>> well . >> well. >> well. >> good afternoon. britain. it's 12:00 on monday. the 22nd of july. i'm tom harwood, and i'm emily carver. beau biden gone with joe biden out of the presidential race, all eyes turned to his vice president. but who is kamala harris .7 and but who is kamala harris.7 and will she really glide to the nomination uncontested and rebellion brews. >> labour is facing a revolt from its own parliamentarians on child benefit policy . one labour child benefit policy. one labour mp is calling starmer's position a form of social cleansing. will the new government buckle under this growing backbench pressure? >> and bbc in crisis as the strictly come dancing row drags on, director general tim davie will face piercing questions from the media this afternoon. is it game over for one of the

corporation's most iconic tv shows ? shows? >> well, it was all rather dramatic yesterday evening to hear the news that biden is stepping away from the race and removing himself to be the presidential nominee for the democrats. all eyes now , as you democrats. all eyes now, as you say on kamala harris, who exactly is she ? what is her exactly is she? what is her track record? she could now be the next president of the united states. will she go almost uncontested? >> well, this is the big question, because of course, we've seen a number of people row in behind her. a lot of the biden campaign people have just switched to being the kamala campaign people. but there have been some notable absences in endorsements, not least former president obama. also, most democratic governors across the country, lots of congress people

biding their time, perhaps to wait and see if someone else throws their hat into the ring. it's not all sewn up for kamala harris, but it could be. and time is, of course, ticking down. >> yes, and the money is flooding in, i must say, loads of donors. many, many donors who are withholding their financial support from biden because of his condition, presumably, and his condition, presumably, and his performance are now back. they're very much back. i was reading that kamala harris, raised $1.5 million just from a win with black women. zoom call. i think it was. the money is pounng i think it was. the money is pouring in. could she be the next president? her deputy chief of staff has been saying, advising that she should go and attack donald trump on his age and whether he's fit for office because of it. he is 78 years old. >> yes. he's now the oldest presidential candidate in us presidential candidate in us presidential history, but it would be, quite , quite, quite would be, quite, quite, quite unusual and rather hypocritical for the democrats who have who've been saying age is but a

number to suddenly leap upon that as an issue in this election. >> well, let us know what you think of that. do you think it's fair game to attack donald trump on his, age and whether he's fit for office? because he is, you know , quite old in age? let us know, quite old in age? let us know. gbnews.com forward slash your saying what do you make of kamala harris headlines with sophia. now . sophia. now. >> emily thank you. good afternoon i'm sophia wenzler from the gb newsroom. it's just gone 12:00. your top story this hour. donations to the us democratic party have surged after president joe biden announced he's standing down from the us presidential race. the prime minister has praised mr biden for making a decision based on what he believed to be in the best interest of the american people. the 81 year old has endorsed kamala harris as democratic candidate. it comes after the us president faced increasing calls to step aside

since a faltering debate performance against republican donald trump last month, and the news comes just four months before americans go to the polls , before americans go to the polls, upending the race for the white house. kamala harris says she intends to earn and win the nomination , and do everything in nomination, and do everything in her power to defeat donald trump, former president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton joined mr biden in throwing their support behind her. a whole host of a—list celebrities have also backed her, but former president barack obama has stopped short of endorsing her democratic strategist spencer critchley says he's not surprised . says he's not surprised. >> he's aware that his endorsement carries a great deal of weight and he's always been reluctant since that's been the case, to endorse any democratic candidate before something like a primary contest has been settled because he doesn't want to be in the position. i don't believe of having endorsed one

candidate, say, and then having another one be chosen and diluting the impact of his endorsement and potentially sowing some division within the party. >> meanwhile, former us president donald trump, who is standing for the republican party, has responded to the news, writing on his truth social platform, he said joe biden was not fit to run for president and is certainly not fit to serve, and never was. he also said we will suffer greatly because of his presidency , but because of his presidency, but will remedy the damage he's done very quickly. trump has also called biden the worst president in us history . called biden the worst president in us history. in other news, israeli officials have announced that two more hostages have been confirmed dead after being taken captive by hamas terrorists. alex danzig, who's 75, and 35 year old yaakov buchstab, were abducted following the october 7th hamas attacks on israel . the 7th hamas attacks on israel. the israel defence forces have told their families that their bodies

are still being held by the terrorist group and back in the uk, the prime minister has set out plans to cut reliance on foreign workers by improving skills training in england. skills england was a manifesto pledge from labour and is designed to fix the fragmented and broken training systems . in and broken training systems. in and broken training systems. in a speech today, sir keir starmer argued that a new approach is needed to reduce the need for immigration in key sectors. but the conservatives have warned that the plans to redirect cash could slash the number of apprenticeships on offer . apprenticeships on offer. speaking a short while ago, the prime minister laid out his plans. >> another marker of the future with the launch of a new organisation that we hope will transform not just how we train our young people and adults, but also the relationship between business and education system. a plan to make sure that we're training young people not just for any business, but for the

businesses that exist in their communities. the skills that you and they need to take each other forward. >> meanwhile, the conservative leadership race is gathering pace with the shadow work and pensions secretary mel stride. pace with the shadow work and the latest tory to hint at a run at the top job. speaking to gb news earlier, he was asked whether he would stand. >> i haven't ruled that out and i haven't ruled it in. we don't yet know what the contest holds. the party board is going to come forward shortly, i think, with the process, and i will finally take a decision. at that time, some colleagues have been speaking to me about that possibility, and it's something that i'm weighing up and normal levels of service at gp surgeries will take some time to return after friday's global it outage, the british medical association is warning gps need time to catch up on lost work over the weekend after the tech glitch knocked a computer system used by doctors offline. >> the problems with faulty

security software crowdstrike affected more than 8 million computers worldwide, bringing chaos to transport networks and health services . those are the health services. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm sophia wenzler more in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it's 12:08 now. after weeks of pressure, joe biden has seemingly bowed to the inevitable and withdrawn from the us presidential race, saying in a statement yesterday that it was in the best interest of his party and his country. >> yes, the 81 year old has now thrown his support behind his vice president, kamala harris,

to be his successor, making her the clear favourite to be the one to take on donald trump in november. >> well, let's get more on this now with our very own mark white. mark, it seems like this was inevitable as soon as that debate performance that catastrophic debate performance was, was carried out. >> yeah. i mean, i think that's when at least it was impossible for those who had been more than aware, they cannot have been anything but more than aware of his health and cognitive decline over months and even years . that over months and even years. that was the point where that couldn't be denied anymore. it was plain to for see everyone just how difficult he found that process, and he was brutally exposed. and that's why you got this clamour, of course, very publicly from just a few initially to then very many democratic senior figures coming forward and saying that joe biden had to, pull out and that

pressure obviously got to the point where at the weekend, he just felt he had to do that. he's being roundly praised for doing that now. but actually, it's taken an awful long time to get to this point. and i think there is quite a bit of anger within the democratic party that this has been allowed to go on as long as it has gone on, because we're now at a stage where kamala harris is being endorsed by him, and there's very little choice for the democratic party other than her, because we're so late in the day. >> well, yes. and now all eyes on her on kamala harris. and what do we know about her as a potential candidate for president? yes, she served as vice president. but in terms of her track record , well, a track her track record, well, a track record as vice president is questionable, to say the least. >> i mean, she was given that very big job of trying to help sort out the crisis on the

southern border. when joe biden took office. not only has she not done that, but that, has now exploded. really with not just hundreds of thousands, but millions of people pouring over that border. and, you know, there have been multiple occasions where people have accused, obviously, joe biden of talking gibberish at times, but the same has been said of kamala harris. i think the difference this time around, her team will be hoping, is that she will have the full might of the, the democratic party machine behind her, and they'll be able to make sure that she is fully briefed on every aspect that she needs to be briefed about when she goes forward. it will be fascinating , won't it, to see if fascinating, won't it, to see if this debate, the presidential debate that's supposed to take place. covered by abc news in september, the 10th of september, the 10th of september, if that actually takes place now with kamala harris and donald trump, because

that would be the big test for her and also for him to see how her and also for him to see how he reacts. >> she's been criticised for her word salads, hasn't she? he has. >> and repeated phrases that don't particularly seem to make all that much sense. what's your favourite, there's one about the coconut tree falling out of a coconut tree falling out of a coconut tree, but you're now unburdened by what has been before, and all the rest of it . before, and all the rest of it. and the republicans online have been compiling all of these sort of slightly peculiar, odd phrases that seem to have been repeated ad nauseum. but this does get to a particular question about what happens now, because it's not yet been decided whether there will be what's known as a contested convention, where there is actually a battle on the floor of the dnc to vote for the next candidate, or if this is all going to be sewn up earlier on, we haven't yet heard from certain key players, some touted contenders who could challenge kamala harris for the for the leadership of the party. people like gretchen whitmer.

>> listen, it's certainly possible, but the odds would seem to be stacked against them because , i mean, you've got very because, i mean, you've got very little time to try to get a campaign team in place , to try campaign team in place, to try to get all the funding you need to get all the funding you need to get all the funding you need to get in place, as well as just trying to get the public to know who you are . there's very little who you are. there's very little time left, you know, just over 100 days now. by the time you get to the convention, it's going to be quite a bit less than that . now, we know that the than that. now, we know that the democratic national convention, committee, the rules committee are meeting on wednesday to decide the way forward and just what exactly it will be, whether it will be an anointment or whether there will be some kind of open process that is going to be publicly shared. it's going to be live broadcast. so they say they want to be open and transparent about that. many people have come out now already at this very early stage and

endorsed kamala harris, including the clintons. and of course, joe biden himself. barack obama hasn't as yet, but that might follow in the coming days and weeks. it would be terribly messy, i think, for the democrats to get caught up in a big old primary session of debates and arguments and people decrying someone else's ability , decrying someone else's ability, it would be great. it would be wonderful. >> of course it would for us richly. >> what does this mean for donald trump and the republicans? who's more popular versus donald trump, president joe biden or kamala harris? who is kamala going to, you know, have a jump in the polls? >> well, that's a really good point , because at the >> well, that's a really good point, because at the moment it would have suited i think, without a doubt, donald trump and his campaign team to have, joe biden stay in place because all of the opinion polls and all the swing states showed that trump was now ahead beyond the margin of error. it remains to be seen how kamala harris does

when she's got the full might of the democratic party machine behind her. does she suddenly become this formidable figure? and that will be, of course, demonstrated in that debate if it goes ahead, but also in all of the other sort of campaign events that she attends, hopefully being a bit better briefed than she has been in the past. >> and the money is reportedly flooding in. >> so $50 million in 24 hours, that's quite incredible . that's quite incredible. >> isn't ordinary mark white, thank you very much indeed. >> the amount of money in american politics, it's quite incredible. >> or perhaps the amount of money in british politics is just pitiful, let's get more now with the former adviser to the clinton and bush administrations , clinton and bush administrations, steve gill, because, steve, this is a big moment. of course, we haven't seen anything like this. well, we haven't seen an incumbent president voluntarily step down since lyndon johnson , step down since lyndon johnson, this perhaps had not been seen by many people. when do you think this became inevitable? >> well, first of all, what

we're not seeing is as interesting as as what we're seeing as you point out. >> you know, this, resignation as the party nominee was issued on non presidential letterhead, a signature that looks strangely unlike joe biden's normal signature. we have not seen or heard from joe biden and even his own brother is making these kind of ominous statements about how much time joe has left. there are rumours running rampant that joe may already be dead, and that this whole coup has been to cover up the fact that they're operating some sort of a shadow game. so i think the fact that we have not even seen a photograph of joe signing this historic letter is very odd because, man, they document everything at the white house >> steve, we're not exactly in weekend biden's territory at the moment . moment. >> yeah, again, it's just the bizarre aspects of this whole situation get more bizarre with every passing day, again, i worked in two administrations. everything the president does is

documented. why haven't we seen a picture of him signing this historic letter? >> well, steve, what do you make of, donald trump's claim that, biden was lying about covid never had never had coronavirus. >> i don't know about that . we >> i don't know about that. we saw that when he was, you know, going up the steps of air force one very gingerly, very, you know, incapable and then coming down, you know, this is the real crisis here, is that kamala harris is known for a long time, as have the inner circle that joe biden wasn't competent to run , is not competent to be run, is not competent to be president. and again, while it's , president. and again, while it's, i guess, interesting that he's withdrawn as the political nominee for the democrats, why is he still in the white house if he's incapable of running, why do we think he's capable of serving? >> that becomes the big question i suppose. but also the counterfactual had they not had that one debate performance , had that one debate performance, had the world not seen joe biden , the world not seen joe biden, unfiltered, unscripted, as he was in that debate, it could be

very well. the case that the cover up continued, that joe biden would go on through to the election . election. >> well, then we've been being told that these instances of him stumbling and bumbling and the word salads from him, not just kamala, were deep fakes . even kamala, were deep fakes. even after that debate, they were trotting out democrat leaders saying, oh, he's fine behind the scenes. we just never saw him in front of the scenes showing the clarity that they claim was taking place behind the scenes, and i think that is going to continue to be an issue of how much has kamala harris seen and covered up? she has lunch with him every week. she's with him constantly. how has she covered things up for the last five, six, seven months? and you're right, that debate clarified how bad it was. and then it's continued to get worse . since continued to get worse. since then, where his speeches, where his press conferences have shown that it wasn't just one bad night. >> well , there is a very real >> well, there is a very real possibility that kamala harris could be the next president of the united states. i mean, how does donald trump go about deaung does donald trump go about dealing with her instead of joe biden? in some ways, joe biden

