channel hello. welcome. i am alastair stewart . and for the next stewart. and for the next 2 hours i'll be keeping you company on tv and radio with the stories really matter across the country and indeed around the world, with plenty coming up, including more reaction to the chancellor's autumn statement. the impact on you on businesses and on the prospects for the conservative . we'll also be conservative. we'll also be talking about how ukraine handles a success. is it magnanimity or is it. handles a success. is it magnanimity or is it . we're also magnanimity or is it. we're also speaking to a boxer about his health fight on this international mental state. but

first, let's bring you right up to date with all of today's other news. here's radisson . other news. here's radisson. thanks, alister. good here's the latest from the gb newsroom. fifa's president has defend added the decision to host the world in qatar and try to show empathy during a news conference .today empathy during a news conference . today i feel gay . today i feel . today i feel gay. today i feel the disabled . infantino's the disabled. infantino's comments follow heavy criticism of doha's treatment of migrant workers and lgbtq people . he workers and lgbtq people. he says he's compassionate towards all groups. he also accused the west of hypocrisy, telling nafions west of hypocrisy, telling nations they have a lot to for. european actually i am european. i just. i feel european actually i am european.

ijust. i feel . european i think i just. i feel. european i think for we europeans have been doing in the last 3000 years around the world we should be apologising for the next 3000 years before starting to give moral lessons . well human rights moral lessons. well human rights campaigner . moral lessons. well human rights campaigner. peter tatchell told us the should never have been given to qatar and anyone connected . it risks damaging connected. it risks damaging their reputation. i think it's really shameful that celebrities augn really shameful that celebrities align themselves to be bought by the qatar in order to put a positive spin on is a sexist and racist dictatorship . i mean, how racist dictatorship. i mean, how can david beckham robbie williams and all these other big stars are performing in qatar .7 stars are performing in qatar? how can they have a clean conscience when they know what this regime is doing to people ? this regime is doing to people? i think it's going to cause them. huge, huge damage . well,

them. huge, huge damage. well, following months of bullying and harassment claims , the latest of harassment claims, the latest of which involves prime minister dominic raab, there are calls to change the culture in westminster. chair of women and equalities committee , caroline equalities committee, caroline nokes, says men are most at risk. she spoke exclusively to gloria de piero. young, gay . i gloria de piero. young, gay. i sometimes think that they are the most vulnerable that we give them a mechanism where they know they're going to be protected. why do you say that young gay men may be most vulnerable? because people don't talk about it. and i think there is still a taboo. it. and i think there is still a taboo . homosexuality and there taboo. homosexuality and there have been some cases where i can think of individuals who've harassed male and female members of staff in. the female member of staff in. the female member of staff in. the female member of staff has had of the sympathy all column inches in the all of the column inches in the press. be this . and press. and there'll be this. and also when it comes to young gay men . well, you can watch the men. well, you can watch the full on gb news. his latest , full on gb news. his latest, gloria meets where you'll find out who? the person behind the

politician is us every sunday at 6 pm. the search for a woman who was swept into river has resumed in aberdeen , asia. it's resumed in aberdeen, asia. it's believed she was to rescue a dog in the river at money mask when she got into difficulty. heavy rain the east of scotland triggered severe flood warnings . with the wet weather continuing to cause disruptions today , the united is proposing today, the united is proposing the creation of a new fund to help countries cope with the cost of climate change. the money be used to compensate 134 developing nations for. their loss and damage experienced due to droughts, floods and wildfire . the text is yet to be approved by the cop27 summit . egypt, by the cop27 summit. egypt, which had to be extended to the negotiations . the us says russia negotiations. the us says russia is increasing strikes, hoping to exhaust ukraine's air defence system . the claim by the system. the claim by the pentagon as a funeral is held

for one and two men who were killed by a missile in poland. it's thought the explosion was caused by a stray ukrainian air defence that was trying to deter a russian attack . elon musk a russian attack. elon musk launched a twitter poll asking if he should bring back donald trump. the former presidents was suspended after last year's attack on the us capital. twitter's new owner says he might reverse that ban . the might reverse that ban. the poll, which you can see live on your screen now, is open for 4 hours and it's currently very close with a 52.4% voting yes for return. it's also receding around 1 million votes, an hour. you're watching tv. we'll bring you more as it happens. let's get back to alex stewart and friends .

friends. great you very much indeed. on thursday , most tory mps were thursday, most tory mps were virtually silent during the autumn statement , except when autumn statement, except when the triple lock for state pensioners was confirmed . social pensioners was confirmed. social media on other hand, has been screamed in not only the organised and the usual suspects, but also ordinary conservatives who seem to feel betrayed by what jeremy announced. many said they were leaving the party, some perhaps to join reform or walking away in despair . to join reform or walking away in despair. quite a few even said, if we're to have a socialist budget with high tax, more targeted spending for the nhs and education but cuts in spending delayed into the future, well we might as well have those who actually believe in it all in power. a government while . well all of the analysis while. well all of the analysis that the squeezed middle will hurt most for the strivers in that extra shift. higher rates of income tax will come frighteningly sooner. the of income tax will come frighteningly sooner . the office frighteningly sooner. the office of budget responsibility says

that average disposable incomes will fall by point 1% over the next two years. quotes to of shock for the middle classes , shock for the middle classes, says the independent. it's due the fiscal studies as that tax take, it's its highest level since 1948. even the rather left of centre resolution think tank says the autumn statement piled . further pressure on the squeeze middle earners. now the morning the times newspaper it'll cost middle englanders around it'll cost middle englanders aroun d £20,000 a year but the around £20,000 a year but the lowest paid in work will also be hit by basic income come tax sooner as the amount that all of us can earn before we pay. any tax is until 2030 728. now we're in a recession right now. are we going to remain in it next year with only just returning in 2024, 25. then there's a less

generous energy support plan, possibility of higher council taxes without a referendum . taxes without a referendum. higher mortgages and of course, higher private sector rents. the biggest boost the only boost is for those benefit. but they will now have to prove that they really can't work. but as telegraph points out, that's the only reform in a costly , only reform in a costly, cumbersome benefit system that cost taxpayers billions . there's cost taxpayers billions. there's help to, as i said, at the very top for those who finished working state pensioners like benefits. the state pension has increased in 23 by a little over 10, but that freeze in the personal allowances could drag of them into paying tax. the cuts in public spending won't kick in until the other side of the general election, which is likely in the autumn 24 or possibly even spring of 25. higher taxes soon and lower pubuc higher taxes soon and lower public spending in the future are designed to put the public finances in order bring down inflation with it interest

rates, and to reassure the money markets who will still be getting over markets who will still be getting ove r £100 billion a year getting over £100 billion a year in interest from the government for still very high borrowing levels. today, with those in the know we look at the economics it doesit know we look at the economics it does it add up what it means for businesses and for consumer is like you and me and of course the politics of it all. email me your thoughts . at uk. tweet at your thoughts. at uk. tweet at tweet me directly or go on facebook and will share the very best as . we go along right up to. 2: best as. we go along right up to. 2: conversation going. i'm delighted to be joined here live in the studio by gb news political reporter olivia , who political reporter olivia, who always has her finger up on the pulse and is talking to people about what they make of it all. i tweet did that. this is a

grave situation and that conservatives are turning away from it right now . and edwina from it right now. and edwina curry is an old chum, tweeted me back , said many conservatives back, said many conservatives authority relieved that we have authority relieved that we have a sensible prime minister, a chancellor who can up brackets, though he's a bit downbeat and policies to study the pound and reduce inflation . so there does reduce inflation. so there does edwina speak for majority in the parliamentary party do you think ? well, i have spoken to conservative mps mainly on the left , the party, as it were. who left, the party, as it were. who are quite relieved in the short term at least they feel like there's so much chaos in the past few months they haven't really been able to talk politics or policies at. all when any minister goes on television example, they've just been down and asked, what's been sat down and asked, what's the situation is with the minister happening in minister and what's happening in westminster than being minister and what's happening in west to nster than being minister and what's happening in westto talk than being minister and what's happening in west to talk or than being minister and what's happening in west to talk or even han being minister and what's happening in west to talk or even who being minister and what's happening in west to talk or even who ising minister and what's happening in west to talk or even who is the able to talk or even who is the focus? mr. jones so they're all the they're all conservative. mp so like given so you feel like it's given them, a little bit of breathing room. this budget, feel room. but this budget, you feel as what jeremy hunt, as though what jeremy hunt, rishi plans seems to be

rishi sunak's plans seems to be is to sort of do the hard stuff quickly , get through this quickly, get through this recession as quickly as possible and hopefully come out the other side the next election. and there were conservative mp who think a viable plan and think that's a viable plan and it could work and should be given a chance on. the other hand, there are plenty of conservative and saw esther conservative and we saw esther mcvey in on the earlier talking about this, who feel as though there doesn't seem to be much of a reason to vote conservative if any more. the conservatives usually about the strivers, the entrepreneurs , hard working entrepreneurs, hard working families, etc. but there was almost nothing in this budget . almost nothing in this budget. any of those people. people's we like to hear what the people think. i've out what edwina think. i've read out what edwina had say is john w, had to say. this is from john w, who says , i no longer recognise who says, i no longer recognise the party conservatives. their policies are based on high borrowing, taxation and borrowing, high taxation and a big state they are in. they are socialists and but name i mean that's a bit extreme in the conclusion but the analysis spot on isn't it. well it does feel there is a growth plan in place

you could say is conservative, but the plan seems to be but the plan all seems to be about top down growth , as it about top down growth, as it were. so it's all about capital budgets, for example, aren't being cut, which was a threat. so the government going ahead with all these sort of big infrastructure projects, hs2 being, the famous one, and being, the most famous one, and lots investment in skills and lots of investment in skills and people, but what very people, etc. but what very little of is the sort of top to bottom up growth? there's very little the isn't sort of creating a great place for investors to invest or entrepreneurs to set up their businesses or isn't even making the conditions easy for ordinary people to go to work . for people to go to work. for example, it's not very easy for commuters get to work at the moment. and obviously everyone's being cost of being squeezed by this cost of living crisis. all right, let's pocket come back after pocket that. you come back after 1:00 a further chat 1:00 and have a further chat when the phones. and when you've hit the phones. and i i you're going to i know i know you're going to demonstrate you. what if you do hear bell and we'll hear more, give a bell and we'll still chat for time still chat together for the time being. always a being. olivia utley, always a pleasure. thank you very much indeed. you will be indeed. and say you will be heanng indeed. and say you will be hearing later hearing from her again later on. but different subject and but on a different subject and an delighted. an equally one. i'm delighted. now joined by a very good

now to be joined by a very good old of mine, haslam. old friend of mine, haslam. jonathan the former chief communications to sir john jonathan the former chief communications to sirjohn major communications to sir john major , is when i first met him and we've known each other since with that comes hot on jonathan not a political question so much as a professional one the marketing of this package has been very jeremy hunt didn't even do the morning after round television studios and the rest of it is that because it is a hard sell to hard tories out in the country it's indeed so thank you for having me on the show by the way i it's great to see you again. it is a very tough sell, but we're in a tough position . but we're in a tough position. and one of the two of and i think one of the two of the things would draw out the things that i would draw out of this that first of this is that in the first instance, the has been placed in a pretty invidious position. first of all, we had covid that's a £400 billion bill. then we've had the outrageous invasion of ukraine from putin, which has done terrible things . which has done terrible things. the energy market, it's

