who's to take charge referee. who's to take charge tomorrow in the semi—final showdown with the netherlands? we'll find out more and this afternoon we'll see keir starmer and rishi sunak together in parliament for the first time since the election. >> what will the body language be like? we'll be live for the ceremonial selection of the speaker of the . speaker of the. house of commons. >> now, emily and i disagree on this one just a bit. just a little bit. should local mayors, these metro mayors, the people like, andy burnham or , ben like, andy burnham or, ben houchen have more power to control their local area ? no, control their local area? no, that's a clear one. why do you think not? >> in my humble opinion, i am willing to be proven wrong. if this becomes a fantastic exercise in empowering local citizens, i worry that it

actually makes our leaders less accountable. it actually fragments our country. and guess what will increase your taxes ? what will increase your taxes? that's what i reckon. >> i think that there's a real opportunity here because we're in for almost no opposition in parliament. the labour party has so many mps in parliament, they can railroad anything through the house of commons. well, one of them's a conservative, but of course there are going to be more mayoral elections through the course of the next parliament. and i think that if people have another outlet for opposition, i think it works quite well in the united states of america. and i always think that perhaps having one party in control of absolutely everything is a is a sort of ratchet for more government. but that's what you have. if you have different parties, you have a labour government and labour mayors only, for only the majority, only, for only the majority, only for the moment. >> i did a twitter poll saying, do you want mayors to have more power? absolutely got 6.3, dom says the problem with devolution, as we've seen in scotland and elsewhere, devolved politicians spend a lot of their time concerned with powers they don't have, rather than those they do have. there's always

more, more, more, more. >> i think that's wise. i think that's wise, which is why a clear delineation of what mayors can do and what mayors can't do might fix that problem. they always want more, less, less posturing on foreign affairs and more talking about building gbnews.com/yoursay. >> but it's the headlines with mark . white. mark. white. >> well, just after midday, the headunes >> well, just after midday, the headlines from the gb news centre in the last hour. three asylum seekers have ended their high court legal action after the government scrapped the rwanda deportation scheme. lawyers for the people, who cannot be named, were told today that the cases would no longer continue, according to the home office. their legal costs will now be paid by the taxpayer. it comes after home secretary yvette cooper branded the policy a con, while labour ministers will sit on the government front benches for the first time in 14

years, when parliament returns this afternoon, 643 mps will gather to elect a speaker, with sir lindsay hoyle expected to put himself forward once again. they'll also swear an oath ahead of parliament's state opening next wednesday , and sir keir next wednesday, and sir keir starmer will speak for the first time at the despatch box as prime minister. will the new cabinet met this morning for the second time in just three days. ministers departed downing street after discussing sir keir starmer's key priorities for his first 100 days in office. at the heart of that agenda moves to radically boost economic growth, building hundreds of thousands of new homes and tackling illegal immigration. tonight, the prime minister will head to washington to join other nato leaders. the summit will mark keir starmer's debut on the

world stage, with support for ukraine at the top of the agenda.the ukraine at the top of the agenda. the labour leader has already pledged his unshakeable support for the alliance. the prime minister will also meet with us president joe biden at the white house where they'll discuss the special relationship between both britain and america . between both britain and america. well, the summit comes as world leaders condemn russia's missile attack on the main children's hospital in kyiv. these are live pictures at the scene of that strike. as rescuers continue to sift through the rubble . sift through the rubble. ukraine's president zelenskyy says 37 people, including three children, are now confirmed to have died. more than 170 others were injured when the missiles struck in broad daylight on monday , the prime minister said. monday, the prime minister said. the government will set up a council for regions and nations dunng council for regions and nations during a meeting with mayors in downing street, a warning for those watching on tv. the

following footage contains some flash photography. greater manchester's andy burnham and mayor of london sadiq khan were among those who attended this morning. sir keir said he's planning to loosen whitehall's tight grip over big cities and regions through a new partnership approach. it follows warnings by the local government association of a £6 billion funding gap in the local authority sector. conservative mayor of the tees valley ben houchen told gb news the meeting went well. >> it was very positive actually. i was really pleasantly surprised that he was really energetic, really keen. he wanted to work with us and he was very open to the idea of much more devolution, which has changed with different prime ministers over the last 10 or 15 years, depending on which one it is. so ultimately we're going to have to keep him to his word. if he keeps his promises, then it looks very promising for further devolution and ultimately it looks very promising that we can get on and deliver for our regions. >> sir tony blair is urging the labour government to embrace the new use of new technology.

speaking at his future of britain conference in london, the former pm said ai and digital id could boost growth and generate savings. he also warned that the country would become much poorer unless we increase value and efficiency through public spending. >> breakthrough represented by generative ai, there is going to be another revolution on top of this existing one. the opportunities are huge , the opportunities are huge, the risks are huge , but there is risks are huge, but there is absolutely no doubt that this is an era of transformation. >> thames water says it will run out of money by the end of next may, unless it can get further funding . britain's biggest water funding. britain's biggest water firm, which is in debt by more than £15 billion, has just 1.8 billion in cash reserves. it needs new funds to maintain and update its infrastructure . after

update its infrastructure. after investors pulled the plug on £500 million of emergency cash earlier this year , it could earlier this year, it could leave the new labour government with a difficult decision over whether to nationalise it, something they've said they will not do well. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now i'm marc white. i'll be back in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign up to news smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it's 12:08 now. ahead of his first nato summit as prime minister, sir keir starmer is being urged to increase defence spending to 3% of gdp, with one former head of the british army warning the uk's armed forces are so depleted that they could only

fight a small war for about a month. >> meanwhile, former prime minister sir tony blair has warned that the new labour government will have to raise taxes by £50 billion unless it can come up with radical new ways to improve productivity. >> he also said the uk must embrace artificial intelligence technology or risk getting left behind. >> yes, well, this all comes as parliament returns for the first time since the general election today. both sir keir starmer and rishi sunak are due to speak at the despatch box. >> well, who better to discuss it all with now than our own political editor, christopher hope joins us from still quite a wet downing street . christopher. wet downing street. christopher. we just can't catch a break in this country. this weather. my goodness me. perhaps people thought that with a new government we'd turn the oh oh. has the sun shone? no. do you know what? i'm just going to get to the politics rather than the weather. this is what. this is what we're for. here tony blair speaking today. how significant is this ?

is this? >> yeah, the timing is significant. i should say . tom significant. i should say. tom and ellie. i'm growing gills like a fish. i mean, in number 10 for so long in the rain. but never mind. yeah, you're right. totally, tony blair is speaking today. he's tony blair institute for institute. 800 people advised 40 countries about how best to run their governments. he is speaking today and has been speaking about his his how he thinks i can help boost productivity, but some of the language from his chief economist has been picked up. he forecast that taxes should have to rise by 1.9% of gdp to stabilise debt, pay for an ageing society and deal with declining revenues from the uk's oil and gas fields in the north sea to avoid austerity. so tony blair's team has laid bare the challenge facing this government . challenge facing this government. and that's why you're hearing so much from rachel reeves, the chancellor, and in fact, keir starmer at his cabinet at 930 this morning, he told those around the table that they have to boost growth. it's all about growth. is his fourth, his second cabinet meeting in four days. he's making very clear. i

want you all to grow the economy. how will you do it? tell us. and that's why we saw yesterday ripping up the planning rulebook. as it stands, a new planning rulebook to drop to put the emphasis on economic growth will come from this government before the end of this month. and that's the focus entirely. they want growth to pay entirely. they want growth to pay for what they want to do and maybe cut taxes, they said, for working people, we'll wait and see if that happens. but there's no money at the moment and that's why there's a big move currently on deregulating areas like onshore wind and parts of the green belt, the so—called grey belt, car parks and garages sitting in the green belt can be built on in the future. under the government's plans. so that's the idea behind that. yeah, and it's a big day here for the prime minister and the whole government because they're swearing in the prime minister in the house of commons shortly at around 230 this afternoon, lindsay hoyle, the speaker of the commons , he'll be dragged to the commons, he'll be dragged to the commons, he'll be dragged to the chair, as is custom, and he'll become almost certainly the speaker for the next five years, as he was for the for the

past parliament as well. so that will happen. and then he'll be to off nato, the summit in washington. i'll be flying with him on that on that flight over, there's pressure on him already on defence spending. some want him to go to 3, but he won't even say when he'll get to 2.5% of gdp. the tories said they'll get there by the end of this decade. we have not heard that from the from the labour government. they say they'll get there as soon as possible, but they hope to get there soon. and with the war on in ukraine, uk support of that, they've got to get on with that . i think many get on with that. i think many people would think start spending more on defence as soon as possible. >> yes. and presumably there will be a huge amount of pressure at that nato summit for all countries to cough up more for defence spending. we know there's a huge amount of pressure. there's many former heads of the army are cited in the press today. we're going to be speaking to one very soon about that need, about how desperate we are for more cash when it comes to defence. >> and that's right. i mean, one of the points made by rishi sunak, the former prime

minister, was at this nato summit . he minister, was at this nato summit. he said sunak himself will be at the front of the room at the top table of one of the few countries paying 2.5% of our national income on defence, whereas he said that starmer, now prime minister, would be at the back of the room because he can't commit to that . so the can't commit to that. so the challenge he'll face when he gets there is what will he do? and he'll meet with joe biden. of course, in the white house, and they'll have all sorts of bilateral meetings. everyone over there, the 40 or so world leaders will want to meet with our new prime minister. there'll be a kind of a kind of a beam of sunlight on him during this summit, because everyone likes a new leader, particularly one who's won a landslide victory in the election . so it's a big the election. so it's a big moment for him, the timing is great for sir keir starmer, but can he step up and commit on defence? that'll be a key question. will be pressing on him for gb news over this trip. >> now, just finally chris, of course mps swearing in today that will include five members of parliament from reform uk. do

you have any inkling about what they're going to get up to on they're going to get up to on the green benches, where they might be sitting? i can't help but notice, of course, that dennis skinner, the who was known as the beast of bolsover, sat in the same place on the front of the opposition benches for many, many years. he used to heckle big state occasions. i've just had in the back of my mind a thought what if nigel farage were to take up that seat and that role ? that role? >> he could do, i think the front bench area you're talking about, just to the right of the gangway on the left of the as the speaker looks out in the commons, is normally taken by the third party. in this case, the third party. in this case, the liberal democrats , and the liberal democrats, and normally i think the reform the kind of reform grouping as it would be, would be about 3 or 4 rows back. but that's right . rows back. but that's right. dennis skinner used to sit back when all the mps trooped away to the house of lords to hear the government's plan for government in the state opening of parliament, which is next wednesday. next week. he would sit at the sit there and refuse

to go as some kind of demonstration against the monarchy and utter some sarcastic remark which got everyone laughing in the commons. so i think, i think we are going to see probably tom over the next five years, some stunts from this, this, this rump reform uk mp group. there's five of them. things like walking out during the budget is something which the snp used to do when alex salmond ran a similar group of people of mps. they've got the fifth party in parliament, they've got to make themselves heard and known about, and i know that we know , about, and i know that we know, we know what nigel farage got up to in the european parliament when he was an mep. he'll be trying similar stunts. i imagine now he's an mp and we'll be watching closely @gbnews. >> fascinating. i must say. >> fascinating. i must say. >> they've done an impressive photo shoot today in all corners. >> yes, they've been all over westminster hall. >> yeah, all westminster hall covered it all. thank you very much. christopher hope, our political editor there. now, as we were just saying, sir keir starmer is facing quite a bit of pressure to increase defence spending to 3% of gdp. so who better to speak to than the

former head of the british army, general lord dannatt, who joins us now. thank you very much indeed for joining us now. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. would you indeed for joining us. would you echo some of the comments in the telegraph today from sir patrick sanders that essentially we only have the capacity for a one month long war? no longer? >> yes, i would certainly echo those. and patrick sanders was echoing , a those. and patrick sanders was echoing, a very revealing those. and patrick sanders was echoing , a very revealing report echoing, a very revealing report that was published last week by doctor rob johnson. now, who is doctor johnson? doctor rob johnson. now, who is doctorjohnson? he doctor rob johnson. now, who is doctor johnson? he was doctor rob johnson. now, who is doctorjohnson? he was appointed doctor johnson? he was appointed two years ago by ben wallace as the then secretary of state for defence to lead a new directorate in the mod called the net assessment and challenge directorate. and what has happened over the last two years is that doctor johnson has looked very critically and thoroughly at all our armed forces capabilities, our military capabilities, and came up with an excoriating report which was published through the financial times last week. and, patrick sanders and myself have been echoing this. it's what we've always known. but now the ministry of defence itself is saying that our capability is

very, very run down, that our capacity to sustain a anything more than a small operation for any length of time is very, very low. and this boosts the call to increase our defence expenditure to 2.5% as soon as possible, and go beyond that to 3, at least again as soon as possible. of course, this is a major challenge for any government and particularly for this new government. they don't want to raise taxes. they've got other spending priorities, but frankly, as we've always known and always said, the security of this country, the security of the people of this country is first and foremost. >> and yet, lord dannatt we know the nature of war is changing. in the last three years alone, the asymmetry of warfare has increased almost exponentially . increased almost exponentially. it's now easy, or perhaps far more easy than ever before , to more easy than ever before, to take out multi—million pound equipment with equipment that only costs a few thousands of pounds. surely before we need to

talk about many more billions going into the army, we need a thorough strategic review of what it's actually being spent on. >> well, that would be a great luxury, wouldn't it , to spend luxury, wouldn't it, to spend a year having an academic discussion about what we already know is the reality of the situation? yes, of course, the new government should have a strategic defence review. i'm afraid i'm old enough to remember the strategic defence review of 9798, when tony blair and george robertson came into the defence world, i was the director of the defence programme staff at the time. but the difference then in 9798 was the difference then in 9798 was the world was actually pretty stable. where we are now is the world is very unstable. there is a proven aggressor in europe . a proven aggressor in europe. there are major issues in the middle east. there are threats from china over taiwan, threats in the in the far east, in the indo—pacific region. so there isn't time to waste to have the luxury of an in depth defence review before deciding to spend more. yes, spending more is one

thing, spending better is another, and something that this government will be very well advised to do is to not rubbish. the recent review of our procurement process, which the outgoing government did earlier on this year and published in february this year. it was a frankly, a very good piece of work. so my message really is, is which is the same as patrick sanders, same as doctor rob johnson is we know we've got to spend more. let's get on with doing it. let's spend more . doing it. let's spend more. let's spend better. but frankly, we haven't got the luxury of time which waiting a year to come up with the conclusions of a defence review would rather suggest. >> and how do you suspect sir keir starmer, will show up at this nato summit? how do you how do you suspect he'll carry himself? one of the things that he was complimentary about boris johnson about was the way that he led when it came to ukraine. do you suspect sir keir starmer will carry that mantle? >> well, well, on ukraine, absolutely, starting with boris johnson and going through rishi sunak. and now i'm sure onto

