hello you're watching and listening to andrew pierce here on gb news with you until 2 pm. here's what's coming up. it's time to believe in britain and take advantage of brexit. well, that's jeremy hunt that's what that jeremy hunt would believe as he set would have you believe as he set out his vision for the economy today. but do his plans stack up.7 this may, the first up.7 this may, for the first time, voters in every election in will to show in england will have to show a photo before they can vote. photo id. before they can vote. so is this upset so many so why is this upset so many people on.7 left. the ongoing

people on.7 the left. the ongoing over the agenda bill in scotland. the woman convicted of raping two women when she was a man is now finally being moved out of the women's prison in scotland. a nicholas sturgeon the scottish first minister can't say what it is. a man or a woman. record of electric vehicles produced last year, but there's not enough charging points. the next points. joining me in the next hour talk all this. historian hour to talk all this. historian and writer dr. tessa dunlop guaranteed . we're not going to guaranteed. we're not going to agree very much . and you at agree very much. and you at home, of course, such home, of course, are such important part of this show. so don't forget to email me at vaiews@gbnews.uk. that's what's coming but coming up in this hour. but first, let's get the latest . first, let's get the latest. good afternoon. it's 12:01. i'm rhiannon jones the gb newsroom the chancellor has confirmed hs2 will run to central london's euston station as planned . it euston station as planned. it follows reports the government were was planning to scale back this leg of the project instead

terminating in a west london suburb. the rail link costing over suburb. the rail link costing ove r £446 suburb. the rail link costing ove r £44.6 billion, but over £44.6 billion, but supporting 22,000 jobs despite soaring inflation. increasing costs . jeremy hunt says it is a. costs. jeremy hunt says it is a. i don't see any conceivable circumstance in which that would not end up at euston and indeed i prioritised hs2 in the autumn . we have not got a good record in this country of delivering complex infrastructure quickly . complex infrastructure quickly. but i'm incredibly proud that for the first time in this last decade, under a conservative government , we have shovels in government, we have shovels in the ground. we are building and we're going to make it happen . we're going to make it happen. well, earlier the chancellor set out his long term plans for growing the economy , reiterating growing the economy, reiterating the government's pledge to halve inflation this year. speaking at bloomberg's european headquarters in london, jeremy hunt, defend the decision not to cut taxes now. he added the best

tax cut is a cut in inflation close to a 40 year high. he also to use brexit freedoms boost growth in the uk . speaking to gb growth in the uk. speaking to gb news, the shadow health minister andrew gwynne told us he wants action, not words . if i had action, not words. if i had a pound for time, the government have said we need to cut red tape , need to invest in regions, tape, need to invest in regions, we need to level up , we need to we need to level up, we need to grow the economy, we need more growth, we better productivity to be able to pay the tax bill of nadhim zahawi. you know, i don't want words. i want action. and quite frankly, i've been sick and tired of hearing the same messages over 13 years. a student nurse has appeared in court accused of planning a terrorist attack at an raaf after he was allegedly found with a pressure cooker bomb outside a hospital in leeds. home security editor mark white

was at westminster magistrates court for us this morning where 27 year old muhammad farooq appeared via link. well, it's a very alarming details emerged in this case here in westminster magistrates court relating to the arrest of 27 year old muhammad farooq. he was detained outside st james's hospital in leeds around 430 last friday morning after a telephone call to the police from a worried member of the public. when police detained this man, they allegedly a number of items including a pressure cooker which was, we were told, packed with 13 kilograms of explosives . they also recovered an imitation firearm. the military disposal unit was called to the scene and carried out an examination of the contents of that pressure cooker and deemed it as a viable device. now, muhammad farooq appeared via video link from bradford

arthur's court, wearing prison issue green tracksuit . he spoke issue green tracksuit. he spoke only to confirm his name, his date of birth and his form address. faces three charges, a charge preparing acts of terrorism . now, the court said terrorism. now, the court said that that charge actually relates to reconnaissance. the suspect was allegedly carrying out late last year scenario face in north yorkshire. the charge relates to carrying explosives found outside st james's hospital . and the third charge, hospital. and the third charge, of course, relating that imitation firearm that was recovered. muhammad farooq has now been remanded back into custody. he'll appear in court again. this time the central criminal court, the old bailey on the 3rd of february, not quite there. our homeland security ed , an nhs hospital has security ed, an nhs hospital has been fined security ed, an nhs hospital has been fine d £800,000 after been fined £800,000 after admitting failings in care of a

baby who died 23 minutes after she was born . nottingham she was born. nottingham university hospitals trust pleaded guilty over the care of winter . sophia andres, who died winter. sophia andres, who died in 2019 at the queen's medical centre . the total fine of in 2019 at the queen's medical centre. the total fine 0 f £1.2 centre. the total fine of £1.2 million was reduced due to the trust guilty plea. it's since accepted wrongdoing and apology to the family. accepted wrongdoing and apology to the family . us president joe to the family. us president joe biden has called for any protest in memphis to remain peace. biden has called for any protest in memphis to remain peace . it in memphis to remain peace. it comes ahead of the planned release of video showing the arrests led to the death of tyler nichols . body count tyler nichols. body count footage of the traffic stop on january the seventh is expected to be released later. prosecutors say he died from sustained in the violent . five sustained in the violent. five former memphis police officers have been charged with the murder of the 29 year old and the london fire brigade are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a grade listed church last night. eight

firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze at st mark's church in nonh the blaze at st mark's church in north west london just after 11 pm. the buildings being described by the national church as as an architectural treasure . no one was injured in the fire. this is gb news. we'll bnng fire. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. now, though, it's over to andrew andrew . andrew. well, the chancellor, the submarine , i'd like to call him submarine, i'd like to call him jeremy hunt. he finally surfaced and he's made made a major speech today. he's talking about long term prosperity based on british genius and hard work. he spoke in central london . he spoke in central london. he defended not cutting taxes, insisting the best tax cut right now is a in inflation, which of course, is a 40 year high. and get this , he's going to use get this, he's going to use brexit freedoms to boost growth in the uk . brexit freedoms to boost growth in the uk. here's a brexit freedoms to boost growth in the uk . here's a little only in the uk. here's a little only a little of what he had to say.

and my party understands better than the importance low taxes in creating incentives and fostering the animal spirits that spur economic growth . but that spur economic growth. but another conservative insight is that risk taking by individuals and businesses can only happen when governments provide economic and financial stability . so the best tax cut right now is a cut in inflation and a plan, etc. out in the autumn statement tackles that root cause of instability in the economy. the prime minister talked about halving inflation as one of his five key priorities and doing so is the only sustainable way . restore only sustainable way. restore industrial harmony . industrial harmony. underwhelming isn't a particularly the way to live which are a political reporter elsewhere, least in westminster. olivia hayes. this has been a

long time coming this speech. can i say i'd rather say i've heard a lot of this before . yes, heard a lot of this before. yes, it has been a long time coming. we've been waiting for some social plan for growth from the prime minister and chancellor ever since rishi sunak came to office . now jeremy hunt has laid office. now jeremy hunt has laid his plan. it's essentially about, well, he call unleashing british genius. it's basically improving britain's productivity . that includes encouraging the over fifties to come back to work, setting up some of these regional hubs. many canary wharf. he calls them to allow underperforming areas but with high potential to flourish and thrive . but the sticking point thrive. but the sticking point is, of course taxes . jeremy hunt is, of course taxes. jeremy hunt has been under a lot of pressure recently from his conservative backbenchers to enact some of those plans that liz and kwasi kwarteng put forward to lower growth, to do it at a more stable rate that would scare the

markets but enact them nonetheless. and today he held firm on his line that yes, although he wants he has an ambition for a low tax economy, we can't afford to do it. and as he said, the best tax cut is a cut to inflation. now, will that go down with his party.7 it's not entirely clear, of course , this entirely clear, of course, this plan to turn britain's the next silicon valley is great and encouraging and it's good . hear encouraging and it's good. hear these optimistic words from prime minister, but from the chancellor but we are going through this cost of living, crisis and there'll be plenty of people back home who think that the best way to level up their lives to and them be empowered to invest in their own families, etc. is to lower their taxes . etc. is to lower their taxes. and instead what the chancellor is trailing for his budget is stealth taxes essentially . all stealth taxes essentially. all right. that's our political reporter live actually in westminster. delighted say ben abebeis westminster. delighted say ben abebe is with me. businessman brexit party mep. so trust the

tories on the economy. inflation at a 14 year high tax is at a 70 year high. we saw this week car production at a 66 year low and he's talking about releasing genius. why doesn't he start cutting our taxes and debt at a rate that's £12.5 trillion? i mean, what we heard this morning was typical tory talk. yeah, all aspirationally to me. no, no, it didn't . it didn't. but typical didn't. it didn't. but typical of this tory party, right? all aspiration . all. if you believe aspiration. all. if you believe hard enough , you know, we'll get hard enough, you know, we'll get there . let's just let's just there. let's just let's just unpick what he said . you know, unpick what he said. you know, inflation. inflation raised its ugly head when were already high , when government debt was already when the regulatory framework which currently exists existed . so his idea that existed. so his idea that keeping taxes high somehow is going to cut inflation is completely wrong. the only reason inflation is going to reduce this year and it will reduce this year and it will reduce irrespective of what government does, is because already tracked out we've had 12

months of inflation and we're rebasing it off a higher level. so inflation most economists are forecasting inflation down to three or 4% by the end of the. what he fails to grasp and what singularly seems to be fail to be gross by any tory mp is the government only has three levers as far as the economy is concerned. taxation spending and regulate and the regulatory framework . and let's just look framework. and let's just look at each of those spending . well, at each of those spending. well, we can't spend more because we've already got record levels of borrowing and taxation go up much higher. so spending is not a mechanism the government can use in a big way to get the economy going. taxation. well, they've said they're not cutting it regulatory framework it. the regulatory framework hasn't changed, notwithstanding rishi promise that as prime minister within the first hundred days he would reverse out from all statute books , all out from all statute books, all those eu laws, 4000 thousand of them, which are now on the back burner. so we haven't deregulated, we haven't charted

