railway . good morning. it's 930 railway. good morning. it's 930 on monday, the 11th of march. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> so good morning. the mystery of the royal photo. the first picture of the princess of wales since her surgery has been recalled several photo recalled by several photo agencies over allegations that it digitally altered. what it is digitally altered. what will kensington palace do now.7 we will kensington palace do now? we will bring you the very latest and the king's commonwealth vow, the largest gathering of senior royals who are well enough to attend will happen at westminster abbey to celebrate commonwealth day. >> 75 old. the >> it's 75 years old. the commonwealth, the king is 75 two. recorded a message two. he's recorded a message where he will serve the where he says he will serve the nafion where he says he will serve the nation to the best of his abilities . abilities. >> and it's a political party growing in popularity .

>> and it's a political party growing in popularity. but will reforms announcement this morning help or hinder their ambitions? we'll be hearing live from richard tice in about an hour with further insight then from deputy leader ben habib . from deputy leader ben habib. >> and muslim protection fund. the government is spending more than £117 million to keep muslims and mosques safe in britain. is that how you want to see your money spent and generation creativity ? generation creativity? >> after rishi sunak said he wants teens to study maths until 18, an labour leader, sir keir starmer , announces that he wants starmer, announces that he wants the arts to be accessible to every child in britain, not just privileged pupils but what lessons will they ditch to meet this aim? we've got a sneaky suspicion us conference might be about. >> so we're going to talk to our political editor, chris hope, about that. look, it's been very quiet. it's quiet politically.

post budget. so reform are choosing make this big choosing today to make this big announcement. if it's announcement. i wonder if it's anything. what chris anything. we'll see what chris hope wonder if hope thinks. but i wonder if today's the announcement today because royal story, in my because this royal story, in my view, is going to get a lot bigger. >> yeah, think people >> yeah, i think some people will thinking, will be thinking, why does anybody they've anybody care if they've manipulated a photograph? >> how extensive was the >> well, how extensive was the manipulation supposed to manipulation it was supposed to be that the princess of be to show that the princess of wales is fit, healthy and happy. if some if they've we've seen some evidence manipulation. evidence of the manipulation. what manipulate what else are they manipulate and does it matter? and why does it matter? >> trust. we have as >> well, trust. we have to as the british public trust the royal family. do we not? let us know your gb at know your thoughts? gb views at gb first though, the gb news. com first though, the very latest news with sam francis . francis. >> bev and andrew. thank you very much. good morning from the gb newsrooms. just gone 930 and as you may have heard, leading the news this morning, speculation is mounting over an image of the princess of wales after it was withdrawn by some news agencies over claims that it may have been digitally altered . the first official altered. the first official

picture of the princess since her abdominal surgery is said to have been taken by prince william, but it was withdrawn over concerns that a number of edits may been made , edits may have been made, including to sleeve of including to the sleeve of princess cardigan . princess charlotte's cardigan. there has so far been no official response from kensington palace. three former conservative home secretaries are calling for a united front to tackle extremism from islamists and far right groups. in a joint statement, dame priti patel, sir sajid javid and amber rudd are urging both labour and conservative to work together to understand and combat the issue . understand and combat the issue. it comes as community secretary michael gove is preparing to announce a new government definition of extremism . and in definition of extremism. and in other royal news today, the queen will lead the royal family at the annual commonwealth day service. later, as the king continues his cancer treatment , continues his cancer treatment, her majesty, accompanied by the prince of wales, will gather at westminster abbey for the celebration. this year's event draws on the theme of resilience

against a backdrop of health worries in the royal family. and though he'll miss today's service, the king will deliver a video message echoing the late queen by reaffirming his commitment to serve the 56 member countries to the best of his ability . and finally, last his ability. and finally, last night's oscars were dominated by the nuclear bomb epic oppenheimer , winning seven oppenheimer, winning seven awards, including best director for christopher nolan and best actor for cillian murphy. here's the moment that he claimed that top acting honour. >> we made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb. and for better or for worse, we're all living in oppenheimer's world, so i would really like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere . everywhere. >> cillian murphy there receiving his award. well one of the other biggest cheers of the night went to emma stone, who took her second award for best actress. this time, though, for the dark comedy poor things. but it was a night of bad luck for songwriting legend diane warren,

the of 33 top ten singles the writer of 33 top ten singles has notched up 15 nominations over the years, but sadly, zero wins. last night's award for best original song instead went to billie eilish and finneas o'connell for the track what was i made for, which was featured in barbie. those are the headunes in barbie. those are the headlines for now. more in the next half hour. in the meantime, you can sign up to gb news alerts. just scan the qr code there on your screen or go to gb news .com/ alerts . news .com/ alerts. >> very good morning. it is 935 monday morning. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson . with andrew pearson. >> bev turner. >> bev turner. >> well, we're going to go to talk to chris hope, our political editor, because rumours swirling. reform rumours are swirling. reform uk is press conference in is holding a press conference in just an hour. there's just under an hour. there's they're billing it with major they're billing it with a major announcement. we've a announcement. we've got a suspicion what it might suspicion we know what it might be. hope is the man in the be. chris hope is the man in the know. chris is there. chris give

us a clue. what what are us a clue. what are what are they going to tell us and where are you, by the way? >> morning, andrew. morning, bev. a location bev. i'm in a location in central london, stone's throw central london, a stone's throw here houses of here from the houses of parliament. that's because here from the houses of parl announcementat's because here from the houses of parl announcement ,:'s because here from the houses of parl announcement , we because here from the houses of parl announcement , we think e here from the houses of parl announcement , we think no this announcement, we think no confirmation reform uk . but confirmation from reform uk. but we understand we are going to see a major tory mp defecting to join reform uk this morning. again, no confirmation on from reform uk, but it looks like it might be lee anderson, the former party's deputy chairman, joining reform uk. now if this happens , as it is a it is happens, as it is a it is a significant to blow rishi sunak and his attempts to win back that crucial red wall seats. that, of course, boris johnson won for the party back in 2019. lee anderson has been described as the red wall made flesh by some bbc reporters. he's the mp for ashfield , a former labour for ashfield, a former labour councillor who in fact only voted tory for the first time in

2019 for himself when he became a conservative mp. so if this happens and again, it won't be long to wait. now the press conference here in, in central london, in, in westminster is due to start around 10:30 am. it is a massive, massive blow for the prime minister, which is sunak for the party chairman, the party organisation. the fact they can't hang on to someone like lee anderson is a real blow. again, no confirmation from reform uk, but i'm here at the venue and this place is alive with rumours. >> chris, you should just remind people he got into difficulty because of something he said on gb news about the mayor of london and the labour leader, sir keir starmer , being in sir keir starmer, being in thrall to islamists. and he admitted he'd used clumsy language but refused to apologise . apologise. >> well, that, in summary, that is exactly what happened. he was on the martin daubney show around two weeks ago, last friday, around 5:00 in the afternoon, and he was martin

daubney was asking, why on earth can't the police enforce the law and stop protesters beaming offensive language to about israel that really offends the jewish people here in this country, onto the onto the tower that houses big ben. why isn't that houses big ben. why isn't that happening ? and lee anderson that happening? and lee anderson responded by saying, well, he felt that sadiq khan, the mayor of london, and sir keir starmer, they're in thrall to islamists, now, he didn't resile from that. and of course he wouldn't apologise for that. he said. i did use clumsy language and then he lost the whip on the saturday from the chief whip, simon hart removed the whip from him, which meant that he was no longer a tory mp, was independent. so he's politically he's been homeless politically for what hasn't for two weeks. and what hasn't happened there's been no no happened is there's been no no way get back in. we've way to get him back in. we've heard james cleverly, the home secretary, hunt, week secretary, jeremy hunt, a week last sunday, both saying he must apologise before he's allowed back in and he won't apologise. he says he's being clumsy, but he won't say sorry for what he said. and it's that breakdown in

the lack of an apology from lee anderson, means there's anderson, which means there's been back in for him to been no way back in for him to the tory party and i think that's part of why he might be joining reform uk again , no joining reform uk again, no confirmation for reform uk or from anderson this is what we from mr anderson this is what we think. >> chris thank you very >> okay chris thank you very much. news conference will much. that news conference will be 1030 i believe be happening at 1030 i believe richard has a rather richard tice has a rather shorter speech than politicians tend to like . tend to like. >> on occasions like this, it will still be too long. >> so . so will he appoint lee >> so. so will he appoint lee anderson as a member of the reform party and therefore a reform mp? >> and it will be their first mp. >> and if you go back a few years to the ukip, they had two mps defected, mark. mark reckless and the mp for i've forgotten his name. we'll come to him in a moment. they both then put the for their defection to a by—election and one of them won, well. let's see. and let's face it, if anybody's going to have an opinion, douglas

carswell. >> just remember, the other quy's >> just remember, the other guy's going to be you at home. >> gb news viewers are going to have an opinion on whether lee anderson reform , if that anderson joining reform, if that indeed the announcement indeed is what the announcement is, idea or not. is, is a good idea or not. obviously, he's a rather divisive, divisive character. gb views news. is the views at gb news. com is the email address, so yeah, the main story of the day. huge story front page of all the papers around yesterday as around the world yesterday as well. course, online and this well. of course, online and this is, this is around the world because those four major agencies with withdrew the photographs. >> up what they call a >> they put up what they call a kill order includes reuters kill order that includes reuters around donkeys years , around for donkeys years, associated press, because they say photographs have been manipulated. >> very odd this. so some people have called out the inconsistencies in charlotte's sleeve . you can just see sleeve. you can just see a little blurring there, if you like, above where, her thumb would be. yeah, on her left arm and also the louis fingers. would be. yeah, on her left arm and also the louis fingers . yes. and also the louis fingers. yes. you could say. well, he's just a little boy bending his fingers. that's one of the. i mean, some people have really gone to town

on this photo. there's about, there's items, there's an image about 20 items, but charlotte appears to have a heel on one shoe and no heel on the other shoe. what's now? >> and of course, other >> and of course, the other thing we shouldn't forget. the princess she's not wearing thing we shouldn't forget. the prinwedding she's not wearing thing we shouldn't forget. the prinwedding rings not wearing thing we shouldn't forget. the prinwedding rings now. nearing thing we shouldn't forget. the prinwedding rings now. she'sg thing we shouldn't forget. the prinwedding rings now. she's had her wedding rings now. she's had surgery, so may have lost surgery, so she may have lost weight. it may be it's advisable not to wear the rings . but this not to wear the rings. but this is mother's day, and it would have occurred to me that people would obviously comment on that. so would i was taking so i would have if i was taking the photographs, ensured you don't her all. don't see her hands at all. >> first thing i noticed was there's no ring on her finger and well, that plays and i thought, well, that plays into that into this accusation that there is troubles marriage, and is troubles in the marriage, and that why she's gone out of that is why she's gone out of the public eye. the issue here, we don't know, do we? we don't know what is going on with this photograph. we don't know if it's been cobbled together with old because kate does old pictures because kate does not her picture taken. it not want her picture taken. it might be that the two of them have just taken a stand and said, we want our privacy. said, no, we want our privacy. and there's a dispute within the palace whether they should palace as to whether they should issue picture or not.

issue a picture or not. >> they always put >> they do always put out a photograph mother's day photograph on mother's day of kate kids. yeah. so kate with the kids. yeah. so they're up with that they're keeping up with that teacher. well, let's talk to former royal correspondent former bbc royal correspondent michael some michael cole. michael, some people texting in people already are texting in and and tweeting and emailing in and tweeting and saying in saying this is a storm in a royal cup, let alone a teacup. but actually it it clearly has been manipulated. and the whole point of this photograph was to show world that the princess show the world that the princess of wales happy and healthy of wales is happy and healthy and in full bloom. and yet, if they've manipulated the photograph, people will think, why did they do that? is she not as as they would us as healthy as they would have us believe ? believe? >> andrew. >> andrew. >> good morning andrew and also beverly . this >> good morning andrew and also beverly. this is an absolute fiasco . it is an object lesson fiasco. it is an object lesson in how to turn success into immediate failure, and it is very serious because if you compromise truth, credibility goes with it, you've just, pointed out beverly has just pointed out beverly has just pointed out beverly has just pointed out the apparent, evidence that the image taken ,

evidence that the image taken, it must be said by prince of wales, prince william has been altered before it was released. now, that may seem a trivial matter, but it is not a trivial matter. and because i knew i was coming to talk to you, i spoke to the top person in the united kingdom at associate press, and she said, and i'm going to quote from her, she said, for us, it does not matter for what the manipulation is. only that happen. and that's quite right, because , it was foolish in the because, it was foolish in the extreme for somebody to put out a doctored image because at ap and upi, and reuters and agence france—presse, ap and reuters are the two most prestigious agencies in the world. and i can say that i used to work for their biggest rival, upi. they've got people who look at images from war zones, from

gaza, from the ukraine. they have to spot fakes because there are people out there. the warring factions are peddling propaganda. and to think that they thought that ap, that they could get a dodgy image past these experts was insane. totally insane. and i'm afraid it does undercut the credibility of the royal family. i've just for, andrew's paper mailonline about this and the importance cannot be, exaggerated is extremely important that very soon, in fact, immediately kp needs to become candid about this. they have to explain what happened. they have to explain who did it, because it has to give prince william some cover who actually manipulated this photograph . this is a disaster photograph. this is a disaster by a photoshop and it's such a big mistake by a press office to do that. this is the age of fake

news and artificial intelligence . we see prince louis there crossing his fingers. perhaps he was crossing his fingers that nobody would find out about this fake. that is what it is. what we need is an explanation, and we need is an explanation, and we need is an explanation, and we need it very fast. michael >> and if. yeah, just. i'd love to know your thoughts on the fact that if this was issued clearly it was issued with the intention of being perceived as an absolutely genuine, authentic photograph. why would kensington palace release a picture in which the princess of wales is not wearing her wedding ring? >> well, there there is no act of parliament subject to andrew correcting me that says a woman has to wear her wedding ring or her engagement ring every day . i her engagement ring every day. i don't know what the reasons are, andifs don't know what the reasons are, and it's an extremely good question, but that is why we need some candour from kp on your program. in the past, i've said in the absence of any news about the health of the princess

of wales, guidance should have been given to accredited journalists by kp so that the news vacuum didn't fill up with rubbish, which of course it does, which of course it does. so we need some explanations. i must just tell you this is a major own goal, you can't get away from it because if, if a photograph is faked, what else can't be believed ? and can we can't be believed? and can we not believe about her health condition? is the next thing. do we have to look at the crown jewels and say, are they really the crown jewels, or are they paste and pinchbeck? you know, it's a slippery slope. you cannot compromise truth without your credibility going down the drain . and i'm afraid this is a drain. and i'm afraid this is a major we have find major mistake. we have to find out who did it, why they did it, and there is not a full and if there is not a full explanation for ever more people wonder about images coming out of buckingham palace and kensington palace and say, can we believe it? that's the worst of all possible worlds. >> it is. thank you. michael

michael, colette. fascinating. >> it is fascinating having that conversation with the head of ap in britain. it is. that's the point. they cannot it compromises the agencies. they are four of the most prestigious agencies in the world. reuters. for heaven's sake. reuters. and they see mile off. they could see from a mile off. well, it's either the press association, the national agency have not withdrawn it yet. >> kensington. and that will happen today have either been very naive indeed . very naive indeed. >> extremely naive to think that that all of those armchair detectives for a start because this all kicked off straight away on social media yesterday and i was then actually , i was and i was then actually, i was personally quite surprised to see that the mainstream press also picked these also picked up on these anomalies in these photos. i was very that that they had. very pleased that that they had. yeah, because thought, you yeah, because i thought, you know, a few years, maybe know, rewind a few years, maybe the papers would have just run the papers would have just run the picture and not questioned the picture and not questioned the authenticity of it. >> the christmas card , >> forget the christmas card, the little finger was the little lad, finger was missing. you remember ? missing. do you remember? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and we thought, oh, well, it's the christmas card . it was

it's the christmas card. it was different. this is a this is a this is a very, very subliminal statement from the palace saying she's at her. she's she's fine. look at her. she's fine. just a few days after the paparazzi photograph where i thought she looked very puffy, it smacks of desperation in a way they desperately want to appease. >> want to, assuage our >> they want to, assuage our worry. and yet it's. >> and the pressure will now be on to say, can we see the unexpurgated version, the one where which wasn't doctored at all? ever see it? all? will we ever see it? >> we need to. >> we need to. >> and as i say, why, if she's not wearing a wedding rings, why did we see her hands? >> us know your thoughts. gb >> let us know your thoughts. gb views at gb news. com up next though, find many though, find out how many millions of pounds the government to keep government has pledged to keep muslims

