would you pay >> nhs in need would you pay even more tax to save the nhs.7 shocking new polling shows most of us absolutely would not. has the nhs lost its sacred cow status? right. well, this is interesting , isn't it? the nhs usually i've seen a lot of. i'd pay more tax for the nhs if it meant more appointments, if it meant an improved service , if it meant improved service, if it meant more money for doctors and nurses. but it looks like something's changed in our psyche. perhaps as a nation, people are no longer willing. a majority of us say at least they're no longer willing to pay more tax for the nhs. >> i think there's two things going on here. go on. number one, people feel like they're paying one, people feel like they're paying than ever. more paying more tax than ever. more people have been dragged into

higher tax bands because of fiscal drag and even though national insurance is coming down a little bit, people feel like they're paying lots more tax. that tax burden is at its highest point in 70 years. but also people can see that the nhs has had billions more for cash. it's had over a third more cash compared to 2010. and people are starting to ask , in my humble starting to ask, in my humble view, where is this money going? where are these billions upon billions of pounds? actually being spent? >> yes, i think if people saw demonstrable improvements with all the tax they're paying and they could see a gp when they wanted, they could see an nhs dentist when they wanted, they could have that operation and not wait months for it. then they might be happy to put their handin they might be happy to put their hand in their pocket for a little bit more cash. but now it seems across the board, whatever your salary, you are not too keen on paying more for an

additional nhs funding, which is quite interesting. so the question for you at home today is would you pay more tax to save the nhs , or do you think, save the nhs, or do you think, you know, it's got to that stage where money is not the answer? >> well we'll get to that question and many, many more after sofia . after your headlines with sofia. >> thanks, tom. good afternoon. it's 12:02. i'm sofia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story. former us president donald trump has hinted he could deport prince harry if he wins the election. in an exclusive interview with nigel farage, he said the duke of sussex won't get special privileges if he lied on his visa about drug use . lied on his visa about drug use. >> if they know something about the drugs and if he lied, i'll have to take appropriate action. >> appropriate action? yeah which might mean not staying in america. >> you'll have to tell me . you >> you'll have to tell me. you just have to tell me you would. you thought they

you would have thought they would have known this a long time but time ago. you would. but i thought very thought they were very disrespect to family, disrespect. awful to the family, to family. to the royal family. i'm a big fan the concept of the royal fan of the concept of the royal family and the royal family. now i'm little prejudiced because i'm a little prejudiced because i'm a little prejudiced because i queen i thought the queen was incredible . incredible. >> and you can see that full interview with the former us president donald trump on farage tonight from 7 pm. the prime minister hopes the first rwanda flight carrying illegal migrants will depart in the spring, following a commons vote. mps overturned ten amendments to the asylum and immigration bill submitted by peers. it will now go back to the house of lords, who could push for other changes they've been accused of trying to wreck the legislation, culture secretary lucy frazer says the safety of rwanda bill will serve as a major deterrent for those trying to come to the uk illegally . uk illegally. >> we saw those those amendments all fail in the house of commons last night with strong majorities. obviously it will go back to the lords , but what we

back to the lords, but what we are doing as a government, as a conservative government is trying to ensure that we deter people from taking that journey. we want to see illegal immigration down. we want to see people not making that crossing . people not making that crossing. and we do think that this bill will be a significant deterrent for people who would otherwise cross the channel. >> now, labour will seek to bnng >> now, labour will seek to bring about a new chapter in britain's economic history. the shadow chancellor will promise. in a speech this evening, rachel reeves plans to reform the treasury if labour wins a government as part of her economic policy addressing finance leaders at the annual may lecture in the city of london, she will liken the economic challenge awaiting the next that faced by next government to that faced by margaret thatcher. the speech comes after reeves said comes after miss reeves said labour would not be able to turn things around straight away if voted in. shadow chief secretary to treasury darren jones to the treasury darren jones outlined rachel reeves plan . outlined rachel reeves plan. >> we are on the cusp of an opportunity in this country, an

opportunity in this country, an opportunity for a decade of national renewal where we can get back into our get growth back into our economy, people better off get growth back into our ecorstart people better off get growth back into our ecorstart to people better off get growth back into our ecorstart to turn)eople better off get growth back into our ecorstart to turn thele better off get growth back into our ecorstart to turn the pagetter off get growth back into our ecorstart to turn the page on off get growth back into our ecorstart to turn the page on 14f and start to turn the page on 14 years of failure from the conservatives. if labour is to win the election later this yean win the election later this year, will be worst year, it will be the worst fiscal inheritance that any party since the second party has had since the second world war. and that's why we talk of national talk about a decade of national renewal . there will some renewal. there will be some things immediately, things we can do immediately, and one our priorities . obviously one of our priorities. >> the first minister faces questions in the senate for the final time today before sending his resignation to the king. mark drakeford will officially step down as first minister of wales on this afternoon after five years in the job. his successor, vaughan gething , will successor, vaughan gething, will take over from tomorrow. but welsh labour politicians have concerns about their newly elected leader after he was criticised for getting £200,000 from a firm owned by a man convicted of environmental crimes . britain's roads are at crimes. britain's roads are at breaking point as pothole numbers reach an eight year high. a report found. just 47% of local miles were rated as

good, with 36% adequate and 17% poon good, with 36% adequate and 17% poor. the asphalt industry alliance said councils were expected to fix 2 million potholes in the current financial year. that's up 43% on the previous year and the highest annual total since 2015. pothole campaigner mark morrell wants to see the government invest in road repairs. >> now i don't accept there's no money. they find for money things that they want to spend on that. i, you know me and you disagree hs2. £66 disagree on hs2. i mean £66 billion road that billion to build a road that won't go in central london, never to to birmingham won't go in central london, nev roads to birmingham won't go in central london, nev roads are) birmingham won't go in central london, nev roads are networksham won't go in central london, nev roads are networks arei our roads are networks are failing. to me it's like putting an extension subsidence . an extension on our subsidence. but there's loads of examples where find money where government can find money where government can find money where it wants to, but it's not a priority them. you know, a priority for them. you know, on the other side, every time you have a repair in your vehicle because they get 20% vat, ? vat, don't they? >> unilever are set to slash 7500 jobs worldwide under its new cost cutting overhaul. the marmite and dove soap owner

company , which employs 6000 company, which employs 6000 staff in the uk, is cutting jobs in a hopes to save around £684 million over the next three years. the consumer goods giant also said it would split off its ice cream business, which includes wall's, ben and jerry's and brands, by 2025, and and magnum brands, by 2025, and the princess of wales has been filmed smiling and looking happy while out shopping with prince william. it comes after the couple have faced weeks of social media speculation surrounding catherine's health and her whereabouts. now, the sun newspaper has published the pictures and a video of prince william princess catherine william and princess catherine strolling through a car park on saturday windsor farm shop . saturday at a windsor farm shop. for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. common alerts. now it's back to tom and . emily.

back to tom and. emily. >> well, let's kick off with a gb news exclusive for you. nigel farage is in florida at the moment where he's interviewed former president donald trump. no holds barred. here is a little sneak peek for you . little sneak peek for you. >> join me tonight at 7:00 on gb news. the full interview with donald j. trump and he makes it absolutely clear he's running. he believes that he is going to win. prince harry may not be able to stay in america if trump gets elected. >> if they know something about the drugs and if he lied, they'll have to take appropriate action. >> he's accused. they're calling for bloodshed. if he loses . for bloodshed. if he loses. >> but actually, the context of thatis >> but actually, the context of that is completely and that is all completely and utterly wrong. >> it's going to be a terrible bloodbath the auto industry , bloodbath for the auto industry, the workers. it's the united auto workers. it's going business. going to be put out of business. >> and importantly for global security, we get tonight the definitive answer of where trump stands on nato . definitive answer of where trump stands on nato. this has global significance. >> why should we guard these

these countries that have a lot of money, but now they're paying because of those comments that you saw 2 or 3 weeks ago. >> this is an interview you will not want to miss tonight exclusively on news 7:00. exclusively on gb news at 7:00. >> . >> join me. >> join me. >> well, it looks like it's going to be exciting, doesn't it? >> certainly some huge questions there. everything from the relations between the united kingdom and the united states to , frankly, the role of nato in the world today. and those questions of nato are going to be fascinating to hear the answers from the president. the former president donald trump has, of course, caused huge consternation that . and consternation over that. and whether or not the united states would actually fulfil its obugafions would actually fulfil its obligations of collective defence that it signs up to in nato. but should we ask, someone who's a bit of a specialist in this area, the conservative member of parliament for the isle of wight and member of the foreign affairs select committee , seely. thanks , bob seely. bob, thanks for

joining frankly, joining us because frankly, there are some huge, huge questions for the man that is currently polling in the lead to become the next us president. what do you want to hear from donald trump nato , look, i donald trump on nato, look, i get what i'm not a fan. >> i'm not a great fan of donald trump. i put that out there , trump. i put that out there, although i'm quite i'm quite amused what to say amused by what he has to say about prince harry. but let's park that for the moment. you probably come back to that. >> i think what we need nato >> i think what we need on nato is that engaged , is the fact that he's engaged, whether we or not, and whether we like it or not, and i think really good thing. whether we like it or not, and i think unitedlly good thing. whether we like it or not, and i think united statesd thing. whether we like it or not, and i think united states is hing. whether we like it or not, and i think united states is the|. >> the united states is the arsenal democracy is the arsenal of democracy and is the great democracy and great defender of democracy and frankly, democracy. the world formed after world war two by the united states and by great britain has actually extended life expectancy for billions of human beings, has has done so much good in the world, has spread industrialisation and health and education, has basic rights. excuse me throughout the world. and we need we need that system to be defended. so i get

what trump says about other people pulling their weight. but we still need american leadership and we need american engagement in europe, because i do countries like do not trust countries like france where macron is saying, oh, we're going give any oh, we're not going to give any weapons to ukraine, but we'll send incredibly send troops there incredibly dangerous, unhelpful. dangerous, incredibly unhelpful. we still need the us to be supporting ukrainians and to supporting the ukrainians and to be the backbone of nato, and we need be supporting them. need to be supporting them. do that that. need to that, doing that. so we need to be, to the mark as be, stepping up to the mark as well. i worry that trump will try be too much of an try to be too much of an isolationist . isolationist. >> bob, said the start of >> bob, you said at the start of your not fan of your answer, you're not a fan of donald trump. is that the reason why isolationist ? what is it why too isolationist? what is it about him that you're worried about him that you're worried about ? about? >> look, i think a lot of the things he said have been genuinely offensive, i, i just i just don't think he's necessarily a particularly good man. i'll be blunt, and his relationship with putin was, i think, extremely odd, but i hope he's learned his lessons. what can i say? and if he's going to

win, i hope we can have a productive relationship with him that more that will come much, much more easily with a conservative government end this government at the end of this yeah government at the end of this year. labour party , year. i think the labour party, i think, will great damage to i think, will do great damage to the relationship. i think, will do great damage to thtrump's relationship. i think, will do great damage to thtrump's in, relationship. i think, will do great damage to thtrump's in, because onship. i think, will do great damage to thtrump's in, because clearly if trump's in, because clearly trump's a very powerful man and he very careful he needs very, very careful handling, especially when it comes when comes to nato, especially when it comes to china and the americans actually ahead of the game to them, game on china. respect to them, but especially when it comes to, game on china. respect to them, bu ukraine, lly when it comes to, game on china. respect to them, bu ukraine, as when it comes to, game on china. respect to them, bu ukraine, as well. it comes to, to ukraine, as well. >> it's a it's a significant issue. the uk, us relationship. the uk has always done best when it can be close to decision making in washington, and often act as a sort of bridge between the new world and the old world, between america and europe. that's something that margaret thatcher did successfully to some extent, tony blair did successfully, but it is very tncky successfully, but it is very tricky when you've got a bombastic, perhaps loose cannon in the white house. what do you think is the fundamental difference there when it comes to the conservatives and the

labour party? on being able to deal with someone like donald trump i mean, a couple of things. >> firstly, i think republican administrations, whether it was their relationship with new labour or whether it was reagan and thatcher or whether it was trump, i think there is a tendency , and i'm not saying tendency, and i'm not saying it's a good or bad thing. it's just an observation. there's a tendency for republican administrations to be more anglophile, be more anglophile, to be more supportive of the uk, to have to want a closer want to have a closer relationship . sp democrat, relationship. sp democrat, democrat in recent democrat presidents in recent decades , they've sort of decades, they've sort of distancing themselves from the brits. slightly brits. it's slightly unfashionable . they're sort of unfashionable. they're sort of embracing a new identity for america, pacific america, far more pacific focussed. so i think with republicans we tend a republicans we tend to get a better , we tend to get more better, we tend to get more listened to and we get a the potential to have a deeper relationship and a better relationship. and that's regardless of whether it's labour with regardless of whether it's labour i with regardless of whether it's labour i cannot with regardless of whether it's labour i cannot see with regardless of whether it's labour i cannot see the alith regardless of whether it's labour i cannot see the labour trump, i cannot see the labour party having a healthy relationship with donald trump simply because most of them are absolutely hate and absolutely going to hate him and are not going to be able to hide their and contempt

their dislike and their contempt for for the for him. i think for the conservatives, we are much more likely able to finesse likely to be able to finesse that relationship successfully. likely to be able to finesse tithink.ationship successfully. likely to be able to finesse tithink.ationship smore sfully. likely to be able to finesse tithink.ationship smore likely to i think he's much more likely to listen conservative voices on listen to conservative voices on nato, on ukraine, on what we do about the global situation, which is getting much more dangerous worse. so dangerous and much worse. so i think, look, there are lots of reasons conservative reasons to vote conservative at the year. one of the end of this year. one of them to be that i think the end of this year. one of them handle to be that i think the end of this year. one of them handle that be that i think the end of this year. one of them handle that relationship�*nk we'll handle that relationship with much better. and with trump very much better. and it look, the world it is look, the world is at a real turning point at the moment. have a significant moment. we have a significant conflict in the middle east and it could be getting worse. we have significant conflict in have a significant conflict in eastern europe, which could be getting a getting worse. and there is a potential for conflict in taiwan as well. live a really, as well. so we live in a really, really dangerous world, and we need sure our is need to make sure our voice is listened washington . listened to in washington. >> and, bob, just lastly from me, mentioned prince harry me, you mentioned prince harry yourself, nigel farage will ask the president about, well, in the president about, well, in the exclusive interview, which will be played at 7:00 tonight, he'll ask you about prince harry. what should happen if it's found that actually he did lie on his application

lie on his visa application about drug use. it seems that donald trump doesn't exactly say what should happen, but he certainly doesn't back him . certainly doesn't back him. >> i suspect there's very, very low chance that harry will be kicked out of the united states regardless of what he said on on his visa form and at this point, i'm very tempted, as the americans would say, to plead the fifth amendment. >> well, very good, very good. i suppose finally, from me , suppose finally, from me, there's always been this, sort of anticipation question mark over the role of nigel farage. were donald trump to become the next president of the united states ? could you imagine a states? could you imagine a world in which the united kingdom finds some sort of diplomatic liaison role between the states and the uk? for nigel farage, where he can perhaps help this country get the best sort of trade deal with the united states , build that united states, build that relationship across the

