the budget countdown is on and a swathe of economic sweeteners are being detailed today. but will it be enough to win an election .7 election? >> we'll be speaking to the former home secretary, priti patel. she's live here in the studio, just after 8:00. stephen the immense scale of the suffering in gaza , there must be suffering in gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire . an immediate ceasefire. >> well , despite early an immediate ceasefire. >> well, despite early promises, ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas are in jeopardy as the two sides fail to reach a truce . truce. >> are we facing a mathematics crisis despite a push from the prime minister out comes. continue to fall across the country cannot be reversed . country cannot be reversed. would it matter if it was or wasn't? how do you ever use it in life? let us know what you think and later on, at 7:30, it's national butcher's week, so we'll be debating whether meat eaters should be feeling guilty .

eaters should be feeling guilty. >> and in sport this morning i'm going to keep it simple. out of respect for mr holmes. city beat united. there we are. we'll leave it there. the trouble at red. meat eaters. they red. they were meat eaters. they were , weren't they? i know were, weren't they? yes, i know they us. it was just a they had us. it was just a carcase of united left there on the pitch. but i'll. i don't want it . want it. >> it's pretty stupid. that flower right under chin >> it's pretty stupid. that flowthat. ht under chin >> it's pretty stupid. that flowthat. butnder chin >> it's pretty stupid. that flowthat. but doer chin >> it's pretty stupid. that flowthat. but do you chin >> it's pretty stupid. that flowthat. but do you see 1in >> it's pretty stupid. that flowthat. but do you see what i like that. but do you see what i mean on the. you think so? yeah, i do. >> is it this one? >> is it this one? >> i'd move it away. >> i'd move it away. >> if you like butter. let's move that away. okay. and i'll have the instead. anyway, have the coffee instead. anyway, the bull the trouble at red bull continues despite bahrain continues despite the bahrain grand and the world grand prix win and the world indoor championships indoor athletics championships comes with comes to an end with some british medals, as that's a cold, foggy start in cold, frosty, foggy start in places this morning. >> but do have further wet >> but we do have further wet and windy weather moving in from the west. find all the west. find out all the details coming up . details coming up. soon >> budget ,

details coming up. soon >> budget, budget, budget. that's all you're going to hear this week through the spring budget countdown has begun. >> going to happen on >> it's going to happen on wednesday. chancellor wednesday. then the chancellor will outline the government's economic . economic agenda. >> yes. while speaking with camilla tominey yesterday on gb news, made it clear that news, mr hunt made it clear that this is an election budget likely to be the last budget before the general election . before the general election. >> um, but british people are very smart . they recognise very smart. they recognise gimmicks. um, they don't want any tricks. what they will get on wednesday is a prudent and responsible plan. and despite remaining coy about what's set to be announced, he's hinted at tax cuts. >> well, joining us now is the diary editor of the spectator. james good morning to you james heale. good morning to you . this isn't the budget . this isn't really the budget that he or prime minister that he or the prime minister wanted to deliver, is it? because isn't much because there isn't as much money to with if they do money to play with if they do make these long longed for tax cuts, then they're going to have to make savings elsewhere. where are either of those things going to to what they

to be enough to do what they want polls and win the want in the polls and win the election? well, you say, this election? well, as you say, this is last big gamble for the is the last big gamble for the chancellor ahead the chancellor ahead of the election, big lever he election, the last big lever he can pull. >> it's being coined in some >> and it's being coined in some circles, tesco circles, the sort of tesco budget. every helps, budget. every little helps, which is sort of lots of smaller tax pay for one big tax tax rises to pay for one big tax cut. that's going cut. and we think that's going to on national insurance. we to be on national insurance. we previously believe previously were led to believe that it could be an income tax cut of about £0.02, but because there as much fiscal there isn't as much fiscal headroom, money headroom, much money to play with chancellor, it with for the chancellor, it therefore likely be therefore is more likely to be national this time therefore is more likely to be nationa of this time therefore is more likely to be nationa of about this time therefore is more likely to be nationa of about £0.02,:ime therefore is more likely to be nationa of about £0.02, james around. of about £0.02, james piers pottinger beth mead. >> we all talk about what he hasn't to play in hasn't got to play with in a responsible budget and all that sort thing. does he even sort of thing. why does he even care? likelihood they'll care? the likelihood is they'll not election. why not win the election. why doesn't a vote doesn't he give himself a vote winning well this is winning budget? well this is where he do it, where he thinks he can do it, because of course, we all remember 18 months ago, the liz truss mini—budget. >> then, government's >> since then, the government's put on trying to put a real emphasis on trying to take watchdogs very take these watchdogs very seriously. trying seriously. so it's about trying to cuts, but also to get some tax cuts, but also ensure that the markets go ensure that the markets don't go haywire and the problem the haywire and the problem is the way sounding

way he was sounding yesterday was talking about was very cautious, talking about being prudent and all of these things, the kind of language he used just after he went into office and to steady office and tried to steady everything truss everything after liz truss had created quite a few problems. >> doesn't sound like a >> it doesn't sound like a chancellor who feels particularly surefooted and as you say , they cut £0.02 off you say, they cut £0.02 off national insurance in the autumn statement. that hasn't moved the dial. they really think that dial. do they really think that this is going to change things for them? >> we quite right. yeah. in >> we were quite right. yeah. in the there was £30 billion the autumn there was £30 billion worth of cuts. and yet we worth of tax cuts. and yet we saw one points in the polls saw one two points in the polls move. that. so i think there move. if that. so i think there is a sense perhaps that also number talking number 10 has been talking up the of tax cuts. and the possibility of tax cuts. and as soon as had autumn as soon as we had that autumn statement, to statement, they then moved on to that conversation around big tax cuts. but the treasury are saying, got saying, hang on, we haven't got as much money. fiscal headroom as much money. fiscal headroom as we thought we might have. so i think perhaps not i think perhaps it is not necessarily by necessarily assured that just by cutting lots of taxes, you're going to see that, not least because want because a lot of people want pubuc because a lot of people want public spending can't see public spending and can't see the terms of nhs, the returns in terms of the nhs, etc. in head of this year etc. in the head of this year ahead, nothing is going to do

ahead, nothing he is going to do absolutely is going absolutely nothing is going to make bit of difference. make a darn bit of difference. >> will go through wednesday, >> we will go through wednesday, he will announce he's going he will announce what he's going to and it won't to announce and it won't affect any our lives. what you might any of our lives. what you might get, get £15 back here and get, you get £15 back here and they'll £7 off you there. they'll take £7 off you there. whatever it be completely whatever it will be completely ineffective. why bother? >> well, i think one reason is about politics of all about the politics of all of this, which that if the this, which is that if the chancellor able to shoot chancellor is able to shoot labour's on things like labour's fox on things like non—doms, for instance, the windfall then make windfall tax, you can then make the spending plans the opposition spending plans be thrown a result of thrown into chaos as a result of that. so that's one that would be do you think that be a i mean, do you think that would be something they'd be pleased doing the pleased to be doing to steal the flag policy labour at flag ship policy of labour at this late date? >> would it not suggest that they're of ideas? mean, they're out of ideas? i mean, labour quite thrilled labour seemed quite thrilled that stealing this that they might be stealing this because know, how because it shows, you know, how desperate become. desperate things have become. and just explain to and also so just explain to everybody at home why suddenly there's money play with. there's less money to play with. and lot this and we talk a lot about this fiscal concept. and fiscal headroom concept. and this is the office for budget responsibility. they're this is the office for budget respowrong. y. they're this is the office for budget respowrong. you they're this is the office for budget respowrong. you know. 're this is the office for budget respowrong. you know.'re why is often wrong. you know. so why is it being based on what it all being based on what they've and how they they've said and how come they got wildly wrong in

got it? so wildly wrong in the first place? >> well, this is the danger of economic predictions. unfortunately and they have to do it in line with economic data. what they get in terms of inflationary data and what how the going the economy is going in different and different forecasts. and i think unfortunately, as we've seen, the has a pretty the obr has had a pretty lamentable record over the lamentable track record over the past ten, 14 years or so since it was set up by the it was set up in 2010 by the conservatives the reality is, is that it comes down to what that often it comes down to what the think and because the obr think and because the government much government have put so much emphasis the obr think, emphasis on what the obr think, they have, frankly, the they don't have, frankly, the political able to political capital to be able to challenge and take on challenge them and take them on in estimates terms of in their estimates in terms of what are doing, of what labour are doing, of course, going talk up course, they're going to talk up the possibility of people leading of ideas leading on the battle of ideas of phillipson did of bridget phillipson did yesterday on this very station, but think from but actually, i think from talking people, talking to labour people, they're hang sec. they're saying, hang on a sec. if don't have non—doms, we if we don't have non—doms, we don't tax or don't have the windfall tax or we've left, is rate on we've got left, is vat rate on private schools. that's the only real economic difference between the parties. they could the two parties. but they could do tourist do things like this tourist tax. >> hear not going to do >> we hear he's not going to do anything against this. and this is despite in increasing voices within the business community.

say break. give us a say give us a break. give us a bit of momentum here, give us a feel good factor with this. this is what that tourist is explain what that tourist tax is. this about the amount of >> this is about the amount of taxation that's applied on goods by people don't live in the by people who don't live in the uk, here to buy goods uk, who come here to buy goods in , etc. and people like in shops, etc. and people like sir who was on tv sir rocco forte, who was on tv yesterday leading the on yesterday leading the charge on this campaign, saying hang yesterday leading the charge on thi a:ampaign, saying hang yesterday leading the charge on thi a sec,»aign, saying hang yesterday leading the charge on thi a sec, it's], saying hang yesterday leading the charge on thi a sec, it's dissuadingig hang yesterday leading the charge on thi a sec, it's dissuading people on a sec, it's dissuading people from spending in from coming here and spending in our our shops and goods and our on our shops and goods and preventing british goods from being luxury retailers . being sold in luxury retailers. now, argument now, i think the argument against would on a against that would be hang on a sec, this going to be sec, this is going to be something that benefits people, foreign nationals coming at foreign nationals coming here at a year. a time of an election year. surely the chancellor wants to put people first in britain. and that's is that's what his main emphasis is going not about going to be. it's not about necessarily five, ten years down the this is about the next the line. this is about the next 12 months how the 12 months and how the conservatives try and hold conservatives can try and hold on seats jeremy hunts. >> and what about defence? we've got distinct impression got the distinct impression yesterday that he won't be spending defence, spending any more on defence, despite we've been despite all that we've been heanng despite all that we've been hearing senior generals in hearing from senior generals in recent just recent weeks, and indeed just looking ourselves at global looking ourselves at the global pressures moment, is that

pressures at the moment, is that the right decision, the right call the right decision, the right caliwell, i think i think >> well, i think i think conservatives would certainly like more in like to have a bit more in defence. i mean, always defence. i mean, there's always a sort of premium a bit of a sort of premium budget ritual to kind of budget ritual to these kind of things, which is. things, which there is. >> but you've got to admit, this is exceptionally turbulent international coui'se. >> course. >> yeah. but i mean, you know, we unfortunately for the past 35 years cold war ended, years since the cold war ended, have enough have not spent enough on defence. had cold war defence. we've had the cold war dividend as a result of dividend and as a result of that, we then left to pick that, we then are left to pick up the pieces with often an overreliance on america. so ideally be something ideally there would be something in spending. suspect ideally there would be something in see spending. suspect ideally there would be something in see aspending. suspect ideally there would be something in see a bitnding. suspect ideally there would be something in see a bit of ng. suspect ideally there would be something in see a bit of that, suspect ideally there would be something in see a bit of that, butiect ideally there would be something in see a bit of that, but not we'll see a bit of that, but not enough to go to assuage the concerns shapps, the concerns of grant shapps, the defence james, defence secretary, sir james, looking crystal looking into your crystal ball, when gets on his feet in when hunt gets on his feet in wednesday makes his his wednesday and makes his his budgetary do budgetary statement, what do you think commentators are going to say afterwards ? say about it afterwards? >> i mean, will he cover himself in glory or will people say, well, is that it ? well, is that it? >> i think we are perfectly assured budget. i think there'll be 1 or 2 white rabbits out of hats, etc. but i don't think this is going to be the big vote

winner. election turner that winner. the election turner that a lot of conservatives would want at this stage of want it to be at this stage of the polls. >> i don't even know if there'll be a rabbit out of hat be a rabbit out of the hat seeing the chancellor previewing it often. it on a sunday doesn't often. >> he can't give >> well, he can't give away much, unfortunately. i much, unfortunately. yeah, i thought something thought there'll be something has something. it's has got to be something. it's got to be something. >> james heale. thank you very much you soon. much indeed. see you soon. goodbye, much indeed. see you soon. goconly, and israel, >> only now. and in israel, gaza, the ceasefire is in jeopardy. today after weekend of talks qatar. talks in egypt and qatar. >> well, despite israel provisionally agreeing six provisionally agreeing to a six week hamas are yet to week pause, hamas are yet to agree their terms, has agree to their terms, which has led boycotting led to israel boycotting sunday's talks in cairo. >> her most forceful >> and in her most forceful comments yet, the vice president of america , kamala has of america, kamala harris, has issued her own plea for a ceasefire to even the immense scale of suffering in gaza. >> there must be an immediate ceasefire . for at least the next ceasefire. for at least the next six weeks, which is what is currently on the table , this

currently on the table, this will get the hostages out and get a significant amount of aid in this would allow us to build something more enduring to ensure israel is secure and to respect the right of the palestinian people to dignity, freedom and self—determination . freedom and self—determination. >> that's kamala harris , >> that's kamala harris, charleton confino israeli commentator on this one. j—tum how did you how did you feel listening to what she had to say? >> well, first of all, it's the harshest comments we've heard so far from a very senior us official on israel's handling of the war. uh, but i think she is right. i don't think that she's saying anything that isn't true. it's quite interesting the timing, though. she's saying this is, uh, just as an israeli minister, benny gantz is supposed to meet with her in washington . and, of course, washington. and, of course, she's also saying this, uh, as

the biden administration is getting more and more criticism for not, um, doing more to stop the war, for continuing to support israel. so i'm sure there's there has some domestic politics has to do with her comments, but nevertheless , her comments, but nevertheless, her comments, but nevertheless, her comments are very harsh. and israel is feeling the pressure , israel is feeling the pressure, uh, both from the united states, but certainly from the international system. yeah >> and look, many people not least those who are living through all of this, hugely disappointed, not to see the progress made over the weekend. what are the sticking points ? what are the sticking points? it's a list, isn't it, it's all about a list, isn't it, of and hamas absolutely of hostages and hamas absolutely insistent that they can't provide that whilst they're still being bombarded . still being bombarded. >> and that's one thing, but it's apparently, according it's also apparently, according to , um, they spoke to one of to cnn, um, they spoke to one of the hamas officials in charge of this, and he said that hamas is sticking with its demands for a ceasefire. long time ceasefire. israeli withdrawal from gaza. now that's delusional . israeli withdrawal from gaza. now that's delusional. no country in the world would allow a terrorist organisation like

hamas to continue ruling a territory after committing the worst massacre in modern history. so hamas is dragging this out, and you can ask yourself why? why when the gazans really, really need this ceasefire, why are they dragging this out? they're doing it because that's their best card. as they have the as long as they have the hostages tunnels , they have hostages in tunnels, they have leverage israel . and as leverage over israel. and as long as this war continues and the suffering in gaza increases, the suffering in gaza increases, the more pressure there will be on israel. israel will look as the bad guy in all of this, which is it already is. um, that that's that's the whole playbook of hamas to make the world forget what happened , what forget what happened, what started war, and to make started this war, and to make israel only party in israel look as the only party in this conflict. so they are succeeding in that. and that's why they're dragging out these talks. >> jon rahm i'd like to know your on ramadan. you're your take on ramadan. you're saying ramadan gets in the way of all of and we'll we'll of all of this and we'll we'll affect when a ceasefire if a ceasefire was called, could you just explain to me why that would be? >> first of all, it's important

to get a ceasefire before ramadan, not only because of religious reasons. we know that dunng religious reasons. we know that during ramadan, muslims fast. they are already facing horrific, uh, humanitarian situation inside gaza too. so to be fasting in the middle of this is horrific. that's one thing. but the second thing is that usually every year during ramadan and east jerusalem, um, there are clashes between palestinian worshippers on the at the al—aqsa mosque, which is located on the temple mount. the third, the holiest place for jews, and the al—aqsa mosque is the third holiest place for muslims . the third holiest place for muslims. every year we see clashes between palestinian protesters israeli police . protesters and israeli police. now, to avoid this from getting out of hand, israel has to have a ceasefire in gaza. so that it can focus on east jerusalem to have two fronts at the same time that are of flaming or really chaotic is very , very difficult chaotic is very, very difficult for israel, but also for the palestinians. now, hamas is the one that has an interest in seeing this whole region in, uh,

ignited. so for hamas, this also plays into the whole strategy when they're when they're negotiating with israel, if they can wait until ramadan kicks off and if they can see an ignition in in east jerusalem, maybe even in in east jerusalem, maybe even in the west bank, they're succeeding. that's what they're hoping for, that the entire palestinian people will rise against israel. >> um, just briefly , finally, >> um, just briefly, finally, joe tam, just bring us up to date on the mood in israel. i mean, just last weekend, we were reporting on big protests against netanyahu and the police on horseback, having to charge at crowds there and water cannon and the like . are there still and the like. are there still people with dissenting voices on on the direction of travel? >> absolutely. this weekend we saw perhaps the biggest protest since the war began. people were ending a four day march from the gaza border to jerusalem and the thousands were demonstrating against the government . so against the government. so absolutely, anger is only absolutely, the anger is only growing longer. the hostages are kept gaza . the more kept in gaza. the more anger there inside the israeli there is inside the israeli population. okay charleton,

thank you very much indeed. >> always fascinating to listen to you and thanks for your your take and your perspective on things. leave it things. we've got to leave it there. cheers. >> you. thank you. >> thank you. thank you. >> thank you. thank you. >> have a look some >> uh, let's have a look at some other stories coming into the newsroom on this monday morning. and year old girl has and a seven year old girl has died after migrant boat died after a migrant boat carrying 16 people capsized in northern france. >> she'd been travelling with her pregnant mother. her father and three siblings. the boat got into difficulty off the coast of dunkirk in an attempt to cross the english channel in the early hours sunday, former un hours of sunday, former un ambassador nikki haley has defeated former president donald trump and another republican primary, this one in washington dc . dc. >> it marks her first victory over trump in this campaign and according to her team, the first woman to win a republican primary in american history. however, she still faces almost impossible odds to defeat trump as he leads on delegate counts and the chocolate maker cadbury

is marking 200 years in the business with the recreation of the first shop using chocolate. >> the pieces, the pieces is more than 600 dairy milk bars and took makers five days to create it . now on the create it. now on the subject of cadbury's , i had a bit of a cadbury's, i had a bit of a dilemma yesterday. >> uh, cadbury's creme eggs. but they do a mini version. oh yeah, they do a mini version. oh yeah, they do a mini version. oh yeah, they do tiny tiny creme eggs and they do tiny tiny creme eggs and they all come in a packet and they're different flavours. they're even white ones within there. but the trouble is they're all wrapped in foil. >> yeah. so you get more work to get to the joy and i just go for a mini egg on that basis. then there's no wrapping to deal with. but but, but but they're all different flavours. >> there's honeycomb versions and things . and things. >> so orange is there or. >> so orange is there or. >> yes. but the thing is that there as you say, there's

there is as you say, there's more for less return. and more work for less return. and i think if i was mr and mrs. cadbury, i would be saying very good, nice idea. we like this. but if we're running this again, let's have them without the form. >> i think that sounds sensible. i do have to say though, i don't like the gooey ness of a of a creme egg. i like a hard, solid mini egg myself . mini egg myself. >> yeah, and do you stick your tongue in the gooeyness? >> no, because i don't like the gooeyness. so i would just avoid them altogether and just have mini and lots of mini mini eggs. lots and lots of mini eggs a big these eggs , these eggs a big these eggs, these small have hardness inside small eggs have hardness inside them. oh do they. >> some of them they do. well most them. of them. most of them. most of them. yeah. of fact i i yeah. matter of fact i mean i think i sampled quite a few and i don't remember gooeyness i don't remember any gooeyness at stage . i've remember at any stage. i've just remember tinfoil everywhere, just more and more tinfoil. >> not worth the effort. that's good. if you've got kids. maybe slows them down a little bit, but this growing but have you seen this growing trend people are buying trend where people are buying sort glass bunny rabbits and sort of glass bunny rabbits and filling with mini eggs filling them up with mini eggs as a sort of decorative easter

egg display? i really want to get i know that we get that, but i know that we just work our through it, so just work our way through it, so probably maybe we'll just just work our way through it, so prolpebbles maybe we'll just just work our way through it, so prolpebbles in maybe we'll just just work our way through it, so prolpebbles in it/iaybe we'll just just work our way through it, so prolpebbles in it instead.e'll just put pebbles in it instead. >> yeah, see a woman on >> yeah, i did see a woman on saturday coming out of a supermarket market with, um, a tranche of eggs. yeah. so how far from? well, far are we away from? well, we're about ten days into lent , we're about ten days into lent, so another another couple of weeks. >> yeah. no, six weeks. we've got. is it six weeks lent. right yeah. another four. >> then you're not practising. >> then you're not practising. >> no, i am, i just don't >> no, i am, ijust don't remember the exact number. i am. ihave remember the exact number. i am. i have given stuff up for lent. i have given stuff up for lent. i don't know, have you . no i don't know, have you. no i didn't give eggs up anyway. >> i remember that much. i should have not feel very bad about that. i feel i should have, should have so there's four weeks still left. but when i my parents used to i was young, my parents used to buy eggs much bigger in buy an eggs were much bigger in those they buy big those days. they used to buy big eggs they would be placed on eggs and they would be placed on the or whatever it is, the sideboard or whatever it is, so that you looked at them and oh, the anticipation on end oh, the anticipation on the end goal the end goal goal up. that was the end goal that you were coming to christmas day. but now there's christmas, christmas, easter

christmas, not christmas, easter bunnies. yeah. a part in bunnies. yeah. play a part in all these. >> well, it comes to the 26th of december. an outcome the easter eggs. you know, we're bombarded with them anyway. how do you do yours? let us know . yours? let us know. >> how do you do yours? yes. um. greg jewhurst. how do you do yours ? let's have look at the yours? let's have a look at the weather. hello there. >> i'm greg dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather. we've got some frost around this morning, some dense fog patches to leading to some tricky travelling conditions . and then travelling conditions. and then all eyes on the west as the next weather system moves in. this morning, plenty of morning, though, plenty of sunshine away from sunshine across the uk away from the south—west. cold start to the south—west. cold start to the day. this weather front is slowly pushing north and eastwards through day. eastwards through the day. coming into of southwest coming into parts of southwest england, wales and then northern ireland for the afternoon. some of could be heavy at of the rain could be heavy at times, winds up here times, the winds picking up here too, elsewhere staying dry . too, but elsewhere staying dry. plenty of sunny spells so the sunshine hazy across sunshine turning hazy across eastern england by the afternoon and temperatures well double figures for the vast majority ,

figures for the vast majority, feeling a little warmer than the weekend into this evening time , weekend into this evening time, this band of rain continues to push north and eastwards across the country, though it starts to weaken, down across weaken, slows down across eastern parts of england, weaken, slows down across eastern scotlandengland, weaken, slows down across eastern scotland here nd, weaken, slows down across eastern scotland here giving a grey night with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. further west. some clear spells but blustery showers quickly following behind temperatures following on behind temperatures staying above freezing for everyone, with generally more cloud around . so a great start cloud around. so a great start across eastern areas on tuesday morning. brighter further west but showers quickly but blustery showers quickly moving their way eastward , but moving their way eastward, but the east should start to brighten up as we move through the morning into the afternoon. brighten up as we move through thethat'ning into the afternoon. brighten up as we move through thethat weather» the afternoon. brighten up as we move through thethat weather system:ernoon. brighten up as we move through thethat weather system moves. brighten up as we move through thethat weather system moves out as that weather system moves out the way a few showers starting to bubble up as the temperatures rise again , for most of us, rise and again, for most of us, getting into double figures by the afternoon . see you again sooi'i. 500“. >> soon. >> oh, here we go. everybody's getting in touch this morning thsha getting in touch this morning trisha in basingstoke woke eamonn needs to try the creme e99 eamonn needs to try the creme egg bar. there's no foil, eamonn needs to try the creme egg bar. there's no foil , just egg bar. there's no foil, just delicious little bites of lovely filling. >> oh i haven't had the creme

e99 >> oh i haven't had the creme egg but i've had a mini egg bar. >> oh have you. now that's more my cup of tea. okay, well, we'll do a swap. >> c crispy mini egg bar and ensconced in chocolate, which i think is a good idea, these things. so there's a creme egg bar. yeah. >> there's a creme egg bar. and this one from john andrews. he says there's no celebration in the shrinkflation easter the shrinkflation of easter eggs. to give each eggs. i would have to give each grandchild three easter eggs each one decent egg, each to make it one decent egg, and i'm going to set and i know i'm going to set eamonn off on this one. yes. yeah. because you were just talking about how big the easter eggs to be used to be. eggs used to be used to be. i mean, this is shrinking. >> literally, whether >> i mean, literally, whether your were at stage where your teeth were at a stage where they were to fall out when they were ready to fall out when you something, or the you bit into something, or the chocolate and harder chocolate was thicker and harder and break, and it made your teeth break, and it made your teeth break, and that's way it used to and that's the way it used to be. and i to look forward be. and i used to look forward to a flake, a cadbury's to getting a flake, a cadbury's flake favourite was milk flake egg. my favourite was milk tray that was luxurious. spill and you would you and belief that you would you would have the egg and then below the egg be like a below the egg there'd be like a piano keyboard and that was wow, all tray things, the all the milk tray things, the barrel strawberry

barrel and the strawberry heart and of thing. but and all that sort of thing. but neither rubbish, they're all neither all rubbish, they're all rubbish. they're all thin, they're all. hardly they're all. they're hardly worth. a finger fudge. worth. i do like a finger fudge. >> i like finger of finger >> i do like a finger of finger fudge just enough to give fudge is just enough to give yourself a treat. >> a finger of fudge is just enough, it's good enough to enough, and it's good enough to eat. cadbury eat. it's full of cadbury goodness and something, something, can't something, something i can't remember the rest of it. but anyway, i do a finger. anyway, i do like a finger. >> do you know what i'm thinking? i'm thinking need thinking? i'm thinking we need to be able to see what we're discussing, i think for later on in programme, maybe in the programme, maybe we need to across the road and to just nip across the road and get array of chocolate easter get an array of chocolate easter eggs. that we can sample eggs. so that we can sample them, and guide you. them, sample and guide you. >> yeah, not for us, >> not for us. yeah, not for us, but to guide you as to what's going out yeah, but going on out there. yeah, but there to be. yes, john. there used to be. yes, john. they were really. they were really thick. thick. but now it's not as good as it it's all, it's not as good as it used to be. >> but tell you what is as >> but i tell you what is as good as it used to be is the great british giveaway. this is our and we are now our third one. and we are now giving away how much the total is up to, uh, £12,345. is ticking up to, uh, £12,345. >> know why it's not