gb news. >> well, the government's announcing more than £170 million of taxpayer money to increase protection at our mosques, muslim schools and community centres. this is

against potential hate crimes. >> it follows a similar package of 70 million to support jewish groups. we're going to get the thoughts of the co—chairman of the muslim jewish forum of greater manchester, muhammad amin mohammed. >> if we can use >> good morning. if we can use your much? your first name, how much? potential hate crime or how many disturbances have there been at mosques, presumably since the gaza dispute, since the war in gaza dispute, since the war in gaza ? gaza? >> good morning. i don't have first hand knowledge of hate crimes , but tell mama the crimes, but tell mama the monitoring organisation that is funded by the government, has reported a very significant increase in anti—muslim hate crime since the 7th of october, in the same way that we've seen a significant increase in anti—semitism since that date as well. and it's a very sad reflection on our society that this type of physical protection is needed, i've gone to

synagogues, for many years, and it's an amazing level of security that they have to have. and sadly, that is necessary. and sadly, that is necessary. and i grew up in an environment where mosques were basically just open, but sadly, there is more and more need to keep people out. we've had people murdered occasionally , and i'm murdered occasionally, and i'm pleased to see that the government is taking action. >> mohammed, £170 million is a huge amount of money to spend protecting one particular group of people. do you know how it will actually be spent ? will actually be spent? >> i understand from previous, funding for religious premises security that the process is that community institutions are requested to put in bids to

describe what they want to do, how the money will be spent, and those are then vetted centrally by government. i've never been involved directly with the process, but at the muslim jewish forum, we have previously circulated, previous funding rounds from the government for security for religious premises. >> so private security firms, presumably maybe cctv cameras in those areas, but it's up to the local community on how that money is spent and they can apply for that . apply for that. >> a lot of it will be spent on fencing in the case not involving government money. my wife to be head teacher wife used to be the head teacher of a muslim primary school in manchester, and after 911, when they experienced significant levels of hatred from sort of the far right in britain, they had to spend money. in this case, it was their own money because these government schemes did not exist , putting in did not exist, putting in additional security fencing so that you couldn't break into the school. >> okay, mohammed, we've run out of time. i'm so sorry, mohammed

ahmed there. us know your ahmed there. let us know your thoughts on that. does it feel a bit divisive? i think if bit more divisive? i think if there are security concerns, maybe. just yet maybe. but it just feels yet again, reason defining again, a reason for defining dividing people, right? here's the weather. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb views . news. views. news. >> hello there! welcome to your latest gb news weather. we're looking at a damp start across many areas . a lot of cloud many areas. a lot of cloud through the day today. still rather chilly, particularly along some eastern coast and we can see across the board lots of cloud this morning. outbreaks of light rain and drizzle in places. little change as we go through the day. today we could see a few brighter spells developing across some western fringes . the cloud does lift and fringes. the cloud does lift and break a little to allow some brightness through, across brightness through, but across northwestern uk, northwestern parts of the uk, northern ireland, western scotland it remains damp. here. outbreaks rain, temperatures outbreaks of rain, temperatures largely in single figures across the north and the east, highs

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gb news. >> 10 am. on monday, the 11th of march. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with me, bev turner and andrew pierce. >> well, gb news understands tory mp lee hanson is going to defect to reform uk this morning. party leader richard tice is hosting a press conference shortly in our time. stay tuned, you won't want to miss that. >> and this manipulated royal photo. it is a mystery. the picture, issued by kensington palace of the princess of wales and her children, has been recalled major photography recalled by major photography agencies, is not agencies, saying that it is not genuine and it has been altered and the king's commonwealth vow. >> the king pledges to serve the 56 countries to what he describes as the best of his ability , and this muslim ability, and this muslim protection fund. >> the government is spending more than £117 million to keep muslims safe in britain .

muslims safe in britain. >> and it was up on oppenheimer tonight at the oscars. we'll bnng tonight at the oscars. we'll bring you up to date with all the winners and the losers. >> if this press conference is only half an hour with richard tice, it's only going to last for about ten minutes, so don't go anywhere. if they do announce that lee anderson has joined reform, i think there are pros and cons to that. i don't think it's as simple as great decision. >> yeah, well, we >> henri paul yeah, well, we know spoke to ben abebe, the know we spoke to ben abebe, the deputy leader, week who had deputy leader, last week who had grave about him joining. >> and ben will be here to talk to us after the announcement. so >> and ben will be here to talk to urwillar the announcement. so >> and ben will be here to talk to urwill be he announcement. so >> and ben will be here to talk to urwill be incredibly cement. so that will be incredibly interesting what has interesting to see what he has to gb at gb news. com to say. gb views at gb news. com is the email so you can tell us what you think first though, the very news with sam very latest news with sam francis. >> beth andrew, thank you very much. good morning from the gb

newsrooms . just gone 10:00. and newsrooms. just gone 10:00. and as you've been hearing the top story of the day is that speculation is now mounting over an image of the princess of wales after it was withdrawn by some news agencies over claims it may have been digitally altered . the first official altered. the first official picture of the princess since her abdominal surgery in january is said to have been taken by prince william , but it was prince william, but it was withdrawn over concerns that a number of edits may have been made, including to the left sleeve of princess charlotte's cardigan. there's been no official so far from official response, so far from kensington palace . three former kensington palace. three former conservative home secretaries are calling for a united front to tackle extremism from islamists and far right groups. in a joint statement, dame priti patel, sir sajid javid and amber rudd are urging both labour and the conservatives to work together to understand and combat the issue. it comes as community secretary michael gove prepares to make an announcement today of a new government definition of extremism. meanwhile more than 50 victims

of islamist terror attacks have also signed a separate letter condemning anti—muslim hate . condemning anti—muslim hate. they say it's important to separate extremists from the majority of british muslims . majority of british muslims. meanwhile, the government has pledged over £117 million to safeguard mosques. muslim schools and community centres in britain over the next four years. the funding, unveiled today follows the prime minister's promise to also allocate more than £70 million to protect jewish community sites . in other news, the mother sites. in other news, the mother of murdered teenager brianna ghey has met with the family of one of her daughter's killers . one of her daughter's killers. scarlett jenkinson and her accomplice eddie ratcliffe, were 15 when they murdered 16 year old brianna. they were sentenced to life in prison, while esther ghey has said that the meeting gave her hope that they may work together on what she's called peace of mind, which is a community interest company. she's launched as brianna's legacy. miss jai says it's a

moment of collective grief. >> the crime that's been committed has impacted so many other people , and obviously what other people, and obviously what they've gone through is terrible as well. and they've lost. they've lost a child and they haven't only lost a child, but they've also got to live with what's happened now for the rest of their life . of their life. >> and back to some other royal news. the queen will lead the royal family today at this year's commonwealth service. later, as the king continues his cancer treatment , her majesty, cancer treatment, her majesty, accompanied by the prince of wales and various other members of the royal family, are due to gather at westminster abbey for the annual celebration. this year's event draws on the theme of resilience against a backdrop of resilience against a backdrop of various health worries within the royal family, and though he'll miss today's service, his majesty will deliver a video message reaffirming his commitment to serve the 56 member countries he says to the best of his ability , police say best of his ability, police say that 350 people have now

contacted them about an ongoing investigation into a chain of funeral homes, after concerns were raised about how the dead were raised about how the dead were being treated there. three branches of legacy independent funeral directors have been searched and they remain cordoned off after a 46 year old man and a 23 year old woman were arrested on suspicion of preventing a lawful and decent burial . we understand 34 bodies burial. we understand 34 bodies have now been respectfully transported to a mortuary for formal identification . formal identification. detectives are asking the public to refrain from any speculation and to respect the potentially heartbroken families that are involved . politicians, tech involved. politicians, tech companies and financial institutions are to meet in london today to tackle international fraud . the event, international fraud. the event, hosted by the british government, is the first of its kind. security minister tom tugendhat told us earlier that the government is working to protect the british people. >> already we're leading on bringing fraud down, so it's

down 13% year on year and we've already led globally with the onune already led globally with the online fraud charter, which is a huge moment where we've got tech companies, the largest tech companies, the largest tech companies and other companies, telecoms companies to work together to protect the british people. today , that's all people. and today, that's all about bringing that to partners and finally to the us, where last night's oscars were dominated by the nuclear bomb epic oppenheimer , winning seven epic oppenheimer, winning seven awards in total, including best director for christopher nolan and best actor for cillian murphy. >> here's the moment that he claimed that top acting honour. >> we made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb. and for better or for worse, we're all living in oppenheimer's world, so i would really like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere. >> well, one of the biggest cheers of the night also went to emma stone, who took home her second award for best actress, this time for the black comedy poor things. but it was a night of bad luck for songwriting legend diane warren, the writer

of 33 top ten singles has now notched up 15 nominations, but zero wins last night's award for best original song instead went to billie eilish and finneas o'connell for the track what was i made? for which you may have heard featured in barbie. those are the headlines. lots more still to come with andrew and bev over the course of this morning. in the meantime, you can sign up to gb news alerts. just scan the code there on your screen, or if you're listening on radio, go to gb news .com/ alerts. >> 1007 you're with britain's newsroom on gb news. andrew pearson bev turner. we're going to go straight back to chris hope because he's with reform uk are about to hold big press are about to hold a big press conference. expecting lee conference. we're expecting lee anderson unveiled as their anderson to be unveiled as their new chris so reform mp . new tory mp chris so reform mp. >> andrew and bev. yeah that's right. we are expecting although no confirmation from reform uk or from lee anderson, that the

former deputy chairman of the tory party, lee anderson, it will be unveiled today as in a big role at reform uk , he will big role at reform uk, he will become reform uk's first mp. it's a major moment here for the reform party, of course, a blow for rishi sunak. reform party, of course, a blow for rishi sunak . lee anderson of for rishi sunak. lee anderson of course, was named the red wall, made flesh, by other journalists. he's seen as somebody who almost stands for the for the red wall. he's often seen by other party members as someone who they allows them to understand it. he is regularly booked out on friday nights and saturday. is he going to speak in the south to tory members to explain why the north voted tory back in 2019? now, to lose this individual to join the reform, to join reform uk is a big blow. he's been on something of a political journey. lee anderson, of course, he was a labour councillor. he voted a tory for the first time in 2019 for himself, when he stood to be a tory mp for ashfield. and now

he's almost completing that journey, going across the waterfront to the right of the of the tory party, to reform uk. >> okay. thank you chris. >> okay. thank you chris. >> there we go . big news. if >> there we go. big news. if you're just joining us, lee anderson , the disgraced tory mp, anderson, the disgraced tory mp, former labour mp before he was tory. >> labour is now. >> labour is now. >> thank you. he wasn't an mp for labour. thank you andrew. now he's joining the reform party. that is massive news and new at home will have an opinion on that. let us know gb views at gb news. com now opinion we want most at the moment most of all at the moment though, we've got the pr though, we've got the great pr guru of them all. >> piers pottinger with us used to work for the royal family, prime margaret thatcher, john major, into major, let's take you into kensington now. kensington palace right now. piers. public relations? piers. what public relations? what advice do you give them to dig themselves out of this spectacularly own goal , spectacularly large own goal, this big hole they've dug? this picture has been according to associated press, manipulated, yes. and it's been withdrawn by four major international agencies. >> yeah , it's a disaster,

>> yeah, it's a disaster, really. and michael cole , who really. and michael cole, who was on earlier on your program, summarised it extremely well, i thought, but it's interesting because the real explosive element to this was the word that ap agency used when they said the picture had been manipulated . now, i've never manipulated. now, i've never seen that word used before in terms of a photograph, manipulation is something usually done emotionally, but what they really mean is it was edhed what they really mean is it was edited and clumsily and clumsily and if that is all it was and it doesn't actually matter whether whether the photograph was taken this week or last week or last yean this week or last week or last year, it was meant to be a mother's day message card, rather like a christmas card, along with a message from kate thanking everyone for all their support and if she is extremely ill as a result of her operation , then i think she has the sympathy of the country behind

her. but i do feel that kensington palace could have killed this straight away by coming out and saying it was an edhed coming out and saying it was an edited photograph. unfortunately, we do all this now digitally. we didn't get it quite right and we're sorry about that. >> they should have done that last night when they should have doneit last night when they should have done it immediately. orders were released. >> absolutely. because all this has is fuelled half has done is fuelled the half crazed conspiracy theorists who take all their information from bizarre social media sites on the front page of all the mainstream press isn't just the conspiracy theorists. >> all the papers are saying there are questions to be answered here. i mean, the fact that they've got leaves on the trees in the background, it's taken the summer. pearce taken in the summer. pearce well, it may be, again, well, it may be, but again, i mean, i honestly would say in all fairness, does that really matter was taken because matter when it was taken because they it was taken the they said it was taken in the last week the prince of wales ? >> well, 7- >> well, i ? >> well, i didn't know. they said they had said that. yeah. well in that case then they need to explain what's going on and it just crass stupidity. if it is just crass stupidity. if indeed they have lied. yeah.

which i mean, it does of course kill the trust immediately and i mean, i do sometimes wonder about the modern day communications experts and the press offices of some of these organisations, including the conservative party. i mean, they seem so far detached from common sense that it beggars belief. >> it doesn't say, and your experience is vital at a time like this. piers, let's also bnngin like this. piers, let's also bring in a royal photographer, if we can. helena chard, helena. good morning, good morning . good good morning, good morning. good morning. just help us understand this a little bit. we're hearing the pr angle from pearce. but what does this mean to digitally alter photograph like that? what does this mean to digitally alter which graph like that? what does this mean to digitally alter which circumstances ? what does this mean to digitally alter which circumstances might under which circumstances might this something do this be? something you would do with the of intentions, and with the best of intentions, and that might do manip bait that you might do to manip bait the public? >> well, i think in this situation, i mean , this is situation, i mean, this is really unfortunate and everyone's been waiting for the first photograph to come out. it didn't have to come out this

way. when i originally saw the photograph, i thought, oh my goodness, that's a lovely picture. and it looked like a typical picture that catherine, the of would the princess of wales, would take because she's take because obviously she's studied didn't studied photography, i didn't think photograph think it would be a photograph that would take. that prince william would take. yes, course we can edit yes, of course we can all edit photographs, and they can be edhed photographs, and they can be edited incredibly well or quite clumsily . i would say in this clumsily. i would say in this instance, it does seem that there's been a small amount of editing quite clumsily done , but editing quite clumsily done, but it seems the they're silly things , i can't understand why things, i can't understand why they would want to edit the things that they've edited. i can only believe this is human error. that's what i want to feel, but you know, for four of the world's picture agencies to kill the pictures and actually take them out of their their photo libraries . take them out of their their photo libraries. this is something serious, i know that associated press are waiting to hear from kensington palace. everyone's waiting . and i think everyone's waiting. and i think it's in their interest to get that, you know, to update everybody because as you said, it's a trust thing. and we all

want to believe in the monarchy . want to believe in the monarchy. and so this is so important, i, you know , they didn't need to you know, they didn't need to put this picture out. that's the sad, sad incident . put this picture out. that's the sad, sad incident. but, i really think another element of this when i first saw the photograph, the first thing that struck me, she's not wearing her wedding fings >> yeah. now she's had surgery. she's lost. possibly lost weight. maybe it's not it. she's lost weight. so they're not they're not fitting. but there's as you know, the internet is alive with lurid speculation. why not have made why wouldn't you not have made sure photograph that sure the photograph that went out her wedding? her out didn't show her wedding? her hand? didn't need to see the hand? you didn't need to see the hand, if you were in hand, did you? if you were in charge the pr photograph charge of the pr photograph there, that photograph not there, that photograph would not have gone out. >> well, i think it's, you know, as helen has said, it's been sloppily i would hope sloppily done. and i would hope as does, it's human as she does, it's simply human error . it's not as she does, it's simply human error. it's not a very good job. don't forget, if prince of don't forget, if the prince of wales took photograph, he wales took this photograph, he wouldn't taken one. he'd wouldn't have taken one. he'd have taken quite lot. and it have taken quite a lot. and it may have been a medley of some of them and some bright spark said, oh no, the background, we

should make brighter. and oh, should make it brighter. and oh, she needs to put the hand there. and they've been moving things around without any overall view of how the final object really comes across. i mean, i think it looks to me like sloppy editing, nothing more sinister than that. the only thing that's made it more sinister has been kensington palace. yeah, slow slowness in clearing this matter up.and slowness in clearing this matter up. and it does, unfortunately need to be cleared up because when the news agencies said kill the photograph , none of the the photograph, none of the newspapers have. no, they're all using them even more. it's had the reverse effect. >> i wonder helen, if this was your photograph and it had been edhed your photograph and it had been edited or manipulated in this way, how would you be feeling about that ? about that? >> oh, incredibly disappointed. i mean, it wouldn't be my photograph because i wouldn't put it out like that, but and i cannot even believe that catherine, princess of wales and prince william would do prince william would, would do that. something's that. i think it's something's happened palace.