increased it by eight fold. you've also the unwinding of what is known as quantitative easing, which many would say is printing money by, the bank of england to keep wheels of industry going in difficult times. so you've got all those factors going on. and i think the thing that struck me most about trying to communicate is the conservative party has been talking to itself for the last 18 months over the dramas with bofis 18 months over the dramas with boris johnson and then we had that brief meeting ric crash. you have see of liz truss and it's the liz truss problem i think we should really highlighted people incompetent in government because . what she in government because. what she did was to urge the market who panicked to increase interest rates far than they would otherwise have done and far faster . so that will come off faster. so that will come off a little bit but but i think jeremy hunt played you know he's

playing a game of five card stud with three cards at the moment . with three cards at the moment. so he's done a well as you could expect under the circumstances. but what we all to recognise the need of just to identify it is that the middle of britain is going to be squeezed you said £20,000 over six years and totally understandable . and the totally understandable. and the other thing that have noticed we've talked a lot about stealth is that. mr. what we've not talked about is stealth cuts now because when you have this, you know, 10% inflation but you to the government departments actually you're not getting any more money you just kind of manage your way out of it. so we've had cuts we don't know about and probably the don't know about at the moment . so know about at the moment. so there is a grave danger of the further disintegration of some pubuc further disintegration of some public services . and we've had a public services. and we've had a sticking plaster for nhs which is good . yeah. let me come in is good. yeah. let me come in there because remind folk at home that you're also you did communications the city, you know a lot about the city and

how those markets work as well. here's the problem that strikes me even if that analysis that you've echoed there is right we are going in we are in a recession right now . the obama recession right now. the obama and the ifs say that they'll go on for at least another year. what this package is doing is taking amounts of demand , taking amounts of demand, whether it's extra taxes that you and i have to pay all those stealth cuts , public spending stealth cuts, public spending that you've just eloquently described out of the economy , described out of the economy, the likelihood is this conservative party will face electorate in the depths of a recession with little to it's like a suicide jonathan it's only a suicide note least if it's with the intention of killing yourself off it is a for time and that is the great enemy of the party at the moment because many of the things which are talked about go a long way down into 2025, 2026 takes. i

mean, just where i want example let's take an extreme one we need sizewell c for energy purposes energy security purposes energy security purposes . it's not going to be purposes. it's not going to be producing electricity for 15 years at the very earliest assuming we can get through ridiculous planning application and all of that that needs to be done. so there's a lot of coming tomorrow and it's right that it's put there as aspirations are great things this country can do but we to get away with some of the politics so i just want to make one point about science it's so, so important that we build on those strengths that we build on those strengths that we build on those strengths that we have as a country . that we build on those strengths that we have as a country. but i was distressed to hear jeremy hunt say, i will be looking at northern universities now as nothing against northern new diverse cities. but if you you're in problem, you look to your great exemplars. there is oxford, cambridge, arc which could be developed from there developments that also go and level up. but you need to build

on not start from a weak base and trying to build from that unless there's a really thing about trying appeal to red wall seats absent . i totally agree seats absent. i totally agree with that last point. jonathan, always a pleasure. keep in touch .thank always a pleasure. keep in touch . thank you very much indeed. jonathan has some that. former chief press secretary john major. and then a giant of communication in the city as well, a little optimistic there, but don't miss that point he said that a lot of it kicks in after the election one day he'll be in charge then . well be in charge then. well rejoining me , i'm delighted to rejoining me, i'm delighted to say is sara keele. sara is the founder of baby cup and she was on the programme last week ahead of that autumn statement and she voiced some worries about what might happen. voiced some worries about what might happen . before i talk to might happen. before i talk to her, let me play you just a little bit of what she said less than a week ago affects so many people. not just in your direct supply chain , but in the wider supply chain, but in the wider community of your business touchesit community of your business touches it has such a great

knock on effect , or rather not knock on effect, or rather not so great knock on effect is it can be disastrous if, as the chancellor keeps saying , chancellor keeps saying, everybody is going to be paying more taxes. that means money in people's pockets , so less people's pockets, so less spending power. so instead of the economy, it's going to be constricted further . exactly the constricted further. exactly the point i just put to jonathan haslam used to do comms for sir john major. huge of money coming out of the economy means a shnnkage out of the economy means a shrinkage of for you and like you people who create wealth and opportunity in this was it as bad as you feared or was it worse ? i think it was worse . worse? i think it was worse. sadly, sadly , yeah. and there sadly, sadly, yeah. and there was really no glimmer of anything hopeful in there . and i anything hopeful in there. and i think the doom that this spells for many of us can't underplayed. i'm olivia mentioned the chaos . the chaos mentioned the chaos. the chaos has been very damaging and now reality of what is being

introduced repeatedly. talks about a long term plan and in the long run, things will be good. but a long term plan is no good. but a long term plan is no good to those that you destroy in short term in the newspapers, apart from the big stuff that i mentioned in my introduction in the business pages, there's awful lot of big voices. and i think you are one of them. that's what assuming from what you've just said , who was you've just said, who was saying? actually, the truth of the matter is there isn't a growth plan in this budget. liz truss may have gone a bit too far, a bit too quickly, but there's no growth plan in this autumn statement is an attempt to reduce inflation and bring interest rates down. but no growth in it. actually, i would agree with you entirely. there are that the summary and i can't stress enough how worrying this this opinion is of the chances that we look to the long he has to he has to admit that the long

of course we must always have a game plan but if we do look to the immediate the long term is irrelevant . it really is a very irrelevant. it really is a very worrying situation . was there worrying situation. was there anything within which just for people who are watching on, they can see it. but for those listening to our conversation on radio, there's jeremy hunt at the dispatch box with those gloomy him that i gloomy faces behind him that i described earlier . there described earlier. there anything on the positive side for you in terms of running the business there's a higher wage. i don't know what you pay your people none of my business at all. but there was a big argument about business rates. there is a reduction in the benefit of the energy price cap that you guys in business had to wait than we did to hear about was there. anything in this package that helped you baby cup ? sadly, no, there wasn't . and i ? sadly, no, there wasn't. and i think anything that may seem like a small glimmer of hope is

outstripped by the negativity and damage that was shown in the budget. even things the chancellor not being able to bnng chancellor not being able to bring himself to admit the fuel increase that is introduced next year , that itself also has year, that itself also has a knock on for businesses, transportation freight costs somewhere the line those costs have to have to be absorbed and as small we do our utmost to make sure we don't have to pass that onto the consumer but ultimately someone has to pay sadly it was was extremely damaging it was very worrying a sad note to end on but thank you for your candour and you from the whole team for saying yes when they would you mind coming back and ruining another week and talking to me here on gb news but it was remarkable contribution for which i am very, very grateful and sorry you keep in touch and good luck with the baby cup and all who work there. thank you much work there. thank you very much indeed. killed , the founder indeed. sara killed, the founder of baby delighted to be of baby cup delighted to be joined bob seely . bob's

joined now by bob seely. bob's the of for , the conservative member of for, parliament the of wight. parliament the isle of wight. initially, was a penny initially, he was a penny mordaunt supporter in the leadership ended leadership stakes and then ended up rishi sunak in the up backing rishi sunak in the final ballot. up backing rishi sunak in the final ballot . two extraordinary final ballot. two extraordinary contributions. bob just, before you've been kind enough to join jonathan haslam, john major's old spin doctor, not unreasonably. old spin doctor, not unreasonably . look, take it old spin doctor, not unreasonably. look, take it in the hole. it'll bring inflation down. it's stability the grown ups are back in charge . it ups are back in charge. it should be okay in the long run. and then saraki over runs the small business exactly kind of people that you and your party love and try to help saying the only stuff that was in that autumn statement hurt and her business there's growth plan she's really worried the future . okay good afternoon think good afternoon to you viewers and listeners i take respect to sara and i wish our business all the well and it's fascinating to listen to of them and indeed olivia it's not true there's no growth plan because we're boosting growth. we have a 600

billion capital investment fund, five protecting the five years protecting the levelling up fund. we're protecting spending. we be using brexit freedoms to reform financial services, sector and providing a 14 billion business rates package. so it's not quite true what are, but i completely agree with all three of your people you've been chatting with is that we live in very times and we have an inflation crisis and we have an inflation crisis and we have energy crisis and we've also got the elephant in the room which is that spent 400 billion during covid. and unfortunately these chickens are now coming home to roost. unfortunately these chickens are now coming home to roost . and now coming home to roost. and the first responsibility of a conservative government is to make sure we well in defence of the nation but make sure we also balance books. so what we're trying to do now is balance the books. trying to do now is balance the books . i completely agree. we books. i completely agree. we need to be talking more about growth. completely agree. in growth. i completely agree. in time need talking more time, need to be talking more about hope. and i want jeremy to focus on those. i'm very supportive of he rishi supportive of what he and rishi have we needed to have done because we needed to do it and that's a reality of

the economic situation we find ourselves in and fund the mentally that is our key response ability right here and right now . i completely right now. i completely understand that. and did not interrupt it's interrupt because it's a perfectly position and you're not there to say it because . not there to say it because. you're there to speak your own mind as always have done for as long as i've known you there across of wight, across on the isle of wight, just water me in just across the water me in hampshire. but an honest question well, that know question as well, bob, that know you will answer that's your view. it through. view. you've thought it through. you've colleagues and you've talked colleagues and what it what you're what have you. is it what you're also up from also picking up from constituents in ryde in across the isle of wight is it what ordinary folk in constituency also believe or are you on a tough slope to persuade them . tough slope to persuade them. also it's very good question because actually i've been in brighton canvassing this morning because we have an election in the west. why in brighton shortly and colbourne and anyone who in that patch please remember to vote on thursday for lovely carol brought right i came across couple of long term

labour voters and it was always lovely to chat with them because always very friendly down but look been out this look when i've been out this morning and in previous on morning and in previous weeks on the same by—election i think people are a bit fed up, but they certainly conservative voters with voters, but it's mostly not necessarily party members under that we are in an a major international bond that we've out of covid. and you've got this war in ukraine, which has dramatically increased energy costs, which dramatically reduced gas supply, and to europe and we are affected by spot prices europe very much and it would natural gas prices which were shooting up we are affected the dramatic affected by the dramatic increase in grain which increase in grain costs which have up food inflation. so have put up food inflation. so people understand all these things but they are also that they are not directly blaming they are not directly blaming the government or certainly most that i've spoken to do not say this is the government's fault , this is the government's fault, is the government's responsibility . this is the government's responsibility. this morning, a couple people , especially couple of people, especially pensioners, happy that the pensioners, very happy that the triple lock is staying place triple lock is staying in place because it is important for on

