march. 930 on friday. the 1st of march. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with me, bev turner and mark dolan this morning. >> indeed. now galloway takes rochdale . this is for gaza, says rochdale. this is for gaza, says george galloway . george galloway. >> in enabling keir starmer this is for gaza . is for gaza. >> i shall by elections in history. what does this mean for labourin history. what does this mean for labour in power .7 and also what labour in power? and also what doesit labour in power? and also what does it tell us about british politics in an election year and political fallout? >> we're going to be bringing you the latest from across westminster and beyond as britain awakes to this shock result. galloway's victory is already causing reaction from all parties, with nigel farage warning about sectarian politics in the uk . in the uk. >> is it sectarian politics is here to stay. people thought the result in 2012. in bradford west, was a complete one off. it wasn't. it was a warning shot. this is voting along religious lines. allied to some extreme

hard left characters like the chris williamson . no, this hard left characters like the chris williamson. no, this is real. >> on another day, this would be the big story. rwanda costs soan the big story. rwanda costs soar. the government will have to pay £370 million under the uk, rwanda partnership, according to new reports . can according to new reports. can sunak salvage the scheme and is it worth the money? and uk eurovision release our entry to the music showpiece event olly alexander releases his song dizzy . dizzy. >> well, we have better look this time. so we have got a lot to get through in the next 2.5 hours. it's 2.5 hours. >> well, it is actually and you know what? it's not only rochdale's, not only rwanda. the i'm a bit concerned about gerry halliwell's marriage because her husband is still in hot water.

we'll talk about this growing f1 scandal and let us know your thoughts this morning. >> views at gb news. com is >> gb views at gb news. com is the address. first, the email address. first, though, very latest though, the very latest news with francis . with sam francis. >> mark beth, thank you very much. good morning from the gb newsroom. it'sjust much. good morning from the gb newsroom. it's just gone 930. and as we've been hearing this morning, the top story is of course that george galloway has won the seat of rochdale, taking just under 40% of the vote following an unusual campaign in in what should have been a safe labour seat . labour seat. >> keir starmer this is for gaza i >> -- >> that was the returning mps message to the labour leader following a campaign that focussed heavily on the war in gaza. the leader of the workers party and former labour mp himself , has party and former labour mp himself, has also enjoyed a varied media career, presenting programmes for both russian and iranian state broadcasters . iranian state broadcasters. laboun iranian state broadcasters. labour, though, have dismissed

the result , saying that he labour, though, have dismissed the result, saying that he only won because they didn't have a candidate in the running. following their dismissal of azhar ali spreading azhar ali for spreading anti—israel conspiracy theories while taking to the stage last night. this is what mr galloway had say . had to say. >> keir starmer this is for gaza . you have paid and you will pay a high price for the role that you have played in enabling encourage ing and covering . for encourage ing and covering. for the catastrophe presently going on in occupied palestine , in the on in occupied palestine, in the gaza strip . gaza strip. >> in other news, the cost of rishi sunak's rwanda scheme could soar to half £1 billion. that's in addition to hundreds of thousands more for each migrant who's deported , and an migrant who's deported, and an investigation by the public spending watchdog found. the millions in additional spending

includes £11,000 for each migrants plane ticket . there'll migrants plane ticket. there'll also be an extra £20,000 paid to rwanda for every asylum seeker who's relocated there , with more who's relocated there, with more than £150,000 allocated per person. that's to cover processing and integration costs . the government, though, insists the plan is vital to clamping down on illegal migration and the uk's eurovision entry has now dropped. won't you make me dizzy for me? >> kisses . will you take my >> kisses. will you take my hand? steady round and round til olly alexander has launched his brand new single you heard it there called dizzee ahead of this year's song contest that's due to take place in sweden in may. >> the 33 year old singer has already landed five top ten uk singles and two number one albums with his band years and years, and he says that the new single, he hopes will transport you to somewhere magical .

single, he hopes will transport you to somewhere magical. for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. or, of course, go to our website gbnews.com slash alerts gb news.com slash alerts. >> gbnews.com slash alerts. >> good morning live . it's all >> good morning live. it's all a little bit manic in the morning. >> she's been busy. she's been getting texts from christian horner. i don't know what it's about, but apparently not. broadcastable a show. broadcastable on a family show. look, we've got much to talk look, we've got so much to talk about today. >> there is. what a great morning on the telly. morning to be on the telly. we're on we're not normally on on a friday morning, but we are happy to because a huge story to do so because a huge story last night from my hometown of greater actually, i greater manchester, actually, i grew but this grew up in bury but this is rochdale, part greater rochdale, part of greater manchester. george galloway of the britain, manchester. george galloway of the one britain, manchester. george galloway of the one the britain, manchester. george galloway of the one the most britain, manchester. george galloway of the one the most divisive and one one of the most divisive and controversial by—election contests recent history, most contests in recent history, most definitely safe labour definitely in a once safe labour seat where the party came fourth. >> this was his victory message to labour leader sir keir starmer . starmer. >> keir starmer this is for gaza

. you have paid and you will pay a high price for the role that you have played in enabling and encouraging and covering for the catastrophe . we are presently catastrophe. we are presently going on in occupied palestine in the gaza strip . in the gaza strip. >> i was desperate to see the result of this last night. i don't know about you. i i was out with gb news last night at a news quiz. gb news did very, very well. beat most of our competition just to be clear about that. right. and but going to 1:00 this morning, i to bed at 1:00 this morning, i was couldn't turn off gb news actually. well done and tom harwood the coverage harwood for doing the coverage throughout the night because the implications this are implications of this are enormous. why this is enormous. now, why this is george a very george galloway, a very controversial figure who has stood on the ticket of a middle

east issue. that's right. yeah. and i'm sort of astonished that that middle east issue, which is no doubt miserable and the casualties are mounting up, but thatis casualties are mounting up, but that is determined who the mp is going to be in rochdale. most definitely a war thousands of miles from in the middle miles from here in the middle east already impacting the east is already impacting the shape appearance the shape and appearance of the house commons. house of commons. >> course, george >> now, of course, george galloway the comeback king. galloway is the comeback king. he's a remarkable political he's had a remarkable political career lots of career and there are lots of implications because yes, this is about what's happening in the middle but does it middle east. but what does it tell a potential labour tell us about a potential labour government? divided government? how divided they'll be and matters? be on israel and other matters? it to personal between it seems to be personal between george galloway and keir starmer , galloway said this is starmer's worst nightmare. >> yeah, well joining us now is politico's christopher hope. good . um, christopher, politico's christopher hope. goocgood . um, christopher, politico's christopher hope. goocgood morningl, christopher, politico's christopher hope. goocgood morning to zhristopher, politico's christopher hope. goocgood morning to you. opher, politico's christopher hope. goocgood morning to you. um,r, very good morning to you. um, are you in rochdale, chris? it looks like it . looks like it. >> yeah. it's snowing on me. hi, mark. hi bev. yeah. it's snowing. i'm in a, uh, george galloway is having breakfast about 100 yards away from me at the moment . about 100 yards away from me at the moment. uh, he's tucking

into some bacon and eggs after a night he basically put one night when he basically put one across the main parties with labour and the tory party pushed into third and fourth place, uh, george galloway , uh, statement george galloway, uh, statement overnight when he said that keir starmer and rishi sunak are two cheeks of the same backside , cheeks of the same backside, they both got one and surely spanked here tonight in rochdale. that is certainly the case.i rochdale. that is certainly the case. i mean, there's no question he's won a majority of 6000. it was a 10,000 majority, uh, when the late uh, labour mp died back in january. so he's feeling he's, he's earned his breakfast this morning. but what it means for politics back in westminster. we're going to wait and see because of course he's going to be sworn in on monday. and he'll be pursuing his and then he'll be pursuing his agenda war and agenda about the gaza war and why he thinks there should be immediate cessation of hostilities there repeatedly. and that could make for some very interesting ahead very interesting months ahead in parliament. christopher what does result tell the rest does this result tell the rest of the parties? >> who is waking up with the biggest headache this morning?

presumably keir starmer ? presumably keir starmer? >> yeah, certainly . presumably keir starmer? >> yeah, certainly. keir starmer is deeply embarrassed. there um, um, candidate azhar ali was disowned by the party after recordings emerged of him , um, recordings emerged of him, um, making some really a dreadful remarks about the jews and israel. um, after the ballot papers had been printed. so voters here thought they were voting for a labour candidate, even though he'd been disowned by the party. they've issued an apology this morning. the labour party are pledging win back party are pledging to win back this in the forthcoming this seat in the forthcoming general probably later general election, probably later in tories also had in november. the tories also had a bad, bad night, although coming third isn't so bad in rochdale . reform had a dreadful rochdale. reform had a dreadful night. they came sixth , fewer night. they came sixth, fewer than 2000 votes for simon danchuk, the former labour mp who represented rochdale all those years ago. so a big swipe across to know this is an unusual by—election. the candidate who came second, david tully, independent that is a season ticket holder at rochdale football club. he fought on a on a mandate of trying to bring a

better, um nhs facilities here in rochdale. so i think you've got the irony of having an international agenda for the winner , he said. this is for winner, he said. this is for gaza. george galloway , when he gaza. george galloway, when he won and the guy who came second was a hyper local candidate. it's an unusual, um , it's an unusual, um, by—election. george galloway, for his part, he's declaring he's emulated churchill. he's now one of the only two, only one of two mps ever to ever to represent four different towns or cities in their lifetimes. the other was a wartime leader, winston churchill. >> now, chopper, congratulations . you get all the glamorous locations , as i would imagine locations, as i would imagine that keir starmer's mood will be gloomy this morning. just like the weather in ross dale. uh, first of all, george galloway , a first of all, george galloway, a famous and outspoken critic of keir starmer. there's an element to which this is personal, don't you think ? you think? >> yeah, well, there could be. i mean, he certainly pinned it firmly on on keir starmer didn't he, last night when he said, uh,

you will pay a high price. he said in enabling and encouraging and covering the catastrophe going on in occupy palestine, on the gaza strip , those are george the gaza strip, those are george galloway's words , and that he galloway's words, and that he will only raise the tension , uh, will only raise the tension, uh, when he returns to parliament for the first time in nine years. mr galloway and his party, the workers party of britain, plans to stand in 59 seats across the country . and seats across the country. and you mentioned earlier what this means for keir starmer. that could be a problem. i think in some seats where there's a high muslim population, the gaza muslim population, if the gaza conflict into conflict carries on into november, this goes november, later this year, goes through the year, there could be other, other eruptions of this kind we go kind of politics. as we go forward into what will be a huge year this country. year for this country. >> chopper, are you saying they're that they're just on the record that you think the workers party you think that the workers party of could cause labour of britain could cause labour potentially to lose some seats at the next election? is that possible that the workers party of britain could be labour's reform uk ? reform uk? >> i wouldn't say as wide a

scale as that, but i think there are certain pockets of seats around the country where i think they will eat into support for, for labour party and that will cause problems, definitely. mark. >> okay . thank you chris. >> okay. thank you chris. christopher hope there in a glorious rochdale , uh, as you glorious rochdale, uh, as you can see, we're going to be talking to other people up there this morning as alan this morning as well. alan miller from the together declaration. he was there for the few days in a very sort the last few days in a very sort of apolitical capacity, actually, but finding out what was people of was motivating the people of rochdale , i mean, the turnout as rochdale, i mean, the turnout as well. again we don't get very good turnouts , do we? should we good turnouts, do we? should we look at who the, uh, what the results from night ? results were from last night? let's look at all the figures. bnng let's look at all the figures. bring you to so george bring you up to speed. so george galloway, 39.7% of the votes. azhar ali, the labour party, 7.7. >> uh, david tully , independent, >> uh, david tully, independent, 21.3. paul ellison conservatives at 12. >> simon danczuk for reform, a 6.3% and a local lad as well, of course. ian donaldson , lib dem course. ian donaldson, lib dem 7. but george galloway of the

workers party of britain stormed it with almost 40% of the vote , it with almost 40% of the vote, saying this is a win for gaza. yes. >> i mean, i think that something we have to do and make a priority is to ask ourselves, why does it matter to you? because in the end, you're talking about these far flung issues like the war in gaza, which great humanitarian which is a great humanitarian concern, shouldn't really which is a great humanitarian concerbritish shouldn't really which is a great humanitarian concerbritish voters. dn't really which is a great humanitarian concerbritish voters. but really which is a great humanitarian concerbritish voters. but does! affect british voters. but does it tell us that labour potentially could be quite divided power? going to divided in power? we're going to explore shortly. explore that shortly. >> shows you how >> and it shows you how organised some communities are around country when they around the country when they want get things done. who has want to get things done. who has this woken up this morning? vaiews@gbnews.com is the email address in just a moment. we're just we're going to to just we're going to be to talking pollster matt goodwin. just we're going to be to talitog pollster matt goodwin. just we're going to be to talitog po us:er matt goodwin. just we're going to be to talitog po us whatitt goodwin. just we're going to be to talitog po us what allfioodwin. just we're going to be to talitog po us what all of�*dwin. just we're going to be to talitog po us what all of these uh to tell us what all of these results could for britain results could mean for britain as we head the next as we head towards the next general election . ian, you're general election. ian, you're with britain's newsroom on

