>> and sir keir starmer, he admits to taking a private jet to scotland to announce his big green gb energy policy. what do you make to that? >> and in other travel news, shocking scenes from majorca as violent brawls break out between drunken brits or indeed , drunken drunken brits or indeed, drunken drinks. a man is arrested after getting rowdy on board an easyjet flight to spain should badly behaved brits have their passports removed . passports removed. >> and as we just mentioned, a couple of minutes ago, the breaking news from germany , breaking news from germany, we're hearing that multiple people have been injured after a knifeman stabbed members of the public. and this was during a youtube live stream in the german city of mannheim. now, we believe that this was some kind of anti—islam group . a group of

of anti—islam group. a group of campaigners and bystanders were there for that . and it appears there for that. and it appears as though a man has gone on the rampage . rampage. >> we'll have much more information with our home and security editor, mark white, on what could be a very, very severe event that has global implications and perhaps even some implications here in the uk. could this be an event? and i know when people see these sorts of events, particularly given that this was an anti—islam rally, might this have been a terror related covid incidents will have all of the information for you after your news headlines . news headlines. >> tom, thank you. first to that breaking news in germany , breaking news in germany, multiple people have been injured after a man apparently stabbed members of the public dunng stabbed members of the public during an online live stream . during an online live stream. the assailant was reportedly outside a campaign tent for the

german anti—islamist group citizens movement pax europa. the attacker was then seen walking through the city's market platz square, all of which were streamed live online. this is, of course, the developing story, and we'll bnng developing story, and we'll bring you more on this as we get it to other news now, sir keir starmer says that only a labour government can fix britain's economy, as he outlined a series of plans to cut household bills. speaking at an event in scotland , the labour leader said the new pubuc , the labour leader said the new public owned gb energy would cut costs and speed up the transition to clean power . the transition to clean power. the prime minister dismissed it as a vanhy prime minister dismissed it as a vanity project but urging his supporters to vote for change. sir keir said that while liz truss had lost control of the economy, labour's plans could be trusted. >> as you'd expect , ruthlessly >> as you'd expect, ruthlessly well prepared, fully costed , well prepared, fully costed, fully funded and ready to go . fully funded and ready to go. step one economic stability the foundation of growth. the only

way to keep taxes, inflation and mortgages low . because if we mortgages low. because if we learned one thing, it's that if you lose control of the economy, it's working. people who pay the price . liz truss lost control of price. liz truss lost control of the economy , and in scotland, the economy, and in scotland, everybody with a mortgage is paying everybody with a mortgage is paying the price month by month, by month . by month. >> the liberal democrats have made a pledge to provide free school meals to all primary school meals to all primary school children in a manifesto pledge they say would be funded by a tax on share buybacks. the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, says they'd extend free school meals starting with those in poverty. the party said it would start by immediately extending the scheme to provide school meals to almost a million children living in poverty, who currently miss out . in the us, currently miss out. in the us, donald trump was found guilty last night of falsifying records

to cover up a sex scandal in a historic turnaround from commander in to chief convicted criminal. no former or serving us president has ever been convicted of a crime before trump , who pleaded not guilty trump, who pleaded not guilty and denied all 34 counts against him, rejected the verdict and said the people would ultimately decide in november's election. recent polls suggest a tight race against president biden, though around i3% of trump's supporters have said they wouldn't vote for him if he were found guilty. us voters now face the question of re—electing an unpopular president or a convicted criminal. speaking outside court, trump dismissed the verdict as a disgrace. >> this was a rigged, disgraceful trial that the real verdict is going to be november 5th by the people and they know what happened here and everybody knows what happened here. you have a soros backed d.a. knows what happened here. you have a soros backed da. and a whole thing. we didn't do a thing wrong . i'm a very innocent

thing wrong. i'm a very innocent man and it's okay. i'm fighting for our country. i'm fighting for our country. i'm fighting for our country. i'm fighting for our constitution . for our constitution. >> in international news, houthi rebels in yemen have claimed responsibility for an attack on a us aircraft carrier in the red sea, which they say is in response to joint uk us strikes last night . response to joint uk us strikes last night. the prime minister says the uk will not hesitate to protect british interests after the raf carried out a fifth round of joint strikes against the rebels with us forces, the ministry of defence confirmed the strikes took place against the strikes took place against the iranian backed group as part of a response to houthi attacks on international shipping in the red sea rishi sunak said the strikes were aimed at degrading the military capability of the houthis and to prevent further attacks on international shipping , attacks on international shipping, and more than 600 homes in surrey have been told not to drink their tap water after tests by thames water. the company says there's a possible

deterioration in the quality of drinking water in some areas . drinking water in some areas. people in the village of bramley have been given precautionary instructions not to use their water for drinking, cooking or brushing their teeth. it comes after tests were carried out following a historic fuel leak from a petrol station, which has prompted complaints from locals since 2021. chancellor jeremy hunt , who since 2021. chancellor jeremy hunt, who represents since 2021. chancellor jeremy hunt , who represents the hunt, who represents the constituency, says bottled water is being distributed to those affected . for the latest affected. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. common alerts. now back to tom and . emily. and. emily. >> good afternoon britain. it's 12:07 now. several people, including a police officer and a political activist, have been stabbed in an attack in mannheim, southwest germany. >> well, we're joined now by our home and security editor, mark white. mark, what do we know?

>> well, clearly a very serious incident unfolding in mannheim, this city in southwestern germany. it was at a rally , a germany. it was at a rally, a political rally for a political group, b.p.e , which is an anti group, b.p.e, which is an anti islamist group. when a man began attacking members of that rally, you're looking at video now that was live streamed this is just in the immediate aftermath of this stabbing incident with, some of the footage there showing injured people on the ground. i've taken a look at the actual live feed from the time you can quite clearly see, a man bearded man running into shot and then stabbing, multiple people. at one point he is wrestled to the ground and then gets up immediately and stabs a police officer. we understand

that that police officer was stabbed in the neck , just stabbed in the neck, just moments later, another police officer opens fire, and then the suspect is brought to the ground. no word yet on the condition of that armed suspect, orindeed condition of that armed suspect, or indeed the others who were stabbed, including this police officer . but stabbed, including this police officer. but a very serious incident that's unfolding took place in a square right in the centre of mannheim . as you can centre of mannheim. as you can imagine, there's very significant emergency service activity there at the moment as the police deal with the aftermath of this terrible incident, do we know, mark, if the police are treating this as a terrorist attack? well certainly it would appear that given that this was a rally against islamic extremism, that it certainly one possible line and potentially probable line of inquiry for the police going

forward . forward. >> we're in such an early stage of this incident unfolding. it really just unfolded within the last hour or so, getting a definitive word from the police, from the investigators at this early stage will be difficult. but going forward, i would expect, to hear from them that they are probably looking at a link to the event itself. the anti islamist extremism rally that was being held . that was being held. >> of course, this rally is being held in the days leading up to european wide elections. hundreds of millions of people will be going to the polls across the european union in the coming days. this is the second serious security incident that we've seen in the run up to these elections. i can't help but think back to the time when the president, when the president of, of , slovakia was president of, of, slovakia was shot. >> yes. well, indeed. i mean, across europe , police and

across europe, police and security services are on heightened alert for the potential of terror related events in the run up to those european elections. just a few days ago, actually, in germany, a number of people were arrested and with in relation to what was suggested was a plot to target people, visiting a synagogue , people, visiting a synagogue, in, in a german city, so that clearly in germany itself , clearly in germany itself, they're on heightened alert. but right across europe, there is a real concern about the potential for , in particular, islamist for, in particular, islamist attacks, you've got what has happened and is still unfolding in the middle east with the war on gaza. that's heightened a lot of concern is, and has precipitated a number of incidents. security incidents in

countries across europe and indeedin countries across europe and indeed in the united states as well, that have been linked back to gaza. so some real concern, but at the moment we're still waiting really, to get the definitive word on the exact motivation behind what was a horrific, short lived but very bloody and horrific event in this town square in mannheim , this town square in mannheim, where an anti—islamist rally was taking place and one attacker armed with a knife , started armed with a knife, started stabbing multiple people at that event, including a police officer who intervened . that officer who intervened. that police officer suffering a severe injury. we understand to his neck . and the attacker then his neck. and the attacker then shot by a colleague of that officer within just seconds of him being stabbed . him being stabbed. >> and do we know anything about this? michael stautzenberger , this? michael stautzenberger, who has been stabbed? and also , who has been stabbed? and also, the footage was put out, i believe was uploaded by him.

he's been described as anti—islamist. he's been described as a conservative. he's been described as hard. right, do we know much about him other than he was campaigning against against islamism? >> well, i mean, you've just, i think given us a sort of a potted biography , of that, that potted biography, of that, that individual. i mean, he was really he was just the person who was filming this, not the person involved in the attack, but it was a rally, an anti—islamist rally that was taking place . so he was, part of taking place. so he was, part of that and part of that gathering, filming that rally for those, followers of that particular group who subscribe, to the concerns that this particular group has, so we should just reiterate , this individual was reiterate, this individual was someone who was filming, not someone who was filming, not someone linked to the attack. the attack, of course, purple created by someone not linked to the group, but potentially , with

the group, but potentially, with a grudge against the group that will be a, i would imagine, uppermost in the minds of the investigators as they go forward and try to piece together, exactly what motivated this, very worrying and, not deadly, but, bloody incident in mannheim. >> well, thank you very much indeed for bringing us that. mark white, our home and security editor . mark white, our home and security editor. perhaps we'll speak again, with any updates . speak again, with any updates. >> yeah, really, really concerning stuff there. but it's a pretty international show today because in other unprecedented news, donald trump has been found guilty on all 34 charges against him in this hush money trial . money trial. >> yes, he is, of course, the first former president to ever be convicted of a felony. and he has vowed that he will keep fighting, calling the verdict disgraceful . but what does this disgraceful. but what does this actually mean for the presidential candidate? and for the race, well, we're joined now by the spokesperson for

republicans overseas uk, jennifer ewing, and jennifer, this is, unexpected to some degree. people were thinking that the judgement would take a much longer time than that, that the jury might be split, but it was unanimous. the jury might be split, but it was unanimous . yes. does that was unanimous. yes. does that make it more serious ? make it more serious? >> i don't think it makes the conviction more serious. i think the most serious thing is the damage it's doing to the american criminal justice system . we've known that this, indictment, as well as many of the other charges that have come out, have been completely politicised. and we know that because they didn't start to come out until president trump announced that he was running for re—election in 2024. so these are not actually cases against the former president. they're against joe biden's top political opponent. and for years in the united states, we don't go after we don't prosecute and persecute our political opponents. so this is a very, very slippery slope for

the country. you know, it's way beyond what it means for donald trump. it'sjust beyond what it means for donald trump. it's just for the country as a whole. and i think that's why you'll see a lot of people have come out overnight, people who are never trumpers or are, you know, have no intention of voting for him on november 5th, but can see that this has gone way too far. and, you know , it's way too far. and, you know, it's thatis way too far. and, you know, it's that is what's shocking. and you're right, tom. i mean, the fact that it came back so quickly, especially and i'm sure you guys are up to speed on this, the unprecedented and very confusing directions that were given to the jury on wednesday night, where the judge basically said this, this felony that they need to attach to the misdemeanour, which was the book keeping case, the jury didn't need to unanimously decide on this. there were three choices, and four people could have thought it was one thing. four people could have thought it was another. so how they turned around so quickly is, shocking.

>> now, jennifer, we're expecting to hear from donald trump himself at about 4:00 our time, i believe he's going to be speaking from trump tower in, in new york, we're hearing from his lawyers that they want to fight this. they want to appeal all of the convictions. the 34, the sentencing at the moment is due for july the 11th. i mean, could forjuly the 11th. i mean, could this all be pushed back? do you know what grounds he's looking to appeal on? >> sure. i think, you know, i'm not a lawyer. i'm a political person. however, it's there's a lot of things he can push back on.andi lot of things he can push back on. and i think , in fact, most on. and i think, in fact, most people, lawyers on either side will tell you that he probably will tell you that he probably will be successful in an appellate court . i don't will be successful in an appellate court. i don't think the intention of this was to put him in prison. that would just be motorising him even more than they've already done. and after last night, you know, he is a martyr for sure. i think what they are hoping to do and

they've done is attach the words convicted felon to his name so they can use that going forward. over the next few months in the run up to the election as well as, you know, the process has been the punishment. so this is where his energy is going. this is what we're talking about. but for the average american voter, you know, this is, this is a bookkeeping error from pre 2016. if you are going to break all precedents and convict a president, former president of a felony, not, you know, it's not going to be for war or embezzlement or, you know, god forbid, murder, a serious crime. it's going to be for a bookkeeping error . i it's going to be for a bookkeeping error. i think it's going to be for a bookkeeping error . i think the bookkeeping error. i think the average american person is like, wait a minute. my average american person is like, wait a minute . my voting issues wait a minute. my voting issues are as follows. inflation an economy, and the wide open southern border that we have. so this is kind of a luxury issue that i don't believe voters will really care about. and as a

matter of fact, npr and, pbs does so fairly left leaning publications . they came out with publications. they came out with the survey before the conviction, asking people if donald trump were to be convicted in this manhattan case, would it change the way you voted ? and 67% said, no ? you voted? and 67% said, no? again, you know, the election's coming down to seven. swing states, right, of which donald trump is above the margins. i believe in all six, with the exception of wisconsin. people are voting with their pocketbooks with we had four years of peace and prosperity under trump, and that's what they're going to be looking at. was my life better four years ago than it is today ? ago than it is today? >> and yet, jennifer, i'm looking at those npr, pbs numbers which say 67% wouldn't change their vote if he were convicted. that's what i say, right? >> forgive me if i didn't say no. 110. >> no. >> no, you said you said exactly that. i'm just repeating you. yes. yes, but that means that