was a gift to donald trump. well, kamala present more difficulties for him . difficulties for him. >> well, i think the first thing we've seen from donald trump is pointing out that the main thing she was given to do as vice president was to secure the border, solve the illegal immigration crisis. and as mark pointed out, it's been an abysmal disaster, tens of millions of illegals have continued to flood across the border. she's done nothing . that border. she's done nothing. that failure is the one thing she was given to do as vice president. and there's nothing in her track record that indicates she's got the strength, the ability to stand toe to toe with foreign leaders like kim jong un, president putin, >> so, steve, do you think this will be an immigration election then if kamala gets the nominee? >> i think to a large part , >> i think to a large part, because immigration covers a lot of issues. it covers national security, terrorists coming across the board, the cost that it's putting on our hospitals and our schools. it is not just and our schools. it is not just an immigration issue. it covers an immigration issue. it covers a lot of other issues as well. >> and yet by most international

standards, the american economy is doing a lot better than economies in europe. you've actually had some growth in the united states of america, whereas germany, france, britain , whereas germany, france, britain, italy have been sclerotic over the last few years, is it not the last few years, is it not the case that there is potentially more competitiveness in this election than first meets the eye? after all, a lot of countries around the world would kill for the economic growth record of the united states over the last four years. >> yeah . i states over the last four years. >> yeah. i think states over the last four years. >> yeah . i think the key, >> yeah. i think the key, though, is where we were and where we are. and the biden administration keeps telling us that things are great. they're better than we thought . while better than we thought. while gas prices are twice what they were when he took office. while the cost of milk and bread and other basics that people are paying other basics that people are paying for in the grocery store are, you know , significantly are, you know, significantly higher than where they were. and yet the administration tells us, oh, it's all fine. yes inflation has come down from its high point, but it's still nearly double. what what joe biden inherited. >> well, thank you very much indeed for your time. steve

gill, former adviser to the clinton and bush administration . clinton and bush administration. it's really great to have you on.thank it's really great to have you on. thank you. >> thank you guys. >> thank you guys. >> enough being remembering back to a quote from the second president of the united states, john adams, the first vice president ever of the united states, who described the office of vice president as the most insignificant office ever conceived by man. because you've got no power. you can you can do nothing. you're just sitting there, >> well, she did she did get given that big job, right, to sort out what's going on in the southern border with no levers with which he could do it. well, i mean, she put her weight behind various bills and, yeah, she can talk to people on congress, but, i mean, anyone can talk to her. there was loads of criticism at the time that she didn't visit the southern border for yonks, but there you go. what do you make of it all? what do you make of kamala harris as a potential, well, president? i guess we could go as far as to say that if there's nowhere no one else puts their hat in the ring. >> no, i mean, it doesn't look like gavin newsom, the californian governor, is going to is going to get involved. gretchen whitmer, probably not. people are talking about maybe pete buttigieg, the transport

secretary, but maybe secretary, maybe he's going to be a vice presidential candidate for kamala. i mean, who will she pick as her number two? that's a big question, too. yeah. i mean, and of course, this is very important for us here in britain as well. >> but coming up, speaking of domestic things matters. sir keir starmer, he's facing a bit of a backbench rebellion all over scrapping this two child benefit cap. education secretary bridget phillipson says it would be considered, but it would be very expensive. this could, this could become quite a big rebellion, a headache anyway for keir starmer. we'll have more on this after this

break. >> good afternoon. britain. it's 12:25 now. earlier today , the 12:25 now. earlier today, the prime minister set out his approach to tackle the uk's fragmented and broken training system. yes, he announced a new

body called skills england that will bring together central and local government businesses, trade unions , training providers trade unions, training providers to better understand the nation's skills gap. just what we need a new quango. well, this new body will also work with the migration advisory committee to kerb reliance on foreign workers . kerb reliance on foreign workers. let's have a little listen to what the prime minister had to say earlier. >> another marker of the future with the launch of a new organisation that we hope will transform not just how we train our young people and adults , but our young people and adults, but also the relationship between business and education system a plan to make sure that we're training young people not just for any business, but for the businesses that exist in their communities , the skills that you communities, the skills that you and they need to take each other forward . forward. >> right. well, those are the words of the prime minister, but let's now speak with gb news political correspondent katherine forster on this, catherine. so what's different

about this, this new, as tom says, quango . says, quango. >> haha, yes. good afternoon , >> haha, yes. good afternoon, tom and emily. well, you may well ask , but basically, part of well ask, but basically, part of this is a little bit gordon brown and sort of british jobs for british workers, isn't it? because yes, they've set up this, you know, skills england, they're going to look at the training gaps because we know, of course, that, you know, there's been a relentless focus on kids going to university at huge cost. there often aren't the jobs for them. and meanwhile we're importing a lot of labour to fill skills gaps from overseas. so they're going to work with the migration advisory committee. and they're talking about reducing reliance on foreign workers by plugging the gaps, by training people up here. of course, we have heard all of this before, and the

thinking is that that will drive growth, drive productivity, which of course has been pretty terrible in the uk since the financial crisis and drive wealth. but none of this is going to happen any time soon. and in terms of bringing migration down to, it was suggested that part of that also is pay in the social care sector, for instance, where frankly, you can earn more money going to work at your local supermarket than working in social care. now that sector in particular sounds like it's going to have, probably big increases to encourage home grown people to work in it. but none of this is easy. none of this is going to be a quick fix as the prime minister, has admitted . and meanwhile, you admitted. and meanwhile, you know, we've got all these people getting degrees that aren't necessarily worth the money. they're spending. and the university sector itself also in crisis. yes

>> catherine, a lot of people are suggesting that there is a skills that there isn't such a big skills problem in the united kingdom. i mean, look at our skills levels compared to places like france. i mean, we don't have that much less training. we've got a very high proportion of people who go to university, lots of people with lots of qualifications, is it really fair to say that there's some sort of skills gap that is the cause of all of our problems or, or perhaps do our do our economic woes lie beyond just giving more people more qualifications ? qualifications? >> well, sure. but in countries like germany, they've had a long history of really valuing apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships. and they're much easier to come by than they are than they are here now. sure, the government will say they've created millions. i think 5 million apprenticeships. the previous government, i should say since 2010. but in terms of like degree

apprenticeships, they are massively, massively competitive. i mean there's phenomenal ones. if you want to work in engineering places like rolls—royce, b—a—e systems etc. but certainly you know, there's huge numbers of kids going and doing degrees and then not being able to get graduate level jobs, being qualified, getting a degree that used to qualify you for a good job does not do so in the same way as it does. and meanwhile we've got , you know, meanwhile we've got, you know, shortages of plumbers, of electricians , lots of industries electricians, lots of industries where they simply cannot get the workers because vocational qualifications have simply not been valued here as much as they have in countries like germany. for instance. >> yes. you raise a good point about how perhaps people are being ripped off when they go to university to study degrees that essentially don't leave them in a better place financially anyway , or in terms of career anyway, or in terms of career prospects, but, catherine, there's a bit of a headache for

there's a bit of a headache for the prime minister, perhaps with this rebellion over the two child benefit cap. quite a number of labour mps , number of labour mps, backbenchers mainly are complaining about this. i mean, rosie duffield went as far as to call the policy social cleansing . call the policy social cleansing. >> yes. rosie duffield in the sunday times yesterday. and of course, she's not alone now , sir course, she's not alone now, sir keir starmer might have a huge majority, but in a way that gives disgruntled mps and there are many, many labour mps very unhappy with the fact that the prime minister is going to continue , which was this tory continue, which was this tory policy of linking child benefit, limiting it to the first two children. so if an amendment is selected this week, there could be a rebellion. now, of course, it's not going to change anything because it won't be on anything because it won't be on a scale to sort of defeat the government. certainly but, it's a message , isn't it? and the a message, isn't it? and the education secretary, bridget

phillipson, speaking this morning , basically said that morning, basically said that they would consider scrapping it. i don't think that means it's going to happen any time soon, but it's something that they would like to do in the future if they could. now, sir keir starmer was asked about that here at farnborough. and he said that basically he agreed with what his education secretary had said that that, you know, she and he are passionate about tackling poverty and child poverty and highlighting the fact that bridget phillipson knows what she's talking about because she'd grown up in poverty herself. so saying that no child should grow up in poverty and they're going to be working to address that in many ways. so i wonder whether there will be movement. but at the same time, if they give in now to the grumblings of a number of backbench mps , potentially that backbench mps, potentially that makes them look weak. so i don't know whether we're going to see movement on that very soon. but

certainly a big issue that's already dividing the party. >> absolutely. thank you very much indeed. katherine forster, our political correspondent there in farnborough. >> yes, with a marvellous aeroplane behind . aeroplane behind. >> it's, it's tricky, isn't it? if the cost of living weren't so high, then there wouldn't be any need for these types of benefits. you know, for young families, it's the housing costs. it's the bills. it's everything else, you know, and which makes people dependent on welfare. >> and i do completely understand the fairness argument that middle class families scrimp and save and struggle and plan and have to decide whether they can afford an extra child so, or even one. so why? so why should it be different for people on benefits? why should people on benefits? why should people on benefits have, if anything, more advantaged than people in work on that particular issue of whether they can have more children or not? i mean, there are strong arguments clearly on both sides. >> yeah. interested to know what you think. do you think we should scrap the child benefit cap?i should scrap the child benefit cap? i mean, nigel farages party came out in favour of scrapping it. what do you make of it anyway? coming up, strictly come

drama bbc director—general tim davies to face questions this afternoon as that scandal rumbles on at the bbc. that's after your headlines with severe . after your headlines with severe. >> emily thank you. it's 1233. >> emily thank you. it's1233. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. donations to the us democratic party have surged after president joe biden announced he's standing down from the us presidential race. the 81 year old has endorsed kamala harris as democrat candidate. it comes after the us president faced increasing calls to step aside since the faltering debate performance against republican donald trump last month. kamala harris says she intends to earn and win the nomination and do everything in her power to defeat donald trump . her power to defeat donald trump. former president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton joined mr biden in throwing their support behind her. but former president barack obama has stopped short of

endorsing kamala harris . obama has stopped short of endorsing kamala harris. in other news, israeli officials have announced that two more hostages have been confirmed dead after being taken captive by the hamas terrorist group. alex danzig, who's 75, and 35 year old yaakov buchstab, were abducted following the october 7th hamas attacks on israel. the israel defence forces have told their families that their bodies are still being held by the terrorist group in gaza . the terrorist group in gaza. the prime minister has set out plans to cut reliance on foreign workers by improving skills training in england. skills england was a manifesto pledge from labour and is designed to fix the fragmented and broken training systems in a speech today, sir keir starmer argued that a new approach is needed to reduce the need for immigration in key sectors. but the conservatives have warned that the plans to redirect cash could slash the number of apprenticeships on offer , and a apprenticeships on offer, and a 15 year old boy has died after being shot in a park in west

london. the metropolitan police were called to the location near hazelwood crescent in ladbroke grove last night. the teenage boy was found with injuries and pronounced dead at the scene. police said. six men have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm sophia wenzler more 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 alerts

>> right. well. good afternoon. britain it's 1239. lots of you been getting in touch on various things we've been discussing. paul says if harris , kamala paul says if harris, kamala harris were to attack donald trump with regards to his age ,

trump with regards to his age, surely the riposte would be, well, you were prepared to serve under someone three years older and you didn't have a problem with that. kamala. yes, i imagine that would be the riposte. >> and james says the tragedy of american politics is it's all about who has the biggest budget. yeah. although there's an argument to say that is democratic. i mean, look at look at the united kingdom election that just happened. which party raised the most money, the most popular party, i mean , the popular party, i mean, the labour party outraised the tories by a huge degree. i mean, it tends to be that sort of the money is attracted to the party thatis money is attracted to the party that is the most that has the most momentum. >> yes. i feel like in this country very much so that you put your money behind who you think's going to win, >> although although trump spent less than clinton in 2016 and won, there are many examples of people spending less money and actually winning. >> i'm not saying they get it right, but they probably thinking that one side would win. i mean, in british politics anyway. but grumpy grandad agrees. he says i reckon they go with camilla. she's the only one

who can access biden's election donations, so i think they'll have to go with her. yes, that's very true. they can easily just sort of shift all of the money over to her because she's on that team, and jenny phibbs lynn says those unsure due to biden's failing health will now firmly give their vote to harris, and trump will have a fight on his hands come november. he'll be calling for a recount again. >> okay, now a lot of you have been getting in touch about the two child limit as well. that expected rebellion today in parliament from disquiet. backbench labour mps, well, yes, i've just got, just got a letter s has written in. personally, i've never agreed with child benefits. i think it gives reliance to some who may choose to live on benefits. people need to live on benefits. people need to be responsible for looking after the children they decide to have without financial help from the state. >> so you don't agree with rosie duffield mp , then, who claimed duffield mp, then, who claimed that, keeping this limit on just two children getting child benefit was akin to social cleansing, you're very much of the opposite view, graham says starmer sets up a new quango in

