gb news. >> good afternoon. britain. it's 12:00 on friday, the 7th of june. i'm tom harwood and i'm emily carver. rishi sunak. shame. the prime minister apologises after leaving d—day commemorations early yesterday, missing out on the international concluding event today, he says it was a mistake not to stay in france longer and i apologise . france longer and i apologise. >> the labour party will meet with the unions to agree their final manifesto this afternoon, andifs final manifesto this afternoon, and it's set to include a controversial policy on palestinian statehood and the search for beloved tv doctor mike doctor michael mosley. >> it enters its third day. police are scouring the greek island of symi in 40 degree heat. mosley's family lost contact with the father of four on wednesday afternoon after he went out for a walk without his

phone. >> well, there are clearly a lot of people who are deeply upset about the fact that rishi sunak didn't stay for that concluding event yesterday to commemorate d—day. i'm sure many of those veterans would have expected him to be there, but but but he has apologised. and i guess we want to know whether you accept his apology. of course, the opposition are going to make as much of this as possible. fair enough. it is rishi sunak who has proposed national service . has proposed national service. it is rishi sunak and his government that have talked about how much they care for veterans. does this prove that actually , his judgement isn't actually, his judgement isn't very good? >> i, ijust very good? >> i, i just can't understand it. i just can't understand why someone would not strain every sinew of their being to be there, not just amongst world

leaders, not just for the moment and the pomp and the pageantry, but for the veterans who are there too. most people in this country would give their right arm to be there for such an event. arm to be there for such an event . and according to the event. and according to the reporting today, the baffling reporting today, the baffling reporting today, the baffling reporting today, this was a choice, a political choice to return back to the united kingdom, to speak to an itv journalist about tax policy. why is that? why is that more important than commemorating the last significant commemoration, the last significant commemoration of d—day? these veterans will not be around for many more years and to miss out on that concluding event . shameful. >> well, i guess the question is. yes. why did he not want to be there ? but also, do you be there? but also, do you accept his apology ? accept his apology? gbnews.com/yoursay please do get

in touch. let us know your thoughts. but, let's get the headunes thoughts. but, let's get the headlines with tatiana . headlines with tatiana. >> emily, thank you and good afternoon . the top stories from afternoon. the top stories from the gb newsroom. the labour leader appeared to question the prime minister's character after it emerged that he'd left a d—day event to carry out an interview on television. rishi sunak said it was a mistake not to stay in france longer after he missed the major gathering attended by world leaders, including us president joe biden. speaking on a campaign visit to wiltshire today, mr sunak says the d—day event should not be politicised, though, and called for the focus to be on veterans . but posting to be on veterans. but posting to be on veterans. but posting to social media, mr sunak also said the d—day anniversary is a profound moment and he apologised for leaving early. but sir keir starmer says politics is about choices and he felt privileged to be part of the ceremony. >> i was able to say thank you, thank you to them on behalf of

the labour party, also on behalf of my children who live freely because of their actions and the actions of their fallen comrades, that was really humbling. >> it was really important to me. it was a privilege to be there. and rishi sunak will have to answer for his choice. for me , there was only one choice, which was to be there, to pay my respects, to say thank you and to have the opportunity to speak to have the opportunity to speak to those those veterans. >> but sorry, was the apology . >> but sorry, was the apology. doesit >> but sorry, was the apology. does it draw a line under it? >> well, he has to answer his own actions. >> rishi sunak has denied lying over claims that a labour government would raise taxes by £2,000 per household. the prime minister said during a televised debate that the figure had been checked by independent treasury officials. but the treasury's permanent secretary has suggested the figure isn't a full representation of its estimates. both the conservatives and labour have pledged not to increase income tax, national insurance or vat.

scotland's first minister is warning that the impact of the general election could be deeply damaging to household budgets. john swinney accused both the tories and labour of concealing the extent of likely spending cuts in the aftermath of july's election. in a campaign speech this morning in glasgow , he this morning in glasgow, he insisted the major parties are engagedin insisted the major parties are engaged in a conspiracy of silence about the impact of their tax and spending choices. it comes days after the institute for fiscal studies think tank said both parties are avoiding the reality that their political promises will require sharp spending cuts . parents sharp spending cuts. parents earning six figure salaries could be able to keep some or all of their child benefit payments under proposals put forward by the conservatives. they say that a re—elected conservative government would increase the income threshold, which sees some people start losing child benefits if they earn more than £60,000 a year. the government says it would raise that figure to £120,000

for first time buyers. could use their state as a guarantor for mortgages as part of labour's wide ranging plans to boost home ownership , it would see an ownership, it would see an existing scheme bolstered, meaning that if a bank repossesses a first time buyers house, the government would compensate some of its losses. the conservative party has also unveiled a series of measures designed to boost the property market, including a pledge not to raise stamp duty. in other news, the search for british broadcaster michael mosley has resumed after he went missing while on holiday on the greek island of symi . known for his island of symi. known for his many tv appearances and the podcast just one thing, the 67 year old presenter was last seen on wednesday. he'd set off on a walk to the centre of the island. local police paused the operation late last night but continued it this morning with reinforcements . police and fire reinforcements. police and fire fighters have since used drones to scan the island, which is around 25 miles north of rhodes .

around 25 miles north of rhodes. and a woman who allegedly inspired a character in the television thriller series baby reindeer is suing netflix. fiona harvey claims the character of martha is based on her, but denies being a stalker. in her lawsuit, she argues that netflix spread what she called brutal lies about to her over 50 million viewers. the series is said to be based on the real life experiences of comedian and writer richard gadd, but after the show became a hit, he asked viewers not to speculate over its origins. in a statement, netflix said they intend to defend the matter vigorously and they stand by richard gadd's right to tell his story. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen , or go to gb code on your screen, or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now back to tom and . emily.

to tom and. emily. >> good afternoon britain. it's 12:07. let's start the show by immediately hearing from the prime minister as he apologises for leaving those d—day commemorations early yesterday . commemorations early yesterday. >> you left early. what were you thinking? >> over the past two days, i've participated in a number of events in portsmouth and france to honour those who risked their lives to defend our freedom and our values . lives to defend our freedom and our values. 80 years lives to defend our freedom and our values . 80 years ago, the our values. 80 years ago, the itinerary for these events was set weeks ago, before the start of the general election campaign, and having participated in all the british events with british veterans, i returned home before the international leaders event later in the day. on reflection , later in the day. on reflection, that was a mistake and i apologise. i think it's important though, given the enormity of the sacrifice made , enormity of the sacrifice made, that we don't politicise this. the focus should rightly be on the veterans who gave so much. i had the honour and privilege of speaking to many of them and their families, hearing their stories, expressing my gratitude

personally to them. but i'm someone who will always admit when i've made a mistake. that's what you'll always get from me. >> i have to say, prime minister, you sound more exasperated than apologetic. >> these men made the ultimate sacrifice , and you couldn't even sacrifice, and you couldn't even sacrifice, and you couldn't even sacrifice a whole afternoon, ken hay, a 98 year old d—day veteran, told us that you let the country down. >> is he right? >> is he right? >> is he right? >> i participated in events both in portsmouth and in france over two days, because this is an incredibly important moment for our country to commemorate the sacrifice of all of those and their service. and it was a real honour and a privilege to meet many veterans and speak to them and their families, hear their stories , express my gratitude to stories, express my gratitude to them and build on our record of making sure that this is the best country in the world for veterans . veterans. >> something you didn't care, did you? >> no. i cared deeply. why didn't you stay? as i said, the itinerary for these events was set weeks ago before the general election campaign. i

participated in events both in portsmouth and in france , and portsmouth and in france, and having fully participated in all the british events with british veterans, i returned home before the international leaders event . the international leaders event. that was a mistake and i apologise for that. but i will always be proud of our record in supporting veterans here in the uk . we have a dedicated office uk. we have a dedicated office for veterans affairs. the first veteran minister sitting in cabinet and a range of programmes to support them with health, housing, employment needs. that's something that i've worked very personally on because it's personally important to me. and as i said yesterday and the day before, i had the privilege of speaking with many veterans and their families to express my personal gratitude to them for their service to our country and to honour what they and their colleagues have done for us. >> i'm told your team considered cancelling your attendance at the entire event yesterday. >> your team denies this . >> your team denies this. >> your team denies this. >> that's, i'm told by sources that denial is a flat lie. so can you clarify for viewers? did you or anyone around you ever consider skipping the.

>> no, that's simply not right. the itinerary for these events was set weeks ago, before the general election campaign. of course, i was always scheduled to participate both in portsmouth and in france. i was proud and privileged to do so, to have the honour of meeting with many veterans and their families, to express my personal gratitude for everything that they've done for our country, to honour their service, their sacrifice, and ensure that our young generation learns from their example. here's the stories to understand what has happened before so that we might live today in freedom. it was a great and humbling privilege for me to spend time with all the families . as i said, after the families. as i said, after the all the british events and all the british veterans that i spoke to, those events had finished. i returned home to the uk before the international leaders event. later in the day. on reflection, that was a mistake and i apologise for that, but i'm very happy to admit when i've made a mistake, that's what you always get from me. >> one of the conservative candidates standing in this election for the party that you

lead, has just told me your actions show a disdain for the armed forces and disdain for them and their colleagues. they say you don't understand patriotism. i'm told some are in tears at the way you're running this campaign. what do you say to them? >> well, i think people can judge me by my actions when it comes to supporting the armed forces. and this campaign. it's the conservative party led by me, which is increasing the amount of investment that we're putting into our armed forces to 2.5% of gdp. that's not something that's been matched by the labour party. so there is a clear choice about backing our armed forces. and it's also me as prime minister that's made sure we have the first ever dedicated veterans minister in cabinet with a dedicated office for veterans affairs, which we have fully funded to support veterans, whether it's with their mental or physical health, with housing, with employment opportunities and that's something that i'm personally committed to. and my track record demonstrates that we're in an election campaign. >> keir starmer managed to stay for the whole event. you didn't . for the whole event. you didn't. what does that say about your

judgement? your priorities and your character? >> as i said, the itinerary for this set of events was set weeks ago before the election campaign even began . so i don't think even began. so i don't think it's right to politicise these things. i stuck to the itinerary that had been set for me as prime minister weeks ago, before the election, and fully participated express my gratitude to the veterans . no gratitude to the veterans. no shame at all. as i said on reflection, it was a mistake not to stay longer and i've apologised for that. but i also don't think it's right to be political in the midst of d—day commemorations, the focus should rightly be on the veterans and their service and sacrifice for our country veterans who are saying that you're letting the country down. >> are they politicising this? >> are they politicising this? >> i've apologised for not staying longer. on reflection, that was a mistake. i did have the privilege and the pleasure of meeting many, many veterans and their families over the course of the past two days and expressing to them my personal gratitude for everything that they have done, hearing from their stories, and making sure that right now we are getting veterans across the country all the support they need, whether

it's with housing, health, employment opportunities, that's something i think is very important , something i think is very important, something i've championed from the first moment i became prime minister and our track record on that is clear for everyone to see. >> that's a man who's gutted , >> that's a man who's gutted, fairly shaken. that is a man who is gutted and knows he made a big mistake. that's what i take from that. that's what i take from that. that's what i take from that, and i guess it's up to you at home whether you believe that he is sorry, genuinely for a mistake that he's made, listening to him hear those questions , answer those those questions, answer those questions, it's clear he's shaken. >> completely shaken. but the question to me isn't about how sorry you can be. it's about why on earth was this decision made in the first place? what was the political calculation? what was the political choice behind this? >> but tom, i do worry though, as the prime minister did say, he doesn't want this politicised. of course he doesn't. but for his for his own aims. but d—day is about remembering what happened on

d—day, 80 years ago. i don't like how it becomes now a political football and something to attack during an election campaign. rishi sunak clearly made a mistake by not staying there. i just worry now that it becomes an absolute. i don't know what the word is. a circus . know what the word is. a circus. >> i can see that. i can also see the legitimate questions of judgement that will be raised off the back of this. should we get some analysis from our political correspondent, katherine forster? because, catherine, this is a clanger . catherine, this is a clanger. >> yes. good afternoon, tom and emily. it really is. the conservatives want today to be talking about child benefits . talking about child benefits. they want to be moving on from this. but it's not moving on at all, is it? and the problem is , all, is it? and the problem is, you know, for all that rishi sunak says now, a mistake has been made. yes he has

apologised. but in that clip we just saw him repeating over and over again the same lines. and i think one of the key moments for me was when the interviewer said, you know about this 798 year old veteran that said that the prime minister had let the country down and the prime minister just continued to trot out the lines . and, you know, out the lines. and, you know, for all that he has done for veterans, and i think it's worth saying that johnny mercer, has been out today saying, you know, look , i get the outrage. it's a look, i get the outrage. it's a mistake . but he's gone on to say mistake. but he's gone on to say the prime minister on these visits receives a lot of advice on what he should and shouldn't be doing . i've spoken to him be doing. i've spoken to him this morning. obviously it's disappointing. i do find the faux outrage from people who've done nothing but make my life difficult trying to improve veterans affairs over the years is pretty nauseating. to be frank. and i was on a visit to,

warsaw and berlin a few weeks ago, and with the prime minister where i was struck that in a press conference alongside the nato secretary—general, there were serving men and women in the audience. he actually appalled used to them for the fact that you know, things in the military haven't always been good enough , and they have done good enough, and they have done work for veterans. but that is all, frankly , getting lost all, frankly, getting lost because what we saw yesterday afternoon, sure, he was there in the morning . sure, he was there the morning. sure, he was there in portsmouth. but what we saw yesterday afternoon in in normandy was the american president , joe biden, and the president, joe biden, and the french president , president, joe biden, and the french president, emmanuel macron. you know, the german chancellor , olaf scholz, but not chancellor, olaf scholz, but not where you would have expected. rishi sunak we saw the foreign secretary, david cameron, one picture that, you know, has gone around the world, which sends a