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news. >> welcome back. now, returning to the big political news of the day as george galloway of the workers party of britain has swept to victory in the rochdale by—election. >> what could this victory mean for the mainstream parties and is this, as he warned, sir keir starmer's worst nightmare ? yeah. starmer's worst nightmare? yeah. >> well joining us now is top pollster and political scientist matthew goodwin. hey, matthew , matthew goodwin. hey, matthew, your reaction to the results last night and this morning ? last night and this morning? >> well, i mean, obviously it's bad news for the labour party. this is potentially the beginning of a serious rebellion against keir starmer and the party's positioning around israel—gaza. but uh, let me be a dissenter voice this morning, mark. here's what i think. look, galloway will be a problem for laboun galloway will be a problem for labour. he's a charismatic campaigner and so on. but if you actually look at the seats where galloway is going to be running seats with large numbers of british muslims , there are a lot british muslims, there are a lot of those seats. mark already have big labour majorities . now, have big labour majorities. now, when you also take into account

the national polling that labour's likely on current numbers this morning, probably going a majority of going to win a majority of somewhere 150 and 200 somewhere between 150 and 200 seats, i think at best galloway may be cost the labour party half a dozen seats. i mean, i think this is going to be a rebellion , in other words, that rebellion, in other words, that the labour party is actually going to be able to navigate . i going to be able to navigate. i think they're going to get away with with actually moving past. galloway >> will galloway stand? do you think matt in rochdale , there's think matt in rochdale, there's a there's a talk that he would go to his former constituency in london. >> yeah, i think that's a really good question. i mean, i suspect , uh, galloway will move away from rochdale to somewhere like bethnal green and bow or somewhere in birmingham, west midlands, maybe bradford, yorkshire , where he's got that yorkshire, where he's got that track record. remember , track record. but remember, you're um, you know, in you're right. um, you know, in the galloway has not held the past galloway has not held his seats. i mean, yes, he's a charismatic campaigner , but if charismatic campaigner, but if you at the seats he's won you look at the seats he's won previously elections, he's previously at by elections, he's never been able to turn this sort of lightning rod foreign

policy issue into a sustainable national movement. there are not 60 george galloway's here, right. he said he's going to stand candidates in 60 seats. there are not 60. george galloway, i mean, who else is in this party? we don't really know . don't think they're going . so i don't think they're going to the charisma presence to have the charisma presence and that , uh, to have the charisma presence and that, uh, we and the impact that, uh, we might expecting them to have might be expecting them to have based on some the commentary based on some of the commentary in some of the media this morning . yes, problem. morning. yes, he's a problem. but, mark, also potentially but, mark, he's also potentially being overestimated . being overestimated. >> now, matthew, you've said you've just predicted that a labour government likely labour government is likely coming . will one of coming. will it be one of division as well? >> labour are divided on this issue of israel , gaza. they are, issue of israel, gaza. they are, uh, you know, very strongly divided. we've seen that over recent weeks. not just that. i mean, also got, i think, mean, we've also got, i think, some lingering tensions from the corbyn era, the corbyn regime . corbyn era, the corbyn regime. um, uh, you've got a lot of mps that sure where that aren't really sure where the labour party stand on a number of big issues. mark, where are they on tax station, where are they on tax station, where are they on tax station, where are they on industrial policy? where they on things

policy? where are they on things like levelling they've just like levelling up? they've just rolled green deal. well rolled back the green deal. well that's of labour that's alienated a lot of labour party activists. you know, to be frank, we don't really know that much this. incoming labour much about this. incoming labour government. i mean, if we look at polls we're going at the polls and we're going into sort of labour into some sort of labour majority government, labour minority government, whatever, we that much we don't actually know that much about party. we know about the party. we know instinctively where it wants to go instinctively where it wants to 9° ' instinctively where it wants to go , but actually there's a lot go, but actually there's a lot of that isn't there yet. of detail that isn't there yet. uh, and i think that's probably something that will inevitably find expression in internal find its expression in internal party tensions really poor results overnight. >> matt , for richard tice and >> matt, for richard tice and the reform party, simon danczuk was a controversial character to select in that seat . um, but of select in that seat. um, but of course, he's very much a rochdale born and bred lad. um, we've seen some pictures here of richard tice, who was canvassing up there with him. what does richard do this morning? what does he learn from this result ? does he learn from this result? >> well, reform certainly underperformed. i mean,

nationally they're averaging 11% in the polls . nationally they're averaging 11% in the polls. um, we saw them do a little bit better than that at the wellingborough by—election recently. um, they should have done a lot better in rochdale. it does have quite a significant white working class vote. they should really have momentum behind them given where they are nationally. so there is something not quite clicking here for reform . i would even here for reform. i would even argue then as well that reform should have done better. uh, at both wellingborough and kingswood , given the enormous kingswood, given the enormous disillusionment there is in the country over the issues that reform is targeting , stopping reform is targeting, stopping the small boats we learnt only yesterday from new data in the home office that we've only removed 1.3% of people who have come over on small boats. we also learned yesterday day that we're giving. we're granting 99% of all asylum applications to people from the likes of afghanistan and so on. now reform based on this fiasco in government should be doing a lot better. so something isn't

clicking , is better. so something isn't clicking, is it better. so something isn't clicking , is it money? better. so something isn't clicking, is it money? is it manpower ? is it leadership? is manpower? is it leadership? is it charisma ? what is it? it charisma? what is it? >> but is it just voter apathy because you've just said then about the white working class man and woman who might want to go out and feel that reform represents their small c conservative values. they aren't organised that community. we've seen last night, the muslim community, be they support each other, they know what they want. they go out there, they canvass, they get their mates, they get their families, they're getting their families, they're getting their votes out. how do you change that? if somebody like richard tice wants do well , i richard tice wants to do well, i think it's a good point. >> i think you said at the beginning that the turnout rates at by elections have been low. and that's certainly true. i mean, we've seen turnout rates again and if you look again below 40. and if you look at what's happened to the 2019 conservative vote, only about 45, 50% of those voters are still loyal to the conservatives. most of them are not going to reform as you rightly point out, most of them

are saying they're not going to vote at all. they're saying they're going to sit the next election so it's not just election out. so it's not just that tice has to figure that richard tice has to figure out way of building an out a way of building an electorate. and getting them excited them excited and getting them motivated vote. also motivated to vote. he's also actually got to convince them not to drift into apathy, not to just give up on the political system altogether . and that too, system altogether. and that too, by the way, is a big problem facing rishi sunak. so it may be that the real winner at the next election actually isn't george galloway. be that the galloway. it may be that the winner apathy winner is apathy and disillusionment. winner is apathy and disimatthewant. winner is apathy and disimatthew goodwin, briefly, if >> matthew goodwin, briefly, if you can, this victory has been achieved george galloway as achieved for george galloway as achieved for george galloway as a largely of the muslim a result, largely of the muslim vote is nigel farage right to say this is the beginning of sectarian politics in the united kingdom ? kingdom? >> i think it's certainly the beginning of, uh, a more divided politics. that's that's really reflecting the extent to which we are importing grievances and conflicts from abroad. and it's going to become much more visible in the years ahead. if

you look at the projections for how britain's population is going to evolve over the next, uh, six years or so , uh, we're uh, six years or so, uh, we're going to see between 2010 and 20, 30 , a 94% increase in the, 20, 30, a 94% increase in the, uh, number of british muslims , uh, number of british muslims, uh, number of british muslims, uh, in the country. uh we'll see about 6 million now. so what i'm saying is this is going to have a significant impact on politics. >> we've got to wrap it up. matt, i'm so sorry. we could talk to you all morning, but we have run out of time. democracy at work. nearly 40% the at work. nearly 40% of the voters in rochdale for voters in rochdale voted for george galloway . why don't go george galloway. why don't go anywhere . anywhere. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb views . news. views. news. >> hello. good morning and welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie from the met office. some heavy rain will push into southwestern areas through the rest of the day. also a risk of some day. there's also a risk of some sleet snow over the hills, sleet and snow over the hills, but heaviest rain will push

but the heaviest rain will push from southwest, affecting from the southwest, affecting southwestern areas of england and wales. that's and parts of south wales. that's where there's a weather warning in force throughout this in force throughout today. this band push into more band of rain will push into more northern england that northern areas of england that will over high will fall as snow over the high ground above around 250m, mainly so lower levels will mainly just see rain , but we also see some see rain, but we also see some quite blustery showers following in many in behind that across many southern and central areas. and it's feeling rather it's going to be feeling rather chilly out there today, particularly on any coastal areas and in any showers where we've got quite a strong wind through tonight, it's going to be quhe through tonight, it's going to be quite unsettled. many be staying quite unsettled. many areas further rain . areas will see further rain. that push into more that band will push into more northern areas, into parts of scotland where we could bring a further risk of sleet and further risk of some sleet and snow, potentially some ice on the roads. it's going to be a frosty where we do see any frosty start where we do see any clear skies to clear skies developing to saturday morning , but much much saturday morning, but much much of will be restricted of the rain will be restricted to areas throughout the to eastern areas throughout the morning on saturday, particularly northeast particularly across northeast areas england. that's where areas of england. that's where we could see some further snow falling high ground falling over the high ground further south. it should be a little bit drier through the

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for joining us. so if you're forjoining us. so if you're waking up to the news, galloway has taken rochdale. george galloway of the workers party of britain has delivered a stunning defeat parties defeat to the mainstream parties by sweeping the seat of rochdale with 39.7% of the vote . with 39.7% of the vote. >> keir starmer this is for gaza i >> -- >> we will m >> we will be bringing you the latest from across westminster and beyond, as britain awakes to this shock result . and beyond, as britain awakes to this shock result. his and beyond, as britain awakes to this shock result . his victory this shock result. his victory already has many talking, as nigel farage warns about sectarian politics in the uk is it sectarian politics? >> is here to stay. people thought the result in 2012, in bradford west, was a complete one off. it wasn't it was a warning shot. this is voting along religious lines. allied to some extreme hard left characters like the chris williamson's no. this is real and this is depressing. >> rwanda costs have soared. the

government's spending watchdog announces that the uk will have to pay at least £370 million to cover its rwanda scheme. it is a huge price tag. do you think it's worth it to make me this form? >> kiss ? will you take my hand >> kiss? will you take my hand and steady , round and round and and steady, round and round and uk eurovision release our entry to the music show peace event olly alexander releases his song dizzy . dizzy. >> the video is making me dizzy. i'll be honest with you. will we have better luck this time? >> get in touch. this this morning . vaiews@gbnews.com. our morning. vaiews@gbnews.com. our panel will be here in just a moment as well. and we're going to be discussing. it's a bit of tittle tattle really. but the spice geri halliwell horner spice girl geri halliwell horner her husband as you know red bull

racing was in trouble. he's been cleared but well, this is it. >> it's a dilemma for her. what happens when your partner is accused flirting with a accused of flirting with a colleague ? we'll about the colleague? we'll talk about the wider implications. colleague? we'll talk about the wider iiright.|tions. colleague? we'll talk about the wider iiright. first, the >> all right. first, though, the news sam . news with sam. >> good morning from the gb newsroom . the headlines at ten. newsroom. the headlines at ten. and of course, leading the news this morning is george galloway victory in rochdale. he took just under 40% of the vote following an unusual campaign in what should have been a safe labour seat . the returning mp labour seat. the returning mp told crowds that his victory was for gaza following a campaign that focussed heavily on conflicts in the middle east. the leader of the workers party and the former labour mp also had a varied media career, presenting programmes for both the russian and iranian state broadcasters, labour, though, have dismissed the result, saying that he only won because it didn't support a candidate. following the dismissal of azhar ali for spreading anti israel conspiracy theories. take to the

stage last night, mr galloway again spoke of that conflict in gaza. >> keir starmer this is for gaza . you have paid and you will pay a high price for the role that you have played in enabling encourage ing and covering . for encourage ing and covering. for the catastrophe presently going on in occupied palestine , in the on in occupied palestine, in the gaza strip . gaza strip. >> well, in response, the labour party's deputy national campaign coordinator, ellie reeves, told gb news earlier that last night's result isn't how they wanted the by—election to play out . out. >> well, we didn't stand a candidate in the by—election and that's regrettable . but keir that's regrettable. but keir starmer took swift action when those comments of azhar ali came to light and he was suspended

from labour. so he went into this by—election without a candidate. you know, when you look at previous by elections, just two weeks ago, we had victories in wellingborough and in kingswood in wellingborough we had a swing to labour of 28.5. the cost of rishi sunak's rwanda scheme could soar to half £1 billion pounds plus hundreds of thousands more for each migrant that sent there, and investigation by the public spending watchdog found the millions in additional spending includes £11,000 for each migrants plane ticket. >> there'll also be an extra £20,000 paid to rwanda for every asylum seeker who's relocated to the african nation, with more than £150,000 per person to cover ongoing costs, the government , though, has insisted government, though, has insisted the plan is vital , they say, to the plan is vital, they say, to clamping down on illegal migration. meanwhile the former borders and immigration inspector has said that the government made perverse decisions in its rush to clear the backlog of asylum seekers . the backlog of asylum seekers. david neil was sacked last week

amid a row over the quality of borders checks in a new report, though he suggests the routine quality assurance has been sacrificed for increased productivity. neil blames the home office for allowing the asylum system to become what he calls a burning platform m meanwhile, a separate report has also revealed that more than 460 children went missing from hotels in less than three years, with 147 still unaccounted for. in other news, in russia, tight security surrounds the burial of opposition politician alexei navalny, who died suddenly two weeks ago in an arctic prison in the run up to the funeral. today his family accused russian authorities of blocking plans to hold a bigger memorial service , hold a bigger memorial service, something that the kremlin has denied . navalny's allies also denied. navalny's allies also accused president putin of murder because he feared his potential release. the death certificate , though according to certificate, though according to reports say that navalny died of natural causes back here in the

uk, mps are set to consider a proposed law to ban lgbt conversion practices . the bill conversion practices. the bill would impose unlimited fines on offenders who offer or advertise services to change a person's sexual orientation or to change a person to or from being transgender. it's the third time the long delayed law has been considered, following pledges from former prime ministers, including theresa may and boris johnson. the government survey in 2017 found that just 5% of britain's lgbt community had been offered conversion therapy therapy in an attempt to change their sexuality . and finally, their sexuality. and finally, their sexuality. and finally, the uk's eurovision entry has now dropped. >> won't you make me dizzy for your kisses ? your kisses? >> will you take my hand and steady . round >> will you take my hand and steady. round and round till olly alexander has launched that brand new single called dizzy. >> ahead of this year's song contest that's due to take place in sweden in may, the 33 year

old singer has already landed five top tens in the uk and two number one albums with his band years and years. he hopes the new single will, he says transport you somewhere magical . transport you somewhere magical. for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to our website gb news. com slash alerts . news. com slash alerts. >> greg. morning. 1007 mark dolan is here. i'm not normally here on a friday either, so thank you for joining here on a friday either, so thank you forjoining us here on a friday either, so thank you for joining us this morning. it's a treat for us. >> yes, indeed. because we've got so much to talk about. rwanda is it worth the money and the result of the rochdale election? what does it mean for an incoming labour government election? what does it mean for an inconhave.abour government election? what does it mean for an inconhave.abour go getting1t election? what does it mean for an inconhave.abour go getting in and you have all been getting in touch at home. >> graeme le saux said the uk's conservative and labour governments have totally disregarded population disregarded the population change within the uk. they've ignored population regarding indigenous population regarding our migration into our control of migration into the uk. now the voting

