and we see you know, the point that was made chris hope earlier that made by chris hope earlier thatels a number of tory rebels remaining consistent at about 60, they're added to from time to time. the democratic to time. but the democratic unionist party, um, but they are greatly , greatly outnumbered in greatly, greatly outnumbered in their own political party. and of course, the labour party are absolutely 100% against the rwanda plan. but we so i guess you could argue , you could argue you could argue, you could argue that the labour party are united on this, but this perhaps in some ways should present an ongoing opportunity to conservatives in the red wall. i'm just not sure that it does. i'm just not sure that it does. i'm joined down the line by conservative peer and pollster lord hayward . uh, welcome to the lord hayward. uh, welcome to the program. good evening. good evening . i am i have to say, evening. i am i have to say, i've been saying over the course of the last hour that the conservative party have put the country through over 600 days of this nonsense on rwanda eve

>> now, chris, hope had >> now, chris, hope you had a bet rishi that single >> now, chris, hope you had bet wouldn't hat single >> now, chris, hope you had a bet wouldn't go single >> now, chris, hope you had a bet wouldn't go before le >> now, chris, hope you had a bet wouldn't go before the flight wouldn't go before the next election for pint next general election for a pint of beer, pint of do of beer, a pint of beer. do you think beer safe? and do think your beer is safe? and do you seeing of you think we're seeing a lot of posturing like we saw with brexit? and actually there'll be posturing like we saw with b lott? and actually there'll be posturing like we saw with b lot of and actually there'll be posturing like we saw with b lot of chest :tually there'll be posturing like we saw with b lot of chest puffinghere'll be posturing like we saw with b lot of chest puffinghere'thise a lot of chest puffing and this will voted through tomorrow. will get voted through tomorrow. >> bet was struck >> well, the bet was struck notionally. not even mr notionally. i'm not sure even mr mr sunak

chris, hope, thank you very much indeed. chris, hope, thank you very much indeed .t reminded, indeed. and i'm just reminded, folks at home, this is just like brexit all over again, where a majority of conservative voters wanted brexit. and yet, you know, despite that, despite that the party opposed brexit and did so pretty forcefully. well, we're over 600 days into this rwanda farce. 600 days where the government have promised us that people who cross the english channel illegally in dinghies would be sent to rwanda. we've spent hundreds of millions of pounds not a single flight has gone, not one person has gone. and as we go on through this internecine warfare within the conservative party i wonder legally , frankly, all the while legally, frankly, all the while we're signed up to the european convention on human rights to various conventions with the united nations . and frankly, united nations. and frankly, whether any of it is worth a row of beans, i'm joined by immigration lawyer paul turner, paul, welcome back onto the programme. um, i wonder with your legal h

farage at gbnews.com chris hope . um, i gbnews.com chris hope.i have to say what was interesting, i thought, you know , and i made my comment about about rishi. what was interesting was here, we've got one of the biggest public scandals. we one of the most angry moments. and we were talking about this earlier where ordinary folk against the establishment. well, i mean, i think for me it's got shades of brexit in the sense that you've got these multinationals , these got these multinationals, these garlanded people, cbs and the rest knights of the realm ignored being the little people stamping down on the little people, ignoring , frankly, local people, ignoring, frankly, local pillars of the community who are so who often they pay out weekly pensions to old people . pensions to old people. >> they sometimes might look after someone's direct debit card. so in case you lose it, you know, they are people with respect in the community. and that their word was that was their word was not enough. and the people who run this across all three this countr

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gb news political editor chris hope me now . hello again hope joins me now. hello again chris.guns.a with rishi sunak sticking to his guns. a very dramatic sunset. beautiful picture there behind you, leigh on sea is the sun going down on the rishi sunak government, i guess is my question . question. >> well, when i arrived here, the tide was out and that was my other metaphor for this morning. but now it's come in again. i mean, pm hopes that it might mean, the pm hopes that it might come him. of course, come back for him. of course, the crucial 48 hours coming for him. he's got these votes tomorrow night on the initial issue whether government issue of whether the government can ignore blanket, ignore echr rulings. and then wednesday , the rulings. and then wednesday, the votes for the amendments on from robert jenrick about tweaking the rules to make this a deal to deport more migrants to rwanda, much more secure from courts. and then probably wednesday evening, we're facing this third reading vote and all or nothing vote . if no amendments are made vote. if no amendments are

