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right , though? we'll be going to right, though? we'll be going to those marches alive and the duchess of sussex, yes, again, has criticised the seemingly endless toxicity of social media, revealing she she was targeted with bullying and abuse while pregnant with archie and lilibet . but this show is lilibet. but this show is nothing without you and your views. it's not me. it's all about you, let me know your thoughts on all the stories we'll be discussing today or any you want to chat about. basically, me on basically, email me on gbviews@gbnews.com, or message me on our socials at gb news. really simple on the screen there. but first let's have a look at the news headlines, shall we? with the lovely sophia i >> -- >> thanks, dawn. good morning . >> thanks, dawn. good morning. it's 12:00 more than £32 million it's12:00 more than £32 million has been spent policing gaza

related protests in london. the met police, confirming the figure as it prepares for another day of demonstrations . another day of demonstrations. crowds have started gathering at hyde park corner with hundreds of thousands of people expected to take part in the palestine solidarity campaign to march from the us embassy. officers have warned they have a robust plan in place to tackle hate crime and extremism . the protest crime and extremism. the protest is going ahead after the counter—terrorism tsar said the capital has become a no go zone for jews during demonstrations. shadow cabinet minister nick thomas—symonds says it's vital police get the support they need. we have to preserve the right to peacefully protest . right to peacefully protest. >> i think that's a very important part of our democracy. but at the same time we have to crack down on racism in all its forms. we have to be very strong and tough on anti—semitism and indeed, islamophobia where it is found. and we have to make sure

today that our police and our especially our frontline police, who, by the way, have to deal with extremely difficult judgements in fast moving situations , are given the situations, are given the support that they need . i support that they need. i >> meanwhile, the head of the foreign affairs committee has accused israel of blocking aid, getting into gaza humanitarian suppues getting into gaza humanitarian supplies are being airdropped as the crisis in the region deepens . a ship carrying aid is also said to be ready to deploy at a moment's notice. it's hoping to leave cyprus this weekend. that's after the uk, us and eu announced plans to create a maritime corridor with a temporary port to be built off the coast of gaza in the coming weeks . the mothers of two weeks. the mothers of two teenagers killed in nottingham say they've lost faith in the justice system. valdo calocane was handed a hospital order for manslaughter by diminished responsibility after stabbing 19 year old students barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar , as

and grace o'malley kumar, as well as school caretaker ian coates. in the june of last yeah coates. in the june of last year. the teenager's parents are now criticising the police and the crown prosecution service, telling the times they felt foolish for thinking they would see justice properly served . a see justice properly served. a london fertility clinic has had its licence to operate suspended due to significant concerns about the unit. it comes as the telegraph newspaper reports that the centre had been reported to police over fears embryos were being destroyed. the homerton fertility centre in east london admitted errors in its freezing processes had led to some embryos either not surviving or being undetectable . the being undetectable. the suspension means the unit will not be able to accept any new bookings for treatment, but existing patients can still access its services . meghan access its services. meghan markle says she suffered hateful and cruel abuse while she was pregnant. the duchess of sussex led a keynote speech on international women's day, where she spoke out against social media abuse. she said we have

lost our sense of humanity on social media. as she recalled the comments aimed at her while she was pregnant with prince, archie and princess lilibet. appearing on a panel at a conference in texas, meghan explained how every voice can make a change. >> even if you know that there's something wrong and you're using your voice to advocate in the direction of what is right, your voice to advocate in the direction of what is right , that direction of what is right, that can really land and resonate and make huge change for a lot of people. so your voice is not small. just needs to be small. it just needs to be heard. >> and a new honour has been created to recognise public servants who have died in the line of duty. the elizabeth emblem is seen as the civilian equivalent of the elizabeth cross, which is posthumously awarded to members of armed forces as the fathers of two murdered police officers who campaigned for three years to secure the award have welcomed the decision , describing it as the decision, describing it as humbling and overwhelming . humbling and overwhelming. >> i'm very pleased and for all the police that have lost their

lives in service that they're now getting recognition by the state and for all the families involved. it will be a privilege to have them. it's been nearly three years campaigning for me and, you know, for finally to be announced. it's i think in one respect, it's humbling, a bit overwhelming , but so pleased for overwhelming, but so pleased for everybody, police everybody, not just police officers well. as we found officers as well. as we found out, it's for everybody in pubuc out, it's for everybody in public service and will public service and that will mean for families. mean a lot for those families. i think . think. >> and for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screens or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now it's back to dawn . dawn. >> thank you very much, sophia. right, let's get straight into today's story, shall we? is there a secret plan for boris johnson to take back the tory party? yes, you heard me say that right ? since announcing he that right? since announcing he was stepping down, the former

prime minister has been relatively quiet. other than his weekly newspaper column and the odd appearance in the ukraine and two books that he's currently writing. but apart from that bit quiet, following wednesday's budget flop, some tory backbenchers have been whistling for the big to dog return to the conservative kennel, intrigue being one. this isn't it. joining me now is gb news senior political commentator and all round lovely person , nigel nelson. nigel, person, nigel nelson. nigel, thank you so much . i've just thank you so much. i've just been reminded in my ear that you're married. i know i love your wife, more than you, actually. case, nigel, actually. in any case, nigel, now, this story wasn't one i was expecting to talk to you about. bofis expecting to talk to you about. boris johnson coming back. do tell . tell. >> well, i mean, the idea is it's a it's an idea floated by, camilla tominey in the telegraph are, gb news. presenter will be on tomorrow morning, and she's suggesting that backbenchers are thinking about the a way of reviving the fortunes of the

tory party and that's either with boris johnson making a comeback or even david cameron. now the question, obviously is how this would work. but boris johnson isn't an mp, so he would need to find a seat if he was going to make a comeback . and going to make a comeback. and you've also got to consider whether or not he'd actually want to . does he want to be want to. does he want to be leader of the opposition for at least five years, and probably ten, by which time he'd be 70? >> yeah, but that doesn't seem to stop politicians in america, does it? i mean, that means they've got another ten years to 90, they've got another ten years to go, potentially, i mean, 45% go, potentially, but i mean, 45% in the recent by—election, i mean, he proved more popular than rishi sunak in a poll . and than rishi sunak in a poll. and 45% of the public are still to make up their mind, which way they're going to vote in a general election. so it does sort of imply that he would actually potentially do better for the conservative party than anyone they've currently got .

anyone they've currently got. >> yeah. and if you, if you, you were able to actually get him in before the general election, you might right there. i mean , might be right there. i mean, the poll you're quoting from is the poll you're quoting from is the poll you're quoting from is the poll , and the latest gb news poll, and that shows the tories on 18, only five ahead of reform . now, only five ahead of reform. now, if that was translated into seats at a general election, that would leave the tories with just 23 mps and even rishi sunak would lose his seat, so. but i don't think that would happen, by the way. i don't think it would be as bad as that. it's it probably will be a labour landslide, kind landslide, but not by that kind of margin , the problem to get of margin, the problem to get bofisin of margin, the problem to get boris in before that is, is really that the tories are running out of time, the ideal deal way of actually bringing him in would be to try and get him in would be to try and get him to fight to stand on may the 2nd, when local elections take place. that's the time of maximum danger of a rishi sunak when mps will see the drubbing the tories get in the elections and start moving again to try

and start moving again to try and replace rishi sunak. but that really only gives boris two weeks to actually find a seat, stand and, and win it. and i think that the time is just against him, but it is possible. >> and he did say in an interview the other week that he was very open for rishi sunak giving him a call, wasn't he? and talking about, you know, helping to win the next election , i think was how it was put. >> yeah. i mean, borisjohnson >> yeah. i mean, boris johnson is an absolutely fantastic campaigner and there's no question that he would be a great boost to the tories . it's great boost to the tories. it's a little hard to see how he and rishi sunak would actually get on during an election campaign , on during an election campaign, given it was it was, rishi sunak who basically unseated boris in the first place. >> yeah, there was a lot of interesting stories about who was grassing up, who from whatever window overlooking the grounds in partygate and stuff like that, wasn't it? but nigel,

but i put this to you , mr but i put this to you, mr nelson. what's his relationship like with david cameron? could that be a potential is perpetually straightened , i perpetually straightened, i mean, they've been rivals ever since they were at eton together. they were rivals at university . they've been rivals university. they've been rivals in politics. i mean, it's thought that david cameron only put boris in for the london mayor seat in the expectation he would lose it and disappear from politics. so i don't think there's any love lost between there's any love lost between the two of them. and was if david cameron was to make a comeback, he obviously clearly couldn't do it while he was foreign secretary. he certainly wouldn't quit that job. that wouldn't quit that job. that would be really, really cynical, even for a tory, so, i mean that they'll carry on being, frenemies. basically, they get on and sort of. but they are tremendous rivals, both of them intriguing stuff, though, isn't

it? >> intriguing times. nigel nelson, thank you very much. we'll be talking to you later on about much more to come. now for all the best analysis and opinion on that story and much more, you can go to the website which is at gb news. com very simple. now i love this story. historic artwork has been damaged by a group of pro—palestinian activists at cambridge university. footage posted online shows a painting of former prime minister lord balfour being sprayed with red paint before being slashed. the government's adviser on political violence and disruption. there is a thing described it as outrageous and senseless. the palestine action group claims the piece symbolised the bloodshed of the palestinian people since the balfour declaration in 1917. you can see all the pictures there. i mean, sorry, it's just horrendous now, this picture, because was college because it was in a college is not glass. not not behind glass. it's not protected. security protected. there's no security guards, or guards, not like in a gallery or museum. you saw what they did to it. just that was

it. it's not just paint that was actually ripped to shreds. joining news, host joining me now is gb news, host of saturday five albie of the saturday five albie amankona and political commentator kai wilshire, who is a new one, a new a new person for me to play with on my show. excellent. thank you both for joining me this afternoon, gentlemen. all seen gentlemen. now, we've all seen that was just i mean, that footage. i was just i mean, it's like, oh, and i would like to out the young lady to point out that the young lady doing also was in doing that also was in possession of £1,000 rucksack on her obviously struggling her back, obviously struggling there. i'm coming to you first on this one. alb. i mean , what on this one. alb. i mean, what is going on here? this is just outrageous . i mean, lock her up. outrageous. i mean, lock her up. throw away the key. >> look, i think what happened was appalling. >> and i do think criminal charges should be brought >> and i do think criminal chargesthiled be brought >> and i do think criminal chargesthis protester.ught >> and i do think criminal chargesthis protester. but: against this protester. but let's lord let's understand why lord balfour is such a controversial figure for people in the pro—palestine movement. it was the balfour declaration, a declaration in his name, which drew up the boundaries of what is presently today the palestinian territories and what is now known as the state of israel. and for a lot of

pro—palestinian protesters and people who feel very strongly about the pro—palestinian cause, the free palestine cause, they almost see that as the original sin. >> so that is why this man is so controversial. >> but do i think this is the way that you display your displeasure at the balfour declaration and the situation in gaza at the moment? no, that is absolutely not how you change people's minds and get people on your side. this is just going to push people away. it's the same as the violence and vandalism that has happened at blm protests at just stop oil, protests, at extinction rebellion protests, people probably on balance, they think racism is bad , want us to be racism is bad, want us to be greener, want us to be more environmentally friendly, want the situation in israel and palestine to get better? but this fundamentally not how this is fundamentally not how you more people on your side. >> fundamentally, we're talking about here, aren't we, kai? >> well, absolutely % absolutely n >> well, we absolutely are. i mean, albee's totally mean, i think albee's totally right to say that he's a controversial right? right to say that he's a con butarsial right? right to say that he's a conbutarsial historyght?

right to say that he's a conbutarsial history ist? >> but british history is littered with controversial figures. >> that's the point of history . >> that's the point of history. >> that's the point of history. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> and this was going back to 1917 was the balfour declaration. yeah. >> well, exactly . i mean, look, >> well, exactly. i mean, look, i'm doing a bit of a keir starmer here because i've actually changed on actually changed my opinion on this splintered, absolutely. you know, during the black lives matter protests, we saw the colston statue being toppled and graffiti in bristol. now, at the time, i thought, i can't get that excited about a statue. i'm not that worried about a statue. and i see that when you stack up a painting versus the suffering of the slave trade and the suffering as well of the gazan people, that i can see the appeal of seeing it as a legitimate target. my problem with that now is why do we care about art? art makes us think, makes us feel, but it also makes us understand, understand the world around us, understand other people. and so that's why i totally agree with alby, that this kind of cultural vandalism is just not the way to go, and it's not going to win people over to your cause either. well,

this problem. this is the problem. >> going to save one >> it's not going to save one baby's gaza. and it's baby's life in gaza. and it's not going to win people over. i mean, what and the one thing i'd like to ask alby is, i mean, this is a young lady. she's obviously, you know, thinks she's doing the right thing. no, she's doing the right thing. no, she's would she's not, she's. no, i would agree. what reaction she, agree. what reaction does she, as woman , think she as a young woman, think she would if she doing that would get if she was doing that kind vandalism , in any area kind of vandalism, in any area controlled by a group like hamas? as a young woman, what reaction would she get? >> i don't think she'd be doing it, dawn, because she'd know the reaction that she would get. >> living a free and >> because living in a free and liberal you can peacefully. >> well, this not peaceful >> well, this is not a peaceful protest, can show your protest, but you can show your displeasure something displeasure with something politically without being prosecuted or persecuted for it, or put into some sort of physical harm . physical harm. >> so she wouldn't be doing it in place like gaza. she in a place like gaza. she wouldn't doing in place wouldn't be doing it in a place like saudi arabia. >> actually, to talk >> and actually, i want to talk about university's response about the university's response because trinity college, cambridge , has said trinity cambridge, has said trinity college regrets the damage caused to a portrait of arthur

james balfour during a public dunng james balfour during a public during public opening hours. regret, regrets. >> regret . >> regret. >> regret. >> i mean, that's a word that i use when i've done something stupid on a night out. not if someone destroyed a historic someone has destroyed a historic painting for virtue signalling reasons. this is not going to have any impact on what is going on in israel and gaza. >> so i think regret is a bit of a weak word. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> this is other problem >> this is the other problem here. isn't kai? if you here. isn't it, kai? if you know, this country we have here. isn't it, kai? if you kno right this country we have here. isn't it, kai? if you kno right to s country we have here. isn't it, kai? if you kno right to protesty we have here. isn't it, kai? if you kno right to protest peacefully. the right to protest peacefully. people she's people not knowing what she's doing actually criminal. it's doing is actually criminal. it's criminal damage. so she could be arrested. she be charged , arrested. she could be charged, but don't. mean, you but we don't. i mean, you mentioned statue in mentioned the colston statue in bristol . i mean, know, the bristol. i mean, you know, the police originally stood and police originally just stood and watched that they didn't do anything criminal vandalism. anything at criminal vandalism. and even when it did go to court, eventually the jury let them any case, absolutely. >> look, we do need >> but i mean, look, we do need to away but we do to get away with it, but we do need have a conversation, need to have a conversation, a wider conversation, especially after what we saw sunak after what we saw rishi sunak say steps of number 10 say on the steps of number 10 about what is considered peaceful and can't

peaceful protest. and we can't i worry that we begin to limit the window of what is considered peaceful versus not now. >> this was not peaceful. this was criminal damage. i think it's appalling. >> but we can't be closing that window because then you're going to see more acts like this , to see more acts like this, where people act out and do things cause irreparable things that cause irreparable damage to the culture of the country. >> yeah, but i mean, she she could have just gone on a peaceful march. i mean, you know, seen of marches know, we've seen lots of marches going on at weekends. there's one why did one planned for today. why did she think that that was necessary? what on earth did what her thinking ? is it what is her thinking? is it because do let people because we do let people get away with it? >> i think that is part of it. but also i don't understand how how this woman feels, that she is not able to express her displeasure at what is going on in israel and palestine through democratic means. >> george galloway was elected in other week, in rochdale. the other week, a clear political protest against what is going on in israel and gaza. >> it calls the prime minister to give a speech, as kai just said, on the steps of number 10. >> yes , it lord cameron is

