are the news headlines with here are the news headlines with someone much more me, someone much more irish than me, aaron . aaron armstrong. >> thank you very much indeed , >> thank you very much indeed, mark. very good evening to you. it is a minute past nine here in the gb newsroom. early results from russia's presidential election putin has election show vladimir putin has won an extraordinary yet expected 87.87% of the vote. however, thousands of russians turned out in a show of dissent. earlier, a long queues formed at polling stations across the country at midday. it was in response to a call from the widow of opposition leader alexei navalny for a noon against putin protest. yulia navalny herself attended a demonstration in berlin , and demonstration in berlin, and similar gatherings took place outside russian embassies in cities around the world, including london. putin in his victory speech a short time ago, has said his win will allow russia to consolidate society and become stronger and more

effective . transport secretary effective. transport secretary mark harper says rishi sunak will lead the tories into the next election. senior figures in the party have been attempting to downplay claims of conservative plot to replace the prime minister, with penny mordaunt . the move would mean a mordaunt. the move would mean a fourth leader of the party in just five years. mr harper, though, unlike labour, the though, says unlike labour, the conservatives have a plan to deliver for the country . deliver for the country. >> you've got to show them by the time of the election two things we've got to show them that we've got a plan. the plan is working and it's delivering for them, and i think we can see that on inflation on that it is on inflation and on taxes. then got to taxes. we've also then got to show them that the labour party doesn't have a plan and will be a big risk. for example, we know the labour party wants to spend £28 billion on their plan. £28 billion on their green plan. they've hidden the price tag now, but they don't know how to pay now, but they don't know how to pay for it. that would mean taxes going up . taxes going up. >> drivers have been dealing with more disruption on the third day of the m25 closure, with reports of lengthy

tailbacks. a five mile stretch between junctions ten and ii in surrey has been closed since friday night. a bridge has been demolished and national highways say the planned gantry has now been installed. it works on schedule and so they still plan to reopen on monday morning at 6 am. steve harley, best known as a.m. steve harley, best known as the front man of the british rock band cockney rebel, has died at the age of 73. come up and see me to make me smile while i was their big hit, the number one song, make me smile in 1975, and steve harley had been touring up until recently , been touring up until recently, but cancelled dates to have treatment for cancer . but cancelled dates to have treatment for cancer. his daughter greta says he died peacefully with his family by his side , and revellers have his side, and revellers have been gathering in cities around the world to celebrate saint patrick's day in belfast . patrick's day in belfast. thousands of people turned out to watch a noisy and colourful procession and there were no shortage of shamrocks, music and

leprechauns in dublin, where locals vie with tourists along o'connell street to watch the annual parade, organisers say it's the largest ever this year , it's the largest ever this year, however, no one celebrates being irish like the americans and chicago gearing up for the traditional parades , with the traditional parades, with the city's river dyed green. as always . more on all of city's river dyed green. as always. more on all of our stories with our gb news alerts. scan the qr code on your screen right now or check it out on our website. now it's back to . mark. website. now it's back to. mark. >> thanks, aaron, a very happy saint patrick's day to one and all. welcome to mark dolan tonight busy one this evening in my big opinion , with almost 10 my big opinion, with almost 10 million working age brits not active in the economy , we are active in the economy, we are fast becoming the lazy man of europe again. britain isn't working and we will all pay the price in the big story. is it time for rishi to go.7 i'll

price in the big story. is it time for rishi to go? i'll be asking liz truss's favourite policy guru, plus developing tonight in a mark dolan tonight exclusive, a second royal photo row was this image of the queen and her great grandchildren manipulated . and to celebrate manipulated. and to celebrate saint patrick's day, my mark meets guest is the brilliant irish broadcaster niall boylan, who has of course made quite a splash in ireland with his brilliant broadcasting. why has this national festival of a small european country become a global event? in my take at ten. it's being reported, as you've heard in the headlines there, that tory backbenchers are plotting to sensationally remove rishi sunak from number 10 and install penny mordaunt as an emergency prime minister. i'll be giving my unapologetic response at ten and you won't want to miss it. also tonight , want to miss it. also tonight, could a return to frontline politics by nigel farage wipe out the tories once and for all? i'll be asking fearless former government minister ann widdecombe , and we've got

widdecombe, and we've got tomorrow's front pages at 1030, with three top pundits who haven't been told what to say and who don't follow the script. tonight, annunziata rees—mogg , tonight, annunziata rees—mogg, kulveer ranger and nigel nelson . kulveer ranger and nigel nelson. plus the most important part of the show, your emails that come straight to my laptop market gbnews.com. and this show has a golden rule we don't do boring . golden rule we don't do boring. not on my watch. i just won't have it now , before we carry on, have it now, before we carry on, let me just say that i'm 50 today. my birthday is saint patrick's day and here is a photograph of me in the arms of my fabulous auntie bernie . she's my fabulous auntie bernie. she's such a beautiful lady. she still is. amazing person there. she's cradling me about six months old on her wedding day to uncle john. and then this is me. i think about the age of 3 or 4 dribbling a rascal then and a rascal now. but i want to thank you so much for all the lovely messages. can i just say that photo is not photoshopped? it wasn't taken by any members of the royal family. it's the real

deal the royal family. it's the real deal. quick note to deal. but just a quick note to say i've had so many lovely messages wishing happy messages wishing me a happy birthday and i've presents birthday and i've had presents as well, i do not deserve. as well, which i do not deserve. for eileen , who reckons for example, eileen, who reckons i'm thing news i'm the best thing on gb news well, i couldn't possibly say that. thank you. and that. but eileen, thank you. and she me two packets of she sent me two packets of delicious chocolate sainsbury's biscuits, which we are currently devouring . other supermarkets, devouring. other supermarkets, of course are available, so listen , it was my birthday today listen, it was my birthday today and i had a chance of the night off, but i wanted to spend it with you. so let's have a big two hours and we start with my big opinion. forget about success in the euros or this summer's olympics. once again, britain looks likely to scoop the unwanted award of lazy man of europe, if not the world. it's been revealed that almost 10 million working age brits are not active in the economy. 10 million the head of the uk's tax

and spending watchdog, the obr, warned of a worrying rise in economic inactivity, driven by growing numbers of people claiming to suffer from long term sickness. and yet we spend record amounts on the nhs, so record amounts on the nhs, so record sickness, record investment, make it make sense. now, clearly there are plenty of people potentially watching or listening to tonight's show who are of working age but are not able to work due to a serious mental or physical illness or severe disability. if that's the case, my heart goes out to you and to support people unable to work is the whole point of the welfare state. but are you seriously telling me that almost 10 million people are unable to get up in the morning and put a shift in, particularly young people for whom the statistics are even more worrying ? the are even more worrying? the under 25 are driving up worklessness levels , with almost worklessness levels, with almost 3 million youngsters now classed as economically inactive , and a

as economically inactive, and a report by the resolution foundation found the economic inactivity among young workers has doubled in a decade. why? if they're young and fit and not in education, they should be out working . it's what you did. it's working. it's what you did. it's what i did. these youngsters are largely blaming mental health plot spoiler guys life is difficult. crack on now. mental health is a serious issue and if you've got a problem, whatever your age, you must seek professional help. but we now live in a society and have an nhs which all too often medicalize mental health. and the minute you're having a bad day, you're offered pills by your gp and eventually signed off on long terms. sick, which is a sick joke for the millions who do get up in the morning and go to work , even though life go to work, even though life isn't a bed of roses for them either . be clear if we isn't a bed of roses for them either. be clear if we all just stop going to work, the country will fall over . this issue of will fall over. this issue of worklessness appears

increasingly to be more cultural than medical, with people taking the view that it doesn't really pay the view that it doesn't really pay to work. they could just as well stay at home, bake banana bread and watch netflix. after all, that's what we paid millions people to do during millions of people to do during the pandemic. the furlough scheme, which was basically communism 2.0, saw billions of pounds borrowed to provide people a salary to do precisely nothing. and post pandemic they have kept the habit. our disastrous response to covid 19 and the lockdowns, which in my view, completely failed to stop the virus, have created a double nightmare for britain. a mental health crisis with people too depressed to leave the house or hold down a job and a large percentage of the population who just don't see the point. the inherent empathy and generosity of our welfare state is clearly being abused by too many people who could work, but don't . and who could work, but don't. and their decision to stay at home

is being bankrolled by the people that do, millions of whom are on low wages and are struggling. but they still go to work. and that's unfair that they have to, whilst others don't. mental health is the one that i've got to say mystifies me. how was the nation's mental health when german bombs rained over our great cities during the second world war? as a species, we have prevailed over conflict, pestilence, natural disaster and famine. but now youngsters who spent too much time on tiktok and instagram are too sad to go to work. this doesn't end well, folks. we have plugged the skills gap in our economy for years now with mass migration, which reduces per capita gdp and places unsustainable strain on our creaking infrastructure. whether it's housing, the nhs, transport or education, mass migration is subject to the law of diminishing returns . it is of diminishing returns. it is the crack cocaine which no longer produces the desired

high. but we're still injecting . high. but we're still injecting. why? because our people will not work . young people in particular work. young people in particular should be out there driving themselves forward, starting careers, taking risks and seeking to take over the world. instead, the only world they want to take over is the fictional one in grand theft auto or fortnite, as their hands are glued to the joystick of a gaming console. if worklessness carries on like this, britain will just be on the slippery slope to bankruptcy and grinding poverty. the nation has entered a collective gloom off the back of two and a half years, of locking people in their houses, causing a mental health tsunami and making laziness a lifestyle choice. britain isn't working, quite literally. will the last person to leave the country please switch the lights off on their way out? okay, folks, so

your reaction mark at gbnews.com. i'll get to your email shortly . but first, my top email shortly. but first, my top punst email shortly. but first, my top pundits tonight, in no particular order. i'm delighted to have with me alongside my panel to have with me alongside my panel. we have former brexit party mep annunziata rees—mogg , party mep annunziata rees—mogg, conservative peer and former adviser to boris johnson , adviser to boris johnson, kulveer ranger, lord ranger and gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson. great to have all three of you with me. kulveer britain isn't working literally. >> well, you're working tonight and your birthday, so you're setting the right tone. mark. so congratulations on that . but congratulations on that. but you're right, i think less of britain isn't working. think britain isn't working. i think that's the point here. and there are you've done are factors that you've done in your fabulous monologue there that know that have indicated why we know that have indicated why we know that there's less physical activity. the ultra processed foods, the mental health issues. but these things have been building up over years. and then we've had this sort of moment where it's come together where it's all come together under the umbrella of the pandemic, and we've had this impact economy , because i impact on our economy, because i

