it's -- it's 930 on thursday. the 29th of february. yes. leap year day. uh, this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> don't get your hopes up for a proposal, mr p. >> i'm praying that there isn't one. >> now, the latest immigration statistics to statistics are about to be released the home office released from the home office this we're going to this morning. we're going to have latest analysis have the very latest analysis on the including how many the data, including how many illegal have taken illegal crossings have taken place. that's to the end of 2023. >> and the inquiry into wayne couzens will be released today, unveiling new information on the metropolitan police commissioner. metropolitan police behaviour before police officers behaviour before he murdered sir

he raped and murdered sir everard and prince harry will appeal the high court's decision to downgrade his security status. >> is he wasting the police's time or does he still face serious security threats .7 serious security threats? >> and rishi sunak has summoned police bosses to downing street to tell them to use their powers to tell them to use their powers to crack down on protesters or risk losing britain's streets to what he calls mob rule. >> and we're also going to be discussing whether this west end play discussing whether this west end play should be allowed to only accept audience members who , as accept audience members who, as they say, identify as black in audience a week for two nights a week. there's certainly going to be doing it for two nights, and i think it's just two nights in total , right? one july and total, right? one in july and one september. an one in september. as an experiment. should experiment. but should they be allowed is it allowed to do that, or is it just pure discrimination? >> row if they said >> imagine the row if they said only a white audience two nights, two nights during the

production, it would be production, it would it would be closed yeah. we'll be closed down. yeah. we'll be explaining why doing explaining why they're doing this anyway. >> it's about the white gaze >> and it's about the white gaze apparently. and black people not being comfortable being looked at by white people. i don't want this division. want us to this division. i want us all to just along play nicely . just get along and play nicely. anyway, let your anyway, let us know your thoughts morning. gb views thoughts this morning. gb views gb news. com first though, the very news with sofia . very latest news with sofia. >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's 932. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . a major report the gb newsroom. a major report into the rape and murder of sarah everard by serving police officer wayne couzens is due to be published this morning . the be published this morning. the long awaited review is set to severely criticised kent constabulary and the metropolitan police after they missed warning signs. .uk prior to the murder, the former scotland yard officer, who was said to be nicknamed the rapist, was reported to police several times for flashing but no action was ever taken . he went on to was ever taken. he went on to kidnap, rape and murder sarah

everard. in march 2021, rishi sunak has warned that the uk is descending into mob rule, as he tells police to use their powers to protect mps from threats. this comes after £31 million security package was announced to provide politicians with dedicated police to liaise with, over their safety . concerns are over their safety. concerns are growing about mps being targeted by protesters . since the by protesters. since the outbreak of the israel—hamas war, the home office says the money will be used to increase private sector security provisions and all elected representatives will have a dedicated names, police contact to liaise . with and a further to liaise. with and a further £54 million will be given to jewish communities to tackle what rishi sunak called the utterly sickening rise in anti—semitism . in recent months, anti—semitism. in recent months, the government funding , the government funding, totalling £72 million, will give the jewish community dedicated security and protection and tackle anti—semitism nearly 200 schools and more than 250

synagogues have been able to hire more security guards. the prime minister has said that the rise in racist attacks meant that the whole fabric of our nafion that the whole fabric of our nation is under threat , and for nation is under threat, and for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts now it's back to andrew and . bev. back to andrew and. bev. >> morning. welcome to britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> well, coming up we'll be talking about the report talking about the big report that's into the that's coming out today into the police kill of wayne couzens he murdered raped murdered sarah everard and raped her. could her death have been prevented? we'll bring you the latest report happens. latest as that report happens. >> first, some breaking news latest as that report happens. >> you.first, some breaking news latest as that report happens. >> you. now,some breaking news latest as that report happens. >> you. now, thee breaking news latest as that report happens. >> you. now, the immigrationzws for you. now, the immigration statistics are out at the moment. and quarterly statistics relating to those which come to the uk and extend their stay temporarily or permanently . this temporarily or permanently. this is about gaining citizenship, applying for asylum and being detained or removed , as well as

detained or removed, as well as immigration for work, study and family . so the home family reasons. so the home office publishes let's go to ivan. >> yeah, exactly. uh immigration lawyer ivan samson. ivan morning. >> good morning . andrew. good morning. >> beth, have you had a chance to look at them? what are they telling us? yeah i have, and i've been frantically reading them morning . them this morning. >> interesting read >> um, interesting read actually. and um, i've sort of summarised your listeners summarised for your listeners what if that's helpful. >> yeah. yes, please. we haven't had time to see them yet, ivan. so this is news to us well. so this is news to us as well. you want to know what the magic number migration that number of net migration that hasn't changed? hasn't really changed? >> 1.3, roughly 1.3 million >>1.3, roughly 1.3 million people coming in and the people leaving is a pretty constant every year, about half a million. so it really, um, it doesn't really show that net migration is coming down. in fact, it's still going up. the majority work and students majority are work and students and work visas are up by 54. but the interesting thing is skilled worker visas are up only 9. where as as the social care

workers have doubled. so identify bannau where it sort of identifies where there's a need. um, study visas are up by 8. um. to 643,000. and that's because the government have, uh, cracked down on dependents, and that's why there hasn't been a bigger increase . i think, um , the increase. i think, um, the returns is interesting because we had an increase of 54% of, of, uh, people that we're enforcing returns . um, but enforcing returns. um, but that's still only less than 2000 people in a year. so that's not really a good track record , really a good track record, especially when you think that there's estimates over a million people that are in the uk illegally . so people that are in the uk illegally. so i'd like to know what the government are doing to track them down. and um, and removing them from the country . removing them from the country. um, families is up quite a lot by 79. so what that shows is british nationals are marrying

more overseas. uh and bringing family members to the uk. more overseas. uh and bringing family members to the uk . most family members to the uk. most of them will be partners and that's quite interesting as well. uh the other interesting point is the sponsor license thing. so there's a huge increase in the number of companies applying for a license to bring foreign workers. um, in the last three months of 2023, uh, there were . 10,800 uh, there were. 10,800 decisions, um, an increase of some 56% from last year. so what it shows is companies are looking to recruit from abroad . looking to recruit from abroad. um, the government needs to invest . we need to recruit local invest. we need to recruit local workers . british nationals workers. british nationals settle people a lot, and the government needs to have a dedicated , uh, minister dealing dedicated, uh, minister dealing with that. i know a lot of people listening will pick up on the you picked. the figure you picked. >> 2000 people. um >> you mentioned 2000 people. um kicked out, if that's the right expression. it's not many . when expression. it's not many. when you consider, um, 30,000, uh, crossing the channel every year. and many of those, i suspect are illegal should do are economic

migrants and therefore shouldn't qualify for to stay here. >> absolutely. i'm really % and >> absolutely. i'm really% and funnily enough, voluntary returns is up by 74. uh, which was . 17,301 people, all was. 17,301 people, all voluntary , only leaving the uk. voluntary, only leaving the uk. and the bulk of them were albanians because of the crackdown. uh, on on albanians here. >> but those will be considered voluntary returns as opposed to, um, having to be sent back because we have the returns agreement with albania. >> yes. i mean, enforced returns . it's pretty dreadful . um, and . it's pretty dreadful. um, and when you consider the amount of money border force has , the money border force has, the number of officers it has out there , it begs the question, there, it begs the question, what are they doing ? what are they doing? >> what do you think they are doing? because don't appear >> what do you think they are do be ? because don't appear >> what do you think they are do be doing use don't appear >> what do you think they are do be doing their don't appear >> what do you think they are do be doing their job?ion't appear to be doing theirjob? >> i think the government's focus really is so much on stopping the boats. they're energies stopping the boats . we energies stopping the boats. we have a huge problem in illegal

migration within the uk . have a huge problem in illegal migration within the uk. um, there's over a million people unaccounted for. individuals illegally in the uk, and nobody's talking about that, which is quite astonishing . um, which is quite astonishing. um, the numbers coming across the channel are quite small . um, you channel are quite small. um, you know, 26 to 40,000 people a year is, um, it's the ones that we don't see. andrew and bev, the ones that don't are unaccounted . ones that don't are unaccounted. um, and we need to secure our borders. we need to get a handle on it, um, to make sure. and, you know, the home office, um, um, is inspector was recently sacked . i'll be interested to sacked. i'll be interested to see the rest of those reports that the government is sitting on, because i would i would imagine many, much of that is to do with the inaction, inefficiency of border force . inefficiency of border force. >> and they may be concentrating on the small boats. ivan but they're not stopping them. they appear to just being acting as a welcoming party. >> well , look, it's difficult >> well, look, it's difficult because we need albania returns

agreement worked. >> we need to have similar agreements with other , uh, agreements with other, uh, countries. we should have an overarching agreement with the eu itself so that, you know, people can be returned as they used to be under the dublin convention when we were in the eu. so we need an overall agreement . we really sent. agreement. we really sent. >> people always say that , ivan, >> people always say that, ivan, how many did we send back when we were under the dublin convention? they were they were pounng convention? they were they were pouring of pouring in in the back of lorries. they weren't. we weren't them back. right. >> i think you're right. there were and we couldn't see them. but latest figures but i think the latest figures i saw was 70,000 a year were sent back under the dublin convention. so it did work to some extent. i think . but the some extent. i think. but the problem we're not i think we've sent , uh, the small boats sent, uh, the small boats people. i don't think anybody's been sent back. not a single person. hopeless. so no , that's person. hopeless. so no, that's not acceptable. >> no it isn't. >> no it isn't. >> all right. >> all right. >> thank you very much. immigration lawyer ivan sampson. uh, there , we will get a little uh, there, we will get a little bit more detail about these

figures . as we say, they figures. as we say, they literally just, um , they aren't literally just, um, they aren't anywhere yet . anywhere yet. >> we'll go through because we've got to go. go through the numbers. but that's. but basically change. still basically no change. it's still legal. migration is running at 750 , 800,000 a year. a joke 750, 800,000 a year. a joke isn't it? yeah, it's a major town. it's a major town . how can town. it's a major town. how can we put up with this? no room , no we put up with this? no room, no schools, school spaces, no schools, no school spaces, no rooms hospitals, houses . rooms in hospitals, no houses. >> it's a challenge. and what if labour get in in the next election, it'll be worse. then what happens then? i mean, it does feel like we're at a tipping point, doesn't it? it does feel like we're at a time in history where the government are not just of this country, actually, of every country around the world has to decide , around the world has to decide, do we just are we just going to live a borderless world? live in a borderless world? because there are certainly some live in a borderless world? becapowerful are certainly some live in a borderless world? beca powerful globalists1ly some live in a borderless world? beca powerful globalists on some very powerful globalists on the on global on leaders on the, the global stage like that, stage who would like that, who would just all would like us to just all there's no such thing as a nafion there's no such thing as a nation state. you just are a resident of this planet. yes, but the vast but i don't think the vast majority people live a majority of people who live a normal on high streets in

normal life on high streets in the uk feel the same way. no >> bad >> and actually, if it's bad enough here, germany and france is worse . exactly. much is much worse. exactly. much worse. , we're going to worse. coming up, we're going to get the latest upcoming get the latest on the upcoming independent into the independent report into the police killer and rapist wayne couzens it's all about, um, the new information that the police had about that killer. you're with britain's newsroom on .

gb news. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. it's 945. so a major report into the rape and murder of sarah everard serving of sarah everard by a serving police is due to police officer is due to be published morning . published this morning. >> part of the public >> it's part of the public inquiry which looking at inquiry which was looking at whether chances to identify the murderer cousins as a danger murderer of cousins as a danger to women were overlooked. >> that's right, the former met police given a whole police officer was given a whole life for her murder. life time for her murder. >> gb news home and security editor mark white reports . editor mark white reports. >> it was a horrific , senseless

>> it was a horrific, senseless crime that sparked widespread revulsion and fuelled a nationwide debate on women's safety . the abduction, rape and safety. the abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard was all the more shocking given the man responsible should have been someone she could trust to keep her safe . the revelation that her safe. the revelation that the killer, wayne couzens was a serving police firearm officer, plunged the metropolitan police into crisis with serious questions over whether the force missed signs of earlier offending behaviour. missed signs of earlier offending behaviour . the bat offending behaviour. the bat crisis intensified in the autumn of 2021, with the arrest and then subsequent conviction of another metropolitan police officer, david carrick , a serial officer, david carrick, a serial rapist who assaulted 12 separate women . carrick was attached to women. carrick was attached to the same armed unit as wayne couzens was responsible for guarding westminster downing street and other highly

sensitive sites like cousins, carrick had a history of complaints in his case dating back 20 years, but he still passed multiple vetting checks . passed multiple vetting checks. >> as i look back on my time within the met and it was over 30 odd years. um and there wasn't anything like this going on at all. nothing. so something has clearly changed. something has clearly changed. something has gone wrong the has gone wrong with the recruitment , the training, the recruitment, the training, the vetting , the supervision of vetting, the supervision of police officers within policing and within the met. so fundamentally, it's something gone wrong with the met's structure and how officers are looked at. >> pochettino the us area is now examining both the wayne cousins and david carrick cases. >> the angiolini inquiry has focussed on the potential missed opportunities to identify the offending behaviour at a much earlier stage. for cousins that included incidents of indecent exposure in kent in 2015 and again in the months before the

sarah everard murder . david sarah everard murder. david carrick joined the met police in 2001. he was later investigated over an allegation of domestic abuse in 2002. despite this, and abuse in 2002. despite this, and a string of multiple other complaints against him , he was complaints against him, he was recertified to remain as an armed police officer for without doubt , the angiolini report will doubt, the angiolini report will make very uncomfortable reading for the metropolitan police and the service as a whole . across the service as a whole. across the service as a whole. across the uk, forces say they have tightened their vetting procedures and are now reviewing past vetting decisions on all currently serving officers in an attempt to ensure those who have no right to hold such a position of trust are booted out of the service . mark white, gb news, service. mark white, gb news,

has . has. >> thank you mark. >> thank you mark. >> it's going to i mean, this is one of the bleakest moments in the history of the metropolitan police because there were so many red flags which will be identified report about identified in this report about his women. his behaviour to women. >> exposing himself to >> he'd been exposing himself to the women before he killed the women days before he killed sarah everard, and he exploited lockdown rules. if you remember . lockdown rules. if you remember. and plainclothes police officer. and plainclothes police officer. and she she um, it brutal , and she she um, it brutal, terrible. and in fact the metropolitan police commissioner has lost her job over it. >> that's right. >> that's right. >> well, joining us is our >> well, joining us now is our home editor, mark home security editor, mark white. good morning mark. so 20 years of complaints against wayne couzens. it's just remarkable. um, we're going to hear of this report . we're going hear of this report. we're going to hear the details of it i believe at 1030 this morning. is that right ? that right? >> yes. that's right. dame eilish angiolini will highlight what she has found to be a series of failings by police forces, not just the metropolitan police but kent

police as well. with regard to wayne couzens when he first came to light effectively in 2015, at a time when he was working for the civil nuclear constabulary, he had been involved in an incident of indecent exposure while driving a vehicle in dover in 2015. a couple had reported that to the police they had given the police in kent a registration number for the car and a description of cousins. they later kent police identified as wayne couzens, but then the original complainant had apparently withdrawn that complaint . but despite this, not complaint. but despite this, not then being proceeded with as a criminal matter, clearly it's in intelligence that information on a potential sex offender should be there and in the system for other people to access when they're vetting an individual. further down the line. and then, as andrew mentioned there, yes, there were other incidents closer to the time when he

abducted, raped and murdered sarah everard in 2020. november of 2020, about four months before sarah everard's murder, he again was involved in the an indecent exposure incident in rural kent, flashing at a cyclist again , she gave details cyclist again, she gave details of partial registry number, but that came uh wasn't fully it seems investigated and then just weeks before sarah everard's murder, wayne couzens again was involved in indecent exposure incidents. two incidents separate incidents in a mcdonald's in swanley in kent. uh that time a description was given. vehicle registration was given. vehicle registration was given , his bank details were given, his bank details were given, his bank details were given because he'd clearly bought food and used his bank card to do that . that card to do that. that investigation was underway, but it was very slow paced and it hadnt it was very slow paced and it hadn't actually properly got underway. when he then went out and used his police warrant card

to flag down sarah everard and to flag down sarah everard and to abduct her before raping and murdering her. >> okay . thank you. mark. mark >> okay. thank you. mark. mark white there , our home security white there, our home security edhon white there, our home security editor. and as we say , this editor. and as we say, this report will be released at about 1030 this morning. we will let you know what it says and what recommendations there could be for them about a cultural change. is it about not being, um, so keen to cover up for a friend, effectively a team—mate a colleague because we might find out. that's that's precisely what happened. >> but i also wonder , do women >> but i also wonder, do women in particular feel any more secure on the streets of london? if you recall , when secure on the streets of london? if you recall, when this this shocking story came out, the advice was if you think it is a plainclothes police officer who is behaving inappropriately, you flag down a bus. remember, extra ordinary advice, extraordinary . ordinary advice, extraordinary. no, don't come up with i don't think we do feel particularly safe. >> and i kind of think about myself. but then i also, more importantly , i think about my importantly, i think about my daughters, actually, as young

teens. we almost never see teens. um we almost never see a police officer in our area . um, police officer in our area. um, when my children have been or seen crime, particularly my eldest, who's 20 now, when he has seen a crime being committed . i mean, he was cycling home the other night in the small hours the morning he hours of the morning and he said, there was, um, three said, oh, there was, um, three blokes a house in blokes breaking into a house in barnes and i said, what did you do? said, they just do? and he said, they just looked me and went, shush looked at me and went, shush like my son, who like that to my son, who was also bicycle, he and he also on a bicycle, as he and he was riding on was driving, riding past on his way from the pub. and, um , way back from the pub. and, um, i said, did you ring the police? and went, no , no, because and he went, no, no, because what would i do that? yeah. what why would i do that? yeah. and that generation just don't think to ring nine. >> he'd also be worried . don't >> he'd also be worried. don't hammer it home. i'd also be worried if the if the burglars saw him on phone , they'd saw him on his phone, they'd chase him down the street. >> phone, >> they'd nikkie's phone, they'd knock and pinch knock him out and they'd pinch his as well. his bike as well. >> and you just >> exactly. and you just feel that sense just that there's a sense of just absolute lawlessness at the moment, whether it's the shoplifting epidemic we're living through right now .