happened at kensington palace. i mean, i certainly wouldn't, because putting out photographs, it to be an authentic it has to be an authentic picture, you can't be doctoring things. i mean, goodness me, we're sort of going down the i route scene, it just i just feel really sorry because it's actually, in theory, take away all those bits and absolutely lovely photograph, and it's a big shame i have my thoughts, but, you know, i, we just are waiting to hear kensington palace really does have to update everybody . update everybody. >> last 30s, we've been reported at the weekend that meghan markle is looking for a public relations advisor in great britain. are you offering your services to? >> certainly not. no. i mean, she's talking about relaunching a brand . she hasn't got a brand, a brand. she hasn't got a brand, it's just her and her husband whingeing about themselves the whole time and jumping on any woke bag band wagon they can to make them look trendy and caring. i mean, it's nauseating . caring. i mean, it's nauseating. and there's nothing to relaunch.

they are not welcome in the uk. full stop. >> right there we are. >> right there we are. >> there's some pr advice right up next, it's rumoured that bofis up next, it's rumoured that boris johnson might be returning to frontline politics. could he save the tories? >> this is britain's

gb news. >> yeah. it's fine. >> yeah. it's fine. >> 1020. with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. we've got in the studio with us. former labour adviser matthew laza. good morning from broadcaster emma woolf. good morning. both the breaking news this morning. we've edge of we've all been on the edge of our seats. will lee anderson joined uk. we've had joined reform uk. we've had it confirmed that he will. and there'll press conference there'll be a press conference in minutes about it. in ten minutes about it. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> this is lee's >> well, look, this is lee's third it's still third third party. it's still it's me it's quite strange for me because to knock on doors because i used to knock on doors with comrade anderson for the labour ashfield, for labour party in ashfield, for gloria of this parish, gloria de piero of this parish, he was her agent. he was her agent. in the 2017 campaign, agent. and in the 2017 campaign, basically, lee and i were shoulder to shoulder getting

gloria at re—elected , along with gloria at re—elected, along with all the local party members campaigning jeremy corbyn to campaigning for jeremy corbyn to be prime minister. well, i, gloria and i were knocking on doors and saying, can i do an impression of gloria? i think i'm to. she's been my i'm allowed to. she's been my best for years. she best friend for 20 years. she goes, i love. and oh, people goes, oh, i love. and oh, people going, oh, i've been i my, my husband was a miner was my grandad a miner. my dad was grandad was a miner. my dad was a, everybody a, you know, everybody in my family a miner. don't family was a miner. we don't want jeremy and we, we want jeremy corbyn and we, we and were saying gloria was and we were saying gloria was saying, worry love, he saying, oh don't worry love, he ain't going to be prime minister if you want to send to if you want to send me back to westminster well, westminster now, sadly, well, not i wanted to not sadly, because i wanted to see mps elected, but see labour mps elected, but ultimately go. so ultimately jeremy didn't go. so yeah, was campaigning to yeah, but lee was campaigning to make jeremy corbyn prime minister theory, get minister in theory, more to get gloria elected. >> he's bevan. speculating >> he's bevan. i was speculating earlier it could. earlier that it could. it's these it's these things aren't just it's going be publicity. going to be huge publicity. they'll all it's they'll milk it for all it's worth reform uk but it's a double edged sword because he's marmite. >> he is marmite. i did his show on last i was filming him on last i was filming with him on last i was filming with him on and i was on his on thursday and i was on his show on friday. i have a lot of

time for lee anderson and when i tweet picture of anderson, tweet a picture of lee anderson, i had hundreds of abusive i have had hundreds of abusive messages lee, but messages about lee, but actually, i think the actually, i think out in the country, he's incredibly popular because a sense with because there is a sense with lee that is a real lee anderson that he is a real person. done jobs, person. he has done properjobs, he his mind, but he he does speak his mind, but he cares real people. and as cares about real people. and as you say, he's worked as a coal miner. i know his politics have been interesting journey, but been an interesting journey, but i so have lots of others. i mean, so have lots of others. but yeah, they've an but yeah, they've been on an interesting i think they'll be happier drifting happier from left drifting centre think centre to right. i think it's interesting because interesting about reform because you big you know he is a big personality. you know it's a big media story and there some media story and there are some big egos already. yeah, big egos there already. so yeah, i think that's be i think that's going to be a popular move. >> but i think he's >> but but i think he's basically he's not really a tory in the sense that i mean, you know, he's a kind of populist sort know, you know, sort of, you know, you know, he's economically you he's he's economically he's, you know, be as, as know, not going to be as, as right as the tories. right wing as the tories. >> fair labour under corbyn. >> so fair labour under corbyn. >> so fair labour under corbyn. >> couldn't bear >> yeah. and he couldn't bear labour under corbyn. he was a bit naughty he wound bit of a naughty boy. he wound he corbynistas he wound the corbynistas up locally where was locally in ashfield where he was a councillor, said you a councillor, and said some, you know, just to, i think to know, things just to, i think to wind which didn't

wind them up which you didn't mean, which them an excuse mean, which gave them an excuse to, him out. i think to, to push him out. but i think that, reform with his that, you know, reform with his big, big of big, big, big issues of immigration, brexit immigration, and, and brexit will will the heart of will be, will be at the heart of a labour win back the ashfield seat massively. seat because he's massively. well, probably well, ashfield is probably one of because of the most interesting because they local they also have a local independent ex lib dem independent who's an ex lib dem who won the seat as a lib who nearly won the seat as a lib dem. has various legal dem. he has various legal troubles, awaiting dem. he has various legal troubiappearances, awaiting dem. he has various legal troubiappearances, aw¢but,| dem. he has various legal troubiappearances, aw¢but, his court appearances, but but, his independent party has almost every local council, every seat on the local council, so going a four way so it's going to be a four way split. are we crazy? it's going to be the craziest. >> our viewers are >> lots of our viewers are getting and i've just getting in touch, and i've just been told by our breaking news system that system here in gb news that there mps there are nine conservative mps who are in talks to leave the tories and join reform. >> yeah, i heard i've heard these stories before. it has to be said. i wrote these stories a lot about ukip. there are 30 tory mps going to defect, two in the defected , so we'll see. the end defected, so we'll see. >> well let's see, bill, our viewer emma says if lee anderson is joining reform, see viewer emma says if lee anderson isjoining reform, see this viewer emma says if lee anderson is joining reform, see this is is joining reform, i see this is the several tory mps the first of several tory mps are going defect. don't are going to defect. i don't consider divisive consider him a divisive character. he says it as he sees

it. views are to right, it. his views are to the right, where should where the tory party should be if want to compete in the if they want to compete in the next election. the conservatives know got an issue with know they've got an issue with this, isn't it, person x, andrew, that they're trying to target? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> candidate person x and that person x who the tories need is a reform voter at heart. yes. >> and i think you know what. it's quite a lonely place to be being an independent. you know i mean he had for a couple of weeks but actually and lee isn't part that westminster part of that whole westminster kind he really isn't. kind of bubble. he really isn't. and doesn't that and he really doesn't feel that comfortable there . and just and he really doesn't feel that comfcthatle there . and just and he really doesn't feel that comfcthat actually and just and he really doesn't feel that comfcthat actually he|d just and he really doesn't feel that comfcthat actually he is just and he really doesn't feel that comfcthat actually he is going think that actually he is going to well, know he does to well, he i know he does appeal to a lot of people out there. person x , what an odd way there. person x, what an odd way of putting know, why not of putting it. you know, why not just workington woman of putting it. you know, why not ju:worcester workington woman of putting it. you know, why not ju:worcester woman gton woman of putting it. you know, why not ju:worcester woman or»n woman of putting it. you know, why not ju:worcester woman or monde01 of putting it. you know, why not ju:worcester woman or mondeo man or worcester woman or mondeo man man know, so man and it's you know, so whatever way the try and whatever way the tories try and dress up, it's a blow because dress it up, it's a blow because it is start of a trickle it is at the start of a trickle or a flood, and it shows that rishi cannot hold on to the red wall tories. >> he embodiment of the >> he was the embodiment of the red wall. tory. >> absolutely. i think what we'll is a bit of sort we'll see is a bit of a sort of meltdown other meltdown amongst the other red wall even they

wall tories, not even if they don't decide defect to don't decide to defect to reform. seen this week reform. we've seen this week apparently leaked whatsapp messages about, giving £1 million the muslim million to them, to the muslim war memorial has got some of the red tories angry if they if red wall tories angry if they if they reports the whatsapp messages to be believed. so there watching this. there are people watching this. absolutely i mean i absolutely yeah. yeah i mean i disagree but know disagree with them. but you know there certainly upset it. there certainly upset about it. and think just shows and so i think it just shows that confidence of the red that the confidence of the red wall mps in the leadership is really really. really is really. >> tories really >> but the tories really don't seem able get a grip on seem to be able to get a grip on what's i mean, we what's happening. i mean, we heard the death a heard about the death spiral a few ago they really i few months ago and they really i mean, budget was so mean, that budget was so underwhelming. know, underwhelming. you know, it could written could have been written by a kind of economics, know, kind of economics, you know, a—level economics since a—level economics student since then, what have we had? we've had bleating about new had some bleating on about new definitions which had some bleating on about new defoneons which had some bleating on about new defone iss which had some bleating on about new defone is crying which had some bleating on about new defone is crying out which had some bleating on about new defone is crying out for which had some bleating on about new defone is crying out for awhich had some bleating on about new defone is crying out for a new1 no one is crying out for a new definition. they're just crying out do out for us to get control, to do the police, it? feels the police, doesn't. it? feels as they really are now as though they really are now in decline. and decline. and with lee, and probably the return of boris johnson as well, which we've seen reports over the weekend. so would join? seen reports over the weekend. so would would join? seen reports over the weekend. so would johnson join? seen reports over the weekend. so would johnson jointo why would boris johnson want to join a party massively on the decline? >> where is the safe seat? they

parachute into? parachute him into? >> exactly. >> exactly. >> because there's about >> because there's talk about putting his old seat of putting him in his old seat of henley upon thames. but at the moment the cusp moment that would be on the cusp of won by the liberal of being won by the liberal democrats, kind of is democrats, as that kind of is oxfordshire, of very oxfordshire, that kind of very posh of the home posh elements of the home counties like they'll counties look like they'll go for the lib dems. >> boris is joining, you >> boris is not joining, you know, a loser. he know, he's not a loser. he doesn't to be joining party. >> he's making going to lose. >> he's making going to lose. >> writing his books, >> he's writing his books, writing memoirs. he's writing his memoirs. he's writing his memoirs. he's writing of writing his biography of shakespeare, was shakespeare, which he was supposed to 2018, which supposed to live in 2018, which i was doing, doing, i think he was doing, doing, doing those cobra meetings. >> very young children, very young children. >> in. where was >> he's holidaying in. where was he when he went he holidaying when he went to see maduro? venezuela yeah. he was. about was. i didn't even know about that private that little cheeky private houday that little cheeky private holiday visit with the holiday special visit with the with the president. >> yes, exactly. >> yes, exactly. >> he's in he's going >> so he's in he's going to wait and how defeat is. and see how bad the defeat is. absolutely. whether he absolutely. and then whether he comes the issue is comes and that's the issue is about what lee's about what what does lee's defection about future defection say about the future of tory party? of the tory party? >> actually lee >> is this actually lee positioning himself what positioning himself for what could and if we saw polls could be if and if we saw polls last week of and 20? i don't last week of 18 and 20? i don't believe those. but we see believe those. but if we did see that and there believe those. but if we did see that 50 and there believe those. but if we did see that 50 tory and there believe those. but if we did see that 50 tory mps and there believe those. but if we did see that 50 tory mps left, there believe those. but if we did see that 50 tory mps left, thene were 50 tory mps left, then you're have, you know,

you're going to have, you know, talk of reform and the tories merging. yeah. >> this what will this >> what does this what will this mean terms election mean in terms of election timing? mean in terms of election timir know talk this >> i know we talk about this a lot, the lot, but depending on the reaction to and the domino reaction to this and the domino effect of what that does the effect of what that does to the conservative emma , how conservative party, emma, how does this play into potential launching an election date? launching of an election date? >> i think we are still i mean, sunak has been insisting this weekend, we are still looking at the second half of 2024, which weekend, we are still looking at the most1d half of 2024, which weekend, we are still looking at the most of half of 2024, which weekend, we are still looking at the most of usf of 2024, which weekend, we are still looking at the most of us means24, which weekend, we are still looking at the most of us means what,ich for most of us means what, october, november. does he want to clash with the us election ? to clash with the us election? does that not matter? so i think to clash with the us election? does looking matter? so i think to clash with the us election? does looking atatter? so i think to clash with the us election? does looking at sort? so i think to clash with the us election? does looking at sort of,o i think to clash with the us election? does looking at sort of, you hink we're looking at sort of, you know, late mid autumn. >> of the fears, though, >> one of the fears, though, wasn't might wasn't it, that reform might think has gone off the think may has gone off the agenda now. >> the boats crossing >> the small boats crossing channel. i'm pretty now channel. i'm pretty sure now there's be another there's going to be another fiscal i think. i don't fiscal event i think. i don't think september, october and there will be a cut in the basic rate of income tax, which they should have been something budget, something desperate last minute. >> policy of getting rid >> their policy of getting rid of insurance entirely, of national insurance entirely, which i which is about that, that i think will be quietly forgotten and be and there'll be there'll be a headune and there'll be there'll be a headline should have cut headline i should have cut income last week because income tax last week because that everybody,

that benefits everybody, pensioners included. >> do not >> pensioners do not get a pension. >> and although, you know, >> no. and although, you know, there's argument that, there's an argument that, you know get lot know that pensioners get a lot of other support . just of other support. just an argument but they argument to make. but if they paid indeed. but but they paid well indeed. but but they are on average the wealthiest in this your average this country. if your average voter over why would you voter is over 65, why would you give cut that doesn't go give a tax cut that doesn't go to most of voters? so i to most of those voters? so i mean, politically, just mean, politically, it's just it's just madness. labour's still gearing a may still gearing up for a may election, frankly, still a little nervous a little bit nervous about a may election, but i don't think they're going it all. they're going to get it all. >> just i know what this >> just get i know what this strategy is. matthew you're strategy is. matthew laza you're trying tories are frit. >> yeah, that's a quote. >> yeah, that's a quote. >> won't go. won't go. >> they won't go. they won't go. >> they won't go. they won't go. >> if only. >> if only if only. >> if only if only. >> no. look, if you're a political party, of course there's element of that. but there's an element of that. but i tell that the labour i can tell you that the labour party are seriously gearing party were are seriously gearing up for may election, but even up for a may election, but even they caught. up for a may election, but even the even caught. up for a may election, but even the even simple caught. up for a may election, but even the even simple clikeit. up for a may election, but even the even simple clike the >> even simple things like the fact they're having their fact that they're having their access starting access talks, they're starting their which the their access talks, which is the heads which a heads of department, which is a totally normal thing. does totally normal thing. it does look they are the look as though they are the party know, ready to party and, you know, ready to move into number 10. >> we're talking about >> whilst we're talking about reform we're talking reform and whilst we're talking about do

about the conservatives, we do we enough time we don't give enough time to talking situation with talking about the situation with the think the the labour party. i think at the moment just keeping their moment they just keeping their heads know whether heads down. i don't know whether you galloway did you saw, but george galloway did a long down with gb news a big long sit down with gb news neil and show. if a big long sit down with gb news neildidn't and show. if a big long sit down with gb news neildidn't and it, show. if a big long sit down with gb news neildidn't and it, it's)w. if a big long sit down with gb news neildidn't and it, it's very you didn't watch it, it's very interesting. watch interesting. you can watch it online. neil's got online. still with neil's got a two hour special online now. and in george galloway fighting in that george galloway fighting talk absolutely >> absolutely, absolutely determined to take some seats off be determined, but >> he may be determined, but it's about real votes in it's all about real votes in real ballot boxes. and they did elect in elect george galloway in rochdale, votes. but rochdale, those real votes. but last there was mayoral last week there was a mayoral election elected lewisham directly elected mayor. lewisham is with about is a london borough with about 250,000 200,000 in it, 250,000 200,000 people in it, and was, with a sizeable and there was, with a sizeable muslim population, a very vocal left wing element. it's quite a sort of lot of, you know, liberal liberals with a with a small l and george galloway's party party got 2000 party workers party got 2000 votes and labour got 23,000. so the truth of the matter is, if you could clone george galloway to every one of these, every one of those seats, then, then they might be in with might be they might be in with making of impact. making some sort of impact. but i that as always, i think that george, as always, is through his hat, and is talking through his hat, and you , we need to i'd be wary

