fri day well, hey, friday well, hey, i'm back here with me patrick christys on gb news now coming up tory party chairman azeem zahawi is fighting for his political life. rishi sunak has launched independent investigation into the tax affairs of good old money, saying there were questions that need answering over the case. sunakis need answering over the case. sunak is not sucking over the multi—million pound dispute . multi—million pound dispute. i'll have the latest development right here on this show because within the half an hour or so, we're expecting deputy labour leader rayner to speak in leader angela rayner to speak in the house of commons. leader angela rayner to speak in the house of commons . she's the house of commons. she's demanding to situation demanding answers to a situation . we'll be throwing over . i said we'll be throwing over to that stay tuned

to that live so stay tuned because could up and we have because it could up and we have a meeting this report a meeting also this a new report shows that more than half of households receive more money from the government than they pay from the government than they pay so take more from pay in tax. so take more from the state government and it means now for the first time, more people than ever anyway, are reliant the state are more reliant on the state than to the state. oh, than they give to the state. oh, we just a nation lazy we just a nation of lazy scroungers on the take. that's what to know. are what i want to know. what are the behind it.7 do the reasons behind all of it.7 do in britain? just the reasons behind all of it? do in britain? just want something for nothing. it could be lights out everywhere this evening is leading energy companies trying to encourage to their usage to encourage to cut their usage of electricity . five and 6:00. of electricity. five and 6:00. now, bearing in mind i'm air between five and 6:00, turn everything off apart. between five and 6:00, turn everything off apart . your tv, everything off apart. your tv, please. but you could receive discount if you using the oven , discount if you using the oven, the washing machine or your bloke's everywhere starts to get this news that they are charging electric vehicle. so takeaways clothes in my diesel four by four is that i'll be getting stuck into the latest woke madness as well because get a load this people moving on

load of this people moving on from other story a load from that other story got a load of a council has reportedly of this a council has reportedly spent around £180,000 changing the name of a road. it's called block 40 road because of close racial connotations. this is nobody really caring about the name. remarkably, they've even kept the name on the new site. it's modest we'll talk about all of that getting such a gbviews@gbnews.uk big ones for you today people two big ones should zahawi go and in light of those figures showing more people are reliant the state than ever before. i want to know from you too many people in from you are too many people in britain the do have our britain on the take do have our hand gb views our gb news hand out gb views our gb news dot uk here now it's your . and dot uk here now it's your. and good afternoon i'm tamsin roberts in gb newsroom it's 3:02 the prime minister asked his independent ethics adviser to investigate the tory party chair's tax affairs. nadeem has welcomed the investigation . he's welcomed the investigation. he's confident he acted throughout

the. former chancellor has admitted he paid penalty to hmrc following an error over shares the polling company yougov, which he coughed on that he hasn't disclosed the size of the settlement which is believed to almos t £5 settlement which is believed to almost £5 million. rishi sunak's says clearly there are questions that answering well, these things are dealt with by an independent adviser who will fully invest this matter and provided advice to me as prime minister on the door himself, always compliant with the ministerial code . that's the ministerial code. that's the right approach. it's the professional approach and that's how i will integrity and accountability into government overall lives by making sure that when situations this arise, we deal with them promptly , we we deal with them promptly, we deal with them professionally. and that's we're doing in this case , the labour leader, sir case, the labour leader, sir keir starmer , says the prime keir starmer, says the prime minister must show leadership and mr. zahawi . now and sack mr. zahawi. now everybody knows , it's wrong. he everybody knows, it's wrong. he clearly isn't going to resign and so the minister needs to show some leadership is a test

of the prime minister promised us his first words integrity accountability. well if those words mean anything the prime minister should sack him and sack him today and show some leadership because , if he leadership because, if he doesn't, it's just going to further evidence, i think, for the british as to how weak the british as to just how weak this prime minister really is . this prime minister really is. thousands of ambulance workers are striking for the third time in five weeks, unison and union members across england and wales have walked out along staff at two hospital trusts in liverpool. further industrial action is planned in the coming weeks by nurses and nhs workers . union leaders are calling for fair pay, accusing the government of wanting to find a resolution . the health resolution. the health secretary, steve barclay says the action is hugely disappointing and warned patients disruption . households patients disruption. households with smart metres could receive discounts . they cut their energy discounts. they cut their energy use today during peak times after successful trials , grid is after successful trials, grid is launching its demand flexibility

scheme between five and 6 pm. 26 supplier as a signed up to the initiative. it's also asked three coal plants to begin warming up as a contingency with predicting supplies could be squeezed during today's snap . squeezed during today's snap. meanwhile, the energy is launching a review of the checks and balance companies use to place customers on pre—pay metres. ofgem threatening legal action if don't take due care in the process . the chief executive the process. the chief executive , jonathan brayley, says the number of people forced onto prepayment metres is extremely high and vulnerable customers shouldn't left in the dark and cold during . april households cold during. april households median disposable income will spend 10% of that on their energy bills and those relying on the state pension will spend 29. that is truly extraordinary part of our household budgets.

and even with the energy price guarantee and energy bills scheme, i know that the scale of the challenge for many people out there remains enormous. chair of the bbc has asked for a scrutiny panel to look at potential of interest over his links with boris johnson. there are reports richard sharp was involved in securing a loan of up involved in securing a loan of u p £800,000 for the then prime up £800,000 for the then prime minister mr. sharp insists he make a loan or arrange any financing for mr. johnson , but financing for mr. johnson, but that he only made an introduction to a guarantor. it comes as the former prime minister made a surprise visit to ukraine. boris who met president zelenskyy the capital kyiv, said would stick by the country for as long as it takes. the pair also walked the streets of war torn buka, where hundreds people were killed during russian attacks . dozens of russian attacks. dozens of firefighters are tackling a blaze in edinburgh . scottish

blaze in edinburgh. scottish fire and rescue called to the jenna's building at around 1130 this morning with ten fire trucks at attendance. no casualties have been reported , casualties have been reported, but some streets surrounding the former store have been cordoned off . this is gb news more former store have been cordoned off. this is gb news more from me shortly back to patrick . me shortly back to patrick. okay, people , let's get stuck in okay, people, let's get stuck in because in a few moments get the very latest as the prime minister ordered that independence, investigate into the tax affairs of the conservative chairman to teams a hallway halfway. but first, i wanted to ask are we becoming a nafion wanted to ask are we becoming a nation of households who are increasingly dependent on the state always benefits britain ? state always benefits britain? are we lazy? are we scroungers ? are we lazy? are we scroungers? are we lazy? are we scroungers? a new study has found that a of

brits who receive more in benefits and stay out than they pay benefits and stay out than they pay tax has reached a record high. analysis from the think tank civitas shows that around 54% of households that get more from the government than they contribute . that's around 36 contribute. that's around 36 million people supposedly . the million people supposedly. the findings are based on the most recent official data from 2020 to 2021 and reflects a huge support put in place ministers to keep the country going to win lockdown. there is a lot to unpack here. there is a lot to unpack. i am rather simplistic asking you, ladies and gentlemen at gb views gbnews.uk. do at home, gb views gbnews.uk. do you are nation of you that we are a nation of people ? the take that too people? the take all that too many people on the take here to give more nuanced and give us a more nuanced and educated than. tim is the educated view than. tim is the co—author of the civitas report and also the former director of the centre for policy studies . the centre for policy studies. very grateful to say joins me now. much for now. thank you very much for being show. okay so when being on the show. okay so when people look at this report i think a lot of do jump to the conclusion that maybe we have become a nation of scroungers .

become a nation of scroungers. the people want something for. your views may i prefer to place the blame for this staggering figure at the of the government of the state. if you are effectively encouraged to not work then it's not the experience that many people do take that decision . it is take that decision. it is absolutely staggering that over half of people not receiving from the state than they pay in tax and bearing it as a proportion which has been going up very quickly it's not just the impact of the pandemic. it has been going on since the turn the century. and the real question is for how much longer can we see it go up? so in view right now, i'm hoping you might be able to explain this a bit for me, for our viewers and our listeners. we have created situation where it is very easy to sit , do nothing situation where it is very easy to sit, do nothing and situation where it is very easy to sit , do nothing and stick to sit, do nothing and stick your hand out away . it in part,

your hand out away. it in part, yes , but i don't think we should yes, but i don't think we should blame the individuals concerned . it doesn't know what you mean . that situation we should not exist. we shouldn't necessarily give that opportunity. i understand that. but i suppose the fact is some people are taking it. and you said it's not to do with kovic as that was going to be my next question which am i looking figures which is am i looking at figures here wapping big here about wapping great big handouts needed handouts that people needed coronavirus able to coronavirus just to be able to food not that your food but it's not that in your view i did say it's not view sorry i did say it's not okayi view sorry i did say it's not okay i did have a very big impact particularly in terms of the reduced vat that we paid the state as we all shopped for less as we all up doing go shopping then so equally did not pay very much. we obviously though also increases universal credit which went up and also people early on

8% of their incomes . having said 8% of their incomes. having said that , there were items like the that, there were items like the furlough payments which are not included . these numbers the included. these numbers the earners , the government, body earners, the government, body response before the data decided to make the payments technically the same as salary payments . the the same as salary payments. the reasoning was that the money was given to employment as then paid the money on to the employees . the money on to the employees. think even more. but even so even more worryingly, it is about get worse. there have been so many additional measures and energy measures going on that i suspect that in the next year and the following one then that full 54% will be even higher. i understand that you are not a psychologist. however, my big concern is that we have got a big psychological here. now we've created a situation and as you've indicated that what

people can be very being much more reliant on state than they want to put into the state. and that might be quite hard to reverse. you're saying you fear that might get worse . does that might get worse. does britain have a psychological problem when it comes to money? i think it's a cultural problem and a psychological one. and i think it is underneath be true that in certain certain individuals will be able to have relatively comfortable life staying at home with all the wonderful technological technological toys that they have to play with and will be able to get by perfectly. all right . if they've got a the old right. if they've got a the old lee anderson adage that, you know, a lot of people spend a lot of money on booze, foxes go , telly, and i do understand that just very , very finally on that just very, very finally on this one right now, we need rich people , do we not? because people, do we not? because clearly rich people are doing a huge lifting. should we huge heavy lifting. should we stop the rich?

stop demonising the rich? definitely they pay nearly , definitely they pay nearly, nearly 67 to 80% of all taxes go on people. the politicians seem to them just to pay for everything, just keep paying for everything. yeah yeah . look, everything. yeah yeah. look, thank you very much. and thank you very much for dishing out this wonderful report. well, very informative, i think wonderfully is actually quite bleak good bleak reading, but it's good stuff nonetheless. thank you very, much as, of course, very, very much as, of course, tim noakes is the co—author of the report into well the synthesis report into well essentially the fact that well created a situation clearly where it is worthwhile for people to not necessarily sit around do nothing but certainly take a lot from the state than they are putting in the course. this year i'm going to be unpacking few different angles on that because i want to know whether or not it's got stuff to do with an ageing population for example, whether example, it may well do whether or covid or not there is that covid backlog suffering from backlog that we suffering from long financially know long covid financially we know we had to we all are because we've had to

dish load cash because dish out a load of cash because we lockdown say i also we are the lockdown say i also i'm quite keen to unpack what our immigration to this our immigration is doing to this if into this if people are coming into this country the economic country on the lower economic as it surely those people are it were, surely those people are taking more from the state than they are putting into it. how does that work? does that burst a the fact that mass a bubble of the fact that mass immigration good immigration is a good thing? lots that. i get your lots to unpack that. i get your emails in emails coming in gbviews@gbnews.uk am asking what all simplistically do you all the simplistically do you think many people on think too many people here on the take get those emails and i'll to those shortly right i'll go to those shortly right now go because now i won't going to go because the has ordered the minister has ordered this independent investigation into the . the conservative party the tax. the conservative party chairman, a hallway it chairman, it seems a hallway it comes the that mr. zahawi comes after the that mr. zahawi paid a penalty to hmrc over previously unpaid tax whilst he was chancellor which poetically ironic isn't it. as part of the multi—million pound dispute, he says he's got nothing to hide and that he acted properly throughout rishi said this morning there were questions needed answering. i mean, growing calls for mr. zahawi to

integrity . accountability is integrity. accountability is really important and to me and clearly in this case there are questions that need answering and that's why i've asked our independent adviser to get to the bottom of everything , to the bottom of everything, to investigate the matter fully and establish all the facts and provide advice to me on the teams and always compliance with the ministerial code . i'm the ministerial code. i'm pleased that nadhim zahawi agreed with that approach and has agreed to fully cooperate with that investigation . you can with that investigation. you can decide whether mr. stays or goes . did you ask him to stand down? well, i think it's important that we do these things professionally integrity and accountability really important to me. but it's also important that we do these things properly . and that's why the independent adviser has been asked to fully investigate this matter and provide advice to me on nadhim zahawi compliance with the ministerial code and on the bafis ministerial code and on the basis that will decide on the appropriate next steps. but nadhim zahawi has agreed to fully cooperate with that

investigation . he stand aside investigation. he stand aside from his party chairman role while this investigation continues , as is longstanding continues, as is longstanding practise will continue to play the role that he does. but it is important that we answer these. we the bottom of things , we get to the bottom of things, the facts. that's important to me, i think, integrity and accountability is paramount in government . and i want to do government. and i want to do these things professionally, which asked the which is why i've asked the adviser to fully look at this matter and provide advice. to me, he owes me, it doesn't he owes the pubuc me, it doesn't he owes the public okay , right. so richard public okay, right. so richard sitting out that essentially he's off on he's palmed it off on independent inquiry that of course the tory a time it course by the tory a time it seems a little bit of time names always very spot it's going hey all right honest mistake i've paid my dues as wait see what this independent inquiry to this independent inquiry has to keir interesting keir starmer in an interesting position for a who used to position for a bloke who used to be the cps he's essentially be head the cps he's essentially asking a place to be sacked before technically before it's technically been proved , which i proved of any guilt, which i think is a fascinating approach . ramani, you know, it was all about justice supposedly, but strap because in the strap yourselves because in the next half hour so probably next half hour or so probably about minutes now, the deputy

about 50 minutes now, the deputy labour leader, angela rayner will speak in the house of commons . she's demanding answers commons. she's demanding answers about situation. but man with about situation. but a man with some those answers is on a political darren mccaffrey. he's in westminster for us right now. darren, very much. darren, thank you very much. okay, so there's independent inquiry buys a of time, inquiry. buys him a bit of time, doesit inquiry. buys him a bit of time, does it it ? yeah, frankly, it does it it? yeah, frankly, it does.is does it it? yeah, frankly, it does. is the bottom line this is the new number 10 ethics adviser are going to look into all of this. i think what's troubling the teams already is that he's repeatedly over the last couple of years or so since these investigations into his tax affairs began that there was nothing see here. and yet it nothing to see here. and yet it has in the has obviously emerged in the last of days so that . there's last of days or so that. there's an awful lot to see that when he was chancellor the exchequer was chancellor of the exchequer . he did finally sort out this disagreement with her majesty's revenue and customs. we think , revenue and customs. we think, including dependency and that was a penalty paid up to the tune of around 5 million quid. so it's not exactly a peanuts . so it's not exactly a peanuts. why is that also troublesome? well of course, when you're

chancellor of the exchequer , you chancellor of the exchequer, you are effectively in of a much revenue and customs, you are effectively the leader of that institution as well as it falls under the treasury's remit, which makes it all, frankly, more than a little awkward adds. and that is why i think the things are his job, frankly is hanging by a thread if you like as chairman of the conservative party. now the all questions for the prime to what did he and when about all of but in the end i think this is politically just very very difficult and yes this investigation will be carried out if it'll allow the team sorry to say that there an investigation he can't make any comment on it. but politically it doesn't look great, does it? that effectively, the former church of the exchequer, a senior cabinet minister, wasn't paying senior cabinet minister, wasn't paying the right amount of tax and in end that he doesn't seem to be as open and something the prime minister talked about which will define this premiership, he's not been as open transparent as people premiership, he's not been as open would 1sparent as people premiership, he's not been as open would haveent as people premiership, he's not been as

open would have liked people premiership, he's not been as open would have liked ifeople premiership, he's not been as open would have liked if youe would would have liked if you like patrick look down in thank you much bill shortly you very very much bill shortly from we're going from us because we're going to go anyway to house of go shortly anyway to house of commons. so we'll get the very latest no doubt latest on that. but no doubt i will to you again very will talk to you again very soon. expertly here our soon. expertly here by our political editor darren mccaffrey, westminster. mccaffrey, who's in westminster. look sunak's in a bit of a tncky look sunak's in a bit of a tricky situation here, as is indeedit tricky situation here, as is indeed it seems. anyway essentially in the worst case scenario for a good old lady who of course, denies any, is on the bnnk of course, denies any, is on the brink of being skint and unemployed, which unemployed, isn't she? which is not great thing. not a particularly great thing. even wealthy even if you are a rather wealthy man moment . even if you are a rather wealthy man moment. but we'll man at the moment. but we'll have and see that have to wait and see how that pans. loads coming your way including. we'll lobbing including. yes we'll be lobbing ourselves crucially , the ourselves over crucially, the house commons in a matter of house of commons in a matter of moments. fingers because we'll be angela rayner be hearing from angela rayner deputy as she deputy labour leader as she sticks the knife in to the team and, rishi said. now what happened until happened to innocent until guilty? mean on gb guilty? we all would mean on gb news. up, thousands of news. coming up, thousands of ambulance workers have staged a. in a dispute over pay . ambulance workers have staged a. in a dispute overpay. i'll be in a dispute over pay. i'll be speaking to the leader of the unite to find out just how unite union to find out just how long are prepared to long his members are prepared to go with their action. went go on with their action. i went away and i come back

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great okay. welcome back . it's okay. welcome back. it's a gentle reminder that very we're going live to house of commons hear angela rayner give her thoughts about that and things are we situate you no doubt probably anyone going to call friends sacks but we'll have a little look and listen to shortly before that thousands of ambulance workers have staged a fresh across england and fresh strike across england and wales pay and wales and dispute over pay and staffing . members the unison staffing. members of the unison unite on gmb union held a third strike in five weeks. they were joined by nhs colleagues to hospital trusts in liverpool . hospital trusts in liverpool. we're going to go and get some of the details from scene now with our gb news national reporter before reporter paul hawkins. before we talk union to the talk to a union to get the lowdown from his point of view. paul joins now from in paul joins us now from in london. service hq. london. ambulance service hq. paul london. ambulance service hq. paul, thank very much.