a path through the united kingdom that is independent, nimble puts the national nimble and puts the national interest first. we're not to cut taxes and we can't spend any more. so what would cut, i'm afraid, andrew, is catastrophe for being tested. he's chuckling here because, of course, it sets it does not a historian and i'm broke and must agree whichever side of the political spectrum just doesn't to say also and we shouldn't forget he's talking about creating this fantastic new silicon valley singapore in europe. how how's he going to do that when? he's just about to put corporation tax up by 60. the point tory leadership the point in his tory leadership campaign summer which campaign last summer, by which i have remind he came have to remind people he came last, he said he would cut corporation tax by 7. but you're absolutely right. you don't hope absolutely right. you don't hope a silicon valley into existence . you create silicon valley by giving tax incentives and actually entering into government private partnership. silicon valley's built very firmly on the us government working in tandem with private enterprise to make things happen. governments can't do

stuff on their own. governments have been proven repeatedly to be hopeless at starting enterprises and then managing them through to success. you need private involvement and the only way you get private involvement and you said an andrew is you've got to have a tax framework that that helps the sector to the private private sector to make money and we overtaxed make money and we are overtaxed and we're about to put taxes up. tessa, i'm just staggered by not just your indignation, but i think there's an element almost of surprise that this nirvana that brexiteers like you predicted was going to happen when lest we forget , mp were when lest we forget, mp were always to be at the helm of it. i mean, it was a guaranteed car crash from the very get go and do you know, when you drill into what he's saying, absolute bunkum on level, right? so we've ended freedom of movement. that means we rely on all we've got. okay, okay, good. and andrew and i differ on that. we still got record immigration. yes quite. but that's a separate issue, isn't it? because what you had

freedom of movement within, europe generally europe was actually generally a pretty fairly young. pretty skilled and fairly young. it of just it was and quite lot of just watching shops. we didn't watching copy shops. we didn't need of i beg to need them. i'm kind of i beg to differ on drugs, right. we have i mean, if you don't mind me just developing, you know, we have all our industrial have solved all our industrial issues through unskilled, cheap laboun issues through unskilled, cheap labour. we haven't mechanised the uk, we haven't it, we haven't boosted productivity by upskilling , by relying on and upskilling, by relying on and i think i agree there, i agree by the way it's incredibly patronising and countries now like romania by the growing at 5.8% i'm like britain actually even if we hadn't stopped freedom of movement, we wouldn't be having the same over here because our pound isn't what it once our economy be losing once our economy would be losing all. fortunate, but given all. we are fortunate, but given that we now have to work with what got and we seem of those illegal immigrants that come in, we seem incapable of processing them. so even if they were very skilled, they're not skilled, you know, they're not available. we to educate available. so we need to educate our own . this government is our own. this government is presiding over an unprecedented

. 9% drop in in investment per head. . 9% drop in in investment per head . in schoolchildren 2010 to head. in schoolchildren 2010 to 2020 has seen a 9% drop in. what's invested in each of our children in the uk. so. so where is this kind of brave new world full of energy engineers and silicon valley equivalence going to come from? that's what i would like to. ben, at the point you made and it's an entirely valid point with i 100% agree is that we're running out of money there's a limit to much the government can spend and it's reached limit we've got reached that limit we've got pubuc reached that limit we've got public sector right public sector broken right across the board, not just teaching judicial the nhs rails , our rail service, everything is broken and that is with government and borrowing at the highest levels it's been since world war two. where does all the go by education? government spend money because they spend it badly . and that's the point . it badly. and that's the point. that's andrew. you don't need me here, you've got it. but can i just make 1.10 seconds? why don't you why do people presume

that by taxing you and spending money on your behalf that they going decisions right. going to the decisions right. people they want people know how they want to spend their taxes, people spend their taxes, let people test it. does that here tell once you've got plenty of time to debate and if you come and join me another time we're moving on because the electoral commission councils across the country are urging people to make prepared make sure they're prepared for the elections the local elections in may. could big headache for the could be a big headache for the tory course for tory party of course it's for the first time in great britain voters in all elections in and some in scotland, wales, they're going photo that going to show photo id. at that polling get their polling station to get their ballot last. i say i reported ballot at last. i say i reported jack carson's been looking into the change in this year's elections history will be made it will be the first time that voters in great britain will have to show a photo id. in order to get their ballot . it's order to get their ballot. it's not new to the uk with northern ireland having the rule in place since 2002. but for voters in britain , the change came as part britain, the change came as part of the 2022 elections act. there was opposition that might was opposition that it might disenfranchise voters , but the disenfranchise voters, but the passing the bill law in passing of the bill into law in

april last year means the april of last year means the electorate now being asked to electorate is now being asked to make sure it's prepared for this summer. craig westwood from the electoral explains electoral commission explains what voters when what will be new for voters when they to the polls for the they head to the polls for the local set of elections . local after a set of elections. there were a lot of people that do feel concerned that you can go a polling station and get go to a polling station and get a paper without having to a ballot paper without having to demonstrate confirm who you demonstrate and confirm who you are. so there won't be that much difference. you will go in difference. so you will go in and a desk of and you will find a desk of presiding officer in their team in front you. they ask for in front you. they will ask for your name , address, check it off your name, address, check it off on the electoral register. as is normally practise but that normally the practise but that will be an additional step of them to see voter them asking to see your voter i.d. there lots of different i.d. there are lots of different types of which eligible. types of id which are eligible. they'll check id and then once it's confirmed, they'll you it's confirmed, they'll give you your paper. well, your ballot paper. well, everyone the everyone pleased the introduction ids here . introduction of voter ids here. dr. jess from the dr. jess garland from the electoral reform society still has concerns about its practicality . the government's practicality. the government's asking voters to bring photographic i.d. it's a type of id. that we know from the

government's research that over 2 million, about 4% of people don't actually have. and we know that it's also not equally spread across society . if you're spread across society. if you're unemployed, if you're older , you unemployed, if you're older, you have a disability, you're much less likely to have the sort of id. that the government's asking you to provide order to vote. and so clearly it's taking a huge risk with the next election. what we don't want to see away from see is being turned away from the polling station just because they right they don't have the right papers. the electoral commission report electoral fraud in report on electoral fraud in 2014 found no evidence of systematic station fraud but warn that polling stations remain vulnerable because of the few checks in place to identity obtaining most common forms of photo id such as a passport or driving licence involves a fee, but the electoral commission stressed a free voter authority certificate will ensure no member of the electorate is left out . it is member of the electorate is left out. it is right that if people don't have eligible id, including the free id that's available , they will not be able available, they will not be able to vote on polling. but there are some other groups such as

the over 85 who have a lower levels of id. ownership for them and for all of the who don't have i.d, as you say , the don't have i.d, as you say, the voter authority certificate is there and is a free back up so that anybody who doesn't have i.d. can still make sure they get vote on polling day. the get to vote on polling day. the full list accepted forms of full list of accepted forms of id available the id is available on the government people can government website so people can be they're not caught out be sure they're not caught out at the polling station this at the polling station from this summer . gb news summer onwards. carson. gb news well, i can predict without with absolute certainty that my guest tested . i would disagree with tested. i would disagree with this, but the thing is, i don't of course you don't look at ukraine in in for a fisticuffs . ukraine in in for a fisticuffs. i think that is already a bit of a farce to listen to voting. got to get there. you've got to stand in a queue. you've got to have your you can have it. you have your you can have it. you have that proxy who gets around to dig up lots of people to post the picture. well it's searingly organised postal, but most organised postal, but for most of of rushing of us who are sort of rushing from pillar to post, trying pick up a child from school or i don't get to the bus, the

don't know, get to the bus, the factoring voting, we know the factoring in voting, we know the all time lows of turnout, all time record lows of turnout, especially elections. all time record lows of turnout, especialljto elections. all time record lows of turnout, especialljto reduce elections. all time record lows of turnout, especialljto reduce barriers;. all time record lows of turnout, especialljto reduce barriers , not you want to reduce barriers, not raise them all. well, here's the thing. 46 out of 47 european countries in insist on voter id , including in your beloved european union tests are done it and in northern ireland they've had voter id for decades. there's no problem with it. why are you creating ? is there are you creating? is there a camera to which i can talk? if great joy in soaring it's sort of endorphins to my to hear andrew say to example i mean the reason the whole european union which you adore across the european union, have id and you embrace everything that ridiculous organisation come that actually not true. i embrace leaving the eu but i thought it was very flawed. better reform from within. that's a debate for another day. i think it's really key was interesting and cited in your package that the most vulnerable and therefore the probably and therefore the least probably likely which suit likely to vote tory which suit me less likely me actually less likely have a driving and passport driving licence and a passport both require money. both of which require money. okay well, i for1 a.m.

okay well, i for1 am. delighted the government is finally got in line with the rest of europe and i thought test it done. the whole people would agree that. would agree with that. now coming and germany coming up, the us and germany finally uk in agreeing finally the uk in agreeing to send into ukraine this send tanks into ukraine this week because discussing week because we discussing whether that's enough but before that a short that let's take a short break here on live. we'll be here on gb news live. we'll be keeping you in the picture, finding happening finding out what's happening across finding across the country and finding out matters you. we'll out why it matters to you. we'll the with our team of the facts fast with our team of reporters specialist reporters and specialist correspondents. wherever it's happening, there in 12 happening, we'll be there in 12 noon on tv and online gb news. who's the people's channel? britain's news.

