good afternoon, everybody. it's patrick christys here on gb news. i'm coming up. rip short of alleged communism right at the heart of the rmt will, heart

attack and stroke victims able to get an ambulance during the strikes or will they just be left to die on the floor of their own homes. goodbye. little matty hancock, the former health secretary, will secretary, says he will not stand for the conservatives in the and the next general and counter—terror police warn of terror threats this christmas . terror threats this christmas. but going with more strike but going in with more strike action. hundreds cleaning action. hundreds of cleaning staff represented by the rmt are currently holding rally currently holding a rally outside department for outside the department for transport but telegraph transport. but the telegraph today reports the rmt union allegedly has communists running as its very . i allegedly has communists running as its very. i will allegedly has communists running as its very . i will ask, do as its very. i will ask, do unions really have the workers best interests are or are they in it for their own political agenda. also serious serious concerns indeed that the elderly heart attack and stroke victims won't able to get an ambulance as workers go on strike. is that as workers go on strike. is that a disgrace. gb news. also hour. it's by matt hancock, the former health secretary on recent i'm a celeb contestants says that he won't stand for the conservatives in the next general election. so what next?

but matt hancock and the public are being warned to be extra vigilant at world cup events and in crowded places throughout . in crowded places throughout. the festive period as the threat from terrorism apparently remains very, very real . we've remains very, very real. we've got all of that coming your way and much, much as ever, i want to hear from you, gb news gbnews.uk. what you make of the latest rounds of strike . are you latest rounds of strike. are you fearing your health this fearing for your health this winter with ambulance strikes and also as well, do you feel safe on the streets as our counter—terrorism say , we counter—terrorism forces say, we all remain vigilant. gb all have to remain vigilant. gb news our gbnews.uk our back to the take off. you guys had us . the take off. you guys had us. a very good afternoon . 3:03 a i'm very good afternoon. 3:03 a i'm rosie wright. let's get you up to date. the prime minister says the government will impose tough laws if . the government will impose tough laws if. union leaders the government will impose tough laws if . union leaders continue laws if. union leaders continue to be unwise . laws if. union leaders continue to be unwise. bill laws if. union leaders continue to be unwise . bill amid a wave to be unwise. bill amid a wave of strikes across a number of pubuc of strikes across a number of public sectors , rishi sunak public sectors, rishi sunak vowed to take action to protect the british public from being impacted. ambulance staff have

become the latest to announce industrial action in dispute industrial action in a dispute over and conditions. industrial action in a dispute over and conditions . nurses, over pay and conditions. nurses, teachers are due to teachers and rail are due to take action in the coming weeks. speaking prime minister's speaking at prime minister's questions the labour leader accused mr. sunak of not doing enough resolve the action. enough to resolve the action. this morning his transport secretary said that his flagship on strikes . this is what he said on strikes. this is what he said this morning. his transport secretary might want to listen to this is clearly is clearly not going to with the industrial action we're . he should stop action we're. he should stop stop sitting on hands, get round the table and resolve these. the government has been reasonable . government has been reasonable. it's accepted the recommendations of an independent paper body giving pay independent paper body giving pay rises in many cases higher than the private sector . pay rises in many cases higher than the private sector. but pay rises in many cases higher than the private sector . but if than the private sector. but if the union leaders to continue to be unreasonable , then it is my be unreasonable, then it is my duty to take action to protect the lives and, livelihoods of the lives and, livelihoods of the british public . and that's the british public. and that's why, mr. speaker, since became prime minister, i have been for

new, tough laws to protect from this disruption . meanwhile, the this disruption. meanwhile, the plans of over 2000 bus drivers in london has been off. unions say its members who are employed by metro line have accepted an 11% pay rise offer. the union says it's a significant improvement . the 4% drivers improvement. the 4% drivers where they offered . the former where they offered. the former health matt hancock has announced he won't again at the next general election . in next general election. in a letter to the prime minister said he was proud of his nine years in government making to the uk having the first covid vaccine in the world. mr. hancock vowed to play a part in the debate about the future of our and says he'd engage with the new ways . it's the public in new ways. it's been a huge privilege to serve in parliament and people of west suffolk and i'm incredibly to everybody who supported me both in suffolk and in government . in suffolk and in government. since then, i've increasingly come to the view that it's so important engage with people about about how our country is

run , not just through run, not just through parliament, but also through new and innovative ways. and i look forward to doing more of that . a forward to doing more of that. a man has been charged with the pubuc man has been charged with the public order offence after an 999 public order offence after an egg was allegedly thrown in the direction of king charles in luton, bedfordshire. police say the 28 year old man who they refused to name has been bailed to appear at luton magistrates court on the 9th of january. it comes weeks after a 23 year old was arrested for throwing an egg at king queen in at the king queen consort in york. secretary steve york. the health secretary steve barclay's insisted there's no of antibiotics after a pharmaceutical group warned there were blips in the supply of penicillin used to treat strep a. national pharmacy association warned there was an issue in the supply chain of liquid penicillin, which is often given to children. but mr. barclay insisted it was not a concern and that supplies could be moved to areas of greater demand needed. at least nine young children known to died young children are known to died with since with the infection since september to the prime minister said he was shocked to read

allegations that a conservative peer benefited from a ppe contract during the covid pandemic . rishi sunak said it pandemic. rishi sunak said it was absolute divide the baroness mode took a leave of absence from the house of lords after claims that and her family claims that her and her family received more than claims that her and her family received more tha n £29 million received more than £29 million originating profits of originating from the profits of the firm. she's denied the the ppe firm. she's denied the reports and says she'll fight to her name . and that's been her name. and that's been arrested in plymouth on suspicion of using his own boat to smuggle at least ten migrants from normandy to a beach in devon. it follows an incident in june after a speedboat seen dropping a group of suspected on a near dartmouth . the a beach near dartmouth. the suspects have been taken into custody, questioning by the national agency . time has national crime agency. time has named president viktor may's and the spirit of the ukrainian nation. person of the year. the american news magazine says the lynskey has inspired ukrainians and gained global recognition for his resistance against russia's invasion . they say the russia's invasion. they say the former comedian showed his courage when he to leave kyiv at the outbreak of war. now up to

date on gb news and we'll bring you more. it happens. back to . patrick right. well get cracking, shall we? rishi sunak has vowed take tough action in an effort to deal with union leaders that he's described as being unreasonable. he made the comments at prime minister's questions while the questions earlier while the government's response to public sector pay demands. government's response to public sector pay demands . as we speak, sector pay demands. as we speak, railway are processing outside the department for transport in calling on the government to end the they call it anyway scandal poverty pay now. members of the rail river, maritime and transport union working ten outsource contracts around uk rail network will be taking action on december the 22nd. the 23rd and the 31st. but i'm asking whether unions really have best interests at heart . have best interests at heart. and this comes after the rmt

recommended its members should reject the latest from network rail . and of course, there were rail. and of course, there were reports earlier on in the times about communism's links to the heart of the rmt. that's all alleged . of course it is anyway. alleged. of course it is anyway. are they in it themselves? our political correspondent foster is at the rally outside. the department for transport this afternoon. catherine i know there communist flags in the background there at the minutes as far as i can see, to be fair. but what going on where you are right ? yes. so this right? yes. so this demonstration has just started in the last couple of minutes and these are cleaners who clean the trains that we use. they are saying that they need better pay better conditions and pensions are outsourced so that some is out to other companies who employ them and make of the rmt is saying that these are some of our forgotten workers that dunng our forgotten workers that during the pandemic of course we

realised how important these key workers are and we praise that we said that we would appreciate them. but in fact , nothing has them. but in fact, nothing has changed . they're saying that changed. they're saying that they are increasingly on food banks, using credit, they are increasingly on food banks, using credit , that they banks, using credit, that they are about 90% of them unable make ends meet. and of course, this is the problem, isn't it? inflation is rocketing? we are all worried about paying our energy . we're seeing food going energy. we're seeing food going up and up and up. our money is going less and less for and it's estimated it is going to be a million people striking during december. it feels every day there's an announcement that more people are going on strike . ambulance workers were the latest announce yesterday and. the governments are saying rail unions will now being unreasonable. mark harper, the transport secretary with rmt boss mick lynch couple of weeks ago.the boss mick lynch couple of weeks ago. the noises then were all positive, but the offer that was made of 9% over two years has

been rejected by the rmt. they harper is still saying please just put it before your members. so the strikes look set to go ahead. so the strikes look set to go ahead . in fact, even more ahead. in fact, even more strikes than before. and the government now looking at legislate and we've heard about it for a while haven't we? minimum service so that maybe 30% of trains would have to run. but of course that is going to help us in the immediate future and coming towards christmas people worried about how to get across the country worried about if they get sick, if they need an ambulance. of course they're saying life threatening will be protected, but they're even guaranteeing that an elderly person falls and ambulance will be able to be there. and we've heard these horror stories , a heard these horror stories, a way of people waiting many, many hours on cold floors for ambulances . so very difficult ambulances. so very difficult

for the. very difficult, obviously for striking workers who are going to lose . they can who are going to lose. they can ill afford and no real end in sight with these strikes . yes, sight with these strikes. yes, indeed. look, catherine, thank you very much. and i hope you keep warm outside those strikes because we will be bringing us bang up to date when it comes to. what's been going on there. the latest potential round of strike catherine strike action anyway, catherine force there. let's just force there. well, let's just look more closely. look a little bit more closely. look, it or not look, whether we like it or not and presumably don't like it, we are back in the middle of a winter discontent it winter of discontent when it comes to striking a pretty much every single day. that's how it feels. december feels. anyway, during december there form of there will be some form of strike organised by some strike action organised by some sort you to sort of union. i want you to have a little bit a deep dive have a little bit of a deep dive when comes to all of this and when it comes to all of this and ask whether or not unions representing workers really have that interests or that best interests at heart or whether not there a much whether or not there a much wider political here. wider political issue here. it follows article was follows on from an article was in times earlier today. this in the times earlier today. this is allegations but. is just allegations anyway but. it frankly the communist it is that frankly the communist party the of the party right at the centre of the rmt is the rmt of course denies. joining me now is the one he

first became a fan favourite here gb news. actually it's linda secretary of the linda who is secretary of the national shop now. linda, it's great to see you again. now, last time didn't take kindly to some of the things that i was saying. so hoping that can saying. so i'm hoping that can kind up where we left kind of pick up where we left and continue our discussion really. now, i've got to ask you, you think that the you, do you think that the unions really have the workers best at heart, or best interests at heart, or do you the like you think the people like maitland, you've just seen the opportunity famous , to opportunity to become famous, to be showbiz . have you ever be a bit showbiz. have you ever beenin be a bit showbiz. have you ever been in a union, patrick? do you parties debate in a union? you will have a very well, you will know very well you are an active member of the union. how unions . leaders of unions do not take action in a vacuum . they usually action in a vacuum. they usually take recommend action when they are most pressure from their members . and i can say now that members. and i can say now that the most pressure of the

membership of the are empty is forcing the union leadership to keep going and keep because they cannot afford to go . they're not cannot afford to go. they're not going to roll over and play dead, just for this tory government . i'll get all of government. i'll get all of that. i'm just telling you all i've got. it's going to be an update on another form of strike action. very quickly, the and commercial services union this just in the past just dropping has in the past few confirmed home few minutes confirmed that home office workers will begin strike action week which will action next week which will which will coincide with industrial by railway industrial action by railway staff on december 23rd. several border force officials will walk out , which border force officials will walk out, which will hit major airports around the uk that days again december 23rd. so one would imagine obviously time to impact lot of people flying in or out for christmas. we'll bnng or out for christmas. we'll bring you more details on that a little bit later. that has just dropped in last few moments. dropped in the last few moments. we'll you back the we'll bring you back of the saying very, very saying on that very, very shortly. to linda now. sorry, linda. it's a cut across that i

take on board. what saying before, is that before, which is that union leaders immense pressure leaders under immense pressure from workers from the from that their workers etc. all of that etc. don't get all of that stuff. but i stuff. absolutely but then i read things this when it read things like this when it comes the rmt, the group was comes to the rmt, the group was a key of alex gordon, a a key backer of alex gordon, a marxist an executive committee member of the communist party in britain who serves as the rmt president could go on when it comes to this report. i think people will be interested to see that. the communist party of britain has strong links with the rmt and maybe pretty valid questions about whether that motives are singularly for their workers . oh cool, cool office . workers. oh cool, cool office. this is ridiculous it's not always is a committee member. the communist party know the trade union movement is full of with different points of view different different . i'm a different different. i'm a member of socialist party . what member of socialist party. what have you got to say about that ?

have you got to say about that? no, i'm not saying the franchise is . i think i no, i'm not saying the franchise is. i think i think one of the things that stands out for me is especially in light of the fact that the rmt top dog, marc lynch, has lascaris really lent his support towards facilitating and helping to you. my top dog . and helping to you. my top dog. don't you know you love to say and i don't to referring to the elected general of a union he's not a gangland boss he's not a c of a private company . yeah of a private company. yeah i didn't call him the godfather, to be fair, but. didn't call him the godfather, to be fair, but . yeah, so there to be fair, but. yeah, so there we go. oh, i didn't even call him our dear leader, which would be in context allegedly, of course, of what we're talking about here. people might about here. but people now might have to think, well, have a right to think, well, hang on a minute. is a general strike actually awful rights or linda , is this part of linda, is this part of a socialist or communist agenda to try to introduce that and bring down a government in, this country, because there's a reasonable questions surely reasonable questions and surely you back would you would you would back would you would

you would back would you would you would back would you would you would a breakdown of you would back a breakdown of the government year. the tory government one year. well you know you're sounding very much like somebody representing the tory government and the tory represents big business. janice on what you are doing as you're trying to stir and trying to muddy the waters when working people are getting off their knees. i'm to fight for a future full of digging ditches. is the oh, do you think they could organise petitions? do you think they could organise strong ? i just wonder whether or strong? i just wonder whether or not the ordinary workers bear in mind his ordinary as well, who are going to be affected by this. and it's ordinary workers. they're going to be stopped from getting going to getting into work or going to see these ordinary people see their these ordinary people who of strikes. who different of strikes. absolutely, might absolutely, linda. but might be lined broken on their lined with a broken hip on their floor, ages for an floor, waiting ages for an ambulance these ordinary people.

again, this before may again, you don't this before may people lying on the floor what we're telling you now the national health service is slipping away . it's being eaten slipping away. it's being eaten from inside by. privatisation by takeover of private company is andifs takeover of private company is and it's almost like there's a general every day in the nhs to make very well. one of the reasons of nurses is you've left the nhs doing they didn't carry well so. right. well a lot of them go, a lot of them go to work for themselves, a lot of them go to work in the provinces. now linda, because i hope this isn't the last time that we talk about the strike issues are the what do all of you say? crucially hope that you say? crucially i hope that the strike stop. i do think it's having a little point of reference you which that reference for you which is that i rises in general i do support rises in general whether not i massive pay whether or not i the massive pay rises are after is a rises that some are after is a different question i.e. basically do think basically i doubt and i do think i think linda that the

i do think linda that the government has walked into a massive here because of massive crisis here because of negotiating. foresight negotiating. i'm poor foresight going forward and you have to look, of a government look, the point of a government is to make sure that the is to try to make sure that the general don't have general public don't have to deal something like deal with something like a general strike. they have general strike. and they have failed so linda failed in that duty. so linda pleasers i'm represents the pleasers that i'm represents the tory one of the tory government. but one of the concerns would have whether concerns i would have is whether or ordinary are or not ordinary workers are being used for some form of communist, radical socialist agenda. think true ? agenda. you think that's true? oh, honestly , these are age old, oh, honestly, these are age old, if you will, because as humans, then you'll go for a communist just answer the question linda. it's an age old tactic to not answer the question. you all very versed this just answer it. do think that this is some form of actual or a far left agenda andifs of actual or a far left agenda and it's being bracketed as workers rights. no, this is a struggle of thousands upon thousands of working class people who are refusing to any longer take the austerity that's

been dished out to them while the are piling high and rolling aboutin the are piling high and rolling about in money when there are people going to food banks and people going to food banks and people from our local hospital queuing as if to local food bank , it's outrageous that you should start manufacturing these these . as i said, i'm not going these. as i said, i'm not going to have a i'm not going to have the money for. it's not me who is reporting or indeed it's not me who is alex gordon, who is allegedly and this is according to the times and to the times, you know, a marxist an executive committee member of the communist who communist party of britain who serves as the rmt president, i didn't do that. it's not my it's not role. it's not my fault not my role. it's not my fault that those elected to the three most senior positions in the union by a group union were held by a group called broad left, reported. and the from a communist the group comes from a communist party and how party strategy, and that is how people in and venezuela, people in cuba and venezuela, it's not me manufacturing this stuff. news , are we stuff. there is the news, are we going to do this? know,