paul, thank you very much. what's the like ? i'd say it's what's the like? i'd say it's pretty happy , determined , but pretty happy, determined, but upbeat. in fact, they've got they're busting a few tunes over here, as they have been doing for a number of hours. but dax's midnight a shanaya midnight run has been a shanaya twine diana earlier twine some diana ross earlier and a bit of two unlimited's there's no limit, although and a bit of two unlimited's there's no limit , although the there's no limit, although the government would say , let's see government would say, let's see what with all these horns and it's a bit like the world cup and all the big flags, although different kind of strike are obviously. that they obviously. i know that they would be called that would want to be called that they want to get in their rivals do but they're saying do their job but they're saying we want to because we don't want to it because we're getting enough. we're not getting paid enough. and moment the and at the moment the government's 4. this government's offering is 4. this year a year they're not talking a pay rise year. oh, they want to rise next year. oh, they want to move on to next move the conversation on to next yean move the conversation on to next year, we keep it year, but we want to keep it focussed this year and we focussed on this year and we want closer to that's want closer to 10. that's the message and unison . message. gmb unite and unison. this used in. the this picket line is used in. the other messages that frankly they feel that health secretary, feel that the health secretary, steve barclay isn't doing enough of a good enough job and they want to get rishi sunak involved. they also get involved. and they also to get the hunt

the chancellor, jeremy hunt involved because according to unison they say he's pulling unison, they say he's pulling the purse strings the the purse strings in the treasury . so that's kind of the treasury. so that's kind of the politics of in terms of how the actual staff that go out on emergency , how they're feeling. emergency, how they're feeling. here's what to emergency medical technician is also known as emt is his what they go through on the day today the job before it was just before christmas we took a patient into a hospital in north london. we got in there just gone for we unloaded a 8:30 so we falling off and four and a half hours standing a corridor we've patient that's not fair. it's not fair on us and it's not fair on our patients. we do our job we have to do our job. it's job we have to do ourjob. it's a job that we was trained for, but it's not why it's not why the you can just use people like that if you like just what we've we've got skilled people just standing in corridors or waiting on the back of amnesty's . that's

on the back of amnesty's. that's not what it's not because of the pubuc not what it's not because of the public calling us when we're not really . yeah, i believe the really. yeah, i believe the members of the public should sensitise for them to know that they should only call us for life threatening situations. yeah, i've been to a patient before who called us just only to apply came to amputated their leg . yeah quite remarkable what leg. yeah quite remarkable what their last emt had to say. the was called to a woman who needed cream put on her leg so i the point in there is that even when no industrial action on we as the members , the public to the members, the public have to take responsibility we take some responsibility when we decide phone and decide pick up the phone and dial but the general point dial 999. but the general point there that both men were making is that this is as much about conditions as it is about pay that guys feel that because of the ongoing recruitment crisis has begun on four years they've been and and been given more and more and more it to work more it having to work more overtime , but their pay hasn't

overtime, but their pay hasn't been going up and so effectively they're doing more for less when they're doing more for less when they such crucial job and they do such crucial job and that they're not giving the level they want level of service that they want to the general public. the government, the other hand, government, on the other hand, say we understand that and we're willing year. say we understand that and we're willirtalk year. say we understand that and we're willirtalk about year. say we understand that and we're willirtalk about next year. rear. say we understand that and we're willirtalk about next year. but let's talk about next year. but there isn't any more money available. paramedic to available. one paramedic said to me yeah , but they me earlier, yeah, but they always money always find the money from somewhere need pull. somewhere when they need pull. thank you very, very much. interesting. fascinating report actually listening to those two people hawkins there people that paul hawkins there is live from the scene in london, ambulance look london, ambulance hq now look very, hopefully very, shortly hopefully anyway we're speaking to we're going to be speaking to a union if some i union representative if some i think questions be think interesting questions be put people. so put to these people. so inflation is supposedly set to fall so just the arguments fall so just the pay arguments anyway of needing this whopping pay anyway of needing this whopping pay rise way above inflation or in line with inflation, i should say to give them some credit. just the argument significantly diminish in don't know , six diminish in i don't know, six months when inflation months time when inflation is dropped drop dropped if indeed it does drop also as . this dropped if indeed it does drop also as. this business also as. well, this business of ambulances being stacked up outside hospitals, it must incredibly frustrating for people on shift to drive

people who go on shift to drive an ambulance , save lives and an ambulance, save lives and they end up with one person in they end up with one person in the back of the ambulance and a waiting outside hospital for hours. fine. this hours. yeah, okay, fine. is this not managers are not what i. chess managers are paid try ? sort the paid to try? to sort the logistics it's not steve logistics of it? it's not steve fault inherently . it he's not fault inherently. it he's not out there with a big road sign in of the a&e department, in front of the a&e department, is is this not what people is he is this not what people who were grand a year who were on 200 grand a year working in the nhs that we're paying working in the nhs that we're paying is he not part paying for, is he not part of that job that? i mean they that job to do that? i mean they have the haven't they, that job to do that? i mean they hethe the haven't they, that job to do that? i mean they hethe 1directors haven't they, that job to do that? i mean they hethe 1directors have en't they, that job to do that? i mean they hethe 1directors have lived1ey, if the old directors have lived experience the diversity experience in the diversity offices, what point offices, i mean at what point is this all the fault? but talking of being far reliant the of being far reliant on the state, asking at the top state, always asking at the top of the whether or not you of the show whether or not you feel, there many feel, as there are too many people britain on the take people in britain on the take because that this because it's turned that this report, that for report, this memo, is that for the apparently the the first time, apparently the first people more first time, more people more than 50% mathematicians, you and i are more than 50% of people are indeed now taking more from the state than they are now. there can be a whole host of reasons for this. plenty of them not sinister at all, unfortunate ageing population, example ,

ageing population, for example, i was asking you if thought about helen, helen says about it and helen, helen says people too well on benefits. people can too well on benefits. why would they work maybe don't receive lot of money but have nothing to pay out rent to pay very little council tax and water etc. cost of living water rates, etc. cost of living payments essentially i think. just read the lines of what hallam saying anyway hallam was saying there anyway that maybe all benefits is too much an incentive to not go work, i imagine. toby people now watching this who are on benefits who would massively disagree get in touch gbviews@gbnews.uk . okay a range gbviews@gbnews.uk. okay a range of views good . joining of views but yes good. joining me the national officer me now is the national officer of the unite the union is on a kasab. he's going to me kasab. he's going to talk to me a i'm good at strikes a bit. this i'm good at strikes that referring on. that we were referring to on. thank much. great to thank you very much. great to have the show. have you on the show. right. okay. another more okay. so another walkout, more stress for various people, namely patients , i suppose, as namely patients, i suppose, as well . what's all i'm get is well. what's all i'm get is workers on average earning . now, workers on average earning. now, what have they been offered as as the offer is concerned ? as the offer is concerned? there's been no offer since dispute started . ambulance

dispute started. ambulance workers when they start work can earn around 27 and a half thousand pounds as unqualified para medics . thousand pounds as unqualified para medics. but all that's happened from government is that we fight talks about a possible pay ' we fight talks about a possible pay , possible lump sums , pay, possible lump sums, possibly bringing forward the date finished for 2023. but we've had no proposal. that's the reality . that's why the the reality. that's why the strikes are taking place . there strikes are taking place. there is no proposal from the government . do you think do you government. do you think do you think the government's looking at the popularity ratings now this month , you guys this time last month, you guys ambulance workers going on strike at a 63% approval rating in the polls. now you're down to 52. do you think that the thinks if they just wait out the will turn against you ? i think it turn against you? i think it would be very unfortunate if that's what they were doing . i that's what they were doing. i was a yougov poll on friday last

week that said three in five of people diagnosed with a condition were in support of nhs workers taking action. so i think the support is still there and it would be unfortunate if that's the line that the government are taking because we are clear we ready at any point to sit down talk and resolve this situation . what so can i. this situation. what so can i. sorry to interrupt because are a bit press this time there's a lot lot to get through. i appreciate your answers though. i'm not trying to just run roughshod over you. what is it that you guys actually want because looking at the because i'm looking at the predictions for inflation, for example, too, example, that's that, too, depending you read. depending on what you read. potentially rapidly depending on what you read. potentially cost rapidly depending on what you read. potentially cost of rapidly depending on what you read. potentially cost of livingidly depending on what you read. potentially cost of living crisis means the cost of living crisis will diminished therefore, will be diminished. therefore, weakening or a weakening your case or a whopping great big pay rise . whopping great big pay rise. well such a whopping great pay rise. but don't this dispute is about the april 20, 22 pay well. so we look at what inflation was running during that period . it running during that period. it i know you said whopping pay rise

and what we're looking for we are willing to negotiate we are willing to compromise . we look willing to compromise. we look at the rpi measure of inflation, which is now 13.4, but emphasise we are willing negotiate and compromise. but i have been no direct pay with the government tonight . well, yeah, my , my tonight. well, yeah, my, my thinking is let's say they offer you the 4% which has been rumoured and let's say that in about six months time inflation is around 4, you will be taking would want a pay rise in line with only, which is with inflation only, which is what they offered but well what they offered you. but well said, we've to resolve 2022. we've got to have pay talks to resolve that . and we have resolve that. and we have reiterated time and, time again is that if there an offer from the government providing is a sensible, reasonable offer, we'll put that to our members strike action doesn't have to happen. strike action doesn't have to happen . providing the happen. providing the government's willing to a very i know this is a point of confusion for me. i'm happy be

able to clear this up. so when we've got the big queues just conditions not pay. so conditions now not pay. so you've got paramedics ambulance workers, an ambulance patient in the of the back waiting outside of hospital right hospital for hours right absolute all round for absolute nightmare all round for everybody people are going to work that patients don't work to do that patients don't want that. is that the government's fault or they're not the whose job not people in the nhs whose job it on a decent amount of it is on a decent amount of money logistically sure money logistically to make sure that happen . you've made that doesn't happen. you've made an excellent point because . this an excellent point because. this really isn't just about pay . really isn't just about pay. what our members are telling us is this is about saving the nhs as we have paramedic members are sitting in those ambulances waiting hospitals knowing that all takes to get the patient inside and their lives can be saved . we have now even you took saved. we have now even you took the lowest figure around 500 excess deaths. people dying. whose fault that why these ambulances waiting is there not is employed in the nhs the taxpayer is paying now he's not steve not the health secretary whose job is to try to organise the nhs better. why is it always

the nhs better. why is it always the government if it were that simple ? but it's not just simple? but it's not just a matter of the ambulances queuing up outside. it's what's going on in the hospital as. up outside. it's what's going on in the hospital as . well, it's in the hospital as. well, it's about not being able to discharge people quickly enough when it's proper, not having enough staff to be able to deal with those patients. so it's not just one person in the hospitals responsibility . if you want to responsibility. if you want to find one person whose responsibility then is it is rishi sunak is an abdication leadership any you know , needs leadership any you know, needs to take charge because clearly steve barclay is incapable deaung steve barclay is incapable dealing with it. he doesn't have the authority . the prime the authority. the prime minister now needs to step in. okay, well, now you go on. i thank you very much. only because of that. who is the national officer unite the union? just watching through the latest on the ambulance struggles . interesting, struggles. interesting, i suppose. do of suppose. what do you make of that suppose it's clearly nobody in the nhs fault the in the nhs is fault all the fault the government in his fault of the government in his view would mean patrick view you would mean patrick christys gb news cross christys on gb news will cross lives commons very

lives the house of commons very shortly. deputy leader, shortly. labour's deputy leader, angela rayner is expected to demand then it is always demand answers then it is always tax affairs . but first okay i tax affairs. but first okay i will go live now how is the commons labour leader deputy labour angela labour leader angela is questioning own questioning the government's own vetting ministerial appointments, conflicts appointments, managing conflicts of interest this . thank you, mr. of interest this. thank you, mr. speaker and i thank the honourable lady. right on lady for question, which is a pleasure. correspondent starting with ministerial appointments, appointments . with ministerial appointments, appointments. his with ministerial appointments, appointments . his majesty's appointments. his majesty's government are matters solely for the prime minister in line with his constitutional position as the sovereign's principal advisor and the head of the government , it is for the prime government, it is for the prime minister to recommend individuals for appointment and considering potential appointments. the prime may receive advice from the civil service on matters of propriety and potential conflicts of interest . the civil service has interest. the civil service has no role in approving or vetoing appointments as appointments are appointments as appointments are a matter for the prime minister . it would not be appropriate me to comment further on the advice that may be given during the

appointments process . it is appointments process. it is critical that all prime ministers are able to receive advice in confidence . i would advice in confidence. i would not want to do anything to erode that ability once an appointment is made. the process for the management of conflicts of interest potential conflicts is clear and robust and the processes set out in the ministerial code. it is a responsibility , all ministers, responsibility, all ministers, to ensure that no conflict anses to ensure that no conflict arises or could reasonably be perceived to arise between their role and their private interests , financial or otherwise , that , financial or otherwise, that is ultimately incumbent on the individual and is clearly set out in the ministerial code ministers . declare and manage ministers. declare and manage potential conflicts of interest, working with their permanent and the independent adviser on ministers interests . they are ministers interests. they are under an ongoing duty further declare relevant changes to their interests. honourable will be aware that the prime minister has appointed salary. magnus as is independent adviser on

ministers interests salary will be taking forward the work on the declaration of ministers interests in line with his published terms of reference and better known as , the prime better known as, the prime minister confirmed this moment. the independent adviser will also be conducting an investigation to establish the facts surrounding the matters concerning my right honourable friend the member for stratford upon avon that had been subject to reports the weekend. i to media reports the weekend. i know that salary will bring integrity and rigour to the role of independent adviser and the outcome of his will be made outcome of his work will be made pubuc outcome of his work will be made public course . angela public in due course. angela rayner. public in due course. angela rayner . thank you, mr. speaker. rayner. thank you, mr. speaker. grant in, this urgent question, but we may a carousel of ministers, but it's the same old excuse every single time . excuse every single time. reports that the then chancellor of the exchequer agreed to with the hmrc, including penalty, raised serious concerns not just about that case, but standard in this entire government come, the minister tells it the vetting

process raised flags to the former prime minister about the original appointment and when exactly did this prime investor know? does he know if and how this conflict of interest was managed and why was it kept secret ? mr. speaker , is there no secret? mr. speaker, is there no system in to prevent a person being investigated from paid tax, being appointed to run the uk's tax system ? maybe it's not uk's tax system? maybe it's not absurd. mr. that no one would ever think it would happen . ever think it would happen. while we understand the confidentiality of honours process, surely whether it's a serving minister that is blocked, there is overwhelming case for sounding the alarm . so case for sounding the alarm. so did that happen ? and where is did that happen? and where is the report? if not, why is there a lower bar to get into this cabinet than ? there is to get a cabinet than? there is to get a knighthood . number ten. knighthood. number ten. apparently still doesn't know if

ministers are in dispute over their own taxes . so why is the their own taxes. so why is the prime minister about it? last he told the house, all questions have been answered and he and he too was told there was no outstanding issues. yet now the independent adviser is investigated. will he published the terms of reference ? and why the terms of reference? and why does the prime minister need an adviser to tell him that this conduct is unethical if this brief isn't a breach, if this isn't a breach of the ministerial code, surely the code itself is wrong. mr. speaker and it's the prime minister job to fix it. if the prime minister came clean about what he knew and when and took responsibility for the conduct of his own cabinet, would we need yet another investigation into another member of his top team ? even now, number 10 saves

team? even now, number 10 saves the party chair retain . the the party chair retain. the prime minister's full comfort and grace. how can the prime minister claim to deliver the integrity, professionalism and accountability that he promised while his conservative party chair still sits in his cabinet .thank chair still sits in his cabinet . thank mr. speaker. the we follow a proper process under the ministerial code . interests the ministerial code. interests are required to be declared . are required to be declared. they are required to be shared through the ministerial process and with permanent secretaries . and with permanent secretaries. i am absolutely confidence that the usual process would have been followed in the appointment process by this prime minister for the right honourable gentleman and the issues to be raised in respect of historic activities , as was suggested by activities, as was suggested by weekend's press. activities, as was suggested by weekend's press . that activities, as was suggested by weekend's press. that is a matter for the independent adviser to look at and his findings , the summary of his findings, the summary of his findings, the summary of his findings will be published in

due course . integrity. due course. integrity. accountability are critical, as is professionalism , and this is professionalism, and this government wait and hear the facts before taking decisions based upon those facts. and i think the right lady would do well to do the same job for you , mr. speaker. i think it's a great shame that the processes of the propriety and ethics team of the propriety and ethics team of our civil service are being into disrepute by comments by the honourable lady opposite. we have to accept public life. there are times when you may be asked to serve in government. when you go through that , you when you go through that, you are required quite rightly to disclose absolutely everything that might cause conflict with you being a minister of the crown does my right honourable friend that that process only survive when there is both confidentiality about your disclosures and tolerance on all sides. whilst that process is

completed . i. mr. speaker , thank completed. i. mr. speaker, thank my honourable friend for what he said is absolutely right. there is often for people being called into. there is a proper process . there is a requirement for full disclosure and for that process to continue to , be process to continue to, be meaningful and to work into for decades, into the future, you need retain confidentiality . need retain confidentiality. confidentiality has to be part of it and the right way forward when issues been raised is for the independent adviser to look into it as indeed he is doing . i into it as indeed he is doing. i simply spokesperson nicholson. thank you very much, mr. speaker . here's what we know about appointment of the bbc . the bbc appointment of the bbc. the bbc chair richard sharp helped arrange a £600,000 loan for the right honourable for uxbridge and royston, weeks before he was by the former prime minister to become bbc chair , mr. sharp become bbc chair, mr. sharp appeared before the culture select committee on which i sit.

we grilled about his select committee on which i sit. we grilled about hi s £400,000 we grilled about his £400,000 gifts to conservative. however, he did not disclose his role in getting the man appointing him. a huge loan to mr. sharp, the former prime minister and the cousin offering the loan dying together a chequers pre loan and pre appointment. the former minister's spokesperson says. so what big deal now on the office ethics team told the former prime minister to stop talking to mr. sharp about his finances . ministers told other applicants not to waste their time applying . the appointment time applying. the appointment was to go to right honourable member for uxbridge and south rise to friend the tory even by groupie standards of this . it's groupie standards of this. it's all a bit. banana republic , is all a bit. banana republic, is it not, mr. cheese? mr. mr.

