gb news. >> good morning. it's 930 on friday, the 15th of march. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with pip tomson and me. ellie costello . costello. >> meghan markle launches a new lifestyle brand moments before prince william takes to the stage to honour his mother, princess diana . coincidence or princess diana. coincidence or calculated? our reporter cameron walker has more. >> prince william says he and catherine focus on the legacy of

princess diana every day, but meanwhile, meghan has launched this new lifestyle blog within an hour of this event happening. more details shortly . more details shortly. >> mps salaries will increase by 5.5% in april, taking their yearly wage to over £91,000. we're asking does your local mp deserve it ? deserve it? >> rishi sunak rules out a general election on may the 2nd, the same day when voters are set to go to the polls for the local elections . elections. >> russia jammed signals on an raf plane carrying defence minister grant shapps and a group of journalists, including our very own gb news reporter ray addison . ray addison. >> you'll love this. drivers are warned to stay away from a five mile stretch of the m25 in surrey this weekend. there'll be an unprecedented closure of the motorway .

motorway. >> yes. let us know what you make of that , especially if you make of that, especially if you live near that section of the m25. apparently the reroute away from the m25 is going to be through all the little villages, going to take double the length of time. they're expecting massive jams over massive traffic jams there over the weekend. know what the weekend. let us know what you about that. you think about that. >> it's been suggested, you >> as it's been suggested, you might just want to redecorate your might just want to redecorate youyes, that's suggested. >> yes, that's what i suggested. yes. you make of that? yes. what do you make of that? do know. also mps pay do let us know. also mps pay 91,000. i think it's £436 a year now. you think they deserve now. do you think they deserve it? considering the front page of financial times today, of the financial times today, says that the parliamentary day is shortest that it's is now the shortest that it's ever in 25 years. what do ever been in 25 years. what do you think about that ? do let us you think about that? do let us know. gb views at gb news. com. but first let's get a news bulletin with tatiana. >> ali. thank you. the top stories from the newsroom. this morning. speculation continues to mount over the general election, after the prime

minister ruled out the 2nd of may as a possible date. rishi sunak told itv news west country he doesn't want the vote to coincide with what he described as important local elections being held on that day. questions have been raised about another date in may or even the summer, despite the prime minister saying earlier this year that he's working on the assumption of a general election in autumn, labour's deputy in the autumn, labour's deputy national coordinator , ellie national coordinator, ellie reeves, says now's the time to go to the polls . go to the polls. >> he could call an election up until the 26th of march to take place on the 2nd of may. so, you know, just get on and call it the 2nd of may is the right time in the electoral cycle to have an election. we've got council and mayoral elections in on that day. you know, what's what's he running scared of. it's time to give the public a say. and he's still got time to call it millions of pounds worth of drugs. >> and eight xl bullies have been seized during county lines raids. hundreds of weapons were also found , including rambo

also found, including rambo knives and machetes. every police force across the uk took part in the raids last week. results in more than 1800 arrests, hundreds of phone lines used to distribute drugs from cities to towns and villages were also shut down. hamas is said to be moving towards a truce deal with israel, but benjamin netanyahu has called the terror group's list of demands unrealistic. thousands of people in israel took to the streets last night, demanding an immediate release of hostages from gaza, to according news agency reuters. hamas has presented a gaza ceasefire proposal , presented a gaza ceasefire proposal, which includes a first stage of releasing israeli women, children and the elderly in exchange for the freedom of palestinian prisoners . 100 of palestinian prisoners. 100 of them are currently serving life sentences . private firms are sentences. private firms are issuing an average of more than 35,000 parking tickets to drivers every day. amid a wait for the government to regulate the industry, analysis from motoring company rac said many

drivers could feel badly let down by the government's delay in introducing a code of conduct. it found 9.7 million tickets were issued to drivers in britain between april and december last year, with each ticket potentially costing drivers up to £100. for the latest stories , you can sign up latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or you can go to gb news. com similar . similar. >> a very good morning. welcome to britain's newsroom on gb news with ellie and pip. great to have you with us this friday morning. and it's the morning after two brothers appeared at the same event, but very much separately. who might we be talking about, ellie. >> that might be prince william and prince harry, who couldn't actually bring themselves to share the stage last night at an event honouring their late mother , but it was a night that

mother, but it was a night that they paid tribute to her legacy. prince william went first, giving his legacy award is particularly special as it marks the 25th anniversary year of the diana award. >> she taught me that everyone has the potential to give something back , that everyone in something back, that everyone in need deserves a supporting hand in life. that legacy is something that both catherine and i sought to focus on through our work . our work. >> then prince harry gave a message via video call, but only after his brother had already left the event. >> i'm seriously impressed with the with the work that you do, especially at the young age that you're at and the future is yours. it's why you've been chosen and that's why you've you've given these awards. you've been given these awards. so my mum would be incredibly proud of all the work that you've done, incredibly you've done, i'm incredibly proud. for doing proud. and thank you for doing everything that you do. >> well, just one hour before the ceremony began, meghan

markle launched this lifestyle brand on instagram . brand on instagram. >> i wish you bluebirds in the spnng >> i wish you bluebirds in the spring to give your heart a song to sing and then a kiss. but more than this, i coincidental or calculated from meghan. >> what do you reckon? well, there's quite a lot to unpack here. so joining us in the studio is our royal correspondent, cameron walker. cameron, can we just start on the two brothers at the same event, diana legacy awards talking about how proud their mother would be. how proud would their mother be that they were at the event together? well, estranged. >> i cannot speak for princess diana, but i think most people in the world would think she would be heartbroken by the fact that harry and william could not be, or refuse to be in the same room as one another, even if clearly the logistics of prince harry being in the united states

could cause an issue. but even prince william being on the stage and harry appearing behind him on a video that didn't him on a video link, that didn't happen either. prince william had time prince had left by the time prince harry did that video call with the winners , and it's just such the winners, and it's just such a contrast to 2017, which is which was the inaugural prince diana legacy awards, the charity has been around for 25 years, but the award has been going since 2017. and in saint james's palace, william and harry were on the stage together championing because championing young people because the whole of the awards is the whole point of the awards is princess diana's that princess diana's belief that young people power to young people have the power to change world, and we see change the world, and we do see that legacy rubbing off on both william as they're william and harry as they're both alluding to. but the fact that just were so separate that they just were so separate just clearly shows that there is still a massive rift between the two brothers. >> and also my problem with this is that it completely distracts from the awards because we're not talking about them. we're talking about this ongoing rift between them. >> yeah, and that's a huge issue for them. and i think over the last three, four years, the

royal family, the distraction of harry and meghan megxit moving across the other side of the atlantic, it has been a massive distraction and a massive headache. prince william can say all he likes in his speech , but all he likes in his speech, but if he's refusing to appear with his at same time, his brother at the same time, i'm saying if there were i'm not saying if there were conversations that might be conversations that they might be back together then it back together, then clearly it is to distract. but also is going to distract. but also on other hand, if they did on the other hand, if they did decide appear together on the decide to appear together on the stage, arguably that would be an even bigger story, because it would be the start of that reunion and mending of ties. reunion and the mending of ties. but but clearly that would be a step in the right direction. and the awards, i think, inevitably were always going to be overshadowed. >> it would have been for them to have appeared together. like you harry could have been you say, harry could have been on behind william at on a screen behind william at the legacy awards. that the diana legacy awards. that would such positive would have been such a positive news would have been such a positive neerah. and the editor of >> yeah. and the royal editor of the standard had done the evening standard had done a column mail this morning column in the mail this morning saying princess diana would column in the mail this morning sayingtheir princess diana would column in the mail this morning sayingtheir heads ss diana would column in the mail this morning sayingtheir heads together, vould knock their heads together, knock their heads together, knock sense into but knock some sense into them. but of course, isn't here. of course, she isn't here. really, sadly, and it appears

that they just really are not on speaking terms. even when, harry came to the following came back to the uk following king charles's diagnosis, king charles's cancer diagnosis, they did not meet. and you think your father having cancer would be a good opportunity to meet? but clearly not. >> it's such a sad state but clearly not. >> affairs,it's such a sad state but clearly not. >> affairs, isn'thh a sad state but clearly not. >> affairs, isn't it? a sad state but clearly not. >> affairs, isn't it? look, state of affairs, isn't it? look, let's about the remarkable let's talk about the remarkable timing . really. one hour timing. really. just one hour before legacy awards, before the diana legacy awards, when markle decided to when meghan markle decided to launch american riviera orchard . launch american riviera orchard. yes, a new lifestyle blog, a totally unexpected i think nobody was expecting it that evening. >> in fact, when i first saw it, i wasn't sure if it was real or not, but i contacted meghan's office and they confirmed to me that yes, it is absolutely legitimate. this is meghan's new lifestyle america riviera lifestyle blog america riviera orchard . she has a track record orchard. she has a track record on launching quite successful lifestyle blogs the tig before she met prince harry. very successful her commercially , successful for her commercially, the point of her and harry the whole point of her and harry leaving the family leaving the royal family arguably could arguably was so they could pursue their commercial pursue their own commercial deals. exactly what deals. and that's exactly what she is doing. so fair play to her. but the timing is the issue

here, because it was an hour before her husband and brother in law were honouring the legacy of princess diana , and it does of princess diana, and it does have the potential overshadow have the potential to overshadow now the cynic in me would say it was time to deliberately to go to coincide with that awards, to try and get as much coverage as possible the new blog. it possible for the new blog. it could also be a coincidence could also just be a coincidence . we simply know. but . we simply don't know. but i think lot of people are think a lot of people are questioning the timing. morning. >> of morning, got >> as of this morning, it's got more than 331,000 followers. yeah, she's popular. and when she did that little that little video for insta stories, what was the soundtrack? i wish you love by nancy wilson? i wonder if she was wishing the royal family love as well. does it include them? >> well, quite possibly. we see her also cooking in a nice motherly way, rearranging flowers roses like, flowers and roses and the like, it got a new agent, it is. she's got a new agent, wme, which is a prestigious hollywood agency who are known for really bringing tactics for commercial deals and perhaps improving her brand. she's the least popular member of the

royal family in the united kingdom. apart from prince andrew, and she will be acutely aware of that. and i think wme will also be aware of that. and this is her trying to perhaps improve her popularity and also their all the their power of all the commercial they can have. commercial stuff they can have. could a few brand deals could see a few brand deals going with this blog. going along with this blog. >> are rules with >> now, what are the rules with brand deals? >> now, what are the rules with bra because? >> now, what are the rules with bra because i thought the >> because i thought under the name duchess she name duchess of sussex, she couldn't run business. >> so what? she cannot capitalise on is the word royal that was agreed at the sandringham summit 2020. sandringham summit back in 2020. the duchess sussex is a bit the duchess of sussex is a bit more of a grey think more of a grey line, i think arguably, and what she would argue she isn't argue is that she isn't capitalising on her title. she's capitalising on her title. she's capitalising american capitalising on the american riviera orchard's title, but still by meghan, still her name by meghan, duchess of sussex, is on the tin. but she's also launched sussex comm, so it's using that sussex comm, so it's using that sussex title . but technically sussex title. but technically it's not royal so she could get away with it. >> i see working those loopholes. thank you very much. cameron walker , good to see you. cameron walker, good to see you. thank very much . thank you very much. >> the prime minister has ruled out holding a general election on the 2nd of may, following

speculation that he could choose to hold the vote early. >> well, meanwhile, mps are getting another pay rise, bringing their salary to over £91,000 at a time where it's reported that mps clock off earlier in a length of day in the comments. it's now hit a record low, the lowest in 25 years, actually. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> so richard graham, he's going to talk to us. he's the conservative mp for gloucester. good morning richard. explain to me then why you as an mp are worth or going to be worth £91,346 a year. >> the trade tried to make the argument that i'm worth anything . i've always believed that this was a job which was a seven day a week job, probably 15 hours a day on many occasions, and we get on and do it as best as we possibly can individually and collectively. and then somebody else decide what are the rations we should be paid. many of us