fixed incomes. so i accept what you say. you know, we got to make our case personally, alister, i'm quite that we are returning that we're moving away from this sort of silly cycle about boris. that is in the past and we now have a return to proper and indeed very serious politics. and i think increasingly in the year or two people are going to decide do they want rishi and conservatives to be fixing our significant national, international that we face, or do want to try with keir starmer, labour and i'm hopeful that people understand that despite the difficulties that we face, we're better off with with rishi's team and a conservative government, i should just out that other candidates are available in that byelection as well as they certainly are as much as anybody else. we final very, very quick one as well. but but apart from having to sell package to people, sell this package to people, when go and out about when you go and out about canvassing , do you also feel , canvassing, do you also feel, bob, that you're going to have to spend some time redefining ? to spend some time redefining? it really means to be a sunak

country conservative to win those back who don't understand the need for higher taxes , the need for higher taxes, delayed lower spending , and the need for higher taxes, delayed lower spending, and a lack of a convincing growth plan. yeah well, we have a great time, but we need to talk more about growth and more about hope and sort of respect and support for the chancellor in the leader. but i do want us to be talking more about hope and actually getting things done quickly, also, i'll actually getting things done quica y, also, i'll actually getting things done quica quick also, i'll actually getting things done quica quick example, , i'll hill you a quick example, camp hill on of wight. it's been on the isle of wight. it's been empty years. either on the isle of wight. it's been em|government years. either on the isle of wight. it's been em|government to ars. either on the isle of wight. it's been em|government to make ther the government to make a decision, send it back into prison. we create 2025 jobs or better somebody needs to better still, somebody needs to make the decision to sell that to the on the isle of to the here on the isle of wight. can it for wight. so we can use it for investment we can use it for housing. we can actually fight the things fight the practical things to fight against to make sure against recession to make sure that the recession is as light as possible . so need get as possible. so we need to get moving government decision moving with government decision making to do making and we need to do practical focusing practical things, be focusing on growth. about , the growth. sorry about, the helicopter the background, if helicopter in the background, if you it, it's the isle you can hear it, it's the isle wight. you're entitled to it, bob. always pleasure bob. it's always a pleasure talking you genuinely. thanks

talking to you genuinely. thanks finding this finding time for us this saturday , in touch, saturday afternoon, in touch, bob conservative bob seely, the conservative member of parliament for the isle wight. you're watching and listening stewart and listening to alison stewart and friends. coming friends. we've lots more coming up program including electric up on program including electric also made little appearance in the autumn statement owners these vehicles will now start to pay these vehicles will now start to pay varied road tax from april 2025, by which time, apparently most of us will own . we'll be most of us will own. we'll be discussing that plus a fuel duty with the great motoring correspondent max . but first, correspondent max. but first, here's the weather . looking here's the weather. looking ahead to this afternoon on the uk will be cloudy damp in the east but drier and brighter many in the west. here are the details . much of northern and details. much of northern and eastern scotland will remain wet and overcast although the rain will be lighter than friday. western areas will drier with some sunshine . after a bright some sunshine. after a bright start to the afternoon in northern ireland. cloud will build some rain spreading into western areas. temperatures will reach around celsius. north. east will hang on to the murky

weather. but west of the pennines it should drier and brighter. maxim temps will reach ten celsius. much of wales have a dry and sunny afternoon . a dry and sunny afternoon. however, high cloud will make sunshine hazy in the west as the afternoon progresses in the sunshine. temperatures will reach 11 celsius. the west midlands also have a largely sunny afternoon, but further east skies will be rather cloudy with some light and patchy rain possible . temperatures reaching possible. temperatures reaching double figures . many some double figures. many some sunshine may through the cloud across norfolk and suffolk, but much east anglia will hang on to the cloud and drizzle for a good part the afternoon. london and south eastern england will also be rather cloudy but further skies will be much brighter , skies will be much brighter, although some showers may reach and cornwall. maximum in the south reaching 11 celsius. let's look into the evening and another of rain will move into western areas with cloud hanging on the east. that's how the weather is shaping up for the rest of the day .

1232 on richardson in the gb newsroom. fifa's president has the decision to host the world cup in qatar trying to show . cup in qatar trying to show. dufing cup in qatar trying to show. during a news conference today. i feel gay . today i feel i feel gay. today i feel disabled . gianni infantino's disabled. gianni infantino's comments . heavy criticism of comments. heavy criticism of doha's treatment of migrant workers and people . he says he's workers and people. he says he's compassionate all groups on the of the event. he also accused the west of hypocrisy telling european nations. they have a lot answer for. i'm european actually i am european. just i

feel . actually i am european. just i feel. european i think for what we europeans have been doing in the last 3000 years. around the world, we should be apologising for the next 3000 years before starting to give lessons . the starting to give lessons. the united nations is proposing the creation of a new fund to, help developing countries cope with the cost of climate change. the money would be used to compensate 134 developing nafions compensate 134 developing nations for loss of damage experienced due to droughts, floods and. the text is yet to be approved by the cop27 summit in egypt . the search for a woman in egypt. the search for a woman was swept into a river has resumed in aberdeenshire . it's resumed in aberdeenshire. it's believed she was trying to a dog in the river. don money mask when she got into difficult t. heavy rain in the east scotland

triggered several severe flood warnings and wet weather is continuing to cause travel today . the foreign secretary is warning that the threat from iran's nuclear programme is more advanced than ever before. speaking at security conference in bahrain james cleverly stressed britain's to stop the strict country from acquiring a nuclear weapon. he also iran's rulers for supplying russia with drones which been used to launch attacks against. civilians in ukraine. we're on tv online and on dab+ you're watching gb news back. on dab+ you're watching gb news back . now to . back. now to. alastair wright . thanks very much indeed. wright. thanks very much indeed. now, i did point out to bob seely, other candidates were available and that by—election where he'd been canvassing this morning , which he was entitled morning, which he was entitled to do, but we are obliged and we

it quite willingly because we do. i believe passionately in balance to . let you know who the balance to. let you know who the other candidates in that isle of wight are. and it's wight by—election are. and it's doug aldridge who's standing for the party. carol o'brien , the green party. carol o'brien, the green party. carol o'brien, the conservative candidate . then the conservative candidate. then there's gary for the labour party next year for the liberal democrats and jay parks, who is the victus party, which is the romans used to call the isle of wight . so there we are in that wight. so there we are in that election place on the 24th of november. balance and impartiality ticked and quite rightly . it does matter now back rightly. it does matter now back to my agenda, as it were . we've to my agenda, as it were. we've been talking at the beginning of the programme about the autumn andindeed the programme about the autumn and indeed for motorists there were a few really interesting things in there as well. owners electric cars will have to start paying electric cars will have to start paying road tax v e d from april 20, 25, by which time many of us apparently will own them . and apparently will own them. and fuel duty was not, as you may

recall, edmund was lobbying for on the programme just a week ago. in fact , hidden away in the ago. in fact, hidden away in the office budget responsibility report was , the suggestion that report was, the suggestion that it's likely to rise and rise by a staggering 23% next year. gb news is a sharp liam halligan who spotted it dug it out only to be met with what some might make. might not of nonsense from the treasury . so to get to the the treasury. so to get to the point of it all, i'm delighted to joined now top to be joined now by top measuring quentin measuring journalist quentin wilson . the first of all, that wilson. the first of all, that fuel duty and to be fair , the fuel duty and to be fair, the government, which i have to be, isuppose government, which i have to be, i suppose in a way it's been frozen january 2011. so. so we've had a reasonably good time. but what got on me was that this measure was kind of hidden away and had to be dug out by liam . and it's huge. it out by liam. and it's huge. it is huge. and the obe rather unhelpfully chucked this grenade in saying that it should go up by 23. that's the paid that he assumed it gave to the cut. and then by inflation. so 12 p a

would be the rise which would pushit would be the rise which would push it over to, you know, over two, two quid a litre will have a debilitating effect on the economy. however, you know, we are in this mess partly because of our reliance on fossil fuels. so if you keep cutting it, then people convert to electric. but then there's this mismatch in policy where they now disincentivizing people to buy an electric . i disincentivizing people to buy an electric. i mean if you if your electric car is over £40,000, you pa y £500 a year. so £40,000, you pay £500 a year. so it's going from 0 to 500 and most electric cars with long—range and decent are over £40,000. so we can see no clear strategy here. alister about equality , energy independence, equality, energy independence, getting off fossil fuels. this is just a tax on a number of levels. i've been into the treasury and asked to reduce the, the tax on on public which

is vat 20. it's 5. and they're not interested . and they say not interested. and they say this legislation was written in 1991. well, that was before electric were even a twinkle in elon musk's eyes. so this is you you talked earlier in the show about short and long term and if we are to get off fossil fuels, if to have clean air for this generation next, we must stop thinking electric and think generationally. yes, absolutely. talked about the cost to be a gallon staggering need talked about the cost to be a gallon staggering nee d £2 gallon staggering need £2 billion but you can bet your dollar as robert helfand as often pointed out before he became a minister, he was chair of the education select committee that the committee that when the government something , try government does something, try and prices down they and bring prices down they rather their time . but when rather take their time. but when pnces rather take their time. but when prices are going up it will be the taking the starship enterprise taking off . yeah, it will be. and this off. yeah, it will be. and this rock feather thing where the rock and feather thing where the pnces rock and feather thing where the prices up , they prices will just go up, they won't down. so it's won't come down. so it's a really, really difficult one. i

mean, part of me says, look, we've got to disincentive those people from using fossil fuel calves and vans, but the is struggling. and if you hit them with this next year when we'll be in recession probably even worse then it's going to have this this huge effect and we'll be another economic own go on your other brilliant point about disincentivise as far as the electric cars are concerned and cop27 still locked and beating themselves up at the moment in sharm el sheikh, they can't come any agreement at all. the risk , any agreement at all. the risk, i think it was yesterday said that maybe, maybe zero rated vat for electric vehicles could be retained, at least for the first yeah retained, at least for the first year. but i guess if we're in a recession, we're going to be still in a recession next year. the demand and those prices you just quoted is not going to be there anyway. and we've got this thing 2030 where we need to have everybody buying brand new electric and vans. they're going to unpick this without a shadow of a doubt because the tory

right wing doesn't want this they don't like electric cars and then when you look at the policy decisions they've been they supported british they haven't supported british fold we have no battery fold so we have no battery factory mini electric mini factory the mini electric mini has gone to china. how did happen. a rival the electric van manufacturing . they've gone to manufacturing. they've gone to america. so all that kind of rhetoric about, you know, we're to clean the air and we got to have this great green economy. it's gone because they've bust things essentially last things and it's essentially last point is just where do the white van because i'm just being told that we have to stop at that point. but i just want to underline something that you said years as a said in all of your years as a top motoring journalist, this is a lack strategy , long term a lack of strategy, long term thinking rather than short thinking rather than a short term yeah. and to make term grab. yeah. and to make than men pay term grab. yeah. and to make than men pa y £800 for the than men pay £800 for the private use of their . that's private use of their. that's just an insult leather. private use of their. that's just an insult leather . back just an insult leather. back down to britain. absolutely willson it is genuinely always a pleasure thank you so much for coming in and look forward to talking again either talking you again soon, either down next to down the line or sitting next to me. way, a great pleasure

me. either way, a great pleasure thank you very much indeed. you are watching and listening to alastair friends alastair stewart and friends with plenty still to come with plenty more still to come this it's just gone. this afternoon. it's just gone. 22 one will be including you having your say on the government and the autumn statement in our people's poll . statement in our people's poll. and i can tell you that the outcome is very interesting and be looking at those results right after this break.