speaken it not, mr. cheese? mr. mr. speaker, i thank the honourable for his question . as the for his question. as the honourable gentleman knows , was honourable gentleman knows, was a very robust process in place for the appointment of the chairman of the bbc, including a pre appointment hearing. i read the this morning opposite honourable gentleman played it his usual prominent role grilling the appointee pre appointment . it was an appointment. it was an incredibly robust with an independent panel of five members who went through that process and just to reassure the house.i process and just to reassure the house. i understand that the commissioner and public is going to double check that that process was absolutely consistent with the proper expected of these appointments . expected of these appointments. and i know that the chairman of the bbc has invited the senior non—executive of the bbc to discuss with the board to make certain all relevant conflicts of interest were properly disclosed. so there are two processes that are ongoing. this was a very robust process. angela richards thank you, mr. speaker . i angela richards thank you, mr. speaker. i shouldn't be astonished, but i am astonished

at the brass neck of . the shadow at the brass neck of. the shadow leader of the opposition , for leader of the opposition, for suggesting the prime minister didn't need , to ask his didn't need, to ask his independent adviser on this when they spent months calling for an independent adviser to be appointed. is my right honourable friend aware of plans by the independent advisor to pubush by the independent advisor to publish an update list of ministerial interests . minister ministerial interests. minister ithank ministerial interests. minister i thank honourable lady and she is absolutely the other side of this house have been for independent advisor for months. one gets appointed and is not good enough. you need to take all decisions by yourself, devoid of all the facts . it is devoid of all the facts. it is useful to have an independent adviser hand with adviser in hand to deal with these issues when it is appropriate. and he spiritual. the honourable lady. my understanding is that the independent plans to a independent adviser plans to a publication of ministerial interest to report my interest to his report in my charisma . thank you, mr. speaker charisma. thank you, mr. speaker . the administration watched the first meeting of the set is

ready to help and looks to meeting the new essex adviser . i meeting the new essex adviser. i think from what minister has said and the prime minister has said, that there are questions be answered. the minister has been very to say that the filling of the ministerial code is up to individual which is which is correct. so is he trying to tell us. does the prime did the prime minister know that the member for stratford was due to be investigated ? minister. the investigated? minister. the prime minister will have had the benefit of the usual appointments process being undertaken so he would have had full disclosure regarding . the full disclosure regarding. the interests of the right honourable gentleman, as disclosed at the time when the prime minister made his appointment as chairman of the conservative party. mahendra dear speaker, the minister dear mr. speaker, the minister has correctly asked his independent adviser on mr. interesse to establish the facts this matter. it is my who we will friend agree that we must not prejudge the outcome and

allow this process to . i do allow this process to. i do agree , speaker, that is the agree, speaker, that is the purpose . having an independent purpose. having an independent adviser . he purpose. having an independent adviser. he has been asked to investigate , to work out exactly investigate, to work out exactly what the facts and we should not. it's ill judged to pre decide before you actually know all the facts that pertain . that all the facts that pertain. that is that process we are undergoing at the moment. christine lagarde , thank you christine lagarde, thank you very much. mr. speaker. i am sure we all remember that first speech statement. speech from downing statement. the prime minister, us integrity, , wisdom integrity, perfection, wisdom and accountability at every level. unfortunately we've seen precious little evidence of that so far on this weekend , and yet so far on this weekend, and yet more doubt has been hit in the minds of the electorate . my minds of the electorate. my constituents certainly , about constituents certainly, about whether they can trust politicians in general. so does the minister accept that unless something is done very quickly by the vetting management of conflicts of interest , further conflicts of interest, further damage is going to be done. conflicts of interest, further damage is going to be done . and damage is going to be done. and the confidence in this place the

british public misspeak cabinet and principals, we have the ministerial code. both are extremely important. documents are extremely approaches . are extremely approaches. honourable lady refers to professionalism and she's right. but part professionalism is making certain you take decisions based on all the facts. and i know she'll respect the fact that it is useful to have those established. but i can her definitely that can concede her definitely that it should established it should be established swiftly. mr. speaker swiftly. david you, mr. speaker . does right honourable . does my right honourable friend that beneath friend agree that beneath the bluster , the benches opposite , bluster, the benches opposite, they're really saying is there's various information they know the answer to that they don't have the facts about not, least because hmrc doesn't comment on the individual affairs of people , and therefore it's absolutely right. the independent adviser should be allowed to those facts and publish them to set the record straight . minister record straight. minister indeed, i might put up to know that my right honourable friend will be cooperating every day

with the independent adviser to make certain all facts make certain that all the facts are will go through are known. he will go through that independent that process. the independent adviser course, will come adviser in due course, will come to his conclusions and summarised conclusions will indeed published . richburg indeed be published. richburg thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister stood on the steps of ten downing street and, promised the nation that he would act with integrity . and would act with integrity. and yet here we are again. isn't this whole affair yet another point of proof that where there are of interest, it's far more likely you're going to have conflicts of interest when you've got a government of the superrich for superrich higher education. madam speaker, i could never have guessed i'd have a question along those from the honourable gentleman . the the honourable gentleman. the thing the prime minister. integrity, accountability , integrity, accountability, professionalism. that is absolutely right . that absolutely right. that absolutely right. that absolutely underpins this government. and part of that is

making certain you have the facts and that what we are undertaking today through , the undertaking today through, the auspices of the independent adviser and allied effort. thank you, madam deputy speaker. we all know that the ministerial code seems to now be a set of guidelines is starting to sound like a script . pirates of the like a script. pirates of the canbbean. like a script. pirates of the caribbean . but can i can i ask caribbean. but can i can i ask the minister if someone has disclosed that they are in the with the inland revenue about their taxes ? is it appropriate their taxes? is it appropriate to then appoint that person as , to then appoint that person as, the chancellor of the exchequer ? surely the fact that that matter should have been resolved before such an appointment to replace minister , the honourable replace minister, the honourable minister. excuse me, i do not know what was disclosed and nor does the honourable gentleman. thatis does the honourable gentleman. that is why we have an independent making certain that we have facts addressed , we have facts addressed, sustained in terms of the

current chairman of the conservative party went to on television before he his tax debt said that his tax affairs were , quote, fully paid and up were, quote, fully paid and up to date . we now know that was to date. we now know that was untrue. don't minister. i've to date. we now know that was untrue. don't minister . i've got untrue. don't minister. i've got a great respect for don bradman, but he knows i don't know answer to that question. i don't generally do, but i go every i've got no doubt that the work of the independent adviser will establish the facts and that that will be reported to the prime minister. but still a pretty . thank you, madam deputy pretty. thank you, madam deputy speaker . the pretty. thank you, madam deputy speaker. the challenge here for the minister is that the original allegation arose in july of last year. public and subsequent evidence that indeed lawyers were instructed to try suppress those allegations well before appointment made by his party. or indeed by the prime minister. now the minister talks about allegations arising this weekend whose due diligence was

lacking. is it the cabinet office? is it the conservative office? or are we just not being the whole truth on this matter ? the whole truth on this matter? minister the thought process would have been undergone in terms of my right and my friend's appointment to the government as chairman of the conservative party were put into the cabinet office when he was appointed by prime minister. that was clearly a period after the july commentary in the press. so i don't know what was disclosed. i everything was but thatis disclosed. i everything was but that is a matter for the independent adviser to ascertain . ben bradshaw , bbc journalist , . ben bradshaw, bbc journalist, have spent a great deal of their time defending the bbc's impartiality and integrity from criticisms from all sides in this country . criticisms from all sides in this country. how is their job made by the revelation that the current bbc chairman involved himself in the private financial affairs of a former prime minister before was appointed to the job, something that both he and the prime minister should be under civil service rules and

bbc rules. how all right. we're going to pull away from the house of commons there. interesting back and forth that can probably be summarised in a rather small nutshell, which is everyone shouting. jeremy corbyn now is minister for the cabinet office basically saying, no, come you've sack this come on, you've got to sack this queen, well, we've .got queen, saying, well, we've .got an inquiry , you an independent inquiry, so you just wait see what just got to wait and see what the that is. but the upshot of that is. but political editor darren mccaffrey doesn't pick mccaffrey well it doesn't pick the there's no much the bones out. there's no much more intellectual tony more intellectual way. tony us now what do more intellectual way. tony us now make what do more intellectual way. tony us now make that what do more intellectual way. tony us nowmake that durham what do more intellectual way. tony us nowmake that durham ?ihat do more intellectual way. tony us nowmake that durham ? well,o you make that durham? well, interesting that when the speaker got up at the of that urgent question, he was 90 members that he got ready specifically to talk the case for the honourable member for stratford upon avon is that he was already the current chairman of the conservative party. but labour give it the best attempts by trying to talk around the when it comes to the ethics committee and indeed the standards in life or indeed at the ministerial code. as you said, government's robustly said, the government's robustly saying frankly we have launched this independent investigation ,

this independent investigation, it ethics advisers going look into what zahawi did and when it comes to his tax affairs and indeed transparent. he's been about while at the same time labour trying with a paint brush say this is yet another scandal engulfing the government at a time when it seemingly cannot away from scandals . in the end away from scandals. in the end though we have from a situation haven't we patrick where a matter of days ago the prime minister up in parliament to pmqs and frankly said there is nothing to see here that the former chancellor have open and transparent. and then the small said, well , so the real question said, well, so the real question is what? and so that is why i'm launching this investigation . so launching this investigation. so in this is to rumble in the end, this is to rumble on. yes. this investigation has bought both the prime minister and the teams already a bit more . but frankly, those questions are not going away about . the are not going away about. the fact that he seems to have paid 5 million quid to hmrc 5 million quid back to hmrc including a penalty for not properly sorting out his tax affairs, though he says it was

frankly a mistake rather than something that was deliberately but it was done while he was chancellor of the exchequer, when he effectively was in charge of hmrc. one other note and you may well have picked it up at the end there, patrick. there was questions today also about boris johnson and the chairman of the bbc , and that's chairman of the bbc, and that's a man called richard sharp . a man called richard sharp. well, interesting, in the last houn well, interesting, in the last hour, it's been asked that his hiring as bbc chairman is going to be reviewed by the commissioner of public appointments, william shawcross, after allegations in the sunday times over the weekend that he may well have been involved in helping sort out boris johnson finances. lots finances. so lots investigations, lots of at the moment, but frankly very few answers . derek, thank you very, answers. derek, thank you very, very much . our political editor very much. our political editor in, westminster. right. let's talk about that, but not enough time to do it because coming up, more on the news. over half of households in the uk receive more money from the government than they pay in tax and more as

conservative party chairman zahawi is facing calls to resign a row over his tax affairs. i don't think he's going to go anywhere time soon. i'm alex deakin this is your latest weather update from the met office. we keep the north south splits. tonight's much of the north cloudy and relatively clear, cold and frosty again across the south. but again will be some thick fog patches under this area of high pressure low pressure systems to the weather, not producing much in the way of rain. the winds coming in from the west it is much milder here in the south with the skies, the frost coming back pretty quickly this evening. the blue hold of the chart not quite so clear, though, for the east anglian coast and down across kent there'll be more cloud and even there'll be more cloud and even the odd shower here. a little bit of patchy rain for western scotland the west of scotland and the west of northern ireland too. but most places cloud a big places the cloud making a big difference . those temperatures difference. those temperatures above the north well above freezing the north well below for the south and will be some dense fog patches as well.

just be aware of that first thing in the morning in this zone from lincolnshire down south—west england . that is the south—west england. that is the zone with the frost as well . it zone with the frost as well. it will melt away during tuesday morning. a cloudy day for parts of east anglia in the south—east feeling cold here, whereas we'll have milder conditions with a lot of cloud north, but some brighter skies, closeup . you brighter skies, closeup. you could temperatures getting could see temperatures getting close to 13 degrees for the south will struggle get much above or five. so a cold above four or five. so a cold air here. and if the fog sticks , we may not get much above freezing. and speaking of freezing, drop down freezing, temperatures drop down below tuesday where we below during tuesday where we keep these clearer skies . the keep these clearer skies. the south again, some fog thickening , but a bit of a shift further north, a front bringing some rain across scotland and northern ireland too heavy. but that weather will bring thicker clouds and rain and drizzle into northern england parts of wales dunng northern england parts of wales during wednesday further south against some early fog and frost, generally just a cloudy day hit. it will turn brighter north, but as the winds switch direction, it will turn a little

cooler here or slowly is just starting to rise across parts of the south later this week . by .

fri day welcome friday welcome back. wonderful people. i'm back and raring to go . is i'm back and raring to go. is patrick christys with you all the way through until 6:00 and i've got a load for this i've got a load for you this hour because number 10 saying the sunak retains confidence in the sunak retains confidence in the zimbabwe a tory party the team zimbabwe a tory party chair investigate chair and hopes to investigate into him is completed as as possible. this investigation being launched as questions are asked over the highways and tax affairs within the last half an houn affairs within the last half an hour. if not just for the last few minutes, we from the deputy labour angela , she's labour leader angela, she's demanding is ongoing in

demanding answers is ongoing in the house of commons. we're going to bring you the latest on that. what it's worth, that. for what it's worth, the government's got government's line is we've got an independent we're an independent inquiry. we're sticking to that. give us a break. to innocent break. what happened to innocent until face it. until proven guilty? face it. also hour, though, fair to also hour, though, is it fair to suggest a majority brits have suggest a majority of brits have something for nothing? a mindset 7 something for nothing? a mindset ? oh, we all want to take all we lazy , we slouch always lazy, all we slouch is always scroungers . a new report from scroungers. a new report from civitas suggests more than half of households in the uk that's around 36 million people, by the way, receive more money from the government than they pay in tax reasons. for this, the same ageing population cod mass, immigration , a lower economic immigration, a lower economic scale. we part of it as we're going to pick the bones of going to pick the bones out of this ambulance this one and as ambulance workers today prime workers today the prime minister, sunak's face minister, rishi sunak's face giving rises to shrinking giving pay rises to shrinking staff, ambulance staff, including ambulance workers and nurses, would lead to money taken away from elsewhere in the nhs budget. the mp for ashfield lee anderson . he mp for ashfield lee anderson. he says the use of foodbanks has turned into a culture of entitlement rather than poverty as well. we're talking about that. agree? get in touch that. do you agree? get in touch

. views on gb news. . email me gb views on gb news. .uk things do things at home. we should just go jump before his first, if indeed he's pushed at all. of course. do you think he should go? second thing as well as do you think it's too many people the take people in britain on the take gbviews@gbnews.uk. now if gbviews@gbnews.uk. but now if you . patrick thank you you had lots. patrick thank you and good to you. the top story on today, the prime minister has asked his independent ethics adviser to investigate the tory party chairman's tax affairs. now dames are hawi has welcomed the investigation , saying he's the investigation, saying he's confident he acted properly throughout . the former throughout. the former chancellor has admitted he paid a penalty to hmrc following an error over shares in the polling company yougov, which co—founded. he hasn't the size of the settlement which is believed to be almost of the settlement which is believed to be almost £5 million. rishi sunak says . million. rishi sunak says. clearly there are questions need

answering. will. these things aren't dealt with by an independent adviser who will fully this matter and provide advice to me as prime minister on the teams that always compliance with the ministerial . that's the right approach , the . that's the right approach, the professional approach and that's i will restore integrity and accountability into government overall is by making sure that when situations this arise we deal with them promptly , we deal deal with them promptly, we deal with them professionally, and that's we're doing in this case . well, the tax expert, dan nettle, who was among the first to examine mr. zahawi financial affairs, says exposed the former chancellor's failings in the pubuc chancellor's failings in the public interest in favour of people mp ministers generally publishing their tax affairs. but the chancellor of the exchequer was so careless as not to report exchequer was so careless as not to report £7 million of income or gains . i to report £7 million of income or gains. i think that is a matter of public interest and if he then denies there is a problem, denies he benefits an offshore structure when he does and sends legal threats to

people and reporting people reporting on it, that seems me certainly a matter of public interest. meanwhile process of appointing bbc richard sharp is to be reviewed by the commissioner of public appointments . that's after mr. appointments. that's after mr. sharp asked a scrutiny panel to examine conflicts of interest following claims he was involved securing a loan of up to £800,000 for boris johnson. he insists he didn't make a loan , insists he didn't make a loan, arrange any financing and only made an introduction to , a made an introduction to, a guarantor . now, away from guarantor. now, away from politics, thousands of ambulance workers striking for the third time in five weeks. unison and the gmb union members across , the gmb union members across, england and wales have walked out along with staff at two hospital trusts in liverpool . hospital trusts in liverpool. further industrial action is planned in the coming weeks by nurses and nhs workers . union nurses and nhs workers. union leaders are calling for fair pay, leaders are calling for fair pay, accusing the government of not wanting to find a resolution

