gb news. it's 9 pm. i'm patrick christys tonight. >> a shocking exclusive . >> a shocking exclusive. >> a shocking exclusive. >> you know, i am appealing to abdul that he needs to come forward to get that medical attention and to hand himself in. >> i'm about to reveal an astonishing fact about the chemical attack suspect and our asylum system also so very clear that the levels of net migration are too high. >> they need to come down to a more sustainable levels . you more sustainable levels. you will not believe how many visas were granted last year and how many are now unemployed . many are now unemployed. >> and i don't actually believe that these islamists have got control of our country . control of our country. >> but what i do believe is they've got control of corn and they've got control of corn and they've got control of corn and they've got control of london. >> police investigate lee anderson for hate speech. are they wasting their time? plus

prince harry cries racism also at 10 pm, polling closes in the rochdale by—election. we will be covering that live. yes. and of course on my panel tonight it is the star telegraph columnist allison pearson, director of popular conservatives mark littlewood and ex—labour advisor matthew laza . oh, and what's all matthew laza. oh, and what's all this . get matthew laza. oh, and what's all this. get ready matthew laza. oh, and what's all this . get ready britain, here we this. get ready britain, here we go . go. the abdul ezedi case exposes something astonishing . next. something astonishing. next. >> the top story on gb news tonight. voters in rochdale in greater manchester have got less than an hour now to cast their

ballot in tonight's by—election, with polling stations closing at 10:00. the ballot will decide who will replace veteran labour mp sir tony lloyd, who died in january. there are 11 candidates on the ballot paper. the results are expected tomorrow for full coverage right through the night here on gb news tonight as well . here on gb news tonight as well. the main news today is that the home secretary says police officers will be automatic suspended if they're charged with certain criminal offences . with certain criminal offences. the comments came after the sarah everard inquiry found wayne couzens should never have been a police officer. cousins killed sarah everard in 2021 and her family says she died because she would never have got into a stranger's car if he hadn't been a police officer . the stranger's car if he hadn't been a police officer. the inquiry chair lady elish angiolini, warned without a radical overhaul of policing practices and culture, there's nothing to stop another cousins operating in plain sight. the met police commissioner, sir mark rowley, says the force is trying to

learn from its mistakes as hotels, housing, asylum seekers are costing the taxpayer £15 million a day, with labour accusing the government of blowing its £1 billion budget out. treasury figures suggest the home office spent 4.3 billion more than budgeted on asylum accommodation last year. the shadow home secretary yvette coopen the shadow home secretary yvette cooper, says it demonstrates the complete chaos in the system and it comes as the latest figures show illegal migration has fallen . but legal migration is fallen. but legal migration is up . the government data reveals up. the government data reveals small boat arrivals in last year were down 36% on the previous yean were down 36% on the previous year, which was a record year. however, more than 62,000 people were granted asylum in 2023. that's the highest level on record now. the delicate subject of assisted dying is the focus of assisted dying is the focus of assisted dying is the focus of a warning to the government that a plan is needed if laws are passed first on jersey or the isle of man on the subject. rallying the cry is dame esther

rantzen, who is calling for a fresh debate and a possible referendum on the subject , referendum on the subject, saying the current legislation is a mess. she recently revealed she'd joined the dignitas clinic in switzerland after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. hundreds of diagnosed with stage four lung cancer . hundreds of residents cancer. hundreds of residents have had to move out of their homes in aberdeen in scotland today after they were found to contain dangerous , crumbling contain dangerous, crumbling concrete known as rock rac last yeah concrete known as rock rac last year. some schools and hospitals across the uk had to close when they were identified as being risk of rask panels making buildings collapse . around 500 buildings collapse. around 500 houses were found to be affected and aberdeen city council is rehoming tenants from around 300 council properties now . the council properties now. the inquest into the death of prince and princess michael of kent's son in law will open tomorrow, buckingham palace announced. 45 year old kingston , who is year old thomas kingston, who is married to lady gabriella windsor, died suddenly at an address in the cotswolds on

sunday. police said there were no suspicious circumstances as lady gabriella has today paid tribute to her late husband, describing his death as a great shock to the whole family . shock to the whole family. gloucestershire coroner's court confirmed the inquest will open tomorrow . at 2:00 for the very tomorrow. at 2:00 for the very latest news stories, do sign up for gb news alerts. scan the qr code on the screen right now or go to gb news. com slash alerts . go to gb news. com slash alerts. >> well, earlier today i came into possession of some incredible information relating to abdul ezedi, the twice failed asylum seeker and sex offender who doused a woman and a child with a corrosive substance in clapham. but the real story here is much, much bigger than abdul ezedi . what i'm about to reveal ezedi. what i'm about to reveal shows two things. firstly, the astonishingly low value that our asylum system places on public safety , specifically a woman's safety, specifically a woman's right not to suffer life

changing chemical burns at the hands of a rogue asylum seeker, but also no. and i think this is the much bigger story. it's appears that for the price of a second hand vauxhall courser, you can essentially buy permanent residency in britain, even if you are on the sex offenders register. abdul ezedi , offenders register. abdul ezedi, originally from afghanistan, came to britain illegally in the back of a lorry. he tried to claim asylum in 2016, was rejected . he tried again and was rejected. he tried again and was rejected. he tried again and was rejected again . but then he rejected again. but then he converted to christianity and in 2020, at the third attempt, he was allowed to stay in britain. in the meantime , though, he'd in the meantime, though, he'd been of charges of been found guilty of charges of sexual assault and indecent exposure , victim since exposure, the victim has since come forward and said that she thinks he definitely should have been deported instead , he been deported instead, he avoided jail and was made to sign the sex offenders register for ten years, as well as carry out 200 hours of unpaid work. and then, as we all know, he went on to douse a woman and child in a corrosive substance, leaving them with life changing

injuries, causing mass panic across our capital city before apparently throwing himself in the thames. now the first angle on this is what little value is placed on protecting the public from monsters like ezedi, a freedom of information request which gb news can exclusively reveal, shows that abdul ezedi claimed legal aid hardly a shock when he was arrested for his sex crimes. his solicitor fees were £159. then, when it went to court, the solicitor costs were £1,114 and the barrister cost us £1,280. so the criminal convictions cost in total was £2,580. now ezedi tried to claim asylum in britain three times between 2016 and 2020, so , between 2016 and 2020, so, according to the ministry of justice data , that cost . just justice data, that cost. just £2,635.20. so the grand total of the cost for his criminal case, for sexual offences and then his civil asylum cases is . just

civil asylum cases is. just £5,189.99. now i know a lot of people watching this right now will be jumping up and down saying that's hardly any money at great. we've at all. that's great. we've hardly anything for this hardly paid anything for this quy- hardly paid anything for this guy. well, let me put it to guy. yeah well, let me put it to you this. okay that's all you like this. okay that's all it costs for a lunatic who arrives illegally in the back of arrives illegally in the back of a lorry to have the freedom to rampage around britain, dousing women and children with a corrosive substance . £5,200 is corrosive substance. £5,200 is the value of those people's lives , is it? but the big story lives, is it? but the big story for me is this it is simply not true that every single asylum seeker is poor and destitute . seeker is poor and destitute. they're not. i was told directly by an impeccable source with inside knowledge of the home office, that some people fly business class into major uk airports from countries like eqypt airports from countries like egypt and turkey, and then claim asylum. these people clearly have money they would not need to claim legal aid. they could just pay for their legal costs themselves and indeed , those themselves and indeed, those legal costs are means tested . legal costs are means tested. well, the cost of breaking into

britain and going through two failed asylum claims , or failed asylum claims, or miraculously discovering the christian faith and then being accepted at the third attempt, would cost you , as we can reveal would cost you, as we can reveal now, somewhere in the region of just £2,635. that's it , £2,635 just £2,635. that's it, £2,635 is apparently the price that we value the right to live in britain . even if you've entered britain. even if you've entered illegally , that is hardly illegally, that is hardly a deterrent, is it ? everybody deterrent, is it? everybody knows that we barely deport anybody and now everyone all over the world knows that if they've got £2,635, they could land at heathrow airport tomorrow and end up with a british passport within a couple of years. if you decided that you wanted to become a sex offender at some stage during that process , that would set you that process, that would set you back around £2,400. and of course we would still allow you to stay the grand total. there is . £5,189.99. so there we have

is. £5,189.99. so there we have it. what the abdul ezedi case appears to reveal is , is that appears to reveal is, is that for the price of a second hand vauxhall courser , you can be vauxhall courser, you can be given the right to live in britain indefinitely , even if britain indefinitely, even if you are on the sex offenders register. let's get the thoughts of my panel daily telegraph columnist allison pearson, director general of the institute of economic affairs. that's wrong. he's now a popular conservative, isn't he? and indeed, we have former labour party adviser matthew laws. right. look so, allison, that that's what it costs. now, if you land at heathrow airport and you land at heathrow airport and you decide that you want to claim asylum in britain and you've got £2,600, essentially you've got £2,600, essentially you can stay even if you are a sex maniac. >> yeah, it doesn't sound great, does it? it's probably correct that ezedi will have paid more than £2,635 for the journey, so on the truck or i mean going rate for coming across the channelis rate for coming across the channel is four grand. these people have got money. patrick,

as you say . people have got money. patrick, as you say. um, the thing that really gets me about this is legal aid in our country for people who are born here, paid british taxes all their lives, legal aid is a very, very strict means tested. all right. so if you've got slightly above not very much money, you're not going to have access to british justice. but these people who clearly got money, who've clearly have got money, who've paid for their illegal arrival in this country, they are eligible for legal aid and i should also add that you said that he had this sex offenders register thing. a person from the home office was supposed to be at the tribunal , all to say be at the tribunal, all to say that his ezedi being on the sex offenders register disqualified him from being considered for asylum. but once again, the system is so broken , it's got so system is so broken, it's got so many people coming in, they cannot deal with it. and this is the kind of run around that the british people are being given. >> no, indeed. i this is >> no, indeed. i mean, this is an open invitation. now you can just up from a country that just turn up from a country that we don't a returns we don't have a returns agreement can fly in agreement with. you can fly in essentially heathrow

essentially land at heathrow airport wherever else, and airport or wherever else, and you just know that if you just long it out a little bit and you've got two and a half grand in your back pocket, you will end staying britain. is end up staying in britain. is that right, patrick? >> look, i'm >> because i look, i'm concerned, has just concerned, as alison has just said legal aid costs said, about the legal aid costs and if this man had money to his name, i don't know whether he did or not. he should have paid it not it himself. but that's not particularly issue for particularly the big issue for me. a few thousand quid me. this is a few thousand quid of taxpayers money. billions of taxpayers gets wasted taxpayers money gets wasted pretty quickly. what's terrible to me that the answer was yes to me is that the answer was yes is that can stay. that's the is that you can stay. that's the problem. it should be problem. yeah, it should be a few thousand pounds to your few thousand pounds to get your case listened to . and then we case listened to. and then we can argue whether the can argue about whether the taxpayer that because taxpayer pays for that because the impecunious or the person is impecunious or whether should whether the individual should pay whether the individual should pay he's arrived pay for it because he's arrived in business class. but how do we say this man? we alison's say yes to this man? we alison's already pointed out. we know the home office didn't rock up some baptist minister. apparently says this guy's converted to christianity . i says this guy's converted to christianity. i don't says this guy's converted to christianity . i don't know christianity. i don't know whether converted whether he converted to christianity or sex offending. first, should have first, the answer should have beenit first, the answer should have been it was actually sex offence

i >> -- >> it was sex offenders first and then christian redemption. >> answer should >> so the answer should have been that's problem in been no. that's the problem in the system. and how many years did take to? the system. and how many years did well, ake to? the system. and how many years did well, ultimately)? the system. and how many years did well, ultimately 2020 when he >> well, ultimately 2020 when he was when he was given leave to remain four years, i think the decision you should be able to reach clear decision reach a pretty clear decision in, 24 hours? in, what, 24 hours? >> 48, maybe four days? this is absolutely ludicrous. to my absolutely ludicrous. so to my mind, the cost is interesting. congratulations to you and gb news putting that freedom news for putting in that freedom of request. that's of information request. that's the stuff we need to the sort of stuff we need to know. i'm willing to put know. but i'm willing to put aside cost . it's that got aside the cost. it's that we got the decision and it took the wrong decision and it took too long. >> and not just that cost. >> and it's not just that cost. so migration watch says that so the migration watch says that since small boats crisis since the small boats crisis started , it's been 315 million started, it's been 315 million was spent on legal aid. but then all the real stuff starts kicking in the 15 million a day on hotels . on hotels. >> i mean, i mean, my point here, matthew , is that this is here, matthew, is that this is how cheap it is to essentially get into through get into britain through the back get into britain through the bacwell, testament to >> well, it's testament to a system completely failed, system that's completely failed, that collapsed, that has absolutely collapsed, and the and it's collapsed under the tory we're in the 14th

tory watch. we're in the 14th year tory led government, year of a tory led government, and we have 130,005 all sitting there , which haven't been sorted there, which haven't been sorted going back years. and we've got the costs of people in hotels rising and, you know, it's even more expensive to keep somebody in an raf base than is in a hotel. so it's a sign of failure. the system is completely failed and we need to get those 130,000 sorted completely failed and we need to get people $0,000 sorted completely failed and we need to get people who 10 sorted completely failed and we need to get people who shouldn't sorted and people who shouldn't be here sent home. and people who shouldn't be here senit's»me. worse than that >> it's even worse than that because just admitted, because they've just admitted, haven't they've fast haven't they, that they've fast tracking. they've got essentially for essentially got asylum for asylum seekers , which is asylum seekers, which is basically suddenly basically they've suddenly processed 60,000 odd them. processed 60,000 odd of them. they haven't checked them properly. no idea if properly. we've got no idea if they have got any terrorist they are have got any terrorist links at all. and we've seen that in this country time and again , somebody's been through again, somebody's been through the process and up the asylum process and ends up stabbing three men in a park. >> and the as by the >> and the idea as well, by the way, if you happen to be way, that if you happen to be really wealthy and overtly really wealthy and just overtly gaming system and you've gaming the system and you've come country like egypt come from a country like egypt or whatever whatever, or whatever, whatever whatever, and here can and you land here and you can pay and you land here and you can pay your costs. what pay for your own costs. what this is that you this also shows is that you don't to a good don't even need to employ a good