channel so finally, germany caught up with the uk, as did the us and going to agree to send tanks into the ukraine. germany will match the same of leopard 2

tanks and the us have pledged 31. enough. are they 31. abrams is enough. are they being sent quick and how quickly will they get to the front? joining me now to discuss this is the former leader of ukip, who of course, a tank who was, of course, a tank commander, bolton. commander, henry bolton. and of course, head eu course, you head of the eu crisis response team back in 2014 after putin started invading, he went in. yeah. crimea and donbas. yeah yeah. now we're sending tanks. it's not a lot, but it's the us and nine countries are going to send taxing how quickly today they can they get to the front line how important is it that they're actually then given air cover . actually then given air cover. well the air cover isn't vital . well the air cover isn't vital. all right. and actually the performance is going to come down to how well they're supported and how they're used. right because a tank unit doesn't or doesn't operate in isolation . and what you're isolation. and what you're implying that incorrectly is that a tank works with other branches of the armed forces to deliver effect and course air coveris

deliver effect and course air cover is useful. i actually because it's on the on the land battlefield something like attack helicopters it's been some talk of the apache being delivered but i think that's you know a few steps down the road but in themselves challenger tanks from the uk could be with trained crews on the ground. i'd say mid to late march . i think say mid to late march. i think the germans will be a little bit further behind. the reasons for that first of all, there's still this coalition to be put together because if it feels the ukrainians you might want lots of tanks from as many people as will give them to you but you've got and they are all slightly different and you've got to ensure that there's some compatibility issue there in the logistics because single type of tank which got a different engine, different ammunition is going to require its support and it's rather a fighter plane and that you've got one pilot sitting in this sort of rather exciting piece of equipment . but exciting piece of equipment. but behind that there is a massive tail of spare parts and engines,

gearboxes and, gas tanks, different types of oils different types of oils different types of grease and fuel, ammunition and a whole range of things that have to be in place before you can put them into the battle field. it's a massive piece of effort so that's got to be in place . and that's got to be in place. and if you've got different types of tank out there, then that's going be made more and more going to be made more and more complex more complexity complex and more complexity there on the battlefield in there is on the battlefield in that , the more vulnerable that sense, the more vulnerable you are. and the germans found this actually in in world war ii, when they went and they ii, when they went in and they found couldn't support found that couldn't support their forces in the bad . their armed forces in the bad. so that's one of the constraints that the germans are going to have because there are many countries you rightly say, countries as you rightly say, who prepared deliver who who are prepared to deliver the yeah but comes the leopard 2. yeah but it comes in whole of different in a whole range of different variety that's the problem variety and that's the problem that the poles have one version, the germans have another version, the swedes and the danes have yet another one. and the another, the canadians again another, because developed because they've all developed them it a game them further. is it a game changer? keep hearing that changer? we keep hearing that expression? so . expression? yes, i believe so. and at the beginning, and you said at the beginning, 14 of tanks is

14 challenge of tanks is symbolic . and politically , symbolic. yes. and politically, i think it did kick start. yeah. the broader cold ocean in this respect. absolutely and it was a tremendous thing for the uk to do. but 14 challenge to take on the challenge is the big boy of tanks , the armaments are roughly tanks, the armaments are roughly similar. there's a difference in ammunition. it'll interesting to see how that plays out in the battlefield. but challenger is about ten tonnes heavier than the leopard. it's got better armour and it's proved well—proven on the battlefield . well—proven on the battlefield. so, you know, it is a major asset in itself , but it's so, you know, it is a major asset in itself, but it's put the numbers together . it's even the numbers together. it's even great. but yes, it is. the numbers together. it's even great. but yes, it is . i would great. but yes, it is. i would not want to be in a russian tank facing one of these, whether it's a leopard or challenger. but we know from what we'll see this week, the tanks are as good as the overhead cover and nice the ukrainians are saying our next big hurdle will be fighter jets . the list is going to go on jets. the list is going to go on and on. that was this is one of

the reasons for the german stalling, wasn't it? absolutely and germany's and in germany, germany's history got history with russia, we've got to context. it's not to put this in context. it's not just, you know, the that they're concerned about they're sort of being misconstrue that after the world war two experience, it's also that we go back all the way to the to gerhard schroeder as when he was chancellor. and deutsche bundesbank involvement in money for the russian in moving money for the russian regime as putin was coming to power actually fundamentally enabung power actually fundamentally enabling that to happen , which enabling that to happen, which is one of the reasons i believe gerhard schroeder in the position as chairman of position he is as chairman of nord stream. the pipeline is nord stream. the gas pipeline is german chancellor and he's one of best mates. fallen of putin's best mates. fallen it's it is appalling and i think you know that's i know from when i was chief planner for common security and defence policy for ukraine was blocking or vetoing any of the usual particularly effective anyway but any potentially effective move by the european to deter further russia. when we look german fear therefore because arguably given therefore because arguably given the proximity of their relations

they know what putin's capable of, like no one else. and there is this idea that there's to be mission creep . the russians are mission creep. the russians are already sort of sabre rattling , already sort of sabre rattling, not war with nato with the eu . not war with nato with the eu. what might that mean in terms of europe's security? well, europe is security is being directly threatened this invasion anyway. yes. and there is no question. and people sort of forget that putin always for now been imperialist russian. he has been a irredentist in his approach. he's always believed that these areas were are intrinsically russian and ukraine more historically russian in terms of people because the tribe the roots came from the area that's now kyiv moved east hundreds of years ago and russia takes its name from them. but this is one of the problems, isn't it west that west. we're really running out of time. okay. we're very rapidly the thing here is that russia has challenged the west . russia has challenged the west. this is aggressive, provoking .

this is aggressive, provoking. they're basically saying that putin should be allowed. let's to some arrangement he can keep part of ukraine is like saying hitler could keep the sudetenland or poland in world war two. this if this isn't stopped now i honestly believe that we will see and i was also nato's strategic intelligence officer. i believe that that we will if we don't stop this in ukraine and confront him in ukraine, and if he's not defeated and kicked out to the hole in ukraine, we will have british and nato troops fighting russians directly in ten or 15 years. bolton, thanks for years. henry bolton, thanks for joining us that time . we've joining us with that time. we've got on. lots to got to move on. lots more to talk coming up. that talk about this coming up. that extraordinary case rapist extraordinary case of the rapist changed who then identified the woman all about bryson? he's been moved to a male prison. should he been admitted to the prison? no and why can't nicholas sturgeon, the first minister of scotland, say whether or not? plus, whether he's a man or not? plus, more royal scandals. prince andrew is back in the spotlight. but we're going get but first, we're going to get a news update . good afternoon.

news update. good afternoon. it's 1232 i'm rhiannon news update. good afternoon. it's1232 i'm rhiannon jones in the gb newsroom. the chancellor has confirmed will run to central london's euston station as planned. it follows reports the government planning to scale back this leg of the project, instead terminating in a west london suburb. the rail link is costing over £446 london suburb. the rail link is costing over £44.6 billion, despite costs due to soaring inflation. jeremy hunt says is a priority . well, earlier the priority. well, earlier the chancellor set out his long term plans for growing the economy, reiterating the government's pledge to halve and inflation this year. jeremy hunt defended the decision to not cut taxes now, he added the best tax cut is a cut and inflation currently close to a 40 year high. he also promised to use brexit freedoms to boost growth in the uk and nhs hospital has been fined

£800,000 after admitting failings in care of a baby who died 23 minutes following birth. nottingham university trust had their nottingham university trust had thei r £1.2 million fine reduced their £1.2 million fine reduced after pleading guilty to providing unsafe care when tests of fear. andrews died in 2019 at the queen's medical centre . her the queen's medical centre. her mother, sarah andrews , says no mother, sarah andrews, says no financial penalty will ever bring. we thank the judge and recognise the delicate balance she has made to impose this significant . which we hope sends significant. which we hope sends a clear message to trusts, managers that they must hold patient safety in the highest regard . sadly we are not the regard. sadly we are not the only family harmed by the trust's failings . we feel that trust's failings. we feel that this sent isn't just for winter , but it's for all other babies that have gone before and after her. astute nurse has appeared in court, charged with planning

a terror attack, has an raaf base in north yorkshire . last base in north yorkshire. last yean base in north yorkshire. last year, 27 year old mohammed farooq is also charged with possession of after he was arrested a hospital in leeds last friday. a military bomb disposal team was called to the hospital and a maternity ward was evacuated as a precaution. he's due to appear at the old bailey next friday. tv online on dab plus radio. this is gb news. don't go anywhere andrew. we back in just a moment.

well, the repercussions from nicola sturgeon's gender reassignment will continue. the rapist , adam reassignment will continue. the rapist, adam graham, who raped two women and then identified as a woman, alan bryson, was admitted . woman's prison. he's admitted. woman's prison. he's now inevitable be been moved

out. nicholas sturgeon the first minister, still won't say whether he is a he or she . the whether he is a he or she. the this will continue to put the spotlight on the snp's transgender policies and remember in westminster, rishi sunak's government says they are going to block this change in the scottish law. joining me now delighted today is the teacher and trans gender journalist debbie hayton. debbie. good, good afternoon you . i think good afternoon to you. i think we can see we've got debate. let's talk to tessa dunlop. we have got debbie. hello, nice to see you . debbie, this this this see you. debbie, this this this couldn't have been worse. timing for nicholas sturgeon, but it bnngs for nicholas sturgeon, but it brings into sharp focus all the problems in the objections people had this legislation in the first place. well, it does it. on one hand, nicholas sturgeon says that trans women and women that we can choose our sex, we can become women just because we said we are. but on the other, she's known as a case where somebody who calls himself a woman can't be put in a women's prison. the whole the

whole situation does not make sense because it's the scottish is trying to build policy on the fantasy. and that's not the way make good law. interestingly debbie, the conservatives in scotland put down an amendment , scotland put down an amendment, this bill, to say that prisoners should be excluded. so this have meant that adam graham, who now calls himself isla bryson, could never have gone to a woman's prison. but the labour party and the scottish national party voted that down. well, they blocked it, yes. so there was a lot of events put forward which have improved this this law. but they were blocked because it detracted from the philosophical position, the ideological position, the ideological position the government was putting forward, that people choose their sex. and that appues choose their sex. and that applies just as much to sex offenders as . it does to anybody offenders as. it does to anybody else. but debbie i think we have to own here the adam or isla at the moment isn't castrated in being sentenced, etc. on the bafis being sentenced, etc. on the basis of pre—existing sting law in scottish land. and in fact ,

