateside, is one of the one of the star the speakers, one of the star speakers at event, gb news speakers at the event, gb news presenter nigel farage. nigel cpac is always a huge moment in the republican year. they don't have sort of party conferences in the same way that we do , and in the same way that we do, and this is perhaps the next closest thing. what are we expecting to hear over the next few days ? hear over the next few days? >> well, i think what you're going to see is a party that is very united behind donald trump. >> and nikki haley is continuing with her campaign to get the nomination. >> but i suspect that that's going to be snuffed out on saturday. >> so what will happen is trump will address delegates at 11:00 in the morning eastern time on saturday, then head off to south carolina for the primary that takes place on saturday. >> and remember, this is nikki haley's home state.

>> she was the governor there and trump is expected to win that by two votes to one against her. and i think that probably saturday is the day when it's all over. trump becomes officially the republican nominee . so what you're going to nominee. so what you're going to see here is , is huge enthusiasm see here is, is huge enthusiasm for trump as the candidate at the grassroots. absolutely love him. he comes to this conference every single year. he's been doing it for over a decade . and doing it for over a decade. and from him i expect we're going to see trump more bullish than we've ever seen him before. and i think that all these legal absurdities, and that's how i view the judgement from new york last week. i think all of these legal absurdities make him much stronger with his own base. and i also think that more broadly in the country , you know, any in the country, you know, any fair minded person can see that the judicial system is being used to try and stop him becoming president. so the whole thing. tough, though it is for him to endure, is actually helping him. >> do you think he'll >> nigel, do you think he'll

speak war in ukraine speak on the war in ukraine again . again. >> yeah. i mean, he's got to mention ukraine in some way. um, what he's going to say about nato, i don't know . um, i very nato, i don't know. um, i very much hope to have a conversation with him on that subject. but, you know, what he's basically saying is, look, you guys have been delinquent. you've been delinquent you've delinquent for years. you've been on america , but been relying on america, but those comments are being taken by keir starmer. those comments are being taken in brussels as a means of saying, right, what we need to do to have a military need to do is to have a military effort at a european union level . and one of the concerns for brexiteers is, is that it appears that keir starmer is very happy for the labour party to sign up to that. so so the future of . nato, the future of future of. nato, the future of a european military alliance, the future of our relationship with america is throughout the course of this year reaching a very, very crucial point. i just think sometimes , as trump says, things sometimes, as trump says, things for effect and they're deliberately taken the wrong

way. now, nigel, you'll be rubbing shoulders with the great and the good of the republican party over the next few days, having some very important dinners. >> i don't expect you to reveal your entire itinerary and the behind the scenes conversations that you'll be having on tv that you'll be having live on tv . but if you do happen to bump into the former president of the united states, might one of the topics of conversation be a role for yourself in any future administration ? once it was, uh, administration? once it was, uh, posited that you could become an ambassador to the united states . ambassador to the united states. well look, i don't know. >> i mean , if you go back to >> i mean, if you go back to 2016 and the fact that trump won in the conservative government didn't expect it, they didn't even have a telephone number for his campaign team . and it was his campaign team. and it was him that said, in 2017, shortly after becoming president, well, wouldn't it be a good thing if nigel the ambassador in nigel was the ambassador in washington dc, that . of course, washington dc, that. of course, was something the conservative party couldn't contemplate? all

i say, and is go back to i will say, and is to go back to my previous comment, is we are at a very, very important moment in terms of military alliances. it is it is going. in terms of military alliances. it is it is going . to be vital, it is it is going. to be vital, especially if labour win the election, given some of the things that david lammy and others have said about donald trump, it is going to be vital for that have an for us that we have an ambassador on behalf of the uk in that actually in washington that can actually have relationship the have a relationship with the trump administration, and i'm trump administration, and if i'm the for that, the right person for that, wonderful. well, wonderful. if i'm not, well, let's someone who's not the let's find someone who's not the usual foreign office stooge . usual foreign office stooge. >> lastly . any >> nigel. just lastly. any misgivings about a second trump presidency ? none at . all. oh presidency? none at. all. oh goodness gracious me. >> i think the world needs trump more now than it ever did before. and i think even his fiercest critic would admit that before. and i think even his fieterms ritic would admit that before. and i think even his fieterms of c would admit that before. and i think even his fieterms of foreigni admit that before. and i think even his fieterms of foreign policy, that before. and i think even his fieterms of foreign policy, he ll in terms of foreign policy, he was a peacemaker. remember his administration in place the administration put in place the abraham accords, the beginnings administration put in place the abisrael accords, the beginnings administration put in place the abisrael accords,normalginnings of israel forming normal bilateral relations with a

number of arab states, saudi arabia were on the verge of joining that club. and that is why hamas attacked on the 7th of october. he proved to be a great peacemaking president, and we need him back on the world stage very badly and very quickly. >> well, nigel, it's a point of view . i'm >> well, nigel, it's a point of view. i'm sure we'll hear many voices, perhaps in this country , voices, perhaps in this country, uh, contrary to that view. but thank you very much for joining us. our speaking live from washington dc there. that's what trump does. >> he divides. >> he divides. >> he divides. >> he does divide. but the amount. but what nigel was saying there about amount of saying there about the amount of sort grassroots support. it's sort of grassroots support. it's completely that that completely undeniable that that particular within the republican party, he mobilises support. >> but coming up, we're going to be westminster because be back to westminster because mps commencing their debate mps are commencing their debate on will on the gaza ceasefire. what will happen ? a brighter. on the gaza ceasefire. what will happen ? a brighter . outlook with happen? a brighter. outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news.