>> yes, it lord cameron is talking about a sustainable ceasefire in israel and palestine. >> you have these marches going on every week that some people call hate marches. >> and there are some very awful characters on marches. characters on those marches. >> there people >> but there are people expressing their displeasure at what in israel and what is going on in israel and gaza without destroying priceless pieces of art. >> absolutely. and changing opinions. and finally, one of i think is coming on later on. rafe heydel—mankoo one of the regulars on this show, he actually suggested on social media today that maybe judicial canings would be a good cure for behaviour like that. i'm just telling you what he said, not my idea. and to the public square. evidently it's practised in singapore . just putting that one singapore. just putting that one out there. what do you reckon to that? >> i don't think that's going to win many people to the win much many people over to the cause agree with cause that we all agree with really. mean, look, there's really. i mean, look, there's also ways you can also other ways that you can deface statues paintings deface statues and paintings without being this destructive. >> , we all know about the >> i mean, we all know about the mona lisa getting pumpkin soup glass over it has glass over it.

>> totally fine. and museums then that. i mean, then can also use that. i mean, i think honestly what trinity college of art. college should do work of art. >> here's soup. >> here's some soup. >> here's some soup. >> college >> trinity college should honestly up the honestly put it back up on the wall it was defaced make wall as it was defaced and make a it. put it in its a point about it. put it in its context. use it to educate people. i they people. that's what i think they should do. >> not. but the point >> that's not. but but the point with works art and with historic works of art and statues is to educate people. but actually that's not a bad point. you come back a very point. you can come back a very good now, i think educate good point now, i think educate a ripped painting. i'm loving it. sort of punkish, isn't it? right thank you very much, akai. and i'll be there now. it's time for our latest great british giveaway, first it was phil from west yorkshire, and now we have our latest winner . who is our latest winner. who is charles from stoke on trent, who won £18,000 in cash, here's a moment that he found out how he'd won. >> charles, i have some really good news for you. you're the winner of the great british giveaway. >> oh, simply, nick. oh, dear. you've . won £18,000. 50. that's

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government for letting extremists go unchallenged for far too long. okay now joining me now is gb news political correspondent , katherine correspondent, katherine forster, who is live on the march in london. stainer. catherine. hello. you have been covering these marches from the very first one. so where are you and what's going on? where you are now ? are now? >> yes. it feels a bit like groundhog day, to be honest , groundhog day, to be honest, dawn, because the first one i covered was the saturday following those atrocities by hamas. and with the war ongoing in gaza, and they seem to only get bigger. so i'm currently standing at the bottom end of park lane, just close to hyde park lane, just close to hyde park corner for all our viewers familiar with the geography of london, the march is then going to go down along the street at the back of buckingham palace, not into westminster, but skirt that area and ultimately end up in vauxhall at the american embassy. now the organisers are expecting several hundred

thousand people here. this is the fifth big march this year. there's a strong police presence as well as you would expect, though the numbers of police, somewhere over a thousand are of course, tiny compared to the numbers of protesters , as the numbers of protesters, as the met police has announced that the cost of policing these protests since october the 7th in london alone, is some £3,532 million. pardon me . and last million. pardon me. and last week we saw rishi sunak appeal both to protesters saying don't let extremists hide , jack your let extremists hide, jack your masked marchers and also to the police saying it's not enough for the police to just manage these protests that they need to actively police them too. but metropolitan police commissioner sir mark rowley saying last week that they have to act within the law as it is and police the law as it is not as others would

wish it to be. and the police are largely hands off. i would say they don't want to make tensions even worse, but it tends to be very good humoured early on, and then it tends to deteriorate as darkness falls. what i would say is i've seen a few people with face coverings. that's officially not allowed. i haven't seen any hamas flags or hezbollah flags, any of those you would be subject to arrest if you were displaying those. i've not heard that very controversial chant of from the river to the sea yet, but generally you do hear it, albeit only for a few seconds here and there. at the moment, a lot of free, free palestine. stop the genocide . and israel is a terror genocide. and israel is a terror state. let's see how the afternoon progresses. worth saying in all these marches , saying in all these marches, there's been dozens of arrests, but only i think by the end of last year, less than 40 people

actually charged catherine. >> it seems to be quite a young crowd, from what i can see in the background behind you. i mean , there's families there and mean, there's families there and everything. i mean, it seems relatively peaceful. >> yeah. and it's always the way you get a huge range of people. i was talking to a lady in a wheelchair and i'll send you the photo through. she'd got two mannequins of a young girl and a child and a poster, which was probably in her late 70s, i would say in a wheelchair. probably in her late 70s, i would say in a wheelchair . and would say in a wheelchair. and again, i've seen people with dogs lots of families are a real range of ages . but, you know, range of ages. but, you know, there's a drumbeat going on here, and all these protests, of course, not just happening here, happening in glasgow, but all around the world. and i think, to be honest, they will only end when and if there is a sustainable ceasefire in gaza . sustainable ceasefire in gaza. >> okay, catherine, thank you very much. catherine will be staying with us throughout the afternoon to date afternoon to bring us up to date on happening in london.

on what is happening in london. but we go gb news but now we go to gb news scotland reporter tony maguire, who is covering the march in glasgow us, tony, good to glasgow for us, tony, good to see you. what's going on? where you are today? >> good afternoon. well, the march or should i say really protest very much. going to be a static protest here in glasgow. and it's in full swing as you can here behind me, one of the more vocal speakers up on stage at the minute, i would say there's probably a few hundred people here nowhere near the size of the march or the protest that we've seen marching towards the bbc in previous months, or indeed a few weeks ago, marching towards the scottish labour conference at the glasgow clydeside . nevertheless, what clydeside. nevertheless, what catherine was saying there were she hadn't heard that the irksome , shall we say, from the irksome, shall we say, from the river to the sea, that that chant that has been dredged and anti—semitic, accusations we've seen that heard that quite a lot

here in this really protest is only been underway for the last 20 minutes or so, for the minute, the police are all around. police scotland, of course, this week said that they're not going to be able to respond to every crime. and indeed, to almost echo that sentiment, the speakers counted that the police were here for their protection, to protect their protection, to protect their rights , but also as legal their rights, but also as legal observers to make sure everyone sticks to the law. there are no pro—hamas placards . there are pro—hamas placards. there are plenty of people covering their face, but quite an older demographic here. i would say , demographic here. i would say, compared to that in london. >> thank you very much. that's tony mcguire in glasgow for us, the palestinian peace gathering, i think is the way to call that one. tony, thank you very much for joining us. right okay. i'm forjoining us. right okay. i'm dawn neesom this is gb news saturday there's loads more saturday and there's loads more coming today's coming up on today's show, including treat for including a special treat for you. george galloway says small political parties like his are going to radically alter the course of the next election.

let's have a listen, shall we? the spread of candidates challenges , new parties, challenges, new parties, independent candidates and so on is now proceeding like wildfire . is now proceeding like wildfire. >> the. is he right though. we'll be discussing that and lots more. and you can watch the full interview with george galloway on the neil oliver show tomorrow at 6:00. but now let's get those news headlines show with sophia wenzler. >> thanks dawn. it's 1233. with sophia wenzler. >> thanks dawn. it's1233. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines more than £32 million has been spent policing gaza related protests in london. the met police confirming the figure as it deals with another day of demonstrations. crowds are gathering at hyde park corner, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to take part in the palestine solidarity campaign march to the us embassy, officers have warned.

they have a robust plan in place to tackle hate crime and extremism . the protest is going extremism. the protest is going ahead after the counter—terrorism tsar said the capital has become a no go zone for jews during demonstrations . for jews during demonstrations. meanwhile, the head of the foreign affairs committee has accused israel of blocking aid, getting into gaza humanitarian suppues getting into gaza humanitarian supplies are being airdropped as the crisis in the region deepens. a ship carrying aid is also said to be ready to deploy at a moment's notice. it's hoping to leave cyprus this weekend. that's after the uk, us and eu announced plans to create and eu announced plans to create a maritime corridor with a temporary port to be built off the coast of gaza in the coming weeks . a new honour, the weeks. a new honour, the elizabeth emblem, has been created to recognise public servants who've died in the line of duty. the fathers of murdered police officers, pcs fiona bone and nicola hughes, who were killed in greater manchester in 2012, campaigned for three years to secure the award . bryn hughes to secure the award. bryn hughes and paul bowen have described the decision as both humbling

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welcome back to gb news saturday. i'll tell you the conversations we have in the break. you really want to listen to him? might put them, might put them out after the watershed. in any case, watershed. 9:00. in any case, i'm this is gb news i'm dawn neesom this is gb news on telly, and on on your telly, online and on digital radio. now, lots of you have been sending in your messages, so keep them messages, so do keep them coming. really enjoy reading coming. i really enjoy reading them some i even them and some of them i can even read out. the about the read out. the one about the fishnet not going fishnet tights is not going anywhere. way , okay, so anywhere. by the way, okay, so this all about boris. you this is all about boris. you love don't you, john. love boris. don't you, john. good afternoon. john. we need bofis in good afternoon. john. we need boris in some form, back in boris back in some form, back in frontline politics as soon as possible . meanwhile, cherry says possible. meanwhile, cherry says it's too late for the tories to bnng it's too late for the tories to bring boris back. but he should be. ooh, ooh. actually , for be. ooh, ooh. but actually, for balance, obviously, we have to do that here. james never. boris was a liberal democrat in a tory suit . his net was a liberal democrat in a tory suit. his net zero was a liberal democrat in a tory suit . his net zero lunacy turned suit. his net zero lunacy turned every single genuine conservative away from him. never should it be allowed back in politics. meanwhile, jim thinks boris is a wolf in

sheep's clothing . he's very sheep's clothing. he's very energetic and likeable guy, but i wouldn't vote for him now . the i wouldn't vote for him now. the oh, this is interesting. the best thing the tories could go for would be suella. i would vote for her. interesting. it's interesting , but what do you interesting, but what do you reckon? gb views at gb news. com on your screen right now. now we have to talk about the royals in specific . meghan, the duchess of specific. meghan, the duchess of sussex, joined an international women's women's day panel discussion yesterday on women's representation in entertainment and the media. meghan markle at the annual south by southwest conference in texas, told the panel she was cyberbullied while pregnant with archie and lilibet. let's have a listen to what she had to say. >> the bulk of the bullying and abuse that i was experiencing in social media and online was when i was pregnant with archie and with lili, and with a newborn, with lili, and with a newborn, with each of them, and you just

think about that, and you , it's think about that, and you, it's really wrap your head around why people would be so , so hateful. people would be so, so hateful. it's not catty, it's cruel. >> well, yeah, i mean, it is. i mean , obviously the option is mean, obviously the option is just to put the phone down and step away from social media, but i mean, she, she does seem to be quite upset. she didn't go into specifics about what she was talking about. so we don't know exactly how bad it was. but you know what social media likes anyway, joining me now royal anyway, joining me now is royal broadcaster heydel—mankoo anyway, joining me now is royal br> meghan. yes, absolutely. >> she as you say, this was the way that she marked international women's day, appearing on this panel of female visionary leaders. now, people may have different opinions as to whether meghan is or is not a female visionary leaders, but nevertheless , she leaders, but nevertheless, she was asked to give the keynote speech panel , which also speech on this panel, which also consisted blue lagoon actress consisted of blue lagoon actress brooke and the american brooke shields and the american journalist katie couric. and prince was there in the

prince harry. was there in the audience, of course, enthusiastically listening on the curiously also focussed on women's representation in media and entertainment, as you said, and entertainment, as you said, and they called for more women of colour to be represented in the media, which rather odd the media, which is rather odd given in this given that certainly in this country imagine in country and i imagine in america, are america, black people are overrepresented the media, overrepresented in the media, given are only 4% given that there are only 4% of the of country, the population of this country, but yes, importantly, was but yes, more importantly, was this social this whole issue about social media, and i think it is a valid conversation to have, because of course, we know that there a course, we know that there is a genuine mental health crisis amongst in the amongst young girls in the anglosphere, particularly with increased incidence of body dissatisfaction, eating disorders and a huge spike in suicides among teenage girls over the course of the past decade. and it's undeniably unked decade. and it's undeniably linked to a degree to social media. and of course, meghan has , of course, been the recipient of huge amounts of online abuse as well . as she said, apparently as well. as she said, apparently dunng as well. as she said, apparently during two pregnancies, during her two pregnancies, it was its worst and she now was at its worst and she now keeps a distance from all of that. keeps a distance from all of that . and she said that it was that. and she said that it was a struggle to understand why people so hateful . and