23% might. and that is 33. >> oh, 33. >> oh, 33. >> 33. >> 33. >> there'd be no pardon. >> there'd be no pardon. >> that that is a considerable that's a third of the electorate that's a third of the electorate that could be affected by by a case like this. >> absolutely , absolutely. >> absolutely, absolutely. however i will i think people even people who are watching this on all sides of the aisle, democrats, republican and obviously independents, which most people need to win, are shocked by what happened last night . and if you look at night. and if you look at twitter or you listen to what people have been saying, there's a lot of people who have come out and said, i have no intention of voting for this man, but i've just donated on his website because this has gone too far and this is bigger than my dislike for orange man bad. it's, you know, it's the criminal justice system. it's his, the campaign donation website last night had so much traffic, it crashed several times . so, look, we don't know. times. so, look, we don't know. this was going to be a very

close election. but i'll tell you one thing. this definitely does not help biden. you know, as a matter of fact, it could hurt him because of what i just said. people don't like this politicisation, but the real loser here, you know, the american people, the justice system. and i was actually quite pleased to see biden and harris put out something, in response to this, saying, you know , the to this, saying, you know, the only way donald trump can be beaten is at the ballot box on november 5th. and indeed, that's that's all we've been asking for, you know, and yes, that was interesting , wasn't it? interesting, wasn't it? >> they didn't put out anything in particular about these convictions. they just said , you convictions. they just said, you know, the ballot box. they didn't. they just wanted to stick to that. vote for us, donate to us. we're going to have to leave it there, jennifer. but it's always great to get your perspective on this. jennifer ewing from republicans overseas does seem to be everyone's lots of people's hot take that this will work in donald trump's favour. take that this will work in donald trump's favour . but i do donald trump's favour. but i do think there are a lot of people

sort of in the middle of america who aren't sure what they're going to do . going to do. >> yeah. and i suppose, i mean, you can say it's just a bookkeeping error and that sort of thing, but but if this guy makes bookkeeping errors , how is makes bookkeeping errors, how is he going to run the government particularly effectively? >> i know there are a lot of democrats who think that this is politically motivated. oh, i'm sure i'm sure that there are a lot of people who brought this case who are definitely had political motivations. >> but but i sort of remember back to what ron desantis said dunng back to what ron desantis said during the republican primaries , during the republican primaries, which was, hang on, this guy promised to clear the swamp . he promised to clear the swamp. he promised to clear the swamp. he promised to clear the swamp. he promised to reduce the debt, he promised to reduce the debt, he promised to reduce the debt, he promised to do all sorts of things and actually, the washington machine in many ways prevented him from doing that. is it because he's sloppy with detail? is it because he's not able to work through the particulars of how to get stuff donein particulars of how to get stuff done in washington, dc? >> well, there you go. let us know your thoughts. gbnews.com/yoursay is the way to get in touch. >> know coming up, we're going to be back on the campaign trail . we're going to be right around .we're going to be right around the country. and here's a question for you. what on earth

what kind of stunt will ed davey be up to today? well, this is good afternoon britain on

gb news. >> right. well, believe it or not, we're into the ninth day of the general election campaign. how many days are left ? about how many days are left? about 41, i think. >> from memory. well, there you go. >> so far, each party leader has taken a different approach. and today is no different. sir keir starmer, there in the middle, is in scotland launching his green energy plan. labour infighting continues around his so—called purge of left wingers within the party. >> elsewhere, rishi sunak is door knocking in the traditional red wall, following yet another defection from his party, although it was from someone who ceased to be an mp a couple of days ago and had a majority of around 300. well, there you go.

>> while lib dems sir ed davey continues to enjoy his own little summer holiday , doesn't little summer holiday, doesn't he? in lots of lovely places around the country of all the party leaders. >> but let's go live to our fantastic politics team right across the country. our political editor, christopher hope, is up in scotland. in glasgow, katherine forster is also with us in the north west. but let's go to chris first because you've been talking to the leader of the scottish labour party, anas sarwar . labour party, anas sarwar. >> yeah. hi tom. and hi emily here from glasgow. that's right. we've been here for the unveiling of great british energy. a logo is being put out there. this is a state owned wind power, the green energy business which labour will set up if sir keir starmer becomes prime minister in five weeks time, there's been some questions about sir keir starmer. he flew here by private jet. now close followers of this kind of thing will know that labouris kind of thing will know that labour is always criticising . labour is always criticising. rishi sunak was saying the same thing, sir keir starmer had to admit that in a press conference. and i asked anas sarwar, the scottish leader,

whether he felt this was hypocritical . hypocritical. >> of course he's going to offset his carbon emissions, as you would expect him to do. but in this five week election campaign, we can't afford to waste any minute in trying to get right around the country, trying to persuade people to vote labour in this election , vote labour in this election, and keir wants to be and will be and keir wants to be and will be a prime minister for every part of the country. that means he has to get round every part of the country as much as he can. over the next five weeks. we're delighted to have him here in scotland. he's here almost every other week, which is great because it's demonstrating that he understands scotland , cares he understands scotland, cares about scotland, wants to deliver for scotland and is working with to us persuade scottish people to us persuade scottish people to vote labour in this election. >> just finally, sir keir starmer won't say that your colleague diane abbott should be. anas sarwar there, the scottish labour leader talking to us earlier now, we did ask the labour party will the lights go out if you rely too much on wind energy, it's going to save maybe £300, £400 off our bills by 2030. they said there won't be a cliff edge, they will just

trend down, remove licences slowly from oil and gas companies and invest more and more in green energy. i also asked the labour leader, sir keir starmer, about this. the convicted felon who wants to run for president of the united states, donald trump. he said he would have to work with anybody. the special relationship would trump all. so essentially he's saying we can work with donald trump. if i become the pm in fewer than five weeks time. and just finally, the diane abbott story rumbles on today, anas sarwar has said that he supports her becoming a labour candidate at the election, along with angela rayner. six union leaders. the only person who hasn't said that yet is sir keir starmer. he may change his tune next week. the nec meets to decide her fate on tuesday . decide her fate on tuesday. >> yes, there does appear to be quite a lot of pressure now mounting on keir starmer. people are saying what they think, aren't they ? about the whole aren't they? about the whole diane abbott situation, not necessarily sticking to the leader's narrative on it. katherine forster . you're leader's narrative on it. katherine forster. you're in the nonh katherine forster. you're in the north west with the prime minister rishi sunak, julian knight. now mp, is, saying that

he's going to run as an independent and has sent a letter to the prime minister saying that he he's contemplated suicide because of all of the bullying and harassment that he's received . he's received. >> yes, that's right. quite an excoriate writing letter that he has sent to rishi sunak this lunchtime , of course, julian lunchtime, of course, julian knight had been the conservative mp for solihull, but he had the whip withdrawn. there was a lengthy police investigation into his conduct and he was an independent mp in the house of commons. he's now said that he is going to stand for re—election as an independent mp, but he has been absolutely scathing about the treatment, which he feels he's received at the hands of the conservative party and the whips office in particular. he said, as you mentioned, that he did contemplate suicide and so not good news further for rishi

sunak after the defection of mark logan, who had previously been the mp for bolton north east. he went over to labour last night. i mean, in some senses it doesn't matter because he's not going to be standing for labour and that seat, you know, the candidate, the labour candidate is already selected. so he is effectively politics. he'd only had a majority of about some 300 or so in 2019. so it was very tight. you can see that he probably had reason that he wouldn't get re—elected as a conservative. but, you know, it's a really unfortunate look isn't it. and this follows hot on the heels of natalie elphicke going over to labour dan poulter going over to labour dan poulter going over to labour dan poulter going over to labour before her. but here we are at a farm in cheshire. rishi sunak will be out and about across the north west and later on further visits talking about community and

cracking down, particularly on anti—social behaviour. new policy today they want to give you points on your driving licence. if you are guilty of flytipping up to six points, one of their latest policy ideas, we're hearing a lot of them this week, aren't we? >> that sounds like a very interesting policy. i'm not sure if flytipping always has something to do with driving, but, but clearly it's a it's an issue for a lot of people. >> i don't know, i think lots of people, you know, on roundabouts and country roads that open the window how it goes. >> yeah. no. dreadful. well, katherine forster and, christopher hope, thank you very much for coming to us from do different sides of the country. we love to see it. >> yes. lovely indeed. the question of carbon offsetting is a controversial one. >> it depends how well you do it. i suppose . well, you absolve it. i suppose. well, you absolve yourself from all carbon sin by planting a tree. perhaps it'd be nice if you could. >> perhaps not. coming up, former chief scientific adviser sir patrick vallance is backing sir patrick vallance is backing sir keir starmer's great british

energy plan. what do you make of that? good afternoon, britain on . gb news. >> emily, thank you and good afternoon. the top stories . afternoon. the top stories. multiple people have been injured after a man apparently stabbed members of the public dunng stabbed members of the public during an online live stream . during an online live stream. the assailant was reportedly outside a campaign tent for the german anti—islamist group citizens movement. pax europa. the attacker was then seen walking through the city's market, platz square, all of which was streamed online. the attacker stabbed several people involved in the event before knifing a police officer in the back. he was then reportedly shot former conservative mp juuan shot former conservative mp julian knight has announced that he'll run as an independent at the general election. posting to social media, he said he was forced out of the party due to allegations he said were false. it comes after four women made

complaints about inappropriate comments and behaviour. meanwhile, sir keir starmer says that only a labour government can fix britain's economy, as he outlined a series of plans to cut household bills. speaking at an event in scotland, the labour leader said the new public owned gb energy would cut costs and speed up the transition to clean power. the prime minister dismissed it, though, as a vanhy dismissed it, though, as a vanity project . and in the us, vanity project. and in the us, donald trump was found guilty last night of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal in a historic turnaround from commander in chief to convicted criminal. no former or serving us president has ever been convicted of a crime before . convicted of a crime before. trump, who pleaded not guilty and denied all 34 counts against him, rejected the verdict and said the people would ultimately decide in november's election. recent polls suggest the tight race against president biden, though around 13% of trump supporters have said they wouldn't vote for him if he were found guilty . for the latest

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12:38 now. there's been another general election blow for rishi sunak after a former conservative mp defected to laboun conservative mp defected to labour. yes. >> now former chief scientific adviser sir patrick vallance is backing sir keir starmer's great british energy plan. >> be clear he's not the former mp who defected . he's the former mp who defected. he's the former independent scientific adviser who is now no longer the scientific adviser. >> yes, these were two very different stories writing in support of their green policies in the times newspaper, he warned the race to net zero must be treated with the same urgency as the search for a covid vaccine. >> well , has vaccine. >> well, has he always been right in the past? joining us is energy analyst at the institute for economic affairs, andy meyer . andy. sir patrick vallance was, of course, an authority figure in all of our homes, on all of our television screens. i suppose that's why the labour party has been pushing, pushing his message today. should we be waking up and paying attention ? waking up and paying attention? >> well, bless him. >> well, bless him. >> i mean , very clearly this is >> i mean, very clearly this is a premature job application for

an institution that doesn't yet exist and may never exist, depending on the outcome of the election. and it's something that patrick fallon said in 2021 that patrick fallon said in 2021 that he wanted a whole systems approach to decarbonisation. and this is not that. so it's unclear why it is. he's suddenly come out in favour of the rather bizarre idea that there should be a national champion for investment in energy, which is not necessary. >> so, andy, you're suggesting that you're suggesting that perhaps he he has the hidden motive of wanting to be the ceo of great british energy? is that what you're saying ? i don't what you're saying? i don't think it's particularly hidden. right. okay, so he's going for the job. >> emily. >> emily. >> it's very odd, though, because the only other reason is that he suddenly believes in the decarbonisation own goal of 2030, which is a strange goal that nobody seems to think is plausible, as it would require building nuclear power plants faster than south korea, which is currently the fastest in the world. i mean, of course, we're building the slowest and most expensive nuclear power plants

in the world. but andy, i'm struggling when it comes to this new energy company from keir starmer. ed miliband seemed to suggest that it would make money for the country , but then the for the country, but then the whole ethos of this is it's going to invest in projects that the market doesn't want to invest in, which i'm not a trained economist, but but i would have thought if the market doesn't want to invest in something, it's probably because the returns aren't going to be that good. >> well, that's completely correct. and in the original proposal, it was £8.3 billion, of which 3.3 billion was going to be focused at local and community projects , which is community projects, which is shorthand for local projects which are never commercial. so the only people who ever do them are local authorities . and there are local authorities. and there is a track record of such schemes failing and the local authorities then needing to be bailed out by central government , which frankly, is the likely trajectory for gb energy . i trajectory for gb energy. i mean, they also said when they came up with the idea, they wanted it to be like the french

champion edf, as is edf, that in 2022 had to be bailed out with £10 million of taxpayers money in france because of its bad investments. and that was even investments. and that was even in nuclear, where the french are the experts. so it's a really dangerous idea for the public purse. >> i mean, andy, sir patrick vallance, he says the prize of this is huge lower energy bills, good jobs, more innovative businesses , energy security, businesses, energy security, climate leadership . he seems to climate leadership. he seems to suggest that perhaps the government isn't going quick enough on this stuff. we've heard from labour that it could save us £300 a year on our energy bills, but that doesn't stack up for you . stack up for you. >> well, not at all. i mean, it's got nothing to do with saving money. the only way you can save money is if the global price of oil falls. the regional price of oil falls. the regional price of oil falls. the regional price of gas falls, and they do something about the appalling links between renewable subsidies in this country and putting them on our bills . so if putting them on our bills. so if you want to reduce the price of energy in this country very