his and in his words, we hope it will do what we want . doesn't will do what we want. doesn't inspire much confidence, does it? i think you're referring to this new skills england. i mean, it's a good thing we need more skills. of course, it's a good thing if people have skills and they're able to, you know, get good jobs and able to fill gaps in the in the labour market. but i do think too many people are going to university. >> i was reading a really interesting piece this morning, rereading, that was saying, actually, look at the qualifications in this country, not far behind countries in europe. yeah, but if they're useless, look at but look at the productivity very far behind many comparative countries. the argument was it wasn't that we don't have the right skills, it's that people can't live where they're most productive because we don't have the right number of homes, and we don't have the right transport. so people are stuck with all these qualifications in the wrong places and they can't move around. >> i mean, that's a lot of it. but there are a lot of people who don't have any qualifications or have useless ones as well that could perhaps, you know, get on if they had a bit more help. but anyway, the strictly come dancing crisis continues, with director general of the bbc tim davies, set to be

dragged in during a media q&a as the corporation's annual report comes out. so he's going to face some tough questions. probably. >> well, one of the pro dancers was axed from the upcoming series over reports that he verbally and physically abused , verbally and physically abused, abused his celebrity partner zara mcdermott during last year's show. it came after another dancer was suspended from the show over claims of off camera misconduct. >> yeah, so let's get more with entertainment reporter hayley palmer, who joins us now . hayley palmer, who joins us now. hayley is going to be quite tricky, isn't it, for tim davie if he is asked questions on this? >> yeah, i mean absolutely. even today emily two new cases have come forward . you've got will come forward. you've got will bailey who has said that janette, his pro partner, had made him redo his jump, because she said it was rubbish. he attempted to do it again, and he said he is still suffering from the injury, that he got from doing that. and, he has come forward today and said that and also steve backshall, who's an explorer and presenter, he has

literally just come out, i think, in the last hour. i just read that, he has made a complaint. he actually made the complaint. he actually made the complaint in 2014, and said that his professional partner, ola, had bullied him and had made him feel worthless and they actually got a chaperone, which we didn't know as the public. it's all just coming out now. wow >> so, so i mean, hayley, how many, how many people is this now that have been accused of bad behaviour? >> well, you've got giovanni graziano anton du beke they something came out which was from absolutely years ago and to be honest, the ones that have come out from absolutely years ago, i kind of think really like 20 years later, like i don't get why it's coming out now. i think it's just it's a bit of a metoo moment, though, isn't it? >> once one person says, then you know more, add their names, don't they? >> yeah, absolutely. it's a domino effect. but i think, well what next? i think for me strictly's not even the most

dangerous programme. you've got dancing on ice, you've got people doing the headbanger and even that programme got the jump. do you remember that programme? people were breaking their arms and legs every week on that show. i mean, it just wouldn't be able to happen anymore. >> hayley, isn't this sort of what professional? acrobatics, dancing, sport is all about? they are high pressure environments. people will inevitably shout at other people. now there are some clear examples where perhaps this goes too far, but i wonder if dragging everything in anyone who's ever been rude to anyone in a rehearsal hall, we won't have any single sort of, public facing industry left . facing industry left. >> yeah, this could go on for weeks. for months, because everyone could come forward and say, well, this happened to me, but you're right. say, well, this happened to me, but you're right . as but you're right. as a professional in any sport, you have to have an athlete mindset and you have to work incredibly hard. i mean, i used to be a dancer , and i remember going to, dancer, and i remember going to, ballet and having to go to bed with my pointe shoes on and my

feet would be bleeding in the morning and i would just be like, oh, is that normal? they're like, yep, yep. you want it ? if you want to be good, this it? if you want to be good, this is what you've got to do. and i just thought that was normal. >> but some people would call that, you know, child abuse. now these days, but but that's just how it is for a lot of people in these tough industries. but, hayley, just lastly , do you hayley, just lastly, do you think, strictly's had its day? do you think it will still command the same audiences? do you think it will carry on? >> i mean, i think it's such a shame. it's such a shame. it's meant to be a good family entertainment show , and now it entertainment show, and now it just feels like it's very dark at the moment, unfortunately. >> well, thank you very much indeed. hayley palmer, entertainment reporter. always to great speak to you. thank you very much. it would be such a shame. i mean, strictly come dancing does bring a joy to people. i know you're not. you don't watch it. >> i haven't watched it since, since i watched it with my parents when i was growing up, you know. >> and did they love it? >> and did they love it? >> yeah, i think it's a it's a nice sort of family entertainment show that sort of everyone can sit on the sofa and watch, and there are fewer and fewer of those these days.

>> some of the outfits were a bit skimpy, but i guess that's part of the fun. >> oh, that's fun for the dads. >> oh, that's fun for the dads. >> that's fun. there's dads. i don't know the men to the men too, anyway, coming up, we're zooming back to farnborough as the uk and its allies show off their military might. i'm looking forward to this. don't go

>> good afternoon. britain. it is 10 to 1 and the farnborough international airshow has started today. the biennial international aerospace exhibition in farnborough. well, it's looking at aircraft and equipment, avionics, ground equipment, avionics, ground equipment and materials. >> yes, but the event comes amid an uncertainty over britain's tempest fighter jet programme, which is feared to be at risk of being axed as part of a major defence review. >> well, let's cross to farnborough and speak to gb news reporter charlie peters, because

this tempest programme is a joint expedition between britain, japan and italy. we've already put about £2 billion into it and there are some big questions. i mean, how how much of a reliable partner can britain be if the new government pulls the plug on this highly sophisticated jet preparation when it's actually an international collaboration between three countries? >> i mean, charlie, is that possibility? >> i think we will have to talk to him in a moment, because this is another issue that's being looked at today at farnborough. we're looking at a vertical take off and landing vehicle. there's an electronic company that rolls—royce have pulled out of there. so perhaps some some disruption. charlie peters can join us now. charlie, let's start with this tempest fighter jet issue . is it really the case jet issue. is it really the case that britain could pull out at this late stage?

>> well, we haven't had serious confirmation from the government that it will push ahead with the global combat air programme , global combat air programme, this $12 billion deal with both the italians and the japanese to run this next generation of fighter jets at the moment, the uk is committed to replacing its current eurofighter typhoon arsenal with some of the lockheed martin f—35s. they've actually just sold their 1,000th of that airframe around the world, just recently, but the conversation continues to swirl around this tempest programme. luke pollard, the armed forces minister, last week couldn't deny speculation about it. and today, earlier today, here in farnborough, the prime minister, keir starmer, was not conclusive. when asked about the programme. let's have a listen to what he said. >> it's an important programme and i know that people in the room will want to hear me say

that. it's a programme on which we're making significant progress. in my view , and the progress. in my view, and the defence secretary is holding a ministerial level meeting. i think next week in relation to this, because the significant benefits here in this country. so that's my attitude, to it, there is, of course, a review going on, but it's important for me to put on record just how important a programme, this is. >> well, here at farnborough, this is a military centric air show. for the first time since the fall of the berlin wall, the military really is the focus of this event. the civilian airlines are taking a back seat. boeing has not even sent a civilian airliner. instead, it sent two f—15 fighter jets, one of them in so—called dirty condition. it's armed, it's on the ground. but some of its fighter jets have been the ground. but some of its fighterjets have been speaking to journalists just behind me earlier today , i spoke to two earlier today, i spoke to two pilots. one called shredder and

the other called smooth. in typical top gun fashion, those were their names on their chests and this is all part of a recent attempt by the britain and its allies to demonstrate western air power, as those flashpoints continue to rise in eastern europe and the south china sea, and also in the middle east, those concerns about nato and its allies capability to dominate the airspace is at the forefront of those here, and farnborough . farnborough. >> okay. well, thank you very much indeed, charlie peters, our gb news national reporter there in farnborough, focus there on military equipment. >> but i wonder if there's another reason boeing hasn't sent any consumer facing equipment this year. companies had a bit of a pr nightmare. >> it has actually, yes. anyway, coming up, our brits abroad a disgrace. we'll be having that debate. there's been quite a lot going on in majorca. if you hadnt going on in majorca. if you hadn't noticed. >> a brighter outlook with boxt

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rumbles of thunder too, but also some bright or sunny spells possible. also some heavy showers across parts of northern ireland and northern england too. i think further south across more central southern parts of england and wales, it is going to be a drier picture, a few showery bursts perhaps, but also some breaks in the cloud, leading to a bit of late sunshine . however, across sunshine. however, across cornwall there will be a bit more persistent rain starting to push its way in and as we go overnight we are going to see more wet weather feeding its way eastwards across parts of england and wales further east, holding on to something a little bit drier and some clear skies here and also across parts of scotland, northern ireland most of the showers easing overnight and also some clear spells but temperatures not dropping a huge amount. it is going to be another relatively warm night for most of us. could be some early heavy rain across some parts of central eastern england first thing tomorrow morning, but that should clear away towards the east and then thereafter just towards the east and then thereafterjust a towards the east and then thereafter just a few scattered showers around. it is looking like a drier and brighter day than today. for many of us, a good chance of seeing some

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britain. it's 1:00 >> well. good afternoon. britain. it's1:00 on monday. the 22nd of july. >> i'm emily carver and i'm tom harwood. >> i'd gone with joe biden out of the presidential race. all eyes are on his vice president. but who exactly is kamala harris? and will she really gudes harris? and will she really glides to the nomination uncontested rebellion brews. >> labour is facing a revolt from its own parliamentarians on a child benefit policy. one labour mp is calling starmer's position a form of social cleansing. but will the new government buckle under this growing backbench pressure and our debate this hour ?

our debate this hour? >> are brits abroad a disgrace? well, 50,000 residents of majorca think so as they demand britain take back its drunks . britain take back its drunks. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i'm not, i'm not, i'm not putting up with this. >> okay, go on then, >> okay, go on then, >> i think that people of all nationalities have a habit of disgracing themselves on holiday. i see enough tourists in london from every part of the country walking the wrong way on the escalators. >> outrageous . >> outrageous. >> outrageous. >> standing in the middle of the cycle lanes. disgraceful outside parliament, the hordes of people with backpacks just clogging up every street and lots of people perhaps aren't on their on their most diplomatic behaviour. when? when on holiday, so i'm not sure

we should put up. we should let the brits be besmirched in this way. >> okay, so hang on. if you were to off majorca and you were came across this protest, thousands of locals essentially saying you should leave and get out of here because you're disgusting and behave so badly and get horribly drunk and all that. how would you respond? would you try and speak to them or would you just walk away? >> i'd go, hola, miyamoto, i would not try and speak with them. >> no, i would add to their frustrations with you. i would simply walk the other way, and maybe i'd take my business to a city that didn't host a big protest, because ultimately, these places rely on tourism. >> they've got nothing else in their economy. >> it's quite incredible, isn't it? i mean, the amount of money that british tourists bring to sunny areas of europe, it must be extraordinary. it must be. well, millions. >> think about what else they produce. i mean, what is it? what what? >> i don't know much about the majorca economy. >> i'm sure some of our viewers do, but have you ever been, you know, felt a bit guilty for your

presence on holiday in some of these towns? because, i mean, some of them do become little britain, don't they? >> they do. but you think about the poverty in spain, the youth unemployment, the number of people who actually leave the country. it's extraordinary talking to people in the uk who have come from spain, the number of degrees that they have doing, doing jobs that they really don't need, you know, a phd for, it is extraordinary, like the economy of spain is , is not in a economy of spain is, is not in a good place. and so, frankly, every tourist that goes there is a is a benefit for them. >> but let us know what you think. do you think we deserve this reputation? do we deserve these types of protests telling us to go home from majorca? where was it the other day? it was somewhere else, anyway, barcelona, tenerife , tenerife. barcelona, tenerife, tenerife. it all kicked off as well. what do you make of it all? are we a disgrace abroad, or is this all a bit naff? gbnews.com/yoursay. but let's get the headlines with sofia . sofia. >> good afternoon. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your

top story this hour. donations top story this hour. donations to the us democratic party have surged after president joe biden announced he's standing down from the us presidential race. the prime minister has praised mr biden's for making a decision based on what he believed to be in the best interest of the american people. the 81 year old has endorsed kamala harris as democratic candidate. it comes after the us president faced increasing calls to step aside since a faltering debate performance against republican donald trump last month. cameron kamala harris says she intends to earn and win the nomination and do everything in her power to defeat donald trump, former president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton joined mr biden in throwing their support behind her. but former president barack obama has stopped short of endorsing kamala harris. democratic strategist spencer critchley says he's not

surprised he's aware that his endorsement is a great deal of weight , and endorsement is a great deal of weight, and he's always been reluctant since that's been the to case endorse any democratic candidate before something like a primary contest has been settled because he doesn't want to be in the position. >> i don't believe of having endorsed one candidate, say , and endorsed one candidate, say, and then having another one be chosen and diluting the impact of his endorsement and potentially sowing some division within the party. >> meanwhile, former us president donald trump, who is standing for the republican party , has responded to the party, has responded to the news, writing on his truth social platform, he said joe biden was not fit to run for president and is certainly not fit to serve and never was. he also said we will suffer greatly because of his presidency, but will remedy the damage he's done very quickly. trump has called biden the worst president in us history . in other news, israeli history. in other news, israeli officials have announced that

two more hostages have been confirmed dead after being taken captive by hamas terrorists . captive by hamas terrorists. alex danzig, who's 75, and 35 year old yogev buchstab, were abducted following the october 7th hamas attacks on israel. the israel defence forces have told their families that their bodies are still being held by the terrorist group in gaza. back in the uk, the prime minister has set out plans to cut reliance on foreign workers by improving skills training in england. skills england was a manifesto pledge from labour and is designed to fix the fragmented and broken training systems. in and broken training systems. in a speech today, sir keir starmer argued that a new approach is needed to reduce the need for immigration in key sectors. but the conservatives have warned that the plans to redirect cash could slash the number of apprenticeships on offer . apprenticeships on offer. speaking a short while ago, the prime minister laid out his plans. >> another marker of the future with the launch of a new