you know, we need to i'd be wary of underestimating galloway. i i think some of the independents in london, we know that the there's going be an there's going to be an independent tower hamlets. independent in tower hamlets. yeah, stand against russian kagame's lawyer. yeah. shamar bagan's lawyer and so i think i'd be worried about some of those independents. i don't think know, think think that, you know, i think there issues with muslim there are issues with muslim community anger with labour, but i don't it's all going to i don't think it's all going to end up. >> think it's going to be >> and i think it's going to be balanced out by the that so balanced out by the fact that so many are just going balanced out by the fact that so m'turn are just going balanced out by the fact that so m'turn up are just going balanced out by the fact that so m'turn up because ;t going balanced out by the fact that so m'turn up because they going balanced out by the fact that so m'turn up because they can't; to turn up because they can't bnng to turn up because they can't bring themselves vote for bring themselves to vote for laboun bring themselves to vote for labour. going to labour. they're simply going to stay home. so i labour stay at home. so i think labour will even if it's will still be okay, even if it's by default or spoil ballot by default or spoil the ballot papen by default or spoil the ballot paper. waiting for this press >> we are waiting for this press conference any minute now. richard be taking to conference any minute now. ricistage be taking to conference any minute now. ricistage central taking to conference any minute now. ricistage central londonto conference any minute now. ricistage central london to the stage in central london to announce as a announce lee anderson as a member reform and a member of the reform party and a reform mp and then we are going member of the reform party and a rere1 mp and then we are going member of the reform party and a rere talking|d then we are going member of the reform party and a rere talking to then we are going member of the reform party and a rere talking to ben we are going member of the reform party and a rere talking to ben habib, going member of the reform party and a rere talking to ben habib, the 1g to be talking to ben habib, the deputy reform, about to be talking to ben habib, the depu�*that reform, about to be talking to ben habib, the depu�*that means reform, about to be talking to ben habib, the depu�*that means and'm, about to be talking to ben habib, the depu�*that means and whethert to be talking to ben habib, the depu�*that means and whether lee what that means and whether lee is all good for reform or whether he's going to attract some criticism. it's a strange week as well, matthew, to launch this from reform, because of course , this royal story is

course, this royal story is going to be the front page of the papers again tomorrow. >> absolutely dominate today. >> absolutely dominate today. >> i mean, mean, >> yeah. i mean, i mean, yeah, i think probably they just thought they it out. they had they had to get it out. they had to out the way. these to get it out of the way. these things are it's quite hard to pull these things then pull these things because then people say pulled it. yeah. i mean think might been mean i think i might have been inclined to, i mean, the inclined to, but i mean, the other is it depends how inclined to, but i mean, the oth it is it depends how inclined to, but i mean, the oth it leakediepends how inclined to, but i mean, the oth it leakediepe|wh0|ow inclined to, but i mean, the oth it leakediepelwho you far it had leaked and who you thought to it, thought was going to write it, because then done as because it could then be done as a you know, he's pulling a he, you know, he's pulling from reform, pulling from reform, not just pulling the press conference. it's the press conference. so it's a very a tough decision to very it's a tough decision to make a comms point view. make from a comms point of view. but the royal, the royal but i mean the royal, the royal photo to go photo story is just going to go on on. i think as wait to on and on. i think as we wait to find where the associated find out where the associated press going reinstate press is going to reinstate it or well, the press or not. well, and the press association, do they decide whether the whether to, rescind the photograph well? photograph as well? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> moment, it's just the >> at the moment, it's just the american who dominate american agencies who dominate the picture world the picture agency world who pulled the picture agency world who puland in your view, because >> and in your view, because you've >> and in your view, because youabsolutely. to make >> absolutely. they have to make a they? yeah. a statement, don't they? yeah. i mean, because i mean i mean, look, because i mean i mean, look, because i mean i mean is couldn't couldn't mean this is couldn't couldn't be it's literally be worse. i mean it's literally textbook of what to not do. isn't it at a time when the internet was, was, you know,

isn't it at a time when the internewith was, was, you know, isn't it at a time when the internewith conspiracyyou know, isn't it at a time when the internewith conspiracy theories, awash with conspiracy theories, all you know, all of which i'm sure you know, aren't fuel aren't true? why add fuel to that by putting photo that fire by putting out a photo which the innocent explanation for is some crass photoshopping. but people but of course, you know, people are than that. >> it's i, you know, i always take reading into space conspiracy it's conspiracy theorist because it's a that told a lot of a label that i get told a lot of the time, not so much anymore, but my it's but my point is, it's interesting when you all interesting when you say all these theories and these conspiracy theories and what don't want to actually what do i don't want to actually go into detail because don't go into detail because i don't think when think that's fair when it's a woman recovering woman who's recovering ostensibly operation, woman who's recovering osteit;ibly operation, woman who's recovering osteit doesn't operation, woman who's recovering osteit doesn't to aration, woman who's recovering osteit doesn't to be :ion, but it doesn't have to be a doesn't have to be a conspiracy theory. we've got a statement >> oh, we've got a statement from we've from kensington palace. we've got kensington got a statement from kensington palace here. it is. like many amateur photographers, this is from the princess of wales herself. this is her statement. like many amateur photographers, i occasionally experiment like many amateur photographers, i editing1ally experiment like many amateur photographers, i editing .illy experiment like many amateur photographers, i editing . ily experiment like many amateur photographers, i editing . i wantediment like many amateur photographers, i editing . i wanted toznt with editing. i wanted to express my i want to express my apologies for any confusion. the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. i hope everyone celebrating had a very happy mother's day. little cryptic. we're going to be reflecting on that in a moment. first of all though, you reform

uk conference. richard uk press conference. richard tice stage. here he tice is on the stage. here he is. >> we h a e- h a plan. well, and the >> we have a plan. well, and the plan is working. prime plan is working. the prime minister it endlessly. minister repeats it endlessly. clearly no one's told them that the economy, our country is in recession . clearly no one's told recession. clearly no one's told them that that recession per person is the longest since records began almost 70 years ago. people are getting poorer. that recession almost two years per person, if that's their plan. well, it's not the plan of the british people to get poorer. let's be honest, it's not surprising they're sinking in the polls if they think a recession is a good idea and something significant has changed in recent months, i've noficed changed in recent months, i've noticed people's concerns and anxiety has turned to anger and fury because nothing works. britain is broken and we all

know who broke it. there are so many areas where it's broken. but let me just give you a few examples . i mean, there is examples. i mean, there is absolute fury across the country that the tories have imposed on us without any democratic consent whatsoever in complete breach of what they promised in the 2019 manifesto and previous manifestos. they've imposed on us mass immigration that we can see from the data is making us poorer, no question whatsoever . poorer, no question whatsoever. people also, separately, are appalled at what's going on in our streets , in our towns and our streets, in our towns and our streets, in our towns and our cities. weaken week out with these anti—semitic , hate filled these anti—semitic, hate filled pro—hamas marches that is leading to genuine fear. the jewish community in london afraid to go out at the weekend.

many of them thinking about leaving london to go back to israel . what a shocking israel. what a shocking indictment of the performance of the boss of the met police of the boss of the met police of the person in charge of security in london, the mayor of london sadiq khan of the home secretary and of the prime minister that the jewish community are terrified . absolutely appalling. terrified. absolutely appalling. separately, people are horrified, horrified that this gender ideology is infecting our schools, poisoning the minds of our children, parents, grandparents in their millions. shocked by this . and also, shocked by this. and also, people are waking up to the absurd multi—trillion pound cost of this obsession with net zero. but any of us who want to talk about this, oh no, we're a bigot. yeah we're mis smeared. we must be labelled. we're phobic in some way. no we're

not. we're just talking common sense. the genuine concerns of tens of millions of people up and down the country . and it's and down the country. and it's only reform uk that is to prepared have that conversation. i've said it before, but i have to say, i think the westminster establishment has never been more out of touch with the concerns of tens of millions of hard working british people up and down the country . that's why and down the country. that's why we're going up in the polls just last week, we were only 5% behind the tories, who were sinking under sinking sunak to just 18. we're going up and they're going down now. many people think this is a short terme pressure group for one election. forget it. you're wrong. this is a serious medium terme plan . we have to shape and terme plan. we have to shape and influence and change the course of direction of this country of

ours. because at the moment it is broken and people are getting poorer . and where does this poorer. and where does this start? well, i'll tell you where. we're polling even higher. and that, of course, is in the red wall. millions and millions of people , as they hear millions of people, as they hear about us, they say, thank heavens for reform . so let's be heavens for reform. so let's be clear about our ambition . it's clear about our ambition. it's bold. it's ambitious. in the red wall this election, we want to replace the tories as the main alternative to starmageddon. that's what it is. it's a nightmare coming to everyone near you in 2024. so we're going to replace the tories in the red wall, which means we need a champion, of course, of the red wall, someone who completely understands it, who is trusted by voters to tell it as it is. no nonsense, no waffle, clear, bafic no nonsense, no waffle, clear, basic , common sense. and i'm basic, common sense. and i'm delighted to announce that i

have found that champion of the red wall for reform uk. he's also , coincidentally, going to also, coincidentally, going to be reform uk's first member of parliament in the house of commons. he is, of course, a person of great integrity, no nonsense and is the member of parliament in the county of nottinghamshire for ashfield. please welcome mr lee anderson . please welcome mr lee anderson. on. thank you. thank you very much indeed. brilliant. let's go have a quick, quick vote. >> he looks happier than you . >> he looks happier than you. >> he looks happier than you. >> he's not having an interview now. he's not having an interview . brilliant. well done. interview. brilliant. well done. over to you. can you see me? can you see me? here so i'm

you all see me? here so i'm going to keep it brief. guys ladies and gentlemen, i'm going to start by saying i want my country back over the last year or so, i've had to do a lot of soul searching on my political journey, and it was laughing and i don't expect much in politics other than to be able to speak my mind and speak on behalf. is that you, harry? laughing speak on behalf of my friends, family and my constituents. now i might not know a lot of these long words. some of the people using parliament, but i know a few short ones , but unfortunately, short ones, but unfortunately, this sometimes leads me to be labelled as controversial. controversial in my opinions, but my opinions are not controversial. there are opinions which are shared by millions of people up and down

the country. it's not controversial to be concerned about illegal immigration. often it's not controversial to be concerned about legal migration. it's not controversial to be, you know, worried, concerned about the metropolitan police and a failing london mayor and the hate marchers, the street crime and the shoplifters literally getting away with ruining businesses on a daily basis. it's not controversial to fight back in the culture war, a culture war that is sweeping our nation. i am proud of our great country and the gifts it has given to the world over hundreds of years. gifts like the industrial revolution, rail, ways, culture, sports, medicine such as vaccines which have saved hundreds of millions of lives . and we defeated fascism lives. and we defeated fascism in two world wars. we have always punched above our weight on the international stage . but on the international stage. but now, like millions of people in

this country, i feel that we are slowly giving our country away. we are giving away our way of life. we are allowing people to erase our history. we are giving up our streets to a minority of people who literally hate our way of life . we are allowing way of life. we are allowing people into our country that will never integrate and adopt our british values. parliament doesn't seem to understand what many british people want, and quite frankly, some of them need to get out more. i made some remarks a few weeks back about the london mayor for which i was stripped of the whip from the conservative party and let me be clear right now, on this stage, i not apologise . it is no i will not apologise. it is no secret that i've been talking to my friends in reform for a while, and reform uk has offered me the chance to speak out in parliament on behalf of millions of people up and down the country feel that they're country who feel that they're not being listened to. people will say that i've took a gamble and i'm prepared to gamble on myself . as i know from my

myself. as i know from my mailbag, how many people in this country support reform uk on what they have to say ? and like what they have to say? and like millions of people up and down the country, all i want is my country back. now, this may sound offensive to the liberal elite, but it's not offensive to my friends , my family, my my friends, my family, my constituents and some of my donors. consider it's like my mum and dad who told me they could not vote for me unless i joined reform uk . my parents are joined reform uk. my parents are both nearly 80 and they get it and i must not let them down. as i said at the beginning, i want my country back. thank you . my country back. thank you. brilliant. well done. >> fantastic , fantastic. >> fantastic, fantastic. >> fantastic, fantastic. >> so, thank you for that . i'm >> so, thank you for that. i'm going to take some questions from members of the media and the press will start with the people's channel. chris hope gb news microphone elianne. >> chris hope from gb news. lee hanson on the 2nd of january. you said reform is not the answer. it leaves the door open for sir keir starmer. what has

changed in ten weeks and how can voters trust you at the election when you so publicly betrayed the well over the last the tories? well over the last ten weeks we've seen well, one big thing changed last week and that mr galloway coming into parliament. >> and have to fight back as >> and we have to fight back as a the only party a country and the only party that's fight back. that's offering that fight back. what is reform uk. you what i can see is reform uk. you know, this is this big know, this is this is a big problem. it's a concern. it's worrying constituents and worrying my constituents and constituents , people up down constituents, people up and down the who worried the country who are worried about like george about people like george galloway getting into parliament. fight parliament. we have to fight back. unfortunately we, the back. and unfortunately we, the conservative and the conservative party and the labour fight back . labour party won't fight back. this party will fight back. and that's why i've joined. >> is another big >> and there is another big difference. on 3rd of difference. chris on the 3rd of january, i that we were january, i said that we were facing you facing a recession, that you cannot economy the cannot grow the economy with the burdens identified them burdens that i identified them of the highest taxes, the highest government highest wasteful government spending. state spending. nanny state regulations, mass immigration and net zero. a month later, i was proved right . sadly, the was proved right. sadly, the economy is in recession. i have said for two years per person we are in recession. that's what's

changed. there's a massive, massive wake up call. i hope that helps. beth, are you next? >> thank you, mr anderson. you talked there about a lot of soul searching. you were a labour backer then. you were a conservative. >> so if you are just joining us, that was the announcement that lee anderson has joined reform uk . he will be there as reform uk. he will be there as reform uk. he will be there as reform uk's mp. we're reform uk's first mp. we're going be talking in just going to be talking in just a moment to ben habib, deputy leader of reform. but i want to come also first to former labour adviser mccgwire adviser scarlett mccgwire scarlett. day. scarlett. what a happy day. >> it's for great >> well obviously it's for great laboun >> well obviously it's for great labour, but actually seriously, i'm so disappointed in reform that that they'll have somebody who is known, that he shouts his mouth off whenever he wants. i mean, it's like putting up simon danczuk for the rochdale by—election when, you know, he'd been thrown out of labour for sixteen a 17 year old. we now have somebody who, you know, is an islamophobe and quite clearly, i mean the hidden message of what lee anderson was

saying all the way through is the muslims are taking over our country, which i think is disgraceful. it's untrue and disgraceful. it's untrue and disgraceful. so i think on the one hand it's dreadful. i mean, i am really disappointed , i am really disappointed, because knowing ben habib and richard tice and although i disagree with them on policy, i mean, i don't find them racist. and they're having they're having the he's plugging into a view, isn't he, as enunciated by galloway, that actually the labour party has lost its way completely with muslims and the policing of the muslim in our inner cities has got has lost completely because they always come first. >> patron . one of the papers >> patron. one of the papers today, scarlet a young man today, scarlet of a young man being a grapple to the ground holding a hamas posting hamas are the terrorists. >> yeah. and he's being grappled to the ground right by the police. >> well, he's right, hamas are the terrorists, but the police are the police are grappling him to the ground. >> but why? >> but why? >> why can't he say hamas are terrorists on a poster? it's a

statement of the obvious. it's a fact. he's but fact. no, but but he's but but what do re—arrest what they had to do re—arrest him . him. >> yeah. absolutely. so but what's i think actually what's i mean, i think actually that that to say that the police are pro—muslim . right is taking are pro—muslim. right is taking it pretty far. you talk so the muslim hate crime, right. i mean i was talking to a muslim activist friend of mine yesterday, 235, particularly women wearing hijabs. right. so actually to start to start saying the muslims are taking over our streets, they're not there. i mean, there is anti—semitic and anti—muslim abuse, the whole thing. i think, again, this is the problem is we end up getting hooked onto that particular issue, don't we? >> and lee anderson would absolutely refute the accusation , given that he is islamophobic. but as andrew says, he is certainly tapping into a sense we've had this announcement today of £117 million being spent purely on the security of mosques and the muslim community, and some people feel that's not fair, and £1 million

towards a muslim statue. on the opening of the budget, scarlet , opening of the budget, scarlet, £70 million is being spent on on against anti—semitism right there are ten times as many muslims in britain as jews. >> there are three times as many synagogues. so three times as many mosques as synagogues. what they're saying is we have to protect the mosques because there is a lot of anti—islam feeling like there's a lot of anti—semitism, and there is a real problem here. and yeah, and how awful that we've, you know, we are fighting here in this country , ben, over dispute country, ben, over a dispute 2000 miles which is 2000 miles away, which is effectively been transplanted. >> it is a issue here. >> and it is a big issue here. lee bit of a double edged lee is a bit of a double edged sword for you. when you were on last you looked a little last week, you looked a little lukewarm his potential lukewarm about his potential arrival, lukewarm , arrival, a lot less lukewarm, you said. >> much so. and quoted >> very much so. and i quoted you the paper. oh, well, i'm you in the paper. oh, well, i'm very i you don't think he got he's mastered the language sufficiently be reform sufficiently to be a reform uk mp.i will ask your mp.