atlantic. is there perhaps a role for nigel? >> yeah. look, i really i think there should be look, i disagree with some of what nigel farage says.i with some of what nigel farage says. i agree with others, i see nothing wrong with him being part of a conservative family. i think. what reform is all reform, i'm afraid, is going to achieve come the election is to dilute the conservative vote, to make it more likely that labour will win, and more likely that labour will be kept in for longer. that is the longer. so that is the fundamental voting fundamental problem with voting for anyone apart from the conservatives and i hope when inflation keeps coming down, the interest the interest rates come down, the mortgage rates will come down, will be protecting the triple lock a growing lock we're having a growing economy and we will have the rwanda and we'll rwanda flights off and we'll have migration have legal migration down as well. lots well. there are going to be lots of to vote of good reasons to vote conservative and not split that conservative and not split that conservative personally conservative vote. i personally think that nigel farage has been one significant one of the most significant politicians, you like politicians, whether you like him in our him or dislike him in our country and for those country and the and for those people who are very sniffy about him, don't get that. i don't him, i don't get that. i don't agree with everything he says,

but great deal that but i respect a great deal that of what he said and what he's tried to do . and i think he's tried to do. and i think he's a significant figure. i don't see why not in the house of why he's not in the house of lords. and if there was a conservative this conservative victory this winter, looking winter, which is looking unlikely the but unlikely at the moment, but i hope those polls hope we can turn those polls around. i would love a role for him. think we him. yeah. i just i think we need to i think he's a major figure in country. frankly figure in our country. i frankly don't for the left. hate don't care for the left. hate him. they hate him he's him. they hate him because he's been because he been successful and because he helped deliver and helped deliver brexit. and i think sovereignty helped deliver brexit. and i thithis sovereignty helped deliver brexit. and i thithis country sovereignty helped deliver brexit. and i thithis country . sovereignty helped deliver brexit. and i thithis country . and vereignty helped deliver brexit. and i thithis country . and i'mignty helped deliver brexit. and i thithis country . and i'm half of this country. and i'm half german, but i think for the german, but i think for me, the sovereignty and sovereignty of this country and actually self—governed sovereignty of this country and actuaithat self—governed sovereignty of this country and actuaithat we lf—governed sovereignty of this country and actuaithat we shouldzrned sovereignty of this country and actuaithat we shouldzrne be thing that we should all be proud farage proud of. and i thank farage for that role. what to that role. but what we need to do, sure. let's give do, yeah, for sure. let's give him if trump him a role afterwards. if trump wins rishi back in, him a role afterwards. if trump winsure, rishi back in, him a role afterwards. if trump winsure, don't rishi back in, him a role afterwards. if trump winsure, don't know back in, him a role afterwards. if trump win sure, don't know what in, him a role afterwards. if trump win sure, don't know what that for sure, i don't know what that role is. if it's an ambassador, i think probably a too i think it's probably a bit too political nigel but i think it's probably a bit too prroving, nigel but i think it's probably a bit too prroving, rovingel but i think it's probably a bit too prroving, roving ally but i think it's probably a bit too prroving, roving ally sure it i think it's probably a bit too prroving, roving ally sure . a roving, roving ally for sure. a roving, friend of the uk and us bringing us together. >> why not some kind of role? there we go. thank you very much indeed. bob seely, member of the foreign committee foreign affairs select committee . bob seely mp there? >> no. interesting stuff >> no. really interesting stuff

that was in power. >> it might help. >> it might help. >> there trade envoys >> well, there are trade envoys in lots of mps and in parliament. lots of mps and some the of some members of the house of lords, mistaken, lords, if i'm not mistaken, are trade . could could trade envoys. could could a future farage be future ennobled nigel farage be a trade envoy to the united states? >> let's see what happens with his political career here, but, coming sunak rwanda coming up, rishi sunak rwanda boost and also fresh whispers emerging of an incoming tory coup. don't go anywhere . this coup. don't go anywhere. this is. good afternoon britain on gb news

good afternoon. britain. it's 12:22. and rishi good afternoon. britain. it's12:22. and rishi sunak has maintained hopes of spring flights carrying asylum seekers to rwanda. as the government attempted to overturn. or is the government at overturned all those attempts by the house of lords to change that legislation motion last night? yes, the

government saw off ten amendments from peers to the safety and safety of rwanda asylum and immigration bill after a minister had accused the lords of trying to wreck the legislation altogether. but let's get the latest with our political editor, christopher hope, because chris, we sort of knew that the commons would strip away those amendments from the lords. but perhaps what's more interesting here is what's going on behind the scenes, the conversations in those corridors of . of power. >> that's right. morning, tom. morning, emily. yes i've been in the meeting, here in whitehall, in westminster with the pm's official spokesman. the lobby meeting. they've been very clear. they are intent on getting bill through . it getting this bill through. it will go back to the commons, to the lords as soon as tomorrow , the lords as soon as tomorrow, when it should. it may well be that these, that many of these these, amendments will be reinstated. certainly peers like lord goldsmith are making very clear they want to rally behind some of and force the of these changes and force the government to water down part of its the its rwanda bill. but the government for its part, i did ask them directly, they think

ask them directly, do they think whether the house lords ask them directly, do they think onuter the house lords ask them directly, do they think onut of the house lords ask them directly, do they think onut of touch?3 house lords ask them directly, do they think onut of touch? they se lords ask them directly, do they think onut of touch? they wouldn'tis ask them directly, do they think wi

allowed to go, go to rwanda or back to where they've come from and be looked after in a different way. there's no different way. so there's no question find question they are trying to find ways to. i think what will happen to challenge it. happen is a way to challenge it. what happens next, if this what happens next, even if this gets wednesday and gets through on wednesday and gets through on wednesday and gets royal assent thursday, what will it will go. will happen next? is it will go. it will then be law and then lawyers are expected to try and appeal any attempts to remove the of maybe 100, 200, the cohort of maybe 100, 200, 200 or so, asylum seekers who have been already notified by the home office this week that they will be on the first flights. there are reports today that there could be thousands taking is taking off this summer, that is certainly what the government hopes they want big hopes for. they want to see big numbers as numbers taking off. but as yvette cooper made clear us yvette cooper made clear to us yesterday on gb news, yesterday afternoon on gb news, the labour party will act this this scheme even if it proves to be successful. >> no really interesting stuff there, chris, but you've also been sniffing the ground following those, sense of rebellion amongst tory mps. questions on a conservative

party coup . party coup. >> yes. tom. emily, you know, you have been around westminster for a lot as long. well not quite as long as me, but a long time. i mean, i didn't believe these rumours of tory mps trying to replace rishi sunak . really? to replace rishi sunak. really? until yesterday, when moderate mps, some sensible tory mps, not not rabble rousers , were saying not rabble rousers, were saying to me, they think well, one said, they think there could be a challenge against him this week. a challenge, mean week. by a challenge, they mean that of lesser no that the numbers of lesser no confidence in him could stumble over the number of 53 required to have immediate of no to have an immediate vote of no confidence in the prime minister. that one option. confidence in the prime miniotherthat one option. confidence in the prime miniother option one option. confidence in the prime miniother option ise option. confidence in the prime miniother option is that:ion. confidence in the prime miniother option is that sir. the other option is that sir graham brady may lead a delegation to see rishi sunak. but right now in parliament, they are looking forward to tomorrow at 5:00, when tomorrow afternoon at 5:00, when the is expected to address the pm is expected to address members the 1922 committee. members of the 1922 committee. that kind of backbench union of tory backbenchers , and try and tory backbenchers, and try and convince them why he's the guy to party through until to take the party through until the expected november general

election . but it is difficult election. but it is difficult times. i think the problem the party has got is they are so far behind, 20 points behind they are to replacing leaders are used to replacing leaders who aren't working that's who aren't working and that's why is happening why the chatter is happening right now about mr sunak. even though seem crazy , i though it might seem crazy, i mean utterly crazy to many viewers and listeners of gb news in westminster, it seems like an opfion in westminster, it seems like an option them . option for them. >> wow. no desperate times, desperate measures. well, chris hope, thank you for bringing us the very latest from those skull clearings and murmurings of westminster. >> well , westminster. >> well, britain westminster. >> well , britain faces westminster. >> well, britain faces a westminster. >> well , britain faces a 1979 >> well, britain faces a 1979 moment. that's according to shadow chancellor rachel reeves. she's expected to say exactly that in her annual mays lecture tonight. now, the labour chancellor is expected to announce working with businesses to create a decade of national renewal. what does this all mean? >> but is rachel reeves the next margaret thatcher? well, joining us now is gb news economics and business editor liam halligan with money liam. why does with on the money liam. why does

rachel reeves think she can sort of step into the shoes of margaret thatcher? a bit of an odd phrase, let's be fair to the shadow chancellor. >> she's not comparing herself to margaret thatcher. she's just talking about britain being in a situation at the end of the situation like at the end of the 70s. >> in her opinion, when of course, the economy was really broken. >> i remember the winter of discontent, as many gb news viewers and listeners will. >> i remember when there was rubbish not collected on the streets and literally dead bodies weren't being buried because the gravediggers were on strike? >> i think what rachel reeves is trying to get at, and she'll be giving a lecture tonight in the city of london. >> it's an annual lecture called the mays lecture. >> it's given by somebody of, economic or financial note , economic or financial note, often chancellor's shadow chancellors. other city of london titans. what she's going to be doing tonight is talking about themes. there'll be very few specifics because labour doesn't want to say anything specific about its economic

policies, not least because the likes of you and i, tom and emily and all of us across the media will be scrutinising those policies and trying to pull them to pieces. that's our job. it to pieces. that's ourjob. it should be the job of all journalists, wherever they are. on the political spectrum. she'll be talking in themes, trying reassure poor people trying to reassure poor people who have memories of the economy collapsing under labour in previous generations . reassure previous generations. reassure them, as tony blair did, by the way, in the mid 90s before his victory in 1997, that labour can be trusted on the economy. so what she's going to say in the city of london at the mays lecture tonight, i've got a little graphic here because it is on the money. all, we is on the money. after all, we don't that but what don't know that much. but what we that she's going we do know is that she's going to be talking about growth, economic growth being achieved through stability. so she's trying to come across as a small c conservative when it comes to her handling of institutions. sheisnt her handling of institutions. she isn't going to break up institutions just for the sake of it, unlike in her view, liz

truss. she'll be making the comparison with the former prime minister when her mini—budget led financial markets to , enter led financial markets to, enter a period of turmoil, she actually labour backs the tory budget measures. jeremy hunts budget measures. jeremy hunts budget earlier this month. labour haven't opposed any of those measures, of course, and those measures, of course, and those measures, of course, and those measures include a pretty hefty tax cut on national insurance from 10 to 8% in the pound that's coming in in early april . she wants a more powerful april. she wants a more powerful office for budget responsibility , and this will be quite controversial because many people have been saying that the obr has too much power. its forecasts have hemmed in the ability of conservative chancellors to implement tax cuts , to implement budgetary cuts, to implement budgetary measures that the obr judges to be irresponsible. and she's going to also argue tom and emily for an enhanced growth unit. the treasury, the growth unit. the treasury, the growth unit was set up by, again, tony blair. she's trying to align

herself with blair brown. of course, the two new labour leaders, who delivered three successive election victories. she's tried that was set up in 1997. she wants to enhance that growth unit in the treasury because sometimes people have felt that the treasury hasn't really understood the economic policies need to be there, not just to raise tax revenue or not even to tax raise tax revenue, but to make the economy grow bigger, to make the pie bigger. so everyone gets a bigger slice . so everyone gets a bigger slice. >> oh, well, it would be nice to get a bigger slice of pie, but i suppose the proof the is suppose the proof of the pie is in eating. almost in the eating. almost >> very good, very good. thanks, liam. liam there. our liam. liam halligan there. our economics and business editor. she wants to channel the radicalism of margaret thatcher, but i'm sure not the policies. well, exactly. >> there's one big there's one big policy planning reform . big policy planning reform. there we go. >> planning reform. >> planning reform. >> sweep those anti era >> sweep away those anti era regulations that make it much harder to build things in this

country than, than it should be build build build. well i mean we can't even build a tunnel under paperwork to build a under the paperwork to build a tunnel for a road under the thames has stretched longer than the actual tunnel would be. yeah. cost of this paperwork yeah. the cost of this paperwork is more than a norwegian tunnel of length. anyway, of the same length. anyway, coming up, we're going to be joined by the reform uk leader richard tice, as the bbc apologised for describing his party as far right. apologised for describing his party as far right . well, we'll party as far right. well, we'll get to that after your headlines with sofia . with sofia. >> thanks, tom. it's 1232. with sofia. >> thanks, tom. it's1232. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story. former us president donald trump has hinted he could deport prince harry if he wins the election. in an exclusive interview with nigel farage, he said the duke of sussex won't get special privileges privileges if he lied on his visa about drug use , if on his visa about drug use, if they know something about the drugs and if he lied , i'll have

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i >> -- >> good afternoon. britain it's 12:36. and the bbc has apologised for describing the reform party reform uk as far right. in an online article . right. in an online article. well, yes. >> well. released just a few days after lee anderson defected to the party, reform leader richard tice has called the description defamatory and also libellous as well. >> we're delighted to say that the reform uk leader, richard tice, joins us now in the studio, and richard , this was studio, and richard, this was shocking to me. >> it was shocking to say the least . least. >> we woke up to it on sunday morning. >> it appeared on saturday

evening and it clearly failed. >> all of editorial standards. >> there are very significant implications of calling a political party and by implication , on its leader and implication, on its leader and senior leadership team, far right, and it is that which is defamatory and libellous . that's defamatory and libellous. that's why they've apologised immediately and they will change their editorial guidelines, because if they can get away with , then all of a sudden with that, then all of a sudden everybody does, will everybody else does, they will take sort of sign of take that as a sort of sign of credibility. it has huge credibility. and it has huge implications. , implications. that would mean, for example, we might lose our bank lose the bank accounts, we might lose the ability to get a mortgage, bank loans businesses, all of loans for our businesses, all of this flows immediately from that description. >> and , you know, it's so it's >> and, you know, it's so it's patently outrageous. and there are awaiting for associated newspaper group , owners of the newspaper group, owners of the mail online and the daily mail and the mail on sunday, also to apologise because they've made the same thing over the weekend as well as other comments that i believe are very defamatory. >> on sunday in the mail on

sunday with regard to our policy, saying that i'm campaigning against race, which is complete nonsense, i'm campaigning on immigration policy, i'm not campaigning against policy, i'm not campaigning agasot policy, i'm not campaigning agaso my lawyers are expecting >> so my lawyers are expecting to hear back from them with confirmation of their apology and another news group well. confirmation of their apology an and in your mind, what does far right a is far right mean? if a party is labelled right by the bbc labelled as far right by the bbc or any other newspaper, what does that mean ? does that mean? >> well, if you if you actually look in, in various dictionaries and that refers to and things that refers to fascist neo—nazi implications and, you know, that is very significant and so clearly we're a country mile from that. interestingly, we've got some of our policies that are to the left of keir for left of keir starmer, for example, with regard to public ownership utilities and ownership of utilities and monopolies such as water companies. >> so, you know, it's about