welcome back . is 16 minutes to welcome back. is 16 minutes to one sort of just a little bit than a quarter to you're watching listening to alastair stewart& friends here on gb news tv and radio. and it is time. our very latest gb news people's poll channel, sir jeremy our very latest gb news people's poll channel, sirjeremy hunt poll channel, sir jeremy hunt announced that more than 600,000 people on universal credit will have to meet with a work coach to help them get back to work. we asked in our poll, if people

supported that idea , 57% of you supported that idea, 57% of you said, yes, we do . we asked who said, yes, we do. we asked who you blame for the current economic mess the united kingdom . 20% said it was lizz truss , i . 20% said it was lizz truss, i presume kwasi kwarteng as well , presume kwasi kwarteng as well, with an equal proportion of russia's invasion of, ukraine, which is the sunak i outline, of course, the threshold at which people pay the highest of tax. 45 pe in the pound that is has been reduced from . 150000 to been reduced from. 150000 to 125050% of you support that measure. when asked of the following would be the best to manage the british economy forward. 42% said they don't really know and it was even on rishi sunak and jeremy hunt and keir starmer and reeves. i'm delighted to be joined by matt goodwin, professor of politics ,

goodwin, professor of politics, international relations at the of kent . one of the most of kent. one of the most interesting bits found reading the data overnight and thinking about it this morning is who's to blame . labour, of course, say to blame. labour, of course, say it's all a result of a crisis made in downing, it's all a result of a crisis made in downing , whereas sunak made in downing, whereas sunak going can blame putin's invasion of russia and a global recession and actually take it a little bit more supported in the poll perhaps than labour. do yeah it is good to be with you alistair. i think if you look at how voters are making sense of this current crisis, when we say who you blame for the turmoil , the you blame for the turmoil, the top two answers, liz truss and conservative government and then global events war in ukraine. the good news for rishi sunak is he is in a distant fourth place. only 6% of the country are blaming him, his government. the bad news for rishi is that conservative brand is pretty damaged after events of the last six months. so what sunak and hunt are going to be going all

out to try and do over the next few is to really try and convince that the things they're trying to get their arms around are really rooted in these big global shocks to the economy, not just what the conservative party has doing while it's been in office . absolutely in office. absolutely fascinating vital point. and bob seely was saying that as well. a member parliament, you know him as well as i do and biffa for the isle of wight getting that core message across . but at the core message across. but at the fringes, the party, the conservative government can do bits and bobs to remind people who are social media saying they're not even blooming conserved anymore. i'm one of those examples is the announcement more than 600,000 people on universal credit will now have to sit down to meet with a work coach to persuade them that they really cannot work. or here's how you get back to work. that's all about brand ? well, absolutely, because what we've seen over the last couple of weeks alice and i know you've been about it on your show is .

been about it on your show is. we've seen this big expansion of the state, seen almost 49% of national income. now on public services. we've seen benefits being increased . a lot of people being increased. a lot of people are saying, well , being increased. a lot of people are saying, well, i'm being increased. a lot of people are saying, well , i'm working, are saying, well, i'm working, i'm doing my bit for the national economy. what about the 600,000 people who are economically inactive? how can we encourage those people to come back into ? the labour come back into? the labour market and the thing that we have been reminded of during covid course now is this sense of fair play, which runs through political culture. people are tolerant. they are forgiving, they're compassionate but they also want everybody to chip in. and this is a unique problem for the uk. i mean , germans, the the uk. i mean, germans, the french, the italians the americans are not experiencing this to the same extent as we are. so i think actually is right. and certainly the polling suggests this is right to zoom in on this issue and to encourage people to get back into the labour market. yeah, absolutely . and they'd prefer absolutely. and they'd prefer that to allowing the immigration

rules to change and bring bring people in from abroad to fill those jobs . the final point, and those jobs. the final point, and this actually did surprise me, but maybe that's because i live in the world of journalism rather than as regularly out in the real world as i should in terms of people who've done very well making , an even bigger well making, an even bigger contribution at this time of difficulty . i the sunak got that difficulty. i the sunak got that one right as well. on making the 45% top rate of income tax kick in a heck of a lot. 45% top rate of income tax kick in a heck of a lot . well, it's in a heck of a lot. well, it's an interesting one, isn't it? because on the one hand, we find half the countries it only a minority oppose it and the rest say they don't really know whether like it or not. among conservatives, pretty support. more than half the party's electorate account for that change. i do think though we need to remember that the reason hesitancy among a large number of voters out there is they want to aspire they want to aspire to make more money to be more successful to be productive, to

climb up the ladder. all of those that are so central to any modern liberal democracy. and i the problem we have now is the taxation rates overall tax burden is so high , the high burden is so high, the high since the second world war. i think a lot people out there are feeling as though they're beginning to perhaps see the incentives to work hard, to keep trying to climb the ladder. and you hit the nail on the head. you just talked about this tension between an economic model that was dependent upon large scale migration and wasn't investing in british workers versus economic . many people versus economic. many people thought they were getting off to brexit, which was a great investment in british workers and lower now look at the notes in that obe report. i know that you read the reports as closely as anybody it specifically says the next ten years we're going to continue basically with the economic model we've had over the last ten years, net migration , 200,000, the people

migration, 200,000, the people being encouraged to eat into their savings to continue to keep consuming. this is a sustainable economic model the country and that's what we have to be large numbers of conservatives very disillusioned with the direction of travel . with the direction of travel. absolutely. which is reflected very strongly in the social media conversations. we've been as well. i have to leave it there for the time being. could talk to you all day, but i can't. all stuff to get on as well. but for the time being, i have been great to talk to you and you very much all and thank you very much for all the do on the people's the work you do on the people's poll that professor of poll backbone. that professor of politics, international relations at the great university . a rural university of kent. now a rural spotlight this saturday takes up to the top of the hour. and today we're looking at the egg short edge uk egg shortages . short edge uk egg shortages. rationing is all set to continue beyond christmas as the industry grapples with rising costs and the increase in the number of cases of avian flu. that's brought about a lockdown of that

very industry and. i'm delighted to be joined by a new friend. and that's andrew jarrett. andrew is from british egg industry council, but he's been involved in this trade this business for the best part of 30, 40 years. great see you. and i've been labouring under, i think, a slight mishap rendition in the sense that up to now i've assumed overwhelmingly caused by avian flu. but it's a bigger of problems than just the flu . no, problems than just the flu. no, it is . whilst avian flu is it is. whilst avian flu is a factor , not the biggest factor factor, not the biggest factor by any means . factor, not the biggest factor by any means. if you look at our national flock hit a peak of about 44 million birds in septem number 21. and it was to decline from that point and it was declining because of cost pressure. this is cost at farm producers are facing in terms of feed which is the biggest element of cost c represents about 55 to 60% of the cost of free range, but also labour and,

energy and all the other things. i important thing to note is that this was before the start of the war, ukraine and of course had the invasion of ukraine in february 2022. now what that did was put feed even higher, shut them up by 40. so all of a sudden was a real a further addition to the crisis of cost . so our national flock of cost. so our national flock now at about 39 million birds. so we've lost about 5 million birds. and that's because some producers have just decided it's not worth producing to lose money. as well rest our money. we as well just rest our heads wait and see. yeah heads and wait and see. yeah andrew perfect timing . let, let andrew perfect timing. let, let me, let me back to him because who are watching on telly can see that we just had one of those big, big, not all closed up and horrible, but they've got bags of space move around with heat lamps up in the ceiling. and before that we saw and just before that we saw a there it is. and the amount of energy involved in keeping those birds warm and content little low when they're actually roosting chicks is gargantuan .

roosting chicks is gargantuan. people tend to think, oh, chickens around out in the field that so lovely free range. but if you're doing this to supply eggsin if you're doing this to supply eggs in volume at an affordable price, you energy bills are astronomic . yeah, well , yes price, you energy bills are astronomic . yeah, well, yes and astronomic. yeah, well, yes and no. actually, electricity , about no. actually, electricity, about $0.05, a dozen of the cost producing eggs and. actually, you don't put heat into a free house. there's enough bird heat within insulation in the house to keep the house at a comfortable temperature. what you do have is ventilation to remove the to keep the air fresh , so on, so electricity is a factor. but of course, electricity isn't just a factor for the poultry house. that's sorts of energy costs go into producing eggs in terms of and everything else that i know . i everything else that i know. i stand corrected on that and a half of my argument, but you shed a very important light on the other. my final question to you is this, and it plays both ways a sense that of the reasons

why people like sainsbury's and other supermarkets are being forced to ration is only supply problems that you and i have discussed, but also because is up and it's just a brilliant reminder that egg bless its heart is a relatively cheaper and hugely nutritional product. so what's industry doing to that? and to meet that demand ? that? and to meet that demand? well, at the end of the day, what we need is pricing such that have confidence to carry producing free range eggs? it's as simple that. you mentioned bird flu and. we've lost about 700,000 lives in the uk to bird flu. in terms of proportion, it's a lot smaller than the loss just because of the cost . what just because of the cost. what we need to see is better returns for producers and then egg production can come back in. but also the thing that we've seen particularly this week , as soon particularly this week, as soon as you get news of shortages and of course, what do people they go of course, what do people they 9° up of course, what do people they go up and the biggest go and stock up and the biggest enquiry to end online

enquiry to our end online website this week has been how to freeze eggs which clearly tells you that there's an element to stockpiling behaviour. so if people go back to just buying the eggs they need now rather than thinking and by a few extras actually the situation wouldn't be anything like bad it has been . well like bad as as it has been. well that's a brilliant point to end on. so message there from andrew jarratt from the british egg council . jarratt from the british egg council. ease jarratt from the british egg council . ease off the jarratt from the british egg council. ease off the demand unless you really it don't buy to store because get themselves back on track just as soon as they can. i really enjoyed the conversation. andrew and i keep in touch. you'll be welcome back on the programme any time and the very best of luck to you and everybody else and very everybody else and your very important meet important industry. good to meet .thank important industry. good to meet . thank interviewed . thank you. i interviewed andrew jarrett from andrew jarrett there from the british industry . it is now british egg industry. it is now three and a half minutes to . one three and a half minutes to. one you're watching and listening to alastair stewart& friends here on gb news. with lots more coming up on the programme in our second hour, we'll be continuing our conversation

about autumn statement what it means you for business and means for you for business and indeed for the of the conservative party . plus former conservative party. plus former weight world champion boxer duke mckenzie will be joining me to discuss something very important not only to him and to me , but not only to him and to me, but to all of us, all of that, to come. but first, let's bring you up to date with the weekend with up to date with the weekend with up ahead to this up looking ahead to this afternoon and uk will cloudy afternoon and the uk will cloudy and damp in the east but drier brighter for many in west. brighter for many in the west. here details. much of here are the details. much of northern eastern scotland northern and eastern scotland will wet and overcast , northern and eastern scotland will wet and overcast, although the rain will be lighter than friday. western areas will be dner friday. western areas will be drier with some sunshine after bright start to the afternoon in northern ireland, clouds will build with some rain spreading into western areas. will reach around nine celsius. northeast england will hang on to the murky weather . but west of the murky weather. but west of the pennines it should be . and pennines it should be. and brighter. maximum temps will reach ten celsius. much of wales will have a dry and sunny afternoon . however, high cloud afternoon. however, high cloud will make sunshine hazy in the

west as the afternoon progresses in the sunshine will reach 11 celsius. the west midlands will also have a largely sunny , but also have a largely sunny, but further east skies will be rather cloudy . some light and rather cloudy. some light and patchy rain possible temperatures reaching double figures for many. some sunshine may through the cloud across norfolk and suffolk, but much of east anglia will hang on to the and drizzle for a good part of the afternoon. london and south eastern england will be rather cloudy but further west skies will be much brighter , although will be much brighter, although some showers may reach and cornwall. maximum temperatures in the south reaching 11 celsius. look into the evening and another band of rain will move into western with cloud hanging on in the east. that's how the weather is shaping for the rest of the day .