lawyer. will have just lawyer. ezedi will have just been given the cheapest possible lawyers somebody three goes lawyers and somebody three goes at it, right? which we paid for. and even then he's got through. >> it's not clear to me why he could have three goes. >> yeah. why, why, why. nobody can explain to me why we can't get to. yes or no answer within 24 or 48 hours. how complex is this case? it's because of the goddamn that this goddamn bureaucracy that this drags for four years. i agree drags on for four years. i agree , he's hardly ironside , he's hardly hired. ironside has is barrister right? has. he? is his barrister right? i mean, oh, that's the one for people of a certain age. he's got some crummy solicitor who ticks and boxes on a form. so it's problem that we then it's the problem is that we then said not a problem. said yes, it's not a problem. >> not some crummy >> it's not just some crummy solicitor. of solicitor. there's a bunch of immigration . they know immigration lawyers. they know all tricks. i recently wrote all the tricks. i recently wrote about baptism for baptism about the baptism for baptism for scam . church of for asylum scam. church of england said, we've never heard of that. now got an of that. they've now got an urgent into it. so urgent inquiry into it. so someone that, his last someone like that, his last resort is i've sexually abused someone. i'm going someone. i've decided i'm going to christian. stupid to be a christian. how stupid did is our system? >> we need , we need, we need to >> we need, we need, we need to sort the system. we need to get

that backlog sorted, just by that backlog sorted, not just by waving people through, but by actually and properly actually processing and properly scrutinising yet. and we and we say no, not yet. and we and we need to smash gangs , which, need to smash the gangs, which, you the gangs are running you know, the gangs are running riot , only labour's riot and you know, only labour's got a plan to do that. >> well, what is that plan? >> well, what is that plan? >> what's the plan? >> what's the plan? >> seriously? because said >> what's the plan? >> fbeforely? because said >> what's the plan? >> fbefore andyecause said >> what's the plan? >> fbefore and you1se said >> what's the plan? >> fbefore and you didn't said this before and you didn't answer before and i'm quite answer it before and i'm quite surprised you've and surprised you've come on and said is the plan said it again. what is the plan other than to say word other than to say the word repeatedly smashed? absolutely other than to say the word rep�*thedly smashed? absolutely other than to say the word rep�*the plan. 1ashed? absolutely other than to say the word rep�*the plan. the ed? absolutely other than to say the word rep�*the plan. theed? aisolutely other than to say the word rep�*the plan. the ed? ais the ely other than to say the word rep�*the plan. theed? ais the key >> the plan. the plan is the key part of the plan is the cross border. which border. a police force which we've cross border we've seen with cross border action smashed germany, action smashed in germany, smashed. the german and the belgians together, smashed. the german and the belgians the together, smashed. the german and the belgians the largest|ether, smashed. the german and the belgians the largest people smashed the largest people smuggling gang in germany that was out of germany and was based out of germany and belgium weeks belgium last just a few weeks ago. effort. it takes a ago. it takes effort. it takes a government that doesn't just ago. it takes effort. it takes a goveabout|t that doesn't just ago. it takes effort. it takes a goveabout|t tithatoesn't just ago. it takes effort. it takes a goveabout|t tithat doest just ago. it takes effort. it takes a goveabout|t tithat does it.ist talk about it. that does it. and that's need. that's what we need. >> point here again, >> the whole point here again, it comes back down to this for me, which is an issue not me, which is an issue that not enough talking about, enough people are talking about, which clearly which is that we clearly can't deport we get. deport anyone that we get. we can't deport these people as we've discussed. can't deport these people as we've dican'ted. can't deport these people as we've dican't we? yeah france has >> why can't we? yeah france has just who said just deported an imam who said that french flag satanic . that the french flag is satanic.

>> they? >> how can they? >> how can they? >> how can they? >> how put him on a >> how can they put him on a plane? exactly. >> the point is, you >> but. but the point is, you don't to on a boat or >> but. but the point is, you don't in to on a boat or >> but. but the point is, you don't in theo on a boat or >> but. but the point is, you don't in the back on a boat or >> but. but the point is, you don't in the back of a boat or >> but. but the point is, you don't in the back of a lorry or >> but. but the point is, you don't in the back of a lorry and come in the back of a lorry and spend that. you could book a flight from a country and you can because abdul can tell now, because this abdul ezedi manage ezedi case, that if you manage to just, just hang around in britain you happen to have britain and you happen to have about grand in about two and a half grand in your pocket, you will your back pocket, you will almost end up with almost definitely end up with a british passport. >> tragic in this >> and what's tragic in all this is genuinely is that people who genuinely deserve aren't getting deserve asylum aren't getting it because being because the system is being clogged by clogged up and destroyed by people be getting it. >> all right now, look, as part of response to our foi of their response to our foi request, the ministry justice request, the ministry of justice said anyone facing court said anyone facing a crown court trial is eligible legal trial is eligible for legal aid subject to a strict means test, depending on means, depending on their means, applicants legal applicants for criminal legal aid required pay aid can be required to pay contributions up to entire contributions up to the entire cost the defence if they are cost of the defence if they are convicted, at least one offence with which they are charged , and with which they are charged, and a legal aid agency spokesperson said asylum claims said those making asylum claims do not receive a penny of legal aid goes directly aid money. it goes directly to lawyers ensure a fair lawyers to ensure a fair hearing. now. yeah, all of that is just can't help but is true. i just can't help but think it misses the entire key

point just it point here, which is just it doesn't really matter because the five grand or the cost is about five grand or two half depending two and a half grand, depending on whether not you decide to on whether or not you decide to commit a offence any commit a sex offence at any point during uh, situation point during your, uh, situation of asylum here. the point is, you're that's of asylum here. the point is, you price that's of asylum here. the point is, you price a that's of asylum here. the point is, you price a british that's of asylum here. the point is, you price a british passport.. the price of a british passport. still as prince still to come are as prince harry claims, that he is at a greater security his greater security risk than his mother princess mother due to racism. princess diana's friend and former butler, burrell, hits back. butler, paul burrell, hits back. but up next, lee anderson is being investigated for a hate crime over his remarks about sadiq khan . straight question is sadiq khan. straight question is this a ridiculous waste of police time ? former met copper police time? former met copper norman brennan is fired up and ready to go head to head with broadcaster jenny barnett. ready to go head to head with broadcasterjenny barnett. don't miss a second.

as patrick christys tonight, we're only on gb news now. coming up, the man who princess diana described as her rock paul burrell reacts to prince harry's claims that he faces greater security risks than his late mother due to racism. but first, it's mother due to racism. but first, wsfime mother due to racism. but first, it's time for tonight's head to head. it's time for tonight's head to head . police are assessing head. police are assessing a report they've received against leander. report they've received against leander . arson for hate speech. leander. arson for hate speech. in response to his comments that islamists had got control of sadiq khan and london's mayor certainly didn't sound like he was going to let it go. this was what he said on lbc this morning i >> -- >> i've had a number of motions

over the last, um, six days. uh sad , angry , frustrated , appalled sad, angry, frustrated, appalled . um, heartbroken . uh a lot of . um, heartbroken. uh a lot of different emotions . it's not different emotions. it's not about me. >> well, it is a bit. and >> well, it is a bit. and >> now, if anderson's comments were supposedly hateful, i'd like to know why the police never investigated this . here's never investigated this. here's labour mp rupa huq telling an audience that kwasi kwarteng is just superficially black. >> sps black man. if you hear him on the today programme, you wouldn't know he's black. >> and where were the police when the guardian printed this sickening cartoon mocking priti patel or when the pro—palestine mob paraded the flag of jihad through the streets of london? that's right. they were nowhere to be seen. so tonight i am asking , is the to be seen. so tonight i am asking, is the lee to be seen. so tonight i am asking , is the lee anderson hate asking, is the lee anderson hate speech investigation a complete and utter waste of police time?

let me know your thoughts. email me gb views at gb news. com or tweet me at gb news and make sure you go and vote in our poll. i'll bring you those results very shortly. but first, going head to head on this. our london retired police officer norman broadcaster norman brennan, and broadcaster jeni you. thank norman brennan, and broadcaster jeni very, you. thank norman brennan, and broadcaster jeni very, very you. thank norman brennan, and broadcaster jeni very, very much. you. thank norman brennan, and broadcaster jeni very, very much. norman,�*|k you very, very much. norman, i'll with you . is this i'll start with you. is this hate speech investigation a complete and waste of time ? >> 7. >>i ? >> i think it may well be found out to be exactly that. it appears that the police are now used , that any and every excuse used, that any and every excuse of anybody in the public eye that says something that upsets somebody, it's straight to the police. i personally believe that if there's an issue here, it should be dealt with in—house within his party. i mean, islamophobia is a dislike or a prejudice towards muslims. i think mr anderson was actually asking a question. um almost a rhetorical question to a certain degree of who sadiq khan actually answers to, who

controls him. i mean, i've been a londoner for 65 years. i've been a police officer in london for 31 years, and i'll be quite honest with you, i understand why millions of people are actually supporting lee anderson , because in all that time under sadiq khan, without moving too far away, i've never seen which is which is relevant so much angen is which is relevant so much anger, hatred built, division and revenge . so much so that and revenge. so much so that i don't recognise the london i once had. and i think lee anderson was asking a question and a good question. mr khan , and a good question. mr khan, who do you actually answer to? because it appears not to be the people in london that he meets. okay. >> all right. i'll come back to you, norman. look, i'll go to you, norman. look, i'll go to you now, jenny, on this. i mean, if we're going to investigate lee anderson for hate speech on this something happens lee anderson for hate speech on thihim, something happens lee anderson for hate speech on thihim, right? something happens lee anderson for hate speech on thihim, right? you ething happens lee anderson for hate speech on thihim, right? you might happens lee anderson for hate speech on thihim, right? you might asppens lee anderson for hate speech on thihim, right? you might as well; to him, right? you might as well arrest every single arrest everyone in every single pub a friday or saturday pub on a friday or saturday night britain. night in britain. >> no, lee anderson has >> no, no, lee anderson has a position of responsibility . and

position of responsibility. and ihear position of responsibility. and i hear what mr b is saying here. but if you are in a position of responsibility and you have several people who don't know where they're going , where where they're going, where they're voting, and if a man like lee anderson is stoking up hatred, stoking stoke up racism, it only serves to tipple the country in the way that we're going. and sunak , i mean, will going. and sunak, i mean, will use somebody like lee anderson because he wants that racist vote so that it doesn't go to the reform or to farage if he stands again and i think you have to look at what lee anderson is just jenny, could i just ask on on that? >> sorry. because i think i think no, just quickly i think you have just dismissed millions of people in britain now as racists. do you not think maybe you're problem? racists. do you not think maybe you're i'm)roblem? racists. do you not think maybe you're i'm not.em? racists. do you not think maybe you're i'm not dismissing them. >> no, i'm not dismissing them. i'm saying there's a whole swathe who listen to swathe of people who listen to people like lee anderson who does actually call him himself a

thug , and he comes out with thug, and he comes out with stuff where people don't know where they're going and they want somebody to lead them. and it's like the trump play book that somebody like lee anderson is aggressive . he knows what he is aggressive. he knows what he wants. he sounds like he knows what he's talking about. but actually he's anti—social . what he's talking about. but actually he's anti—social. he's anti—humanitarian and he wants to make trouble . he doesn't to make trouble. he doesn't care. i mean, all he's doing is lighting a fire. but remember that going into an election and lee anderson is a perfect , lee anderson is a perfect, convenient distraction , right? convenient distraction, right? >> okay. i mean, if he's a distraction , he's not being distraction, he's not being a particularly good one, i think. but anyway, norman, your your views on jenny had views on what jenny has had to say paraphrasing say there, it's paraphrasing massively, but essentially the police investigation needs to take because lee anderson take place because lee anderson has up has essentially whipped up a load and what he said load of racism and what he said was but is he has he or was racist, but is he has he or is lee anderson ? is lee anderson? >> is lee anderson an mp? that's quite well thought of that says

how he does i represent, uh , how he does i represent, uh, policing independently , victims policing independently, victims of crime and the public in britain have done for 35 years. sometimes you have to ask the tough questions because you have tough questions because you have to ask the questions that millions of people want to ask. millions of people live day in and day out with the anger and hatred and people that have come into britain and have reduced britain to a certain degree , to britain to a certain degree, to a place that many of us that have lived here all our lives no longer recognise. and of longer recognise. and some of us don't want to live. so if asking difficult means that difficult questions means that you're likely to be reported by the lefties in, uh, mr anderson's case, it means that nobody will ever ask the tough questions . and to be quite questions. and to be quite honest with you, the way britain is at the moment, i think individuals parliament need individuals in parliament need to ask the tough questions and it appears that if they do or when they do, they're under investigation. well millions of people are supporting lee anderson . anderson. >> all right, jenny, look, i'll