being sensible on this. >> and , you know, we're just not >> and, you know, we're just not going to tolerate that sort of complete false, defamatory label. and that's just not where, you know, uk politics is. yes, we're doing well in the polls. >> we're going up in the polls. >> we're going up in the polls. >> i accept that that means more people are going on us people are going to focus on us and hard time. that's and give us a hard time. that's fine. can have respectful, fine. we can have a respectful, hard opposed to hard time as opposed to something that goes way beyond the line. >> interesting . i suppose >> it's interesting. i suppose there is an argument that this was done out of ignorance rather than malice. there's an argument that people would just sort of type out that word thinking, because far left doesn't really have the same sort of connotations that far right does. and you might just think on a sliding scale, it's a reasonable thing to do. but as you saying right you say, saying far right carries those deeper. carries all of those deeper. well, you had genocidal, but you say , but you had the prime say, but you had the prime minister in his speech in front of downing street a couple of weeks he referred weeks ago, he referred to the islamic extremists think on the

far left, but also he was referring very significantly to the far right. >> so you can see those connotations and it is i think i mean, they are both very serious, extreme positions, violence and it implies violence. >> it's so it is it is very serious and editors and journalists need to think very carefully about using it. >> do you think if this got past the bbc and you also mentioned the bbc and you also mentioned the daily mail, that perhaps your a pr your party has a bit of a pr problem , that one would even problem, that one would even consider calling right? consider calling it far right? clearly there are people in this, or is it actually the party right ? party as far right? >> or is it actually people with vested interests are trying vested interests who are trying to indefensible ? for to defend the indefensible? for example? know, i say , example? i don't know, as i say, there is there are serious connotations about that specific term, and they need to be aware of that. and if they would say, well, we're, you know, so what we're going to use it, fine, then, you know, you'll deal with my lawyers. as simple as my lawyers. it's as simple as that. but i think we can play politics in a more sensible, focussed debate around what are

actually the right policy solutions to the massive challenges the country has got. we've got our contract out on the website. people are looking at and we've got some serious at it and we've got some serious solutions out there and that's what on, what we want to be focusing on, as frankly, as opposed to frankly, defamatory labels defamatory slogans and labels that that i think just takes it to a ridiculous place. >> i mean, you do see far, right? >> absolutely. everywhere you see people calling conservative politicians far right, you see people calling broadcasters far right. sometimes it does seem to be used for anyone. >> but there's a i think there's a difference between an individual in the sort individual using it in the sort of in the pub, as of the banter in the pub, as opposed to a serious global news organisation, respected news organisation, respected news organisation, using it because that then gives license to everybody else to use it. >> well, they it. the bbc >> well, they said it. the bbc said it. >> and then it w said it. >> and then it >> oh, and then it can be or the daily said all over the daily mail said it all over the place. daily mail said it all over the pla so that's that's the difference. >> wonder now that you >> but i wonder now that you have a member of parliament now that be under a greater that you will be under a greater deal of scrutiny than than you have perhaps before been in your

history polling at third place nationally in multiple polls. now, are you prepared for the onslaught that will that will come there? because there will be lots of policies that you put forward might , be lots of policies that you put forward might, in a 32nd forward that might, in a 32nd sound bite, sound reasonable or not, or pass the pass the whatever test. but but for example, this one in, one out policy on migration . ian, how on policy on migration. ian, how on earth would that work in practice? how do you go from 700,000 in a year to down zero? >> no, actually it's not. you see, it's you're going from 1.3 million a year to about 400 to 450,000. it's very simple because that's where we used to be, tom. the numbers have increased so dramatically, but actually we just need to take it back to where and about back to where it was. and about 400, 400,000 leave every year. >> can welcome the same >> so you can welcome the same number in what we call smart immigration, where you've genuinely skill shortages, genuinely got skill shortages, where is, for where the average salary is, for example, above the average national salary. >> that way you're getting the best of worlds. have the

best of all worlds. we have the fluctuations in these numbers. >> out. we >> we don't count people out. we only people in. we only. only count people in. we only. >> that's that's not two >> but that's that's not two wrongs don't make a right just because been utterly, because you've been utterly, woefully before woefully incompetent before doesn't improve doesn't mean you can't improve things that this things you recognise that this is not you're not going be able to this overnight. to do this overnight. >> have to >> you're going to have to infrastructure. to infrastructure. you're going to have complete infrastructure. you're going to have the complete infrastructure. you're going to have the cothatete infrastructure. you're going to have the cothat migration is. >> you've just got to use the existing infrastructure. we've got the got we've got the infrastructure. we've had the infrastructure. we used to count people we stopped. people out. then we stopped. we've infrastructure to we've got the infrastructure to count can do count people, and you can do all this billions of pounds. >> you're not absolute >> no, you're not absolute nonsense . nonsense. >> absolute nonsense. tom, look, the reality is because the reality is just because something at the something doesn't work at the moment doesn't mean it can't be improved. question moment doesn't mean it can't be impror scrutiny, question moment doesn't mean it can't be improrscrutiny, coursetion moment doesn't mean it can't be impror scrutiny, course we about scrutiny, of course we want the scrutiny. want the want the scrutiny. i want the labour challenge our labour party to challenge our health policies, because our health policies are the only ones of ones with the ambition of getting to zero waiting lists in two coming two years. they're not coming after because they haven't after us because they haven't got they haven't got that ambition, they haven't got that ambition, they haven't got not got the solutions, they're not prepared to use the independent health care and we've health care sector. and we've allocated how we would actually fund it. >> em e use more >> so they would use more independent health but independent health care. but nothing like the quantity that we so we put it out there

>> and so we put it out there how we would actually allocate a whole more funding , how we whole bunch more funding, how we can save the money. so this is all the scrutiny all i welcome the scrutiny because that means actually all i welcome the scrutiny becaubeingt means actually all i welcome the scrutiny becau being taken ns actually all i welcome the scrutiny becau being taken seriously.( we're being taken seriously. we're the we're right at the centre of the debate . we've got the answers. debate. we've got the answers. if they've if people think they've got a better bring it on. better answer, bring it on. let's have a head to head debate. >> well, thank you very much indeed uk indeed for your time reform. uk leader thank leader richard tice there. thank you very much. >> well, still to come, we're going to be heading to devon where this. council has where get this. a council has had thousands of had to fork out thousands of pounds to silence a 150 year old church bell afterjust one noise complaint. what? on earth is going on in devon? you're watching. good afternoon, britain on

gb news. >> well, we have some news. just in. a cyber flasher has been

jailed in a landmark legal case after sending unsolicited naked pictures of himself to a 15 year old schoolgirl. our home security editor , mark white has security editor, mark white has the details and joins us. mark, this is a landmark case. >> yeah. this is 39 year old nicholas hawks , who sent these nicholas hawks, who sent these images to a 15 year old schoolgirl , and also to a images to a 15 year old schoolgirl, and also to a woman over the social messaging app whatsapp. these were unsolicited images. he sent naked pictures of himself to these two individuals. the woman actually captured some of the images and sent them to essex police and he was prosecuted. this offence took place just ten days after the new cyber flashing law came into effect. part of the online safety bill aimed at protecting those online from the likes of unsolicited , unsolicited images unsolicited, unsolicited images he had previous as well for sexual offences. convicted of

offences including indecent exposure for and sexual relations with a girl under the age of 16. he was on the sex offenders register, during this incident . so that's why he's incident. so that's why he's actually been jailed today. a total of 66 weeks. it was described in court as about a year and three months in prison. he'll probably serve about half of that. and it will be allowed out. but a landmark case, because the first prosecution under these new cyber flashing laws, which are, we're told, a very significant issue, so let's see what happens , in the weeks see what happens, in the weeks ahead and the months ahead as to how many others are caught in this trap. >> oh , well, mark, thank you for >> oh, well, mark, thank you for bringing us. that sounds like a real wrong'un there. >> well, hopefully it will have an impact on other wrong'uns who are thinking about doing something disgusting as that.

something as disgusting as that. but they might think twice, especially if they've got all those, all those priors attached. >> clearly something going wrong there , outrage, however, has there, outrage, however, has been in small been sparked in a small devonshire village where the council has been forced to fork out thousands of pounds to silence church bells just because of one singular noise complaint. >> yes. so for 150 years, the bells of saint john the baptist church in witheridge have chimed every quarter hour throughout the day and night. but now they must stop ringing, with the exception of one chime an hour dunng exception of one chime an hour during the day. so a lot is changing at this church simply because of one noise complaint. >> well, joining us now from this church in devon is our reporter, jeff moody, gb news south west of england reporter, of course. and jeff, this is a 150 years of tradition upended overnight . overnight. >> i know exactly every quarter of an hour for 150 years, the church bells at saint john the

baptist church behind me have been ringing out , but no more, been ringing out, but no more, one resident complained about this late last year and said that it was keeping them from sleeping at night. they couldn't sleeping at night. they couldn't sleep at night because of the constant the time constant reminder of the time and before could say nimby and before you could say nimby nonh and before you could say nimby north devon parish council, nonh north devon parish council, north devon parish council, north devon council, rather had issued a noise abatement order to the church so late last year the church bells stopped altogether. well, the locals here weren't very happy about that. they were saying that, you know, they like the church bells going all night. it's tradition. it night . it keeps them company at night. sometimes wherever they are in the it. the village, they can hear it. it's that's familiar it's something that's familiar to them. why should one person's complaint mean that the complaint means mean that the bells are stopped altogether? so there's a period of there's been a period of consultation, and today it's been in that the church been resolved in that the church bells now do ring during the day from 7:00 in the morning till 11:00 at night, but after that they are silenced . and the they are silenced. and the special silencer they've had, they're having to use has cost

they're having to use has cost the parish council £2,000, £2,000, which people in the village say really could have been spent on something a whole lot more useful . now these bells lot more useful. now these bells have been going so up in sale for over 170 odd years through two wars and everything like that, and it's never been stopped. and unless it's broke or repairs and, the parish council didn't have a petition or nothing, they had to obey what the law said. but so many people, especially the older generation that have grown up with the bells going , are really with the bells going, are really frustrated about it. >> one person dictates in the clock could have stopped shining. i mean, we are used to actually hearing the bells ring all through the night and actual factif all through the night and actual fact if you had a sleepless night, they kept you company. do they. they do. that's quite true. >> well, we should have them. >> well, we should have them. >> as a newcomer to the village

some ten years ago, we came knowing there were bells. we live right next door to them. >> don't affect us at all. >> don't affect us at all. >> well, people here are very happy that the bells are back, but they're not resting on their laurels. they now want to keep the campaign going to get the bells restored and ringing again right the way through the night. >> well , jeff, thank you so much >> well, jeff, thank you so much for bringing us that. we be for bringing us that. we will be back later in the show back with you later in the show because it is fascinating to hear seems like hear what local it seems like the overwhelming majority of local bells local people like these bells moved to the area knowing there were these bells. and then one complaint. >> it is interesting what that woman the said . you know, woman in the car said. you know, if you have a sleepless night, the keep you company so the bells keep you company so you know, it can help with the insomnia, just keep you up. insomnia, not just keep you up. but this is the thing. why change something that the vast majority people have majority of people have accepted? it's become part of their daily life. it's something nice. tradition. nice. it's a tradition. it's a christian tradition in a nice little village. why change it? because of the noise.

>> frankly, if you don't like church move to the church bells, don't move to the to the village in devon that nngs to the village in devon that rings them every 15 minutes. choose not to live there. go and live somewhere else. don't disrupt people's livelihoods and enjoyment of a tradition for the last century and a half. >> well, stick with us because we're going to be looking ahead to exclusive some to our trump exclusive with some exclusive don't exclusive clips for you. don't go . go anywhere. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , the sponsors of weather solar, the sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hi there and welcome to the gb news forecast from the met office. following the rain overnight, we're going to see a lot of cloud today and further showers. but actually there will still some drier and brighter still be some drier and brighter interludes . we've got interludes out there. we've got weather fronts clearing the weather fronts clearing into the nonh weather fronts clearing into the north of fronts north sea. another set of fronts lining up for overnight, but in

between for the afternoon, we've got a legacy of cloud cover, especially across the south and southeast, some brighter spells emerging, but also quite a number of showers. the showers scattered, but i think they'll be focussed across southwest england parts of the england into parts of the midlands, as well as northern parts anglia into parts of east anglia into lincolnshire, away from the showers where we do some showers where we do get some sunshine coming through. feeling warm once again in the south—east, 17 celsius much cooler further north 9 or 10 for scotland, although in scotland cooler further north 9 or 10 for scotlarof although in scotland cooler further north 9 or 10 for scotlarof sunny gh in scotland cooler further north 9 or 10 for scotlarof sunny spellsscotland cooler further north 9 or 10 for scotlarof sunny spells and and cooler further north 9 or 10 for scotlarof sunny spells and keep plenty of sunny spells and keep the clear spells and the mostly dry weather in the north of scotland overnight. likewise for the far south—east it stays largely dry, but elsewhere cloud increasing , outbreaks of rain increasing, outbreaks of rain turning up. of course, the cloud and the rain keeps the temperatures from falling away, so 9 or 10 celsius for many of us as we start off wednesday , us as we start off wednesday, although the far north—west of scotland will see a touch of frost where the skies are clearest. and that's where the brightest weather will be on wednesday. western and northwest scotland and then, after a damp start, northern ireland as well. elsewhere, lot of cloud cover