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>> now it's been a pet project of the prime minister, hasn't it? but we haven't seen any improvement in the nation's mathematics results . mathematics results. >> its pupils from low income backgrounds are especially falling behind. apparently compared to pre—pandemic levels. there's a new report out and it says maths performances drop back to 2017 levels. no idea if that was any good. bad or indifferent. a man who's very , indifferent. a man who's very, very good is maths teacher bobby seagull to tell us more on this, bobby, you are you know you are a saint in this field. i have huge respect for you . if people huge respect for you. if people are interested in maths. but when we're talking about the levels that we are here, are we talking about arithmetic ? um, talking about arithmetic? um, are we, are we talking about higher levels of maths? i mean, l, higher levels of maths? i mean, i, i totally agree that

everybody should be numeric , everybody should be numeric, competent, uh, competent at in arithmetic . but after that you arithmetic. but after that you lose me, mate, and i don't see the relevance of it. >> good morning. even. good morning. isabel. uh, always a joy morning. isabel. uh, always a joy to talk to you about maths. so i think the support here by the education policy institute looks at maths standards for students between years three to year nine. so the students about seven, 8 to 13, 14. so we're talking about mathematics but i would say more like numeracy and arithmetic skills. and what they found is they've been looking at research people or pupils research for people or pupils who the most disadvantaged who are the most disadvantaged age to the ones who are age compared to the ones who are average disadvantaged normal average, disadvantaged or normal pupils. they found pupils. and they found that before pandemic , there's before the pandemic, there's always a gap between always been a gap between disadvantaged pupils non disadvantaged pupils and non disadvantaged pupils and non disadvantaged people it's about disadvantaged people. it's about seven found in seven months and they found in the last few years it's increased to nine months and ultimately is all about if ultimately this is all about if we think that child we think that tackling child poverty is really important . one poverty is really important. one of of doing is of the ways of doing that is making that students from making sure that students from less backgrounds have

less advantaged backgrounds have good reading skills and numeracy skills, and i think this report has found that both in the reading and in mathematics , the reading and in mathematics, the average disadvantaged pupil actually is further behind . and actually is further behind. and again, i you know, that i'm a big believer in math skills. um, i think for young pupils, if they are sort of falling behind in their numeracy skills. and again, eamonn, we're not talking in case about trigonometry in this case about trigonometry and pythagoras theorem, even though and i can though i love that and i can talk that at six, 15, 20 talk about that at six, 15, 20 in morning. i think these in the morning. i think these disadvantaged falling in the morning. i think these disadvain aged falling in the morning. i think these disadvain those falling in the morning. i think these disadvain those basic falling in the morning. i think these disadvain those basic numeracyi behind in those basic numeracy skills. that's quite skills. and i think that's quite worrying. the government's worrying. if the government's big to sure big priority is to make sure that everyone has the chance to access educational opportunity . access educational opportunity. >> tell me, you >> please just tell me, do you think schools the same think that schools put the same emphasis maths and english? emphasis on maths and english? and from my and i can only speak from my experience my own children, experience of my own children, where literally the minute where from literally the minute they it's read they arrive at school, it's read with children every with your children every single day, at day, minimum ten minutes at weekends. writing weekends. there was writing exercises. all about exercises. it was all about phonics, phonics . and phonics, phonics, phonics. and my like you, loves my husband, who like you, loves maths, saying, when are maths, will be saying, when are they to start getting they going to start getting maths homework? he was itching for maths homework and

for some maths homework and it just to that that's just seemed to me that that's not much of a priority. not been as much of a priority. do you that that is a do you think that that is a typical experience? >> think it's the results >> yes, i think it's the results actually bear out in actually do bear that out in some ways, because the government, were here, government, if they were here, they ah, it out. they would say, ah, look it out. there's something known as the oecd test. and are oecd pisa test. and these are test that nations across test that compare nations across the world. and actually the western world. and actually britain's improved the western world. and actually brthei's improved the western world. and actually brthei's few improved the western world. and actually brthei's few years. improved the western world. and actually brthei's few years. inproved the western world. and actually brthei's few years. i thinked in the last few years. i think in the last few years. i think in maths they've gone from 27th to 11th and reading they're currently fourth best the in currently fourth best in the in the western world. so sunak the western world. so mr sunak would say , oh look, our results would say, oh look, our results are rising . but what would say are rising. but what i would say is flip side to that is that is the flip side to that is that these results look at the middle, the average, the normal pupil. think the pupil. but again, i think the report , isabel, is report this morning, isabel, is all about the really disadvantaged and again disadvantaged pupils. and again in are the in society these are the disenfranchised and the people that feel as tech and ai is that feel as if tech and ai is taking away jobs . that feel as if tech and ai is taking away jobs. um, so taking away theirjobs. um, so for these pupils , they feel as for these pupils, they feel as if maths education is letting them down, even though again, as a teacher, secondary teacher, i know my friends who primary know my friends who are primary teachers, of teachers, they put a lot of effort into supporting you all pupils, think it's

pupils, but i think it's the least disadvantaged or the most disadvantaged. rather, they're really times academically. >> i think numeracy and arithmetic, um, does that mean that resources are being put in the wrong areas? so the way i'm looking at this, the way i'm seeing this and the way we're looking at certain age groups and this should we be concentrating more on primary school teacher children to give them an appetite for all of this? yes >> i think anyone who sort of hit the nail on the head, mathematically speaking, there because as, um, what the government has done in lockdown is introduced the tutoring is they introduced the tutoring fund , spent a lot of money on fund, spent a lot of money on this and it was meant to help close the gap. and to be honest, that's an important scheme. and i think they're planning on ending that closing the tutoring gap. again, if a gap. and i think again, if a government listening government minister is listening to would that that to this, i would say that that tutoring to the tutoring programme to help the most pupils, most disadvantaged pupils, i think they need to continue those because know that those funds because we know that the pupil, actually the middling pupil, actually they are doing again, they probably are doing again, according external pisa according to the external pisa tests , they are doing tests, they probably are doing a bit than before, but the,

bit better than before, but the, the most disadvantaged pupils are and if we are suffering more. and if we want sure students have want to make sure students have the numeracy so the basic numeracy skills so they can again , applying they can access again, applying for jobs and understanding the basics of a payslip, they need those skills i think the those skills and i think the report is all about saying report today is all about saying actually those disadvantaged pupils falling further behind. >> okay. and bobby, before >> okay. and bobby, just before we go, the last time we let you go, the last time i think i spoke to you on here, we were actually talking about something completely different. you on you were appearing was it on netflix on an netflix or something on an arranged marriage? >> matchmaker. >> netflix indian matchmaker. >> netflix indian matchmaker. >> were being paired >> yeah. you were being paired up. you still or are up. are you still single or are you up? just us know. you loved up? just let us know. >> tell you i'm now on >> can i tell you i'm now on 13ist >> can i tell you i'm now on 131st different dates . 131st different dates. >> oh, well, that is a world record probably. >> i know it's going to be a great book about it. the mathematical finding of mrs. seagull. you guys have seagull. and you guys can have the i finally the exclusive when i finally meet her. >> e wish meet her. >> wish you luck in >> well, we wish you luck in your endeavours and good to your endeavours and good luck to all the kids . all the kids. >> um, facing the math situation , i still don't believe there's a but think there's a crisis, but i think there's a different way we've to different way that we've got to look at doing and see who's

look at doing this and see who's interested in it, because i, i just don't see what use it is to you at 16 and, and beyond . and, you at 16 and, and beyond. and, uh, despite sunak's nerdy attitude to it all, bob, we will leave it there. thank you. thank you very much indeed. thank you. so, 131 dates. it's not bad going, is it? >> first dates? >> first dates? >> yeah. i think, you know, if you and me went on one of those website there. >> yeah, yeah. so is the idea not to get a partner rather than date a partner. >> is he doing it the wrong way or the right way? i don't know, he's the maths guy. >> i mean, 130. yeah. so the thing you you were were you thing is you you were were you good at maths or are you bad at maths? >> i was very, very good at arithmetic and numeracy and continued be throughout my continued to be throughout my life very at times life and very good at times tables adding bibles up and tables and adding bibles up and all sorts things like that. all sorts of things like that. yeah, we got to yeah, but when we got to pythagoras and pythagoras theorem and trigonometry whatever, trigonometry and whatever, i just could form the just could not form the connection in other words, connection with, in other words, when i moved from primary school to school, i just to grammar school, i just couldn't the connection going. >> with darts. i can take the

501, i can take him off like that, can you? but with anything with brackets, anything i did, i went. i started. i don't know whether call myself an a whether i can call myself an a level because level maths student because i did a level because my did study a level because my mates it. although i was mates did it. although i was terrible at and i got terrible at maths and i got through, i think first two through, i think the first two months, we had our months, and then we had our first test and i thought, i'm in trouble here, so i'll miss the day. and then i was to day. and then i was allowed to do my own in the do the test on my own in the library. so i did cheat and i got, i got 4. so i decided that me and maths are over. but is it fair to say that i studied maths at a yes. for that, yes. at a level. yes. for that, yes. so that's okay. >> even though you did technically a technically study maths at a level right? >> fine. i said said it twice at 16. the level basis and 16. in the all level basis and i failed both of them. yeah. so i don't have any mathematic qualifications do i. do i is my life weaker as a result? no. do |, life weaker as a result? no. do i, have i ever missed it? >> well also with i coming up, you know i just feel like the real you know, you look to the city and all these people that use maths for these big,

well—paid jobs, they're not going to need to do that anymore. those jobs won't be there. >> sitting doing my maths >> so sitting doing my maths yesterday, marcus yesterday, i looked at marcus rashford, a superb, amazing goal rashford, a superb, amazing goal, ruled out by, um goal, uh, to be ruled out by, um phil foden. superb amazing goal. but i just realised the only thing it did for manchester city was sort of slightly annoy them. and so united go one up and it's like don't score against them or as it gets them angry , it gets them. >> you wouldn't like me when i'm angry. >> they are literally a league apart. they are. >> erik ten hag disagrees. but i think secretly he must know what's he he must know what's he got to offer. yeah, and the thing is, we have no chance of manchester united winning that game yesterday. no, there wasn't sir jim ratcliffe has also said sirjim ratcliffe has also said that he wants within three years manchester. manchester united to be up with city. it's no it's going to take a lot of work, a huge amount of work but also i don't know about you, but you look at city riches and people think how rich are and the think how rich they are and the money but it's phil money they spent, but it's phil foden the guy and there's foden is the guy and there's phil the left who he's

phil there on the left who he's unbelievable. probably unbelievable. he's probably and pep guardiola said he's the pep guardiola had said he's the best the premier best player in the premier league well, league at the moment. well, better think he is. better than him. i think he is. we're talking about great goal scorers. erling scorers. i take him erling haaland, but i think phil foden, he's a fantastic footballer and also he should be starting for england, whether he will be, england, so whether he will be, we don't know because he hasn't beenin we don't know because he hasn't been in the past. >> but i think well no arguments, arguments arguments, no arguments about about the world about that one. the world athletic championships were going indoors, um, while going on the indoors, um, while that was, that was happening. yeah uh, how did they round up? >> well, it was okay. i mean, we got four medals. do you remember? they used to have indoor cosford? do indoor athletics at cosford? do you used to raf you remember that used to be raf cosford. only indoor cosford. it was the only indoor athletics they was the athletics track they was in the country . and going country. and this was going through the and the 80s. but through the 70s and the 80s. but this glasgow. this was held in glasgow. obviously it's different these days. yesterday days. jemma reekie uh, yesterday she got silver in the 800m. i mean she's been through a lot. she's split from her coach. this is when was in south africa. is when she was in south africa. there was big fallout and it's there was a big fallout and it's like going to and like what's going to happen? and she for a while. so she was ill for a while. so

she's come back. she was the favourite. so she's a great chance for the olympics. uh, josh the world josh kerr who won the world championship the 1500. so championship in the 1500. so he won over the weekend. won the 3000 over the weekend. so he's terrific. never so he's he's terrific. never neven so he's he's terrific. never never. i can't quite get the never. and i can't quite get the sunglasses though. indoors no. you no either running in you know no either running in some way. do you think . no not some way. do you think. no not really sure. >> so cool. but um but listen you know, you and i are old enough to remember friday nights on bbc one doing all this on bbc one and doing all this stuff and crystal palace. >> yeah, yeah . >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> everybody was was into >> and hi everybody was was into it and it's it at the time and it's tremendous athletics just a tremendous athletics just a tremendous thing to follow and be addicted to it is it is it kind of worries me because there's so much sport. >> it's not as popular as it used to be because it used to be highlighted on the tv. and everybody would watch it. these days i molly cook, days it's i mean, molly cook, uh, she, she won the uh, corddry, she, she won the pole vault and she nearly lost a finger. you know, a couple of years ago. i don't know whether it affect the pole vault , it would affect the pole vault, but. but anyway. but she was great. she won gold, so it great. and she won gold, so it all good for paris. so. i

all looks good for paris. so. i mean, what all about mean, that's what it's all about when come back. when you come back. >> us about max verstappen. >> tell us about max verstappen. oh yes. bahrain grand oh i oh will yes. bahrain grand prix yesterday. be talking prix yesterday. we'll be talking about and lots more 7:20. about that and lots more 7:20. thank you very much but thank you very much indeed. but still come we're going to be still to come we're going to be looking the front pages. looking at the front pages. >> biggest stories of >> and the biggest stories of the the news with the day in making the news with dawn and andy jones right dawn neesom and andy jones right here on breakfast with eamonn and isabel

i >> -- >> dawn neesom and andy jones , >> dawn neesom and andy jones, uh, discussing stuff that's making the news today. dawn um, we look at, um, this i don't know, this is just despairing. police have failed to solve a single burglary , and nearly half single burglary, and nearly half of all neighbourhoods in the country in the past three years. >> yeah. good morning. happy monday. indeed. uh, this is frankly, horrific. it's a telegraph exclusive . an analysis telegraph exclusive. an analysis of police data shows that no burglaries were solved in 48% of neighbourhood areas covering

between 1000 and 3000 people in the past three years. >> well, that's not just unlucky . that's obviously a policy. >> it'sjust. . that's obviously a policy. >> it's just. well. but basically could be that stupid. no, it's basically been decriminalised. it's like and no, it's basically been decrwas alised. it's like and no, it's basically been decrwas in sed. it's like and no, it's basically been decrwas in 2022, 's like and no, it's basically been decrwas in 2022, doike and no, it's basically been decrwas in 2022, do we and no, it's basically been decrwas in 2022, do we remember this was in 2022, do we remember that all 43 police forces in the country promised we will investigate every burglary and take all seriously? well, at least them nothing. least attend them if nothing. yeah. and it got worse. i mean, the problem is it has got worse since that. i mean, the proportion of burglaries since they that has actually gone they said that has actually gone down. mean, than in 25 down. i mean, fewer than 1 in 25 reported burglaries are actually resulting in conviction. now it's like literally . it's like literally. >> have you ever been burgled? yeah. >> and this is the thing, right? okay. i was just going to say this, isabel. the thing with burglaries, people dismiss it too easily. it can incredibly too easily. it can be incredibly traumatising . really, really traumatising. really, really traumatic . traumatic. >> somebody in your safe space in your bedroom, rifling through your drawers , not knowing what your drawers, not knowing what they no, not feeling they look like. no, not feeling like anyone cares. >> our street last week on >> and our street last week on cctv , uh, two guys were caught cctv, uh, two guys were caught with machetes, right ? um, uh,

with machetes, right? um, uh, who were going to break in anyway, the. it didn't happen, but it spooked a lot of people. and you can see them with these big machetes. >> oh my god. >> oh my god. >> like that. but here's here's my fear. a&e. i don't have anything for anybody to steal. that's my problem. i don't keep cash. that's my problem. i don't keep cash . right. so not going cash. right. so you're not going to cash in house? we to have cash in the house? we don't jewellery. yeah right. >> that's the fear though, >> so that's the fear though, isn't it? that they'll try and then they're going to your then they're going to cut your fingers they fingers exactly your line. they want your bank. they want your bank they want bank details. they want everything yeah. this everything else. yeah. and this is thing. they're coming is the thing. they're coming heavily well. heavily prepared as well. they're to would break they're not there to would break and tvs. and steal tvs. >> but tvs too big now you can't take tv. you can't a take a tv. you can't take a painting off wall unless it's painting off a wall unless it's no got any cash. yeah, no one's got any cash. yeah, he's what? what do they steal? >> well, this is the thing. i mean, i think it's tech a lot of the time. phones the time. it's phones and laptops and like that. laptops and things like that. people's cars. people's cars. i mean grand mean, back in mean, my grand i mean, back in the this was when my the day, this was when my granddad was burgled. they not only nicked, basically they nicked right. nicked his suitcase. right.

nickedthe house. and that was within the house. and that was just all sorts of rubbish as well. they actually cooked well. but they actually cooked a meal his kitchen. oh my god . meal in his kitchen. oh my god. >> word. >> oh my word. >> oh my word. >> just. >> oh my word. >> but. >> oh my word. >> but actually that's better than what they used to do. >> they used to defecate. >> they used to defecate. >> yeah. no. absolutely oh >> oh yeah. no. absolutely oh but just my poor granddad but it was just my poor granddad when in his 70s at the when he was in his 70s at the time, lived on own. and it's time, lived on his own. and it's like he just felt he like he just felt like he couldn't go back after couldn't go back there after that. couldn't go back there after tha yeah. remember our house >> yeah. i remember our house was burgled when i was a child. we were at a swimming gala and coming just not being coming home and just not being able for months and able to sleep for months and months as months and months. just as a child thinking that someone had been into our house. it really, really been into our house. it really, reaiwell, someone that comes >> well, the someone that comes into house is in our area into the house is in our area come from ecuador and colombia and chile. >> the burglary >> oh right. and the burglary tourists into, uh, heathrow airport. >> they'd given assignments and areas. when they steal areas. they go when they steal whatever it whatever they can, they bring it back warehouse. they're back to a warehouse. they're given a certain amount of cash for their troubles. they fly back home again um, back home again and, um, and then divided amongst then the loot is divided amongst british, um , thugs or whatever. british, um, thugs or whatever. >> yeah. he's exactly the same

with a lot of the shoplifting. the really high end organised shoplifting people who fly shoplifting is by people who fly in south america or eastern in from south america or eastern europe, steal , in from south america or eastern europe, steal, dump all their stuff go. that's why stuff and go. and that's why it's very hard to it's very, very hard to prosecute because they're it's very, very hard to prosherea because they're it's very, very hard to proshere very because they're it's very, very hard to proshere very long. ause they're it's very, very hard to proshere very long. they'reay're not here very long. they're effectively goes. hertfordshire was worst , uh, police force was the worst, uh, police force for burglary arrests. only 1 in 50 reported burglary has resulted in a charge. so that's not even a conviction. that's a charge one. >> so no , no deterrent about it >> so no, no deterrent about it at all. >> so if we were to shoot them all dead, what would would that put off? do you think we put them off? do you think if we put them off? do you think if we put it'd be one less. put up, it'd be one less. >> you'd be the dock. >> but you'd be in the dock. they'd be able to charge you. >> you even injure >> well, you can't even injure them, you? you couldn't them, can you? you couldn't even. we were talking about using a rounders or using a rounders bat or a baseball defend yourself. baseball bat to defend yourself. >> one that's going to get >> the one that's going to get charged. yeah, i mean, that's the thing. >> w- e shall we talk >> craziness. um, shall we talk about hunt's, uh, about jeremy hunt's, uh, election is the election budget? andy is on the front. rattle front. well, we'll rattle through then, only to just through it then, only to just say, you know, can he turn things around for the tories? >> speaking robbing >> well, speaking of robbing you, you you, i'm going to tell you nothing life's going to nothing in your life's going to change of jeremy hunt on

wednesday. >> no, that's what i'm seriously meaning. boring why are they? why? why are even talking why? why are we even talking about it? >> he's moving. deck >> he's a bit moving. deck chairs on the titanic, isn't it? it is taking a couple of pence from pocket and putting it from one pocket and putting it in other pocket . uh, if in your other pocket. uh, if you're the you're interested in the numbers, did some numbers, i did write some numbers, i did write some numbers looking for numbers down there looking for £9 to balance this £9 billion to balance this budget, it's going to be a2p budget, and it's going to be a2p cut in national insurance, think. >> we don't know for sure. >> we don't know for sure. >> well yes. uh, and it'll >> yeah. well yes. uh, and it'll be paid this to be cut will be paid for this to be cut will be paid for this to be cut will be stealth tax rises be paid by stealth tax rises amounting up to £4 billion, along with possible plans to reduce government spending after the next election. so i mean, they're just going to put it back with stealth taxes and something else. and also euphemistically, reduced euphemistically, uh, reduced government . i mean, government spending. i mean, that's going be impacts on that's going to be impacts on the service potholes. uh, the health service potholes. uh, police , all of those whitehall police, all of those whitehall waste , too many civil servants. waste, too many civil servants. >> that's . >> that's. >> that's. >> yeah. that's the thing. >> yeah. that's the thing. >> before, haven't >> yeah. that's the thing. >> well, before, haven't >> yeah. that's the thing. >> well, we zore, haven't >> yeah. that's the thing. >> well, we have1aven't >> yeah. that's the thing. >> well, we have absolutely. and he does have a point. we do have a lot more than before the pandemic. the is on