in scottish land. and in fact, you drill into the very number of transgender individual in jails in scotland it is adjudicated over on a case by case basis . for example, the 11 case basis. for example, the 11 transgender women in jail at the moment , six transgender women in jail at the moment, six are held in mens estate . so we're not saying that estate. so we're not saying that just because you are a transgender woman. you end up in a female prison. each case is judged on its individual merit. debbie, you report . we can we debbie, you report. we can we can judge cases on the merits, but we i hear a lot these individual risk assessments. but if the risk assessment puts a rapist in a month prison, the risk assessments do not work. absolutely. that's the whole point. it's not the whole point. tessa you say it's done on tessa this you say it's done on an did they put an individual. how did they put an individual. how did they put a who's raped two women who a man who's raped two women who then identifies this woman in a women's jail ? to be clear, women's only jail? to be clear, in england and, wales, where policy is bit different, you policy is a bit different, you can state as a transgender woman, end up in a woman's

prison, although 90% are in men's prisons. so this isn't just let's go back to that specific case. the rapist , the specific case. the rapist, the male rapist who then identifies them when a women's only jail. you possibly think that's you can't possibly think that's a good way . and i think that is a good way. and i think that is incorrect , short sighted. but we incorrect, short sighted. but we should point out that when she was that prison court was in that female prison court in only female prison in vail, the only female prison in vail, the only female prison in segregated. in scotland, she was segregated. she she had she was entirely alone. she had no with other female no contact with other female prisoners. do you think prisoners. how do you think other women felt in that prison? debbie. get back you. debbie. debbie get back to you. the scotland is changing. the law in scotland is changing. although he's although rishi sunak's, he's going year going to stop it to 16 year olds, to change, to self—identify as a different genden self—identify as a different gender. if you've been able to do that at, would you have i might have done it might have been a big mistake to i was not old enough at that time to appreciate what it meant to be male, what it meant to be female. arguably, i perhaps made a mistake later on in life , a mistake later on in life, we're told, and children are told that there is this thing called gender identity, which almost deterred , which

almost deterred, which determines whether they're a boy or a girl and that they can grow up, be a man or a woman. can't none of us can. none us can choose our sex. and to be given that choice, two children so young and the dark side that choices if you choose wrongly life may be messed up you may be messed up for life. i don't think it's fair to put children in that situation. i think children need to grow up first, find themselves find what it means to be and grow to means to be human and grow to adulthood and understand it means be adult. even means to be an adult. even before can go through any before they can go through any of legal process. we of this legal process. before we bnng of this legal process. before we bring back on that. bring tessa back on that. when you adulthood, debbie, how you say adulthood, debbie, how would say it's the right ? would you say it's the right? i'm a teacher. i've is. i would say that the human brain reaches full cognitive maturity around age 25. we know that young men, especially in their early twenties, do do silly things. the bought the age of maturity . the bought the age of maturity. the bought the age of maturity. the uk is 18. so i would put it

at 18, but with great reservations that it is so young and feeling that some things that we shouldn't be allowing 18 year old to do just that . this year old to do just that. this is why i'm afraid we totally misunderstand that scotland is its legal jurisdiction. i know i grew up in scotland. i'm for bashing the nats. i took it to them a couple of days ago, but we have to own that in scotland. you can get married without consent. age 16 in scotland you can vote for your government, age 16. so we're saying i can decide i want to marry you. andrew but oh, i don't know what my sex is. i've got to wait, but please don't . but. but the please don't. but. but the point, tessa , listen to debbie. point, tessa, listen to debbie. she's been there. she's done it. she's been there. she's done it. she's saying 16. it's too young . make this enormous change. changing your gender. and then you have to overhaul the whole. heaven forbid the uk to start meddling with the rest of uk and say we need to get married, we we've had devolution in scotland since 98. this is the first time

it's happened. debbie, what do you say to tessa ? well, in terms you say to tessa? well, in terms of scottish law, this is the first time in 25 years that it's happened. and the scottish government was warned that there . that bill was inconsistent with the equality act there , with the equality act there, warned repeatedly and bad policy warned repeatedly and bad policy warned and for women scotland warned and for women scotland warned and for women scotland warned and i was consulted and. i warned them but they didn't listen . and the fact is that the listen. and the fact is that the 9 listen. and the fact is that the g r bill in scotland interacts with the equality act because it determines who is male, who is female ? how. single sex exempt female? how. single sex exempt exceptions can be can be applied. there were warned this but they didn't listen . and the but they didn't listen. and the end result is that the bill has got to be has been blocked both . alister jack has said that . . alister jack has said that. let's talk about this. let's come up with a bill that is consistent with the equality act that you can then pass. that's what good is all what that's what good is all about. right, that's debbie about. all right, that's debbie hayton, alister jack, of course , the scotland secretary. we'll carry on that conversation time.

but i want to talk to you now about electric cars. have you got an electric car? you might have to one by 2030 because have to get one by 2030 because the phase the government wants to phase all petrol and gas by all new petrol and gas cars by 2030. luck with that 2030. good luck with that because what are you going to charge your car? because it's not easy. minister, not very easy. minister, ambitious for 300,000 charges by 2030, but apparently only about 9000 were installed last year. very but there were a lot they and of course costs so much to charge and it takes so long. joining now is a great friend of the show, great mate of mine . the show, great mate of mine. he's a broadcaster and he's a car dealer. danny kelly. danny, what do you make about this? we just simply don't have enough places to cars. and i think currently we've got 37,000. we need 300,000 in four or five years time, which means a 288% increase. it's not going to happen , is it? no it's not going happen, is it? no it's not going to happen. and they are asleep at the steering wheel , andrew. at the steering wheel, andrew. they need to build thousand charging points per month if

they're going to hit this target of petrol and diesel free new cars by 2030. you know what, bofis cars by 2030. you know what, boris johnson. andrew, i don't whether he announced this is some sort bonus or brexit, but rest of the european union have the bottom petrol diesel cars as 2035. i don't know if he was trying for what he announced. we're going to bring it forward five years. it's unless something dramatic happens that we are going to miss that target . in fact, one of the great stories is over the festive penod stories is over the festive period for petrol lovers like me. and 95% of the audience listening was when all of these smug tesla were queuing up at a service station in cumbria, some of whom were waiting for about seven or 8 hours. it was the daily mail story and the reason being that was so many being that there was so many million cars the road and now million cars on the road and now a proportion of them are lucky . a proportion of them are lucky. people wanted to go back to london and to cornwall and you had people on the other side of the forecourt spending 5 minutes pulling petrol and honestly, andrew, i wish , i wish that we

andrew, i wish, i wish that we could follow the european union because it ain't going to happen . danny. i think , you . danny. i mean i think, you know, i don't have a car. i'm not. i have the car for over 30 odd years, not because i'm a green eco. it's just because what's the point of having a car in the roads in london? the roads are clogged, but it can take on clogged, but is it can take on average 8 hours to charge a car. i'm told that this is the crazy thing about it. i mean, if you've got a supercharger , a you've got a supercharger, a tesla supercharger can take 40, 45 minutes. and that's why the there was a queue of about seven or 8 hours because there were about 20 teslas trying to charge if have a driveway, if you're fortunate enough to have a driveway. good luck with finding lot that in the capital. lot of that in the capital. andrew if you're fortunate enough driveway , you enough to have a driveway, you can overnight on a can charge you overnight on a trickle but it's a long trickle. but it is it's a long time, a super charge. it takes around about an hour. time, a super charge. it takes around about an hour . well, if around about an hour. well, if you've got a trickle charge or how it takes a lot of time. there was also a story where it's actually cheaper to drive petrol vauxhall cause mile but

an electric vauxhall of course. it's crazy. it's all about danny. let me ask you, how much doesit danny. let me ask you, how much does it cost to buy a new car? on average, i'm told a king's ransom. well, that's a great. because overnight tesla reduced the price of brand new models overnight by 0 r £6,000. the overnight by or £6,000. the pnces overnight by or £6,000. the prices have plummeted like a typical cheap bit around town at renauu typical cheap bit around town at renault which is an electric car with about a hundred mile range. i think there are about £30,000. but if you want to travel anywhere to see people as families and friends do, you've got to be spending 40, 50, 60 grand. by the way, you call give them away at the auctions . car them away at the auctions. car dealers aren't touching used electric cars because message is out there. andrew it's a disaster waiting to happen . all disaster waiting to happen. all right, tony, that's dani caddy that's being tested done of the now you're a great green advocate. do you drive an electric car? i actually have a hybrid. oh which means i'm not surprised it's a fail safe, because if there's nowhere, charge it. you can always rely

on fashioned petrol. but i actually it was a couple of how often do you use petrol. well actually you can use petrol all the time but what happens doesn't typically okay doesn't that typically okay you know then when know what happens is then when you're things you do you're driving things you do like braking, would like braking, which would normally normal car normally petrol in normal car charge the battery but you're still using and if i could know and i very slowly like and if i go very slowly like a green light comes on telling me i'm using electric. so my problem is that i clog up the traffic even because really traffic even because i go really slow. so i don't buy one of those nightmare trucks. yeah, i'm nightmare but just i'm a nightmare driver. but just very to the very quickly, back to the levelling if the levelling up thing. if the government, it's all government, you know, it's all going fair shares going to be in a fair shares around britain, one third of the charge points in london in charge points are in london in andrew try to the andrew you try going to the north and it's like north of england and it's like one the most facing one of the most facing northumberland also what if you live the country? tessa where live in the country? tessa where are to charge your are you going to charge your car? you're a farmer, are you going to charge your car?if you're a farmer, are you going to charge your car?if you you're a farmer, are you going to charge your car?if you live u're a farmer, are you going to charge your car?if you live ine a farmer, are you going to charge your car?if you live in aa farmer, are you going to charge your car?if you live in a smaller, are you going to charge your car?if you live in a small if but if you live in a small if you know, if my mum lives in a remote village in scotland and they're the very rich landowner installed pipe, but installed the charge pipe, but heaven you go heaven forfend if you go to charge she's