put put it to you that put it. i'll put it to you that what you're doing is, is listening something listening to something that you don't want that don't like. and you want that person arrested and charged so that you don't have that you don't ever have to listen to again. listen to that again. >> needs to take >> no, i think he needs to take responsibility for what he does. he has said things like, we can, people can survive on £0.30 a day talking about people using it . it. >> well, no, that's not criminal. this is my point. you just don't like him, do you? >> no, it's got nothing to do with it. he's a son of a minor. my with it. he's a son of a minor. my heart goes out with the son of a minor. so he and there's part of me. good luck to him for how he speaks. but he is not fit to be an mp. he's not fit to be a politician because he's so out of touch . and to say what he of touch. and to say what he said , norman, you know where and said, norman, you know where and you said it at the beginning. islamophobia is the fear of hatred of or prejudice against a religious group. what is he so terrified of that he has to ask

questions in that way. >> i would imagine it's radical islam, but this question let me ask you this question. >> what does it say if actually it went to a public vote and millions, possibly tens of millions, possibly tens of millions actually supported mr anderson's concerns and views? what does that say? or do we just stop people asking the difficult question ? because if difficult question? because if that's the case, britain might as well just roll over and put its hands in the air and say, we give in. >> seriously, jenny, do we have do we have to? the police have to waste investigating to waste time now investigating everybody who with everybody who agrees with lee anderson. this is? anderson. is that what this is? >> lee? and listen, lee anderson is not an innocent man. he was suspended from the labour party because he used boulders to block members of the traveller community for setting up a campsite. that man is not innocent. he knows what he's doing . he knows what he's doing. doing. he knows what he's doing. and there's millions of people out there who are disenfranchised . and i don't disenfranchised. and i don't think that any man that lurches

to the right at this time in our history is it a police matter , jenny? >> is it jenny? >> isita jenny? >> is it a police matter ? >> is it a police matter? because that's the point . because that's the point. >> well, if you were sadiq khan , >> well, if you were sadiq khan, you'd think it was, wouldn't you ? >> 7- >> no, ?- >> no, no 7- >> no, no , 7_ >> no, no , i imam ? >> no, no , i think sadiq khan. >> no, no, i think sadiq khan. >> no, no, i think sadiq khan. >> sadiq khan is using london as his playground. mr anderson has watched him. hang on a sec. hang on a sec. i've listened to you. i've listened to you. and what he does. he sees that sadiq khan is using london for his own projects. and many of us that live in london are wondering who he actually represents. so what mr anderson done is ask the difficult questions and do you know what? i don't mind somebody asking a difficult question. and if he says he was clumsy, okay. he's clumsy. put that aside. but all the distractions are now you guys just ignore norman. >> presumably no police officer wants to investigate lee anderson for hate speech over this. really? seriously oh, i think we've lost norman. hard to

tell. oh, it's just angry. oh i'll tell you what. well, we were about out of time anyway, so there we go. perfect timing. anyway right? well, that was retired police officer norman anyway right? well, that was retired pand officer norman anyway right? well, that was retired pand broadcasternan brennan and broadcasterjenny barnett. thank barnett. both of you, thank you very up very much for putting up certainly sides certainly two distinct sides to that discussion. who do you agree lee anderson agree with? is the lee anderson hate investigation hate speech investigation a waste sheila on hate speech investigation a wisays sheila on hate speech investigation a wisays anderson sheila on hate speech investigation a wisays anderson speaks1eila on hate speech investigation a wisays anderson speaks thei on hate speech investigation a wisays anderson speaks the truth x says anderson speaks the truth and what happens? the met decide to assess his comments while ignonng to assess his comments while ignoring placards ignoring anti—semitic placards and chants on the streets. this proves anderson was right, sean says. another waste of public money for lee, only telling the truth. pathetic is it to not tier policing everybody? is it not? jason says it's called free speech and off. well, not that many different shades of grey in the fair, but the inbox. there to be fair, but your verdict is in 95% of you think that the lee anderson hate speech investigation is a waste of time. 5% of you say it isn't. yes, exactly. you would have to throw a net over every single pub in britain pretty much if you wanted to make those conversations a police matter. and it's ridiculous. coming up,

it's revealed that a staggering 1.4 million visas were dished out from the uk last year. what the hell are we doing? and actually, as well , you'll be actually, as well, you'll be amazed to learn how many of those people are currently unemployed. sake, unemployed. for goodness sake, it's not working, is it? but next, to next, in his desperate bid to get security , get taxpayer funded security, prince harry that he was prince harry said that he was more than his late mother more risk than his late mother due to racism. well former butler to the people's princess and her rock, paul burrell says that this is low even for harry. he's live. next. don't move

coming up, i reveal the record breaking rise in visas issued to foreign workers and, crucially , foreign workers and, crucially, their families during 2023. i mean, spoiler alert , not a huge mean, spoiler alert, not a huge amount of them are still in work, but anyway, first, though, it's work, but anyway, first, though, wsfime work, but anyway, first, though, it's time for princess diana's former butler, paul burrell, and it has been revealed in high court documents that prince harry he was at greater harry believed he was at greater risk harmed than his risk of being harmed than his late mother, princess diana. the duke said that he was in a position that no one was willing to put. my mother in 23 years ago, and yet today, with greater risk, with the additional layers of racism and extremism, someone is comfortable taking accountability for what could happen. i would like that person's name who is willing to take accountability for this choice please, which ironically, is in no way threatening . of is in no way threatening. of course, the court heard how

al—qaeda had called for harry to be killed after he revealed his taliban kill count. in his memoir, spare the duke also claimed the decision to claimed that the decision to downgrade security made downgrade his security was made in private, with out his knowledge judge knowledge before the judge pointed was warned pointed out that he was warned in a paper provided by the royal household back in january 2020, paul burrell joins me now. so paul burrell joins me now. so paul, paul burrell joins me now. so paul , do you paul burrell joins me now. so paul, do you agree that harry face is a greater risk than diana because of things like racism ? racism? >> patrick honestly , doesn't >> patrick honestly, doesn't this just illustrate the fact that harry is full of his own self—importance ? he has an self—importance? he has an inflated ego and it's egotistical of him to think that he was in a greater risk than his mother was all those years ago. i stood beside diana for 11 years. i saw i saw firsthand what she went through, and i just remind you that harry chose to leave the royal family. it was his decision. um, i think that it's an arrogant position to think that he is so important . he wanted to leave the royal

family he discussed the terms with his late grandmother and prince philip , with his late grandmother and prince philip, and senior members of the royal family at the sandringham summit, all of this was discussed and to say now that he he this was done without his knowledge is quite frankly, wrong. it's once again one of harry's truths. and why should the british taxpayer to foot the bill for the security of an american celebrity visiting britain? i think, quite frankly, the british public are sick and tired of ginger and whinge and wish they would stay in america because, you know , if in america because, you know, if he stayed there, then he wouldn't have to suffer the indignity of coming to britain and if he didn't sue so many newspapers and outlets, maybe and if he didn't sue so many newthave; and outlets, maybe and if he didn't sue so many newthave thej outlets, maybe and if he didn't sue so many newthave the money s, maybe and if he didn't sue so many newthave the money to maybe and if he didn't sue so many newthave the money to funde and if he didn't sue so many newthave the money to fund his you'd have the money to fund his own security . own security. >> i mean, this is the thing. i mean, i'm just going to read a statement now from a spokesperson for prince harry. okay so it said the duke of sussex will appeal his judgement, his judgement, which refuses his judicial against judgement, which refuses his judidecision against judgement, which refuses his judidecision making against judgement, which refuses his judidecision making body1st the decision making body rayovac, includes the home rayovac, which includes the home office, the royal household and

the met police hopes he the met police the duke hopes he will from the the met police the duke hopes he will of from the the met police the duke hopes he will of appeal from the the met police the duke hopes he will of appeal and am the the met police the duke hopes he will of appeal and make; the met police the duke hopes he will of appeal and make no court of appeal and make no further comment. case further comment. while the case is ongoing, do you think he should just knock this on the head now or keep appealing head now then, or keep appealing of course he should. >> how many millions is he spending on on lawyers defending his corner ? and quite frankly , his corner? and quite frankly, he's not a member of the royal family he is not no longer a working member of the royal family in this country. and he doesn't deserve the security which he has had for so many years of that privileged life. he had this privileged life because he was a royal prince. his mother told him, the price you his mother told him, the price you pay his mother told him, the price you pay is public service and what public service have we seen in this country? well, exactly. >> but, paul, look, i do put it to you that, you know, maybe there is an added layer of racism. i diana was white. racism. i mean, diana was white. okay. meghan markle, course , okay. meghan markle, of course, is maybe he's got a is not. so maybe he's got a point that she's got an added threat there, do you think? >> once again, patrick, >> well, once again, patrick, can remind you of the wedding?

can i remind you of the wedding? harry and meghan's wedding at windsor castle and the millions of people that turned out for it? racist racism was not, um, uh , obvious at that time . there uh, obvious at that time. there was an outpouring of for love the both of them. if they had stayed put in the royal family, it would still be there for them. it wasn't the royal family or the british people that pressed button. it pressed the racist button. it was harry meghan on the was harry and meghan on the oprah winfrey show. pressed oprah winfrey show. they pressed the button. they never reset it. and whilst her majesty was alive, our dear late queen was alive. they never apologised to her for pressing that racist button. she as head of the commonwealth and her commonwealth and her commonwealth of countries, which she would say was her greatest achievement, was in in fracture because of what they said . i because of what they said. i mean, they have to have some accountability for themselves and their own actions. accountability for themselves and their own actions . and it's and their own actions. and it's about time that harry lived up to that. >> well, what about the

extremist side of it? i mean, he revealed his kill count in spare when and i think i'm right in saying referred to the taliban of jihadis chess pieces and of jihadis as chess pieces and things that. and, um , um, things like that. and, um, um, again, right in again, i think i'm right in saying actually saying the taliban did actually hit that . so, you know, hit back at that. so, you know, isuppose hit back at that. so, you know, i suppose we talk a lot about islamist threats on this show. that's let's have that's you know, so let's have it ways in that sense, it both ways in that sense, there probably are some against him. >> okay. but patrick, we all know isn't the know that harry isn't the sharpest drawer. sharpest knife in the drawer. and his kill count on and to discuss his kill count on a national program and to go the taliban. well, you know, as prince philip would say, you've made your bed. you have to lie in it. and i think, you know, he has to be accountable to himself and his own actions. so you know, we have to take it on board, don't we? the fact that harry has gone rogue and he's no longer a member of the royal family, he's turned his back on the country. he's turned his back on the people of this country. and now he's almost an american citizen. >> can i just ask you quickly as

well, paula ? sorry, i hadn't i well, paula? sorry, i hadn't i genuinely hadn't planned on asking you this, but i just thought while here, thought while you're here, i mean, do think do you think mean, do you think do you think william's right? we william's all right? i mean, we had, that issue the had, uh, we had that issue the other about other day, didn't we, about him pulling last minute pulling out at the last minute for personal reasons. do you think okay? think think everything's okay? i think he's fine. >> w- e was a personal, >> i think it was a personal, private issue that he had to deal with. came at deal with. and it came up at the very last minute. a very last minute. it's unlike a royal to actually back out from a public engagement hour a public engagement an hour before it happened. um, so it must have been something which affected closely. it may affected william closely. it may have kate . it may have been have been kate. it may have been a problem that she had . um, she a problem that she had. um, she may have needed him there at adelaide cottage . whatever the adelaide cottage. whatever the reason, william isn't backing away from his public duty. he is our future king. he's a king in waiting and all our hopes are with him. and with kate for a speedy recovery . speedy recovery. >> thank you very, very much, paul >> thank you very, very much, paul. all the best. you take care. that is paul. thank you. there. now coming up, the people of rochdale have just minutes

left to vote in one of the most bonkers by elections that britain has ever seen. i will go lie to the count when the polls show at ten. i've got a great 10:00 lined up for you. but 10:00 hour lined up for you. but next 1.4 million visas were handed out by the home office last year. should be allowing last year. should we be allowing foreign to bring their foreign workers to bring their families with them? allison pearson, littlewood , pearson, mark littlewood, matthew laza they are going to thrash this one shortly. oh thrash this one out shortly. oh yeah, how many them yeah, and how many of them are still the

it's patrick christys tonight only on gb news. now the polls are about to slam shut in the rochdale by—election. i'll bring you everything you need to know. very very soon. yeah, we've got a fantastic final hour of this show lined up for you. but before that, astonishing new figures have revealed that a record 1.4 million visas were handed foreign workers, handed out to foreign workers, students dependents students and their dependents last year. we brought in 146,000 foreign workers to run our

health and social care. that's almost double the number issued the year before . but even more the year before. but even more crazy stuff for you now, because there was an 80% eight zero jump in the number of migrants bringing their families 270,000 dependents were granted a visa without any commitment to work in the uk economy. elsewhere a whopping 457,000 study visas were issued . the figures will were issued. the figures will pile pressure on to rishi sunak, who has promised to slash immigration ahead of the next general election. well to react to yet another betrayal of the british people. i am joined by my panel. it is star daily telegraph columnist allison pearson, director of the popular conservatives mark littlewood and former labour party adviser matthew laser. allison is this as big a scandal as it sounds ? as big a scandal as it sounds? >> it's hard to get your head around. look, we were still reeling from the 745,000 number. now we've got 1.4 million, of whom . patrick only 337,000 are whom. patrick only 337,000 are work visas . so almost all of the work visas. so almost all of the rest are accompanying or