going to do this? you know, linda, to go . i've got linda, i've got to go. i've got to go. but but but actually , to go. but but but actually, i've really talking to i've really enjoyed talking to you, i hope to get you back you, and i hope to get you back on. alright, thank you very, very much. and to take care. always top there is always in the top there is secretary national secretary of the national network bunny network is not a happy bunny i got to see but us i've got a soft for the former secretary and i'm a celebrity campmate matt hancock afternoon matt hancock this afternoon announced that he will not stand for the at the next general election. the ex tory mp returned to westminster last way for australia following his controversial on on tv's i'm a celebrity get me out of here let's take a look at the tik tok video it's where we are the tiktok video he made a short while ago making this announcement. it's been huge privilege to serve in parliament and serve people of west suffolk . i'm incredibly grateful to everybody supported me both in suffolk and in government . since suffolk and in government. since then, i've increasingly the view that it's so important engage with people about politics about how our country is run , not just

how our country is run, not just through parliament, but also through parliament, but also through new and innovative . and through new and innovative. and i look forward to doing more that. okay then we get matt hancock that basically saying he's not going to stand in the next general election or something. i we all probably knew what was coming, but dr. david jeffrey is a lecturer in british politics at the university about university of liverpool about a strong theme coursing strong liverpool theme coursing to you had to start this show. and you had linda now is this chap linda on and now is this chap from the university of look good.thank from the university of look good. thank you very much. matt hancock the next hancock standing down the next in a shock. no in itself is not a shock. no it'll go line in politics it'll go off in line in politics on variety of different angles, of course, of even a tv show. him d'angelo sounds him and gina d'angelo sounds like a mob boss. buzzer there we go. a wider concern now go. is there a wider concern now for party because for the tory party because they're have start they're going to have to start new somewhere oh, that new mps from somewhere oh, that , yeah, exactly. we've seen exodus of many people described as the future of the party and seats that don't seem as as they perhaps did a year and a half ago.the perhaps did a year and a half ago. the conservatives are going to have to find people to be candidates for if you're one of the brightest or the best, would

you leave your well—paid you want to leave your well—paid job to get a drubbing from the electorate in about two years time? it doesn't a very appealing prospect . think i'd appealing prospect. think i'd rather be in the jungle? to be honest, you know. where are they going people? and going to find the people? and are to be of a high are they going to be of a high quality? well one argument is that suppose that may be that i suppose that may be it might inject life , new might inject new life, new blood, maybe there's younger people don't people out there who don't yet have job in the city, want have a top job in the city, want to go into politics and dare i say it, maybe they just want to do it for the morals of the whole thing. and a sense of pubuc is whole thing. and a sense of public is that public duty is that you're laughing your life? no, you laughing all your life? no, you do would be a very do that. that would be a very nice for people to go nice reason for people to go into i mean, one thing into politics. i mean, one thing we do forget when we're trying to encourage younger into to encourage younger people into elected that it's elected politics is that it's very just in time very expensive, not just in time of the time you have to give up for work and a personal level, it's actually it costs a lot. well, just the general day to day life of a campaigner in a general election. so without support from party more broadly all over organisation like trade

unions, candidates find it quite difficult if they're not wealthy independently to stand . so yeah, independently to stand. so yeah, you know, it is. and i mean, i've been going til i'm blue in the face about the poor class political representative this country. and i really i don't think that's been emphasised actually by mick lynch for me quite recently now mate lynch is whilst i'm pretty much fundamentally disagree with a lot of what he's doing right, he is able to run around a lot of politicians. he's able to go on things like have i got news you and be quite funny even i don't personally find a lot of his jokes and he's able to be much better orator than a lot of politicians . and you look at politicians. and you look at that and you think the british right think i have a right right now i think i have a right to be very, very angry about the lack quality that see in the lack of quality that see in the house of commons. do they know ? house of commons. do they know? yeah. and i suppose in the case of mick lynch, it's because he's what he's the things he what he's the things that he actually believes in. we send politicians onto the media to

defend policies they probably think will no , not the right think will no, not the right answer. and hard to be as authentic when you don't actually believe what you're saying . i mean, people have saying. i mean, people have always bemoaned the quality of their politicians and look back with tinted glasses . but with rose tinted glasses. but there does seem to be an issue . there does seem to be an issue. we saw recently with of we saw this recently with of employees who would fail sats. they were given questions the schoolchildren are taking and half didn't really passed the bafic half didn't really passed the basic numeracy test we set of them. so something does seem to be wrong and we need to ask ourselves why high quality people putting themselves forward and going to this . i forward and going to do this. i do money has got do suspect the money has got something to do with it. i think that the online twittersphere and all stuff and the and all of that stuff and the game changed a that and game has changed a lot that and i think that there's lot i also think that there's a lot of tail wagging dog going of tail wagging the dog going on at moment. floating, at the moment. people floating, policy ideas, maybe having some form, say, actual form, dare i say, actual political doctrine and ideology. and a sudden there's and then all of a sudden there's a a rabble on twitter and a bit of a rabble on twitter and pubuc a bit of a rabble on twitter and public just a section public mood orjust a section the completely the public mood completely changes the changes and i just think the whole the whole thing

whole thing the whole thing looks at the moment looks rudderless at the moment in, this day and of identity in, this day and age of identity politics as well. why you politics as well. why do you want in your anyway, dr. want in your life anyway, dr. david, thank you very david, jeffrey, thank you very much. in much. who is a lecturer in british politics the british politics at the university liverpool. the university of liverpool. the hook least initially hook of that at least initially was that matt hancock is going to stand at the next to stand down at the next general election. think general election. but i think actually forward need actually going forward we need have serious look at what have a serious look at what happens the party. yeah, happens in the tory party. yeah, they're find a lot of they're going to find a lot of new candidates from somewhere but when you but politics in general when you look house commons now look in the house of commons now do particularly do you feel particularly inspired what and who you say inspired by what and who you say you me patrick christys you are with me patrick christys is gb news on coming up the is on gb news on coming up the pubuc is on gb news on coming up the public warned to extra public being warned to be extra vigilant events and in vigilant world cup events and in crowded things crowded places. so things like christmas in christmas markets roll out in about with the minute it's all free first free free christmas our first free christmas while isn't it. christmas for a while isn't it. people been concerned people have been concerned because threat from terrorism remains real. we will remains very, very real. we will have latest security have the latest from a security editor that next. but also editor on that next. but also houn editor on that next. but also hour, be asking if young hour, i will be asking if young people the have lost their people in the uk have lost their sense of ambition, their sense of drive, frankly, they're a bit lazy a new survey lazy because a new survey suggests ten young

suggests that one in ten young people never intend to start work . i mean, going into it with work. i mean, going into it with you, there's lot of people that i know who start and then can't be bothered it, but at be bothered with it, but at least it anyway. i'll be least start it anyway. i'll be back moment .

good afternoon . 330. i'm tatiana good afternoon. 330. i'm tatiana sanchez in the gb news region , sanchez in the gb news region, the public and commercial service is union says border force workers will strike over christmas in a row over pay jobs and conditions. here's what the us general had to say as. i said at the beginning, and as i've finished with, however, the action that we've called at the moment will be half severe effects on people using our roads , needing driving tests, roads, needing driving tests, accessing repayments, or indeed entering the country over the christmas period. but is the

first round of action that is designed to be escalated ? former designed to be escalated? former health secretary matt hancock has announced he will not stand again at the next general election in a letter to the prime minister said he was proud of his nine years in government making reference to the uk having the first covid vaccine in the world. it's been a huge privilege to in parliament and serve people west suffolk and i'm incredibly grateful to everybody who supported me both in suffolk and government since i've increasingly comes the view that it's so important to with people about politics about how our country is run , not just our country is run, not just through parliament, but also through parliament, but also through new and innovative ways. and i look forward to doing more of that . a man has been charged of that. a man has been charged a public order offence after an 999 a public order offence after an egg was thrown at king charles in luton, bedfordshire. police say . the 28 year old man has say. the 28 year old man has been bail to appear at magistrates court on the night

january tv, online and davey plus radio. this is . plus radio. this is. gb news. here's a quick snapshot of today's markets. the pound will buy you $1.2i99 an d ,i.1597. the buy you $1.2i99 and ,i.1597. the price gold is buy you $1.2i99 and ,i.1597. the price gold i s £1,461.02 per price gold is £1,461.02 per ounce , and the 51 trades. price gold is £1,461.02 per ounce , and the 51 trades . at ounce, and the 51 trades. at 7528 points . 7528 points. okay. right. well, it's just a quick reminder. this now of that news that came in to us within last few minutes, the public and commercial services union, where you giving, if you've you before giving, if you've never heard of them but will fill has in past few fill you in has in the past few minutes confirm that the home

office strike office workers will begin strike action week. now this will be coincided with action by railway it will take place from december 23rd and several border force officials will walk out which will hit major airports around the uk . we're going to take the uk. we're going to take a little bit of a dive into. but general secretary of the he has the details of the strikes just a few moments ago. let's hear and look at it. next week, industrial action starts members will be on strike in. the river payments dealing with payments agency dealing with calls from farmers , those calls from farmers, those accessing payments in the agricultural sector . accessing payments in the agricultural sector. members will be on strike. who do driving tests in the driving and vehicle agency for one month, rolling around the country at a time when there are already half a million people waiting for driving tests. members will start action next week on national with truck traffic officers taking industrial action over a five week period rolling around the country. six of those days coordinated take place on the same day as strikes

called by the rmt . we have also called by the rmt. we have also announced two week strikes in dwp officers in liverpool and in doncaster because members that face redundancy because the government is closing their offices at a time where we need more people in the communities deaung more people in the communities dealing with the most vulnerable . and i can confirm today that our national executive committee as agreed to serve notice on the home office for the following industrial that will take place over the christmas period. all pcc members working operational officers in the border force will be out on strike on december 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th and december 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st. and there be called out on strike at birmingham airport. cardiff airport gatwick airport , glasgow airport gatwick airport, glasgow airport, heathrow airport terminals two, three, four and

five. manchester and the port of new haven. okay so you are heanng new haven. okay so you are hearing from mark strauss , who hearing from mark strauss, who is the general secretary of, the p. c s and essentially what i can gather that will cause absolute chaos because you've got border force stuff, a very different airport ride to an incredibly period set to incredibly busy period set to walk remarkable. we'll walk out. remarkable. so we'll bnng walk out. remarkable. so we'll bring detail this as bring you more detail this as and it comes to us if and when it comes to us if you're just joining us. yes. okay strike okay more christmas strike misery fascinate thing as well to rereading on line a little bit about this particular as well the pieces supposedly another one with links not broad left network but we'll have to bnng left network but we'll have to bring you more on that. well, i also want to move away. we've done a lot on i think it's all getting well and it's striking, isn't it? let's talk about something are something else the public are being to be extra at being warned to be extra at world cup events in crowded places throughout the festive penod period as the threat from terrorism remains according terrorism remains very according to now to counter—terror police. now authorities to is authorities say the run up to is always high risk when. it comes to security threats, although police is specific police say there is no specific intelligence attack intelligence of a planned attack a first time. isn't it really

properly , you know, in a good properly, you know, in a good couple of years i suppose we've all got total freedom our home security editor mark white has been speaking to one of the uk's most senior officers officers . most senior officers officers. across the nation . thousands are across the nation. thousands are currently packing into venues to enjoy delights of the world's premier tournament. enjoy delights of the world's premier tournament . the last premier tournament. the last thing anyone wants to be thinking about is the threat of attack . but terrorists often attack. but terrorists often seek crowded places to cause maximum harm . the festive period maximum harm. the festive period is traditionally higher risk , is traditionally higher risk, too. a massive programme of events , the world cup and events, the world cup and authorities say everyone should be alert . the potential dangers be alert. the potential dangers . we know that since 2017 the

intelligence services and police have foiled 37 attack plots in the uk and don't say that to alarm people . i say that to show alarm people. i say that to show people how hard policing and the intelligence services are working in the background, to keep them safe. many terrorists investigations rely on information coming into the system, and i'm here to try and the public to remain really and alert me we are here in birmingham. the city's german market has fully reopened for the first time since the pandemic . annual events like pandemic. annual events like these are a key part security planning . ever since islamist planning. ever since islamist terrorists christmas markets in multiple european in recent years all around this christmas market are the discreet and not so discreet signs of security. the most obvious are these vehicle barriers as they are positioned at all the entrances to the market. in fact , these

to the market. in fact, these barriers are commonplace now in centres of population right across . the country they're across. the country they're almost part of the street scenery. it's nice to see people out. it's to get out and be able to do this again after lockdown. andrew is just glad to see a bit normality and security concerns are not, he says , going to stop are not, he says, going to stop his enjoyment . we all have to his enjoyment. we all have to live our lives, state we can't stay home, wait for something to happen. you just have to live it. andy kelly had their first date here three years ago, back for the first time since then. they say the obvious security presence doesn't concern them quite opposite. and we see no security up for years now. it's not it's not an unusual to say, and i don't know of anything that's happened. i think you come anywhere where there's going to be a maximum people. you need to plan for anything. and so having security, you feel a safer come in. authorities a bit safer come in. authorities they don't to alarm the. they don't want to alarm the. indeed terror like al—qaeda and

isis have been severely degraded . western military activity in recent years. but the security services warn they attempting to regroup and they've never lost the capacity to radicalise and influence others over the internet. so while the public enjoy the world and christmas festivities ahead, they're also being asked to remain vigilant . being asked to remain vigilant. mark white keeping used birmingham. yes. while strikes followed by terror were exactly keeping it light on gb news. hey how we can't control the news agenda we all want. joins me now in the studio. how concerned should public well, should the public be? well, the fact is we have seen the terror level lowered from severe substantial in recent months, but still means an attack likely. the fact is , haven't had likely. the fact is, haven't had a terrorist attack, though, since november last year when that would be bomber tried to blow up the maternity hospital

in liverpool. thankfully the device didn't fully and he ended up only killing himself . device didn't fully and he ended up only killing himself. but device didn't fully and he ended up only killing himself . but the up only killing himself. but the security services and the police know that with the passage of time , if there hasn't been time, if there hasn't been a significant incident, then the public, you know, the card can drop a bit and they don't want to frighten people, but they do want to be alert to . the fact want to be alert to. the fact that especially at this time of yean that especially at this time of year, patrick, there are it will seek to do harm and they look for large crowds of people because they want to cause as much damage and harm as possible, like said, thankfully, it does appear to be a relatively long term release. it feels as if a long time since we've a terror attack of any significance really in this country and long may that last. but who are the police most concerned about us against, do you think at christmas markets? well, there's no doubt it's islamist extremism that is still the primary cause for concern in terms of the propensity of those individuals to go after large of

people and effectively kill as many people as possible. we know the right wing has been classed as the fastest growing extremism . the police and security services are seeing over the. but it's all relative it's still a tiny proportion of the casework the police and security services deal with that is mainly around islamist extremism . and as far as isis and al is concerned, well, we know that both these groups have been degraded over recent years. isis's most with airstrikes in syria and in iraq, which is largely dismantled , that group largely dismantled, that group but not destroyed. it completely. they've dispersed they've gone, some of them, to other countries , including other countries, including afghanistan . but what they've afghanistan. but what they've never lost is there ability to influence people and to radicalise people over the internet . and, of course, when

internet. and, of course, when they do that, then you get a new form of terrorist the lone wolf who can just get behind the wheel of a vehicle, can go into the kitchen, draw and get a carving knife out and cause terrible damage . and that's why terrible damage. and that's why they're asking for the public's help here, because it's the lone wolf particular that the public can be very helpful in trying to get a handle on, because if that someone if it's a relative or a neighbour, it might see changes in behaviour. what they're buying out in the shops , you buying out in the shops, you know what they may be preparing for that kind of information, passing back to the police could prevent tragedy. it could indeed. now, sorry , a little bit indeed. now, sorry, a little bit off topic for you, bob, but we did have every single time i come on, there appears to be some form of breaking when it comes to air strikes. there are these service strikes. these civil service strikes. if you're us, the you're just joining us, the pieces represent of, pieces which represent a lot of, border home office border force and home office staff, they've announced staff, well, they've announced a wave strikes. these will wave of strikes. these will affect, most notably airports from 23rd of december, i believe

it was. no, you were just saying to me earlier you think this is going to cause absolute chaos. there is no doubt it. i mean, they are timing their strike action to . have the worst effect action to. have the worst effect because that gives them the biggest bargaining chip, of course. so that period up to christmas and then right up to new year, no respite , for those new year, no respite, for those who want to travel over that period. and it's the airport. yes, but it's also the ports as well and the lights of europe start potentially crossing the channel that could be affected dependent. we didn't hear him mention eurostar there. but if you've got border force staff that need to be redeployed to back up another area those are not striking. that is then you are potentially to disrupt another of border control and controls. we know at the best of times when they are working and supposedly fully staffed , you supposedly fully staffed, you can be queuing for hours in.

