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soon. >> very nice to have your company this morning. the top story on this tuesday morning is we're one day out from the chancellor handing down his spnng chancellor handing down his spring budget, where rejuvenating the economy and addressing the cost of living will be front and centre. >> politically, though, there is pressure to try and turn the tide in the polls as the conservative supporters fallen to its lowest level on record, according to a new humiliate ing ipsos poll. >> and to top it off overnight, the government has suffered a string of defeats in the house of to its immigration of lords to its immigration policy , the rwanda bill. policy, the rwanda bill. >> so ahead of the budget tomorrow, to the tomorrow, we've taken to the streets in east streets of cottingham in east yorkshire , as well as glasgow in yorkshire, as well as glasgow in scotland, see what want scotland, to see what you want to see the chancellor. to see from the chancellor. >> like to see him listen to >> i'd like to see him listen to the people as well for a change. they seemed to give all these promises and never keep them. it'd be nice for the petrol to

go down and stop putting money on council tax and stuff like that. >> people can't afford it. >> people can't afford it. >> businesses are struggling at the moment. the market's struggling, so i think they just need a little bit of a more stable background in the economy. >> no increase on petrol is a big one because i live in rural lincolnshire and i use my car a lot, they can start by spending it on helping homelessness reduce the taxes and try to support people to open new businesses. >> a more generous housing market would be great. that would be lovely. like health care as well. >> raise your tax allowance because now, uh , some pensioners because now, uh, some pensioners are going to find themselves in are going to find themselves in a tax bracket . a tax bracket. >> well, who knows what we'll get . but here to talk to >> well, who knows what we'll get. but here to talk to us >> well, who knows what we'll get . but here to talk to us now. get. but here to talk to us now. former chief of staff to nadhim zahawi . we say good morning to zahawi. we say good morning to james price. james. well of leaks or anything to go by. we're all a bit underwhelmed with and not expecting too much

from jeremy hunt. what do you think ? think? >> yeah, i think that's right. i think that what is probably says is election isn't going to is the election isn't going to be some of us who be in may. maybe some of us who maybe just want to put ourselves out misery, we'll be out of our misery, we'll be disappointed there. think it disappointed there. i think it means longer. i think means it will go longer. i think it that conservatives it means that the conservatives will be keeping their powder dry to a tortured metaphor, this to use a tortured metaphor, this early, suspect there may to use a tortured metaphor, this earsome suspect there may to use a tortured metaphor, this earsome kindjspect there may to use a tortured metaphor, this earsome kind of ect there may to use a tortured metaphor, this earsome kind of ect tlast may to use a tortured metaphor, this earsome kind of ect tlast budget be some kind of one last budget just before the election in which government really just before the election in whicrlook,]overnment really just before the election in whicrlook, here nment really just before the election in whicrlook, here arent really just before the election in whicrlook, here are all'eally just before the election in whicrlook, here are all they says, look, here are all the things we'll definitely do if you another turn. you give us another turn. >> if i had a pound for every you give us another turn. >> ifi had a pound for every you give us another turn. >> ifi heard| pound for every you give us another turn. >> ifi heard that nd for every you give us another turn. >> ifi heard that oneor every you give us another turn. >> ifi heard that one more ry time i heard that one more fiscal event debt, wouldn't we just the next election? fiscal event debt, wouldn't we just they the next election? fiscal event debt, wouldn't we just they keep1ext election? fiscal event debt, wouldn't we just they keep delaying,on? fiscal event debt, wouldn't we just they keep delaying, don't look, they keep delaying, don't they? election they? announcing this election because things because they keep hoping things are get better and are going to get better and things just aren't where they want them to be. if they take that they it for the that risk, they delay it for the summer. risk more of these summer. they risk more of these illegal across the illegal crossings across the channel illegal crossings across the channel, upsets channel, which really upsets people. saw that the in channel, which really upsets peo autumn saw that the in channel, which really upsets peo autumn statement|e in channel, which really upsets peo autumn statement to income the autumn statement to income tax really the dial tax didn't really move the dial in polls. the same could in the polls. the same could happen that we see happen for many cuts that we see being announced tomorrow. every day a for this administration. >> ian. i think that's to

>> ian. i think that's true to an but again, the an extent, but again, the gambles can also go right, can't they? so think that the they? so i think that the polls say you referenced a not say and you referenced a not terribly good for the terribly good poll for the conservatives think that they terribly good poll for the conse change think that they terribly good poll for the conse change very nk that they terribly good poll for the conse change very mucht they terribly good poll for the conse change very much at1ey terribly good poll for the conse change very much at all won't change very much at all until and an election is until and unless an election is actually called. think actually called. i think when that happens, people will switch back you know, this back on again. you know, this has been a long parliament. i think way when think all the way back when it was about brexit done, was about getting brexit done, and went through covid and then we went through covid and then we went through covid and been through these and we've been through all these other things since ukraine. goodnessin these past couple other things since ukraine. goyears. ;in these past couple of years. >> right. so if you were chancellor, what would you be doing? would like to doing? what would you like to see in there? to just zip all of this up? >> so m this up? >> so i'd like to hear >> so i think i'd like to hear a lot of what has just been said there by the people out on the streets. you know, someone there by the people out on the streets.talkingow, someone there by the people out on the streets.talking aboutmeone there by the people out on the streets.talking about council they're talking about council tax. well, hate tax tax. well, you hate council tax so you pay it like so much because you pay it like you so much because you pay it like you pay so much because you pay it like you pay other bills. it doesn't come out of your pay packet the way that lots of other taxes do. and people say, oh, and so when people say, oh, i want being spent on want money being spent on on services, not just on tax cuts, they don't into account they don't take into account the what is what that will actually mean is more money in their pockets. so what that will actually mean is nthinkfoney in their pockets. so what that will actually mean is nthink that( in their pockets. so what that will actually mean is nthink that that heir pockets. so what that will actually mean is nthink that that tax pockets. so what that will actually mean is nthink that that tax cuts

what that will actually mean is nthink that that tax cuts are so i think that that tax cuts are as can say how as long as you can say how they're going for, they're going to be paid for, are something should are something we should definitely be looking at, because helps with the cost because that helps with the cost of a massive burden of living. it's a massive burden on for on people, especially for the poorest in this country. on people, especially for the poorepay in this country. on people, especially for the poorepay highest; country. on people, especially for the poorepay highest; c(their'. they pay the highest in their their taxes. and their incomes, in taxes. and i think the other thing you could then is the treasury then do is to get the treasury boffins look instead of boffins to look at, instead of saying cuts going boffins to look at, instead of sa'cost cuts going boffins to look at, instead of sa'cost money, cuts going boffins to look at, instead of sa'cost money, you; going boffins to look at, instead of sa'cost money, you look going boffins to look at, instead of sa'cost money, you look andg boffins to look at, instead of sa'cost money, you look and see to cost money, you look and see what economic activity what kind of economic activity they businesses they generate. if businesses and families they generate. if businesses and fam with money their left with more money in their pockets, the pockets, that really helps the economy them as economy as it helps them go as well. to more of that. >> although all the boffins tell us we see these us that where we see these possible cuts tax, just possible cuts in tax, we're just going to rises in other going to see rises in other places. we've seen places. and now we've seen a think respected institute places. and now we've seen a thirfiscal respected institute places. and now we've seen a thirfiscal respectsayingitute places. and now we've seen a thirfiscal respectsaying that places. and now we've seen a ththey:al respectsaying that places. and now we've seen a ththey adopt spectsaying that places. and now we've seen a ththey adopt thistsaying that places. and now we've seen a ththey adopt thistsaying policy places. and now we've seen a ththey athet thistsaying policy places. and now we've seen a ththey athe non—dom ng policy places. and now we've seen a ththey athe non—dom status cy places. and now we've seen a ththey athe non—dom status in to scrap the non—dom status in this country, see mass this country, you'll see a mass exodus, which i've been saying to of the to labour for months of the super this country. to labour for months of the su;they're this country. to labour for months of the su;they're even this country. to labour for months of the su;they're even this itomtry. so they're not even able to exploit opportunity. so they're not even able to exploit not opportunity. so they're not even able to exploit not opporlevers left to pull. >> no. well, on that specifically, i completely agree. it's really frustrating, right? thing to right? it's an easy thing to bash people . and some bash super rich people. and some of hide their money of them that hide their money are terrible. of them that hide their money are most terrible. of them that hide their money are most those terrible. of them that hide their money are most thoseterrible.will but most of those people will spend again the economy spend money again in the economy that helps economy that helps the economy grow. >> they in >> pay tax on what they earn in this country. >>

w- this country. >> and then the >> exactly right. and then the money they've got, they invest really what really well. and that's what pays our schools pays for our schools and our hospitals. thatcher hospitals. as margaret thatcher said, pennies don't just fall from be from heaven. they have to be earned here on earth. but i think really important think it's really important that instead of just trying to play this of accountancy jiggery this kind of accountancy jiggery pokery you the people in pokery, you get the people in the go . if we cut the treasury to go. if we cut tax by this much, what that tax by this much, what does that money go do? it can either money go and do? it can either be the government or be spent by the government or it can families and by can be spent by families and by businesses individuals. businesses and by individuals. and that people tend to and i think that people tend to spend better than spend their money better than the government can. you've only got at waste got to look at all the waste inside to that. inside government to see that. >> saw, i mean, >> yeah, but we saw, i mean, a lot speculation yesterday lot of speculation yesterday about money and about people spending money and who's going to be penalised as a result of that. >> so business class tickets on aeroplanes , um, for instance, aeroplanes, um, for instance, second home owners. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> yeah . so the idea is that, >> yeah. so the idea is that, you know, anybody with anything extra in their pockets, they're going to be hit. >> yeah. and i think that's concerning as well. but that's just a little foretaste of what i to come and i suspect will be to come if and when labour actually get in. right. idea the right. the idea of the conservatives to conservatives doing this is to take only i take one of labour's only two, i think, policies

think, remaining policies they've announced to think, remaining policies they'that announced to think, remaining policies they'that away announced to think, remaining policies they'that away from ounced to think, remaining policies they'that away from them.i to think, remaining policies they'that away from them. so take that away from them. so politically it work . but politically it might work. but again, easy thing to again, and it's an easy thing to bash take business bash people who take business class and love to class flights. and i'd love to be afford a business be able to afford a business class flight one day. i've never been one, but the people been on one, but the people that do bring in do that are people that bring in huge of money. they're huge amounts of money. they're all . they bring huge amounts of money. they're all business . they bring huge amounts of money. they're all business here.'hey bring huge amounts of money. they're all business here. “hey briwe their business here. and if we start making start penalising them and making the for them to the uk a worse place for them to live and set businesses live and to set their businesses and families , they'll go and their families, they'll go somewhere macron somewhere else. emmanuel macron will and gladhand them will go along and gladhand them or someone italy or the or someone in italy will, or the americans will. >> like we did when >> or just like we did when the french evicted them. right? >> i just i just >> exactly right. i just i just want to say the of a life want to say the idea of a life of ryanair or easyjet just bnngs of ryanair or easyjet just brings me out in a rush. i paid for business class. i deliberately pay for business class . i want business class, class. i want business class, but i look at i think it's a i mean, get somewhere like belfast is £250 for a single ticket. so that's £500 return to do a one hour flight within the uk. and that's the same if you're going to glasgow, for instance . and, to glasgow, for instance. and, and know what they end and i don't know what they end up doing for people who , uh,

up doing for people who, uh, work and commute like that or people who want to visit scotland or ireland or businesses who are funding the businesses who are funding the business class flights for people who are working. >> mean , you can get >> i mean, i mean, you can get to america cheaper than than you can glasgow . um, all of can get to glasgow. um, all of this into this poll rating this feeds into this poll rating that we've seen terrible news for number 10. i mean, they used to seeing terrible polls, frankly . but then in the lords frankly. but then in the lords last night , five amendments by last night, five amendments by the lords to this flagship rwanda bill, like only to be rejected. i would suggest back in the commons. but again, a big problem for the government because definitely got the because you definitely got the sense that members of this conservative party, particularly on the right, held their nose and agreed to vote for that because was actually because this was actually as far as were prepared to go, any as they were prepared to go, any watering down as they perceive it from the lords will not wash. where leave the where does this leave the flights rwanda? flights to rwanda? >> yeah, i think this is this is the big challenge, right? when the big challenge, right? when the laid his the prime minister laid out his five won't try and five priorities, i won't try and list them all this early in the morning, was morning, but one of them was stop that's probably stop the boats. that's probably the people can

the one that most people can say. and people will say. and that people will be really the fact really frustrated at the fact that fifth biggest that what the fifth biggest economy were economy in the world were a major nuclear powered, uh, military rest of it, military and all the rest of it, and we stop a couple of and we can't stop a couple of dinghies across and it dinghies coming across and it gets inside lords , gets locked up inside the lords, it with lawyers it gets locked up with lawyers and these things. and all these sorts of things. people thought, voted people thought, well, we voted leave, thought at leave, didn't we? i thought at least free of some of least we'd be free of some of this stuff. i need hear this stuff. i need to hear the european convention on human rights was rights come along, which was never designed prevent never designed to prevent a country uk from country like the uk from stopping illegally coming stopping people illegally coming into country. into the country. >> care what other >> why do we care what other countries think? why don't we just people out? just buckle these people out? why them to why don't we stop them going to wherever going to just why don't we stop them going to where them going to just why don't we stop them going to where them out going to just why don't we stop them going to where them out to oing to just why don't we stop them going to where them out to rwanda?ist why don't we stop them going to where them out to rwanda? who's throw them out to rwanda? who's going to anything about it? going to do anything about it? you rwanda. somebody going to do anything about it? you problem. rwanda. somebody going to do anything about it? you problem. surelyia. somebody going to do anything about it? you problem. surely wesomebody going to do anything about it? you problem. surely we hadebody going to do anything about it? you problem. surely we had we iy else's problem. surely we had we had patel in here had priti patel in here yesterday. he was talking quite straight things, straight about things, but totally to do to do totally unable to do to do anything. and the migration situation we haven't even seen the worst of it, not even anywhere near the worst of it. >> yeah, i mean, you i think you're about to talk about arsenal beating sheffield in a minute who sponsors them. minute and who sponsors them. the rwanda board, the visit rwanda tourism board, the idea that it's not a safe country you've premier

country when you've got premier league clubs league football clubs advertising visit advertising people to come visit , inside the , is mad. we're stuck inside the echr and even though left, echr and even though we've left, we abide by these things we tend to abide by these things because the british civil service do everything service likes to do everything by likes gold by the book and it likes to gold plate france still plate things. france still inside it's inside the european union, it's inside the european union, it's inside echr . it found guy inside the echr. it found a guy who preaching hate in some who was preaching hate in some mosque in the south france , mosque in the south of france, saying, west. saying, death to the west. france evil, france is france is evil, france is terrible. get him an eight terrible. they get him an eight hours guy's been hours later, the guy's been deported because the deported to tunisia because the french this french don't listen to this stuff care about stuff or they don't care about it. so what happens? stuff or they don't care about it. fsomebody,at happens? stuff or they don't care about it. fsomebody, somewhere, some stuff or they don't care about it. fsomwilliy, somewhere, some stuff or they don't care about it. fsomwill say,»mewhere, some stuff or they don't care about it. fsomwill say, oh, nhere, some stuff or they don't care about it. fsomwill say, oh, the 'e, some stuff or they don't care about it. fsomwill say, oh, the law>me stuff or they don't care about it. fsomwill say, oh, the law ,ne lawyers will say, oh, the law, you can't this. you know, you can't do this. you know, this terrible. um, this is this is terrible. um, and then people just say, clear off. nobody cares. >> absolutely. you say for once they don't shut their mouths and you clear them out. and but the problem the problem we've got here in the uk, i think for a long time has been that this rolls—royce civil service talk been that this rolls—royce civil servic�*is talk been that this rolls—royce civil servic�*is so talk been that this rolls—royce civil servic�*is so officious talk been that this rolls—royce civil servic�*is so officious andilk about is so officious and doesn't seem scared the doesn't seem scared of the elected politicians. you mentioned someone like priti patel . remember how difficult patel. remember how difficult it was the home was for her to get the home office to actually do anything people there whose is people in there whose job is meant dealing meant to be dealing with terrorists criminals and, terrorists and criminals and, you worst people we've

you know, the worst people we've got and got inside the country and they're willing do the they're not willing to do the things to be done to things that need to be done to keep suppose there would >> well, i suppose there would be say, we have a be people who'd say, we have a proud history of looking out for those but we're those who are. yeah, but we're fed that. well, and they those who are. yeah, but we're fed even that. well, and they those who are. yeah, but we're fed even thatfed ell, and they those who are. yeah, but we're fed even thatfed ell,with they those who are. yeah, but we're fed even thatfed ell,with the( might even say fed up with the fact there was a huge fact that there was a huge genocide rwanda there's fact that there was a huge ge|freeie rwanda there's fact that there was a huge ge|free and rwanda there's fact that there was a huge ge|free and rwa democracy.3re's no free and fair democracy. that's counterargument . um, that's the counterargument. um, listen, thank very much. listen, thank you very much. we'll more we'll have more from you a little bit later james little bit later on. james always good to your always good to get your thoughts. former thoughts. james price, former chief interesting to >> very interesting listening to you, you much you, james. thank you very much indeed. evening here on indeed. tomorrow evening here on the be hosting the station, we'll be hosting a budget special. it's going to be live and live from whitehaven, and you can part of the audience. you can be part of the audience. you can be part of the audience. you can join michelle dewberry nigel farage, who will be dissecting the budget live. go to gbnews.com for more details . as gbnews.com for more details. as now we're crossing the pond. >> now it is of course the biggest day in the race to the white house super tuesday, where voters in 15 states and one us territory will choose their candidates for president. so >> so could we be facing a 2020 election rematch? trump against

biden? or might nikki haley's campaign against donald trump pay campaign against donald trump pay off? no, it won't not won't . pay off? no, it won't not won't. but anyway, one man that can help answer all those questions , help answer all those questions, political analyst eric hamm , political analyst eric hamm, forgive me for, um , maybe, um , forgive me for, um, maybe, um, pre—empting that, pre—empting the very time, pre—empting what you were going to say there. but nikki haley , why is she nikki haley, why is she bothering? she's not going to win any of these next 15 that are up. eric are coming up. eric >> are just really >> boy, you are just really giving the story away. you're absolutely right. and we are on absolutely right. and we are on a collision course for a rematch of 2020. we're talking about for republicans one third of all delegates are up for grabs today on the democratic side. equally as many. and so i think we're expecting both joe biden and donald trump to win the lion's share of all of these delegates in these respective states . and in these respective states. and that's going to put them just one step closer to not only securing the nomination for their respective parties, but also becoming the party's , uh, also becoming the party's, uh, nominees. and of course, a

rematch for 2020. earth >> eric, could that possibly happen ? and i'm not i mean, you happen? and i'm not i mean, you know, trump's one argument, but biden for goodness sake, we just saw him tottering there with his dog behind him. and you know, when is someone going to whisper in this man's ear, joe, stand down. because whether you are mentally up to this or not, you do not look it well. >> joe biden is not getting out of this race. he's going to secure the delegates to become the nominee. he's going to actually state actually provide the state of the of coming the union of this coming thursday washington . thursday here in washington. and, of course, he will certainly have to be ready . he certainly have to be ready. he will certainly have to look energetic , look fresh. and one energetic, look fresh. and one thing that biden has just refused to do throughout this campaign season is to actually lean into age. think what lean into his age. i think what we're seeing here with biden is he just eschews the stagecraft and going back to 2020, remember, we were deep into the covid 19 pandemic. so biden was able to run his entire campaign

literally from the basement of his house in delaware. and i think he expects to have to just be able to do that again. and i think he's in many ways, not only taking the process for granted, but also taking many of those older voters for granted as well . remember, in the united as well. remember, in the united states, about 26% of the voting electorate is age 65 and older. so there are a lot of people who would actually understand biden's plight. but right now, what we're seeing is biden simply isn't leaning into his age . and i think that's becoming age. and i think that's becoming more problematic for him as the days go by. speaking of leaning in, um, what about trump? >> i mean, is this a home run for him now, or is he leaning into the remaining court battles that he faces and making political out those ? political capital out of those? >> well, he certainly is. in fact , got big boost just fact, he got a big boost just yesterday with the supreme court in this nine zero verdict over his over his running in or being on the ballot in many of these states. and that was very

striking because we know how polarised the court is. we know how polarised washington is, and we also know how polarising donald trump is . and to see the donald trump is. and to see the court actually give a unanimous verdict, something we rarely see happen. verdict, something we rarely see happen . i think that was happen. i think that was something that is going to be a big boon to donald trump today, particularly when many of these states show donald trump up in some places in, for instance, up by 70 points. and so i think what we're going to see is donald trump's glide path to the nomination become even clearer after that ruling yesterday, eric, is today super tuesday or is it next week? >> it's today. today. okay. thank you for that. thank you for eric. good to hear from you. thank you very much indeed, eric. and political analyst there with his thoughts on from dc. what's going to happen. thank you. and let's have a look at some of the other stories you're waking up to on this at some of the other stories you're w morning.to on this tuesday morning. >> a woman's been arrested on suspicion after a ten suspicion of murder after a ten year girl was found dead in year old girl was found dead in sandwell the west midlands .

sandwell in the west midlands. the year woman's the 33 year old woman's understood to be known to the girl been arrested and girl and has been arrested and taken custody taken into custody for questioning . questioning. >> france has become the first country in the to world explicitly include the right to abortion in its constitution . abortion in its constitution. the move enshrines women's guaranteed freedom to abortion . guaranteed freedom to abortion. it passed with an overwhelming 780 votes to 72, and was greeted by a standing ovation during a vote at versailles . and work vote at versailles. and work experience placements must be reinvented . reinvented. >> former education secretary baroness morgan of cotes and lord blunkett have both said they've called for work experience to not only be a one off event, adding that businesses should have an ongoing and meaningful relationship with secondary schools and colleges . schools and colleges. >> right. if you're in birmingham, what are you doing with your council tax later today they will vote on its

budget for the year ahead . budget for the year ahead. >> the plan there includes more than £200 million worth of cuts to across the city. to services across the city. after declaring bankruptcy late last year, but how will those cuts impact everyday life for people living in the area are west midlands reporter jack carson . carson. >> it's a budget that will change the lives of everyone in this city. >> after birmingham city council declared bankruptcy, it was clear that cuts were on their way and now this local authority has revealed where the hundreds of millions of pounds worth of funding will be taken away from them. £51.5 million is set to be cut from the children's young people and families budgets, cuts , which have already been cuts, which have already been protested alongside the end of funding for all community centres . the council will make centres. the council will make cuts to city operations in the hope they'll save £39 million in the next year. that includes dimming streetlights . adult dimming streetlights. adult social care will be cut by £23.7 million. birmingham is the

youngest city in europe , so youngest city in europe, so axing money for youth services will hurt. sabrina dennis is the ceo of charity first class foundation and works with young people in the west midlands. >> my concerns are the safe spaces is the genuine lack already of safe spaces for young people ? i think for that to all people? i think for that to all of a sudden disappear at a time when, especially in birmingham , when, especially in birmingham, we're seeing so much, you know , we're seeing so much, you know, poverty, cost of living , poverty, cost of living, violence, youth violence , it's violence, youth violence, it's kind of scary. and my concern is i don't actually know what it looks like on the other side . looks like on the other side. >> elsewhere, there's a worry parts of the city will fall into disrepair . disrepair. >> as you can see at this cemetery , we have potholes in cemetery, we have potholes in the road , um, which are very the road, um, which are very large. we've also got this building behind us, which is derelict and with council cuts . derelict and with council cuts. how are the council going to put these things right in the future? >> john gilmore has been

campaigning for the council to better maintain public spaces like cemeteries. >> i've had to literally beg the council for over a year to do things, which is literally what i would call basic general maintenance of a cemetery . um, maintenance of a cemetery. um, and that can't go on. >> but how do people in this city feel about these cuts and council tax rises? >> and i just do not see why the existing council tax payers should be asked to pay to pick up the tab for something that is thatis up the tab for something that is that is not their fault. >> disgraceful really, isn't it? if you listen to it and all the work they've done in birmingham and they still finished and they still haven't finished off projects , i mean, and they still haven't finished off certainly projects , i mean, and they still haven't finished off certainly be jects , i mean, and they still haven't finished off certainly be worried mean, and they still haven't finished off certainly be worried about i'd certainly be worried about raising council tax. >> be less worried if i, you >> i'd be less worried if i, you know , could see a proper plan of know, could see a proper plan of how it's going be spent and how it's going to be spent and what we're going to get as a benefit from that, rather than it out council it just bailing out the council in response to budget , in response to the budget, leader of birmingham city council, john cotton, said i want to apologise unreservedly for both the significant

spending restrictions and this year's substantial council tax increase. >> we have no alternative than to face these challenges head on, and we will do whatever is necessary to put the council back on a sound financial footing. with the cuts coming to services and the rising costs for residents. there's dark days ahead for the second city. jack carson gb news, birmingham . what carson gb news, birmingham. what a time to be alive. >> budget tomorrow isn't bad enough. you've got all sorts of woes at various councils. birmingham not alone, of course. woking, i think borough council also facing huge financial problems. if you're one of those places, let us know how you feel about those things . to about all of those things. to see not being see a graveyard not being maintained and, you know, see maintained and, you know, to see that social care for your loved ones might be in question, such a such a disappointment when you're spending so much of your hard cash. hard earned cash. >> think the government >> i think what the government has that it's not has to realise is that it's not all about money. you're either providing a service or you're not. i mean, instance, um, not. i mean, for instance, um, the chancellor wants to impose