organisation that we hope will transform not just how we train our young people and adults, but also the relationship between business and education system. a plan to make sure that we're training young people not just for any business, but for the businesses that exist in their communities. the skills that you and they need to take each other forward. >> meanwhile, the conservative leadership race is gathering pace with shadow work and pensions secretary mel stride, the latest tory to hint at a run at the top job. speaking to gb news earlier , he was asked news earlier, he was asked whether he would stand. >> i haven't ruled that out and i haven't ruled it in. we don't yet know what the contest holds. the party board is going to come forward shortly, i think with the process, and i will finally take a decision. at that time, some colleagues have been speaking to me about that possibility and it's something that i'm weighing up. >> welsh health minister arlene

morgan has announced she is running to replace outgoing first minister vaughan gething, who lasted just four months in the post. baroness morgan will be standing on a joint unity ticket with rural affairs minister hugh irranca—davies, who would become deputy first minister. they have received a groundswell of support from across the labour benches, including from mr gething, his rival in the last leadership race, jeremy miles. it comes after mr gething was forced to announce his resignation as first minister and welsh labour leader last week . welsh leader last week. welsh secretary jo stevens welcomed the move. >> well, it will depend on the sinner, the labour group members, as to who is nominated and whether there's more than one candidate, and that's a decision for them . decision for them. >> i'm looking forward to seeing the conclusion of the contest , the conclusion of the contest, whatever process and however long that takes, and working with the new first minister of wales . wales. >> a 15 year old boy has died after being shot in a park in west london. the metropolitan police were called to the location near hazelwood crescent

in ladbroke grove last night. the teenage boy was found with injuries and pronounced dead at the scene, police said . six men the scene, police said. six men have now been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody . those are the latest in custody. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm sophia wenzler more 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 . forward slash alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it is 1:09 now after weeks of pressure, joe biden has bowed to the inevitable and withdrawn from the us presidential race, saying in a statement yesterday that it was in the best interests of his party and his country. >> yes, the 81 year old has now endorsed his vice president, kamala harris, to be his

successor, making her the clear favourite to be the one to take on donald trump in november. >> well, joining us in the studio is our very own mark white. because, mark, it almost seemed like this was inevitable after that one terrible debate performance. >> yes, that was the point where those that , according to critics those that, according to critics of the way in which this has been handled, believe that they've been covering for joe biden's, and firmness over recent months, couldn't deny it any longer. it was just apparent for everyone to see how much he was struggling in that debate and really , since then, and really, since then, obviously the calls have just grown and grown to the point where obviously he could not resist it any longer. and he's made that decision at the weekend. it will be interesting to see where we are now in terms of the process. the democratic national convention rules committee will be meeting on wednesday. they're going to

allow this to be televised for full transparency. and so will it be an anointment of joe biden's , favoured successor, his biden's, favoured successor, his vice president, kamala harris, or will it be a more open primary? i know you would prefer, obviously, an open primary and all of the fun and shenanigans that that would bring, but it may just be the best and most practical way forward for the party to allow a straight anointing of kamala harris, because basically, we're at that stage now where there's going to be what there's just over 100 days at the moment to go until the november election, and not enough time, really, for anybody seriously to get a proper campaign team together, to get the funding and to launch an effective campaign that will ensure that they are well known to the american electorate. >> and she's got the backing already of many a key figure, hasn't she? and the money is

starting to flood in. >> well, yes, of course , joe >> well, yes, of course, joe biden himself, the clintons, lots of other senior figures within the party are now endorsing her president obama, former president obama has not as yet endorsed her, but that could come in the coming days as well. so she looks, certainly to the safe. money would be on kamala harris. but who can tell? it's been so tumultuous these last few weeks, really, since that debate where he was so brutally exposed? >> well, the obamas might be timing it, you know, for maximum, maximum influence, i don't know, i mean, they have been, they have been known to be, quite a political family. >> many people have spoken . many >> many people have spoken. many people have spoken about how michelle might have eyes on the top job, you know, but how has this news all gone down with the british public? let's cross over to our very own ray addison,

who's in crawley for us. and, ray, you've been talking to the great british public. what have they made of it? >> well, a real range of opinions, as you would expect with something like this. a lot of people saying that he seemed like he was struggling recently, one man saying that the world will be a better place without him. others saying he didn't seem like he was with it in that debate and he was just simply too old. and it was time for him too old. and it was time for him to stand aside. other people, though, saying that he was a force for good and his policies had made a big difference. now, when it comes to kamala harris, a lot of people just simply don't really have a great deal of information about her or understanding of who she is, and therefore they're questioning whether she has the sort of profile that is needed to beat donald trump. now a lot of people are telling me that their gut feeling is that whatever happens, whether it's kamala harris or somebody else, that

donald trump will be successful in the election in november. of course, as you guys have been discussing, this week is absolutely crucial for kamala harris. she needs to get that momentum now that momentum of support, and she needs to get it quick and early to see off any potential challenges to her race. she's not had a bad start. we're understanding that she's raised just under $50 million since last night. since that endorsement from president biden and of course , that's that's and of course, that's that's come through putting in all those phone calls to the governors, democratic governors, the representatives of the senators. and she's been getting a good amount of endorsements, as you've been discussing what she really wants, though, is the former house speaker, nancy pelosi. she wants former president barack obama. she hasn't received either of those. and in fact , obama said he has and in fact, obama said he has extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which any outstanding nominee emerges. now that is certainly no endorsement, and it seems to

indicate that he thinks there needs to be certainly several people running for this position and a system whereby they pick the best person for the job. now, we're also hearing that president biden delayed withdrawing his nomination because he was uncertain that kamala harris was capable of beating donald trump. and that certainly will be in the minds of people as that news comes out, whether she is the right person to move forward or not. and if you look at the polling, the most recent polling, you look at the top six polls nationally in the united states, got donald trump on around 49% and kamala harris on only 47. and so that will be very much in the minds of people right now when they're thinking, who they should have as their presidential nominee. but people here in crawley very, very interested following this keenly, this is what they had to say by decision. >> it's been a great president, but he's too old. it's got to go

and really excited that the chance could be first female black mp, mp, not mp president. yeah yeah. >> kamala harris, what do you think about her? >> i don't know a huge amount about her. >> but, hopefully she'll come in a bit more prominence now. >> she'll get a chance. and if someone can, someone's got to beat trump. >> that was the problem. >> that was the problem. >> i think it's the right thing to do personally. >> why he didn't seem like he was really with it. >> i'll be honest . yeah. >> i'll be honest. yeah. >> i'll be honest. yeah. >> so he's endorsed kamala harris. do you know much about her? what do you think of her? >> i don't know much about kamala harris to be honest. i don't really follow too much about the us election. i just see a lot of soundbites and news clips, >> i think it's a shame, really. i think he's probably a force for good, but maybe. >> is he a force for good, though, i don't know, really. i just i just trust him. but maybe it means the democrats have got a better chance of getting in, which is a good thing, i suppose. >> and what about kamala harris? he's endorsed kamala harris. do you know much about her? >> i don't know much about her. but be good to have a female

president. >> well, the deputy chief of staff for kamala harris's campaign has said that their attack focus is going to be centred around donald trump's age. of course, he is 78 years old. president biden , however, old. president biden, however, 81, has been stood , stood by by 81, has been stood, stood by by kamala harris throughout all of this concern over the last months and certainly years as well. and that might be seen as a bit of a contradiction, a bit hypocritical perspective to take. donald trump's released an attack ad already saying that kamala harris has really been in charge all of this time, and that the problems that the american that the usa currently faces are down in part to her. and so that's the angle that they're going to be taking. they're going to be saying there's no difference between her or president biden. >> goodness me . well, ray >> goodness me. well, ray addison, thank you very much. live from crawley. yes. >> and from crawley to cambridge , >> and from crawley to cambridge, massachusetts. we're now joined by the founding director of the

ucl centre on us politics, doctor thomas gift. thank you very much indeed. i mean, of course, kamala harris won't be looking to crawley to decide what she does next, but they do make a good point, she has nothing like the public profile of donald trump . of donald trump. >> no, it's good to be with you, emily. >> and i completely agree with you. >> i think that kamala harris's, pubuc >> i think that kamala harris's, public perception is fairly malleable at this point. i mean, we can look at public polling data and see that she was about running, at the same level against trump as biden. >> but i think that she has an opportunity, both in the debate. if there is a debate and at the convention to really, sort of redefine her image. >> the one thing that note about kamala harris is she ran for president in 2019, and she was the first democrat to flame out of those primaries because she didn't have popular support. and for the most of the time during biden's presidency, her approval

numbers have been at least as bad as biden's. >> it's like we're having a bit of a problem with the audio connection between the united kingdom and new england, but when we do get him back, we will continue to question doctor thomas gift over this particular issue because it is introducing kamala to many people who might have heard of her vaguely, but not really know what what she stands for. doctor thomas gift returns to us now. i suppose kamala harris did run a brief campaign for the presidency. of course. she dropped out before a single vote was cast, she hasn't really had that opportunity to introduce herself. and it's likely now there won't be a campaign this time around ehhen >> well, i think you're absolutely right. >> she does have an opportunity to reintroduce herself at debate. >> if there is a debate or the convention. but there, you know, some have speculated about

running kind of a mini primary between now and the convention. i just don't think that's going to happen. i think with biden endorsing her, harris is the presumptive nominee. party elites say that there will be an orderly , transparent process to orderly, transparent process to find a successor. but really, what they're talking about is just a process whereby kamala harris emerges even stronger than she is now. >> so i think maybe this could work to her advantage, because candidates like in this case might get sort of a honeymoon penod might get sort of a honeymoon period where they're not as scrutinised as heavily, or at least it takes a little bit of time for that to come out, especially with all the enthusiasm on the democratic side. >> but she's going to have to define herself separate and apart from the biden administration. >> yes. and how would she get on? do you suppose, in a in a presidential style debate , you presidential style debate, you know, she's had lots of criticism for , for being a, for criticism for, for being a, for having a bit of word salad here and there and not always being the most coherent. sometimes repeating herself the same catchphrases again and again and again, but do you think she could step up to the plate?

>> well, i think actually trump is a very good debater, >> he's kind of underestimated to that extent. and i think that she's maybe going to have difficulty standing to toe toe with him. but the very least, i think she is going to be better than biden. i mean, he's sort of set the baseline here. and so as long as he outperforms that , long as he outperforms that, democrats are saying, well, that's that's a step in the right direction. >> well, we an absolutely fascinating few weeks to go until that democratic national convention for now doctor thomas gift really appreciate your time. joining us here on good afternoon britain . afternoon britain. >> yes. it'll be interesting to see how she gets on. this is of course, if she's not contested. i mean, you never know. someone else could come forward. >> i'm really hoping that we do get a contested convention. it's going to be really boring if it's just straight to kamala harris with no sort of campaign, it would be. i mean, can you i think it might be the only time other than gerald ford where someone becomes, you know, the

presidential candidate of a major ticket without having to have a run run, a campaign for it. >> well, should we run the campaign up to november? won't she? >> yes, she? > yes, yes, she? >> yes, yes, but we'll see. >> the candidate, basically. >> the candidate, basically. >> no campaign. yeah well. and she and in that way she might befall the problem that befell theresa may, who became prime minister. almost by default. when andrea leadsom dropped out, she wasn't stress tested on a campaign and fell to bits when there was that first campaign. yes. >> and i do think the electorate that don't often like someone who's there just by default, do they? you know, want it to have to try a bit anyway, don't go anywhere because up next we're going to be debating whether brits abroad are a disgrace as 50,000 new yorkers take to the streets demanding britain takes back its drunks. i mean, lots of views coming in already. stay tuned

