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>> good evening. i know last night we were all shocked by the stabbing that took place between shortlands and beckenham junction . but it wasn't just junction. but it wasn't just that because there was also two people stabbed at kennington tube in east london. a sex attacker was on the loose being chased by police. and if we look around the rest of the uk over the course the last week, two the course of the last week, two men were stabbed today in liverpool, in north shields and the north east. a man was stabbed to death yesterday in birmingham. a man was stabbed to death yesterday in sheffield. a teenager arrested after a young boy was stabbed in the park. teenager arrested after a young boy was stabbed in the park . and boy was stabbed in the park. and you know what.7 it isn't just that there is also general behavioural decline at all levels . astonishing to hear this levels. astonishing to hear this morning that 1 in 5 teachers last year was struck by a pupil. and i know, i know, just talking to folk who come into london every day and travel around that. actually, knives or not,

there is a feeling on trains and tubes and perhaps even sometimes buses that people just do not feel as safe and secure going around the country as they did. i'm going to say this just before lockdown, our general level behaviour , our level of behaviour, our attitudes, courtesy towards attitudes, our courtesy towards each and now the wholesale each other and now the wholesale carrying of weapons that can kill another human being have reached an appalling level. i'm interested to know how you feel at home. do you feel safe when you go out now and travel on pubuc you go out now and travel on public transport? love to get some of your feedback please farage at gbnews.com. well, to get the latest with what's going on, i'm joined by mark whyte gb news home and security editor. >> nigel good evening. there is no doubt that in many communities right across the country, they are grappling with an increase in violent crime, in particular knife crime. and every now and again incidents p0p up every now and again incidents pop up that grab the public attention. that's what happened

yesterday with first, this incident in beckenham, where a man was stabbed repeatedly on that overground train, and then a few hours later, late into the evening in south london at the tube station at kennington. two men then stabbed multiple times as well. on the platform. there developments have been happening throughout the day on these stories with regard to the beckenham investigation. the british transport police leading the investigation have confirmed that a 19 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, a weapon has been recovered. the kennington investigation saw the arrest of a man in his 30s this afternoon on suspicion of the attempted murder of two other men . so murder of two other men. so those, investigations making progress, but they come really at a time when people are very and understandably concerned

about violent crime. if we look at london itself last year, the latest figures that we had to september of last year show that there were 14,000 and almost knife related incidents in london, a 22% increase on the previous year. and also when we are talking specifically about pubuc are talking specifically about public transport, the british transport police related knife crime incidents showed a 99% increase on where they were pre pandemic and 99% increase in knife related offences on the trains and tubes since the pandemic itself. well, we were speaking to some people outside kennington tube station today and they said to us that they had certainly noticed that on the underground in particular, it's much less safe these days. >> you might feel fine . i feel

>> you might feel fine. i feel the tube safe. i think some empty streets can be scary, but other than that it's pretty safe. i would say late at night. it's always scary, isn't it? but other than that, it's all right. yeah. >> sometimes when i'm walking home, i feel a bit scared. like ieven home, i feel a bit scared. like i even turn around to see if there's anyone behind me. >> i heard it all last night and it is getting very, scary, really. and i'm in two minds to keep getting on the trains and the tubes daytime. >> i'm not too bad. i live over north london, but, in the night time i won't go out. i won't go out. >> well, following these latest horrific attacks, public attention is focused once again on knife crime. the police know that we're also headed into the easter weekend. lots of people will be out. there is no doubt there will be knife related incidents across the country. the metropolitan police and british transport police say they will have additional officers carrying out extra patrols in key areas, such as rail stations, on the

underground network and of course, in other crowded places. >> mark white, thank you very much indeed. well, joining me down the line is someone who knows all too well the tragedy that can result from this. i'm joined by mark brindley, trustee of the brindley foundation of the james brindley foundation and father of james brindley, who was indeed stabbed to death. and mark, i know you've been campaigning on this for some time. when you when you hear those figures from mark white of a 22% increase in the last year alone of knife incidents in london, you must feel very depressed about the situation in, yes, the statistics , speak in, yes, the statistics, speak volumes, don't they? but i'm not surprised because we still have the same problems in society . the same problems in society. >> yes, but the solutions to those problems are not short turn, are they? they're long term. and, you know, it does seem to me, you know, and i talked in the introduction not

just about knife crime, but about general levels of casual violence . yes, it does seem violence. yes, it does seem we're becoming a lawless society. >> it, it feels like that . it, >> it, it feels like that. it, there's no question, and, you know, society has changed, it's changed dramatically since 2014, and more recently , we, after or and more recently, we, after or dunng and more recently, we, after or during covid after covid and the cost of living crisis, which seems to have exacerbated the problems we're experiencing. >> is there any one big thing you'd like the government or police to do? mark >> yes, it's long term funding for long term solutions . the for long term solutions. the problems we have are entrenched , problems we have are entrenched, and the needs to be that commitment because charities like our own, when the funding comes through, the police and crime commissioners , it comes

crime commissioners, it comes through for 12 months, which isn't anything like long enough. and it needs to be funding for five years or longer. >> okay, mark, thank you very much indeed forjoining me on the program. well, in the studio with me now is farren. alex paul anti—knife, crime campaigner, founder fa's amnesty founder of fa's amnesty and somebody is physically going somebody who is physically going out streets try and out onto the streets to try and make a positive difference. farren, you were the victim of a serious knife attack yourself. yeah. >> that's correct. show us. oh, all the way down my neck. here goes straight down across my collarbone . collarbone. >> how old? how old were you, at the time, i was 20 years old, but i got attacked on two separate occasions. so at first time, i got stabbed nine times. and then the second time i got stabbed nine times. and i'd make it very perfectly clear it weren't gang related . it was weren't gang related. it was just me. it wasn't. no, it weren't gang related at all. it was me protecting a family member a female and me