20% vat on taxi fares now as well . people find it 20% vat on taxi fares now as well. people find it hard enough to get around and to get a taxi to get around and to get a taxi to get around and to get a taxi to get them from a to b, to get them out socially or to a hospital appointment during the day whatever . hospital appointment during the day whatever. inaya hospital appointment during the day whatever . inaya 20% vat day or whatever. inaya 20% vat charge proposed . on top of that charge proposed. on top of that absolute ridiculous. what are you going to talk about? lights, the northern lights stuff. >> what? we can do it now. we're about to talk about the weather. and solar storm and there was a solar storm yesterday, meant that the yesterday, which meant that the aurora borealis , which i'm yet aurora borealis, which i'm yet to have seen, never seen the northern lights could visible northern lights could be visible all dorset, the all the way from dorset, all the way up to scotland, and absolutely spectacular. and lots of people were snapping away yesterday. lots big yesterday. lots of our big landmarks , things like landmarks, things like stonehenge, all lit up. yeah. take a look at the pictures. um i don't know what we're looking at there, but that's one of our beautiful here in the beautiful landmarks here in the uk. but, i mean, i've always wanted. the angel of the wanted. there's the angel of the north, isn't it? antony gormley's angel of the north? no, at stockport. >> stockport ? >> stockport? >> stockport? >> yes. um. »- >> yes. um. >> not stockport . it's. it's in

>> not stockport. it's. it's in the north—west anyway. and it'd be very nice because it could be green. it can be purple, it could be lots of things there is to do with particles from the sun called siding with the earth's magnetic field. >> so, um , i'm trying to find >> so, um, i'm trying to find out what that was. >> the beach in merseyside that one was. oh, yeah . very nice, one was. oh, yeah. very nice, very nice. did you see it get in touch with us. >> let us see pics. yeah let us know your snaps. >> let know. that morning know your snaps. >> le'mcgivern that morning know your snaps. >> le'mcgivern . that morning aidan mcgivern. >> hello. good morning . welcome >> hello. good morning. welcome to the met office. forecast for gb news a bright start to the day for many of us, and we'll see plenty of sunny spells through except for the through the day except for the far where it will stay far east where it will stay cloudy with some showery rain. in fact , it is a grey and damp in fact, it is a grey and damp start for eastern england and eastern scotland . those eastern scotland. those outbreaks will continue outbreaks of rain will continue into the afternoon, but they'll edge increasingly into the north sea with brighter skies developing for parts developing certainly for parts of england. of northern england. some showery pushing through showery rain pushing through northern western

northern ireland into western scotland. later, 1 or 2 showers elsewhere, but actually across central and western parts. that's any that's where the best of any sunny spells will be, and temperatures 11, 12, temperatures will reach 11, 12, perhaps celsius. feeling perhaps 13 celsius. feeling pleasant in the south in the spring. sunshine colder further north and northeast. it's the evening we'll see those clear skies become extensive across northern ireland, west scotland, wales , western and southwestern wales, western and southwestern england and as a result, a frost will form in many places. england and as a result, a frost will form in many places . a will form in many places. a chilly start to wednesday, but cloudier conditions will prevail in the east and further showers will edge back in from the north sea into parts of eastern scotland and eastern england, so some rain about first thing tomorrow. otherwise plenty of sunshine for western scotland , sunshine for western scotland, western england and wales, as well as northern ireland clouding over for northern ireland later. brisk breeze here. other highs. plenty of fine weather in the west. 1 or 2 showers in the far southwest and the cloudiest skies will remain in the east, where it will feel a colder with from a bit colder with a wind from the milder further the north sea. milder further

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>> okay . um, sports wise last >> okay. um, sports wise last night , top of the league. it is night, top of the league. it is so tight up there with a good win by arsenal last night. as we predicted on we did yesterday. >> i think the words were i think i said it as well. let's pray for sheffield united tonight because arsenal scoring five. they scored five the other day. they scored six before that against west ham . so sheffield against west ham. so sheffield united been so bad. united have just been so bad. how going to be, how how it was going to be, how often conceded five. often have they conceded five. >> been a few half time. >> it's been a few by half time. yeah, yeah it's crazy.

>> and the thing is they were three nil down after 15 minutes and norwood was taken off and ollie norwood was taken off after 17 minutes playing for sheffield united and i'm looking at social media and people going oh, oh how awful for him to come off. i think blimey i'll be want to wouldn't you, you to be off, wouldn't you, if you were at you can were on there? at least you can walk away and go. you know nothing with guv. nothing to do with me, guv. so try changes. but it try to make some changes. but it was then nil at half time was then five nil at half time to arsenal and then six just after half time . um, that was after half time. um, that was when i decided i'm going to have to bed now and i'll see to go to bed now and i'll see what happens in the morning. and that stayed. yeah, that was how it stayed. yeah, it could ten arsenal could have been ten arsenal fans that everywhere could have been ten arsenal fans that this everywhere could have been ten arsenal fans that this is everywhere could have been ten arsenal fans that this is going ywhere could have been ten arsenal fans that this is going ywbe�*e going, this is going to be ten. it's a record. we're it's going to be a record. we're going score. more goals. has going to score. more goals. has ever been seen the premier ever been seen in the premier league. have league. probably couldn't have been made some changes. saka came it was came off but that's how it was in so um incredible. so in the end. so um incredible. so last three away games for arsenal six nil five nil six nil. so between liverpool, arsenal manchester city yeah tight . it's very tight. yeah it tight. it's very tight. yeah it is. and the thing is you've got

liverpool man city when they play liverpool man city when they play and arsenal if they win they would go top. so it is very tight there. >> you're talking about going top . bullseye. the guy that used top. bullseye. the guy that used top. bullseye. the guy that used to call out the scores there tony green. oh yeah. um he's died tony green he was 85 tony green it he'd had alzheimer's for quite some time , but he was for quite some time, but he was along with sid waddell. >> so when i mean it was the you used to do it frimley green and the and the world championship . the and the world championship. it was sid waddell and tony green and also tony green. i'm a huge bullseye fan. you know, you still it's still on. huge bullseye fan. you know, you stil i've still on. huge bullseye fan. you know, you stil i've got l on. huge bullseye fan. you know, you stil i've got aon. huge bullseye fan. you know, you stil i've got a bully . have you >> i've got a bully. have you a real bully. yeah. what is that size. yeah. i was filming on the, um, behind the scenes. yeah the set and you got you got one, which was lovely. >> what did they just bring one out or did you. yeah. >> no, gave one at the >> no, they gave me one at the end. get tankard. end. did you get a tankard. >> get tankard? >> did you get a tankard? >> did you get a tankard? >> a bully. but from >> no, i got a bully. but from bully you get to have a go though. >> because you know, you'd have the questions >> because you know, you'd have th> because you know, you'd have th> because you know, you'd have th> because you know, you'd have th> because you know, you'd have th> because you know, you'd have th> quiz .

>> good quiz. >> good quiz. >> no. and you know what? and it's still, you it's still on tv. i still, you know . and look what you could know. and look what you could have won. and they bring out the speed someone's speed boat. and then someone's looking at that thing and what was do with the speed was i going to do with the speed boat? know. they boat? i don't know. did they ever boat? if ever sell the speed boat? if they won the boat take the they won the speed boat take the cash. >> yeah. >> em— e saying yeah, yeah . >> that'd be saying yeah, yeah. but loved bullseye, but anyway, i loved bullseye, but then passed but poor tony green then passed away 85 old. darts legend away 85 years old. darts legend right paul tierney yeah, yeah. >> referee. right okay. so this tells the whole story about this right. >> so paul tierney was the referee of nottingham forest versus liverpool. uh, on saturday. and it was nil nil right up until the 99th minute when liverpool scored the winner. now there's paul tierney there. now forest had the ball. this is right towards the end of the game and there was a head injury . he um the game and there was a head injury. he um to ibrahima konate of liverpool. so the referee said right we're going to stop the game and we'll check on can you make sure he's okay. he's fine. so then what should happen is that nottingham forest should be given the ball because they

were the ones that had it. but what he did was gave it to kelleher, the liverpool goalkeeper, and then carried on. nobody made a huge fuss about it because really noticed because nobody really noticed it. but then it took a minute and 50s after that liverpool score so then all hell breaks loose. it's like, yeah , no, this loose. it's like, yeah, no, this is not fair. that should have been ball. it's been our ball. i mean, it's still a minute and nearly two minutes after so minutes went after that. so anyway, to cut a long story short and i've already done that. tierney is now that. but paul tierney is now not to be refereeing in not going to be refereeing in the next game for the premier league. he's now been made to be var. so that's yes . var. so that's yes. >> but nobody reverses the point situation or whether the goal was a goal or whatever , which is situation or whether the goal was real)al or whatever , which is situation or whether the goal was real injustice atever , which is situation or whether the goal wasreal injustice of ver , which is situation or whether the goal wasreal injustice of it.�* , which is the real injustice of it. >> see is it is injustice >> see, see is it is injustice and it should have happened. but there that happen there are mistakes that happen all time. but was it all the time. but also it was it was of minutes as well. was a couple of minutes as well. so fair bit so there were still a fair bit of happened after of play that happened after that. shouldn't that. but anyway, it shouldn't have he should have have happened. he should have given back forest given the ball back to forest and talking a ball and then talking about a ball quick one. >> you mentioned john >> uh, you mentioned john higgins. mentioned higgins. you mentioned this golden snooker golden ball and snooker yesterday. yeah. this

yesterday. yeah, yeah. um, this is the riyad world masters. >> the riyad world >> yeah. the riyad world masters. time there's masters. the first time there's a now for a 147 a golden ball now for a 147 maximum break. so if anybody does then they have to put does that then they have to put the golden ball at the end . it the golden ball at the end. it sounds bullseye doesn't it. sounds like bullseye doesn't it. so put the golden ball. so they put the golden ball. they higgins they win 400 grand john higgins got close . 15 reds 15 got very close. 15 reds 15 blacks got very close to it. and you're thinking this is on. weren't that many people actually there's john higgins there. weren't that many actually there's john higgins there. actually'en't that many actually there's john higgins there. actually in't that many actually there's john higgins there. actually in theiat many actually there's john higgins there. actually in the audience. people actually in the audience. but there were was bit but there were there was a bit of shuffling around . so anyway, of shuffling around. so anyway, he wasn't happy. he had missed position in the yellow and he i mean, when you get the reds and the blacks, you think it's on. all you got do is pop the all you got to do is pop the colours, go gold the colours, go for the gold at the end then 400 grand is. end and then the 400 grand is. but he missed the yellow and unfortunately still that £400,000 in pot the £400,000 in the pot and the gold ball yet. ball has not been potted yet. thank you, my friend. >> thank you. we'll say goodbye to say hello to our to you. we say hello to our newspaper viewers. next. yes, there. >> can take look at the >> can we take a look at the front well the front pages, as well as the biggest in biggest stories of the day? in making news we are making the news today we are joined heydel—mankoo joined by rafe heydel—mankoo and claire muldoon that with

claire muldoon to do that with us. a sec

>> uh,if >> uh , if you're waking up, >> uh, if you're waking up, here's the, uh, the news papers. and this is what they're leading on. >> yeah, a bit of a mixed bag this morning. the guardian leading with the nhs the leading with the nhs facing the biggest in real terms, they biggest cuts in real terms, they say 1970s, the mirror say since the 1970s, the mirror leads with rishi sunak humiliated after the conservatives plunged their lowest ever poll rating . the lowest ever poll rating. the tories are divided over the new definition of extremism . that's definition of extremism. that's the headline for the front of the headline for the front of the times newspaper today. daily telegraph. >> next it leads with a warning from berlin's former intelligence chief, who says german military leaks are just the tip of the iceberg and the express leading with priti patel, who was to talking us as well yesterday. >> she was demanding france do more to justify the millions that the uk is giving to stop

small boats coming here. >> um, and joining us to go through what's making the news today, royal broadcaster and historian ralph rafe heydel—mankoo and broad caster and journalist claire muldoon . and journalist claire muldoon. reef. um, let's start with big brother and the celebs who are in the house and the one that's getting all the attention on is kate middleton , the princess of kate middleton, the princess of wales . uh, uncle, uh, in all of wales. uh, uncle, uh, in all of this. tell us about him. >> yes . well, you know, every >> yes. well, you know, every family has an embarrassing uncle, but fortunately, most families don't get their uncles on national platform to on the national platform to strut stuff . not so for strut their stuff. not so for the poor. middleton's hard to find more different to find somebody more different to the princess wales and her the princess of wales and her mother than, uh, kate's uncle , mother than, uh, kate's uncle, gary goldsmith, who has styled himself as the black sheep of the family . uh, he's a self—made the family. uh, he's a self—made millionaire . the family. uh, he's a self—made millionaire. uh, one might be wondering whether he does qualify be an actual qualify to be an actual celebrity on celebrity big brother, people have brother, since most people have never heard of chap before. never heard of this chap before. i say he a i would say he was a millionaire. >> wouldn't in there. but, >> he wouldn't be in there. but, um, apparently sold his business

for million. for 17 million. >> few years ago for £17 million. >> now, of course, no one wants to have, you know, an uncle dishing dirt. but at least dishing the dirt. but at least he's on side unlike , say, he's on side unlike, say, meghan's family, where every relation of meghan has been dishing the dirt against meghan, he's much team wales and he's very much team wales and he's very much team wales and he's suggested, and it's been suggested, that he may use this platform to actually settle some scores meghan and harry on scores with meghan and harry on the princess of wales's behalf, although without her permission of course. >> i think the timing of this is really odd, given that kate is probably at her most vulnerable in all of her time in public spotlight . why would he choose spotlight. why would he choose now, given what a controversial character he is? he pleaded guilty, didn't to beating guilty, didn't he, to beating his ex wife in a drunken rage and calling her horrendous things . he'd and calling her horrendous things. he'd taken drugs, he settled and paid thousands of pounds.i settled and paid thousands of pounds . i mean, he settled and paid thousands of pounds. i mean, he is settled and paid thousands of pounds . i mean, he is more than pounds. i mean, he is more than embarrassing. i mean, he brings shame, he absolutely shame, doesn't he? he absolutely bnngs brings shame. >> 5 brings shame. >> a positive >> he's trying to put a positive spin this. he said that he spin on this. he said that he was his was read the riot act by his sister , the mother of the

sister, the mother of the princess of wales, carole , and princess of wales, carole, and that he's going to be on his best in there. but best behaviour in there. but yes, i mean, very loose yes, i mean, he's a very loose cannon. course, the cannon. and of course, the problem brother is that problem with big brother is that no matter how try how you no matter how try how much you try a different try to put on a different persona real always persona, the real you always comes well. comes out well. >> also editing as well. we all know there editing know that there can be editing and microphone on, and you've got a microphone on, as 24 hours a day. it's as you say, 24 hours a day. it's as you say, 24 hours a day. it's a dangerous game. i'm sure they're squirming . they're absolutely squirming. >> are. but what >> of course they are. but what a sign. eamonn quite a big sign. as eamonn quite rightly pointed out, i don't think there will many of many think there will be many of many of would actually of the public would actually know who he is. >> some good >> and but there's some good names . there. louis walsh names. he's there. louis walsh is in for an hour or something, and sharon osbourne is a lodger. >> she's only in for five days. you know how much getting you know how much she's getting paid k, isn't it a paid for that 100 k, isn't it a hundred grand? a hundred grand a day? mil for day? so that's half a mil for the time that she's the complete time that she's in. i was 100 for i thought it was 100 grand for five no, fern britton is there as >> no, fern britton is there as well. they'll be well. um, well, they'll be wanting her to dig the dirt on her ex coach. >> she said she won't. she what? >> she said she won't. she what? >> said she absolutely won't. >> she won't. she's too diplomatic . levi. roots um, is

diplomatic. levi. roots um, is there a good band? levi the rest of them have never heard of. don't know any of them. um, but, um, all very, very interesting. but gary's a bit of a diamond geezen but gary's a bit of a diamond geezer, isn't he? >> he's like, you know who the. >> he's like, you know who the. >> the uncle. >> the uncle. >> uncle? >> the uncle? >> the uncle? >> i'm amazed how they've >> the uncle? >> him i'm amazed how they've >> the uncle? >> him out amazed how they've >> the uncle? >> him out anthe d how they've >> the uncle? >> him out anthe publicthey've >> the uncle? >> him out anthe public eye 've kept him out of the public eye for and i just can't for so long. and i just can't believe. can't believe believe. i just can't believe the timing. um, just when you really get the sense, prince william wants protect really get the sense, prince wilwife wants protect really get the sense, prince wilwife and wants protect really get the sense, prince wilwife and keep1ts protect really get the sense, prince wilwife and keep her protect really get the sense, prince wilwife and keep her out 'otect really get the sense, prince wilwife and keep her out ofect really get the sense, prince wilwife and keep her out of the his wife and keep her out of the prying his wife and keep her out of the prying eyes. and there was was it publishing it tmz yesterday publishing pictures first time? >> did you see any of those pictures? >> although, again, the timing of those photographs was interesting too, because people have been wondering very much about of the about the real condition of the princess of wales. and so the fact that she was captured by these, perhaps whether that was a pass there, a deliberate drive pass there, we least we we don't know. but at least we know able to get out know that she is able to get out and perhaps the school know that she is able to get out and so perhaps the school know that she is able to get out and so [thatips the school know that she is able to get out and so [that was the school know that she is able to get out and so [that was an 1e school run, so that that was an encouraging or was it encouraging thing, or was it pippa , there's so much i mean, pippa, there's so much i mean, i just as you know, two people, two young people who are going to become of state, um, i to become head of state, um, i think we should and her think that we should and her funded by the public purse.

>> i think we do have a right to know. just wish they had >> i think we do have a right to know. out just wish they had >> i think we do have a right to know. out atjust wish they had >> i think we do have a right to know. out at the wish they had >> i think we do have a right to know. out at the beginning had >> i think we do have a right to know. out at the beginning and come out at the beginning and said, with kate? said, what was wrong with kate? and then to have the and allowed her then to have the privacy better , to privacy to get better, to convalesce and then come back to royal duties. we're now facing a monarch that's ill, that's very ill. a queen who is absolutely exhausted having to take a week away, queen elizabeth we never heard her of being exhausted and having to take away her health woes to herself. >> i mean, she had sporadic mobility towards the end. mobility issues towards the end. i think we all believe she had some of leukaemia , but she some form of leukaemia, but she was she was still front was still she was still front facing. but i do think she should be. i think the prince should be. i think the prince should entitled to privacy, should be entitled to privacy, not it's embarrassing. not least if it's embarrassing. we exactly. we don't know exactly. >> we know the nature. we >> we don't know the nature. we shouldn't, shouldn't shouldn't, we shouldn't speculate it. speculate on it. >> i myself in a marquee >> i find myself in a marquee one day, and the only other person in that marquee was prince edward . and, um, so i prince edward. and, um, so i went in and i said, uh, yes, sir. would you want a drink? do you want a drink or anything? he said, i said, well, what do you have? said, thinking have? and i said, i'm thinking of says,

of having a shandy. and he says, yeah, have a shandy too. yeah, i'll have a shandy too. so i poured shandy. i went and poured him a shandy. him in this marquee , just him and me in this marquee, just on own. i thought, well, am on her own. i thought, well, am i him about? i going to talk to him about? and said him, and you know what i said to him, ralph? to him, well, ralph? i said to him, well, how's your mother? how's your mother? >> oh, she said, well, she's just knee just actually had her knee operated on. >> so then talked about her >> so we then talked about her knee and how she gets on and off. >> was that a secret at the time? it wasn't in the public domain. >> well, saying he >> well, i'm just saying he talked he extolled it. >> well, i'm just saying he talk know, he extolled it. >> well, i'm just saying he talk know, got e extolled it. >> well, i'm just saying he talk know, got into tolled it. >> well, i'm just saying he talk know, got into it led it. >> well, i'm just saying he talk know, got into it and t. you know, he got into it and very much enjoyed our shandies, which was, which good. and which was, which was good. and let's talk about rishi sunak can't be enjoying polls. clare >> no, he certainly is , i think humiliations. >> um, quite an appropriate word, um, for the latest one. >> and even the fact is, from a very left wing paper , the very left wing paper, the mirror, the headline on the run concert of support falls to 20, the lowest ever rating . are we the lowest ever rating. are we surprised ? are we really? i'm surprised? are we really? i'm certainly not. but what's the alternative of. i mean, i'm sorry labour seemed to have a magic money tree where things are going to come. we've got .