pandemic. but the thing is on this well, isabel. okay. this one as well, isabel. okay. we've civil we've got too many civil servants lot of them are servants and a lot of them are paid a lot of money, and most of them are still working from home. all the old cliches, but we have enough of them to we don't have enough of them to actually asylum seekers actually process asylum seekers quickly. there's sort of quickly. so there's sort of something there. if something going wrong there. if we, know, don't we move we, you know, why don't we move some these excess civil some of these excess civil servants processing some of these excess civil servantsseekers, processing some of these excess civil servantsseekers, wholeising some of these excess civil servantsseekers,wholeising the asylum seekers, whole thing, the whole has gone down the whole country has gone down the tubes, whole right tubes, the whole you're right about administration in the civil about administration in the civiwe haven't got enough people >> we haven't got enough people to things make to administer things and make and things as well. and make things happen as well. i belfast last week and i was in belfast last week and i have never in my whole have never, never in my whole life seen as bad. every life seen roads as bad. every single road, every road. i'm not talking about some roads, i'm talking about some roads, i'm talking about some roads, i'm talking about country roads, city roads , lanes, motorways , city roads, lanes, motorways, everything appalling to a degree where i look and i think we used to have such good infrastructure. we really did. and i think how could that ever be put right? i don't think it can be put right. no, no. >> and obviously the impact then on cars on time and everything else . the roads this morning

else. the roads this morning were appalling on the here. were appalling on the way here. and the problem is they and the other problem is they never anyone job long never keep anyone in a job long enough fix it. are we wrong enough to fix it. are we wrong about a new education about we have a new education minister week. we have minister every week. we have a new health minister every few weeks have new it's all weeks we have a new and it's all we're going to change this. but you people in you can't even keep people in the enough to even the job long enough to even implement the. >> don't think it'll a >> i don't think it'll make a difference you change in difference who you change in government. there's all as bad as each other. but think as each other. but i do think the system is awful. not the system is awful. it is not fit for purpose. the whole parliamentary that we fit for purpose. the whole parliiis entary that we fit for purpose. the whole parliiis justry that we fit for purpose. the whole parliiis just ridiculous. hat we have is just ridiculous. it isn't. to achieve anything isn't. there to achieve anything or get anything so it's or get anything done. so it's a complete it's a complete mess andifs complete it's a complete mess and it's about time we all started standing up to politicians and saying, you're talking rubbish, you're talking absolute . absolute drivel. >> what, eamonn? >> you know what, eamonn? i thought weekend is they thought this weekend is they really, treat like really, really treat us like fools, they? they think fools, don't they? they think we're . they think we're we're idiots. they think we're going these headlines going to see all these headlines this morning and all over the weekend and go, my god, weekend and go, oh my god, that's you're going to that's amazing. you're going to give an £0.02. thank give me an extra £0.02. thank you. i'm grateful. and it you. i'm so grateful. and it won't because you won't won't happen because you won't be it's not going be around. and b it's not going

to any difference see to make any difference and see why sort all the why can't you sort all the problems out first. that's more important. know what they really >> do you know what they really want to say. >> it's quite obvious. >> and it's quite obvious. they're really trying say they're really trying to say ukraine has quite wrecked us taking all the money. yeah. and we don't want to say it, but we don't want ukraine. we don't want we don't want to want this war. we don't want to finance anymore. and finance this anymore. and there's money defence there's no money for defence because it all on because we're spending it all on ukraine. and that takes care of anything that we had for our own people. and and so, so ukraine has gone out from the news. when is the last time you saw a ukraine report on the news? it doesn't it doesn't exist anymore. and um, war is we're not we're not i mean, the idea that we're not in a position to defend the country or send out attack plans or anything else, it's just scandalous that we haven't got a defence system . haven't got a defence system. >> um, we've got two aircraft carriers . we haven't got enough carriers. we haven't got enough people to man them both. but i mean, we've got to. >> we fight trident the other day and it almost landed on top of that fired it.

of the boat that fired it. >> and then the other time we fired it accidentally towards it was but not funny. was funny, but it's not funny. >> i mean, we've got time to do a bit of care or just a bit of care is very, very important. >> but this is, i think this is unked >> but this is, i think this is linked into what we're just talking these talking about with these ridiculous about tax talking about with these ridithhe; about tax talking about with these ridithhe cash about tax talking about with these ridithhe cash for about tax talking about with these ridithhe cash for care,»ut tax talking about with these ridithhe cash for care, jobs,x cuts, the cash for care, jobs, visa scandal, undercover mal probe that, um, probe has discovered that, um, vulnerable has been vulnerable carers and has been looked unqualified looked after by unqualified migrants because they're being charged given visas charged to be given visas £20,000 by common to come over here and work. >> got no qualifications >> they've got no qualifications whatsoever working whatsoever and they're working caring for vulnerable people in care homes and in their in, in, in care homes , in their own in care homes, in their own homes. and it's just absolutely appalling vacancies and adult care, um, are a record high. and the number of foreign workers given permission to come over is also record but a lot also at a record high. but a lot of them are paying these con men and they're being ripped off themselves, but they have no qualification. this is no value placed on the job. >> it be. >> it should be. >> it should be. >> well, exactly. eamonn rather than me sorts of than promise me all sorts of airy stuff tax cuts, airy fairy stuff about tax cuts, concentrate treat people who concentrate and treat people who work homes and who are

work in care homes and who are working carers properly. pay working as carers properly. pay them they're worth . treat them what they're worth. treat it proper job. them what they're worth. treat it it proper job. them what they're worth. treat it it is proper job. them what they're worth. treat it it is absolutely>b. them what they're worth. treat it it is absolutely agree with >> it is absolutely agree with you dawn, but it'll not happen. >> it's not a priority at >> yeah, it's not a priority at all this government or any other. >> it really should be eamonn. it's such important job. it's such an important job. >> relaxed the rules in >> so we relaxed the rules in 2020 to basically allow a migrant to come in if they do a care job, because we need carers and these carers are now there are these link men, these con men. >> one of them was a baptist minister who was charging carers . yes, nine grand. and he said i'll arrange you a little care job. so you can stay in the country. the agent. yeah he's almost up. one of these people traffickers nine grand. traffickers almost nine grand. another was charged 20,000 another one was charged 20,000 and it's not unusual and they said, it's not unusual to see these carers arrive with or who haven't even or fake carers who haven't even got qualifications. some of them with holdalls for cash, you with holdalls for cash, give you the they're then the job and then they're then let a care home. let loose in a care home. they're the people that should be charged in court. >> but a fascinating thing again in weekend. so in belfast over the weekend. so i socialised with a number i i'm socialised with a number of people and i say, well where

we for lunch, go here, why we go for lunch, we go here, why don't go there? and 17 hotels don't we go there? and 17 hotels in belfast, 71 places where you would go for, for a lunch or a dinner or whatever, whatever it happens to be, um, all bought up to house migrants, migrants , 17 to house migrants, migrants, 17 hold, 717 i'm not, i'm not talking they're not they don't hold 400 anything they may have, you know , 40 rooms associated you know, 40 rooms associated with them or whatever, but 17 of them disappeared who were part of all our lives growing up, you know, that they were just, you know, that they were just, you know, part of the whole society . know, part of the whole society. they're gone 17 gone. and because there was no government supervising anything, all of this is allowed to happen over the last, over the last three years as well. 17 hotels taken out of commission and given. so you can't get any rooms in these hotels, they're all just completely you've got, okay. you've got big ones in the city centre or whatever. but but road houses things gone. all houses and things all gone. all gone. absolutely incredible. >> and i bet the people that

worked have lost their worked in them have lost their jobs because don't jobs as well, because you don't need people. but but the need as many people. but but the thing haaland my normal thing is, to haaland my normal talk this, everybody talks talk about this, everybody talks about what's going on in england. >> migrant situation in >> the migrant situation in ireland, southern ireland. right. they all come in there. there's riots and fights and everything there, which no one's really talking about. then really talking about. and then what they they can go what do they do? they can go north. they can cross the border. cross the border. and when they cross the border, can get to belfast border, they can get to belfast and go to scotland, or and they can go to scotland, or they go to liverpool or they can go to liverpool or whatever. just come whatever. so they just come right the nothing's right into the uk and nothing's happening we've got happening about it. so we've got priti patel after uh eight, she's 8:00 this morning and she's 8:00 this morning and she's a former home secretary. so we'll be saying to her, what would you do now? it's easy to talk when you're you're talk tough when you're you're not in government itself. but priti patel always talk priti patel always did talk tough this. and not a lot tough about this. and not a lot of people liked but i just of people liked it. but i just want know dawn, people want to know dawn, the people who country, what do who run this country, what do they for it? i tell you they want for it? i tell you what, would do straight away. what, i would do straight away. i'd graphite . i would i'd get rid of graphite. i would get rid of, um, litter and i don't care what anybody says, because if your place looks

well, you've probably feel quite well, you've probably feel quite well within it, of course, but graffiti and litter around this country is disgusting. around the whole worse than ever. >> the list innovation i every motorway . i >> the list innovation i every motorway. i mean, >> the list innovation i every motorway . i mean, you've talked motorway. i mean, you've talked about motorway litter for a long time, but honestly, i get to the point now where i want to stop the car and i want to get out and up, and i think, and pick stuff up, and i think, yeah, no, absolutely. and pick stuff up, and i think, yaneah. absolutely. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> but why are they not litter picking? and talked about picking? and we've talked about this we're a bit this before. gosh we're on a bit of rant we can talk to of a rant now. we can talk to priti patel about the burglary story. but i also absolutely maintain there are perfectly fit and and able bodied and healthy and able bodied people who people within our prisons who would to have of. would do well to have a bit of. yeah, yeah, and human rights get to it's everybody's to picking it's everybody's a winner i don't winner in that scenario. i don't understand it. >> get money and >> if i could get money and here's, here's, here's what litter of plastic litter consists of plastic lucozade ribena bottles lucozade and ribena bottles coffee mugs from every coffee cups and mugs from every outlet that that there is k fc mcdonald's . mcdonald's. >> you just you just you a motorway milk bottles. >> um when they're not bottles,

they're plastic . and you look at they're plastic. and you look at a slip road on a motorway, you come off the slip road, the getting ready to go on the roundabout. whatever. i just looked down at. absolutely up to your and the stuff the your knees and the stuff the people who do it are disgusting. yeah. >> there should be tougher. tougher charges for those people. end on a high people. should we end on a high on this is a on this note, dawn, this is a story. page three of the mail over 80s are still happy in the bedroom. wink wink, nudge nudge . bedroom. wink wink, nudge nudge. >> you went to this story, isabel. god, we need cheering up. it's a monday morning, and this survey. ironically this is a survey. ironically done by a care home organisation . oh, gosh, i know. yeah. and it's many of the uk's over 80s. um, agree with 81 year old president biden who came out recently and said sex was very, very important. still, seb gorka along marriage. um, and 1 in 7, that's 14% of those aged 80 to 84 are still sexually active, according to the survey. and for those in their 70s, the figure is 1 in 5. so those in their 70s, the figure is1 in 5. so lots those in their 70s, the figure is 1 in 5. so lots of grown up cuddles going on for our older

generation . generation. >> harder to find romance in your 40s? >> yes, it is in your 70s. >> oh, and i think good luck to every one of them who have absolutely company. and um , and absolutely company. and um, and feel that this is the case, that they're not dead and gone. >> as always, the younger generation are going, ooh, well, of course you're not. >> we can all really see the thought that someone over 40 having horrifying now having sex. no. horrifying now i'm 40. yeah i realise that i'm over 40. yeah i realise that young people aren't having any sex, but older people are. >> i think it's the older people have got more time. >> they're having more sex than us. >> us >> yes. mhm. well everybody's having more yeah. having more sex. yeah. >> let's not go there dawn >> well let's not go there dawn andy we'll see andy appreciate it. we'll see more just after 7:30. more from you just after 7:30. but now we've been talking but for now we've been talking about things there today. about a few things there today. >> so let us know gb views at gb news.com . good morning . greg. news.com. good morning. greg. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello there. i'm greg

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gb news. >> good morning. it's 7:00. it's monday, the 4th of march. you're tuned into breakfast with eamonn and isabel >> what are you tuned in today? >> what are you tuned in today? >> let us what you're up >> let us know what you're up to. we'd be delighted to hear. here we at the start the here we are at the start of the week and are the headlines. week and here are the headlines. >> the budget countdown on >> the budget countdown is on and of economic and a swathe of economic sweeteners being detailed sweeteners are being detailed today. will it be enough to

today. but will it be enough to win an election ? win an election? >> we'll be speaking to the former home secretary, priti patel. >> she's going to here an >> she's going to be here in an hours >> she's going to be here in an hour's time, in the studio . hour's time, live in the studio. kevin the immense scale of suffering in gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire . for an immediate ceasefire. for despite early promises, ceasefire, negotiate between israel and hamas are in jeopardy as the two sides fail to reach a truce and looking ahead to the next hour of the programme, with the chancellor set to launch a raid on second home owners , raid on second home owners, we're asking whether owning a second home is selfish . is it second home is selfish. is it aspirational ? is it something aspirational? is it something you want to aspire to? let us know your views and it's national butcher's week , so national butcher's week, so we'll be debating whether or not meat eaters should be feeling guilty . why, oh why not? we're guilty. why, oh why not? we're guilty. why, oh why not? we're guilty of everything . guilty of everything. >> here comes the sport meat.

the problem at red bull seems to be between christian horner the problem at red bull seems to be between christian homer and max verstappen's dad, joss. uh, bottom team sheffield united play bottom team sheffield united play arsenal tonight. who scored 15 goals in the last three premier league games. so say a prayer for them and there's a new ball in snooker that's a cold, frosty , foggy start in cold, frosty, foggy start in places this morning . places this morning. >> but we do have further wet and windy weather moving in from the west. find out all the details coming up soon . details coming up soon. on. >> so here we are, the spring budget countdown has begun and on wednesday the chancellor, jeremy hunt , on wednesday the chancellor, jeremy hunt, will on wednesday the chancellor, jeremy hunt , will outline the jeremy hunt, will outline the government's economic agenda and what hunt should do is raise the tax threshold, says keith . tax threshold, says keith. >> this was frozen by sunak and is due to be frozen until 2028. it has been the most appalling stealth tax of all. scrapping it would benefit everyone, especially the low paid . uh, especially the low paid. uh, archie says. why doesn't he just

raise the personal allowance to £20,000? i'm a pensioner. i'm now getting near the 12,500 pound market of nothing is done. i could see me having to pay tax on my pension very , very, very sooi'i. 500“. >> soon. >> lots of people drawing links as well to the immigration crisis . um, as well to the immigration crisis. um, john saying the budget will not save the conservatives. give us a shilling back here and take one and six back there. nothing can save conservatives out of save the conservatives out of control. it control. immigration will it sunk? rishi and archie? um, also talking about personal allowances . um. oh, no. sorry. allowances. um. oh, no. sorry. it was glen. i wanted to read out. yeah, it's a good budget to stop the boats and save 15 million a day. so there we go. lots people it to all lots of people linking it to all a pretty patel question. >> camilla tominey yesterday interview, this interview, jeremy hunt. this is what say. what he had to say. >> likely be the last budget >> likely to be the last budget before the general election . um, before the general election. um, but british people are very smart. they reckon unwise gimmicks. um, they don't want any tricks. what they will get on wednesday is a prudent and responsible plan. oh god.

>> why don't we all just go to sleep now? they don't want any gimmicks. they don't want any. oh, for goodness sake. despite remaining about what's set remaining coy about what's set to has hinted, to be announced, he has hinted, though, at tax cuts. >> well , joining us now is the >> well, joining us now is the diary editor of the spectator, james heale. and we should sort of point out we keep talking about have priti about the fact we have priti patel in an hour, but she's patel on in an hour, but she's one of these people and the right party who really, right of the party who really, really, really wants the chancellor deliver tax chancellor to deliver on tax cuts. and there is a lot of noise coming from wing, noise coming from that wing, isn't they be isn't there? will they be disappointed wednesday? disappointed on wednesday? i suspect, the of mood suspect, given the kind of mood music yesterday, they music we got yesterday, they will, suspect so. will, i suspect so. >> equally , jeremy >> but equally, jeremy hunt has been assiduous trying been really assiduous in trying to talk to all the mps across the whole party, including members conservative members of the conservative growth people priti growth group, people like priti patel, pretty patel, who are pretty thatcherite views, to thatcherite in their views, to try sure they're on try and make sure they're on board stress the board and try and stress the kind treasury arguments he's kind of treasury arguments he's heanng kind of treasury arguments he's hearing the of fiscal hearing about the lack of fiscal headroom, lack of manoeuvre headroom, the lack of manoeuvre headroom, the lack of manoeuvre he and it be the he has, and so it won't be the kind of great nigel lawson tax cutting everyone cutting budget that everyone would to be. um, they would like it to be. um, they just there's sort of

just think there's a sort of a sort of premium in the economic prudence, the prudence, and therefore the voters when it voters will reward that when it comes the despatch box. comes to the despatch box. >> so, james, what are you saying? >> are you saying he is pleasing the banks, for instance, on this one? england and one? and the bank of england and the and the monetary the overlord and the monetary fund around the world, because there is nothing when he talks about the british, aren't stupid. they can smell a gimmick. people want gimmicks. he want a gimmick. going he should want a gimmick. going into an election which it looks like he's going to lose . like he's going to lose. >> yeah, i think even houdini would struggle himself would struggle to get himself out you can have out of this one. you can have all the magic tricks in the world, etc. but the fact is, with 20 point deficit, it's with the 20 point deficit, it's going to be very, very difficult. and given the way the economy you can see economy is going and you can see that endless focus groups and that in endless focus groups and polls, don't feel polls, etc, people don't feel things going great. what things are going great. what i would is there's some would say is there's some interesting today by interesting polling out today by savanta, even savanta, which shows that even after sort five after the past sort of five years, all the ups and downs, the labour are still behind the conservatives on economic competence and management. so i think of hope think that's the kind of hope that conservatives that the conservatives are hoping in they

hoping to play in for. they said, as jeremy hunt was saying, that if he went out there and announced, know, the announced, you know, the abolition tax, abolition of income tax, something would something people would immediately something people would immed course, would not and of course, it would not actually any kind actually translate into any kind of poll gain. so i think that it's going be a matter it's going to be a matter of small hopefully trying small measures. hopefully trying to make it a bit more competitive exploit labour's competitive and exploit labour's weaknesses the 28 weaknesses on things like the 28 billion spending billion green new deal spending round on the fact that would round on the fact that you would say very much been say that they've very much been trying to the likes of trying to talk to the likes of priti conservative priti patel, the conservative growth group, trying to keep them what will be them on board with what will be a offering. a disappointing offering. >> he's tried to >> on wednesday. he's tried to explain to them, hasn't he, that the reduced how much the obr have reduced how much they've got to play with? well, they've got to play with? well, the conservative group the conservative growth group and other members of the right of party say, why do and other members of the right of trust rty say, why do and other members of the right of trust the say, why do and other members of the right of trust the obr? y, why do and other members of the right of trust the obr? theyy do and other members of the right of trust the obr? they get you trust the obr? they get their forecasts all their forecasts wrong all the time. a minute they gave you time. a minute ago they gave you 30 fiscal headroom. 30 million fiscal headroom. now it's half why it's less than half that. why are basing entire are you basing your entire budget that is so budget on something that is so flat key? >> well, the simple answer to that that weak that is that they're weak and they're politically, um, dependent on the obrs budget forecasts. mean, could dependent on the obrs budget forec.ats. mean, could dependent on the obrs budget forec.a wholeean, could dependent on the obrs budget forec.a whole big could dependent on the obrs budget forec.a whole big debate uld dependent on the obrs budget forec.a whole big debate around have a whole big debate around the obr, and people like liz truss simon clarke to truss and simon clarke would to love have debate. fact love have that debate. the fact is, sunak and is, 18 months ago, sunak and hunt on the premise of

hunt came in on the premise of obeying the obr and listening to what say. and the what the obr had to say. and the fact obr does it in fact is the obr does base it in try base. it in economic try and base. it in economic modelling reality. try and base. it in economic mthe.ling reality. try and base. it in economic mthe conservatives reality. try and base. it in economic mthe conservatives the reality. if the conservatives the response built response to that is built a better economy. over the past 14 years, they wouldn't have to be so the years, they wouldn't have to be so and the years, they wouldn't have to be so and now the years, they wouldn't have to be so and now matter the years, they wouldn't have to be so and now matter of; obr. and it's now a matter of just trying to deal with what they in terms getting they have in terms of getting away high spending, away from that high spending, high that we had high tax model that we had dunng high tax model that we had during it's it can during covid and it's it can be a little late . a little bit too late. >> um, should we talk about george um, george galloway? yeah. um, quite apart news, apart from budget news, obviously had the shock, um, obviously we had the shock, um, rochdale by—election last week. and then the resulting speech , and then the resulting speech, which slightly strange speech from the minister on the from the prime minister on the steps street, which steps of downing street, which a lot people was going lot of people thought was going to announce an election. but what make of that? and to announce an election. but wha know make of that? and to announce an election. but wha know what'se of that? and to announce an election. but wha know what's happeningknd to announce an election. but wha know what's happening today you know what's happening today in relation to george? >> thought was an >> well, i thought it was an interesting attempt try interesting attempt to try and bnng interesting attempt to try and bring of the his bring in some of the from his own back story and all of this, you know, the british you know, the first british asian minister, asian prime minister, he feels able some of these able to talk about some of these issues terms of not being issues in terms of not being perhaps squeamish some perhaps as squeamish as some in his he was his party might be. he was trying to sort of use moderate his language, also his language, but also acknowledge the threat that a lot is going on

lot of people feel is going on in right now in terms of in britain right now in terms of the and the threat to protest and democracy, terms of democracy, etc. in terms of today, to see today, we're expecting to see george galloway sworn in around 230 is a 230 this afternoon. is he a threat and democracy? threat to process and democracy? um, i wouldn't i wouldn't say that. i thought it was that. i mean, i thought it was interesting terms interesting timing in terms of, you but i you know, response. but i do think are questions about think there are questions about some of the tactics used in that campaign week. sure campaign last week. and i'm sure that of mps that coming on the back of mps security it's security concerns, etc, it's going a theme. see more going to be a theme. we see more of coming weeks. but gay of in the coming weeks. but gay galloway have a meeting galloway will have a meeting this speaker, this morning with the speaker, discuss etc. and discuss his own office, etc. and things like that, and we might see press conference featuring things like that, and we might see galloway onference featuring things like that, and we might see galloway onfer> it's really >> i think it's really refreshing summer son refreshing to see a summer son who is as off the wall as george galloway, a very , very galloway, a very, very intelligent man. whether you agree with his politics or not. and can the house handle him? do they know how to handle him? >> well ? well, we've never seen >> well? well, we've never seen george galloway in the social media age before, and so you can instantly see those speeches. eamonn go viral. know, eamonn will go viral. you know, the things will the things he'll say will probably tiktok and probably go on tiktok and instagram, terms how

instagram, etc. in terms of how the will it. he the house will handle it. he is just in 650 he does just one man in 650 now. he does fill a gap. you know, there's a bit of a vacuum right now for someone who's a bit more charismatic left, charismatic on the left, i'd say, clearly who can say, um, clearly someone who can wedge conservatism with wedge social conservatism with a kind populist view kind of more populist view on foreign . and that foreign policy. and i think that he thorn in the side he will be a thorn in the side of keir starmer. equally think of keir starmer. equally i think labour not to take labour are right not to take their the and their eye off the ball and continue on the continue to focus on the conservatives. so think conservatives. so i think although concerns although there are some concerns in they in labour this weekend, they haven't been necessarily panicking, the panicking, which probably the right galloway's election. >> galloway and the >> the george galloway and the social did you social media era. did you see him viral for him going viral last week for shania twain? he don't shania twain? lyrics? he don't impress . talking about impress me much. talking about rishi sunak. it did make me laugh. aside from laugh. um, quite aside from anything else, thanks much anything else, thanks very much james for bringing us up james heale for bringing us up to on all the politics to date on all the politics today. it. to date on all the politics tod on it. to date on all the politics tod on the it. to date on all the politics tod on the international front >> on the international front and israel—gaza ceasefire is in jeopardy after a weekend of talks in egypt and qatar. well, despite israel provisionally agreeing to a six week pause, hamas are yet to agree to their terms, which has led to israel boycotting the talks on sunday in cairo. >> well ,

in cairo. >> well, you're not going to hear her most forceful comments yet. >> you don't hear much from us vice president kamala harris, but she's issued her plea as her own plea for a ceasefire. even the immense scale of suffering in gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire . immediate ceasefire. >> for at least the next six weeks, which is what is currently on the table , this currently on the table, this will get the hostage out and get a significant amount of aid in. this would allow us to build something more enduring to ensure israel is secure and to respect the right of the palestinian people to dignity, freedom and self—determination . freedom and self—determination. >> let's get analysis on that now. the evening standard's defence editor, robert fox .