demographic landscape is changing rochdale is what happens. >> indeed , tim says. why does >> indeed, tim says. why does george galloway think that starmer or sunak are responsible for the war in gaza? they have no influence whatsoever, but also , um, galloway will have no also, um, galloway will have no influence whatsoever on gaza. >> i find that fascinating . what >> i find that fascinating. what what benefit can he bring to gaza? >> well, i think he's a thorn in the side to keir starmer in the run up to the next election. ian, now he has had a platform in the past. uh, george galloway, he's a quite respected broadcaster. he's a former mp , broadcaster. he's a former mp, but he's back in the house of commons and i think he can make life uncomfortable for keir starmer . maybe not life uncomfortable for keir starmer. maybe not in terms of votes or anything like that, but just the optics. >> shelley has said. i can't believe george galloway took rochdale. disgrace. gaza rochdale. what a disgrace. gaza shouldn't a place in shouldn't have a place in british politics. jennifer says galloway could have won the seat with topics such as grooming gangs, but no, did gangs, scandals. but no, he did the opposite won the vote the opposite and he won the vote on a foreign if you are

on a foreign policy. if you are in rochdale this morning, i'd love from you. what? love to hear from you. what? what really genuinely matters to the people of rochdale ? is it the people of rochdale? is it the people of rochdale? is it the potholes? is it your bins ? the potholes? is it your bins? is it schools? is it the is it your schools? is it the car parks? what is it? >> yes, well it's all of those things, isn't it. and much more. and not gaza, a war that and it's not gaza, a war that we're concerned in the we're concerned about in the middle east, but not something that's affecting our viewers and listeners. and that's, of course, all about course, what we're all about here gb news. here at gb news. >> right. uh, first of all, the cost of sunak troubled cost of rishi sunak troubled rwanda could soar rwanda asylum scheme could soar to billion. yes indeed. to half £1 billion. yes indeed. >> home office has so far >> the home office has so far refused to say how much more it will cost, on top of the 300 million already confirmed. >> a national office >> but a national audit office report that report has revealed that a whopping uh 150 million has been earmarked for the partnership with rwanda over the next. so that's on top , on top of on top that's on top, on top of on top of the 300 million. >> indeed, that includes a price tag for each migrants plane ticket. i think you're looking at about 11 grand ahead, 11 grand ahead. >> are they going on private

jets and being served champagne on the way? there's a boost once the first 300 migrants have been relocated to rwanda, and by the end of the year, the home office will have incurred direct costs to the establishing the agreement. >> you're looking at something in the region of nearly half £1 billion, so let's talk to our home and security editor , mark white. >> um, morning, mark. i just >> um, morning, mark. ijust said to mark dolan, who isn't normally here in the morning, that we talk about this a lot, don't we? in this time slot. and i think our viewers are utterly exhausted , operated by this exhausted, operated by this story. is there any good news, mark? is there any light at the end of the tunnel ? end of the tunnel? >> uh, sadly, no, there's no good news, really. uh, just a better understanding, i think about what this policy is going to cost the uk taxpayer . now, to cost the uk taxpayer. now, we'd already known that 290 million in upfront costs had already been paid by the british government for the rwanda

partnership . so it's not just partnership. so it's not just about the accommodation of these asylum seekers in rwanda. it's also about investing in rwanda in its economy , in its in its economy, in its development. and that was going to cost 290 million initially. but the government acknowledged there would be many millions more that would be paid over the lifetime of this scheme . now, lifetime of this scheme. now, the national audit office, a very kindly, uh, given us their estimate of a breakdown of what the figures are likely to be, and they put it at around about half £1 billion a year, so that clearly is very significant . but clearly is very significant. but people have extrapolated and said that, you know, if 300 migrants go in, then that's going to be about 2 million or so per migrant. i'm not sure that's particularly helpful or accurate in terms of the scheme itself , because you've got to if itself, because you've got to if you look at the individual migrants, i think we're giving 170,000 per asylum seeker that goes to rwanda now , that's

goes to rwanda now, that's a lot. there's no doubt , but it's lot. there's no doubt, but it's not much different to what we would be paying here in the uk to keep them in hotel accommodation for a year and all of the wraparound services that they would have. so the scheme itself, the overall scheme, is very expensive . yes. i mean per very expensive. yes. i mean per migrant going, it's roughly equivalent to what it is in the uk . uk. >> uh mark white i'm going to go out there on this one. i'm going to say that actually if it works s the rwanda scheme can be as expensive as it wants. if it costs £1 billion to make it happen, then i say bring it on. but the question is, is the case? the argument that if rwanda happens, it will be a strong disincentive? is that still convincing ? well it might still convincing? well it might be if it ever comes off. >> i think they'll love you at marsham street. uh, mark, uh, in terms of james cleverly, he really has been up against it since he left the foreign office and went to the home office brief. it has been absolutely

relentless , the hammering that relentless, the hammering that the home office has been getting in recent weeks . and that is, in recent weeks. and that is, you know, in terms of the sort of what they say is this kind of disincentive to come , uh, to the disincentive to come, uh, to the uk is the bigger picture that they say is getting lost in just talking about half £1 billion as big a price as that is because the government's plan is that once people, if they ever start going to rwanda, start going there, they believe that will deter people from crossing the engush deter people from crossing the english channel. and if they can stop a few thousand people from crossing the english channel, then that's clearly going to impact the cost of housing. and all of these wraparound services for those asylum seekers. but mark, mark, mark here, they say this. yes you're one of the key experts on this subject. >> are you convinced that if rwanda happens, it will stop the boats? do you think it will be a disincentive ? disincentive? >> i think if rwanda had

happenedin >> i think if rwanda had happened in april of 2022, when bofis happened in april of 2022, when boris johnson first announced the policy , it would have been the policy, it would have been a deterrent. there's no doubt. i went across to france and there were lots of migrants across there who were very concerned about what that would mean for them because it dragged on so long. now they just don't take it seriously. they think it's a bit of a laughing stock. uh, and unless the government commits to actually putting very significant numbers of people that come across the channel to rwanda, then don't think the rwanda, then i don't think the policy will act as a deterrent because people will just take the risk. there's a calculation there. if they're only going to send or 3000 people. yet in a send 2 or 3000 people. yet in a year 30, 40, 50,000 people might cross the channel. the chances of you actually being sent are relatively small , and perhaps relatively small, and perhaps for them, worth the risk. >> mark, can you just break down this £11,000 per flight ? is that this £11,000 per flight? is that involving? i guess , security, involving? i guess, security, etc. for these, um, passengers .

etc. for these, um, passengers. >> yes. i mean, it seems a lot and it is a lot. um, but the truth of it is they're not sending them on easyjet or ryanair for, uh, at a nice discount price. they've got to charter a private aircraft and provide all the wraparound security that that aircraft will require to take, you know, potentially dozens , maybe potentially dozens, maybe a hundred or more asylum seekers at a time on these flights. so they're quite complex in nature to manage . and they need the to manage. and they need the extra security there as well. so that's why you're talking about 11,000, uh, per ticket . but that 11,000, uh, per ticket. but that 11,000, uh, per ticket. but that 11,000 per ticket is minuscule . 11,000 per ticket is minuscule. really. uh, in the overall cost of the rwanda policy, of course. >> mark. good to see you. thank you so much forjoining us this morning. now, still to come, if you're just joining us, george galloway, one, the rochdale by—election last night. and he pledged sukh keir starmer i >> -- >> he said for the role that you have played, he said you ain't seen nothing yet. >> he said this is for gaza. i

thought it was a little menacing actually. and he said sir keir starmer a high price starmer will pay a high price for this. we'll be reflecting on that in just a moment. this for this. we'll be reflecting on that in just a moment . this is that in just a moment. this is britain's newsroom with bev turner and mark dolan this morning on .

gp very good morning. it's 1019 very good morning. it's1019 with britain's newsroom on gb news with me bev turner and mark dolan. >> yes indeed. joining us now is our top panel political commentator emma webb and author and broadcaster amy nicholl turner. >> right , turner. >> right, ladies. what are we going to talk about? there's only one big story in town this morning. this is george galloway winning this by—election emma, your assessment of this result. >> well, think this is >> well, i think that this is frankly bit terrifying. um, frankly a bit terrifying. um, not just because it's george galloway, but i think this is the beginning of, um, really

sectarian democratic politics in this country . sectarian democratic politics in this country. um, it's it is going to put the fear of god into keir starmer because he's going to realise that it's not just the conservative, um, party who are going to be sort of stormed at the in these by elections. but at the next general election, um, and just how much demographic plays into this? i noticed in some of the reporting on this, the phrase used muslim constituencies. yeah this is sectarian politics. and i don't think that we can really overstate how much this has been overlooked and how important this is when it comes to shoring up our democracy, as we just saw what happened with parliament being changing its processes because they were afraid of death threats from islamists against labour mps. this is a very, very serious and pivotal time for our democracy, and i think we should be concerned by this. >> i think there have been little clues in the past. i mean, do you remember when sir keir starmer, the leader of the

opposition, surprisingly and amazingly forgot to a amazingly forgot to wear a poppy? amazingly forgot to wear a poppy? addressing poppy? in a video addressing british muslims in the run up to armistice you know, and armistice day? you know, and i think that was a sort of flavour of things to come, which is perhaps duplication of this significant political significant new political constituency labour constituency and labour traditionally have. >> amy, about 70% of muslims will vote for labour. um, it felt like that was a demographic that was a shoo in for keir starmer. and then october the 7th happened, and that has sent reverberations all across the political landscape in this country . how do you greet the country. how do you greet the news of galloway's win ? news of galloway's win? >> well, rochdale have spoken and they've made their feelings very clear about i think this it obviously was in the end on a single issue of gaza, but i wouldn't put that complete. >> although yes, 36% of the rochdale constituency is muslim. it is across the board. it was from a great span of the constituency. he got what, 12,000 votes. but this isn't um, people aren't just unhappy with

labour's response to the situation in gaza. people are unhappy with the political classes response to gaza. and i think that's what rochdale are making clear. it sends a strong message nationally that politicians need to change their tack if they want to keep people on side. i think this is the protest that we've seen, which are the biggest since the protests against the war in iraq. this is it coming to fruition through a democratic vote. i think that's what we're seeing here. >> it's tough to be a jewish person in rochdale this morning, emma. >> well, if i would be afraid , i >> well, if i would be afraid, i mean, i so george galloway is also he's going to stand also saying he's going to stand also saying he's going to stand a candidates for this, a number of candidates for this, this new party of 59 very, very communist sounding name across the country. and also in addition to that , that he'll, addition to that, that he'll, he'll, he'll show his support for certain independent candidates . for certain independent candidates. so for certain independent candidates . so now for certain independent candidates. so now i wonder whether he might be referring to the possibility of tansy mckenzie, who was shamima begum's lawyer, who plans to run in tower hamlets against russian

unrwa ali, who also, we know , unrwa ali, who also, we know, um, faced protests because of her, um, her position on, on or not taking a strong enough position. they thought on on the gaza conflict . but um, and so gaza conflict. but um, and so i think that this i mean, this is, this is this is a concerning change in our democracy. and, yes, the people of rochdale have spoken, but surely , i mean, spoken, but surely, i mean, given that we've seen the way that the anti semitism has, has become so brazen in, in certain parts of the country , and parts of the country, and particularly every saturday in london, and i think that it was right for paul scully to say no, go zones because it is a no go zone in central london for people who are visibly jewish. of you would be. of of course, you would be. of course would afraid to go course you would be afraid to go to certain areas under the current circumstances. if you were jewish. and i think were visibly jewish. and i think that this just adds to that because shows that that because it shows that that someone like george galloway , someone like george galloway, who is coming sort of from a standing start, as it were, is actually able to win a by—election in, um, that is

unheard of. >> and it shows a level of massive organisation , that area. massive organisation, that area. >> i'm not i'm not completely convinced about that because george galloway is one six elections. um, over his time as a politician . so it's not a politician. so it's not unheard of. i think it missed characterises the protests on the weekends to say that they are anti—semitic and they're intimidating to jewish people because there are jewish people on the marches. i think it's also setting dangerous also setting a dangerous precedent to characterise anything anti—israel or any critique of the idf as anti—semitic , because it anti—semitic, because it undermines what real, true anti—semitism would you say? would you say, i know there is islamophobia, that criticism of islamism is not islamophobic. >> islamophobe here has >> then islamophobe here has gone by 300. gone up by 300. >> you think anti—semitism, >> so you think anti—semitism, anti—semitism is acceptable, but islamophobia is not. i'm not saying anti—semitism is acceptable in any way, shape or form. you said that criticism or criticism, israel and jewish is anti—semitic. >> no criticism of islam is surely not. mark >> islamophobic. you've misunderstood me. what i'm

saying is a critique of israel is not instantly anti semitic. and we're getting to the point where if you attend a march which is against the, um, against the military action in israel, you're automatically deemed anti—semitic . and that is deemed anti—semitic. and that is what i think is completely wrong. >> would you confirm that criticism of islam is not islamophobic critics? >> what is islamophobia ? hang >> what is islamophobia? hang up. wait, you don't let me answer the question because you jump answer the question because you jump on me, right? what is islamophobic is an irrational fear of islam , which i see well, fear of islam, which i see well, actually , what are you saying? actually, what are you saying? to be critical of islam is that islamophobe sick? no. you can be critical of any religion. okay, fine. what i'm saying we do have an islamic, an islamophobic society because we harbour society because we do harbour unrwa irrational threats of islam all the time in our society . society. >> can i can i just be very, very clear about this, that the appq' very clear about this, that the appg, the all party parliamentary group of islamophobia is so easily weaponized against people just simply criticising islam or islamism . um, and the labour