some of these return sort of passport checks at heathrow airport and airport. so with a strike only, perhaps select number of managers, small group of managers and supervisors doing , the passport checks, it's doing, the passport checks, it's just going to be absolutely chaotic . i thought it had done. chaotic. i thought it had done. oh, yeah. i've just had to admire now apparently, around 2000 border force workers will be taking place so it will be striking and leaving their as it were and this will be timed as you said, to cause maximum disruption over christmas time in line with the rail strikes as well. got nurses strikes, ambulance strikes essential firefighters strikes as well, posties on strike coming might as well i suppose to be our first free christmas after the old covid pandemic. we might as well indoors. well, well still stay indoors. well, it a national strike in all it is a national strike in all but name. yeah, there is no doubt it. there's level doubt about it. there's a level of coordination here that is of coordination in here that is quite everyone. yeah and well quite to everyone. yeah and well the strikes all happening around

same period will have a very significant effect . what does significant effect. what does the government do with the government saying has to stand firm and up. well it just now it's just now that it's become this massive . some people would this massive. some people would argue that maybe maybe they should have done a bit more strikes to prevent it becoming this thing. i suppose this larger thing. but i suppose said especially when said than done, especially when they've a lot on they've had rather a lot on but anyway very much anyway mark thank you very much as but what their home as ever but what their home security and it said joining us initially threats security and it said joining us initi just threats security and it said joining us initijust urging threats security and it said joining us initijust urging to threats security and it said joining us initijust urging to stayreats security and it said joining us initijust urging to stay vigilant and just urging to stay vigilant the terror threats is not gone away just because we haven't heard a little heard about it for a little while. markets etc. we while. christmas markets etc. we all that could be all know that those could be targets unfolding on the targets unfolding even on the latest strikes latest round of strikes announced paula, for announced as well, paula, for stuff apparently on strike at a variety of different airports, stuff apparently on strike at a varietin)f different airports, stuff apparently on strike at a varietin)f dirunent airports, stuff apparently on strike at a varietin)f dirun up airports, stuff apparently on strike at a varietin)f dirun up to ports, stuff apparently on strike at a varietin)f dirun up to christmas right in the run up to christmas coincide other coincide with all the other strikes place. so that week gp views he'll he's views gbnews.uk he'll be he's coming in as i was for you to comment on not least those strikes we also going to strikes as well we also going to be little bit later on be talking a little bit later on about some ambulance about how some of the ambulance workers are going to be workers trucks are going to be affecting vulnerable people. question massive question question marks, massive question

marks, unanswered questions, frankly not who frankly about whether or not who have heart attacks or stroke , have heart attacks or stroke, the elderly, the vulnerable. we believe that , helps. we'll believe that, helps. we'll actually even be able to an ambulance. they say they're going limb going to offer life limb services. does does services. what does leave? does that they to be that mean are they going to be able do you think that's a able to do you think that's a step far? vaiews@gbnews.uk step too far? vaiews@gbnews.uk too many strokes for us to get stuck into. it turns out that obviously the young people who go on strike as well, are we a nafion go on strike as well, are we a nation of lazy youngsters? because suggests because a new survey suggests that people, young that one in ten people, young people, intend to start people, never intend to start work. just at least, at work. it's just at least, at least like at least so. yeah, a one day i'll think about a job. now they've just thought , screw now they've just thought, screw this, i'm just gonna play fortnite anyway. we'll debate all of that next. i'll be back in a moment .

okay. so a survey has discovered that young people are losing

hopein that young people are losing hope in what they see as a hostile labour market. that's 108. we'll get stuck into. this with as many as one in ten stays. they never intend start working. that's not losing hope. that's not having any gumption. ambition frankly, ambition drive and frankly, being society and being a drain on society and rotting in that man's basement . rotting in that man's basement. the research by opinion polling implies almost 227,000 implies that almost 227,000 young people across the uk do not ever intend get a job ever , not ever intend get a job ever, with many expressing a lack of aspiration in their career, prospects with high tax burdens and a low supply of housing have britain's lost their sense of ambition? joining now is of an engush ambition? joining now is of an english student, queen mary, university of london and english student, queen mary, political commentator noah kugel political commentator noah kugel. thank you very much. both of you. two young people, i can see you had good stuff. and i'll start with this is just utterly . shouldn't i be giving them a kick the backside? they've got to be arrested for that. these days. to be arrested for that. these days . i'm actually quite shocked days. i'm actually quite shocked to see this because i personally wouldn't categorise myself as one of the lazy youth. like

personally, i'm about to graduate. and if in the next few months and i've worked almost full time my time degree full time from my time degree two years into school and now i'm affairs. and i think i'm public affairs. and i think the many people, the many young people, especially early the economic especially early in the economic crisis it'd almost crisis, it'd be almost impossible not to work because how would you be to afford rent ? well is it basically there's a 227,000 young people that they want to be benefit scroungers for the rest of their life. commentator noah giggly i'll bnng commentator noah giggly i'll bring in now. this is an bring you in now. this is an absolute national scandal. basically, we've created a of utter weaklings . you think just utter weaklings. you think just because the going gets tough, they're just not going to try? i don't think that's exactly what it i think what you're it is. i think what you're really seeing the really seeing here is the evolution we're seeing and evolution that we're seeing and why terms it in why society and in terms it in terms of workplace and what's in the long term. you've got a lot of young people today, especially who with the influence of social media, specifically very, specifically on getting very, very to the short term very used to the short term minutes and you know, their attention span is going down. they're expecting lots of

things. quickly, move things. yeah quickly, fast, move on to the next thing over and over and over again. what seeing is now take, those is those people now take, those expectations into the workplace or it seems like that's what we're the workplace we're saying and the workplace hasn't either a hasn't yet adjusted. so either a lot young people are lot of those young people are going themselves going to find themselves essentially , really essentially destitute, really struggling workplace , is struggling for the workplace, is going have to adapt to this going to have to adapt to this next well, this is a next generation. well, this is a classic , you know, from you classic, you know, not from you know, get me wrong, by the know, don't get me wrong, by the way, that's emphasised by how immaculate bedroom behind way, that's emphasised by how imnthat ate bedroom behind way, that's emphasised by how imnthat done bedroom behind way, that's emphasised by how imnthat done a bedroom behind way, that's emphasised by how imnthat done a good»om behind way, that's emphasised by how imnthat done a good job behind way, that's emphasised by how imnthat done a good job but ehind way, that's emphasised by how imnthat done a good job but you d you that done a good job but you know, lot of lot of young know, a lot of a lot of young people expect the world to people now expect the world to change for them and they see everything instagram. and i everything on instagram. and i don't people's don't think it's just people's lives people's lives lives it's real people's lives it's have to out and try it's you have to go out and try and a pound. no what and earn a pound. no you. what would your message to young people i think with people be? i think with instagram and social media instagram and other social media platforms adapt promotes a lifestyle that's not realistic and you only see one snapshot of what's entire day and most of it is very fake. so i think my message would be to definitely try put yourself out there and get experience is challenging

though i will say especially young people, because a lot of the for work are loved and centric. so do you bite ability, move to london, pay the guy rent? do you stay out of london or do you make the commute? i think there are other barriers as well that make it incredibly difficult for people to access the workplace , which might the workplace, which might be why still a bit more why they still a bit more demotivated to actually enter the first place. also, i it depends on what line of you want to go into, doesn't it, in terms of how long centric that is. but no. do you think that this is just a generation now where because the going has got tough that decides to give up a little bit. a of you know bit. there's a lot of you know youth angst isn't there? and there's people are i'm there's a lot of people are i'm not diminishing anyone got not diminishing anyone who's got genuine the way, but genuine issues, by the way, but a of people throw their a lot of people throw their hands up and say, oh, i'm so stressed, i'm too anxious, everything's stressful and all of just think they of this. and i just think they need little a rocket is need little bit of a rocket is this this now what we're this is this now what we're saying is the physical embodiment went to embodiment of kids. you went to a that didn't have a primary that didn't have

winners losers on sports winners and losers on sports day. maybe and there day. i maybe partially and there is lot there. it is a lot of is a lot there. it is a lot of room for that argument and a huge number of people in that report were suggesting report that were suggesting that they of school they were coming out of school without adequate careers guidance. i think is guidance. but what i think is really, interesting here guidance. but what i think is retthe interesting here guidance. but what i think is retthe long interesting here guidance. but what i think is retthe long term resting here guidance. but what i think is retthe long term is;ting here guidance. but what i think is retthe long term is thei here guidance. but what i think is retthe long term is the way; guidance. but what i think is retthe long term is the way that in the long term is the way that the workplace is going to change. for example, p.w see change. and for example, p.w see suggesting that by the mid 2030s 30% of jobs are going to be automated. what we're seeing here is a real discussion between young who are between young people who are doing part of this doing really part of this technological revolution and aren't expecting to into an office and essentially sit down for 8 hours a day and do something menial. they want to be going into something like the arts where of respondents arts where 15% of respondents said to work, where said they wanted to work, where at moment there's only at the moment there's only percent jobs 30 years that percent of jobs in 30 years that will very very different will be very very different because of jobs may because lots of those jobs may not anymore . so most not exist anymore. so do most about that primary school life. but we are seeing a disconnect here between the generations and the workplace. now and what it will be moving forward. yeah, look, take that not look, i do take it that not a huge amounts of natural

incentive for a lot of young people. maybe they're looking at home ownership being their grasp and by say and completely i by the way say with full self—awareness, if i look, to be of the very look, i am to be one of the very few people who does a job like i do now. but to be fair, what people didn't say and i'm not trying hold out to be trying to hold myself out to be a by any stretch, anyone a saint by any stretch, anyone who well know i've got who knows you well know i've got unbelievably numerous unbelievably lucky on numerous different way different occasions, in a way that difficult to that is very difficult to explain. actually, it's almost like just a bribe. someone like i'm just a bribe. someone which did it's they'll which i didn't did it's they'll never it stick. but do never make it stick. but you do have go to work what have to go to work hard. what people don't see is the salaries that i people don't see is the salaries thati on people don't see is the salaries that i on when i was 18 or 19 years old, the hours i was paid anyway. banging much. anyway. i'm banging on too much. right. you much. both right. thank you very much. both of great to have both of you. great to have you both on the adam they're on the show. adam they're engush on the show. adam they're english at queen mary english students at queen mary university of london, and political neville political commentator neville kugel political commentator neville kugel. reckon kugel. what do you reckon at home, ladies and gentlemen? i imagine a of, you know, imagine a lot of, you know, clenched now think, you know, the of in ten of them the youth of one in ten of them never intend a job. never intend on getting a job. nobody poker is advice nobody mentioned poker is advice that i once a careers that i once filled in a careers and form when i at school

and form when i was at school and form when i was at school and that my optimal and it said that my optimal career would be horse groom. that whole story about remarkable. the remarkable. anyway, the government's expected to announce new announce whether plans for a new coal have been coal mine in cumbria have been approved. it gets the go approved. if it gets the go ahead, it will be used to provide coal. i don't think where will go. well, we'd hope so. coal mine. that was so. use a coal mine. that was used the steelmaking industry used in the steelmaking industry and power. the funds and for not power. the funds have opposed by have been opposed by environmental groups also proved to something fault in to be something of a fault in the conservative party . us the conservative party. us now is news is north—west of is gb news is north—west of england. reaper hill england. sophie reaper hill i imagine freezing imagine it's absolutely freezing out there. so if what what's going coal mine. out there. so if what what's going coal mine . well going on at the coal mine. well we're still waiting on that decision as to whether or not the coal mine will be able to open here in in cumbria. we thought we might have had an announcement this afternoon but we are still waiting the deadune we are still waiting the deadline in though for the government to make that decision is tomorrow. so whichever they've decided to go, we will have answer very, very shortly . have answer very, very shortly. now, the plan would be to open the coal mine here behind me on the coal mine here behind me on the site . this has been highly,

the site. this has been highly, highly controversial in the local community and the wider region now, of course, there's two sides to every story. there are arguments for and against in terms of for opening the coal mine people that it would create hundreds of jobs, which of course, would allow the government to say they are following up on the levelling up promises they made in their 2019 manifesto. people are also saying that the cold, any coal thatis saying that the cold, any coal that is mined would be able to be used in the united kingdom as opposed to more expensive , say, opposed to more expensive, say, foreign imports . however, on the foreign imports. however, on the other side of the coin , there other side of the coin, there are arguments for why the mine be allowed to open. and as you might expect, the biggest argument, there are environmental . now, right now environmental. now, right now our government is all about renewable energy , which of renewable energy, which of course coal is not. it's a fossil fuel, which means when it's burned, it releases co2 gas into the atmosphere . and as we into the atmosphere. and as we all know, that's one of the major contributors to global

warming. so no matter which way the government go, they're almost between a bit of a rock and a hard place because either way, they're going to have people who are happy . they're people who are happy. they're going to have some people who are unhappy. right now, all are unhappy. but right now, all are unhappy. but right now, all are waiting that decision are waiting. is that decision one way or another ? sophie one way or another? sophie reaper thank you very, very much. go get yourself a nice warm coffee or tea or something, please for the love of god, don't get hypothermia on the job. is north—west of job. gb is north—west of england, that sophie england, reports that sophie reaper interesting to see how the left responds. opening the left responds. the opening of obviously quite of a coal mine obviously quite pro. miners strike and now pro. the miners strike and now presumably quite pro—environment. on pro—environment. be tough on the square, are with me. square, but you are with me. patrick christys on news. patrick christys on gb news. lots come next hour. lots more to come in next hour. more whether militant unions more on whether militant unions have interests the have the best interests of the workers heart allegations. workers at heart allegations. allegations communist allegations of the communist party at centre party being right at the centre of what matt of it. what next for matt hancock he's set to step away hancock as he's set to step away from all that from the house commons? all that coming way much, much more. coming your way much, much more. i back in tech .

yes. hello welcome aboard. it's 4:00. i am patrick right here on gb news on his action packed because coming up christmas houday because coming up christmas holiday plans for thousands of brits are at risk this broke live while we were on air border force staff plans to walk out from next week . the action is to from next week. the action is to hit most major uk airports, encourage side with the rail workers walkout as well . i don't workers walkout as well. i don't have all the details on that more misery on that. sorry about this to but it it comes this to be fair but it it comes as railway cleaners hold a rally outside the department transport this asking this afternoon. i'm asking all mlas unions for themselves mlas unions in it for themselves rather than actual workers they represent allegations of links to the communist party , etc. to the communist party, etc. we'll all the details we'll bring you all the details on that. also this hour, a home security editor bring us security editor will bring us more on warning from more on the warning from counter—terror police us to be

extra vigilant in crowded places this christmas i presumably won't be able to them won't be able to get them because have died. and the because they have died. and the former secretary says, former health secretary says, get me out of here because. matt hancock that hancock has revealed that he won't the conservatives won't stand the conservatives at the what next? the next general. so what next? get touch. your thoughts, get in touch. your thoughts, vaiews@gbnews.uk . with this vaiews@gbnews.uk. with this latest of strikes do you latest round of strikes do you think this all got a bit too far? now your thoughts on this. we're looking at ambulance workers well. will workers on strike as well. will people who are desperate able people who are desperate be able to treatment they need? to get the treatment they need? oh, all oh, great. it's all my gbviews@gbnews.uk. was. oh, great. it's all my gbviews@gbnews.uk. was . in gbviews@gbnews.uk. iwas. in good afternoon . it's 4:03. this good afternoon. it's 4:03. this is the latest . the gb newsroom is the latest. the gb newsroom the public commercial services union says 2000 border force workers strike over christmas in a row over paid jobs and conditions as the union announced as members working at gatwick heathrow , manchester, gatwick heathrow, manchester, birmingham and airports will strike eight days from december the 20th and until new year's

eve. pcc's general secretary, mark sobotka says this is just the beginning . as i said at the the beginning. as i said at the beginning, as i finish with, however, the action that we've called at the moment will be have severe effects on people using our roads driving tests accessing repayments or indeed the country over christmas period. but this is the first round of action that is designed be escalated . the prime minister be escalated. the prime minister says the will impose tough laws if union leaders continue be unreasonable. amid a wave of strikes across a number of pubuc strikes across a number of public sectors, rishi vowed to take action to protect the british public from being impacted . ambulance staff have impacted. ambulance staff have become latest to announce industrial action in a dispute over pay and conditions. nurses, teachers and rail are due to take action in coming weeks. speaking at prime minister's questions, the labour leader accused , mr. sunak of not doing accused, mr. sunak of not doing enough resolve the industrial action . this morning his

action. this morning his transport secretary that his flagship legislation on strikes. this is what he said morning his transport secretary want to listen to this. it's clearly is clearly not going to help with the industrial action we're facing. he should stop grandstanding. stop on his hands, get round the table and, resolve these issues. the government has been reasonable. it's the recommendations of an independent . everybody giving independent. everybody giving pay independent. everybody giving pay rises , in many cases higher pay rises, in many cases higher the private sector. but if the leaders to continue be unreasonable, then is my duty to take action to protect the lives and livelihoods of the british public. and that's why? mr. speaken public. and that's why? mr. speaker, since i became, prime minister, i have been working for new tough laws to protect people from this disruption . people from this disruption. meanwhile, a planned strike of over 2000 bus drivers in london has been called off. unite unions say its members who were employed by metro have accepted