keir starmer as well. we will want to show to ukraine, we want to show to other european allies and to the americans. we, the brits stand four square behind the ukrainians and will continue to do so, i think keir starmer will represent this country very well at the nato summit , it's well at the nato summit, it's going to be an interesting summit given that it's chaired by joe biden, who we all know is struggling for his own credibility at the present moment. but, it's an important wmmw moment. but, it's an important summit. it celebrates, commemorates 75 years of the nato alliance, which is incredibly important alliance that's been guaranteeing the security of europe and really ever since the end of the second world war. >> and just finally, of course, it might not be that joe biden is president for much longer, donald trump is leading in the opinion polls. he's someone that's questioned the merit of collective defence within nato. if various members of nato aren't paying their 2% target, is that fundamental core tenant of what nato is about now on a

threat ? threat? >> well, there are elements of threat there. i don't think donald trump would go as far as to take the united states out of nato. but where he's where he's right is that european countries must step up and they must pay more. you mentioned 2. 2% is the minimum target. it's not the maximum target. and there are too many countries still well, underneath that 2% figure. but for countries that really want to play a major role and take the threats to our security in europe seriously, then moving to 2.5% or 3% is where we really ought to be going. remember, in the cold war, we were spending between 4 and 5, and because we had that degree of deterrence, the cold war never turned hot. my the cold war never turned hot. my goodness, the heat's on now. >> well , thank you very much >> well, thank you very much indeed for your time, general lord dannatt, former head of the british army. >> great to get your perspective on all that. >> yeah, really profound stuff to think about. there but coming up, keir starmer kickstarts a major programme of devolution,

meeting metro mayors in downing street this morning. but what doesit street this morning. but what does it mean for us and our taxes. well we'll have more after this short

break. good afternoon. britain. it's 12:24. now. this morning, all 11 regional mayors in england came together at downing street to start this programme of devolution under sir keir starmer's new government. >> yes. well, the prime minister said he believed that those with skin in the game are the ones who know best what they need, and reportedly discussed a new partnership approach with the region. so what does this all mean? >> well, delighted to be joined now by senior lecturer in british politics at the university of liverpool, doctor david jeffrey. david this is a

very interesting tack because it's something that keir starmer mentioned briefly in the election campaign, but we haven't heard much detail what sorts of new powers might be coming to local mayors , coming to local mayors, >> well, there'll be a range of think over things like transport infrastructure, and how funding is calculated and delivered to the metro mayors. >> so we'll probably see some sort of funding settlement similar to, west midlands and greater manchester, whereby mayors don't have to bid for individual pots, but instead are just given all of the money together and say, spend on it what you will and hopefully that will, be used to in a more efficient way. so the theory goes. >> what >> what evidence >> what evidence is >> what evidence is there >> what evidence is there to suggest that it will be, >> well, not much actually, but the hope is that because you have these mayors accountable to local electorates, they're more likely to spend more efficiently than , say, whitehall. but, you than, say, whitehall. but, you know, this is obviously a massive contradiction to the

things announced by rachel reeves previously about how central government will play a much greater role in the planning process. so starmer's trying to have it both ways here by empowering local areas but not empowering them too much in case they do things he doesn't like . like. >> it's interesting. perhaps we're going to see not just devolution, whereby sort of local authorities get more power and not just sort of centralisation, where whitehall gets more power, but perhaps a coming together in the middle with these combined authorities taking planning powers away from smaller local councils and councillors towards these metro mayors, and perhaps reserving whitehall powers for only nationally significant projects. i mean , that does seem like a i mean, that does seem like a potential form of this sort of planning reform that they've been talking about. >> i think that's exactly what we'll see, obviously central central government is not keen on giving up powers, but they're more relaxed about local authorities losing their powers to these combined authorities. and we saw this under the coalition era. and it's been

quite popular amongst well, certainly amongst the metro mayors for obvious reasons. but it's also quite popular in kind of policy wonk land, and so there's very little pushback to this because actually , council this because actually, council leaders don't have the capacity to do so . to do so. >> i mean, will there really be any autonomy the vast, vast majority, all the mayors, apart from one bar one are labour, surely. surely they'll just do what the labour agenda is ? what the labour agenda is? >> not necessarily so. some of them do have a reputation of being quite independent. so andy burnham, for instance, is quite happy to stick it to the labour. labour leadership when he thinks it's useful for him, but i think the real issue here in international terms is actually these combined authorities don't have much power at all. they don't really have a big budget, even though it seems like a lot to us internationally. it's small fry. the amount of money they get . so how much they can they get. so how much they can actually do with that money is limited . limited. >> the conservative party have just 121 mps in the house of commons. now, the reform party have five. the labour party has

a vast, vast majority with which it can do basically what it would like over the next five years. could it be that actually opposition in the country starts to come from these areas with metro mayors, even if they're of the labour party, they're worried about their next election, maybe there's going to be perhaps the crucible of, of where sort of opposition to a government agenda comes from in a way that sometimes in the united states of america, you see state governors of one party opposing a presidency of another party. >> i think that's completely possible, and certainly on specific areas. so it's unlikely you will see, metro mayors pushing back on areas outside of their remit. so things like for defence instance. but they will certainly be, i think, a push across all metro mayors to come together to try and get more powers. so as as it stands, not all metro mayors are created equal and some, like the west midlands or greater manchester, have much more powers, but the mayor of london, who's not technically a metro mayor but

was at the meeting , has even was at the meeting, has even more powers. so we will i think we will see a call for more powers to kind of almost if you like, levelling up the metro mayors. so they all have an equal amount of influence in their area. >> yeah, i'd say there are two main issues that are reflected in our inbox on this. main issues that are reflected in our inbox on this . first, in our inbox on this. first, mayors are never happy with the powers that they have , so they powers that they have, so they always want more. and second, how much is all this additional bureaucracy, additional roles in local authorities and the mayor's office, etc, etc. going to cost us, >> well, yeah. i mean , they are >> well, yeah. i mean, they are long term gripes about the roles of metro mayors . and then also of metro mayors. and then also add to that it's the low turnout, so the public do not seem enthused by these, by these new positions. i mean, they're not as bad as the police and crime commissioners that literally nobody cares about . literally nobody cares about. but metro may still don't have a strong democratic mandate across the country, and so there are certainly areas where these mayors need to do more to win people over . otherwise, serious people over. otherwise, serious questions could be asked about whether they're actually delivering the goods and whether people want them. >> well, it will be very

interesting to see what actually what the actual powers will be because it seems to be very, very murky. so far, not a lot of detail, but i suppose time will tell, doctor david, jeffrey, thank you very much for unless you wanted. >> no, no, no, no, thank you very much for your time. >> very interesting to talk to you about all this. as you say, it is a little bit vague at the moment. what i will say, i've been quite negative about this idea of more devolution and more power to mayors. some of you , i power to mayors. some of you, i will say, are getting in touch from manchester or the surrounding area and saying that andy burnham at least has been good for manchester as an advocate for that city and the area you remember during covid where he was actually basically the only person in any elected authority in the country who was pushing back against some of the government's impositions. >> yeah, that that shows i think that sometimes mayors can be these local champions. >> i just worry down the line, you know, it may not happen in five years, but within a generation of extremely fragmented united kingdom, you know , devolution was supposed to know, devolution was supposed to keep us together to stop the pursuit of independence in scotland, wales, etc. instead,

what did it do? it created more and more and more demands for more power and more independence. and i quite like the united kingdom being united. but, that's my view. >> yeah. no, i think there's a lot of truth to that. but i think the big, big worry is when you have asymmetric devolution, when one part of the country has way more devolved power than another, then the rest all, it's all rushing towards the lowest common denominator. if there is a new structure where it's these are the rules. this is what you can do. this is what you can't do. it's no longer in flux and it's sort of evenly spread across the country. i think potentially that then limits that that grappling for more power. if we have it crystallised in one act of parliament, i don't know. >> i think all the rules could be all over the place, depending on where you are in the country. chaos, chaos. anyway, let me know if you disagree. gbnews.com/yoursay. coming up, wes streeting, he's meeting the bma in a bid to end the mass nhs walkouts. we're going to bring you the latest from the department of health after your

headunes department of health after your headlines with mark . white. headlines with mark. white. >> it's 1232. headlines with mark. white. >> it's1232. the headlines with mark. white. >> it's 1232. the latest headunes >> it's 1232. the latest headlines from the gb news centre. well, in the last hour, three asylum seekers have ended their high court legal action after the government scrapped the rwanda deportation scheme. lawyers for the people, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were told today that the cases would no longer continue , according to the home continue, according to the home office. their legal costs will now be paid for by the taxpayer. it comes after the home secretary, yvette cooper , secretary, yvette cooper, branded the policy a con . well, branded the policy a con. well, some breaking related news. and just a day after the first channel migrants arrived since the labour government took power, more small boats are crossing. today, 65 migrants arrived in one small boat on monday . today, two border force monday. today, two border force vessels and a lifeboat have arrived in dover harbour with

more than 200 migrants on board. several other boats have been spotted in the channel and are being intercepted by border force vessels. labour has vowed to end small boat crossings by going after the criminal gangs. labour ministers will sit on the government front benches for the first time in 14 years when parliament returns. this afternoon, 643 mps will gather to elect a speaker, with sir lindsay hoyle expected to put himself forward once again. they'll also swear an oath ahead of parliament's state opening next wednesday, and sir keir starmer will speak for the first time at the despatch box as prime minister. will the new cabinet is was meeting this morning for the second time in just three days. ministers arrived in downing street to discuss sir keir starmer's key priorities for his first 100

days in office. at the heart of that agenda moves to radically boost economic growth, build hundreds of thousands of new homes and tackle illegal immigration. and tonight, the prime minister will head to washington to join other nato leaders . the summit will mark leaders. the summit will mark sir keir starmer's debut on the world stage with support for ukraine at the top of the agenda.the ukraine at the top of the agenda. the prime minister will also meet with us president joe biden at the white house, where they'll discuss the special relationship between britain and the us pay negotiations are set to get underway between england's junior doctors and the new government. representatives from the british medical association will meet department of health officials to try to end the long running dispute. 11 strikes over 20 months have caused widespread disruption to millions of appointments. thames water says it will run out of

money by the end of next may, unless it can get further funding. britain's biggest water firm, which is in debt by more than £15 billion, has just 1.8 billion in reserves. it needs new funds to maintain and update its infrastructure. after investors pulled the plug on £500 million of emergency cash earlier this year. well, those are the latest headlines from the gb news centre. we'll be back in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone. >> sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . gbnews.com forward slash alerts. >> cheers! britannia wine club proudly sponsors the gb news financial report . financial report. >> well, here's a quick snapshot of today's market. the pound will buy you $1.2809 and

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>> good afternoon. britain it's 20 to 1. and the health secretary, wes streeting, is to commence face to face talks with the british medical association in a bid to end the strike action and discuss reform . action and discuss reform. >> well, junior doctors went on strike for five full days at the end of june, marking the 11th such walkout in just 20 months. so what can we expect from these discussions today? could a new government finally bring an end to the industrial action? could

it prove whatever happens that this is ever so slightly political? >> and just how much might it cost us all? well, let's pose these questions to our reporter, charlie peters, who joins us outside the department of health. and charlie, we're given to understand that these talks haven't yet taken place. these people have yet to arrive . people have yet to arrive. >> that's right, tom, the bma are just waiting around the corner. they're expected to arrive shortly, as you just asked in your intro, could we see some decision made today on this long running dispute between the government and the bma's junior doctors committee? well, i think it's highly unlikely that we will. both sides, the department for health and social care and the bma are playing down the possibility of an outcome being achieved that would end this long running dispute. as you say. 11 strike actions across 20 months. the most recent saw some 62,000 appointments cancelled as 23,000

staff were out of work during that five day period. but despite them playing down the possibility of an outcome today, wes streeting will need to act quickly because the health secretary knows that the current mandate for strikes lasts until just september. the 19th, with parliament going into recess at the end of this month, that's not a lot of time to get things turned around, and this new government will not want this dispute to stretch into the spring, when a new ballot could see strike action mandated until that period . what are they that period. what are they asking for? well, the junior doctors, they want a 35% pay increase, something to match what they had in 2008. they say there's been roughly a quarter real time pay decline in that period. earlier today , gb news period. earlier today, gb news anna reilly in hull asked people what they thought about the junior doctors demands. >> that's one of their big pledges, isn't it, to help out the nhs. and i guess it must be dispiriting for junior doctors. you hear this stuff on the news

where they've just finished a 12 hour shift, they've gone home and on the way home stopped to get a coffee and the people at the coffee shops earn more per hour than what they do. >> i don't think they should go on strike because there's people in the hospital, but people in the hospital. what need helping them get them getting told to wait ten 15 hours? i think the doctors shouldn't go on strike to get enough money as is. i don't think they'll strike a deal because it's all to do with pay - pay- >> they're all greedy. they all just keep wanting more and more money. where's the love in the world? i'm at hospital all the time. do you know what i mean? the doctors are on strike. i'm sat there for 12, 13 hours. >> well, wes streeting has said that there is space for discussion on this issue. that's, of course, why they're meeting post—lunch to get things started on a new round of negotiations between this new labour government and the bma, and philip banfield, a professor, a co—chair of the bma's council, has said that the

labour government is on a journey and treating this as a journey and treating this as a journey for dealing with the pay dispute, which does suggest that perhaps labour will offer a significantly lower percentage than that 35, but enough to satisfy the current level of anger and the dispute with the junior doctors. it's worth pointing out that in the last round of strikes in scotland, they didn't have the same walkout of junior medics, and that's because they accepted a pay that's because they accepted a pay deal with the scottish government of 12.4. could that be the same number we see in england and wales? >> goodness me. down from 35 to 12.4. well, we'll keep an eye close on these negotiations and see what happens. charlie peters, thank you very much. >> see where the money comes from as you said to me, not earmarked in the manifesto any increase. no. >> so does it come out of the general nhs budget or are they going to be tax rises to pay for it? >> more borrowing . but that's >> more borrowing. but that's a given. coming up. we'll be talking to former premier league player jemmy ballard as england playerjemmy ballard as england gear up to face the netherlands

in the euros semi—final tomorrow. you won't want to miss it.