signal that for whatever reason , signal that for whatever reason, rishi sunak or his team didn't think that yesterday afternoon was sufficiently important for him to be there. and in fact, he came back, did an interview with itv, most of which is not going to be played until next week. you know, it really is a bit of a car crash, isn't it ? a car crash, isn't it? >> what does he do now? he's apologised multiple times. that paul clip was incredibly uncomfortable for him. you could see it on his face. he knows he's made an error of judgement. he knows he's made a mistake. will there now be calls for his head?i will there now be calls for his head? i imagine there already are . are. >> well, look, conservative mps were already exceedingly angry at him calling the election when he did that, that was the day that he was literally rained on as he made the speech. but now, you know , the polls are going in you know, the polls are going in the wrong direction. nigel farage has come back. the mood in the conservative party is

very, very , very bleak, you very, very, very bleak, you know, the number 10 just wants things to move on from this, but it's another real misstep . and i it's another real misstep. and i think he's been trying to paint the conservatives as the party of security, saying play it safe. it's a dangerous world. this is a really, really serious misstep . misstep. >> okay. well, thank you very much indeed. katherine forster. our political correspondent. >> well, how on earth are decisions like this arrived at? who better to speak to than the former conservative party special adviser lauren mckevitt ? special adviser lauren mckevitt? lauren, thank you so much for joining us because i think a lot of people are flabbergasted. really? could you sort of peel back the curtain and reveal the sorts of chains of command , sorts of chains of command, decisions? how are these things arrived at? >> that's a genuinely very difficult question today because i can't fathom how he arrived at this particular decision . i this particular decision. i can't i genuinely can't believe

that anybody sat in a meeting with him weeks ago when apparently this itinerary was squared away and said, no. i think that in a commemoration for what was, frankly, an international war, you should ditch the international section of the commemoration events, it's incredibly silly to have missed the opportunity to look statesmanlike and at the end of any chain of command in relation to any decision that's taken, is the prime minister you don't get to blame advisors for a lot of this because if you have, frankly, the political and communications instincts that god gave pistachio nuts, if an advisor is telling you not to stay for the end of this event, you overrule them and say, no, i'm sorry, i think that's silly. and this was in credibly silly. if he's right and this decision was taken before the general election was called, then it does call into question whether or not there are problems with his overall approach to leadership , because this is not leadership, because this is not about politicising what this

decision was. it's about a question over whether or not he is making good decisions as a leader. this event is something that happens, yes, every year. but this was known for a long time that this was going to be one of the last big ones where veterans were going to be attending because of the age of the people in question. with that in mind , and you know, that in mind, and you know, this, this, this changes again when you consider that we now are in a general election campaign. keir starmer doesn't get the chance to stand next to president biden and president macron and olaf scholz and look statesmanlike in this. and he's passed up an opportunity to look statesmanlike. aside from the fact that he has passed up an opportunity to be a leader in this moment, he has also made the decision over the course of this general election campaign to go for a core vote strategy , to go for a core vote strategy, of trying to get the grey vote to centre around the conservative party and if you're going to do that, this seems like an action that is designed fully to alienate that section. i wonder if this just reveals how little he understands that

voter segment. >> perhaps the discussion, and this is the only thing i've been thinking for the last 12 hours about this. i think this is the only thing that makes sense to me that someone said, oh, hang on, you don't want to be looking like davos, man. you don't want to be doing the international stuff and standing next to biden . you want to be doing the british stuff and then leave when all the international people come, because that's going to appeal to your little england parochial vote. and it's almost derogatory in the way they might think of it. and that just completely misunderstands what the kind of voters they're trying to appeal to actually think. >> i don't believe that that can have possibly been the logic that went on. i think the logic was more likely to be, you know , was more likely to be, you know, oh, there are going to be time pressures. what's the section of this day that we can that we can jack in? and, and i think it was probably less thought out than that, that, that that decision in the way that you've put it presumes a level of thought

process that i don't believe went into this. i think that this was an afterthought in terms of the planning, which is perhaps more dangerous to the consideration of how he's performing as a leader. i mean, i think, you know, in the grand scheme of things, i saw the canadian presence even less than the british one at the international event. so perhaps we're not the worst performers here, but aside from any other consideration about how you attend events on the international stage , as international stage, as a leader, there has to be a fundamental understanding . and i fundamental understanding. and i think almost anybody who's been through the british education system has this, that we participated in a global war in world war ii and therefore the idea that we should, you know, bail on the international elements of remembering that it is incredibly important, for example, that chancellor schultz is, is in attendance at events like this to show how far the world has come? >> absolutely, absolutely, lauren. >> and to move away from that is very silly . very silly. >> yeah, lauren, thank you very much indeed for your time.

really appreciate getting your insight on this. former party special adviser, conservative lauren mckevitt, very interesting indeed. yes. i wonder if it was a case of i've been to x amount of events, perhaps, sit this one out, but, as you heard from the prime minister, he certainly knows it was the wrong decision. >> well, coming up, the princes tangle as duke ties the knot. we're live at a royal wedding shortly after this

good afternoon. britain. it's 12:27 now. the seventh duke of westminster. once dubbed one of britain's most eligible bachelors, mainly for his enormous amount of money. well, he's getting hitched today . he's getting hitched today. >> oh, no. hordes of young women will be devastated and sobbing

gently. prince george's godfather, hugh grosvenor, who is worth almost £10 billion, went olivia grace henson at chester cathedral in cheshire. the royal wedding bells are ringing out today. >> well , prince william arrived >> well, prince william arrived at chester cathedral earlier to be an usher at the ceremony, but his brother harry, well, he's nowhere to be seen. >> i want to see the bride. i want to see the bride. i think she's coming very soon. but joining us now from chester is gb news royal correspondent, cameron walker. cameron, tell us about this event . it seems quite about this event. it seems quite the wedding . the wedding. >> yeah, it certainly is . emily. >> yeah, it certainly is. emily. it's the society wedding of the yeah it's the society wedding of the year. it's as close to a royal wedding, i think, as you can get without it being an actual royal wedding. and we have real royalty here. prince william arriving as you said, as an usher earlier today. he is a very close friend of the groom, the duke of westminster, the richest man in britain under the age of 40, with more than £10 billion as his fortune . he

billion as his fortune. he inherited at age 25 when his father, unfortunately died suddenly of a heart attack in 2016. but the duke of westminster, also incredibly close to prince harry as well. but it's understood that with a mutual understanding , prince mutual understanding, prince harry has decided to stay away today. so he is not here. prince william, of course, being an ushen william, of course, being an usher, having to show the many guests to their seats and perhaps it would have slightly overshadowed the whole event if he had to show his brother who he had to show his brother who he still feuds to with, his seat. so that is why prince george, he, as you said, is the godfather, of sorry, the godson even of the duke of westminster. he's not here because he's at school, but the duke of westminster arrived in the traditional land rover here at chester cathedral to huge cheers from the crowds here, in chester, alongside his best men. and then followed shortly after by the bride , olivia henson. now by the bride, olivia henson. now she went to the same school, marlborough college, as the princess of wales, and princess

eugenie. her wedding dress is designed by emma victoria payne. she is wearing the faberge myrtle leaf tiara, which was made in 1906 for grosvenor brides to wear, and it's been worn by every grosvenor bride since 1906, so a lot of history behind it. there's also a nod to her great great grandmother within the veil, which was from from around 1880. that particular wedding design. but the duke of westminster has a really close connection to the people of chester and, by extension, cheshire. his charitable foundation supports the local community. he's even paid for the local independent ice cream shops here in cheshire to give the locals free ice cream. and there are hundreds and hundreds of people lining the streets here. i spoke to a few of them earlier, some of which have been queuing to see the bride and groom since 6:00 this morning. >> wonderful to be here, isn't it? we've been here since 730. >> this is just such a wonderful occasion for chester . it'd be occasion for chester. it'd be nice to see a lovely bride and groom. happy couple. >> how long have you been here

for? >> since six this morning. >> since six this morning. >> and have you heard that the duke's giving out or has paid for free ice cream for the locals? >> absolutely. it's one of the reasons why we're here. not really, but no, we came prepared. >> we've got a picnic. we've got everything. we've got thick coats on, and we're good to sit here. >> oh they're lovely. yeah. and, i think they're lovely people. anyway, so because they're connected with the royals, we have to come out and support them . them. >> and we've been here since just before half seven, really looking forward to that. yeah. and i've heard rumours as well that george might be coming along and that would be a bonus. >> well, the duke's spokesperson tells me that the couple have been really, genuinely moved by the support shown by the locals here in chester and cheshire. the wedding reception being held at the family seat, eaton hall, at the family seat, eaton hall, a french style chateau three miles outside the city. that's going to be a private event, but prince william will be at that reception alongside princess eugenie, actually his cousin. but by the time you get to 1:00, he will have married his bride,

olivia henson , who will be the olivia henson, who will be the new duchess of edinburgh . new duchess of edinburgh. >> what a stunning setting for a wedding that was a brilliant picture of the wind blowing through her veil as she came out of the car, lovely. some nice news on a friday. >> it turns out you can put on a rather lovely ceremony when you're worth £10 billion. so when you own all of mayfair, imagine getting married in chester cathedral, a stunning city, and even more stunning cathedral, yes. wonderful. nice news. the society wedding it goes. >> chester is very important to the grosvenors because i was looking up earlier , going back looking up earlier, going back to sort of where the grosvenor family came from and obviously currently the dukes of westminster. but before that they were earls, before that they were earls, before that they were earls, before that they were marquesses , and before they were marquesses, and before that, they were just normal members of the house of lords. before that, a member of the house of commons. so robert grosvenor, who was born in 1695. well, he was an mp in cheshire

and that is the original link. >> oh , well, there you go. and >> oh, well, there you go. and don't worry, ladies, one of the newspapers has done a list of the eligible bachelors still left in this country , and they left in this country, and they include a number of very, high society young men. so but not patrick christys because he's taken so. oh, yes. that one's taken. sorry. yes. i'm not sure if you can call him high society. >> i think we can. >> i think we can. >> anyway, coming up, we'll cross over to tamworth, where our reporter is joined by a people's panel he's finding out what the election means to you. and of course, the people of tamworth. this is good afternoon, britain. we're on gb news, britain's news channel . news, britain's news channel. >> good afternoon. 1233 the top stories. the prime minister has apologised for leaving a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of d—day so that he could carry out an interview on television. rishi sunak said it was a mistake not to stay in

france longer after he missed the major gathering attended by world leaders, including us president joe biden, foreign secretary lord cameron was present in. the prime minister had attended two previous memorial events downing street is denying reports that he had considered missing the d—day commemorations altogether. the prime minister insists he's stuck to the itinerary that had been laid out ahead of the memorial event. >> reflection. that was a mistake and i apologise. i think it's important, though, given the enormity of the sacrifice made, that we don't politicise this. the focus should rightly be on the veterans who gave so much. i had the honour and privilege of speaking to many of them and their families, hearing their stories, expressing my gratitude personally to them. but i'm someone who will always admit when i've made a mistake. that's what you'll always get from me . from me. >> meanwhile, rishi sunak has denied lying over claims that a labour government would raise taxes by £2,000 per household. the prime minister said during a

televised debate that the figure had been checked by independent treasury officials. but the treasury's permanent secretary has suggested the figure isn't a full representation of its estimates . labour is pledging to estimates. labour is pledging to introduce a series of new schemes aimed at boosting the availability of mortgages for first time buyers. among the plans would be an expansion of the mortgage guarantee, meaning that if a bank repossesses a first time buyers house, the government would compensate some of its losses. the conservative party has also unveiled its own measures, including a pledge not to raise stamp duty. measures, including a pledge not to raise stamp duty . and as to raise stamp duty. and as you've been hearing, bride olivia henson has arrived at her wedding at chester cathedral, where the prince of wales is to attend as an usher for groom. the duke of westminster billionaire aristocrat hugh grosvenor will marry miss henson today. the prince arrived at the cathedral earlier this morning, but his brother, the duke of sussex, is not expected to be there after it was mutually agreed he would not attend . for

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>> right. well, at the top of the show, we showed you an interview with rishi sunak. the prime minister where he was asked at length about his decision to leave the commemorations. the d—day commemorations. the d—day commemorations early before the international event. the concluding event, diana says, i'm going to say give it up, poor man. rightly or wrongly, the media are like a dog with a bone. eddie says rishi sunak is now being pilloried for a serious misstep. she thinks some of it is confected outrage. but stephen says sunak hang your

headin stephen says sunak hang your head in shame. you are now and have been for a long time finished. so there you go. a mixture of views coming in, some people saying he said sorry , people saying he said sorry, what more can he do? others of you think it's an absolute disgrace that he wasn't there. and i think that probably reflects, reflects the inbox. >> certainly a mixed, mixed bag of views on that story, certainly. but do get your thoughts in gbnews.com/yoursay. >> yes. but throughout the election campaign, we're going to be hearing from people right across the united kingdom about what really matters to them. issues such as nhs waiting lists, immigration, the cost of living, crisis, crime and policing. >> our reporters have been to meet voters from all four nafions meet voters from all four nations and we'll hear regularly from them before polling day. >> well, joining us now from one of the key seats ahead of the general election in tamworth is gb news west midlands reporter jack carson. what are the people of tamworth telling you ? of tamworth telling you? >> yeah, well of course this

will be a key battleground for all of the parties in this general election as we head towards polling day on the 4th of july. but just what is important to people here in the area, what are some of the pledges that the parties have announced? how well are they going down? and also as well, of course, how well are some of the current news stories going down as well? we were joined by my people's panel here this afternoon. we're going to go to chris williams. first. you run an ai company here in the area. just quickly can i get your reaction then to rishi sunak leaving that d—day ceremony early, a bit of a silly thing to do , to be perfectly honest, when do, to be perfectly honest, when you've got the eyes of the world on you for, you know, the right reasons, to cut short something thatis reasons, to cut short something that is very, very, a big hot potato, if you like, it shows a little lack of empathy, and i think things like that are what people will vote on on the 4th of july, that will be in the memory of a lot of people. >> and obviously, you run a business here in the area. we've had lots of pledges already from from the parties . we've also got from the parties. we've also got a big, you know, big party