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gb news. >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:00 on wednesday. the 21st of february. >> a dramatic twist in the commons ahead of a vote on the gaza ceasefire . the speaker, gaza ceasefire. the speaker, lindsay hoyle, has

controversially selected a labour amendment on the snp, opposed day debate. now all sides of parliament erupted in fury over the move and senior tories are now calling for the speaker to resign . fine, but how speaker to resign. fine, but how will this change how the vote goes and the prince's plea for gaza peace? >> this all comes, of course. israel hits back saying a ceasefire depends on the release of hostages. the state was reported to be caught off guard by the future king's intervention in. has his comments risked a diplomatic crisis and england's nhs is to give patients and families direct access to a critical care team if they're unhappy with a doctor's diagnosis . doctor's diagnosis. >> martha's rule follows the death of 13 year old martha mills , whose sepsis symptoms mills, whose sepsis symptoms were missed at a london hospital.

>> so why has attention moved from, well , moved to the from, well, moved to the speaker? all eyes are now on the speaken >> yeah, tories are furious at this. it's hard to overstate how furious tories are. some are calling for the speaker to resign over this. why today is an opposition day for a labour for an snp . a motion to be put for an snp. a motion to be put forward. traditionally on on snp days you don't have labour amendments selected. you might have a government amendment selected but not a different opposition party. what's the speaker done today ? he selected speaker done today? he selected a labour amendment on an snp motion on an snp opposition day debate. the snp are fuming. the tories are fuming and it seems like there are allegations that this is a partisan move. >> yes. is the accusation then that the speaker is biased in his approach, in his decision to select this amendment? could you level that accusation? >> it's seemingly it's undoubtedly helped sir keir

starmer this decision has got the labour party out of a tricky bind , out of the possibility of bind, out of the possibility of a significant rebellion. now, i don't know if it's anyone's place other than elected mps to question the motives of the speaken question the motives of the speaker. the speaker is supposed to be, of course, completely impartial. but of course, sir lindsay hoyle used to be a labour mp, although lots and lots of tories supported him to become speaker. but in the commons today , so far we've commons today, so far we've heard shouts that we've returned to the bad old days of john bercow . bercow. >> hmm'hmm. >> hmm'hmm. >> well, there are similarities there. let us know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com. but it's your headlines with sam . it's your headlines with sam. >> tom. emily, thank you very much. good afternoon. from the gb news room. it'sjust much. good afternoon. from the gb news room. it's just coming up to in fact just gone 2:03. and we start with that breaking news in the last half hour or so the government and labour's amendments to the snp's motion

for a gaza ceasefire will both be debated. in a break from convention. for those watching on television, there are live pictures here of the scenes inside the commons and we've been hearing reports of fury among many mps at those latest announcements . from the speaker. announcements. from the speaker. it comes on what's supposed to be the snp's opposition day in the commons . be the snp's opposition day in the commons. speaker sir lindsay hoyle has defied precedent, selecting two opposition amendments . the snp says that amendments. the snp says that after significant delay, they are unhappy that things are being done in a way they say have never been done before. the speaken have never been done before. the speaker, though, has described his decision as a move away from an outdated approach. labour's amendment we understand, will be debated first, followed by the snp's original motion and we will, of course, keep across that for you throughout the rest of the afternoon with continuing coverage here gb news well coverage here on gb news well also in the commons today , the also in the commons today, the labour leader pressed the prime minister this lunchtime on allegations made by the business secretary that the former post office boss had lied about a row

over compensation to post office victims. the deepening round dominated today's prime minister's questions after kemi badenoch accused henry storton of spreading falsehoods and making up astonishing series of claims. she said that was after he said the government had deliberately delayed compensation payments . miss compensation payments. miss badenoch also said mr staunton's claims were a blatant attempt to seek revenge after he was sacked. sir keir starmer asked rishi sunak during prime minister's questions if he backed the business secretary's claims . claims. >> i appreciate that the business secretary has put the prime minister in a tricky position, but but will he commit to investigating this matter properly, including whether that categorical statement was correct and why, rather than taking those accusations seriously , she accused a seriously, she accused a whistleblower of lying ? whistleblower of lying? >> well, in response, rishi sunak insists that he is standing by his business secretary, but he kept the focus on what he called the

unprecedented steps the government is taking, he says, to support victims of the scandal. >> people who were working hard, serving their communities , had serving their communities, had their lives and reputations destroyed. and that's why we are working hard to ensure that they get justice and compensation . get justice and compensation. and that's why we established sir wyn williams inquiry. it is why we have already paid out over £150 million of compensation to almost 3000 victims, and it's why we will introduce new legislation shortly to exonerate those, we will make sure that we do what is needed, that the truth does come to light. we right the wrongs of the past and, crucially, that victims get the justice that they deserve . justice that they deserve. >> and another story making the news today a trident missile misfired and crashed into the ocean from a british nuclear submarine , hms vanguard, defence submarine, hms vanguard, defence secretary grant shapps was on board when that rare test launch took place, just off the coast of florida. the ministry of defence has said it was unusual, but they're insisting the deterrent is still safe, secure

and . it's the second and effective. it's the second trident missile failure for the royal navy, with each one costing around £17 million. despite the misfire , despite the misfire, conservative mp tobias ellwood told gb news earlier it's actually a sign of military progress . progress. >> it's worth just pointing out that our nuclear deterrent is the backbone of our defence posture and its ability to prevent coercion or deter aggression and also help protect our nato allies . this was part our nato allies. this was part of about 190 tests that that submarine had to go through to get the green light, if you like, to the tick in the box to be able to go to sea for operations. um, and, and that's good to see it back as part of our four boat programme . um our four boat programme. um >> the foreign secretary has announced fresh sanctions on russia in the wake of the death of putin. critic alexei navalny , of putin. critic alexei navalny, ahead of a meeting with foreign ministers from the g20 today. lord cameron set out a series of