chris, the christopher hope.ightly later than we thought, but still, happening. but still, it's all happening. what's the latest ? what's the latest? >> that's right . so if what's the latest? >> that's right. so if dube is still there, i've got an update on timings of tonight. the reason why we're not entirely sure what's been in sure what's been happening in terms of the timings is because mps , more mps have been speaking mps, more mps have been speaking than they're than we thought, so they're going their entire six going to use their entire six hours debate hours allotted for this debate on the rwanda bill. don't forget it's committee the whole it's a committee of the whole house of commons. so normally this through line this kind of going through line by line is considered behind closed doors by about 12 mps or so, not the entire house of commons. that's why it's less predictable . all votes will commons. that's why it's less predi at ble . all votes will commons. that's why it's less predi at around l vote

. >> hope. >> hope. >> chris. home guard on that, that basis. >> yeah. i think we'd all be in the dad's army. but i'm talking of a war like landscape. let's talk about week for rishi talk about the week for rishi sunak. talk about the week for rishi sunak . lots of plotting. it sunak. lots of plotting. it seems . lots of skulduggery. the seems. lots of skulduggery. the conservative britain alliance putting this polling out, throwing spanners in the work is the party at war with itself internally ? internally? >> well , this is the first i've >> well, this is the first i've ever heard of the conservative britain alliance. >> who are they? >> who are they? >> and chris couldn't say who they who they are. i think they've the media and whoever gone into overdrive because some of my colleagues have been pretty silly saying things that are really not helpful at all. there are a few of my colleagues who seem to like to see their faces on the on the media, saying things that are not helpful to their constituents, not help

if you'rethere from chris hope, the news there from chris hope, the government pass a bill governmentsday to totally exonerate all of those involved in the post office scandal. moving very, very swiftly. and joining me now to discuss this further is bob seely, conservative mp for the isle of wight . bob, for the isle of wight. bob, thanks for joining us for the isle of wight. bob, thanks forjoining us in for the isle of wight. bob, thanks for joining us in the studio. my pleasure in westminster. you must be delighted by this swift justice. quick nimble. here by quick and nimble. moving here by rishi . rishi sunak. >> yes, well done rishi for doing but also, look, it doing it. but also, look, it wasn't just a journalist, but it does power drama. does show the power of drama. um, , he's the mp um, james arbuthnot, he's the mp who championed this because one of his postmistresses in his hampshire constituency said, i'm being wrongly accused and, uh nadhim zahawi when he was on the on the relevant committee . so it on the relevant committee. so it also shows actually that the dedication a

hope. listening to pmqs live with gloriago piero and chris hope. listening to pmqs live with gloriagohere because ope. listening to pmqs live with gloriago anywhere because up. don't go anywhere because up next it's good afternoon britain with ben and emily, a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hi there, it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast dry for many of us today. sunniest in the south, a lot of cloud elsewhere and it will continue to feel cold, especially in the south where we've got this easterly wind and cold air imported from the continent. >> further north, lighter winds with high pressure nearby, but a lot of cloud coming into northern and eastern scotland. southern scotland as well northern and eastern england . northern and eastern england. >> and here there will be some showers, rain at lower levels, some snow over the hills, but mostly these showers are light. >> 1 or 2 showers for wales as well, but otherwise western scotland , southern and scotland, southern and south—east seeing

chris hope. thank you very much indeed . well, let's get much indeed.l, let's get back to this question of starmer. keir starmer and i. i raised this yesterday. i was shouted down but earlier on today. but justice minister mike freer in the house of commons confirmed that i was right. >> chris christie confirmed that the director of public prosecutions could take over a private prosecution , prosecution private prosecution, prosecution and discontinue it. >> yes . thank and discontinue it. >> yes. thank you, mr speaker. the crown prosecution service can take over any criminal prosecution and may then carry out the prosecution. it may end or discontinue the prosecution if it does not believe that it should have been brought in the first place. well i'm joined down the line by paul garlick. >> kc retired criminal barrister and judge and, paul, you know, i'm i'm not i'm not accusing keir starmer of anything . i'm keir starmer of anything. i'm really not. but i am raising a question. you know, we have a crown prosecution service. we have a director of publi