member as a female and me protecting family protecting another family member as someone that as a female from someone that was towards them, was aggression towards them, and, i believe got and, you know, i believe it got to point because our to that point because our physical altercation, maybe they felt i got the better of them and their retaliation to that was to use a knife on me, you know? and i feel like it's just so easy for young people to retaliate with knives. and it don't help with accessibility. they have the weapons, you know, you've got main line platforms that sell weapons online. i mean , nigel, think about this. you have a country where it's not illegal for them to buy and sell weapons, right? but that company will still be able to basically promote their weapons in a country that's not allowed to have weapons in. and then people can still purchase. yeah, but the platforms. >> but the trouble is, even with kitchen knives, people, people, people can still do it. all right. >> now, nigel, i say this with kitchen knives. yes, people can

get them . but, nigel, any get them. but, nigel, any parent, any responsible house owner , even if you have owner, even if you have medication, that would be in a cupboard top a lock, cupboard at the top of a lock, right? fair point. and cupboard at the top of a lock, right�*if fair point. and cupboard at the top of a lock, right�*if you fair point. and cupboard at the top of a lock, right�*if you do ir point. and cupboard at the top of a lock, right�*if you do something|d cupboard at the top of a lock, right�*if you do something else, now, if you do something else, look at this. if we used to make knives, have serial number in knives, have a serial number in them. i could to you them. and i could say to you this, this knife set was purchased a, it's this purchased by a, it's in this household listen, if you household a but listen, if you did one of them knives up did find one of them knives up the in the alleyway, the road in the alleyway, bloodstained, you know that that knife a? knife came from house a? >> that's very, very >> that's a very, very interesting point. >> to parent >> you can go to the parent and ask why house not ask her, why is your house not a knife? and you're going to get knife? a and you're going to get some sort of clarification to why is not in your why that knife is not in your kitchen and it's in the kitchen drawer, and it's in the alleyway. bloodstained. >> this male. >> now, most of this is male. it's or male. it's it's 90% male or male. it's about black. but about 40% black on black. but given say, given that the population, say, of population of london, the black population is i think. so, again, of london, the black population is a i think. so, again, of london, the black population is a disproportionate , again, of london, the black population is a disproportionate problem it's a disproportionate problem of victims and perpetrators within black community. a within the black community. a lot of that must and gangs. >> well , i gangs. >> well, i feel like it's contributing factor is all around, and i'd never deny that drugs aren't involved, but i do believe that these children are

a product of their environment, and we're talking about estates with tower blocks, with thousands of people in there , thousands of people in there, and they're living with, like, not how can i say like they're living the standards. not of classes where things are accessible for them. you know? and when you do start indulging in selling drugs to make money, you know, like they're comes problems in between. yeah. selling weapons, i mean, selling drugs and things like that, you know, and i just feel like some of these children, they get into certain situations and, and it goes someone's goes beyond someone's about selling because now that selling drugs because now that young person that's seen his older brother gets stabbed to death by the guys that live in the postcode three streets away, they've inherited someone they've now inherited someone that on seeking that is intent on seeking revenge. and then you get the vengeance. vengeance. >> vengeance. >> now, what's interesting about your story is that rather than seeking , you actually, seeking vengeance, you actually, i'm going to start playing some pictures now of you and you literally go out onto the

streets. yeah. and take knives off and fill bags and off people and fill up bags and take them and folks watching this, i mean, some of these weapons , farren, that you are weapons, farren, that you are taking off people on the streets are. well, i mean, frankly, some of them have actually swords . i of them have actually swords. i don't know about knives. yeah. this is a very dangerous thing that you do. >> you know, some people do say that, and i don't take what i do for granted like i do , do my due for granted like i do, do my due diligence. but, i do believe that the people that do connect with they are in a position mentally that they're no longer going to be a part of that life. and they see me as a solution to help them get rid of that and go into of changing into the process of changing their life. but i believe this, nigel, if you physically take a knife someone they knife of someone or they physically situation physically get in a situation where they've throw, the where they've got a throw, the knife the chances are knife away, then the chances are they're and replace they're going to go and replace that knife. when you get that knife. but when you get a young that's sat down with young man that's sat down with his mum , i don't his mum and said, mum, i don't want this knife no more, can we contact our

contact farren, give him our postcode. to the house. contact farren, give him our pomede. to the house. contact farren, give him our pome that to the house. contact farren, give him our pome that is to the house. contact farren, give him our pome that is a to the house. contact farren, give him our pome that is a thatthe house. contact farren, give him our pome that is a that is; house. contact farren, give him our pome that is a that is afouse. contact farren, give him our pome that is a that is a mental to me that is a that is a mental transition for the better. and why going to want to go why are you going to want to go and buy knife you just and buy a knife if you just handed knife in handed your knife in voluntarily? i feel voluntarily? you know, so i feel like the starting course. like that's the starting course. and in and from the journey, in a sense, journey, yes, it's sense, the journey, yes, it's the the positive the journey of the positive transition, know, feel transition, you know, and i feel like that's the way forward. and when someone who's when you get someone who's mentally when you get someone who's men be ly when you get someone who's menbe easier to divert them it'll be easier to divert them people life changing things people into life changing things for the better. >> well, all i can say is how far, i >> well, all i can say is how fan i hope >> well, all i can say is how far, i hope there's a lot far, and i hope there's a lot more there and a lot more of you out there and a lot more of you out there and a lot more people realising the error of honestly, of their ways. and honestly, well for you do. well done for what you do. thanks having me now. no, thanks for having me now. no, not at all. no. what a brave lad and what a very, very good thing to do. but there's no denying it. got a massive problem. it. we've got a massive problem. and public and when it comes to public safety, a feeling within safety, i have a feeling within a of we'll have big a couple of years we'll have big metal have to walk metal detectors. we have to walk through the and through to get on the tubes and get on to trains. otherwise people are not going to feel safe. nothing getting safe. nothing is getting any better. let's better. well, in a moment, let's have sir keir starmer, have a look at sir keir starmer, who the labour who launched the labour local election today and election campaign today and seems some ways to admire

seems in some ways to admire bofis seems in some ways to admire boris johnson. gosh, that's interesting

well, some of your reactions i asked, do you feel safe when you're going out travelling on pubuc you're going out travelling on public transport? jackie says our streets never been safe our streets have never been safe at night, especially for women. yeah, i'm not pretending. this is a new phenomenon. it is a brand new phenomenon. it just it's getting just feels like it's getting a bit worse . one viewer says we bit worse. one viewer says we have lost the to have lost the streets to criminals. i not feel safe at criminals. i do not feel safe at all, especially steve all, especially at night. steve says. all, especially at night. steve says . i've felt leaving says. i've not felt safe leaving my a long time. i will my house for a long time. i will not go out after dark and i'm 60 years old and pat says this has become worse since. stop and search was abandoned. the controversial stop and search worth a program on its own now, today was the launch of the labour party's local election campaign, done by keir starmer.