measures some of which target the heads of remote. the remote penal colony where alexei navalny died. they're now banned from entering the uk , and from entering the uk, and they'll have any assets frozen . they'll have any assets frozen. while the sanctions are the first any country has imposed on russia since his death last friday, lord cameron's russian counterpart, sergei lavrov , is counterpart, sergei lavrov, is also expected to attend today's 620 also expected to attend today's g20 meeting . in london. g20 meeting. in london. protesters are gathering once again as wikileaks founder juuan again as wikileaks founder julian assange makes a final appeal against possible extradition to the us . the extradition to the us. the national union of journalists is holding a free julian assange demonstration outside the royal courts of justice in the caphal courts of justice in the capital. the long running case could be his final chance to avoid spending the rest of his life behind bars in us , life behind bars in the us, patients and their families will have quick and easy access to a second medical opinion if they're worried about any condition getting worse. martha's rule coming into force from april means an urgent review by a different critical care team at hospitals can be

requested if a patient's condition is getting rapidly worse. the new rule follows the death of 13 year old martha mills in 2021, who developed sepsis while she was under the care of kings college hospital in london because her symptoms were missed. those are the headlines. for more, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. or, if you're listening on radio, go our website gb on radio, go to our website gb news dot common alerts . news dot common alerts. >> it's 208 and as we've just heard , commons speaker sir heard, commons speaker sir lindsay hoyle has selected amendments tabled by labour and the government to the snp's gaza ceasefire motion. >> but the controversial decision here is the labour amendment. let's remember this is an snp motion, an snp opposition day debate. it is a completely unprecedented to allow the labour party to get

their front bench to move an amendment on the snp's day to have their debate. this is very unprecedented and indeed the clerk of the house has said that this is against standing order number 31, but really, really significant goings on here in parliament. yes, accusations that he's compromising his neutrality with this decision . neutrality with this decision. >> but we have crime . rates >> but we have crime. rates restrict which released drake's order. >> order . >> order. >> order. >> you'll be going and not be voting. >> well, as you can see, that was the speaker. they're struggling to keep order in the chamber after his decision. lots of boos, lots of heckling from mps there. well, let's go to our gb news political editor , gb news political editor, christopher hope. >> christopher, it's hard to

overstate how angry mps are not just tory mps, but snp mps as well. the labour party has usurped the snp's opposition day i >> -- >> that's lam >> that's right, the speaker, speaker hoyle, lindsay hoyle, of course, is meant to be the referee in the house of commons. >> ensure that fair play takes place and he follows. what? no, no , no. our standing orders , as no, no. our standing orders, as you know, we both well know those orders are the laws of parliament. like the rules of the game in football and all the mps follow those rules. one rule is that when the opposition , the is that when the opposition, the opposition parties get a set number of days a year to debate whatever they want to debate, today is the snp's day and they are choosing to debate whether there should immediate there should be an immediate ceasefire and of course ceasefire in gaza. and of course , part of the politics of that is know that's difficult is they know that's difficult for mps vote for that. for labour mps to vote for that. it where it goes beyond where the government in where government is and in fact, where the leadership is . and the labour leadership is. and that's snp have asked that's why the snp have asked that's why the snp have asked that debate. the last such debate back in november resulted

in in several, i think, maybe eight resignations from the labour front bench because mps voted or they couldn't support , voted or they couldn't support, or they were forced in a position where they had to almost support what the snp was saying. that's not where saying. and that's not where they it to be. they had to they want it to be. they had to resign. what's happened today and it's complicated. what simply that simply what's happened is that speaker has allowed speaker bercow has allowed a second amendment to the snp motion outside of the government's own amendment, which means that it gives a labour mps a get out to avoid having to basically resign if they couldn't support what the what the snp was saying. it's a real, real issue . um, fury from real, real issue. um, fury from the government side, someone saying bercow s to me, a minister i've been with in the commons in the past half an hour or so, um, said to me any last semblance of impartiality from the speaker's chair is now gone. it's a bad day for democracy for and parliament. is bercow esque and parliament. is bercow esque a senior tory source told me that speaker bercow has amended the constitution motion in a

totally partisan way. it's difficult to see how he can continue this. speaker lindsay hoyle came into post as an independent fair dealer , independent fair dealer, replacing john bercow of course, who who eventually quit but was under study under a cloud from the government side, the tory side over his behaviour during dunng side over his behaviour during during the brexit debates . this during the brexit debates. this is certainly a cloud on speaker hoyle from the tory point of view . they're furious and it view. they're furious and it means that labour mps are now going away to support a labour amendment tonight and not have to support maybe an snp motion and resign. >> yes, this is clearly being viewed as an overtly political decision from a man who's supposed to be totally impartial . hsrl. >> yeah. and christopher , just >> yeah. and christopher, just just one more question here is this sir lindsay hoyle potentially seeing which way the wind is blowing and expecting a labour victory next year and wanting to ensure he continues as speaker well into a labour

terme in government . terme in government. >> well , we terme in government. >> well, we don't terme in government. >> well , we don't know that. >> well, we don't know that. >> well, we don't know that. >> i'm sure he would deny that. tom, what does happen after the end of this parliament? probably in november time is he stands unopposed and, uh, as to be an mp in chorley and then by convention, uh, he is he is not normally a contested post, so they shouldn't be anyone standing against him to be speaker in the next parliament. and he's dragged , uh, and he's dragged, uh, reluctantly in quotes from the back benches to be speaker again . but you must command the support of both sides of the house. you're seen to house. and if you're not seen to be fairly with the tory be dealing fairly with the tory side in this situation, it makes it harder to get that support from across the house. but because it's not, it's a it's not a secret ballot. uh, it's likely he will be selected again to be speaker if he to be. to be speaker if he wants to be. but certainly , um, is but this certainly, um, is a problem for tories and it won't be forgotten. >> thank very indeed. >> thank you very much indeed. christopher our political christopher hope, our political editor there, live from westminster . westminster. >> well, the conservative mp for lichfield, michael fabricant,

