the british has said. it has no plans to travel restrictions on visitors . china as covid rapidly visitors. china as covid rapidly spreads throughout the country . spreads throughout the country. good morning. it's 6:00 on the 29th of december. this is breakfast on gb news with ellie costello and martin dalby. here's what's leading the news this morning. here's what's leading the news this morning . the uk will not this morning. the uk will not reintroduce covid tests for anyone arriving from china . anyone arriving from china. that's despite the usa announcing just that from . the announcing just that from. the 5th of january, all chinese

arrivals will need to provide a negative test there before takeoff . it comes as negative test there before takeoff. it comes as uk border force begin the second in a series of strikes to uk airports until new year's eve and pope has said the former pope on the 16th is very ill and he has asked pilgrims at the vatican to pray for him. benedict became the first leader of the catholic church to stand down in 600 years and 2013, citing advanced . and years and 2013, citing advanced. and years and 2013, citing advanced. and year on record for the united kingdom . aside from the summer kingdom. aside from the summer peak , the met office said all peak, the met office said all four seasons in britain this were in the top ten warmest since records began in 1884 . so since records began in 1884. so is that a bad thing? is it global warming or is it just weather? let us, know, get in touch all the usual ways via twitter email gb news. that's twitter or email gb news. that's gbnews.uk let us know where you're watching all from. so we

give your town a shout . to our give your town a shout. to our top story. now in the us has announced that all travellers from china must provide a negative covid 19 test to enter country, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of surge of infections in china . surge of infections in china. however, the uk government has said it is not planning to follow suit the increase in cases across . china follows the cases across. china follows the rollback of the nation's strict anti—virus controls as beijing zero covid policies have kept the country's infection rate low fuelled public frustration and crushed economic growth . it crushed economic growth. it comes amid more strikes as border force staff have begun the second in a series of strikes uk airports until new year's . rail disruption has also year's. rail disruption has also continued on wednesday and thursday , with the tsa union thursday, with the tsa union members at great western railway and west midlands trains on

strike driving examiners are continuing a rolling walkout , continuing a rolling walkout, which will continue until . and which will continue until. and joining us now in the studio is political commentator, the albie amankona. so good morning. good morning . to get our heads around morning. to get our heads around their first of all let's start covid. so a surge in cases the us say has mandatory testing on its borders . italy 50% of its borders. italy 50% of passengers on two flights to milan from china coming in testing positive as a result of that. italy has now introduced mandatory covid, yet uk has an open border. is that wise? yes think that is the right decision to make? ultimately we are the believe in the defences that built up against covid. we are. they believe in the vaccine and we don't. we either think it's time to get back to normal or don't. i believe in the vaccine . think it's time to get back to normal. given that the majority of the population has been vaccinated, people should not be worried about cases coming

worried about covid cases coming in . we know that closing in from. we know that closing the borders or indeed or indeed getting people to for test covid before coming into the country . before coming into the country. dufing before coming into the country. during the first wave of the pandemic didn't necessarily stop the spread of the virus. so ultimately i this is ultimately, i think this is a wise decision from the government. what people government. i think what people will concerned fact will be concerned is the fact that china been off for the that china has been off for the past three years and they'll also be asking about how much we can trust the data coming out of china . i mean, there's talk of china. i mean, there's talk of 5000 cases a day, but there are suggestions that that could be closer to 1 million cases a day and there will be that from these flights mostyn just alluded to. they're coming into italy. 50% of them covid. that's concern about what exactly we could letting into this country, perhaps even new variants is that's something to concerned about. i understand the concerns that people have but what people should be worried about not trust in china but i mentioned before trust in our that we've built up to covid 19. we

developed an amazing vaccine in this country. we've got we have the amazing vaccine rollout . the amazing vaccine rollout. we've built up some the best defences to covid the world. this is not something the public should concerned about. it's should be concerned about. it's time to get back to normal and that means borders open to international and not not making them test upon arrival. a keep calm , carry on mindset that calm, carry on mindset that obviously is very refreshing to see. okay, can we turn domestic politics sunak on the politics now? rishi sunak on the front page of the express front page of the daily express after the tragic deaths, of course, the festive period, course, over the festive period, ali edwards in merseyside, cody fisher in birmingham, pledging to make britain's streets , but to make britain's streets, but it's scant on detail. how can you british streets safer. i think the first thing i would say that the government is about 80% of the way to its target of , hiring 20,000 more police or police officers , 2023. so yes, police officers, 2023. so yes, but that was a decision that was made around ten years ago. we're talking about 20, 22, not 2012. so i think it's important to note that we are that we are the

government is on its way to meeting that target, which will go making the go some way to making the streets britain safer. also, streets of britain safer. also, another which very another thing which is very important course, working important is of course, working through that backlog, which we see courts, we get those see the courts, we can get those conviction and conviction rates up and ultimately a much more proactive attitude towards crime is necessary for this government especially we've got eight labour really chomping at the heels of the government. i mean, sunak previously promised sunak has previously promised that he would like to see criminals jailed. is this in part to do with reforming prison system as well as our judicial ? system as well as our judicial? it is about reforming entire criminal justice system . you criminal justice system. you know, you're absolutely right to say that the during the austerity, as we did see cuts across the board of public services and including in in our criminal justice system that needs to be more an investment into policing, more investment into policing, more investment into also more into courts and also more investment into jails. it's not a is not very politically a very is not a very politically eye catching slogan to say we're going invest more money into going to invest more money into jails. but if the plan is to more people, of course, prisons

going require more going to require more investment. details, investment. two of the details, lots out from this lots of pull out from this morning's. i could, i would morning's. if i could, i would be a metropolitan senior be a former metropolitan senior officer saying it's to move officer saying it's time to move towards . having armed british towards. having an armed british police force fight fire with . is police force fight fire with. is that something you'd like to see? coppers with? no, it's not that i would like to see . it that i would like to see. it doesn't strike me as a very british to a problem which doesn't necessarily exist. yes, of course. we are saying . we are of course. we are saying. we are heanng of course. we are saying. we are hearing a lot more about armed crime. but if you think about what is the biggest problem with violent crime in this country, it is knife crime and the focus should absolutely be on methods to knife crime and it's not to cut knife crime and it's not necessarily clear to me that having an armed police force really changing whole culture of policing country still policing in this country still solve problem. i think stop solve that problem. i think stop and search where we know it works . i and search where we know it works. i think it can be a really powerful tool if you speak any parent whose child speak to any parent whose child has been a victim of knife crime, they would never say they were anti stop and search. we've got methods which we got be using methods which we know that work because ultimately saving

ultimately it's about saving lives keeping people safe . lives and keeping people safe. i'm sure we touch on strike because there's a fair few of this going on this week. border force rail disruption this week. driving examiners are out, too. that's currently the next few days. but there have been comments in the papers this morning from the head of the teu ce saying that strikes are only to continue in 2023. in fact , to continue in 2023. in fact, they're going to escalate. also they're going to escalate. also the government of stonewalling pay the government of stonewalling pay negotiations with unions. what's your for the start of 2023? could we start to see or do you think things are only to escalate? i think we will certainly see more strikes in 2023 because they are a feature inflation running high you know sort of around 10. inflation is what we're looking at. and the target that the bank of england has set for the country is 2. so we're going to see strikes until inflation down. question is, inflation down. the question is, is can the unions and the government come to a reasonable agreement pay ? i think most agreement on pay? i think most people agree that the 19% that

the nurses are asking for is too much. but can that be a compromise fund for the nurses and for other public sector workers ? yes. pool? no work. workers? yes. a pool? no work. the us. general the incoming u.s. general secretary has said it's only a matter of time before we see cold nato strikes. i mean, i think already them. so think we've already got them. so unions two goals, unions joining up two goals, maximum disruption. she's to maximum disruption. she's got to get quickly on this get a grip quickly on this because heading back because we are heading back towards seventies britain. i we've got to approach days comparisons of 1970s britain with caution i think it feels like i think at the peak of the strikes i that around 11 million working days lost due to strikes. i think at the moment we're just on 1 million working days. so this is a factor of ten. so i think, yes, we can be about the strikes, but let's not say this is the 1970s winter of discontent. and i think the government absolutely needs to discontent. and i think the gov anment absolutely needs to discontent. and i think the gova grip1t absolutely needs to discontent. and i think the gov a grip ofabsolutely needs to discontent. and i think the gov a grip of thislutely needs to discontent. and i think the gov a grip of this situation. ds to get a grip of this situation. and the unions and government need come to a reasonable need to come to a reasonable compromise wouldn't get compromise. but i wouldn't get too with the with too carried away with the with with to the 1970s as with comparisons to the 1970s as well. our job to get well. it's our job to get carried away. and you've an

carried away. and you've been an excellent conduit this morning. thank cue kid thank you very much cue kid again . now ukrainian again it. now ukrainian officials are urging residents again it. now ukrainian of1evacuate urging residents again it. now ukrainian of1evacuate from lg residents again it. now ukrainian of1evacuate from theesidents again it. now ukrainian of1evacuate from the city nts again it. now ukrainian of1evacuate from the city of; to evacuate from the city of herzen as forces have stepped up stepped up artillery attacks on the recently liberated southern ukraine city and some residents who lived through the russian occupation overlook tend to leave despite the bombardment, according to a local official who has been involved in the evacuation . while the war in evacuation. while the war in ukraine rumbled on for nearly a now and russian leader vladimir putin could be unseated by his own generals if ukraine continues to make gains in successful, counter offensive . successful, counter offensive. that's according to the former head of the british army. speaking exclusively to gb news general lord richard dannatt said strategic losses and rapidly falling morale could open the real possibility of . open the real possibility of. putin's and force removal. but lord dannatt told our home and security mark white it was vital the us, uk and other allies continue to stay the course and supplying ukraine with state of the art western weapons systems .

for the better part of a year. ukraine has been under relentless russian from missile strikes to tank and artillery. fire as russian forces push to consolidate their gains. what . consolidate their gains. what. but in recent months against, seemingly insurmountable , the seemingly insurmountable, the ukrainians have been pushing back counter offensive, making key gains . chief among them key gains. chief among them recapturing the strategically

important southern city of hirshon , kicking up the former hirshon, kicking up the former head of the british army believes if ukraine can keep up momentum in the months ahead , momentum in the months ahead, then the russian president could find it increasingly difficult to cling on to power. i could see a set of circumstances . the see a set of circumstances. the russian military morale collapse. when you've lost the will to win, when you've decided you're defeated in your own head, then you will lose. and of course, if that was happen, that's a game changer. i think we will see a change of regime in the. i think we would see putin out . there's no putin out out. there's no doubting the bravery and resolve of the ukrainians. but it's sophisticated western supplied weapons system that's helped give them edge in many of their encounters with russian forces . encounters with russian forces. lawton it says it's absolutely vital that the us in particular stands firm in its support of

ukraine. yes, it's important that the european do well as you're looking a bit. importantly, european countries behind but really important that uncle sam behind ukraine. that's absolutely because the sophisticated weaponry that's going in is the game changer. also key is to continue issue of the training of ukrainian volunteers, particularly by britain and poland to replace the damage to the front and make sure the. pence. yeah pulled out as we previously did that around 10,000 in ukrainians are being trained in the uk before returning home to take up the fight in the months ahead. ukraine has to keep up the momentum and continue making gains . its counteroffensive . gains. its counteroffensive. it's still them to push russia out of all ukrainian territory on defence analysts lieutenant

colonel stuart believes recapture in crimea would guarantee their victory. he or she who controls the crimea or holds the crimea basically the black sea out of the engine of the sea of azov . if the the sea of azov. if the ukrainians managed to take crimea, that might be the point at which they prepared to negotiate for peace peace . in negotiate for peace peace. in recent months, russia stepped up its strikes on key civilian infrastructure , heaping even infrastructure, heaping even more misery on ukraine's population . sadly, it is grim population. sadly, it is grim pattern. the more military success ukraine enjoys on the battlefield , the more its battlefield, the more its beleaguered towns cities will suffer. the of increased russian bombardment . mark white . gb news bombardment. mark white. gb news hard to believe it's been ten months, almost a year here

commenting that day it broke out and it just made it. it's been going this long. yeah. and what was so incredible about the ukraine war really is nobody thought that an invasion going to happen we just thought putin was posturing the was kind of posturing on the on the border. remarkable, really. and on ten months on. and going on ten months on. thank you to mark white. our homes currency editor for that report. of the report. now with news of the former pope, pope benedict's health being at a critical stage . we can now show you live pictures from the vatican city . pictures from the vatican city. pope francis has said former benedict the 16th is very ill and asked pilgrims at the vatican to pray for him at the end of the pope's final audience of the year. he asked people to pray a special prayer for pope benedict and i of the vatican and then said the pope's health at work and we'll bring you updates when we know more throughout the morning . we are throughout the morning. we are speaking to somebody the catholic society later believe who will be talking to us about

p0pe who will be talking to us about pope benedict and giving us an update on his condition as well as being to watch this. now the time is just 615. let's bring you up to date with the rest of today's top stories . the labour today's top stories. the labour party wants to update tony, tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime. slogan the policy will focus on the prevention of crime by tackling the effects of trauma that could lead to people being. this could mean victims anti—social behaviour potentially deter and how offenders are punished . the how offenders are punished. the deadly storm that's been sweeping north america killing at least 60 people is now bringing wet and windy weather to the uk. the met office says the knock on effect of america's bomb cyclone will be spells of unsettled weather over the next 7 to 10 days. it's issued yellow alert for heavy rain for much of scotland on friday, warning of flooding and travel disruption . flooding and travel disruption. a new report the government won't meet its target of cutting

the number of smokers in the country. cancer research uk says 8% of people will call themselves by 2030 despite plans england to become smoke free by. the charity says while progress has slowed it could take extra nine years to get to that point point . well thank you so much point. well thank you so much for your company this morning. do keep your views on any of the stories that were talking about coming in to this morning, coming in to us this morning, gbs gbd dot uk and we've gbs at gbd dot uk and we've something quite fun in the paper we want nice that wins a warmer page three of the mirror and it's about the great british comfort . what foods do you turn comfort. what foods do you turn to when you feel a bit low this time of year? there's a lot. if you want a warmer one, to feel nice and wholesome and get that glow what do you turn to. glow back, what do you turn to. what's your comfort food? i it's got to be a sun we've got that case and that gets you all totally in tune with nation

totally in tune with the nation as ever number choice of 24% of brits is precise of that roast beef roast being followed by a nice little british pudding apple crumble and custard also 24% and that a continental entrant and number three pizza margherita oh yeah 22% that is sticky toffee pudding in garlic bread. mac cheese spag beau basically the food of gods all the best types of food there. what about you asking? what's your comfort food? well, i've got a nice little bargain i told you about earlier. which you might a bit, but might sound things a bit, but i'm getting a turkey because today's the when turkeys today's the day when turkeys marked in price. i've got marked down in price. i've got one reserve over over the one on reserve over and over the way. you've had a little chat way. oh you've had a little chat have your name down have you. your name down christmas going christmas turkey will be going in daubney. can't to in at chateau daubney. can't to get turkey and you going get out of turkey and you going to do full full christmas dinner again be a bit elaborate because because in the misses because the kids in the misses are just me. oh just are away just for me. oh just for alan partridge. oh, for you alan partridge. oh, right. going it. and right. but i'm going for it. and who's it? you. oh, i'm who's cooking it? you. oh, i'm quite. yeah . well to let us

quite. oh, yeah. well to let us know what your favourite comfort food is, you're doing a martin and just recreating every day and just recreating every day and long this go on for to and how long this go on for to the new year. it's going to go on all week. it will last few on all week. it will last a few days. in here again days. i mean, i'm in here again tomorrow. i'm busy acting like a sad, but i find some comfort in that. yeah, you can make turkey sandwiches, all that. yeah, you can make turkey saroh,:hes, all that. yeah, you can make turkey saroh, thanks. all that. yeah, you can make turkey saroh, thanks. well, all that. yeah, you can make turkey saroh, thanks. well, i'm all in. oh, thanks. well, i'm finished stand one finished on the stand one marathon stint, yeah, i'm marathon stint, but, yeah, i'm sure else would sure somebody else would appreciate snack. okay, onto more but now one of the more issues, but now one of the most controversial men on the internet you may have heard of andrew tate was left seeing red because the green activist greta thunberg , he goaded her about thunberg, he goaded her about his collection gas guzzling cars. well, i'll reporter ellie phillips joins us now marston's and ellie sandwich been happening all week first of all ellie for anyone doesn't know who is andrew tate. okay so undertake is a very controversial figure he was actually born in america in chicago but then he grew up in luton , bedfordshire. so we have luton, bedfordshire. so we have him with one of our own. in

2016, he appeared big brother uk. it was actually thrown out when a video emerged of beating up a woman with a belt and shouting abuse at her. that's we kind of all knew this guy is someone need watch out for someone we need to watch out for here. then set up something here. he then set up something called hostage, which is a website, and he made a lot money in seen as in what was seen as a cryptocurrency scam type. so he's got a lot of money. then he sets himself up as essentially a kind of a life coach for men. but his views are extreme really controversial, very misogynist . controversial, very misogynist. take advice about what to do when you if your partner cheats on you, if it's a woman very abusive , he actually got banned abusive, he actually got banned from youtube for life and for instagram as well . so that's who instagram as well. so that's who he is. very controversial figure. but back in the day, he was a kickboxer as a form kickboxing champion as well. but know him as this divisive figure with these extreme views and what's is yesterday he to twitter to goad gretta and he tweeted her and said i've got these 33 cars a gas guzzlers you know let me know if you want to know let me know if you want to

know more about it she swiftly responded. and what is now being called one of the greatest twitter takedown of the year, even though it's nearly the end of the. and she basically said to him, would love to know to him, i would love to know more, please, please email with information . she took aim at his information. she took aim at his manhood with email she gave him, which was do with manhood. it's called it's small bleep energy . called it's small bleep energy. she gets to like dot can't the middle word use your imagination on that but people really want a little what people applauded as straight away they like what a takedown this is amazing he tried to back and tweeted her and said how dare you? which was and said how dare you? which was a take on an infamous emotional un speech she broke down in 2019, but then he wasn't able to let it go because it was going viral. people were saying, this is such a good takedown of you and.so is such a good takedown of you and. so 10 hours later, he then tweeted video of himself in a red robe , basically trying to red robe, basically trying to break down her tweet and saying, why are you telling about the size of your manhood? and people were like, this is just really

oddifs were like, this is just really odd it's taking you 10 hours. this get over. it is interesting because as old bloke on because as as this old bloke on the i used to do a lot of stuff around around men's issues and lot of men are looking for a of father figure or a mentor or some sense of belonging. this guy ' some sense of belonging. this guy , think, quite cynically guy, i think, is quite cynically fooled that space cause his fooled that space his cause his muscles, his tattoos are all part. this male energy. but he's got say games that are actually better honestly. yeah absolutely kicked his bum and i think you're totally right there. he was too slow on comeback. was just too slow on comeback. it was the rest of golf like you tried it once. you tried again 10 hours later. that's the best could up with. people were could come up with. people were like, it go right. you like, just let it go right. you know, row with know, you had a row with someone, like in the someone, you're like in the shower and you're like, oh, i should have come up with that. come can imagine that come back. i can imagine that andrew and his oh andrew tate yesterday and his oh ineed andrew tate yesterday and his oh i need to get back and chewing over the 10 hours seething that you by this you were taken down by this teenage activist. i she's teenage eco activist. i she's brilliant. 4 brilliant. he's got like 4 million. millions. and million. he's got millions. and of but, you know at of followers. but, you know at that instance, he that first instance, he completely the sound you

completely lost the sound you could hear just of him could hear was just of him digging and deeper into digging deeper and deeper into hole is so hole he got his ego is so clearly one nails a breath on baga let's about the baga yeah let's talk about the sugababes there's a story sugababes we there's a story about that nineties band is it 9090s about that nineties band is it 90905 i about that nineties band is it 9090s i think they formed originally 1998 the sugababes back of the day with their three original members could mutya keisha and the savoy , an keisha and the savoy, an incredibly talented band they had siobhan yeah, they had different members over the year and eventually all three have been replaced by other like heidi range people like that. but in 2011 they reformed . but in 2011 they reformed. they've actually been back together since 2011. but what's happened the past couple of weeks is that they released an album four days out called the lost tapes, which actually lost tapes, which was actually written by them eight years ago, but they couldn't release various legal reasons because they actually only regained the use of the sugababes as a name in 2019 big legal battles over it to the independently released that four days ago they've announced this big tour year and now record labels are fighting

over the many good it's brilliant iconic sugababes music it's r&b they it's cool sexy it's r&b they it's cool sexy it's edgy and i think the differences and this is what reports are saying about why record labels want to sign them is because they could do new music. they might be nostalgic, but not cheesy but they're not cheesy nostalgia, know, they're not nostalgia, you know, they're not step ups. they the sugar step ups. they are the sugar babies. cool edgy. they're incredibly seen incredibly talented. i've seen them number of times and them live a number of times and voices are amazing . so yeah, voices are amazing. so yeah, this is really exciting for them. massive comeback turnaround , a whole new comeback turnaround, a whole new comeback for the show . very well. very for the show. very well. very good. for the show. very well. very good . clever found over there, good. clever found over there, i think. ali, thanks so much. brilliant. after the break, brilliant. now, after the break, we're looking back at boris johnson's 22. and we're back in just a moment. please stay. away .

all good morning. you're here with breakfast on gb news with me. ellie costello and me most similarly so still come on today's program , what is a today's program, what is a premiership to remember ? the uk premiership to remember? the uk left the european union. he led the uk through a pandemic and he led the way through the ukraine supporting them there following russia's invasion . but 2022 russia's invasion. but 2022 proved to be the year where bofis proved to be the year where boris was forced out of office . boris was forced out of office. and we've been looking into the rise and the fall of the former prime minister. and 2022 will be the uk s warmest year on record with the met office saying figures show the climate crisis is having a real impact. figures show the climate crisis is having a real impact . we'll is having a real impact. we'll be looking into this as well . be looking into this as well. and as ever, we want to hear from you the view. get into touch in all the usual ways. tv viewers as gbnews.uk or tweet us at gb news. so tell us, do you miss boris is it weather or is it global warming? get in touch or see your favourite . your

or see your favourite. your comfort food as what i was saying, max cool thing about thatis saying, max cool thing about that is what we today. saying, max cool thing about that is what we today . what was that is what we today. what was the number one thing roast beef, yorkshire pudding is britain's favourite comfort food and also mine. although roast chicken be my favourite right that's number that's number 17. but i'm not quite in touch with the nation. theni quite in touch with the nation. then i might go, well, let's talk boris johnson, shall we love or him? boris johnson love him or him? boris johnson is huge personality who is a huge personality who presided our country during presided over our country during a global pandemic and a war in europe . but in 2022, europe. but in 2022, conservative mp decided he'd become an electoral liability and they got rid of him. yes. in and they got rid of him. yes. in a new poll of concern loads of members, he remains more popular than current prime minister rishi sunak . our political rishi sunak. our political reporter catherine foster takes a look back over boris johnson's 2022 , just two years earlier, 2022, just two years earlier, johnson had won an 80 seat majority on his promise to get brexit done , but 2022 began brexit done, but 2022 began badly . the latest partygate was

badly. the latest partygate was the most shocking number. ten staff had parted suitcases of wine . the night before, the wine. the night before, the queen sat alone . prince philip's queen sat alone. prince philip's funeral . the prime queen sat alone. prince philip's funeral. the prime minister apologised to her majesty for the behaviour his staff tory grandee david davis, was scathing . he was sat there too scathing. he was sat there too long for all the good you have donein long for all the good you have done in the name of god go partygate took a back seat when russia invaded ukraine in february and johnson led the west's response in offering strong support to volodymyr zelenskyy in ukraine, the beleaguered british prime minister became a hero back home in april. he was fined by police for breaking lockdown rules by attending a brief birthday gathering in june 2020. today i've received a fixed penalty nofice i've received a fixed penalty notice from the metropolitan please let me say immediately that i paid the fine and i once again offer a full apology . in

again offer a full apology. in may, sue grey's long awaited report into lockdown gatherings was finally published . it was . was finally published. it was. the conservatives did terribly local elections and lost by elections both to labour and the lib dems . many tory mps had had lib dems. many tory mps had had enough. lib dems. many tory mps had had enough . a confidence vote enough. a confidence vote followed on the 6th of june. i announce the parliamentary party does. announce the parliamentary party does . on an uneasy truce ensued does. on an uneasy truce ensued until deputy chief whip chris pincher was suspended . sexual pincher was suspended. sexual misconduct under street's ever changing recollect of what johnson had known and when we came too much for mps to back warning health secretary sajid javid resigned first followed minutes later by chancellor rishi sunak . the following day , rishi sunak. the following day, ministers resigned faster than . ministers resigned faster than. johnson could replace them . on

johnson could replace them. on july the seventh, he admitted defeat and. i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up best job in the world but them's the breaks yes jo he channelled arnold schwarzenegger in his final pmqs. hasta la vista, baby thank you . come september, he thank you. come september, he met the queen, and in his final speech obliquely hinted it's a possible return like . i am possible return like. i am returning to my plough, cincinnatus was a roman general, who returned to office in his country's hour of later. who returned to office in his country's hour of later . truss's country's hour of later. truss's premiership had imploded and the conservative party needed , conservative party needed, another leader fast . it couldn't another leader fast. it couldn't be johnson , could it? as the be johnson, could it? as the calls to bring back boris grew, he raised from his caribbean houday he raised from his caribbean holiday and hit the phones. he the favourite sunak met but on the favourite sunak met but on the sunday night johnson

announced it was not the right time and withdrew . since then, time and withdrew. since then, he's joined rebellions on onshore wind and says he will fight the next election. johnson has made over fight the next election. johnson has made ove r £1,000,000 for has made over £1,000,000 for just four speeches. analysts he could make 5 million a year. some comfort perhaps for the man who wanted to be world king. foster . gb news. well, it's foster. gb news. well, it's amazing to think that boris has gone.i amazing to think that boris has gone. i know that gb news viewers miss the guy . gone. i know that gb news viewers miss the guy. be great to hear what you think you know getting. send us your views and we will send the break. well, i'm no conservative in i stood against boris in couple of against boris in a couple of elections absolutely elections i absolutely understand people the guy understand why people the guy he's a winner and sounds like he's a winner and it sounds like you he's going to come back. well i've spent a lot of time in tory constituencies obviously from my and that the number from my job and that the number one that most say one thing that most people say to they miss boris johnson to me is they miss boris johnson . i was up in in to me is they miss boris johnson .iwasupinina to me is they miss boris johnson . i was up in in a red wall street a few weeks ago and they

were saying, look , that's who were saying, look, that's who they for. you know , not they voted for. you know, not they voted for. you know, not the that it works in the way that it works here in the way that it works here in the united kingdom. but it was bofis the united kingdom. but it was boris boris's clear that vote them 2019 a people's poll them in 2019 and a people's poll we for gb news last week put we did for gb news last week put bofis we did for gb news last week put boris as the as the boris way in front as the as the of the prime ministers and certainly i think we'd like him back. well let us know what back. yeah well let us know what you you like see you think. would you like to see a boris back. a boris come back. vaiews@gbnews.uk is it possible. you he possible. and if you think he come back, do you think come back, when do you think that be? could be 20, that could be? could it be 20, 24 or could he be leader of the opposition? us know what you opposition? let us know what you think. get your crystal balls out. us know. you think. out. let us know. you think. now coming we're to have a coming up, we're going to have a look the front in the look at the front pages in the top headlines from today's newspapers sophie newspapers with baker and sophie tucker.