mps are laughing at us now. >> was chris hope with >> and that was chris hope with richard echoes ofing now. of course, that famous line nigel farage gave brussels this farage gave in brussels and this has really got you going at home. a couple of emails to what you out here. john says you read out here. john says this martin, the conservative party needs a kicking the party needs a kicking at the next general election because they their voters they have betrayed their voters like me, lifelong voters. john says five years of disaster with labouris says five years of disaster with labour is a necessary evil to get them back on track, and voting reform at the next election is the key. one quick email here from ann. if the pubuc email here from ann. if the public read reforms manifesto, then they will see the intention of the party. it's well worth the read . try it. well, that one the read. try it. well, that one has certainly got you going. it's certainly got, um, richard, hope, richard and richard and christopher go in there. they had a good old ding dong, didn't they? been they? and

chris thank very much. chris hope, thank you very much. always now, always a pleasure.xt tuesday back in the commons next tuesday and rishi sunak is braced for yet another tory revolt. a battle with the right wing of his party and, i would say the left wing to i'm martin daubney on gb news britain's that i knew had dewbs& co weeknights from six. >> welcome back. >> welcome back. >> it's 525. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news later this hour. we'll look ahead to next week's commons debate on the rwanda bill. just how many tory mps are going to revolt and give rishi sunak another tough time ? while sunak another tough time? while sadiq khan never tires of telling us that london is the greatest city in the world and thanks to the mayor, the capital is a world beater. but on this front, london is now the world's slowest city to drive in thanks to cons. cons 20 mile per hour speed limit . it takes more than speed limit. it takes more than 37 minutes to drive ten kilometres, or just over six miles in central london last yeah miles in central london las

and hope. and of course chris hope.ll you that full we'll bring you that full exclusive interview fellow we'll bring you that full exclwithe interview fellow we'll bring you that full exclwith penny iew fellow we'll bring you that full exclwith penny mordaunt..low did with penny mordaunt. a little later in this hour . and little later in this hour. and there's plenty of coverage on our website, gbnews.com. you've helped to make it the fastest growing in growing national news website in the thank you very the country, so thank you very much. it's time for the much. now it's time for the great british giveaway and really, you could be our next winner with 18 grand in cold hard cash up for grabs. fancy a chance to win that? well, here's all the details that you need to enter . enter. >> this is your chance to win £18,000 in tax free cash . that's £18,000 in tax free cash. that's like having an extra £1,500 each month for the next year. and if you're thinking i'd never win something like that, listen to the moment we told p

a political editor, chris hope. a very good morning to you, chris.th penny mordaunt's comments. i mean , how mordaunt's comments. i mean, how much influence does she actually have in terms of putting her own view out there? i mean, she she was at one time, you know, a possible a possible leader in waiting, wasn't she ? well yeah, waiting, wasn't she? well yeah, i think she's the most obvious successor to the prime minister, rishi sunak. >> and it's fascinating that she would say, say these remarks from the despatch box in the house of commons, not in a in a press release, a tweet, but in the actual place where it counts . she said there, he's a wonderful dad. he gives quietly to charity . wonderful dad. he gives quietly to charity. um, he runs for his local hospice . he represents the local hospice. he represents the best britain . um, that's best of britain. um, that's really trying to praise and lift up the pm. mr sunak, after a very, very difficult week when he's had his authority undermined by simon clarke. the irony of that of course, is it came

he talked about project hope. frank hope, hope. credible hope, frank hope, but not chris hope .ot chris hope. mark martin. um, but he'd also we challenge him during question and answer about measures on tax. he says we'll try and cut taxes when we can afford to. um he talked about, um, the issue of maybe reversing any changes to iht inheritance tax and also affording this £28 billion pledge on net zero measures. um, when the economy will allow it. but i did ask a question for you, martin. you and mine, particularly about the darts at us last night, has luke littler's maturity and professionalism shown that 16 year olds are ready to have a vote ? the voting age should be vote? the voting age should be cut from double nine to double eight. >> firstly, i mean luke littler. i mean it's been incredible watching the darts, seeing what he has done. i'm not going to claim i watch darts every day. everybody knows football is my game, but it has been quite an electrifying couple of days. um, and i'm a big believer in 16 year olds being able to express their views , have their vote and the