joins us now. and michael, i understand that you are apoplexy at this decision . uh, what on at this decision. uh, what on earth is the speaker up to? well it was absolutely extraordinary today. >> first of all, we had great delaying tactics with, uh, the points of order, with an opposition to a ten minute rule bill, all sorts of things to stop everything from happening. and then we found out it was because the, uh, speaker was locked away in a room called the reason room reasons room with the leader of the opposition, keir starmer, who was browbeating him to make this extraordinary decision . and if extraordinary decision. and if that wasn't extra ordinary enough, we now have a letter which has been issued by the clerk of the house. he is the guy responsible for making sure that everything is done in a constitutional order. saying is, i'm exercising the opportunity to place on record my view that

the decision to allow an official opposition spokesman to speak and goes on and on and on, uh, saying represents a departure from the long established convention, was deaung established convention, was dealing for such amendments on opposition days. in other words , opposition days. in other words, you have got the clerk of the house disagreeing with the speaker of the house of commons, saying the decision you have made is wrong. >> yes , that's what the clerk of >> yes, that's what the clerk of the house has said. but lindsay hoyle, he says it's an outdated precedent that needs change. >> well, he may have said that, but you will know from the fury in the house of commons not not incidentally, just from conservative mps, but interestingly enough, from the snp , two, both of whom , uh, both snp, two, both of whom, uh, both parties feel they have been stitched up completely by the labour party and starmer are trying to bully the house of commons speaker. and i could see and by the way, lindsay hoyle is and by the way, lindsay hoyle is a great friend of mine. so you know, it pains me actually to

talk about this in this way , but talk about this in this way, but i could see from the way lindsay hoyle was handling himself in the chair , he had been shaken by the chair, he had been shaken by his encounter with the opposition whips and with keir starmer . uh, opposition whips and with keir starmer. uh, and as chris hope said , quite rightly, i think it said, quite rightly, i think it is because he feared that after the next election he won't have the next election he won't have the support from labour mps, uh, to be the to continue as speaker i >> -- >> so michael , would you >> so michael, would you go as far as to say that the speaker has been bullied by the leader of the labour party into accepting this motion? >> i would go absolutely that far . far. >> and further, i think that starmer has browbeaten him to make this decision and, uh, good for actually the clerk of the house to issue this, um , house to issue this, um, precedented letter saying that he disagrees with the decision that has been made. let's be clear, if it wasn't for

starmer's intervention , the, uh, starmer's intervention, the, uh, the speaker would not be saying that he thinks it's time to change this tradition. >> if the speaker is that weak , >> if the speaker is that weak, why should he go ? why should he go? >> i'm not going to say that , >> i'm not going to say that, because i think on the whole , he because i think on the whole, he has been a good and effective speaken has been a good and effective speaker. but, you know, this has really damaged his reputation . really damaged his reputation. and, uh, in a way , he's sort of and, uh, in a way, he's sort of taken a gamble that there is going to be a huge labour victory at the next general election. you know, in the past, it was both labour and conservative mps who backed keir starmer. sorry back the speaker. uh for his position . if after uh for his position. if after the next election you find there is a decent number of conservative mps , they won't conservative mps, they won't have forgotten that what has happened today. >> so michael fabricant , there >> so michael fabricant, there are reports now that the conservative member of

parliament and select committee chairman, william wragg, has tabled an early day motion which reads this house has no confidence . vote in mr speaker, confidence. vote in mr speaker, no confidence in mr speaker . no confidence in mr speaker. that's an unprecedented move in a time like this. >> it is. >> it is. >> we're now facing a constitutional matter here, which is, as i keep saying, unprecedented . and i keep using unprecedented. and i keep using that word. but actually it is profound what has happened today and never before have you had the clerk of the house saying that i disagree with the speaker's decision, and you can't have a speaker who is being browbeat by either the prime minister, and certainly not the leader of the opposition. he has to be seen to be independent. and i'm afraid today it has damaged his reputation . it's a really, reputation. it's a really, really profound moment and as you say, the opinion of the clerk being so publicly published, like this, saying

this is in direct contravention of standing orders. >> we can see on our screens now the shadow foreign secretary, david lammy, is standing at the opposition despatch box. this is a day reserved to the snp . this a day reserved to the snp. this should be the snp opposition spokesperson on standing at that despatch box. this should be their time. frankly what has happenedis their time. frankly what has happened is that the speaker has stolen time from an opposition party for their opposition day and given it to the labour party , given it to david lammy. now david lammy is standing there with earring on for, for a very long time, taking questions from all sides of the house. this should be the snp's time. michael fabricant this is frankly extraordinary. what will happen after this ? surely this happen after this? surely this has massively damaged confidence in the speaker. >> well, what will happen now is the next time there is a labour opposition day, you can bet your bottom dollar that the snp will

be saying they want to take over the labour party's time, just as the labour party's time, just as the labour party has snatched time away from the snp . but the time away from the snp. but the most profound thing that has happenedis most profound thing that has happened is i'm afraid, a fall in confidence in the independent speaker and that can be incredibly damaging . none of us incredibly damaging. none of us want to get back to the days of john bercow and his bias and his bullying . now, i have to say, bullying. now, i have to say, the speaker is no bully, not this speaker, lindsay hoyle, but people remember that. and i recall in the chamberjust now recall in the chamber just now and i've come straight from the chamber, some conservative mps shouting out, bring back burke. and that is an extraordinary, if not ironic thing to say. thank god burke can't come back in the house of commons. he's been banned for life because of his bullying and unpleasant behaviour. >> well, thank you very much indeed for your time, sir michael fabricant. and reacting to that news for us so quickly ,

to that news for us so quickly, off the mark. great to speak to you . you. >> well, from speaker who was >> well, from a speaker who was a to speaker a bully to a speaker who apparently has been bullied, really remarkable, isn't it? >> as say, looking at that >> as you say, looking at that picture david lammy , he's picture of david lammy, he's able to grandstand on this motion. that was for not the labour party. it was the snp's , labour party. it was the snp's, uh, motion. but we're going to be continuing our coverage of this . but be continuing our coverage of this. but we've be continuing our coverage of this . but we've got to take this. but we've got to take a little short .

