i >> -- >> good morning. 930 on wednesday, the 20th of march. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> very good morning. so, kate's security breach this morning. shocking claims that unauthorised staff at the london clinic attempted to access the princess of wales's private medical records. who are they .7 medical records. who are they? what do they know? and have they been sacked ? been sacked? >> a potentially very serious breach of private medical records . but what is the records. but what is the consequence for kensington palace and indeed the london clinic? more details shortly

haaland you if you're not paying your bills , we're not going to your bills, we're not going to defend you. >> it's very simple . >> it's very simple. >> it's very simple. >> pay up or you're on your own. in gb news exclusive interview, the former and potentially next president of the united states, donald trump told nigel farage he would protect nato he would not protect nato countries don't pay countries if they don't pay their way . their way. >> and breaking this morning, inflation plummets to its lowest level for more than two years. will the bank of england now be forced to cut interest rates? >> inflation has indeed fallen from 4% during the year to january to 3.4% in february . january to 3.4% in february. pfices january to 3.4% in february. prices are still rising, but the cost of living crisis for some is easing . is easing. >> and is vaping linked to cancer? the first potential link between e—cigarettes and the disease is revealed today. but what are the risks and is it a time honoured for a ban on the so—called safer smoking alternative ? alternative? >> and breaking in only the last few moments , greggs is in chaos.

few moments, greggs is in chaos. some stores have been forced to shut this morning over it issues. this is just days, of course, after sainsbury's, tesco's and mcdonald's suffered their own digital meltdowns and royal kidnap plot. >> a young princess, a gunman and a bodyguard shot three times. today we look back at the thwarted plan to abduct princess anne and we meet the man who took bullets to protect . her. >> i've never seen that photograph before of princess anne at the bedside. yeah. >> and she. then she then went on. it was an extra ordinary moment because the car was heading into buckingham palace. a gunman gets the door open. a mad gunman gets the door open. she's seat the she's in the back seat the protection officer will be talking later. took three talking to later. took three bullets for it. >> amazing. and of course, it was the time before mobile phones. there's no footage of it, we will hear from the it, but we will hear from the man years on from man himself. 50 years on from

that incident. get with that incident. get in touch with us morning gb views at gb us this morning gb views at gb news.com all your news.com with all of your thoughts. but first here is the news sophia wenzler. news with sophia wenzler. >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's 932. i'm sofia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines uk inflation has fallen more than expected to the lowest level in two years. official figures show uk inflation from february came in at 3.4, down from 4. economists have forecasted that the office for national statistics figure would fall to 3.5. inflation is now closer to the bank of england's 2% target, and comes ahead of the latest interest rate decision tomorrow, chancellor jeremy hunt says it's good news for families. >> this is the lowest headline rate for two and a half years, but most encouragingly, food inflation, which was nearly 20% a year ago, is now just 5. and

what this shows is that the plan to bring inflation down, it was over 11% when rishi sunak became prime minister, now just 3.4. that plan is working, but we do need to stick to it and see it right the way through. >> housing, asylum seekers on barges, military bases and student digs will cost taxpayers more than hotels currently being used , the national audit office used, the national audit office said. housing those waiting for asylum decisions in alternative accommodation, such as a bibby stockholm barge and former raf sites, would cost the home office £i.2 sites, would cost the home office £1.2 billion. that's 46 million more than using hotels and b&bs. and while 230 million is expected to have been spent on developing for alternative sites by the end of the month, only two have opened so far and with reduced capacity . an with reduced capacity. an investigation has reportedly been launched at the london clinic over claims staff tried to access the princess of wales's private medical records .

wales's private medical records. the mirror has reported that at least one member of staff tried to access catherine's notes while she was a patient at the private hospital in central london in january, princess catherine was admitted to the hospital for abdominal surgery in january and has not attended a public engagement since . the a public engagement since. the uk privacy and data protection watchdog said it had received a breach report . and for the breach report. and for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now it's back to andrew and . bev. back to andrew and. bev. >> good morning. it's 935. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson. bev turner. we are the lucky ones. yes, we got our greggs this morning, but there's been a massive it meltdown at greggs . meltdown at greggs. >> i'm very suspicious about it. it's not me. you suspicious about these things? >> like to see you getting a little bit more sceptical. >> conspiracy where i don't, i

see cockup, i don't see it's not conspiracy. >> it's super sceptical thinking. but this is. >> is mcdonald's. >> this is mcdonald's. sainsbury's, tesco . all within sainsbury's, tesco. all within 24 hours of each other. >> well, we've got a sausage roll for here you. there we go. look. oh, delicious. andrew is literally recoiling. this is breakfast. i don't mind eating my greggs on tv, no one else is going. it just me. sorry. viewers at home listeners, if you let me tell you she never shares. >> oh while she's eating there is a major story going on and the we're not sure if the police are involved yet, but the london clinic where the princess of wales was treated there is a major security scare because hospital bosses looking it's in the front page of the daily mirror today that a member of staff , or more than one, was staff, or more than one, was caught trying to access her own private medical records. >> it's very serious this because hospital bosses because senior hospital bosses have kensington palace have spoken to kensington palace about breach, and about the potential breach, and they we firmly they claim, they say, we firmly believe our patients no

believe that all our patients no matter their status, deserve total privacy and confidentiality regarding their medical information, which is true . true. >> but the worry for me is so was this idle curiosity by a member of staff? dinner party gossip. everybody is talking about what's wrong with the princess of wales. maybe it was . princess of wales. maybe it was. we don't know if it was a doctor. we don't know who it was. or were they? much more nefariously thinking if i can access these records, i can sell them. because them. well, good luck, because there'd media outlets in there'd be no media outlets in this country would touch them with bargepole go abroad. with a bargepole but go abroad. yeah, would be plenty of yeah, they would be plenty of bidders would be go to bidders and it would be go to the bidder. and that the highest bidder. and that would be really appalling. >> heard about >> it would. i'd heard about this the weekend, actually. this over the weekend, actually. i'd heard this happened this over the weekend, actually. i'dtheard this happened this over the weekend, actually. i'dthe hospital.1is happened this over the weekend, actually. i'dthe hospital.1is my happened in the hospital. so my understanding there was in the hospital. so my ulmessage ing there was in the hospital. so my ulmessage sent there was in the hospital. so my ulmessage sent on there was in the hospital. so my ulmessage sent on the there was in the hospital. so my ulmessage sent on the intranetas a message sent on the intranet of the hospital to say that they were aware, the management of the hospital, that people had been trying to access kate's medical records. and that was unprecedented , particularly in a unprecedented, particularly in a hospital like that which the london clinic, which often looks after the royals pretty much routinely looks after the

royals. it's where they go for any kind of health issues , they any kind of health issues, they have babies at lindo have their babies at the lindo wing mary's, but they wing at saint mary's, but they they go there to be treated. so a really serious breach. who was it? why, as you say. and what did hope to achieve by and did they hope to achieve by and for prince of wales in particular? >> it's very difficult because if you remember when she had very bad morning sickness back in 2012, she was at the edward the seventh, those two pranksters called him from australia, australian radio australia, from australian radio station , posed as the queen and station, posed as the queen and prince the nurse. somehow prince philip the nurse. somehow put them through. they were then broadcasting details of kate's health symptoms, but the worst part about it was the nurse hanged herself. >> oh no , she did. >> oh no, she did. >> oh no, she did. >> she hanged herself. and that was profoundly traumatic for both kate and william. >> oh, that's awful . >> oh, that's awful. >> oh, that's awful. >> terrible. >> terrible. >> well, let's bring in cameron, our royal correspondent, cameron walker joins us now. our royal correspondent, cameron walkerjoins us now. good walker joins us now. good morning. cameron morning. you and i were discussing this here in the office on monday morning,

weren't we, that we'd heard this rumour about the fact that there were doctors trying to seek out these medical records, it's a serious breach of confidential . serious breach of confidential. >> it certainly is. and me and a number of my journalist colleagues have been trying to contact the london clinic this morning as yet, they have not responded apart the responded apart from the statements they sent to the mirror last night, which said, we firmly that all our we firmly believe that all our patients, matter their patients, no matter their status, total privacy patients, no matter their stat|confidentiality1l privacy patients, no matter their stat|confidentiality . privacy patients, no matter their stat|confidentiality . but'acy patients, no matter their stat|confidentiality . but since and confidentiality. but since then, we've had a number of other statements from from various people, including the health minister, maria caulfield. morning, health minister, maria caulfield. morning , who caulfield. this morning, who says metropolitan says the police, metropolitan police asked to look police have been asked to look into this because a data breach of this kind is potentially a very serious criminal offence. you access someone's you cannot access someone's private medical details, whether you're the princess of wales or whether you're joe soap. yeah, exactly. no who you are, exactly. no matter who you are, your medical details are your private medical details are private. you've got private. so unless you've got consent the patients this consent of the patients in this instance of wales or instance princess of wales or and of the hospital, you and consent of the hospital, you should accessing these should not be accessing these records. unless you're records. so i.e. unless you're a doctor or a nurse actually

actively involved in the treatment of the princess, they should not have access to these records. so it could become could potentially become quite nasty. could potentially become quite nasi'm glad that this issue is >> i'm glad that this issue is being of course, because being raised, of course, because we talk all time, don't we, we talk all the time, don't we, about the nhs is moving to about how the nhs is moving to a very data driven system and that i think it's really crucial that we a reminder that our we have a reminder that our personal all of everybody, personal for all of everybody, our medical records our personal medical records should be completely confidential , and should be completely confidential, and i imagine that we'll hopefully get a statement from the hospital. i would have thought, because it can't be that track this that difficult to track this person down. >> well, fingers crossed, kensington me kensington palace spoke to me last said it is very last night and said it is very much a matter for the london clinic, so they are batting the spotlight onto them. the information has information commissioner has also statement saying also released a statement saying that confirm we have that we can confirm that we have received breach report and are received a breach report and are assessing the information provided, to me provided, which suggests to me the reports in the mirror is accurate. i suspect what's going on in the london on right now in the london clinic is they are, as we spoke about , trying to work out

about, trying to work out exactly serious this breach exactly how serious this breach is, how many members of staff have looked at the information, if indeed they were successful have looked at the information, if accessingey were successful have looked at the information, if accessing it,vere successful have looked at the information, if accessing it, because essful have looked at the information, if accessing it, because theyil in accessing it, because they may tried and failed , may well have tried and failed, but the, the, the trying would have been picked up. >> you think the olden days. >> you think in the olden days. what a silly expression. but you know it would have know what i mean. it would have been a filing cabinet, but of course everything will be course now everything will be backed computer. yeah. so backed up on computer. yeah. so there presumably not there could presumably be not that cameron, that many people, cameron, who could sort of material. >> yeah. and london clinic >> yeah. and the london clinic is very prestigious hospital. is a very prestigious hospital. it have encryption it will have encryption after encryption after password after password. it will be incredibly difficult access , difficult to access, particularly the princess of wales, who the future queen. wales, who is the future queen. but medical details . but her medical details. >> think that each >> you would think that each medic their own and medic has their own login and that will be identifiable. that login will be identifiable. so imagine there are lot of so i imagine there are a lot of people now be quite people right now be quite nervous to be involved. yeah, more this we go throughout more on this as we go throughout the morning. but the the morning. but next, the former president trump former us president donald trump sat down nigel farage last sat down with nigel farage last night a world it night in a world exclusive it broadcast yesterday broadcast on gb news yesterday evening. a ranging evening. it was a wide ranging discussion, but his discussion, but it's his thoughts prince harry and thoughts on prince harry and whether would defend nato

whether he would defend nato that caught the most attention of our recent exports to you is prince harry. >> no one knows the truth. what did he put on his american visa form? >> if they know something about the drugs and if he lied, i'll have to take appropriate action. >> now, the massive debate back across the pond is nato . across the pond is nato. >> we're not going to defend you if you're not paying your bills. we're not going to defend you. it's very simple. our country's gone to hell it's gone to gone to hell and it's gone to hell fast. november 5th is going to be the most important day in the of our country , i the history of our country, i thought, have to say, thought, i have to say, i thought, i have to say, i thought it was nice to see thought it was quite nice to see old donald trump. >> not old as in joe biden. old but to us, fighting but familiar to us, fighting talk, being himself. he's he's all about the deal, isn't he? he's all about the money. that's the bit that i found was, and no confusion, no suggestion of any confusion, no suggestion of any confusion at all. >> whereas joe biden said yesterday talk he can do five hours and that's your lot. quite a difference. >> well, joining us now is

professor of us politics at university college dublin, scott lucas scott. morning. lucas scott. good morning. good to did you to see you again. what did you make the interview? make of the interview? >> it wasn't an interview . >> well, it wasn't an interview. it was one politician mr farage handing over your channel for 25 minutes to another politician. mr trump , for whom he has worked mr trump, for whom he has worked and whom he might be working for this year so that trump could put out his posturing, his insult, his misinformation and yes, at many points, his lies, there were many issues that weren't discussed and the issues that were discussed from nato to immigration were marked by a series of falsehoods. >> it was good in terms of nato, though, to have some clarification on that going forward. >> i think he was very straightforward about that. scott >> well, the problem with the answer on nato is, is that even as trump rowed back his comment

last month where he effectively ianed last month where he effectively invited russia to attack america's nato allies, is that he set it up with a series of false statements. so for example, he, did not he did threaten to withdraw the united states from nato in 2020. i know one of the people who was in that meeting, the irish commissioner to the eu, phil hogan, another commissioner to the eu , thierry breton, has also the eu, thierry breton, has also testified to that . so i know testified to that. so i know people who are in that conversation and trump lied that he, in fact, had never made that threat while he was president. he also, put out the misinformation that because of his threat, such as inviting russia to come in and nato allies, that was why nato countries have increased spending. that is false. jens stoltenberg . the nato stoltenberg. the nato secretary—general, said last month that there is an unprecedented increase in spending on defence by nato members last year, in 2023 were 18 of 30. one nato countries at

that time were now meeting their target. but trump actually, again lied that stoltenberg told him that he was the reason why the nato countries had increased their spending . their spending. >> is he sounding to you? i appreciate you're no fan of the former president of the united states. got to put it mildly. but is he sounding more presidential to you than joe biden, who? it's not a question of being a it's not a question of being a it's not a question of being a fan of, donald trump. >> it's a no, it's being a fan of the facts and it's being a fan of realistic , sensible fan of realistic, sensible discussion of the issues rather than giving someone a free campaign advertisement for 25 minutes, he, of course, gave out many of his scripted answers, that were set up beforehand . and that were set up beforehand. and the interview was edited, to make sure that there were no glitches in it. so, yes, donald trump was on safe territory to say whatever he wanted to with nigel farage nodding. and, you

know, if you constitute that , a know, if you constitute that, a softball discussion, a campaign advertisement as being presidential, so be it. >> okay. all right. thank you. scott scott, lucas always like your very frank opinions. that's what we do here on gb news. if you didn't see the interview, you didn't see the interview, you can of course see it on the gb news app. up next and gbnews.com. of course , up next, gbnews.com. of course, up next, we've been told for ages, haven't we, that vaping is safer than smoking. well, a new study. surprise, surprise says it surprise, surprise says that it isn't. we'll someone on isn't. we'll have someone on next still try and defend next to still try and defend vapes with britain's newsroom on

gb news. >> well, in some very good news for everybody, inflation has plummeted this morning. fallen to 3.4% in february from 4% in january, which is much more than expected. >> so joining us now is our business economics editor, liam halligan. to celebrate this

glorious news. how good is it? >> it is good news. but let's be clear prices are still rising, but they're just rising at a slower pace. so during the year to january prices, the cpi, the index of all prices of goods and services was up 4% during the year to february. it was up 3.4. this is sharply down at the height of the cost of living crisis at the end of 2022. inflation was 11, so now it's 3.4, but it's still way above the bank of england's 2% target. a lot of people will think i don't see any easing of the cost of living crisis. the fine print, which we can talk about, shows that food prices are down, fuel prices are down, but still a lot of people are squeezed and i don't think this is enough for now. now for the bank of england to lower interest rates when it meets tomorrow. i think interest rates are going to stay at 5.25, at least for now . at least for now. >> what will it take to get interest rates down? >> what will it take to get intewell, ates down? >> what will it take to get intewell, i:es down? >> what will it take to get intewell, i thinan? >> what will it take to get intewell, i think the bank of >> well, i think the bank of england will want to see inflation, closer inflation, much closer to the bank of england's 2% target,

that's where we are. there that's where we are. but there are good there is good news in some of these figures. i'll be doing a full one of my on the money video wall specials in the next hour. so some graphics, brace yourself. plenty of graphics graphics. higher, graphics. graphics. higher, lower. is lower. it's like the price is right, isn't it? for economics nerds. look, food price nerds. but look, food price inflation is now at 4.5. this time last year it was at 19% 45 year high. again, prices are going up, but a lot more slowly than they were . petrol and than they were. petrol and diesel prices are actually down compared to february last year. petrol is about 4% cheaper than last february last year, and diesel is about 11% cheaper than february last year. going back up even though in the last few weeks it started to go up. why? because the oil price is surging and this the big problem, and this is the big problem, this geopolitics, this this geopolitics, and this is what we're going to talk about with in the next hour when with you in the next hour when you come with big you come back with your big graphic oh graphic in your video wall. oh yeah, there. yeah, i'll be there. >> right. got to move on. >> right. we've got to move on.