you were editor, chris hope. you were rolling your eyes a bit. there chris. serious matter .ion . welby, in his speech he vision. welby, in his speech he said, we need a strategy for refugee policy , chris, which refugee policy, chris, which equips us for the far greater migration flows, perhaps ten times greater in coming decades as a result of conflict and climate change. >> so what's his answer? >> so what's his answer? >> is the question the government might ask him. i mean, it's all very well saying these things in the house of lords, what what the lords, but what what is the alternative i mean , alternative you've got? i mean, he said there that it's damaging depher relations, unity. we can and will do better. it's been pretty one traffic, so pretty much one way traffic, so far. debate started at about far. the debate started at about 3:10. , david 3:10. lord blunkett, david blunkett, the former home secretary called frankly secretary, called it frankly ridiculous . secretary, called it frankly ridiculous. it's nothing secretary, called it frankly ridiculous . it's noth

an astonishing exclusive that chris hope got with suella braverman.echoing language of brexit. remember she was one of the spartans who stood against brexit. now she's saying she's going to do the same again unless this rwanda bill is amended ahead of a crucial, crucial vote for rishi sunak next wednesday. the battle lines are drawn. the tories are revolting. let me know what you think about all of this email me gbviews@gbnews.uk . com or the gbviews@gbnews.uk. com or the usual ways. but first, here's your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> martin, thank you very much and good afternoon. your top stories from the gb newsroom , stories from the gb newsroom, the uk's maritime organisation is warning vessels to sail with caution after reports of a new attack on a ship south—east of yemen's port of aden . this yemen's port of aden. this latest report is the first incident and security warning since the overnight us, uk joint strikes on houthi rebels . the strikes on houthi rebels. the government in yemen says the rebels are r

i'll be joined by chris hope in a minute to discuss that. i want to hear your take on all of this. have your take on all of this. have you got any faith in this ever happening? chance of happening? as a more chance of me flying to the moon than a single illegal immigrant being me flying to the moon than a singleto.egal immigrant being me flying to the moon than a singleto rwanda,nigrant being me flying to the moon than a singleto rwanda, let ant being me flying to the moon than a singleto rwanda, let ant know all flown to rwanda, let me know all the usual ways. email me gbviews@gbnews.com. but first, it's gbviews@gbnews.com. but first, wsfime gbviews@gbnews.com. but first, it's time for your latest news headunes it's time for your latest news headlines wenzler. headlines with sophia wenzler. >> thanks, martin. good afternoon. it's 3:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . the wenzler in the gb newsroom. the prime minister is calling on the house of lords to do what he says is the right thing and pass his rwanda bill. rishi sunak, who is determined to control the uk borders, spok

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chris hope, let's gatwick. and chris hope, let's come to you. first. a little with election little bit with the election looming . in little bit with the election looming. in 24. >> a bit unfair way of saying cooking the books, but it's worth noting that 51,000 of those, um, uh , these, uh, the those, um, uh, these, uh, the backlog there were granted, uh , backlog there were granted, uh, they were able to stay in the uk and that's the point. so we're heanng and that's the point. so we're hearing figures published this, this, this morning showing that, in fact, there's quite a lot of people allowed to stay here, even processed even though they have processed the getting the number they're getting through numbers. they they promised to despite 4500 complicated cases. but a lot of them are allowed to stay now, mr sunak has said today on twitter so far that that the rate of those being granted is down, but it's still 51,000. and in fact, the numbers are because the numbers being topped up by constant new arrivals , the constant new arrivals, the numbers un

okay. >> thank you chris. hope for that update.of it for me. i appreciate that. and me now is the that. and joining me now is the former office minister former home office minister norman . norman, happy new norman baker. norman, happy new year you. always year to you. it's always a pleasure to see you, norman. um, the conservatives this morning claimed a victory of sorts by clearing the legacy backlog. yvette cooper said that's not the and rate , there the case. and at any rate, there are still 98 99,000 cases coming through the system . norman, is through the system. norman, is this system complete ? utterly this system complete? utterly broken . broken. >> well, happy new year to you, martin. >> as well. and to your viewers on gb news. um, look , i mean, i on gb news. um, look, i mean, i don't think it's the figures either , but it's true that either, but it's true that 92,000 haven't been cleared for the reasons that , in fact, the reasons that, in fact, yvette gave us more than yvette cooper gave us more than the 4500. actuall