it is 1:01. hello and, welcome. if you've just joined us here on gb news and radio. hello welcome back. if you've been good enough to be me since midday i'm alastair stewart and we are into the second hour of our programme, keeping you company on tv and radio , we've done them on tv and radio, we've done them all. still to come in that second including further second hour, including further reaction chancellor's autumn reaction to chancellor's autumn statement , the impact on new statement, the impact on new businesses and indeed the prospects of the conservative . prospects of the conservative. but there's lots else happening this so bring you this weekend. so let's bring you right date with the right up to date with all of the news is of radisson . thanks news is out of radisson. thanks alistair good afternoon it's minute past one. here is the latest from the gb newsroom. fifa's president has defend the decision to host the world cup in qatar and tried to show empathy during a news conference today. i feel gay . today. i feel

today. i feel gay. today. i feel disabled. gianni infantino's comments follow . heavy criticism comments follow. heavy criticism of doha's treatment of migrant workers and lgbt queue people. he says . compassionate towards he says. compassionate towards all groups . he also accused the all groups. he also accused the west of hypocrisy, telling european nations they have a lot to answer . european nations they have a lot to answer. i'm european actually . i am european. just i feel . . i am european. just i feel. european i think for what europeans have been doing in the last 3000 years around the world we should be apologising for the next 3000 years before starting to give lessons . human rights to give lessons. human rights campaigner peter tatchell told gb news the should never have been given to qatar and anyone

connected . it risks damaging connected. it risks damaging their reputation. well, i think it's really shameful that celebrities are allowing themselves to be bought by the qatar billions in order to put a positive spin on what . is positive spin on what. is a sexist, homophobic and racist dictatorship. i mean, how can david beckham , robbie williams david beckham, robbie williams and these other big stars who are before in qatar? how can have a clean conscience when ? have a clean conscience when? they know what this regime is doing to people. think it's going to cause them huge damage following months of bullying and harassment claims. the latest of which involves deputy prime dominic raab. there are calls to change the culture in westminster . the chair of the westminster. the chair of the women and equalities committee, caroline nokes, says gay men are most at risk. she spoke exclusively to gloria de piero . exclusively to gloria de piero. young gay men are sometimes saying that they are the most vulnerable . we give them

vulnerable. we give them a mechanism where they know that they're going to be protected . they're going to be protected. why do you say that? young, gay men may be the most vulnerable ? men may be the most vulnerable? because about because people don't talk about it . and think there is it. and i think that there is still a taboo around homosexual ality. and there have been some where i can think of individual who have harassed both male and female members , staff and the female members, staff and the female members, staff and the female members, staff and the female member of staff has had all of sympathy, all the all of the sympathy, all of the inches the and there'll inches in the press and there'll this. when it comes to this. and also, when it comes to and you can watch the full interview on gb news his latest show meets where you'll find who the person behind the politician is. that's every sunday at pm. now the united nations proposing the creation of new fund to help developing countries cope with the cost of change. the money would be used to compensate 134 developing nations for. the loss and damage experienced to droughts, floods and wildfires . droughts, floods and wildfires. the text is yet to be approved . the text is yet to be approved. the text is yet to be approved. the cop27 summit in. egypt, which had to be extended

delegates, failed to reach agreement . the search for agreement. the search for a woman was swept into a river has resumed in aberdeenshire . it's resumed in aberdeenshire. it's believed she was trying to rescue a dog in the river. don at monte musk when she got into difficulty . heavy rain in the difficulty. heavy rain in the east of scotland triggered several severe flood warnings. with the wet weather to cause travel disruptions today , the travel disruptions today, the foreign secretary is warning the threat from iran's programme is more advanced than ever before . more advanced than ever before. speaking at a security conference , bahrain, james conference, bahrain, james cleverly stressed britain's determination to stop the strict islamic country from a nuclear weapon . he also criticised weapon. he also criticised iran's rulers for supplying russia with which have then been used to launch attacks against civilians in ukraine. is people demonstrate against decade of oppression. iran's rulers are spreading bloodshed and destruction across the region

and as far away as kyiv britain is determined to alongside our friends to counter the iranian interdict the smuggling of conventional arms and prevent the regime from acquiring nuclear weapons capability . nuclear weapons capability. nonh nuclear weapons capability. north korea says accelerating the creation of nuclear weapons to counter threats from washington . this is. to counter threats from washington . this is . this state washington. this is. this state media showed video the new intercontinental ballistic missile being test fired after the country's leader warned of a fiercer military . the country's leader warned of a fiercer military. kim jong un was also seen in public with his for the first time raising speculation that she could be training for a leadership . you training for a leadership. you you're watching gb news. we'll bnng you're watching gb news. we'll bring you more as happens. let's get back to alister alister .

get back to alister alister. right. thank you very much indeed. let's continue our conversation . the autumn conversation. the autumn statement, economically and, politically. jeremy renewed the uk government's stance on climate change and i quote, we remain fully committed to the historic glasgow pact, agreed at cop26 , including a 68% reduction cop26, including a 68% reduction in our emissions 2030, adding that, and i quote again cheap low carbon reliable must sit at the heart of any modern economy. he also increased the energy profit level from 25 to 35% and confirmed sizewell nuclear power station . but some feel that he station. but some feel that he could have even further, particularly on renewables and will talking about that in just

a moment but but first you've beenin a moment but but first you've been in touch on that big topic. so let bring you into the conversation as . well, starting conversation as. well, starting with keith, who says after the budget, all i can say is bring back trust. john says budget is for the city and the people. i hate this budget . the trust hate this budget. the trust budget was a people's budget and more likely to win elections if the tories continue with this , the tories continue with this, then i will not vote them again. i think they will in for a shock at the next election . kyle says at the next election. kyle says . we now need to see an effort for , real and genuine reform , of for, real and genuine reform, of the economy and public services that can help reduce the tax burden in the future and focus more on the front line. fascinating stuff. and we will try and get more if we can. it's 1:08. so got a best part of an hour left . so keep those views hour left. so keep those views coming in and also do subscribe to our youtube channel where you can see previous programmes and

indeed previous interviews are at gb news. now just before i read out the emails, i was about the alternative sector and those who said may be the chancellor of the exchequer could have done more. that list of people includes my next guest and that's stuart murphy. stuart's the founder of the tidal power group tpg 24. good to see you, sir. thank you very much indeed for joining us this saturday afternoon. mr. hunter , about afternoon. mr. hunter, about offshore wind and, carbon capture . is he not pro tide oil capture. is he not pro tide oil or is he yet to be convinced its merits ? none of the leading merits? none of the leading people in government, especially to be is a committed to tidal range at the moment and tidal range. the one of the three marine energy sectors that can really alter the energy mix in this country. the problem we with nuclear of course, which will need for a long time in the transitional is that it's only

low carbon the best and it'll take ten or 20 years to come online. wind is not baseload so. we have a problem there with the energy. and of course, one of the main reasons why they are saying we may have outages this winter down as winter is we've closed down as part of our climate policy , part of our climate policy, about 10 to 12 gigawatt coal and have replaced it with renewable energy, wind and solar and. of course, there's not much use this time of year. and as far as carbon capture concerned, you know, the policy must of most people is that we shouldn't be using carbon in the first place and tidal energy is a baseload power. we can use it 24 hours a day. we devised a way of making it produce 24 hours a day. we're an offshore island with about a kilometre near—shore oil and it is a problem with all the other renewables that people are promising and particularly the labour party about zero fossil by 2030 is the good connection to national grid . it's almost to national grid. it's almost impossible to get connections early 2030s and that's something government seriously needs to

look at because we have got some superb system can produce electricity, but not the scale that we need at, the time we need and we need this not tomorrow. i completely accept all of that . here's the point all of that. here's the point you didn't mention . i couldn't you didn't mention. i couldn't remember whether it's looking at the seven boroughs or the cardiff bay schemes . what cardiff bay schemes. what ministers in the past be they , ministers in the past be they, tory or labour have always is. but your schemes cost a heck of a lot to get going. is that still the case ? not at all, no. still the case? not at all, no. if you look at the hinckley, say it, 30 billion and rising will be less than 10 billion and produce about half the same amount of power. they build. they will produce over. three of ours produce twice much ours will produce twice much electricity without all the all the issues that we have with low storing afterwards . so storing the fuel afterwards. so you would argue about language i don't understand necessarily but but folk out there will have heard it time and time again on the kind of price megawatt hour you are saying right here live

on gb news that you're as competitive as the next guy. we will be competitive we will not be competitive in early days, but we certainly will be competitive. we have one thing, both wind and solar we are baseload power. we can this 24 seven. you can't use that . and seven. you can't use that. and as i said before, we may have this this winter because we've got rid of coal as part of our policy which is probably right but we've replaced it with renewable energy and we only got worse from the government very little practical action . the little practical action. the point getting to now is point we're getting to now is the cost of investment can't be a consideration because the cost doing nothing infinitely. a consideration because the cost doing nothing infinitely . and doing nothing is infinitely. and that's the issue that we have we you go to the middle east and fuel was less than $0.20 a litre because it's at back yard. we've got tidal range in the united kingdom from the north—west of england to the seventh estuary. it's in our backyard . we do it's in our backyard. we do absolutely nothing about . taking absolutely nothing about. taking that into our ownership that energy into our ownership and reducing costs on the consumer. at the end of the day bnngs consumer. at the end of the day brings home electricity is the