an 11% pay rise offer. the union says it's a significant improvement on the 4. drivers were originally offered . former were originally offered. former health secretary matt hancock has announced he will not stand again at the next general election . in a letter to the election. in a letter to the prime minister , he said he was prime minister, he said he was proud of his nine years in government, making reference to the uk having first covid vaccine in world. it's been a huge privilege to serve in parliament and serve people of west suffolk . i'm incredibly west suffolk. i'm incredibly grateful to everybody supported me both in suffolk and in government. since then increasingly come to the view that it's so important to engage with people politics about how our country run, not just through parliament but also through parliament but also through new, innovative ways. and i look forward to doing more of that . and the prime minister of that. and the prime minister said he was shocked to read allegations that a conservative peer benefited from a ppe contract during the covid

pandemic. rishi sunak said it was absolutely right. baroness mone took a leave of absence from the house of lords after claims her and her family received more than £29 million. originate from the profits off the ppf . she has denied the the ppf. she has denied the reports and says she'll fight to clear her name . a man has been clear her name. a man has been arrested in plymouth on suspicion of using his own boat to smuggle at least ten migrants from normandy to a beach in devon. it follows an incident on june 15th after a speedboat seen dropping a group of suspected migrants on a beach near dartmouth . the suspect has been dartmouth. the suspect has been taken into custody for questioning by the national crime agency . a man has been crime agency. a man has been charged with public order offence after an egg was thrown in the direction of king charles in the direction of king charles in luton yesterday . bedfordshire in luton yesterday. bedfordshire police say the 28 year old man who they refused to name has been failed to appear luton magistrates court on the night of january. it comes weeks after

a 23 year old was arrested for throwing an egg at the king and queen consort york . and time queen consort york. and time magazine has named president volodymyr zelenskyy and the spirit of the ukrainian nation person of the year. spirit of the ukrainian nation person of the year . the spirit of the ukrainian nation person of the year. the american news magazine says zelenskyy has inspired ukrainians and gained global recognition for his resistance against invasion. it says the former comedian, showed his courage when he refused to leave at the outbreak of the war. this is gb news will bring you more news as it happens. now it's back to patrick . it's back to patrick. well, when breaking news happens, it happens right here on this show, although unfortunately it's very rarely good news and in this case it's no different. uk border force will take strike action over the christmas period and means christmas period and it means the for thousands of

the holiday for thousands of brits will now be at risk. the pubuc brits will now be at risk. the public commercial services union has confirmed that home office workers will begin strike next week, which will coincide wide with industrial action by railway staff almost like they planned from december 23rd. several border force officials will walk out , which will hit will walk out, which will hit major airports around . the uk. major airports around. the uk. general secretary , the cac general secretary, the cac outlined . the details of the outlined. the details of the strikes earlier . it's weak strikes earlier. it's weak industrial action starts. members will be on strike in the river payments agency dealing with calls from farmers and those accessing payments in the agricultural sector . those accessing payments in the agricultural sector. members will be on strike . do driving will be on strike. do driving tests in the driving vehicle standards agency for one month rolling around the country at a time when there are already half a million people waiting for driving tests. members will start industrial action next week on national highways with truck traffic officers taking industrial action over five week penod industrial action over five week period rolling around the country. six of those days

coordinated to take place on the same day as strikes called by the rmt. we have also announced two week strikes in dwp offices in liverpool and in doncaster because members there face redundant sea because the government is closing offices at a time where we need more people in the community is dealing with the most vulnerable . and i can the most vulnerable. and i can confirm today that our national executive committee has agreed to serve notice on the home office for the following industrial that will take place over christmas period. all pcc's members working as operational officers in the border force will be called out on strike on december 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th and december eighth, 29th, 30th and 31st. and they would be called out on strike at birmingham airport. cardiff airport gatwick airport airport,

heathrow terminals two, three, four and five. manchester airport and the port of newhaven . right. well, that week of the standout lines for me, that was first round. this is the first round of strike action . it's round of strike action. it's designed to be escalated , which designed to be escalated, which is a pretty veiled threat . even is a pretty veiled threat. even a veiled threat. it's just a threat to anyone. it comes as railway cleaners are protesting the department for transport in london on government to end london on the government to end the of poverty pay the scandal of poverty pay members the rail river, maritime and transport union working for ten outsource contracts around the uk rail network. what we're taking strike action on december the 23rd and i believe the the 22nd 23rd and i believe the sist the 22nd 23rd and i believe the 31st as well. okay the tory is just committed to me. the tory chairman adam zahawi has called on labour sir keir starmer to grow a backbone and show whether he's supporting militant union barons condemning strikes. he barons or condemning strikes. he made comments light of the made the comments light of the labour party's relationship with trade affiliated unions trade unions, affiliated unions , an annual fee to labour in return for the ability to elect

a third of its national executive committee . they also executive committee. they also elect half of delegates to the party conference. so is it a good thing that the labour party is so to the trade unions. it comes as well as the times today anyway reported allegations the rmt union having lots of links to communism and indeed as they said the, kremlin supplies has been denied of course, but is out there in the times anyway. here to discuss this is the economist labour party donor mills . various. john, thank you mills. various. john, thank you very much. good to have you on the right now. is there some truth to the idea that the labour party is just in the militant unions buy pockets? because it is and those because if it is and those unions links the communist unions links to the communist party . well beijing barry i'll party. well beijing barry i'll be happy . no i don't think the be happy. no i don't think the labour party in the pockets of the trade union labour party does support trade unions. that's the vote of the party going back a long way , support going back a long way, support working people and its sympathies in many cases with the strike action they're taking

in the sense that realise that people are suffering from standards, curtailment and just need support . standards, curtailment and just need support. but standards, curtailment and just need support . but that's need support. but that's a different matter from the government or even an opposition supporting individual. strikes because if you're a government you can't take a view that you're to concede every strike and you have an independent view. and that's what the government will. yeah, but, but clearly the biggest issue, one of probably the biggest issue facing the country, the most immediate future anyway is ongoing, unrelenting action is going to come out from all angles. and we know where rishi sunak stands on it, which is that he feels as though they're being unreasonable in their demands and that he has to face them down. we know where sir keir starmer's stands on it. do we? well, i think once again starmer wants more some more flexibility, some more willingness to avoid antagonising working people and trade unions, some more reasonable attitude , the extent

reasonable attitude, the extent of being put in, try and get them settled . but it's them settled. but it's a difficult time . the economy is difficult time. the economy is in bad shape . we've had 12 years in bad shape. we've had 12 years where the government been performing well enough to get the economy to grow, turn to the extent and in a mess. so it's not surprising that the strike actions taken. i can't understand the i can completely understand the i can completely understand the i can completely understand the polite capital in keir starmer keeping his trap shut and it's something that's served him rather well until very recently but right on this the british public have a right know need to know where the leader of the opposition stands on strike action what he get better , worse under him. does he better, worse under him. does he support them or does he not support them or does he not support them? because if he was going to vote for him in this general election, need know whether not it's going to be whether or not it's going to be any different? i think any different? well, i think what starmer would what sir keir starmer would say is the each case on is that he has the each case on its merits to and get its merits to try and get settlements in place as soon as possible, if he possibly can. but would commit itself in but no would commit itself in advance hold strike advance. settling hold strike action by everybody. what they

ask for is just not a realistic opposition . the government opposition. the government in beijing, which the labour party has have stance, which is has to have stance, which is going to credible , it becomes going to be credible, it becomes a government all you concerned about different unions about various different unions alleged links to things like communism, the communist party andindeed communism, the communist party and indeed according to something in the times anyway the kremlin i mean according to this article in the times which you know. okay, fair enough been well she's not really been how hard denied i'll go into hard a denied but i'll go into the you know the rmt key of sir alex gordon who the times described a marxist an executive committee member, the communist party in britain. he serves as the rmt president, the goes on to say that those likely to the three most senior positions in the rmt union were held by a group called broad left, which is a socialist broad left actually also links to the pcc who have just announced action today we're witnessing some kind of communist. today we're witnessing some kind of communist . but i think that of communist. but i think that many people tried to do that. but the labour party is a

moderate left the labour party which doesn't support the communist regime anywhere, doesn't support the communist ideal and therefore i think should distance itself from sort of actions. but that's a different from condemning all trade unions out hand which i don't think that they should do in any circumstances . what we in any circumstances. what we ought to do is support working where we can but recognise that the government can't give in to everything, has to take an independent stance in order to do so. and i'm sure that's what will happen now. james, a hallway has just recently called out party's relationship out labour party's relationship with trade unions affiliated unions apparently pay an annual fee to labour return for the ability elect a of its ability to elect a of its national executive committee. there's a hot topic at the moment about ppe and tory vip lanes and how, look, it's not a million miles off the word. corruption is so there. of course, the conservative party would never call that. those are the allegations anyway. but i'm going it now. i suppose going to mean it now. i suppose could say you can buy your could say that you can buy your way the labour's

way onto the labour's national executive can you ? executive committee, can you? well, no, i don't think you can. i think different, more i think it's a different, more transparent system in transparent system is in existence . on the labour party existence. on the labour party elections and that's the way it be. and you always get some people who want that become more extreme view than others and that's why you some sort of actions what you earlier actions like what you earlier on but generally speaking the labour party and the trade unions get on well together . the unions get on well together. the unions get on well together. the unions and the labour party broadly share the so it broadly share the aims so it relates to the country and that's why should be not just very lastly though on this from what have heard from a couple of different labour that these are the who do the rounds the people who do the rounds on a morning various a sunday morning on various different all say they're different shows all say they're acknowledging holding acknowledging they're holding their hands and saying that their hands up and saying that their hands up and saying that the the of pay the demands and the kind of pay that safe in the vast that we're safe in the vast majority these the majority of these unions, the nurses being obvious one nurses being the obvious one 19.2% pay rise. yeah. is unaffordable. so that is an admittance for the labour party, is it not, that things would not really get better in terms of strike under because strike action under that because they afford to give in to

they can't afford to give in to they can't afford to give in to the unions they. and they're the unions can they. and they're just saying loud just not saying that out loud because people to because they want people to think tories fault. well think all the tories fault. well there very problem there is a very big problem we've got high levels of inflation and inflation already 10. and everybody wage increases of everybody gets wage increases of that or more than inflation is going to be stuck with as far as we can see . and that's going to we can see. and that's going to be in nobody's interests, including the interests of working people . so what the working people. so what the government has do and the government has to do and the labour party in opposition to it , of what is and , take a stance of what is and what isn't reasonable in principle, but in practise got to deal with individual cases. you them settled and i think the labour would be because it's got good relation generally with the union would be better at doing that to conservatives . okay. that to conservatives. okay. alright, john mills, thank you very much. your views are of course, who is indeed an economist at the labour party don't ever all the successful chapters, all of us we can now go across life . our political go across life. our political correspondent catherine foster, who's been outside the department for transport yet , department for transport yet, another freezing cold journalists we've sent out into

the into the wilds . they go at the into the wilds. they go at least in a coal mine in cumbria. catherine is actually count your anyway cleaners from anyway the railway cleaners from the rmt union are protest . the rmt union are protest. they're calling on the government to end the scandal of poverty pay . catherine, what's poverty pay. catherine, what's the latest where you are as it becomes . yes they were here becomes. yes they were here protest quite loudly in the last hour the cleaners that clean the trains that take up and down the country , they're wanting better country, they're wanting better conditions , pensions, they conditions, pensions, they wanting conditions, pensions, they wantin g £59 an hour. these are wanting £59 an hour. these are people that work subcontractors. they work with third party. come, come police and lynch of the rmt been speaking strongly in support of them and then of in support of them and then of in the last hour as well we've had the that border force officials are going to be striking from the 23rd through to new year's . so if you were to new year's. so if you were planning to escape the winter of discontent once by jetting off somewhere , you might have somewhere, you might have problems. but it really does seem, doesn't it, that more and

more people going on strike, i think now , for the rest of think now, for the rest of december every single day somebody will be striking because a million people set to strike this month alone and it really is ramping up now. rishi sunakin really is ramping up now. rishi sunak in prime minister's questions, said robustly that he now that the rail were being unreasonable he said in general that government had accepted pay review body recommendations and that in some cases those were more than private sector awards and the government are desperate to keep pay awards down because of inflation . so inflation of of inflation. so inflation of course is what driving these strikes . everybody's struggling strikes. everybody's struggling to pay their bills. that money is going less far. but the government first of all say they can't afford it default be the health secretary said if they gave all these public sector inflation level pay rises that would cost the government £28

billion, which they simply do not have. the other is, of course, if they did what that would do is potentially make inflation even worse. the government are worried about wage price spiral . everybody has wage price spiral. everybody has more money that drives prices up even further the government are desperate to get inflation down. they think if we can get this, then inflation comes. that will begin to ease the pressure. but in the meantime , it looks like in the meantime, it looks like being a very very difficult winter, both for all of us, for strikers , their wages and indeed strikers, their wages and indeed for the government as this seems to spiral ever more out of control . yes so we got of thank control. yes so we got of thank very very much covering force to that does reporting about the latest protest when it comes to strikes not least of the railway cleaners they are anti—union are protesting over pay although one would assume that they wouldn't have much of a to job anyway if all the trades are on strike anyway, leave that there. the former health secretary at i'm a

celebrity camp mate matt hancock has announced has this afternoon announced that the that he will not stand for the conservatives at next conservatives at the next general ex tory mp general election. the ex tory mp returned westminster last returned to westminster last week from australia following returned to westminster last weecontroversialalia following returned to westminster last weecontroversial spellllowing returned to westminster last weecontroversial spell on ning returned to westminster last weecontroversial spell on i'm| returned to westminster last weecontroversial spell on i'm a his controversial spell on i'm a celebrity get me out ere. let's take a look at the tik tok video that he made a short while ago making the announcement. it's been a huge privilege to serve in parliament and serve people of west suffolk, and i'm incredibly grateful to everybody who supported both in suffolk and in government since . then and in government since. then i've increasingly comes view that it's so important to engage with people about politics, how our country is run , not just our country is run, not just through parliament, but also through parliament, but also through new and innovative ways. and i look forward to doing more that that airline remarkable . that that airline remarkable. political commentator charlie peters joins me now. charlie, good to have you on the show. strong airline. good headline right on call a sad loss to british political establishment . oh, well and i'm not

enormously think he's trying new and inevitable to reach out to people by leaving politics. well, politics is the ultimate way of doing . he can certainly way of doing. he can certainly do better . way of doing. he can certainly do better. his way of doing. he can certainly do better . his rather cringe do better. his rather cringe inducing videos. you feel right . but the idea that he's doing this in some sort of selfless way to enhance the national conversation , to reach out to conversation, to reach out to new people is a total fabric and it's clearly a reason why he's doing is because he's trying to reinvent himself based on this extraordinary experience, know some reality tv, some do what he's made . you know no one knows he's made. you know no one knows the exact figure i anything but hundreds of thousands of pounds . he's looking at an electoral in two years. i completely understand why he's doing it but he should he should not forget and address the people of the people's state, brazil. the thing is, though, charlie i am getting increasingly angry about people walking away from sides of chamber, to be honest, of the chamber, to be honest, because what's been because you look at what's been going on the last couple of years. had the coronavirus years. we had the coronavirus crisis and it was our response to with lockdowns. know to that with lockdowns. i know

or i don't want to keep harping on it, but what am on about it, but what i am saying is argue that now saying is people argue that now do duty help clean up do have a duty to, help clean up some of the mess decisions some of the mess that decisions help create. and they're not help to create. and they're not doing instead they're just doing that. instead they're just running and in running off, aren't they? and in the hancock, the case of matt hancock, actually massively actually cashing in massively on it . yeah, well, they can't up it. yeah, well, they can't up the that they've created the mess that they've created because believe the because don't believe in the solutions that required. so the biggest one, the area where they're going lose so much they're going to lose so much support to the election is immigration. the conservatives are committed are hugely committed to an almost borders . they have almost open borders. they have no . it comes to no mentality. it comes to deaung no mentality. it comes to dealing with the small crisis and rather than have the minerals to own this failure and have an squeeze out these two years and then attempt to actually overcome these problems. hancock in many may of his fellow mps are saying, well, i'm actually i'd rather just i'm actually i'd ratherjust give up and not face the indignity of trying. it's really. so any attempt to . brown really. so any attempt to. brown this is a selfless decision to the benefit of the people. no, no, no. it's about mr. matt no, no. it's all about mr. matt hancock. this yeah, well, want to me, one part of me, anyway,

thinks that maybe does least thinks that maybe does at least open the for some younger, open the door for some younger, fresher in politics. fresher blood in politics. i don't know whether or not the most talented people will go in anyway. you very much, anyway. thank you very much, charlie peaches joining me, political just political commentator. sir, just for on the fact that for the latest on the fact that matt hancock has decided to shuffle out of parliament the next election, you are next general election, you are with christys gb with me, patrick christys on gb news. brits going to large news. now brits going to large events should be events this winter should be extra that extra vigilant. that is to police the police who say that the terrorist remains very real over the festive period. i'm security. that's why we'll bring us the very latest on all that and some points a bit threatening to for a while but i will actually go to the embassy moves on gbnews.uk it's to keep up with all the strike action that's taking place now. but do you feel as though there is some kind concerted political kind of concerted political element of this element to all of this allegations that anyway out allegations that anyway come out about involvement about communist involvement a lot those denied. yeah yeah lot of those denied. yeah yeah i are also going to be asking you as whether or not you as well about whether or not you personally ambulance personally think that ambulance workers go on strike can workers who go on strike can potentially leave people without heart strokes, etc. in

heart attacks, strokes, etc. in their hour of need? whether that's justified, get that's morally justified, get in. oh, about.

