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as has been reported over the cancellation of hs2, he's been working with andy burnham, the manchester mayor, to try to resurrect something. but i mean, the rug was pulled from under him by his own government and, i think he he'll be very upset about that. and he, you know, downing street lost the lost the mayoralty for him. that's the reality of it . reality of it. >> it has to be said it it now feels like we're on this unstoppable train, towards this general election and a result that most people are expecting, which is a labour victory, as you say, perhaps a perhaps a hung parliament. is it ridiculous to keep saying from the labour perspective and indeed from ed davis's perspective? you know, we've got to have the election now, because as much as we might want to sort of get it out of the way and they want to get on with it, it's the last thing any prime minister in this position would do, isn't it? >> well, no, it isn't actually, stephen, because, i mean, look at the results. it was abc, anyone but conservatives at the weekend, and the reality is, if you go back to other situations
as has been reported over the cancellation of hs2, he's been working with andy burnham, the manchester mayor, to try to resurrect something. but i mean, the rug was pulled from under him by his own government and, i think he he'll be very upset about that. and he, you know, downing street lost the lost the mayoralty for him. that's the reality of it . reality of it. >> it has to be said it it now feels like we're on this unstoppable train, towards this general election and a result that...
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burnham because he's not called ahmed bahraini. he's now apologised , but starmer didn't apologised, but starmer didn't condemn it. why not? because he wants to win. keir starmer has got jess phillips piping up now, saying she's worried about losing her seat because of the party's stance on gaza. she's got a majority , apparently of got a majority, apparently of over 10,000, in birmingham, yardley . but the percentage of yardley. but the percentage of the muslim vote in her constituency is a whopping 37.4. that's around 32,000 people. so what happens ? are the newly what happens? are the newly elected mayor for palestine? sorry sorry west midlands. yeah that's right. immediately tweets an israeli offensive in rafah must not go ahead. immediate ceasefire. there's some other stuff on there as well. i mean look birmingham council has just gone bankrupt. but yet you focus on the important local stuff. mayor, you've got nutters like this all in great horton , this all in great horton, manningham, heating city ward, ankola. >> i'm trying
burnham because he's not called ahmed bahraini. he's now apologised , but starmer didn't apologised, but starmer didn't condemn it. why not? because he wants to win. keir starmer has got jess phillips piping up now, saying she's worried about losing her seat because of the party's stance on gaza. she's got a majority , apparently of got a majority, apparently of over 10,000, in birmingham, yardley . but the percentage of yardley. but the percentage of the muslim vote in her constituency is a...
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burnham, about housing and housing shortages without once mentioning the impact of huge net migration on over year after year after year on the shortage of housing. and it's one of the obvious, one of the very top issues as to why this country has got a housing shortage. and i've listened to there was actually a whole bbc documentary series recently on the housing shortage, which barely mentioned immigration, population growth at all. >> okay, now look, i want to get to a bbc spokesperson on this. it says we note that the review found that the bbc produces a lot of excellent content on migration, and has highlighted important best practice. significantly, the review found no consistent bias towards one point of view on this topic. however, it did identify risks to impartiality that point to multiple directions . we welcome multiple directions. we welcome the practical illustration of the practical illustration of the challenges bbc teams face in serving a wide range of licence payers interests, and ensuring that we cover this subject with precision and depth, and draw on the full spec
burnham, about housing and housing shortages without once mentioning the impact of huge net migration on over year after year after year on the shortage of housing. and it's one of the obvious, one of the very top issues as to why this country has got a housing shortage. and i've listened to there was actually a whole bbc documentary series recently on the housing shortage, which barely mentioned immigration, population growth at all. >> okay, now look, i want to get to a bbc spokesperson...