are going to come. we've got. you were talking about birmingham. um local authority going bankrupt. birmingham. um local authority going bankrupt . we've got going bankrupt. we've got services, nhs going to be cut in real time. and the first time in 50 years the conservatives i don't think, can do anything. they're damned if they do. and damned if they don't. we've got the budget tomorrow with jeremy hunt. there's talk about two £0.02 off. um your income tax rate. but and he's slashing spending where is the money supposed to come from . that's supposed to come from. that's the question. and people don't like, you know, things being cut . and i certainly don't like the 20% vat add on to taxi rides because they , for freelancers because they, for freelancers are tax deductible in some parts. >> but, you know, there's certain places i don't know what glasgow's like in belfast. >> you can't get a taxi basically because the people who are the taxi drivers just walk away from it because it's not worth anymore and they can't worth it anymore and they can't get no foreign drivers get there. no foreign drivers for an hour. >> cab they're not. yeah, they were great. >> and so what i'm saying it's difficult to get a booking and

it's and these guys are finding it's and these guys are finding it difficult to hold down the job. now to come along and say we're going to put 2,020% back on, everything else is madness. >> i went to glasgow a couple of weekends ago, and i was a late flight. i had to get a taxi. the white , because you can't white caps, because you can't get glasgow get any other cab at glasgow airport mother's now. it's airport to my mother's now. it's literally a 20 minute drive, £27. it was £2,037. and i got read the riot act by the driver. you don't know what my insurance is. you don't know what my i said, i don't need to know. you're providing the service, mate . but but i'm paying you're providing the service, mate. but but i'm paying for you're providing the service, mate . but but i'm paying for it. mate. but but i'm paying for it. >> but with tickets point. you're . but the next time you're right. but the next time you'll you'll arrange someone to come pick you up. the come and pick you up. if the greedy airports. and this is the greedy airports. and this is the greedy bit, charge £7. greedy bit, don't charge you £7. >> they're doing >> exactly which they're doing as well. >> that's really scandalous >> that's the really scandalous bit. it's not that object to bit. it's not that i object to the taxi drivers, i. >> object to £27 set by >> i object to £27 set by renfrewshire city council for the metres as extortion. >> mean, the poll ratings are >> i mean, the poll ratings are so bad for the tory party. it reminds the 1993 election reminds me of the 1993 election in the government

in canada, when the government had 169 majority, went down to two seats. that's the only thing comparable i can think what comparable i can think of what we're and there's we're having here, and there's no to win no chance they're going to win the election. i don't know why. you the chancellor you know why the chancellor of the promise the exchequer doesn't promise everybody a rolls royce and free netflix, at netflix, you know, that may at least them a few mps least get them a few more mps than otherwise have than they would otherwise have pretence that they think the pubuc pretence that they think the public trust with the public trust them more with the economy they do the labour economy than they do the labour party. >> e'- party. >> they're shown not to party. >> profligateey're shown not to party. >> profligate with shown not to party. >> profligate with anythingt to party. >> profligate with anything ,to be profligate with anything, then this will score well , i then this will score well, i think if you, if you google, um , think if you, if you google, um, rearranging the deckchairs on the titanic, a picture of a sunak and hunt should up sunak and hunt should pop up because it's because i think it's just it's far late. because i think it's just it's far and.ate. because i think it's just it's far and this is just too all >> and this is just too all depressing. course, what depressing. and of course, what he's is, you know, he's been doing is, you know, all of these tax knows all of these tax cuts, he knows that never to defend that he'll never have to defend them. make the spending that he'll never have to defend then because ake the spending that he'll never have to defend thenbecause ake never1e spending cuts because he'll never be necessary year. cuts because he'll never be necbut|ry year. cuts because he'll never be nec but what year. cuts because he'll never be nec but what he 'ear. cuts because he'll never be necbut what he did cuts because he'll never be nec but what he did want to >> but what he did want to achieve the election was achieve before the election was this wanted to this rwanda bill. he wanted to get it all royal assent by 20th of march . five amendments made of march. five amendments made last night in the lords. priti patel on this program yesterday. and she's also done an interview in front of the express this

morning saying france to morning saying france needs to just out. just pull their finger out. they're getting 500 million a year from us. and yet we hear that the home secretary this that the home secretary had this new yesterday in new meeting yesterday in brussels over calais . sharing of brussels over calais. sharing of intelligence. yeah. wait a minute . why wasn't that being minute. why wasn't that being done already? to try and ensure that they don't allow any more people smuggling and boats to cross. doesn't reassure a cross. doesn't reassure me. a huge amount that that's, you know, being touted as a brand new policy. well of course it's not. >> i mean, we've sat here and prevaricated years saying prevaricated for years saying the model has to be the business model has to be cut. people can't be. it's a form of human trafficking, in my view well. actually, it's a view as well. actually, it's a serious as that. for dame serious as that. and for dame priti patel to come out and demand robust action after 527 migrants arrive in the past 48 hours. um, it's just plain scandalous . well, it really is. scandalous. well, it really is. >> this is like groundhog day, isn't it? we've had this discussion and we keep giving the money. they the french more money. they don't about it, you don't do anything about it, you know? mean, belgians will know? i mean, the belgians will go into the water to stop the boats from the french boats from leaving. the french refuse we

refuse to do that. i think we should them, you're should say to them, if you're not the not going to do what the belgians let our chaps belgians will do, let our chaps come we'll for come over and we'll do it for you. you're very happy for us to come dunkirk and come over at dunkirk and evacuate the french army. you. you let us you owe us one here. and let us police your if you're police your borders. if you're incapable i think police your borders. if you're incefrench i think police your borders. if you're incefrench are i think police your borders. if you're incefrench are doing i think police your borders. if you're incefrench are doing a i think police your borders. if you're incefrench are doing a fantastic the french are doing a fantastic job um, giving tourism job at, um, um, giving tourism advice people want to advice to people who want to come britain by saying how advice to people who want to come it britain by saying how advice to people who want to come it is ritain by saying how advice to people who want to come it is .tain by saying how advice to people who want to come it is . well,yy saying how advice to people who want to come it is . well, there'sg how advice to people who want to come it is . well, there's ahow great it is. well, there's a french politician who said, if you want them coming you want to stop them coming oven you want to stop them coming over, britain less over, make britain less attractive france . the attractive than france. the danes did it. they just cut benefits by 50, confiscate all jewellery and assets from anyone coming to and use that. use that. there are so many ways in which you can make which you can actually make britain attractive than britain a less attractive than france. and yet, unfortunately, our talk our government likes to talk tough don't actually tough, but they don't actually do no, you're do anything. no, you're absolutely right. >> tough. do >> they talk tough. they do nothing. of people nothing. now, a lot of people say that's because lawyers stand in the way and they get in the way. but what if you were to defy the lawyers? it's this defy the lawyers? it's all this thing. we stand? where thing. where do we stand? where would look with rest would we look with the rest of europe would down europe? people would look down on think that on us. people would think that we don't do this or don't do that, i think it's about

that, but i think it's about time up said , we're time we stood up and said, we're not interested words that effect. >> the italians and the french have flouted law have always flouted the law with no whatsoever. danes no harm whatsoever. the danes were before the echr on were put before the echr on these same issues, and they just thumb their noses them. but thumb their noses at them. but somehow we are the somehow we think that we are the land and we land of the rule of law, and we must set an example. but must always set an example. but you're think you're quite right. i think those that time those moments that time has gone, has sailed, that gone, that ship has sailed, that ship sailed. ship has sailed. >> speaking of ship sailing, um, so slavery. >> rafe in front of the mail this morning, big row yesterday and the church agreeing to historic payout. but now there's a backlash from lots of vicars and what do you call a female vicar? vicars. yeah up and down the country, you know, saying this is going to bankrupt the church, rightly. this is going to bankrupt the church, we rightly. this is going to bankrupt the church, we riyagain. £1 billion >> here we go again. £1 billion fund, , it used to be fund, you know, it used to be said that that church of said that that the church of england conservative said that that the church of engla of conservative said that that the church of englaof i conservative said that that the church of englaof i think rvative said that that the church of englaof i think these; party of prayer. i think these days blm prayer. days it's blm at prayer. it seems likely than anything seems more likely than anything else. and, you know , i was just else. and, you know, i was just thinking, feel thinking, how would you feel if you sexually you were one of those sexually abused victims of alive today who hasn't got any compensation ? who hasn't got any compensation? you know, in 2018, justin welby

said there'll be £200 million set aside for you. six years later. they're still waiting . later. they're still waiting. and instead of that, the church of england is prioritising an issue from 200 years ago where there is nobody alive today who is a victim of slavery . we're is a victim of slavery. we're talking about eight generations, and money going to go to and this money is going to go to black schemes. now the black led schemes. now the suggestion that all suggestion there is that all black people are the victims of slavery . know, are slavery. you know, there are lots people have no lots of black people who have no connection slavery connection to slavery whatsoever. millions connection to slavery whatsoevein millions connection to slavery whatsoeve in world �*nillions connection to slavery whatsoevein world who>ns connection to slavery whatsoevein world who are of people in the world who are the descendants black slave of people in the world who are the des(because black slave of people in the world who are the des(because they ack slave of people in the world who are the des(because they were lave of people in the world who are the des(because they were just owners, because they were just as there as they were. actually, there were africans kept in were more africans kept in bondage ever went bondage in africa than ever went over atlantic. and yet the over the atlantic. and yet the treasurer to treasurer of england seems to somehow all black people somehow treat all black people as they're victims. think as if they're victims. i think it's damaging it's very damaging to social cohesion , for one thing, and cohesion, for one thing, and it's very patronising it's also very patronising towards black people. >> afford this? >> can the church afford this? or, you know, when you think of diminishing congregation and you think about church steeples and roof repairs and all the rest of it, and all the copper and nickel enough cash, or are nickel and enough cash, or are they don't. nickel and enough cash, or are the they've on't. nickel and enough cash, or are the they've got. nickel and enough cash, or are the they've got a black >> they've got a black hole. i mean, well, i don't know what

understand that because they've got from free got all the churches from free from the catholics and the reformation. so i don't know why they know , they don't have, you know, enough. they don't have, you know, enough . money enough. money >> yeah. i don't know why they don't. you know, the problem is people often leave the people often leave stuff to the church in their wills church of england in their wills and if think and donations. but if they think this to onto this money is going to go onto this money is going to go onto this less this scheme, they'll be less likely why don't likely to do that. why don't they just deal with the disadvantage any colour disadvantage without any colour bar? don't. disadvantage without any colour bar? working don't. disadvantage without any colour bar? working class don't. disadvantage without any colour bar? working class boys don't. disadvantage without any colour bar? working class boys are1't. white working class boys are the most disadvantaged. white working class boys are the most d slate. ntaged. white working class boys are the most d slate. yeah.i. white working class boys are the most d slate. yeah. county >> all slate. yeah. county lines. these young are lines. these young lads are being slaved and it's human trafficking. it's slavery . and trafficking. it's slavery. and we need deal with the here we need to deal with the here and . forget past. okay? and now. forget the past. okay? that's done. that's a benchmark. and should learning how and we should be learning how not from the past. not to live from the past. that's what history teaches. we have deal with the here have to deal with the here and now, forward . and for now, move forward. and for heaven's try and make the heaven's sake, try and make the world a better place . hallelujah! >> listen to people. they don't listen to their electorate. they don't listen . they'll. they'll don't listen. they'll. they'll listen. this election . so listen. after this election. so they will too late. then and they will all too late. then and let's talk petrol and let's talk about petrol and diesel rises here. ralph, where are we at with this.

>> yes. so once again the poor beleaguered motorists, the war against them continues as we know that drivers have now had the biggest monthly jump in fuel pnces the biggest monthly jump in fuel prices in five months by the pumps rising by 4pa litre. uh, andifs pumps rising by 4pa litre. uh, and it's just seems, you know, the cost of having a car now is just so prohibitive. apparently 8% of the population is below the poverty line today because of their transport costs. with up to one fifth of people's incomes now being spent on keeping and maintaining a car and of course, this and it's also just not that it's deliveries to everything that's delivered to a shop or delivered to you is higher in price because of higher fuel prices. >> might we see a fuel duty freeze extension tomorrow, and does that feed into all of this? and would that be welcome? or is it yes, we get absorbed by the by the. >> well just by the. >> well just so when >> well that's just it. so when you fuel rises then you have these fuel rises then obviously of of obviously the impact of the of the chancellor's alleged, um, freezing of fuel duty and extending the temporary £0.05 cut gets eaten up . but actually,

cut gets eaten up. but actually, you know, it has been frozen for 14 years. and so actually the cost of your daily or filling up your tank is actually £16.50 cheaper because of freezing it for 14 years, as opposed to if it had kept in line with rising with inflation. so some benefit there. but yes, most of this is going to actually be, uh, consumed by this £0.04 rise. >> okay. clare nhs always we're never going to get anywhere with funding the nhs. never going to get anywhere with funding the nhs . but it's front funding the nhs. but it's front page of the guardian today and we're talking about more cuts. >> it is. but i think instead of cutting it with money they should be cutting it with services . you know, things like services. you know, things like plastic surgery, things like ivf, like , you know, ivf, things like, you know, non—essential um, services. right | non—essential um, services. right i think should be cut. um you see, i'm looking at you and i'm thinking the woman talks sense. >> yeah. um because, you know me and i do, but but but there will be some. but there's a but i have my right. i have my right. >> i wanted my that wasn't what the up for as well. the nhs was set up for as well. you know, and as our you know, and as well as our viewers should know, know,

viewers should know, you know, we pay the tax and we have the service. walk into an service. you walk into an accident emergency now accident and emergency now and everyone sedated. is everyone seems sedated. there is no like, blood, vomit, whatever . no like, blood, vomit, whatever. and people will say, i was in the nhs and clearly , okay, there the nhs and clearly, okay, there are some cases where that is true , but the services have been true, but the services have been reflect , they've been pushed reflect, they've been pushed back. it's called 111 and they're so frightened to say take a paracetamol, have a lie down, you will be fine. they're so frightened of perhaps a lawsuit, perhaps a you'd gave me that advice . i took your advice that advice. i took your advice and my uncle died. >> let me ask you, if someone one, for instance, wants to have a child and they're having difficulty conceiving. yeah is that the job of the nhs? no it's really not in my view . really not in my view. >> okay . >> okay. >> okay. >> see what you think. that's what claire's thinking. gb views a gb news.com. let us know anything else? reef that you think the nhs is doing that it's no right to do or it's going to

have to rethink to get costs under control . under control. >> well, actually i think there's some there's some agreement here also. and of course we have had the stories, of course, about trans surgeries as surgery which as well and surgery there, which i is another issue which i think is another issue which needs be examined. know, needs to be examined. you know, we've the biggest we've got now the biggest waiting because of covid. waiting list because of covid. you this couldn't happen you know, this couldn't happen at time. know, 12% at a worse time. you know, 12% of is spent actually of our budget is spent actually on the nhs. far our biggest on the nhs. by far our biggest thing . and it's still enough thing. and it's still not enough to actually deal with all of that ever enough and that ever will be enough for and it be. i think it never will be. so i think along we do along with this, we need we do need an honest, serious need to have an honest, serious conversation about restructuring the health service. the national health service. there examples. there are many good examples. that's comparison with that's the comparison with america made. there america has always made. there are other far better are so many other far better systems we can use and get inspired by. so who knows? you know, the one thing about laboun know, the one thing about labour, i would say, that labour, i would say, is that they rather dealing they are rather good at dealing with sorts programs, so with these sorts of programs, so but beholden by but they're so beholden by showing they're so beholden showing but they're so beholden to that! showing but they're so beholden to that i think that to the nhs that i think that they won't actually be able to say like the sacred say that this is like the sacred cow, no politician dares cow, that no politician dares tamper it's an tamper with, because it's an electoral mission .

electoral suicide mission. >> but it is that. and yet we're all suffering as a result because clearly , it's not because quite clearly, it's not doing set to do. doing what it's set out to do. it's not. and it really does need widespread reform. think it's not. and it really does neshouldespread reform. think it's not. and it really does neshouldespread reoutn. think it's not. and it really does neshouldespread reoutn. the nk it should be taken out of the hands of politicians. there should be sort of royal should be some sort of royal commission. really commission. um, and it really needs overhaul. needs a whole overhaul. but let me you think. me know what you guys think. that's humble opinion we that's just my humble opinion we have say goodbye to. okay, have to say goodbye to. okay, we're have we're out of time, but we have plenty discuss with plenty more to discuss with them. after 7:30 and just them. just after 7:30 and just after this morning. lots after 8:30 this morning. so lots more from them. >> your views very very >> so your views very very welcome. please do get in touch. and clare and ralph will be back in about 40 minutes. time let's get an update of what's happening. weather wise today. and this tuesday morning it's and on this tuesday morning it's aidan mcgivern . aidan mcgivern. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello. good morning. welcome to the met office. forecast for gb news. a bright start to the day for many of us, and we'll see plenty of sunny spells

through the day except for the far east, where it will stay cloudy showery cloudy with some showery rain. in a great day and in fact, it is a great day and damp start for eastern england and scotland. those and eastern scotland. those outbreaks of rain will continue into the afternoon , but they'll into the afternoon, but they'll edge into the north edge increasingly into the north sea with brighter skies developing certainly for parts of england some of northern england. some showery through showery rain pushing through northern ireland into western scotland. showers scotland. later 1 or 2 showers elsewhere, actually across elsewhere, but actually across central western parts. central and western parts. that's where best of any that's where the best of any sunny be. and sunny spells will be. and temperatures 1112. temperatures will reach 1112. perhaps 13 celsius. feeling pleasant in the south in the spnng pleasant in the south in the spring sunshine colder further north northeast . but it's north and northeast. but it's the evening we'll see those clear skies become extensive across northern ireland, west scotland, wales , western and scotland, wales, western and southwestern england and as a result , a frost will form in result, a frost will form in many places. a chilly start to wednesday but cloudier conditions will prevail in the east and further showers will edge back in from the north sea into parts of eastern scotland and eastern england, so some rain about first thing tomorrow. otherwise plenty of sunshine for

western scotland , western western scotland, western england and wales, as well as northern ireland clouding over for northern ireland later. brisk breeze here. otherwise plenty of fine weather in the west. 1 or 2 showers in the far southwest and the cloudiest skies will remain in the east, where it will feel a bit colder with from the north sea. with a wind from the north sea. milder west . milder further west. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on .

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poll humiliation will jeremy hunts budget turn it around? super tuesday it is the biggest day of the primary calendar in the race to the white house. >> but will donald trump finally cunch >> but will donald trump finally clinch the nomination ? or could clinch the nomination? or could his rival nikki haley surprise everyone ? a new season of everyone? a new season of celebrity big brother could the princess of wales uncle spill the beans about her health, condition and the rest of her family? >> we'll be speaking to former contestant. we'll be saying hello. good morning and welcome to kerry katona. very shortly . to kerry katona. very shortly. >> 720 amid a shocking rise in shoplifting across the uk, will be debating whether it's ever justified , able and in the sport justified, able and in the sport this morning, arsenal only managed to score one goal in the second half against sheffield united last night. >> yes, they scored five in the first half but that's not the point, is it? harry kane hopes to avoid another trophy disappearing this evening with the there's the champions league and there's more , but it's more f1 controversy, but it's nothing do with christian nothing to do with christian

horner . horner this time. >> finally, a drier week of weather to come, although still some rain to talk about in the forecast . coming up, some rain to talk about in the forecast. coming up, all some rain to talk about in the forecast . coming up, all the forecast. coming up, all the details very . soon. details very. soon. >> so it is our lead story this morning. we're one day away from chancellor jeremy morning. we're one day away from chancellorjeremy hunt handing chancellor jeremy hunt handing down his spring budget, where rejuvenating the economy and addressing the cost of living crisis will be front and centre politically. >> the pressures on to turn the tide as a conservative support fell to its lowest level, according to the latest polls to and make matters worse, overnight, the government suffered a string of defeats in the house of lords to its flagship immigration policy that is the rwanda bill. >> so ahead of the budget, we've taken to the streets of cottingham east yorkshire cottingham in east yorkshire and glasgow to see what you want from the budget. i'd like to see him listen to the people as well

for a change. >> they seem to give all these promises and never keep them. it'd be nice for the petrol to go down and stop putting money on council tax and stuff like that. >> people can't afford it. >> people can't afford it. >> uh, businesses are struggling at the moment. the market's struggling, i think they just struggling, so i think they just need a little bit of need a little a little bit of more background more stable background in the economy . economy. >> no increase on petrol is a big one. uh, because i live in rural lincolnshire and i use my car a lot. they can start by spending it on helping homelessness reduce the taxes and try to support people to open new businesses. >> a more generous housing market would be great. that would be lovely. like healthcare as well. >> raise your tax allowance because now , uh, some pensioners because now, uh, some pensioners are going to find themselves in are going to find themselves in a tax bracket . a tax bracket. >> thought that was stanley johnson for a minute there. stood next to that lady i think that was in cottingham . but

that was in cottingham. but anyway, uh, joining us this morning to discuss all of this former labour adviser, kevin meek, again by meek, and we're joined again by the of staff to the former chief of staff to nadhim zahawi price. nadhim zahawi james price. welcome of you. um, let's welcome both of you. um, let's start with kevin , because, start with you, kevin, because, um, look , if the papers are to um, look, if the papers are to be believed anyway, it feels as though the treasury have even been looking across to the labour party to possibly steal some of their ideas, possibly even looking to abolish the non—dom status. well that's exactly that is a turn up for the books. >> i think what it reflects is that jeremy hunt, the chancellor, has got he's got he's in a pretty tight spot because he's got the economics and the finance to contend with. that's his job. his chancellor of the exchequer. but the entire political fortunes of the conservative party in this government also rests on his shoulders and in many respects , shoulders and in many respects, what we see this week is the tories drinking in the famous last chance saloon. this is the final opportunity before a general election, probably in the autumn, for the government to reset the political

narrative. now, you know, you said a minute ago that, you know, the most recent opinion polls behind in polls have the tories behind in one of them by 26 points and the other one by 27 points. so this is this is kind of disaster territory that they reside in at the moment. so tory mps will be looking to jeremy hunt to, as i say, to reset the political position for them to give them a fighting chance to kind of narrow that gap and show that they are competitive. um, ahead of ahead of that general election. now, can he do it ? election. now, can he do it? it's probably too big a task for anybody . i would i would anybody. i would i would suggest, because this is what i do and understand he can do what suggest, because this is what i do wants1derstand he can do what suggest, because this is what i do wants because! he can do what suggest, because this is what i do wants because you can do what suggest, because this is what i do wants because you know,» what suggest, because this is what i do wants because you know, he'sit he wants because you know, he's probably going to lose the election . election anyway. >> you go out >> so why wouldn't you go out with as if with a bang and go out as if people say , wow, that's what people say, wow, that's what we could missing in the future? could be missing in the future? you must be absolutely delighted that what's been leaked so far is so dull, so boring, so non—effective , i've, i think i non—effective, i've, i think i mean, that's a very good point. >> i mean, i mean, chancellors tend to fall into two

categories. i mean, gordon brown famously there are two famously said, there are two kinds of chancellors. there's a chancellors who, um, who um, managed to get out in time. and there are the chancellors that don't, i.e. all chancellors careers are ultimately doomed. so i think, i think people in jeremy hunt's seat tend to tend to make a decision to say, do i do absolutely popular and do the absolutely popular and political thing, which sometimes leads disaster further down leads to disaster further down the we saw that, of the line, we saw that, of course, with liz truss and kwasi kwartengs disastrous budget 18 months do i protect my months ago, or do i protect my own personal reputation as somebody that made the right decisions, the wise decisions , decisions, the wise decisions, even if they're also not the most politically expedient decisions? so you look at chancellors like alistair darling or roy jenkins and people like that. and i suspect jeremy hunt is equivocating between two. he he's got to between the two. he he's got to please his own backbenchers . please his own backbenchers. he's to try and move the he's got to try and move the dial the country . dial politically in the country. but i suspect he's looking at this saying it's probably this and saying it's probably too task for me be able too big a task for me to be able too big a task for me to be able to do the right thing to do so. do the right thing rather the popular rather than the popular thing. >> you agree that, >> would you agree with that,

james? say, i think james? i have to say, i think jeremy a jeremy hunt looks to me like a legacy person , somebody who's legacy person, somebody who's concerned reputation concerned about his reputation rather perhaps, uh, give rather than perhaps, uh, give the squeaky wheel all the oil . the squeaky wheel all the oil. what do you think? >> yeah, i think this has been explained very well. think explained very well. i think it's tough situation. it's a really tough situation. you've got the political considerations again. that's considerations again. um, that's maybe why the idea of taking one of the few labour policies that are this, this abolishing are left, this, this abolishing non—dom might play. non—dom status might be in play. i it's not true. um, and i hope it's not true. um, and then you've got the kind of what actually would be good for the country and country in the long run. and i think wonderful to think what would be wonderful to see could square see is if hunt could can square the circle like all politicians like to but i think, as you like to do. but i think, as you say, with say, if you just go out with a bang say, right, we're bang and say, right, we're just going scrap inheritance going to scrap inheritance tax, it's tax. doesn't it's a hated tax. it doesn't bnng it's a hated tax. it doesn't bring that money when bring in that much money when you how much you actually work out how much it in terms of people it costs in terms of people moving money, such small moving money, it's such a small percentage . percentage of people. >> it's such tory policy. >> it's such a tory policy. >> it's such a tory policy. >> in the headline. but >> it does in the headline. but actually, if you look all the actually, if you look at all the other economic activity other kind of economic activity that move that it creates, people move money they don't money away. it means they don't hire it means they hire more people. it means they don't give parts of their companies employees who work companies to employees who work really other really hard. all these other