living through right now. terrible people are just going into what they want into shops taking what they want off and that. the off shelves and all that. the shop ring the shop manager does is ring the police to get a crime reference number claim on the number to claim on the insurance. to no insurance. there seems to be no attempt catch criminals . you attempt to catch criminals. you wonder whether and i know i listen the police i family members of police officers. what would we do without them? they are remarkable and i'm sure they are remarkable and i'm sure they are as frustrated as we are about the fact that they seem to spend time doing spend a lot of time doing paperwork enough paperwork and not enough time catching bad guys, which is what they go into the job. >> too much time gazing at computer screens looking for hope, crime? >> absolutely. yeah >> absolutely. yeah >> and crime. >> and crime. >> and crime. >> and i get it. and cyber crime is a big problem . we're putting is a big problem. we're putting resources into fraud , online resources into fraud, online crime, digital crime. that's all really serious. but meanwhile nobody feels they can go out onto the streets to get on the bus and to think they're going to go home with handbag, to go home with their handbag, their phone and their physicality . physicality intact. >> still to come? >> right? yeah. still to come? yeah. and prince harry, he's appealing that verdict yesterday which said uh the government was

right to say that he can't pick up the phone and say i want armed protection officers. yeah. >> and also prince william is out and about this morning and we be bringing you that we will be bringing you that live. wonder let's live. i wonder how he is. let's find out, though. the . weather. >> a brighter outlook with box ola. sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello. good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie from the met office. rain will persist across southeastern areas through behind it through today and behind it we'll see sunshine and blustery showers. it's quite blustery across scotland through this morning, particularly across the northern and the western northern isles and the western isles. gale winds isles. some gale force winds are expected the of the expected through the rest of the day, so a very windy and unsettled to come. unsettled day to come. elsewhere, , across parts elsewhere, though, across parts of northern ireland of scotland, northern ireland into and england into wales and central england it brighter as it will turn a bit brighter as the on. but there's the day goes on. but there's also risk of some quite heavy also a risk of some quite heavy downpours as and we'll downpours as well, and we'll feel much colder than the past

couple of days to the far southeast . yes, it's milder, but southeast. yes, it's milder, but it wet and cloudy it will be wet and cloudy through of the day. that through much of the day. that rain will persist across the far southeast through this evening, but it will slowly turn drier and the night and clearer throughout the night , so clear skies will develop for many areas through the first part of night will likely part of the night will likely see a across many of see a frost across many areas of scotland and northern england, as northeast areas as well as some northeast areas of and we could see of england, and we could see some mist and fog by tomorrow morning. but across the southwest some wet weather will arrive by the early hours of friday. that will turn snow friday. that will turn to snow over ground of wales, over the high ground of wales, as northern areas of as well as northern areas of england, potentially into parts of northern ireland northern of northern ireland and northern scotland as well. if that rain does push further north and it will be feeling much colder wherever you are on friday, we'll see some blustery showers as well. moving in across many southern areas . we could see southern areas. we could see some sleety stuff falling over the moors too, so a chillier feeling day and a rather unsettled end to week. unsettled end to the week. >> warm feeling inside from >> that warm feeling inside from boxt sponsors of

gb news. >> it is 10:00 on thursday, the 29th of february. happy birthday if you are a 29th of february baby! what an unusual day this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson bev turner. >> well, the inquiry into the police couzens police officer wayne couzens will in the next will be released in the next houn will be released in the next hour, information hour, unveiling new information on before his on his behaviour before his heinous murder of sarah heinous rape and murder of sarah everard . everard. >> well, and julie inquiry report is without a doubt going to make very uncomfortable reading for the metropolitan police , kent police, the police police, kent police, the police service as a whole. it will highlight multiple failures to invest , date previous offending invest, date previous offending by wayne couzens and also weaknesses in the police vetting procedures . procedures. >> and as latest figures show, hot off the press, legal migration in the uk is up.

hot off the press, legal migration in the uk is up . we're migration in the uk is up. we're going to be speaking to the former first lady of northern ireland, dame arlene foster, as tensions in belfast, tensions escalate in belfast, prince harry can't get enough of him, can we? >> he's appealing the high court's decision to downgrade his security status. is he wasting time he wasting police time or does he still security still face serious security threats and rishi sunak? >> the prime minister has summoned police bosses to downing street to urge them to use their powers to crack down on protesters intimate dating, or risk losing britain's streets to what he's called mob rule. i think that's quite refreshing . i think that's quite refreshing. rishi sunak using that sort of language. >> but tough words mean anything. well, i think so. >> what he's saying is it's we're in danger of mob rule taking over as opposed to democratic rule, because the democratic rule, because of the way the police turning way the police are turning a blind eye. quite often some of these big demonstrations say turning a blind eye to and

saying, look they did on saying, look what they did on the big bend from the river to the big bend from the river to the sea was projected on big ben. >> it's not anti—semitic. >> it's not anti—semitic. >> it's not anti—semitic. >> it's genocide . and the police >> it's genocide. and the police said, can't do anything about it. gov they've not broken at all or what? >> so it's anti—semitism that's against the law. >> so i don't say this very often, but well done. rishi sunak that right and you sunak if that is right and you are going to tell the police they using powers they should be using the powers that they already have, great. they necessarily need they just don't necessarily need more powers. >> and of course, this has >> but and of course, this has been the big debate all week. >> the police have the powers and they don't use them properly, they seem to use properly, but they seem to use them against in them properly against other in other . other ways. >> right. we will be reading your emails gbviews@gbnews.com. but first, the very latest news with sophia wenzler. bev and andrew. >> thank you . it's 10:02. andrew. >> thank you . it's10:o2. i'm >> thank you. it's10:o2. i'm sofia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story a major report into the rape and murder of sarah everard by former

police officer wayne couzens is due to be published shortly . 33 due to be published shortly. 33 year old sarah everard was murdered on her way home in clapham in south london, in march 2021. the long awaited review is set to severely criticise kent constabulary and the metropolitan police after they missed warning signs prior to the murder. the former scotland yard officer, who was said to be nicknamed the rapist, was reported to police several times for flashing but no action was ever taken . rishi sunak has was ever taken. rishi sunak has warned that the uk is descending into mob rule, as he tells police to use their powers to protect mps from threats. this comes after a £31 million security package was announced to provide politicians with dedicated police to liaise with over safety concerns. concerns are growing about mps being targeted by protesters since the outbreak of the israel—hamas war, the home office says elected representatives will have a dedicated named police contact to liaise with schools, minister damian hinds told gb news it's important to defend

democracy . democracy. >> it's really important to protect our democracy. that's not just members of parliament, of course, but it includes members of parliament. we have a representative democracy and it's really that that it's really important that that can about business. can go about its business. individuals go about their individuals can go about their business. by the way, their business. and by the way, their staff and families staff members and families without fear. so i do think it's right that there is this there is this focus. the police obviously do fantastic work and we all we are all very we are all we are all very grateful to them. and yes, i do welcome that focus welcome that, that that focus that prime minister has that the prime minister has brought protecting our brought to protecting our democracy, our democratic process and democratic participation . participation. >> the £54 million will be given to jewish communities to tackle what rishi sunak called utterly sickening rise in anti—semitism , sickening rise in anti—semitism, semitism. in recent months , the semitism. in recent months, the government funding totalling £72 million, will give the jewish community a dedicated security and protection and tackle anti—semitism . nearly 200 anti—semitism. nearly 200 schools and more than 250 synagogues have been able to hire more security guards .

hire more security guards. speaking last night, the prime minister said that the rise in racist attacks meant that the whole fabric of our nation is under threat , and the latest under threat, and the latest migrant stats have been published showing illegal migration has fallen. but legal migration has fallen. but legal migration is up and small boat arrivals in 2023 have been down 36% since last year. and there were five times higher boat returns . illegal migration were five times higher boat returns. illegal migration in 2023 was one third fewer than in 2022. house over there were 3.4 million entry clearance visas granted in 2023. that's 20% higher than the year before . and higher than the year before. and hotels for asylum seekers are costing the taxpayer £15 million a day, with labour accusing the government of blowing its £1 billion budget. home office figures suggest the government spent £4.3 billion more of taxpayer money than budgeted on asylum support last year. taxpayer money than budgeted on asylum support last year . shadow asylum support last year. shadow home secretary yvette cooper said this demonstrated the complete chaos in the asylum system left by the conservatives

dame esther rantzen is campaigning for a fresh debate on a vote for legalising assisted dying in the uk, saying the current law is a mess. she recently revealed she had joined the dignitas assisted dying clinic in switzerland after she was diagnosed with lung cancer. it follows a report which warned that the government must consider what to do if the law is changed in other parts of the uk , the issue is currently being uk, the issue is currently being considered in jersey and the isle of man, both of which are british crown dependencies. some members of the public expressed their opinion on the issue. >> i think they're going to be a lot of ramifications from this. i mean, they have it legalised in switzerland. don't they? but it's really going to be something that for a long time, the ruling class will have access to because of how expensive it will be. how feasible will it be for the nhs to be able to support it? why >> in i don't see why it >> in theory, i don't see why it shouldn't legalised because shouldn't be legalised because everyone has a right to die in the way they want to. why should

they suffer when they're in agony? >> and this could go on. this agony could go on for years . and agony could go on for years. and is it fair to make people suffer . for and for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. >> com slash alerts now it's back to andrew and . bev. back to andrew and. bev. >> 1007 here with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> thank you getting >> thank you for getting in touch. we've been got these immigration figures which landed this the this morning. rob has said the border what are they border force, what are they doing? they're providing taxi doing? they're providing a taxi service. for illegals service. they are for illegals from the from calais. jackie says the border force have become water taxis. rides migrants taxis. uber rides for migrants and melted, with numbers and melted, with the numbers issued an increase issued today showing an increase in workers for in low skilled workers for social should be social care. we should be investigating the fraudulent entries care entries for non—existent care homes. interesting, i said there are welcoming committee, aren't they? >> it feels like they're not turning any of the boats back. >> . now jill.

>> no. now jill. >> no. now jill. >> no, you go ahead. >> no, you go ahead. >> no, you go ahead. >> no, no. go on. please. >> he's waiting for me to propose. >> no, i'm propose. >> i'm flipping. no, i'm praying she as 29th. i'd she doesn't. as is the 29th. i'd have very uncle. aunt and have to be very uncle. aunt and say and you. say thank you and no thank you. >> said right? latest >> you said that, right? latest migration figures. small boat arrivals down last arrivals were down since last yeah arrivals were down since last year. legal year. but overall legal migration has increased by 20% with 3.4 million visas granted in 2023. can we really afford to house more people? >> no . >> no. >> no. >> it's especially bad in northern ireland, where the migration rate has doubled over the last decade and it's now causing serious tensions within communities . our northern communities. our northern ireland reporter dougie beattie , ireland reporter dougie beattie, has this report at the end of april 2023, ireland's immigration was up by 31% and over a decade, northern ireland's has doubled , with ireland's has doubled, with south belfast being the most diverse . diverse. >> tracy kelly is a dup belfast city councillor who deals with the issues in this area on a daily basis . daily basis. >> over the last few years it's changed dramatically.

>> um, i've grown up in this community and i've seen a massive change, um, especially with to our schools and with regards to our schools and our houses and doctor's appointments, etc. um, communities are really struggling with these issues. and i'd say over the last 3 to 4 years, especially since covid, it's got dramatically worse . it's got dramatically worse. >> many in these housing estates depend on family support , with depend on family support, with up to four generations living within streets of one another. waiting lists for social housing in south belfast is now over 2500. some immigrants that have already been housed in contracted units is over 1000. we have working class communities like sandy row, like the donegall pass , who are the donegall pass, who are blending in with others who are coming to here work and live and mix, but there is also an issue when there's too many people who can't get housed. >> that seems to be the main issue that i deal with when people in their own community who have been born and reared here, away because here, have to move away because there's a lack of housing that causes a wee bit of resentment

and unfortunately, that sometimes resentment is sometimes that resentment is going who have going to people who have migrated here. >> ireland's >> given northern ireland's troubled past, the conversation around immigration was never on the agenda. but when you're deaung the agenda. but when you're dealing with communities that are still struggling with their own history , identity and own history, identity and culture and even global alliances, is it wise to introduce those that are seeking a new way of life with their own culture and traditions , to culture and traditions, to working class and post—conflict areas ? takira makoni rappers areas? takira makoni rappers dance the african community of northern ireland i would presume most 99% of asylum seekers or migrants , um, and refugees migrants, um, and refugees coming to this part of the world would have very little knowledge about the internal battle. >> uh , dynamics in northern >> uh, dynamics in northern ireland. so you find out it's almost like you're thrown in the deep water to have the

cognisance to say here, i need to pick up that. i'm living on a peace line . and, um, these guys peace line. and, um, these guys don't like those guys. and maybe these guys can tolerate me and those ones won't. you don't have anyidea those ones won't. you don't have any idea of that. it'll take you up to ten years to get a real sense of that, because remember , sense of that, because remember, you're focussed on trying to rebuild your life to avoid further tensions. >> shoot government , be looking >> shoot government, be looking at the placement of those refugees and migrants . at the placement of those refugees and migrants. dougie beattie gb news news south belfast fascinating . belfast fascinating. >> yeah, well, it's happening all over the all over the united kingdom, isn't it? >> we're joining the studio now is first minister for is former first minister for northern arlene northern ireland dame arlene foster i mean found foster that we i mean we found that interesting arlene foster that we i mean we found tha'somethingeresting arlene foster that we i mean we found tha' something obviouslylene it's something obviously that you're with. how are familiar with. um, how bad are those tensions? because i'm playing devil's advocate for a minute, you could say , well, minute, you could say, well, that's thing , that people that's a good thing, that people are arriving who don't have that history tension and conflict. history of tension and conflict. does that help to abate some of that residual tension?