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thank you for choosing us to your morning with the time you just got in. 635. let's bring you up to date with today's front pages, shall we? and the express on rishi sunak committing to make nation's streets homes safe for streets and homes safe for everyone following a spate of christmas violence . the mail christmas violence. the mail asksif christmas violence. the mail asks if the tories have given up on cutting tax . chancellor on cutting tax. chancellor jeremy hunt reportedly access a treasury refused system . the treasury refused system. the telegraph says taxpayer cash has been handed to groups promoting extremism . the guardian focuses extremism. the guardian focuses on families affected by dementia, warning a national crisis in safety and the sun report civil servants have been handed report civil servants have been hande d £30 million in gifts, handed £30 million in gifts, calls for shops , restaurants calls for shops, restaurants including primal. well, it's time to go through the papers. and joining us this

morning is former liberal democrat minister norman baker and political commentator . and and political commentator. and good morning to you, norman , and good morning to you, norman, and thank you for joining good morning to you, norman, and thank you forjoining norman. thank you for joining norman. let's start with you, shall we? and tory's tax in the mail. let's start with you, shall we? and tory's tax in the mail . yes. and tory's tax in the mail. yes. well, this is really the daily mail pushing its agenda. i think because the treasury of the tax system which was introduced or begun by kwasi kwarteng, remember him ? he was chancellor remember him? he was chancellor for a short period of time, has been ditched by jeremy hunt and many think that's probably a logical consequence of the change of regime, which has been at number ten and number 11 after the disastrous short penod after the disastrous short period of truss in consequence time, which cost us, i think, £33 billion of the country in those short . so i £33 billion of the country in those short. so i think £33 billion of the country in those short . so i think the those short. so i think the mail's reading too much this. the only person not commenting it is john redwood, who the respected something of a tory dinosaur . so respected something of a tory dinosaur. so this is a on own opinion and in fact we have a lead column which which shows how terrible the review has

been. council but we know what happened with kwasi kwarteng, gold, market confidence , i gold, the market confidence, i think wanted melt down. the tory mp were all panicking about it so you know the mill wants future to return to those it isn't going to happen. and jeremy hunt probably jeremy hunt think is probably seen by people as a safe pair of handsi seen by people as a safe pair of hands i have doubt that the hands i have no doubt that the chancellor the prime minister want if they can. i want to cut tax if they can. i think the genuine about that and i suspect with the electoral the way it is there may be some tax cutting the next cutting just before the next general no general election. well, no doubt, sophie , political doubt, sophie, your political heroine, , you're very heroine, maggie, you're very open about . heroine, maggie, you're very open about. do you think it's fair , say that we voted for fair, say that we voted for boris, we voted for the tories, but we ended with a tax system that feels like corbynism. yeah. and the most fundamental part of being conservative is to be being a conservative is to be low because want people low tax, because you want people to to keep more of their to be able to keep more of their money in their paycheques at the end month. not only do i end the month. and not only do i feel like government has feel like this government has given cutting taxes. i given up on cutting taxes. i feel they've given up feel like they've also given up on being conservative and is for a multiple range of whether that

is immigration. is the stance on immigration. they can deal they have failed can to deal with that the taxes agenda and i don't feel like a lot of the financial problems we have now come from a position of a lack of tax mean we've got the highest tax burden we've ever had 70 years. the had in about 70 years. the problem overspending problem we have is overspending and rishi sunak hasn't overspent and rishi sunak hasn't overspent and i think it is morally wrong to refuse to cut taxes . we are to refuse to cut taxes. we are spending 1.611.6 billion to spending 1.6 11.6 billion to pakistan and other countries . pakistan and other countries. climate change. we're spending billions to ukraine. we're spending millions on our migrant hotels . i spending millions on our migrant hotels. i mean, i think it's rather bold them to then go back to the british taxpayer and say, you now have to fit bill. you now have to fit the bill. and think frankly and and i think it frankly and conserve. i do agree with conserve. so i do agree with where the man is coming from. and don't jeremy hunt or and i don't trust jeremy hunt or sunak to cut their taxes. i feel like he had very little ambition do so in the leadership contest, which voted for liz which is why i voted for liz truss and i don't the truss and i don't see the ambition now mean it could change. i it changes , but a change. i hope it changes, but a doubt. what do think that doubt. what do you think that bills that have to be paid. so

that's of the things that that rishi did say, didn't he, rishi sunak did say, didn't he, in on on in that initial speech on on steps downing street steps of downing street that there massive to pay there are massive bills to pay an astronomical covid an astronomical from covid lockdowns . he said doesn't lockdowns. he said he doesn't want it on to the next want to pass it on to the next generation, to his children and is simply a case of balancing the books. what you say to the books. what do you say to that? well, i mean, that? yeah, well, i mean, funnily we funnily enough, the position we are the that we in was are in was the that we in was also responsible. the person responsible for that was rishi sunak. i we to sunak. and i think we have to take account. and as take that into account. and as prime allow prime minister, we allow this man have excuses. he is man to have any excuses. he is that we are this position in the first place. i mean 20. so a lot of a lot of these these tax burdens will fall on my generation the generation generation and the generation me. course, me. so, of course, being conservative about maxing conservative is about not maxing out country's card, out the country's credit card, but saying that whilst but he is saying that whilst doing opposite same doing the opposite at the same time consistently going to these abroad and committing to abroad summits and committing to spending for spending sums of money for things that do not benefit the british people in, the british taxpayer. get on taxpayer. so i can't get on board with that excuse until he starts put in his money where his is and stop spending his mouth is and stop spending so ludicrously. accept

so ludicrously. i will accept more tax . but until that more tax. but until that happens, what we going happens, i won't. what we going to guess both putting boost to guess both putting the boost in different angles and nothing right about this review. can we stick with you now , sophie? stick with you now, sophie? another one of yours there. put the business rishi again is pledging. we covered it earlier in the show make britain's in the show to make britain's streets safer. but there's no detail . no, there very little detail. no, there is very little . and every single time i these headunesi . and every single time i these headlines i instinct roll my eyes because that's what the prime minister should be doing. thatis prime minister should be doing. that is a job of a prime minister, the job of a government is to look after their citizens and make sure they are safe. so i'm not going to sit here leave you. to sit here and leave you. should public sit here be should the public sit here be grateful that he's tackling crime or saying he's going to tackle crime? that's what he should doing. what does he should be doing. what does he want doing his job? want medal for doing his job? there's little detail in there's very little detail in case. and as i've said before, the have promised a lot and have delivered very. so i'm looking to see actions rather than words here. if as a former here. okay as if as a former minister yourself. yes. former home yes so home office minister, yes so where we do have

where we are today, we do have a problem with violent crime. if we do, would you about we do, what would you do about it? you power? we do. it? if you in power? we do. well, there is an issue about why dispossessed and why people feel dispossessed and the education is clearly the education system is clearly failing some regards. it's failing in some regards. it's also the case there's not a sufficient diversionary tactics. when i was a crime prevention minister, made sure that young minister, i made sure that young have chances go to so it have chances to go to so it didn't start on street corners . didn't start on street corners. so that's that's where you start it. there's the issue about how many police you got on the beat because there is a deterrent effect. what? i'll effect. but you know what? i'll tell not tell you there's not a deterrent. this is home office research increasing sentences research is increasing sentences because what deterrence people to the risk of being caught not, how long the sentence is if they are so ratcheting up are caught so ratcheting up sentences is that makes good headunes sentences is that makes good headlines doesn't actually achieve anything of course the stories daily express which always finds a reason to promote the prime minister and his colleagues irrespective of what else is happening in the world. it's also an outlier. so you have to take that with a pinch of salt. but look, i mean, the streets aren't safe, as you should and i think

should be. and i think that these these investments these these proper investments at investment right from the beginning, education beginning, from the education system, does. so you system, it really does. so you are this should be a are saying this should be a holistic absolutely. holistic approach? i absolutely. across prison reform across the board, prison reform police. i mean the police. yes, totally. i mean the idea that the idea things which appear to be popular is one in three sentences in two you know make prison harsh those two things don't actually cut crime they may make people feel better, but they don't cut crime . so we have to go back to bafics . so we have to go back to basics. what does crime the trouble with those sort of approach are? norman i you're right. but they take a long time. they do step packet and people want to seen some results. unlikely. do they want fix wishy talking about fix and wishy talking about arming police again as if arming the police again as if they don't want to arm the police do not want armed because if the police are armed then the criminals armed in return. criminals get armed in return. the have been solitary criminals get armed in return. the many, have been solitary criminals get armed in return. themany, many been solitary criminals get armed in return. the many, many decades.itary criminals get armed in return. themany, many decades .:ary criminals get armed in return. the many, many decades . they for many, many decades. they don't for many, many decades. they dont an for many, many decades. they don't an american don't want an american situation. have situation. where have everywhere. i think they're quite and as far as quick quite right. and as far as quick fix you're right. fix solutions are, you're right. you tony blair going to you remember tony blair going to take along , you know, take people along, you know, gunpoint of cashpoint

gunpoint of every of a cashpoint machine. and what happened to that? that if they already that? well, that if they already are consistently are armed. so we consistently have conversation . and have this conversation. and i'm really about enabling really passionate about enabling women pepper spray. and women to have pepper spray. and the first thing people say is, well, the criminals well, that means the criminals can hold of well, they can get hold of it. well, they already it. they come to already it. and they come to a point. you a victim of point. if you are a victim of a crime your first thing isn't i need call the police there's need to call the police there's an export isn't i need to get justice. the first thing is how do i myself alive and there do i keep myself alive and there comes we need a comes a point where we need a quick this is people's quick because this is people's lives people dying lives are so many people dying on street so people getting on the street so people getting hurt because of these failures of reform . we need to create of reform. we need to create a way where people able when they become victim crime, not after become a victim crime, not after when they're dead. and it's too late to actually protect themselves . and i think that's themselves. and i think that's a part of the bill and the conversation always routinely makes these people are already armed sophie i think i think that's right i mean women must be able to protect themselves on the and you speaking as the and you know, speaking as a thought of 22 year old daughter, i worry about what she's doing on street, what's happening

on the street, what's happening to street so that's a to her on the street so that's a different however from different thing however from police i police being armed which is i think is escalates matters think is which escalates matters unnecessarily is unhelpful. unnecessarily and is unhelpful. but strong in favour of but i'm very strong in favour of women , girls in particular, women, girls in particular, being themselves being able to defend themselves . normal. let's take a look the strike, shall we? because we said earlier, there's very few of going on this week . the of them going on this week. the times is forecasting as a matter of time before they sink oranges and we already got synchronised. well have and this is under a very story in the times i might say and how a much better story reporting in the eye on page six when it goes to more detail. i mean, i do think really helps the union all any big impact to coordinate strikes mean there's two positions at the same time as a rail workers how does that send any message apart? actually, it's probably unhelpful to the unions because they're effective they're probably more effective like drip of strikes like a drip, drip of strikes over series days, if that's over series of days, if that's their intention wrong. having a big bang and then having strikes for while. so i think for a while. so i think a non—story and what is interesting, however, is that they and this is broader than

they and this is broader than the i that the new leader the two you see who appears to be all the more radical in my work. yes his predecessor was i regarded as mainstream . he's regarded as mainstream. he's suggesting that they may walk away from these independent pay review bodies on the that they don't work and the statistic in the i hear is that well to you she claims uk workers have lost an averag e £20,000 in real wages an average £20,000 in real wages since thousand and eight, when the global financial crisis if that's the case and pay review bodies probably aren't working . bodies probably aren't working. i wonder if sophie strikes are just becoming a bit like covid which is learning to live with the well working around them and all see seem to be effective because it's like wherever you go there's a fresh strike where we on with don't we all we get on with life don't we all they all they all they cease to be effective and all the public just totally losing sympathy. no, public lose no, not only are the public lose in a the in sympathy, a lot of the employees are starting to lose sympathy as well. a lot of them don't sympathy as well. a lot of them dont go sympathy as well. a lot of them don't go on strike. and the don't want go on strike. and the one really feel striking one thing i really feel striking disproportionately class

disproportionately impact class people than anybody, people a lot more than anybody, because nurses on because if the nurses go on strike, who are strike, the people who are paying strike, the people who are paying health care, paying for private health care, they care. they don't really care. the people can for speedy people who can pay for speedy when the postal workers go and like they don't really care. the people afford to get people that can afford to get taxes work, people taxes into work, those people don't for the working don't care for the working people on basic people that rely on the basic mail delivery their stuff mail delivery to get their stuff for christmas to get trains for christmas to get the trains and to or who have and things to work or who have to nhs already been to use nhs and already been waiting for years to the treatment that they need. these are that really are the people that are really impacted so really the impacted so don't really buy the argument they're argument that they're helping class. interestingly argument that they're helping class.mr. interestingly argument that they're helping class.mr. nowak,;tingly argument that they're helping class.mr. nowak, he's.y argument that they're helping class.mr. nowak, he's on about well, mr. nowak, he's on about 160 year. it's a big fat 160 grand a year. it's a big fat salary. and the union workers , salary. and the union workers, as you mentioned, norman, then losing a lot of money by losing a lot of money there by bike, out. they are they bike, walking out. they are they are indeed losing money. £100,000 of us is , less than a £100,000 of us is, less than a lot of other people get. but nevertheless, it's big paycheque and people welcome that and many people welcome that themselves a more. get and themselves a lot more. i get and say but mean , this is say so. yes, but i mean, this is a situation where strikes will carry on and. you're right, martin, that people are going to live with it. i mean, the fact that travel, for example is

that rail travel, for example is now this is post—covid is now not required to be undertaken as it was on commuter days. people choose when they're going to work . and if the trains aren't work. and if the trains aren't running on a tuesday, well, they don't go to work and choose to stay at home and work from does not become established if you look the pattern rail use, look at the pattern of rail use, you see that leisure travel you will see that leisure travel has dramatically has increased dramatically actually since covid and commuter down commuter traffic is well down equally as are all looking to turn up on a tuesday well. so i mean wednesday so think people don't care about that don't really care about that what do about properly what they do care about properly in strikes is worrying in terms of strikes is worrying that health service won't be that the health service won't be as go. need as right to go. we need juggle now sophie. something i know which gets your chattels up. whoa. at the bbc? yep. so whoa. career at the bbc? yep. so a bunch leading professors from some of our top universities have accused the bbc of being towards their perception and distortion of history. one of them even accused them of having a against winston churchill . i a against winston churchill. i don't think this is going to come as a surprise to many of our gb news and buy our gb news and do buy newspapers. and there's actually our gb news and do buy

nev1 reason 5. and there's actually our gb news and do buy nev1 reason 5. an station�*s actually our gb news and do buy nev1 reason 5. an station actually.y the reason this station actually exists we cannot the exists is because we cannot the bbc to hold our nation in a positive light. they are consistently looking to drag down this, whether it's our history, our history, whether it's our current whatever's current affairs, whatever's going on. a lot of the young producers in their are political activists. and i think, you know , when cambridge professors who are a very, very institution, let's be honest come out and say you're distorting history and you're distorting history and you're trying to make it something is it's not to become like i think that shows you the true extent of the issue. norman well, the bbc trying to drag down the nation. i think what it's is presenting a view it's doing is presenting a view which many people don't like and feel is biased. that's what they're doing equally . you could they're doing equally. you could say that people no doubt say we're biased on on gb news. we're biased on on on gb news. so you'll always find a group of people who with the line has been taken by any particular channel. the bbc, gb news and every other and radio outlet every other tv and radio outlet is required by law to be neutral , to be balanced. that's what they're required to pay. those

are not balanced. it can be subject complaints. and ofcom, ofcom can find against them at an extreme agree. they can have the right right to broadcast taken happened . archie taken away as happened. archie rush day and happened rush just a day and happened with the iranian one they're press tv they had licence to broadcast taken away so that's a safeguard and i might say that of bbc has got fault of course the bbc has got fault but know the bbc needs but you know the bbc needs exist, it needs to exist for this country would be much poorer without it look the poorer without it if look at the american system where you got opened openly biased broadcasters like tv who don't pretend see it and they don't see it. if you don't pretend to be balanced, you know, thank god we got in this country, you know, for all their faults, the bbc, us, itv itv, channel 4, you've got a nice mixture of people who are all committed by law to, if they get it wrong, they can be hauled the coals for it. i should just say at this point the bbc says an impartial state broadcaster, they're by taxpayers money and they are satisfied that the coverage is for the great british public .

for the great british public. that's quite important. on gb news, we have a liberal heavyweight and we have a market, but we've got perfect balance here. yeah. and the good thing and the nice thing tv news is that all all voices can be heard. it's people's channel and we're all debate and doing we're all for debate and doing it a polite way as well which it in a polite way as well which which the great about which is the great thing about this and norman i think this channel and norman i think we do have time? we have time do we have time? yes, have time. i would do yes, we have time. i would do a quick, quick, quick word. intervention in care intervention patients in care homes. in guardian. this is homes. it's in guardian. this is this is awful, actually the story in 11 care homes story that one in 11 care homes is well below standard and the other 39% of the half, if you like, are needing and the care commission, which on these messages depends dependently has found resident stressing on the change for 20 days revolting not so much filthy carpets unexplained unwitnessed wound equipment encrusted with dirt. i mean these are these are shocking findings from the commission . and what's the commission. and what's the reason for this well, again,

according to the chief executive care england , he says that staff care england, he says that staff shortages and council funding for 24 out care places, a little over for 24 out care places, a little ove r £4 per hour. so social care over £4 per hour. so social care is a huge health problem , but is a huge health problem, but any political party seems to have an answer. so for me, i mean, this is coming down the line. it's something that we really have to get a grip with. it's going to be really expensive. yeah. i mean, it's going to be massively expensive. and try to see and we obviously try to see implementation as happened in the that the social care reforms that have problem so have just but this problem so deep that it's going to deep rooted that it's going to be one that i think is really, really difficult to solve and it's only become more it's only going to become more difficult. populations are difficult. the populations are ageing longer. so ageing and living longer. so there a large of people in there is a large of people in six days in the seventies who are eventually going to get and that going to cost my generation an enormous amount but i feel like it's just saddens me so much when we see the arguments over the triple lock pension and we are treated in we see the way are treated in care homes that who have care homes that people who have given to the life of given so much to the life of this country are ending their

lives in a way, i feel like we really to and make sure that really to try and make sure that people with people can this world with dignity, pride and really dignity, with pride and really know live the best lives that they can in the last years after working hard . think is working so hard. i think it is a priority for the government. it should be. that was an excellent smoker's bored of common sense for and for breakfast. norman and sophie, thank you very much for joining us and we look forward to you in the next hour. to seeing you in the next hour. thank much. time has thank you very much. time has just let's bring you just gone. 653 let's bring you up to date with the other stories making headlines, the government says there are no plans introduce corona plans introduce mandatory corona for test visitors from china. this comes after china reported it experiencing an influx of it is experiencing an influx of cases since covid restrictions have been eased. other countries like the usa have now imposed measures for travellers from china, africa accusing them of a lack information transparency lack of information transparency . a woman has been arrested on suspicion of neglect over eight year old's death linked to strep a in wales . year old's death linked to strep a in wales. that's according to the bbc. 33 year old was taken into custody on the 23rd of

december but has been released. enquiries continue. the health security agency data 21 children under 18 in england have from the infections, while deaths of children have been recorded in belfast and wales. children have been recorded in belfast and wales . and pope belfast and wales. and pope francis has asked for prayers for his. former pope benedict, saying he's very sick . the saying he's very sick. the vatican says the 95 year old had a sudden worsening of his health but is receiving constant medical care. the former head of catholic church became the first p0pe catholic church became the first popein catholic church became the first pope in 600 years to resign when he stepped down in 2013 . he stepped down in 2013. 2022 will be the uk's warmest year on record as the met office . record as the met office. figures show the climate crisis is having a real impact. the office said the annual average bndges office said the annual average bridges across the uk this year would exceed previous record set in 2014. well, we're joined now

by our southwest of england reporter, geoff moody, for more. good morning to you, geoff. tell us a bit more about this keyboarding, but it's a bit ironic talking about it today of all days. it's freezing down in exeter. i'm outside the met office where right now they get up, they are crossing the t's and dotting the i's on their report, which should come out on the new year's day revealing shock, horror. this has been hottest year on record . when did hottest year on record. when did those records begin? well, the office has been recording temperatures since 1884, so it stretches back a long way. but actually there has been a recording of temperatures in england known as central england temperature, and that's been going strong since 1659. so this is a very long period of time andifs is a very long period of time and it's been the hottest year. we don't need to tell us that we lived through it. we saw temperatures getting up to 40 degrees and above in places in the summer we lots on the summer we reported lots on reservoirs that are running low and the drought the hosepipe

bans that followed , no sign of bans that followed, no sign of a hosepipe by now of course, as it's pouring down with rain . but it's pouring down with rain. but of course is this just weather or is this climate change? well, the met office is pointing us in the met office is pointing us in the in one direction saying work out one. it is by saying that over the last 20 years, ten of the top ten hottest years have occurred , 2002. in the last 20 occurred, 2002. in the last 20 years, top ten in the last 20 years. so they're saying very clearly that this is down to climate change and we should be getting used to used to this . getting used to used to this. the national trust has got involved as well. they're saying that very much a case of climate change. it's very much a case of the new normal. we should expect we should expect much, much hotter summers , much wetter hotter summers, much wetter winters , storms as well , places. winters, storms as well, places. and they're saying that gardeners in particular need to adjust the way they garden you can now plant things at different times of year compared to what the books tell you to.

it's all to play for really. we don't know what this next is going to be like because the met office is also to stress that this isn't going to every year. it doesn't necessarily follow that because last year was hot. next year will be extremely as well. it could in fact be very next year. but still they're it's all down to climate change. jeff brady in, exeter, thank you very, very much . it wasn't all very, very much. it wasn't all smiles, was it? the irony of talking about the warmest year on record stood in a very, very cold looking exeter. go get warm, jeff. go get tea or something that it's now what you think of that story at gb news dot uk you are watching breakfast on gb news so lots to come on today's programme including british government has said it will not introduce testing for a rival from china. that's despite an explosion of covid infection in the country following axing of its strict measures and much more. that's after the break. please stay

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the british government has said it has no plans to introduce travel restrictions on visitors from china as covid rapidly spreads throughout the country . spreads throughout the country. morning at 7:00 on thursday, the 29th december, this breakfast gb news with ellie costello and myself, martin dalby and hazel slade in the news this morning . slade in the news this morning. the uk will not reintroduce mandatory covid tests . anyone mandatory covid tests. anyone arriving from china . that's arriving from china. that's despite the us announcing that from the 5th of january all chinese arrivals need to provide a negative covid before takeoff.