students or whatever. yeah. it's, um . yeah, it's i mean, it it's, um. yeah, it's i mean, it is absolutely, deeply shocking. it has to be said that the government has latterly realised that this is a complete scam , that this is a complete scam, and they are now closing the door on the dependents option . door on the dependents option. but it's a bit it's a bit damn late, isn't it? with all these, with all these people coming in, one thing i think that we should point that the reason point out is that the reason there's a crisis in the health and is because and social care is because the government vaccines government made covid vaccines mandatory for the care sector, and 66,000 care workers left almost overnight. so that's so that's there's a huge there's a huge gap and we haven't got enough. we're going to have to increase the wages to get british people to start doing those jobs . those jobs. >> i'm just going to rattle off a of stats. i'll go to a couple of stats. i'll go to you mark here. so health and social health visas social health and care visas have 91. right have gone up 91. right dependence. they're up 80. we've got study visas up 70. grant up route extensions up 57, family visas up 72. we the taxpayers

are paying billions of pounds a year for people to come to britain and not bloody work. aren't we fair point. >> well made, patrick. i mean, here's the problem. just to parcel it out though, right? i mean , my policy would be mean, my policy would be something like this. this is a rather rudimentary way of looking at it, but the if you take of government take all of government expenditure and you divide it between total number of between the total number of people uk, it's £14,000 people in the uk, it's £14,000 per person per year. now obviously it will differ a lot. if you're sick and getting a lot of treatment or you're a kid in school or something, it's higher. and if you're not dependent on those things, it's lower. and ready lower. but rough and ready number. want to bring a number. you want to bring a dependent. £14,000 a year. dependent. it's £14,000 a year. brilliant. it's the cost in cash up front. 1st of january every yeah up front. 1st of january every year. that's the likely cost of your dependent. we might change it a bit to make children more expensive because they're going through the education or through the education system or elderly expensive elderly relatives more expensive because elderly relatives more expensive bec health system. but the health care system. but there should a fee it there should be a fee for it. it should not be automatic. that's

the the government should. the way the government should. basically, price it, basically, if you price it, we've better we've got a much better solution. the point solution. here's the other point to alison saying to pick up on alison saying that people the care people have left the care sector. from people have left the care secto but from people have left the care secto but there from people have left the care secto but there are from people have left the care secto but there are 5 from people have left the care secto but there are 5 million that. but there are 5 million brits of working age on the sick as we used to say, right. they've i don't know they've got i mean, i don't know whether i mean this, this, this, this epidemic of depression seems considerably worse seems to be considerably worse than the epidemic of covid. for mike judge. so our welfare mike and judge. so our welfare system is not driving enough brits , the indigenous brits, the indigenous population, into work . we've got population, into work. we've got to get a bit tougher on our welfare system. um, and then actually demand for so many actually the demand for so many migrants would fall. >> you go with that? >> yeah. would you go with that? well, look , i know well, we've had look, i know you're going to mock me you're going to all mock me for saying a testament. saying this is a testament. >> 14 years of failure >> we've had 14 years of failure because let me say that because let me just say that this net legal migration this the my net legal migration under this conservative government is higher than it has ever under a labour government. >> and this is one of the unintended consequences of leaving the only leaving the eu. i'm i'm the only person here who voted remain. mark and i used to campaign together stay europe . together to stay in europe. >> i just push back on >> and can i just push back on that slightly? the rapid rate of

demographic is one of the demographic change is one of the unintended by the consequence, unnecessary by the consequence, leaving the eu. the numbers game. leaving the eu. the numbers garwell , the numbers because >> well, the numbers because what happens course most what happens is of course most people from the eu didn't bring dependents. the percentage of people dependence is people who bought dependence is much lower. a of young much lower. a lot of young people for 2 or 3 years, people came for 2 or 3 years, so of minority stay. of course a small minority stay. but went home. but a lot of people went home. so movement was a, you so free movement was a, you know, a . european a swing know, was a. european a swing door to apply for these visas? yes. but they're not. if you look, they're not european citizens and not the ones who are getting them. they're citizens and not the ones who are gettthem|em. they're citizens and not the ones who are gettthem further. ey're getting them further. so if you're somebody you're you're asking somebody if you're asking you're a nurse asking if you're asking a nurse from to come, okay, from portugal to come, okay, a 25 year old from portugal 25 year old nurse from portugal might come and in might want to come and live in london manchester glasgow london or manchester or glasgow for would for three years. then they would go home. if you're asking somebody to uproot themselves go home. if you're asking somethey to uproot themselves go home. if you're asking somethey to u side themselves go home. if you're asking somethey to u side ofiemselves go home. if you're asking somethey to u side of the ;elves from the other side of the world, from nigeria or from south going south america, they're going to want to bring dependents, which south america, they're going to w¢which bring dependents, which south america, they're going to w¢which bri forcingzndents, which south america, they're going to w¢which bri forcing numbersvhich south america, they're going to w¢which bri forcing numbers up.h is which is forcing numbers up. and put price and we and you just put a price on well on the on the on it then. well on the on the point about british workers. absolutely. need support absolutely. we need to support people to work people into work welfare to work was the key priorities of was one of the key priorities of the labour government. it the last labour government. it absolutely the absolutely is. but after the tories it because tories forgot about it because austerity shortsighted,

austerity was was shortsighted, austerity meant we cut the welfare and welfare to work programs and then having to then we've ended up having to import the jobs import people to do the jobs that we need. >> one reason the conservative government is heading for absolute view, absolute extinction, in my view, is they've given 1.4 is they've just given 1.4 million we are short is they've just given 1.4 mmillion we are short is they've just given 1.4 mmillion houses. we are short is they've just given 1.4 mmillion houses. okay. �*e short is they've just given 1.4 mmillion houses. okay. yes|ort 4 million houses. okay. yes people my age, they're in people my kids age, they're in their they're paying their 20s, they're paying extortionate rates. absolutely. extortion rates. they couldn't begin to save anything . i'm begin to save anything. i'm probably going to have any probably not going to have any grandchildren. this is where we are, discussing are, patrick. we are discussing cutting against our own people. we need british people first. it's absolutely outrageous how they can admit 1.5 million people when we haven't got enough houses for our own young people or our own population. we're not going to have enough hotels before long. >> what's the hotel bill every day? >> well, mm- day? >> well, on, though, you >> well, come on, though, you know you're the you're the director popular director of the popular conservatives you know, it conservatives now. you know, it is the conservatives that allowed everyone is the conservatives that allocrying everyone is the conservatives that allocrying about everyone is the conservatives that allocrying about this everyone is the conservatives that allocrying about this foreveryone is the conservatives that allocrying about this for so ryone was crying about this for so long and it's happened, hasn't it? it absolutely happened. >> it didn't happen the >> it didn't happen under the labour government. well labour government. yeah. well i mean you would mean i think you would have i mean i think you would have i mean have got on to mean you would have got on to the pressures had labour the same pressures had labour beenin the same pressures had labour been in power. >> did to artificially

>> they did this to artificially inflate they inflate gdp to look like they had of money and they had a lot of money and they didn't what each family. didn't count what each family. what you're just saying people come use the services come in, they use the services they and they had choices they use and they had choices after they put in after brexit and they put in place that's disastrous. >> i'm not to here defend rishi sunak. i've told you what my solution would be there's solution would be is there's a membership fee joining the membership fee for joining the united kingdom, if you united kingdom, and if you impose membership fee , i impose that membership fee, i don't many of these 1.4 don't know how many of these 1.4 million people. we million people. and we absolutely social care. absolutely on social care. >> mean, is absolutely >> i mean, alison is absolutely right. need to we a right. we need to we need as a country out social country need to sort out social care. david cameron care. uh, david cameron commissioned a report to commissioned a report on how to sort care from a guy sort social care out from a guy called dilnot. came up called andrew dilnot. came up with a conclusion. sitting called andrew dilnot. came up with a withlusion. sitting called andrew dilnot. came up with a with asion. sitting called andrew dilnot. came up with a with asion six sitting called andrew dilnot. came up with a with asion six inches, called andrew dilnot. came up witisix with asion six inches, called andrew dilnot. came up witisix metres on six inches, called andrew dilnot. came up witisix metres of six inches, called andrew dilnot. came up witisix metres of six iron as, called andrew dilnot. came up witisix metres of six iron a, but six metres of dust on a shelf. hard, two tough, shelf. mark two hard, two tough, tough handle in number two. shelf. mark two hard, two tough, tou it handle in number two. shelf. mark two hard, two tough, tou it also andle in number two. shelf. mark two hard, two tough, tou it also turned�*n number two. shelf. mark two hard, two tough, tou it also turned out mber two. shelf. mark two hard, two tough, tou it also turned out a ber two. shelf. mark two hard, two tough, tou it also turned out a loadno. shelf. mark two hard, two tough, tou it also turned out a load of >> it also turned out a load of people working in care homes that didn't exist as well. so we've got the got a con we've got the you've got a con on giant con here. on top of a giant con here. >> and the other thing they've doneis >> and the other thing they've done is 7500 is the for done is 7500 is the cap for training country training doctors in our country every absolutely every year. it's absolutely ludicrous. so many of ludicrous. i get you so many of our young people want our talented young people want want become medics and they want to become medics and they import because they cut

import them because they cut places in austerity. >> places in medical >> they cut places in medical school absolute school. and it's an absolute it's absolute economy . it's an absolute false economy. i need to invest. i think you need to invest. >> think most people will >> i think most people will agree that almost matter what agree that almost no matter what rishi james cleverly rishi sunak or james cleverly or whatever now , the fact is whatever says now, the fact is that these figures keep on coming. they make coming. and even if they make some of concession now, why some kind of concession now, why should anyone believe them? exactly. >> the tories have had their chance. >> and why should anyone believe laboun >> and why should anyone believe labour, by way? labour, either by the way? because labour, because >> because labour, because migration lower under laboun >> but but you might, might see i hold any i mean i don't hold out any confidence this. you might confidence for this. you might see the trajectory changes so the not going to the numbers are not going to collapse to zero or anything like your clock is like that. but if your clock is ticking, mark. yeah, it is ticking. i don't think that will happen. their happen. but that's their my clock well because clock is ticking as well because we do not to the start we do not want to miss the start of hour. of this next hour. >> now 4.5 minutes away >> we are now 4.5 minutes away from polls slamming in from the polls slamming shut in rochdale . we think we can all rochdale. we think we can all agree has been one the agree this has been one of the most elections in most nuts by elections in british history , and british political history, and because variety of because of a variety of different we've not different rules, we've not really been to talk really been allowed to talk about in a few seconds about it until in a few seconds time will cross live to the time we will cross live to the count. break down

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gb news. >> it's 10 pm. i'm patrick christys tonight voting has now closed in the bond covers rochdale by—election. will george galloway win ? george galloway win? >> are you gonna answer your children? your grandchildren? how are you going to answer on the judgement day? will reform swooping simon can't speak. >> simon, you're not letting me speak at simon. >> simple. no, no, it's a simple question that candidate simon danczuk joins me live shortly. >> and what about the now ditched labour candidate ? ditched labour candidate? >> they allowed that massacre. and that gives them. that gives them the green light to do whatever they want. we are doing a complete number on one of the maddest by elections ever. >> it's turned into a choice between rochdale or gaza and

here to do it all are the star daily telegraph columnist allison pearson, director of popular conservatives mark littlewood and the ex labour party adviser matthew laza . oh, party adviser matthew laza. oh, and talking of gaza . we're going and talking of gaza. we're going to be all over this rochdale by—election. we're going live to the count in a second. we've got some of the candidates, we've got going on. get ready got it all going on. get ready britain, here we go . britain, here we go. okay well, look, make sure that you stay tuned here for us on gb news because i can finally reveal all of the absolutely insane stuff that has been going on in rochdale . and that is . next >> so the top story from the gb

news room tonight is that the polls have now just closed to voters in rochdale , in greater voters in rochdale, in greater manchester, who've been casting their ballots in the local by—election there. let's show you live pictures , if we can, of you live pictures, if we can, of what's going on in rochdale. perhaps just but we perhaps not just yet, but we will. i'll tell that the will. i'll tell you that the vote decide who'll replace vote will decide who'll replace the veteran labour mp , sir tony the veteran labour mp, sir tony lloyd, died in january. lloyd, who died in january. there were 11 candidates on the ballot paper for voters to choose from today . those choose from today. those results, expected in full tomorrow morning and they'll be full coverage and analysis right through the night here on . gp through the night here on. gp news. well, the other main news today, the home secretary says police officers will be automatically suspended if they're with certain they're charged with certain criminal offences . the comments criminal offences. the comments came after the sarah everard inquiry found wayne couzens should never have been a police officer. cousins killed sarah everard in 2021. her family says she died because she would never have got into a stranger's car if he hadn't been a police officer. speaking in the commons

today, james cleverly said pubuc today, james cleverly said public confidence in the police needs rebuilding, adding that anyone who's not fit to wear the uniform must be removed from policing the shadow home secretary, yvette cooper, said the inquiry described mr cleverly's response was too weak, too little and too late . weak, too little and too late. the prince of wales has condemned a rise in anti—semitism during a visit to anti—semitism during a visit to a jewish synagogue , prince a jewish synagogue, prince william said it had no place in society as he met young people and students in london. he was told about an increase in anti—semitism since the israel—hamas war. it was his first public appearance as well, since pulling out of a memorial service last tuesday due to a personal matter , the fines for personal matter, the fines for parents taking children out of school without permission will rise across england from september. it's part of new efforts to boost school attendance following the pandemic. the minimum fine will increase from £60 to £80 per parent and if they fail to pay their fine within 21 days, it