>> i will ask your mp. >> i will ask your mp. >> i will absolutely address that. can just come back to that. can i just come back to what scarlett saying? what scarlett was saying? we talked the for the talked about the need for the protection mosques. talked talked about the need for the protecthe mosques. talked talked about the need for the protecthe need osques. talked talked about the need for the protecthe need forues. talked talked about the need for the protecthe need for the talked about the need for the protection synagogues and protection of synagogues and what we're seeing is not an attack on islam or attack on attack on islam or an attack on muslims or indeed, i think an attack on jews as much as an attack on jews as much as an attack on jews as much as an attack on the united kingdom. what we're seeing in evidence and now in, in, in a government having to spend money on the protection of these various , protection of these various, places of worship is failure of multiculturalism a failure of 25 years of unbridled immigration without any attention given to the integration of people who come to this country into our values and lee is absolutely right when he talks about our history being trashed and the way they've done this is to say that the british, the english language, is racist and colonial. needs to be colonial. it needs to be decolonised that our forefathers were all slave traders, and we should be ashamed of ourselves. that white privilege exists. and if you don't recognise that you're white and privileged ,

you're white and privileged, you're white and privileged, you're therefore a racist. and this being taught at our this is all being taught at our schools and our tertiary education. my own , ex education. my own, ex university, cambridge university, is long on this kind of nonsense and ideology. as a result of that, i don't have any contact with my college at cambridge anymore . so i was cambridge anymore. so i was a donor and i won't be any more because they are embedding this kind of division in society and politics has become very identity based and what reform stands for, and this is central to what richard and i believe, is that everyone is equal. to what richard and i believe, is that everyone is equal . you is that everyone is equal. you cannot have division in society. this notion that you can have progressive discrimination in to order level the playing field is a fundamentally flawed notion . a fundamentally flawed notion. the only way you get a level playing field is by repeatedly saying everyone is equal, and we've got to integrate it. we've got to slash immigration until we've got our own social construct. that is the united kingdom settled again. >> why you weren't why weren't

you keen on him defecting to your party? >> okay, now i'll answer that question. am circumspect about question. i am circumspect about all mps. they've sat on all tory mps. they've sat on those green benches for 14 years, delivered this country to the precipice of economic, social, cultural and constitutional disaster. that's what we've got a united kingdom thatis what we've got a united kingdom that is facing existential threat. do not underestimate what i'm saying. threat. do not underestimate what i'm saying . don't think threat. do not underestimate what i'm saying. don't think i'm speaking in hyperbolic terms because it suits a political agenda to do that. this country is facing an existential threat. and so i'm very circumspect about all tory mps, particularly tory mps , who can't express tory mps, who can't express themselves clearly. it's very important, anderson. it's very important. and i picked him up on it. when he described sadiq khan as being controlled by islamists. clearly, sadiq khan is not controlled by islamists. sadiq khan is a is a divisive and plays the identity politics game entirely of his own

volition. he's not controlled by anyone , but he's given cover by anyone, but he's given cover by the regulatory and legal regime that has been put in place by tony blair and then by cameron may. and i'm afraid boris johnson , in sequence. and the johnson, in sequence. and the tory party needs to, as a bare minimum, ditch the regulatory requirement for diversity, equality and inclusion, which infects every institution in this country. and they need to recognise that the only way for equality for this country, the only way we're going to get a settled social construct, the way, any way we're going to do away with marches on our streets espousing hate against democratically settled states in the middle east is by settling the middle east is by settling the social status of the united kingdom. >> scarlett, let's bring you in then, to give us your thoughts on that . on that. >> we need less diversity, eqtu >> we need less diversity, equity and inclusion to bring the country together . and lee the country together. and lee anderson speaks to those people who that. who want that. >> i mean, lee anderson >> yeah. i mean, lee anderson certainly speaks a certain to certainly speaks to a certain to a sort of people. i

a certain sort of people. i don't understand when don't quite understand when we talk about having to protect mosques and synagogues and then ben says this is because we don't have integration. well, that it proves multiculturalism isn't working, scarlett. but what what we we've got division in society. what we want is what we want is a place, a country where you have mosques and synagogues and churches and everybody feels fine about it. i think it's really , really think it's really, really important. i mean, my sisters just come back from kerala in india and says, unlike northern india, where there is a real problem with hindu nationalism, actually in kerala , there are actually in kerala, there are mosques, there are there are things, there are, there are masses of catholic churches. i mean, what we want here is we do want integration. we want to we want integration. we want to we want a country that is at peace with itself, but we haven't got one. >> and it's lovely. i want to be andifs >> and it's lovely. i want to be and it's getting worse to be india to be, to be frank. >> i want to be britain . yeah. >> i want to be britain. yeah. let me just ask you this. what does leandersson bring the does leandersson bring to the

party just that press we've just seen that press conference streamed live conference being streamed live on news networks. on all major news networks. that's not happened before with on all major news networks. tha reform happened before with on all major news networks. tha reform uk pened before with on all major news networks. tha reform uk conference re with on all major news networks. tha reform uk conference he vith the reform uk conference he bnngs the reform uk conference he brings. doesn't yeah, brings. that doesn't he? yeah, he that. he brings that. >> i mean his own >> and i mean lee, by his own admission, been admission, has has been on a political labour admission, has has been on a politiyto labour admission, has has been on a politiyto conservatives labour admission, has has been on a politiyto conservatives and ur admission, has has been on a politiyto conservatives and now party to conservatives and now eventually a genuinely eventually to a genuinely small c conservative party and, you know, the proof of the pudding will be in eating. and of will be in the eating. and of course, i'm course, all even though i i'm circumspect tory mps, of circumspect about tory mps, of course, any tory mp who shares our ideology , who wishes to put our ideology, who wishes to put the united kingdom first, wishes to settle that social construct, wishes our economy to do well, has a small a low tax, small state view of the way the world should be is a welcome. >> and how man are you to? talking >> well, that would be that would be indiscreet of me. >> well, we heard why you're here. 9:00. >> you to be there nine, 9 or 10, 9 or 10 conservative mps in conversation. >> as far as lee is concerned. i mean, it was absolutely. what he said to to stand be an said is i want to to stand be an mp. he's been thrown out. you know, the tories won't have him anymore he apologises. anymore until he apologises. and so i mean,

so he's gone to you. i mean, that's the thing about lee anderson he's just a complete anderson is he's just a complete well , actually, you well, actually, i can put you right on that. >> sunak was making strenuous efforts to retain lee. they may have suspended him, but they regretted it. they did. and so he wouldn't. >> so he sunak had to say, because, i mean, we all we both know that sunak is incredibly weak. he had to say , you have to weak. he had to say, you have to apologise, you have to do something, and he wouldn't do it. so it was absolutely obvious. told you obvious. i could have told you a week that you were going to week ago that you were going to take lee anderson, though take lee anderson, even though you, well, you know, he's a you, you well, you know, he's a loose cannon. >> well, if you he's going >> well, if you knew he's going to you trouble. if you to cause you trouble. if you knew a week ago, a week knew a week ago, you knew a week before pretty because before me, pretty much because we through a process we had to go through a process to ensure that we were ideologically we ideologically aligned, that we had common view of how the had a common view of how the economy should be managed. and our social construct, those conversations easy. >> i think that's i think , well, >> i think that's i think, well, that's a very knowing laugh. >> but listen, you've all discussed it and he's there. lee

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gb news. >> know. >> know. >> but we 11 am. on monday, the 11th of march. >> this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> ray. good morning. >> ray. good morning. >> thank forjoining us. so >> thank you forjoining us. so the of wales has spoken the princess of wales has spoken out. has apologised out. she has apologised personally confusion. personally for any confusion. she mother's day she says over her mother's day photograph caused as five agencies retracted the concerns that it was photoshopped. we will be talking about that and tell you exactly what she said. >> and the former tory mp lee johnson. he's defected to reform uk. a scoop for the party or could he even be a hindrance ? could he even be a hindrance? >> and the muslim protection fund? the government is spending more than £117 million to keep muslims and mosques safe in britain . britain. >> holiday somehow just upper campaigners . they don't get it, campaigners. they don't get it, do they? they plan to ruin your family getaways this summer by wreaking havoc at airports across the country. we're to

talking later talking them a little later. extraordinary. so the statement is directly from her. we've not seen her or heard from her since christmas day , when she was with christmas day, when she was with the whole family at the church at sandringham. so a statement in her own name, because the palace no , this is with this had palace no, this is with this had the. well, it was escalating. >> yes . it's the. well, it was escalating. >> yes. it's on her instagram account and she's taking responsibility for this photograph being edited badly. why would she do that? do you still believe it for me , it still believe it for me, it doesn't quite have the right ring of truth to this statement. and also, you know well , tell us and also, you know well, tell us what you think. gb views at gb news. com. we it's so easy to speculate about this, isn't it, first though, the very latest news with sam francis .

news with sam francis. >> bev and andrew. thank you very much. good morning. from the gb newsroom. it's just gone 11:00. and we start with the news that we've heard in the last half hour that lee anderson has reform uk's mp has become reform uk's first mp in a to prime minister in a blow to prime minister rishi sunak. announcing that news earlier, leader news earlier, party leader richard tice said reform would aim to build a red wall in traditionally conservative constituencies. >> i'm delighted to announce that i have found that champion of the red wall for reform uk. he's also , coincidentally going he's also, coincidentally going to be reform uk's first member of parliament in the house of commons. he is, of course, a person of great integrity , no person of great integrity, no nonsense and is the member of parliament in the county of nottinghamshire for ashfield . nottinghamshire for ashfield. please welcome mr lee anderson . please welcome mr lee anderson. >> well, lee anderson was stripped of the conservative whip after refusing to apologise for claiming that islamists had,

he said, got control of the london mayor. mr anderson was deputy chairman of the conservatives until he resigned in january amid another row that the government's plan to send migrants to rwanda was incorrect , he said. speaking in london in the last half hour, mr lee anderson said he would aim to serve the beliefs of the british people . people. >> parliament doesn't seem to understand what many british people want and quite frankly, some of them need to get out more. i made some remarks a few weeks back about the london mayor, for which i was stripped of the whip from the conservative party. and let me be clear right now, on this stage, will not apologise. it stage, i will not apologise. it is secret that i've been is no secret that i've been talking to my friends in reform for a while , and reform uk has for a while, and reform uk has offered me the chance to speak out in parliament on behalf of millions of people, up and down the country who feel that they're not being listened to. >> well, in other breaking news that we've heard in the last hour or so, the princess of

wales has now personally apologised for, she said any confusion over the family photograph that was issued on social media and on mother's day , after it was withdrawn by some news agencies over claims that it may have been digitally altered. it was the first official picture of the princess and her family since her abdominal surgery, and was said to have been taken by prince william, but it was withdrawn over concerns that a number of edits may have been made, including to the left sleeve of princess charlotte's cardigan, while princess said that, while the princess said that, like many amateur photographers, she occasionally experiments with editing . three former with editing. three former conservative home secretaries are today calling for a united front to tackle extremism from islamists and far right groups. in a joint statement, dame priti patel, sir sajid javid and amber rudd are urging both labour and the conservatives to work together to understand and combat the issue. it comes as community secretary michael gove is preparing to announce a new

government definition of extremism. meanwhile, more than 50 victims of islamist terror attacks have signed a separate letter condemning anti—muslim hate. and they say it's important to separate extremists from the majority of british muslims . meanwhile, the muslims. meanwhile, the government has pledged over £117 million to safeguard mosques , million to safeguard mosques, muslim schools and community centres across the country over the next four years. the funding, unveiled today follows the prime minister's promise to allocate more than £70 million to protect jewish community sites . other royal news today, sites. other royal news today, the queen will lead the royal family at this year's commonwealth day service . later, commonwealth day service. later, as the king continues his cancer treatment , as the king continues his cancer treatment, her as the king continues his cancer treatment , her majesty, treatment, her majesty, accompanied by the prince of wales and other key members of the royal family, are due to gather at westminster abbey for the annual celebration and this year's event draws on the theme of resilience against the backdrop of health worries among the royal family. and though he'll today's service, his

he'll miss today's service, his majesty will deliver a video message his message reaffirming his commitment to serve the 56 member countries to the best of his ability . last night's oscars his ability. last night's oscars were dominated by nuclear bomb epic oppenheimer, winning seven awards, including best director for christopher nolan and, of course, best actor for cillian murphy. here's that moment that he claimed the top acting honour i >> -- >> we made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb. and for better or for worse, we're all living in oppenheimer's world, so i would really like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere . everywhere. >> well, one of the other biggest cheers of the night went to emma stone, who took home her second award for best actress. this time, though, for the black comedy poor things. but it was a night of bad luck for songwriting legend diane warren, the writer of 33 top ten singles has so far notched up 15 nominations, but sadly zero wins. last night's award for best original song instead went to billie eilish and finneas

o'connell for what was i made for, which was featured in barbie. those are the headlines for more, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the code there on your screen or, if you're listening on radio, go to gb news .com/ alerts. >> bear. good morning. thank you for joining us. britain's forjoining us. britain's newsroom on gb news with me and andrew. getting andrew. lots of you getting in touch about this touch at home about this announcement anderson touch at home about this announce thet anderson touch at home about this announce the reform anderson touch at home about this announce the reform party. ierson is joining the reform party. pete says, i find appalling pete says, i find it appalling that be a labour that a person could be a labour and then change to conservatives. and now he's reform compass reform his political compass is haywire. where and how can we trust he trust lee anderson when he himself doesn't true himself doesn't know his true political direction? himself doesn't know his true pol i ical direction? himself doesn't know his true poli loveiirection? himself doesn't know his true poli love whaton? himself doesn't know his true poli love what lee neil says. >> i love what lee neil says. lee anderson is not a disgraced tory mp. the tory party are the disgrace. and clive says the reform is the new reform party is the new conservative party. in changing reform. simply staying reform. lee is simply staying true to his conservative roots. >> see if he is. >> well, let's see if he is. let's now to our political let's go now to our political edhon let's go now to our political editor, chris at the editor, chris hope, at the reform conference. good

reform uk press conference. good morning chris, interesting response from our inbox. a lot of our viewers, of course, love reform uk. they think that lee anderson's appointment is entirely positive, but it won't be greeted like that from all sides of the political spectrum, will it ? will it? >> andrew and bev. yeah. morning. i'm here in westminster with this news breaking that, the mp for ashfield, the independent mp for ashfield, former tory party deputy chairman, has joined the reform party and he joins me now , party and he joins me now, leanne and some of our viewers, some of them positive, but some are saying how can they trust you? you were a labour councillor, a tory mp , now councillor, then a tory mp, now you're an independent, now you're now an independent, now reform well, first of all, reform mp. well, first of all, i don't think people are actually saying that. don't think people are actually say i |g that. don't think people are actually say! thinkt. don't think people are actually say! think this journalist >> i think this is a journalist again, have again, being mischievous. have you hall you seen in this, in this hall today? i've said numerous today? and i've said numerous times that times today, this morning that i'm going to put my country first, the constituency come second, and then the party unfortunately comes third. so i'm for my country. i'm doing it for my country. >> was email out by >> that was an email read out by my turner just now my colleague bev turner just now on that thing