it comes , as uk border force it comes, as uk border force staff begin the second day in a series of strikes, the uk until new year's eve . and pope francis new year's eve. and pope francis has said the former pope benedict 16th is very ill and he's asked pilgrims at the vatican to pray for him. benedict became the first leader of the catholic church to stand in 600 years in 2013, citing advanced age . and 2020 will be advanced age. and 2020 will be the warmest year on record for the warmest year on record for the united kingdom . aside from the united kingdom. aside from the united kingdom. aside from the summer peak , met office the summer peak, met office said. all four seasons in britain this year were in the top ten warmest since records beganin top ten warmest since records began in 1884. so in touch with the usual ways via twitter or email gb news as gb news. let us know where watching so we give you a shout. let us know about theories, about food, about the covid restrictions , and about covid restrictions, and about strikes. anything you want to offload . sunday . a two our top

offload. sunday. a two our top story and the us has announced that all travellers from china must provide a negative covid 19 test to enter the country , test to enter the country, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge infections in china. however the uk government has said it is not planning to follow suit. the increase in cases across china follows roll back of the nation's strict controls . nation's strict controls. beijing zero—covid policies kept the country's infection rate low but fuelled public frustration and crushed the country's economic growth. well, joining us now in the studio is political commentator albie aman conon political commentator albie aman conor. so can talk initially about the covid restrictions . so about the covid restrictions. so the us say making mandatory test for entry from china italy doing the same after 50% of passengers on two flights at milan with testing positive. the uk however isn't. is that too lax or it just keep calm and carry on. i

think it's the right approach from the government. keep calm and carry on attitude is that is exactly what we need. and we've built up some amazing covid defence in country . we had defence in this country. we had a vaccine rollout. a brilliant vaccine rollout. we've the majority of the we've got the majority of the population vaccinated. we also have clinical have some amazing clinical methods actually treat covid methods to actually treat covid 19. so if you do catch and going to hospital, you're very unlikely to or even get unlikely to die or even get seriously ill. it's time to get back to normal. that means having open borders and that means not not testing people upon arrival. i mean, lots and lots of people will be watching and agreeing with you, but some will concerned look, will concerned saying, look, this us. many of this isn't about us. many of us all vaccinate. about all vaccinate. this is about them. when we at china as largely rural population, largely rural population, largely on vaccines , if there is largely on vaccines, if there is going to be concern that , if going to be concern that, if they're all going to be new variants know variants that we don't know about potentially china is where they from , what they would come from, what people worried about. and do people are worried about. and do you think that's a reasonable thing to concerned about? i thing to be concerned about? i can understand the can completely understand the concerns people but concerns that people have, but for that i mentioned for the reasons that i mentioned before this is very

before, this country is very well protected against covid outbreaks, although not that thatis outbreaks, although not that that is that is from a new variant. whether or not those are variants that we are from variants that we already about, we've some already about, we've got some amazing vaccines. vaccines in this to treat this medical methods to treat people covid 19. can people from covid 19. i can understand why people are concerned this government concerned but this government has done a very good at has done a very good job at protecting this country against covid so don't to be covid 19. so don't need to be worried new infections. worried about new infections. something else that concerns the nation, of course is all the ongoing strikes. a new character is emerging today. paul nowak. sounds like way by the he's sounds like no way by the he's carrying on he's saying it's only a matter of time. in today's papers that we have coordinated strikes in the uk. this guy's friends are walk out of talks in the new year before he's in his job. this guy. he's even in his job. this guy. this guy sounds like a nightmare . richard sunak really . richard sunak what's really going to this country from going to do to this country from strikes? well, first all, it strikes? well, first of all, it already like having already feels like having coordinated in coordinated strike action in this country is seeing strike action across a number of different public sector workers . or we're talking . whether or not we're talking about or nurses or about border full or nurses or train on and so forth

train and so on and so forth that rishi sunak is going to have a difficult time this year with with with with trade, with sorry about you see bosses incoming to you see boss paul no work is not starting his job yet and is already thrust threatening walkout. is it time for rishi blink and for rishi to blink first and just pay and get the country just pay up and get the country open again? no, absolutely not. because as rishi blinks, because as soon rishi blinks, all union will want all of the union will want inflation and inflation busting pay rises. and that just not something which that is just not something which the can afford. the country can afford. what needs and trade needs to is government and trade union bosses need to get around the table and come up with a compromise settlement. it's not going inflation , but it going to be inflation, but it can probably be more than the government is currently offering. accused offering. it has been accused though. sunak , of a lack though. rishi sunak, of a lack of leadership, not cobra meetings when . it comes to meetings when. it comes to strikes. should he be getting involved. should he be putting a stop to this? look, it is up the employers the trade union bosses to come with a pay settlement and obviously the government sets the parameters of that. i think all parties need to work better together to come up with

some sort of pay supplement which is going to satisfy the unions but which isn't going to bankrupt another bankrupt the nation. another thing on front page today, thing on the front page today, the is rishi promising the express is rishi promising to get tough on crime. you know as conservative activist as a conservative activist yourself, and order is a key yourself, law and order is a key issue on the doorstep . he's issue on the doorstep. he's threatened to get tough . what threatened to get tough. what kind of measures would you like to talk in the paper to see there? talk in the paper today about the police. today about arming the police. should go the route of should britain go the route of america and give coppers guns now? wouldn't in favour of now? i wouldn't be in favour of britain. reach american britain. the reach of american america mean, america arming coppers. i mean, if look at crime rate, if we look at the crime rate, the united kingdom versus the crime rate in the united states where armed the where they armed coppers, the crime lower in the crime rate is lower in the united what need to united kingdom. what we need to be are methods to be focusing on are methods to cut crime rather than shiny . cut crime rather than shiny. that sound good? like arming police . what kind of thing do police. what kind of thing do actually necessary deliver sense in some of the things that which you should consider we already know the government is know that the government is already almost its target already is almost at its target of hiring 20,000 police officers by 2023. so that is obviously going to go some way to solving crime in this country. but also

looking at unblocking the backlogs that we see the court system investing more in the prison and also a proper prison system and also a proper crime prevention strategy . so crime prevention strategy. so we're not just tackling the symptoms of a problem , we're symptoms of a problem, we're actually tackling things at the root cause. well, just the need to more local ised approach to be more local ised approach as mean the scenes that as well. i mean the scenes that we've seen merseyside el we've seen in merseyside el edwards shots in a pub christmas eve four months ago we had olivia pratt call about nine year old little girl shot in her own home. i mean, there will be questions, especially if for watching, listening in merseyside about what needs to be locally tackle what be done locally to tackle what is looks like huge gun is it looks like a huge gun issue country. we do lot issue country. we do hear a lot about community policing initiatives and actually decentralising policing a little bit more so it is actually more controlled locally rather at a national level. i think that's very important too. i think actually what we power to localities, we often see better results, devolution , so on and results, devolution, so on and so forth. and i think that's probably a trend that we will continue to see in policing . but

continue to see in policing. but it absolutely something which it is absolutely something which this to this government needs to get to control is it is it control of it. is it is it a cool conservative value to be tough on crime? can ask you tough on crime? can i ask you a man colour stopping? the man of colour stopping? the search is something that comes up. racist, up. it's derided racist, although it wasn't when it was deployed in in glasgow very effectively or merseyside very . effectively or merseyside very. it's cut knife crime is more stop and search something that really should be pursuing. also look , stop and search where it look, stop and search where it works , be employed and it should works, be employed and it should not be employed where it doesn't work. we've got to be focusing on is effective. of course on what is effective. of course . there are sensitivities around stop and search, particularly for britains. we see for black britains. we see a disproportionate number of black britains stopped and searched, compared to other ethnic minority still, an minority groups. still, an effective tool to deploy where needed it can be a very needed needed. it can be a very effective if it's properly effective if it's done properly and legally . the problems arise and legally. the problems arise where it's done properly or where it's not done properly or legally. so we've got to be focussed what is effective and making police are making sure the police are working confines the working within the confines the law. there's been a load of law. so there's been a load of feedback this from gb feedback this morning from gb news viewers about they boris

johnson back. i mean we comments coming out of our is would you like to see boris to the tory for it is not an option at the moment we have a new prime rishi sunak who was appointed prime minister just earlier on this . minister just earlier on this. we had a prime minister before that liz truss, he lasted only 45 days and then of course boris johnson , the prime minister johnson, the prime minister before that, do really want another leadership election in this country in 2023. i would no, i would like a calmer political yes. if we can focus more on policies getting inflation down and delivering for the british people rather than internal fights within the conservative party. spoke like conservative party. i spoke like a politician. albie. i a true politician. albie. i think a bright future think you have a bright future in politics. thank you for joining us. thank tremendous . joining us. thank tremendous. okay. well russian leader vladimir putin could unseated by his own generals if ukraine continues to make gains. its successful counteroffensive . successful counteroffensive. that's according to the former head of the british. speaking exclusively to gb news, general lord richard dannatt , strategic

lord richard dannatt, strategic losses and rapidly falling morale could open the real possibility of putin's enforced removal . but lord dunnett told removal. but lord dunnett told our home and editor mark white that it was vital that the us uk and other allies continue stay the course in supplying ukraine with state of the art western systems . for the better part of a year. ukraine has been under relentless russian bombardment from missile strikes to tank and artillery . fire as russian artillery. fire as russian forces push to consolidate their gains. what . but in recent

gains. what. but in recent months, again seemingly insurmountable , the ukrainians insurmountable, the ukrainians have been pushing back a counter offensive, making key gains . offensive, making key gains. chief among them recapturing the strategically important southern city of harrison . get caught up city of harrison. get caught up in the former head of . the in the former head of. the british army believes ukraine can keep up that momentum in the months ahead . then the russian months ahead. then the russian president could find it increasingly to cling on to power . i could see a set of power. i could see a set of circumstances where the russian military morale would collapse. when you've lost will to win, when you've decided you're defeated in your own head, then you will. and of course, if that was to . that's a game changer. was to. that's a game changer. i think will see a change of regime in the kremlin. i think we would see putin out . there's we would see putin out. there's no the bravery and resolve of the ukrainians. but it's

sophisticated western supplied weapons systems that's helped give them the edge in many of their encounters with russian forces . lord dannatt says it's forces. lord dannatt says it's absolutely vital that the us in particular stands firm in its support of ukraine. yes, it's important that the european countries do well. as you're looking. it will be important that european stay behind, but really important that on our stays behind ukraine, that's critical because the sophisticated that's going in is the changer . also key the the changer. also key the continuation of the training of ukrainian volunteers particularly by britain and some of the places at the front. i'm not sure that depends. yeah. i pulled out as we previously did yet around 10,000 ukrainian eyes are being trained in the uk before returning home to take up the fight . in before returning home to take up the fight. in the months ahead,

ukraine has to keep up the momentum and continue making gains in its counter offensive . gains in its counter offensive. stated aim to push russia out of all ukrainian territory. stated aim to push russia out of all ukrainian territory . defence all ukrainian territory. defence analysts colonel stuart crawford believes recapturing would guarantee their victory. he or she who controls the crimea holds the crimea basically the black sea out of the engine of the sea of azov. if the ukrainians managed to take crimea . that might be the point crimea. that might be the point at which they are prepared to negotiate for peace . in recent negotiate for peace. in recent months, russia has stepped up. it strikes on key infrastructure , heaping even more misery on ukraine's population . sadly, it ukraine's population. sadly, it is a grim pattern. the military success. ukraine enjoys on the

battlefield the more its beleaguered towns and cities will suffer . effects of will suffer. effects of increased russian bombardment. mark white . gb news. now the mark white. gb news. now the former prime minister boris , former prime minister boris, presided over our country during a global pandemic , a war in a global pandemic, a war in europe. but this year, conservative mp he'd become an electoral and he was replaced . electoral and he was replaced. liz truss on behalf. electoral and he was replaced. liz truss on behalf . yet in liz truss on behalf. yet in a new poll of members, boris remains popular than ever and certainly more than the current prime minister, rishi sunak. certainly more than the current prime minister, rishi sunak . our prime minister, rishi sunak. our political reporter catherine foster takes a look back over bofis foster takes a look back over boris johnson's fateful 2022 , boris johnson's fateful 2022, just two years earlier. johnson won an 80 seat majority on his promise . get brexit done , but promise. get brexit done, but 2022 began badly. promise. get brexit done, but 2022 began badly . the latest 2022 began badly. the latest partygate revelation was the most shocking number ten staff

had parted suitcases of wine. the night before, the queen sat at prince philip's funeral , the at prince philip's funeral, the prime minister to her majesty for the behaviour of his staff . for the behaviour of his staff. tory grandee david davis was scathing. he was not too long for all the good you have done in the name of god. go yeah. partygate a back seat. when russia invaded , ukraine in russia invaded, ukraine in february and, johnson led the west's response in offering strong support to vladimir zelenskyy in. the beleaguered british prime minister became a hero back home in april. he was fined police for breaking lockdown rules by attending a brief birthday gathering in june 2020. today i've received a fixed penalty notice from the metropolitan police. let me say immediately that paid the fine and i once again offer a full apology . in and i once again offer a full apology. in may sue

and i once again offer a full apology . in may sue grey's and i once again offer a full apology. in may sue grey's long awaited report into lockdown gatherings was finally published . it was . the conservatives did . it was. the conservatives did terribly in local elections and lost by elections both to labour and the lib dems. lost by elections both to labour and the lib dems . many tory mps and the lib dems. many tory mps had had enough . a confidence had had enough. a confidence vote followed on the 6th of june.i vote followed on the 6th of june. i can announce that parliamentary party does . on parliamentary party does. on truce ensued. until deputy chief whip chris pincher was suspended for sexual and downing street's changing recollections of what johnson had known and when became too much for mps to back warning. health secretary javid resigned first followed minutes later by chancellor rishi sunak . the following day , ministers . the following day, ministers resigned faster than . johnson resigned faster than. johnson could replace them . on july the could replace them. on july the seventh, he admitted . and i you

seventh, he admitted. and i you to know how sad i am to be giving up the job in the world. but them's the breaks . yes, he . but them's the breaks. yes, he. arnold schwarzenegger in his final pmqs. hasta la vista, baby .thank final pmqs. hasta la vista, baby . thank you . come september, he . thank you. come september, he met the queen and in his final speech obliquely hinted at a return like cincinnatus. i returning to my plough . returning to my plough. cincinnatus was a roman who returned to office his country's hour of need . later liz truss's hour of need. later liz truss's premiership had imploded and the conservative party needed leader. fast it couldn't be johnson , could it. leader. fast it couldn't be johnson , could it . as the calls johnson, could it. as the calls to bring back boris grew, he raced back from his caribbean houday raced back from his caribbean holiday and hit the phones. he and the favourite sunak met. but on the sunday night, and the favourite sunak met. but on the sunday night , johnson on the sunday night, johnson announced it was not the right time and withdrew . since then,

time and withdrew. since then, he's joined rebellions on onshore wind and says he will fight the next election . johnson fight the next election. johnson has made fight the next election. johnson has mad e £1,000,000 forjust has made £1,000,000 for just four speeches. analysts say he could make 5 million a year. some comfort, perhaps , for the some comfort, perhaps, for the man who wanted to be world. catherine foster . man who wanted to be world. catherine foster. gb news saw catherine foster. gb news saw catherine there reflect on a very dramatic 20 for boris johnson and, potentially looking ahead to a comeback and that's got lots of you talking on gb news this morning . how do you news this morning. how do you get in touch with your thoughts on that? would you like to see a bofis on that? would you like to see a boris come bring boris back? that was that was trending, wasn't just a months wasn't it? just a few months ago. gb news at gb news uk lots. you've been in touch, jean has beenin you've been in touch, jean has been in touch saying we voted boris, we have voted rishi boris, we have not voted rishi and nor will we the tory and hunt nor will we the tory party remainers lost our votes when they plotted and schemed to push boris out. tories are finished without boris as the astonishing ratio. when you look

down the comments coming in from you, the viewers, it's 80. they're just really pro . and they're just really pro. and paulis they're just really pro. and paul is one of them saying boris will, be the conservative leader after the next election, labour will win less optimistic, but bofis will win less optimistic, but boris will be the leader of the opposition. you should never been forced to stand down in the first place and has been in such good morning shape. just saying yes, can comeback but yes, boris can do a comeback but only the uk economy is only when the uk economy is straight. and that's interesting because, as catherine just just alluded , that boris did say it alluded, that boris did say it wasn't the right time. he didn't say it wasn't going to do it. so perhaps he's thinking the same thing and peter thing as peter and peter continues being continues, stops being influenced activist wife, influenced by his activist wife, who is imposing a hard agenda on the british people . and he needs the british people. and he needs to engage his brain before his mouth. says. give ten mouth. peter says. give ten years. we'll see boris back well, let us know what you think. and there's to chew on. and joining now , political and joining us now, political commentator peter spencer. peter, back over the peter, looking back over the yearin peter, looking back over the year in boris , certainly listen year in boris, certainly listen to gb news viewers. do you think

it's to gb news viewers. do you think wsfime to gb news viewers. do you think it's time for him to come back? i don't think so, in point of fact.i i don't think so, in point of fact. i remember that that he been making an absolute fool tune out there, making speeches. it was one evening when he made some of his prime ministerial annualin some of his prime ministerial annual in for just some of his prime ministerial annual in forjust speech. i annual in for just speech. i mean, what's not to like that? i mean, what's not to like that? i mean, i suspect that glorious though it is to be working it does involve rather a lot of hard work and i think he that might have grated with him most certainly. sir keir starmer always said about him trying to nail down is like trying to nail a bowl of custard to wall and it to be said that i think lot of people within downing street have rather felt the same which is why in point of fact the morale within downing street itself in spite the huge morass of problems they're facing, has rather picked up. they've

actually got a boss who opens red boxes , actually reads what's red boxes, actually reads what's in them , as opposed to boris in them, as opposed to boris johnson, who had this extraordinary knack of coming up with a wacky wheeze , a breakfast with a wacky wheeze, a breakfast time, and then by lunchtime was arguing against it, looking back at his record . i mean, there at his record. i mean, there were two things that really stand out . one, he said what stand out. one, he said what we've got ready, bill, for. so we've got ready, bill, for. so we've got ready, bill, for. so we've got brexit done he now we find that the latest opinion poll for the times suggests that to thirds of a vote people who voted for brexit now do not think it was a 60 yes. and there is there also there is there is a consensus among economists that that brexit has cost us rather a lot of money against that? i think johnson's big claim to fame and it is a real win , is that he managed to

win, is that he managed to weaponize english language in the same way as churchill did in the same way as churchill did in the beginning of the second world war, in getting european leaders to back up, to stand up and be counted, and put their money. their mouth was as far as ukraine was concerned, that i think a huge hit. and i think hopefully history books will remember that glorious achievement . peter michael's achievement. peter michael's beenin achievement. peter michael's been in touch with on vaiews@gbnews.uk and he said to me it's absolutely ridic killers. the prospect of boris johnson becoming, again, the uk's prime minister why would we possibly want a repeat of his last premiership ? and there is last premiership? and there is that school of thought. isn't that school of thought. isn't that peter about the three ps that peter about the three ps that pushed boris johnson out of office, perhaps in partygate and pinch ? what do you say to those pinch? what do you say to those people who say far much has happened? look, we voted him in 2019, but too much has has happened now for him to ever a successful comeback in the british public, some at least will never forgive boris johnson

for that. what do you say to that ? well, most certainly what that? well, most certainly what he was in office. in office , he he was in office. in office, he revealed himself in his true colours, which is a maverick, a buccaneer a rule breaker and. unfortunately for him , there is unfortunately for him, there is a kind of a system in this country in which we do tend to keep to the rules to a reasonable degree . and i suspect reasonable degree. and i suspect and i suspect that he in his heart knows it as that his instincts of breaking rules and doing what the hell he likes do not play. well, ultimately , the not play. well, ultimately, the process of trying to govern the country and for that reason, although he says, oh, hasta la vista, baby and that stuff, i don't think he would come back. i don't i certainly think that the parliamentary party, however large or small it might at that time, would welcome fact like peter spencer. thank you for joining us this morning from

britain's pink kitchen. thank you very much . now another quick you very much. now another quick comment before we move from rick about. comment before we move from rick about . timing, as you said, in about. timing, as you said, in a little about the timing and why come back in in troubled waters, he's saying that labour have a term in power and mess it up and then bring boris back to sell then bring boris back to sell the country . so there are a lot the country. so there are a lot of people out there, ali, who think boris is still the knight in shining armour to save the day. absolutely. lot of day. absolutely. and a lot of people for him in 2019. people voted for him in 2019. and it's boris who that and it's boris who won that vote, those wall vote, especially in those wall seats. so many of them, including jean saying rishi and hunt is not who voted for let us know what . you think gb news at know what. you think gb news at gb news dot uk. okay well it's 724 and let's bring up to date with all the other making the headunes with all the other making the headlines today. but the party wants to take tony blair's , wants to take tony blair's, tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime slogan. the party will on prevention of crime by tackling the effects of trauma that could lead to people offending this could mean victims of anti—social behaviour potentially determining how

offenders are punished . pope offenders are punished. pope francis has asked for prayers for his predecessor the former p0pe for his predecessor the former pope benedict, saying he's very . the vatican says the 95 year old had a sudden worsening of his health but is receiving constant care. the former head , constant care. the former head, the catholic church, became the first pope in 600 years to resign when he stepped down in 2013 . and a deadly storm that's 2013. and a deadly storm that's been sweeping across north america, killing least 60 people is now bringing wet and windy weather to the uk. the office say the knock on effects of america's bomb cyclone will be spells unsettled weather over the next 7 to 10 days. it's issued a alert for heavy rain for much of scotland on friday. warning flooding and travel disruption to follow . a new disruption to follow. a new report claims the government won't meet its target of cutting the number of smokers in the country. cancer research says 8% of people who call themselves a

smoker by 2030. that's plans for england become smoke free by then. england become smoke free by then . the charity says while then. the charity says while progress slowed, it could take an extra years to get to that point . well coming up next, point. well coming up next, what the latest sports headlines with aidan magee as man city close the gap on arsenal. that's after this short .