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gb news. >> good afternoon. britain. it's 1:00 on tuesday, the 19th of march. >> trump exclusive . former us >> trump exclusive. former us president donald trump drops bombshell claims about nato. prince harry and his plans for the white house. what exactly has nigel farage asked him in today's exclusive interview , today's exclusive interview, outgoing first minister mark drakeford will hold his final first minister's questions session at the welsh parliament. >> in this hour we'll hear from welsh voters. >> good riddance, perhaps nhs in

need. would you pay even more tax to save the nhs? shocking new polling suggests most of us wouldn't. has the nhs lost its sacred cow status? >> we're going to be debating that very question very shortly, actually, about whether you would spend more on the nhs. you will give more of your tax, pay more tax, pay even more tax to make the nhs better, fewer and fewer of us are saying we would. it used to be the case that people said, oh yes, i'd be delighted for more of my tax to go to the sacred cow that is the nhs. to that iconic institution. >> it's interesting , isn't it, >> it's interesting, isn't it, because whenever people say, i'd because whenever people say, i'd be very, very happy to pay more tax, you know, hmrc does allow that option. you can go to

gov.uk and volunteer merrily, contribute more tax if you so choose. contribute more tax if you so choose . the number of people who choose. the number of people who choose. the number of people who choose to perform that. however vanishingly small. >> surprisingly, i think you have to actually write a check in person and take it down there. i think it's very old fashioned because so few people do it that i don't think you can actually link. actually just go to a link. malcolm says. i would want malcolm says. i would not want to into the to plough more money into the nhs they're nhs until it's clear they're spending incremental millions in the need a very clear breakdown we need a very clear breakdown every year of where exactly our tax is going within the nhs and every other organisation . a every other organisation. a little bit more accountability. >> david says he would gladly pay >> david says he would gladly pay more for the nhs, but only if there's a total of the if there's a total reform of the health boards. >> but again, that's all about accountability . i think a lot of accountability. i think a lot of taxpayers at the moment just feel don't know where feel like they don't know where their money's going. they don't trust spent. trust that it's being spent. i think there has been reform of think there has been a reform of the health boards. >> think now called the health boards. >> trusts; now called the health boards. >> trusts . now called the trusts. >> oh, good. >> oh, good. >> that was lansley thing, >> oh, good. >> theit?ras lansley thing, wasn't it? >> there go, david. is >> well, there you go, david. is that enough? that enough to >> well, there you go, david. is that eyou;h? that enough to >> well, there you go, david. is that eyou;h? to at enough to >> well, there you go, david. is that eyou;h? to pay?ough to >> well, there you go, david. is that eyou;h? to pay? we'llto >> well, there you go, david. is

that eyou;h? to pay? we'll have make you want to pay? we'll have a very fundamentally, a very soon fundamentally, but but have but yes, we're going to have that this hour. and also that debate this hour. and also so much more big questions in westminster over the future of the rwanda scheme. but all of that coming after your headlines i >> -- >> good afternoon. it's 1:02. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . your top story. former newsroom. your top story. former us president donald trump has hinted he could deport prince harry if he wins the election . harry if he wins the election. in an exclusive interview with nigel farage, he said the duke of sussex won't get special privileges if he lied on his visa about drug use. >> if they know something about the drugs and if he lied, i'll have to take appropriate action. >> appropriate action? yeah, which might mean not staying in america. >> no, you'll have to tell me. you just have to tell me you would. you would have thought they this they would have known this a long time ago. you would. but i thought were very thought they were very disrespectful family , to disrespectful to the family, to the a big the royal family. i'm a big fan of of the royal

of the concept of the royal family and the royal family. now, i'm a little prejudiced because i thought the queen was incredible. >> and can see that full >> and you can see that full interview with the former us president on farage president donald trump on farage tonight from 7 pm. now, the prime minister hopes the first rwanda flight carrying illegal migrants will depart in the spring. following a commons vote, mps overturned ten amendments to the asylum and immigration bill submitted by peers. it will now go back to the house of lords , who could the house of lords, who could push for other changes. they've been accused trying to wreck been accused of trying to wreck the legislation. culture secretary frazer says the secretary lucy frazer says the safety of rwanda bill will serve as a major deterrent for those trying to come to the uk illegally . illegally. >> we saw those those amendments all fail in the house of commons last night with strong majorities . obviously it will go majorities. obviously it will go back to the lords, but what we are doing as a government, as a conservative government is trying to ensure that we deter people from taking that journey . people from taking that journey. we want to see illegal immigration down. we want to see

people not making that crossing. and we do think that this bill will be a significant deterrent for people who would otherwise cross the channel >> britain faces a 1979 moment, the shadow chancellor will say in a speech this evening, as labour seeks to bring about a new chapter in britain's economic history. addressing finance leaders at the annual may lecture in the city of london, rachel reeves will liken the economic challenge awaiting the economic challenge awaiting the next government to that faced by margaret thatcher. she plans reform treasury if plans to reform the treasury if labour wins government as part of her economic policy . the of her economic policy. the speech comes after miss reeves said labour would not be able to turn things around straight away if in shadow chief if voted in shadow chief secretary to the treasury darren jones outlined rachel reeves plan. >> we are on the cusp of an opportunity in this country , an opportunity in this country, an opportunity in this country, an opportunity for a decade of national renewal where we can get growth back into our economy, make people better off

and start to turn the page on 14 years of failure from the conservatives if labour is to win the election later this yean be win the election later this year, be the worst year, it will be the worst fiscal inheritance that any party's the second party's had since the second world war. that's why world war. and that's why we talk of national talk about a decade of national renewal . will some renewal. there will be some things immediately, renewal. there will be some thin public immediately, renewal. there will be some thin public services1mediately, renewal. there will be some thin public services are diately, and public services are obviously priorities . obviously one of our priorities. >> the first minister faces questions in the senate for the final time today, before sending his resignation to the king. mark drakeford will officially step down as first minister of wales on this afternoon after five years in the job. his successor, vaughan gething , will successor, vaughan gething, will take over from tomorrow. but welsh labour politicians have concerns about their newly elected leader after he was criticised for getting £200,000 from a firm owned by a man convicted of environmental crimes. leader of the welsh conservatives andrew rt davies, says he gave his thoughts on mark drakeford's legacy . mark drakeford's legacy. >> there is these crazy policies that have come out recently , that have come out recently, such as the 20 mph across the whole of wales. also 36 more

politicians in the building behind whilst nhs waiting behind me, whilst nhs waiting times are spiralling out of control, the economy isn't in a good state here in wales and education performance has declined if you rank it on international rankings pisa, international rankings at pisa, rankings just before rankings show just before christmas. so on the policy position, poor position, it's a very poor legacy , but on a public service, legacy, but on a public service, there's a big the box there's a big tick in the box because people did because the welsh people did vote 2021. the first vote for him in 2021. the first person in england and wales to be convicted of cyberflashing has been jailed. >> nicolas hawks was sentenced to 66 weeks for sending unsolicited, explicit photos to a teenager and a woman. the 39 year old, from basildon in essex, was already a convicted sex offender when he sent the images . in sex offender when he sent the images. in other sex offender when he sent the images . in other news, britain's images. in other news, britain's roads are at breaking point as pothole numbers reach an eight year high. a report found just 47% of local miles were rated as good, with 36% adequate and 17% poon good, with 36% adequate and 17% poor. the asphalt industry alliance said councils were

expected to fix 2 million potholes in the current financial year. that's up 43% on the previous year and the highest annual total since 2015. and the princess of wales has been filmed smiling while out shopping for the first time since her operation in january. the sun has published pictures and a video of princess catherine with prince william, who were at a farm shop in windsor on saturday. it follows weeks of social media speculation surrounding her health and whereabouts . and for health and whereabouts. and for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now it's back to tom and . emily. back to tom and. emily. >> it's 108. you're watching back to tom and. emily. >> it's108. you're watching and listening to good afternoon britain. now nigel farage is in florida at this very moment where he's interviewed the former president, donald trump. no holds barred. here's a little

sneak peek of him speaking about the late queen. and also prince harry. >> she you know, i would say, although she wouldn't show it because she was strong and smart, but i would imagine they broke her heart to things that they were saying were so bad and so horrible and, and, she was in her 90s and hearing this stuff. i think they broke her heart. it was horrible. i think they really hurt her very bad. >> if he's if he's lied on his visa doesn't, visa form doesn't, doesn't, doesn't come visa form doesn't, doesn't, does well come visa form doesn't, doesn't, doeswell i come visa form doesn't, doesn't, doeswell i mean, come visa form doesn't, doesn't, doeswell i mean, should come visa form doesn't, doesn't, doeswell i mean, should he ne visa form doesn't, doesn't, doeswell i mean, should he get out? well i mean, should he get special privileges that nobody else special privileges that nobody els> action? yeah. >> appropriate action? yeah. which might mean not staying in america. >> no, you'll have to tell me. you just have to tell me. you would. you would have thought they would have known this a long would. but long time ago. you would. but i thought were very thought they were very disrespectful to the family, to the a big fan the royal family. i'm a big fan of of the royal of the concept of the royal family the royal family. family and the royal family. now, i'm a little prejudiced because the queen

because i thought the queen was incredible . i mean, think of incredible. i mean, think of it all years, she all those years, 75 years, she she's almost never made a mistake. >> it's almost unbelievable . >> it's almost unbelievable. >> it's almost unbelievable. >> well, joining us now is former bbc royal correspondent and writer michael carl to digest what we've just heard, michael donald trump very much showing he's not team meghan and harry. >> good afternoon emily. good afternoon tom. >> first of all, congratulations to nigel and gb news because this is a huge beat, this interview will be heard around the world. everybody will be tuning in this evening to hear exactly what the donald has to say . say. >> and if the donald does get back to the white house in november for, prince harry is potentially in a lot of trouble, the americans are very, very intent on policing, entry to their own country, unlike perhaps other countries we could mention not too far away. and,

the heritage foundation, which is a right wing pressure group, has been asking the department of homeland security to disclose the form that prince harry completed when he applied for his visa. and there's a key question which says , do you or question which says, do you or have you ever used illegal drugs? tick this box? >> well , it drugs? tick this box? >> well, it depends on how he ticked those boxes, because was his, biography autobiography , his, biography autobiography, ghost, written and published in january last year. >> spare is littered with reference to smoking weed, cannabis and trying cocaine and magic mushrooms all, illegal substances of various , various substances of various, various categories. now, if he had lied on that form, it would be prima facie , cause for his visa to be

facie, cause for his visa to be annulled and for him to be deported , forthwith. so a lot deported, forthwith. so a lot depends upon whether, mr trump becomes president trump at the end of this year in addition to that, of course, meghan markle has never hidden her disdain for trump , she said disobliging trump, she said disobliging things about him. a declined to meet him when he was here on an official visit , and probably has official visit, and probably has political ambitions of her own in california for the democratic party, it's not unknown in california that people from a show business background go into politics. i can think of ronald reagan, and there's arnold schwarzenegger also . ipso. so schwarzenegger also. ipso. so this is an important intervention by donald. >> it's interesting you mentioned ronald reagan . my mentioned ronald reagan. my favourite fact about reagan is he he was the only, trade union leader ever to become us president because he, he led the, the film , it's not the

the, the film, it's not the screen actors guild, screen actors guild , it's the film actors guild, it's the film actors guild, it's the film actors guild, it's the film actors guild in a in a in a parody movie. but let's let's get back on track, michael, because this is a big, big question, either either prince harry lied on his form or there was some sort of backroom deal between him and the biden administration allowing him in despite that, knowledge of, of, illicit substance taking, which do you think is more likely ? do you think is more likely? >> well, it is possible for the united states to make exceptions in, in certain cases , not just in, in certain cases, not just for vips, but depending upon the circumstances, are people can admit a felony because that's what it is. it's a felony drug taking. and still be admitted into the united states. but it's exceptional . and if there is any exceptional. and if there is any partiality because of position or status, royal status, then i think that will need to be

looked at. i might just say ronald reagan was a very effective head of the screen actors guild . but did you know actors guild. but did you know another trade route? union leader norman tebbit? he was the leader norman tebbit? he was the leader of the, the airline pilots association. so before he became a tory party and a very effective minister, he was a trade union leader. so there's another one for you, tom. >> it's always the unlikely ones, isn't it? well, michael cole will have to leave it there. you very much for there. thank you very much for talking us through what is going to fascinating interview, to be a fascinating interview, touching so many things from from royals to, from politics to royals to, personal ambitions. that's with donald trump at 7 pm. >> i'm sure they'll discuss illegal migration. oh, i'm certain as well. i am absolutely certain as well. i am absolutely certain that will come up . certain that will come up. >> yeah. you think it's bad across i across the english channel? i mean, , millions, mean, the millions, millions, the millions that have come across of across the southern border of the states. i suppose it the united states. i suppose it goes to that if you goes to show that if you if you run a country that is frankly, despite all of its problems, quite a successful country. i

mean , we could we could run off mean, we could we could run off so many problems with how this country is going right now. but compared to so many parts of the world, this is a great, great place to live at. and it's clear that many people all over the world think that about the united states and about the united states and about the united kingdom and a good leader, a good leader preserves the quality of life of its nation, but anyway, in other news, the left wing anarchist jacob graham. you may not have heard of him, but he's been jailed for 13 years for preparing acts of terrorism and declaring he wanted to kill at least 50 people. yeah we hear a lot about islamist terrorism. >> we hear a lot about far right terrorism, but we don't hear a lot about far left terrorism. but this is a case where the 20 year old from liverpool prepared a bomb making manual, which he called the freedom encyclopaedia, exchanging messages with people who shared his hatred of the government on the messaging app platforms such

as telegram. these are encrypted platforms. >> well, joining us now is former labour mp lord walney, and he's an advisor on political violence and disruption, thank you very much for joining us. what do we know about this individual beyond the reports we've seen in the newspapers and elsewhere? we know he's a far left anarchist , despised the left anarchist, despised the government in all its forms , government in all its forms, presumably, and was thinking about bombing the government, bombing the . public. bombing the. public. >> yes. >> yes. >> and the reports from the court case suggests that he had, as a role model, the, the man known as a unabomber in the in the united states, who had , the united states, who had, waged a campaign of, of terrorism from a remote outpost , terrorism from a remote outpost, deep in, deep in the middle of

nowhere in the states for, i think for around 17 years before he was, before he was caught, this individual described himself as left wing. i think when you when you look at some of the things that he was apparently saying, there is clearly a crossover between, some of the, the, the far right, freedom loving rhetoric and indeed you can often see that horseshoe of politics and extremism where the, the, the, the far left can, can actually end up holding things in common with the, with the very far right in this country and, and internationally. but this case is going to stand out because of his stated beliefs, his stated conviction that he was far left because we look at the, the situation of violent extremism. and yes, you are right that by by far the greatest threat that we still faced is from violent islamism from, from from groups

or radicalised individuals who take that, who pervert that, a form of islam into the, violent intent and then , there is intent and then, there is remains a significant threat from the violent far right. but but so far in this country , at but so far in this country, at least, we have seen far less of the, the far left, radicalism escalating into actual violent , escalating into actual violent, intense against individuals. but there clearly is there are clearly examples in other countries where it is more prevalent. >> and you can see a path of radicalisation, in this country where it could become more prevalent here. >> john, i'm fascinated by what you say about this individual's inspiration from the unabomber inspiration from the unabomber in the united states. now, for those that don't know about the unabomber, a former academic , unabomber, a former academic, pathologically opposed to industrialisation , thought of industrialisation, thought of himself as an environmentalist

and started planting bombs across the united states to try and get the country to go back to living with nature . and i to living with nature. and i just wonder how prevalent might this ideology be? is there a risk , in your view, as the risk, in your view, as the government's adviser on extremism , is there a risk that extremism, is there a risk that some of these people that smash windows, throw paint at buildings, block roads could go one step further and follow that ideology that we saw in the unabomber and their bombs in the united states, his bombs in the united states, his bombs in the united states, his bombs in the united states for an environmental cause . environmental cause. >> well, you can imagine you say that to radical environmental activists in the uk today, and they get very cross, and there is a vibrant debate internally, i think, within, militant environmental movements about what are legitimate , tactics what are legitimate, tactics and, and what are not. and so far they have, they have ruled

out thankfully , that kind of out thankfully, that kind of violent targeting of individual cells. but you have seen it in other countries, you've seen it in the, united states, in a minority , but for a minority, but for a significantly greater degree than here. and that path of, of radicalisation is certainly possible if you believe that your cause is the most important thing affecting the world and that the current levers that you have to change it are , are, are have to change it are, are, are fundamentally broken and you get yourself into a position of believing, therefore, that breaking the law is not only justifiable , but it is your justifiable, but it is your responsibility, which is where is the kind of path of argument that some of our radical environmental processes have found themselves on. then you can see that logical leap in the future of groups saying, well, if this level of, of radical

action hasn't worked, then we need to take it to the to the next level . next level. >> and that's why my i feel my work on political violence is really important. to try to restate the primacy of the parliamentary democracy we live in, to say that we're actually really lucky. >> we're blessed to be able to have that parliamentary, liberal parliamentary when parliamentary democracy when where we have got the option of if you want to change something, bluntly, you get a majority of your fellow citizens believing in the same thing and, and take that into the ballot box. >> and we need to steer the radicalism towards that. >> it's a it's a really important warning. you make , and important warning. you make, and it's clear you can see those stepping stones for ignoring one law thing, you law on one thing, how you go from smashing a window to planting a bomb. it's not that that that large a logical leap, but lord walney , really, really but lord walney, really, really thank you for your presence here and your expertise on this concerning issue. >> this man talking about a judgement day , standing up for judgement day, standing up for working class people, his plan