okay. so the public are being warned to remain extra vigilant at world cup events and in crowded places like markets, etc. throughout the festive as the threat from terrorism apparently remains very real. that's according to counter—terror police authorities . the run up to authorities. the run up to christmas is always higher when it comes to security threats, although say there no although say there is no specific intelligence of a planned attack on home security at the moment. why it has been speaking to one of the uk's most senior counter—terrorism officers .

officers. across the nation, many thousands are currently packing into to enjoy the delights the world's premier football tournament . the last thing tournament. the last thing anyone here wants to be thinking aboutis anyone here wants to be thinking about is the of attack. but terrorists often seek out crowded places to cause maximum harm. the festive period is traditionally higher risk . add traditionally higher risk. add to that a massive programme . to that a massive programme. events like the world cup and authorities say everyone be alert to the potential dangers. we know since 2017 the intelligence services and policing have foiled thousands , policing have foiled thousands, even attack plots in the uk. and i don't say that to alarm people . i say that to show people how hard policing and the intelligence services working in the background to keep safe many terrorists investigations rely on information into the system. and i'm here to and encourage the public to remain really

vigilant and alert me. we are here in birmingham. the city's german market has fully reopened , for the first time since the pandemic kick annual events . pandemic kick annual events. these are a key part of security planning ever. islamist terrorists targeted christmas markets in multiple european cities in recent years. all around this christmas market are discreet and not so discreet of security . the most obvious are security. the most obvious are these vehicle barriers. they are positioned all the entrances to the market in fact, these barriers are so commonplace now in centres of population right across the country they're are almost part of the street scenery . it's nice to see people scenery. it's nice to see people out . it's scenery. it's nice to see people out. it's nice to get out and be able to this again after lockdown . andrew lawson is just lockdown. andrew lawson is just glad to a bit of normality and security concerns are not he says going to stop enjoyment. we all have to live our lives state

by state i'm away for something to happen you just have to live. andy and kelly had their first date here three years ago back . date here three years ago back. for the first time since then . for the first time since then. they say the obvious security doesn't concern them . quite the doesn't concern them. quite the opposite. and we've seen all the security barriers up for years now. it's not a it's not a unusual thing to say. now. it's not a it's not a unusual thing to say . and i unusual thing to say. and i don't know of anything that's happened. i think if you come anywhere, there's going to be a maximum of people you need to plan for anything really. and so having security, you a bit having security, you feel a bit safer authorities say they safer in. authorities say they don't want to alarm the public in terror groups like . al—qaeda in terror groups like. al—qaeda and isis have severely degraded by western military activity in recent years. but the secure services warn they are attempting to regroup and they've never lost the capacity to radicalise and influence over the internet . so while the the internet. so while the pubuc the internet. so while the public enjoy the wild cup christmas festivities ahead, they're also being to remain

vigilant . they're also being to remain vigilant. mark they're also being to remain vigilant . mark white they're also being to remain vigilant. mark white gb news is birmingham . yes, well, my wife birmingham. yes, well, my wife will be joining me very shortly when i come back because he's going to be whizzing through all the fact that christmas holiday plans, thousands of brits are at risk. border force staff announced plans to walk out from next are of people next week are full of people emailing about the jokes that maybe been on maybe border force have been on strike long time. given strike for a long time. given what's the channel. what's going on in the channel. but that isn't funny but of course that isn't funny and allowed to laugh at and not allowed to laugh at that. the action is to hit most major uk airports will with major uk airports and will with the the royals the royals. the royals rail workers as all of workers walkout as well. all of the details in all of that. we'll bring you the latest nags. but first, time for your but first, it's time for your headunes. but first, it's time for your headlines . good afternoon . 433. headlines. good afternoon. 433. i'm tatiana in the gb newsroom, the public and commercial services union says around 2000 border force workers will strike over christmas in a row. border force workers will strike over christmas in a row . jobs over christmas in a row. jobs and conditions. the union announced as members working at gatwick heathrow, manchester

birmingham and cardiff airports will strike for eight days from december the 23rd until new year's eve . pcc's general year's eve. pcc's general secretary mark, what says this is just beginning. as i said at the beginning, as i've finished with, however, the action that we've called at the moment will be have severe effects on people using our roads , needing driving using our roads, needing driving tests, accessing river payments, orindeed tests, accessing river payments, or indeed entering the country over that christmas period. but this is the first round of action that is designed to be escalated . former secretary matt escalated. former secretary matt hancock has announced he will not stand again the next general election . in a letter to the election. in a letter to the prime minister, he said he was proud of his nine years in government , proud of his nine years in government, making proud of his nine years in government , making reference to government, making reference to the uk having the first covid vaccine in the world. it's been a huge privilege serve in parliament and, the people of west suffolk and i'm incredibly grateful to everybody who supported me both in suffolk in government . since then, i've

government. since then, i've increasingly to the view that it's so important to engage with people about public about how our country is run not just through parliament, but also through parliament, but also through new and innovative ways. and i look forward to doing more of that . a man has been charged of that. a man has been charged with a public order offence . an with a public order offence. an 999 with a public order offence. an egg was thrown at king charles luton yesterday. bedfordshire say the 28 year old man has been bailed to at luton magistrates court on the 9th of january. tv onune court on the 9th of january. tv online and tv plus radio . this online and tv plus radio. this is . is. gb news. okay, people, let's crack coming . breaking news that dropped in the past. uk border force officials will take strike action over the christmas period means that the holiday plans for thousands brits will now be at risk . public and commercial

risk. public and commercial services union has confirmed that a home office will begin strike action next week , and it strike action next week, and it will coincide with the industrial by railway staff from december 23rd. several border force officials will walk out, which will major airports around uk . why? joins me now , our uk. why? joins me now, our homeland security editor who's got the latest on that as well as something else we're going to be talking about, which is away from that and the warning that the albanian ambassador has had to the numbers , albanians to defend the numbers, albanians crossing the channel to the uk. joins me now. i'll throw it over to got a lot to go about. to you got a lot to go about. yeah i mean first of all, as far as the force strike concerned, it's going to cause such massive disruption. there is doubt many people, of course choose to go away for the period over christmas and new year. it's going to hit them a double leading up to christmas over christmas. and again in the new year period . now, the airports

year period. now, the airports affected , cardiff , birmingham, affected, cardiff, birmingham, manchester gatwick , heathrow and manchester gatwick, heathrow and some others heathrow have issued a clearly they are reacting to the news as everyone else is. they say our priority is to ensure passengers get through the borders safely and as quickly as possible , working quickly as possible, working closely with airlines and border force on mitigation plans for , force on mitigation plans for, potential strike action by border force officers . and these border force officers. and these plans will now be implemented for the notified days . goes on for the notified days. goes on to say that the home office advisers or advice is rather that immigration and customs checks may longer during peak on strike days. you don't see and heathrow will support border force to minimise these impacts with the aim of processing passengers through the border as efficiently as possible. passengers, they say , are passengers, they say, are advised to check their flight

status with their airline before travelling and the airport authority . they are saying that authority. they are saying that we encourage all parties to resolve this dispute quickly . resolve this dispute quickly. well, i think everyone would agree with that particular sentiment . the fact is you will sentiment. the fact is you will have the vast majority of border force officers rechecking you through past passport control on your return to the country who are going to be striking. so it'll be down to a few non—striker's supervisors, senior managers and i like who will be manning those control posts so there's going to be hugeifs posts so there's going to be huge it's very busy at the best of times of these airports . of times of these airports. don't know if you'll know the exact answer to this yeah but it just kind of actually ties in something to to us something going to talk to us about i'm getting emails about now i'm getting emails saying gbviews@gbnews.uk about now i'm getting emails saying for gbviews@gbnews.uk about now i'm getting emails saying for getting ais@gbnews.uk about now i'm getting emails saying for getting in@gbnews.uk about now i'm getting emails saying for getting in touch ews.uk you all for getting in touch about fact they're hearing about. the fact they're hearing border strikes and they're border force strikes and they're wondering about whether it's wondering about whether or it's going divert resources from going to divert resources from the but actually on the channel. but actually on that well, the albanian

that phone as well, the albanian foreign minister, ambassador to the has copped it a bit today the uk has copped it a bit today from i believe liam neeson. so we have billions there, right. yeah.i we have billions there, right. yeah. i mean in terms of the channel borders they will want to prioritise that they do anyway busy times move other border force personnel in to cover the channel they just have to hope that being in the winter months it's one of several where we're not going to get much in the way of channels. small boat activity because if it's a bumper day or two, then they are going be overwhelmed. there is no doubt because they won't have the extra resources to get into the extra resources to get into the channel to help them out or not. that is of real concern. and you're right to mention the albanian ambassador who was giving evidence to the home affairs select committee today and defending his country as would expect him to do a priority if he albanian. yeah. who was very concerned, he said about the discrimination said of

fellow albanians who are living and working quite productively here in uk. he said that 140,000 albanians were living legitimately the uk and contributing to the tax revenues of the uk exchequer . but he then of the uk exchequer. but he then went on to contradict himself because he was saying the reason coming over illegally is there is no legal routes into the uk. well, what is no legal routes into the uk. well, what 140,000 is no legal routes into the uk. well, what 140,000 people doing here are legitimate . if they here are legitimate. if they didn't come through illegal routes in the first place. so he was going back and forward then trying his best to deflect on that steady state runway level because. we can actually play you a clip of what good friend the albanian ambassador had say earlier they don't earlier on, because they don't have the possible ity to apply for legal migrant issue. that's the problem . and to apply for the problem. and to apply for a visa because then they've come back to why can't they visit the

country for take and then claim asylum asylum . why yeah, why asylum asylum. why yeah, why can't they claim why can't they visit country fo r £28 travel on visit country for £28 travel on a £28 claim i.e. on a holiday and then claim asylum? why can't they do that ? i don't have this they do that? i don't have this this information . you hear all this information. you hear all this information. you hear all this information. you hear all this information like to that they can't i can't suppose why they can't i can't suppose why they do that . that's absolutely they do that. that's absolutely fantastic. from lee anderson. so many the guy we call he's done it hasn't he really it does appear have done it. yes i mean i think the true answer that is you can't from certain just buy a ticket to the and hope that you'd able to get on a plane because you wouldn't be allowed on the plane in the first place unless. you've got a visa to come here. right? so that's the real answer. okay so. okay, fair enough. i mean, i suppose the wider point there is the facts as well, though, that clearly the albanian bastard was

standing up for his own national interest. absolutely it is a difficult thing for to square the sheer numbers of people that are coming over here and paying people the fact that people smugglers. the fact that now have the crime agency now we have the crime agency just acknowledging that a lot of them are in the drugs trade or in organisations . yeah, in crime organisations. yeah, well, a third of the 44,000 to come across this year are albanians. they have entered either the asylum system or they claim to be the victims of trafficking. and they have entered a parallel that deals with those who are the victims of modern slavery. but authorities are quite in discussions. they've had with me that they believe that the vast majority who are coming over have no legitimate reason to claim either to be a victim of modern slavery or indeed to claim to claim asylum . and that claim to claim asylum. and that the reason they want to get over here is to get into the economy, earn a living for six months a yean earn a living for six months a year, and then go back to albania or . actually, worse albania or. actually, worse

still , and to albania or. actually, worse still, and to the criminal network and work for organised criminal gangs, cultivating a cannabis farm somewhere. exactly wife, thank you very, very much about why there are home security editor. a busy mountains day, what with the potential terror threats in the run up to christmas. what's been said about albanian said there about the albanian ambassador be honest ambassador on let's be honest with a very sticky wicket with you, a very sticky wicket what on in what because what's going on in the and of course these the channel and of course these strikes border as. strikes with border force as. well doubt we'll be in well no doubt we'll be back in our space have to go to our space but i have to go to the editor. right. got the editor. right. i've got a lot coming up. you not least the issues we will get a lead it the show on that but then as usual now we overtaken events when now we get overtaken events when it what's going in it comes to what's going on in the world strikes. but i'm going to pose the big question really which can people work which is the can people work in the sector are the ambulance sector who are going be sure they going on strike. be sure as they alluded kind of said alluded to as they kind of said that they would actually look after a heart after people who've had a heart attack stroke. so these are attack and stroke. so these are the most serious, most long threatening incidents apart from things stabbings, things like stabbings, shootings, they're shootings, whatever. but they're there all night. they're up there all night. they're up

there told initially there and they told initially that, worry we'll that, don't worry we'll be able to look you. we'll be able to look after you. we'll be able to look after you. we'll be able to care but to get care you. but realistically , going realistically, that going to happen that not a moral duty now for to not strike gbp is a gbnews.uk on one. oh also what do you make what do you make what the albanian ambassador that he's on more than a sticky wicket isn't because he's wicket isn't he because he's saying your dad's not saying well look your dad's not if are coming okay , if people are coming och okay, let's not demonise them at all, but they fleeing your but are they fleeing your country safe country. country if such a safe country. oh, let's asylum. well oh, well, let's asylum. well then can't that then a country can't be that safe. not really on to win. safe. it's not really on to win. i imagine albanian tourist board is taking absolute in the is taking an absolute in the gbviews@gbnews.uk will is taking an absolute in the gbviews@gbnews.ukwill back gbviews@gbnews.uk will be back and i.

take so serious have now emerged about the impact strikes by ambulance workers which are planned for the 21st and 28th of december. i care about strikes.

absolutely. i care about force strikes , airports. i care about strikes, airports. i care about fighters strikes to care about all of this. but i think the one i really care most about is what's going on in our health service, why because i care most about people who are a heart attack, the elderly, people with terminal cancer, very poorly young children, stab victims with arm, having with a broken arm, people having strokes. i care about potentially not being able to get rescued. unions said that they will respond to life threatening. okay, that's fine . threatening. okay, that's fine. but how can they be sure? the health secretary said are planning to meet tomorrow to discuss coverage of what they anyway category to call out so elderly people are being highlighted as a particular concern due to falls usually considered category one incidents. this means that a paramedic not turn up at the scene on strike days . this, scene on strike days. this, frankly, is catastrophic, isn't it? you're an old person you pay in system all your. you may well have been a paramedic when. you were younger. you've us were younger. you've seen us through some of the toughest

times this country, then times in this country, then qualify your need, qualify in your hour of need, paramedic go on paramedic decides to go on strike. now is former strike. joining me now is former editor sun, calvin. editor of the sun, calvin. calvin, i say, well, doing a very bad job of hiding how angry i am about this. i support the right to strike and i think everyone should be getting a fair wage and maybe they're not paid enough. fine. get paid enough. okay, fine. get that. when you that. but actually, when you look reality someone look at the reality of someone who's attack victim who's a heart attack victim maybe or a stroke victim or an old lady crumpled in a heap the bottom stairs with bottom of the stairs with a dodgy hip the idea that i'm going get picked by going to get picked by a paramedic makes sick. paramedic makes me feel sick. your is my . but paramedic makes me feel sick. your is my. but this your well, this is my. but this must be the view of any normal person . and by the way, even person. and by the way, even ambulance workers or nurses or. it is a disgrace that they think they can just get away with it. they can use that which is i'm to make your mother die . i'm to make your mother die. i'm going to put your father through pain in order to increase their pay- pain in order to increase their pay. but this is what trade unionism is about in end of the day, they don't give a monkey's

enough about you. the person thatis enough about you. the person that is actually paying their wages . you are an nhs customer. wages. you are an nhs customer. oh actually we don't care about because you lying on the floor screaming in pain will actually put pressure on our employee in order to give us more money. thatis order to give us more money. that is the reality it and that is the reality of all the state strike that going on now. so you've got these things from the border force now saying you leave the country, you've got train guys saying you can't travel around the country, you've got which have got to say we're not going to treat people suffering from cancer , not going suffering from cancer, not going to be in a&e . what's emerged is to be in a&e. what's emerged is that there's a group, it's 5 million, just around 5 million workers. of the 30 million workers. of the 30 million workers in our country, all of whom, by the way, get super for no money or pensions , which are no money or pensions, which are not baked into their pay arrangements when the pay all takes place , all of them are