think figures state impact on our economy, because i thinieveryigures state impact on our economy, because i thinievery country, state impact on our economy, because i thinievery country, everyite impact on our economy, because i thinievery country, every major that every country, every major european country has had this effect, of effect, that a lot of inactiveness has occurred in their populations. just their populations. it's just ours bounced back as ours hasn't bounced back as fast, i hope, as others. and we do need to look deeper at the roots of that in britain. i think there is something about social media, but then every country has that to a certain degree. i think there's something more about our lifestyle and our health and the things eating . and i think things we're eating. and i think that's definitely something that britain us have in common. >> young people are also taking drugs. >> yes, there is drugs, although they're not drinking as much. i've noticed that. so there's a different issue here, and i think we have to look at what's happening around the generation think we have to look at what's h.or)ening around the generation think we have to look at what's h.or the 1g around the generation think we have to look at what's h.or the gen'ound the generation think we have to look at what's h.or the gen z's d the generation think we have to look at what's h.or the gen z's ande generation think we have to look at what's h.or the gen 2's and where ration think we have to look at what's h.or the gen 2's and where are>n z or the gen 2's and where are they? where z or the gen z's and where are they? where are their role models, role models in britain. and i'd say sort of a western society. and i think we've got to look at this closely . and i to look at this closely. and i think we can always blame the politicians. and i know everyone's sort of blaming. is it this government, last it this government, the last government prime minister government is the prime minister who's but this is

who's at fault here, but this is more have to more deep rooted. and we have to look do we get that look at how do we get that motivation also motivation that we also mentioned. think , you know, mentioned. i think, you know, where were where's that wartime spirit? that was the spirit? but i think that was the stiff upper lip, which isn't quite we're looking for. quite what we're looking for. we're looking a new we're looking for a new generation entrepreneurship, we're looking for a new gepeoplei entrepreneurship, we're looking for a new ge people wantingzpreneurship, we're looking for a new ge people wanting to eneurship, we're looking for a new ge people wanting to achieve,), of people wanting to achieve, people to be inspired, people wanting to feel i can do something and we have to find that for them. indeed nigel, i don't want to demonise young people. >> our future. but we >> they are our future. but we have a problem with motivation, don't we? in generation z, if they don't go to work, the country is going to fall over. >> bear in mind, awful >> well, bear in mind, an awful lot those young people are lot of those young people are actually of them are. some >> some of them are. well, some a will be students , a lot of them will be students, so they're economically inactive. the point here that so they're economically inacquotede point here that so they're economically inacquoted the»int here that so they're economically inacquoted the onsere that so they're economically inacquoted the ons on that so they're economically inacquoted the ons on this. at so they're economically inacquoted the ons on this. what you quoted the ons on this. what the ons say is a lot of this is down to population change. so we've got an ageing population. given what's happened with that demographic as you've just joined it, the 50 to 60 fours, don't rub it in there . they're don't rub it in there. they're retiring early. and the reason

they're retiring early is because technology is taking over their jobs. some can't face trying to learn about it. and they're in 450,000 of them who are being forced out of their jobs because ai has taken over. so these are all people who've become economically inactive because they've decided, well, we'll just go and retire . then we'll just go and retire. then you've got the long tum sick to 2.5 million of them. 1 in 8 people in this country is on a hospital waiting list. and if jeremy hunt hadn't done that irresponsible budget and spent that non—dom tax money on tax cuts rather than on what labour would have done, 2 million extra operations a year, that's what it would have paid for. you would get that. those waiting lists down. >> but jeremy hunt's tax cuts are designed to put money in the pockets of ordinary, hard working brits, which will boost the economy, will pay for the economy, which will pay for a more nhs services than we a lot more nhs services than we currently . currently have. >> the confederation says >> the nhs confederation says that got all these that if you've got all these people the waiting we

people off the waiting list, we could boost economy by £18 billion. >> the nhs federation federation, those famous capitalists on the theatre. tell me what you think. >> first of all, we've got to make work, pay . second of all, make work, pay. second of all, we've got rid of the we've got to get rid of the nanny state that tells everyone that you you that really, you know, you you don't take don't have to take any responsibility own life. >> is someone else's >> everything is someone else's fault. really, if you don't fault. and really, if you don't feel like it, do it. we feel like it, don't do it. we have got to get back to being a hungry nation that wants to succeed . who wants to make the succeed. who wants to make the most for not only our future, but for our future generations? and hunger . we and we have lost that hunger. we have become complacent. i think covid fed hugely into that, that people were paid to sit at home and got used to that idea. the 50 to 64 year olds who are staying at home on the whole, haven't actually been made redundant by ai. they found that going to work doesn't going back to work doesn't pay enough compensate enough to compensate for the increase lenience of having to go to an office and do a job, i think we've really got to look back at the fundamental

principles our country believes in and not pander to everyone's child. everyone. >> do you briefly annunciator do you think the issue. we can all agree if you've got mental health issues, you must reach out. i mean, we have suicide. it's the main killer among young men . that's devastating. is. men. that's devastating. it is. so seriously. go so we take that seriously. go and call and see your gp, call samaritans. the help is there. but mental health being gamed but is mental health being gamed by some people exploited ? by some people exploited? >> and i think if you look at the increases in problems , there the increases in problems, there is no question that unfortunately mental health is being used as the bad back of the 80s and that if work isn't paying the 80s and that if work isn't paying people who don't want to work find and you can't prove people prove that they don't have it. and i think everyone should help they need , should get the help they need, and they should get it in a timely manner that the nhs at timely manner that the nhs is at fault that. fault on that. >> i also want to pick up you mentioned you're mentioned hunger. you're absolutely in seattle, absolutely right. in in seattle, i to start a group i spoke to a start up, a group of ups come of start ups who'd come from india, get india, who were looking to get investment uk, and investment in the uk, and i spoke them all young people

spoke to them all young people who had their business, who had set up their business, all had studied here, all actually had studied here, had to india, came had gone back to india, came back they me, back and they said to me, actually, we weren't sure about coming to the uk because coming back to the uk because we've got the feeling people here the here don't work. that's the international people are international view. people are getting, and that's a problem for us on the international stage. we want compete . stage. when we want to compete. because if there's a country that's there like that's hungry out there like india and they want to india and china and they want to work with we've got to have work with us, we've got to have the going the feeling that we're going to work it's a big >> well, listen, it's a big debate. return to it debate. we'll return to it shortly. what you think? shortly. but what do you think? has its work ethic, has britain lost its work ethic, market news. com but next up market gb news. com but next up in the big story is it time for rishi i'll be rishi sunak to go? i'll be asking his favourite asking liz truss his favourite policy

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this? let's have a look. okay >> oh, yeah, i quite like that. okay. jim says, good evening mark. happy birthday, irish style. great monologue, unfortunately. totally accurate. i wanted to return to the uk from commie fornia in america, but will not under a labour communist government. i know exactly how to solve the main issues, but the tories are incapable . gary says. mark, not incapable. gary says. mark, not a lot of incentives when there are endless free handouts and no repercussions for shoplifting , repercussions for shoplifting, alan says no solutions or answers to work from the opposition party. jonathan jonathan ashworth car crash interviews today prove that liz has got a great email for me. liz, thank you for this. liz says. hi mark, my husband and i are 68 and 76. we are farmers working seven days a week providing food for the nation . providing food for the nation. we also pay a lot of taxes, so support those who are perhaps unable . however, we find it very unable. however, we find it very disappointing that the younger generation are work shy. thank you liz. keep emails

you liz. keep those emails coming. mark at gb news.com , coming. mark at gb news.com, you're watching the show. we've got lots to get through. it's time now for the big story. and rumours abound that the leader of house of commons, penny of the house of commons, penny mordaunt, could be installed as an to an emergency prime minister to replace rishi sunak with the bold idea that she'll offer an election within 100 days of taking office. now i'll be giving my unapologetic and unfiltered views on this in my take at ten. but for reaction to this extraordinary idea of ditching mr sunak and replacing him pre—election, i'm delighted to welcome liz truss, his favourite policy mastermind. the head of the institute for economic affairs, mark littlewood. mark, great to see you, great to see you, mark, and happy birthday. well, god bless you for that. listen, i don't don't look 50, but that's just the lighting, if the tories have nothing not ditch sunak? >> you know , this is crazy talk >> you know, this is crazy talk in my view, as well as being a politics nerd. i'm a football nerd. and you know what? football teams are most famous for ditching their manager as

soon as something goes wrong. i'm told in the premier league, the average tenure of a football manager is just two years. if the conservatives drop their leader now , it will be about leader now, it will be about every two years. they're changing their leader. every two years. they're changing their leader . and the changing their leader. and the problem is i think it's a cloak for something actually more serious and potentially worse for the conservatives. it's not the personnel, it's the policy. we've heard in your monologue about how britain's become workless growth is therefore on the floor, where is actually the conservative proposal to get taxes down, innovation and enterprise up. and i think actually sort of switching out sunak for mordaunt or somebody else. it's not just rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic, it's just rearranging who's sitting in the deck chairs on the titanic. >> so change policy, not the >> so change the policy, not the person, you're saying. person, is what you're saying. it kitchen sink for it is. kitchen sink time for rishi sunak , though, isn't it, rishi sunak, though, isn't it, this policy is the equivalent of doing just that. in fact, you mentioned football, so it's like the end of game the the end of the game when the opposition the opposition keeper goes up the

other it's hit and hope, other end and it's hit and hope, isn't it? what can sunak do to move the dial? i mean, you mentioned a couple of things there. sort of stimulate the economy, going. but economy, get growth going. but you just a matter you know he's just got a matter of what you of months now. what would you do if 10 if you were in number 10 advising the pm? >> let's stick the football >> let's stick with the football analogies. start to put analogies. i would start to put the up front. he's the goalkeeper up front. he's got take some so got to take some risks. so here's the he could have here's the thing he could have done , my friend liz done last week, my friend liz truss private truss proposed a private member's which i would truss proposed a private mem thought which i would truss proposed a private mem thought was ich i would truss proposed a private mem thought was pretty/ould have thought was pretty uncontroversial on the conservative benches . it was conservative benches. it was effectively by effectively talked out by laboun effectively talked out by labour, liz's idea was to labour, and liz's idea was to legislate to protect single—sex spaces for women and to stop puberty blockers for under 18 year old kids. you would have thought that would be the sort of thing that the conservative government would warmly embrace. the labour party didn't even want it. what are the want to discuss it. what are the conservatives doing? pondering about whether should be in about whether it should be in their next manifesto? no no no. lob the goalkeeper right up front. put that ball in the back of net. now those are the of the net. now those are the sort of things he should be doing. instead, gather, doing. instead, i gather, looking forward next week.