>> you just say all the things you're not supposed to. you're listening to gb news radio . listening to gb news radio. >> well, it's 2:24, and extra ordinary goings on in the house of commons. we've seen that the speaker of the house of commons has selected a labour amendment on an snp opposition day. this is unprecedented. it gives time that was reserved to the snp , to that was reserved to the snp, to the labour party . what does that the labour party. what does that mean? shadow foreign secretary david lammy is now in command of

the house of commons. standing there at the opposition despatch box. this should have been a day reserved to the snp. they wanted to put their motion forward that was uncomfortable for the labour party . now instead, the speaker party. now instead, the speaker has selected an amendment that gives the labour party the time to come haaland the house of commons from their opposition despatch box and clearly puts forward their for amendment as the topic of discussion. much more comfortable for them takes the labour party off the hook. >> yes, it's the best of all scenarios for sir keir starmer , scenarios for sir keir starmer, but the clerk of the house has written a letter to the speaker saying he is absolutely opposed to the decision by the speaker , to the decision by the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, to pick this labour amendment in this debate. he's written it's been published now online. it's free for anyone to read. he thinks this was the wrong decision. it goes against president sir lindsay hoyle says , well, the president is outdated . let's change it. outdated. let's change it. >> it is extraordinary. it goes against one of the standing

orders of the house of commons. these are the rules through which the house of commons is run . and without those rules, if run. and without those rules, if they're to sort of any they're open to sort of any sort of interpretation , if there's no of interpretation, if there's no precedent that governs the house of commons, then we're into a state of arguably anarchy. that is the accusation that was thrown at john bercow during those brexit years where he acted against precedents, where he gave time in the house of commons. indeed handed the order paper over on one of the days to opposition parties rather than to the government. there are many, many voices now saying thatis many, many voices now saying that is this speaker doing precisely the thing , precisely the same thing, favouring his majesty's loyal opposition over other parties in the house? >> yes. i don't know if we can have a look back, perhaps in a second, to the reaction in the commons to sir lindsay hoyle's decision. there to pick the labour amendment. he was met with heckling . he was met with with heckling. he was met with boos coming from across the house. this is a very, very controversial decision from the speaker of the house of commons.

he is supposed to be impartial. he is supposed to be impartial. he is supposed to be impartial. he is supposed to have no view on such things. but now he's opened himself up to accusations of bias and impartiality and i should say that there are reports now that the snp are seeking urgent discussion with the conservative party. >> this is a report from the sun newspaper saying that the snp are now talking with the tories about getting rid of the speaker about getting rid of the speaker about removing sir lindsay hoyle after the way that he has behaved today , and to the behaved today, and to the disadvantage of both the conservative party and the snp . conservative party and the snp. this isn't a government versus opposition thing. this is a this is a labour party specifically thing. there are lots of opposition parties that feel put out. yes. >> let's have a quick look at that reaction sir lindsay that reaction to sir lindsay hall's decision . hall's decision. >> it's really strict , which >> it's really strict, which restricts . order

restricts. order >> order . >> order. >> order. >> now a source, a senior tory source, has spoken to gb news own christopher hope, our political editor, saying lindsay hoyle has amended the constitution on a whim in a totally partisan way. it's difficult to see how he can continue to as speaker. so huge goings on in parliament, potentially behind the scenes negotiations about removing moving the speaker of the house of commons about this interview , of commons about this interview, an about this unprecedented move, which, again, the clerk of the house of commons has said is in contravention to standing order number 31. >> that's one of the golden plated rules of the house of commons has just been sort of discarded over this decision. that's what the clerk of the house has said. >> it's interesting what sir michael fabricant said a little bit about how bit earlier about how he believes sir lindsay hoyle, the speaken believes sir lindsay hoyle, the speaker, may have been bullied believes sir lindsay hoyle, the spethe r, may have been bullied believes sir lindsay hoyle, the

spethe r, may ipartyyeen bullied believes sir lindsay hoyle, the spethe r, may iparty .en bullied believes sir lindsay hoyle, the spethe r, may iparty . theyullied believes sir lindsay hoyle, the spethe r, may iparty . the labour by the labour party. the labour leadership on this one, that perhaps he gave way to some kind of, uh, well , well, yes, he was of, uh, well, well, yes, he was bullied into it. >> essentially the allegation is that the speaker was locked in a room with sir keir starmer. sue gray, the chief of staff, to the labour party leader, has been seen around the speaker's office as well. that's what some tory mps have been saying. and during the hours leading up to that decision , he was locked in decision, he was locked in a room with senior labour figures, including sir keir starmer. now sir michael fabricant was saying one of the reasons that there were points of order after prime minister's questions , that minister's questions, that there was dragging and was sort of foot dragging and time wasting and obfuscation from many labour mps was to buy time for the speaker to be browbeaten into breaking with precedent and electing this labour party amendment. that's the challenge . that's the the challenge. that's the accusation, of course, the speaker would deny it, say that these rules sometimes need to be modernised, sometimes need to be updated. but frankly , when

updated. but frankly, when you're in contravention of a standing order of one of the rules of the house of commons, when the clerk of the house of commons says that are commons says that you are breaking with precedent , serious breaking with precedent, serious questions have to be asked and for the public to trust in the political system. >> trust in the political process, trust in the constitution . it does raise a constitution. it does raise a lot of questions for us to not just, uh, it's not just the mps who are kicking up a fuss on this one. well we're going to get continued coverage of the house of commons and potentially moves against the speaker of the house of commons to come after your headlines with sam . your headlines with sam. >> tom. emily, thank you very much. it'sjust >> tom. emily, thank you very much. it's just gone 2:30. and we will start by recapping that breaking news in the last hour or so that the government and labour's amendments to the snp motion for a gaza ceasefire will both be debated in a break from convention. this was the moment that sparked fury in westminster