, chris hope joins me in the studio .brexit, saying , here we go of brexit, saying, here we go again. it's groundhog day. the lords don't seem to like democracy, yet they call themselves the defenders of democracy. the big question is , democracy. the big question is, chris, are they ganging together to derail rishi sunak's rwanda bill? >> well, there are revising chamber martin aren't they. and what he was talking about there, there was a vote yesterday on there was a vote yesterday on the international agreements committee recommended in the lords to hold off ratifying this treaty with rwanda until, until they can be sure that rwanda is safe now, of course, that is a for the government's point of view. that's a frustrating thing , trying to delay the first flights, taking off in or flights, taking off in may or june as the as the pm wants by by by the spring, he said. the key the numbers who key thing now is the numbers who voted night in favour voted last night in favour of that. voted last night in favour of that . we

our political editor, chris hope, explains a difficult night then for the pm. >> rishi sunak and hisda plan with 60 tory mps and two independents and eight dup mps voting for amendments to try and strengthen his plan, they weren't impressed by the remarks from the prime minister to gb news on monday, making clear he would overrule european judges which try and frustrate the will of the uk government in sending illegally arrived migrants who arrive here by boat back to rwanda . there has been some rwanda. there has been some casualties too. we have seen the resignations of both lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith, two deputy chairmen of the tory party and later tonight, the resignation of jane stevenson , a of jane stevenson, a parliamentary private secretary to kemi badenoch. so food for thought overnight for government whips and for mr sunak and his team as we go into a key day tomorrow, when more amendments are voted on. but crucially , if are voted on. but crucially, if the bill remains unamended , the bill remains unamended, there will be a third reading tomorrow night and that

our political editor, chris hope, explains a difficult night then for the pm. >> rishi sunak and hisrwanda plan with 60 tory mps and two independents and eight dup mps voting for amendments to try and strengthen his plan, they weren't impressed by the remarks from the prime minister to gb news on monday, making clear he would overrule european judges which try and frustrate the will of the uk government in sending illegally arrived migrants who arrive here by boat back to rwanda . there has been some rwanda. there has been some casualties too. we have seen the resignations of both lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith, two deputy chairmen of the tory party and later tonight, the resignation of jane stevenson , a of jane stevenson, a parliamentary private secretary to kemi badenoch. so food for thought overnight for government whips and for mr sunak and his team as we go into a key day tomorrow, when more amendments are voted on. but crucially , if are voted on. but crucially, if the bill remains unamended , the bill remains unamended, there will be a third reading tomorrow night and

chris hope, thank much indeed for thank you very much indeed for explaining that to us. now, is that the archbishop explaining that to us. now now, is canterbury the archbishop explaining that to us. now now, is canterbury getsarchbishop explaining that to us. now now, is canterbury gets involved>p explaining that to us. now now, is issue 'bury gets involved>p explaining that to us. now now, is issue like gets involved>p explaining that to us. now now, is issue like this? involved>p explaining that to us. now now, is issue like this? of'olvede an issue like this? of course, we all want moral guidance and leadership of the leadership from the head of the established we established church. shame we didn't that during didn't get much of that during the but the pandemic and lockdown. but hey, here is he dabbling in hey, but here is he dabbling in politics. is he going further than he needs to go? and i wonder what doctor gavin ashenden, former chaplain to queen elizabeth the second, makes of all of this? gavin, as even makes of all of this? gavin, as ever, welcome to the pro

gb news, political editor chris hope, explained what happened tonight in westminster in the end, theto materialise . materialise. >> just 11 tory mps went through the no lobby. the majority of 44 will please rishi sunak and his chief whip, simon clarke. but the real battle lies ahead. now. this bill will go to the house of lords and that's where peers will pull it apart and mend it and try and weaken the measures in it. let's not forget the bill as drafted, has maybe a 5050 chance people who chance of seeing people who arrive here legally by small boats back rwanda . so boats flown back to rwanda. so what the peers will try and do is make it even, even more ineffective. and that will be a worry for the government going forward. but tonight, the victories number and victories with number 10 and rishi , his authorities rishi sunak, his authorities enhanced in in a year when he could ill afford to have it weakened and critical to the prime minister's pledge to stop illegal migrants, is his stop the boats policy. >> and today, eight small boats were intercepted trying to cross the englis