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britain. now the age old question. are brits abroad disgrace? >> well, it seems as if the residents, or at least many residents, or at least many residents in majorca, think so. tens of thousands of them took to the streets last night, calling for kerbs on the number of foreign visitors allowed on the spanish island. >> yes, the mass protest, which is the second in just two months, also saw people hold up banners written in english saying take back your drunks, give back our homes. charming >> well, we're asking, are these protests justified? and are brits abroad? abroad really a disgrace? >> well, we can now debate this with activist and businessman adam brooks, who thinks it's just a few select, just a select few number of brits who are badly behaved and that the tourist economies would collapse without us. and stella santa, who thinks brits abroad are a disgrace. okay, stella. go on. why are we a disgrace ? why are we a disgrace? >> look, emily, you know gb news viewers know how much i love british people. >> you are by far my favourite nation. but the truth is that when i was raised in greece,

throughout my life. and it still continues to be the case, right now, every year we are used to turning on the news during the summer and having video after video of british people getting blank out drunk , falling over blank out drunk, falling over themselves, having fights , themselves, having fights, puking on the streets. it's literally every single day. and what it is, i think, is that a lot of british people, they view going on holidays as an opportunity to indulge the worst of british culture, which is i think, the fact that you guys have a bit of a taste for alcohol that surpasses that of other countries, goodness me. >> well , adam other countries, goodness me. >> well, adam brooks, other countries, goodness me. >> well , adam brooks, let's >> well, adam brooks, let's throw that over to you. and you're a gloriously majestic mediterranean background . mediterranean background. >> yeah. i'm on, i'm a little beach, near me out here, called song kilo. i met my wife on the beach to the left of me 26 years ago. we've been together ever

since we got married 16 years ago. to the right of me on a little headline, a headland. i love this island. this island. you know, it feels like a second home to me. it's a beautiful island. there's many millions of brits that come here and don't get blindly drunk. you know, maybe i was one of those when i was 18, but, things have really improved here. they've, made magaluf and areas of such a lot smaller now, and it's a lot more controlled. yes. you're going to get a few, a few people that come here and, drink too much. but i think we're also, forgetting that many other countries do do get drunk when they're young and do come here, you know, there's a lot of germans here as well. a lot of swedish, yes, we do get a bad name , but i think it's more sort name, but i think it's more sort of, in a little area . remember, of, in a little area. remember, a lot of elderly people come to this to this island without the custom, and the tourism of brits. majorca would collapse. i mean , and that's from taxi mean, and that's from taxi drivers to car hire firms,

hotels, restaurants. i've got spanish friends that have got, restaurants here. you know, they really rely on our tourism and to blanket everyone together just because there's a few youngsters that go and get blindly drunk in magaluf or an area like that, i think is very unfair. and i think these protesters do need to realise that there's many milwaukeeans that there's many milwaukeeans that are horrified , that they're that are horrified, that they're protesting and are horrified that if brits stop coming here, their restaurant would go bust or their car hire firm would go bust. so we've got to be mindful of that. >> it's interesting you say that, adam, because , stella, that, adam, because, stella, there are some, counter protests in mallorca. a reportedly some people are saying, no, we love you. please stay. we don't want you. please stay. we don't want you to go, because otherwise, as adam says, we'll lose so much business. >> well, for sure, look, all of these countries, greece is heavily dependent on tourism. we need tourists to continue coming. but at the same time, i have been hearing from a lot of, people who are in the tourism

industry in greece that they complain about how especially and i hear that about british tourists, a lot. they will come. they will either go to an all inclusive hotel, so they will not exactly boost the local economy, or they will go to the supermarket and they will just buy snacks from the supermarket rather than go to, you know, the local tavernas and, and, and contribute somehow to the, to the economy. so they do feel that sometimes there is a type of tourism, that doesn't particularly help the local economy flourish because at the same time, you will have more let's let's say the word that one would use is sophisticated tourists who will not go want to go to these areas. exactly because they will have a reputation and because they will not want to go through the streets where, you know, there are british youths falling over themselves, puking all over the street. again, i'm not saying this is all tourists for sure, but there is a certain cultural phenomenon where british people think, i'm going to go to this

place in spain or greece, and i'm going to get blackout drunk, andifs i'm going to get blackout drunk, and it's going to be amazing. and in my opinion, this is not the best use of your time or money, guys. they are much better ways to enjoy a mediterranean holiday . mediterranean holiday. >> well, let's close this debate now with adam brookes because adam, i suppose there will be this, this, this is strangely evocative of things that we see in the united kingdom. >> there are people, of course , >> there are people, of course, who will have similar ideas about people coming from other countries into the uk, thinking it's making the place too crowded. there are also people who've protested against more economic activity in their local area that they don't want a new business or a new housing development. isn't this just the same thing , but that the spanish same thing, but that the spanish are doing this time ? are doing this time? >> not. not at all. because just remember , holidays are maybe remember, holidays are maybe a week or two for many. what you're saying is sort of permanent or long term

businesses. back in the uk. we've got to remember that many majorca jobs rely on tourism . majorca jobs rely on tourism. so, you know, if we stop coming here, what are they going to work as? it really would go down hill. and, you got to remember as well, even if we don't go out, you know, some nights me, me and my family do not go out, but we go to the local supermarket and buy goods there or take a taxi somewhere. that's still supporting the local economy. so it's not just about going to bars and restaurants, you know, it's also what we don't really. but a lot of people come here to go to the tourist attractions. the museums, and different things. so it's not just about people coming here to get blindly drunk. that gives us a bad name. it's only a select few. and normally very younger generations, and that has been scaled back here. >> tom, i don't know the middle aged men and women sometimes like to have get roaring drunk, but yes, mostly younger people really. but thank you very much, adam brooks and stella santa do enjoy majorca and overlooks a

rather splendid, actually. >> yeah, a lot nicer than grey old london. you've got stella presumably holidaying in devon. >> yes, in the uk, sampling, you know, although i know, i know a lot of people in the, in the resorts in devon are very annoyed about people buying second homes down there. >> you know, airbnb hogging up all the small country lanes with massive four by fours and all the rest of it . the rest of it. >> but stella, the interesting point about the all inclusives. well, the thing is, if brits are so badly behaved, probably better that they stay in the all inclusive, you know, they could just get drunk in a in a parameter, irritate each other. >> they're chasing each other. >> they're chasing each other. >> let us know your thoughts. lots of you have been getting in touch on this, but on the way, sir keir starmer faces a backbench rebellion over scrapping the two child benefit cap. he's refused to. education secretary bridget phillipson says it would be considered but would be very expensive. we'll have more on that after your .

news. >> good afternoon. it's 133. news. >> good afternoon. it's133. i'm >> good afternoon. it's 133. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines. the prime minister has set out plans to cut reliance on foreign workers by improving skills training in england. skills england was a manifesto pledge from labour and is designed to fix the fragmented and broken training systems in a speech today, sir keir starmer argued that a new approach is needed to reduce the need for immigration in key sectors. but the conservatives have warned that the plans to redirect cash could slash the number of apprenticeships on offer . welsh apprenticeships on offer. welsh health minister eluned morgan has announced she is running to replace outgoing first minister vaughan gething, who lasted just four months in the post. baroness morgan, seen here on the left, will be standing on a joint unity ticket with rural affairs minister huw irranca—davies, who would become deputy first minister. they have received a groundswell of support from across the labour

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good afternoon. britain. it is 20 to 2, and speculation continues to grow as to whether the government will scrap the two child benefit cap . earlier two child benefit cap. earlier today, the education secretary said that scrapping it will be considered by the government. well, this comes as sir keir starmer could face the threat of his first backbench revolt over the measure, which affects some 1.6 million children. >> yes. so let's now speak with former labour party spokesman james matthewson, james, the numbers are growing. a lot of backbenchers on the labour side coming out against keir

starmer's policy. so far on this. i mean, i was struck by rosie duffield's comments that this policy, this two child limit on child benefit is akin to social cleansing . to social cleansing. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> rosie duffield, not one, usually, to avoid controversy, to be honest, she's somebody who's caught in controversy in the past quite, frequently. >> and the party will be reticent, i think, to move just not just her, though, is it? >> it's also, you know, zarah sultana and some of the new ones, too. >> yeah, they they would be reticent to move on on somebody like rosie duffield's position alone. >> however, there are more and more backbenchers who were supporting this. now it makes sense, right. for the for the labour government to do away with this. it's not their policy, it's a conservative policy. it was introduced in, i think it was 2017. at the time. it was resisted by the labour party. it was resisted by most of the opposition parties in parliament, including liz saville roberts, who was the, the plaid cymru representative at the time, i think she's still in parliament now, actually. and she did a great, campaign on

that, that the labour party, i believe, provisionally backed. so there's no reason why they shouldn't back it other than, of course, that crucial issue of money and fiscal responsibility, they cannot crumble at the first sign of resistance from the backbenches. and rachel reeves seems to be the sticking point with this. >> it's interesting because there is an amendment that's been tabled by kim johnson, one of the liverpool mps seem to be on the left of the party, which could be selected today. and if it isn't , there's an amendment it isn't, there's an amendment tabled by the scottish nationalist party that could be selected today. this could show the real scale of disagreement on the labour backbenchers . now on the labour backbenchers. now we know with sir keir starmer's massive majority that he's not going to be overturned by a rebellion like this. but what do you think will be sort of revealed if one of these amendments is selected in terms of the scale of opposition? >> well, first and foremost, the sensible thing for the party to do is to back, kim's amendment, make sure that goes through.

>> don't let the snp have the opportunity , because they will opportunity, because they will do this, as they've done with gaza before, as well as an issue. they'll use it as a wedge to drive division in the labour party, who are now their biggest opposition and biggest issue in scotland, of course. so i think they need to be smart about this and how they tactically do it. but there's also a question here of what does the labour party represent? because we've seen some pretty progressive policy ideas coming through. i've been i've been pleasantly surprised. i've been pleasantly surprised. i thought there would be less of the kind of meat on the bones of things that appeal to progressives like me from keir starmer. there's been quite a bit so far . starmer. there's been quite a bit so far. like what? this does augn bit so far. like what? this does align well, like, you know, the rail nationalisation, for example, there were people saying a couple of years ago that, you know, a starmer led labour government would never do that. labour government would never do that . however, we've seen these things. >> that's just what the tory government was doing. they took 3 or 4 lines. the franchise's back into state ownership. this is just the labour party continuing what started under covid. >> yeah . let's not pretend that >> yeah. let's not pretend that the tory party did it out of any particular ideology. they were left without anybody to run the

rails, so they had to run them. so i think we're seeing a different change direction. but this child benefit policy, the end child poverty coalition, have said that if this is scrapped, then 250,000 children would be immediately lifted out of the poverty, parameters to which they're in at the moment. so it's a really important policy. and i think they really need to consider whilst there's the financial, you know, and fiscal responsibility angle , fiscal responsibility angle, rachel reeves is very concerned about, they need to consider the fact that this is a moral obligation. i mean , james, a lot obligation. i mean, james, a lot of a lot of people don't see this as progressive scrapping this as progressive scrapping this benefit cap. >> a lot of people see it as regressive in a way. i mean, lots of people getting in touch saying essentially, why should my money go to pay for your children? i mean, a lot of people think long and hard about having even one child because they worry about the costs . you they worry about the costs. you know, why should their hard earned taxes go to ex—family? who's decided to have six children? >> but because these children exist and they're there now, and

we have a duty as as a government and as a country to look after them. and we do look after people in our society. that's the way we are now. obviously the conservative ideology, especially the ideology, especially the ideology of thatcherism, moves away from that and is the idea of being individual and doubt the individual responsibility. that's not what a labour party or a labour government should be about. it should be about collective responsibility for helping everybody out of poverty. and this would do that as the i think that only works if people don't believe that they're being taxed too much. >> that's the difficulty, isn't it, because you have a lot of middle class families who feel as though they're being, you know, taxed to high heaven, and then they see their taxes going potentially towards more child benefit for people who perhaps haven't worked as hard or have decided to. you know, have as many children as they want, do you see what i mean , james? you see what i mean, james? >> yeah, you're absolutely right. i'm being taxed to high heaven. i'm sure you are as well, emily. however, i'm happy i'm happy to do that because i believe in collective responsibility. and if i know my taxes are going to help lift

children out of poverty, then that's. that's fine by me. >> yes, but everyone has to play by the same rules. surely, james. >> yeah, they do, but like, i mean, the ones with the broadest shoulders, carry the burden. that's the way taxation works, and that's the way it should work. it's a fair system, under the tories. it hasn't been because we haven't seen public services and welfare state and all the rest of it delivered. we've seen the money be collected and it be spent elsewhere, you know, tax breaks for millionaires and such. and corporations. we should see that money delivered to people in society who need it, children who've done nothing wrong, who are born into families where they face abject poverty in the uk, we're a first world country shouldn't be the case. >> tax breaks for millionaires. i'm i think i'm looking at the last 2 or 3 fiscal statements. the corporation tax rate has risen from £0.19 to £0.26 in the pound, and also of course, the top rate of tax, the threshold of that has been brought down from 150,000 to £125,000 a year. millionaires are paying more tax and corporations are paying more

tax. >> they have gradually over recent years because of public pressure and public pressure alone. you know, there comes a point where even conservative governments have had to say, well, we can't run. we can't run an nhs, we can't run public services without taxing those who need to pay for it. it doesn't. >> it rather undermine your first point that there have been tax cuts to millionaires and tax cuts to businesses? i mean, we've seen we've seen taxes raised and raised and raised. >> this is the legacy of the conservative government, david cameron and george osborne. and that austerity era where tax cuts were handed out to rich, rich people, incredibly rich people , whilst we saw public people, whilst we saw public services absolutely slashed . and services absolutely slashed. and this is the legacy of that. we've got children living in abject poverty in the uk who've been born into that, because we don't have systems in place to support them. fantastic things. >> just lastly, surely the focus should be on reducing the cost of living for everyone rather than expanding the welfare state. >> i don't know why i think we should be proud of having a good welfare state. it's a mark of a

civilised society, a civilised country , and i think we're one country, and i think we're one of the best in the world if we do it right. we haven't been doing it right for 14 years, and we have a chance to change that now. and i think labour need to take that responsibility seriously. okay >> well, thank you very much indeed. james matthewson former labour party spokesman. thanks for your time. >> well, coming up, prince george is celebrating his 11th birthday today and there's a fantastic new picture of him. we're going to be taking a look at all of that after this short

break. >> well, it's 151. and prince george is celebrating his 11th birthday today. and there's a pretty fantastic new picture of him. >> yes, the image was taken by his mother, princess catherine, and posted on kensington palace's own social media accounts. now, this black and white shot shows the future king smiling, wearing a white shirt and a dark blazer.

