gb news. away. >> a very good friday afternoon to you. happy friday. it's 3 to you. h lel appy friday i . t's 3 to you. happy friday. it's 3 pm. welcome to the martin p.m. welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news. broadcasting live from the heart of westminster all across the uk. today well, three days after i highlighted the cross of saint george on the new england shirts have been changed. rishi sunak sir keir starmer and every other tom, dick and harry but not yet harry kane are speaking out about the furore and i'm asking today is this a total disgrace or is it a complete and utter storm in a teacup .7 also in the storm in a teacup.7 also in the news, police are investigating alleged racist comments made by tory party donor frank hester about diane abbott. is that a total waste of the police's

time? are they right to look into comments made years ago, or is it a complete furore over nothing ? next, the government nothing? next, the government says there's a migration emergency in the channel and they're not wrong. 838 illegals arrived in just four days this week, and yet it's going to take them a month to get round to finishing this debate off. and i'll tell you how gb news has helped raise funds for a superb tribute to some of our bravest world war ii heroes. look at that majestic . that's all coming that majestic. that's all coming up in your next hour. that majestic. that's all coming up in your next hour . welcome to up in your next hour. welcome to the show. well, let's start with that story. nike's playful makeover of the england shirt. it's fair to say it's totally kicked off. a lot of fans want to show nike the red card, so keir starmer has played a bunden keir starmer has played a blinder. rishi sunak has been caught offside. penny mordaunt

has gone in studs showing it's totally kicked off. what's your take on this? is it a total disgrace ? is it sacrilege or is disgrace? is it sacrilege or is it just much ado about nothing? let me know your thoughts gbviews@gbnews.com. this is the people's channel. this is your show. get stuck in. but first it's show. get stuck in. but first wsfime show. get stuck in. but first it's time for your latest news headunes it's time for your latest news headlines with sam francis . headlines with sam francis. >> martin, thanks very much. good afternoon from the gb newsroom. 3:03. and the top story of the afternoon . rishi story of the afternoon. rishi sunak has criticised nike's alteration of the saint george's cross on its new england football kit , after changing the football kit, after changing the colours to blue and purple. the company has defended the redesign, saying it was a playful update ahead of the euro 2024 tournament in june . this 2024 tournament in june. this afternoon, the kit was worn by england's under 21 side, who secured a51 win

england's under 21 side, who secured a51win against azerbaijan. however, speaking earlier , the prime minister said earlier, the prime minister said the traditional red and white colours are a mark of public pride and it shouldn't be messed with. >> i prefer the original and my general view is that when it comes to our national flags, we shouldn't mess with them because they're a source of pride, identity, who are and they're identity, who we are and they're perfect as they are . perfect as they are. >> well, that follows similar comments from the culture secretary , lucy frazer, who said secretary, lucy frazer, who said today that the multicoloured design is pointless and unnecessary. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has also urged the sports brand to revert to the sports brand to revert to the original flag's colours. we've been speaking to people outside nike's store in central london to get their thoughts . london to get their thoughts. >> england is england, you know, you start changing its colours, you start changing its colours, you start changing the flags. yeah, it represents something that's traditional and perhaps it should stay that way . it should stay that way. >> yes, i like it. i cannot say more, but i think it's a good looks great.

>> i think it could have been better. i think the old shirts like retro. i think they could have made them more like them because i think they're quite good shirts. they're the best. >> other news today, sir >> in other news today, sir geoffrey has said that geoffrey cox has said that labour's projected landslide at the next general election could annihilate a credible opposition. the former attorney general is warning a possible win for sir keir starmer would leave the conservatives without a frontbench , calling it a very a frontbench, calling it a very dangerous thing for democracy. well in a gb news exclusive, the mp said that rishi sunak is a serious administrator but suggested the prime minister still needs to reveal more of himself to sway voters . himself to sway voters. >> a 200 seat majority, 80 seat majority is big, but the proposal at the moment, majority is big, but the proposal at the moment , the proposal at the moment, the suggestion that labour might win a 200 seat majority, effectively annihilates any credible opposition . and that's bad for opposition. and that's bad for democracy. but on our part, we need to show why . need to show why. >> an it worker from essex has been sentenced today to life in

prison, with a minimum tum of 37 years for the murder of a married couple who he used to work for. luke dewitt poisoned stephen and carol baxter with fentanyl after manipulating them with various fake personas. the couple's daughter told chelmsford crown court that the 34 year old had completely brainwashed her mother by posing as a fake doctor . offenders as a fake doctor. offenders nationwide will be tasked with cleaning up vandalism within 48 hours of cases being reported to local councils , in a bid to local councils, in a bid to swiftly tackle anti—social behaviour. the ministry of justice says teams of people serving community sentences will scrub graffiti and collect litter, with the programme rolling out across england and wales following a successful pilot in several regions. the move comes as the main political parties are ramping up their commitments on law and order ahead of the upcoming general election . and finally, five election. and finally, five alleged members of a spy ring

have denied plotting to carry out surveillance for russia in the uk over a period of two and a half years . the group of a half years. the group of bulgarians appeared at the old bailey today accused of espionage and possessing possessing fake identity documents , including passports documents, including passports and identity cards, for at least eight countries. they're due to face trial in october alongside a sixth alleged plotter, who was also implicated but did not enter a plea . those are the enter a plea. those are the headunes enter a plea. those are the headlines for more. you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the code on your screen, or go to gb news common alerts. now, though, it's back to martin in westminster . westminster. >> thank you sam. well, welcome to the show. it's friday and it's all kicking off. and of course we start with the storm that's been sparked by england's new football shirt and the controversial change of the saint george's flag that i first highlighted on this show on tuesday. quick off the mark.

that kit was released on monday night. now, nike has sparked a huge storm after replacing the red cloths on a white background. the design, as you can see on your screens now as purple and blue horizontal stripes in what nike called a playful update of the shirt ahead of the european championships this year. now, in the last hour, the football association has stood by the shirt and earlier rishi sunak waded into the row and criticised the design. >> obviously i prefer the original and my general view is that when it comes to our national flags, we shouldn't mess with them because they're a source of pride, identity, who we are and they're perfect as they are . they are. >> well, from the prime minister to the punters in pubs, everybody's got to take on this and let's now get the views of my fellow gb news presenter and the eminent historian neil oliver. neil oliver last time i checked, you weren't a proud englishman, you do have englishman, but you do have a fundamentally sacred fundamentally grasp the sacred sand city of flags. tell us why

you think people have reacted so vociferously to this desecration i >> -- >> hi, lam >> hi, martin. >> hi, martin. >> yeah, symbols matter . >> yeah, symbols matter. >> yeah, symbols matter. >> flags matter. >> flags matter. >> most people are encouraged from childhood to invest something in that, in that symbol of national identity. and it does the, the, the english that flag, it means something. you know, it's the cross of saint george. >> it has a history. it has a it has a story behind it, and people care deeply about it. >> i would say more than anything else, it's hard to imagine, nike or anyone else playing or being playful with anybody else's flag. there does seem to be something about the engush seem to be something about the english flag and the george cross, which seems to make it a target . it's hard to cross, which seems to make it a target. it's hard to imagine anybody doing similar with the stars stripes , or look stars and stripes, or look at how passionate were about how passionate people were about the ukrainian flag and, and still are, and i think that it's, it's encouraging more than anything else. it's trying to nudge people into somehow accepting that there identity

doesn't matter, that everything's fluid. that you know, that you can that you can change anything you can, that you can take anything away. and if you have any kind of issue with that, you're some kind of well, at the very least, you're a stick in the mud. this a stick in the mud. and in this context, knows context, heaven only knows they'll portray it as somehow being right , to have a being far right, to have a passionate connection to standing up for the identity thatis standing up for the identity that is symbolised by that, by that is symbolised by that, by that flag. >> i think that's bang on, neil, because everybody is irish on saint patrick's day. every other form of british nationalism is celebrated, but there's something singularly , i don't something singularly, i don't know, unpleasant or unsavoury about english nationalism. and i think, neil, we can both agree it's become shorthand for racism. yeah. >> and i, i don't get it. you rightly point out i'm, you know, born and raised as a scot in scotland, but i, i, i celebrate the english identity. i absolutely empathise with why a proud englishman or english woman would say that they were

proud to be an englishman or engush proud to be an englishman or english woman, in the same way that i would feel that about someone who was proud of their irish their welsh irish heritage, their welsh heritage, scottish heritage, their their scottish heritage. it's not heritage. you know, it's not it's something slight. it's it's not something slight. it's something in people something that in which people invest if i was to invest a great deal. if i was to sort of playfully change the spelling of your or spelling of your name, or to change name, know, to change your name, you know, to insist that i might just as well call you mike dobney, you would say. but but martin is who i am. and by and it's how people recognise me and they can identify that i am martin daubney. but i say again , there daubney. but i say again, there is something there is something very strange about the way englishness and in this instance, the english flag is specifically targeted. i don't think nike or anyone else would have the temerity to be playful about other people's national identity. in the way that they think, oh, well, you know, we can do this because if anyone gets up on their hind legs to protest, they will just be able to characterise them as being in

some way nationalistic in a negative sense. right wing extremists, some thing about england and englishness. and i, i'm as as happy to support englishness as any of the other nationalities in this archipelago. >> superb , sir. thank you, neil >> superb, sir. thank you, neil oliver, always a pleasure to speak to you. and of course, tune in to neil oliver's show both news and online. this both on gb news and online. this weekend. top thank you. weekend. top man. thank you. now, back in 2014, labour mp emily thornberry resigned from the party's front bench. if you recall, after sending a tweet of a house covered in england flags at the time , the photo was at the time, the photo was branded snobby. so what does she think of this latest controversy ? >> 7. >>i ? >> i think 7— >> i think it's em ? >> i think it's all very odd. i mean, if you look at it, what have nike done? i mean, seriously, you could hardly recognise it as the england flag, can you? i mean, england flag, can you? i mean, england flag is a simple white background and a red cross seems to me. why can't they just leave it alone? imagine how crossed the french would get if they started putting bits of purple on the tricolour . or. or they

on the tricolour. or. or they changed welsh took away changed the welsh flag took away the dragon and stuck a pussycat on instead. i mean, people will be up in arms, you know, i think i think he's right. i think, why can't we just have as just a straight england flag on the back of these shirts? >> yeah, but to be fair, you're not a particular fan of the saint george's cross, are you? what do you mean? well, i mean, you had you. took the you had to. you. you took the mickey of someone flying the mickey out of someone flying the england flag and had to resign as result of it. as a result of it. >> are you talking about a photo itook >> are you talking about a photo i took ten years ago? yes. and? and i put on twitter. yeah. no i took a photo ten years ago of a house that was completely covered in england flags. is that what you mean? yeah. and people made all sorts of assumptions about it. all right. okay. sorry. i'm so far beyond, like, kind of trying to sort of explain know, it was a explain you know, it was a photograph, you know, and, and other people have decided what it i was thinking or it was that i was thinking or saying. you know, i mean, as i say, it was a very long time ago, but i did, you know, far

ago, but i did, you know, as far as concerned, it was going as i was concerned, it was going to damage to the labour to do any damage to the labour party. do you know what i did? i resigned. you remember when resigned. do you remember when people that? when people used to do that? when they a mistake? we haven't they made a mistake? we haven't had haven't seen that forever. i think this lot, you know, think from this lot, you know, they don't resigning do they. they don't do resigning do they. >> thornberry >> wow. emily thornberry has changed saint changed the tune on the saint george's it's almost like george's flag. it's almost like there's election in there's a general election in there's a general election in the air now. one's played the air now. no one's played more england. and of more games for england. and of course, nottingham forest than more games for england. and of cours

i'm, i'm against it. i think it's wrong . it's wrong. >> and shields are a safe pair of hands as ever. now, our national reporter, theo chikomba , is outside nike's flagship store in central london. theo, you're talking to punters as they go in and out. what's the reaction on the street to this playful makeover ? playful makeover? >> well, certainly it's been a mixed review from many people we've been speaking here. nighttown is busy as ever, but on the eve of the england and brazil match, many people are getting ready and some others who are going to the game next week against belgium have been buying their shirts here today. but this afternoon we've heard from the ea. the football association, the governing body here in england , and they defend here in england, and they defend this new design and they've gone on to say it's a new england kit, saying it's not the first time different colours have been used and the body also says it means a lot to our fans and that

the latest design was a tribute to the 1966 world cup winning team. but of course, lots of people have been saying was there really any need for it to be changed? this is what people have been telling us here in central london. >> england is england. you know, you start changing its colours, you start changing its colours, you start changing the flags. yeah. it represents something that's traditional and perhaps it stay that way . it should stay that way. >> being welsh, i'm not really bothered. it's to be honest . but bothered. it's to be honest. but england's england, so it should be the original saint george's cross. >> i think it could have been better . i >> i think it could have been better. i think >> i think it could have been better . i think the old shirts better. i think the old shirts like retro. i think they could have made them more like them because i think they're quite good they're the best. good shirts. they're the best. >> why change it? why change it? it's a part of england, isn't it? so i don't know quite why they're changing it all of a sudden. >> well, it's fair to say that the, the shirt isn't cheap. £124.99 and for young people,

£64.99. but this row has been going on today and people are saying, well, actually it should stay as it is. it's hugely important to lots of football fans up and down the country. but interestingly though, today we've heard politicians from both sides defending the old design, they're simply saying, well, it shouldn't have been messed around with. >> thank you. theo chikomba live at nike town. now we're running at nike town. now we're running a poll on the gb news website asking a very simple question. do you think the england flag should be on the england football shirt and not this new variant, playful as they call it? well, the poll closes at 5:30 and i'll bring you the results before the end of the show. now we will of course have lots more on that story throughout the show, and i'm hoping to bring you the thoughts of johan eriksen, the of fan johan eriksen, the legend, a little later on, former england manager, of course, plenty of course, and there's plenty of coverage on our website, gbnews.com. you've helped gbnews.com. and you've helped to make it fastest growing

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the time for clear, honest answers. i agree, and that's precisely what i'll get. >> is he indecisive? >> is he indecisive? >> incompetent ? >> incompetent? >> incompetent? >> that's the camilla tominey show at 930 every sunday on gb news, the people's channel, britain's election . channel. britain's election. channel. >> welcome back. it's 322. i'm martin daubney and this is gb news. now. later this hour we'll talk about the alleged anti white men remark by a top producer at the itv. why do they hate white men so much in the media. but before that let's get more on our top story. the controversial new england shirt that's got the entire nation talking. and i'm joined now by our political reporter editor, chris hope. chris, this has gone right to the top of the country. it's an astonishing story. we start talking about it on this show on tuesday. now, the prime minister has waded in to use a few football metaphors. keir starmer has played a blinder.