. but the health secretary, steve barclay the action is hugely disappointing and warned patients disruption . now the patients disruption. now the energy regulator is launching a review of . the checks and review of. the checks and balance companies used to place customers on pre—payment. balance companies used to place customers on pre—payment . ofgem customers on pre—payment. ofgem is threatening action if they don't take due care in the process . the chief executive, process. the chief executive, jonathan burnley says the number of people onto prepayment metres extremely high and vulnerable customers shouldn't be left in the dark and cold winter. from april households on median disposable income will spend % of disposable income will spend% of that on their energy and those relying on the state pension will spend 29. that a truly extraordinary part of our household budgets and even with the energy price guarantee and energy bills discount scheme. i know that scale of the challenge for many people there remains enormous . and lastly, dozens of

enormous. and lastly, dozens of firefighters tackling a blaze in edinburgh . scottish fire and edinburgh. scottish fire and rescue were called to the jenna's building at around 1130 this morning with ten fire trucks and, attendants. no casualties so far, but some streets surrounding the former department have been cordoned off. we'll give you more detail on that. of course, when we it. it gb news. more news as it happens. it gb news. more news as it happens . now it gb news. more news as it happens. now back to . happens. now back to. patrick well, welcome back, everybody okay. we're going to have to rattle through this hour because frankly, there's too for us to talk about. speaking house of commons in the few moments just gone, the deputy labour leader angela rayner said what has emerged about the team as a whole and its tax affairs was so absurd that people must assumed it happen? not the

it would never happen? not the only time imagine that she's only time i imagine that she's heard but is under heard that. but zahawi is under increasing pressure that the revelations paid a to revelations that he paid a to hmrc over unpaid tax whilst he was chancellor as part of this multi—million pound dispute . by multi—million pound dispute. by extension, rishi sunak is now being scrutinised with questions emerging how much he knew about how these tax affairs he appointed him as a government. it's all in light, of course, the rishi sunak made a massive deal the rishi sunak made a massive deal, didn't see honesty and all of this stuff. so an investigation into tax investigation into the tax affairs of the names of holloway has been ordered by the prime minister earlier today. so a minister earlier today. so in a nutshell, people we have someone who may not categorically who may or may not categorically denies, may or may have done denies, may or may not have done nothing, don't do it. the nothing, but don't do it. the tax everything tax has now paid everything back, anyway plus a back, in his view. anyway plus a fine. sunak saying let's fine. rishi sunak saying let's leave it over to the independent inquiry labour you should inquiry. labour say you should just him . here now just sack him. here we are now at darren mccaffrey who's got the latest? our political editor in westminster. darren, thank you move on you very much. we'll move on because only big because not the only big developments a day developments in politics a day to but starting with to be fair, but starting with the how stuff

the on themes of how we stuff this independent inquiry , we this independent inquiry, we just going to have to wait and see. proven see. it's innocent until proven guilty. government say guilty. the government would say , yeah, no, what's would say that they're going through a due process, which is i.e. clearly have arisen about the teams , how have arisen about the teams, how we know it must be, said he four years denied that there is to see here and yeah it has emerged over the last couple of days that not only has he had to settle his tax bill with hmrc , settle his tax bill with hmrc, but he's also had to pay a penalty fine , if you like, for penalty fine, if you like, for not having settled it much earlier . he not having settled it much earlier. he did that while he was chancellor of the exchequer. now what does that matter? well, it just happens that you're it just happens that if you're the chancellor you're the chancellor exchequer, you're ultimately . his ultimately in charge. his majesty's and customs. majesty's revenue and customs. and so in the end, lots of people are suggesting this doesn't look good. and also that the team's a hallway has not been as open and honest and transparent as he should have beenin transparent as he should have been in all of this and not that leads the prime minister leads onto the prime minister doesn't it, because it raises questions his appointment questions about his appointment as conservative chair about

again, precisely what did the prime minister know when. but you're right in suggesting that by number 10 launching this investigation they can turn around and say, well, hold on a second. the ethics number 10 is looking this it's looking into all this it's independence of us inside downing street and indeed of government. it's right. he carries out work and that in the end we will get the answers to these questions. it'll just not be today . it's these questions. it'll just not be today. it's an interesting political situation , though, political situation, though, isn't it? because as far as it aims, are always doubt concerned, there is concerned, even if there is absolutely really apart absolutely nothing really apart from the obvious and he's paid off and it was an honest mistake in of this. he falls on in all of this. if he falls on his sword, the public perception, wrongly perception, rightly or wrongly will be bet dodgy. right. of will be the bet dodgy. right. of course, he would deny all of this, that be the this, but that will be the pubuc so this, but that will be the public so he's not public perception. so he's not really go if she's really going to go then if she's him? he's just the head of him? well, he's just the head of the. sorry the tory party chairman, which knows what ramifications that might be , the ramifications that might be, the scenes for him. it is a of a mess and no doubt a massive test of rishi sunak's leadership .

of rishi sunak's leadership. yeah, i think the reason politically this is very, very tncky politically this is very, very tricky , if you like, for the tricky, if you like, for the government are two things. first of all, the things are has not answered all the questions let's be honest about that as transparently as he claimed he has. i mean even the prime minister today having, despite having stood up in the commons last the way, saying last week, by the way, saying there's here, has there's nothing to see here, has now that the question there's nothing to see here, has no answer, that the question there's nothing to see here, has no answer, hence|at the question there's nothing to see here, has no answer, hence why1e question there's nothing to see here, has no answer, hence why he'siestion to answer, hence why he's launched so launched this investigation. so there's being transparency and again that's why it goes back to the prime minister because it was him rishi, who stood in front downing street and said front of downing street and said that will transpower that there will be transpower and integrity at the heart of his government. and many would suggest that the handling thus far affair has not far of this affair has not necessarily demonstrated this not many would also say, well , not many would also say, well, you know what, frankly, this hasn't got an awful do hasn't got an awful lot to do with recession. it's with recession. i guess it's happened his watch in the happened on his watch in the sense , you nadhim sense that, you know, nadhim zahawi when boris zahawi was chancellor when boris johnson minister, not johnson was prime minister, not under rishi sunak, he has under rishi sunak, though he has and was to a different cabinet position . all of this, of

position. all of this, of course, while there's another controversy happening today , controversy happening today, again involving boris johnson, if you like , involving the if you like, involving the current of the bbc, that's a man called richard sharp, who's going to have his appointment by the commissioner of public appointments, william shawcross . this all links back to a loan it seems or money that boris had access to when was prime minister what precisely richard shops role in that seems to been it seems according to the sunday times they're alleging that he was a of a guy that introduced bofis was a of a guy that introduced boris to certain people to get access to that potential loan while at the same time trying become chairman of the bbc something that the prime minister has the ultimate decision in. so that is why william shawcross going to look into all of this. william shawcross going to look into all of this . and for the into all of this. and for the opposition, of course, this manna heaven in the sense manna from heaven in the sense that certain sense that bleeds into a certain sense that bleeds into a certain sense that this government is facing what scandal. after another, though clearly it's a lot more complex than simply just that. i absolutely. want to thank you very much, tom mccarthy, that

political editor in westminster now. in a moment, i'm going to be robert. he's the be speaking to robert. he's the executive of executive director of tax justice to ensure justice uk, a group to ensure that everyone in the uk benefits from a sustainable, fair and effective tax system. but let's just have a very quick listen to angela rayner had to say a moment ago in the house of commons no system in commons is there no system in place prevent person being place to prevent person being actively investigated from paid tax being appointed to run the uk's tax system. maybe it's not absurd mr. speaker that no would ever think it would happen . ever think it would happen. while we understand the confidentiality of the process, surely whether it's a service minister is blocked, there is an overwhelming case sounding the alarm . okay, right . joining me alarm. okay, right. joining me now is robert palmer, the executive director of tax justice, uk , which is a group justice, uk, which is a group seeking to ensure that everyone in the uk benefits from a sustained fair and effective tax system. how easy do you reckon it will be for teams halfway to

have just made an innocent, honest ? i have just made an innocent, honest? i mean, this is. a reportedly honest? i mean, this is. a reportedly £27 million of income that the forgot to tell the tax about or possibly claimed was not actually his money, but was his father's. i mean, it's difficult to know exactly happened. that's between zahawi and hmrc. if the moment but it stretches credulity to really think that this was something that you just forgot some several million pounds that was sort of back down the sofa and i think why this is so important beyond the politics at the moment this month people are millions of people around the country are doing their own tax returns and they don't have access to the same type of lawyers or , advisers and people lawyers or, advisers and people pay ' lawyers or, advisers and people pay , the tax. so they have to pay, the tax. so they have to well together. but actually you point one can point to numerous situations numerous high profile situations numerous high profile situations where people have employed an accountant to do exactly what you've just said, which frankly is their job,

which frankly is their job, which is to do your accounts . which is to do your accounts. the accountant decided that the accountant has decided that they've done something little they've done something a little bit want to plonk bit ropey. they want to plonk a bit ropey. they want to plonk a bit of it offshore or move some stuff individual in stuff around. the individual in question is not question who is not an accountant, doesn't necessarily know along know what they're goes along with up in with it and end up in a situation potentially dare say a bit like this are you rushing to assume that zahawi is guilty? we've independent we've had this independent inquiry i mean , i think there inquiry. i mean, i think there are two things there. and you make a really good point about the role professionals, you know, , lawyers, know, accountants, lawyers, bankers who are often providing the advice that lead high profile people to get in trouble. and at same time that clients probably the ones that are saying, you know , do my tax are saying, you know, do my tax affairs in this way , i want to affairs in this way, i want to maybe reduce my tax. i allow my tax bill. who knows? so i think, you know, definitely we should think about what the role of the professionals but i do professionals are. but i do think really you think there's a really big you know, there's political case know, there's a political case here as well, which was we the chance of the exchequer responsible for , the tax responsible for, the tax authorities at the same time he was negotiating around his own

personal tax affairs with hmrc. so this ends it does not look good for the two of you and it also raises about why hmrc would do and why did it take them long to get on top of this ? yeah, to get on top of this? yeah, look, frankly , we'll be talking look, frankly, we'll be talking about this again no doubt, as the situation develops . far as the situation develops. far as we're concerned right now , it's we're concerned right now, it's oven we're concerned right now, it's over. it'sjust we're concerned right now, it's over. it's just about all we can say about it, isn't it? because there's so many things unanswered at the minute where i have to wait, like it or loathe it, the results this it, the results of this independent inquiry in the independent inquiry and in the fullness of time, one would imagine that we will we will learn more. robert, thank you very much. palmer, the executive director justice uk while director of tax justice uk while struck people struck yourselves in people because , is rather tax because, it is a rather tax heavy top of this hour and including the fact that i indeed myself had a phone call with hmrc earlier today. i am sick to the hind teeth tax payer. we get all brits widely expect all brits to widely expect something . i'm sorry, i know something for. i'm sorry, i know a new has found the number of households receive more in benefits on state than they pay

in tax has reached a record high . so let's just simplify this . . so let's just simplify this. are people scroungers ? are are people scroungers? are people frankly on the take is this know now psychological thing after covid is the government is trying to say did we become used to the government doing more for us than maybe we should actually expect? analysis from think tank civitas from the think tank civitas shows around 54% of shows that around 54% of households that get more from the government they the government than they contribute. attributing contribute. an mp attributing the rapid rise in dependency to covid handouts. they are claiming it's a psychological thing here . it was also thing at play here. it was also found that the top 10% of earners account for 53% of all income tax. so if you are one of those people sat at home now says the rich that's tax. the rich too high have them more. well, the top of earners well, the top 10% of earners account 53% of all income well, the top 10% of earners accyisnt 53% of all income well, the top 10% of earners accyis .: 53% of all income well, the top 10% of earners accyis . not 53% of all income well, the top 10% of earners accyis . not aboutf all income well, the top 10% of earners accyis . not about showing me well, the top 10% of earners accyis . not about showing up tax is. not about showing up from the rich, is it? joining me now in the is clarke now in the studio is clarke investigations at the investigations campaign at the taxpayers thank you taxpayers alliance. thank you very much. aren't many people on the take? well, firstly, i'm very glad to hmrc up the take? well, firstly, i'm veryfined to hmrc up the take? well, firstly, i'm veryfine because hmrc up the take? well, firstly, i'm veryfine because know up the take? well, firstly, i'm

veryfine because know a up the fine because i know for a long time weren't. so that's something get into my something let's not get into my personal. as i've seen. had personal. as i've seen. i've had it. so i think you know this is really and to some really interesting and to some extent it cuts both ways. inevitably and been inevitably and i and i've been in taxation system the in fair taxation system the people at the top are going to be paying a larger share than the people at the bottom. and the people at the bottom. and the bottom the people at the bottom are going the sorts going to be receiving the sorts of higher level of benefits at a higher level relative those at top. relative to those at the top. so to a natural to some extent, this a natural reflection a relatively reflection of a relatively fair taxation on the taxation system, but on the other hand, i figured high it was a 53, 54% is a reflection of the extent to so many people have become . it is now too easy have become. it is now too easy to sit around , do nothing, or do to sit around, do nothing, or do precious little and earn a very similar amount to people who get off their backsides every day and go to work. well, that's a difference between blue collar and white collar work and. people strong opinions people have strong opinions on that. think, you know what that. i think, you know what this research shows that this research shows is that we have grown dependent on the state. not think. that's state. i do not think. that's healthy. the state is not your parents. should not choose parents. they should not choose how money. how you spend your money. that should you. and we've

should be up to you. and we've seen a particular spike. and yes, because of covid. but yes, it is because of covid. but actually figures actually these figures don't include furlough include furlough. furlough is not this money given not included in this money given from the state to people. so figure masking figure is actually masking a much, much higher one and it's one that will come down if one that will only come down if begin our begin to re—evaluate our relationship with the state and start those record start bringing down those record tax burdens. certainly tax burdens. well, it certainly invokes a here. so i've got invokes a bit here. so i've got the of . lovely, linda. the likes of. lovely, linda. thank much, linda thank you very much, linda saying that receiving saying that i'm receiving disability benefits . i can't disability benefits. i can't tell hard it has been to tell you how hard it has been to receive benefit receive this particular benefit . i don't want to be tarred with same brushes as scroungers. linda a lowly 100% the linda perhaps a lowly 100% the same breath. we've got . you same breath. we've got. you know, i know families of three generations who've never worked in as know how in their lives as they know how to screw the system. and there is clearly of that going is clearly a bit of that going on. what has wrong here? has the government created this situation where it's too easy for be beneficial and for people to be beneficial and it say, this something it dare i say, is this something more going on? it in more sinister going on? is it in the interests of the state, have as many citizens as possible on it? don't think . it's in the it? i don't think. it's in the interests of the state. i'd hope

it's not interests of it's not the interests of anybody, for a people anybody, really, for a people to be on the state. be dependent on the state. i mean, listen, covid did mean a lot of people went on the benefits and the problem with when you have a very, very large system with many, many people on it to , it becomes very difficult to, separate those who are in genuine need from those who aren't . and that does harm to aren't. and that does harm to absolutely everybody. so government needs to get the benefits system under control. we found that example we found that for example benefits the benefits overpayment in the latest was about latest financial year was about £300 million. it needs to get £300 million. so it needs to get system control to make system under control to make sure the that sure that only the people that need actually getting it need it are actually getting it . now, i'm intrigued to get a bit of an answer. this is not sure if you're the man for this. i don't know. you may more than i don't know. you may more than i on it. but we told, weren't i do on it. but we told, weren't we, things like mass, for example, the example, great thing for the country, thing our country, great thing for our economy. and i'm sure circumstances it is. but if people say first generation and all, maybe towards that, some of them will be a lot them will be towards the lower economic spectrum, the natural progression. here progression. you come here to make for itself, make a better life for itself, start towards bottom your start towards the bottom your way right? well, is it fair

way up, right? well, is it fair to say then that we're to say now then that we're looking where lot looking a situation where a lot these are taking much these people are taking much more of our system than are more out of our system than are putting does pop the mass putting in does not pop the mass migration bubble somewhat. i think immigration has always been very mixed evidence been very, very mixed evidence on, you know, who contributes and how much they contribute, whether low high whether it's low incomes, high incomes. given the incomes. i think given the situation of the country, the fact market fact that in our labour market we have and millions we have millions and millions people who are not even recorded being in the labour market, instead of recording long term sickness that clearly sickness and things that clearly there's very large there's is there's a very large pool people within this pool of people within this country that possibly could be working if those health issues were think possibly were resolved. i think possibly before we got to talking about the for immigration finally the need for immigration finally , stop demonising , do we need to stop demonising rich people? because apparently they 53, the top 10% they account for 53, the top 10% because the 53% of income tax is all very well and good, saying we need to tax the rich more if they all live. we don't have an nhs, top pay nhs, we are and the top 1% pay around 25 to 27% of income tax . around 25 to 27% of income tax. so the data that's generally press so mean this press about so yeah, i mean this is much a reminder that is very much a reminder that there taxation

there is saying sort of taxation that many that you want to pluck many feathers goose without feathers from the goose without it with a minimum amount of hissing. i clearly we hissing. and i think clearly we are point where are reaching the point where just we need tax just saying that we need to tax the more going to be the rich more is not going to be an solution. no an effective solution. no because they'll disappear. and then, i said, our then, like i said, we want our pubuc then, like i said, we want our public services. but there we go.thank public services. but there we go. thank very much. great go. thank you very much. great to on show as ever. to have you on the show as ever. you very much for into you very much for coming into the kirchner the studio. kirchner investigation is campaign manager at the taxpayers alliance well worth checking out in taxpayers alliance as well actually always do some actually they always do some very for very good report looking out for your but main your best interest. but you main patrick gb news patrick christys on gb news coming business and coming up. our business and economics well he's economics editor liam well he's on electricity on because the electricity battery britishvolt battery manufacturer britishvolt bolt well they fell flat in north—east leaving hundreds without a job. i've got all of that coming your way and much, much including some much more, including some interesting woke stuff . is interesting woke wool stuff. is the left indoctrinating children of school? b finding out what? catherine berthelsen, is, catherine berthelsen, who is, of course, when comes to course, top dog when it comes to kids education, mucking attic .