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there not been a world cup. there's an extraordinary level of that's 20 goals in 15 of output. that's 20 goals in 15 games, fastest player. so games, the fastest player. so that's left you mean that's me on the left you mean haaland, right? oh, no . i really haaland, right? oh, no. i really know who you're talking about. agents when i yes that isn't agents when i do. yes that isn't it. yeah. so if flashbacks of some of their old away kit . it some of their old away kit. it is nineties. so is eighties and nineties. so erling haaland's 20 goals in 15 games, only three penalties. you know, you look back through history, are quite a few history, there are quite a few strikers years who've strikers down the years who've had penalties had the bloated by penalties and i if you give i always think if you give a player 12 yards to score a goal of should possibly do but of they should possibly do but 17 of his 20 have come from open play 17 of his 20 have come from open play and importantly a huge, huge united really. huge result for united really. i mean been been mean he's been he's been completely five completely dormant for five weeks didn't qualify weeks with no i didn't qualify for world cup. yeah. he's for the world cup. yeah. so he's been home not rested. been sitting at home not rested. yeah. rested. playing yeah. well rested. playing a couple of friendlies, you know, just keep fit and he just keep himself fit and he gets chance, funnily enough. gets the chance, funnily enough. well those are norwegian international he didn't celebrate night. celebrate goals last night. can anyone gone. he was anyone guess why gone. he was born leeds his father think born in leeds his father think haaland played for leeds united he's and he was a very he's a leeds and he was a very it very muted celebration

it was a very muted celebration . mean i'm not i'm not a fan. i'm not a massive fan of you know i if you play that know i think if you play that you should with the fans you're paying you should with the fans you're paying your wages quite frankly but people but it's quite a lot of people don't realise he was born in leeds so incredible for and they've asked those leeds to five that's quite five points. so that's quite important 15 going important as well 15 games going ask on statistic here ask for leeds on statistic here they're play they're 15th in the league play 1515 points so 15 1515, ten by the mighty four though sadly the trends for transfer it's that time of year what's going on. well it's actually not just that the window doesn't till january 1st but clubs are getting their business done already got it you know, not mucking around. i mean i cover so many of these. i mean, the amount of times when i covered qpr in 2013 keep our eyes on five players on january sist. eyes on five players on january 31st. that unsurprisingly let's keep relegation because it keep out relegation because it was sign of desperation . don't was a sign of desperation. don't do pantomime club on the do that pantomime club on the day of the season. it sends out all wrong messages. so all the wrong messages. so liverpool chelsea are trying liverpool and chelsea are trying get business done . £44 million get business done. £44 million is liverpool could pay is how much liverpool could pay for jackpot. scored for coady jackpot. he scored three for holland at the

three goals for holland at the world cup. he's come from psv as , their captain, years old, , their captain, 23 years old, very much one for the future and liverpool the way liverpool doing things the way they the 1970s and they did in the 1970s and eighties. to prepared eighties. they're to prepared pay eighties. they're to prepared pay for players, but pay big money for players, but gently ease into the first team. they're not to put them in they're not going to put them in straightaway and so go straightaway and so they go on scoring 40 goals. they're scoring 30 or 40 goals. they're going do going to side with let's do things liverpool way less things the liverpool way less edgy when he's player who edgy when he's a player who plays off the hand side, he's going to very exciting going to be one very exciting for future. chelsea have for the future. chelsea have been they could have pay been told they could have to pay £105 argentinian £105 million for argentinian star fernandez. he's star enzo fernandez. he's a midfielder, the world midfielder, starred at the world cup medal around cup got to when his medal around neck look if they're neck they look as if they're going two midfielders going to lose two midfielders georginio say at the georginio n'golo can say at the end the so they're end of the season so they're looking a replacement in looking for a replacement in that area. i know. you know, it's interesting because that posed we just talked posed one guy who we just talked about united after about was one united were after liverpool march on them liverpool stole a march on them they like they knew about they looked like they knew about him. i wonder if they've done they looked like they knew about himthing nder if they've done they looked like they knew about himthing that if they've done they looked like they knew about himthing that premiere done they looked like they knew about himthing that premier league the thing that premier league clubs 20 years ago. clubs used to do 20 years ago. always good the world cup. let's sign find maybe was sign him and find maybe was still not as good in still he was he's not as good in the premier league he is in

the premier league as he is in certain sets. how much would the premier league as he is in certauseuts. how much would the premier league as he is in certa use. theiow much would the premier league as he is in certa use. the world jch would the premier league as he is in certa use. the world cup vould the premier league as he is in certause. the world cup as|ld the premier league as he is in certause. the world cup as as an they use. the world cup as as an opportunity to kind of spot talent and well you talent and think well you certainly certainly certainly can't you certainly can't ignore really because they're highly they're playing highly pressurised these pressurised game some of these players of players a high level of intensity pressure their intensity and pressure for their countries all countries and they're all even if big clubs you if they play for big clubs you know i went to african nations cup ago and the cup many years ago and the players like drogba and sam explained to people don't explained to me, people don't understand don't turn understand that if we don't turn up international friendly, up from international friendly, we a world of we get a world of a world of heat from our fans. that heat from our fans. so that pressurised games, know, pressurised games, you know, rarefied ways you have rarefied in some ways you have to to play paid pay to have to play paid pay credence it premier credence it however premier league saturday wednesday saturday very saturday it can be very very difficult just all difficult so just got with all transfers early an element of risk and just it's got due diligence. you look at numbers the in league the throughout the net in league domestic look 84 domestic campaign you look at 84 international sides and it should tennis quick should work. quick tennis quick a of course djokovic has left in australia had his ban over turned. of course he was kept out because his vaccines takes before he's going to go back and he wants to try and win the australian open and he stuck to his guns didn't he. yeah. you know he didn't, have

know he didn't, he could have relinquished know he didn't, he could have relinqllast d know he didn't, he could have relinqllast year and just had status last year and just had the vaccine pumped into his arm. but even it was his but even though it was his tournament much he's won but even though it was his tourrof1ent much he's won but even though it was his tourrof them. much he's won but even though it was his tourrof them. he's uch he's won but even though it was his tourrof them. he's been e's won but even though it was his tourrof them. he's been king on but even though it was his tourrof them. he's been king of nine of them. he's been king of the king of melbourne partly over the last ten or years or over the last ten or 15 years or so. he didn't back down. but so. but he didn't back down. but he's got in yesterday land in adelaide was adelaide the tournament was actually event actually start the event doesn't start and january the 16th start and so january the 16th but a warm up but there's a warm up tournament, adelaide international sure international he's not sure i was me he's always was djokovic to me he's always been misunderstood. been pretty misunderstood. i've interviewed many many times a decent guy really is but it decent guy he really is but it doesn't doesn't that doesn't he doesn't have that that warmth that nadal and federer goes around federer have when he goes around the despite his the world and so despite his excellence and he's this is a sign of his humility he's not sure taken his sure he's not taken his reception granted you know yes he tournament, but he owns that tournament, but some australia be some people in australia will be around just didn't around that. he just didn't exceed rules . there'll exceed the rules. there'll be others other of the others on the other side of the fence say, you know what, he fence who say, you know what, he stuck to his guns. we're not a fan of this regime. you know, let's him win the tournament. but he gets big chance when but if he gets a big chance when he gets slams, that put he gets to grand slams, that put him a level with nadal him on a level with with nadal to federer. well i to it a federer. well i personally hope he it.

personally hope he gets it. i think he's a brilliant player yeah, he's a brilliant player and a decent guy. friend and a decent guy. my friend bumped at a coffee shop bumped into him at a coffee shop in monaco and i selfie with it. yeah always storeyed yeah it's. always got a storeyed make something for you make half find something for you you it show yeah. you to make it off. show yeah. i didn't smell as good. you aidan magee. thank you very much. i'll give scoops, go give you scoops, i promise. go before go. we're talking before you go. we're talking about today. oh, about comfort food today. oh, yeah? favourite? yeah? what's your favourite? comfort food. comfort food is poppy comfort food. comfort food is poppy actually? oh, poppy on toast, actually? oh, yeah. just not so. i'm yeah. oh it's just not so. i'm just not. soup is a speciality of mine and tonight i'm going to keep having hospitality keep you. i'm having hospitality course haven't. i course menu. i haven't. i haven't in it five haven't been in it for five weeks. cannot wait. get my weeks. i cannot wait. get my hands the duck parfait hands on the duck parfait starter top parfait. well i'm a man of many talents. from paul fried and it can fried cheese on toast and it can do magee top man on do it all aidan magee top man on the we all do we all talk the on we all do we all talk talking about your favourite comfort today comfort food today so gbviews@gbnews.uk aidan magee is cheese i did cheese on toast? who do i did for now coming up, we've for you? now coming up, we've got this morning's papers in november and sophie cook for and that's short cheese that's after short break cheese on toast .

welcome. welcome back. and let's you up to date with all the front pages the express lees where she's through not committing to making the nation's streets and homes safe for everyone following a spate of christmas violence the mail asksif of christmas violence the mail asks if the tories have given up on cutting tax off the chancellor. jeremy reportedly acts as a treasury review of the whole tax system . the telegraph whole tax system. the telegraph says taxpayer cash has been handed to groups promoting islamist extremism . and we cover islamist extremism. and we cover that story soon. but in the meanwhile, it focuses on families by dementia, warning a national crisis in care . and the national crisis in care. and the sun reports civil servants have been handed a £30 million worth of gift cards for shops and restaurants, including primark and nando's . lots of

and nando's. lots of. get our teeth into inside the papers now . and joining us this morning is a former liberal democrat minister norman baker, on the political left, the liberal left and commentator and the political commentator sophie , who is very much a young sophie, who is very much a young maggie thatcher. sophie let's start with you. a story that caught my eye as well. the front of the telegraph today. this broke yesterday . prevent the broke yesterday. prevent the counter terrorism organisation is being accused of being funded the taxpayer helping extremism the taxpayer helping extremism the uk. yep so it's been seen that figures within organisations that would claim money for prevent de—radicalisation programme do you have links and have supported the taliban or have supported the taliban or have supported groups that are banned? islamic extremist groups in the uk , which i mean is an in the uk, which i mean is an enormous oversight from the government. i mean the question is how long enough has this been going on for but it just shows the lack of seriousness the

government to tackle islamic extremism seeing it extremism and we are seeing it come we know we had come through now. we know we had the butlins when we had the issue in butlins when we had the issue in butlins when we had the over film all of the issue over film and all of the issue over film and all of the cinema was being attacked. the issue over film and all of the cirgroupsas being attacked. the issue over film and all of the cirgroups andzing attacked. the issue over film and all of the cirgroups and the attacked. the issue over film and all of the cirgroups and the government these groups and the government has on islamic has to get a grip on islamic extremism. and we have seen a shift prevent recently of trying to portray, you know, a far right extremism and take a real focus on that mean this is a massive crisis and, a real oversight and a dereliction of prevention duty. and i wonder, norman the out norman was the report out yesterday 13,000 isis jihadis that are france released from prison in syria? we still have a issue in. the uk, we have very porous borders aligned to that is the prevent system fit for purpose? do i think probably isn't it has been reviewed . it's isn't it has been reviewed. it's a dispute between michael gove and other a and apparently about what can be said and what has to be kept secret. how much does michael gove if there's been a report you publish it. yeah. i mean that's what's having otherwise but is a serious issue

with extremism . it's not going with extremism. it's not going to go away. unfortunately it's a fact of life these days and. it's extremism, islamic extremism it also there is extremism it also there is extremism on the far right as wherever it comes from. we have to defend our country against people who wish to undermine democracy. democracy we democracy. democracy is what we believe this country and believe in in this country and other who are undertaking other people who are undertaking acts of terrorism. and so do believe in democracy. and they have challenged. you can't have to be challenged. you can't just these people by. just let these people get by. and because i it you and so because i put it to you as a conservative, one of the problems is we have we have factions. some people say pubush factions. some people say publish it, some people censor , publish it, some people censor, ostensibly censored report ostensibly censored the report and they think the british pubuc and they think the british public have an absolute to public have an absolute right to know if the taxpayer is funding organisations that in themselves are fostering extremist attitudes . yes it is an enormous attitudes. yes it is an enormous matter of public safety and back in the day we used to be worried about enable wing extremism coming through our country through our borders. now we are actively extremism our actively extremism through our own and our own people through these groups like prevent. so

they're not coming from overseas anymore. they're being home—grown britain . and home—grown here in britain. and it's an enormous concern. it's getting worse. and we are seeing consistent of, getting consistent trends of, it getting worse uk and worse here in the uk and globally. well, we do really globally. well, so we do really need get grip on it and the need to get a grip on it and the taxpayers deserve to know. and it's not just groups actually, it's not just groups actually, it's individual those who are becoming themselves, becoming radicalised themselves, which more difficult for which is much more difficult for the security services to identify. to identify. norman, let's turn to one of stories now on a one of your stories now on a different daily is . different the daily mail is. picking ppe, fraud as different the daily mail is. picking up on ppe, fraud a s £18 picking up on ppe, fraud as £18 million is been recovered. well six of th e £13 million hasn't six of the £13 million hasn't been recovered. is the key figure here for the only 3% of the fraud has been cleared up by the fraud has been cleared up by the by efforts to recover it. you know, we had a discussion in the previous hour, did we not, about tax and how the government was short of money. and so, you know, there's all this money being wasted on ppe. six of the 13 million, it's criminal, being wasted on ppe. six of the 13 million, it's criminal , 12.6 13 million, it's criminal, 12.6 billion was spent on procuring

ppe , as much as 5% to contracts ppe, as much as 5% to contracts involving fraud or according to the commons public accounts committee. and i have to say that the whole process, you remember, was was partly a tory mp is giving a contract without any proper scrutiny and this is any proper scrutiny and this is a consequence of it. i wouldn't is the baroness brought things haunting the government here or is this just individual companies just ripping the government off ? i think these government off? i think these individual companies are for the government of and they need to be prosecuted. it not just simply the money recovered, but if are guilty of fraud, if people are guilty of fraud, that cause of the that not been the cause of the review that so far we have at something in the sun it's caused a lot of eyes this morning and see it there are a lot of eyes this morning and see it there ar e £30 million see it there are £30 million worth of gift vouchers for shops and restaurants like nando's . and restaurants like nando's. tell us a bit more about this. yep. so the civil service are being given yep. so the civil service are being give million of being given £30 million worth of gift to those sorts of gift vouchers to those sorts of stores. are saying stores. and people are saying that slap in the that is a matter slap in the face to the taxpayer here in the uk as these individuals have spent the majority last

spent the majority of the last few years from home and few years working from home and many them are so incredibly many of them are so incredibly stubborn, want to back stubborn, do not want to go back to office. this of course is to the office. this of course is causing problems causing all sorts of problems with dvla passports and also with the dvla passports and also of services that the british pubuc of services that the british public should and rightly expect to top notch because these to be top notch because these people will refuse to do their jobs properly and refuse to return to the office. so it is, you know, unbecoming that these people these sorts people are getting these sorts gifts. were by gifts. and these were bought by the taxpayers are the british taxpayers who are struggling financially and struggling financially and struggling people struggling because these people aren't jobs as well aren't doing their jobs as well as should and. it's just as they should and. it's just worth pointing out there are a few figures, this story today. so office only so the foreign office still only has 49% of people back at work. the department work and pensions, and home office pensions, 61. and home office 62. so norman is , this basically 62. so norman is, this basically bribery to get people to go back to work to go for a nando's i loan to go for a greggs on way in is this a bribe. i think the two things are probably unconnected i think it's crass is probably a way to avoid giving people a pay rise, actually, to keep the overall pay actually, to keep the overall pay increase down. that's partly

what it rather than anything what it is rather than anything else. you know, are else. but, you know, people are people at home doesn't necessarily not working necessarily they're not working . on other hand, half . but on the other hand, half the home, that's a the people home, that's quite a large number, i think sort of balance where your phone is in the office and one they at home is the right sort of is probably the right sort of balance some way from balance to strike some way from that some of the government that with some of the government departments normally less elastic you and turn our elastic with you and turn our attention to ukraine, shall we? because we president because last we saw president zelenskyy in washington securing more us support and he's now seeking global support for a peace plan that is in the. yes, i mean , let's let's just reflect i mean, let's let's just reflect on zelenskyy who was who was actually i think he was a comedian wasn't wasn't official before he became president . i before he became president. i mean, come on, come on, come on. see how i mean, incredible what he's achieved on hugely difficult circumstances. he's been pressure, i think, been under pressure, i think, from allies to from some the western allies to look for a peace plan because they said well, we can't keep funding weapons indefinitely. we have to solution this have to have a solution to this . i think he's been resisting now peace plan actually

now his peace plan actually involves everything wants involves everything he wants including hold of including keeping hold of crimea, to be fair is a crimea, which to be fair is a disputed territory. the rest the south asian. but crimea is a disputed territory. so what is at least thing on i don't know which chicken to involve indians who course we have been quite who of course we have been quite supportive russia and supportive of russia and probably a smart move. probably quite a smart move. he's smart he's proven quite a smart diplomat. zelenskyy so if you can, i put it to you that the kind of eulogising of zelenskyy, i he has been sort of i mean, he has been sort of treated as, as a global political superstar against a backdrop. let's get is always was a very corrupt country . it was a very corrupt country. it was a very corrupt country. it was under 22 out of 180 on the corruption index in the world, 23% of people in ukraine before , the war had to pay bribes to pubuc , the war had to pay bribes to public officials . do you , the war had to pay bribes to public officials. do you think that this endless money was sending to ukraine? could that be an unforeseen consequence ? be an unforeseen consequence? yeah, i definitely think it can. i don't think it is beyond reasonable to ask for an audit of where this money going, how is it being used? that's what really it was asking for. and

this is what we want. a lot of people are saying, you know, you're being unreasonable, you're being unreasonable, you're being unreasonable, you're being pro—putin. you you're being pro—putin. if you ask this day, mean, is ask for this day, i mean, is perfectly you're sending such perfectly if you're sending such enormous loads of taxpayer money that me and you are that people like me and you are going have fight, we want going to have to fight, we want to know it's going for right to know it's going for a right court coming out with a court and now coming out with a peace he have been peace deal. he should have been looking at this thing looking at this sort of thing from day because there's no from day one because there's no way that he can sustain this war. and i started to a feeling recently sort recently that that's sort of what is a person what he wants. he is a person that doesn't well this that doesn't well out of this war as ukrainian people war as the ukrainian people obviously have been suffering enormously. and i think a of enormously. and i think a lot of the did it for me the things that did it for me was vogue issues. was the vogue photo issues. while own people dying, the while his own people dying, the appearances glastonbury, appearances at glastonbury, i just tasteless just found them to be tasteless while own citizens were while his own citizens were suffering, while his own country was destroyed , he was was being destroyed, he was acting like a celebrity . it was acting like a celebrity. it was irresponsible. he would to irresponsible. well, he would to that, he, that he wants that, wouldn't he, that he wants to on the front pages. he to be on the front pages. he wants be front people's wants to be the front people's minds. he doesn't want people to forget. about the war in ukraine. i it is important as well to remember contact of well to remember the contact of those actually came

those numbers that actually came out corrupt lot out about a corrupt that a lot of it was under of time it was under a pro—russia leadership . and we pro—russia leadership. and we had the head of the british army to us on yesterday's program . me to us on yesterday's program. me the before he was saying the day before he was saying that the last thing we should be calling for is because he said this is all of us really, this is about all of us really, and our shared values and our shared freedoms and. we need to push against putin. what push back against putin. what need give putin his inner need you give putin his inner circle? some face giving way of getting out ? ultimately, every getting out? ultimately, every war ends diplomacy. you know, it's just a matter of time. but i mean, quite clearly if you want to carry indefinitely until russia is smashed, which would take a very, very long to get your money or you find some face saving way out. and i think you wouldn't want it but the probably the way out it is to let them keep ukraine and just keep them keep them crimea and withdraw from every other territory. i just want to how many out there think many people out there may think that endless billions a that endless billions to a war is the way should be is not the way we should be money when we can. better for

sure. let's move on to the next if we can. so we've been covering on on gb covering all morning on on gb news italy resuming its testing of covid with incoming passengers from china. yeah so you had the lovely albie on this morning to talk about it quite a lot of times and i wanted cover this story because i really disagreed with the angle that he was coming from and i think it is perfectly reasonable be testing people on chinese testing the people on chinese flights into their flights to come into their country there country order to prevent there being a in the country they're coming to. i it's morally wrong should the government not do that then to then put us in another lockdown and the another lockdown and have the rest british people their rest of the british people their freedoms businesses again suffer economy collapse. mean i was economy collapse. i mean i was in school the time of in school at the time of lockdowns i lost my education which wasn't obviously wasn't fair and. i think that if he has the opportunity to test, if people coming from foreign countries ensure that they're countries to ensure that they're not this virus back not bringing this virus back into country would into this country would absolutely prefer that than then put another lockdown. put us in another lockdown. i have policy towards have the same policy towards those migrants that are those at the migrants that are coming this country coming into this country bringing diseases such as

diphtheria need to be making diphtheria. we need to be making sure that not spreading them sure that we not spreading them around country we around the country and that we know the diseases they are know what the diseases they are carrying we not carrying so that we do not sleepwalk pandemic have sleepwalk into pandemic and have needless amounts of people die or needlessly crash. our economy is morally right and the is the morally right and the morally sensible thing to do. a lot of people agree with that. norman we're going to norman well, we're going to recreate famous 2010 recreate the famous 2010 coalition. think , because i coalition. i think, because i agree that view and large agree with that view and large as i mean look, china has as well. i mean look, china has has a different policy of the rest of the world is tempted to lock down to and keep this thing at bay. and now it's all it's all been loose in china. and all been let loose in china. and it's problem over there. it's a huge problem over there. and i think the italy situation almost half people arriving almost half the people arriving on plane from china had on some plane from china had covid half them. you know, we covid half of them. you know, we can't so we've can't have that so we've actually got to china's a special case and i think we do have to have covid testing for chinese people coming into the country . absolutely. okay. just country. absolutely. okay. just to we've been told to wind up now, we've been told that food now. that comfort food or more now. so i wanted to pick up on something that you put out on social media which got

social media which which got a bit steak thought was bit of steak i thought was rather you didn't enjoy a rather sweet. you didn't enjoy a traditional dinner on christmas day, did you? you have to day, did you? what you have to microwaveable curry microwaveable tesco curry i believe we have a photo of it and here it is if you are listening on the radio, do you want to this for us? so you tell us about this meal. so it's just, you know, microwaveable five walk in having five minute walk in having christmas skinny christmas curry some skinny fries kind that you can fries from the kind that you can stick air about 10 stick in air fry for about 10 minutes. and then most people will overtly outraged about the toast i mean, you have toast part. but i mean, you have bread. just bread. but bread. it's just warm bread. but would have a non bread would you not have a non bread because was really because it's me that was really quite by the toast the white buttered toast alongside a curry. would you notice have a non a pop. i don't non bread or a pop. i don't know. you say, i mean i do like a non bread, i didn't have any non bread so i felt have to non bread so i felt i'd have to festive up with a bit, festive it up with a bit, something that's a bit of fusion on fusing traditional on your fusing traditional british. i mean, ijust, british. yeah, i mean, ijust, i just don't like roast dinner. i think. roast dinner is gross. it's a big in christmas is it's a bit big in christmas is time to whatever want to time to eat whatever you want to if want to you know too if you want to you know too tipler onions before 7 am. you

do it . i'm tipler onions before 7 am. you do it. i'm going to eat my car. you don't like combustion, though? is sacrilege . yeah, though? that is sacrilege. yeah, because the food list in because in the food list in today's daily page three, roast beef and pudding is the top. so. so we've got we should put in part it's just you know what really me off of roast potatoes i don't like roast potatoes i just think that's against potatoes believer really. there is no curry dish on the entire top 20 comfort foods, no matter your talk of it. well, i'll have a christmas dinner, first of all, which is mushroom wellington being good lib dem. that was very nice. yeah. veggie mushroom wellington from i suppose shopping lewis and then. very nice. it was to with roast potatoes you might say. i reckon you prefer the carrot didn't you. didn't it. so tell us how, how many views that you got. millions i think is a rivalry about. millions i think is a rivalry about . a half a million hungry about. a half a million hungry for day. hopefully it's not on the list this year, but by next year pretty confident it will be . answer to your . and the answer to your question, was fish and

question, martin, was fish and chips. and chips. yeah. chips. fish and chips. yeah. good choice . a year. good choice. a good year. i thought. i thought you going vegan norman sophy vegan on as i know norman sophy thank excellent thank you much excellent stuff we'll you again and i was we'll see you again and i was time well it's just about to go 7:53. let's bring you up to date with of today's with the rest of today's stories. government says stories. the government says there no to introduce there are no plans to introduce mandatory test for visitors . mandatory test for visitors. china. this comes after china reportedly is experiencing an influx cases since covid restrictions have been eased. other countries like the usa now imposed measures. new for travellers from china after accusing them of a lack of information transparency . a information transparency. a woman has been arrested , woman has been arrested, suspicion of neglect over year old's death linked to a in wales. that's according to the bbc . the 33 wales. that's according to the bbc. the 33 year old was taken into custody on the 23rd of december, but has been released as enquiries . december, but has been released as enquiries. uk december, but has been released as enquiries . uk health security as enquiries. uk health security data shows that 21 children under 18 in england have died from the infections , whilst from the infections, whilst three children have been

recorded in belfast and wales and provisional maps of figures show 2022 has been the warmer year on record by the end of december. experts say they will have seen the highest annual temperature it will beat record set in 2014 of just under ten degrees celsius . the met office degrees celsius. the met office says every month apart from december has been warmer. average . while hungry families average. while hungry families be turned away from foodbanks . be turned away from foodbanks. the cost of living crisis. yes survey by the independent food network found that 91% of food banks had seen greater demand this winter compared to last year. this winter compared to last year . meanwhile, separate year. meanwhile, separate figures suggest that 69% of food banks had seen a fall in food and cash . bring more on what's and cash. bring more on what's been dubbed a tsunami of need. kathy bland the chair of trustees at lehman's food bank. good morning . tell us, how big

good morning. tell us, how big is trend being and what types of people are you seeing coming to a food bank these days as opposed to before ? so we've seen opposed to before? so we've seen over double the number of people that we saw last year. we're little market town in that we wouldn't expect to see hundreds of people . but in december alone of people. but in december alone this year we saw 465 people. we're open , so we've not even we're open, so we've not even been the last of december figures yet. last we saw, over a thousand people this year to thousand people this year to thousand 400. we've already given out . and that's food given out. and that's food parcels that we've given . and parcels that we've given. and we're seeing all sorts of people say people, older people of retired people coming and, a huge increase in the number of children, children , large children, children, large families. so that might be working families if they go over to children, they're not going to children, they're not going to get their child benefit for those extra children. if they're on benefits, they won't be

getting any benefits. so a child , three, four or five. so it's is really large families are struggling. but but all families and we're seeing lots people coming through our doors that we would not expect to see a foodbank and it's really sad and shocking and we could do with the government doing something about people need more benefits and higher wages so they afford the basic costs of living , not a the basic costs of living, not a choice about providing extras luxuries for their families. it's about being able to pay the rent and have some money to put on your electric. quite honestly and like you say kathy families that you wouldn't expect to see in a food bank and perhaps have never been reliant on a food bank. never been reliant on a food bank . but we never been reliant on a food bank. but we are in never been reliant on a food bank . but we are in a never been reliant on a food bank. but we are in a cost of living crisis and that does mean that even working families are some of them are struggling to put food on the table one of the figures that's really struck me this is separate figures show 69% of food banks have actually seen in donation shows. i

seen a fall in donation shows. i suppose we have to look at that side of the coin. well, because in living crisis, in a cost of living crisis, people who could previously afford a food bank afford to donate to a food bank can to give extra simply can afford to give extra simply can't help anymore anymore . can't help anymore anymore. yeah, we've always relied on the generosity . our community, which generosity. our community, which has been fabulous. generosity. our community, which has been fabulous . but as you has been fabulous. but as you say, people can only what they can afford to give. so we're finding that donations in supermarkets in our donation points are really ready for and to the extent that we are buying the majority of food now we're in the fortunate position that people's financial donations haven't . but people speak haven't. but people speak donations so we're last week before christmas we spent over £2,000 on food and to supplement what had been given that we could keep food going out it comes in but no food is on our shelves. we absolutely need

every every item. the people , every every item. the people, whether that's tinned or tinned veg or pasta and rice, typically food are never short of beans, but we ended up buying baked beans last week. so that's an indication of where we are at the moment . well, kathy lemons , the moment. well, kathy lemons, food bank, thank you so much for the work doing this christmas. god bless you . if people . oh we god bless you. if people. oh we lost. i don't want to die . we lost. i don't want to die. we will use app and lots of feedback to use the banks of say .org. it's a free app you install your sign you get a little reminder when you go into super about what we need most lovely thank you so much cafe and that's a really good point is it. and you can donate anything you've got new habits something better something is better than. nothing. you listen . nothing. okay. what you listen. breakfast on gb news with ali and, lots more come. and, mark and lots more to come. over 2 hours, we'll be over the next 2 hours, we'll be looking back at boris premiership is premiership and asking what is the hold the war in the future hold for the war in the future hold for the war in the that's after this the ukraine. that's after this short .

