those are the words of a 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.7 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

assessment of last night's by—election result . george by—election result. george galloway many people found his divisive form of politics utterly offensive , but he did utterly offensive, but he did storm to victory . clearly, storm to victory. clearly, people aren't keen on voting for the main parties anymore. what do you think this says about the state of our democracy? is this a one off? is this a one off for the likes of george galloway, or could this be replicated across the country come a general election? and what's keir starmer to do? will he change his approach to israel—palestine , to the war in gaza off the back of this result, or will he stick to what he's doing so far ? stick to what he's doing so far? could there be further rebellions from within his party over this issue? should any election in this country, any by—election a local election, be centred around a foreign conflict that we are not directly involved in? what does that say to? and also postal votes, postal votes are massive. massive increase in the

proportion of postal votes in this by—election from the last election in rochdale. what does that say? does that worry you or is it just easier for people to vote by post? let me know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com. but first, let's get your headunes but first, let's get your headlines with sam francis . headlines with sam francis. >> emily, thanks very much. 1202 when we start by recapping the top story of the day that labour has now apologised to voters in rochdale for not putting up their own candidate . that's their own candidate. that's after last night's by—election win by george galloway, the returning mp who labour says will stoke fear and division , will stoke fear and division, told crowds last night 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. well, talking. taking to the stage last night, mr galloway again spoke of that conflict in gaza. >> the keir starmer this is for

gaza . you have paid and you will gaza. you have paid and you will pay a 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 . we've been hearing gaza strip. we've been hearing from local residents in rochdale about the result. >> last night, and here's what they had to say . they had to say. >> i think it's a really, really 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 history for a long time. side of history for a long time. >> he played into the hands of, um, the population really, just to get into into that position of power, really to get that that seat in rochdale . and i that seat in rochdale. and 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, 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. they'll also be an extra £20,000 paid to rwanda for every asylum seeker who's relocated with more than £150,000 per person over five years to cover on going costs. the government, though , insists the government, though, insists 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. david neil was sacked last week amid a row over the quality of

border checks , in a new report border checks, in a new report he has now suggested that routine quality assurance has been sacrificed routine quality assurance has called increased productivity. de neil blames the home office for allowing the asylum system to become what he calls a burning platform . in the last burning platform. in the last hour or so, we've heard the news that a man has been given a rare whole life order for what a judge described as a ferocious and merciless attack on his former partner and her new boyfriend, 27 year old katie hickton , and stephen harnett, hickton, and stephen harnett, who was 25, were killed by marcus osborne. the court heard that he waited for miss hickton at the house they used to share before using her phone to lure her new partner to that address. he then continued his violent attack , raping another woman and attack, raping another woman and holding her captive. at the address , miss hylton's mother address, miss hylton's mother has described her daughter's killer as a monster of the worst kind to moscow, where hundreds have gathered to bid farewell to the late russian opposition

politician alexei navalny. crowds have been heard chanting his name as the coffin was carried into the church in the capital of russia . tight capital of russia. tight security, we understand, remains in place, with the kremlin warning in the last few minutes that any unsanctioned gatherings there in support of navalny will violate the law , they say. mr violate the law, they say. mr navalny's allies have accused the russian president putin, of killing his political rival, a claim that's been echoed by britain and the us, among others . here in the uk , mps are set to . here in the uk, mps are set to consider a proposed law to ban lgbt 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 by mps , has been considered by mps, following pledges by former prime ministers theresa may and bofis prime ministers theresa may and boris johnson , and the cost of boris johnson, and the cost of a postage stamp is going up again

as royal mail raises prices amid as royal mail raises prices amid a dramatic drop in demand . first a dramatic drop in demand. first class stamps will rise by £0.10 to £1.35, while second class are also going up by the same amount, £0.10 to £0.85. a stamp . amount, £0.10 to £0.85. a stamp. a year ago, a first class stamp cost just £0.95. the increases come after warnings by the troubled delivery giant over the impact of lower demand for postage, which it says is pushing up its costs. postage, which it says is pushing up its costs . those are pushing up its costs. those are the headlines for more on all of those 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 forward slash . gb news.com forward slash. >> gbnews.com forward slash. >> well, the labour party has apologised to the people of rochdale for not fielding a candidate as george galloway swept to victory in last night's by—election with almost 40% of the vote in a campaign which was mired in chaos and controversy. so, sir keir starmer has said

galloway only won because labour did not stand after their candidate, azhar ali, was dropped for suggesting israel was complicit in hamas's october attack, while the former labour and respect mp, who now leads the workers party of britain, took fire at the labour leader in his victory speech, keir starmer , this is for gaza . starmer, this is for gaza. >> you have paid and you will pay a >> you have paid and you will pay a high price. >> well , let's speak with gb >> well, let's speak with gb news political editor christopher hope, who is in rochdale for us. christopher, he spelled it out there. george galloway didn't he? this is for gaza. >> that's right. ironically and hello, emily. ironically, of course, that the person who came second in this by—election, david tully, was a hyper local candidate campaigning on issues like the future of rochdale f.c. like the future of rochdale ec. and a new maternity wing for a

of a local hospital here. so, so the winner was internationalist , the winner was internationalist, talked about gaza and this is for gaza, not for the people of rochdale. george galloway said second place is one looking at the narrow, the narrow issues here in rochdale, the two main parties in third and fourth place, tories and labour, and the reform party, which has been doing so well in the polls, up to 14% nationally at lunchtime , to 14% nationally at lunchtime, was fewer than 2000 votes here. so completely upended the normal way you think about elections. and no question george galloway is going to make a mark, his mark in parliament when he's sworn as an mp on monday. yes he says that sir keir starmer has woken up to his worst nightmare with this result . with this result. >> how much impact do you think this will have? clearly george galloway thinks that his movement, the fact that he's been elected may have some beanng been elected may have some bearing on the general election . bearing on the general election. >> yes, i've been talking to, uh, to people around george galloway this morning here, and they made very clear they think they made very clear they think they can do kind of what the

reform party is doing in some parts of the country to the tory party take away support 2 or 3000 votes in key seats . that 3000 votes in key seats. that could mean that the labour don't win as many seats as they want to. in some, maybe muslim , um, to. in some, maybe muslim, um, more muslim population, parts of the country that could be that could be what happens. so i think that's certainly where it might be going with workers might be going with the workers party britain . they want to party of britain. they want to stand maybe 59 60 or so stand maybe 59 to 60 or so candidates of next election in targeted seats around the country. and that could be a problem for keir starmer. but the language here from george galloway, a he is a someone galloway, he's a he is a someone who very good with rhetoric. who is very good with rhetoric. he said earlier this morning that keir starmer and rishi sunak two of the same sunak are two cheeks of the same backside , and they got well backside, and they both got well and spanked tonight here and truly spanked tonight here in this kind of in rochdale. this kind of language. we'll be hearing more and in parliament, but it's and more in parliament, but it's deeply for deeply uncomfortable for the jewish jewish mps jewish community, for jewish mps . um, so far the labour party's apologised that candidate apologised that its candidate was dropped by the party because of his remarks about the of his remarks he made about the

october seven attacks on israel by by hamas and the british board of deputies this lunchtime are saying that it's a dark day for the jewish community to see george galloway back in parliament after nine nine years away from politics. >> yes, it's the same old divisive rhetoric from george galloway, another question that's come up is the question of postal votes , a large of postal votes, a large increase in the number of postal votes in this by—election as compared to the general election . uh, what might explain that ? . uh, what might explain that? well we don't know why that happens. >> there's a common complaint from the parties like reform and others that you see these big surges , uh, in postal votes, surges, uh, in postal votes, because often those postal votes can be filled in by the head of the house hold. so the concern is that some people may have been forced vote for been forced to vote for different parties. we don't know the been case the case. and it's been the case throughout long as i've throughout for as long as i've been politics been covering politics for 20 years, and certainly in the old days, ukip and other parties will about postal will complain a lot about postal ballots being filled in. the

ballots being filled in. um, the government at government has tried to look at this and try to work out whether there's problem with there's a problem here with people to vote for people being forced to vote for different parties, but there's people being forced to vote for dif'evidence ties, but there's people being forced to vote for dif' evidence tie that t there's people being forced to vote for dif' evidence tie that t therefound no evidence of that being found so in this, this so far. but in this, this ballot, there does appear to be a higher number of postal ballots. far. far the ballots. so far. but so far the authorities are not saying anything all, anything about that at all, about a problem about whether that's a problem or not. >> well, thank you very much indeed. our indeed. christopher, our political there political editor there in rochdale. how are rochdale. so how are the residents rochdale feeling residents of rochdale feeling about the chaotic by—election result well? result and the campaign as well? let's speak with gb news reporter carson, who's reporter jack carson, who's been with voters. jack tell me, with the voters. jack tell me, what are people feeling? how are they this they feeling after after this controversial by—election >> yeah. well, controversial certainly , emily and a lot of certainly, emily and a lot of people are, um, feeling quite unhappy this morning . of course, unhappy this morning. of course, turnout was was much lower than than considerably in this election , as it usually is with election, as it usually is with with by elections compared to the turnouts in general elections, only 39.7% compared to the likes of 60 to 65. that that turned out in in in 2019. but certainly a lot of people

that have spoken to me this morning really unhappy that george galloway has won this seat in this by—election because as christopher was mentioning there, the kind of the kind of key point that that even in his acceptance speech making that this is for gaza, the people here in rochdale, of course, the independent got a lot of votes coming second, beating the main parties that may be with a bigger turnout, maybe might well have been the winner because the people here just don't feel that galloway is necessarily prioritising issues of prioritising the issues of rochdale, , of rochdale, prioritising, of course, the issues that they feel are important to them. but take a listen to what few take a listen to what a few people little bit people told me a little bit earlier on. >> i think it's an absolute disgrace. what's he going to do for rochdale? i just don't know. >> think a really, really >> 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 long time coming. it's been a long time coming. he's been supporting the right side history for a long time. side of history for a long time. so ashamed being in rochdale . so ashamed of being in rochdale. >> yeah. um yeah. i'm just

really disappointed. >> you've got galloway , who's >> you've got galloway, who's basically turned around and said that he will only do stuff for palestine. not thing about the people that live in rochdale. i can't think of anything that he's done for anybody else. so what the hell is he going to do for rochdale? >> i think he took advantage of the situation in gaza and there were very large asian population i >> -- >> yeah, of course there's been a lot of spotlight hasn't there, over um particular issues within this by—election labour's candidate, of course, um, labour kind of went away from him didn't it, after those anti—semitic remarks. but of course , it really interesting course, it really interesting speaking to the voters about whether reform was really an opfion whether reform was really an option for them . some people option for them. some people just didn't feel that simon danczuk was was the candidate for reform that they to for reform that they wanted to wanted to vote for. but as we've as we've talked about so many as we've talked about in so many of by elections over the of these by elections over the past few months, a lot of voters just feel disillusioned. and with with the two main parties,

they don't necessarily feel that keir fully yet keir starmer fully yet is convincing to represent convincing enough to represent them. they certainly don't feel that the conservatives, of course, with current course, with the current government, anywhere near government, are anywhere near the kind of near enough supporting them in their local issues. as well. of course, the conservatives came third and labour were fourth in in this election , but election of election, but the election of galloway himself , of course galloway himself, of course we've haven't we, from we've heard, haven't we, from the deputy board of board of depufies the deputy board of board of deputies of british jews saying that this is a dark day for the uk jewish community. their spokesperson is saying that, um, they believe that galloway is a conspiracy theories who has brought politics of division brought the politics of division and hate to every place they say he ever stood for he has ever stood for parliament. galloway himself, um, accusing labour of effectively facilitating , he effectively facilitating, he says, the genocide in gaza . but says, the genocide in gaza. but labour's deputy national um coordinator this morning saying that they've set out very clearly their position in gaza as adopted, of course, as we saw with the, um, problems in the commons last week with that

amendment, they believe that there should be immediate humanitarian ceasefire and of course, more aid going in. and they are against that ground offensive that netanyahu is wanting to do in rafah . wanting to do in rafah. >> well, thank you very much indeed. >> well, thank you very much indeed . jack carson there, our indeed. jack carson there, our gb news reporter. very interesting to hear what people on the ground actually make of this result. and i wonder how many of them actually went out to vote. it wasn't very high to vote. it wasn't a very high turnout. uh, but let's now speak with manchester based labour mp graham graham thank graham stringer. graham thank you very much indeed for joining me. george galloway says sir keir starmer has woken up to his worst nightmare after the result last night. a damning night for your party. >> well , in your party. >> well, in fact, your party. >> well , in fact, the your party. >> well, in fact, the labour party didn't have a candidate that we were supporting . uh, that we were supporting. uh, it's a it's not a damning night for the labour party . it's for the labour party. it's a very bad, uh, night out for rochdale. there now represented , rochdale. there now represented, uh, by the country's leading carpet bagger, who has

represented, i think, four constituency races . uh, none of constituency races. uh, none of those constituencies have gained , uh, from having him as the mp. his attendance in the house of commons, uh, is not that great when it has been an mp in, in the past. he's basically part of a political circus. he will be moved out of rochdale at the next general election. >> but the issue of gaza and the war in gaza isn't going to go anywhere, anywhere quickly , by anywhere, anywhere quickly, by the looks of things. could this not impact at the general election? what does sir keir starmer do now? does he change his position or does he stay where he is? what does he do. because we could see in independence with a similar stance as george galloway campaigning in the future in different constituencies ? different constituencies? >> i think the thing about george galloway is he's he's unique . i can't think of anybody unique. i can't think of anybody else who has fought such

aggressive, divisive campaigns in so many constituencies . and in so many constituencies. and of course, he's he's not always won when his campaign. i think what the labour party has to do is be very clear on its policy in gaza and the middle east and elsewhere. i mean, the majority of people in rochdale , uh, think of people in rochdale, uh, think that rochdale is the priority. and looking after a town that has suffered from nearly a third in cuts to public services is, uh, delivered by the local authority . it suffered from authority. it suffered from a lot of social problems . that's lot of social problems. that's what the labour party candidate, when he or she is chosen for the next general election, will be focusing on internationally, the labour party obviously has to take the principal position. we all want the killing to stop in gaza , but not at the expense of gaza, but not at the expense of the defence of israel. if israel

has a right to defend themselves and not at the expense of the palestinians living in gaza, there has to be an agreed ceasefire by both sides with the prisoners. uh the hostages, not prisoners. uh the hostages, not prisoners , uh, given back to prisoners, uh, given back to israel and israel will give back, uh, prisoners . that's the back, uh, prisoners. that's the solution to this, not which galloway does. supporting the one party in this, uh, this whole mess in the middle east. hamas who actually their official policy is for genocide. so that has to be labour's position, a principle position looking for peace, not supporting a genocidal policy, which galloway does . which galloway does. >> yes. graham, we heard there from a number of local residents in rochdale very unhappy with the result. some of them were was the election campaigned on, uh, local issues ? lots of people

uh, local issues? lots of people concerned that this election, simply on the basis of what's happening in a in a foreign conflict . conflict. >> well, i think that's right. i think the labour party chose a candidate that we couldn't continue to support because he'd made some anti—semitic racist, uh , comments. so did the greens. uh, comments. so did the greens. the conservatives, as i understand it, weren't happy with their candidate . it was with their candidate. it was a very strange general election, which didn't do democracy any favours at all. and one of the good things is we can put that right in the general election when it comes later this year, and i have no doubt that the labour party will be very careful and we will choose the best possible candidate that we can, who will focus on the problems that rochdale have got. as i said , rochdale council, as i said, rochdale council, like many labour run councils in the north of england, has suffered nearly a third cut in

its grants from central government. that's where we need to campaign on the things that are important to rochdale. they've not had the best policing over the last 20 years that they could have had. there have been problems with closures of part of the health service. those are what a good labour candidate will focus on at the in the general election. >> and graham just quickly, just lastly , uh, should we be lastly, uh, should we be concerned about the increase in postal votes ? it's quite mark'd . postal votes? it's quite mark'd. >> there has been a lot of discussion in, uh, party elements this year. there's been a change in the regulations that apply a change in the regulations that apply to voting. so you now have to go with a photo id when you vote. i think there is a real gap in the security of elections around postal votes. so having looked at one side of the issue, i think we need to take a serious look at the security and integrity of the postal vote system.