takes place, all of them are saying, ah, tell you what? we're going to take our power and we're going to grind it to you. the public , you're going to pay the public, you're going to pay us money. the country hasn't got . because if you don't, your mother is going to be screaming in 24 hours on the bathroom floor . that's the reality. floor. that's the reality. patrick it's hard because there's no just sorry if you did happen to pick up some rather fruity language, then. but this is just silence of emotion really is driving people really that is driving people to. kelvin, do you have any sympathy whatsoever for the people saying they people striking saying they can't meet and going can't make ends meet and going to have to go to pay? thank you. by to have to go to pay? thank you. by the way, don't give the by the way, don't give me the old food by. don't give us them food argument. but if that were true about the food banks , the true about the food banks, the queue would go from my food bank nearest me, which is in cobham right next to waitrose. so there's a good quality brussel sprouts to be had there. if anybody fancies nipping round there, it would stretch from here to cornwall . they employ here to cornwall. they employ these untrue bells in to make us

feel bad . i do not feel bad. feel bad. i do not feel bad. first of all, i want everybody to have a decent pay nurses on average, according to nhs digital make 40. yeah, our think that they that the ambulance drivers make 7000 i'm sure there's an argument for more money i'm sure there's an argument for better conditions and i'm sure by the way, on the other side there's , an argument other side there's, an argument for them throwing away some of these spanish practises which been around for 30 or 40 years or in the or the railway case, basically for 100 years. i'm sure all these things can be done.i sure all these things can be done. i do not believe it's correct to take the public the public's literally innocent position and use it against them and simply laugh. i mean, what this issue now with border force nanny, the guy boasting wife it was it was on your show but stay. this only the start of this . the fast the faster we do this. the fast the faster we do . i think what's going to happen

is there's going to be a massive collision. we've had to get to this position in order for a conservative government after 12 years to dust down the situation and we are going to pass a which says 20% of your previous working life has to be contained . you can't just turn your back on it . i am so . you can't just turn your back on it. i am so much in favour of it , but take them on it. i am so much in favour of it, but take them on. and the idea that the country is going to say. oh jolly good. i can't leave the. oh jolly good luck. come meet my mother. oh, jolly . come meet my mother. oh, jolly. my come meet my mother. oh, jolly. my mother's lying on the floor screaming with pain because she's busted. i hear that is rubbish. the last poll showed 50 rmt bad mood and looks like it's going to move again . okay, look, going to move again. okay, look, kelvin, thank you very much . kelvin, thank you very much. ever kelvin mackenzie, former editor of sun and this is, i think where we're at. that's almost like the kind well, almost like the kind of well, i suppose punters take on it, suppose the punters take on it, isn't it really someone who uses the or might need ambulance, the nhs or might need ambulance, etc. a lot of people etc. and i think a lot of people go out and talk so and they go oh the strikes

oh yeah i support the strikes yet. okay, i'll get that. yet. fine, okay, i'll get that. maybe in principle you support the strikes. get that you want the strikes. i get that you want nhs to more money. nhs workers to get more money. and i think all say and yes, i think would all say that like nhs workers that we would like nhs workers get bit more money, but get a bit more money, but actually when it is your nan lying the floor with a broken lying on the floor with a broken hip having a attack or hip or having a heart attack or there's another year old there's another 15 year old boy in or birmingham, in london or birmingham, manchester, been stabbed manchester, who've been stabbed in heart and the paramedics in the heart and the paramedics can't him because they can't get to him because they are it's are on strike. and then it's part coordinated attempt to part of a coordinated attempt to strike as well. realistically are in support it then? are you in support of it then? anyway, other side of it and anyway, the other side of it and this is me, i'm increasingly becoming more of as becoming a more words of boss as well how the flip hackney well as how the flip hackney we get answer that is get here and to answer that is conservative mp, a member the conservative mp, a member of the house committee, caroline house select committee, caroline johnson. caroline, thank you very very well very much. it's all very well and getting stuck the and good getting stuck into the people are going on strike people who are going on strike and in some sense is playing, playing, using sick people as a bargaining to get bargaining chip in order to get more what are the more money. but what are the significant roles of a government make that we government to make sure that we don't situations like don't end in situations like this and? the government has abjectly failed , that it hasn't abjectly failed, that it hasn't said everyone's going strike

said everyone's going on strike and didn't know all about it and you didn't know all about it . well, i don't think now particularly fair. i mean, i think this strikes are very unfortunate at the timing is very unfortunate and it's clear as your previous person the previous guest said that there will be great suffering from across the country if . these across the country if. these strikes do go ahead and they do to an extent. he's he's right that actually the request . so that actually the request. so for example the nurses have made of 90 they said is unaffordable i think most of the general pubuc i think most of the general public understand that it's unaffordable and really the longer that this is holding out continue. but caroline think you know now we're looking at two yeah but now we're looking at it and what has been allowed happen and what has been allowed happen and this is bad government a terrible government. what been allowed to happen is general strike in name only because we've got nurses, you got ambulance workers, you got

force, we've got firefighters got postage, you've got communication workers got the rmt. we've got the cleaners on railways. and this is abject failure of government because you've allowed to happen instead of actually nipping it in the border offering something to begin with. i mean, this is catastrophic. and people catastrophic. is no. and people will a result. this i will die as a result. this i don't think us voting is fair at all. i mean, the unions are just well the unions are the not friends of the conservative government because they donate money to the labour party. that's really surprise . that's not really a surprise. but a demand of 19.6% pay but making a demand of 19.6% pay rise, which is clearly unaffordable, you know, nurses a fantastic job, but suggest 90.6 per is clearly unaffordable and then essentially holding us to ransom over it isn't fair because that isn't affordable and people will suffer as a result and the select committee and so we've provided people look up i do appreciate do appreciate you coming on and putting this side of it and look finish for the record as i'm sure acutely aware, you know,

i'm i'm broadly speaking anyway, i'm i'm broadly speaking anyway, i it's a disgrace that i think it's a disgrace that people whose it is to save lives go on strike all the stuff i do get. but i to put the other side of up and some people will be of it up and some people will be looking screens now looking at tv screens now and going if you lot tory mps hadn't got rid of boris johnson and then got rid of liz truss and impose us and impose rishi sunak's on us and on this absolute chaos right on all this absolute chaos right there don't seem have been there don't seem to have been able with stuff like able to deal with stuff like this become a this before it's become a general strike. has is general strike. it has now. is this your fault? well i'm this not your fault? well i'm not member of the government, not a member of the government, but don't think but i don't i don't think i don't think i don't think it is i think it's and to some extent, it's breach of circumstance. inflation is and a result of putin's war in ukraine and dance i mean if i'm right sounds good then potentially but the main contribution to inflation is the fact that the putin's wars pushed up energy prices across across the globe. and it's an inflation effect. now unfortunately, we are not in a position give pay rises nearly

twice that in 19 other amazing . twice that in 19 other amazing. now one of the problems is along the people he's been very clear that his door is open for reasonable negotiations. there's an independent body that assesses what pay rises should be independent from government independent, be independent from government independent , from unions, independent, from unions, independent, from unions, independent they independent from staff. they come to a recommendation. the government accepted that recommendation in full offering everything within that recommendation . yet still these recommendation. yet still these these are being questioned. and what do you need to remember, even if the strikes are called off at the last minute with operations of operations by that have cancelled when have been cancelled when necessary to necessary, what's going to happen do you use happen exactly? do you use private healthcare ? no. well, private healthcare? no. well, fair they go because of. do you think there should be something to what? anyone who's any. what? yeah. right. anyone who's in yeah. all right. anyone who's in government that government or anything like that should to private, should not have to use private, should not have to use private, should allowed to use should not be allowed to use private healthcare. no, i don't agree that at all. mean, agree with that at all. i mean, everyone that uses private health paying for them health care is paying for them themselves something and themselves for something and that availability that relieves more availability in other people. in the nhs for other people. fair stuff. all right.

fair enough stuff. all right. thank you much, geoff. jump thank you very much, geoff. jump member house select member of the house select committee. caroline johnson. that only that right? okay you only meet patrick christys news patrick christys on gb news lots. in the next lots. coming up in the next houn lots. coming up in the next hour, including more on the chaos slightly at airports this due action of border due to strike action of border force. back in a tick.

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about balance. thank patrick. good afternoon. this is the latest from the gb newsroom the pubuc latest from the gb newsroom the public and commercial services says around 2000 border force workers strike over christmas in around over paid jobs and conditions the union announced its members at gatwick heathrow , manchester, birmingham and airports will strike for eight days from december the 23rd until new year's eve . pcc's until new year's eve. pcc's general secretary mark walker says this is just the beginning. as i said at the beginning, as i finish with, however, the action we've called at the moment will have severe effects on. people using our roads, leading driving tests, accessing rural payments, orindeed tests, accessing rural payments, or indeed entering the country over that period. but this the first round of action that is designed to be escalated . the designed to be escalated. the prime says the government will

impose laws if union leaders continue to be unreasonable . continue to be unreasonable. amid a wave of strikes across number of public sectors , rishi number of public sectors, rishi sunak vowed to take to protect the british public from being impacted . staff have announced impacted. staff have announced industrial action as well in a dispute over and conditions. nurses as teachers and rail workers are to take action in the coming weeks. workers are to take action in the coming weeks . speaking at the coming weeks. speaking at prime minister's questions labour leader accused mr. sunak of not doing enough to resolve industrial action this morning. his transport secretary said that his flagship legislation strikes. this is what he said this morning. his transport secretary might want to listen to this. it's clear he is clearly going to help with the industrial action we're facing. he should grandstanding stop on his hands, get round the table and these issues. the government has been reasonable. it's accepted the recommendations of an independent were body giving pay an independent were body giving pay rises in many cases higher

than the private sector. but if the union leaders to continue be unreasonable , then it is my duty unreasonable, then it is my duty to take action to protect the lives and livelihoods of the british public and. that's why, mr. speaker, since i became minister, i have been working for new tough laws to protect people from this . meanwhile, people from this. meanwhile, a planned strike of over 2000 bus drivers in london has been called off. unite unions . its called off. unite unions. its members who were employed by metro line have accepted an 11% pay metro line have accepted an 11% pay rise offer. the union says it's a significant improvement on the 4% drivers were originally offered . former originally offered. former health secretary matt hancock has announced he will not stand at the next general election . in at the next general election. in at the next general election. in a letter to the prime minister said he was proud of his nine years in government. making reference the uk having the first covid vaccine in the world it's been a huge privilege to serve parliament and serve

people of west suffolk and i'm incredibly grateful to everybody who supported me, both in suffolk and in government . since suffolk and in government. since then, i've increasing you come to the view that it's so important to engage with people about politics about how our country is run not just through parliament, but also through new and innovative ways. and i look forward to doing more of that. the prime minister said he was shocked to read allegations that a conservative have benefited from a ppe contract during the covid pandemic. rishi sunak it was absolutely right, baroness mon took a leave of absence from house of lords after claims and her family received more than . her family received more than. £29 million of originating from profits of the ppe firm . she has profits of the ppe firm. she has denied the reports and says fight to clear her name . a man fight to clear her name. a man has been arrested in plymouth on suspicion of using his own boat , smuggle at least ten migrants from normandy to a beach in

devon. follows an incident on june 15, months after a speedboat boat was seen dropping a group of suspected on a beach near dartmouth . the suspect has near dartmouth. the suspect has been taken into custody for questioning by the national crime agency agency . a man has crime agency agency. a man has been charged with a order offence after an egg was allegedly thrown in the direction . king charles in luton direction. king charles in luton yesterday . bedfordshire police yesterday. bedfordshire police say the 28 year old man who they refused name has been bailed to pair of luton magistrates court the 9th of january. it comes weeks after a 23 year old was arrested for throwing an egg at the king and queen consort in york . time magazine has named york. time magazine has named president volodymyr zelenskyy in the spirit of the ukrainian nafion the spirit of the ukrainian nation person of the year. american news magazine says zelenskyy has inspired ukrainian and gained global recognition for his resistance against invasion. it says former comedian showed his courage when he refused to kyiv at the

outbreak of the this is gb news bnng outbreak of the this is gb news bring you more news as it happens now. it's back to patrick . patrick. week another strike has been another day. another strike has been announced naturally . this been announced naturally. this time as uk border force officials will walk out over the christmas period. it means that the holiday plans for thousands of brits will now at risk. of brits will now be at risk. although are reliably although we are reliably informed will although we are reliably inforbe d will although we are reliably inforbe allowed will although we are reliably inforbe allowed to will although we are reliably inforbe allowed to cross will still be allowed to cross channel and channel anyway. the public and commercial confirmed commercial union has confirmed that home office officials and border staff will begin border force staff will begin strike next a row strike action next week in a row over. pay strike action next week in a row over . pay and conditions. the strike action next week in a row over. pay and conditions. the is planned for the christmas week . planned for the christmas week. i will give you those dates in a moment and it will coincide with the real strike want just join in the studio is our very own home security officers have a look at those days of border

force staff in the peaks union are set to walk out on december the 23rd and 26th. the 28 to 30 first. and it's from heathrow, gatwick manchester, glasgow , gatwick manchester, glasgow, cardiff and birmingham's airport. yes, i teased before, but he is here now. i was going to attempt mark. why mark? i mean, this is just a nightmare , mean, this is just a nightmare, people. first supposedly free christmas in a time and they're going to be grounded. also, the port of new haven as , well, an port of new haven as, well, an east sussex key for getting to down some of the french resorts. so those heading out or coming back in particular are going to have a bit of a nasty time . it. have a bit of a nasty time. it. there's no doubt, because the six union that has called strike represent . 75% of the border represent. 75% of the border force staff. the man his passport controls . so that passport controls. so that doesn't really take much in the way of bringing calculus in to realise just how staffed they're going to be on those days. yeah,

over christmas and know they're busy over or under at the best of times and you know, because you see the pictures that come out regularly with very frustrated passengers in these inordinately queues as some of the airports there's going to be a lot worse than just ask. okay. and forgive me if anyone wants to shout at me for saying this, but if you are a high office border member of staff at a passport checking thing in customs , what would you really customs, what would you really do ? well, i mean, they do an do? well, i mean, they do an important passport well, they do an important job of working the security of our borders and, you know, part of that job is clearly to look at the passports of those that are coming through to , ascertain, check them again, to, ascertain, check them again, still databases to use . what if still databases to use. what if there were police officers called to coppers nose to see who doesn't smell . right

who doesn't smell. right effectively because there are there are line of defence in terms ensuring that only those that have the legitimate reason to enter this country are allowed to do that. so that's diminish the job they do. they do an important job but it's also a job that the best of times the passport booths that you see at airports are not often fully mowed and the queues are it's going to be so much worse than not. now, with very significant strike period that we're in to eight days over the christmas and new year period. now we've had statement through from heathrow airport, one of the airports that will be affected . our priority is to affected. our priority is to ensure passengers get through the border safely and as quickly possible. we're working closely with airlines and, border force on mitigation plans for potential action by border force

officers . and these plans will officers. and these plans will now be for the notified days. it goes on to say , the home office goes on to say, the home office advises that and customs checks may take longer during peak times on strike days and heathrow will support border force to minimise impacts with the aim processing passengers through the border as efficiently as possible. passengers are advised to check their flight status with their airline before travelling. we encourage course they see all parties to resolve this dispute quickly , quickly. but of course quickly, quickly. but of course you know the weary traveller will certainly be hoping for that just when they may thought they'd worked out a way of avoiding the rail or bus network to get to an airport to get back wallop they're going to get absolutely hammered. they now just finally on their small isle some people might be thinking well, hang on minute. we well, hang on a minute. we what's what does this what's going on? what does this mean? what's happening

what's going on? what does this m

border force. they say they're at not good of. the at it again. not good of. the message say we now also message to say we can now also cross our political cross live to our political correspondent foster. correspondent catherine foster. been outside department been outside the department for transport afternoon as transport this afternoon as railway from rmt railway cleaners from the rmt union protesting union have been protesting earlier today calling on government when the scandal of what they call poverty pay. catherine you've gone catherine i suppose you've gone on you stand out in on strike made you stand out in the . cold yes, it is absolutely the. cold yes, it is absolutely bitter here. and the cleaners that work on the railways keeping trains clean were in the last couple of hours demonstrating very loudly demanding for justice these are people who there subcontracted through other companies to work the railways they wanting better pay the railways they wanting better pay better conditions pensions etc. they're . fo r £15 an hour. etc. they're. for £15 an hour. so yes more pressure on harper. the transport. he, of course, is saying that the government is very disappointed that they rmt have reject the offer of 9% over

two years and now a million people are set to strike over december. i think somebody will be on strike every day for the rest of this year. it really is ramping up now really soon as the prime minister was very clear in prime minister's questions that he felt the unions are now being unreasonable and saying again that government is looking to put forward legislation to ensure minimal service. this something that boris johnson promised back in 2009 saying to pass through part of what they're looking to toughen up even further and in terms of the formula strikes that were announced yesterday officials are going to be talking to the ambulance union tomorrow because there real concern on the impact that those strikes in particular will have. now fortunately they're not striking in the same