defence editor, robert fox. robert, what's she saying on behalf of the us government ? i behalf of the us government? i think the us government has shifted eamonn as you have spotted, because she said straight out, there's got to be a ceasefire now. >> it's very interesting that the biden harris and this is harris really coming to the fore. she has a foreign affairs responsible committee. not that you'd have seen it that much because it's been run by sullivan, the national security adviser, and tony blinken, the secretary of state. but it's now harris saying a ceasefire now . harris saying a ceasefire now. and it's a message to netanyahu. and it's a message to netanyahu. and it's a it's a message to the hamas management, and it's a it's a message to the hamas management , the hamas hamas management, the hamas management in qatar , the management in qatar, the political management and the command in gaza itself. i think, uh , the protest by loyal uh, the protest by loyal democrat voters in the michigan primary was a shock. there was a

substantial minority that said, look, we don't care for the way that you have been running your policy on israel, gaza . and it policy on israel, gaza. and it was a slap in the face, uh, for, uh, for biden . and i think it's uh, for biden. and i think it's that primarily that's got them to move and it isn't just, uh, kamala harris's statement in alabama yesterday, uh, that it's the foreground. the background is extremely interesting . is extremely interesting. >> where does this leave the ceasefire, robert? i mean, last week we saw joe biden licking an ice cream and giving an impromptu to sort of forecast that by monday , you know, all that by monday, you know, all guns would be laid down. and here we are , no closer. it here we are, no closer. it feels, you know , what's gone feels, you know, what's gone wrong. and is there any hope of peace , however, um, short period peace, however, um, short period of time that might for. be >> well, this is my comment and analysis. it's the politics of benjamin netanyahu. on the one hand, and the politics of the

real hamas hardliners who seem to have little interest in, uh, peace and humanitarian aid over much to the palestinian people . much to the palestinian people. and as i said, the background is that harris and sullivan saw benny gantz over the weekend in washington. they are not seeing netanyahu. they're seeing a deputy in the coalition government , former leader of the government, former leader of the opposition, former commander of the idf, who is regarded as reasonable . that's the message. reasonable. that's the message. by seeing him, they're saying they regard netanyahu as unreasonable things are moving. probably too late because what they have got to do is that they've got to get some hold on. netanyahu nato yahoo has cancelled on promising initiatives quite a few times now as indeed we've had the political game, which is quite obscure at times between their different centres of power and centres of influence of the hamas command . okay robert,

hamas command. okay robert, we'll leave it there. >> thanks very much. keep us updated. if there is any big developments . and as say, developments. and as i say, we're all eyes on that situation at the moment. things looking rather tense. appreciate it. robert fox from the evening standard, police task standard, a new police task force has been set up by forces from the south—east of england to stop rural criminals stealing millions of pounds worth of farm equipment . equipment. >> we go to our south east, reporter ray addison, because he went for a ride along the thames valley as police checked suspicious vehicles . suspicious vehicles. >> yeah, so it's this one just up here on the on the left. it's a large excavator, which , a large excavator, which, despite its size , do get stolen despite its size, do get stolen quite regularly. pcs, urine and little are on the hunt for countryside offenders patrolling the a34 near abingdon. >> they've noticed a suspicious vehicle carrying plant machinery spotting it on the a34, especially heading southbound. >> it could be heading towards the port. um and being exported

abroad , and the driver is abroad, and the driver is flagged down and escorted to the nearest waste station for checks . let me just check to see which bay we're going to go into, because a bit globsec anything i can make sure, let know. can do, make sure, let me know. >> jack has been hauling plant and machinery for five and farm machinery for five years, this is the years, but he says this is the first he's ever been pulled first time he's ever been pulled over. >> oven >> the thing is, truck drivers a lot kept the dark. so lot often kept in the dark. so that if that was stolen, that say, if that was stolen, granted, not. but if it granted, it's not. but if it was, i would never have known, would i? >> as far as you're aware, it's all as far as i'm aware, it's all as far as i'm aware, it's all good. >> i've got a spare. >> i've got a spare. >> i've got more there. but >> i've got more in there. but jack's just the latest driver to be the new be stopped under the new southeast against southeast partnership against rural it aims create rural crime. it aims to create a hostile environment for criminal gangs that target and exploit isolated communities. matthew barber is thames valley police and crime commissioner. >> we do see significant levels of violence, but also significant threats of violence, and we're often talking about people who maybe perhaps people who maybe are perhaps living communities , living in isolated communities, and be really terrifying

and it can be really terrifying to have several people turn up on your property late at night under cover of darkness, with weapons , uh, masked, you know, weapons, uh, masked, you know, making making really serious threats. is a this is not threats. this is a this is not some trivial issue. we're talking about people's lives and livelihoods . and so it's clean livelihoods. and so it's clean dorms there. livelihoods. and so it's clean dorso there. livelihoods. and so it's clean dorso police 'e. livelihoods. and so it's clean dorso police inspector stuart >> so police inspector stuart hutchings runs the task force. >> says there's a worldwide >> he says there's a worldwide market for this equipment. >> understand the value >> we all understand the value of a bmw of an audi , but of a bmw of an audi, but actually the value of a tractor may be two if not three times the amount. and we have to understand as well the things we're looking at may have been stolen the stolen from all over the country, massive country, over a massive time scale, machinery can be scale, stolen machinery can be smuggled out of the country and as far away as the united states right due to the war, right now due to the war, there's huge demand in ukraine. >> but checking this kind of kit requires specialised training. as pc little explains , means as pc little explains, means we're starting to get to know what these machines should have, where all markings should be. >> so $- & getting more >> so we're getting more confident checking confident in checking it. so we're trying push we're just trying to push that in terms of this machine in

particular. so it's got the data tag we can tag triangle on the side. we can check instantly the check that instantly at the roadside phone. i've roadside on our phone. so i've checked that it matches the plate that's side plates plate that's on the side plates not been tampered with. and it's all company all registered to the company that's all registered to the company tha as far as you're aware, it >> as far as you're aware, it should be registered to itachi. itachiin should be registered to itachi. itachi in us and you know offences found today and offences were found today and that's jack who that's good news for jack who after delay, can finally that's good news for jack who after on delay, can finally that's good news for jack who after on with delay, can finally that's good news for jack who after on with his|y, can finally that's good news for jack who after on with his journey.nally carry on with his journey. >> issues whatsoever. >> no issues whatsoever. >> no issues whatsoever. >> can, go and >> so they can, um, go and hopefully find someone hopefully try and find someone that something wrong. that is doing something wrong. >> crackdowns >> but with crackdowns taking place across southeast, he place across the southeast, he can expect to be pulled over a lot more frequently in the future. ray addison gb news me the crime story's never ending. >> this one. just a reminder we have priti patel coming on just after 8:00. former home secretary lots to talk to her about. secretary lots to talk to her about . not least that story we about. not least that story we were just hearing there and things you have to talk to her about. >> um, what would she do if she got a cabinet post again? um does she think the conservatives have won the election? will she be a leadership candidate in the

future? let us know other stories coming into the newsroom . here's what we've got for you. the seven year old girl has died after a migrant boat, uh, carrying 16 people, ten of whom were children, capsized in northern france. she'd been travelling pregnant travelling with her pregnant mother, father and three siblings. >> the boat into difficulty >> the boat got into difficulty off the coast dunkirk in an off the coast of dunkirk in an attempt to cross the english channelin attempt to cross the english channel in the early hours of sunday, former un ambassador nikki haley has defeated former president donald trump in the republican primary in washington. >> overnight remarks her first victory over trump in the 2024 campaign. and according to her team, the first woman to win a republican primary in american history. however, she still faces almost impossible odds to defeat trump as he leads on delegate counts and the chocolate maker cadbury is marking 200 years in the business with a recreation of the first shop using just chocolate . chocolate. >> the piece uses more than 600 dairy milk bars and took makers

five days to create . so you can five days to create. so you can eat the shop could eat the shop. >> would you dip it in tea or what would you do? >> break it up? make it into a cake?i >> break it up? make it into a cake? i don't know, but um, cadbury's is one those much cadbury's is one of those much loved brands, isn't it? what would we do with it? >> until the americans bought it? >> yeah, that's all true. >> yeah, that's all true. >> but funny sugary. were >> but funny sugary. we were talking favourite talking about, uh, favourite type easter eggs earlier. did type of easter eggs earlier. did anybody anything in? type of easter eggs earlier. did anyaidy anything in? type of easter eggs earlier. did anya few, nything in? type of easter eggs earlier. did anya few, not|ing in? type of easter eggs earlier. did anya few, not any in? type of easter eggs earlier. did anya few, not any to in? type of easter eggs earlier. did anya few, not any to hand’ type of easter eggs earlier. did anya few, not any to hand at the >> a few, not any to hand at the moment, but yeah, lots of you sharing our enthusiasm for , uh, sharing our enthusiasm for, uh, for chocolate. uh creme eggs was your favourite this morning . your favourite this morning. >> too rich for me. too rich ? >> too rich for me. too rich? >> no, no no no fudge. fudge was. oh, yeah. >> the fudge finger. >> the fudge finger. >> i like fudge milk tray. overall, in its day, when chocolate was thick and chocolates were plentiful. now you get sort of little you just get this sort of little bag of three sweets in it, and whatever nonsense. anyway today the weather situation , um, bit

the weather situation, um, bit of a mixed bag over the weekend, wasn't it? let's go to greg dewhurst . dewhurst. >> hello there. i'm greg dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather. we've got some frost around this morning, some dense fog patches to leading to some tricky travelling conditions , and then travelling conditions, and then all eyes on the west as the next weather system moves in. this morning though , plenty of morning though, plenty of sunshine across uk away from sunshine across the uk away from the cold start to the the southwest. cold start to the day. weather slowly day. this weather front slowly pushing north eastwards pushing north and eastwards through , coming into through the day, coming into parts southwest england , parts of southwest england, wales then northern ireland wales and then northern ireland for the afternoon. some of the rain could heavy times, rain could be heavy at times, the picking up here too, rain could be heavy at times, the elsewhere ing up here too, rain could be heavy at times, the elsewhere staying1ere too, rain could be heavy at times, the elsewhere staying dry too, rain could be heavy at times, the elsewhere staying dry .00, but elsewhere staying dry. plenty of sunny spells though the sunshine turning across the sunshine turning hazy across eastern england by the afternoon and temperatures well double figures for the vast majority , figures for the vast majority, feeling a little warmer than the weekend into this evening time, this band of rain continues to push north and eastwards across the country , though it starts to the country, though it starts to weaken, slows across weaken, slows down across eastern parts england, eastern parts of england, eastern parts of england, eastern scotland here giving a

grey with outbreaks of grey night with outbreaks of light and drizzle further light rain and drizzle further west. some clear spells but blustery showers quickly following on behind temperatures, staying above freezing for everyone, with generally more around. so generally more cloud around. so a great start across eastern areas tuesday morning. areas on tuesday morning. brighter further west but blustery showers quickly moving their way eastwards, but the east should start to brighten up as we move through the morning into as that into the afternoon. as that weather system moves out the way a showers starting to bubble a few showers starting to bubble up temperatures rise and up as the temperatures rise and again for most of us, getting into double figures by the afternoon. see you again soon. >> thank you greg, you could win the spring essential . this is the spring essential. this is our latest great british giveaway and things have changed because, um, you'll get a garden gadget package, a shopping spree, and £12,345 in cash . one, spree, and £12,345 in cash. one, two, three, four five and here are all the details of how you can take part . can take part. >> we have a ton of top prizes

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good luck garden gadgets that would be right up your street . would be right up your street. >> right up my street. yeah, although my gadgets just stretch to neil pad to kneel on. to a neil pad to kneel on. nothing too technical . nothing too technical. >> all well kneeling. >> all well kneeling. >> you got get that bit >> you got to get that bit right. absolutely. right. yeah, absolutely. >> suffers >> yeah. your back suffers no end. anyway, if you're end. but anyway, if you're interested in gardening or not, you've enough money there you've got enough money there to spend whatever is you spend it on whatever it is you fancy. and as phil attests there, his own there, he's funding his own wedding. he based what he wedding. yes he based on what he won last time round. so get involved . involved. >> well, enough of the feel good factor here again. we're going to make you guilty. do you to make you feel guilty. do you feel guilty as a meat eater ? feel guilty as a meat eater? we've got to find something every day make feel every day to make you feel guilty right . because guilty about right. because apparently don't, you apparently if you don't, you shoot . shoot. >> okay, well, yeah, it's national week, so national butchers week, so maybe we supporting our we should be supporting our butchers keeping butchers and going and keeping our butchers in business. or maybe feel guilty about it. let us know you stand and us know where you stand and we'll be debating it right after

>> now this week is national butcher's week, national

butchers week is. do you have a good butcher? do you know a really good butcher next to our farm shop? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> that's m >> yeah. >> that's be able to >> that's nice to be able to celebrate that. it is a celebration skill, celebration of skill, of craftsmanship these these craftsmanship of these these people do. and what they have to do. you see, i think most of us just think, uh, or pork just think, uh, bacon or pork chops whatever it is, come in chops or whatever it is, come in a packet from the supermarket. no one ever how they get no one ever thinks how they get there anything else like there or anything else like that, has be done. that, and what has to be done. but environmental and but a new environmental and social pressure has seen more and more people getting rid of meat, and they don't bother. meat hasn't hit my house, but apparently it's quite common. >> so today we're asking whether meat eaters should feel guilty. joy >> that is now to debate. this is peta senior communications manager. there's jennifer white and we have the butcher shop owner , jamie cooper. owner, jamie cooper. >> a good morning to you both. um, this is an interesting one because even if people do decide, jamie, uh, for environmental reasons, whatever, to do to shun meat on a monday,

say, meat free mondays, perhaps they should be eating less. supermarket bought meat and more from their local butcher. if anything . definitely keeping it anything. definitely keeping it local is always going to be better for any business. >> not only butchers, but you know , fruit and veg shops to know, fruit and veg shops to anything independent. we always support independent. >> yeah. and what have you had to do today, jamie? what, what, what's involved in the job. so far today that we, the public wouldn't know about . wouldn't know about. >> well behind me is, um, a big team of 20 staff in our industry in our business and our independent butcher shop where the part of the job is getting up early. very early. we're early birds . up early. very early. we're early birds. um, the early bird catches the worm. not not just because of the prep work. there's a lot of preparation , there's a lot of preparation, love and attention and care goes into this business for our customers. and the, the, the business that we're in, the

appreciation of the meat being independent as we are always saying , independent because as saying, independent because as you said, you know, supermarkets have a big toll on what's happening in the meat industry and why it's going the way we don't like to see it happen, which is mass production injected and everything wrong with what we don't want to happen. with what we don't want to happen . but it's it is happening i >> -- >> well, listening to all of thatis >> well, listening to all of that is jennifer white. i mean, do you accept that that perhaps if people are trying to think a bit more about what the effect of mass produced meat, whether that's cruelty to animals or whether that's over farming land or the impact on the environment, perhaps saying feeling guilty about eating meat is not the way to go. perhaps you make more ethical decisions and you go local and you go to your local butcher. might cost your local butcher. might cost you but by sort of you a bit more, but by sort of shaming everybody, that shaming everybody, is that really solution then? really the solution then? >> look, anyone who feels

>> well, look, anyone who feels ashamed or uncomfortable after learning where that steak or sausage comes from really needs to think about why that is and what those feelings mean. and i imagine it's because people are realising that meat isn't just something to throw down on a plate time. know, plate at meal time. you know, this flesh of a living, this is the flesh of a living, thinking, being who can feel pain in the exact same way as we can, and who certainly did not want to be turned into want to die to be turned into a sandwich or a burger. so sandwich filler or a burger. so anyone who has those feelings of guilt, please put them into action and go vegan today. it has honestly never been easier to pick the vegan option, which has all of the taste and none of the cruelty as the meat counterpart. >> but jennifer , um, the man >> but jennifer, um, the man beside you there , jamie, or the beside you there, jamie, or the man you can see on your screen. that means the end of his living and living that's been in his family for a long time. and living that's been in his family for a longtime. how do family for a long time. how do you reconcile that? how do you then have a conversation with this guy and say, i'm sure you're a very nice man, but i don't want you in business?

>> well , of course, you know, >> well, of course, you know, this isn't going to happen overnight, but if you look at history and society and how it's evolved, businesses are always changing and savvy businesses are growing with the times they're seeing that consumer demand vegan food and they demand for vegan food and they are adding vegan, you know , are adding vegan, you know, vegan lines their businesses vegan lines to their businesses in order to, you know, to stay relevant. so that's absolutely something could take something that jamie could take on why don't you offer on board. why don't you offer some vegan sausages for your customers instead? ed? >> so yes, everything >> so i have so yes, everything you're saying. i understand now , you're saying. i understand now, research and everything that you've said. it's coming on board. i beg to differ. researchers and statistics and everything that i've researched in in the past two years, especially vegan food restaurants, vegan takeaways , restaurants, vegan takeaways, things getting taken off the shelves now because of the ultra processed stuff that you shouldn't be putting in your bodies, that people aren't supporting. more people are supporting. more people are supporting meat now because there's a lot of especially because of social media. there's

a lot of people actually telling the truth. scientific facts about what your body needs and why there are problems in people's bodies going down the lines of ultra processed , sugary lines of ultra processed, sugary rubbish that the supermarket provide. now, can . i industries provide. now, can. i industries £10 billion a year in the uk , £10 billion a year in the uk, £10 billion a year in the uk, £10 billion a year in the uk, £10 billion meat industry compared to the £1 billion vegan meat industry . and it's not meat industry. and it's not getting any better. there's more people, our company, our not just our company, the meat industry is growing more . industry is growing more. >> let's hear from jennifer nye, jamie, let's hear from jennifer. >> the world health organisation has classed processed red meat as a class one carcinogen. this means that it has the same cancer causing properties as asbestos and smoking red meat is also filled with cholesterol and also filled with cholesterol and a host of other things that we just do not want to be putting into our bodies. we know that vegan foods, vegetables , fruits, vegan foods, vegetables, fruits, nuts, pulses they have all the things we need. >> but jennifer that your things we need. >> b|concernar that your things we need. >> b|concern or that your

things we need. >> b|concern or isthat your things we need. >> b|concern or is your'our things we need. >> b|concern or is your main main concern or is your main concern animal welfare and cruelty ? cruelty? >> i mean, of course you just need to go to peta's website and you can see for yourself how animals suffer on britain's farms. and it doesn't matter what label they have, you know, high welfare, range. high welfare, free range. these are place to make humans are all in place to make humans feel better. absolutely feel better. they do absolutely nothing to the quality of nothing to make the quality of the lives and the animals lives better, and most can't even watch most people can't even watch more than a few seconds of it. and you can't watch how these and if you can't watch how these animals you animals are treated, then you certainly shouldn't buying certainly shouldn't be buying their eat it . their flesh to eat it. >> jennifer, what did you have for your breakfast today? or what have? what do you intend to have? well, i plan on having some porridge this morning with a bit of peanut butter some fruit of peanut butter and some fruit and feature with meat and wood meat feature with meat feature for you, jamie . feature for you, jamie. >> meat for breakfast? no, i don't eat breakfast. i, um, i fast till 12. i've been on a diet for some time now and part of this year is i don't eat till 12:00. >> yeah , okay. but i think you >> yeah, okay. but i think you have a lot of sense what you talk about the pre—prepared the processed rubbish that we're

forced to eat . processed rubbish that we're forced to eat. um, processed rubbish that we're forced to eat . um, listen, processed rubbish that we're forced to eat. um, listen, jamie and jennifer , people will now and jennifer, people will now have their say and we'll reflect that throughout the rest of the programme. but you two, thank you both very much indeed you both very, very much indeed for things. thank for highlighting things. thank you very much. >> thank you. you very much. >> good. thank you . so jamie's >> good. thank you. so jamie's away about his job, though you do people. you know who do admire people. you know who you know? that shop and you know? he runs that shop and he does it at such a level. and he's right about he's absolutely right about processed that that we get processed stuff that that we get and that we're made to and that we're we're made to have that as tasteless and as their colour and all sorts. their own colour and all sorts. but right. but jennifer's also right. >> watch more >> most people can't watch more than seconds what than a few seconds of what happens abattoir. and we happens in an abattoir. and we do sometimes confront do have to sometimes confront the food ends up do have to sometimes confront th

socks with them. and the plan was shackleton did that they were going to eat socks once they reached the south pole. the little pony had to take all of their to the south pole. their kit to the south pole. then they were to eat him, then they were going to eat him, but sadly, the pony but actually, sadly, the pony fell crevasse and died. fell down a crevasse and died. so then they lost not only their food, their food source and their. imagine having this lovely pony with you day in, day out and all of those environments, and then at the end sorry, socks, we're end going, sorry, socks, we're going i couldn't going to eat you now. i couldn't do it, but i do eat meat. >> i thought meant they were >> i thought you meant they were going eat socks. pony was going to eat socks. the pony was called socks. >> the pony was called socks. >> the it was sad. >> the it was sad. >> was on. you saw that? >> so that was on. you saw that? was that yesterday? >> it's new, to >> i don't know if it's new, to be i just watched it be honest. i just watched it because like fogle's expedition. >> but scott of the antarctic, starring mills, so on starring john mills, so on yesterday on bbc that's yesterday on bbc one, that's a great that's great film. great that's a great film. >> they have >> arthur moment. they have to kill ponies. yeah. know, kill the ponies. yeah. you know, i'm sadder in that bit than i am when you get oats says, i'm going to step outside. going to have to step outside. i may some and maybe sometime. >> you know, captain oats was from ballymena in northern

ireland. >> was he really? >> was he really? >> he's one of us. >> oh, really? >> oh, really? >> i mean, it's interesting how they recruited wasn't they recruited people, wasn't it? people it? yeah, people. some people paid people paid to be there, some people begged and it's begged to be there. and it's preserved isn't it. >> the actual station , they they >> the actual station, they they found found where they found it. they found where they where it's where they died. and it's everything from 1912 still exactly as it was . exactly as it was. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> that's me . okay. um, so we're >> that's me. okay. um, so we're going to have more from mr poorly not be talking about scott. no. shackleton no. or anything else but ponies talking about manchester city and lots of other things after this

um, the bahrain grand prix. um we're going to get to the football very shortly, but let's talk about the bahrain grand prix. christian horner, red bull pole. >> oh dear. so, so max verstappen won that very easily . verstappen won that very easily. no big surprise. red bull. it was like it was six seconds in