he chose dudley in the black country quite deliberately. one of those brexit seats that swung from labour to the conservatives. his message, the really big message, i think , really big message, i think, that came from starmers speech was look, if you're working people, we're on your side almost a almost a reach back to almost a almost a reach back to a more traditional kind of labour voting base , perhaps labour voting base, perhaps saying, look, you know what? i might live in north london, but we're interested in you here in the midlands, the north and in the midlands, the north and in the red wall. what really interested me was stuff on interested me was the stuff on levelling up the fact that levelling up and the fact that he into this speech, he trailed into this speech, that boris johnson had some good ideas which seem very interesting now. gb news is christopher hope sat down with keir starmer and asked him specifically , what did levelling specifically, what did levelling up mean to him ? up mean to him? >> new levelling up act. you've announced that in dudley, boris johnson's idea, would you give him a job in a labour government? have we got an interesting for you? interesting appointment for you? no. definitely

not. >> and i'll tell you for why. because levelling up as an idea, the sense that we need more regional equality dodi, is really important . but in order really important. but in order to make that work, you need a viable plan. and you need to do the hard yards of implementing it. boris johnson it. i'm afraid borisjohnson didn't that, but i intend to didn't do that, but i intend to make that , every area, make sure that, every area, whether it's dudley, where we are or anywhere across the are now or anywhere across the country, feels the benefit of a growing economy . i'm absolutely determined. >> a good idea, needing better wiring, essentially . wiring, essentially. >> well, it needs a viable plan. it needs something which actually work . but it also does, actually work. but it also does, frankly, need hard yards of frankly, need the hard yards of delivery. and that's, i'm afraid, what we haven't seen. yeah >> well that was sir keir starmer on levelling up. well stella chennai six, public affairs consultant and former labour adviser , joins me in the labour adviser, joins me in the studio. stella, what's going on? one minute we have we have rachel saying i'm the new rachel reeves saying i'm the new mrs. thatcher and now we've got sir keir starmer saying, look, bofis sir keir starmer saying, look, boris actually was absolutely

right of this. he right about all of this. he didn't deliver it. he didn't concentrate focus on it, concentrate or focus on it, which i think actually a lot of conservatives might agree with as well. but why is keir starmer talking about boris johnson? as well. but why is keir starmer taliing about boris johnson? as well. but why is keir starmer talii would ut boris johnson? as well. but why is keir starmer talii would love ris johnson? as well. but why is keir starmer talii would love ris say1son? as well. but why is keir starmer talii would love ris say that? as well. but why is keir starmer talii would love ris say that it's >> i would love to say that it's because wants to the because he wants to tease the conservatives been conservatives who have been having infighting having a lot of infighting about, was it a good about, you know, was it a good idea get rid boris idea to get rid of boris johnson? look how sunak is johnson? look at how sunak is doing. i think he's more doing. but i think he's far more serious to that kind of serious to do that kind of thing. what he was thing. i think what he was trying acknowledge the trying to say is acknowledge the very that levelling up very true fact that levelling up was a good idea. the levelling up white paper had a lot of very good analysis, which labour party agreed with. party people agreed with. however, it wasn't delivered by rishi sunak. he scrapped it as soon as as soon as he became prime minister. so this is something that's bad and is something that's bad and this is something that he's saying when labour government, something that he's saying when labour government , they labour is in government, they will addressing. will be addressing. >> same voters, >> so they're the same voters, the voters that were the same voters that were attracted to boris johnson's concept of levelling up, he thinks will come back to labour. >> they must. they must, >> and they must. they must, because other choice because what other choice do they have either this they have? they have either this or rishi sunak, who has not been

very satisfactory with local government. you look at hs2, look at what happened with hs2, right? >> well, there may be other opfionsin >> well, there may be other options in the mix well, but options in the mix as well, but we'll that at another we'll come to that at another time. never really understood time. i never really understood what levelling up was. mean, i what levelling up was. i mean, i listened to johnson listened to boris johnson talking about it as i'd listened to the northern powerhouse from george never george osborne before. it never meant and i see meant anything to me, and i see sir keir starmer talking about it today. i'm still none the wiser. i understand it's about regional inequality and that we've been having that debate as long as i've been alive. yeah but it seemed that the only thing that starmer said that might lead to that levelling up between regions, was even more devolution and even more power to local mayors . and i, stella, to local mayors. and i, stella, i fail to see how that leads of itself to more economic growth. well, even the tory mayor, andy street, said that basically the way levelling up and devolution has been approached so far has ended up with local governments

having to go in the having to go cap in hand to the westminster and ask westminster government and ask for money to please, the for money to please, using the things they to things that they need to do. >> know that from >> now we know that from the levelling fund, only 10% has levelling up fund, only 10% has been so far. why is that? been used so far. why is that? is this because the councils which are completely strapped for in 5 local councils for cash, 1 in 5 local councils across england may become bankrupt in the next year. right? so the situation is very dire. is it because that these councillors are bad and they don't want to invest in their own area, and they don't want to use up this money? or is it perhaps because the management of fund not of this, of this fund has not been it because it's been good? is it because it's been good? is it because it's been very top is it been very top down? is it because westminster because the westminster government and the treasury has been quite sclerotic with these projects and how they are? >> they're being possible. that's possible. see, that's possible. but you see, i don't the idea that just don't buy the idea that just chucking at region , chucking money at a region, chucking money at a region, chucking taxpayers money from a centre region of itself centre at a region of itself works. i'm never convinced that money will spent effectively . money will be spent effectively. i personally would rather try enterprise zones. i'd rather try tax incentives. i'd rather have