. order . order! oh, you'll be . order. order! oh, you'll be going and not be bought. >> it. well, that's the first one to leave. then >> well, on what was supposed to be the snp's opposition day, the commons speaker, sir lindsay hoyle there defied precedent, selecting two opposition amendments the speaker has described his decision as a move away from an outdated approach, but members of the snp were heard shouting shame on you , heard shouting shame on you, while the commons clerk, tom goldsmith, has also written that long standing conventions are, he says, not being followed. that was in a letter to the speaker obtained by gb news moments ago. these are live pictures of the scenes inside the commons . at this moment in the commons. at this moment in time we will, course , be time we will, of course, be keeping across this for you throughout the rest of the afternoon. we understand labour's will be labour's amendment will be debated will then debated first and that will then be followed by the snp's original motion . the labour original motion. the labour leader also pressed the prime

minister in the commons this lunchtime during prime minister's questions on allegations made by the business secretary that the former post office boss lied about a row over compensation to victims of the horizon scandal . it comes the horizon scandal. it comes after kemi badenoch accused henry staunton of spreading falsehoods and making up astonishing series of claims. that was after he said, the government had deliberately delayed compensation payments. rishi sunak, though, insisted he is standing by his business secretary, pointing to the steps that the government is taking to support victims of the scandal and to other news, downing street has maintained that it has complete confidence in britain's nuclear deterrent despite tonight a missile misfiring and crashing into the ocean from the british nuclear submarine hms vanguard. the government has also admitted that they're unable to say when the last successful missile test occurred. defence secretary grant shapps was on board when that rare test launch took place off the coast of florida. the ministry of defence has said it

was unusual, but they insist the deterrent is still safe, secure and they say effective. it was the second trident missile failure for the royal navy, with each one costing around £17 million. those are the headlines. for more, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. or go to our website, gbnews.com slash alerts

>> you're listening to gb news radio . radio. >> it's 236. you're watching and listening to good afternoon britain. let's get straight back to that breaking news that the commons speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, selected to hoyle, has selected chosen to select in a very controversial decision , the labour amendment . decision, the labour amendment. >> yes, the labour amendment to the snp's gaza ceasefire motion. but why does this matter? this is the snp's opposition day.

this is their time to put forward their case. from the dispatch box. what the speaker has effectively done is snatched time away from the snp, who put forward a motion that they thought would make life a little bit uncomfortable for the labour party that would reveal splits within the labour party and now the speaker instead has given the speaker instead has given the platform to the labour party to put forward their own motion . to put forward their own motion. this is unprecedented on an opposition day, it's in contravention to standing order 31, the rule that governs this sort of thing in the house of commons. >> yes, and we're hearing many different reasons why he could have made this decision. some are saying lots of accusations of impartiality, of of impartiality, lots of accusations of bias, also accusations of bias, but also whether the labour party bullied him into it. >> well, let's get some more now with gb news political correspondent olivia utley, who joins us live from westminster, and olivia , it's hard to and olivia, it's hard to overstate the anger, the palpable anger and energy we

heard both from the snp benches and the government benches when sir lindsay announced his decision . well absolutely, tom, decision. well absolutely, tom, i was in the chamber when sir lindsay announced his decision and there was uproar, both from the snp and from the government benches. >> the snp chief whip tried to raise as a point of order about the speaker's unprecedented decision . the speaker said no. decision. the speaker said no. the chief whip pushed and pushed. he wouldn't take no for an answer. then, on the tory benches, there was outrage as well. one tory mp shouted that lindsay hoyle was moving the goalposts and another, sir desmond swayne , a bit of desmond swayne, a bit of a parliamentary troublemaker , parliamentary troublemaker, shouted bring back john bercow ! shouted bring back john bercow! john bercow over the brexit years was known as a speaker who played with parliamentary rules because, in the view of many conservative mps, he was biased towards the labour party. that swaying accusation suggests that now the tories consider that lindsay hoyle, who was always

thought of as a very respectable, very straight down the line sort of speaker, is now just as bad as john bercow. and this story is moving very , very this story is moving very, very quickly. just a few days ago, you would be hard pressed to find anyone in parliament willing to criticise lindsay hoyle. he's a he's a much loved figure. he's got all sorts of sort of menagerie of lovely pets. they're always profiles of him what a wonderful, him about what a wonderful, straight laced sort of man he is today. all of that has gone right the window. william right out of the window. william wragg, a backbench tory mp , has wragg, a backbench tory mp, has proposed a motion in the house of commons signalling that the house has no confidence the house has no confidence in the speaken house has no confidence in the speaker, that's an early speaker, that that's an early day which basically day motion, which basically means to get means it's unlikely to get anywhere in parliament. but it does go to show the strength of feeling lindsay hoyle feeling against lindsay hoyle about this and the fact that the snp and the tories, who are not natural bedfellows , seem to be natural bedfellows, seem to be working together on possibly trying to remove speaker hoyle shows just how serious this has become . become. >> yes, absolutely. and now what