on air saying that very thing that probably keir starmer. >> was it? >> was it? >> when decide to join >> when did he decide to join the reform party? you did say, didn't the 2nd of didn't you, back on the 2nd of january, think, gb news january, i think, on gb news that reform was party that reform was not the party for you. was opening a door for you. it was opening a door to keir starmer. >> things have changed. >> well, things have changed. things on. chopper >> well, things have changed. thingthen. on. chopper >> well, things have changed. thingthen. we on. chopper >> well, things have changed. thingthen. we saw on. chopper >> well, things have changed. thingthen. we saw on. chcsawr since then. we saw the we saw last galloway last week, george galloway entering parliament, which frightens a lot frightens me to death and a lot of people across the of mainstream people across the country. he's country. that's scary. he's mobilising in the rest of parliament seem be parliament seem to be sleepwalking disaster, not sleepwalking into disaster, not prepared to stand up and fight, fight against threat. fight back against this threat. so you know, reform party so you know, the reform party often policies as often sound economic policies as well as sticking up for this great country of ours. you know, and i've time and time and i've said time and time again, all i want is my again, chopper, all i want is my country back. to able again, chopper, all i want is my co feel' back. to able again, chopper, all i want is my co feel safe k. to able again, chopper, all i want is my co feel safe and to able again, chopper, all i want is my co feel safe and family able again, chopper, all i want is my co feel safe and family and to feel safe and my family and friends walking the friends feel safe walking the streets. want these streets. i want these demonstrations our streets of demonstrations on our streets of london. these idiots that london. stop these idiots that are these yobbos are out, you know, these yobbos that shouting murderous, you that are shouting murderous, you know, things on the streets of london. to be locked london. these need to be locked up . it's well and good, you up. it's all well and good, you know, spouting out strong words from downing from the steps of downing street and chamber. and in in the chamber. but people want action. they want to

see action. they want to see this stop. they want they want our and you know, our country back. and you know, we incredibly proud we should be incredibly proud of this its this country and its achievements hundreds achievements over hundreds and hundreds we seem achievements over hundreds and hun(to ds we seem achievements over hundreds and hun(to be we seem achievements over hundreds and hun(to be apologising we seem achievements over hundreds and hun(to be apologising for seem achievements over hundreds and hun(to be apologising for ourem now to be apologising for our past, our history, our culture. it's to the world, this it's a gift to the world, this great country of ours. we have given world much. but given this world so much. but slowly surely, giving slowly but surely, we're giving this people who this country away to people who just like our way of just do not like our way of life. >> will you get your country >> how will you get your country back? leaving party back? by leaving the party governing country. back? by leaving the party gov so ing country. back? by leaving the party govso that's country. back? by leaving the party govso that's by:ountry. back? by leaving the party govso that's by campaigning up >> so that's by campaigning up and with reform and down the country with reform uk, making that people get and down the country with reform uk, andzing that people get and down the country with reform uk, and people that people get and down the country with reform uk, and people have: people get and down the country with reform uk, and people have now ple get and down the country with reform uk, and people have now got get out and people have now got a reason the reason to vote, because the big thing was picking the thing i was picking up on the doorsteps over past 6 or 7 doorsteps over the past 6 or 7 months or so that people will months or so is that people will not out and vote next time. not go out and vote next time. you know, reason the labour you know, the reason the labour party behind party are 20 points behind ahead, because ahead, sorry, is because a lot of conservative voters of the conservative voters just don't they've got don't want to vote. they've got they politically homeless they feel politically homeless at now, this might at the moment. now, this might trigger now to trigger a few people now to thinking there a thinking actually there is a difference. is a different difference. there is a different party. something party. there is something to vote a reason to go vote for. there's a reason to go out election day and vote for out on election day and vote for something completely different, because moment, the because at the moment, the conservative and conservative party and the labour divide labour party, you can't divide them and money has changed

them and no money has changed hands, no at hands, absolutely no money at all. i'm hoping that choice will by tuc will buy me a pint later, but have more chance of but i have more chance of getting out him than getting a pint out of him than they you, the shopper. they have from you, the shopper. and did you her? and when did you tell her? >> sunak pardon? when did >> rishi sunak pardon? when did you prime minister? you tell her, prime minister? >> told him. >> i've not told him. >> i've not told him. >> he was finding out on gb news right now. >> well, find from >> well, you'll find out from the conference this the press conference this morning. mean, twitter's morning. no, i mean, twitter's been rumours this been alive with rumours this morning, i've morning, you know, i've got i've got with i think got no truck with rishi. i think he's good man. i think he's he's a good man. i think he's a decent man. they should have decent man. but they should have never whip me, i, never took their whip off me, i, you know, and when you look around the country chopper at the had the amount of support i've had over you know over my comments, and you know this from gb news, the amount of emails that's come in over 4000 emails, at work, a sack emails, inbox at work, a sack full of mail. you know, everywhere i people want to everywhere i go, people want to shake my hand. you know, i was a football match last week. people coming to me shaking hand coming up to me shaking me hand and done league. and saying, well done league. this got the mood of the this is i've got the mood of the nafion this is i've got the mood of the nation i'm sure i have nation i'm pretty sure i have now. people that now. there were some people that obviously say that he's nazis, he's a bigoted . he's a fascist, he's a bigoted. all these silly things. nothing. i few weeks back about

i said, a few weeks back about malcolm was islamophobic or or racist . it's nonsense. you know, racist. it's nonsense. you know, people need a voice. and if i can't speak up for them in that place over there, then i might as well not there. as well not be there. >> and just finally, any other colleagues you. colleagues might join you. i have . have no idea. >> i'm supposed the old drums will beating, and there'll will be beating, and there'll be lots messages and lots of messages going back and forth. but i don't forth. chopper. but i don't know. up to them, andrew know. that's up to them, andrew and to you . bev, do you and bev back to you. bev, do you have a question lee have a question for lee anderson? have a question for lee anclee. n? >> lee. lee. »- >> lee. lee. >> morning. and it's big >> morning. and it's a big moment for reform uk . now, will moment for reform uk. now, will you put your money where your mouth is, lee, and have a by—election trigger a by—election? because what by—election? because that's what happenedin by—election? because that's what happened in 2014 when carswell and reckless left the tory party and reckless left the tory party and defected to ukip. and they both won won and big. you could win big. you going to do it? win big. are you going to do it? >> that's andrew pierce, our colleague at gb news, saying, will you have a by—election? you could win big happened with douglas carswell. why not put your money where mouth is your money where your mouth is and signed, in fact, and you have signed, in fact, a motion, haven't you, andrew mangle's motion. you've signed that not? that before. why not? have a by—election and yourself?

by—election and back yourself? >> to watch what >> andrew needs to watch what happened here. he's obviously not is andrew. not paying attention, is andrew. it's him well. it's a bit like him as well. andrew, to what i andrew, pay attention to what i said and that said earlier, andrew. and that is that there could be an election may. so it would be election in may. so it would be rather foolish to call a by—election now. >> thank you. andrew, got question. >> andrew pierce a hard time. so i'm on board. he's just won my vote, right. thank you both. lee anderson, christopher hope they're really good. very good. question from my colleague andrew pierce about the potential for violence. >> and if there isn't a by—election in if there isn't a general election in may, he could have the by—election in june. yeah. >> really interesting. you know, you you knock him you can't you can't knock him can you. he's likeable. have you told what rishi say? told what did rishi sunak say? i haven't him. he's probably haven't told him. he's probably just telly. well, just watching the telly. well, prime minister gbviews@gbnews.com is the email. if to let us know if you would like to let us know what think about last what you think about that last minute defection there or very recent and of course, recent defection, and of course, labour are laughing. >> they are, because >> i'm sure they are, because this because there have been this is because there have been many our own email many we know from our own email box text box, so many tory

box here, text box, so many tory voters who are reform voters who are voting reform next they're fed up i >> right. this is the big story of day. the princess of of the day. the princess of wales has now personally apologised for confusion over the family photograph issued by kensington palace over the weekend. >> she's put this on her instagram site. she said like many amateur photographers i do occasionally experiment with editing. i want to express my apologies for any confusion. the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. i hope everyone celebrating had a very happy day. she, happy mother's day. now she, we're told, didn't take the photograph. her husband, prince william, , but she then william, did, but she then edhedit william, did, but she then edited it afterwards. well, our royal correspondent cameron walker has got the latest. this is turn cameron. we knew is a turn up. cameron. we knew the would say something, the palace would say something, but words the but in the own words of the princess of wales herself . princess of wales herself. >> yeah, i think they absolutely had to say something. and i think it just shows how incredibly seriously the princess is. clearly taking this issue because she has personally released that statement . so as released that statement. so as you said, andrew, it was the prince of wales that took that image the princess and her image of the princess and her three in an attempt to

three children in an attempt to provide some reassurance from the princess, who's still continuing recover from continuing to recover from abdominal i do abdominal surgery. i do understand , and that the prince understand, and that the prince and princess were keen to show and princess were keen to show an amateur family photograph in the privacy of their own home in windsor, and that the princess did herself make minor adjustments to that image. but clearly now the question is, well, surely somebody in kensington palace would have looked at the photo a thoroughly looked at the photo a thoroughly looked at the photo a thoroughly looked at the photo before it was published, because they knew that this was going to be an incredibly scrutinised photograph . if the conspiracy photograph. if the conspiracy theories over the last few weeks as the state of the princess as to the state of the princess of wales's health have been wild. and there are, if you look at the photo closely , some very at the photo closely, some very obvious errors, but clearly it appears to be quite an innocent mistake from the princess of wales. here but it just does rage a sorry raise a wider issue, and that is if the prince and princess insist on privacy and princess insist on privacy and kind of doing everything

themselves and having overall control of the images of the princess and indeed their children by taking the image themselves, as is common with themselves, as is common with the children's birthdays, the princess usually takes those those images by not allowing an independent news photographer into their guarded world that clearly has now created problems for major international news agencies have pulled the photos because it's been manipulated as well as the press association, which is in regular contact with the palace here in the united kingdom. they have also pulled the image, so has now damaged the image, so it has now damaged the image, so it has now damaged the integrity of the information and getting and photographs we're getting from kensington palace. they will the princess is will hope that the princess is statements today will make sure that it blows over in time for the commonwealth service at commonwealth day service in westminster abbey. i suspect this isn't the end of it and i think there's some wider issues have been raised here. >> okay. thank you cameron, and remind us as well why you're at westminster today . westminster abbey today. >> yeah. so it is the commonwealth day service. it's

the 75th anniversary of the commonwealth day. 56, independent nations who want to bnng independent nations who want to bring together prosperity and democracy and peace . the king is democracy and peace. the king is head of the commonwealth. he's not going to be here, but he has , delivered a message. which a video message, is going to video message, which is going to be at the commonwealth be played at the commonwealth service saying service this afternoon, saying that precious source of that it's a precious source of strength, inspiration pride. strength, inspiration and pride. but biggest think , but the biggest line, i think, is the wants to continue is the he wants to continue serving the best of his serving to the best of his ability, the best of my ability. now that is a line that queen elizabeth ii now that is a line that queen elizabeth i! used following her platinum jubilee celebrations in june 2022. serving to the best of my ability, the king is receiving regular treatments for cancen receiving regular treatments for cancer. he will not be attending the service here today because he's not attending any public engagements while he has that treatment. neither is the princess wales, but the other princess of wales, but the other major be here major royals will be here representing the crown as well as, as you can probably see behind me, lots of yellow signs. there are public protests too,

so going a busy day so it's going to be a busy day here at westminster abbey. >> cameron, you >> thank you cameron, and you will that later will be bringing us that later on. gb news still to come this morning. just oil are morning. just stop oil are planning ruining summer planning on ruining your summer holidays.be protesting at going to be protesting at airports so that your aeroplane does not take off. we're going to to them to if to be talking to them to see if they justify their plans.

gb news. >> bay. good morning. >> bay. good morning. >> good morning. we're nattering here in the studio. of course we are. emma woolf is back with us and matthew plaza. so we've had the official confirmation. we were before, but were speculating before, but anderson is now a member of the reform party. >> three parties. li. he's already called . i mean, i already being called. i mean, i think what you saw from ben ben habib's reaction there was there were some in reform will be a little nervous about what lee might say and might get up to. so don't think it's a slam so i don't think it's a slam dunk it's dunk for reform. obviously it's a sure that a coup, but i'm not sure that it's slam dunk terms of, it's a slam dunk in terms of, you know, lee his own man and

you know, lee is his own man and he's going restrained he's not going to be restrained by any parties concerned. >> back in 2014 to we had >> and back in 2014 to we had two defected to ukip , mark two mps defected to ukip, mark reckless and douglas carswell. they put it to they both put it to a by—election won . and yeah, and by—election won. and yeah, and in 2015 the ukip won millions of votes. they didn't. they they held one mp. yeah. carswell. that was it. >> absolutely . so i mean, is >> absolutely. so i mean, is this what's going to happen with reform. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i mean it looks like i mean i mean, the first past the post system does not make it easy for challenger parties. >> is now a supporter of proportional. >> absolutely. is nigel. >> absolutely. as is nigel. yeah. mean nigel has for yeah. i mean nigel has been for a i i think, you a while. i mean, i think, you know what what you said andrew was that if we was absolutely right that if we don't may election, we don't have a may election, we should lee fight should expect lee to fight a by—election. and from a political junkies point view, political junkies point of view, political junkies point of view, political commentators point of view, what an amazing by—election it would be with these this these three parties plus this independent party independent who's whose party runs the local. runs the whole of the local. >> he? >> could he? >> could he? >> why should no no no no, >> why should he? no no no no, he was suspended the he was suspended by the conservatives. yeah. he conservatives. yeah, yeah. so he doesn't fight. he doesn't have to fight. he doesn't have to fight. he doesn't fight doesn't have to fight a by—election. it costs money. doesn't have to fight a bycosts:tion. it costs money. doesn't have to fight a bycosts costs it costs money. doesn't have to fight a bycosts costs money.osts money. doesn't have to fight a bycosts costs money. i;ts money. doesn't have to fight a bycosts costs money. i love oney. it costs costs money. i love i

love three parties. lee. we can add £0.30 lee, which is add that to £0.30 lee, which is what calls him . and what everybody calls him. and wasn't saying no, wasn't he brilliant saying no, i didn't sunak didn't didn't tell sunak didn't tell i no . should yeah. no. should he. yeah. >> you sunak obviously >> but you see sunak obviously considered be an considered him to be an electoral not that long electoral asset. not that long ago, him leader ago, he made him deputy leader of the conservative party because appeal this. because of the appeal to this. this. this chairman. this. i hate this chairman. >> did i say? >> sorry. what did i say? leader? deputy of leader? sorry. deputy chair of the party, just slight the party, just a slight difference, he does difference, because he does represent this awful phrase. the red wall. >> look, when he was in the labour party, i mean, i mean, you know, we joked with him that we should do sticker saying lee for leader because we thought he'd be an authentic working class prescott class voice of john prescott like leader like figure as the deputy leader of didn't of the labour party, we didn't know views would know that his views would develop have at this develop as they have at this point, but realise that point, but i didn't realise that it would leader to it would be lee for leader to keep crossing the name of keep crossing out the name of the party. >> but but why don't you look at how the parties have changed when parties change people's views change, you know? >> some of what he >> yeah, i think some of what he does is performative, that does now is performative, that the party longer the labour party no longer represent he represent lee's views, and he would and hanson will say would and lee hanson will say the party has him exactly. >> what

p“ >> that's what i'm saying. i don't he has changed massively. >> i think the country has changed think the parties changed and i think the parties have i think think have changed. i think i think many people same way many people feel the same way and think it's important that and i think it's important that the labour listen people in the labour listen to people in the red wall. >> but think sometimes >> but i think sometimes lee plays up the plays up to wind up the westminster which westminster elite, which obviously , he's, he's so obviously he's, he's, he's so despises. obviously he's, he's, he's so despisyone of the first things he >> so one of the first things he said was, i don't know all these long words. >> which >> yeah. which is, which is a little himself. little bit unfair on himself. and slightly is slightly and he's slightly it is slightly performative, bright. he's performative, very bright. he's very bright. very he's very bright. >> bright, but he's not >> he is bright, but he's not eloquent in the sort polished eloquent in the sort of polished practice westminster manner. >> benhabib and is very nervous. >> benhabib and is very nervous. >> i know i know, and i was surprised at ben actually saying that, repeating that again this week, that saying, you know, i don't know. but but that's don't know. well, but but that's responding to lee saying, you know, clumsy in my in my know, i was clumsy in my in my speech about about the mayor. >> also like the fact >> but then i also like the fact that is saying we are a that ben is saying we are a party that is going to have some difficult we party that is going to have some diffi(not we party that is going to have some diffi(not agree we party that is going to have some diffi(not agree on we party that is going to have some diffi(not agree on everything; may not agree on everything. there's nothing worse. what there's nothing worse. and what he and saying he was trotting out and saying something is he was trotting out and saying somthat's is he was trotting out and saying somthat's what is he was trotting out and saying somthat's what i is he was trotting out and saying somthat's what i respect is he was trotting out and saying somthat's what i respect about! and that's what i respect about lee and about that they