looking forward to next week. we're finally get this we're going to finally get this bill ban smoking over the bill to ban smoking over the course next 70 years. how course of the next 70 years. how many voters out there are saying, you know, what would make really vote conservative make me really vote conservative again? they spend 70 years again? if they spend 70 years trying to ban tobacco? so it's the wrong policies, a bit braver, a bit more conservative, and a bit of clear blue water between the conservatives and the labour opposition. >> did the tories go wrong when they ditched your pal liz truss? >> yeah, i think so. i mean that was just 49 days, right? i mean, although she does proudly say she in office for she remained in office for longer brian was longer than brian clough was manager of leeds united. right. but we can't just keep switching things. we actually need a coherent conservative plan. for all we heard earlier in your programme , mark harper, the programme, mark harper, the transport secretary, saying we've got a plan. we're sticking to the plan. i've got to be honest with you, as a member of the tory party i could not enunciate you very clearly enunciate to you very clearly what was . taxes at what that plan was. taxes are at their rate since the their highest rate since the 19405. their highest rate since the 1940s. growth is on the floor. regulations every higher public

spending is out of control. deficits are the norm in public expenditure. it doesn't look like a plan that's coming to fruition yet. so they've got to get one fast. >> you're saying the country wants proper conservative wants more proper conservative policies, small ? c policies, both big and small? c but that's the case, why is but if that's the case, why is the country elect the country about to elect a labour government? >> because think just >> because i think they're just sick tired, right? i mean, sick and tired, right? i mean, if look at i read the if you look at i read the opinion polls, you try to stay optimistic about them, it's optimistic about them, but it's a bit southampton fan a bit like a southampton fan looking at the football league table. hard stay table. right? it's hard to stay optimistic those optimistic when you see those polls. and look, is difficult polls. and look, it is difficult after years office to after 14 years in office to continually yourself . continually reinvent yourself. sometimes government just run out of i don't think out of legs. i don't think there's big enthusiast ism for there's a big enthusiast ism for keir starmer and the labour party. tired ness party. it's just a tired ness with the government. so we need a bit of va va voom . he needs to a bit of va va voom. he needs to spice it bit. he does need spice it up a bit. he does need to charge forward up the pitch and stop playing. defence. >> is the game over yet or is there is three points still on there is three points still on the ? the table? >> well, think three points is >> well, i think three points is still the again, if still on the table. again, if you at football you looked at the football

earlier united earlier today, manchester united scored the scored two goals in the very, very last minute and we haven't got to go. we've got a minute to go. we've probably 6 or 8 months. probably got 6 or 8 months. >> so you're the tories >> so you're saying the tories win fergie time if they get win on fergie time if they get the right? the policy right? >> has to the strategy >> that has to be the strategy from here. >> listen with from here. >> because listen with from here. >> because li bring with from here. >>because li bring in with from here. >>because li bring in my:h from here. >>because li bring in my top us because let's bring in my top punst us because let's bring in my top pundits delighted us because let's bring in my top puhave delighted us because let's bring in my top puhave lord delighted us because let's bring in my top puhave lord kulveer,ielighted us because let's bring in my top puhave lord kulveer, rangerd to have lord kulveer, ranger annunziata rees—mogg and nigel nelson. and let's debate this. of course i want your views at home as well. but and on theatre is it time for rishi sunak to go? >> no , it's time for rishi sunak >> no, it's time for rishi sunak to be bold, to be strong , to be to be bold, to be strong, to be the leader. i think he actually could be. and to give the conservative supporting base a reason to vote conservative and do that by having actual conservative policies. i completely agree with mark littlewood that if he enunciated the beliefs of his own party, he would put himself in a much better electoral position . better electoral position. >> nigel nelson i'll be sharing my views in my take at ten, but

i just want to ask speculatively , if the tories were to remove rishi sunak, that would surely be bad news for labour. >> well, hardly, because the first thing that would happen be a general election. the idea of a general election. the idea of a 100 day honeymoon period is just nonsense. there's no way that the nation will for stand the third prime minister, who hasn't been elected. so what would happen is you'd have an immediate general, a general election. this whole plotting is complete madness, but it's madness born out of desperation. >> okay , what do you think about >> okay, what do you think about this kulveer ranger? has rishi sunak had his chips? >> no, i don't think so. i think rishi has had a difficult situation to deal with. he needed to bring some calm and stability to the piece. i, i like mark, you know, i respect what he says, but and i hear what he says, but and i hear what he's saying about vavavoom but sometimes too much foot on the accelerator, you know, caused a few issues for us when, liz truss was in charge. we do need growth. we do need economic

policies that support a conservative perspective . and i conservative perspective. and i think rishi will have the chance to sell that to voters as he gets into, probably, which will be a campaigning summer we be a campaigning summer as we head general election head into a general election later year. later in the year. >> when think that >> when do you think that election might be mark election date might be mark littlewood, think the smart election date might be mark littlew

time to buy shares, right? i would expect things to tighten . would expect things to tighten. i mean, they could barely widen really between now and the general election, but it's going to need a lot of a coherent to need a lot more of a coherent message. and i think going onto the front foot bit more , it the front foot a bit more, it might be right that sometimes liz is prone hitting liz truss is prone to hitting the gas a bit too hard. but the problem is it almost feels like we're the reverse gear, we're hitting the reverse gear, or the brakes or certainly the brakes at the moment, but there time. moment, but there is still time. i'm to be honest with you, i'm going to be honest with you, it's shot , but you know, it's a long shot, but you know, sometimes the long shot comes off. >> and how about be talking >> and how about i'll be talking about this at ten mark? what about this at ten mark? what about boats? about stopping the boats? if rishi those rishi sunak can get those flights in the air, flights to rwanda in the air, does that move the dial? because of course, if rwanda is a success, keir starmer is on record saying he'll still record as saying he'll still scrap it. >> yeah, that's right, that would be symbolic. i don't think it would cure the immigration or asylum issue overnight, but it would symbolic and would be a symbolic victory. and of the other things that of course, the other things that rishi has sought test rishi sunak has sought to test himself on for inflation example, these are things that aren't really in his control. he

can probably nudge them one way or another. immigration and asylum. think, would asylum. you would think, would be it wouldn't transform asylum. you would think, would be itbutuldn't transform asylum. you would think, would be itbut at n't transform asylum. you would think, would be itbut at leastansform asylum. you would think, would be itbut at least he'd'm asylum. you would think, would be itbut at least he'd be things. but at least he'd be able to notch up a victory. i think it's very important for him to that over the line. him to get that over the line. >> director popcorn head >> director of popcorn and head of iea , mark littlewood, of the iea, mark littlewood, thank you so much for your time. off have a guinness off you go and have a guinness now. coming up now. and coming up with tonight's pundits. well tonight's top pundits. well we've story. we've got a developing story. a second photo row. it's second royal photo row. it's a mark dolan tonight exclusive. was this image of the queen and her great grandchildren manipulated ? former editor of manipulated? former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie, joins me next to discuss this royal

welcome back to the show. now the royal photo row shows no sign of going away with the sussexes favourite journalist, omid scobie, suggesting that the monarchy is potentially facing its end game. in a cracking scoop from the sunday times's royal editor roya nikkhah,

palace insiders have let it be known that princess catherine will reveal all about her health issues when she returns to pubuc issues when she returns to public duties after easter. well, let me tell you that this show broke the internet last night, courtesy of joe in our digital team. this was my big opinion monologue on that disastrous mother's day photograph. take a listen now if you want my honest view . i don't you want my honest view. i don't think that catherine sat for that photograph. it's my view. the whole thing was knocked up on a computer because poor kate is not well enough for such a photo opportunity . well, that photo opportunity. well, that big opinion monologue has made quite a splash. but developing tonight we've got some fresh material because a second royal photo row is erupting as an official image of the late queen elizabeth the second, posing with her great grandchildren , is with her great grandchildren, is revealed to be heavily doctored . revealed to be heavily doctored. the sun appears to be shining in both sides of the room on both

george and louise heads. if you look closely at george, his photo has clearly been edited out. and what about this? this is louis. part of his shirt has mysteriously become part of the sofa, and in the photo , the sofa, and in the photo, the queen's skirt is irregular once again. the photograph was taken by princess catherine and raises questions about whether we can trust any official photographs coming out of the palace. so does this new development kill the story, showing that catherine really does like to experiment with her photos? well, let's get reaction from former national newspaper editor kelvin mackenzie. kelvin. she's no david bailey, is she princess catherine? no but she is a great woman. >> and the fact is that , as the >> and the fact is that, as the sunday times revealed today, she's going to be out of the pubuc she's going to be out of the public eye until at least the middle of next month, which would mean she would have been in in hospital and recovering for three and a half months .

for three and a half months. >> i don't know about you. that to me makes her very unwell indeed. mainly you're up and running after ten days, so i feel very. i feel even more worried about kate's health today than i ever feel about the photos. the photo issue on the photos. the photo issue on the photo issue, i'm not even sure. is this such a big deal? there's all kinds of apps today that the kids use in order to make their own faces or their friends faces look ridiculous, and it's great. big fun. why is everybody feeling so , including you, mark? feeling so, including you, mark? why do you feel so that this is an important, such an important issue? shouldn't we all be saying, for god's sake, kate, get better . come back. there's get better. come back. there's a hole in the royal family and a hole in the royal family and a hole in the royal family and a hole in our public life right now, which only her, only her can fill. not not dad , you know, can fill. not not dad, you know, not a father in law. not not even her husband. and that in that sunday times interview

today, it was quite clear that if that royal editor wasn't speaking to william, she was speaking to william, she was speaking to william, she was speaking to william's alter ego, because the way he piled into the online, the conspiracies and that kind of thing. so why is it you think it's important, mark? >> well, listen, kelvin, i don't mind getting a spray from you. you used to be my boss at talk radio. used to it. but radio. i'm used to it. but here's i would say. kelvin, here's what i would say. kelvin, i that images i think that both images are misleading and unprofessional. these images are historic documents, so they should have veracity. and my thought is that it was a mistake to issue the photograph in the first place. on mothering sunday. if catherine is poorly, then the palace should have left. well alone and stayed quiet rather than pretending that everything's fine and taking us for fools. kelvin >> no, no. what they were trying to do was actually trying to deal with the worry that the nafion deal with the worry that the nation had about her and her family by misleading us what they were, by misleading us.

>> pardon? by misleading us? no. >> pardon? by misleading us? no. >> what they were trying to do was there were all these conspiracies, all these people like you , mark wright, all like you, mark wright, all cashing in and saying, what's up with her? where's william, what's happening? all the rest of it. and actually, yes, she has coughed. she has made she made a slight error and now everybody's now piling in. and the trouble with x or twitter or the trouble with x or twitter or the social media world generally is that it's made up of conspiracy theorists who have now gone completely mad. and i think we are adding to her health issues by keep piling in. i just want her to get better, come back , and then all these come back, and then all these issues about photos will all go away . i issues about photos will all go away. i recognise issues about photos will all go away . i recognise that there has away. i recognise that there has been an error, right? i'm not being stupid about it. i recognise there has been an error. what i'm concerned about is what is going to be her mental state. having months and months and months of recovering from what is a dramatic ask your viewers. you ask your viewers. i

noficed viewers. you ask your viewers. i noticed the daily mail keep on piling in on this. i can't understand it. i know that their readers online and in print, will be 1,000,001% behind her. we want her better. i don't think this discussion helps, well , if kelvin, you say that well, if kelvin, you say that i'm cashing in, that's hardly the case. i'm stuck on gb news. but the point is that this is raises a question about how credible these images are from the palace. now, you're so right that catherine's health is the number one priority, which is why they shouldn't have indulged in this pr exercise in the first place. releasing the photo was a mistake . it's my personal view. mistake. it's my personal view. i don't think catherine posed for that original photograph on mothering sunday. i think that if you were to publish that, if you were still at the sun newspaper, you would be a brave man, newspaper, you would be a brave ma look, i agree with it. i had >> look, i agree with it. i had i had one lady try and explain to me that the wearing of those jeans in relation to where her operation may well have taken place, would have been a very,