>> well, i know this area very well. my mother is from south belfast. um, and unfortunately in her south belfast has a lot of social deprivation and so they're coping with that. um, they're coping with that. um, they're coping with the legacy of the troubles and paramilitarism. and then on top of that, a new community comes in and that new community, as you've heard from councillor kelly, are perceived to be getting priority in relation to housing and relation to gp services and so then resentment builds up . services and so then resentment builds up. um, and that services and so then resentment builds up . um, and that needs to builds up. um, and that needs to be dealt with. i think what the government should be really concentrating on, and i was visiting , um, a centre in visiting, um, a centre in dungannon just last week actually, of trying to bring about inclusion. so that people aren't separate. they're actually working together and they're trying understand they're trying to understand each other's cultures. and you heard african chap there heard the african chap there saying know , people saying that, you know, people come in here, they have no idea about the troubles, have no idea about the troubles, have no idea about lines, have no idea about peace lines, have no idea about peace lines, have no idea about going on. so for about what's going on. so for them understand and for us to them to understand and for us to understand them from the

northern perspective, northern ireland perspective, i think there's a lot of work needs to be done in, in the in southern ireland, ireland. >> talked this >> we've talked about this before. there's been flashpoints. been flashpoints. sure. there's been civil unrest, riots, disturbances . civil unrest, riots, disturbances. has that happened yet in northern ireland? >> no, no it hasn't. >> it's the fear that it could. >> it's the fear that it could. >> well i don't think it will. um, i think people um, because i think people genuinely want on genuinely just want to get on with lives. i think with their lives. but i think what tracy is talking about there, councillor is that there, councillor kelly, is that there, councillor kelly, is that there in there are difficulties in certain communities , communities certain communities, communities that are already socially depnved that are already socially deprived and already struggling are brought up. there's are then brought up. there's another added on to that, another layer added on to that, and government needs to be very much aware of that. can't much aware of that. they can't just oh, just ignore it and say, oh, everything's that's everything's fine. and that's what's dublin. of what's happening in dublin. of course, want to course, government don't want to talk about they don't course, government don't want to talk .toyut they don't course, government don't want to talk .to talk they don't course, government don't want to talk .to talk about they don't course, government don't want to talk .to talk about the hey don't course, government don't want to talk .to talk about the problems. want to talk about the problems. but much but i think it would be much better talked about it better if people talked about it and to find solutions for it. >> it's i it.— >> it's i mean, it's the it. >> it's i mean, it's the problem that's being replicated all over all over the country. we had we didn't we, we discover just a couple of weeks ago, 60,000 homes made available for homes being made available for asylum seekers and illegal

migrants. and there are 1.2 million people on the social housing waiting list. yes, it just doesn't feel right . just doesn't feel right. >> no, it doesn't feel right. and therein lies the tension piece. as i say in northern ireland, of the added piece of paramilitarism and the troubles, which certainly doesn't help . which certainly doesn't help. and i mean, i think the and i mean, i think one of the fears that paramilitaries fears is that the paramilitaries then who come in, then target people who come in, newcomers that come to in belfast and other areas of northern ireland and say, you're not welcome here. and that is, you know, echoes of what happened here. you know, in the 50s and 60s, you know, no blacks , dogs, irish, that sort , no dogs, no irish, that sort of . and you certainly of thing. and you certainly don't want to be going down that line. >> um, can we ask about this >> um, can we ask you about this footballthis saying, good trouble this week saying, good girl . and then apparently, but girl. and then apparently, but apparently this is a northern irish kind of just lingo that is normal and shouldn't be taken as an insult. >> he was the he's the celtic man. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> no, i wouldn't be known to be a big fan of brendan rodgers because a celtic manager. because he's a celtic manager. but , here's reality. but look, here's the reality. when solicitor , i had a when i was a solicitor, i had a client didn't call me by my

client that didn't call me by my name. just called me name. he always just called me good good girl, good girl, good girl, good girl, good girl, good girl, good girl, good girl. and i didn't take offence at it. it was just the lingo . um, offence at it. it was just the lingo. um, and then offence at it. it was just the lingo . um, and then there was lingo. um, and then there was another i remember victims campaigner, very high profile victims campaigner. when i was first minister, used to say how are you, girl? are you keeping well girl yeah. >> and you were first minister at first minister at the >> i was first minister at the time. it's not a sexist time. look it's not a sexist thing. it'sjust way time. look it's not a sexist thing. it's just way people thing. it's just the way people speak. thing. it's just the way people speak . um, depend on the speak. um, um, i depend on the context. it could be seen to be a little bit, you know, condescending. i have to say a male equivalent, though, because that's would say , good lad, >> and they would say, good lad, good lad. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> lad. then >> yeah, yeah. » tad. well. >> a lot of liverpool people, a lot of liverpool people say that. >> good i'm often i've got that. >.guy»od i'm often i've got that. >.guy who i'm often i've got that. >.guy who trains often i've got that. >.guy who trains me.en i've got that. >.guy who trains me. yeah. got that. >.guy who trains me. yeah. and a guy who trains me. yeah. and he lad yeah. and i've he calls me lad. yeah. and i've been lad for 40 something been called lad for 40 something nice called girl nice about being called a girl when years of age. when you're 53 years of age. >> exactly, exactly. when you're 53 years of age. >> very exactly, exactly. when you're 53 years of age. >> very nice.:tly, exactly. when you're 53 years of age. >> very nice. yeah..actly. when you're 53 years of age. >> very nice. yeah. very. when you're 53 years of age. >> very nice. yeah. very nice. we quite like it . we quite like it. >> um, uh, just quickly on the extra security that's being announced for mps, £31 million

being spent, um, in the house of lords. um, there's some very high profile people to. is security good enough, do you think, for members of the upper house? >> well, i wasn't there last wednesday when that awful pressure came upon the house of parliament, but i haven't spoken to just when they put up that outrageous. yeah and i mean, to just when they put up that outréwere 5. yeah and i mean, to just when they put up that outréwere actually.nd i mean, to just when they put up that outréwere actually shouting n, to just when they put up that outréwere actually shouting into they were actually shouting into people's faces as they were trying to get into the house of lords and house of commons. and it was scary, very it was very scary, very intimidating, um, it was very scary, very intimidating , um, particularly intimidating, um, particularly for and particularly for for women and particularly for those from the jewish community. so i do think there's a real need for a review of security and protection, not just for mps, which, of course is important, particularly in their constituencies. and we we've spoken about this. you know, when that dreadful murder of david amess took place, we spoke about it then, but also lords need protection as well because some of them are quite high profile could be targeted profile and could be targeted because walking because they're just walking about the streets. >> and there's lot of >> and so there's a lot of people work there, the staff people who work there, the staff who get caught up in it. >> you been threatened >> have you ever been threatened

and of westminster, and walking out of westminster, or have you ever had people? >> yeah. well, during the brexit debate and i was quite high profile because we were involved in the confidence and supply agreement at that time, i was walking out of parliament one evening quite late with a colleague , and were some colleague, and there were some remain protesters there and they quite intimidatingly walked beside me for quite a distance . beside me for quite a distance. now, thankfully i had a colleague with me number one, and i just kept walking and eventually peeled off. but eventually they peeled off. but late at night on parliament does sit late at night. sometimes people know that and they stay outside and wait about and that can be quite worrying. >> scary . okay, arlene, thank >> scary. okay, arlene, thank you so much. we've got some breaking news to bring you. actually, um, this is it's just, uh, we've just learned that, um , uh, we've just learned that, um, one of the hairy bikers, i believe it is has has died. oh >> that's sad. >> that's sad. >> dave myers , uh, 66 years old, >> dave myers, uh, 66 years old, very young, too young. um, but we will bring you a little more on that when we hear it. that's

just just broken news. um, right . we are moving on. i think it's time for a quick break. after the break, we're going to be looking bit more with looking a little bit more with this, everard, this, uh, sarah everard, uh, inquiry. the poor girl, of course, who was murdered at the hands the police officer. hands of the police officer. what report, uh, what has the report, uh, concluded? going concluded? and we're going to have and carol have sam lister and carol maloney studio as well. maloney in the studio as well. don't anywhere

yeah. very good morning. it's 1021. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner and also in the studio, daily express political editor, making a lot of noise. sam lister making a lot on the side. lot of noise on the side. >> you always say that, >> carol, you always say that, but you more than me. but you make way more than me. >> i'm just. >> but anyway, i'm just. >> but anyway, i'm just. >> want to have little >> do you want to have a little moment out some moment to sort of get out some of frustration and the sort of the frustration and the sort of the frustration and the sort of of prince harry losing? >> want a lot of time to get losing? >> frustrated)t of time to get losing? >> frustrated overtime to get losing? >> frustrated over princey get losing? >> frustrated over prince harry. losing? >> okay. ated over prince harry. losing? >> okay. ate> okay. ate> okay. ate> okay. so he loses therapeutic

, the court battle . , so he loses the court battle. yesterday this was a about a decision made in 2020 where he was his security arrangements changed because he had said he was no longer going to be a working royal. now it was explained to him at the time what that would mean to his security arrangements , he was security arrangements, he was told, however he seems to told, and however he seems to have not understood, that he's not bright and he's spent not very bright and he's spent the years to the last two years trying to overturn now. was told overturn that. now. he was told yesterday by by the ravec had made the decision. this is the body decides who gets the body that decides who gets the special security, he's not special security, that he's not going you know, going to have it. and, you know, i reading the stuff i was reading some of the stuff from his lawyers. what his lawyer said he got a threat from al—qaeda. well, i'd like to see that threat. i'd like to know if there's any intelligence, data on that threat. and in fact, i've said that. and i know there isn't. there was, if isn't. so. so if there was, if there a real threat to him, there was a real threat to him, i would say fine. but if harry or family have a target on or his family have a target on their back al—qaeda, which their back from al—qaeda, which i for a second, their back from al—qaeda, which i put for a second, their back from al—qaeda, which i put it for a second, their back from al—qaeda, which i put it there?r a second, their back from al—qaeda, which i put it there? he second, their back from al—qaeda, which i put it there? he did.nd, their back from al—qaeda, which i put it there? he did. he did who put it there? he did. he did by bragging spare he by bragging in spare when he wrote killed 25 wrote that he'd killed 25 taliban and everything

taliban soldiers and everything that he's written is down. so if he does have a target on his back, it's down to him. you back, it's down to him. but, you know, he, um, know, he was saying that he, um, you he didn't special know, he was saying that he, um, yo preference didn't special know, he was saying that he, um, yo preference treatment. special know, he was saying that he, um, yo preference treatment. he ecial or preference treatment. he absolutely does . he's that's absolutely does. he's that's exactly what he's asking for. he's a non—working royal who wants the privileges of a working royal. and it's exactly what the queen said to him. remember when she was alive ? she remember when she was alive? she said you can't have said she said, you can't have one foot in and one foot out. you're either you're either working not. working royal or you're not. and if live the if you're not, live with the consequence is , god forbid, if consequence is, god forbid, if anything happen to him. consequence is, god forbid, if anyhing happen to him. consequence is, god forbid, if any! don't happen to him. consequence is, god forbid, if any! don't thinkypen to him. consequence is, god forbid, if any! don't think there) him. consequence is, god forbid, if any! don't think there would be >> i don't think there would be many well, many people saying, well, you asked this because it was in asked for this because it was in asked for this because it was in a book. sam. yeah that would be there to pay, there would be hell to pay, wouldn't they? there would be hell to pay, wotwouldn'ty? there would be hell to pay, wotwouldn't they? think, >> wouldn't they? and i think, um, slightly um, i've always been slightly charitable to harry more charity, more charitable than carol. why, yeah, i just, i, i know it's not a fashionable view on this panel or indeed in fleet street or actually indeed in the country, but i do feel a bit actually, you know, i do understand this is a man who, as a child lost his mother also had

lots of people say not in the same way. and so i can actually sympathise with him being paranoid about security . i think paranoid about security. i think thatis paranoid about security. i think that is legitimate to remind people why she died in that tunnel. >> pat. sam nothing to do with not having a protection officer. she protection in she had a protection officer in the true. who survived? >> yeah, and she had a drunk driver and she had a drunk driver's driver and she had a drunk dri\was filled and car >> was filled with. and the car wasn't the wasn't terribly safe. the protection the front protection was in the front seat, i can see how that seat, but i can see how that would make you paranoid about your security, your wife, security in the security of your sam. >> he's a very, very rich man. >> but that is a very fair point, actually. yeah >> you can have his own protection. yeah. they'll be >> you can have his own protectbecause|. they'll be >> you can have his own protectbecause everybody'sl be >> you can have his own protectbecause everybody's armed armed because everybody's armed in . i mean, children in america. i mean, children are armed but he armed in america. but when he came see his father came here to see his father telling us all in he was telling us all in advance he was coming, everybody knew that's coming, so everybody knew that's part the problem. part of the problem. >> he >> told everybody. he tells everyone the full panoply everyone he had the full panoply of security . of royal security. >> now, he didn't need to. they didn't need to provide that because an official because it wasn't an official royal visit. he going to his royal visit. he was going to his dad. he could have gone privately, he, privately, couldn't he, to sandringham , gone in a no sandringham, gone in a side no one would have. >> no one have known

>> even no one would have known he was here. >> he was here. » ma he was here. >> he wants >> once gone. yeah. he wants armed it armed protection because it makes him important. makes him feel important. >> is, the >> yes, but the thing is, the metropolitan are not guns metropolitan police are not guns for is point . for hire. this is the point. these trained men and these are highly trained men and women, and they're not guns for hire. they have their hire. and they have their services to be allocated to services have to be allocated to the prime minister. has his services allocated by them. but this is this is a guy who, you know, a there know, there was a there was a paper out morning who paper came out this morning who said was told he'd said when he was told he'd been refused back in 2020, refused security back in 2020, he i demand to know the he said i demand to know the names of the people who. well, what's he going to do? put them in the tower? he knew this was the deal and yet what was he going do, terrorise them ? going to do, terrorise them? harass he can't name and harass them? he can't name and shame cannot take the shame them. he cannot take the word no. he pretends. remember that phrase? he said , i want to that phrase? he said, i want to be an ordinary person. don't call me the prince. call me harry. no, he wants to be called harry. no, he wants to be called harry when it suits him, but he wants be treated like a wants to be treated like a prince the rest. wants to be treated like a prirand the rest. wants to be treated like a prirand i the rest. wants to be treated like a prirand i thinkast. wants to be treated like a prirand i think that is >> and i think that is completely fair. but i do think , completely fair. but i do think, um, you you you have to um, you know, you you have to have bit sympathy. have a little bit of sympathy. surely all just

surely not none. not all just mean you both honestly don't know fear of anyone drowning in the milk of human kindness on this motorway . ah, i this side of the motorway. ah, i will i will say my. one of will say i will say my. one of my esteemed lobby colleagues did joke yesterday actually joke yesterday that actually commiserations to prince harry, who'd been the only person who's ever challenge ever lost a legal challenge against , which against the home office, which i think probably is a is so useless . useless. >> it's so useless. >> he's absolutely useless . >> he's absolutely useless. >> he's absolutely useless. >> the purpose are we completely i >> -- >> we have to remember prince william lost his mom, too, in those horrific circumstances. and has not turned out to be the same kind of man as his brother has. his brother was consumed with bitterness and bile and hatred, and he's got this lovely wife, get on with your life. >> yeah, well, lovely to him. not to me. >> well, no, no, i'm being ironic here. >> no. no, i don't think i'd >> no. oh, no, i don't think i'd be on her list. christmas cardless. right. cardless. um, right. >> we about this >> should we talk about this west play? oh, god. west end play? oh, god. >> this a >> get to this. so this is a play >> get to this. so this is a play called slay eve. play, sam, starring kit harington. i don't know who kit harington is. >> game of thrones, game of

thrones, game of thrones . thrones, very game of thrones. >> and the playwright has >> yeah. and the playwright has said two nights this said that for two nights this will have a black only audience , will have a black only audience, because it is necessary to radically invite them in with initiatives that say you're ianed initiatives that say you're invited , specifically you, invited, specifically you, because not enough people of colour go to the theatre. >> this is about apparently removing the white gaze. so so to make people who are gays, gay, gays ' to make people who are gays, gay, gays , not gay, not not gays gay, gays, not gay, not not gays , gays . do you gay, gays, not gay, not not gays , gays. do you want? that gay, gays, not gay, not not gays , gays . do you want ? that play , gays. do you want? that play under any circumstances anyway? >> you know not ever. not ever gay 9 9 a z >> you know not ever. not ever gay g g a z e c clear. >> just be clear. >> just be clear. >> i don't know where to go now. andre >> the point being that that it can be uncomfortable for black people to be in what is traditionally a very white area, which is the west end, very expensive . a lot of people with expensive. a lot of people with socioeconomic can't afford to go i >> -- >> there's a lot of white people