a shocking new study says that vaping be linked to vaping might be linked to cancen vaping might be linked to cancer, not that shocking. >> it found e—cigarettes can cause changes cause similar dna changes to cells leading cause similar dna changes to cells to leading cause similar dna changes to cells to thatding cause similar dna changes to cells to that vaping experts to claim that vaping does seem as harmless does not seem as harmless as originally believed. >> us now robert >> so joining us now is robert sidebottom the uk vaping sidebottom from the uk vaping industry association. good morning, , is this morning, robert, is this terrible news for industry ? terrible news for your industry? i imagine you're going to try and defend the product still and say that there's still a lot more research to be done . more research to be done. >> well, i don't need to really defend the product because i think actually, if you read the article and you read the detail in the i mean, in the article, i mean, it actually starts states actually starts and it states with, while doesn't mean with, while this doesn't mean that vaping has the same degree of risk smoking does, of cancer risk as smoking does, it that vaping may have it implies that vaping may have negative impacts . negative health impacts. >> however, we've we've never said that vaping is completely risk free, and we've always said that it risk free, and we've always said thatitis risk free, and we've always said that it is 95% safer than smoking, which it is. and i think that this. >> robert, can we just stop you there? how do you know it's 95% safer than smoking ? safer than smoking? >> well, it's been examined and

it's been looked at, and cancer research uk, for example, have reviewed that and it's never been claimed as completely risk free. but a comprehensive research has continually shown, first by public health england and then by the office for health improvement and disparities that vaping is 95% less harmful than smoking. and that's a you know, that's an ongoing fact. and what we've got to remember is that there is a substantial amount of harmful toxic chemicals in smoking and that substantial amount of harmful toxic chemicals and 70 of which which we know cause cancer is responsible for 7 in 10 lung cancers in the uk, and that cannot be applied to vaping at all. it's just unreasonable to do that . to do that. >> and it's about having a longer time understanding, though we've had cigarettes for how long? decades. how long, robert, have we known about or have we had vaping being used on

a wide scale? how many years? what less than 20? >> well, i would say around about 20 years before it was regulated. it was being used quite widely as well, you know, it's we accept that further research needs to be done. and actually we welcome studies into the health impact of vaping, as we want to give every former smoker the full confidence that vaping is considerably safer than smoking. and that's that's the important message. >> but that's about the former smokers. what about the young people who are taking up vaping? robert it's better not to. it's better not to vape at all. and we know why they up we know why they take up smoking, because you lure them into shops silly into your shops with silly flavours called gum. flavours called bubble gum. >> well, can get into the >> well, we can get into the flavour debate. that's no problem at all, because, you know, adults flavours . i, know, adults like flavours. i, you particularly i love you know, particularly i love squashy and just because squashy sweets, and just because they're squashy, sweet and they're squashy, sweet and they're multi—coloured doesn't mean say adults can't mean to say that adults can't have and we can get have flavours and we can get into but these products,

into that. but these products, and absolutely clear, and let's be absolutely clear, are children. they are are not for children. they are an age gated product that are for only. and that is for adults only. and that is exactly who they should be sold to, i'm so sorry, robert. we've run out of time, but hopefully this research will show that they certainly are not for children. and i, for one, would be shouting from the be shouting that from the rooftops as long as can. don't rooftops as long as i can. don't go anywhere. is britain's go anywhere. this is britain's newsroom gb news. newsroom on gb news. >> outlook with boxt >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news . news. news. news. >> good morning. welcome to your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. a bit of a drab start for most of us today. dull and damp, the brightest skies are going to be across northern ireland and western we western scotland, where we should lengthy spells should see some lengthy spells of . sunshine of sunshine elsewhere. sunshine in generally in short supply, generally dry and across the south—east. and fine across the south—east. it may cheer up here, but a damp start for eastern scotland. southern scotland. the will southern scotland. the rain will tend ease here through the tend to ease here through the day, but it stays pretty dank across northern england, particularly yorkshire, parts of

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gb news. >> 10 am. on wednesday, the 20th of march. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with me, bev turner and andrew pierce. major security breach for the princess of wales this morning. >> shocking claims that unauthorised at the london unauthorised staff at the london clinic assess her clinic tried to assess her private medical records. who are they? what do they know? and have sacked ? have they been sacked? >> a potentially very serious breach of the princess of wales's private medical information. but what are the consequences for the hospital and kensington palace? find out shortly . shortly. >> thank you. if you're not paying >> thank you. if you're not paying your bills , we're not paying your bills, we're not going to defend you. it's very simple . simple. >> pay up or you're on your own. in gb news exclusive interview,

the former and potentially next president of the united states, donald trump told nigel that he would not protect nato countries if they didn't pay their way . if they didn't pay their way. >> and is vaping linked to cancer? the first potential link between e—cigarettes and the disease is revealed today. how bad are the risks and is it time for a ban on the so—called safer smoking alternative ? smoking alternative? >> and greggs is in chaos this morning. some stores have been forced to shut over it issues just days after sainsbury's, tesco's and mcdonald's suffered their own digital meltdowns and their own digital meltdowns and the royal kidnap plot. >> 50 years ago. a young princess, a gunman and a bodyguard, he was shot three times. today we look back at the thwarted plan to abduct princess anne. we meet the man who took those three bullets to protect her, james beaton and tax man is not available . not available. >> hmrc is introducing an annual summer break on its phone lines to push customers to go. guess

what? online is this going to affect you? oh, it's lovely doing your tax return isn't it? it's already always a highlight of your year. now if you go to contact the hmrc you're going to be talking to a chatbot. >> well good luck getting through you can because they through if you can because they don't answer the phone. that's already criticism. and now don't answer the phone. that's al|they criticism. and now don't answer the phone. that's al|the summericism. and now don't answer the phone. that's al|the summer you n. and now don't answer the phone. that's al|the summer you won't now don't answer the phone. that's al|the summer you won't getv don't answer the phone. that's al|the summer you won't get to in the summer you won't get to speak to anybody at all. yeah, i should people what should explain to people what a chat bot is. >> a chat bot means you type a little question and then an ai robot answer your question. robot will answer your question. but question not robot will answer your question. bu into question not robot will answer your question. bu into a question not robot will answer your question. buinto a veryestion not robot will answer your question. buinto a very narrow not fit into a very narrow definition of boxes and questions answers, questions and answers, you aren't to get your aren't going to get your question answered. aren't going to get your questiorremember, if you text me, >> and remember, if you text me, if you pay your tax bill late, they from they charge you interest from they charge you interest from the day. the first day. >> yeah, you won't be able >> yeah, and you won't be able to the system because to blame the system because there'll be nobody to complain to. dystopian to. welcome to the dystopian future at gb com future gb views at gb news. com is the to let us know your is the email to let us know your thoughts. this morning. first

though, latest news though, your very latest news with though, your very latest news witithanks, good morning. >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's 10:00. i'm >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's10:00. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story uk inflation has fallen more than expected to the lowest level in over two years. official figures show uk inflation for february came in at 3.4, down from 4. economists had forecast the office for national statistics figure would fall to 3.5. inflation is now closer to the bank of england's 2% target, and comes ahead of the latest interest rate decision on thursday. >> this is the lowest headline rate for two and a half years, but most encouragingly see food inflation, which was nearly 20% a year ago, is now just 5. and what this shows is that the plan to bring inflation down, it was over 11% when rishi sunak became prime minister. now just 3.4. that plan is working, but we do need to stick to it and see it right the way through .

right the way through. >> the chancellor, jeremy hunt, speaking there now, shadow business and trade secretary jonathan reynolds welcomed the drop but said we still need to see inflation coming down further . further. >> i would direct my criticism would be towards the government because as liam halligan correctly identified, if you look some the reasons look at some of the reasons we've so uniquely exposed we've been so uniquely exposed to high inflation, well, exposure to high fossil fuel prices, the government doubling down rather than finding down on that rather than finding alternatives, people alternatives, a lot of people not backing market not backing the labour market after pandemic because after the pandemic because they're nhs they're waiting for nhs treatment. the treatment. that's the responsibility of the government. think even looking government. i think even looking at agreement with at the way the agreement with the was done, the european union was done, where a lot of where we've got a lot of friction still in terms food friction still in terms of food pnces friction still in terms of food prices and how food and agri products are transported between here union, here and the european union, those i think the those are the things i think the government should have have looked and been a much looked at and been a much greater priority. >> asylum seekers >> housing asylum seekers on barges, military and barges, military bases and student taxpayers student digs will cost taxpayers more than the hotels currently being used. the national audit office said. housing those waiting for asylum decisions in alternative accommodation, such as stockholm barge and

as the bibby stockholm barge and former raf sites, would cost the home office £1.2 billion. that's 46 million more than using hotels and b&bs . and while 230 hotels and b&bs. and while 230 million is expected to have been spent on developing for alternative sites by the end of the month, only two have opened, so far and at reduced capacity . so far and at reduced capacity. the prime minister's flagship rwanda policy faces another parliamentary showdown as the lords considers whether to hold the legislation up until easter. mps overturned ten changes made by peers when the bill was in the commons on monday. the house of lords could dash efforts to get the legislation through parliament by easter if they make fresh changes to the safety of rwanda bill today. make fresh changes to the safety of rwanda bill today . the home of rwanda bill today. the home secretary, james cleverly, is urging the unelected chamber to let bill pass . an let his bill pass. an investigation has been launched at the london clinic over claims staff tried to access the princess of wales medical records. the mirror has reported that at least one member of

staff tried to access catherine's notes while she was a patient at the private hospital in central london in january. princess catherine has been admitted to the hospital for abdominal surgery in january and has not attended a public engagement since then . the uk engagement since then. the uk privacy and data protection watchdog said it had received a breach of a report some greggs stores have been forced to close after being hit by an i.t. glitch at the tills. some outlets have been forced to put temporary closed notices on their doors, whilst others ask customers to place orders outside using the greggs mobile app. before food could be given to them. a greggs spokesperson said it's working hard to resolve the issue . the resolve the issue. the government's aim to create a smoke free generation is one step closer today, as the tobacco and vapes bill is introduced to the house of commons. under the new bill, anyone turning 15 this year or younger will never legally be sold. cigarettes government figures show that smoking costs the uk around £17 billion a

yeah the uk around £17 billion a year. if the bill passes , year. if the bill passes, ministers say smoking rates among those 14 to 30 could be nearly zero by 2040. under secretary of for state mental health and women's health maria caulfield says the bill will also tackle youth vaping. >> it's already illegal to sell nicotine based vaping products to children, but there is a loophole and, manufacturers have created flavoured vapes instead, which don't have nicotine. but we don't necessarily know the safety profile of those vapes ehhen safety profile of those vapes either. so in the legislation, it we will close that loophole . it we will close that loophole. and so any vaping product will no longer be able to be sold to a child flavoured products. the way sold the packaging way they're sold the packaging where they're displayed in shops. right, we shops. because you're right, we don't children to start don't want children to start on a path of vaping. >> 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 andrew and . bev.

andrew and. bev. >> very good morning. 1007 i've had my, i've had my sausage roll . he's a bit posher than me, like the chocolate. so we have them. we're not just promoting greggs mindlessly this morning. coincidentally the products are being handed out free in our building . you can't buy them because. >> because the tills are down, because of an it fade. and i'm convinced it's a it's a no, i'm not going to use the word conspiracy. >> i've got i've got crumbs everywhere . everywhere. >> now honestly andrew pierce, we cameron walker in the we have cameron walker in the studio our very worked, studio with us, our very worked, hard royal correspondent hard working royal correspondent and madeline grant from the telegraph columnist matt , let's telegraph columnist matt, let's talk to you. first of all, the princess of wales. this is a pretty egregious breach, attempted breach of her privacy . attempted breach of her privacy. >> it really is. it's very depressing. i mean, you can only assume that someone at the clinic must have thought i mean, probably rightly, in my opinion, that there are people that would pay that there are people that would pay very handsomely for this information. so they've decided information. so they've decided in country, no, in this country, no, no publication it, but

publication would touch it, but go oh goodness. go to america. oh my goodness. yes. things i think that yes. where things i think that the some of the coverage but also the social media speculation been pretty kind also the social media sp gutteron been pretty kind also the social media sp gutter based been pretty kind also the social media sp gutter based stuff, pretty kind also the social media sp gutter based stuff, hasn'tkind of gutter based stuff, hasn't it? i mean, i've been really shocked and quite sort of depressed by the discourse around essentially a planned and, quite, you know, fairly openly discussed medical operation and stepping back from the public sphere. and people have genuinely gone mad about this. >> i mean, when you say people have gone mad, i mean, look at this. the world goes mad after over a woman going shopping is the front page of the star this morning, which kind of i think sums largely mood of the sums up largely the mood of the nation, this latest nation, this this latest revelation her medical revelation about her medical records. being it somehow records. yes. being it somehow attempted to be looked at by some medic within that hospital . some medic within that hospital. yeah. this will, i think for those people who maybe feel we need more from the princess, hopefully this will inspire a bit more sympathy to leave her alone. even the medics are trying to find out what's wrong