hope we're back next week.tions think about your best questions now. send them next now. send them in next week. don't anywhere next up it's don't go anywhere next up it's good afternoon britain with tom and . emily. a brighter outlook and. emily. a brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of with boxt solar, sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hi there. >> hi there. >> it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast dry for many of us today. sunniest in the south, a lot of cloud elsewhere and it will continue to feel cold, especially in the south where we've got this easterly wind and cold air imported from the continent. further north, lighter winds with high pressure nearby, but a lot of cloud coming into northern and eastern scotland , southern scotland as scotland, southern scotland as well. northern and eastern england. and here there will be some showers, rain at lower levels and some snow over the hills, but mostly these showers are light. 1 or 2 showers f

superb >> okay, chris hope. superb stuff. one thing's for sure, stuff.ection. and of course, reform uk aren't the only party who have kicked off their 2024 campaign. the liberal campaign. today the liberal democrats have also been out and about. sir ed davey was in surrey this morning and as you'd expect from the lib dem leader, he turned up with prop. he turned up with a prop. he drove van the slogan tory drove a van with the slogan tory removal and olivia utley has been with davey today. olivia >> hello. yes, i'm here in guildford, where ed davey and the liberal democrats are looking very cheerful indeed. and it's not surprising they've got target seats all over surrey. guildford here has a conservative mp who won in the 2019 election with a majority of just over 3000, and ed davey is pretty convinced that the lib dems can get their hands on this seat come the next election. but the dems also looking at the lib dems are also looking at jeremy hunt's constituency down the road and michael gove's constituency too. he has a majority there of over 18,000,

michael jacqueline, thanks for your time up next is farage and it's hosted by chris hope, a brightereather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello, it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast storm. >> jocelyn sweeps through overnight increasingly windy with heavy showers for many of us. >> us. >> although the wettest weather for carried through on tuesday day is now clearing to showers and some longer spells of rain in the far northwest. it is in the far northwest where the strongest of the winds will be, and for many parts of the uk we'll see wind of 50 miles we'll see wind gusts of 50 miles an 65 near coasts. but for an hour 65 near coasts. but for the north and west of scotland, that's we've an amber that's where we've got an amber warning, because overnight winds will 70 80 miles will gust up to 70 or 80 miles an hour. yet it's a bit more of an hour. yet it's a bit more of a normal winter storm compared with isha. clear with storm isha. but the clear up operation continues up operation still continues with storm jocelyn with asia, so st

. >> but you have been watching and listening to pmqs live with gloria de piero and chris hope.. what questions for next week. what would you be asking the prime minister what do you want to ask the leader of the opposition? we'll have our political we'll have our top political panel. we'll have our top political panel . in fact, know, i think panel. in fact, i know, i think i who it is. i think it's i know who it is. i think it's jon from labour and esther jon cryer from labour and esther mcvey, i believe. >> okay, go anywhere. >> okay, don't go anywhere. next up good afternoon up next is good afternoon britain tom and . emily. britain with tom and. emily. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of weather on . solar, sponsors of weather on. gb news. hi there. >> it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast dry for many of us today. >> el f in the south, a lot >> sunniest in the south, a lot of cloud elsewhere and it will continue feel cold, continue to feel cold, especially in the south where we've got this easterly wind at and cold air impor

and so i would hope that we would never get to that place, chris. >> you hope it doesn't get to thating what's your level of confidence. what's your level of confidence that it won't? >> you can't ever predict anything here in washington, d.c. i don't have any perfect level of that. i hope we can maintain what we have right now. speaker johnson is a very smart, very confident individual in his role, he's still learning his role as it may, just like anybody would expect it to be. i think he's done a fabulous job coming in and taking a seat that just a few weeks ago would never be imagined he was doing. >> so we've talked a lot on this program about the presidential race for obvious reasons. we are now into primary season, but this is going to be, i think we can agree, one heck of a fight for control of congress. the republican-led house is coming off a year when only 27 bills became law, despite more than 700 votes. that's a tally by "the new york times." so how do you convince voters things are better when republicans are in charge, or do you not convince them of that? >> well, chris

well, chris hope, thank you very much for us there. live from for joining us there.scuss these stories in greater detail the political detail is the political commentator emma webb and the journalist ella whelan. and, uh, i think we have to start the story of the day office scandal and rishi sunak now weighing in. emma, um, do you think that they. what can the government actually do now ? actually do now? >> well, i think they've got to do something. um, so there has been obviously talk about urgently reviewing this, um, post office master who was given an honour. um, probably out of conscience. she should, um , give conscience. she should, um, give that honour up . um, but also ed that honour up. um, but also ed davey. so looking into those who were in positions of authority at the time, he was the post office um, minister at the time, and he's been accused of ministerial decisions being , ministerial decisions being, quote, wicked and, uh, incompetent and wicked. um, so i think that those who do bear response ability for not looking at the red flags, not taking con