took a big sort of pay cut to come into politics. some people are getting more money than they used to, so there's a complete range of sort of free market options. if you like to work out what any of us are worth. but the most important thing is, do you want to have, you know, good people doing an important job as best they can and working hard. and that's the measure. we should be judged by now. should all be judged by now. >> of course, we can all appreciate that argument. what >> of course, we can all appreci make at argument. what >> of course, we can all appreci make at the ment. what >> of course, we can all appreci make at the ment paget >> of course, we can all appreci make at the ment page of do you make of the front page of the financial times this morning that the that reports that the parliamentary for mps is now parliamentary day for mps is now the shortest that it's been in 25 years, just seven hours and nine minutes. you can understand why some people might look at this pay rise and look at the £91,000 a year figure and say, well, is this deserved? >> yeah. the trouble is, of course, that what the fight is looking at is the number of hours that the chamber of the house of commons is actually operating and that's their, their criterion. but the reality of it is huge amounts of work

are going on outside the chamber, whether it's in select committee meetings or meetings , committee meetings or meetings, for example, of the joint committee of national security strategy that i sit on, the all party groups, the meetings with constituent workers, trade envoys, which is often completely invisible, you name it, there are huge amounts of things that everybody is doing, including, of course, all the government ministers who've got that job as well. so it's not the best way to judge it. although i agree that the perception and the visibility of it is probably, you know, not one that that helps the argument, but i think you'd all be amazed if anyone was trying to shadow us for a day in the commons or in our constituencies at how much goes on and how much is also going on. >> richard is that the conversation about when the general election is going to be and yesterday the prime minister appeared to rule out an election on may the 2nd. what's your take on may the 2nd. what's your take on this? can you give us any

insider knowledge at all? no election on may the 2nd, but could there maybe be a general election in june ? election in june? >> i mean, the great thing about the question, when will the general election be is that it can generate miles of media coverage and hours of discussion, but ultimately, the question is one that only the prime minister is in the position to answer. and it may well be that he hasn't made up his mind. >> precisely. okay, let me slightly reword it. >> then. we word the question, but i suspect if you want me to give a bit of insight into it, i suspect he's thinking he's probably along the lines of we have a plan, it's working. >> inflation is coming down, growth is coming back, energy pnces growth is coming back, energy prices are starting to come down, will come down much more in april. mortgage rates will follow. bank of interest rates obviously as well. and therefore more evidence that the plan is working and that the tax cuts are feeding through to people's wage packets , that pensioners wage packets, that pensioners get the increase that is coming

this year , which will make the this year, which will make the argument stronger. yeah, very quick question . quick question. >> can you give me a very quick answer. when would you like to see a general election? me see a general election? give me a i'm relaxed whenever when >> i'm relaxed whenever when either the prime minister chooses the date. i'm ready. good answer, richard graham, thank you very much. >> good to see you this morning. richard is conservative richard graham is a conservative mp gloucester . mp for gloucester. >> you're with that britain's newsroom. do stay with us. it is a huge weekend of rugby and there is a great chance of british success. although the mathematics about this, it's all pretty complicated. we'll be filling you in very shortly here on

gb news. hello. welcome back to britain's newsroom with ellie and pip. great to have you with us this morning. now, if you didn't know, it is a whopper of a weekend for rugby. yes >> ireland, england, scotland or

france can still win this year's tournament in the final round of matches, being billed as super saturday. and it is all to play for, isn't it? >> paul coyte is to all play for, and i suppose you're going to try and ask me what the permutations are, and to try and make some sense of it. >> yes, keep it simple. >> yes, keep it simple. >> i'm the wrong to do this, >> i'm the wrong man to do this, but will try my very best. so but i will try my very best. so there's last three of there's the last three games of there's the last three games of the nations, and it has been the six nations, and it has been a really good nations a really good six nations because it's been all over the place there's, you know, place because there's, you know, you've who you've got look at italy who never they won one game in never win. they won one game in all years they've been all the years they've been playing in six nations. and then they scotland. they managed to beat scotland. they france, england they nearly beat france, england beat england ireland beat wales, england beat ireland last which wasn't expected. last week which wasn't expected. so going at the so the way we're going at the moment, these are the games that are going be happening. so are going to be happening. so wales italy is it 215, so wales versus italy is it 215, so that's where we're looking at the wooden spoon because they're the wooden spoon because they're the ireland will the bottom two. ireland will play the bottom two. ireland will play and then play scotland at 445 and then france england and leon, france versus england and leon, which is at 8:00. now. it could be decided by then with ireland if they manage to win. how are

we doing so far? >> so is it ireland's to lose then? >> it is ireland's to lose. although france sometimes play in which could then in toulouse, which could then also make it even more worrying . also make it even more worrying. so ireland, can you imagine if france are playing in toulouse andifs france are playing in toulouse and it's the french to lose. and they go, what to lose and to lose? then it really would. it really would get even worse. i'm making it more complicated. so i'll load it with 16. and i'll load it up with 16. and we've england, scotland, we've got england, scotland, france, italy and wales now and could still absolutely could still win. absolutely they can. give some can. but i will give you some permutations ireland, can. but i will give you some permuhaveis ireland, can. but i will give you some permu have to ireland, can. but i will give you some permu have to forgive land, can. but i will give you some permu have to forgive me., you'll have to forgive me. i have written this down so i get this correct. ireland could lose if ireland could lose to scotland. but still win the championships ireland will championships now. ireland will retain the title which they won last year. if they win or draw against scotland tomorrow in dublin. now if ireland lose, this is where things start getting complicated with a bonus point, because there are bonus points if you score four or more tries or you lose by less than

seven, you pick up a bonus point. and that's when things start getting complicated for a win, two for a draw. plus this bonus points at stake. >> blimey, o'reilly. could anybody? i've lost you already on this this morning. anybody? i've lost you already on this this morning . england. on this this morning. england. >> england can win the title, pip. if england managed to beat france with a bonus point, which is four or more tries and ireland fail to get a point in that game against england. >> do you have a calculator? >> do you have a calculator? >> i have an abacus, in fact, and this is how i've been doing this. scotland can win the title now. this is when things start getting a little bit difficult. scotland the title if scotland could win the title if they beat ireland they managed to beat ireland with bonus point and by more with a bonus point and by more than seven, and need france to beat england without a bonus point. know it makes point. you know what it makes some sort of sense, but you have to sit and look at it for quite some time now. there's the wooden spoon, which is whoever comes the comes last. now this, by the way, not to be any way, there's not going to be any grand slam, which that grand slam, which means that there's that's there's not one country that's beaten others. the beaten all the others. the triple , which is for the

triple crown, which is for the home nations, could be won by scotland should they win so. and with the wooden spoon . italy, with the wooden spoon. italy, have been lost the last nine seasons, but they need to beat scotland and wales need to beat italy to avoid coming last with bonus points. >> do you know what i still don't have a scooby doo. what that conversation was all about . that conversation was all about. well, but i will analyse. shall i start closely from the beginning again? i start closely from the begircould again? i start closely from the begircould start? i start closely from the begircould start all over again. >> i could start all over again. >> i could start all over again. >> just enjoy the matches. i enjoy the games and just take it as comes. as it comes. >> but it will an exciting. >> but it will be an exciting. it's saturday will be great. >> thank you very much. thanks, paul >> toulouse. still to come, dua lipa and coldplay are headlining glastonbury this year. doesn't sound and roll us. sound very rock and roll to us. let know what you think. this let us know what you think. this is britain's newsroom on gb news. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> good morning. here's your latest gb news weather from the

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i >> -- >> good morning. it is 10:00 on friday, the 15th of march. you are with britain's newsroom with ellie costello and pip tomson >> meghan markle launches a new lifestyle brand . just one hour lifestyle brand. just one hour before prince william took to

the stage to honour his late mother, princess diana. last night . a coincidence or was it a night. a coincidence or was it a calculated move ? calculated move? >> the conservatives are under pressure over receiving £5 million more than previously declared from the donor accused of racism. our political editor, christopher hope, has more . christopher hope, has more. >> that's right. the tories get. that's right. the tories get another £5 million, reportedly from the race route donor, taking it to total to £15 million, but will he hand any of it back? we'll find out . it back? we'll find out. >> stressed civil servants, employees at britain's official stats body have threatened to go on strike after being asked to work in the office for two days a week, rather than full time work from home. >> drivers are being handed an average of more than 35,000 parking tickets by private companies every day. in britain,

mps salaries will increase by 5.5% in april, taking their yearly wage to over £91,000. >> we're asking you this morning, does your local mp deserve that? >> let us know your thoughts on everything, won't you? we've also got this talking point about prince william. prince harry at the diana legacy awards. although they were separate , they were there separate, they were there together. and this issue of meghan launching this lifestyle brand minutes before william turned up, what do you think of that? do you actually care ? do that? do you actually care? do you care? >> well, no, i won't be buying jam for meghan markle's website any time soon. do let us know they might be tasty. i bet you it's very expensive. do let us know what you think. gb views at gb news. com i bet it is overpriced. let's get some news

headunes overpriced. let's get some news headlines now, shall we? with tatiana? >> ali. thank you. the top stories from the gb newsroom . stories from the gb newsroom. speculation continues to mount over the general election , after over the general election, after the prime minister ruled out the 2nd of may as a possible date, rishi sunak told itv news west country he doesn't want the vote to coincide with what he described as important local elections being held on that day. questions have been raised about another date in may or even the summer, despite the prime minister saying earlier this year that he's working on the assumption of a general election in the autumn, labour's deputy national coordinator , deputy national coordinator, ellie reeves, says now's the time to go to the polls . time to go to the polls. >> he could call an election up until the 26th of march to take place on the 2nd of may. so, you know, just get on and call it the 2nd of may is the right time in the electoral cycle to have an election. we've got council and mayoral elections in on that

day, you know, what's he what's he running scared of. it's time to give the public a say. and he's still got time to call it millions of pounds worth of drugs and eight xl bully dogs have been seized during county lines raids . lines raids. >> play . hundreds of weapons >> play. hundreds of weapons were also found, including rambo knives and machetes . every knives and machetes. every police force across the country took part in the raids last week, resulting in more than 1800 arrests. phone lines used to distribute drugs from cities to distribute drugs from cities to towns and villages were also shut down, former detective chief inspector mike neville told gb news the crackdown still doesn't solve the wider problem . doesn't solve the wider problem. >> drugs trade is like the greek story of the hydra. you cut one head off and two more grow in its place. and what's really frightening with county lines is how they use children. and the

reason they use children is because the police were very successful with undercover officers who are obviously adults . and so the drug dealers adults. and so the drug dealers don't trust anybody . they don't don't trust anybody. they don't know who's an adult, but they well know that the police are not allowed to use children as some kind of undercover agent . some kind of undercover agent. >> hamas is said to be moving towards a truce deal, but israel's prime minister says the terror group's list of demands are unrealistic. thousands of people staged a demonstration in tel aviv last night, demanding the immediate release of hostages from gaza, according to news agency reuters . hamas has news agency reuters. hamas has presented a ceasefire proposal, which includes releasing some israeli women, children and the elderly in exchange for the freedom of palestinian prisoners, 100 of which are currently serving life sentences . an ofcom study has found that children first see violent onune children first see violent online content at primary school , and they say it's unavoidable. the regulator spoke to 247 children who all said they'd

seen, such as things such as aduu seen, such as things such as adult only video game content fighting and verbal discrimination . social media and discrimination. social media and group chats were the most common way they came across the content. some 10 to 14 year olds say they feel pressured to watch it from fear of isolation from peers. if they don't . private peers. if they don't. private firms are issuing an average of more than 35,000 parking tickets to drivers every day. amid a wait for the government to regulate the industry . analysis regulate the industry. analysis from motoring company rac said many drivers could feel badly let down by the government's delay in introducing a code of conduct. it found 9.7 million tickets were issued to drivers in britain between april and december last year, with each ticket potentially costing drivers up to £100. the parking bill received royal assent five years ago, but the code hasn't yet been implemented . the duke yet been implemented. the duke of sussex and prince of wales made separate addresses honounng made separate addresses honouring their mother at the

diana legacy awards last night at the charity's 25th anniversary, the prince said his mother taught him that everyone has the potential to give something back. he told the audience that he and his wife, the princess of wales, have sought to focus on diana's legacy through their work. prince william attended the eventin prince william attended the event in person, while the duke of dialled in virtually of sussex dialled in virtually from california. >> i am seriously impressed with the with the work that you do, especially at the young age that you're at and the future is yours, right, and you're helping to shape that future . that's why to shape that future. that's why you've been chosen and that's why you've you've been given these awards. so my mum would be incredibly proud of all the work that you've i'm incredibly that you've done, i'm incredibly proud. you for doing proud. and thank you for doing everything that you do . everything that you do. >> for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. or you can go to gb news. com slash alerts. now it's back to ellie and . pip.