quickly, take taxes and subsidies off the bills, and also make sure that the companies that are getting those taxes and subsidies get them at a rate that's far lower than today. if you try and force the issue, if you try and hit a net zero target by a fixed date like 2030 for decarbonising the grid, then all you're going to do is increase costs because there isn't a supply chain to support that. so you're going to have to overpay to get stuff from abroad. at the same time that everybody else is trying to do the same thing. so what we're going to see is a big push on cost inflation in the renewable industry, which is what has happened this year, and ever higher subsidies being demanded by that industry. now with a national champion, they go straight to co—invest in their projects, which means they'll be extra pressure on the politicians to agree with them. so the whole thing is a charade. it won't cut bills, it will increase costs , and those costs increase costs, and those costs will be passed on to us. >> how do we cut bills? andy >> how do we cut bills? andy >> well, here, sir patrick vallance in his older form as chief scientific adviser, was worth listening to because investing or allowing people to investing or allowing people to invest in entrepreneurial

projects with their own money and with investors money, things that we don't yet know whether they'll work or not is the way that you create an innovative economy. and one of the difficulties in the uk is there's so much regulation that it's very hard to invest here, particularly in energy, where planning regulations and environmental regulations in particular. >> andy, what if that's not happening quick enough ? we're happening quick enough? we're being warned every day that we're facing a climate emergency raisi and that people are going to die as a result. so what if that's not happening quick enough? what if that investment into those private companies, that technology isn't isn't coming on board quick enough? does the state not have a role in this ? in this? >> well, yes, it does. and it can have the principal role of getting out of the way by deregulating the planning system and deregulating some of the environmental regulations that people use to obstruct the building of everything from nuclear power plants to fracking to wind farms to solar farms across the economy. if they did that, they'd have a far bigger impact on decarbonisation and cutting bills. simultanee which

is not what this proposal is going to do . going to do. >> well, thank you very much indeed. andy mayer, energy analyst at the institute of economic affairs. great to see you. great to speak to you. good stuff. well, there you go. not convinced. is andy. >> well, it stands to reason, really. i mean, if there are things that are sluggish at the moment, it takes 13 years to build an offshore wind farm. it only takes two years to build the actual wind turbines. the rest of it's all regulatory approvals , environmental impact assessments. >> we just pay them a bit of overtime, kill . overtime, kill. >> i mean, we just need to get rid of the red tape. yeah, well, we're off to the races because the epsom derby is underway today, hopefully the weather won't be a bit of a dampener, but we're going to be there very shortly

well, it's 1248. good afternoon . well, it's 1248. good afternoon. britain. now let's return to that. breaking news from germany . several people, including a police officer and a political activist , have been stabbed in activist, have been stabbed in an attack in mannheim, southwest germany . germany. >> well, we're joined by our homeland security editor, marc white. and marc, what's the latest that we know? >> well , latest that we know? >> well, nothing latest that we know? >> well , nothing further, >> well, nothing further, really, from the police. since he put out a statement confirming that they had shot a knife attacker in the main square in mannheim , it was, an square in mannheim, it was, an islamist anti—islamist rally that was taking place there. and incredibly, it was being live streamed, actually on youtube at the time. that whole horrific attack was captured and beamed live on youtube. you're just seeing some excerpts from that video. that's the point there from that still image where you can see a police officer with gun drawn , opens fire at the

gun drawn, opens fire at the attacker there, who's actually attacking and stabbing another police officer in the neck, a police officer in the neck, a police officer in the neck, a police officer who is on the ground and who is dealing with another other victim of this attacker on the ground there. we watched, through the recorded , watched, through the recorded, live feed. later, we could count , it seems, about five people. i think that were attacked and stabbed by this individual with varying degrees of injuries. but i think judging from what we could see from that police officer, he was certainly seriously stabbed. stabbed in the neck, twice , and then there the neck, twice, and then there was a another person who we believe was at the rally who was stabbed, the attacker got off, then started stabbing some other people, only to return and continue stabbing that individual again. so we think that person two has been, pretty

seriously injured. this person in custody after having been shot and obviously being treated for his injuries. but no further update on his condition as yet, truly shocking. thank you very much indeed. marc white, our homeland security editor, reporting on this, mass stabbing in mannheim in southwest. germany. >> yeah, really concerning stuff, but let's go to something a little lighter now because the richard richest race in british horse racing, in the british horse racing, in the british horse racing, in the british horse racing calendar, is a go today. yes >> the betfred derby festival opens today with oaks day, also known as ladies day, ahead of the epsom derby tomorrow. i wasn't sure you could still call it that, but our reporter, ray addison is down at the racecourse and we're joined by him now, ray, how's it looking ? him now, ray, how's it looking? >> well, it's looking a little bit rainy at the moment. i think that's probably perfect conditions for the horses running today. now, we've got the main event today on ladies

day at 430. that's the oaks. we'll be finding out a little bit about that. and then of course the derby is tomorrow. that's where we get that huge £1.5 million purse. and i'm joined now by tom sams. he's the general manager of the epsom downs racecourse. tom, thanks for joining us. how important is forjoining us. how important is this event? it goes back hundreds of years . hundreds of years. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> right. >> right. >> so the betfred derby tomorrow is the 245th running of that this year. and the oaks the betfred oaks started a year before that. so there's a huge amount of history. the race itself, both races are, are hugely important to the, bloodstock side of the industry . bloodstock side of the industry. so it has an incredible relevance globally, the success of this race. >> i was chatting to people coming in through the security doors earlier and they were saying for them, this is a bucket list event. you know, they they make, they put it in their calendar. and for some people it be once in a lifetime. they travel here from far and wide. >> absolutely. i've got you know, we've got one, someone in

the media this week coming over from brazil for that. exactly that reason. so it's incredible how much this event transcends internationally. and it's just great to see everyone here. it's around 60,000 people. >> we've got another section as well that people can come to without a ticket. i understand 100,000. there's a fairground here, so lots going on. ladies day. >> yeah, i mean, there's something here for everyone. right? so you've got your michelin star hospitality all the way through to family festival and a free entry onto the hill. exactly like you say. so it's a party atmosphere. it's a carnival atmosphere. everyone's having a good time. it's just about warm enough. the rain is going to stay away, but it's going to be a great day all around. >> seven races today. first one is at two, but the big race is the oaks. tell us about that and any tips if you can pass those on. >> so the betfred oaks at 430. today's the big race. big feature race of the day. we are very excited to have a royal runner in treasure in that race. so that's that's very interesting. it's wide open. so you know any any horse has got a shot in that race. i tend not to

give tips because i typically always get them wrong. so i kind of keep to myself. but it's going to be a great race for sure. >> now i noticed that the security is quite high and in the past we have seen some issues with the grand national and cocaine use. tell us about the sniffer dogs here as well. what are you doing to help protect people and keep the wrong kind of things from coming into this facility? >> yeah, we have a very strict, and, and detailed search regime on entry and across the site to make sure everyone's as safe as they can, as they as they can be. and everyone has an enjoyable day. we don't tolerate negative behaviour and we'll deal with it accordingly. so, it's everyone has a good day here and it's a great day. >> mr sam's, thank you so much for your time. i really do appreciate it. so lots happening. first race is at 2:00 at seven races to enjoy today and then a whole other day tomorrow. the big event, the betfred derby. >> marvellous stuff ray. let's hope that it's a little bit sunnier tomorrow, for all of our sakes . sakes. >> yes, but don't you remember? >> yes, but don't you remember? >> they called. they changed ladies day to sustainable fashion day. don't you remember

this? it was a big controversy. nadine dorries was not having any of it. >> it was not. she was not having any of it. >> anyway, we've got lots more coming up, including rowdy brits abroad. should they get their passports taken off them? >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar, sponsors of weather on . solar, sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello again! here's your latest gb news. weather update brought to you by the met office as we head into the weekend. and whilst it won't be completely dry, there will be a good deal of fine and settled weather around and also some warm sunshine too, because of high pressure that is going to continue to extend its way in from the west. like i said, though not completely dry and that's the theme that we've had through today. some outbreaks of rain in southeast, most of these though, clearing away as we go through the evening and overnight. a few outbreaks of rain across the north of scotland. otherwise it is going

to be a mostly dry night, a bit cloudy towards eastern parts , cloudy towards eastern parts, clearer skies further west and where we see some clear skies. i'm expecting temperatures to just about dip into single figures and there could be the odd pocket of mist and fog first thing tomorrow. otherwise as we go through tomorrow, it is going to be a mostly fine day. still some lingering cloud across eastern parts of scotland first thing, and there could be a few outbreaks of rain here. further west , though, a largely dry, west, though, a largely dry, bright and sunny story as we go through the morning and into the afternoon as well. perhaps a bit of cloud at times across northern ireland may bring the odd spot of rain , but on the odd spot of rain, but on the whole a mostly fine picture here and a similar mostly fine story for wales and western england. however, across eastern england we may still have some cloud lingering from today and that could bring a little bit of drizzly rain , but that is likely drizzly rain, but that is likely to clear away as we go through the morning and things should brighten up quite nicely. we may see a bit of cloud building in other areas where it starts sunny, and as a result we could also see a couple of showers developing. but most places are

going to stay dry and at times quite bright. a bit of a breeze, but it won't be as strong as today. and with that feeling a bit warmer. two temperatures more widely in the high teens or low 20s as we go through later on tomorrow , we are going to on tomorrow, we are going to stick with the mostly dry picture. just 1 or 2 showers, but most places are going to avoid these . some clear skies avoid these. some clear skies overnight into sunday could again allow for some mist and fog patches, but for most, sunday is going to be a fine day before some rain starts to push in to the far northwest. later, by that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers as sponsors of weather on

gb news. >> away . >> away. >> away. >> all right. good afternoon. britain. it's 1:00 >> all right. good afternoon. britain. it's1:00 on friday, the 31st of may. i'm emily carver . carver. >> i'm tom harwood. >> i'm tom harwood. >> donald trump vows to fight on as he becomes the first president in us history to be convicted of a crime. he's set

to appeal the judgement. what happens next? and could he even end up behind bars? sir keir starmer admits to taking a private jet to scotland in order to announce his big green gb energy policy . energy policy. >> goodness me, what you make of that one and our debate this hour as a man is arrested after getting rowdy on board an easyjet flight to spain . easyjet flight to spain. >> should badly behaved brits have their passports taken away ? have their passports taken away? and it's not just the man that's been arrested . he was apparently been arrested. he was apparently trying to open the door. the emergency door, during the flight and obviously was intoxicated , as so many brits intoxicated, as so many brits are when they go abroad, but also the scenes from majorca are atrocious behaviour. >> i'm going to show some some video of it in a moment. i think it is. it is really quite

extraordinary. the it's almost when brits go abroad, we think that rules stop applying, that decorum can be left in the united kingdom. just because you're on holiday doesn't mean that you become a completely different person. what happens in rome doesn't always stay in rome. >> no, particularly if you get arrested and find yourself behind bars in a spanish jail. but these guys, it's reported that they were on a stag do. so you can imagine some brits abroad on a stag do are probably at their worst behaviour tops off brawling in the sand. apparently some of the waiters got injured, so it's all going on. so should brits. should we come down hard on these badly behaved brits and remove their passports? or would that be an affront to their basic human rights? >> it's an interesting debate andifs >> it's an interesting debate and it's one that we're going to be hosting right here on this show. so don't go anywhere. send in your views and of course, post your opinions. gbnews.com/yoursay but let's get your headlines with tatiana .

your headlines with tatiana. >> tom, thank you and good afternoon. the top stories multiple people have been injured after a man apparently stabbed members of the public in germany during an online live stream . the assailant was stream. the assailant was reportedly outside a campaign tent for the german anti—islamist group citizens movement pax europa. the attacker was then seen walking through the city's market platz square, all of which were streamed live online. the attacker stabbed several people involved in the event before knifing a police officer in the back. he was then reportedly shot by police. former conservative mp julian knight has announced that he'll run as an independent at the general election. posting to social media, he said he was forced out of the party due to allegations he said were false. it comes after claims of serious sexual assault, though he faced no criminal charges . and former criminal charges. and former conservative mp aaron bell has

announced that he will not stand at the general election. he says that being an mp has taken a toll and he's stepping down for personal and family reasons. he's represented newcastle under lyme for the tories since 2019. mr bell is the 79th former conservative mp to stand down. sir keir starmer says that only a labour government can fix britain's economy, as he outlined a series of plans to cut household bills. speaking at an event in scotland, the labour leader said the new public owned gb energy would cut costs and speed up the transition to clean power. the prime minister dismissed it as a vanity project but urging his supporters to vote for change. sir keir said that while liz truss had lost control of the economy, labour's plans could be trusted . plans could be trusted. >> as you'd expect, ruthlessly well prepared, fully costed, fully funded and ready to go. step one economic stability the foundation of growth the only

way to keep taxes, inflation and mortgages low . because if we mortgages low. because if we learned one thing, it's that if you lose control of the economy, it's working . people who pay the it's working. people who pay the price . liz truss lost control of price. liz truss lost control of the economy , and in scotland, the economy, and in scotland, everybody with a mortgage is paying everybody with a mortgage is paying the price month by month, by month . by month. >> now a multi—party debate will be broadcast on the 13th of june, featuring representatives from the main parties and across the political spectrum. it comes as the liberal democrats pledged to provide free school meals to all primary school children in a manifesto pledge they say would be funded by a tax on share buybacks. be funded by a tax on share buybacks . the party said it buybacks. the party said it could start by immediately extending the current scheme, providing meals to almost a million school children who currently miss out in the united states. donald trump was found

guilty last night of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal in a historic turnaround from commander in chief to convicted criminal. no former or serving us president has ever been convicted of a crime before . trump, who pleaded not guilty and denied all 34 counts against him, rejected the verdict and said the people would ultimately decide in november's election . decide in november's election. recent polls suggest the tight race against president biden , race against president biden, though around 13% of trump's supporters have said they wouldn't vote for him if he were found guilty. us voters now face the question of re—electing an unpopular president or a convicted criminal. speaking outside court, trump dismissed the verdict as a disgrace . the verdict as a disgrace. >> this was a rigged, disgraceful trial , but the real disgraceful trial, but the real verdict is going to be november fifth by the people and they know what happened here and everybody knows what happened here. you have a soros backed depher and a whole thing. we didn't do a thing wrong. i'm a