very difficult thing to have achieved. and no woman apparently would have done it. i don't know these things . and don't know these things. and even if she did, put the whole thing together as a kind of fraud, she was doing it for the best reason. she was trying to actually serve her people. right? even although she was unwell , she tried to right? even although she was unwell, she tried to put together this photo, and actually, it's blown up. i don't think we should cash in on it. i'm sure the trouble now is that people now don't believe any photos that come out of the royal family, and i think that is a great, great shame. so, let's, let's keep our fingers crossed. yeah. they're now saying. they're now saying that she will not be seen in public post until after the end of the school holidays at easter. that's april the 17th. that is a hell of a long time , after all. hell of a long time, after all. i don't know about you. i, i've known some quite unwell people. ihave known some quite unwell people. i have never known anybody spend

this amount of time having to recover from an operation. so something very serious has happened. there's a lot of speculation. i was told what it was . i'm not speculation. i was told what it was. i'm not going to go into all this, but we must keep our fingers crossed for her. and i am so on the question of the photo. yes, it was an error. what if she's actually placed herself in the middle of that photo ? then? then obviously that photo? then? then obviously that wasn't the right thing to do. but she was doing it. she was trying to serve the nation . she trying to serve the nation. she was trying to act as an establishment . there was nothing establishment. there was nothing wrong. life goes on and unfortunately, it hasn't worked. >> kelvin, you're absolutely right about that. and you and i and my viewers and listeners are praying catherine's speedy praying for catherine's speedy recovery. you're right, it's recovery. and you're right, it's very length of time very grave. the length of time that she's been out of the spotlight. but has that desire to sort of settle everyone's nerves. and, you know, the show must go on. has that come at the expense of catherine's credibility and the credibility of the royal family i mean, it

is a pr boo boo, isn't it? okay >> it's an error. and she she coughed to it straight away. she didn't try and blame some faceless pr at buckingham palace. it took them 12 hours to respond to this ridiculous photograph that my seven year old son could have done a better job on. right. mark, let me just say about that 12 hours. first of all, they had to they had to go to an unwell woman and just say to her, or go through a husband who seems quite irritated towards the media generally. right. and just say, what shall we do? it wasn't too bad. i agree it would have been better. but not everybody lives your life where actually you respond within 30s of being told something of a of a of a dramatic nature , suddenly you dramatic nature, suddenly you have a very strong view about it, whereas actually half an hour ago you'd never even heard about it. so that would be slightly unfair. i let'sjust about it. so that would be slightly unfair. i let's just go back to it. yes, it was an error. yes, she said, sorry,

let's move on. she's not well. woman. we must all get behind her. you carry out a poll. do you think that kate is still as strong as she was before? and the public will all say yes? they were. yes she is. >> calvin, we can agree. we hope the princess makes a speedy recovery she's amazing lady. recovery. she's an amazing lady. and for talking her and good on you for talking her up tonight. the legendary former newspaper speaks soon. kelvin. mackenzie speaks soon. kelvin. next up. is it time for rishi sunak to go ? the results are in. sunak to go? the results are in. plus mark

in an exclusive mark dolan tonight people's poll. we've been asking, is it time for rishi sunak to go? the results are in 83.1. say yes and 16.9% say no . now, it is, of course, say no. now, it is, of course, saint patrick's day. and to celebrate my mark meets guest tonight is the fearless irish political commentator and award winning talk show host niall boylan . niall, welcome to the

boylan. niall, welcome to the show. saint patrick's day must be the only national festival celebrated across the world. why is it so popular ? is it so popular? >> well, i'll tell you the answer to that is very simple. 12 million pints of guinness is why it's so popular, because that's pints of that's how many pints of guinness we sell today? guinness will we sell today? it's wonderful festival . of it's a wonderful festival. of course, patrick died the course, saint patrick died the day born. mark. happy day you were born. mark. happy birthday to you, the way. birthday to you, by the way. thank died back in the thank you. he died back in the fifth century. and by the way, he irish. he's he wasn't even irish. he's british. he over to british. he came over to ireland. he got rid ireland. allegedly. he got rid of all the serpents and the snakes we could do with him. right now. we've lot of right now. we've got a lot of serpents and snakes in our government moment. but he government at the moment. but he got rid of those snakes at a time people who time where these people who identify us there identify fossils tell us there were snakes but it's were no snakes anyway. but it's a day and you know a wonderful day and you know what? i watched the parade today with of sadness. and the with a level of sadness. and the reason i'm sad because that's reason i'm sad is because that's traditional ireland. that's what ireland is about. you know, ireland is all about. you know, we watch these wonderful american bands walking up and down, o'connell street today, marching people cheering down, o'connell street today, marcflags people cheering

down, o'connell street today, marcflags waving.ople cheering down, o'connell street today, marcflags waving. it'se cheering irish flags waving. it's wonderful to see. see you there on the screen. it's absolutely marvellous. it identifies as irish people and slowly but surely people feel we're losing our identity . and now, don't get our identity. and now, don't get me wrong, we can't have the cave meal of culture and dancing at the crossroads forever. i understand time needs to move on and be progressive society, but ireland seems to want to be this kind of poster child for the world it to world when it comes to progressive varne, and we're doing that constantly all the time. a government by time. we have a government by the who are turmoil and the way, who are in turmoil and as at the moment, on as we speak at the moment, on the biggest day the year, the biggest day of the year, saint day, there's not saint patrick's day, there's not one of our government are actually country. they're actually in the country. they're all world all all over the world celebrating countries celebrating with other countries who don't even know who who probably don't even know who they and what they they are. and that's what they do single year. do every single year. >> now, niall ireland voted to reject a change to the constitution, which was going to redefine the role of a mother in a family. what happened and why is significant that the result? >> well, i think it's important that i read out that just that section of the constitution to our beautiful constitution, section of the constitution to our bewasful constitution,

section of the constitution to our bewas written titution, the which was written back in the 19305 which was written back in the 1930s by very intelligent man, 1930s by a very intelligent man, which has lasted us which basically has lasted us so well. article that what well. but the article that what they remove was and it they wanted to remove was and it says in particular, state says in particular, the state recognises by her life recognises that by her life within the home, the woman gives to state a support without to the state a support without which good cannot be which the common good cannot be achieved. goes to on achieved. and it also goes to on say, state shall therefore say, the state shall therefore endeavour ensure mothers endeavour to ensure that mothers shall not be obliged by economic necessity in labour to necessity to engage in labour to the neglect of their duties in the neglect of their duties in the home. they wanted to remove that whole thing from our constitution, the word constitution, including the word mother and woman, and replace it with carer . and by with the word carer. and by doing that, they said they would strive help their the use strive to help their the use a word like strive, which is a flimsy little, you know, diluted word. in other words, there'll be obligation on to give be no obligation on us to give you but idea that you any money. but the idea that they to remove mother and they wanted to remove mother and woman and word only woman and the word woman only appears times in the appears two other times in the conference. constitution, conference. in the constitution, the doesn't appear the word mother doesn't appear in really enraged in other time. really enraged people really enraged people. and what really enraged people. and what really enraged people we had ngos people more is that we had ngos like national women's like the national women's council ireland council of ireland were promoting to vote remove promoting a yes to vote remove the word woman and mother from

the word woman and mother from the constitution. didn't the constitution. that didn't wash. the population. wash. well with the population. every the every government party, with the exception of ehm, to an independent ireland, which are two reasonably new two new, reasonably new political parties. they were the ones no and it turned ones who said no and it turned against the irish government. they were convinced was a they were convinced this was a yes all across. they even yes vote. all across. they even wanted the word family wanted to remove the word family from constitution and from the constitution and replace something as replace it with something as stupid relationship . stupid as durable relationship. i mean, i mean, you could have a durable relationship, you know, just for knowing each other. you know mean? know what i mean? >> hope you and have a >> i hope you and i have a durable one, listen, niall, i've only couple of seconds. durable one, listen, niall, i've only get couple of seconds. durable one, listen, niall, i've only get yourple of seconds. durable one, listen, niall, i've only get you back»f seconds. durable one, listen, niall, i've only get you back foreconds. durable one, listen, niall, i've only get you back for longer we'll get you back for longer next time, and won't be saint next time, and it won't be saint patrick's because you're patrick's day because you're very your very entertaining and your show is by way. but, is brilliant. by the way. but, just briefly, is ireland in the grip tyranny? and it grip of woke tyranny? and is it becoming some kind of globalist experiment? this country that everyone ? everyone loves? >> well, it is, and we've seen elon recently, the way , elon musk recently, by the way, interject by he will pay interject by saying he will pay the of anyone who the legal costs of anyone who wants to high court case wants to take a high court case against government because against the government because of proposed hate speech of the new proposed hate speech laws. these laws, by the laws. these are laws, by the way. just stop you way. that won't just stop you saying you even saying things, but if you even

think them, like if think about saying them, like if your sends you tweet or your mate sends you a tweet or a funny in a private message funny text in a private message and you might think about sharing garda siochana sharing it, the garda siochana or force will now have or police force will now have the power into your home, the power to go into your home, seize devices , basically on seize your devices, basically on the grounds that might the grounds that you might have tweeted you might have tweeted it or you might have sent it out even though you haven't actually done it yet. we're actually making words illegal country now. illegal in this country now. >> of seconds . give us >> a couple of seconds. give us a plug your show. so my a plug for your show. so my viewers listeners can listen viewers and listeners can listen , it on spotify. , but you can get it on spotify. >> the niall boylan >> it's the niall boylan podcast. if just look it up podcast. if you just look it up on you will it. on spotify, you will find it. there or if go to my website there or if you go to my website niall boylan.com. >> to you niall. see >> more power to you niall. see you next up penny mordaunt you soon. next up penny mordaunt for prime minister. that's my take ten. next take at ten. next >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boiler as sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there. welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast from the met office. well, for the week ahead is remaining changeable across the country,

but for the most part it's going to be fairly mild. so as we end this weekend, still got low pressure in charge. this weather front here will bring another spell of rain as we go through the course of the night ahead of it. does largely dry and it. it does turn largely dry and clear, across parts clear, especially across parts of and wales, some mist of england and wales, some mist and forming a few spots and fog forming in a few spots and fog forming in a few spots and then behind it does then turn a bit drier and clearer for the end of the night across northern ireland. but all of northern ireland. but for all of us is going to be a mild night, temperatures much temperatures not falling much lower to lower than around 5 to 7 degrees. so we do start the day off with some sunshine across eastern parts of the midlands, east anglia, lincolnshire away. but further west will but the cloud further west will spread its way that a little bit further eastwards. any rain on it will slowly out, so not it will slowly peter out, so not actually a lot of arriving actually a lot of rain arriving into east anglia and then behind it does turn drier and it it does turn a drier and brighter. some good spells of sunshine developing before then. the next band rain arrives in the next band of rain arrives in the mild temperatures the west. mild temperatures potentially reaching 17 degrees in the south—east tuesday. a rather grey and damp start.