>> very interesting indeed . >> very interesting indeed. thank you. graham stringer, labour mp great to speak to you . labour mp great to speak to you. now, uh, coming up, a watchdog warns the cost of the prime minister's troubled rwanda scheme could soar to half a billion pounds. i'll have the very latest with our security editor after this short break. stay with us. this is good afternoon, britain .

it's 1225. you're watching and it's1225. you're watching and listening to good afternoon britain. we'll be getting to some of your views on george galloway's win last night . but galloway's win last night. but first, the cost of rishi sunak's troubled rwanda scheme troubled rwanda asylum scheme could soar to half £1 billion. however the home office has so far refused to say how much more it will cost on top of the 300 million already confirmed . but a million already confirmed. but a national audit office report has revealed that a whopping £150

million has been earmarked for the partnership with rwanda over the partnership with rwanda over the next three years, and that includes a price tag of £11,000 for each migrants plane ticket . for each migrants plane ticket. there's also a boost of £120 million once the first 300 migrants have been relocated to rwanda by the end of the year, the home office will have incurred direct costs of £28 million to establish the agreement , million to establish the agreement, including million to establish the agreement , including set million to establish the agreement, including set up charges for escorting migrants on the one way trip and training facilities . his on the one way trip and training facilities. his legal fees and staff. well, joining me to discuss this is gb news home and security editor, mark white. these numbers are i watering ? these numbers are i watering? >> yes . i these numbers are i watering? >> yes. i mean, it's certainly stark. when the national audit office is kind enough to add up all these figures for us, we always knew that the upfront costs of the rwanda partner were significant. 290 million that the government has told us about

already. as you said in the introduction, there they have not gone into what the, uh, recurring costs are likely to be over the length of this scheme. that's what the national audit office has done here and calculated that it's around about half £1 billion. and of course, there have been extrapolations that have taken place putting that cost at about £2 million for each asylum seeker that's sent to rwanda . seeker that's sent to rwanda. i'm not sure that that is particularly helpful as a figure, though, to be honest, because that 300 figure, we just don't know what the actual total number of those who go to rwanda will be if that scheme ever gets off the ground. and clearly, the more people that go, then the unit cost of sending them down in terms of the totality of the cost of the scheme would reduce a bit. but it is having said that , a bit. but it is having said that, emily is still a very significant cost to the taxpayer i >> -- >> yes, we're going to be

discussing later on in the show if considering this huge cost, whether it's time for the government to call quits on the scheme. but in your view, mark could this scheme still work? because of course, it's very frustrating that nothing so far has happened . has happened. >> i think if this scheme had got off the ground, emily, when it was first announced by boris johnson in april of 2022, there's a very good chance that it would have made a very significant impact on the numbers coming across the channel numbers coming across the channel, because i was in france speaking to migrants across the other side of the channel in the weeks and months after the policy was announced, and there was a great deal of concern about about how they would be impacted by that policy at that time . but it's dragged on month time. but it's dragged on month after month now, uh, coming up to two years, nothing has happened. they look upon it over the other side of the channel and certainly amongst the people smugglers , as all a bit of a

smugglers, as all a bit of a joke . um, and if it did get off joke. um, and if it did get off the ground , i think they would the ground, i think they would have to really be committed to sending quite substantial numbers to rwanda. for numbers over to rwanda. for those migrants and the people smugglers , to get the idea that smugglers, to get the idea that there is actually quite a high chance that if you come over the channel chance that if you come over the channel, then you stand a significant chance of going to rwanda . if it's just a few rwanda. if it's just a few hundred or 1000 or 2, in the end , who are sent, then the actual deterrent effect would probably be minimal. i would guess. >> and i'm reading here that , >> and i'm reading here that, uh, we'll also be forking out for a accommodation, food and education, possibly for years to come, even if these migrants are taken over to rwanda , saying taken over to rwanda, saying here the uk government would also provide up to £150,000 per person to cover accommodation , person to cover accommodation, food and education. how long is the british taxpayer on the hook if and when migrants are actually deported to rwanda ?

actually deported to rwanda? >> well, you're right there, absolutely. but i think the important thing to get into perspective with regard to that cost per asylum seeker who is being sent there , and i think it being sent there, and i think it adds up to about £170,000 pounds, uh, in terms of keeping them, uh, in, in their accommodation , providing all of accommodation, providing all of the wraparound services that they would need as well, that we understand is about five years, five years off the scheme . and five years off the scheme. and then it would be expected to have been through the system granted asylum by that time. and being integrated into society in rwanda . so from that point on, rwanda. so from that point on, we wouldn't be paying them. and i think the important thing to probably remember , the probably remember, the government would emphasise with regard to that £170,000 per migrant per year is that actually it's pretty much a similar price to what you would pay similar price to what you would pay to have an asylum seeker here in the uk in our hotels,

with all wraparound services that they get here in the uk before eventually the asylum , before eventually the asylum, uh, application is granted or otherwise. and then there are, you know, absorbed into the sort of wider economy . of wider economy. >> there you go. it's all relative. thank you very much. mark wight gb news home and security editor, for bringing us the very latest on the cost of the very latest on the cost of the rwanda scheme. now coming up, be reading some of your up, i'll be reading some of your views on george galloway. i've got them here. win at the got them here. his win at the rochdale by—election almost rochdale by—election by almost 6000 few of you 6000 votes. quite a few of you have strong view on the have got a strong view on the older post. all votes. we'll get to after your latest to those after your latest headunes to those after your latest headlines . headlines as. >> emily, thank you very much. 12.3 the headlines this hour. labour has apologised to voters in rochdale for not putting up their own candidate after last night's by—election win by george galloway. the returning mp 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 on tv for both the russian and iranian state broadcasters , as . a man state broadcasters, as. a man has been given a rare whole life order for what a judge described as a ferocious and merciless attack. the court heard that marcus osborne waited for his former partner at their old home, and also lured her new partner to that address . miss partner to that address. miss higdon's mother has described her daughter's killer as a monster of the worst kind . the monster of the worst kind. the cost of rishi sunak's rwanda scheme could soar to half £1 billion, plus hundreds of thousands more for each migrant. that's sent there. an investigation by the public spending watchdog found the millions in additional spending includes £11,000 for each migrants plane ticket . the migrants plane ticket. the government, though, insists the plan is vital, they say, to clamping down on illegal migration. and in moscow ,

migration. and in moscow, hundreds of people have gathered to bid farewell to the late russian opposition politician alexei navalny . crowds have been alexei navalny. crowds have been heard chanting his name as the coffin was carried into that church. tight security remains in place, with the kremlin also warning that any unsanctioned gatherings , as they've described gatherings, as they've described them in support of navalny, will violate the law. they say mr navalny's allies have also accused the president of russia of killing his political rival, a claim echoed by britain, the us and many others. those are the headlines. for more, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. or go to gb news .com/ alerts .

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>> all right, well, as as promised, i'm going to get to some of your views on by—election result. jane says i'm frightened for all of the nonh i'm frightened for all of the north west after the results of rochdale by—election she doesn't explain why, but i think i've got a good idea, david says . got a good idea, david says. george galloway wants to be an mp for galloway, for mp for george galloway, not for rochdale . well, david, you're rochdale. well, david, you're not the only one to suggest that narcissism has come up quite a lot. uh, bill, postal voting must be banned except for disabled people, as it's too open to abuse and fraud. yes, a lot of people get a bit, uh, queasy when we discuss postal votes . some people suggesting. votes. some people suggesting. oh, nothing untoward happened. you can't. you don't have any evidence , blah blah, blah, blah, evidence, blah blah, blah, blah, blah, but i think it is a fair enough question to ask. why has the number of postal votes as a proportion of votes cast risen so sharply ? um, peter says so sharply? um, peter says postal votes need to be scrapped. they're open to corruption. people should present themselves at the polling and vetted polling station and vetted properly. that's what properly. well that's what graham stringer was essentially

saying. earlier, labour mp saying. earlier, the labour mp um, up in the north west, he was saying that yes , they probably saying that yes, they probably should be some kind of review. i don't think he used the word investigation, but something along lines anyway, along those lines anyway, barbara says , hope people barbara says, i hope the people who the low turnout who caused the low turnout aren't if they aren't complaining. if they wanted someone other than galloway, had the chance. galloway, they had the chance. i feel sorry for those who voted to and keep him it's to try and keep him out. it's stupid only with gaza in stupid to vote only with gaza in mind. well yes, the turnout was quite low, so if you decided not to venture out to the polling station and you're not a fan of george galloway, i guess you only have yourself to blame. but i guess it shows too , that i guess it shows too, that people are fed up with politics as it is, and they didn't perhaps see a candidate that spoke them. but we can spoke to them. um, but we can now speak with gb news political correspondent ant olivia utley olivia, a result that many people will be deeply , uh, upset people will be deeply, uh, upset about. unhappy about, uh, what will george galloway be like as an mp ?

an mp? >> well, already the board of deputies, the jewish board of deputies, the jewish board of deputies, has said that this is a terrible result for british jews. they are deeply worried about anti—semitism rising in the uk as a result of the election of george galloway . uh, election of george galloway. uh, previously, when george galloway has stood as an mp, there have been accusations, as you said there, emily, of narcissism, that galloway is simply standing for whatever will further his own career rather than standing for the people of rochdale . for the people of rochdale. sajid javid, the former chancellor who is from rochdale, has tweeted saying that this is an awful result for the people of rochdale. he remarks that turnout is low. well, yes , turnout is low. well, yes, that's true, but it wasn't actually as low as some predict . actually as low as some predict. and there's also an interesting question, of course, about what this means for both the labour and the conservative parties. now, there are pollsters and aides close to the labour leader, keir starmer , who say

leader, keir starmer, who say that actually keir starmer will be able to shrug this off pretty easily. and actually, the fact that labour's own campaign imploded might not have been such a bad thing for labour if labour had lost to george galloway rather than just not standing against george galloway , it would have been far more embarrassing than this situation for keir starmer , where he can for keir starmer, where he can just sort of brush it off. as for the conservatives, it was a pretty bad night for them as well, of course, no one was expecting them to win rochdale, but actually their support , uh, but actually their support, uh, just went down even though support for the reform party was lower than support for the brexit party in 2019. of course, the issue, the potential issue for starmer is that the rochdale by—election, you could argue, proves that there is a constituent of people in the uk who are prepared to vote in a general election purely on the issue of gaza. keir starmer has clearly taken a pretty robust , clearly taken a pretty robust, uh, pro—israel line. but the

thing is, for the conservatives that that is a weakness of keir starmer's that they can't really exploit the conservatives line on israel. if anything, is stronger than labour's . it'll be stronger than labour's. it'll be fascinating to see how this all plays out at a general election . plays out at a general election. ultimately, the situation in rochdale was so unusual, so colourful. almost every single party was affected by some sort of scandal. it's very difficult to sort of extrapolate this result onto a general election , result onto a general election, but the main takeaway is a it is a very bad day indeed forjews a very bad day indeed for jews in the uk. and anyone else. most people who are worried about the rise in anti—semitism . um, and b rise in anti—semitism. um, and b it was a bad night for both of the main parties for, i guess, the main parties for, i guess, the people of rochdale who don't want to see a man like george galloway as their representing live. >> but again, turnout was quite low. do they have themselves to blame, or perhaps does this just show that people have apathy and

they don't feel they have someone to vote for? for >> there is certainly an issue with voter apathy in all of the last by elections, we have seen a pretty low turnout. i think that it's tough in this specific situation to blame the people of rochdale for not turning out. it was a pretty appalling line—up of candidates . uh, the green of candidates. uh, the green party had to withdraw their support for their candidate. obviously the labour campaign completely imploded. uh simon danczuk . the reform candidate is danczuk. the reform candidate is a pretty contrary partial figure to he was, uh, he he he left the labour party under under a cloud , uh, a couple of years ago. so so there wasn't really a great opfion so there wasn't really a great option on that ballot paper. and as you say, turnout at it was low. it will ultimately be the people of rochdale who will probably end up suffering from this . just under 40% of those this. just under 40% of those who did turn out voted for george galloway, which obviously means that, uh , the majority of means that, uh, the majority of

those in rochdale did not vote for george galloway in this by—election it will be them who suffer with galloway as their representative in parliament. if you look at the campaign material that galloway sent out, it shows just what a divisive figure he is to muslim areas. when he was leafleting in muslim areas , he wrote a pamphlet areas, he wrote a pamphlet saying that he would be supportive of an immediate ceasefire in gaza that he said that this was an election, that he was fighting on the issue of gaza alone. meanwhile, when he was writing leaflets for the white working class areas of rochdale , he was talking about rochdale, he was talking about how he he knows what a what a woman is, an idea which appeals on the whole to of small on the whole to sort of small c conservatives . he was there to conservatives. he was there to get what he wanted out of this election , and the people of election, and the people of rochdale will suffer as a result. >> yes , it is uh, quite >> yes, it is uh, quite something that he would his, uh, his campaign literature was just so different, so differently phrased. uh, this is for gaza

for some residents and there. no, no, no, i'm all about the local issues of rochdale to other residents , depending on other residents, depending on who they are, what demographic they come from. but of course, other politicians in the past have done similar , have been have done similar, have been accused similar. anyway but accused of similar. anyway but just lastly, the issue of corruption has been talked about by the reform party in particular. there have been questions over the significant rise in the use of postal votes. graham stringer, we spoke to earlier, he seems to have some problems with the postal votes as well, thinking perhaps there needs to be some kind of review. there >> yeah, i thought that was a really interesting comment from from graham stringer from laboun from graham stringer from labour. there is often a little bit of unease around the high quantity of postal votes in by elections , but usually the main elections, but usually the main parties shy away from suggesting that there might be a problem with corruption. obviously if there is a corruption of the postal vote system, then that

would be seriously undermining the uk democracy. it'll be really interesting to see if anything is done about that as we head towards a general election . of course, now voters election. of course, now voters have to bring id with them to the polling station , something the polling station, something which was only introduced in the last year. i think it was . will last year. i think it was. will something similar be done to crack down on potentially corrupt postal votes ? again, corrupt postal votes? again, though, it is very , very though, it is very, very difficult to extrapolate this result or anything that happened in this by—election onto a general election in general as well as all of the issues that we've talked about. there were lots of local issues at play in this rochdale by—election there was a lot of concern about the lack maternity hospital in lack of a maternity hospital in rochdale. was one, uh, rochdale. that was one, uh, issue to a localised issue, issue to a very localised issue, which people were voting on. so it is really, really difficult to try and learn anything really from this by—election apart from the fact that it was clearly not a good night for labour. we knew it was going to be a bad night for labour. ever since their

campaign imploded a few weeks ago, and it was a bad night for the tories too. >> thank you very much >> well, thank you very much indeed. there our indeed. olivia utley there our political correspondent live from up, from westminster. now coming up, i'm get some more of i'm going to get some more of your views on the postal voting, why think turnout was so low why you think turnout was so low and you think of george and what you think of george galloway rochdale galloway win means for rochdale and this country, but also over 1 people worldwide 1 billion people worldwide are obese. did get here? do obese. how did we get here? do we need to tax ban our way we need to tax and ban our way out obesity? i'll asking out of obesity? i'll be asking that this short .