very innocent man and it's okay. i'm fighting for our country. i'm fighting for our country. i'm fighting for our constitution . constitution. >> houthi rebels in yemen have claimed responsible for an attack on a us aircraft carrier in the red sea, which they say is in response to joint uk us strikes last night. the prime minister says the uk will not hesitate to protect british interests after the raf carried out a fifth round of joint strikes against the houthis, who've been targeting commercial ships . and more than 600 homes ships. and more than 600 homes in surrey have been told not to dnnk in surrey have been told not to drink their tap water after tests by thames water, the company says there's a possible deterioration in the quality of drinking water in some areas. people in the village of bramley have been given precautionary instructions not to use their for water drinking, cooking or brushing their teeth. it comes after tests were carried out following a historical fuel leak from a petrol station, which has prompted complaints from locals

since 2021. chancellor jeremy hunt, who represents the constituency, says bottled water is being distributed to those affected . for the latest affected. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. carmelites. now back to tom and . emily. >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:07 now. donald trump has been found guilty in his hush money trial in an unprecedented result i >> -- >> yes, he was accused of falsifying business records to cover up payments to adult film star stormy daniels , and was star stormy daniels, and was found guilty on all 34 counts against him. >> the presumptive republican candidate in the 2024 race is first is the first convicted felon to run for the white house and will be sentenced on the 11th of july. i don't think that's actually true. i think there was there was a socialist candidate in the early 1900s who

was convicted of a felony who ran. but but certainly, trump is the first of a major of a major to party, well, there you go before running. >> well, there you go. you can check that if you so wish. also, the fact that he'll be sentenced on 11th of july, that might be up for debate if these appeals go through before that. certainly true. but this is just four days before the republican national convention. if it does go ahead. well, shall we fact check all of these things now? >> the founding director of the ucl centre on us politics, thomas grift, thomas , first of thomas grift, thomas, first of all, this, sentencing is after is scheduled currently to be after the first presidential debate, but before the republican national convention. it couldn't come at a more prescient time in this race. >> well, it's certainly going to be pivotal, but in fact, i do think that there's a possibility that this sentence could be stayed until after trump makes this appeal, which we're expecting him to do within the next 30 days. >> and so there's a fairly good

likelihood that all of this will be pushed back beyond november 5th, which is election day. and thomas, lots of commentators saying that this could actually play saying that this could actually play in donald trump's favour , play in donald trump's favour, people saying that his, his campaign website asking for donations crashed, last night under the weight of all the people flocking to support him , people flocking to support him, do you do you hold that view as well ? well? >> well, i think it's certainly going to galvanise the political right. >> and we're already seeing gop congress members and fundraisers and other trump surrogates rushing to his defence. certainly, this is going to energise a large portion of his base, especially as donald trump continues to frame this as a witch hunt and a political vendetta and a selective prosecution. >> so it will certainly help to shore up the contingent of trump voters. >> but i think most of them were already going to go to the polls

and vote for trump anyway. so what we're really trying to decipher here is how this is going to affect a few percentage points of the population . points of the population. moderate voters, swing voters. it looks like, according to most polls, there could be 1 to 2 percentage point bump for biden and away from trump. but there's still a long way to go. and i'm not convinced that this is going to have a very significant impact on the campaign overall. >> now, thomas, i've just been looking at the historical precedent here and there isn't a lot. but in 1920, the socialist party nominee, a man named eugene vie debs, he ran for president from inside a prison cell. i mean, we're not necessarily expecting donald trump to be sent to be locked up in prison as a result of this case. but, were he to be entirely possible, he could run and continue to run . and continue to run. >> well, he's absolutely still eligible to run, basically, we're probably not going to get a verdict here until after

november 5th. and all the other cases are also going to push beyond november 5th as well. it's important to remember that the charges here are class e felonies in new york, which is the lowest level of felony . so the lowest level of felony. so he could face up to four years in state prison . but because he in state prison. but because he doesn't have any prior criminal record, at least not yet, that's going to be a mitigating factor. and so it's i think it's more likely that he's going to receive some type of. >> thomas. >> thomas. >> sorry to sorry to interrupt you, but would , his, failure to you, but would, his, failure to abide by the gag orders, would that count as a previous, not felony, but a previous ? it could felony, but a previous? it could go against him. the judge could say, well, you've had these these misdemeanours or whatever you'd call them . you'd call them. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> and i do think that we have to pay attention to what trump says between now and sentencing, because he's still under some of these gag orders and they're still trying to basically enforce certain rules about what he can and cannot say. so that

can go to his sort of general disposition . it's probably one disposition. it's probably one of many factors that the judge will ultimately consider whenever it comes to sentencing. but again , those are relatively but again, those are relatively low level infractions . and so low level infractions. and so i don't think it's actually going to have an effect on whether or not he goes to prison. >> and yet and yet this is a very, very interesting case because all of these things hang upon him. his political opponents will now be able to say that he, he is a felon, that this judgement has been passed. is that potentially the be all and end of it really? if he if he gets this appeal, if it's all pushed until after the 5th of november until after election day, i think that that's right. >> i do feel like joe biden, though, is in it somewhat of a difficult position, and he almost has had to be a bystander in this whole situation because he doesn't want to be criticised for the exact same thing that donald trump is accusing him of, which is that this is sort of a

weaponized judiciary by the president. and so he's basically had to kind of take a light touch. and that kind of binds him to some extent, because he can make general comments on trump's alleged malfeasance, but he can only really speak in generalities. and not specifics, so this is certainly going to be a cloud that overhangs trump between now and november. i don't want to say that this is the last we've heard of his legal troubles. until we get into the election , but this is into the election, but this is the most significant, decision that we will probably see before then. >> yes, i was going to ask you. probably not the right move for the democrats to gloat, too much, because that could play into into his hands and into trump's narrative . trump's narrative. >> i think you're absolutely right, emily. which it just goes to this point that biden can't be seen as trying to put his thumb on the scales of justice, because if he does, it gives weight and credibility and legitimacy to the kinds of

attacks that donald trump has been levying since day one, which, again, is that this is a witch hunt , a vendetta, a witch hunt, a vendetta, a selective prosecution. he's obviously done very well at convincing his voters of that argument, and so don't want to give him any more, you know , any give him any more, you know, any more juice for that? >> well, the world is watching. at 4:00, we'll hear from the man himself, donald trump from the trump tower. so we'll stay tuned for that. but thank you very much indeed, thomas gift, founding director of the ucl centre on us politics. good stuff. >> now, a little bit closer to home, we're into the ninth day of the general election campaign. >> yes . so far, each party >> yes. so far, each party leader has taken a slightly different approach and today is no different. sir keir starmer has taken a private jet to scotland to launch his green energy plan , as the labour energy plan, as the labour infighting continues around his so—called purge of left wingers. >> elsewhere, rishi sunak is door knocking in the traditional red wall as a former conservative mp says that he's

been forced out of the party going to stand as an independent. meanwhile, the lib dems sir davey sir davey blimey, i'm absolutely off my rocker today. sir ed davey continues to live his best life doing all sorts of fun and miraculous stunts, but, another one is going to be coming up today. >> yes, indeed. so let's go live to our fantastic politics team out on the campaign trail across the country, our political edhon the country, our political editor, christopher hope, who is in glasgow with the labour party, and katherine forster, who's in the northwest with the prime minister, christopher, you are in glasgow . what are labour are in glasgow. what are labour saying today ? saying today? >> yeah. hello, both. and welcome to a very sunny scotland. that's right, sir keir starmer ed davey angela rayner, scottish labour leader, anas sarwar. they're all launching this great british energy idea, a new government owned business to try and drive investment in green energy, wind farms and the like , up here in scotland, it's

like, up here in scotland, it's a big it's a big dividing line with, with the tories and the snp in scotland, labour say it will create 50,000 jobs or so. the snp say it will cost 100,000 jobs in the oil and gas industry, and the tories think 200,000. it's very clear from labour they think that when i ask them will the windmills stop turning if the wind stops blowing and then we all lights might go out? they said, no, that's not the case. it won't be a cliff edge. but sir keir starmer did have to admit in his q&a with journalists after his speech that he got here by private jet, which wasn't necessarily a good look given it's a big green announcement. here's what he had to say. >> there are some reports this morning suggesting that you flew here on a private jet. >> is that true , and just very, >> is that true, and just very, very quickly, you worked with diana for a long time, very closely on the same team. when did you personally last speak to her, so far as the travel is concerned, yes. we did use a private jet because we needed to get very quickly to scotland from wales yesterday . and we

from wales yesterday. and we have to use the most efficient form of transport, in the middle of a very, very busy general election campaign, we offset the carbon . we always do whenever we carbon. we always do whenever we use, a transport in the air. so that's the approach we've taken. but it is a practical situation in a busy we've got five weeks to take our argument to the country. i need to get across the country to speak to as many people as possible. and from time to time we have to do it as efficiently as possible. but yes, we do offset it. >> and that's tricky for sir keir starmer, because often labour attack the prime minister rishi sunak, for getting helicopters and jets around the place. so of course you have to do on a busy campaign the carbon emissions have been offset, but it's an awkward answer. i think, to give on a day when they're unveiling this big green package and also an answer there on or. he went on to answer the answer about diane abbott, he's getting more and more isolated with sir keir starmer by not saying that she can stand to be an mp, at

this election on july the 4th, today we have anas sarwar, the scottish labour leader, joining, angela rayner and six union barons and others saying that she must be allowed to stand as things stand. the labour leader is saying we wait for the verdict of the national executive committee , the ruling executive committee, the ruling body of the labour movement, next week. >> very interesting indeed. katherine forster, you're in the nonh katherine forster, you're in the north west with the prime minister. what's going on today for the conservatives >> yes. good afternoon, tom and emily. well, here on a farm in cheshire, very lovely cows behind me. it's quite smelly, i have to tell you . but anyway, have to tell you. but anyway, the prime minister today talking about pride of place, wanting communities to feel pride in their local community and their local area and announcing some measures to crack down further on antisocial behaviour in addition to things like a banning nitrous oxide and making offenders clean up their own graffiti, which had been

announced some time ago. so today's idea is that if you're convicted of fly—tipping, you potentially get 3 to 6 points on your driving licence . so this is your driving licence. so this is what the government wants to be talking about today. but of course, we had last night, didn't we? the defection of yet another conservative. well he had been mp up until about a day ago over to labour, mark logan. now he won't be standing for labour because they'd already selected their candidate. so he is leaving politics, but not a good look. and then this lunchtime, julian knight, who was sitting in the commons as an independent, having had the conservative whip taken off him a good while ago, he was under police investigation, but no charges were ever brought . he charges were ever brought. he has now said that he is going to stand in solihull as an independent. he's very unhappy .

independent. he's very unhappy. with the way he was treated by the party, by the whips office. he says that rishi has proved to be a disastrous campaigner. and also in the last hour we've heard that aaron bell , who also in the last hour we've heard that aaron bell, who is a red wall mp, came out in 2019, represented newcastle under lyne. he is not standing in the next election now that's not very surprising. he had a 7000 majority, but that seat had always been labour, so it would have taken a miracle, wouldn't it? for him to have clung on there. but i think that brings there. but i think that brings the total now of previous conservative mps . who are not conservative mps. who are not standing now to 79. that is even more than the 72 who stood down ahead of the labour landslide, of course, in 1997, goodness me, it really does show sort of the scale of the tide that will turn even if no seats change hands. >> very unlikely. >> very unlikely. >> more than a natural turn, isn't it? number of faces that do well, christopher. >> and indeed catherine, thank

you very much for joining us >> and indeed catherine, thank you very much forjoining us and you very much for joining us and talking us through what's going on in two different, slightly sunnier places in the country than london. i have to say, maybe this general election campaign is a thoroughly good thing getting out and about. >> yes, it does look glorious in glasgow in particular. thank you very much indeed . now, coming very much indeed. now, coming up, there we go. who's showing the weather? christopher doing his best weatherman, in in impersonation. scorchio. yes. >> well, coming up, a man is arrested after getting rowdy on board an easyjet flight to spain. we're going to be debating if badly behaved brits have. debating if badly behaved brits have . should have their have. should have their passports taken away. take him

off. >> well. good afternoon. britain. it's 125 >> well. good afternoon. britain. it's125 and a shocking footage of violent brawls breaking out in majorca. eight drunken stags . those are men on

drunken stags. those are men on stag dos, not the actual animals. not the actual animals? no, they erupted and they've stormed the internet today. and the beaches. >> and you know what happens when a bunch of stags storm? it's very, you know, the doc. fenton. fenton. no. okay well, today, a chunk british man was arrested after brawling and trying to open the plane door midway through an easyjet flight to spain. quite extraordinary. yeah i mean, we all know the reputation of brits abroad, but should badly behaved brits just have their passports taken away , have their passports taken away, or would that be some kind of infringement of their human rights? >> well, joining us to debate this is the author of broadcaster rebecca reid, who thinks it's fundamentally wrong to take someone's passport away, as well as the actor and broadcaster charlie lawson, who believes it could just be the solution. well, charlie, we're going to start with you. how on earth is this justified? >> well, what you're taking a passport away or the violent behaviour taking someone's passport away, well, listen , my

passport away, well, listen, my limited experience of these sorts of places , amounts to. i sorts of places, amounts to. i prefer to be up in the hills of majorca , but, i've seen all the majorca, but, i've seen all the videos and all the rest of it, and i've. i've been to benidorm three times, for as briefly as possible to open the northern ireland supporters club every sort of early spring, early summer. and i have to say that was a great spot. but in the end, walking down the broad walk or whatever down by the beach, we did it once and i have to say, i says to debbie, i've got to go here. otherwise i'm going to go here. otherwise i'm going to slap one of these guys. the behaviour was unbelievable. we . behaviour was unbelievable. we. retreated to the gay village and actually had a very decent weekend and stayed there the other two times. we worked these people are extraordinary. and hi rebecca, by the way, listen, there has to be said they're mostly english people as well. not, you know what i mean. they're all brits abroad. well, i can assure you, they're mostly english. they all right? yeah. they need a great, good digging