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, andy burnham in labour for labourin andy burnham in labour for labour in manchester and ben houchen for the tories and in tees valley , we've seen that tees valley, we've seen that local politicians, they might belong to a national party, but they're really only talking about the local issues, championing local people and local issues. so i think we're moving away from a national picture, which is healthy , is picture, which is healthy, is good. sadly, i don't think we'll see many independent politicians for the foreseeable future, but we are waiting on a number of, mayoral results today . mayoral results today. >> we should hear them by the end of today. what are your predictions, if you have any. >> so, so what i said was a while ago that labour would probably take north yorkshire, which they did. >> i was confident that andy street would lose, but it seems that actually the, the, the muslim vote in the west midlands, with a protest against the gaza situation is backing an alternative candidate, fracturing the labour vote. so andy street is going to get in, in my opinion, there by
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. >> and we didn't mention greater manchester mayor, which is up with andy burnham leading labour figure. but there the conservative candidate defected to reform. so it looks pretty clear the reform is going to come second in one form or another. either the conservative or the reform labour label. so i think absolutely watching what reform are doing , in, in the reform are doing, in, in the nonhis reform are doing, in, in the north is, is, is a really key thing to watch , particularly in blackpool. >> and what we have to watch as well is the conservatives possibly losing more than 400 seats. can we just say there's up and down the country? there are men and women councillors that do a fantastic job, you know, don't get much credit . know, don't get much credit. they work hard with the streets and the playgrounds. some of them, many , many hundreds of them, many, many hundreds of conservative councillors, some of whom are friends of mine , are of whom are friends of mine, are going to lose their seats tonight. and god bless you because you do a fantastic job. and it's not your fault that
. >> and we didn't mention greater manchester mayor, which is up with andy burnham leading labour figure. but there the conservative candidate defected to reform. so it looks pretty clear the reform is going to come second in one form or another. either the conservative or the reform labour label. so i think absolutely watching what reform are doing , in, in the reform are doing, in, in the nonhis reform are doing, in, in the north is, is, is a really key thing to watch , particularly in...
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people like andy burnham, who many say would make a better labour leader than keir starmer, has really stamped his authority on manchester. the other thing i find fascinating about teesside and about west midlands, is that both ben houchen and andy street are their own men. they've hardly touched rishi sunak, they've hardly touched the central tory brand. so if people, as we were saying earlier on, are fed up with the tories, but still don't want to go the whole hog and vote for labour or lib dems or what have you, then they're okay with with lord houchen and they're okay with andy street very much their own men. so my instinct looking at the polls is that the tories could well have a good afternoon and they could well hold one of them this afternoon. and the other one, as you quite rightly said, tomorrow. london is also fascinating because that's just around the corner. >> what's your thoughts on london, well, the tories are putting out that they've done much better than they expected to do. there's one, one seat within the, the london area where the tories have only got a 2000 majori
people like andy burnham, who many say would make a better labour leader than keir starmer, has really stamped his authority on manchester. the other thing i find fascinating about teesside and about west midlands, is that both ben houchen and andy street are their own men. they've hardly touched rishi sunak, they've hardly touched the central tory brand. so if people, as we were saying earlier on, are fed up with the tories, but still don't want to go the whole hog and vote for labour or lib...
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we've seen it under andy burnham up in manchester when boris was mayor. yeah, it'll be much the it will be a much louder call when, when labourin be a much louder call when, when labour in power. >> well it's a worrying time. but joining us now is daily mail columnist sarah vine. morning. good morning. good morning, good morning. >> morning. well, prime minister is going to tell us the country's only safe in his hands. >> well, i think what he's trying to say is, and i think he's right, there are a lot of big things coming up that are going to change the world. i he's right about that. i mean, quite worrying in many ways, migration also a big thing climate change. i don't know if that's in his thing. and what he's trying to say is, you know, better the devil you know. you know, i'm sort of, you know, i'm already here. i'm quite competent. i might not be very exciting or thrilling , and i may exciting or thrilling, and i may not have lots of bright, sparkly things to offer you as , as an things to offer you as, as an electorate. but, you know, i'm slow and
we've seen it under andy burnham up in manchester when boris was mayor. yeah, it'll be much the it will be a much louder call when, when labourin be a much louder call when, when labour in power. >> well it's a worrying time. but joining us now is daily mail columnist sarah vine. morning. good morning. good morning, good morning. >> morning. well, prime minister is going to tell us the country's only safe in his hands. >> well, i think what he's trying to say is, and i think...