. >> well, let's go to chris hope.ield , which chris minefield, which is what chris rishi sunak the prime minister, is negotiate . chris, is trying to negotiate. chris, you've got, on one hand, you've got, on the one hand, tory like, um, mark francois tory mps like, um, mark francois , who's regularly on this program, and leigh anderson, who we spoke to earlier, um, who's of course, of this parish who want it to be tougher, they want to keep the european judges noses firmly this. they noses firmly out of this. they want to limit the right of appeal. and then you've got mps on the other side. like on the other side. people like robert buckland, law robert buckland, a former law chancellor, who , alarmed at the chancellor, who, alarmed at the idea, we might keep the european judges out of the process because they feel we would be then in breach of our international conventions. how does rishi marry these two does rishi sunak marry these two warring . warring sides. >> well, andrew, that's very well summarised. this is po

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our political editor, chris hope, speaking to the leader of reform uk very soon. >> and will luke, theare heating up. boxt boilers sponsor us of weather on . gb news. hello again. >> it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast storm. henk has moved away, but we keep the gusty winds showers and winds today. heavy showers and some brighter interludes . so some brighter interludes. so a mixed bag for most of us. low pressure still in charge. even if the main storm has moved off the scene. the strongest winds will blow through southwestern parts , with coastal gales for parts, with coastal gales for cornwall , and that wind will cornwall, and that wind will bnng cornwall, and that wind will bring quite frequent showers across most parts of the uk, but especially the south and southwest. some hail and thunder associated with the more lively downpours, more persistent rain across eastern and northeastern scotland, and some snow for shetland, where it will be cold 1 to 3 celsius. elsewhere across the uk, relatively mild, 5 to 9 celsius in the north, i think more lik

. editor, chris hope, has more. >> we're under plan is back in the house of lords today.or rishi sunak and the not so beautiful game , the fa cup derby clash game, the fa cup derby clash between west brom and wolves was paused after violence broke out in the stands between supporters on both sides this weekend . on both sides this weekend. >> is football safe for families anymore ? anymore? >> and those idiots this time the mona lisa they vandalised environmental activists, threw pumpkin soup on the world's most famous painting on sunday. they did so, calling for the right to healthy and sustainable food . healthy and sustainable food. both of them are in their 60s, old enough to know better and pavement parking crackdown . pavement parking crackdown. >> is it a bugbear of yours , or >> is it a bugbear of yours, or is it just simply a necessity ? is it just simply a necessity? edinburgh council and liverpool council are coming down hard on those who park on the kerb . those who park on the kerb. and we've got someone from just stop oil coming in to have a chat to us to de

. >> well, our political editor, chris hope, in westminster, chris hope, is in westminster, chris, thatked night in the kicked up last night in the lords, labour abstained . lords, but labour abstained. that's right. >> well, we're expecting all day yesterday the bill would pass second second reading to be very bonng second second reading to be very boring about this andrew and bev. but the key part , the key bev. but the key part, the key thing looking for is thing we're looking out for is the 14th of this month. the 12th and 14th of this month. those are the days when the lords sit into the wee lords will sit into the wee small hours debating endless attempts to water down the rwanda bill with amendments. now those amendments are tabled by the of friday next the afternoon of friday next week, and then it will be a moment in going into valentine's day. there'll be no love and kisses here between the commons and the lords will be quite dramatic, i think attempts to water it down. lord liz vane, robert rogers as you know him. andrew, the former clerk of the commons, said last night that

chris hope the completely false premise here. the answer. that some schools have got no go areas for teachers. and that's all coming in your next hour. teachers. and that's all coming in your next hour . as usual, in your next hour. as usual, want to hear from you. do you think reform richard tice is the answer at the next election? and prince harry has thrown in the