can't afford to go to the theatre either. >> let me. but the culture. >> let me. but the culture. >> the former culture minister ed vaizey this morning, he he is a conservative peer. said a conservative peer. he said that he supports this that actually he supports this because culture because when he was culture minister, he went see a play minister, he went to see a play that um, that starred lenny henry. um, and he noticed that actually a lot of the audience was made up of black people , which stuck out lot of the audience was made up of him k people , which stuck out lot of the audience was made up of him because , which stuck out lot of the audience was made up of him because asvhich stuck out lot of the audience was made up of him because as aich stuck out lot of the audience was made up of him because as a regulark out to him because as a regular theatre goer, yeah, he normally theatre goer, yeah, he normally the audience is predominantly white. and so he spoke to lenny henry afterwards and decided to do something about it, uh, increasing number of black increasing the number of black people who go to theatres. but how can you do that? and so he thinks this is a good idea, thinks that this is a good idea, that actually increase the that you actually increase the but but but no, but i would say that actually i do understand that actually i do understand that actually i do understand that actually if you want to, to make audiences more diverse, you do have to do something about that, but actually lower the pnces. that, but actually lower the prices . aggregation. this is prices. aggregation. this is this feels to me like going back to your party. yeah, exactly. and surely this is not the way to solve it. >> this is discrimination, pure and simple. >> not sure if this is >> i'm not even sure if this is legal . there couple of mps

legal. there was a couple of mps in papers today saying, is in the papers today saying, is this even legal? you know this even legal? but you know why? be if was >> it wouldn't be if it was if they can you imagine whites? >> you imagine if a white >> can you imagine if a white theatre , theatre only theatre, if a theatre said only white people ? white people? >> i see the >> for two nights i see the show, the play be closed down. >> the lord chancellor, you know, the culture secretary would be involved. >> questions in the house of commons be commons would white people be inclined and see this play? >> i wouldn't, after this >> i wouldn't, not after this principle. i wouldn't no, i think people will now think a lot of people will now boycott principle. boycott it on principle. >> a lot people feel >> i think a lot of people feel very because if very angry about this because if it it would be it was reversed, it would be an absolute injustice . yeah, absolute unholy injustice. yeah, yeah. and so i think people do feel very passionate about it, condemning it. >> sadiq khan the >> sadiq khan would be the first. mayor of london would first. the mayor of london would be first. be the first. >> be the first. » m be the first. >> he wouldn't be the only one. >> he wouldn't be the only one. >> happening >> shouldn't be happening in a west pierce. west end because it's pierce. >> wrong thing to do. >> it's a wrong thing to do. yeah. whichever colour you are, the wrong thing. this the wrong thing. but this playwright know, playwright says, you know, he actually very excited actually says he's very excited by banning white people by this. by banning white people from the theatre. he says that black people don't get to go to the theatre. been told the theatre. they've been told they no they they don't belong. no they haven't. . no one haven't. well, exactly. no one told that. the bottom line

told them that. the bottom line is theatre prohibitive is the theatre is prohibitive for black and white. for people black and white. unless you're on a certain salary. >> that is a very true, very true. >> but white working class people, what did you say you went to cirque du soleil ? went to see cirque du soleil? >> my godchildren and their mum and was there was four us and it was there was four of us and it was there was four of us and 500. and it cost 500. >> that's outrageous. >> i mean, that's outrageous. >> i mean, that's outrageous. >> the phrase they weren't >> wow. the phrase they weren't the best the house. the best seats in the house. >> genuinely trying to open the best seats in the house. >> g> g> g> g> what, you don't feel safe in a in a theatre? >> who's going to not make them feel middle class feel like middle class aggression ? aggression? >> the renowned for it being stabbed to death. >> third row group of people with waitrose cards. yes. >> tubs of posh ice cream. >> yeah. tubs of posh ice cream. >> yeah. tubs of posh ice cream. >> you don't go in the gods >> you know don't go in the gods in you over and break in case you fall over and break your neck. >> w- w— >> is that what they're saying?

that is ridiculous. >> demonising white >> this is demonising white people. this is saying white people. this is saying white people aggressive to black people are aggressive to black people are aggressive to black people and that's, you know , in people and that's, you know, in this country. i mean, i know there are, you you know, there are, you know, you know, i know that we're not always as good we could be, but good as we could be, but generally a gut in this generally we bust a gut in this country in terms of equality, in terms of black and white, to be tolerant. we try really hard with more than most other countries and the that countries and the idea that white are going to be white people are going to be aggressive to people in a west end theatre is beyond, i suppose, what he's done. end theatre is beyond, i supof;e, what he's done. end theatre is beyond, i supof course, he's done. end theatre is beyond, i supof course, he's. done. end theatre is beyond, i supof course, he's gotie. end theatre is beyond, i supof course, he's got huge >> of course, he's got huge pubuchy. >> of course, he's got huge publicity . yeah. >> of course, he's got huge putiicity . yeah. >> of course, he's got huge putiicity . ers, he has great >> i mean, yes, he has great publicity, free publicity. >> about it . >> everyone's talking about it. would everybody talking about would everybody be talking about this play otherwise? i don't think maybe it is a think so. but maybe it is a marketing ploy. >> harington could have said >> kit harington could have said who is a very big house, big name. a big draw. ain't name. he's a big draw. i ain't doing i would imagine he >> yeah, i would imagine he probably feels replace the white members cast. members of the cast. >> i mean, mean, no , no, no >> i mean, i mean, no, no, no they won't. >> and very white. >> and he's very white. >> and he's very white. >> kit harington well is he. yeah yeah he's white. yeah yeah yeah. he's very white. yes. yeah >> i presumed was an all >> i presumed it was an all black car. >> no no no no no no no no no >> n0 [10 [10 [10 [10 [10 [10 [10 ho rm—

>> no no no no no no no no no i'm going to. i'm just going to. yeah. >> is tie yourself >> the thing is you tie yourself in to try and, >> the thing is you tie yourself in meet to try and, >> the thing is you tie yourself in meet some to try and, >> the thing is you tie yourself in meet some kind'o try and, >> the thing is you tie yourself in meet some kind of ry and, >> the thing is you tie yourself in meet some kind of new,d, >> the thing is you tie yourself in meet some kind of new, um, uh, meet some kind of new, um, set of sensibilities and actually , surely the is actually, surely the theatre is actually, surely the theatre is a experience. you a shared experience. and if you are to the theatre are going to go to the theatre and it is a middle and actually, it is a middle class experience on the whole. yeah. know, you want yeah. um, you know, if you want to the theatre, you to open up the theatre, you should trying should be looking at trying to make cheaper and all make tickets cheaper and all that stuff increase that kind of stuff to increase participation . yeah, surely participation. yeah, but surely it's experience we it's a shared experience and we should all be there together. >> just really makes you >> and it just really makes you wonder, like, i think there needs bigger national needs to be a bigger national conversation about what is the end here of end game here in terms of diversity and inclusion, what are what are subsequent governments aiming for? because presumably we are looking for a time, as martin luther king had said, about when it isn't about the colour of your skin, but it is character that the is your character that is the most important aspect of a person, and it feels like we've we it's been that's been reversed. we're going the other way. >> well, martin backwards. >> well, martin backwards. >> backwards >> well martin backwards to those where were those days where hotels were allowed up signs saying allowed to put up signs saying no black people allowed , where no black people allowed, where theatres to say no theatres were allowed to say no black people allowed. that was a hellish regressive time. and

this is a regressive racist step . you know what this theatre director said is actually racist . he's actually he's he's making the assumption that white people are going to upset black people. just by their very presence in this theatre . this theatre. >> and arade dam even think about who's sitting next to me. >> exactly. were those >> no, exactly. why were those noisy people? yes >> cross elbows yeah >> cross elbows out. yeah >> cross elbows out. yeah >> dawn neesom i notice right talking of noisy people, we've got to leave two now. carol >> um, still, $- % still, to come carol >> um, still, to come this >> um, but still, to come this morning, prince harry appeals to the court after they say he the high court after they say he doesn't this extra police the high court after they say he doesn't does his extra police the high court after they say he doesn't does his have police security. does he have any chance that? and chance of winning that? that and much your morning's much more after your morning's news with sophia wenzler . thank you. >> bev, it's 1033. i'm sofia wenzler in the gb newsroom . your wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story. a major report into the rape and murder of sarah everard by former police officer wayne couzens is due to be published shortly . and we can

published shortly. and we can take you now live to the inquiry . the inquiry is, however, independent and my report is a result of just over two years work . work. >> critically, this report contains 16 recommendations which are designed to help prevent a situation where anyone entrusted with the powers of a serving police officer abuses that trust in such a heinous way. again the fragility of pubuc way. again the fragility of public trust and confidence in policing affects us all, including those good police officers doing the right thing every day. it is time for all those with responsibility for policing to do everything they can to improve standards of recruitment , vetting and recruitment, vetting and investigation . when cousins was investigation. when cousins was never fit to be a police officer , police leaders need to be sure that it isn't another . before that it isn't another. before i describe my findings and conclusions, i want to remember sarah everard , whose life was sarah everard, whose life was cut short by the most unimaginable cruelty. i also

want to pay tribute to her loving family, who i've had the great privilege of getting to know over the last few years. i've been profoundly affected by their grief and their grace in their grief and their grace in their suffering. i've also been moved by the courage of those victims who gave evidence to the inquiry of their own experiences. i'm so grateful that they trusted us. i hope we have done them justice and that real change and improvement happens because of this report . happens because of this report. i do not underestimate the strength. speaking to the inquiry required of them . i make inquiry required of them. i make recommendations for improvements that need to be made to ensure that need to be made to ensure that women feel safe when they report to the police. i hope that those writing about are giving an account of this publication. will respect privacy . those victims deserve . privacy. those victims deserve. i am grateful to all those who provided evidence to the inquiry , and for the way organisations have cooperated with inquiry's work . the terms of reference for work. the terms of reference for part one required me to establish the timeline of

cousins career and relevant incidents. this includes investigating the circumstances of his vetting, transfer between police forces and his behaviour towards women. the timeline, together with the rest of the report that has been deliberately drafted to avoid victims of cousins crimes being identified . i've also chosen not identified. i've also chosen not to name individual officers relevant to cousins career, other than the very senior leaders who gave evidence to the inquiry. i did this because i wanted to encourage open and frank testimony from those that gave some very sensitive evidence once. i've also not named individuals who could be criticised for their action or inaction . it is not part of my inaction. it is not part of my role to comment on those specific individuals , but i note specific individuals, but i note that where relevant, there have already been separate misconduct proceedings . my job was to proceedings. my job was to identify the systemic failings or problems that led to cousins being able to commit his horrific crimes as an off duty

police officer . sierra's police officer. sierra's murdered by an off duty police officer shocked the nation. it triggered a surge of discourse about women's safety in public spaces and started a tidal wave of reports on police misconduct , of reports on police misconduct, particularly where officers misuse their powers to commit sexual offences . what is already sexual offences. what is already clear is how much damage cousins has done to the social contract on which policing is based , and on which policing is based, and how significant improvements are required . the evidence seen by required. the evidence seen by the inquiry has shown that failures in recruitment and vetting meant that cousins was able to continue a policing career , which should have been career, which should have been denied to him . failures in denied to him. failures in investigating into allegations of indecent exposure meant opportunities to disrupt cousins offending and bring his policing career to a halt were missed. it is clear that cousins carefully managed the impression he gave people of himself . this has people of himself. this has included. this included the way

he manipulated information on application forms and his troubled finances . it also troubled finances. it also included the way he shared his callous views towards women in only a very small group of like minded people on a social media group . this all enabled him to group. this all enabled him to target vulnerable women while operating in plain sight. as an apparently unremarkable officer . apparently unremarkable officer. however, the fact remains that three separate police forces allowed him the privilege of being a police officer when they could and should have stopped him . wayne couzens is a him. wayne couzens is a predatory sex offender and murderer . predatory sex offender and murderer. the predatory sex offender and murderer . the evidence of predatory sex offender and murderer. the evidence of his alleged offending, his preference for extreme and violent pornography , and his violent pornography, and his unmanaged debts date back nearly 20 years prior to sarah's murder. the report explores this in detail , murder. the report explores this in detail, but i will draw your attention to some of the major red flags and missed opportunities to halt wayne couzens career and bring him to

justice. the inquiry has seen evidence that cousins allegedly committed a very serious sexual assault against a child barely in her teens, before his policing career even started . policing career even started. problems with money also pre—dated his career with the police . cousins had substantial police. cousins had substantial unsecured debt by the time he was arrested for sarah's murder. at the same time , the at the same time, the metropolitan police service were taking action to recover up to £15,000 that had been paid to him in error, and a year long mortgage holiday was about to expire that month. these pressures undoubtedly affected his ability to serve as an authorised firearms officer at that time . i've seen evidence of that time. i've seen evidence of cousins diverse and deviant sexual interests and understand these to be potential drivers for his offending . it is alleged for his offending. it is alleged that in a number of occasions, cousins tried to show friends and colleagues pornography ,

and colleagues pornography, including some of a violent and extreme nature . it is further extreme nature. it is further alleged that on at least two occasions he shared unsolicited photographs of his penis with young women, and that he paid female online retailers to masturbate into clothes and send them to him . since his them to him. since his conviction for sarah's abduction, rape and murder , abduction, rape and murder, cousins has been convicted of further crimes of indecent exposure , one of which he had exposure, one of which he had already been linked to. while a serving police officer . some serving police officer. some further allegations were charged but remain on file . cousins is but remain on file. cousins is also alleged to have possessed indecent images of children. he has not been convicted of this . has not been convicted of this. crucially the report shows how police recruitment and vetting failed to spot red flags about cousins unsuitability . red flags cousins unsuitability. red flags were repeatedly ignored, meaning he was granted the privilege of serving in three separate police forces , including as an forces, including as an authorised firearms officer ,

authorised firearms officer, despite, for example, his history of excessive spending and personal debt . vetting and personal debt. vetting processes also missed other information, including linking cousins to an incident of indecent exposure . cousins indecent exposure. cousins failed at interview in his application for kent police in 2004. he joined kent special constabulary as a volunteer constable in 2006, wearing the same uniform, carrying the same kit and enjoying the same powers, including the power of arrest as a regular police officer. he was able to secure promotion to the grade of section officer, a position of authority comparable to a sergeant in the regular force . sergeant in the regular force. in a further application to join the regular kent police force in 2008, cousins failed to gain vetting clearance . despite that vetting clearance. despite that vetting clearance. despite that vetting failure. cousins was

retained as a volunteer officer when he applied to join the civil nuclear constabulary . the civil nuclear constabulary. the cnc . cousins financial position cnc. cousins financial position was not given proper consideration . according to 2011 consideration. according to 2011 vetting guidance. he should have been refused vetting because he had an isva , an individual had an isva, an individual voluntary arrangement which is for those with debt, wishing to avoid bankruptcy . thames valley avoid bankruptcy. thames valley police, to whom his forced vetting was outsourced, recommended that cousins should not pass force vetting. this recommendation was not followed . recommendation was not followed. the cnc gave inadequate weight to his financial history during the vetting process . in 2013, the vetting process. in 2013, when he was serving as an authorised firearms officer with his cnc , there was an episode his cnc, there was an episode when cousins was reported missing from home. the cnc were not informed of the report , not informed of the report, thereby being denied an opportunity to explore or

revisit his suitability for the office of constable . i make office of constable. i make a recommendation to address this . recommendation to address this. cousins initial vetting when he appued cousins initial vetting when he applied to join the metropolitan police service in 2008, was also flawed. the metropolitan police service did not take into account all of the information that was available to them . the that was available to them. the outcome of the police national database check on cousins was recorded as no trace , when in recorded as no trace, when in fact there were relevant entries . these consisted of a reference to cousins being reported missing from home in 2013, and to his car being linked to an allegation of indecent exposure in 2015. a check of the police national database was then not included in cousins risk assessment , when he applied to assessment, when he applied to be an authorised firearms officer with the metropolitan police service in 2019, an. had