okay. well, welcome back, people got loads coming away and the inbox has popped right off as well. gb views at gbnews.uk asking whether or not you think the dems are. we should just go and enlarge the report that now there's people in this country who take the state as opposed to actually benefiting for the state, it were. i want to state, as it were. i want to know whether or not you think there's here on there's too many people here on there's too many people here on the gbviews@gbnews.uk the take? gbviews@gbnews.uk but before all of that, already politicians have for some politicians have talked for some time , a gigafactory, which is be time, a gigafactory, which is be built in the north—east at the end of last week, the company behind the new plans went bust. so where does that leave this flagship projects all frankly so where does that leave this flag in p projects all frankly so where does that leave this flag in withyjects all frankly so where does that leave this flag in with levellingfrankly so where does that leave this flag in with levelling up|kly so where does that leave this flag in with levelling up ity so where does that leave this flag in with levelling up it of ties in with levelling up it of course and we as a representative news from the uk we always about what the we always about what i call the westminster bubble the london westminster bubble of the london bubble. so we sent halligan bubble. so we sent liam halligan up north—east we our up to the north—east in we our and and here is up to the north—east in we our and special and here is up to the north—east in we our and special for and here is up to the north—east in we our and special for on and here is up to the north—east in we our and special for on the|d here is up to the north—east in we our and special for on the money is up to the north—east in we our

and special for on the money .; the special for on the money. this scrap piece of land in camas just north newcastle, is the proposed size of britain's second gigafactory the proposed size of britain's second gigafactor y £3.6 billion second gigafactory £3.6 billion plant making the batteries that will secure the future of carmaking in the north—east already linked to the national grid this former power station sites perfect for a battery factory but not for now because . britishvolt the company building the plants has gone bust. it's really, really disappointing for the north—east and for the uk to see britishvolt . we are what we like britishvolt. we are what we like to see. the government's effort to see. the government's effort to see. the government's effort to see see if they can support the britishvolt or somebody else coming to in over the site, which is the number one site in the uk to produce batteries . the uk to produce batteries. camas is next to the deep water port of blythe, which is also up to countless offshore turbine arms which could power a new gigafactory . three. the gigafactory. three. the north—east is , meant to be the north—east is, meant to be the heart of britain's new green industrial revolution , with industrial revolution, with attention now focussed on

chemists, sites of huge potential, it's . in potential, it's. in infrastructure that is absolutely required for a for a site be a battery plant the power coming in from the north sea collect link the power station supply to the national grid, the deep sea port in blythe all a key and the transport links are key to manufacturing batteries and getting away safely . but getting away safely. but britishvolt couldn't sell its vision to enough private sector backers. so £100 billion of government money conditional on private investments. also out of reach down the coast in sunderland, u.s. reach down the coast in sunderland, us. energy company tyneside making smaller batteries for industrial use has invested heavily . the company invested heavily. the company says new investors will emerge to build the giga at chemists 28 overall looked to enter the transport electrification space look to the northeast because

understood production it was engineering and it was just the talent and the depth of workforce to make that happen. so it seems strange this britishvolt factory isn't going to happen like i say it may and may happen. we're hoping that someone is going to be one and be able to something with. be able to do something with. but if it does go down and jobs are lost from a long term standpoint, we think the jobs will be packed up . we're hiring will be packed up. we're hiring for example and we continue to grow and evolve our business backing chemist locals say the gigafactory is just another broken promise pub ownerjohn chorlton of the 1966 england world cup hero . jackie chorlton of the 1966 england world cup hero .jackie doesn't world cup hero. jackie doesn't believe rishi sunak's promises of commitment to the region. g trust labour more to get this gigafactory built. and no, i wouldn't either of them. to be honest with you, i what they're doing is a fight each other and it just it's just they're not worried about the people that live here. they're about their own particular party and their

own particular party and their own particular party and their own particular policies . and own particular policies. and it's about the people live in the north—east and they're not being considered it's all local dog walker tracy is also sceptic of rishi sunak's claims the dawn part the northeast enough the say the two but when it comes down to it the don't that don't think get us wrong they have done a lot of things right for other people but i wouldn't say open for a lot of people it's against up the against the tories up here. the uk needs an estimated ten battery making gig factories by 2030 when sales of , new petrol 2030 when sales of, new petrol and diesel vehicles due to be outlawed . british volts plant outlawed. british volts plant would have been only second but well informal locals say the strength of the chemist sites and the local workforce means this factory will be built . yes, this factory will be built. yes, i am hopeful and certain that there will be a plant at the commerce site because of the infrastructure . it is the best infrastructure. it is the best say in the country for battery plant, but not british volts. failure exposes the tories to

claims levelling up just a slogan and voters here in the north—east and across the red wall will determine the next general election . liam halligan general election. liam halligan . gb news ali joins me now. liam halligan, thank you very, very much. yes, so levelling up by the minute. well not happening, is it? well, this factory indeed taken on symbolic importance, patrick, if you can't build a gigafactory to create the batteries that are currently in these electric cars that the north—east is going to be making in the run up to 2030 when petrol and diesel cars, new cars are banned , then where can you are banned, then where can you make it? given this site has so many advantages, it's hooked up to the national grid already. it's next to blythe as are willing and ready and local workforce . and there's 100 workforce. and there's 100 million quids of state money ready if the company building the factory can raise enough private sector. but that company britishvolt couldn't raise enough private sector money. and that's why last week it went

bust and that's why i got on the train and went up to the north—east to make the film, try to find out what's actually going on, why them? because going on, why not them? because that like the kind that to me looks like the kind of people of thing that people in the private should want to private ward and should want to in. well, many reasons as we've had, obviously, the war in ukraine global slowdown. ukraine had a global slowdown. we've had lockdown this has been many years in the making . but i many years in the making. but i think what's happening now , as think what's happening now, as i said on gb news earlier, i think a kind of high stakes poker game going on behind the scenes . the going on behind the scenes. the government needs this . it needs government needs this. it needs space, the ground, if levelling up can be presented as something that's real rather than just a slogan, as i said at the end of the film and it needs that to happen before the general election because in places like north—east across the so—called red wall, the labour formerly labour seats that the tories gained in 2019, the tories need retain those seats. people across the red bulls say the tories aren't serious about levelling so i think levelling up. so i think happening and i'm not. this isn't complete any means is

isn't complete by any means is that a lot of the private sector investors as they know the government needs to happen, they're to wait a bit and they're going to wait a bit and they're going to wait a bit and they're going to make sure or they're going to make sure or they're going to try and make they're going to try and make the government ups the amount of state support from 200 million. so maybe a bit more, maybe significantly more because i think without that the private sex is just going to hold back until government basically until the government basically puts a bit more cash on the table in scotland by the proverbial box . are you by proverbial so box. are you by any chance on a slightly different now, although does different now, although it does involve different now, although it does involvto be turning all your going to be turning all your lights off at around 5 pm. tonight. well, if you you are going to make i won't because i haven't registered with that scheme it's only 26 energy providers got to have registered you have to have a smart metre there's lots of kind of conditions and so on and amount of money on the table is somewhere between five and 20 quid. so you're not going to get rich. it might be handy. and indeed those companies may announce they're to the announce they're going to do the same tomorrow there's a cold

same tomorrow. there's a cold snap and the national grid has said there's no problem, there aren't be blackouts, as aren't going to be blackouts, as we them, but they want the we call them, but they want the buffer be a bigger. so buffer to be a bit bigger. so they are encouraging people to use bit less. and i said from use a bit less. and i said from what gather, no , no washing what i gather, no, no washing machine. well, what does every night my ask so. right night rather my ask so. right that's no problem there. that's fine no problem there. i'll be i'll i'll go i'll be a millionaire and no charging of electric vehicles and on. i think this is interesting that this is happening trying to ration power. i also think there's a bit of a campaign to get a hold on to smart metres because once you're on a smart you get into a situation where your energy companies are taking money you upfront money off you upfront and keeping your money based keeping holding your money based on on smart on the readings on the smart metre lot of metre mafia, which a lot of people will they would deny that which a lot people in which a lot of people don't in principle but think we will see more think , we will more of this. i think, we will see energy rationing as see more energy rationing as this war in ukraine continues. yes, indeed. thank you yes, indeed. liam, thank you very ever liam halligan very much. as ever liam halligan that economics and business that right? you with patrick right? you with me? patrick christys gb i'll be christys gb news. i'll be discussing how braverman

discussing how suella braverman has ordered a review into politically presentations for civil servants on gender based on which there's loads to this. it also comes on day that i wrote called black boy lane in haringey, which changed the coast, by the way, about 180 grand. the local just fine, from what i can gather. no one carry on the name, not having proper racial connotations. the world's mad is basically one quote. i will speak to a format mobility tsar his claims of the country's top private schools as well are now being hollowed out woke culture. what is going will pick the bones they obviously a lot of it i'll see you in a second deadune. of it i'll see you in a second deadline . patrick thank you. the deadline. patrick thank you. the top stories this hour. the prime minister has asked his independent ethics adviser to investigate the tory party chair's tax affairs . investigate the tory party chair's tax affairs. nadine zahawi has welcomed investigation, saying he's he acted properly out. the former chancellor has admitted he paid

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okay now, i don't know about you, but i've had enough of strikes, but enough of government inquiries into all of different things. one of them potentially seatbelt potentially even about seatbelt for so let's on. for goodness. so let's move on. so that i think so some stuff that i think actually affects a lot. you guys, are talking around guys, you are talking around the dinner talking dinner table get you're talking about cooler in about a water cooler work in some countries top some of the countries top private that are being private schools that are being hollowed out by woke culture . hollowed out by woke culture. this is part of a much bigger issue i imagine is issue and a of it i imagine is going have you pulling going to have you pulling your hair screaming at italy hair out or screaming at italy thinking because thinking this is matt because it is a former social mobility tsar has claimed and woke has claimed social and woke culture basically hollowing out

these schools causing these private schools causing burble the burble saying dumped as the country structures teacher may be unfair. i don't be slightly unfair. i don't anyway britain's anyway claims that britain's pubuc anyway claims that britain's public schools are being jeopardised incest a attacks jeopardised by incest a attacks on the privilege burble, saying who is being very critical of the uk school system was appointed to lead the government's social mobility charter back in november of 2021. now she quit after a year saying that her outspoken views were doing more harm than good . were doing more harm than good. as i've said, this is part of a bigger picture. we're going to talk now with. lady talk about it now with. lady herself, now herself, catherine joins me now . you very, very much. so . thank you very, very much. so explain to me what going on in terms of wealth , culture in terms of wealth, culture in schools. hello things out? just set the scene for me . well, set the scene for me. well, we're very traditional here at michela and we're and we have a book and we believe discipline which is why they call me the district headmistress. and in britain , and we believe in very britain, and we believe in very high standards, children doing lots of homework and working really hard . and sometimes don't

really hard. and sometimes don't like that with regard to the private sector. i would say that we believe wrongly that private schools are great of traditionalism. i don't think they are. i think they used to be. i think these days they can feel quite a lot of guilt around their privilege. and when you feel guilty about your privilege , you tend to become a lot more modern. so they might embrace decolonisation with great gusto . so they might be be less inclined to have the adult be authority in the classroom , the authority in the classroom, the learning, and instead allow the children to lead the learning . children to lead the learning. and instead of teaching children how grateful they should be for parents working hard for them , parents working hard for them, for their teachers, working hard for their teachers, working hard for instead they might indulge their sense of entitlement that sometimes teenagers can complain about old woe is me, i'm the centre of the world, etc. and

sometimes if you're not more of a traditionalist, you can indulge that kind of behaviour. and i think there's a lot going on in private schools and we realise bear in mind as well, we're about to go on to talk about a story about haringey council at vast to the local taxpayer changing the name of a road that nobody cared about. after numerous consultations that barely anyone took part in and a couple of presentations the way which nobody turned up to, in fact one of them one person one person turned up to voice their opposition to the idea of changing the name of black boy lane. they then the sign kept this road is now formally known black boy. so the offensive is there right ? this offensive is there right? this is the world that we live in. putting field in your field as a had . what's the long term had. what's the long term societal impact of this work taughtin societal impact of this work taught in schools ? well changes taught in schools? well changes the culture of the country . it. the culture of the country. it. and especially when it's happening in private a lot of

these young people will go off and take up positions in government and big banks and so on in the city. and they will in positions of power, whether we like or not. and we might want to argue that private shouldn't that shouldn't be happening . but that shouldn't be happening. but the fact is it will happen. and they're to feel very they're all made to feel very about their privilege . i went to about their privilege. i went to about their privilege. i went to a dinner the other night and was a dinner the other night and was a young man about 24 years old, sat me and was asking sat next to me and i was asking him about school and so on. i'm the headmistress . and he said to the headmistress. and he said to me how he'd to school just me how he'd been to school just of london and we were up in leeds and i said, oh, that's london. where was that ? and he london. where was that? and he said, oh, well, i went to private school and i said, well, which school was that? which private school was that? he said, oh, it was just outside of slough. and they actually i got and eton, but got into it and it was eton, but he didn't want to tell me , you he didn't want to tell me, you know, it was it's crazy. know, i mean, it was it's crazy. why are they feeling awkward, embarrassed? and that's because they're made to feel bad about schools and we know, again, this

is a fantastic segway into either book. end of the show. actually, catherine, it's almost like we plumbed, although, as you well know, we didn't because the talking the the silver we were talking the fact that now more than ever people are more dependent on the states and i can't help but wonder is the success or having any kind of benefits in life that's out of hard work or and frankly, that's what being born is sometimes just is frowned upon. is sometimes just is frowned upon . and this is a bad thing. upon. and this is a bad thing. surely yes . well, indeed. and surely yes. well, indeed. and this guy desperately tried to explain to me about how his parents had had to scrape the money together to send to eton. and he really wasn't privileged . and kept it's okay . and i kept saying, it's okay it's okay, i get it. it's fine . it's okay, i get it. it's fine. you went to eton. i don't worry about it. why are we making people feel bad about their parents? working hard to give them the best possible opportunities in life? it's something i have huge respect for . if a something i have huge respect for. if a parent is something i have huge respect for . if a parent is sacrificing for. if a parent is sacrificing in order to make sure that their

child gets an excellent education, that is something that we should take our hats off to. not condemn. and so there is something wrong. our society. when we are trying to encourage people to do less by their children instead of more . i children instead of more. i could i could not agree more . could i could not agree more. and that is you will not be able to hear it. but it is rather a lot of cheering going on around me. a lot of people in this newsroom , remember, they worked newsroom, remember, they worked incredibly hard try to give incredibly hard to try to give their best start in their children the best start in life what they were what they viewed be the best in life as a parent they can make that decision for children and don't want stigmatised , ordered want to be stigmatised, ordered to it. catherine, do you to do it. catherine, do you think heart of think that at the very heart of this, core, this this, the very core, this is something very annoying, something frankly very annoying, which is needless unnecessary virtue signalling. so seeming as though they have to do things like de colonise the curriculum or teach these things about whether people non—binary or whatever or example change the name of a road that cares about just to be able to say we've

done this despite the fact that actually cares . yeah, i think actually cares. yeah, i think there some truth to that. i think there are some people are doing things just to be seen to doing things just to be seen to do them. so, you know, a of these people will put black boxes on instagram and say look at me i'm an anti—racist and that about signalling but do think there are some people who genuinely think that putting a black box up on instagram or by changing that sign of that that that means they are good people and they are anti racist and they can hold their heads up high. and i genuinely think there are people who cannot tell there are people who cannot tell the difference between being somebody who isn't racist and somebody who isn't a racist and somebody who isn't a racist and somebody who isn't a racist and somebody who a so—called somebody who is a so—called anti—racist, who looks certain fashion. it be difficult to tell, especially in this day and age where we reward people for looking a way rather than being a certain way . just very a certain way. just very quickly, very finally, catherine , i get shouted out, i suppose the very core of this is ,

the very core of this is, whether or not children education is being negatively impact it as a result of people crow boring in woke stuff is it it's not that they're crow barring it in bits that are all culture is gradually over time where we can't even see that it's changed and we don't that when we're narrating things we're narrating them differently the way that we would have done 20 years ago because . the 20 years ago because. the overton window. it's more about our about how we see so that that that will something you keep referring to . yeah most keep referring to. yeah most people will say , well, obviously people will say, well, obviously we should change it and they don't realise that 20 years ago it would have been a bad thing to do because our culture is indeed and i share with you, although you're much more at the thick end of it, as it were, but the future when it comes to people growing up with, it's just insidious. element that we've got at the moment and what

that brings some would say essentially indoctrination although none it why you are although none of it why you are that's individuals that's for concerned individuals in headmistress in that founder and headmistress of a kind of community school. now racism now speaking of woke racism within government fighting now speaking of woke racism within git/ernment fighting now speaking of woke racism within git supposedly|hting now speaking of woke racism within git supposedly anyway is against it supposedly anyway is the home secretary and this is something that we're going to be diving now because suella braverman a review into braverman has a review into politically correct on gender based language. so the seminar, which was held during work hours, told attendees not call each other mates or use the words homosexual and i mean, might have a sexual would be absolutely livid about that but the event also a civil service wear rainbow coloured lanyards and include pronouns in their signatures to discuss , i'm signatures to discuss, i'm joined by political commentator pronouns. i believe she her emma webb emma , thank you very much webb emma, thank you very much and. is it nice to see someone in government finally rallying against this ? it is. i think against this? it is. i think people will be very happy to see

that she's talking tough on this. but as has been the case with things like migration, there are lots politicians who are willing to talk tough , not are willing to talk tough, not very many who are willing to actually take real steps to change these things. i think that suella braverman really does have the political will. i think she really does want to try and purge of this nonsense from the home office. and part of the reason for that, of course, is because it's hampering their ability to do their job they're wasting literally thousands of hours on these sorts workshops talking about how to things like micro instabilities and how to be a straight ally , which of course straight ally, which of course is very ironic because . as you is very ironic because. as you just said, they're talking about censoring word homosexual , which censoring word homosexual, which frankly is of all the things, the most egregious aspect of this, because that is actually regressive. if anything . well, i regressive. if anything. well, i would argue it absolutely is . i would argue it absolutely is. i would argue it absolutely is. i would also be a little bit more

of what, whatever you call it, woke language. if it didn't every 2 seconds, you know, your out of date and then you know it, you've deeply offended someone using exactly what they said about themselves 2 minutes ago. and can't keep up i do ago. and i can't keep up i do fear, by the way, for the elderly people in this country who of who treaded digging minefield of wokeism if they're in a workplace. and i think there's no what there's no mystery as to why a lot of them maybe don't want to go into the workforce but i haven't i can't help but wonder or big wonder whether or not the big losers this are women. losers all of this are women. yes. i pleased to yes. again, i am i am pleased to be talking a real life about be talking to a real life about this. i made a bit of a mistake before my break where i was debating what was on at debating what was going on at the with two men, the brit awards with two men, which on which really wasn't a great on my got now my hands. i've got now a national the twitter hate can national so the twitter hate can stop know talking stop on this you know talking gendered etc. which gendered language etc. which is pandenng gendered language etc. which is pandering of the pandering to a percentage of the engush pandering to a percentage of the english and wales population. the who are about the non—binary who are about 0.06% of all population , you 0.06% of all population, you know, is this what's happening ? know, is this what's happening? of course we are. but i it's also pandering to a lot of

people like to think of themselves as representing other people and sometimes representing people that they might even , you know, people might not even, you know, people who offended behalf of who were offended behalf of others for exactly the same reason katherine sing was reason katherine burble sing was saying you know, they like saying that, you know, they like to that, although to feel that, although they sincerely do , that they good sincerely do, that they are good people because . they are because people because. they are because they're this because they they're doing this because they they're doing this because they they think that they're representing people who are victimised . but actually you can victimised. but actually you can see how is backfire because see how this is backfire because going back to the word homosexual , that also ties in homosexual, that also ties in with what you were saying about the way that women getting the short end of the stick here because what they're doing is they're sex, they're actually a racing sex, they're actually a racing sex, they're racing sexuality here they're a racing sexuality here . and as i say, you know, that that regressive that has an impact women's rights. there's been a whole debate this week about the gender recognition act in scotland. again, correct in scotland. again, very correct for . the government take for. the government to take a stand against this. so i think things actually moving in stand against this. so i think thinright actually moving in stand against this. so i think thinright directiony moving in stand against this. so i think thinright direction within|g in the right direction within government on this. but they said they said in this training