to that by attacking to do that by attacking government buildings and killing up to 50 people, shocking that tunnel vision didn't obsessed with what you believe is righteous? can go down a very dark path, but still to come. >> would you pay even more tax to save the nhs? shocking new polling shows most of us wouldn't. has the nhs lost its sacred cow status? we're having that debate after this short break. you're watching good afternoon britain on

gb news. >> it's 125. you're watching and >> it's125. you're watching and listening to. good afternoon , listening to. good afternoon, britain. now, a majority of the pubuc britain. now, a majority of the public are now opposed to dishing out more of their cash to salvage the nhs . to salvage the nhs. >> that's according to a recent poll which found people are not willing to sacrifice even more of their livelihood to fund what

many people describe as a health care system that's failing. >> so today we're asking, would you pay >> so today we're asking, would you pay more tax to save our ailing nhs ? yes. to debate. this ailing nhs? yes. to debate. this is media commentator paula london who says she would not be happy to pay more tax to the so—called mismanaged nhs. she says, and an nhs doctor , doctor says, and an nhs doctor, doctor bhasha mukherjee, who says we do need to increase taxes to fund the ailing health service right, paula? why would you not pay more tax ? it might save lives. more tax? it might save lives. >> i already get so much money. >> i already get so much money. >> the budget for 2324 is 168 billion. >> if they didn't waste so much money, they wouldn't need more money. they have so much diversity and inclusion. >> members of staff. when the nhs arguably is the most diverse and inclusive employer we have . and inclusive employer we have. so it's completely they waste so much money on excess admin costs with the devolution, with devolution rather, in scotland and wales there's so much extra

paperwork, so we don't need that and i just hope that keir starmer won't be our prime minister because we can look at wales as a blueprint for nhs and it's absolutely awful. >> and they get more money per head people living in head than people living in england, and they always wait longer over four hours when they're in a&e, so they have plenty of money, but they're wasting it on medical costs. they're the prescriptions and their medicines they're paying extra money when they extra money for when they shouldn't have to. wheelchairs are missing. management are going missing. management consults ants. they have plenty of money and they're wasting it. they to manage money. they need to manage money. that's they need the that's what they need to do. the only pay tax dr mo only time i'd pay more tax dr mo khaki now. >> basra, thanks joining us, >> basra, thanks for joining us, does the nhs spend all of it? because it has had a lot more money. does it always spend it as well as it could ? as well as it could? >> you know, i agree with paula in some respects, but actually i would like to say that although. >> yes, absolutely, we could do with being much more efficient with being much more efficient with the way the money is being spent. >> we also have to take into

account all the things that have happenedin account all the things that have happened in the last five years alone. we forgetting how much >> are we forgetting how much free money the whole country got for furlough , whilst all the nhs for furlough, whilst all the nhs staff were completely , you know, staff were completely, you know, using their last minute of day working around the clock and looking after patients that had a huge burden on the nhs, which was already overburdened before the pandemic. >> and are we forgetting the effect of brexit? it's not just impacted on the cost of living crisis and in terms of the public, but it's also resulted in a 50% increase in common goods. the nhs to buy. and that's to not talk about the effect on staff. the staff morale has dropped over the years. we we're seeing more and more sick leave absences. this is a result of over the time, underfunding of the nhs. >> so should we pay more tax . >> so should we pay more tax. >> so should we pay more tax. >> well i think we have to think of it not just as paying more tax, but also thinking about

what we to with what are we going to do with that increased level of taxation if we cut back on taxes? actually, the nhs is completely going to break. it's already at its breaking point . we're seeing its breaking point. we're seeing thousands of vacancies, staff shortages already. and you know, you know the there are huge waiting lists already. what's the alternative going to be. are we suggesting that we go towards privatisation . is that privatisation. is that affordable for the british pubuc affordable for the british public that we could potentially see millions of people who are living below the poverty line in the uk, who are going to be affected if we move to towards the alternative, which is to do that to paula. >> paula, what do you make of that? the alternative is even worse . and if we were to reduce worse. and if we were to reduce money spent on nhs, these money spent on the nhs, these long, long waiting lists would get even worse too. >> not the only >> that's not the only alternative. what i would do if i charge of nhs , i would i was in charge of nhs, i would actually fire people. i would fire diversity and fire a lot of the diversity and inclusion people. i'd fire a lot of management. i'd

of the middle management. i'd fire definitely the consultants that thousands pounds that get thousands of pounds a day. the management consultants, they don't more money. they don't need more money. they need spending money on need to stop spending money on things that we don't need. so i'd that's what i'd fire people. that's what i would do. definitely. yeah, i definitely wouldn't tax definitely wouldn't pay more tax as i say, the police, i definitely would tax definitely would pay more tax for police . i live in for the police. i live in london, so i would worry that it wouldn't it should wouldn't go to where it should go because we have sadiq khan as the met. the head of the met. unfortunately hopefully you won't so fingers won't do by may, so fingers crossed. the country crossed. but around the country i would definitely pay more money police nhs so the money for the police nhs so the nhs wouldn't be the top priority because inefficiencies. because of inefficiencies. >> basha paula makes a good point. there's waste point. there's a lot of waste and perhaps there needs to be a cull of of the superfluous cull of some of the superfluous job roles we have in the nhs 100% as a gp trainee myself, i do think that the way that the budget is being spent on health care needs to be changed. >> there needs to be more attention to prevention and more of that the pot of money of that money. the pot of money should be redirected towards primary care . currently, primary

primary care. currently, primary care only gets 8% and you're wondering why people are not getting gp appointments, why they're the gp roles are changed and people are not getting to see an actual doctor when they're making a doctor's appointment. so we really need to these questions to our to ask these questions to our politicians who are, think, politicians who are, i think, behind the fall of the nhs ultimately. >> well , thank you very much >> well, thank you very much indeed for that debate, paula. london, there and bhasha mukherjee, great to speak to you both . both. >> strong views either side. it's all we like to see. >> well, you know what paul is talking diversity talking about these diversity and talking about these diversity ancand know, sometimes that >> and you know, sometimes that makes people their eyes makes people roll their eyes because it's a drop in the ocean when think about the nhs when you think about the nhs spending. it is a trust spending. but it is a trust after trust that does spend huge amounts on these types of things. and it kind of gives an impression that they're not too careful the money they careful about the money they spend. yes. >> so perhaps, i suppose, take care pennies and the care of the pennies and the pounds. is a tiny pounds. but that is a tiny, tiny fraction. is it the nhs just fraction. but is it the nhs just spending, you know, a symptom or at least an example of the

problem? well, tuned problem? well, stay tuned because really, really excited i am. i can't wait for this. emily this is going to be the highlight of my day. the outgoing first minister of wales, mark drakeford, is to hold his final first minister's questions. don't worry, we're not going to show it all, but we're going to be asking the welsh public this is a sombre welsh public if this is a sombre day or a day of celebration. goodbye mr drakeford. but before all of that, it's your news headunes . headlines with sophia. >> thanks, tom. it's 130. headlines with sophia. >> thanks, tom. it's130. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . former us president newsroom. former us president donald trump has hinted he could deport prince harry if he wins the election in an exclusive interview with nigel farage, he said the duke of sussex won't get special privileges if he lied on his visa about drug use. >> if they know something about the drugs and if he lied, i'll have to take appropriate action, appropriate action? >> yeah, which might mean not

staying in america. >> you'll have to tell me. you just have to tell me. you would. you would have thought they would have known this long would have known this a long time and you can see that time ago. and you can see that full interview on farage tonight from 7 pm. >> and the first person in england and wales to be convicted of cyberflashing has been jailed. nicolas hawks was sentenced to 66 weeks for sending unsolicited, explicit photos to a teenager and a woman. the 39 year old, from basildon in essex, was already a convicted sex offender when he sent the images. the prime minister hopes the first rwanda flight carrying illegal migrants will depart in the spring, following a commons vote. mps overturned ten amendments to the asylum and immigration bill submitted by peers. it will now go back to the house of lords, who could push for other changes , and the princess of wales has been filmed smiling while out shopping for the first time since her operation in january . since her operation in january. the sun has published pictures and a video of princess

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i >> -- >> good afternoon. britain. it's 1:37. and the outgoing welsh first minister, mark drakeford, is holding his final first minister's question session. that's in the zenith . the welsh that's in the zenith. the welsh parliament, formerly known as the welsh assembly. >> here go. these are >> well, here we go. these are live pictures the session in live pictures of the session in the after which he's the senate after which he's expected to formally tender his resignation to the king. to the king, to the king. >> goodness me. well let's cross live to cardiff, where we're joined by our political correspondent katherine forster and catherine mark drakeford has been there for some years. many people will remember his covid era restrictions. what do the people of wales make of his tenure as first minister? >> yes. well, a really mixed bag talking to people here because

of course, mark drakeford has been first minister for five years. and crucially, as you say , they included the covid years. now although wales had, i think, the strictest covid restrictions in the country really quite draconian here. he did retain and enjoy public support and really it was only with the 20 miles an hour scheme introduced quite recently that his star started to fall. but just a little bit earlier, i was talking to the welsh conservative leader, andrew rt davies. this is what he had to say about mark drakeford's legacy . legacy. >> well, there is these crazy policies that have come out recently , such as the 20 mph recently, such as the 20 mph across the whole of wales. also 36 more politicians in the building behind me, whilst nhs waiting times are spiralling out of control, the economy isn't in a good state here in wales and education has

education performance has declined if you rank it on international rankings at pisa, rankings just before rankings showed just before christmas. so on the policy position, poor position, it's a very poor legacy , but on a public service, legacy, but on a public service, there's a tick the box there's a big tick in the box because welsh did because the welsh people did vote in 2021. vote for him in 2021. >> yes. so there you have it. i don't think anybody could doubt that he was a true public servant. of course he's standing down, but he's continuing as the member for the senate, for cardiff west. he says he's looking forward to being able to watch a proper game of cricket. his wife passed away last year. he was absolutely devastated and he is 69, so i don't think anybody would begrudge him standing down. now, part of the reason to is that there's going to be elections here in 2026, and he wants his successor , and he wants his successor, vaughan gething, to have a decent amount of time to bed in to that role. but before we come to that role. but before we come to him, let's have a look at what some of the people in

cardiff said to me about mark drakeford. a little bit earlier. >> no, sorry, you don't know . he >> no, sorry, you don't know. he was too personal. >> he was all about what he believed . believed. >> and i don't think that that's what the majority of the people believe, in the beginning, yes. but later on i would say no, no. >> terrible job. absolutely. >> terrible job. absolutely. >> well, everything he's touched has turned to rubbish health, education, road transport, rail transport. >> do i need to go on? i mean, it's all worth it compared to all the other uk countries. >> it's dropped from the middle of the league to the bottom of the league. >> i don't think he's done too much the welsh people and much for the welsh people and the last thing with the 20 mile an hour limit, i think, was the last straw. >> he's a sweet man. he gives me my awards. i think he had a really hard year last year and i feel really bad for him as a person . i hope he enjoys his

person. i hope he enjoys his retirement and he can enjoy as much as he can. >> given what was left . >> given what was left. >> given what was left. >> so a mixed bag of opinions there, but a lot of concern about the 20 mile an hour zone that has been brought in in urban areas. many people absolutely sick to death of it. it came in in september. they're starting to enforce it as of yesterday, a lot of anger about that. so mark drakeford, his final first ministers questions happening now. then he's going to be making country. >> and you've got in the end limited resources a couple of hours time and then writing to the king and then tomorrow we'll see his successor vaughan gething be appointed new first minister, a real moment because he is going to be the first black leader of a country in the whole of europe. >> but he already has some difficulties surrounding him

around this £200,000 donation given by a company. the boss of whom has been convicted twice of polluting. and so lots of people saying he shouldn't have taken that money. that money should be handed back . but it looks like handed back. but it looks like most of it has already been spent. >> goodness me, do we? catherine? do we know anything about what this man's policies, the replacement we've seen a huge amount made of the fact he's the first black leader, first black leader of any european country . european country. >> it's been all over the news. we've heard very else we've heard very little else about what he stands about actually what he stands for politically. surely the people wales want to know people of wales want to know that foremost in their that first and foremost in their future careers. >> yes. >> yes. >> and we will be finding out soon. and i think let's see, there's a lot of division here within the parliament because welsh labour vaughan gething won, but only just, jeremy miles missed it by a whisker. so

there's a lot of discontent here. is going to try and bring people together. but yes, as you say, don't really know that say, we don't really know that much in terms of policy yet, mark drakeford was seen as sort of to the left . he'd supported of to the left. he'd supported jeremy corbyn. vaughan gething we expect to be more centrist, more in the mould of sir keir starmer. they hope that they will have a better working relationship . of course, it relationship. of course, it suhed relationship. of course, it suited mark drakeford to blame a lot of wales's many problems on the government in westminster. but if, as is likely to happen , but if, as is likely to happen, sir keir starmer ends up in number 10 downing street, that, of course , will be a bit more of course, will be a bit more tricky. and if you up with a tricky. and if you end up with a welsh sorry welsh labour critic advising a labour government in westminster, but let's see what happens. >> thank you very much indeed. katherine forster our political correspondent there in cardiff. what will you , remember mark what will you, remember mark drakeford for the infamous

pictures of supermarket shelves where goods that were deemed to be essential were you were allowed to buy them during covid, goods that were deemed to be non—essential were covered up with tape crossed across them. >> this was a rule from the senate saying that you can't buy something that the government deems to be non—essential in shop. >> i remember there were children's books cordoned off. i remember in one i remember seeing a, even female sanitary products. oh, that must have been a mistake. that must have been a mistake. that must have been a mistake. but i mean, when you give these orders to supermarkets nation , supermarkets across the nation, you know, when you wait to see actually implemented , it looks actually implemented, it looks rather extreme. >> but it was fascinating heanng >> but it was fascinating hearing from the people of cardiff about him. all of them sort oh, seems like sort of said, oh, he seems like a man , but he hasn't done a nice man, but he hasn't done a very good job the couple very good job in the last couple of years . of years. >> well, one man said he's he's

ruined health ruined everything. health education, trust. >> i'm one of these shadows who will in a spare moment, go will in a in a spare moment, go back and look margaret back and look at margaret thatcher's prime minister's thatcher's last prime minister's questions. it's bombastic, it's barnstorming. defending her barnstorming. it's defending her legacy. he does this every morning comes on. let legacy. he does this every morsay] comes on. let legacy. he does this every morsay this comes on. let legacy. he does this every morsay this is comes on. let legacy. he does this every morsay this is not comes on. let legacy. he does this every morsay this is not that.es on. let legacy. he does this every morsay this is not that. lookingt me say this is not that. looking at mark drakeford , they're sort at mark drakeford, they're sort of standing over his is a little sort of saying this saying that he's not he's not he's not a great figure of politics. i'm sure he's a lovely man. but my goodness , wales could do with a goodness, wales could do with a better leader. yes. >> nice young the >> that nice young woman at the end seemed very end, she seemed very, very kind about him. she wished him a good, a good, happy retirement. >> it's sort of a theresa may like quality there, i'm sure. very, nice person. very, very nice person. but maybe not quite. perhaps not effective. >> but in a moment we're heading to sheffield, where the prince of wales is unveiling two new commitments help prevent commitments to help prevent homelessness . you're watching. homelessness. you're watching. good afternoon britain. we're on gb with