debate tonight with all of the leaders. i mean, looking at that, knowing what's important to you. what do you want those leaders to say tonight that might convince you one way or the other? >> the key thing for me is to stay away from the fighting amongst each other. and they say, he said, and that sort of stuff , i want, i want say, he said, and that sort of stuff, i want, i want clear this is what we're going to do . this is what we're going to do. this is what we're going to do. this is the evidence to back up how we're going to do it. we've had a government that has had several different leaders over the past 14 years. we've only voted for one of those leaders. and over that period of time, the promises that were originally put there haven't necessarily all been come to fruition. so for me, it's whatever they say . they've got whatever they say. they've got to be able to follow it through, and they need to avoid the infighting. >> all right, chris, thank you very much. we're also joined by joanna.i very much. we're also joined by joanna. i mean, you're the head of employment law at pickering solicitors here in tamworth . i solicitors here in tamworth. i mean, obviously labour have got their big new deal for working people , what are you kind of people, what are you kind of make of that law and that plan that they've announced. >> well, labour have put together a very impressive manifesto for employment law

changes, and they've promised to put an employment bill together within the first 100 days of power if they come to power. i mean that that improves working rights beyond belief. it's, it's history because there's a there's a two year right at the moment for unfair dismissal claims. they're pledging to reduce that to day one. and, that's never been done . unfair that's never been done. unfair dismissal law was introduced in 1971. and that offered six months, protection for those that work for an employer for more than six months. they had a right to bring a claim for unfair dismissal. it's now going to be a day one. right, that's going to offer more security for employees, certainly, but for employers, i think it's going to make them much more cautious about employing people , because about employing people, because they're going to have to be in it for the long term. >> is that going do you think have an impact then, that on employers? what kind of impact can you see that having? >> i think that will definitely have an impact on employers. it may even slow down the economy because employers may be reluctant to hire by reason of the fact that they know they're

in it for the long haul. they know that those employees have a day one right, and they can't be unfairly dismissed for anything other than for a fair reason. so i think there will be risks . i i think there will be risks. i think employers need to be very mindful about making sure their policies and procedures are up to date. you know, it will simplify employment processes, certainly, but i think also they need to be very aware, really get to know their workforce, get everything in in place ready for the changes that could happen only next month . all right. only next month. all right. >> and leonora, i mean, you work with with new homes and new a new first time buyers. of course, labour are deciding on their manifesto today . you know, their manifesto today. you know, one of their pledges might well be around letting the government be around letting the government be around letting the government be a be a guarantor when it comes to mortgages. i mean, what kind of impact can you see that having? how do you feel about that policy. and, and what's more important to you and the job that you do every day? >> well, i think that's a really positive news, that the fact that the government, the labour government is putting the first time buyers at the very forefront of the housing manifesto . so, but i think it manifesto. so, but i think it will definitely encourage more first time buyers out there, so

yeah, it's a really positive news, but i think with that, it will encourage more people wanting to buy new builds because first, first time buyers would prefer new build homes. so we need to increase demands on on building of new builds. so i think they also need to consider perhaps making it easier for plannings and fundings for small independent developers out there so that you know, it can supply demands with new builds. >> all right. leonora, joanna and chris, thank you so much for joining us this afternoon. i mean, there you go. there's some pretty, you know, views on the ground here in tamworth . it's ground here in tamworth. it's going to be a key constituency for all of the parties . and you for all of the parties. and you can hear some of the varied issues of course, that these people , care about, whether it's people, care about, whether it's new homes and planning legislation reform , whether it's legislation reform, whether it's employment law and whether it's, of course, what is important to businesses and what can those party leaders, say. but back to you know, really, really interesting stuff there. >> jack carson, thank you very much. bringing us that live from tamworth, which was actually the place where the conservative party was founded back in 1834. the tamworth manifesto, very

interesting , now here is a full interesting, now here is a full list of those who have declared in that constituency the tamworth constituency so far. eddie hughes of the conservative party, ian stewart, cooper reform uk jed martin, liberal democrat sarah edwards, labour party. sue howarth, the green party. sue howarth, the green party. now the list of candidates isn't finalised because the deadline isn't until 5:00 today, so there you go . 5:00 today, so there you go. >> but coming up, reform uk leader nigel farage provides a scathing reaction to the prime minister's early d—day departure . we'll have his words after .we'll have his words after this

>> as well, 1249 is the time. and we'll return to the news that rishi sunak has apologised for leaving that d—day ceremony early yesterday . early yesterday. >> and now the leader of reform uk, nigel farage, says that rishi sunak is not fit to be

prime minister. let's have a listen to his very latest words. >> well, if he doesn't understand how vitally important d—day is in terms of our country, its history , it is one country, its history, it is one of our top ever achievements and it's something that runs right through the generations in this country that we did something truly remarkable . truly remarkable. >> it's at the edge of living memory. this was the last time ever there'll be a gathering of veterans on parade in normandy. and if he's not prepared to go to the international commemoration with the heads of so many different countries overlooking a beach in which our american allies lost thousands of men, that says a lot about him. he is completely disconnected from the centre of this country, and he's proved to me that he basically is not a patriotic leader of the conservative party. >> right. well, nigel farage had his say there. he certainly thinks it was the wrong decision in suggesting that rishi sunak isn't showing that he's

patriotic. >> are we absolutely fascinating tonight on the bbc, the first tv debate in which nigel farage features seven party figures, senior party figures angela raynen senior party figures angela rayner, penny mordaunt, many memorable people . it will be memorable people. it will be a clear point of contention and no doubt nigel farage will hammer that home. >> yes, i don't suppose penny mordaunt, who is, who's representing the conservatives, will have an easy time of it. but joining us now is retired army officer, major general tim cross, tim, your reaction. do you accept the prime minister's apology? >> well, i think we all we ought to be prepared to accept anybody's apology. we do live in anybody's apology. we do live in a world and a society. >> and i have to say, particularly a media that doesn't seem to like the word forgiveness much. but anyway, he's made an apology, and i think we should be, you know, we should be prepared to accept it. was it a mistake ? clearly it was was it a mistake? clearly it was a mistake. great privilege of running the parade at arromanches for the 50th anniversary of d—day, when we had literally ten, 11,000 veterans on parade and members

of the royal family were there in great numbers . all of our in great numbers. all of our major politicians involved in that and everybody gave up 2 or 3 days full time to focus on those commemorations. so abandoning normandy to do a media interview, i do think is a sad reflection. the trouble is, politicians today are surrounded by these spads, young people mostly , who've got no sense of mostly, who've got no sense of some of the things we're talking about, and somebody will have advised him to do this interview. leadership is all about listening to advice. margaret thatcher famously said advisers advise, deciders decide and he should have had the wisdom to say, actually, thanks very much , but no thanks, and very much, but no thanks, and i'm afraid that he has, you know, he has made a big mistake, but he has apologised. and i think we should be prepared to accept that. >> although an apology obviously is after an event, and this is an election where we're looking at judgement , but where we're at judgement, but where we're looking at advice, where we're looking at advice, where we're looking at advice, where we're looking at the ability of someone to not only make those big calls, but also

fundamentally to understand the country they're seeking to govern. now, as someone who has served this country as someone, who knows better than most, tim, what what it is actually to put yourself on the line for this country . vie do you think rishi country. vie do you think rishi sunak gets it ? sunak gets it? >> well, i'm not convinced he's ever had much of an interest in defence. it has to be said. you mentioned penny mordaunt. penny is a naval reservist and was a contender actually to become secretary of state for defence. so, you know, she and others within the party definitely do have a feel for defence and i think the last defence secretary was was very good. but i think the prime minister has never really had for me anyway. he's never had a sense that defence is important or indeed the sort of broader global strategic issues of that important, sorry, am i? >> oh, tim, we're going to have to we're going to have to leave it there actually, because we're coming to the end of the hour.

but it's been fantastic to speak to you. tim cross, retired army office officer, major general, really good to speak to you. i think it's absolutely fair enough to question his judgement over this, but i think accusing him of disdain for veterans, i think perhaps that goes a little far . far. >> yeah, i find it difficult. i find it difficult because i just can't understand the mindset of someone who wouldn't want to be there , who wouldn't want to drop there, who wouldn't want to drop things, to be there, even if it's inconvenient . yeah, yeah. it's inconvenient. yeah, yeah. >> well, coming up, we're going to be joined by the shadow paymaster general as a labour. labour seek to finalise their manifesto, including plans to officially recognise a palestinian state. stay with . us. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello again. here's your latest gb news weather update

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gb news. >> good afternoon. britain. it's 1:00 on friday, the 7th of june. i'm emily carver, and i'm tom harwood . rishi. shame. reform uk harwood. rishi. shame. reform uk leader nigel farage has called the prime minister unpatriotic and disconnected this following his earlier departure from d—day commemorations. >> yesterday, the labour party will meet with unions to agree their final manifesto this afternoon, and it's set to include a controversial policy on palestinian statehood and the search for beloved tv doctor. >> doctor michael mosley enters its third day. police are scouring the greek island of simeon, 40 degree heat. mosley's family lost contact with the father of four on wednesday afternoon after he went for a walk without his phone .

walk without his phone. >> an enormous amount to get through today. we want your views, but particularly on the d—day commemorations yesterday and on labour's potential manifesto gbnews.com/yoursay. >> but first, the headlines . >> but first, the headlines. >> but first, the headlines. >> emily. thank you. the top stories this hour. the prime minister has apologised for leaving a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of d—day so that he could carry out an interview on television. rishi sunak said it was a mistake not to stay in france longer after he missed the major gathering attended by world leaders, including us president joe biden, foreign secretary lord cameron was present in. the prime minister had attended two previous memorial events. downing street is denying reports that he had considered missing the d—day commemorations altogether . the prime missing the d—day commemorations altogether. the prime minister insists he's stuck to the itinerary that had been laid out ahead of the event .

ahead of the event. >> reflection. that was a mistake and i apologise . i think mistake and i apologise. i think it's important, though, given the enormity of the sacrifice made, that we don't politicise this. the focus should rightly be on the veterans who gave so much. i had the honour and privilege of speaking to many of them and their families, hearing their stories, expressing my gratitude personally to them. but i'm someone who will always admit when i've made a mistake. that's what you'll always get from me. >> rishi sunak has denied lying over claims that a labour government would raise taxes by £2,000 per household. the prime minister said during a televised debate that the figure had been checked by independent treasury officials. but the treasury's permanent secretary suggested the figure isn't a full representation of its estimates. both the conservatives and labour have pledged not to increase income tax, national insurance or vat . scotland's insurance or vat. scotland's first minister is warning that the impact of the general election could be deeply damaging to household budgets.

john swinney accused both the tories and labour of concealing the extent of likely spending cuts in the aftermath of july's election. in a campaign speech this morning in glasgow, he insisted the major parties are engagedin insisted the major parties are engaged in a conspiracy of silence about the impact of their tax and spending choices. it comes days after the institute for fiscal studies think tank said both parties are avoiding the reality that their political promises will require sharp spending cuts. parents earning six figure salaries could be able to keep some or all of their child benefit payments under proposals put forward by the conservatives they say that a re—elected conservative government would increase the income threshold, which sees some people start losing child benefits if they earn more than £60,000 a year. the government says it would raise that figure to £120,000. labouris raise that figure to £120,000. labour is pledging to introduce a series of new schemes aimed at boosting the availability of mortgages for first time buyers. among the plans would be an

expansion of the mortgage guarantee, meaning that if a bank repossesses a first time buyers house, the government would compensate some of its losses. the conservative party has also unveiled its own measures, including a pledge not to raise stamp duty. >> this is a game changer if you're a young couple and you want to have the security of a roof, your own roof over your head, this is a game changer because many of those people, let's say a young couple, both on a reasonable wage, will be paying on a reasonable wage, will be paying a fortune in rent. and because of that, they can't afford to save for a deposit. and if you don't have a parent who can help you out, that means you're never going to get on the housing ladder. >> the search for british broadcaster michael mosley has resumed after he went missing whilst on holiday on the greek island of symi. known for his many tv appearances and the podcast just one thing. the 67 year old presenter was last seen on wednesday . he'd set off on a on wednesday. he'd set off on a walk to the centre of the island. local police paused the

operation late last night, but continued this morning with reinforcements. police and firefighters have since used drones to scan the island, which is about 25 miles north of rhodes. is about 25 miles north of rhodes . as you've been hearing rhodes. as you've been hearing today, bride olivia henson has arrived at her wedding at chester cathedral , where the chester cathedral, where the prince of wales is to attend as an usher for groom. the duke of westminster, billionaire aristocrat hugh grosvenor will marry miss henson today. the prince arrived at the cathedral earlier this morning, but his brother , the duke of sussex, is brother, the duke of sussex, is not expected to be there after it was mutually agreed he would not attend . and for rare tiger not attend. and for rare tiger cubs born at longleat are doing well and keepers say their unique personalities are starting to develop. a four week old cub, sir. amur tigers, which is one of the world's most endangered species in the world, with only around 450 remaining in the wild . they were born to

in the wild. they were born to mother yana and father red, both nine years old, at longleat safari park last month . amur safari park last month. amur tigers almost went extinct in the 1940s due to hunting and logging, with numbers at one stage dropping to just 30. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. carmela now back to tom and . emily. and. emily. >> right. well, there is prince william at the wedding of olivia henson and the duke of westminster. this is outside the chester cathedral . this is one chester cathedral. this is one of the biggest weddings of the yeah of the biggest weddings of the year. high society . year. high society. >> the wedding of the year, the season as it is sometimes known. this is my goodness . all the this is my goodness. all the best. all the great and the good are outside this cathedral today

in chester and chester. of course , even though it's the course, even though it's the duchy of westminster here, you can date it all back . you can can date it all back. you can date all of the grosvenors back to chester itself. in 1602, when the high sheriff of cheshire was, there and began that line. he became the mp for cheshire in 1621, and in 1622 was granted the first baronet, of, of grosvenor , which then over time grosvenor, which then over time evolved into , the duchy of evolved into, the duchy of westminster. >> well, the ladies are having to hold on to their hats today. it's rather a gusty, gusty, day for a wedding. we saw the bride a little earlier with her beautiful veil cascading in the wind. there's prince william of wales going off, doing his, duties, getting huge cheers from the crowd. >> it must be said he's popular there in chester , and he's