back to ellie and. pip. >> good morning. it's 10:07. >> good morning. it's10:07. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with pip tomson and ellie costello. loads of you getting in touch this morning. thank you so much for your company. lots of you actually quite irritated by mps increase in pay to £91,000. alice has beenin in pay to £91,000. alice has been in touch . good morning to been in touch. good morning to you saying as far as i'm concerned, your conversation with doctor richard, mr richard graham, given a promotion there , graham, given a promotion there, did not convince me that the latest salary increase is justified . i would counter his justified. i would counter his invitation to shadow him for a working to see how hard he working day to see how hard he works, with an invitation to shadow a nurse for their 14 hour shift. perhaps his day's chores will then be put into perspective. >> gerard. good morning to you. how is their pay rise justifiable, you say mps say they work all hours outside of they work all hours outside of the actual sittings in parliament. some do perhaps, but what about those who have a second and even third job? >> it's a good point, isn't it? because £91,000 for a lot of mps is the start . lots of them

is just the start. lots of them have second jobs and there's benefits involved as well. for many, paul has been in touch saying want they should try saying they want they should try and on a week. that's and live on £200 a week. that's what i have to survive on and it ain't funny. i mean, look, a lot of people are attacking it. >> i will say something in defence of mps, which is that many people have said over the last few years what they believe the quality of mps has actually dropped. so by offering more money, could that actually improve the quality of mps that they get? and also, yes , i know they get? and also, yes, i know that their mps, their wages, their mps wages have increased more than yours, more than ours, but they are supposedly in charge of running the country . charge of running the country. >> yes. >> yes. >> and does that justify it? yeah. >> and you do want the very best people in the job, which is the argument that richard graham was saying you need to, you know, enfice saying you need to, you know, entice the best people in this country. therefore have country. therefore you have to pay country. therefore you have to pay wages. you earn a lot

pay good wages. you earn a lot more the city of london, more in the city of london, wouldn't you? suppose that wouldn't you? so i suppose that is argument, but do let us is an argument, but do let us know what you think, does it look good? what do the optics look good? what do the optics look you in a cost of look like to you in a cost of living situation in. do let us know. views gb news. com know. gb views at gb news. com prince and prince harry. know. gb views at gb news. com prirthey and prince harry. know. gb views at gb news. com prirthey are and prince harry. know. gb views at gb news. com prirthey are brothers,ince harry. know. gb views at gb news. com prirthey are brothers, ofe harry. know. gb views at gb news. com prirthey are brothers, of course, >> they are brothers, of course, but couldn't bring but they couldn't bring themselves share the themselves to even share the same stage last night at their mother's tribute awards, prince william, mother's tribute awards, prince wilgiving legacy mother's tribute awards, prince wil giving legacy award mother's tribute awards, prince wilgiving legacy award is >> giving his legacy award is particularly special as it marks the 25th anniversary year of the diana award. she taught me that everyone has the potential to give something back , that give something back, that everyone in need deserves a supporting hand in life. that legacy is something that both catherine and i sought to focus on through our work. >> well, then prince harry gave his message by video call, but only after his brother had already left the event. >> i'm serious. impressed with the with the work that you do, especially at the young age that you're at and the future is yours. that's why you've been

chosen and that's why you've you've been given these awards. so my mum would be incredibly proud of all the that proud of all the work that you've done. i'm incredibly proud. thank you doing proud. and thank you for doing everything that you do. >> and another aspect to >> and there's another aspect to all this, because just minutes before the ceremony began , before the ceremony began, meghan markle launched this lifestyle brand on instagram , i lifestyle brand on instagram, i wish you bluebirds in the spring to give your heart a song to sing and then a kiss. but more than this, i wish we're asking this morning. >> is that a coincidence or is this calculated from meghan markle? do let us know what you think. gb views at gb news. com lots to unpack here. so joining us now is royal correspondent michael cole . very good to see michael cole. very good to see you this morning michael. and should we start with the princes. because it is really such a sad state of affairs, isn't it, that the two brothers couldn't be in the same room last night to honour their late

mother ? mother? >> good. good morning, good morning. pip ironic, isn't it? the diana awards to recognise these 20 young people around the world doing things, good things, in the spirit of diana and her two sons. can't even bear to be in the same room virtually. although 5500 miles apart, she would be so upset. i promise you, she would be so upset. she loved those boys and she always felt that they would always be there for each other , not long there for each other, not long before she died, i was speaking to her and prince william was really growing quite tall . and i really growing quite tall. and i said to her, you've really bred some height into the royal family. and she said, and good looks, michael, and good looks , looks, michael, and good looks, she was so proud of them. and they are. he is so tall these days. she would be devastated by this. she would knock their heads together. she wouldn't actually have believed it. and, if there was ever a moment for

reconciliation , it should have reconciliation, it should have been at the diana awards. the only happen once every two years. so perhaps there is some way of them getting together, over the next two years, because it is unutterably sad . and, in a it is unutterably sad. and, in a way, it's a mercy she's not seeing it, but i don't think she would have allowed it to happen. i promise you, she would not. >> do you think there would have been discussions, michael , about been discussions, michael, about whether prince harry could have done his message via video link? you know, behind prince william while he was on the stage? i know that would have totally overshadowed the awards, if you like, a positive way. like, but in a positive way. whereas at the moment the awards have been very much overshadowed in way by a still in a negative way by a still talking about this estrangement. and actually and for many people actually heanng and for many people actually hearing words that harry hearing these words that harry and come outwith, it and william come outwith, it just all seems very hollow , just all seems very hollow, you're absolutely right. >> but it was it was stage managed, prince william would have insisted that it was that

way. he's very, very hurt. not so much by what his brother said about him, but what he said about him, but what he said about catherine. and that's particularly painful at this time when she's recovering from major abdominal surgery . and of major abdominal surgery. and of course, we all wish her well. now, prince william has taken this very, very hard indeed. and you know, most men can be put up with being insulted. my goodness, i've been insulted by experts. but what men hate is to have their driving criticised , have their driving criticised, or their wives, or most significant, companions criticised by other people . it's criticised by other people. it's going to take a long, long time and a lot of humble pie eating and a lot of humble pie eating and some fence mending for the reconciliation between the two brothers. it's the greatest pity. there's very few worse things you can see in the world than brothers fighting. and when it's royal brothers , it's it's royal brothers, it's somehow even much worse. >> it really is very sad. michael. look, let's talk about the remarkable timing. really. just one hour before the diana.

diana legacy awards last night at the launch of american riviera orchard. it's the new lifestyle blog from meghan markle elianne. >> let's call this for what it is . it's home >> let's call this for what it is. it's home shopping, wearing a royal coronet . when the queen a royal coronet. when the queen was alive, the late queen. any member of the family seeking to exploit their royal status for monetary gain was very , very monetary gain was very, very criticised, sophie, the duchess of edinburgh, had to give a pr business when peter phillips, the son of princess anne, was, advertising milk in china. the son of princess anne, was, advertising milk in china . or advertising milk in china. or laughably, when princess michael of kent opened the happy eater on the a3 near guildford. i mean, they were laughed out of court and it was not done. but this, of course, is being sold very much as meghan markle, duchess of sussex. you will remember that when she became engaged to prince harry, she

dropped her social influencing blog, which was called the tig. well, essentially this is a revival of it to sell products. american riviera is a trademark that they're seeking to register . the american riviera. is that part of the coastline in county santa barbara, where they live on their, their californian camelot, on the hilltop at montecito. so they're out there flogging product, montecito. so they're out there flogging product , essentially, flogging product, essentially, as you said earlier, expensive jam , essential things like jam, essential things like napkin rings. we all need plenty of those, don't we? and so they're going out to make money out of their royal status. you can't go any way away from that. >> but michael, are they actually doing anything wrong? well i'll no, i'm sure it's legally okay, but the precedent was the convention is that members of the royal family do not go into trade. >> do not trade on their on their royal status, even the,

their royal status, even the, the awarding of, royal warrants is very, very strictly controlled in this country. a company that gets a royal warrant is allowed to put it on their notepaper on the outside of their building and on their vehicles, but no other exploitation is allowed . of exploitation is allowed. of course, things do change. they live in america . the same rules live in america. the same rules don't apply. it's just a question of perception on, you know, if it was being sold as meghan markle. but it's not. it's being sold as meghan markle, duchess of sussex , you know. >> of course it is. michael, what did you expect ? what did you expect? >> michael cole, really good to see you. this morning. thank you so much for your time. thank you. well do let us know what you. well do let us know what you make of that. gb views at gb news.com . but do stay with us news.com. but do stay with us still to come on screen right now. we can see the british aircraft aircraft carrier hms prince of wales leading a key part of the current nato exercises in the baltics. up next, we're going to hear from our reporter, ray addison, who's

been speaking to the defence secretary. this is britain's newsroom on .

gb news. good morning. welcome back. the time is 1020. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with pip tomson and me. ellie costello . costello. >> the royal air force has launched a major mission to find russian cyber hackers who jammed a carrying the defence a plane carrying the defence secretary. grant shapps. >> yes . secretary. grant shapps. >> yes. lasting 30 minutes, secretary. grant shapps. >> yes . lasting 30 minutes, the >> yes. lasting 30 minutes, the attack took out one of the primary navigation systems as the raf jet flew close to the russian enclave of kaliningrad in the baltic sea. >> this took place just after gb news reporter ray addison was given exclusive access to a nato training exercise in poland . training exercise in poland. >> they move from room to room,

breaching , clearing . these nato breaching, clearing. these nato soldiers may not speak the same language, but they are fluent in the art of urban warfare, working together to neutralise the enemy . and as the tip of the the enemy. and as the tip of the spear, the enemy. and as the tip of the spear , they're ready to roll spear, they're ready to roll against russia in a matter of hours. lieutenant colonel ben hawes is in command. >> my major observation is soldiers are soldiers , and no soldiers are soldiers, and no matter what language they speak, we all understand . and the nato we all understand. and the nato drills that we have to go through, and we've been able to, after a very short period of practice, execute some very complex operations. >> this is just the latest exercise involving british troops . defence secretary grant troops. defence secretary grant shappsis troops. defence secretary grant shapps is here to show his support. >> i would say back home most people are unaware of this

enormous nato exercise , not just enormous nato exercise, not just large, the biggest since the cold war . cold war. >> 20,000 are taking part in operation steadfast defender, with another 70,000 from all 32 nato allies . it's designed to nato allies. it's designed to send a very clear message to the russian president don't push us too far. >> putin's end game is to carry on expanding russia. you don't have to take my word for it. it's what he's said himself many times. nato isn't trying to expand into other people's territory . we are simply here to territory. we are simply here to defend our values of freedom and sovereignty and democracy . we sovereignty and democracy. we should be proud of what these guys have been doing here, making sure we can exercise together. most importantly of all, sending a very clear signal to putin or any other despotic leader that we will stand up for ourselves and don't try it on. >> with russia's war in ukraine now in its third year, the defence secretary is urging western allies not to get

fatigued but to treat putin's ongoing invasion as a wake up call, a message that we must have the resolve to spend what is required on defence. if not, it will only embolden those who may wish to test our resolve. meanwhile, these nato forces stand ready to deploy within 48 hours. though no nato country wants war, putin's illegal invasion of ukraine has reminded the west that it can never show weakness . and there is certainly weakness. and there is certainly strength in numbers. ray addison gb news. >> we just have had some breaking news in the past few moments that's related to that story. the armed forces minister, james heappey, has announced he will not be standing as a candidate at the next election . he was next general election. he was first elected in 2015. he said the decision to not stand in the next general election is painful . he said it's time to step away from politics, prioritise my