us. >> good afternoon. britain coming up to 10 to 2. and the prince of wales is unveiling two new commitments to help prevent homelessness in sheffield. part of his flagship project to make the issue rare, brief and unrepeated. yes, sheffield is just one of six locations across the country which prince william hopes can form blueprints. >> local people working together to help end homelessness. >> but of course, this comes as the and princess of wales the prince and princess of wales was spotted at a local shop was spotted at a local farm shop in windsor over the weekend, with the princess of wales smiling and looking happy as they went about their business. so clearly that will be at the forefront of people's minds . forefront of people's minds. >> yes, i heard it was a portuguese tourist that took the video that then the son bought and splashed on the front page this morning. so there you go. our royal correspondent , cameron our royal correspondent, cameron walker is in sheffield to tell us more what prince

us more about what prince william is up to, cameron, tell us, what is prince william up to? >> well, prince william would have been very much aware of the photograph on the front page of the sun this morning of him and his catherine, printed in his wife catherine, printed in the sun here in the uk and tmz in the united states. but his focus was very much on a project close to his heart. it's seen as his project , all his flagship project, all stemming from those early visits with his mother , princess diana, with his mother, princess diana, to homeless shelters. and last summer he launched a scheme, a project called homewards with the royal foundation, which is six flagship locations across the country which are forming blueprints to prove that homelessness can be ended in the united kingdom, making the issue rare, brief and unrepeated. and as you said in your introduction there, he started off at the learning centre, sorry, the learning centre, sorry, the learning shelter here in northwest of sheffield , where he northwest of sheffield, where he unveiled two new commitments, the first of which is £1 million from a big diy store. some of you may be familiar with home

base. they've committed that money 1500 what's been money to create 1500 what's been described as home starter kits , described as home starter kits, which are things like paint, flooring, furniture , all of that flooring, furniture, all of that stuff. because the idea is if the building or or an empty building has all those home comforts, people are far less likely to be at risk of homelessness again. so that is the idea of those 1500 home starter kits, they're going to be spread around the country . so be spread around the country. so not just in sheffield. i did ask how people are be how many people are going to be getting in getting this benefit in sheffield. the sheffield. we did not get the answer that question. but the answer to that question. but the second thing, of course, is, well , are there second thing, of course, is, well, are there enough houses anyway? and i'm told that sheffield landlords have committed to helping to house families at immediate risk of homelessness in this city. now 4000 individuals or families across sheffield have registered with sheffield city council to say that they are homeless. that is a new record that's up 500 different people or families

from last year. so it is a real issue here in sheffield. but prince william, of course, has been here today and i spoke to housing influencer and campaigner kwajo kwadjo, who was himself at risk of homelessness back in the day. and he had this to say about prince william's visit . visit. >> it's really important, some people may well , he's people may say, well, he's a prince and he may not know about homelessness or people living in poor conditions, but that's slight. that's more impressive for me, i would say, is the fact that he may not have experienced it firsthand himself, but the fact he's had his ear to the ground, he understands where the crisis is, the fact he still wants to put his name behind it. as one of the most famous people on planet . on the planet. >> so a lot of discussion, a lot ofideas >> so a lot of discussion, a lot of ideas here today. but will that have tangible impact? well, it's a five year project, so we're going to have to wait a number of before we see number of years before we see that those ideas in action. a labour councillor told me that there's not enough finance going

in from the government, the uk government into sheffield to tackle problem . tackle the homelessness problem. the government says £3 million of sheffield of funding went to sheffield city council to help tackle the issue. >> well, cameron walker, thank you very much for bringing us what prince william is up to. nice to see him out and about doing proper work of, of nice to see him out and about doing proper work of , of the doing the proper work of, of the royals. although it was interesting photograph interesting that photograph yesterday that was or this morning really, really interesting . interesting. >> yes. lots of people asking, lots of people asking whether it's this picture of the princess of wales and the prince of wales. of course, at this windsor farm shop will be enough to end all the speculation surrounding, to end all the speculation surrounding , catherine's health. surrounding, catherine's health. judging from social media, it absolutely has not. but lots of people saying fantastic to see them smiling out and about. absolutely >> as the front page of the sun says there. great to see you again, kate. she does look great. she does look well . and great. she does look well. and frankly , if she if she wanted to

frankly, if she if she wanted to take some months off to recover with her children, that's within her. right. she went through a major operation. >> yes, but i think the communications department at the palace have not done a great job for her. certainly true. certainly, certainly true. but stay with us, william. very much. still busy. >> we're going be talking to >> we're going to be talking to nigel farage the next half nigel farage in the next half hour interview with hour about his interview with donald . donald trump. don't go anywhere. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hi there and welcome to the gb news forecast from the met office. following the rain overnight . so we're going to see overnight. so we're going to see a lot of cloud today and further showers. but actually there will still some drier and brighter still be some drier and brighter interludes got interludes out there. we've got weather fronts clearing into the nonh weather fronts clearing into the north fronts north sea. another set of fronts lining up for overnight, but in between for the afternoon, we've got a legacy of cloud cover,

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incredible . incredible. >> and you can see that full interview with the former us president donald trump on farage tonight from 7 pm. in other news, the first person in england and wales to be convicted of cyberflashing has been jailed. nicolas hawks was sentenced to 66 weeks for sending unsolicited, explicit photos to a teenager and a woman. the 39 year old, from basildon in essex, was already a convicted sex offender when he sent the images. britain convicted sex offender when he sent the images . britain faces sent the images. britain faces a 1979 moment, the shadow chancellor will say in a speech this evening, as labour seeks to bnng this evening, as labour seeks to bring about a new chapter in britain's economic history. addressing finance leaders at the annual may lecture in the city of london, rachel reeves will liken the economic challenge awaiting the next government to that faced by margaret thatcher. she plans to reform the treasury if labour wins government as part of her economic policy. the speech comes after miss reeves said labour would not be able to turn things around straight away if

voted in. shadow chief secretary to treasury darren jones to the treasury darren jones outlined rachel reeves plan. we are on the cusp of an opportunity in this country, an opportunity in this country, an opportunity for a decade of national renewal can national renewal where we can get our get growth back into our economy, make people better off and the page on 14 and start to turn the page on 14 years of failure from the conservatives. >> if labour is to win the election later this year. it will fiscal will be the worst fiscal inheritance that any party has had since the second world war. and we talk about and that's why we talk about a decade renewal. decade of national renewal. there we can there will be some things we can do immediately , and public do immediately, and public services of services are obviously one of our . our priorities. >> the first minister of wales is facing questions in the senate for the final time before sending his resignation to the king. mark drakeford is officially stepping down after five years in the job. he'll be succeeded by vaughan gething , succeeded by vaughan gething, who is set to become the first black leader of a european country , but not without country, but not without controversy. though concerns have about the have been raised about the incoming first minister, who's facing criticism for receiving

£200,000 from a firm owned by a man convicted of environmental crimes. leader of the welsh conservatives andrew artie davies, spoke to us about mark drakeford's legacy . drakeford's legacy. >> he is these crazy policies that have come out recently , that have come out recently, such as the 20 mph across the whole of wales. also 36 more politicians in the building behind nhs waiting behind me, whilst nhs waiting times are spiralling out of control, the economy isn't in a good state here in wales and education performance has declined if you rank it on international rankings at pisa, rankings just before rankings showed just before christmas. so on the policy position, poor position, it's a very poor legacy , but on a public service, legacy, but on a public service, there's a tick the box there's a big tick in the box because people did because the welsh people did vote in 2021. vote for him in 2021. >> britain's roads are at breaking point as pothole numbers reach an eight year high. a report found just 47% of local roads were rated as being in good condition, with 36% adequate and 17% poor. the asphalt industry alliance said councils were expected to fix 2 million potholes in the current financial year. that's up 43% on

the previous year and the highest annual total since 2015. pothole campaigner mark morrell wants to see the government invest in road repairs. >> i don't accept there's no money. they find money for things that they want to spend on that. i, you know me and you disagree hs2 . on that. i, you know me and you disagree hs2. i mean £66 disagree on hs2. i mean £66 billion a that billion to build a road that won't central london, won't go in central london, never to up to birmingham when won't go in central london, nev roadst to birmingham when won't go in central london, nev roads networks1ingham when won't go in central london, nev roads networks are ham when won't go in central london, nev roads networks are failing. en our roads networks are failing. to me it's like putting an extension on our subsidence, but there's loads of examples where government money, government can find money, where it wants to, but it's not a priority them, you know, on priority for them, you know, on the other side, every time you have a repair in your vehicle because they 20% don't because they get 20% vat, don't they ? they? >> and the prince of wales is visiting housing initiatives in sheffield today to promote his homelessness project. the outing comes after the princess of wales was filmed smiling while out shopping for the first time since her operation in january . since her operation in january. the sun has published pictures and a video of princess catherine with prince william,

who were at a farm shop in windsor on saturday. it follows weeks of social media speculation surrounding her health and whereabouts . and for health and whereabouts. and for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. comment hurts. now it's back to tom and . back to tom and. emily. >> well, outrage has been sparked after a king's cross display board featured an islamic teaching that describes people as sinners who must repent . repent. >> yes, there we go. you can see it's the hadith of the day . it's the hadith of the day. >> day nine is that and it says the prophet muhammad . and then the prophet muhammad. and then in brackets, peace be upon him . in brackets, peace be upon him. and then all the sons of adam are sinners. but the best of the sinners are those who repent often. that was at 922 but should kings cross station, one of the premier stations of

london, of the capital of the united kingdom, be displaying a daily hadith? >> well, joining us to discuss this is the chief executive of the national secular society , the national secular society, stephen evans. and stephen, thank you for making the time for us. what was your reaction when you this hadith when you saw this hadith projected there, where normally you might see train times , well, you might see train times, well, isupposeit you might see train times, well, i suppose it was exasperation really. i think it's very unwise and naive , of network rail to and naive, of network rail to allow this, i think it is at best a well—meaning but really misguided and counterproductive attempt at inclusivity . attempt at inclusivity. >> stephen, you're from the national secular society, so presumably you believe that religion should very much only be a private matter and should not be represented in public life in this way, any religion. but of course, it is . it is also but of course, it is. it is also the month of lent. it's coming

up to holy week. will there be, verses from the bible that appear there every day? i don't think there will be. >> well, i don't know. i don't know if they do christmas messages or religious specific christmas messages or easter messages, but certainly the decision here to display an islamic message, it really does perhaps reveal a sort of favouritism , or at least lead to favouritism, or at least lead to suggestions that there may be some sort of favourite ism as you're doing. and i think that does generate resentment and it will lead to inevitable demands from other religious or identity groups for equal recognition. so the best policy for avoiding getting into this sort of mess, really, is just to maintain a secular and neutral stance, because you displaying messages like this really undermines the principle of neutrality. and i think that's the best way to get us towards a, a fair, harmonious and inclusive society where everyone feels that they're equally respected regardless of their religion or their beliefs.

>> stephen, what do you say to those that would you're those that would say you're making out making a mountain out of a molehill was one molehill here? this was one little board in an enormous train station . it is, ramadan at train station. it is, ramadan at the moment. there are millions of muslims in the united kingdom. if you don't really like it, you don't have to look at this one tiny little board. what would say to the people at this one tiny little board. wha say uld say to the people at this one tiny little board. wha say you're say to the people at this one tiny little board. wha say you're making the people at this one tiny little board. wha say you're making the muche that say you're making too much of this , well, i'm of a thing of this, well, i'm not making anything of this. really. invited on to really. i've been invited on to a tv show to discuss it, so i'm discussing it. but i do think it's a point principle that it's a point of principle that schools, trains schools, hospitals, trains pubuc schools, hospitals, trains public services. they really should be neutral not should be neutral and not used to any particular to promote any particular religion or non—religious worldview . do i think that's, worldview. do i think that's, you know, we need to really need to defend the secular space and be sure that everyone's free to their religion , free to manifest their religion, free to manifest their religion, free to manifest their religion, free to manifest their religion as long as it doesn't encroach on anyone else. but people shouldn't be to but people shouldn't be free to impose beliefs on others impose their beliefs on others that don't welcome it. so i think secular public space think that secular public space is really the key to a more

harmonious britain. so that's the principle i think really needs defending . needs defending. >> yes. i think for some people it might a bit jarring to, it might seem a bit jarring to, as a lot of christians have, the feeling that christian holidays and celebrations have been sort of diluted . you hear about of diluted. you hear about sometimes old christmas market is now a winterville or something to do with easter is now just something generic . now just something generic. instead, to then have a passage from the quran on the kings cross departures board, it may seem quite jarring because this country is still a christian country. is it not, well, the census would suggest that it's no longer a christian country. it's really a very religiously diverse country, an increasingly secular country. but of course, christmas and easter , they don't christmas and easter, they don't have exclusively christian roots. they have pagan roots as well, so but yeah, this sort of thing can lead to this sort of

competitive grievance where christians feel marginalised even though they're not at all. i the king is, you know, i mean, the king is, you know, he swore an oath to defend the privileges of the church of england were an established state, collective worship state, still collective worship is still broadly christian. collective worship is still required in schools. so i really don't think christians have absolutely anything complain absolutely anything to complain about of when about. but of course, when this sort has happened, about. but of course, when this sort messagesnppened, about. but of course, when this sort messages are ned, about. but of course, when this sort messages are put. about. but of course, when this sort messages are put on religious messages are put on display, you know, departure boards at train stations. it does lead to this sort of competitive grievance. and i think this kind of sectarian squabbling and inter—religious squabbling and inter—religious squabbling is not the way forward, really. that's why i think a secular, neutral public space is best for everyone in the long tum. >> really , really good points >> i really, really good points made there, stephen. and before >> i really, really good points ma dive iere, stephen. and before >> i really, really good points ma dive into stephen. and before >> i really, really good points ma dive into theihen. and before >> i really, really good points ma dive into the murkynd before >> i really, really good points ma dive into the murky weeds>re >> i really, really good points ma dive into the murky weeds of we dive into the murky weeds of disestablishmentarianism or indeed anti disestablishmentarianism, we'll leave it there. stephen evans , leave it there. stephen evans, thank you very much for joining us here on good afternoon britain. >> yes , very interesting indeed. >> yes, very interesting indeed. some made , although some good points, made, although what do you think? i should

probably have asked stephen this, would he go so far as this, but would he go so far as to say there shouldn't be to say that there shouldn't be any of any obvious celebration of christmas anywhere? christmas or easter anywhere? >> these >> see, i think because these are long held tradition. >> he did. >> he did. >> he did. >> he he did touch on that, though, the that the though, that the that the traditions that christmas grew out festivals. out of were pagan festivals. having a tree isn't necessarily a christian specific thing. you can still have those celebrations of what we call having merry christmas everywhere. i think . i think you everywhere. i think. i think you can probably get away with get away with christmas. >> well, shall talk about the >> well, shall we talk about the economy? faces economy? because britain faces a 1979 moment? that's according to shadow chancellor rachel reeves, who's expected to say exactly that in her annual most lecture tonight. >> yes. the labour shadow chancellor is expected to announce working with businesses to create a decade of national renewal. but talking us through this now is gb news economics and business editor liam halligan with on the money . liam halligan with on the money. liam is reeves the new thatcher? >> i don't think she'd