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who better to know somebody like andy burnham or ben houchen? you know, they really know their patch. and they have a lot of power and influence and they can use that for the good of the local area. but, you know, a lot of people are pretty disillusioned with politicians. so more politicians , i don't know. and i mean it is something obviously this is all happened. these new mayoralties have come on the conservative party's watch. but this is something that labour are very much up for. they have promised that you know, they will give back control to the people more power to local areas. so this is a pattern that if labour gets in, i think we can expect to see more and more devolution. but whether that is a good thing or not, well, that's matter for discussion. >> it is. and martin baxter once again , we saw pretty low turnout again, we saw pretty low turnout in these elections, like 26, 27. is that a reflection of the fact you think people aren't especially bothered about mayors , or is it just a reflection of the fact people are disillusioned a
who better to know somebody like andy burnham or ben houchen? you know, they really know their patch. and they have a lot of power and influence and they can use that for the good of the local area. but, you know, a lot of people are pretty disillusioned with politicians. so more politicians , i don't know. and i mean it is something obviously this is all happened. these new mayoralties have come on the conservative party's watch. but this is something that labour are very much up for. they...
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andy burnham, the labour mayor of manchester, is calling is calling for charges of corporate manslaughter to be brought perhaps against sort of whole civil service departments. but the people who were responsible for this at the very beginning have obviously long since retired or in some cases may have died themselves. so actually punishing the individuals who were responsible will be very difficult indeed. it will probably be a question of holding ministers to account. those ministers who were responsible for pushing this can further and further down the road. >> well, olivia, thank you very much for bringing us all of that. much more >> well. good afternoon. britain. it's 1:00 >> well. good afternoon. britain. it's1:oo on tuesday, the 21st of may. i'm emily carver and i'm tom harwood now. rishi sunak has spoken to gb news exclusively during his visit to austria, where he's looking for cooperation to crack down on illegal immigration. we'll hear his full interview in just a few minutes. and the government has revealed how the victims of the infected blood scandal will be compensated. >>
andy burnham, the labour mayor of manchester, is calling is calling for charges of corporate manslaughter to be brought perhaps against sort of whole civil service departments. but the people who were responsible for this at the very beginning have obviously long since retired or in some cases may have died themselves. so actually punishing the individuals who were responsible will be very difficult indeed. it will probably be a question of holding ministers to account. those ministers who were...
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burnham there. >> who else can we see, tracy brabin we saw a moment ago, she's west yorkshire, of course . she's west yorkshire, of course. oh, and here they all are on a bus. this was actually during the election campaign , this shot the election campaign, this shot there's tracy brabin. she brought them all together. they do like sort of bringing integrated transport solutions. it's all very interesting. >> oh very interesting indeed. there he is keir starmer without his glasses , there lisa nandy his glasses, there lisa nandy i park and ride. well there you go. >> there we go, but let's move on to the royals now, because king charles has had a pretty important moment today with his eldest son. yes. he's bestowed the role of colonel in chief of the role of colonel in chief of the army air corps to prince william. this in a huge support of, showing of support for his eldest son. >> yes. the prince of wales has also succeeded king charles as head of the regiment. also succeeded king charles as head of the regiment . as william head of the regiment. as william continues to step up his pub
burnham there. >> who else can we see, tracy brabin we saw a moment ago, she's west yorkshire, of course . she's west yorkshire, of course. oh, and here they all are on a bus. this was actually during the election campaign , this shot the election campaign, this shot there's tracy brabin. she brought them all together. they do like sort of bringing integrated transport solutions. it's all very interesting. >> oh very interesting indeed. there he is keir starmer without his glasses ,...