all right. it's 1247. let's end the hour by heading to germany. the big game is, of course, tomorrow. but there are two semi—finals. and tonight, spain face france to find out who will play. the three lions, should they progress tomorrow night against the netherlands? >> well, our man on the ground in dortmund is jack carson and he joins us now. jack is the temperature rising ? temperature rising? >> well, given it's 30 degrees here in dortmund, tom it definitely is. it's absolutely boiling and sweltering. but we are hopefully in for a scorcher here in dortmund tomorrow. the atmosphere is building lots of anticipation here in the city of course for england semi—final and also those eyes on of course, the other semi—final tonight, spain versus france as

tonight, spain versus france as to who, as you rightly said, england might well be facing if they're lucky enough. but come and talk to a couple of england fans with me that have already made it out here to dortmund. we've got tom and joe going to get a tom first tom tell us, then it's your first time out. you said in germany, i mean, how are you feeling about this semi—final? i'm buzzing for it, to be honest, a bit nervous but yeah buzzing i mean how would you reckon you know, the team have played so far. it's been a lot of criticism on southgate. yeah, it's a bit mediocre but we've got to the semi—final so it's clearly good enough. yeah i mean are you kind of looking for as maybe the person that might make the difference on the pitch tomorrow. well saka did it last game so hopefully hopefully one of them can do it again. all right tom thanks very much. we're now going to go to joe. joe tell me mate, how you're feeling ahead of this semi—final. >> i'm nervous but i'm very excited for it. >> i'm not sure we'll win in the end . end. >> so yeah, i'm excited. >> so yeah, i'm excited. >> yeah, yeah, i mean, obviously luke shaw made an appearance, you know, again for you, you know , does he come straight in know, does he come straight in as the kind of the only fit left back? >> i'm not really sure because he's been injured since like

february hasn't he . february hasn't he. >> and but we could do with him because we need a left, left foot on the left hand side to make it easier to get up. >> pitch right and a quick score prediction from you, >> two one england. >> two one england. >> england. tom will come back to you quickly for, for a quick score prediction. one one england penalties one one again. yeah, you've got some confidence right. there you go. there's tom and joe. they're talking to us live from dortmund. of course there's loads of tens of thousands of england fans meant to be coming here. 30,000 meant to be coming here. 30,000 meant to be coming to this city over the next 24 hours. and we'll bnng the next 24 hours. and we'll bring you all of it throughout the day. >> brilliant stuff. jack carson , >> brilliant stuff. jack carson, thank you very much. live in dortmund with some fans who've got there a little bit early. >> yeah. their friends must be very jealous now the former premier league jemmy jim, former premier league jemmy jim, former premier league jemmy jim, former premier league player jemmy bullard joins us now. thank you very much indeed forjoining us, jemmy, so what are your predictions for tomorrow? >> here's guys. thanks for having us. my predictions for tomorrow are i'm going big,

england three one. i think it's going to be a lot of goals in the game, i think you're going to see a different game, i just think it's been so tight in, in the league, sort of when it was in the, the group stages. sorry it was just so tight, wasn't it? and i just think you're going to see a different game now when england. viola i think you can see an open game with plenty of goals. >> are we going to see some personnel changes or is this now? have we found the right squad? there's been a huge amount of controversy over who's playing where and who's being brought on or frankly, who's not being brought on. what do you make of it? >> absolutely too much in my opinion, i think he's going to say stay with the same team. i don't think he can change. i think that's probably the best performance in this campaign. we've seen, so i just don't see how he's going to change. i think cons is the only one, if he is going to make a change, that's going to be a change. but even he played so well, but yeah, look, this is going to be

a fantastic game. it's going to be open, i predict. and yeah, i just want you all to get behind the boys and, give them some good support because we need you. >> yeah. let's hope it doesn't go to, penalties again. i'm not sure i can cope. i'm not sure the nation can cope with that kind of stress. watching it through our fingers, want to know what your take is on this? german referee? there's been a bit of controversy. been done for fixing matches in the past. >> yeah, there's been a lot talked about this. do you know what referees never bothered me. and i don't think he's going to bother the boys about getting out there. you know, really staging in the semi—final i can a referee really affect your game at that level? i suppose it can do. but i don't think i think i don't think it's going to affect us. i think it's just about what we do, and, and hopefully we score plenty of goals because that's what that's , goals because that's what that's, that's what's going to get us through ultimately. >> well, it's not just the referee that perhaps we need to worry about, but also the fans. i mean, there's going to be about 4 to 1 ratio of dutch fans

versus england fans, particularly in that famous yellow wall in the stadium. well, that's a that's the numbers. because of course the, the location is so close to the netherlands, we're expecting many, many more dutch fans. not in your experience, your professional experience does that sort of ratio matter, >> it will make an impact. yeah, absolutely. you want to you want to hear your fans more than the other fans? absolutely, i can't believe that. it's the first time i've heard that. four to one's a lot. >> i think that might have been those in the city rather than in the stadium. i might have got that. so. so those just around and about , that. so. so those just around and about, perhaps the stadium's and about, perhaps the stadium's a bit more balanced. >> right. okay i have seen some onune >> right. okay i have seen some online stuff with the, with the dutch, marching up and down the streets. looks great by the way, with their dance. but in the stadium what's going to count? that's all what the boys are going to hear. so absolutely, i think if the fans can get behind the boys, it'll make a real, real difference sometimes can be the 12th man, you know. >> well, jemmy, just quickly, do you think the fans have been letting the team down a bit? do you think they should be a bit more positive? >> do you know what? yeah,

they're a little bit over the top in the early stages, a little bit uncalled for. you know the booing early stage in the tournament and also early stage in the game and then leaving before, you know, in the knockout stage, look they buy their they buy their own ticket. it comes to a right few quid . it comes to a right few quid. but i just want to see the fans get behind. and that's why i'm here promoting in a lovely green king pub , because what we're king pub, because what we're putting on tomorrow is we're doing a nice special. so when england score green king, we're giving away a pint to every fan when england score. so going your local green king pub support. the boys get behind gareth and there is a code word by the way. right. and the code word is england scored. please pour when you go in there because england will score. we will. >> well we love, we love hearing, we love supporting our great english pubs, jemmy bullard legend, thank you so much for joining bullard legend, thank you so much forjoining us and talking much for joining us and talking through that big game tomorrow. >> stay with us. we're going to be discussing whether it's okay to say someone looks nice in the workplace. i'll tell you all the time, don't i, tom? certainly

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>> good afternoon. britain. it's 1:00 on tuesday. the 9th of july. i'm emily carver, and i'm tom harwood . so who's got the tom harwood. so who's got the power? the prime minister meets metro mayors in downing street with a promise to push power away from whitehall. but is this just a further layer of meddling, tax raising politicians and nato calls this evening keir starmer flies to washington for his first summit as prime minister >> he's under pressure to raise defence spending, a promise he refused to commit to during the election campaign. >> and why are england fans

fuming over the choice of this german referee to take charge of tomorrow's semi—final showdown with the netherlands? we'll reveal it and this afternoon we're going to see keir starmer and rishi sunak together in parliament for the first time since the election will be live for the ceremonial selection of the speaker of the . the speaker of the. house of commons. and is telling a female colleague that they look nice. sexual harassment. >> tom, you look nice. emily. >> tom, you look nice. emily. >> oh, i'm going to get in touch with air. do you feel harassed? take get in touch with air. no, thank you very much. i will accept that compliment. i will accept that compliment. i will accept that compliment . accept that compliment. >> i see, so you're on the sort of rational human being side of the argument, rather than the sort of everything is insane side of the argument. >> well, we're talking about this because there's been an employment tribunal, and this was one of the things that was flagged as creating an

intimidatory atmosphere in the workplace. well, akin to sexual harassment, a compliment. >> doesn't it matter who you are, though? i mean , like are, though? i mean, like throwing, throwing pebbles, throwing, throwing pebbles, throwing pebbles at someone's window is all very sweet. if there are sort of, you know , there are sort of, you know, romeo style young, handsome man, if they're if they're a bit portly and sort of toad like, and they're throwing pebbles at your window, you're going to call the police, aren't you? i mean, this is entirely context dependent. romantic gestures for frankly attractive people are all very welcome. but, you know, unattractive people doing romantic gestures, that's sexual harassment. the blunt truth of it, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. >> tom. someone might throw pebbles at your window one day. >> maybe one day, maybe one day. >> maybe one day, maybe one day. >> maybe one day, maybe one day. >> maybe one day, pebbles. >> maybe one day, pebbles. >> let us know. >> let us know. >> is this all gone a bit too far? are you scared to give a compliment in the workplace now for fear that someone might say you're harassing me? it's all a bit much, isn't it? >> i think a lot of people are scared, because if you look at the number of people, the number of relationships that now start in the office, it's been falling

and falling and falling . i mean, and falling and falling. i mean, people are sad. people are resorting to applications. they don't meet people in person. they need sort of, you know, written consent for saying or doing anything. >> i remember a former colleague said he liked my skirt and then immediately said, oh, i shouldn't have said that, and it was a very nice skirt. anyway, gbnews.com/yoursay is the way to get in touch, but let's get the headunes get in touch, but let's get the headlines with mark . white. headlines with mark. white. >> just after 1:00, the main headunes >> just after 1:00, the main headlines from the gb news centre, three asylum seekers have ended their high court legal action after the government scrapped the rwanda deportation scheme. lawyers for the people, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were told today that the cases would no longer continue, according to the home office. their legal costs will now be paid for by the taxpayer. it comes after home secretary yvette cooper branded the rwanda policy a con.

meanwhile just a day after the first channel migrants arrived since the labour government took power , more small boats are power, more small boats are crossing. today 65 migrants arrived in one small boat on monday. today two border force vessels and a lifeboat arrived in dover harbour with more than 200 migrants on board. several other boats have been spotted in the channel and are being intercepted by border force vessels . labour has vowed to end vessels. labour has vowed to end small boat crossings by going after the criminal gangs. small boat crossings by going after the criminal gangs . well, after the criminal gangs. well, in the next couple of hours, labour ministers will sit on the government front benches for the first time in 14 years when parliament returns this afternoon, 643 mps will gather to elect a speaker , with sir to elect a speaker, with sir lindsay hoyle expected to put himself forward once again. they'll also swear an oath ahead of parliament's state opening

next wednesday, and sir keir starmer will speak for the first time at the despatch box as prime minister. the new cabinet met this morning for the second time in just three days. ministers departed downing street after discussing sir keir starmer's key priorities for his first 100 days in office at the heart of that agenda are moves to radically boost economic growth, build hundreds of thousands of new homes and tackle illegal immigration. and tonight, the prime minister will head to washington to join other nato leaders. the summit will mark sir keir starmer's debut in the world stage , with support the world stage, with support for ukraine at the top of the agenda.the for ukraine at the top of the agenda. the labour leader has already pledged his unshakeable support for the alliance. the prime minister will also meet with us president joe biden at the white house, where they'll discuss the special relationship between britain and america .

between britain and america. peace negotiations are set to get underway shortly between england's junior doctors and the new government representatives from the british medical association are due to meet the department of health officials to try to end the long running dispute. 11 strikes over 20 months have caused widespread disruption to millions of appointments. health secretary wes streeting has previously said he would not agree to demands for a 35% pay rise, while some breaking news just in the technology innovation company dyson is to cut up to 1000 jobs as part of a global restructure, wiltshire based engineering firm employs 3500 people across the uk and is best known for the invention of the bagless vacuum cleaner. the prime minister said the government will set up a council for regions and nations during a

meeting with mayors in downing street, a warning for those watching on tv. street, a warning for those watching on tv . the following watching on tv. the following footage contains some flash photography. greater manchester's andy burnham and mayor of london sadiq khan were among those who attended this morning. sir keir said he's planning to loosen whitehall's tight grip over big cities and regions through a new partnership approach. it follows warnings by the local government association of a £6 billion funding gap in the local authority sector. conservative mayor of the tees valley ben houchen told gb news the meeting went well. >> it was very positive actually. i was really pleasantly surprised that he was really energetic, really keen. he wanted to work with us and he was very open to the idea of much more devolution, which has changed with different prime ministers over the last 10 or 15 years, depending on which one it is. so ultimately we're going to have to keep him to his word. if he keeps his promises, then it looks very promising. for further devolution, and ultimately it looks very promising that we can get on and deliver for our regions.

>> thames water says it will run out of money by the end of next may, unless it can get further funding. britain's biggest water firm, which is in debt by more than £15 billion as just £18 billion in cash reserves. it needs new funds to maintain and update its infrastructure . after update its infrastructure. after investors pulled the plug on £500 million of emergency cash earlier this year, it could lead the new labour government with a difficult decision over whether to nationalise it, something they have said they will not do. three people have been arrested after a man was shot dead in walsall in the west midlands. the victim, who was in his 20s, died at the scene . another man died at the scene. another man was also wounded and is receiving treatment to his injuries, which are not believed to be life threatening. all three men arrested remain in custody as west midlands police detectives continue with their investigation . craig bellamy has

investigation. craig bellamy has been named as the new wales football manager. the former liverpool forward replaces rob page, who was sacked in june after wales failed to qualify for the euros. the 44 year old said he will give his full commitment to develop the wales team, and can't wait to get started with the nations league games in september and the best of luck to craig bellamy there. those are the headlines for the moment. more news for you in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> right 109. good afternoon britain. and sir keir starmer has today promised to build a real partnership with england's regional mayors following a

meeting with them in downing street. >> well, the prime minister told them they were still going to. i'm still trying to get used to thinking of keir starmer as the prime minister. it's going to trip me up every single time. but the prime minister told them they were absolutely central to economic growth across the country, with growing the economy being, of course, one of labour's five missions for government. >> and speaking after the meeting , london mayor >> and speaking after the meeting, london mayor sadiq khan praised it as a statement of intent from sir keir, accusing the last government of pitting mayors against each other. >> goodness me. well, let's go straight to gb. news political editor christopher hope live on downing street for us, christopher, there is also a moving truck behind you. let's start with this. who's this for? >> well, you can probably guess. it's the starmer's. they're moving in. it looks like. now i'll just let olly pan away to that. that's the. they've got one. one moving truck behind it. this yellow one looks like to try and give them at least a degree of privacy from the gb

news cameras. and not surprising, i'd do the same. they'll pay for two. looks like they paid for two trucks. we're not sure whether the yellow one has anything. anything in it. and maybe the silver one has all the gear. but we saw, of course. rishi sunak move out yesterday or over the weekend . certainly, or over the weekend. certainly, photographed some of his more expensive furniture emerging from some of the other, other cameras on downing street. so this is an air of democracy while other countries take weeks and months to establish a new government after an election, we do it in a matter of hours. and i think that's rather marvellous. >> it's interesting, interesting that they're also sort of preventing you from viewing. i can't imagine what sort of furniture the starmer's might have. i'm trying trying to imagine maybe they're going to rip out the wallpaper and put in something else . but, we should something else. but, we should get to the substance. >> one one more trivial question, and that is how much space does the prime minister and his family actually have within number 10? because of course, there's so much other activity going on in there .