break. well, let's turn to some other news. other than the rochdale by—election, because shocking new analysis reveals there are now more than 1 billion obese people worldwide , with 1 in 8 of people worldwide, with 1 in 8 of the population affected . now the population affected. now around 159 million children in 879 million adults have a weight

thatis 879 million adults have a weight that is so high relative to their height that it classifies them as obese , with rates among them as obese, with rates among youngsters quadrupling globally between 1990 and 2022. rates among adults more than doubled . among adults more than doubled. so let's break down the figures and ask why we have such a global issue with our weight. it's, uh, it's worse for our health, apparently, as as a world population then, uh, malnutrition , ocean and hunger. malnutrition, ocean and hunger. so i'm joined by the former presenter of fat families, steve miller. steve, thank you very much for joining miller. steve, thank you very much forjoining me. miller. steve, thank you very much forjoining me . now, when much for joining me. now, when we hear startling statistic sticks like this, we often hear straight from the public health lobby , we need to tax more. we lobby, we need to tax more. we need to ban more. and this is all down to the food industry. is that right? no absolute chubby cobblers to that one. >> you know . and the last thing >> you know. and the last thing we want to be doing in a cost of living crisis is taxing people more, banning everything. and so forth. you know, you think about it, should the responsible it, why should the responsible pay it, why should the responsible pay for people that are irresponsible ? what we actually irresponsible? what we actually needin irresponsible? what we actually need in the uk is a form of

behaviour change. we need to facilitate behaviour change. and what i mean by that is getting away from all of this , um, away from all of this, um, culture that we've got where, you know, it's, it's really cool to be fat and, and, and show off your curves and what really means is a euphemism for fat. and we need to encourage and motivate people to take responsibility . now, responsibility. now, unfortunately , that sometimes unfortunately, that sometimes means that you've got to be cruel, to be kind in terms of intervention and messaging. so we've got to get away from this. you know, when anyone talks about anything to do with encouraging people to own their body better , we've got to get body better, we've got to get away from this ridiculous terme, fat shaming everyone. you know, you can't talk about that . it's you can't talk about that. it's wrong to talk about it. well, we've got to make we've got a decision to make, haven't we? in this country, one hand, this country, on one hand, listen, either take it listen, we either take it seriously do something about seriously and do something about it without fear of upsetting a few people, or we just shut up moaning let everyone get moaning and let everyone get fatter and let it cost us all a

lot of money and all await a chubby coffin. >> steve, you say that, uh, some people are trying to make fat cool, trying to make being fat cool. i should say , uh, you cool. i should say, uh, you know, there are body positive influencers out there. there are people on tiktok who like to show off their curves, as they say they, uh. do you think that actually has made it cool, though? or is it just them trying to make themselves feel a bit better? i don't think anyone actually aspires to be obese. do they really? >> no, i don't people sit >> no, i don't think people sit at saying, oh yippee, at home saying, oh yippee, yippee at home saying, oh yippee, yippee can't to shove yippee! i can't wait to shove doughnuts my in mouth and doughnuts in my in my mouth and get fat like everyone get really fat like everyone else. what it has done, though, is it's created denial, a is it's created a denial, a psychological denial where people do sit at home thinking to themselves, oh well, it doesn't matter. and there's no societal pressure motivating pressure on people. and it's not about being cruel, but there's no motivational pressure on people response ability. people to own response ability. take responsibility now . and take responsibility now. and also what we've got. you see, not just in this country but

around the world is you've got lots of bodies, uh, in terms of organisational bodies that, you know, they lot , they know, they talk a lot, they strategize a lot. they have loads of policies, but they don't actually do anything. mostly this country. they mostly in this country. they don't do anything because they're fit. everyone's they're too fit. everyone's worried people well. >> it does seem like the proposals, the recommendations that come from the health lobby are always to do with making the cost of junk food more , or cost of junk food more, or banning certain adverts . banning certain adverts. >> and i do wonder whether that actually has an impact in practice. but do you believe the headune practice. but do you believe the headline here that obesity is now the greater health risk than hunger? i mean, surely in some ways that's a sign of progress . ways that's a sign of progress. we've got an abundance of food . we've got an abundance of food. people who used to be starving now they may be a bit chubby . why? >> well , i why? >> well, i think what we what we've got. listen we've got an access to the chubby feeding food . so much of it now, because food. so much of it now, because it's so cheap. and people i know , people say, oh, it costs too

much to eat healthy. well, i'm afraid that is also cobblers because if you look deeply, you can eat healthily on a budget. however, what the government could do practical measure rather than theory is partner with the supermarkets. so that when people enter the supermarket , they have got the supermarket, they have got the solution to eat healthy i.e. the cost effective, healthy solution means that isn't happening. um, but we do need to get tougher and what i mean by that, another practical measure. yes. if you're too fat, you pay for two seats on a plane. if you're too fat. >> no, no, no, steve, that's where you go to. that's where you go too far. that's where you go too far. you can't do that. and we also we can't weigh people like cattle either before they go to a plane. they go to on a plane. absolutely not. steve but emily, as much as i love you to bits, listen, you're doing exactly what the nation is doing. listen, you're doing exactly thoh 1e nation is doing. listen, you're doing exactly thoh my ation is doing. listen, you're doing exactly thoh my goodness. ing. listen, you're doing exactly thoh my goodness. no. that's >> oh my goodness. no. that's that's too that's too that's too hard. that's too nasty . listen, we're either nasty. listen, we're either going to deal with it and upset

a few people on the way. >> well thank goodness i'm so sorry, going to have to sorry, but i'm going to have to cut you off there, mid—flow, because we've come to the end of the but always great to speak to >> but always great to speak to you, miller there. now you, steve miller there. now coming we'll be hearing from coming up, we'll be hearing from the the george the prime minister on the george galloway win rochdale galloway win in that rochdale by—election stay with us. >> brighter outlook with boxt >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb solar sponsors of weather on. gb news. hello there. >> welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie from the met office. the rest of the day will remain cold wherever you are. there's a further of rain showers and further risk of rain showers and some hill snow. got low pressure. still in charge. that's got cold air wrapped pressure. still in charge. that's gitt cold air wrapped pressure. still in charge. that's git as)ld air wrapped pressure. still in charge. that's git as well r wrapped pressure. still in charge. that's git as well asrrapped pressure. still in charge. that's git as well as wellad pressure. still in charge. that's git as well as well as around it as well as well as these occluded fronts. and that's focus the that's where the focus for the most persistent will most persistent rain will continue to that area will continue to be. that area will push into more southern areas of scotland through evening scotland through this evening and then into northern scotland later tonight so could see later on tonight so we could see snow above around 150 to snow falling above around 150 to 200m further south. it should stay drier for a time. this

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gb news. away. >> good afternoon britain. >> good afternoon britain. >> it's 1:00 >> good afternoon britain. >> it's1:00 on friday, the 1st of march. sir keir starmer has woken up this morning to his worst nightmare. those are the words of a triumphant george galloway as he stormed to victory in what's been described as a dark day for the jewish community. how worried should keir starmer be, and what does this election say about the state of british politics? we'll be hearing from prime be hearing from the prime minister we'll minister very shortly, and we'll also be crossing to rochdale for all the very latest reaction, including from residents including from the residents themselves, as to whether they think cares more think their new mp cares more about gaza or his own constituency . and it's revealed constituency. and it's revealed the british taxpayer is set to pay the british taxpayer is set to pay at least £370 million to rwanda and a further potential payment of 20,000 per person relocated . is it time to call relocated. is it time to call quits on this expensive and so far failed scheme? will have the

debate. well, ken certainly thinks elections in this country should focus on local issues, he says. could someone remind galloway that we are not in gaza? we are in britain and therefore we vote on british issues and not something that has nothing to do with problem is, ken, with us? the problem is, ken, though, there are though, that clearly there are a lot people who about it lot of people who care about it massively constituency , massively in that constituency, and is democracy . and arguably that is democracy. but george galloway does very much make the most of divisions in our country. sectarian politics. some have called it, including our nigel farage here on gb news very worrying precedent. will it have ramifications for the general election? what will sir keir starmer do? are you concerned about the rise in postal votes? some have suggested maybe there might be a bit of a corruption in there, a little bit of intimidation. people have spoken about people have said this is one of the most divisive and messy elections ever. let me know what you think. gb views at

gb news.com bill says postal voting must be bad and except for disabled people, do you agree with bill or do you think for some people it's actually easier and encourages more people to actually vote, which could be, you know, a good thing? mostly because turnout was pretty low. and why do you expect that? why do you suspect the turnout was quite so low? do you think it's because people just simply did not see a candidate for them to vote for their weren't many good options , their weren't many good options, were they? um, you had azhar ali, of course , that the labour ali, of course, that the labour party disowned and george galloway storming to victory. let me know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.uk um, but first it's your . news. it's your. news. >> emily, thanks very much. and good afternoon from the gb news room. it'sjust good afternoon from the gb news room. it's just coming good afternoon from the gb news room. it'sjust coming up good afternoon from the gb news room. it's just coming up to 1:02, and we start with the top story of the day that rishi sunak has now said the campaign

in rochdale was one of the most divisive in recent times. that's after last night's by—election win by george galloway, the uk's leading jewish organisation has also described the workers party leader as a conspiracy theorist who they say brings division and hate to every place he has ever stood for parliament. during his career, galloway has also presented programmes for both the russian and iranian state broadcasters, while taking to the stage last night, mr galloway said his victory was for gaza . for 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, encouraged and covering . for the encouraged and covering. for the catastrophe presently going on in occupied palestine , in the

in occupied palestine, in the gaza strip . last night's vote gaza strip. last night's vote saw a sharp rise in postal votes, though there's been no evidence we understand of any irregularities, gb news spoke to local residents in rochdale following that result, and 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 a long time coming . 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, population really just um, the population really just to get into into that position of power, really to get that, that seat in rochdale. i think he's done it selfishly just to get into government. i'm just really disappointed. >> i mean , de—man it doesn't >> i mean, de—man it doesn't live here. this is the third political party he's managed to wangle himself into , as we've wangle himself into, as we've been hearing, wangle himself into, as we've been hearing , the cost of rishi been hearing, the cost of rishi sunak's rwanda scheme could soar to half £1 billion. >> that's plus hundreds of thousands more for each migrant.

that's been sent to the african nafion that's been sent to the african nation . well, an investigation nation. well, an investigation by the public spending watchdog found the millions in additional spending includes £11,000 for each migrants plane ticket . each migrants plane 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 over five years. the prime minister, though, says the plan is vital to clamping down on illegal migration. >> taxpayers are already forking out millions of pounds a day to house illegal migrants in hotels across the country . that's not across the country. that's not right, and that's why i made stopping the boats one of my priorities . stopping the boats one of my priorities. i'm pleased that we've made progress. last year, the numbers were down by a third. that never happened before . shows the plans are before. shows that the plans are working , but in order to fully working, but in order to fully resolve this issue , need resolve this issue, we need to have deterrent. need to be have a deterrent. we need to be able say, if you come here able to say, if you come here illegally, won't be able illegally, you won't be able to stay. remove you to stay. we can remove you to a safe country. that's why the rwanda so important.

rwanda scheme is so important. it's the worthwhile investment and determined to see it and i'm determined to see it through and i'm determined to see it thr(meanwhile, former borders >> meanwhile, the former borders and immigration inspector has said the government said that the government made perverse decisions in its rush to clear the backlog of asylum seekers. neil was sacked seekers. david neil was sacked last week amid a row over the quality of border checks . in quality of border checks. in a new report, he suggests that routine quality assurance has been sacrificed for he says increased productivity neil blames the home office for allowing the asylum system to become what he calls a burning platform . a man has today been platform. a man has today been given a rare whole life order for what a judge described as a ferocious and merciless attack on his former partner and her new boyfriend , 27 year old katie new boyfriend, 27 year old katie hickton , and stephen harnett, hickton, and stephen harnett, who was 25, were killed by marcus osborne. the court heard that he waited for miss hickton at the house they used to share before using her phone to lure her new partner to that address. he then continued his violent attack, raping another woman and holding her captive at that home

well to moscow, where hundreds have gathered this morning to bid farewell to the late russian opposition politician alexei navalny. crowds have been seen and heard chanting his name as the coffin was carried into the church in the capital of russia, the kremlin has warned, though, that any unsanctioned gatherings, as they've called them in support of navalny, would violate the law . mr would violate the law. mr navalny's allies have accused the russian president of killing his political rival, a claim that's been echoed by britain , that's been echoed by britain, the eu, the us and many others . the eu, the us and many others. the cost of postage stamps are going up as the royal mail rises pnces going up as the royal mail rises prices yet again amid a dramatic drop in demand for first class stamps, will rise by £0.10 to £1.35, while while second class stamps are also going up by the same amount, that's £0.10 to £0.85 per stamp. a year ago, a first class stamp cost just £0.95, but the increase comes after warnings by the troubled