it been cousins association with the allegation of indecent exposure in 2015, in kent would have been revealed , providing a have been revealed, providing a further opportunity to affect his application . the opportunity his application. the opportunity for the met to refuse him clearance on the basis that his name was connected to an allegation of indecent exposure in 2015, was missed yet again . in 2015, was missed yet again. repeated failures in recruitment and vetting meant that cousins could enjoy the powers and privileges that accompany the role of police officer . he went role of police officer. he went on to use his knowledge of police powers to falsely arrest sarah everard , even after sarah everard, even after cousins arrest and a review of his vetting clearance. the metropolitan police service . metropolitan police service. told the inquiry in 2022 that they would still have recruited him if provided with the same information . i found this information. i found this astonishing . i make a number of

astonishing. i make a number of recommendations to improve recruitment and vetting , recruitment and vetting, covering everything from in—person interviews and home visits for new recruits to improvement for information sharing around transfer hours. in addition to the shortcomings in vetting and recruitment , the in vetting and recruitment, the report shows very clearly how police investigations of indecent exposure were poor . indecent exposure were poor. those offences were treated as low level by the investigating officers . decisions to close officers. decisions to close some cases were taken early with minimal investigation. i am calling for a step change in the way police respond to indecent exposure cases. more research is needed to understand the link between this offence and the likely trajectory towards serious contact , likely trajectory towards serious contact, offending, and even without that trajectory , even without that trajectory, victims deserve to have their cases investigated properly. each and every time. attitudes towards experience of those victimised by alleged incidents of exposure are not commensurate

with the harm caused . in 2015, with the harm caused. in 2015, a member of the public telephoned kent police , having just seen kent police, having just seen a man driving a car while indecently exposing himself. this same witness gave the police the make model, colour and registration number of the car. information that was confirmed by automatic number plate recognition cameras operating in the area . in almost operating in the area. in almost no time , checks by the police no time, checks by the police identified cousins as the registered keeper of the car. however, despite having his home address and knowing that he was the only male insured to drive the only male insured to drive the car, kent police closed the case and took no further action. >> straw well , i mean, she's >> straw well, i mean, she's only just started and already it's shocking. i mean, how and she's saying he should never have been a police officer, should never have been a police officer. he's liking violent should never have been a police offic extreme liking violent should never have been a police officextreme pornographylent should never have been a police officextreme pornography in|t should never have been a police officextreme pornography in his and extreme pornography in his history alleged sexual history of alleged sexual offending 20 years,

offending dating back 20 years, unbeuev. unbeliev. >> well, that's dame elish angiolini , who has been charged angiolini, who has been charged with um tasked with conducting this report that she's reading to us there just looks like one mistake after another after another. and what's the vetting procedure failed. he'd been in three police services and none of them. >> i remember he was off duty. he raped, kidnapped her, raped her, murdered her under the false guise of an arrest. but what's really disturbing, she says in her report, without a significant overhaul, there's nothing another nothing to stop. another cousin's plain cousin's operating in plain sight . and he'd exposing sight. and he'd been exposing himself to women and colleagues. knew about his behaviour, his his is, um, diverse and deviant sexual , uh, fantasies. sexual, uh, fantasies. >> she said. extraordinary. um, let's talk to, um, our home security editor, uh, mark white for more on this. mark, we knew it was going to be bad, but she looks like she hasn't left any stone unturned . is there ? stone unturned. is there? >> no shocking stuff. and it's a

catalogue of failures, not just affecting the metropolitan police, where he was , of course, police, where he was, of course, a serving firearms officer within the parliamentary and diplomatic uh, command . and he diplomatic uh, command. and he had also also been recruited by the civil nuclear constabulary, despite clearly indications in his background about, uh, issues with him being in severe debt . with him being in severe debt. and of course, those potential issues around offending as well. and kent police had recruited him initially as a special constable, a volunteer police officer, in 2002. uh, but then about six years later, when he appued about six years later, when he applied to be a full time regular member of that force, where he failed those vetting checks for whatever reason. uh, but that was never passed on to the civil nuclear constabulary . the civil nuclear constabulary. um, he went on then to commit a number of offences which were not properly investigated. but

even before that, uh, dame angelini talks about offending behaviour that dated back to 1995 and included a serious sexual assault on a child barely in her teens at that point, another of a number of other victims , uh, according to dame victims, uh, according to dame angiolini as well, who never came forward but have subsequently being interviewed as part of her investigation. but in terms of these other matters , this offending matters, this offending behaviour that then obviously escalated into the abduction , escalated into the abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard , well, a notable offence was in 2015 when he was involved in a decent exposure while driving a vehicle in dover in kent that was reported by a couple. they give uh, they gave the police, kent police, the registry number of the vehicle and inquired by kent police had established who

wayne couzens was . but according wayne couzens was. but according to dame angiolini , that to dame angiolini, that investigation was half hearted. it was doomed to failure . she it was doomed to failure. she said from the start, not just that one, but the later , uh, that one, but the later, uh, incidents of exposure as well. in november of 2020 and then just a few weeks before the murder of sarah everard , those murder of sarah everard, those are the offending behaviours that she says should be addressed , that police forces addressed, that police forces must in future take the likes of indecent exposure allegations much more seriously and investigate them properly as something that is owed, of course, to the victims. but also could potentially stop this escalating behaviour into more serious crimes. escalating behaviour into more serious crimes . and then there's serious crimes. and then there's the vetting procedure as well. the vetting procedure that appeared to fail at the civil nuclear constabulary and then failed at the metropolia police as well . as well. >> mark, is this a couple of

things come to mind. the manifest failings in the vetting procedure , because this man, as procedure, because this man, as dame angelina says , should never dame angelina says, should never have been a police officer and you do wonder when, for instance, that indecent exposure was complained of in 2015, the police investigation was risible at best. was that perhaps because he was a special, he had a uniform, so they didn't. so they were, if you like, protecting their own is also underway. >> well , yes. who knows what the >> well, yes. who knows what the motivation of the individual officers who investigated that , officers who investigated that, uh, alleged indecent exposure incident back in 2015? was it may well have , uh, been may well have, uh, been a factor. the fact that he was attached to kent police as serving, uh, special constable at that time, and of course, also working for the civil nuclear constabulary , nuclear constabulary, constabulary . nuclear constabulary, constabulary. um, but nuclear constabulary, constabulary . um, but with constabulary. um, but with regard to the vetting procedures, it wasn't just that, uh, a failure at the civil

nuclear constabulary , uh, to nuclear constabulary, uh, to look into his background , but look into his background, but also the metropolitan police . also the metropolitan police. uh, you heard there from dame angeuna uh, you heard there from dame angelina about checks that were made on the police national computer. now this is a database that holds all kinds of relevant information about previous offending behaviour. now, in that police national database on the police national computer, where were those incidents of . where were those incidents of. the 2015 allegation of indecent exposure in dover? um, and of course also uh issue issues about him disappearing, having gone missing. but those uh, incidents, according to the vetting procedure , it said that vetting procedure, it said that nothing was found on the police national computer. so a series of failings . of failings. >> it's extraordinary. >> it's extraordinary. >> there's 16 recommendations in there , mark, she says, which there, mark, she says, which hopefully will make things eafienls hopefully will make things easier. is there one that strikes you in particular that jumps out at you .

jumps out at you. >> two? i think one, that vetting procedures must be much more tighter that they need to deep dive far more into the backgrounds of individuals applying to take on a role as police officers, and also those still in the job when they get revenge bid periods during their police service. and then the other one is on this , uh, sexual other one is on this, uh, sexual offences such as indecent exposure that must be investigated properly. and we understand actually , that the understand actually, that the police service will announce today that they are going to take these incidents of indecent exposure, much more, much more seriously. i'll give you an indication of how lax in a way that their investigations into indecent exposure have been thus far. they are on average, are 10,000 allegations of indecent exposure each year , less than 6% exposure each year, less than 6% of those result in a summons or a charge . a charge.

>> amazing isn't it? >> amazing isn't it? >> i think what i was thank you. mark. mark white there, bringing us a synopsis pretty much what was said. i think what surprised me talks about me is how much she talks about his situation as well, his financial situation as well, how under huge pressure, how much under huge pressure, how much under huge pressure, how debt had and that how much debt he had and that his mortgage bridge was his mortgage bridge break was coming to an end at that particular time when he attacked sarah everard and the implication that the implication being that the police known more implication being that the police his known more implication being that the police his financial known more implication being that the police his financial , nown more implication being that the police his financial , um,1 more about his financial, um, situation. said the situation. and she said the stress that it put him under, and also in very tense and he was also in a very tense unit . unit. >> he was in the diplomatic protection squad looking after royals and senior royals and, and senior politicians, but also discovering that this shocking thing that he alleged attacked a girl barely in her teens, 20 years ago, such a history of sexual abuse and sending unsolicited photographs of his appendage to young women and buying sold women's underwear online. >> if you're if you're thinking, how does this happen? >> how is it possible we're going to talking to former going to be talking to a former detective superintendent at the police the just police at the met in just a moment to find out how might moment to find out how it might have been effectively ignored or covered with britain's covered up with britain's newsroom on gb news. let's go.

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29th of february. >> leap year day. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> so the inquiry into sarah everard's killer has found that the police had multiple chances to stop wayne couzens before he eventually committed his awful crimes . has eventually committed his awful crimes. has this eventually committed his awful crimes . has this eroded our crimes. has this eroded our faith in the police ? faith in the police? >> and the latest immigration figures show that over 100,000 people are still waiting for a decision on an asylum application in the uk , as the application in the uk, as the government really been able to tackle massive backlog. no tackle the massive backlog. no prince harry will appeal the high court's decision to downgrade his security status. >> is he wasting the police time or does he still face serious security threats ? security threats? >> and rishi sunak has summoned police bosses to downing street to urge him to use their powers to urge him to use their powers to crack down protesters to crack down on protesters intimidation losing intimidation or risk losing britain's , what he calls britain's streets, what he calls mob rule .

mob rule. and we're going to talk to a former female police officer. >> but she's still female . but >> but she's still female. but you know what i mean. she's former police officer about the sarah everard report and about what that tells us, because we were sitting there going, how is it possible? how did nobody within the police force alert the necessary authority to get this man taken out of that position? >> there were so many red flags. in fact, he should never, according to the authors report, have been a police officer in the first place. he should never have vetting have got through any vetting procedure. gb views at procedure. amazing gb views at gb news. >> is the email address. let >> com is the email address. let us your how is it us know your thoughts. how is it possible happen in possible that that can happen in the years in this the last 20 years in this country? first though, the very latest wenzler . latest news with sophia wenzler. >> thanks, bev. it's 11:01. latest news with sophia wenzler. >> thanks, bev. it's11:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . i'm sarah everard's newsroom. i'm sarah everard's killer . wayne couzens should killer. wayne couzens should never have been a police officer, according to an inquiry

and chances to stop the sexual predator were repeatedly ignored and missed. the 33 year old was murdered on her way home in clapham in south london, by the serving police officer in march 2021. inquiry chairwoman dame elish angiolini was warned without a radical overhaul of the police practices and culture, there is nothing to stop another cozens operating in plain sight. miss everard's family has welcomed the findings, saying she died because he was a police officer and she would never have got into a stranger's car even after cousin's arrest and a review of his vetting clearance, the metropolitan police service told the inquiry in 2022 that they would still have recruited him if provided with the same information . information. >> i find this astonishing. i make a number of recommendations to improve recruitment and vetting , covering everything vetting, covering everything from in—person interviews and home visits for new recruits to

improvements for information sharing around transfers . improvements for information sharing around transfers. in addition to the shortcomings in vetting and recruitment , the vetting and recruitment, the report shows very clearly how police investigations of indecent exposure were poor rishi sunak has warned that the uk is descending into mob rule as he tells police to use their powers to protect mps from threats. >> this comes after a £31 million security package was announced to provide politicians with dedicated police to liaise with dedicated police to liaise with over safety concerns, concerns are growing about mps being targeted by protesters since the outbreak of the israel—hamas war, the home office says elected representatives will have a dedicated named police contacted , liaise with schools minister damian hinds told gb news it's important to defend democracy . important to defend democracy. >> it's really important to protect our democracy . that's protect our democracy. that's not just members of parliament, of it includes of course, but it includes members of parliament. have members of parliament. we have a representative and representative democracy and it's really important that that can about its business. can go about its business.

individuals their individuals can go about their business. way, their business. and by the way, their staff families staff members and families without fear. so i do think it's right that there is this there is this focus. right that there is this there is this focus . the police is this focus. the police obviously do fantastic work and we are all we are all very grateful to them. and yes, i do welcome that, that focus welcome that, that, that focus that the prime minister has brought to protecting our democracy , our democratic democracy, our democratic process and democratic participation . now the latest participation. now the latest migrant statistics show illegal migration has fallen, but legal migration has fallen, but legal migration is up. >> government figures show small boat arrivals in 2023 have been down 36% since last year, and there were five times higher boat returns for illegal migration in 2023 was one third fewer than in 2022. however there were 3.4 million entry clearance visas granted in 2023. that's 20% higher than the year before . dame esther rantzen is before. dame esther rantzen is campaigning for a fresh debate on a vote for legalising assisted dying in the uk, saying the current law is a mess. she

recently revealed she had joined the dignitas assisted dying clinic in switzerland after she was diagnosed with lung cancer. it follows a report which warned that the government must consider what to do if the law is changed in other parts of the uk, the issue is currently being considered in jersey and the isle man, both of which are isle of man, both of which are british dependencies . some british crown dependencies. some members public expressed members of the public expressed their opinion on the issue . their opinion on the issue. >> i think they're going to be a lot of ramifications this . lot of ramifications from this. i mean, they have it legalised in switzerland , don't they? but in switzerland, don't they? but it's really going to be something that for a long time the class will have the ruling class will have access to because how access to because of how expensive it will be. how feasible will it be for the nhs to able support it? to be able to support it? >> why? in i don't see >> why? in theory, i don't see why shouldn't be legalised why it shouldn't be legalised because everyone has a right to die in the way they want to. >> why should they suffer when they're in agony ? and this could they're in agony? and this could go on this agony could go on for years and i'd is it fair to go on this agony could go on for years and i'd is it fairto make years and i'd is it fair to make people suffer ?