activity going on in there. >> well, emily, what we don't know is which flat the starmer's are going to move into because of course, the flat above number 11 is much more roomy than the one above number 10. now, rishi sunak lived with his family above 10 downing street. he always told us back then, when he was prime minister, he wanted to get some of the vibes, some of the kind of the vibes from when margaret thatcher lived there and used to have regular late night whiskies with colleagues, didn't she? margaret thatcher? but before that we knew boris johnson and his team lived above number 11 downing street, and we wonder whether that might be what they want to do. there's lots more space. i've been told it's about 2500ft2. above 11 downing street. and number 10 is pretty big. i mean , it, you know, it big. i mean, it, you know, it goes a long way back. is the answer, so it's lots of space and living over the shop is all part of the way we do our politics in this country. and it's quite hard, i think, for the family to get any space. i know that if you order a pizza for example, in downing street, it's often cold. by the time it gets to you, because it has to go through the hut at the front

gate with the police, and then it has to get to you. so it's not a normal way of living. and the other big issue for the starmer is, is of course, they've got two children whose identity has never been released to the media. we don't know who they are or their or their names. we know their genders and that's it. and they'll be going to school from here. so how do they manage that privacy issue? >> yeah, a real big questions. of course, no one ever discussed who's going to get the number 11 flat or the number 10 flat. until tony blair turned up in 97 and says i want the bigger one. imagine earning your deliveroo security checked every. i know that boris johnson said that that boris johnson said that that was his most frustrating and surprising thing about being prime minister, but chris, today , prime minister, but chris, today, talking, devolution, talking mayors, interesting that there's going to be this sort of beefing up of the role of mayors and potentially this is where we're going to see opposition to government policy in the next five years. >> yes. ironically, the word levelling up has reportedly been removed today from the housing local government and communities

department that the term levelling up, of course, was tied very closely with boris johnson's landslide victory in 2019. and whether he actually achieved that is one for the historians to negotiate and talk about. but that word has gone. but it does look like the prime minister sir keir starmer, is trying to level up in a sense that he's giving a lot more power, as it seems to the metro mayors. 12 of them met in downing street. for breakfast this morning, including ben houchen, of course, the tory mayor for tees valley. he came and he gave an interview to my colleague olivia utley shortly after on tv news and said he's quite pleased with the result and encouraged by the way, that the labour pm wants to work with the labour pm wants to work with the local mayors and the pm has made clear in his half half nine cabinet meeting, his second in three days, that he wants to have that meeting around the country and ensure that this government is seen to be governing for all regions of the country, and that's to be welcomed. i think, >> and then are they going to be given any new tax raising powers? are they going to be

given any more money? are they just going to be able to make bigger decisions? do we know the detail yet ? detail yet? >> we don't know yet. we know what some of them are asking for. for example, sadiq khan, who's the mayor of london, he's asking for more control over commuter rail services. currently, they're of course controlled by private companies. but the policy of this government , as louise but the policy of this government, as louise hague told me, the transport secretary on saturday when i was standing in the same spot asking them questions as they went into into cabinet meeting, i said, when do you want to renationalise the rail services? she said, as soon as possible. what that means is when these franchises come up for grabs after the current company has finished running them, they will revert to state hands. and i think the idea, for example, in london is for london mayor to take over the control or have a bigger say over the running of commuter services, because so many people travel into london and spend money there, named all the stops on there, named all the stops on the overground. >> so you know, there's more to do, there's more to do, but also

christopher, he's been banging the drum for rent controls. he really, really, really wants the power to control rents in london. do you think it's a possibility that he could get that power in london? >> he certainly could. i mean, the renters reform bill never made it onto the statute book. so that whole space is wide open for some new government legislation, i think. and certainly that's what they're calling for. we do know, though, don't we, from ireland and dubun don't we, from ireland and dublin , that rent controls dublin, that rent controls haven't worked out that well . haven't worked out that well. it's created some a shortage of rental properties for other for other young people. so while it might seem a good idea because rents have gone up because they've often for private landlords, because of spiralling interest rates have forced them to put rents up. it may not be the easy answer, which some people think it is, but no question that is an idea which has been pushed for. i think, by the london mayor, sadiq khan. we're going to wait. i think for that kind of thing until the fiscal event, which is expected to be september, october time after all. right now, the obr, the office of budget responsibility, is looking

through the books and working out how much money the new chancellor has to spend. we'll hear more of that in the autumn. >> we know prices go up when too much money chases too few goods, trying to artificially cap anything doesn't work because there isn't enough stuff. there needs to be more stuff anyway, interesting that keir starmer is using a brand of called called bishop's move for his moving van yesterday rishi sunak had platinum moves. i don't know if that's because, he had much more platinum to be moving in and out or what. we can read into that . or what. we can read into that. >> well, well, tom, if you look overin >> well, well, tom, if you look over in the corner, there is a platinum move vehicle there are behind the bishops move one. so i think that they could be using the same company i don't know. >> oh, there we go . okay. >> oh, there we go. okay. perhaps, perhaps my conspiracy theories need to be laid to rest there. christopher hope, thanks for joining us. >> right. forjoining us. >> right. let's get the thoughts of the leader of east yorkshire council and a board member of the northern powerhouse partnership and handley. and thank you very much indeed for

coming on the show. your immediate reaction to all this talk of further devolution, more power to metro mayors? >> well, my first immediate thought i have to say is today you both look really nice. just thought i'd throw that in. unfortunately worthy when you are having this conversation about should we say that's it, thank you. but and that's the level playing field. so i'm really, really pleased to hear that, to be fair, that more, devolution is coming down to regional areas. i think it's a really, really good move. and one that i would certainly welcome having been on this devolution deal now for just, just almost a year with, michael gove and, jacob young in actually getting the devolution, trying to get resolution deal for hull and east riding that actually mean what are we actually mean what are we actually going to be seeing. >> what powers do you expect these mayors may have after this meeting today and after new

legislation? of course, that they don't currently have? >> well, i would imagine that they'll be sat around the table a lot more with our new prime minister, working out what's best for their area. because at the end of the day, the metro mayors are on the ground doing the work, and they actually know what their area needs. with the greatest respect to whitehall. and i mean this in a in a positive way , they're not as au positive way, they're not as au fait with what happens on the ground as metro mayors are. and i'm quite sure that , the new i'm quite sure that, the new prime minister, along with the deputy prime minister, angela raynen deputy prime minister, angela rayner, will be listening closely to what people actually want. >> okay. and i'm really sorry, but your line is breaking up a little bit, so we'll have to end it there. but i look forward to speaking to you again very soon. i'm sure. anne hanley is leader of east yorkshire council and a board member of the northern powerhouse partnership. sorry about that line. it's a bit echoey, wasn't it? >> yeah, yeah, but, but we got we got what she was saying, which was different areas will have different needs. although i do wonder and i do worry if, if

different mayors have different levels of powers, i worry about that sort of setup because then you have bargaining and never ending bargaining for more powers and different levels of powers and different levels of power and asymmetric devolution. i don't think that's good. i think what would be better is if they all had the same level of power, the same level of authority. they couldn't argue about what powers they had, and they had to get to work using they had to get to work using the powers that they do have a much more stable environment for devolution. >> i think mayors lead to more vanhy >> i think mayors lead to more vanity projects, i think, you know, there's sometimes less accountability , fragmentation, accountability, fragmentation, you know, you're going to have ulez scheme after ulez scheme, aren't you? you're going to have ltns go mad. you're going to have more cycle lanes than you can shake a stick at. >> well, that wouldn't be a bad thing. >> he's a cycle supremacist . i >> he's a cycle supremacist. i think he's got a bike. >> no, i think i think we should separate cars from from bikes. i think cars would be better off if there aren't bikes in the in the way of the cars. i think everyone happier. roads are segregated roads also a bit more

sceptical. >> i don't think sir keir starmer and the labour party are doing this to try and take power away from themselves. i mean, do you really think that's the case? is it not to solidify it in a different way? >> well, i think what doctor david jeffrey was saying earlier that actually this might not be power coming down from whitehall to these metro mayors. it might be power coming up from local authorities towards these two. so it might not be sir keir starmer actually giving away any power at all. >> how many more job roles are they going to be? i mean, local authorities already spend huge amounts of money. they could be on pointless things. >> they could be fewer jobs because if you're if instead of sort of, you know, six different local authorities, it's one jobs tub. well, if you're taking the power away from all of these different local authorities and just giving it to one bigger combined authority, you could do it more efficiently. i can see the argument there. >> i'm going to be sceptical. i'm going to be sceptical, but i'm going to be sceptical, but i'm willing to have my mind changed as ever. >> well, the devil will be in the detail, won't it. coming up, is it to okay compliment in the workplace? and when does a comment on physical appearance

go too far? well, that's our debate coming up after this

good afternoon. britain it's 1:24. we're just going to keep you waiting a little bit longer to have our debate on whether or not you're allowed to say you look nice to someone in the workplace, because for now, there is something very important. in one hour's time, members of parliament will be descending upon the house of commons. they'll be performing all sorts of rituals, dragging a new speaker up to the speaker's chair. and also we'll see rishi sunak and keir starmer side by side, perhaps making some small talk for the first time since both men met each other on the election campaign trail. >> yes. so over the past six weeks, the mother of all parliaments has been gearing up for this transition to be as smooth as possible. so our

reporter, adam cherry found out what happens. >> so you're a new mp elected for the very first time. congratulations. well done. you made it. you're here in parliament. what actually happens when you get here? how do you find your way around? how do you find your way around? how do you find your way around? how do you even log into your email system? fear not. we've got some answers for you. or at least i've spoken to the people who do. take a look at this. new mps are about to stroll into the iconic palace of westminster for the very first time. for many of them , this is a dream come true them, this is a dream come true of course, starting a new job can be intimidating. of course, starting a new job can be intimidating . luckily, can be intimidating. luckily, while parliament was dissolved, the house administration team has been hard at work to prepare for the new kids on the block. >> we have set up something called the new members reception area here in portcullis house, and at that we equip members with the information and the things that they need to get themselves up and running in their new role as parliamentarians. their new role as parliamentarians . there will be parliamentarians. there will be induction activities, not just this new members reception area.

there'll be a chamber briefing when it will be the first time that members sit in the chamber. there won't have been sworn in at that point, but we want to take them through the courtesies and conventions of that place so that they know a bit about everything from, you know, the annunciator bell sounding how to ask a question, all of those sorts of things. >> new members will enter through cromwell green and head to westminster hall. there they will check in at reception , will check in at reception, receive their welcome pack, and get paired with a seasoned buddy. >> so that's an experienced member of house staff that will be able to help them navigate this place. >> westminster is a bit of a labyrinth and new mps often need a helping hand . fortunately, the a helping hand. fortunately, the palace doorkeepers have got their backs. >> one of the things we kind of do as homework is kind of i normally stay up at at night and watch some of the election results come in. getting to know some of the new faces , what will some of the new faces, what will come in. we also have a doorkeeper bible of the book of

faces of members. >> they've got to do some learning as well, haven't they? so do they ever get lost? do you have to help them ? show them have to help them? show them around? what's that like? >> sure. well, the ones i've done before to be very exciting time with lots of new members and yes, some of them will not have been on this building before. and it can be quite daunting. and they need guidance and help and assistance. and that's what we're all there for, you know. yes they'll get to know us, but we've got to get to know us, but we've got to get to know them quicker. that's what doorkeepers are known for, you know, so a busy few weeks ahead with a lot to learn. >> just don't forget to smile for that class. photo adam cherry, gb news, london. >> oh great stuff from adam there. but you know what? i'm finding slightly trepidatious. go on learning all the new names of the hundreds of mps that are going to be swarming into westminster today, will they? >> won't you? >> won't you? >> i've picked up a little book, this this is the, chamber directory of members . and if we directory of members. and if we look inside, you can just see page after page after page of

new mps , old mps, the first new mps, old mps, the first pages. these are all red. these are all the new labour mps, many of them the same. many of them new, hundreds new. and of course, the, the speaker will have to be learning all of these names to call people in debates. yes. and you can just see there's the conservatives and a lot more lib dems, a lot of new lib dems. you can tell from the backgrounds which ones are new and which ones were the old photos from the other end. and just about here for the first time after eight attempts, we've got a mr. nigel farage there on, near the back with his, with his reform boys as well. they're, they're partnered with dup there, but no, it's, it's an interesting , interesting challenge. >> they're segregated by gender in this house of commons publication. yes, yes, it's the women and the men, then the women, then the men. yeah. as it goes by party, i guess it's probably easier to sort of navigate it. >> they're also ordered by mistake . yeah, i think maybe, mistake. yeah, i think maybe, maybe they're also alphabetically ordered and ordered by party. so there's

lots of ordering. but it's a lot of homework for a lot of people to sort of get to know the new class. so this is your bedtime reading then, is it? this is my bedtime reading. >> right. well, i should probably do this as well. i don't want you to show me up tomorrow. you know, when you're naming them all or later in the show. >> actually, we haven't got much time. >> less than an hour until these people are swarming the green benches for the first time. it's going to be very exciting to see. >> and where will the mr farage sit? >> oh, that is the big question. >> oh, that is the big question. >> where will he sit? >> where will he sit? >> he'll be wherever he sits . >> he'll be wherever he sits. they'll be the naughty seats, the naughty seats. >> right. well, after the headlines, we're going to be having that debate on what constitutes sexual harassment. could it be telling a female colleague that they look nice. that's not your headlines with mark . white. mark. white. >> at 130, the main headlines from the gb news centre, three asylum seekers have ended their high court legal action after