islamism. um, and the labour party actually want to adopt that definition . and that that definition. and that includes things like saying that islam was spread by the sword , islam was spread by the sword, making comments about muhammad being a paedophile, for example, because those those are viewed as being used to bash the muslim community. now you can see that there are people who have done, journalists who have investigated islamism, who have been islamophobia, been accused of islamophobia, and have tried to silence and people have tried to silence people from criticising islam and extremism with accusations of islamophobe is used as a blasphemy . well, what blasphemy. well, what a blasphemy. well, what a blasphemy law. what blasphemy is incredibly, incredibly careful of is to conflate islamism with islam. >> correct? and being muslim and i think the problem at the moment is that the 4 million muslims who live in peacefully in britain feel like islamism is being associated, which doesn't helped by the likes of lee anderson saying a muslim mayor has islamic mates just because you're a muslim . you're a muslim. >> i'm in disassociate in defence of lee anderson in defensively, anderson . and i defensively, anderson. and i know that this is taking it

slightly off on a tangent here, but i think it has to be said. sadiq khan has shown that he is supportive of the of a ceasefire. has supported ceasefire. he has supported those people protesting and has beenin those people protesting and has been in favour of that. so to refer to those protesters as, as his mates is not saying, oh, they're his mates because they're his mates because they're muslims, because as you said yourself, a lot of those people who are protesting are not muslims. not all muslims. >> he talking about >> but he wasn't talking about the he? he's the protests, was he? he's talking islamists, extreme talking about islamists, extreme lists. said by default, lists. and he said by default, many muslim protesting. but many of muslim protesting. but he also i think you're right. >> but he also did say that keir starmer had had was being influenced. and keir starmer is not a muslim in a massive inflammatory allegation, which he shouldn't have said . he shouldn't have said. >> and it's just a nonsense. well, i mean, keir starmer did apparently pressure the speaker into doing what he did to change those procedures on account of the fact that there were concerns about death at the labour so difficult because labour mp. so difficult because it's so difficult because what we want to do politically we really want to do politically in country, every in this country, in every country, is we've got to bring

people together. >> see george galloway >> i don't see george galloway saying, on saying, i'm going to win on a gaza and then i'm going gaza ticket, and then i'm going to bring us all together. then i'm going to get jews in my i'm going to get the jews in my community with the community to sit down with the muslims community. he has muslims in my community. he has no intention of doing that, does he? when he's standing on a ticket this, it always ticket like this, it is always about creating more more division. but also like you said >> but it's also like you said before, it shows the extraordinary level of community mobilisation that could allow him. and although you're right that he he has been in politics for a long and is a known for a long time and is a known figure , he coming at this figure, he is coming at this from standing start in from a standing start in political party terms. >> bev, i mean, we saw it >> yeah. bev, i mean, we saw it saw in northern ireland with saw it in northern ireland with the and the catholics and the protestants, and we've seen ongoing. know, ongoing. but luckily, you know, the behind us for the troubles are behind us for now. but do we think that religion to shape the religion is going to shape the future british future of british politics? because mentioned that because i just mentioned that anecdote of keir starmer forgetting to a poppy forgetting to wear a poppy whilst dressing british muslims before day. now labour before armistice day. now labour has said it was a mistake. it was an accident. i'm not so sure . but think an incoming . but do we think an incoming labour government will be under

pressure from one religion to adopt a set of policies? >> it certainly it feels that way though, doesn't it , amy? way though, doesn't it, amy? >> what do you think about that? >> what do you think about that? >> i think no, i don't think you can characterise any religion as having vote and having a homogenous vote and a homogenous view. >> that across the >> i think that across the board, 80% of the british population are calling for a supporting a ceasefire because we seen unfold on social we have seen unfold on social media the most hideous , hideous media the most hideous, hideous atrocities, you know, images of babies dying in incubators in gaza. and that has what has put people off politics and off the main parties is because they're out of step. why does protests happen? protests happens because you don't feel enfranchised by the political class, whereas massive protests because they're out of step. if keir starmer had grown from the grown a backbone from the beginning what's going beginning and said what's going on is wrong, the idf on in gaza is wrong, the idf need out, then he would need to pull out, then he would have kept the voters on side. it's because was weak and he it's because he was weak and he he endorsed collective he endorsed that collective punishment from the off with saying yes, cut off the fuel. yes, cut off water. he lost yes, cut off the water. he lost

the voters as if there were people here who, if jewish people here who, if jewish people watching this would say, well, that's that was necessary. >> needed to gain >> we needed hamas to not gain ground , collective punishment of ground, collective punishment of us, of a 2 million person population pushing them right down to the south, getting them in a big bulk and then saying, now going to have infantry now we're going to have infantry go finish them off. go in and finish them off. >> mean, there have been >> i mean, there have been national lawyers who have who have explained it's not have explained why it's not collective but collective punishment, but i actually are. actually think people are. >> that was one of the only instances where keir starmer did something by a something admirable by having a backbone the backbone and standing up for the jewish community. so but how long last? jewish community. so but how lon okay, last? jewish community. so but how lon okay, emma, amy, that's >> okay, emma, amy, that's it for now. >> then we'll be back in just a little while. but still to come. >> where is kate middleton? kensington that kensington palace claim that she's doing well as she recovers from surgery, many from abdominal surgery, but many are how the princess of are asking how the princess of wales doing, having not been wales is doing, having not been seen year . seen since last year. >> intriguing isn't it? you think they could at least just put out a picture of her? maybe just at home that are much just sat at home that are much more after your morning's news with sam francis .

with sam francis. >> mark beth, thank you very much. 1031 exactly. and we start by recapping the top story this morning that george galloway has won the seat of rochdale. he took just under 40% of the vote following an unusual campaign in what should have been a safe labour seat. the returning all the crowds that his victory was for gaza following a campaign that focussed heavily on conflicts in the middle east, the leader of the workers party and former labour mp also had a varied media career, presenting programmes for both the russian and iranian state broadcasters, laboun and iranian state broadcasters, labour, though, have dismissed last night's results , saying last night's results, saying that he only won because it didn't support a candidate candidate . following the candidate. following the dismissal of azhar ali for spreading anti—israel conspiracy theories . the cost of rishi theories. the cost of rishi sunak's rwanda scheme could soar to half £1 billion, plus hundreds of thousands more for each migrant that sent their an

investigation by the public spending watchdog found. the millions in additional spending includes £11,000 for each migrants plane ticket. there'll also be an extra £20,000 paid to rwanda for every asylum seeker who's relocate , and with more who's relocate, and with more than £150,000 per person over five years to cover ongoing costs . the government insists. costs. the government insists. though, the plan is vital to clamping down on illegal migration. lgbt conversion practices could be banned under a new law, which mps are considering for the third time. the bill would impose unlimited fines on any offenders who offer or advertise services to change a person's sexual orientation, or to change a person to or from being transgender . and in being transgender. and in moscow, tight security is surrounding the burial of russian opposition politician alexei navalny, who died suddenly two weeks ago in an arctic prison . his family has arctic prison. his family has accused the russian authorities of blocking their plans to hold a bigger public memorial

service, something that the kremlin has denied. navalny's allies also accused president putin of murder because he feared his potential release. his death certificate, according to reports. though say he died of natural causes . for the of natural causes. for the latest stories , you can sign up latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the code on your screen or, if you're listening on radio, go to gb news .com/ alerts . for gb news .com/ alerts. for stunning gold and silver coins. >> you'll always value rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report that , and news financial report that, and here's a look at the markets this morning. >> the pound will buy you $1.2627 and ,1.1684. the price of gold is currently £1,622.43. that's per ounce, and the ftse 100 is at 7689 points.

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social media. battery fires are becoming a thing on buses and coaches. so but in for the most of the part, a lot of public transport diesel based transport is still diesel based or based. so we we've done or gas based. so we we've done a massive retrofit campaign in dubai that involves a huge quantity of parts systems that involves huge quantity of machine parts, um, and, and it's a big logistical challenge not only to supply the systems, but for the guys and our partner out there to install them. um, but what the investment that we've done here enables us to do is produce the quantity of parts that to get out the door that we need to get out the door in order do the supply, and in order to do the supply, and it me. the biggest it keeps it for me. the biggest important point with that contract other contracts is contract and other contracts is by we don't by being being here, we don't need to hold the stock levels like a lot of oems would for the inevitable. this order might come in. this order comes in when we get a particular order in. we're just making parts in. we're just making the parts we that particular we need for that particular contract. so unlike a contract. so unlike with a subcontractor, need hold subcontractor, i'd need to hold all these parts in stock. all of these parts in stock. i've very dynamic i've now got a very dynamic stock system where big order comes in. we the parts

comes in. we make the parts behind us. >> there have it. brilliant >> there you have it. brilliant thinking of that. you're thinking ahead of that. you're ahead you're ahead of your game. you're thinking future proofing thinking about future proofing the business and the industry . the business and the industry. congratulations. i think you're going well .

now. coming up, as prince william returned to royal duties yesterday, there's a question which is echoing around the country where is kate? >> we haven't seen her for weeks, so should the royals come clean about her health first, though, formula one boss christian horner has been cleared of inappropriate behaviour after a three week long investigation . but he's not long investigation. but he's not off the hook just yet. as his marriage to spice girls geri halliwell is said to be in question after private texts allegedly sent by him to a female employee have been leaked. >> christian horner released this statement. he said i won't comment on anonymous speculation , but to reiterate, i have always denied the allegations .

always denied the allegations. >> it was a thorough and fair investigation , an he goes on investigation, an he goes on conducted by an independent specialist, barrister and it has concluded, a dismissing the complaint made i remain fully focussed on the start of the season, so joining us now is our sport presenter, paul coyte paul >> this story about horner being an investigation . yes. broke. an investigation. yes. broke. and then about five hours later the princess of wales was taken ill i think, wasn't it. and somehow it got completely overshadowed . so it hasn't had overshadowed. so it hasn't had the attention that it would necessarily have had if we hadnt necessarily have had if we hadn't had these big royal stories in the last three weeks. um, but it's on the front pages of all the papers today. now he has been cleared, but what else has been cleared, but what else has happened to me? someone carrying on. >> someone is out to get him, aren't there? there's something that's going on now as far as we got. is that there was these allegations and the inappropriate behaviour. and this went on for a couple of weeks. and then he was cleared. and then this is all time very nicely for start of the

nicely for the start of the formula season, is formula one season, which is this and then this this weekend. and then this anonymous email was sent to various journalists and people in f1 with the list of all these is screenshots from whatsapp with these different texts on. so well, the alleged flirty texts , the alleged flirty texts texts, the alleged flirty texts were sent everywhere, so the whole story has been everywhere. now it's within a day. it was literally within 24 hours of him being cleared and we're a day away from the formula one season, starting now . now you season, starting now. now you just look at that. i mean, it was just knives out. you would think there's something there's foul play here. there's something going on. and even from yesterday, the fact that it was i've got was all clear and i've got nothing to and red bull nothing to say. and red bull said not to reveal said we are not going to reveal any more details. that's it. it's a closed book and it's like, this is such a big like, well, this is such a big story. was such a closed story. if it was such a closed book and if there was an investigation, how did any of this get out in the first place? someone suggesting, paul, someone wants out this? someone wants him out of this? >> i worked in formula one for

three it is a dark, murky three years. it is a dark, murky and competitive world in and highly competitive world in which the stakes are extremely high. sure. you speculating high. sure. are you speculating that this could be coming from another team ? another team? >> no, not speculating. it >> no, i'm not speculating. it could come from another team who might get rid of might want to get rid of christian horner from red bull. well, let's look let's look at the here. let's have a the evidence here. let's have a little at let's have a little look at it. let's have a look at the evidence. um, look at the evidence. yes. um, there's struggles within there's power struggles within red the man that owned red red bull. the man that owned red bull ran bull died in bull and ran red bull died in 2022. he was the biggest ally to christian horner. more people are coming in now. there's rumours that jost verstappen, who's max verstappen's dad, is not a fan. i'm not. what i'm doing is like it's like a game of cluedo. so we're sitting there thinking, okay, who could it be there? or could it be him in the lounge there with the candlestick and that's pretty in the lounge there with the candlehow: and that's pretty in the lounge there with the candlehow it|nd that's pretty in the lounge there with the candlehow it couldat's pretty in the lounge there with the candlehow it could be pretty in the lounge there with the candlehow it could be someone , in much how it could be someone, in my opinion, does not him to my opinion, does not want him to be the team. the and be running the team. the and this is where all this is coming from. but who is, don't know. >> and the collateral damage is poor geri halliwell slash horner because definitely look she's on

the front pages of all the papers today. >> spice girl favourite spice >> spice girl my favourite spice girl. favourite. well, well >> your favourite. well, well she market soon. she might be on the market soon. uh, this is brutal uh, mark, because this is brutal for the marriage. it's very, very difficult. >> definitely. going >> we're definitely. we're going to about implications to talk about the implications later if your later of what happens if your partner of flirting partner is accused of flirting at . but, paul, million at work. but, paul, his million dollar you, um, dollar question for you, um, does does this go beyond does this, does this go beyond bad pr? does this now pose a threat to his position, or is it just a bad look? i think without a doubt, because i think there are other teams now when we mention other teams who it's in their best interest that probably he's not the principal of red bull because they're so successful . successful. >> yeah. they would look at >> yeah. so they would look at that and go, well, you know this we're not hearing enough about it. more. we need more. it. we need more. we need more. you know, and i think eventually if then job if this continues, then his job would untenable will would be untenable and he will have no choice. >> it's like politics, death by a politics, a thousand cuts, politics, politics is everywhere. >> whether it be. >> whether it be. >> is he at his job, by the way? >> he's amazing at his job. he's extremely successful at his job.