kind order effects. so kind of second order effects. so that would be something really good. red meat. so good. it'd be good red meat. so it'd good politically. it'd be good politically. and i think good for the think it would be good for the economy long run, and economy in the long run, and it would aspiration for more economy in the long run, and it would who .piration for more economy in the long run, and it would who wanton for more economy in the long run, and it would who want james. nore people who want james. >> you were, if you were, i'm >> if you were, if you were, i'm going you both this. but, >> if you were, if you were, i'm going if you both this. but, >> if you were, if you were, i'm going if you you both this. but, >> if you were, if you were, i'm going if you you b chancellor,t, james, if you were chancellor, what do ? um, that you what would you do? um, that you think genuinely affect think would genuinely affect people and be popular. >> so i think that's definitely one of them. i think there's something scrapping tax something like scrapping a tax at it just also in at that. i think it just also in the that like nigel the way that people like nigel lawson to try lawson in the past used to try and every single lawson in the past used to try and i every single lawson in the past used to try and i think every single lawson in the past used to try and i think thaty single lawson in the past used to try and i think that showse lawson in the past used to try and i think that shows that budget. i think that shows that britain business and britain is open for business and it keep more of it trusts people to keep more of their money. and the their money. and i think the other is we talked other thing is that we talked about but treasury about this before, but treasury boffins, the people work about this before, but treasury bofthese he people work about this before, but treasury bofthesehe pe0|out, work about this before, but treasury bofthese he pe0|out, including all these things out, including this the this other body called the office for budget responsibility, by responsibility, that was made by george osborne and keep george osborne to try and keep spending think it's spending restraint. i think it's become too much a constraint. become too much of a constraint. it will only positively score certain . so it's the body certain things. so it's the body that immigration is always that says immigration is always good for good for the economy. for example and won't example, and it won't let chancellors things . and chancellors do other things. and i been the major i think that's been the major constriction that's prevented it from more bold and brave from doing more bold and brave things. yeah. >> know, the last time

things. yeah. >> heard know, the last time things. yeah. >> heard somebody he last time things. yeah. >> heard somebody wantingime things. yeah. >> heard somebody wanting toe we heard somebody wanting to shun big of, um, what do shun a big sort of, um, what do you want it? mainstream you want to call it? mainstream institution , like the obr was institution, like the obr was liz truss, and we saw how that played i'm leaving it played out. and i'm leaving it to the labour spokesperson now to the labour spokesperson now to obr . we heard the to defend the obr. we heard the chancellor arguing why he thinks it's important to listen them i >> -- >> do you do what would you introduce . introduce kevin. >> and in terms of taking over , >> and in terms of taking over, isuppose >> and in terms of taking over, i suppose taking over the hand of cards that jeremy hunt has got on the table , it's got on the table, it's incredibly difficult . um, you incredibly difficult. um, you know, he politically , what he know, he politically, what he needsis know, he politically, what he needs is tax cuts and his mps needs is tax cuts and his mps need to be taken off the basic rate of income tax. that would grab the headlines that would help to reset things. but that looks like it's not likely. it looks like it's not likely. it looks instead as though there'll be some reduction, possibly toopi national insurance, but toopi in national insurance, but people don't understand what national is. you know, national insurance is. you know, people what income people understand what income tax is. and that's part of the difficulty being chancellor difficulty of being chancellor that you've got to blend together economics and the together the economics and the finance the politics. and if finance and the politics. and if you don't get that blend right,

either you end with economic either you end up with economic and financial problems you and financial problems or you end political problems. end up with political problems. and sense, he's got to and in a sense, he's got to choose the lesser of several evils here. um, you know, the talk this morning of maintaining the cut in fuel duty, i think that's probably sensible . i that's probably sensible. i think if he if he did make a move on non—doms, it would be problematic for labour because of course, labour is intending to do that itself . and then that to do that itself. and then that will fund some labour spending commitments. so if he he moves into territory, of into that territory, it sort of sharpens up the political divide and, and forces labour onto the back foot a little bit. no, no, it's probably marginal because i don't think there's an awful lot jeremy conservative jeremy hunt or any conservative minister can this stage. i minister can do at this stage. i think government has lost think this government has lost its draining its lifeblood, is draining away from he wants, as i keep >> anything he wants, as i keep saying and of things he saying, and one of the things he shouldn't putting shouldn't be doing is putting 20% drivers . that'd 20% vat on taxi drivers. that'd be popular. um straight away or unpopular if he does it. kevin thank you james. really appreciate your take. both of you. appreciate it. thank you very much. >> a reminder , we are >> just a reminder, we are hosting a special budget

programme whitehaven programme live from whitehaven tomorrow night. you can be part of audience. it will of that audience. it will be hosted dewberry and hosted by michelle dewberry and nigel be looking nigel farage who will be looking at the budget and all the details are on website details are on our website gbnews.com for more details . gbnews.com for more details. >> celebrity big brother started on itv last night. it returned to your screens after a six year absence since 13 celebrities entered the house, including sharon osbourne , louis walsh, sharon osbourne, louis walsh, fern britton and kate middleton's uncle . man called middleton's uncle. man called gary goldsmith . gary goldsmith. >> we're now joined by the former big brother contestant herself, kerry katona, a regular on the channel. good morning to you did you watch last you kerry. did you watch it last night stood out for you? night and who stood out for you? >> didn't watch it last night >> i didn't watch it last night because it's past bedtime because it's far past my bedtime . so i woke same morning thing. um, i think it's really, really good.i um, i think it's really, really good. i know five of them. i know louis really well. sharon really well. david potts i know was easy. lawrence simon and ferne britton obviously . ferne britton obviously. >> okay. and what about all the

headunes >> okay. and what about all the headlines that are being made by gary goldsmith? do you think it's a dangerous old game? you're going to have a microphone on you 24 hours a day. you're your life in day. you're putting your life in the hands the channel's the hands of the channel's editor , as you know. do you editor, as you know. do you think this could be big think that this could be a big misstep for the middleton family anyway ? anyway? >> i feel really, really bad. i mean , the royals have had a mean, the royals have had a really, really rubbish time of it and i feel like it late lately, and i feel like putting somebody like uncle gaz in really not going to in there is really not going to help matters. i mean, especially what's going on with karl, kate, king charles kate's fell off the face of the earth. she clearly can't be watching the show . can't be watching the show. obviously, if she is, she's probably sat behind the sofa or watching it through hands and. watching it through a hands and. but i take everybody on face value, you know , he could value, you know, he could be a really guy knows what really nice guy who knows what he's i don't like he's going to say. i don't like judging when never judging people when i've never met don't know who met them and i don't know who they so hopefully this will they are. so hopefully this will give to know give us a chance to get to know him. and, as as him. um and, and as a, as a pubuc him. um and, and as a, as a public person, being nosy as i am , maybe tell us where the hell am, maybe tell us where the hell kate's gone . kate's gone. >> yeah, well, let's have a look

at, um. kerry. um let's get a picture. somebody of gary goldsmith up on screen here, and, um. oh, that's not the picture i wanted. but anyway , picture i wanted. but anyway, he's got a bit of james middleton in his face, actually, when you when you see him like that and he has glasses on like most of the time and we think kerry, he just looks like a stocky version of alan carr when he has his glasses on and his, his big teeth on show and things stick his tongue out . stick his tongue out. >> yeah. i just think you know, i think he's gonna be probably straight away one of the most unuked straight away one of the most unliked characters that are in there because i do love the royal family you know, i think obviously, since the queen passing, it's never been the same since . but i feel like same since. but i feel like they've had a really, really hard time it. and i feel like hard time of it. and i feel like everyone's to be very everyone's going to be very protective of the royal family, but also , on the other hand, we but also, on the other hand, we are all nosy . we all want to are all nosy. we all want to know what's going want to know what's going on. we want to know what's going on. we want to know we want know the secrets. we want to know the secrets. we want to know nitty gritty. we want know the nitty gritty. we want to the so hopefully to know the gossip. so hopefully

he that . and he will give us that. and that's what there for . yeah, what he's in there for. yeah, that's what the family. how is he going to know any of this anyway? yes >> well yeah i don't know. i think he is. >> who else has caught your eye in there. see fern britton's in there. louis walsh is going to dip out. mentioned dip in and out. you mentioned sharon there . he can sharon osborne there. he can sue. who else has caught sue. um, who else has caught your attention ? your attention? >> i thought david potts got a real hard time of it last night. i've known david for years. i've worked on many shows with david, and he has a big heart of gold watching louis. now, i know louis very, very, very well. i stayed at louis house and i think louis pushed sharon to put david in the ring of fire because he's a very loud character , david, but he has a character, david, but he has a heart of gold and i think louis is going to be very uncomfortable. as soon as sharon leaves , which i think she's only leaves, which i think she's only in there five days. if i'm in there for five days. if i'm right , i in there for five days. if i'm right, i think is going to right, i think louis is going to struggle . i think struggle struggle. i think louis struggle being in there. i think he'll navigate towards fern britton. i think that's who he'll become.

besties with. but i think out of everybody that is in there, i think it's going to be louis that's the that's going to struggle the most. that's going to struggle the mo what is it like having >> what is it like having a microphone on you 24 over seven, more than a microphone. camera's on sleeping . on you whilst you're sleeping. you what's stress like you know, what's the stress like 7 you know, what's the stress like ? you know, wondering what the world you and what the world thinks of you and what the headunes world thinks of you and what the headlines i these are headlines are. i mean, these are people who are used to celebrity and like you, but it's and fame like you, but it's still got be bit of a still got to be a bit of a pressure cooker , to be honest pressure cooker, to be honest with out of all the reality shows that i have done, big brother was probably one of my one of my favourites because you don't have your phone, you you're not constantly thinking what are other people thinking about me, only thing about you for me, the only thing i struggled with was i really struggled with was missing children. missing my children. >> that's the longest >> oh, and that's the longest i've been away kids i've been away from my kids at that time . that time. >> and i think i got a bit of peace and quiet from it, to be honest with you, not knowing what is actually going on in the real world. and doing real world. and i love doing reality shows , i love reality shows, i love entertaining, being entertaining, i love being a part of history and say, i did that , i that, every

part of history and say, i did that, i that, every time that, i did that, and every time it comes on, i get proper jealous . oh my god, i so want to jealous. oh my god, i so want to go back in because it's always a great you create an amazing memories me . that's what it memories for me. that's what it is. and deathbed i can go. is. and on my deathbed i can go. i've done much for i've done. i've done so much for 100 night. 100 grand a night. >> i think most people would be up of those memories, up for some of those memories, but me , like when i did but even for me, like when i did the back day, the jungle back in the day, i didn't get paid anything near that, but i thought, what an adventure. >> and mean that i get >> and i truly mean that i get offered these shows and offered to do these shows and i think nobody else normally gets offered to do these shows and i thido nobody else normally gets offered to do these shows and i thido nobckindlse normally gets offered to do these shows and i thido nobckind of normally gets offered to do these shows and i thido nobckind of stuff. ally gets offered to do these shows and i thido nobckind of stuff. and gets to do this kind of stuff. and the i've lived. very the life i've lived. i'm very lucky blessed alive lucky and blessed to be alive and i want to and still be here. i want to create amazing adventures for myself kids . yeah, so myself and my kids. yeah, so everyone has gone in there everyone who has gone in there now to an now and sushi turns up to an envelope does the envelope and does all the reality fair play to her. >> yeah, i come . >> yeah, i come. >> they never brought back that christmas toy show that you and me did. i knew you were going to mention me did. i knew you were going to mentknew you were going to >> i knew you were going to mention you mentioned it. >> more. what christmas mention you mentioned it. >> show more. what christmas mention you mentioned it. >> show ?�*nore. what christmas mention you mentioned it. >> show ? i'mz. what christmas mention you mentioned it. >> show ? i'm also at christmas mention you mentioned it. >> show ? i'm also goingistmas mention you mentioned it. >> show ? i'm also going through toy show? i'm also going through a divorce. >> which one you are? i don't know that many good point.

>> good point, my friend. i'll see you again soon. thanks. thanks for that . thanks for that. >> thanks. bye bye. take care very much today. >> thank you. uh, let's, uh. but you know, imagine lying in bed and a camera being on you. >> think of anything worse? >> think of anything worse? >> do snore? >> do you snore? >> do you snore? >> i snore , and i do >> i don't snore, and i do actually have duvet actually tend to have the duvet almost over head. almost completely over my head. so i'll be all right at so i think i'll be all right at night. you know me with the night. but you know me with the microphone on 24 hours a day, i'd myself trouble. i'd get myself in trouble. i just that's why, just would, um, that's why, luckily, i would never be in the big brother house. would you ever obviously ever do it? you've obviously been times. been approached lots of times. and want to do it? and why don't you want to do it? because, like me, you couldn't be all day long. be on mic all day long. >> oh, no. i'm um. i think i think, like, the jungle is. is humiliating . it'sjust about humiliating. it's just about like, how much rubbish can you stick in your mouth? >> or how far they you >> or how far can they push you to sanity? to the edge of sanity? >> yeah, so think i'm >> yeah, yeah. so i think i'm already at the of sanity. already at the edge of sanity. so, we don't need anything so, so we don't need anything else. >> do what else. » no else. >> do what you mean? >> do i know what you mean? >> do i know what you mean? >> the edge. and here are some other stories that coming >> the edge. and here are some othethe)ries that coming >> the edge. and here are some othethe newsroom coming >> the edge. and here are some othethe newsroom ythisng into the newsroom on this tuesday morning. just let's bnng tuesday morning. just let's bring a woman bring you up to date. a woman has arrested on suspicion has been arrested on suspicion of this is after a ten

of murder. this is after a ten year old girl was found dead in sandwell midlands . sandwell in the west midlands. the woman's 33 years age and the woman's 33 years of age and she's understood to be known to the west midlands the girl. our west midlands reporter is at the reporter jack carson is at the scene and he will bring you the latest jack so child with injuries west midlands police say was found at an address here on robin close at around 12:10 yesterday and she was tragically confirmed dead at the scene . confirmed dead at the scene. >> now police also confirming that a 33 year old woman who they understand to be known to they understand to be known to the girl, has been arrested and taken into custody and that questioning will continue today . questioning will continue today. in terms of what's going on here at scene, there at the scene, there is a forensic outside the forensic tent outside the properties door as you can probably see behind me as those forensic investigations continue today. but of course, this investigation is very much in the early stages. tributes are being laid here. teddy's included by members of the community and west midlands ambulance service, a spokesperson for them confirming yesterday that when they'd sent two ambulances and a paramedic officer to the scene yesterday,

it clear upon their arrival it was clear upon their arrival that there was nothing that could be done to save this ten year old girl, and she was confirmed scene . confirmed deceased at the scene. >> jack, thank you very much . >> jack, thank you very much. >> jack, thank you very much. >> france has become the first country in the world to explicit include the right to abortion in its constitution. the move enshrines women's guaranteed freedom to abortion. it was passed with an overwhelming 780 votes to 72, and was greeted by a standing ovation during a historic vote at versailles . the historic vote at versailles. the government has suffered a string of defeats to its flagship immigration policy , the rwanda immigration policy, the rwanda bill, in the lords. >> this was overnight. nearly 50 amendments were put forward , amendments were put forward, with more being voted on. come tomorrow. the prime minister previously warned the lords against frustrating the will of the people by hampering the passage of the safety of rwanda .

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listening demand. luck . listening on demand. good luck. >> right. still to come . >> right. still to come. shoplifting is on the rise and there were over 5 million cases last year. i believe we'll be debating coming up in just a moment whether or not it can ever be justified. it's quite simple answer to that. no, let us know what you think. we'll be debating it after

i >> -- >> we're going to talk about shoplifting now. there's a shocking new report. it says cases of shoplifting increased from a million to over 5 million, just over the past couple of years. >> but with families and society's most vulnerable beanng society's most vulnerable bearing the brunt of the cost of living crisis, we're asking today if shoplifting can sometimes be justified . sometimes be justified. >> okay, well, we've got mike neville . mike's a former neville. mike's a former detective chief inspector . he detective chief inspector. he says, no, it can't. but the lady beside me here, some legal says it can. samantha, could you tell

me under what circumstances you believe it's okay to steal? >> well , i believe it's okay to steal? >> well, i don't obviously believe it's okay to steal at all, because that is morally wrong . um, however, i think we wrong. um, however, i think we have to look at why the why there has been an increase and i think when we look at the state of the state of the country at the moment, with the increase in pnces the moment, with the increase in prices , increase in energy prices, increase in energy pnces prices, increase in energy prices and of course, the fact that , um, prices and of course, the fact that, um, supermarkets are gouging people with their price increases as well. for example , increases as well. for example, my own shopping bill has gone up by 30 to 70% on some of my essential items, and i look at this and i think, well, how can people who, when we've got 1 in 5 people in this country that are living with an income below the, um , the poverty line , how the, um, the poverty line, how on earth can they afford to pay for everything, feed their families and under certain circumstances, you know , you can circumstances, you know, you can almost see why they're doing it,

but you can't. >> mike. no, i can't. >> mike. no, i can't. >> and the fact that, well, the government spends a quarter of £1 trillion on welfare every year , um, the amount of year, um, the amount of shoplifting is not driven by people stealing a tin of cat food or some baby milk for what it's driven by is drug addicts, people who are alcoholics and organised criminals who now see that they can simply get away with this. and so the more and then what has happened, as well as the increase you've seen there the actual numbers , there in the actual numbers, there's doubling of the there's been a doubling of the amount towards shop there's been a doubling of the amotbecause towards shop there's been a doubling of the amotbecause these towards shop there's been a doubling of the amotbecause these people shop there's been a doubling of the amotbecause these people now) staff because these people now feel absolutely entitled to steal. so when they grab something and somebody tries to stop violence . stop them, they'll use violence. and so a of the people who and so a lot of the people who suffer this the little suffer in this are the little small shopkeepers who are really making money at all making not much money at all through . and so with through their work. and so with all the food banks, the welfare available , my i come from available, my i come from a single parent mother , my mother single parent mother, my mother in bolton. she would never have thought anything. thought of stealing anything. and just not good enough.

and it's just not good enough. and it's just not good enough. and i just what it shows and it's just not good enough. arthis just what it shows and it's just not good enough. arthis moralet what it shows and it's just not good enough. arthis moral breakdown shows and it's just not good enough. arthis moral breakdown in)ws is this moral breakdown in society. broken britain society. it shows broken britain andifs society. it shows broken britain and it's really not good enough. and what do you say to that then, that know, there then, that you know, there is a safety for people who are in safety net for people who are in the trap that they can the poverty trap that they can call on benefits. >> they can the food bank >> they can go to the food bank and perhaps there's the sense of shame that gone well . shame that that has gone well. >> to be honest with you, i was in a shop myself recently with my husband and a homeless person came in and he stole a sandwich , came in and he stole a sandwich, and my husband went up to the counter and paid it because counter and paid for it because to be honest with you, i don't know what circumstances that man ended up on the street, but we have to look at this from a human point of view. you know, i don't condone it one little bit, but there's got to be a better way to. it's heart breaking and. >> done. your husband >> well, well done. your husband , um, doing that. but you , um, for doing that. but you see, i think mike's got a very good that i good point there that you and i are thinking about, you know, people who literally just can't afford to feed four children or whatever it happens to be. but mike's saying there's just a lot

of people here who would do anything a drink to anything to get a drink or to get whatever they're on. >> eamonn and i were sitting at a meal six months ago, and somebody just in the somebody we know just in the middle of conversation middle of the conversation dropped his parents were dropped in that his parents were shoplifters, were shoplifters, and we were absolutely gobsmacked , weren't absolutely gobsmacked, weren't we? could not believe what we were hearing and wonder if that's just a sign that, you know , people feel they can act know, people feel they can act without any repercussions. there's no risk to them anymore. they can justify it. well you know, but his argument was , know, but his argument was, isabel, that the pension , which isabel, that the pension, which is something we're going to talk about later at £156 a week or whatever, and just didn't support the food banks , i mean, support the food banks, i mean, the most, the most organised i've ever seen is there was a pub and had a really nice menu . pub and had a really nice menu. >> this was in near victoria and you went in there. you could. it's a bit of a rubbish pub, but you nice food. you could organise nice food. across m&s petrol across the way was an m&s petrol station so the landlord would tasked drug addicts in tasked shot the drug addicts in the to go and shoplift the the back to go and shoplift the food so it would food that you wanted so it would what your had been

what was on your plate had been nicked about ten minutes before. it's out of control and it's just out of control and people think there's prison people think there's no prison sentences now. so the 12 month prison sentence been removed prison sentence has been removed by government but by a conservative government but if it's under £200, it's not an arrest . it's a it's a if it's under £200, it's not an arrest. it's a it's a summary only offence . and so what it's only offence. and so what it's if the police even attended mike they attend. even if they they attend. so even if they attend you've got a 1% chance of not a 12 month sentence. not getting a 12 month sentence. so wonder people doing so no wonder people are doing it. steal £195 worth of goods and you're away . you're scot and you're away. you're scot free it's letting the free and it's letting the society down. >> isabel, you mentioned the food banks, of course. >> i check local >> well, i did check my local area food banks, and area for food banks, and it occurred to me that on the website that it said, go to this website that it said, go to this website to see where these food banks are. but if you're homeless and you have no phone, you have no access to internet . you have no access to internet. how were you to know where these food are? how were you to know where these foo�*mm are? >> mm hmm. >> mm hmm. >> it's another needs to be addressed. >> rents, mortgages . >> rents, mortgages. >> rents, mortgages. >> i mean, how people can even keep over their head is a terror. >> even middle middle. >> even middle middle. >> yeah, but you're always a

struggle . struggle. >> you're always going to get that situation, aren't you? whereby some people will do anything, do whatever it takes , anything, do whatever it takes, eat into savings eat into whatever savings they've pay their rent to they've got to pay their rent to keep their head , and keep a roof over their head, and other won't . other people other people won't. other people will. will will do something that shortcuts the system. and maybe that involves stealing . no maybe that involves stealing. no >> well, sorry. can i just ask you?! >> well, sorry. can i just ask you? i guess you have to be desperate. >> is what i'm saying. >> is what i'm saying. >> is what i'm saying. >> i think people are. i think you have to be desperate to do it. >> certainly i wouldn't do it. a normal person wouldn't do it. they would try to everything. they would try to do everything. >> increasingly , you know, >> increasingly, you know, middle , when they middle class people, when they go to these self—checkouts putting the avocado through go to these self—checkouts puttcharging avocado through go to these self—checkouts puttcharging it avocado through go to these self—checkouts puttcharging it something1rough go to these self—checkouts putt charging it something else h and charging it something else casual shoplifting is on the rise because again, you've mentioned there's no shame in it and people know there's no consequences. >> and what happens is if people see else doing it, see everybody else is doing it, then they can have a go and this is happening. is what's happening. it's so rife report that rife now. but the report that was mentioned is saying that every time you go to a shop now, you're paying about a £0.10 crime tax because you're making

up for the good pay for security, extra security . security, extra security. >> absolutely right. fascinating mike. thank you very much indeed, samantha. thank you very much indeed. good to talk to both pictures. live both of you. uh, pictures. live pictures coming in now from spacex crew. this is the elon musk craft as it's taking a crew of three men and a woman in a capsule for a six month stay on the international space station . the international space station. >> yeah, this is due to happen around 8:00. we're told this morning , three american morning, three american astronauts , one russian astronauts, one russian cosmonaut . and once they dock, cosmonaut. and once they dock, assuming they do , they'll be assuming they do, they'll be joining the crew who are already on the international space station of seven people. and they'll be conducting 200 scientific experiments over the next six months. but that endeavour spacecraft, due to touch down on the international space station in the next half an hour. we'll an eye on an hour. we'll keep an eye on those pictures for you. you an hour. we'll keep an eye on thossee pictures for you. you an hour. we'll keep an eye on thossee them:ures for you. you an hour. we'll keep an eye on thossee them alls for you. you an hour. we'll keep an eye on thossee them all inor you. you an hour. we'll keep an eye on thossee them all in there. you can see them all in there. i don't know what you call it. we'd call it a news gallery, but i that's their of i suppose that's their kind of floridian control. floridian mission control. the very we go. we'll very thing there we go. we'll keep an on for you.