>> he does look very smart, doesn't he ? doesn't he? >> looks quite a lot like his dad. >> he does look a lot like his dad. anyway, we can now speak with former bbc royal correspondent michael cole. michael, talk us through this photo. >> yeah. good afternoon emily. >> yeah. good afternoon emily. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> tom, as you say , it's >> tom, as you say, it's a lovely portrait taken by his mother a few days ago at anmer hall in norfolk on the sandringham estate, where they're spending the first part of their summer holidays . and as of their summer holidays. and as you say, he looks good. >> i would say he looks 100% spencen >> i would say he looks 100% spencer. i remember saying to princess diana that she'd bred some height into the royal family, and she said to me , and family, and she said to me, and good looks, michael and good looks. and he said , they she looks. and he said, they she did. and he certainly looks not dissimilar to his uncle, the earl of spencer , when he was earl of spencer, when he was about that, that age . but one of about that, that age. but one of the i'm a monochrome is terribly effective. she's chosen black and white, which i think is very nice for portraits. and it's come out terribly well without any sort of editing of any kind

whatsoever. i think one of the points of interest will be that he's wearing a friendship bracelet. now, perhaps that was acquired at the taylor swift concert. i understand, i understand you, perhaps you know, emily, but maybe these friendships are things are very much a swiftie thing. they are. but they are. they are. thank you. i wasn't wrong on that. what i'm very glad about is that maybe he'll make double breasted navy blazers fashionable again. those with four brass buttons on the sleeves. you see, that's been out of fashion for a long time, so i've got mine out of the wardrobe in order to, i don't know , michael. don't know, michael. >> i was i was in a very trendy fashion shop, men fashion wear, and there was quite a few double breasted suits going along. >> i actually, i bumped into jacob rees—mogg in the office a little bit earlier. he was wearing a double breasted suit, as he always does. so. so for some people it's never been out of fashion and well, that's good. >> but tom, of course your single breasted today, but you're always very, very smart.

anyway, it's a great picture, and of course there he is at 11 years old. he's got two more years old. he's got two more years at lambrook prep school, which is not far from home, in windsor great park, adelaide cottage. and then he's going to go on to another school, whether it be marlborough, his mother's school , eton, his father's school, eton, his father's school, eton, his father's school, or maybe even oundle in northamptonshire. not far from the spencer ancestral home at althorp. so we don't know. but he looks very happy. and of course, we last saw him enduring the last minute, sad defeat of england in the uefa yes, cup final in berlin. but he was also looking very smart in a he was also late. >> he was . michael cole. thank >> he was. michael cole. thank you so much forjoining us and talking through that picture. and a very happy birthday to prince george too. >> oh yes. don't go anywhere. we've got plenty more to bring you. in reaction to joe biden's decision not to stand in the presidential election, stay with us. >> us. >> a brighter outlook with boxt

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likely. could even be some rumbles of thunder too, but also some bright or sunny spells possible. also some heavy showers across parts of northern ireland and northern england too. i think further south across more central southern parts of england and wales, it is going to be a drier picture, a few showery bursts, perhaps , a few showery bursts, perhaps, but also some breaks in the cloud, leading to a bit of late sunshine. however, across cornwall there will be a bit more persistent rain starting to push its way in and as we go overnight we are going to see more wet weather feeding its way eastwards across parts of england and wales. further east, holding on to something a little bit drier and some clear skies here and also across parts of scotland, northern ireland. most of the showers easing overnight and also some clear spells, but temperatures not dropping a huge amount. it is going to be another relatively warm night for most of us. could be some early heavy rain across some parts of central eastern england. first thing tomorrow morning, but that should clear away towards the east and then thereafter just away towards the east and then thereafterjust a away towards the east and then thereafter just a few scattered showers around. it is looking like a drier and brighter day than today. for many of us, a

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2:00 on monday. the 22nd of july. i'm tom harwood, and i'm emily carver bide gone with joe biden out of the presidential race. all eyes turned to his vice president. but who is kamala harris? and will she really glide to this nomination now uncontested and rebellion brews, labour is facing a revolt from its own mps on child benefit. >> one labour mp is calling starmer's position a form of social cleansing. will the new government buckle under this growing pressure? >> and custodians have labelled

the albert memorial highly offensive, as it reflects a victorian view of the world that differs from mainstream views today. we'll be getting reaction today. we'll be getting reaction to this should we tear down all victorian monuments ? victorian monuments? >> and we were talking to a former labour party spokesman a little earlier about this row over child benefit. currently, you get it for your first two children and then it's capped after that . a lot of you getting after that. a lot of you getting in touch, julia says i'm a single parent with two teenagers, and my taxes will be going to families with lots of kids where their parents aren't bothering to work. thanks, laboun bothering to work. thanks, labour. sue says, i've worked hard all of my life, even gone to work when i've been feeling unwell, etc. etc. why should i pay unwell, etc. etc. why should i pay for those who have never intended to work, who spend money given to them on whatever they fancy? >> yes, bill has written in to

say i agree with the two child maximum for benefits. otherwise, where do you stop for nine, six, 15, 22? it's a simple rule if you cannot afford children without help, you really shouldn't be having children . shouldn't be having children. >> so the only kind of argument that i would say is that we don't have enough babies currently, which is true , but it currently, which is true, but it just doesn't seem fair, does it? you know, a lot of people spend so much time worrying about whether they can even afford one child, and then others will have you know, hordes of them. >> well, but then you get the real issue that there are people with lots of children, and then struggle to make ends meet. >> yeah , it's a difficult policy. >> it's a very difficult one. keep your views coming in. gbnews.com forward slash your say shall we get the headlines with sophia. >> emily thank you. good afternoon from the gb newsroom. it's just gone 2:00. your top story this hour. the prime minister has set out plans to cut reliance on foreign workers

by improving skills training in england. skills england was a manifesto pledge from labour and is designed to fix the fragmented and broken training systems. in a speech today, sir keir starmer argued that a new approach is needed to reduce the need for immigration in key sectors. but the conservatives have warned that the plans to redirect cash could slash the number of apprenticeships on offer . number of apprenticeships on offer. speaking a short while ago, the prime minister laid out his plans. >> another marker of the future with the launch of a new organisation that we hope will transform not just how we train our young people and adults, but also the relationship between business and education system. a plan to make sure that we're training young people not just for any business, but for the businesses that exist in their communities. the skills that you and they need to take each other

forward. >> welsh health minister eluned morgan has announced she is running to replace outgoing first minister vaughan gething, who lasted just four months in the post. baroness morgan, seen here on the left, will be standing on a joint unity ticket with rural affairs minister hugh irranca—davies, who will become deputy first minister. they have received a groundswell of support from across the labour benches , including from mr benches, including from mr gething, his rival in the last leadership race, jeremy miles. it comes after mr gething was forced to announce his resignation as first minister and welsh labour leader last week. welsh secretary jo stevens welcomed the move. >> well, i'm going to remain neutral if there is a leadership contest, as i did do in the last one, because whoever wins that election, you know , obviously i election, you know, obviously i will work with them as secretary of state for wales. but i'm delighted that eleanor has declared her candidacy and it's great to see a woman candidate at long last in wales. >> what should happen now, do you think? >> is it okay for there to be a

coronation, or would you prefer to see a contest? >> well, it will depend on the sign of the labour group members as to who is nominated and whether there's more than one candidate, and that's a decision for them. i'm looking forward to seeing the conclusion of the contest, whatever process and however long that takes , and however long that takes, and working with the new first minister of wales. >> meanwhile, the conservative leadership race is gathering pace with shadow work and pensions secretary mel stride, the latest tory to hint at a run at the top job. speaking to gb news earlier, he was asked whether he would stand. >> i haven't ruled that out and i haven't ruled it in. we don't yet know what the contest holds. the party board is going to come forward shortly, i think, with the process and i will finally take a decision. at that time, some colleagues have been speaking to me about that possibility and it's something that i'm weighing up in the us , that i'm weighing up in the us, donations to the us democratic party have surged after president joe biden announced he's standing down from the us presidential race. >> the 81 year old has endorsed

kamala harris as democrat candidate. it comes after the us president faced increasing calls to step aside since a faltering debate performance against republican donald trump last month. kamala harris says she intends to earn and win the nomination and do everything in her power to defeat donald trump. former president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton joined mr biden in throwing their support behind her. but former president barack obama has stopped short at endorsing kamala harris. in other news, israeli officials have announced that two more hostages have been confirmed dead after being taken captive by hamas terrorists. alex danzig, who's 75 , and 35 year danzig, who's 75, and 35 year old yaakov buchstab were abducted following the october 7th hamas attacks on israel. the israel defence forces have told their families that their bodies are still being held by the terrorist group in gaza . an 11 terrorist group in gaza. an 11 year old girl has been left

orphaned following a horrific crash which killed four members of her family, as well as two motorcyclists in west yorkshire . motorcyclists in west yorkshire. it happened when a ford focus and a motorcycle collided on the a61 between barnsley and wakefield. superintendent alan travis, from west yorkshire police, said this is an absolutely tragic incident which has resulted in the loss of six lives. a 15 year old boy has died after being shot in a park in west london. the metropolitan police were called to the location near hazelwood crescent in ladbroke grove last night. the teenage boy was found with injuries and pronounced dead at the scene. police said. six men have now been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody . and the prince and in custody. and the prince and princess of wales have shared a new photo of prince george to mark his 11th birthday. the image was taken by his mother, princess catherine, and posted on kensington palace's social media accounts. the black and white shot shows the future king

smiling, wearing a white shirt and a dark blazer. those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'm sophia wenzler more 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 gb news. >> com forward slash alerts . >> com forward slash alerts. >> com forward slash alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:08 now. after weeks of pressure, joe biden has bowed to the seemingly inevitable and withdrawn from the us presidential race, saying in a statement that it was in the best interests of his party and his country. >> yes. so the 81 year old has now endorsed his vice president, kamala harris, to be his successor, making her the clear favourite to be the one to take on donald trump in november. >> well, let's get more now with mark white, who joins us in the studio. and mark, it is

interesting that there is this immediate endorsement, interesting that there is this immediate endorsement , this, i immediate endorsement, this, i suppose, huge momentum. now for kamala to take on the role. >> yes, i mean that certainly the, the safe bet i think is that she is likely to be anointed and to move forward to the democratic national convention without any real contest. we're going to, incidentally, hear our first remarks from kamala harris since joe biden's decision. and since he decided to, push her forward as his successor candidate for the upcoming elections . so let's the upcoming elections. so let's see how she performs. she'll be at a sporting event on the south lawn at the white house and she's expected to make some remarks about the latest developments . what is really developments. what is really rather peculiar to say, the least, is, of course, we're heanng least, is, of course, we're hearing nothing from president biden himself other than the

social media posts that he's put out, as he is still recovering at his beach house in delaware with no sight or sound of the president so far. >> yes. are we expecting to see more of him before? >> we would hope so. >> we would hope so. >> the election? he's still in the job. >> well, and it raises another question. you know, on the really the fitness of joe biden going forward because under the rules, obviously you go to a november election, but it will be january before any new president takes over. so he is in office for the next six months. if they have decided and he has decided that his, health and cognitive decline is, of such a degree that he can no longer put himself forward to run in this contest, longer put himself forward to run in this contest , then does run in this contest, then does it raise questions and perhaps legitimate questions about his ability to remain in charge and the possibility of invoking the

25th amendment, the incapacity of the president of the united states? well, might that be something that was actually put to him on the quiet? we just don't know what the discussions were . but the mood music that were. but the mood music that had come from the biden camp was absolutely firm in their determination to push forward with his nomination and to fight in the forthcoming election. then suddenly it's changed on sunday, after senior democrat after senior democrat made it known publicly and apparently privately that he should go. >> well, let's bring in now there a spokesperson for republicans overseas, jennifer ewing, because jennifer, i suppose republicans have been preparing for this moment for quite some time, for sure. >> i mean, anybody that's been paying >> i mean, anybody that's been paying attention, i would go back as far as, say, the 2020 election where joe biden basically ran from his basement under the cover of covid could tell that even then, he was in the stages of cognitive decline. and these things only get worse.