the british government has said it has no plans to introduce travel restrictions on visitors from china as covid rapidly spreads throughout the country . spreads throughout the country. good morning. it's 8:00 on thursday. the 29th of december. this is breakfast on gb news with any costello and martin daubney . here's what's leading daubney. here's what's leading the news this morning . the uk the news this morning. the uk will not reintroduce mandatory covid tests for anyone arriving from china. that's despite the us announcing that from january the fifth, all chinese arrivals will need to provide a negative covid test before they take off. it comes as uk border force that began the second in a series of strikes at uk airports until new

year's eve . pope francis has year's eve. pope francis has said the former pope benedict the 16th is very ill and he has asked pilgrims at the vatican to pray for him. benedict became the first leader of the catholic church to stand down in 600 years. in 2013, citing advanced age . and 2022 will be the age. and 2022 will be the warmest year on record for the united kingdom. aside from the summer peak, the met office said all four seasons in britain this year were in the top ten warmest since records began in 1884. i remember you can get in touch any of the usual ways, you know by now. vaiews@gbnews.uk uk. let us know where you're watching and listening to us from wales on twitter at . gb from wales on twitter at. gb news. lots to talk about this morning. we're talking about britain's top comfort food , britain's top comfort food, roast beef and also boris

johnson. should he come back? should he stay or should he go? that's been sending people mad this morning, but it really, really has been speaking really has also been speaking about china's covid response . about china's covid response. should the uk be tested urging chinese passengers who are flying into the united kingdom since they've lifted their as zero—covid policy? the us is now testing passengers . so zero—covid policy? the us is now testing passengers. so is zero—covid policy? the us is now testing passengers . so is italy testing passengers. so is italy and should the uk be doing the same? currently we're not doing so. let us know if you think that's the right idea. vaiews@gbnews.uk uk. this is our top story today and as we're just saying, the uk, the us has announced that all travellers from china must provide a negative covid 19 test in order to enter the country, and they join other nations that are imposing restrictions because of a surge of infections in china. but as we were saying, a surge of infections in china. but as we were saying , the uk but as we were saying, the uk government has said it doesn't plan to follow suit and the increase in cases across china follows the rollback of the nation's strict anti—virus controls rules. beijing zero covid policies have kept the country's infection rate low but

fuelled public frustration and crushed economic growth . well, crushed economic growth. well, joining us now is political commentator peter spencer. so, peter , we've seen tough measures peter, we've seen tough measures imposed . if you want to get into imposed. if you want to get into america , tough measures into america, tough measures into italy after 50% of passengers on two flights into milan tested positive of covid. should the uk follow suit or should we keep calm and carry on? well clearly thatis calm and carry on? well clearly that is the policy at this moment is to keep calm and carry on. who knows if that might change if we get a fair number of people coming over from china to test it and who subsequently emerge actually do have covid and it starts to spread. but the point is made with some emphasis that britain actually is really very heavily vaccinated and also our therapies have improved vastly. so the likelihood of dying of covid in hospital, unless there's some very severe underlying condition , is underlying condition, is actually extremely low. it's i

just want to bring sophie cohen's comments from the last pay per cohen's comments from the last pay per view to you. she she spoke about the impact of covid on our mental health, on our businesses, on our economy. and thatis businesses, on our economy. and that is fair out there looking at china and looking at the fact that they've been locked up for three years, that we are opening the floodgates to we don't quite know what i mean. so many of the chinese population live in rural communities that unvaccinated. there is a concern that there could be a new variant that we simply wouldn't yet be aware of. and people are faring another set of lockdowns and impact on their businesses . do set of lockdowns and impact on their businesses. do you think thatis their businesses. do you think that is a fair and if so, is it reasonable ? well, it most reasonable? well, it most certainly is a fair. whether it's reasonable or not is another matter. i mean, i'll be honest , when another matter. i mean, i'll be honest, when i another matter. i mean, i'll be honest , when i first another matter. i mean, i'll be honest, when i first read that that britain, unlike the united states , is not going to be

states, is not going to be testing people coming in from china. i was rather surprised, however . china. i was rather surprised, however. remember that when covid first hit it actually , it covid first hit it actually, it really slugged everybody. everybody in government for six. and if they're not super wary now, i would be even more surprised. therefore, i suspect that what they're doing is monitoring the situation extremely carefully . and of extremely carefully. and of course, if they do , fine, then, course, if they do, fine, then, my goodness gracious me, this stuff is starting to spread around. then i think a clamp down extremely quickly . okay, down extremely quickly. okay, peter, i want to turn to domestic politics now, if i can. we have an incoming new general secretary of the t. you see paul nowak, who perhaps should change his name to paul. no way. if he's already saying i was only a matter of time before there are coordinated strikes , echoes of coordinated strikes, echoes of the general strikes of yesteryear. you and i are old enough to remember those. of course, he threatened to walk out of talks before they might be sounds like be all. this guy sounds like a nightmare for british sunak. is it time for rishi to blink

first? pay the unions and get the country open again ? well, the country open again? well, it's very interesting . there are it's very interesting. there are quite a lot of people within the parliamentary conservative party who are thinking, look, this is his thatcher moment. he's got to stand firm against that . there stand firm against that. there is a i mean, i get a sense that that although mr. no way is sounding a little bit on the firm ish side, he is not sounding quite as firm as i might have expected him to be. and it's worth remembering that when people go on strike , they when people go on strike, they actually tend not to get paid. therefore there's a very powerful disincentive . from powerful disincentive. from their point of view, from actually engaging in this kind of action. that said, again, i suspect that what rishi sunak will probably do is a certain amount of divide and rule here that nurses clearly are so up in arms . and the ambulance and the arms. and the ambulance and the ambulance drivers that i think he might be tempted to make not

not sort of explicit that the a special case out of them but to indicate that he does plan a kind of a fast track system. so even if they don't do that well this year, next year, they will do well and they'll get the pay rise sooner than they normally would. well, peter , do you think would. well, peter, do you think that's a case of now the longer these strikes goes on and it is a bit like covid, we just learn to live with it. we're working around it. if we can't get a train, we're taking our calls. the doesn't turn up. what's the mail doesn't turn up. what's new? i mean, my process is dodgy at the best of times. do you think public sympathy is not against these strikes? and really the government can just hold firm and it just fizzle out. well, that's my point. i mean, i suspect that that's what will happen in a large number of cases. will happen in a large number of cases . and, you know, as soon as cases. and, you know, as soon as consistent line has been, look , consistent line has been, look, if we if we up wages to match inflation, all it will do is stoke inflation . and of course,

stoke inflation. and of course, that in the end does hit the poorest , that in the end does hit the poorest, hardest. and so i, i mean, it's he hasn't given any indication thus far that he does tend it does intend to buckle . tend it does intend to buckle. all that said, i find it quite interesting that that voices within the conservative parliamentary conservative party's being raised say stand firm and make sure that people jolly well play by the rules . jolly well play by the rules. well, they're not setting an example given since . ever since, example given since. ever since, sunak has actually taken over as prime minister, there has been a serial succession of backbench rebellion . and to such a point rebellion. and to such a point that it's really very factionalised to such a point that sunak at one point had to decide which faction might going to pay off to sort out the other one. and that, i suspect, is going to be his biggest problem that the command structure within the parliamentary conservative party has essentially broken down the usual rule is that people, if

they're not happy about something, tory mps , they will something, tory mps, they will huff and puff, but they won't actually blow the house down. or that's changed. they are likely to do so . so his the highly to do so. so his the highly respected majority suddenly looks like it's just floated away into into the middle distance . there's been a spate distance. there's been a spate of violence over this festive period. l edwards was shot at a pub on christmas eve. she's with her sister and two friends, just 26 years old, i believe . cody 26 years old, i believe. cody fisher just stabbed to death in fisherjust stabbed to death in a nightclub in birmingham on boxing day . two young people boxing day. two young people with their lives ahead of them. in response, rishi sunak has pledged to make britain's streets safer. how do you think he's going to do that ? well, let he's going to do that? well, let us put this into context. what has happened is that the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has announced that he plans to crack down on anti—social behaviour, even to a point of letting

victims have a say in what the punishments are. now, in our case , starmer has for a long case, starmer has for a long time been seeking a chance to show that he is not just a bonng show that he is not just a boring technocrat, but he actually is on the front foot . actually is on the front foot. and this is one of his big initiatives. and it's one with which clearly the public will engage. now, the story about that, so basically reprising tony blair, tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime. he's setting out to be even tougher on crime, even tougher on causes of crime. but on the causes of crime. but what's happened is that what's what's happened is that the daily express , which is the daily express, which is a great cheerleader for the tory party anyway, has rung up number ten and said, yeah, what about all this from starmer to all this stuff from starmer to which has been a spokesman which there has been a spokesman and has said oh yes, well we take crime jolly seriously. we want to make the streets safer. so that is just situation. no more status quo. so to suggest that rishi sunak is suddenly lashing out at criminals , i lashing out at criminals, i think is what it's just is for the majority . well, peter the majority. well, peter spencen the majority. well, peter spencer, thanks for joining us

once again. sitting pretty and your wonderful pink kitchen so your wonderful pink kitchen so you can see my day, my key. now this morning. ukraine has reported suffering a new wave of missiles strikes from air and sea with a presidential advisor saying more than 120 warheads have been launched . the attack have been launched. the attack comes after the former head of the british army warned that vladimir putin could be unseated by his own generals unless russia manages to turn the war in its favour . speaking in its favour. speaking exclusively to gb news, general lord richard dannatt said strategic losses and rapidly falling morale could open the real possibility of putin's and force removal . but lord dannatt force removal. but lord dannatt told our home and security as mark white, it was vital of the us, the uk and other allies continue to stay the course in supplying ukraine with state of the art western weapons systems .

for the better part of a year. ukraine has been under relentless russian bombardment from missile strikes to time, cannot hillary fire as russian forces push to consolidate their gains? rocket but in recent months against seemingly insurmountable odds , the insurmountable odds, the ukrainians have been pushing back a counter offensive, making key gains . chief among them key gains. chief among them recapture the strategically important southern city of herson road . rules get caught up herson road. rules get caught up in the former head of the british army believes if ukraine can keep up that momentum in the months ahead, then the russian

president could find it in increasingly difficult to cling on to power. i could see a set of circumstances where the russian military morale would collapse . when you've lost the collapse. when you've lost the will to win, when you've decided you're defeated in your own head, then you will lose. and of course, if that was to happen, that's a game changer. i think we would see a change of regime in kremlin. think would in the kremlin. i think we would see putin out . there's no see putin out. there's no doubting the bravery and resolve of the ukrainians , but it's of the ukrainians, but it's sophisticated western supplied weapons systems that's helped give them the edge in many of their encounters with russian forces . lawton it says it's forces. lawton it says it's absolutely vital that the us in particular stands firm in its support of ukraine. yes, it's important that the european countries do well, as you're looking. it will be important that european countries stay behind, but really important that uncle sam stays behind ukraine. that's absolutely critical because the sophisticated weaponry that's

going the game changer. going in is the game changer. also key is the continuation of the training of ukrainian volunteers , particularly by volunteers, particularly by britain and poland, to replace mh to the front. i'm not sure that depends. yeah. pulled out as we previously did yet around 10,000 ukrainian cars are being trained in the uk before returning home to take up the fight . in the months ahead, fight. in the months ahead, ukraine has to keep up the momentum and continue making gains in its counter offensive . gains in its counter offensive. it's stated aim to push russia out of all ukrainian territory. but defence analysts lieutenant colonel stuart crawford believes recapturing crimes air would guarantee their victory . he recapturing crimes air would guarantee their victory. he or she who controls the crimea or holds the crimea basically controls the black sea and the

sea of as. if the ukraine has managed to take crimea that might be the point at which they are prepared to negotiate for peace. are prepared to negotiate for peace . in recent months , russia peace. in recent months, russia has stepped up its strikes on key civilian infrastructure here, heaping even more misery on ukraine's population . sadly, on ukraine's population. sadly, it is a grim pattern. the more military success ukraine enjoys on the battlefield , the more its on the battlefield, the more its beleaguered towns and cities will suffer. the effect of increased russian bombardment . increased russian bombardment. mark white . gb news. now the mark white. gb news. now the former prime minister, boris johnson, presided over our country during a global pandemic and a war in europe. but earlier this year, conservative mps decided he'd become an electoral liability and he was replaced with liz truss . yet in a new with liz truss. yet in a new poll of conservative members,

bofis poll of conservative members, boris remains more popular than current prime minister rishi sunak. current prime minister rishi sunak . and political reporter sunak. and political reporter catherine foster takes a look back over boris's tumultuous 2022 . just two years earlier, 2022. just two years earlier, johnson had won an 80 seat majority on his promise to get brexit done . but 2022 began brexit done. but 2022 began badly with the latest partygate revelation was the most shocking yet. number ten staff had parted with suitcases of wine. the night before, the queen sat alone at prince philip's funeral , the prime minister apologised to her majesty for the behaviour of his staff . tory grandee david of his staff. tory grandee david davis was scathing. he was not there too long. for all the good you have done in the name of god, go yeah. partygate took a back seat when russia invaded ukraine in february and johnson led the west's response in offering strong support to volodymyr zelenskyy in ukraine, the beleaguered british prime

minister became a hero by back home in april. he was fined by police for breaking lockdown rules by attending a brief birthday gathering in june 2020. today i've received a fixed penalty notice from the metropolitan police. let me say immediately that i've paid the fine and i once again offer a full apology . in may, sue grey's full apology. in may, sue grey's long awaited report into lockdown gatherings was finally published . it was . the published. it was. the conservatives did terribly in local elections and lost by elections both to labour and the lib dems . many tory mps had had lib dems. many tory mps had had enough. lib dems. many tory mps had had enough . a confidence vote enough. a confidence vote followed on the 6th of june. i can announce the parliamentary party does . on uneasy truce party does. on uneasy truce ensued until deputy chief whip crispin archer was suspended for

sexual misconduct and downing street's ever changing recollections of what johnson had known and when became too much for mps to bear. health secretary sajid javid resigned first followed minutes later by chancellor rishi sunak . the chancellor rishi sunak. the following day . ministers following day. ministers resigned faster than johnson could replace them on july the seventh, he admitted defeat and i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the best job in the world. but them's the breaks . yes he channelled arnold schwarzenegger in his final pmqs. hasta la vista, baby . pmqs. hasta la vista, baby. thank you. come september, he met the queen and in his final speech , obliquely hinted at speech, obliquely hinted at a possible return like cincinnatus. i am returning to my plough . cincinnatus was a my plough. cincinnatus was a roman general who returned to office in his country's hour of

need. office in his country's hour of need . later, liz truss's need. later, liz truss's premiership had imploded and the conservative party needed another leader. fast it couldn't be johnson , could it? as the be johnson, could it? as the calls to bring back boris grew, he raced back from his caribbean houday he raced back from his caribbean holiday and hit the phones. he and the favourite sunak met. but on the sunday night, and the favourite sunak met. but on the sunday night , johnson on the sunday night, johnson announced it was not the right time and withdrew . since then, time and withdrew. since then, he's joined rebellions on onshore wind and says he will fight the next election . johnson fight the next election. johnson has made over fight the next election. johnson has made ove r £1,000,000 for has made over £1,000,000 for just four speeches. analysts say he could make 5 million a year. some comfort, perhaps , for the some comfort, perhaps, for the man who wanted to be world king. catherine foster . man who wanted to be world king. catherine foster. gb news. well, it's certainly true, eddie, that bofis it's certainly true, eddie, that boris has certainly got his knockers, but not many amongst the gb news viewers today. about 80% of people want boris to come back. 80% of people want boris to come back . jim is one of them. he's

back. jim is one of them. he's saying if for all of his faults, people voted for boris, not for the tories. interesting. i say that since sunak has got and he hasn't written anything that makes me feel i want to vote for him. all the party. apart from constant silent soundbites that mean i'll be mean nothing. in fact, i'll be looking for a reform candidate or another policy because they've just lost faith in the tories . because for them it's tories. because for them it's all about boris. and a lot of people are saying the same thing this morning. yep. tv this morning. yep. yep. tv viewers have always said, boris is election winner and it's is an election winner and it's who they voted for in 2019. and rishi sunak is not who they voted for, many of them not very happy with that. let us know what you think. jabs at gbnews.uk. we're also talking about the best comfort foods . about the best comfort foods. again, roast turkey . roast again, roast turkey. roast turkey. having to show can't get enough of it . turkey. having to show can't get enough of it. martin mein was a roast as well, actually. and we're all in the same kind of same kind of vibe. britain's top 20 comfort food have been ranked in the daily mirror roast beef

and yorkshire pud comes number one, followed by apple crumble and custard and third place and margherita pizzas . we're asking margherita pizzas. we're asking each day, what is your go to comfort food ? interestingly, comfort food? interestingly, ellie and the entire top 20, there is no curry dish, although our contributors sophie corcoran earlier of course posted a picture of her having a rather sad looking. i think microwaved tesco curry on christmas day. yes and apparently this is the go to for her. so would she say it was mccain frozen chips as a side? yes. there and some white buttered toast, which is what i took issue with. yeah. and i think white buttered toast. come on. something i think for some that's a kind of fusion to fall. korean toast . i mean, i think it korean toast. i mean, i think it sounds alright. yeah, no, i know. i'm not. i'm not won over by that. sophie, i'm so sorry, but it do last night because it really did twist to it. and i want you both to that picture on christmas day, 8 million views. she . let know what you she said. let us know what you what you make of that jibes at gb dot uk and you're

gb news dot uk and if you're feeling hungry that's okay. it is 822. and let's bring in today with all the stories making headunes with all the stories making headlines today. with all the stories making headlines today . the labour headlines today. the labour party wants to update tony blair's tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime slogan the party will focus on the prevention of crime by tackling the effects of trauma that could lead people to offend . this lead people to offend. this could mean victims of anti—social behaviour, potentially determining how offenders are punished . and pope offenders are punished. and pope francis has asked for prayers for his predecessor, former pope benedict the 16th, saying he's very sick. the vatican say the 95 year old had a seven worsening of his health but is receiving constant medical care. the former head of the catholic church became the first pope in 600 years to resign when he stepped down in 2013. and we'll make sure we'll keep you updated all morning . the deadly storm all morning. the deadly storm that's been sweeping across nonh that's been sweeping across north america killing at least 60 people is now bringing wet and windy weather to the uk. the met office says the knock on

effect of america's bomb cyclone wolf, will bring spells of unsettled weather over the next 7 to 10 days. is issued a yellow alert for heavy rain for much of scotland on friday, warning of flooding and travel disruption to. and a new report claims the government won't meet its target of cutting the number of smokers in the country . cancer research in the country. cancer research uk says 8% of people will call themselves a smoker by 2030, despite plans for england to become smoke free by then. the charity says while progress has slowed, it could take an extra nine years to get to that point . nine years to get to that point. you to breakfast here on gb news with ellie costello and martin. up with ellie costello and martin. up next, states andrew tate versus greta thunberg in the latest celebrity smack down. and where is kanye west? alex phillips has the latest showbiz

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throughout the program with you. wel controversial men on the internet, andrew tate , was left internet, andrew tate, was left seeing red because of green. activist greta thunberg after he goaded her about his collection of gas guzzling cars . well, our of gas guzzling cars. well, our showbiz reporter, ali phillips joins us now in the studio . yes, joins us now in the studio. yes, this was tate versus timberg in the showdown that no one saw coming in 22. but it does happen, doesn't it? it has to happen, doesn't it? it has to happenif happen, doesn't it? it has to happen if people that don't know andrew tate is a very controversial figure. we probably know best in the uk. because was brother in because he was in big brother in 2016. actually a former 2016. he's actually a former world kickboxer . and he world champion kickboxer. and he got out of big for that got chucked out of big for that because a video emerged of him beating a woman with a belt and verbally her. since verbally abusing her. since that, he's gone on to become this kind of lifestyle guru with a very type of life a very different type of life soccer than we were used to propagating these very misogynistic views. he's been shut on youtube , but he's shut down on youtube, but he's still twitter. and so he went

still on twitter. and so he went for greta yesterday , for greta thunberg yesterday, tweeted i have all tweeted her saying, i have all these cause can tell these gas link cause i can tell you about them. please you all about them. please provide your email address so i can send you all of this information. and in the fast is takedown clever . gretta takedown really clever. gretta tweeted that she said yes , tweeted that she said yes, please enlighten me. email me at small bleep energy. i get a life . dkb referred to his manhood on people like brilliant. go for it. we love that. and just people don't know because i've seen some people tweeting about this and what she's referring to. then a small bleep energy is essentially someone who's very cocky because they're overcompensated , but it's in the overcompensated, but it's in the opposite is a thing we use a lot. the moan which is bd, which is b energy and that is is big b energy and that is someone is just naturally someone who is just naturally confident a nice or confident and has a nice or about them because they are very confident in who they are. so yeah, just to clarify, just yeah, just to clarify, i just say done a very good job say you've done a very good job and was getting nervous, so and i was getting nervous, so i was how did you it? was like, how did you do it? yes. people in the gallery yes. the people in the gallery like right . anything. but like fear, right. anything. but

it's not the first time grassroots thing when they speak now, is it? no. gretta is really great on twitter. i don't know. you should follow her. she's got like 5 million or so followers. so in 2019, donald trump , who so in 2019, donald trump, who was president at the time, was outraged because time magazine named her their person of the year and she was like, what? so he tweeted, so ridiculous. he said, i must work on a anger management problem. then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend. chill. get a chill. so in response, she changed her twitter to a teenager twitter bio to a teenager working on her anger management problem, chilling and problem, currently chilling and watching old fashioned watching a good old fashioned movie with a friend that people will love it. she's will like. we love it. she's taken and twisted it. and taken it and twisted it. and then two years later, when his presidency tweeted presidency ended, she tweeted that of him climbing that picture of him climbing onto helicopter . that picture of him climbing onto helicopter. this is it. onto a helicopter. this is it. you can see on screens now. and she said she used his kind of language that he'd used on her years spun and years before, spun around and mocked he seems mocked him, saying, he seems like happy man, like a very happy old man, looking bright and looking forward to a bright and wonderful how do you wonderful future. how do you think does those herself or think she does those herself or does have a team of people

does she have a team of people who tweets us? she just who do tweets for us? she just does itself. you does it itself. you know, i think it's she's 19 year old girl. you know, obviously, she's this incredible eco activist, but sassy but she's probably really sassy as we just don't know as a person. we just don't know that and i think that side of her. and i think she could be a self a little bit more in that. and i think it's nice that she can she doesn't she's to take on she's not afraid to take on these figures who have these big figures who have opinions her to be opinions on her and seem to be intimidated a small, intimidated by a small, including vladimir putin. she didn't did she did. didn't take did she did. well not directly either. on september, a kind september, he branded her a kind girl, poorly informed. september, he branded her a kind girl,changed'ly informed. september, he branded her a kind girl,changed her1formed. september, he branded her a kind girl,changed her twitteri. september, he branded her a kind girl,changed her twitter bio to she changed her twitter bio to kind of appalling informed teenagen kind of appalling informed teenager. she just takes them on.and teenager. she just takes them on. and she's also take it on meat loaf when he claimed that she was brainwashed she she was brainwashed and she said, meat loaf, said, it's not about meat loaf, it's me. it's about it's not about me. it's about scientific and some scientific facts and put some charts. my favourite one charts. but my favourite one ever was in 2020. there was an actress he was on celebrity mastermind uk and mastermind in the uk and she couldn't remember name as couldn't remember his name as the response. and in the correct response. and in answer she answer to a question. so she just blurted out chevron and this went viral. just blurted out chevron and this went viral . and so this clip went viral. and so grass obviously picked up on it and changed her name on twitter to chevron. so engages

to chevron. so she engages really well in social media when it to that. yeah, it comes to that. and yeah, she's afraid to take someone she's not afraid to take someone down to get down when she needs to get somebody suzanne, making somebody else. suzanne, making the again, not all the the news again, not for all the right reasons. it's a mr. right reasons. so it's a mr. kanye is gone lot . just kanye west is gone a lot. just this been kanye for this has not been kanye for many, many reasons. but yeah , many, many reasons. but yeah, there's going around there's a rumour going around he's missing. it's bit of a he's missing. it's a bit of a complicated one. so former complicated one. so his former business manager, thomas st john, has said he can't locate kanye to serve him papers, whereas kanye where's kanye ? the whereas kanye where's kanye? the thing with kanye in what is a $4.5 million lawsuit. so this is spot rumours he's missing because in the files on thomas saint john is basically said i've tried serving him at three of his homes in la. can't get to him and we were informed of who is lawyers where. but they said they've disowned themselves. then note that have anything to do with them anymore. actually anymore. so we can't actually serve papers where is serve him these papers where is he? gone missing and he? he's gone missing and i think he has gone missing. he was pictured like the 14th was pictured on like the 14th of december. know , i think

december. and, you know, i think we have heard about it if we would have heard about it if it was actually missing and he might have tried three might have tried this. three residences california. but residences in california. but kanye lot more residences kanye has a lot more residences than got this than that. he's got this sprawling and sprawling ranch in wyoming and things that but things like that. but essentially, lawsuit is essentially, the lawsuit is because back in march, the business manager came on board and made kanye sign an 18 month agreement with $300,000 a month. and the reason he did this is because he said, i don't want to just walk away from this deal. you know, he's erratic and things like this. he three things like this. he did. three months later, tried to months later, kanye tried to sever and the sever the deal. and so the business monitor is not going after him for the remainder of the that's which the money that's owed, which he's $4.5 million. he's claiming is $4.5 million. isn't kind of small change, isn't that kind of small change, though, like kanye though, for a bloke like kanye west an off million? chris, west for an off million? chris, let you a 500, although let me give you a 500, although i wouldn't say no to a fiver. but the thing is, kanye but the thing is, if kanye actually to billion dollars actually had to billion dollars wiped his net worth in a wiped off his net worth in a day, maybe this year after he tweeted all these anti—semitic comments and went on podcasts comments and he went on podcasts in misspelt all of his in america, misspelt all of his hate speech. don't know. hate speech. so we don't know. maybe needs a bit cash.