we see in the house of commons is david lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, being able to arguably grandstand on a on a debate that wasn't his own . debate that wasn't his own. >> in a moment to the right hon. gentleman, let me also reiterate that israel must obey international. >> is olivia still there with us? i think i think we've i think we're just listening to a bit of andrew mitchell there. >> get to olivia. >> let's get back to olivia. olivia, much more olivia, you're much more interesting than a junior minister office . minister in the foreign office. uh, olivia. yes . the labour uh, olivia. um, yes. the labour party has been grandstanding . party has been grandstanding. >> well, exactly. i mean, it's a really interesting situation because this would have been had lindsay hoyle not selected this labour amendment had he only selected the snp , had he only selected the snp, had he only gone ahead with the snp motion , gone ahead with the snp motion, as it was, it would have been probably the most challenging day in keir starmer's leadership since he took office. three and a half years ago . this was going a half years ago. this was going to be a real crunch point for laboun to be a real crunch point for labour. if you can cast your mind back to november of last yean mind back to november of last year, the snp proposed a similar

motion that this house would like to see a ceasefire in gaza. labour abstained on it and whipped all of its mps to abstain on it, as well . 56 abstain on it, as well. 56 labour mps rebelled that day. they wanted to vote for a ceasefire in gaza and keir starmer ended up losing ten shadow cabinet ministers. sinner then, as the situation in gaza and israel deteriorate further, and israel deteriorate further, and as israel is apparently plotting this attack on rafah in gaza , the feelings on the pro gaza, the feelings on the pro gaza, the feelings on the pro gaza side, if a bit of a glib way to put it. but but but feelings on that side have hardened and so if the snp motion had been selected again, and if labour had whipped its mps to abstain and many had rebelled as was being predicted, it would have caused a real headache for keir starmer. he was very likely to end up losing a whole handful of shadow ministers all over again, because lindsay hoyle has now

selected this labour amendment. it's basically an opportunity for labour to dilute what the snp have said and sort of find a compromise which pretty much all of its mps will be able to support. it's made life very easy for keir starmer. support. it's made life very easy for keir starmer . to cut easy for keir starmer. to cut a long story short , and he is long story short, and he is looking pretty chipper about it. i was watching his reaction and david lammy's in the commons when this was announced . they when this was announced. they both looked, i say, a both looked, dare i say, a little bit smug. >> you suspect there's some >> do you suspect there's some truth to the claim sir truth to the claim that sir lindsay hoyle may have been, uh, pressured into this decision by . labour >> well, that's a fascinating question, and i'm sure we'll find out more as this story evolves. there was one rumour that was going around that keir starmer had promised that lindsay hoyle could keep his job as speaker after an election, as long as lindsay , as long as long as lindsay, as long as lindsay hoyle selected that labour amendment. now, that suggestion was very firmly denied by the labour spokesman. but but keir starmer spent a

long time, sue gray, possibly there to spent a long time talking to lindsay hoyle, trying to push this amendment over the line because it took such a long time that the theory is that lindsay hoyle did have some objections about it. the clerk to the house of commons said that it would be unprecedented. he recommended that keir starmer not select the amendment. so it seems as though lindsay hoyle was was torn in two directions over this and ended up siding with starmer. it'll be fascinating to see what, if anything, he was offered by labourin anything, he was offered by labour in to order make that decision. >> oh, to have been in the room where it happened . but it did where it happened. but it did seem that the labour leader and sir keir and sir lindsay hoyle to knights of the realm, were in a room together , uh, and, and a room together, uh, and, and sort of sorting this out, but also maria caulfield as you as you mentioned, olivia saying that sue gray was scurrying between the labour whips office and speaker's corridor before

this announcement as well. uh, certainly many, many tory mps believing there's been some sort of backroom deal that the speaker's office and the labour leader's office have been in cahoots . cahoots. >> well, exactly. and the fact that sue gray was present or at least rumoured to be present, is bound to inflame the tories even further. there are plenty of conservative mps who still blame sue gray for the departure of bofis sue gray for the departure of boris johnson and if she was involved in some sort of backroom deal with lindsay hoyle, it will go down very, very badly on the conservative backbenches. this really could be the beginning of the end of speaker hoyle. >> well , thank you very much >> well, thank you very much indeed. olivia utley our political correspondent. it's worth saying that. wes worth saying that. uh wes streeting replied to maria caulfield, who suggested there was some backroom business going on in this decision. he said, take your tinfoil hat off. so he's suggesting that's all all conspiracy kc.

>> um, but is it conspiracy or is there some truth to it ? and is there some truth to it? and is there some truth to it? and is there some truth to it? and is the shadow health secretary wes streeting just trying to stir the pot? well, so much more to come from a dramatic afternoon in the house of commons. stay with us after this

gb news radio show . gb news radio show. >> good afternoon britain. it's 12 minutes to three, and as inside the commons, a conservative member of parliament has tabled an early day motion of no confidence in the speaker of the house. there's not just unrest inside . there's not just unrest inside. >> no, there's very much unrest outside. from what we can see. gb news reporter adam cherry is there can bring us the latest now , adam, there's been quite now, adam, there's been quite a build up of protest outside the house of commons, hasn't there ? house of commons, hasn't there? >> that's right. yeah, i was just outside a few minutes ago.

i'm here in westminster at the moment and i'd say there's a group of about at least 60 or 70 pro—palestine. uh protesters hoping to get inside the commons the way they do this is they en masse, organise a meeting as, uh, visitors to the site as tourists. and then, of course, by the time they arrive, they have their banners and flags and they begin their protests. this is in anticipation, of course, of the vote at 5:00. but alongside the vote, there will be a two hour protest, uh, directly outside side. and of course, we'll be there live for that as well. uh whilst i was there, i saw them. i heard them chanting. they said things. it's the usual sort of, uh, chanting. they said things. it's the usual sort of , uh, the chanting. they said things. it's the usual sort of, uh, the usual chance that you expect to hear at these, at these rallies. israel is a terrorist state. free, free palestine . uh, end free, free palestine. uh, end the end. the occupation and so on. uh, at the moment, the end. the occupation and so on. uh, at the moment , the on. uh, at the moment, the there's about, i'd say 40 or 50 metropolitan police , uh, metropolitan police, uh, officers containing the protest.