lee and about ben, is that they are politicians who are actually saying had much empty >> we've had so much empty rhetoric. we've had years now of politicians answering their own question or not answering any question or not answering any question at all, or literally just nothing , just just saying nothing, just corporate speak. and i think people feel you know, lee's many things, but he's not a smooth, you know, cookie cutter politician , you know, well, politician, you know, well, let's talk about the of let's talk about the prince of wales. i we all expected a statement come from kensington palace. i did not expect it to be from her directly. >> so i think it's posing more questions than it's answered. i mean, so we were told that william took the photo. well, obviously, is in it obviously, because kate is in it and got a very long arm. yeah. >> no, but also it has, basically prince of wales, he has the, what do you call it, the by—line credit. >> the picture. credit. yeah. >> the picture. credit. yeah. >> credit. that's it. >> credit. that's it. >> so i mean, i'm frankly, i was slightly pushing credulity to think that he, that he, that he took unaided , but it turns took it unaided, but it turns out that he was by his out that he was aided by his missus because she then he must have whatsapped it her and have whatsapped it to her and she from we read, if we she then, from we read, if we read statement, correctly

read the statement, correctly that she then played with it on her phone and, and made the changes which have got it into hot water, which again seems very me. very odd to me. >> have then sent it >> she would have then sent it to palace to kensington palace communications . didn't know. communications hub. didn't know. >> would have there >> you would have thought there would on this . would be real scrutiny on this. yes. what slightly confused yes. what i'm slightly confused about i don't think it's about is i don't think it's beyond the realms of possibility that the photo, then that he took the photo, and then she fiddled the way you she fiddled with it the way you do. tend to be bit more do. women tend to be a bit more fussy about they and fussy about how they look, and maybe i'm maybe fiddle with it. what i'm confused about changing confused about is changing things know, the things such as, you know, the specifics. really has. it specifics. it really has. it hasn't filtered . and hasn't just been filtered. and to her look rosier or to to make her look rosier or to make give a bit of a make her to give her a bit of a tan , the kind of basics that tan, the kind of basics that people looks like it's people do, it looks like it's been in quite odd ways. been altered in quite odd ways. so think that, you know, so i am i think that, you know, oh , what a tangled web we weave oh, what a tangled web we weave because getting further. because they're getting further. >> what about the deeper into this, that this, into this minefield that suggests it was taken last summer? >> well, i mean, that's what the that's what that's what people are sceptics. i won't say conspiracy say that's conspiracy that i say that's what saying. what sceptics are saying. i just think very odd. think it's all very, very odd. >> heel and she's got >> and the heel and she's got a heel

>> and the heel and she's got a heel. the prince, the little what's, she called, charlotte. >> charlotte. how can she. >> charlotte. how can she. >> she has a heel on one shoe and not on the other, you know what i mean? >> it's weird. >> it's weird. >> even weirder. >> even weirder. >> the reason can't get away >> the reason you can't get away with sort of manipulation with this sort of manipulation anymore everybody anymore is because everybody has access software . and also, access to software. and also, there are so many armchair detectives out there now. you obe, you're only going to have to compare the children's to go and compare the children's teeth. good teeth. it takes a very good point. if you look at the teeth, you can when pictures you can know when these pictures were taken. >> you are the conspiracy queen. >> you are the conspiracy queen. >> that's just mother thinking. >> because you haven't even >> because if you haven't even thought of that bottom tooth, then mother, you look then you as a mother, you look at when you're looking at pictures your kids, work pictures of your kids, you work out. was oh, she out. when was that? oh, she didn't two front. yeah, didn't have a two front. yeah, yeah. that's can yeah. 2017. that's how you can tell the picture was taken. tell when the picture was taken. it's so bizarre that it's just so bizarre that at a time when the, the whole point of photo was to an of this photo was to be an antidote to those rumours online, people antidote to those rumours online,that people antidote to those rumours online,that x, people antidote to those rumours online,that x, y people antidote to those rumours online,that x, y and people antidote to those rumours online,that x, y and hadeople saying that x, y and z had happened that she was happened to her, that she was much iller than than we were being to believe. being led to believe. >> you've to >> and yet you've managed to make to just make it, you managed to just just stoke that fire. just to stoke that fire. >> be antidote

>> it's meant to be an antidote to theories her to the theories of her disappearance. it meant to disappearance. it was meant to be building trust. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> what. and it's done. >> that's what. and it's done. exactly. >> reassuring. >> reassuring. >> think it meant to be >> i think it was meant to be reassuring public. i would reassuring the public. i would be that is be astonished if that is a photo, a year old photo that they they dare, they are, that they dare, or nearly from last summer. nearly a photo from last summer. i that there would i do not with that there would be a row. yeah. and you be such a row. yeah. and you know can the fashion know you can have the fashion line say, well, we hadn't line can say, well, we hadn't released jumper, know, released that jumper, you know, because lovely french. >> somebody they're >> somebody making, they're probably asking , probably making, they're asking, somebody checking. probably making, they're asking, sonand dy checking. probably making, they're asking, sonand also checking. probably making, they're asking, sonand also cheyboots because >> and also her boots because she those boots a few she wears those boots a few times. there are her favourites. so could probably look at the so we could probably look at the boots work out you but boots and work out you know. but this madness. this is madness. >> it's that even this is madness. >> to it's that even this is madness. >> to do that even this is madness. >> to do that. that even this is madness. >> to do that. and even this is madness. >> to do that. and just en have to do that. and it just shows that palace needs to shows that the palace needs to work a better of work out a better way of communicating. when communicating. because when members have members of the royal family have health issues, you know, we need to balance between the, to find a balance between the, you found they you know, nobody found out. they didn't they didn't even tell king was dying king george that he was dying until, know, that he had until, you know, that he had cancer until, know, the cancer until, you know, the sticking on sticking of the notice on buckingham somebody sticking of the notice on buckingaway, somebody sticking of the notice on buckingaway, is, somebody sticking of the notice on buckingaway, is, you;omebody sticking of the notice on buckingaway, is, you know,ydy passes away, which is, you know, as the first we hear about it versus it's modern clashing versus it's the modern clashing with running commentary. this with running commentary. in this

age, find a balance. age, you have to find a balance. >> heard walker >> you heard cameron walker making in the making the point that in the prince king's address, prince in the king's address, commonwealth address, he's referring expression referring to the expression i will the best of my will serve to the best of my abilities. now, already, now people that's what people are making. that's what the queen said at the platinum jubilee. had when her jubilee. she had when her capacity was reduced. yeah. almost knew she only almost certainly knew she only had . if now again, had months. if now again, because haven't complete because we haven't got complete transparency king. is transparency with the king. is he telling us? >> i think we know more about it completely. >> but i feel we know more about the king. we've of course, seen the king. we've of course, seen the you since he the king you know, since he started treatment . started his treatment. >> we're not seeing him today. >> we're not seeing him today. >> we're not seeing him today. >> 75 years old, huge moment for the and won't the commonwealth. and he won't be yeah, and of course, be there. yeah, and of course, one of the interesting things for republicans course, for republicans is, of course, as presiding, the as the queen is presiding, the queen of blood. queen is not of royal blood. >> she she's like any >> she is, she's just like any of so, you know, she could of us. so, you know, she could have elected president have been an elected president and with it. and getting away with it. >> so, know, and i almost >> so, you know, and i almost think i'm just to >> so, you know, and i almost thinibut i'm just to >> so, you know, and i almost thinibut i i'm just to >> so, you know, and i almost thinibut i love just to >> so, you know, and i almost thinibut i love a|st to >> so, you know, and i almost thinibut i love a bit to >> so, you know, and i almost thinibut i love a bit we to >> so, you know, and i almost thinibut i love a bit we were say. but i love a bit we were told categorically we would told categorically that we would not i know that's not see the i know that's better. yeah. so they've capitulated . capitulated to. >> yes.

>> yes. >> either stick to what think. >> either stick to what i think. i should have i think they should have actually preserved, know, actually preserved, you know, not until easter and not done this until easter and just that as their, their just had that as their, as their because said the other because when they said the other mother's day photo, this isn't the mother's or mothering the only mother's or mothering sunday my, my late mum would sunday is my, my late mum would have calling it have insisted on calling it which it. which she does it. >> mother mothering which she does it. >> imother mothering which she does it. >> i suppose.iothering which she does it. >> yeah, suppose.iothering which she does it. >> yeah, supp ofmothering which she does it. >> yeah, supp of usthering which she does it. >> yeah, supp of us were|g >> yeah, none of us were expecting but the other expecting that, but the other mothering photo, of mothering sunday photo, of course, halliwell, course, is geri halliwell, as posted her other half, posted by her other half, christian horner, no christian homer, and we have no time talk about it. time to talk about it. >> for now. don't go anywhere though. to though. we're going to be talking a stop oil talking to a just stop oil protesters a moment. protesters in just a moment. they ruin your summer they are out to ruin your summer holidays. we will be finding out why. though very latest why. first, though very latest news sam . news with sam. >> beth. andrew, thank you very much. 1130 exactly. the headunes much. 1130 exactly. the headlines this half hour as we've been hearing, lee anderson has become reform uk's first mp after he defected from the conservatives responding to the news, a conservative party spokesperson said a vote for reform would be a vote for sir

keir starmer. reform would be a vote for sir keir starmer . but speaking in keir starmer. but speaking in london earlier, mr anderson said he would use a new platform to speak for millions of british people . people. >> parliament doesn't seem to understand what many british people want and quite frankly, some of them to get out some of them need to get out more . i made some remarks a few more. i made some remarks a few weeks back about the london mayor, for which i was stripped of the whip from the conservative party. and let me be clear right now, on this stage, i will not apologise. it is no secret that i've been talking my friends in reform talking to my friends in reform for a while, and reform uk has offered me the chance to speak out in parliament on behalf of millions of people up and down the who feel that the country who feel that they're not being listened to . they're not being listened to. >> in other news, the princess of wales has now apologised for confusion over a family photograph that was issued on mother's day. it's after the image was withdrawn over concerns it may have been altered. the princess said that, like amateur photographers, like many amateur photographers, she occasionally experiments with . kensington palace with editing. kensington palace has also said it has no plans to

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cases. so should there be a by—election? >> we got that question to him. >> we got that question to him. >> he was with chris hope and he said, well, i've said andrew and bev, there's possibly an election in may. we don't need a by—election. i don't think anybody thinks there's an election. >> there's not going to be an election. >> there's no election in may. let's by—election >> there's no election in may. let's yes by—election june. yes >> i mean, it would be principled he said principled considering he said so that that's the so previously that that's the right thing to do. >> also looking at rise >> but also looking at the rise of ukip 2014, they won in of ukip in 2014, they won in august, douglas carswell, defected conservatives defected from the conservatives to ukip. he was a big believer in direct democracy. he he held a by—election in his own seat so that he could swap from one party to another, and he won with 60% of the vote. yeah, he did. and then in rochester and strood, down strood, which was 100 seats down ukip's it wasn't ukip's target list, it wasn't a top target. the demographics weren't particularly ukip and mark reckless their their candidate, the former conservative switched to ukip held a by—election and they won that one two. it showed a confident party. yeah. and it showed momentum for that party.

so there's a real question of the tactics of reform uk here if they're not going to hold a by—election. is that going to stunt their momentum. there's likely a by—election up in likely to be a by—election up in blackpool south. yeah it will be a clamour in a few in a few weeks. how will they do there. >> more longer time. will they find different seat to find him a different seat to stand where he's a in? stand for where he's a shoo in? >> oh, that's the worst sort of. well, your ideas to tom and well, send your ideas to tom and emily like lee emily where you'd like lee anderson to stand. >> and one final, one >> and there's one final, one final to note leave final thing to note to leave them on on a cliff—hanger. them on the on a cliff—hanger. >> you'll have to tune 12. >> you'll have to tune in at 12. all that, course. all that, of course. >> be tuning >> they'll be tuning

break. >> what's the time? the time is 1138. you're with britain's news one gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. and the time. is it time up for the tories? because reform uk will be delighted . that's right. they've delighted. that's right. they've got first mp. he is got their first tory mp. he is lee anderson of this parish. they be regretting big time they will be regretting big time suspending him from the party

because if they hadn't suspended him still be a tory mp. him he would still be a tory mp. >> well, deborah i am a >> well, deborah says i am a current conservative party member association member and previous association chairman like lee chairman and officer like lee anderson . i've been doing an anderson. i've been doing an awful of searching with awful lot of soul searching with regards political regards to my political allegiances. i down from allegiances. i stepped down from my involvement with the my deep involvement with the local i could not, local federation. i could not, with good conscience, on with good conscience, stand on doorsteps, campaigning for a party contributed to party that has contributed to the downfall of our country and the downfall of our country and the i did not believe the values i did not believe in. i already decided to vote i have already decided to vote for reform. >> yeah. for reform. >> yeaimarion says ignore >> and marion says ignore criticism moving criticism of lee moving from both because started both labour because he started off with labour, then he went to the just doing what the tories. he's just doing what electors wall did, electors from the red wall did, were to the were moving to the conservatives. george says, were moving to the co andrew ves. george says, were moving to the co andrew and george says, were moving to the co andrew and bev,3eorge says, were moving to the coandrew and bev, youge says, were moving to the coandrew and bev, you need's, were moving to the coandrew and bev, you need to hi andrew and bev, you need to rethink that. the reform party will seats the will not win any seats in the next may may next election. they may they may be point. george be just making the point. george is when ukip were on this is that when ukip were on this roll had two roll and they had two defections, which they both held one at by elections, carswell held on to his seat in 2015. reckless didn't and they got no other mps. >> ukip absolutely great news for us all, says alan, that lee

anderson is joining the reform party and what a fantastic speech. he tells it like it is. he represents my views, jeremy. everything that man said is truth. millions resonating truth. millions are resonating with his thoughts. more success to reform . interestingly, i've to reform. interestingly, i've been looking at some of how the news sites have reporting. lee anderson's arrival at the reform party . and of course, they're party. and of course, they're very much explicitly making the connection with nigel farage. so they're announcing it as lee anderson joins nigel farage's party, because much as we like richard the big beast in richard tice, the big beast in the jungle, they're the biggest beast is nigel farage. >> he really is. >> he really is. >> and of course, those websites at the guardian websites. and you know, they know that there is association for many is an association for many people with nigel farage absolutely middle . some absolutely down the middle. some people some people people love him, some people despise nigel and lee anderson is also fits that kind of marmite mould. yes, he is marmite. >> he is. yeah, i like him, i like him, but what i like him and what lee said there is i think i am, i think i represent the nation, he said. the mood of the nation, he said.