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concerning to see the reports of intimidation given through the by—election and by all accounts, one of the most divisive campaigns that we've seen in recent times . you know, i'm recent times. you know, i'm pleased the conservative pleased that the conservative party party to run party was the only party to run a really positive campaign focussed on local issues with a great local candidate and paul ellison . and you know, that's ellison. and you know, that's where we are. do you welcome. >> i'm back. >> i'm back. >> i'm back. >> i said i'm pleased that the conservative party ran a positive campaign focussed on local issues. well rishi sunak said focussed on positive said they focussed on a positive campaign focussed on local issues. >> so let's speak with gb news political editor christopher hope, in rochdale for us hope, who is in rochdale for us now . so we just heard from the now. so we just heard from the prime minister he said. it was a very divisive campaign, but that the candidate ran the conservative candidate ran on elections that matter, on local elections that matter, local that matter . local issues that matter. >> yes. i mean, the pm, yeah, you've got a good a good third place. paul, alison, 4000 votes. but the real local candidate here was david tully, the independent candidate, who of course, fighting for a new maternity wing in a local

hospital here fighting for rochdale f.c, he was second behind george galloway, who won with a 6000 or so majority. there's no question this, this, um, by—election will go down in political history as the one where george galloway staged his political comeback after nine years out of frontline politics and where it leaves and where it takes mps next week when he gets back, when he gets to take his seat on, on the green benches in the is anyone's guess the commons is anyone's guess right . jewish groups are right now. jewish groups are saying that should shun him saying that mps should shun him when there. he might use when he goes there. he might use his the benches when he goes there. he might use histry the benches when he goes there. he might use histry and the benches when he goes there. he might use histry and make he benches when he goes there. he might use histry and make he to anches when he goes there. he might use histry and make he to try�*nes to try and make points, to try and tensions about gaza, and inflame tensions about gaza, and inflame tensions about gaza, and we saw how difficult, difficult was manage for difficult that was to manage for keir starmer in that key debate in commons , uh, ten days ago in the commons, uh, ten days ago or ago. so i think is or so ago. so i think it is a whole new chapter in our political life. looking forward into thought that into that. and i thought that the reform party be very the reform party will be very disappointed with their sixth place. than 2000 votes, place. fewer than 2000 votes, claims and the claims of dirty tricks and the like, still a very poor like, but still a very poor showing. their team . showing. talking to their team. the had was they the problem they had was they didn't the same of

didn't have the same kind of number of on the ground number of people on the ground as they wellingborough. as they had in wellingborough. their drew their party conference drew staff away to doncaster last week. um, but i think fewer than 2000 is a problem. despite that though, this lunchtime they were up to 14 points in the polls with yougov. so they are doing well nationally. but again , well nationally. but yet again, this party is a protest party does social media. does well on social media. but can't the can't deliver votes on the ground . that's his problem. now ground. that's his problem. now george galloway fought his campaign in a similar way to how he has done in the past. >> remind us of some of his tactics . tactics. >> yeah, he focussed entirely on the issue of gaza when he won last night, he declared that this is a win for gaza , not for this is a win for gaza, not for the people of rochdale. that was extraordinary. he talked about, um, keir starmer and, and rishi sunak being the, the two sunak being, being the, the two cheeks on the same bottom and they were slapped roundly by the people of rochdale. he focussed entirely really mainly on the muslim community concerned, a lot about gaza and about the

israel war. there against hamas. and that's how he won. i mean, he's been a divisive politician as long as he's been in politics. basically, he's a labour politician. he became he was kicked out of the party in 2003 when he fought against the invasion of iraq. he then formed the respect party. and then, of course, the workers party of britain. back in 2019. he's held for different he represented for different parts of the country, for different towns and cities, as winston churchill has as only winston churchill has done that he loves politics, but he's highly divisive and arguably that's not what we need in our politics right now. but we're going to get it, george galloway will take his seat next week as an mp for rochdale. >> yes, and i'm not sure i can count how many times george galloway himself has been accused of anti—semitism and lost a job over it. >> from what i can remember. and, uh, he, uh, he stormed to victory. and the labour party is saying because the only saying it's because the only reason is because they had to disown their own candidate over. guess what? anti—semitism um .

guess what? anti—semitism um. >> yeah. the labour is deeply embarrassed. they've apologised already for saying that their supporters couldn't vote for anybody. their their candidate, azhar ali, of course, was found to have made dreadful remarks about the jewish people in israel after the october 7th attacks, but that only emerged after printed all the ballot papers. and he couldn't enter a new candidate. so the party was left with disowning own left with with disowning its own candidate, support , candidate, removing support, removing of support for removing any kind of support for them. vote them. that's why the labour vote fell by 4,047% or so, down from the 10,000 majority, which the sir tony lloyd had before he died in january. deeply embarrassing for, say, sir keir starmer . embarrassing for, say, sir keir starmer. labour's focus now is on winning back this seat in the november general election . but november general election. but it's a long way to go, whether . it's a long way to go, whether. in. in the meantime, george galloway might cement his, his his support here. he'll be fighting very hard to hold on to that seat, but deeply embarrassing for the labour party not really that great party and not really that great for tory party either. no, for the tory party either. no, i think the two main parties think for the two main parties here rochdale.

here in rochdale. >> exactly. thank you very >> yes, exactly. thank you very much for your time. christopher hope, rochdale hope, who is live in rochdale where took where that by—election took place. can speak place. well, now we can speak with conservative member of parliament south derbyshire, parliament for south derbyshire, heather heather, heather wheeler. heather, thank you on you very much for joining me on the uh, just your reaction the show. uh, just your reaction to the by—election result last night ? night? >> well, was interesting that >> well, it was interesting that christopher said the conservatives didn't do very well. wasn't a seat we well. um, it wasn't a seat we were to win, but we were were going to win, but we were going to our heart and soul going to put our heart and soul into it. um running really into it. um running a really positive campaign. came positive campaign. paul came third, beating two third, you know, beating two ex—labour people and reform, of course. so it proves the point that we are the people that people have to beat. we are going to get our trucks and our, uh, our tanks on everybody else's lawn and, uh, just watch it coming. although your candidate was criticised for going on holiday during the run up to the election, but he said family must come first. >> that was his excuse anyway. um, heather, what does the election of george galloway, a hugely divisive man, many a time

accused of anti—semitism. what does that say about the state of our our politics at this moment? >> um, really disappointing and i just find the politics of division not going to help anybody. um, i think if i had jewish family now, i would be really quite scared. and, uh, i think the way society is polarised is absolutely not good. um, we really need, when we've got a war going on in ukraine, you know , not that far ukraine, you know, not that far away from us in europe , then we away from us in europe, then we really should as a country come together and these divisive , um, together and these divisive, um, albeit charismatic people are really not where, in my opinion, where politics should be. >> i agree , i think most people >> i agree, i think most people would agree with you that george galloway is a particularly divisive character. but of course, that accusation has been levelled at your side too. suella braverman also, lee anderson , of course, lots of anderson, of course, lots of people have said the same about the conservatives whipping up

division two. um, lee anderson obviously doesn't have the whip anymore. >> suella does. uh, i don't know where she was making those particular comments about 3 or 4 days ago. i wasn't sure whether she abroad like, um, she was abroad or not. like, um, like truss, but the like liz truss, but the conservative party have always been a broad church. i love that , um, south derbyshire is an amazing place. uh, call it one amazing place. uh, i call it one of the original red wall seats, because we are brilliant here about making things and we actually work together as a great community. so i don't think, uh, people out there really like this divisive stuff . really like this divisive stuff. and i think people like people who can be the community champions for them . champions for them. >> but you can't escape the fact that said the that people have said the conservative party has a problem with islamophobia. what can the party do to show that they don't ? >> well, 7_ >> well, we've, ? >> well, we've, um, in the 7 >> well, we've, um, in the past, uh, elected and now today, indeed elected muslim mps. so i think that that's a little bit far from the mark. um, i think

people need to be really thick about what really is going on in some of our communities and actually work really hard to get community cohesion and not have, um, separate enclaves in one constituency. i think that's a really sad state of affairs. yes >> and as we've seen with the election result last night, there are politicians who are very much willing to take advantage of divisions and stir up divisions even further . advantage of divisions and stir up divisions even further. i mean, heather, what are your hopes for the next election for the conservatives the polls are looking pretty dreadful at the moment. is there any way can turn it around? we're just heanng turn it around? we're just hearing today how expensive this rwanda scheme is . for example, rwanda scheme is. for example, hundreds of millions of pounds with results so far . with no results so far. >> yeah, i'm you know, we're not allowed to blame judges, are we? because that's not what we do in this country. uh, the, the, the legal process has to go through . legal process has to go through. we the legal process. we will win the legal process. ultimately will get ultimately and then we will get the off off the the planes running off off the runways and people will start going to rwanda . and as as going to rwanda. and as soon as that happens, even with that

threat the numbers coming threat now the numbers coming in, uh, illegal early on, the boats are down 36. and that's exactly what the public want to heat exactly what the public want to hear. they want to know that we are controlling our borders , and are controlling our borders, and they want to know that we've got a make happen, a plan to make that happen, which exactly what we've got. which is exactly what we've got. i think, um , keir starmer is in i think, um, keir starmer is in trouble and he knows he's got a real problem with his, um, backbenchers , which is exactly backbenchers, which is exactly why, sadly, the speaker did what the speaker did and i think that the speaker did and i think that the speaker did and i think that the speaker was bullied personally, and just don't personally, and i just don't want to see that in parliament. >> um, it's difficult to argue. you're tough on borders when that legal migration figure keeps increasing. so rapidly. but thank you very much indeed for time. heather wheeler, for your time. heather wheeler, really speak you. really great to speak to you. member parliament south member of parliament for south derbyshire. uh, well, derbyshire. thank you. uh, well, we'll getting of we'll be getting to more of youn we'll be getting to more of your, views on the rochdale your, uh, views on the rochdale by—election. brendan said , uh, by—election. brendan said, uh, this a great victory. he will this is a great victory. he will make many mps look stupid . so make many mps look stupid. so there you go. there's a view anyway rishi anyway, the cost of rishi sunak's troubled rwanda asylum scheme soar to half £1

scheme could soar to half £1 billion. in light of this shocking figure, is it time to just ditch the plan entirely? i'll be hosting a debate very shortly

well, it's 122 you're watching and listening to. good afternoon britain returning to our top story , as labour have apologised story, as labour have apologised to the voters of rochdale for not fielding candidate as not fielding a candidate as george galloway swept to victory in last night's by—election with a whopping 40% of the vote, following what was a chaotic and controversial campaign. well, i can now speak to david tully, who finished second place in the rochdale by—election. thank you very much indeed forjoining us, david. and, uh, how do you feel after last night coming second place to george galloway ? place to george galloway? >> yeah , obviously i'm i'm quite

>> yeah, obviously i'm i'm quite overwhelmed that i came second. it were a surprise to myself and obviously the people around me, but we did feel there were an undercurrent of me getting votes and moving up the, uh, the table. so, yeah, we were we were happy and content that obviously people of rochdale and the community got behind us. >> now, david, am i right in thinking you're a local man who was campaigning on, uh, local issues ? issues? >> yeah. that's right. that were my main focus. and, um , my my main focus. and, um, my passion was to focus on rochdale and the issues that were in the town. and obviously i engaged in that. and obviously that's what i earn campaigned about for the last four weeks. we've, uh, we've obviously the, the people who supported me. so we, we feel we have had a voice. it's only a small voice, but it's a little stepping stone. >> and how did you feel seeing george? george galloway's highly

divisive campaign when he won? he said, this is for gaza . he said, this is for gaza. >> well , to be honest, i didn't >> well, to be honest, i didn't really engage with that. i just concentrated on what what david tully were doing and focussed on the community of rochdale. and that's what my campaign and the people supporting me were about. and, and i feel we did that in a good, good manner, a good with a community spirit. and that's what i wanted to achieve. and i feel like i said, we had a small voice in the in the campaign and it was all positive from our, our side and our campaign. so yeah, we didn't really focus on on george. we let him let george focus on himself. well, david, some people have spoken about how there was an atmosphere of intimidation at times. >> some of the candidates were receiving threats or not allowed into hustings and things like that. did you feel any sense of that. did you feel any sense of that on the ground when you were out campaigning? >> um, not not really. no. i, um

, my feeling when i went round to all 62 polling stations yesterday, my obviously i've lived here and grown up here, so l, lived here and grown up here, so i, i feel i've got a really good relationship with the, with the whole town and the whole community. so i didn't really engage with, uh, any hostile environment there , obviously. um environment there, obviously. um 6, environment there, obviously. um a, you know, a hostings, which i didn't officially get invited to. um, but they were also the bbc had a hostings, which i didn't get invited to. so it doesn't only happen locally that for an independent it happened on the on the national stage as well. so but obviously that's all an experience and a learning curve for me and david. >> why do you think so many people didn't bother voting in rochdale? well um, probably because like myself , um, over because like myself, um, over the years we feel that we haven't had a voice , so and we

haven't had a voice, so and we don't get listened to and things never change. >> and the, the mainstream parties do what they do and don't listen to the people and don't listen to the people and don't listen to our voice . or don't listen to our voice. or i just wanted to step up and be a voice and try and, um, drive that for our town and will you do it again just quickly? >> lastly? >> lastly? >> well, that seems to be the big question today. so i'm going to obviously, um , have a rest to obviously, um, have a rest over the weekend and we'll review what we've done in the last four weeks and potentially that that might happen. so but we'll, we'll keep that close to me at, at the minute. >> okay. well, thank you very much for joining >> okay. well, thank you very much forjoining me on the show. much for joining me on the show. david tully, who finished second place in the rochdale by—election. great to get your perspective on things. now, the cost rishi sunak troubled cost of rishi sunak troubled rwanda scheme could rwanda asylum scheme could sought a half £1 billion. the home office has so far refused to say how much more it will cost. on top of the 300 million already confirmed in national audit office report has revealed