keep an eye on that for you. well that's waste of money, well that's a waste of money, isn't it? >> e“- >> that's the thing. >> that's the thing. >> private enterprise , >> private, private enterprise, though, it? though, isn't it? >> do mike and i do >> i do look, mike and i do think, the money >> i do look, mike and i do thinresources the money >> i do look, mike and i do thin resources towards noney >> i do look, mike and i do thin resources towards that y >> i do look, mike and i do thin resources towards that could the resources towards that could be better. be used better. >> although the scientific experiments, i mean, they're talking about them and some of the the papers, this the pages of the papers, this morning about what they'll be able could apply able to do in space could apply to babies that unborn with to babies that are unborn with conditions that they have. i mean, we make a of scientific. >> they make anything up. >> they can make anything up. they say they just call it . they can say they just call it. >> he's an experiment we're doing anyway , i love space, i doing anyway, i love space, i love, i love, uh, you know, all that sort of scientific research , whatever it is. >> but i just don't agree with all this. i just want to know, what is all this private exploration of space about always money. paul coyte. after this

here's paul coyte . he's got the here's paul coyte. he's got the sport from last night and, um,

let's get it over with quickly. >> okay, then. >> okay, then. >> arsenal, sheffield united, they were disappointing in the second weren't they? second half, weren't they? >> just scored goal, >> arsenal just scored one goal, so leave it at that one so let's leave it at that one goalin so let's leave it at that one goal in the second half okay. so they scored five in the first half. that point? yes half. but is that the point? yes it but arsenal were it probably is. but arsenal were very very very good. sheffield united very poor continue. uh poor and arsenal continue. uh and you know they're up there and you know they're up there and who knows along with man city and liverpool. >> but they're up. they're down. they're sheffield united. yep. they're sheffield united. yep. they're going down. there's absolutely no doubt they're going down. yeah. um is there any point changing the manager. >> there yeah >> i don't think there is. yeah he's he was talking about players wilder was talking players chris wilder was talking about thinking maybe about players and thinking maybe , because put the young , maybe because he put the young boys second half and boys on in the second half and um, because just says his um, because he just says his players like broken. and um, because he just says his playedo like broken. and um, because he just says his playedo youike broken. and um, because he just says his playedo you do?)roken. and um, because he just says his playe do you do? and n. and um, because he just says his playe do you do? and they d um, because he just says his playe do you do? and they were what do you do? and they were they really poor. so it's they were really poor. so it's like, now? put the like, what do we do now? put the kids . maybe have kids out. maybe they'll have a go because it's the first time that five goals so that they lost five goals or so in first. that they lost five goals or so in no, irst. that they lost five goals or so in no, no, no, plenty times. >> no, no, no, plenty of times. >> no, no, no, plenty of times. >> uh, harry kane, what's he worried >> uh, harry kane, what's he worwell , bayern munich play >> well, bayern munich play lazio tonight . lazio tonight. >> so is this possibly harry

kane's only chance of a trophy? it's gone over to bayern munich from whole narrative from spurs. the whole narrative around this was he wants to win something. so he's gone to bayern munich . bayern munich in bayern munich. bayern munich in the bundesliga are not doing well. they're ten points behind bayern leverkusen. now, to put it into context here, bayern munich have won the last 11 titles, so it's almost a given that you go to bayern munich to win the title, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen this time. and also now with lazio, one nil down from lazio, they're one nil down from the first leg. so if they go out of the champions league obviously that's another trophy. but this really interesting obviously that's another trophy. blthat s really interesting obviously that's another trophy. blthat s onlyy interesting obviously that's another trophy. blthat s only trophyesting obviously that's another trophy. blthat s only trophy that] is that the only trophy that possibly could win. and will possibly he could win. and will win. there's bundesliga win. now there's a bundesliga trophy goals . so trophy for the most goals. so like the golden boot and um, the ironic thing is that he's left spurs gone to you never guess what the actual trophy is of have a look at this. this is the actual trophy . it's a darn look actual trophy. it's a darn look at that. it's a cannon. it's the arsenal emblem is what he could actually win . so if you score

actually win. so if you score the most goals in the bundesliga , that is the trophy. and it's pretty much the arsenal emblem in a trophy. that's not what you want , is it? in a trophy. that's not what you want, is it? just to in a trophy. that's not what you want , is it? just to remind want, is it? just to remind harry. but the manager, thomas tuchel, looks like where he is going to be going at the end of the season, but it could actually be earlier than that because of xabi alonso, who is the of bayer leverkusen , the manager of bayer leverkusen, who's doing so it looks who's doing so well. it looks like being up like he's being tapped up by bayern also bayern munich, but also liverpool will want him to be their manager as well. >> friend, we'll leave >> okay my friend, we'll leave it much it there. thank you very much indeed. still to we're indeed. still to come, we're talking why you shouldn't talking about why you shouldn't be girls cute or sweet . be calling girls cute or sweet. anyway, it's not me. we'll go. clare and ralph will talk about that after this

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clare muldoon, and they've got lots of stories making the news today. and clare , this is about, today. and clare, this is about, um, how you would address a young, younger child and young, a younger child and particularly girls. >> yeah, apparently i've never read so much rubbish apart from covering the american election at the moment, calling girls cute and sweet apparently stifles a creative kitty. >> can i just say i would call boys cute and sweet as well? of course. right so i wouldn't make any distinction on that. >> and if you're the man strong and her strong and tough, i'd call her strong and tough, i'd call her strong and and you're and tough. and if you're the manager and had manager of celtic and you had a good with a lady good interview with a lady journalist , good interview with a lady journalist, you'd call good journalist, you'd call a good girl. wrong with it? come journalist, you'd call a good girlguys, wrong with it? come journalist, you'd call a good girlguys, this rong with it? come journalist, you'd call a good girlguys, this is1g with it? come journalist, you'd call a good girlguys, this is an vith it? come journalist, you'd call a good girlguys, this is an experimente on, guys, this is an experiment by lego. can you believe lego ? by lego. can you believe lego? yes yes yes yes yes. by lego. can you believe lego? yes yes yes yes yes . they pulled yes yes yes yes yes. they pulled a 61,500 parents and children across 36 countries. uh, this marketing company words like brave, cool, genius and innovative were twice as likely to be attributed to boys. while girls were seven more times more likely to be given the

attributes of sweet . right? attributes of sweet. right? >> well, obviously this is about increasing sales of lego to get, because obviously girls would be less interested in lego. i'm more likely to call my son being one of them. uh anybody who's got a fascination with lego nerdy, well, i, i loved lego, i had loads of lego and in fact planned on it all the time. my lego actually was used by my children, and i don't think there's anything wrong with it. >> and the thing that really irks me about this is that we have got so much money going into stem, stem for girls, girls study, stem and we've got more time in our hands to actually encourage girls. >> you mean by stem ? >> you mean by stem? >> you mean by stem? >> um, science, maths and tech and tech and all of that. um computing and stuff and engineering and maths, so that that's what it is. why then have we got this report coming out now to say that girls, we can't call them cute because it stifles their creativity. they have actually followed girls through to the age of mid—teens .

through to the age of mid—teens. and what stifles their creative, creative city is their inability to stand on their own two feet. their inability to have independence of thought , and independence of thought, and their inability to stand outside peer pressure . peer pressure. >> so why why is that peer pressure? >> social media. these girls are are functioning at a lower level when they've got so much more support than they've ever, ever had because of i would say, peer pressure and social media. it's so sad. >> i'd agree. but it's also important just to acknowledge that men and women, boys and girls are fundamentally different , you know, and the different, you know, and the more money you put into these stem programs, etc, the less return you're going to get. i mean, look, scandinavia is the most gender equal part of the whole world. and what they found was that where they had the least distinction between males and gender roles and females, the gender roles increased. so girls were more likely to go into nursing and teaching, and all of those areas , uh, the more that they were actually introduced to boys

subjects, there's a natural inclination which, inclination here, which, you know, some will be know, some of it will be nurture, but much it is nurture, but much of it is nature. we to nature. and we need to understand nature. and we need to uncabsolutely. that's why >> absolutely. and that's why reports like this, i don't think are helpful way, shape or are helpful in any way, shape or form . form. >> i have boy and a girl, and >> i have a boy and a girl, and whilst when little was whilst when my little boy was little, have him little, i'd have called him cute, i think my little girl is the thing i've ever. the cutest thing i've ever. >> she poppy >> well she is poppy is beautiful it's something >> well she is poppy is beautia l it's something >> well she is poppy is beautia little it's something >> well she is poppy is beautia little girl. something about a little girl. >> do think is very very >> i do think is very very very sweet. >> i do think is very very very swe um. and we >> i do think is very very very sweum. and we are. we're >> um. and we are. we're amazing. should be amazing. and we should be celebrating britannia reef. >> um , we've got labour talking >> um, we've got labour talking to us later on this morning. >> can we go back to >> can we just go back to claire? comments. um, on claire? yes comments. um, on what? the nhs, how it's being funded and what it should be funded and what it should be funded about . you that, funded about. and you said that, um, people who have got difficulty conceiving that's um, uh , correct me if i'm wrong uh, correct me if i'm wrong here, claire, but you basically said that's not an issue for the nhs . nhs. >> yes, i m- nhs. >> yes, i say that. >> yes, i did say that. >> yes, i did say that. >> that's something to >> that's something for you to sort noel says the sort out yourself. noel says the comments made claire comments made by claire regarding ivf made me very regarding ivf made me feel very sad . women who desperately want sad. women who desperately want to family will have gone to start a family will have gone

through of turmoil. why through years of turmoil. why why they entitled then why are they not entitled then to any help ? to any help? >> because it's not your right to have a child and okay, a lot of people would think it is, but okay. >> claire muldoon, pauline says, is right about free fertility paid for by the nhs. and she's correct in saying it should be paid for by the recipient. um, rob says there should be an opt out of nhs treatment. i pay £180 a month on national insurance . a month on national insurance. think as health insurance . think of it as health insurance. think of it as health insurance. think of it as health insurance. think of the insurance think of the health insurance they for that. and they could get for that. and rafe, a very good point rafe, that is a very good point because we have this national insurance and it's not used for health matters . so why are we health matters. so why are we taxed on it. it's like car insurance car tax and whatever it doesn't go to doesn't go to roads or cars or anything like that. none of these taxes are ring fenced. >> no, actually, i think it will be a very good thing for a government to actually create hypothecated taxes for things like the national health service and other things. so people can actually see how much of their pay actually see how much of their pay actually going pay packet is actually going to these areas.

these different areas. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> now, says final word >> now, martin says final word on this. i agree with on this. claire, i agree with claire. the nhs was never intended for things like boob jobs, change and helping jobs, sex change and helping people have children , supplying people have children, supplying free dental and health service to anyone who comes here, etc. it was supposed to be essential medical help. is that more or less what you're saying? >> nye bevan you'll be turning in he if he knew in his grave if he if he knew what going anyone to what was going on, anyone to have they're having have a baby once they're having their know, their child, you know, delivering baby? their child, you know, delorring baby? their child, you know, delorring about|by? who have >> or what about people who have eaten into a heart eaten themselves into a heart attack? yeah. know , it just attack? yeah. you know, it just becomes bit of moral becomes a bit of a moral question about whether you're going or not, does going to treat them or not, does it? basically, no , i don't know. >> i don't think it is. know. >> i don't think it is . isabel. >> i don't think it is. isabel. >> i don't think it is. isabel. >> difference, >> that's the difference, though, between being free to give to baby on the nhs give birth to a baby on the nhs and being free to be given the first round of ivf. if you've struggled forever. it's struggled for forever. and it's because it's no one's to because it's no one's right to because it's no one's right to be to be a parent. why be entitled to be a parent. why is it somebody's right to be entitled to have birth on is it somebody's right to be entinhs?) have birth on the nhs? >> because become >> because they've become pregnant naturally, and you know, it's a whole circle of life . we need to underpin people

life. we need to underpin people having children. we need to underpin their ability to have children naturally and help and support families that way. >> okay, what about if you break your leg playing rugby or something? you know you've chosen that's an accident. >> so you turn into accident and emergency . clue's in name. emergency. clue's in the name. >> okay . and rule britannia. >> okay. and rule britannia. rafe, can feel you getting hot rafe, i can feel you getting hot under the collar this one under the collar on this one already. culture already. the labour culture spokeswoman, already. the labour culture spokyitwoman, already. the labour culture spokyit canian, already. the labour culture spokyit can make people feel says it can make people feel alienated , and she said she alienated, and she said she wants culture to be accessible to everyone. >> this comes around once >> yes, this comes around once in while. but why this in a while. but why this is important is because this is labour's culture spokesperson. and say what you want about and say what you want to about the least do the tories. they at least do defend our national symbols. and i think it's quite a scary glimpse , perhaps, of a future glimpse, perhaps, of a future under a labour government where we able to rely the we won't be able to rely on the government to defend these institutions, because word institutions, because the word slave rulebook. slave is in that rulebook. >> that's the other point. >> we're having our institutions and symbols because and symbols attacked because of ignorance . rule britannia has ignorance. rule britannia has nothing slavery . nothing to do with slavery. nobody was thinking africa nobody was thinking about africa when they writing this.

when they were writing this. this about britain being this was all about britain being the of liberty. compared to the land of liberty. compared to the land of liberty. compared to the regimes that the authoritarian regimes that ruled europe. you know, it was under the jackboots of the hohenzollerns habsburgs hohenzollerns and the habsburgs and tsars and the bourbons, and the tsars and the bourbons, and the tsars and the bourbons, and john this and you know, john bull, this was land of beef and was the land of beef and liberty. it i don't try liberty. and it was i don't try your over here, matey. your things over here, matey. and britannia actually and rule britannia was actually a an instruction to britain to actually go out and rule the waves. people be waves. and people should be happy because happy we did, because we eventually rule the waves eventually did rule the waves and ended slavery as a result of it. i think, know, it it. so i think, you know, it just reminds george just reminds me of george orwell, said in english orwell, who said that in english intellectual would be more ashamed stand for god save ashamed to stand for god save the king steal from a the king than to steal from a church. box. and think church. poor box. and i think that's have here. that's what we have here. and china and must china and russia must be laughing, you know, self—confident nations aren't always themselves always demoralising themselves as in the west as we seem to do in the west here. let just say, here. and let me just also say, my opera singer , my favourite opera singer, jessye great black jessye norman, the great black soprano , she singing rule soprano, she said, singing rule britannia! last night of britannia! at the last night of the was one of the best the proms was one of the best moments life, so if you moments in her life, so if you don't the turn off don't like the song, turn off the watch night. the tv. don't watch last night. put on a cd of the red put on a put on a cd of the red army way. army choir in any way. >> associated as being

>> be associated as being british or anything to do with >> be associated as being britestablishment, to do with >> be associated as being britestablishment, butio with >> be associated as being britestablishment, but that's a the establishment, but that's a debate . maybe another day. debate. maybe for another day. great story here in the star. happy rays. it's called claire. tell us what makes us happy . happy? >> well, because you know what, eamonn there's no doom and gloom with muldoon. and that's what we always say. and at least the star have started to buy into that happy rays . you're the top that happy rays. you're the top ten things to make people smile . ten things to make people smile. do you know what they are? and i think the four us should go think the four of us should go out do them today. out and do them all today. have sun your face. well, that sun in your face. well, that might be a bit difficult. give someone hug, relative, or someone a hug, a relative, or hopefully someone that know, hopefully someone that you know, not stranger in the street. >> maybe we'll pay for that or or a text or perfect pick me ups. >> you know, we're living in a world where, you know, people are so angry all of the time. we live in a very divisive society , live in a very divisive society, and people can't seem to appreciate another side of a view, a point of view. you're shot down, you're shouted, you're humiliated , especially on you're humiliated, especially on social media and it's very, very

difficult to actually stand by what you say. stand by the courage of your convictions and go along with it. have a bit of respect. >> we increasingly need our escapism. don't we? for me, my little kitten, who's now seven months old, brings me so much joy- months old, brings me so much joy. he waits for me at the window as i go in the front doon window as i go in the front door. oh, you'll never get better. unconditional door. oh, you'll never get bette unconditionaliitional door. oh, you'll never get bette unconditional .tional love, unconditional. >> but from a cat. oh, the best i thought cats couldn't stand their owners. >> he touches noses with me. he nuzzles into me when i'm asleep a dog, yes , but the most brings a dog, yes, but the most brings me joy. dawn till dusk. what about you , eamonn? about you, eamonn? >> i have a nice little thing on twitter i subscribe to where i get dose of frankie get a daily dose of frankie howerd cooper and howerd and tommy cooper and leonard rossiter every you leonard rossiter every day. you know, minute or know, just in a minute or two of that. that usually me that. and that usually perks me up or two at least. up for an hour or two at least. yes >> yeah. >> yeah. >> that's your little lift . >> so that's your little lift. that's what does it does it for you. do find music. i think you. i do find music. i think it's important to listen to music and find music that does nice things to you during the day, and if you don't have that ,

day, and if you don't have that, um, you're missing something in your life. glass of wine. >> oh , yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> a large gin and tonic. well, it's not actually brewed. cup of tea. eamonn's buying on number four. hearing your favourite song or, you know, whatever. or either on the radio. the start of spring. how lovely is it to see the daffs and the crocuses and all those lovely bulbs? the bulbs really coming up, um, being smiled at by a stranger. when i first moved to london like that, nearly 27 years ago, it was the most i could never understand why people didn't look at each other in the street or say, good morning, or you know, whatever. even on the tube, everyone looked angry. tube, everyone looked so angry. everyone so, oh, i really everyone looked so, oh, i really don't want to be here. and do you smile at strangers? i do, i do because they go, there's that nutter. >> there is , there is opposite. >> there is, there is opposite. no doubt in my mind i don't know about south of london, but in london itself there is a different attitude to people being nice to you . well, they being nice to you. well, they think they're going to mug you the further north you go that

changes. yeah. so you go to the northwest of the country , you go northwest of the country, you go to northeast the country to the northeast of the country and people are incredibly friendly to you. and i presume that goes up to. it does go up to scotland as well. >> apart from the snp aren't that friendly. let's park that friendly. so let's park that friendly. so let's park tha well, it's funny because if >> well, it's funny because if someone smiled at me on the tube, leave carriage at someone smiled at me on the tub next leave carriage at someone smiled at me on the tub next stop; carriage at someone smiled at me on the tub next stop. but carriage at someone smiled at me on the tub next stop. but when age at someone smiled at me on the tub next stop. but when ije atin the next stop. but when i was in but liverpool, but when i was in liverpool, i took the metro there and took i took the metro there and i didn't know where i was going. i didn't know where i was going. i the map. three i was looking at the map. three people got up to come people separately got up to come over ask i needed people separately got up to come over i ask i needed people separately got up to come over icouldn'tsk i needed people separately got up to come over i couldn't believe eeded people separately got up to come over i couldn't believe it.ied help. i couldn't believe it. >> i think it's great. >> i think it's great. >> just put somebody, somebody you say, what you don't know and say, what about doing? about you? how are you doing? >> morning to you, >> top of the morning to you, top of the morning. >> top of the morning to you, top and 1e morning. >> top of the morning to you, top and 1e mywith g. >> top of the morning to you, top and 1e mywith the weather. >> and also with the weather. that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hello. good morning . welcome >> hello. good morning. welcome to the met office. forecast for gb news a bright start to the day for many of us, and we'll see plenty of sunny spells through for the through the day except for the far east where it will stay

cloudy with some showery rain. in fact, is a grey and damp in fact, it is a grey and damp start for eastern england and eastern scotland. those outbreaks of rain will continue into the afternoon, they'll into the afternoon, but they'll edge increasingly into the north sea with brighter skies developing certainly parts developing certainly for parts of . some of northern england. some showery through showery rain pushing through northern ireland into western scotland. 1 or showers scotland. later 1 or 2 showers elsewhere, actually across elsewhere, but actually across central parts. central and western parts. that's where the best of any sunny will be, and sunny spells will be, and temperatures reach 11, 12, temperatures will reach 11, 12, perhaps feeling perhaps 13 celsius. feeling pleasant in the south in the spring. sunshine colder further north and northeast. it's the evening we'll see those clear skies become extensive across northern ireland. west scotland, wales , western and southwestern wales, western and southwestern england and as a result, a frost will form in many places. a chilly start to wednesday but cloudier conditions will prevail in the east and further showers will edge back in from the north sea into parts of eastern scotland and eastern england, so some rain about first thing tomorrow. otherwise plenty of sunshine for western scotland ,

sunshine for western scotland, western england and wales, as well as northern ireland clouding over for northern ireland later. brisk breeze here. otherwise plenty of fine weather in the west. 1 or 2 showers in the far southwest and the cloudiest skies will remain in the east, where it will feel a bit colder with a wind from the sea. milder further the north sea. milder further west like things are west looks like things are heating up. >> boxt boilers. sponsors of weather on .