there in chester, and he's waving back to the crowd to . but waving back to the crowd to. but it does look like they're all piling into the back of a rather nondescript minivan. it must be said that the transport laid on for his majesty the king is rather more ornate than , this, rather more ornate than, this, this this this sort of black and shiny minivan. very odd to see royals all pile into the back of the sort of minivan that, that perhaps us mere mortals might pile. >> doesn't look very royal, does it? but the future monarch, if youiane it? but the future monarch, if you invite the future monarch to your to your wedding, there's going to be a crowd, isn't there? >> there certainly will be. >> there certainly will be. >> there's going to be a very big crowd, an enthusiastic crowd waving flags. >> a lot of photographers there, too. but there we have it. the prince of wales has now left chester cathedral for what has been a pretty spectacular wedding, by all accounts, and the sun has come out. >> i wonder what the reception will entail. i'm sure copious amounts of champagne , but a lot amounts of champagne, but a lot of hobnobbing as well. >> because so many of these big high society events. it's not just you're not just there to

have fun, you're there to sort of it's almost it's almost another kind of work. to some extent. people will feel like they're on duty there. >> on display networking event. yes. you can't behave too badly. i imagine you don't want to be the, the roaring drunk in the corner. do you know one of these types of events? but yes, the bridesmaids were there as well. lots of lovely outfits as you might expect. >> although you had something to say about the shoes. >> the shoes? yes sir. the bride was wearing blue shoes. now, obviously , wearing something obviously, wearing something blue is a tradition, but you don't normally see it in the shoe form? no. so there you go. some blue, high heels. >> not interesting. what is your something? blue or are you? >> that would be telling. >> that would be telling. >> that would be telling. >> that would be telling, wouldn't it? and i don't actually know. yes. oh okay. but there you go. thank you for adding that to my list of things to think about. anyway the labour party, they're pledging to recognise the palestinian state if they get the keys to number 10. yes >> ahead of finalising the party's manifesto, the opposition leader, sir keir starmer , says it's very starmer, says it's very important we have a viable

palestinian state alongside a safe and secure israel. but the question that many people will be asking is, is now the time to say that there should be a palestinian state? and in some ways, would that be rewarding the horrors that we saw on october the 7th? yes. >> is it jumping the gun a bit, tom? >> well , joining us now is the >> well, joining us now is the shadow paymaster general, jonathan ashworth . and jonathan, jonathan ashworth. and jonathan, i want to start with that question. is it not galling at this moment in time, in the midst of an active war, to start talking about rewarding hamas terrorists ? terrorists? >> well, first of all, our manifesto is not published, and you'll have to wait for the final wording of the manifesto , final wording of the manifesto, of course, and you wouldn't expect me to comment on newspaper speculation about the contents of a document which has not been published. >> so let me make a broader point . the war that we've seen point. the war that we've seen in gaza is horrific. we need those hostages freed. absolutely. as soon as possible.

straight away. now we need an immediate and lasting ceasefire to bring this horrific war to an end. we need the humanitarian assistance to get into gaza. but ultimately we do need to work towards peace. and that involves a viable, independent palestinian state alongside a secure israel and the right to statehood is the inalienable rights of the palestinians . it rights of the palestinians. it is not a gift of a neighbour. it is not a gift of a neighbour. it is the right of the palestinian people. and that's actually a position that keir starmer has outlined some months ago. it's a position that i've spoken about for some years. indeed, i've voted in parliament to recognise the palestinian state and in fact, the only motion that passed parliament calling for a ceasefire, the motion that passed parliament in february made clear our support for a viable independent palestinian state, alongside a secure israel, as part of a two state

solution. >> of course, i think any right thinking person is the almost, i think, the settled will of most parties that eventually , of parties that eventually, of course, we'd like to see a two state solution. the question is one of timing. the question is one of timing. the question is one of timing. the question is one of appropriateness in the midst of what is an awful war, might this not be seen as encouraging? some of the terrorist action that we've seen?i terrorist action that we've seen? i want to ask you a specific question, because i don't want to talk about a policy that has not yet been published. we're expecting your manifesto next thursday. what did you make of the decision of the taoiseach of ireland to unilateral , early recognise unilateral, early recognise palestine at this moment, unilateral, early recognise palestine at this moment , that . palestine at this moment, that. >> well, these are matters for individual countries around the world and of course other countries have also made similar statements around recognition. but it's a matter for those countries . i'm, but it's a matter for those countries. i'm, i'm hoping, to serve in a labour government in a few weeks time. we have to win

the trust of the british people. and i think, our , our friends in and i think, our, our friends in other countries would look rather askance at us if we were passing comment on policy decisions of other countries . decisions of other countries. thatis decisions of other countries. that is a matter for the irish. in the same way it is a matter for other countries who have made their position clear. >> okay, jonathan, we've seen your announcement today about a new freedom to buy scheme, wondering how it's different from the government's help to buy scheme . buy scheme. >> well, of course, the government's scheme is coming to an end. and we think it's important that that support is there , particularly for young there, particularly for young people for whom too often the dream of home ownership they have been locked out of. and when we face a generation of renters, people perhaps renting well into their 50s or even 60s because of the way in which things have developed, of course the other things we want to do is be is planning reform . we is be is planning reform. we want to be building houses. we've seen planning reform too often blocked in too parliament,

often blocked in too parliament, often the those who say even if they don't appreciate the label, perhaps adhere to the behaviour of those who say, not in my backyard, win the debate. we've got a bill. >> so essentially this this scheme is a this scheme is a continuation of what is currently in place, because quite a few people are getting in touch today worrying that the taxpayer may be liable for some rather risky mortgages. so mortgages with just a 5% deposit, what happens if those people who've taken out those mortgages can no longer pay their their mortgage payments? what happens then? >> well, well, we think this is an important scheme and i wouldn't characterise it in those terms. i think the key thing here is saying to young people that you that the dream of home ownership need not be crushed , that we, we want you to crushed, that we, we want you to get on the housing ladder. i want to see more people own their homes in this country. actually, labour is now the party of home ownership in this

country , and i don't believe country, and i don't believe that the worries that your viewers perhaps have expressed to you in those terms will be, will turn out to be. i think they'll be unfounded in the end. i think it is important that we help young people on the housing ladden help young people on the housing ladder. it's good for those young people. it's good for the economy as well if people own their own homes. and of course, we think it is one of the reforms, one of the microeconomic reforms which we think can also contribute to getting growth motoring in this country . country. >> jonathan, you talk about these this policy alongside your planning reform, as if there are two policies that go together . two policies that go together. and i think a lot of economists would say planning reform is desperately needed. and it's so encouraging to hear your party leader talking about himself as a yimby a yes, in my backyard sort of person. a lot of economists would say that is for good growth, but if you're going to build lots of houses, make it easier for lots of houses to be built, and that might well, with a big supply boost, bring down the price of houses . if at the the price of houses. if at the same time you have subsidised

lots of people with risky 5% mortgages and the value of the asset that they have bought with just 5% deposits then drops . just 5% deposits then drops. those people are in negative eqtu those people are in negative equity due to your other half of this policy, and the taxpayer is on the hook . on the hook. >> well i'm not i don't think it'll actually work out that way. although i am i, i know you are a real expert on this. i i don't say that with any sense of, you know , sarcasm. not at of, you know, sarcasm. not at all. i know you're an expert on this because i know you tweet about this quite a lot. this is one of your, policy, you know, things that you're really into. so i know when you talk on these things, you do have a you do speak with some authority, tom, but i don't think it'll that will be the consequence of this policy . i think getting people policy. i think getting people on the housing ladder, building more houses will be good for this country. it will be good for the economy. our lack of house building in this country is one of the reasons why. i mean, it's basic economics, though, isn't it? >> it's basic economics. if you stoke demand without the supply there, there's going to be

problems, aren't there ? problems, aren't there? >> well, at the moment, of course , you've got people who course, you've got people who cannot get on the housing ladder at all. and that is a problem. and that contributes to our economic , the economic doldrums economic, the economic doldrums the country has been in for the last, 14 years or so. so i don't think that it will be, i don't accept , rather, it would be accept, rather, it would be inflationary in the way in which you are suggesting. >> now, of course, planning isn't just about housing. it's also about all sorts of other things. it's about energy, infrastructure . it's even about infrastructure. it's even about new film studios. and i don't know i don't know if you've seen this one in buckinghamshire , this one in buckinghamshire, the, the conservative candidate for one of the constituencies there has been cheering the fact that, that a film studio has been blocked by the local council . james cameron was council. james cameron was saying this film studio should be built. it was in a disused quarry. what labour might describe got him started. jonathan what i'm asking is, would a would the labour party make it? is this going? would the labour party make it easier

for this film studio that has been blocked by the local council to actually get built, because this is all about getting back to growth ? i i'm getting back to growth? i i'm not aware of this. >> particular story. i thought you were perhaps going to go to a package so i could get some more information on it. so i have my glasses ready to watch it. so. what what is it? is it the modern incarnation of pinewood studios? >> yeah, it's a new. it's a big, new super studio that was going to be constructed. sorry. you haven't seen the story. i kind of rather sprung this on you, but basically, will you make it easier for, studios to be built even if local councils object ? even if local councils object? >> i think we need the new, the next generation of those great carry on films that were made at pinewood . so yes, i would love pinewood. so yes, i would love to see a new film studio. no doubt you're going to spring on me now that there is some local labour politician who opposed it . no doubt. probably. presumably that's. where is that where this is going ? is going? >> we're not playing games here, jonathan ashworth. i'm just i'm

just a curious journalist. after after some positive pro growth reform. just a hobby horse of mine, nothing more than that. jonathan ashworth. that's all we have time for. but thank you so much for joining have time for. but thank you so much forjoining us and talking much for joining us and talking through that. really appreciate it. there we go. >> yes, jonathan thought we were going to a little a little package on that. >> no we wouldn't we wouldn't bnng >> no we wouldn't we wouldn't bring anything. no we jonathan ashworth he's a very good sport. we appreciate him coming on. we wouldn't want to stitch him up. >> yes. well, throughout the election campaign we're going to be hearing from the people that matter. that's you. people across the country. of course, issues such as nhs waiting lists , immigration, cost of living, crime, policing, our reporters have been to meet voters from across the four nations, and we'll be hearing for them before polling day . polling day. >> well, today, for the first time, we meet matthew from oldham. >> hi. matthew whaley, i'm 46 years old and i live in oldham, greater manchester. so one of the main issues to me is immigration. ian, i think the,

the illegal boat crossings are need to be dealt with quite urgently. it'sjust need to be dealt with quite urgently. it's just unbelievable the amount of people that they're letting in the country. i don't think the tories know what they're doing. to be fair, i don't think they've got an answer. the rwanda plan, they seem to be putting on hold until after the election. i don't know whether they're using that as a bit of a, a bribe for, for the electorate. so in the past, i have voted for labour and i have voted for tory. so i'm probably what you consider a floating voter at this stage in the game . voter at this stage in the game. i don't feel i can trust labour. i don't feel i can trust labour. i don't feel i can trust labour. i don't know who keir starmer is and what he stands for. to be fair, and the tories have just let their voters down. richard tice and the reform party is saying things that i like, so my vote would probably go for them. i've got quite a young family, two young daughters, and my and my wife, obviously. and, i do worry about their future growing up in this country, especially with mass migration and the pressure on our services, it's

basically a numbers game and our services are failing nhs, schooling, housing, that kind of thing. so i'm wondering what this country will look like in the next ten, 20, 30 years time if nothing is done about it. >> well, gb news also spoke to 56 year old richard abrahams from leeds. i'm richard abrahams, 56 years old and i'm from leeds. >> the issues that are important to me are business confidence. we have been in the window and door industry for over 50 years andifs door industry for over 50 years and it's important to know that customers have the confidence to buy with confidence and do not worry that there is something potentially around the corner .

potentially around the corner. elmhurst. good morning. can i help you? the phones aren't ringing as they used to be. we need to restore confidence and have a government that will invest in sme businesses like ours. from a personal perspective of national health service specific mental health services are very, very important. men in particular are not getting the levels of service they need . i've service they need. i've previously voted conservative, but now i'm changing to labour. to me, it's time for a change and i believe that labour can do something to benefit not just me and the family business, but the economy overall. we have children of the ages of 23 and 24. we have done everything we can and sacrificed a few things to put them through the appropriate education, and we want them to be living in a world where they can earn good money and have a great living, and to be in an economy and a world that is safe . world that is safe. >> well, there you go to a

different voting intentions. there >> absolutely. but coming up, there's been some commotion at there's been some commotion at the wedding of the duke of westminster, targeted by political activists, will be live on the scene and show you precisely what has happened after this

good afternoon. britain. it's 1:26. now the search continues for the tv doctor, michael mosley. after he went missing on the greek island of symi. the local police department have confirmed. >> yes, police and firefighters have been using drones to try to locate the 67 year old, who is reported to have vanished after going for a coastal hike on wednesday. >> well, let's get the very latest from gb news reporter charlie peters. charlie this is now the third day of exploration

i >> -- >> that's lam >> that's right. tom. >> that's right. tom. >> and the question many of the authorities are asking today is, how could this man have just vanished into thin air? and we also have a better understanding of the timeline that has led to this search and rescue operation. now, doctor moseley arrived on the island on tuesday evening with his wife visiting friends who were staying on the island of symi , which is very island of symi, which is very close to the turkish mainland , close to the turkish mainland, but it is a greek island now. on wednesday morning, it's understood they walked down to peedie town, which is nearby from the town centre. they're staying in on symi. they took a boat taxi to the secluded beach of saint nicholas, and that was at about 1030 in the morning. at 130 on wednesday. it's understood that doctor moseley went for a swim and then decided to walk about 2.2 miles from the beach back to their accommodation in symi. now this path should only take about 25 minutes of walking to get up it. it's been described as rocky and

it's craggy in some places, but locals on the island have said that 70 year olds do this walk several times a day. it's not particularly difficult to achieve, however. there were baking hot temperatures on the day, leading to some concern that doctor moseley could have become disoriented during that walk. he hasn't been sighted since he left the beach. there was an unverified sighting in pd in the town, but that's not been verified by the police. so after that walk took place at 3:00 pm, he wasn't seen back at the villa at seven on the wednesday in the evening. it's understood that his wife then raised the alarm with the authorities, who filed a missing persons report yesterday at 1030 in the morning with athens. then they scrambled into action. at midday, a search and rescue operation was launched. we understand now some 25 people are on it, including a sniffer dog and the coastguard. some 50 hours after he first went missing. >> well, thank you very much for that, charlie peters. let's get