hope, explained editor chris hope, explained what happened tonight in westminster in the end, the tory rebellion over rwanda failed to materialise . materialise. >> just 11 tory mps went through the no lobby. the majority of 44 will please rishi sunak and his chief whip, simon clarke. but the real battle lies ahead. now. this bill will go to the house of lords and that's where peers will pull it apart and mend it and try and weaken the measures in it. let's not forget the bill as drafted, has maybe a 5050 chance people who chance of seeing people who arrive here legally by small boats back rwanda . so boats flown back to rwanda. so what the peers will try and do is make it even, even more ineffective. and that will be a worry for the government going forward. but tonight, the victories number and victories with number 10 and rishi , his authorities rishi sunak, his authorities enhanced in in a year when he could ill afford to have it weakened and critical to the prime minister's pledge to stop illegal migrants, is his stop the boats policy. >> and today, eight small boats were intercep

, credible hope, and project hope, credible hope, and apparently frank hope, but not not not chris hopethat's me, but quite positive about the party of hope. um lots of big ideas about ballpark and giving people a chance to vote for a new future to get our future back, he said. and to unite as a country, not a lot of detail. the questions from journalists try to get more out of him. he did there. we asked him about taxes . he tried cutting taxes to taxes. he tried cutting taxes to an increase in living standards. that's the first time i've heard him say some red tape around when they might increase taxes. if you believe the tories, they're going to fight the election taxes and election on cutting taxes and deaung election on cutting taxes and dealing with immigration. so we're seeing some some blue water, red water opening up between two main parties. there also , on the issue of borrowing also, on the issue of borrowing £28 billion to spend on net zero measures, that will only happen when it falls within the fiscal rules and doesn't. and the country can afford it. and the big issue is

a bit i said to chris hope a bit earlier, invited earlier, which invited that question, have earlierich invited that q|very strict vetting have earlier, which invited that q|very strict vetting process have earlier, which invited that q|very strict vetting process inve a very strict vetting process in reform uk, but both lee anderson and brendan, they pass that strict vetting process. >> so that's uh, past uh, first base. look, i was up in cumbria last night and skipton the night before campaigning and i'm telling you that up and down the country, the people want the boats stopped, but they have no confidence that this rwanda plan, in any shape or form . plan, in any shape or form. firstly, they don't think it will pass the houses of parliament and even if it did, they don't think that anybody is going to rwanda . this is a whole going to rwanda. this is a whole load of noise. >> frankly, patrick, it'll make no difference. >> lee has there in that interview has inferred , and interview has inferred, and it'll be very interesting to see what lee does. and he is good what lee does. and

a bit i said to chris hope a bit earlier, invited earlier, which invited that question, have earlierwhich invited that q|very strict vetting have earlier, which invited that q|very strict vetting process have earlier, which invited that q|very strict vetting process inve a very strict vetting process in reform uk, but both lee anderson and brendan, they pass that strict vetting process. >> so that's uh, past uh, first base. look, i was up in cumbria last night and skipton the night before campaigning and i'm telling you that up and down the country, the people want the boats stopped, but they have no confidence that this rwanda plan, in any shape or form . plan, in any shape or form. firstly, they don't think it will pass the houses of parliament and even if it did, they don't think that anybody is going to rwanda . this is a whole going to rwanda. this is a whole load of noise. >> frankly, patrick, it'll make no difference. >> lee has there in that interview has inferred , and interview has inferred, and it'll be very interesting to see what lee does. and he is good what lee does. a

with your plans to crack down on knife crime, joining us in studio now by chris hope.how that will disagree . it's show that will disagree. it's a terrible scar on society . we terrible scar on society. we haven't done enough to clamp down. as i alluded to, there have been barriers, politically correct , particularly correct barriers, particularly around stop and search and race. but that's a common sense idea . but that's a common sense idea. >> i think she i think you saw there firm language family thorn. shadow attorney thorn. but the shadow attorney general week are seeing general this week we are seeing speeches up keir speeches coming up from keir starmer about about crime and cutting tougher on crime. cutting being tougher on crime. we back to blair's time. we go back to tony blair's time. tough crime, tough on the tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime. you heard that, didn't thornberry didn't you? emily thornberry saying, people who saying, she said people who often carry often and repeatedly carry knives should go to jail. there aren't enough places. wo