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turn things around? gb news reporter olivia utley has her analysis . analysis. >> yes, jeremy hunt has been digging behind the back of the sofa, looking for cash to fund tax cuts . but has he sofa, looking for cash to fund tax cuts. but has he found sofa, looking for cash to fund tax cuts . but has he found it? tax cuts. but has he found it? find out more with me very soon. >> thanks, olivia. super tuesday, biggest day of the primary calendar in the race to the white house. but will donald trump finally clinch the nomination? or could his rival nikki haley surprise everyone? not really . not really. >> new season of celebrity big brother has kicked off. could the princess of wales's uncle spill the beans about her secret health condition ? more more and health condition? more more and more people living in poverty . more people living in poverty. >> is the state pension enough? it's £156 a week. we'll be debating whether it should be raised 28. >> and in this sport this morning , arsenal let themselves morning, arsenal let themselves down by only scoring six against sheffield united last night. more formula one controversy. and in snookerjohn higgins misses out on the magic 167

break with the golden ball finally , a drier week of weather finally, a drier week of weather to come , although still some to come, although still some rain to talk about in the forecast. >> coming up. all the details very . soon very. soon >> and we've had a lot of good things to talk about this morning. thank you very much indeed for your contribution. gb views gb news. com we're now one day out from the chancellor handing down his spring budget, where rejuvenating the economy and addressing the cost of living crisis will have all eyes upon him. >> but political pressures are also mounting up . it's got he's also mounting up. it's got he's got to try and turn the tide in the polls as concern supporters now fallen to its lowest level on record, according to the ipsos mori and top it off overnight, the government has suffered a string of defeats in the house of lords to its immigration policy. >> the rwanda bill, so , head of

>> the rwanda bill, so, head of the budget we've taken to the streets of cottingham in east yorkshire to and glasgow to see what you want from tomorrow's budget . budget. >> i'd like to see him listen to the people as well for a change. they seemed to give all these promises and never keep them . promises and never keep them. >> it'd be nice for the petrol to go down and stop putting money on council tax and stuff like that. people can't afford it and businesses are struggling at the moment. >> the market's struggling, so i think they just need a little bit of a more stable background in the economy. >> no increase on petrol is a big one because i live in rural lincolnshire and i use my car lot. >> they can start by spending it on helping homelessness reduce the taxes and try to support people to open new businesses . a people to open new businesses. a more generous housing market would be great. that would be lovely. >> like health care as well. >> like health care as well. >> raise your tax allowance because now, uh, some pensioners

are going to find themselves in are going to find themselves in a tax bracket . a tax bracket. >> well, joining us now, political correspondent olivia utley, with her analysis of all of this . good morning, olivia . of this. good morning, olivia. >> good morning. yes, jeremy hunt has been desperately looking for some cash essentially to fund tax cuts. there is now a consensus on the conservative benches from left to right of the party, that they need to dramatically cut taxes before the next election. if they stand any hope of avoiding a really catastrophic defeat at the tax burden is still at its highest for 70 years. and that's under a conservative government jeremy hunt has about £12 billion of fiscal headroom and he's looking for another £9 billion to afford the tax cuts that he's planning. part of that would involve cutting state spending after the next election. that looks like something he's likely to do, cutting down the size of the civil service. but tomorrow, the

opfions civil service. but tomorrow, the options seem to be he will either cut national insurance or he will cut income tax either by 1 or 2. p now, a cut in income tax, which would benefit everyone , including pensioners, everyone, including pensioners, is seen as the more sort of politically potent thing to do. and it sounds as though rishi sunakis and it sounds as though rishi sunak is putting pressure, has put pressure on jeremy hunt to do that . but a cut to national do that. but a cut to national insurance tax is a cheaper for the treasury. national insurance is only paid by workers and b because of that, is less inflationary. so a cut to national insurance sounds like it's what jeremy hunt would like to do . it sounds as though to do. it sounds as though jeremy hunt might have won that fight, and it could be that national insurance is going to be cut tomorrow. that would also fit in with the sort of ideology behind the jeremy hunt budgets and spring statements that we've seen in recent times. he likes these back to work budgets. he

wants things that will benefit workers. he wants incense lives to get into the workplace . but to get into the workplace. but of course, if it doesn't affect pensioners, if it doesn't benefit pensioners, would that benefit pensioners, would that be a sensible move for the conservatives ahead of an election? because, as we all know, the gravy boat is particularly powerful. those are the people who actually turn up to the polling stations. >> and there's always the >> yeah, and there's always the question. and eileen puts it so well in her email to us this morning fiscal drag and morning about fiscal drag and why he won't tackle that. i guess it's simply sexy guess it's simply not sexy enough. olivia, if the chancellor to have an chancellor wants to have an impact he impact before the election, he should tax threshold should a raise the tax threshold so everyone has money so that everyone has more money in pockets b lower the in their pockets and b lower the rate of vat to encourage people to spend more of their money and boost economy. sounds so boost the economy. it sounds so simple. just don't know why simple. i just don't know why those measures ever those those measures aren't ever really i guess it's really adopted, but i guess it's a at ballot box, a harder sell at the ballot box, isn't moving the personal isn't it? moving the personal allowances rather than cutting a couple of pennies off. but you know, not stupid. think know, we're not stupid. i think most work that out. most people could work that out. >> thanks, olivia. thank you very indeed. times 8:06 very much indeed. the times 8:06 tomorrow evening.

>> there's going to be a budget special here on gb news live from whitehaven, and you can be part of the audience. michelle dewberry nigel farage hosting, and dissecting the and they'll be dissecting the budget if you want to budget live. so if you want to get involved in that one, gb news.com for more details . news.com for more details. >> right. we're going to cross the pond now. it is the big super tuesday in the states in the race to the white house, voters in 15 states and one us territory will choose their candidates for president. so could you be facing a 2020 election rematch or nikki haley ? election rematch or nikki haley? >> will she have any sort of result against donald trump ? no, result against donald trump? no, she won't. but anyway , joining she won't. but anyway, joining us now, former nevada republican party chairwoman amy tarr canyon, uh, amy, sorry, i just couldn't see your name there. uh, so, amy, um, we mentioned nikki haley there . she's no nikki haley there. she's no chance of doing anything, has she really ? she really? >> i love your enthusiasm . um. >> i love your enthusiasm. um. uh, no , unfortunately. and

uh, no, unfortunately. and i spoke with a producer prior, and she actually summed it up quite nicely , calling it the not so nicely, calling it the not so super tuesday , because it does super tuesday, because it does seem that donald trump is going to take the majority, if not all of the delegates that will be allocated. um there is roughly a third that will be handed out, um, of . the 1215 need to clinch um, of. the 1215 need to clinch the nomination on super tuesday and so, you know, i think that this would be a sign if nikki doesn't do so well , um, to doesn't do so well, um, to finally step aside. unfortunately um, now, it is interesting , though, because he interesting, though, because he is going out and telling people that he doesn't want any more romney republicans. um to be involved in the party. and they've had state party and county party officials remove

people from the republican party if they are not in lockstep with donald trump. and if they actually question , um, anything actually question, um, anything deaung actually question, um, anything dealing with donald trump. and so , you know, i don't know what so, you know, i don't know what they plan on doing for a general , um, scenario while they are removing individuals from the party system. but um, so far in the primary , that's that's where the primary, that's that's where we're at. so you've got now roughly 4 in 10 republicans who aren't happy that trump's going to be the nominee . but here we to be the nominee. but here we are. and i presume you're one of those. >> i know that in the past, you've spoken to us and been a critic of donald trump and yet the way has really been cleared for him, hasn't it? yesterday, that landmark ruling from the supreme described as the supreme court described as the most court decision in most momentous court decision in terms elections gore terms of elections since gore versus bush 24 years ago . versus bush 24 years ago. >> right. and i think that was a huge mistake, actually , there huge mistake, actually, there were three states that tried to remove him from their ballot

system and he has been indicted for a number of situations. but the fact that he has not been found guilty of insurrection and then two, the, um , then two, the, um, systematically remove him from from their ballot system . i from their ballot system. i don't think that was wise. and i think it it probably, um , it, it think it it probably, um, it, it it it actually did more harm than good. i think, i think that now people believe that he is being politically persecuted . being politically persecuted. um, now across the board , as um, now across the board, as opposed to just looking at each scenario. um at its own situation station. and so now you have people digging their heels in saying that we're going to support him no matter what. and there are some people who are crazy enough that will say, well, we'll still support him if he's behind bars. well, we'll still support him if he's behind bars . and i actually he's behind bars. and i actually have the democrats to blame for this because biden is the best situation for president trump to become our president once again. um, this man is clearly falling

apart and kamala harris is not helping him at all. um, the two of them together are tanking in the polls within their own party, and they're also hurting just within demographics that usually would support democrats. um, they're upside down with muslim arabs. they're upside down with hispanics . and like down with hispanics. and like i just mentioned , mentioned just mentioned, mentioned they're upside down with their own party. and so this truly is trump's best scenario . trump's best scenario. >> what about, um, into appearance in the election? i saw yesterday the first i images of president trump surrounded by a group of black men, a group that perhaps you wouldn't necessarily associate him as being sort of popular amongst you think more of sort of obama, um, demographic there, you know, how much is i going to be involved in this? and perhaps foreign involvement and how much can you do to protect against that ? that? >> it's a huge concern because there is even a robocall that

went out in one of the states that emulated president biden's voice. and so i think we're we're in new territory here. and i would hope that congress is actually, um, fully focussed on trying to tackle this. but this is a whole new area that we're having to deal with. and yes, there are images that are being passed around , um, even as jokes passed around, um, even as jokes show , showing the two of them, show, showing the two of them, you know, looking like they're best friends , um, and hanging best friends, um, and hanging out together . um, so i think out together. um, so i think we're, we're in for a whole new, uh, area that's probably going to cause a lot of damage. >> um, okay. >> um, okay. >> amy tarkanian , former nevada >> amy tarkanian, former nevada republican party chairwoman . republican party chairwoman. thanks for your time. just finally, would you vote for trump if he does get the nomination? >> no . >> no. >> no. >> who will you vote for? biden or just >> who will you vote for? biden orjust not >> who will you vote for? biden or just not vote >> who will you vote for? biden orjust not vote at all? or just not vote at all? >> i don't think i will vote for biden. i will probably vote third party. >> oh, interesting.

>> oh, interesting. >> well, there's a whole nother interview in that another time, amy, for now, thanks very much. >> thank you. you . stories >> thank you. thank you. stories coming newsroom this coming into the newsroom this morning is what we've got morning. this is what we've got for a woman for you. a woman has been arrested suspicion murder arrested on suspicion of murder after old girl was after ten year old girl was found dead in sandy. is in found dead in sandy. this is in the midlands . found dead in sandy. this is in the midlands. this woman the west midlands. this woman was 33 years of age. and she's understood known to the understood to be known to the girl. west midlands reporter girl. our west midlands reporter jack carson is at the scene. jack carson is at the scene. jack with the latest. good morning jack. >> yeah. so west midlands police confirming that around 12:10 yesterday a child with injuries was found unaddressed here in rowley regis and confirmed dead at the scene. the police also confirmed that a 30 year old, a 33 year old woman who they believe and understand to be known to the girl, has been arrested and taken into police custody for questioning. the investigation is still very much investigation is still very much in an early stage, but continuing around as as members of what has been described as a close knit community now come together tributes together to pay their tributes together to pay their tributes to . west midlands to this girl. west midlands ambulance also

ambulance service also confirming yesterday that they'd sent two ambulances and a paramedic officer here the paramedic officer here to the scene, was clear upon scene, but it was clear upon their arrival that nothing could be save the girl in that be done to save the girl in that ten year old was confirmed deceased at the scene . deceased at the scene. >> thank you jack france has become the first country in the to world explicitly include the right to abortion in its constitution. >> the move enshrines women's guaranteed freedom to abortion , guaranteed freedom to abortion, and it passed with an overwhelming 780 votes to 72. it was greeted by a standing ovation during a historic vote in versailles . in versailles. >> the government has suffered a string of defeats to its immigration policy. the rwanda bill in the house of lords. that was last night. nearly 50 amendments were put forward , amendments were put forward, with more being voted on tomorrow . rishi sunak previously tomorrow. rishi sunak previously warned the lords against frustrating what he termed the will of the people by hampering the passage of his safety off rwanda .

rwanda. >> we got a check on the weather in a moment, but we were talking a little bit earlier about how there was a solar storm yesterday, which meant that there was spectacular sightings of the northern lights from devon way to scotland. of the northern lights from de'ifn way to scotland. of the northern lights from de'if you way to scotland. of the northern lights from de'if you did way to scotland. of the northern lights from de'if you did gety to scotland. of the northern lights from de'if you did get ato scotland. of the northern lights from de'if you did get a glimpse nd. of the northern lights from de'if you did get a glimpse of so if you did get a glimpse of it yesterday, something i've never seen, and it's on my bucket list, very jealous of bucket list, i'm very jealous of lots at stonehenge lots of people at the stonehenge all up the beaches all the way up the beaches across north—east and you across the north—east and you saw things like this. >> so did this is what you >> so you did this is what you saw around country. on we saw around the country. on we don't no, we just don't have it. no, we just thought we would you with thought we would tease you with that. we have things, that. sometimes we have things, sometimes we don't. but anyway. yeah. was good to talk yeah. um, so it was good to talk about yeah, was about that. yeah, that was a solar storm. >> will there be a storm here on planet earth? is aidan mcgivern . planet earth? is aidan mcgivern. >> hello. good morning. welcome to the metaverse forecast for gb news. a bright start to the day for many of us, and we'll see plenty of sunny spells through the day, except for the far east, where it will stay cloudy with showery rain . in fact, with some showery rain. in fact, it a grey damp start for it is a grey and damp start for eastern england and eastern

scotland. those outbreaks of rain continue the rain will continue into the afternoon, but they'll edge increasingly the north sea increasingly into the north sea with brighter skies developing certainly parts of northern certainly for parts of northern england some showery rain england. some showery rain pushing through ireland pushing through northern ireland into later into western scotland. later 1 or showers elsewhere, but or 2 showers elsewhere, but actually across central and western that's where the western parts. that's where the best any sunny spells will best of any sunny spells will be, and temperatures will reach 11, perhaps 13 celsius. 11, 12, perhaps 13 celsius. feeling pleasant in the south in the sunshine and colder the spring sunshine and colder further and northeast . further north and northeast. east. it's the evening we'll see those clear skies become extensive across northern ireland. west scots and wales. western and southwestern england and as a result, a frost will form in many places. a chilly start to wednesday but cloudier conditions will prevail in the east and further showers will edge back in from the north sea into parts of eastern scotland and eastern england, so some rain about first thing tomorrow . rain about first thing tomorrow. otherwise plenty of sunshine for western scotland, western england and wales as well as northern ireland clouding over for northern ireland later. brisk breeze here. otherwise

plenty fine weather in the plenty of fine weather in the west. 1 or 2 showers in the far southwest and the cloudiest skies will remain in the east, where it will feel a bit colder with from the sea. with a wind from the north sea. milder further west . milder further west. >> very shortly we're going to be talking about the pension and if you get it, it's either £156 or for some reason, if you join after the 6th of april 2016, it's £203, which strikes me as very unfair. why one is lower than the other , depending on than the other, depending on when you were born, but we're going to talk about it. should it be increased, should it be scrapped ? scrapped? >> but for now we're going to talk great british talk about the great british giveaway. you're giveaway. perhaps you're a pensioner could really do pensioner and could really do with a £12,345 boost that's in cash. with a £12,345 boost that's in cash . there'll also be lots of cash. there'll also be lots of other goodies, including there are think including that are and i think including that being are and i think including that beiiyeah. so it could all be yours. >> we're springing into spring and giving you the chance to win the seasonal essentials . first, the seasonal essentials. first, there's an incredible £12,345 in tax free cash to won , be plus a

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i >> -- >> 2024 a battleground year the year the nation decides as the parties gear up their campaigns for the next general election. >> who will be left standing when the british people make one of the biggest decisions of their lives? >> who will rise and who will fall? >> let's find out together. >> let's find out together. >> for every moment, the highs , >> for every moment, the highs, the lows, twists and turns , the lows, the twists and turns, we'll be with you for every step of this journey. in 2024, gbp news is britain's election . channel >> right . well, research shows >> right. well, research shows that the state pension is deemed insofar decent by four and five people in the country for basic living needs as well. >> as well as this, 18% of brits aged between 60 and 64 now live in what's considered a deep poverty. now due to this, the chancellor is still planning to

introduce a pot for life for pension savers, even though experts have warned it could hike costs for low earners. >> so we're asking the question should the state pension be raised? joining us now , former raised? joining us now, former labour mp denis macshane, who believes we should raise the pension , and political pension, and political commentator jack rowlett, who believes that we should not. dennis, the first thing i want to ask you is here's what i don't understand. looking into this, why are there two types of pension? why depending on when you're born, you'll get £50 less than somebody who has joined the state pension in the last five years or so. >> i mean, i've tried to learn greek. i think that would be a lot easier than understanding how our pension system arises. i've got my own point of view, but that's for lecture or not. but that's for a lecture or not. this morning. it's but that's for a lecture or not. this morning . it's not done this morning. it's not done viciously meanly . basically, viciously or meanly. basically, when enter, changes it. when you enter, that changes it. when they upgrade the pension , when they upgrade the pension, it may not cover everybody . so it may not cover everybody. so that's that particular stat you've you've seized. but at the end of the day that's quite a

small difference. our basic problem is we have never ever put enough money. obliged. employers obliged ourselves. yes. the most important thing to save and those savings actually are a form of investment that grow all the other european economies . grow all the other european economies. but of grow all the other european economies . but of course, we economies. but of course, we mustn't learn anything from europe. now >> so, jack, the older you , um, >> so, jack, the older you, um, will, will be become . i think will, will be become. i think your opinion on this may change, my friend, but why are you against not raising the pension pot so i think in the uk at the moment we have a demographic crisis which is only getting worse. >> we know over the next 25 years, 25% of the population are going to be over 65. currently we're kind of rationing the fact that we can't really afford the current state pension system by continuing to kind of creep back the state pension age, which i think is grossly unfair because current working people who are paying current working people who are paying for the state pension

through taxation are not going to be seeing the same benefits that they're currently paying for. but also, if you're a ncher for. but also, if you're a richer pensioner, you're are going to be getting a state handout for much longer than if you're a poorer pensioner, because life expectancy is much lower for poorer people than ncher lower for poorer people than richer people. so by continuing to back age, it's to push back that age, it's grossly unfair. i think what we need to do is, rather than , um, need to do is, rather than, um, kind of scrapping the state pension or, um, reducing it, we need to be means testing it instead, because currently, whether you're a rich pensioner or whether you're a pensioner who's struggling to heat your home and feed yourself, you're getting that same handout from the state that is absolutely ridiculous. if we means tested the state pension and said we're only going to give it to retirees with assets of less than £1 million, would save the government 25 billion a year. now you could put that money towards cutting taxes or assisting working people. the people who are driving growth in the uk and increasing the state

pension for those pensioners who are in poverty. about 18% that you mentioned who really need support from the government. so i think the current system, it doesn't work at all. it's unsustainable and it's grossly unfair. >> but i suppose dennis, the counterargument to that would be that lot of people that would force a lot of people to their homes, is to sell their homes, which is you know, not an election winner. it's not a popular thing. at the end of the thing. and at the end of the day, these pensioners, day, these wealthy pensioners, they be in a minority they may be in a minority amongst pensioners , but they are amongst pensioners, but they are an important significant an important and significant part of the vote. are they not? >> might i gently and >> liz might i gently and politely ask jack? he's very, very strong. it was a very powerful argument. how old are you, jack ? you, jack? >> i'm 23. you're 33, 23, 23? >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> oh my goodness. well, that's that's wonderful . you look that's wonderful. you look really, really dynamic at that age . let me tell you, as you get age. let me tell you, as you get age. let me tell you, as you get a bit older, you'll be paying taxes a lot of taxes because to rebuild this country after the last ten years, everybody's going to have to pay more. after

the of liberal the disaster of the liberal democrat tory economic democrat and tory economic ideology. and you'll find that you'll be very, very hard to persuade everybody older than you to pay a lot more so you can live in a better country. so i wouldn't actually means test pensioners because means tests are mean . that's why the word is are mean. that's why the word is there. well, not quite. and they're deeply unpopular. and these are all guaranteed ways. i don't know which party you represent or are close to are losing any election on that bafis. basis. >> as jack , i don't represent >> as jack, i don't represent any party. >> i'm simply looking at the current situation, looking at the fact that it's that it's unsustainable . um, and, and unsustainable. um, and, and unfair . and i think we are unfair. and i think we are seeing taxes raise to a record high. we are seeing downward pressure on growth. and we know that our current welfare spending, of which the state pension is a huge proportion , we pension is a huge proportion, we need to be growing the economy at about 3% a year in order for that to be sustainable. and we're nowhere near that at the

moment. >> you say you don't represent any party and absolutely fair enough. you don't have to answer this, but any of the parties this, but are any of the parties speaking to the young, the working population , as you say working population, as you say on this, or are they all very aware that the people who by and large turn out to vote of large turn out to vote are of the older years , who stand to the older years, who stand to gain from the system as it is with triple lock? with the triple lock? >> well, i certainly don't think any of major parties at the any of the major parties at the moment are to the moment are speaking to the working on this working age population on this issue . they're committed to issue. they're all committed to keeping the triple lock, which just doesn't feel fair when you have you know, 1 in 4 pensioners are millionaires. have you know, 1 in 4 pensioners are millionaires . when you have are millionaires. when you have working families having seen their average annual income fall by £375 a year since 2010. but pensioners have seen theirs increase by £510 a year. and when we see that nearly a third of children in this country are in poverty, whilst if you're a pensioner you're much less likely to be in poverty than the average brit. so we need to be focusing our efforts on those

pensioners who are still in poverty, figures that aren't really relevant there. >> what would you say? >> but what would you say? >> but what would you say? >> well, very jack, >> well, very simply, jack, you're quite right. >> well, very simply, jack, you're quite right . there are you're quite right. there are huge because we're huge discrepancies because we're the most unequal society . but the most unequal society. but i'd say try living in £156 a week, jack. >> that's what i'd say. >> that's what i'd say. >> your pensions were 20. that's 1 in 5 pensioners. don't finish the week with enough to pay for their food bills . they can't their food bills. they can't even dream of running a car. which, if you're in the far in the countryside, is a form almost of being trapped there , almost of being trapped there, and you certainly can't go on houday and you certainly can't go on holiday or buy presents for your grandchildren . honestly, jack, i grandchildren. honestly, jack, i mean, don't differentiate by saying every pensioner can afford to become even poorer. i agree with you entirely. don't get me wrong, we've not dealt with care problems, we've not looked at much better examples in europe . looked at much better examples in europe. uh, looked at much better examples in europe . uh, germany, for in europe. uh, germany, for example, there was a consensus in 1995 to tax everybody rich and poor, 4% to pay exclusively for old age care. i'd to love do

the interview again with you in 50 years time. >> jack. we've got to leave it there, my friend. thank you. thank you very much indeed. thank you very much indeed. thank you. still to come? we've got muldoon, ralph rafe got claire muldoon, ralph rafe heydel—mankoo well. they're heydel—mankoo as well. they're back headlines back with making the headlines right