a look at net zero restrictions in some parts of the country. and it just seems to me that in a sense, starmer doesn't really have a plan . have a plan. >> not really. i will tell you what is in his plan, and he has made it very clear that he's not chucking money. right. this is one thing that i really liked about the speech is he's not trying. he's trying to tell trying. he's not trying to tell the don't worry, the voters, oh, don't worry, we're we're going as we're going to we're going or as soon we are in government, soon as we are in government, there magic there will be a magic, magic money we're to. money tree. and we're going to. exactly is no money. the exactly there is no money. the austerity has taken austerity has, has, has taken every last every single, every single last bit the government bit of it. the tory government has scared the tory government has scared the tory government has salting the earth. as has been salting the earth. as keir for keir starmer said, waiting for their arrival. >> or not, what he >> but right or not, what he did, starmer going to do one very good policy is he's saying we are going to give councils not just more, more power. >> some areas are already devolved and we've seen that the local mayors have been a success. will have more of success. we will have more of these devolved deals for the councils be allowed to band councils to be allowed to band together. the ones that not

already have, that we will also give councils more long term funding , which will allow them funding, which will allow them to have more effect to have more effective long tum plans, which we know are more cost effective, which has been a very big issue for local services for the councils, because basically, how do you retain social care workers, for example, or the much needed staff in children's services when these people are very often or six on six months contract contracts, nine months contracts, why would people stay in these industries? and then of course, what happens next? you need a lot of immigrants because who what other workers who what other british workers would putting up would be okay with putting up with such unsustainable working conditions ? conditions? >> i mean, that's more of a national debate than it is a regional debate. but i understand that and labour will push that incredibly hard overall. there's no overall. you know, there's no doubt starmer is solid and doubt that starmer is solid and doesn't make horrendous mistakes. says he won't eat any easter eggs this easter, which i find a bit dull, but it almost

sums it up . i'm going to have sums it up. i'm going to have loads of chocolate over easter, but it's not a sums him up. it's all a bit lacklustre, isn't it? >> i'm not sure it's lacklustre. >> i'm not sure it's lacklustre. >> i'm not sure it's lacklustre. >> i would say it's very managerial, which is what he has been along. that's been promising all along. that's what rachel reeves what he and rachel reeves have been not that been saying. it's not that rachel reeves saying, rachel reeves has been saying, you i'm going to have you know, oh, i'm going to have thatcher's it's thatcher's policies because it's really she has really not at all. she has completely rejected the framework thatcher. completely rejected the frame she < thatcher. completely rejected the frame she < is thatcher. completely rejected the frame she< is i'm thatcher. completely rejected the frameshe< is i'm goingtcher. completely rejected the frameshe< is i'm going to er. what she said is i'm going to govern with the same iron rule , govern with the same iron rule, and i'm going to give you the context, the stable economy , a context, the stable economy, a stable, secure economy where businesses feel secure enough to invest. and that goes also for local councils . local councils. >> and i'm going to be really boring. >> well, yes, you know what a lot of people probably want want them to be very boring. >> labour vote boring. that's stella's advice to all of you . stella's advice to all of you. now, in a moment. there's been the most almighty row over the last of years about the last couple of years about the fact the government have used last couple of years about the fact home )vernment have used last couple of years about the fact home office,ant have used last couple of years about the fact home office,ant hiused;ed last couple of years about the fact honprivate3,ant hiused;ed last couple of years about the fact honprivate companies,i;ed last couple of years about the fact honprivate companies, over through private companies, over 400 they filled 400 hotels, which they filled with young men that have crossed the english channel. well, now

they're back hotels. they're cutting back on hotels. they're to a huge they're claiming it to be a huge success.in they're claiming it to be a huge success. in minute we find out success. in a minute we find out the on the the impact of that on the private housing rental sector

you might remember a friend of mine. a hotelier in north cornwall, was rung up by a company working for the home office. offered a huge amount of money to close this hotel for a year and to sack all his 23 local staff. he said no and the village of tintagel, i think, have been very grateful to him ever now they've ever since. well, now they've decided to book hotels. ever since. well, now they've decided boasting)ok hotels. ever since. well, now they've decided boasting that|otels. ever since. well, now they've decided boasting that fewer they're boasting that fewer hotels holding young hotels are holding young men that have crossed the english channel on boats. but the pressure is on because the numbers that across the channel so far this year are 25% higher than last than they were this time last yeah than they were this time last year. friend of mine, year. well, a friend of mine, terry batt, had the similar experience to a hotelier, but this time with a private house

in suffolk. what happened? terry? >> well, we had this house for rent. it's a townhouse. beautiful place. and we were told that there was a company looking for a house to rent, and we wanted to rent the house and so we, nicola and my wife, she sent , all the details through. sent, all the details through. and then we got a phone call one day from a firm called serco. and i'm sure, you know, familiar to viewers of this program. >> yeah , yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> and, they said, oh, you've got this house to rent. we've looked it up on the sort of national database and the area code fits in with our criteria. well, that's very good of you. okay and, so, so. okay, they said, right, we will offer you a seven year contract , they gave seven year contract, they gave us a price. >> we see pictures of the home for those watching this on television. lovely place . television. lovely place. >> oh, a lovely place. nice. yeah, everything's new in it. >> so, seven year deal. were