will double. that comes after nearly 400,000 penalties were issued in 2022 for unauthorised school absences, which were higher than pre—covid . and higher than pre—covid. and lastly, tributes have been paid to tv chef and hairy bikers star dave myers, who has died at the age of 66, less than two years after revealing his cancer diagnosis. his widow , liliana, diagnosis. his widow, liliana, has described him as a wonderful, brave husband and celebrity chefs james martin and paul hollywood have posted touching tributes online, with nigella lawson also saying she was heavy hearted hearing the news. his motorcycling cooking partner s.i. king said dave had passed away peacefully at home with his family , adding that with his family, adding that everyone who loved dave was now devastated . that's the news for devastated. that's the news for the very latest stories. do sign up for gb news alerts. scan the qr code on the screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts . well

gb news. com slash alerts. well the polls have now slammed shut in the third by—election in february alone as the countdown to the general election gathers pace. >> and it's safe to say that rochdale is one of the most controversial and crucial by elections in recent memory. there it is there on your map towards the middle of the country, the north—west. anyway many in the lancashire town near manchester feel neglected and frustrated at all the bad press. the town has received in recent years. following the grooming gang scandal. now now they, like much of britain , want a reason much of britain, want a reason for hope and the town's stuents are about to elect a new mp following the sad death of the widely respected labour mp sir tony lloyd, who died in service earlier this year at the age of 73. he spent the final stint of his 36 year career as an mp representing rochdale following the 2017 election. owen lloyd was knighted in the 2021

birthday honours for public service . now labour should have service. now labour should have been set for a february clean sweep, shouldn't they? aiming to hold a seat that they won with a majority of 51.6% at the 2019 general election, just look at some of these numbers here. but after disowning candidate azhar ali and of course, the entry into the race of matt dick, former mp and left wing firebrand george galloway, the contest is now wide open. galloway's main competition, though, may come from fellow former labour man simon danczuk, who is now standing for reform uk . the tories have been quietly uk. the tories have been quietly going about their business, i think very quietly it must be said, and hope that local volunteer paul ellison can capitalise on a potential split vote. the green party , well, vote. the green party, well, they've also abandoned their candidate. guy otten, apparently , and have lent their support to independent mark coleman. i told you it was a bit mad, didn't i?

the rochdale resident's frustration has resulted in a rise in independent parties, with two local businessmen, david tully and michael howarth, feeling compelled to stand. george galloway says his victory could shake the walls of parliament, but for the residents in rochdale they will be hoping the huge divisions created during a fiery and fraught and controversial campaign can be mended. first, you will find out who wins here first on gb news we are britain's election channel to and get the latest on the ground in rochdale now, shall we take you there? i certainly we you there? i certainly think we should. by our should. i'm joined by our political correspondent, katherine forster, who's got a long catherine's at long night ahead. catherine's at the going on? the count. what's going on? >> yes. good evening , patrick, >> yes. good evening, patrick, and welcome to what promises to be a quite extraordinary night here in rochdale. you can see behind me a hive of activity. all the people here now verifying the vote . the polls verifying the vote. the polls closed, of course, just a few

minutes ago. those boxes have been brought here from all the different wards. you can see arranged around the room . we've arranged around the room. we've got dozens of people here. they're armed with crisps . they're armed with crisps. they're armed with crisps. they're armed with chocolate. they're armed with chocolate. they're armed with water for a long night. the verification process is expected to take about an hour, but my goodness , about an hour, but my goodness, we've had a lot of byelections, haven't we? they've come around very regularly. what tends to happenis very regularly. what tends to happen is that they from the happen is that they go from the conservatives to either, um, labour or the lib dems, but of course that's not going to happen here. first of all, this was a labour seat. it, um, was the sad death of sir tony lloyd, very well respected here. he only passed away on the 17th of january. this by—election was arranged very fast because labour wanted to, quote, ensure sure a vacuum is not created for george galloway and his circus of division to walk into. but

unfortunately for the labour party , that is precisely what party, that is precisely what has happened, because the chap that they chose as our ali local councillor , they had to boot out councillor, they had to boot out of the party for a antisemitic conspiracy theories. having supported him initially. then they realised that he was beyond they realised that he was beyond the pale . so there is no labour the pale. so there is no labour candidate here in what should be a safe labour seat. the conservative guy was on holiday . conservative guy was on holiday. they know they don't have a hope.the they know they don't have a hope. the lib dems used to hold this seat . they've got no real this seat. they've got no real hope either . this seat. they've got no real hope either. for this seat. they've got no real hope either . for the people that hope either. for the people that are seriously fighting this are simon danczuk from the reform party . he of course was here for party. he of course was here for many years, but also george galloway and they are feeling as his spokesman told me a little bit earlier , not quietly bit earlier, not quietly confident, but but loudly confident, but but loudly confident that, wow, okay, well , confident that, wow, okay, well, you have set this up perfectly

for us at the top of the hour, catherine, thank you very, very much. >> and make sure that you keep your eyes on gb news is, of course, you're listening on course, if you're listening on radio, you're going be radio, you're going to be heanng radio, you're going to be hearing lot from hearing a lot more from katherine forster at that by—election harwood by—election count. tom harwood will you 12 until 6 am. will be with you 12 until 6 am. so we will give you the results first. but look , finally we are first. but look, finally we are allowed to talk on national television about the rochdale by—election tale of the tape . so by—election tale of the tape. so labour refused to back an immediate ceasefire that led to scenes like this where labour candidate azhar. scenes like this where labour candidate azhar . ali started candidate azhar. ali started getting abused and turfed out of restaurants measures. >> that's what you are . people >> that's what you are. people listen. yeah free. free free free palestine now they took me alone. that's right. worker you walk out, you little prick . walk out, you little prick. >> lovely bunch of lads. the renee was caught on tape saying this . this. >> they deliberately. i believe that and i'll say it. i've said it publicly. they deliberately took security off. they

took the security off. they allowed massacre . and it was allowed the massacre. and it was allowed the massacre. and it was a massacre of 1200. innocent people. right. they allowed that massacre and that gives them, that gives them the green light to do whatever they want . to do whatever they want. >> right. so then keir starmer , >> right. so then keir starmer, ben ali, but not before the campaigning leaflets had already been ordered. and then, rather embarrassingly, delivered after starmer ditched ali, ali then made his own campaign leaflets which looked like this . just which looked like this. just keep them on the screen for me. rochdale decide is a picture of keir starmer as a clown. anti—palestine starmer a strong voice for palestine. yeah, there we so sacked by starmer for we go. so sacked by starmer for speaking on palestine . it's time speaking on palestine. it's time to starmer. a lesson . okay. to see starmer. a lesson. okay. well into the void steps george galloway and i just want in closing to ask you this . closing to ask you this. >> how are you going to answer your children, your grandchildren, how are you going to answer on the judgement day ? to answer on the judgement day? >> right. if george galloway

wins, it would be the fifth constituency he's represented as an mp. that would put him on a par with sir winston churchill. he's been putting out campaign literature like this. okay. and we're going to talk about this in more detail a little bit later on. but essentially he wants to say a big assalamualaikum to the people of rochdale. he obviously feels so comfortable . the people don't comfortable. the people don't mind dropping the p word a few times either. cashier. >> only one of us was a but but but we were . all. but we were. all. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> the former labour mp for rochdale is now the reform party candidate. that's simon danczuk and he's had a right time of it. >> i can't speak simon. you're not letting me speak at the moment. simon simple. >> no, no, it's a simple question because i'm going to go if can't speak, if i'm not on if i can't speak, if i'm not on the top table speaking to the people of rochdale and i'm going the top table speaking to the peleavef rochdale and i'm going

the top table speaking to the pe leave . rochdale and i'm going the top table speaking to the pe leave . the1dale and i'm going the top table speaking to the pe leave . the simon nd i'm going the top table speaking to the pe leave . the simon danczuk)ing to leave. the simon danczuk joins me in a minute. >> by the way. but look, here we are . the voting is closed , the are. the voting is closed, the polls have closed, and the bookies have it like this. the latest odds, according to oddschecker, are labour 8 to 11 on george galloway and his workers party of britain are close behind at 11 to 10. reformer 40 to 1. the liberal democrats are 50 to 1 and the conservatives are 100 to 1. it's a brave man that puts a tenner on them, isn't it? so there are the runners and riders, but the runners and the riders, but how the candidates feeling how are the candidates feeling standing for uk in standing for reform uk in rochdale is the aforementioned former labour mp, now reform candidate . it is simon danczuk candidate. it is simon danczuk simon, are you feeling confident ? >> well, we'll have to 7 >> well, we'll have to wait and see. it's now time to find out, isn't it? and i think it's really close. i think it's, uh, very difficult to call. it's sort of a four way, uh, fight in many, in many ways. so we'll see. see what it turns out like later today. >> yeah. okay now this as far as i could tell, became a

by—election where voters were given a choice between rochdale and gaza . and arguably, it's and gaza. and arguably, it's quite concerning if they decide to vote for gaza. isn't it? >> well , that's exactly how, uh, >> well, that's exactly how, uh, galloway tried to frame this election. it's the most extremist election i've known in my 35 years in, uh , british my 35 years in, uh, british politics. there's been intimidation, there's been threats to members of the public who were supporting particular people, intimidate around polling stations . uh, there's polling stations. uh, there's been a dramatic increase in people signing up to vote by post. so there's been a really unusual sort of approach to democracy in this by—election. there's no doubt about that . and there's no doubt about that. and i think in the aftermath we have to ask questions about how democracy is working in by elections. uh, like this. but you're exactly right . uh, you're exactly right. uh, galloway has come in the galloway has come in the galloway circus has come into town . he's tried to appeal to a town. he's tried to appeal to a very vocal minority in the town.

uh, in the hope that he will just scrape through . and the just scrape through. and the large, silent majority will splinter all over the place, and then he will have a chance to become the mp on the back of gaza. he's very much exploiting the middle east situation in the hope that he can become the mp for rochdale . that's the reality for rochdale. that's the reality of it. you've mentioned that there's been quite an extremist undertone this particular by—election. >> we played a clip a bit earlier on there of you getting, well, turfed out essentially, or leaving of your own accord, but not particularly welcome anyway. a example, dirty a hustings, for example, dirty tncks a hustings, for example, dirty tricks do tricks in this by—election, do you ? you think? >> plenty of them, without >> oh, plenty of them, without doubt illustrate it doubt. and you illustrate it with example . well, uh, with that example. well, uh, this was supposed to be a hustings so the people of hustings so that the people of rochdale, uh, could decide on who they might want to vote for in this by—election. but the panel consisted of, uh, in this by—election. but the panel consisted of , uh, george panel consisted of, uh, george galloway in a very weak liberal democrat candidate. they refused to put me on the panel for no reason whatsoever, except that i

would have given galloway a good run for his money. so plenty of dirty tricks in this campaign. i've you know, i've experienced many of them , uh, people who've many of them, uh, people who've been supporting me have been intimidated by galloway goons. there's no doubt about that. this is not how we should be carrying out democracy in britain. in the 21st century. there are real questions to be asked without without going into anything specific that may or may not involve any kind of active proceedings or anything. >> you mentioned some other examples. there about some of your supporters allegedly being intimidated by goons. would you mind just expanding on that, please? >> yeah. so 1 or 2 businesses that decided me, that decided to endorse me, which unusual in an which isn't unusual in an election campaign , have found election campaign, have found themselves being intimidated and sent violent and aggressive messages to the point where they've had to, you know, come back, pull back from actually endorsing me. i mean, it's absolutely appalling behaviour, but i'm not surprised by it. this is clearly being done by

supporters of galloway. there's no doubt about that. it's coming to town and it's creating a division. i met a senior councillor, uh, a week or so ago. uh, doesn't support me, but he'd been campaigning for another candidate in this by—election and he said when we went into one particular area , went into one particular area, people were throwing stones at us. you know, that's the sort of division that's been created by galloway circus in rochdale. well obviously it's vitally important to say that george galloway is not here to defend himself. >> the offer is open to george galloway and has been made, by the way, and no doubt, no doubt he would deny some of those allegations. well, look, simon, uh, care uh, we will uh, take care and, uh, we will we will find out in a few hours, won't we? i suppose whether or not you have indeed swept to victory. right. well, look, let's get analysis from my let's get analysis now from my top panellist, telegraph top panellist, daily telegraph columnist pearson is columnist allison pearson is director of the popular conservatives. it is the wonderful mark littlewood and former labour party adviser matthew laza allison . freedom is matthew laza allison. freedom is

ours. we can talk about the complete and utter nuttery now about the rochdale by—election, because, ah , this has been because, ah, this has been bonkers, hasn't it? >> huh? >> huh? >> it's like wacky races, isn't it, really? they're all on the starting dick starting grid. uh, dick dastardly, galloway dastardly, george galloway coming up on the outside. yeah, it's completely mean, it's completely mental. i mean, you've paper , you've got on this ballot paper, you've got on this ballot paper, you've got on this ballot paper, you've got two candidates standing parties that have standing for parties that have now them. and think now disowned them. and i think you could have quite a few people voting for azhar ali, who you could have quite a few peoplhe's:ing for azhar ali, who you could have quite a few peoplhe's the for azhar ali, who you could have quite a few peoplhe's the labourar ali, who you could have quite a few peoplhe's the labour candidate. think he's the labour candidate. so labour he's not, so if labour wins or he's not, he won. he'll be the he won't have won. he'll be the independent. won't really? independent. won't he really? and the fact and i particularly like the fact that candidate that the conservative candidate went yes which is a went on holiday. yes which is a sort of, know, declaration sort of, you know, a declaration of intent. i've got a bit of a sort of, um, a sneaking sort of feeling that danczuk who you just interviewed could possibly do quite well because you've now got the muslim vote, the town is about 30% muslims. you've got the muslim vote possibly split between galloway and azhar ali, who was the former labour candidate and it could be that simon danczuk could could come through quite well. you think of reform as being on the right,