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>> well. good afternoon . >> well. good afternoon. britain. it's 136 now. an employment tribunal has found that a senior lawyer telling a legal secretary that she looked nice , created an intimidating nice, created an intimidating environment and made her feel violated. >> well, she's won her sexual harassment suit, so is saying someone looks nice acceptable in the workplace anymore? >> well, joining us now to debate this is political commentator christine hamilton, who thinks it should be an author. and journalist, rebecca reid, who thinks making comments like these are unnecessary. okay, rebecca, why is it unnecessary to tell your colleague they look nice ? well, colleague they look nice? well, how somebody looks at work shouldn't be particularly important or relevant, but i think my issue here is that it's used as a sort of dismissive way to make women feel silly for complaining about things like, oh, let's just saying you look nice. why does it matter? we all know there are different ways of saying things , and if you are an saying things, and if you are an older man in a position of power , older man in a position of power, looking a woman up and down and saying, oh, you look nice. the

lascivious tone, which as far as we know is quite possibly what happened, that's not acceptable. that's not workplace appropriate. and it would make somebody feel uncomfortable, christine. she's right. rebecca isn't she? it depends how it's said. if you've got someone who's sleazy saying, oh, you look nice, you're going to be a bit off put, aren't you? yes. we don't know whether this was said in a lascivious tone or not. >> and as far as i can see, this particular case, the boss went too far and he did a lot of other things as well. but what worries me is that the tribunal has ruled that just saying you look nice could be included as sexual harassment. now, i think thatis sexual harassment. now, i think that is ridiculous. if it's part of a pattern of a lot of other things, then it could be the straw that breaks the camel's back.i straw that breaks the camel's back. i think to have it included by the tribunal and saying, this is sexual harassment, i think is wrong, and i think it's wokeism gone completely, >> rebecca reed, is this a

problem here that, including this as one of the strikes against this guy who seemingly did other things as well? perhaps the next person who comes along could use that alone to then launch a tribunal . are to then launch a tribunal. are we are we at the thin end of a wedge here? >> no, i don't think we are very often , when i come in on often, when i come in on wednesday night to do patrick's show at gbbn , i will say to one show at gbbn, i will say to one of my friends who is a producer that, oh my god, you look amazing. >> i love that outfit. i love your shoes. whatever i do that most weeks because she always looks great. there is not a world in which i am going to get a letter next week saying that i've been sexually harassing her because i'm not. and the problem is, we often talk about hypotheticals when women are trying to assert themselves when they have been sexually harassed, as this woman has, but realistically, women don't make these accusations for fun . women these accusations for fun. women don't make these accusations to be difficult. they do it because they've been made to feel unsafe or unable to work in a certain place. and we have to deal with the reality of what women tend to do, not the hypotheticals of what they could do in the future .

what they could do in the future. i just worry, christine, that it can create an atmosphere whereby, men are worried about saying anything . i mean, i've saying anything. i mean, i've been complimented on my skirt before by a male colleague, not here elsewhere. and he immediately said , oh, i immediately said, oh, i shouldn't have said that, shouldn't have said that, shouldn't have said that. it was a lovely skirt. >> and i bet you look fabulous in it. but i probably shouldn't say that either. i think if you take it out of the work context, if you go to the real world, how young men ever advance any sort of relationship with a young woman, i have no idea nowadays, because they're not allowed to look at her. they're not allowed to say she looks nice, they're not allowed to do anything. and i just don't know how. it is kind of making any sort of advance to a young woman. i mean, the days when, you know, if somebody gave you a compliment, you just accepted it. if you look nice, you look nice. thank you very much. i love it when people compliment me, wish my husband did it a bit more often. i'm saying that this particular example, he does sound that he was rather creepy, frankly, this fellow and it was

a very unequal power balance. so the combination of everything was probably not nice at all. but i do worry about the general situation when normal people just going about their social lives, the young men are terrified of putting a foot wrong and being accused of goodness knows what and where. that might end here. >> is there a risk here that some frankly, obscene actions from a small group of men sort of make other young men feel that they just don't know what they can do and what they can't do, and whether they should be talking to women at all. frankly and it makes everything, perhaps very awkward because so many cues and sort of flirtatious things are not spoken . they're things are not spoken. they're sort of it's very hard to sort of make a formula for relationships . relationships. >> i don't i'm not sure. >> sorry . sorry, rebecca. >> sorry. sorry, rebecca. >> sorry. sorry, rebecca. >> go ahead. >> go ahead. >> who you were addressing that to? yes. rebecca i don't think

that that's a real world problem. >> i mean, when i was most recently dating, i was being sent obscene images of men's genitals most days , that was not genitals most days, that was not an issue with men being backwards and coming forwards. >> oh, but if it's if it's the men who send their genitals who feel like they they they won't, no matter what the social norms and cues are, they're going to do that. it's the people who perhaps aren't even talking to you, who are scared off by by those people. >> these were these were not a these were normal men. and b, this was dozens and dozens and dozens of men. so yes, i do think there is an issue in the social contract, but a lot of it is not men being too backwards, it's men being too emboldened behind screens and not emboldened enough, perhaps in real life. but i refuse to believe that your average man in this country is too silly to know that saying to a woman having a nice chat with i like your skirt is different from saying you look nice in a creepy way to their employee. i think most men are good and decent and are perfectly capable of reading that room. and, christine, is it not a good thing that, women feel more empowered in the

workplace that they won't put up with sleazy men ? with sleazy men? >> of course it is. and we've come a long way in the right direction. as far as all that's concerned. i do feel rebecca describes as normal. dozens of men who send pictures of their genitals to somebody they're meeting on a dating are as normal as long as i've been dating. probably 50 years. but it's normal behaviour. i find it extraordinarily give me normal behaviour, which is a little bit more reticence. please >> i completely agree . well, we >> i completely agree. well, we can agree that. thank you both for that debate. rebecca reid and of course christine hamilton . and of course christine hamilton. great to speak to you both, yes. good grief. do not send pictures of your private parts. >> no, you'd think you'd think that people could, could avoid doing that, especially to people they don't know, especially , they don't know, especially, rebecca reid and christine hamilton both looked lovely there, by the way. >> goodness me , now, do we have >> goodness me, now, do we have time for this? this friday, gb news will have live coverage of

the 12th of july celebrations in northern ireland. now gb news northern ireland. now gb news northern ireland. now gb news northern ireland reporter dougie beattie has been looking not only at the celebrations, but the effect they have right across the world. in this second report, he examines how, after the war, many left for the new . world. >> on april 18th, 1689, the jacobites laid siege to the city of derry. it lasted for 105 days and left 8000 dead. it is known that even children were involved in the fighting, and one young man would write his place in history. >> james macgregor is known as the moses of the scots—irish. he was born in magilligan in 1677. now we know very little about his family. he knew his father was a captain david macgregor, probably a yeomanry captain, but dunng probably a yeomanry captain, but during the siege of londonderry he, his father, his mother's

brother and sister were all in the city. he becomes notable in the city. he becomes notable in the city. he becomes notable in the city because he is said to be the boy , 12 years of age, who be the boy, 12 years of age, who fires the cannon from the top of saint columb's cathedral when he sees the ships coming up the river. the mount joy and the two other ships which have broken the boom over the next nine years, the civil and religious freedoms that so many had fought for were now being denied by church and state. for presbyterians in this area , life presbyterians in this area, life had become very difficult. at the beginning of the 18th century, the test act was passed. now this really was penal laws against the presbyterians, and the presbyterians, and the presbyterians saw this as betrayal. they had fought for the williamite wars. they had supported the government. and now the government was banning them. presbyterian marriages. presbyterian funerals were banned. presbyterian funerals were banned . children were declared banned. children were declared illegitimate. they had to pay thhes illegitimate. they had to pay tithes to the church of ireland pubuc tithes to the church of ireland public office was closed to them, and so many presbyterians felt aggrieved. they wanted

difference. they wanted to get out of this . out of this. >> many of those in ulster saw america as an opportunity to have a new way of life, and the religious and civil opportunities that they yearn for. their leader and pastor was james mcgrath . james mcgrath. >> now, what did they take with them? they take with them their spinning wheels. they take with them flax seed. they take seed potatoes. these things will be of benefit to them or plans are arranged. but one of the saddest things that locally is will be called the living wakes . there called the living wakes. there were no dead people, but they might as well be dead. that was the night you left your family would come, your friends, your neighbours, and they would gather and there would be hymn singing. there would be music . singing. there would be music. it wouldn't be a happy occasion . it wouldn't be a happy occasion. >> five ships would leave from coleraine and londonderry, and at the mouth of the foyle river, culmore fort would be the last sight they would have of ireland. a new world and a new

adventure. now lay ahead . adventure. now lay ahead. >> absolutely fascinating. we should know more about william of orange about 1688, about battle of the boyne. the foundation of our parliamentary system of government. >> absolutely we should. but in other news, novak djokovic has complained. he's been complaining about wimbledon fans because they booed him during his match yesterday. or did they or did they? is it okay for fans to do that? we'll get the view from a legend of sport journalism very shortly indeed. you're watching. good afternoon britain. we're on

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>> yes. thank you, tim says i must be old school. you can say anything you like about me . anything you like about me. words don't hurt. sticks and stones always applies. just grow a pair all you easily offended woke worms. you're not allowed to say that anymore. you know you're not allowed to say. just grow a pair are sexist, isn't it? man up. you're not allowed to say that. what else are you allowed to say ? oh, do you know allowed to say? oh, do you know what you know you're not allowed to do gestures on a football pitch. >> if i if i was to do any of these gestures and say any of these gestures and say any of these words, i could just about hear compliance people running, running behind us and ripping us off air. we'd start start playing some, something that wasn't us anyway, catherine says normal men do not send images of their genitals. >> catherine. and john says a real woman would appreciate a nice comment. some come to work dressed for comment. how about you said, wow, you look gross today? well, yes, that would be that would be nasty. that would that would be nasty. that would that would be nasty. that would that would certainly. someone said, i don't know how i'd react. i think i'd probably throw it straight back at them. i at least i don't look like

you. >> oh my goodness me, i can't imagine. i just can't imagine saying that in any way other than like deeply sarcastic . than like deeply sarcastic. anyway, graham says, she wants us all walking about with bags on our heads. just because you get the odd pervert. and most of us can spot one a mile away. if i say to a lady she looks nice, it's because she does not. oh it's because she does not. oh it's because she does not. for any other reason. i've said it to my mum. why should everyone suffer because of a few perverts? >> and i agree with that as well. i agree with that as well. >> great deal of common sense in the gb news inbox. >> have a ban on compliments in the workplace because yes, as you say , there are a few perverts. >> crikey . well, keith says so. >> crikey. well, keith says so. if you can't say you're looking nice today, can you say you look like something the cat dragged in? >> i think i have said that to tom on a common theme here. >> it's. yeah, it's okay though, because we have hair and makeup. when you were doing all the weekend going around on the battle buses. >> oh my god, you might sleep a bit worse for very, very little.

>> yeah. holding chickens with ed davey that did not do well for how i looked. anyway, let's let's cross now to the department of health, where the british medical association will shortly be giving a statement. we're looking at the doors to the health department here, because there have been talks this afternoon between the bma and the new health secretary, wes streeting, all about ending, these junior doctor strikes. the junior doctors of course, asking for 35% pay rise. although the health secretary says that's not something he'd be willing to cough up. >> yes, it's all going to be a little bit tricky, isn't it? for wes streeting, he made it clear he promised that he was going to sit down with them on day one, get straight to it, get a resolution to this. but there ain't that much cash in the treasury, is there, tom? >> no, and they didn't earmark any money for this, in the labour manifesto. it would cost quite a bit for a 35% pay rise. of course, in scotland they settled for 12.4. could we see,

simply mirroring that scottish deal here? i think it's unlikely that we're going to see in a few minutes, bma junior officials walk out and say it's over. it's done. walk out and say it's over. it's done . no more strikes. done. no more strikes. hallelujah. i think this is going to go on for a bit longer. >> it would be quite revealing, though, if they did sign up to a lower amount than 35, wouldn't it? >> when they were, when they refused with the conservatives, it would be quite revealing. >> i wonder which way this is going to go. are they going to hold wes to account as much as they did with the previous conservative health secretaries? no, i remember one of the junior doctor representatives saying on the radio around the time that if the conservatives offered the same deal as scotland, they'd say no, because they just didn't trust the conservatives as much. >> well, we're going to be back with that bma statement as soon as we get it. but also we'll be in the house of commons stick around with us for a very exciting final hour .

exciting final hour. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . solar sponsors of weather on. gb. news >> hi there. welcome to the latest forecast from the met office for gb news. rain moves north today a dreary day in many places with some very soggy weather around. increasingly humid in the south. meanwhile, where we did see some persistent wet weather through the day on monday, that wet weather is now moving north into southern and central scotland. northern ireland, northern england and north wales. some heavy and prolonged outbreaks of rain here quite a breeze as well . so all quite a breeze as well. so all in all, a miserable day to come. a lot of cloud across the uk with some heavy showers developing through central and southern parts of the uk and it's going to feel a bit more humid in the south, with highs of 20 or 21 celsius. some brightness will come through from time to time, but the

brightest skies will actually be across northern scotland, where it will be largely dry aside from the odd shower. and it will be on the cool side 13 to 14 celsius, but a lot more pleasant than further south into the central belt, where the rain turns heavier into the evening. with that rain continuing for much of the afternoon, evening and overnight. much of the afternoon, evening and overnight . northern much of the afternoon, evening and overnight. northern ireland. seeing those outbreaks of rain heavy showers through northern england as well as the east of england, some brighter skies emerging for wales and the south west early evening. but for many places we keep a lot of low cloud and a gloomy feel to the day now. overnight, the rain continues on its journey north into northern scotland, but it also carries on raining across northern ireland and northern england. showers further south and a mild night to come with 13 to 15 celsius for many places. but we start off wednesday again with a lot of cloud cover, further showers or longer spells of rain for many places now for southern parts it will brighten

up into the afternoon with conditions ending up mostly dry. plenty of sunshine for the far of sunshine for the far plenty of sunshine for the far south, but in the far north the south, but in the far north the rain continues and it's going to rain continues and it's going to be very wet for north—east scotland, with the risk of localised flooding . localised flooding. >> that warm feeling inside be