name of the game . i buy that as name of the game. i buy that as well. but on the economics of it, most people , including it, most people, including listening to outcomes say we don't care where the electricity from. apart from maybe, maybe climate change carbon carbon dimension . we just want reliable dimension. we just want reliable energy. and you've the point about constant baseload because tides come and goes i always have done forever and a but the cost of setting it up there's one bit you didn't include in the analysis and a lot of business friends of mine who are involved down in hampshire, particularly in the solar panel sector , say that the levy , the sector, say that the levy, the profits of the oil giants and the other energy sector and there's a new one in all generators now could be putting people off . so i'll you backed people off. so i'll you backed exclusively by private by wealthy comes from your own resources. where does capital come to get your scheme off the ground ? yeah, it's a very good ground? yeah, it's a very good question because we haven't got a tidal range sector this moment in time. it would be impossible

us to say where all the money will come from. the it is a stage by model that we need to have government open the tidal range door and look at this is a serious of the economic energy mix home—grown mix energy. it will be more expensive than wind and solar. we agree initially in the few years that it start producing , the few years that it start producing, but when the few years that it start producing , but when the the few years that it start producing, but when the wind's blowing and the sun is shining, we don't need to supply the grid, we can switch our power into making green hydrogen no spare capacity in the world to make green hydrogen and electric of the present. hydrogen is the future . fascinating stuff. great future. fascinating stuff. great to talk to . stuart murphy, to talk to. stuart murphy, founder , tpi jan 24. thank you founder, tpi jan 24. thank you very much indeed. a man to watch and the business be june 24 to watch as this very important debate continues . and we will debate continues. and we will keep an eye on what he's doing and very honest admission . we and very honest admission. we have got the capital in place yet, but are competitive. and he says the offer is compelling. we shall watch that with great

interest now autumn statement. i'm absolutely delighted to be joined by my next guest known him for ages and respect him a great deal. dr. gerard lyons is the chief economic strategist at net wealth , former advisor to net wealth, former advisor to bofis net wealth, former advisor to boris johnson and very close confidante of liz truss and i guessin confidante of liz truss and i guess in that sense to kwasi kwarteng and that budget which has taken so much blame gerard , has taken so much blame gerard, forget timing and presentation of that picture just for a moment because that's a lot of that's a lot of old voltaire but that's a lot of old voltaire but that's what are saying now is the actual idea of going for growth that dream you and liz and other people had is that now completely dead ? well i think completely dead? well i think that's the key underlying issue still needs to be addressed in the uk . so in that respect, it's the uk. so in that respect, it's not in that sense the 2008 global financial crisis , western global financial crisis, western europe , including the uk, have

europe, including the uk, have into a low growth environment . into a low growth environment. unless we actually address the problems we now see will continue to . so we do need at continue to. so we do need at some stage to have a focus on where will growth come from and what policies need to be in place . it's an earlier. guest place. it's an earlier. guest and i don't expect will have been able to listen to it because i know you are waiting to get ready to talk to us at this stage. but i was talking to bob tory member of parliament for the isle of wight who said that we've got to get out the drum growth and drum beating more on growth and underline that some of bits underline that some of the bits that there like that are in there like reductions , business rates and reductions, business rates and so and forth but my social so on and so forth but my social is full of people who simply say what jeremy hunt and rishi sunak have done an increase in taxation in that will reduce spending but at some time in the future has simply ceased to be concern . if as i said in the concern. if as i said in the introduction you used to work with boris johnson. you've

worked very with this trust do you recognise that autumn statement as being a tory package package . we look less package package. we look less fatigued compared to the economy has been hit by a combination of factors recent years. the big pandemic and the war in ukraine. but the country for on top of the bank of england has failed to get on top of inflation, which is compounded the outlook. so again cyber the chancellor last thursday had to face a number of constraints and the way out of it is to think he can do this he can try and grow the economy. he borrow the he doesn't grow the economy if he doesn't grow the economy if he doesn't want to borrow any , then doesn't want to borrow any, then he goes for certainty . utility he goes for certainty. utility spending or taxing freezes. now, last thursday , chancellor last thursday, chancellor chancellor hunt said that the so—called black hole , the fiscal so—called black hole, the fiscal gap was there because growth was going to be weak he didn't want to borrow any more because he thought the financial markets

wouldn't trust it. the reality is financial markets have calmed down and he could have borrowed more. and then against that backdrop, he's achieved , say, backdrop, he's achieved, say, a conservative approach . the good conservative approach. the good news is he's avoided austerity next two years, he's going increases. but beyond that means a has to be on that. my cheeky was no and you've just you bet saying what i call an unconscious package is whether you thought that as well and. let me merely add to that analysis that you just gave so brilliantly , even modest growth brilliantly, even modest growth . it is incredibly modest is three years out via two years of recession and much, much higher taxes via falling standards than even the resolution foundation and fund dreadful . yeah we and fund dreadful. yeah we coming . you only have to say coming. you only have to say i didn't state to trough so grant time after went into downing street so i wasn't involved any

way shape or form in the mini budget . but way shape or form in the mini budget. but one thing they failed to do then was to actually take account of financial markets and basically markets. what they did in the very safe i'll say what we've now is we've always gone to the outbreaks stream that the chancellor last felt that he actually needed to be like say overcompensate and actually really constrain the economy the way i'm going to paraphrase it or , say we we're in a hole. the or, say we we're in a hole. the chancellor's decided to taper. it's decided to dig deeper through tax increase and through squeezing in the future and. you need to turn that on its head. and that means that some stage reform the public sector getting spending under control recognising there's a limit to which taxes can go up. but the point is in the next two years, the uk , the only g7 country the uk, the only g7 country that's tightening fiscal policy going into a global recession , going into a global recession, that's not a sensible approach . that's not a sensible approach. the good side chart answers

avoided because he's not squeezing spending. but on the negative side , he's still negative side, he's still getting people through the tax increases. so that's problem. hopefully this will limit the extent to which interest rates go extent to which interest rates 9° up extent to which interest rates go up , but extent to which interest rates go up, but that in itself probably mean that inflationary pressures persist bit longer. so really coming back to your original question , the uk needs original question, the uk needs ask yourself how can it get itself into this hole and in some respects the government needs to thing they should be borrowing for invest on thursday there was a good part the chancellor decided not to cut government capital spending next two years. but the bad sign on thursday there was little bit for the private sector small firms. big companies to want to think the best thing. and that's what we need to be focussed on, not just the next two years. but beyond that well 100% agree beyond that as well 100% agree with every word of that . and with every word of that. and again we had sarah kane on earlier on it if she runs a lovely brilliant classically british small business copses what she makes here in the uk

and she just echoed exact that and she just echoed exact that and she just echoed exact that and she was deeply and she's no great economist like you but she said it's demand if people don't have money they ain't going to buy my baby capsule it it is as simple as that and final point for you and i think it does together those strands that you and i were just discussing . do and i were just discussing. do you think deep down the hunt to not gamble , is that actually not gamble, is that actually inflation will come down sooner perhaps halfway through next year and that will bring down intra rates? and that's the golden that they hope to achieve before they have to face the electorate . well, that's electorate. well, that's probably their hope. the reality is that interest rates can't really down. the question is hopefully they won't be get to higher levels in pressures. will these ? the bank of england has these? the bank of england has not really come on board, not scrutiny here. basically bank of england says allow inflation out of the bottle, but inflationary pressure is will ease over the

next year or so. but reality is that you still need to see some demands of the economy there to see demand and consumers there being squeezed. that's where the incomes are going on, incomes of squeeze are going on, seeing companies by seeing companies hit by corporation up . so the corporation tax going up. so the hope the government is that, hope for the government is that, as say, inflation peaks as you say, inflation peaks lower interest rates don't go as high and the external environment improves . but what environment improves. but what could be done is ? the government could be done is? the government could be done is? the government could try and actually try and do bit more to actually minimise the pain. but we're now down that where tax increases will hurt and that will be the case over the next 18 months or so. gerard lyons it's always a pleasure. thank you for finding time us saturday time for us this saturday afternoon. you keep touch afternoon. and you keep in touch with you much with us. thank you very much indeed. gerard leisure, chief economist at wealth . and economist at net wealth. and always a pleasure to talk to him and i'm equally delighted to now welcome to the again the labour member of parliament for bootle and that's peter who between 2017 and 2020 served as the shadow chief secretary to the

treasury. that's that's basically the number two in the pecking order after the chancellor of the. great to see you . a blunt slightly question you. a blunt slightly question could you believe what you heard from jeremy on thursday . no from jeremy on thursday. no i don't generally believe anything conservative frontbench says but i you know what i mean politically politically what you are hearing . well i won't be too are hearing. well i won't be too partisan in that regard. i think we just have to look at the facts and the figures and keep to much the finger pointing and emotion out of it. i think people want finger pointing and emotion , want sort of an emotion, want sort of an analysis of where we're at and the direction of travel that we should actually go and learn from . 12 years of the from. 12 years of the conservatives being in government, that's not what i want to do. that's that's that's what i think we should be doing. basically do you know also i wonder if you feel take the pressure on now is a team to be

a little clear i know rachel reeves always says and it's not unreasonable until an election is called. we're not going to spell out precise detail of what what your party would do were it to be in government. but sir and rachel based on tell me rachel were based on tell me last night, and i heard say that they both accept there is currently a £50 billion hole in the public finances that needs to be sorted out . is there to be sorted out. is there a labour party answer to that that doesn't involve higher taxes and pubuc doesn't involve higher taxes and public spending ? i mean, i think public spending? i mean, i think thing from our talk before honest about trying to learn lessons so if you've got a situation where you've had low growth for the past 12 years you've had low investment low productivity you've had way below the french, the germans and even the italians, you've got a tax system of and even the italians, you've got a tax system 0 f £450 billion got a tax system of £450 billion which isn't working properly . which isn't working properly. you've got a money support taken away from and development at the

same time as , the secretary of same time as, the secretary of the chancellor is saying we need to invest a particular area with not a great deal to show that 12 years. my point that what you would do is not quite reverse of that. but you get to the stage where would be moving towards sustainable growth. you would be talking towards more in the pubucin talking towards more in the public in the private sector, trying to enhance our attempting to get to growth. and you know, this to get to growth. and you know, thi s £450 billion worth of tax this £450 billion worth of tax relief that we have, that's tax relief that we have, that's tax relief on your pension. my pension on basic you know , sort pension on basic you know, sort of 12,500 lines. then all tax relief. let's have a look at them . government has done that them. government has done that by stealth in terms of increasing the 12,500. so in a sense a full look at those increasing the 12,500. so in a sense a full look at thos e £450 sense a full look at those £450 billion with it's actually and see if can bring anything it's shown for example the non domiciled where you live for all and purposes you don't pay the same level of tax. so there's a huge amount that can be done there to sort of set you know,