family and pursue a different career . he family and pursue a different career. he has become the 62nd conservative mp to confirm they will not be standing at the next general election, and there are reports , quotes in the at the reports, quotes in the at the times that james heappey had been on what they call resignation watch after telling colleagues privately that he was unhappy about the level of defence spending. >> now that has been an ongoing issue. we're joined by former special adviser to michael gove, charlie rowley and political commentator emma webb. charlie, let's just get your reaction to james heappey standing down, unhappy about the level of defence spending, maybe unhappy about other things as well. they just keep on coming. we have brandon lewis, former northern ireland secretary, announcing he wouldn't stand yesterday. >> i'm sorry to hear >> yeah, and i'm sorry to hear that because i think james has been brilliant member of been a brilliant member of parliament. a parliament. he's been a brilliant forces minister, brilliant armed forces minister, as brandon it as has brandon lewis. and it comes at a time where i think

grant shapps was encouraging an increase in defence spending to at 3% gdp. that was at least 3% gdp. that was something happened earlier something that happened earlier on so it's on in the week. so it's certainly conversation amongst certainly a conversation amongst those are interested in those that are interested in defence that are defence spending, those that are in and something that in the mod and something that the chancellor will, i'm sure have to listen to when it comes to the next budget. >> james heappey has a military background. so many people always thought how well suited to the role he was because of that. >> exactly so. and sometimes there are people who it's better to be a fresh pair of eyes and have no connection at all to the background, so you can actually challenge sector a more. challenge the sector a bit more. but it right from day but he got it right from day one. as someone that has been trained, someone has served trained, someone that has served in the military, he knew exactly what it came what he was doing when it came to protecting those front to protecting those on the front line. when was going out to, line. when he was going out to, he would have gone to exercises that you were showing that you were just showing that ray was, taking part ray addison was, was taking part in. i'm sorry to james in. so i'm sorry to see james 90, in. so i'm sorry to see james go, know, i'm sure for go, but, you know, i'm sure for the other 61 mps, conservative party mps that have said that they're standing down, that will

be a combination of personal reasons, just length of service or time to move on, but again, another conservative mp announces that they are no longer going to stand at the next general election. >> it's becoming all too familiar, isn't it, emma? these sorts of statements from mps, the 62nd conservative mp now to stand down, you do get the feeling that there are probably even those who have even more than those who have already step down, already decided to step down, who who are just as who are mps, who are just as disappointed and feel just as let down with leadership of let down with the leadership of the as the members of the the party as the members of the conservative party but also the electorate more generally, people who voted for them in 2019, i think, there are two points to be made here, and the first is obviously on the defence spending. >> think that, can >> i think that, i can completely understand his frustrations there, and it's as we've just seen today with what happened with grant shapps, on his trip there with his plane being jammed by the russians, we obviously it seems like a no

brainer to the british public that we need to be spending more on defence. and so i think many people will sympathise with his reasons for stepping both reasons for stepping down, both personally and professionally. >> should note >> well, also, we should note that his constituency, sea wells, by tories at wells, was held by the tories at the 2019 election, but his majority was less than 10,000. well, that's not a safe seat. >> i imagine that a lot of these mps are also stepping down in preparation for the bloodbath thatis preparation for the bloodbath that is to come, and it's almost. i was in westminster the other day and you see conservative mps milling around, and you do wonder what's going on inside their heads , because on inside their heads, because particularly amongst the leadership of the party, you know, they're haemorrhaging, and rishi doesn't seem to be, you know, responding in a, in an appropriate way, i don't think. >> and he ain't having an election on may the 2nd. >> no. quite >> no. quite >> well, should we take a quick look at the civil servants story , charlie? apparently they're a bit stressed about going back

into the office twice a week. >> well, yes, that is exactly it. and i'm sure your viewers will be up in arms at the prospect of, you know, the government's official office of national statistics, the official watchdog which publishes all these stats and holds the government to account sometimes when it might be a bit a bit loose over the numbers of whether its migration figures or whether its migration figures or whether the economy or whether it's the economy or anything that. so the anything like that. and so the idea those people who are idea that those people who are working those statistics are working on those statistics are still from and still able to work from home and are action, are balloting a strike action, having been asked by their bosses to come to the office, as you say, twice a week , i think you say, twice a week, i think will be bizarre, alarming and to most of your viewers to it than this though , balloting purely on this though, balloting purely on the basis of having to go into the basis of having to go into the office. >> i mean, i'm sorry if that's the case, then nick, those are millions of people are going to be balloting for strike action wherever they work. >> well, they will. and i think, you know, it's just testament to still, you know, in a post—covid world, people are still not

going back to the office. people are able to, i think, are still able to, i think, negotiate with their bosses to work from home. i you know, for me it comes down to productivity. so if the output is still there and if actually you're delivering and you know, there are cases where actually people do benefit having people do benefit from having a little more flexibility little bit more flexibility because costs or because of childcare costs or being to, you know, drop being able to, you know, drop the kids and then come back, the kids off and then come back, you know, and then work a bit later in the evening the later in the evening from the kitchen, it kitchen, at home, whatever it is, as the productivity is, as long as the productivity is, as long as the productivity is there and the employers are happy, then there's a case for it. i think when you are the it. but i think when you are the government's official watchdog, you probably would rather have those civil servants in the office. often not, office. more often than not, i think emma, many people would just flabbergasted that the just be flabbergasted that the ons remote, that ons was entirely remote, that nobody the office. nobody was in the office. >> five days a week. >> five days a week. >> yeah. so some of these employees , according to this employees, according to this report, they had one of the reasons why they're angry is because they had been in they had been employed on the understanding that they could work from home. >> well, they do they have a

point then in that. so for those people, i do think that they have a point. >> if there was an understanding when they took the that when they took the job that that, that job would be that, that that job would be remote. however, as a nation, our productivity is absolutely dire, won't be the dire, and it won't just be the ons . i dire, and it won't just be the ons. i mean, i know from from my own personal experience, i know people who have companies who haven't to their haven't been able to get their employees back to work, employees to come back to work, and have had a real fight and they have had a real fight on their hands, to try because because businesses are because the businesses are failing a result this , hs2 failing as a result of this, hs2 is another example of this. so there are so many examples across the board, ministers really trying to push to get people back into the office because the ons one thing, because the ons is one thing, but let's frank, can't but let's be frank, you can't run from your kitchen run a country from your kitchen table. you just can't do it. and so, i think , you know, i'm i'm so, i think, you know, i'm i'm in favour of flexible working. i think it's good for families to have an element of flexible working. i think if you've been employed understanding employed on the understanding that that flexibility, that you have that flexibility, that's thing. but we as that's one thing. but we as a nafion that's one thing. but we as a nation have to actually muck in and realise the pandemic is over

and realise the pandemic is over and you need to be putting the company the company's needs because, you know, any company , because, you know, any company, it's not. there'll be many businesses that will fail without their employees coming into the office. >> but there are companies who've seen their productivity increase their employees increase because their employees aren't spending three hours every day sitting on a train. >> yeah, it depends on the company. the company. it depends on the company. it depends on the company. not against company. so i'm not against flexible but i do think flexible working, but i do think that there are jobs that that there are some jobs that you simply cannot do from you just simply cannot do from home. and employers are absolutely their absolutely within their rights with so the ons, for with the so with the ons, for those who had previously been working there who were working there and who were refusing into the refusing to come into the office, that was their office, if that was their original contract, and it was an exception for them to be working from i frankly think they from home, i frankly think they should allowed to fire them. should be allowed to fire them. >> what you >> okay, let us know what you think controversial think about that controversial gb gb com emma. gb views at gb news. com emma. charlie, thank you very much indeed. you're with us in the next still to next hour as well, still to come. you heard of scissor? come. have you heard of scissor? i know it's scissor or i don't know if it's scissor or scissor. if you know that, let us know . while scissor and dua

us know. while scissor and dua lipa. well, they are headlining one biggest festivals in one of the biggest festivals in the world, glastonbury. >> we're talking about that very shortly. first, it's time for your headlines with tatiana sanchez. >> good morning. your top stories from the gb newsroom. the prime minister has suffered another blow with another tory mp announcing he won't run at the next general election . james the next general election. james heappey will also resign as armed forces minister. gb news understands the decision is not over defence spending, citing personal reasons. he says he wants to prioritise his family and pursue a different career . and pursue a different career. more than 60 tory mps have now announced they won't stand dunng announced they won't stand during the general election, as speculation continues to mount over when the vote will be held. the prime minister has ruled out the 2nd of may as a possible date . millions of pounds worth date. millions of pounds worth of drugs and eight xl bullies have been seized during county

lines raids . play hundreds of lines raids. play hundreds of weapons were also found, including rambo knives and machetes. every police force across the country took part in the raids last week , resulting the raids last week, resulting in more than 1800 arrests. phone lines used to distribute drugs from cities to towns and villages were also shut down. private firms are issuing an average of more than 35,000 parking tickets to drivers every day. amid a wait for the government to regulate the industry , analysis from the rac industry, analysis from the rac found 9.7 million tickets were issued to drivers in britain between april and december last yean between april and december last year, with each ticket potentially costing drivers up to £100. the parking bill received royal assent five years ago , and the duke of sussex and ago, and the duke of sussex and prince of wales made separate addresses honouring their mother at the diana legacy awards last

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now, let us know what you make of this. because after months of speculation, the line up to one of the biggest festivals in the world, glastonbury , is out. world, glastonbury, is out. >> it has been branded by some people. you might not agree, but it's been branded as the worst ever yet. >> yes, well, we're going to leave this line up to be described to you by the artist manager, nick stuart, who has worked with the likes of u2, cat stevens and neil diamond, so he knows his talent . very good knows his talent. very good morning to you, nick. good to see you. what do you make of this line up and most importantly, who's on it? for those who don't know. >> morning ladies. it's >> good morning ladies. it's first of all, it's a young pop line—up friday night headliner dua lipa, probably at the outstanding english pop act there is lauded at the brits. lcd soundsystem play pj harvey play lcd soundsystem play pj harvey play saturday night, the big night, the evens, favourite band coldplay are going to headline

with little simz. supporting that with other acts. well, 95 acts announced so far, by the way. you can find all the details on the website. the one that's really interesting is sunday, janelle monet, burna boy and scissor , and i'm wondering and scissor, and i'm wondering how many people immediately know , or who all those acts are. the problem became apparent that emily had decided to go for two. emily had decided to go for two. emily eavis had decided to go for two female acts after last yeah for two female acts after last year. i believe madonna was asked. i'm not going to speculate or even come to what happened there, but madonna is not there. so they went for, scissor , which her name is scissor, which her name is solana imani rowe. scissor who is a major american, hip hop r&b act. burna boy is afro pop and janelle monet made one of the best pop albums of last year. the age of. >> okay, so nick, there's quite a lot of artists on there. are

you are you underwhelmed by it? if you'd have bought your glastonbury tickets in the autumn, how would you be feeling today about that? line—up >> the line—up always reflects the state of the market. that's the state of the market. that's the first thing. you can't just conjure up a whole lot of acts that you want to be there. who've in the past been there? i'm just going to throw 3 or 4 at you. you know that james aren't there elbow aren't there cast aren't there . the coral cast aren't there. the coral inhaler shed seven. these are festival like bands. they're not there. the market at the moment is young pop and female. and this glastonbury line up very much reflects that. i mean, you won't get anything wrong. >> i mean, because what i'm reading almost seems to be a criticism about it being poppy. i mean, one, one somebody, somebody wrote it's slightly excitable soundtrack to a children's birthday party, which made me laugh. but is there anything wrong with it being poppy-7 >> poppy? >> nothing at all. absolutely

nothing at all. the artists that are going to perform there, i mean, coldplay aren't exactly a young artist, but the young female ones reflect what people want to see and what are being bought. i'm all for it. i mean, i'm absolutely i hate the idea of people turning around saying glastonbury is the preserve of old hippies who turn up to see. no. it reflects the state of the market. full marks to the eavises for producing it after all, my two of my favourite bands, the national and nothing but thieves, they're both. they're playing, in fact, i think the national will be up against scissor on sunday night, which is quite well. it's better balanced than it looks that . balanced than it looks that. just one more point. there may be some more announcements to be made. >> yeah, absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> there could be some more surprises, although unfortunately i'm not sure madonna them. but but madonna is amongst them. but but nick, any of your acts nick, did any of your acts headune nick, did any of your acts headline glastonbury? >> glastonbury? >> glastonbury? >> well, i had u2 of course , but >> well, i had u2 of course, but then i was looking after their catalogue them rather than