, though, that a whopping £150 million has been earmarked for the partnership over the next three years. so it's a very, very expensive scheme. is it time to give up on the rwanda plan? joining me now is former labour aide and political commentator stella stanciu, who thinks the rwanda plan should have been given up in its conception and ukip leader neil hamilton, who still thinks the plan should go ahead , said go on plan should go ahead, said go on then, neil. tell us why it should still go ahead. hundreds of millions of pounds and no flights taken off. >> well that's true that the policy so far has been a fiasco. >> and of course it can't really work in the longer terms, so long as the government remains part of the european convention on human rights and subject to decisions court decisions of the court in strasbourg , because this bill strasbourg, because this bill doesn't actually bypass that court. and the rwandan government have said that if the uk government breaks international law and doesn't follow the rulings of the echr, then they won't participate in then they won't participate in

the scheme. so but that's that's another point. i think that, you know, i'm in favour of the scheme of outsourcing asylum claims and sending people to safe countries like rwanda . i safe countries like rwanda. i hope there'll be others that we can do this. it is an expensive scheme because so far it's been very badly managed . what's the very badly managed. what's the cost doing nothing? know, cost of doing nothing? you know, we're spending £6 billion a year at moment on asylum seekers at the moment on asylum seekers and their claims in the united kingdom. and this is going to continue as we know, every time there's lull in the weather in there's a lull in the weather in there's a lull in the weather in the channel hundreds more come across in small boats. so something has got to be done. we need a government with more spine than we to make this policy work properly . policy work properly. >> okay, well thanks neil, for your opening gambit. um, but, stella, that's a good point that neil made there, isn't it? the cost of not the cost of not doing the rwanda scheme is very high as well . high as well. >> emily. there is zero evidence that what neil is saying is going to work. there is zero

evidence that the rwanda plan is going to work, or very often you see that happening in policy. politicians will see a policy that looks really on that looks really good on a daily mail front page, and they will go for it, but actually they will not have done any analysis that shows that what they've done is going to work. they've sent zero asylum seekers to rwanda. so far, they've only sent home secretary liz, i think after hearing the numbers that were revealed on friday, even the staunchest , most the staunchest, most anti—immigration voter will be thinking, surely , surely we can thinking, surely, surely we can spend this money somewhere else. surely surely there is another concern that we can address. so the british voter there is three top concerns, right? so you have the economy, the nhs and immigration. so for sure immigration. so for sure immigration is a very important topic for voters. however in the last four days the government has committed 8 million for children, mental health now tell me is it worth it? is. are our kids our children's mental

health worth worth 8 million and sending less than 1% of asylum cases to rwanda . worth 580 cases to rwanda. worth 580 million now rishi sunak has said over the weekend that islamists are in control of the uk. so is it the islamists? we should be really ? really? >> well, he didn't quite say that, did he, stella? he said that, did he, stella? he said that we're at risk of having mob rule instead of democratic rule. he did say that it was suella braverman who said that islamists are taking over our. >> oh, i'm sorry. yes, you're right, suella braverman said that islamists are taking over. rishi sunak just said, we are just in danger. so much better. we're in danger of someone else. >> i your take >> i take your point. i take your point, though, over the prioritising of public spending and moment this does look and at the moment this does look like waste of like rather a large waste of money far. if no flights take money so far. if no flights take off, and if it doesn't act as a deterrent . but neil, you say deterrent. but neil, you say this is about legislation, this is about the european court of human rights. more importantly, that's preventing the rwanda

scheme . scheme. >> well, obviously the scheme can't start until the legislation goes through parliament. so it's ridiculous point to say that this costs all this money and we haven't sent a single migrant to rwanda. but onceit single migrant to rwanda. but once it goes through parliament, assuming that it does, then the government will be able to put people on planes. but what will happen then? i tell you quite confidently now, is that there will be direct appeals to the court in strasbourg and the court in strasbourg and the court in strasbourg will impose an interim injunction to stop these deportations , and then the these deportations, and then the government will have to decide , government will have to decide, are they going to ignore the court or are they going to kowtow to his rulings? um, and if they do ignore the court , the if they do ignore the court, the rwandan government is not going to participate in this scheme. so pritt stick whilst they remain inside the european convention of human rights, the scheme could be made to work if we leave the convention. that's what we need to do. >> well, stella, you do concede that this is a massive issue for

the electorate . the electorate. >> it may not be your number one, but you say it's regularly in the top three. people want something to be done about about this. if it means leaving the echr or ignoring wing rulings, what's the problem with that? but i don't actually think that this is going to solve the problem. >> that's my issue. this is we are talking about less than 1% of asylum cases. this is not going to change by by us becoming the laughing stock of the world by the uk actively showing that they don't care about international law. we don't need to be the laughing stock of europe to solve our immigration crisis. i think what people are struggling to believe is that the public management, the government management of immigration in the uk has been so bad and that the reason why we are struggling with solving our immigration problems is because we have bad public management by our politicians and lies by our political class . and lies by our political class. neil. well, talking of lies, of

course, the labour party has no plan whatsoever to control migration . migration. >> the idea that the labour party is going to be tougher than the tories, weak as they are, is just absurd. and for the birds, labour is birds, i mean labour is overwhelmingly dependent the overwhelmingly dependent on the votes course , in votes of migrants. of course, in all our big cities and rochdale, i suppose, a dramatic , uh, i suppose, is a dramatic, uh, expression of what is happening to our country through uncontrolled mass migration. you know, had 6 million people know, we've had 6 million people added to our population in the last ten years. and this can only get worse because the numbers are going up exponentially . and we added exponentially. and we added 650,000 to our population last year alone. and things are getting worse. labour has no answer to this at all. no policy to call effective at all. >> well, thank you very much indeed, neil hamilton. >> there . and stella, to thank >> there. and stella, to thank you very much for joining me. great debate. now coming up. we're going to be back in rochdale for your reaction to george galloway's win last night. we'll also be hearing from up secretary from levelling up secretary michael got to

michael gove. what's he got to say. after your headlines say. that's after your headlines with . with sam. >> emily thanks very much . it's >> emily thanks very much. it's just gone 1:30 and we start with some breaking news coming to us out of the old bailey this afternoon. the to man has been jailed for life in what the judge there described as a horrific catalogue of murders. john jack killed his girlfriend samantha drummonds, and three members of her family in bermondsey in south—east london. the court heard. the 29 year old stabbed his victims in what he claimed was a sacrifice . he claimed was a sacrifice. he admitted manslaughter but denied murder on the basis that he was mentally unwell at the time. he's been ordered to serve a minimum tum of 46 years as we've been hearing today. rishi sunak has now said the campaign in rochdale was one of the most divisive in recent times . after divisive in recent times. after last night's by—election win by george galloway, the uk's leading jewish organisation has been described, has described the workers party leader as a

conspiracy theorist who brings division and, they say hate to every place he has ever stood for parliament. during his career, galloway has also presented tv programmes for both the russian and iranian state broadcasters . the cost of rishi broadcasters. the cost of rishi sunak's 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 we migrants plane ticket, and we understand there will also be an extra £150,000 per person to cover ongoing costs . a man has cover ongoing costs. 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, 27 year old katie hickton , and 27 year old katie hickton, and stephen harnett, who was 25, were killed by marcus osborne. the court heard today that he waited for miss hickton at the house he used to share with her

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good afternoon britain. >> it's 140 good afternoon britain. >> it's140 and returning to our top story as labour have apologised to the voters of rochdale for not fielding a candidate candidate as george galloway swept to victory in last night's by—election. >> almost of the vote. he >> almost 40% of the vote. he won. following was won. following what was a chaotic and controversial campaign. now sir keir starmer has said galloway won only because labour did not stand after their candidate, azhar ali was dropped for suggesting israel complicit in hamas's israel was complicit in hamas's october attack . well, we can now october attack. well, we can now hear from labour leader sir keir

starmer , george galloway only starmer, george galloway only won a selection with the labour campaign imploded. >> do you accept that's your fault? galloway is back into parliament and believe you are reviewing your candidate vetting processes. go for galloway. >> only one because labour didn't stand a candidate. i regret that we had to withdraw our candidate and apologise to voters in rochdale , but i took voters in rochdale, but i took that decision . it was the right that decision. it was the right decision and when i say i changed the labour party, i mean it . obviously we will put it. obviously we will put a first class candidate, a unifier before the voters in rochdale at the general election . the general election. >> and have you ever taken a tougher position on israel that you've now abandoned? and if you did that, have you did say that, why have you shifted now? shifted your position now? i think the right thing is to concentrate on the awful situation in gaza . situation in gaza. >> tens of thousands of people have been killed. hostages are still being held, been held for a very long time, and therefore the right thing is for an

immediate humanitarian ceasefire to ensure that hostages can get out humanitarian aid desperately needed can get in, and that we can put our foot in the door for a process, a political process to a two state solution that involves the recognition of palestine . that's what i'm palestine. that's what i'm focusing my attention on. that is the only way through this awful situation . awful situation. >> are you confident as a rally will be the last labour candidate to be suspended for antisemitism? i put in place very tough due process for the labour party and most of the criticism in the last two years has been that that process is too tough. >> i'll continue that in place because i will only put first class candidates before the electoral at the general election . election. >> well, there we go, keir starmer putting a positive spin on the result last night. but we can now speak with the political correspondent at the spectator. james heale james, i assume you were up all night last night to

see the election result there ? see the election result there? uh, was the result a shock ? uh, was the result a shock? >> i certainly think it was the margin of victory. that was the real shock here, emily, which was, you know, almost 6000, a majority for george galloway here. and listening to that clip right there, you know, keir starmer say you can talk starmer can say you can talk about right decision was about the right decision was made. well right decision made. well that right decision to candidate. to suspend labour's candidate. there took almost 48 hours. and i to say think that the i have to say i think that the farcical nature the farcical nature in which the labour leadership conducted farcical nature in which the labouoverdership conducted farcical nature in which the labouover that1ip conducted itself over that only exacerbated the margin of the majority by which george galloway was triumphant . galloway was triumphant. >> and what do you say, looking at the way this campaign was run, looking at the way george galloway in particular, uh, compared rounded votes very much. the focus on what's happening in the middle east rather than local issues, although he did have different literature, different campaign material depending on who he was trying to get a vote from, depending on demographics, perhaps . uh,

depending on demographics, perhaps. uh, james, what's your overall view of that? how it was conducted . conducted. >> all parties do that to a certain extent. but is the cynicism of george galloway's campaign that is so low, uh, you know, richly, uh , grimly know, richly, uh, grimly amusing, which was that? and he was saying one thing to, uh , was saying one thing to, uh, groups of voters in rochdale from one parts of the community and quite another to other parts. and i think what was so striking was that, you know, he was talking of his was talking some bits of his literature about wanting a new primark, the primark, etc. in the constituency other bits. constituency and other bits. he would, know, when said would, you know, when he said his victory speech, he said this is gaza. so is a victory for gaza. so i think it's what is the more interesting here from interesting lesson here from george campaign george galloway's campaign is how a voice in how actually there is a voice in the country that needs to be given amplified amplification , given amplified amplification, which is people calling for a different type of foreign policy, but also, galloway is a social and cultural conservative, and i think that is vacuum which someone is a vacuum which someone is waiting british waiting to fill in british politics. and fact that the waiting to fill in british poli mainrnd fact that the waiting to fill in british poli main parties fact that the waiting to fill in british poli main parties and that the waiting to fill in british poli main parties and the the waiting to fill in british poli main parties and the liberal two main parties and the liberal democrats as well, didn't finish in top two here. should in the top two here. that should be sign to parties be a warning sign to parties across country westminster. >> it's interesting you

>> yes. it's interesting you mentioned that his social conservatism on issues like abortion, even he has a strong view on that, or he has done in the past. uh, george galloway , the past. uh, george galloway, lots of people may know him best from , uh, brother. what sort from, uh, big brother. what sort of man do you think he'll be in the house of commons this time around? it may be short lived, of course. >> of course. yeah. we're expecting an election later this yeah expecting an election later this year. that, you'd expect year. and at that, you'd expect labour the seat labour to take back the seat just like they did last time. galloway was the house of galloway was in the house of commons after commons in 2015 after a by—election triumph. think by—election triumph. i think george will be in george galloway will be in parliament like he was on celebrity brother, celebrity big brother, a complete opportunist in it complete opportunist only in it for chance. but that's for the main chance. but that's what to be and i'm what he's going to be and i'm sure he's going to make life hell starmer. every hell for keir starmer. every opportunity talk, he opportunity to really talk, he might in week's might intervene in next week's budget debate. i'm sure we can expect bobbing expect lots of bobbing up and down minister's down at prime minister's questions and course, we've questions and of course, we've never george never really seen george galloway the social media galloway in the social media age. therefore age. and so i therefore think he'll get lots of he'll be trying to get lots of clips for tiktok and instagram and twitter, which can go viral. so hate and so there's a lot of hate and anger out there. and george

galloway would seem the perfect man that. man to try and exploit that. >> yes, it may well be a bizarre performance, to the least. performance, to say the least. much his performance in big much like his performance in big brother. much. brother. thank you very much. james heale, political correspondent at the spectator. great to you. well, we great to speak to you. well, we can from levelling up can now hear from levelling up secretary who has secretary michael gove, who has been interviewed by gb news political correspondent been interviewed by gb news political c forsterndent been interviewed by gb news political c forster about been interviewed by gb news political cforster about a range katherine forster about a range of including of course, of issues, including of course, his reaction george his reaction to george galloway's his reaction to george galmichael gove to >> michael gove we're to here talk levelling at the talk about levelling up at the north, but can i first just get your quick reaction to the fact that galloway is coming that george galloway is coming back parliament that back to parliament and what that might do for community tensions ? might do for community tensions? >> the first thing is we're all democrats, so i've got to congratulate george galloway on his victory. but but i am fundamentally opposed to the platform on which george galloway stood . think that galloway stood. i think that george is suing the politics of division. i think that the approach that he's been taking, rather communities rather than bringing communities together time, together at a challenging time, will people will only polarise people further. i think his approach towards the war in the middle east is one which, uh, won't contribute to peace and it shows

no sympathy or understanding for the position of israel, but also here in the uk , we had here in the uk, we had a by—election campaign which, instead of being about housing, about health and about education, was one which was about division and one which will only drive extremists further apart. so in that sense , further apart. so in that sense, i regret george galloway's victory. and i think it only emphasises the need for all of us to stand together against extremism and to celebrate what bnngs extremism and to celebrate what brings people together in this great country and we're here in leeds and in 2019, um, the red wall, boris johnson won millions of votes, promising to level up the country , see plenty of the country, see plenty of voters up here feel that that hasn't happened. >> um , and that they've been let >> um, and that they've been let down, have you? >> i don't believe so. i know that gb news as a channel is

particularly popular in the north of england, and you've got a great viewership there. many of whom are concerned that the conservative government may not have their interests at heart. let me assure you, our announcements today are real investment , announcements today are real investment, making a announcements today are real investment , making a difference investment, making a difference investment, making a difference in communities in the north. improve transport for people in leeds, bradford and west yorkshire. improvement to make sure that cultural jewels and blackburn are restored to greatness. improvement in blackpool to the housing that people have. but there are other priorities that people in the north of england have . they want north of england have. they want to make sure, yes, that public spending is there, but they also want that, for want to make sure that, for example, taking the tough example, we're taking the tough action on migration that is required it's only the required and it's only the conservative party that is taking tough action. we've taking that tough action. we've seen, example, number of seen, for example, the number of small boat crossings by seen, for example, the number of srthird)oat crossings by seen, for example, the number of srthird in|t crossings by seen, for example, the number of srthird in the )ssings by seen, for example, the number of srthird in the )ssinyear by seen, for example, the number of srthird in the )ssinyear . by seen, for example, the number of srthird in the )ssinyear . so by a third in the last year. so i would that people , wherever would hope that people, wherever they are in the uk, but particularly in the north of england, recognise that england, would recognise that this government that this is a government that believes in their values and is executing the policies they'd like let's just take transport.