it's nothing to be, uh , nothing it's nothing to be, uh, nothing to aggressive at the moment . to aggressive at the moment. however, they clearly expect this to grow very quickly over the next couple of hours because , as i say, there is a very, very large police presence. and i'm sure over the next few over the next hour or so, it will it will get even larger. um you know, it's important to note that it's not just a dramatic moment inside the house of commons, but also outside the house of commons. >> and adam, is there an understand in the mob that has a massed outside the commons that that there is this sort of consternation inside, that there are these calls for the speaker to stand aside, that there perhaps was this sort of secret backroom deal between the labour party and the speaker to let the labour party off the hook on this issue . this issue. >> it's hard to say. i think i think the mood at the moment is more just one of general protest. they're not necessary thinking about the specifics of parliamentary procedure inside

the commons . parliamentary procedure inside the commons. uh, i will be after very shortly. i will be speaking to people on the ground outside to people on the ground outside to find out what their thoughts are. but at the moment, it's, as i of the usual i say, chance of the usual refrain that you'd expect to hear at these rallies. i'm sure there some amongst the crowd there are some amongst the crowd who tuned to the who are more tuned to the nuances of this, but at the moment it's, uh, it's business as usual for these guys, think. >> yeah, it's a reminder of just how much, uh, police time these protests are taking . 30 to 40 protests are taking. 30 to 40 police officers to manage a crowd of 60 to 70 protesters. you say, clearly anticipating more to arrive as that vote. now hours could go well into the evening . very difficult for the evening. very difficult for the police to manage. very angry protesters outside. and again, the usual chance free, free palestine, israel is a terrorist state. the usual. >> and adam, i know that you've been sitting up there in the in the gallery of the house of commons on many of these occasions, during many of these votes. it's interesting sometimes you can hear the protesting outside sitting in

the house of commons, sometimes you can hear on those visceral days, certainly during the brexit years, you can hear the chanting and the protest . chanting and the protest. >> absolutely . and i would >> absolutely. and i would expect the same to be it would be the same tonight. i'm absolutely certain of it. as i say already a growing protest, and by the time the vote is called that protest outside will be massive and there's no way you won't be able to hear it if you're sitting in the gallery, as many will be. >> yeah, and there will be a lot of people protesting who wanted labour to take a different stance. far sooner on gaza and would have welcomed perhaps a large number of labour mps to have had to rebel on the motion for their conscience . so this for their conscience. so this lets you know, this lets keir starmer almost off the hook . rac. >> yes. well, adam cherry, thank you very much for joining us live from westminster. it is absolutely fascinating what's been going on today very, very quickly . we've seen this shift

quickly. we've seen this shift from what was perhaps a, a moment of more togetherness in parliament to something that is now, uh, moving towards , uh, a now, uh, moving towards, uh, a move to oust the speaker of the house of commons, people talking about those dark days of john bercow returning and time ripped away from the opposition day of the snp and given to sir keir starmer on a plate . starmer on a plate. >> it's a shame we're finishing, we're finishing the show very shortly because the momentum on this is absolutely growing. it will very interesting indeed will be very interesting indeed to developments come. to see what developments come. more perhaps for the more calls perhaps for the speaker to resign or stand down or be sacked from his role. but we wait to see. i believe we now have martin daubney , who is of have martin daubney, who is of course coming up at 3:00. i'm sure continuing the sure he'll be continuing the coverage this big story . coverage on this big story. martin, what is coming up? >> yeah , you're dead right, >> yeah, you're dead right, guys, i've just come to work through mob at parliament. >> they are growing more and more vocal, growing in size by the minute. 5:00 i think it's going to get pretty tasty out

there later on. we'll have that. obviously vote obviously full and the vote build up . and also we've got an build up. and also we've got an exclusive interview with a councillor from guillum, the tiny cumbrian town that's having 40 asylum seekers dumped on it. they've got no gp appointments, no dentist but no functioning police station . the nearest police station. the nearest hospital 40 minutes away, no say we're going to give them a voice . after yesterday we got former residents a result and stopped a block of asylum flats. there also is our armed forces now. simply a laughing stock. we can't launch bombs . they're like can't launch bombs. they're like useless fireworks , more useless fireworks, more diversely than defence and a home office whistleblower sacked for telling the truth. all that coming up in my show three till six. but first, here's your latest weather forecast . latest weather forecast. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello , i'm alex deakin, this >> hello, i'm alex deakin, this is your latest weather update

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gb news way. >> good afternoon. it's 3 pm. thank you for joining >> good afternoon. it's 3 pm. thank you forjoining me. thank you for joining me. >> welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news broadcasting live from the heart of westminster all across the uk today, a dramatic twist in the commons ahead of a vote on a

gaza ceasefire. live pictures. there now from the house of commons, the speaker has controversially selected amendments on the snp's ceasefire motion. there was abject fury in the house over this move, but will it change tonight's vote? and also there's a sizeable protest building up outside parliament. i've just come through. it could well get tasty. we'll have the latest on that throughout the show . also that throughout the show. also this hour , trident tested and this hour, trident tested and failed more and more disasters for our beleaguered military , for our beleaguered military, this time with our nuclear weapons . a recent missile test weapons. a recent missile test misfired and crashed harmlessly into the ocean off the coast of florida. but not to worry , least florida. but not to worry, least the royal navy could be on climate change. >> courses are we a laughing stock in our armed forces and just how far will chancellor jeremy hunts march the 6th budget go with tax cuts? >> well, has been given a whopping £9 billion boost ahead of this . surely it's tax cuts or