people would be so hateful. and she criticised women who she also criticised women who target women. target other women. >> i'm with her on that one. i totally with her on that one, because you do find that some of the comments you get on the worst comments you get on social it's from other social media, it's from other women. are women. ladies, what are we doing? we tear each other doing? why do we tear each other apart? that apart? i don't understand that so meghan on that so fully. with meghan on that one, when she's pregnant. >> yeah. >> e thought process ? >> what was the thought process? i understand sorry. i don't understand it. sorry. >> it is a curious thing >> it is a it is a curious thing that happens between between women know, women. and she says, you know, i find most disturbing find that the most disturbing and sense why find that the most disturbing and hate sense why find that the most disturbing and hate women.a why find that the most disturbing and hate women. 3 also women hate on women. she also criticised social media platforms themselves for not doing online doing more to tackle online content, saying that the level of discourse online shows that we have forgotten about our humanity . and then she also humanity. and then she also criticised women in executive positions for not doing more from in their positions to actually moderate online content, saying that women are allowing to allow this kind of behaviour to run rampant. and she called for women stop she called for women to stop spreading content online about other women, saying you're other women, saying if you're reading something terrible about a woman, why you it a woman, why are you sharing it with friends ? but to me,

with your friends? but to me, that begs the question, well, why deserve special why do women deserve special treatment ? i at end of treatment? i mean, at the end of the think it's rather the day, i think it's rather sexist imply that comments sexist to imply that comments critical somehow sexist to imply that comments critical more somehow sexist to imply that comments critical more importantnehow sexist to imply that comments critical more important thanv worse or more important than comments critical about men. either you want equality or you don't . and if you want it, don't. and if you want it, i don't. and if you want it, i don't know whether you agree or not, if want equality, not, but if you want equality, that should no that means there should be no special so say special treatment. so just say critical general critical comments in general should absolutely. critical comments in general sho i ld absolutely. critical comments in general shoi mean, absolutely. critical comments in general shoi mean, i absolutely. critical comments in general shoi mean, i completely. critical comments in general shoi mean, i completely agree. >> i mean, i completely agree. i mean, the of mean, i think the point of what she was saying was it was international and international women's day, and that's particularly that's why she was particularly talking and harry was in talking about. and harry was in in second i think, sort in the second row, i think, sort of adoring. of like gazing at her adoring. >> know, could >> but, you know, some could also meghan part of also say that meghan is part of the problem here too. one has to remember was remember that it was her comments controversial comments in the past, including some false, that led false, that she spread that led to huge online anti media hate campaigns against members of the royal family, including the princess wales . one just has princess of wales. one just has to remember the social media storm erupted for weeks, if storm that erupted for weeks, if not months, after she said on oprah winfrey that two members of royal family speculated of the royal family speculated about their of her about the colour of their of her child and that didn't child and said that she didn't get of prince because get the title of prince because of his colour, whereas we

of his skin colour, whereas we know only because know it was only because he wouldn't become until wouldn't become eligible until the grandfather the king became his grandfather became king. so on those levels, i think, you know, there is some accountability to be had on all of that. on more amusing of that. but on a more amusing level, at the end of the panel, she asked to describe who she was asked to describe who her favourite people were, and she put forward the feminist gloria steinem. and then, very curiously, bela bajaria , the curiously, bela bajaria, the chief content officer at netflix, for putting diverse stories on the platform. and you just have to wonder, could it be that meghan chose her because her netflix deal is just coming up for renewal very shortly? now, you might think that i couldn't possibly comment, but no, i don't even know who that woman is. >> never heard woman's >> i've never heard that woman's name it does name before, but i mean, it does seem curious link, seem a bit a curious link, doesn't it really? i mean, but yeah, you can't blame her for that ralph, is that, no, ralph, there is something to talk something else i wanted to talk to you about. it's not to do with the royals. it's to do is to. we've got. we're very, very short space of time, unfortunately. but it's to do with now, you put unfortunately. but it's to do wvery now, you put unfortunately. but it's to do wvery incendiary now, you put unfortunately. but it's to do wvery incendiary social you put unfortunately. but it's to do

wvery incendiary social media jt a very incendiary social media post out about, unlike me, unlike you. what you say unlike you. what did you say exactly ? exactly? >> well, look, the father of modern singapore , kwan lee, said modern singapore, kwan lee, said that essentially when he came to britain in the 1940s, he was amazed to see an honesty box for newspapers. people would buy a paper and leave money, and he wanted to create british civil society in singapore . but to do society in singapore. but to do that in singapore, he had to have harsh penalties and discipline, including things like caning for offences . and like caning for offences. and when you see the decline of civilisation, gangs looting our shops, anti—social behaviour of the most extreme variety, vandalism, criminal behaviour, muggings and so forth, you think maybe we need some of that singapore lesson to be brought back here to help us retain our civilised society? i could never imagine saying this before, but i think the level of social decay has got to such a degree. >> and this was prompted by that young destroying. young lady destroying. >> prompted by this >> and this was prompted by this woman, think, woman, cambridge. and i think, you today no you know, people today are no longer embarrassed by having a criminal don't mind criminal record. they don't mind

going think going to prison. and i think something that of something like that sort of discipline, all how discipline, we all know how wonderfully is by wonderfully safe singapore is by comparison to britain, and it might be necessary to actually implement more draconian tactics to decay of civil to tackle the decay of civil society in this country. so please write in with your thoughts on that. >> absolutely. well, there you 90, >> absolutely. well, there you go, ralph rafe heydel—mankoo, thank you very much for joining me. some interesting thoughts me. so some interesting thoughts . but do agree? bit of light . but do you agree? bit of light caning destroy caning for people that destroy national artworks and monuments or into shops. not so or breaking into shops. not so light, not so not so light, not now . you're just getting kinky, now. you're just getting kinky, ralph. i'm sorry. we'll leave it there. right. so gb views gb news, if you agree with ralph. and we should bring back caning, now neesom. this is now i'm dawn neesom. this is gb news there's loads news saturday, and there's loads more coming up on today's show. anthony . oh, yes. there anthony joshua. oh, yes. there he is. produced one of the finest performance his career finest performance of his career in devastating of in a devastating knockout of a francis saudi arabia . francis ngannou in saudi arabia. we break down his excellent performance. it was two rounds, by way . all of that and much by the way. all of that and much more with gb more to come. you're with gb news, news channel

and go. welcome back to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom on your telly. online and on digital radio. now anthony joshua, i'm just going to say anthony joshua. right. okay he won a fight last night. aidan magee is here to tell us exactly what happened. go, aiden. >> he won in the second round. dawn. he was up against francis ngannou. somebody we thought might him some trouble might give him some trouble based with tyson based on what he did with tyson fury back october. tyson fury fury back in october. tyson fury was we perhaps was out of shape. we perhaps read a bit too much into ngannou his capability. it was his second fight as a boxer. he is a ufc champion, a very capable one as well. but last you saw as well. but last night you saw some ruthlessness of old. the ruthlessness 2015 1617 ruthlessness of 2015 1617 from anthony . he dispatched anthony joshua. he dispatched him within two rounds. it was a clear knockout. had him down clear knockout. he had him down in round as well. in the first round as well. signs that there's a

signs as well that there's a renaissance there under ben davidson, new davidson, his new his new trainer . and davidson, his new his new trainer. and there are signs as well that maybe you might see anthony joshua in the best position to a real position ever to give a real fight, challenge fight, a real challenge to either tyson or oleksandr either tyson fury or oleksandr usyk. fight in usyk. whoever wins that fight in may, personally, it needs to be tyson fury, really, because he's fought twice already. but we always to those fights. always want to see those fights. we the big we always want to see the big one we've been waiting for one that we've been waiting for probably to probably six, seven years now to happen. to get happen. you don't want to get a situation we're having situation where we're having other in other divisions, where the happen the fight you want to see happen is ten after it is probably ten years after it should, becomes kind of a should, and it becomes kind of a token want to the token event. you want to see the two at peak. and two fighters at their peak. and i think anthony joshua, that's fourth. fourth fourth. that's his fourth win in 11 so that's key 11 months. so that's the key getting the ring. he getting him back in the ring. he suffered covid. he suffered during covid. he couldn't a lot of couldn't fight like a lot of them. getting in them. but getting back in the ring, as four fights in ring, as i say, four fights in in that's that's in 11 months, that's that's that's fine tunes you like. that's that fine tunes you like. nothing else. >> was only two >> i mean it was only two rounds. it's in saudi arabia, so it's like the middle of the night. what did night. i mean, what time did it finally take place? it was three in morning. in the morning. >> three 2320 i believe it was meant be that's long meant to be 1230. that's a long hanging yeah, he hanging around. yeah, but he does somewhere to his

does look somewhere close to his best. have to say best. and you have to say with the in the otto wallin fight back in december very december as well. look very impressive in that. and yesterday against where yesterday against ngannou where the pressure's the pressure was on. pressure's always because he's always on anthony because he's famous. a really big name famous. he's a really big name in want see him in sport. we want to see him back to his he's been back to his best. he's been criticised hell of a he's criticised a hell of a lot. he's got in politics to got involved in politics to, to a greater lesser degree off a greater or lesser degree off the from the sport. so we the away from the sport. so we want to back. and the want to see him back. and the only we're going to that only way we're going to see that fight that want to see fight that we all want to see with is if he's with tyson fury is if he's somewhere and somewhere close to his peak. and we of evidence we saw a little bit of evidence of night. let's of that last night. let's hope it in right direction. it goes in the right direction. >> other big >> okay. and we the other big name formula one at name obviously formula one at the mr jerry the moment. and mrjerry halliwell what's going on there. >> we've really seen >> well we've not really seen much development except much of a development except that verstappen's father has that max verstappen's father has been in a big been getting involved in a big way, coming out with stuff they do, they do issue here do, they do now. the issue here is, is i think josh is, is that i think josh verstappen being used verstappen is being used slightly as a pawn to try and oust christian horner out of his position. i think max verstappen certainly some issues with certainly has some issues with what's been what's been going on. been affecting his on. it hasn't been affecting his performance on the track. i mean, know , for once we're

mean, you know, for once we're seeing, you know, we don't usually see f1 on the front pages. we don't see it on the back pages that much because not that much has been happening on the in the last few the on the track in the last few years. it's become so processional because processional largely because of verstappen's excellence, but it seems that reading between the lines and being around sport, as long have, things like long as i have, when things like this start when the this start to happen, when the protagonist story protagonist within the story start edging somebody else out and makes uncomfortable, and makes them uncomfortable, you think it's only going to end one way and their sponsors involved as honda. involved now as well. honda. honda honda, the engine partner of have made their of red bull have made their feelings clear this week. and that's when the worm starts to turn. >> e- 9 football e football to >> okay. and there's football to come we've run out of come as well. we've run out of time liverpool time unfortunately. liverpool man very much. man city, thank you very much. aiden. i'm aiden. cheers. right now i'm dawn . this is gb news on dawn neesom. this is gb news on saturday there's more saturday and there's loads more coming show . so coming up on today's show. so britain is to play libya £1 britain is set to play libya £1 million to stop migrants crossing mediterranean. crossing the mediterranean. oh, we've . do you we've heard it before. do you want your money spent on this? but a at what but let's have a look at what the weather's with greg the weather's like with greg dewhurst . dewhurst. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar. sponsors of weather on gb

news. who's . news. who's. >> hello there! welcome to your latest gb news weather. it stays cloudy through the rest of the weekend and further rain at times. still quite breezy too. and looking at the pressure pattern, low pressure sits to the south. introducing this strong east southeasterly breeze across the country. really noticeable . taking the edge off noticeable. taking the edge off the temperatures. outbreaks of rain pushing northward too and it is cloudy end to saturday. outbreaks of rain could be heavy at times across parts of wales this evening and then overnight. we see a lot of cloud we see a lot of low cloud outbreaks of rain and drizzle, particularly across eastern parts, pushing northwards but generally for everyone, a cloudy night and that will keep temperatures above freezing temperatures well above freezing for most. 1 or 2 may get to low single figures in any clearer spells for the vast majority are cloudy , damp, grey start to cloudy, damp, grey start to sunday, of sunday, outbreaks of rain pushing north and westward. some of this heavy at times could be some brighter breaks, developing across the south—west of the uk

into the afternoon, but this could trigger 1 or 2 heavy showers. but for most of us it stays cloudy , the breeze still stays cloudy, the breeze still coming in from the and coming in from the east and making quite chilly. making it feel quite chilly. temperatures up temperatures generally up to around 10 or 11 celsius, but feeling more like single figures into the new working week. it generally stays quite cloudy still. outbreaks of light rain and drizzle pulling in from the nonh and drizzle pulling in from the north sea, a few brighter breaks at times in the west and over the next few days it generally stays further, there stays cloudy. further, there could rain at times, but could be some rain at times, but a largely cloudy picture. a largely cloudy dry picture. temperatures rising a little too. >> it looks like things are heating up boxt boilers spot of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> whatever. thank you very much. greg. loads more coming up in today's show. now, george galloway says small political parties like his are going to radically alter the course of the election . let's take listen. >> the spread of candidates, challengers, new parties ,

challengers, new parties, independent candidates and so on is now proceeding like wildfire . is now proceeding like wildfire. >> that's coming up on george galloway, neil oliver show tomorrow at 6 pm. gb news

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right? we'll be covering that march live and britain is set to pay march live and britain is set to pay libya £1 million to help return african migrants to their country of origin. but questions have been raised over whether the uk should be funding this dealin the uk should be funding this deal in the first place, as . the uk should be funding this deal in the first place, as. but this show is nothing without you and your views. not about me. it's about you, to be honest with you. so let me know what you're thinking on all the stories today. anything you stories today. and anything you want about. basically, want to talk about. basically, it's not, email it's the weekend. why not, email me gbviews@gbnews.com or me at gbviews@gbnews.com or message me on our socials. we're at gb news. but let's get the news headlines with sophia wenzler . wenzler. >> thanks, dawn. good afternoon. it's 1:01. >> thanks, dawn. good afternoon. it's1:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb news room . your top the gb news room. your top story. huge crowds are marching through central london and

glasgow, demonstrating against the war in gaza . hundreds of the war in gaza. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to join the palestine solidarity campaign march from hyde park to the us embassy. officers have warned they have a robust plan in place to tackle hate crime after the counter—terrorism tsar said the capital has become a no go zone for jews . the met said the capital has become a no go zone forjews . the met police go zone for jews. the met police says the protests in london have cost the force more than £32 million over the past five months. shadow cabinet minister nick thomas—symonds says it's vital officers get the support they need . they need. >> we have to preserve the right to peacefully protest. i think that's a very important part of our democracy. but at the same time we have to crack down on racism in all its forms. we have to be very strong and tough on anti—semitism and indeed, islamophobe where it is found. and we have to make sure today that our police and our

especially our frontline police, who, by the way , have to deal who, by the way, have to deal with extremely difficult judgements in fast moving situation signs are given the support that they need. >> meanwhile, the head of the foreign affairs committee has accused israel of blocking aid, getting into gaza. humanitarian suppues getting into gaza. humanitarian supplies are being airdropped as the crisis in the region deepens. a ship carrying aid is also said to be ready to deploy at a moment's notice . it's at a moment's notice. it's hoping to leave cyprus this weekend. that's after the uk, us and the eu announced plans to create a maritime corridor with a temporary port to be built off the coast of gaza in the coming weeks. the mothers of two teenagers killed in nottingham say they've lost faith in the justice system. valdo calocane was handed a hospital order for manslaughter by diminished responsibility after stabbing 19 year old students barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar, as well as school caretaker ian coates in the june of last year.