course that homosexuality , a course that homosexuality, a medical term. i mean that really is taking us back to the 1950s. and so you can see how people who are homosexual or women would feel that is a real threat to their rights. but of course, there are some people who think that they're in the that they're doing it in the name yeah, this is name of kindness. yeah, this is also and also as well when people do stand up against it, they're made feel like in the they're made to feel like in the minority. fact there minority. but the fact is, there the majority rosie and it the silent majority rosie and it is a whopping great big majority of people like that. i'm utterly convinced of but they get convinced of. but then they get shouted openly by someone shouted down openly by someone with very with pink hair and a very outlook on life and but you very much, emma webb, that is our political fantastic political commentator. fantastic right. so the prime minister moving prime minister says he's not to a magic not able to a magic wand to resolve bitter over pay resolve the bitter over pay among nhs . rishi sunak said that among nhs. rishi sunak said that giving rises to striking staff, including workers and nurses, would to money being taken away from elsewhere in the nhs budget . his comments come as ambulance

belonging to three unions. they are gmb, unison and they are striking today in a dispute over pay striking today in a dispute over pay and working life threatening calls will be attended to. but other emergencies as slips falls might not be and it comes as freezing , have kept many parts freezing, have kept many parts of the country. well, according to a number staff from the picket lines ambulance are staging these strikes because they are genuinely concerned pubuc they are genuinely concerned public safety. i yeah. this gets a lot of you going gb views achieving .uk feel free to crack out in the inbox. but joining me now live from a picket line in rotherham is keith cross who is a paramedic with yorkshire ambulance . okay, thank ambulance service. okay, thank you very much. it's great to have you show. you are live have you on show. you are live on picket line you. so on a picket line behind you. so talk me through why you're struggling, what's going on for you , which striking after years you, which striking after years and years of just poor investment in the service in general, we've been soldiering through, especially through covid. we're now at a point

where we can't provide effective care to british public and can i ask when it comes to some of this? because i get that it's not just about pay up, it's about conditions. it's patient safety. i am very confused as to why when there's ambulances parked outside a&e with patients in the it's not good for you , in the it's not good for you, not good for the patients . why not good for the patients. why is this the government's fault and not the fault of people who are working in the nhs is it not their job to are working in the nhs is it not theirjob to sort are working in the nhs is it not their job to sort out logistically . well logistics is logistically. well logistics is a very important job, not facility. however, we've always done the utmost we can. and there comes a point you can only fill a hospital much before it's full and we're now at the stage where we can't do it anymore . where we can't do it anymore. okay, so what you need to see happening in your point of view, you need more money as a and also what more hospitals ? well

also what more hospitals? well we need more capacity in pretty much every area , more hospitals, much every area, more hospitals, more wards, more staff, more paramedics, more ancillary stuff . every level of the nhs needs to be an increase . okay. or and to be an increase. okay. or and isupposeit to be an increase. okay. or and i suppose it would. obviously the argument is that it would cost a huge amount of to money do that. really do you think that the vast majority of people on the street would support and i can't help but notice 63% of people apparently supported you were doing in december that's down to 52% now. do you feel as though maybe you're losing pubuc though maybe you're losing public support ? that's not been public support? that's not been my personal experience over receive nothing but very positive support from the public on a day by day basis. positive support from the public on a day by day basis . everyone on a day by day basis. everyone seems to appreciate what we and they understand what we're doing now . yeah, i mean, look, i said now. yeah, i mean, look, i said by the way, i mean, i've never

saved anyone's life i've never even come close to it. i wouldn't even where to start. i'm you want to i'm the last person you want to see towards if you see running towards you. if you were myself. i were injured would be myself. i would only ever make it worse. so absolutely massive respect for do. but note, for what you do. but on note, is it tricky for you to know who that right now that will be people who need an ambulance and you don't get to turn up . well, you don't get to turn up. well, the way things have been recently you could have called an ambulance yesterday and you probably wouldn't have got one ehhen probably wouldn't have got one either. okay and it's been it's so morally, morally, your absolutely a—ok with what you guys are doing absolutely . yes, guys are doing absolutely. yes, we're not doing because we want to we're not doing it because we like it. oh, i haven't met a single person in any part of the nhs who wants to go on strike. we're doing it because there are no other alternatives. for years we've been talking to the government about getting of our issues resolved. there's been

and at the moment is still nothing . and is it frustrating nothing. and is it frustrating for you to listen to what the opposition either labour party say, which as as i can gather, as i'm sure you're, is basically just more talk with you absolutely no promises , no absolutely no promises, no promises of the kind of pay rise that you guys are after. do you think we're staring the barrel of no long really wanting to go into medical profession in this country because they feel as though the conditions are so bad ? i think we are now at a stage where yes we're not unattractive employer anymore this a career for the long term because we break people in this job so we're attractive. as for what the labour party have been saying it would be advisable they've started sort of mentioning is perhaps there needs to be some sort of royal into how the nhs is dealt with

and how we go on in the future in the long run. can i just ask you i don't want look i've to ask this alright . you i don't want look i've to ask this alright. i'm going to swerve the question because think you know there's i'm minded to ask you but i ask you what you're not is a personal but in light of people wanting a pay l but in light of people wanting a pay i suppose it is relevant but in terms of the way that money is spent in the nhs now the nhs is spent in the nhs now the nhs is a massive , massive money pay is a massive, massive money pay . a lot of money goes into and a lot of people don't feel that they necessarily a lot of bang for their buck are right. the coalface in the nhs could it not be reaching of that too many people working in the nhs on 100 100 grand plus who frankly you don't know what that job is and that money could be spent better with people like you . it's with people like you. it's possible to fair i don't work with those people at that level either as . you said yourself i'm either as. you said yourself i'm at the coalface, i'm a paramedic

on a vehicle , so i certainly on a vehicle, so i certainly don't own on a vehicle, so i certainly don't ow n £100,000. what, some don't own £100,000. what, some those people do within the nhs i'm sure is incredibly valuable, will include consulting and doctors. among that number. however i think there always needs to be reviews on these sorts of things because thank you, kate, by the way, i got to say really great to talk to you. enlightening stuff look after yourself thank you. across that is often a picket line and rather he's a paramedic in yorkshire ambulance. i know a lot of people don't really lot of people that don't really enjoy . people going on enjoy the idea. people going on strike and i am one of them. but i thought that was quite interesting anyway. right. loads i thought that was quite intcomeng anyway. right. loads i thought that was quite intcome here, yway. right. loads i thought that was quite intcome here, don't right. loads i thought that was quite intcome here, don't go ht. loads i thought that was quite intcome here, don't go anywhere of come here, don't go anywhere because there's plenty more in the of this programme the final hour of this programme , i've run of , i've massively i've run out of time so just to throw time so i'm just going to throw you now and i'm going to you over now and i'm going to ask you this at .

at welcome back, everybody. it's just gone 5:00. you're with me, patrick christys on gb news. here is what i've got coming up for you in the next hour. conservative party chairman fighting for his political life. it comes after prime it comes after the prime minister investor minister launched an investor gafion gation into nadhim zahawi multi—million pound tax affairs . mr. zahawi says he has nothing to the calls for his to but the calls for his resignation are growing louder, with labour's leader angela rayner demanding . answers to the rayner demanding. answers to the affair whatsapp countries the case we we'll bring you the very latest also this hour is it fair to suggest that a majority of brits have a something for nothing mindset . i'm asking this nothing mindset. i'm asking this because a new report suggests more than half of households in the uk receive more money from the uk receive more money from the government than they pay in tax. is it a legacy lockdown as it's due with an ageing population? what's it all to do with brits on the take? and a

council in london has spent more tha n £100,000 changing a name than £100,000 changing a name because of connotations, which, as far as we can tell, didn't actually exist . black boy lane actually exist. black boy lane is now la rosa lane . in case you is now la rosa lane. in case you didn't know the name though , didn't know the name though, they've still kept the old name in brackets so it can still offend people with eyes who . offend people with eyes who. look and say. we'll be discussing all of this very, very shortly. i mean, it's absolutely hilarious . up from absolutely hilarious. up from top bottom. want to top to bottom. you don't want to miss get in touch miss it. but ever get in touch with thoughts? user our with your thoughts? gb user our gb you . i want to know gb news dot you. i want to know a things. do you think a couple of things. do you think too many in country too many people in this country are is that unfair? are on the is that unfair? getting people and getting a lot of people out and also well should they be also as well should they be changing names of streets for example lane example black boy lane vaiews@gbnews.uk . that's vaiews@gbnews.uk. that's headunes. vaiews@gbnews.uk. that's headlines . patrick thank you and headlines. patrick thank you and good evening to you. the top story on gb news today, the prime minister has asked his

independent ethics adviser to investigate the tory party chair's tax affairs . investigate the tory party chair's tax affairs. nadhim zahawi has welcomed the investigation, saying he's confident acted properly throughout . the former throughout. the former chancellor has admitted that he paid a penalty to hmrc following an error over shares in the polling company yougov, which he co—founded . he hasn't disclosed co—founded. he hasn't disclosed the size of the settlement, which is believed to be almost million pounds. rishi says clearly there are questions that need answering . will these need answering. will these things aren't dealt with ? an things aren't dealt with? an independent adviser who will fully investigate this , matter fully investigate this, matter and provide advice. to me as prime minister on the to him that always compliance with the ministerial code. that's right approach it's the professional and that's how we'll restore integrity and accountability government overall by making sure that when situations like this arise we deal with them promptly we deal with them professionally and that's what we're doing, this case. well, labour's deputy leader, angela

raynen labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, told the prime minister to take accountability . this to take accountability. this isn't a breach if this isn't a breach of the ministerial code. surely the code itself wrong, mr. speaker , and it's the prime mr. speaker, and it's the prime minister's job to fix it. how can the prime minister claim to the integrity , professionalism the integrity, professionalism and accountable ability that he promised while his conservative party chair still sits in his cabinet . meanwhile, the process cabinet. meanwhile, the process of appointing bbc chairman richard sharp is to be reviewed by the commissioner of public appointments . that comes after appointments. that comes after ms. sharp. mr. sharp for a scrutiny panel to examine potential conflicts of interest following claims he was involved in securing a loan of up £800,000 for boris johnson . he £800,000 for boris johnson. he insists he didn't make loan or arrange any financing and only made an introduction to a guarantor . now, made an introduction to a guarantor. now, as

made an introduction to a guarantor . now, as been made an introduction to a guarantor. now, as been hearing thousands of ambulances are striking for the third time in five weeks today. unison and gmb union across england and wales have walked out along with staff at two hospital trusts in. further industrial is planned in the coming weeks by. nurses and other nhs workers union leaders are calling for fair pay, accusing the government of not wanting to find resolution. national officer at unite union on kasab told gb news. this isn't just about pay . it's about isn't just about pay. it's about saving the nhs . not just the saving the nhs. not just the matter of ambulances queuing up . it's about what's going on in hospital as well. it's about not being to discharge people quickly enough . and it's about quickly enough. and it's about not having enough staff to be able to deal with those patients. so it's not just one person in the hospitals who ability if you want to find one person who's responsible , then person who's responsible, then it is it is rishi sunak. it is

an abdication , leadership. he an abdication, leadership. he now to take charge . households now to take charge. households with smartly ptas could receive discounts if . they cut their discounts if. they cut their energy use for the next hour after trials. national grid has launched its demand scheme running right now and up until 6:00 each, 26 suppliers are signed up . the initiative, which signed up. the initiative, which involves paying businesses and households to turn off appliances for an hour or two. the electricity system says it'll the scheme again tomorrow afternoon after the first live run today and the energy regulator launching a review of the checks and balances companies use to place customers on pre—payment metres of terms, threatening legal action if they don't take care in the process. the executive, jonathan brearley, says number of people forced onto prepayment is extremely high and vulnerable customers shouldn't left in the dark and cold during winter. from april households on median

disposable income will spend 10% of that on their energy bills and those relying on the state pension will spend 29. that is truly extraordinary of our household budgets . and even with household budgets. and even with the energy price guarantee and energy bills discount scheme. i know that the scale of the challenge for many out there remains . well, in other news remains. well, in other news today , afghan asylum seeker has today, afghan asylum seeker has been found guilty of murdering a 21 year old in a over an e—scooter le1 gain. abdul rahim's i stabbed thomas roberts twice during an argument in bournemouth in march last year after verdict, the jury was told the asylum seeker had been convicted of murder in serbia and had sentenced to 20 years in prison in his absence . now prison in his absence. now dozens of firefighters tackling a blaze still in edinburgh . a blaze still in edinburgh. scottish fire and rescue saying they were called to the jenna's

building around 1130 this morning. ten fire trucks and tending no casualties . some tending no casualties. some streets surrounding . the former streets surrounding. the former department store in the city been cordoned off . that's it. been cordoned off. that's it. you're up to date on gp news. what is as it happens now, more from . from. patrick okay. welcome back, everybody. now cabinet office minister has told mps the prime minister would have had a full regarding the interest the team zahawi as when he appointed him chairman of the conservative party. this is of course in relation to zahawi being in rather water over his tax affairs . zahawi being in rather water over his tax affairs. sunak ordered an independent investigation into the tax affairs of zahawi earlier today as he faces increasing pressure to clean up his cabinet, as some would say . basically labour want would say. basically labour want him sacked . and this of course

him sacked. and this of course is the exhaustive views of the old boris johnson administration grilling the government. this afternoon, deputy labour afternoon, the deputy labour leader, angela rayner said it was emerged about mr. zahawi . it was emerged about mr. zahawi. it was emerged about mr. zahawi. it was so absurd that people must have assumed it would never happen. is there no system in place prevent a person being actively investigated from paid tax appointed to run the uk's tax appointed to run the uk's tax system? maybe it's absurd, mr. speaker, that no one would ever think it would happen . ever think it would happen. while we understand the confidentiality of the process, surely where there's a service minister is blocked, there is , minister is blocked, there is, an overwhelming case sounding the alarm . well, now angela's on the alarm. well, now angela's on the alarm. well, now angela's on the case anyway. let's get some more analysis from our political darren mccaffrey, who's been in all day for us. there we go, darren right. so we have a couple of things to but let's just deal with as a whole. we suffer the government upon this stuff. they say leave it to the independent surely

independent inquiry and surely that's . keir starmer, former that's due. keir starmer, former head the cps, he should know is innocent until, proven guilty . innocent until, proven guilty. indeed. but the problem is, i think patrick, of all is the thing as a whole, he is already that he made mistakes in. that statement issued on saturday. he said that the error which led we think to him paying back 5 million quid to hmrc to his majesty's revenue customs part of that 5 million being a penalty for not being and transparent with his tax affairs. he accepted the error that he made was careless and not deliberate . now the reason not deliberate. now the reason he's used that term , it's he's used that term, it's a legal term except that is accepted by so in many he has admitted he's a mistake. i think the question politically if you like all of this is twofold a that he's not been open and transparent about that because for years he's been saying that his tax affairs were sorted that

clearly was not the case. and we know that . and that included know that. and that included actually a lawyer who faced a barrage of legal letters when he started looking into this and trying to dissuade him from doing so. and second of all, it seems this arrangement, this careless, deliberate arrangement with hmrc was sorted out when he was chancellor of the exchequer when effectively he was in charge of the budget charges, revenue and customs. so that is why under pressure today though in saying you're right, he would say that when he became chancellor he wanted to get it sorted it was better putting it off. that's the reason he did it last summer up and also he would say that he's going to co—operate with this investigation we'll have to wait and see what downing street's ethics has to say. as for prime minister, he's got wrapped up in all of this course because, yes, what he didn't appoint him as chancellor that to chancellor that was done to bofis. chancellor that was done to boris . he make chancellor that was done to boris. he make him the boris. he did make him the chairman conservative chairman of the conservative party. will party. and there will be continued about continued questions about precisely the prime minister

knew when . and but knew and when. and but ultimately, patrick all this is done today. this announcement as is inevitable in politics, is this kind of kick the can down the road in questions. we'll continue rumble on. yeah has continue to rumble on. yeah has kicked the can down the road difficult situation for rishi sitting both sitting out politically both internal actually. internal and sternly actually. so to wait and see so we'll have to wait and see what he does that but just what he does that but i just want move on from is want to move on from is the whole we stuff frankly whole we tax stuff frankly mainly bit mainly because i'm little bit bored but also within mainly because i'm little bit bor

transparent about some of the paid advocacy that he'd been provided within parliament, as i say, with certain companies , say, with certain companies, potential questions he may well have asked parliament and indeed of ministers now he was found to have broken the rules and that is why he was suspended parliament for five days. and that's what he's apologising for because this is his first day back. because this is his first day back . now, we also remember because this is his first day back. now, we also remember he's been suspended from the conservative party as well. now was kind of twitter was around kind of twitter tweets that he's been sending over the last couple of weeks. and i've just checked his twitter they have not stopped to run vaccine, but not specifically just that was specifically just on that was when made a link with the when he made a link with the holocaust suggesting that some of what had on was equivocal to that in terms of kind of the crime that he thought had been committed that's why he remains suspended from the conservative party but he's back in parliament as an mp and not related to his lobbying activities and that's what he was for at this was apologising for at this afternoon well, afternoon. okay. well, interesting . darren, thank

interesting stuff. darren, thank you very much as ever. darren mccaffrey reid, political you very much as ever. darren mccaff he'sleid, political you very much as ever. darren mccaff he's westminster for us. editor, he's westminster for us. i want to move on now and talk about something, a new study that out today. and it's that came out today. and it's got a lot of you in the inbox, quite collar. i'll quite hot under the collar. i'll go in just second. go to inbox in just a second. now, this study has now, because this new study has found number of found that the number of households more in households who receive more in benefits help than benefits and state help than they in tax generate really they pay in tax generate really has record high. so has reached a record high. so the analysis from the think tank civitas that half of civitas shows that over half of households more from the government making i think it was kennedy was they ask not what your can do for you, but your country can do for you, but what for your what you can do for your country, like that. country, something like that. i've great i've never been great at paraphrasing there paraphrasing people, but there you go. or indeed quoting them directly yes, all directly is out. but yes, all know a situation where a lot know in a situation where a lot of people are on the take. that's one interpretation of that report, isn't . and it's that report, isn't. and it's certainly something i've been asking you it has been on asking you and it has been on patrick most definitely. some don't to work because of don't want to work because of handouts. got david he's handouts. we've got david he's taking a more direct approach. we are a nation fat and lazy people, too. there you go david.