move into some more progress in relation the public finances. absolutely and i had very clearly, rachel, say on the day that that non—dom thing was something it wasn't on the radar that you wanted to put on the radar, but question to radar, but my final question to you that do we live you is, is that do we still live in parliamentary democracy and in a parliamentary democracy and hurrah that ? a, will there hurrah for that? a, will there be parts of this that go through the house of commons that you will actively vote against ? and will actively vote against? and do you anticipate tory rebellions tory backbench perhaps either abstaining or even joining you in the no lobbies . well, you know , have to lobbies. well, you know, have to really have to see what the proposals are what the actual resolution is because sometimes they come in sections and sometimes they come as a sort of a job. just what happens a job. just see what happens after the debate, not the debate on monday. tuesday, let's see what happens that so we what happens at that time. so we can tease out what we need to do , whether the tories rebelled or not. i just think that might be sort the internal party

sort of the internal party politics. which politics. conservative which again, i really am not that interested in not what i'm interested in not what i'm interested in not what i'm interested in is to get the country back onto a sustainable growth level and sort of trying to get rid of the economic regional inequalities that affect my region, for example, such what i want to do in a very proactive , positive sense, proactive, positive sense, paying proactive, positive sense, paying a great to talk to you and thank you for finding time us this saturday afternoon. peters there former number two at the treasury shadow number two at the treasury and member of parliament bootle. more of parliament for bootle. more to come the time is 1:27 so we've got just over half an hour left and let's first of all bnng left and let's first of all bring you up to date with the all important weekend weather looking ahead to this afternoon and the uk will be cloudy and damp in the east, but and brighter for many in the west. here are the details . much of here are the details. much of northern and eastern scotland will remain wet and overcast, although the rain will be lighter than friday. western areas will be drier with some sunshine after a bright start to

the afternoon , northern ireland the afternoon, northern ireland clouds will build with some rain spreading into western. temperatures will reach nine celsius. north east england . celsius. north east england. hang on to the murky weather, but west of the pennines. it should be drier . and brighter. should be drier. and brighter. maximum temps reach ten celsius. much of wales will have a dry and sunny afternoon. however, high cloud will make the sunshine hazy in the west as afternoon progresses in the sunshine , temperatures will sunshine, temperatures will reach 11 celsius. the west midlands will also have a largely sunny but further east skies will be rather cloudy, with light and patchy rain possible temperatures reaching double figures for. many some sunshine may break the cloud across norfolk and, suffolk, but much of east will hang on to the cloud and drizzle for a good part of the afternoon. london and south england will also be rather cloudy but further west skies be much brighter, although some showers may reach devon and cornwall. maximum temperatures

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exactly 1:30. i'm anderson, in the gb newsroom. fifa's president has defended the decision to host the world cup in qatar trying to show empathy dunng in qatar trying to show empathy during news conference today. i feel gay . today. i feel disabled feel gay. today. i feel disabled . gianni infantino his comments follow heavy criticism of doha's treatment of migrant and lgbtq people. he says he's compassion

towards all groups on eve of the event. he also accused the west of hypocrisy telling european nations. they have a lot to for. i'm european actually i am european not just i feel . european not just i feel. european not just i feel. european i think for what we europeans have been doing the last 3000 years around the world, we be apologising for the next 3000 years before starting to give moral lessons . the to give moral lessons. the united nations proposing the creation of new fund to help developing countries cope with the cost of climate . the money the cost of climate. the money would be used to compensate 134 developing nations for loss and damage. experienced to droughts, floods and wildfires . the text floods and wildfires. the text is yet to be approved . the cop27 is yet to be approved. the cop27 summit in egypt. is yet to be approved. the cop27 summit in egypt . the search for summit in egypt. the search for a woman who was swept into a

river resumed in aberdeenshire . river resumed in aberdeenshire. it's believed that she was trying to a dog. money musk when she got into difficulty . heavy she got into difficulty. heavy rain in the east of scotland triggered several severe warnings and wet weather is continuing to cause travel disruption today . the foreign disruption today. the foreign secretary is warning the threat from iran's nuclear programme is more advanced than ever before . more advanced than ever before. speaking at a security conference , bahrain, james conference, bahrain, james cleverly stressed britain's determination to stop the strict islamic country from a nuclear weapon . he also criticised weapon. he also criticised iran's for supplying russia with drones which have been used to launch attacks against civilians in ukraine. we on tv, online and on dab+ radio. you're watching gb news. time now for alister alister .

alister. wright. thanks very much indeed . say the world cup kicks off in qatar, as you heard in ray's bulletin and may just have had elsewhere. fifa's decision to allow the gulf to state the event despite that really press conference . the boss of fifa has conference. the boss of fifa has faced worldwide backlash due to the country's poor human rights record. the tatchell foundation's protesting the qatar embassy in london about the country's lack of lgbtq+ rights ahead of the first match. and i'm to say that gb news reporter olivia utley, who was with me at the top of the programme, has now hotfoot it down there and there is outside the embassy in london. over to you. and if you . hello. yes, i'm you. and if you. hello. yes, i'm here . the qatari embassy where here. the qatari embassy where peace is tatchell and a band of protesters are here . they're protesters are here. they're protesting against the lack of not just lgbtq rights in qatar,

but human rights in general. and peter tatchell was arrested in qatar last month for one man protest outside the embassy. he was finally but only, he says , was finally but only, he says, because of the intervention from the british embassy and because he is a westerner and he thinks that were he. qatar he would be doing time right now. so these protesters are not only protesting the human regime in qatar. they're also protesting fifa and, the decision of fifa to hold the world cup in qatar . to hold the world cup in qatar. they're not happy . peta is they're not happy. peta is speaking . he's not speaking now, speaking. he's not speaking now, but he's been speaking about that decision from fifa. he's been condemning the president who's been speaking today. he was apparently trying to express empathy, but that's not how it came . so people are not happy came. so people are not happy with with qatar's human rights record and they're speaking and clear of actually that . gb news

clear of actually that. gb news political correspondent , the political correspondent, the qatari embassy that. that protest going on. we asked last night and, indeed, this morning for your thoughts on our discussion, the autumn statement and you have been flooding for which we are very grateful. let's start with anthony says trust was right. unfortunately mps with no backbone destroyed it. now they're still complaining about replaced it. mike says , after 50 years of mike says, after 50 years of supporting the tories, i will not vote for them next time . not vote for them next time. they've made a complete mess of our energy, health migration and cost of living. they have lied , cost of living. they have lied, he says, spent too much time in fighting and just do not listen to the public's opinion. ouch alan says the have no plan for energy security. they have no plan growth. they have no plan for small business. it seems to me that they are intent on destroying country to drag us

back the european union. they have no vision for me at all so i won't be voting for them again . at i won't be voting for them again. at of reaction that we've had to this conversation and the point about the lack a plan for growth. bob seely the tory member parliament for the isle of wight, saying, we've got to be clear about that. there are some things really in the autumn statement, bob said , but perhaps statement, bob said, but perhaps we not arguing for it loudly we are not arguing for it loudly or long enough . and the number or long enough. and the number of people who saying that they don't see it as being a conservative and that it will drive them away from the party come the general election, i found also interesting and my final observation on that is the number of you who said, don't forget conservatives leadership that are now alternate tives to the conservative party who think the conservative party who think the way that they think . do keep the way that they think. do keep in touch. we love to hear from you and we love. share your

thoughts. you can also subscribe to our youtube channel. we're at for all of previous interviews andindeed for all of previous interviews and indeed for our previous programmes . now the prime programmes. now the prime minister, rishi sunak. nothing to do with the autumn statement. this i'm, glad to say, but he has ukraine's capital, kyiv for the first time. pm that is breaking news . the first time. pm that is breaking news. i'm not sure that we have any pictures , but if we we have any pictures, but if we get them before the end of the programme, we will certainly bnng programme, we will certainly bring them to you or ray. in his next bulletin you're watching and listening to alastair stewart friends with plenty more. come in final more. still to come in the final 20 minutes the programme, 20 minutes of the programme, including we will have the latest from ukraine that may or may not feature rishi sunak . it may not feature rishi sunak. it follows russian and follows the recent russian and drone strikes crippling their energy systems . more energy systems. more importantly, what i'll be asking is how ukraine conducts as it moves. perhaps towards victory after triumphs in a chasm. but first, we can take a quick break.

tony, you want you watching alastair stewart& friends here on gb news tv and radio, and thank you very much for so doing. now this week, police forces across the united kingdom have been carrying out operation sceptre. sceptre it is a targeted national initiative to reduce knife crime by both engaging with local as well as cracking on criminals who carry those knives . the police are those knives. the police are aiming to make the uk simply a safer place to. our north—west of england , sophie ripper has. of england, sophie ripper has. our report . a national crisis in our report. a national crisis in the last decade. knife in england and wales has increased by 48. and the number of knives continues to increase. education

is more important than ever. carrying a knife is one thing, but with it can now get you receive your trouble. in 2014 byron heightens brother john. joe was murdered . preston. since joe was murdered. preston. since then began the jj effects , an then began the jj effects, an organisation dedicated to educating people about the weapon used to kill his . we now weapon used to kill his. we now have kids as young as sometimes 13, 14, if not longer . it have kids as young as sometimes 13, 14, if not longer. it means suicide, hunting, knife said. just because the schools trust me to give them what might be a crazy presentation a sim before. but the results also marry up to that with travelling up and down the country with nearly 600 national kids from his youngest or two grown men and adults and women , you name it, we do it and women, you name it, we do it and all that in the memory of my brother up the uk. families brother up down the uk. families like byron's have been torn apart . knife crime this week apart. knife crime this week police forces around the country have carried out operation sceptre , an initiative focussed

sceptre, an initiative focussed on tackling this issue lancashire. we make a really big effort for this week. we put lot of resources into it to , try and of resources into it to, try and help the public and make sure that communities are as safe as they can possibly be. regarding this knife issue, operation sceptre takes knives off the streets but it's also about changing people's perceptions as of that. chief inspector old field has a message for anyone who feels they have the right to carry a knife. i would ask them , first of all, don't take the knife with them, you must dispose the knife and you must speak to somebody about the issues around why you're actually carrying the knife. you may believe need to carry that knife for protection . but that knife for protection. but that is the case. we want you to is not the case. we want you to do is pull that knife down and speak them get support speak to them as you get support because ultimately knives don't kill . people do . because ultimately knives don't kill. people do . sophie ripper. kill. people do. sophie ripper. gb news food for thought there. but a very simple line message

more complex as ukraine. as i said just before we went into we've just had confirmation the uk prime minister rishi sunak is now in kyiv to meet with president zelenskyy to i quote the briefing from number ten downing street to confirm continued uk support. that according to number ten downing street spokesman president zelenskyy's forces have scored a major in. the russians are retaliating with more strikes and of course winter beckons. but there's also another challenge for the ukrainians. how do they conduct in victory as in kassam. there are reports of collaborators being rounded up, pictures of them, even being tied to lampposts and suggestions overnight on morning that russian prisoners of war are being . it was winston are being. it was winston churchill who said of war in defeat defiance but in victory magnanimity.