the teenager's parents have now criticised the police and the crown prosecution service, telling the times they felt foolish for thinking they would see justice properly served . a see justice properly served. a london fertility clinic has had its licence to operate suspended due to significant concerns about the unit. it comes as the telegraph newspaper reports that the centre had been reported to police over fears embryos were being destroyed. the homerton fertility centre in east london admitted errors in its freezing processes had led to some embryos either not surviving or being undetectable. the suspension means the unit will not be able to accept any new bookings, but treatment by existing patients can still be accessed . meghan markle says she accessed. meghan markle says she suffered hateful and cruel onune suffered hateful and cruel online abuse while she was pregnant. speaking at an event in texas , she criticised the in texas, she criticised the toxicity and lack of humanity on the internet and in parts of the media. she says the bulk of the bullying occurred while she was pregnant with prince archie and

princess lilibet. >> the bulk of the bullying and abuse that i was experiencing in social media and online was when i was pregnant with archie and with lili, and with a newborn with lili, and with a newborn with each of them and you just think about that. and you. it's really wrap your head around why people would be so , so hateful. people would be so, so hateful. it's not catty, it's cruel. >> a new honour the elizabeth emblem has been created to recognise public servants who have died in the line of duty. the fathers of murdered police officers, pcs fiona bone and nicola hughes, who were killed in greater manchester in 2012, have campaigned for three years to secure the award. bryn hughes and bowen have been and paul bowen have been described that the decision was humbling and overwhelming. >> i'm very pleased and for all the police that have lost their lives in service that they're now getting recognition by the state and for all the families involved , it will be a privilege

involved, it will be a privilege to have them. >> it's been nearly three years campaigning for me and, you know, for finally to be announced. it's i think in one respect, it's humbling, a bit overwhelming , but so pleased for overwhelming, but so pleased for everybody and not just police officers well as we found officers as well as we found out, for everybody in out, it's for everybody in pubuc out, it's for everybody in public that will public service and that will mean those families. mean a lot for those families. i think . think. >> and for the latest story. sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now it's back to dawn . dawn. >> thank you very much, sophia. right. let's get straight into today's stories , shall we? is today's stories, shall we? is there a secret plan for boris johnson to take back the tory party? since announcing he was stepping down, the former pm has been relatively quiet. other than his weekly newspaper column and the odd appearance in the ukraine the two books he's ukraine and the two books he's currently writing. but apart from that, following wednesday's budget flop, tory budget flop, some tory backbenchers been whistling

backbenchers have been whistling for the big dog to return to the conservative kennel, yeah. you couldn't write that one, could you? let's see what gb news. senior political commentator nigel nelson makes of this one. nigel, this is a story about our own very lovely camilla tominey who is going to be talking about on her show tomorrow. i believe the henley plot. i'm reading here the secret plan, not secrets we're talking about now, obviously, for boris to take back the tory party. what do you make it . could back the tory party. what do you make it. could boris make of this? is it. could boris come back? >> it. possible , but >> it. it's possible, but unlikely. i'd have said. i mean committed, committed . point is committed, committed. point is that he might be able to go back to his old seat of henley and get back into the commons, which obviously is the first thing he needs to do to become an mp before he would actually be able to become leader again . the what to become leader again. the what this really shows is that there is a lot of desperation in tory circles, because despite the budget, the polls don't seem to be moving . that the latest gb

be moving. that the latest gb news poll, taken after the budget shows, that shows the tories on 18, which is 28 points behind labour, so nothing seems to be working. and i think that what the tory party are looking at or some, some factions of it is whether there's any way of replacing rishi sunak and the, the danger moment for rishi sunak will come on may the second at local elections, when we're expecting the tories to take a real drubbing. >> could do you think that he could win it for them? i mean, stranger things have happened. i mean, politics is completely bonkers. both sides of the atlantic at the moment. but i mean, we've got donald trump making a comeback. i mean, pretty november pretty much probably in november . i mean, so could we see our very own sort of like blonde bombshell comeback? >> i it's possible >> well, as i say, it's possible , but and anything is possible in politics and certainly the fact that donald trump is , is on

fact that donald trump is, is on his way back, shows that boris johnson could be, too, and in a sense that they are, two peas in the same pod. so all these things are possible. i think it's more likely after the election when rishi sunak will have to resign, there's no question about that. if he loses because not one single vote was ever cast, for him to be an mp. but more like the tory party will try and look for a new leader, much as they did back in 2005, when david cameron , got 2005, when david cameron, got the leadership of the tory party. >> who else ? i mean, would boris >> who else? i mean, would boris win back that red? you know, the stubborn red wall. but it's almost become myth now, isn't it? we talk about it all the time, do you think boris would win back? do think he win them back? do you think he could swing election? just could swing the election? just him own. the sheer force him on his own. the sheer force of his personality? >> his. it's his >> well, his. it's his personality. which is his strongest point. i mean, boris johnson is somebody that is almost impossible to dislike,

that he's a people pleaser who captivates anyone he meets, and that's what makes him such a great campaigner. but then like a, like a lot of people pleasers , he tends to let people down, whether that's a lover or a voter. and it the people who turn against him are the ones who have known him the longest . who have known him the longest. so he's had his stint as prime minister. it's hard to see people accepting him coming back. in mind , in 2019, back. and bear in mind, in 2019, his big pitch to actually win the election again and get that 80 seat majority was getting brexit done. well, brexit effectively has been done. so cost of living is now the big problem along with the nhs is bofis problem along with the nhs is boris johnson the right person to solve those kind of issues? >> we'll have to wait and see, won't we? nigel nelson intriguing times in politics. thank you very much for, well, filling us in on what's happening on that story. okay. thank you. nigel. now oh, god.

here we go again. britain is set to pay libya £1 million to help return african migrants to their country of origin. the illegal immigration minister, michael tomlinson, says the pioneering scheme involving the voluntary returns was a fundamental tool in driving down migration numbers. but questions have been raised over whether the uk should be funding this deal in the first place. excuse me, i'll just bash my head against the desk. join me if you like , desk. join me if you like, right. i'm talking. this one through is a former labour adviser, scarlett mccgwire and co—deputy, leader of reform uk, ben habib. thank you so much for joining me. i'm so glad i got two very intelligent political brains to explain what's going on, ben. but ben, ben . but, ben, on, ben. but ben, ben. but, ben, i mean, we just seem to be handing money over to any country that comes along now saying they can help us out. why? >> well, i mean, £1 million is modest to you modest by comparison to the you know, hundreds of millions we've

had for not had in france for not for not stopping the boats. >> but i think the idea behind this is that it's difficult for us return to their us to return people to their country of origin because of the human rights act and the european convention of human rights, of which we're a member , rights, of which we're a member, and of which and their qualities are most superior court for human rights. >> so to get libya to it, and >> so to get libya to do it, and i they've got the i think where they've got the idea is what the idea from is what the australians were doing in, operation sovereign borders back in 2013, where they would drive boats back to literally drive boats back to literally drive boats back, you know, board them, drive them back to indonesia. and then indonesia would do the dirty work of deporting the people back to the countries from which they came. but of course, it won't work. you know, it worked for australia, but it won't work for the united kingdom because it's a two pronged process. you've got to you've got to push the boats back to libya or drive them back the case, you know, them back in the case, you know, using australian lacrosse in the mediterranean, you've got to stop them there and you've got

to them getting across, and to stop them getting across, and then get them then you've got to get them back. million, frankly, back. and £1 million, frankly, is a drop in the ocean. but the other point to make, and it seems to be lost on rishi sunak, is that if you pay people in order to stop a problem, the problem will subsist, because they recognise that the minute they recognise that the minute they actually succeed in stopping the problem, they won't get lolly . so they're get the lolly. so they're embedding bad behaviour by offering up money. >> yeah, even i'd seen that one coming. you know, if, if they're going to carry on paying me , why going to carry on paying me, why would i this problem go would i make this problem go away? on. scarlett away? just carry on. scarlett i mean, we just we do seem to be just handing out money like confetti at moment to solve confetti at the moment to solve a it doesn't really a problem that it doesn't really seem to have a solution. >> no, i think this is what's called a performative thing, is that doing that we say we're doing something and nothing's going to happen. i mean, the thing happen. i mean, the other thing i completely agree with everything ben said. but look, libya a failed state and the libya is a failed state and the big reason libya is a failed state is what the british government did in it was that we

destroyed. we destroyed it. admittedly, a dictator, and it is basically run by gangs , i is basically run by gangs, i don't know why. i mean, i mean, these migrants coming in, many of them are kidnapped, are taken. i mean, where the million poundsis taken. i mean, where the million pounds is going to go is completely beyond me. and then there is this wonderful word, voluntary . these are voluntary voluntary. these are voluntary repatriations, the one that worried me as well, no. >> i mean, if you've come all the way, if you've risked yourself coming into libya , yourself coming into libya, which is a really, really dangerous country , the odds of dangerous country, the odds of you getting through it to a beach, to a to a boat, you are pretty desperate . voluntary is pretty desperate. voluntary is not going to be. so. libya will obviously say, well, we'll take the million and look , we're the million and look, we're going to send 50 people back voluntary probably won't be the word. they'll be kidnapped, they'll be put back. i mean, they'll be put back. i mean, they won't even they won't even be kidnapped and put back some

dictator or some warlord will put quid in back put the million quid in his back pocket . pocket. >> well, and the problem will just subsist. >> e seems >> i mean, it just seems complete and utter madness to me that it's that it's, you know, it doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of, of, i mean , with the problem of, of, i mean, you know, if they want to go back anyway , yeah. back anyway, yeah. >> why are they there in the first place? yeah. i mean, it's lunacy. >> why ? what we haven't got. >> why? what we haven't got. this is where scarlett and i are going. >> you said that because i thought it was me being genuinely thick, thinking. i don't see this one working. >> won't and >> well, it won't work. and i mean, the only way to do it in scarlet and i, i think are going to disagree on the only to disagree on this. the only way to enforce one's borders is to one's borders . and it to enforce one's borders. and it takes unilateral action every takes unilateral action by every single , all the way from single country, all the way from italy through to the united kingdom, people crossing kingdom, to stop people crossing their borders illegally. that's what thousands of what happened for thousands of years. and we've lost the will somehow to protect the territorial integrity of the united kingdom. and i don't want

to speak for scarlett, but i suspect she's she's got a humanitarian aspect to it, you know, an argument against what i'm saying. but i think the most humane thing to do is to let these people no, in no these people in. no, in no uncertain terms, that they will not be allowed to cross the channel because if they get that message will be message that they will be stopped and turned round, they will attempts to will cease to make attempts to cross the channel. >> our border force, such as it is and coastguard stops a boat, sends them back to france. >> absolutely. sends them back to france. >> what utely. sends them back to france. >> what uti france don't have >> what if france don't have them well, does france can't. >> can't resist it . they're they >> can't resist it. they're they seek enter our territorial seek to enter our territorial waters. stopped them. we waters. we stopped them. we stopped them at the point of entry. they go back to where they came from. >> and this isn't happening. and it i mean, the reason things have changed is because of the desperation of people. i mean , desperation of people. i mean, you know, ten years ago , or even you know, ten years ago, or even 20 years ago, were people risking their lives. i mean, 1500 people are thought to have

died leaving libya in the last 12 months, right? i mean, it is it is that that that journey across the mediterranean is really desperate. these are absolutely desperate people . absolutely desperate people. they are running from something now. i mean, you know , they now. i mean, you know, they might think they're running towards something wonderful , but towards something wonderful, but actually, i do not believe that they think that this is the promised land and they're going to be treated incredibly well. so these are desperate people. it's just none. nothing is going to work. what we have to have is rather than every every little country being a little island to itself and saying, oh, we don't have anything to do is we we've actually got to have a european, we've got to have a european deal what we do about migration. >> but french , i mean, we >> but the french, i mean, we have given them quite a of have given them quite a bit of money well. what about money as well. well, what about but ben's idea, but what about ben's idea, though? mean, because what though? i mean, because what what right? what seems to happen, right? scarlett that the scarlett is, is that the migrants small get migrants in the small boats get literally little way the literally a little way off the french coastline, our french coastline, and then our coastguard force pick coastguard and border force pick them up and bring them over

here, though they're close them up and bring them over he france. though they're close to france. >> well, think i think >> well, no, i think i think that that's right. i mean, you know, child who who know, this poor child who who drowned of course, mean, drowned just of course, i mean, the straight back. the boat went straight back. i mean, i don't, but if you were french. right, if you were the french. right, if you were the french government elianne. >> okay. >> okay, okay. >> okay, okay. >> but what i don't understand is why we expect the french government . so these people, government. so these people, the france really want them france doesn't really want them anyway. no, france, they don't want to be in france . and so and want to be in france. and so and so we are expecting france to say no, come back to us. i mean, it's never going to work. well, i mean, and that's why we have to have we, we really have to get together and we have to sort out migration as, as, as a continent . but rather than continent. but rather than having fortress britain, which we know doesn't, it's not just fortress britain. >> you need fortress italy . >> you need fortress italy. italy is one of the biggest culprits here. meloni one office on the promise that she would stop the boats now there is a big body of water in which those boats could be stopped, boarded

like the australians did and taken back to libya. >> oh, okay. i'm still none the wiser , but we're giving more wiser, but we're giving more money to another country that's basically full of crooks, and they're obviously going to spend it they ? it wisely, aren't they? >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> anyone else spotted flaw >> anyone else spotted the flaw in habib ? scarlett in this one, ben habib? scarlett mccgwire. thank you so much for that with that stimulating debate with absolutely no answers whatsoever, for the best whatsoever, for all the best analysis , even better than these analysis, even better than these two, an opinion on that story are much go to the website are much more. go to the website gbnews.com. time for gbnews.com. now it's time for our great latest great british give it. how many greats in their great british giveaway. and first it was phil from west yorkshire. and now we have our latest winner who is charles from stoke on trent who won £18,000 in cash. here's the moment he found out he'd won . moment he found out he'd won. >> charles, i have some really good news for you . you're the good news for you. you're the winner of the great british giveaway . giveaway. >> oh, simply nick. oh, dear. >> oh, simply nick. oh, dear. >> you've won £18,000 for me. >> you've won £18,000 for me. >> that's a big surprise for the