they don't get better. so anyone that's been opening their eyes and listening to what's going on was expecting this to happen. now the question we need answered is, why ? as mark said, answered is, why? as mark said, you know, his his campaign staff was out there on friday and saturday saying, all systems go. we're campaigning next week. so something happened. the big pressure campaign to get him to step down via tweet, which is just insane considering this is so important. i don't care if you have covid or whatever. you know that that's unacceptable. we should have had a press conference and, yeah, there's a lot of questions to answer. i don't think he's fit to continue on being president 25th will be talked about. and as for kamala harris, i also don't think she'll end up being the candidate. >> oh well, interesting. why not? >> why not? well, i think i could name a lot of reasons. i'm from california, so we could go very far back, but let's just take the two most important ones. the first one i would think would be she's completely

complicit in this cover up, right? she was very close to joe biden. she's been working closely with him and there is a cover up that that somebody has been hiding . and we know with been hiding. and we know with the help of a lot of the media, the help of a lot of the media, the state, the current mental state of the president of the united states, that's number one. number two, the one of the top voting issues, right now is our southern border. and what's happening at the southern border. and she was kind of the border. and she was kind of the border tsar, right. she was supposed to investigate what was going on. and as we know, since biden came in and on day one, put a line through the trump border policies, we've had over 10 million, conservatively speaking, illegal people come to the border. so those are just two of the reasons there's a huge amount of democrat support behind her. >> the donations are flooding back in. >> yeah. but, emily, let's look at who has not supported her. right? obama has not supported her. nancy pelosi has not supported her. and chuck schumer who's you know, a very so these are very senior, democrats. they

all would have been part of the effort to push him out . so effort to push him out. so i think you're going to see as we go into the convention, you're going to see a lot of tickets start to pop up. various people that want to run against her. and quite frankly, that's what the democrat voters and all of americans deserve. they should have been given a primary like republicans were. they've got a great bench. there's wonderful democratic governors out there that, that could have run had it been six months ago. and now it's like, who's going to want to risk their careers and mark a problem? >> wednesday will be a big moment in terms of actually understanding the process, whether there will be a more open primary or an open convention, or if they'll all be sewn up. >> yeah. and the democratic national convention have said that their rules committee have said that they are going to make this as transparent as possible . this as transparent as possible. it'll be live broadcast, so people will get to see what their decision is. but i think you're right. you know, in talking, i think there's a great

deal of anger, isn't there , deal of anger, isn't there, within the wider party what they see as well as a cover up from the higher ups, from those within the administration about the true level of joe biden's health and cognitive decline and really whether there should have been a decision, to, at the very least not support him going forward. earlier on, that would have allowed that that primary race for other people to come forward. and because now we are very, very close to an election, even, even if with the best will in the world, if candidates want to come forward, they've got no time at all to actually get a campaign off the ground. >> if we think to the 1976 convention, well , yeah, i convention, well, yeah, i remember it well. when ronald reagan challenged gerald ford. yeah, i think to the 1980 democratic national convention, you had a strong challenge against jemmy carter. it used to be the way that things were

done. yes. were that people would challenge at the convention, that delegates would actually vote, that delegates were delegates, not just sent there and bound to their candidates. >> exactly. unfortunately, i think what we're looking at is more like 1968. you know, i'm guessing before we were all born, where you had lbj, who's the last time a candidate decided not to run for a second term? and it was in chicago, the dnc, which is where it is again, this year. and it all kicked off with horrible riots . and, you with horrible riots. and, you know, i'm i'm fearful that a lot of these campus protests that we've been looking at over the last since october 7th are going to just you know, whether it's the pay to protest people or the people that really feel strongly are going to be showing up in chicago, and it's going to be a mess. but again , democrats mess. but again, democrats should have been given primary. >> but, for trump and his team, do they change tactic now? >> well, they have been preparing for the possibility that kamala harris would be who

is up against the end of the day. i mean, i think it would probably, if we're honest, better have suited the trump campaign to be up against joe biden. whatever her faults, she will have the full machine of the democratic party behind her. she will be a lot better advised, prepped, briefed than perhaps she has been. thus far. and, well, let's just fewer speeches about coconut trees and being unburdened by what has been before with phrases she keeps. well, exactly. you know, she has been in many people's eyes as guilty of as much gibberish as, joe biden has been in recent months or years . so in recent months or years. so let's see how she responds to , let's see how she responds to, you know, proper briefings, a proper backup that you just don't get as a vp in the same way that you would as a presidential. >> we may see some some fresh attack lines, i imagine, from the republicans. thank you very much. thanks, jennifer ewing and of course, mark white. thank you. >> now, how's the news gone down

with the british public? well, let's cross over to gb news. reporter ray addison, who's in crawley for us. ray >> well, the general consensus here in crawley in west sussex is that this decision by president biden to stand aside as the presidential nominee for all the democrats means that they have more of a chance now in this upcoming election. a lot of people here saying that they felt that joe biden was simply too to old run. they were concerned by his apparent cognitive decline, his general health and wellbeing. the views range from some people saying that the world will be a better place without him. to others who say that, it's a shame because they believe that he was a real force for good, but yet still here in crawley. a lot of question marks over kamala harris . a lot of people don't harris. a lot of people don't really know who she is or don't know what her platforms are. however, they're they're glad that she's younger. she's 59 years of age. she's a woman of

colour, she's asian american. she's black heritage as well. excuse me, sir, and they are saying that those are both good factors to play off against donald trump, factors to play off against donald trump , who, of course, is donald trump, who, of course, is 78 years old and a white man and they believe that that might give her a bit of an advantage and attract more attention from certain voters in the american population. so let's hear from them and see what they had to say. >> decision. >> decision. >> it's been a great president, but he's too old. it's got to go. >> and really excited that the chance could be first female black mp, mp, not mp president. >> yeah yeah. >> yeah yeah. >> kamala harris, what do you think about her? >> i don't know huge amount about her, >> but, hopefully she'll come in a bit more prominence now. >> she'll get a chance. >> she'll get a chance. >> and if someone can, someone's got to beat trump. that was the problem. >> i think it's the right thing to do personally. why? he didn't seem like he was really with it, i'll be honest. yeah >> so he's endorsed kamala harris. do you know much about

her? what do you think of her? >> i don't know much about kamala harris, to be honest. i don't really follow too much about the us election. i just see a lot of that soundbites and news clips, >> i think it's a shame, really. >> i think it's a shame, really. >> i think he's probably a force for good, but maybe. >> is he a force for good, though, >> i don't know, really. i just i just trust him. but maybe it means the democrats have got a better chance of getting in, which is a good thing, i suppose. >> and what about kamala harris? he's endorsed kamala harris. do you know much about her? >> i don't know much about her. >> i don't know much about her. >> but be good to have a female president. >> well, if i can use the term, this could be argued that this decision by president biden has been their assassination moment, if you will just like that event seemed to unite people around their candidate, donald trump. this has refreshed somewhat the democrats campaign, and i think that many of them do feel that there is some new hope for the party and a better chance in this november election. now, one

endorsement that kamala harris has received recently is from democratic kentucky governor andy beshear. he's now backing kamala harris, and he's also being named as a potential running mate for her as her vp picks. should she be successful. so she's getting a lot of endorsements. would just quickly like to apologise for the use of that language. obviously, we have no control of that, but some republicans questioning kamala harris's legitimacy in this role, they pointing out that she's never won a primary and they're questioning whether she should really be the candidate to move forward and, of course, donald trump's campaign very quick to go on the attack as well , releasing attack as well, releasing campaign ads saying that really, she's been in charge over the last four years and that she is responsible for the mistakes of the administration. so it seems that that is the line that they're going to be taking as this election continues. >> well , ray this election continues. >> well, ray addison, thank you very much. live from crawley in all the delights crawley has to offer. apologies again for the

language if anyone was offended. >> it's interesting how people say, oh, it'd be nice to have a female president, as if, you know, that's a that's the only thing that matters, really. >> i think some people think you are a nice thing, although of course it would . it would be course it would. it would be ironic if the polls are right, donald trump will have twice defeated the only two major female yes, true presidential candidates, and the only time he was defeated, it would have been by a man. >> is america ready for a female president? there's a question . president? there's a question. >> i think it probably is. >> i think it probably is. >> but coming up, we'll head to farnborough amid uncertainty over britain's tempest fighter jet program, which is feared to be at risk of being axed as part of a major defence review. stay with

us. >> good afternoon. britain. it's 2:25. now. the farnborough air

show has started today, which is a biennial international aerospace exhibition of aircraft equipment , aerospace exhibition of aircraft equipment, avionics, ground equipment, avionics, ground equipment, all the all the sorts of materials , all the good of materials, all the good stuff. yeah, but i think i said biennial i think mean biannual, biennial i think mean biannual, biannual biennial i think mean biannual, bi annual, bi annual avionics. >> but the event comes amid an uncertainty over britain's tempest fighter jet programme, which is feared to be at risk of being axed as part of this major defence review. >> well, let's cross over to farnborough and speak to gb news national reporter charlie peters, because charlie, some concerns over this, over this tempest programme, the government not not committing to it . it. >> hi, tom. it.— >> hi, tom. hi, it. >> hi, tom. hi, emily. yes. well, a storm is brewing over this fighter jet program. we've had the tornados in service until 2019. the eurofighter typhoon is still the main fighterjet in use in the united kingdom. and it's being replaced gradually by an f—35. i'm actually listening to it right

now as it buzzes overhead, coming in to land . it's coming in to land. it's a lockheed martin vehicle, but there are concerns that their general replacement , the tempest general replacement, the tempest program, the global combat air program, the global combat air program, could be scrapped . that program, could be scrapped. that is a program being run alongside hauans is a program being run alongside italians and japanese engineers. it's cost £12 billion. and its main rival, the lockheed martin f—35, is just coming in to land . f—35, is just coming in to land. >> i can barely hear myself think as it's coming in now. it's a giant aukus. they're coming in the lockheed martin. they've delivered over 1000 f—355. 30 they've delivered over 1000 f—35s. 30 of them are in british control. four were in training in the us. one unfortunately fell into the ocean during an accident. but as all that controversy goes around and conversation continues to speculation on that program earlier today , sir keir starmer, earlier today, sir keir starmer, speaking at farnborough, was

asked if he could commit to that tempest replacement. >> it's an important program and i know that people in the room will want to hear me say that. it's a program on which we're making significant progress, in my view . and the defence my view. and the defence secretary is holding a ministerial level meeting. i think next week in relation to this, because the significant benefits here in this country. so that's my attitude, to it, there is, of course, a review going on, but it's important for me to put on record just how important a program, this is. >> being demonstrated. >> being demonstrated. >> well, american air power pretty much drowned out my last live there. but you could hear, i hope, the prime minister there giving his perspective on the situation , saying on record that situation, saying on record that he wants to say how important the program is, but importantly, won't commit to it. luke pollard, the armed forces minister, also was not able to commit to the program amid concerns that it might be

scrapped in rivalry with the aukus submarine program. now, the government is running the strategic defence review to assess some of the military frailties that britain is enduring. but as part of that, there are significant cost pressures. we know, according to the times newspaper, that the army wants this tempest program scrapped in order to commit to the army's modernisation program. people defending tempests say that it can do everything. it can be an air to air fighter, it can gather intelligence and it can also strike targets on the ground . strike targets on the ground. britain, as you know, has been launching strikes limited strikes on the houthi militia in yemen. but it's been unable to do round trips from raf akrotiri on cyprus. it's had to be refuelled in the air by an raf voyager tanker, one of the aircraft we might see later today at this air show. so there are capability gaps at the moment with britain's air force, both people who are in favour of tempest and that rival lockheed martin aircraft. we just heard

landing the f—35. do think that those replacements can fill that capability issue. and those conversations are going on here at farnborough as it takes the military to the centre stage . military to the centre stage. 40% of the aircraft on the ground are military. earlier we heard from two f—15s as they buzzed over they one one dirty, one clean, one armed, one unarmed american firepower on display here as british politicians and military chiefs look to the future of british air command . air command. >> well, charlie, thank you very much for that. and thank you for battling through the sounds of some enormous jet engine that was clearly very, very close to you. i wonder, actually, charlie, can you show us around at all the sort of the scenario there? can you get the camera to, to spin or spin around ? to, to spin or spin around? yeah, we're going round . yeah, we're going round. >> let's see. let's see if we can have a look. there we go . can have a look. there we go. >> oh brilliant. is that a

harrier jump jet? that is >> oh brilliant. is that a harrierjump jet? that is an harrier jump jet? that is an f—35 lockheed martin aircraft. >> they've delivered. they've delivered over 1000 of those aircraft . now britain has delivered over 1000 of those aircraft. now britain has 30. we ordered 138. britain has recommitted to that lockheed martin order. 35 have been delivered but four are currently in training. and one, unfortunately last year fell off an aircraft carrier and into the ocean. so we have 30 operational f—355 ocean. so we have 30 operational f—35s missing one four in training. but 30 is a strong start, you might say. and the lockheed martin, we've just seen that f—35. it's one of the main competitors to the tempest program. but also the eurofighter typhoon. that's the aircraft that's been running those limited targeted strikes on the houthis in yemen. they're saying that they've had their core nations at eurofighter buy in to several more of those typhoons, as those flash points in eastern europe continue to spnng in eastern europe continue to spring up . and there are

spring up. and there are concerns, of course, about the south china sea and the ongoing situation in the middle east. many concerns at the moment in the military and defence, space and air power, of course, is central to that . central to that. >> well, thank you very much indeed, charlie, for that colourful expose of everything . colourful expose of everything. thank you. charlie peters, our reporter there in farnborough. well, i guess if you don't ask, you don't get. no. >> and that was fantastic for you. >> yeah, yeah, i enjoyed that. >> yeah, yeah, i enjoyed that. >> wish we'd seen the one that was drowning him out earlier. but you know, there. >> sinner. >> sinner. >> yeah. very similar. similar, similar. >> we saw it. >> we saw it. >> we saw it. >> we brought it aeroplanes and aeroplane. now on the way. sir keir starmer faces a backlash rebellion over scrapping the two child benefit cap. some of his backbench backbenchers want him to scrap that cap , although for to scrap that cap, although for the moment he's standing firm in keeping it. education secretary bridget phillipson said it would be considered but very expensive. more on that after your news headlines . your news headlines. >> good afternoon. it's 232. i'm

sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines. an 11 year old girl has been left orphaned following a horror crash which killed four members of her family, as well as two motorcyclists in west yorkshire. shane roller, his partner shannon morgan , and their shannon morgan, and their daughters lily and ruby, died on the a 61 near wakefield when their ford focus was in a collision with a motorbike. a gofundme page set up for 11 year old poppy, who was not in the car, has reached more than £31,000. the scene of the crash has remained closed while police investigations continue. superintendent alan travis, from west yorkshire police, said this is an absolutely tragic incident which has resulted in the loss of six lives. the prime minister has set out plans to cut reliance on foreign workers by improving skills training in england. skills england was a manifesto pledge from labour and is designed to fix the

fragmented and broken training systems. in a speech today, sir keir starmer argued that a new approach is needed to reduce the need for immigration in key sectors. but the conservatives have warned that the plans to redirect cash could slash the number of apprenticeships on offer . welsh health number of apprenticeships on offer. welsh health minister eunor offer. welsh health minister elinor morgan has announced she is running to replace outgoing first minister vaughan gething, who lasted just four months in the post. baroness morgan, seen here on the left, will be standing on a joint unity ticket with rural affairs minister hugh irranca—davies, who would become deputy first minister. they have received a groundswell of support from across the labour benches, including from mr gethin's rival in the last leadership race, jeremy miles. it comes after mr gething was forced to announce his resignation as first minister and welsh labour leader last week . donations to the us week. donations to the us democratic party have surged after president joe biden announced he's standing down

from the us presidential race. the 81 year old has endorsed kamala harris as democrat candidate. it comes after the us president faced increasing calls to step aside since a faltering debate performance against republican donald trump last month. kamala harris says she intends to earn and win the nomination and do everything in her power to defeat donald trump, former president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton joined mr biden in throwing their support behind her. but former president barack obama has stopped short of endorsing kamala harris . of endorsing kamala harris. those are the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'm sophia wenzler more 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 alerts