and you would think within red bull they very happy. bull they would be very happy. but always it doesn't but there's always it doesn't matter what industry, wherever you're there's always competitive, there's always someone has he want to stab you? >> has he ever flirted with you? >> has he ever flirted with you? >> well, he hasn't had the >> well, no, he hasn't had the chance. but sent him texts. chance. but i've sent him texts. but he just hasn't responded. so i'd leave that i'd just like to leave that there. >> well, let me tell you. fill him formula one used to be hard. hard be a woman that hard work to be a woman in that environment. it was 20 years environment. but it was 20 years ago. better now. ago. i'm sure it's better now. i hope. are we finished with hope. um, are we finished with you, to talk to you, paul? i wanted to talk to you, paul? i wanted to talk to you about doping in sport. that's disappointing, it? that's disappointing, isn't it? um we'll have to save that, will we? save one. we? we'll save that one. >> but talk about poor old >> but we'll talk about poor old jerry later can this jerry later on. and can this marriage the spice girl survive? >> well, it's going be >> well, it's going to be asking, uh, just a moment, asking, uh, in just a moment, where is the princess of wales? we her. not even we haven't seen her. not even a still photo to us know that still photo to let us know that she's for weeks. this is she's okay for weeks. this is britain's newsroom on .

gb news. >> okay, let's have some much needed rye . royal relief. that's needed rye. royal relief. that's right. royal relief . very right. royal relief. very interesting story in the mail today. bev turner anne wilson is a very good journalist, has written the only way to stop the ugly rumours and speculation is for the royals to come clean about kate and charles's health. well, it begs question , well, it begs the question, where princess catherine? of where is princess catherine? of course, she's not been seen for weeks. >> gb views at gb news. com is the email. if you are watching your royal highness, is it highness? if you're a princess, i so.the highness? if you're a princess, i so. the person who will i think so. the person who will know biographer ingrid know is royal biographer ingrid seward. morning, seward. good morning, ingrid. good i mean, we're good morning. i mean, we're being a little light hearted about treating the absence of the of wales bit like the princess of wales a bit like where's however the where's wally? however the british genuine , british public are genuine, concerned that we haven't even been given a photograph of her at home, perhaps convalescing . at home, perhaps convalescing. we just want to know that she's okay. do you find it a bit mysterious that we've had no update ? update? >> well, i think it's the

internet that's churned all this up . um, and it also last week up. um, and it also last week or, uh , earlier this week, uh, or, uh, earlier this week, uh, when the, uh, prince of wales was supposed to be doing a reading at king constantine's memorial, 45 minutes before william , uh, dropped out for william, uh, dropped out for personal reasons. well, i would immediately assume that he had, you know, he'd got a tummy bug or, you know, norovirus or something. he's got three kids. he's quite likely to get something . but think that in something. but i think that in encouraged everyone to think, oh my goodness , something's gone my goodness, something's gone wrong kate . and know, wrong with kate. and you know, we haven't seen her. and where is she? so it's just the rumour mill. uh you know, rolling itself into a bigger and bigger ball. but kensington palace did say that we wouldn't see her until , well, uh, easter say that we wouldn't see her until, well, uh, easter or say that we wouldn't see her until , well, uh, easter or even until, well, uh, easter or even after easter. and i think that's perfectly fair enough . you know, perfectly fair enough. you know, she's trying to recover from what sounds like a very nasty

operation . and i don't suppose operation. and i don't suppose she wants to , you know, have her she wants to, you know, have her photo taken. i mean, i don't think she's obliged to in this case. >> okay. interesting. yes >> okay. interesting. yes >> i don't think it's really any of our business. and of course, we her well. a speedy we wish her well. a speedy recovery. ingrid um, any theories about why prince william was absent from that memorial for king constantine? because that's shrouded in mystery . mystery. >> well, as i said, i think he must have been taken ill, you know, because he was out and about. >> ingrid, wouldn't the palace have said that the prince of wales is poorly and is unable to attend ? attend? >> well, i maybe they should , >> well, i maybe they should, but they didn't. and of course , but they didn't. and of course, uh, if they'd said he's he's unwell, then everyone would thought, oh my goodness , the thought, oh my goodness, the whole royal family is falling apart . apart. >> do you, do you get poorly >> but do you, do you get poorly an a half, two hours an hour and a half, two hours before event. an hour and a half, two hours befyoh, event. an hour and a half, two hours befyoh, youyent. an hour and a half, two hours beth, you could do i can assure >> oh, you could do i can assure if you've got children and you get something from them, you seriously could do. >> ingrid . >> ingrid. >> ingrid. >> um, we were speculating

earlier in the week, um, about whether prince william didn't attend the memorial service for king constantine because he found out at the very last minute that prince andrew would be there leading the charge . i be there leading the charge. i don't know whether you saw the footage of andrew at the front of the. i know you did, ingrid. at front of that crowd and, at the front of that crowd and, um, really taped basking the, um, really taped basking in the, uh, kind of. here we go. here he is basking in the attention, actually, he's just not get actually, that he's just not get particularly any more pushing himself to the front. it's absolutely plausible that prince prince . i'm realising prince william. i'm realising two hours before that he's going to be there has said, i don't want to be in the footage with prince william, prince andrew, he is too damaging to the monarchy . is he is too damaging to the monarchy. is that likely ? monarchy. is that likely? >> i think that's highly unlikely. that might be the response of a petulant child child, but i cannot believe that william would be would be like that for a moment. i mean, he's he's he's a mature man. he's the prince of wales. he couldn't

possibly behave like that if he did. we're all in trouble . did. we're all in trouble. >> but is it petulant or is it just very concerned about the image of the royal family particularly on the global stage? he just doesn't want to have a photograph taken with prince andrew in that image . prince andrew in that image. >> no. well, i completely can see that. and i know especially amongst young people, uh , the amongst young people, uh, the they regard prince andrew in a very unfair light and it would be better for if he he was wasn't seen at these family gatherings, but it was a family gatherings, but it was a family gathering . um, and i think what gathering. um, and i think what really irritated people was the way that andrew pushed himself to the front and, you know, seemed to be sort of almost running down to, to get into saint george's chapel. but, um, l, saint george's chapel. but, um, i, i think we're being a bit unfair here, but i don't. >> ingrid , let me interrupt you >> ingrid, let me interrupt you for a moment. you've written a wonderful book about about queen elizabeth the second and her son charles. the book is called my

mother and i the inside story of the king and our late queen. it's a wonderful read and a fascinating read as well. of course , the queen's regime was course, the queen's regime was very different in terms of revelations about health details. it was unprecedented for king charles to reveal that he was being treated for prostate cancer. do you think that this new generation of royals have handled the pr around their health issues? well i think they they have handled it quite well. >> i think the trouble is you can't give a little bit of information because as we know, and all those dreadful cliches give them a bit and they want five yards or um, i think you either have to give all the information. i think what's happened here is the king has given a bit of information and i think that's made people want to know more what kind of cancer is he suffering from? when did it start? was before prostate ? start? was it before prostate? all those sort of questions. so i think he sort of got it right, but not completely okay. >> ingrid seward lovely to see

you as always. um let us know your thoughts this morning. vaiews@gbnews.com we are still reflecting on that victory of george galloway in the rochdale by—election last night. very much standing on a gaza ticket on a middle east single issue election . election. >> and still to come, she's never far from the headlines. suella braverman warns the uk is becoming unrecognised due to mass immigration. can the government get a handle on britain's border crisis ? britain's border crisis? >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb solar sponsors of weather on. gb news. hello good morning and welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie from the met office. >> some heavy rain will push into southwestern areas through the the day. there's the rest of the day. there's also of sleet and also a risk of some sleet and snow the hills, but the snow over the hills, but the heaviest rain will push from the southwest, affecting southwestern england southwestern areas of england and south wales. that's

and parts of south wales. that's where a weather warning where there's a weather warning in throughout but in force throughout today, but this rain will push into this band of rain will push into more areas of england more northern areas of england that as over that will fall as snow over the high ground above around 250m, mainly so lower levels will mainly so lower levels will mainly just see rain , but we mainly just see rain, but we also some quite blustery also see some quite blustery showers behind that showers following in behind that across southern and central across many southern and central areas. going to be areas. and it's going to be feeling chilly out there feeling rather chilly out there today , particularly on any today, particularly on any coastal and in any coastal areas. and in any showers where we've got quite a strong wind through tonight. it's going to be staying quite unsettled. areas see unsettled. many areas will see further that band will push further rain that band will push into northern areas , into into more northern areas, into parts scotland where it could parts of scotland where it could bnng parts of scotland where it could bring further of some bring a further risk of some sleet and snow, potentially some ice the roads. going to ice on the roads. it's going to be frosty start where we do be a frosty start where we do see any clear skies developing to saturday but much, to saturday morning, but much, much of the will be much of the rain will be restricted to eastern areas throughout morning on throughout the morning on saturday, particularly across northeastern of england. northeastern areas of england. that's we could see some that's where we could see some further snow falling over the high south. it high ground further south. it should be a little bit drier through the morning, but there will be some showers pushing in across the

across coastal areas by the afternoon. bring a risk of afternoon. these bring a risk of some and some heavy some hail and some heavy downpours, and it will still feel chilly once again on saturday. look little saturday. it does look a little bit brighter and bit drier and brighter and brighter on sunday, by brighter on sunday, though. by that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers , sponsors of boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> you're watching britain's newsroom with mark dolan and bev turner for one day only. lovely to have your company still to come. the latest from rochdale. as we analyse george galloway's return after nine return to parliament after nine years away with britain's newsroom news, the newsroom on gb news, the people's .

channel >> good morning. at 11:00 on friday, the 1st of march. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with me, bev turner and mark dolan. >> galloway takes rochdale.

george galloway of the workers party of britain has delivered a stunning defeat for the mainstream parties by sweeping the seat of rochdale with 39.7% of the vote . of the vote. >> keir starmer , this is for >> keir starmer, this is for gaza. >> keir starmer, this is for gaza . and political fallout. gaza. and political fallout. >> we're going to be bringing you the latest from across westminster and beyond as britain awakes to this shock result . galloway's victory is result. galloway's victory is already got many talking. nigel farage is warning about sectarian politics in the uk. what is it? >> sectarian politics is here to stay. people thought the result in 2012, in bradford west, was a complete one off. it wasn't. it was a warning shot. this is voting along religious lines. allied to some extreme hard left characters like the chris williamson's no. this is real. >> this cannot go on. that's the stark warning from former home secretary suella braverman , who

secretary suella braverman, who says britain will become unrecognised usable if record levels of immigration are allowed to continue. is she right to make me this former kiss will you take my hand and spin me round and round until and uk eurovision release? >> it's already quite catchy that this morning our entry to the music event at olly alexander releases his song dizzy. are we going to have better luck this time or will it still be nil? >> and should we buy him at shirt that fits? i should point out that the eurovision entry comes with a video featuring the wonderful new singing star that will be competing for britain, but wearing shirt shows wearing a t shirt that shows most tummy. i'll be most of his tummy. i'll be honest , i'm most of his tummy. i'll be honest, i'm in age and honest, i'm in middle age and i couldn't pull it off. >> that's for our radio listeners right there. get in

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. you have paid and you will pay a high price for the role that you have played in enabling and encouraging and covering for the catastrophe . we are presently catastrophe. we are presently going on in occupied palestine in the gaza strip . in the gaza strip. >> well, in response to galloway's win, the labour party's deputy national campaign coordinator , ellie reeves, told coordinator, ellie reeves, told gb news earlier that last night's result isn't how they wanted the by—election to play out . out. >> well, we didn't stand a candidate in the by—election and that's regrettable, but keir starmer took swift action when those comments of azhar ali came to light and he was suspended from labour. so we went into this by—election without a candidate. you know, when you look at previous by elections just two weeks ago, we had victories in wellingborough and in kingswood. in wellingborough

we had a swing to labour of 28.5. we've also been hearing what residents in rochdale think about those latest results from the area. >> here's what they had to say. >> here's what they had to say. >> i think it's a really, really good thing for rochdale and just for the country in general . good thing for rochdale and just for the country in general. uh, it's been a long time coming. he's been supporting the right side of history for a long time. >> he played into the hands of, um, the popular action really, just to get into into that position of power, really to get that that seat in rochdale . i that that seat in rochdale. i think he's done it selfishly, just to get into government . just to get into government. >> i'm just really disappointed . >> i'm just really disappointed. i mean, the man , it doesn't live i mean, the man, it doesn't live here. this is the third political party he's managed to wangle himself into . wangle himself into. >> in other news, we've heard today that the cost of rishi sunak's rwanda scheme could soar to half £1 billion pounds plus hundreds of thousands more for each migrant that's sent to the african nation. an investigation by the public spending watchdog

found . the millions in found. the millions in additional spending includes £11,000 for each migrants plane ticket . there'll also be an ticket. there'll also be an extra £20,000 paid to rwanda for every asylum seeker who's relocated there with more than £150,000 per person to cover ongoing costs. the government, though, insists the plan is vital to clamping down on illegal migration in. meanwhile, the former borders and immigration inspector has said that the government made perverse decisions in its rush to clear the backlog of asylum seekers. david neil was sacked last week amid a row over the quality of borders checks in a new report, though he suggests that the routine quality assurance has been sacrificed for what he called increased productivity . neil blames the productivity. neil blames the home office for allowing the asylum seeker system to become what he calls a burning platform. meanwhile, a separate report has also revealed that more than 460 children have gone missing from hotels in less than three years, with 147 still

unaccounted for. in moscow, there's a heavy police presence near the church that will hold the funeral of alexei navalny that we believe will be starting in the next few minutes. in the run up to the funeral, his family accused russian authorities of blocking plans to hold a bigger memorial service, something that the kremlin has denied. navalny's allies also accused president putin of murder, but the death certificate, according to reports, say navalny died of natural causes here in the uk, mps are set to consider a proposed law to ban lgbt conversion practices , as the conversion practices, as the bill would impose unlimited fines on offenders who offer or advertise services to change a person's sexual orientation , or person's sexual orientation, or to change a person to or from being transgender . it's the being transgender. it's the third time the long delayed law has been considered, following pledges by former prime ministers, including theresa may and boris johnson , and as we've and boris johnson, and as we've

been hearing for lovers of the eurovision song contest contest, the uk's entry has now dropped won't you make me dizzy for you? >> kiss . will you take my hand >> kiss. will you take my hand and steer me round and round . and steer me round and round. >> til olly alexander has launched his brand new single called dizzy ahead of this year's song contest, due to take place in sweden in may, the 33 year old singer has already enjoyed success with his former bandmates in years and years , bandmates in years and years, scoring a combined top five five top ten uk singles rather and two number one albums. he hopes the new single will transport you somewhere magical . the new single will transport you somewhere magical. for the new single will transport you somewhere magical . for the you somewhere magical. for the latest stories , you can sign up latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen . or the qr code on your screen. or of course, go to our website gb news. common alerts . news. common alerts. >> very good morning. it is