the bake. and i have no problem at all with removing their passports so they can't travel back to marbella for a year. i don't i don't think you lose it forever, but i think i would snap it off them for a year. and as for that guy trying to open an aeroplane, i mean, we saw, i'm just going to tell the truth here. you know, last month we saw celtic fans, being removed from a plane shouting up the ra and all the rest of it. now that behaviour is disgusting. trying to open the plane exit is fundamentally a crime against oh, never mind the airline, the safety of all the other passengers. >> absolutely, charlie. let's bnng >> absolutely, charlie. let's bring in. let's bring in rebecca on that. rebecca, do you think that's a bit harsh? i mean, these these british tourists are not only an embarrassment, they're actually pretty violent sometimes . sometimes. >> yeah, absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> and i think we probably have to make a bit of a definition between somebody being ghastly and somebody being criminal. i recently took a 4.5 hour flight to mykonos, and i trust me, suffered for that choice, so i

completely agree that. and it is mostly english people. i'm afraid we can be a real embarrassment to our country. but you can't start taking people's passports away. if you do something illegal abroad, then you should be treated like anybody else would domestically tried. and you should be able to, you know, you should. you should absolutely pay for that crime in that country. however, you can't start bringing in new measures to punish people when , measures to punish people when, especially when it comes to restricting people's travel. and while it is a very funny and light discussion, i think we're straying into worrying territory , i personally get very distressed by the idea of people citizenship being removed. for instance, chim chim cher—ee begum and i think this is sort of the thin end of that wedge. the government being able to restrict your freedoms is very scary and very worrying, and not something we should be leaning into. charlie is it the thin end of a wedge? >> well, heidi and rebecca, i mean, look, i'm. i'm just as passionate about our freedoms and whatever. don't get me wrong , but, these are ignorant little crap hats , right? who can't hold crap hats, right? who can't hold their liquor, they they go out

there, they know exactly where to go to buy a rapper. charlie and all the rest of it. and then off they off they kick and their little scrotes. and you know, i would ban them. all right, let's compromise here, rebecca. i would say i would turn round and say , if you want me to say, if you want me to compromise, i would take their passports right off them. that's me. but they should be barred from magaluf and anywhere else, if you cross the bridge , you if you cross the bridge, you wreck the bar, you take your kit off and you start fighting and all the rest. but i know these places need our beer money. of course they do. or the englishman's beer money. but, i would have no problem. >> i'm afraid we're so badly behaved now that having their passports. i mean, it's quite extraordinary that thousands of protesters in spain came out to say. we don't want any more of you british tourists. i mean , we you british tourists. i mean, we really are a disgrace. i mean, rebecca, i was on a flight recently, and, upon landing, i mean, it was a hellish, hellish

flight. lots of badly behaved brits. not just english, not just the english, but lots of badly behaved, people on board that flight get get, get to the destination . someone gets, taken destination. someone gets, taken off in a in a police van. so there's awful behaviour on on these flights. taking a passport away. i mean, for a period of, i don't know, six months. what's the harm in that? rebecca? i teach them a lesson. i think it would teach them a lesson, but i think it's straying to some quite authoritarian territory. >> so you recently went to spain on a hen, do i believe if you had, you know, got a little bit carried away on the sangria and flashed somebody i don't think you would then need to be refused entry back to spain, not allowed to travel like , you allowed to travel like, you know, a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do on a hen, i think also, we could probably stand to be a little bit. what have you seen? rebecca sometimes i think a bit of rambunctious behaviour is tolerable. like i went to ayanappa. i did things there that i'm glad aren't on

social media, i think some obviously. what charlie's talking about. if you're harassing the tourist, if you're harassing the tourist, if you're harassing the tourist, if you're harassing the locals and ruining the culture, that's not okay. but i also sometimes i look at a group of men who are drunk, having a good time. and i think, you know, there's not a lot that men are allowed to do these days for good reasons, maybe a little bit of just a little bit of naughtiness every now and again might mean better behaviour when they get home. >> a little bit of naughtiness every now and again. well, i'm afraid charlie and rebecca, that's all we've got time for. but thank you very much for joining us. and i do have to say, if anyone was offended by any of the imagery that was conjured up or the language that was used, then i'm sure that we're all very, very sorry. >> sincerely apologise for that one. yes, sir. you know, it's that type of topic, isn't it? really. but yes. no, i'm never a disgrace abroad, thank you very much. no thank you. at least you remember at least that i remember at least that i remember coming up a huge step as thousands of nhs cancer patients in england are expected to get access to trials of a new type of treatment. this is very exciting actually. it could be huge implications. >> well , more huge implications. >> well, more on that after your headunes >> well, more on that after your headlines with taciana. >> tom thank you. the top

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good afternoon. britain. it's 1:38 now. thousands of nhs cancer patients in england are expected to get access to trials of a new type of treatment using

vaccines% vaccines to fight their disease. >> this is quite incredible, actually . the jabs, which aim to actually. the jabs, which aim to provide a permanent cure, are customised for each cancer patient and essentially work by telling their body to hunt and kill any cancer cells and prevent the disease from coming back. >> it's a really huge step forward, but joining us now to discuss this is the professor of molecular oncology , professor molecular oncology, professor lawrence young. and professor, this is something that is quite, quite remarkable early stages still. but are we on our way towards a cure for cancer? >> well, it is a very exciting development. >> we've known for many, many years, probably over 100 years now, that the body's immune system does try and fight cancen system does try and fight cancer. but we've had to wait this long to develop new approaches based on our a better understanding of how the body's immune system works. so there are two things here. one is these vaccines are currently being used and tested as a therapy. we know that even after a successful operation to remove cancen a successful operation to remove cancer, a few cancer cells can

be left in the body and years later can come back. so this is the idea of eradicating destroying those , those cancer destroying those, those cancer cells that might be lurking in the body. the hope, of course , the body. the hope, of course, is that as we learn more and more, it may be that for particular groups of people who are at higher risk of developing cancen are at higher risk of developing cancer, we could even use vaccines to prevent cancer in the first place. >> wow. that's incredible. i mean, the amount of lives that could potentially be be saved now , i'm not sure if i'm showing now, i'm not sure if i'm showing my ignorance, but i didn't know that that people with that people's bodies tried to fight off cancer themselves. have there actually been cases of people who've been able to overcome cancer without any treatment ? treatment? >> well, sometimes we know that the body does mount an immune response , and there are rare response, and there are rare cases where that immune response does kick in and actually either prevents but certainly can help towards curing cancer. and we've known this for years because as cancer develops slowly over many years in our bodies, it becomes foreign. it becomes something that looks a bit like a virus or

a bacteria, something that is not quite the same as ourselves. and that foreignness is what is recognised by the body's immune system. but cancers are very clever disease and it develops ways of evading the immune response. so the idea here is to really to give the immune response a big kick by developing a vaccine that's specific for your particular cancer in your body. >> now to what extent is this perhaps a silver lining through from the torrid time that the whole world went through between 2020 and 2022? all of the money and the research into vaccines for covid has that spurred on these ones, too? >> absolutely . we've known for >> absolutely. we've known for years that the we need to develop better vaccines, and we need different approaches to vaccine development. and what happened during covid was the fast tracking of these mrna based vaccines properly tested for safety and all that type of stuff, but made but it allowed us to really identify new ways

of developing vaccines and of delivering vaccines. so in a way, it has speeded up the whole process. and this is having benefits not only vie for, for infectious disease and being able to generate vaccines more efficiently and effectively , but efficiently and effectively, but also for cancer. >> so could it be that in a few years time we all pop to the gp or the pharmacist or the hospital, get a jab and we know we're not going to have cancer? >> i think that might be the case for certain cancers. we already know that's happening, so for some cancers that we know are involved with a virus , like are involved with a virus, like the papillomavirus, for instance, and its association with cancer or cancer in women and head and neck cancer. we've already seen data recently about how that vaccine given to young girls and now young boys, is almost wiping out cervical cancer in the uk. and the idea here is, well, if we can identify at risk populations, it would be difficult to vaccinate everybody. but if you, for instance, knew that you had a

familial risk of developing breast cancer, for instance, it might be possible to then to deliver one of these vaccines to you to prevent you getting the tumour in the first place. >> that seems like it's an unambiguously good news story, a very, very rare thing in the current news. how much is it going to cost? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> what's the catch? >> what's the catch? >> well, so that is the big problem with the current approach, to be honest with you. it is a trial. remember it's a special thing as part of so—called nhs cancer vaccine launch pad , a deal that the nhs launch pad, a deal that the nhs did with a company called buy on tech, who were working with pfizer to develop the covid vaccine. but this is quite complex because you have to take a tumour, you have to analyse that tumour and the bits that look like they might be more juicy for the body's immune system, and then you build them into a vaccine that's personalised. now the idea of doing that for everybody with cancer is going to be far too expensive , and i think what expensive, and i think what we're going to learn from these trials is ways of generating vaccines that can be used for more than just you personally , i

more than just you personally, i think that's what the learning will come from this, because at the moment it is quite an expensive approach. nevertheless, you know, data, we've already seen some lovely data about how this works with data about how this works with data was earlier in the year on melanoma, for instance, with another type of mrna vaccine. it's just really encouraging. and i think as we learn more, we'll be able to make cheaper vaccines. >> fascinating. thank you so much for your time. professor lawrence young, good to speak to you , professor of molecular oncology. >> there you go. very exciting stuff there. well, coming up, we're going to be joined by the conservative maria caulfield, as former conservative mp julian knight announces he'll stand down at the as an independent. oh, no. sorry will stand as an independent at the general election after not being able to stand as a tory. all of that's come after this.

good afternoon. britain. it's

1:47, and we have some breaking news to bring you. that is keir starmer, the leader of the labour party has said that diane abbott can stand as a labour mp in this general election. this comes after four days of abbott hokey cokey was she in as a candidate or out? was she allowed to stand or not? there has been outright chaos over the communications around this, whether she was barred or not. well now, a definitive answer from sir keir starmer , which from sir keir starmer, which goes against something that he was saying earlier, which is that this is for the nec to decide. it seems like this may have been a unilateral decision. >> yes. could you say this is a u—turn? it certainly looks as though he may well have been pressured into this. there was a huge rally of support from , huge rally of support from, angela rayner, from the scottish leader in scotland, to for the labour party. anas sarwar anas

sarwar and from many quarters a huge support from the left of the party. he had a lot to go against if they were going to disallow diane abbott . disallow diane abbott. >> well shall we get the views now of the health minister, maria caulfield , standing again maria caulfield, standing again as a conservative in this election , maria, first of all, election, maria, first of all, sorry to ambush you with this breaking news, but diane abbott, now allowed to stand. >> yeah, well, it's the labour party had complete chaos over this. >> it is a u—turn for keir starmer, he was put under pressure by his deputy, angela rayner , and, you know, i think rayner, and, you know, i think it's quite embarrassing that if he can't even manage his own party, how does he expect to manage the country? >> you know, these are the difficult decisions. >> a leader, a prime minister would have to make. and he's been shown seriously lacking in that ability. and it just goes to show a little bit of pressure . and he buckles completely. >> well , one . and he buckles completely. >> well, one could say at least diane abbott wanted to stand as a labour candidate at the next election. we're hearing more and more conservatives deciding that they they won't do the same. standing back , is it 79 now? 79,

standing back, is it 79 now? 79, 79? conservative mps don't want to have another go at the general election. it doesn't look great for the leadership, does it? >> well, you know, we have been in government for a long time. most of those mps that are standing down have been in place for, you know, the 14 years that we've been in government and i think in any job, any walk of life, whether it's as a tv presenter or an mp or a nurse, even, you know, people don't tend to stay in jobs for that length of time. being an mp is a difficult job. and if you've beenin difficult job. and if you've been in government as well and been in government as well and been a minister, it's extremely long hours, tough decisions. we've been through extremely challenging times as a country with covid, the war in ukraine. and sometimes when it comes to an election that is a point where people reassess the impact of the jobs on family life, on other pressures, things they want to do , in terms of, other want to do, in terms of, other opportunities. and so people do often make that natural decision at an election. and i think also

the, the kind of environment has changed for mps , the sort of, changed for mps, the sort of, pressure from social media security risks, you know, in the lifetime of this parliament since i've been an mp, i've lost two colleagues, you know, jo cox and sir david amess. that wasn't the case, you know, ten, 15 years ago. so i think it's, you know, while the public often, don't think mps work that hard, it is actually quite a demanding job. and so we do come to a natural point when an election comes where mps do often, stand down. >> now, maria, it's undoubtable that the labour party has had a more rocky few days in the last 2 or 3 days than they would have liked to have had, particularly around the diane abbott row. but i'm looking at the polls and i'm still seeing not even double digit leads. we're looking at ten or even to some extent , 20 ten or even to some extent, 20 to 25 point leads for the labour party in the polls is the is the is the game up? do people simply not care what is going on in this general election? and

whatever happens is they seem to have made up their minds? >> well , have made up their minds? >> well, certainly that's not my experience. >> from the door knocking i'm doing at the moment. i'm knocking on lots of doors and people are focusing their minds on the election, they are looking to see, kind of the policies from both parties. but the overwhelming feeling on the doors that i'm knocking is they don't want keir starmer. and that's the clear choice people have to make. there's only two people who are going to be prime minister, afterjuly people who are going to be prime minister, after july the fourth, and that's either rishi sunak or keir starmer. and people are fearful because they don't know what keir starmer stands for. and some of the policies that are starting to emerge, you know, are very wishy washy. and we have u—turn after u—turn. so people are fearful. and the other thing i would say is we had local elections a few weeks ago and actually in many cases, those polls showed that there wasn't such a significant lead and there could indeed be a hung parliament, and it was less than 10% in some places where, you know, and we did very well in the police crime commissioner