charge your car and she's already parked large four by four at it and is charging away now there's problems here, but i don't we should so don't think we should be so defeatist guest was defeatist like your guest was a little no thought you little smug. no i thought you only right. because the only got it right. because the thing is, metropolitan mps in london and the think this london and the city think this is at least. but that's what is all at least. but that's what charges if you are charges are. and if you are living the country remote living in the country remote parts you're not parts of scotland, you're not going to be able to get home. and just you know, the and just to let you know, the moment installing 23 moment we're installing 23 charge you want charge points a day, if you want to the target for 2030, it's to hit the target for 2030, it's got a hundred a day. yeah. got to be a hundred a day. yeah. what you could do, of course, you could just cycle, walk or use the tube like i on my use the tube like i was on my bike morning. okay. bike this morning. okay. all right out. put king right now, go out. put the king has told prince andrew, stay away from buckingham palace. and he is he and prince andrew course is also considering legal to also considering a legal to clear that's after clear his name. that's after the lawyer virginia giuffre lawyer after virginia giuffre who with . was it lawyer after virginia giuffre who he settled with. was i lawyer after virginia giuffre who he to ttled with. was i lawyer after virginia giuffre who he to settle 'ith. was i lawyer after virginia giuffre who he to settle with vas i lawyer after virginia giuffre who he to settle with thei lawyer after virginia giuffre who he to settle with the woman million to settle with the woman who never met has who claims he's never met has pulled of a legal fight with pulled out of a legal fight with another person claims abused her? alan dershowitz , lawyer so her? alan dershowitz, lawyer so could this the coronation, the idea that prince andrew goes

back into battle with this woman 7 back into battle with this woman ? i'm joined now by the former royal correspondent michael cole. michael i read in which the broke this story this week that the print the king was relaxed the idea of prince andrew returning to this horrific court case saw maxwell talking about this from her prison only this week. i believe it. i think the king would want this like a hole in the head. you and me both . i don't believe you and me both. i don't believe it either . there are you and me both. i don't believe it either. there are some andrew's who have common sense and good judgement of their times . and i'm afraid prince times. and i'm afraid prince andrew falls into the latter category . he must be delusional category. he must be delusional if he thinks he can overturn . a if he thinks he can overturn. a legal arrangement entered into freely less than a year ago in a manhattan courtroom . he would manhattan courtroom. he would have to damage straight prove for award or duress or , coercion for award or duress or, coercion or some of malicious

misrepresentation to a rather savvy manhattan judge to get this overturned . so it ain't this overturned. so it ain't going to happen . the words of going to happen. the words of mohammed ali, he's got to. chances are slim and none . and i chances are slim and none. and i would bet on the second. i do understand why he's going this route . and i will speculate if route. and i will speculate if you'll permit me. yes please. yes. well this lady who was 17 year old, virginia roberts , mrs. year old, virginia roberts, mrs. fry, living in western australia , she was rather acting like one of those girls at the crucible . of those girls at the crucible. she was accusing people and she accused alan dershowitz . now, accused alan dershowitz. now, alan dershowitz is , a very alan dershowitz is, a very celebrated celebrity lawyer . he celebrated celebrity lawyer. he defended claus von bulow and defended claus von bulow and defended o.j. defended claus von bulow and defended oj. simpson . he's defended oj. simpson. he's a professor of law at harvard university, and she said that

she'd been abused by him . and she'd been abused by him. and then she remembered, oh , no, then she remembered, oh, no, that she hadn't. he of denied it so forcefully from the beginning. and she also said at one stage that she'd been by prince andrew, not only london, new york and on this island in caribbean, but also jeffrey epstein's ranch in southwest theory. and then she . no, no, it theory. and then she. no, no, it was not the ranch. so i imagine his lawyers who haven't served him terribly well of these pr people throughout a whole saga of thinking that they may have some anger there to overturn this . as you say, it was a huge this. as you say, it was a huge settlement maybe 12 million b, 10 million, but certainly a lot of money. michael, if he was to return to it, he would he have to go into the witness box and would that go ? yes. well, of would that go? yes. well, of course he would . we must course he would. we must remember . and i think it's fair remember. and i think it's fair to say that this was a civil case. civil cases settled by the exchange of money and criminal

cases. exchange of money and criminal cases . if there's exchange of money and criminal cases. if there's a exchange of money and criminal cases . if there's a conviction, cases. if there's a conviction, that's jail time. now, prince andrew has never admitted anything. he's never been charged with anything . for charged with anything. for goodness sake, he's never been convicted of anything. and he says and maintained that he neven says and maintained that he never, ever met virginia roberts. how do you explain that photograph? well ghislaine maxwell was allegedly taken in her mother's house in belgrade , her mother's house in belgrade, where she says it's a fake . she where she says it's a fake. she thinks it's fake. well there's a lot to be the bond through. but if he's going to demonstrate that this school should not have been entered into, it's a very, very long chance for him, and i wouldn't put my money on it. all right, tessa dunlop, what do you think? well, it also assuming, isn't it, michael, that he's going come out of a retrial on the very slim chance that it could smelling of roses, of course, 50% chance or more. then it goes. the other for him. it goes. the other way for him. so think he would be

so i think he would be encouraged, stupid, it encouraged, stupid, to take it up again. presumably he wants to clear his name and reassert himself as hrh but he's himself as hrh age, but he's forgotten already been forgotten that he's already been judged by the court of public opinion. i think whatever said , opinion. i think whatever said, all remember is look all we can remember is look mate, out with mate, you you hung out with a convicted for four days in new york on a jolly. yeah, well, that goes back to what i said about andrew's with better judgement and common sense. plus, there never was a trial . plus, there never was a trial. theidea plus, there never was a trial. the idea of reaching this agreement last year was to clear away before the queen's platinum jubilee so that it wouldn't talked about at the time. of course, it's increasing it. and of course , this is the last of course, this is the last thing buckingham palace and the new king. this thing hanging over them. we're not very far away from the snake . and they away from the snake. and they wanted to get this out the way it's not very convenient. and i can understand why the king is saying to his younger brother you don't the flat here any more the buckingham palace. you're not carrying out full duties.

perhaps next thing will be, do you really royal lodge windsor beautiful in the middle of windsor great park where queen mother lived indeed where she lived when she was queen before she was queen with king george six. so not a good time for prince andrew, but you can only say , you know, george in person say, you know, george in person reference friend michael thank you. that was my test. dunlop final word to . he is the most final word to. he is the most unpopular member of the royal family by a long chalk. i think you're right isn't it's all over for him. the public have their mind up. but what's extra ordinary and what's this indicative of is the in built entitlement. he's still can't get over that. he's not where he was born. he's fallen down the hill and he can't believe he can't get back up and forget, i think the real motivation to this is he's inherit a bit of private money from darling. maybe he has but we don't know because the monarchs will is never ever ever publish test

dunlop it's been a joy to have you here. you're going to come and join me. i very much hope so. i'm good now. i'm andrew pierce on gb news. plenty more still come next half still to come in the next half the programme so don't go anywhere. but before let's anywhere. but before that, let's get still get the weather. it's still cold. deakin and this cold. i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the office. most places is your latest weather update from the to office. most places is your latest weather update from the to be ffice. most places is your latest weather update from the to be dry. most places is your latest weather update from the to be dry today, places are going to be dry today, a fair bit of cloud around, but sunny spells coming through of us will dry weekend as us will have a dry weekend as well this area high well to this area of high pressure anchored out to the west. is in control of our west. it is in control of our weather, but at times weather fronts will in the fronts will in from the northwest one approaching the western isles will bring a little bit of rain here late in the day. we do have the odd light shower elsewhere, but there fading out in most places will dry, i said, quite will be dry, as i said, quite cloudy. but we've got some breaks in cloud. north breaks in the cloud. north wales, england and down wales, northern england and down the we'll a bit the eastern side we'll see a bit more sunny developing through the . temperatures the afternoon. temperatures right about average for the time of year, seven or eighteen celsius . we will see this zone celsius. we will see this zone of rain working into the western

isles and then of course the highlands through this evening we'll track slowly we'll continue to track slowly southwards. most places though, having evening. notice the having a dry evening. notice the blue on the map here. a frost will form across parts of south wales and southern england depends on the cloud and the fog, however, because there will also be a thick fog patches but easily towns and dipping easily towns and cities dipping below freezing could be well below freezing could be well below in some spots, not below in some rural spots, not as further north because as cold further north because we'll have more although we'll have more clouds, although still likely as the still some frost likely as the cloud late in the night . cloud breaks late in the night. northern , a cloudy, dry northern scotland, a cloudy, dry day for many. then on saturday. again, some sunny spells a little bit of light rain over northern at times we may see a bit more for north coast of bit more rain for north coast of wales northwest wales and northwest england dunng wales and northwest england during afternoon . the odd during the afternoon. the odd shower the far north. shower in the far north. temperatures perhaps a touch lower today's sixes and lower than today's sixes and sevens . generally speaking, that sevens. generally speaking, that thicker cloud and zone of rain will continue to affect parts of northern england, northwest a time on saturday evening, northern england, northwest a time on saturday evening , the time on saturday evening, the odd shower in the far north of scotland. but again, most places

dry as . we head into sunday and dry as. we head into sunday and many will stay dry on sunday as well. there will be some rain in the northwest later and it will get very windy on because get very windy on sunday because scotland, of us, scotland, for most of us, turning a touch mild turning just a touch mild goodbye.