with her. >> i mean, even royals have. everyone has a right to privacy include about their their private matters, private health matters, including know, including royals. and you know, kate , the princess of wales. she kate, the princess of wales. she is obviously a future queen, but she's it's not quite the same as the health of the monarch, which directly affects the nation and the functioning of the state. so i think that, you know, she does have a right to some privacy, but even even when the queen was sick, they didn't tell what sick, they didn't tell us what was her. not was wrong with her. not precisely. exactly. yeah. >> she had >> afterwards. no. she had a form bone cancer, but we were form of bone cancer, but we were never at the time because never told at the time because she have that. she would have hated that. >> absolutely, absolutely. and i think a sense think that there is a real sense of entitlement. ironically, it's often people in often coming from people in america it's not their america for whom it's not their monarchs seem think, tell monarchs who seem to think, tell us going on. you know, we us what's going on. you know, we have a right to know. >> think they royal family. >> but, you know, it's a real generational issue, this as well, isn't it? we there were i would imagine it's terrible. i jumped to conclusion this jumped to the conclusion this will young doctor in the will be a young doctor in the hospital who it may not be a hospital who may it may not be a

doctor. correct? correct. but somebody setting, somebody within that setting, i presume were a younger presume they were a younger person. of person. i can't imagine some of those, doctors who those, more elderly doctors who understand ethics understand the medical ethics would to do this. the would have tried to do this. the younger generation, madeleine, have privacy, where nothing is with privacy, where nothing is private. they broadcast everything breakfast everything from their breakfast to new bras they've just to the new bras they've just bought. the younger bought. you know, the younger generation. there is no privacy. is we're seeing here? is that what we're seeing here? >> i've quite i've >> well, i've never quite i've never quite understood that. it's true. remember it's definitely true. i remember a ago, people began a few years ago, people began posting instagram of posting instagram pictures of their . you think, well, their dinner. you think, well, even it's lovely dinner, even if it's a lovely dinner, why? i mean, who cares now it's yourjob why? i mean, who cares now it's your job for some people. why? i mean, who cares now it's yourjob for some people. yeah, your job for some people. yeah, but i mean, i have no idea who did it. i suspect that there was probably were more probably the motives were more mercenary. to get mercenary. people wanted to get some payment this. some kind of payment for this. yeah well, and of course, the video of the of the princess and the prince at the windsor farm shop worldwide audience. >> been every country the >> it's been every country the western has been running western world has been running that because that still is the endunng that because that still is the enduring interest. it's true monarchy. >> and actually, perversely, even though a lot of the discourse is really lowest common denominator stuff, it

does weirdly show a kind of soft power that abides because i can't think of a time where even a politician around the world who actually is, you know, has real power in governing rather than symbolic power. >> the president of ireland, i know, whose name escapes at the moment, has had health issues. he's been in hospital. i don't think talking point in basildon. >> no, no, i don't think it is where they're talking about princess wales in basildon. princess of wales in basildon. >> are they're talking >> they are and they're talking about her in milwaukee. >> this is part is >> but this is part this is the internet i this is internet as well. i mean this is social media creates a very fertile for people to fertile ground for people to share conspiracy theories and i'm sure that it's not all sincere. you know, often this is in jest, but think also in jest, but i think we also have to forget that have a tendency to forget that what joke about social what we joke about on social media does pertain to media does actually pertain to real people. yeah cameron, real life people. yeah cameron, let's bring you here, just to let's bring you in here, just to if anybody's tuning in this morning, just just recap for us, if would. this story . why, if you would. this story. why, it's on the front pages of some of papers today. of the papers today. >> yeah. of course. so the princess of went into the princess of wales went into the london have her

london clinic to have her abdominal and the abdominal surgery. and what the mirror night, mirror reported last night, which now been which appears to have now been confirmed a number confirmed by a number of different organisations, is that confirmed by a number of differiist organisations, is that confirmed by a number of differiis an ganisations, is that confirmed by a number of differiis an alleged)ns, is that confirmed by a number of differiis an alleged breach:hat confirmed by a number of differiis an alleged breach oft there is an alleged breach of there is an alleged breach of the princess wales's private the princess of wales's private medical information, at medical information, i.e. at least one member of staff at the hospital attempted to access the princess's private medical records. now, the reason why thatis records. now, the reason why that is so significant is because that is a potential very serious criminal offence. you cannot access someone's private medical information without a their consent and b the hospital's kind of administrator consent . so unless you're in consent. so unless you're in directly involved in the treatment, you should not have access to it. clearly this is in the context of all the social media conspiracy theories that have been flying around the internet recently. you as you mentioned, this could just simply be a nosy receptionist. it could also be something more sinister someone trying to sinister and someone trying to sell information sell that information on to somebody to a foreign press. but you mentioned social media and the of it. i refer to the dangers of it. i refer to the dangers of it. i refer to the sun here. this is now the third time this week. this story has been the front page,

has been on the front page, because they keep having to justify this true justify that this is a true story , because there's a social story, because there's a social media speculation trolls media speculation and trolls saying her. there is saying it's not her. there is such exactly like a lookalike, a body double, you name it. it's been on the internet and all of this that though, because this in that though, because it's translating mainstream it's translating into mainstream media. my whatsapp, for media. and my whatsapp, for example, i've lost count the amount of people over the last few who have asked me if few weeks who have asked me if the conspiracy theories around the conspiracy theories around the wales is true. the princess of wales is true. they appear online to be mistrusting the information that we, as the media verified media are giving and indeed the palaces because of all these onune palaces because of all these online conspiracies. >> this i'm. >> this i'm. >> did the photograph make the conspiracy probably promoted the photograph which they edited photoshop one yeah, that probably promoted even more conspiracy theories. cameron. >> yeah, it certainly didn't help my worry a little bit with this is that this is going to all nudge us towards a place in which internet is more which the internet is more regulated, free speech. regulated, less free speech. >> this is what the online >> well, this is what the online safety is trying to do, safety act is trying to do, isn't and you know, the isn't it? and you know, the

legislation around into lawrence or speech. concern or free hate speech. my concern is this goes. so is that's where this goes. so i'm not a fan of the wild speculation. what it's proven to me some people really me is that some people really need to write novels, because some which have some of the plots which have been stitched around her, i have existence. i would make brilliant dramas. existence. i would make brili ant dramas. existence. i would make brili must dramas. existence. i would make brili must beiramas. existence. i would make brili must be oneas. existence. i would make brili must be one of the few. i >> i must be one of the few. i haven't bothered to read any of it, because i just be it, because i just can't be bothered because i know i've been told some of the stuff, i just don't feel i need to read it. no i can't scroll through tiktok without tiktok at the moment without them wild them being another wild conspiracy theory. >> no? yeah, right. >> no? yeah, right. >> madalyn. yeah. cameron. perhaps i go on tiktok a perhaps i should go on tiktok a bit. thank you much for now, bit. thank you so much for now, still come, if you thought still to come, if you thought the bbc was a safe haven from adverts, which adverts, well find out which classic going to classic radio drama is going to introduce is introduce them. this is britain's newsroom on

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side with stephen pound, who never knows when to stop talking. >> the former labour mp who used to me to do that. to pay me to do that. >> and that's what we love about you. you do. you. yes, you do. >> mike parry, the >> and mike parry, the broadcaster, with to write broadcaster, is with us to write the gets our the bbc gets all of our taxpayers money therefore it taxpayers money and therefore it doesn't have adverts. doesn't have to have adverts. >> now it's having the >> well, now it's having the best of both worlds, mike, because having adverts as well. >> this is an utter outrage. it's an outrage because it's an utter outrage because i do. yeah i used to work in ireland quite a lot, know, ireland quite a lot, you know, ira rte, which is ira and all that. rte, which is the broadcaster, has the irish broadcaster, has always adverts, so their always had adverts, so their charter adverts and charter started with adverts and they've had them and used to moan that, you we're not moan that, you know, we're not only we pay a licence only do we have to pay a licence fee ireland, we get the fee in ireland, we get the advert as but the strict advert as well, but the strict dealin advert as well, but the strict deal in this country was you pay your £159. i've just paid it your £159. so i've just paid it and you don't interrupted and you don't get interrupted without this is an outrage without it. this is an outrage for two reasons. firstly, it means the money they from means the money they get from the fee. the bbc will the licence fee. the bbc will now able to more of now be able to waste more of that, paying people millions of pounds not good at pounds who are not very good at theirjob. but pounds who are not very good at their job. but the pounds who are not very good at theirjob. but the bbc think their job. but the bbc think they should because the they should because that's the way think. but secondly, of

way they think. but secondly, of course, will suck commercial course, it will suck commercial revenue commercial revenue out of the commercial market and the bbc has spent the last ten years trying to close down local newspapers and local websites by. and they've done it, done it. and by intruding on the commercial market. the bbc are a public service broadcaster who should never have gone around opening local radio stations to compete, compete against bbc radio 1, never, but also make the websites they opened destroyed local newspapers. >> and so local councils now have no check on what they're doing because local news have gone. that has been my job and my first local. but i lived in the town hall on on the chester chronicle. >> i spent three days a week in council committee meetings, the full council, and it went on the front page. if the council were going to put a parking charges by now they get away with by £0.12, now they get away with it because there is no coverage. newspapers exist. and newspapers can't exist. and it's largely because the bbc fund these local websites, which take all advertising and give all all the advertising and give all the information to people for free. it's an outrage .

free. it's an outrage. >> can i just before you start, let me tell you what the bbc says. just to put the counterargument, the bbc spokesman has said listeners will bbc audio will continue to hear bbc audio with on bbc sounds, with our ads on bbc sounds, which the app. but as many of which is the app. but as many of our podcasts are available on commercial apple commercial platforms like apple and spotify, where adverts are the norm, look carry them and spotify, where adverts are the nornof look carry them and spotify, where adverts are the nornof l the minute they have >> because the minute they have adverts on one of the adverts on any one of the platforms, then they open the doon platforms, then they open the door. look, the last door. but look, this is the last knockings the national knockings of the national broadcaster the broadcaster as such, this is the end bbc. as we know there end of the bbc. as we know there are. one usp was that they don't have and thought it have adverts and i thought it was first thought was great. but my first thought when read the archers when i read this is the archers and desert island discs. so, you know, mean, would the know, i mean, what would the trailfinders would obviously advertise island disc, trailfinders would obviously adviwe've island disc, trailfinders would obviously adviwe've got island disc, trailfinders would obviously adviwe've got sort island disc, trailfinders would obviously adviwe've got sort of;land disc, trailfinders would obviously adviwe've got sort of stair disc, but we've got sort of stair lifts and, you know, sort of embarrassing for older people. >> think mean they may >> well, i think i mean they may just be they're dipping their

toe aren't they. to test toe in here aren't they. to test the reaction. >> licked a finger >> oh they've licked a finger and they held it up in the air to see which way the wind is blowing. you know and i know blowing. but you know and i know that in dire, dire that the bbc is in dire, dire trouble. losing, losing trouble. they're losing, losing their and their audience left, right. and it's not just the ken bruce thing. >> it's too big right out of control. >> well, you know, if you read this article about a behemoth, i mean, i mean, look, we all know stephen know is big stephen will know this is big football fan that the audiences for game that's shown on for a game that's being shown on the on itv is always four the bbc on itv is always four times bigger the bbc, because times bigger on the bbc, because there no adverts half time. >> people have got continuous >> so people have got continuous viewing. what they built viewing. that's what they built their broadcasting model viewing. that's what they built their can'troadcasting model viewing. that's what they built their can't suddenlng model viewing. that's what they built their can't suddenly i'iow)del viewing. that's what they built their can't suddenly now say on. you can't suddenly now say no, running out of cash no, we're running out of cash because, you know, giving 6 million a very tv million to a very average tv presenter doing very presenter for not doing very much us broke. i know much is sending us broke. i know we'll milk the advertising market. an outrage. market. it's an outrage. >> point is, there's very, >> the point is, there's a very, very serious there, which very serious point there, which is bit close where is a little bit close to where we are the moment. gb news we are at the moment. gb news has just been actually sort of excoriated saying excoriated by people saying that there's confusion there's a confusion between people know, people giving, you know, acting as mps acting as as mps and acting as newsreaders. if the national

broadcaster is actually advertising particular advertising a particular product, will be seen as product, it will be seen as a national, a very good placement of that product. >> right. very good point. >> right. very good point. >> outrageous. yeah. so the >> outrageous. yeah. and so the competitors against that particular product have particular product would have a very, strong case. the bbc, very, very strong case. the bbc, if it's still as a national if it's still seen as a national broadcaster, that you broadcaster, the one that you turn times of the death of turn to in times of the death of the royal family or war or anything like that, if they're going know, go out going to say, you know, go out and bloggs shoe polish, and buy bloggs shoe polish, that's seen as an endorsement. >> and some people may be saying, but look, let them saying, okay, but look, let them take advertising, but then fine, then our back and give then get off our back and give up the licence. then get off our back and give up well,:ence. then get off our back and give up well, giver. then get off our back and give up well, give it up altogether. >> well, give it up altogether. give altogether. some of give it up altogether. some of the, some of the broadcasting giants have giants around the world have been about getting been quite silent about getting rid bbc in present rid of the bbc in its present form for lot of years, on the form for a lot of years, on the bafis form for a lot of years, on the basis that if the bbc became commercial, huge commercial, they are huge and they awful lot they would suck an awful lot worldwide. suck an awful worldwide. they'd suck an awful lot advertising revenue out lot of advertising revenue out of commercial of the current commercial stations . stations. >> well, can tell you what, >> well, i can tell you what, they might have viewers and they might have more viewers and listeners us, but they do listeners than us, but they do not have loyalty that gb not have the loyalty that gb news and listeners have

news viewers and listeners have to brands advertise. to any brands that we advertise. >> have more >> they don't have more listeners at the moment, well, quite at the moment. right. let's move hmrc is let's move on. hmrc is introducing an annual summer break line. introducing an annual summer bre unbelievable. line. >> unbelievable. >> unbelievable. >> is what this is >> yeah. this is what this is for six months from april the 8th until september 29th. 8th until september the 29th. >> summer break. >> it's not a summer break. >> it's not a summer break. >> no, no. >> no, no. >> that's half the year. >> that's half the year. >> usually used to be in the house bi annual a yeah >> so the summer by definition is three months. this is six months. >> what is what is really ridiculous and insulting and downright abusive about this is that they're saying, we that they're saying, why are we doing life easier for doing it to make life easier for people. no, easier for people. now no, easier for themselves. the thing is themselves. the other thing is i actually had to ring up hmrc, the other day because it was coming out. >> how did that take? >> how long did that take? >> how long did that take? >> no, i rang up and the >> how long did that take? >> thingio, i rang up and the >> how long did that take? >> thing they'ang up and the >> how long did that take? >> thing they said up and the >> how long did that take? >> thing they said is and the >> how long did that take? >> thing they said is how the first thing they said is how would the quality of would you rate the quality of this? it was an eye this? because it was an eye thing, how would rate the thing, how would you rate the quality? i said, you know, quality? and i said, you know, i haven't actually had the phone call yet, you know, but how would they would you rate it? and they said, sorry, i don't said, i'm sorry, i don't understand you're saying. i understand what you're saying. i don't understand what you're saying it's and so don't understand what you're sayiend it's and so don't understand what you're sayiend up it's and so don't understand what you're