rishi sunak has been caught napping . caught offside. penny napping. caught offside. penny mordaunt. got instant mordaunt. she's got an instant showing . showing. >> it's triggered last night with interview, i think with sir keir starmer, with sun, keir starmer, with with the sun, he it doesn't need to he said. it doesn't need to change. that point, prompted lucy frazer, culture secretary, to pointless and to say it's pointless and unnecessary. by then we had reform uk's lions on our channel, wearing a red england shirt like the one dating from 2006 world cup. i think because i had a similar one back in the day, the lib dems then got involved and not normally ones who around, get concerned who go around, get concerned about flag flags and the like and say or saw says it and they say or saw says it seems a bit odd to change the colours of nation's flag on colours of a nation's flag on a football shirt. it should be changed back. that's a kind of a neutral expression, can neutral expression, but can recognise a concern amongst voters sunak voters and people. rishi sunak then did an interview where he is today, launching of the tory local campaign. he said local election campaign. he said he prefers the original shirt and penny mordaunt and then penny mordaunt subtweeted which on subtweeted him, which means on twitter , she put she published twitter, she put she published a thing over his message saying damn right, i know how many

people will have strong feelings on this. email me if you live in portsmouth and i'll take your complaints tonight. so it's escalating tonight we have escalating and tonight we have a press conference the press conference from the engush press conference from the english england , england manager english england, england manager gareth southgate, and tomorrow england brazil . it's like a england play brazil. it's like a hugeifs england play brazil. it's like a huge it's building up into an extra time and probably penalties. >> yeah. and i wonder what southgate is going to say. i think he's he gets called a lot by a lot of people. gareth woke gate all the controversy by you martin a lot of others are his biggest fan. a lot of people though, think that the modern game hijacked by game has become hijacked by identity we saw that identity politics. we saw that with taking the knee, with the taking of the knee, which division in which caused huge division in football, laces football, rainbow laces anti —racism football, rainbow laces anti—racism campaign that seems to have just got in the way of the sport. and this, this is really now going to be front and centre. and it's a conversation about national identity. we politicians this kind of stuff. >> well, it allows it's a no brainer. >> certainly it's an open goal. the beginning of a local election campaign. everyone can line when all the parties line up all when all the parties are american

are united against an american company, done company, which has done something to the to the english flag. mean, it's a complete no flag. i mean, it's a complete no brainer. surprised the brainer. i'm surprised that the pm, didn't in pm, mr sunak, didn't go in harder , frankly. but i mean, you harder, frankly. but i mean, you know, i've been on twitter. i said earlier, imagine if, without consultation to fans , without consultation to fans, people mess around with the nike swoosh and how would the nike nikes lawyers like that? they would hate that. so it's a lack of feeling of consultation, isn't there? of course, isn't there? and of course, that's the fa have that's because the fa have agreed to this. the fa of power statements the new statements supporting the new design nike fa design nike paid the nike fa worked together. so essentially it's a it's a matter of football governance . so it is political. governance. so it is political. >> it is very political. and the fly in the ointment is it's just been worn for the first time by the team, who won five one the youth team, who won five one away. this shirt was a lucky away. so this shirt was a lucky shirt . shirt. >> the lucky shirt morten morland it to you. >> the lucky shirt morten moht nd it to you. >> the lucky shirt morten moht might it to you. >> the lucky shirt morten moht might bet to you. >> the lucky shirt morten moht might be ato you. >> the lucky shirt morten moht might be a lucky. >> the lucky shirt morten moht might be a lucky shirt. >> it might be a lucky shirt. >> it might be a lucky shirt. >> we want all of the. >> we want all of the. >> you rather england >> what would you rather england win in shirt or win the euros in this shirt or they're losing different they're losing a different shirt, that's not going to happen nike will. happen because nike will. i think will say we've think they will say we've listened, we've learned, and

we're release a we're going to release a traditional well. traditional shirt as well. they'll play two safety they'll they'll play two safety cards they've won. cards and they've won. >> won. and still >> they've won. and we're still talking about aren't we? talking about nike, aren't we? >> the collector's shirts >> and the collector's shirts with lgbtq, whatever it is with the lgbtq, whatever it is on the back, that would be that will become a collector's item because one's going to buy because no one's going to buy it, from liberals it, apart from a few liberals who don't even like england would cheer for your would you cheer for your your team wearing that team in the euros wearing that shirt? beyond that shirt? i would look beyond that at would you? but at that point, would you? but i would never buy the shirt. no, let's move there are more let's move on. there are more important things in the world than also, hear than football. also, i hear geoffrey cox he's done a geoffrey cox and he's done a superb for chopper's superb interview for chopper's podcast apocalyptic, superb interview for chopper's pocvision apocalyptic, superb interview for chopper's pocvision for apocalyptic, superb interview for chopper's pocvision for future alyptic, superb interview for chopper's pocvision for future of'ptic, superb interview for chopper's pocvision for future of the, his vision for the future of the tory it looks like one of tory party. it looks like one of complete evisceration. >> commenting survation >> commenting on this, survation poll last a few a few poll from last about a few a few last late last year, forecasting 190 labour 190 seat majority for labour party, the tories get 149 seats, he was saying that's bad for democracy. the tory party has no right to exist and it mustn't take it for granted . here's what take it for granted. here's what he had to say on my podcast, chopper's political podcast . chopper's political podcast. >> you can't afford that kind of self—indulgence. you know, the

conservative party represents a cluster of important values , cluster of important values, ideals and principles which , if ideals and principles which, if the country is without it's a very dangerous thing for democracy. i mean, at the moment , democracy. i mean, at the moment a , democracy. i mean, at the moment , a 200 seat majority, 80 seat majority is big. but the proposal at the moment, majority is big. but the proposal at the moment , the proposal at the moment, the suggestion that labour might win a 200 seat majority, effectively annihilates any credible opposition. that's bad for democracy. but on our part, we need to show why we should be elected again, why our party stands for really important values and principles. and if i had a criticism , it's that we're had a criticism, it's that we're not conveying that to the country at the moment. and i think no doubt we will soon. but i think that's something that should be a priority now that sir geoffrey cox, the former attorney general joining the brexit wars , being with brexit wars, being with a warning there, he's saying that he remembers back in 1997 the tories couldn't form proper tories couldn't form a proper front bench take on labour. front bench to take on labour. >> by the way, as my

>> and by the way, as my colleague olivia utley is saying in a online for gb news in a piece online for gb news today, when you a strong today, when you have a strong opposition, you get the human rights get, get rights act, you get, you get legislation which can echo down the without being the years without being challenged properly. and obviously some would support the human on the right. human rights act on the right. the tories probably wish they'd fought that and fought harder against that and devolution. happen devolution. things happen without opposition without a strong opposition because there won't be enough conservatives around to downvote it, so they'll be able to it, and so they'll be able to steamroll all this. steamroll all of this. >> that's the risk. that is the risk what he and he says that risk of what he and he says that you can still save it. >> invokes drift when >> he invokes rorke's drift when the or so british soldiers the 150 or so british soldiers fought against thousands of zulus. he wants to zulus. he wants to he wants to try and harness that passion from and that attempt fighting off, a bigger, bigger arm and bigger forces to for the tories to win. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> let's be careful using that metaphor. it'll probably get called racist , but. called racist, but. >> he did say it. >> well, he did say it. >> well, he did say it. >> yeah, but taken, how >> well, he did say it. >> they but taken, how >> well, he did say it. >> they get: taken, how >> well, he did say it. >> they get themselvesi, how >> well, he did say it. >> they get themselves intov did they get themselves into this when you think this position when you think back to the 80 seat majority and like, you and i were both interviewing mps over there in

that year of 2020, that early new year of 2020, it's an astonishing achievement to thrown away. to have thrown it away. >> like think historians will >> like i think historians will look the way they've look at the way they've squandered an 80 seat majority, which have them which should have got them through more elections. through two more elections. basically, the 2020s was the bofis basically, the 2020s was the boris he'd be boris johnson decade. he'd be prime they've prime minister. they've completely up. completely brought it up. they're exhausted, tired they're they're exhausted, tired . and you know, geoffrey cox again on this podcast on apple , again on this podcast on apple, apple and podcasts and spotify and find your and wherever you find your podcasts, do you tune in? do you subscribe? please. but if you hear it, says, where are the hear it, he says, where are the big ideas? where the big ideas? where are the secretaries of state giving the big he wants ideas big vision thing? he wants ideas from bench from the front bench and currently the currently the party. the government a crouch government is in a crouch deaung government is in a crouch dealing with battles everywhere. they can't even get this. they've a migration they've got a migration emergency they're waiting emergency and they're waiting for put put to put for weeks to put it put to put the how to deal with it. they're under bill through parliament. >> i said last night, if >> and as i said last night, if it was an emergency leak, they'd be to their neck in water. be up to their neck in water. can quickly touch upon the can we quickly touch upon the police frank can we quickly touch upon the police seems frank can we quickly touch upon the police seems an frank can we quickly touch upon the police seems an astonishingk situation. >> the yorkshire years >> the yorkshire police years later. well, yes. >> yeah. literally years later, the remarks reportedly made by

frank hester, the tory donor, about diane abbott, which were called racist by number 10, although hester denies that although mr hester denies that they back in 2019, they were made back in 2019, reportedly . we haven't yet heard reportedly. we haven't yet heard a tape of it. we've got the guardian account of it. mr hester has denied wrongdoing, now as a racist . that is now denied as a racist. that is enough for the police to investigate west yorkshire. investigate in west yorkshire. so see that takes so we'll see where that takes us. number 10 for now are us. the number 10 for now are not commenting. >> so they're investigating >> and so they're investigating the things that allegedly the things that were allegedly said yet been said that haven't yet even been proven. this a proven. chris, is this just a total waste of police time? well, i think people might think that's case. that's the case. >> say yet. >> we can't say yet. >> we can't say yet. >> we can't say yet. >> we don't know what they'll find. >> all right, chris, thank you for joining us in studio. forjoining us in the studio. lots to come between lots more still to come between now 4:00, course. and now and 4:00, of course. and we'll why gb news is we'll tell you why gb news is playing a part in raising playing a huge part in raising money splendid to money for a splendid tribute to some world war some of our second world war heroes . absolutely majestic. heroes. absolutely majestic. first, here's your latest news headunes first, here's your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez.

>> martin. thank you. >> martin. thank you. >> the top stories from the gp newsroom . rishi sunak has newsroom. rishi sunak has criticised nike's alteration of the saint george's cross on its new england football kit, after changing the colours to blue and purple. the company says the redesign was a playful update ahead of the euro 2024 tournament in june. this afternoon , the kit was worn by afternoon, the kit was worn by england's under 21 side, who secured a five one win against azerbaijan. however, speaking earlier, the prime minister said the traditional red and white colours are a mark of public pride and shouldn't be messed with. >> obviously i prefer the original and my general view is that when it comes to our national flags, we shouldn't mess with them because they're a source of pride. identity who we are and they're as they are and they're perfect as they are and they're perfect as they are . are. >> a man who's been described as a loner has been jailed for life for the murder of a couple he worked for by poisoning them with the opioid fentanyl . with the opioid fentanyl. >> luke dewitt used a string of fake online personas to

manipulate carol and stephen baxter, and later changed their will, the couple's daughter told the court today that the 34 year old killer had completely brainwashed her mother by posing as a fake doctor . the prime as a fake doctor. the prime minister has refused to comment on a police investigation into alleged racist comments made by alleged racist comments made by a conservative party donor. west yorkshire police says it's now looking at whether a crime was committed by frank hester. it's reported he told a meeting in 2019 that the mp diane abbott made him want to hate all black women and that she should be shot. women and that she should be shot . and nationwide has shot. and nationwide has apologised to customers. after all, payments in and out of accounts were delayed this morning. it says there was an issue impacting the faster payment system. but a spokesman says the problems now have been fixed and transactions are being processed. for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. or you can

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keep your emails in at keep your emails coming in at gbviews@gbnews.com, and i'll read out the best of them throughout the show and get in touch. if you think this is just a storm in a teacup. so far, most of you pretty worked up about this, but about if about this, but what about if you care, let us you don't care, please let us know. to a racism and sexism know. now to a racism and sexism row involving this time, itv . row involving this time, itv. itv has come under fire after a commissioner allegedly told inter executives that the broadcaster does not want, quote, more white men as talent, while our reporter charlie peters, who broke the story, joins me now in our studio in westminster. charlie an astonishing thing to be said. what happened ? what happened? >> well, this is allegedly happened two days ago at the broadcast indie summit, which is a gathering organised by broadcast now magazine, put on for industry executives and professionals to gather and discuss the state of the industry. now, on this particular panel, it's alleged that a senior commissioner from itv who works in the factual

entertainment space when discussing the diversity of this kind of work and the access of people from typically underrepresented minority groups across the country onto television, said that we really don't want any more white men as talent, and that's about presenting and involving themselves in those programmes. the on screen people in the television programme and, you know, reportedly, according to our source in the room, there was some 60, 65 people in the audience who just sort of let the comment hang in the air. and it then moved on. but our source then made a complaint to itv , then made a complaint to itv, and they've used an anonymous pseudonym in order to write that complaint, which we broke last night saying that this was discriminatory language and it represented what they said was a breach of the equality act by virtue of a discrimination based on protected characteristics. so a very strong complaint going in last night. at the same time, we

do know that that is now under review. and that broadcast magazine has confirmed in private correspondence that it has ownership of a recording of that panel, but it hasn't offered comment or any further information to gb news seems an astonishing thing to say. >> and once again, it will make people make the clear deduction. it's so kc be racist so long as it's against white people. >> well, in the last couple of hours, the former home secretary, suella braverman, has spoken this alleged spoken out against this alleged comment by a senior comment made by a senior commissioner, itv saying that if you are discriminatory towards white people, that is still racism. negative comments about men that is still sexism and saying that it's needed for people to take on these comments when they appear in the public forum. we've also had further calls from other people in politics today. jill mortimer, the mp for hartlepool, calling on broadcast magazine and itv to release that tape so we can hear the full extent of what was discussed and any reaction that took place and the wider context

surrounding the statement. and we've also heard from alka sehgal cuthbert, a leading campaigner with the anti—racism group don't divide us, being very stern in her criticism of these comments. >> and this isn't the first time this kind of thing has happened. in 2017, the bbc were blasted for advertising for bame only interns ships sky news in 2021. a leaked email london correspondents will now, from now on, only be bame women or both in 2019, of course. channel 4 jon snow said he'd never seen so many white people in one place at a leave means leave rally. there's not just the itv , rally. there's not just the itv, top brass saying this. this seems to be pretty much across the board. do you think they will release that video? >> i think it's highly unlikely we'll get a release despite the pressure that's mounting today. but examples that but all those examples that you've raised, did you've just raised, they did receive significant pushback when because , in when they occurred because, in the words of some people i've

been speaking to today involved in our in our profession, they're saying, you know, in the telly world, what was said at this summit two days ago was saying the quiet bit out loud . saying the quiet bit out loud. it was too direct and too explicit of what is a sort of unofficial rule at many broadcasters and commissioners when it comes to booking talent. that white, if you're white and a man, you're not going to be on the billing and the same can be said for or of course, all the adverts that we see on itv, a lot of people saying all the time, when was the last time they saw a white man, do we have a statement to read out? i think itv have provided a statement where they told us the where they told us that the panel discussion included ways to new ideas and to to pitch new ideas and to further diversify content and talent offerings. we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we encourage diversity throughout . out the diversity throughout. out the business. itv commits to maintaining and building on our dei successes , seeking out more dei successes, seeking out more diverse ideas , production

diverse ideas, production companies and talent, and we will continue to collaborate across the industry. we aim to create and showcase content by, with and for everyone. >> so there we go . okay, so >> so there we go. okay, so a superb story as ever charlie peters and keep up the good work. that's two corkers from you this week. always a pleasure to have you in the studio. now let's move on because a charity has raised almost £14,000 for a tribute to some of our raf heroes. after gb news highlighted the story this morning. it's a fabulous story this time. martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel

>> earlier on breakfast. >> earlier on breakfast. >> did you know what i did? i resigned. do you remember when people used to do that? when they made a mistake? you haven't had 17 that forever. i think there is broad recognition that

this election has been this election has already been lost, it's about damage limitation. >> it's all about money and making money. and if the shirt sponsor says, look, we like to do this, you know, maybe members at a.f.o think, oh, well, you know , we're getting paid well know, we're getting paid well for it. >> you're almost speaking to sergeant stick, aren't you? >> me misogynistic. well >> me misogynistic. gosh. well i mean, i can't believe i've just heard mike parry on national television essentially sounding woke. >> but this support most likely isn't going to be for me or my friends or the people affected by the westminster attack seven years ago. the attacks of tomorrow, their attacking the hot cross bun. >> cannot go on. >> this cannot go on. >> this cannot go on. >> us alone. we should >> leave us alone. we should start a campaign. join us for breakfast day at 6 am. breakfast every day at 6 am. >> welcome back. the time is 347. i'm martin daubney and this is gb news. now, in a few minutes, i'll bring you some of the reaction to the huge, controversial design to the new england football shirt . the england football shirt. the story has been rolling on since

we first started breaking that here but now it's a here on tuesday, but now it's a real feel good story. all day we've been telling you about a charity in lincolnshire that said it needed to raise £80,000 to complete a regional landmark , to complete a regional landmark, paying to complete a regional landmark, paying tribute to one of the raf's most iconic planes, the bomber county gateway trust is building a permanent full size replica of a lancaster bomber on the county border with nottinghamshire . nottinghamshire. nottinghamshire, my home county to be called on freedom's wings thanks to our coverage , the thanks to our coverage, the charity has now raised around £14,000, but they still have more than £65,000 to go now. east midlands reporter will hollis has more on this fabulous story . story. >> the plane that took the fight to germany . to germany. >> it's a lancaster, the mightiest aerial engine of destruction ever conceived and built. >> now a charity in lincolnshire is building a permanent landmark

to remember the aircraft , a to remember the aircraft, a vital role in winning the campaign against nazi germany . campaign against nazi germany. but timmons engineering, near lincoln, the frame is forming. ken sadler is chair of the bomber county gateway trust. >> when you talk about lincolnshire, it's inextricably unked lincolnshire, it's inextricably linked to the raf and arguably the lancaster defended the freedom that we all enjoy today. >> most of the 7000 lancasters built were stationed in the county, with their crew. today, britain's only flying lancaster is based here too, at raf coningsby. the lancaster landmark will weigh around 92 tonnes. when it's finished, that's six times heavier than the real one, and when it's in place it will be taller than the angel of the north. but building it isn't cheap. dave starlings firm timmins is working for free. both his grandparents were in the raf. >> it's nice to be able to do it

and to honour the lancaster. it's such a such a statement piece for lincolnshire. you know, we are bomber county and we're proud of it. >> the pace of the million pound project dropped as the price project has dropped as the price of materials like steel rises , of materials like steel rises, as we've actually been gifted the steel for these ribs, which again is about £20,000. >> but we need some cash now to pay >> but we need some cash now to pay for the labour to fabricate them soon. >> the lancaster will be lifted onto a frame at charlie white's farm, on a hillside overlooking the border with nottinghamshire, to be seen by 34,000 drivers every day they're going to look up and see this landmark on the side of a hill in lincolnshire and think what an amazing tribute to the counties. >> although designed as a heritage landmark, the charity understands how meaningful the lancaster will be to those who remember lives lost. >> hopefully this will just remind people of the sacrifice

and the values that we that we hold dear and should hold dear. the trust hopes to complete the structure in 2025. >> the cost exceeds many thousands of pounds, but a far greater price has already been paid. >> yes, they did a grand job. all right. >> will hollis gb news in lincolnshire . lincolnshire. >> magnificent stuff. so the charity has already had a very good day indeed . if you'd like good day indeed. if you'd like to help it, to raise more funds. and you can donate by visiting bomber gateway trust, dot co.uk. and that's bomber gateway trust. dot co.uk. and what a superb machine . the lancaster was the machine. the lancaster was the most successful bomber of world war two. the spitfire gets all the plaudits but the lancaster. what a magnificent flying machine. now there's been huge uproar today over the decision to change the look of the england flag on the country's new football shirt. rishi sunak sir keir starmer have criticised it, but the football association

is standing by the design now. we've had loads of emails on this topic. in fact, we've had absolutely hundreds, almost melting the machine. let's go through a few of those now . mark through a few of those now. mark says this. it is a complete and utter disgrace. do you think the americans would accept it or the saudis? because if not, then why should we accept the horrific attack launched on england by nike and the fa? dawn, however , nike and the fa? dawn, however, disagrees. she says i like it. get over yourselves, lads. it's just a football shirt. martin adds this i certainly will not be buying it. thank god they don't supply manchester united with our kits anymore. a sad reflection on how a company behaves in this day and age, isn't it? now i've got another comment here who again disagrees and this is from wayne who says this. i was totally indifferent to the shirt until i realised martin daubney that it annoys people like you. and now i am all in favour of it. well,

wayne, you get yourselves out there and buy a shirt. my old son sadly says this. the fake patriotism from the labour and tory parties as is as annoying as the flag on the shirt itself . as the flag on the shirt itself. because don't forget sir keir starmer and rishi sunak both have waded in on this penny mordaunt offering to hand deliver complaints to nike herself . if it really has become herself. if it really has become a political football . catherine a political football. catherine has said this i'm enjoying your saint george's themed shirt and tie combo, catherine. that was not, actually it was. it was deliberate . i have got a saint deliberate. i have got a saint george's flag tie on. thank you for noticing. pete. this is crazy. they're not changing the flag. it'sjust crazy. they're not changing the flag. it's just a small detail on the back of a very expensive shirt. let's not pretend that this is any bigger than it. actually is. well, i think you're wrong there, pete. this conversation i was talking on the way in with cab driver. they're talking about it in

wetherspoons . they're talking wetherspoons. they're talking about it across the nation . and about it across the nation. and here's the thing. it was worn for the first time today by the youth team. they won. they won five one away. there's going to be a press conference tonight. gareth southgate will be talking about this . no doubt he'll be about this. no doubt he'll be forced to talk about it because of course we play brazil and they might be wearing this shirt. what do you think they'll do? i think what they'll do, they'll release two shirts. they'll release one with a proper saint george's flag on. and this one to play safe. but who on earth signed this shirt off? i don't think it's anybody that's got anything to do with football . i really, really football. i really, really don't. i just don't think any football fan would have signed this off. it's misjudged the mood of the nation . it's mood of the nation. it's misjudged the terraces and it's certainly misjudged the patriotic working classes. we've got a poll on our website gb news. com should the shirt get the chop or should it go ahead get involved, get to gbnews.com

and votes will announce the results on the show. plenty more on this after the break. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel. first, it's britain's news channel. first, wsfime britain's news channel. first, it's time for your weather with aidan mcgivern. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar . the sponsors of weather solar. the sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hi there and welcome to the forecast from the met office. it's going to feel cold in the wind for the rest of today. in many places. heavy showers and even some snow on the hills of northern uk. low pressure now firmly in charge to the north of the country. tightly packed isobars and our winds coming from the west northwest with this clearing for the rest this rain clearing for the rest of the day. from the south—east, clear spells , yes, but also clear spells, yes, but also quite a number of showers coming in on that northwesterly wind. and those showers frequent and heavy across northwestern parts of the country. not as many showers for the south—east, but

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gb news. >> a very good friday afternoon to you. it's 4 pm. welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news. broadcasting live from the heart of westminster. all across the uk. now, three days after i first highlighted the cross of saint george on the new england shirts have been changed. well, rishi sunak, sir keir starmer and every other tom, dick and harry apart from harry kane on our speaking out on the topic that's gripped the nation and i'm asking today, is this a total disgrace or is it a storm in a teacup ? next, the in a teacup? next, the government says there's a migration emergency in the channel and they're not wrong because 838 illegals arrived in just four days this week. yet this so—called emergency won't

get sorted out for a month. plus i'll tell you how gb news has helped raise funds for a superb tribute to some of our bravest world war ii heroes. and that's all coming up between now and 5:00. welcome to the show. always an absolute pleasure to have your company. of course. i want to hear from you . email want to hear from you. email with the usual ways. gb views at gb news. com this england shirt for rory has really gripped the nation. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has waded in, but he was caught napping. caught offside. sir keir starmer got him first, played a blinder, an easy win with patriots and the working classes. penny morden now threatening to deliver complaints by hand to nike . complaints by hand to nike. she's gone in studs showing has become a political football. everybody's got an opinion. what's yours. we've had hundreds and hundreds of emails so far. some think it's a sacrilege, a

total disgrace. leave our flag alone. others say get over yourselves. it'sjust alone. others say get over yourselves. it's just a shirt. what's your opinion? i want to know. and don't forget, we're running a poll at the moment. gb news. com. you can vote. should this vote this shirt, get the chop or should it ? go this vote this shirt, get the chop or should it? go ahead. and there's a twist in the tale because it's been worn for the first time this afternoon by the youth team. and they won five one away. could it be, after all, a lucky shirt get stuck in, send me your opinions and i'll read them out before the end of the show. let's move on now because it's time for your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> martin, thank you very much. the top stories from the gb newsroom. the football association is standing by the redesign of the new england kit. despite criticism from the prime minister. nike says the redesign of the saint george's cross, changing the colours to blue and

purple, was a playful update ahead of the euro 2024 tournament in june . this tournament in june. this afternoon, the kit was worn by england's under 21 side, who secured a51 win england's under 21 side, who secured a51win against azerbaijan. however, speaking earlier today, rishi sunak said the traditional red and white colours are a mark of public pride and it shouldn't be messed with. >> obviously i prefer the original and my general view is that when it comes to our national flags, we shouldn't mess with them because they're a source of pride, identity, who we and they're perfect as we are and they're perfect as they are . they are. >> it follows similar comments from the culture secretary, lucy frazer, who said the multicoloured design is pointless and unnecessary. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has also urged the sports brand to revert to the original flag's colours . we've been speaking to colours. we've been speaking to people outside nike's store in central london for their thoughts. >> england is england, you know , >> england is england, you know, you start changing its colours, you start changing its colours, you start changing the flags. yeah, it represents something that's traditional and perhaps

it should stay that way. >> yes, i like it. i cannot it should stay that way. >> yes, i like it . i cannot say >> yes, i like it. i cannot say more, but i think it's good. looks great. >> i think it could have been better . i >> i think it could have been better. i think >> i think it could have been better . i think the old shirts better. i think the old shirts like retro. i think they could have made them more like them because i think they're quite good shirts. they're the best. >> in other news, sir geoffrey cox says that labour's projected landslide at the next general election could annihilate a credible opposition. the former attorney general is warning a possible win for sir keir starmer would leave the conservatives without a frontbench, calling it a very dangerous thing for democracy. in a gb news exclusive give, the mp said rishi sunak is a serious administrator but suggests the prime minister needs to reveal more of himself to sway voters. >> a 200 seat majority, 80 seat majority is big, but the proposal at the moment the suggestion that labour might win a 200 seat majority, effectively annihilates any credible opposition. that's bad for democracy. but on our part, we

need to show why . need to show why. >> an it worker from essex has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum tum of 37 years for the murder of a married couple who he worked for .luke married couple who he worked for . luke dewitt poisoned stephen and carol baxter with fentanyl after manipulating them with fake personas . the couple's fake personas. the couple's daughter told court today that the 34 year old had completely brainwashed her mother by posing as a fake doctor . offenders as a fake doctor. offenders nationwide will be tasked with cleaning up vandalism within 48 hours of cases being reported to local councils, in a bid to swiftly tackle anti—social behaviour , the ministry of behaviour, the ministry of justice says teams of people serving communities sentences will scrub graffiti and collect litter with the programme rolling out across england and wales following a successful pilot in several regions. the move comes as main political parties ramp up commitments on law and order ahead of the upcoming general election . five

upcoming general election. five alleged members of a spy ring have denied plotting to carry out surveillance for russia. over two and a half years, the group of bulgarians appeared at the old bailey today accused of espionage and possessing fake identity documents for at least eight countries. they're due to face trial in october alongside a sixth alleged plotter, who was also implicated but did not enter a plea . for the latest enter a plea. 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 back to . martin. >> thank you tatiana. well, it really has completely and utterly kicked off. and we start with, of course , with the storm with, of course, with the storm that's been sparked by england's new football shirts and the controversial change of saint george's flag that i first highlighted on this show on tuesday . the kit came out monday tuesday. the kit came out monday night, i saw it, i could not believe my eyes. i raised it in

conference. i've been pushing this ever since. now nike has come under fire after replacing the red cross on a white background. of course, that is the saint george's cross and the design now has purple and blue horizontal stripes in what nike called a playful update to the shirt ahead of euro 2024. now, the football association has defended the shirt. rishi sunak has waded into the row as well, and he has also criticised the design . design. >> obviously i prefer the original and my general view is that when it comes to our national flags, we shouldn't mess with them because they're a source of pride, identity, who we and they're perfect as we are and they're perfect as they are . they are. >> well, way back in 2014, you may well recall labour mp emily thornberry resigned from the party's front bench after sending a tweet of a house covered in england flags. now, at the time, the photo was branded snobby, so what does she

think of this latest controversy ? >> 7. >>i ? >> i think 7— >> i think it's em ? >> i think it's all very odd. i mean , if you look at it, what mean, if you look at it, what have nike done? i mean, seriously , you could hardly seriously, you could hardly recognise it as the england flag, can you? i mean, england flag, can you? i mean, england flag is a simple white background and a red cross. seems to me. why can't they just leave it alone? imagine how crossed the french would get if they started putting bits of purple on the tricolour. or. or they the welsh flag, they changed the welsh flag, took away the dragon and stuck a pussycat on instead. i mean, people will be up in arms, you know, i think i think he's right. i think, why can't we just have as just a straight england flag on the back of these shirts? england flag on the back of the yeah,rts? england flag on the back of the yeah, but to fair, you're >> yeah, but to be fair, you're not particular fan of the not a particular fan of the saint cross, are you ? saint george's cross, are you? what do you mean? well, i mean , what do you mean? well, i mean, you had to you. you took the mickey out of someone flying the england and had to resign england flag and had to resign as result it. you're as a result of it. you're talking about a photo i took ten years ago. yes. and? and i put on twitter. yeah. no, i took a