characterise herself as that, but what the shadow chancellor certainly interested in doing is attempting to reassure swing voters. if you like, people who are tribally unaligned, trying to reassure the business community that the labour party can be trusted with the public finances. she's really mimicking their what new labour did tony blair and gordon brown in the mid 90s before their election victory in 1997, and she's evoking 1979 because that was, of course, the time of the winter of discontent. you had a lot of industrial action. you had the number of people on strike action at a post—war high and under a labour government, the country pretty much collapsed in many ways. and then margaret thatcher came in and while there was an awful lot of pain, and some people felt that she divisive, the she was very divisive, the country certainly recovered through the 80s to become a faster growing, much more

productive uk economy . i think productive uk economy. i think that's unanswerably true. what we're going to see this evening in the city of london, the so—called mays lecture, as you say, that's an annual lecture given by somebody, a big name in business or finance, often a chancellor or a shadow chancellor or a shadow chancellor or a city grandee. we're going to see rachel reeves not really dealing with specifics. labour doesn't want to put any specific policies out there because the likes of you and i would scrutinise them, journalists would scrutinise them and also opposition parties don't give away the don't like to give away the policies in their manifesto because the government nixed them. look what happened with them. look what happened with the taxation of so—called non—doms rich, wealthy foreigners living here in the uk. the chancellor pretty much took labour's policies root and branch in his recent budget. so what's rachel reeves going to say tonight? she's going to talk in themes rather than specifics. got little graphic here, got a little graphic here, she's going to say that growth that is economic growth is achieved through . she trying to

through stability. she trying to reassure that labour isn't going through stability. she trying to retdojre that labour isn't going through stability. she trying to redo anything abour isn't going through stability. she trying to redo anything to>ur isn't going through stability. she trying to redo anything to radical, going to do anything to radical, labour so far have backed all those measures in jeremy hunts budget. earlier this month , as budget. earlier this month, as the finance bill has been presented to parliament, including the tax cut from £0.10 including the tax cut from £0.10 in the pound to £0.08 in the pound, the headline rate of national insurance rachel reeves, quite controversially, i think, is going to say the office for budget responsibility should become more powerful . should become more powerful. that's the kind of whitehall should become more powerful. that's theeconomithitehall should become more powerful. that's the economic forecasting in—house economic forecasting unit that's become extremely influential in recent years. almost boxing in the chancellor saying if you can't do that, you can only do that only if we cost your policies and say that they pass muster. are you allowed to cut taxes? some people think they've got a veto on potential tax cuts or further tax cuts before the next election. yet rachel reeves wants to make them more powerful, then more powerful, and then she wants enhance this growth wants to enhance this growth unit at the treasury. that's a group servants who group of civil servants who focus on measures to make the uk more productive, rather than

just as some of us suspect, looking at measures to take more tax revenue from businesses and the broader population. so this is about themes tonight. it's about the mood music in the mid—nineties, labour had the so—called prawn cocktail offensive when they tried to schmooze business, telling them that labour would be safe with the economy. rachel reeves, a student of history as well as economics , is trying to do the economics, is trying to do the same thing. and a big super charged prawn cocktail is going to be delivered in the city of london at the mays lecture tonight. >> i'm looking forward to rachel reeves staggering in holding this. this prawn cocktail and seeing where the giant crustaceans will be seen on threadneedle street. >> thank you very much. liam halligan their economics and business editor with on the money. >> yeah, well , money. >> yeah, well, in money. >> yeah, well , in other news, >> yeah, well, in other news, more than 10 million households are now in areas where councils are now in areas where councils are allowed to enforce driving related penalties as high as £105. >> yes, this is what's called

yellow box powers and lots and lots of councils are applying for these powers so they can slap you with fines. it could affect more than 27 million potential drivers in these areas. are seeing yet another areas. are we seeing yet another war on motorists? >> well, joining us now to discuss this is motoring journalist and transport campaigner quentin wilson, quentin , these are councils, quentin, these are councils, huge number of councils that have applied for these powers. i suppose the concern here is they're going to go overboard on this as a cash cow. >> yeah. look, i mean, i don't think we're being cynical by asking this, this fundamental question with so many councils in parlous financial in a parlous financial situation, they're unseemly haste to get into this kind of, fine gravy and get their spoon in. it is quite worrying. >> and look, you know, it's not as if they have a tradition of being in the vanguard of road safety. >> local councils , you know, and

>> local councils, you know, and this idea that, you know, if we have a yellow box junctions, we'll be able to find people £70 and u—turns and all this sort of thing . i don't think it makes thing. i don't think it makes the world a safer or a better place. so i would be very suspicious in the ia and the rac say the same thing, that this needs to be managed really, really well. otherwise we'll completely lose confidence in their , if they had their abilities, if they had this, this tradition of being really, really good and having education at school and, and hazard awareness and helping drivers, i would take this much more credibly , but i'm afraid more credibly, but i'm afraid i don't. >> well , i've become don't. >> well, i've become quite used to this living in london. i do sometimes make the mistake of driving around london, and i've got myself a couple of fines for doing things that i didn't realise were wrong at some points, but essentially this is the type of thing. getting caughtin the type of thing. getting caught in a yellow box sometimes it's almost impossible not to get box, get caught in a yellow box, making an illegal u—turn or driving in a bus lane when it's

not permitted. now these appear to be, and maybe you disagree, but these appear to be quite minor mistakes when it comes to traffic, but quentin , you could traffic, but quentin, you could be slapped with a £105 fine for just making one of these little tiny mistakes. let's call them infraction, shall we? >> infractions the rac have have said that most, yellow box junctions are bigger than they should be. and there's another thing. you know who's accountable ? where's the accountable? where's the governance in this? how are we going sure these going to make sure that these these fines levied who these fines levied on people who are, struggling are, let's face it, struggling financially at the moment are fair, proportionate , accurate fair, proportionate, accurate and reasonable. and against this backdrop is this fact that, you know, crime is up, burglaries aren't being sold, cars are being stolen and never recovered . and here we are being fined. these amounts of money for what, as you correctly say, really are peccadilloes . tiny, tiny little peccadilloes. tiny, tiny little things. my wife was fined for the front wheel of her car being in in in a yellow box junction.

i mean, it was a matter of centimetres, but it came through. and because we want to get with lives, we don't get on with our lives, we don't contest it. we don't send the letter. roll and letter. you just roll over and pay letter. you just roll over and pay it. that , i letter. you just roll over and pay it. that, i think, is pay it. and that, i think, is the behind the philosophy behind this. >> you're completely >> i think you're completely right here on yellow box junctions. really easy to junctions. it's really easy to have an accidental transgression there. but there are other things that are clearly, things here that are clearly, clearly and there are clearly wrong and there are reckless drivers who do do wrong things. you shouldn't be doing sort of reckless u—turns. you shouldn't be driving in a bus lane. you shouldn't be treating the entire sometimes si king the rest of the law abiding drivers with contempt forced. >> sometimes you can be forced to drive in a bus lane. i mean, there all sorts happen . there all sorts happen. >> anyone who's ever been on a road there are good road knows that there are good law , and there law abiding drivers, and there are minority of drivers law abiding drivers, and there are try minority of drivers law abiding drivers, and there are try and minority of drivers law abiding drivers, and there are try and ruin»rity of drivers law abiding drivers, and there are try and ruin itty of drivers law abiding drivers, and there are try and ruin it forf drivers law abiding drivers, and there are try and ruin it for everyone who try and ruin it for everyone else who try and ruin it for everyone els> change every day. the rules change >> change every day. the rules chathey're legitimate. >> they're legitimate. quentin isn't there legitimate place >> they're legitimate. quentin isn't for re legitimate place >> they're legitimate. quentin isn't for punishingnate place >> they're legitimate. quentin isn't for punishing the; place here for punishing the troublemaker akers? >> yeah, there is. absolutely. >> yeah, there is. absolutely. >> and you are right. it's a

miscreant minority of people who, for instance, deliberately drive down a hard shoulder or a bus lane or do an illegal and dangerous u—turn in the middle of the road. but most of us don't do that deliberately and aren't actually trying to cause cause mayhem. what you need here is this thing we used to have called traffic cops and they've all gone, and they are the best way of enforcing road safety. they're visible. they're, currency that everybody understands, not local councils . understands, not local councils. so i would say, and i know this is an impossible dream, but we need more traffic cops to control the miscreant minority on our roads, bring them to book the drug drivers, the drink drivers , the drivers without drivers, the drivers without insurance, the drivers mots without , and not you without licenses, and not you and me who put our front wheel in a yellow box jointly. >> absolutely. spot on. and i, i wonder whether this has, quite a lot to do with the fact that 1 in 5 councils are facing bankruptcy or close to. thank you very much indeed, quentin

wilson, great to speak to you. motoring and motoring journalist and transport campaigner. >> really >> low, really, really perceptive there. i think i always had it. if all the councils were flush with cash, would they really be applying for all these extra powers? >> well, coming up, whispers for all these extra powers? >.toryll, coming up, whispers for all these extra powers? >.tory coup.ning up, whispers for all these extra powers? >.tory coup. despite whispers for all these extra powers? >.tory coup. despite arhispers for all these extra powers? >.tory coup. despite a little rs a tory coup. despite a little bit of a rwanda boost for rishi sunak, bring you the very sunak, we'll bring you the very latest. plus we're going to be speaking so speaking to nigel farage. so stay tuned

i >> -- >> good afternoon. britain. it's 2:26, and hm. revenue and customs will permanently close its self—assessment helpline for half the year, leaving some taxpayers those without internet , unable to speak to the tax authority . authority. >> how are you supposed to get your money back when they overcharge you? phone line

overcharge you? the phone line will between april and will be closed between april and september open september each year and open only to taxpayers, with priority quenes only to taxpayers, with priority queries october and march. >> well, let's get the very latest with our political ednon latest with our political editor, christopher hope. christopher, this will be hugely concerning news to a lot of people in this country who perhaps aren't as adept at using the internet . the internet. >> yes. i mean hi, both. exactly. right. i mean, hmrc say that they want to try and allow the helpline advisers that people answering the phones to you and me to focus on support where it's most needed. but for many people , phoning the tax many people, phoning the tax office is a vital piece of support because often it's quite hard to understand what, where, how to fill your , your, your how to fill your, your, your return. and if you're self—employed and how to ensure you're paying the right money to them, there's a there's a story here of unanswered phone calls with hmrc a million unanswered in january, but they have said today that from april the 8th to september the 30th, that

taxpayers can't phone the tax office for help with their tax return, go online, but don't call us. i raised this issue in the lobby meeting where when we journalists meet with the pm's official spokesman, they didn't not sure they knew entirely what the story had been, but they said hmrc customer service said that hmrc customer service is good, said, and then it is good, they said, and then it did say that they are facing working hard to improve their capability. but i do think this almost summarises people's, impression of public services. when you can't ring someone who is important to you as a tax office for nearly half the year , office for nearly half the year, something's not right. >> absolutely. and don't >> absolutely. and people don't call hmrc for fun. they call. i'm speaking from personal experience. they call when they can't get something fixed through another way. so when they're stuck and the internet won't supply them with an answer, or when they feel like they've filled something out correctly, they sent it off and they had a response. or they haven't had a response. or when had wrong they haven't had a response. or when of had wrong

they haven't had a response. or when of national wrong they haven't had a response. or when of national insurance or amount of national insurance or income tax taken out of their pay income tax taken out of their pay slip . they don't call for pay slip. they don't call for fun . fun. >> no, entirely. and of course, the tax code tolleys tax guide. tom and emily, you know about that, won't you? but that that has increased hugely since the tories power in the 90s tories were in power in the 90s under gordon brown. it became much more complex . and tax is much more complex. and tax is complex and many people just throw up their hands and they can't face it. so they try and find a professional to help them, with their them, help them deal with their tax can't tax affairs. and if you can't phone the of the phone someone at the end of the line at hmrc, makes it much line at hmrc, it makes it much more . and april to more frustrating. and april to september, of course, is a quiet time and the big rush time for hmrc and the big rush to fill in your returns goes into january, so it's not even you're not even rewarding people who to ahead who are trying to get ahead of their return. if you can't their tax return. if you can't phone all in our last phone anybody at all in our last minutes together . minutes together. >> this is all in the context of huge concerns about the prime minister's own position . what minister's own position. what are the whispers in the corridors of power about a potential coup ?

potential coup? >> that's right. i mean, amazingly, i think to anyone watching gb news listening to it who isn't living and breathing in westminster like i have to every day . tory mps, respective every day. tory mps, respective ones, are thinking about replacing rishi sunak may be triggering a vote of no confidence in him. as many as 40 letters have gone in to graham brady, the chairman of the 1922 committee, half a dozen went in over the weekend, for example, frustrated that the party's poor performance in the polls, lee anderson reform uk . the anderson going to reform uk. the row over a tory donors remarks about diane abbott, a feeling that nothing is working, perhaps as fact that as evidenced by the fact that the is turning its phone the hmrc is turning its phone lines off for half year. lines off for half a year. and that's. that's a symbolic, that's. but that's a symbolic, symbolic maybe of what's going what's here. they are what's happening here. they are frustrated. and there was a meeting last night at one of the five main groups. i can five main tory groups. i can reveal met and reveal 45 minutes it met and they will discussed about they all will discussed about how to get rid of or whether to get rid of their leader. it is febrile in parliament. the pm is

addressing the 1922 committee tomorrow in the house of commons. that's a massive meeting, but i was told that this number of 53 letters required to trigger a vote and voted no confidence could be triggered mistake. week . triggered by mistake. this week. no one is whipping this operation. no one in charge operation. no one is in charge of trying bring of it. no one's trying to bring the organically. the pm down just organically. tory mps are cross. they're upset. they're nervous about the local elections in may. they're very nervous about the party's future. and once one one rebel source close to this group said to it's not really about to me, it's not really about this election, it's about the next election. the 1 in 2029. because if the party is destroyed in november, they can't even win the following one. one. >> one. >> that's very interesting. so there's no organised plot among tory mps necessarily, but just disgruntled individuals finally saying , you know, enough's saying, you know, enough's enough. i'm going to i'm going to put my letter in. well, and it could accidentally get over that. >> that threshold of 53. but christopher hope, thank you very much joining us and talking

much for joining us and talking us through those two big, big stories. coming up, we're stories. but coming up, we're going to be speaking to the man of the moment, nigel farage is live for us in mar—a—lago. he's, of course, been speaking with donald trump at his florida residence the winter white house, as it was once known. we'll be talking to nigel after this . this. >> it's 231. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story? former us president donald trump has hinted he could deport prince harry if he wins the election. in an exclusive interview with nigel farage, he said the duke of sussex won't get special privileges if he lied on his visa about drug use . lied on his visa about drug use. >> if they know something about the drugs and if he lied, i'll have to take appropriate action. >> action? yeah >> appropriate action? yeah which might mean not staying in america. >> you'll have to tell me . you >> you'll have to tell me. you just have to tell me you would. you have thought they you would have thought they

would a long would have known this a long time . time ago. >> and you can see more of that full interview on farage tonight from 7 pm. the first person in england and wales to be convicted of cyberflashing has been jailed. nicolas hawks was sentenced to 66 weeks for sending unsolicited