people suffer? >> and the inquest into the death of prince and princess michael of kent, son in law will open tomorrow. buckingham palace announced. thomas kingston, who was married to lady gabriella, died suddenly at an address in the cotswolds on sunday. in a joint statement, she paid tribute to her 45 year old husband, describing his death as a great shock to the whole family . the gloucestershire family. the gloucestershire coroner's court confirmed the inquest will open tomorrow at 2 pm. and hairy bikers star dave myers has died aged 66, less than two years after revealing his cancer diagnosis. speaking his cancer diagnosis. speaking his motorcycling cooking duo partner revealed the news on social media, saying he passed away peacefully at home with his family. he said he can't put into words how he's feeling at the moment, but everyone who loved dave is devastated . and loved dave is devastated. and for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts . now

gb news. com slash alerts. now it's back to andrew and . bev it's back to andrew and. bev >> it's 1106 it's back to andrew and. bev >> it's1106 here it's back to andrew and. bev >> it's 1106 here with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> well, that inquiry report has found that wayne couzens had never officer with never been a police officer with predatory never been a police officer with predat> right. opportunities >> that's right. opportunities to stop him repeatedly to stop him were repeatedly ignored. home secretary james cleverly has said the actions of wayne couzens were not a reflection on the majority of dedicated police officers, but sir sarah everard was failed in more ways than one by the people who were meant to keep her safe. >> join us in the studio now is former police detective former met police detective superintendent chapman superintendent chip chapman chowdhury, friend chowdhury, who's a great friend of you were of this programme. you, you were in the police for many years. can you believe half of what you've read about in this report about the missed opportunities and the conclusions she's made? the author of the report . but the author of the report. but she's never been a copper in the

first place. >> you know, i want to say that i'm not shocked, but i am devastated . shocked. it's so devastated. shocked. it's so horrific reading to think that this behaviours, these red flags, the failing of the vetting processes date back more than 20 years and the level of this individual's behaviour is absolutely shocking to the core. i am so sad for the women and the girls and i'm so heartbroken for sorry. um the family of sarah everard going to be terrible for them to read this because it shouldn't have happened. >> he should never have been in that position. she only got into that position. she only got into that car because he was a plainclothes copper. yeah >> and also, let's not forget that been that he'd already been not necessarily as a suspect, necessarily named as a suspect, but he'd been involved in indecent exposures . he's indecent exposures. he's registration number of his vehicle had been given to the police officers . and i think, as police officers. and i think, as you say, thousands dedicated , you say, thousands of dedicated, hard police officers. hard working police officers. but fortunately, there's but unrwa fortunately, there's a culture within policing where this kind of misogyny is so

embedded that it's going to be really difficult for some arthur rowley to untangle it, talking about good officers, but you're also a rotten also talking about a rotten barrel of officers here. >> you clearly getting quite emotional, and i'm talking about this. um, why is that? just explain to us, as a police officer why it's so upsetting . officer why it's so upsetting. >> look, when you join the police service , you you joined police service, you you joined to to and serve, and you to protect to and serve, and you want to give support to everybody particularly vulnerable police vulnerable people. as a police officer , you have a badge. and officer, you have a badge. and that's a powerful , um, you know, that's a powerful, um, you know, a powerful badge, really. and that your job is to go out there and protect these women. i am so gutted that sarah everard were fell into the hands of this predatory , violent, vile predatory, violent, vile individual. and now the police have got to clear up this mess in terms of how they move forward and particularly around their vetting, their training and their their systems and their processes. >> and of course, he flashed his badge that's why she got badge at her. that's why she got in police badge in the car. that police badge

that you were so that you're so you were so proud to and will will all police to have and will will all police officers feel it as personally as you do? >> i think so i would not deny for a second that there will be police officers that will be reading this, will be reading this, that will be horrified, be horrified, but they'll also be those that need those police officers that need to now to check themselves to check now to check themselves . when you display such . because when you display such serious red behaviours, serious red flag behaviours, remember showed pornographic, remember he showed pornographic, um , images to his colleagues and um, images to his colleagues and that kind of behaviour are all the kind of red flags that make you realise that there's something not right with this officer. we need to address this. so what happens? >> to understand. >> just help us to understand. you around a cup of you sat around having a cup of tea cases and in tea between cases and maybe in the office, and he comes in and he goes, at this video. and he goes, look at this video. and he's it other police he's shown it to other police officers. why are they not alert to that? the fact that that could be a red flag. what's going on psychologically for those police officers, do you think? well, there will be those officers work the kind of officers who work in the kind of departments in. departments that he worked in. >> he worked alongside not necessarily alongside him, but he the same department

he worked in the same department as so these as david carrick. okay. so these kind behaviours were norm kind of behaviours were the norm . he'd walk there, there . he'd walk in there, there might officers, there might be other officers, there might be other officers, there might there might be female officers, there might be female officers, there might officers there might be male officers there feel incredibly uncomfortable people challenge people that want to challenge it. got someone it. but when you've got someone that's got that level of service it. but when you've got someone tithat got that level of service it. but when you've got someone tithat got toft level of service it. but when you've got someone tithat got tof kudos of service it. but when you've got someone tithat got tof kudos withinyice it. but when you've got someone tithat got tof kudos within an , that kind of kudos within an is, he's a part of the diplomatic protection squad looking after ministers and royals. >> exactly. >> exactly. >> armed have like four >> armed and they have like four hours on, four hours off. they have significant of time have significant amount of time just sitting there going through their through their phones, going through their phones, going through their , doing whatever their laptops, doing whatever it is do. and you is that they want to do. and you get a culture where you feel comfortable within company comfortable within the company that you're in and there's a saying, there? no, your saying, isn't there? no, your audience. and he knew his audience, and either were audience, and either some were too challenge they audience, and either some were too let challenge they audience, and either some were too let him challenge they audience, and either some were too let him getallenge they audience, and either some were too let him get onenge they audience, and either some were too let him get on with they audience, and either some were too let him get on with it they audience, and either some were too let him get on with it asay just let him get on with it as they did. >> it's quite clear from the report that incidents of indecent exposure are not taken seriously by the police because , seriously by the police because, as mark, mark, our report , home as mark, mark, our report, home security had said, if there was 12,000 cases last year, only about 10% were actually investigated . there was again investigated. there was again

and again this man was indecent, exposing himself and it wasn't taken seriously. clearly. >> well, let me just give you an example. in the last week, i think it was there's an organisation. i think it might have want organisation. i think it might ha get want organisation. i think it might ha get it want organisation. i think it might ha get it wrong, want organisation. i think it might ha get it wrong, but want organisation. i think it might ha get it wrong, but a want organisation. i think it might ha get it wrong, but a policeint to get it wrong, but a police officer he officer exposed himself when he was with a bunch was on a night out with a bunch of and the panel of colleagues and the panel in that investigation gave him a final written warning, and they record it on there. it's a minor crime. so that goes to show you that even post what's gone on with wayne couzens the fact is thatis with wayne couzens the fact is that is still not being taken seriously. amazing >> let's just see what mark rowley has said. he's a metropolitan police commissioner. in just a moment, the most senior police officer in country he says that the in the country. he says that the angelini report was was an urgent action for all urgent call for action for all of us in policing and the service go further and service must go further and faster to gain back the trust of the public in the wake of cousins's crimes. does that statement go far enough for you? what would what else would you like to him possibly to have said? well look, sir, mark is doing his to best root out the

rotten apples within the policing. >> i've never seen so many people being either sacked, charged and convicted of serious , serious sexual crimes , but he , serious sexual crimes, but he just can't arrest his way out of a situation. this isn't just about going out and arresting those officers. there are good officers within policing. but he has a culture that is well has got a culture that is well and truly embedded within the framework of policing that he now has got to change. you cannot officers that cannot have officers that display those type of behaviours continuing to operate without being challenged, and you cannot have vetting processes that have the vetting processes that are officers don't even meet the for the supervisors, everything is done online. so that has got to be some urgent reform around that as well. >> how do the police, how do the police get the confidence back? how were young women ever how is it were young women ever trust she got into trust the police? she got into that because he a copper i >> -- >> well, the met police are stealing special the stealing special measures at the moment. very , moment. they've got a very, very, to go. they very, very long way to go. they need work with many, many need to work with many, many groups there. they to groups out there. they need to show that, demonstrate some of the are doing. the stuff that they are doing.

to terms of rooting to be fair, in terms of rooting out these rotten apples, they've got change their vetting got to change their vetting processes . rome wasn't built in processes. rome wasn't built in a if sir mark thinks a day. and if sir mark thinks that within the next year or two that within the next year or two that he's to restore trust that he's going to restore trust and think he's got that he's going to restore trust a|long, think he's got that he's going to restore trust a|long, long think he's got that he's going to restore trust a|long, long way think he's got that he's going to restore trust a|long, long way to ink he's got that he's going to restore trust a|long, long way to go. he's got a long, long way to go. >> just to that point a long, long way to go. >> _made to that point a long, long way to go. >> _made then to that point a long, long way to go. >> _made then aboutat point a long, long way to go. >> _made then about the oint a long, long way to go. >> _made then about the fact you made then about the fact that vetting procedure is that the vetting procedure is now done on zoom and that when did why hasn't now done on zoom and that when did changed? why hasn't that changed? >> question of >> well, it's not a question of just zoom. it's done just done on zoom. it's done online. means you answer just done on zoom. it's done 0|significant means you answer just done on zoom. it's done 0|significant loadeans you answer just done on zoom. it's done 0|significant load ofts you answer just done on zoom. it's done 0|significant load of questionswer a significant load of questions online. so if said to you, um, online. so if i said to you, um, have affiliation to have you got any affiliation to any sort of neo—nazi groups or do you often watch pornography and you say, no, they'll take that on face value. that's the vetting process. that's the vetting process. that's the vetting process. >> that's not a vetting process. >> that's not a vetting process. >> and the problem is the met. i've to go to back to i've got to go to the back to the old style of policing in terms of vetting. that means going knocking doors, going round, knocking on doors, speaking , getting speaking to neighbours, getting a and a better review and understanding of the individual that they're going through. this this here, former this officer here, this former murderer, police officer here, um, had debts.

murderer, police officer here, um, had debts . yeah. that's um, had debts. yeah. that's a red flag in itself . red flag in itself. >> but when did that stop? when did we stop knocking on doors and talking to the potential applicants and make it a tick box? exercise >> well, i think the processes have changed a long time ago. but when we had covid, um , it but when we had covid, um, it was very good way then just was a very good way to then just get online. and get everything done online. and i think the didn't go back i think the met didn't go back to some of the old processes. now they've they've now what they've got is they've got a pot of officers who have not been vetted in the last few years properly, who now years properly, who are now sitting policing , who are sitting in policing, who are being out and churned being churned out and churned out big problem out. but the big, big problem that the met has got are the people like david carrick and wayne couzens, who already people like david carrick and wayrandyuzens, who already people like david carrick and wayrand truly ;, who already people like david carrick and wayrand truly embedded already people like david carrick and wayrand truly embedded inaady well and truly embedded in policing, operate within policing, have operate within that kind of culture, hide in plain sight, and they're the ones that he needs to root out. >> is there an issue as well, sharon? because of course, we know disastrous decisions . when know disastrous decisions. when she secretary from she was home secretary from david prime minister david cameron's prime minister to rid 20,000 to get rid of 20,000 metropolitan officers, metropolitan police officers, i can't believe can't still can't believe a conservative government did that, they they're now that, but they did. they're now restored. those numbers restored. most of those numbers back, if not of them. do you

back, if not all of them. do you think were corners think they were cutting corners in get the 20,000 in the rush to get the 20,000 back? huge cutbacks meant back? well, huge cutbacks meant less police officers. >> it meant less police staff. it meant less, uh, opportunities to vet people properly. yeah. there was a whole range of things literally it things that they literally it wasn't that they necessarily cut corners , they just changed their corners, they just changed their processes, meant that they processes, which meant that they could yes. could cut corners. yes. ethically yeah. and then just carry through process. carry on through the process. and a mess that and now this is a mess that the policing sorry, policing is in. and sorry, i'd just to yeah may policing is in. and sorry, i'd just increased yeah may policing is in. and sorry, i'd just increased police may policing is in. and sorry, i'd just increased police officer! have increased police officer numbers by 20,000. you've only uplifted back to the original numbers. we know that sir mark rowley and the met police are in a critical crisis because they can't get people to recruit into policing . they've had six policing. they've had six applications for the firearms command because some of the issues that they've got facing them. >> of course. yeah >> of course. yeah >> why would you if you think you're going to be prosecuted for doing your job and this and this problem, that this is also a problem, is that policing an policing doesn't look like an appealing to school appealing career to school leavers it ? leavers now does it? >> it looks like hard work . it

>> it looks like hard work. it looks like you'd be out in all weathers gets a bad weathers and it gets such a bad press that maybe there's a younger generation coming through who just won't want to be police officers. >> look, i've got >> absolutely. look, i've got three in police, three nephews in the police, so i had started last week i had one that started last week on so, you know, on foot patrol. so, you know, he's and, he's very young and, um, hopefully he will be part of the change that needs seen change that needs to be seen within even now, as within policing, even now, as i sit here, i don't want to say to people, policing people, don't join policing because i want them join because i want them to join policing. think it's crucial because i want them to join poli(they think it's crucial because i want them to join poli(they get nk it's crucial because i want them to join poli(they get more; crucial because i want them to join poli(they get more peoplel because i want them to join poli(they get more people within that they get more people within policing, but they get the right people they it people. they do it appropriately, do it so appropriately, they do it so that ethical and that that it's ethical and that they're not. then churning out officers are dirty, rotten officers who are dirty, rotten apples. yeah absolutely. >> um , right. i think we are >> um, right. i think we are moving on for now. >> um, thank you so much. thank you for coming in and great to see you. >> yeah. and we'll continue to update this report because update with this report because it shocker. yeah it is a complete shocker. yeah there was just so many opportunities and the central thing he should never have been a police officer first place. >> let us know your thoughts this gb this morning gb views at gb news. com still to though, news. com still to come though, our will with

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gb news. >> 1121 you're with britain's newsroom on gb news, with andrew pearson bev turner. they're back here. sam here. the panel sam lister, daily political editor, daily express political editor, and malone the journalist and carole malone the journalist and carole malone the journalist and broadcaster . and broadcaster. >> you nearly forgot me. >> you nearly forgot me. >> you nearly forgot me. >> you nearly forgot my name. >> you nearly forgot my name. >> i see what >> there i see what you stuttering over too long. >> how let's ask >> that's how long. let's ask you, all, to react to you, first of all, to react to these absolutely shocking revelations that are coming out of the vault. sam, you're a young uvein of the vault. sam, you're a young live in london. young woman. you live in london. i just think, obviously the family have been , um. family have been, um. >> they've not. they've not been very public since obviously, sarah's death , and you can sarah's death, and you can completely understand that. but

they have issued a statement and they have issued a statement and they did say, um, it is only because this man was a policeman in his officer's uniform that sarah would have ever got into a car with him. and that that is the crux of it, isn't it? i think actually lockdown as an excuse, didn't it? >> yeah. >> em— e shouldn't be out on >> yeah. >> street shouldn't be out on >> yeah. >> street andiouldn't be out on >> yeah. >> street and it'sdn't be out on >> yeah. >> street and it's just be out on >> yeah. >> street and it's just its out on the street and it's just it chills me to the bone as it, as it must do anybody. >> because actually if you cannot uh, who cannot trust the police, uh, who cannot trust the police, uh, who can you trust? and i think i'm always a great defender of the police. they have terrible police. they have a terrible job. very hard. job. it's very, very hard. especially an especially nowadays. they do an awful social work as well awful lot of social work as well as it's incredibly as policing. it's incredibly difficult, incredibly high pressured . we've so many pressured. but we've had so many difficult cases. tragic horrible murders like this that do it does reflect on everybody in the police service . and i feel sorry police service. and i feel sorry for all those other officers as well who whose reputation is now, um, dragged down because of this man. and i just feel really, really sorry for the family, actually. i mean , they family, actually. i mean, they have quite they've issued have been quite they've issued this think that's this statement. i think that's the i've heard from them, the first i've heard from them, um, it initially happened .

um, since it initially happened. and just must be horrendous. and it just must be horrendous. i think we all just feel great compassion for them. >> millom . >> millom. >> millom. >> you know , this report says he >> you know, this report says he should never have been a police officer. did we really need a long, drawn out report to tell us that we didn't? you know, he's been committing offences in plain sight of other officers since 1995. and i just think it's shocking for , as sam says, it's shocking for, as sam says, for the parents to now know all of this, that he's doing this for long. but you just had for this long. but you just had shabnom in there talking about, you know , there lots of you know, there are lots of other officers who will other police officers who will now check themselves. now have to check themselves. and will they and yes, they will because they let happen . yeah. he would let this happen. yeah. he would have stopped a long time have been stopped a long time ago. sarah everard would have still been alive if those coppers saw him doing what coppers who saw him doing what he did, exposing himself, looking videos , if looking at vile videos, if someone had reported him and that culture still that kind of culture still exists within the police force . exists within the police force. wayne couzens being jailed has not changed that. it still exists and i just think the police have got to get tougher on this. they really have, you

know, and i'm really disappointed mark rowley as, disappointed in mark rowley as, as, as a police in general as, as a police chief in general . going to get . i thought he was going to get really and yes, we know really tough. and yes, we know now a couple police now that a couple of police officers prosecuted officers are being prosecuted every week, it's not enough. it's, it's endemic in it's, you know, it's endemic in in the force itself . so today in the force itself. so today it's a terrible day for the family. um, you know, i know now that i if a copper ever says to me, get into my car, i never will know. and they'd have to arrest times. that arrest me 14 times. yeah. that i'm not getting into a car with the cop. and i know that's not fair on the good coppers, but i just because of just won't do it now because of wayne. >> remember at the time, the >> remember at the time, at the time advice, a if time of the advice, if it's a if a concerned, the advice a woman is concerned, the advice was when the police flag a bus. >> yeah, bus what is a >> yeah, a bus stand. what is a bus going to yeah. bus driver going to stop. yeah. >> going run you >> no he's not going to run you oven >> no he's not going to run you over. yeah i mean yes, that's how desperate in this how desperate it is in this country ours. how desperate it is in this couthat's ours. how desperate it is in this couthat's what we've come >> that's what we've come to. well, baffled well, the bit i'm still baffled by how many times people that by is how many times people that he worked with must have been aware that he was a wrong'un , aware that he was a wrong'un, and he had nicknames suggesting that, i mean, his nicknames. >> obviously this like deficit of accountability .