photo ten years ago of a house that was completely covered in england flags. is that what you mean? yeah. and people made all sorts of assumptions about it. all okay. sorry. i'm so all right. okay. sorry. i'm so far like, kind of trying far beyond, like, kind of trying to sort explain , you know, it to sort of explain, you know, it was a photograph, you know, and, and people have decided and other people have decided what it was that i was thinking or saying, you know, i mean, as i say, it was a very long time ago, but i did, as far ago, but i did, you know, as far as was concerned, it was going as i was concerned, it was going to any damage to the labour to do any damage to the labour party. do you know what i did? i resigned. do you remember when people when people used to do that? when they mistake? we haven't they made a mistake? we haven't had haven't seen that forever. i think lot, know, think from this lot, you know, they resigning do they. they don't do resigning do they. >> emily thornberry, >> well, emily thornberry, they're changed their they're completely changed their position saint george's position on the saint george's flag. like there's flag. it's almost like there's an in the air no an election in the air now. no one's played games for one's played more games for england peter shilton. of england than peter shilton. of course, the forest legend as well and told us that the well. and he told us that the decision change the colour decision to change the colour of the the shirt the flag of the shirt is completely of order, well, completely out of order, well, i'm totally against it. which i

don't think is a surprise. i mean, i'm a traditionalist, really , but i think, you know, really, but i think, you know, we've seen a lot of design changes on shirts. i think that's to get the fans to buy the new shirt every time it changes. but now they're messing with the colours on a, on a, on a national flag. and, you know, it's it. where would it stop onceit it's it. where would it stop once it starts, you know, is, is the next shirt going to be, going to have more changes in the colour? so i'm, i'm against it. i think it's wrong. >> there you go, schultz. a safe pair of hands on this topic. just as he was between the sticks. now we are, of course, the people's channel. and so i want to hear what you think about the new england shirts. please email me gbviews@gbnews.com. and we've been out and about today speaking to the great british pubuc speaking to the great british public about this controversial shirt , starting with someone shirt, starting with someone who's actually bought one, the representation on it, obviously inclusive of the community and all. >> i love it, and i'm going to

see the, the friendly against belgium on tuesday as well. so yeah, looking forward to it. >> yeah, it's an absolute disgrace that a company like nike, who are not even based in the uk, can try and change our national flag . national flag. >> i don't agree with that, you know , history and, you know, know, history and, you know, pride and tradition . varne, so, pride and tradition. varne, so, no, i don't see why you should be changing. changing national flags and terrible, but never buy it. flags and terrible, but never buyit.the flags and terrible, but never buy it. the shirt itself is a rip off price wise , so why rip off price wise, so why change it? >> i'm not entirely sure why they've changed it. >> the saint george cross is the saint george's cross and doesn't need to be changed at all, does it? >> i love it actually to be fair, i like the blue one and i've got a black one out or a dark one. >> i love it, absolutely love it. better than last season's one. >> i mean, they're calling it a playful update. what would your reaction be to that? >> i'd call it more a desecration of the flag should stay as saint george's cross. >> should red and white.

>> it should be red and white. >> it should be red and white. >> the england colours. >> that's the england colours. >> that's the england colours. >> i think it's silly. >> i think it's silly. >> i think it's silly. >> i mean, the flag is red and white >> i mean, the flag is red and whiyeah, the flag red and >> yeah, the flag is red and white, so it should stay red and white. >> i think it's just traditional isn't it. >> like it's always been like that. so we shouldn't really change that. so we shouldn't really chaige that. so we shouldn't really chai don't understand people >> i don't understand why people at want to change any at all should want to change any of our inheritance. wanting. of our inheritance. and wanting. those will be going out those lads will be going out representing . and i representing england. and i think if you, if you put a different colour into the irish shirt or the scottish shirt or the welsh shirt, hall, hell would have let loose. to be honest with you, i think it's a disgrace. >> too much wokester, if that's all i'm going to say. >> god has loved the people of nottingham. like to buy all nottingham. i'd like to buy all of a common sense of them a beer. common sense mainlining . get out there, talk mainlining. get out there, talk to real people they don't agree with the liberal media chatter rmt or the people who work in the nike marketing departments ehhen the nike marketing departments either. now let's get the views of broadcaster and author rebecca read. rebecca. welcome to the show. so as you've probably heard there, the great

people of nottingham and birmingham and beyond are saying on the whole, the huge majority are saying this is totally pointless your pointless meddling. what's your take, i sort of have sympathy with people who've been calling me a snowflake for the last ten years, every time i've been offended by something they didn't think was important, i now understand what it's like to be the side of the be on the other side of the coin, i cannot coin, because i cannot understand a silly fuss understand such a silly fuss about t shirt, and if you about a t shirt, and if you don't want to buy it, then you have wonderful have magically the wonderful thing is, cannot it. thing is, you cannot buy it. and if you don't want to spend over £100 a t shirt, then i think £100 on a t shirt, then i think you're very sensible. if you're going spend on a going to spend £100 on at shirt, i can tell you some designer stores that will do you a nicer one for that but a nicer one for that money, but the somehow the idea that it's somehow a national scandal the national scandal and that the and political leaders are and that political leaders are queuing up to try and score points by getting involved in this little argument is this silly little argument is all sad. really all a bit sad. really >> when last >> rebecca, when was the last england match went to? england match you went to? >> god. never. >> oh, god. never. >> oh, god. never. >> absolutely no. i watched it in the but i never been. in the pub, but i never been. i don't think afford it don't think i could afford it and even know how to and i wouldn't even know how to get tickets.

and i wouldn't even know how to get do kets. and i wouldn't even know how to get do you think that kind of >> do you think that kind of exemplifies you don't get exemplifies why you don't get this? football fans this? because football fans who go matches, follow go to matches, who follow england huge expense england often at huge expense around the world, they take their annual holiday. they spend thousands their annual holiday. they spend thousan> do you think would >> what do you think would happen? say, don't know if the happen? say, i don't know if the jamaican was made into the jamaican flag was made into the colours of the union flag, would that bother you? >> think a >> i don't think i'd have a strong opinion either way, but i think would retain the same think i would retain the same position, is it's a

position, which is it's at shirt. if you don't like it, don't buy it. >> so it's just a flag. so what about if we redesign the palestine flag and the colours about if we redesign the paisrael? flag and the colours about if we redesign the pa israel? would|d the colours about if we redesign the pa israel? would|d the c(anjrs of israel? would that be an issue? >> again, @ again, i issue? >> again, i think it >> well, again, i think it depends we're talking depends whether we're talking about it t shirt, about putting it on a t shirt, in which case i would say if it bothers you, don't buy it. or actually redesigning the flag. and some the people and what some of the people interviewed to be interviewed seem to be conflating the conflating is changing the actual of the saint actual colour of the saint george's and putting on george's cross and putting it on a t shirt. i think i would understand people be understand why people would be terribly an actual terribly upset if an actual national was actually national flag was actually redesigned, hasn't redesigned, but it hasn't been. it's the it's just a representation. the real no it is real one still exists. no it is a national flag and it has been redesigned. >> the england shirt has always featured the saint george's cross in colours. cross in the colours. >> seriously arguing >> you're not seriously arguing that actual british flag, >> you're not seriously arguing thatactual:tual british flag, >> you're not seriously arguing thatactual englishtish flag, >> you're not seriously arguing thatactual english flag, lag, >> you're not seriously arguing thatactual english flag, the the actual english flag, the actual saint george's no actual saint george's cross no longer now longer exists. now >> no, i'm not saying that at all. saying it's been all. i'm saying it's been redesigned that redesigned in a way that the company playful. and company said is playful. and clearly public. the huge clearly the public. the huge amount, huge majority do not amount, the huge majority do not agree should perhaps agree something should perhaps be some things be sacred. some things should perhaps be respected and not play perhaps be respected and not play with you. don't see that

counterpoint ? counterpoint? >> no, not at all. i think, you know, there's a freedom of creativity and a freedom of expression right here. i absolutely think that i want expression right here. i absolutea think that i want expression right here. i absolutea t1ink that i want expression right here. i absolutea t shirt hat i want expression right here. i absolutea t shirt with i want expression right here. i absolute a t shirt with the 'ant expression right here. i absolute a t shirt with the welsh to make a t shirt with the welsh flag or purple dragon on it, flag or the purple dragon on it, i think i'd probably won't do a terribly good job. but i have every i want to draw every right to if i want to draw the italian and make the italian flag and make something up to me. something orange, it's up to me. it might not a good use of my it might be not a good use of my time, but i'm not offended. i don't understand how that's offensive or problematic. >> it cuts heart of >> well, it cuts to the heart of what it to patriotic what it means to be patriotic for wouldn't for whatever country. i wouldn't want flag to be want any national flag to be redesigned. think flags are redesigned. i think flags are flags should be flags and they should be respected and left alone. isn't that the point of each country's patriotic values, their national pnde? patriotic values, their national pride? it's just something that doesn't need to be tinkered with. >> i can't imagine that british patriotism or english pride is so fragile or easily damaged that redrawing a flag in a different colour could meaningfully or significantly damage it. drawing the saint george's cross a different colour does not take away all of the extraordinary and brilliant things about this country.

>> so what do you make , then, of >> so what do you make, then, of the fact that the prime minister and of the and the leader of the opposition, keir starmer and opposition, sir keir starmer and emily and penny emily thornberry and penny mordaunt, they've all come out rallying, shouldn't be rallying, saying we shouldn't be changing you think changing this. do you think their don't matter either? >> i think that they are all queuing up for a positive headune queuing up for a positive headline as we gear an headline as we gear up for an election. they all election. i think they have all smelt win and i think smelt an easy win and i think nick an easy target because nick is an easy target because they're a company, they're they're a big company, they're faceless. doesn't matter. faceless. it doesn't matter. nobody's their side. nobody's on their side. i don't particularly yen to particularly have any yen to defend nick, so therefore they are to get on the are desperate to get on the front with sounding front of the paper with sounding like and a working like a real person and a working person and really in touch with the working classes. and i think it's . and i the working classes. and i think it's .and i guarantee it's pathetic. and i guarantee you that privately, their own you that privately, in their own hearts, about hearts, none of them care about this at all. >> so a of the comments >> so a lot of the comments we've been getting in, rebecca, are echoing the that are echoing the fact that there's a of political there's a lot of political opportunism going on here, but do think there's any merit opportunism going on here, but dothe think there's any merit opportunism going on here, but dothe think thate's any merit opportunism going on here, but dothe think that the ny merit opportunism going on here, but dothe think that the english: in the notion that the english flag english culture in flag and english culture in particular, seems to be fair game for criticism, our war memorials or climbed upon its

i'll get over it. it's just it's just a piece of stone. now our flag is changed. i'll get over it. it'sjust flag is changed. i'll get over it. it's just the red stripe on a white background. but it's not that, is it? and people do care about these things. and is there any merit, do you think, in the fact that it seems to be open season when it comes to attacking the english national flag, english patriotism and england, whereas, you know, you wouldn't dare to do this about ireland wales or scotland. ireland or wales or scotland. >> i think one of the best things about being english is the right to criticise , the the right to criticise, the right to be playful, the right to either mock or criticise or enjoy appreciate. and think enjoy or appreciate. and i think it's probably one of the things that makes me proud to be british. and within that to be english. we have a sense of humour. we don't take ourselves too seriously, we're self—deprecating can self—deprecating and we can handle , taking handle people taking, taking a shot us. sometimes need it shot at us. sometimes we need it and we deserve it. and sometimes we deserve it. >> rebecca, you're a great sport. you very much . sport. thank you very much. you've blasted it into the top corner. we don't agree, corner. if we don't agree, i value your opinion massively. thank you very much for joining

us the show. a us on the show. always a pleasure. very happy us on the show. always a pleasu1now, very happy us on the show. always a pleasu1now, a very happy us on the show. always a pleasu1now, a spokesperson for friday. now, a spokesperson for the association has the football association has said this. new england 2024 said this. the new england 2024 home kit has a number of design elements which were meant as a tribute to the 1966 world cup winning team. well, it's not the first time that different coloured saint george's cross inspired designs have been used on england shirts, and we are very proud of the red and white saint george's cross. the england flag, and we understand what it means to our fans and how it unites and inspires, and it will be displayed prominently at wembley tomorrow as it always is when england play brazil, there you go. do you buy that? well, we're running a poll on the gb news website asking a very simple question . do you very simple question. do you think the england flag should be on the england football shirt? yes or no? and that means in its actual state, the red and white cross are not a different version. get stuck in because that poll closes at half past

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welcome back. it's 425 on this friday afternoon. i'm martin daubney, and this is gb news. now, later this hour, i'll speak about claims from a jewish man. but his nine year old nephew was not given proper care by pro—palestine nurses . he's now, pro—palestine nurses. he's now, as we all know, rishi sunak has promised repeatedly to stop the boats. so how is it all going? well, an incredible 838 illegal migrants arrive in just four days this week, and the surge in illegal arrivals caused the government to announce a migrant emergency in the channel. well, i'm joined now by our homeland security adviser, mark white. mark always a pleasure to have you on the show. a migrant emergency, one that's going to take over four weeks to solve. it's fair to say, mark, it's

been utterly disastrous week for the government . the government. >> yeah, it's a strange one in that the government yesterday decided to declare this a migrant emergency. but then at the same time told us that it would be the 18th of april before this, rwanda bill received royal assent. they do have time available to them before then, but for some reason, despite this being an emergency, we're waiting until the 18th of april and then it's going to be, we're told, at least june before any flights to rwanda take off. we had reports in the times this morning suggesting that the government has yet to finalise any kind of a deal with an aviation company who would be prepared to take those asylum seekers across to rwanda. in response, we have had a statement from the home office today saying that we have robust operational plans in place for

flights following discussions with a range of commercial companies , and they go on to say companies, and they go on to say that they are all departments working across whitehall towards ensuring that these flights leave for rwanda as soon as possible. i think really, in that statement, there is nothing that statement, there is nothing that knocks down the times story. no confirmation that they actually have come up with a deal to be able to fly these asylum seekers to the east african country. and in the absence of that, we understand that there are discussions to try to persuade the raf to pick up the slack here. now, understandably, the royal air force just doesn't want to get involved with this controversial process , and not just because process, and not just because it's controversial and potentially a security risk. they don't have the aircraft available to do this. it would be likely the voyager aircraft that they have, which can be used as a passenger aircraft, but it also doubles as a tanker

aircraft and it's used to support the fast jet fleet . and support the fast jet fleet. and what's been happening in recent months, will they have been involved in supporting the fast jet fleet out of cyprus to bomb the houthi rebels? they really don't have the capacity available to them in the raf to start using these aircraft as a shuttle service for asylum seekers going off to rwanda , and seekers going off to rwanda, and it's almost a metaphor for the incompetence of what this this scheme has become. >> mark the mod don't want to get involved and private charter companies don't want to get involved either, for fear of reputational damage. and yet, none of this mark seems to have been thought through. what kind of immigration plan , deportation of immigration plan, deportation plan that involves planes involves a government that hasn't managed to get any planes lined up . lined up. >> well, as yet, it doesn't seem that they have got that agreement in place. but they are