front. so they win the bahrain grand prix. so the feud seems to be now the story we know about the that were assumed to the text that were assumed to have been sent and then there was the hearing with christian horner, um, that said that he's going job, that the going to keep his job, that the and red bull had investigated this , that looks that's this, that looks like that's moving picture . moving very fast. that picture. there and there's there we are. and there's verstappen . so it looked like verstappen. so it looked like everything going be fine. everything was going to be fine. then of these texts then the story of these texts came of the week. came out at the end of the week. and now. yeah. and was and now now. yeah. and i was saying this on friday, it looks like someone is behind this. someone wants christian horner out of his job. there's no question about that. and now it seems that the probably the leading suspect is jos verstappen, who is max verstappen's dad. so there's a little power struggle. it seems here now. we're expecting that it looks like, you know , it's it looks like, you know, it's all weather, it's all conjecture and whether it's rumour that jos has then been speaking to toto wolff and toto wolff is the man who's in charge of mercedes . now who's in charge of mercedes. now to get to the bottom of this,

we've got lewis hamilton is leaving mercedes to go to ferrari, and then there's an empty seat at mercedes. so he's just now saying, well , either just now saying, well, either horner goes or my son will be off to mercedes next year . so it off to mercedes next year. so it seems there's this power struggle which is going on. it started with a text. it's getting bigger and bigger. so something is going to have to go through this. and wouldn't be through this. and i wouldn't be at all surprised if eventually it is christian horner. there he is with jerry. i mean, she's flown over to bahrain. it seems like whether a pr thing to look show this unity between them, it all looks a little uncomfortable andifs all looks a little uncomfortable and it's completely overshadowing the racing. which formula one are unhappy about. and obviously red bull would be as well. and this is what just verstappen said. >> girl band that, you know, >> the girl band that, you know, put out the whole thing about girl power for both victoria and jerry, have jerry, when their husbands have allegedly unfaithful, allegedly been unfaithful, coming hands and coming out and holding hands and show unity. it's not very show of unity. it's not very girl well, i'm girl power, is it? well, i'm staying man , even if

staying by my man, even if he cheats me. know what? cheats on me. you know what? >> power. and then >> there's girl power. and then there's what's there's a matter of what's the right going to try right thing. am i going to try and save my marriage? or. it's a lot this. lot bigger than this. >> tammy wynette was out in 1976, did she did she stand 1976, but did she did she stand by her man? >> yeah, yeah , sometimes it's >> yeah, yeah, sometimes it's hard to be a woman . hard to be a woman. >> dear dear, dear dear dear. anyway, who did he drive for ? anyway, who did he drive for? >> her husband that she stood by? i'm not really sure. >> well, look, um, sometimes it's hard to play against manchester city. most times it's hard. yeah um. united yesterday scored a magnificent goal from rashford . magnificent. um, to rashford. magnificent. um, to get us underway. one nil. yeah. but it just simply poked the bear didn't it. >> it poke the bear and you >> it did poke the bear and you knew coming man city knew that it was coming man city i amount possession i mean the amount of possession they i know they had 74% possession i know it's doesn't mean it's generally doesn't mean anything it's about how anything because it's about how many are scored, they many goals are scored, but they had more shots and had so many more shots and manchester united one shot manchester united had one shot on that was the one on target. and that was the one that went in. it's man city that went in. so it's man city you it's no argument. you know it's no argument. >> argument free it >> no argument man. free hit. it was man against it really

was man against boys. it really was man against boys. it really was and they're breathing was um and they're breathing down liverpool's neck and whatever and all of that really. what is this golden ball in snooken >> yeah i wonder how you feel about this because someone that's, that's hosted snooker and well as you and no snooker as well as you do, um, this is the riyadh masters, which happening this masters, which is happening this week. idea and i still week. so the idea and i still can't really see the point of this personally, but it's about scoring a147, the maximum break is that is, if that's not enough to score a147. and by the way, ronnie rose o'sullivan only said last week that he's going to go on strike with scoring maximum breaks thinks that breaks because he thinks that the not big enough . so the reward is not big enough. so what they're going to do have what they're going to do is have a golden ball, which is worth 20 points, the golden ball, points, and the golden ball, that's the wrong ball. look at that. it's an eight ball. that's a that's a pool ball. but that's not we're looking for. not the ball we're looking for. but anyway you get the idea. so the ball will the actual golden ball will sit on behind the on the bulk cushion behind the green. then if it's only in green. and then if it's only in play green. and then if it's only in play if a147, if a maximum break is on, if it's not they take the golden ball out the way. but if

it is red, black, red, black, etc. etc. as soon as they pop the black, then on they go for the black, then on they go for the golden ball . so then if they the golden ball. so then if they manage their seven to be in manage their seven got to be in a147, they've already got the 147. >> golden ball comes >> then the golden ball comes in, then the golden ball. >> will be >> but the golden ball will be on table the whole time. but on the table the whole time. but they that and they need to pop that and they'll 400 grand if they'll win like 400 grand if they'll win like 400 grand if they to it. so it's they manage to do it. so it's just another ball on top of it, as if one, four, seven is not enough, which is hardest enough, which is the hardest thing snooker. you've thing to do in snooker. you've got thing to do in snooker. you've 9°t p0p thing to do in snooker. you've got pop the golden ball well. >> e“- el!“ eu-— >> okay, we'll pot you. thank you, friend. >> okay, we'll pot you. thank youthank'iend.say no more. >> thank you. say no more. >> thank you. say no more. >> i am a golden ball. >> but i am a golden ball. >> but i am a golden ball. >> of course you are the golden state. >> thank you very much indeed. right >> stay with us. still to come. making news. jones and making the news. andy jones and dawn be back. that's dawn neesom will be back. that's next. right here on breakfast

i >> -- >> dear god, here's one to talk about. um apparently you can't get an appointment at your doctors, right? so what do you

do? you get you'll get an appointment with a doctor in singapore. be singapore. he'll be on a different time zone than you are, but he will be available . are, but he will be available. we've got dawn neesom. we've got andy jones to talk about this and more . andy, what do you and more. andy, what do you think about idea ? think about this idea? >> uh, well, this is from a think as all the worst think tank as all the worst ideas are from and, uh, you can't get an appointment with your doctor, and so you can show your doctor, and so you can show your and bumps health your lumps and bumps to a health professional, a video professional, sit on a video chatin professional, sit on a video chat in singapore ease some chat in singapore to ease some of burden for waiting lists. of our burden for waiting lists. now, if you're now, obviously, if you're absolutely desperate, you'll take in singapore or take a doctor in singapore or swahili or wherever else, so it doesn't really matter. but it again, it's removing and we talked about this on this show previously. see the fact that you don't see a doctor regularly, therefore it impacts care. it impacts his work performance. doing this. >> is seeing doctor >> than there is seeing a doctor here by video link i mean it's just still someone's opinion. someone's . someone's diagnosis. >> yes you're right. >> yes you're right. >> also i would argue i'm >> but also i would argue i'm obviously no health professional . diagnose . you can't fully diagnose somebody over video chat. and secondly, talked in depth on

secondly, we talked in depth on this show the other about this show the other day about the don't see the the fact that you don't see the same regularly. that same doctor regularly. that creates work for the creates extra work for the doctor, you doctor, because every time you see different he's see a different doctor, he's then got hear about your then got to hear about your whole your whole whole system, your whole background, you're background, your whole you're not that you're not convinced that you're getting attention from getting the same attention from somebody on video. >> matter if they're in, it >> no matter if they're in, it doesn't matter where they are in the or singapore. the world or singapore. >> gp's will tell >> i mean, most gp's will tell you that they diagnose so much more to face to more by being face to face to someone see someone's someone they can see someone's demeanour, they can see appointment that. appointment doesn't need that. surely appointment? no surely not every appointment? no no, it's between something surely not every appointment? no no, iyometween something surely not every appointment? no no, iyou thinken something surely not every appointment? no no, iyou think you»mething surely not every appointment? no no, iyou think you might1g surely not every appointment? no no, iyou think you might have where you think you might have cancer or saying i just want to repeat my repeat prescription of my contraceptive, to contraceptive, i don't need to queue up. >> no, queue up. >> every >> no, no no, not every appointment. think appointment. but i do think it's important that we have face to face appointments and other face appointments and the other thing how thing with this story is how much costing ? much is it costing? >> why we? where's that >> why can't we? where's that money not being money going? it's not being spent in the uk. spent here in the uk. >> exactly. >> exactly. >> be paying directly >> we won't be paying directly these doctors singapore. these doctors in singapore. there'll who there'll be another firm who arranges it in another firm, and there'll all these tiers there'll be all of these tiers of wasted money even get. >> it's just more waste where we're not paying our own system and people and

and our own people and strengthening just sukh the nhs out there. >> that's going happen. >> that's not going to happen. >> that's not going to happen. >> listen to any of >> so and don't listen to any of them that say that it will happen. um, let's talk about the most in britain. most favourite pie in britain. according to researchers . what? according to researchers. what? >> okay. right. what do you reckon it is well uh, reckon it is then? well uh, steak and ale or or. >> yeah. steak and cheated . >> yeah. steak and cheated. >> yeah. steak and cheated. >> isabel or steph takyi, i swear i haven't. >> i just couldn't think of any other. >> yeah, she's been looking it up, isn't she? >> i couldn't think of anything other than a steak than the right answer. >> right? yeah, well, >> right? yeah, exactly. well, she right she always gets the right answer. yeah. so answer. come on. okay. yeah. so this server that's been answer. come on. okay. yeah. so this by server that's been answer. come on. okay. yeah. so this by our. er that's been answer. come on. okay. yeah. so this by our. it'shat's been answer. come on. okay. yeah. so this by our. it's national�*n answer. come on. okay. yeah. so this by our. it's national pie done by our. it's national pie week oh, starts today about week. oh, it starts today about pie week. yes. okay. when was the time you ate a pie, the last time you ate a pie, dawn i don't i don't like pastry and i don't meat, you and i don't eat meat, but you are yeah. the number one are right. yeah. the number one pie followed pie is staking out. followed by chicken mushroom, followed chicken and mushroom, followed by kidney. by steak, steak and kidney. cornish pasty, cheese and onion. >> no no no no. >> okay, here's one for you. um, no. goat's cheese and spinach. cottage cheese . cottage cheese. >> onion. work in a pie. i don't really understand that.

>> i do pies. >> no, i don't do pies. >> no, i don't do pies. >> there's no dessert >> it's like there's no dessert pies list either. pies in that list either. >> what about apple pie? >> what about apple pie? >> pie? didn't you? >>i you? >> i want a bit of custard with it. and also no cottage pie or fish pie. does a mashed potato top count as a but this top not count as a pie? but this is called pies. you think that is called a pies. you think that the people would be the pie people would be promoting pies? promoting a variety of pies? >> i think question should >> i think this question should be asked in the house. i think, rather talking tax. rather than talking about tax. let's pies. rather than talking about tax. let'i pies. rather than talking about tax. let'i want pies. rather than talking about tax. let'i want diversity s. rather than talking about tax. let'i want diversity and >> i want diversity and inclusion in game, but inclusion in our pie game, but we there's a question off we want there's a question off the this which the back of this which is cornish pasty right. >> apparently we eat them >> yeah. apparently we eat them the . the wrong way. >> what are you supposed to do with them oh this is it. with them. oh well, this is it. apparently we're eating them the wrong you're supposed to wrong way. you're supposed to hold then throw hold the crust and then throw the then what? the crust away. and then what? >> crust away. the crust away. and then what? >> yeah, crust away. the crust away. and then what? >> yeah, well, :rust away. the crust away. and then what? >> yeah, well, the away. the crust away. and then what? >> yeah, well, the mine. the crust away. and then what? >> yeah, well, the mine made for miners, weren't they? >> so bought them your >> so you bought them with your dirty and eat dirty hands on the crust and eat the meat? dirty hands on the crust and eat the yes, it? dirty hands on the crust and eat the yes, absolutely. >> yes, absolutely. >> yes, absolutely. >> what do we do? are we people not that? not doing that? >> eating the >> well, they're eating the whole apparently, whole thing. apparently, you're supposed away. >> why ? >> why? >> b we re >> why? >> were designed so as >> but they were designed so as as was just said. so workers could take them and keep

could take them out and keep them all day. that's why, them going all day. that's why, you know, they're quite high in calories. um, but portable calories. um, but a portable meal could eat for meal that you could eat for lunch while you're working meal that you could eat for lun the original lunch box, the lunch can eat lunch box that you can eat because it's got all of it in there, and then you literally eat the whole thing. >> to know why do you >> do we need to know why do you throw away? throw bits of it away? >> maybe that's because >> oh, maybe that's because where hands have >> oh, maybe that's because wheretouching. hands have >> oh, maybe that's because wheretouching. i hands have >> oh, maybe that's because wheretouching. i supposehave >> oh, maybe that's because wheretouching. i suppose it's; been touching. i suppose it's a little bit more slimming, isn't it? >> don't eat the pastry bit? >> oh, do think the average >> oh, do you think the average miner thinking. >> oh, do you think the average miroh, thinking. >> oh, do you think the average miroh, thigot|g. >> oh, do you think the average miroh, thigot to watch me >> oh, yeah. got to watch me weight here. >> very health conscious. morning. no. >> very health conscious. m01before. no. the, uh, the >> before. before the, uh, the last time you were on, we were talking about burglaries at home and many were and a&e that that so many were just unsolved or just going unsolved or uninvestigated just going unsolved or uninvethe ated way. yeah going the same way. yeah >> you weren't. you're not safe going the same way. yeah >>your weren't. you're not safe going the same way. yeah >>your ownen't. you're not safe going the same way. yeah >>your own home,u're not safe going the same way. yeah >>your own home, and not safe going the same way. yeah >>your own home, and you're e in your own home, and you're not safe in the shops. so, uh, one point, it's gone from 1.1 million to 5.6 million reported thefts in one year, with this, i find not only a five fold increase in shoplifting, but also what i find most distressing as well is the 76,000 acts of violence against

shopkeepers and shop staff . and shopkeepers and shop staff. and so this is everything from sort of kids doing their first saturday jobs, shop keepers, security guards facing violence when they go to work, purely to deliver us the food and the goods we need. they lay this , goods we need. they lay this, um, they lay this explosion of crime and violence down to an increase in alcoholics and drug, uh, drug , you know, addicts uh, drug, you know, addicts going out and stealing things , going out and stealing things, but also. and this one i found quite interesting all organised crime gangs stealing meat, alcohol and even sweets to order. so they're going out and they're saying, right, we need to go and get, i don't know, a bin bag full of kitkats or whatever. i assume the fancier, more designer sweets thereafter , more designer sweets thereafter, but out in there but they're going out in there specifically targeting specific brands , specific products. and brands, specific products. and you'll you into your you'll see if you go into your supermarket, chemist, supermarket, your chemist, certain brands are now beyond lock and they've got lock cabinets and they've got a lot, you know, they've got lock locks lurpak butter and locks on lurpak butter and things. i things. and yeah, every time i step shop, feel like step into a shop, i feel like i'm stopped. >> as a thief. yeah >> as if i'm a thief. yeah >> as if i'm a thief. yeah >> you need any help? do you

>> do you need any help? do you need you're right need any help? you're right there. there. oh, there. you're right there. oh, and they follow you around going off. like, i've already >> and i'm like, i've already removed all of tags. removed myself. all of the tags. >> a bit dodgy, >> do you look a bit dodgy, isabel has to said i'd be isabel it has to be said i'd be suspicious. don't understand suspicious. i don't understand there's kind there's an increase in kind of being of being a thief, being accused of being a thief, but he's equally a decrease in the the the number of thieves. it's the people work in the shops people that work in the shops i feel sorry for. i mean, they're the are the sharp the ones that are at the sharp end and, you know, they end of this and, you know, they they're in danger, they're getting attacked, they're getting attacked, they're getting assaulted, getting sort of assaulted, and they it. they can't do anything about it. they're literally to just they're told literally to just stand anything, not stand and not do anything, not get watching get involved. they're watching people out. >> i mean, and again, we're talking about burglaries, talking about no burglaries, being no being convicted, you know, no charges for many forces charges for however many forces shoplifting prosecuted . shoplifting also not prosecuted. we're legalising theft and the violence that goes with it. terrible >> yeah. >> yeah. >> well, all very, very sad to hean >> well, all very, very sad to hear. sorry about that. the guys are to be back in about 40 are going to be back in about 40 minutes time, uh, with more stories the papers are stories from the papers that are making this making the headlines on this monday don thank monday morning. don andy, thank you both very much indeed. >> time now for an update on the weather with greg dewhurst. with a bit of everything on

weather with greg dewhurst. with a way3it of everything on weather with greg dewhurst. with a way .t of everything on the way. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers spot of weather on gb news is . gb news is. >> hello there and greg dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather. >> we've got some frost around this morning, some dense fog patches to leading to some tncky patches to leading to some tricky travelling conditions , tricky travelling conditions, and then all eyes on the west as the next system moves the next weather system moves in. morning though, plenty in. this morning though, plenty of the uk away of sunshine across the uk away from the southwest. cold start to the day. this weather front slowly pushing north and eastwards through the day, coming southwest coming into parts of southwest england, wales and then northern ireland for the afternoon. some of heavy at of the rain could be heavy at times, winds picking up here times, the winds picking up here too, elsewhere staying dry. too, but elsewhere staying dry. plenty of sunny spells though the turning hazy across the sunshine turning hazy across eastern england by the afternoon and temperatures well double figures for the vast majority , figures for the vast majority, feeling a little warmer than the weekend into this evening time, this band of rain continues to push north and eastwards across

the country, starts to the country, though it starts to weaken, down across weaken, slows down across eastern parts of england, eastern parts of england, eastern scotland here giving a grey night with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle . further light rain and drizzle. further west. some clear spells but blustery showers quickly following temperatures following on behind temperatures staying above freezing for everyone, with generally more cloud around . so a great start cloud around. so a great start across eastern areas on tuesday morning. brighter further west but showers quickly but blustery showers quickly moving their way eastwards , but moving their way eastwards, but the east should start to brighten up as we move through the morning into the afternoon. as that weather system moves out the showers starting the way a few showers starting to up temperatures to bubble up as the temperatures rise and again for most of us, getting into double figures by the afternoon. see you again soon! >> looks like things are heating up boxt boilers . as sponsors of up boxt boilers. as sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> know we've got a big we've got an import done. we've got a live interview after the break. what is that , isabel? what is that, isabel? >> we'll be speaking to former home secretary dame priti patel,

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morning. the budget countdown is on and a swathe of economic sweeteners are being detailed today. but will it be enough to win an election ? win an election? >> yes, the chancellor is desperately looking at ways to cut tax in the most dramatic way possible . but will his officials possible. but will his officials let him write live in the studio? >> the former home secretary, priti patel, in just a moment . priti patel, in just a moment. kevin the immense scale of suffering in gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire >> well, despite early promises , >> well, despite early promises, ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas are in jeopardy this morning as the two sides fail to reach a truce at 8:20 this morning, with the chancellor set to launch a raid on second home owners. >> we're asking whether owning a second home is as sensible or selfish .

selfish. >> eamonn seems to be coming to terms with the fact that manchester city beat manchester united yesterday, which is good news. well, but you know what i mean. there's a huge game mean. uh, there's a huge game tonight. going to be tonight. arsenal are going to be playing bottom club sheffield united. problem united. and the problem is at red to uh that's red bull continue to uh that's a cold frosty foggy start in places this morning. >> but we do have further wet and windy weather moving in from the west. find out all the details coming up . details coming up. soon. >> all right. look, here we have it. this is budget week. it's going to happen on wednesday. it's the spring budget. it's also an election on budget with the chancellor set to outline the chancellor set to outline the government's economic agenda. >> and speaking yesterday on camilla tominey show right here on gb news, the chancellor made it clear that this is an election budget likely to be the last budget before the general

election . election. >> um, but british people are very smart . they recognise very smart. they recognise gimmicks . yes. um, they don't gimmicks. yes. um, they don't want any tricks. what they will get on wednesday is a prudent and responsible plan. prudent and responsible plan. prudent and responsible. >> okay. that means dollars, ditch water. uh, basically . and ditch water. uh, basically. and despite remaining coy. but what's said to be announced, what's said to be announced, what's he said, he said there might be something he's. >> well, i'd say he's managed expectations and said there might be some in some might be some cuts in some areas, also might raise areas, but also might raise taxes in other places. >> in other words, folks watching this is watching and listening this is not going to make one darn bit of difference to your life one way or the other. and i put it to the former home secretary, dame priti patel. what is the point ? that'd be funny. dame priti patel. what is the point? that'd be funny. dame pity point? that'd be funny. dame pity , because, it's not pity, because, um, it's not going win him the election. going to win him the election. >> we'll have sit on the sofa. >> why does he just give the stuff away? because he'll be stuff away? because he'll not be in charge anyway. >> so tempting though it might be. good morning. be. eamonn. good morning. morning. think there morning. i think there are a couple of things here every

chancellor was once many chancellor and i was once many moons in treasury and moons ago in the treasury and i've involved in two fiscal i've been involved in two fiscal events playing expectations events down playing expectations is process is just part of the process primarily because obviously there's a lot of market sensitive the sensitive information in the budget well . so just, just budget as well. so just, just let's give jeremy hunt that let's just give jeremy hunt that benefit. learnt that, didn't benefit. we learnt that, didn't we, the hard way with so you're saying there something else. >> there may be a little surprise that. >> there may be a little sueroe that. >> there may be a little suero i'm that. >> there may be a little suero i'm hoping so. um, despite >> so i'm hoping so. um, despite the and gloom that, the doom and gloom that, you know, is in the newspapers and i think has been briefed out and inevitably comes the obr, inevitably comes with the obr, we haven't seen the obr. all of thatis we haven't seen the obr. all of that is going to be published this week. i take the view and i've said this consistently, though i do think the british people deserve more of their own money back. you know, it's a fact. this isn't even a discussion point anymore. we have the highest tax burden in over years. over 70 years. >> quick question why? >> quick question why? >> why do we have . because we >> why do we have. because we don't seem to spending money don't seem to be spending money on anything. >> well, we but we are >> well, we are, but we are every department everywhere. >> what. >> no matter what. >> no matter what. >> is teaching a lot of our money. >> but but people are saying

you're not spending enough, you're not spending enough, you're not spending it in schools. >> you're not spending the >> you're not spending in the real, not spending in hospitals. >> what spend? >> so what do they spend? >> so what do they spend? >> discussion. first of all, >> discussion. so first of all, we are spending significant amounts public money. amounts of public money. we're at now. you've at the highest level now. you've just said people saying just said people are saying we're enough . if we're not spending enough. if that's different discussion that's a different discussion because if public want more because if the public want more pubuc because if the public want more public spending, because if the public want more public spending , then obviously because if the public want more publi

cut public expenditure by at least £1 billion. and that would be great. back again in 2010, 2016, when we had under, i think, around 400,000 civil servants, and that saved a significant amount, amount of money. the spending , the costs money. the spending, the costs alone, i think, came down to something like £11 billion. currently, the cost of the civil service is in excess of £17 billion. so you can see the cost differential there. this is where we have to be again to be an agile government. that's fit in the sense of financially sound, sound money, conservative principles , but actually making principles, but actually making sure the public keep more of their their money. that's the key. >> and that was something that jeremy reiterated jeremy hunt very much reiterated yesterday. that yesterday. his belief that actually the countries with the best taxed at a best economies are taxed at a low level. they are. but he also says it's deeply unconservative to cut taxes in a way that increases borrowing and isn't fully funding. do you want him to agree with that, by the way, or. okay >> and so we cannot keep borrowing. so the answer to this is we need economic growth. so