hello. you're listening and watching two andrew pierce here on tv news with you until 2 pm. coming up we're talking about migration new official figures a lump migration new official figures a jump by migration new official figures a jump by a seven and a half million migrants living the uk since 2011. more than one in seven will be breaking down those numbers. well, they won't. they hs2 high speed railway. well more controversy over that but the chancellor says he's committed to running it through

central and we're going to be talking to a stop hs2 and its holocaust day. it's 78 years since the since the liberation of the auschwitz . we're going to of the auschwitz. we're going to be talking all about that all of that and much more. and joining me in the next hour will be the lyricist and author, sir tim rice . and you at home, of rice. and you at home, of course, is such an important of the show. forget to email the show. don't forget to email gbviews@gbnews.uk . that's what's gbviews@gbnews.uk. that's what's coming up next. but first, the latest news . good afternoon . latest news. good afternoon. 1:01 time, rhiannon jones in the gb newsroom the chancellor's confirmed hs2 will run to central london's euston station as planned. it follows reports the government was planning to scale back this leg of the project , instead terminating scale back this leg of the project, instead terminating in a west london suburb. the rail link costing over £446 a west london suburb. the rail link costing over £44.6 billion, but 22,000 jobs. despite

increasing costs due to soaring inflation, jeremy hunt says it is a priority . i don't see any is a priority. i don't see any conceivable in which that would not end at euston and indeed i prioritised hs2 in the autumn statement . we have not got statement. we have not got a good record in this country of delivering complex, expensive infrastructure. quickly but i'm incredibly proud that for the first time in this last decade under a conservative government, we have shovels in the ground. we are building and we're going to make it happen. well earlier, the chancellor set out his long term plans for growing the economy . the government's pledge economy. the government's pledge halve inflation this year. jeremy hunt defended the decision not to cut taxes. now adding the best tax cut is a cut in inflation, which is currently close to a 40 year high. he also promised to use brexit freedom to boost growth in the. speaking

to boost growth in the. speaking to gb news, the shadow public health minister, andrew gwynne told us he wants action , not told us he wants action, not words. if i had a pound for every time the government have said we need to cut red tape, we need to invest in regions , we need to invest in regions, we need to invest in regions, we need to invest in regions, we need to level up, we need to grow the economy , need more grow the economy, need more growth. we need better productivity. i'd be able to pay the tax bill of nadhim zahawi. you know, i don't want words. i want action . quite frankly, i've want action. quite frankly, i've been sick and tired of hearing the same messages over 13 years on nhs hospital trust has been fined £800,000 after admitting failure in the care of a baby who died 23 minutes after birth. nottingham hospital strauss had £1.2 million fine reduced after pleading guilty to providing care. it's the highest ever issued for failings in maternity care. when two sophia andrews

died in 2019 at the queen's medical . her mother, sarah medical. her mother, sarah andrews, says no financial penalty will ever bring winter back. penalty will ever bring winter back . we thank the judge and back. we thank the judge and recognise the delicate balance she has made to impose this significant fine which . we hope significant fine which. we hope sends a clear message to trusts managers that they must hold patient safety in the highest regard . sadly we are not the regard. sadly we are not the only family harmed . the trust's only family harmed. the trust's failings . we feel that this failings. we feel that this isn't just for winter , but it's isn't just for winter, but it's for all the other babies that have gone before and after her her. a student nurse has appeared in court charged with planning a terror attack at an raf base in north yorkshire last 27 year old mohammed farooq is , 27 year old mohammed farooq is, also charged with possession of explosives after he was arrested a hospital in leeds last. explosives after he was arrested a hospital in leeds last . a

a hospital in leeds last. a military bomb disposal team was called to the hospital and a maternity ward was evacuate. waited as a precaution. he due to appear at the old bailey next friday. elsewhere, us president joe biden has called for any protests in memphis to remain peaceful . it comes ahead of the peaceful. it comes ahead of the planned release of video showing the arrests that to the death of tyre nichols body cam footage of the traffic stop on january the seventh is expected to be released later. prosecutors seventh is expected to be released later . prosecutors say released later. prosecutors say he died from injuries sustained in what they've called a violent encounter. five former memphis police officers been charged with the murder of the 29 year old the london fire brigade are investigating the cause of a fire destroyed. a grade two listed church last . eight listed church last. eight firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze at st mark's church in north—west london just after 11 pm. the building has been described by the churches trust as an architectural treasure. no was injured in the fire fire and

a mathematician who was born russia has spoken out against moscow's war in ukraine. whilst the uk's biggest taxpayer last year paying more than £487 million. the sunday times list reveals 100 don't see uk's wealthier people or families contributed . to nearly wealthier people or families contributed. to nearly £5.2 billion in tax last year. denise john and peter coates, the people behind bet365 paid more than 460 million gymshark chief executive ben francis is the youngest person on the list, payin g £11.6 million . this is gb paying £11.6 million. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. now, though, it's over to you, andrew andrew . to you, andrew andrew. but welcome to the show. and

we're going to kick off our second hour by talk about migration figures from the office for national, which have been number crunching the results its 2021 census show results of its 2021 census show rather surprising reading when the census was done two years ago, 10 million people in england and wales were born outside uk , more than one in outside the uk, more than one in seven people. a jump of 2.5 million in a decade the proportion of people in england was born outside the uk has increased all regions 4% nearly increased all regions 4% nearly in london in the east, the most common long term arrivals to arrive in england was india, romania and china. but all of non—uk born people, those from the new eu countries which join in since 2004, are most likely to be . what do you make of these to be. what do you make of these figures? joining me now on the show is stephen woolf. he's director of the centre of migration and economic prosperity, stephen, this is another side , isn't it? the another side, isn't it? the government says they're going to get to grips with migration, immigration, but we have to call it i'm fashioned, it migration. i'm old fashioned, used called immigration.

used to be called immigration. they've completely they've lost control completely . they haven't. they oh, absolutely. because these numbers now prove very clearly what many people have been saying for years , that the saying for years, that the combination of legal migration, those coming here to work and study leads to a lot more . those study leads to a lot more. those people remaining here added to asylum and illegal is changing the demographics substantial in the demographics substantial in the uk? and you can see that by those figures, the increase of 2.5 million people in ten years is quite stag ring and that doesn't seem be any real interest in the government's or the opposition into managing this effectively and one of the issues of course, stephen with this, what is in place to accommodate these in terms of more schools, more hospitals, more schools, more hospitals, more houses ? well, there is more houses? well, there is point that is very clearly the biggest issue about that .

biggest issue about that. statistics show that we actually produce . about 165,000 new homes produce. about 165,000 new homes a year over that period of time , we have built 1.65 million new homes . and yet house prices are homes. and yet house prices are rising. we're seeing demographics change so that you've got 2.5 million more people . so that's an excess of people. so that's an excess of people. so that's an excess of people over homes . so we're not people over homes. so we're not building enough and house won't fall as a consequence , we can fall as a consequence, we can see the increase demand in hospitals , local schools and our hospitals, local schools and our gp's. so interest structure is straining because of the increase in population and you never seem see anybody in government at correlating the two. no one ever seems to say the demands on nhs are caused by increase in population, of which a large proportion of that is the increase in immigration . the increase in immigration. what should happen should there be strict limits on the numbers of people coming in? we often

hear we're talking about an australian points based system and we're not discussing here. stephen the chaos that takes place across the english channel virtually week i think it was 450 people gb news detected crossing in day last weekend . crossing in day last weekend. well, absolutely there should be very deep concern about the numbers of people coming in across the channel you saw that even the home office estimated that there could be 80,000 coming this year, which is of deep concern of the cost of those governments should be more grown up. of course, they said after brexit that they'd introduced a points based system . they introduced the migrant advisor committee, which is supposed to manage those numbers and how were brought in for visas work. but that doesn't seem to be working effectively at the moment because on one side of government particularly those who are supported by the treasury , they want to see more treasury, they want to see more and more people coming for work and more people coming for work and more people coming for work and more more people coming

and more and more people coming in as students and. on the other side of the coin are in the home office who , were wanting try office who, were wanting to try and process it seems and control the process it seems disjointed , dysfunctional and disjointed, dysfunctional and not grown up in the way of thinking of how we manage immigration and populate one together. and we know we've got tens of thousands of people . we tens of thousands of people. we think about the channel. stephen are in hotels. i don't think they should any of them should be hotels. think they be be in hotels. i think they be camps. holiday, that camps. well, holiday, that sort of they're doing of thing. they're not doing work. we read all the work. and yet we read all the time there's nobody to pick fruit, to pick potatoes out of the . isn't there a way in the land. isn't there a way in which we can utilise this those people perhaps them some money too. are all getting bored too. they are all getting bored and a lot . well, they are and a lot. well, they are getting and large. and again this comes to down the argument that's currently going on between both sides the between both sides of the immigration industry and one hand, are those are hand, there are those who are saying we have safe saying we should have safe routes when they here routes and when they get here should immediately them to should immediately allow them to work they go and we'll work and then they go and we'll pick fruit in the farms. there

is absolutely proof anywhere that once you give someone asylum and the right to remain that they will end up going to pick fruit in fruit market in or actually do the jobs that are missing. what happens is something totally different to that and these statistics that we have seen from the onus actually show for a large number of from the eu to which is romania and bulgaria there involved in the motor industry repairs garages and cleaning of cars and that type work those from the eea work in a kind of retail and pubs , that sort of retail and pubs, that sort of industry . but retail and pubs, that sort of industry. but there is 50% unemployed ployment of those are african and 55% unemployed. so many of those who have come from asia in middle east. so there is no proof that these people go and do these jobs once they arrive here . all right. that's arrive here. all right. that's stephen wolf, who's the director of the centre of migration and economic . thank you much for economic. thank you so much for joining me. now, jeremy hunt,