elections, i think we won 19 out of the 33, police crime commissioner turnouts . commissioner turnouts. >> but, maria, your your health minister and one thing that we have heard quite a lot from the labour party is on their plans from the nhs. wes streeting has very much been making his pitch to the country. 44,000 fresh appointments every week. he's going to ask doctors and nurses to take on overtime to try and fulfil that promise. funding is going to come from clamping down on tax avoidance and the like. non—dom status and things . do non—dom status and things. do you think the public know what your plans are ? your plans are? >> yeah. no, absolutely. so i still work as a nurse in the nhs and when he says he wants doctors and nurses to work overtime, it doesn't make me smile because we, you know, i still do night shifts and, you know, all the nurses are doing extra hours as are the doctors, so, you know, if labour had a plan for the nhs, surely they would be making that happen in wales where they actually run

the nhs. they're the nhs in wales has, you know, much significantly longer waiting times, significantly longer backlogs and you know, their performance, whether it's a&e cancer waits, they are all significantly worse than england . so it does make me smile that wes streeting has a plan for the nhs , if he did have a plan, nhs, if he did have a plan, surely they would have implemented it in wales by now. >> maria, sorry to interrupt because we're running out of time, but how concerned are you about this junior doctor strike? that's been announced just before the general election? well, i think it's very disappointing because victoria atkins, the health secretary, you know , has opened the door you know, has opened the door to, negotiations and talks . to, negotiations and talks. >> they know that during an election period, the government can't put offers on the table. so it does feel very disappointed because the only people who are going to suffer are patients. at the end of the day , and so, you know, i'm day, and so, you know, i'm personally i'm very disappointed that the junior doctors have announced those strike days, knowing that the government's hands are slightly tied in negotiations during an election penod. period. >> well, maria caulfield, health

minister, thank you so much for joining us and talking through that wide array of issues. now, do stay with us because we're going to be going live to germany very, very soon. some very concerning news developing from there of a possible terrorist attack . terrorist attack. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello again. here's your latest gb news. weather update brought to you by the met office. as we head into the weekend and whilst it won't be completely dry, there will be a good deal of fine and settled weather around and also some warm sunshine too because of high pressure that is going to continue to extend its way in from the west. like i said, though not completely dry , and though not completely dry, and that's the theme that we've had through today. some outbreaks of rain in southeast. through today. some outbreaks of rain in southeast . most of rain in southeast. most of these, though, clearing away as we go through the evening and overnight , a few outbreaks of overnight, a few outbreaks of rain across the north of scotland. otherwise it is going

to be a mostly dry night, a bit cloudy towards eastern parts , cloudy towards eastern parts, clearer skies further west and where we see some clear skies. i'm expecting temperatures to just about dip into single figures and there could be the odd pocket of mist and fog first thing tomorrow. otherwise as we go through tomorrow, it is going to be a mostly fine day. still some lingering cloud across eastern parts of scotland first thing, and there could be a few outbreaks of rain here. further west , though, a largely dry, west, though, a largely dry, bright and sunny story as we go through the morning and into the afternoon as well. perhaps a bit of cloud at times across northern ireland may bring the odd spot of rain , but on the odd spot of rain, but on the whole a mostly fine picture here and a similar mostly fine story for wales and western england. however, across eastern england we may still have some cloud lingering from today and that could bring a little bit of drizzly rain , but that is likely drizzly rain, but that is likely to clear away as we go through the morning and things should brighten up quite nicely. we may see a bit of cloud building in other areas where it starts sunny, and as a result we could also see a couple of showers developing. but most places are

going to stay dry and at times quite bright. a bit of a breeze , quite bright. a bit of a breeze, but it won't be as strong as today. and with that feeling a bit warmer . two temperatures bit warmer. two temperatures more widely in the high teens or low 20s as we go through later on tomorrow, we are going to stick with the mostly dry picture. just 1 or 2 showers, but most places are going to avoid these some clear skies overnight into sunday could again allow for some mist and fog patches, but for most , fog patches, but for most, sunday is going to be a fine day before some rain starts to push in to the far northwest later. bye bye. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather

gb news. way. >> good afternoon. britain. it's 2:00 on friday, the 31st of may. i'm tom harwood , and i'm emily i'm tom harwood, and i'm emily carver. breaking news in the last ten minutes. diane abbott

is free. she's she's free. she's been freed to stand as a labour candidate in the general election. one might ask, why wasn't she free yesterday? well, we'll be hearing from the leader of the labour party, sir keir starmer. >> well, might ask that. yes. and donald trump vows to fight on as he becomes the first president in us history to be convicted of a crime. he's set to appeal the judgement . what to appeal the judgement. what happens next? and could he end up behind bars and several people, including a police officer and political activist, have been stabbed in mannerheim, south southwest germany. >> we'll have all of the very latest updates for you. now. diane abbott is allowed to stand as a labour candidate. many people will say. was she blocked ? and the answer is maybe blocked? and the answer is maybe we don't know. there has been a lot of chaos around this issue

over the last few days. a number of labour candidates have been told they're not allowed to stand, have been expelled, have been suspended all the rest of it. but when the nec came for diane abbott, perhaps they didn't know who they were taking on and just how much support that diane abbott has had from within the labour movement and indeed the labour party. >> some people in this world are just too big to be cancelled. is that diane abbott was she too big to be cancelled? did she have too much support ? did she have too much support? did she have too much support? did she have too much influence in the party? was keir starmer ready to take on not only diane abbott, but also hordes of members of the party and also his own shadow cabinet? >> it does raise questions over whether this was actually a slick operation. was this , was slick operation. was this, was this, this was meant to be an operation was planned, perhaps , operation was planned, perhaps, that showed that the leadership was was ruthless and could take tough decisions. but that only works if you then follow

through. if you row back halfway through. if you row back halfway through , perhaps that looks like through, perhaps that looks like something else. indeed. well post your views and comments. visit us gbnews.com/yoursay orsay. we'll get to some of those in a bit. that's after your headlines with tatiana . your headlines with tatiana. >> tom, thank you very much. the top stories from the gb newsroom. first to the breaking newsroom. first to the breaking news that sir keir starmer says diane abbott is to free stand as a labour candidate at the general election, ending days of uncertainty. mr abbott had the labour whip restored this week after a long suspension, but claimed she'd been banned from standing as a candidate and accused the labour leader of culling the party's left wing. this afternoon's announcement comes after labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, said she didn't see any reason why mr abbott couldn't stand again with the party staying with labour and sir keir starmer says his party will fix britain's economy. as he outlined a series

of plans to cut household bills. speaking at an event in scotland, the labour leader said the new public owned gb energy would cut costs and speed up the transition to clean power. the prime minister dismissed it as a vanhy prime minister dismissed it as a vanity project but urging his supporters to vote for change. sir keir said that while liz truss had lost control of the economy , labour's plans could be trusted. >> as you'd expect , ruthlessly >> as you'd expect, ruthlessly well prepared, fully costed, fully funded and ready to go . fully funded and ready to go. step one economic stability the foundation of growth. the only way to keep taxes, inflation and mortgages low . because if we mortgages low. because if we learned one thing, it's that if you lose control of the economy, it's working. people who pay the price . liz truss lost control of price. liz truss lost control of the economy , and in scotland, the economy, and in scotland, everybody with a mortgage is paying

everybody with a mortgage is paying the price month by month, by month . by month. >> former conservative mp julian knight has announced that he'll run as an independent at the general election . in posting to general election. in posting to social media, he said he was forced out of the party due to allegations he said were false. it comes after claims of serious sexual assault, so he faced no criminal charges and former conservative mp aaron bell has announced that he will not stand at the general election. he says that being an mp has taken a toll and he's stepping down for personal and family reasons. he's represented newcastle under lyme for the tories since 2019. mr bell is the 79th former conservative mp to stand down. meanwhile, the welsh conservatives launched a campaign this afternoon pledging to bolster the country's nhs and halt a proposed tourism tax. the party also took aim at labour's 20 mile an hour blanket speed limit, saying there's no evidence they improve safety or air quality . to other news,

air quality. to other news, multiple people have been injured after a man apparently stabbed members of the public dunng stabbed members of the public during an online live stream in germany . the assailant was germany. the assailant was reportedly outside a campaign tent for the german anti—islamist group citizens movement. pax europa. the attacker was then seen walking through the city's market square, all of which was streamed online. the attacker stabbed several people involved in the event before knifing a police officer in the back, and he was then reportedly shot by police . in the us, donald trump police. in the us, donald trump was found guilty last night of falsifying records of covering up a sex scandal in a historic turnaround from commander in chief to convicted criminal trump, who pleaded not guilty and denied all 34 counts against him. reject the verdict and said the people would ultimately decide in november's election. recent polls suggest a tight race against president joe biden, though around 13% of trump supporters have said they wouldn't vote for him if he were found guilty . houthi rebels in

found guilty. houthi rebels in yemen have claimed responsibility for an attack on a us aircraft carrier in the red sea, which they say is in response to joint uk us strikes last night. the prime minister says the uk will not hesitate to protect british interests after the raf carried out a fifth round of joint strikes against the houthis, who've been targeting commercial ships. the houthis, who've been targeting commercial ships . and targeting commercial ships. and a zoo is celebrating after the highest number of endangered baby penguins were hatched in a decade. a total of 11 humboldt penguin chicks were born at chester zoo in mid—april. experts say the species was at most at risk of the 17 penguin species, due to climate change and overfishing. they're naming this year's chicks after plants with nettle, thistle, dandelion , with nettle, thistle, dandelion, tulip and daffodil among the new baby chicks . for the latest baby chicks. 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 tom and . emily. tom and. emily. >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:07. now let's start with that astonishing news that diane abbott is now free. free to stand as a labour candidate in the general election. >> yes. so joining us now to digest this is our political correspondent katherine forster catherine, remind us how we got here. catherine, remind us how we got here. >> yes, indeed. well, diane abbott , of course, was the first abbott, of course, was the first black woman ever to be elected to parliament. she's a political giant . but to parliament. she's a political giant. but she was suspended from the labour party for about a year over an article that she wrote that said that basically irish people, travellers and jews did not experience racism in the same way as black people. now, it turns out the

investigation into that is reported to have concluded months ago. she apologised straight away and she did a course, but the labour whip was only given back to her about three days ago. and just before that happened , the news broke that happened, the news broke that happened, the news broke that she understood that she was going to be barred from standing to run to represent her constituency in the next election. now there's been a massive row over the last three days. sir keir starmer has, up until about 20 minutes ago held to the position that it is not his call. it's a decision for the national executive committee that sort of rules the roost of the labour party. if you like, that decision will be taken on tuesday that she is not barred from standing, but now suddenly having held that line just a couple of hours ago, he has now said that she is free to go

forward as a potential labour candidate. so the nec will rubber stamp that on tuesday, andifs rubber stamp that on tuesday, and it's highly likely that she will be the labour candidate. so this really is a big about turn. and i think what's happened is that they hope that this was a sort of bubble story that wouldn't get much cut through, but it has caused huge problems . but it has caused huge problems. bad headlines really exposed rifts within the labour party because of course, the deputy leader , angela rayner, went off leader, angela rayner, went off piste yesterday saying, well, i think diane should be able to stand if she wants to. the scottish labour leader, anas sarwar, saying the same . so sarwar, saying the same. so i think sir keir starmer has taken the decision now to say if she wants to stand, she should be able to, hoping that that is going to draw a line under this . going to draw a line under this. >> certainly, although it does raise new questions in that keir starmer was clearly, more happy with the idea that diane abbott would be not standing as a

labour candidate. he didn't make this commitment yesterday or the day before or the day before. it's only after, frankly, interventions from big union barons and, as you say, angela rayner , that he's changed his rayner, that he's changed his mind or clarified his position. this has led the tories to put out a statement today saying angela rayner is pushing keir starmer around under pressure. he's showing he's a weak leader who's losing control of the labour party . labour party. >> well, until literally the last few days, sir keir starmer has managed to keep a pretty tight lid on divisions within the labour party, hasn't he? we've got very used over the last months and couple of years really , to be busy talking all really, to be busy talking all the time about divisions within the time about divisions within the conservative party, the infighting there. but what this has done is really expose that there are still divisions within there are still divisions within the labour party. of course there are. he's kept a lid on it. but what's happened in the last few days with diane abbott

and then also the suspension of corbynite , a lloyd corbynite, a lloyd russell—moyle, faiza shaheen, who was thought she was standing in chingford to challenge sir iain duncan smith and she was already out campaigning six weeks after having a baby. she has also been barred from standing. she too was a huge supporter of jeremy corbyn, as of course was diane abbott, so it does seem to be. and also i should say lots of starmer supporters having pretty much parachuted now into safe seats, to be standing as candidates for laboun to be standing as candidates for labour. so it does look really like there's been a clear out of the left going on. now that's tricky, but i guess sir keir starmer is thinking going forward he expects to be prime minister and he wants to have people around him . they're going people around him. they're going to give him unequivocal support. >> yes , absolutely, now keir >> yes, absolutely, now keir starmer will be expecting to be pressed on this. he's going to

be talking to lots of media in the coming days and weeks. i imagine he's going to try and say as little as possible. will he tell us how he came to this decision, came to this decision ? decision, came to this decision? >> yes. i think he's going to try to say as little as possible and get us to move on from this. on another note, i thought it was interesting. today he's up in scotland, you know, launching their their plan for energy alongside the scottish labour leader anas sarwar. he was in wales yesterday. i was there alongside vaughan gething, but actually although they were both there, they were not on the stage together and that was something else that he didn't want to talk about. i asked him about that afterwards, but vaughan gething, of course has only been welsh first minister for a couple of months. he is already facing a vote of no confidence, over £200,000 in campaign donations that he accepted from a man twice

convicted of environmental offences. so some difficult questions and i suspect sir keir starmer is going to want to talk about many, many other things, but not particularly keen to talk about vaughan gething or indeed diane abbott . indeed diane abbott. >> no, he most likely will not be. what does labour want us to be. what does labour want us to be talking about today with all this distraction, with diane abbott and other candidates, as you mentioned, faiza shaheen to . you mentioned, faiza shaheen to. >> yes. >> yes. >> well, labour wants us to talk about green energy. their plan , about green energy. their plan, great british energy that they say is going to transform , say is going to transform, energy in the united kingdom. they say it's going to bring down our bills by 2030. they won't say by how much. a hundred couple of pounds. perhaps. they're stressing the need for energy independence, for green energy independence, for green energy , offshore wind, onshore energy, offshore wind, onshore wind, etc. etc. i think there's

a lot of unanswered questions with with that policy. they are saying the green agenda is going to bring investment, it's going to bring investment, it's going to bring investment, it's going to bring opportunities, it's going to bring wealth and jobs to the united kingdom of course, there's many other people very worried about, what chasing the net zero targets could potentially do to the economy. i think i should just say, given that i am standing in a farm in, in cheshire , that i'm actually in cheshire, that i'm actually here, the prime minister is on a farm visit here. the conservatives are talking about pride. >> i'm going to interrupt you. keir starmer is speaking. now we're going to go live to it down on anti—social behaviour. >> but we're selected in in 1987, the first black woman mp . 1987, the first black woman mp. she's been a trailblazer. she has carved a path for other people to come into politics and pubuc people to come into politics and public life. the whip has obviously been restored to her now , and she is free to go now, and she is free to go forward as a labour candidate .