sayiend up having and so don't understand what you're sayiend up having to and so don't understand what you're sayiend up having to arforo don't understand what you're sayiend up having to arfor an you end up having to pay for an accountant. yeah i agree, accountant. yes. yeah i agree, but what's happened is but look, what's happened is with the tory increase with the with the tory increase in bands, a lot of older in the tax bands, a lot of older people. may say i speak people. and may i say i speak for large number of them for here a large number of them are in with this are now dragged in with this fiscal into and fiscal drag into tax. and so we're facing the thought. and these we thought we'd these are people we thought we'd finished that nonsense. these are people we thought we'd finiyes. that nonsense. these are people we thought we'd finiyes. because that nonsense. these are people we thought we'd finiyes. because your nonsense. these are people we thought we'd finiyes. because your pension a. these are people we thought we'd finiyes. because your pension now >> yes. because your pension now is taxed more. is going to be taxed more. >> know i know, first time i know. >> so you'd like to know all about it, wouldn't you? this is this march, mike. >> wu this march, mike. >> i don't >> was this i world? i don't feel in feel there's anybody in a position saying, can we position of power saying, can we put on this until put the brakes on this until we've talked about this is we've talked about if this is beneficial majority of people? >> it's a march the >> to me, it's a march to the world idleness. you world of idleness. do you remember revealed remember the, it was revealed just weeks that when just two weeks ago that when heathrow closed down last summer, reasons summer, one of the reasons it closed because the closed down was because all the scientific on scientific engineers who work on heathrow, working from heathrow, they're working from home. nearest one was home. the nearest one was 90 minutes so was minutes away. so? so there was a glitch computers . if glitch in the computers. if they'd all been at heathrow, they'd all been at heathrow, they have stopped it they could have stopped it immediately. couldn't get immediately. they couldn't get a guy minutes the guy in for 90 minutes and the whole closed down. working whole thing closed down. working from this will be exactly from home, this will be exactly the and it's all the same problem. and it's all because of covid. it's all because of covid. it's all

because we felt we got because we got we felt we got entitled to work wherever we want to work . how dare entitled to work wherever we want to work. how dare you entitled to work wherever we want to work . how dare you tell want to work. how dare you tell me to come into work? you know i'm servant and i do i'm a civil servant and i can do it on screen home. and it on my screen at home. and it's outrage . it's an outrage. >> why doesn't the chancellor, this who's on about this jerk who's banging on about the de very the fall inflation, de very welcome. just say to the head of hmrc. i'm boss hmrc. yeah, i'm the boss here. that's right phones all that's right man, the phones all year because you're year round because you're a pubuc year round because you're a public service. jacob public service. yeah. so jacob all year round. >> i couldn't more . i >> yeah i couldn't agree more. i mean problem is a lot of mean the problem is a lot of people into absolute people get into absolute terrible that terrible panic when you get that envelope, letter, you envelope, that letter, and you can't speak to can't get through to speak to anybody. can't get anybody. and if you can't get through, i can imagine some dreadful happening. dreadful things happening. some older is going to older person is going to suddenly envelope suddenly get this envelope and say, amount of money say, you owe x amount of money and to panic, and and they're going to panic, and it a mistake and it could be a mistake and it frequently know, frequently is. you know, it's absolutely outrageous. you frequently is. you know, it's absollthe' outrageous. you frequently is. you know, it's absollthe thing geous. you frequently is. you know, it's absollthe thing about you frequently is. you know, it's absollthe thing about workingu know, the thing about working from when i from home, i mean, when i was talking figures the talking about the figures in the army, you know, army, i thought, you know, people wanting people were going to be wanting to this rate. to fight from home at this rate. >> absolutely. and it comes >> it's absolutely. and it comes after accounts after the public accounts committee that after the public accounts con hmrc; that after the public accounts con hmrc customer that after the public accounts con hmrc customer service hat after the public accounts con hmrc customer service has the hmrc customer service has hit an all time low , but it's not. >> they don't care. >> they don't care. >> it's not even about working from home. it's about getting

rid of people from jobs. computers will do you don't computers will do it. you don't need someone up the need someone to pick up the phone. cheaper if an phone. it's much cheaper if an ai i think we're ai will do it. i think we're going take some, thin end of going to take some, thin end of the again the moment. the wedge again at the moment. gentlemen, edge gentlemen, be on the edge of your i we're going your seats. i think we're going to oh, is to see. ed davey. oh, he is launching his local election bid. here he is. the fourth place. time's running out for rishi. look, they've got a cardboard cut—out of a sand timer. that's high tech in it. oh, we're a bit anti anti—technological advancements here, but i think that's taking it a bit far. >> and just in case you don't know, ed davey is because a lot of people won't. he's the lib dem of people won't. he's the lib derhe's kingston is his >> he's kingston is his constituency isn't it. kingston upon kingston and upon thames in kingston and surbiton.to camera is his back to the camera which is excellent movement. excellent when you're movement. >> doesn't improvement. >> seems have >> it always seems to have a very anguished on his face very anguished look on his face about very anguished look on his face aboyou've seen polls. >> you've just seen the polls. he's liberal democrats are he's the liberal democrats are now place party now the fourth place party that's reform, that's right behind reform, behind behind reform. >> dems today, fourth >> lib dems as of today, fourth place reform . he's place party behind reform. he's got of orange sights. who got a lot of orange sights. who on actually on earth? he's actually in hertfordshire who earth on earth? he's actually in hertf0|vote'e who earth on earth? he's actually in hertf0|vote for who earth on earth? he's actually in hertf0|vote for lib) earth on earth? he's actually in hertf0|vote for lib dem?arth on earth? he's actually in hertf0|vote for lib dem? now i would vote for lib dem? now i don't their voters are. don't know who their voters are. do you, mike?

>> the who let down the post >> the man who let down the post office and office postmaster and subpostmistresses. okay >> post office post. yes. he's posted off postal minister for two years. >> yes , absolutely. >> yes, absolutely. >> yes, absolutely. >> by jo swinson. >> by jo swinson. >> remember her? yeah. of coui'se. >> course. >> dem leader for five. it's >> lib dem leader for five. it's followed norman so for followed by norman lamb. so for five coalition it was five years of coalition it was all lib dem ministers and they reported to secretary of reported to the secretary of state. it was a lib dem vince cable. yes. >> absolutely. yeah yeah, absolutely. >> did they appeal to you now stephen. >> well i don't know. they probably appeal to jocasta and pomegranate know sort of pomegranate or you know sort of young couple down there. but this what's dreadful . what's this is what's dreadful. what's dreadful about the lib dems is they've place of they've decided in place of policies and in face of actually anything real, they're going to come ludicrous come up with these ludicrous stunts like, you know, driving buses what's buses through walls. and what's that? the when i was on the that? the one when i was on the other day with you, they actually bus with actually had a huge bus with rishi sunak's it. they rishi sunak's face on it. they did rule of politics. did the first rule of politics. neveh never, ever, ever show your any of face. i mean, i'd of his face. but i mean, i'd rather some meat on the rather see some meat on the bonus and proper policies. >> actually doing bonus and proper policies. >> morning actually doing bonus and proper policies. >> morning. actually doing this morning. >> meat on the bone. >> talking of meat on the bone. >> talking of meat on the bone. >> he's talking couple >> and he's talking to a couple of very women. of very nice women.

>> yeah, what's supposed >> yeah, but what's he supposed to they launching here? >> is now waving to them. it's his local government campaign because of course, the local. i think candidate think this is their candidate for london on for the mayor of london on may the not that's not the 2nd. that's not that's not their mayoral candidate. no. >> 15 years old. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> all right. last one. >> all right. last one. >> he's he's probably more interesting than if it was said. >> also man who every >> and he's also a man who every time interviewed, demands time he's interviewed, demands that their time he's interviewed, demands tha'for their time he's interviewed, demands tha'for doing their time he's interviewed, demands tha'for doing it their time he's interviewed, demands tha'for doing it properly, 1eir job for not doing it properly, despite fact that he can't despite the fact that he can't do properly. despite the fact that he can't do prop about people not >> talking about people not doing their properly. your doing their job properly. your response that response to the idea that doctors trying doctors have been trying to access medical files? stephen. >> well, this this is horrendous. >> i mean, the good news is that they out in time. but, they found it out in time. but, i you remember boris i mean, you remember when boris johnson thomas's johnson was in saint thomas's hospital and people, reptiles were swarming around or slithering outside, were swarming around or slitherin huge outside, were swarming around or slitherin huge otof de, were swarming around or slitherinhuge otof money were swarming around or slitherin huge otof money to offering huge sums of money to anybody who was wearing scrubs going, you would going, you know, you know, would you know, can we you like to, you know, can we just johnson's, you just see boris johnson's, you know, embarrassing interior photographs? so it's pretty horrendous. but yeah, i mean, the you to do. the last thing you want to do. but about the london but the thing about the london clinic supposed be clinic is it's supposed to be this like the vip this place where, like the vip play, always play, it always used. >> used to go there. >> macmillan used to go there. >> macmillan used to go there. >> margaret there >> princess margaret was there and .he

>> princess margaret was there and . he prostate. yeah, and he. he had a prostate. yeah, but to be the king but it used to be the king edward the seventh hospital. >> use that well. edward the seventh hospital. >> officerse that well. edward the seventh hospital. >> officers andt well. edward the seventh hospital. >> officers and gentlemen, i think is the that's think that is the one that's pretty bullet—proof mike. >> well , you know, i mike. >> well, you know, i think it's disgraceful, have got disgraceful, but i, i have got a mayor . as a tabloid mayor culpa. as a tabloid journalist, put on journalist, i want to put on a white coat and got into peter sellers room when was sellers private room when he was in middlesex hospital when in the middlesex hospital when he on his deathbed. yeah. he was on his deathbed. yeah. what did he did he say was he capable of speaking? no. he wasn't. no, he's in a coma, and spike milligan sitting next spike milligan was sitting next to him. you did to the bed with him. did you did you pretend to be a doctor and try? didn't to be try? i didn't pretend to be anything. coat on, anything. i put a white coat on, and in, and i walked and i walked in, and i walked around times, just nodded around 2 or 3 times, just nodded my to spike my head, nodded to spike milligan came again. milligan, came out again. and then exclusive story. then when the exclusive story. yeah absolutely. >> well, extraordinary. >> well, extraordinary. >> was the woolavington >> that was in the woolavington wing. a porter at the time. >> thank you. for now. >> thank you. for now. >> i just times have >> can i just say times have changed newspaper changed in the newspaper industry? indeed. changed in the newspaper ind it'sy? indeed. changed in the newspaper ind it's beenieed. changed in the newspaper ind it's been half century changed in the newspaper ind it'princess alf century changed in the newspaper ind it'princess anne century changed in the newspaper ind it'princess anne was er changed in the newspaper ind it'princess anne was nearly since princess anne was nearly kidnapped. be kidnapped. we're going to be talking who took talking to the man who took three her. that's three bullets for her. that's right. more. after three bullets for her. that's right morning's more. after three bullets for her. that's right morning's news more. after three bullets for her. that's right morning's news with e. after three bullets for her. that's right morning's news with sophia your morning's news with sophia

wenzler . wenzler. >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's 1030. i'm sophia >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's1030. i'm sophia wenzler and the gb newsroom. your headlines. uk inflation has fallen more than expected to the lowest level in over two years. official figures show uk inflation for february came in at 3.4, down from 4. the economists had forecast the office for national statistics figure would fall to 3.5. inflation is now closer to the bank of england's 2% target, and comes ahead of the latest interest rate decision on thursday. chancellor jeremy hunt thursday. chancellorjeremy hunt says it's good news for families. >> this is the lowest headline -—— ——— for two and a half years, rate for two and a half years, but most encouragingly , food but most encouragingly, food inflation, which was nearly 20% a year ago, is now just 5. and what this shows is that the plan to bring inflation down, it was over 11% when rishi sunak became prime minister. now just 3.4. that plan is working. but we do

need to stick to it and see it right the way through . right the way through. >> housing asylum seekers on barges, military bases and student digs will cost taxpayers more than the hotels are currently being used, the national audit office said. housing those waiting for asylum decisions in alternative accommodation, such as the bibby stockholm barge and former raf sites, would cost the home office £1.2 billion. that's 46 million more than using hotels and b&bs . and while 230 million and b&bs. and while 230 million is expected to have been spent on developing for alternative sites by the end of the month , sites by the end of the month, only two have opened so far and with reduced capacity , and an with reduced capacity, and an investigation has been launched at the london clinic over claims staff tried to access the princess of wales private medical records, the mirror has reported that at least one member of staff tried to access kate's notes while she was a patient at the private hospital in central london. in january, princess catherine was admitted to the hospital for abdominal

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gb news. so it's been 50 years since one of the most extra ordinary royal moments of the modern era. it was a terrifying episode. a demented tried to kidnap demented gunman tried to kidnap princess anne, take on princess anne peril. anne at your peril. >> attack was thwarted by

>> the attack was thwarted by a number of people, including her police inspector jim police bodyguard, inspectorjim beaton, three times beaton, who was shot three times dunng beaton, who was shot three times during incident. during the incident. >> a gun and, he >> this man had a gun and, he shot 50 years ago. >> the mall, famous for its pomp and ceremony, turned into a sinister crime scene. the daughter of queen elizabeth ii, princess anne, and her then husband , captain mark phillips, husband, captain mark phillips, were driving back to buckingham husband, captain mark phillips, were d|from back to buckingham husband, captain mark phillips, were d|from aack to buckingham husband, captain mark phillips, were d|from a charityiuckingham husband, captain mark phillips, were d|from a charity event.iham husband, captain mark phillips, were d|from a charity event. aim palace from a charity event. a ford escort cut up their royal car and they were forced to stop. armed with two pistols, the assailants, ian ball, got out his car and approached the princess. he shot her protection officer , inspector james beaton, officer, inspectorjames beaton, who tried to disarm him . beaton who tried to disarm him. beaton returned fire but missed before his gun jammed. he was shot twice more as he tried to protect the queen's only daughter, dai davies , former daughter, dai davies, former head of royal protection, thinks police in 1974 were unprepared . police in 1974 were unprepared. >> well, it was totally inadequate then. the training

was very , very different because was very, very different because nobody actually thought anything like this could happen. there was no defensive driving training in those days. what you should have done, somebody pulls out you like that, was to drive through him. >> meanwhile, ball attempted to kidnap princess anne. he demanded a reported £3 million ransom, which he plans to give to the nhs. to the n hs. >> to the nhs. >> he said i had to go with him. i said i didn't think i wanted to do so very much. i was scrupulously polite because i thought silly to be too rude at that stage. again >> and chauffeur also tried to help but was shot, as was nearby journalist brian mcconnell, pc michael hills, who'd been guarding the queen mother's residence on opposite side residence on the opposite side of the at clarence house, of the road at clarence house, also to help . ian ball shot also came to help. ian ball shot him too, but he managed to call for backup when he shot the policeman. >> we managed to close the door. >> we managed to close the door. >> you eventually got the door back open again. >> door open. but >> lock the door back open. but in process of getting the in the process of getting the door the of

door back, open the back of my dress split from top to all the shoulders went lightweight and that was his most dangerous moment . moment. >> but i, former boxer ronnie russell passed by and realised what was happening. he then punched ian ball as hard as he could . there are various could. there are various accounts of what happened next, but the end result was that ian ball was arrested . ball pleaded ball was arrested. ball pleaded guilty to attempted murder and kidnapping . he was sectioned kidnapping. he was sectioned under the mental health act, having been diagnosed with schizophrenia. nowadays, close protection officers are highly trained police outriders and back up vehicles are common practice. miraculously those who were shot survived and princess anne visited them in hospital. queen elizabeth ii awarded the george medal to the boxer who punched ball. the other heroes that night were also rewarded . that night were also rewarded. today, the princess royal is consistently rated the hardest working member of the royal

family, a firm support for her brother the king, who continues regular cancer treatment. cameron walker . regular cancer treatment. cameron walker. gb regular cancer treatment. cameron walker . gb news. cameron walker. gb news. >> it's a remarkable story, isn't it? amazing, extraordinary. and also , she was extraordinary. and also, she was unflappable. apparently the princess royal, she's just refused to get out of the car and said, i'm not going anywhere extraordinary. well, jim beaton was cross for was awarded the george cross for protecting the princess and delighted to say joins us now , delighted to say joins us now, along with the former head of royal protection, di royal royalty protection, di davis. jim, you won't remember, but i met you some time ago at the imperial war museum when princess opening an princess anne was opening an exhibition to do with the george cross. you were cross. and you were there reunited with her. and you told me then what admiration me then what great admiration you had for the princess. cool under fire. but you didn't do so badly yourself . badly yourself. >> well, the slight difference was really that a it was probably my job. >> and also , i had a wee bit of