>> so, seven year deal. you were offered seven year deal. >> care all offered seven year deal. >> maintenance, care all offered seven year deal. >> maintenance, repairs, all everything. >> council tax, utilities , >> council tax, utilities, literally everything. >> there's not a thing for anyone to pay. not us, not the people moving in. they would take care of the lot and, attractive very much so. attractive them very much so. i'd of that, you know. i'd like some of that, you know. >> yeah. and good money. >> yeah. and good money. >> really pretty. not as much as we would probably have wanted , we would probably have wanted, to be honest. but i mean, they was pushing the fact that come on, mate, this is seven years. yeah, you're not going to be wanting your rent for. >> so they're offering over >> so they're offering you over over whatever it is. over 60 grand or whatever it is. yeah. yeah. okay yeah. seven years. yeah. okay >> i said okay. then, who are >> so i said okay. then, who are you thinking of putting in our premises? they said , well, not premises? they said, well, not really sure. which rang alarm bells at me. i said, well, i'm not prepared to hand over this beautiful house to someone you're not really sure you're going to put into, because we had had a bad experience the year before . cost me £7,000, year before. cost me £7,000, i might add. right? so i wanted to

be absolutely sure who was going in there when the guy realised that he wasn't going to get anywhere with me. with that, he said, well, be honest with you, we're for houses for we're looking for houses for illegal migrants. and then i went, wow . so i said, i'm ever went, wow. so i said, i'm ever so sorry, but be shocked . so sorry, but be shocked. absolutely. i couldn't believe what i was hearing and he he was shocked that i was shocked. you know , he said, well, it's seven know, he said, well, it's seven year contract and money's money, money, money money. yeah. but i've got, you know, although i don't live there myself, i've got other lovely it's in a beautiful neighbourhood, i've got other neighbours that i wouldn't want to impose this on because where we up in because where we live up in suffolk, i mean, you walk down great yarmouth street. great yarmouth high street. i promise you don't promise you, nigel, you don't hear a word of english spoken. it's all eastern european, and they're in groups of six eight. and it's quite intimidating, they're in groups of six eight. and it's quite intimidating , to and it's quite intimidating, to be honest with you, all of whom, interestingly, in that case,

they're here legally. >> yes. but what you were talking about were those that across the channel basically across. >> yeah. yeah. the boat people. >> yeah. yeah. the boat people. >> them you? >> yeah. yeah. the boat people. >> i them you? >> yeah. yeah. the boat people. >> i did, them you? >> yeah. yeah. the boat people. >> i did, yes, them you? >> yeah. yeah. the boat people. >> i did, yes, absolutely. you? >> i did, yes, absolutely. because you know, i love my country, and i don't think, i think the british public feel very let down, if i'm honest about the numbers coming in. i mean, a lot of my friends, a huge number of friends have got a big following , and we all a big following, and we all voted brexit. and i was with you on the day. >> yeah. and you feel let down. >> yeah. and you feel let down. >> you do feel let down. yeah. >> you do feel let down. yeah. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> well well done. you i bet your neighbours are pleased. >> over the moon. yeah >> oh yeah. over the moon. yeah you know the fact that we could >> oh yeah. over the moon. yeah you ksaid the fact that we could >> oh yeah. over the moon. yeah you ksaid yes fact that we could >> oh yeah. over the moon. yeah you ksaid yes and that we could >> oh yeah. over the moon. yeah you ksaid yes and taken/e could >> oh yeah. over the moon. yeah you ksaid yes and taken the)uld money. >> take money and no agree. >> take the money and no agree. >> take the money and no agree. >> to do seven >> nothing to do for seven years. very tempting. years. no very tempting. >> prepared do that. >> any second thoughts? >> any second thoughts? >> no. good. well done. >> no. good. well done. >> thanks for coming in. >> terry, thanks for coming in. and sharing that it i and sharing that story. it i mean, is the problem mean, the trouble is the problem is there's always somewhere. >> there's just up somewhere. >> road there's just up somewhere. >> road lowestoft, just up somewhere. >> road lowestoft, sistt up the road in lowestoft, six bedroomed it's going to the road in lowestoft, six be

be turned into a house of multiple occupancy. yeah. and the owns was quite the lady that owns it was quite happy to do it. >> yeah. no. well well. >> yeah. no. well not well. >> yeah. no. well not well. >> our hotelier friend in cornwall his cornwall stood on his principles. absolutely principles. he's been absolutely booked solid, brilliant ever since. and i hope you're not for want of a free drink in a local pub. after what you after what you've up in the summer. you've done up in the summer. thank you very much. now, we did approach statement, thank you very much. now, we did app all:h statement, thank you very much. now, we did app all they statement, thank you very much. now, we did app all they came statement, thank you very much. now, we did app all they came backitement, thank you very much. now, we did app all they came back withent, thank you very much. now, we did app all they came back with was but all they came back with was a clarification that they did not use the terms illegal migrants to describe asylum seekers . yeah, fair enough. they seekers. yeah, fair enough. they probably asylum seekers. probably did say asylum seekers. but terry put his own but but and terry put his own spin on that. kind of spin on that. but kind of i think all understand what he think we all understand what he meant it's easter we meant. now it's easter and we talked of course, talked yesterday of course, about easter eggs. in fact, i eat an easter egg on air because i've had enough trusts i've had enough of nhs trusts telling an easter telling me not to eat an easter egg christmas day. well, now egg on christmas day. well, now the what the moment is the what the farage moment is that nestle got. that kitkat nestle have got. would it ? a that kitkat nestle have got. would it? a ramadan would you believe it? a ramadan themed easter egg ? well, there's themed easter egg? well, there's no prospect, is there, of them having a christian themed easter egg, and all i can say is bring

back the easter bunny. we want the easter bunny. we want something that reflects what to us, easter has been always all about and it's about rebirth. it's about new life. it's about spnng it's about new life. it's about spring flowers. it's about for the kids chocolate. and it's all well and good. i'm very happy, very happy for the muslim community to go through their ramadan, to take it very seriously. they're going through a period of fasting . but a period of fasting. but actually, for us, easter day is actually, for us, easter day is a day of, of actually of excess. so i couldn't believe that sadiq khan had decided that easter would disappear from the streets of london and that regent street, rather than having, you know, nice pictures of easter bunnies or whatever else it may be, would put up happy ramadan. and that's exactly what he's done. and gb news is adam cherry went up to piccadilly circus earlier on today to speak to people there . people there. >> it's piccadilly circus at the