forward as a labour candidate. >> but have you spoken to diane? >> but have you spoken to diane? >> and do you understand that she wants to put herself forward, to stand? >> she's free to go forward as a labour candidate. the whip is back with her. it's been restored . and of course, you restored. and of course, you know, she was a trailblazer for many , many years and has cleared many, many years and has cleared the path for others to come into politics so formally matter for the nec. but i've not expressed a view up until now. she's free to go forward as a labour candidate . candidate. >> hey, there we go. very little detail from sir keir starmer there. >> well, he says he hadn't made a decision until now. it was up to the nec. this is the first time he's made his view known, well strange, given that there is a keir starmer a majority on the nec. yes. i can't help but feel. but let us know what you think. can't help but feel this is because of the amount of pressure that was piled on, particularly from his number two, miss angela rayner. >> he was asked these questions

almost exactly to the word yesterday and the day before. what does he think should happen to, to, to to, diane abbott? and he refused to say she should be a candidate. many people who are on the pro keir starmer faction within the labour party had been organising to try and remove her. at least that's according to reports. and now , after to reports. and now, after pressure, he's changed his mind . curious. >> wouldn't it be wonderful to have some transparency? one can hope. let us know your thoughts. but in other news, gb news can exclusively reveal that just stop oil are now aiming to target the uk's busiest roads and bridges. guess when ahead of the general election ? the general election? >> well, this activist group has confirmed that it plans to protest on what it calls a massive scale to cause max maximum disruption in an attempt to force police officers to make thousands of arrests and overwhelm the country's judicial system . system. >> oh, well, that would be helpful, wouldn't it? that would be really helpful , joining us be really helpful, joining us now to discuss this is just stop

oil spokesperson , a doctor, bing oil spokesperson, a doctor, bing jones. i mean, this is an outrageous statement from just stop oil, isn't it, that they want to cause maximum disruption to force police officers to make thousands of arrests and overwhelm our entire judicial system? i mean, these people aren't team players, are they ? aren't team players, are they? >> well, hi there. it's good to be able to talk directly to your your listeners and viewers , i your listeners and viewers, i think that this, statement comes from youth demand, which is, a group of young people who are basically utterly scared , we got basically utterly scared, we got to set this in some kind of context with context , we're context with context, we're looking at the worst climate, the worst crisis humanity has ever faced. we're shooting past the last point of safety, which is one and a half degrees, and we're heading for two and a half, three degrees. the worst crisis humanity has ever faced. >> worse than the black death, when half of people in europe died and quite possibly worse than anything that we've ever faced before.

>> you think half of people in europe could die due to climate change? well, it's not even just in the future. it's happening right now. tom. >> we've all of us are going to die. that is news to me . die. that is news to me. >> we have got farmers saying that wheat crops are already a quarter down. we've got, pasta flour shortage in the mediterranean, and we've got people starving right across africa with up to six years of no rain. >> this is utterly produced. >> this is utterly produced. >> more food in 2023 than at any point before in the history of the earth. it's almost as if when we encounter a challenge scientific progress, technology and all the rest of it help us overcome . overcome. >> but we we've basically been living in debt. we've been part of an industrial revolution for 300 years, and we think we've been clever, but we've actually been clever, but we've actually been been storing up trouble. we've been burning far too much oil, gas and coal, and we've got to stop. and young people this is a group called youth demand,

and they are utterly, utterly scared. and they're listening to scientists. do you know what the ipcc . ipcc. >> sorry to interrupt you, but do you know what i'm scared of? crime okay? i'm scared of crime. we have rising crime in lots of areas of this country. and if they want to overwhelm our judicial system and force thousands of arrests , that's not thousands of arrests, that's not really going to help with the crime. i and many others are worried about. is it? >> i'm scared of crime too . and >> i'm scared of crime too. and we've got a government that has been found unlawful, says several times, twice in terms of talking about violent crime, climate and they have been found unlawful in the way that they're trying to suppress trying to shoot the messengers who are trying to tell them that things are really , really bad. emily, are really, really bad. emily, we've got scientists from the ipcc , el—sisi, saying things ipcc, el—sisi, saying things like that. we're facing the dystopian future that the world's response is reprehensible, that they they feel hopeless and broken and that there is no safe place for

anyone. this is a this is not a crisis . this is a anyone. this is a this is not a crisis. this is a collapse of the climate . and we are we are the climate. and we are we are in real for department energy and energy security and combating climate change wouldn't it? >> or if we had carbon budgets every year since 2009, or perhaps if we'd halved our emissions since the year 1990? all of those things might have helped, mightn't they? oh, wait, they've all happened. >> we have, we have done some good things. some of the figures are very, very distorted. but the fact is that the high court has found the government to be unlawful in terms of its future policy, which it has not actually clarified. we're in deep trouble . deep trouble. >> let's break that down. doctor bing jones, the government has been found to be unlawful because it might not do something in the future that it hitherto has done. by the letter. >> tom, you are not concentrating. you're not paying

attention . we're facing the attention. we're facing the worst climate crisis , the worst worst climate crisis, the worst crisis humanity's ever faced. doctor jones, you keep crisis humanity's ever faced. doctorjones, you keep referring doctor jones, you keep referring to that. >> but. but i'm asking you to be specific. when it comes to your allegation of unlawfulness about something that might happen in the future. that's your claim. >> the government has passed a law to say that it has to plan to be to manage the climate crisis, to keep the uk citizens safe . and the high court has safe. and the high court has said that it is not doing that, therefore it is unlawful. this is about future carbon budgets. >> sorry to dive into the technicality here, but the uk has hit its carbon budgets every single year that they have been set . we are miles ahead of any set. we are miles ahead of any other country on this. we've halved our emissions since 1990 and yes, there was some ambiguity about what might happenin ambiguity about what might happen in 5 or 10 years time. but my goodness, look at what's happenedin but my goodness, look at what's happened in the last ten years. >> no, i'm sorry, tom, but

politics is failing us completely. we've had a whole week of campaigning for an election, and there's been hardly any mention until today about the climate . the climate about the climate. the climate is absolutely dire. i am a doctor . is absolutely dire. i am a doctor. yeah. i have spent my whole life looking after really sick people. you have got to recognise when you've got a really big problem. >> and i'm not sure. >> and i'm not sure. >> blocking bridges and closing down, streets, busy streets is going to help. i think that might actually endanger more people. i don't, and as a doctor, there may well be more people to treat as a result of this, i thank you. want to we're going to have to end it there. i'm sorry. because we've run out of time, doctor bing jones, just stop oil spokesperson. thank you very much indeed for your time. good to have a back and forth, great to speak to you . great to speak to you. >> now, coming up, a police officer and political activist have been stabbed in an attack in mannheim, southwest germany. we'll have the very latest for you after this

>> all right. it's 225, and we're going to go live to hackney, where there's a police press conference. >> we wanted to update you on the dreadful incident that took place on kingsland high street in hackney , where a young girl in hackney, where a young girl and three men were shot . and three men were shot. >> we remain in close contact with our colleagues in the nhs who have worked around the clock to provide urgent care to the victims , including the young victims, including the young girl who , i'm very sad to say, girl who, i'm very sad to say, remains in a critical condition . remains in a critical condition. specialist family liaison officers continue to support her family . the thoughts of everyone family. the thoughts of everyone at the met remain with the girl and her family at this unimaginably difficult time . two unimaginably difficult time. two other men, aged 44 and 42, remain in hospital in a stable

condition but one facing life changing injuries. the third man, aged 37, has been discharged from hospital . i discharged from hospital. i would like to thank the extraordinary health care professionals for their dedication and care to the patients in the wake of this horrific incident . our horrific incident. our investigation continues at pace with a dedicated team of detectives piecing together the facts and an unrelenting focus on tracing those responsible . on tracing those responsible. our crime scene remains in place in kingsland high street, and my office has continued to provide reassurance to the local community. support supported by armed officers . we know that the armed officers. we know that the offender fired from a motorbike at approximately 9:20 pm. on wednesday evening . the bike was wednesday evening. the bike was a ducati monster with a white

body, red chassis and red wheels . our officers have now established that the motorbike was previously stolen in 2021 from a property in wembley in london. at the time of the shooting , the bike was shooting, the bike was displaying the registration plates dp 21 0xy. we are releasing an image of the motorbike today and want to hear from anyone who might recognise it . i am particularly to keen to it. i am particularly to keen to hear from you if you saw it on the day of the incident , hear from you if you saw it on the day of the incident, or perhaps you recognise it from being parked up in a driveway or a specific location in. or do you know someone who's been using the bike at any point over

the last three years? and bear in mind, it may not have been displaying the same registration plates as those which i released today. any information? no matter how big or small, could prove pivotal for this investigation . this shocking investigation. this shocking attack will have had an element of pre—planning. this means there are people out there who know something which may be crucial. crucial to our investigation . gun crime has no investigation. gun crime has no place on the streets of london, and this reckless act has left a young child fighting for her life. i'm again making a direct plea to those with information that might help us to do so and help bring those responsible to justice. we are specifically reaching out to our turkish and kurdish communities, particularly in north and east london, who i know are shocked and appalled by this crime. this is because the three men who

were shot have connections to those communities. were shot have connections to those communities . you can call those communities. you can call 101 or the dedicated incident room . number on 020 8345 3865, room. number on 020 8345 3865, or pass on information anonymously. that is, without having to tell us who you are via crime stoppers on oh 800 , via crime stoppers on oh 800, treble five, treble one or onune treble five, treble one or online via crime stoppers. dash uk. org thank you. i'm now going to hand over to erim metto who will say a few words. yeah as a community we're totally and utterly shocked by the there we go. >> we heard from the police that a nine year old girl remains in critical condition after having, the what could only be described as the best care, but from the nhs, two men remain in hospital

in a stable condition, one with life changing injuries and one man has been discharged. >> yes. and giving us some more information about that motorbike that was used in this incident and the display as well, but we're going to return to the news that several people, including a police officer and a political activist , have been political activist, have been stabbed in an attack in manheim, southwest germany . our homeland southwest germany. our homeland security editor, mark white, is here with the latest , what's here with the latest, what's what happened then? tell us. >> well, this was a rally that was being organised in the central square here in manheim by the bpp party, which is an anti islamist party, and their organiser, michael sternberger , organiser, michael sternberger, had been about to speak at that rally . it's believed that he was rally. it's believed that he was targeted in this attack. we certainly have seen from the video that was being live streamed on youtube at the time, that michael sternberger was stabbed, and then the attacker

having been wrestled away by someone else at the rally , someone else at the rally, returned to continue stabbing this man, who is believed to have suffered serious injuries to his face and to his leg . to his face and to his leg. we're told that he is undergoing emergency surgery at this hour now, in addition to mr sternberger two other people, one a police officer, were stabbed in this attack. the police officer was stabbed in the neck and suffered, to according the police in manheim, significant injuries, but no more updates on his condition . more updates on his condition. the attacker was shot by colleagues of this. stabbed police officer. just a second or so after the officer was stabbed. again, no update on the condition or indeed no word from the police on the motivation for

this attack. but what is being reported now in several publications in germany is that michael sternberger was targeted in this attack in manheim and as an anti—islam campaigner, i'm sure he'll have plenty of enemies , plenty of people who do enemies, plenty of people who do not like what he's been saying on the on the streets of germany. >> it does look like this could be a politically motivated, if not an act of terrorism . not an act of terrorism. >> well, that will be uppermost in the minds of the investigators going forward. absolutely. this party has argued about what they see as the increasing violence from islamist groups . so he is islamist groups. so he is absolutely not popular with those who would do an an act violence in the name of islam. so as i say, that will be a key, part of the investigation going forward. but we're still fairly early on in the investigation, and the police have not

confirmed that as yet. they're still dealing with the aftermath of this. and clearly the injured are still being treated , are still being treated, including mr sternberger, who is undergoing emergency surgery . undergoing emergency surgery. >> it does seem to be a really concerning incident. mark white, thank you for the very latest information on it. now, coming up, we're going to be talking about how brexit has reduced some people to tears. after all, that's what france's prime minister has said. but more on that. >> does it make you cry? does it make you cry? >> more on that after your headunes >> more on that after your headlines with tatiana. >> emily. tom. thank you. the top stories sir keir starmer says diane abbott is to free stand as a labour candidate at the general election, ending days of uncertainty. mr abbott had the labour whip restored this week after a long suspension, but claims she'd been banned from standing as a candidate and accused the labour

leader of culling the party's left wing. but sir keir starmer says she can stand with the party. >> labour and a vote for labour is a is a chance to end that chaos, to turn a page, to change for the better of the country, to change our nhs , to change our to change our nhs, to change our pubuc to change our nhs, to change our public services, to make sure our economy is stable , to make our economy is stable, to make sure our communities are cared for and to move forward and rebuild our country. that is the choice i accept. not a single vote has been cast. i'm humble about this and i know every vote must be earned. but the power now under our democracy is with the voters staying with labour. >> sir keir starmer says his party will fix britain's economy as he outlined a series of plans to cut household bills. speaking at an event in scotland, the labour leader said the new pubuc labour leader said the new public owned gb energy would cut costs and speed up the transition to clean power. the prime minister dismissed it as a vanhy prime minister dismissed it as a vanity project, but . a nine year

vanity project, but. a nine year old remains in a critical condition after a drive by shooting in east london after the offender fired from a motorbike . three men, aged 26, motorbike. three men, aged 26, 37 and 42, who were sitting outside the restaurant were also injured and taken to hospital for treatment. their conditions are stable, but one potentially faces life changing injuries at a press conference in the last few moments, police said the motorbike was stolen from a property in wembley in 2021. they've urged anyone with information to contact police or crime stoppers . multiple people crime stoppers. multiple people have been injured after a man apparently stabbed members of the public during an online live stream in germany . the attacker stream in germany. the attacker was reportedly outside a campaign tent for the german anti—islamist group citizens movement. pax europa , before he movement. pax europa, before he was shot by police , and donald was shot by police, and donald trump has become the first us president to be handed a criminal conviction. he was found guilty last night of

falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal. it comes as polls suggest a tight race for the white house against joe biden, though around 13% of trump's supporters have said they wouldn't vote for him if he was found guilty. he's due to speak in new york this afternoon, which we will bring you here live on gb news. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. comment shirts