the thoughts now of former police officer and managing director of the public safety foundation, oliver lawrence. oliver what does a mission like this entail ? this entail? >> well, first and foremost, you know, thoughts are with doctor moseley's wife and family. he'll be clearly very worried at the moment. you know, when any search and rescue operation, it's really important to understand the individual concerned in any sort of aggravating circumstances around health and well—being . but as we health and well—being. but as we all know, doctor doctor moseley is the epitome of a healthy and positive individual. so there is sort of an alarming situation here, as we've said, of an individual who's fit and healthy, tackling a path which is relatively easy to navigate. so local authorities will obviously be using all the resources they can in the forms of drones, helicopters and search dogs to try and identify where he may have gone. obviously, there's a last known sighting on that 1:30 pm. on the on the wednesday day, but obviously this will be a ground search. obviously with support of aviation resources, to try and see if we can pinpoint where he may have gone and where he

may be. and obviously, we pray that he's health. he's he's healthy and he's still around. but obviously, as time goes on, people will get more and more worried for his welfare. >> and what's the most likely outcome when it comes to missing persons ? i guess it's difficult persons? i guess it's difficult for you to say, but on an island which is quite small really, it's quite extraordinary that he's managed to vanish in such a way. i guess the fear is that he's come to harm, what are the other what else could have happened to him ? happened to him? >> i think investigators and search and rescue teams will be developing a number of hypotheses, but i think at the moment what they'll be looking at is it's a mountainous terrain, there is the high likelihood that he may have fallen and could be severely injured and obviously not able to contact anyone because he didn't have his mobile telephone with him. obviously, those pieces of equipment are obviously vital in these types of modern age searches, where we can look at that data to try and pinpoint people, but when phones aren't on people, it becomes equally difficult. there's been no indication at all of foul play, and i don't think investigators will be going down that line at this stage. but as you say, it's a very isolated

location. these are very peculiar circumstances for him to go missing under. peculiar circumstances for him to go missing under . and the to go missing under. and the fact that he is a fit and healthy person, he has a public profile. the greek authorities will understand that there will be a lot of eyes watching over their investigation. >> absolutely huge mystery. and my goodness me, the poor family as well. i suppose that there will be huge contact between that family and the police to ensure their well—being. through all of this . all of this. >> yeah, whenever a british citizen, is obviously runs into trouble overseas consular assistance is provided by the foreign office. they'll be working very closely with the greek authorities to communicate issues and developments as they come about. i don't believe there's any sort of indication that uk authorities, our policing services, have been engaged. policing services, have been engaged . the greeks seem to be engaged. the greeks seem to be well resourced. they've brought in additional resources from athens. so i think at the moment it'll be a close communication line between the foreign office and the family to support them through what is an incredibly difficult and upsetting period for them . for them. >> well, thank you very much indeed. oliver laurence. great to speak to you, managing director of the public safety

foundation in, well, hopefully the police over there will be able to find him, but, yes, a bit of a mystery as it stands. yes. your updated. >> stay with us here. of course. coming up, we're going to be live back at that royal wedding. and as we said a little bit earlier, it's been targeted by just stop oil. although it looks like their attack might have been a bit of a flop. that to come after your headlines. >> tom thank you. the top stories this hour. the prime minister has apologised for leaving a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of d—day so that he could carry out an interview on television. rishi sunak said it was a mistake not to stay in france longer after he missed the major gathering attended by world leaders, including us president joe biden, foreign secretary lord cameron was present and the prime minister had attended two previous memorial events. downing street is denying

reports that he had considered missing the d—day commemorations altogether . the prime missing the d—day commemorations altogether. the prime minister insists he stuck to the itinerary that had been laid out ahead of the event . ahead of the event. >> reflection. that was a mistake and i apologise . i think mistake and i apologise. i think it's important, though, given the enormity of the sacrifice made, that we don't politicise this. the focus should rightly be on the veterans who gave so much. i had the honour and privilege of speaking to many of them and their families, hearing their stories, expressing my gratitude personally to them. but i'm someone who will always admit when i've made a mistake. that's what you'll always get from me . from me. >> meanwhile, rishi sunak has denied lying over claims that a labour government would raise taxes by £2,000 per household. the prime minister said during a televised debate that the figure had been checked by independent treasury officials. but the treasury's permanent secretary has suggested the figure isn't a full representation of its estimates. labour is pledging to

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>> now it's 138 >> now it's138 and just as we were saying, have targeted the society wedding of the year with the duke of westminster tying the duke of westminster tying the knot at. >> well, has his day been ruined by the organisation? let's get the very latest from the ground from chester gb news, royal correspondent , from chester gb news, royal correspondent, cameron walker. cameron. what on earth happened ? cameron. what on earth happened? >> i mean, it was a slight chaos here. it's in disbelief. hear us in the media pen and indeed the crowd. so what happened was, as the duke and duchess of westminster, the new duchess of wessex , the cathedral behind me, wessex, the cathedral behind me, there was a lovely moment where

crowds were cheering. they did a kind of royal balcony style kiss outside the west door. here and then as they walked towards their car and prince william emerged from the chester cathedral alongside the other ushers , two women had two fire ushers, two women had two fire extinguishers which fired orange smoke from the crowd over to my left. now other members of the crowd, well—wishers around them, started booing them. a swarm of police quickly apprehended them, grabbed the fire extinguishers off them and then two female members of the crowd, who were the ones who fired the fire extinguishers, were pulled over the barriers and subsequently two women have now been arrested by cheshire police. here. i have now had it confirmed that they are two just stop oil protesters . we don't have a full statement from just stop oil yet , but it from just stop oil yet, but it is slightly ironic because both the duke and duchess of westminster are heavily involved

in sustainability. they have both worked for sustainable companies and their and the duke of westminster in particular. his foundation here in cheshire does support some sustainable initiatives here in the northwest of england, but they appeared to not be bothered by this particular process. as i said, they got their balcony moment , as it said, they got their balcony moment, as it were, said, they got their balcony moment , as it were, outside the moment, as it were, outside the door they got into. it was as they were getting into the cars, actually, that the protests started . so i think they're started. so i think they're going to forget about this particular small little hitch, because the rest of the day so far it appears, has gone pretty well for them. >> oh, good. so not too much distress then from the newlyweds. not too much distress . but this is a new tactic from just stop oil, isn't it? . but this is a new tactic from just stop oil, isn't it ? they just stop oil, isn't it? they like to crash weddings. they crashed george osborne's wedding, although they did actually achieve their goal there of throwing orange confetti. wasn't it all over the bride and groom in that case, i guessin bride and groom in that case, i guess in a high society wedding like this one is ripe for the

pickings for a group like, just stop oil . stop oil. >> well, yeah. high society wedding, i suppose . on the one wedding, i suppose. on the one hand, of course, they're going to get the oxygen of publicity, aren't they? because there's so many cameras here. and obviously it's a very high profile wedding with the future king as an usher who witnessed this whole protest himself, by the way, but on the other hand, of course, it is. you know, the duke and duchess of westminster's big day. and they and i think perhaps the crowd certainly were very upset that those two protesters decided to attempt to ruin it for them. and i don't think the crowd was certainly not on those two protesters side, but it was very much a minority. everybody else here was very supportive of the happy couple and indeed the prince william as well. >> well, cameron , thank you so >> well, cameron, thank you so much for your description of the robust policing that took place at this event. hurling the women over the barrier. i'm sure the crowd wouldn't have been all too upsetif crowd wouldn't have been all too upset if they got a little bit biffed along the way, but cameron walker there, thank you very much for bringing us that

live from winchester. >> just imagine if they managed to, get the dress . what to, get the dress. what a disaster that would be. yes. well, this magnificent dress that probably was custom made for her from some fabulous designer from italy or something like this. i should probably look that up. it's a beautiful dress. actually, it is a little bit reminiscent of, meghan markle's dress with that sort of, kind of open shoulder kind of, kind of open shoulder kind of look. >> but as cameron was saying, this couple has invested so much money in sustainability and green energy, it's like targeting greta thunberg. what are they going to do next? it not quite. they're gonna they're gonna fire a fire extinguisher at caroline lucas. i mean, what's gonna green stop. oh, just stop anyway, shall we move up? over the border to scotland? because the first minister of scotland is hitting out at rishi sunak. >> surprises. he's accusing the prime minister of making baseless and inappropriate attacks towards labour. it's

after rishi sunak said a keir starmer government would raise taxes by £2,000 per working household . household. >> well, joining us now is our scotland reporter tony maguire, and tony, what's john swinney been saying . been saying. >> good afternoon . well john >> good afternoon. well john swinney, he by his own admission, has taken a couple of days off the election trail so that he could attend events down in portsmouth and in normandy and, you know, his attitude this morning back at an event in springburn was that, you know, his cup runneth over of tory attacks. certainly the big one on top of everyone's mind today was rishi sunak leaving early, to which he said that, you know, that really tells you all you need to know about rishi sunak's judgement. but he also did point out, of course, that, you know, i heard you mention it earlier on that key photo opportunity with beau biden and zelenskyy and then some photos doing the rounds this morning of david cameron . and i think some people

cameron. and i think some people could argue, almost looks like he's been photoshopped in. but then of course, he moved on. he did say that even though he was, you know, observing events down in portsmouth, he did have time to watch the debate on tuesday night. and he had some very choice words to say about the conservative tactics about that infamous by this point, conservative tactics about that infamous by this point , £2,000 infamous by this point, £2,000 tax hike. let's listen . it's tax hike. let's listen. it's very clear that the attack that rishi sunak made on keir starmer, on the question of a £2,000 tax increase was baseless i >> -- >> it was not an argument that merited serious consideration or serious argument. it was fundamentally flawed . it was fundamentally flawed. it was a deceptive argument . i make this deceptive argument. i make this point to make a deadly serious argument that this election has got to be conducted on substance . yes, it has got to be conducted on the reality of the

choices that we face and the reality of the situation that is in front of us. so that's what i want to do today. i want to make it abundantly clear that i think the attack that was levelled by rishi sunak was completely and utterly inappropriate in that debate. and at risks devaluing the debate that we are having. the debate that is made possible because we live in a democratic society where we can exercise choice . choice. >> now, it wasn't all politics. there was some interesting questions about taylor swift's eras tour visiting scotland, of which john swinney was very keen to point out that, locked in his own part of scotland has been renamed for as loch tay tay, for just that, he says he's got an immeasurable bond with the swifties . now. take from that swifties. now. take from that what you will. >> goodness me. perhaps some cross—party agreement after all, because rishi sunak, apparently

a fan of taylor swift. if we're to believe what we read in the media. >> but, well, the democrats and the republicans were desperately wanting taylor swift to come out in favour of either so that they could use her because she has so many fans. thank you so much, tony mcguire. a little bit of loud noise out there in the traffic, but great to speak to you. tony mcguire, scotland reporter. yes, she has the power to move the ballot. that's so think you know , strategists over think you know, strategists over in the us have to say i thought you were talking about something else when you were saying that they were desperately wanting her to. >> no, no to endorse, to endorse the party. yes no. very party. >> the strength of the swifties could change an election . yeah. could change an election. yeah. >> and it's also causing a bit of a housing crisis in, in in scotland because everyone's booking up all the hotels. yeah, but there we go . coming up. eu but there we go. coming up. eu elections are continuing today. there was voting yesterday. there's voting today. they're going through to the weekend as well for european parliament. well we'll bring you the very latest from brussels because there is a bit of a surprise

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break. >> right. it's 150, break. >> right. it's150, and we're going to turn our attention to the continent. because the elections for the european parliament continue today. voters are going to the polls over the weekend to choose who they want to be, their meps. >> it had been expected for the parliament to shift dramatically rightward following the vote. however, early exit polls from the netherlands show some support for those right wing parties faltering now, despite making big gains, geert wilders freedom party are being narrowly beaten by a labour green alliance. but let's get what precisely is happening from jacob reynolds, the head of policy at the think tank mmk in

brussels. jacob, thanks for joining us. obviously the polls are expecting a bit of an a bit of a right wing shift in the parliament. i suppose this is a game that sets results against expectations, but what's actually going on? >> well, so i mean, on one level, the polls are kind of so far held up in terms of what was expected, because the situation that you've described in the netherlands is that, i mean, they've just had a or just they've just had a orjust formed the government as a result of a national election. so the voters there who are really concerned about immigration, as far as they're concerned, they've broadly got what they wanted . so lots of what they wanted. so lots of them, it seems from the data, have stayed at home, not voted in the european parliamentary elections because they don't really matter to them that much. that i think is unlikely to be repeated in some other countries, especially france, where, for example, there's a huge opportunity to damage the kind of macron consensus with a big vote for le pen's party or for zemmour. so be kind of careful of reading too much into the fact that they were just

pipped the fact that they were just pipped to the post by the by the green left alliance party in the netherlands. >> now ireland is going to be a very interesting one. they've got huge issues when it comes to migration and asylum policy. there was new polling out saying that two thirds of people in ireland want immigration, want harder controls on immigration and asylum . could we see a big and asylum. could we see a big swing towards nationalist parties in ireland? >> yeah. so the irish at the polls at the moment, >> yeah. so the irish at the polls at the moment , the polls at the moment, the difficulty in ireland is that, as so many of the kind of mainstream parties in ireland all support basically the same agenda.so all support basically the same agenda. so voters haven't got particularly great options when it comes to delivering a bit of a kind of populist backlash. but there are lots of independent standard standing in ireland. it's difficult to forecast as a result, but we kind of hope or maybe expect that some of those independents will do well, and that will represent a little bit like the recent referendum results in ireland, a real blow against the establishment policies of endless immigration. >> now, most of these countries use a form of proportional representation. it's what the united kingdom used to use the

d'hondt system when we were members of the european union, but most of these countries now are sort of single constituency countries. this has been a trend over the last 3 or 4 elections, where the whole of france votes as one constituency, the whole of germany votes as one constituency. that gives the chance for smaller parties to make bigger gains. >> yeah, it means that there are lots of opportunities for smaller parties , but i mean, in smaller parties, but i mean, in lots of the countries, i mean, like france, result there. but you're certainly right. there's i think it's fair to say that there is a shift going on in europe at the moment, and i would imagine a lot of it is , is because of lot of it is, is because of migration, because of the ongoing migration crisis, europe, european nations failing to get a grip of, of their