>> george osborne promised northern powerhouse rail fast rail between liverpool and leeds and bradford . you promised hs2 and bradford. you promised hs2 to leeds that was cut in 2021. then rishi sunak went and stood in a disused railway station in manchester and cut the leg to manchester and cut the leg to manchester as well. can you understand why people in the nonh understand why people in the north and are loath to believe these promises? they've heard it all before and it hasn't been delivered . delivered. >> i think the most important transport investments are investments in the north that make it easier for people to, uh, move between and within the towns and cities that they live in. and they love. so the announcement that i've made today on additional investment for transport in west yorkshire is about a mass transit system in leeds and bradford, and that will link leeds and bradford more effectively to , to, to more effectively to, to, to wakefield, to huddersfield and to halifax and those are the transport links that really matter here because at the

moment the travel time work for, for people who live in the communities just outside leeds is significantly greater than in comparable cities. so that's the sort of difference on the ground that really benefits that i think really benefits people who face tough commutes and who also need, for example, to be able to get their kids to sports fixtures and make sure that the daily hassle of prolonged, uh, travel times can be reduced with the benefit of hindsight, wouldn't it be better to start with connectivity east west and between cities in the north, rather than just getting to and from london a bit quicker 7 to and from london a bit quicker ? yeah, i think you're probably right. and i think one of the key things is that we are investing in northern powerhouse rail and we are making sure that journey times from to journey times from hull to sheffield to liverpool sheffield and on to liverpool are . and i think, you are reduced. and i think, you know, in an ideal world with infinite resources, we would improve transport links everywhere. but when you've got to prioritise, i believe it is right to prioritise links across

the north. you're right, east, west but also within cities. so that people who do live in halifax , huddersfield, wakefield halifax, huddersfield, wakefield can get into leeds and bradford more quickly. the budgets coming on wednesday, there's not a lot of money around. >> um , is it really the time for >> um, is it really the time for tax cuts ? tax cuts? >> yeah. well obviously the chancellor decide, but i chancellor will decide, but i think taxes is the route think lower taxes is the route to economic growth. so of course people spend their own money more wisely than anyone else can on their behalf. and it is only right working people right that hard working people are to keep more of what are able to keep more of what they earn. but it's also the case that if you keep taxes at the level and cut them at the right level and cut them at the right level and cut them at the time, then you get the right time, then you get additional investment this additional investment into this country. announced today country. i've announced today significant investment in improving and improving public services and giving local giving money to local communities. um, and i think the right approach is a balanced approach , and that's the one approach, and that's the one that we've taken. and the that we've taken. and on the economy sunak and jeremy economy rishi sunak and jeremy hunt have got inflation down under labour. we'd have higher taxes, more borrowing, and we go back to square one. >> and finally, you're in a

pretty big electoral hole at the moment. now boris johnson got you out of a similar hole back in 2019 18. um, do you really believe that you can still win the next election ? and would you the next election? and would you like to see boris johnson come back and campaign with you to put the conservatives back in office? >> well, the first thing is, yes, i absolutely believe i've been involved in campaigns in the past where we started out in the past where we started out in the low 20s and we ended up getting 52% of the vote. i was one of the people involved in the brexit campaign. campaigns can change people's minds and you can win when it appears you can win even when it appears at the start of the campaign. you're pretty far behind and talking of that brexit campaign, of course boris played a big part in that. boris is a great campaigner. what i would to campaigner. what i would like to see whole conservative see is the whole conservative family come together in to family come together in order to ensure that this country doesn't face the nightmare of a keir starmer premiership . uh, starmer starmer premiership. uh, starmer is as the prime minister pointed out this week , uh, spineless ,

out this week, uh, spineless, shameless. he cannot be relied on to stand up for this country either against extremist intimidation or or in an increasingly competitive world. so that's why it's so important we have a conservative government. >> michael gove, thank you very much for talking to us today on gb news. thank you . gb news. thank you. >> well, there we go. there was katherine forster, our political correspondent with michael gove . correspondent with michael gove. you convinced if you're living in the north, do you believe that the conservatives are doing the right thing when it comes to transport infrastructure in the north, have they completely north, or have they completely neglected the issue? to say neglected the issue? safe to say they've , uh, certainly wasted they've, uh, certainly wasted a lot of our money on various infrastructure projects that have not got off the ground, or at least not arrived where they should arrive. and at the right date as well. um, please keep your views coming in as well on the rochdale by—election alan says it will be very interesting to see what reception galloway gets when he goes into the commons for the first time. yes, i imagine will be a i can't imagine it will be a thunderous applause , can

thunderous applause, can you? i imagine there may be silence or indeed heckling , or perhaps indeed some heckling, or perhaps the boo coming towards the odd boo coming towards george galloway. i'm sure that will be the case, but i'm not sure he minds really. he court controversy traverse, doesn't he? man. um. and gary says, he? that man. um. and gary says, getting worried with this result and the potential abuse of postal votes could the general election be the last chance for the ballot box? yes. this question of postal votes. i'm going come back this later going to come back to this later on show as well, because on in the show as well, because i it's worth talking i do think it's worth talking about there's a sudden about if there's a sudden increase in the number of postal votes election, one has to votes in an election, one has to ask the question, why ? can ask the question, why? and can they corrupted in one or they be corrupted in one way or another ? but anyway, moving on, another? but anyway, moving on, british jews say galloway's victory in rochdale is a dark day for the jewish community. are they right ? i'll be day for the jewish community. are they right? i'll be joined in the next by an expert on in the next hour by an expert on anti—semitism to get his view. that's after this very short break. stay with us. this is gb news. good afternoon. britain .

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2:00 on friday. the 1st of march. sukh keir starmer has woken up this morning to his worst nightmare. those are the words of a triumphal george galloway as he stormed to victory in what's been described as a dark day for the jewish community. how worried should keir be, and what does keir starmer be, and what does the election say about the state of british politics, as 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 . is it time to person relocated. is it time to call quits on this expensive and so far failing scheme? and add? 1 billion people worldwide are now obese, including 159 million children. scientists claim the dangeris children. scientists claim the danger is now a greater threat than hunger. the world health organisation says the food industry must be held accountable, but a bans and taxes is the way to go.

and please do keep those views coming in about the rochdale by—election. that result george galloway storming to victory with 40% of the vote. let me know what you think. but also michael gove there , speaking to michael gove there, speaking to katherine forster, he seems to think that the conservatives still stand a chance that they've had , you know, polling they've had, you know, polling ratings in the 20s and they can bnng ratings in the 20s and they can bring it up and storm to victory. it's all it's all to play victory. it's all it's all to play for. do you agree or do you think it's over for the conservatives this time around. they did come third this they did come third in this by—election. better by—election. which is better than thinking. anyway than some were thinking. anyway but it rather a bizarre but it was rather a bizarre election in not really going to be extrapolated across the country, i doubt, but let me know think. do you know what you think. do you trust michael gove? there especially talks especially when he talks about levelling and the fiasco over levelling up and the fiasco over hs2 ? keep your views coming in hs2? keep your views coming in gbviews@gbnews.com. but first your headlines sam . your headlines with sam. >> emily, thank you very much.

good afternoon. from the gb newsroom leading the news at just after 2:00. rishi sunak has said the campaign in rochdale was one of the most divisive in recent times. that's after last night's by—election win by george galloway , the uk's george galloway, the uk's leading jewish organisation has also described the workers party leader as a conspiracy theorist who they say brings division and hate to every place that he has ever stood for parliament. dufing ever stood for parliament. during his career, galloway has also presented television programmes for both the russian and iranian state broadcasters . and iranian state broadcasters. while taking to the stage last night, mr galloway said his victory was for gaza . victory was for 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 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. >> last night's vote saw a sharp rise in postal votes. though we understand there's been no evidence so far of any irregularities. gb news spoke to local residents in rochdale earlier following that result overnight, and here's what they had to say . 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 . side of history for a long time. >> played into the hands of , >> he played into the hands of, um, the population really, to just get into into that position of power, really to get that, that seat in rochdale. i think he's done it selfishly just to get into government. i'm just really disappointed. >> i mean , the man, it doesn't >> i mean, the man, it doesn't live here. this is a third political party. he's managed to wangle himself into . wangle himself into. >> well, we've learned today

that the cost of rishi sunak's rwanda scheme could soar to half £1 billion, plus hundreds of thousands more for each migrant that's sent to the african nation. an investigation by the pubuc nation. an investigation by the public spending watchdog found . public spending watchdog found. the millions in additional spending includes £11,000 for each migrants plane ticket, and 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 over a five year period. the prime minister, though, says the plan is vital to clamping down on illegal migration, taxpayer ears are already forking out millions of pounds a day to house illegal migrants in hotels across the country. >> that's not right, and that's why i made stopping the boats one of my priorities. liz. i'm pleased that we've made progress. last year, the numbers were down by a third. that never happened shows the happened before. shows that the plans are but in to plans are working, but in to order fully resolve this issue, we need to have a deterrent. we need to be able to say, if you

come here illegally, you won't be able to stay. we can remove you safe country. that's you to a safe country. that's why the rwanda scheme is so important. worthwhile important. it's the worthwhile investment to important. it's the worthwhile inveit ment to important. it's the worthwhile inveit through. to see it through. >> man has been jailed for >> a man has been jailed for life for what the judge described at old bailey described at the old bailey today as horrific catalogue of today as a horrific catalogue of murders. joshua jack killed his girlfriend samantha drummond's , girlfriend samantha drummond's, and three members of her family in bermondsey, in south—east london, in 2022. the court heard the 29 year old stabbed his victims in what he claimed was a sacrifice. he admitted manslaughter but denied murder on the grounds that he was mentally unwell. at the time . mentally unwell. at the time. he's been ordered to serve a minimum terme of 46 years and we've also heard today that a man, another man, has been given a rare whole life order for what a rare whole life order for what a judge described as a ferocious and merciless attack on his former partner and her new boyfriend, 27 year old katie higton , and stephen harnett, who higton, and stephen harnett, who was 25, were killed by marcus osborn. the court heard today

that he waited for miss higton at the house they used to share before he used her phone to lure her new partner to that address. he then continued his violent attack, raping another woman and holding her captive at that home well to moscow , where hundreds well to moscow, where hundreds have gathered this morning to in a bid. um saying goodbye to the late russian opposition political opposition leader alexei navalny. crowds this morning were heard chanting his name as the coffin was carried into the church in the russian caphal into the church in the russian capital, the kremlin warned that any unsanctioned gatherings in support of navalny would violate the law. mr navalny's allies have accused the russian president of killing his political rival , a claim that's political rival, a claim that's been echoed by britain , the us been echoed by britain, the us and many others . the cost of a and many others. the cost of a postage stamp is going up again as the royal mail raises prices amid a dramatic drop in demand for first class stamps will rise

by £0.10 to £1.35, while second class stamps are also going up by the same amount to £0.85 per stamp. a year ago , a first class stamp. a year ago, a first class stamp. a year ago, a first class stamp cost just £0.95. the increase comes after warnings by the troubled delivery giant over the troubled delivery giant over the impact of lower demand for postage , which they say is postage, which they say is pushing up its costs. postage, which they say is pushing up its costs . and if you pushing up its costs. and if you missed it this morning, here's a reminder of the uk's eurovision entry . won't you make me dizzy entry. won't you make me dizzy from the kiss? >> will you take my hand ? and >> will you take my hand? and spinning round and round. until olly alexander has launched that 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 bandmate in years and years, scoring a combined five top ten uk singles and two number one albums. and he hopes that the new signal single will he says, transport you somewhere magical . those are

you somewhere magical. those are the latest headlines. for more. you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the code on your screen, or go to gb news scotsman alerts. now though, it's back to . it's back to. emily. >> wright. well, the labour party has apologised to the people of rochdale for not fielding a candidate as george galloway swept to victory in last night's by—election with almost 40% of the vote in a campaign which was mired in chaos and controversy . now, sir chaos and controversy. now, sir keir starmer has said galloway only won because labour did not stand after their candidate, azhar ali, was dropped for suggesting israel was complicit in hamas october attack, in the hamas october attack, while the former labour and respect mp, who now leads the workers party of britain, took fire at the labour leader in his victory speech. keir starmer this is for gaza .

this is for gaza. >> you have paid and you will pay a >> you have paid and you will pay a high price. >> well, there's what the victorious george galloway had to say say. but how are the residents of rochdale rochdale feeling about what was a chaotic by—election result and campaign? let's speak with gb news reporter jack carson, who's been with the voters themselves . with the voters themselves. jack, what are people saying ? jack, what are people saying? how are people feeling now that george galloway has been elected ? >> well, certainly 7 >> well, certainly a mixed reaction. those of galloway supporters who have spoken to absolutely delighted, of course, as this at this result, quite a surprise. maybe not so much after the issues, of course, with labour's initial candidate azhar ali, after that anti—semitism row that a lot of voters didn't feel like they could trust the labour party to, to support them whichever way, because there's a lot of galloway supporters that have spoken to this morning that were

delighted that he won, that still didn't feel like they could trust labour from their side of the argument, particularly over the course of sir keir starmer's stance in the labour party stance over what's going on in gaza. and of course , going on in gaza. and of course, with the idea of a ceasefire. galloway receiving, of course, 12 just under 12,500 votes, a much lower turnout at certainly less than what, of course , we less than what, of course, we see the likes of general elections where here in rochdale in 2019, it was around 6,065. only just under 40. turning out yesterday. but of course still a significant win for galloway but also lots of people still unhappy that of course. big campaign message . as we heard in campaign message. as we heard in his victory speech in that clip there from galloway, that he's saying that that win was for gaza. lots of residents here, not feeling like he's necessarily the kind of member of parliament that will really take their issues down to westminster put those local westminster and put those local issues to parliament. but here's what people on the street what a few people on the street told me little bit earlier told me a little bit earlier on. >> think it's an absolute