moment. you'll find a couple of things. you'll find a lot of rain. no umbrella for me. and these lights to celebrate the month what you won't month of ramadan. what you won't find lights or celebrations find are lights or celebrations ahead of easter weekend. what do locals think about that? what do londoners think about that? this is had say . is what they had to say. >> easter. one has to >> easter. of course one has to celebrate. very important celebrate. it's very important for christians. >> both of them. they are important. ramadan is for muslims and easter for the christian. yeah >> i mean, like we as a christian people, we used to like rule the world in a certain way so we don't get any backlash from that. so maybe it's time to recognise that other countries and other cultures and religions have their own celebrations and other stuff. >> gosh, i think we're a multicultural society . we should multicultural society. we should be celebrating all, all of it. we ought to be celebrating easter. we should. >> but it's important because this is our tradition . yeah. so this is our tradition. yeah. so if our tradition, know, if it's our tradition, you know, so you should include everyone. >> why are we including one group excluding another one? group and excluding another one? >> look, we respect all

communities . they can have their communities. they can have their own private observance, but we have our own christian tradition in this country. it's easter, it's a holiday. in this country. it's easter, it's a holiday . we want to it's a holiday. we want to celebrate it with our symbols. and it is, of course , the most and it is, of course, the most important time of the year for those who are members of the christian community. and we should never, ever forget that. now the other what? the farage moment? i mean, can you believe it? foreign office told it? the foreign office have told engush english football supporters that when to germany for the when they go to germany for the european football finals this yearin european football finals this year in june, that the beer is stronger in germany than it is in the uk and therefore they should be careful. what are the chances of english football supporters ever being careful? they will go. they will drink too much. they will be rowdy. some of them will get into trouble. but just let them make their mistakes. don't their own mistakes. don't interfere , don't try and nanny interfere, don't try and nanny them. the response online to them. and the response online to being told the beers are stronger in germany. from the engush stronger in germany. from the english football supporters is all good. can't wait to get there. it's entirely

there. so it's entirely counterproductive . in fact, it's counterproductive. in fact, it's almost enough to to almost enough to drive me to drink, which why the next drink, which is why the next segment this is talking segment of this show is talking pints that i'm joined by nicholas danes, a hollywood stuntman , an i've never met one stuntman, an i've never met one of those before. see you in a couple of minutes

well, mike, astronaut and talking pints has a quite extraordinary cv . talking pints has a quite extraordinary cv. he's appeared in batman, harry potter, star wars, mission impossible. wonder woman, and much else. before i introduce him, let's see him in training. >> so when i come into the gym to prepare for any movie, i always the trampoline always go on the trampoline because brilliant for because it's brilliant for spatial awareness, development and where you are in and knowing where you are in time and space and getting your body oriented the right place body oriented in the right place . now for batman. we did loads of stunts where you had to roll off things, jump off things, so

you to know exactly where you had to know exactly where you had to know exactly where you were so you could keep yourself as well as the yourself safe as well as the other people around you. so when we did the jumbotron it we did the jumbotron and it collapses all rolling collapses and we're all rolling off foam pit that we off into the foam pit that we had down below us, we had to know exactly where we were and that we would land in the same space single time , even space every single time, even though doing multiple though we're doing multiple rotations. keep rotations. and we'd also keep the other people safe as well as ourselves. so trampoline is brilliant for that. >> hollywood stuntman >> well, hollywood stuntman nicholas danes joins me on talking pies. nicholas, welcome to the brazier. i've never met a stunt man before. >> well, that's great that i could be the first one. so athletics, you're a competitive athlete . athlete. >> six performer at national level. trampled meaning diving, you know. have you always been sort of super mr fit? >> i was always a gymnast from an early age, and i went on to compete internationally for great britain with british gymnastics. and so i was so used

to jumping off things and falling off things that when i got into the entertainment business, i really found my feet and stunts was a natural fit for me and i haven't looked back. so i literally sort of fell into the business. business in a way. >> but how does a gymnast, young lad from surrey, who's a gymnast, in hollywood gymnast, finish up in hollywood on these big films? was it on all these big films? was it just because a lot of people just because a lot of people just head the coast, just head to the west coast, take punt, see what happens ? take a punt, see what happens? >> well, it's a bit more structured than that. so in this country , to become stuntman, country, to become a stuntman, we british stunt we have the british stunt register , which is a the register, which is a the probably a world leading organisation where you have this, you join as a probationary member and you have a career graded scheme all the way through to become a stunt coordinator. so i became a stunt performer and i all these performer and i got all these awards under my belt. the movies, the commercials and then i was eventually able to go over to america and get my green card with all the accolades that i'd achieved and then i started

working on them. >> so you sort of worked your way up through the ladder. >> that's right. yeah. >> that's right. yeah. >> and suddenly it's hollywood andifs >> and suddenly it's hollywood and it's and it's unbelievable. i were stunts i wonder, were these stunts you were and of course, were asked to do and of course, some them are really quite some of them are really quite dangerous. you no? dangerous. do you ever say no? do you say, look, that's do you ever say, look, that's just reasonable , offer? just beyond reasonable, offer? >> often the very small >> it's often the very small stunts are the most stunts that are the most dangerous, and they're the ones that can go wrong , i've never that can go wrong, i've never said no in my career, but yes, there's no shame in saying no, because, you know, it might not because, you know, it might not be your bag. it might not be for you. and health and safety is of utmost so it's utmost importance. so it's important know your important to exactly know your capabilities. and to say no is no big deal, but i haven't. >> what's the maddest thing you've done , one of the biggest you've done, one of the biggest stunts that i'm most proud of is an 80 foot high four that i did from the top of a building with one and three quarter somersaults, which was 80ft. yeah to with one and three quarter summits. so it was kind of the gymnastics and of using the, the gymnastics and the awareness and the spatial awareness and the diving which have, diving which i, which i have, which high is the adrenaline