anything else. i was very proud to have neil diamond playing on the legend spot and the legend spot this year is shania twain. well, you can't get a bigger country. country legend. >> is legend to be fair. >> she is a legend to be fair. >> she is a legend to be fair. >> yeah, i mean, she'll be brilliant. i people are brilliant. i think people are being unnecessarily negative about i'm my glass tends about this. i'm my glass tends to be a bit half full, but i like the idea that these new artists have, new ish artists have come along. it may be that that people will check out scissor, it's spelt s z a pronounced scissor. burna boy, burna boy is african. pop will be amazing. there is actually a k“p0p be amazing. there is actually a k—pop band , 17, be amazing. there is actually a k—pop band ,17, who'll be k—pop band, 17, who'll be appearing as well. so you know, they've spread it out a bit and they've spread it out a bit and they've got a there'll be a much younger audience there. >> yeah, an eclectic mix. you might say. just before we let you go, nick, if you were in charge, if you were running glastonbury this year, who would you , well , it

you want headlining, well, it sounds a bit obvious to say the rolling stones , but of course. rolling stones, but of course. >> oh yeah. brilliant. after that brilliant album they did with. >> yeah, yeah, that would be a great choice . great choice. >> i would have loved to have seen the rolling stones, but don't forget, i'm an old white rocker. so i would say that, wouldn't i, actually, that would be a very popular choice, actually. >> nick. >> nick. >> yeah, well, i hope so. i'd love to see donna, and of course, you two have just finished a long stretch of, dates in the sphere in las vegas , so they'd be match fit, and they'd be pretty good as well. let's hope we see them before too long. yeah. >> what is it about glastonbury that that all the acts always say? >> it's almost the pinnacle of their career to perform there. what is it about the festival ? what is it about the festival? >> it's one of the sort of great summer gatherings of young and the not so young to see what's going on in music, rejoice in what's going on in music, see

some stars, they don't normally wouldn't necessarily see. you know, in manchester, liverpool or london in medium sized , why or london in medium sized, why is it so important to the artist as well? you know, i remember kylie once talked about it and she was overwhelmed by the experience of performing there. yeah i remember neil diamond saying, this is this, this is the he did hyde park, he did hyde park for , for radio two. hyde park for, for radio two. and then he did this and he did say this was his great thing. and i know that yusuf cat stevens last year was very , very stevens last year was very, very delighted to be asked to do it. so you're you're treading in the footsteps of giants. you are a giant yourself. if you're doing some them. but you are some of them. but you are treading the footsteps of treading in the footsteps of giants it's a it's a giants and heroes. it's a it's a wonderful there's a it goes all the way back and all the great acts have played there . so it's acts have played there. so it's like having not quite having woodstock every year . woodstock every year. >> but it's close next year it really good to see you. thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> coming up next, we're going

to be talking about that breaking news in the last few minutes. the armed forces minister, james heappey, will step the next general step down at the next general election. it's yet another headache for the prime minister stay with us on britain's newsroom on

gb news. hello. welcome back. we want to delve into the latest political news this morning with our political editor, chris hope. good morning. christopher. and this is breaking news in the this is the breaking news in the last half hour or so that the armed forces minister, james heappey, has announced that he is standing down at the next election. what's that? now chris? 60 odd tory mps rishi sunak sunak. he needs to take more paracetamol today, doesn't he ? he? >> i'm yeah . yes. morning. both. >> i'm yeah. yes. morning. both. yeah. 61 now quitting 1 in 6

tory mps elected in 2019 will be off and leaving politics. it's the difference here of course is that 20 this this election in 2024 is the first organised one since 2015. the ones in 17 and 19 were surprise elections. so mps can plan for their future more. that's why you're seeing so many of them . but, also i did so many of them. but, also i did i presented my podcast called chopper's politics podcast, which has been had, holly valance as the, the guest we've had there. she's an interesting, she is , sprightly and an she is, sprightly and an interesting right wing voice in the slave world, here's what she had to say to me. >> i think crime is out of control. all of us have been robbed on kings road in our air. yeah, whatever. >> when you robbed, i just had my phone taken out of the pram like she was stealing off. >> stealing off a mum with her babyin >> stealing off a mum with her baby in the pram. it's pretty low stuff. no i wasn't hurt, fortunately, but, yeah, i've had friends get belted for their

phones and watches and home raids and trying to kick in doors, and it's , it's in doors, and it's, it's in chelsea. yeah. particularly in chelsea. yeah. particularly in chelsea because they know people are walking around with probably are walking around with probably a nice watch on. >> yeah. and the police are helpful. >> they rob me. they're in for a nasty surprise. i'm usually in a swatch down the street. no offence to swatch then, the and one of the police who were very helpful, they, they don't really turn up. >> you can call them, but i don't ever see a bobby. it's like kids point and stare now and you see a policeman on the street. >> you're are you a backer of the tories or reform? where are you politically? >> so last time i voted conservatives . next time i'll be conservatives. next time i'll be voting reform. >> really ? yeah. you are you're >> really? yeah. you are you're you're you're. well, i think the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome. >> and i'm sure as hell not going to lane, but really, really interesting topic to

actually see a pop star come out with right wing views and talk about them so publicly. >> really, really interesting stuff. thank you so much. really good to see you this morning. you can get that podcast wherever get podcasts. wherever you get your podcasts. and gb news website as and on the gb news website as well. well, in reply, a spokesperson for the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has said this clearly frightening this was clearly a frightening and distressing experience for holly valance. homicides, holly valance. while homicides, gun and the number of gun crime and the number of young people being injured with knives have all fallen since 2016, crime remains too 2016, violent crime remains too high. there is much more to do and the mayor is determined to continue making progress by supporting the police . supporting the police. >> do stay with us here on britain's newsroom. we're back with you very shortly. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb

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gb news. way. >> good morning. it's 11 am. on friday, the 15th of march. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with pip tomson and me. ellie costello . costello. >> meghan markle launches a new

lifestyle brand moments before prince william takes to the stage to honour his mother, princess diana. last night. stage to honour his mother, princess diana. last night . a princess diana. last night. a coincidence or was it a calculated move ? calculated move? >> another tory resignation armed forces minister james heappey says he'll stand down at the next general election, joining more than 60 other tory mps. we're asking this morning is rishi sunak in trouble ? is rishi sunak in trouble? >> mps salaries are to increase by 5.5% next month, taking their yearly wage to over £90,000. does your local mp deserve that ? does your local mp deserve that? >> drivers are being handed, on average, more than 35,000 parking tickets by private companies every single day in britain . britain. >> cheltenham gold cup one of the biggest races of the season, takes place today on the last day of the festival and our reporter, jack carson is there

looking very dapper. >> and it's gold cup day here at cheltenham. the festival celebrating 100 years. the people are starting to arrive. while all of the details a little bit later . on. little bit later. on. >> loving the hat. there jack, and i hope you get lucky at the races today. we're dressed like we're going to get lucky. well, not like that. >> some of you are loving our colours. >> yeah, ellie, you know what did you just say? >> i don't know, let's. let's pretend that never happened. but saint patrick's day and we're very in sync because we're both wearing for the weekend? >> an olive mint and olive mint. >> an olive mint and olive mint. >> and mint? yes. or sage? >> olive and mint? yes. or sage? it was described as this morning, i'm going to go morning, but i'm going to go with olive and mint. it with olive, olive and mint. it should there on the strap should be there on the strap or a stuffed stuffed olive. a stuffed olive stuffed olive. that's was feeling this that's how i was feeling this morning. that's how morning. yeah that's how i'm feeling morning. morning. yeah that's how i'm feeiokay. morning. morning. yeah that's how i'm feeiokay. thisorning. morning. yeah that's how i'm feeiokay. this is1ing. morning. yeah that's how i'm feeiokay. this is this is getting

delirious. >> now let's go to our news headunes >> now let's go to our news headlines and get serious. is tatiana . tatiana. >> good morning. your top stories from the gb newsroom . stories from the gb newsroom. the prime minister has suffered a blow, with another tory mp announcing he won't run at the next general election. james heappey is also expected to resign as armed forces minister by end of this month. gb by the end of this month. gb news understands the decision is not over defence spending, citing personal reasons. mr heappey says he's standing down to prioritise his family and to pursue a different career. more than 60 tory mps have now announced they're leaving the commons as speculation continues to mount over when the general election will be held. the prime minister has ruled out the 2nd of may. lib dems leader sir ed davey has accused him of running scared . scared. >> i think people are really fed up at this conservative government and want to see the back of it, and the elections can't come quick enough for the

liberal democrats. and i think the people our country, when the people of our country, when those elections come, whenever rishi decides to the rishi sunak decides to go to the palace. liberal are palace. liberal democrats are ready. got fantastic ready. we've got fantastic candidates who are local champions their areas. we're champions in their areas. we're campaigning on things the campaigning on things like the nhs the need to tackle the nhs and the need to tackle the crisis. there cost of living crisis. there the cost of living and like sewage , millions and things like sewage, millions of pounds worth of drugs and eight xl bullies have been seized during county lines raids. >> hundreds . raids. >> hundreds. play . >> hundreds. play. hundreds of weapons were also found, including rambo knives and machetes. every police force across the country took part in the raids last week, resulting in more than 1800 arrests. phone lines used to distribute drugs from cities to towns and villages were also shut down. former detective chief inspector mike neville told gb news the crackdown still doesn't solve the wider problem. >> drugs trade is like the greek

story of the hydra. you cut one head off and two more grow in its place . and what's really its place. and what's really frightening with county lines is how they use children. and the reason they use children is because the police were very successful with undercover officers who were obviously adults. and so the drug dealers don't trust anybody. they don't know who's an adult, but they well know that the police are not allowed to use children as some kind of undercover agent . some kind of undercover agent. >> the defence secretary has warned russia's president not to try it on while he was on a nato visit in eastern europe . gb news visit in eastern europe. gb news has been given exclusive access to a training exercise in poland, where british forces are working with their allies, preparing for any possible attack by russia. it's part of steadfast defender, the largest military exercise since the cold war. grant shapps says nato

allies are ready and willing to protect themselves from any threat. >> this exercise is designed to make sure that we can operate with other countries like poland and be interoperable. most importantly of all, sending a very clear signal to putin or any other despotic leader that we will stand up for ourselves and don't try it on. >> meanwhile, voting is underway in russia to elect the country's next president. ballots are being cast over three days, even though vladimir putin is all but certain to win. he appealed to voters just yesterday, including in annexed parts of ukraine, to be united in determining his country's future. ukraine says any russian vote in the donetsk, luhansk, zaporizhzhia and kherson regions will be void . kherson regions will be void. hamas is said to be moving towards a truce deal, but israel's prime minister says the terror group's list of demands are unrealistic. thousands of people staged a demonstration in

tel aviv last night, demanding the immediate release of hostages from gaza, according to news agency reuters . hamas has news agency reuters. hamas has presented a ceasefire proposal, which includes releasing some israeli women, children and the elderly in exchange for the freedom of palestinian prisoners, 100 of which are currently serving life sentences . private firms are issuing an average of more than 35,000 parking tickets to drivers every day. amid a wait for the government to regulate the industry , analysis from motoring industry, analysis from motoring company rac says many drivers could feel badly let down by the government's delay in introducing a code of conduct. it found 9.7 million tickets were issued to drivers in britain between april and december last year, with each ticket potentially costing drivers up to £100. the parking bill received royal assent five years ago . and the duke of years ago. and the duke of sussex and prince of wales made separate addresses honouring their mother at the diana legacy

awards last night at the charity's 25th anniversary, the prince said his mother taught him that everyone has the potential to give something back. he told the audience that he and his wife, the princess of wales, have sought to focus on diana's legacy through their work. prince william attended the event in person, while the duke sussex dialled in duke of sussex dialled in virtually california. virtually from california. >> seriously impressed with >> i am seriously impressed with the with the work that you do, especially at the young age that you're at and the future is yours right , you're at and the future is yours right, and you're helping to shape that future. that's why you've been chosen and that's why you've you've been given these awards. mum would be these awards. so my mum would be incredibly proud of the work incredibly proud of all the work that you've i'm incredibly that you've done, i'm incredibly proud. and thank you for doing everything you do. everything that you do. >> bought the latest stories ? >> bought the latest stories? you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. common alerts. now it's back to pip and . ellie. back to pip and. ellie. >> hello. welcome back to