day as nurses but they have said will attend life calls only . will attend life calls only. well, what does that mean? that means category category two, which potential heart attacks potential strokes. it's not clear whether those calls will be covered or not. and kattegat three, which is falls . it may be three, which is falls. it may be the old people may lie on the floor for many hours and will not come to them. and they may die as a result. so very real worries about what some of these strikes are going to mean for people going forward . catherine. people going forward. catherine. thank you very much, catherine, for that. just outside, one of the latest rounds of strikes out, of course, has to do with the rmt backing for four cleaners on various different trains. it is worth noting as well as we about a little bit earlier on in the show the times have an article today that to indicate the rmt is alleged links to things on the party for

example and the kremlin which i think is fascinating people to get their heads around alex gordon, a marxist in the executive committee member of the communist party of britain, says ramsey's president, says the ramsey's president, this reported in times. this is reported in the times. we've also got a former ally of the late rmt bob crow, apparently outspoken critic of the eu. all of this , yes, fine. the eu. all of this, yes, fine. okay. also it does appear to okay. but also it does appear to say this article that those say in this article that those elected to the three most senior positions in the union held by broad left, which is a socialist group in the union, like i've that i'm sure there's more to it than just meets the eye anyway. david follett moving. david follett sentenced follett has been sentenced to a further years prison further four years in prison today sexually assaulting 23 today for sexually assaulting 23 dead he's currently dead women. he's currently serving a whole life sentence for the murders of wendy knell and pierce back in 1987 and caroline pierce back in 1987 and caroline pierce back in 1987 and sexual of the corpses of and the sexual of the corpses of 78 women and girls. the hospital mortuaries in tunbridge wells . mortuaries in tunbridge wells. let's go live now to gb news reporter porter. he's at the old bailey for us alice. i mean, this is pretty much about sickening as it gets was the

latest absolute . i think it is latest absolute. i think it is the grimmest court case that i have ever reported on and they were quite dramatic scenes at the old bailey today . someone in the old bailey today. someone in the old bailey today. someone in the public gallery shouting scum as david fuller was convicted of as david fuller was convicted of a number of further offences his intent is another four years intent is to another four years on top of his life sentences that you mentioned these offences related to bodies offences related to the bodies offences related to the bodies of over a 13 year of 23 women over a 13 year penod of 23 women over a 13 year period and a cut of two different hospital more trees. and it was there was horrendous victim impact statements which read out in court from the families, the relatives of people who had police knocking on their door in the last year. so to tell them that the mothers or their daughters or sisters , or their daughters or sisters, that their bodies had been raped , unimaginable circumstances as one woman described , her mother, one woman described, her mother, who was a 56 year old woman who had whole life, had had

disabilities and, problems with their health, but felt that she be finally relayed rest and that obviously was not the case and said that david fuller took advantage of helplessness in death. there was a statement read out from the police. i spoke to kent police and to superintendent ivan beasley, and he told me about the impact of these crimes on the families . these crimes on the families. david fuller , we know is david fuller, we know is a manipur dating individual . he manipur dating individual. he had managed to get himself employment 1989 in those hospital environments . he hospital environments. he changed his shift to work a late shift so that he was able to gain access to the mortuary his role as a maintenance man in the hospital, gave him a swap card and access all areas so he was able to put himself in a position to carry out that abuse in a place where no one else was around and, was able to get away with it for what we know of, at

least 15 years, that was a detective superintendent or even beasley speaking to me there. and these 23 bodies which were further violated , the total to further violated, the total to at least 101 a female bodies that were abused and violated in such extraordinary circumstances and therefore the government has commissioned independent inquiry into . what happened? because as into. what happened? because as the police were saying, that major questions remain about. how someone who worked in hospital who wasn't a mortuary work and i that's something that is important to stress he was an electrician in the hospital how he was able to for such a long time to and over a sustained penod time to and over a sustained period of time use his privileged position in a hospital gain access to mortuaries to conduct the most heinous crimes. but many families are left struggling with not knowing what happened to loved ones. alice thank you very much. in a way for that, of course, a desperately disgusting court case that alice porter all

under reports from outside the old bailey, right . well, you are old bailey, right. well, you are with me podcast on gb news after the break. can we trust the unions who basically claiming that they want to do what's best for rights? you might be surprised when you learn about some alleged communist legs or not surprise really, i suppose. trains, drugs, certainly. what? how committed is an ambulance strong? want to help strong? certainly want to help the injured and what for next matt hancock announces matt hancock as he announces that step down as mp that he will step down as an mp at election. also also at the next election. also also there be hold to your say there be hold on to your say buck people there might be a new trailer for harry and meghan's massive whinge fest netflix. trailer for harry and meghan's i'll be back in moment.

yes. welcome everybody. i know it's been a strike heavy today, but frankly, that's what happens when are on the brink of a general strike. the rmt will crack on with strikes from next

week it recommended its week after it recommended its members the latest members will reject the latest offer from network rail earlier today. cleaners assembled . today. rmt cleaners assembled. the worst kind of superhero thing isn't it? cleaners assemble anyway on a picket outside the department for transport, protesting against what call the scandal what they call the scandal of poverty it comes as poverty pay. it comes as transport secretary mark copper has urged the union bosses to give at least neutral when give at least a neutral when putting offers aimed at resolving industrial disputes . resolving industrial disputes. their members now let's talk to steve hadley, former rmt general secretary, about all of this. thank you very much. good to have you back on the steve right now i read with some interest today and stuck in the times which sure you've seen about rmt is links not just to is alleged links not just to communism but also the kremlin apparently those elected to the three most senior positions in the were held by broad leftists group. one of them the nicknames alice gordon is quoted here as being a marxist and executive committee member of the party of britain . is committee member of the party of britain. is this just a

communist putsch ? well, i'll communist putsch? well, i'll tell you who do have links with the russian oligarchs . that's the russian oligarchs. that's the russian oligarchs. that's the tory party. patrick they've donated £3.3 million since boris johnson took over as prime minister . johnson took over as prime minister. so, i mean, really, i don't know . your researchers don't know. your researchers ought to be or, you know, you should just attacking meghan markle and making racist jokes about our baby . but really , this about our baby. but really, this is the level of journalism you really to consider getting another job really to consider getting anotherjob made . okay, i'm to anotherjob made. okay, i'm to have a conversation with you here about an article that's in the times. i have not made any racist about the albanians and you're always cracking on it. white albanians coming over and poaching. barrow up. just watch your programme minutes ago. dog whistle at its worst . talking whistle at its worst. talking about what's going on in the channel is. no dog whistle politics. and i would have thought as that it is enforceable because course it enforceable because of course it is. why don't you just cover meghan markle what's happening now? steve not now? is it right? steve not going let you do this because

going to let you do this because instead about issue instead talking about the issue and question what and answering my question what you're away for you're doing straight away for a long followed events, answering your question is the rmt communism standard. if you want to stay you want to talk about links to russia, talk about the russian oligarch fighting the tory party the many points that steve that patrick steve just chill out steve chill out or i don't know what's got into you today. i'm just asking you a very show that you it's getting upset. i'm not getting i'm trying to ask you a question and deliberately know how important brother red, you could run a red patrick contrasting your patrick contrasting with your blue politics. right. okay alright steve, i'll just you again. okay. it's not come a little of water . alright. look little of water. alright. look to be honest, to be honest steve, it is just crack this joke once steve. to be honest with you. it's a bit weird, right? i'm just asking you whether on time itself talking all he has links to the communist . you want to talk with communist. you want to talk with the real straight so do you want to talk about fantasy politics?

steve i am talking about the round strikes , right? steve you round strikes, right? steve you talk about the. steve do you that the way that you're behaving now is the way to get the british public onside when are already massively inconvenienced because i think if people are looking at you right now, you're not probably seeing and angry man who's think when you intervene as they as assistant general secretary i mean i'm no longer response but for taking those decision. no i understand not response information but the rail strikes let's talk about them and let's stop talking . nonsense. okay, stop talking. nonsense. okay, see, i'm not talking nonsense. it's my question. any nonsense . it's my question. any nonsense. and the british public will be allowed to make their own minds up about the fact you have come on have willingly we've asked you back on is not the only time that i've had you on the show your audience a criminal rail strike instead answering any strike instead of answering any of clamouring okay all right of the clamouring okay all right steve. instead of answering any of the questions that i've put to you or indeed about you

deliberately them by deliberately avoided them by being very weird. okay, so i'm just going to leave it see to , just going to leave it see to, be honest, you've done yourself absolutely no favours , have kept absolutely no favours, have kept yourself a better researcher made by what you want about you anyway. right. okay. all right. well, maybe i'll take a walk . well, maybe i'll take a walk. see, i think the british public make their own minds up there as to whether or not steve. indeed. okay steve hadley, that former rmt general, secretary rice , the rmt general, secretary rice, the pubuc rmt general, secretary rice, the public opinion now. now is where the public are being warned to be extra vigilant. so world cup and in crowded places throughout the festive period as the threat from terrorism remains very real according counties there a police authorities say the run up to christmas is always high risk it comes to security risk when it comes to security threats, although say threats, although police say there specific there is no specific intelligence of a planned attack . homeland security editor mark white has been speaking to one of the uk's senior of the uk's most senior counterterrorism officers .

counterterrorism officers. from across the nation. many thousands are currently packing into venues to . enjoy the into venues to. enjoy the delights of the world's premier football tournament tournament . football tournament tournament. the last thing anyone here wants to thinking about is the threat of attack but terrorists often seek out crowded places to cause maximum harm . the festive period maximum harm. the festive period is traditionally higher risk to that massive programme of events like the world cup and authorities . everyone should be authorities. everyone should be alert to the potential dangers . alert to the potential dangers. we know that since 2017 the intelligence services and policing have foiled 37 attack plots in. the uk and i don't say that to alarm people, but i say that to alarm people, but i say that to alarm people, but i say that to show people how hard policing and the intelligence services working in the

background to keep them safe many terrorists rely on information into the system and i'm here to and encourage the pubuc i'm here to and encourage the public to remain really vigilant and alert me. we are here in birmingham. the city's german market has fully reopened , for market has fully reopened, for the first time since the pandemic . annual events . these pandemic. annual events. these are a key part of security planning since islamist terrorists targeted christmas markets in multiple european cities in recent years . all cities in recent years. all around this christmas are the discreet and not so discreet signs of security. the most obvious are these vehicle barriers . they are positioned at barriers. they are positioned at all the entrances to the market. in fact, these barriers are so commonplace in centres of population right across the country there are part of the street scenery . it's nice to see street scenery. it's nice to see people out . it's nice to get out people out. it's nice to get out and be able to this again after lockdown. andrew lawson is just

glad to a bit of normality and security concerns are not he says. going to stop enjoyment. we all have live our lives like we can't today and wait for something to happen. you just have to live it. andy and kelly had their date here three years ago. back the first time since then. ago. back the first time since then . they say the obvious then. they say the obvious security presence doesn't concern them . quite the opposite concern them. quite the opposite . and we've seen all the security barriers up for years now. it's not it's not a unusual thing to say . and i don't know thing to say. and i don't know of anything that's . thing to say. and i don't know of anything that's. i think if you come anywhere , there's going you come anywhere, there's going to be a maximum of people you need to plan for anything really. and so having security you feel safer. come in. you feel a bit safer. come in. authorities say, they want authorities say, they don't want to public . indeed, to alarm the public. indeed, terror groups like , al—qaeda and terror groups like, al—qaeda and isis have been severely degraded by. western military activity in recent years. but the security services warn they are attempting to regroup . and attempting to regroup. and they've never lost the capacity to radicalise influence others

over the internet . so while the over the internet. so while the pubuc over the internet. so while the public enjoy the world cup on christmas festivities ahead they're also being asked to remain vigilant. mark gb news birmingham yes well there we go right. coming up is bullying by martin hancock, the former health secretary and recent i'm a celeb contestant says that he won't for conservatives at the next election. so what next. but first, it is time we headlines headunes. first, it is time we headlines headlines . good afternoon. it's headlines. good afternoon. it's 533. i'm tatiana's in the gb newsroom border force. officials at airports , the latest group of at airports, the latest group of workers to plan strikes the pubuc workers to plan strikes the public and commercial services union says around 2000 border force workers will walk out over christmas . the force workers will walk out over christmas. the union announced as members working at gatwick heathrow , manchester, birmingham heathrow, manchester, birmingham and cardiff airports will strike for eight days from december the 23rd until new year's eve in a

row over pay drops and conditions picks, general secretary marks says this is just the beginning . as i said at just the beginning. as i said at the beginning and i've finished with however, the action we've called at the moment will be have severe effects , people have severe effects, people using our roads leading tests accessing we payments or indeed entering the country over that christmas . entering the country over that christmas. but this is the first round of action that is designed to be escalated. former health matt hancock has announced he will not stand again at the next election. in a letter , the prime election. in a letter, the prime minister, he said he was proud of his nine years in government , making reference to the uk having , the first covid vaccine having, the first covid vaccine in the world. it's been a huge privilege to serve in parliament and the people of west suffolk and the people of west suffolk and i'm incredibly grateful to everybody who supported both in suffolk and government since . suffolk and government since. i've increasingly come to the view that it's so important to with people about politics about

how our country is run not just through parliament, but also through parliament, but also through new and innovative . and through new and innovative. and i look forward to doing more that. a man has been charged with a public order offence after an egg was at king charles in luton yesterday . bedfordshire in luton yesterday. bedfordshire police say the 28 year old man has been bailed to appear at luton magistrates court on the 9th of january. tv online and dab+ radio this is. gb news well , well, dab+ radio this is. gb news well, well, here's a quick snapshot of today's . the pound snapshot of today's. the pound will buy you $1.2207 and ,1.1612. the price of gold is £1,460.56 per ounce, and the 5100 closed at 7489 points .

well, it's welcome back, everybody. now, the duke and duchess of accepted the rippon award from the robert f kennedy foundation night on their accomplishment, saying heroic stance for justice accomplishment, saying heroic stance forjustice and mental health warning. there are some flashing images coming up. the much anticipated release of the netflix docu series tomorrow is a big event for the couple, with the series expected to attract millions of viewers with their pledge to reveal the full truth. with me now , royal commentator with me now, royal commentator jenny bowen. now, jenny there were rumours that it was going to every time i to be the jenny. every time i throw to you're an even throw to you, you're in an even more room in your house. more lovely room in your house. it's fantastic. anyway, jenny there there rumours at there are there were rumours at there are there were rumours at the trailer for the meghan the third trailer for the meghan and netflix about to and harry netflix is about to drop. we would it's drop. we would imagine it's going minute because going drop any minute because that it. firstly that was on tomorrow it. firstly will you be watching . oh yeah

will you be watching. oh yeah i'm to get up really early. i'm going to binge watch it as much as i can. giving interviews and writing articles, certainly going to watch it as millions other people work. i mean, you know, is going to be quite know, it is going to be quite interesting to hear from horse's mouth what they're saying it will most intriguing to see will be most intriguing to see if to provide any if they're going to provide any evidence their evidence to back up their accusations. it's interesting should say that because when they were called out for certain elements , the original two elements, the original two trailers that we saw that made it look as they were being hounded by paparazzi . actually, hounded by paparazzi. actually, some of those incident, as it were, were actually one was from casey price. another one was from something else. so it wasn't thing to do with wasn't the thing to do with them. i'm of the creative them. i'm one of the creative directors of netflix, so. well, it's supposed be literal it's not supposed to be literal in trailer, but raise in a trailer, but it does raise serious question marks as to how literal rest of is going literal the rest of it is going to and if it's not that to be. and if it's not that literal and make claims, literal and they make claims, they themselves. they might find themselves. court absolutely court jenny, i'll absolutely i mean, ridiculous mean, it was ridiculous what they in those trailers they did in those trailers i mean use katie price footage mean to use katie price footage to illustrate yes hounding of meghan and other stills which

were they were false there's no other word for it so you do wonder in a maybe harry and meghan have spoken their meghan have spoken of their truth but it been edited the truth but has it been edited the correct way, an accurate way ? correct way, an accurate way? we'll probably never know that . we'll probably never know that. and i'm intrigued about, you know, last night they said that they want to be advocates of heaung they want to be advocates of healing and talked about family and love , kindness, none of and love, kindness, none of those attributes, it seems to me have been demonstrated thus far in the trailer. it looks it's going to be well all out war really well. it will. it does. but of course last night they were honoured. honoured jenny, for their heroics on racial justice and, mental health. however were a few interesting interject grins from the press pack outside a couple of people saying how would you want to destroy the royal family? harry have you take your money? i'm paraphrasing here about basically your money basically take your money to sell you think the sell his own. do you think the telling be turning in america if they of the short shelf life because presumably they've told