>> well. good afternoon. britain it's 2:38, and it's martin. up next. martin, what's coming up on your show this afternoon ? on your show this afternoon? >> well, guy's got two massive moments in us politics. >> kamala harris, the hotly tipped favourite to replace joe biden. >> she'll address america for the first time this afternoon, 4:30 pm. >> we'll have that live. >> we'll have that live. >> also, the secret service investigation into the blundered assassination attempt on donald trump that kicks off during my show. >> we'll have the latest from that. and the tech outage that grounded thousands of flights last year . last year. >> microsoft has sensationally blamed the european union, claiming that the eu meddled with its software under competitive advantage. >> rules , allowing crowdstrike >> rules, allowing crowdstrike to make that fabled update, which brought the biggest blackout since the blitz, was brussels, to blame for that and other gb news exclusive . the

other gb news exclusive. the asylum seeker figures to the european union member states have been released and processed by us. an eye—watering 1.12 million asylum seeker claims last year. that's a 66% increase in five years. >> i'll speak to the report's author, who tells us that the eu's asylum problem is about to become the uk's small boats nightmare. >> and finally, sammy woodhouse, best known, of course, as a survivor of the rotherham grooming scandal, has now found a new career as a citizen journalist. she's been speaking to locals in harehills in leeds in the aftermath of those riots . in the aftermath of those riots. she'll tell us why locals feel that the country simply isn't listening. worse than brexit, they feel the immigration hates british people all coming up three till six sounds very, very interesting indeed martin. >> looking forward to it. >> looking forward to it. >> do i sense a little schadenfreude over the eu being blamed for this? these outages . blamed for this? these outages. >> yeah. well, i mean, the fact the fact of the matter is .

the fact of the matter is. >> see you later. see you later. >> see you later. see you later. >> cheers. now, lots of you have been getting in touch on our debate from earlier in the show. we were discussing whether brits abroad really are a disgrace. yes, irene says, sorry to say this. >> i live in spain and without a doubt the british are the worst tourists. loud, rude and mostly drunk, irene, you must say exactly where you live, perhaps, magaluf . magaluf. >> well, sandra says i hope the spanish people film the british drunks in action and post the pictures online. then i hope the same british drunks see the pictures and are ashamed of themselves. britain is far too obsessed with this damaging drinking culture. and it's time the country woke up and grow up. >> gosh, we're getting a right bashing here, aren't we, >> stephen says yes. i don't blame the locals for protesting. we are a disgrace abroad. blimey. >> well , blimey. >> well, sharon blimey. >> well , sharon says take >> well, sharon says take tourism out of spain and there isn't a lot left. it would ruin them financially. they need to be careful with what they're wishing for. having said that, i

won't take a holiday in popular houday won't take a holiday in popular holiday spots for brits, some are an embarrassment . are an embarrassment. >> not much balance there. a little bit of balance from sharon, but yes, it clears the clearly we're an embarrassment. we're drunk, we're riotous, >> yeah, i know, or maybe that's just in harehills, but but clearly the spanish economy is so reliant on on british tourists and on other tourists as well, particularly these places that are protesting. i think it's completely true to say that if the brits shut up shop, went home, didn't spend any money there, i mean, what would there be left? >> i think, though, if i was a local, i'd find us very annoying . local, i'd find us very annoying. very annoying. the mess you know, the way we kind of take oven know, the way we kind of take over, don't we? >> everyone has. everyone has to, you know, put up. >> but we leave after a week or two, so it's all good. and then the new lot come in. >> yes. well i'm goodness we're out in the winter. >> we won't be there in the winter. really? >> no. let's perhaps return to british politics because speculation continues to grow as

to whether the government will scrap this two child benefit cap. well, earlier today, the education secretary said it scrapping it would be considered by the government. it comes as keir starmer could face the threat of his first backbench revolt later today over these measures that affect some 1.6 million children. right. >> well, let's get the latest with gb news political correspondent katherine forster, catherine, ideologically, a lot of labour mps would like to see this child benefit cap scrapped, is this going to be a headache for keir starmer ? for keir starmer? >> well, it certainly is a headache because he's only been prime minister, what, two and a half weeks and already a previously apparently pretty unhed previously apparently pretty united labour party is fracturing on this issue in particular, just to remind everybody, of course, this was brought in by the conservative government. so you can't claim child benefit for more than two children. those are applying to

children. those are applying to children born after, i think, 2016, something like that. the conservative government argument was it's not fair that people who are not entitled to benefits have to make these calculations about whether to have another child, whether they can afford another child, and people who are on benefits as less of a factor. so, it was popular under the conservatives, but it is deeply, deeply, painful , deeply, deeply, painful, frankly, for many labour mps who feel that this is fundamentally wrong. now, welfare , and what's wrong. now, welfare, and what's in the king's speech around it is being debated in the house of commons. it's possible that an amendment will be selected and there could be a vote on it. i mean, to be honest, the keir starmer has got a majority of a couple of hundred, hasn't he? so it's not going to be a case that i think the government is going to be defeated on this. but there is starting to seem like there is starting to seem like there may be some movement on it

too, because the education secretary, bridget phillipson, on broadcast this morning was saying that they would consider scrapping it. they've previously said that they would like to, if and when it's affordable, but it's not affordable at the moment. and sir keir starmer was asked about this, down at farnborough airshow, where he was speaking about skills and he said that, you know, he agrees with bridget, who's passionate about tackling child poverty and that she more than many people, understands what it's like to grow up poor. and he said, no child should grow up in poverty, but it doesn't sound like they're going to back down on this just yet. >> no. well, thank you very much indeed, katherine forster gb news political correspondent there in westminster. i mean, it'd be very expensive indeed. i mean, we've also got the talk of 5.5% pay increases to large parts of the public sector. you then add scrapping the child

benefit cap. the chancellor says that might cost 3 billion, probably more . these things are probably more. these things are always underestimates, aren't they, so yes, lots of they're expensive, policy changes, possibly . possibly. if the possibly. possibly. if the pressure is that big enough, well, it'll be interesting to see how they handle potentially more opposition on this issue from their own backbenches than the opposition benches in the house of commons. >> well, coming up, we're going to be discussing how prince albert's memorial is now apparently considered offensive. >> guess why? because it reflects a victorian view of the world that differs from mainstream views held today. funny that, isn't it? >> the victorian memorial has a victorian world view. >> how outrageous

well. good afternoon. britain. it is now 249. and according to custodians , prince albert's custodians, prince albert's memorial is now considered

offensive because it reflects a victorian view of the world that differs from mainstream views held today. >> well, the 176 foot albert memorial stands opposite the royal albert hall in kensington gardens. of course , was built to gardens. of course, was built to honour queen victoria's late husband in 1872, when the british empire stretched across a third of the globe. >> yes, it includes a golden sculpture of the prince consort himself, along with four groups of large statues representing the people and animals of four continents. >> so is it really offensive, or is this just yet another unnecessary addition to the ever lasting culture war? >> thought they were over, lisa nandy said they were anyway. well we can now speak with historian and broadcaster rafe heydel—mankoo. rafe. what's all this about? i mean, really? >> yeah. i mean, this is one of the most ludicrous and risible stories that i've heard this yean stories that i've heard this year, actually, you know, there's no denying that fact that, you know, 19th century europeans did believe in a hierarchy of the races. >> that's simply a fact. >> that's simply a fact. >> but what's notable, you know,

is that this monument was commissioned by queen victoria, who was remarkably progressive and liberal on matters of race. >> and it's actually a monument that treats the continents and the peoples of africa, asia and europe and the americas as inherently noble and majestic . inherently noble and majestic. it's not a monument to racial supremacy, but it's about victorian and european genius , victorian and european genius, self—confidence, invention, and ambition. it also is a testament to the great exhibition of 1851. basically, all the qualities that made britain great and which are severely lacking in modern britain today. and i would say that assertive, self—confident nations, as we once were, don't constantly navel gaze and apologise and self—flagellate like this . self—flagellate like this. >> okay, rafe, what about those who say that, britain was very , who say that, britain was very, very bad in the in the 20th century and indeed the 19th century and indeed the 19th century that, that britain subjugated peoples around the

world and therefore anything related to sort of the, the imperial time of this country should be torn to the ground. >> well, i think it's you know, we all know of the bad side of empire and the british empire. >> we can't escape hearing about it on an almost daily basis in the media and in our museums. what's remarkable is that although empires are ubiquitous around the world, the british empire had the fewest, if i can say , atrocities than any other say, atrocities than any other empire. and the nothing in this world is black and white, and we focus too much on the on the, on the dark side of empire. but nothing has done more than capitalism and colonialism for lifting the world out of poverty. and it's important to note, you know, that, for example, in india, it was the british empire that abolished sooty, the burning of hindu widows on the funeral pyre that allowed hindu widows to remarry, stop the infanticide of girls, try to eradicate fgm in east africa. it was the british who

tried to abolish human sacrifice in africa, linked to witchcraft and witch doctors rituals, something, unfortunately, which continues in zimbabwe, in uganda and mali, and mozambique today. you know, head hunting in new zealand that the british put out, you know, steven pinker, the professor of harvard university, has has said written very clearly that life in pre—colonial states was far more brutal and short and violent than it was after colonisation . than it was after colonisation. >> so you just have to look at things. >> just just quickly , because we >> just just quickly, because we don't have much time. i mean, you make an excellent set of points there, but the royal parks website, so their explanation is that the memorials representation of certain continents draws on racial stereotypes that are now considered offensive . so, for considered offensive. so, for example, asia, depicted as a woman on an elephant, america, a nafive woman on an elephant, america, a native american, africa, a woman riding a camel. and the african sculpture also includes a white european woman reading a book to a black africans tribesman, i mean, is it true that these these sorts of depictions are now considered offensive ?

now considered offensive? >> that's that's a nonsense. you know, europe is also on there. europe is depicted as a woman on a on a on on a bull. you've got the all the continents are depicted in traditional iconography. we have britannia as a woman. madeleine for france as a woman. madeleine for france as a woman. madeleine for france as a woman, lady columbia and lady liberty for america are women depicting continents as noble ladies, you know, i think is wonderful on on the majestic beasts of their country, of their continent of origin. and i would think, actually, that the woke ideologues are pushing all this should be grateful that we have an early 19th century monument representing ethnic diversity and agendas in a noble and they'd be complaining if they were all white men, wouldn't they? >> that's true. very much. >> that's true. very much. >> rafe rafe heydel—mankoo. i'm really sorry. we have to leave it there. great to speak to you. historian and broadcaster. good grief. i do think that people take offence about everything on other people's behalves. >> well, up next it's martin daubney. >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> a brighter outlook with boxt

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rumbles of thunder too, but also some bright or sunny spells possible. also some heavy showers across parts of northern ireland and northern england too. i think further south across more central southern parts of england and wales, it is going to be a drier picture. a few showery bursts perhaps, but also some breaks in the cloud, leading to a bit of late sunshine. however, across cornwall there will be a bit more persistent rain starting to push its way in and as we go overnight we are going to see more wet weather feeding its way eastwards across parts of england and wales. further east, holding on to something a little bit drier and some clear skies here and also across parts of scotland, northern ireland, most of the showers easing overnight and also some clear spells, but temperatures not dropping a huge amount. it is going to be another relatively warm night for most of us. could be some early heavy rain across some parts of central eastern england first thing tomorrow morning, but that should clear away towards the east and then thereafter just towards the east and then thereafterjust a towards the east and then thereafter just a few scattered showers around it is looking like a drier and brighter day than today . for many of us, a than today. for many of us, a good chance of seeing some

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>> well. >> well. >> hey. very good afternoon to you. >> and a very you. >> and a very hap py you. >> and a very happy monday. >> and a very happy monday. >> it's 3 pm, and welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news. >> we're broadcasting live from the heart of westminster all across the uk. >> on today's show, kamala harris is in pole position to be the next democrat nominee after joe biden finally sensationally quits yesterday. but is the vp up to the top job? later in the show, she will deliver her first major speech since biden walked, and gb news will be covering it live. next up , microsoft has live. next up, microsoft has sensationally blamed the european union for the world's

biggest tech disaster. last week, after