britain's newsroom with pip and ellie. it is 1108. thank you for all your thoughts and comments that are flying in this morning. and one topic apart from mps pay that has got you going is this issue about civil servants working from home, civil servants who are threatening to go on strike for being made to go on strike for being made to go into the office twice a week ? go into the office twice a week? >> yes, instead of full time working from home. apparently they're very stressed , selena they're very stressed, selena says.i they're very stressed, selena says. i totally agree with emma webb. if staff refuse to go into the office, they should be sacked. there will be plenty willing do their jobs, but willing to do their jobs, but nicky there are many office nicky says there are many office jobs can done completely jobs that can be done completely satisfactorily, remotely . satisfactorily, remotely. >> what it's allowed is largely mothers keep a full time mothers to keep a full time career, which is absolutely necessary in this economic climate. commuters are spent too long travelling into london to work and makes it impossible to collect children from child care at appropriate time . at appropriate time. >> colin's been in touch. good morning to you colin. saying

anyone running a company would sack these morons and start again. i say start the sackings now. they're not doing their jobs and they should not be trying to run the country. the first part of getting rid of government waste just sack the lot, says colin. don't mince your words. no, lynn. >> good morning. you believe that things should go back to the way they were before the pandemic? all this working from home absolutely ridiculous. home is absolutely ridiculous. in particular with gps. you believe? i mean, the pandemic was, what, four, almost four years ago? >> mum wasn't it? >> mum wasn't it? >> so i think i think there is a point though , isn't there, that point though, isn't there, that it depends what the job is. and there are jobs that can be done very easily from home. i suppose it does depend which the point that emma webb also made, it does depend on what promises they were they got they were made when they got that job. >> if they were told it was going to be a remote position and they moved to a certain area, put the children in area, or put the children in certain schools because of that, you see why might have you can see why they might have

a you that a point and then you have that situation with air traffic control last where control chaos last summer where that yesterday found that that report yesterday found that actually working from home made that keep that chaos even worse, so keep your thoughts in gb views gbnews.com. >> now, unfortunately, prince william and prince harry were not sharing the stage last night at their mum's tribute awards in london. prince william gave his message at the diana legacy awards last night . awards last night. >> giving his legacy award is particularly special as it marks the 25th anniversary year of the diana award . she taught me that diana award. she taught me that everyone has the potential to give something back that everyone in need deserves a supporting hand in life . that supporting hand in life. that legacy is something that both catherine and i sought to focus on through our work. >> prince harry gave his message via video call, but he did it only after his older brother had already left. >> i'm serious. impressed with the with the work that you do, especially at the young age that

you're at and the future is yours. that's why you've been chosen and that's why you've you've been given these awards . you've been given these awards. so would be incredibly so my mum would be incredibly proud all work that proud of all the work that you've done, incredibly you've done, i'm incredibly proud. for doing proud. and thank you for doing everything that you do. >> well, just one hour before the ceremony began, meghan markle launched her new lifestyle brand on instagram . i lifestyle brand on instagram. i wish you bluebirds in the spring to give your heart a song to sing and then a kiss. >> but more than this, i coincidence or calculated from meghan , that is the question meghan, that is the question we're asking you this morning. >> do let us know what you think. gb views at gb news. com. but lots to unpack there. so joining us now in the studio actually no she's not she's on the line. i'm afraid it's royal. >> she's invisible. >> she's invisible. >> but say you've made a very quick quick move here. but helena, good to see you helena, very good to see you again. lovely to have you with us should start us this morning. should we start

with because it is with the princes? because it is such a shame, it? you hear such a shame, isn't it? you hear them talking their both their them talking their both of their messages legacy messages at the diana legacy award last night was how proud she be of everybody. she would be of everybody. but would two would she be proud of her two sons who even able to sons who aren't even able to appear the same stage together? >> oh, i have different thoughts about i have to say. because about it, i have to say. because if you if you think about it, if prince william had have been there prince harry was there when prince harry was talking online, can you imagine all cameras would have been on him. every little move would have been monitored . so have been monitored. so actually, from a pr point of view, i think it was right, actually, from a pr point of view, i think it was right , the view, i think it was right, the right thing to do because there's so much animosity between that it's just not between them that it's just not going to work. but yes, i agree, a complete shame, we a complete shame, because we would see them taking would like to see them taking small steps towards, talking, you know, and getting back together in some shape or form , together in some shape or form, but, you know, prince william, he delivered such a heartwarming speech at this prize ceremony, and the whole ethos as well is obviously to give out these pnzes obviously to give out these prizes to these wonderful young

people. but this is also diana's legacy, and the 25th anniversary of the charity. so and reflecting everything about princess diana . and i just feel princess diana. and i just feel that everything that happened, you know, does it surprise me that meghan markle released her brand? at a time which was completely inappropriate? it absolutely doesn't. and this was not this was obviously not something that was just a mistake, this was in my eyes, absolutely planned. and i think it's just such a shame because, you know, if you think about it, to the boys, princess diana, means everything to them. and this is her legacy. so to sort of stamp on that, it's almost quite cut throat. i really think so. and i know there were other things going on. they were giving out awards at the same time, it's just such a shame. and actually, it's not a great look . i know that meghan markle

look. i know that meghan markle and prince william, they've been trying to get a uk publicist, to trying to get a uk publicist, to try and help their brand, to try and bring, you know, make the uk people in the uk like them more, well, absolutely . see, this is well, absolutely. see, this is not the way forward, the people in britain are not going to take kindly to this the majority of people, because this is this not all about them at the time. i mean, the one good thing i would say is great that, meghan's now working on something, and obviously going to throw her heart into it, it looks like it's been shot. well, and she is going to one thing i would say i don't i can't see her coming to the uk anytime soon, because obviously she's doing the cookery show and everything, but. and helena, what a shame. >> i'm just looking now. i mean, already it has got 345,000 instagram followers , of course. instagram followers, of course. so it's, it's, you know, that's in only 24 hours. this, this

business venture of hers could well be a success. >> i get it. and there's nothing wrong with working towards a success, they have to work. they have to keep things going. i have to keep things going. i have to keep things going. i have to say i'm quite surprised at it being also attached to a cookery programme. it does seem a strange one for her to go into, i didn't think that was her speciality. she. >> what did you think of the instagram video ? she's she's instagram video? she's she's posted, with that, with that soundtrack , isn't it? by nancy soundtrack, isn't it? by nancy nancy wilson. i wish you love. i mean, some people say it's absolutely nauseating. >> it is likely to be quite honest, but i, i it's been shot well and i think from that point of view, it's i've got to give some credence there, but i, i just, i mean to me she's trying to copy gwyneth's , goop, i think to copy gwyneth's, goop, i think that's where it's going to lead . that's where it's going to lead. and, at the moment, it seems a lot about chutneys and marmalades and knives and forks and various things like that

which is which is quite odd, but this is obviously going to take a quite a bit of time. but i just think what a shame, you know, to, to launch it at that time , she, she could have done time, she, she could have done it any other time. she would still get the followers, it will still get the followers, it will still well, i'm sure , is still do. well, i'm sure, is there, there not space for there, is there not space for both of them, in the both of them, though, in the media landscape, not media landscape, was there not space awards and space for both the awards and her launch ? her launch? >> there is space, of course, but do it at a time when but why do it at a time when prince william more or less is just there, about to get there to give his his speech, which was fabulous. yes, and this, let's not forget, was about diana, diana's memory, princess diana's memory and her legacy . diana's memory and her legacy. and it's almost like, you know, harry, along with meghan , have harry, along with meghan, have sort of thrust themselves almost , you know, to take that, and i think that's not not fair, really. i think that it could have been planned more appropriately and i'm sure, you know, from a pr point of view, in the sense of wanting the

great british public to love them, which is what they want, hence the reason they want a uk publicist, this is not the best move in my eyes. this is just my opinion , and even managed to opinion, and even managed to overshadow her own husband last night. which might make you think it was a coincidence rather than calculated. you wouldn't want to think she'd want to do that, but. helena chard, much. really chard, thank you so much. really good this morning. good to see you this morning. >> you. ellie, you pip. >> still to come here on britain's newsroom, are you one of the tens of thousands who've been slapped with a parking fine every day? the shocking truth about that next. yes. >> you're with britain's newsroom on .

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costello. or mint and olive wherever you'd like to call us this morning. >> john andrews. good morning to you. well i don't know whether i should say good morning, because you've avocado and you've called us avocado and mushy oh, very mushy peas. oh, thanks very much, john. mushy peas. oh, thanks very mu who's n. mushy peas. oh, thanks very mu who's the avocado in this >> who's the avocado in this blend? i don't to know. blend? i don't want to know. i don't want to know. you're a humbug , zaman described. humbug, zaman described. >> and that perfectly >> and that is perfectly described. mint humbug. >> thanks for being with us. thanks for all your comments as thanks for all your comments. as you we your you can tell, we like your comments everything, our comments on everything, even our dress we are joined dress code. now we are joined this morning by former advisor to michael gove, charlie rowley and commentator and political commentator emma webb . we're coming to you in a webb. we're coming to you in a second. but first, chancellor of the exchequer jeremy hunt, he's the exchequerjeremy hunt, he's been reporters in the been asked by reporters in the last minutes about reports last few minutes about reports of another £5 million donation from frank hester. here's what he has to say . he has to say. >> well, we follow all the right procedures when it comes to declaring our donations and you know, when the time is right, we will declare any any donations that we've received recently.

>> the chancellor, you know , the >> the chancellor, you know, the conservative party refusing to be transparent or tell us this at the moment when you're responsible for the country's economy, know , will you not economy, you know, will you not say or you know or you say or you don't know or you won't say how party is funded? >> we absolutely are transparent . we follow all the rules, the regulations. we believe in that transparency, many of the laws about it. we actually passed ourselves and the conservative party fully complies with all the requirements to be transparent about our donations . transparent about our donations. >> now, the prime minister yesterday seemed to indicate that we wouldn't be getting a general election in may. can you give us a hint of when it might be? when would you prefer? >> well, i would love to give you that hint if i was able to, but i don't know the answer to that question. >> it's a question for the prime minister decides when we're minister who decides when we're going the general going to have the general election. what we today election. but what we know today is may the 2nd is going to is that may the 2nd is going to be very important day for be a very important day for local and mayoral local council and mayoral elections. the conservative elections. and the conservative party will be putting all our

effort into campaigning for the brilliant candidates that we've got up and down the country . got up and down the country. >> and, chancellor, just finally, you know, we're talking about aren't we, in about growth, aren't we, in development there's a new development and there's a new report come out from the ft talking commons sitting, report come out from the ft talking the commons sitting, report come out from the ft talking the current1s sitting, you know, the current parliamentary which parliamentary sessions, which beganin parliamentary sessions, which began in november. and it's just found that seven hours and nine minutes all up. so do you think that needs improving growth and productivity there as well ? productivity there as well? >> i think that there are lots of things people want from their mps, more laws being passed mps, but more laws being passed is probably of the list . is probably not top of the list. but i think the most important thing how are thing is how hard mps are working in their constituencies. and say certainly when and i would say certainly when it comes to conservative mps, i've never seen a parliament where conservative mps have worked harder than this parliament to do the right thing for their constituents. >> thank you, chancellor, and i'm going to say really i'm just going to say really quickly, investment here quickly, great investment here in sunderland what you say in sunderland. what can you say to councils, residents to other councils, residents across north of england across the north of england who might have seen of their might have seen some of their projects get off the ground? projects not get off the ground? well see there well i think you can see there