i've asked, you know, it's still very in a public setting, but there we go. look some employees have put rapid rise in dependency covid dependency down to covid handouts they is handouts. they say that is affecting their psychology. when we in midst of the we were all in the midst of the covid you unless covid pandemic and you unless bofis covid pandemic and you unless boris johnson or chris whitty told your pants it told you to put your pants on it been naked wouldn't been around naked wouldn't you. we had be told how to do everything time we everything all the time we needed big brother needed someone big brother watching whole watching over us the whole time they've affected us they've said that's affected us psychologically people psychologically and people have begun state begun to assume that the state will just prop them up. okay, but is this a fair assessment and how can britain shake this high dependency level loss to impact care as ever and join me to do it is the wonderful is devon gilani is the director of policy and practise and. he's been heavily involved with universal since its inception written extensively on welfare policy, government spending, etc. right. okay just deal with the rather simplistic, but i say overbearing question is have we become a nation of people on the take? is it too easy now to stick your hand out and expect

the government to pay for it? well, it might be a bit too to avoid 5 million quid in avoid paying 5 million quid in taxes. reflecting your taxes. just reflecting on your accounts right bulk of accounts right now, the bulk of the just the cash. yeah, well, just reflecting little on what dwp reflecting a little on what dwp does for people who make careless with their careless mistakes with their benefits, more benefits, it's a lot more serious think what nadine serious than i think what nadine could. let's see could. well, let's let's see where ends have to where he ends up will have to wait results. an wait for the results. an independent, notoriously litigious and, seems always have a thing or two to say about that. interesting that. so it's just interesting the approach this as opposed the approach to this as opposed to hmrc this, to the hmrc approach to this, which has to be a bit bit more reasonable, i guess understood. is for people is it is it too easy for people to sit back nor do a lot and earn no huge amount than if they went out and going to work every day. i think the drivers of , day. i think the drivers of, more people depending on the state are just very evident. we've got an older population, we've got sicker population, we've got a sicker population, we've got a sicker population, we've got a sicker population, we've got more people out work. if are in work, if you're if you are in work, if you're fit and able to work, we've got a very low unemployment rate. so most are most people are able to are working working working and they're working hard. a few big shifts hard. we've had a few big shifts in policy that push the dependency up. so we've got the

tax free allowance. the more people more of that as people can keep more of that as they work, which they move into work, which i everyone would say is a good thing. the drivers of this thing. so the drivers of this increasing ratio increasing dependency ratio are pretty question pretty well known. the question , as a nation do , what do we as a nation do about biggest we about it? the biggest thing we can our out of that, can do is grow our out of that, which i'm come well, well, which i'm sure come well, well, yes, yes. i'm rather glad you brought that because had brought that up, because we had did a prime minister did we not have a prime minister who grow way out who wanted to grow our way out of things and now we're just back to square one. anyway, she did she wanted did what she did say she wanted to, then she of impact to, but then she kind of impact did that she the did she have on that she the impacts that she had the massively increase the of massively increase the cost of living guess is living everyone which i guess is the other big driver so if the other big driver here. so if you tackle this problem you want to tackle this problem reducing living costs is the one thing you could do besides growing economy. growing the economy. reducing living is the fairest way living costs is the fairest way to who gets who to redistribute who gets who gets what. i get that i get that . my concern with this that we have created a nation of people who are psychologically dependent on the state and. this

would appear to suggest now that people are they can't think for themselves or just really think that's true. if you look at kind of the unemployment rate that we're seeing in this country being lowest, well, it was the lowest into covid. we all know that. what my concern that. what what what my concern with this would be would be younger generations coming up . i younger generations coming up. i know i speak for a lot of people my own in that. and i do feel is anecdotes. but i do feel as though a lot people do expect though a lot of people do expect a to be done for them and a lot to be done for them and maybe having an income is one of those things. i employ quite a lot of people. they work pretty hard for me. i'm sure they that's probably going to make them. i you have a few more them. i you do have a few more people sticking around in education. you can see that in the statistics you do have few the statistics you do have a few more leaving the labour more people leaving the labour force of their more people leaving the labour force over of their more people leaving the labour force over covid. of their more people leaving the labour force over covid. we've1eir more people leaving the labour force over covid. we've got fears over covid. we've got those statistics there quite well longer term well but the bigger longer term drivers here are all long term, they're all ageing population . they're all ageing population. we are getting sicker and there a if you look at the civitas report, which is based on

dependency ratio came down because of austerity , the short because of austerity, the short term, the real question here and i'd love your take on this has that the dependency ratio that pushed the dependency ratio up longer because up in the longer term because we are sicker. so just had are getting sicker. so just had i the half before was i think the half hour before was all any rises into the all about any rises into the pandemic. we could have been better prepared. so, know, better prepared. so, you know, sometimes can make decisions that short term feel like that in the short term feel like they're really good decisions. you spending less you know austerity spending less money on state but actually money on the state but actually if that to in order for if people that to in order for them progress learn more be them to progress learn more be healthier fitter be able to contribute more the economy which is what the modern economy is based on are we cutting off our nose to spite our face? i completely understand that side of it and clearly a sick nation is nafion of it and clearly a sick nation is nation fewer people in is a nation with fewer people in work. you know, i understand of that bigger picture that in a bigger picture setting, is it setting, i suppose. is it a dangerous thing as a society to have more than ever dependent on the state? it is dangerous going to affect a lot of western economies in this position? even china's in position because the

one child policy i think if you kind of been following the international news, there's this there's than there's more older people than there's more older people than there are. you know, the workforce shrinking relative to older that for the first older people that for the first time that's time ever in china that's happening across happening here, happening across the western world, the question is do about it? and is what, do you do about it? and just went we just before we went live. we have a conversation . have a quick conversation. immigration, that's one of the possible solutions to the that we've got a workforce shortage. now that isn't now i know that that isn't always popular given always the most popular given the vote and. people the brexit vote and. people kind of guess, strongly of i guess, felt very strongly about. but that is definitely one of the policy solutions to bringing able bringing people in who are able to economy, contribute and to grow economy, contribute and aren't going to take much out. well, monkeys, mike, my concern with this reading this report was , well, actually, what is was, well, actually, what is britain at the moment is the argument mass immigration doing argument mass immigration doing a lot to help our economy and that's why that for it's a great thing that gone pop by virtue of this report because if you're looking at around 54% of people something like it's says something like that it's says 53% are taking 53% of people who are taking more out of the state than . they more out of the state than. they are into it that 3.

are putting into it that 3. surely, one would assume, includes maybe people who were say just arrived and they were operating at the lowest end of our economic spectrum as a lot of new who come by virtue of wanting to make a better life for themselves . well, start for themselves. well, start towards low end to work way up. surely that's a lot of them. well possibly it will. almost certainly include far more older people, far sick people who have been here for some and gotten sick. yeah. so think when you when you kind of if that's the problem there are far problems there are other areas to solve and to tackle. as you say , they and to tackle. as you say, they can be part of the solution as well. i 100. look thank you very much. we could quite literally talk about i suspect you will not be the last time that we talk and thank talk about this. and thank you very committee institute very much, committee institute as appreciate as well we really appreciate it it's was of course it's rise that was of course wonderful ghailani those wonderful devin ghailani those of policy and practise right now well moving on from that ladies and gentlemen because a plan to pay and gentlemen because a plan to pay more than a million

households is more than a million households and businesses to cut energy from 5 pm. till 6 pm. i'm going to at p.m. till 6 pm. i'm going to at all times you know so it's . 5:21 all times you know so it's. 5:21 so don't turn off electricity if it means the tv. this so don't turn off electricity if it means the tv . this is evening it means the tv. this is evening anyway in front of the gimmick in front of the gimmick experts claiming that it's a way to penalise those without smart metres that the national grid will activate its demand flexibility service for an hour evening is happening right now if you're home or you're on your way home. apparently you might be able to earn a few quid if you turn the lucky off. so 26 energy suppliers such as edf british gas, e.on octopus energy, they're participating in this scheme families is set to receive ten quid and 20 quid to their usage in order to prevent blackouts on one of the coldest days of the year. so i decided i'm a bit scared of them. and we've just had christmas as my birthday . i we've just had christmas as my birthday. i was we've just had christmas as my birthday . i was lucky we've just had christmas as my birthday. i was lucky enough to

go on holiday , spent loads of go on holiday, spent loads of money on loads of food , stuff money on loads of food, stuff like that on holiday. so i managed to hook myself into the gb news electricity system and i thought i could to myself quid that we go good stuff. so giving told me that if we keep the lights on we keep the lights on thatis lights on we keep the lights on that is coming out. i'm on pay cheque right. i'm not having it. so as you can say everything's gone off, everything's going to you called back you yourself back called back on. timed. there go. on. back on timed. there we go. now speak to me about this is energy commentator is jamie log fantastic i can see you've got the lights on you clearly have loads of money and don't need 20 quid yeah and not only that it's mild here. it's been ten degrees. so we don't probably have the same pressures that you might have with, certainly arising from have different pressures, but not arising from cold weather anyway . no. okay. cold weather anyway. no. okay. all right. but look , is this all right. but look, is this just a cheap little gimmick? i mean, people. right now at home will be turning things off,

hoping that they get 20 quid in the house. does it work that well, i think it's an excellent scheme, you know, helping others to help yourself. what's what's not to like . you know, let's run not to like. you know, let's run a few numbers of emails. not to like. you know, let's run a few numbers of emails . people a few numbers of emails. people do right , start cutting do this right, start cutting back, not cutting off all that would be a bit insane. and anyway, you're not going to save anyway, you're not going to save a lot by switching the lights. but they one kilowatt to but say they one kilowatt to million kilowatt that's a gigawatt. now when i last looked at it is something the order of 45 gigawatts a year shaving about 2% of demand. if all that million people do as i've suggested. so that's making reasonable difference they'll get rewarded for . i don't know get rewarded for. i don't know exactly the rate going to get paid. i've seen figures, but i don't know the exact number. but you know, it's gone to ensure . you know, it's gone to ensure. the hmv. why are we really doing it's just britain seriously. you know, one of the biggest and

best countries economically in the world need doreen for number 42 to turn the oven off now so that we don't all have a blackout is that where we are? well yeah. i don't want to be sort of nerdy this, but it's not exactly that they're trying to do is keep sufficient headroom so something else so there's something else happens you know something i'm a huge generator trips then that avoids light going out if everybody if demand is cut to what you're doing is getting and keeping that buffer there keeping that buffer there keeping that buffer there keeping that keeping that headroom there. so if yes if doting decides keep her her on. no, it's not going to lead to blackouts. probably not anyway. i don't know your your personal situation of course, but the advice has been well if you can avoid using the oven the avoid using the oven in the washing machine then yeah. you're . i mean music you're quids. i mean does music my ears because it means i'll get to have a takeaway and i don't have to do the cooking for the missus. i just wear the same shirts tomorrow. i always do anyway. look just thank you

very, very much. great have very, very much. great to have you james taylor, who is you on the james taylor, who is an commentator, just reacting to the you know, the fact that, well, you know, if want to stop britain if you want to stop britain going blackout, just going into a blackout, you just just basically. just your oven off basically. anyway, patrick anyway, you're with me patrick christys more christys on gb news plenty more still come including the latest on these strikes. so on these ambulance strikes. so don't anywhere because don't go anywhere because we'll back .

a know i people got the lights back on now so the prime minister says that he's not able to wave a magic one to resolve the bitter dispute over pay among nhs . rishi sunak said that among nhs. rishi sunak said that giving rises to striking staff and, treating ambulance workers and, treating ambulance workers and nurses would lead to being taken elsewhere in the taken away from elsewhere in the nhs budget . taken away from elsewhere in the nhs budget. his comments taken away from elsewhere in the nhs budget . his comments come taken away from elsewhere in the nhs budget. his comments come as ambulance staff belonging to three unions. gmb unison and unite, striking today in a

dispute over pay and working conditions long threatening calls will be attended to, but other emergency so slips falls they might not and it comes as more people are slipping and falling day and these freezing temperatures that every single year according to a number of staff from the picket lines, ambulance workers, the staging is strikes because they say they're genuinely concerned and for public safety . join me in for public safety. join me in the studio is health and social affairs editor at the sunday express , lucy johnson. lucy, express, lucy johnson. lucy, thank you very much. call me a cynic, but do you think that some of these unions are seeing the inflation rates are about to plummet and they want to try to maximise their leverage at the moment? i think they have been. well, they've sort of trying to start talks talking about it since may and because we had a sort of caretaker then they couldn't really get anywhere with it. i think they know that the government does appear to not have very good hand at the moment. the public the polls showing that they've still got

quite a lot of support with the public. but you know, ultimately it's you know, it does the money should have to come from the treasury . and if it's got to treasury. and if it's got to come from the nhs, yes, it patients will have to have will have to come. well is government onto here i out onto something here and i am out onto something here and i am out on basically what on this because basically what they've is we decide that they've said is we decide that we're going to pay you more and potentially increase the workforce number of workforce and the number of paramedics that has to paramedics and that money has to come somewhere that money paramedics and that money has to come comeomewhere that money paramedics and that money has to come come from'here that money paramedics and that money has to come come from somewhere oney has to come from somewhere that's in nhs. that's already in the nhs. angela, this opportunity angela, is this an opportunity to of our debt to out strip out of our debt would in the nhs at the minute know all these people a diverse city manages you people, directors have lived experience so people on 100 200 grand a year no one has any idea what they do. i'm not sure how much money the diversity managers are actually contribute , how much actually contribute, how much they take to the general of the general park . but it they take to the general of the general park. but it is they take to the general of the general park . but it is true general park. but it is true that consultants and a lot of i talked to are getting really up with the top down approach from government less . i mean, if you

government less. i mean, if you look at the managers person, it's not actually much compared to industries, but what they are aboutis to industries, but what they are about is the fact that government to have a lot of dictates what they need to do and actually individual regions should be making decisions. but you're right. if we have a pay rise for this group of nurses, for that will affect the whole of band. so we will also have to have a rise . physiotherapists, have a rise. physiotherapists, occupational therapists, they will automatically also get a rise . so that's a very is a lot rise. so that's a very is a lot of money. do you think given the pay of money. do you think given the pay for pretty anyone working in the nhs certainly paramedics nurses etc. is freely available onune. nurses etc. is freely available online . i know you refuse online. i know you refuse believe a sympathetic as i am for the very difficult job they do. i to believe that anyone can be that blind into it, that it must be so much worse than what we originally thought. do you suspect are a lot of people now on strike, frankly, just regret

their career choice ? i think i their career choice? i think i know a lot of people are regretting the fact that they've gone into a job that they thought they could help people and. they can't do the job they wanted to . and a lot of nurses wanted to. and a lot of nurses are really fed up with the amount of paperwork they have to and form and documentation and form filling. they can't see the patients . it filling. they can't see the patients. it ends up being health care , doing the work that health care, doing the work that they wanted to do. they can't care. so i think the nhs in general is not allowing people to do the job of caring. would having to see a gp example how anything in the nhs ? what was anything in the nhs? what was it, ten quid, 20 quid or something like that. to see a gp. i mean, is that thing that might work . well it's is this might work. well it's is this a policy that comes up every and again, doesn't it. and it's a bit of a non—starter i think , bit of a non—starter i think, because you'd have to have complicated opt out schemes. i think with prescriptions example, you've got about 80, over 80% of people who aren't you don't have to pay, you need to work how to means test it.