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burnham help me so i'll just get on and do the work myself and not worry about who's in power. >> to be honest, i think the young people letting the young people think it's probably a good idea. you know, they've got a kind of a clean mind on it. i've seen 53 years of people making mistakes in government, so i think a fresh start, give the youngsters a chance is going to be their future is a good idea. >> interesting. thank you very much neil. that's neil shani louk. he's our voice. that's what he thinks right. let's welcome again to my panel, broadcaster and columnist josie cundy. and also former labour party adviser matthew laza. good afternoon. good afternoon matthew laza. we saw your your lovely keir starmer doing his thing. he looked like he'd been slightly caught unawares when he discovered that there was an election going on. well, at least it didn't get wet, i mean, you know, rishi sunak tells us the man, he's the man with a plan. we'll come off it. he isn't even the man with an umbrella. >> i mean, i mean, i think to be fair, even independent observers would say that, the to
burnham help me so i'll just get on and do the work myself and not worry about who's in power. >> to be honest, i think the young people letting the young people think it's probably a good idea. you know, they've got a kind of a clean mind on it. i've seen 53 years of people making mistakes in government, so i think a fresh start, give the youngsters a chance is going to be their future is a good idea. >> interesting. thank you very much neil. that's neil shani louk. he's our voice....
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and i think it's because mayors like sadiq khan and andy burnham have been calling for local powers to be able to control rents. now, you know, i think we need to ask the question , why are rents high? question, why are rents high? it's because of a shortage of supply and, you know, if we introduce rent caps, then it's quite likely that landlords would sell up and we'd see even more of a shortage of supply. so i think this would just be addressing a symptom. it really wouldn't be addressing some of the root causes, so, you know, i'm very much against rent caps. i'm very much against rent caps. i think it would be a big mistake. what we need to do is build more houses. we haven't managed to build those 300,000 a year since the 1960s. and 70s, and also encourage more investment in the private rented sector. so take away those punitive, tax taxation that they brought in against landlords in 2015. and encourage more investment. >> do you mean the taxes where you actually taxed on not your profit, but you actually taxed on the amount of money that you getin? on the amount of money that you
and i think it's because mayors like sadiq khan and andy burnham have been calling for local powers to be able to control rents. now, you know, i think we need to ask the question , why are rents high? question, why are rents high? it's because of a shortage of supply and, you know, if we introduce rent caps, then it's quite likely that landlords would sell up and we'd see even more of a shortage of supply. so i think this would just be addressing a symptom. it really wouldn't be addressing...
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burnham has says. when that happens people have to pay and i hope they pay dearly. you are nodding, you agree, jackie? yes, but i would also like to say that there — yes, but i would also like to say that there are politicians of every creed _ that there are politicians of every creed and — that there are politicians of every creed and party that need to apologise as well. it has been three to four— apologise as well. it has been three to four decades, so there have been many— to four decades, so there have been many and _ to four decades, so there have been many and how they have had the chance _ many and how they have had the chance to — many and how they have had the chance to right the wrongs much, much _ chance to right the wrongs much, much sooner. and they never, they kicked _ much sooner. and they never, they kicked us— much sooner. and they never, they kicked us to — much sooner. and they never, they kicked us to touch, and now it is notiust— kicked us to touch, and now it is n
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and, you know, you've got people at andy burnham in manchester fighting so hard to make that city, you know, to keep that city, you know, to keep that city brilliant. because, you know, she's got a long history of being a kind of industrial and cultural heartland, but it's persuading people that actually, you know, you've got their backs in these regional seats. i don't know, i mean, yeah, this is what works so well about the united states, right? >> is that you have a state based system. and when, when, when you're fed up with that state and you go, the taxes have got too high, the police aren't effective, you move to another one. but what happens in our country is that there is no change. wherever you go, it's the same. so you end up leaving britain and we end up having a mass exodus of very talented people where actually , if we people where actually, if we were to say manchester had its own rules, like on tax and all these things , you go, well, these things, you go, well, maybe i'll try manchester out. >> anecdotally, are you hearing about more people looking to move abroad? becau
and, you know, you've got people at andy burnham in manchester fighting so hard to make that city, you know, to keep that city, you know, to keep that city brilliant. because, you know, she's got a long history of being a kind of industrial and cultural heartland, but it's persuading people that actually, you know, you've got their backs in these regional seats. i don't know, i mean, yeah, this is what works so well about the united states, right? >> is that you have a state based system....