>> how high is the adrenaline level off 80ft? level as you jump off 80ft? >> it's really hard. >> it's really hard. >> but you have to keep that under control. real mind under control. it's real mind over stuff really. you over matter stuff really. you know your legs are shaking and but you're able focus and but you're able to focus and that's what separates you from other people. you're just able to create that mind over matter and focus. you know what you do in time and space, and you're able to just push yourself off that building. there's nothing natural it. natural about it. >> i'm sure there's not. and >> no, i'm sure there's not. and they all our views are zigi one fire i mean, is all fire now. i mean, this is all bonkers, isn't it? bonkers, really, isn't it? >> but everything is done >> it is. but everything is done to the nth degree in terms of safety . safety. >> sure it is. >> sure it is. >> yeah. precautions. we've got a safety team with me that's standing by and, you know, experience as well that that counts for a lot. >> it looks pretty good. >> it looks pretty good. >> they were interest me. do you have much interaction with the actors themselves . how does it actors themselves. how does it work? >> depends you're doing. >> it depends what you're doing. if doubling actor, if you're doubling an actor, then have to very then you'll have to work very closely with the closely with them. with the action, you'll often line it up and the stunt yourself, and perform the stunt yourself, and perform the stunt yourself, and a

and then they'll do maybe a watered or you have watered down version or you have to train them up to be able to do the stunt itself . so it do the stunt itself. so it depends on your on what you do, on what you're actually . on what you're actually. >> in some ways you can build up quite a relationship with these people. >> absolutely. yes and some stars stunt doubles >> absolutely. yes and some staall stunt doubles >> absolutely. yes and some sta all their stunt doubles >> absolutely. yes and some sta all their productions ubles >> absolutely. yes and some sta all their productions because on all their productions because they do build that close they do build that very close relationship and bond. >> and i mean, who's your favourite to work with? on. favourite to work with? come on. unfair question. >> murphy was >> well, kelly murphy was probably one of the most of one of favourites, probably the of my favourites, probably the favourite because he was such an ordinary guy. you know, there's a lot of hoopla in the business and, you know, there's a lot of starriness. was just very starriness. but he was just very grounded, down earth and grounded, very down to earth and a pleasure to work with. >> these hollywood actors , i >> now these hollywood actors, i mean, and not all of them, but those the and the ones those at the top and the ones that worked with make that you've worked with make just i mean, eye—watering sums of money. is it the same for nicholas danes? have you made an absolute hollywood fortune? >> i wish i could say that have. >> well, i wouldn't say that.

>> well, i wouldn't say that. >> definitely not the same for the stamp, of course, but, you know , my hobby has been my job know, my hobby has been my job for the last 25 years, so in that respect, you know, i am rich because there's not a lot of people that can say they love going to work every day. so yeah, yeah. in that respect, i have to say, yes, i'm wealthy in that. >> i think you've done pretty well. now, the interesting thing is, you know, athletics, hollywood, of it. hollywood, all the rest of it. but a bit of depth to but there's a bit of depth to nicholas danes, isn't there? because you've got a first in microbiology . i bet there are microbiology. i bet there are many stunt men that have got that in background . that in their background. >> think there are so >> i don't think there are so academically obviously quite good.i academically obviously quite good. i was all right. >> yeah, well, no, clearly you were right. but you've, you've also put that to use haven't you as well. >> yes, yes. >>- >> yes, yes. >> i'm really passionate about wildlife i really feel wildlife and i really feel like that the next that we are failing the next generation regards to the generation with regards to the plight on this plight of wildlife on this planet now. so i've been involved in series called involved in a series called destination conservation. i've been that kids been making that to take kids and get them involved in conservation with endangered

species , because, you know, if species, because, you know, if we've got to hand them the tools that they're really going to need to clean up the mess that we've made, then i feel like, you know, we really need to they need to understand, get them to understand the problems are understand what the problems are on the ground facing these creatures. great that creatures. so it's great that it's come full circle, that i've been able to use my scientific background to then hopefully do some work good and make your some work for good and make your films and make your videos. >> and i mean, you look at the orang—utan a project that you've been with other been involved with and other friends of mine have been involved problem involved with. but the problem is of earth is the population of the earth keeps and up and up, keeps going up and up and up, and habitat loss is a massive problem, and habitat loss is a massive probler huge. and habitat loss is a massive problerhuge. and, and habitat loss is a massive probler huge. and, you and habitat loss is a massive problerhuge. and, you know, >> it's huge. and, you know, fragmentation, habitat loss are the biggest causes of you know, we've had 160 species go extinct in the last ten years alone. so yes, i feel, you know, unless we address it and get the next generation really involved, you know, it is only going to get worse. but really, to be able to get them to take the helm and to

try to, you know, really pull back. >> yeah. i think extinction i think when i was born there were 2.5 billion people on the planet. >> there were now 8 billion people on the planet. i mean that i think to me that's at the root. yeah, there's pollution and other things. and all sorts of other things. but that to me is heart but that to me is at the heart of is that kind of how of it. so is that kind of how you relax there other you relax or are there other hobbies that you have and you've got drink so got to drink there. so you obviously my guinness. so that's >> i love my guinness. so that's good. my red wine love good. and my red wine i love that too. but yes, i do the normal things. i love going out to watch any movie to eat. i can watch any movie even make the movies. even though i make the movies. i'm eating easily entertained, so that. i'd love to so i can i do that. i'd love to travel. and yes, the wildlife is a . i do wind down a real passion. i do wind down with that as well. >> and what you what do you >> and what do you what do you do, nicolas? what's the routine to fit ? i mean, you're, do, nicolas? what's the routine to fit? i mean, you're, you to keep fit? i mean, you're, you know, you're not old, but you're not exactly as young as you were. what? well, no one, you know, but you're not a kid, you know, but you're not a kid, you know what i'm saying is we need a filter . i know a a filter. i know you're not a kid anymore, you? i mean , as