>> good afternoon. britain. it is 20 to 3, and at 3:00 it's martin daubney hour. so, martin, what's coming up on your show ? what's coming up on your show? >> hi, guys. >> hi, guys. >> well, at 4:00 today, all eyes on trump tower. donald trump set

to address the world for the first time after last night's 34 all charges guilty. trump will roll back in what's expected to be absolutely unmissable stuff. i'll be joined by seb gorka, of course, a former white house adviser to donald trump and susan platt, former chief of staff for joe biden, susan platt, former chief of staff forjoe biden, back . staff forjoe biden, back. >> well, there we go. i'm it's a cliff—hanger as to what else is up on martin daubney show. and that's why we very deliberately , that's why we very deliberately, delivered that cliff—hanger to you. it's to keep you on the edge of your seat. but, but also, that made me laugh. >> the timing of that. it was almost as if we'd cut him off on purpose. sorry, martin, you can't go there. >> deeply naughty. or perhaps against ofcom guidance. who knows? >> although you never know. who knows? >> well , knows? >> well, coming up, brexit has reduced britain to tears . that's reduced britain to tears. that's what france's prime minister said in a bid to quell support for french populists in the next

month's european elections. yes, he's essentially said , don't be he's essentially said, don't be like the brits. >> they were crying after brexit. anyway gabriel attal, who was appointed prime minister in january, said don't let's be like the british who cried after brexit. so did you cry after brexit? does it continue to make you weep? >> well, joining us to discuss this is the deputy leader of the rejoined the eu party, jim newell, as well as the former leader of ukip, neil hamilton. well jim, we've got to start with you on the 24th of june 20, 2016. were you crying , well, 2016. were you crying, well, yes, i cried, but i suppose you'd expect me to say that, wouldn't you, i don't sorry to hear that. sorry. >> i'm sorry to hear that, no, it it's fine, but i suppose that people who voted in favour of brexit were, were were , were, brexit were, were were, were, were highly delighted. >> so i suppose some people were

crying and others weren't. >> well, i was at glastonbury actually at the time, the first and last time i went to that, that concert concert festival and i must say i was in the minority with my reaction, neil hamilton, do you cry over brexit? >> oh, i cry over the british government's utter failure to take advantage of the freedoms which brexit gives us. >> but that's a different matter altogether. >> there's no evidence whatsoever of what you might call buyer's remorse on the part of the british people for having voted for freedom in 2016, because this is a remainer fantasy , is that we're fantasy, is that we're regretting it now because people like gabriel attal, he's the latest glossy technocrat to be appointed as prime minister of france by emmanuel macron, who is another glossy technocrat with no understanding of the motivations of ordinary people. >> this is what they like to believe, but it's not like that at all. >> but the populist movement in france is going to give a big bloody nose to people like them in the european parliament

elections this year, and i think that we're going to find that france has a growing movement of people who want to leave the eu to . to. >> well, what would you like to come back on that? would you like to come back on that, jim? because because for a lot of people it was, wasn't it? it was a moment of exhalation, excitement. looking to a new way of governing the country . but, of governing the country. but, for others, it was it was it was enough to reduce you into a depression. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> no , i mean, i you know, i get >> no, i mean, i you know, i get that, you know , i mean, i take that, you know, i mean, i take the point about, take back control and, and that sort of thing, but, you know, have have we really acquired the, the control that we thought we were going to get, the departure of, of britain from the eu was, followed by the concluding of the trade and cooperation

agreement, which, has put in place all kinds of arrangements, that, you know, by which britain continues to, to, to, to, to , continues to, to, to, to, to, to, to engage with the european union on, on, on, on several different levels. >> so i mean, for from that point, it's interesting, jim , point, it's interesting, jim, you are from the rejoin the eu party. >> but but you're actually saying that that if anything brexit didn't go far enough because we've got zero tariff, zero quota trade with the european union in your view, that's not brexiting far enough. is that what you're saying? >> no. i mean, i think what i'm saying is that, you know , saying is that, you know, certainly how to put it the, the, hard brexiteers have a point. yeah i think that, you know , really the only choice, know, really the only choice, the only, sort of intellectual , the only, sort of intellectual, credible, choice, if you like,

is between either hard brexit or rejoining the eu. i mean, there's , there's no point in a there's, there's no point in a half way house, so we're kind of stuck in a in a muddy middle, neil, you'd probably agree with that, but do you find it a bit cheeky for the french prime minister to say this , that brits minister to say this, that brits are were reduced to tears and use this as a way to try and scare people off from being eurosceptics? >> well, he's just living in a world of his own illusions, isn't he ? isn't he? >> that's simply not the case. and he's just trying to make the best of an impossible position in france. as i said, he's going to get a bloody nose in the elections in france this year because marine le pen's party is going to make massive gains at the expense of the centrists who don't actually represent anybody at all apart from their own elite. you know, the french people, whether the left or the right, have nothing whatsoever in common with the technocrats who run the country. and just as in britain, in 2016, you know, it was a revolt of the people against these technocratic

elites. >> sadly, the current leadership of the conservative party did nothing whatsoever to take advantage of the freedoms of being out of the eu gave us. >> i mean, northern ireland, for example, is still effectively a member of the eu, although i'm sure what the government might say is that we've got brand spanking new trade deals with australia and new zealand. >> you can buy tim tams tariff free now. they might also argue the new, the new system of subsidy that we deliver to farmers, instead of just owning land. you now can, can, can get money for actually doing productive things, which seems that it might be a positive thing . and, and there's been thing. and, and there's been some tax reform on the alcohol that we can buy as well. but, but thank you, gentlemen, for both putting across your points of view. really appreciate it. we've got to get to our next stories. but thank you for joining us. both neil and jim coming up. we're back in hackney . police have confirmed a nine year old girl remains in hospital in critical condition that drive by shooting more

>> well, let's return to hackney. where police have confirmed that a nine year old girl still remains in a critical condition in hospital. our reporter, charlie peters is on the scene for us, charlie, we heard from the police a little bit earlier. the very sad news that this young girl is in a critical condition . it doesn't critical condition. it doesn't sound as though, they are onto the suspect yet . the suspect yet. >> that's right. emily, the detective chief superintendent here said that an unrelenting investigation continues after a drive by shooting in dalston, east london, on wednesday night at 9:20 pm. just outside a turkish restaurant on the kingsland high street, no more than a few hundred yards up from where i am now. and in fact, the motorbike used in that attack was abandoned on this crescent

where i am now, and it was recovered by the police and they have now launched an appeal for anyone who has information about the ducati that they picked up on, on wednesday evening after that shooting, they confirmed that shooting, they confirmed that the motorbike was stolen in an address in wembley in 2021. they are appealing for any information or anyone who knows about it. it's got a red chassis, a red wheels and white body. they also gave a registration plate , which is registration plate, which is available on the met police website for any information that's possible that people can contribute any time anyone might have seen it in a driveway or moving in the last few years, or indeed, if it was using a different registration . they different registration. they also confirmed that of the three other men who were hit in this attack on wednesday night, two who are in a stable condition 44 and 42 years of age, one faces potentially life changing injuries, but a 37 year old man has now been discharged from hospital. and during the briefing, we also heard from the

ceo of the turkish cypriot community association. they said, along with the police that they are appealing directly to those from the turkish and the kurdish communities. for anyone who has any information about this shooting on wednesday that they say will help bring people who are responsible to justice khalife very much for reporting that live from the scene, now i want to talk a little bit about great british energy gb news not gbn gb news is the labour party trying to appeal to gb news viewers? perhaps with this new policy? >> but today they did say that, didn't they? they said when they came to on talk about this. gb news. viewers should love this . news. viewers should love this. >> ed miliband said. >> ed miliband said. >> yes, patriotic. there we go. >> yes, patriotic. there we go. >> but this is the new logo of great british energy , unveiled great british energy, unveiled today by the labour party. although i had i had a little thought when i saw this logo. i have to say, although it's red, white and blue as you as you'd expect, it looked a little

familiar. take a look at this . familiar. take a look at this. this is heartland light bulbs. it's an american company based in missouri, but it has. well, precisely the same logo. oh, can we compare those again? >> and then? >> and then? >> and then let's have a look at this next one. this is chater lights again . well this one's lights again. well this one's even red, white and blue. and precisely the same logo. what's going on. well have a look at this . this is company name. well this. this is company name. well it's an alamy stock company, that provides logos . so perhaps that provides logos. so perhaps you're beginning to get a bit of a clue here, but let's run through some more just because we can. here is the. we think advertising company. and again, the same logo. now what do you what do you make of this. perhaps we can get up the original labour great british energy logo. here it is. very familiar logo is this is this theft ? familiar logo is this is this theft? is this familiar logo is this is this theft ? is this intellectual theft? is this intellectual property theft or is this actually the labour party being good with money and just using a

design already in existence? well, that's for everyone to make their minds up. that's been all they've just taken a stock image haven't they. >> just a stock image. >> just a stock image. >> well that's it from us today. we're back on monday at 12. see you then . you then. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . solar sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello again. here's your latest gb news weather update brought to you by the met office. as we head into the weekend. and whilst it won't be completely dry , there will be a completely dry, there will be a good deal of fine and settled weather around and also some warm sunshine too because of high pressure that is going to continue to extend its way in from the west . like i said, from the west. like i said, though not completely dry, and that's the theme that we've had through today. some outbreaks of rain in southeast. most of these, though, clearing away as we go through the evening and overnight. a few outbreaks of rain across the north of scotland. otherwise it is going

to be a mostly dry night, a bit cloudy towards eastern parts, clearer skies further west and where we see some clear skies. i'm expecting temperatures to just about dip into single figures and there could be the odd pocket of mist and fog first thing tomorrow. otherwise, as we go through tomorrow and it is going to be a mostly fine day, still some lingering cloud across eastern parts of scotland first thing, and there could be a few outbreaks of rain here. further west, though, a largely dry, bright and sunny story as we go through the morning and into the afternoon as well. perhaps a bit of cloud at times across northern ireland may bnng across northern ireland may bring the odd spot of rain, but on the whole, a mostly fine picture here and a similar mostly fine story for wales and western england. however, across eastern england we may still have some cloud lingering from today and that could bring a little bit of drizzly rain, but thatis little bit of drizzly rain, but that is likely. to clear little bit of drizzly rain, but that is likely . to clear away as that is likely. to clear away as we go through the morning, and things should brighten up quite nicely. we may see a bit of cloud building in other areas where it starts sunny, and as a result we could also see a

couple of showers developing. but most places are going to stay dry and at times quite bright. a bit of a breeze, but it won't be as strong as today. and with that feeling a bit warmer to temperatures, more widely in the high teens or low 20s as we go through later on tomorrow, we are going to stick with the mostly dry picture. just 1 or 2 showers, but most places are going to avoid these some clear skies overnight into sunday could again allow for some mist and fog patches, but for most, sunday is going to be a fine day before some rain starts to push in to the far northwest later. bye bye. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, sponsors of weather

gb news. >> a very good afternoon to you. and a happy friday. it's 3 pm. >> and welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news broadcasting live from the heart of westminster all across the uk on today's show, sir keir starmer has dramatically

announced that diane abbott is free to stand as a labour candidate . after all, is this candidate. after all, is this the right thing to do, or is it yet another dramatic u—turn from the man mocked as mr flip flop? next up, rishi sunak's nationwide tour continues and today the prime minister is in the north west, while a new poll shows voters like his policies like pensions and national service. they're not warming to the prime minister did the tories have a rishi problem? and last night donald trump was found guilty on all 34 charges in his hush money trial. he blasted it as a rigged, disgraceful trial . well, at disgraceful trial. well, at 4 pm, donald trump will address p.m, donald trump will address the world in what promises to be his his most explosive press conference ever. and of course, gb news will be there for you live and direct from trump tower . and at around 3:25, i'll be joined by former white house adviser to president trump, sebby's corner gorka . you won't sebby's corner gorka. you won't want to miss that. also yesterday, five bulgarians were

jailed after fleecing british taxpayers