confident, they say that they will have the plans in place when it comes to the time that they have to start moving these asylum seekers to rwanda, and all the time, more people are coming across the channel making these illegal voyages across from france. and as you said in your introduction there, 838 just since tuesday, 61 on tuesday when the weather conditions improved to the point they were borderline. so we got about, 61 across on on tuesday. on wednesday it was flat calm. and that's when we saw 514 of these people make that illegal voyage. and then yesterday again, when the weather conditions were starting to deteriorate, once more, 263 people made that journey across from france in small boats and what do we have today? we have bad weather in the channel today , and as a result, no boats

coming across. , and as a result, no boats coming across . every , and as a result, no boats coming across. every time we hear from the government, we hear from the government, we hear that the stop the boats plan is what's responsible for this. 36% reduction in small boats coming across the english channel boats coming across the english channel, compared to the year before. what? actually, every time we get an improvement in the weather, we see a surge coming across the english channel. regardless of what they stop. the boats plan is that the government has enacted . government has enacted. >> and yeah, mark white, we're both smiling away. i think it's one of those situations now where we either laugh or we cry. mark white, thank you very much for joining us on the show. sometimes it might seem the best option. it'sjust sometimes it might seem the best option. it's just it's just for them to do a rain dance on the top of the white cliffs of dover because as we said yesterday on the show, chris hope we got that that message out that they were cheering in the 1922 committee because they were told they could have an early cut for the weekend. number 10 contacted us

directly and that wasn't the case. they were cheering because it's been royal assent, it's been given royal assent, this bill. but not until this rwanda bill. but not until april the 18th. what kind of emergency takes a month to solve? if that was an emergency leak, the government would be up to their necks in water. perhaps an ample metaphor now. there's lots more still to come between now and 5:00. a children's hospital in manchester is investigating claims that a child was treated poorly by his staff because he was jewish and the nurses were pro—palestinian . the nurses were pro—palestinian. an astonishing story. but first, here's your latest news headunes here's your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez . headlines with tatiana sanchez. >> martin, thank you very much. the top stories from the gp newsroom. the football association is standing by the redesign of the new england kit. despite criticism from the prime minister. nike says the redesign of the saint george's cross, changing the colours to blue and purple , was a playful update purple, was a playful update ahead of the euro 2024

tournament in june. they've also released a statement and they say it was never their intention to offend, given what it means to offend, given what it means to england fans. this afternoon. the kit was worn by england's under 21 side, who secured a51 win against azerbaijan . however, win against azerbaijan. however, speaking earlier, rishi sunak said the traditional red and white colours are a mark of pubuc white colours are a mark of public pride and it shouldn't be messed with. >> obviously i prefer the original and my general view is that when it comes to our national flags, we shouldn't mess with them because they're a source of pride, identity, who we are and they're perfect as they are . they are. >> and a man who's been described as a loner has been jailed for life for the murder of a couple he worked for by poisoning them with the opioid fentanyl. luke dewitt used a string of fake online personas to manipulate carol and stephen baxter, and later changed their will. the couple's daughter told a court today that the 34 year old killer had completely brainwashed her mother by posing as a fake doctor . the prime

as a fake doctor. the prime minister has refused to comment on a police investigation into alleged racist comments made by conservative party donor west yorkshire police says it's now looking at whether a crime was committed by frank hester. it's reported he told a meeting in 2019 that the mp diane abbott made him want to hate all black women and that she should be shot. women and that she should be shot . for the latest stories, shot. for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or you can go to gbnews.com/alerts. now back to . martin. >> thank you tatiana. now it's been a big week for the economy. inflation is falling and interest rates are on their way to being cut, says the bank of england's governor. well, liam halligan will join me shortly with on the money to give us the full rundown on martin daubney on gb news, britain's news

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february after extremely wet weather put off shoppers from heading out to the high street. and while online spending performed well, shoppers ditched the high street instead . head the high street instead. head for that now. this comes as we've seen inflation fall to 3.4% this week, and interest rates are on their way to cuts, says the bank of england governor. so the big question is, are we creeping slowly out of recession or gb news economics and business editor liam halligan joins me now to tell us more. liam we were having such a good news week. inflation was down, the tantalising prospect of interest rate cuts. and now retail flat as a pancake . as a pancake. >> it is martin. that's often the case in february, particularly when the weather's bad. look there is a silver lining to this cloud. if you like the cloud of flatlining retail sales. and it's a silver lining if you are a mortgage holder or you've got lots of personal debts , the fact that

personal debts, the fact that retail sales are flat means that the bank of england will be less worried about consumer spending, juicing up the economy and causing inflation, so it makes them slightly more likely to raise to lower rates. excuse me? sooner rather than later. look, we've had so much economic data this week , it's worth you and this week, it's worth you and i just taking stock as we go into the weekend. we had that inflation number, didn't we, on on wednesday when inflation fell from 4% during the year to january to 3.4% during the year, to february, that's a very chunky reduction in inflation. of course, prices are still going up , but of course, prices are still going up, but they're going up by less. and within that inflation number, some prices are actually going down at least on an annual basis. if you look at petrol and diesel, petrol dunng at petrol and diesel, petrol during february 2024, martin was about 4% cheaper than in february 2023, and diesel was

about 11% cheaper. so in the last couple of weeks , both last couple of weeks, both petrol and diesel prices have started to tick up again. they are still lower than they were february last year, so we've had that low inflation number. but then the bank of england did hold interest rates yesterday at 5.25. that's a 16 year high. they've been at 5.25% since last august . and the fact that retail august. and the fact that retail sales are flat means that the bank of england now is more likely to lower interest rates soonen likely to lower interest rates sooner, but i still don't think they're going to lower interest rates till june at the earliest. i thought it would have been earlier, but when i saw that the mpc voted yesterday 8 to 1 to keep rates on hold, that's real. stuck in the mud. overcautiousness. i thought it'd be 6 to 3 or even 5 to overcautiousness. i thought it'd be6to3oreven5to4to overcautiousness. i thought it'd be 6 to 3 or even 5 to 4 to hold rates. so on a knife edge, just one person would have to switch for the next monthly meeting, or they're most months, to actually

recommend and implement an interest rate cut . but it's not interest rate cut. but it's not to be. the bank of england is being very, very cautious. they were slow to spot inflation coming in 2021. very, very slow. and now they want to prove how tough they are on inflation by being slow to slow to actually lower rates, imposing more economic damage on the economy than needs be. but you know, i it won't surprise you to hear me say that, martin. i've been i've been maybe suggesting politely that the bank of england has been making the wrong decisions for some time now. >> liam, i always like to pick your brains on a positive and instructive note. and we're seeing downward grind on high seeing a downward grind on high streets. so many people watching this show will see their local high street withering away. and this migration into online shopping seems to be a one way street. liam, what can be done ? street. liam, what can be done? what would you do? what should we do to help the beleaguered high street? we're coming for a

general election. there's a lot of votes in this, surely. >> it's a great question, martin. and you when we martin. and you know, when we set up gb news back in 2021, the future of the high street was a mate, you know, along with small businesses, these major businesses, these were major themes we wanted to tackle. themes that we wanted to tackle. so what i would do to revitalise high streets is i would have a complete change of the regime of what we call business rates. business rates are taxes that businesses have to pay before they've taken in any money at all, let alone made any profit. so even if you make a loss, even if you have no revenue, you still must pay these taxes and their taxes on the rateable value of your premises. whether you rent the premises or whether you rent the premises or whether you own the premises, you have to pay a tax that reflects the value of that premises on top of your rent. if you pay rent and business rates raise a lot of money, they raise about £30 billion a year. so the

government, the incoming labour government, the incoming labour government, the incoming labour government, the surviving tory government, the surviving tory government, whatever it is, would have to be careful how it reformed business rates. but it can't be right. it cannot be right that bricks and mortar companies have to pay this tax through the nose, whereas online companies don't have to pay this tax. all right. they pay the tax on their warehouses, but it's nothing compared to the tax that a retail unit would pay. and it's really those business rates which are hammering high streets because they're just making a lot of shops unviable. that plus i would if i was rishi sunak, i would i would make it my business. i would make it one of my missions in life to make sure that people can park in town. so get rid of all these horrible parking apps that particularly the elderly can't use people without smartphones, you know, £0.50 or a pound coin, you know, in a metre to park or whatever it is. not these or even a bank

card that you can tap these parking apps. i mean, i know from my own market town where i live, the amount of particularly older people who complain about parking apps. it makes it really that's also hollowing out the high street. so i think it's a combination of clamping down on on business rates, which have got out of control, maybe some kind of levy on the online retailing giants to replace that business tax because a lot of them don't pay much tax in the uk. they've structured their massive companies and lobbied governments and by the way, employed loads of government advisers as they come out of government a kind you government in a kind of, you know, inverse , well, i won't say know, inverse, well, i won't say the word, but it certainly looks a bit unsavoury that so many government advisers jobs government advisers get jobs with the big tech giants when they leave government. and yet when they're government, they when they're in government, they somehow manage to get somehow don't manage to get around regulating them in around to regulating them in a way that people who like way that even people who like free like you and me, free markets, like you and me, would recognise need to be would recognise they need to be regulated, their enormous regulated, given their enormous market i do think we

market power. so i do think we need to help revitalise our high streets. i do think it's about incentives, incentives, helping physical bricks and mortar shops, incentives to tax online shops, incentives to tax online shops in order to help physical bncks shops in order to help physical bricks and mortar shops because our high streets, they're not just places where you go to buy your shopping. they're places where you meet and greet, where communities look after and look out for each other, that's the case in many of our small in our cities , and particularly our cities, and particularly our towns, where most people live . towns, where most people live. it's a part of policy which i think the tories have completely, underperformed . and, completely, underperformed. and, labour talk a good game about the high street . we'll see what the high street. we'll see what happens because you and i know martin, these are the kind of things that really, really matter to gb news viewers and listeners. this sense of place, this sense of local community. it's what makes people happy and what will make our what makes

our country coherent. and it strikes taxation strikes me that our taxation policies in recent years have done very little in order to strengthen our lovely, vital high streets , and they've done high streets, and they've done a lot to weaken them. >> liam halligan i say every time, i say every week, if we have people like you in charge, we'd have a fighting chance, my friend. it's always a pleasure to have you on the show. thank you. now, a children's hospital in manchester is under fire after allegations staff treated after allegations staff treated a child because he was a child poorly because he was jewish. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel

welcome back. you lovely people. it's 449. i'm martin daubney. and this is gb news. now. you've been sending hundreds and hundreds of your emails in. and of course, the topic that's got you is england shirts that have a quick one here from andrew. i

can't describe how much of an insuh can't describe how much of an insult i think nike and the fa have given to the english people. don't even with people. i don't even agree with having in our strip. having blue in our strip. england's colours are red and white. stop meddling now. a hospital in manchester is investigating allegations its staff treated a nine year old child in competently because he was jewish. the boy's uncle claims his nephew was made to lie on the floor when he wore his kipper, but on a different occasion when he was not, quote, visibly jewish, he received quick care. this is an astonishing story and i'm joined now by my gb news colleague josh howie josh , welcome to the show. howie josh, welcome to the show. this story simply took my breath away when i read the details of this earlier. away when i read the details of this earlier . josh, explain to this earlier. josh, explain to us what on earth is happening. >> yeah, well, it seems like i've become your expert on when something rubbish happens to british jews. and unfortunately, i'm on quite a lot, just i'm on show quite a lot, just yesterday there was a house in hackney, was firebombed by someone shouting out

anti—semitic , madness. so this story. >> yes, this nine year old, he has a blood disorder. he goes into have his, his blood changed. i guess , or i'm not changed. i guess, or i'm not a doctor, contrary to what my parents wished . and. yeah, when parents wished. and. yeah, when he went in a couple of times, he had the same nurses, supposedly they were covered in, palestinian flags and stickers. >> badges , he received >> badges, he received supposedly on those times, the wrong treatment. the last time he went in to see them, they kicked him off his bed, and he was ended up being treated on the floor, we've seen photo evidence of that, he got scared and this time when he went in for treatment, he went in without any visible jewish, clothing , wasn't wearing his clothing, wasn't wearing his yarmulke, wasn't wearing his suit. which is what you wear underneath, for religious jews. and surprise, surprise, he got immediate treatment. he didn't have to wait like he'd had the last few times. and got the last few times. and he got the correct treatment. so that does

speak. not definitive speak. that's not definitive evidence of, necessarily of intent. something intent. but there's something wrong there. something wrong happened to him in the past, supposedly people are investigating. i haven't seen many official like andy bowman, who is the manchester mayor. speak out about it yet, but we are seeing seeing a trend here. i can only speak anecdotally, but i have friends who one of my friends, jewish. she works in a school, in, in a part of london that has, very high, muslim quota and all of the other teachers wear these. palestinian badges. she's on whatsapp groups, they post stuff that she finds very offensive. she's finding it a very hard time for her for, at the moment. and this other one jewish teacher there . other one jewish teacher there. and, at the very least, i think that people shouldn't be wearing this stuff. we saw kings cross this stuff. we saw kings cross this week in london. we saw, these i mean, not that palestinian badges necessarily religious in attempt, but when we are seeing, i would say

inappropriate, badges or being brought into work environments, i just it obviously it's funny because people this whole microaggression that became that time became very popular over the last few years, but that it it's like, oh , microaggressions it's like, oh, microaggressions towards other ethnicities. we all have to be really careful about. but but aggression some people who see the palestinian flag, jews who have i know relatives who, not my relatives, but friends of mine whose relatives are kidnapped at the moment, who were murdered on october 7th. that flag does not bnng october 7th. that flag does not bring up positive associations for them. but of course, they're jewish, so it doesn't matter. >> okay. howie, it's worth >> okay. josh howie, it's worth pointing out the firebomb incident in hackney. that's an alleged anti—semitic incident. i think the police are still investigating. that's a live case. so let's be delicate there. and i think andy burnham has passed a comment. he said that there is an investigation underway into this, but

nevertheless the very nevertheless josh howie the very nofion notion that particularly a child, a vulnerable child, is dependent on care for its life saving routine is not getting, equality at the point of service is a chilling, chilling story indeed. is a chilling, chilling story indeed . okay, josh howie, thank indeed. okay, josh howie, thank you very much for joining us indeed. okay, josh howie, thank you very much forjoining us on you very much for joining us on the show this afternoon. i wish you peace as ever. now gb news has reached out for comments and we are waiting to hear back. but we are waiting to hear back. but we do have a statement from the hospital . manchester university hospital. manchester university hospital foundation trust has said . we are aware of said this. we are aware of images and very serious claims which are circulating on social media. we are rapidly investigating these to establish the situation and are discussing them with the family involved. royal manchester children's hospital is committed to providing high quality care to all of our patients now. there's huge uproar today over the decision to change the look of the england flag on the country's new football shirt . country's new football shirt. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer have criticised it, but the

football association is standing by the design. we'll have much more on that soon. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel. but first it's time for your weather with aidan magee ian . magee ian. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hi there and welcome to the forecast from the met office. it's going to feel cold in the wind for the rest of today. in many places. heavy showers and even some snow on the hills of northern uk. low pressure now firmly in charge to the north of the country. tightly packed isobars and our winds coming from the northwest with from the west northwest with this rain clearing for the rest of the day. from the southeast, clear spells , yes, but also clear spells, yes, but also quite a number of showers coming in on that northwesterly wind. and those showers frequent and heavy across northwestern parts