but simon has been campaigning as was a labour as old labour. he was a labour mp it's very open. mp so it's very, very open. i think . think. >> yeah. well we're going to be taking live to the count taking you live to the count throughout i will throughout all of this. i will just go to you first, matthew, because story because the labour story here is incredibly ali incredibly relevant, as are ali said, really fruity , really said, some really fruity, really fruity things. starmer then biffed him, but not before the campaign literature had come out. then azhar ali did the whole reverse ferret and now he hates starmer. happens if hates starmer. what happens if he starmer him he wins? does starmer have him back? absolutely not. back? no, absolutely not. >> been. couldn't be >> labour's been. couldn't be clearer. wins uh tonight clearer. if he wins uh tonight then he'll be independent mp then he'll be an independent mp hopefully just a few months. hopefully for just a few months. uh, rochdale deserves a lot better the farce there is better than the farce there is there rochdale a there tonight. rochdale is a great got great town. it's got its problems, got a huge problems, but it's got a huge heart. i know well and what heart. i know it well and what it needs is a decent labour candidate and labour make it needs is a decent labour candthate and labour make it needs is a decent labour candthat it nd labour make it needs is a decent labour candthat it nd la)our make it needs is a decent labour candthat it nd la proper make sure that it has a proper candidate at the election. candidate at the next election. a worthy of the town. a candidate worthy of the town. >> before go to >> okay, just before i go to you, mark, before i go to you, i'm just hearing now that i think hear from from think we can hear from from stephen kinnock. i think the labour . let's hear it. labour mp. let's hear it. >> well, to be frank, i'm

pleased that this whole sorry saga has come to an end. >> now, it has been a very difficult and messy process. i'm very pleased that we took rapid and robust action in terms of our candidate and the number one priority for us now in rochdale will be to select a strong candidate who will take the seat for labour, and we will have a labour mp at the general election that we can be proud of i >> -- >> okay. all right. mark, the conservative candidate went on holiday. >> yeah. wisely i would suggest ipsis. >> uh, did did he go to gaza on houday >> uh, did did he go to gaza on holiday ? holiday? >> to gaza? yeah. >> to gaza? yeah. >> he's the only thing patrick, that could have made it even madder. and i'm a bit disappointed that they didn't do this. labour party should this. the labour party should have endorsed the have then endorsed one of the other local other candidates, some local independent, then you could independent, and then you could have had somebody actually winning well, the winning this. well, that's the victor. of vote or something. >> there's a victor standing who's jail just who's been to jail for just stop, just oil. um i know stop, just stop oil. um i know two there people two people. there are two people with okay it's

crazy. >> now, just before i'm going to go to ann widdecombe. actually uh, is former cabinet uh, who, uh, is former cabinet minister, of course . and thank minister, of course. and thank you very, very much . look, have you very, very much. look, have you very, very much. look, have you ever seen a by—election? quite as nutty as this ? quite as nutty as this? >> no. i mean , it's been vastly >> no. i mean, it's been vastly entertaining, but of course, you know, it is a very serious m atter. >> matter. >> and if somebody has got to represent that seat until the general election and it has been i mean, it's been an absolute comedy in a circus. i mean, it's been an absolute comedy in a circus . and i'm sure comedy in a circus. and i'm sure we've all enjoyed it, but actually that doesn't really do justice to the seriousness of the issues. >> yeah. and i think arguably the most serious one is that this is a bit of a bellwether for things that a lot of seats are going see at the next are going to see at the next general election, where are general election, where they are being seriously general election, where they are being what seriously general election, where they are being what is seriously general election, where they are being what is the seriously general election, where they are being what is the main ously general election, where they are being what is the main issue between what is the main issue for here in whatever seat for them here in whatever seat you're in and how much you care about gaza , and how do you see about gaza, and how do you see this going ? this going? >> well? i mean, there have been elections before which have been dominated foreign affairs, elections before which have been donthatad foreign affairs, elections before which have been donthat has foreign affairs, elections before which have been donthat has alwaysn affairs, elections before which have been

donthat has always been irs, elections before which have been donthat has always been when but that has always been when britain's got boots on the ground. and so there's an immediate uk interest. no one thinks of the iraq war, for example . example. >> uh, but you know, this time round for, for a foreign event to completely dominate the by—election, when i assume that rochdale's got big problems like everybody else, it will have housing problems, it will have infrastructure problems. >> uh, and yet all the conversation appears to have been about gaza . been about gaza. >> does this spell disaster for the country really, though? i mean, what does this say? you know, we've got an election here, a by—election completely dominated by a foreign policy issue, a war that we are not involved in, really. and here we are , you know, here we are. this are, you know, here we are. this is what's dominating. and it's whipping up a load of hatred and all of that. and we've got people who clearly, clearly, a large people not large chunk of people do not really much about really care that much about what's in their own what's going on in their own country. don't like country. they don't feel like it's own country, do they? it's their own country, do they? that think that that well, i do think that probably, most people in

probably, uh, most people in rochdale do care a bit about what goes on in rochdale, but they haven't really heard lot they haven't really heard a lot about that. >> uh, and, you know, there >> uh, and, uh, you know, there is large interest is a very large interest group there , um, of being led by there, um, of being led by george galloway, but there's a very large interest there that is, is seriously concerned about what is happening in gaza, uh, when in fact, this election should be about what is happening either in rochdale or in the uk as a whole, given that our elections are often bellwethers for how people view the government , bellwethers for how people view the government, and i think we know how they view the government because the candidate went . went off on holiday. >> yeah, and led me >> yeah, and you've led me perfectly to my next perfectly on to my next question, tories question, which is the tories lost kingswood lost in kingswood and wellingborough two weeks ago and then we have the vote in rochdale tonight . now obviously rochdale tonight. now obviously this was a seat. okay so this was a labour seat. okay so it's not like they're going to necessarily it or anything. necessarily lose it or anything. but what learn about how but what can we learn about how the general election shaping but what can we learn about how thefromeral election shaping but what can we learn about how thefrom theseection shaping but what can we learn about how thefrom these byon shaping but what can we learn about how thefrom these by elections)ing but what can we learn about how thefrom these by elections so; up from these by elections so far do you think am well, the mere fact that the candidate went on holiday , uh, you know, i went on holiday, uh, you know, i

mean , says it all. mean, says it all. >> it says the conservatives have given up. they're not serious about the next general election. um, i have to say, regrettably, regrets deeply because for 55 years it was my party. but i have to say that i think they thoroughly deserve it . i mean, they have made an unholy mess with a huge majority. they've made a consistent mess . i majority. they've made a consistent mess. i mean, 1 or 2 things going wrong. everybody expects that no matter who the prime minister has been, they've made a complete mess of it. and today we hear we've got record lawful immigration. >> well no, indeed. well, >> yeah, well no, indeed. well, and thank very , very much and thank you very, very much for through . the noise for picking through. the noise on an incredibly chaotic by—election. here we are. now, thatis by—election. here we are. now, that is ann whittaker. just a reminder for you, tom harwood will be here locked in this very studio, literally we studio, literally locked in. we don't let him leave midnight until in morning until 6:00 in the morning delivering the latest news until 6:00 in the morning de|what|g the latest news until 6:00 in the morning de|what has the latest news until 6:00 in the morning de|what has been latest news until 6:00 in the morning de|what has been latetheiews until 6:00 in the morning de|what has been latethe most on what has been just the most insane by—election. but crucially, once get crucially, though, once you get through the of it through the nursery of it actually really important for the britain very quick the state of britain very quick sweepstake. now who's going to

win? alison simon danczuk narrowly . you're going simon narrowly. you're going simon danczuk narrowly . danczuk narrowly. >> the labour non—labour candidate, i think will get through just because he's still got the labour emblem on the ballot paper and in normal circumstances , labour would have circumstances, labour would have won landslide . i won this with a landslide. i think he'll probably just get over against galloway. over the line against galloway. >> i mean, it's anybody's to play >> i mean, it's anybody's to play but i think galloway >> i mean, it's anybody's to play just but i think galloway >> i mean, it's anybody's to play just do i think galloway >> i mean, it's anybody's to play just do it, hink galloway >> i mean, it's anybody's to play just do it, but; galloway >> i mean, it's anybody's to play just do it, but; 1think/ay may just do it, but i think simon will better simon danczuk will do better than think. than people think. >> this where we are, >> wow. so this is where we are, isn't it? no one knows. no one's got any. >> because normally you've got normally you've got, you know, normally you've got, you know, normally you've got people, you know, the ballots being know, watching the ballots being unpacked the unpacked from the main, the labour getting labour party. i've been getting messages instead everybody labour party. i've been getting m> i mean that's hard, that's hard alone hard all by—election, let alone something as wacko as this one. hard all by—election, let alone sonlething as wacko as this one. hard all by—election, let alone soni think as wacko as this one. hard all by—election, let alone soni think it'snacko as this one. hard all by—election, let alone soni think it's frightening s one. >> i think it's frightening though, patrick, we though, patrick, because we are seeing to seeing tribalism now starting to affect sectarian. >> sectarian. most >> this is sectarian. most people is one of the people rochdale is one of the highest of deprivation highest areas of deprivation in the country. got huge highest areas of deprivation in the cproblem, got huge highest areas of deprivation in the cproblem, got lotsje highest areas of deprivation in the cproblem, got lots of drug problem, crack, lots of single parents wondering how they gas bill, the they can pay the gas bill, the grooming scandal, the grooming

scandal. think scandal. they probably think gaza . they probably gaza and gaza. they probably thought football for thought he played football for england. thought he played football for engla about it. and they can't know about it. and they can't influence they can't influence it. and yet this is dominating rochdale deserves lot better rochdale deserves a lot better than tonight than it's gaining tonight. >> to this coming >> we will return to this coming up next. my panel are for here an incredibly lively, entertaining and definitely unfiltered because unfiltered paper review because i've of tomorrow's i've got all of tomorrow's newspaper pages for you. newspaper front pages for you. plus starmer says plus keir starmer says he has absolute confidence in angela rayner over the council house row. well, frankly, that sounds like the kiss death, doesn't like the kiss of death, doesn't it? a massive story that it? it's a massive story that we, rest of the we, unlike the rest of the media, are refusing to ignore . media, are refusing to ignore. stay tuned

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old pal . well, uh, we're also old pal. well, uh, we're also going to go to the i now £0.02 tax cut in doubt after gloomier forecast on uk economy. i mean yeah obviously i could anyone could have seen this coming just don't believe anything you read about a tax cut okay. daily express this can't go on 1.4 million granted uk visas last year. million granted uk visas last year . we've spoken about this year. we've spoken about this quite a lot on this show. suella braverman has warned that the current immigration levels cannot go on or britain will, quote, become unrecognisable . quote, become unrecognisable. label. let's go to the guardian . label. let's go to the guardian. the telegraph now. there we go. i russia flooding i skipped ahead russia flooding the west with migrants. putin tries europe by tries to destabilise europe by using militias in africa to control the flow of people. this is a big story. we're going to return to this in just a second. um, let's just get you the guardian now, which is more than 100 palestinians die chaos 100 palestinians die in chaos surrounding gaza aid convoy. obviously, a very gripping picture there on the front . and picture there on the front. and there's also that story about there's also that story about the scheme to cost £1.8 the rwanda scheme to cost £1.8 million for each deportee and

the sarah everard killer should never have joined police. okay all right. so let's , uh, zoom in all right. so let's, uh, zoom in on the telegraph, i think. now. so apparently russia is using private militias to control and weaponize immigration into europe with growing fears that putin is looking to destabilise a continent . so this is a continent. so this is according to a security source . according to a security source. this is just landed, by the way, on the front of the telegraph. it says if you can control the migrant routes into europe, then you effectively you can effectively control elections, because you can restrict flow of a certain restrict all flow of a certain area with migrants in order to influence opinion a influence public opinion at a crucial i joined, of crucial time. i am joined, of course, by my panel. alison, what do you think about this? well it feeds right back into rochdale, doesn't it? >> because if russia is using migrants as a telegraph story reports, to flood into certain areas, say in the uk, then you can influence we can we've seen haven't we, that this is what's happening and it's, and it's extremely worrying. it's extremely worrying. it's extremely worrying. it's extremely worrying if they're going to use it as a weapon and we're all across

we're seeing that all across europe now and lot and europe now and a lot more and other european countries are pushing a lot more we pushing back a lot more than we are. we absolutely are. and i think we absolutely have do now. have to do that now. >> i mean, there was a big >> well, i mean, there was a big concerns on when we concerns earlier on when we had that in in that big explosion in numbers in lampedusa , mark, and people were lampedusa, mark, and people were saying, these africans are saying, well, these africans are coming with the aid of the russian wagner forces, helping them through . and to be honest them through. and to be honest with you, you can see it, can't you?i with you, you can see it, can't you? i mean, are we just being played for absolute mugs here? >> well, we are absolute mugs, aren't to aren't we? it's not difficult to play. for absolute mugs, play. as for absolute mugs, i mean, think you to mean, i don't think you need to be military genius to be a military tactical genius to pull plan that putin's pull off this plan that putin's got. you need credit card got. you just need a credit card with a sort of, you know, few tens of thousands of pounds on it. you should be able to get quite a lot of people in very easy to do. and does this not smash labour smash the gangs thing? >> because actually, labour >> because actually, what labour would is smash the russians? >> well, no, absolutely it doesn't. because labour's doesn't. because what labour's plan is to have plan is, is to have a cross—border police force to and work european cross—border police force to and work constructively. colleagues constructively. that's do, that's what we need to do, because otherwise putin's going