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extremists go unchallenged. for too long now . joining me now is too long now. joining me now is gb news political correspondent, katherine forster who is live on the london march today. there you are, catherine. thank you very much for coming back to us. now we spoke to you earlier on in the show. it seems to be going quite peacefully behind you.can going quite peacefully behind you. can you bring us up to speed on what's happening? >> hello, dawn. i hope you >> yes. hello, dawn. i hope you can okay i'm competing can hear me. okay i'm competing with a lot of noise, a lot of chanting , a lot of drums. as you chanting, a lot of drums. as you can hear behind me in the last few minutes, i've heard that very controversial chant from the river to the sea. >> palestine shall be free. what tends to happen is they'll only shout it once or twice and then they will stop. now the march has moved . we're just on the has moved. we're just on the south side of hyde park corner now, and it started just a little bit earlier where i was talking to a lady. >> i think we've got the photo i

can show you in a wheelchair. she'd spent a lot of time putting together two mannequins of children killed , representing of children killed, representing the children killed of course, in gaza, 30,000 people now dead , in gaza, 30,000 people now dead, according to figures from the hamas health ministry. there were also a group singing on the cornerjust were also a group singing on the corner just across the were also a group singing on the cornerjust across the road, corner just across the road, singing from sheeps music for peace in palestine. a real mix of people , a lot of very fed up of people, a lot of very fed up looking dogs, i have to say, and a few fed up looking toddlers. i don't know if it's their ideal way of spending a saturday afternoon when a lot of police here, but as you can see, huge numbers of protesters, the police tend to have a quite hands off approach. they don't want to aggravate community tensions. rishi sunak of course , tensions. rishi sunak of course, calling on the police to police these protests rather than just manage them. many feeling that the police are not cracking down

on protesters in perhaps the way that they should . and we heard that they should. and we heard this morning that it already cost the metropolitan police some £32 million since these protests began after october the 7th, policing these protests , 7th, policing these protests, large sums of money involved and looking at some of the emails that come in to us on gb news, one of our viewers made a very good saying what about good point, saying what about all businesses, all the all the businesses, all the shops who will no doubt be losing trade on these days and of course, these pictures are going around the country and around the world. these protests, of course, happening around the world too, and it must be very difficult for traders if you are on the route of this march. >> sure , the cafes will be doing >> sure, the cafes will be doing a good business if you want to go to the toilet in one of them, you can forget it. >> there we have israel is a terror state and yeah, peaceful

at the moment as it always is. but it will be interesting to see towards the end of the day. often things do change. worth saying. i think too that despite dozens of arrests at these protests, i think by the end of the year there had only been about 36 people actually charged. but there you can see in the shop the socialist worker sign from the river to the sea. palestine shall be free. that's very offensive to a lot of the jewish community. the socialist worker have printed it out on banners. so you can understand, can't you? why so many in the jewish community really feel that when these marches are on, they cannot go into central london. they simply don't feel safe. we know , don't we, that safe. we know, don't we, that since october the 7th, anti—semitic incidents have gone through the roof. worth saying . through the roof. worth saying. two, anti—muslim hate crimes also up a lot, i think. no chance. really of an end to these protests until we get a

meaningful ceasefire in gaza. and it doesn't seem at the moment like there's any real prospect of that. the situation quite dire there, but having a real effect. 2000 miles away back here on community tensions up and down the country. back to you, john. >> you've covered these marches from the very first one. have you noticed any progression in them, or is it pretty much the same the whole way through ? same the whole way through? >> to be honest, i haven't really. the numbers were big at the beginning and they're still huge today. it seems like they seem to understand the marches, what they can and can't get away with. so if, for example, you were to fly a hamas flag or a hezbollah flag here, you would be arrested . i haven't seen any be arrested. i haven't seen any of those at all. but you do get the chance of from the river to the chance of from the river to the sea. but it seems that the police think that that's

allowable. and despite the government wishing, i think, that they would take a more hands on approach. sir mark rowley, the met police commissioner, said last week we have to police the law as it is, not as others would wish it to be. so they very much stand at the side they watch and if necessary they will intervene. but they don't do that likely, let's see what happens as the day progresses . day progresses. >> as i think i do want to mention briefly, is that in your previous reports for us, you have mentioned that as the day does progress, the march gets later on in the day and darkness starts to fall, that the atmosphere does change slightly . atmosphere does change slightly. yes it does. >> and i mean already it's rather different from the ladies singing from their sheet music half an hour ago. and the lady in the wheelchair, because you've got such, such a volume , you've got such, such a volume, he just shouted bbc terrorists ,

he just shouted bbc terrorists, by the way. obviously things from the bbc are not to be telling them who we are from, because of course, i had a lot of abuse myself and the cameraman a couple of months ago here when we said we were broadcasting from gb news, and thatis broadcasting from gb news, and that is still being investigated by the police , but you can see by the police, but you can see that the numbers in themselves are quite intimidating. the shouting is intimidating, although i think it's worth mentioning you do get some jewish people coming, especially hasidic jews, coming out to support these marches, but there will always be troublemakers, and they will be the ones who hang around after the marches, primarily over looking for trouble . so let's see how we trouble. so let's see how we progress this afternoon. catherine that's katherine forster, live on the palestinian peace march there for us in london. catherine will be reporting on that throughout the show and indeed throughout the day, to see how it progresses, now i'm dawn neesom this is gb

news saturday, and there's lots more coming up on today's show, including george galloway says small parties are going to radically alter the next election. let's have a listen to spread of candidates, challengers , new parties, challengers, new parties, independent candidates and so on is now proceeding like wildfire to, you can watch the full interview tomorrow at 6 pm. but is he right? we'll be discussing that and more. you're with gb news, britain's news channel. but first, here's the news headunes but first, here's the news headlines with sofia. >> thanks, dawn. it's 133. headlines with sofia. >> thanks, dawn. it's133. i'm sofia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines. huge crowds are marching through central london and glasgow, demonstrating against the war in gaza. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to join the palestine solidarity campaign. march from hyde park to the us embassy, officers have warned

they have a robust plan in place to tackle hate crime . the met to tackle hate crime. the met police says the protests in london have cost the force more than £32 million over the past five months. meanwhile, the head of the foreign affairs committee has accused israel of blocking aid, getting into gaza. humanitarian supplies are being airdropped as the crisis in the region deepens. a ship carrying aid is also said to be ready to deploy at a moment's notice . deploy at a moment's notice. it's hoping to leave cyprus this weekend . two mps are demanding weekend. two mps are demanding more money for defence, citing global risks posed by countries such as russia and china. foreign office minister anne—marie trevelyan and security minister tom tugendhat are calling for an increase in spending to at least 2.5% of gdp up, and a new honour. the elizabeth emblem has been created to recognise public servants who've died in the line of duty. the fathers of murdered police officers, pcs fiona bone and nicola hughes , who were and nicola hughes, who were killed in greater manchester in 2012, campaigned for three years

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us. good afternoon. us. michael good afternoon. michael says these need michael says these marches need to be banned. they are an insult to be banned. they are an insult to ask the people on them are ignorant the history ignorant of the history and the rights of area in the rights of this area in the world. does go back thousands world. it does go back thousands of be fair, margaret, of years, to be fair, margaret, meanwhile , this is an meanwhile, this is an interesting point, margaret. actually, says if all actually, margaret says if all the people on the marches support palestine so passionately, don't they go passionately, why don't they go over there and help instead of shouting about it? here yeah, especially some of the young women. like see they women. i'd like to see how they fared over there. admit any fared over there. must admit any case, keep those coming. case, right. keep those coming. gb views at gb news. com there on your screen. now are we going to see the end of double taxation? we have to money. taxation? we have to talk money. come that's what the come on. and that's what the chancellor during his chancellor signalled during his spnng chancellor signalled during his spring . has he the spring budget. has he cut the rate national insurance by 2% rate of national insurance by 2% from april the 6th in employee national insurance will be cut by another £0.02 from 10% to 8, and self—employed national insurance will be cut from 8% to 6. >> it means an additional £450 a

year for the average employee, or £350 for someone self—employed . self—employed. >> but opposition parties ripped into the budget, saying expected rises in council tax will wipe out any any benefits for households. let's have a listen . households. let's have a listen. >> last desperate act of a party that has failed britain in recession. the national credit card maxed out and despite the measures today, the highest tax burden for 70 years, the first parliament since records began to see living standards fall, confirmed by this budget today thatis confirmed by this budget today that is their record. >> it is still their record . >> it is still their record. >> it is still their record. >> give with one hand and take even more with the other , blah blah. >> any case, but the national insurance cut wasn't the only measure in the budget this week, was it ? the great british pub

was it? the great british pub will also get a boost from a freeze on alcohol duty. now i've perked up the child benefit threshold increases to £60,000 a yean threshold increases to £60,000 a year, and the £0.05 cut to fuel duty is locked in for another 12 months. my head hurts now. it's a saturday. don't make me do this. joining me now is someone who loves doing this, actually. economist and co—founder of investment advisors regionally, justin urquhart stewart. justin good afternoon. thank you very much for joining good afternoon. thank you very much forjoining me. because you much for joining me. because you know what all this is about, don't you, i'm sorry, i thought it was not an exciting budget. i know , i know, it's going to know, i know, it's going to hurt, isn't it? it's going to hurt. they're going to be really upset. >> it was incredibly dull. >> it was incredibly dull. >> it was incredibly dull. >> i mean, also, you know, >> i mean, but also, you know, come it crisp, sexy and come on, make it crisp, sexy and full of impact for me. >> well, whole of it >> well, the whole point of it is going to be is if you're going to be a leader these things as leader of these things as a chancellor you've got to inspire people. word runs >> there's one word that runs on economy got economy confidence. so he's got to there yes, we to stand there and say, yes, we have difficult but do have a difficult time, but do this going to cut this and we're going to cut that. instance, when he that. for instance, when he held out the possibility of actually national out the possibility of actually natibeing wiped out just

tax being wiped out and just have single reform all have a single tax and reform all of that would have been of that, that would have been exciting, of that, that would have been exciting in. about then also coming in. how about then also making sure that the successful businesses , smaller companies businesses, smaller companies and technology, why don't give them money, give them tax breaks to encourage people to actually say, , we're quite good at say, look, we're quite good at this. this is how you develop it further, inspire us. >> instead of dozing off, it's like, you know, it's like the it's gone down like a bucket of cold sick. it has be said, cold sick. it has to be said, right. okay just 10. sorry right. okay just 10. i'm sorry for image. having for that image. if you're having your lunch , i'm just 10% have your lunch, i'm just 10% have said personal said their personal circumstances be improved circumstances would be improved now, 9% saying britain would be better now talking as a better off now talking as a woman of a certain age, it didn't seem that helpful to the people that are most likely to vote conservative. and that's older people and pensioners . older people and pensioners. >> yeah, sort of certain people like me in a position to say that. >> i just thought i'd use myself for a reference, but yeah, no, no, no, because you haven't got anywhere no, no, because you haven't got anywh you. so kind. but thank you. i'm so kind. but i mean, why are mean, why why are the conservative the natural conservative party the natural home voters , not home of pension voters, not helping them out? i mean, there

was for pensioners. in was nothing for pensioners. in fact they face average fact, they they face an average of don't of £1,000, don't they? >> basically , you have >> i mean, basically, you have to a sigh of relief. to have a sigh of relief. >> we didn't the triple lock. >> the triple lock has been actually generous actually incredibly generous compared to other people. so over the years, over the past few years, actually pensioners have been awful, haven't been in such a bad place. but you actually now look at the other tax that look at the other tax rises that we've coming through this. we've seen coming through this. and you've actually if and when you've actually if you're get back to you're trying to get back to work again for lot of people work again for a lot of people are going to are finally going back to work. and he's finding that and then he's finding still that your still your tax situation is still going pretty high. going to be pretty high. >> but this is this is the problem, right? >> you convince voters >> how do you convince voters you a tax cutter, is you are a tax cutter, which is what was really what jeremy hunt was really desperate overall desperate to do when the overall tax burden to rise to the tax burden is set to rise to the highest 1948. highest since 1948. >> well, they're looking >> and, well, they're looking at them direction them in the wrong direction here. had here. after all, we had inflation year, he inflation last year, which he said down inflation. said we brought down inflation. no didn't we didn't no we didn't we didn't have interest going up. are interest rates going up. are were aimed at consumer. if there was consumer boom, we didn't was a consumer boom, we didn't have a consumer boom. it was exactly the opposite. the reason we inflation is because what we had inflation is because what happened chains

happened to the supply chains after covid ukraine after covid and ukraine and those we're having to those other wars we're having to deal and the supply chain, deal with, and the supply chain, which a piece which was like a piece of elastic, know, time elastic, you know, just in time manufacturing. well, that's fine until goes ping until the supply chain goes ping and what happens here. a and that's what happens here. a shortage goods go up. shortage of goods prices go up. and the government says to and so the government says to the bank of england control the bank of england well control inflation. only got one inflation. they've only got one tool. put interest tool. they can put interest rates down. that didn't rates up or down. that didn't affect it. what you could affect it. so what you could have saying right have done is saying right actually with the of actually with the bank of england to england we're going to have rates down. now and rates coming down. now and actually saying, inflation actually saying, look, inflation is down, inspire us. is on its way down, inspire us. therefore with cheaper money, particularly those people with mortgages they've got to redo. well they actually well yes, and they will actually say going to carry out say and we're going to carry out wholesale reform actually wholesale tax reform to actually make simpler, and make it simpler, more and understanding more . and we'll understanding more. and we'll give not extra give more incentives, not extra money, to the areas money, but tax cuts to the areas that actually create growth and wealth. companies who wealth. smaller companies who become bigger companies who employ people. not employ more people. it's not difficult . difficult. >> it's not rocket science, is it? >> see, justin urquhart stewart, you should be our next chancellor. i think you make a lot more sense, and you're looking after the older people as thank you very much. my

as well. thank you very much. my pleasure. justin i am going pleasure. justin and i am going to off air why to ask you again off air why you've leaves hair, you've got leaves in your hair, it's more interesting than tax. probably. see, it does have leaves. look. anyways i'm dawn neesom news saturday and neesom it's gb news saturday and there's up on there's loads more coming up on today's show. showbiz matthew perry, his role on tv perry, known for his role on tv friends, will reportedly not be acknowledged at the oscars, upsetting fans who feel it's a bit of a snub . all the while, bit of a snub. all the while, his ex—girlfriend is pushing for recognition and we're also doing a bit of big brother as well. all of that and much more to come at your gb britain's come at your gb news britain's news channel. too far.