i >> right. well, it's 236 in the afternoon. i'm emily, this is tom, and nigel farage is in florida at the moment where he's interviewed former president donald trump. no holds barred. let's have a sneak peek . let's have a sneak peek. >> join me tonight at 7:00 on gb news. the full interview with donald j. trump and he makes it absolutely clear he's running. he believes that he is going to win. prince harry may not be able to stay in america if trump gets elected , if they know gets elected, if they know something about the drugs and if he lied, i'll have to take appropriate action. >> he's accused of calling for bloodshed if he loses. >> but actually, the context of that completely and

that is all completely and utterly wrong. >> it's going to be a terrible bloodbath auto industry, bloodbath for the auto industry, the united workers. it's the united auto workers. it's going out of business. going to be put out of business. >> and importantly for global security, tonight the security, we get tonight the definitive answer of where trump stands on nato. this has global significance . significance. >> why should we guard these these countries that have a lot of money, but now they're paying because of those comments that you saw 2 or 3 weeks ago. >> is an interview you will >> this is an interview you will not miss tonight. not want to miss tonight. exclusively gb at 7:00. exclusively on gb news at 7:00. join me . join me. >> well, we're all looking forward to it. but of course, at the top of this hour, we asked what questions you would have for nigel farage. we're going to be speaking to him in just a moment. and john john from bristol, to say what bristol, messaged to say what might donald trump's relation be to a labour government that after everything that yvette cooper david lammy, emily thornberry and the like have said about donald trump, it's an

interesting question. >> well, susie says she absolutely loves donald trump. she to watch the she can't wait to watch the interview. if only the a interview. if only the uk had a leader calibre . well, leader of his calibre. well, there you go. when sam says how on america could only come on earth america could only come up with him or biden is a mystery all, and susan mystery to us all, and susan says, what is the first thing that donald would do if he that the donald would do if he got re—elected as president of the united states? >> what would he do with his pen to overturn change things? the first day he was president, i reckon it would be on illegal immigration. >> that is a huge sticking point for more and more voters in america. you know, even democrats supporters are seeing how many people are crossing on the southern border and they're wanting stricter border controls. >> that's true. there is a bill that, that is before congress that, that is before congress that would do a lot to fix that border. but, apparently donald trump has been ringing round certain congress people saying, don't vote for this because it will give biden too much of an advantage. there's some

speculation online that donald trump has been saying to various members of congress, don't pass this until i become president. >> yeah, that makes sense, doesn't it? >> that makes sense. we're going to be speaking to nigel farage very, very soon, live from florida so he can tell us exactly what he's asked, donald trump, hopefully he won't hold anything . no, he'll let us anything back. no, he'll let us in, let us in what's going in, let us in to what's going on. paula says he loves the on. but paula says he loves the suv- on. but paula says he loves the guy. wish he'd scottish guy. wish he'd used his scottish heritage and become prime minister. trump. well, there you go. there's a big fan in paula. >> well, we're going to be crossing over to mar—a—lago in just a moment. but before that, there's a story that we've been following all day today here on the program, small devonshire the program, a small devonshire village where the council has been forced to out been forced to fork out thousands of pounds to silence church bells, all because of one noise complaint. >> yes. let's speak to jeff moody, our reporter who's been down in devon in the village of

witheridge , jeff, you've been witheridge, jeff, you've been speaking to the locals. were they aware that the church bells had been silenced and how do they feel about it ? they feel about it? >> oh, they've been very aware about it all. they've been talking about for a very long time. i can assure you, there's plenty of people that are stopping me to give me their opinions on the subject, the church bells here at saint john the baptist church have been ringing every quarter of an hour for the last 150 years through wars and all sorts. wars and famines and all sorts. but late last year, that all stopped after one neighbour, who, i'm reliably informed only moved into the village. recently, complained that it kept him awake at night. well, immediately north devon council slapped a noise abatement order on the church and ordered them to silence the bells ad infinitum, the village was up in arms about it. everybody feels very strongly that it's not democratic at all to just take the view of one person. they

formed a petition. they managed to get 356 signatures in two days. and today they've had a partial victory in that. the bells are now ringing again, but only from seven in the morning until 11:00 at night. after that , the parish council has had to fork out for a very expensive silencer that cost them two grand to silence those bells throughout the night, two grand that the locals believe could have been spent on the village itself . now these bells have itself. now these bells have been going, so i've been sold for over hundred and 70 odd years through two wars and everything like that. and it's never been stopped. and unless it's broke or repairs and, the pansh it's broke or repairs and, the parish council didn't have a petition or nothing, they had to obey what the law said. but so many people, especially the older generation that have grown up with the bells going , are up with the bells going, are really frustrated about it.

>> one person dictates in the clock could have stopped shining. i mean , we are used to shining. i mean, we are used to actually hearing the bells ring all through the night and actual factif all through the night and actual fact if you had a sleepless night, they kept you company. they, they do. that's quite true. >> well, we should have them. >> well, we should have them. >> as a newcomer to the village some ten years ago, we came knowing there were bells. we live right next door to them. >> don't affect us at all. >> don't affect us at all. >> what do you think? the residents will be pleased that the bells are ringing again. but. oh, no. they believe but. oh, no. they still believe very that they should be very firmly that they should be ringing all night long. they very firmly that they should be ringirto all night long. they very firmly that they should be ringirto form ght long. they very firmly that they should be ringirto form another. they very firmly that they should be ringirto form another petition. want to form another petition. they also want to appeal against the decision . and the hope is the decision. and the hope is that before very long, the church bells will be ringing out throughout the night as normal here in witheridge. >> jeff, it is an extraordinary story because i suppose to a lot of people, they'd think that they didn't really want church bells to through night. bells to go through the night. but rightly but as as your package rightly says , is when you're speaking to

says, is when you're speaking to those people, those locals who've years and who've lived there for years and years, for decades decades, years, for decades and decades, they village they moved to the village knowing that this was the unique feature this church . this is feature of this church. this is how this church has been for 150 years. come outsider has the gall to rock up in the village and decide that he doesn't fancy it. >> he doesn't like it. well, perhaps there should be a bit of a mutiny boot him out. >> yeah. jeff, what is the reaction in particularly to the fact that one person can, with a complaint, upend 150 years of complaint, upend150 years of tradition ? tradition? >> what everyone says it's undemocratic, and it certainly is. they're angry . very angry is. they're angry. very angry indeed, and outraged that their opinion hasn't counted. there was never a stage in the whole process where villagers were consulted. they were just told overnight that this is happening. they were told in church on a sunday morning by the way, the bells will no longer be ringing. were longer be ringing. they were told was the case. they told that was the case. they were told it was of one

were told it was because of one person given no person and they were given no way opinions way of putting their opinions forward so they don't feel very listened to . and that's always listened to. and that's always very dangerous, isn't it? when people don't feel listened to, it makes people very, very upset. it makes people very angry. and it leads to a lot of discontent . and that certainly discontent. and that certainly is the case here in witheridge. they're very glad that the bells are to again, but are starting to ring again, but they're galled that they're still pretty galled that one person who shall be nameless but one person in this village has gone against the grain and caused the whole village to be silenced. >> yes, we are not popular down the pub, are they? they might end up moving anyway just because they've become so unpopular. i guess it's that sense fairness , isn't it, sense of fairness, isn't it, that we that we like. thank you very jeff moody very much indeed, jeff moody there in devon witheridge, there in devon in witheridge, good stuff. >> no, absolutely. but it's fascinating that it's a microcosm of everything wrong with this country that someone i mean, there was a it wasn't that long ago that there was there was a i think it was a pub or a

tea that had to close down tea house that had to close down because there were a couple of noise complaints. remember noise complaints. i remember this clinking cups. so this clinking cups. yes. so an entire wonderful , entire business, a wonderful, charming local business, had to close down because of some slight noise . i mean, my slight noise. i mean, my goodness, are a nation of. slight noise. i mean, my goobutss, are a nation of. slight noise. i mean, my goobut this are a nation of. slight noise. i mean, my goobut this isare a nation of. slight noise. i mean, my goo but this is why nation of. slight noise. i mean, my goo but this is why .1ation of. slight noise. i mean, my goobut this is why . thisn of. slight noise. i mean, my goobut this is why . this is>f. slight noise. i mean, my goobut this is why . this is why. >> but this is why. this is why. local news, local reporting is so . jeff moody so important. jeff moody bringing us that story, getting exactly. out exactly exactly. finding out exactly what the residents are thinking about the views on about this, getting the views on the ground. >> very so often in these stories the council stories where the local council has moved to shut something down or off upend or shut something off or upend a tradition, so often it's because of tiny minority, in this of a tiny minority, in this case, one person, a loud minority party where most people are want things to continue as they were or don't mind or perhaps answers aren't as noisy or sharp elbows. >> i just can't imagine thinking my opinion is more important than all of these people who have lived in village for have lived in the village for donkey's have lived in the village for donkey' anyway, have lived in the village for donkey'anyway, still come , we >> but anyway, still to come, we will be speaking nigel will be speaking to nigel farage. getting farage. we're just getting him set up. you're watching good

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news. >> good afternoon. britain. it's coming up to ten minutes to three. and we're delighted to say, joining us now from florida is gb news presenter nigel farage. now, nigel, you've got a bit of a special interview coming up on your programme. 7 pm. gmt this evening. coming up on your programme. 7 pm. gmt this evening . what's it pm. gmt this evening. what's it all about ? all about? >> yeah, it's a big sit down with donald trump. he gave us half an hour of his time, i mean, given all the legal cases he's facing and the fines he's facing, he really is a most extraordinarily resilient, upbeat and really quite bullish mood, the polls are going his way, especially in the swing states. he had some very interesting thoughts on prince harry, you know, harry, in his

book, 'spare, talked about taking cocaine and cannabis. well i wonder what did he put on his american visa form? so, you know, trump indicating quite strongly that if he's president, again, there'll be no special favours for harry, we talked obviously a bit about british politics, global politics. but the really big one is his comments on, on nato. you know, a few weeks ago, he was quoted as saying, look, if you know, nato don't pay their bills , nato don't pay their bills, america won't be there to support that's been support them. and that's been taken by many to say, well, okay, if america is going to leave, we need to beef up the european defence union. but in about an hour's time , we're about an hour's time, we're going to start playing the clips of that nato interview. and i promise you, tom, he gives some very strong, definitive answers indeed. >> now, nigel, we asked our viewers this afternoon what they would like to ask donald trump, and one that recurred was, what will donald trump do first thing

when he's in the white house? if he is re—elected, what are his first policy change be? did you get an idea of what that might be? >> absolutely. it's called drill, baby. drill it's to get america back producing as much energy as she can so they can export huge amounts of natural gas and oil around the world. yeah, he's saying, gas and oil around the world. yeah, he's saying , look, you yeah, he's saying, look, you know, the green stuff all sounds fine, but in realistic terms, we are going to be using fossil fuels for decades to come . and fuels for decades to come. and he wants america to be at the very forefront it. so that very forefront of it. so that is his absolute first day priority. the issue of the biggest issue of all of course, is the border. i mean, the official figures are that 7.3 million people have illegally border illegally crossed the border since biden came to power. many think the number is several million higher than that. and if you think about it, it was concerns over the border that really got him elected all the way back in 2016. so that i think will be at the centrepiece of this whole campaign. >> nigel, a of over

>> nigel, a lot of people over here sitting and thinking and looking at the likelihood and, and i think, i think it's fair to say it is a likelihood now of donald trump winning another terms president . it's, terms as us president. it's, being the second us president everin being the second us president ever in the history of the country to have done a non—consecutive two terms, stint in post. how do you think he'll get on with the likely labour government that will be electing around the same time, if we're to believe the polls on both sides of the atlantic, it's going to be a fractious relationship. it's very difficult. >> yeah. i mean, there's been what i did learn from the interview is there's been no communication between keir starmer's office and trump's office whatsoever , he kind of office whatsoever, he kind of brushes it off by saying, look, i'm not president, so it's not a big deal. but when you consider that david lammy, you know, may well become the foreign secretary under a starmer government. and when lammy says that he's a woman hating neo—nazi, you realise we've got

some very real problems ahead. and i do think shoring up nato , and i do think shoring up nato, the us being the bridge between america other european america and the other european members matters. i do think, you know, we may sign little trade deals with texas, but i do think an all encompassing trade deal would be a very good thing for our economy, particularly for financial services. so the relationship and this relationship matters. and this is why i've been hinting over the last couple of weeks that under starmer government, you under a starmer government, you know, starmer is going to need an in washington that an ambassador in washington that actually has a relationship and can get into that oval office. it's going to be very, very important. >> and nigel, could you be that ambassador ? ambassador? >> look, look, you know, whether it's me or somebody else that actually knows trump and knows trump, world, i don't know the likelihood i'd have thought of labour choosing me as quite low. but what they must not do is pick another person with a first from oxford in ppe or whatever it may be, who's been, you know,

foreign office for his career. they won't even get through the front door. trump doesn't talk that kind of language. must that kind of language. we must have. right have. we must have the right person . person. >> well, you might able to >> well, you might be able to smooth the if the smooth over things if the if the labour government doesn't have such relationship. thank such a fine relationship. thank you indeed. nigel you very much indeed. nigel farage florida. farage there live from florida. his course at his interview is, of course at 7:00 tonight. that's it. >> it's martin daubney. so >> next it's martin daubney. so stick around with gb news and follow martin for his show. after this . after this. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hi there and welcome to the gb news forecast from the met office. following the rain overnight, we're going to see a lot of cloud today and further showers. but actually there will still be some drier and brighter interludes there. we've got interludes out there. we've got weather clearing the weather fronts clearing into the nonh weather fronts clearing into the north fronts north sea, another set of fronts lining up for overnight. but in between for the afternoon, we've

got a legacy of cloud cover , got a legacy of cloud cover, especially across the south and southeast. some brighter spells emerging , but also quite emerging, but also quite a number of showers. the showers scattered, but i think they'll be focussed across southwest england into parts the england into parts of the midlands , as well as northern midlands, as well as northern parts of east into parts of east anglia into lincolnshire , away from the lincolnshire, away from the showers where we do get some sunshine feeling sunshine coming through, feeling warm again the warm once again in the southeast. 17 celsius much cooler further north 9 or 10 for scotland, although in scotland plenty of sunny spells and keep the clear spells and the mostly dry weather in the north of scotland overnight. likewise for the far south—east it stays largely dry, but elsewhere cloud increasing, outbreaks of rain turning up and of course the cloud and the rain keeps the temperatures from falling away. so 9 or 10 celsius for many of us as we start off wednesday , us as we start off wednesday, although the far northwest of scotland will see a touch of frost where the skies are clearest. and that's where the brightest weather will be on wednesday. western and northwest scotland and then, after a damp start, northern ireland as well. elsewhere, of cloud cover

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today, but all the talk is about his wife and it's another tough day for rishi sunak. >> aren't they all at the moment as rishi battles to get the rwanda bill passed once again, he's also got some of his fellow tory mps looking to replace him once again. >> and that's all coming up in your next hour. so welcome to the show. >> always an absolute pleasure to have your company. >> i want to hear from you today. email the usual ways gb views at gb news. this is views at gb news. com this is sit down nigel farage with donald trump . it's explosive. at donald trump. it's explosive. at 4 pm. we've got the clip where donald trump talks about nato you recall he's telling the other members to pull up their socks, cough up 2% of their gdp. well, you will not want to miss what he has to say. and that's only here gb news 4 pm. we've got that ahead of nigel farage's

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