maybe he needs a bit of cash. any can't afford to pay this and he is in hiding. well, polynesia has yeah. if you're they has it. yeah. if you're out they can into we can connect you. can get into we can connect you. how find some of you all how do you find some of you all can give a shout out? that's what i always say. l.a. been brilliant, as always, in any sandwich. i know. i love it. i'm happy to be the meat in any sandwich. all day long i come, i roll. so i was a little bit. yes move on. let's move on to face. well, stay with us. we go through the papers next. it's been a very lively morning. more the same with norman baker and sophie corcoran of this break. stay .

good morning and welcome back. we're still not over that comment, but we know that we were trying to move along. it's 836 in the morning. let's bring you up to date with today's front pages of the express. liz

and rishi sunak committing to making the nation's streets and homes safe for everyone following a spate of christmas violence. the mail ask if the tories have given up on cutting tax after chancellor jeremy hunt reportedly axes a treasury review of the system , the review of the system, the telegraph says taxpayers cash has been handed to groups promoting islamist extremism . promoting islamist extremism. the guardian focuses on families affected dementia, warning of eight national crisis in care safety . and the sun reports safety. and the sun reports civil servants have been handed £30 million in gift cards for shops and restaurants, including primal commandos. shops and restaurants, including primal commandos . ding, primal commandos. ding, ding, round three. sign the papers now. joining us this morning is former liberal democrat minister norman baker, looking splendid mustard on the end, a political commentator sophie corcoran

looking magnificent and emerald green colourful set of opinions . all the primary colours today. yeah just itunes and a red tie . yeah just itunes and a red tie. i'm a little bit green too, but look so norman, a bit of a serious story to start with. this was this broke yesterday in the times. yes. and it's talk about mvp's behaviour on overseas trips that gaudy stuff going on with prostitution and things like that. well, to be fair to the mvp i think the prostitutes were landed their rooms without them asking for them. and on. but them. right and come on. but i mean , look, the all party groups mean, look, the all party groups , the 700 all party groups, roughly , including such curious roughly, including such curious things as on i an all party group for underground space which i went to once when you went under let's do square and you find the whole central london's powerful and that's the square. but that's the harmless bit of it. this is a serious issue in terms of abuse. it's not yet come out as much because. the person who filed the first ever freedom of information request about mp expenses years ago , this is expenses many years ago, this is this a problem. it's

this is a problem. it's a problem for two reasons. first of all, mp behaving badly overseas and overseas drinking too much and behaving in a way that doesn't credit britain very much because there are lot of junket there are a lot of junket services, junkets, quite frankly. the second problem, we're just not mentioned here, but about it, that but i know about it, is that employees subject to employees are subject to attractive invites from dodgy regimes who want to improve their image in this country. the mp is on board to do that, so there is a desperate need, in my view, for all party groups to be better regulated. and this is a picked up by chris bryant, the chairman of the common standards committee, apparently committee, and apparently by the prime well now. and prime minister as well now. and there dangers there of there are also dangers there of blackmail the if blackmail down the line. if politicians get into compromising circumstances, it leaves vulnerable to leaves them very vulnerable to blackmail. had that blackmail. well, you had that story gardiner, the story about barry gardiner, the labour course , who labour mp, of course, who had i think you had a correct me if i'm wrong, russian help in his office . beijing barry. amazing. office. beijing barry. amazing. it was beijing . was it chinese it was beijing. was it chinese either way , it was clearly either way, it was clearly inappropriate . and there is inappropriate. and there is there is an opportunity , i

there is an opportunity, i think, to try to sort this out now. and russia shouldn't be quite. why should and grasp quite. why should try and grasp this by the body, that's all. what do make of this meps what do you make of this meps behaving badly. are you surprised? no i don't. they were surprised. i mean. luckily i'm a little bit older so i didn't see the life before the expenses scandal. so it's in politics. it's just everything is expensive. scandal expenses and it was you know, taking deals with dodgy pr firms or beijing barry for example . i just think, barry for example. i just think, you know, there are a lot of politicians that will abuse the positions that they get in. and i don't actually think it's something that we're ever going to think it's just in the to fix. i think it's just in the blood the nature of being a blood and the nature of being a politician. think we politician. you don't think we can up westminster? can ever clean up westminster? don't think so. i think type don't think so. i think the type of becomes of person that becomes a politician and that can survive life in politics because it is extremely ruthless . extremely ruthless. unfortunately, the type of people that behave in this way , people that behave in this way, well, it wasn't subject to bribery when you were in office. so, you know, don't think it's so, you know, i don't think it's worth bribing particularly. but look, to this

look, i mean, the answer to this is freedom of information. that's absolutely the case, which put which is why i put out information. the question about mp they're mp expenses, if think they're going found out, they going to be found out, they won't misbehave. it's as simple as that. yeah. okay so something we've been covering morning we've been covering all morning , music theory is , so it's been music theory is no certainly news no doubt certainly gb news viewers are choosing jon's sin over sunak and that's the result of a finding in today's times. a poll coming out saying just that . yep, i'm not surprised. i maintained from when they were trying to get rid of boris when they eventually did that, it would categorically the worst would be categorically the worst decision that we have not decision that we have made. not only for this country, but for our consistently our party. and consistently since been proven since then i've been proven right and i'm still of the view that if boris was in charge now, things would be better. and i do think that, yes, i acknowledge that he some pretty foolish that he made some pretty foolish errors. but i think those things that he did wrong were relatively insignificant compared to the challenge that we face, but also the chaos and the carnage that needlessly came after there's a lot of after that. there's a lot of people into it this

people can get into it this morning twitter saying morning on twitter saying they very support you've very much support what you've been saying on here. you were a kind bearing kind of card bearing conservative prague . conservative around prague. you're class girl. you you're a working class girl. you tick right boxes. think tick all the right boxes. think about involved about getting involved with the policy. standing mp policy. think about standing mp yeah, mean, i think everybody yeah, i mean, i think everybody knows margaret thatcher is my biggest idol. i have a cardboard cut of woman cut out of the woman and a customer blanket, so i've been a member of the conservative party since i 15. so of course i since i was 15. so of course i want to in because it's i want to get in because it's i want to get in because it's i want make more people want to make more normal people more people, get more working class people, get into politics. but i do feel like for now , the sunak, the like for now, the sunak, the direction that this conservative party going is not party is going is not necessarily the direction that i would. so might be worth would. so it might be worth pointing out that even when it was boris johnson with keir starmer as leader of the opposition, he was still at some points 20 points points ranking 20 points behind keir starmer. points ranking 20 points behind keir starmer . so perhaps either keir starmer. so perhaps either way it looked as though keir starmer was ranking about the tories in the polls at some , but tories in the polls at some, but something about boris johnson is the way that he can command attention and can command headunes. attention and can command headlines. i'm

attention and can command headlines . i'm not sure there's headlines. i'm not sure there's anything even now if you go on twitter, boris johnson is trending in the united kingdom and even when he flew back from the caribbean to potentially take part in that leadership election against rishi sunak , i election against rishi sunak, i mean, there was a press press gang on that plane with him . i gang on that plane with him. i mean, what it was forced onto and that commands that i should say, by the way, for just clarity, how to cut a cardboard cut out of george harrison rather than anything else, but i mean, boris's very mean, look, boris's very attractive politician. he people want to see him. you can imagine sitting standing next to me and popping up sitting standing next to me and popping up like a pint, that sort of thing. and if he's very popular in that, but i think you have to bear mind that the have to bear in mind that the popularity superficial to a large degree and what he did in office was such behaviour as it 50 i think 50 or 60 ministers resigned in order to force him out. he only went out because only ministers resigned. that's why you to go. you know, he was the very funny report you had,

by the way, your analysis of bofis by the way, your analysis of boris this year was very fair. i thought. and peter thought. and also peter spencer's comments earlier on the programme. you know, the man spencer's comments earlier on the fl'm'amme. you know, the man spencer's comments earlier on the fl'm afraid. you know, the man spencer's comments earlier on the fl'm afraid inou know, the man spencer's comments earlier on the fl'm afraid in a| know, the man spencer's comments earlier on the fl'm afraid in a bit.)w, the man spencer's comments earlier on the fl'm afraid in a bit. you're man was, i'm afraid in a bit. you're a lawyer, he was a narcissist. so was attractive so what was attractive proposition? presented. he proposition? boris presented. he also took his negatives . he proposition? boris presented. he also took his negatives. he did try suspend parliament in try to suspend parliament in order to get his votes through for months. you know, you can't behave as minister. behave like as prime minister. well, balance on the well, we got balance on the show. that's good. people view us i think boris can us out there. i think boris can deliver normal story, the deliver normal next story, the express, the mail , express, the royal mail, however, deliver what's however, can't deliver what's going on in moscow. that's a loving link of no. this is this is quite shocking. still in the in the express who sent 200 letters from around to uk and they're still waiting for 65 of them to be delivered. city fund 31 sports clubs but posted their own letters. yes yeah . and one own letters. yes yeah. and one of the three hasn't been delivered, including secretary, one of them, which are first class that for the second class you have to wonder actually what's going on with the royal mail. mean, i've got i can mail. i mean, i've got i can have regular magazine in

transport magazine delivered to me, write for which me, which i write for which comes post, comes through the post, allegedly. issues allegedly. i've got two issues missing that . what are missing from that. what are they? know, i mean , they? you know, so i mean, there's lot of mail there's a whole lot of mail not being delivered. yeah. and the issue is mean, i've been issue is i mean, i've been speaking to lots of small businesses weeks have businesses recent weeks who have loyally royal mail. loyally supported royal mail. they support their posties, but ultimately they're small businesses. want to get businesses. they want to get packages out to their customers. well, going to to well, they're going to go to different are different providers. they are going the companies going to go with the companies that get their parcels to that can get their parcels to their it is that their customers and it is that their customers and it is that the of royal mail actually the issue of royal mail actually pushing that were pushing away those that were once loyal to them. yeah i definitely think that's the issue think the small issue and i think the small business issue is a really important what i was important one. it's what i was saying about strikes saying earlier about strikes as a they disproportion a whole. they do disproportion impact who run small impact those who run small businesses or who are working class people who often on class people who often rely on those services . if you're those services. if you're a small business, we've got a lot of brands now that are creating products don't have products that don't have physical brick and mortar stores that rely on being able to post out information and those out their information and those all businesses that all the businesses that are getting again. is not

getting unstuck again. so is not the welfare and the most elite people in the society, the ones that are suffering the least, while the normal people, again suffer the most, unfortunately. so if you stay with you a subject close to your heart because to durham because you went to durham university, you? you went university, didn't you? you went to you're free to germany and you're a free speech advocate now, a durham donor cancelled money donor has cancelled that money to over free. is that to durham over free. is that right? what's going on there? yep. this guy was durham's yep. so this guy was durham's largest donated over largest donor. he donated over £7 million to my former university between up to 2021. but he then pulled out because he was appalled at the lack of free speech at durham, which is somebody went to durham, somebody who went to durham, someone aunt has someone who sort of my aunt has me. had professors try to be me. we had professors try to be sacked. i mean, the amount of times i would be screamed at in the by students, mean the streets by students, i mean groups because of your groups of jews. because of your political my political because of my political because of my political was there political views, there was there was no such thing as free speech at durham is complete at durham is a complete illusion. issue illusion. and our issue literally the free literally were against the free speech bill. the was supposed to be in. they very much be coming in. they very much against it. so i'm really thankful for this guy for

standing saying, you know standing up and saying, you know what, this it. what, no, this isn't it. education about freedom to education is about freedom to learn, to knowledge and learn, freedom to knowledge and freedom of speech. and if you're not going that, then not going to support that, then i'm to support you. i'm not going to support you. and encourage a lot and i really encourage a lot more to do the same thing more donors to do the same thing because. it will uphold the integrity and the importance of education now education that we are now losing. of students, losing. so a lot of students, it's interesting, think it's interesting, i think for people my woman our people of my age, no woman our age get young people because age to get young people because we all all universities are all woke. losing their minds. woke. they losing their minds. but like oh, but it sounds like they. oh, well universities you can't well universities if you can't have speech university have free speech university where have it's where can you have it. it's a point and i am totally in favour of speech people should of free speech and people should be offend actually. be allowed to offend actually. and with your free and what happens with your free speech? benefit griffin speech? i don't benefit griffin enough. speech? i don't benefit griffin enough . a politician from the enough. a politician from the bnp, think was went to bnp, i think was went on to question time, but people said, what are you doing? question i shouldn't be there. he destroyed himself. he himself. the death of this, he was by the audience, was destroyed by the audience, by the other panellists. let people their if they people have their say. if they cannot up to the arguments cannot stand up to the arguments to there'll no to no, there'll be no consequence. okay. sticking was a more light—hearted a little bit more light—hearted we talked about potentially the worst christmas dinner, although

i thought i can't take by the pole right now. but norman , pole right now. but norman, moving to the express, the moving on to the express, the worst christmas present yet this is less a story someone is less a story here. someone got a dustpan and brush a christmas present. just a terrible thing to give, i think. other than that, they were also given other prisoners, including how to take chocolate and wine and a used deodorant . oh that's and a used deodorant. oh that's awful. there's nothing like saying , i don't love you. i'm saying, i don't love you. i'm giving somebody used deodorant. no, you know , i think the worst no, you know, i think the worst gift is for christmas. if you get this, they do not like your roses 100. it's some chocolates . yeah, i didn't know that. the tins of roses. no one i love. no, come off it. nobody's rose. if you get hung over , if your if you get hung over, if your neighbours give you roses a quality street. my friend, i do not like you. they do not like you you know, i saw a mean this week, which i thought was quite funny, which is to was warning ahead christmas, which was do ahead of christmas, which was do not a woman to not give a woman something to clean the house with unless she specifically asked for it like a hooven specifically asked for it like a

hoover, for example , or dustpan hoover, for example, or dustpan and brush . and if your wife or and brush. and if your wife or partner says she doesn't want , partner says she doesn't want, anything double and triple check because usually she does. she just yeah, yeah, yeah. so i think that's probably good advice. what's the worst president you've ever received? oh i probably sign something made of meat, which i don't eat . oh, yeah, well, we vegetarian . all that was very bad. well, a—plus. fish and chips. yeah, yeah, yeah . mine was. i yeah, yeah, yeah. mine was. i ask for blackberry phone this ask for blackberry phone. this was years ago when blackberries with and i got a box about with rage and i got a box about this big for my mum's. it looked, it could have looked, though it could have been it was been the phone and it was a blackberry fruit, a physical piece like a blackberry. well, single way it was. i had taken the mickey jackson thing. well, i think she thought it was really funny, but i got quite teary. but i did actually get a battery phone as well. but she just gave me. so one quick, serious story if we could. pretty really glad you pretty i'm really glad you covered this, sophie. this idea of windfall taxes on energy companies as a way of kind of

balance it's in the books ex on the petrochemical giant is suing brazil wells yeah they basically also them because they believe that they do not have the authority to implement this levy . now this levy is supposed to be implemented on new year's eve. december the 31st and is eve. so december the 31st and is essentially a 33% levy on any profits that are go over 20% of their profits that they would have gotten between 2080 before rushing . but have gotten between 2080 before rushing. but did you so have gotten between 2080 before rushing . but did you so 2018 to rushing. but did you so 2018 to 2021. so it is i controversially do think this is actually a good idea because it is not a generic windfall tax where every single element of their profit is taken is any excess profit that they are making, that they usually see before the invasion of ukraine and the enormous increase in prices happened 20% over that. so it is not what they usually use for profit. is anything that is extremely excessive where they are taking a bit of the make. but i do think it's quite interesting but i've got to say i'm not surprise about this because as somebody

who mep and i listen to who was an mep and i listen to ursula der leyen's inaugural ursula von der leyen's inaugural speech her bid for speech when she made her bid for honours abundantly clear from the the european union's the word the european union's plan was to tax the pips out of big companies to pay their bills. norman this is a concern that wasn't it , because if the that wasn't it, because if the big companies are kicking back , big companies are kicking back, they say, no, we're not to take these taxes lying down. and this could be years of legal wrangling on. is this the wrangling going on. is this the chemical giants kicking and saying, no, we won't be tax of that? well they are saying that will saying exxon is will exxon saying exxon is regarded as the most anti environmental oil company the environmental oil company of the lot. shell and bp don't lot. i mean, shell and bp don't make an effort, but exxon don't checks is sometimes checks on or esso is sometimes branded are regarded as very hostile. look, exxon makes billions of profits every year. so 25 billion windfall taxes, actually only a smaller amount from their profit. so this is, in my view, rather unnecessary , in my view, rather unnecessary, there's a constitutional point to actually as to whether or not the european union or indeed the british government or any other

is introduce taxes if it is able to introduce taxes if it wants to introduce, why shouldn't it? so irrespective of the tax? i agree the merits of the tax? i agree that it's probably a good idea. there's a constitutional point to they're entitled to do to or not they're entitled to do so. think are . norman so so. i think they are. norman so if you've fantastic, if you've been fantastic, that is if back aren't you is time. but if back aren't you in the next round? so brilliant. thanks very much. appreciate it. just now time has just gone. 852 let's bring you up to date with the rest of today's top stories in the last few minutes , police in the last few minutes, police say they've arrested a third individual in connection with the fatal, fatal shooting of elle edwards, who was killed outside a pub on christmas eve in wirral, merseyside police say a 31 year old man has been arrested . a man and a woman have arrested. a man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the incident and the government says there are no plans to introduce mandatory corona tests for visitors from china. this comes after china reportedly experienced an influx of cases since covid restrictions have been eased , other countries like

been eased, other countries like the us have imposed new measures for travellers from china after accusing them of a lack of information and transparency . a information and transparency. a woman has been arrested on suspicion of neglect over an eight year old's death linked to strep a in wales. that's according to the bbc. the 33 year old was taken into custody on the 23rd of december, but has been released as enquiries continue . the uk health security continue. the uk health security agency data shows that 21 children under the age of 18 in england have died from infection, while three deaths of children have been recorded in belfast and in wales. pope francis has asked for prayers for his predecessor, former pope benedict the 16th, saying he's very sick . the saying he's very sick. the vatican say the 95 year old had a sudden worsening of his health but is receiving constant medical care. the former head of

the catholic church became the first pope in 600 years to resign when he stepped down in 2013. we speak now to brendan alejandro thomson , who is ceo at alejandro thomson, who is ceo at catholic voices. good morning to you, brendan, and thanks so much for joining us. this is really forjoining us. this is really concerning news for not only people at the vatican , but for people at the vatican, but for catholics all around the world. what do we know about the health of pope benedict the 16th? what do we know so far ? the answer do we know so far? the answer is, is we don't know very much at the moment. so it was it took everyone by surprise that yesterday at his weekly general audience, pope benedict , pope audience, pope benedict, pope francis asked for prayers . he francis asked for prayers. he said to pray for this faithful servant of the church who is sustaining the church with his presence . so we pray for him and presence. so we pray for him and the vatican media has been very tight lipped up until now about the of health of the former pope , pope benedict the 16th. and so at the moment, it's just a it's at the moment, it's just a it's a waiting game to see what is

going on with pope benedict. we there are lots of reports and stories about what might be going on with his health. but now, i think, is a time really to pray for him and to reflect on his life and his legacy. so for those brendan who are watching and listening and perhaps familiar with perhaps aren't familiar with pope us about him pope benedict, tell us about him as a person . and when he does as a person. and when he does eventually pass on, it may not be now , it could be in the be now, it could be in the future. what will what will his legacy be ? yes. so pope benedict legacy be? yes. so pope benedict the 16th, who was born, joseph aloysius ratzinger, born in 1926. so actually , he was a year 1926. so actually, he was a year younger than the queen and i think much like the queen, he'll be remembered as a very dutiful christian servant throughout his very long life and career under different circumstances and with very different challenges. i think ultimately his legacy, he won't be remembered as a great manager or as a great charismatic , you know, kind of charismatic, you know, kind of media personality. but he will

be remembered as one of the foremost great christian thinkers and teachers of our age to have seen or to have read benedict is to have been profoundly moved by a man who was involved in some of the most seismic, political and religious events of the last century . now, events of the last century. now, it's true to say that the two popes, benedict and francis, a great friends on life for the last nine years, even after not being in the role . benedict being in the role. benedict still lives within the vatican so they have a huge and close personal relationship as well don't they ? yeah. pope francis don't they? yeah. pope francis at times has referred to benedict like his grandfather, and he hasn't neglected in pubuc and he hasn't neglected in public to go and make visits to santa marta where he's staying . santa marta where he's staying. and it's seen really as a kind of prayer, full retreat. he hasn't taken a vow of silence by going in there , but he's very going in there, but he's very much been praying through his suffering and also through various writing, really various bits of writing, really contribute to him, as he has

throughout his entire life in the in the and the church, in the church. and so surprise that pope so it's no surprise that pope francis is really asking for prayers for this person that he truly admires , because, see of truly admires, because, see of catholic voices, how are you taking this news? because despite his age, it has come as a shock to the catholic community, hasn't it ? so community, hasn't it? so i remember his the resignation way, way back in that over a decade ago nearly. and i remember being really shocked as everyone was. i was profoundly as a young catholic , i was as a young catholic, i was really shaped by by pope benedict . i really shaped by by pope benedict. i found him utterly inspiring. i think having grown up with this slightly god's rottweiler image, i came to have the german shepherd actually is as the image this kind of serene intellectual man and someone whose writing profoundly moved me personally in my faith , but me personally in my faith, but also as someone who wanted to think seriously about christianity . and i know for christianity. and i know for catholics around the world that seriously praying , you know, seriously praying, you know, it's not a great tragedy when somebody who's 95 dies, but

really the present to sustain him in this final parts of his christian journey , to have a christian journey, to have a beautiful death, might say . beautiful death, you might say. so that there are loads so i know that there are loads of people are talking of people who are talking about personal and less personal testament just to testament, but just want to reflect on the great contribution of this great churchman of our age . brendan churchman of our age. brendan really moving that to, to end our discussion this morning and thoughts and prayers as well as the catholic community who i know have been really shocked by this news. thanks very much for joining morning. a joining us. this morning. a cargo is going through cargo plane is going through after the break, including the uk to covid tests, uk response to covid tests, which just go which is just so don't go anywhere. see you after the break .