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gb news. >> a very good afternoon to you . >> a very good afternoon to you. happy friday. it's 5 pm. welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news. broadcasting live from the heart of westminster. all across the uk. well, it's all kicked off three days after i highlighted the cross of saint george on the new england shirt had been changed playfully . rishi sunak sir keir playfully. rishi sunak sir keir starmer and every other tom, dick and harry apart from harry kane that is, are speaking out. i'm asking today is this a total disgrace or is it much ado about nothing ? also, police are nothing? also, police are investigating alleged racist comments made by tory party donor frank hester about diane abbott. is that a total waste of the police's time , or are they

the police's time, or are they right to look into this historic offence? and is there mayhem in milton keynes because plans to build 63,000 new homes are wreaking havoc in the area, as locals fear such the increase in properties will destroy their picturesque countryside . and picturesque countryside. and i'll also tell you how gb news helped raise thousands of pounds 14 grand so far and rising for a tribute for some of our bravest world war ii heroes. a superb , world war ii heroes. a superb, splendid story. and that's all coming up in your next hour. yep, it's totally kicked off about this nike shirt. i don't think there's ever been a bigger pr disaster for a company. not in my lifetime. i know, i've just been joined by jason conley , former pro football, and of course talksport. talksport. let and he's got a lot to say. i'm sure you have two got hundreds

and hundreds of emails so far, all to get some balance. fair to say, the huge, huge majority of you out there think this is bang out of order. a few of you though, you don't see what all the fuss is about. get in touch and don't forget we're running a poll on gbnews.com. should this shirt the chop? yes or no? shirt get the chop? yes or no? that for about another half that runs for about another half an hour and we'll out the an hour and we'll read out the results on the show. get results live on the show. get stuck in this is your show and email gbviews@gbnews.com. but email me gbviews@gbnews.com. but before all that, time before all of that, it's time for your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez . with tatiana sanchez. >> martin, thank you very much. and good afternoon. the top stories from the gb news room. the football association is standing by. the redesign of the new england kit. despite criticism from the prime minister. nike says the redesign of the saint george's cross, changing the colours to blue and purple, was a playful update ahead of the euro 2024 tournament in june . they've also

tournament in june. they've also released a statement they're saying it was never their intention to offend, given what it means england fans. this it means to england fans. this afternoon. the kit was worn by england's under 21 side, who secured a51 win england's under 21 side, who secured a51win against azerbaijan. however speaking earlier, rishi sunak said the traditional red and white colours are a mark of public pride and it shouldn't be messed with. >> obviously i prefer the original and my general view is that when it comes to our national flags, we shouldn't mess with them because they're a source of pride, identity, who we are and they're perfect as they are . they are. >> it follows similar comments from the culture secretary, lucy frazer, who said the multicoloured design is pointless and unnecessary. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has also urged the sports brand to revert to the original flag's colours . we've been speaking to colours. we've been speaking to people outside nike's store in central their central london to get their thoughts . thoughts. >> england is england, you know, you start changing its colours , you start changing its colours, you start changing its colours, you start changing the flags. yeah, it represents something that's traditional and perhaps it should stay that way .

it should stay that way. >> yes, i like it. i cannot say more but i think it's good looks great. >> i think it could have been better. i think the old shirts like retro. i think they could have made them more like them because i think they're quite good shirts. they're the best. >> in other news, the geoffrey cox says that labour's projected landslide at the next general election could annihilate a credible opposition. the former attorney general is warning a possible win for sir keir starmer would leave the conservatives without a frontbench , calling it a very frontbench, calling it a very dangerous thing for democracy in a gb news exclusive, the mp said rishi sunak is a serious administrator but suggests the prime minister needs to reveal more of himself to sway voters . more of himself to sway voters. >> a 200 seat majority, 80 seat majority is big, but the proposal at the moment the suggestion that labour might win a 200 seat majority, effectively annihilates any credible opposition. that's bad for

democracy. but on our part, we need to show why . need to show why. >> an it worker from essex has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum time of 37 years for the murder of a married couple. he worked for. luke dewitt poisoned stephen and carol baxter with fentanyl after manipulating them with fake personas. the couple's daughter told the court today that the 34 year old had completely brainwashed her mother by posing as a fake doctor . offenders as a fake doctor. offenders nationwide will be tasked with cleaning up vandalism within 48 hours of cases being reported to local councils , in a bid to local councils, in a bid to swiftly tackle anti—social behaviour. the ministry of justice says teams of people serving community sentences will scrub graffiti and collect litter, with the programme rolling out across england and wales following a successful pilot in several regions. the move comes as main political parties ramp up commitments on law and order ahead of the

upcoming general election . and upcoming general election. and five alleged members of a spy ring have been denied plotting to carry out surveillance for russia. over two and a half years, the group of bulgarians appeared at the old bailey accused of espionage and possessing fake identity documents for at least eight countries. they're due to face trial in october, alongside a sixth alleged plotter, who was also implicated. but did not enter a plea . for the latest enter a plea. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. common shirts. now back to . martin. >> thank you tatiana. now we start with the huge storm that's been sparked by england's new football shirt and the controversial change to the saint george's flag that i first highlighted on this show on tuesday. and it's kicked off all the way to the prime minister

since then, nike has come under fire after replacing the legendary red cross on a white background and the design now has purple and blue horizontal stripes , as you can see on your stripes, as you can see on your screen there in what nike called a playful update to the shirt ahead of euro 2024. well, the football association has defended the shirt, of course, and rishi sunak has waded into the row and he has criticised the row and he has criticised the design . the design. >> obviously i prefer the original and my general view is that when it comes to our national flags, we shouldn't mess with them because they're a source pride, identity who we source of pride, identity who we are and they're perfect as they are and they're perfect as they are . are. >> well, there we go. the prime minister has gone in, stood showing, and i'm joined now in the studio, delighted to by the studio, delighted to say by the studio, delighted to say by the former footballer and the former pro footballer and talksport jason cundy. talksport host jason cundy. jason welcome to the show. i've seen your opinions on social media. it's fair to seen your opinions on social media. it's fairto say seen your opinions on social media. it's fair to say you're not happy. >> no, ijust not happy. >> no, i just don't understand why it's necessary. >> why? why would this happen?

what is the logic? >> what's the idea behind this? >> what's the idea behind this? >> and i know the fa have come out and defended it. i've sort of nike. >> w— >> it's an own goal. let's get that straight. that absolutely straight. >> are coming out >> most people are coming out and defending that. >> i know has been >> i know the badge has been changed different shapes. changed in different shapes. have a look. right. and even the saint george at has saint george cross at times has been there's been been changed. but there's been it's this and it's it's been subtle. this and it's the condescending, patronising language by nike. a language used by nike. it's a playful update. what is a playful update. what is a playful come don't playful update? come on, don't let's for me. don't give me let's sps for me. don't give me that. it's a playful update on what? so it's the badge. doesn't the flag doesn't even look anything like it used to. yeah, there's arrows in it i it's i don't know, there's something sinister for me about it. i know what's going on here. and i'd love to know the reasoning behind it. and the reason is uproar is because people don't, like, flag . are we like, change our flag. are we ashamed? we embarrassed ashamed? are we embarrassed of our is who we've become? >> well, i think that's a great question because more to the point, is english flag. do point, is the english flag. do you jay point, is the english flag. do you jay , point, is the english flag. do you jay , specifically up you think jay, specifically up for target? something for target? it's something almost that culturally it's

acceptable to attack the saint george's flag. yeah. it's acceptable to attack english culture. would they do this ? culture. would they do this? nike also put out the saudi arabia shirts. would they do it to that? >> i don't know what they i don't really care about other nations. i just care about england. i'm i'm proud. england. i'm english, i'm proud. i lucky enough to play for i was lucky enough to play for the under i'm proud to be the under 21. i'm proud to be english, but i just there's english, but i just it's there's something behind that something behind this that we don't full story. don't know the full story. it's an goal you go on social an own goal if you go on social media. i've been watching news outlets what's people's outlets about what's people's reaction it's got to keir reaction to it. it's got to keir starmerjust said rishi sunak talk as there's talk about that as well. there's something to the something i'd like to know. the answers fa to come out answers on the fa to come out and tell us why they decided to go this route. whose people are blaming i'm not sure nike blaming nike? i'm not sure nike are blame the me here. blaming nike? i'm not sure nike are b gote the me here. blaming nike? i'm not sure nike are b got their me here. blaming nike? i'm not sure nike are b got their fingerprintsere. they've got their fingerprints all over this. what is the all over this. why? what is the objective have they done this? >> well, let's try and analyse that a bit more. jason. because because the fa going into because the fa are going into every of identity politics every bit of identity politics left, taking left, right and centre taking the we saw that they got the knee, we saw that they got continual, narrative that football fans are intrinsically

racist. they don't seem to sort of get the mood of the terrace. >> i've not got a problem with taking the knee. i've got a problem with trying to change things. but for me it's a mess. it's an it doesn't even look like. i mean, look at that. what? what is that? no, seriously , when you look at seriously, when you look at that, if i told you. if i said to you, martin, that's the saint george cross, well, you wouldn't know. me. no, it's know. you'd say to me. no, it's not. it's only now because it's on the back of an england shirt we're talking that is not we're talking about. that is not what it's got to look similar. i mean, they've somehow to mean, they've managed somehow to keep in their world keep a bit of red in their world on but, i'd like to know on them, but, i'd like to know who's responsible this. who's responsible for this. i want fa to come and explain. want the fa to come and explain. gareth southgate, me gareth southgate, you told me earlier he's press earlier he's got a press conference. it's very soon. unfortunately to unfortunately it's going to be about this. >> of course it is. and >> yeah, of course it is. and that's at tonight. we should that's at 730 tonight. we should be focusing of course on that game with but talk game with brazil. but the talk won't the won't be about what's on the pitch. jace. be talking pitch. jace. it'll be talking about flag. what do you about this flag. what do you think southgate is going to say? because course they're going because of course they're going to going to they're to they're going to they're going with this

going to hammer him with this first question. >> you what he's he's >> do you know what he's he's brilliant media, brilliant with the media, gareth. chooses very gareth. he chooses his word very carefully. very savvy. carefully. he's very savvy. i don't he's get don't think he's going to get embroiled i don't think embroiled in this. i don't think he's to say anything he's going to say anything that's upsetting. he can't. that's too upsetting. he can't. and players have and a couple of players have come you know, in the come out and you know, in the women's team and the men's team have the have said they love the show. i don't expect say don't expect them to say anything that's not anything different. that's not their are. their problem. they they are. you're going for england you're going to play for england and the shirt right. that's and wear the shirt right. that's what got to do. but the what you've got to do. but the price of shirt as well, price of the shirt as well, nike, now, if nike, let me tell you now, if nike, let me tell you now, if nike anywhere near the nike sell any, anywhere near the number that number of shirts that they guaranteed they, they guaranteed or they, they budgeted there'd be nowhere guaranteed or they, they budgit.ed there'd be nowhere guaranteed or they, they budgit. so there'd be nowhere guaranteed or they, they budgit. so i there'd be nowhere guaranteed or they, they budgit. so i thinka'd be nowhere guaranteed or they, they budgit. so i think they're|owhere near it. so i think they're going the pocket. going to be hit in the pocket. and commercially, course, and commercially, of course, that's all about. that's what this is all about. but feel for gareth, i feel but i feel for gareth, i feel for he'll with it. for him, but he'll deal with it. he's very good with the media. >> scrap >> do you think they'll scrap this think this shirt or do you think they're stick with they're duty bound to stick with it? think they might they're duty bound to stick with it? two hink they might they're duty bound to stick with it? two versionsy might release two versions of the shirt, they tied shirt, or are they now tied to this? got stick by the. >> it's difficult to know, isn't it? the two versions the it? but the two versions of the show is a can you have show is a is a is a can you have two conflicting shirts? they're not that. they're not going to do that. they're they're not going to do that. they're th

you need they're on the you need to know. they're on the back about this you need to know. they're on the back and about this you need to know. they're on the back and like about this you need to know. they're on the backand like i about this you need to know. they're on the backand like i said,about this you need to know. they're on the backand like i said, i'm,t this you need to know. they're on the backand like i said, i'm, you; one. and like i said, i'm, you know, going social know, you're going on social media nike's media and, you know, nike's trending and not not in a good way. their eggs way. and they put all their eggs in and make in this basket and people make their martin their own choice. martin yeah. and i by the and people can go i mean by the retro if retro shirts, you know, if that's they're that's what you want. they're cheapen that's what you want. they're cheaper, adult, cheaper, but £125 for an adult, 120 kid. is 120 for a kid. that is scandalous. do you think nike will publicity will care about bad publicity that with american that we've seen with american football, that we've seen with american fooyou , that we've seen with american fooyou know, with all that sort >> you know, with all that sort of stuff that happened in the states, seen as states, they like to be seen as progressive, as pushing the boundaries. are they toying with us they using this shirt us or are they using this shirt as another political pawn? >> forget the mary >> well, don't forget the mary earps goalkeeper shirt. you know, didn't bring one of know, they didn't bring one of them out. and of them out. and now all of a sudden they're doing their sudden they're doing this. their reputation right now as far as england is the england are concerned is in the gutter. they're not doing a particularly good good job. i know they make shirts know that they they make shirts for several different countries around the world, not not just in fact, lots of different countries, but as far as i'm concerned, this is this is a big own goal. martin >> now, you speak to a lot of fans. of course, that's your job on your radio they're the on your radio show. they're the bread they're the