to fiddle. to play us like a fiddle. so we need and not need to work together and not have reluctance to have this great reluctance to actually work at a european level smash problem. level to smash the problem. >> right. that was the >> all right. so that was the latest front of the latest from the front of the telegraph. going telegraph. i'm just going to bnng bh telegraph. i'm just going to bring bit breaking news bring you a bit of breaking news now. is, breaking now. so this is, uh, breaking right kensington right now. uh kensington palace has released a statement kate has released a statement on kate middleton's health after being out public for eye two out of the public for eye two months scheduled months following scheduled abdominal surgery. a palace spokesperson said kensington palace made clear in january palace made it clear in january the timelines of the princess's recovery and we'd only be providing significant updates . providing significant updates. that stands . let me that guidance stands. let me just read that statement for you one more time. it is just breaking kensington breaking now. uh, kensington palace statement in palace releasing a statement in relation to kate middleton's health being out of the health after being out of the pubuc health after being out of the public eye for two months following the abdominal surgery, a said a palace spokesperson has said kensington made clear kensington palace made it clear in january the timelines of the princess's , and we'd princess's recovery, and we'd only significant only be providing significant updates. the guidance stands essentially everybody to essentially telling everybody to stop are they stop speculating why are they doing because there has doing that? because there has been massive been absolutely massive speculation social media and speculation on social media and frankly , a lot of people's homes frankly, a lot of people's homes as well . i would, you know,

as well. i would, you know, politely suggest as well that actually it is looking like the timeline of her recovery might be quite a bit longer than expected, which, you know, just set tongues wagging, doesn't it? but onto sir keir starmer , but onto sir keir starmer, because he's come out swinging for angela rayner over the council house row , rayner stands council house row, rayner stands accused of providing false information about her living circumstances and failing to pay the correct amount of tax when selling her former council house. a spokesman for house. but a spokesman for starmer has said he has absolute confidence in his deputy. however, the spokesman declined to say whether matter to say whether the matter was closed pair had closed and if the pair had spoken about it, referring all further questions to her office. of course. unfortunately yesterday her office then referred questions referred all further questions to party and the to the labour party and the labour party referred them back again we haven't again and we haven't heard anything since. mark, anything since. and look, mark, i'll with on i'll start with you on this because a football fan. because you're a football fan. one the, uh, when the manager one of the, uh, when the manager gets the backing of the board mate, normally get sacked. mate, they normally get sacked. >> thing you want >> the last thing you want to hear that board have full hear is that the board have full confidence you. if you're confidence in you. if you're a football dead in football manager, you're dead in

days, , i days, right? uh, and look, i mean, it's in starmer's gift mean, it's not in starmer's gift to sack rayner, right? to sack angela rayner, right? because the because she's elected by the membership the party. and membership of the party. and this complicated tax issue. this is a complicated tax issue. the thing for starmer is the awkward thing for starmer is he said, on the one hand, i've got full and total confidence in her. on the other hand, i don't actually know whether she's paid the tax that owed. she the tax that she owed. if she has not the tax she owed, has not paid the tax she owed, then impossible for then it will be impossible for starmer to retain full confidence in her then, were she and stepping two steps forward here, were she to actually resign as deputy leader of the labour party. we would have a leadership election for deputy leadership election for deputy leader the party that leader of the labour party that would rochdale would make the rochdale by—election normal . all by—election look normal. all right, so starmer might consider rayner a bit of an inside enemy if you can speak to that. but he probably doesn't want a deputy leadership election this close to a general election. >> okay , so matthew, i suspect >> okay, so matthew, i suspect there wouldn't be one. >> i suspect they'd just be one candidate. well, matthew, the speaker looking increasingly candidate. well, matthew, the speaker leant> keir starmer has got himself in hot water by denying that

only for chris bryant to come out on the media and basically suggest exactly suggest that that is exactly what happened. sue gray is bang in trouble over allegedly making staff cocking the staff cry and cocking up the citizens assembly now citizens assembly thing. and now angela has absolutely citizens assembly thing. and now angela questions absolutely citizens assembly thing. and now angela questions to»solutely citizens assembly thing. and now angela questions to answer! citizens assembly thing. and now angela questions to answer that massive questions to answer that could emphasis on the word could result in a police investigation and potential prison. is your party as bent as a nine bob note? >> absolutely not. i mean, nice try, patrick. uh, but that, you know, trying to build up a, a catalogue of horrors where you did it yourself. no absolutely not. i mean, you know, chris bryant didn't say the bryant didn't didn't say the pressure being put the pressure being put on the speaken pressure being put on the speaker. labour speaker. he said that labour wanted debate so wanted to delay the debate so that they could have conversations speaker. conversations with the speaker. that's different to that's completely different to what that's completely different to wha' look, think this that's completely different to wha'look, think this is a and look, i think this is a storm a teacup about angela. storm in a teacup about angela. and it's all and i think that it's all smashed gangs, i mean, that smashed the gangs, i mean, that there's a gang is a gang of crooks in there. it's a gang crooks in there. it's not a gang of benches. of opposition benches. well, it's not. a gang it's not of course not. a gang of crooks opposition benches. it's not of course not. a gang of ca oks opposition benches. it's not of course not. a gang of ca it's opposition benches. it's not of course not. a gang of ca it's a opposition benches. it's not of course not. a gang of ca it's a otheam.1 benches. it's not of course not. a gang of ca it's a otheam. ibenches. it's not of course not. a gang of ca it's a otheam. i mean, s. it's a it's a top team. i mean, the confident she's paid the you are confident she's paid her bill then. her tax bill then. >> well, keir starmer isn't, but you are. >> em. fl- fl.-

>> well as far as look i mean the has been asked the question has been asked whether she's only got the question has been asked wtaxier she's only got the question has been asked wtax liability she's only got the question has been asked wtax liability arising 's only got the question has been asked wtax liability arising if only got the question has been asked wtax liability arising if that got a tax liability arising if that wasn't her main place of residence. i believe residence. and she i believe has made was main made clear that was her main place. have place. neighbours have questioned i mean, look questioned that. i mean, look what this is about. this is about peer and tory donor about a tory peer and tory donor who's to go and who's paid research to go and knock it knock on neighbours doors. it won't whether how many, won't be about whether how many, how nights you in how many nights you spent in with had with her husband who had a separate because he had separate house because he had a 15 year old kid, and a lot of people houses now. people have separate houses now. it's people got a housing it's most people got a housing crisis, not people. um, so it's very modern. have a look at helena bonham carter. >> very important for a modern. >> very important for a modern. >> nice try . >> nice try. >> nice try. >> have you got. >> have you got. >> i actually where i disagree with matthew profoundly is i think what went on in parliament when in the labour party was under pressure and leaning on sir lindsay hoyle to change that, that amendment, there's no evidence for that. >> i think lindsay made a mistake of his own account. >> lindsay said that he'd said that under threats. that mps were under threats. that was one of the most infamous episodes in recent

parliamentary. >> i agree with you, but i don't think keir starmer to think he needed keir starmer to do shows how in hock do that. shows how in hock labour pocket bits of labour is in the pocket bits of some these islamists, and some of these islamists, and that's really worrying. >> and angela >> i think angela and angela is the john prescott to john prescott blair was what prescott to tony blair was what angela is. >> yeah. john prescott >> yeah. but john prescott and tony other. tony blair liked each other. >> she you know, >> yeah but but she you know, she's, know she's a, she's she's, you know she's a, she's a bit of the authentic. >> she's a voice that you need. british would the british politics would be the lesser if she wasn't there having of angela having the voice of angela rayner experience rayner with her life experience is really important. called is really important. she called me scum to be scum. >> am i scum, matthew? no that's not language. >> i would use no good. but i have knocked on doors with angela in stockport, near angela rayner in stockport, near near own? >> yeah, whole a whole >> yeah, yeah, the whole a whole row of them with a different relative, different relative at each one. i've got to read a right of reply from angela raynen right of reply from angela rayner. quite right. she said, regarding matter. um, i regarding the matter. um, i owned home, i lived owned my own home, i lived there, i paid the bills and was registered to vote there . prior registered to vote there. prior to selling the house in 2015, adding she was not liable for capital gains tax because was capital gains tax because it was my and the only one i

my home and the only one i owned. my husband already owned his independently. his own home independently. angela rayner doing her best to put to bed. i would put this to bed. i would politely suggest the politely suggest that if the media went the current politely suggest that if the medi.ofrent the current politely suggest that if the medi.of the the current politely suggest that if the medi.of the labour|e current politely suggest that if the medi.of the labour party 'ent politely suggest that if the medi.of the labour party with state of the labour party with anything like the gusto, they went after johnson . went after boris johnson. >> absolutely >> she's absolutely she's absolutely the moment. >> she's absolutely she's absthisely the moment. >> she's absolutely she's absthisely weakness,moment. >> she's absolutely she's absthisely weakness,motheit. >> this is a weakness, by the way. this much of way. i'm saying this as much of a weakness of rishi sunak as anybody he will never get anybody else. he will never get anybody else. he will never get a chance an election a better chance in an election year the labour speaker, year of the labour speaker, the labour labour deputy labour leader, the labour deputy leader labour chief leader and the labour chief of staff their staff lying down with their bellies in air. and bellies up in the air. and what's for? a kiss? what's he waiting for? a kiss? does it to a gentle does he want it to be a gentle nudge towards him? if you care, go them but go and finish them off. but anyway, coming up, jacob rees—mogg, old son has rees—mogg, 16 year old son has come with disgraced come to blows with disgraced former matt former health secretary matt hancock. read hancock. yeah, i will read that again. jacob rees—mogg, 16 year old has come to blows with old son has come to blows with disgraced former health secretary matt hancock . wait secretary matt hancock. wait until you hear the young man's brutal takedown when i crown tonight as greatest britain and union jackass. up next, union jackass. but up next, i have a few more of have got a few more of tomorrow's newspaper pages have got a few more of tonyou�*w's newspaper pages have got a few more of tonyou and newspaper pages have got a few more of tonyou and withpaper pages have got a few more of tonyou and with their pages for you and with the pro—palestine marches at fever pitch, rishi sunak told police

chiefs to fight back against mob rule. but what does he need to go away further and ban these protests ? well, we've got all of protests? well, we've got all of that and much, much more coming your way in just a second. patrick christys tonight we're only on .

gb news. all right. it's patrick christys tonight on gb news. it's time to go to the liveliest pay per view. i've got more front pages for you. now let's do it. daily mail, broken borders mail, britain's broken borders watchdog, reports exposed shocking migration system failings with airport passport checkpoints left unmanned. yeah, and as i revealed earlier on as well, you can land at the airport as long as you've got two and a half grand, you find yourself british yourself with a british passport in time. let's go to the in no time. let's go to the times. to stop another times. nothing to stop another police like cousins. police killer like cousins. inquiry vetting inquiry calls for vetting overhaul. murderer carried out a string assaults before sarah string of assaults before sarah everard. is this catalogue of

things that could have been done to even being to stop wayne couzens even being in our police force? let's go to the mirror. yeah. how many more are still hiding in plain sight? nothing to another killer. nothing to stop another killer. this damning police probe this is the damning police probe into sarah everard's murderer , into sarah everard's murderer, wayne couzens. let's go to the sun on. jerry's hubby did send sexts so he pestered women at hq . this is red bull boss christian horner . apparently christian horner. apparently because he's. according to the sun , sent text messages behind sun, sent text messages behind spice girl wife geri halliwell's back. spice girl wife geri halliwell's back . so, uh, that spice girl wife geri halliwell's back. so, uh, that is a spice girl wife geri halliwell's back . so, uh, that is a front back. so, uh, that is a front page.on back. so, uh, that is a front page .onthe sun there. i' m just page .on the sun there. i'm just going in my ear that we can go. so shortly we'll be going shortly to the rochdale by—election again. which of course, we'll be bringing to you live here. 12 till 6 pm. and hopefully we'll be able to speak, maybe speak to one of the candidates there. i'll keep you posted. before that i'm joined by we've got by my press pack. we've got daily telegraph columnist allison got

allison pearson. i've got director of the popular conservatives, littlewood director of the popular consformeras, littlewood director of the popular consformer labour littlewood director of the popular consformer labour littl> so as the chief constable, it's for me to unreservedly

apologise for the hurt and damage historically caused . by damage historically caused. by nonh damage historically caused. by north yorkshire police to our lgbtq+ community, as it's an opportunity for to us demonstrate to our work colleagues as well that we welcome them , um, bringing the welcome them, um, bringing the whole of themselves into the workplace and that we're a fully inclusive organisation now . inclusive organisation now. >> thanks, ed. >> thanks, ed. >> what the was that this look, i think there were questions about the video. >> uh, there were a lot of slightly bizarre, slightly bizarre backdrop. there's a serious point here, uh, that there are historic injustices to there are historic injustices to the lgbt community. look, i sat on sofa when national on this sofa when national treasure o'grady died. okay treasure paul o'grady died. okay um, when paul o'grady was performing the royal vauxhall performing at the royal vauxhall tavern the the police tavern in the 80s, the police raided gloves. raided it wearing rubber gloves. um for on no pretext, no charges were brought. okay. and then, you years later, paul you know, 30 years later, paul is as national is mourned as a national treasure attitudes have treasure because attitudes have changed. there are historic wrongdoings . i'm not sure it wrongdoings. i'm not sure it needs video two police needs a video of two police