the chancellor in his after his speech there no speech today, said there is no conceivable circumstances in which would stop, not stop which hs2 would stop, not stop at station . sun reported at euston station. sun reported today actually the whole today that actually the whole euston terminus project could be a save money a abandoned to save money because . project is because. the project is spiralling out of control in terms costs and it could end terms of costs and it could end up people end up in a in up people could end up in a in a suburb of west london. angela the deputy to the labour party, said hs2, potentially not being routed to use as an example of the tories failing deliver on big infrastructure projects. joining me from euston station is our rugby news reporter paul hawkins. paul yeah, hi andrew we're actually technically at the back of euston behind me. thatis the back of euston behind me. that is the footprint for hs2 or at least the weather where they're hoping to build the path of euston station with ten platforms where i hate to train in the will maybe we don't know as you said jeremy hunt earlier said he will terminate. and just

give you an overview of hs2. of course, it's all about essentially connecting the midlands, the north and london with faster trains. now they've already ditched the leg to leeds from , manchester to birmingham from, manchester to birmingham and, then from birmingham onwards to london , they're onwards to london, they're hoping birmingham to london hoping the birmingham to london leg completed by 2033. leg will be completed by 2033. now sun this morning that now the sun this morning that because of inflation, ian, of course they're going to need more money to meet the costs, words the sums add up and that because of that maybe they'll end up terminating the route . end up terminating the route. old oak common that's a new that's being built out towards west of london, about five miles west of london, about five miles west of london, about five miles west of here. and they'll instead not run the all the way to houston, which would be huge because the amounts of disruption that's being caused to this area is enormous . been to this area is enormous. been speaking the people just speaking to the people just to my they've talked my left here and they've talked about amount noise about the amount of noise that you the disruption it's you get the disruption it's caused have had to caused that people have had to move etc. me there used to move away, etc. me there used to be hotel that was knocked. so be a hotel that was knocked. so if train wasn't to run all if the train wasn't to run all the way if hs2 wasn't to

the way here, if hs2 wasn't to arrive and you it would be arrive and you said it would be arrive and you said it would be a really deal and would be really bad politically for the government's levelling up agenda. hunt has agenda. however, jeremy hunt has said it will to said today that it will to euston. this is what he had to say earlier. i don't see any conceivable in which that would not end up at euston and indeed i prioritised hs2 in the autumn statement . we have not got statement. we have not got a good record this country of deliver complex expensive infrastructure quickly but i'm incredibly proud that for the first time in this last decade under a conservative government, we shovels in the ground. we are building and we're going to make it happen . so for now, the it happen. so for now, the chancellor appears to be saying the hs2 will go ahead as planned, that it will terminate here at london euston. but labour are seeking more clarity from the government. i don't think it's a sensible idea for the government to continue to promise things and then not

deliver them especially long infrastructure projects . we know infrastructure projects. we know if you listen to business if you listen to the experts actually long term infrastructure planning will boost our growth. and yet we with the conservatives 13 years of failure growth has stagnated in the uk we're lacking other european countries have to invest in our infrastructure for the long term . yeah, and the long term. yeah, and infrastructure is a big, big plank of getting that growth in the economy that angela rayner was talking about. and it's why the government are keen to stress the hs2 will go ahead as planned. we're hoping for more clarity from the for department and also the prime minister. but for now , for now, jeremy hunt for now, for now, jeremy hunt saying, will terminate saying, that hs2 will terminate here at euston all. right. that's paul hawkins voice. i joined in the studio by lord berkeley , who is deputy chairman berkeley, who is deputy chairman of government review into hs2 of a government review into hs2 . are one of those lord . and you are one of those lord berkeley the whole thing berkeley said the whole thing be scrapped. at the scrapped. i was looking at the figures gordon brown's government concedes this projects in 2009 estimated cost

20 billion. we're now looking way over 100 billion. we're just not very good at these things, are we? well, we're looking at 160 billion, which is probably eight times the original cost that gordon brown came out with . yeah, the bigger problem for euston is that there no design that the government and hs2 have produced can be safely built . produced can be safely built. it's fine saying it's going to go to euston. you've got to build tunnels, you've got to build tunnels, you've got to build fly and there's no design . they've been trying to do this for ten years. i've tried to help them initially, but i didn't want to know. and it's fine to have fine saying you've to have a city station in euston if city centre station in euston if it doesn't work then what are you going to do then? option we see in the sun is to terminate this place called old oak common, which is a few miles west of paddington . yeah, but west of paddington. yeah, but there's way can design there's no way you can design for a station to take trains an hour terminating going away again . so you know we've got to again. so you know we've got to alignment a great scar across

the country from birmingham to look through the chilterns towards london and they going to build tracks on it and try and run trains . but if there's no run trains. but if there's no station anywhere in london, it'll work . it's a hell of it'll work. it's a hell of a waste of , you know, hundreds and waste of, you know, hundreds and hundreds , £60 billion. we've hundreds, £60 billion. we've despoiled the countryside, a lots of people have had property blight because had their homes compulsory, repossessed if the government build in euston should the is still financially viable barking to pull the plug right now and say we've lost lost x but if it's going to save us going up to 160 billion which could go higher shouldn't they do that now. i think they should do that now. i think they should do it now . if they cancelled it, do it now. if they cancelled it, their total spend probably be under 10 billion as opposed to 160 billion. and some that money should be put to put improving the railway lines in the north and the midlands going east,

west , which are awful compared west, which are awful compared with the lines around london and they could repurpose, as i call it, the bit that they've started on. maybe it's a small commuter line . you could. yeah. which line. you could. yeah. which would help little bit but not going 160 miles an hour to get you to birmingham half an hour quicker as they say isn't whole point of this as well bit out of date we discovered during patent no berkeley that people could work quite well from home. no, i prefer to work in an office. my office is the daily if i'm here. but a lot of people do work mean do need all this money do we need all this money invested to get to birmingham bit quicker get to the north bit quicker to get to the north a bit. difference is we need a bit. the difference is we need a bit. the difference is we need a rail service daily a better rail service daily commute. sure in the regions you get into your job i think get into yourjob i think a better job going shopping betterjob going shopping whatever you like across the pennines across the pennines exactly east west and across from manchester to sorry from birmingham to and nottingham. what we don't need is to get to london quicker for the occasional visit and

parliamentarians. occasional visit and parliamentarians . yeah, we love parliamentarians. yeah, we love high speed lines you get into our constituency. not that i have one but you show i. yeah that's once a week and as you say. we've got our laptops. we can play with them. we don't need to get half an hour quicker. what we want the commuters need is rely ble commuters need is to rely ble service that's safe , that service that's safe, that hopefully electrified and they can look at more job opportunities, more school opportunities, more school opportunities in the regions just fine. it'll why is it. i read that the projected completion date hs2 is between 2028 and 2033. how that be such a big gap of five years? why don't they have a specific date. and then i read the sun today more like 2038. well i think it's more like 40 to 45. it you know we've we probably won't be around. well again certainly won't be around . don't forget won't be around. don't forget that the government has to put an optimistic spin on all this. yeah, but if they haven't designed used and yet they haven't got a station in manchester that works is part of the efforts of andy burnham and

the efforts of andy burnham and the other councils up there. yeah and with the time you've come up with something that everybody agrees on, you get some planning permission and you reply. you've tenders for everything. it will take length of time, but if they don't know what they want to build, it's very difficult see. you know very difficult to see. you know what they can do. well, that's barclay. you've heard his prediction. he thinks the costs will up at 160 billion will end up at 160 billion eyewatering it could be even more now. coming up after the break, going to talk about break, we're going to talk about holocaust memorial day and how much still alive much anti—semitism still alive issue modern britain for that issue in modern britain for that day. going to a look day. we're going to take a look at very cold weather here on at the very cold weather here on gb live. we'll be keeping gb news live. we'll be keeping in the picture, finding out what's happening across the country finding out why it country and finding out why it matters to you. we'll have facts fast with team of reporters fast with our team of reporters and correspondents . and specialist correspondents. wherever it's happening, we'll be in on tv, radio be there in 12 noon on tv, radio and online. gb news the peoples channel. britain's news.

welcome back. now, before we move on, let's return to the issue of high speed, too. i've been a sceptic about it for years, i have to say, because joining me studio for the rest of the hour is former labour mp dennis mcshane. now dennis stewart is a great project of gordon. andrew donates gordon. i think andrew donates a mate with labour mate of yours with the labour transport secretary. £20 billion was estimated cost. was the original estimated cost. so barclay is one of yours. so lord barclay is one of yours. he's on your side of the of lords. civil engineer saying actually it'll be £160 billion. is it worth it? the odd rule of all these big infrastructure projects is the price is double treble. i mean, we're the worst country world in britain . if country world in britain. if i was three or four years, they cost million miles more. no idea. i mean, the is if you're going to have hs2. i mean is it

should have been strangled at birth as it were . lord berkeley birth as it were. lord berkeley sat boris johnson's committee on and he acted as recommended to kill it. but what he said it should go the input of course of the prime minister always had other things on his mind then prime minister and didn't take big decisions except with financial taxes. dennis every year since since stopped. well, i mean, i'll look the development of all our military projects, why have the germans been able to sell example 1900 of their leopard 2 around the world? we've only been able to sell 38 of our challenger tanks are not a good country making . are not a good country making. what the modern world wants or selling it. but it got older. colvin i just. i laughed when my colvin ijust. i laughed when my son saying, that's where you people get in london at older comedy where, is it? i loved it. andrew what you discussing? that was lord barclay because that was lord barclay because that was where i spoke too much of my boyhood as a train spotter. you were it was one of the day where

an anorak spotted you guys appropriate anorak spray trainspotting in london had a big, big sheds. you go in there and the railway workers were so friendly will all be health and safety now and i could you know and slice off underline off of my you island railway spotting book lots and lots of trees look it's a dump it's if you wanted to invent the world middle of nowhere it would be spelled old oak common and the idea you going to bring that all these businessmen and andy burnham when the north dumped them somewhere in the middle of i couldn't tell you where it is now well that's it was take just as long to get used to be a centre. i can remember when they building the this the station for 2012 and people were the london and a lot of people thought they were getting off a train in stratford upon avon and they got to see the boards at they got to see the boards at the home of anne hathaway shakespeare and the wonderful small theatre . and then they small theatre. and then they said, but actually, no, it's