>> and also, i had a wee bit of police training . police training. >> not very much, but a little bit, whereas princess anne had nothing. and yet the way she displayed it, you would have thought she'd been a highly trained to deal with any type of that situation. >> jim, does it feel like 50 years ago when you go through something that makes the headunes something that makes the headlines and also just on a personal level, is kind of traumatic? i imagine it never really leaves you. i bet . really leaves you. i bet. >> no, i'm too thick for it to be traumatic, but it does. it doesn't really feel like 50 years ago. i must admit, when somebody mentioned it last week, |, somebody mentioned it last week, i, was a little bit surprised and suddenly said, oh, i suppose it is, it a it was an incident, you know, it happened and a big made big changes in the police

protection. obviously but, no, it's passed fine. and i've been busy. i've got family and golf and stuff like that . so time and stuff like that. so time passes. so it goes on as normal, really. >> but back then, jim, police even though you'd had some training, you took three bullets for the princess. you effectively stood between her and a deranged gunman. >> well , i was and a deranged gunman. >> well, i was supposed to be a protection officer. really? so a you know, i keep saying there was only two, two things to do, and one was go forward and the other was go back. so i just tried to fuddle about you must remember that back in 1974, there was no communication. and we were extremely lucky that michael hills , who was outside michael hills, who was outside clarence house in nearby , had clarence house in nearby, had got one of the first police radios. or radios on his shoulder. so he was able to send

a message out. otherwise we would have just been relying on the good old public to phone in and say, there was something happening. yeah. so times have changed drastically. >> it would be very different now. no doubt somebody would have caught it on an iphone , have caught it on an iphone, probably. jim. there'd be footage of what it footage of what happened. it would be very different. how would be very different. how would it how do think it would it how do you think it would it how do you think it would compare now being a royal protection officer today compared ago ? compared to 50 years ago? >> oh, it's a different job altogether. i mean, we were a very much the bottom of the pile as far as the police regarded us. but a nowadays, you know, it's a well trained, highly selected, lots of money spent on it and everything. i mean , we it and everything. i mean, we didn't have radios in the cars. we had nothing. we had no backup, we just everything plodded along really well. it was one of these things that,

had not fallen into, oblivion, but that sort of idea, because there was many more things happening. it was only, when ian ball caused this problem that they, the protection came to the fore. really with a vengeance and, money was spent and everything under the sun, including new guns, new bullets, back up cars , a many more police back up cars, a many more police officers. so the whole thing was a dramatic change. >> let's bring danny davis in here. die. of course. what jim's saying there, it has all changed. there's no way that lunatic, i assume, would have been able to get anywhere as near to the princess's car as he did 50 years ago, let alone open the door . the door. >> well, you're absolutely right, but let me pay tribute to jim. what an incredible man he is and remains, he fundamentally. or that incident fundamentally. or that incident fundamentally changed how royalty protection started to

improve in his day. as i recall, there were only about ten personal protection officers. now there are many, many more, quite rightly. and again, he , quite rightly. and again, he, attributes to the training now that these officers do go and clearly it has changed out of all recognition . but, you know, all recognition. but, you know, history repeats itself . so you history repeats itself. so you could never, ever think it couldn't happen again . but of couldn't happen again. but of course, now, having had the kind of history and the performance that he showed, those officers now selected , i hope are up to now selected, i hope are up to his level of duty and the ability. he tried his best, but he did so in circumstances which, frankly, today could never have happened. so i'm pleased in one sense that it happened because it actually laid the foundation for what is now the modern protection outfit that, hopefully it is. and the level of expertise that goes with it. >> jim, just tell us, what she was, what she was like. princess

anne, we know her as indomitable and hard working. what was she like work close up , very like to work with close up, very good. generally she was , open. good. generally she was, open. she obviously had a protection officer from the time she was born. so she was , you were just born. so she was, you were just part of the, group. really, but she was very good, always cool, calm and collected, sometimes a wee bit forthright , but that was wee bit forthright, but that was fine. you knew where you stood and what was happening, so overall, it was very good, okay. >> all right. thank you. so much. what a lovely piece of history. and i think it's so interesting to reflect on these occasions 50 years later, jim beaton who was awarded occasions 50 years later, jim bea george who was awarded occasions 50 years later, jim bea george cross.» was awarded occasions 50 years later, jim bea george cross. what awarded occasions 50 years later, jim bea george cross. what ayarded occasions 50 years later, jim beageorge cross. what a hero.i the george cross. what a hero. and former head of royal protection, davis. protection, commander di davis. i wonder if that scene's been in the not got that

the crown. i've not got to that bit the crown series. bit yet in the crown series. >> i think it is. >> i think it is. >> be. it's too good not >> it must be. it's too good not to be. >> ti to be. >> an extraordinary moment. >> yeah. right up. in 5. >> yeah. right up. next 1 in 5. police are set to resign from the the two the force over the next two years. right. what needs years. that's right. what needs to need pay to change? do they need a pay rise

gb news? very good morning. 1050. police are in crisis as figures reveal that 1 in 5 officers are set to quit the service within the next two years. >> joining us in the studio to talk about this former detective superintendent at the met, shabnam chowdhury, great friend of this program. chip chapman. we know a of this is about we know a lot of this is about apart the fact, you apart from the fact, if you think about the met, the reputational so reputational damage done by so many but money, many scandals, but also money, possibly about money. possibly it's about money. >> it's about well, if you looked at what happened last week, the met police announced that are going to make that they are going to make redundant detectives. redundant 60 detectives. >> . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and the murder squad in the murder basically they murder squad. so basically they won't kick people out, to

won't kick people out, so to speak, they'll make have speak, but they'll make have natural wastage and then they won't replace them. >> a huge strain on >> that puts a huge strain on policing also people policing that also stops people from because from wanting to join, because people with an idea of what people join with an idea of what they actually want to do. so to come into policing, if they want to murder command, come into policing, if they want to thatmurder command, come into policing, if they want to that thoser command, come into policing, if they want to that those opportunities knowing that those opportunities are to there, are not going to be there, they'll somewhere they'll go somewhere else. >> not need those >> did we not need those officers anymore? are there just fewer don't need fewer murders? we don't need so many murder squad officers. >> so. many murder squad officers. >> no, so. many murder squad officers. >> no, you so. many murder squad officers. >> no, you do so. many murder squad officers. >> no, you do need more murder squad they'll from. squad officers. they'll go from. i five i think it's about five detectives team down to detectives per team down to three. you have like north, three. and you have like north, south—east command south—east and west command teams, but they don't deal with just example . just murders. for example. they'll deal with a whole range of attempted murders, of other attempted murders, kidnappings. they may get involved other that involved in other jobs that boroughs don't have the resources comes back to resources which comes back to pay, resources which comes back to pay, and the number officers pay, and the number of officers that are leaving or joining. that are leaving orjoining. it's a revolving door . the it's like a revolving door. the more that join, the more are leaving. >> and i talk to police officers sometimes and they say, the other thing about the job is that we just get worn down by the admin and the paperwork and the admin and the paperwork and the bureaucracy, and if i had a

pound every home secretary pound for every home secretary who told me we're going to sort that out, they it gets w0 i'se. woi'se. >> worse. >> well, he's got a slightly better years, but better over the years, but when you're online reporting or you're doing online reporting or online, even you're calling online, even when you're calling the service , the crown prosecution service, you could be holding onto the phone hour phone for about an hour just before a decision to before you get a decision to charge. to charge. that could take 2 to 3 hours. that you don't have a hotline. >> the police don't have hotline. >> no, they don't have a hotline because police because thousands of police officers to the officers are calling in to the various prosecution various crown prosecution departments. you might have some cps directly cps officers that work directly within police stations, but that is also rare. but look , is also very rare. but look, this is also about pay. if you think it, last year the think about it, last year the met, the policing across the board was offered a 7% increase in pay. that was on the 1st of september, but actually the social foundation social market foundation published a report last year where they said that in real time, since 2000, police officers have actually suffered a cut of 17 or 17. so actually they're still on the back foot. in order for police officers to join , you've got to make the job join, you've got to make the job more attractive. when you've got

a low confidence, when you've got police officers being kicked out left, right and centre, when you've got police officers that are really good skills, are getting really good skills, they policing they get to 15 years in policing and think , actually, why and they think, actually, why would be a police and would i be a police officer and earn sort of money, low pay earn this sort of money, low pay really, in comparison to some others. i can go and become others. when i can go and become a train driver or i can go and work for some big company oil company who do investigation and pay company who do investigation and pay me 120,000 a year. and i've had leave to do those had officers leave to do those kind of jobs that kind of pay. >> how pay- >> how bleak is the prognosis then forward the next then looking forward to the next couple i'm couple of decades? well, i'm thinking my son. i can't thinking about my son. i can't imagine that his mates would imagine that his his mates would want be police officers. want to be police officers. that's very sexist, isn't it? i've daughters but i've got daughters as well, but it doesn't like an it doesn't look like an attractive anymore to that generation. >> it's not the only thing i would add the to that is it's not like it's not in just a critical crisis. it's in a serious critical crisis. but there are a lot of young people out there who finish, education or , or come in to do a degree or, or come in to do a degree within policing. when you think about the attraction, then it's

about the attraction, then it's about £28,000. otherjobs offer about £28,000. other jobs offer 21 or 22,000, so it might be a good offer for the first 2 to 5 years. and then they think, right, i've got some skills, i've got the experience. i'm out. >> yeah. as are we. we just ran out of time. shabnam. thank you though. good to see you. still to come. >> intermittent fasting has been endorsed public endorsed by a range of public figures kardashian to figures from kim kardashian to rishi . rishi sunak. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of weather on . solar, sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast from the met office today. we've got some rain spilling its way south and eastwards. the best of the brightness up towards the north—west and fairly mild across country. now that's across the country. now that's down to this weather front that we've sitting through we've got sitting through central the country, central parts of the country, bringing across bringing this milder air across the as it eases from the the uk. but as it eases from the northwest, you can see some brighter pushing in to brighter skies pushing in to western scotland and northern ireland through this afternoon. western scotland and northern ireithat's1rough this afternoon. western scotland and northern ireithat's1rough we'llifternoon. western scotland and northern ireithat's1rough we'll see 1oon. western scotland and northern ireithat's1rough we'll see the|. so that's where we'll see the best sunshine. quite best of the sunshine. quite

grey, and cloudy grey, quite murky and cloudy with rain and drizzle. some heavier bursts the day heavier bursts through the day across and wales, but across england and wales, but down towards south—east down towards the south—east it should we'll see some should stay dry. we'll see some brightness with highs of 16 or 17 celsius through wednesday evening, then that rain continues to filter its way south and eastwards, tending to die out as it does through the night. a lot of cloud left in its wake, though some pockets of mist fog developing , and a mist and fog developing, and a few clear spells, particularly for and northwest . for the north and the northwest. but later in the night you can see cloud and rain see this cloud and rain gathering western gathering across western scotland ireland. scotland and northern ireland. so and windy so turning quite wet and windy by the end of the night. but typically around typically temperatures around where be for this where they should be for this time of year. generally mild night , wet time of year. generally mild night, wet and windy start to the day, though for scotland and northern rain northern ireland that rain continuing in through continuing to pile in through the winds picking up the day, the winds picking up across the turning quite across the country turning quite windy northwest , but windy in the far northwest, but a breezy picture elsewhere. bright and breezy england bright and breezy for england and . some sunny spells and wales. some sunny spells from time just making from time to time, just making it fresher than it feel a little fresher than today, but still highs of or today, but still highs of 15 or 16. i'll see you soon. bye bye.

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gb news. >> it's 11 am. on wednesday, the 20th of march. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> very good morning. so, breaking inflation breaking this morning. inflation plummets level for plummets to its lowest level for more two years. while more than two years. while the bank now to bank of england now be forced to cut interest rates . cut interest rates. >> inflation is down from 4% dunng >> inflation is down from 4% during the year to january to 3.4% during the year to february. the cost of living crisis is easing for some, but what are the details? i'll be breaking down the numbers . breaking down the numbers. >> and kate, security breach this morning. shocking claims, unauthorised staff at the london clinic tried to access the princess of wales private

medical records. what do. what do know ? who are they? have do they know? who are they? have they been sacked ? they been sacked? >> yeah, the potentially very serious breach of the princess of wales's private medical information. but what are the implications of kensington palace and the london clinic? more details shortly. >> and can vaping now be linked to cancer? the first potential link between e—cigarettes and the disease is revealed today . the disease is revealed today. but what are the risks? and is it time for a ban on the so—called safe for smoking alternative and britain's back firing diversity push ? firing diversity push? >> at last? the business secretary, kemi badenoch, says inclusion policy should not come get this. the expense of white men in the workplace a bit late and tax man not available . and tax man not available. >> hmrc is introducing an annual summer break on its phone lines to push customers online. is that good news for you? i imagine .

imagine. not. good for her. controversial of kemi. i don't know. i mean call me a sort of a new radical, but i think white men are still doing quite well in the workplace . workplace. >> but you know, inclusion policies never, ever mention white men . white men. >> there's probably a reason for that. statistically, you're still doing all right. >> but this inclusivity agenda has too far . >> but this inclusivity agenda has too far. it's too woke. has gone too far. it's too woke. and she's just trying to say, hang on, let's be let's not exclude everybody. >> correct . what i don't like >> correct. what i don't like are policies that are dividing people. let's bring everyone together under there. >> and that's what all this inclusivity does. and it's also costing the taxpayer often tens of millions of pounds, particularly in the nhs, which hasn't any money. hasn't got any money. >> let us know your thoughts. gb views com are white views at gb news. com are white men that need to be men a minority that need to be have corner fought for ? have their corner fought for? first though, here's the very latest wenzler .

latest news with sophia wenzler. >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's 11:01. i'm >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's11:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story this hour. uk inflation has fallen more than expected to the lowest level in over two years. official figures show uk inflation for february came in at 3.4, down from 4. economists had forecast the office for national statistics figure would fall to 3.5. inflation is now closer to the bank of england's 2% target, and comes ahead of the latest interest rate decision on thursday. >> this is the lowest headline rate for two and a half years , rate for two and a half years, but most encouragingly, food inflation, which was nearly 20% a year ago , is now just 5. and a year ago, is now just 5. and what this shows is that the plan to bring inflation down, it was over 11% when rishi sunak became prime minister. now just 3.4. that plan is working, but we do need to stick to it and see it right the way through .