>> good afternoon. britain. it's 2:00 on tuesday, the 9th of july. i'm tom harwood, and i'm emily carver. in the next half houn emily carver. in the next half hour, we'll see keir starmer and rishi sunak together in parliament for the first time since the election. we'll be live for the ceremonial selection of the speaker of the house of commons. >> and who's got the power now? the prime minister meets metro mayors in downing street with a promise to push power away from whitehall. but is this just a further layer of meddling, tax raising politicians and nato calls this evening, keir starmer

flies to washington for his first summit as prime minister. >> he's under pressure to raise defence spending. however, that was a promise he refused to commit to during the election campaign. >> and why are england fans fuming over the choice of this german referee? who's to take charge of tomorrow's semi—final showdown with the netherlands ? showdown with the netherlands? and that rwanda scheme spent so much time working on it, didn't it? >> so much time. >> so much time. >> government, so much money. the rwanda government. and it turns out that we will absolutely not be getting any refund . so £270 million of our refund. so £270 million of our money that's gone into this cooperation agreement that was meant to lead to deportations, to rwanda are, well, not seeing any more of that cash. >> yeah. we've been hearing from kigali this afternoon. and it does seem like they're saying

the investment that has already been spent, the united kingdom is not getting it back. well, after all, we signed a treaty . after all, we signed a treaty. we committed to this. now this government has pulled out of that treaty. they can't claw the money back, which does create a bit of a trouble for some of keir starmer's plans to go after the criminal gangs. he always said that that would be paid for by savings from the rwanda scheme. now, of course, he will be saving some of the money that won't be spent in future, but he can't claw back any of the money that has already been sent £270 million. >> it's quite a lot of money, isn't it? just wasted ? isn't it? just wasted? >> well, we built we built some nice, nice accommodation in rwanda. i hope they can find good uses for it. that won't be for our, asylum seekers. >> well , yes, the for our, asylum seekers. >> well, yes, the rwanda government has said we held up. we held up our side of the bargain, but, alas, that scheme is very much over. it was one of the first things labour have donein the first things labour have

done in government, much more to come after your headlines with mark . white. mark. white. >> well, just after 2:00 the main headlines from the gb news centre. three asylum seekers have ended their high court legal action after the government scrapped the rwanda deportation scheme. lawyers for the people who cannot be named for legal reasons, were told today that the cases would no longer continue, according to the home office. their legal costs will now be paid for by the taxpayer. it comes after home secretary yvette cooper branded the rwanda policy a con . branded the rwanda policy a con. meanwhile, just a day after the first channel migrants arrived since the labour government took power, more small boats are crossing today. gb news can now confirm that up to 300 illegal immigrants have been picked up from the english channel so far today for border force vessels , today for border force vessels, and a lifeboat arrived in dover

harbour throughout the morning. rain continues and it's going to b(number of 7,7, 7.7 rain continues and it's going to b(number of 7.7, .77 rain continues and it's going to b(number of ”’boats .77 rain continues and it's going to b(number of ff’boats have ..7 a number of other boats have been spotted in the channel and border force vessels are responding. labour has vowed to end small boat crossings by going after the criminal gangs. labour ministers will sit on the government front benches for the first time in 14 years, when parliament returns within the houn parliament returns within the hour, 643 mps will gather to elect a speaker, with sir lindsay hoyle expected to put himself forward once again . himself forward once again. they'll also swear an oath ahead of parliament's state opening next wednesday. and sir keir starmer will speak for the first time at the despatch box as prime minister will the new cabinet met this morning for the second time in just three days. ministers departed downing street after discussing sir keir starmer's key priorities for his first 100 days in office. at the

heart of that agenda moves to radically boost economic growth, build hundreds of thousands of new homes and tackle illegal immigration. and tonight, the prime minister will head to washington to join other nato leaders . the summit will mark leaders. the summit will mark sir keir starmer's debut on the world stage with support for ukraine at the top of the agenda.the ukraine at the top of the agenda. the labour leader has already pledged his unshakeable support for the alliance. the prime minister will also meet with us president joe biden at the white house where they'll discuss the special relationship between the uk and the us . the between the uk and the us. the summit comes as world leaders condemn russia's missile attack on the main children's hospital in kyiv. a spokesman for the local emergency services said the rescue efforts had now switched to a recovery operation. ukraine's president zelenskyy says 37 people,

including three children, are now confirmed to have died. more than 170 others were injured when the missiles struck in broad daylight on monday. when the missiles struck in broad daylight on monday . while broad daylight on monday. while pay broad daylight on monday. while pay negotiations are underway between england's junior doctors and the new government, representatives from the british medical association are meeting department of health officials to try to end the long running dispute. 11 strikes over 20 months have caused widespread disruption to millions of appointments. health secretary wes streeting has previously said he would not agree to demands for a 35% pay rise. the technology innovation company dyson is to cut 1000 jobs as part of a global restructuring. the wiltshire based engineering firm employs 3500 people across the uk, and is best known for the uk, and is best known for the invention of the bagless vacuum cleaner. well, we can

take you to the department of health now to hear from the british medical association. >> no member of the public wants this to last for any longer than it needs to, but it being almost six months since we were last here, shows that it has stalled for too long already. >> are you confident you can resolve this without further contact? >> we're confident that the meeting today was positive, and we've already agreed to meet again next week with the secretary of state to further discuss how we can progress today, we talked a little bit about some of the roadblocks that have prevented us from progressing so far, and how we can navigate through those to reach a resolution. >> and i think that's really positive, actually, the secretary of state was very interested in learning what went wrong, and i think that bodes well because that's not a question that's ever been asked of us before, which has been a problem for being able to get around any kind of dispute. so he was listening and i just hope that they learn. >> is it still the case and did

you discuss 35% phased in over three years and the whole issue of restoration? did you ask for that and did he say he was sympathetic ? sympathetic? >> we've spoken about pay restoration and that no doctors worth less than they were . in worth less than they were. in 2008. we spoke about very clearly that we're happy to talk about a timeline and a time frame and now it's just down to the government to be able to come up with a credible offer through the series of negotiations that we're about to go into that gives doctors the confidence that there is restoration in their pay and therefore value, and to plug the ever gaping workforce crisis that we face. >> would you seem open to the idea, though, of a multi—year pay idea, though, of a multi—year pay restoration period that wasn't excluded from today's talks? >> there was a clear conversation about time frame and about a journey, and i think that's really important because ultimately it's going to be good for everyone . for everyone. >> a journey and stability is going to be good for a junior doctor workforce that is most

vulnerable to all sorts of cost of living crises, financial problems , geographic problems, geographic instability, social support, instability, social support, instability, friends, family. you know, all of these problems hit the junior doctor workforce much greater than most other workforces, as we're forced to rotate around the country. >> so did you feel you heard enough to take it forward in that 35% or something near it over a few years? is possible. is that what you interpreted as we're always happy to take forwards any talks. >> we've always engaged in good faith. we've always tried to develop things. as i said, you know , this secretary of state know, this secretary of state actually wanted to learn what was going wrong and why things were stalling. and we're happy to have those conversations. we've never once walked out of the room, and we never will. we want to continue talking, and that's what we've agreed to. we've agreed to a meeting next week with the possibility of something approaching your original restoration demand of 30% plus, do you think?

>> well, our claim has never changed as robert hur laurenson was saying, because no doctor is worth less than they were in 2008, how we get there is very much what we hope to be discussing and what we'll be looking to progress on when we meet again next week is a starting point to the 12.5% gain over the last year, in line with wales and scotland. those sorts of numbers are things that we will be waiting to discuss with the team when we do. >> so, i'll ask you once again, how confident are you that this can be resolved fairly soon without further action by your union? >> well, i think it's definitely a you know, this meeting was definitely a positive step, but i don't think we can place a value or a certainty on how quickly things are going to take to resolve, or what might needs to resolve, or what might needs to happen to make things resolve . to happen to make things resolve. this was definitely a collaborative talk, and i think it's fair to say we have no plans at the moment to call for strike action. >> we didn't come into this meeting expecting a resolution to our deal or to our dispute

from today. we were hoping to be heard and to be listened to, which is what happened, and we hope to be able to build on that. and as so long as we can build on that and continue in good faith as we have always done, but does seem to be reciprocated now, then it does suggest that we will be able to reach a resolution. >> will the government expect concessions from you? was that mentioned at all on working practices ? practices? >> well, look, there were talks about reform and we're interested to hear what that might pan out to be. this is a complex negotiation okay. and it's going to take some time. this was a positive first step. but that's what it was a first step. there's much more meat that needs to be added to the bones before we're going to be able to come out with any sort of agreement . of agreement. >> in fact . >> in fact. >> in fact. >> okay, i think you want to add so you're back next week with wes streeting, right? correct. and when does the real negotiation start? >> well, once. once they've got

their feet under the table and they've been able to , get their they've been able to, get their ducksin they've been able to, get their ducks in a row and begin in earnest that next week. well, we're very much hoping we'll , we're very much hoping we'll, we'll be waiting to hear. >> yes . okay. thank you . >> yes. okay. thank you. >> yes. okay. thank you. >> thanks. well, there we have it. >> the co—chairs it. — >> the co—chairs of it. >> the co—chairs of the junior doctors portion of the british medical association giving their statement after those initial talks with the new health secretary, >> perhaps a little bit of a different tone, certainly conciliatory. the first step, there's no certainty for now. it's all about the time frame. it's all about the time frame. it's all about what happens next. they're meeting up with wes next week. again wes streeting, i should say the secretary of for state health, so, yes . collaboration. talk of that. >> we've got a little bit of an inkung >> we've got a little bit of an inkling of what went on in that discussion . wes streeting. the discussion. wes streeting. the new health secretary asking the question, what went wrong in these discussions beforehand? and, of course, this commitment to seemingly work towards a 35%

pay to seemingly work towards a 35% pay increase, although perhaps over the course of many, many years, i don't think that there would have been another meeting had the government not said yes, we agree with your aim of getting to 35. we don't agree with doing that in one year. i think that's that's likely what has just taken place in the department of health. but of course, we'll be back there next week. >> yes. and if they were hoping for a check, to be written to them today , it has not happened. them today, it has not happened. it seems as though this may drag on a little bit longer. >> well , on a little bit longer. >> well, demands for more money from the junior doctors . also, from the junior doctors. also, demands from those senior military figures. of course, keir starmer is facing pressure to increase defence spending to 3% of gdp and to discuss that further. delighted to be joined by the former chair of the defence committee in parliament, former conservative mp tobias ellwood. tobias, the labour party was a little bit cagey about its commitments to

military spending during the election, but now sir keir starmer will be going face to face with other nato countries in washington dc. >> absolutely. i mean, you just reporting earlier that attack that we saw in kyiv by russia on a children's hospital, the audacity in which russia is able to persecute its war shows that nato needs to do more. we all need to do more. our world is getting more dangerous, not less . getting more dangerous, not less. russia is not losing. ukraine is not winning. and these are the bigger questions that we need to ask ourselves. i've been calling for an increase in defence spending to 2.5. i'm pleased that the labour government will continue the support for ukraine, but that is not enough. our world is getting more dangerous. europe's security is starting to diminish. behind russia sits china as well. these are the bigger questions that nato needs to ask itself. how, in today's day and age, a country on the edge of europe

can be invaded. but this military alliance, the most potent military force in the world, cannot actually stand up and check russia's behaviour . and check russia's behaviour. >> are you ashamed that the conservatives left the military in such a state? i mean , we're in such a state? i mean, we're heanng in such a state? i mean, we're hearing from former heads of the british army that we wouldn't last a one month small war. >> no, i think that's rather provocative way of describing things. when we came into office, these threats simply weren't there. these threats are growing. they're present and they're evolving. we need to recognise we need to do more. absolutely right. you expand your armed forces, your army, your armed forces, your army, your navy, your air force, and indeed cyber capabilities, the grey zone according to what's coming over the horizon and what the head of the army, indeed, what i've been saying is threats are developing, storm clouds are gathering . now is the time to gathering. now is the time to prepare, not just us, but nato as a whole. and because our economy and our security are symbiotically interconnected, if we want our economy to grow , if

we want our economy to grow, if we want our economy to grow, if we want our economy to grow, if we want prosperity, we have to invest in security as well. so, yes, i want to see more spend on defence. but to somehow to say that somehow this is all the conservatives fault. that's too simplistic. i'm afraid . simplistic. i'm afraid. >> now, of course there's some political stability in the united kingdom with a massive majority that will no doubt last at least five years. i'm thinking of those other major countries, those other major heads of government around that table in washington dc . table in washington dc. tomorrow, biden likely not long left in the presidency. martin schulz, 20 points behind in olaf scholz. i should say 20 points behind in the polls in germany . behind in the polls in germany. justin trudeau, 20 points behind in the polls in canada. macron, of course, term limited in france as president in britain , france as president in britain, should surely be taking a lead here. >> i think you make two very powerful points. firstly it's in our dna to step forward. perhaps when other nations hesitate, that's what we do. we did it a

couple of times last century. that's why we've got a place at the un security council because of our international leadership , of our international leadership, because of the statecraft that we normally present. but you also show the political turmoil that we're seeing across europe. you could add to that the fact that donald trump has made it very clear he might want to actually retreat away from investment and security in europe, which would be a huge mistake. put it all together and you can see that our adversaries, our competitors, will seek to take advantage of that, to see that we become risk averse . we've had it relatively averse. we've had it relatively easy over the last 30 years, since the end of the cold war. well, those days are over. i stress again that we've entered a dangerous era of insecurity, and we need to up our game. >> and tobias ellwood, what do you suspect? a large labour majority means for our policy in the middle east? >> another good question. i mean, again, a great example here that you've not just got europe, you've got the middle east, and then you've got what

china is doing in the south china is doing in the south china sea, but also questioning our global order, exploiting the weakness , if you like, in how weakness, if you like, in how our rules have operated for the last numbers of decades. put this all together and there's absolutely firstly, a necessity to increase defence spending, but also statecraft to cajole and encourage other nations to work together to defend what our values are. we showed that in the red sea. do you remember when those ships were denied passage because of what the houthis were doing? what sits behind the houthis? indeed, hamas and hezbollah? is iran . hamas and hezbollah? is iran. there's no iran strategy. there's no iran strategy. there's no iran strategy. there's no russia strategy, and indeed there's no china strategy. a lot of questions for those gathering in washington, d.c, at the nato summit to consider. >> well, tobias ellwood , former >> well, tobias ellwood, former conservative mp, former defence select committee chairman , select committee chairman, thanks so much forjoining us. really appreciate it. >> thank you . right. let's head >> thank you. right. let's head over to germany because the big game is tomorrow. there are two semi—finals. and tonight spain face france to find out who will play face france to find out who will play the three lions should they

progress tomorrow night against the netherlands. >> well the game tomorrow certainly isn't without controversy. the german referee, set to officiate the semi—final, has previously been banned for match fixing . well, let's get match fixing. well, let's get the thoughts of sports broadcaster chris skudder who's in dortmund for us, chris, this is the most remarkable story. what on earth's going on? >> yeah he's on he's on the fifa list. he's a respected referee these days. but it's a case that goes way back to almost 20 years ago now, when felix zwayer , the ago now, when felix zwayer, the man who will be in charge of the game tomorrow night, was he denies any wrongdoing. >> but basically he was found to have received a payment of ,300 from a referee in a match fixing, corruption investigation. he received some money and the referee involved was subsequently banned for life. so by association he was banned for six months. >> it was a long time ago, he

says. he didn't do anything wrong and wasn't involved in doing in trying to fix matches. >> but, basically, he then had in recent times a, an altercation, shall we say , with altercation, shall we say, with england's jude bellingham, who has been one of the, the stars of this tournament. >> of course , bellingham was >> of course, bellingham was playing right in the city where i am now in dortmund for his former club against bayern munich. and there was a controversial moment where, the referee , mr zwayer, awarded by referee, mr zwayer, awarded by munich a penalty which cost dortmund the game. >> jude bellingham after the game. >> he was 18 years old at the time, said well, >> he was 18 years old at the time, said well , anybody who's time, said well, anybody who's been involved in match fixing, what do you expect? and because of those comments, bellingham was fined ,40,000. he was only 18 at the time. so you can see the association now, can't you? of bellingham's playing tomorrow on the very same ground where this incident happened, with this incident happened, with this referee who has a history of, match fixing. shall we say,

in inverted commas, because he was banned for six months. >> and, you know, that history has followed him home. >> and we spoke to jemmy ballard, a little earlier, the former football player, and he spoke a little bit about the fans, we asked him about, you know, the booing and whether the attitude of england fans has been correct, and he said, you know what? people need to get behind the team. it's very important, isn't it, chris? >> it is. yeah. i mean, i've just just come in on the train now, literally. i mean, we're in the ruhr valley here where all these industrial towns where all these industrial towns where all the england fans are spread out all over the place. so we just sort of moved up the, from cologne about an hour on the train to dortmund . but, yeah, train to dortmund. but, yeah, there'll be the capacity. it's a, it's a famous ground, the dortmund one. they have a thing called the yellow wall, which jude bellingham played in front of for three years. it'll be like a home match for him, but the fans make an awful lot of difference. really having said that, the dutch are one of the best supported teams here, and of course they've only got to

come just drive across the border. so it's much, much easier for them to get here, i'm guessing that inside the stadium it'll be it'll be pretty split. i think the, the, the support for both teams. but in the, in the town here, and the fan zones, there'll be a tremendous colour and a fantastic atmosphere, as there was the other night when england had that amazing victory in the penalty shootout cracking. >> well, we're looking forward to it. chris skudder thank you very much for joining to it. chris skudder thank you very much forjoining us live from dortmund. >> yes. now the bma, they've called talks with health secretary a good first step. could they put an end to the doctor strikes. we'll be putting this to the former chair of the bma himself. we'll also be heading live to the house of commons. lots going on there.