1107. thank you for joining >> very good morning. it is 1107. thank you forjoining us 1107. thank you for joining us on gb news. so george galloway of the workers party of britain has won one the most divisive has won one of the most divisive and controversial by—election contests in recent history in a once where the once safe labour seat where the party fourth. party came fourth. >> this was his victory >> but this was his victory message labour sir message to labour leader sir keir starmer. >> keir starmer this is for gaza i >> -- >> we're joined now by our political editor, christopher hope, this morning. morning christopher. um areas of rochdale are incredibly deprived in fact, the centre of rochdale was is considered to be one of the most the most deprived place in greater manchester. some people would say surely the local residents have other issues. more pressing than the situation in thousands of miles away in the middle east. so what has happened? chris this . has happened? chris this. >> well. hi, bev. hi mike. yeah, we located out the snow in rochdale to the wetherspoons in the town centre . and i've got to

the town centre. and i've got to say, you say that and i know that's what we say about rochdale, but the shops around here seem very new, and it seemed like a very , very seemed like a very, very prosperous town centre to me. almost, um, goes against the, the image that you talked about there. but yeah, there's no question that george question here that george galloway focussed on galloway has, has focussed on the muzzle. a large number of muslim people here, uh, muslim people living here, uh, a concern gaza , the israeli concern about gaza, the israeli attacks there on the palestinian population after the hamas attacks on the 7th of october, and use that to whip up support for him. that's why he said this one is for gaza. i was struck by the fact that the person who came second was an independent candidate called david tellee, who local issues who fought on hyper local issues about hospital , about about the local hospital, about rochdale stepping back, rochdale f.c. but stepping back, we are now getting used to this idea of george galloway back in parliament, nine years since he was last an mp. um, and people are responding to it. the british board of deputies who speak for the jewish community in britain are saying that he should shunned when should be shunned when he appears in parliament next week.

they're very upset he appears in parliament next week. they'ryusery upset he appears in parliament next week. they'ryuse parliament he appears in parliament next week. they'ryuse parliament as he might use parliament as a platform for some of his views. the labour party has apologised for the fact that was that for the fact that he was that their candidate , ah, azhar ali, their candidate, ah, azhar ali, who came fourth behind the tory party, was listed as a labour candidate on the ballot paper when, of course, he'd been dropped by the party because of remarks made about israel, remarks he made about israel, which were made after the print of ballot papers. a complete of the ballot papers. a complete or a mess of a a by—election. or a mess of a of a by—election. really these kind of really to have these kind of differing . but george differing results. but george galloway is back and westminster is right now. is reacting to that right now. >> indeed, it's >> indeed, christopher, it's only one mp, but george galloway is a gifted orator and he will use his platform to expose and exploit labour's division over israel . he's exploit labour's division over israel. he's defined himself against the establishment for so long. >> he was a labour mp from 1987 and then he quit. the party kicked out in 2003, is a opposition to the iraq war. he

then founded the respect party in 2004. he's represented four different constituencies only winston churchill has done that. mark. he's been in parliament in around politics since 1987, an absolutely extraordinary debater . there's a video of him debating with christopher hitchens, the former writer, about the iraq war in 2003, 2004. and it is electric . the 2004. and it is electric. the language he uses, he can really whip up an audience and he will he will, um, he will certainly get parliament talking when he when he starts making speeches there. people won't like what he's saying. some people won't like it at all. but i think it's going to make politics very interesting the next, interesting for the next, next few before election. few months before the election. >> christopher, it voter >> and christopher, is it voter apathy, meant the apathy, which has meant that the traditional labour, traditional parties labour, conservative, what are often called now the uni party, the two of them together, is that why a lot of people just didn't turn out to vote ? turn out to vote? >> i think there certainly is certainly if you look at the if you break it down in the two,

the two parties, the labour supporters were told not to get out there. they were told, don't vote for this individual. that's why their vote was so depressed. normally seat, a seat normally that that seat, a seat held sir lloyd, who died held by sir tony lloyd, who died in with a 10,000 in january with a 10,000 majority, have majority, they should have won that normal times . but that seat in normal times. but there campaign behind the there was no campaign behind the labour candidate. the tory party they've done quite well, but a lot of tory supporters are sitting hands. they're sitting on their hands. they're tired of the fact that boris johnson was dropped leader. johnson was dropped as leader. that , and the fact that still rankles, and the fact that the party a problem that the party had a problem with truss. and rishi with liz truss. and now rishi sunak to put it all sunak is trying to put it all back together again. so basically individual groups on both of those parties are both sides of those parties are upset them. and that's why upset with them. and that's why you see 6000 seat, 6000 vote you see a 6000 seat, 6000 vote majority george galloway . majority for george galloway. >> chop a very briefly. i'm glad that you've retired to the comfort wetherspoon in comfort of the wetherspoon in rochdale. internet rochdale. a quick internet search tells me that you're in the moon and if you don't the regal moon and if you don't know, me tell you you know, let me tell you that you can order and drinks with can order food and drinks with your phone. it comes straight to your phone. it comes straight to your . i'm i'm waiting for your table. i'm i'm waiting for i'm waiting for to bev buy me a

beer and i'll come to our table. >> bev, you know where i am. >> bev, you know where i am. >> i would love to. i spent most of my teenage years in rochdale at the born pub. it's got very good food, actually, i used good food, actually, and i used to for the rochdale aqua to swim for the rochdale aqua bears. knew there bears. you see, who knew there was a thing as an aqua was such a thing as an aqua bear? i've often. yeah, i did. i used to swim for rochdale, spent most of my teenage years there, went form college in went to sixth form college in bury, down road bury, just down the road and actually been actually would have been unimaginable however many years ago. that a middle ago. that is that a middle eastern would have dictate ago. that is that a middle edid rn would have dictate ago. that is that a middle edid the would have dictate ago. that is that a middle edid the election ld have dictate ago. that is that a middle edid the election of have dictate ago. that is that a middle edid the election of that dictate . did the election of that area's mp. but chris, thanks so much for joining go area's mp. but chris, thanks so much forjoining go and much forjoining us. go and enjoy pint at the enjoy your pint at the wetherspoons. um, it it's wetherspoons. um, it is, it's remarkable that in such remarkable that change in such a short period of time, former mill town, of course. >> indeed. and that change is going gather pace. >> indeed. and that change is goiii'm gather pace. >> indeed. and that change is goiii'm not ther pace. >> indeed. and that change is goiii'm not that pace. >> indeed. and that change is goiii'm not that old.. >> indeed. and that change is goiii'm not that old. no, >> i'm not that old. no, i wasn't there when the water mills and the teenager to me. >> but then i've got eye issues. okay >> y we' re okay >> we're joined now by >> right. we're joined now by the of together uk, the co—founder of together uk, alan miller, has been alan miller, who has been putting brilliant videos, putting some brilliant videos, morning social media morning alan, on social media all week. you've been in rochdale, haven't you? why were

you there for this week and what did you learn about the people there? well, but we've been there? well well, but we've been in all of the by elections recently, so we were in wellingborough and kingswood and we're going up and down the country encouraging the country encouraging all of the constituent and citizens to be engaged , to ask questions, to engaged, to ask questions, to put all of the candidates under pressure around key issues around net zero and the impacts, the costs and benefits around and if they'll sign the together pledge on transparency, on free speech and censorship and on the cost of lockdowns, cost of living, which in a place like rochdale, where you can see the impact on things economically , impact on things economically, it's been so damaging over the last couple of decades and a former industrial towns around greater manchester are of paramount concern . paramount concern. >> so we've been out across the constituency talking to people , constituency talking to people, giving out flyers, encouraging them to be engaged and to have their voices heard and put people under pressure because we think one of the issues that

we're faced with is a disillusionment disappoint and cynicism, despair. disillusionment disappoint and cynicism, despair . actually, cynicism, despair. actually, with mainstream politics, with politicians who seem to say things and never do them , and a things and never do them, and a big chasm and a gap between the pubuc big chasm and a gap between the public and our interests and our needs and the people that are currently in westminster are often look the same talk the same , and don't really, uh, put same, and don't really, uh, put the interests of the public at the interests of the public at the forefront . so at together the forefront. so at together we're passionate about saying we haven't say who to vote for. what we're saying is get engaged , use our muscles, build , uh, a , use our muscles, build, uh, a strong public that can put the more under pressure because the only way to keep anyone honest is to make sure we, as the public, are strong and active and engaged . and engaged. >> so when you when you were chatting to the residents there, alan did you find repeatedly that would to you, that people would say to you, the important issue on my the most important issue on my mind is gaza the most important issue to me? i'm going to vote for an mp who is going to make noise in the house about advocating for a ceasefire,

because if not, how has this happened ? happened? >> yeah, well, the answer is no . >> yeah, well, the answer is no. no. but bev, because , um, it no. but bev, because, um, it depends where you are . so but depends where you are. so but i think, you know, we did an interview that you can see it together deck with a really interesting guy , uh, who was an interesting guy, uh, who was an entrepreneur who said, you know, he has particular views about the region and what's happened. but he's much more interested in what's going to be done for rochdale. what what what's going to rochdale to happen in rochdale economically, what it's going to mean for business, tourism , mean for his business, tourism, you know, crime there isn't an a&e there. there aren't all sorts of facilities and services . they've all been stripped away. when you listen to things like that and the of like that and the lack of infrastructure, the lack of opportunities young people, infrastructure, the lack of opplack|ities young people, infrastructure, the lack of opplack ofes young people, infrastructure, the lack of opplack of provisionng people, infrastructure, the lack of opplack of provision and eople, the lack of provision and services for older people, what you really see is this levelling up discussion often run amok. you see the situation where many towns, uh, face real problems , towns, uh, face real problems, and also where you've got identitarianism, you've got an elevation of identity politics.

and also across the constituency, many others have just not come out and feel disillusion . and so the thing disillusion. and so the thing is, uh, what's happened is a very active, uh, camp campaign amongst a certain demographic has pushed something and it's been very successful. but i think more broadly, the question of what do we all need? what is our common universal requirements? what does that mean? and also how do we talk about values, democracy , rights, about values, democracy, rights, liberty, freedoms without it becoming , um, so demarcated into becoming, um, so demarcated into identitarian politics? i think that's really essential . uh, that's really essential. uh, people will have strong views about international things. but really, you can see in rochdale the major issues they're facing , the major issues they're facing, as well as some of the things that have happened around the grooming around grooming gangs, is around education, the education, housing, health, the economy . uh, how do you create economy. uh, how do you create wealth creation for everyone, a dynamic society? none of those things are really being addressed. ways, addressed. and in some ways, this seems to have been hijacked by one particular thing. that's very important for some, uh, but

it's got to be said that campaign was run and the second candidates been noted. david tully also did very well . he did tully also did very well. he did very well, actually, on local issues . he very well, actually, on local issues. he did very well, actually, on local issues . he did challenge the issues. he did challenge the grooming gangs and i think what it really represents is that the major we're going to see major parties we're going to see more of this sort of thing across the country, and i'm quite excited about that, about independence . but it also means independence. but it also means if you really want to see something change, you can't just sit back and complain . it's up sit back and complain. it's up to everyone. it's all your to everyone. it's up to all your viewers. is that is it's up to everyone to get involved and have their voices heard. >> right, miller, >> you're so right, alan miller, thank you so much. and so much. you know, thanks for what you do as those issues so as well. those issues are so important. say, if you important. like you say, if you don't it, get out stand don't like it, get out and stand in the next election. >> power to you, alan. an >> more power to you, alan. an important voice the important voice during the pandemic course, pandemic as well. of course, that's where he really that's that's where he really got still to come, got started. still to come, suella braverman warns that britain is becoming unrecognisable to unrecognisable due to mass migration, saying it's not what the for . the british people voted for. does for you? you're does she speak for you? you're watching britain's newsroom on .

gb news. well, you're watching or listening to britain's newsroom on gb news with myself and bev turner, we are joined back in the studio by political commentator emma webb an author the studio by political com broadcaster. ma webb an author and broadcaster. >> nicholl , with the >> amy nicholl, with the addition of turner, excellent name to choose amy to stick on the end right. we've touched upon today , but we upon this already today, but we i think it was quite nice to have two women in the room to talk about this. this is the scandal is hitting the geri scandal that is hitting the geri halliwell christian horner marriage. um, how do you marriage. amy, um, how do you handle this the wife ? what handle this as the wife? what does halliwell do now? does geri halliwell do now? these revealed. these texts have been revealed. we can't validate how true they are or their veracity, but they. i don't believe there's been a statement denying them at the moment. and it looks like even though wasn't doing anything though he wasn't doing anything that wrong in that might have been wrong in terms corporate rules of terms of the corporate rules of his , perhaps wasn't his team, perhaps he wasn't quite fulfilling husband quite fulfilling his husband

role. wasn't. it's something >> no, it wasn't. it's something like 79 screengrabs that were provided as evidence . there's provided as evidence. there's only one one root, one root out of this. and that is divorce, divorce, divorce. i can't believe he has done this to not only the greatest spice girl, but one of our best celebrities ever of all time, geri halliwell, the queen of uk popular culture. how dare he? but the best thing , i think the but the best thing, i think the subtle shade of this story is that the sun's headline, instead of calling him f1 boss jerry's hubby, that's all you are, mate. jerry tubby and you're not even that anymore. probably just a little recap for people that may just have, you know, been living in a sort bunker and don't in a sort of bunker and don't know fully well. they don't have a sun. a copy of the sun. >> is a top f1 boss. yeah, >> he is a top f1 boss. yeah, he's the f1 boss isn't he. and he's the f1 boss isn't he. and he was accused of essentially inappropriate behaviour to a female colleague. it's been fully investigated an fully investigated by an independent adjudicator later. no case to be answered . but how no case to be answered. but how do you feel as as his wife when your husband is accused of these things? even if he's cleared,