right the way through. >> chancellor jeremy hunt speaking there now, shadow business and trade secretary jonathan reynolds welcomed the drop but said we still need to see inflation coming down further . further. >> i would direct my criticism would be towards the government because , as liam halligan because, as liam halligan correctly identified, if you look at some of the reasons we've been so uniquely exposed to inflation, well, to high inflation, well, exposure to high fossil fuel prices, the government doubling down on that rather than finding alternatives, a of people alternatives, a lot of people not labour market not backing the labour market after pandemic because after the pandemic because they're nhs they're waiting for nhs treatment. that's the responsibility of the government. think even looking responsibility of the gothe|ment. think even looking responsibility of the gothe wayt. think even looking responsibility of the gothe way the think even looking responsibility of the gothe way the agreement looking responsibility of the go the way the agreement with ng at the way the agreement with the european was done, the european union was done, where lot of where we've got a lot of friction terms of food where we've got a lot of frictiorand terms of food where we've got a lot of frictiorand how terms of food where we've got a lot of frictiorand how food; of food where we've got a lot of frictiorand how food andood where we've got a lot of frictiorand how food and agri prices and how food and agri products transported between products are transported between here the european here and the european union, those think the those are the things i think the government have have government should have have looked a much looked at and been a much greater priority . greater priority. >> housing asylum seekers on barges, bases and barges, military bases and student digs will cost taxpayers more than the hotels currently being used, the national audit office said. housing those waiting for asylum decisions in alternative accommodation , such

alternative accommodation, such as the bibby stockholm barge and former raf sites , would cost the former raf sites, would cost the home office £1.2 billion. that's 46 million more than using hotels and b&bs and while 230 million is expected to have been spent on developing for alternative sites by the end of the month, only two have opened so far and with reduced capacity . meanwhile, at least eight dinghies carrying migrants have been reported in the channel this morning, uk and french authorities are responding, and 92 people have already been counted by gb news disembarking from a border force boat in dover. from a border force boat in dover . the surge is being dover. the surge is being attributed to favourable weather conditions , and takes the number conditions, and takes the number of asylum seekers who've arrived in small boats this year to 3600. time's running out for rishi sunak . the message from ed rishi sunak. the message from ed davey as he launches a liberal democrats local elections campaign. the lib dems leader kicked off the party's english local election campaign in blue wall, hertfordshire , where the wall, hertfordshire, where the lib dems made major gains last

year. ed davey lib dems made major gains last year . ed davey revealed lib dems made major gains last year. ed davey revealed his message to the prime minister as he unveiled a blue and gold hourglass in front of liberal democrat activists . in other democrat activists. in other news, an investigation has been launched at the london clinic over claims staff tried to access princess of wales private medical records. the mirror has reported that at least one member of staff tried to access catherine's notes while she was a patient at the private hospital in central london in january. princess catherine was admitted to the hospital for abdominal surgery in january and has not attended a public engagement since. the uk privacy and data protection watchdog said it had received a breach report . london said it had received a breach report. london underground drivers will stage two 24 hour walkouts in a long running dispute over terms and conditions. members of aslef will strike on april the 8th and may the 4th, threatening travel misery across the capital. aslef drivers have voted by 98% in favour of industrial action, and the government's aim to create a

smoke free generation is one step closer today, as the tobacco and vapes bill is introduced to the house of commons. under the new bill, anyone turning 15 this year or younger will never legally be sold cigarettes. government figures show that smoking costs the uk around £17 billion a yeah the uk around £17 billion a year. if the bill passes, ministers say smoking rates among those aged 14 to 30 could be near zero by 2040. and for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now it's back to andrew and . bev. it's back to andrew and. bev. >> to 1107 with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner, greggs have released a statement this morning, we have now resolved the technical issue that affected tills in some of our shops earlier this morning. the majority of them affected now take card and cash payments again and we expect the issue to

be fully resolved shortly. we apologise for the inconvenience this to our this may have caused to our customers, aren't saying customers, so they aren't saying whether was . it is odd isn't whether it was. it is odd isn't it? three four now in three days? four days. this is donald sainsbury's, tesco's and now greggs. you know what. >> unfortunately this is any of us who've battled with our printer at home, we'll understand that tech is not always our friends. i am digesting my sausage roll. your digesting my sausage roll. your digesting your pan of chocolate. i'm full of pastry and regret right now. i can't lie , but it right now. i can't lie, but it wasn't very delicious. >> big news today though. inflation has fallen by by 23. 4. >> we're going to find out about that in just a moment though. >> the raw story liam halligan is waiting to bring us up to up to date on that. but the big news morning is that news this morning is that princess medical princess of wales medical record, is record, cameron walker, is outside the london clinic. cameron, clinic really cameron, this clinic is really well known for looking after the most privileged, let's say, in

our society, especially the royal family. this is really embarrassing for them . embarrassing for them. >> well, absolutely . bev, this >> well, absolutely. bev, this building behind me is well used for decades now , dealing with for decades now, dealing with and treating royalty, celebrities and politicians they pride themselves on, in their words, providing excellence in one place. and in january, the princess of wales was admitted here for what kensington palace described at the time as planned abdominal surgery and last night the daily mirror reported that at least one member of staff here had allegedly attempted to access the princess of wales's private medical records. now it was also reported that bosses of the hospital immediately contacted kensington palace upon discovering the alleged breach and were investigating. now, kensington palace told me last night that this is a matter for the london clinic . they told the the london clinic. they told the mirror in in a statement that we firmly believe that all our patients, matter their patients, no matter their status, total privacy status, deserve total privacy and confidentiality. well, this morning information

morning the information commissioner's office has confirmed to me and gb news that they had received a breach report and are assessing the information provided, but this is potentially incredibly serious because accessing somebody's private medical information, if you're an nhs staffer or indeed a private medical staffer, is potentially a criminal offence. and this morning, health minister maria caulfield said that she believes that the metropolitan police had been asked to look into it. now, a spokesperson for the metropolitan police had said they are not aware. they are not aware of any referral at so far this morning, but of course this is in the context, isn't it, of the hounding of the princess of wales over the last few months, particularly the couple of particularly the last couple of weeks, with the online conspiracy theories and the videos by members of the videos taken by members of the public, and people are speculating about her health. so this does potentially have wider implications. and remember , it's implications. and remember, it's not just the princess of wales who's treated in that who's been treated in that hospital. the king still an

hospital. the king is still an outpatient receiving outpatient here, receiving regular treatment. regular cancer treatment. >> oh, very good point, cameron. i about that, i hadn't thought about that, actually, right. thanks, cameron . keep us up to speed. i'm sure there are some pr people in that hospital now with their heads in their hands, working out how to deal well, it is a deal with this. well, it is a disaster for them. yeah, it's awful, confidentiality , awful, because confidentiality, privacy is everything in place like it is. well, for everybody's >> it is. well, for everybody's medical just medical records, not just the princess well. princess as well. >> always be. >> should always be. now inflation to 3.4% inflation is plummeted to 3.4% this 4% january. this month from 4% in january. is plummet ? is that a plummet? >> i think that's a pretty big plummet. that's bigger than expected. these figures expected. what are these figures mean break mean for you here? to break it all is very own very all down is our very own very fine business fine economics and business edhoh fine economics and business editor. with on editor. liam halligan with on the . the money. >> is britain still an inflation nafion? >> is britain still an inflation nation? apparently not, say, prime minister rishi sunak and chancellor jeremy prime minister rishi sunak and chancellorjeremy hunt. the plan is working, said the chancellor this morning. inflation has not just fallen decisively , but is just fallen decisively, but is forecast to hit the 2% target

within 18 months. well, we've certainly suffered a lot of inflation in recent years haven't we. look at that. back in october 2022, inflation was all the way up at 11.1. that's a 40 year high. it's since fallen pretty steadily but not in a straight line. and in recent months it's been stuck at 4. so what actually happened today when the ons released some figures we had inflation of 3.4, a big reduction during the year to february. so prices went up on average by 3.4% during those 12 months. and that's the lowest cpi inflation number since september 2021. let's have a look at the breakdown . why is look at the breakdown. why is inflation falling. because food pnces inflation falling. because food prices are going up at a slower rate. back in march 2023, 19% food price inflation. that's a 45 year high. it's fallen quite sharply. it's now at 4.5. so still prices of food are going up, but much less slowly . how

up, but much less slowly. how about petrol and diesel? well, petrol and diesel prices across the year have actually been coming down. petrol in february 2023 was almost 4% cheaper than a year earlier, and diesel was almost 11% cheaper on the year. but in recent weeks, petrol and diesel prices have been creeping, creeping back up. i know, and that's because of the oil price. and i'll come to on that in one moment. how about those pesky household utility bills? they've also been falling over the last year electrics, electricity, gas and other domestic fuel prices are down 18.2, says the office for national statistics over the last 12 months. so what does this mean for interest rates when inflation falls? the bank of england is more likely to cut interest rates. we've seen a huge rise in interest rates since that covid lockdown. all the way up to 5.25. we've got a decision tomorrow from the bank of england at 12 noon. i'll be there as ever, explaining what's

going on, but i still don't think the bank of england is going to cut interest rates for now. they're going to want to see closer to see inflation much closer to that 2% target. and there could be some fly in the ointment when it comes to bringing inflation down from our old friend the oil price. already we've seen petrol and diesel prices going up in recent weeks. that's because recently oil prices have spiked up on geopolitical tensions. russia, ukraine, palestine , russia, ukraine, palestine, hamas and all the rest of it, from $80 a barrel to $89 a barrel over the last few weeks. that's an 11% rise. the tories are hoping desperately that this lower inflation will push up real wages, take home pay and there'll be an economic bounce before an election. this sets the scene for better economic conditions, which could allow further progress on our ambition to boost growth and make work pay, to boost growth and make work pay, says chancellor jeremy hunt. well, ladies and gentlemen, downing street strategies . it's looking at the strategies. it's looking at the opinion poll lead that labour has . they live in hope.

has. they live in hope. >> thank you liam . thank you so >> thank you liam. thank you so much. now you've been getting in touch at home about hmrc. it's just not bothering to man the phones for six months this just not bothering to man the >> georgia say many people like to get their sorted and paid to get their tax sorted and paid asap. out way. if asap. get it out of the way. if people have problems, they'll need to wait until september then out. it will then to sort them out. it will potentially leave a huge shortfall during this shortfall of revenue during this time. the cost time. yeah, but it's the cost the and it's customer the taxpayer and it's a customer , the taxpayer who'll be penalised yeah. and penalised isn't it? yeah. and hopefully means that staff hopefully this means that staff at will be by a at hmrc will be reduced by a significant says noel. significant amount, says noel. it mean that noel, but it does mean that noel, but that's necessarily a good that's not necessarily a good thing. work, thing. we need people in work, don't what they going to don't we? what are they going to don't we? what are they going to do you want them answering >> you want them answering the phone, it your tax talking it through your tax bill. don't bill. a lot of people don't understand tax. want understand their tax. you want someone bring someone to explain it, bring back human beings. >> say. and princess and >> i say. yeah, and princess and princess anne kidnap 50 years. we spoke to james beaton earlier. security officer earlier. the security officer who got three bullets. wonderful of . amazing and of his generation. amazing and alex said prince philip commented later that the

kidnapper wouldn't have kept her long as he wouldn't been long as he wouldn't have been able with her. he did able to cope with her. he did kind of british humour that i love and bbc taking on adverts in some of their online content and apps, said the and their apps, andrew said the beeb easily save millions beeb could easily save millions of scrapping its of pounds by scrapping its entire, forecasting entire, whether forecasting operation. can't operation. good point. why can't they use the met office instead of the taxpayer and licence fee funding? both the met office do a wonderful job news. a wonderful job for gb news. >> so much bbc waste, >> there's so much bbc waste, isn't there? >> so were just reading >> so much? we were just reading in the paper about a team of 60 who work at bbc verify. that's the fact checking organisation on why they have to have a fact checking, said why the journalists and the staff can't check their own facts. >> that's what you do . that's >> that's what you do. that's what do here. what we do here. >> absolutely. what we do here. >> now,.utely. what we do here. >> now, stilly. what we do here. >> now, still to come, what comes to mind when you think of james usually james bond? not usually a self—declared feminist who grows his kale, a panel aren't his own kale, a panel aren't impressed. what do you think? >> you like him? well i like him. you are with britain's newsroom. >> can you remember his name ? >> can you remember his name? >> can you remember his name? >> taylor there >> aaron taylor johnson. there we . are you sure? i think

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i >> -- >> what is 5mm >> what is the time? 1119, stephen pounds with us again , stephen pounds with us again, the former mp and the broadcaster, mike power. mike, you want to show us something, don't you? >> yes don't you? > yes, am, don't you? >> yes, am, because. >> well, yes, i am, because. because this is very important. here we right oh, here we go. right now. oh, i don't to show you my leg. don't want to show you my leg. i want to show you my shoe. >> going to do yourself >> are you going to do yourself a ? a mystery? >> can feel i can feel >> i will, i can feel i can feel my muscle already. my thigh muscle going already. so shoe. so this is a very smart shoe. >> training why >> yes. or training shoe. why are you showing it to us? right. >> is probably £100 >> well, this is probably £100 adidas brands adidas shoe, other brands are available. other brands are available. other brands are available. the point is, the available. but the point is, the story that joe biden, the man story is that joe biden, the man who leads the western world, now wears like this. he's got wears shoes like this. he's got £115 worth of trainers because because of the sole. i don't know if we can see the sole, but the sole has suckers on it which

keeps your foot, you know, to stop him tumbling it. stop him falling over. now, my colleague at the end of this table, mr pound, wears fantastic leather shoes, but i don't i don't can i just say i've done some weird items on this channel in the last two years? >> but i think this is right up there weirdest. there with one of the weirdest. >> shoes, by >> these are leather shoes, by the plastic soles. the way, with plastic soles. >> are buffed boots, mate. >> these are buffed boots, mate. >> these are buffed boots, mate. >> soles. >> they're plastic soles. >> they're plastic soles. >> is the point of >> well, this is the point of this, think, fact that this, i think, is the fact that joe biden. got soled shoes joe biden. i've got soled shoes to him falling . to stop him falling. >> well, well, no, you see, you see, quite sympathetic to see, i'm quite sympathetic to this. i'm a gentleman entering early now you early middle age. okay. now you know, i can see that in the rear view mirror. well, that's very kind of you. but, you know, outside this building there are walkways and walkways which are tiled and they quite wet and quite they get quite wet and quite slippy. i've given up slippy. and i've given up wearing the sort of shoes that steven's got, because sole steven's got, because the sole is like a mirror. it's very smooth. shoes i wear smooth. whereas the shoes i wear now have great sort of, you know, suckers on the bottom and you feel really more confident moving around on those sort of shoes. welcome to welcome to the

shoe. >> our here at gb news today we've got mike parry talking about by timpson. so i'll tell you if this is a bbc we'd actually say by those timpson. >> no , it's a serious point. the >> no, it's a serious point. the fact is stephen, you like biden . fact is stephen, you like biden. he's a doddery old man who's not very soft on his pins. he's had a number of falls fallen in and out of air force one, and they're so worried about him now . he's wearing these trainers. she's not normally look she's not normally the look you'd for the leader of you'd expect for the leader of the western world. well, no, he'd wear he'd expect him to wear something rather because something rather smart because they're worried he's going to end on backside. yes end up on his backside. yes that's absolutely true. end up on his backside. yes tha extraordinarily, �*ue. end up on his backside. yes tha extraordinarily,'ue. made >> extraordinarily, he made a brilliant union brilliant state of the union speech in the senate last week. it really, really good it was a really, really good speech. whether he only it was a really, really good spethat whether he only it was a really, really good spethat once whether he only it was a really, really good spethat once thether he only it was a really, really good spethat once a fortnight, only do that once a fortnight, i don't know, a what don't know, once a year. what does say america, that does it say about america, that the that these are the the fact that these are the two people to probably people are going to probably likely candidates likely to be the candidates and be. actually be. well, he's actually got a chance beating now what chance of beating trump now what is an earth does that say? is that an earth does that say? >> desperately sad. >> desperately sad. >> well, seen >> well, we've seen trump haven't we very recently this haven't we very recently on this very nigel. very channel with nigel. i thought was brilliant. i thought he was brilliant. i thought he was brilliant. i