borders, but also because there are quite a lot of left wing parties in power, weren't there. and so people want something different. yes. >> although the majority in the european parliament has been or the plurality has been from the epp, the sort of centre right christian democrat european people's party looks like they will suffer , in, in the line of will suffer, in, in the line of these sort of more right wing parties . i these sort of more right wing parties. i just find it quite funny that these countries are constituencies in and of themselves, subsumed into a larger country. you can now find the constituency of france on on wikipedia, but much more to come in the next hour. stream back to rishi sunak after this . rishi sunak after this. >> 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 ever closer to the weekend, it is going to be a bit showery for some of us, but there will be some bright or sunny spells around the showery

theme is due to an area of low pressure to just the north northeast of us. this is dragging in some air from the northwest, which means it is also feeling a little fresh at times . two there are also feeling a little fresh at times. two there are some various features making their way southeastwards as we go through today, and these will bnng through today, and these will bring the focus for some showery bursts of rain . but nonetheless, bursts of rain. but nonetheless, many of us likely to see a few spots of rain at times, particularly towards the north and west. here the showers are going to be most frequent, however. further east, some clear skies are quite likely and under these temperatures taking a bit of a dip , under these temperatures taking a bit of a dip, it under these temperatures taking a bit of a dip , it is going to a bit of a dip, it is going to be a bit of a fresh start first thing on saturday morning for some of us, if we take a closer look at what we can expect, first thing tomorrow morning then and like i said, across parts of north northwest and scotland in particular, the showers are going to be pretty frequent. some hail, some thunder possible here and continuing as we go through the day. even some sleet or snow, perhaps over the highest peaks of the scottish mountains further east over eastern parts of scotland, north east england, mostly dry. picture here. a few showery outbreaks for northern ireland and then across central southern parts of england and wales. we are going to have a

front pushing its way southwards as we go through the day. it's not bringing a huge amount of rain, but it will bring some showery bursts eventually that is going to clear away with things turning a bit drier and perhaps even a bit sunnier across much of england and wales. as we go through tomorrow afternoon. even some sunny spells developing across parts of northern ireland and scotland, but still quite a few showers here and all the time. these could bring some hail and some thunder. temperatures are looking similar to today. it is going to be a bit blustery at times and feeling a bit fresh for early june . as we go through for early june. as we go through tomorrow evening we are going to see more showery rain across parts of scotland, but drier further south and with more clear skies. again, it could be another chilly, perhaps even fresh start on sunday morning. more showery rain to come as we go through the end of the weekend and into the beginning of next week. bye bye. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on gb news

>> well. good afternoon. britain. it's 2:00 on friday, the 7th of june. >> i'm emily carver, and i'm tom harwood. rishi sunak. >> shame. reform uk leader joe >> shame. reform uk leaderjoe farage has called the prime minister unpatriotic and disconnected this following his early departure from d—day commemorations yesterday . commemorations yesterday. >> the labour party will meet with unions this afternoon to agree their final manifesto, and it's set to include a controversial policy on palestinian statehood and the search for beloved tv doctor. >> doctor mosley . michael mosley >> doctor mosley. michael mosley enters its third day with police scouring the greek island of symi in 40 degree heat. we'll bnng symi in 40 degree heat. we'll bring you the latest and the seventh duke of westminster, otherwise known as once britain's most eligible bachelor, got hitched today , bachelor, got hitched today, prince william made the guest list. >> but an unexpected activist group has targeted the wedding .

group has targeted the wedding. >> well, lots of you have been getting in touch throughout the show about, the prime minister's apology for leaving the d—day commemorations early, for leaving that international event in normandy , it's fair to say in normandy, it's fair to say that this is a big moment for him. you could see from his remarks that he was he was shaken by it . remarks that he was he was shaken by it. he remarks that he was he was shaken by it . he knows he made shaken by it. he knows he made completely the wrong decision. and the question is how? how long will this tarnish his campaign? >> and i suppose the big, big question raised by what he said, we heard his words at the start of this program saying this is him sticking to the itinerary that was agreed weeks ago . so that was agreed weeks ago. so perhaps it's wrong of people to say he he abandoned this for an itv interview. obviously the general election campaign wasn't

on weeks ago, which would mean to say that he agreed to leave early with nothing later in the calendar just because he wanted to be back more early. is that is that better? is that worse? it seems really quite bizarre. >> of course , the opposition are >> of course, the opposition are trying to make as much of this as possible , but it is true also as possible, but it is true also that veterans have come out and said they were disappointed, you know, some of you have been getting in touch calling it a disgrace, others are saying he apologised. let's move on, but keep your views coming in. gbnews.com/yoursay >> i just don't know how anyone would not want to be there. >> yeah , well, it would be an >> yeah, well, it would be an honour and a privilege for any of us. >> it is an honour and privilege. >> yeah, but, we'll get more on this after your headlines with tatiana . tatiana. >> tom. emily, thank you very much . the top stories this hour. much. the top stories this hour. the prime minister has

apologised for leaving a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of d—day so that he could carry out an interview on television. rishi sunak said it was a mistake not to stay in france longer after he missed the major gathering attended by world leaders, including us president joe biden . foreign president joe biden. foreign secretary lord cameron was also present in the prime minister had attended two previous memorial events. downing street is denying reports that he had considered missing the d—day commemorations altogether. the prime minister insists he stuck to the itinerary laid out for him ahead of the event. >> reflection. that was a mistake and i apologise. i think it's important, though, given the enormity of the sacrifice made, that we don't politicise this . the focus should rightly this. the focus should rightly be on the veterans who gave so much . i had the honour and much. i had the honour and privilege of speaking to many of them and their families , hearing them and their families, hearing their stories, expressing my gratitude personally to them. but i'm someone who will always admit when i've made a mistake. that's what you'll always get from me.

>> veterans minister johnny mercer says it was right for the prime minister to apologise , but prime minister to apologise, but that it shouldn't have happened. >> well, i think he's done the right thing to apologise. >> right. it is a mistake , it >> right. it is a mistake, it shouldn't have happened. but i do think , you know, veterans are do think, you know, veterans are not stupid, and it needs to be born in the kind of wider context of how we actually treat veterans in this country. is this a fair reflection of how rishi sunak treats veterans ? you rishi sunak treats veterans? you know, i can categorically say it's not because actually i've spent the hours with him and his wife who have been deeply committed to this over many years. >> undoubtedly , veterans will >> undoubtedly, veterans will feel pretty raw over this, and i don't dispute that. >> and i totally understand. and, you know, personally , it's and, you know, personally, it's a bit crushing. yes, but it is what it is. >> and it's happened and he's apologised and he's made a mistake . mistake. >> and it is not reflective of his wider work on veterans and the support he's given me to completely transform what it feels like to be a veteran in this country today . this country today. >> rishi sunak has denied lying

over claims that a labour government would raise taxes by £2,000 per household. the prime minister said during a televised debate that the figure had been checked by independent treasury officials. but the treasury's permanent secretary has suggested the figure isn't a full representation of its estimates. both the conservatives and labour have pledged not to increase income tax. national insurance or vat. parents earning six figure salaries could be able to keep some or all of their child benefit payments under proposals put forward by the conservative party. they say that a re—elected conservative government would increase the income threshold, which sees some people start losing child benefits if they earn more than £60,000 a year. the government says it would raise that figure to £120,000. labour is pledging to £120,000. labour is pledging to introduce a series of new schemes aimed at boosting the availability of mortgages for first time buyers. among the plans would be an expansion of

the mortgage guarantee, meaning that if a bank repossesses a first time buyers house, the government would compensate some of its losses. the conservative party has also unveiled its own measures, including a pledge not to raise stamp duty. >> this is a game changer if you're a young couple and you want to have the security of a roof, your own roof over your head, this is a game changer because many of those people, let's say a young couple, both on a reasonable wage, will be paying on a reasonable wage, will be paying a fortune in rent. and because of that, they can't afford to save for a deposit. and if you don't have a parent who can help you out, that means you're never going to get on the housing ladder. >> the search for british broadcaster michael mosley has resumed after he went missing whilst on holiday on the greek island of symi. known for his many tv appearances in the podcast just one thing, the 67 year old presenter was last seen on wednesday. he'd set off on a walk to the centre of the island. local police paused the

operation late last night but continued it this morning with reinforcements, police and firefighters have since used drones to scan the island, which is around 25 miles north of rhodes. is around 25 miles north of rhodes . and as you've been rhodes. and as you've been hearing, bride olivia henson has now married the duke of westminster at chester cathedral . she was wed to billionaire aristocrat hugh grosvenor , and aristocrat hugh grosvenor, and they waved happily to the media and the public as they left the cathedral. following the wedding. thousands of people also lined the streets to watch them. the prince of wales was also in attendance as an usher for the groom, and there was a brief unrest when two women were removed from the crowd by police after orange smoke was spewed from a vessel, with one heard shouting just stop oil for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. camilla tominey. now back to tom and . emily.

to tom and. emily. >> well, what a day in politics it is. let's dive straight in with the policing minister, chris philp, because chris, today is a difficult day for the prime minister a lot of people watching will be simply baffled , watching will be simply baffled, baffled and perplexed at the idea that he left those commemorations early . commemorations early. >> well, good afternoon tom. we should keep in mind that the prime minister on wednesday did attend a number of d—day events here in the uk in portsmouth meeting and honouring veterans here. then he travelled , i here. then he travelled, i think, yesterday, thursday, to france, to normandy , where he france, to normandy, where he again met a number of british veterans and attended the british ceremony at the memorial that the government has funded over there again, meeting british veterans. now, he didn't attend the last event, the one that was hosted by president

macron of france. and this morning the prime minister acknowledged that that was a mistake. and he has fulsomely apologised. now, it's not often in politics these days you see, senior politicians apologising so quickly and so unreservedly. but we saw it here. he realised it was a mistake and that's why he apologised so quickly. but we should. as johnny mercer said in that clip, you played a few minutes ago, keep in mind that this is a government and this is a prime minister who have done more than any other to support veterans supporting the armed forces covenant. there were some announcements earlier this week about the extra things we're going to do to help veterans. and of course, we're supporting the armed forces, pledging to spend 2.5% of gdp on our armed forces. a pledge that labour has not matched. so this is a government and a prime minister committed to veterans and to the armed forces . armed forces. >> how do you suppose the prime minister came to this decision? he's, acknowledged that it was the wrong one. but how was such a decision made? and what does

it say about his judgement ? it say about his judgement? >> well, i don't know about the sort of mechanics of, how the decision was taken or who discussed what or, you know, all those kind of details i've got. no, i'm afraid visibility, on that. no, i'm afraid visibility, on that . but clearly the prime that. but clearly the prime minister has acknowledged that not attending that last event, the one hosted by president macron of france, was a mistake and he's apologised, but i'm in no doubt. and johnny mercer is in no doubt. no one watching should be in any doubt that this prime minister, rishi sunak , prime minister, rishi sunak, supports veterans and supports our armed services , which is why our armed services, which is why we're going to hit that 2.5% of gdp. it's why we spend more on our military than any other european nato power. we're the only european country with two aircraft carriers. we're one of only two european, european, nato countries alongside france. to have a nuclear deterrent. we're investing in in new kit. this is a government and a prime minister that supports the armed services and supports veterans

as well, which then leads to the question of why was this arrived at? >> and i note that you do say that this was an event hosted by the french president , that this was an event hosted by the french president, emmanuel macron. this was an international event. the prime minister went to the british events. was it the prime minister's calculation that this was a foreign event, that it was not so much to do with us that that perhaps the voters that are trying to appeal to might only be interested in the british events only and not the international alliance that really d—day represented . really d—day represented. >> well, no, i don't think that was the thought process . i'd be was the thought process. i'd be very surprised if that was the thought process, but clearly , thought process, but clearly, you know, d—day symbolises the best of the western alliance countries like minded free democratic countries coming together to liberate europe from tyranny and of course, what happened those years ago, 80 years ago, on d—day, of course, is relevant today because once again, we see the dark shadow of

tyranny falling across the european continent with what vladimir putin is doing in ukraine. so there is modern day relevance , and we see other relevance, and we see other hostile states like china and iran and, and, and the lessons of d—day that the, the free world must work together and if necessary, make sacrifices to defend our freedom is a lesson thatis defend our freedom is a lesson that is as important today as it was 80 years ago. as we look to ukraine and china and iran and other hostile countries. >> absolutely. it is. i guess, what's difficult now for the election campaign is that one of your big pledges is to bring in national service, the attack line is almost right themselves. now, if you know, you're proposing all young people go on national service and then the prime minister didn't stick around for that service, for that duty, for something that meant so much to veterans and the country as a whole . the country as a whole. >> well, look, i say he attended a lot of d—day events both on

the wednesday and the uk and the thursday in france, and he's apologised for not being at the one hosted by president macron, but in terms of service, i think i mean, one thing, i don't think anyone would say about rishi sunakis anyone would say about rishi sunak is that he's not dedicated to public service . i mean, he to public service. i mean, he works and i've seen it. he works night and day. he works incredibly hard on behalf of the country, he's into the detail, he is someone. i mean, no one could ever accuse him of not having a dedication to public service. that is not an accusation anyone could ever make credibly about about rishi sunak. >> perhaps he has dedication, but lacks judgement. after all, he launched this general election standing in the rain without an umbrella. he promptly then moved across to belfast, where he made a speech in the titanic quarter. insert your own metaphors. there and now we see this, which many people are seeing as just a baffling misstep. is this just another time of seeing that this is a prime minister who gets the calls wrong ? calls wrong?