defeat defiance but in victory magnanimity . i'm delighted to be magnanimity. i'm delighted to be joined now by a good friend of this program , andrei ozt'lirk is a this program, andrei ozt'lirk is a ukrainian member of parliament. the gosh party . great to see the gosh party. great to see you. and it's a tough i mean, normally when we have conversations, you bring us up to date with how it's going, we know how it's going . it's going know how it's going. it's going well for you. but how do you remain focussed on handling that success and not damaging your stand internationally . good stand internationally. good afternoon. thanks for me. here again. look, the simple answer on your question is just the words which said, i think in 1943 or 1944, when one well—known gentleman was served as a prime minister of united kingdom. i described our aim just in one word, weak , weak to just in one word, weak, weak to it at any cost. that's what you need to bring and that's what we

unite ukraine with. our key strong allies , especially the strong allies, especially the united kingdom . by the way, just united kingdom. by the way, just from your i learned that minister of the united kingdom, russia's is in kyiv today. it's extremely good news simply because leadership keep promise everything what has been started by boris johnson late march of this year. i would like to remind everyone who is watching this program that uk prime was the first leader of the west to start speaking with ukrainian. vocabulary if you want . calling vocabulary if you want. calling things as they and in fact uk took the leadership in the west against russia aggression in ukraine and that uk leadership is now despite the change of the actors score. taking the cheers . prime ministers of united

kingdom simply saying democracy is we define and what we defined here in ukraine and the fundamental rules and prince of also the world which we all fight for is the same for ukrainian and british. so all extremely happy to see uk ministerjust extremely happy to see uk minister just talking to zelenskyy as a tv programme right now but i i'm equally delighted with the timing of it because you and i are chatting here on tv radio for our friends who are kind enough to listen to our conversation on radio or what andre just saw and what i'm saying is on the left your picture. prime minister sunak on on the right, your picture . he on the right, your picture. he is president zelenskyy of ukraine. so that we have got the pictures for it. and that is a superb. thank you, andre, also for those kind words about the uk. it really it really does to most thinking and thoughtful people here in the but they funnily enough will be the first to understand given what your

people have had to endure whether it was in the bombardment of key fits or whether it was in the industrial rocket attacks or the attacks on the steelworks has been brutality that your people have had to endure in this invasion that temptation will to be brutal in return to retaliate wherever they can . that puts a wherever they can. that puts a huge burden of on the shoulders . zelenskyy, who we just saw in those pictures with sunak. but also on your commanders out in the field field , look, first of the field field, look, first of all, yes, we are pursuing very challenging times . yes. challenging times. yes. everything what is happening daily is extremely and extremely difficult . but believe are not difficult. but believe are not we adapted to this reality mostly because we are extremely motivated . and yes there is motivated. and yes there is still a huge unity of ukraine.

and simply we know that we right , we are fighting not just for a will land, we fighting for our future . yes. so from another future. yes. so from another hand, everything what happening in ukraine in any region now is very much expected . so there is very much expected. so there is no news neither for me, for anybody else . russians will anybody else. russians will start you know, to destroy all infrastructure . that's exactly infrastructure. that's exactly what they are doing now because we see that they are fighting against everyone who is physically in ukraine because, you know, absence of electricity and heating before winter. it's definitely an attempt to everything. but again , we are everything. but again, we are prepared. we are motivated there is no , you know, big and is no, you know, big and unexpected. i would say thing for us said that definitely we will face the most difficult winter in ukraine. and i want people in uk understand that. we

respect the difficulties with living in the united kingdom . living in the united kingdom. but as i am repeating the living is now in ukraine. now we have a blackouts six, 7 hours and in ukraine now it's not the issue of the cost of energy, it's the issue of the of the energy , issue of the of the energy, because, believe me, it's really good to leave in that 3 million city, 3 million people seem to like you when the streets are absolute out of the life. but again, i'm sure that we will pass this winter. again, i'm sure that we will pass this winter . yeah and pass this winter. yeah and coming back to your question about the challenges for ukrainian military. about the challenges for ukrainian military . yes, we know ukrainian military. yes, we know that we fight with the huge yes we need to react and respond to using all possible tools . yes, using all possible tools. yes, different things may. but i am just speaking to just being in the hague and we agreed our

allies that we will prosecute war crimes in all damage. allies that we will prosecute war crimes in all damage . andre war crimes in all damage. andre we have to it there on a very important note about prosecuting crimes wherever it's . always crimes wherever it's. always a pleasure genuinely to talk to you . thank you for finding time you. thank you for finding time for us. now off go and watch television and see what your president and our prime minister one elser joke. one another. andre elserjoke. thank you very much indeed. i'm sorry. during the conversation from number ten downing street popped from number ten downing street popped there for moment popped up there for a moment that were just that was because we were just literally in the of literally taking in the feed of rishi rishi sunak in chief for the first time talking to zelenskyy. you'll get more of that in our bulletins as they progressed the day here progressed during the day here on gb news tv and radio .just on gb news tv and radio. just coming up to 8 minutes to two and the top of our programme we finish with this very important issue . november is a month finish with this very important issue. november is a month is strongly associated with men's issues. many of course sport the moustache in support of movember. but the 19th of

november marks international men's day, a day that is aiming to promote positive surrounding men's issues , particularly men's men's issues, particularly men's mental health. and according to the health foundation, one in eight men suffers from mental health challenges such as depression , anxiety and that men depression, anxiety and that men between 40 and 49, 40 and 49 have the highest suicide rates in the united kingdom . delighted in the united kingdom. delighted to be joined now by ambassador and former three weight world champion boxer duke mckenzie z to discuss this issue . great to to discuss this issue. great to see you, duke. i had a dog as well i bring him perfect combination . it's not suicide combination. it's not suicide statistic that is so terrifying and so standing because other people just say i'm not another international day of this that and the other young people and people their forties taking own lives . yeah it's a proportions

lives. yeah it's a proportions i'm sure you're aware these statistics it's something which needs to be addressed obviously immediately . there are so many immediately. there are so many young men, particularly i think between the ages of 18 and 45 years of age, which cannot find a way out of nowhere until they will just do something crazy. just check out quite recently the most alarming thing for me. i think i heard an recently with tyson fury, the heavyweight champion of the world, stating fact that boxing had saved his life and it really saved him from doing something really stupid . so, yeah , something that stupid. so, yeah, something that needs to be spoken about. so something needs to be done about it with immediate effect . my it with immediate effect. my kids are big of tyson fury . and kids are big of tyson fury. and one thing that strikes me as being stand out is that young folk particularly look at people like you and tyson and other sports people i mean even even if it's things like fighting and as kind of heroes and for you to speak out about vulnerable about

the fact that people do worry suffer from mental illness is incredibly particularly for young folk . well you know i mean young folk. well you know i mean ultimately boxers where people end in the day obviously we found some of where we can hang our hat and that become very successful. but a lot of that successful. but a lot of that success comes tremendous . and if success comes tremendous. and if you can't cope with the pressure, i'm not saying everybody wants to something crazy or, you know check it out, but it puts a lot of pressure on you just as a general rule. and it's hard to find the way of nowhere. several boxers nowhere. i know several boxers as we speak now are struggling with their mental health and also an ambassador for the british sort charitable and they are doing amazing now to help retired boxers specifically are struggling with mental health and i point them in right direction because not everybody knows there's help out there and men on a general rule don't speak their mental health. they don't speak about things wrong

in, their private life, personal and that's you built up a lot of and that's you built up a lot of a lot of a lot of anger. you brought up a of depression. can set in very, very quickly go away and it's almost gone to the money's gone . then what else is money's gone. then what else is there? that's what a lot of boxes think. but there's always wealth out there over . boxes think. but there's always wealth out there over. and i tell you what you becausewell. well when you say that about the money's the career is money's gone and the career is up and it's affecting so many people out there generally . i've people out there generally. i've just finished with this. one final quick and is as final quick one. and that is as with so of these pressures , the with so of these pressures, the key to progress is simply conversation . good to talk conversation. good to talk because that advert famously used to say , oh yeah, i mean it used to say, oh yeah, i mean it is good to. so everybody has things going on their lives which ultimately nobody else knows about and now when it all comes out generally , it's hard comes out generally, it's hard to cope with that sort of thing, but know it's a good it's a good starting point. it's a good

starting point. it's a good starting point. it's a good place to a good place be. place to a good place to be. because you to because once you start to relieve this relieve that pressure. this little knows all little one here, he knows all about he's gone in my about where he's gone in my life. one, it just is life. this one, it just is a life. this one, it just is a life saver. this one, this is just the way and i'm just the by the way and i'm anybody should go out and get a dog. but i'm just saying, you know, a great of know, talks are a great of communication. great communication. they're a great form so have to form of exercise. so i have to take out. i've another take him out. i've another dog who yes , my beagle. so you who says, yes, my beagle. so you know where live the time and know where i live the time and you know, you get some fresh around come back almost around and you come back almost . garson know ? no, not a . didn't garson know? no, not a word or syllable i disagree with you to talk to you and lots of love to jason and to the beagle and thanks for the work that you do . mind we and thanks for the work that you do. mind we all and thanks for the work that you do . mind we all that's and thanks for the work that you do. mind we all that's it. that's all that we have time today. but i will be back with my team discussing education and pubuc my team discussing education and public spending tomorrow and i'm delighted to say be joined a very good friend of mine, baroness nicky morgan, former education to take us through all that and also to hear your comments. so don't forget , get comments. so don't forget, get in touch. but for me, for a very

good afternoon to you and enjoy the rest of your day by ahead to this afternoon on the uk will be cloudy and damp in the east but dner cloudy and damp in the east but drier and brighter for many in the west . here the details the west. here are the details much of northern and eastern scotland will remain wet and overcast , although the rain will overcast, although the rain will be lighter than friday, western areas be drier with some areas will be drier with some sunshine after bright start to the afternoon in northern ireland, cloud will build with some spreading into western areas temperatures will reach around nine celsius. northeast england will hang on to the murky but west of the pennines it should be drier and brighter . maximum temps will reach ten celsius. much of wales will have a dry and sunny afternoon . a dry and sunny afternoon. however, high cloud will make the hazy in the west as afternoon progresses in the sunshine , temperatures will sunshine, temperatures will reach 11 celsius. the west midlands will also have a largely sunny , but further east largely sunny, but further east will be rather cloudy . some will be rather cloudy. some light and patchy rain possible temperatures reaching double

figures for many, some sunshine may break through the cloud across norfolk , suffolk, but across norfolk, suffolk, but much of east anglia will hang on to the cloud and drizzle for a good part of the afternoon london down south eastern england will also be rather cloudy but further west skies will much brighter, although some showers may reach devon and cornwall . maximum temperatures cornwall. maximum temperatures in the south 11 celsius. let's look into the evening and another band rain will move into western areas with cloud hanging on in the east. western areas with cloud hanging on in the east . that's how the on in the east. that's how the weather is shaping up for the rest the day .

hello. good afternoon. welcome this is real britain with me, emily carver, your tv, radio and onune. emily carver, your tv, radio and online . now, following the doom online. now, following the doom and gloom of thursday's autumn statement, it looks like majority of us are going to be feeling quite a bit poorer. so

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