what is so maddening? even if you read the papers today, where are the ideas about economic growth ? and whatever one says growth? and whatever one says about liz truss. >> so whatever one says, there you go. >> nice segue about liz. her tenure. you know, she was pro supply side reforms. i think that's absolutely right. you know, more housing, more infrastructure for investment and development . and the and development. and the government needs to be agile about that, get the money into the country. well, what they're doing a £360 million boost to british manufacturing r&d today. >> that going to cut it for you? >> well, we don't know because you have to look at it over a significant of time. significant period of time. right. what that's right. no one knows what that's going mean. how many more going to mean. how many more jobs is that going to create, for example, how is that going to grow base? what does to grow the tax base? what does that mean for levelling you that mean for levelling up? you know, london and the that mean for levelling up? you know, east, london and the that mean for levelling up? you know, east, to london and the that mean for levelling up? you know, east, to be london and the that mean for levelling up? you know, east, to be quite n and the that mean for levelling up? you know, east, to be quite frank, the south east, to be quite frank, the economy does well. the economy always does well. but what about other parts of the absolutely, absolutely. but what about other parts of the ab i olutely, absolutely. but what about other parts of the ab! askely, absolutely. but what about other parts of the ab! ask you, bsolutely. but what about other parts of the ab! ask you, are .utely. but what about other parts of the ab! ask you, are you y. but what about other parts of the ab! ask you, are you being could i ask you, are you being agile today, now? you agile today, right now? you talked about liz truss. you mentioned truss name . are mentioned liz truss name. are you? i think i know the

you? and i think i know the answer this. are you a sunak answer to this. are you a sunak fan or why are you positioning yourself? who you were a very capable home secretary. you were a home secretary. a very energetic home secretary. you lots ideas and you had lots of ideas and certainly luck didn't go your way. there's lots of things that didn't go your way with what you wanted to plan. how can anybody be different ? they're not be any different? they're not coming the ideas coming forward with the ideas that and it has to be that you had, and it has to be said, so are you with sunak against sunak? are you standing for post election? what's what's going on? >> i want my party to win the next election and i want it. i want to win with rishi sunak, quite frankly. you know, this is not this is not about anything else. i don't want a labour government. end of story. i'm a die hard conservative and i want my party to be successful. and that jeremy hunter said that is why jeremy hunter said this last budget before the general election. but could i say to you the sink at say to you the kitchen sink at it? you have the vision and it? yes. you have the vision and have the ideas that our country desperately wants us. have the ideas that our country desbutitely wants us. have the ideas that our country des but if ly wants us. have the ideas that our country desbut if i' wants us. have the ideas that our country desbut if i was|ts us. have the ideas that our country desbut if i was jeremy hunt, >> but if i was jeremy hunt, i was sitting here. i'd be bribing

people. i'd be buying votes. why is it? why is he not? >> are they too frightened? >> are they too frightened? >> not legal in sense >> that's not legal in the sense of election. >> that's not legal in the sense of (but ion. >> that's not legal in the sense of (but |»n. >> that's not legal in the sense of (but i understand your point. >> but i understand your point. >> but i understand your point. >> understand on that >> i do understand on that turn of phrase. >> mean, ken clarke has come >> i mean, ken clarke has come out in the papers this morning saying he's sick of all this talk of tax cuts of talk of tax cuts as a way of buying people's votes. >> you know, ken >> sure. and well, you know, ken is an old school chancellor and i you i grew up admiring i you know, i grew up admiring the lawson. now the likes of nigel lawson. now you to be over to you have to be over 50 to remember who the great nigel lawson a chancellor. but lawson was as a chancellor. but ken at their ken clarke, look at their stewardship economy. you stewardship of the economy. you know that language of sort of tax cuts and, know, buying tax cuts and, you know, buying votes. were never that votes. they were never in that place they managed the place because they managed the economy responsibly. jeremy place because they managed the econ(is y responsibly. jeremy place because they managed the econ(is doing onsibly. jeremy place because they managed the econ(is doing exactly jeremy place because they managed the econ(is doing exactly the jeremy place because they managed the econ(is doing exactly the same ny place because they managed the econ(is doing exactly the same .y hunt is doing exactly the same. but think we have to be we but i do think we have to be we have to have the big picture. we have to have the big picture. we have to have the big picture. we have to look at economic growth. we do have to look at reducing the size of the state. it's an uncomfortable discussion. nobody wants that. i don't hear wants to say that. i don't hear conservatives that conservatives speak about. that means of means we will scampton of austerity. we will have austerity. we will. we will have to back government to scale back some government spending. government spending. but look at government , that you worked , because i know that you worked

under osborne and you under george osborne and you think he made difficult decisions lot of people talk decisions a lot of people talk about the about us that they were the right choices. about us that they were the rigiso hoices. about us that they were the rigiso you as. about us that they were the rigiso you would welcome austerity? >> wouldn't say >> well, i wouldn't say austerity because was austerity because that was a different set of circumstances back then. we'd had banking back then. we'd had the banking crisis. were, know, crisis. things were, you know, we credit rating was all we had our credit rating was all over and quite over the place. and quite frankly, financial markets frankly, the financial markets were in the united were not investing in the united kingdom which you kingdom in the way in which you know, our economy know, we wanted our economy to be what we now need? be sound. what do we now need? and is difficult because and this is difficult because you've got to balance the books debts, debt, spending at an debts, debt, spending is at an all high as well. debt to all time high as well. debt to gdp . we need economic growth. gdp. we need economic growth. but not with taxes. at a 70 year high. we have to look at fiscal drag where more and more people are being caught in the tax trap, where they're paying more in taxation, and that is because those thresholds have been those tax thresholds have been frozen we need to actually frozen and we need to actually do more. well, there's a big appeal for that. >> a lot of people are saying that and getting in touch with us today, but where we're spending money. jeremy hunt, spending money. um, jeremy hunt, the about the chancellor, has talked about defence. got much

defence. he hasn't got much money for defence and whatever. and i put it to you and you haven't got an office to worry about. you may have lots of other things, can you just other things, but can you just tell truth? the war in tell me the truth? the war in ukraine, we don't need it. do we want it? is it our war anymore? have we paid enough for it? a lot would say lot of people would say the reason we haven't got money for our own defence forces is that we're spending money ukraine, we're spending money in ukraine, for and that money for instance. and that money could the service, could go to the health service, it schools, it could it could go to schools, it could go lots of things. it could go to lots of things. it could go to lots of things. it could go the army, the navy, go to the army, the navy, whatever. ukraine? whatever. what about ukraine? where are we at? >> well, of all, it's >> well, first of all, it's about the choices that any government chooses to make. and on i was in on ukraine, i mean, i was in government the time when the government at the time when the invasion of ukraine took place. we unequivocal about our we were unequivocal about our support you support for ukraine. and, you know, frank, i think know, to be quite frank, i think we are. i was involved in we still are. i was involved in those choices, resettle in ukrainian women ukrainian families, women and children united kingdom. children to the united kingdom. i moral i think that's a moral responsibility that we chose to take on. and i and i'd stand by that today . the issue is, that today. the issue is, though, eamonn, how much longer is war to continue for? >> which leads to what what what

difficult decision does that lead does it lead to hunt or lead to? does it lead to hunt or whoever it is that follows him saying, look guys, we've done our now. our bit now. >> don't think so. i think we >> i don't think so. i think we will continue along with nato >> i don't think so. i think we will ourtinue along with nato >> i don't think so. i think we will our alliesalong with nato >> i don't think so. i think we will our allies tong with nato >> i don't think so. i think we will our allies to give th nato >> i don't think so. i think we will our allies to give the iato and our allies to give the support to ukraine. i think that's the right thing to do. i think we are, you know, we're a leader, obviously, in nato, but when we're head shoulders in when we're head and shoulders in terms the support that we terms of the support that we give to our allies and to those countries standing up countries that are standing up for western values, i do think that's important. if that's very important. and if you vacate that pitch, then, that's very important. and if you vfrankly, at pitch, then, that's very important. and if you vfrankly, you tch, then, that's very important. and if you vfrankly, you know, en, that's very important. and if you vfrankly, you know, you quite frankly, you know, you have look yourself in have to look at yourself in quite in terms of where quite morally in terms of where you stand in the world. >> you talk about how you want the conservatives you the conservatives to win and you want to win at the want rishi sunak to win at the next election. the polls don't look like that's going to happen. ruled out happen. you haven't ruled out standing possibly standing as leader, possibly in that scenario . would that be that scenario. would that be something you would consider? i don't honest. don't know, to be honest. >> don't know because, you >> i don't know because, you know, don't to speculate know, i don't want to speculate about will happen. i can about what will happen. i can tell spend every we tell you now, i spend every we wouldn't it out. well, wouldn't rule it out. well, look, i spend every week travelling the country and

supporting that's supporting my colleagues. that's what good conservatives do. i want win the election and want us to win the election and all is focussed on all my effort is focussed on that. you know, helping colleagues doing colleagues actually doing what we a national level as we can at a national level as well. speak in parliament well. i speak in parliament a lot, you know, key bills and lot, you know, on key bills and legislation that i want to be legislation that i want us to be successful sunak success successful rishi sunak success and the success of my party is also our national success. and really, that's we to really, that's where we have to be. and the polls, be. and as for the polls, i mean, the polls are what they are. but quite frankly, anything could happen between now and a general and want us general election. and i want us to that is my bottom line. to win. that is my bottom line. >> it really what's not happening is the migrant numbers coming down. >> massive thing for you . you're >> massive thing for you. you're very clear ideas on very straight clear ideas on this. i think the public supported you a lot. you weren't able get a lot because able to get a lot done because of lawyers rwanda and of lawyers and rwanda and various like this. what various things like this. what what can be done? can anything do you believe? do actually do you believe? do you actually believe anything can done? believe anything can be done? >> absolutely do. do >> i do, i absolutely do. do i actually think i mean, i found, i found the whole issue very disappointing right now. disappointing eating right now. we another tragedy we saw another tragedy yesterday, know, in the yesterday, you know, in the channel yesterday, you know, in the channel, which was just

appalling and i think it could have been prevented. do think have been prevented. i do think the should a lot more, the french should do a lot more, quite . we're paying quite frankly. we're paying them. of them. i think record sums of money. the thing is i look money. the sad thing is i look back on all of this. we had a plan. we had a plan called the new plan for immigration, often unked new plan for immigration, often linked rwanda policy linked to the rwanda policy building greek reception building greek style reception centres . and i'm sorry to say centres. and i'm sorry to say this, but people that in this, but people that came in afterwards the afterwards and in fact, the current government didn't support and all you support that plan. and all you get all we've seen with revolving door is people coming in with new ideas. and that doesn't embed, know , with doesn't embed, you know, with enough time proper structural plans and structural reform that's required, including the lawyers, the legal profession . lawyers, the legal profession. theni lawyers, the legal profession. then i put forward the one stop shop payment, where basically you no longer see or you shouldn't see asylum seekers going back to the courts again and again and again appealing their cases. that still hasn't been fully implemented . and i been fully implemented. and i changed the law to make that happen. >> yeah. do you know what, mr patel? >> i do not think. however >> i just do not think. however angry people are about this and

people angry and they're people are angry and they're quite frightened as well. i just don't they know half of don't believe they know half of it. they don't what is it. they don't know what is going i was in belfast at going on. i was in belfast at the weekend i said to the weekend and i said to somebody , let's go for a bit of somebody, let's go for a bit of lunch here. oh no, no, lunch here. he said, oh no, no, no that hotels not, not no that, that hotels not, not operation anymore. said, what? operation anymore. i said, what? and this hotel. said, and i name this hotel. i said, it's always my whole life. it's always been my whole life. it's been no. well it's always been there. no. well let's that's not let's go here. that's not operational and we went operational either. and we went 17 in belfast 17 hotels in belfast extraordinary have been commandeered for migrants. now we haven't had government there for 2 or 3 years. so which is part of the part of the problem. but i just don't believe people have any idea what is happening to their lives . as the irish to their lives. as the irish situation. you can come into southern ireland, you can head north. once you get into northern ireland, you can head to scotland, you can head to england, you can head to wales. it's unrwa, believable, it's like unrwa, believable, uncontrollable. it's not just everybody talks about what's going dover and calais and going on at dover and calais and various things, but it's not just there. there are doors just there. there are open doors all and all around the country and i really just don't think people are even remotely aware. and

when about the housing when you talk about the housing situation and i'm very big on social housing, getting social housing done and building the right amount of homes the right amount of homes in the country, we'll never be able to do it. we will never be able to do it. we will never be able to do with the numbers of people do it with the numbers of people that coming in. that are coming in. >> so i think, i mean, gosh, you've said so much there. you really and all of is really have. and all of it is really have. and all of it is really mean, when really important. i mean, when you you know, northern you look at you know, northern ireland, everything ireland, belfast, everything that's on now, functional that's going on now, functional government, pray government, you know, we pray that everything comes together. but your fundamental point about, our borders and about, you know, our borders and where are now, this where we are right now, this undermines confidence and undermines public confidence and this is again where the government do more. we government needs to do more. we saw last i'm not sure this saw last week i'm not sure this was but quite was a great thing, but quite frankly, we saw the publication of a range of reports criticising the home office, our borders . these reports were borders. these reports were commissioned last year. borders. these reports were commissioned last year . they commissioned last year. they were damning, absolutely damning . i haven't them all. i . i haven't read them all. i i literally skimmed through a few of them and there were some terrible things that were said in there. now, the government could change a lot of things operational. i used to do a operational. me, i used to do a

lot the operations in the lot of the operations in the home office. things are never perfect, to perfect, but you have to have high standards. have to show high standards. you have to show that force officers that your border force officers are they're doing the are checking they're doing the right that they're being right thing, that they're being professional diligent. professional and diligent. i actually put forward whole actually put forward a whole proposal border force. proposal to reform border force. all in the dustbin. all of that went in the dustbin. when i thought was when i left, which i thought was a shame. this is where a real shame. this is where pubuc a real shame. this is where public confidence becomes undermined. eamonn, to public confidence becomes unde point,i. eamonn, to public confidence becomes undepoint, i eamonn, to public confidence becomes undepoint, i don't eamonn, to public confidence becomes unde point, i don't think amonn, to public confidence becomes unde point, i don't think them, to your point, i don't think the pubuc your point, i don't think the public really understand the extent what's going on and extent of what's going on and therefore they feel uncomfortable about so many of these when they see these things that when they see something national something in the national newspapers, they think, god, that's terrible. and then of course , it becomes general course, it becomes a general point across the entire system, and then we're all damned. >> i believe you're a straight talker. >> i do genuinely believe that you're and you say, you're walk in and you say, look, this is what i want done. and when you meet with the french i'd to french authorities, i'd love to be a fly on the wall in that room because you must just say, listen, , here's the way listen, henri, here's the way we're this. and then we're going to do this. and then they oh, mademoiselle, they say, oh, no, mademoiselle, no, or whatever. and no, no, no, no or whatever. and i'm you have bit of a set i'm sure you have a bit of a set to with that, but when you see

when you left and when the new lot that took over from you did what they did, you haven't obviously very praiseworthy obviously been very praiseworthy of what's of them. so what's the difference? what's the deal that's they not that's being done? are they not bothered or are they just stupid? no i don't think it's either of that. >> i it's difficult, it's >> i mean, it's difficult, it's complicated. migrant boats. complicated. on migrant boats. i've always said there's no one single solution to this. and there isn't. there absolutely isn't. heard all sorts isn't. and i've heard all sorts of facile things, you know, just getting the channel and stop the boats. and that's just nonsense. yes. leads to yes. um, you know, it leads to people losing their lives and it's dangerous. yes. there are things we've our laws. things we've changed our laws. so that can be done so the things that can be done very simply implement those those basically implement those laws basically implement the laws and literally work diligently to make sure the legislation has been passed . legislation has been passed. institute the one stop shop, work with the law , chief work with the law, chief justice, work with the immigration courts and tribunals system. make them efficient. stop migrants going to the appeals court again and again and which, by the way, and again, which, by the way, costs a hell of a lot public costs a hell of a lot of public money. it into sitting, money. it eats into sitting, sitting of those courts and

sitting days of those courts and tribunals. services have deportations, remove people more swiftly once their case is fell , swiftly once their case is fell, put them on a plane and remove them . and then, of course, we've them. and then, of course, we've got rwanda . i have always got rwanda. i have always maintained i actually do not believe that the government needed legislation when needed the legislation when they again, we have ways in which you can overrule rule 39. the government has said that they would do that. rishi sunak said he would do that when put in the bill towards parliament. so just do operational planning do the operational planning right and start planning to right now and start planning to get plane rwanda. the get a plane to rwanda. the rwandan government are geared up for it. they already host over 100,000 migrants, by the way, so they're more than capable of doing this, but not from britain . but we're arguing at the margins about is rwanda a safe country when clearly it is when they're hosting people from, you know, the eu, libya transfer mechanism. take that up with others. >> the supreme court, though, don't you? they're ones that don't you? they're the ones that said wasn't a battle with said it wasn't a battle with them. and almost out them. yeah and we're almost out of but i want to ask of time. but i just want to ask you the issue of mp you about the issue of mp security. know that jess

security. and i know that jess phillips was once targeted significantly this way. and significantly in this way. and she's talking on she's been talking about how on a sunday you would pick a sunday night, you would pick up phone every week, 9 pm, up the phone every week, 9 pm, to and check in on her and to call and check in on her and how aside from all how she said, aside from all party will never party politics, she will never forget she she paid forget that. and she she paid tribute you as secretary tribute to you as home secretary doing don't know when doing that. i don't know when you an mp, do you you became an mp, but do you think there's more hatred in politics than ever before? i mean, now there mean, we're hearing now there are that have are three backbenchers that have round 24 hour round the clock 24 hour security. has got to this security. how has it got to this place and how do we sort it? >> so it's just in a different league. certainly. became an league. certainly. i became an mp 2010. i think social media mp in 2010. i think social media has do with it, to be has a lot to do with it, to be honest. we use the tum keyboard warriors death threats are warriors as death threats are just now just you know, common now amongst all feel safe or less safe than we used to. i i'm very conscientious. there are things that i do, you know, around my own personal safety and security . we i had three attempted assaults on me last year after i left, being home secretary , and left, being home secretary, and all of it was , you know, totally all of it was, you know, totally unprovoked by me. just people feeling that they had the license to come up be

license to come up and be physically and verbally intimidating and threatening . intimidating and threatening. thatis intimidating and threatening. that is not acceptable. now that is just not acceptable. now now, i actually, i think lindsay hoyle, the speaker of the house, he deserves a lot of praise because he's done so much work behind the scenes. you know, around mp security. i've been privy conversations. around mp security. i've been priijorked conversations. around mp security. i've been priijorked with nversations. around mp security. i've been priijorked with him. ations. around mp security. i've been priijorked with him. itions. around mp security. i've been priijorked with him. i know the i've worked with him. i know the things that he's done in the last six months as well. i'm afraid is the reality of afraid this is the reality of the country that we live in. i want our democracy to be free flowing. and, you know, i want us be able to go around doing us to be able to go around doing what we do. but i can say now, people do not speak as freely in parliament do and would parliament as they do and would have on issues have previously on issues because are worried and because they are worried and they're not just worried for themselves they're worried they're not just worried for themstheir they're worried they're not just worried for themstheir families. worried they're not just worried for themstheir families. well,�*d they're not just worried for themstheir families. well, this about their families. well, this is that i speak is it. and everyone that i speak to, i've that as well. you to, i've had that as well. you know, our families are fearful and have a responsibility to and we have a responsibility to our ones as well just our loved ones as well to just be very conscientious and very diligent. >> priti patel, please stay safe. you're listening to the former home secretary there. would she be a future home secretary? would she be back in

government? would she not be? um, she's certainly very straight talking. what do you think she's had to think about what she's had to say today? gb or gb news? say today? gb views or gb news? aukus >> um, thank you very much. i appreciate some appreciate it. let's get some reaction to that interview with our political correspondent, olivia who watching olivia utley, who was watching and from westminster. and listening from westminster. i covered quite a range of topics. what you make of topics. what did you make of that? noticed she didn't rule that? i noticed she didn't rule out possibly, uh, being a leader of party the of the conservative party in the future . future. >> well, absolutely . it feels at >> well, absolutely. it feels at the moment as though there are almost no conservative mps who are to themselves are willing to rule themselves out of being a leader out completely of being a leader after the election . it's after the next election. it's quite possible that priti patel would lot of would get quite a lot of support. what we heard there about her plan , what she would about her plan, what she would do for the economy , what do for the economy, what her thoughts on the current thoughts are on the current situation of taxes was very interesting indeed. she said that liz truss was right about her supply side reform ideas, growing the economy and boosting growth to be able to cut taxes. now that is an idea that goes

down very well indeed with conservative backbenchers at the moment that we're heading into a budget. and you'll notice that priti patel there was pretty generous to jeremy hunt, as we would expect , and the run generous to jeremy hunt, as we would expect, and the run up to this budget. but what we're expecting from hunt, he's essentially digging around behind the back of the sofa, looking for £9 billion to be able to cut taxes. now what it sounds like he's going to do is a2p cut to national insurance. but to afford that, he'd have to bnngin but to afford that, he'd have to bring in a load of stealth taxes, some of which don't sound very conservative at all. in fact, one of them one idea that's on the table is a cut to non—dom tax breaks. well, that, of course, is labour's big plan . of course, is labour's big plan. it would. conservatives would be keen to take the wind out of the out of labour's sails on this one. but priti patel is keen to get taxes down. she's keen to grow the economy and there are plenty of conservative backbenchers who are right behind her and plenty of viewers.