>> i think it's an absolute disgrace . what's he going to do disgrace. what's he going to do for rochdale ? for rochdale? >> i just don't know. >> i just don't know. >> i just don't know. >> i think it's a really, really good thing for for, rochdale and just for the country in general. uh, been a long time uh, it's been a long time coming. been supporting the coming. he's been supporting the right side history for a long right side of history for a long time. ashamed of being in rochdale. >> yeah. um yeah. i'm just really disappointed. >> and you've got galloway , >> and you've got galloway, who's basically turned around and said that he'll only do stuff for palestine. nothing about the people that live in rochdale . so i can't think of rochdale. so i can't think of anything that he's done for anybody else. so what the hell is he going to do for rochdale? >> i think he took advantage of the situation in gaza and there were very large asian population i >> -- >> of course, labour is still very much were expected to win this seat . of course they this seat. of course they didn't. in the end, phil, the candidate, their party saying that that is one of the reasons why of course, mr galloway got that victory here last night,

but also not trying to deal on those high schools. ellie reeves, of course, is the co—campaign coordinator for laboun co—campaign coordinator for labour, saying that their position was very clear. of course we saw all the trouble in westminster , didn't we, last westminster, didn't we, last week with that labour amendment calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire . there's humanitarian ceasefire. there's other caveats to that as well as well as not wanting, of course, the likes of netanyahu to go into so labour pretty into rafah. so labour pretty sure they're to sure that they're not going to change position on that change their position on that ceasefire. that, of course, ceasefire. and that, of course, they are now aiming towards that general election later the general election later in the yean hope can year, where they hope they can like pick the likes of like pick up the likes of rochdale but course, rochdale again. but of course, we've galloway's plans we've heard galloway's plans himself to, to try and himself to seat to, to try and put around 60 prospective put up around 60 prospective candidates . put up around 60 prospective candidates. so this argument is certainly not over just yet. thanks jack. >> well, the people of rochdale that you spoke to certainly knew what whole campaign was what the whole campaign was about to george about when it came to george galloway. for your galloway. thank you for your time. carson, in time. jack carson, who is in rochdale for now. we have got rochdale for us now. we have got some breaking news in for you. thomas kingston , the husband of thomas kingston, the husband of prince and princess michael of

kent's lady gabriella kent's daughter, lady gabriella kingston , died from traumatic kingston, died from traumatic head wound and a gun was found near to his body in an outbuilding as his parents home in the cotswolds . an inquest in the cotswolds. an inquest opening at gloucester coroner's court heard. right, let's get the from cameron walker, the details from cameron walker, our royal correspondent cameron , our royal correspondent cameron, tell me what's what's happened. what have we found out? yeah. >> so this is clearly some very distressing details. is distressing details. that is coming coroner's coming out in the coroner's court in gloucestershire. this afternoon. >> we must stress of course, this is only the opening of the inquest and not the coroner's conclusions, but as you just said, emily thomas kingston , who said, emily thomas kingston, who is , husband of prince is the, uh, husband of prince and princess michael of kent's daughter, daughter lady gabriella kingston, formally windsor, uh, was died from a traumatic head wound and a gun was found near to his body in an outbuilding at his parents home in the cotswolds . in the cotswolds. >> so that is what the court has heard. so let's just rewind to the circumstances, to exactly what happened . and buckingham what happened. and buckingham

palace announced earlier this week that thomas kingston had died suddenly on sunday. as in last sunday, gloucestershire police released a statement shortly afterwards saying that we were called by the ambulance service at 6:25 pm. on sunday with a report of the death of a 45 year old man at an address in the cotswolds. the death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner. will this of course, is the opening of the inquest. clearly a very distressing time for the royal family with mr kingston's death as well as his majesty, the king's cancer diagnosis and the princess of wales's abdominal surgery , lady wales's abdominal surgery, lady gabriella paid tribute . as you gabriella paid tribute. as you can see on your screens now , to can see on your screens now, to her husband, who was a financier, a joint statement with his family describing him as an exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him. they described his death as a great shock to the whole family ,

great shock to the whole family, the king and queen, as well sent their most heartfelt thoughts and prayers when buckingham palace announced his death. but just to recap what the opening of that inquest into the death of that inquest into the death of thomas kingston has heard this morning is that he died from a traumatic head wound and a gun was found near to his body in an outbuilding at his parents home in the cotswolds . of home in the cotswolds. of course, the inquest is ongoing and the coroner will release their conclusions at a later date and cameron , are we date and cameron, are we expecting to hear from the royal family themselves from the palace ? no, i suspect not. to be palace? no, i suspect not. to be honest, it was a pretty lengthy statement which they gave when they announced thomas kingston's death earlier this week. clearly this is a private family. lady gabriella kingston is not a working member of the royal family and therefore there's no real public interest. but, uh, in his death, in the sense that he is not a working member of

the royal family uh, i think buckingham palace have already given us a statement. well, not a statement, but the king and queen's thoughts on the whole matter. lady gabriella windsor has chosen to publicly pay tribute her late husband. but tribute to her late husband. but i think the palace seems to be giving us the suggestion that they want the for the country to respect the family's privacy at this difficult time. >> well, thank you very much indeed. >> well, thank you very much indeed . cameron walker of royal indeed. cameron walker of royal correspondent, bringing us that breaking news from the inquest that told thomas kingston died from a traumatic head wound. thank you for your time , thank you for your time, cameron. now we're going to head back to rochdale to the result of that by—election last night and what it might mean for the jewish community. we're going to speak to now, stephen silverman , speak to now, stephen silverman, who is the director of investigations and enforcement at the campaign against antisemitism. thank you very much for joining antisemitism. thank you very much forjoining me, stephen. much for joining me, stephen. now, george galloway , i think now, george galloway, i think it's fair to say an extremely divisive character for many

accusations of anti—semitism ism over the years. he very much mobilised the issue of gaza. the issue of israel—palestine to win this by—election how might some of the jewish community be feeling at this result ? feeling at this result? >> well, let's consider how they were feeling immediately before this result . we know that 90% of this result. we know that 90% of them hide away indoors when anti—is marches are taking place. >> they do not feel safe to go outside. almost 70% of them. when they do go outside, hide any visible signs of their jewish identity because it isn't safe . so this result will have safe. so this result will have done nothing whatsoever to calm their nerves, their nerves will not been calmed by the sight today of social media awash with images of george galloway being very chummy with leaders of hamas. although i'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for that. and if you look at what happened on the bbc

today programme, this morning, his deputy, chris williamson, who was kicked out of labour for saying labour had been too soft on anti—semitism. >> um, he was interviewed on the today programme. >> he refused to condemn hamas for the atrocity committed on the 7th of october, and he stated that the israeli innocent lives lost were killed by the idf . this is essentially the idf. this is essentially the same slur, the same anti—semite slur that got the labour candidate into trouble in the first place. so you know, it is a very, very worrying time. um is george galloway's party going to be a home for, um, crank conspiracy theorists ? george conspiracy theorists? george galloway himself does have a history of baiting the jewish community. um, i'll give you a few examples . community. um, i'll give you a few examples. uh, community. um, i'll give you a few examples . uh, when few examples. uh, when campaigning in bradford , he campaigning in bradford, he declared it to be an israel free zone.in declared it to be an israel free zone. in other words, citizens

of the only jewish state in the world won't work. welcome. there when talking about the institute of anti—semitism that existed underin of anti—semitism that existed under in the labour party , under under in the labour party, under jeremy corbyn, he made comparisons with the propaganda of goebbels. now you would think that someone with even a shred of concern for jewish sensibilities would choose their language more carefully . and language more carefully. and then in 2019, soon after , um, then in 2019, soon after, um, tottenham were defeated in the champions league final , the club champions league final, the club accused him of blatant anti—semitism. following remarks he made on twitter. despite his denials, he was subsequently fired over the matter by talkradio . and this is just, um, talkradio. and this is just, um, um, these are just excerpts from a long rap sheet . a long rap sheet. >> yes, you pick up on some key examples there. um, what do you say to those who would argue that, uh, george galloway represents , uh, a large represents, uh, a large minority, perhaps, of voters in

this country and this is democracy. he mobilised those voters. he went out campaigning on an issue that meant a lot to a lot of people in rochdale . and a lot of people in rochdale. and that's why he won. and it's , you that's why he won. and it's, you know, for the other candidates to put forward their case in an equally strong way. well look, i mean, i know that others have expressed concerns about the way the election was conducted and but that's not an area that i can comment on. >> what i can say is, if you are getting elected with rhetoric thatis getting elected with rhetoric that is going to be divisive and inflammatory and exacerbate a hatred that we are already seeing overflowing onto our streets, then , you know, is that streets, then, you know, is that really the best advertisement for democracy at work? we are seeing that because of this kind of rhetoric , um, jews are being of rhetoric, um, jews are being intimidated in public. we've just had another disturbing video emerged today of a jewish man being intimidated on, um, on the london underground of jews

being violently attacked in pubuc being violently attacked in public so seriously that they had to go to hospital and the concern is, is that if george galloway continues to engage in the kind of rhetoric that he is known for, it is certainly not going to pour oil on troubled waters . it is going to agitate waters. it is going to agitate them, even further. >> stephen, are you worried that we could see similar colour candidates to george galloway mobilising ? what's happening in mobilising? what's happening in the middle east for electoral gain? we could see more independent candidates, for example, running against labour in some parts of the country. >> well, you would hope that anybody running for parliament for any particular constituency , for any particular constituency, kc, would be doing it because they cared about issues such as employment, housing, education, um, and not about conflict. that's taking place 3000 miles ago. but it seems to remain the fact that , you know, it is fact that, you know, it is

possible to use that as a platform to leverage yourself into the into the house of commons and it is entirely possible that we will see others trying to do that . trying to do that. >> and how do you see social cohesion in this country moving forward? that is one of the worries that keeps many people up at night . worries that keeps many people up at night. the worry that our society in some ways is breaking down in in ethnic religious lines made worse by the way, this conflict in particular has been reported on. and also people feel so passionate about it. there is a worry that we're becoming more and more divided. how can we bring communities together ? together? >> well, i mean, this is certainly the worst i've seen it in my lifetime. um, i would never have imagined that it could get this bad. um, it is very difficult . and i think we very difficult. and i think we are now in a in a position where it has to be a combination of the carrot and the stick . um, the carrot and the stick. um, education is going to be really key . um, education is going to be really

key. um, starting early in schools because kids are picking up, uh, inaccurate information propaganda on social media and imbibing it as the truth. um we also need to see better law enforced meant there are laws that can act against people who , that can act against people who, um, behave in a way that that is inciting hatred . they're not inciting hatred. they're not being adequately informed , being adequately informed, faced, um, and we just need to see that happening more and more. if we are going to have a proper deterrent against this. and as i say, we need we need this to be addressed properly within the education system. if we are a if we are going to remedy it properly. >> hmm. yeah good point. thank you very much indeed for your time. stephen silverman, i really it. director really appreciate it. director of investigations and enforcement at the campaign against anti—semitism. now now, the cost of rishi sunak troubled rwanda asylum scheme could soar to half £1 billion. we'll bring you the details and ask, is it

all worth it after this short .

break it's 227. you're watching and listening to good afternoon britain. let's move this story along. this by—election news along. this by—election news along and ask what this means for a general election , what it for a general election, what it could mean for a general election. anyway, joining me now is jim pickard , deputy political is jim pickard, deputy political editor at the financial times. jim, great to speak to you. so this election result, whether it's shocking or surprise, is up for debate, but what could it mean for a general election ? so mean for a general election? so i think it was quite a surprising result . surprising result. >> i mean, i think it probably was a shocking result because there was a point a few weeks ago where people thought that reform uk could take the seat. they the they thought that maybe the former candidate could former labour candidate could possibly still seat and

possibly still take the seat and so george galloway to get so for george galloway to get 12,000 you know, he got 12,000 votes, you know, he got more than several of the major parties in that seat. parties combined in that seat. i think it was hugely surprised. but i'm going to say i don't really think there's a major read to the general read across to the general election. and the reason for that there were that is because there were specific circumstances in this race. course, labour party race. of course, labour party didn't stand in the end . george didn't stand in the end. george galloway is a particularly charismatic a—list celebrity politician. whether you love him or whether you loathe him, he is a very, very big figure and there are also only a limited number of seats where the muslim population is as large as the one in rochdale, where it's over 30% of the vote, and therefore there will be pockets at the general election where if and it's not only muslims, by the way, who are angry amongst the british public about what's happening in the gaza strip, but, you know, using the shorthand of muslims being unhappy about labour's position on israel and gaza, there are a fair few seats, maybe the east

end of london, maybe the north west, maybe a bit of south yorkshire, where the issue could play yorkshire, where the issue could play into how people decide to vote. but i don't think you're going to see pro—palestinian . an going to see pro—palestinian. an protesters of the kind of george galloway actually getting into parliament in the general election . and it's not election. and it's not impossible galloway himself impossible that galloway himself is by the people of is ejected by the people of rochdale in a general election. just because the dynamics of a general election are so completely different to the dynamics by—election dynamics of a by—election >> yes, because, jim, quite a lot has been made of the potential for independent candidates to rise up against labour candidates in mostly labour candidates in mostly labour seats in countries where there is a considerable in in countries in constituencies where there is a considerable muslim vote who are concerned about what's going on in gaza , about what's going on in gaza, but you think that won't be widespread . widespread. >> so i was looking at some polling earlier, which i think was from savanta, the respected polling agency, and they were saying that, um, support for the labour party among uh, muslims is still at somewhere around 65.

i think they said, which was down from maybe somewhere in the 70 or 75 percentage points at the last election. so although there is genuinely an awful lot of anger about keir starmer among an awful lot of muslim voters, not just muslim voters, that doesn't necessarily mean that doesn't necessarily mean that in a general election they would desert the party altogether because they know that the conservative position on israel palestine is actually more pro—israel than labour's, and therefore , in a in a first and therefore, in a in a first past the post system, where there are only two really big parties, like a lot of voters , parties, like a lot of voters, they are likely to go for the least worst alternative. so i don't think the labour party are completely complacent this completely complacent about this . are maybe . they think there are maybe half seats where the end half a dozen seats where the end result could be changed as a result could be changed as a result but it it's more result of this, but it it's more kind of, uh, losing the muslim vote in an east london seat could see someone else, for example, conservatives example, the conservatives getting in. >> i guess there may well be quite a lot of apathy at the next general election. the turnout been pretty low in turnout has been pretty low in

the last few by elections . at the last few by elections. at least i know a general election is very different, and there's a much campaign. but even much longer campaign. but even so, there could be quite a lot of people in this country, a large proportion simply large proportion who simply don't cross in don't want to put their cross in anyone's box. that does leave it more open for independent candidates running on one issue. campaigns to, uh, to get through . to i think i think you're 100% . to i think i think you're100% right about the level of apathy out there. >> there was a survey by the office for national statistics that came out today, and is said that came out today, and is said that only 12% of people in britain now trust political parties, commas and parties, inverted commas and that had declined by an astonishing eight from astonishing eight points from a year ago , when 20% of the year ago, when 20% of the british public still had faith in in political parties and so that's quite shocking, i think, to someone of my generation. i'm getting on a bit that, you know, only around 1 in 10 people actually have any sort of belief in, political parties. in, in the political parties. i was up in grimsby on tuesday and wednesday to local wednesday talking to local people a piece i'm doing people for a piece i'm doing ahead election,

ahead of the general election, and impossible predict and it's impossible to predict which going to a which way it's going to go. a lot think that labour lot of people think that labour is to take grimsby in is going to take back grimsby in the way that they're to the way that they're expected to take of the so—called take back a lot of the so—called red wall, but the one thing that came to me, talking to came across to me, talking to loads of people there was how unhappy they are about westminster how westminster politics, how unhappy they about, you unhappy they are about, you know, conventional 2 or 3 party politics and how they don't think that politicians do have the answers. and i think for people in parliament and for westminster at large, you know, that apathy and almost that sense of apathy and almost nihilism out there does seem stronger than it's been for quite some time. >> jim, just very quickly >> and jim, just very quickly should about the should we be concerned about the sharp in postal votes sharp increase in postal votes in rochdale ? in rochdale? >> i think that will be one, to be honest. that will be one for the experts to look into. if there have been complaints about it. that's not one for me to ruminate about on daytime tv until all facts are known about that kind of thing. >> fair enough. thank you very much time, jim pickard, much for your time, jim pickard, deputy political editor the