>> well, i mean, the things you've i mean, the thing obviously yesterday in, in france was was something that shouldn't have happened and he's rightly apologised for it. the other things you mentioned, you know, going to the, the old shipyard in, in belfast or the factit shipyard in, in belfast or the fact it happened to be raining at 5:00 on a wednesday afternoon in the middle of london? look, i don't think those are really, significant things. what is significant things. what is significant is the fact that keir starmer has been exposed in that debate a few days ago as having absolutely no plan for the future of the country , when the future of the country, when he was asked by the moderator, like, what was his plan for alleviating the cost of living pressures that countries around the world have experienced? so it was the very first question from that lady. he couldn't answer it. he just avoided the question and started being rude about the conservative government. keir starmer had no new ideas himself . that is new ideas himself. that is significant. we established in that debate , and there's detail that debate, and there's detail behind it that keir starmer has a £2,000, tax bombshell for the country . now labour ministers country. now labour ministers have gone around claiming it's a lie, but that is totally total

nonsense. the detail is there. there's a 24 page dossier that forensically goes through each one of labour's 19 spending pledges and eight revenue raisers , the net effect of which raisers, the net effect of which is a £38 billion bill. next parliament, that working families are going to have to pay- families are going to have to pay. that's £2,000 per working family . and the prime minister, family. and the prime minister, by contrast, has made positive announcements , whether it's the announcements, whether it's the triple lock plus, to make sure that pensioners don't pay tax on the state pension or the immigration cap, the state pension or the immigration cap , there's going immigration cap, there's going to be voted on by parliament and thatis to be voted on by parliament and that is going to reduce every year to get immigration down. those are the really important things . not whether he happened things. not whether he happened to stand next to the building where the titanic got put together . together. >> okay. well, thank you very much indeed for your time. chris philp , policing minister, good philp, policing minister, good to speak to you. thank you . to speak to you. thank you. >> surprising that the conservatives have been able to see the labour manifesto before, before all the rest of us and being able to cost all the pledges there. but i suppose both parties do this. we can all make a making pledges, haven't they? are. we don't know what's in the manifesto yet, but, sir

keir starmer is, of course, been criticising the prime minister let's hear what he had to say a little bit earlier . little bit earlier. >> i was in normandy yesterday for the d—day commemorations. and early yesterday, just before the, the event, i went down to just look at the beaches where those young men and women ran up on d—day . and i found that very on d—day. and i found that very humbling, just to think of the bravery . they were under fire as bravery. they were under fire as they came ashore . and then they came ashore. and then obviously, during the course of yesterday, met many veterans , as yesterday, met many veterans, as usually in their late 90s, who had made it back to normandy, some of them for the first time. almost all of them, in wheelchairs and i was able to say thank you, thank you to them on behalf of the labour party, also on behalf of my children who live freely because of their actions and the actions of their fallen comrades , that was really fallen comrades, that was really humbling. it was really important to me. it was a privilege to be there, and rishi

sunak will have to answer for his choice. for me, there was only one choice, which was to be there , to pay my respects, to there, to pay my respects, to say thank you and to have the opportunity to speak to those those veterans . those veterans. >> but sorry, was the apology. doesit >> but sorry, was the apology. does it draw a line under it? >> well, he has to answer his own actions. but you know, those veterans , those had made the veterans, those had made the most incredible effort to be there, most of them that was physically difficult to get there or taken them days to get there. emotionally, it was difficult for some of them because they hadn't been back and i was really struck by the fact that when the king arrived , fact that when the king arrived, ed, many of them in their wheelchairs, you could see the effort they were putting in to try to get out of their wheelchair to stand up for the king, and they most of them did, even for a few minutes, a few seconds, because it was so hard, and obviously they'll still be

making be on housing. >> you're . >> you're. will be paying a fortune in rent . and because of that they can't afford to save for a deposit. and if you don't have a parent who can help you out? that means you're never going to get on the housing ladder, so this will be a game changer for them, which is lower deposit housing, which means they can get that chance to have a roof over the head. and when i was growing up, although we didn't have a lot of

money, the fact that we owned our own house gave me a secure base camp, and i want to make sure that we give that to the next generation and ok, well, that's what keir star had to say. interesting. interesting this new policy about subsidising mortgages guaranteeing smaller deposits so that people can borrow ever more amounts of money to me. that sounds a little bit inflationary. hey could be, um, but joining us now is our political correspondent katherine forster catherine you heard our interview. i katherine forster catherine you heard our interview . i hope, uh, heard our interview. i hope, uh, with the policing minister , with the policing minister, chris phelp. he reiterated that the prime minister attended many d—day commemorations . he was in d—day commemorations. he was in normandy . it d—day commemorations. he was in normandy. it was just the international concluding event that he was not there for will people accept that? well possibly , but the thing is that possibly, but the thing is that people have busy lives. they don't spend their time going

into the nitty gritty of which things she soon a was at and which ones he wasn't and all the work that you know the government have done for veterans . they've got a veterans veterans. they've got a veterans minister in johnny mercer , who's minister in johnny mercer, who's been out, pointing out all the things that have been done. but of course, people most people won't hear that. they won't nofice won't hear that. they won't notice that all. i think that the majority of people are going to see is the images yesterday on the beach of president biden from the states president macron from the states president macron from france , the german from france, the german chancellor olaf scholz, and where you would have expected to see the prime minister rishi soak. see the prime minister rishi soak . david cameron , the foreign soak. david cameron, the foreign secretary in his place , and you secretary in his place, and you know that image picture , says know that image picture, says 1000 words, doesn't it? that image is very powerful, and it suggests, i think to a lot of people that whatever reason , the people that whatever reason, the prime minister his team, just judge that that wasn't as

important as it was to the others , because otherwise why others, because otherwise why wasn't he there? and i thought watching the interview with the prime minister that's played out in the last hour. yes. he has apologised and, uh you know it credit to him . that's that's credit to him. that's that's difficult . he has fulsomely difficult. he has fulsomely apologised and says that he regrets it . but what struck me regrets it. but what struck me watching it was looking at him because i've spent a lot of time with the prime minister in the last few weeks, and what's struck me is quite incredible in a way is that despite the polls, despite the whole that the conservative party seemed to be digging themselves deeper into he's always seemed energetic and upbeat and positive and looking at his face, despite the fact that he was trotting out the lines. there was none of that energy. there was none of that optimism. there was none of that positivity . it looks very positivity. it looks very clearly to me like he really really knows that this is a major misstep and this is going

hurt them, and you know for a party that has held itself up saying we're going to keep you safe. the world is a dangerous place. is spending 2.5 percent of gdp on defence by 2030 labour are not doing that stick with us. we care about defence. we care about security , the optics care about security, the optics of him not being there, despite all the other things that he was at, i think are really, really difficult to get away from. mm a very , very difficult such moive very, very difficult such moive issue for so many people as well , one of those most potent political attack lines . political attack lines. katherine forster thank you so much for taking us through that issue there. huge stuff? yes. well uh, get your views in gb news.com/your say we'll get to some in a little bit, but we're also going to be heading back to chester for the society wedding of the year. but uh , has it been of the year. but uh, has it been ruined by these, uh, just stop oil protesters sticking .

good afternoon. british. it's 26 minutes past two, now the seventh duke of westminster once dubbed britain's most eligible bachelor , is officially off the bachelor, is officially off the markets . but activist group just markets. but activist group just up oil have targeted this event. there we go. this was the moment it happened, some sort of smoke machine in the classic orange , machine in the classic orange, the classic just stop oil orange . i mean, what were they thinking ? it was a fire thinking? it was a fire extinguisher with orange powder within it, but what i'm you disappointed at looking at this is the police are a little bit slow to haul the women over the barrier , and then they're very barrier, and then they're very gentle with her, and i would have thought that they could have thought that they could have been perhaps a little

faster . it have been perhaps a little faster. it might have have been perhaps a little faster . it might have been have been perhaps a little faster. it might have been a bit more . i'm not suggesting that we more. i'm not suggesting that we tackle i'm not suggesting that for a moment is that women isn't too much of a threat . i'm just too much of a threat. i'm just suggesting that a bit more urgency and perhaps a little bit less care and caution would not have gone amiss. ok going for the rugby tackle ? uh, joining us the rugby tackle? uh, joining us now from chester is gb news royal correspondent cameron walker a camera . we have just walker a camera. we have just seen the live footage there of what exactly took place quite a plume of powder. yes emily, a plume of powder. yes emily, a plume of powder. yes emily, a plume of powder, but because of the wind, or thankfully , because the wind, or thankfully, because of the wind , the powder blew in of the wind, the powder blew in the wrong direction from the cathedral, so they actually failed in their mission to target the duke and new duchess of westminster as they exited the cathedral and tom, you talk about the police response to it on the ground here. i think all of us were in disbelief that it was happening . it took us a few was happening. it took us a few seconds to work out exactly what

was going on, and the police from our perspective were quite quick in getting rid of these two protest. as they also met by the rest of the crowd, booing them as well. we've also had a statement through from cheshire police in the last few moments , police in the last few moments, which said a coloured flare was released by two women believed to be protesting on behalf of just top oil. the process group has confirmed it. just top oil. the process group has confirmed it . officers were has confirmed it. officers were immediately on the scene , and immediately on the scene, and two women were quickly arrested on suspicion of public order offences . the 69 year old woman offences. the 69 year old woman from manchester and the 73 year old woman from suffolk are both in police custody at this time. we know of course, their mental protest group quite ironic, because both the duke and duchess of westminster are heavily involved in sustainability with both their paid work and the duke of westminster's charity foundation . all of it, of course, being witnessed by the death of the throne. prince william, who was at this wedding as well, but you probably have noticed that there's lots of flowers behind me. these were put up, especially for the wedding of the duke and duchess of

westminster. they're all they're all sustainable. they're all from the local area, and i'm told that the duke of westminster is going to be donating all these flowers to local charities in chester. they've got a really close connection to this city. and particularly this cathedral , particularly this cathedral, their family seat. eaton particularly this cathedral, theirfamily seat. eaton hall particularly this cathedral, their family seat. eaton hall is where the wedding reception is currently taking place is about three miles away from here, and all the guests were shipped over there , uh, on buses. it's the there, uh, on buses. it's the first time i've seen the prince of wales be casted off in a bus somewhere rather than a private car. so there's a first time for everything, guys, um, but i spoke to some of the local residents here before the wedding, and, uh, this what they had to say. wonderful to be here, isn't it? we've been here since 730 just such a wonderful occasion. for chester. it would be nice to see a lovely bride and groom. just happy couple. how long have you been here for since six. this morning . have since six. this morning. have you heard that the dukes giving out or has paid for free ice cream for the local? one of the reasons why we're here? not really. no we came prepared.

we've got a picnic. we've got everything. we've got thick coats on. and um , we're good to coats on. and um, we're good to sit here. oh, dear. i flee. and i think they're lovely people anyway , so because they are anyway, so because they are connected with the royals , we connected with the royals, we have to come out and support them. and we've been here since just before half seven. really looking forward to that? yeah and i've heard rumours as well that george might be coming along and that would be a bonus. and cameron . the newlyweds gave and cameron. the newlyweds gave the crowd what they were wanting . they gave a lovely kiss , uh, . they gave a lovely kiss, uh, to everyone right in front of the cathedral for all to see. so yeah, they did. they had their balcony moment. i suppose . if it balcony moment. i suppose. if it was a royal wedding, they do the famous kiss on the balcony, the duke and duchess of westminster. slightly more low key to this in front of the west door of this cathedral, and they got a huge cheer from the crowds as they did so the bride is wearing a emma victoria payne dress, and she's also wearing the family heirloom of the grosvenor family . hugh grosvenor, the duke of

westminster. at the tiara , the westminster. at the tiara, the faber myrtle leaf tiara , which faber myrtle leaf tiara, which was made for graves in a grave and the brides. all of them have worn it since 19. six so a bit of a family heirloom there. a spokesperson for the couple has also told me that they've been incredibly moved by the messages of support. and as you heard from some of those people in the vox pops there, which i did earlier , uh, the duke has paid earlier, uh, the duke has paid three local businesses here in chester to give out free ice creams at the locals so they can join in the celebrations. well thank you very much . indeed thank you very much. indeed cameron walker, our royal correspondent. thank you for keeping an eye on everything over there and the security situation. see that no one has come to any harm. thank you. it's interesting seeing these older women doing this protest because i can understand that if you are someone who is more advanced in your years, you know , perhaps you don't care so much about the future generation and their lack of economic growth. perhaps you think you've done all right in society , and you all right in society, and you don't care so much about younger

people . but let me just say this people. but let me just say this as someone who is a bit younger than the person who protested economic growth matters. and if you campaign relentlessly against it, you are doing a disservice to future generations. retirees. you know, everyone has a hobby. everyone has a hobby . everyone has a hobby. everyone has a hobby. but yes , has a hobby. but yes, disgraceful behaviour . i just disgraceful behaviour. i just i just think it's relentless ageism. um and they don't care about the future , the future about the future, the future more than anyone, they say if we freeze the economy now, if we freeze the economy now, if we freeze the economy now, if we freeze the economy now, the people who have already done well out of it out of life . well out of it out of life. they've already built up their assets. they are fine. it's the younger people who suffer, but someone take his lectern away . someone take his lectern away. and in other news it is day three of the search for missing tv personality doctor. called moseley, we're going to be bringing you some fresh pictures of this search that is very much underway. stay with us. good afternoon. the top stories from

the gp newsroom , the prime the gp newsroom, the prime minister has apologised for leaving a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of d day so that he could carry out an interview on television . british interview on television. british sun said it was a mistake not to stay in france longer after he missed the major gathering attended by world leaders , attended by world leaders, including us president joe biden . foreign secretary lord cameron was also present and the prime minister had attended two previous memorial events. downing street is denying reports that he considered missing the d—day commemorations altogether . the prime missing the d—day commemorations altogether. the prime minister insists he's stuck to the itinerary laid out for him ahead of the event. reflection that was a mistake and i apologise . i was a mistake and i apologise. i think it's important, was a mistake and i apologise. i think it's important , though, think it's important, though, given the enormity of the sacrifice made that we don't politicise this, the focus should rightly be on the veterans who gave so much i had the honour and privilege of speaking to many of them and their families hearing their stories expressing my gratitude personally to them , but i'm personally to them, but i'm someone who will always admit

when i've made a mistake. that's what you'll always get from me. where she soon a has denied lying over claims that a labour government would raise taxes by £2000 per household . the prime £2000 per household. the prime minister said during a televised debate that the figure had been checked by independent treasury officials , but the treasury's officials, but the treasury's permanent secretary has suggested the figure isn't full representation of its estimates. labouris representation of its estimates. labour is pledging to introduce a series of new schemes aimed at boosting the availability of mortgages for first time buyers. among the plans would be an expansion of the mortgage guarantee , meaning that if guarantee, meaning that if a bank repossesses, a first time buyer's house, the government would compensate some of its losses . the conservative party losses. the conservative party has also unveiled its own measures, including a pledge not to raise stamp duty. sniffer dogs and divers have joined the surge for tv doctor michael mosley after he went missing whilst on holiday on the greek island of simi , the presenter island of simi, the presenter who's known for appearing on programmes like the one show and

the podcast. just one thing hasn't been seen since wednesday . it's understood he left his phone where he was staying while he went for a walk. local police paused the operation late last night, but continued it this morning with reinforcements . morning with reinforcements. police and firefighters have also used drones to scan the island. which is about 25 miles north of roads. and bride, olivia henson has married the duke of westminster at chester cathedral . she was wed to cathedral. she was wed to billionaire aristocrat hugh grosvenor. they waved to the media and the public as they left the cathedral. thousands of people lined the streets to watch . the prince of wales was watch. the prince of wales was also in attendance as an usher for the groom. there was a brief unrest when two women were removed from the crowd by police after orange smoke was spewed from a fire extinguisher with one heard shouting, just stop oil! for the latest stories sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go