plenty of spots of rain around as the day goes on. we will see some bright spells across parts of northern ireland, scotland, maybe northern england too, and still remain in a fairly mild wednesday . thursday stays fairly wednesday. thursday stays fairly changeable, quite wet, potentially on wednesday, but all the time temperatures for all the time temperatures for all of us in double figures . all of us in double figures. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers. sponsors of weather on gb news

news. >> it's 10:00. on television. on >> it's10:00. on television. on radio and online, in the united kingdom and across the world. this is mark dolan tonight. in my take at ten, it's being reported that tory backbenchers are plotting to sensationally remove rishi sunak from number 10 and install penny mordaunt as an emergency prime minister.

i'll be giving my unapologetic , i'll be giving my unapologetic, unfiltered response in just a couple of minutes and you won't want to miss it. also, could a return to frontline politics by nigel farage wipe out the tories once and for all? i'll be asking. fearless former government minister ann widdecombe , plus tomorrow's widdecombe, plus tomorrow's newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from tonight's top pundits and until the tories mog, kulveer ranger and nigel nelson . so a packed and nigel nelson. so a packed show. lots to get through my take at ten is next. does britain need an emergency, prime minister? first, our emergency newsreader aaron armstrong . newsreader aaron armstrong. >> thanks, mark. very good evening to you from the gb newsroom . vladimir putin has won newsroom. vladimir putin has won an inevitable landslide victory in russia's election to secure a fifth terms as president early results have given him more than 87% of the vote, although

thousands in russia and around the world held protests against his undemocratic rule. long queues formed at polling stations after the widow of the opposition leader alexei navalny , yulia, called for people to demonstrate against putin by destroying their ballots. well, putin said it had no effect and claimed russia's electoral system is more transparent than in the united states. at least 80 people have been arrested in cities across russia today . cities across russia today. transport secretary mark harper says rishi sunak will lead the tories into the next election. senior figures from the party have been trying to downplay claims of a plot to replace the prime minister with penny mordaunt. it would mean a fourth leader of the party in just five years. mr harper says. unlike laboun years. mr harper says. unlike labour, the conservatives have a plan to deliver for the country. >> we've got to show them by the time of the election two things we've got to show them that we've got to show them that we've got to show them that we've got a plan. the plan is working and it's delivering for them, and i think we can see

that it them, and i think we can see thatitis them, and i think we can see that it is on inflation and on taxes . we've also then got to taxes. we've also then got to show the labour party show them that the labour party doesn't have a plan and will be a big risk. for example, we know the labour party wants to spend £28 billion on their green plan. they've hidden the price tag now, but they don't know how to pay now, but they don't know how to pay for it. that would mean taxes going up. >> however, shadow paymaster general jonathan ashworth told gb news the government's priorities are all wrong. >> rishi sunak he's not acting in the national interest. it's reckless, it's irresponsible. he should name the day of a general election and stabilise matters at the moment, he's more preoccupied with his own leadership and saving his own skin than governing in the national interest. and i think after 14 years, this is a pretty discredited government. he needs to name the day, i mean, but if he doesn't name the date soon, we could have a leadership election soon. >> drivers have been dealing with more disruption on the third of m25 closure, third day of the m25 closure, with lengthy with reports of lengthy tailbacks, a five mile stretch between junctions ten and 11 in

surrey has been closed all weekend and bridge has been demolished, but the planned gantry has now been installed and national highways say they're on schedule to reopen at 6 am. on monday morning in time for rush hour. and it's march 17th, which means today there's been an alternative meaning to going green. thousands of people across the uk and ireland have turned out to celebrate saint patrick's day. a procession took place in belfast city centre, also in dublin. no shortage of shamrocks, music and oversized hats . locals vying with tourists hats. locals vying with tourists for space along o'connell street. that's the annual parade. but if you really want to be surrounded by leprechauns, ginger wigs and genuine irish heritage, there's no place like the united states where people take it very seriously, especially in chicago, where the dye the river green . you can dye the river green. you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. for more on all of our

stories, our go to gb news .com/ alerts . that's it for the alerts. that's it for the moment. now back to . mark. moment. now back to. mark. >> thanks, aaron. and a happy saint patrick's day to one and all. welcome to a busy mark dolan tonight night. could a return to frontline politics by nigel farage wipe out the tories once and for all? i'll be asking fearless former government minister ann widdecombe , plus minister ann widdecombe, plus tomorrow's newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from tonight's top pundits this evening. former brexit party mep martin rees—mogg, conservative peerin martin rees—mogg, conservative peer in the house of lords kulveer ranger and gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson. plus, they'll be nominating their headline heroes and back page zeroes of the day. ann widdecombe waiting in the wings, those papers on the way. but first my take at ten. it's

only march, so it's a bit early for the silly season, but the sunday papers are reporting that the sword wielding dominatrix penny mordaunt , leader of the penny mordaunt, leader of the house of commons, is being lined up to replace rishi sunak in an extraordinary political coup that would have even julius caesar and mark antony blushing . caesar and mark antony blushing. i don't know what drugs these backbench tory mps are on, but i'd like some the idea of inflicting yet another prime minister on a battle weary british public would be an act of such insanity . british public would be an act of such insanity. i'm not british public would be an act of such insanity . i'm not sure of such insanity. i'm not sure the conservatives would ever be forgiven . and whilst penny forgiven. and whilst penny mordaunt performed very well in her official duties at the king's coronation, showing off her rather impressive and heavy blade in a dress that made queen boadicea look positively understated , the idea that she understated, the idea that she should wield the knife and replace mr sunak would only lead to a tory bloodbath at the next

election. a nice person, no doubt , and election. a nice person, no doubt, and clearly an accomplished politician. but penny mordaunt is woker than a decaf soy latte . she famously decaf soy latte. she famously drew up legislation in the house of commons that referred to pregnant women as pregnant people, much to the fury of nadine dorries, liz truss and suella braverman. and she addressed the house of commons with this zinger. >> let me say, in proposing them from this despatch box that trans men are men, trans women are women . are women. >> and oh dear, she has had a nightmare there. brexit negotiator lord frost advised the prime minister to get rid of her because she was so unhelpful regarding brexit. plus, mordaunt has got friends in high places including vaccines and lab meat entrepreneur mr dystopia himself . obese health guru bill gates. gates contributed the foreword to her book greater britain

after the storm. morton was a cheerleader for those ruinous lockdowns. here's the guardian in november 2020, quoting her as saying the uk can expect at least three covid waves with lockdowns. tory mp says the paper penny mordaunt defending lockdown strategy as rebels warn they will not vote to extend the latest restrictions means goodness. that was november 2020. imagine if the rebels had had their way. we wouldn't have a broken economy. we wouldn't have a tsunami of mental health depression and we wouldn't have a waiting list of 8 million people. a lot has been made of morden's military past. no disrespect , but we're talking disrespect, but we're talking about the naval reserves. a few weekends a year, training in a uniform. creditable for sure, but not exactly full metal jacket, is it? sorry, but less is mordaunt for me. and to those tory backbenchers considering mutiny, you have rolled the dice

a few times now and you've got no goes left . you've got your no goes left. you've got your leader, we've got our prime minister and it's your job to sell the message of what sunak has to offer . sell the message of what sunak has to offer. it's a controversial view and let's be honest, i specialise in those. but whilst he may not be a particularly gifted politician, i think sunak is a very solid prime minister. he's a decent administrator , a bank manager, a administrator, a bank manager, a number cruncher and frankly i think we need that right now. power sharing has been restored in stormont thanks to his carefully crafted windsor framework which many said was never possible. inflation is tumbling faster than harry kane in the penalty box. britain has seen modest but solid growth compared to the eurozone and germany, who have languished in recession. sunak has opted for a more sensible, affordable and practical approach to net zero with a stay of execution for petrol and diesel cars and new gas licences in the north sea. until we've got enough renewables to keep the lights

on, talk of replacing him is nonsense. better the devil you know. now labour are odds on to win, but it still my view that whilst the tories are rightly hated and have had a disastrous few years, we finally got a grown up in the room. you'll think i've had too much guinness tonight. after all, it is saint patrick's day, but i honestly still think that sunak edges it as the best potential ceo for the country over starmer any day, choosing sir keir over rishi sunak is like dumping your rubbish boyfriend, to only get someone far worse. a boyfriend with tattoos or a motorbike and a anger issues. still living with his mother. it's very clear that when the election happens , that when the election happens, it's going to be a choice between sunak and starmer and when people think long and hard about who they actually want in charge , the outcome could charge, the outcome could be closer think and closer than many think and there's one other thing illegal immigration. if sunak can get those flights to rwanda in the

air, that will be a game changer for him and could move the dial politically . it ain't over till politically. it ain't over till the fat lady sings. and at the moment she's just having a pre—show gargle . rishi still has pre—show gargle. rishi still has time to deliver, sort out the economy , tackle the nhs waiting economy, tackle the nhs waiting list, stand up for women's biology and the woke nonsense, lower crime and finally , once lower crime and finally, once and for all, sort out illegal immigration. if sunak stops the boats, there'll be no stopping him . reports of his political him. reports of his political death have been greatly exaggerated . and. your reaction, exaggerated. and. your reaction, mark at gb news. com i know ann widdecombe doesn't agree because producer greg has been watching ann on the monitor. she's not happy me. she's live in happy with me. she's live in about six minutes time. but first, my top pundits , former first, my top pundits, former brexit party mep anunciata rees—mogg, tory peer in the house of lords and former adviser to boris johnson, lord ranger and gb news senior

political commentator nigel nelson. annunciator your reaction to what i've had to say? less is more important for me and i think rishi sunak underrated. >> i'm always very confused by these definitions of left and right and the sources have been saying that penny mordaunt is now the chosen candidate of the right. and yet virtually everything she seems to have supported up to this point seems to be, from my perspective, to the left of the conservative party. but i think much more fundamentally, the tory party can't have another change. it needs to get behind its leader, but it needs a leader who's got a vision, who's got something to sell, something that the british pubuc sell, something that the british public can understand and believe in. but much more importantly, something that is genuinely british and what the british people want, need. and most importantly of all of that deserve. we need to scrap net zero. not give stays of execution to all our cars. we need to totally reform legal

immigration because it's the small percentage is illegal. the real fundamental changes in our population are coming from perfectly legal migration that are also subduing everyone in the uk's wages and lowering our way of life financially . i think way of life financially. i think we need real fundamental reform. there is just about enough time. there is just about enough time. there is just about enough time. there is possibly one more fiscal event. if jeremy hunt took the bull by the horns and announced a whole raft of new policies scrapping vat , allowing policies scrapping vat, allowing people to keep more money in their pockets, getting rid of subsidies for inefficient technologies , and allowing technologies, and allowing people to live their lives as they desire . i think that could they desire. i think that could make a big impact, but changing leader would be a distraction and it would not fundamentally change anything about the party. >> nigel nelson i spoke to a top tory insider earlier today who said that penny mordaunt is one of the most gifted and