>> i am speaking to and i think i he's right that there is i think he's right that there is a change in the air. >> yeah. and i think these marches, saturday for marches, every saturday for palestine, not palestine, which are not peaceful , they're seen that the peaceful, they're seen that the police are a blind eye police are turning a blind eye to anti semitism, which is to the anti semitism, which is on evidence and the moment. well, i gave the example in the papers today, the picture of the guy holding the hammers poster up hammers a terrorist bundled to the ground arrested and to the ground and arrested and such to the ground and arrested and sucand people, of course, >> and some people, of course, would they marching would say that they are marching for peace. that's they for peace. that's what they are marching just need marching for in gaza. just need to out. to point that out. >> all the wokeist world >> it's all the wokeist world today. all these councils spending of pounds on spending millions of pounds on diversity, nhs spending diversity, the nhs spending millions we millions of pounds. what do we need this need all this for? >> morning >> and philip, good morning philip. pensioner philip. philip is a pensioner living in spain and philip has said vote for bev turner as said i vote for bev turner as prime minister she's the most sensible person the job that sensible person for the job that is not a big group of people right now. >> and did you know? i didn't know bev turner had brother in know bev turner had a brother in spain, philip . spain, philip. >> right, keep >> oh. thanks, mom. right, keep your coming. gb views at your views coming. gb views at gb news. com still to come? just

stop oil. say that they will glue themselves the runway. glue themselves to the runway. this spoil your this airport to spoil your holiday. how dare they? andrew and going to be getting and i are going to be getting stuck into one of their activists here in the

>> climate change activists. just stop oil. call them what you will. are planning to ruin family holidays this summer by wreaking havoc at airports across the country. >> that's right. they have plans to storm terminal buildings, to hold sit glue themselves to hold sit ins, glue themselves to run ways. we are joined now in the studio by just stop oil campaigner sean sean, campaigner sean irish. sean, thank for coming thank you very much for coming in. what gives you the right to spoil people's holidays? when they work hard all year, they make money to go away once a year and enjoy a week of sun, and then you lot are going to be sat there stopping their plane. take off. it breaks my heart. >> so bev, i took a train up here today and the train was delayed due disruptions delayed due to disruptions on the rail . who's going to be

the rail. who's going to be served section for that? served the section 12 for that? who to be put in jail? who is going to be put in jail? who's going be arrested and who's going to be arrested and put court? one, because put in court? no one, because it's government failures. what just is the just stop oil is saying is the government to take action. government needs to take action. they to take on the they need to take action on the cost living, energy cost of living, the energy crisis the climate crisis. crisis and the climate crisis. there a simple demand just there is a simple demand just stop just tory oil stop new oil, just stop tory oil and there will be no need for us to take direct action. >> you wouldn't stop, you wouldn't stop, you wouldn't stop because this government is doing this. government is doing quite a lot already, you know that. >> you know they're failing. andrew, lie . andrew, let's not lie. >> so no, no, i'm not lying. you are. why go back to bev's question. what right have you got to sit a runway and stop got to sit on a runway and stop a plane taking off? when people have for that money have worked hard for that money all round? it be the all year round? it may be the only they can afford to have. >> we @-- w“- >> so we are looking at a cost of crisis. we to be of living crisis. we have to be realistic about this 1% of aviation. who take aviation. the people who take the contribute of the flights contribute 50% of aviation , right? this is aviation fuels, right? this is a massive contributor to the climate crisis. what we are saying is the government is not

taking action. and have taking action. and what have people historically, when taking action. and what have peop governmentyrically, when taking action. and what have peop government ignoreswhen taking action. and what have peop government ignores them, their government ignores them, they make they take action. they make themselves un ignored. >> you want to all >> do you want to ground all flights? don't you? >> no . not really. no. i want >> no. not really. no. iwant the you do or you the government. you do or you don't. today rishi don't. well, if today rishi sunak says we will sunak comes out and says we will not with the genocidal not continue with the genocidal policy of new oil and gas, then no, i will not go anywhere near runways. >> well, he's not going to do that, is he? what i find fascinating. can you how would you politics, your you describe your politics, your political you describe your politics, your pol i ical you describe your politics, your poll believe in democracy. >> i believe in democracy. i believe that power should be given the people. given back to the people. i believe citizens assemblies. believe in citizens assemblies. i should be held i believe our mps should be held to account. >> realise that you >> but do you realise that you are doing the work of all the big corporations the moment big corporations at the moment in of stopping us normal in terms of stopping us normal people travelling and people from travelling and allowing the elites to carry on in private jets? you're in their private jets? you're doing their work for them completely opposition what completely in opposition to what you your politics is. you would say your politics is. >> what a ridiculous statement. you this the arguments you know, this is the arguments that have been said against every protest throughout every single protest throughout history . unfortunately, people history. unfortunately, people like news will not talk to like gb news will not talk to us. as you said before, i came

in, you're literally, why am i here? why am i here? >> because you're one of the very few people who, one of the people who will come in and have these debates. and we had my you for i'm here because caused >> i'm here because we caused disruption that us disruption and that makes us newsworthy. i'm here. newsworthy. that's why i'm here. if not if i was just at if i did not if i was just at home these views, home with these political views, you gb news you would not have me on gb news right now. >> then understand >> but then that i understand that and i understand that you need do some sort of radical need to do some sort of radical protest. but you're losing the public. when public. that's right. so when you sunak and keir you have rishi sunak and keir starmer rowing back on their green it's because green policies, it's because they're responding to the electorate of your they're responding to the electorayou of your they're responding to the electorayou have of your they're responding to the electorayou have alienated even means. you have alienated even people who want a cleaner planet, cleaner waters, cleaner air. most of us want environmental changes. we're just not entirely. >> you're telling me very radical. so radical that mothers are sitting at home going, you know what, i think it's fine. i can't afford food for my baby because people are so because these people are so annoying that it's okay. hang on. this is no one's saying on. no, this is no one's saying that. are saying need to that. we are saying we need to take action. people in the take action. the people in the pubuc take action. the people in the public saying labour public are saying the labour party £28 party is abandoned by its £28

billion splurge on billion a year annual splurge on green . green projects. >> it's £28 billion a year all around europe. is happening around europe. this is happening too. you are too. it's because you are undermining the cause. you are turning it into an issue where people who ordinarily be on your side, you're losing the people. you have to take the people with you, and the people are on board. you've lost the labour party, you've lost the labour party, you've lost the labour party, the labour party have been for years. been lost for years. >> don't think can take >> i don't think we can take responsibility that. >> i don't think we can take res|that'slity that. >> i don't think we can take res|that's the that. >> i don't think we can take res|that's the government, the >> that's the government, the next government. you've lost them so protest them already. so this protest are to on with are going to carry on with labour then. are going to carry on with labso then. are going to carry on with labso what. are going to carry on with labso what we are saying is that >> so what we are saying is that we need a return to democracy. if labour going to if labour is not going to represent the people represent what the people need, then to then people are going to take action like they in action just like they have in the past. do not like the past. if you do not like annoying protesters, make your government do something that doesn't protested. doesn't need to be protested. >> you're saying the people >> but you're saying the people want this. people want a net zero. people want no, no, they don't necessarily. don't know don't necessarily. i don't know where you're getting that figure from. be to from. people want to be able to afford fuel. they want to afford their fuel. they want to heat houses. heat their houses. >> you are we getting that >> you know, are we getting that our fuel economy? our fossil fuel economy? >> getting that right

>> are we getting that right now? that by now? are we getting that by funding millions taxpayers funding millions of taxpayers money fuel money into the fossil fuel industry? that by industry? are we getting that by not fuel? we not taxing aviation fuel? are we getting that by not fairly taxing and taxing millionaires and billionaires? be billionaires? when will you be that getting? that what we're getting? >> you happy ? what >> when will you be happy? what would government policy need >> when will you be happy? what wc look government policy need >> when will you be happy? what wc look like overnment policy need >> when will you be happy? what wc look like for rnment policy need >> when will you be happy? what wc look like for you ant policy need >> when will you be happy? what wc look like for you ant p(to:y need to look like for you guys to stop disrupting people's times? >> had just stop >> have gb news had just stop oil on many? so what just oil on many? so what is just stop demand ? stop oils demand? >> i presume you want you want no oil? want a net zero no new oil? you want a net zero policy? presumably this, but to be honest , this is no new oil. be honest, this is no new oil. >> no new oil and gas is our simple demand end. new oil and gas. simple demand end. new oil and gaswhat we replace it with? >> what do we replace it with? >> what do we replace it with? >> so again we can dive overnight like if you want it to stop that can go live. >> so we're not saying overnight you not demand. you that's not our demand. >> going >> well that's what's going to happen people on happen to these people sat on the in aeroplanes. the runways in their aeroplanes. >> stopping their >> you're you're stopping their houday >> you're you're stopping their holsoy >> you're you're stopping their holso again, train was >> so again, my train was delayed here. who's going to be held for that. held into prison for that. >> keep changing >> why do you keep changing the subject? back to subject? i'll just go back to the on the plane who the people on the plane who are going to alicante for a week's holiday. they're watching this going to alicante for a week's holidthey've 're watching this going to alicante for a week's holidthey've 're watupng this going to alicante for a week's holidthey've 're watupng tit s now. they've saved up for it all year again year round. explain again to them you're not

them why they why you're not going them do it again. going to let them do it again. >> it is not. this is this is what direct action is. this is what direct action is. this is what getting the news is what getting on to the news is about. explain about. will you explain our voice heard. >> explain it. >> explain it. >> we saying that we do not >> we are saying that we do not want disrupt people. want to disrupt people. >> you disrupting so why >> but you are disrupting so why are it? are you explain it? >> doing it because >> we are doing it because unfortunately, not unfortunately, if we do not cause gb will cause disruption, gb news will not have us we do not not have us on. if we do not cause disruption, we do put cause disruption, we do not put pressure on the government. >> much you achieved >> how much have you achieved politically these politically since these ridiculous protests have started? ridiculous protests have started party, which labour party, which is abandoned. labour party, which is abahanged. we've lost spending. >> hang on, we've lost spending. >> hang on, we've lost spending. >> entirely. so every you >> not entirely. so every you have. on. finish the have. hang on. let me finish the question ending new oil and question of ending new oil and gas licences. >> let me go back to it. >> no, no, let me go back to it. the labour abandoned the labour party has abandoned that splurge the labour party has abandoned thégreen splurge the labour party has abandoned thégreen issues. splurge the labour party has abandoned thégreen issues. you've splurge the labour party has abandoned thégreen issues. you've lost|rge on green issues. you've lost them . what you achieved them. what have you achieved with protests? you've with these protests? all you've done in done is put people in ambulances. some of them have had health had serious, serious health issues because of the disruption you've caused, whether it's on motorways with ambulances, fire and officers, that's and protection officers, that's what . what you're doing. >> so one, we have a blue light policy. we do not stop ambulances. >> we've seen it with our own eyes. we've seen it our own

eyes. we've seen it with our own eyes. we've seen it with our own eyes about this. eyes clear about this. >> is causing ambulance >> what is causing ambulance delays to the nhs. what delays is cuts to the nhs. what is seen with is causing. we've seen it with our own eyes. >> i think what i've heard you say is we are attention seeking in order to keep this the in order to keep this in the pubuc in order to keep this in the public consciousness. fine get all the attention you want, but you haven't taken the politicians you you politicians with you and you haven't taken the people and your frustration. >> stop you for >> let me stop you for two seconds. >> e- w- w— s no, let me just >> no, no, no, let me just finish your frustration of not having today. having your train come today. that's having your train come today. thawe all, all know it. >> we all, we all know it. >> we all, we all know it. >> we all know it. and what's going this summer when going to happen this summer when you planes , you disrupt these planes, everybody's to feel that everybody's going to feel that sitting planes. and sitting on those planes. and it's not fair on the british public. can't anything public. they can't do anything about stop . just about it. they can't stop. just stop if you want to get stop oil. if you want to get involved politics, involved in politics, get involved in politics, get involved politics, stand involved in politics, stand in an election, something meaningful. >> put your very >> you've just put your very much of what much nail in the coffin of what we're saying public. and we're saying the public. and that's you that's terrifying, don't you think? democracy, the think? in a democracy, the people can't do anything? think? in a democracy, the peotheyan't do anything? think? in a democracy, the peothey wantio anything? think? in a democracy, the peo they want to anything? think? in a democracy, the peothey want to go thing? think? in a democracy, the peo they want to go thin holiday terrifying. >> w m emm- e m holiday. a >> they want to go on holiday. a political represents political system that represents the where the people, because that's where this way, let's it to the this way, let's put it to the ballot. let's put people's ballot. let's put in people's assemblies. >> assemblies. » m assemblies. >> go on holiday, >> where do you go on holiday, by way?

by the way? >> been on holiday in >> i haven't been on holiday in years. last holiday went. was years. last holiday i went. was it in right. okay >> not w.- w.— @ you'd want to go >> i'm not sure you'd want to go along you actually, because along with you actually, because you a lot of you would probably be a lot of fun don't mind me saying fun if you don't mind me saying that. but think people that. but do you think people watching, you going to say watching, are you going to say to i'm sorry, coming to them, i'm sorry, i'm coming after your holiday? to them, i'm sorry, i'm coming afteso our holiday? to them, i'm sorry, i'm coming afteso again,liday? to them, i'm sorry, i'm coming afteso again, we're coming >> so again, we're not coming after yes, after people's holidays? yes, you same way we you are per se. same way when we were the roads, were targeting the roads, we were targeting the roads, we were saying that you cannot were not saying that you cannot drive car. not saying were not saying that you cannot driveall car. not saying were not saying that you cannot driveall flights not saying were not saying that you cannot driveall flights need not saying were not saying that you cannot driveall flights need tot saying were not saying that you cannot driveall flights need to be aying that all flights need to be stopped for ever. what we are saying is we take a saying is we need to take a logical we logical approach to this. we need to take need the government to take logical divesting logical steps towards divesting from fuel economy. it from the fossil fuel economy. it is benefiting british is not benefiting the british people struggling people who are struggling in a cost living it is not cost of living crisis. it is not making look good on an on an making us look good on an on an international where our international footing where our government is saying to some countries government is saying to some countfossil fuels, but we're from fossil fuels, but we're going investing. you going to keep investing. so you do it us, but we're not do it for us, but we're not going to do you know, it going to do it. you know, it makes britain look weak. >> be protesting >> shouldn't you be protesting outside chinese embassy? outside the chinese embassy? >> you should come >> yeah. and you should come with me. >> isn't m h >> well, isn't that where they're or the indian or the indian where they're indian embassy where they're really pollution? really pumping pollution? >> think is so >> don't you think it is so hypocritical for over in hypocritical for us over in britain go over to china and

britain to go over to china and say, not going to do say, look, we're not going to do anything. won't do it because anything. we won't do it because we you know, first we enjoy our, you know, first world and going we enjoy our, you know, first wccontinue and going we enjoy our, you know, first wccontinue destroy going to continue to destroy the planet. we're we're planet. what we're doing, we're not ignore what we're doing. >> sean. >> sean. >> people's court, it's been there electric bill there electric and gas bill every quarter. >> let's put to the >> well, let's put it to the people. demand people's assemblies defend assemblies get gb news to defend people's assemblies and actually put it to the people. >> by the way, you're the >> by the way, you're doing the work the major corporations. >> labour, by the way, have just abandoned plan abandoned their plan for people's appreciate you >> sean, we appreciate you coming and conversation. just coming in and conversation. just stop oil campaigner sean irish there. thank you very much. right. that's it from britain's newsroom today. up next, emily and tom. here they are. >> defection to start the >> a defection to start the week. what could role from week. but what could role from here is this the first of many. and how do the conservative party respond. could they be in for electoral wipe—out . for electoral wipe—out. >> and princess catherine has apologised for the confusion over her family photographs. she says she was simply experimenting with photoshop, but now there are calls for to her release the unedited

photograph should she or should she ignore them? all of that after your weather. looks like things are heating up . boxt things are heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> hello. very good day to you. welcome to your latest gb news weather update brought to you by the met office. for many , it is the met office. for many, it is going to stay largely dry as we goi 90 ng to st ay large ly d ry a s w e going to stay largely dry as we go through today, but a bit of a chilly feel towards eastern parts pressure to parts because low pressure to the southeast of the uk is dragging an easterly wind, dragging in an easterly wind, and that's a chilly wind and we're to quite a bit we're going to see quite a bit of cloud here. thick cloud could lead few spots of rain and lead to a few spots of rain and some murky conditions lingering into afternoon . otherwise, into the afternoon. otherwise, though places largely dry, though many places largely dry, some of rain for some outbreaks of rain for northern ireland, and perhaps western scotland too, and a few showers in the southwest of the uk. but here also some decent bright or sunny spells. temperatures around are a touch below average for the time of yeah below average for the time of year. said, feeling

year. like i said, feeling chilly the east later on chilly towards the east later on as we go through the evening, some persistent rain some more persistent rain feeding of feeding in across parts of northwest scotland. then northwest scotland. but then it's through the early it's as we go through the early hours that we're likely to see some spreading parts some rain spreading across parts of northern and then of northern ireland and then reaching of reaching western parts of england, and scotland, two england, wales and scotland, two further staying and further east, staying dry and there will be some clear skies, perhaps a touch of frost and also a few patches of fog to watch out for. but most places starting relatively mild tomorrow. however, as we go through it is going to through tomorrow, it is going to be wet. it is going to be windy at two heaviest rain at times. two the heaviest rain likely over higher ground likely to be over higher ground towards the west, particularly over mountains over the hills and mountains of nonh over the hills and mountains of north we could see north wales. here we could see some totals building some significant totals building up, places will see up, but most places will see some and windy some wet and windy weather for a time . but temperatures rising. time. but temperatures rising. we some warmer air pushing we have some warmer air pushing in, or 14 in, so highs of around 13 or 14 by by. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on

gb news. >> good afternoon. britain. it's 12:00 on monday, the 11th of march. >> lee joins nigel lee anderson dramatically quits the conservatives today to join the reform party , becoming their reform party, becoming their first mp. well, other tories follow . and who could be next? follow. and who could be next? >> kate apologised . his princess >> kate apologised. his princess catherine issued an official apology over the manipulated photograph of her and her children, released on mothering sunday. she says she was simply experimenting with editing, but is now facing calls to release the original picture and the met police under fire. >> the police have been accused of pandering to extremists as they arrest a man with a sign calling hamas terrorists, but allow pro—palestine protesters to celebrate attacks on british ships