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it has no plans to introduce travel restrictions on visitors from china as covid rapidly spreads throughout the country . spreads throughout the country. good morning. it's 9:00 on thursday, the 29th december. this is breakfast on gb news with ellie costello and you'll find that out. this epic seasonal period. i myself was in dublin. well, here's what's in the news. this morning. while the news. this morning. while the uk will not reintroduce mandatory covid tests for anyone arriving from china. that's despite the usa announcing that from the 5th of january, all chinese arrivals will need to provide a negative covid test before takeoff . it comes as uk before takeoff. it comes as uk border force staff begin the second in a series of strikes. the uk airports until new year's eve . pope francis has said that eve. pope francis has said that the former pope benedict the 16th is very ill and he's asked pilgrim to the vatican to pray for him. benedict became the first leader of the catholic church to stand down in 600 years. in 2013, citing advanced

age . and 2020 will be the age. and 2020 will be the warmest year on record for the united kingdom . aside from the united kingdom. aside from the summer peak, the met office said. all four seasons in britain this year were in the top ten warmest since records beganin top ten warmest since records began in 1884. and please in touch all the usual ways via twitter or email gb news at gb news and let us know where you're watching all listing from. so give you a chance. and it's been going mad this morning. boris summer weather and also christmas . and also christmas. so to our top story, the us has announced that all travellers from china must provide a negative covid 19 test to enter the country, joining other nations such as italy imposing restrictions because of a surge in infections. however the uk government has said it is not planning to follow suit. yes, the increase cases across china follows the roll back of the

nation's strict anti—virus controls . nation's strict anti—virus controls. beijing's nation's strict anti—virus controls . beijing's zero—covid controls. beijing's zero—covid policy had kept the country's infection rate low but fuelled pubuc infection rate low but fuelled public frustration and crushed economic growth . well, let's get economic growth. well, let's get the view of political commentator to peter spencer, who's been with us all morning. and he's been brilliant . so, and he's been brilliant. so, peter, tell us then italy and the us is now implementing testing for chinese travellers . testing for chinese travellers. perhaps some would say they have the right idea. there were flights into milan in the past few days that had 52% of people on board positive with covid. but the uk is saying we're just going to keep calm and carry. is that the right approach, do you think? well, i suspect that that policy could change and it could change at any moment. what's happening is that the situation is being monitored extremely carefully . and an interesting carefully. and an interesting point from the american government is they say, look, one reason why we're cracking

down on all this is that there's a lack of transparency from china. and the particular concern on state side is whether there are variants which we don't know about and which for which we don't necessarily have the appropriate treatment or even vaccines for reason. i suspect that if we find that there is any change to the situation and change in a negative sense , then i think negative sense, then i think that the government response will be pretty rapid and predictable . so peter, some of predictable. so peter, some of the people who are who would like a more cautious approach are worried that this might escalate. britain towards some form of future lockdown. now you've got your ear to the ground. surely the british won't go down that route again. will it not if it can possibly help. because let's face it, i think the nation had a bit of a collective nervous over all of that with fear of growing up. fear of missing out. and so on.

and of course, all of those people who couldn't get to visit relatives who were allowed in the final stages of their lives . so i think the government will be very, very anxious not to go there, which is why, although there, which is why, although the policy now is officially that will that we will not be testing people coming in from china. why i think that situation could change and it could change just like that . could change just like that. peter, should we turn to the strikes now because it's been strikes now because it's been strike season, hasn't it? but there's certainly a lot going this week with border force rail disruption and driving examiners out as we speak. also is in the papers as well because the new boss, the team you see is saying that they're poised to boycott pr talks. there's talk of strikes, a deepening and intensifying in 2023. yes, i know. it's quite interesting. if you look at his quotes, you say these strikes may go on into 2023, which is a bit different

from saying you better watch your step, guv'nor, because we're going to land more on you. and i suspect there is i and so i suspect that there is i just had the feeling there's a little bit of steam being run out of here. and remember, we've i mean, you mentioned the border. the border guards for example, that that actually generated minimal distraction . generated minimal distraction. this disruption within ashfield airports in the age. some people said, actually, we've got through more quickly than we usually do. and i think there is a sense that people are getting the idea of just learning live with stuff going on. and there is of course, remember a huge disincentive from the point of view of people going out on strike to actually do that, which is quite simply the fact that they're not paid while they are out. that said , we have the are out. that said, we have the nurses and the ambulance drivers who i think of really quite determined and i suspect that

that will be some movement on the part of the government . the part of the government. sunakis the part of the government. sunak is very keen to promote the idea that it isn't just some bonng the idea that it isn't just some boring technocrat who sort of fiddling away in downing street, but actually coming up with proactive ideas, putting himself on the front foot . the idea of on the front foot. the idea of his announcing, right, i'm going to have a thoroughgoing review of the nhs . yes. and we're going of the nhs. yes. and we're going to sort out on out creases . and to sort out on out creases. and he could at the same time parenthetically improve the pay deal and or improve the conditions . remember that nurses conditions. remember that nurses do get a hefty pension , but a do get a hefty pension, but a pretty poor salary . we could pretty poor salary. we could find a situation where they address that. i just said a little bit. and so the budget remains the same, but they've got more their pockets. well, peter, the incoming general secretary took poll no whack maybe should change is doing to know why because he's saying that walk out talks

that he will walk out of talks before even got in the job. sounds like could be a bit of a mini mick lynch. surely that's the last thing in the country wants peter. the last thing the country the last thing country wants is the last thing the wants. indeed the government wants. and indeed , which why there are plenty , which is why there are plenty of tory of people on the tory backbenchers saying this is backbenchers are saying this is your thatcher moment, stand your thatcher moment, you stand forme, see the enemy within forme, see down the enemy within which i think has got rather neat irony to it. when you consider the fact that ever since sunak got into office , since sunak got into office, there have been a succession, a succession of backbench rebellions. well, how's that for setting an example? not much , i setting an example? not much, i don't think . peter, let's talk don't think. peter, let's talk about the spate of violence that has taken place over this festive . 26 year old ellis festive. 26 year old ellis edwards was shot dead in a pub on christmas eve when she was celebrating with his sister and her friends. and on boxing day, another man in his twenties, cody fisher, was stabbed at a club in birmingham. she sunak because responded to this, pledging to make britain's

streets safer so how is he going to do that ? well, that's a very to do that? well, that's a very good question. and i note that that story about richie's to next line and this came from the daily express, which has always been a cheerleader for that. right and we didn't actually get a statement from rishi sunak . a statement from rishi sunak. what we got was one of the hacks at the express ringing number ten and saying, yeah, what about crimes? and to which the standard response was , well, we standard response was, well, we wish to make our streets safer . wish to make our streets safer. and what of course he does. but that doesn't change any kind of policy. i mean, interestingly think this comes on the back of the labour leader sir keir starmer saying that making a big deal about the fact that he wishes to crack on crime particularly anti—social behaviour reprising you like tony blair's tough crime tough on the causes of crime. in fact interesting the i do remember around that time when he came

out that announcement an environment minister the environment minister the environment was announcing it was going to try to do its best to tidy up britain's rather untidy streets. and this environment minister said to me that was a problem himself. he said, what? we're to said, guess what? we're going to be crime. tough the be tough on crime. tough the causes crime . how about that causes of crime. how about that for a line ? peter spencer one for a line? peter spencer one final question. the question on everyone's lips, was that kitchen idea ? was it your kitchen your idea? was it your wife's idea ? chicken well, well, wife's idea? chicken well, well, thatis wife's idea? chicken well, well, that is now actually a immediately behind me there is a copy of my latest novel, true. we ever go . okay. i think that we ever go. okay. i think that why not build a product placement? never did anybody at home did it. but i it product placement and the morning on the breakfast show peter spencer delight to have you on with us as always. that was political commentator peter spencer in his kitchen right now this morning. ukraine has reported suffering a new wave of missile strikes from

air and sea , with the air and sea, with the presidential adviser saying more than hundred and 20 warheads had been launched . the attack comes been launched. the attack comes after the former head of the british army, general lord richard dannatt, exclusively told gb news vladimir putin could be unseated by his own generals unless russia manages to turn the war in its favour . for the better part of a year. ukraine been under relentless russian bombardment from missile strikes to tank and artillery. fire as russian forces push to consolidate their . but in recent

consolidate their. but in recent months against seemingly insurmountable odds , the insurmountable odds, the ukrainians have been pushing back a counter offence of making key gains gains. back a counter offence of making key gains gains . chief among key gains gains. chief among them recapturing the important southern city of hirshon . southern city of hirshon. kicking off in the head of the british army . if ukraine can british army. if ukraine can keep up that momentum in the ahead, then the russian could find it difficult to cling on to power. i could see a set of circumstances where the russian military morale would collapse . military morale would collapse. when you've lost the will to win, when decided you're defeated in your own head, then you will lose. and of course, if that was to happen, that's a game changer. i think will game changer. i think we will see a of regime in the see a change of regime in the kremlin. i think would see kremlin. i think we would see putin. there's no doubting the bravery and resolve of the ukrainians . bravery and resolve of the ukrainians. but it's

sophisticated supplied weapons systems that's helped give them the in many of their encounters with russian forces . lawton it with russian forces. lawton it says it's absolutely vital that the us in particular firm in its support of ukraine. yes, it's important that the european countries well, as you're looking a bit wobbly. important european countries stay behind, but really important that uncle sam stays behind ukraine. that's absolutely critical because the sophisticated weaponry that's going in is the game changer. also key is the continuation of the training of ukrainian volunteers , particularly by volunteers, particularly by britain , poland, to replace the britain, poland, to replace the damage to the front. i'm not sure that depends. yeah, i pulled out as we previously did. jeff around 10,000 ukrainians are being trained . the uk before are being trained. the uk before returning home to take up the fight in the months ahead.

ukraine has to keep up the momentum and continue making gains in its counteroffensive . gains in its counteroffensive. it's stated aim to push russia out of all ukrainian territory. defence analysts lieutenant colonel stuart crawford believes recapturing crimea would guarantee the victory. he or she who controls the crimea or holds the crimea basically controls the crimea basically controls the black sea of the entrance to the black sea of the entrance to the sea of azov. if . the managed the sea of azov. if. the managed to take crimea . that might be to take crimea. that might be the point at which they are prepared to negotiate for peace . in recent months , russia has . in recent months, russia has stepped up its strikes on key civilian infrastructure here, heaping even more misery on ukraine's popular. sadly is a grim pattern . the more military

grim pattern. the more military success ukraine enjoys on the battlefield , the more its battlefield, the more its beleaguered towns and cities will suffer. the effects of increased bombardment. mark white . gb news. well, it's just white. gb news. well, it's just coming up to 9:15. let's bring you up to date the rest of today's top stories. and police say they have arrested a third individual in connection with the fatal shooting of lapd who was killed outside a pub on christmas eve in wirral , christmas eve in wirral, merseyside. police say a 31 year old man from tranmere has been arrested on suspicion of . arrested on suspicion of. conspiracy to murder a man and a woman have also been arrested in connection with the incident . connection with the incident. the labour party wants to update tony blair's tough on crime. tough on the causes of crimes slogan. policy will focus on the prevention of crime by tackling the effects of trauma that could lead to people to offend. this could mean victims of anti—social behaviour determine how offenders themselves are punished . the deadly storm has

punished. the deadly storm has been sweeping across north america. at least 60 people. it's now bringing wet and windy weather to the uk . the met weather to the uk. the met office says the knock on effect of america's bomb cyclone will bnng of america's bomb cyclone will bring spells of unsettled weather over the next 7 to 10 days. it's issued a yellow alert for heavy rain for much of scotland on friday, warning of flooding and travel disruption . flooding and travel disruption. to now we're talking about lots things this morning including your favourite comfort food because there is something the express is in the daily mirror through. yeah top 20 comfort foods in the nation top the pile. your favourite was roast beef and yorkshire pudding. the choice of a quarter of the british population followed apple crumble and custard for pudding so very traditional favourites at the top. although we have a continental interloper pizza margherita at number three

with 22. i'll do like a marguerite. yes. and you like your turkey dinner as well. that was your comfort food. and we aidan magee on earlier our sports correspondent and was sports correspondent and he was saying his favourite saying that his favourite comfort is cheese on toast comfort food is cheese on toast . beenin comfort food is cheese on toast . been in touch on . dj jacko has been in touch on twitter saying morning aidan magee cheese on toast. question is with or without worcester sauce , i would say always with a sauce, i would say always with a little drizzle. not too much that overpower it. twist the pepper ' that overpower it. twist the pepper , tart it up a bit, bang pepper, tart it up a bit, bang on. no, i think a little bit chutney. you're going put anything on cheese on toast a cavalier choice, a little bit of chutney. that's the way for let let know what your favourite let us know what your favourite comfort is it a roast? comfort food is. is it a roast? is it something else? vaiews@gbnews.uk also talking about boris johnson. could we say back in 2023 , is 2020 the say back in 2023, is 2020 the right time for a comeback? if all? gbviews@gbnews.uk okay well well. the task of putting themselves in danger to protect all of us. but according to a new report, firefighters are being paid up to six times less

than the top breath. yes, chief fire are paid up to £206,000, whilst many ordinary firefighters face in—work poverty. that's according a fire bridges union report . the bridges union report. the revelations come amid historic strike ballot after a 5% pay rise was rejected . well, we can rise was rejected. well, we can now speak to a friend of the channel and an excellent commentator, labour and the working classes, firefighters and trade unionist paul embery. good morning to you, paul so tell us about this huge disparity of pay within when people work in the top brass versus the rank and file worker worker . yeah. i'm asking highly worker. yeah. i'm asking highly it stems from research, as you say, that is being carried out by the fire brigades, which shows that the average salary for a chief fire officer is something in the region of £148,000, which is not far shy, actually, of the prime minister's salary. so i think it's reasonable to ask whether

or not chief officers and of course, they're important people, nobody disputes that. but whether they should be on that level of salary, particularly in the context of the ongoing pressure on wages of ordinary firefighters, ordinary firefighters on the front line of seen the real terms wages by something like of seen the real terms wages by something lik e £4,000 over the something like £4,000 over the last decade and why the fire brigades union these pilots seem to strike action at the moment because we've got thousands of firefighters up and down the country really are struggling to make meet. they're worried about paying make meet. they're worried about paying their energy bills, worried about paying their mortgages. and i think this just highlights some of the real critical issues pay in the fire service supporters is the answer to. this last middle management , like what we often talk about on this show in the nhs. , like what we often talk about on this show in the nhs . so less on this show in the nhs. so less middle management more kind of rank and file more pay the rank and file workers or a bit of both of i think look i think in

any walk of life in any industry if you have huge disparities between the people at the top of the organisation and the at the bottom, then it breeds resentment and the fire service is no different to any commercial organised nation in that respects. i mean , a that respects. i mean, a firefighter at the moment. martin a trainee firefighter joining the fire service would earn something like £11 an hour, which is jus t £1.50 more, earn something like £11 an hour, which is just £1.50 more , £1.55, which is just £1.50 more, £1.55, i think is more than the national minimum wage. and you have to ask yourself, it acceptable for people who put themselves in harm's way in protection of public risk, their lives on a daily to receive that kind of level of pay and firefighters are very angry which is why there's a strike by the taking place, because we constantly get pats on the back from politicians say what a great job we do. but when it comes to actually funding a decent pay increase during a cost living they look cost of living crisis, they look the way and that simply the other way and that simply

isn't acceptable. wonder paul, i'm moving on from this into the broader terms of do think broader terms of do you think the takes advantage the government takes advantage of people's good nature? we so often don't we the people who want to work in nursing, the caring professions or they don't get it for the money get get into it for the money get because won't the same because they won't do the same with firefighting. that with firefighting. isn't that just between what we pay just a huge between what we pay people who endanger themselves versus the private sector and we really undervalue public sector workers like firefighters and like nurses in general. workers like firefighters and like nurses in general . well, like nurses in general. well, i speaking for my colleagues. yes they certainly sense that they sense that that goodwill is abused. sense that that goodwill is abused . as i said, you know, in abused. as i said, you know, in my industry and in every other emergency services , people are emergency services, people are willing to put themselves harm's way in the protection of the public. and the contract should look, we're prepared to do that . government should be prepared. make sure there's sufficient funding to give those people a decent pay increase. and i have to say, most it's not just the

issue of pay is the issue of the very savage cuts that have taken place in years in the fire service. for example, over the last decade, we lost something in the region of one in five firefighter we've seen firefighter posts. we've seen literally fires , literally dozens of fires, stations closed, of stations closed, hundreds of fire engines taken out of action. so are constantly being expected to form that role with one hand tied behind their back . that's what's contributed to the really low morale at the moment, and that's why the strike taking place and strike that is taking place and i'm that's going to i'm pretty sure that's going to be in january. now, be a yes vote in january. now, paul be a yes vote in january. now, paul, one final thing. i've read your book, despite views by the modern loathes working modern left loathes the working class. book . you, class. excellent book. you, of course, from labour course, come from the labour left. you've left. you voted brexit. you've how the working class communities would change how people move out of areas in london into the. despite all of that are you still sticking with the labour or are you ever tempted to change? because i'm just really curious personally . just really curious personally. well, thanks for the plug for the book festival. i'm i have to say, i mean, i'm not particularly tempted to change. i mean, for me , history shows

i mean, for me, history shows that the vast majority of advances that been won by working class people this country have come about as a result of campaigning by the labour movement. labour party and trade unions together. and the trade unions together. now, as you know, martin, i'm certainly no uncritical of the modern labour party. i think many its wounds are entirely self—inflicted , particularly the self—inflicted, particularly the schism ordinary working class communities . but i've still got communities. but i've still got faith it as a vehicle which can achieve good things for working class people . so i'm a bit of a class people. so i'm a bit of a museum piece in the in the labour movement these days, as you as you probably know. but i'll on fighting within it all. embery really good to have you on the program this morning. thanks so much for your time. i think makes a really good point there because i was speaking to some nurses last week outside st thomas's hospital and they were saying that, know, it's not saying that, you know, it's not just pay about pay, it's just about pay about pay, it's about and like said, that about and like you said, that the of people that aren't the kind of people that aren't doing pay, they're doing it for the pay, they're doing it for the pay, they're doing a vocation. they're doing it as a vocation. they're actually about care

actually worried about the care that they can give to patients. they like they're they don't feel like they're giving what what those patients deserve. it'll interesting deserve. it'll be interesting to see they do ballot for strike see if they do ballot for strike action. what the public support would firefighters would be for firefighters because people who put because they are people who put their on the to keep their lives on the line to keep us safe with very high, especially post grenfell. and now really in the now they're really in the in the limelight there and i think limelight there and i do think there's a solid argument for people's goodwill the caring people's goodwill in the caring professions being underpaid and undervalued and maybe there's not suffered on and i maybe we not a suffered on and i maybe we should just pay these should just just pay these people them back to people more and get them back to work. not even just about work. yeah not even just about pay- work. yeah not even just about pay. as pay. it's working conditions as well. the jobs they do are well. and the jobs they do are so important keep us all. now so important to keep us all. now let's about boris johnson, shall we? because the former prime minister presided over our country during a global pandemic and a war in europe. but country during a global pandemic and a war in europe . but earlier and a war in europe. but earlier this year, conservative mp he'd become an electoral liability and he was replaced with liz truss. yet in a new of conservative members, boris remains popular than current prime minister rishi sunak. our political reporter, catherine takes a look back over boris

johnson's tumultuous 2022 . just johnson's tumultuous 2022. just two years earlier, john carson had won an 80 seat majority on his promise to get brexit done . his promise to get brexit done. but 2022 began badly. the his promise to get brexit done. but 2022 began badly . the latest but 2022 began badly. the latest partygate revelation was the most shocking yet . number ten most shocking yet. number ten staff had parted with suitcases of wine . the night before, the of wine. the night before, the queen sat alone at prince philip's funeral , the prime philip's funeral, the prime minister apologised to her majesty for the behaviour of his staff. tory grandee david davis was scathing . you sat there too was scathing. you sat there too long for all the good you have donein long for all the good you have done in the name of god . done in the name of god. partygate took a back seat when russia invaded ukraine in february and johnson led the west response in offering strong support to volodymyr zelenskyy in ukraine, the beleaguered british prime minister became a hero back home. in april, he was

fined police for breaking lockdown rules by attending a brief birthday gathering in june 2020. today i've received a fixed penalty notice from the metropolitan elites. let me say immediately that i've the fine and i once again offer a apology . in may, sue grey's long awaited report into lockdown gatherings was finally published , but it was . the conservatives , but it was. the conservatives did terribly local elections and lost elections both to labour and the lib dems. lost elections both to labour and the lib dems . many tory mps and the lib dems. many tory mps had had enough . a confidence had had enough. a confidence vote followed on the 6th of june.i vote followed on the 6th of june. i announce to the parliamentary party, does anthony is he? truce ensued until deputy chief whip chris was suspended for sexual misconduct and downing street's ever changing recollections of

what johnson had known and when became too much mps to bear. health secretary sajid javid resigned first, followed minutes later by chancellor rishi sunak. the following day, ministers resigned faster than johnson could replace them . on july the could replace them. on july the seventh, he admitted defeat . and seventh, he admitted defeat. and i want you to know , sad i am to i want you to know, sad i am to be giving up the best job in the world. but them's the breaks gesture he channelled arnold schwarzenegger in his final pmqs hasta la vista, baby . thank you. hasta la vista, baby. thank you. comes up december, he met the queen and in his final speech , queen and in his final speech, obliquely hinted at a possible return like cincinnatus . i am return like cincinnatus. i am returning to my plough, cincinnatus was a roman general who returned to office in his country's hour of need. later truss's premiership had imploded and the conservative party

needed another leader. fast it couldn't be johnson , could it? couldn't be johnson, could it? as the calls to bring back boris grew, he raised back from his canbbean grew, he raised back from his caribbean holiday and hit the phones. he and the favourite sunak met, but on the sunday night , johnson announced it was night, johnson announced it was not the right time and withdrew . since then, he's joined rebellions on onshore wind and says he will fight the next election . johnson has made over election. johnson has made over million pounds for just four speeches. arnold say he could make 5 million a year. some comfort for the man who to be world king katherine foster gb news will will also be getting in touch on boris. i'm going to share some throughout the rest of the programme. i'll bring one now, which malcolm, who says now, which is malcolm, who says boris, all his faults, boris, for all his faults, was a leader and i say, a leader and dare i say, a statesman. you may excuse statesman. you may not excuse partygate or failure to appoint a perfect deputy whip, but all this insignificance a perfect deputy whip, but all this comparednsignificance a perfect deputy whip, but all

this compared to gnificance a perfect deputy whip, but all this compared to his icance a perfect deputy whip, but all this compared to his leadership when compared to his leadership and sporting ukraine and his leadership. when struck as well. well, thank you, malcolm for your views. we got loads more. we're going to bring you loads after this short break to do. stay with us .

good morning and welcome back . good morning and welcome back. the times just gone 9:31. you were watching and listening to breakfast on gb news with ellie costello and martin daubney. it's been a very lively show. it's been a very lively show. it's your final furlong and your free. so still to come on today's program , could 2022 with today's program, could 2022 with the warmest year on record . the warmest year on record. that's provisional data coming from the met office will be live from the met office will be live from the met office will be live from the headquarters later on in oh, are you going to in exeter. oh, are you going to tell with this erling , tell me with this one, erling, haaland. erling, haaland. you got it. yeah there you go. as man erling haaland breaks

man city's erling haaland breaks another following another record following a comfortable last night away comfortable win last night away at we will have the at leeds. we will have all the latest sports news with aidan magee. goodness. magee. thank goodness. not me. he's perfumed this morning. he's very perfumed this morning. and as ever, please do get into it. can join in any by it. you can join in any by discussions, by emailing gb news at gb news or of course tweeters at gb news or of course tweeters at gb news or of course tweeters at gb news. please get in touch . wel at gb news. please get in touch. wel because every year the new year's honours list recognise houses and celebrates achievements and services of people across britain and indeed globally who have excelled in some positive way to the benefits of others . yes, this benefits of others. yes, this december will see the first new year's honours list under the reign of king charles, the third is put together by nine specialist committees such as health and business is then approved by the prime minister before being rubber stamped by buckingham palace. and the list is also an opportunity for members of the public to nominate the brilliant people around them or joining us now is

around them orjoining us now is lesley hustle, who is an awards and honours expert. so, lesley , and honours expert. so, lesley, any sort of inside information about the types of people who might get a gong this year ? yeah might get a gong this year? yeah morning. early morning, martin. you know , i absolutely love the you know, i absolutely love the new year's honours list because it just extends the joy of christmas that little bit further . it's christmas that little bit further. it's recognising amazing people and really showcasing the best of britain and the celebs who get the headunes. and the celebs who get the headlines . but we're expecting headlines. but we're expecting more than a thousand people to be on the list and there will be so many ordinary people doing extraordinary things and there are a lot there is a conversation, isn't there, about whether we should update the honours list . and there are honours list. and there are rumours that king charles iii making possible changes perhaps from the word empire to excellence . and that would also excellence. and that would also change obis and cbse, would it not? do you think that the honour system needs to be modernised, perhaps updated ? modernised, perhaps updated?