>> good afternoon. britain at 2:25, we're going to take you straight inside the new house of

commons. because mps are gathering now for what will be a pretty remarkable sight. many many more labour mps, for the first time. and they're clapping, which is unparliamentary. you're not allowed to clap. they can't hear me, of course, but. but there they are. you can see lots of mps choosing to wear red. this is a very different look. house of commons. let's just watch what is happening here, because soon all of these members are going to be called from the commons to head to the lords, where the ceremony of selecting a new speaker will take place. because there is only one candidate, of course, to be the next speaker , that's sir lindsay next speaker, that's sir lindsay hoyle. so, aside from any grand upset, this will just be a reselection of the existing speaken reselection of the existing speaker. but there's a lot of pomp and ceremony that goes alongside that. >> and they will have swapped sides of the commons. certainly the labour party will now be on

the labour party will now be on the left. yeah, i believe you'll have the conservatives and other opposition parties on the right. >> you can actually tell from all of the red that you can see on the left and the blue that you can see on the right. they're really wearing their party colours. you can see, particularly female members of the house. you can see lots of red dresses on the left hand side of the screen, and lots of blue dresses on the right hand side of the screen. and there around the speaker's chair, you can see this is a packed house of commons. of course, the house of commons. of course, the house of commons. of course, the house of commons only fits 450 members, but there are 650 mps. why is that ? well, winston why is that? well, winston churchill, when reinstating the house, which was bombed to bits dunng house, which was bombed to bits during the blitz during the second world war when it was reconstructed, there were all of these different arguments about whether or not we make the house of commons bigger , so it fits of commons bigger, so it fits every mp. maybe give every mp a desk , all the rest of it. desk, all the rest of it. churchill said no, because of occasions like this, grand state occasions like this, grand state occasions , prime ministers occasions, prime ministers questions all the rest of it. it's got to feel packed in. it's got to feel busy. people have got to feel busy. people have

got to feel busy. people have got to be sitting on top of each other, sitting on the stairs . other, sitting on the stairs. that's churchill's vision for what parliament should look like. >> enthusiasm, tom, yes. very packed out. can you spot where, some of the, the surprise mps are? >> well, i am nigel farage for one. >> where is he sitting? >> where is he sitting? >> my eyes back. because standing. because you would expect the reform five to be on the right hand side of the chamber, closest to the camera. i'm a little too far away to see any clear faces marked out. >> this will be a difficult day for rishi sunak. yeah. fantastic day for sir keir starmer. a very difficult day for rishi sunak to go from being prime minister to leader of the opposition, to take his seat now on the opposition benches, rather than the government benches. >> and of course, part of this ceremony of walking from the house of commons towards the house of commons towards the house of commons towards the house of lords. they'll walk in pairs as they do whenever parliament opens, and keir

starmer and rishi sunak will be walking side by side. will they make small talk? what will they say to one another? it will be fascinating to see. >> and is this the fullest? we'll see. the chamber, in the next five years. everyone is there, everyone is there. even for some of the most important debates in the commons, it's half full. >> yes, that's certainly true. i think this is going to be one of the busiest times that we see the busiest times that we see the house of commons. of course, over the next few days, all of these mps will be officially signing in as mps taking the oath or indeed affirming the oath or indeed affirming the oath in to order become a member of parliament. i say all of them, all of them, apart from seven members who are the sinn fein members who, by tradition do not take their seats, do not turn up, do not vote, do not speak and of course, we have a few independents. >> don't we, who've got their seats, particularly, on on the issue of gaza, the issue of

palestine. they'll be taking their seats as well. five of them, four, four of them elected primarily on gaza and then five if we include jeremy corbyn, who, of course , won his seat as who, of course, won his seat as an independent, not solely on the issue of gaza, but, of course, that featured in his campaign as well. >> there's also shokat adam, adnan hussein, yaqoob khan and iqbal muhammad, all elected as independents in this parliament, again, we won't be able to quite see where they're sitting. they won't be on the government benches, they're on the left. they'll be sitting on the right hand side of the chamber as we're looking at it now, which is awash with many different parties. over 70 lib dems, 121 conservatives, five reform mps , conservatives, five reform mps, four greens and nine snp mps as well. >> well , there you go. now >> well, there you go. now joining us in the studio is the former conservative mp miriam cates, and parliamentary historian daniel britton .

historian daniel britton. daniel, thank you very much for coming in on this momentous occasion. thank you. a new parliament. tell us a little bit about what we can expect. >> it is a quite extraordinary ceremony, >> for lovers of slightly eccentric ceremony, this is way up there. state opening seems low key compared to this , it's low key compared to this, it's the formal opening of parliament, not the state opening, but the king has sent down five royal commissioners to get parliament ready for his appearance at state opening next week. and what they've got to do the five commissioners who are all members of the house of lords, they're the leaders of the parties in the house of lords, plus the lord speaker. they'll be in their parliamentary robes and they'll send off black rod to the house of commons, and they'll come trotting back. >> and then there is a great deal of bowing and hat doffing, some of it's solo hat doffing , some of it's solo hat doffing, some of it's solo hat doffing, some of it synchronised hat doffing. >> oh, it's , it's the world >> oh, it's, it's the world leader on hat doffing.

>> this ceremony. >> this ceremony. >> and but when they've done that the commons will then be commanded to elect a speaker. and that's what they go off and do . takes a long time to say it do. takes a long time to say it all. but, that's what they're going to do. and indeed, what the lord commissioners will say is we have it in command from his majesty to let you know that as soon as the members of both houses shall be sworn, the causes of his majesty calling this parliament will be made known to you. in other words , known to you. in other words, the contents of the queen's. the king's speech. >> goodness me. well miriam cates, of course. you were there five years ago. yeah. when parliament was assembled for the first time in a very different look. to house of commons the one that we can see on our screens now. >> yes, absolutely. >> yes, absolutely. >> and it does take me back, because these first few days and weeks are utterly overwhelming for new mps. there's so much to learn. >> and just listening now i realise how much i still don't know after four and a half years. >> and you didn't know about the synchronised. >> i did not, and actually it's now's your chance. >> that's right. and actually, when you are an mp in the

chamber, you can't see very much . chamber, you can't see very much. >> and certainly in the king's speech and occasions like that, you might be lucky enough to be standing somewhere where you can see the king. but for plenty of mps you're not actually as part of it as you are when you're watching on television. but this is the wonderful thing about our parliament. we have these traditions. we have these conventions. we might not always know how they evolve, but they are so much part of our democracy. and it is a real privilege. and i know all the new mps will be sitting there just amazed at the environment they're in. >> may i say we're now looking at the house of commons and the house of lords. may i also add commiserations that you have not kept your seat. i know a lot of our viewers and listeners will be disappointed. you've been a strong voice in parliament now, daniel. >> britain, we're looking both at the commons and the lords. you can tell it's the lords because of the red benches and the commons, of course, with the famous green benches. yes, what will be happening in the commons, as the which should we be looking at first? >> and by the way, just now, here come, the five lord commissioners and their lord mcfall , the lord speaker,

mcfall, the lord speaker, baroness smith of basildon, the new lord privy seal and leader of the labour peers, lord newby, leader of the lib dems. lord laming of the crossbenchers. something unique to the lords and lord true. who is the outgoing conservative leader and like in the commons, the sides have swapped in the lords as to government and opposition, and they will say that it hasn't been personally convenient for his majesty to attend today. and in fact, it hasn't been personally convenient since his black rod , black rod, sarah black rod, black rod, sarah clarke , she's she gets her clarke, she's she gets her orders to come up to the lords commissioners. and if you listen now, they will give her her marching orders. >> well, let's listen . in. >> well, let's listen. in. >> well, let's listen. in. >> let the commons know that the lords commissioners desire their immediate attendance in the house to hear the commission read .

read. >> well, that was lady smith of basildon, the new lord privy seal basildon, the new lord privy seal, a member of the government of course. >> and now black rod is walking from the house of lords. the short distance across parliament, to head towards the house of commons, which is directly opposite, and will there be the ceremonial slamming there be the ceremonial slamming the doors in the face of black rod in this occasion? yes, there will be. >> there will be in fact, black rod gets to trot off to the commons quite a few times this week, she'll be doing it again this afternoon when the choice of the commons for speaker is approved by the king, hasn't been turned down for quite a few days, but. but it's often a vote of who it will be. and the door will indeed be slammed because it is the king's messenger, and they must give their permission. >> and of course, the last time the king tried to enter, or indeed did enter the house of commons, there were several arrests. miriam, and therefore, ceremonially the commons supremacy is shown with this slamming of the door.

>> yes. and that's what it's all about. >> yes. and that's what it's all about . obviously, we have this about. obviously, we have this amazing set up with the commons and the lords and still at the moment, hereditary peers. but all this is about showing that the will of the people, the democratic will that was expressed last thursday is supreme, that it is the commons who will get the final say in legislation. and that's what this is all about in a very grand way. >> and miriam, how will some of your former colleagues in the house of commons, the conservatives, much depleted a difficult day? >> yeah, very much . and >> yeah, very much. and obviously seeing my former colleagues sitting on the other side of the house is quite stark to watch. and as you say, quite, quite depleted. i think this time four and a half years ago, we didn't quite fit all on the government benches. and now obviously labour have even more. >> black rod is going to send her command from the lords. it's quite long. >> members of the house of commons, the lords , who are duly commons, the lords, who are duly authorised by virtue of his majesty's commission , to declare majesty's commission, to declare the opening of parliament, desire the presence of this honourable house in the house of peers to hear the commission

read, and the commons will be led not by the speaker, because they haven't got a speaker now , they haven't got a speaker now, but by edward leigh, who is the new father of the house. >> and if jeremy corbyn had signed the roll a little earlier than edward leigh, he would be the father of the house. and diane abbott would be the mother of the house. diane abbott is the mother of the house, but edward leigh, she is second. >> why do we have a father of the house and a mother of the house? >> that's a good question. i mean, it's not an official job, but but there is a sort of recognition of the most senior member of the house of commons, andifs member of the house of commons, and it's not the oldest member of the house of commons. >> it's the member who has served the longest. yes, yes. >> that's right. so. and edward leigh goes back to the 1983 general election. wow wow. because peter bottomley lost his seat didn't he. he did. >> he was the father of the house. and that's what's such a wonderful thing about the house of commons. it is a very equitable place in many ways. it is one member, one vote. but there also is this unspoken seniority which allows members who've been there a long time,

who've been there a long time, who understand more of the heritage and traditions to take a role, to take a leading role in debates, and obviously in today. and it does work very well. >> do you feel that when you entered? >> absolutely. and there are, on the face of it, you know, you're all equal, but you certainly get called in debates earlier if you're more senior, if you have had a government role. and again, i think that's good that respect for greater experience whilst at the same time everybody being on paper equal. it's a very good thing when they arrive and when they arrive in the lords, which can't be too long, that's when we'll get the mega bowing and hat doffing from the lord commissioners. >> most exciting for them. >> most exciting for them. >> so no speaker at this stage. it will be the clerk of the house of commons and the house. >> the hat doffing is a mark of respect. it is. >> and actually, funnily enough, they're meant to be identifying themselves technically. here we go . oh, yes . synchronised go. oh, yes. synchronised >> yes .