formidable politicians of her generation, and she could have labour running scared if she was prime minister at the next election. and what's your view? >> she'd never get the chance, even if this this mad plot was actually to work, the electorate would turn around and as i said earlier, would demand a general election immediately. so >> but she could offer one. she could come in and she could say, listen, i'm going to steady the ship. i'm going to show you what leadership looks like, and i will call election in action in november. between now and november. and between now and then, fix britain's problems. >> she wouldn't last till november. to november. they would have to have moment have an election. the moment that she came in, another coronation a tory leader coronation of a tory leader wouldn't and as far as the wouldn't work. and as far as the electorate are concerned, if the tory party can't even settle on its own, leader , why should the its own, leader, why should the electorate believe they're fit for government ? all this would for government? all this would do was just make things worse. >> nigel, why are you so worried about penny mordaunt becoming prime minister >> is it because deep down, you

think she could beat labour? >> no, just. >> no, just. >> i was giving you political >> i was giving you a political analysis situation at the analysis of the situation at the moment, your partisan moment, giving me your partisan opinion. right opinion. you're absolutely right that shed any tears if that i won't shed any tears if this government and this government falls. and i wish that they'd gone for an election on may the 2nd so we can get rid of them. but i don't think penny mordaunt would be a problem would problem for labour. it would just of the tory party to just be mad of the tory party to go and do it. >> yeah, i mean, listen, kulveer rangenl >> yeah, i mean, listen, kulveer ranger, i think me and rishi sunaks mum think he's a good prime minister, but pretty much no one else. >> well, i think that's you made some good points. i think rishi is undersold at the moment. he has done a good job stabilising a government that was wobbling. and i think the tory mps who saw rishi sunak coming in as prime minister, knew that this person would be leading them into the next general election. that was something that was probably baked in to that leader, and there is no i don't hold much stake in a new leader coming in. i know penny mordaunt is a good

campaigner. i know she's been doing the rounds in and around westminster. she was speaking to us piers last week as well, and she has a good way of expressing herself. >> she's formidable in the commons covid she is and she's she's doing well in the commons. >> but this isn't about the commons. this is about being prime minister what rishi sunak has done for the best part of 18 months, he has done all those things you mentioned in terms of getting inflation down, getting the stabilised, looking getting inflation down, getting th

but there is a path to victory for the conservative party. but they will probably have to stick with the same leader. >> my pundits return at 1030 sharp for the papers, but next up, could return to frontline up, could a return to frontline politics nigel farage wipe up, could a return to frontline politics tories|el farage wipe up, could a return to frontline politics tories once rage wipe up, could a return to frontline politics tories once and wipe up, could a return to frontline politics tories once and for)e up, could a return to frontline politics tories once and for all? out the tories once and for all? plus, is rishi sunak an underrated prime minister? i'll be asking fearless former government minister ann widdecombe, who is furious about my take at ten. she's

next. listen. a big reaction to my take at ten. i think the idea of installing penny mordaunt as an emergency prime minister is ridiculous. market gb news. com, emily says. hi, mark. the tories are already being crushed. but if they change leader now, their poll ratings might plummet. even further. this will make the smaller parties get more popular and ratings will and their poll ratings will rise. chris says to hi mark, rise. chris says to me, hi mark, sunakis rise. chris says to me, hi mark, sunak is condescending and unelected. i don't think you

realise how much he's resented for being an unelected pm. this is close to a dictatorship. glenn is not happy me, glenn is not happy with me, glenn is not happy with me, glenn says he needs to go dopey dolan. no one wanted him and no one voted for him. he doesn't care about the country, just the fame of being the first asian prime minister and the dinner party they lose. party set when they lose. barbara. you. mark i barbara. thank you. mark i couldn't have put it better myself in all respect. what is wrong with the electorate that so don't recognise so many people don't recognise the a decent highly the value of a decent and highly intelligent in rishi sunak? intelligent man in rishi sunak? i . and how about this i despair. and how about this finally, and it's from mark c who says absolute tosh dolan . who says absolute tosh dolan. you won't see rishi's arse for dust once he loses the election as he'll be taken up a job in the us with mr musk. i'll be voting reform due to small c conservatism's. well, i say a little bit of strong language. there it is, saint patrick's day. we've all had a drink, but itake day. we've all had a drink, but i take your point. thank you. maxine, keep those emails coming. it's time now for the newsmaker, continue newsmaker, and let's continue that conversation. inspired by

my at ten. is rishi sunak my take at ten. is rishi sunak an underrated prime minister? let's get the views of former government minister ann widdecombe . and your reaction to widdecombe. and your reaction to my take at ten? >> well, mean , i've never >> well, i mean, i've never heard such rock talk, you know , heard such rock talk, you know, per millisecond, for a very, very long time. i mean, i agree with you that you know, replacing him with mordaunt or with anybody else for that matter would be fatal for the tories. >> that that agree with the >> that that i agree with the idea rishi sunak is even idea that rishi sunak is even a quarter competent as prime minister i mean, leaves me really you chose two examples which actually show him at his worst , which you seem to think worst, which you seem to think by shows him in a good light. the first was rwanda hasn't happened and there hasn't been a plan b. and so now, you know, for a couple of years we've had people piling into this country trying to beat the rwanda deadline. no sign of rwanda and no plan b to deal with it. and then you mentioned the windsor framework as if this was some great triumph. it was based on a

lie. rishi sunak actually told us, that, you know, the irish government would have a veto and then when we examine the detail of it, absolute nonsense , the of it, absolute nonsense, the veto was virtually unworkable. so you know, it is you pick the two things that i would choose to show how hopeless he is. and in your view, that makes him a good prime minister come on mark. >> well, and of course, i bow to your knowledge and experience, but the brexit impasse in northern ireland was really bad for my viewers. and listeners in northern ireland and the windsor framework unlock that, i always said, and that my red line was the dup, that they should be satisfied and happy with the winds of framework. we now have power sharing in stormont. it wouldn't have been possible without rishi sunaks statecraft , without rishi sunaks statecraft, but oh yes it would. >> he could have come back with a very much better deal and that he didn't, could have, should have and he didn't have to sell us the lie mark. but you're,

you're just completely ignoring that , you know, this whole you're just completely ignoring that, you know, this whole thing was based on a veto being available. secondly the dup did not welcome this with open arms. the dup were virtually dragged into it. they did it very reluctantly, but they wanted. no one bullies the dup. they wanted just like no one bullies an widikum and no one bullies the dup . dup. >> we have power sharing in stormont. checkmate >> that was what they wanted and they were prepared in order to get that. the swallows. but they told us, you know, by us i mean reform. but they did not like at all and i think they were extremely weak . anyway, be that extremely weak. anyway, be that as it may, you know, there was nothing wonderful about the windsor framework. there is as yet nothing wonderful about rwanda and the idea that there's anything wonderful about this deeply uninspiring prime minister leads me just completely speechless. i think you just did it to be controversial . controversial. >> it's not that. and i

certainly haven't had too much guinness tonight. and may i say, you look lovely in green this evening. you're always very elegant on elegant when you come on the show, well, show, patrick. exactly. well, it's nice. it's very it's really nice. it's very appropriate. and it's i say always, always a treat to have you on. and look, you've been a government minister. you've had decades hear what decades in politics. i hear what you're but what i love decades in politics. i hear what you're you but what i love decades in politics. i hear what you're you , but what i love decades in politics. i hear what you're you , anne, what i love decades in politics. i hear what you're you , anne, is1at i love decades in politics. i hear what you're you , anne, is that love decades in politics. i hear what you're you , anne, is that you�* about you, anne, is that you live in the world. you're live in the real world. you're no and the truth is no nonsense. and the truth is that in november or late may, whenever poll happens, it's whenever the poll happens, it's a between and a choice between sunak and starmer and to me, the inalienable truth. the inalienable truth. the inalienable fact is that sunak is a far more competent prime minister than keir starmer. will ever be. >> you might argue that he is the lesser of two evils. you might argue that there is no competent there. i quite agree with you. starmer would be no better and probably might be worse. but the fact remains is what you're conveniently ignoring. reform is climbing up the pole , and even if we can't the pole, and even if we can't form a government and as you say, i live in the real world

and we won't form a government. we could if we carry on at the rate we're going at the moment. and the election doesn't happen until we could get until the autumn, we could get into a position where we could hold the balance of power. then we'd have some real conservatism. thought conservatism. i never thought i'd say this, but i can't wait for this lot to be gone because they are not conservative, let's talk about nigel farage, who, of course, is the life honorary president of reform uk. he's very much a figurehead, a gb news star as well, according to an exclusive in today's sunday express, nigel could make a sensational political return. frontline politics, potential catastrophe for the tories. do you think that nigel will have a more significant role in the run up to the election, and will it make a difference ? make a difference? >> i'm convinced that he will. utterly convinced that he will. is president of reform, and i can't believe that nigel, near the gunfire of a general election and not want to join in. so i think and he will make

a tremendous impact, not only on the tories, but he makes a big impact in the red wall because he speaks the language of the people and he understands what they're worried about. and he has no time for the, the woke nonsense, the, the culture wars, the metropolitan elite. no time for that at all. he is on the side of the ordinary british citizen. >> does he need a more prominent role? does he need to be leader of reform uk ? is that what moves of reform uk? is that what moves the dial and helps reform uk ? the dial and helps reform uk? crush the conservatives? >> oh no, i think he can do that from his position as president. he can do that, and indeed it leaves him much freer. and i think that is why i didn't really want him to stand for parliament again, because i wanted him free to campaign throughout the country. but we'll see decides . we'll see what he decides. >> and happy saint patrick's day, brilliant debate, of day, a brilliant debate, of course, ann course, the formidable ann widdecombe in a week's widdecombe returns in a week's time. highlight of time. always the highlight of the show on a sunday. next up, we've got tomorrow's papers and full pundit reaction. lots of

well, a busy half hour to come. tomorrow's papers. let's go . tomorrow's papers. let's go. tomorrow's papers. let's go. tomorrow morning's sun newspaper exclusive . and this is a massive exclusive. and this is a massive story. princess's recovery. kate outdoors, princess catherine, princess of wales, seen out with william at a farm. first public trip ends . web rumours. the trip ends. web rumours. the princess of wales has been spotted out and about for the first time since her abdominal surgery , catherine's weekend surgery, catherine's weekend visits to a farm shop and to see her three children play sports put an end to wild speculation about her health. social media has been awash with rumours over her january operation, has been awash with rumours over herjanuary operation, but an her january operation, but an onlooker in windsor said kate was out shopping with william and she looked happy and well. is that not fantastic news? next

up we have the daily mail and this relates to my take at ten that we've just debated. sunaks allies rage at penny. rishi sunak will launch a political fightback tomorrow as he tries to persuade plotting tory mps that the economy is poised to bounce back under his leadership. and they do not need to install an emergency prime minister in the form of penny mordaunt, also a royal health latest . king hopes to attend latest. king hopes to attend trooping the colour but may travel by carriage. the independent, now treated in hospital, then dumped on the street to sleep. rough data obtained by the independent reveals 4200 vulnerable patients were discharged to no fixed abodein were discharged to no fixed abode in just one year after getting treatment in nhs midwifery, stroke and surgical wards . a true national scandal. wards. a true national scandal. our watchdog condemns nhs culture of cover up. hospitals are cynically burying evidence