bread and butter. they're the lifeblood of the game, not the boardrooms, not the prawn sandwich the terraces. sandwich brigade. the terraces. what terraces saying what are the terraces saying to you many as a you about this? how many as a percentage do you think are those would actually those fans would actually buy this know impossible >> do you know what? impossible for my experience for me to say. but my experience when on talksport last when i was on talksport last night it and the night talking about it and the messages coming in the messages that were coming in the vast majority against it. vast majority are against it. i don't we would mess don't know why we would mess with it so much. i know there's been variations throughout the years. is this the thin edge of the ? is are we now? the wedge? is are we now? i mean, what's next? i mean, the three lions have been synonymous with the badge with england, right? the badge has i saw has changed the colour. i saw the today. the the training kit today. the badge changed. there's badge has changed. there's blue. it's necessarily about it's not just necessarily about the colour. it's the whole design i'm looking at. design of what i'm looking at. thatis design of what i'm looking at. that is not the saint george flag. not at i mean , what flag. not at all. i mean, what are we going to have? i mean, they're going to take lions they're going to take the lions away. what's next? >> you say that. i've >> it's funny you say that. i've got very email. jace, >> it's funny you say that. i've gotlikeary email. jace, >> it's funny you say that. i've gotlike to email. jace, >> it's funny you say that. i've gotlike to read email. jace, >> it's funny you say that. i've gotlike to read here. l. jace, >> it's funny you say that. i've gotlike to read here. this:e, >> it's funny you say that. i've gcfrom to read here. this:e, >> it's funny you say that. i've gcfrom to read saint'e. this:e, >> it's funny you say that. i've gcfrom to read saint albans.e, is from hilton in saint albans. he nike all he said, why didn't nike go all the way playfully and replace the way playfully and replace the the badge the three lions on the badge with three giraffes, rhinos or hippos? i would say , don't give

hippos? i would say, don't give me any ideas. >> well, the xl bully is the potential one or a british board . yeah, no. okay, he's exaggerating that point and that's what i'm doing as well to kind of prove the point here, messing it the way they messing with it the way they have. and they i mean, they've really have made a right mess of the england and what keeper i mean, we should be proud of the engush mean, we should be proud of the english flag. okay. i know there's been variations out, as i've throughout years, i've said throughout the years, and different colours. and it's been different colours. there umbro one which there was an umbro one which they've little cheeky they've been a little bit cheeky . but what did, they kind . but what they did, they kind of there of camouflaged it. there was a saint cross in amongst saint george's cross in amongst all yeah, it's all that. yeah, it's the goalkeeper there as goalkeeper jersey in there as well. that is not as offensive of i'm looking at. that has of what i'm looking at. that has nothing with england, nothing to do with england, nothing to do with england, nothing with saint nothing to do with saint george's cross. >> do you think this is a fundamental misunderstanding of engush fundamental misunderstanding of english culture by an american nation, a faceless marketing company or somebody, as you said , that's got signed off by the top brass at the fa? no, i nike, nike are the shirts sponsors. >> they're the ones they're paying >> they're the ones they're paying money to england to get

there. someone at the fa has sanctioned this . they wouldn't sanctioned this. they wouldn't let the americans, the stars and stripes england stripes on the back of england shirt. someone, somewhere shirt. so someone, somewhere with has that this shirt. so someone, somewhere wiacceptable.is that this shirt. so someone, somewhere wi acceptable. right that this shirt. so someone, somewhere wi acceptable. right andt this shirt. so someone, somewhere wi acceptable. right and look is acceptable. right and look it's going to backfire. as you said huge media storm said it's a huge media storm around this right now. nike would changed their swoosh would they changed their swoosh with that. would they playfully update this. would they. how would they change that? it's been with them for been synonymous with them for years. i don't know it. i'm not having it . years. i don't know it. i'm not having it. i'm not having it at all. yeah. >> superb. well i think you've hit the nation >> superb. well i think you've hit thank the nation >> superb. well i think you've hit thank you:he nation >> superb. well i think you've hit thank you so nation >> superb. well i think you've hit thank you so much] there. thank you so much for joining cundy pressure joining us jason cundy pressure footballer, former pro footballer and of course superb present day broadcaster. thank you very much. now we're of course the people's channel. so i want to hear what you think about england shirts. about the new england shirts. you the usual way you can email me the usual way gb news. com and gb views at gb news. com and also don't forget we've got a poll for about 15 minutes still to get stuck give us to run. so get stuck in, give us your have and your votes, have your say. and we've out and about today we've been out and about today speaking the british speaking to the great british pubuc speaking to the great british public controversial public about the controversial shirt, starting with somebody who's actually bought one, the representation it , obviously

representation on it, obviously inclusive of the community and all. >> i love it, and i'm going to see the, the friendly against belgium on tuesday as well. so, yeah , looking forward to it. yeah, looking forward to it. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> it's an absolute disgrace that a company like nike, who are not even based in the uk , are not even based in the uk, can try and change our national flag . flag. >> no, i don't agree with that, you know , history and, you know, you know, history and, you know, pride and tradition, so, no, i don't see why you should be changing changing national flags and terrible . and terrible. >> i would never buy it. the shirt itself was a rip off price wise, so why change it? >> i'm not entirely sure why they've changed it. >> the saint george cross is the saint george's cross and doesn't need to be changed at all, does it? >> i love it, actually. >> i love it, actually. >> to be fair, i like the blue one got a black one out one and i've got a black one out or a dark i it, or a dark one. i love it, absolutely love it better than last season's one. >> they're calling it a >> i mean, they're calling it a playful . what would your playful update. what would your reaction that? playful update. what would your reayl'd n that? playful update. what would your reayl'd call that? playful update. what would your reayl'd call it that? playful update. what would your

reayl'd call it more? >> i'd call it more a desecration of the flag. >> i think it should stay as saint george's cross. >> it should be red and white. >> it should be red and white. >> the england colours. >> it should be red and white. >> thinkthe england colours. >> it should be red and white. >> think it's england colours. >> it should be red and white. >> think it's silly. nd colours. >> it should be red and white. >> think it's silly. id colours. >> it should be red and white. >> think it's silly. i mean, rs. >> i think it's silly. i mean, the flag is red white, isn't the flag is red and white, isn't it? yeah, the flag is red and white, so it should stay red and white. >> i think it's just traditional isn't it. >> like it's always been like that. really that. so we shouldn't really change understand why people >> i don't understand why people at all should want to change any of our inheritance , and wanting. of our inheritance, and wanting. those lads be going out those lads will be going out representing england. i think if you if you put a different colour into the irish shirt or the scottish shirt or the welsh shirt , all hell would have let shirt, all hell would have let loose. to be honest with you. i think a disgrace . think it's a disgrace. >> stuff. >> too much walk stuff. >> too much walk stuff. >> all going to say . >> that's all i'm going to say. >> that's all i'm going to say. >> they just love the people of nottingham, my home city. i just like to buy all of those people a beer. they're absolutely bang on just on and we didn't just get, however, from however, reaction from english people because we've also been speaking to people in glasgow to see think this see what they think about this shirt . shirt. >> it doesn't look the same, does it? i think it looks like

it's been defaced. if you're messing with, like a national image or something, you know, it really is. it's just a top. but if you're going to mess with something like a national image, you kind of before you need to kind of think before you need to kind of think before you something you kind of do something like that. they're that. you know, they're facing something image something that's like, an image of a country and the image of the people. it can be really disrespectful to some folk considering came from. considering where it came from. also, seen as also, the saltire is seen as a religious image from it's the saint andrew's cross. so you're, you know, you're not just defacing a national image, but also religious would defacing a national image, but alscit'seligious would defacing a national image, but alscit's disrespectful would defacing a national image, but alscit's disrespectful . would defacing a national image, but alscit's disrespectful . nowyuld say it's disrespectful. now you're changing the identity. >> i thought so . >> i thought so. >> i thought so. >> see, i would also like to buy all those scottish lads a beer, because they could have easily been dancing on this and putting the in having a laugh. the boot in and having a laugh. but they get this but they get it, they get this is patriotism. about but they get it, they get this is desecration otism. about but they get it, they get this is desecration of;m. about but they get it, they get this isdesecration of al. about but they get it, they get this isdesecration of a flag. about but they get it, they get this is desecration of a flag. theyt a desecration of a flag. they wouldn't want their flag to be chopped into like england's has done, and fair credit to them for sticking up for the england fans. and that shirt. good lads.

now a spokesperson for the football association has said this . the new football association has said this. the new england 2024 home kit has a number of design elements which were meant as a tribute to the 1966 world cup winning team . well, it's not the winning team. well, it's not the first time that different coloured saint george's cross inspired designs have been used on england shirts , and we are on england shirts, and we are very proud of the red and white saint george's cross, the england flag. we understand what it means to our fans and how it unhes it means to our fans and how it unites and inspires , and it will unites and inspires, and it will be displayed prominently at wembley tomorrow, as it always is when england play brazil . is when england play brazil. well, jason kenny was shaking his head so hard there. i thought noggin was going to thought his noggin was going to fall but we're running fall off. but we're running a poll news website poll on the gb news website asking a very simple question. do think the england flag do you think the england flag should be out? should be on the england football shirt , yes or england football shirt, yes or no? and that's the of course, the red and white flag. the original red and white flag. should that be on the shirt and not new fangled variant, not this new fangled variant, playful whatever you to

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this is gb news. now let's get more on our top story . and, of more on our top story. and, of course, is about the controversial new england shirts and i'm joined now by our political editor, christopher hope.chns political editor, christopher hope. chris of course, this has become a political football. politicians to steam in. politicians keen to steam in. i've got to say though, chris got a lot of emails from punters out there saying this feels like blatant by them. blatant opportunism by them. >> i wouldn't possibly comment about martin, about that, martin, but yes, yes, a political football yes, it is a political football and an goal yes, it is a political football and an goal, they've and as an open goal, they've whacked the whacked that football into the into the net. if into the back of the net. if they on with your, they can carry on with your, your metaphor. we've heard responses all the responses today from all all the main in main parties attacking in america manufacturer, you know , america manufacturer, you know, doing things a playful reinterpretation of the of saint george. they're not happy rishi sunak says he prefers the original shirt that prompted his, leadership rival penny mordaunt say damn right. and many people are. people have strong feelings on this. email me if you live in portsmouth north, email me and i'll take them company, she says. them to the company, she says. here's . it's here's my email address. it's lucy fraser, culture lucy fraser, the culture secretary to secretary is pointing to unnecessary. keir starmer doesn't need to change. even the

liberal democrats get involved, saying that it does seem, a bit odd to change the colours of a nation's flag. didn't quite mention england , but they've got mention england, but they've got they've point of they've got the point even of course own course reform uk, our own colleague here from from gb news, wearing his news, lee anderson wearing his replica shirt i think 2006, the red shirt. so everyone's piling in because it's easier to talk about this, which doesn't really matter than the small boats crisis and the lack of action by this government. yeah. >> lee anderson called it namby pamby nonsense. you'd pamby woke nonsense. as you'd expect . and is it strange how expect. and is it strange how the liberal democrats, who their national to be the national flag seems to be the blue gold stars on? blue flag with gold stars on? anyhow, i digress, because, look, let's talk now about, the latest cracking episode of chopper's political podcast. you've got geoffrey cox on there got to be sad talking apocalyptic lee. yeah. the tory future and the hopes that the election he's respected as former attorney general sir geoffrey cox, he says if you look at the recent polling, survation forecasting a 200 seat majority for the labour party, that's 1997 levels, he and

geoffrey cox says you are. >> that is bad for democracy. no party has a right, a right to be, to be, to be there in government. he calling for a vision from the prime minister and from other cabinet ministers. and he also says, interestingly , that were at that interestingly, that were at that big the tory party wouldn't be able to form a front bench to oppose labour. and then something's happened , which something's happened, which tories are all for a while. for example, in the past, human rights act, devolution and the like. what he had to rights act, devolution and the like to what he had to rights act, devolution and the like to me what he had to rights act, devolution and the like to me on what he had to rights act, devolution and the like to me on my hat he had to rights act, devolution and the like to me on my podcast.id to say to me on my podcast. >> can't afford that of >> you can't afford that kind of selfish indulgence. you know, the conservative party represents cluster of represents a cluster of important values, ideals and principles which, if the country is without its , is a very is without its, is a very dangerous thing for democracy. i mean, at the moment, a 200 seat majority, 80 seat majority is big. but the proposal at the moment , the suggestion that moment, the suggestion that labour might win a 200 seat majority, effectively annihilates any credible opposition . that's bad for

opposition. that's bad for democracy, but on our part, we need to show why we should be elected again , why our party elected again, why our party stands for really important values and principles. and if i had a criticism, it's that we're not conveying that to the country at the moment. and i think no doubt we will soon. but i think that's something that should be a priority now . should be a priority now. >> superb interview as ever, chris. doesn't that 80 seat majority now in back in january 2020 just seemed like an eternity ago. >> it does. and the tories must regret it. i think will will regret it. i think will will regret what's happened. and certainly sir geoffrey cox regrets what's happened back then. martin, the talk was of a three turm boris johnson led government. the labour would say to me when i met them up, how are we going to get rid of johnson? and when's he going to are we going to get rid of johnzover?ind when's he going to are we going to get rid of johnzover? will/hen's he going to are we going to get rid of johnzover? will he 1's he going to are we going to get rid of johnzover? will he retire?]oing to keel over? will he retire? we can't round great can't see round this great blonde now blonde bulk. well, now the blonde bulk. well, now the blonde bulk. well, now the blonde bulk is legged it. so is liz truss. and rishi sunak's trying to clear up the mess. i mean he said there that

mean he said there in that interview geoffrey cox that the tories to somehow invoke interview geoffrey cox that the tori rorke's to somehow invoke interview geoffrey cox that the tori rorke's driftymehow invoke interview geoffrey cox that the tori rorke's drift mentality. yoke our rorke's drift mentality. that was obviously the small number of red suited british soldiers battling against the zulus coming over the hill, but it's amazing that he would say that there were working majorities around 5050 or so. he still is in the governing party, but he feels it's like rorke's drift. >> what's astonishing about >> and what's astonishing about this, chris, is that with such a huge majority, he's talking 200 majority the labour majority from the labour party that allow the that will effectively allow the conservatives or indeed any opposition, no real chance of stopping legislation. now, we've already seen things like new laws on islamophobia being put to the table by the labour party, new free speech laws and those laws won't be able to be stopped. and in that sense, that's bad for democracy. >> well, i would say it's good for democracy because if the if the labour government is elected and if those are its policies and if those are its policies and the country wants them, then it has to put them through, must prosecute those policies. what is is , and maybe not

is difficult is, and maybe not so good is maybe if some of these policies are not tested properly in parliament. so what happenedin properly in parliament. so what happened in the first time of the labour government was the human came in. yes. human rights act came in. yes. devolution, the reform of the house it's still set devolution, the reform of the hou by it's still set devolution, the reform of the hou by my it's still set devolution, the reform of the hou by my colleague till set devolution, the reform of the hou by my colleague olivia: devolution, the reform of the hou by my colleague olivia utley out by my colleague olivia utley very on news website. very well on gb news website. what you need is a strong opposition to make sure that the laws through by a by laws are going through by a by a government with a huge majority are tested properly by by mps, but having said that, it's democracy if that's what they fight their election on, if they win, that's what's going to happen. >> and you keep saying, >> and as you keep saying, chris, i think this period will be upon political be looked upon by political historians the 80 seat historians from the 80 seat majority to a 200 odd swing. >> it shouldn't happen. >> it shouldn't happen. >> historians historically , it >> historians historically, it hasn't happened in one tum one five year period of a parliament. >> okay , well, if it happens, >> okay, well, if it happens, well, the side. well, look on the bright side. it's all that's the it's not all over. that's the point. over . it's not all over. that's the point. over. it's point. it's not all over. it's still the tory still salvageable for the tory party. jeffrey party. and it's what jeffrey jeffrey say. jeffrey is trying to say. >> great. well, whatever jeffrey is trying to say. >> we'll. well, whatever jeffrey is trying to say. >> we'll. welia whatever jeffrey is trying to say. >> we'll. welia whato yer happens, we'll have a lot to talk about. we, chris? talk about. won't we, chris? always i've always a pleasure. i've been a fantastic done. thank fantastic week. well done. thank you me