>> yes. >> yes. >> not very synchronised . i >> not very synchronised. i think . i >> not very synchronised. i think. i think they got >> not very synchronised. i think . i think they got better. think. i think they got better. >> and members of the house of commons, we are commanded by his majesty to let you know that has not been convenient for him to be present here on this day in his royal person. he hath thought fit by letters patent under the great seal, thought fit by letters patent under the great seal , to empower under the great seal, to empower several lords therein named , to several lords therein named, to do all things his majesty's name, which are to be done on his majesty's part in this parliament, as by the letters patent, will more fully appear . patent, will more fully appear. >> now the reading clerk, chris johnson, will now go through each member. it's a fairly slow process, but they will all be announced and when they're announced, they will doff their hat . ladies announced, they will doff their hat. ladies just tilt their head . hat. ladies just tilt their head. >> oh, other realms and territories. >> king head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. to all whom? >> to all to whom these presents

shall come . shall come. >> greeting. >> greeting. >> whereas by the advice of our counsel for certain arduous and urgent affairs concerning us, the state and defence of our united kingdom and the church , united kingdom and the church, we have ordered a certain parliament to be holden at our city of westminster on tuesday, the ninth day of july. >> instant . >> instant. >> instant. >> and forasmuch as for divers causes and considerations, we cannot conveniently be present in our royal person, in our said parliament upon the said tuesday, the ninth day of july . tuesday, the ninth day of july. >> know ye that we trusting in the fidelity, discretion, and care of the most reverend father in god and our faithful counsellorjustin portal, archbishop of canterbury, primate of all england and metropolitan , our well—beloved metropolitan, our well—beloved and faithful counsellor shabana mahmood, chancellor of great britain and others. >> our counsellors, hereinafter mentioned by the advice of our said council, do give and grant by the tenor of these presents

unto the said justin portal, archbishop of canterbury. >> shabana mahmood, chancellor of great britain . john francis, of great britain. john francis, lord mcfall of alcluith, lord speaker . speaken >> so now they're going to be going through all of the names of those on the on the steps. >> that's right. the five of them all squashed together on a rather tight sort of bench, get in turn, lady smith there. the first two aren't actually taking part. the archbishop of canterbury is always named in these commissions, and so is the lord chancellor. robert buckland did take part in 2019. he said, even though he was a member of the house of commons, he was allowed into the lords to fulfil this role. >> now the lord chancellor used to be wearing a wig, used to do all the walking backwards sorts of things. they've sort of they've sort of dulled down the role of the lord chancellor in recent years . recent years. >> it the lord chancellor at one time was only really in charge

of the courts and the court system. in 2005, tony blair reformed the office. they thought they could abolish it. thenit thought they could abolish it. then it turned out there were so many statutes that named the lord chancellor, they'd spend a whole parliamentary session just repealing those statues. >> so they combined it with the justice secretary. >> they combined it with the justice secretary from now on, and they do fit together quite well. but the lord chancellor has to take an oath upholding the rule of law. and yet it's quite funny to have combined the lord chancellor with the justice secretary, because technically, technically, the lord chancellor is the most senior individual in government ahead of the prime minister. allegedly, yes. >> i don't think in practice, but in a sort of the formal pecking order of gets to walk first and all that sort of thing. >> i mean, miriam, there may well be some members of parliament who don't approve of all this, pomp, tradition and elitism and all of that. but i imagine secretly they quite enjoy it. >> oh, absolutely. and i think everybody grows up in this country seeing the house of commons and the house of lords

as the seat of power, the seat of democracy. and knowing that people across the world are looking on, perhaps in amusement, but also with respect, we are seen as the mother of democracy. a lot of the ways of governing that we have here have been copied around the world, even if they haven't quite copied the wigs and the gold. but i quite like that bit. but i think this is the difference between conservatives and people who would consider themselves progressive. i think that you can look back through history and look at how people have developed and evolved these traditions over time and assume that mostly they're good. and we might want to change the a few things here and there, whereas progressives would like to just throw it all out and start again . throw it all out and start again. but that assumes we as modern people are somehow better, more wise, more knowledgeable than anyone that's come before. and i just think that's unlikely. but ladysmith is now telling them they've got to go and elect speaken >> shall we listen in so choose here for his majesty's royal approbation . approbation. >> i'm sure miriam's right. a lot of mps on both sides of the house, all sides nowadays of the

house, all sides nowadays of the house will say goodness , what on house will say goodness, what on earth was all that about? you know, have i joined a very strange school? and a lot of people really dislike this. at the beginning they think, oh, is this it ? is it day one for an this it? is it day one for an mp? but i've noticed over the years that mps of all parties, all parties say, oh, we quite like our traditions and they then become very keen on them . then become very keen on them. >> isn't it notable the younger, the young sam carling might take this for the 22 year old. >> so the commons have got their marching orders and so the, together with the clerk of the commons, tom goldsmith, the sergeant at arms, are going to yet and, edward leigh, who will chair the election of the speaken chair the election of the speaker, they go back to the commons and for the next sort of 40 minutes or so, they will elect a speaker. i doubt there's going to be another candidate apart from lindsay hoyle. >> and then there's something quite special that happens with the election of the speaker. miriam, of course, you remember the last time it happened, they're not supposed to want to

be the speaker. so there's tradition. >> that's right. and they they're dragged from their seat, i think. i'm sure daniel will correct me, but i think by a member of their own party and a member of their own party and a member of the opposition , member of the opposition, they're dragged to the chair because, yes, it's supposed to because, yes, it's supposed to be an act of service. of course, most mps get into parliament because they want to make their voice heard. and the one thing you can't do as speaker is make your voice heard in a political sense. obviously, you adjudicate the debate . you can tell each the debate. you can tell each side off, you adjudicate the proceedings , but you can't have proceedings, but you can't have a political view. and of course, most mps get into parliament because they do have political views. so in theory , although it views. so in theory, although it is a very prestigious position and you get a very nice house in the on the parliamentary estate, in theory, the mp is not supposed to want to do it and daniel in history question why is no one, else put themselves forward ? forward? >> well, it does happen, for instance, when betty boothroyd became speaker in 1992, speaker weatherill had resigned the job gave up being an mp at that election. and so there was a choice for the house of commons when they reassembled to elect a

new speaker . it's pretty rare, new speaker. it's pretty rare, it's pretty rare because what tends to happen is a retiring speaker tends to go before the general election. and so when john bercow went in 2019, the election of the new speaker, lindsay hoyle, was actually just shortly before the election. now, shall we listen in one a i'm now required to ascertain whether sir lindsay hoyle is willing to be chosen as speaker. >> and i call sir lindsay hoyle. yes . yes. >> firstly, i'd like to thank my constituents of chorley for returning me to this house and allowing me to put myself forward again as speaker. >> it is an honour to serve the people of chorley, as i have done steadfastly for the last 44 years as a councillor and a local on that local authority. >> then the member of parliament for the last 27 years. i would

also like to thank my wife catherine and daughter emma and the staff in chorley in the constituency for office all their support, of course, for me it was the first time in my political career campaigning without hearing the wise words of my late father, doug , giving of my late father, doug, giving me his opinions on how to campaign , was calling . it was campaign, was calling. it was always going to give me that whatever the polls were doing, whatever the polls were doing, whatever needed to be said , i whatever needed to be said, i can still hear him now saying, don't stop now. you have to keep going. well, i've got to say, doug, after 25,000 steps a day dunng doug, after 25,000 steps a day during the campaign, i certainly did do that. >> i want to say a warm welcome to all the new members of the . house >> may i also welcome sir edward lee to his new role as father of the house, and to diane abbott

in her place as mother of the house. yes, sir. edward you have served this place and your constituents for 41 years. diane, you have served for 37 years and broken many glass ceilings along the way. yeah. >> thank you . >> thank you. >> thank you. >> to the former father of the house of peter bottomley and of course, to the mother of the house, baroness harriet harman . house, baroness harriet harman. and can i thank them for the support that they gave me during the speakership ? the speakership? >> sir edward, i know you're a man that respects traditions . man that respects traditions. >> indeed, when you ran for speaker in 2019, you were keen to bring back the use of the wig for the speaker. >> hopefully, though, you'll look kindly on me and agree i still have a decent enough head of hair, although not quite as

luscious as the former member for lichfield . for lichfield. >> you know, i'm only joking, mike. >> i was thinking just the other day, you must be the only person that went to bed last thursday evening. >> as a father of six children and woke up the father of 649. >> although seriously , it's been >> although seriously, it's been an absolute privilege to serve this house as the hundred and 58th speaker. >> i've got to say that four and a half years of flow with the authority of the chair comes great responsibility, which is something i've never taken lightly or for granted. >> i know from experience that decisions have consequences, but with experience comes wisdom, and if re—elected, i will be guided by that. as i continue to be fair, impartial and

independent to say i have had the most unusual speakership in the most unusual speakership in the last parliament is an understatement. from ensuring that the house could function dunng that the house could function during the covid pandemic and to new members, they might want to google the rees—mogg conga to adapting technology developed dunng adapting technology developed during to covid allow president zelenskyy to be the first world leader to broadcast when he's in this chamber. it was of course, an honour to represent this house at the lying in state of her majesty queen elizabeth to present the address to the new king in westminster hall, to attend his coronation. >> needless to say, in this role you need staying power. >> i have already been speaker dunng >> i have already been speaker during the tenure of three prime ministers, two monarchs and one jim shannon .

jim shannon. >> there has never been a dull moment , but >> there has never been a dull moment, but it is an incredible job which i want to continue. >> there is so much more still to do because i care about the reputation and the standards of this house. >> i care about enabling the government to do its job in this chamber and for the opposition to all the government to account . to all the government to account. >> i care about supporting backbenchers to pursue issues which are important to their constituencies and as a backbench member for many years, i know how important that is and a care about you individually, both as members who have a to job do in this building as people trying to do those jobs with constituents , staff and with constituents, staff and families to consider. >> i have worked tirelessly and will continue to do so to keep members safe, which is the fundamental part of protecting

democracy. on that basis, i submit myself to the house as your speaker, seeking to be your champion. thank you. yeah i call the honourable member for lancaster and wyre to move the motion . motion. >> thank you, sir edward, i beg to move that. >> sir lindsay hoyle, do take the chair of the house of commons. >> the best thing, as far as i am concerned, about having lindsay as speaker is how good it is to have someone in the chair who doesn't have an accent, because . i and i've been talking because. i and i've been talking to lots of my constituents over the past six weeks, and they agree with me to. so i figured it out . lindsay, is that we're it out. lindsay, is that we're not the ones with the accents. it's everyone else. yeah but seriously, lindsay is a great champion for lancashire, just as he is for this house of commons. and none of us in lancashire

could have imagined that nancy pelosi would walk those famous cobbles of coronation street. but, lindsay, you did it because it seems there's no part of lancashire's cultural reputation thatis lancashire's cultural reputation that is out of bounds for lindsay. when hosting international speakers. indeed, having a pint of mild in the rovers return with nancy pelosi andifs rovers return with nancy pelosi and it's a great pleasure today to be able to speak about my good friend from chorley. but lindsay, i have several friends from chorley , oh dear, including from chorley, oh dear, including including my office manager stephen, who often regales my lancaster constituency office with tales of his childhood from lancashire's second town . and lancashire's second town. and one of my favourite anecdotes is of chorley zoo. and i didn't know chorley had a zoo. apparently it's known as joke zoo, which might be a first reference of ten hag in hansard, which is the slang for chorley. but upon further investigation this zoo was in fact pets corner in astley park. however to this day i suspect a young stephen was actually mistaking the hoyle

household menagerie as an actual zoo because with cats, dogs , zoo because with cats, dogs, parrots and tortoises, lindsay hoyle really does live out that truism that we are in nature a nafion truism that we are in nature a nation of animal lovers . but if nation of animal lovers. but if you head three hours south from lancashire, you'll find yourself here and arriving in this grand building as a newly elected member is daunting. the weight of pressure that you feel to deliver for your constituents, to use parliamentary procedures that seem so confusing to bring about the change that you've promised can be immense, and it can be difficult to know where to start. but a good place to start is by electing a good speaker of the house of commons, one with experience of eventualities that could not be foreseen, lindsay recalled in his remarks. the covid restrictions we needed to adapt to at speed during the pandemic. indeed, he is the speaker who steered us through that pandemic and steered us through those

rees—mogg congas. he adapted procedures for the times. we found ourselves in. but it's also important to know that you have a speaker who champions the voices of us backbenchers, one who ensures that all voices, government and opposition are heard. our speaker is fair , heard. our speaker is fair, impartial and independent. newly elected members will find a great friend in our speaker, and i know i have been from lancashire myself. i have had the good fortune of knowing lindsay before i was elected here, and over the years he has been a great source of advice and guidance, some of which i took and some of which i chose took and some of which i chose to ignore. but all i can say is that the advice that i ignored, i regret ignoring and lived to tell the consequences . so tell the consequences. so despite being annoyingly right about many things, which is a good lancashire trait by the way, and he will ensure that his dooris way, and he will ensure that his door is open to all members at times of need . and i can vouch

times of need. and i can vouch that he does a good brew. the yorkshire tea though. but if you prefer something from the right side of the pennines from the red rose county is the only place on this estate. i've managed to get a hot vimto outside of my own office. however, lindsay , we all have however, lindsay, we all have our character flaws and regrettably , lindsay does not regrettably, lindsay does not support lancashire's finest football team . barrow instead football team. barrow instead donning the colours of bolton wanderers. but note we have a bolton wanderers fan . but no. bolton wanderers fan. but no. thatis bolton wanderers fan. but no. that is a team which has both blue and red on its crest and i think that exemplifies mr speaker's even handedness. and as a proud champion of lancashire's rugby league tradition, when outside of westminster, his favourite place is cheering on warrington wolves or, in the summer months, lancashire county cricket. and, like all good sports people, lindsay knows fair play and hard work and for all those reasons and so many more, i am proud and honoured to propose that . sir

honoured to propose that. sir lindsay hoyle takes the chair today. lindsay hoyle takes the chair today . hey, yeah, yeah , yeah, today. hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, the question is that, sir lindsay hoyle do take the chair of this house as speaker. >> as many as are of that opinion say i, i as many as of that opinion say no to the contrary . i think the ayes have contrary. i think the ayes have it . the ayes have it for the order. >> now get in. >> now get in. >> get him down here. oh, there he goes. >> now . >> now. let's just go to .

let's just go to. the. >> before i take the chair of the speaker elect, i wish to thank the house for the honour thatis thank the house for the honour that is again bestowed upon me. >> i am aware that it is the greatest honour it can give any of its members. >> i propose to do all within my power to preserve and cherish its best traditions. >> yeah , yeah , right. >> yeah, yeah, right. >> yeah, yeah, right. >> could i just also say thank you to both of you, kath and debbie? thank you . debbie? thank you. >> before i call the prime minister, could i just say that we have a busy day ahead of us with further ceremony in the house of lords and the most returning honourable members to be sworn in, i therefore, encourage speeches from prime ministers of the opposition, of the leaders that i would

discourage that i would hope they can be quite brief today , they can be quite brief today, and i do hope that members will respect that. >> it is only leaders and i'm sorry for other members that may wish to speak, but i've got to say a big thank you to the staff of this house for the way that they've added to it. all new members, the way that they've been brought in and shown the way around . i hope the bodies way around. i hope the bodies and everybody involved has made and everybody involved has made a real difference. i've got to say, it is light years from 97 when i first came in, and may we continue with that. i now call the prime minister sir keir starmer. yes mr speaker , elect, starmer. yes mr speaker, elect, on behalf of the whole house, may i be the first to congratulate you on your re—election? >> those of us here in the previous parliament will always remember the wonderful support that you provided to the former

conservative member, craig mckinley and his inspiring battle to overcome his injuries from sepsis. all of those returning will remember, as i do the speech he gave just a few weeks ago, which was inspiring and moving, and we wish him well. and i had the privilege on that occasion to meet his family and his young daughter that support mr speaker elect, was characteristic of your profound care for the interests and welfare of all members, especially backbenchers. and i am grateful that new members will be able to look to you as they begin the great privilege of serving their constituents in this house. and may i too, welcome each and every one of the new members who is here for the new members who is here for the first time, starting their great responsibility. may i also thank sir edward for presiding over this election, and congratulate him on becoming the

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