>> i have to say priti patel for prime minister we need what we needis prime minister we need what we need is pretty patel back at the centre of british politics. wish priti patel was pm. she's the only one that talks sense. whatever your conservatives or labour says, barbara . um, plenty labour says, barbara. um, plenty of people liked what they heard this morning. of people liked what they heard this morning . thanks. this morning. thanks. >> thank you olivia and i think you'll like what you hear. >> have a go. it's the great british giveaway, a new competition we're springing into spnng competition we're springing into spring and giving you the chance to win the seasonal essentials . to win the seasonal essentials. >> first, there's an incredible £12,345 in tax free cash to won , £12,345 in tax free cash to won, be plus a spring shopping spree with £500 in shopping vouchers to spend in the store of your choice . and finally, a garden choice. and finally, a garden gadget package to enjoy, including a handheld games console, a portable smart speaker and a pizza oven . for speaker and a pizza oven. for your chance to win the vouchers . your chance to win the vouchers. all the treats and £12,345 in tax free cash . text gb win to 84

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break. >> all right. jeremy hunt's got nothing to give away, but he's going to take more off you. right. so he's going to set up a tax on business airfares , for

tax on business airfares, for instance. can't enjoy yourself . instance. can't enjoy yourself. no, indeed. you can't even have a second home, can you? >> no. exactly. so we're asking this morning whether that's fair. perhaps he's going after some of his own vote electorate. or is it actually selfish to own a second home? >> well, let's find out now. >> well, let's find out now. >> from author rebecca reid and top man broadcaster mr michael wilson there, and michael , you wilson there, and michael, you indeed, as i understand it, have a second home. we do . a second home. we do. >> we got a place in uh in south africa and it's something which i can assure all your viewers. >> we saved up very hard for and buy it and enjoy it once a year. um, that i think perhaps just as important is the fact that i grew up in a place called scarborough. uh, and scarborough is on the north—east coast. scarborough. uh, and scarborough is on the north—east coast . uh, is on the north—east coast. uh, and a what's termed a holiday and is a what's termed a holiday resort population. uh, outside the holiday season. i think when i grew up and it sort of the early 70s, about 40,000 with all the holiday makers , about the holiday makers, about 100,000. did people make money

from holiday makers ? yes they from holiday makers? yes they did. did people actually have second homes in scarborough ? yes second homes in scarborough? yes they did. uh, and did that also go into the local economy? because all those people actually came to stay there? yes it probably some of it probably did. um, the fact that the chancellor's thinking about this , there's i'm sure there are some selfish people who've got second homes. there are also a lot of people who've got second homes by accident because they could been left them if could have been left to them if granny for example, and granny dies, for example, and leaves bungalow village leaves her bungalow in a village near scarborough, example, near scarborough, for example, like holiday like cayton, where holiday makers will stay, why shouldn't people stay in places like that ? people stay in places like that? now, i can understand a lot of people are angry in places people are very angry in places like scarborough and devon. uh, and, and the south—west and also in the lake district to see properties which are effectively, see, empty effectively, as they see, empty most of the year. what's this going to? what's this going to, what's tax. what what is what's this tax. what what is the reduction in in tax going to give to the economy. about 300 million. where does that fit

within the 700 billion in total tax case. uh, take take of the country. probably not a lot . i country. probably not a lot. i think it's unfortunate that they're doing this because what it shows is a bit of envy politics, quite honestly . politics, quite honestly. >> oh, it's envy politics, rebecca, do you think that's true or do you think there is a genuine crisis in some of these coastal towns where locals are, frankly, being priced out of the market what are now very, market by what are now very, very expensive second homes? >> i think envy politics is an unhelpful way to form , to form unhelpful way to form, to form that thought. it's about communities and it's about the fact that at the moment, if you grow up in a community, uh, particularly sort seaside particularly a sort of seaside one, you um , believably one, you are, um, believably unlikely to be able to buy a home family because home near your family because the majority of those houses are bought business proposition bought as business proposition rather and i think rather than homes. and i think there's problem in this there's a real problem in this country people regarding country with people regarding property rather property as investment rather than homes. but about 1 property as investment rather than homes. but about1 in property as investment rather than homes. but about 1 in 4 people in this country , like people in this country, like only 63% of people in this country own their home, which means that nearly 40% of people don't have a permanent untaken

payable roof over their heads . payable roof over their heads. and that's not a good state of affairs. so the idea that anybody would want to hoard resources by owning more homes than they could possibly live in, while some people can't buy genuinely suggesting that anyone who's lucky to two who's lucky enough to have two homes should it up. homes should give it up. >> morally, you know, >> because morally, you know, there people don't there are some people that don't have home. it'sjust there are some people that don't have home. it's just a have a first home. it's just a fact of life. some people have more than others. we don't live in a communist country where everything shared out everything has to be shared out equally. just isn't equally. that's just life isn't it? >> i & can't imagine it? >> i can't imagine being >> i just can't imagine being that gauche i that selfish or gauche that i would want own something that would want to own something that i use. majority the i can't use. majority of the time, also , for me, the idea time, and also, for me, the idea of wanting to not live somewhere, turn up when the weather's nice, when it suits me , that community and , take from that community and not in a thing, not give not invest in a thing, not give anything these communities anything back. these communities , like , particularly places like blakeney burnham in blakeney and burnham market in norfolk, have voted to try norfolk, that have voted to try and prevent people from doing so. explained that people so. they explained that people very on a friday very often arrive on a friday night. bring their own night. they bring their own supermarket come supermarket shopping, they come down, buy anything, down, they don't buy anything, they contribute anything.

they don't contribute anything. nobody's pta . their nobody's on the pta. their children going to the children aren't going to the primary nobody's helping children aren't going to the prinwith nobody's helping children aren't going to the prinwith the nobody's helping children aren't going to the prinwith the local, body's helping children aren't going to the prinwith the local, the ('s helping out with the local, the countryside, tiny movements. they just come in consuming and leaving. i think that's ghastly. >> michael, gauche . >> michael, your gauche. >> michael, your gauche. >> well, michael, i think you're also to get stage also going to get this stage whereby they you work hard to have a second home. now you're going to have to work harder to enjoy you're going to enjoy it because you're going to be on it. be taxed on it. >> yeah. you are. i mean, what happens at the moment is that that you're allowed , um, a that you're allowed, um, a certain percentage tax certain percentage of the tax that you actually pay on the earnings the second earnings from the second property, but not so said. i mean, yeah, i think the community is actually community question is actually quite i think the quite a strong one. i think the question have to ask, question you have to ask, though, people would question you have to ask, th0|price people would question you have to ask, th0|price of people would question you have to ask, th0|price of those )eople would question you have to ask, th0|price of those properties|ld the price of those properties actually decrease actually therefore decrease peace? and they become peace? and would they become more affordable? and thus are they filled up people who they filled up by people who actually to live in those actually want to live in those kind of places? thus, as, kind of places? and thus, as, um, as protagonist actually um, as my protagonist actually says? yeah, sure. um, maybe , says? yeah, sure. um, maybe, maybe they do sit on the pta, maybe they do sit on the pta, maybe they do contribute towards the community. i suspect those pnces the community. i suspect those prices would not come down. i

see no evidence of that all. see no evidence of that at all. i mean, the sort of places there are people want to are still people who want to retire live by the seaside retire and live by the seaside or live near the live in the lake district. those are the kind of people that keep the pnces kind of people that keep the prices up. and they are not necessarily people who have second properties. guys we've got to leave it there. >> thank you both very much indeed raising the indeed for raising the discussion talking it discussion uh, and talking it through with us. uh, at through with us. uh, people at home will their views gb home will have their views gb news at gb views or gb news news at gb views or gb news.com. we've got paul coyte. he's got the sport next, and he's got birthdays , famous he's got birthdays, famous birthdays. >> i have one big one for you, a big one. it's a. yeah, yeah. um, one, one. and you've got to guess how old. okay. >> see >> and see

next year next yean next year. we've talked about yesterday's football results . we yesterday's football results. we don't need to talk about them anymore . we're looking ahead to anymore. we're looking ahead to tonight. who's playing tonight paul sheffield united versus arsenal sheffield united

arsenal i mean sheffield united have time. have had a terrible time. >> bottom of the premier have had a terrible time. >> and oottom of the premier have had a terrible time. >> and you've of the premier have had a terrible time. >> and you've got he premier have had a terrible time. >> and you've got arsenalier league and you've got arsenal and i think 15 goals they've scored in the last three games. premier league five goals a game. that's not bad going is it. >> and sheffield united probably conceding five goals a game. i know this could be a cricket score. >> and if it is then i probably won't talk about it too much tomorrow. but i expect arsenal are going to score a lot tonight. but then it's a funny old game. as someone said, you never you know sheffield never know. you know sheffield arsenal there arsenal may be going out there and oh we're to and thinking oh we're going to walk. going to be easy. walk. this is going to be easy. captain black's going to think this absolutely problem. this is absolutely no problem. he's the circles he's sending all the circles over bramall lane pitch. and he's sending all the circles over sheffield ane pitch. and he's sending all the circles over sheffield unitedch. and he's sending all the circles over sheffield united putand he's sending all the circles over sheffield united put may then sheffield united put may pull the bag. pull something out of the bag. yeah. know what's happening. >> formula one wise. we had the bahrain grand prix yesterday. >> right going to >> yeah. um right i'm going to try keep this quick as try and keep this as quick as i can. max verstappen he wins can. but max verstappen he wins the bahrain his dad the bahrain grand prix. his dad joss, is with him all the joss, who is with him all the time. imagine just time. can you imagine just having dad with you the having your dad with you the whole constantly the same lewis hamilton yeah, guess so . but hamilton yeah, i guess so. but joss is very outspoken and it

seems that it's the problem is the power struggle has been between verstappen and between jos verstappen and christian horner . they don't get christian horner. they don't get on. there was film of them having an argument even though they're like, this they're winning like, well, this is winning is the thing, they're winning and to win. but and they continue to win. but that's enough. and it seems that's not enough. and it seems to power now, there's all the to be power now, there's all the problem text. whether problem with the text. whether we call text or whatever we call it text gate or whatever was christian was going on with christian horner whether he's job homer and whether he's job would untenable . but seems would be untenable. but it seems that verstappen has now said that jos verstappen has now said that jos verstappen has now said that want him to be that he doesn't want him to be in charge of red bull. now now he's saying, well , maybe he's then saying, well, maybe we'll because there's a seat we'll go because there's a seat at mercedes. that was lewis hamilton's and jos verstappen is very good friends with toto wolff , who it sounds like the wolff, who it sounds like the old show soap. do you old tv show soap. do you remember the name? yeah, if you think you know what happens. but this is how it's going. it's like this crazy merry go round. so the only people probably rubbing together is rubbing their hands together is netflix new series of netflix for that new series of drive survive. drive to survive. >> you did say to his famous >> no, you did say to his famous birthdays, famous sporting birthdays, famous sporting birthdays . birthdays. >> not a good one for you.

>> not a good one for you. >> okay, king kenny, how about this? >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> kenny dalglish birthday today. then we got some today. and then we got some pictures of kenny. >> would say. >> i would say. >> i would say. >> he is. there we are. >> there he is. there we are. >>— >> there he is. there we are. >> say 78. >> i would say 78. >> i would say 78. >> i'd say 78. i'd say 75. >>— >> i'd say 78. i'd say 75. >> 75. i'm going to give you a guess each because you're both wrong. again 7474. look wrong. go again okay. 7474. look at that . it actually says at that. it actually says liverpool fc star kenny dalglish turned 73 today. it's going to be the worst quiz show ever where we give the answer before . where we give the answer before. >> that because his kids >> he said that because his kids the same me and i just the same age as me and i just thought, what age are my folks? >> see, that's not that's >> you see, that's not that's not his daughter kelly, besides his that's marina, that's his wife, that's marina, that's marina . marina from marina. >> aquamarina yeah >> aquamarina aquamarina. yeah marina. she's a she's marina. and she is she's a she's a wonderful woman. stunning. um, king though, one of the king kenny, though, one of the greatest without doubt. >> celtic. and then to >> celtic. and then over to liverpool and what? and scotland and what a fantastic player and manager well. and what a fantastic player and managerveryvell. and what a fantastic player and managervery good company. very >> he's very good company. very good be in. i've good company to be in. i've played with them. you played golf with them. you played golf with them. you played golf with kenny? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and um, you know. >> and i've um, you know. >> and i've um, you know. >> on. does he need to win >> hold on. does he need to win though? he win,

though? but he needs to win, doesn't he? yeah, yeah. >> he supports he said to me before golf he said, before the golf game, he said, i'll you this. i so don't i'll tell you this. i so don't know what told me. yeah know what he told me. yeah they did you didn't did tell me you didn't understand him. >> didn't understand >> he didn't understand you. >> he didn't understand you. >> what he said is he doesn't talk football. he doesn't talk football. talks about. talk football. he doesn't talk footta .l. talks about. talk football. he doesn't talk footta.l. funnylks about. talk football. he doesn't talk footta.l. funny man. out. talk football. he doesn't talk footta.l. funny man. very very he's a very funny man. very very funny man. very good man to be with. >> how did you get on, by the way, in the game. >> oh, i'm useless. yeah. no, no good to me. >> did it get uncomfortable? >> but did it get uncomfortable? >> but did it get uncomfortable? >> i the part sometimes >> i do look the part sometimes i look at myself say you i look at myself and say you really look part. eamonn i look at myself and say you really people part. eamonn i look at myself and say you really people think:. eamonn i look at myself and say you really people think you monn i look at myself and say you really people think you are|n i look at myself and say you really people think you are the i look at myself and say you reallswingingthink you are the i look at myself and say you reallswinging the< you are the i look at myself and say you reallswinging the club are the i look at myself and say you reallswinging the club around. part swinging the club around. >> yeah. nice. well, we're the right jumper you've got it right jumper and you've got it all. halfway there. yeah. all. yeah. halfway there. yeah. thank very much indeed. >> thank you very much indeed. >> thank you very much indeed. >> all gear. no idea. >> that's it. that's absolutely. but not right. >> take

>> uh. thank you. everybody who's been in touch with priti patel's appearance on our program this morning. very popular, i'd say. isabel >> yes, i'd say so too . lots of

>> yes, i'd say so too. lots of people saying, well , agreeing people saying, well, agreeing with what she said, wishing she was leader already. i love priti patel. she is the most sensible woman i know, says donna. um, she needs to be running the country she's got the guts, country as she's got the guts, the backbone isn't afraid to the backbone and isn't afraid to take government. also, take on the government. also, she's that the she's right that the conservative to stand united. >> john says vote for her if >> john says i'd vote for her if she leader the she was leader of the conservative tvs. but a lot of you just very appreciative that she seemed to speak straight. okay we're now going to get some straight talking now from the former editor of the daily star and the dawn neesom and writer and the dawn neesom and writer and journalist andy jones. very good to see you both . good to see you both. >> shall we start with some royal stories? front page of the sun , uh, probably a bit of sun is, uh, probably a bit of a nightmare for the middletons. not dealing with not only are they dealing with catherine unwell and catherine being unwell and all of speculation that, of the speculation about that, but now carol's brother catherine's uncle is set to join the celebrity big brother house, and they are all very worried about what you would be, wouldn't you? what you need to do this. he sold his business

for £17 million. >> i mean, he's loaded and i think he's just one of those characters, a big celebrity big brother starts tonight and there's 12 celebrity housemates going in of which gary goldsmith is of as you've just is one of them. as you've just said, is kate and we still said, he is kate and we still don't know what's wrong with kate. recovering kate. uh she's still recovering from , um, her uncle, from her surgery, um, her uncle, but he's a he's always been described as the black sheep of the family. he's got he's had four wives in the past. he he lived in ibiza for a while. i remember the name of his villa, but i'm not going to say it. go on. it? i don't know , on. what was it? i don't know, villa or something . or villa bang bang or something. or rather. yeah, something like that. um so he's, he's lived a bit a life , shall we say. um, bit of a life, shall we say. um, and kate middleton, according to the sun , is furious. that is the sun, is furious. that is going in there because she's terrified going to say terrified he's going to say something especially something untoward, especially with kate recuperating from her surgery , which we still don't surgery, which we still don't know what it is . i mean, is he know what it is. i mean, is he going that sort of family going to let that sort of family secret slip? and it's also been very, vocal about harry as very, very vocal about harry as

well. the fact that harry has upset catherine and, you know, he's had a go at harry and so she's also frightened that he's also going to go more and more on the anti harry and meghan line as well. but to be honest with you, it's going to be worth watching. >> it'll be a ratings boost, which is why they've probably that's huge fee . yeah. there's >> yeah huge fee. yeah. there's some quite good names going in there including there as well. so including sharon who's been paid sharon osbourne who's been paid £100,000. evidently she's only got him for a week though, isn't she. >> is that right. a little visit and then out 100 grand. so you would, wouldn't you? >> yeah. >> um, yeah. >> um, yeah. >> was i going to say to you? >> um. royal matters. the queen, though we're hearing, is heading off holiday, and ijust though we're hearing, is heading off holiday, and i just not off on holiday, and i just not sure this um, the right sure this is, um, the right visuals on this one. if this is, you should be seeing everybody's ill and her husband's under treatment and whatever. whatever. um anybody else have a view on that story ? camilla? view on that story? camilla? >> yeah, yeah, she's been filling in for a few weeks, and she's gone on holiday now, and there's a slight question mark about but i'm

about her durability, but i'm slightly positive . more positive slightly positive. more positive news. i'm wanting to flag up king charles is expected to be visiting australia later on in the year, which , regardless of the year, which, regardless of whether you're a royal or joe bloggs travelling to australia, is a serious undertaking. so he must have had some sort of positive uptick in his diagnosis and his treatment. do we know when that is? >> andy? uh well, later in the year , i think now they probably year, i think now they probably have nailed down a date, but it's, it's i've not cast my eye over it. >> i know the times today the story says australia is continuing to make plans, but there's no yes. >> buckingham palace from the royal correspondents i've spoken to question to, there's lots of question marks whether that will marks about whether that will happen of tours that happen or any of the tours that william are going william and catherine are going on, but they're disappointed about because they have royal toun >> it's come out of the mouth of prime minister anthony albanese , prime minister anthony albanese, so you'd thought they'd at so you'd have thought they'd at least checked back with the royal house. but knows royal house. but who knows anymore these days i actually i mean, camilla is in her 70s. >> i don't blame her for taking a break, to be honest with you.

and on. who's left and yeah. go on. who's left holding the reins? i mean, we saw, leading the saw, um, andy rue leading the royal into king royal family into king constantine's memorial for the day, which was slightly like, ooh eamonn i both are ooh, look, eamonn and i both are big fans of queen camilla. >> we think she's wonderful. and we think she's very great, supportive partner for the king. >> no, i do, but i don't remember late queen ever remember the late queen ever saying i'm off on a girls houday saying i'm off on a girls holiday let at a time holiday, let alone at a time when philip was ill or whatever it might be. >> i think that maybe she >> i do think that maybe she should have postponed it until everybody's a bit better, given that that many that there's not that many people not lot. people still, there's not a lot. >> andrew >> when you've got andrew leaving in her leaving the royal, she's in her 70s a break, but the 70s and needs a break, but the opfics it 70s and needs a break, but the optics it a bit tricky . do we optics of it a bit tricky. do we need a bigger family need a bigger royal family rather one? rather than a slimmed down one? i think so. andrew i mean, if we think so. andrew just give everyone go. just give everyone a go. >> gets to be >> everyone gets their day to be a but andy, i tell you a royal. but andy, i tell you what, are lot of commitments. >> there really are. and they're very minor commitments as well, which just somebody to call which just need somebody to call and cut a ribbon, and shake hands, cut a ribbon, whatever. and they're enough whatever. and they're not enough people . so although people to go round. so although it charles saying

it looks good, charles saying let's cut this down, it'll not be a drain the public purse be a drain on the public purse in people generally in whatever people generally want to meet a royal, they want to meet somebody important, for god's sake. want me god's sake. they want to meet me and isabel. want, you know, and isabel. they want, you know, they people up they just want people to turn up and recognise what they do. >> i mean, you imagine if >> i mean, can you imagine if you a ribbon cutting? you needed a ribbon cutting? and andrew up and also for andrew turned up and also for trade as well. >> obviously the middle east when we go when we send royals over there, it does, it does us a lot of financial good to have someone in our corner there someone in our corner over there meetingteam princess anne, i >> i'm team princess anne, i mean, works hard as mean, she works hard enough as it is, i mean, she's it is, but i mean, she's actually role you respect, actually a role you can respect, right? >> f in a major >> um, participants in a major nature study agreed to be surveyed over their mental health while they counted insects . don't tell us more. insects. don't tell us more. >> you know what, andy and i have scoured the papers for good news stories and some happy, feel good. fluffy stops shaking your head me. andy there your head at me. andy there aren't good stories . aren't any good news stories. um, this one is chasing down um, and this one is chasing down butterflies. can reduce anxiety and stress . every year we and help stress. every year we have a big butterfly. butterfly countin

have a big butterfly. butterfly count in july and august, and researchers from the last one sent a survey out asking about people who took part their mental health. and it's come back to say that the people that were doing it all, it involves is spending 15 minutes in a nice sunny spot out in the countryside your garden, countryside or in your garden, just many just counting how many butterflies you butterflies and insects you can see. the people see. simple um, but the people that responded to the surveys at a 9% reduction in anxiety 80. so it's a nice thing to do it's just a nice thing to do just to sit in a nice warm, sunny place and look at insects and, say, and, well, i have to say, i couldn't tell you. >> sure if it's the time >> i'm not sure if it's the time of the year see butterflies of the year to see butterflies or not, but i couldn't tell you the time actually, saw the last time actually, i saw a butterfly. this the time of butterfly. is this the time of the for summer july and the year for summer july and august and do. august and we do. >> mean, quite getting >> i mean, we're quite getting into now. we for of into it now. we go for lots of long walks, the husband long walks, which the husband hates, encourage him. um, long walks, which the husband hatewe encourage him. um, long walks, which the husband hatewe see encourage him. um, long walks, which the husband hatewe see lots)urage him. um, long walks, which the husband hatewe see lots ofage him. um, long walks, which the husband hatewe see lots of butterfliesm, and we see lots of butterflies now. yeah. >> to get now. yeah. >> anything to get you away from a screen. happiness is getting away screen, away from away from a screen, away from social media and getting out there and lungfuls air there and lungfuls of air touching the ground. >> it sounds a bit weird and hippie ish, but i've just

starting a vegetable patch. starting on a vegetable patch. there's something basic there's something very basic about clean your about getting soil clean your fingers and grounding yourself in a world, as you say, screens and stress and all of that stuff. and getting back to basics and feeling better for it. >> yeah, saving a few quid too. yeah >> so, fi you g were you ever yeah >> so, were you ever did you ever. >> even >> where do you stand with sir walter raleigh and sir francis drake and the, um, there's a story of a school whereby the headteacher removed their names, um, from , um, school buildings . um, from, um, school buildings. >> where do you stand on this? >> where do you stand on this? >> so, exeter school in devon has removed the names of sir francis drake and sir walter raleigh, they had on raleigh, as they had them on buildings school buildings and as part of school houses within the within their, uh , school. uh, they've said uh, school. uh, they've said that they are no longer representative what the representative of what the school is about. this is because sir striker was the sir francis striker was the first circumnavigate first to brit to circumnavigate the globe. apparently, he was a slaver and he kept slaves at different points. and sir walter raleigh, who famously defeated the spanish armada when the spanish had the best boats in

the world. he's now considered a coloniser. oh so just think i thought we were going to be criticised for in the future. it's like those two girls who vandalised a bust of queen victoria over the weekend. >> did you see through >> did you see that through porridge it. porridge all over it. >> it looked like jam. but yeah. porridge all over it. >> and oked like jam. but yeah. porridge all over it. >> and then like jam. but yeah. porridge all over it. >> and then ike jam. but yeah. porridge all over it. >> and then i wrote]. but yeah. porridge all over it. >> and then i wrote a but yeah. porridge all over it. >> and then i wrote a very,eah. porridge all over it. >> and then i wrote a very, very vile, word on it as vile, offensive word on it as well. spoilt well. i thought you spoilt entitled little but but their knowledge of these things only comes from looking at the wikipedia page at the moment they see slavery or colonised or or visited africa or something, it's immediately across in the box for banish this memory whatsoever. >> but we only learn from history if we take the good and the bad. you know, we kind of have this sort of blind view that, oh, history is always wonderful. >> yeah. learn from our mistakes of make sure we don't of the past. make sure we don't do again. we need to do them again. but we need to learn. we also to learn. and we also need to recognise a lot of recognise the good that a lot of people in the past and see them in the context of the time. exactly. >> judge them by modern values. yes, as you yes, things have changed. as you say, lots. can yes, things have changed. as you saytalk lots. can yes, things have changed. as you saytalk about lots. can yes, things have changed. as you saytalk about this lots. can yes, things have changed. as you saytalk about this story, can

yes, things have changed. as you saytalk about this story, dawnan yes, things have changed. as you saytalk about this story, dawn ,| we talk about this story, dawn, this is on the mail online, and this is on the mail online, and this migrant who made this is about a migrant who made it uk illegally and has it to the uk illegally and has had such a horrid time. they want to go back to france. i believe . unrwa. believe. u nrwa. >> yeah, believe. unrwa. >> yeah, this is the mail online. they've got a paywall now, have to see now, so you have to pay to see this story. is a chap this story. this is a chap called mata from north called mohammed mata from north africa . he arrived in july africa. um, he arrived in july after buying £1,000 place on one of those. the boats crossing the channel arrived in dover. wasn't it's not basically the land of milk and honey. it was promised by the traffickers . and he is by the traffickers. and he is now penniless and homeless , um, now penniless and homeless, um, and just wants to go . so he's and just wants to go. so he's now considering whether he can pay now considering whether he can pay people smugglers to smuggle him back to france. >> yeah, he's talking about in the in the article, he talks about hanging around dover , about hanging around dover, trying to get into a lorry. and you sort of you thought there was a sort of scheme we'd go instead of scheme that we'd go instead of paying scheme that we'd go instead of paying you benefits, we will just pay. >> emma just pay. >> go flight back. >> you just go flight back. yeah. people on yeah. we can't put people on planes he'd be planes to rwanda. he'd be volunteering to be the first on there. is wrong with this system? >> that's. >> yeah, that's. >> yeah, that's. >> meanwhile, hate >> meanwhile, foreign hate

preachers and preachers face deportation. and tell in 40s, uh, in 40s. tell us why in 40s, uh, in 40s. >> well, exactly what you've said on the tin, uh, preachers of hate facing being kicked out of hate facing being kicked out of in latest crackdown . of britain in latest crackdown. the obviously had the government's obviously had huge on the way. we've, huge kickback on the way. we've, uh, maybe allowed so many of these hate preachers during the gaza palestine—israel conflict to say absolutely deplorable things about britain, things that could get you arrested if you said them outside of a religious, uh, facility and yet some of these hate preachers are allowed to y, and z and allowed to say x, y, and z and we're promising now to crack down on them. >> why weren't we it >> why weren't we doing it before? hello. >> why weren't we doing it befythese allo. >> why weren't we doing it befythese laws were already there i >> -- >> okay. >> okay. >> andy jones, you very >> andy jones, thank you very much indeed. dawn neesom appreciate you for appreciate it. thank you for your this morning . your input this morning. >> with the weather. >> it's greg with the weather. looks like things are heating up. >> boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there , i'm greg >> hello there, i'm greg dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather. we've