deputy political editor at the financial speak financial times. great to speak to you. now, new research has revealed billion revealed a shocking 1 billion people worldwide and people are obese worldwide and are the junk food giants to blame? should they be taxed and banned ? out our shops are banned? and out of our shops are our global standards our global health standards just slipping? joined shortly slipping? i'll be joined shortly by nutrition expert. that's by a nutrition expert. that's after sir . after your headlines with sir. >> emily, thanks very much. good afternoon. from the gb newsroom. it's just gone half past two. and we start by recapping the news. just breaking in the last half hour also that it has now been confirmed the son in law of prince michael of kent died from a traumatic head wound. thomas kingston was visiting his parents home in the cotswolds on the 25th of february, where he was later found dead in an outbuilding by emergency services . as the inquest today services. as the inquest today at gloucestershire coroner's court heard a gun was recovered from the scene, but police say they are satisfied the death is not suspicious . rishi sunak has

not suspicious. rishi sunak has said the campaign in rochdale was one of the most divisive in recent times. after last night's by—election win by george galloway , the uk's leading galloway, the uk's leading jewish organisation has also described the workers party leader as a conspiracy theorist who they say brings division and hate to every place he has ever stood for parliament. during his career, galloway has also presented programmes on television for both the russian and iranian state broadcasters . and iranian state broadcasters. the cost of rishi sunak's rwanda scheme could soar to half £1 billion, plus hundreds of thousands more for each migrant that's sent to the african nation. an investigation by the pubuc nation. an investigation by the public spending watchdog found. the millions in additional spending includes £11,000 for each migrants plane ticket, and 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 prime minister,

though, has said that the plan is vital to clamp down on illegal migration in and as we've heard today, the cost of a postage stamp is going up again as the royal mail rises, prices amid a dramatic drop in demand on first class stamps will rise by £0.10 to £1.35, while second class stamps are also going up by the same amount £0.10 to £0.85 per stamp. a year ago, a first class stamp cost just £0.95. the increase comes after warnings by the troubled delivery giant over the impact of lower demand for postage, which it says is pushing up its costs . this those are the costs. this those are the headunes costs. this those are the headlines for more you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the code on your screen or go to gb news. common alerts

i >> -- >> well, it's m >> well, it's 239. you're watching and listening to good afternoon britain. now there's been shocking new analysis analysis revealed today that more than 1 billion people are obese , with 1 in 8 of the obese, with 1 in 8 of the population entitled affected. now around 159 million children and 879 million adults have a weight that is so high relative to their height that it classifies them as obese. so joining me now in the studio to discuss this is consumer good expert and nutritionist monica price. monica, does this surprise you that 1 in 8 of the entire population of the world is now obese? >> no, it doesn't. i'd like to say it does, but unfortunately it doesn't. you know, we've got 16.8 million people now from this from this data, they've been classed as obese . and, you been classed as obese. and, you know, i was just discussing with you 67 million people in the uk thatis you 67 million people in the uk that is almost a quarter now of the population of the uk that are now classed as obese. what

was staggering was that , you was staggering was that, you know, that we just keep going up from between 1990 and 2022. the rates of obesity have quadrupled between children and adolescents , which i find quite shocking and almost doubled, in fact, more than doubled in adults alone. so we're just, you know, we've got this health campaign. we we're saturated with, this is what you should be eating , we we're saturated with, this is what you should be eating, and it just doesn't seem to be going in. emily. we're just not finding any kind of common ground here. no, it's true. >> i'm sure most people have at one, at least one point in their lives. tried a fad diet? absolutely. and it may work for a couple of months even. and then it goes a bit pear shaped. um, but, uh, a lots of people, lots of the public health lobby will say we need to ban certain foods, we need to ban advertising agents, we need to ban junk food from schools, from hospitals , from workplaces, from hospitals, from workplaces, from your own home, even. and we need to tax all these big businesses

more who sell us this junk food. are you on that side of things or are you more anti nanny state? >> yeah. no i don't those sort of things you can't tell somebody what they can eat and what they can't eat. but what we can do is educate. i think if you educate that person and then that empowers them to make informed choices. so if you say to them, look, this is the sort of diet that's going to make you really feel really good. it's going to give you lots of energy. you're going to have a long life. we're going to lower our risk of diabetes, lower our risk of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, these high blood pressure, all these common things that come along with bad if you educate with a bad diet. if you educate somebody, that person , they somebody, that person, then they make choice isn't make that informed choice isn't the problem, though. so that that we know what's bad for us, we know what's bad for us. >> but particularly when you get to a certain age, the pounds start piling on and then you think , oh, well, yeah, this is think, oh, well, yeah, this is me , you know, this is me. yes, me, you know, this is me. yes, i'm a bit chubby, but, uh, what the heck? yes, what's the heck?

what the heck? the problem is with that is that if you're living well with that and you still wake up, the way i look at it is if you've still wake up and you've got lots of energy, you know, you feel good about yourself, happy your yourself, you're happy in your own then you know you need own skin, then you know you need to be able to say that yourself. >> if you're somebody who's >> but if you're somebody who's waking up, that's having to take medication day because medication every day because they've pressure, they've got high blood pressure, if that's having they've got high blood pressure, if struggle that's having they've got high blood pressure, if struggle with that's having they've got high blood pressure, if struggle with the that's having they've got high blood pressure, if struggle with the risks having to struggle with the risk of having diabetes some having diabetes or having some kind of heart disease, then then that's the to say, i need that's the time to say, i need to stop, take of what i'm to stop, take stock of what i'm doing with my life, and look at my and how can eat it. my diet and how i can eat it. and know what food i can and you know what food i can eat. that's where i think education is really important. we all like our chocolate cake. i chocolate cake , but i like my chocolate cake, but it's everything in it's about having everything in moderation. it's that old fashioned of everything moderation. it's that old fasmoderation. of everything moderation. it's that old fasmoderation. yeah everything moderation. it's that old fasmoderation. yeah really1ing moderation. it's that old fasmoderation. yeah really it1g in moderation. yeah really it works. >> do know what this this >> do you know what this this type discussion always type of discussion always divides viewers and listeners. >> it does. >> it does. >> so some people are furious at being nagged over their weight. fair enough. to be honest, most

people know if they're overweight and they just haven't done anything about it yet . done anything about it yet. others get in touch and say, well , actually, i've got this or well, actually, i've got this or thatissue well, actually, i've got this or that issue that is preventing me from being able to lose weight, and i put on weight much more easily than others. and then we've got another cohort of people who say it's all personal or responsibility. get off your backside , stop eating junk food, backside, stop eating junk food, and, you know, lose the weight because otherwise you're going to, uh, well, die prematurely . to, uh, well, die prematurely. essentially. yeah, exactly. >> well , you see, everybody's >> well, you see, everybody's got their own views . but as got their own views. but as somebody a nutritionist somebody who's a nutritionist and to me and some people come to me because need help, and because they need help, and often will come to a often they will come to a nutritionist they've nutritionist because they've tried tried tried everything, they've tried the fad diets, you know, they've they've the sort five, they've done the sort of five, two they've done two they've got, they've done everything. in the end they everything. and in the end they think, what am doing? you everything. and in the end they think, irhat am doing? you everything. and in the end they think, i go: am doing? you everything. and in the end they think, i go into doing? you everything. and in the end they think, i go into theying? you everything. and in the end they think, i go into the gym,you everything. and in the end they think, i go into the gym, you know, i go into the gym, you know, i go into the gym, you know, i'm doing all this exercise. nothing's working. and again, having again, it's about having that understanding what the understanding about what the food your body. and food is doing to your body. and every, diet different. food is doing to your body. and edon't diet different. food is doing to your body. and edon't believe at different. food is doing to your body. and edon't believe in different. food is doing to your body. and edon't believe in theseerent. food is doing to your body. and edon't believe in these fadt. i don't believe in these fad diets because what's for i don't believe in these fad diet�*person,;e what's for i don't believe in these fad diet�*person, whatat's for i don't believe in these fad diet�*person, what be for i don't believe in these fad diet�*person, what be good for one person, what be good for you, be for me.

you, wouldn't be good for me. and you know, and that's the way it is. we've individuals. so you have to take do have to have to take but you do have to take responsibility . yes. you're have to take but you do have to takeone ponsibility . yes. you're have to take but you do have to takeone thatibility . yes. you're have to take but you do have to takeone that putsy . yes. you're have to take but you do have to takeone that puts the es. you're have to take but you do have to takeone that puts the foodyu're have to take but you do have to takeone that puts the food into the one that puts the food into your mouth. that is unless your mouth. that is true. unless it's down. that's it's forced down. yes. that's right. yeah. it's forced down. yes. that's rigiyou eah. it's forced down. yes. that's rigiyou know, it is up to you. >> you know, it is up to you. yeah. thank you very much. monica. speak to you monica. great to speak to you about monica price, about this. monica price, consumer good expert. and of course a nutritionist. let me know of that. know what you make of that. whose it that whose fault is it that we're getting fat? do we live getting more fat? uh, do we live in an obesogenic environment, or is personal is it all about personal response ability? if you're fat, is fault? let me know is it your fault? let me know what think. what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com. coming vaiews@gbnews.com. but coming up, thomas up, it's revealed that thomas kingston husband prince kingston, the husband of prince and michael of kent's and princess michael of kent's daughter, lady gabriella kingston, died a traumatic kingston, died from a traumatic head wound. we'll have the very latest after this very short .

break. is 247 you're watching and listening to good afternoon britain. britain. now to the breaking news that thomas kingston, the husband of prince and princess michael of kent's daughter, lady gabriella kingston, from a traumatic kingston, died from a traumatic head wound and a gun was found near to his body in an outbuilding at his parents home in the cotswolds. an inquest opening at gloucestershire coroner's court has heard. well, joining me to discuss this is royal correspondent and writer michael . shocking news michael cole. shocking news there . there. >> emily. terrible news. >> emily. terrible news. >> very, very sad news. >> very, very sad news. >> and our thoughts must be for the ella lady. ella um, a charming woman , an only 42 and charming woman, an only 42 and a widow . and now to hear this widow. and now to hear this terrible news about her handsome and charismatic husband. dead at 45, i met her at her father's, um, 2020, in 2022, at her father's birthday party at kensington palace . and she was

kensington palace. and she was utterly charming there. you see them on their wedding day, and it was only just four years ago that they got married. um the husband himself, uh, was a very successful man, a financier, an asset management. but earlier in his career, he'd been out in iraq for three years as, uh , iraq for three years as, uh, working for conflict resolution, then working as a hostage negotiator, trying to bring peace through the anglican church in baghdad. whether that plays any part in what has happened, we will not know until the coroner has, uh, set has conducted the inquest and that inquest will be there to find out how far thomas kingston came about his death. to use the archaic language of the courts. uh, very sad day. i know from princess michael of kent , his princess michael of kent, his

mother in law, how much they liked him and how much they thought, how much they thought of him so very , very sad. but of him so very, very sad. but collectively , perhaps on your collectively, perhaps on your behalf and the viewers behalf, i could send our condolences to lady ella, who we see there on a very happy day of her wedding . very happy day of her wedding. >> so all we know so far is that thomas kingston was found dead at his parents home in a cotswolds village , suffered cotswolds village, suffered a catastrophic head injury and a gun was found close to his body. that's all we know at the moment i >> -- >> that is 5mm >> that is all we can decently know at the moment. it's the coroner's job. whenever there's an unexpected or sudden death, uh, to carry out an inquest. it's the oldest office of the law in this country. meaning the crown's officer. and he will look into that and he will find out the circumstances, and he will deliver his verdict, with or without a jury. it will be up to him to decide whether he needs a jury. but the police

said at the time that no other person was being, uh, looked for, um, at and that there was no ongoing investigation as such. so very, very sad. and when you see those pictures, it makes it even more poignant, doesn't it, emily? i mean , quite doesn't it, emily? i mean, quite awful, quite awful wedding . and awful, quite awful wedding. and of course, uh, a very bad time for the royal family. i mean, they've had a week of it, uh, lots of news, but none of it good. emily >> um, well, michael, i'd like to ask you about that. lots of lots of lots has been written and speculated about the princess catherine of wales. and we knew we were told that we weren't going to see her till the easter. she had this abdominal surgery. then the prince didn't turn up or cancelled it very late notice from the memorial service of godfather. his godfather. there's been so much speculation now about the princess. >> i'm afraid when there is a void, there's always speculation . and i'm afraid some of that

void that vacuum is, is filled with rubbish very, very rapidly on social networks and elsewhere of course, it wasn't a minor matter . there was of course, it wasn't a minor matter. there was nothing trivial. she was in hospital and there we see her in happier days for 13 nights. they don't keep you in hospital. in the london clinic for 13 nights. if it's nothing small. um, but it's interesting. kensington palace has issued a statement apart from saying that she's getting on very well. the recovery is continuing . they issued a continuing. they issued a statement which i shall read. it says that, um , they hope the says that, um, they hope the princess, uh, says that she hopes the public will understand her desire to maintain as much normality for her children as possible , and her wish that her possible, and her wish that her personal medical information remains private. well, of course, we must respect that. i think, uh, what we can say is that she's been at adelaide cottage in windsor. great park, but she's also been up to anmer hall in north norfolk on the

sandringham estate. so she's obviously ambulatory. she's able to get around. i think what that statement means is that she doesn't want her children to be subjected to kids in the school playground saying, why? what's wrong with your mum? you know? and then news of this leaking out , and then news of this leaking out, obviously, michael, michael , sorry, we're just running out of time, but i'd like to ask you one more question. >> do you think the royal family should tell us more about catherine's condition stop catherine's condition to stop this or. or do you this speculation? or. or do you think they've said enough now ? think they've said enough now? >> no, think a little bit more >> no, i think a little bit more candour would helpful because candour would be helpful because there's lot of speculation there's a lot of speculation about very last about why at the very last minute , prince william a no minute, prince william was a no show at the memorial service for his godfather and his cousin , his godfather and his cousin, ex—king constantine of greece . ex—king constantine of greece. uh, that has not been explained . uh, that has not been explained. and cape kensington palace hasn't really actually dismissed completely the fact that it may have had something to do with catherine. i think on this occasion a little bit more guidance because rumour is a

lying jade and we do not win. what wish to have that to happen because rumour and speculation are very undesirable at this particular time. a little bit of guidance would be helpful. we don't want to know all the details. of course, the princess of wales is entitled to our privacy like every other woman, but a little guidance would be would be a good idea. >> difficult isn't it? you give people a little bit of information, then of course they always want to know more . thank always want to know more. thank you very much indeed. michael cole . thank you your time. cole. thank you for your time. that's it for me today. thank you for keeping your views coming entire show. coming through the entire show. but daubney but up next, it's martin daubney martin. coming up martin. what is coming up on your ? your show? >> well, yesterday rishi sunak said the mob had taken over the streets. >> is the mob now takes over politics? of course, that's george galloway, rwanda, £590 million. but that's only the same as 39 days in asylum hotels. maybe it's good value after all. all that kind of loads more. but first, here's your latest weather forecast

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