it's going to be a strain on the marriage, isn't it? >> yeah. it it's just so unbelievable. but it's so common. so many men are found guilty of doing this. and i think what they think is they think, well, if there's nothing physical, then it doesn't count as cheating, right? um, but yeah, sending yeah, he's been sending inappropriate messages. would seem. well, well, the whole point >> well, well, the whole point is has found is the investigation has found that wasn't inappropriate, that it wasn't inappropriate, so. but when you're the wife, do you think there's no smoke without fire? is that what we're playing on geri halliwell's mind? right now? >> absolutely . i mean, the front >> absolutely. i mean, the front page says sex. >> um, the text messages , emma, >> um, the text messages, emma, it's all very grubby , isn't it? it's all very grubby, isn't it? but do you think she's the kind of woman that will just turn around and say, girl power, i'm off? >> you know, this is one of those stories that just makes me hate the world that we're living in, because i. i actually think that this is sort of thing that this is the sort of thing that this is the sort of thing that be kept within a, in that should be kept within a, in a marriage. i don't think that this should be splashed over this should be splashed all over the page. i personally, the front page. i personally, frankly, give a damn

frankly, couldn't give a damn what's in their, um, what's happening in their, um, in private , um, life. um in their private, um, life. um yeah.i in their private, um, life. um yeah. i mean, maybe she will be girl power and just walk and say, this is this is sort of like beneath my dignity. um, but i'm a believer in traditional marriage and i think, you know, to quote saint paul, all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god, and they should make a good go of it. um, i haven't seen screenshots, so haven't seen the screenshots, so i how bad but i don't know how bad it is, but i don't know how bad it is, but i don't know how bad it is, but i do think that, you know, whether whatever these screenshots i mean, screenshots are of, i mean, having over the front page having it over the front page news to put a strain on news is going to put a strain on their marriage. um, and, and i, i think that's sad , frankly. i think that's sad, frankly. i think it's, it's, um, i think it's state of affairs that it's a sad state of affairs that people are so interested in this, and i find your religious take that really interesting, take on that really interesting, actually. take on that really interesting, actualiif as, as a christian and >> so if as, as a christian and as somebody that believes in the sanctity of marriage, do you believe that you should stick with it at all costs ? with it at all costs? >> i recognise that some people need to get divorced because of, um, you know, if there's abuse in a relationship or whatever.

but i do think that there should be a very, very high bar. um, and from a sort of like christian sacramental perspective, i personally don't really believe in divorce . um, really believe in divorce. um, and i think that people do make mistakes or do things wrong at various points in marriages and if you really do believe in the vows that you make till death do us part, then you should stick with it. >> the thing, isn't it? >> that's the thing, isn't it? the vows he made, the vows. so those with responsibility. those come with responsibility. oh, broken vows. oh, he's broken his vows. >> break the vows. >> if don't break the vows. >> if don't break the vows. >> we don't for sure. >> okay, we don't know for sure. we should be really clear about this. >> e- e break vows. >> allegedly. break the vows. >> allegedly. break the vows. >> independent inquiry has >> full independent inquiry has said case to not said no case to answer. not inappropriate behaviour. but bev turner of you, i turner and all three of you, i want to ask you, um, is flirty texts with a colleague a sackable offence ? is it grounds sackable offence? is it grounds for mean, look at for divorce? i mean, look at what men get up to . what some other men get up to. >> um, i don't, i think it very much depends on the context, doesn't and whether, you doesn't it? and whether, you know we don't the detail know, we don't know the detail of messages . ages. and of these messages. ages. and we were talking about were talking earlier about whether a kiss on the whether you put a kiss on the end of your or your end of your text or your whatsapps, whether that's

appropriate, always appropriate, i always do. i generally do, but i would do that to my friends and my that to my female friends and my male friends. >> doesn't necessarily >> it doesn't necessarily mean it's flirtatious . it's flirtatious. >> think if you have >> and i think if you have a partner who would take issue with a kiss on the end of with a with a kiss on the end of a very innocent text, then that partner might a little partner might be a little controlling, well definitely. >> mean, the line is, >> i mean, the bottom line is, you know, flirting a bad you know, is flirting a bad thing? well, flirting don't act on is it okay? on it. no, this is it okay? >> i hate this because i think this what do you think? us this is. what do you think? us that a that a lot. my that a lot that a lot. my husband watching, um, a lot, a lot of men think. they think. on as long as long as i don't as long as it doesn't get physical, i whatever want. and i can do whatever i want. and i think is all too common. think this is all too common. and think they can say, and people think they can say, oh, was just flirting. and oh, it was just flirting. and it's form of it's actually a form of gaslighting to women to be like it was just flirting. it's just flirting. that's flirting. yeah, that's well, i agree, i eases conscience. agree, i eases your conscience. >> horner aside, >> i think that horner aside, emma, i think that this sort of level of flirtation that others get think the get up to, i think it's the first rung the ladder to infidelity. >> yeah, well, his name is looking little bit like looking a little bit like nominative determinism at the

moment. think people i think moment. i think people i think people should be loyal and not behave . behave inappropriately. >> also don't believe that >> but i also don't believe that we of be living in we should sort of be living in a, in a puritan society where you're not even allowed to have banter with people. well, that's if takes things the if somebody takes things the wrong that's another point. wrong way. that's another point. >> briefly, bev. um, netflix the us company, which is ultra woke, has rules has got a contractual rules about how you're allowed to about how you're not allowed to make contact with a make eye contact with a colleague of the opposite gender for than three seconds. for more than three seconds. >> no. yeah >> no. yeah >> living under >> it's like living under taliban rules with the idea of to prevent any flirtation. >> harder for >> and now it's harder for people find love at work . so people to find love at work. so what flirting in the what about flirting in the workplace it's workplace? i don't know, it's awful if you're single. >> mark. um, right. listen, i really want to talk about this story, about this west end play. now, old story, now, it feels like an old story, amy. and in some ways, it is. this play that has said this is the play that has said that they want to have some nights with just black, only it's slave black it's called slave play. black only audiences. number 10 has waded in. amy what's happened? >> think number 10 >> yeah, i think number 10 couldn't resist the culture war. to be honest, this has been

hijacked, it? it's a well hijacked, hasn't it? it's a well intentioned by a black intentioned move by a black playwright to encourage an underrepresented audience members to come and see a play thatis members to come and see a play that is telling a black story. it's two nights at and there's like 62 other nights that you can go to. they haven't said white people aren't allowed. so if, say, i had my husband was black, i can go. but if i went with a group of my white mates, it might be a bit weird. i think in the same way, if a female wrote a play about a woman's issues such as fgm, something quite intimately womanhood issues such as fgm, something quitywomenitely womanhood issues such as fgm, something quitywomen wanted womanhood issues such as fgm, something quitywomen wanted to womanhood issues such as fgm, something quitywomen wanted to go,nanhood issues such as fgm, something quitywomen wanted to go, and|ood issues such as fgm, something quitywomen wanted to go, and then and women wanted to go, and then they said, let's have a women only night. that's all it is, really. but i don't think i'd be okay woman. okay with a woman. >> night either. so we have >> only night either. so we have a ladies night for all sorts of things alan miller just did things that alan miller just did this identitarianism. i love that look. >> play. i mean, the >> this the play. i mean, the play >> this the play. i mean, the play itself, actually, it's about relationships about interracial relationships andifs about interracial relationships and it's , um, it's a it's a as and it's, um, it's a it's a as far as i understand it, it's a kind of group therapy session that happens at a plantation

where, um, the black partners in the relationship have no longer feel sexual satisfaction . and feel sexual satisfaction. and then they go to this therapy session to explore the master slave dynamic. i mean, the play itself sounds like a wild ride , itself sounds like a wild ride, to put it lightly. um, i think this is wrong. i think it's sinister. it is actually against the law, which is why i think now they are saying that actually, although it's black, only you can come along because they can't stop you. it would be illegal for them to, um, but this is this is racist. this is trying to bar , um, a section of trying to bar, um, a section of the population on the grounds of their race alone. and that is, it's wrong. it's racist and it's immoral . immoral. >> it's just it's a concerted effort to get black theatre goers because they typically don't go to the theatre as much. >> tickets are £125. >> tickets are £125. >> if they wanted to be inclusive, they should do it cheaper. inclusive, they should do it cheaper . so that so that people cheaper. so that so that people who are in a lower economic bracket are able to go along to the play. so it's hardly inclusive. i mean, the idea that

you would define inclusivity in this kind of orwellian way is, is on the basis is excluding people on the basis of their race and probably excluding people on the basis of their income . um, is, as i said, their income. um, is, as i said, it's not excluding, it's just picking out a couple of different nights where they're encouraging people that can go and feel a bit more. >> people are not surrounded by surrounded people , which the surrounded by people, which the storytelling is about what what about mixed race people? >> what about british asians ? >> what about british asians? >> what about british asians? >> that's exactly why they've said black identifying people . said black identifying people. >> okay, but it's also this time that means if you have a black grandparent or a black parent, you're mixed race, but you still identify as black. >> it's open to you. it is. it's also practically mythological, right? >> because you right? >> because the >> because when you say the black you're black community and you're talking dynamics talking about power dynamics and so you actually so on, what do you actually mean? you're just black mean? if you're just black identifying there, there's a huge amount of diversity in the non—white population this non—white population of this country. and it's actually i mean, talking earlier mean, we were talking earlier about conflicts. about inter—ethnic conflicts. there all sorts different there are all sorts of different dynamics. and so this importation of an ideology way

of viewing race from the united states and even one of the there was an actor who commented on this, saying that until recently , i think she she intimated that we had some kind of colour bar in this country. and during the war, our soldiers were shocked by the racial segregation amongst american soldiers. so this is just a sheer , this is just a sheer, straightforward importation of ideology that is that's coming over from america . um, and it's over from america. um, and it's offensive and it's offensive to white people and it's offensive to black people. >> but then in that case, you don't have to go. you don't have to buy a ticket. we wouldn't eveni to buy a ticket. we wouldn't even i wouldn't be welcome even if i wanted to. what are the chances of us on this channel talking some avant garde talking about some avant garde play talking about some avant garde play couples? play about interrail couples? were have a little were it not to have a little moan about white grievances is like, we just let this like, why can't we just let this happen and let the people enjoy it if they want to? i think if this was for pr, they've done very well. >> but actually, i think so often we talk about melanin when we talking about

we should be talking about social think the social class. so i think the issue me is make the tickets issue for me is make the tickets cheaper and you will get more ethnic into. ethnic minorities into. >> i agree on the tickets being cheaper boost cheaper and perhaps boost marketing and advertising in areas that are ethnic. >> away some tickets, >> give away some tickets, invite some schools with ethnic kids numbers up kids and get the numbers up right. go. well right. okay, there you go. well look come . look still to come. >> won't you make me dizzy from your kisses ? your kisses? >> will you take my hand and steer me round and round until this is. >> this is the hot off the press uk eurovision song contest. enter renee olly alexander . i enter renee olly alexander. i think it's. is he a he or is he a they them? i'm not sure, but he really is rather woke anyway , he really is rather woke anyway, this is his song. dizzy is it doing it for you? is it making you dizzy? mark dolan it is. >> i think it's a good tune, actually. he did a duet with elton john. it's a sin, at the brits, and he's a real talent, i have to say. >> we've been playing this on the half hour throughout the

show, and i'm bopping now. show, and i'm bopping along now. it's very catchy. first though show, and i'm bopping along now. it's news:atchy. first though show, and i'm bopping along now. it's news headlinesirst though show, and i'm bopping along now. it's news headlinesirst tisan h the news headlines with san francisco . francisco. >> beth, thank you very much . >> beth, thank you very much. good morning from the gb newsroom . it's just good morning from the gb newsroom . it'sjust coming up good morning from the gb newsroom . it's just coming up to newsroom. it's just coming up to 1135. and i just want to start by bringing you some breaking news that we've heard in the last half hour or so that a man has been given a rare whole life order for what a judge has described as a ferocious and merciless attack on his former partner and her new boyfriend , partner and her new boyfriend, 27 year old katie hickton , and 27 year old katie hickton, and her 25 year old partner, stephen harnett, were killed in a brutal knife attack. the court heard that marcus osborne, who's 35, waited for miss hickton at the house. they used to share before killing her. he then used her phone to lure her new partner to that address, miss higdon's mother has described her daughter's killer as a monster of the worst kind . in other news of the worst kind. in other news

today, labour has now apologised today, labour has now apologised to voters in rochdale for not putting up their own candidate. that's after last night's by—election win by george galloway, the returning mp . galloway, the returning mp. who's who labour says will stoke fear and division, told crowds that his victory was for gaza dunng that his victory was for gaza during his career. the leader of the workers party has also presented programmes for both the russian and iranian state broadcasters are taking to the stage. last night, mr galloway again spoke of the conflict in gaza. again spoke of the conflict in gaza . the cost of rishi sunak gaza. the cost of rishi sunak rwanda scheme could soar to half £1 billion, plus hundreds of thousands more for each migrant that sent there. an investigation by the public spending watchdog found the millions in additional spending includes £11,000 for each migrants plane ticket , and migrants plane ticket, and there'll also be an extra £20,000 paid to rwanda for every asylum seeker who's relocated with more than £150,000 per person to cover ongoing costs. the government, though, has insisted the plan is vital to

clamping down. they say on illegal migration and in moscow, hundreds are gathered to bid farewell to the late russian opposition politician alexei navalny. if you're watching on tv, you can see crowds there who have been heard chanting his name as the coffin was carried into the church, tight security , into the church, tight security, though, remains in place in the area after russian authorities were accused by his family of blocking their plans to hold a bigger public memorial . bigger public memorial. navalny's allies have also accused president putin of orchestrating the murder, but the death certificate, according to reports, says navalny died of natural causes . those are the natural causes. those are the headunes natural causes. those are the headlines for more , you can sign headlines for more, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gbnews.com slash alerts . go to gbnews.com slash alerts. >> for exclusive, limited edition and rare gold coins that are always newsworthy , rosalind are always newsworthy, rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb

news financial report , and news financial report, and here's a look at the markets this morning. >> the pound will buy you $12633 >> the pound will buy you $1.2633 and ,1.1681. the price of gold is currently £1,625.48 per ounce, and the ftse 100 is at 7675 points. rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report . financial report. >> well, that's torts david sully in just a moment. he's the guy that came second in the by—election last night in rochdale. can't wait to hear what he has to say. also, though, at 12:00. good afternoon britain with just emily, with just me. shall i lend you mark dolan for the afternoon? >> god, mark, do a few more hours. >> i'm available for hire. >> i'm available for hire. >> definitely. >> definitely. >> on your own. >> come on, on your own. the bosses. yes, now, on my bosses. but yes, for now, on my own, course, we're going to own, of course, we're going to be talking about the by—election and george galloway's win there. the also postal the question also of postal votes. is something votes. now, this is something that's by that's been brought up by richard tice reform richard tice and the reform party. why there been such

party. why has there been such a huge rise in the number of people doing postal votes and is this a problem? of course, no one has any evidence of foul play one has any evidence of foul play at this stage, but it does worry me, and i think it worries a lot of people, whether there could be. we've seen accusations of intimidation and we've seen accusations could accusations of threats. could it be votes are be that postal votes are gerrymandered some of gerrymandered in some kind of way? so see. way? so we shall see. >> what would that look like, though? you though? how could you gerrymander so gerrymander postal vote? so i think was farage who think it was nigel farage who said, now this is what he said last night the show. last night on the show. >> that perhaps what >> he said that perhaps what would candidate would happen is a candidate would happen is a candidate would follow the postman and sort of, you know, the sort of, you know, when the leaflet, postal vote leaflet, when the postal vote goesin leaflet, when the postal vote goes in there, they could say, you stand over and say, you know, stand over and say, oh, to vote for oh, you're going to vote for this or whatever. we this guy or whatever. now, we don't this is happening. don't know if this is happening. we for sure if this we don't know for sure if this is but if there has is happening, but if there has been sharp rise in the been such a sharp rise in the number of people doing postal votes, i think that's fair votes, i think that's a fair enough ask. at enough question to ask. why at least. enough question to ask. why at lea and actually, jacob rees—mogg >> and actually, jacob rees—mogg was interesting on this last night this i night about 1:00 this morning, i think was i saw him talking think it was i saw him talking about this with the idea

about this with tom, the idea that as a family, you might if you've of voting you've got five people of voting age living in one house, the privacy going a voting age living in one house, the privacjhas going a voting age living in one house, the privacjhas gone. a voting age living in one house, the privacjhas gone. and a voting age living in one house, the privacjhas gone. and a you 1g age living in one house, the privacjhas gone. and a you have booth has gone. and if you have one in that family who one person in that family who says to all of those, even if it's young people, yes, you've got to vote for that guy. you've it's young people, yes, you've got to go e for that guy. you've it's young people, yes, you've got to go foryr that guy. you've it's young people, yes, you've got to go for that.t guy. you've it's young people, yes, you've got to go for that. and'. you've it's young people, yes, you've got to go for that. and if(ou've it's young people, yes, you've got to go for that. and if you'e got to go for that. and if you don't, you know there's trouble and votes go off early. >> where's the democracy? >> where's the democracy? >> off early. they go >> they go off early. they go off. have the campaign on, off. don't have the campaign on, you know, the campaign things developing you know, the campaign things developiiare on unfolded. untruths are on on unfolded. >> the end, i think for >> and in the end, i think for our democracy, you need ideally people vote on the yeah people to vote on the day. yeah >> okay. sorry emily, that people to vote on the day. yeah >> ially. sorry emily, that people to vote on the day. yeah >> iall we sorry emily, that people to vote on the day. yeah >> iall we had.rry emily, that people to vote on the day. yeah >> iall we had. but mily, that people to vote on the day. yeah >> iall we had. but buty, that people to vote on the day. yeah >> iall we had. but but you've was all we had. but but you've got three hours, emily, this afternoon it be afternoon and it will be brilliant. don't don't

>> welcome back to britain's newsroom on gb news with mark dolan and bev turner. lovely to have your company, by the way. i should say i'm back at 8:00 tonight for friday night live. >> oh, you're doing the north tonight as well. >> i've got nearly as many gigs

as bev turner double shift as bev turner for double shift from mark dolan. >> see. now. former home >> good to see. now. former home secretary suella braverman has said that with current levels of immigration, they carry on, said that with current levels of imn uk ation, they carry on, said that with current levels of imn uk will|, they carry on, said that with current levels of imn uk will become carry on, said that with current levels of iank will become unrwa|, recognisable. >> official show that >> official figures show that 1.4 were granted 1.4 million people were granted visas year as more visas last year alone, as more foreign workers arrived in the uk than at any point since 2005. so does suella braverman have a point? >> well, joining us now is human rights lawyer david. hey. morning, david. good to see you. how you respond to this sort how do you respond to this sort of rhetoric from suella braverman , particularly on the braverman, particularly on the morning of a by—election which has been won by one man standing on a middle east issue ? on a middle east issue? >> okay. good morning to you both. i think. well, you know, i think she's doing it for, for politics as opposed to any other reason. but the reality is what she says has an awful lot of truth in it. but that is what immigration does. immigration when you're bringing people in from other countries to wherever it does change things. we only need to look at where we are now , now, and look at where we

were, say, for instance, 100 years have years ago, how things have changed terms of the make up changed in terms of the make up of the people in the country. that's the that's a fact, you know, and so whilst i often disagree many, many things, know, and so whilst i often disa says many, many things, know, and so whilst i often disasays the any, many things, know, and so whilst i often disasays the any, m what1ings, she says on the point, what she's made here, that it will change things . of course it change things. of course it will. it's immigration, different types of people are coming country, so that coming into the country, so that will happen. >> like many of the issues we >> like so many of the issues we talk here, david, it's one talk about here, david, it's one of topics requires of those topics which requires the correct words without being accused of being race based or peddung accused of being race based or peddling some sort of nationalistic agenda. do don't you think? as a culture, we need to get better at finding ways of talking about this issue without fear of upsetting people ? fear of upsetting people? >> i absolutely agree with you. i mean, even from my side, i'm a human rights lawyer and i often say things which upset people and you have to tiptoe around issues so much . i think that issues so much. i think that we've got we've got to have a lot of very grown up difficult conversations in this country around things like human rights, around things like human rights,

around things like immigration, because the current system that we not working for we have, it's not working for anybody . the only that anybody. the only people that are benefiting at the very bad people that are abusing these systems, have these systems, we need to have these discussions. difficult discussions. it's very difficult to have if you to have them. if you accidentally, for instance, in my i, i missed the my case, once i, i missed the plus lgtbq and i had plus of the lgtbq and i had a lot of a lot of hate from that. so, you know, i think we need to have grown up conversations, particularly about immigration. have grown up conversations, particul.from bout immigration. have grown up conversations, particul.from thet immigration. have grown up conversations, particul.from the figures ration. have grown up conversations, particul.from the figures ofion. have grown up conversations, particul.from the figures of the we saw from the figures of the national audit office today, the system not only broken, it's system is not only broken, it's it. know what's after it. i don't know what's after broken. i mean, it's hopeless at the moment. um, and where do we go from here? so i think suella braverman is right in what she's saying, but i think she's very much saying for the wrong much saying it for the wrong reasons. and of course, was reasons. and of course, she was part government that , uh, part of the government that, uh, david, you can, on david, briefly, if you can, on at what point will this issue of the level of immigration into the level of immigration into the country start to affect the outcome of general elections ? outcome of general elections? well, i think that i think we're seeing that now. i think , you seeing that now. i think, you know, we're going it's become an

issue. it's one that was made an issue. it's one that was made an issue by successive prime ministers and home secretaries. and i think it is one of the issues that you're going to see people very, very upset with dunng people very, very upset with during this, this election year. and you're going to see the ramifications of that in, in the, in the election results . the, in the election results. so, it's already so, you know, it's already there. think we're that there. i think we're at that that scenario now. and you can see that when you look at the likes suella braverman making likes of suella braverman making these she's these big statements, she's doing reasons doing it for political reasons because she knows people care. >> okay. great to see you >> yeah okay. great to see you david short and sweet human rights david. hey there. rights lawyer. david. hey there. i the media for the i also blame the media for the fact that we can't talk about this debate and we've been silenced. and anybody that uttered any sort of concern about the high street being unrecognisable in the last ten years just been quashed, quelled. >> and that's that is why gb news exists to have those conversations that the others won't . won't. >> that's right. and we love having those conversations, and we the fact that are we love the fact that you are here to have them with us. right. still to come. >> this our year for >> is this our year for eurovision? we'll get the

latest, course, many, uh, latest, uh, of course, many, uh, hopes with alexander. hopes rest with olly alexander. you're britain's you're watching britain's newsroom

gb news. yes folks. the uk's eurovision entry has been released. it's by years and years frontman olly alexander. it's called dizzee. >> might we have any more luck with eurovision this year? let's have a listen, won't you make me dizzy for all your kisses? >> will you take my hand and spin me round and round till the moment arc i can't lie i like it. >> showbiz reporter ellie phillips is with us now to give us her thoughts. are you bopping away as well? ellie >> you know. absolutely. it's such a tune. it's got such a catchy tune. it's got this electropop feel . it's this 90s electropop feel. it's very, very reminiscent of pet shop boys. it's a sin and also a bit of like steps deeper shade of blue, which i think is great because, you know, people will have that kind of affinity with that feeling, and it's really

nice well, it's all nice as well, because it's all about love. so it's about falling in love. so it's a positive song. the only kind of downside it doesn't go downside is it doesn't really go anywhere. lovely , but anywhere. it's very lovely, but it wants you to listen to it also wants you to listen to it also wants you to listen to it also wants you to listen to it a couple of times. you're like, okay, there's no real, you know, fall in it. know, rise and fall in it. there's that big moment there's not that big bang moment where going to take it where you're going to take it to the next um, but the next level. um, but hopefully fact that it's hopefully the fact that it's really will stand in really catchy will stand us in good stead. also, you have good stead. and also, you have to olly alexander is a to remember olly alexander is a performer. vocals are performer. his vocals live are usually absolutely incredible. and think about the stage and you think about the stage presence he has when he performed at the brit awards with elton john. when he's done glastonbury, he can command an audience, hopefully if they audience, so hopefully if they match the staging to it and you know, there's nothing to say, they change ahead of they can't change it. ahead of they can't change it. ahead of the performance at the live performance at eurovision, they can add in eurovision, so they can add in these bangs and these big moments and bangs and hopefully they'll do that and that will us to the top. that will push us to the top. and at the moment, critics are saying going to saying it's definitely going to be a ten. are saying be a top ten. some are saying top five. no one's yet saying it's going to win, but i think we won't get a nil with this one, which is, you know what we

all the most? well, definitely. >> listen, everyone >> listen, ellie, not everyone can their own alongside >> listen, ellie, not everyone can john,|eir own alongside >> listen, ellie, not everyone can john, butown alongside >> listen, ellie, not everyone can john, but thatalongside >> listen, ellie, not everyone can john, but that wasgside >> listen, ellie, not everyone can john, but that was livee elton john, but that was live telly of millions of telly in front of millions of viewers at the brits for it's a sin. plus, he's been a top actor as well, so this boy has got pedigree, hasn't he ? pedigree, hasn't he? >> does. and actually, you >> he does. and actually, you know, admitted know, he himself has admitted that this is a huge risk to take part in eurovision way back. i'm talking like, you know, 30 years ago was something which could really, you know , propel your really, you know, propel your career to another level . since career to another level. since then, especially for artists in then, especially for artists in the , you can ridiculed the uk, you can be ridiculed afterwards if you don't do particularly well. that changed two with the of two years ago with the likes of sam came second with sam ryder, who came second with spaceman, know, and that was spaceman, you know, and that was amazing for the uk. spaceman, you know, and that was amazing for the uk . we haven't amazing for the uk. we haven't worn it since 1997. but then of course, last year mae muller came second to last with her song. and to be honest, a lot of that was down to the performance on the night. her vocals weren't great, was pitchy and great, she was pitchy and although is eurovision although it is the eurovision song contest, it is also about those that performance song contest, it is also about those night that performance song contest, it is also about those night andt performance song contest, it is also about those night and i performance song contest, it is also about those night and i think mance song contest, it is also about those night and i think olly,e on the night and i think olly, you know, really is in good

stead for this because like you said, he's an actor, said, you know, he's an actor, he's a performer, he's a singer, he's a performer, he's a singer, he's a performer, he's proven his craft and for him to take that risk shows how much he really wants do this, much he really wants to do this, because he doesn't need to do this. need this. you know, he doesn't need to his career to that to propel his career to that next level, but really wants next level, but he really wants to part in this because he to take part in this because he is heart a massive eurovision fan. >> when and where is the next eurovision? i'm not eurovision? ellie i'm not a eurovision? ellie i'm not a eurovision fan , so it's taking eurovision fan, so it's taking part in may, so it's being held in may and it's going to be in sweden, it's gonna be in malmo because sweden won last year when held in liverpool when it was held in liverpool and actually what's really nice as i've obviously got as well, and i've obviously got to as scouser there, to play as a scouser there, holding a huge eurovision party in liverpool again to carry on those celebrations. >> if you can't get over to >> so if you can't get over to sweden, yourself to liverpool. >> fantastic . nice one. thank >> fantastic. nice one. thank you. ellie phillips you. ellie. ellie phillips there. from britain's there. that is it from britain's newsroom for today and for this week. had a nice time. week. we've had a nice time. >> your company. >> loved your company. thank you. home. course you you. at home. and of course you bev in the studio. >> mark, we'll back on >> well mark, we'll be back on your telly evening as your telly this evening as always friday at and

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morning to the worst nightmare. for those are the words of a triumphant george galloway as he stormed to victory and what's been described as a dark day for the jewish community. how worried starmer be worried should keir starmer be and what does this election say about state british about the state of british politics? it s revealed the british taxpayer is set to pay at least £370 million to rwanda and a further potential payment of £20,000 per person relocated . of £20,000 per person relocated. is it time to call quits on this expense? lviv and so far failed scheme and 1 billion people worldwide are now obese, including 159 million children. scientists claim the danger is now a greater threat than hungen now a greater threat than hunger. the world health organisation says the food industry must be held accountable, but a bans and taxes are the way to go. right. well, please do keep your views coming in with your