officers the sort of the officers against the sort of the sort of wallpaper that you saw in 19, the 1980s. absolute madness. >> so this is it this is >> so but this is how it this is textbook. tatchell textbook. so peter tatchell wanted north yorkshire police, apparently in london, apparently who lives in london, he in london wants so he lives in london wants so nonh he lives in london wants so north yorkshire police do what does look like a hostage video in some fake words. now does look like a hostage video in you some fake words. now does look like a hostage video in you guessie fake words. now does look like a hostage video in you guess what'swords. now does look like a hostage video in you guess what's happened? can you guess what's happened? tatchell all police tatchell now wants all police forces apologise. forces to apologise. >> have thought? >> who would have thought? >> who would have thought? >> bonkers, alison. >> who would have thought? >> yeah, bonkers, alison. >> who would have thought? >> yeah, i bonkers, alison. >> who would have thought? >> yeah, i mean, 5, alison. >> who would have thought? >> yeah, i mean, there on. >> yeah, i mean, there literally, metaphorically taking the to everything, aren't the knee to everything, aren't they? let's apologise to they? i mean, let's apologise to some people for not going some of the people for not going around when they've around to answer when they've been that? been burgled. how about that? you know, can just. you know, can i just. >> you. we're you know, can i just. >> to you. we're you know, can i just. >> to come you. we're you know, can i just. >> to come back you. we're you know, can i just. >> to come back to ou. we're you know, can i just. >> to come back to this. le're going to come back to this. i i'm going to take you now, our wonderful viewers and listeners i'm going to take you now, our won to 'ful viewers and listeners i'm going to take you now, our won to the viewers and listeners i'm going to take you now, our won to the counts and listeners i'm going to take you now, our won to the count s erochdale, rs live to the count in rochdale, where gb news political correspondent where gb news political corrrochdalet where gb news political corrrochdale by—election. the the rochdale by—election. the voting stopped. catherine voting has stopped. catherine joins us now. what's going on? you're count. come on. you're at the count. come on. yes >> hello, patrick. welcome back. you can see it's got busier since i spoke to you a bit earlier. they are still verifying they're at the verification stage. the count has yet to begin, but i'm joined

now by the conservative candidate, paul ellison in paul. thank you very much for talking to us live on gb news. obviously this is a seat that you guys are not going to win, are you? but how are you feeling this evening? >> we're feeling very confident this evening. it's been a good, positive campaign . uh, it's for positive campaign. uh, it's for rochdale to succeed . and uh. rochdale to succeed. and uh. >> yeah, we'll see what goes on this evening. >> uh, you've come in for quite a bit of criticism because you apparently a holiday during apparently took a holiday during the campaign. um, what's your response to people having a go at you over their family comes first. >> i love my daughter. and obviously the election is important, but family always comes first. and what do you make of what's happened with labour here? >> the fact that you're here for the conservatives, the lib dems are here, but labour, the party at the moment tipped to win the

next election, are nowhere to be seen. >> i'm here on local issues. i have stood in this by—election for at the conservatives, for local issues , uh, to make local issues, uh, to make rochdale not a political football, which it has been, and thatis football, which it has been, and that is why i have stood and i just want rochdale to succeed and reform . and reform. >> i'm taking this very seriously. but george galloway seems to be feeling very, very confident. are you concerned on the impact that a figure like george galloway could have if he wins the seat in parliament tonight ? tonight? >> i'm very concerned about the residents of rochdale. they just want rochdale to become a good town again . for an mp that town again. for an mp that cares, not an mp for again using it as a political football. that's all he's here for. if i'm accused of being on holiday , accused of being on holiday, george is here in rochdale on houday george is here in rochdale on holiday himself . holiday himself. >> thank you very much indeed for speaking to us. thank you so

back to you now, patrick. but just to add quickly , um, george just to add quickly, um, george galloway's team are so confident we bumped into them when we arrived . they were having arrived. they were having a swift half at the hotel. they are loudly confident. so confident , are loudly confident. so confident, in are loudly confident. so confident , in fact, that they confident, in fact, that they handed out a statement. i'll read you a little bit. thank you . rochdale. it's headed . george . rochdale. it's headed. george galloway has thanked voters of rochdale for voting in today's historic by elections. he said thank you to every voter who took the time to send a message took the time to send a message to the political class today. more than ever, they are two cheeks of the same backside and in just a few hours they are set to get a good kicking . he goes to get a good kicking. he goes on to say no matter how you voted today, thank you for doing so. i promise if elected tonight to be an mp for all rochdale means no matter who who you voted for, um , a lot of concern

voted for, um, a lot of concern here that an issue a war being fought thousands of miles away has basically hijacked an election on what should be local issues . back to you, patrick. issues. back to you, patrick. >> fantastic . catherine. thank >> fantastic. catherine. thank you very much, for catherine, today is at the count for us. just when you thought the rochdale extraordinary couldn't get any more bonkers , george get any more bonkers, george galloway the workers party of galloway of the workers party of britain is released, a statement initially saying we're not quietly confident, we're loudly confident its entire team have gone for a pint down at a local hotel . they've then released a hotel. they've then released a statement calling the tories and labour two cheeks of the same backside side, they're backside side, and that they're about a really good about to get a really good kicking. welcome to british. >> it's like an oscar winner delivering the speech before the results are normal. delivering the speech before the res|operating rmal. delivering the speech before the res|operating procedure from >> operating procedure from george galloway, normal operator well, hope she gives him the well, i hope she gives him the bum's tonight. bum's rush tonight. >> are there is. yes. why? >> are there he is. yes. why? >> are there he is. yes. why? >> why is all team >> why is the all muslim team going swift half then? going for a swift half then? this is all very strange. >> well, suppose you've >> yeah, well, i suppose you've got actually. yeah,

got a point, actually. yeah, yeah maybe a half a diet yeah, maybe it was a half a diet coke. exactly maybe a coke. exactly maybe it was a half of diet um but we half of diet coke. um but we will showing you all of the will be showing you all of the results and more of that. catherine is going to do absolutely job. uh, for absolutely stellar job. uh, for us there. so, look, george galloway's incredibly galloway's team are incredibly confident. shaking your confident. you're shaking your hand there. >> just it just galloway >> i just just it just galloway all the way down the isn't all the way down the line, isn't it? it's all about him. and it's not rochdale. feel so not about rochdale. i feel so sorry people of sorry for the people of rochdale. rochdale needs mp sorry for the people of rochcane. rochdale needs mp sorry for the people of rochcan stand|dale needs mp sorry for the people of rochcan stand up.e needs mp sorry for the people of rochcan stand up foreeds mp sorry for the people of rochcan stand up for it.1s mp sorry for the people of rochcan stand up for it. the mp who can stand up for it. the labour let down and it labour party let it down and it must it has a good must ensure it has a good candidate to stand up for the town next election. >> look, deeply >> look, i care deeply about these want to get these issues. i want to get back. couldn't put back. he couldn't have put rochdale on a map. >> weeks, four weeks ago. >> two weeks, four weeks ago. um, he's. his leaflets um, he. no, he's. his leaflets are about a referendum are all about a referendum on gaza. >> patrick. he doesn't care about into about rochdale. he goes into every constituency, went into bethnal green, defeated oona king iraq war. all king there on the iraq war. all he does is he chooses single at least were involved in the least we were involved in the iraq war. >> he's running in rochdale to send message to benjamin send a message to benjamin netanyahu, who i think tonight send a message to benjamin nenotyahu, who i think tonight send a message to benjamin nenot watching. i think tonight send a message to benjamin nerhe'satching. i think tonight send a message to benjamin nerhe's noting. i think tonight send a message to benjamin nerhe's not watchingik tonight send a message to benjamin nerhe's not watching the night send a message to benjamin nerhe's not watching the count >> he's not watching the count in your house. >> there was plugged in, you know. >> well, we'll have to wait and

see. we just about see. i think we do just about have time reveal today's have time to reveal today's greatest britain and union jackass. greatest britain and union jackass . okay, alison, who's jackass. okay, alison, who's your greatest britain please. >> it is peter rees mogg. uh, a young man present at a talk eaten by the former health secretary, matt hancock, who said that jacob rees—mogg was not a politician . and young not a good politician. and young peter stood up and said not only was his fantastic man in was his father fantastic man in pubuc was his father fantastic man in public and in private , public and in private, especially remained loyal especially as he remained loyal to his wife , what on earth are to his wife, what on earth are well , said to his wife, what on earth are well, said peter , the to his wife, what on earth are well , said peter , the awkward well, said peter, the awkward sixtus and things. >> peter's a bit conventional, you know. >> he got the he got the hancock love cheat in the whatnot, didn't he? good stuff. >> on, go on. >> go on, go on. >>— >> go on, go on. >> my honorary nomination. alex navalny's yulia, navalny's widow yulia, addressing the european parliament. i can only think this was a slight mistranslation on criticism is that the eu on her criticism is that the eu can't stand up to russia because the eu is boring. okay, nail on the eu is boring. okay, nail on the head. >> i think we've got a quick clip of this actually.

>> you really want to defeat putin. you have to become a become an enabler later. you you have to stop being boring . have to stop being boring. >> well, she said it. she said what she said okay. >> she's absolutely amazing. look, mine's a good news story on this day of woes , it's adrian on this day of woes, it's adrian paternoster, who's a 31 year old from buckinghamshire. he lost his sight due to an inherited condition couple his sight due to an inherited condition so couple his sight due to an inherited conditionso he's couple his sight due to an inherited conditionso he's been couple his sight due to an inherited condition so he's been focussed of years. so he's been focussed then since art to make then since making art to make other people happy. he doesn't sell it. he leaves it around local landmarks around aylesbury and other bits of buckinghamshire people buckinghamshire for local people to because she says, to find. because she says, sharing him pure happiness. >> wish i'd >> i think i kind of wish i'd gone him now anyway. gone for him now anyway. i have gone for him now anyway. i have gone rees—mogg. well, gone for peter rees—mogg. well, i'm it? i'm peter, get it? >> never saving rupture. >> never mind saving rupture. all right, all right. >> very quickly. we've got >> very, very quickly. we've got seconds. alison union jack, please. seconds. alison union jack, ple it's the prime minister, >> it's the prime minister, rishi sunak, is who was rishi sunak, who is who was warned police that mob rule is replacing the democratic order. the same prime minister who sacked suella braverman for warning about the mob rule. >> mark riley , the head of the >> mark riley, the head of the met uh, this report

met police. uh, this report today wayne couzens. how today into wayne couzens. how many there? we've many others are there? we've seen the front pages. seen this on the front pages. this guy should sorted this guy should have sorted the vetting procedure months ago. he's saying they're still at he's now saying they're still at the the lower end of that. the at the lower end of that. >> let me get mine in. so it's jeremy hunt who is he is contemplating this absolutely awful. he's contemplating delaying victims delaying payouts to the victims of the blood scandal so he can cut at cut taxes at all. >> absolute shockers. it must be said today's winner is sir mark rowley. but again, i have rowley. but again, i could have done of them. right. thank done any of them. right. thank you what a show this you very much. what a show this has tonight. thank you, you very much. what a show this has you,)night. thank you, you very much. what a show this has you,)night.you.nk you, you very much. what a show this has you,)night.you. nk y panel thank you, thank you. top panel for well. couldn't have for it as well. couldn't have asked for any more or better, uh, headline you. uh, headline is next for you. for detailed, the for more detailed, look at the front tom front pages. but after that, tom harwood 12 till six. why? with britain's election . channel. britain's election. channel. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> good evening, alex burkill here with your latest gv news, weather forecast after a wet day in the southeast , that rain is in the southeast, that rain is

going to clear away and that will lead to a touch of frost in some places before a swathe of more heavy, persistent rain pushes into parts of the southwest through the early hours. association with a hours. in association with a system that's currently feeding its from the atlantic. its way in from the atlantic. ahead of that, like i said, ahead of that, and like i said, there be some clear skies there will be some clear skies allowing for some frost to develop. we need to develop. and we also need to watch some patches of watch out for some patches of fog freezing first fog and freezing fog first thing on morning. and on friday morning. and temperatures for many likely to drop not below drop close to, if not below freezing in a few prone rural spots . the unsettled spots. the most unsettled weather morning will be weather tomorrow morning will be across parts of southwest across parts of the southwest and rain here and into wales. heavy rain here and into wales. heavy rain here and also some snow over modest higher ground likely to cause some particularly to some disruption, particularly to travel. also a little bit of flooding possible as that flooding possible as well. that rain feeds further north rain then feeds further north and eastwards, lying across northern parts of england. as we head afternoon , a head into the afternoon, a scattering showers with some scattering of showers with some sunny developing across sunny spells developing across much and the much of england and wales. the best though across best sunshine though across scotland ireland, scotland and northern ireland, temperatures for many are a little on chilly side, little on the chilly side, especially consider especially when you consider tomorrow the day of tomorrow is the first day of meteorological as we

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gb news. >> it's 11:00. you're with gb >> it's11:00. you're with gb news and the top story this houn news and the top story this hour. well, counting is underway in rochdale in greater manchester, where voters have been casting their ballots in the local by—election. there. let's show you live pictures. if you're watching us television you're watching us on television . of course, of count in . of course, of that, count in process in rochdale. we've been talking to our political correspondent katherine forster, who's dead there for us and she's been saying they're well stocked up with snacks as they make their way through that count, an unusual count, something of an unusual by—election as there's no labour candidate in a traditionally strong labour seat . after the strong labour seat. after the party withdrew support for candidate azhar ali, a fortnight before polling day over comments he made about israel simon danczuk is represented for the reform party and george galloway is their of the workers party of great britain, who's campaigned against labour's stance in gaza . against labour's stance in gaza. in rochdale, the vote will decide who will replace the

veteran labour mp sir tony