yeah i mean, i think the first point is that there is absolutely no indication that king charles wants to abolish the honour system he's been running investisseurs for many years on behalf of his mother, the late queen. 50 years ago, you know, it was an honours list that could have been criticised as male and pale and stale, but really now i think it does represent a really great facets of our very diverse country . the of our very diverse country. the last list in june , 51% women and last list in june, 51% women and 14% people from ethnic minority backgrounds. now that can rise . backgrounds. now that can rise. and i think the most important point is and often this is not known , but members of the public known, but members of the public can nominate people who they think are worthy of appearing on the list. it's not a closed and secretive process. you can go onto the gov.uk website and download a form and fill it in and put forward to be considered some do you think deserves to be

on that list and have it awards intelligence will be very happy to give you an assessment honest free of charge about their chances. but you know you have to be in it to win it. so if you know somebody you think has done great things in charity or business or the community, put their name forward . okay, let's their name forward. okay, let's see. we don't know the details yet, but if you had to nominate one person for a gong who would that be ? okay, i've got i've got that be? okay, i've got i've got two or three. i'm going to mention one. the astonishing eight year old tony hugill, whose legs were amputated when he was a baby , after he was he was a baby, after he was viciously attacked by his parents. he then went on, inspired by captain tom, to walk ten kilometres on prosthetic limbs, and he raised ten kilometres on prosthetic limbs, and he raise d £1.7 limbs, and he raised £1.7 million for the evelina london children's charity hospital . and children's charity hospital. and then this year , tony's law then this year, tony's law inspired by him has really

increased the penalties for those who are convicted kids of child abuse and neglect . so what child abuse and neglect. so what an absolute hero . now we're an absolute hero. now we're talking about heroes, not the lionesses. yeah england women's football who won the euros. so beth mead a sports personality of the year. liam williams , then of the year. liam williams, then captain . so sabine wiegman, the captain. so sabine wiegman, the coach ? yeah. why not? actually coach? yeah. why not? actually give a gong to the entire team and certainly leslie , i totally and certainly leslie, i totally agree with you. just before you came on, we were talking about who we'd like to see on the list. and i said, the lionesses have got to be there. so thank you for mentioning them. leslie howe really good speech about howe so really good speech about leslie. how slow an awards and honours through leslie. how slow an awards and hon0|we're through leslie. how slow an awards and hon0|we're expecting through leslie. how slow an awards and hon0|we're expecting to through leslie. how slow an awards and hon0|we're expecting to see ough leslie. how slow an awards and hon0|we're expecting to see on|h what we're expecting to see on the new year's honours list. so you us know who you would you let us know who you would like the list. who do like to see on the list. who do you think get a gong? you think should get a gong? this gbviews@gbnews.uk you think should get a gong? this be gbviews@gbnews.uk you think should get a gong? this be 0n5views@gbnews.uk you think should get a gong?

this be on your/s@gbnews.uk you think should get a gong? this be on your list? bnews.uk you think should get a gong? this be on your list? i'dews.uk you think should get a gong? this be on your list? i'd likeuk who'll be on your list? i'd like to see young jude bellingham get down young but also down as a young lad, but also a massive future ahead of him. let's say. let's give the next generation bit of rock if you generation a bit of rock if you know watching and listen know you're watching and listen to breakfast news with to breakfast on gb news with andy me my andy martin. eddie told me my domain. ali, come in the domain. ali, ali, come in the final half an hour for you, tony. some more coffee. go for the headlines. very shortly. and 2022 the uk's 2022 is set to be the uk's warmest on record. all warmest year on record. all that's after quick break. that's come after a quick break. i more .

coffee welcome back. it's just coming up to 2010. you are watching a listing to breakfast on gb news where thoughts go for the papers. now join us for the final and fourth round. former liberal democrat minister norman baker and a political commentator sophie corcoran . commentator sophie corcoran. sophie locks are not speed of any huge positive views and what

we've been saying so i of we've been saying so i and of course you but you as well course you know but you as well live to normal thought you live up to normal thought you were unless were that milestone unless thought were you know to prove that we love you stronger strikes and more strikes. oh my god strikes are going to god the strikes are going to intensify as more is on intensify as more work is on ballots to the newspaper. ballots added to the newspaper. more that got at more strikes that we've got at the moment, next year the moment, because next year we're have you we're going to have the two you see threatening to see threatening not to participate in these independent peer reviews on the basis that over the last 15 years they see the two, you see say is that average workers have lost £20,000 in real wages since 2008. so they want to boycott these independent peer reviews, which, of course, is obviously leaning on those who say, well, this a very fair deal for the this is a very fair deal for the nurses and so on, because some independent review body, independent pay review body, the report time in the past report is some time in the past has said this is a very appropriate figure and of course is the appropriate is no longer the appropriate figure taken figure because inflation's taken off else. so off and everything else. so we're more strikes we're in for more strikes and i really think the government should grip this should get a grip on this one. and the get a grip on it and the way to get a grip on it is actually to offer action. sit

down with them. dare i say, appearin down with them. dare i say, appear in sandwiches to try and get resolution because as get some resolution because as you you do legislation you bring in, you do legislation which the anti—union which allows the most anti—union legislation of anywhere in europe on, europe actually, earlier on, norman, said it wasn't like norman, you said it wasn't like the aim beer in the 1970s. nice aim beer in sandwiches well is this time sandwiches so well is this time of day? yeah. so what do you continue? would you agree, though, the longer the though, that the longer the strikes go on, more pay the strikes go on, the more pay the workers are losing ? so if you workers are losing? so if you ballot them all, they last like to keep voting for strike because they're out of pocket. yeah, and think really seeing yeah, and i think really seeing that very clear the way that made very clear in the way that made very clear in the way that was dealing with the that he was dealing with the strikes that he would not settle for double figure deals, for double figure pay deals, which i think is entirely reasonable . yes, i think is bold reasonable. yes, i think is bold for be sitting here on for us to be sitting here on this breakfast bench and talking about are working this breakfast bench and talking abou and are working this breakfast bench and talking abou and who are working this breakfast bench and talking abou and who are are working this breakfast bench and talking abou and who are sufferinging this breakfast bench and talking abou and who are suffering for hard and who are suffering for their living crisis, but their cost of living crisis, but ultimately, draw ultimately, the more you draw out pain, the longer it's out the pain, the longer it's going as long as that's going to last, as long as that's going to last, as long as that's going on my generation, going to fall on my generation, which don't think is which i don't think is particularly fair. so i think he is taking a very sensible approach give to approach to not give in to unreasonable double unreasonable demands of double figure pay raises that are just not not realistic

not they're just not realistic in and waiting them in any sense. and waiting them out. do that the out. because i do think that the longer on, the less longer it goes on, the less people will be offered be people will be offered to be able to go on strike. the story here, a lot love for boris here, a lot of love for boris johnson the show today. this johnson on the show today. this one, they might stick in the crawl. if you're of crawl. so if you're one of yours, the covid enquirer embossed taxpayer is embossed on the taxpayer is funding johnson's legal funding boris johnson's legal fees. johnson fees. both boris johnson and matt hancock's note that because they core participants they are both core participants in that doesn't in the inquiry, that doesn't mean they have any mean that they have any wrongdoing. it'sjust mean that they have any wrongdoing. it's just because of their prime their position as a prime minister health minister and the health secretary in the inquiry. but it does raise a question, though. mr. hancock just made mr. matt hancock just made £400,000 in the jungle. is it right for him to be having the taxpayer pays as well as boris johnson, has made millions johnson, who has made millions of dinner of pounds doing after dinner speeches is gone speeches once his tenure is gone 7 speeches once his tenure is gone ? they need the taxpayer to ? do they need the taxpayer to face in my opinion, face face? no in my opinion, they don't . one word they don't. no. one quick word on that. i agree. i agree on that. well, i agree. i agree with sophie on they with sophie on that. they agreeable briefing, but agreeable this briefing, but they were both they were both found guilty of offences during dunng found guilty of offences during during lockdown. mean in during lockdown. i mean in a way, they should be responsible for their own and form for their own actions and form their defences to and

their own defences to and normal. have a at normal. let's have a look at a health story in the guardian . health story in the guardian. and dementia patients and their families are warning of a horrific crisis in care homes . horrific crisis in care homes. yes, this is a horrific story , yes, this is a horrific story, actually. and this is the care commission independent regulator of the care sector , which said of the care sector, which said that now one in 11 care homes are way below acceptable standards and 39% of their beds have got improvements required of them. so half the care homes in the country are below standard, which is really quite shocking. and you talk about residents going on residents dressing going on trains for 20 days, revolting, filthy carpets, unexplained and unwitnessed wounds, equipment encrusted with dirt and so on. this is shocking, and it's partly because i think that there's no money in the care sector. people are being paid very well. there's a shortage of staff, councillors are paying nothing very much for best nothing very much for the best places. but know, this isn't places. but you know, this isn't just about home seriously, just about care home seriously, which the whole which is just about the whole health service, because the reason got ambulance reason we've got ambulance queues a&e queues outside are and a&e departments people are

departments because people are being discharged into care homes. like to say homes. what do you like to say to both of you as a few minutes first yourself, every turn to care being brought in to state control . so social care for the control. so social care for the elderly under state control so it's not left out of the private sector. could that be a potential solution? no. well, i don't think so. particularly i mean, there's nothing wrong with the private sector being involved, but there's a question of if they're properly of how, if they're properly regulated, are, regulated, which they are, but they're not delivering. but i don't a question of don't think it's a question of state we have state control. we could have equally council run premature switchable low standards. i think yeah, i i'm think so, yeah, i think i'm pretty same to pretty much the same on that to be with you. i think we be honest with you. i think we need to start holding people accountable. that where the accountable. that is where the ultimate lies. we are ultimate issue lies. we are not holding people accountable when we should we we should be safe. should we return a theme that know? return to a theme that we know? you very passionate about, you are very passionate about, which speech in which is free speech in education story, in the education in this story, in the times tennyson is times that tennyson is offensive, what students offensive, that's what students being so it's another being told. yep. so it's another of this mission, of this whole idea of decolonising the curriculum . it was something curriculum. it was something that was strong when i was that was very strong when i was at . it's a very key theme

at durham. it's a very key theme in new university that now is in my new university that now is basically that we basically the fact that we should just discard anything positive here that any white people have done. so if white people have done. so if a white person is a notable academic, they great views or they've they have great views or they've done in done great things notable in history. no longer history. that is no longer significant and they should be removed the curriculum removed from the curriculum because of because they are white. which of course is progressive, course is deeply progressive, rather a sense , and rather racist in a sense, and diminishes the education that students are receiving, which is negative in all aspects, i'm sure. norman, you would concur that being at university is a time to be exposed to ideas you find uncomfortable? absolutely and as i mentioned earlier on the griffin on question time, we would like to see what he wants to say to start himself as a consequence of that. and so free speech is very important. let people say what they want to say and challenged them democratically. if we don't agree with them and there's a list of phrases this week that were deemed offensive trigger warning say warning, the phrase to say something might offend you in itself is offensive because if you know something's going to trigger people triggered bigger you, people triggered

something madness something. will this madness ever end or is just here to stay? i'm going to so i need stay? i'm going to it. so i need a warning. on the a trigger warning. on the trigger warning . on a trigger trigger warning. on a trigger warning not. that is warning because i'm not. that is just . it's words, just nonsense. it's just words, guys. just nonsense. it's just words, guys . they're not going to hurt guys. they're not going to hurt you. over it. my generation. you. get over it. my generation. that's other thing is that's what the other thing is and else. these are and everything else. these are people you people from the past. and you have actually assess have to actually assess paintings works of art and paintings or works of art and literature based on the time in which it occurred. i mean, quite clearly the slave trade was grotesque and horrible, but at the time it wasn't that the time it wasn't seen that way. so motivation to people the time it wasn't seen that w¢theyo motivation to people the time it wasn't seen that w¢the important vation to people the time it wasn't seen that w¢the important point. to people the time it wasn't seen that w¢the important point. do people is the important point. do people they're the people think they're doing the right the wrong thing? right thing or the wrong thing? and that's why they should be judged, not their not my judged, not by their not my judgement, on, we can judgement, centuries on, we can all agree that. no one. baker all agree on that. no one. baker sophie been superb, sophie corcoran been superb, divergent opinions. but you've disagreed politely. isn't that the way? thank you for the way? so thank you for joining morning. thank joining us this morning. thank you much. just very quickly you very much. just very quickly bnng you very much. just very quickly bring you some views boris bring you some views on boris johnson. we'll be talking about a potential comeback in 2023, if not lots of love for not beyond. lots of love for barcelona it's to say in barcelona, it's fair to say in the views. kevin says, we the gb views. kevin says, we voted for boris as pm and pm only. we want an innovator, not

an imitator . we will not be an imitator. we will not be voting for the conservatives again without him as leader. he's a cheerleader the uk to he's a cheerleader for the uk to look through them but have found negative view on boris. one from richard. boris had his chance. he's been a complete let down in office. he didn't get brexit done properly and wants a green agenda. done properly and wants a green agenda . he increased immigration agenda. he increased immigration . he's a liberal, norman and not a tory. we don't want boris back, says with at that point. i'm sure he would. and margaret says, well , i always said that says, well, i always said that the tories would regret ousting boris. has suffered boris. the party has suffered dramatically since he was stabbed in the back by his so—called colleagues. he should stabbed in the back by his so—(be ed colleagues. he should stabbed in the back by his so—(be our olleagues. he should stabbed in the back by his so—(be our pm agues. he should stabbed in the back by his so—(be our pm andes. he should stabbed in the back by his so—(be our pm and a he should stabbed in the back by his so—(be our pm and a quick|ould stabbed in the back by his so—(be our pm and a quick onei still be our pm and a quick one from linda who says yes, bring bofis from linda who says yes, bring boris back sooner rather than later. do keep that coming later. so do keep that coming in. loads views on in. there's loads of views on bofis in. there's loads of views on boris johnson. he's a man that still gets us talking. doesn't gbs news dot uk now 2022 gbs at gb news dot uk now 2022 will be the uk's warmest year on record as the met office says figures show the climate crisis is having a real impact.

figures show the climate crisis is having a real impact . the met is having a real impact. the met office said the annual average temperature across the uk this year would exceed the previous record set in 2014. but we're joined now by a south—west of england. reporter jess moody for more morning . geoff. so it's more morning. geoff. so it's been a bit of a balmy year, but is it climate change or is it just been warm ? yeah yeah. well, just been warm? yeah yeah. well, it's certainly not balmy now, i can tell you that for nothing. it's very cold here and exeter outside the met office. but they're telling us now that it's deepin they're telling us now that it's deep in the hottest year on record. they're saying that every single month this year, apart from december, no surprise is there has been hotter than it has been before, since records began. well, they've been making they've been making records here at the met office since the early 1800s. and they've actually been recording temperatures in england right back to the early 1600s. so they've got quite a few references to look through . but references to look through. but yes, in a couple of days time, they're due to say to us that it's been hottest year ever it's been the hottest year ever on record is it climate change,

on record. is it climate change, you ask, or you just weather? that's big question, isn't that's the big question, isn't it? the met is it? well, the met office is pointing one pointing us towards one statistic. they're saying that the top hottest years ever the top ten hottest years ever on record have been in the last 20 years. so they're saying the figures speak for themselves. the national trust have got involved. they're saying, yes, it's most definitely climate change. they're saying that everything is changing and that we should expect much, much hotter summer , as we should hotter summer, as we should expect much , much colder and expect much, much colder and wetter winters and that things will be changing. and we need to be looking and how we how we plant things , how we look after plant things, how we look after nature a lot more . we can now no nature a lot more. we can now no longer guarantee that we should plant things at certain times of the our gardening books the year. as our gardening books tell should looking tell us we should be looking instead in instead at what's happening in the climate and things at different times of the year. that's what they're saying. but the met office is also keen to say that this doesn't necessarily mean every necessarily mean that every single from now on will be single year from now on will be hotter in the summer and wetter single year from now on will be hothe in the summer and wetter single year from now on will be hothe winter. summer and wetter

single year from now on will be hothe winter. they're and wetter single year from now on will be hothe winter. they're sayingztter in the winter. they're saying that general overall pattern that the general overall pattern that the general overall pattern that seems to be changing, having said that, they have got two predictions for us, which i'd like bring to you. the i'd like to bring to you. the first prediction is that the beast from the east is due to make a dramatic return in january. are expecting a much january. we are expecting a much colder we're expecting a lot more snow. again, i'm looking forward to being snowed in again . but they're also saying that 2023, i don't know how they can tell this early, but 2023 is set to be even hotter than 2022. i wish you would hurry up and start. it's cold here. oh well, thank you for bringing us that update that the uk was the warmest year on record, but from a not very balmy exeter, go get a not very balmy exeter, go get a cup of tea or something. jack we appreciate you being with us so much. now it's that time of the morning. you can smell it before you can see him. and i say that in a good way. aidan magee hey, with this course, he's very perfectly perfumed. this this is pat blue. this morning. this is pat blue. we allowed to say what it is not to do that we'll keep it a

mystery so we can write . you're mystery so we can write. you're going to buy something constantly so you saw my shopping this episode for new years. lakers spring. so anyway back to the yeah yeah yeah. do some work. yeah man. see it was pretty good last night. i saw this. they were out for five weeks. one other item, they'd had a cup game, but i think harland have been sitting at home for five weeks. norway international didn't go to the world cup, but he was actually raring go night and he raring to go last night and he came out of the blocks, hit the straps to goals in the straps early to goals in the second half. that was enough to win game for them and he's win the game for them and he's the player in premier the first player in premier league. of 20 league. histories of hits 20 goals all early in the goals in all this early in the season. if you think about how to world cup, he probably to win no world cup, he probably would hit some time in would have hit that some time in mid—november. given that mid—november. so and given that that's with 17 from that's 20 goals with 17 from open and three from open play and three from penalties, an penalties, that's an extraordinary and 11, extraordinary output. and 11, yes, say they've yes, you can say they've got glindogan, grealish , glindogan, they've got grealish, they've players around they've got other players around feeding gets his best feeding him. he gets his best service you possibly get. service you can possibly get. but hardest thing in but the hardest thing in football, to the football, martin, is to put the ball and that's ball in the net, and that's

exactly he did. so that exactly what he did. so that leaves them in second place ahead newcastle with five ahead of newcastle with five points ominously. points behind arsenal ominously. and that's raring go and i think that's raring to go now. they can have the squad de the ones are to have to the ones are going to have to manage fixture backlog. we manage this fixture backlog. we haven't even considered whether in you know in january or february, you know we have some snow, we might have some snow, we might inclement might have some inclement weather, that we'll weather, which means that we'll get further back loads. it's going the team to the big going to be the team to the big squads are going be able squads who are going to be able to it. and that's why to deal with it. and that's why if going lead us into the transfers maybe transfers are still maybe dipping window dipping into the transfer window this know. this month. i know i know. i talk about nottingham forest, perhaps a bit too on the perhaps a bit too much on the show, i think we've only show, but i think we've only got one world. could one year of the world. could good mcgee give a good mystic mcgee give me a bit of hope? i mean, do you think teams forest can avoid the teams like forest can avoid the drop, it just me too? so drop, or is it just me too? so it's but not the it's not maybe, but it's not the end world. it's. i don't end of the world. it's. i don't know. that transfer to know. i like that transfer to the transfer negotiations because not good thing. because it's not a good thing. bhng because it's not a good thing. bring new players bring in 20 new players at the start the season. i mean, start of the season. i mean, what say? it's the what does that say? it's the squad you it's squad that got you up. it's basically destroying the destroying fabric of the destroying the fabric of the dressing you dressing room. when you get those then those players in, you, then they're for less they're not coming in for less money the guys who got

money than than the guys who got you be you out. they're going to be a more. so it generates a two tier system dressing system in the dressing room and generates resentment. i don't think that's a good thing to do. they've mistakes. they've realised mistakes. listen, year in listen, if i spend one year in the premier and the premier league and i finished bottom of the league and there's of finished and there's no sign of finished blossom and there's no sign of finished bloss with £110 and there's no sign of finished blosswith £110 million. it makes away with £110 million. it makes you strong the you so strong in the championship chances you so strong in the chayou>nship chances you so strong in the cha you then) chances you so strong in the cha you then come chances you so strong in the cha you then come chan

liverpool liverpool are liverpool that liverpool are quite clever using. they're using players, using the using their players, using the star entice players using their players, using the stito entice players using their players, using the stito the entice players using their players, using the stito the club entice players using their players, using the stito the club .entice players using their players, using the stito the club . £44e players using their players, using the stito the club . £44 million s using their players, using the stito the club . £44 million it in to the club. £44 million it could rise to 23 years old. you know, he is one certainly one for the future and he's going to be eased team as well. be eased into the team as well. well, on the left well, he plays on the left and i think be good one for think he could be a good one for that. i know it's not on your list, really list, but i'm really only talking bellingham. list, but i'm really only talkibecause bellingham. list, but i'm really only talkibecause the llingham. list, but i'm really only talkibecause the guy ham. list, but i'm really only talkibecause the guy that yes. because he's the guy that must name, his must he must be has a name, his own now now let paul own price. now now let paul henderson making overtures. henderson make making overtures. where do think he will end where do you think he will end up because i mean this guy he's got a play ahead of him. got a solid play ahead of him. so for birmingham, so in play for birmingham, probably years ago, probably about three years ago, i i think i met his i think it was i think i met his dad as as a copper lives up dad as his as a copper lives up in kent for really solid in kent for a really solid family brother he's family or younger brother he's pretty good as well. i think he will at liverpool will end up at liverpool actually at chelsea are actually chelsea at chelsea are going him. going to be strong in for him. but they get declan but i think if they get declan rice, they'll be happy with that. for this that. they're also in for this guy fernandez's, guy and enzo fernandez's, argentina , £105 argentina in player, £105 million. break the million. i would break the transfer record. they paid for romelu about 18 months romelu lukaku about 18 months ago.can romelu lukaku about 18 months ago. can you be looking at for banning think banning them bellingham. i think it's crazy. i mean i've been saying for years it's got to

stop this merry round stop somehow this merry go round or know, this, or this, this, you know, this, whatever it, whatever you want to call it, this at some point. this got to stop at some point. it just gets bigger it doesn't. it just gets bigger and bigger. the deal and bigger. the tv deal gets bigger three half, bigger every three and a half, four think you four years. this guy i think you could wouldn't be surprised four years. this guy i think you could saw wouldn't be surprised four years. this guy i think you could saw wdeal.'t be surprised four years. this guy i think you could saw w deal. possibly)rised four years. this guy i think you could saw w deal. possibly noted if you saw a deal. possibly not front see front loaded, but you could see a that possibly results in a deal that possibly results in the playing it, the buying team, playing it, paying the buying team, playing it, paying t £150 million. paying about £150 million. crikey you know, for just a moment to talk about djokovic. yeah, . yeah, he is. yeah, yes, yes. yeah, he is. he's landed in adelaide . so the he's landed in adelaide. so the thought that this time last yean thought that this time last year, three years, year, banned for three years, they've his visa they've overturned his the visa issue that he had never allowed him in well because he him in good as well because he didn't showed last didn't even use a showed last yeah didn't even use a showed last year. man of principle year. he's a man of principle and cost last year and that cost him last year because relinquished because he relinquished a slot against think would against them. i think he would have that tournament have won more in that tournament . at the time it was . so do i. if at the time it was a final. medvedev a decent final. medvedev showed how was how brutal he was and he was overcome i think overcome by nadal. but i think that in that tournament that djokovic in that tournament would would would have, would have, would have so back in have prevailed. so he's back in there time. not there this this time. he's not sure reception get , sure the reception he'll get, martin, as half martin, because he's not as half as arrogant as people think he is. actually quite humble is. he's actually quite humble individual. i've interviewed him many, a friend of many, many times and a friend of mine had a was cafe in

mine had a was in a cafe in monaco. gave nice selfie. monaco. he gave a nice selfie. so have kudos for so i'll always have kudos for that. i think he's not that. so i think he's not darren's of darren's he, he's not certain of the get. i think the reception he'll get. i think the reception he'll get. i think the tennis supporting public in melbourne this melbourne will realise that this guy's tournaments guy's won nine tournaments there. the australian there. he takes the australian open very seriously. yes, open very, very seriously. yes, it principle it was a point of principle last yean it was a point of principle last year, him back year, but let's welcome him back because tennis was stronger for him in principle, something that's in sport these that's quite rare in sport these days. but thanks for both of your morning. thanks your input this morning. thanks for the definitely. for the podcast. definitely. i'll that in i'll get myself some of that in a mcgivern legend to a bit. aidan mcgivern legend to say thank you so much. we just got a minute left on the program, so going to bring program, so i'm going to bring you because you some of the views because there's thank there's been so many. and thank you getting in touch you so much for getting in touch with talking about with us. and we're talking about fire faced firefighter pay earlier. balloted earlier. they've been balloted at the moment potentially going on strike next year. sean's been in touch saying, would you in touch saying, who would you pay ' a in touch saying, who would you pay , a paper pen pusher pay more, a paper pen pusher or a firefighter after pulling your loved out of a burning loved ones out of a burning building? with all building? same with all protective is our compassion, care has long care and dedication has long been abused and you wonder why they decide they want to go on strike i think we're strike now. i think we're all agree that. a quick couple of points you can say,

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