kid anymore, are you? i mean, as you get older, do you do you begin to think i shouldn't be doing this? or do you still feel that you keep yourself in the peak of condition? >> well, fortunately, on >> well, fortunately, knock on wood, i've really wood, you know, i've really have continued gymnastics, wood, you know, i've really have con'diving, gymnastics, wood, you know, i've really have con'diving, everything�*nnastics, wood, you know, i've really have con'diving, everything inastics, wood, you know, i've really have con'diving, everything i used:s, wood, you know, i've really have con'diving, everything i used to the diving, everything i used to do. even a competitive level, do. even at a competitive level, i still today . so do. even at a competitive level, i still today. so i think i still do today. so i think maintaining is the key. you know, once you stop, that's when the rot sets in. and that's why i've been able to still perform at a high level. >> well, look pretty happy >> well, you look pretty happy in your role. thank you. and it's to meet a stuntman. it's nice to meet a stuntman. >> thank you very much for >> well, thank you very much for coming on. thank you. >> harwood standing coming on. thank you. >>today harwood standing coming on. thank you. >>today for harwood standing coming on. thank you. >>today forjacobvood standing coming on. thank you. >>today for jacob rees—mogg. ing in today for jacob rees—mogg. jacob religious jacob is off for religious reasons . tom, what have you got reasons. tom, what have you got coming reasons. tom, what have you got conwell, i'm not sure i'm going >> well, i'm not sure i'm going to to be quite as to be able to be quite as sesquipedalian in my prose as jacob rees—mogg is often. but jacob rees—mogg is so often. but today, week we today, of course, this week we had the confirmation of the highest number of small boat arrivals, of the first three months of this year ever on record. this has really been rammed home with a telegraph report today from robert jenrick, the former migration

minister, who says that really rishi sunak had to be dragged kicking and screaming into doing any sort of reform to our migration system. the reforms that the tories say will bring down the numbers by 300,000. well, did they come quite so easily? we're going to be doing a deep dive on that migration story . story. >> all that coming up now. >> all that coming up now. >> it's the easter weekend, the weather at christmas was awful. ihave weather at christmas was awful. i have a horrible feeling that alex burkill about to tell alex burkill is about to tell us. could be even us. easter could be even worse than was over christmas. oh than it was over christmas. oh dean than it was over christmas. oh dear. i'm back with you on monday. >> looks like things are heating up boxt boiler is sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello. very good evening to you. welcome to your latest gb news weather update brought to you by the met office. there will still be some showers around weekend, around this weekend, but generally through the easter penod generally through the easter period it is going to be a bit dner period it is going to be a bit drier and a bit warmer than it has been of late. pressure has been of late. low pressure still has

still in control like it has been through of this week, been through much of this week, but around the low is but the flow around the low is going ease little bit. so going to ease a little bit. so we will see our winds easing. that through the end that being said, through the end of quite blustery of today still quite blustery for of some heavy for many of us. some heavy showery affecting northern showery rain affecting northern areas. bit areas. something a little bit dner areas. something a little bit drier clearer across central drier and clearer across central parts and also northern ireland. here clear skies could here under the clear skies could see a touch of frost and perhaps even pockets of mist and even a few pockets of mist and fog elsewhere, where stick fog elsewhere, where we stick with and showery with the cloud and the showery rain . it is with the cloud and the showery rain. it is going to be with the cloud and the showery rain . it is going to be a with the cloud and the showery rain. it is going to be a milder start to good friday otherwise, and through good friday and as we go through good friday itself, a bit brightness itself, yes, a bit of brightness and weather around at and some dry weather around at first, outbreaks of first, but still outbreaks of showery a greater showery rain and a greater chance some showers chance of catching some showers as the afternoon . as we go into the afternoon. potential for some showers turning heavy, possibly even thundery with some hail, but there should be some bright sunny between the sunny spells in between the showers temperatures higher showers and temperatures higher than highs of around than recently. highs of around 14 celsius. the 14 celsius. towards the southeast. winds will be southeast. the winds will be easing and easing further as we go into saturday, which does look like it will be a calmer and than of late for and drier day than of late for many. some showers around, and drier day than of late for marthey some showers around, and drier day than of late for marthey don'tne showers around, and drier day than of late for marthey don't look owers around, and drier day than of late for marthey don't look quite around, and drier day than of late for marthey don't look quite as)und, but they don't look quite as intense as we've recently,

intense as we've seen recently, though some heavy though potential for some heavy rain to affect parts of cornwall later on in the day. easter day itself on sunday looks mostly dry. there are a few showers still , but dry. there are a few showers still, but turning cooler again by monday. see you later . by monday. see you later. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on

gb news. >> hello. a very good evening to you. it's me. tom harwood, in place of the right honourable sir jacob rees—mogg. now on sirjacob rees—mogg. now on state the nation. tonight state of the nation. tonight a record number of illegal migrants have crossed the channel so far this year, a whopping 4644 crossed over via small boats during the first three months of the year, and this is during the wintry months. so are we to expect more as begins to shine and as the sun begins to shine and more importantly, stopping the

boats is one of the prime minister's five key pledges. so the question is, with the recalcitrant lords doubling down on their amendments to the rwanda bill, will he be able to get the plan over the line, and will it be sufficient to effectively deter the phenomenon? and how might it all affect a general election? the front page of the daily mail today reveals the prime minister is under pressure for a june election win, but it was only the other day that an eminent pollster declared labour has a 99% chance of winning . and it's 99% chance of winning. and it's not just the boats. the starts of the local election campaign or even angela rayner's tax affairs will be discussing this evening. no you'll be hearing from the one and only sirjacob from the one and only sir jacob rees—mogg himself for this evening's denouement. he'll be sitting down with canon martin edwards to discuss the meaning of friday in his catholic of good friday in his catholic context. of course, all that is still to come. state of the nafion still to come. state of the nation starts now. so .

nation starts now. so. now i'll also be joined by jacob's highly civilised panel, of course. gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson, and the economist and fellow at the centre for brexit policy, catherine mcbride, now , policy, catherine mcbride, now, despite jacob's absence, the email address remains the same. it's mail mog at gb news.com , so it's mail mog at gb news.com, so let me know what you think on all of the stories that we discuss this evening. now it's time the news of the day time for the news of the day with polly middlehurst. >> tom, thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that the united nafionsis tonight is that the united nations is calling on rishi sunak to scrap his rwanda scheme. the organisation's human rights committee the rights committee says the government's plan to send asylum seekers on a one way trip to the

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