you. exciting! welcome back to gb news saturday with me . dawn gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom on your telly, online and on digital radio. we're doing showbiz now. friends star matthew perry has reportedly been snubbed not being

acknowledged at the oscars , acknowledged at the oscars, which is this weekend, i think. aren't they? according. and this is according to his ex—girlfriend former ex—girlfriend and former assistant edwards. assistant katie edwards. she has called for the academy awards to pay called for the academy awards to pay tribute to the late actor as this controversy at the this follows controversy at the baftas month, where matthew baftas last month, where matthew perry been perry seemed to have been forgotten in the list of commemorations commemorated forgotten in the list of commevenations commemorated forgotten in the list of commeven now,; commemorated forgotten in the list of commeven now, joining emorated forgotten in the list of commeven now, joining me rated forgotten in the list of commeven now, joining me to ed stars, even now, joining me to talk about the oscars, about matthew perry and about all the other showbiz is showbiz guru, the lovely stephanie takyi sean . the lovely stephanie takyi sean. >> love you. >> love you. >> in truth, we're doing the we're channelling the still bringing christmas in a bit late, but so stephanie, talk to me about the oscars first. yeah. what's going on oscars tomorrow . what's going on oscars tomorrow. >> so it's set to be a big night. hoping we're night. i'm hoping we're not going any controversy going to have any controversy like a similar will like a similar to when will smith slapped rock , but smith slapped chris rock, but there be fair, it was there will, to be fair, it was at entertaining. it at least entertaining. it definitely helped the ratings, that's there that's for sure, don. but there is. beefing up their is. they are beefing up their security like over here security because like over here they're pro they're worried about pro palestine protests, which seems to be happening a lot of the

to be happening at a lot of the entertainment events happened at the grammys last month as well. so i think bosses are going to be holding their breaths that they no stunts or they won't be no silly stunts or violent least . but in violent stunts, at least. but in regards to matthew perry, you know, his untimely passing , know, his untimely passing, nazir shocked everybody. most of all, the hollywood industry, because he's known for friends. but he did star in quite a few movies as well. and baftas, they got last month when they got slated last month when they didn't include him in the memoriam because why didn't they? >> just because of his death, was linked to drugs and things, and their excuse was that they're going to feature him in they're going to feature him in the bafta tv awards, which will be place in may in the be taking place in may in the memoriam there. >> you they i love >> but, you know, they i love tina but she only done, tina turner, but she only done, i one film, max, and i think, one film, mad max, and she featured in that. so for she was featured in that. so for matthew perry's, a much matthew perry's, who has a much more extensive career, you would have thought they would have highlighted . but the highlighted this. but the oscars, all about oscars, again, it's all about entertainment. hoping entertainment. so i'm hoping that they are going to do the right and feature him right thing and feature him in the memoriam, his ex—girlfriend asking them to do a bigger tribute. i think that's kind of

pushing it this year. they say they to stick to a strict they want to stick to a strict 3.5 hour show. so, know , 3.5 hour show. so, you know, think of how many people have passed away in the past year. you you if you do, you know, if you if you do, matthew perry, you'll get another loved one saying, well, why wasn't loved why wasn't my loved one. exactly. know, you exactly. so, you know, once you do do another. i think do one you do another. i think it's for the friends do it's up for the friends to do their own tribute. >> it's 3.5 hours, 3.5 hours. >> so it's 3.5 hours, 3.5 hours. >> going to be on itv from >> it's going to be on itv from half so they're half 10:00. so it's they're hoping the brits are going to be watching. >> yeah, i'd say watch the gb news. >> oh beloved, the other thing on telly and i was talking about today is celebrity big brother. >> i've been tuned in with popcorn and champagne. oh yeah. >> because this is what you tell me what's been going, oh my gosh, has been a you gosh, this has been a very, you know, cast. know, odd cast. >> they are bringing the >> but they are bringing all the gossip had kate gossip. first we had kate middleton's gary goldsmith middleton's uncle gary goldsmith , who was the loose lipped uncle that you would not want on air. he spilling all her he was spilling all of her secrets. evicted secrets. he got evicted last night . but then also. oh sorry night. but then also. oh sorry guys. we also have sharon osbourne and louis walsh and yeah, you know how we say

there's no friends in showbiz? well, clearly they're no longer friends with simon cowell. they still have a bit bone to pick still have a bit of bone to pick with as they feel they were with him as they feel they were let to ageism. but last let go due to ageism. but last from the x factor. but last night sharon was going in for simon, saying that he cuts off all of his friends and how she lost a big gig where she was supposed to be a judge on the masked singer. she was trying to be x factor, and be loyal to the x factor, and she got let go. and she she still got let go. and she said, called me said, said, simon called me and said, chain , chain and was chain, chain change. and she was like, changed his like, he hasn't changed his outfit in three decades. >> they've got me. >> they've got me. >> was full on last night, >> so it was full on last night, but it was a big on slanging match and i think it's been a quite a good series. definitely entertaining. quite a good series. definitely entand ning. quite a good series. definitely ent and just very, very briefly >> and just very, very briefly this morning with the two new hosts monday on monday, monday it's change. it's all change. >> we've got cat deeley and ben shepherd, cats running in from new york. the pressure is on because know , it went because you know, it went through so much turmoil on the show. they're hoping show. so they're hoping that this will the of them this will they the two of them will saving grace. i'm will be the saving grace. i'm not about their chemistry.

not sure about their chemistry. we to we have to see. >> we've got chemistry . oh, >> oh, we've got chemistry. oh, that's a gorgeous stephanie takyi neesom, by that's a gorgeous stephanie takjway neesom, by that's a gorgeous stephanie takjway , neesom, by that's a gorgeous stephanie takjway , this neesom, by that's a gorgeous stephanie takjway , this is neesom, by that's a gorgeous stephanie takjway , this is gb neesom, by that's a gorgeous stephanie takjway , this is gb news.)m, by that's a gorgeous stephanie takjway , this is gb news. it's by the way, this is gb news. it's saturday evidently, and there's loads more coming up on today's show. it's trump versus biden once , the us voters poll once again, the us voters poll after poll concluded voters did not want another showdown. but so how have got here? any so how have we got here? any case, shall we have a butchers at the weather and see what that's doing for you? the that's doing for you? it's the weekend here's dewhurst weekend. here's greg dewhurst to tell it. tell us all about it. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello there. welcome to your latest gb news weather. it stays cloudy through the rest of the weekend. further rain at times. still quite breezy too and looking at the pressure pattern, low pressure sits to the south. introducing this strong east southeasterly breeze across the country. noticeable. country. really noticeable. taking the edge off the temperatures. outbreaks of rain pushing northwards too and it is

cloudy end to saturday. outbreaks of rain could be heavy at times across parts of wales this evening and then overnight. we see a of low cloud we see a lot of low cloud outbreaks of rain and drizzle, particularly across eastern parts, northwards but parts, pushing northwards but generally for everyone, a cloudy night will keep night and that will keep temperatures well above freezing for most. 2 may get to low for most. 1 or 2 may get to low single figures in any clearer spells for the vast majority are cloudy, damp, grey start to sunday, outbreaks of rain pushing north and westward. some of this heavy at times could be some brighter breaks developing across the south—west the uk across the south—west of the uk into the afternoon, but this could trigger 1 or 2 heavy showers. but for most of us it stays cloudy , the breeze still stays cloudy, the breeze still coming in from east and coming in from the east and making it quite chilly. making it feel quite chilly. temperatures to temperatures generally up to around 10 or 11 celsius, but feeling more like single figures into the new working week. it generally stays quite cloudy still. outbreaks of light rain and drizzle pulling in from the nonh and drizzle pulling in from the north sea, a few brighter breaks at times in the west and over the next few days it generally stays cloudy. there

stays cloudy. further, there could at times, but could be some rain at times, but a largely cloudy dry picture. temperatures rising a little too that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> thank you very much, greg. i don't know why i'm laughing . don't know why i'm laughing. it's the weekend. i guess there's loads more coming up, including george galloway, who says parties going says small parties are going to radically the course of radically alter the course of the next election. let's have a listen. the space bread of candidates, challengers , new candidates, challengers, new parties, independent candidates and so on is now proceeding like wildfire for is he right though? watch the full interview with george galloway on the neil oliver show tomorrow at 6:00. we'll be talking about it later as well. this is gb news loads more coming up very soon. >> i'm andrew doyle join me at

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hello and welcome to gb news. saturday. i'm dawn neesom. and for the next hour, i'll be keeping you company on your and on your telly, online and on digital keeping you up to digital radio, keeping you up to date on all the stories that really matter to you. coming up this hour, just as reform are this hour, just as reform uk are winning over conservative voters, george galloway has told gb news his party can steal voters from labour. so could small parties after the future alter the future of british politics? then britain's counter—extremism tsar says pro—palestinian protests are turning london into no go zones

for jews. is he right, though? forjews. is he right, though? we're covering those marches live and tory ministers are urging rishi sunak's government to lead the way and increase defence spending to at least 2.5% at the time of growing threats. should be spending more for britain's protection, though . hey, but this show is nothing without you and your views . not without you and your views. not about me. i'm just sitting here talking. you're the ones with the opinions. so let me know what thinking the what you're thinking on all the stories we're discussing today. really online. see really easy online. see gbviews@gbnews.com on your screen right now. or you can go onune screen right now. or you can go online or message me on the socials. we're at gb news. but first let's go and get those news headlines with sophia wenzler . wenzler. >> thanks, dawn. good afternoon. it's 2:02. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . i'm your top the gb newsroom. i'm your top story this hour. huge crowds are

marching through central london and glasgow, demonstrating against the war in gaza. thousands of people are taking part in the palestine solidarity campaign marches, demanding an immediate ceasefire. officers have warned they have a robust plan in place to tackle hate crime after the counter—terrorism tsar said the capital had become a no go zone for jews . the met police says for jews. the met police says the protests in london have cost the protests in london have cost the force more than £32 million over the past five months. meanwhile, the head of the foreign affairs committee has accused israel of blocking aid getting into gaza . humanitarian getting into gaza. humanitarian suppues getting into gaza. humanitarian supplies are being airdropped as the crisis in the region deepens. a ship carrying aid is eu announced plans to create a maritime corridor with a temporary port to be built off the coast of gaza in the coming weeks . two mps have used a weeks. two mps have used a social media post to demand more

defence spending in further signs of tension within the tory party. foreign office minister anne—marie trevelyan and security minister tom tugendhat published an article appearing to criticise the absence of funds in the budget for defence. they're calling for an increase in spending to at least 2.5% of gdp, citing global risks posed by countries such as russia and china . in other news, the china. in other news, the mothers of two teenagers killed in nottingham say they've lost faith in the justice system. valdo calocane has was handed a hospital order for manslaughter by diminished responsibility after stabbing 19 year old students barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar, as well as school caretaker ian coates. and that's in june of last year. the teenager's parents have now criticised the police and crown prosecution service , telling the prosecution service, telling the times they felt foolish for thinking they would see justice properly served . a london properly served. a london fertility clinic has had its licence to operate suspended due

to significant concerns about the unit. it comes as the telegraph newspaper reports that the centre had been reported to police over fears embryos were being destroyed. the homerton fertility centre in east london admitted errors in its freezing processes had led to some embryos either not surviving or being undetectable . all the being undetectable. all the suspension means the unit will not be able to accept any new bookings for treatment, but existing patients can still access its services. a new honour , the elizabeth emblem, honour, the elizabeth emblem, has been created to recognise pubuc has been created to recognise public servants who have died in the line of duty. the fathers of murdered police officers, pcs fiona bone and nicola hughes, who were killed in greater manchester in 2012, campaigned for three years to secure the award. bryn hughes and paul bowen have described the decision as both humbling and overwhelming . overwhelming. >> i'm very pleased and for all the police that have lost their lives in service that they're now getting recognition by the

state and for all the families involved , it will be a privilege involved, it will be a privilege to have them. >> it's been nearly three years campaigning for me and, you know, for it's finally to be announced. it's i think in one respect, it's humbling, a bit overwhelming , but so pleased for overwhelming, but so pleased for everybody and just everybody and not just police officers as we found officers as well as we found out, it's for everybody in pubuc out, it's for everybody in public service that will public service and that will mean those families. mean a lot for those families. i think . think. >> and meghan markle says she suffered hateful and cruel onune suffered hateful and cruel online abuse while she was pregnant. speaking at an event in texas, she criticised the toxicity and lack of humanity on the internet and across parts of the internet and across parts of the media. >> the bulk of the bullying and abuse that i was experiencing in social media and online was when i was pregnant with archie and with lily, and with a newborn, with lily, and with a newborn, with each of them, and you just think about that, and you , it's think about that, and you, it's really wrap your head around why people would be so , so hateful. people would be so, so hateful. it's not catty, it's cruel.