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holding the fort over the past few weeks, queen camilla is set to take a break so who will be leading the royals? >> we're going to be talking about that with our royal commentator in the studio very shortly . shortly. >> that's a cold, frosty, foggy start in places this morning, but we do have further wet and windy weather moving in from the west . find out all the details west. find out all the details coming up . coming up. soon. >> and budget spending . it's >> and budget spending. it's going to happen on wednesday . going to happen on wednesday. michael says this wednesday's budget is nothing more than a vote buying attempt to pretend to disagree on that. my friend. they seem to be buying they don't seem to be buying anything, peter says. 4.5 billion we on a legal billion we spend on a legal migration doesn't help , michael migration doesn't help, michael says.i migration doesn't help, michael says. i don't see this budget being any different than any other . giveth one hand and take other. giveth one hand and take it back with the other, which is more or about right. so the more or less about right. so the

countdown to the spring budget has begun. it is on wednesday. the chancellor set to outline the economic agenda and, speaking to camilla tominey yesterday, here on gb news, the chancellor made it clear that this will be a special election budget likely to be the last budget likely to be the last budget before the general election . election. >> um, but british people are very smart . they recognise very smart. they recognise gimmicks . yes. um, they don't gimmicks. yes. um, they don't want any tricks. what they will get on wednesday is a prudent and responsible plan. >> no tricks, no gimmicks. but will it be enough? well, earlier in the program, we spoke with the former home secretary priti patel, about her own economic agenda. >> cannot keep borrowing, so the answer to this is we need economic growth. so so what is so maddening ? even if you read so maddening? even if you read the papers today, where are the ideas about economic growth? and whatever one says about liz truss? so whatever one says, there you go. nice segue about liz. her tenure. you know, she

was pro supply side reforms. i think that's absolutely right. you know more housing, more infrastructure investment and development. and the government needs to be agile about that . needs to be agile about that. >> well, joining us now is our political editor, christopher hope. political editor, christopher hope . good morning to you, hope. good morning to you, christopher. we're going to be heanng christopher. we're going to be hearing a lot over the next few days. hearing a lot over the next few days . i know you. days. i don't know about you. what you made of the chancellor yesterday. he looked like man yesterday. he looked like a man with weight the world on with the weight of the world on his how many last his shoulders. how many last minute decisions do you think he'll be making and how much will he be listening a lot will he be listening to? a lot of commentary today, in the of the commentary today, in the wake interviews that he wake of those interviews that he did before finally did yesterday, before he finally signs off on what we can expect on . well, morning, isabel. >> um, exactly right. yeah. we heard last night, didn't we? how? we heard he was definitely talking a good talk on to camilla tominey. the gb news studio. but he's very keen to cut taxes. he knows that's a the conservative way. the problem he's hemmed in by he's got, he's hemmed in by anaemic we are anaemic growth. we are technically in a recession. and that's why it's very hard to try

and taxes. that's normally and cut taxes. that's normally the try and up the tory the way to try and g up the tory backbenches. question in backbenches. the question in here, if there is one is £0.02 or not £0.02, that is the question in a sense that do you cut £0.02 off national insurance . it's one p off income tax . . it's one p off income tax. it's looking like he wants to go towards in the language that we're hearing about helping . we're hearing about helping. workers are cutting national insurance so that that tax that we have taken out of our pay . if we have taken out of our pay. if you're employed by an employer that looks like what may happen and that may cost as much as 9 billion, he's got about 12.5 billion, he's got about 12.5 billion to play with, according to office of budget to the office of budget responsibility that's responsibility. that's called the headroom technical the fiscal headroom in technical terms. that about 3.5 terms. that leaves about 3.5 billion left unless he increases taxes elsewhere. and what what may is taxes on business may go up is taxes on business travellers , on airfares, and travellers, on airfares, and also they may try and remove tax breaks from those having second homes. other other areas. we could see the scrapping and the non—dom tax status . don't forget non—dom tax status. don't forget akshata murty , the wife of rishi akshata murty, the wife of rishi sunak , the prime minister is

sunak, the prime minister is a non—dom and she pays a fee to . non—dom and she pays a fee to. she could technically not be paying she could technically not be paying taxes in this country, but she does voluntarily pay tax on earnings in the uk on a global earnings in the uk and after agreeing to do so. but there's more have that. there's many more who have that. so and yeah, okay, christopher, thank you very much . thank you very much. >> a lot to get into >> there'll be a lot to get into on we appreciate on that this week. we appreciate your take morning. for your take this morning. but for now going to turn to all now we're going to turn to all matters royal. the princess of wales is uncle gary. goldsmith is set to make an appearance on the latest season of celebrity big brother, which starts tonight. what do reckon the tonight. what do you reckon the middletons that? middletons make of that? >> i would watches it? >> i would who watches it? >> i would who watches it? >> know, does anybody >> i don't know, does anybody watch >> i don't know, does anybody watcertainly tabloids will >> certainly the tabloids will be with interest. be watching it with interest. >> sun are reporting >> well, the sun are reporting on this this morning. they're saying drama the middleton saying drama in the middleton household claims he household filled with claims he has been read. the riot act by kate's parents, carole and michael middleton. >> well , joining us now to >> well, joining us now to discuss this and all of the other royal news is royal biographer levin. biographer angela levin. goodness angela, this is the goodness me, angela, this is the last thing that the princess of wales needs. surely when she's

recuperating from abdominal surgery. of question marks surgery. lots of question marks andindeed surgery. lots of question marks and indeed rumours about how she's to have the stress she's doing to have the stress of uncle, possibly blabbing of her uncle, possibly blabbing on national television ? on national television? >> yes, i think it's the most terrible thing to do, and i think it's nonsense when people say say anything say he'll only say anything that's nice about catherine and william. he won't say anything. that's not nice. that's not quite point or understanding quite the point or understanding what going for. in they don't what is going for. in they don't want him for his own personal pity, because none of exactly pity, because none of us exactly . you may well none of us . you may well laugh. none of us are in him. what are interested in him. but what he then says about his family , he then says about his family, that's what they want. and because they leave the mike on all the time, 24 hours a day. yes, he can slip and he can say something about her because he's not used to being on the television. i'm not sure. >> i'm not sure he'd know anything about her health condition. i mean, we would all have cousins and things and we wouldn't goes on in wouldn't know what goes on in their their lives. nieces or nephews but the nephews or whatever. but the potential exists for him to say

something indiscreet about any aspect of her life. >> yeah, well, any aspect about her, any comment, any sense , her, any comment, any sense, sense will be very hurtful. her, any comment, any sense, sense will be very hurtful . and sense will be very hurtful. and that's that's what's so appalling. and he doesn't need the money. he's a millionaire. he doesn't need to do it. he wants to do it because he's fed up with the rest of his family being in the spotlight. and he wants the spotlight. and the one thing want is for him thing they don't want is for him to do they know he's to do that. they know he's always black sheep the always been a black sheep of the family i it's really family, but i think it's really cruel. i've been hoping that he'll actually change his mind at the last minute and get a bit nervous and then actually, nervous and then say, actually, i feel well, i can't do i don't feel well, i can't do it. finally, something it. but finally, something that kate in common kate and meghan have in common is relatives that is these wayward relatives that blab to the media. is these wayward relatives that bla perhaps media. is these wayward relatives that bla perhaps they a. is these wayward relatives that bla perhaps they can over >> perhaps they can bond over that. yes. >> well, a lot of people have that one person in the family that one person in the family that make it very hard for them. they can't. they don't want to ignore it completely because they are members family. they are members of the family. but on the other hand, they want them up. yeah, yeah. them to shut up. yeah, yeah. >> have got the >> meanwhile, we have got the queen in queen camilla. yes,

queen as in queen camilla. yes, the news is she's going on houday. the news is she's going on holiday . angela. um, uh oh. you holiday. angela. um, uh oh. you know what? i have nothing against politicians going on houday against politicians going on holiday or the queen in this situation . except the timing. situation. except the timing. just does not seem good on this. >> i my view, if that is that king charles insisted that she had a break. she's working non—stop . she's done so much in non—stop. she's done so much in this last week. she's also been there for him all the time . and there for him all the time. and if he's i think it's a sign that he might have improved quite well. and he'll say, why don't you take a break some people say she's going to spend it with her children and with charles and some say she's going, me say that she might be going to india, although she hates flying because she's there. there's a marvellous spa there. she's been there several times before and they can give her the one over in two days, and she can come back a new woman. it's very good. and she's been there

before and she absolutely loves it, but she would not do this unless the king said to her, i know you're really tired. please you can't keep this up. go away. she'd be back by next week when she's doing an engagement on saturday. >> so you see it as a as a sign that his health is doing well. and we've also heard, haven't we. haven't we doing better that anthony albanese , the prime anthony albanese, the prime minister in australia, is preparing for king charles go preparing for king charles to go ahead his tour of in ahead with his tour of duty in the autumn . so perhaps that's the autumn. so perhaps that's another indication that behind the scenes word's getting out that the king is doing well. >> i think it's another indication that we feel optimistic. think optimistic. stick. i don't think that think that you can actually think about november , i think, is about november, i think, is october, november . about november, i think, is october, november. i don't think you can actually knock it, plan it, but another hand you can't. you have to wait and see. but but i know he really wants to do that. obviously he does . it's that. obviously he does. it's very important for the commonwealth. and um, let's hope that he is well enough to do it. but it's a very long, um,

journey, isn't it ? yeah. journey, isn't it? yeah. >> and there are a lot of royal responsibilities to be filled in on.and responsibilities to be filled in on. and we get to the situation where, uh, when it comes to handing out honours . yes. who handing out honours. yes. who doesit handing out honours. yes. who does it and where are we at with those ? those? >> well, that's this is absolutely fascinating . for the absolutely fascinating. for the first time, they might allow women who do not have royal blood to give the honours. that's all the knighthood and all the rest of that. so camilla, kate . well, camilla and camilla, kate. well, camilla and kate , once she's better, they're kate, once she's better, they're thinking about perhaps they can do that. that will ease it for the king and for william and for princess anne. but it will also mean that, you know, they deserve it . it's also a mean that, you know, they deserve it. it's also a thank you for all their hard work and their, um, so staying, so power, so proud of the royal family >> um, what makes sense , doesn't >> um, what makes sense, doesn't it? i think if you're, you know, able to be queen of the country,

you should be able to bestow honours upon its very interesting. >> it's not you know, >> but it's not you know, they've been so keen on of royal blood. that's all that matters. but now they're spreading out that actually it's sensible to have people who do a lot of work and don't mind . and i can and don't mind. and i can imagine that people who come, it's always an excitement , but it's always an excitement, but they'll delighted that they'll be delighted that camilla does it. yes. they'll be thrilled to bits. if catherine gives them something on there. >> i got queen elizabeth the second. >> did you did? >> did you did? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> yes, i bet you were thrilled to bits. >> i was thrilled to bits. >> i was thrilled to bits. >> i was absolutely thrilled a bit. you deserved it. >> so i got i got a lovely photograph taken with her. she said anne, on, get said to me, anne, come on, get a selfie here. we there selfie here. and we sat there and my phone and she and she took my phone and she did a selfie of the two of us. >> did? >> she did? >> she did? >> yeah . angela, come on, >> yeah. angela, come on, i don't believe don't spoil the story. i thank you. >> thank you very much indeed , >> thank you very much indeed, angela, i appreciate it. >> thank you very much. coming up half past. not much to

up half past. not much longer to wait. britain's newsroom with andrew waiting andrew and bev, who are waiting in itching to tell us in the wings, itching to tell us what they've got coming our way. >> believe story. >> i didn't believe that story. >> i didn't believe that story. >> know about the >> well, i didn't know about the royal blood to give a gong that was fascinating. know was fascinating. i did not know that. yeah, amazing. >> we're talking george >> we're talking about george galloway in controversy galloway mired in controversy even gets in the even before he gets in the commons, davis , commons, because david davis, the was supposed be commons, because david davis, the of was supposed be commons, because david davis, the of the was supposed be commons, because david davis, the of the mpss supposed be commons, because david davis, the of the mps introducing be commons, because david davis, the of the mps introducing me; one of the mps introducing me. he's pulled because his he's pulled out because his deputy, chris williamson, has been said terrible things about his trail and won't condemn hamas for the invasion of israel . so even before he's arrived, there's controversy. so the father of the house, sir peter bottom, will have to step in, which will put him in a difficult position because that is of the house. a is a convention of the house. a new mp has to be embraced by two mps. and the other one is mps. yeah. and the other one is going to be jeremy corbyn. oh, yeah. amazing >> so that yeah, that's happening today. so we're going to be uh, up to that. to be uh, leading up to that. it's obesity as it's national obesity day as well . we're going be talking well. we're going to be talking gimmick, talking to, um, a nutritionist about why that is the situation . you know, are we

the situation. you know, are we will the is it the government's job. >> is it are we allowed how do they do that? >> what word do they use. do they use the word obesity or do they use the word obesity or do they use the word obesity or do they use fat? >> we can't call them fat day, can we ask them about that? because why can't call people can we ask them about that? be(iste why can't call people can we ask them about that? be(if they're can't call people can we ask them about that? be(if they're fat. 't call people fat if they're fat. >> yeah. well we're going >> yeah. well um, so we're going to be also, um, uh, we're labour's plans to get young people who aren't in education or employment . or employment. >> aunt liz kendall is going to be announcing that this morning. we're going what labour we're going to see what labour would these young would do about these young people. part that is people. a big part of that is careers advice mental health careers advice and mental health support. yeah, and have the tories lost the countryside ? tories lost the countryside? traditionally course , the traditionally of course, the shires would be voting in the conservatives. not at them anymore . why. anymore. why. >> good stuff. we're looking forward to it . thank >> good stuff. we're looking forward to it. thank you very much. have a good show. >> you much indeed. >> thank you very much indeed. >> thank you very much indeed. >> up to 9:14, >> uh, coming up to 9:14, whatever doing, whatever you're doing, hope your day well . uh, you could day is going well. uh, you could win spring essentials. now, this is our latest great british giveaway. garden giveaway. there's a garden gadget package up my street. yeah, you have your eyes on that one? uh there's a shopping spree

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well, the chancellor set to hand down his budget on wednesday, and one big announcement today is the £360 million to boost british manufacturing. >> joining us now, the economic secretary to the treasury . secretary to the treasury. >> that's bim afolami mp ben, very good morning to you . good very good morning to you. good morning. you've got a lot of cash there. what are you going to do with it.

>> so this £360 million is really important into british advanced manufacturing . that's advanced manufacturing. that's going to be in areas of zero carbon flight. so that flights that will have no carbon emissions, it's going to be on life saving drugs and it's going to be on electric vehicles . and to be on electric vehicles. and this is £360 million. that is a partnership between the government and industry. so it's both sides coming together to create growth and advance manufacturing for britain . manufacturing for britain. >> but it doesn't sound like it's going to be enough to win an election. what people want to see is more money in their pocket, and you only have to look at the headlines this morning. hunt fuels tory jitters over budget. that is over election budget. that is like are you going like on tax cuts. are you going to disappoint a huge wing of your party? and indeed voters on wednesday ? wednesday? >> uh, i'm not going to get into specific tax cuts of any particular, um, tax . what i will particular, um, tax. what i will say is the chancellor has been very clear over the weekend, and before that of the need to move

to a lower tax economy, why not out of some ideological obsession , but because that's obsession, but because that's how you return more money into people's pockets , and that's how people's pockets, and that's how you grow the economy. lower tax economies in the world, whether it be in north america or asia and elsewhere, grow faster, broadly speaking, than high tax ones. so we are moving towards that. and we started this in january this year with a cut in national insurance for average earners, about £450 earners, which was about £450 for your average earner. we started that process. it's a long journey, but what we won't do is we will not borrow extra to fund tax cuts because that's unsustained . it increases unsustained. it increases inflation. so we're going to take that balance, prudent approach , growing the economy approach, growing the economy and tax cuts over time are definitely the way to do that. but i will not get into specifics now. we have to wait for the chancellor on wednesday. >> had patel on the >> we've had priti patel on the programme morning. former programme this morning. former home secretary that when home secretary saying that when she in treasury, she worked in the treasury, where now work under george where you now work under george osborne, made difficult osborne, he made the difficult decisions that were decisions that needed were needed to turn the uk economy around. managed to get many

around. he managed to get many of our credit ratings returned in very difficult environment, in a very difficult environment, and a bit worried that the and she's a bit worried that the plans so far are lacklustre . she plans so far are lacklustre. she wants see more deregulation , wants to see more deregulation, more ideas for growth . can you more ideas for growth. can you reassure her and others like her in the party that we can see some of that on wednesday ? some of that on wednesday? >> i mean, look, i've got huge respect for pretty as she as she knows and she's been a brilliant servant for our party for many years. what i can say to her is that focusing on the appropriate regulation is something that i personally do in my job, i'm city minister, i deal with financial regulation every day and making sure that we get rid of useless regulations, tie up businesses unnecessarily in red tape is something dear to my heart and it's something that we are continually pushing back on and working on. and so in that regard, can be, you know, regard, she can be, you know, she can be reassured that she regard, she can be, you know, she ministersassured that she regard, she can be, you know, she ministers in;ured that she regard, she can be, you know, she ministers in the! that she regard, she can be, you know, she ministers in the treasury; has ministers in the treasury that agree with her on the need to cut red tape and that enabung to cut red tape and that enabling to do what enabling businesses to do what they best, which sell they do best, which is sell things grow the economy. things and grow the economy. >> tell me the

>> well, tell me about the companies grow the companies you want to grow the economy. this funding, and it's going towards several companies and projects who will make cutting edge technology and sectors what sort of cutting edge technology, what sort of sectors ? sectors? >> so i mean, i mentioned earlier , um, life saving drugs earlier, um, life saving drugs and zero carbon flights. let me give you another one. £100 million going in being invested by siemens in chippenham . this by siemens in chippenham. this £100 million is going towards railway signalling technology. now you may think to yourself well maybe railway signalling. that doesn't sound very advanced or new. it is advanced and new because investment will because this investment will mean that you end up with more effective signals. that will mean fewer delays and a better railway system that improves the economy improving economy by improving productivity . it's that sort of productivity. it's that sort of it's that sort of investment productivity. it's that sort of it's twe sort of investment productivity. it's that sort of it's twe envisage|vestment productivity. it's that sort of it's twe envisage .estment productivity. it's that sort of it's twe envisage . andient productivity. it's that sort of it's twe envisage . and when we that we envisage. and when we set out in the autumn statement for £45 billion in advanced manufacturing , the announcements manufacturing, the announcements that i'm making today , and we'll

that i'm making today, and we'll hear more about as the week goes on after the budget, is an illustration of how we're actually spending that money away budget , because we away from the budget, because we will be talking about it a lot this week. >> but today, something significant is happening in westminster. be aware westminster. you'll be aware that galloway, due be that george galloway, due to be sworn to commons after sworn in to the commons after winning last winning that by—election last week . we're hearing morning week. we're hearing this morning that davis has out that david davis has pulled out of welcoming him to the house because george galloway's deputy refused to condemn hamas . do you refused to condemn hamas. do you think that there is a place for george galloway and his politics in british politics, and indeed in british politics, and indeed in parliament, and who will? because it takes two mps to welcome him to the house. who should step into the shoes, then, david davis ? then, of david davis? >> i'm afraid i don't know enough about commons procedure to know who will step in if nobody wants to do it. but the fact that people don't seem to want to do it is an indication, is an indication of the standing with which he's held the with which he's held in the house which is not house of commons, which is not very but we're in this

very high, but we're in this position really, because of the weakness the labour leader. weakness of the labour leader. and frankly , the fact that and frankly, the fact that labour still hasn't changed. they selected a candidate , they selected a candidate, labour selected a candidate in a very safe labour constituency . very safe labour constituency. so there was lots of competition for that job who had a abhorrent views about jewish people, abhorrent views about the war in israel and then you had a labour leader, keir starmer , who leader, keir starmer, who refused for days to acknowledge them. and i'm afraid that is why george galloway, george galloway is entering the house of commons. sorry to rush you. >> we've got to leave it there. bim afolami. uh, economic secretary to the treasury. thanks your time thanks for your time this morning. thank you. >> thank you your time >> and thank you for your time listening watching up next, listening and watching up next, britain's newsroom. here's andrew and . bev. andrew and. bev. >> hello there. i'm greg dewhurst, and welcome to your latest gb news weather. we've got some frost around this morning, some dense fog patches too, leading to some tricky travelling conditions. and then all eyes on the west as the next

weather system moves in. this morning though, of morning though, plenty of sunshine across the uk, away from the south—west cold start from the south—west a cold start to this weather front to the day. this weather front slowly pushing north and eastwards through the day. coming southwest coming into parts of southwest england, wales and then northern ireland afternoon . soon ireland for the afternoon. soon some the rain could be heavy some of the rain could be heavy at winds picking up at times, the winds picking up too but elsewhere staying too, here but elsewhere staying dry. of sunny spells dry. plenty of sunny spells though, the sunshine turning hazy england by hazy across eastern england by the afternoon and temperatures well double figures for the vast majority , feeling a little majority, feeling a little warmer than the weekend into this evening time, this band of rain continues to push north and eastwards across the country, though weaken, though it starts to weaken, slows down across eastern parts of england, eastern scotland here a grey night with here giving a grey night with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. further west. some clear spells but blustery showers following on showers quickly following on behind temperatures, staying above freezing for everyone, with generally more cloud around. so a great start across eastern areas on tuesday morning . brighter further but . brighter further west but blustery showers quickly moving their way eastwards, but the

east should start to brighten up as we through the morning east should start to brighten up as vllhe through the morning east should start to brighten up as vllhe afternoon. h the morning east should start to brighten up as vllhe afternoon. ashe morning east should start to brighten up as vllhe afternoon. as that orning into the afternoon. as that weather system moves out the way a few showers starting to bubble up the temperatures rise and up as the temperatures rise and again , for most of us, getting again, for most of us, getting into double figures by the afternoon. see you again soon, greg. >> morning, george galloway is arriving in the house of commons today. huge controversy. >> the new mp for rochdale . he >> the new mp for rochdale. he won it fair and square. massive majority . labour's worst majority. labour's worst performance aby—election performance in a by—election since war and already he's since the war and already he's in controversy because david davis, a big, big tory hitter, was supposed to be one of those who'd introduce him. yeah he's withdrawn the views

morning, 930 on monday, the 4th of march. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson. bev turner. >> we've got 59 parliamentary candidates ready to go, and we'll stand in there for three

score. labour seats and either defeat them ourselves or cause their defeat . their defeat. >> so workers party of britain leader george galloway is going to be sworn in as an mp at the house of commons today, after winning last week's by—election in rochdale. political correspondent evie olivia utley has more . has more. >> yes , britain's newest mp, >> yes, britain's newest mp, george galloway, will be introduced to the commons today, but not by conservative mp david davis. find out more with me very soon. very 500“. >> very soon. >> ministers are set to change the government's definition of extremist ism, which was set out ten years ago. it's part of a crackdown on people and groups who are apparently undermining britain's institutions and values . values. >> and the chancellor is drafting plans for up to £9 billion worth of tax rises and spending reductions in an effort to balance the books in this week's budget, former home secretary priti patel spoke to breakfast earlier . breakfast earlier. >> where are the ideas about