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well lots of you have been getting in touch. uh, you've been posting your comments on news.com/your say, what have they got to say? well theresa says, if you watch the coverage yesterday, you'll see the prime minister was in france. it's not like he missed the whole day. it was a pity he left . but it's not was a pity he left. but it's not the end of the world. yes and no . i mean the big international final cumulation of celebration and commemoration . he was absent and commemoration. he was absent . i think there's a lot of people who don't like to kick someone when they're down, and you could tell that prime minister was down. yes but i don't want to feel pity for the person in charge . you don't want person in charge. you don't want to feel pity , but i can see

to feel pity, but i can see where, um, who was it ? to feel pity, but i can see where, um, who was it? i can to feel pity, but i can see where, um, who was it ? i can see where, um, who was it? i can see where, um, who was it? i can see where teresa was coming from there. what has keith got to say 7 there. what has keith got to say ? he says rishi's clanger is the biggest since james callaghan returned from abroad during the winter of discontent and said crisis , what crisis ? well i mean crisis, what crisis? well i mean , was she seen? i did realise that he made a glaring error there. the conservative in that 79 election put out a tv ad just with the words crisis what crisis than showing the bins piled high in the street crisis . piled high in the street crisis. what crisis showing the strikes and representing dead being left unbuned and representing dead being left unburied crisis ? what crisis unburied crisis? what crisis food going up anyway ? great food going up anyway? great advert. great advert. yeah, i thought that was another one. i finished prices going up. he's finished. he's just up oil , finished. he's just up oil, interrupting the royal wedding ella has written in, she said . ella has written in, she said. they could have ruined her dress on the most special day of her life. cruel and spiteful from the organisation. yes, if anyone comes near me with orange powder in a white dress. comes near me with orange powder

in a white dress . well, isn't in a white dress. well, isn't that what happened this morning you were wearing off. this was this dress was completely white. when you walked in yes. and then my lovely co—host decided to scream in orange paint . that's scream in orange paint. that's right. i think it's made you look all the more vibrant thank you very much. now mark says. why doesn't just stop oil get off their backsides and contribute to growing the economy , rendering oil economy, rendering oil irrelevant as an energy source and providing us one that is cheapen and providing us one that is cheaper, rather than making life harder for everyone instead? and i think that is a fantastic comment because so often , comment because so often, ironically , it's green groups ironically, it's green groups that campaign against the solar farm. it's green groups that campaign against the wind farm infrastructure . green infrastructure. green councillors opposing this stuff across the country. another one now another one nuclear power nuclear power crisis . the greens nuclear power crisis. the greens are all against nuclear power crisis . what crisis ? right ok, crisis. what crisis? right ok, we're done with that performance . so we'll give you a little,

uh, you know ? no, no, no. no but uh, you know? no, no, no. no but anyway, martin daubney is up next. he's up at three. i wonder what he's got on his show. uh, martin, talk to us. what have you got between three and six o'clock? i'll just enjoying tom talking about a crisis. what crisis? i was going to see it for the rest of the hour. but on a on a serious note is this rishi soaks darkest hour , the rishi soaks darkest hour, the kick back against him ducking off early from yesterday from normal. it has been astronomical. the interview i saw on your show earlier was a total car crash up there, i think with a diane abbott diane abacus moment. think with a diane abbott diane abacus moment . andrea leadsom abacus moment. andrea leadsom will be on my show . abacus moment. andrea leadsom will be on my show. i'll put that to her. and today, of course, the european elections kicking off, there's already been signs of earthquake in the european union in the netherlands. they went to the polls last night. the exit polls show big gains for geert wilders party. i'll be talking to a dutch who thinks a revolution is in the air and a australian pin up an actress taking on the tory

party chairman in the general election. that's a plot twist straight out of a soap opera except at 4 p.m. today it could be true is holy vallen. for the reform party . we will have the reform party. we will have the inside line on that. and, of course, tonight, looking ahead to the tv debate last time there were only two of them. you couldn't get a word in tonight. there's seven they might need a megaphone or a stun gun . my megaphone or a stun gun. my goodness. imagine that it would certainly add some, uh, beauty to the contest . no offence to to the contest. no offence to nigel. goodness me, uh wow . to the contest. no offence to nigel. goodness me, uh wow. 11! i i'm still trying to process just about everything you said martin absolutely packed. show looking forward to it. see you at three. no crisis on that show e got it. he's got it sorted. now it's 243 and divers have joined the search for tv doctor michael moseley after he went missing on the greek island of simi. yes, police and firefighters have been using

drones to try to locate the 67 year old who is reported to have vanished after going for a coastal hike on wednesday . well, coastal hike on wednesday. well, let's find out the very latest from our gb news reporter charlie peters, charlie how could this man have vanished into thin air? that's the question that the search and rescue teams are trying to answer today as they resumed their search this morning, some 48 hours after the dr mosley first went missing on wednesday . first went missing on wednesday. we do not have an idea of a timeline of the process over how he first came to be missing. so on wednesday morning as we understand he arrived the following the previous evening . following the previous evening. sorry onto this island of simi and in took a boat taxi to a secluded beach , the saint secluded beach, the saint nicholas beach on the east of the island. from there, he left his wife and a couple that they were visiting to take a walk at about 1:30 p.m. from this beach up to the town of pd! on the

island. this is about a 20 minute, walk up a rocky and quite scraggly path. it does have some steps on it across that mountainside . now as we that mountainside. now as we understand it, he did not return to the accommodation. that the couple were staying up with their friends and his wife alerted the authorities that he was missing at 7 p.m. but it was not until yesterday morning that the search and rescue teams were notified and the police put out a notice to the authorities in greece . but from there there has greece. but from there there has been a rapid reaction. we understand now some 25 people conducting that search and rescue operation , which includes rescue operation, which includes a sniffer dog brought in from rhodes 25 miles south of this island. is very close to the turkish mainland in the aegean sea that search ongoing now the mayor of simi says that it's unlikely that dr mosley remains on the island just due to the size of it, and only one unverified sighting of him since 1:30 p.m. so a full search

continuing now sniffer dogs, drones , a helicopter the police drones, a helicopter the police and now we have reports of divers involved . thank you very divers involved. thank you very much indeed . charlie peters, gb much indeed. charlie peters, gb news reporter. thank you for bringing us that. update on the ongoing mystery there. really um tom this , uh, holly valance tom this, uh, holly valance story . it's rather exciting . story. it's rather exciting. interesting it is, and also are there gonna be any defections? there's not much time left is there there's not much time left at all. the deadline is swiftly approaching one hour and 15 minutes . well, there you go. minutes. well, there you go. then the candidates will all be selected anyway. the woman who claims to be the real life martha from netflix's baby reindeer series, is now suing the streaming service for over £130 million . this is quite £130 million. this is quite incredible. uh, we'll have the latest shortly.

good afternoon britain. it's just gone 10 to 3 and a woman who claims to be the inspiration behind the stalker villain in the hit netflix series, baby reindeer has filed for a defamation suit worth £133 million . yes the popular netflix million. yes the popular netflix series if you haven't seen it tells the story of richard gad, who plays a fictionalised version of himself and he stalked by this woman . yes well, stalked by this woman. yes well, fiona harvey says that the character named martha is on her, but alleges that the shows hold brutal lies and has defamed her to an unprecedented degree . her to an unprecedented degree. yes those are her claims. so let's now speak to professor jonathan shanet ob , who is the jonathan shanet ob, who is the talent manager and chairman of inter talent group. thank you very much for coming on the show this afternoon. i'm just reading what she's accusing netflix of defamation , intentional

defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress , negligence , gross negligence , negligence, gross negligence violations of her right of publicity. does she have a good case? i didn't know what i've read. and what i've read is that in the documentary she was convicted of a criminal offence and what went to jail and she said that wasn't true. if it wasn't true that she was convicted of a criminal offence and went to jail. i think clearly she does have a case, but it's interesting because there is so much debate over this lady and who she's meant to be. in terms of the piers morgan interview . did he push her too interview. did he push her too far ? then has she turned out to far? then has she turned out to be a serial stalker, stalking other people and now denying completely ? what's been alleged completely? what's been alleged in this documentary did so it's an interesting case. um and i think firstly, what it's going to do for netflix is boost the viewers. television series . viewers. television series. netflix of course, will have insurance . so if they did get insurance. so if they did get convicted , they will settle with convicted, they will settle with it . but they insurance covers it. but they insurance covers

that. imagine how many extra people are going to netflix to watch this series and so and watch this series and so and watch other series so probably on balance. it's a great documentary for them, but probably pretty uncomfortable for the people who might have to pay for the people who might have to pay the insurance out. but here's here's the thing. i suppose the us p of the show is that this is a true story. it says it at the start of every episode, and that makes it all the more compelling and perhaps it is one of the reasons why it was such a success. and watching the interview of the person who has come forward and said i'm martha . i'm the real person martha. i'm the real person hasn't she sort of brought that on herself because she didn't have to come forward and do press interviews and talk to piers morgan people dug her out. i. i think a number of things first of all is shapes in such a way that it wouldn't take long to find out who she was . and in to find out who she was. and in truth, if you do a documentary like that people are going to dig to find out who the person is. that is has been alleged , as is. that is has been alleged, as as either the victim or or the villain . um i think in the case

villain. um i think in the case of this particular programme, it's interesting because normally if netflix , you know, normally if netflix, you know, announce a big series, they're going to do a lot of research and do due diligence to make sure the facts are true. this is a low budget locally produced led by one guy who then sold it to netflix , and probably to netflix, and probably couldn't believe his luck that he got the sale to netflix because it was a local sale. as such a low level netflix globally probably never checked it out. netflix have probably never expected the global success they've had so in the normal thing of things. this this documentary would have come and disappeared because you think about it it in many ways. it's a low budget uninteresting documentary, but then it it took a flame and a light and the world's gone mad about it. and now netflix by themselves in hot water, because they're very credibility is being questioned . credibility is being questioned. of course. sorry to butt in, but we're coming to an end of the show, but really great to get your expertise on this. it's a very interesting one. professor jonathan charlotte obe. thank

you so much forjoining us. i wonder if they'll settle for a figure that's rather less than that out, of course, or if this will be dragged through the courts, and i really want do you see how many emails were sent? was it tens of thousands of emails or 41,000 ? is the claim? emails or 41,000? is the claim? was it all exaggerated for the thing i didn't realise insurance paid for this covered this type of thing anyway, we're going to be back on monday at midday. have a fabulous weekend and see you then. a brighter outlook with box 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 ever closer to the weekend. it is going to be a bit showery for some of us, but there will be some bright or

sunny spells around. the showery theme is due to an area of low pressure just to the north northeast of us. this is dragging in some air from the northwest, which means it is also feeling a little fresh. at times, too. there are some various features making their way south eastwards as we go through today , and these will through today, and these will bnng through today, and these will bring the focus for some showery bursts of rain, but nonetheless, many of us likely see a few spots of rain at times, particularly towards the north and west here. the showers are going to be most frequent. however further east. some clear skies are quite likely , and skies are quite likely, and under these temperatures taking a bit of a dip, it is going to be a bit of a fresh start first thing on saturday morning for some of us if we take a closer look at what we can expect first thing tomorrow morning then and like i said across parts of north north western scotland in particular, the showers are going to be pretty frequent. some hail and thunder possible here and continuing as we go through the day, even some sleet or snow, perhaps over the high peaks of the scottish mountains further east over eastern parts of scotland, northeast england, mostly dry picture here, a few showery outbreaks in northern ireland and then across central southern parts of england and

wales. we are going to have a front pushing its way southwards as we go through the day. it's not bringing a huge amount of rain, but it will bring some showery bursts. eventually that is going to clear away with things turning a bit dry and perhaps even a bit sunnier across much of england and wales. as we go through tomorrow afternoon, even some sunny spells developing across parts of northern ireland. scotland but still quite a few showers here and all the time these could bring some howl and some thunder temperatures are looking similar to today. it is going to be a bit blustery at times and feeling a bit fresh for early june. as we go through the tomorrow evening, we are going tomorrow evening, we are going to see more showery rain across parts of scotland but drier further south and with more clear skies again, it could be another chilly, perhaps even fresh start on sunday morning, more showery rain to come as we go through the end of the weekend and into the beginning of next week. bye bye. warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news.

a very good afternoon to you and a happy friday. it's 3 p.m. welcome to the moss and daubney show on gb news broadcasting live from the heart of westminster all across the uk on today's show , there's been today's show, there's been a huge backlash against rishi soon after he decided to leave d day commemorations in normandy yesterday to attend a tv interview . instead the prime interview. instead the prime minister's apologised , but is minister's apologised, but is this rishi soon? next darkest hour ? next greek police are hour? next greek police are scouring the island of semi in but search for michael mosley, sniffer dogs , drones and sniffer dogs, drones and helicopters have been deployed to locate the much loved tv doctor who disappeared on a walk two days ago. we have the very latest on that search. and today 27 eu member states take to the polls in what brussels is calling the last chance to save

democracy , but with a