>> welcome back. we're going through the papers. we're joined by the royal broadcaster and historian, ralph rafe heydel—mankoo. and the broadcaster journalist broadcaster and journalist claire . we've been claire muldoon. we've been talking lot about things like talking a lot about things like shoplifting and indeed , shoplifting and indeed, burglaries. claire. yeah um, and this is the news that, oh, gosh. figures reveal police failed to solve a single burglary in nearly of all neighbours. solve a single burglary in neaactually)f all neighbours. solve a single burglary in nea actually covered ighbours. solve a single burglary in nea actually covered this ours. solve a single burglary in nea actually covered this story we actually covered this story yesterday we'll briefly yesterday, but we'll briefly touch now. claire touch on it now. claire >> well, i just i wanted to tie in well with goves levelling in as well with goves levelling up reports as up because there were reports as well that 20% of the towns and cities that he wanted to be levelled up actually have only hit that's nothing . i hit the mark. that's nothing. i

mean, we keep hearing you know, police crime commissions are police and crime commissions are going to do this. we're going to do that. it will be safe for everybody. we're recruiting police they will, you police staff. they will, you know, every burglar , know, attend every burglar, every burglary. >> but they're not investigating exactly , exactly. exactly, exactly. >> and the reason they do attend only is because of insurance purposes. to give you an insurance number. you know, we keep talking and we keep prevaricating. we keep going on with the rhetoric of policing , with the rhetoric of policing, community policing. i'll community policing. but i'll tell you this, we had bobbies tell you this, if we had bobbies on the beat, if we had community policing, our lives would be so much easier and they'd be friendlier as well. we'd know our neighbours , they'd know our neighbours, they'd know their neighbours, they'd know what going on. they would what was going on. they would know all down to money again. >> it's politicians that. >> it's politicians that. >> well, i think it's politics, actually, more money. actually, more than money. >> there's important there's >> there's an important there's an point here. an important point here. you know, we were promised know, we were we were promised these police these 20,000 new police officers. people officers. i think what people don't realise is we have the youngest force and youngest police force ever and the inexperienced the most inexperienced detectives simply have detectives who don't simply have the skills or experience to

solve these crimes, too. >> an they're not >> that's an they're not retaining guys. then they retaining these guys. then they don't have the experience. that's that's the whole thing. >> but there was a great cartoon in think it was the times in the i think it was the times the other day where the policeman obtained into the burglary the police was a burglary of the police was a tip, and, the policeman tip, and, and the policeman said, you going to you've said, so are you going to you've watched enough drama, watched enough crime drama, you solve lot solve it. i think there's a lot of armchair detectives , you of armchair detectives, you know, lot of people think, know, a lot of people think, well, and we saw that well, you know, and we saw that with horrible murder or, with the horrible murder or, sorry, horrible death of sorry, the horrible death of nicola, who in the in, nicola, who drowned in the in, you know, water. yeah. yeah. awful >> and ralph, can we talk about the return of george galloway apart from his quoting of shania twain, how much of a problem do you think he might be? we saw him yesterday being sworn into parliament. he that with parliament. he said that with his workers party, he could feel 90 candidates in the general election . election. >> so this is page eight of the daily express. fears, as galloway has sworn, is as an mp. there's a of course , that there's a fear, of course, that the orator stoke the firebrand orator will stoke division as tensions division as well as tensions rise in gaza. and i'd say some

of those fears are well placed. i mean, he's just said that the next election will be about muslims. i gave tv interview muslims. i gave a tv interview on on the weekend, and on this on the weekend, and george galloway me, george galloway replied to me, and blocked me before and then he blocked me before i could actually reply, uh, but actually was saying much the same that he is saying, same thing that he is saying, you ethnic you know, his divisive ethnic and religiously based politics, you know, his divisive ethnic athink, giously based politics, you know, his divisive ethnic athink, is)usly based politics, you know, his divisive ethnic athink, is they based politics, you know, his divisive ethnic athink, is the future! politics, you know, his divisive ethnic athink, is the future forylitics, i think, is the future for politics in large parts of this country . eamonn you'll know very country. eamonn you'll know very well sectarian ism did to well what sectarian ism did to northern ireland and i'm afraid it's that template of , of it's that template of, of tribalism that he's going to be trying to use for other areas which have the same sort of demographic as rochdale, and we should be worried about that because policies because no longer policies don't matter what matter any longer. it's what tribe you're and your tribe you're with. and what your foreign israel foreign policy is about. israel populist identity politics, yes, but i do think he's going to shake things up in the houses of parliament. >> and i think that's needed as well, to be honest with you, because it's very stale and still very male and still very pale. and george , the great pale. and george, the great orator, of course, when he met with saddam hussein, was it when

he described his indefatigability try saying that after you've had a few . indeed. after you've had a few. indeed. um, um, but you know , he's um, um, but you know, he's i think he will shake things up . think he will shake things up. um, and let's just wait and see. >> at least he can't wear his hat in the house of commons. that's one good thing there. that's one good thing there. that was wonderful. >> i saw, you know, without that hat on. >> goodness, there's a big headune >> goodness, there's a big headline over the front page of the today. i can't see the telegraph today. i can't see where the telegraph here it where the telegraph is. here it is they are. and, this is here they are. and, uh, this is here they are. and, uh, this is german leaks. just the is german army leaks. just the tip of the iceberg. russia uh, sees schultz as a useful idiot and may have intercepted more secrets . say sources explain secrets. say sources explain more. ralph >> yes. well, you know, back in the 1980s, a british spy said that. and if you want the kremlin to take something seriously, all you have to do is give it to the germans. tell them it's top secret, and the russians will have it by the morning. and seems as if not morning. and it seems as if not much those lines. much has changed on those lines. i this is the worst i mean, this is the worst security breach since the cold war. calling this. war. some are calling this. i mean, is basically was the mean, this is basically was the german, know , high level

german, you know, high level officers having a discussion on, on something called webex, which is zoom. someone is just like zoom. someone phonedin is just like zoom. someone phoned in from singapore on their mobile to access their mobile phone to access this, where british secrets are putting british troops at risk were divulged. and of course, the timing this release by the timing of this release by russia deliberately designed russia is deliberately designed to maximum division to cause maximum division amongst european allies . amongst the european allies. germany sees in the russia sees germany sees in the russia sees germany as the weakest link in nato . it's more interested nato. it's more interested actually in business deals with china and russia than it is with security. we saw how it closed its nuclear plants made its nuclear plants and made itself entirely dependent upon russia, already russia, which already compromised its foreign policy. so i think there's a lot of questions germany cut questions for germany to cut across. >> $- $— >> you've got the business minister standing by, and we're going greg going to be speaking to greg hands short break and hands after this short break and then returning to rafe and clare for their views of stories that are making the news today

i >> -- >> well, emma >> well, let's return to our top story. this morning, one day away from the chance was big budget moment and well, will he be able to rejuvenate the economy and address the cost of living crisis and perhaps turn some of those poles around joining us now to talk about it all is the business minister greg hands mp. good morning to you. it's a big ask, isn't it, for jeremy hunt to turn things around. if you take a look at the latest polling, the worst polling yet for the conservatives. i mean, they used to seeing kinds of to seeing these kinds of figures, 26, 27% points figures, but 26, 27% points behind and in the polls. ouch it's got to do something tomorrow . tomorrow. >> well, look, we'll have to wait and see what actually in the budget tomorrow, but i think the budget tomorrow, but i think the economy is turning a corner. those are not my words . those those are not my words. those are the words of the bank of england recently. um, and i think that will provide a backdrop for the chancellor setting out where he's seeing taxation and public spending tomorrow. but we won't have long

tomorrow. but we won't have long to wait . to wait. >> um, okay. well i mean, we can talk endlessly about the budget, but i feel like given that this is this time tomorrow, we can we'll talk about other things this morning, rwanda. uh, back a bit of a headache for the prime minister. was hoping to have minister. he was hoping to have this all done dusted by the this all done and dusted by the 20th march. the lord's 20th of march. the lord's predictable. your predictable. not happy with your bill. well, how are you predictable. not happy with your bill. to well, how are you predictable. not happy with your bill. to get ll, how are you predictable. not happy with your bill. to get that)w are you predictable. not happy with your bill. to get that through ou going to get that through parliament with amendments parliament with these amendments from lot of your from the lords? a lot of your mps for that. absolutely mps voted for that. absolutely holding their not happy holding their nose. not happy with a lot of what they conceded to. these amendments aren't going be approved by by mps , going to be approved by by mps, are they? and that means what's going to happen to these flights i >> -- >> well, 5mm >> well, well, look, first of all, it's not unusual for a government to be defeated in the house of lords has been going on for decades now, but i for some decades now, but i think we'll have to have a look at at the legislation as it at the at the legislation as it comes from the lords. you comes back from the lords. you know, which which will happen soon. and, uh, laying out exactly the government's approach. but what i if i might say, i think this is very, very

important legislation , ian. um, important legislation, ian. um, and i think the british people are right behind this. this is all effect of all about taking effect of action against illegal migration, on taking effective action against the people smugglers, the people who are profiting from human misery and making sure there's a deterrent effect . but by being able to effect. but by being able to return people or send people to a safe third country, in this case rwanda, that is what this is all about. i think the british people are behind what we're doing. the house of commons is backing what we're doing. i think on doing. so you know, i think on that basis, we'll see that basis, we'll have to see how it comes back from the lords. um, but i think the british people want to see parliament on with parliament getting on with delivering human misery. delivering this human misery. >> minister , really is the >> um, minister, really is the cost of living crisis for so many people , and they simply many people, and they simply just care about their own lives and how much money they will have in their pockets or purses and whatever . and what can and whatever. and what can i say? but i mean, there's one of the proposals that, um, to tax taxi fares , put 20, um , vat on

taxi fares, put 20, um, vat on taxi fares, put 20, um, vat on taxi fares, put 20, um, vat on taxi fares around the country, business class tickets on aeroplanes to tax those as well . aeroplanes to tax those as well. um, you know, whether these things are true or not. and you're going to say to me, we'll have to wait until tomorrow, but what simply saying is , you what i'm simply saying is, you guysin what i'm simply saying is, you guys in government, you just don't seem to get the message, don't seem to get the message, do you? are absolutely do you? people are absolutely creaking. they're breaking at the knees and they're saying, get off our backs . get off our backs. >> well, i think what people do recognise is that that, um, the government intervene well and correctly over recent years, for example , during the pandemic in example, during the pandemic in terms of the supporting people to remain in employment, terms of the supporting people to remain in employment , the to remain in employment, the fact that government paid a big part of people's energy bills over the last couple of winters, i think people support that, um, thatis i think people support that, um, that is why there's been an increase in public spending . uh, increase in public spending. uh, but as i said earlier , the

but as i said earlier, the economy is now turning a corner . economy is now turning a corner. and that then sets us up nicely to be able to afford things like tax cuts . but do bear to be able to afford things like tax cuts. but do bear in mind that we've already got the tax cut, which kicked in in january. at end january , the 2% at the end of january, the 2% reduction in national insurance , reduction in national insurance, which delivers a £450 tax cut for the average worker on £35,000 a year. so there's already tax cuts that have come in. we'll have to see what else the chancellor brings us tomorrow. >> i wasn't talking about tax cuts.i >> i wasn't talking about tax cuts. i was talking about tax increases, which are being heavily rumoured. but the thing is, and i take your point about keeping people in employment dunng keeping people in employment during the pandemic and whatever, and if people do recognise how kind and benevolent the government was dunng benevolent the government was during that time, why does that then why did they repay you with a 27% deficit? sit behind labour in the polls ? in the polls? >> well , i in the polls? >> well, i think eamonn, if i might, i think we'll have to wait and see what people think at the time of the election . um,

at the time of the election. um, later this year. i mean, that is the poll that really matters. and i think once , um, the people and i think once, um, the people see, where is rishi sunak wanting to take the country for a full, uh, first terms as our prime minister, then i think the polls may reflect something rather different. we also, of course, have some very important elections coming up in about eight weeks uh, for the eight weeks time, uh, for the london mayor, for the west midlands mayor for teesside and so on as well as important council elections, police and crime commissioner elections. so there's important elections there's some important elections coming a couple of coming up in just a couple of months well, where we'll months time as well, where we'll we see how people actually vote. >> uh, speaking of how people actually george galloway actually vote, george galloway won resoundingly in rochdale last considered a bit of a last week, considered a bit of a firebrand, he has said that this election is going to be, and i quote all about muslims. and yet the conservatives, as we see on the conservatives, as we see on the front of the times this morning, divided over the new definition of extremism , um, and definition of extremism, um, and we've seen in recent weeks the row over failing or whatever you may see of it, to call out islam

phobia. does the conservative party have a problem with islamophobia , with muslims ? no islamophobia, with muslims? no i don't think we do. >> and actually we, uh, if i might, there haven't actually been any proposals published yet . the prime minister announced on friday in his address at downing street that extremism is something that the country does need to tackle. we've seen a rise in extremism , uh, in recent rise in extremism, uh, in recent months and i think we do need to get to grips with that. i think the election of george galloway is reflective of that rise in extremism. so i think that is, if you like, is the question in front of us, how do we tackle that extremism? and i think you'll see government announcements are forthcoming from the community secretary and from the community secretary and from the community secretary and from the prime minister as to how this is going to be tackled. but shouldn't underestimate but we shouldn't underestimate the degree of the problem that faces election of george faces us. the election of george galloway, you mentioned, was actually massive failure on actually a massive failure on the part of keir starmer and the labour in effectively labour party in effectively having to disown their candidate

due to the, um, comments that were widely viewed as being anti—semitic and, you know, keir starmer said that he had got rid of this problem in the labour party. and that, of course, has turned out not to be the case. and this is somebody who wants to run the country, and he can't even seem to his own party. even seem to run his own party. >> mr hans, thank very much >> mr hans, thank you very much indeed. hans the indeed. greg hans is the business thank for business minister. thank you for your time this morning. thank you. we're back to and you. we're back to claire and reaction, i guess, from from both of you. >> first of all, what did >> first of all, ralph, what did you of what greg had you think of what greg hans had to this morning? to say this morning? >> interestingly, he said >> well, interestingly, he said the turning the the economy is turning the corner we're actually corner when we're actually technically in recession the technically in recession at the moment, but i you moment, isn't it? but i you know, a historian and it's know, i'm a historian and it's been two years the rwanda been two years since the rwanda plan announced. not a single plan was announced. not a single person sent to rwanda person has been sent to rwanda and historians are and future historians are going to utterly that to be utterly bewildered that this hung so much this government has hung so much of reputation and of its reputation and credibility on gimmick and credibility on a gimmick and a gimmick, without much chance of ever actually succeeding. and i don't think any planes are going to go off before the general election, and i just think to go off before the general ele

to go off before the general ele> a couple of things we want to talk about before 9:00. uh, let's talk about, uh, poor housing, claire. and poor housing, claire. and poor housing is a factor in deaths of 55 children. >> yeah , 55 children have died >> yeah, 55 children have died in recent years. were living in

temporary accommodation . and temporary accommodation. and that just appalling . well, it that is just appalling. well, it is appalling. >> and thing that amazes me >> and the thing that amazes me is how come somebody, somebody >> and the thing that amazes me is governmentymebody, somebody >> and the thing that amazes me is governmentym writingsomebody >> and the thing that amazes me is governmentym writing checks dy in government is writing checks for of people living for a lot of these people living in this rental accommodation and in this rental accommodation and in rental accommodation, in this rental accommodation, you've blue mould, black you've got blue mould, black mould, brine , mould all over mould, brine, mould all over everything . does no one ever everything. does no one ever inspect it where they're actually placing people and where they're paying their money? >> clearly not clearly not. there's no there's often there's no tables in these institutions. there's no cots for children. >> damp. it's horrendous. norway i mean people talk about landlords and it's not dickensian . an image that you dickensian. an image that you would have of a an awful scrooge landlord. scrooge type thing. and that's exactly what has happened. >> nothing's changed. nothing's changed. >> does it tie into the whole debate about the state pension that we were having a little bit earlier, ralph? i mean, we talk about the increase, and i think it's at least double the number of children living in families below line. much below the poverty line. much more are of state more than there are of state pension age. and yet there is

this enshrined lock with this enshrined triple lock with 55 in mould. exactly. 55 kids dying in mould. exactly. dickensian conditions. >> exactly. i mean, when i was young, everyone about young, everyone talked about pensioner poverty . that's long pensioner poverty. that's long gone lot, for gone for a lot, not for everybody, of course, but i mean an demographic. an entire demographic. >> not got kid >> but you've not got some kid on about on today talking about millionaire pensioners. you hear this time and nobody's this all the time and nobody's taking into account the extra costs they have. how are they going pay their care and going to pay for their care and all that sort of thing. >> the scandal actually >> but the scandal is actually our you know, we our housing stock. you know, we have the worst housing have some of the worst housing stock in europe, and it's basically just going back to that of 1970s rising, you that sort of 1970s rising, you know, know other that sort of 1970s rising, you know,that know other that sort of 1970s rising, you know,that reallyow other that sort of 1970s rising, you know,that really irks other that sort of 1970s rising, you know,that really irks me?her thing that really irks me? >> people take better care >> people take take better care of their pets in this country than they do children and families. it's awful. but that's that's of their hands i >> k can k- k—- >> you can it's in it's in your control. look after your pet. you can look after your children, but can't look children, but you can't look after the ceiling after the moles on the ceiling and walls. and the walls. >> but the fact is, people shouldn't in temporary shouldn't be in temporary accommodation shouldn't be in temporary accomn no, ition shouldn't be in temporary accomn no, that's absolutely >> no, no, that's absolutely true. but is a care. true. but there is not a care. and i put it to each one of these government ministers. they

don't care. they don't care. they nothing about it. they do nothing about it. and that the lib that applies to labour, the lib dems the them. all of them dems and the them. all of them and the councils and local and the local councils and local authorities. not invest authorities. they do not invest particularly social particularly in class. so social housing they don't. well and then thing, this then the other thing, and this migrant situation go migrant situation does not go away. i will repeat this again. i to go in belfast over i went to go out in belfast over the weekend and there were 15 hotels do not exist , 15 hotels that do not exist, 15 eating houses that do not exist because they've been accommodate covid, they've been taken over and given to migrants. >> but can i just say in half time i was away in holland and we to some friends we went to visit some friends about 45 minutes south of amsterdam, in a little quiet village a lake or town. and village on a lake or town. and they a barge full of they had a barge full of migrants local community also migrants. local community also up in arms about it all the identical problems that we have here, we've seen the clashes in the netherlands. it's not a problem that's unique to the united kingdom. is it? the challenge our era? it challenge of our era? is it soluble? is it solvable? >> to people who >> stop listening to people who say, provide a home say, we've got to provide a home for rest of the world. we for the rest of the world. we don't. we don't just finish on cigars . if

don't. we don't just finish on cigars. if you like a cigar yourself , i cigars. if you like a cigar yourself, i do. >> i enjoy two particles e2's per week . a nice, uh, is that per week. a nice, uh, is that the ones that are ruled on the thighs of a virgin colombian. yes, but you should see what she looks like. um um, but yeah. so this article , another unintended this article, another unintended consequence of lockdown. 3% of 18 year olds now smoke cigars, pipes and shisha pipes, which i find quite, quite remarkable . it find quite, quite remarkable. it doesn't say how often, but there's been sort of a 350% increase. ice only 151,000 when i was at school , so increase. ice only 151,000 when i was at school, so many teachers smoked pipes in the class . class. >> mr riley, our geography teacher, he he just smoke his pipe , teacher, he he just smoke his pipe , walk around the classroom pipe, walk around the classroom smoking his pipe . i love you smoking his pipe. i love you never see anybody smoking pipes. >> well, i smoke a pipe. >> well, i smoke a pipe. >> i smoke a pipe once in a while, but it's just too much hassle to keep it alight. that's why i prefer a cigar, which i find more relaxing with a nice chianti and some nina simone or some fitzgerald. oh gosh, some ella fitzgerald. oh gosh, that's evening. all that's my perfect evening. all settled who company settled there. who needs company when sure.

when you have ella? sure. >> was a pipe >> lock holmes was a pipe smoker. >> he was indeed. >> he was indeed. >> yeah. anybody who >> yeah. anybody else who can think cigars are thinking think of cigars are thinking winston churchill, winston churchill, who's churchill, my son, my son, who's 20 he likes a son he got for his >> he likes a son he got for his terrible, um, instagram or whatever terrible, um, instagram or wh.tate. andrew tate. oh, god. >> tate. andrew tate. oh, god. i bet that's behind the rise. >> no, seriously. >> no, seriously. >> smoking cigars? why >> no, seriously. >> swouldg cigars? why >> no, seriously. >> swould it:igars? why >> no, seriously. >> swould it be? s? why else would it be? >> does he smoke cigars? >> does he smoke cigars? >> yes. michael jordan and others. this came others. but actually, this came in also at the same time that menthol cigarettes banned. menthol cigarettes were banned. so some so there might be some connection that as well. connection with that as well. >> really appreciate it. >> guys really appreciate it. thank you very much. >> very much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> tomorrow for his >> cigar. tomorrow for his birthday will birthday him. birthday i will birthday to him. and morning, aidan and uh, good morning, aidan mcgivern . mcgivern. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello. good morning. welcome to the met office. forecast for gb news. a bright start to the day for many of us, and we'll see plenty of sunny spells through the day, except for the far east, where it will stay cloudy with some showery rain.

in fact, it is a good day and damp start eastern england damp start for eastern england and scotland. those and eastern scotland. those outbreaks will continue and eastern scotland. those outbthe 1s will continue and eastern scotland. those outbthe afternoon,'ill continue and eastern scotland. those outbthe afternoon, but ontinue and eastern scotland. those outbthe afternoon, but they'lle into the afternoon, but they'll edge increasingly into the north sea brighter skies sea with brighter skies developing certainly parts developing certainly for parts of england. some of northern england. some showery rain pushing through northern western northern ireland into western scotland. or 2 showers scotland. later 1 or 2 showers elsewhere, actually across elsewhere, but actually across central western central and western parts. that's best of any that's where the best of any sunny will be. and sunny spells will be. and temperatures will reach 1112. perhaps 13 celsius. feeling pleasant south in the pleasant in the south in the spnng pleasant in the south in the spring sunshine colder further north northeast . but it's north and northeast. but it's the evening we'll see those clear skies become extensive across northern ireland, west scotland, wales , western and scotland, wales, western and southwestern england and as a result , a frost will form in result, a frost will form in many places. a chilly start to wednesday but cloudier conditions will prevail in the east and further showers will edge back in from the north sea into parts of eastern scotland and eastern england, so some rain about first thing tomorrow. otherwise plenty of sunshine for western scotland , western western scotland, western england and wales, as well as northern ireland clouding over

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gb news morning. >> it's fast approaching 9:00. it is tuesday the 5th of march. it's lovely to have your company right here on breakfast with eamonn and isabel. >> i hope your going >> i hope your day is going well. this what we've got for well. this is what we've got for you in the next half hour as the conservatives face a fresh rwanda in house of rwanda defeat in the house of lords a new poll humiliation lords and a new poll humiliation , it's an all time low. while jeremy hunts budget turn

jeremy hunts budget to turn things around and super tuesday , things around and super tuesday, it is the biggest day of the primary calendar in the race to the white house, but will trump finally clinch the nomination ? finally clinch the nomination? >> or could nikki haley surprise everyone ? everyone? >> right. last night? new season of celebrity big brother could the princess of wales uncle um let a few cats out of the bag? >> yeah, all of that happening as a new photograph emerges of the princess of wales. but it's very much unauthorised. so yet another headache for kensington palace . more details shortly . palace. more details shortly. >> finally, a drier week of weather to come , although still weather to come, although still some rain to talk about in the forecast. coming up all the details very soon . details very soon. on. >> okay, it is our top story this morning. one day to go till the chancellor, jeremy hunt, will be handing down his spring

budget with the hope of rejuvenating the economy and addressing cost of addressing the ongoing cost of living crisis . living crisis. >> politically, the pressure is on to turn the tide in the polls. just a poll yesterday showing conservative support falling to its lowest level on record. >> and to top that off, and add inqu >> and to top that off, and add insult to injury , overnight the insult to injury, overnight the government suffered a string of defeats in the house of lords to its flagship immigration policy, the rwanda bill. >> right. so budget tomorrow. ahead of that, we've taken to the streets of cottingham, cottingham in east yorkshire and also to glasgow to see what you want from the budget. >> i'd like to see him listen to the people as well for a change. they seem to give all these promises and never keep them. it'd be nice for the petrol to go down and stop putting money on council tax and stuff like that. >> people can't afford it and businesses are struggling at the moment. >> the market is struggling, so i think they just need a little bit of a more stable background in the economy. no increase on petrol is a big one because i

live in rural lincolnshire and i use my car a lot. >> they can start by spending it on helping homeless reduce the tax and try to support people to open new businesses. a more generous housing market would be great. that would be lovely. like health care as well. >> raise your tax allowance because now , uh, some pensioners because now, uh, some pensioners are going to find themselves in are going to find themselves in a tax bracket . a tax bracket. >> well, joining us now is our political editor christopher hope. good morning to you christopher. what chance is there. do you think that the chancellor will be listening to any of those concerns or, or has he got to and please the he got to try and please the wing of his party that are calling for these much wanted tax cuts ? tax cuts? >> yeah, he's trying to balance, isn't he? these two wings of the party, those many in the south who want tax cuts, those in the nonh who want tax cuts, those in the north want more spending on levelling up. i think he was caught by that on our visit to

darlington with him when he was asking what he wanted. what do they want to see darlington. they want to see in darlington. and wanted money spent and they wanted more money spent on up in the on on levelling up and in the areas. and what about tax cuts? he said almost plaintively. and i think that's part the i think that's part of the problem. balance i think that's part of the probletwo balance i think that's part of the probletwo wings, balance i think that's part of the probletwo wings, which balance i think that's part of the probletwo wings, which gave1ce i think that's part of the probletwo wings, which gave them these two wings, which gave them that huge majority. um, back in 2019, i'm looking at my history books today for you both. isabel and eamonn. i note that when he was chancellor, just two short years ago the same budget, years ago at the same budget, that he said he would be cutting income one p in 2024 income tax by one p in 2024 before the election. that was this budget happening tomorrow. i wonder whether he'll be pressuring jeremy hunt now, the chancellor , to cut income tax by chancellor, to cut income tax by one p. it seems to me that it or maybe a cut of £0.02 in national insurance . that's the language insurance. that's the language from the weekend. we heard from the chancellor. he wants to reward workers and means a reward workers and that means a cut national insurance. cut on nics national insurance. but he ahead with that? but will he go ahead with that? that's a less that's certainly a less inflationary measure because few as of notice it . one p as few of us notice it. one p is as few of us notice it. one p is a headline measure and maybe more inflationary. other

measures probably reform measures will probably reform non—dom fuel duty won't go up by £0.05 per litre. thank goodness many people, but otherwise quite limited budget we're expecting tomorrow. >> christopher i mean my maths rubbish. what do i know. but it's one p going to make a difference to my life. it's £0.02 kind of would £0.02 £0.02 kind of what would £0.02 if came and said i'm cutting if he came and said i'm cutting income £0.02. what does income tax by £0.02. what does that mean to all of us. >> it's 700 £700 off your tax bill for the average worker. but the point is it shows a direction of travel. now many of you will think there'll be a second budget probably in september, ahead of what we think be the november think will be the november election. and that might be might the bigger one. we are might be the bigger one. we are still recession, don't still in recession, don't forget. and the headroom is a contested space. can you cut can you do this? £9 you afford to do this? £9 billion. the cost of cutting national insurance? you national insurance? can you afford do that? it is based afford to do that? it is based on guess that you might on on a guess that you might have falling debt in four years time. it's very complicated , time. it's very complicated, really. and it's very it's twiddling around when we are basically got huge bill left

basically got a huge bill left over the covid pandemic and over from the covid pandemic and also the energy shock. so not easy. eamonn isabel. >> yeah , we saw him at the >> yeah, we saw him at the weekend, we? what they >> yeah, we saw him at the weeisort, we? what they >> yeah, we saw him at the weeisort of we? what they >> yeah, we saw him at the weeisort of rollinge? what they >> yeah, we saw him at the weeisort of rolling the �*hat they >> yeah, we saw him at the weeisort of rolling the pitch 1ey >> yeah, we saw him at the weeisort of rolling the pitch ,ey call sort of rolling the pitch, basically managing expectations and saying that he wouldn't do anything drastic. and people and saying that he wouldn't do anytwell,!rastic. and people and saying that he wouldn't do anytwell, surely and people and saying that he wouldn't do anytwell, surely there'seople and saying that he wouldn't do anytwell, surely there's going say, well, surely there's going to rabbi hit out of the to be a rabbi hit out of the hat. but i would put it to you, christopher. it needs a bit more than that. he needs dead cats strategy looking at strategy to stop us looking at what's on in the lords what's going on in the lords with the with this defeat on the roundabout, there'll more roundabout, there'll be more votes tomorrow evening, votes on that tomorrow evening, on same day. and we've also on the same day. and we've also got this terrible ipsos poll for the conservatives. surely the conservatives. they surely need up the headlines. >> let's go to jonathan ashworth on reaction to on this and get his reaction to those questions. those very questions. >> thank you very much >> chris, thank you very much indeed. shadow paymaster general jonathan ashworth there. good. good jonathan. you heard good morning jonathan. you heard what isabel had to say about i mean, basically how boring you must be dancing in the streets at how dull and boring and uninventive any leaks about this? um, uh, but it seemed to be so far .