thought was brilliant and thought trump was brilliant and i think he has a sense of purpose, whether you like him or not. he has a sense of purpose. and he said two things i entirely with. there entirely agree with. there wouldn't been a ukraine and wouldn't have been a ukraine and there a gaza there wouldn't have been a gaza if been president of if he'd been the president of the because putin the united states, because putin wouldn't know how he'd react. >> wouldn't how. >> hamas wouldn't know how. >> hamas wouldn't know how. >> , and not only that, he >> yeah, and not only that, he didn't even biden. he went didn't even blame biden. he went right back to obama and said, this all and he this all started. and he presumably meant syria. when obama talked the line . obama talked about the red line. and if the red lines crossed weapons, absolutely nothing was done. and i sincerely believe we'd be in a safer world if, donald trump was the president. i think he's got a point, because if you met, he did say that obama, that chemical weapons would be a red line tonight. >> certainly. did syria war. and he used chemical weapons on his own people. >> nothing, did nothing. >> yeah. he chemical weapons >> yeah. he was chemical weapons and bombs. mean, and barrel bombs. and i mean, the the point is, you the point the point is, you know, john said, know, it's like john wayne said, you write with you shouldn't write checks with your fists can't your mouth that your fists can't cash. problem. but cash. and the problem. but i honestly that hamas honestly don't think that hamas would in would have actually reined in

their trump their genocidal horror if trump had been the president. >> what about ukraine? i think ukraine an interesting one ukraine is an interesting one because, and trump because, i mean, putin and trump to a certain level, they're both sort populist leaders who sort of populist leaders who say the . the unsayable. >> and ways, i think >> and in some ways, i think they be a grain truth they could be a grain of truth in that. they could be a grain of truth in h at. it's they could be a grain of truth in flat. it's a they could be a grain of truth in h at. it's a criticism of >> i think it's a criticism of putin called populist, man putin called a populist, a man who repressed. of he who repressed. of course he is. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> no, no, no sorry i >> -- >> and kills anybody. >> and kills anybody. >> it's populist in the point of view the way he projects view of the way he projects himself great big himself with his great big orchestrated . oh, okay. yeah. orchestrated. oh, okay. yeah. and the fact you only got 87% of the vote. yeah. i mean, you know, that's 13 is waning. well, 13% of the russian population are probably going disappear are probably going to disappear by the reason why i by friday. the reason why i think hamas might not have happened because the happened is because the agreements were coming to happened is because the agraements were coming to happened is because the agra huges were coming to happened is because the agra huge peace were coming to happened is because the agra huge peace accord,ming to happened is because the agra huge peace accord, theg to for a huge peace accord, the abraham accords in the middle east. >> the problem was when biden got in, he took his foot off the accelerator on them. and that gave a lull to it. and people thought they're not that committed as they were. what i'm saying is trump would have gone full throttle until he

full throttle on that until he got a deal. that's why i don't think would happened. think hamas would have happened. and watch and what did you did you watch the stephen? and what did you did you watch the i stephen? and what did you did you watch thei did stephen? and what did you did you watch thei did indeed.aphen? >> i did indeed. >> i did indeed. >> a great scoop for gb news. >> it was not off. i mean, somebody said me, who's that somebody said to me, who's that bloke nigel bloke up there with nigel farage? no, it was extraordinary. and i think gb news, i hate to tell you this, but you're actually becoming mainstream now. this is the difficulty. i mean, people, the number see gb news number of times you see gb news quoted in the, in the newspapers over over again, mean , i over and over again, i mean, i mean, it an extraordinary mean, it was an extraordinary i mean, it was an extraordinary i mean, of the stuff there mean, some of the stuff in there was dust. prince harry was gold dust. prince harry could be refused to the could be refused entry to the united kicked out united states or kicked out rather, out. i mean, rather, or kicked out. i mean, amazing, nobody else rather, or kicked out. i mean, amé because nobody else rather, or kicked out. i mean, amé because he nobody else rather, or kicked out. i mean, amébecause he maynobody else rather, or kicked out. i mean, amébecause he may haver else rather, or kicked out. i mean, amébecause he may have lied;e rather, or kicked out. i mean, amébecause he may have lied on has because he may have lied on his application about drugs. >> exactly. drugs. >> that's exactly. drugs. >> that's right. . >> that's right. >> that's right. >> i i don't journos, you >> i don't i don't journos, you don't it scoop anymore do don't call it a scoop anymore do you? well you do. >> i e: erna erl- erl— >> i think if it's a true scoop as was and the other bit, as that was and the other bit, of course, was scoop. a double clarified situation. the clarified the situation. the relationship america relationship between america and nato clear. nato and made it very clear. also, i'm asking you guys to do is pay your bills and then you will have the defence shield of nato the about

nato and the stuff about bloodshed, got a lot bloodshed, because he got a lot of that trump from from the of flak that trump from from the bbc and others. >> and he was talking about blood car industry in the car industry. if they get a biden victory. he using the >> well, he was using the expression bloodshed, not in terms blood on the terms of literally blood on the street. actually talking street. he was actually talking about, you know, exsanguination of . yeah. of the economic economy. yeah. you can see where he's coming from. well, he's ahead of the game. >> he knows china are >> he knows that china are trying to flood the world with >> he knows that china are tryin cheap ood the world with >> he knows that china are tryin cheap electric world with >> he knows that china are tryin cheap electric world wi'at very cheap electric vehicles at the moment, 7000, 7000 arrived in in the last month. >> we have trailed this james bond story . >> we have trailed this james bond story. now, all of the media yesterday was saying that aaron taylor—johnson was going to be the next james bond in the sun. now, you said that dismissively. clarification as to whether he does want this part. and in fact, there's an interview that he's given to rolling stone magazine where he said it. is that said he doesn't want it. is that good news if he doesn't want it? stephen, i don't know. >> as soon as i read that this man grows own kale, man grows his own kale, i thought this thought to myself, is this hang on, you've allotment. i on, you've got an allotment. i know, grow kale on know, but i don't grow kale on it. good. it. good, good. >> you're like spuds,

>> and you're not like spuds, carrot . carrot. >> well, well, funny, if there's a . a vacancy. >> a vacancy. >> best one in the world. stephen, you make it. what's the. what's mad professor the. what's the mad professor who well, who does the inventions? well, what? q yeah, yeah. what? q q yeah, yeah. >> q yeah, maybe . pay attention. >> q yeah, maybe. pay attention. bond. pay attention. yeah. well no, but surely this is a modern bond we've been expecting you, mr bond. >> he's got a much older wife. i'm a big fan of that. well, she's brilliant. >> she's a great film producer. >> she's a great film producer. >> she's a great film producer. >> she's success in her own right. they've got two children together. your objection together. what's your objection together. what's your objection to he grows kale. to him? just that he grows kale. >> no, being tad >> no, no, i'm being a tad facetious here. objection facetious here. no, my objection is seem to know is he doesn't seem to know whether he isn't. whether he is or he isn't. i mean, did this story come mean, where did this story come from? come from somewhere. >> some. yeah exactly. >> some. yeah exactly. >> they said they've got a world exclusive that >> they said they've got a world exclusiv signing that >> they said they've got a world exclusiv signing contractshat >> they said they've got a world exclusiv signing contracts this they've signing contracts this week and that they've been in touch with, whatsit is. touch with, whatsit broccoli is. yeah. barbara broccoli yeah. yeah. barbara broccoli barbara broccoli broccoli or kale controls it really tight. absolutely but i'm really glad that if it's true, he's not going to take it. don't take it too woke for me. james bond's got to like a lethal got to look like a lethal killer. ruthless man will

got to look like a lethal killi rid ruthless man will got to look like a lethal killi rid of uthless man will got to look like a lethal killi rid of enemies1an will got to look like a lethal killyrid of enemies oti will got to look like a lethal killi rid of enemies of the will got to look like a lethal killi rid of enemies of the state. get rid of enemies of the state. roger moore, not somebody. roger moore. oh roger moore was mr beige. roger moore was the best. >> don't think that >> but don't you think that cubby was cubby broccoli was just attracted to the idea of somebody grows kale? somebody who grows kale? and there's link there? there's a link there? >> yeah. are very good. very good indeed. >> who would you, stephen, if you were choosing the next james bond, you cast? bond, who would you cast? >> aidan turner. right. >> aidan turner. right. >> who course mr >> who is of course mr >> who is of course mr >> who is of course mr >> who was, >> who was he was, >> who was he was, >> poldark. poldark. >> poldark. poldark. >> yeah. that's right, james norton. think he's great. i norton. i think he's great. i think he's fantastic. >> that sort of english >> he's got that sort of english charm . he's the english charm. he's got the english charm. he's got the english charm. like an english >> he looks like an english gentleman. played so many gentleman. he's played so many different vicar in different parts, from a vicar in cambridgeshire to a ruthless killer in, yorkshire. you know what he he also played what i mean? he he also played in, the scandal about, he was the affair. >> the female affair. the osteopath. he played the osteopath. he played the osteopath . osteopath. >> doctor stephen ward. yes. >> doctor stephen ward. yes. >> stephen ward, doctor stephen ward. , yeah. ward. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> was in the, the mcafee >> and he was in the, the mcafee one as well, wasn't he? he was a ruthless gangster villain in mcafee. >> yeah. i'm quite i'm quite relieved it's not woman relieved it's not a woman

because all that about because all that talk about having talking jane having a lot of talking jane bond anyway. >> right . >> yeah, right. >> yeah, right. >> come. >> still to come. >> still to come. >> say shush, shush, shush. >> we've got to move could >> we've got to move on. could comedians under comedians be targeted under new snp hate crime laws? and is this the end of free speech? what a joke. here with britain's

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humour bypass. but can you explain exactly what the snp have done and why it could impact on people like you? >> so they've passed this, this hate crime act, which, basically criminalises it extends the reach of, of hate crime laws into the privacy of your own home. you know, previously you had a sort of, a privacy, get out clause. >> that's where the, you know, the reach of the government didn't come into private conversations in your own home. and it also extends onto the stage. they've they've literally had police have had the police have had training, that hate training, that says that hate crime could occur on stage as part of a play , or part of a play, or a performance, which, i mean, that's that's terrifying. are they going to are they going to go in and into the pantomime and arrest ugly sisters for what arrest the ugly sisters for what they cinderella? they did to cinderella? it's a it's an absolute nonsense. the whole the whole thing is based on perception well . so there on perception as well. so there doesn't to be a victim, doesn't need to be a victim, there doesn't need to be any evidence of a of crime or evidence of a of a crime or anything like that. there just needs to be the perception that

the sort of elevate the perception in a, in a witness's mind . so, i mean, it's just open mind. so, i mean, it's just open to abuse. the whole thing is really worded. it's really really badly worded. it's really vaguely worded. anybody, can, vaguely worded. so anybody, can, can make vexatious, accusations against other people. and the police say they're going to prioritise. they're going to prioritise, hate crime, over they're going to investigate every single report. bear in mind they've decided stop mind they've decided to stop investing in actual real crime, low level crime, including some thefts, so it's going to be an absolute, absolute bunfight. it's a nonsensical law. and the police, i mean, it's a difficult law for the police to enforce, because, it doesn't make common sense. so. so yeah, it's good. i mean, previously i did a show in glasgow, this is before the law came through, but the atmosphere is so febrile and people are so sensitive. now, the venue cancelled the show and then would only allow it to go ahead with stewards standing either side of the stage, to make sure i didn't commit a hate crime,

which is insane. that's like something in iran or, or, you know, that's like some lenny bruce . bruce. >> leo, humza yousaf is really excited about this. he thinks this is great news, doesn't he . this is great news, doesn't he. do you how has it been able to creep upon us, this authoritarian political landscape that we're now living in? the government should be afraid of its people. the people should not be afraid of the government . how has it happened, government. how has it happened, well, it's happened because , i well, it's happened because, i mean, basically they sell it to us by saying, oh, this is this is to keep you safe, you know, this is to make sure, you know, if if hear any, any if you if you hear any, any hurtful or offensive hurtful words or offensive phrases, you safe phrases, we can keep you safe from but in reality, the from that. but in reality, the government going use government is just going to use it to, control public it to, to control public discourse and persecute discourse and to persecute political distance and persecute his enemies. for example, his enemies. so, for example, marion miller, who's a gender critical feminist who criticised the snp's gender ideology, criticised the idea that , you criticised the idea that, you know, biological males have been

convicted of rape should be allowed to, to go into women's prisons, which is obviously , you prisons, which is obviously, you know what i mean? common sense would say, don't put a male rapist in a women's women's prison. that's prison. that's that's not a punishment. that's that's something he's going to enjoy, and of, you know, and the idea of, you know, transitioning children and breaking bond between breaking that bond between parents and the child. so parents and, and the child. so she criticised all that, she tweeted a picture of a suffragette ribbon, and somebody complained that that was a transphobic hate crime because it could be perceived as a noose. therefore it was a call to violence, which is obviously nonsensical. it'sjust to violence, which is obviously nonsensical. it's just a picture of a suffragette ribbon . but she of a suffragette ribbon. but she was she was, arrested and charged. the case was luckily thrown out of court, but in cases like this, the process is the punishment. you know, she's frogmarched down to the station. her children are upset, you know, she's she's the. i spoke to a journalist who said , you to a journalist who said, you know, she was flanked by the biggest burliest officers. the whole done to whole thing was done to intimidate yeah, this intimidate her. so, yeah, this this just be applied

this law will just be applied selectively to critics of the snp , despite what off the snp snp, despite what off the snp government . government. >> have they not realised that this has gone too far or perhaps leo, this is what they intended . leo, this is what they intended. >> well, yeah, i mean scotland, because it's a small country, because it's a small country, because it's a devolved parliament. it, it operates in a, in a bit of a vacuum. it doesn't have the, the oversight, the, that a parliament such as westminster has and it's, it's surrounded by ngos and special interest groups that that advise it, and so i think it's become a bit divorced from what the scottish people actually want and what the scottish people actually believe in. scottish people are surprisingly conservative, so, yeah, i think, i think these ngos have sort of steered it, steered it in a, in a certain certain direction. >> it's also i'm slightly amused by the juxtaposition of such an authoritarian government and some of the most outspoken, fearless comedians in the world being scottish . didn't they pick

being scottish. didn't they pick the wrong bunch? won't comedians just push back and do the polar opposite of what they're expected to do ? expected to do? >> well, maybe. but i mean, a lot of comedians in scotland see this as a as a great thing because, you know, people shouldn't scotland shouldn't be offended. scotland scotland's really changed, i mean, frankie, look at frankie boyle, example . you know, 15 boyle, for example. you know, 15 years was cracking years ago, he was cracking outrageous, . now outrageous, hilarious jokes. now he's become part of the regime, just repeating the mantra of the progressive left, and pretty soon, i mean, we've had incredible, iconoclastic comedians in scotland such as billy connolly, jerry sadowitz, that have really pushed boundaries. but pretty soon you won't even to say, you won't even be able to say, you know, the chicken cross know, why did the chicken cross the because offend know, why did the chicken cross tivegan because offend know, why did the chicken cross tivegan . because offend a vegan. >> well, we're laughing, but it's bleak. leo i for one, i'm really worried about it, i despise it, it will still come for the comedians first, and then it will just be all of us with any sort of public voice , with any sort of public voice, thank you so much, leo kearse, for raising awareness. it's really important . really important. >> to read a reply from >> i have to read a reply from a statement police scotland,