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burnham who's been talking about this? >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> he's, he's raising the issue of infected blood. but also the issue of the nuclear test veterans. oh gosh. yes, of course, there's 20,000 troops who witnessed testing in australia , in the pacific in the australia, in the pacific in the in the 50s. and 60s who had children who were affected by disabilities as a consequence of radiation . and he's just using radiation. and he's just using that as another example of what he calls the kind of cover up culture within the british state. and if you think about all of the string of scandals we've had in recent years, we've already touched on the post office and infected blood. windrush, windrush, hillsborough, one, hillsborough. i think you could even put some of the cass review things in there, although on a much smaller scale. there is this solidified would have been one had it not been exposed a while ago. and yet we've got used to this. it's almost like it's normal. >> what do you think it was? it was part of o
burnham who's been talking about this? >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> he's, he's raising the issue of infected blood. but also the issue of the nuclear test veterans. oh gosh. yes, of course, there's 20,000 troops who witnessed testing in australia , in the pacific in the australia, in the pacific in the in the 50s. and 60s who had children who were affected by disabilities as a consequence of radiation . and he's just using radiation. and he's just using that as another...
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we had sadiq khan and andy burnham both calling for rent freezes, but you only have to look at other places across the world, nearest to us is probably berlin. when in 2020, there was a five year rent freeze, on all rents and within a year, 35% of those properties had been lost. so if you get that kind of reduction in the supply , then it is not in the supply, then it is not going to solve the problem that you wish it to have. similar things have happened in the netherlands and also in america, where rent control is very large. san francisco having an enormous housing crisis. so it certainly isn't the magic silver bullet that labour would like it to be. >> no. >> no. >> and we were also wondering when keir starmer came out with his pledges, why housing didn't seem to feature at all, when it's obviously such a big problem . problem. >> it's an enormous problem, and it's one that both the conservative party and the labour party are struggling with. >> they make noises about building more homes, they make noises about, planning controls and what they would do to reform them. but nobody
we had sadiq khan and andy burnham both calling for rent freezes, but you only have to look at other places across the world, nearest to us is probably berlin. when in 2020, there was a five year rent freeze, on all rents and within a year, 35% of those properties had been lost. so if you get that kind of reduction in the supply , then it is not in the supply, then it is not going to solve the problem that you wish it to have. similar things have happened in the netherlands and also in america,...
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of course, andy berman in burnham and greater manchester, we expect. but but ben houchen, conservative tees valley mayor, it's sounding like they expect him to win. also andy street in the west midlands. now that seems very very close . if the conservatives very close. if the conservatives keep both of those , the party keep both of those, the party will hold that up and say look, look what's going on here. yes, we've got more work to do, but we're turning the corner. stick to the plan. et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. if they lost both of those, then i think , both of those, then i think, there probably will be more letters going in. >> it's interesting for teesside, though, because, i mean, labour is throwing everything but the kitchen sink at that one. yes. >> so that's right. and i think that's, that's the absolutely key one that if ben houchen doesn't win, he won 70% of the vote last time, and he's distanced himself from the tory party during this campaign , then party during this campaign, then if he doesn't win, rishi sunak is in real trouble .
of course, andy berman in burnham and greater manchester, we expect. but but ben houchen, conservative tees valley mayor, it's sounding like they expect him to win. also andy street in the west midlands. now that seems very very close . if the conservatives very close. if the conservatives keep both of those , the party keep both of those, the party will hold that up and say look, look what's going on here. yes, we've got more work to do, but we're turning the corner. stick to the plan. et...