>> and for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now it's back to gb news. saturday >> thank you very much, sophia. right, let's get straight into those stories, shall we? now, lots of you been getting in touch, sending your thoughts. and some of i can even read and some of them i can even read out loud. thanks some of out loud. thanks for some of those. want to get in those. if you want to get in touch vaiews@gbnews.uk on your screen boris johnson, screen now. now boris johnson, a very figure. we're very divisive figure. we're talking about him earlier on. should he come he save should he come back? can he save the tories, david, a fan. the tories, david, not a fan. i'm going . wake up. we don't i'm going. wake up. we don't want buffoon johnson back. i think you i think you need to be a bit open about what you're saying. they're a bit confused about your message there, and meanwhile, migration , simon meanwhile, on migration, simon says country is an enormous says this country is an enormous mess. we keep handing mess. why do we keep handing money out so freely? that's after we are now giving money to libya. wasn't it £1 million just

to stop the migration ? well, to stop the migration? well, okay, one, because okay, and megan one, because sophia mentioned it in the news. this is maureen. good afternoon . this is maureen. good afternoon. maureen. maureen says megan loves playing victim game. loves playing the victim game. full stop, interesting . so get full stop, interesting. so get in touch. gb views gb news. com now let's move on, shall we? george galloway says small parties are going to radically alter the course of the next election. just as reform uk seemed to be siphoning votes away from the conservative, george galloway believes his workers party can still votes away from labour. here's what he told gb news the spread of candidates , challengers, new candidates, challengers, new parties, independent candidates and so on is now proceeding like wildfire. >> if i tell you that i have now in my pocket, more than 300 prospective parliamentary candidates, all paying their own election expenses, by the way, because we can't pay them more

than 300 workers party parliamentary candidates. imagine that. >> you don't have to imagine it, actually, because you can watch the full interview on the neil oliver show from tomorrow at 6:00. but if george galloway, right, will voters turn away from the major parties at the next general election whenever it's going to be joining me now is gb news senior political commentator, nigel nelson. hello again. nigel, thank you for joining us. now now we are talking we've been talking about bofis talking we've been talking about boris johnson all afternoon. now we'll talk george we'll talk about george galloway, very divisive galloway, another very divisive political , got an political figure, got an exclusive gb news interview with him , what do you make about what him, what do you make about what george is saying? are the traditional parties finished in this country , the short answer this country, the short answer is no. >> oh, that's right, by nigel. under the first past the post system , that that it's always

system, that that it's always the big parties, which are always going to school. and as i'm sure ben habib will tell you, it's really difficult for small parties to break through, reform is according to the latest gb news poll, riding on 13. that's about the same as ukip had in 2015. but ukip only returned one mp at that election, and that was, douglas carswell in clacton and he had a significant personal vote anyway. so even at 13, reform is unlikely to return a single mp. now, george galloway is nowhere near as organised as as reform is, so he's telling he's telling candidates if he has these 300, as he claims, he's telling these candidates, they're going to have to pay for themselves. so not only do they risk losing their £500 deposit if they don't get 5% of the vote , they also get 5% of the vote, they also got to find the money to run a

campaign to run an election campaign. and election campaigns are expensive, which brings us back actually, to the rochdale by—election, which obviously george galloway romped home. >> and this argument is >> and this is this argument is based on that, isn't it, because the workers party, george's party got 39.7% of the vote. meanwhile i mean, sort of like the conservatives and labour and the conservatives and labour and the lib dems somewhere at the bottom of this list here, i can't even see them. were beaten by called dave tully, by a bloke called dave tully, who independent candidate who was an independent candidate who was an independent candidate who ran local garage. who ran the local garage. i mean, seem to think mean, it does seem to think that, you know, if the opinion of rochdale voters is reflected nationwide, neither labour or conservative are could do well at all. >> yeah. i mean, certainly but rochdale was a was a bit of a freak by—election that there was no labour candidate standing or no labour candidate standing or no effective labour candidate standing. so there was only some, you know, the guy who was actually on the labour list had really been abandoned by the party for anti—semitism. so voters in rochdale were looking for somewhere else to go. they

decided that george galloway was the place for their vote, and as you say, dawn, dave tully did remarkably well coming second, he campaigned solely, solely on local issues, he did much better. i'm sure , than even he better. i'm sure, than even he expected. but as i say, it was a it was a weird by—election, not typical when it comes down to the general election. you're talking about spending of £35 million, which rishi sunak has raised from the 18.5 million that that the parties were allowed to spend in the 2019 election. so money talks, organisation talks very difficult for small parties, almost impossible for one. that's actually starting from scratch, like george galloway's workers party . workers party. >> ooh, it's intriguing though as you say, money talks. and if you want to hear a george galloway actually do the talking, he's with neil oliver tomorrow 6:00. nigel, thank tomorrow at 6:00. nigel, thank you so much for explaining the state british politics,

state of british politics, because none of us understand it, frankly, do we? as i said, that full george galloway interview is on neil oliver interview is on the neil oliver show tomorrow at 6 pm. don't want to miss that. now for all the analysis, opinion on that story and more. very story and much more. very simple. just go to our website gbnews.com. now we move on. another exciting topic for you because this one has got very many of you annoyed tory ministers are urging rishi sunak's government to lead the way in increased defence spending to at least 2.5% at a time of growing threat of middle east, russia, etc. security minister tom tugendhat has said. the foreign office minister, anne—marie trevelyan , are urging anne—marie trevelyan, are urging the government to strengthen the uk's nuclear deterrent, regrow the royal navy, invest in more weapons and ammunition and accelerate plans to build a new generation of fighter jets for the air force. not much of a shopping list is it? joining me now gb news, of the now is gb news, host of the saturday five, benjamin butterworth and broadcaster mike parry . gentlemen, thank you so parry. gentlemen, thank you so much for joining parry. gentlemen, thank you so much forjoining me. now we the

much for joining me. now we the budget, which was really one of the least exciting ones, i think any of us ever gone through , you any of us ever gone through, you know, mr hunt mentioned nhs education, taxes loads of times. he mentioned defence once. mike, we have a situation might have noficed we have a situation might have noticed going on in russia. we have a situation going on in the middle east. we do need to spend more on defence. why more money on defence. why aren't we doing it? >> i don't know, it doesn't make any common sense at all. i mean, the been raised this the issue has been raised this morning because former morning because three former defence ministers michael fallon, williamson, ben fallon, gavin williamson, ben wallace, who looked after the ministry of defence for ten years between the three of them. so they do know what they're talking about. tobias ellwood this broadcasting on this morning broadcasting on number of stations, including gb news, making the point that there are too many reasons not to support the increase in defence. instead of getting on with it. well, what i can't understand is why senior politicians politicians don't understand. if you show weakness

, then the bad people in the world and we all know who they are in russia and iran and china and north korea will spot that weakness and they will come after you when the falklands were invaded, the russians were so astonished that we got down there so quickly and took the falklands back . all defence falklands back. all defence experts will tell you that. put the question off the radar for at least 20 years because it showed a the west and b the british could respond very, very capably and with will against aggressors. that's all gone now. that's all gone. and i just can't understand why , when we've can't understand why, when we've got a budget in this country of 265 billion for welfare, for welfare, that the defence budget doesn't go over 50 billion, it's outrageous. we make so much money in this country on things like nine, 2.9 million people in this country don't even want to get out of bed and go to work every so they live on every day. so they live on welfare right? welfare benefits, right? we've got civil servants every

got more civil servants every yeah got more civil servants every year. we've diversity, year. we've got more diversity, poverty , diversity officers in poverty, diversity officers in whitehall every year. it's a complete shambles and the whole thing has got to be shaken down and give more to money defence because island nation because we're an island nation and to be able to and we've got to be able to defend our shores, our borders and look after ourselves. >> benjamin, i mean, only a day after the budget, we had a report that said, there's a £29 billion financial black hole in defence spending. meanwhile, russia have upped their defence spending to 6% of gdp. >> i mean, look, it's got a point . point. >> i feel like i feel like mike's a sort of right wing george galloway with his, with his. >> i'm not a right wing george galloway, ben johnston, just galloway, ben johnston, i'm just talking about the common sense factor. aggressors in factor. there are aggressors in the world. they may come after us. we've got to make sure they know defend ourselves. absolutely. >> and i think the falklands is a of how acting a good example of how acting decisively the money decisively and putting the money behind . i don't think behind it works. i don't think we should be overly negative. >> i countries like russia >> i think countries like russia would want us to be as would want us to be feeling as though failing,

though we're failing, because actually when they invaded ukraine, stunned by ukraine, they were stunned by how strong not just nato allies were, but britain was in its response. >> we have actually had a lot of solidarity , and the truth is solidarity, and the truth is that the number of people in our armed forces has been falling, and the funding for it for more than decade . than a decade. >> and so the very fact that this is now the conversation i think shows progress. >> the is that we >> you know, the fact is that we are spending more in ukraine. we are spending more in ukraine. we are spending more in ukraine. we are spending more in the middle east. think to east. i think we need to understand that this is a preventative because we preventative measure because we have a situation now that i don't the world had don't think the world has had since at least the 80s, where there superpowers that are there are superpowers that are moving together, that are allying each other to try and take on the world order as we know it . so i take on the world order as we know it. so i think take on the world order as we know it . so i think there take on the world order as we know it. so i think there is a real level of naivety, but the problem is that you've already seen in the us with the republicans , that there is a republicans, that there is a populist swell of people saying we really can't pay our bills. we really do see our public services falling apart in the us as in the uk. and so i think

politicians need to be careful about saying, let's chuck another 10 billion at this without explaining how that money is going to be spent, because you risk a real populist backlash . backlash. >> yeah. mean, the thing is, >> yeah. i mean, the thing is, i mean, sort of during the mean, sort of like during the cold alluded to cold war, which you alluded to there, we were spending there, i mean, we were spending 4% yeah and it's 2.2 4% of gdp. yeah and now it's 2.2 and we're only asking for 2.5. yeah. so do you reckon, mike, that we were to put this to that if we were to put this to the people would rather the vote, people would rather have money spent on have more money spent on the nhs. for example, or nhs. that one, for example, or defence at the moment. >> well what i think is and benjys on it, the benjys touched on it, the trouble we trouble is that we send politicians houses of politicians to the houses of commons supposed to commons and they're supposed to know they're doing, know what they're doing, represent are all represent us, and they are all turning a blind eye to the catastrophic security situation in the world. they're trying to say, well, no, it'll never happen. it doesn't matter. and also the optics upset me. we spend £6 billion on two aircraft carriers and we haven't got any aeroplanes to put on the deck. how does it look when we send those carriers into the those aircraft carriers into the red we're going to show, those aircraft carriers into the red know, ale're going to show, those aircraft carriers into the red know, the,�* going to show,

those aircraft carriers into the red know, the, the ng to show, those aircraft carriers into the red know, the, the aggressors. you know, the, the aggressors that we mean business. but we've got eight aircraft on an aircraft carrier. it's nonsense. we have to send our fighters from cyprus to attack the houthis , because we haven't got houthis, because we haven't got the proper shipping in the proper sort of shipping in the proper sort of shipping in the to do the job. the royal navy to do the job. it's outrageous. a very it's outrageous. that's a very fair point. >> we i mean, wembley >> and also we i mean, wembley holds 90,000. we've about holds 90,000. we've got about 73,000 members armed 73,000 members of the armed forces so yeah, forces at the moment. so yeah, we need to bolster it a bit, we do need to bolster it a bit, don't we, benjamin. >> think i think you >> yeah, i think i think you probably a situation probably are in a situation where is much higher probably are in a situation wherit is much higher probably are in a situation wherit has is much higher probably are in a situation wherit has been is much higher probably are in a situation wherit has been in much higher probably are in a situation wherit has been in decades,iher than it has been in decades, indeed than it has been in decades, indibut, you know, think for >> but, you know, i think for context , you know, we spend context, you know, we spend about 2.2% on defence spending . about 2.2% on defence spending. >> china spends more than 7. >> china spends more than 7. >> so i think that gives an idea of what you're up against. >> now, look, i think it's a bit you the scale china's, you take the scale of china's, army against us. >> just point out, you >> i would just point out, you know, 7% in china is probably because attack than because they're more attack than defence spending. they're trying to but to take other countries. but i just one other point just make one other point quickly that having the quickly is that having the security minister, someone who attends and foreign attends cabinet and a foreign minister out and minister coming out and criticising the government's defence policy when they are

senior members of that government , shows that there is government, shows that there is a real breakdown at the centre of government. and when that's happening on something as critical as defence, i think much more serious questions need to asked about rishi sunak to be asked about rishi sunak and how i do as well i do as well. >> i totally agree with you. >> i totally agree with you. >> know this ridiculous >> you know this ridiculous idea. everybody happy, but idea. keep everybody happy, but ignore the focal issue which is to keep this country safe because that is the first responsibility of government. keep your safe . don't keep your citizens safe. don't pay keep your citizens safe. don't pay them more and more welfare benefits because they might not benefits because they might not be to spend them if we get invaded. >> right? okay. why are you sort of agreeing with one of semi agreeing with one another? that kind another? i think that was kind of agreement i have to of an agreement there. i have to move we're move on. unfortunately we're out of time, that's the brilliant mike benjamin mike perry and benjamin butterworth there. thank you so much defending your much for, defending your standpoints very well indeed. right it's time for our latest great british giveaway. and first it was phil from west yorkshire. now we have our latest winner, who is charles from stoke on trent, who won £18,000 in cash. here's the moment found out who'd won.

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go straight to clive on the back of about our, of our last debate about our, defence the fact defence spending and the fact that it wasn't really mentioned in was it, clive . in the budget, was it, clive. good afternoon. clive. thank you for message, you say for your message, clive. you say as who served during as a veteran who served during the cold war, we a great the cold war, we had a great army of hundreds of thousands of troops and a amount of troops and a good amount of ships planes . now we have ships and planes. now we have nothing, my opinion, our nothing, in my opinion, our closer to war than any time since 1939. and gary says, use our money to defend our country. foreign aid for failing countries . stop now. strong countries. stop now. strong points there . right now, once points there. right now, once again, pro—palestinian protests are filling the streets of cities across the country calling for a ceasefire in gaza. and now britain's counter—extremism tsar robin simcox says that these very protests are turning london into a no go zone forjews. as he a no go zone for jews. as he slams the government for letting extremists go, unrwa challenged for too long. joining me now is gb news political correspondent katherine forster, who is alive

at the march in london. for us, catherine, good to see you back safe and sound. catherine, how's it going now? this afternoon ? yes. >> well, it's progressed from hyde park corner, where it started down along the back of buckingham palace. we're now just at the side of victoria station, ultimately heading oven station, ultimately heading over, to the us embassy on the south side of the river thames. very noisy, large numbers of people. as you can see, the police are standing by. no trouble as yet , certainly none trouble as yet, certainly none that i have seen. but of course, that i have seen. but of course, that always tends to be the way. still lots of families , some still lots of families, some little children, some dogs, having to be carried. now, i think they're getting a bit tired, a lot of shouting, and i'm not seeing very many people with their faces covered. i haven't heard the chant from the river to the sea, much , much river to the sea, much, much lately, of course. rishi sunak, the prime minister asking just

over a week ago, pleading with protesters , saying don't let protesters, saying don't let extremists hijack the march. also saying to the police, you need to police these protests . need to police these protests. we will back you, the police, the police commissioner, sir mark rowley, very clear that he, as he says we have to police the law as it is not with others , law as it is not with others, would wish it to be, some of the placards. i see a peppa pig balloon over there, but interestingly , i've just seen interestingly, i've just seen a placard saying free the hostages and of course, worth remembering that the horrors in gaza are 30,000 now dead. according to hamas health ministry figures, many more starving, a real humanitarian crisis. what's triggered by those hamas atrocities ? on october the 7th atrocities? on october the 7th killing of 1200 innocent israelis and the taking hostage of a couple of hundred hostages. one of the posters saying free the hostages, no sign of a