about poor care in a cover up culture that leads to avoidable deaths and families being denied the truth about their loved ones. the nhs ombudsman for england has warned. i wonder how opaque the nhs was during the pandemic. that's a conversation for another day. sunak faces new round of leadership speculation, say the guardian, and acts of defiance before putin claims election win. daily express esther rantzen urges mps to finish the job and give britons the right to die . and esther the right to die. and esther mcvey, the for minister what? she's the minister for common sense, isn't she? i understand in the government former gb news star, of course, a brilliant politician in my humble opinion, she says, some colleagues put leadership ambitions ahead of party's interests. mps plot party's interests. tory mps plot to topple rishi is just self—indulge science, says esther mcvey , metro now hasta la esther mcvey, metro now hasta la

vista rishi. no way rishi sunak will lead the conservatives at the next election, an ally has vowed, despite a growing row over his links to allegedly racist party donor frank hester. it's been a busy week for sunak, hasn't it? how about the i? newspaper revealed revealed top secret uk military system still managed by fujitsu. of course , managed by fujitsu. of course, that's the software company behind the horizon software, which led to the post office scandal, the biggest miscarriage of justice in the history of this country . last but not this country. last but not least, the daily star wash out on way easter, a booster. look out for the easter brolly kids, a 400 mile storm is heading our way from the us , bringing two way from the us, bringing two weeks of floods and wet weather. goodness gracious back to me folks. have we not suffered enough ? can something be done enough? can something be done about the weather? would the weather be better under a labour

government market? gb news. com nigel nelson thinks so, but that's that's his vibe. yes, i'm delighted to say my top pundits tonight we have an uncharted rees—mogg. we have lord kulveer, ranger and gb news senior political commentator, the brilliant nigel nelson. okay folks, let's get reaction to all of these stories on the front pages. i think we'll have a quick look at this very good news story called here about the princess of wales. kate outdoors seen at a farm shop with her husband william, quashing wild internet speculation about her health. >> great news. i think everybody would be happy to hear it. look, she's obviously recovering, recuperating from whatever's happened. obviously she's happened. and obviously she's made a bit of a horlicks with the photograph situation . but, the photograph situation. but, you know, she hasn't put a foot wrong since she joined the royal family. she's been absolutely fantastic . let's cut her some fantastic. let's cut her some slack. she's obviously going through some personal challenges andifs through some personal challenges and it's really great if she's feeling better and she's out and about let's her recover in

about, let's let her recover in private a little. >> 90, 95% of my viewers have said dolan , give the poor woman said dolan, give the poor woman a rest. >> i couldn't agree more. i mean , she hasn't only not put a foot wrong, but she hasn't had a hair out of place, and her is out of place, and herjob is partly to look amazing and sound amazing. and if you're feeling under the weather, no one. no one. why are you laughing . and one. why are you laughing. and she has been such a symbol of strength to our country. and i just wish her well. and let's leave her alone and let her recover, listen, nigel, normally your beat is westminster, but this has a political element to it, doesn't it? it's about image making. it's about reputations. it's about credibility. do you think this photo fail is think that this photo fail is going to blow over, well, i mean, you suggested last night that she wasn't even in the photograph , that it won't blow photograph, that it won't blow oven photograph, that it won't blow over. that's really serious. that's the royal family. >> that's my suspicion . >> that's my suspicion. >> that's my suspicion. >> yeah. i if it's true >> yeah. i mean, if it's true that that's the royal family lying think lying to the nation, i think that's going too far. if it's kate touching those kate just touching up those pictures, the fault pictures, then the fault lies with her. with her aides who

should have said, look under, there's new world out there there's a new world out there with the media. they won't accept any pictures that are touched up because i can create complete false pictures. so it was their job to tell her that having done what she did, whatever it is we don't even know how how touched up the picture was. but having done what she did that the there was no way that the news agencies were going to publish the picture , also the story today picture, also the story today that emerged to say that kate is going to reveal all about her illness after easter. i can't imagine who briefed that out. i don't know what her aides are doing that if she does, she's entitled to her, to her privacy . entitled to her, to her privacy. if she wants to talk about what's been wrong with her, that will be her decision. it doesn't have to be trailed in advance and given a timeline. >> where does that come from, nigel? that come from the nigel? has that come from the palace? a dopey palace? and a dopey aide? >> it looked looked to >> it looked like it looked to me the source was a was

me like the source was a was a palace source. the way it was actually written. >> source >> certainly a solid source because the royal editor of the sunday times is roya narinder kaur got great connections and is highly respected. >> so he was on the front page of the paper. i believe that that, that roya had that, that that roya had a really good source on that. what i don't understand is that i don't understand is why that source is telling us things like that if she wants to talk that when if she wants to talk about it, she will. >> and, you know, i think the press really do have to be careful because there's careful here because there's a bit a bit a hounding that bit of a bit of a hounding that horribly takes us back to the days of princess diana. you horribly takes us back to the days ci'd rincess diana. you horribly takes us back to the days ci'd hatess diana. you horribly takes us back to the days (i'd hate to diana. you horribly takes us back to the days (i'd hate to be 1a. you horribly takes us back to the days (i'd hate to be 1a.the know, i'd hate to be in the minds william and harry as minds of william and harry as they see this happening to kate , they see this happening to kate, they see this happening to kate, the over pushing by the press, the over pushing by the press, the over pushing by the press, the over wanting to understand what's going on. this is a moment where the british press could just think, let's just stand back a little. let's give themselves let's give them a little. if they've made some errors which they seem, they may have, know, give them have, you know, let's give them some space and let's not let's not redo history. and what happened before . happened before. >> so i think for once, the

british public completely agree with and that we all want with that and that we all want them and have space to get better. and for the press better. yeah. and for the press to leave them alone. and really, we to know right now, we don't need to know right now, stephanie. just as >> but but just as a counterbalance to that, i've never an issue with never had an issue with catherine, is probably catherine, who is probably my favourite she's favourite royal. she's distinguished, elegant, distinguished, she's elegant, she's and just seems she's very bright and just seems like a fabulous person. my objection is , is to the palace objection is, is to the palace authorities, the firm, the pr teams there, the advisers, the aides , the submitting to the aides, the submitting to the world's press of that mother's day photograph . it's pretty day photograph. it's pretty clear to all and sundry that this poor woman is not well . and this poor woman is not well. and i just think that sending out a photo that an image, photo that sends an image, everything's fine. nothing to see great error. see here was the great error. i don't hold the fault line really with catherine, but with the palace for letting this out. >> they probably should have advised her against it, but it could well be a misleading element if she's really poorly, they shouldn't putting out they shouldn't be putting out pictures looking like pictures of her looking like she's had ten hours of she's just had ten hours of sleep all good with the sleep and all is good with the world. genuinely have been heard

that feeling the that she will be feeling the pressure to be showing she pressure to be showing that she is hearty and back ready is hale, hearty and back ready to see us all again. and i hope what would you relieve that pressure? >> what would you have done in that situation if you were in her position, poorly recovering from an operation ? would you from an operation? would you have put that photo out, hide from the world or face it up looking terrible? i don't know. >> what you do is you'd wait for jacob to come round to your place with bag of grapes, place with a bag of grapes, a bottle lucozade. probably bottle of lucozade. probably copy the daily express, but . copy the daily express, but. >> but maybe even if you had thought, know, maybe need thought, you know, maybe i need to out there. to get a photo out there. someone jacob, to get a photo out there. somec have jacob, to get a photo out there. somechave said. jacob, to get a photo out there. somec have said. you jacob, to get a photo out there. somechave said. you knowcob, to get a photo out there. somechave said. you know what? might have said. you know what? not yet. let's let's not just yet. and let's let's hold let's just take your hold back. let's just take your time. and maybe that's what's missing bit of, you know missing here. a bit of, you know , advice, grey hairs in the room to just say we can calm to sort of just say we can calm things down. and i think that we need just and hopefully, you need to just and hopefully, you know, press will her be know, the press will let her be for weeks and she'll come. for a few weeks and she'll come. she'll come back, most definitely. >> and we wish her >> we love her and we wish her well, allies well, daily mail sunak allies rage at penny. now, it's not a

good look for the party called there, is it split over a potential new leader? >> no, i think look , this is a >> no, i think look, this is a weekend story. this is not going to last. this is the party knows and you can tell. we said. we spoke about this earlier. we can see now being briefed out the see it now being briefed out the party that they have to party know that they have to stand the prime minister. stand by the prime minister. he's the one in charge. he's the one who's going to them one who's going to lead them through election, through this general election, rightly but he's the through this general election, righ'who but he's the through this general election, righ'who stabilised but he's the through this general election, righ'who stabilised this1e's the through this general election, righ'who stabilised this party|e one who stabilised this party and the government after what we saw liz truss was in saw happen when liz truss was in charge . and demonstrating charge. and he is demonstrating competence, said, in your competence, as you said, in your take at ten today, mark. >> but, but, but these stories are coming from somewhere. the mail this the mail haven't dreamt this up. the express dreamt this up. express haven't dreamt this up. >> is doing a turn >> the story is doing a turn now. thing is that now now. the whole thing is that now we've had this story out there about mordaunt in about penny mordaunt in the wings, to over. now wings, ready to take over. now we're hang penny, we're getting. hang on, penny, don't . don't rock the boat. don't. don't rock the boat. don't do this. now she's getting the for whoever put it was the blame for whoever put it was putting stuff in the putting the stuff out in the first place. and the papers are now of them are now turning now all of them are now turning on idea that and realise the

on the idea that and realise the whole thing is completely bonkers. so they're turning on her or turning on the plotters, which is a predictable way this story goes. and i think you're right very soon it will die a death because of that. >> however, what about this talk , mordaunt as a , nigel, of penny mordaunt as a stalking other words, stalking horse? in other words, a symbolic figure to challenge sunak's leadership. but in order to make way for a serious candidate. >> well, i mean, it just gets even more complicated and less likely the idea that that she comes forward, but actually she's doing it on behalf of , she's doing it on behalf of, say, suella braverman. and none of . and the of that makes sense. and the logistics of trying to make that work without going for a vote of the membership is almost impossible. >> also hugely >> i think it also hugely overestimates the conniving ability or the intelligence of mps who don't have a loyalist to work, don't have a loyal to, don't have a loyal bone in their bodies, do they know apart from jacob? >> obviously. >> obviously. >> naturally . but there is no >> naturally. but there is no way they're coordinating to this

extent to have stalking horses, to have something that's true beyond plots. they're not that clever, it's just more chaotic than that within all political organisations. >> it's very bad. reputationally for the party, though, isn't it? the governing party as rome burns, you know, my view as and listeners are struggling with their energy bills, struggling with higher mortgage costs, rent is through the roof. it's a huge chunk of your monthly outgoings. now credit card debts. can't get a i could go on. a gp appointment. i could go on. meanwhile, the tories are having this psychodrama in westminster. >> i think we're going to get on to it, but it is a self—indulgence and well, let's come to that. rishi wants to get anywhere. he really does need to look at things that look at the big things that matter people. matter to people. >> well, i'm glad you picked up on story. that's the on that story. that's in the express annunciator, isn't it? and common sense and this is the common sense minister, not minister, forgive me for not having her title. i'm a big having her full title. i'm a big fan. it is esther mcvey, fan. it's it is esther mcvey, conservative mp, she conservative mp, and she actually left gb news in order to join the government again because she wanted to make things better and turn the

fortunes of the party around. and she's not happy at the moment, say, annunciator moment, as you say, annunciator some colleagues putting leadership of leadership ambitions ahead of party interests. they are self—indulgent. yeah i think it completely is. >> and this is a form of navel gazing that show how out of touch the conservatives are, that it's fiddling whilst rome burns, and they need to get to gnps burns, and they need to get to grips with the things that matter to all of us in our everyday lives. >> most definitely . listen, what >> most definitely. listen, what about racist story ? about this racist donor story? why is that one? is that already yesterday's fish and chips rapping? >> i think this carries on because we have we now have the question over whether or not that the tory is going to take more money from from frank hasson, another 5 million on the table. >> is that another 5 million? >> is that another 5 million? >> and the transport secretary, mark harper, wouldn't confirm that this morning, he was sent out to do the morning round with that, with no briefing whatsoever. and got in a huge pickle over it. but he won't say whether or not that they'll take any more money. says that's a

matter for the future. well, at some point along the way, rishi sunak promised a government government of integrity and accountability , and he either accountability, and he either breaks his word or he refuses to take any more donations than gives existing one back. take any more donations than giv