what you do if they don't pay. yeah. do you chase them. you need to take them to set it up in all you know, less and less of it. so i'm sure that of it. so i'm not sure that would be fix. and if you do that to then what you do to the to then what do you do to the you make the system even more complicated is already complicated. i can see a situation where we end up it costing us more to chase people who've not paid a gp fee or whatever than it is actually just missed the appointment. but it's thank you very, very much. great to have you the show. great to have you on the show. covering nhs related covering a range of nhs related issues, the health and issues, that is the health and social affairs editor at the sunday express, and right sunday express, lucy and right you're patrick christys you're with me. patrick christys on news. more still to come on gb news. more still to come in final half hour this in the final half hour of this program. this, program. get a load of this, people. hear the people. when you hear the details it will make details of this, it will make you probably a bit you laugh and probably cry a bit as this is the london as well. this is the london council more than council time, more than 100 ground on in a street ground on change in a street name that pretty much nobody considered to be racially offensive. they still left the name original name on that name the original name on that street sign , that numerous street sign, that numerous pubuc street sign, that numerous public consultations that nobody

signed up to apart from one shop. he didn't agree with shop. he he didn't agree with that on it so absolute madness . that on it so absolute madness. anyway i'll be back obviously . anyway i'll be back obviously. patrick, thank you. the top stories on gb news prime minister has asked his ethics adviser to investigate the tory party chairs tax affairs, nadhim zahawi has welcomed the investigation saying he's confident he acted properly throughout the former chancellor, though, has admitted paid a penalty to hmrc following an error over share in the polling company yougov which he co—founded. he hasn't disclosed the size of the settlement and which is believed to be almost £5 million. rishi sunak's says clearly there are questions need answering. will these things aren't dealt with by an independent adviser who will fully investigate this matter . fully investigate this matter. provide advice to me as prime. on the teams always compliance with the ministerial that that's

the right approach it's the professional approach and that's how i will restore integrity and accountability into government overall is by making sure that when situation like this arise we deal with them promptly, we deal with them professionally . deal with them professionally. that's what we're doing in this case . the process appointing bbc case. the process appointing bbc chairman richard sharpe is to be reviewed by the commissioner of pubuc reviewed by the commissioner of public appointed . mr. shawcross public appointed. mr. shawcross said the review ensure the process had been run in compliance with government rules . richard sharp has asked for a scrutiny panel's look at potential conflicts of interest over his links with boris johnson . it follows reports he johnson. it follows reports he was involved in securing a loan of up to £800,000 for the then prime minister, which sharpe denies . and thousands of denies. and thousands of ambulance are striking. for the third time in five weeks. unison and union members across england and union members across england and wales have walked out along with staff at two hospital trusts in liverpool . union

trusts in liverpool. union leaders are calling for fair pay, leaders are calling for fair pay, accusing government of not wanting to find a resolution . wanting to find a resolution. the health secretary, steve barclay says the action is hugely and warned of disruption and for the next half , well, 25 and for the next half, well, 25 minutes households across the uk with metres could receive discounts if they cut their energy use . 26 suppliers are energy use. 26 suppliers are signed up to . national grid's signed up to. national grid's demand flexibility , which demand flexibility, which involves paying businesses and households to turn off appliances for an hour. the electricity system says it will run the scheme again tomorrow afternoon after the first live run today . those are the run today. those are the headunes run today. those are the headlines , tv, online and dab headlines, tv, online and dab plus radio. you with gb news. and we're back in just a moment

okay welcome back, everybody. yes. as you see on your screen. so if you're watching us on the telly, little bit of breaking news for you because the ministry defence has confirmed that the busiest day that sunday was the busiest day of crossings in 2023 at 442 people crossed the english channelin people crossed the english channel in ten small boats and immigration enforcement officers have out more than 1100 raids on suspected offenders after prime minister rishi sunak's pledge to get far tougher on illegal since . the 11th of december 1000 and 152 raids to identify those suspected of working illegally in the uk have taken place. this marks 10% rise in enforcement activity over the previous five week period. as ever , lots to week period. as ever, lots to get stuck into and had to do it all as jobs. home security added to march one march. we start with small boats crossings with the small boats crossings record . yes, we had suggested record. yes, we had suggested they actually of about 380 that we'd known had crossed but no

clearly the official figures it took them a while to get out but they put them out late this afternoon, 442 people who crossed in ten small boats, no , crossed in ten small boats, no, it is really to the weather that we haven't seen significant numbers really since the beginning of year. we had 44 people who crossed in pretty bad conditions . one day on the 2nd conditions. one day on the 2nd of january, then lost after quite long pause, 106 crossed in to small boats. but again, the weather is preventing these criminal gangs from putting the boats out from the coastline . boats out from the coastline. and in france, it abated enough yesterday to allow those crossings to take, but still wasn't the best of conditions and they pushed off from a huge stretch of coastline from dunkirk right well south of berlin to a place called break 80 miles of coastline . and of 80 miles of coastline. and of course, you've got the french authorities now with the extra

money vowing to crack down on those getting off the coast in. but it's really difficult them to be fair to them for once because 80 miles of coast line you would need tens of thousands officers to effectively and properly patrol that length of coastline. so they're going to keep coming patrick and yesterday that tiny in the weather it's a bit worse today so no crossings today but tomorrow we're told that there'll be much conditions again in the channel and this will be only day for more than a week . more of really bad weather week. more of really bad weather in the channel so expect a very significant to number time cross tomorrow now . okay well it's an tomorrow now. okay well it's an interesting warning actually have just got back from france and i for one was desperately to leave what is undoubtedly a war torn country and you mentioned as well some things we're reading people's houses, trying

to crack down on people who are working here illegally. is that right ? yeah. well, last friday right? yeah. well, last friday we were given exclusive access . we were given exclusive access. go out with an immigration enforcement team as they raided number of businesses in south—east london. it's part of a crackdown. i mean, there they are operating every day anywhere across the country looking for those who are living and working illegally in the illegal economy here , costing the country, of here, costing the country, of course, billions of pounds, because these people are not and we it's believed it could be anything up one and a half million people working and living here doing that job and not paying any taxes . yeah. not paying any taxes. yeah. that's not contributing to the country . the cash out of the country. the cash out of the country. the cash out of the country. a lot of time. that's exactly what they're doing. yeah. immigration yeah. so these immigration enforcement have been taking place, but they're stepped up . place, but they're stepped up. the that have the number of raids that have been taking place since rishi sunak announced on the 11th of december. this crackdown against illegal immigration , illegal

illegal immigration, illegal working here in the uk. so the ramping up, we're told these operations an extra 200 immigration enforcement officers , in addition, an extra hundred border force officers are going down to kent in particular around dover for the end of this month when . border force again month when. border force again resumed as overall control of the migrant boat situation. there will be small boats, operational command there taking over that control from the military who've been running it since april of last year. military who've been running it since april of last year . quite since april of last year. quite what will be different , i since april of last year. quite what will be different, i don't know. they will probably be bit more efficient, but they're really stopping the boats coming in across or are they just getting better , intercepting the getting better, intercepting the boats and taking the to kent was 7 boats and taking the to kent was ? interesting. so basically, i suppose your prediction at the minute is that we will see more of these boats coming across in pretty large despite the money they were given the french. yeah my prediction is we'll see many

more migrants crossing the channel than we last year when it was just shy of 46,000 and the only grace for this government will be a month like we've had this month and month where the weather is just bad to get the boats across because as soon as the weather improves these , criminal gangs have got these, criminal gangs have got to ready supply of people and boats that want to get across here and they'll push them and there's nothing i've seen in the strategy being put forward by the government , which strategy being put forward by the government, which is to be more efficient the way the operations work in. the channel. yeah. go after the smugglers. but it's a lucrative many, many millions of pounds can be made in the space of really busy week . so you take one criminal gang, there's plenty other, but wrong ends are more than willing to get in and take up this lucrative trade and they're getting very good at it. you know, they have supply chains

getting these boats made to order in china, shipped to turkey, then up to germany where the bits and pieces get assembled . they get to france. assembled. they get to france. yeah you know, what i see is this is non—stop as a conveyor belt isn't set low . thank you belt isn't set low. thank you very much. mark albemarle. want the home to get it? so it wasn't initially that there initially the fact that there was forged people entering was forged to people entering the uk illegally on sunday and small also making you small boats also making you aware of the amounts of raids that have been taking place of people believe are working people who believe are working illegally in the uk. that's 1152 illegally in the uk. that's1152 raids to identify people suspects of working illegally in the uk , presumably of course the uk, presumably of course clamping down trying to clamp down on that whole of people coming over here and then getting involved in illicit trade or drug, all that stuff trade or drug, all of that stuff . lots of you've been getting in touch with. your thoughts on a new study found i was hooking the this at the top of the show on this at the top of each found the of each hour found the of households who receive more money in benefits and help than they pay in taxes reached a

record high so young people basically take it from the state as opposed to paying into a record high than % now record high more than% now supposedly bill has been on he says please don't blame people who most in need. it's the government's fault for making the process too easy. they should make people look for work or give them training. bill interesting point. i suppose what a lot of people are saying is that actually the line now between able and i'm between able to and i'm paraphrasing sits around a do nothing verse is earning a decent on pay go and paying your way. the workplace is too thin. there should be , people will there should be, people will say, of an incentive to get say, more of an incentive to get up go to work. sally's been up and go to work. sally's been on figures may have on says these figures may have been it's been during covid but it's highlighted problem as highlighted a bigger problem as a reason people still only work 16 they want the help the 16 hours they want the help the government sally there you go that's says too many that's your view says too many people think the benefits system is . i'm being to is wrong. i'm being cruel to those who need it. but legitimate questions need asking. i think as well . asking. i think as well. certainly to be fair, it's not just about the benefits system.

it's people it's easy to stigmatise people wrong, to stigmatise who wrong, to stigmatise people who are benefits. we had i think are benefits. as we had i think she was called she was on she was called black. she was on earlier. on disability see earlier. she's on disability see benefits. was benefits. she said it was incredibly difficult to go on those do you work for those benefits. do you work for as long as she physically could? those benefits. do you work for as long ino;he physically could? those benefits. do you work for as long ino doubt/sically could? those benefits. do you work for as long no doubt there's could? i there's no doubt there's hundreds thousands, probably hundreds of thousands, probably millions people. definitely millions of people. definitely millions people to whom that appues . millions people to whom that applies . i think what these applies to. i think what these figures, what stood out for me is of that people who, you is all of that people who, you know, maybe decided , okay, well, know, maybe decided, okay, well, i this amount of i can get this amount of benefits don't work . benefits if i don't work. they've decided that they want to take advantage that to try and take advantage that the is saying it's the government is saying it's almost like long covid it's a psychological effects of people who now realise can get something for nothing. what do you of that gbviews@gbnews.uk well moving on people now their story in some respects laughable in other respects is , definitely in other respects is, definitely not. this is an example of political correctness wins. i argue, as we're also about to find out that wasn't necessarily a massive public clamour to do this, but what got stuck into a controversial street name in the

london of haringey has been renamed after the council believed it had closed racial connotations. so the was called black boy lane. you can see a picture of it there on your it's now called la rose lane , now called la rose lane, although it does rather handily in is desperate to in case anyone is desperate to be offended . still be offended. i still have formerly as black boy late formerly known as black boy late like the artist prince in a way on this right now. hey, black boy now be known as boy lane. well, now be known as la local la rose lane after the local london legend and black publisher john la rose haringey publisherjohn la rose haringey council began its consultation . council began its consultation. the planned change after the planned name change after a black lives matter protest . now, black lives matter protest. now, there's a lot more to this. i'm by kent hinds, the chair of independent stop search independent stop and search monitoring very much. joining us, gb news presenter and former hanngey us, gb news presenter and former haringey residents emily carver , i will start with you . now, , i will start with you. now, i understand you're quite happy this road has been changed. is that right? why? absolutely. because i'd much prefer to see a road that means something than a road that means something than a road that means something than a road that is meaningless. i my simple fact is, who better to have someone john la rose that represents the local community

for the work that he's done tirelessly actually embolden people like myself to do to become the very best i can be did you could just have interest right? did you happen walk past black boy lane and think racist. i live close to black boy lane and you know i've got uncomfortable feeling to tell the honest truth have got because as i said, it's got a way like, you know , way like, you know, psychologically it kind of me down and that's i honestly believe because i felt so why would i call who come up with that kind of idea because surely you got to come with something a bit smart and black or lame then. i mean and i'm glad that they're changing it, but i don't see why there's still it still have formally because have the word formally because again it's just still on the side . a black man who's talented side. a black man who's talented that that you're cooling off that that you're cooling off that now you call him black boy. hey it's a and i think i think

there's layers to this kind of as you've rightly, because there is the argument i suppose, was it a lot of the things what do you see things black boy, pub or whatever it's a lot often a hard fact. whatever it's a lot often a hard fact . so i whatever it's a lot often a hard fact. so i think was king charles second i believe or also chimney sweeps and things like that. there's not always to do with connotations. emily, with racial connotations. emily, you're shed bit more you're going to shed bit more light on this. emily carver. gb news presents because news very presents here because there a bit of , i would there is quite a bit of, i would argue, lunacy to this . it's argue, lunacy to this. it's quite funny ken said. the quite funny what ken said. the because it does seem like they've come up with the most offensive to everyone. offensive solution to everyone. so originally so people who are originally offended by the name will still offended by the name will still offended because formerly black boy lane is there on the sign still and, those who are offended with it changing will be offended. but what's quite interesting is that when they consulted the residents of the 36 residents and businesses , 36 residents and businesses, responded to the survey, responded to the survey, responded the consultation , 81% responded the consultation, 81% of them didn't want the name to change. and that included 100%

of the black residents , of which of the black residents, of which there were three that responded. so it seems to me that this was just a drive, a politically correct drive from haringey council after khan launched his on diversity of the public , on diversity of the public, which focussed on statues and monuments . which focussed on statues and monuments. it was just a way for them to virtue signal and at great cost to the taxpayer . it's great cost to the taxpayer. it's so amusing looking at the minutes for all of these consultations that they had. they had three consultation runs. they didn't the answer they wanted initially. so it seems as if they have been broadened out the scope of the consultation and to include members of the ward of the ward, then residents of the rest of haringey, then even residents outside haringey to which outside of haringey to which they only 726 respond they were still only 726 respond this. so really is just crazy that the sign was changed. when you look at it that way. i know that you said it made you feel a bit uneasy. fair enough. i clearly wasn't huge, massive pubuc clearly wasn't huge, massive public clamour to change this. it did cost , public clamour to change this. it did cost, what was it,

186,000 estimation. it's quite a lot of money that for the local taxpayer. the care should they have done it better that much? i i don't know why they took their consultation. just go ahead and go and change not go that and change it. not making much simpler because making it much simpler because that's you want to that's what you want to do anyway. the simple is, anyway. and the simple fact is, i forward need to this i think forward you need to this when put names of new when you put in names of new roads think about what you're doing. i'm make it meaningful because it's i could talent that goes unanswered you know we've got a legacy and i think that's important i'm hoping the name of road off for me somewhere is certainly a greater say. they did change the local park to another name because it was associated with someone who i think involved in the slave trade or whatsoever. and now the new is rhodes avenue primary school in muswell hill, which is again in haringey council. i don't think that one will stand a chance. okay. can i ask, do you think this a lot of this can is maybe won't people virtue signalling for not lot of reason

so i don't think quite get that in terms of i suspect it that clear. well clearly no% of people who were who lived on that road had a problem it they wanted it they didn't want it changed. i can't help but wonder whether or not there's a lot of people out there who feel as though they have to seen to be actively doing something when there isn't a huge of there isn't a huge amount of clamour it. well, i disagree clamour to it. well, i disagree because first of all, there's not of there's not not a lot of there's not a lot of houses road, but of houses on that road, but there's a lot houses leading off that road with lot of black that road with a lot of black people so i'm people lives there. so i'm telling my personal thing telling you, my personal thing is and i know there's a few activists were living in the surrounding area that would have been offended and would have fought. it's a nice gesture to have they can have somebody who they can identify with and, be uplift. one of one black woman who responded to the survey lives on the road. she said, i do not of the road. she said, i do not of the name change as a black woman find nothing offensive about black ashamed of black boy. i'm not ashamed of the of it. the word black. i'm proud of it. i'd haringey council i'd rather haringey council spent money spent its time and money

addressing real issues addressing the real issues in our such anti—social our borough, such as anti—social knife, crime, etc. etc. isn't that the common sense view ? what that the common sense view? what i've seen is probably one that wouldn't even come under the black lives matter demonstration . so what does . so, you know. so what does that know? i mean, maybe that mean know? i mean, maybe she she needs be looked she she she needs to be looked on and talked about. i'm really go back into our history to say, listen, we need to be what we to be to get on this. let's do it. let's let's do that the best the positive thing is we thank very much. i was stuck. right. i don't know we go i now inside there are again the police officers monitoring on dvd these presents for bariga resident emily carver stuff that i think i now i've got to read very quickly that the local authority said many of the residents shared the concerns the shared the concerns about the racial connotations the name racial connotations of the name on continued use on the impact its continued use has black people state has on black people in our state within council that's within the local council that's out way now is dewbs& co so out the way now is dewbs& co so she's in the studio. hey there we go. we don't come up. hello, patrick? yes. are we a something for nothing generation . and for nothing generation. and according to the front page of

the are it right the daily mail, are is it right the daily mail, are is it right the or not some people saying stop picking on people that needs a claimed benefit benefits. want into one benefits. i want to get into one tonight or quite frankly tonight also or quite frankly anyone wanting to get into pubuc. anyone wanting to get into public . do anyone wanting to get into public. do you think they should have to make tax returns public 7 have to make tax returns public ? of course, this stems from nadhim zahawi round about his tax bill. also energy obviously cash incentives to reduce energy dunng cash incentives to reduce energy during peak times that the future and to nhs is that where we're heading fantastic for out. well it's going to be a rip roaring show michelle dewberry that we'll be with you the next hour. that we'll be with you the next hour . thank that we'll be with you the next hour. thank you very much everybody who's getting in touch about the course this show in about the course of this show in my back after week my first show. back after week away, re—energized and reinvigorated to do it all again. tomorrow at 3 pm, three until tomorrow, you'll be until six tomorrow, you'll be able catch me. goodness able to catch me. oh, goodness gracious. anything about gracious. tell me anything about pam we'll how pam by then. we'll see how we will maybe. no, will have gone maybe. no, i don't know. have wait don't know. we'll have to wait and will you all tomorrow. and i will see you all tomorrow. but first, of course, is the weather. don't go anywhere

because next. i'm because dewbs& co is next. i'm alex deakin . this is your alex deakin. this is your latest weather the met weather update from the met office. the north south office. we keep the north south tonight. we as much of the north cloudy and relatively mild, clear, cold and frosty again across the south. but again, there will be some thick fog patches this area . high patches under this area. high pressure low pressure systems to the north weather front stop producing much in the way of rain. the winds coming in from the west. it is much here in the south with the clear , the frost south with the clear, the frost coming back pretty this evening. the blue hold of the not quite so clear, though, for the east anglian coast and down across kent they'll be more cloud and even the odd shower here a little bit of patchy rain for western and west of western scots and the west of northern ireland but most places dry the cloud making a big difference to those temperatures above the north above freezing across the north well below for the south. and there will be some dense patches as well. just be aware of that first thing in the morning in this from lincolnshire down this zone from lincolnshire down to west england is the zone with the frost as well. but will melt

away during tuesday morning. a cloudy day for parts of east anglia in the southeast feeling cold here, whereas we'll milder conditions with a lot of cloud north but some brighter skies. aberdeenshire could see temperatures getting close to 13 degrees for the south will struggle get much above four or five. so a cold day here and if the fog sticks, we may not get much of a freeze. and speaking of freezing temperatures drop back during tuesday back down below during tuesday evening we keep these evening where we keep these clearer skies across south clearer skies across the south again, fog thickening, but again, some fog thickening, but again, some fog thickening, but a of shift further north, a bit of a shift further north, a bit of a shift further north, a weather front bringing some rain across scotland and northern and nothing too heavy. but that weather front will bnng but that weather front will bring , rain and bring thicker clouds, rain and drizzle in to northern parts of wales during wednesday. further south again , early fog and frost south again, early fog and frost . generally just a cloudy, cold day hit . it . generally just a cloudy, cold day hit. it will turn brighter further north as the winds switch direction. it will turn a little cooler here . we're slowly little cooler here. we're slowly temperatures just to rise across parts the south later this week

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talking today. i'm wondering, are we a something for nothing nafion? are we a something for nothing nation? that's the headlines today. nation? that's the headlines today . apparently more than half today. apparently more than half of us take more from this day than what we've put in. does that matter? are we a bunch of ground us or is it a little bit more complicated than that? and when it comes to terror, transparency, particularly when it comes to things like taxes , it comes to things like taxes, how much privacy do you think those in the public office should have? the same as all of us or lesser. the reason i'm asking is