are levelling projects in are levelling up projects in every the country. every part of the country. >> if i think about the north west, i think about the eden west, i can think about the eden project, eden north, but you could for every could say the same for every region scotland, region and indeed scotland, wales and northern ireland. and indeed, since we started the levelling up agenda, two thirds of all new employee jobs have been outside london and the south east. >> thank you, chancellor, thanks for your time. >> so chancellor jeremy hunt, in >> so chancellorjeremy hunt, in the last few moments, asked about another alleged £5 million donation from frank hester , the donation from frank hester, the tory donor who allegedly made those racist comments, charlie, he appeared to dodge the question. i mean, saying the party is absolutely transparent . really? >> well , transparent in the >> well, transparent in the sense that you declare everything that's been donated to the party. >> but he didn't at all. >> but he didn't at all. >> on the question about whether there had been another £5 million donation, did he, well, |, million donation, did he, well, i, i don't know, but if it's been, donated , it will be

been, donated, it will be declared in the, in the usual way. i mean, the question about whether it should be handed back, which is dominated. i think the headlines over the last couple of days is one that i think is slightly peculiar, because understand because i just don't understand after were after those comments, which were abhorrent , which were abhorrent, which were disgusting, where is disgusting, where there is no place politics for that kind place in politics for that kind of regardless of your of language, regardless of your political the idea to political party. but the idea to hand money back to a millionaire to make him even richer, i think, would be the wrong move. i'd rather see that money go to funding. maybe tory party candidates from, you know, black and ethnic minority groups, or to help encourage more people to come to stand in come forward to stand in politics it costs a lot politics because it costs a lot of money to be a candidate. so making sure that fund can making sure that that fund can go people who want to stand go to people who want to stand for conservative or on for the conservative party or on social which social action projects, which encourages and encourages social cohesion and diversity challenge diversity to sort of challenge the that was put the narrative that was put forward. think would be a forward. i think that would be a much use of that money much better use of that money spent. but we'll have to we'll have wait and see whether have to wait and see whether it's million, whether it's 10 million, whether it's 15 million. of million. now, on the back of that additional and that additional five and whatever party decides to do

whatever the party decides to do with it now, are those the kind of conversations that will be taking place in number 10? >> they talking about >> will they be talking about channelling money and channelling that money and putting it into those sorts of endeavours, the tory party endeavours, or the tory party simply not that 15 million simply not have that 15 million to hand back this stage? >> well, it's, it's one where party and government of party and government sort of conflates obviously it's conflates because obviously it's the in the conservative party in government, totally accept government, and i totally accept that. it's the conservative that. but it's the conservative party need decide. that. but it's the conservative party know need decide. that. but it's the conservative party know rishieed decide. that. but it's the conservative party know rishi sunakiecide. that. but it's the conservative party know rishi sunakiecthe and i know rishi sunak is the leader party, but we have leader of the party, but we have a of the conservative a chairman of the conservative party. we have chief party. we have a chief executive. they will to executive. they will have to decide money, whether decide where the money, whether it's allocated it's already been allocated or how fund it. and how they sort of fund it. and the prime minister should be getting the job as he is getting on with the job as he is of, you know, growing the economy, cutting inflation, reducing waiting in economy, cutting inflation, relehs waiting in economy, cutting inflation, relehs stopping in economy, cutting inflation, relehs stopping the in economy, cutting inflation, relehs stopping the small boats. >> how big are the tory party coffers? i mean, for them to return 15 million is that return 10 or 15 million is that a lot, it's a significant amount for sure. and i think, look, you know, money was given, for sure. and i think, look, you knosure money was given, for sure. and i think, look, you knosure it money was given, for sure. and i think, look, you knosure it was»ney was given, for sure. and i think, look, you knosure it was given as given, for sure. and i think, look, you knosure it was given obviously i'm sure it was given obviously in good faith, it was given at a time where i don't think anybody obviously aware of these obviously was aware of these comments was broadcast. comments until it was broadcast. so it's bit difficult

so i think it's a bit difficult once money has been donated. when hadn't or the when comments hadn't been or the comments hadn't made or comments hadn't been made or certainly known about certainly weren't known about the had the conservative party had accepted in good faith. so accepted it in good faith. so the it's up to the the idea that it's up to the conservative party to then have to it to an individual to give it back to an individual who clearly who has clearly made the inappropriate it's now inappropriate comments, it's now obviously national obviously front page national news, just think we news, and i just don't think we should making him richer by should be making him richer by giving back. should be making him richer by givino, back. should be making him richer by givino, it's ck. should be making him richer by givino, it's a;. should be making him richer by givino, it's a really good point, >> no, it's a really good point, emma. he is one of the top donors to the conservative party, what he donated last year were to 15 million were believed to be 15 million made of all made up of fifth of all donations the party. donations to the party. >> and the up to the >> yeah, and the run up to the election. i don't think they can afford to give that money back. and i don't think this is and also, i don't think this is a that even the labour a game that even the labour party necessarily want to play, because you'd is, party necessarily want to play, b

everything that they've said now , to suggest that , that's not to suggest that what said wasn't unacceptable what he said wasn't unacceptable , but it's just that that's not really the way to go about it. so i don't think that the conservative party should hand the they've already the money back. they've already they've made a statement they've already made a statement about said. they've already made a statement abostand, said. they've already made a statement abostand, though,i. they've already made a statement abostand, though, by doing that. >> stand, though, by doing that. to say this is absolutely not acceptable. they they've already say that it was racist comments. so if you're going to take that stand and also the juxtapositioning with with what michael gove said yesterday about this definition, this new definition of an extremist, some people say what frank has to said was extremist language. >> well, certainly probably under the new definition. yeah but i don't i don't think that, you know, they've made their statement. he has statement. he himself has apologised. historic apologised. their historic statements . it's not like he statements. it's not like he said it yesterday, and that's not in any way to excuse what he said. but at the same time, i don't think that that in order to take a stand that necessitates them handing back the money. necessitates them handing back the rthink. necessitates them handing back the rthink the other thing, just >> i think the other thing, just to conclude, as what to conclude, as well as what emma was saying, that, you know,

it will be race to the bottom it will be a race to the bottom of gutter politics because every party, sure, have party, i'm sure, would have received every received as there is in every political you'll always political party, you'll always get people that get bad apples and people that say things that they shouldn't. and think everybody soon and i think everybody will soon discover have been discover that there have been people have donated all people that have donated to all political less political parties that are less than, fit for than, people who are fit for office have language, office or have used language, perhaps they shouldn't. so perhaps that they shouldn't. so we'll into a whole news we'll then get into a whole news agenda of who's donating to the labour donated to labour party, who's donated to the. let's clear that the. so let's be clear that extremism definition could catch, easily catch, could be very easily weaponized to a whole host weaponized to catch a whole host of that wouldn't now of people that we wouldn't now consider there was a labour >> but if there was a labour party , if the labour party. party, if the labour party. well, when the labour party get into government, i think, you can see how that could very easily be weaponized against people. and what happened people. and we saw what happened with anderson and the with lee anderson and the islamophobia the, the islamophobia debate, the, the conservative having conservative party, having exactly been even handed. and when you look at their response to hester versus their response to hester versus their response to lee, so think, you know , to lee, so i think, you know, bnng to lee, so i think, you know, bring as you brought up the extremism definition, you can see how, you could end up with a

rabbit hole of offence, archaeology on party donors, on all sides. >> do you drive, emma? >> do you drive, emma? >> no, charlie, do you drive? >> no, charlie, do you drive? >> i have a license. >> yes, but a parking ticket? >> yes, but a parking ticket? >> yes, but a parking ticket? >> yes, yes . well, that's the >> yes, yes. well, that's the reason why i don't have a car anymore. no, no, that's not true, but, i, i never got a parking ticket, actually. well, okay. >> well , this is the story that >> well, this is the story that drivers are being handed an average of more than 35,000 parking tickets by private companies . companies. >> every day. they're waiting for the government to impose new rules on the sector. it's a five year wait. so far. >> yes . and i think the rac are >> yes. and i think the rac are probably right to highlight this, because if you are a driver and if you have been fined, the fines can be up to £100. and the rules that the government brought forward was to that anyway. so to try and half that anyway. so but are parking tickets. but 35,000 are parking tickets. you know, every day right across the country. does seem extreme. and those poor people who, you know, have to now well are

paying know, have to now well are paying £100 fine as opposed to 50 when they might have parked or just overstayed where they they shouldn't a small amount of time. these rules need time. i think these rules need to enforced as soon as possible. >> british public are a piggy bank, aren't they? >> well , bank, aren't they? >> well, sadiq khan private companies. >> it's endless. all of the ways companies. >>which ndless. all of the ways companies. >>which ndless. are of the ways companies. >>which ndless. are getting rays in which people are getting money of the public. money out of the public. >> i'm finding lot of it. >> and i'm finding a lot of it. i get landed with parking tickets all the time. >> oh, i did, i was i was parking somewhere always. and i thought, i thought the cameras were i parked and i got were bust and i parked and i got fined about £500 in total in one go. >> i think it's really important that people people contest it because i think people probably just them because less just pay them because it's less hassle, because they're getting harassed companies. harassed by these companies. >> do it rather than >> yeah. do it rather than contesting them. yeah. you make too much of a hassle. >> okay. thank you both. really to good see you both this morning. now it's for your morning. now it's time for your news headlines tatiana news headlines with tatiana sanchez. >> thank you. the top stories from the gb news room. the prime

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mps actually sitting doing mps are actually sitting doing the in house of the business in house of commons. and that means that we're really slowing down the legislative agenda. we're paying for up the election. for the run up to the election. >> the mps are getting this increase. okay, but are we increase. okay, fine. but are we actually paying for less work? are they getting more doing are they getting more for doing less? and also the nhs, did you know they have green team? no, know they have a green team? no, a green team, £3 million on salaries to make the nhs more green . now paramedics are rather green. now paramedics are rather concerned for one because essentially they're buying up all of these electric ambulances. now electric ambulances. now electric ambulances sounds fantastic until you actually look into it. and paramedics are very , very and paramedics are very, very concerned about the response time, about how far they can go, how they're going to make it to rural areas and potentially this could be putting patient safety at risk because simply at risk because they simply won't be able get to people's won't be able to get to people's homes a quick enough amount homes in a quick enough amount of time we're to dig of time. so we're going to dig into a bit of ambulance into this, a bit of ambulance stations have in stations that have shut in recent years. >> so they've got a much bigger area. >> well, it's a different model isn't >> well, it's a different model

isnt you >> well, it's a different model isn't you close ambulance isn't it? if you close ambulance stations, of believe stations, you sort of believe that can ambulances that you can have ambulances covering wider area and maybe covering a wider area and maybe having ambulances of parked having ambulances sort of parked outside station or outside of a station or whatever. but if you're doing these are electric rather these that are electric rather than running or than running on petrol or diesel, it's harder to have diesel, it's much harder to have remote stations outside of a proper ambulance station. so perhaps. but i didn't even know that the nhs was concerning itself with climate change and net zero. >> i thought , net zero. >> i thought, you net zero. >> i thought , you know, medical >> i thought, you know, medical priorities would come first. so we'll get to the bottom of that. yes please do all that and more, i'm sure. >> coming on good afternoon >> coming up on good afternoon britain at midday. but now, britain at midday. but for now, though, you're britain's though, you're with britain's newsroom news with newsroom on gb news news with minton stay minton olive pimpernel. stay with back with you with us. we'll be back with you after

break. welcome back. it is 20 to 12. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news. with me and pip. >> christopher hope, our political editor, has got a new

podcast , chopper's political podcast, chopper's political podcast. it's called and has just launched. and up first is superstar . i just launched. and up first is superstar. i mean, just launched. and up first is superstar . i mean, you would superstar. i mean, you would have known her for the song. what was it? kiss kiss kiss a few years ago. i don't know whether chris hope got a kiss kiss off her, but he talks to holly valance. >> yeah, it is a really good listen and it will be available at gbnews.com or wherever you get podcasts. let's take a get your podcasts. let's take a listen . listen. >> think crime is out of >> i think crime is out of control. all us have been control. all of us have been robbed kings in our robbed on kings road in our area. yeah. >> what you robbed? >> what were you robbed? >> what were you robbed? >> i just had my phone taken out of pram like she was of the pram like she was stealing off. stealing off a mum with her baby in the pram was pretty low stuff . no, i wasn't pretty low stuff. no, i wasn't hurt, fortunately, but yeah, i've had friends get belted for their phones and watches and home raids and trying to kick in doors, and it's just in chelsea. yeah. particularly in chelsea because they know people are walking around with probably a nice watch on.