this story then got this story then they've got nothing well we've got nothing else to. well we've got a whole book coming out hopefully a month's i'm hopefully a month's time. i'm harry. harry's take on his life. i the tide has turned a little bit in the states but i still think that that pretty popular over i think katherine over there i think katherine and william did a great turn in boston last week and i think they example harry last they led by example harry last night speaking, by night was speaking, leading by example where they flew up from california in a private jet. now, i know this wasn't about the environment last night . they the environment last night. they are sharp the environment. are very sharp the environment. well that's not a very example, is it ? katherine and william is it? katherine and william flew back from boston a schedule be a flight overnight so yeah i don't i think they got coffee is actually a vending machine where they're saying no. well indeed indeed and yeah it was supposed to be getting a barrage now very shortly anyway of meghan and harry stuff. how concerned do you really think that king charles , etc, will be about charles, etc, will be about this? because it is part of one thing i'm worried about anyway a

wider picture we've people lobbing eggs at king charles fun now these on a turn him now these days on a turn him into some of royal ominous into some kind of royal ominous and there does appear to be some issues surrounding the royal family opinion. family wrongly in my opinion. but on left but they are then on the left you got fulani offering, you got ngozi fulani offering, apparently, to apparently, according to reports, to go and reports, offering to go and educate royal when it educate the royal family when it to issues and timing of to cultural issues and timing of this with meghan and harry is a bit bombshell, isn't it? yeah mean you know maybe the palace staff may that does need to be so excited nation of the diversity training that has taken place i mean maybe she has a point i don't know but frankly feel for king charles and great deali feel for king charles and great deal i mean yeah he's the monarch but you know he's a dad and only only five years ago, i remember listening to the today programme which harry edited and he interviewed and charles spoke to him so affectionately and said on the air, oh my darling boy. and he has been charles's darling boy. i'm that charles won't want to shut the door on harry and meghan but by goodness

me that i think they must be testing patience. yeah testing his patience. yeah making it hard for him not to do that. oh, diane, i just can't help but as though one day harry is going to look on this is going to look back on this massive, amounts of massive, massive amounts of regret a very, regret from probably a very, very mansion. you very large mansion. thank you very large mansion. thank you very commentator very much. royal commentator jenny another jenny there. right. so another week of news of another major strike on the uk border force staff will walk out over christmas in a row over pay and conditions they will join railway workers. nhs staff and ambulance workers who are all taking in dust drill action over the festive so all the unions in the festive so all the unions in the interests of the general pubuc the interests of the general public are pursuing their own political goals. i am hoping i managed to get more out of this interview than the one i had with steve hadley, a former rmt member, earlier on. i think it it's well, it enjoyed shop put it's well, it enjoyed shop put it mildly maybe been enjoying the run up to the christmas festivities, maybe. but there we go. me now is rob go. joining me now is rob williams, socialist party industrial organiser, one the industrial organiser, one of the trade right. thank you trade unions right. thank you very. try to get on

very. i will try to get on this stuff now. look, have to ask stuff now. look, i have to ask and am at pains to say i did and i am at pains to say i did not make this story. and i am at pains to say i did not make this story . and it is not make this story. and it is not make this story. and it is not my fault that it is in the press today. however, i would not job if i didn't ask not be my job if i didn't ask you about this. there is an article in the times which is pretty comes to it, pretty strong when comes to it, pointing out a large links between the rmt and the communist party and indeed the kremlin. apparently three people with the big jobs at the rmt with the big top jobs at the rmt have what strong links when it comes to communist party or communism in? general, do you think that the truth is out there now that actually some of these drugs are being organised from a political stance, not a worker's rights perspective? your views , but that's a total your views, but that's a total red herring. look, there is a why should be in all. yeah, why not. these strikes are being organised because are being screwed by the cost of living crisis . it's the screwed by the cost of living crisis. it's the biggest for generations . what? i thought you generations. what? i thought you saw. what is it that servants,

nurses , rail workers, postal nurses, rail workers, postal workers. you can go on on civil servants as you talked about . servants as you talked about. well, you they all gone on strike. they brainwashed. of course it isn't they can't afford to the bills they can't afford to the bills they can't afford depleting this is a real cost of living crisis. that's the reality . well well, they the reality. well well, they look at it as a cost of living crisis. i am slightly wondering now whether or not it's all a bit self—defeating because if our in toilet , bit self—defeating because if our in toilet, how our economy's in the toilet, how does damaging even more lead to the chances getting the chances of you getting higher rises? well higher pay rises? well interesting, isn't it? because the benefits will go to prime minister going in parliament made a speech and costa economy £65 billion. we've got a tory he's had to resign today i'll step back our business ended because of allegations of lobbying over ppe and covid so all these things up and yet what happens then when say i need a pay happens then when say i need a pay raise or we need a pay raise. i'm sorry. the end of the line . well, two years ago, boris

line. well, two years ago, boris johnson was downing street clapping because of the nurses. we are talking absolute catastrophic situation . the catastrophic situation. the workers emergency workers, including postal workers. by the way , played an absolutely vital way, played an absolutely vital role in the health of everyone in this country. and i recognised in boris johnson again . i did that recognised in boris johnson again. i did that is it recognised in boris johnson again . i did that is it a little again. i did that is it a little is it not a little bit disingenuous? was this right? because. yes. okay. health care workers played a vital role. i'm not diminishing that whatsoever. but fact is, rest of the but fact is, the rest of the british public were shackled to chris basement radiator. chris whitty basement radiator. when locked down, people when we were locked down, people lost businesses, people were trapped domestic trapped inside domestic abuse as people livelihood , people people lost livelihood, people lost kids education. we lost their kids education. we all made sacrifices during the pandemic. it wasn't just the quote unquote, it ? well, quote unquote, was it? well, nobody workers lost their lives . i know in london alone , by the . i know in london alone, by the way, about 50 bus drivers lost their lives during covid. this isn't about comparing sacrifice. the point i was making by the

wasn't so much that it was the fact that people at the time thought they were doing a great job in absolute they were doing a great job. but truth is now the context around they can't shop for their kids. they can't look themselves in action look after themselves in action because is all in reality . and because is all in reality. and we have a society that is to and dress business under the oh what you said on this before i can the unions with government officers found out overnight if you're a tory peer and you well—connected control the government rob i'm very sorry about this please do not accuse me trying to cut you off in your prime. we are really struggling to hear you wherever you are right to take a look. rob, thank you very, very much. rob williams, associate policy industry trade industry organiser on trade unions. been unions. well, he's has been trade for a while. i can trade unions for a while. i can have form conversation have some form of conversation with go. that's alright with there we go. that's alright councillor armacost constituency had inevitable

had said it was inevitable that the health secretary the former health secretary would not stand re—election following appearance i'm following his appearance i'm a celebrity, out here celebrity, get me out of here the mp west suffolk the mp for west suffolk announced he will stand announced he will not stand for the conservatives next the conservatives at the next general. the tory mp returned westminster last week from australia following his controversial and on tv's i'm a celebrity get me out of here. let's take a look . the tik tok let's take a look. the tik tok video that made to go out video that he made to go out a short while after making the announcement it's been huge announcement it's been a huge privilege serve parliament privilege. serve in parliament and serve of west suffolk. and i'm incredibly grateful to everybody supported me both everybody who supported me both in suffolk and government since i've increasingly to the view that it's so important engage with people about politics, about how our country is run not just through parliament, but also through new and innovative ways. and i look forward to doing more of that. okay what political legacy does hancock leave behind? joining me to discuss this is human rights lawyer , chauvin khan , thank you lawyer, chauvin khan, thank you very much. great to have you . very much. great to have you. what legacy do you think hancock

leaves behind? it i think probably , you know, i'm a probably, you know, i'm a generally very bad legacy just to describe it . but i generally very bad legacy just to describe it. but i think i mean, the legacy of achieving a legacy of a person who didn't deliver is the legacy of a person who actively failed in every way . and the reason left every way. and the reason left the way you have to keep his job. i think all of that proves that as obviously we have the government in private taking place right now into the government responded to that covid pandemic and that would obviously us more details. but i think i mean just the fact you know obviously what had his published now it just shows i mean i would say how seriously the home government himself they were taking this and you know we had literally people dying and of course people saying they were prove it either way that we had unnecessary deaths in the uk because of this person . so because of this person. so i think i got i got a show , i got

think i got i got a show, i got all this, but the inconvenient truth for people like you potentially is if other the labour party wanted to do things well very similarly the things they wanted to differently they wanted to do differently was us down for how to was to lock us down for how to faster, longer and it's all very well and good now pointing out to we didn't throw ring to you say we didn't throw ring of guys. we didn't of steel around guys. we didn't do in all this do this ppe in all of this stuff. the reality is the labour party counting the lucky party are counting the lucky that were charge doing that they were in charge doing that they were in charge doing that because have that pandemic because they have messed up as well, wouldn't messed it up as well, wouldn't they? because would they? because everyone would have have no i have them? i have no idea. i mean, firstly weren't in mean, firstly they weren't in charge, will never know. charge, so we will never know. secondly, we do secondly, i mean, i'm not we do new in any way. i mean, new labour in any way. i mean, you in many ways it seems. yes you're probably right now. did they as useless and they seem almost as useless and helped on most things as the helped us on most things as the tories so. yes, i mean tories are so. yes, i mean i don't think it's a possibility. the thing the point is people died unnecessary the died unnecessary early and the people charge failed to people who were charge failed to help other help them. and i think other than that well, i mean it's than that as well, i mean it's just personal person . just a personal contact person. at you just spoke about at the time you just spoke about ppe billions of ppe mean absolutely. billions of lots of contracts. i mean, the cronyism. i mean, i you speak

about labour and i have know i'm not defending them at all. but the point is, i think the corruption seen in this company, particularly in this , you know, particularly in this, you know, the health department and so on, i don't think we've seen that for decades in the uk. so i think i mean it was a very, you know, we were very fortunate to have corrupt. yeah show have such a corrupt. yeah show up.can have such a corrupt. yeah show up. can you, can you see why. yeah. so can you see why people. who feel though bank corker's who feel as though bank corker's in way. well maybe they may in some way. well maybe they may feel like that's contributed towards the death of their loved ones not has to do with ones whether not has to do with the care home staff or lack of ppe, whatever, they now ppe, whatever, that they now feel sick inside of the feel quite sick inside of the idea that hancock , let's be idea that matt hancock, let's be honest, probably going become honest, probably going to become a he isn't a millionaire if he isn't already very quickly based around celebs party that he around the celebs party that he got by being the bloke who is inflicting a lot of lockdowns on us all being part of that whole covid mess . and no, definitely. covid mess. and no, definitely. i mean, think i'm, you know, i mean, i think i'm, you know, ashamed of something go on. ashamed of something to go on. i'm celebrity anyway i'm a celebrity anyway he definitely been definitely shouldn't have been allowed for that now.

allowed to be paid for that now. he's diaries coming out he's got his diaries coming out to being serialised the to being serialised in the national know, he's national media. you know, he's going selling and doing going to be selling and doing all things. i don't all of these things. i don't think should be. just think there should be. no, just like would say i mean, like i mean, i would say i mean, i'm in a crude comparison or analogy, but does that unit you say a person shouldn't, you know, crime they've know, profit a crime they've committed similarly committed so similarly i don't think person be think this person should be allowed if he allowed to either mean if he wants tell us what he was wants to tell us what he was doing. time mostly how did you have diary during have time to keep a diary during this time anyway is that was he was focussed on taking it was really focussed on taking it even he did i don't think he even if he did i don't think he should be allowed to profited from at all. mean that should from at all. i mean that should be a, a government documents about record of about a minister, a record of his office. all right. i his time in office. all right. i don't think should get up on don't think you should get up on that anything, he that at all. if anything, he should he should be seriously sorry what and sorry for what you did and apologising us all. well, apologising to us all. well, i get all of show and look my get all of the show and look my views my uncle pretty views of my uncle are pretty clear. certainly when it comes clear. i certainly when it comes to you, must say, to encouraging you, i must say, ihave to encouraging you, i must say, i have and i know a lot of people are going disagree with me on this. i do a more than a degree of sympathy him hear me out in the sense that it

out on this in the sense that it was chaos. he was was abject chaos. he was probably a million probably getting a million different his all different voices in his ear all at the sounds of it, dominic at by the sounds of it, dominic cummings behind cummings was wild behind the scenes know, scenes. boris johnson, you know, maybe on his own views on things and you've got scientists and you've got the scientists and you've got the scientists and professors and the and the professors and the doctors you and doctors shouting out you and just public just the general public fear. i think people forget that think people maybe forget that he a human, make he is a human, not just make mistakes. that said, whether not he now be allowed to cash he should now be allowed to cash in back of that is a in on the back of that is a different question. trump thank you i'm calling that different question. trump thank you is i'm calling that different question. trump thank you is a i'm calling that different question. trump thank you is a humani'm calling that different question. trump thank you is a human lawyering that different question. trump thank you is a human lawyerjust:hat who is a human lawyerjust discussing the legacy that matt hancock of course, hancock behind as of course, it's announced that it's been announced today that he down. well, he will be stepping down. well, we've very shortly anyway we've got very shortly anyway dewbs& michelle is dewbs& co michelle dewberry is hot to shoot here. hot for citizens to shoot here. she's me now. she's here with me right now. michelle, what you got coming michelle, what do you got coming up? hello patrick. yeah, i want to look at why donations to the tory dropped . labour tory party have dropped. labour has in the last quarter. has risen in the last quarter. you always follow the money that way. so what is going on? many people say this is the beginning of the end for the tories. but is it really patrick? i want to ask that tonight young ask that tonight and young people a quarter of

people about a quarter of a million of them said they've got no intention ever get a job. no intention to ever get a job. what is going on? is it as simple as just being bone idle? is it a little bit more to it than that. also foreign aid as well. every penny we spend is indeedin well. every penny we spend is indeed in the national interest. some might dispute that, but apparently spending to china and india is hard to basically stick up for. you say , come on now it up for. you say, come on now it really is time it patrick for some really serious reform when it comes to foreign spending in this country. and of course want to talk about the albanian ambassador, some of the comments that he's been making today as well. yeah, there are indeed. i was saying before got himself in a bit a sticky wicket there a bit of a sticky wicket there it you can't it because you can't simultaneously albania simultaneously claim albania is a safe nice a really safe lovely nice country that coming here country that was coming here legally and then also be blaming the british for them the british government for them and the figures, and ignoring all the figures, crime, etc. anyway , crime, etc. etc. etc. anyway, there we michelle, thank you there we go. michelle, thank you very michelle dewberry very much. michelle dewberry that be very, very that will be up very, very shortly it will be shortly with dube's. it will be another show you. another box office show for you. thank much. everybody thank you very much. everybody has watching. been

has been watching. you've been listening we're shooting it listening as we're shooting it onune listening as we're shooting it online and emailing in as online and been emailing in as well. much well. much, much, much appreciated. tomorrow appreciated. we're back tomorrow 3 you've been listening to 3 pm. you've been listening to me , patrick christys. we'll see me, patrick christys. we'll see you tomorrow ticky. hello i'm you tomorrow, ticky. hello i'm alex deakin here with your latest updates from the met office . clear skies for many office. clear skies for many overnights means it's going to be very frosty in the morning if you wintry showers here and there allowing things to there well allowing things to turn got high turn quite icy. we've got high and low up to the north and between the two, the winds are coming from the arctic. coming down from the arctic. hence why has so cold. hence why has turned so cold. the particularly the winds not particularly strong in northern strong except in northern scotland where the snow showers will keep on coming. we have a met office yellow warning for. we also have ice warnings parts of england and west of eastern england and west where the showers will be more of a mixture of rain, sleet and some hills snow. but wherever we see any of those kinds showers with temperatures tumbling, it, as i say, turn icy and tumble. they will minus four, minus five, even in some major rural spots , eight minus nine to the

spots, eight minus nine to the morning. so it will be frosty potentially icy still with some snow showers in northern scotland . a wintry mix in these scotland. a wintry mix in these showers over of eastern england and further west, mostly of rain here , but some snow as possible here, but some snow as possible over the hills for the vast majority . it's going to be majority. it's going to be a sunny day on thursday, but it will be cold with only two or three degrees for many and feeling even colder in the wind across the now there could be a bit more cloud and some more wet weather coming into south scotland, east england scotland, north east england through thursday afternoon that could a little bit more could bring a little bit more snow, particularly for the north york moors. even down to york moors. but even down to lower there could a lower levels, there could be a little bit more as that moves south. all the while snow showers keep over northern showers keep going over northern scotland showers in west scotland and showers in the west continue risk of icy continue to bring a risk of icy conditions and that persists even into friday as well. again, for the vast majority friday will just be a sparkling day of winter sunshine with frosty conditions likely to stick around. certainly the north, further south, we might just

about get above freezing, but it is going to be a cold couple of days staying cold and frosty through the weekend as keep up to date with those weather warnings on the met office website .