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thanks to my team. katie. ben. alastair greg and harry, who have worked very hard today on saint patrick's day. sadly not fuelled by guinness. lots of emails coming in across a range of issues is rishi sunak an underrated prime minister and unfashionable question to be putting out there? well, i've got an email from john who is in the pub, full of, full of pub , the pub, full of, full of pub, full of, some mates. so, john, and if your pals are watching, then let me give you a big shout out. i'd love to know what the name of the pub is, but thank you for watching mark dolan tonight on gb news. says i'm tonight on gb news. he says i'm in pub full of some mates. all in a pub full of some mates. all of mps talk a load of us think that mps talk a load of us think that mps talk a load of for the next of rubbish, but for the next electorate reform, reform, reform. we're fed up of labour and the tories. brilliant stuff. how about this ? h says dear how about this? h says dear mark, happy birthday and happy saint patrick's day. you put it exactly right. rishi sunak has

achieved so much in so little time, despite the country being a mess when he first took over, madeleine says here, here, you're spot on. let's keep rishi, please, be patient. uk population . and ryan says i population. and ryan says i agree with you completely that rishi is a good administrator and the best prime minister of recent times. on no, for god's sakes . this is over the top . i sakes. this is over the top. i don't deserve this. it's live telly, folks . look at that cake. telly, folks. look at that cake. what a beauty. i've got balloons and everything. all different colours. very busy . colours. very busy. >> thanks very much. >> thanks very much. >> i'm very, very touched. thank you to greg and the team for doing that. i didn't expect it as you can tell by my natural reaction. it's says 50 on there. can you believe do can you believe i'm 50? do i look it? probably, but listen, it says birthday boy. and like i said earlier, i actually had the afternoon with my lovely family and friends. have had and friends. i could have had the off, but i wanted to the night off, but i wanted to spend evening you spend this evening with you because doing this show is the greatest privilege my career

greatest privilege of my career and . love the emails. and my life. love the emails. love everyone that's listening and my life. love the emails. l0\the/eryone that's listening and my life. love the emails. l0\the radio,a that's listening and my life. love the emails. l0\the radio, watching stening and my life. love the emails. l0\the radio, watching on1ing and my life. love the emails. l0\the radio, watching on the on the radio, watching on the telly. there's no mark dolan tonight. there's no gb news without you guys. so thank you for your love and support , every for your love and support, every day of every week here. thank you . can you tell i'm rubbish you. can you tell i'm rubbish at, unscripted speeches? but look, thank you to the team for my birthday cake, which i'll be sharing, with my co pundits very shortly, but there you go, listen, an important balancing point there regarding the windsor the windsor windsor framework the windsor framework does not fix democratic issues in northern ireland. northern ireland is not a full part of the uk, and the dup will not be able to sustain support for it. long term. so i've got to say, plenty of you are not happy with the windsor framework, thank you folks for that. framework, thank you folks for that . thank framework, thank you folks for that. thank you for my cake. i'm very touched. okay, now we've got the times newspaper or telegraph first. if we've got a telegraph, new times. let's go times and it is the front times first. and it is the front page country's newspaper page of the country's newspaper of record. this is our bounce back year. sunak tells critics

and russians defiant as vladimir putin has his victory daily telegraph embattled pm urges tories stick with me and putin is a modern day stalin, says grant shapps after russian leader wins a sham election and ministers overestimated public enthusiasm for heat pumps. and in other news, the pope is a roman catholic. we've got the mirror as well, tv helen, my life in corrie as ken's new love interest. it shows you're never too late and exclusive tory nhs shame , say the mirror dark ages shame, say the mirror dark ages of dentistry scale of horror revealed as 200,000 back a protest . thousands of people protest. thousands of people have backed the mirror's call to save british dentistry and provide nhs's nhs treatment for all. okay, those are your front pages. let's get straight into our headline. heroes and back page zeros, greg, what do you fancy? heroes or zeros ? first, fancy? heroes or zeros? first, let's go for the heroes first.

who are you liking today? enunciator. i am going chris kanizsai. >> if that's how you say his name. he is moved here from cyprus over 20 years ago. opened a chippy in greenwich and has thoroughly embraced the british way of life . has won awards for way of life. has won awards for his wonderful fish and chips, wants to put a union jack on the side of his building and greenwich council are being incredibly boring and saying no. and i think we should bring back our spirit of pride in our flag. but also in our small businesses. the building used to have advertising on the side of it, and i say it should again , it, and i say it should again, and well done to chris. >> but that's greenwich is, arguing that they don't have a problem with a union jack flag. they're just saying they don't want any kind of a sort of imagery on wall. but imagery on on the wall. but you're there's a history you're saying there's a history of adverts there. there were. of adverts on there. there were. and our flag. it and anyway, it's our flag. it should everywhere, shouldn't it? >> perfectly. it? >> so 'fectly. it? >> so 'fectly you kulveer your >> so there you go. kulveer your headune >> so there you go. kulveer your headline all the russian >> well, it's all the russian people who have defiantly

protested in the name of protested today in the name of alexei navalny around what's happening in the elections in russia. we, we, we debate, we discuss our democracy here in britain. we have issues with it. it's not perfect, we know that. but those people, what they're doing, themselves at doing, putting themselves at dangen doing, putting themselves at danger, to say that they danger, we know to say that they don't agree with what's danger, we know to say that they don't agreein ith what's danger, we know to say that they don't agreein russia|t's danger, we know to say that they don't agreein russia and what happening in russia and what putin is doing there, and the war that he's caused as well, that's affected all us. you that's affected all of us. you know, brave people. and know, those brave people. and let's hope that the situation there more of there will change and more of them forward to make them will come forward to make that happen. >> most definitely. briefly, if you your hero. >> most definitely. briefly, if youyeah. your hero. >> most definitely. briefly, if youyeah. steve your hero. >> most definitely. briefly, if youyeah. steve harley, ro. >> most definitely. briefly, if youyeah. steve harley, sadly, >> yeah. steve harley, sadly, posthumously the greatest posthumously for the greatest earworm in pop. make me smile. come up and see me. >> make me smile. you three always do that to me. i'm just a few seconds for your back. >> page zero enunciator the fca , >> page zero enunciator the fca, the financial conduct authority who that who have decided that self—identifying, males who say they are women count towards all they are women count towards all the targets , of hiring more the targets, of hiring more women in the board place and

within the city, as well as equal pay. and it's driven by a man called sheldon mills, who is also chairman of stonewall. and i think he should, actually represent the women. >> it's meant to a couple of seconds . seconds. >> well, i wish he'd got zero in the election, but it is vladimir putin. yeah, absolutely. the obvious reasons. >> man. last but >> terrible man. and, last but not least, conservative mp stupid to think they can stupid enough to think they can get rishi without an get rid of rishi without an election. >> go, listen, earlier >> there you go, listen, earlier we debating ireland, there we were debating ireland, there was of tyranny, and, big was talk of tyranny, and, big brother state. well, of course, the irish government would argue they are protecting their citizens and tackling hate speech. you for your speech. thank you for your company. see you friday at company. i'll see you friday at eight. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on gb news news. >> hello there. welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast from the met office. well, for

the week ahead it's remaining changeable across the country. but for the most part it's going to be fairly mild. so as we end this weekend i've still got low pressure in charge. this weather front here will bring another spell of rain as we go through the course of the night ahead of it. it does turn largely dry and clear, especially across parts of wales. mist of england and wales. some mist and in few spots and fog form in in a few spots and fog form in in a few spots and in behind. it does then turn and in behind. it does then turn a bit drier and clearer for the end of the night across northern ireland. but for all of us it is going be a mild night, going to be a mild night, temperatures not much temperatures not falling much lower than around 5 to 7 degrees, we do start the day degrees, so we do start the day off with some sunshine across eastern parts of the midlands, east anglia, lincolnshire way. but the cloud further west will spread its way that little bit further eastwards. rain on further eastwards. any rain on it will slowly peter out, so not actually rain arriving actually a lot of rain arriving into east anglia and then behind it does turn a drier and it it does turn a drier and brighter. some good spells of sunshine before then. sunshine developing before then. the next band of rain arrives in the west. mild temperatures potentially reaching 17 degrees

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gb news. >> very good evening to you. it's 11:00. >> very good evening to you. it's11:00. i'm aaron >> very good evening to you. it's 11:00. i'm aaron armstrong it's11:00. i'm aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom. if vladimir putin has claimed a landslide victory in russia's presidential election, will make election, saying it will make his and more his country stronger and more effective . early results have effective. early results have given him more than 87% of the vote, ensuring another six year terms, which was fully expected . terms, which was fully expected. he thanked voters for their support. hours after thousands in russia and around the world held anti—putin protests at polling stations , inspired by polling stations, inspired by the widow of opposition leader alexei navalny . mr putin claimed alexei navalny. mr putin claimed he'd agreed to a prisoner swap involving the kremlin critic days before his death in prison last month. at least 80 people have been arrested in cities

across russia . transport across russia. transport secretary mark harper says rishi sunak will lead the tories into the next election. senior conservatives have been attempting to downplay claims of attempting to downplay claims of a tory plot to replace the prime minister with penny mordaunt. it would mean a fourth leader of the party in just five years, mr harper says unlike labour, the conservatives do a plan to conservatives do have a plan to deliver for the country. >> we've got to show them by the time of the election two things we've got to show them that we've got to show them that we've got to show them that we've got a plan. the plan is working and it's delivering for them, and i think we can see that it them, and i think we can see thatitis them, and i think we can see that it is on inflation and on taxes. we've also then got to show them that the party show them that the labour party doesn't plan and will be doesn't have a plan and will be a big risk. for example, we know the party wants to spend the labour party wants to spend £28 their plan . £28 billion on their green plan. they've hidden the price tag now, but they don't know how to pay now, but they don't know how to pay for it. that would mean taxes going up. >> good news for motorists. the m25 in surrey reopened eight hours ahead of schedule after a

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