be so far. >> well, i'm not dancing in the streets because fundamentally, after 14 years of the conservatives people are paying more in tax . they're paying more more in tax. they're paying more on their mortgage, they're paying on their mortgage, they're paying more in the shops wages have been squeezed. and what are people getting in return? precious little . the nhs is on precious little. the nhs is on its knees with record waiting lists. waiting longer lists. everyone's waiting longer for treatment. you can't get to see gp. crime goes unsolved . see a gp. crime goes unsolved. our criminal justice system makes a snail look fast. our children are in schools, often with roofs falling in. it's why i think now, after 14 years of the conservatives it really is time for change. but i think that opportunity for change is coming because i think there's going to be a major general election. lots of gossip swirling around in this place about a may general election. and i think rishi sunak and this is my demand for rishi sunak. i'm sure he's watching gb news this morning. my demand to rishi sunakis this morning. my demand to rishi sunak is name the date , give sunak is name the date, give people certainty because like if businesses who want to invest in the economy , they need that

the uk economy, they need that certainty. name the date certainty. so name the date everyone thinks there's to everyone thinks there's going to be a general election. be a major general election. give us the and let's give give us the date and let's give the people the the british people the opportunity for the change that they need. >> but jonathan, if there was to be a may general election, surely would to be the surely this would have to be the budget end all budgets. this budget to end all budgets. this would a glorious would have to be a glorious budget, a giveaway budget, a spectacular sun shining budget . spectacular sun shining budget. and there's no indication that that that's going to happen . that that's going to happen. >> well, that's because of the wreckage of the economy that the conservatives have given us when they push the economy off a cliff. it led to a run on pension funds and people are paying pension funds and people are paying more in their mortgage as a consequence. and let's be clear, whatever happens tomorrow , people will still be paying more in tax under the conservatives british people, working people have had 25 tax rises under the conservatives i think it's something like £1,200 worse off under the tories. so whatever happens tomorrow , the whatever happens tomorrow, the british people are still paying more in tax under the conservatives. and yet the economy is stagnating . technical

economy is stagnating. technical recession in fact, i just think after 14 years of this decline, we need change and people want change. and i think they want a party who's going to grow our economy, raise living standards and invest in our public services. >> again, differentials, though, i mean, feels as though the i mean, it feels as though the differentials are narrowing. i mean, hearing the mean, we've been hearing the conservatives talking conservatives possibly talking about your non—dom about pinching your non—dom policy, though the ifs have policy, even though the ifs have come out and said what i've been saying for ages, that this would just force a lot of the wealthy to go somewhere else and spend their elsewhere. you their money elsewhere. but, you know, big know, actually the only big difference between you and the conservatives when comes to conservatives when it comes to the is, is private the economy is, is private schools . well let's actually see schools. well let's actually see what happens. >> i mean , there is a difference >> i mean, there is a difference because we're not we believe that taxes on working people are too high. i mean, rishi sunak has given working people the highest tax burden, i think, since the war. so whatever happens tomorrow, people are going be paying more in tax going to be paying more in tax under the conservatives but we there approach . there is a different approach. we're going grow the economy.

we're going to grow the economy. we're going to grow the economy. we're to create good jobs. we're going to create good jobs. we're going to create good jobs. we're actually to get we're actually going to get people to work. did you people back to work. did you know there's over young know there's over 800,000 young people, employment, people, neither in employment, education or training? i think a life on benefits when you are youngis life on benefits when you are young is no life at all. and we're going to introduce welfare reforms to get young people back to work, work, transform people's horizons. i'm only here today because my mum and dad, working class people from manchester, knew that work was could completely transform their lives. and i want young people in this country to have the opportunity of a good, well—paid job. the conservatives are not doing relaxed doing anything. they're relaxed about people about all these young people who are education or are not in education or employment training. we're employment or training. we're going about it. going to do something about it. so i think there are fundamental differences. think differences. and i think when the comes in may and the election comes in may and rishi sunak should name that date, think people will see date, i think people will see that there are differences and they'll it is time for they'll say it is time for change. you know, change. uh but you know, jonathan, there's going to be a lot of people come voting lot of people who come voting day it is may or day whenever it is may or november, they'll worry about voting labour because you say

we'll pay more tax under the conservatives, but they just believe that's what you stand for. >> more tax . yes >> more tax. yes >> more tax. yes >> no. we stand for growing our economy , giving working people economy, giving working people a good deal. so we're going to grow our economy. we're going to cut the cost of living because we're going to invest in renewable energy sources, which will will cut will bring which will cut people's bills good. people's energy bills for good. we're start fixing our we're going to start fixing our nhs. all your viewers will know what it's like trying to get a gp appointment at the moment, or if they're waiting for an if they're waiting on for an operation, whether it's a hernia if they're waiting on for an opa ation, whether it's a hernia if they're waiting on for an opa hipn, whether it's a hernia if they're waiting on for an opa hip operation. it's a hernia if they're waiting on for an opa hip operation. uh a hernia if they're waiting on for an opa hip operation. uh orhernia if they're waiting on for an opa hip operation. uh or aernia if they're waiting on for an opa hip operation. uh or a knee or a hip operation. uh or a knee operation waiting longer and longer and longer for these procedures , we're going to start procedures, we're going to start rebuilding health rebuilding our national health service, only is service, because not only is that for individuals, that good for individuals, obviously, one the reasons obviously, one of the reasons why so many people out why we've got so many people out of work so many of work is because so many people cannot work because people who cannot work because they're a waiting list for, they're on a waiting list for, as i say, for a hip or a hernia or a valve operation. we've got to give people treatment to give people the treatment that so that people that they need so that people can on with their lives

again. >> what about george galloway? a lot will say lot of people will say spectacular mess up by labour in rochdale. is saying that rochdale. he is saying now that his workers party could be his new workers party could be fielding candidates this fielding 90 candidates in this general election , whenever it general election, whenever it might be right. it might be, might be right. it could next few weeks . could be in the next few weeks. and going to be a and that's going to be a big threat to your far left vote, isn't it? well there are all kinds of parties put forward. >> candidates in general elections, but fundamentally, the next general election is a choice between the 14 years of the conservatives. and whether you want to wake up to five more years of rishi sunak and five more years of the conservatives or want to turn the page or if you want to turn the page on that decline have on that decline and have a party, a government, who on that decline and have a party, a government , who who on that decline and have a party, a government, who who is going to growing our going to start growing our economy living economy again, raising living standards and start fixing our nhs . and in the end, it is a nhs. and in the end, it is a choice between the conservatives or labour and voting for any other candidate and constituencies across the country is basically helping the conservatives. and i think people after 14 years will want to turn the page on the

conservatives and i think that's what we'll see in the general election, which is in may. >> i've been saying that i have been saying that i agree with you there. >> and rishi soon there you go. well, you know, you often you're often in agreement with me. >> i mean, i won't go that far. um, right. we've got to say goodbye to you. thanks very much, jonathan ashworth. listening to that and coming up at 9:30, andrew pierce and bev turner, i've got my fiver on a by—election but i. >> yeah, but i this growing theory. >> no way, no way. >> no way, no way. >> they've got to lose to wait till the autumn i think more migrant crossings this this budgefs migrant crossings this this budget's not going to do anything to improve things. >> it's only going to get worse. but it's literally a busted flush. >> if they in may, so they >> if they go in may, so they might as well hold out and think that keir starmer just does some thing. to wait thing. they've just got to wait for him to trip up in some spectacularly well, except they for him to trip up in some spe(have arly well, except they for him to trip up in some spe(have more iell, except they for him to trip up in some spe(have more and except they for him to trip up in some spe(have more and moret they for him to trip up in some spe(have more and more byiey elections. >> people more making embarrassing. >> yes, they talk of >> yes, they do talk of embarrassing mistakes. >> talking um, >> we're talking about gary. um, goldsmith going into the big

brother middleton's brother house. kate middleton's uncle. an uncle. he is going to be an embarrassment from beginning embarrassment from the beginning to he? to end, isn't he? >> wasn't an embarrassment >> he wasn't an embarrassment last i can't lie, i last night. i can't lie, i watched it. i've not watched big brother years. i watched the brother for years. i watched the whole night. whole thing last night. >> going to be very >> maybe he's going to be very supportive of them. >> he is. supportive of them. >> but he is. supportive of them. >> but didhe is. supportive of them. >> but did you;. supportive of them. >> but did you know that the uncle of our future queen was a wife beater, convicted wife beater? >> i did know that i did know that. >> and that was wife. wife number four not. >> that's okay. just to be clear, it's not okay. but what i mean is he served his time. he's had his punishment. he's getting on life. on with his life. >> and don't forget cocaine >> and don't forget the cocaine in house and the in the house in ibiza and the drunken, drunken abuse and the bang yeah, villa bang bang bang. yeah, villa bang bang tells lot about he's tells you a lot about him. he's quite character. going to quite a character. he's going to be entertaining. think. be very entertaining. i think. >> he was very kind last >> yeah, he was very kind last night. he was very, very diplomatic. the diplomatic. last night in the programme. talking programme. anyway, we're talking party. be talking party. we're going to be talking about that. um, and also of course kate, photo. course kate, the photo. >> yeah. that we're not showing. >> right. >> right. >> this tv station isn't my newspaper quite right. newspaper isn't quite right. there's agreement. there's a voluntary agreement. she's recovering she's a she's recovering from a serious illness. that picture

serious illness. so that picture hasn't to be published. but hasn't got to be published. but it's social media and it's all over social media and it's all over social media and it's on foreign media outlets. >> a former >> you'll know this. as a former royal and just royal correspondent and just general the know, it general man in the know, is it correct goldsmith correct that gary goldsmith actually old kate actually bankrolled old kate when she was in waity kate period, she was, know, period, that she was, you know, hard for prince hard up waiting for prince william to. >> that's what gary >> i think that's what gary would you believe. think. would have you believe. i think. mr middleton have never mr and mrs. middleton have never been short for bob or to true charles add bev i think it's charles add on bev i think it's itv. yeah. is it me and itv is an itv said was really quite entertaining, quite nostalgic watching entertaining, quite nostalgic watchinimpressed. >> i'm impressed. >> i'm impressed. >> could say late. >> you could say so late. >> you could say so late. >> well was packing for >> well i was packing for whitehaven. i'm off to whitehaven. i'm off to whitehaven afternoon. well whitehaven. i'm off to whi goingin afternoon. well whitehaven. i'm off to whi going to afternoon. well whitehaven. i'm off to whi going to be afternoon. well whitehaven. i'm off to whi going to be there foon. well whitehaven. i'm off to whi going to be there tomorrow i'm going to be there tomorrow for the day. where is for the budget day. where is whitehaven? north. for the budget day. where is whiteiwest|? north. for the budget day. where is whiteiwest of north. for the budget day. where is whiteiwest of penrith north. for the budget day. where is whiteiwest of penrith on north. for the budget day. where is whiteiwest of penrith on the rth. coast. >> from the latest, we're finding the most northerly part of england can send her to. of england we can send her to. yeah andrew said. >> just her about >> can you just send her about 5 or hours away. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> and have a good one. >> and have a good one. >> it's a return ticket though sadly. thank you. >> i'm looking forward to the break. >> you too. >> you too. >> thank you andrew. thank you very much indeed. british very much indeed. great british giveaway competition. it's absolutely you're not absolutely superb. if you're not

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>> all right. still to come, the prince of wales uncle is making waves, isn't he? he's got us all talking this morning. gary goldsmith. will he be letting all the secrets out? we'll be discussing that with cameron walker

next. >> we're just going to end the program today with a lot of royal news night in the company of our royal reporter , cameron of our royal reporter, cameron walker. and this, i suppose it has a bit of showbiz as well, because the big brother house, we've been talking about, uh, kate, the princess of wales, uncle and in this. but first of all, let's talk about her pictures appeared yesterday, which seemed to be good. >> well, good and bad , i suppose >> well, good and bad, i suppose they were unauthorised paparazzi photographs. i'm getting the sense that kensington palace is quite upset that the princess's privacy was invaded in that fashion, but the photographs published in the us gossip

magazine appear to show her in the passenger seat of a car near windsor castle. carole middleton, her mother , is middleton, her mother, is driving the car. the the report is that the photographs were taken just after 9:00 on the way back from the school run, but it does appear to show the princess of wales wearing sunglasses and clearly well enough to in the clearly well enough to be in the car. perhaps slightly car. so perhaps slightly positive, big positive, but clearly very big invasion privacy to hear that invasion of privacy to hear that she's capable of being out and about. >> she seemed to look well in these so it puts a lot of people's minds at ease. i would have thought. >> yes, it certainly does. and us, as the uk media organisation , be running these , will not be running these photographs but the problem of photographs. but the problem of kensington palace that kensington palace is that on social everywhere social media and everywhere else, are everywhere. so else, they are everywhere. so they can't really control that photograph getting out. but i suppose in terms of all the speculation, of course we've had over weeks with over the last few weeks with hashtag, is kate hashtag, where is kate middleton? very middleton? all these very unfound conspiracy theories springing online. it does springing up online. it does provide that unofficial, unauthorised message of reassurance that the princess

appears to be recovering well. >> karen, whilst she is recovering from whatever it is that she's been through, how do you think the middletons kensington palace, the royal family are feeling about gary goldsmith's participation in celebrity big brother? >> i think very uncomfortable, to be honest . the timing is just to be honest. the timing is just could not be worse. gary did an interview with the sun, which was published this morning, where he says and i quote, the last thing i'm going to do is bnng last thing i'm going to do is bring any stress to them as in the middletons and the princess of wales. good. well, him being there itself is bringing there in itself is bringing stress. no, i would , i would stress. no, i would, i would argue that, um , but from what he argue that, um, but from what he was saying yesterday , in his was saying yesterday, in his perhaps slightly cringeworthy promotional itv promotional interview on itv celebrity big brother last night uh, and what he said it was the royals are not celebrities and clearly he is also not a celebrity . the reason he's in celebrity. the reason he's in there is because he is the uncle of the future queen of the united kingdom. but what he was doing was really singing the praises of kate defender her from the accusation of racism in

omid scobie's end game book, or the dutch translation . harry the dutch translation. harry really and very, very anti harry and meghan. he said. >> anything bad so far ? she said >> anything bad so far? she said i think this is all good so far. >> it is. well it's, i think kensington palace does not want noise created and they don't want this constant melodrama of harry and meghan's cycling over and over again . and i think from and over again. and i think from their perspective , they would their perspective, they would see it as gary goldsmith . see it as gary goldsmith. whatever his intentions are, they may well be good, but it could just be adding fuel to the fire. and you eamonn, fire. and as you say, eamonn, it's been very tricky few it's been a very tricky few months the family, months for the royal family, particularly with the princess of and all the allegations of wales and all the allegations around that. and you know what? you know what has she got? which clearly not going go clearly we're not going to go into, there's lots of into, but there's just lots of mystery i think gary being mystery and i think gary being in worried that in there, they're worried that perhaps say something. perhaps he'll say something. >> he say specifically >> what did he say specifically about allegations. >> what did he say specifically aboso. allegations. >> what did he say specifically aboso. well, allegations. >> what did he say specifically aboso. well, i allegations. >> what did he say specifically aboso. well, i can't.egations. >> what did he say specifically aboso. well, i can't saytions. >> what did he say specifically aboso. well, i can't say because >> so. well, i can't say because i say as on breakfast i cannot say as on breakfast television. but he television. okay. um, but he said it's absolute and a word i will not repeat. he also said

that is 100% not racist. that kate is 100% not racist. neither is carol. family is neither is carol. my family is not and for kate be not racist. and for kate to be portrayed as is just so portrayed as that is just so far removed the truth, it's removed from the truth, it's ridiculous . what he saying? ridiculous. what was he saying? very strong. saying that very strong. he was saying that to the sun. to the journalists at the sun. he interview before he he gave an interview before he went into the big brother house and tell this and tell me, this man, goldsmith, upstanding goldsmith, he's an upstanding character an artist. goldsmith, he's an upstanding chaartist an artist. goldsmith, he's an upstanding chaartist isan artist. goldsmith, he's an upstanding chaartist is character way up? >> artist is character way up? >> artist is character way up? >> well , >> artist is character way up? >> well, examination. uh, let's say. >> well, the positive first, he was a very successful businessman. he launched a company which made around £30 million. kate was a bridesmaid at his first wedding in 1991. but there has. there's been four weddings. now, on to the controversy. in 2009, he was caught with cocaine and a sex worker in ibiza and he also was found guilty of hitting his fourth wife, julianne , in fourth wife, julianne, in a drunken row. a little bit later on. so it has. he has been marred with controversy. he's put all that behind him . he's put all that behind him. he's been to alcoholic rehab as well, and clearly he what he was saying in the promotional interview last night was effectively, i people to

effectively, i want people to see real gary and i am see the real gary and i am a nice, normal guy. >> i where the concerns come >> i see where the concerns come from he's been from now. yeah, he's been described the black, the described as the black, the black of the middleton family. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> oh dear. well, it'll be good. television if not good for the future of the monarchy. and cameron, pleasure, cameron, always a pleasure, never you very much. >> thank you very much indeed. well, that was that a well, that was good. that was a busy morning. you very busy morning. thank you very much your company. much indeed for your company. whatever you you've been whatever time you you've been with us today we'll be back with us today and we'll be back tomorrow from to tomorrow morning from 6 am. to do all again. you have do it all again. you have yourselves a good day. yourselves a very good day. >> you're doing up >> whatever you're doing up next, . bev. next, it's andrew and. bev. >> hello. good morning . welcome >> hello. good morning. welcome to the met office. forecast for gb news news. a bright start to the day for many of us, and we'll see plenty of sunny spells through the day, except for the far east, where it will stay cloudy with some showery rain. in it is a grey and damp in fact, it is a grey and damp start for eastern england and eastern scotland. those outbreaks continue outbreaks of rain will continue into afternoon, but they'll into the afternoon, but they'll edge increasingly the north edge increasingly into the north sea with brighter skies developing certainly for parts of some

of northern england. some showery pushing through showery rain pushing through northern into western northern ireland into western scotland later, 1 or 2 showers elsewhere, but actually across central western parts. central and western parts. that's best of any that's where the best of any sunny will be, sunny spells will be, and temperatures reach 12, temperatures will reach 11, 12, perhaps celsius. feeling perhaps 13 celsius. feeling pleasant in the south in the spnng pleasant in the south in the spring sunshine colder further north northeast . east. it's north and northeast. east. it's the evening. we'll see those clear skies become extensive across northern ireland, west scotland and wales. western and southwestern england and as a result, a frost will form in many places. a chilly start to wednesday but cloudier conditions will prevail in the east and further showers will edge back in from the north sea into parts of eastern scotland and eastern england. so some rain about first thing tomorrow. otherwise plenty of sunshine for western scotland , western western scotland, western england and wales, as well as northern ireland clouding over for northern ireland later. brisk breeze here. otherwise plenty of fine weather in the west. 1 or 2 showers in the far southwest and the cloudiest skies will remain in the east, where it will feel a bit colder

with a wind from the north sea. milder further west . yes, well , milder further west. yes, well, gossiping to be honest, it's a show that has a lot of gossip in it. >> today we're talking about kate middleton, the princess of wales, her uncle being the big brother house. what does that mean for the royal family and the middleton the photograph kate middleton on the photograph kate middleton on the her mother. the school run with her mother. >> outlet in britain is >> no media outlet in britain is going it because she going to publish it because she is from a difficult is recovering from a difficult illness. you may think you should see it. do you should be able to see it. do you want

media. good morning. 930 on tuesday, the 5th of march. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> very good morning . so prince >> very good morning. so prince kate has apparently been spotted for her for the first time since her surgery alongside her mother, kate middleton . but we can't kate middleton. but we can't show you the photo. we'll explain why in just a moment. >> paul smith, the uncle to the future queen of our country ,

future queen of our country, catherine middleton, the current princess of wales. she is . princess of wales. she is. >> well, that was, if you're listening, on the radio, celebrity big brother kicking off last night. that was the uncle of the princess of wales, gary goldsmith. goldsmith uh, is he spilt any royal secrets ? he spilt any royal secrets? well, we'll have the latest . well, we'll have the latest. >> and george galloway was sworn in as an mp yesterday , declaring in as an mp yesterday, declaring that he'll overturn labour's angela rayner's majority in ashton under lyne. the workers party of britain leader also said this about the upcoming election . election. >> so that's why i'm predicting here for the next election will be about about muslims and will be about about muslims and will be about about muslims and will be about the taking away of civil liberties in this country. >> always controversial labour, the shadow culture secretary. she says the patriotic anthem rule britannia alienates many britons . is rule britannia alienates many britons. is it rule britannia alienates many britons . is it outdated or does britons. is it outdated or does it fill you with pride