ceasefire as yet. >> and a lady handing me a leaflet for a one state solution , of course, the traditional thinking is a two state solution, though benjamin netanyahu, in charge of israel, is having no truck with that at all. >> they're calling for a united palestine and israel, i'm afraid that seems an incredibly long way off. i don't know how much of this we can hear. >> people with loudspeaker orders, but all demanding a ceasefire . now, of course, what ceasefire. now, of course, what they say in london, you're not going to have much impact. back in israel and gaza . in israel and gaza. >> thank you very much. catherine will be remaining with the march all afternoon for us. stay safe. catherine thank you very much. now joining me now is gb news scotland reporter tony maguire, who is covering the action in glasgow for us. tony, thank you very much. what's happening where you are now . happening where you are now. >> good afternoon. well we're

just really seeing the end, the wrap up of the protest and the march here in glasgow . and we march here in glasgow. and we had around about an hour of speakers , basically there was speakers, basically there was quite a lot of interest in topics today, including some relation to international women's day. and, you know, the women's day. and, you know, the women who are standing strong in gaza, cooking for their neighbours and the communities , neighbours and the communities, at some of the camps now, then we saw a march through the city, the streets of glasgow, and then back for yet another round of speakers here. and, you know, it's been fairly calm . everyone it's been fairly calm. everyone has been highly respectful of each other. lots of loud shouting , lots of loud music, a shouting, lots of loud music, a few chants of the, arguably anti—semitic from the river to the sea, and quite a few face coverings here. i've seen quite a lot of these masks and plastic , almost halloween skull like masks only they've been painted

with the palestinian flag, and, you know, i got to say that there are just a little bit eerie, quite frankly , when you eerie, quite frankly, when you see them kind of looking at you straight in the eye, and on the, the most part, as i said , the most part, as i said, everyone here has been, you know, a model of peaceful protesting. unfortunately, somebody had , i think, done a somebody had, i think, done a little bit of a googling and worked out who we were with and ensured some slight hostility. really towards us, which is really unfortunate because, you know, as others have pointed out to me, in our defence, you know, debate is all about sharing of different ideas and different ideologies so that we can learn from each other. so i would say on the whole , yes, things have on the whole, yes, things have been peaceful, but as always, you know , the emotions are high you know, the emotions are high at events like these . at events like these. >> thank you very much. and stay safe there in glasgow, covering the palestinian peace protest . the palestinian peace protest. thank you. that's tony mcguire, our scotland reporter.

interesting times. i do wonder if there was a ceasefire . would if there was a ceasefire. would the marches just stop or do you think there is, as that lady who handed the leaflet to catherine in london pointed out, a one state solution required. interesting, ? i'm dawn interesting, isn't it? i'm dawn neesom. this is gb news saturday and more coming up and there's loads more coming up on today's show. but first, here's headlines here's the news headlines with sofia . sofia. >> thanks, dawn. it's 231. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines. huge crowds are marching through central london and glasgow, demonstrating against the war in gaza. demonstrating against the war in gaza . thousands of people taking gaza. thousands of people taking part in the palestine solidarity campaign marches demanding an immediate ceasefire . officers immediate ceasefire. officers have warned they have a robust plan in place to tackle hate crime, after the counter—terrorism tsar said the capital has become a no go zone for jews. the met police says the protests in london have cost the protests in london have cost the force more than £32 million

over the past five months. meanwhile the head of the foreign affairs committee has accused israel of blocking aid, getting into gaza humanitarian suppues getting into gaza humanitarian supplies are being airdropped as the crisis in the region deepens. a ship carrying aid is also said to be ready to deploy at a moment's notice. it's hoping to leave cyprus this weekend . that's after the uk, us weekend. that's after the uk, us and the eu announced plans to create a maritime corridor with a temporary port to be built off the coast of gaza in the coming weeks . two mps have used a weeks. two mps have used a social media post to demand more defence spending in further signs of tension within the tory party. foreign office minister anne—marie trevelyan and security minister tom tugendhat published an article appearing to criticise the absence of funds in this week's budget . funds in this week's budget. they're calling for an increase in spending to at least 2.5% of gdp, citing global risks posed by countries such as russia and china and a new honour, the elizabeth emblem has been created to recognise public

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oklahoma, tennessee, texas and seven other states. how ever poll after poll shows that voters don't want a replay between donald trump and joe biden. so so how do we find ourselves in this situation with those two men joining us now is us political analyst eric hamm , us political analyst eric hamm, who's going to explain exactly what's going on in american politics. hello, eric. good to see you again. what's going on? >> a lot a whole, whole lot . >> a lot a whole, whole lot. >> a lot a whole, whole lot. >> so we had look, one thing, right, we had the, the, the state of the nation , what state of the nation, what i mean, joe biden said a lot, and he didn't actually refer to trump by name, did he? his predecessor , and trump's come predecessor, and trump's come back and had a go at him. so are we talking the state of the nafion we talking the state of the nation or a nation in a state? what do you reckon, eric? >> well, what we're in right now is this is a political year and everything is being politicised. and we're seeing now that

basically the american electorate is stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place. you've got a nearly 80 year old running against an 80 year old running against an 80 year old, and the american people overwhelmingly don't want either of these men as their next commander in chief. unfortunately, that's where we are. and what's striking about this is both of these men were actually on this collision course to be right where they are after joe course to be right where they are afterjoe biden actually won the presidency in 2020. and so here we are now, where americans coming to grips with the fact that they don't want this and of course, you've got donald trump, who is staring down both legal issues, criminal issues , and of issues, criminal issues, and of course, many people who believe that joe biden simply doesn't have the mental fitness and capability to actually serve another four years. and i think this is making many americans extremely jittery and nervous, particularly where we are at, especially given the global crisis that we're seeing playing out across the world right now .

out across the world right now. >> eric, i think just just across the pond, us brits would like to thank you making our like to thank you for making our politics relatively sane. politics look relatively sane. i think constantly amazed think we're constantly amazed that of population of, that out of a population of, what, 341 million, you come up with these two, explain . no, with these two, explain. no, you're absolutely no. >> you're right. and look there. has there was there were there have been many, particularly in the democratic party, who actually thought that michelle obama was going to be the saviour for democrats. people actually thought and michelle obama actually had to put out a statement saying that she is not running for office. she not running for office. she is not seeking the presidency , and she seeking the presidency, and she will be running. very will not be running. very surprising people surprising that many people actually thought that would happen. of course, happen. and of course, there were who perhaps were those who thought perhaps gavin newsom, the governor of california, might get in. gretchen , the governor gretchen whitmer, the governor of michigan, and many others . of michigan, and many others. and as we saw in the republican primary , while donald trump was primary, while donald trump was very rarely able to secure more than 70% of the vote in many of

these primaries , what we saw these primaries, what we saw overwhelmingly was that the republican base led by maga voters, simply wanted donald trump. and so what we have seen is the respective bases for each of these candidates far outweigh those who simply don't want these two men as their nominees . these two men as their nominees. >> eric, just a quickie. we saw some palestinian protesters in the way of biden's motorcade going to the speech , didn't we? going to the speech, didn't we? what do americans make of biden's plan to build a pier in gaza so they can get aid into the country? is there a lot of support for that ? support for that? >> i do believe that there will be growing support for that particular, particularly as the administration begins to, make clear exactly what they are doing. but still, what we have seen from a number of these uncommitted voters who are growing is that they want to see a ceasefire. they want to see some level of parity through the administration's policies as it relates to both the palestinians

and israelis. >> and, eric, i know you are not a betting man, although we do know by now that you are taylor swift's number one fan. and i love talking to you about taylor every week. and you are going to do solo, i believe, week do a solo, i believe, next week for us, if were a betting for us, if you were a betting man who would you say is going to win? is it going to be biden or is it going to be trump? >> oh, i do believe that right now, based on the infrastructure that each candidate has set up, unfortunately , this race is unfortunately, this race is actually steered towards joe biden winning. actually steered towards joe biden winning . and it could be a biden winning. and it could be a relatively easy race, particularly given what you see, not what the polls are actually saying , but what voters are saying, but what voters are actually doing when they go and vote . and what we are seeing is vote. and what we are seeing is trump continues to underperform , trump continues to underperform, what those polls say, and democrats continue to overperform what the polls are actually telling us. and then when you also include the vaunted money race, which is going to be key for each candidate, it's clear that right

now biden has an enormous advantage and that enormous advantage and that enormous advantage could certainly continue to weigh heavily on donald trump as he heads into november. >> eric, as always, an utter joy >> eric, as always, an utterjoy to talk to you. but i do expect at least one chorus next week from taylor swift. the reason we talk about taylor swift, by the way, if you're confused , is that way, if you're confused, is that she is a joe biden supporter. and there's this conspiracy theory she helping joe theory that she is helping joe biden is obviously biden win. and eric is obviously a huge, huge fan and he can't stop talking about taylor swift . stop talking about taylor swift. or is that just me? eric, thank you for joining or is that just me? eric, thank you forjoining us, you so much forjoining us, eric. and political commentator live explaining live from america, explaining the that is american the madness that is american politics opposed to the politics as opposed to the madness politics. i'm madness of our politics. i'm dawn neesom. this is gb news saturday and there's lots more coming up on today's show. are you worried about your dog being stolen? in just a moment, we will reveal which breeds are the most likely to be stolen in the uk. and number one will not just surprise. probably shock surprise. you'll probably shock you. all of that and much more coming this is gb news,

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, and now the police have revealed the breed of dog most likely to be stolen an english bulldogs, french bulldogs and wait for it xl bullies. they are the most frequently stolen breeds, evidently. and there was me thinking people kept xl bullies to defend them from getting burgled . but it's the getting burgled. but it's the dogs are getting stolen. make it make sense. someone who can do thatis make sense. someone who can do that is the editor of dogs today magazine, beverly cuddy. beverly. good afternoon. thank you so much forjoining us this afternoon. so, beverly, i'm getting this right. xl bully dogs, right? the ones that are really scary and people use as to keep their home safe. basically, they're actually getting stolen now. >> well, the figures , are for >> well, the figures, are for 2023. so it's before the ban. >> before the ban. yeah. >> before the ban. yeah. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so direct line have been doing those freedom of information requests for nine years now. and the xl bully never appeared until 2023. >> and i think at the beginning of the year, it was still the up and coming must have fashionable

breed that was it was costing thousands and thousands of pounds. >> and some people were actually selling them with on using cryptocurrency . cryptocurrency. >> so there was a lot of a lot of funny things going on, but i don't think they're going to be there next year. >> i think the complete opposite will have happened because you can't commoditize them. >> you can't make money from them. >> it's now illegal to breed them, to sell them. >> so that's at least one good thing about the ban is that owners can rest safe knowing that some complete lunatic is going to break in and try and steal your dog. 37 of them were stolen, according to the police . stolen, according to the police. absolutely astonishing. and only, i think two out of ten people generally are all people who've had their dogs stolen ever get them back? >> so this is a really , really >> so this is a really, really nasty crime that, those people who are stealing dogs, they're not nice people. these are really quite tough, horrible types. >> because, beverly, i mean, dogs are just more than than

pets. they are companions. so many rely on their dog, many people rely on their dog, you know, lonely old people for companionship well. what is companionship as well. what is the best way anyone know the best way anyone you know watching us watching and listening to us today can keep their pets safe ? today can keep their pets safe? >> well, certainly don't make it easy for these. these thieves , easy for these. these thieves, don't leave your dog unsupervised. >> the number one place for your dog being taken from is your own back garden . back garden. >> so be aware that when people come deliver, they will say, come and deliver, they will say, have a look around. >> and unfortunately there are people out spotting for the sort of that are going to change of dogs that are going to change hands for big sums. >> so be don't ever >> so do be aware, don't ever leave your dog tied up outside shop. >> don't ever leave them in the car if you can help it, because people steal the car and the dog. so, it's one of those things. >> hopefully the figures will start to drop because at the moment there's a new act going through parliament. >> it looks like it might become law. the pet abduction bill, which will make this a separate offence because at the moment

dog thefts are lumped in with getting your wallet pinched or your phone pinched, and you can go out and get another one of those. >> you don't grieve, you don't, you don't wonder what was old you don't wonder what was my old phone? dogs are different. phone? no, dogs are different. >> they're family and cats and all pets . all pets. >> hopefully it's one thing that we're going to get through before the next election is. this act will become law, and those criminals will go back to stealing and hello, metal off people's roofs. >> i think we'd rather the inanimate objects rather than members of the family. >> that was some seems lovely scenes of dogs there. look at that one. what a cutie, beverly, that's a lovely. thank you so much for joining that's a lovely. thank you so much forjoining us. beverly caddy, editor of dogs today. and, obviously it's been crufts weekend wasn't it was weekend as well, wasn't it was won by, a french bulldog, right . won by, a french bulldog, right. okay. now, nana, the gorgeous nanais okay. now, nana, the gorgeous nana is here. she's got a gorgeous show coming up for you. she always just dresses. so amazing. you look great. thank you very much for channelling our colours today. our primary colours today. what's in show?

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the weekend weather is for doing for you with a greg dewhurst. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news . news. news. news. >> hello there! welcome to your latest gb news weather. it stays cloudy through the rest of the weekend and further rain at times. still quite breezy too. and looking at the pressure pattern, low pressure sits to the south. introducing this strong east southeasterly breeze across the country. really noticeable . taking the edge off noticeable. taking the edge off the temperatures. outbreaks of rain northward too and rain pushing northward too and it is cloudy end to saturday. outbreaks of rain could be heavy at times across parts of wales this evening and then overnight we see a lot of low cloud outbreaks of rain and drizzle , outbreaks of rain and drizzle, particularly across eastern parts, pushing northwards but generally everyone, a cloudy generally for everyone, a cloudy night and that will keep

temperatures above freezing temperatures well above freezing for most. 1 or 2 may get to low single figures in any clearer spells for the vast majority are cloudy , damp, grey start to cloudy, damp, grey start to sunday, outbreaks of rain pushing north and westward. some of this heavy at times could be some brighter breaks, developing across the south—west of the uk into the afternoon, but this could trigger 1 or 2 heavy showers. but for most of us it stays cloudy , the breeze still stays cloudy, the breeze still coming in from east and coming in from the east and making chilly. making it feel quite chilly. temperatures generally to temperatures generally up to around 10 or 11 celsius, but feeling more like single figures into the new working week. it generally stays quite cloudy still. outbreaks of light rain and drizzle pulling in from the nonh and drizzle pulling in from the north sea, a few brighter breaks at times in the west and over the next few days it generally stays cloudy. there stays cloudy. further, there could rain at times, but could be some rain at times, but a largely cloudy picture. a largely cloudy dry picture. temperatures rising a little too that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. >> sponsors of weather on

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