of accountability. >> that seems to be the phrase of 2024. why why was it the fact that the police that in a bit like the army, you need to rely on each other, you need to be loyal to each other. you need to know go and risk know that you might go and risk your together, and your lives together, and therefore you don't expose people's predilection , as maybe people's predilection, as maybe they would violently showing violent porn repeatedly flashing. >> and clearly the police have not taken flashing seriously and yet there was a clear sign this was a sexual predator, you know. >> yeah. and bev talks about, you know, this this bond that partners with each partners cops have with each other. and that's all very well , other. and that's all very well, but they're perverts but not when they're perverts and predators and would be killers and would be sex perverts . not when they're like perverts. not when they're like that, you know , a cop has to that, you know, a cop has to have well being in a, have as well as being in a, having to his partner. having a loyalty to his partner. he's to a sense of he's got to have a sense of what's and wrong if he what's right and wrong and if he doesn't shouldn't doesn't have that, he shouldn't be force, be in the police force, shouldn't be in human shouldn't be in the human race, frankly. but you know, he shouldn't police shouldn't be in the police force. say, time force. and as you say, time after time , he got after time after time, he got away with stuff that's got to change. and don't how away with stuff that's got to cha going nd don't how away with stuff that's got to cha going nd dorknow, how

away with stuff that's got to cha going nd dorknow, root w it's going to, you know, root and reform . we keep and branch reform. we keep heanng and branch reform. we keep hearing but is hearing that phrase. but how is it going and when is it going to happen and when is it going to happen and when is it this report? it going to this report? you know, it this know, the truth of it is this report make report isn't going to make a damn bit of difference because it doesn't tell us anything. we didn't you didn't know. of course, you should never be in the police force. that multiple force. we know that multiple offences we knew that already. so going to change? yeah. offences we knew that already. so that'sgoing to change? yeah. offences we knew that already. so that's what to change? yeah. offences we knew that already. so that's what the :hange? yeah. offences we knew that already. so that's what the family’ yeah. and that's what the family procedure, was procedure, what sharon was telling vetting telling us about the vetting procedure astonishing that procedure is astonishing that it's online credible. it's an online form, credible. >> say what you like and you >> um, say what you like and you just just fill it in. >> but there must more to it >> but there must be more to it than that. >> how did they not know he had financial or financial problems? >> this a big >> i think this is this is a big thing, and actually, thing, isn't it? and actually, i think is think part of the problem is that obviously lot of that we saw obviously a lot of experienced being experienced officers, um, being basically kind of pensioned off when, uh, theresa may. yeah when we, when we obviously were going through the kind of austerity years and there was a great deal of experience lost there. and by recruiting another 20,000 officers in recent years to make up for that shortfall, they have had to go through this kind of like lowering of standards almost to bring in new, uh, new people into the force . but those

people into the force. but those people into the force. but those people young. they're not people are young. they're not properly they don't have properly vetted. they don't have that have properly vetted. they don't have thatgravitas. have properly vetted. they don't have thatgravitas. they have properly vetted. they don't have thatgravitas. they don't have ave the gravitas. they don't have the gravitas. they don't have the to on people the ability to take on people who are the wrong ones in the team . and is part of team. yeah. and that is part of the it? the problem, isn't it? >> this front page >> should we do this front page of both of the express as you both hear from express ghey , from the express esther ghey, jason fighting for a campaign jason is fighting for a campaign for assisted dying at, and it feels like this comes up every now and then. carol doesn't it, on the news headlines and then it disappears and goes away. yeah, something something yeah, something is something different air now. different in the air now. >> what's happened this >> well what's happened this week was week is mps met. there was a committee decide committee that met to decide whether this should go before parliament for a vote. and the committee haven't come up with any clear , um, decision on this. any clear, um, decision on this. you know, dame esther and our papen you know, dame esther and our paper, which had been brilliant running this campaign called dignity and dying and every day we're banging the message home. why, this is a good thing. every day people, know, day we have people, you know, i mean, david dimbleby was was mean, david dimbleby was the was the join. yeah um, the latest one to join. yeah um, and is this is and to say this is this is inhuman, that people have to become help people become criminals to help people they love die. and they're not

even allowed to do it in this country. but dame esther today is upset because she's is very upset because she's saying, just saying, you know, this is just so disappointing . they've come so disappointing. they've come to clear decision about to no clear decision about whether this can go to a vote or vote. why don't what are they so scared of? don't they put it scared of? why don't they put it to vote? to a vote? >> because it would be a >> um, because it would be a free be free vote, sam. it would be a free vote, sam. it would be a free vote. free vote, sam. it would be a freeso»te. free vote, sam. it would be a freeso it's it's there's >> so it's not it's not. there's no political advantage for >> so it's not it's not. there's n> so it's not it's not. there's n> so it's not it's not. there's n> so it's not it's not. there's n> so it's not it's not. there's n> so it's not it's not. there's n> so it's not it's not. there's n> so it's not it's not. there's n> so it's not it's not. there's n> i think this is it is one of those issues that is so , um, so those issues that is so, um, so difficult to come to a kind of big conclusion on because people have such different experiences. obviously, many people fear the impact this could have on people who are vulnerable, people who are vulnerable, but people who are vulnerable, but people who through very who have been through very difficult times their difficult times with their family members feel family members obviously feel very so it very strongly about it. so it would free vote. i, um, would be a free vote. i, um, i took some readers into number 10 last week to meet the prime minister and one was minister and one of them was a campaigner, he gave campaigner, matt ryan. he gave an powerful account an incredibly powerful account of way family has of the way his family has suffered is suffered and why he is campaigning for a change the campaigning for a change in the law. father david, and law. his father david, and sister katie , both had very sister katie, both had very difficult cancers. both died

within two years of each other, he said that the fear they both suffered during that time , the suffered during that time, the fear of a painful death . it was fear of a painful death. it was so distressing for his family that clearly he's still in a great deal of pain about what happened. great deal of pain about what happened . and he went through it happened. and he went through it twice and he told this story to the minister. prime the prime minister. the prime minister the prime minister. the prime mi|this r the prime minister. the prime mi|this . um, but ultimately he by this. um, but ultimately he said, it is not a party political issue . uh, he said, if political issue. uh, he said, if somebody brings this to the commons and there is a vote on it, then we will as a government enable legislation to happen . enable legislation to happen. but we will not ever have a position on it. it is a matter of conscience. it's like abortion. we will never whip on this. we will never go into an election we will campaign election saying we will campaign on this issue. um so what you're relying on is a backbencher being able to get that time in parliament and being able to bnng parliament and being able to bring to a stage where there bring it to a stage where there is then vote. that's quite difficult. >> should the time difficult. >> there .d the time difficult. >> there is the time difficult. >> there is a the time difficult. >> there is a clamourne difficult. >> there is a clamour now because there is a clamour now in the country. >> is, w- >> there is, there is and there's report a proper there's a report to be a proper debate about it. >> there's a report saying that that's published just today,

saying people saying that up to 80% of people are assisted dying . are in favour of assisted dying. and, you know, we always were told people who are at the told that people who are at the end of lives having end of their lives and having palliative care were given the drugs so that weren't in drugs so that they weren't in pain. drugs so that they weren't in pain is not the case. they are that is not the case. they are in pain. they are distressed. so not terrible for not only is it terrible for them, it's as sam says, it's terrible for their families to watch . shouldn't watch them in pain. we shouldn't be to to, human be doing this to to, human misery, hanson said very memorably your paper, sam, memorably in your paper, sam, she said , three people in my she said, three people in my life who were very close to me died close to each other. died very close to each other. >> husband, mother and >> my husband, my, my mother and my dog. only my dog had the most humane, humane death. >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> and i think that is incredibly powerful. and incredibly powerful. yes. and we've deal of we've had the great deal of support for petition. more support for the petition. more than 100,000 people have signed the calling the petition calling for a change law, which means change in the law, which means there will be, um, discussion there will be, um, a discussion in parliament, but it will not. it does not mean there's a vote. and that's the careful distinction that we it doesn't mean be what would mean there will be what would what would make vote happen? what would make the vote happen? sam, basically have sam, you have to basically have a, bring it as a private a, an mp bring it as a private

member's then for that member's bill. and then for that to progress to a stage where there is then a vote on it, which the government would have to to create to cabinet would have to create time for debate, because you'd have through have to go through committee stages it. have to go through committee staglt's it. have to go through committee staglt's not it. have to go through committee staglt's not just it. have to go through committee staglt's not just going it. have to go through committee staglt's not just going to it. have to go through committee staglt's not just going to be. >> it's not just going to be a straightforward we support that. >> affect huge >> that would affect huge swathes population. swathes of population. and it's compassionate . my god, we're compassionate. my god, we're always talking about being always talking about us being a caring , compassionate, civilised caring, compassionate, civilised country that's this country. that's what this would be yeah yeah. be for. yeah yeah. >> what right . be for. yeah yeah. >> what right. sam and carol, thank you very much for today. still come , um, city, should still to come, um, city, should you sit exams in person? well, apparently not, according to students at glasgow university who say that it causes them a second woke and snowflakes. so presumably they want to do it down the line. >> groan and moan. woke snowflakes . snowflakes. >> oh dear. that and much more. >> oh dear. that and much more. >> we'll . >> we'll. >> we'll. >> well, we might be keeping you. >> actually, we're waiting . >> actually, we're waiting. >> actually, we're waiting. >> thanks , bev. >> thanks, bev. >> thanks, bev. >> it's 1131. >> thanks, bev. >> it's1131. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . sarah

in the gb newsroom. sarah everard's killer, wayne couzens, should never have been a police officer. according to an inquiry , he and chances to stop the sexual predator were repeatedly ignored and missed. the 33 year old was murdered on her way home in clapham in south london, by the serving police officer in march 2021. in query, chairwoman dame gillian has warned without a radical overhaul of policing practices and culture, there is nothing to stop another cousins operating in plain sight. miss everard's family has welcomed the findings, saying she died because he was a police officer and she would never have got into a stranger's car even after cousin's arrest and a review of his vetting clearance , the his vetting clearance, the metropolitan police service told the inquiry in 2022 that they would still have recruited him if provided with the same information . information. >> i found this astonishing . i >> i found this astonishing. i make a number of recommend actions to improve recruitment and vetting , covering everything

and vetting, covering everything from in person interviews and home visits for new recruits to improvements for information sharing around transfer. in addition to the shortcomings in vetting and recruitment that the report shows, very clearly how police investigations of indecent exposure were poor , the indecent exposure were poor, the latest migrant statistics show illegal migration has fallen, but legal migration is up. >> government figures show small boat arrivals in 2023 have been down 36% since the year previously , and there were five previously, and there were five times higher boat returns . times higher boat returns. however, the uk granted asylum to over 62,000 people in 2023. the highest level ever recorded . the highest level ever recorded. hairy bikers star dave myers has died aged 66, less than two years after revealing his cancer diagnosis . s.i. king, his diagnosis. s.i. king, his motorcycling cooking duo partner, revealed the news on social media, saying he passed away peacefully at home with his

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>> we've got good afternoon britain with emily and tom. they are here with us in the studio. morning, both. do you have a good morning lined up? >> you know the big >> we do. do you know the big number 62,336? now, that's the number 62,336? now, that's the number of asylum claims that we have. accept in just one year. 62,336. that is a record and the highest ever. and how many have we sent back? we're also. well, this is the question the home office wants to get rid of this backlog seems perhaps at all cost . easts have they been cost. easts have they been waving through some of these applications? that is the concern. the backlog is down 20, but the question is what's the cost of getting that back and from what to what? >> it's still an enormous number. still huge number. it's still a huge it's a huge number. it's still a huge it's a huglt's huge, enormous number. >> it's a huge, enormous number. and forget it and let's not forget that it wasn't so long ago that decisions were being made sort of a week , someone of within a week, someone arrived. decision made, either accepted or go. so you don't have this problem of hotels. and the hotel bill has skyrocketed to £12 million a day. now 15

labour party is £13 million a day, which we remember probably around last year. we were discussing how £4 million a day was being spent on hotels and 15 million. so that's 15. was being spent on hotels and 15 million. so that's15. it's million. so that's 15. it's quadrupled . quadrupled. >> that's quadrupled. >> that's quadrupled. >> where is this money coming from? >> you, me, everyone paying their taxes, working hard and that's where your money's going. >> and the extraordinary thing is, decisions were made is, if decisions were made swiftly and firmly, almost no money would need to be spent on hotels at all. hotels are meant to be a temporary situation, but because people are waiting years to hear decisions and are appealing and appealing again , appealing and appealing again, we saw in france just a couple of weeks ago how swift their new rules are with regard to this lack of appeals. quick deportation and that's the end of the matter. in the uk. we just have this endless cycle of appeals. i know, and it doesn't help anyone . help anyone. >> and one think tank is saying that these quick, quick that these quick, this quick decision is going to come decision making is going to come back to haunt the home office. and i think that's absolutely

right. they the right. well, they don't have the wretched rights do they? >> in france. >> in france. >> well, they've they've >> well, they've got the they've got human rights is got the human rights act is just interpreting european and interpreting european law and placing uk statutes. placing that into uk statutes. so they're eu members, so because they're eu members, they sort of do have that through the auspices of the eu. right. but it's interesting. they have a very different level of appeals processes compared to us. so there are some differences. and of course there are some ways that france is more bound than the united kingdom. of course, lots of people to want seek people are going to want to seek refuge country. people are going to want to seek reflof country. people are going to want to seek reflof course country. people are going to want to seek reflof course they itry. people are going to want to seek reflof course they are. but >> of course they are. but 62,000. incredible. well, yeah, they want very soft touch. >> okay , great. >> okay, great. >> okay, great. >> show guys. thank you so >> good show guys. thank you so much. emily and tom will be much. um, emily and tom will be back in about 20 minutes for now, though, you are with britain's newsroom on gb news. we a lot to we have still got a lot more to come .