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england fans this afternoon. the kit by england's under kit was worn by england's under 21 side, who secured a51 win against azerbaijan . however, against azerbaijan. however, speaking earlier, rishi sunak said the traditional red and white colours are a mark of pubuc white colours are a mark of public pride and it shouldn't be messed .with. >> obviously i prefer the original and my general view is that when it comes to our national flags , we shouldn't national flags, we shouldn't mess with them because they're a source identity , who source of pride, identity, who we are they're perfect as we are and they're perfect as they . they are. >> a man who's been described as a loner has been jailed for life for the murder of a couple he worked for by poisoning them with the opioid fentanyl. luke dewitt used a string of fake onune dewitt used a string of fake online personas to manipulate carroll and stephen baxter, and later changed their will. the couple's daughter told a court today that the 34 year old killer had completely brainwashed her mother by posing as doctor . and the prime as a fake doctor. and the prime minister has refused to comment on a police investigation into alleged racist comments made by

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news channel. >> welcome back. 538. we're on the final furlong. let's get cracking on martin daubney on gb news now , is this a case of not news now, is this a case of not in our backyard ? well, outrage in our backyard? well, outrage has been sparked in milton keynes over plans to build 63,000 new homes . the city in 63,000 new homes. the city in buckinghamshire is a famous example of a so—called planned town, designed, of course, in the 1960s to alleviate housing congestion in london. but the new plans will see the city grow by more than 50. well, conservative mp for milton keynes south, ian stewart, spoke to gb news earlier. >> too much, too soon without us seeing any detail of how this is going to work, how our green space is going to be protected , space is going to be protected, andifs space is going to be protected, and it's the quality of life that i'm concerned about . that i'm concerned about. >> and, you know, it's very easy just to say we're going to pump new housing estates the

new housing estates around the peripheries of milton keynes without giving proper thought to the transport links to the pubuc the transport links to the public services that we all want to see. >> well, i can now speak with property expert russell quirk, regular friend of the show. russell do they need do they know what they're playing at? 63,000 homes being dumped on one area. we know we have a housing shortage , but really, is this shortage, but really, is this the solution ? the solution? >> yeah. it's brilliant, i welcome it, and i'll tell you why. >> first of all, this is a 26 year plan. >> so that 65,000 homes. >> so that 65,000 homes. >> martin looks like a big number, but it's only 2500 homes up to 2050, which is what milton keynes city council are proposing, and look. well done. >> and kudos to milton keynes city council because they're actually planning ahead. >> not only are they planning ahead, but when you have proper development, strategic development, strategic development rather than kind of

ten properties here, 20 properties there, but proper new town type development, what you end up with as a consequence of developer contributions. >> so the likes of section 106 agreements that get signed by big developers with big projects and a thing called the cil, which is the community infrastructure levy. those things fund to the tune in this instance to the tune of tens of millions of pounds as new doctors, new hospitals , new doctors, new hospitals, new schools, roads, play areas and open spaces. so what really gets my goat martin is to hear the likes of ian stewart and actually the other mp for milton keynes, a chap by the name of ben everett , keynes, a chap by the name of ben everett, lamenting and criticising, critiquing the fact that the area that they represent might actually have a plan for new housing. and as i say, albeit lots of housing, but over a very, very long period of time, these conservative mps, frankly, i mean, no wonder the conservative government has failed so miserably to build

homes over the life of the 14 years that this government has beenin years that this government has been in power. and i say this, by the as a regular by the way, as a regular conservative on earth conservative voter, how on earth is the country going to build enough homes to accommodate a growing population based on where immigration? where we are with immigration? yes and the fact that people are growing, older and we have an older population, when you've got a conservative government that says we need to build more homes and we need to get to 300,000 a year, and then every single comes to their single mp when it comes to their backyard, they all say , no, it's backyard, they all say, no, it's mindless and it's opportunistic andifs mindless and it's opportunistic and it's political, and this needs to stop because frankly, the only way we get enough houses built in britain is by politicians getting out of the way and stop treating it like the political football that the likes of ian and ben seem set on doing. >> i wonder, though, russell, if such a huge concentration in one spot is the answer we might get, you know, doctors and nurses and hospitals . that'd be great. what

hospitals. that'd be great. what about work? don't people want to live near where the work is? or are we just creating a huge commuter hub ? commuter hub? >> yeah. no, no, that's a fair point. bearing in mind milton keynesis point. bearing in mind milton keynes is less than an from keynes is less than an hour from london, you commute into london, so you can commute into london, so you can commute into london keynes , the london from milton keynes, the same from, know, same as i do from, you know, brentwood into london, brentwood and essex into london, several days week. you know, several days a week. you know, it's similar journey . it's a fairly similar journey. and of course, look, with infrastructure and housing and people will ultimately come on will come employment. now whether is small whether that employment is small employment, you know, corner shops businesses or shops and small businesses or indeed the attraction of big employers because they know that they've got a workforce on their doorstep and what we've got to doorstep and what we've got to do is embrace the inevitable, which is if we're a country that is going to expand to 70, 75, 80 million people, particularly on the basis that actually only 6% of britain, martin is built on residentially only 6. so the nimbys that you refer to in your opening piece, the fact that they are railing against basically any development within

100 miles of where they live on the basis that they think it means that green and means that our green and pleasant up pleasant land is being torn up and concreted over. i'm afraid statistically, it's simply isn't true. where will these people expect their grandchildren to live if we don't build the required houses that this country needs on an annual basis? >> and of course , russell, we >> and of course, russell, we see reports all the time about young people now feel stuck. they feel stymied. their mental health is going down. they've given up all notion, really, of being able to ever afford to get on the property ladder. so you see these kind of mass developments as a potential solution unlocking the solution to unlocking the pathway to property for young people. so therefore, he thinks a idea left, right and a good idea left, right and centre. you? centre. do you? >> as long as there's >> i do, yes, as long as there's infrastructure. and i think that your concentration infrastructure. and i think that your made concentration infrastructure. and i think that your made . concentration infrastructure. and i think that your made . yes, ncentration infrastructure. and i think that your made . yes, ofzntration infrastructure. and i think that your made . yes, of coursen is well made. yes, of course this needs to be evenly spread. unfortunately and you know, people that are in the north of britain watching this will say, yeah, but but what about levelling up, you know, what yeah, but but what about levellithe jp, you know, what yeah, but but what about levellithe faryou know, what yeah, but but what about levellithe far reachesw, what yeah, but but what about levellithe far reaches of what yeah, but but what about levellithe far reaches of thet about the far reaches of the northeast and

northeast and northwest? and look, point. but look, that's a fair point. but you can't expect developers to want perhaps want to build where perhaps there's not quite as much demand as elsewhere. and look, unfortunately, and i say this with great hesitation, probably the one thing that i've agreed with, with regard to keir starmers many announcements over the last few months . and of the last few months. and of course, we'll hear more of them in the run up to the election, as and when it's going to be. he's actually being really sensible about house building. and think to put my and i think if i had to put my money on any party in the next few years, being able to build the required amount of housing that needs, i'm that this country needs, i'm afraid , and i really regret afraid, and i really regret saying this, but probably saying this, but it's probably true. is a keir true. it probably is a keir starmer government, believe it or because he's the only or not, because he's the only one sense. one talking any sense. >> say. >> astonishing thing to say. russell for russell quirk, thanks for joining us. and indeed, sir keir starmer that towns starmer has said that new towns will part of his portfolio will be a part of his portfolio of so let's all of solutions. so let's have all eyes on that. thanks for joining us. property expert russell quirk. pleasure to now. quirk. always a pleasure to now. gb news has helped raise so far £17,000. well done to you. it

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in. >> 2020. for a battleground yeah >> the year the nation decides as the parties gear up their campaigns for the next general election. >> who will be left standing when the british people make one of the biggest decisions of their lives? >> who will rise and who will fall? >> let's find out together. >> let's find out together. >> moment . the >> let's find out together. >> moment. the highs, >> for every moment. the highs, the lows, the twists and turns we'll be with you for every step of this journey. >> in 2024. gb news is britain's election . channel. election. channel. >> welcome back. 548 is your time. i'm martin daubney. this is gb news. now. in a few minutes i'll bring you some of your reaction to the hugely controversial design to the new england shirt . and of

england football shirt. and of course, the poll results will be revealed . but now to a real feel revealed. but now to a real feel good story all day we've been telling you about a charity in lincolnshire that said it needed to raise £80,000 to complete a regional landmark. paying tribute to one of the raf's most iconic planes , the bomber county iconic planes, the bomber county gateway trust is building a permanent full sized replica of a lancaster bomber on the county border with nottinghamshire. my home county to be called on freedom's wings as a thanks to our coverage and your huge generosity , the charity has generosity, the charity has raised around £17,000, but they still have much more to go. our east midlands reporter , will east midlands reporter, will hollis has got more on this magnificent story . magnificent story. >> the plane that took the fight to germany . to germany. >> it's a lancaster, the mightiest aerial engine of destruction ever conceived and built. >> now a charity in lincolnshire

is building a permanent landmark to remember the aircraft's vital role in winning the campaign against nazi germany. but timmons engineering, near lincoln , the frame is forming. lincoln, the frame is forming. ken sadler is chair of the bomber county gateway trust. >> when you talk about lincolnshire , it's inextricably lincolnshire, it's inextricably unked lincolnshire, it's inextricably linked to the raf and arguably the lancaster defended the freedom that we all enjoy today. >> most of the 7000 lancasters built were stationed in the county with their crew. today, britain's only flying lancaster is based here too, at raf coningsby . the lancaster coningsby. the lancaster landmark will weigh around 92 tonnes. when it's finished, that's six times heavier than the real one, and when it's in place, it will be taller than the angel of the north. but building it isn't cheap. dave starlings firm timmons is working for free. both his grandparents were in the raf. >> it's nice to be able to do it

and to honour the lancaster. it's such a such a statement piece for lincolnshire. you know, county and know, we are bomber county and we're proud of it. >> the pace of the million pound project has dropped as the price of materials like steel rises. >> we've actually been gifted the steel for these ribs, which again is about £20,000. but we need some cash now to pay for the labour to fabricate them . the labour to fabricate them. >> soon the lancaster will be lifted onto a frame at charlie white's farm on a hillside overlooking the border with nottinghamshire, to be seen by 34,000 drivers every day they're going to look up and see this landmark on the side of a hill in lincolnshire and think what an amazing tribute to the counties. although designed as a heritage landmark, the charity understands how meaningful the lancaster will be to those who remember lives lost . remember lives lost. >> hopefully this will just remind people of the sacrifice

and the values that we that we hold dear and should hold dear. >> the trust hopes to complete the structure in 2025. the cost exceeds many thousands of pounds, but a far greater price has already been paid. >> yes, they did a grand job all right. >> will hollis gb news in lincolnshire . lincolnshire. >> superb. doesn't that just swell your heart? so the charity has already had a really good day. but if you'd like to help it to raise more funds, then you can donate. still, by visiting bomber gateway trust dot co.uk bomber gateway trust dot co.uk now know times are tough but please try and dig deep if you can. now i've been running a poll on the gb news website today which asked a very simple question. do you think that the engush question. do you think that the english flag should be on the front on the sorry, should be on the england football shirt, and that's the actual saint george's flag, not the playful redesign,

one that nike have put on. well, the result is now in. brace yourself for a drum roll. i can tell you that a massive 96% answered yes. the england flag should should be on the england football shirt 96% and overwhelming tidal wave of common sense. only 4% seem to agree with what nike have done and the fa. so thanks to everybody who got involved and had a vote. now on that topic, hundreds and hundreds of emails have come in. let's go through some of them quickly before the have come in. let's go through som of if them quickly before the have come in. let's go through som of the em quickly before the have come in. let's go through som of the show. ickly before the have come in. let's go through som of the show. ickly says re the have come in. let's go through som of the show. ickly says this|e end of the show. rob says this if it wasn't an election year, then wokeist starmer and mordaunt wouldn't give a monkeys about the flag on the england shirt. that's straight to the point there, rob. secondly john says this england's patron saint was born in turkey. this is fake outrage yet nice one john, jonathan says this in america

it's an offence to deface or desecrate the stars and stripes. nike seems to think it's okay to disrespect disrespect. however, our cross of saint george leave our cross of saint george leave our flag alone. jackie adds this i'm absolutely fuming over the colour of the cross on the new kit. by the way , have a look at kit. by the way, have a look at the colour of the bisexual pride flag on google. the colours are the same. i'll leave the rest to you. okay. that's it. there's been hundreds and hundreds of emails on that. certainly got you talking all week . we first you talking all week. we first went on that story on tuesday here on the martin daubney show andifs here on the martin daubney show and it's now involved everybody from the prime minister downwards have an opinion. gareth southgate giving a press conference at 730 tonight. no doubt he will be asked to comment on this. what will he say? what will his opinion be dominating that match ahead of the game with brazil? everyone is talking about this flag on the back of the shirt. is it the biggest pr own goal of all time?

well, after this it's michelle dewberry 607 dewbs& co i'll be back 3:00 monday. thanks for joining me all week. it's been fabulous. but now it's time for your weather with aidan mcgivern i >> -- >>a >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar. sponsors of weather on . solar. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hi there and welcome to the forecast from the met office. it's going to feel cold in the wind for the rest of today . it's going to feel cold in the wind for the rest of today. in many places. heavy showers and even on the hills of even some snow on the hills of northern uk. low pressure now firmly in charge to the north of the country, tightly packed isobars and our winds coming from the west northwest. with this rain clearing for the rest of the day. from the southeast, clear spells, yes, but also quite a number of showers coming in on that northwesterly wind. and those showers frequent and heavy across northwestern parts of the country. not as many

showers for the southeast, but for most places it's going to be a blustery night. and with those winds staying relatively brisk, it's going to be largely frost free as we start off saturday. even if temperatures are close to freezing in many places now, we're going to start saturday with those heavy showers getting going very quickly across many parts of the country, some heavy downpours, even a rumble of thunder or two, some hail to lower levels, snow over the hills of wales, northern england and scotland . in the wind it's and scotland. in the wind it's going to feel particularly cold. 9 or 10 celsius on the thermometer, feeling more like 4 to 6 degrees in the wind going into sunday. less windy to start things , although still a brisk things, although still a brisk breeze down the north sea coast. some sunshine early on, still a few showers before further rain arrives later. that rain heralds an unsettled start to next week and it stays cold. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on gb news. who's

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