>> i have to read a reply from a statesay�*nt police scotland, >> i have to read a reply from a statesay police police scotland, >> i have to read a reply from a statesay police scotland:otland, >> i have to read a reply from a statesay police scotland:ot noti, who say police scotland is not instructing to target instructing officers to target actors, other actors, comedians or any other people training people or groups. the training materialgovernment's scottish government's explanatory notes, which accompany the legislation they explanatory notes, which ac(on. 3any the legislation they go on. >> this included examples of a range of scenarios where offences might take place, but this does not mean officers have been told target these been told to target these situations. oh, that's okay then. so that means that the officers can exercise their own free will. >> well, they and they did . and >> well, they and they did. and that woman was arrested over a an of a suffragette, an an image of a suffragette, an important part of british history. >> honestly . >> honestly. >> honestly. >> anyway, still to come, he fast for 36 hours at the start of each week. that's our prime minister. how safe is fasting? a new study has some rather shocking

i >> -- >> let's see what you've been saying at home. it was a front page of the telegraph today that hmrc were to shut their phone lines, helplines for six months. >> not summerbreak >> well, not a summerbreak has said we talked about it here.

and guess what's happened? >> think you at home might >> i think you at home might have changed their mind. hmrc >> i think you at home might havnot|anged their mind. hmrc >> i think you at home might havnot nowad their mind. hmrc >> i think you at home might havnot now goingr mind. hmrc >> i think you at home might havnot now going torind. hmrc >> i think you at home might havnot now going to closeimrc >> i think you at home might havnot now going to close their are not now going to close their phone lines for six months. let's see what you said at home which might have helped make this decision happen. georgia said, oh no race for middleton on sea says i think the above is endorsed by government as official policy to delay us receiving that are receiving tax refunds that are due now and assist in due to us now and assist in triggering penalties are both to boost a government cash flow. >> actually, it. i think >> actually, i take it. i think actually , ray, actually, i think actually, ray, actually, i think jeremy hunt has been out and about media rounds. about doing media rounds. i think ministers would seen think ministers would have seen this horror because this story with horror because it fits into the whole narrative. nothing in this narrative. nothing works in this country trains country or whether it's trains the closed, hmrc the m25 being closed, hmrc to shut phone lines for six months, half the year. i think ministers have got on the phone, said. you can unpick that decision a bit fast and they have and so they should. >> they have, as we just said , >> they have, as we just said, breaking news. reversed breaking news. they've reversed this decision to close the self—assessment telephone helpline for half of the year. this the hmrc.

helpline for half of the year. this the hmrc . the tax this is the hmrc. the tax authority announced yesterday that it be closed between that it would be closed between april and september, with taxpayers directed to use the services online today. >> they've now said it ain't happening. >> they're going to keep it open all summer. >> it's pressure pressure >> it's pressure and pressure can sometimes do the trick. i'm convinced that's what's happened. yeah they've had the reaction and it was bad. happened. yeah they've had the reaipeople d it was bad. happened. yeah they've had the reaipeople like was bad. happened. yeah they've had the reaipeople like us. bad. happened. yeah they've had the reaipeople like us. i'mi. happened. yeah they've had the reaipeople like us. i'm sure you >> people like us. i'm sure you know we know they have it on in ten downing. they do anyway. >> so they've made >> so they've clearly made the right text chancellor from >> i text the chancellor from time look at you dropping what? >> known him since he was about jeremy hunt. yeah, i got a few messages i could get you to send to him. let me tell you, it won't be an mp after the next general he's general election because he's going to lose his seat. >> i think be fine. well, >> i think he'll be fine. well, not election, but he'll not in the election, but he'll go his depher. go on to be his depher. >> well, go to house of >> well, he'll go to house of lords, fasting. it's >> intermittent fasting. it's a dieting trend endorsed by celebrities kim kardashian celebrities from kim kardashian to rishi sunak. new research says might actually says it might actually be damaging to long term health, as those eat only during eight those who eat only during eight hours of the day are twice at risk of a heart attack. what

that means for people who do ramadan well, let's find out. we're joined now by award winning nutritionist hobson , winning nutritionist rob hobson, who can tell more. good who can tell us more. good morning know what? when morning rob. you know what? when we have these, these health measures be doing measures that seem to be doing people a lot of good, and there seems a good amount of seems to be a good amount of evidence that fasting evidence to say that fasting gives can gives your organs a rest can help metabolism. help reset your metabolism. i was just waiting for piece was just waiting for the piece of to along and of research to come along and tell a bad is it tell us it was a bad idea. is it genuine ? genuine? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i mean, this is the problem, isn't it? >> with all this stuff, it just confuses people. it is confuses people. so it is genuine. well, the research findings show what they show, but if dig bit but actually, if you dig a bit deepeh but actually, if you dig a bit deeper, it's not the full story. so looked at was so what they looked at was intermittent fasting, as you say that that eight only eating for eight hours. they did find a eight hours. and they did find a really risk of chronic really higher risk of chronic disease, cardiovascular disease. but also they didn't look at the dietary intake of the people involved . and obviously, if you, involved. and obviously, if you, you know, the nutritional quality their diets, if you quality of their diets, if you eat a poor diet within that winter, then are also going winter, then you are also going to increased risk of to be at increased risk of cardiovascular they cardiovascular disease. they

also at the they also only looked at the they only established that time window eating by looking at window of eating by looking at two days of eating patterns . and two days of eating patterns. and this research was looking eight at years, up to 17 years of observation. so you know, that's not really reflective of somebody's diet probably over that time period. and it is an observational study. so it doesn't prove cause and effect. so before people start panicking that they've been on an intermittent fasting diet and they're of heart they're going to die of heart disease, it's not quite the case. it's the full story. case. it's not the full story. >> what do make the case. it's not the full story. >> minister's) make the case. it's not the full story. >> minister's diet? make the case. it's not the full story. >> minister's diet? because the prime minister's diet? because we does this every we do know he does this every week. sunday night, week. thursday sunday night, 5:00. it. no food for 36 5:00. that's it. no food for 36 hours. and he's taking some pretty decisions that time. >> yeah, it's pretty hardcore, isn't it? mean, that is for isn't it? i mean, that is for thatis isn't it? i mean, that is for that is for the hardcore faster. i wouldn't recommend it for people that don't know how to fast. there are issues around that. you can feel light—headed, it can be hard to concentrate. you may, put yourself at risk of not getting the right nutrients from your diet because of this prolonged period of fasting and

obviously hydration as well is really important. so i think if it works for him, fine, but it's not something i would recommend to everybody. it's at the very extreme end of fasting . extreme end of fasting. >> seems to be all sorts of reasons why people are having heart attacks in the last couple of doesn't we've of years, doesn't there? we've seen theories seen all sorts of wild theories out there, but while we've got you do look after you on, how do you look after your what would your heart health? what would your heart health? what would your be? your suggestions be? >> so it's very simple. i would follow the mediterranean style of . this is lean of eating. this is lean proteins, that high proteins, foods that are high in fibre fibre is very fibre and fibre is very cardioprotective. it helps to lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure and has many other health benefits, i'd avoid having too much saturated fat in your so go for, low fat in your diet, so go for, low dairy products. try and avoid a lot of these ultra processed foods pies, pastries , sweets, foods pies, pastries, sweets, puddings. it's kind of common sense, really. it'sjust puddings. it's kind of common sense, really. it's just trying to put all of that into action. and obviously if can eat and obviously if you can eat mostly fresh most of the time, do your to best try and do that. and that's a great step forward

as well and get walking. >> rob hobson i always say get moving. the thing . moving. that's the best thing. definitely. thank you so much. good you. pleasure now good to see you. pleasure now sir keir starmer has taken on rishi sunak . sir keir starmer has taken on rishi sunak. it's sir keir starmer has taken on rishi sunak . it's pmqs. it's rishi sunak. it's pmqs. it's wednesday of course with all we've got, all the build up in just a moment. this is britain's newsroom . newsroom. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast from the met office today we've got some rain spilling its way south and eastwards. the best of the brightness up towards the north—west and fairly mild across the country. now that's to down this weather front that we've got through we've got sitting through central country , central parts of the country, bringing across bringing this milder air across the it eases from the the uk. but as it eases from the northwest, you can see some brighter skies pushing to in western scotland and northern ireland through afternoon. ireland through this afternoon. so the so that's where we'll see the best of the sunshine. quite grey, and cloudy

grey, quite murky and cloudy with and drizzle. some with rain and drizzle. some heavier bursts the heavier bursts through the day across wales , but across england and wales, but down towards the south—east it should we'll see some should stay dry. we'll see some brightness with of 16 or brightness with highs of 16 or 17 celsius through wednesday evening. then that rain continues to filter its way south and eastwards, tending to die out as it does through the night. a lot of cloud left in its wake, though some pockets of mist developing and mist and fog developing and a few clear spells, particularly for the north and the northwest. but later in the night you can see cloud and rain see this cloud and rain gathering across western scotland northern ireland. scotland and northern ireland. so and windy so turning quite wet and windy by the end of the night. but typically around typically temperatures around where be this where they should for be this time year. generally time of year. generally mild tonight . wet and windy. start to tonight. wet and windy. start to the day, though for scotland and northern rain northern ireland that rain continuing in through continuing to pile in through the winds picking up the day, the winds picking up across the country turning quite windy but windy in the far northwest, but a breezy picture elsewhere. bright and breezy for england and some sunny spells and wales. some sunny spells from time to just making from time to time, just making it little fresher than it feel a little fresher than today , but highs 15 or today, but still highs of 15 or 16. you soon. bye bye .

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gb news. >> but we're now going live to westminster. to gloria de piero and christopher hope for prime minister's questions. live >> yes. >> yes. >> it's that time of the week when we are asking you to send your questions, about what? pmqs and you'd be asking the and what you'd be asking the prime minister or indeed the leader sir keir starmer. >> so please send us your questions. you are questions. tell us who you are and where you're from. we really like to know you're from like to know where you're from so it to our panel, so we can put it to our panel, the email address is gbviews@gbnews.com. >> because pmqs live is all about you listening or watching. it's not all about you, bev and andrew, but we are going to ask you , what would you ask the you, what would you ask the prime minister if you had a prime minister if you had a prime minister's question today?

>> i'm asking the prime minister, prime minister, minister, this prime minister, do morton, the do you think, penny morton, the leader commons, would do you think, penny morton, the leadeia commons, would do you think, penny morton, the leadeia very commons, would do you think, penny morton, the leadeia very fine1mons, would do you think, penny morton, the leadeia very fine prime would do you think, penny morton, the leadeia very fine prime minister? do you think, penny morton, the leadifa very fine prime minister? do you think, penny morton, the leadifa veare ine prime minister? do you think, penny morton, the leadifa veare ine prime t01ister? and if so, are you going to resign? and i would probably ask him, given that donald trump has said that if anything transpires that harry lied on his visa application, would the prime minister launch a defence to keep the duke of sussex in america? we want him here. america? we don't want him here. >> well thanks, andy. thanks. we have great questions, but it's fast approaching midday. >> this is gb news, britain's election channel. pmqs live starts right now. the time is 1157 on wednesday, the 20th of march. >> this is pmqs live on gb news with gloria de piero and christopher hope. >> just one moment. rishi sunak and sir starmer, the leader and sir keir starmer, the leader of opposition, head of the opposition, go head to

head prime minister's head for prime minister's questions, will have full coverage moment, every coverage of every moment, every spit and every cough and get reaction cabinet office reaction from cabinet office minister esther mcvey and shadow leader house of commons leader of the house of commons lucy powell. >> let's start with our panel >> we've got a couple of minutes before we go live to the house of commons. labour's lucy powell, what should your leader, keir starmer, be talking about today? >> well, you might want to ask when the general election is going to be because since last prime minister's questions, the prime minister's questions, the prime ruled out may, prime minister ruled out may, his chancellor yesterday seemed to hint that it was going to be october. so let's set the date . october. so let's set the date. let's get that general election pencilled we know pencilled in, and then we know where at. where we're at. >> esther mcvey. >> esther mcvey. >> well, rishi sunak said >> well, scenes rishi sunak said in january it will be the second part of the year. that was his working assumption. the only people who've been talking up may elections has been the labour party . nobody's ever said labour party. nobody's ever said may, so we can that to bed may, so we can put that to bed straight tell you straight away. i'll tell you one thing, on thing, labour won't be going on and the inflation and that is the inflation figures. held his figures. rishi sunak held his nerve. he's going to

nerve. he said he's going to turn country around and turn the country around and inflation down. inflation is coming down. so much fact, think much so, in fact, they think it'll be to 2% a year ahead of what expectations were. so rishi, he is a finance guy. what expectations were. so rishi, he is a finance guy . we rishi, he is a finance guy. we need that person to turn the country around and he is doing it. >> lucy, you heard andrew pearce's question there. he he said, should the should the new leader be penny mordaunt. >> you're the opponent for penny mordaunt in house of commons chamber. would more chamber. would you worry more about than rishi as tory leader. >> well look i am, i see i'm up against penny every week and she, she's a very formidable performer in the house of commons. not sure quite how that works behind the scenes, whether she's, can take the big decisions the country needs. but look, i mean, i think the last thing country wants right thing the country wants right now yet another now surely, is yet another changing guard , yet more changing of the guard, yet more chaos with this conservative government that to be more government that seems to be more divided every day that passes. >> who's placing all these stories? >> we keep reading them one day. well, not just one day, it's penny mordaunt. so maybe it's

time . tugendhat i mean, who's time. tugendhat i mean, who's placing them? time. tugendhat i mean, who's pla estherem? it's right to >> esther mcvey it's right to say there is a handful of disgruntled members of parliament. absolutely. penny had her chance to become the leader. she didn't win . so you leader. she didn't win. so you know that's where it is. goes to bed. penny be the bed. so penny won't be the leader. it's rishi sunak. however, those ten however, when we did those ten rwandan votes the other night, we hours . i rwandan votes the other night, we hours. i spoke we were there for hours. i spoke to the conservative mps and to all the conservative mps and they supported me except they fully supported me except for those disgruntled ones. so if a of if there was a vote of confidence in rishi sunak, he'd won by win a country mile. won by win by a country mile. >> he quite ? why not have it >> is he quite? why not have it now instead lance the now then, instead of lance the boil well what vote boil of this? well what a vote of confidence. of no confidence. >> do that? don't >> would you do that? you don't need that. the prime need to do that. he's the prime minister. think today, minister. and i think today, with of the economy, minister. and i think today, with the of the economy, minister. and i think today, with the global of the economy, minister. and i think today, with the global investmentiomy, minister. and i think today, with the global investment that, with the global investment that he's in £32 billion nissan he's got in £32 billion nissan investing here, google investing here, that's what we want. economy is getting better. >> that's esther's point. it's the working what the the plan is working is what the government say. >> i inflation >> well look i mean inflation has come down let's be clear has come down but let's be clear about prices are still going has come down but let's be clear abo they'reices are still going has come down but let's be clear abo they're just are still going has come down but let's be clear abo they're just going ll going has come down but let's be clear abo they're just going up|oing has come down but let's be clear abo they're just going up by|g has come down but let's be clear abo they're just going up by a up. they're just going up by a bit than they were before. bit less than they were before. we've the biggest fall