>> it's 1140 with britain's news when gb news andrew pearson, bev

turner shall we have a look at what people have been saying at home? >> shall we, um, cross about that play? >> they are very cross about that play with white gaze. that play with its white gaze. >> this is, um, just to be clear, if you know why sam and carol are still in the studio, they've come in studio they've come back in the studio with and sam with us, actually, um, and sam was explaining earlier that this play was explaining earlier that this play , is, uh, asking just play is, is, uh, asking forjust all black audiences for two nights so that they can avoid the male gaze, gaze. which the male gaze, white gaze. which andrew mean homosex ? >> 7- >> yes, she 7_ >> yes, she said, 7 >> yes, she said, white gaze and i said, do you mean sorry the white no, no. >> sam's mum and have >> sam's mum and dad have already killing already been on there killing themselves laughing we themselves laughing at home. we should them . um, but should say hi to them. um, but michelle has said it is wrong and it shouldn't be allowed. >> if it was white people wanting an all white night, there would uproar. um there would be an uproar. um david said, i'm a 57 year old white guy. would i be allowed in if said i identify as a black if i said i identify as a black bloke? well, funny you should say because, carol, say that, because, carol, you said is it legal said the point about is it legal and wording statement and the wording in the statement identifies as black person . identifies as a black person. >> an advice. >> take an advice. >> take an advice. >> that's right . and christopher

>> that's right. and christopher says a only says the idea of a black only theatre any black theatre night, any other black events something common in events is something common in the i suspect this will events is something common in thea i suspect this will events is something common in thea growingsuspect this will events is something common in thea growing trend:t this will events is something common in thea growing trend:t twe will events is something common in thea growing trend:t twe follow be a growing trend as we follow in our american cousins. >> so what? >> so what? >> yeah, yeah, a lot of you are just and it just is common. >> you don't want it. we don't want here. want it here. >> just disappoint >> but it's just disappoint thing it's more division thing because it's more division . it's not saying the >> it's not like saying at the moment like it's moment i don't feel like it's not fair. >> e have e nights. >> we should have white nights. i but i do i don't feel like that. but i do feel can we not stop feel like can we not stop looking reasons separate looking for reasons to separate people , bring them together now , people, bring them together now, tell us about this. >> um, these these in the same way . way. >> they've got to move on. sorry, carol, to interrupt you. we've to go to the house we've got to go to the house of commons, james cleverly, we've got to go to the house of comm secretary, james cleverly, we've got to go to the house of comm secretary, isimes cleverly, we've got to go to the house of comm secretary, is talkingaverly, home secretary, is talking arising from the sarah everard case. >> and it was chaired by lady alice angiolini. kc . part one alice angiolini. kc. part one focuses on wayne couzens career and previous behaviour. a report deaung and previous behaviour. a report dealing with part one's findings has today been published . first

has today been published. first and foremost, i would think, uh , and foremost, i would think, uh, i would take this time to think about sarah everard's family and her loved ones at what must be an incredibly difficult time. and i pay tribute to them all for the immense dignity that they have shown in the face of such an unbearable loss , in such such an unbearable loss, in such terrible circumstance . mrs. terrible circumstance. mrs. tragically, the report identifies that cousins was completely unsuitable to serve as a police officer and worse still, that there were multiple occasions where this should could have been recognised . lady could have been recognised. lady elish found out and repeated problems in recruitment and vetting throughout cousins's career , including overlooking career, including overlooking his chaotic financial situation . his chaotic financial situation. this meant that he was able to serve in a range of privileged

roles, including as a firearms officer . it roles, including as a firearms officer. it is appalling that reports of indecent exposure by cousins were not taken sufficiently seriously by the police , and that officers were police, and that officers were not adequately trained , equipped not adequately trained, equipped or motivated to properly investigate those allegations . investigate those allegations. owens had fuller inquiries been made in 2015 and 2020, cousins could perhaps probably would have been removed from policing evidence of his preference for extreme and violent pornography and alleged sexual offending date back nearly 20 years prior to sarah everard's murder, and the inquiry found that cousins was adept at hiding his grossly offensive behaviour from most of his colleagues , but that he his colleagues, but that he shared his vile and misogynistic

views on a whatsapp group . the views on a whatsapp group. the other members of that group are no longer serving officers after a range of disciplinary processes . the fact that many of processes. the fact that many of his alleged victims felt unable to report their experience at the time speaks to an issue of confidence in policing among women. i wish to place on record my thanks to lady elish and her team for this report. it is a deeply distressing but incredibly important piece of work and they have approached it with thoroughness , with thoroughness, professionalism and sensitivity. and we all owe thanks to the brave testimony of those who came forward and spoke to the inquiry. everyone on who cousins hurt is in my thoughts today. the report makes 16 recommendations and they include improving the police response to

the indecent exposure . reforming the indecent exposure. reforming police recruitment and vetting practices and addressing culture within policing . the government within policing. the government will now, of course , carefully will now, of course, carefully consider the report and respond formally in due course. and i can assure the house our response will be prompt. we are taking action to address public confidence in the police and there have already been. there has already been progress. yes, in of areas that have in a number of areas that have been highlighted by the inquiry. anyone who is not fit to wear the uniform for whatever reason must be removed from policing and every effort must be made to ensure that similar people never join . that is why we are join. that is why we are providing funding to the national police chiefs council to develop an automated system for flagging intelligence about officers in a much quicker time than is currently the case. we are changing the rules to make it easier for forces to remove those who cannot hold the

minimum level of clearance , and minimum level of clearance, and police chiefs are getting back the responsibility for chairing misconduct hearings so that they can better uphold the standards in the forces that they lead . in the forces that they lead. and there will be a presumption for dismissal for any officer found to have committed gross misconduct. and i can announce today that there will also be an automatic suspension of police officers charged with certain criminal offences . criminal offences. >> as i said . >> as i said. >> as i said. >> so that was the home secretary obviously responding to the everard public inquiry, sam , just briefly, um, he the sam, just briefly, um, he the labour party frontbench will respond to. yeah, they can only he can only mouth platitudes really from what he's heard about the report. exactly >> i mean i think that's it's important that is discussed >> i mean i think that's it's imthe ant that is discussed >> i mean i think that's it's imthe commons. is discussed in the commons. >> many there. >> yeah. not many there. >> yeah. not many there. >> there's not many. there it is. it is a day when is. um, it is a day when actually back actually many mps have gone back to constituency and to the constituency by now. and obviously to the constituency by now. and obvi aisly to the constituency by now. and obvia statement at the last was a statement at the last minute. um, but actually it is important that these things are all the record. yeah.

all put on the record. yeah. and i'm down the line i'm sure later down the line there attempts to force there will be attempts to force some kind action. some kind of action. >> talk about these >> let's talk about these students, you and students, carmelo, you and i didn't go to university, i got it. >> no, we didn't. i got as cross about this as i did over this play about this as i did over this play a spot. this is play in in a wide spot. this is a group of glasgow university play in in a wide spot. this is a group othey'vew university play in in a wide spot. this is a group othey've been versity play in in a wide spot. this is a group othey've been they're students. they've been they're they're rebelling in mutiny over they're rebelling in mutiny over the fact they actually have to go into university and sit the exams in person because for the last two years, students have been out because of covid and all the rest of it. they've been allowed to do exams online. allowed to do the exams online. now the university have said because of concerns over cheating and this this makes total sense to me because of concerns over cheating and because they can get their essays written by ai now. i mean , yeah, not that you will ever understand how do understand that or me how to do that. however students students do , uh, they're going berserk. do, uh, they're going berserk. they're saying this is the thing that's causing them angst, piety and sadness . i mean, so what and sadness. i mean, so what actually , exams are supposed to actually, exams are supposed to stretch it? that's supposed to make it a little bit stressed by

my a—levels? me too. that's supposed challenge you and supposed to challenge you and tough if you've got one. students listen to this one students that listen to this one student moaning student whingeing and moaning said, on said, i've never been tested on the recall the ability to recall information . well, it's time you information. well, it's time you i love it really is because that's what an exam is all about i >> -- >> yeah, it's amazing really, isn't it , >> yeah, it's amazing really, isn't it, sam? i mean, they've said that two months warning that they have to do these exams in person is not enough time , in person is not enough time, which basically tells me they were maybe preparing to chat. gpt in the privacy of their own living room. now they're panicking. >> exactly. and i think actually, what is the point of going to university? it is supposed you for your supposed to prepare you for your life, future life. yes. so life, your future life. yes. so if we've got students coming out of university, sadly, let's not forget with at least £50,000 worth of debt and then they can't even go into the workplace because they're stressed and anxious having to actually anxious about having to actually write out by hand the answers to the exam . yeah. um, i mean, the exam. yeah. um, i mean, we've got a real problem. >> they're even saying, like, they can still type the answer in laptop. just want them

in a laptop. they just want them to sat in a to all be sat in a room together. so they can keep together. so, so they can keep an there's not. an eye that there's not. >> so they're cheating. but >> so they're not cheating. but so they're not cheating. >> generation so they're not cheating. >> resilient|eneration so they're not cheating. >> resilient gen ation so they're not cheating. >> resilient gen nation that least resilient gen nation that you've ever come across? you know, there was a in the know, there was a story in the papers of about a group papers of the day about a group of being had trigger of kids being they had a trigger warning they were warning on, on because they were reading mean, serious reading dracula. i mean, serious , ali, you have trigger warnings on shakespeare, on chaucer, because they're getting one on mary poppins. oh, that was that was just beyond. and do you know what? do you know what? okay, so do you know why it the warning it it got the warning on that? it was was british of was it was the british board of film classics. they said that the was was the word hottentots was was referred to twice. now do you know what a hottentot is? does anybody here know what a hottentot i had hottentot is? five times i had to it up. to look it up. >> do with it african. >> right. do with it african. >> right. do with it african. >> a it's south >> it's. it's a it's south african . um, it's a group called african. um, it's a group called the colin cole tribe. and it dutch settlers called them that because of. they couldn't say the word cole anyway. so, so a 5 or 6 year old would be watching mary poppins. does not know what hottentot means. and so not hottentot means. and so does not attach connotation to

attach any racist connotation to it. yet you've got to have an aduu it. yet you've got to have an adult with you now when you watch incredible. adult with you now when you watch only ncredible. adult with you now when you watch only ncre to le. adult with you now when you watch only ncre to solve that is >> the only way to solve that is to essentially put a trigger warning everything was warning on everything that was produced before 2022, because it's all offensive to somebody now in modern sensibilities, sexist, racist , whatever you sexist, racist, whatever you want to, you know , it's want to, you know, it's ridiculous to put trigger warnings on individual things. nothing that was written 50 years would stand the test years ago would stand the test of modern. >> it's these students >> it's these woke students who've no stamina, no who've got no stamina, no backbone, resilience, backbone, no resilience, who can't exam like can't even sit an exam like everybody else did of our generation . generation. >> there is there is >> well, there is there is a there's a but fascinated as there's a but i'm fascinated as to why this generation, we've had 13 years of a conservative government. >> why are they such absolute whim . oops. whim. oops. >> oh well i don't want to blame the parents. bev turner no, i don't know the parents. >> i know i blame the schools and the universities. the drill into them, that everything is a mental health issue, that if they get a bit anxious , that's they get a bit anxious, that's a mental issue. if get mental health issue. if they get stressed part stressed, no it isn't. it's part of everyday life. is it frank for the shots? yeah. he said the

other day that we're medicalizing kids now. there are tens of thousands of young people on drugs now because they're a bit anxious and a bit scared because they get stressed, because their relationship breaks up. >> oh, that's yeah. a >> oh, that's that. yeah. it's a stressful thing. >> a stressful thing . >> it's a stressful thing. >> it's a stressful thing. >> it's a stressful thing. >> i was arguing with someone cope yesterday saying, cope yesterday who was saying, you have time off work if you should have time off work if you should have time off work if you relationship break you have a relationship break up. been work up. and i've never been at work in my 20s and 30s. >> that's true. that been >> that's true. if that had been the you're always the case and you're always arguing well, i've arguing with someone, well, i've always . always argued. >> and i don't know what we do about it. and you wonder, i mean, the point that carol made then about the fact that these students are saying they've never been, never been they've never been, never had to retain and regurgitate . but regurgitate information. but there i genuinely think there is a i genuinely think there is a i genuinely think there a conversation to be there is a conversation to be had about whether testing people, get all people, because they get all their information google, their information off google, whether something whether there is something outdated our education system. >> no, you should still exercise your brain. yeah, it's a muscle . your brain. yeah, it's a muscle. you should still know how to use it. you use it it. and even if you don't use it 100% time to research 100% of the time to research about memory, really, it? about memory, really, isn't it? >> actually , kids >> yeah. and actually, kids don't now. don't remember anything now.

they their own phone they don't know their own phone number. don't have number. no, they don't have to remember . and so they remember anything. and so they would these students would would say these students would say, it's completely say, but it's completely outdated ask me to remember outdated to ask me to remember anything, would anything, because what would they school? >> how did they pass their a—levels? have they to a—levels? have they got to university? retain now? >> y w" y is, this >> no, but this is this is, this is is covid. but is is this is covid. but this is the generation because the covid generation because they have they will never they won't have sat well, they won't sat their gcse. well, they won't have sat their a—levels this lot. not have lot. they might not have sat their i'm trying think their gcses. i'm trying to think of cohort. what of the cohort. it depends what year the life year they're in doing. the life sciences at glasgow. so this could the first exam they've could be the first exam they've ever to in. it ever been asked to sit in. it could well, let's get back could be, well, let's get back to shall we? and to reality, shall we? and leave all behind all that nonsense behind us. um, right. you right. we have to leave you behind as well. we are behind us now as well. we are finished that it. finished for today. that is it. from britain's newsroom. unusually, i will be back tomorrow morning at 930. you'll be lion . i will first, be having a lion. i will first, though. here are tom and emily. see tomorrow . see you tomorrow. >> thank you. 62,336. that's the number of people we granted asylum to just last year alone . asylum to just last year alone. some are saying quick decision making could come back to haunt the home office.

>> and some are saying emily carver is very good at remembering numbers . but he remembering long numbers. but he should have been a police should never have been a police officer. that's the verdict of the report into the activity of wayne couzens surrounding the murder of sarah everard. we're asking , are murder of sarah everard. we're asking, are the murder of sarah everard. we're asking , are the police fit for asking, are the police fit for the . job? the. job? >> looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers sponsor of up. boxt boilers sponsor of weather on gb news is . weather on gb news is. >> hi. i'm alex burkill here with your latest gb news weather forecast. it's going to be a wet day across much of the southeast . elsewhere, plenty of showers and some strong winds because we have relatively deep area of have a relatively deep area of low to just the north low pressure to just the north of the uk. but like i said, lots of the uk. but like i said, lots of rain in the southeast because of rain in the southeast because of a waving that isn't of a waving front that isn't going anywhere going to go anywhere particularly fast. so some heavy, persistent much particularly fast. so some hethe persistent much particularly fast. so some hethe day;istent much particularly fast. so some hethe day here it much particularly fast. so some hethe day here elsewhere,iuch of the day here elsewhere, something a little bit drier , something a little bit drier, but showers, but plenty of showers, particularly much of particularly across much of scotland. some of these will be heavy perhaps thundery heavy, perhaps even thundery with and also wintry

with some hail and also wintry over the ground . and over the higher ground. and watch out those strong winds watch out for those strong winds too. it is going be a chilly too. it is going to be a chilly day , with temperatures day for many, with temperatures near for time near normal for the time of yean near normal for the time of year, southeast a year, but in the southeast a little highs of little bit milder. highs of around 12 celsius in the around 11 or 12 celsius in the southeast , that rain will southeast, that rain will gradually towards the gradually clear away towards the east go through the end of east as we go through the end of the clearer, drier the day. some clearer, drier weather. time for many weather. for a time for many places, a scattering places, but still a scattering of showers across northern parts and then later on, as we go through hours through the early hours of tomorrow going to tomorrow morning, we're going to see rain and hill see some heavy rain and hill snow into the southwest, see some heavy rain and hill snow we into the southwest, see some heavy rain and hill snow we have nto the southwest, see some heavy rain and hill snow we have clearie southwest, see some heavy rain and hill snow we have clear skies. hwest, where we have clear skies. temperatures will take a bit of a so frost, some icy a drop so some frost, some icy patches also some and patches also some fog and freezing out first freezing fog to watch out first thing morning in the thing tomorrow morning in the southwest and across parts of wales. for the heavy wales. watch out for the heavy rain snow could cause rain and hill snow could cause some some some travel disruption, some significant spray and all that wet will spread to other wet weather will spread to other parts of england wales we parts of england and wales as we go day, bringing parts of england and wales as we go snow day, bringing parts of england and wales as we go snow overiay, bringing parts of england and wales as we go snow over higher1ging parts of england and wales as we go snow over higher ground. parts of england and wales as we go chance )ver higher ground. parts of england and wales as we go chance of r higher ground. parts of england and wales as we go chance of staying ground. parts of england and wales as we go chance of staying dry und. parts of england and wales as we go chance of staying dry and best chance of staying dry and bright across scotland bright will be across scotland and ireland, but and northern ireland, but for many to be another many it is going to be another chilly day. temperatures lower than the southeast by than today in the southeast by by that warm feeling inside from

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>> that's the verdict of a home office commissioned inquiry into the of sarah everard. the murder of sarah everard. without a significant overhaul of police vetting, there is nothing to stop another cousin's operating in plain sight, warns the report's author . the report's author. >> a new record over 62,000 people were granted asylum in the uk last year, the highest number since records began . the number since records began. the backlog may be down but could quick decision making on asylum applications now come back to haunt the home office and rishi sunak has warned that mob rule is replacing democratic rule as he pushes the police to do more to protect mps with the comments have sparked some outrage, with human rights campaigners saying he is wildly exaggerating the issue. >> who's right. yes. so, uh, rishi sunak has said this, that mob rule.

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