>> yeah. and the police are helpful. >> they rob me. they're in for a nasty surprise. i'm usually in a swatch down the street. no offence to swatch then, the and one of the police who were very helpful, they, they don't really turn up. >> you can call them, but i don't ever see a bobby. it's like kids point and stare now and you see a policeman on the street. look, mum, a real live police person . person. so pc police person. person. so pc policeman person 20. police, policeman person 20. police, police first. give me a break. policeman. officer. yeah >> yes. well, they are the government. the government, uk government. the government, uk government is investing more in police in england and wales. maybe. so. they're meant to be more around to reassure. it would be nice to. >> i think it's a deter errant would be nice to. >>the1ink it's a deter errant would be nice to. >>the veryit's a deter errant would be nice to. >>the very least. ieter errant would be nice to. >>the very least. and errant would be nice to. >>the very least. and irrant would be nice to. >>the very least. and i also at the very least. and i also don't understand how in day don't understand how in this day and age, with such cheap technology, instance with technology, for instance with cctv, can stick cctv, like anyone can stick a ring anywhere for £150, ring camera anywhere for £150, why? for instance, our high street doesn't have any cctv

cameras. now, i'm not a big person that wants a lot of cameras around, but on a high street where everyone's being robbed blind, it might be a nice idea. and it doesn't cost much. so then why ? why don't we have so then why? why don't we have that? yes >> you. are you a backer of the tories or reform? where are you politically? >> so last time i voted conservatives. now next time i'll be voting reform. >> really? yeah you are. you're you're you're. well, i think the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome . different outcome. >> and i'm sure as hell not going to labour. so that's probably where i'm at. >> so we're speaking to we go where lee anderson across the floor just shortly short a short distance from where we're sitting in big and became the reform uk's first mp. you support that? yeah. >> was i support anybody that >> he was i support anybody that sort of sticks to what they believe in and doesn't isn't a turncoat, doesn't do a million flip flops and u—turn so i can

have respect for that even for like nutters on the other side, if you stick to what you believe and you keep reiterating that over years and years, i can always respect that, i might not agree you , but i get that agree with you, but i get that more than the changing the minds and the flipping around and never having any conviction, not being like sort of staunchly for or against something that's confused to people. and i think people sick of that. people are sick of that. >> yeah. and certainly >> yeah. and he certainly believes in some that he believes in some things that he feels party doesn't anymore. yeah >>i yeah >> i mean, lee's moved from labour to conservatives now to reform. really weird reform. it's really weird because was reform because there was this reform party in canada in 1993 that ditched the tories in canada as well, got rid of the, blew them to smithereens , which is to smithereens, which is probably what's going to happen here. it's not that i think that we're necessarily going to have a reform government. but a reform government. no, but it's a to the next chapter it's a means to the next chapter of what things will look like. >> i devoured his mind when he sat there. party. yeah, i wish all right. his eyes. >> interesting. well, we had to

put some of the points that holly made to the mayor of london, sadiq khan. a spokesperson for him said, after what we was discussed about holly's experience in london, where she was talking to christopher hope there, this was clearly a frightening and distressing experience. while homicides, crime and the homicides, gun crime and the number of young people being injured knives all injured with knives have all fallen since violent crime fallen since 2016, violent crime remains too high. there is remains far too high. there is much more to do. the mayor is determined to continue making progress by supporting the police and of course, holly was talking about being robbed in chelsea. >> wasn't she? so the metropolitan police have given this statement, saying in westminster and kensington and chelsea, officers are regularly deployed into known hotspot locations using innovative tactics and conducting high visibility patrols to keep the community safe . community safe. >> right? giddy up everyone, we are off to cheltenham next. >> yep, it's the final day of the festival. i reported jack carson is going to be there with

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gb news. >> welcome back to britain's newsroom, the cheltenham festival concludes today with one final chance for race lovers to secure that big winner. >> and it's also the 100th anniversary of the gold cup race. so if you put a bet on yet, pip, i haven't. >> but i'm laughing at the people who've been talking about the bets they're having. i think it was the boxer, former boxer ricky hatton , who said he's ricky hatton, who said he's going for a horse called monkfish on the basis that, he doesn't eat fish, but when he doesn't eat fish, but when he does eat fish, he only eats monkfish. oh. so that's why that's the reason bruce bets. >> that's kind of the way that i'd do it. or if i like the colours of the jersey. that's the way that do it. well, the way that i do it. well, joining us to tell us more from cheltenham is our reporterjack cheltenham is our reporter jack

carson. good morning to you, jack. are feeling lucky? jack. and are you feeling lucky? >> feeling i'm not >> am i feeling lucky? i'm not sure not had a winner sure yet. i've not had a winner quite yet week, so we'll quite yet this week, so we'll see how today goes, shall we? but the final day of but it's the final day of cheltenham festival. it's the big one today, course, big one today, of course, the gold 100 years of the gold gold cup, 100 years of the gold cup. history and of cup. it's rich in history and of course there's lots of people here already, very excited and eager get eager for the action to get underway. dissect some underway. but let's dissect some of it with broadcaster and of it with the broadcaster and journalist scott. thank journalist brough scott. thank you for joining journalist brough scott. thank you forjoining us on you so much forjoining us on the show this morning. 100 years of gold cup. mean, how of the gold cup. i mean, how special is this race in the calendar? >> well, it's the peak for chasing me. this is the number one race for a steeplechaser , one race for a steeplechaser, and funny enough, in 1924, by the way , i wasn't there in 24, the way, i wasn't there in 24, but i had been here for the last 60 years, but it was a quite a small race, but it's built up, and now it's the one that if you win the gold cup, you are the best steeplechaser of a distance in britain and ireland. >> and we used to argue in the

world, but nowadays there's some very, very good horses in france. and indeed it's arguable as a horse called le francais of all things, who might be the best horse of all. >> and of course, it's, you know, it's a difficult circuit. it's three miles. mean, it's over three miles. i mean, what of a jockey, what what kind of as a jockey, what is going to be going through their the course of their minds over the course of their minds over the course of the today? how do the of the race today? how do you you know, that race you manage, you know, that race in order to try and try and come out winner. >> i think the most important thing to take on board today is we've been watching some old races screen the last 20 races on the screen the last 20 years so. this will be years or so. is this will be very, soft ground. it's now very, very soft ground. it's now quite nice, but it's been pounng quite nice, but it's been pouring with earlier this pouring with rain earlier this morning. with rain last morning. poured with rain last night. as you know it's been raining england the last raining in england for the last three months or so and horses will be really slogging. and whereas in human athletics , i whereas in human athletics, i mean the weather makes a bit of difference to the wind, but fundamentally they run on the same surface. the surface is completely different. if it's very, wet compared to when very, very wet compared to when

it's been dry for weeks. and at the end of this race, the horses will be rolling around, you know , if you've got half a ton of horse and you're a ten stone, 65 kilo, 70 kilo jockey, you've got this huge thing rolling underneath. you've got to try to hold it together, and it doesn't look very far necessarily immediately. but from the last fence to the winning post is something like a 230m, and every single one of those is slightly uphill . and by the end, every uphill. and by the end, every single number and the end of every horse race, particularly here, is an obstacle illusion. people say oh, so and so quickens up. no, no they didn't. they're all slowing down. the one who overtakes is the one who's stronger because they're all tired and people looking in look for horses keeps rolling. but that's that's the deal. and it is exceptionally soft. and so there might be a surprise. but in the gold cup itself, there's last year's winner, a horse

called gallop, and doesn't like a lot of horses bred in france. and he if he did rivers the way he was last year and the way he was the last time he ran at leopardstown, and he jumps all the fences clearly, logically he will win. but i have to say, one of the most, greatest truism in racing is that it's an inexact science , people can bang on science, people can bang on about, oh, he ought to win it. well he should win if everything goes right for him, because he's actually got a better optimum performance. but, you know, we all know even as broadcasters, we have suboptimal performances sometimes. and i've done plenty of i'm you never of myself. i'm sure you never have, jack. but no, it's we've got a top horse. last year's winner. who if he does it, he could be outstanding winner could be an outstanding winner again. will he do on this again. but will he do it on this ground? will he be able to pull it off? you know, the 27 fences. there it's absolutely not there it is. it's absolutely not guaranteed. whatever there it is. it's absolutely not guaranteeit'll whatever there it is. it's absolutely not guaranteeit'll be whatever there it is. it's absolutely not guaranteeit'll be a whatever there it is. it's absolutely not guaranteeit'll be a slog.tever happens, it'll be a slog. >> all right. thank you very much for joining >> all right. thank you very much forjoining us this morning much for joining us this morning to talk through preview some to talk through and preview some of gold cup today. to of the gold cup today. sure to be well, speed very ,

be a, well, high speed very, very exciting race as it gets underway a little bit later on. lots of people here already. very excited for all the action here at the final day of cheltenham. >> oh jack, brilliant stuff. thank you so much indeed. and pip, i've got really into these names of these horses. this 330 this afternoon, the gold cup race, and i think i'm also with monkfish, but there's some great ones here. faster, slow. >> very good jungle boogie . >> very good jungle boogie. >> very good jungle boogie. >> brave man's game, a gentleman's game. i like that as well. sounds sophisticated. classy i just don't really have a clue. >> i don't have a clue neither do i. >> but i'll tell you what. the prize money is good today. i think. is it the winning horse? £350,000 plus, well, that's not bad, is it? but the money is on at the moment. the defending champion, gallopin duchamp. well, for your company well, thank you for your company today on britain's newsroom. we are back in the saddle are both back in the saddle tomorrow morning. >> very good. see what i did there? >> i'm back with pete. 10 to 12 tomorrow. it's you. midday tomorrow. then it's you. midday till three. big shift for you.

thank for company today thank you for your company today . up next is good afternoon britain with tom and emily. have a great day. >> oh, thanks. pimpinellae i have to say, my favourite name for a horse i think was. may the force be with you all. one word. but today we're going be but today we're going to be talking about are they talking about mps. are they being more for doing less? being paid more for doing less? find out why. >> yes. and the nhs? could they be putting net zero and green credentials over medical priorities, over patient safety? you won't believe what they're spending on various green schemes. we'll get to the nub of it. and also palestinian flags finally being taken down in the council of tower hamlets. why has that finally happened? >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello again. here's your gb news weather forecast in association with the met office.

many of us are at risk of seeing some showers and they could be a bit thundery in some places, but there will be some sunshine in between. at the moment, an area of low pressure just to the northeast of the uk is bringing the focus of a bit more persistent rain across parts of southern perhaps persistent rain across parts of sout northern perhaps persistent rain across parts of sout northern england. perhaps persistent rain across parts of sout northern england. but1aps persistent rain across parts of sout northern england. but that into northern england. but that is and clear away is going to ease and clear away as we go through the day otherwise. and like i said, for many of some many of us, the risk of some showers these could turn showers and these could turn heavy, even thundery showers and these could turn heavy, southern even thundery showers and these could turn heavy, southern parts,�*|undery showers and these could turn heavy, southern parts, though across southern parts, though the risk of thunder into the risk of thunder pushes into east as we go through the east anglia as we go through the afternoon. some sunny spells in between and it is between the showers and it is going be mild. temperatures going to be mild. temperatures reaching highs around 1516, possibly towards possibly even 17 celsius towards the south, but watch out for some blustery winds later on. we will see most of those showers easing clearing towards easing and clearing away towards the some clearer skies the east with some clearer skies developing for many of and developing for many of us and a bit of a northerly wind too. as a result, temperatures are going to it's going to be to drop. it's going to be markedly chillier than some recent across northern recent nights across northern parts. we could see a touch of frost, and even elsewhere, a few pockets fog are possible. pockets of fog are possible. first tomorrow morning .

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for patient safety as they warn new green ambulance plans could mean slower response times. the nhs stands accused of putting green credentials above medical priorities and don't try it on. >> a british aircraft carrier leads a nato exercise in the baltic sea as defence secretary grant shapps warns vladimir putin do not try it on gb news has exclusive access. >> now mps there are 650 of them and their pay is shooting up to £91,400 a year. but are they doing less work for more money? >> yes. this is quite interesting . an analysis out interesting. an analysis out this morning has shown that actually our mps in this parliamentary session are clocking off earlier than before. even new labour. so in