stratford the london stratford east in the london borough. they quite okay it's borough. if they quite okay it's not going the best not going to be the best introduction to britain getting off it's crazy old off the hst. it's crazy old common when old oak which is a dump. well that's probably very unfair . yes. and he said but if unfair. yes. and he said but if you actually look looks take to other english tidying self as we can't spend too much time on this. yeah but i mean when mrs. thatcher decided she'd go for the channel tunnel. yeah that was it. the decision was taken and things happen and we a dedicated railway station at waterloo or extended it for the channel tunnel trades . we built channel tunnel trades. we built tunnels through kent tunnel . the tunnels through kent tunnel. the channel was a huge project . channel was a huge project. there was no messing. then we transferred . she was a prime and transferred. she was a prime and she got things . well, it also. she got things. well, it also. but look here's another example we're very pleased with elizabeth line. yeah. okay in france of paris, the first elizabeth line was opened in 1997. they got five of them. now, perhaps we should get a few

french engineers all right. and take over our railways . that's take over our railways. that's denis mcshane. he's with me until now. today is holocaust memorial day . events are being memorial day. events are being held across the country, including like the london eight, which should be lit up in purple from 4 pm, a 92 year old holocaust survivor say they believe anti—semitism still believe anti—semitism is still on rise because young people on the rise because young people don't the holocaust don't learn about the holocaust any more. joining me on the show is jake wallace. simon who's the editor at the jewish chronicle . editor at the jewish chronicle. jake today is the 70th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz that was the of all the concentration camps. i think nearly a million people died there. can you tell us why in your view. it's so important that we mark this day . goodness, that we mark this day. goodness, that's a that's a big question . that's a that's a big question. i think first and foremost, it's vital because this was a genocide . by what appeared to be

genocide. by what appeared to be the most advanced european civilisation of the time , using civilisation of the time, using all of the science , civic, all of the science, civic, technological and logistical means at disposal and. that really matters because for us here in our society . we feel here in our society. we feel that we are modern and enlightened and beyond all that this reminds us how close that a travesty side of human nature can be . the surface, even when can be. the surface, even when we reflect upon ourselves as civilised and sophisticated but also, of course , it's vital also, of course, it's vital because the lessons from the holocaust are very difficult to instil and to live with by definition, it was an incomprehensible atrocity. i mean, 6 million men, women and children going into factories death in this day and age, pretty much is difficult . get pretty much is difficult. get your head around. and as a result, it trivialised and

watered down into grainy footage that's overly familiar and something that becomes part of the wallpaper and everyone agrees is bad but doesn't cause us to question our consciences and our place in the world and our place in society and of course, our responsibility to ensure that never happens again, which in has almost become a cliche , i think to the sorry. cliche, i think to the sorry. i was going to say, do you think enoughis was going to say, do you think enough is taught about the holocaust in schools and also more broadly about anti—semitism . i think that's the interesting thing about anti—semitism is that it has the ability mutate and to evade detection. so when it's been found out. it tends to change clothing. so the holocaust happened people agreed that racism wrong and killing on the basis of their race was wrong . but then and doesn't seem wrong. but then and doesn't seem to have moved and become a political version of itself,

which is towards israel rather than jews as a race . and i do than jews as a race. and i do feel that the level of vitriol and hatred towards israel has become excessive . but it can be become excessive. but it can be disguised it poses as a as a reasonable political position against oppression and, so on and so forth. and that really is something that's of grave concern . and that when people concern. and that when people teach the holocaust in schools as is right necessary sometimes that can not really feel relevant to what's going on today because anti—semitism in a way can hide in plain sight under the cover of israel. all right, that's jake wallace , right, that's jake wallace, who's the editor at the jewish chronicle, denis macshane. still with me , only briefly. i mean, with me, only briefly. i mean, i've talked to some they don't know they don't know young people. they don't know young people. they don't know expression know what the expression anti—semitism which anti—semitism, which is shocking. indeed shocking. i shocking. it indeed shocking. i wrote a book in 2008 called globalising hatred the new anti—semitism . and it's exactly anti—semitism. and it's exactly as just heard . there are plenty as just heard. there are plenty of legitimate criticisms of the state of israel . any state does

state of israel. any state does bad things , but the idea that bad things, but the idea that jews can't exist in peace and security is core anti semitism . security is core anti semitism. now what i would like to see taught andrew is in the 1930s the jews chronicle wasn't the daily mail then phil pages say there are too many jews being let into britain. our professions are being overcrowded . we turned a blind overcrowded. we turned a blind eye to that and to the rise of nationalist ideological hate in germany. germany had a lot of support in the 1930s. so did franco. so mussolini and. we appeased and appeased these fascists and didn't tackle them at root. and you can see the world that last list hate bubbles up in different ways , bubbles up in different ways, different countries and nervous to talk about it. all right. that's dennis mcshane . he's with that's dennis mcshane. he's with me until 2:00. coming up after,

your news update. we're talking about two british volunteer aid workers who were killed in ukraine. going be talking ukraine. i'm going to be talking to who met one of them to someone who met one of them there, a good afternoon. it's 33 i'm rhiannon jones in the gb news room. the chancellor set out his long term plans , growing the long term plans, growing the economy, reiterating government's pledge to halve and inflation this year. speaking at bloomberg's european in london, jeremy hunt defended the decision to not taxes now. he added the best tax cut is a cut in inflation currently to a 40 year high. he also promised to use brexit freedoms to boost growth in the uk uk. use brexit freedoms to boost growth in the uk uk . meanwhile, growth in the uk uk. meanwhile, mr. hunt also confirmed hs2 will run to central london's euston station as planned. it follows reports the government was

planning to scale back this leg of the project and terminating in a west london . the rail link in a west london. the rail link is costing over £446 in a west london. the rail link is costing over £44.6 billion, despite increasing costs due to soaring inflation. jeremy hunt says it is a priority . and nhs says it is a priority. and nhs hospital trust been fined £800,000 after admitting failings in the of a baby who died 23 minutes after birth. nottingham university hospitals trust had their nottingham university hospitals trust had thei r £1.2 million trust had their £1.2 million fine reduced after , pleading fine reduced after, pleading guilty to providing unsafe care went to sophia andrews , died in went to sophia andrews, died in 2019 at the queen's medical centre . it's the highest fine centre. it's the highest fine ever issued for failings in maternity care and a student nurse has appeared in court charged with planning terror attack across an raaf base in nonh attack across an raaf base in north yorkshire last . 27 year north yorkshire last. 27 year old mohammed farooq is also charged with possession of explosive device after he was

arrested outside a hospital in leeds last friday. a military bomb disposal team was called to the hospital and a maternity ward was evacuated as , a ward was evacuated as, a precaution. he is due to appear at the old bailey next friday. tv online and dab radio. this is gb news. don't go anywhere, andrew. we will back. surely .

now, sadly emerged earlier this week. two british aid workers have been reported missing in ukraine, have in fact, been killed . 28 year old chris parry killed. 28 year old chris parry and andrew backshall, who was 47, have been to rescue people from embattled of soledar from the embattled of soledar when car was hit by an when their car was hit by an artillery shell. joining me now on the show is sebastian pilarski, who's a photographer and filmmaker , he worked and filmmaker, and he worked with donbas while with andrew in donbas while shooting documentary ,

shooting a documentary, evacuations. good afternoon to you . very sad, sebastian . did you. very sad, sebastian. did they knew presumably they'd been for a long time the risks they would taking . yeah. first of all would taking. yeah. first of all the entry committee of volunteers i deeply and regretful. you know is with a heavy heart that i am telling about the death of my friends. we are deepest sympathy of the family. and we are all with them. right and there is for first, you know , and what i you first, you know, and what i you know, i can tell a little bit more about andrew didn't cringe because . i was i was working because. i was i was working with andrew. i made a quiz, but inever with andrew. i made a quiz, but i never speak with them. we am i will speak only with andrew and i believe if i had them then that thanks to this people like

andrew and trees the statistics of the inhabitants who said so fred from from from from the war in the war are much much lower as you and they really do they really did the job what is really did the job what is really needed there and have a really needed there and have a real impact . i have seen a real impact. i have seen a thousand of people pull it out from the basement demos and they been there because of the night without electricity without any connection with the reality . so connection with the reality. so i believe i this this work have what what the phrase and andrew had a sense you do you think they recognised how much danger they recognised how much danger they were in. yeah i am sure you know for first i am sure about that 100% because they have been working with a group of

volunteers who have been volunteering since 2014 and then start again from 24 february. so very experienced people, some of the locals before, but many interested . that's where a lot interested. that's where a lot of pro—russian people or a lot of pro—russian people or a lot of people have. also the medical background, medical training . so background, medical training. so i i'm believe they they decrease and you have an awful experience to doing i personally they i have been in solidarity with the andrew andrew was a driver because didn't speak russian so he was job was to just be try driver. so i have been with him and the mission and he was all the time focussed he came was he was telling me he told me that he kamsky to the how he he first time when he first moved when he came to ukraine he helped with

the humanitarian aid and then he discovering this evacuation process how is important because you know there is a problem because where there is no any the rules of government official official evacuation of the people living in the frontline but where constantly shelling. there is no there is only this kind of when we do all volunteers of group of volunteers of group of volunteers can help these people and put all of these people from the heart so. basically we have we got some we get some request for the families they said like you know there is they they failed to the to the fight today west but some and some dot mom they still leave the because you know demographic of donbas is very complicated like complicated there is a lot there is a mix of the russian people. there's a people who got in. they they just would like to be

there they don't want to left their and they and they and, you know they would have to leave they have to break in moment. all right, sebastian, thank you so much. that's sorry to interrupt you. that sebastian polanski, who's a photographer, filmmaker, dan, is looking at those images those men, 2847, those images of those men, 2847, young men really , and knowing young men really, and knowing the risks . heartbreaking that the risks. heartbreaking that the risks. heartbreaking that the very best of britain i mean really these are extraordinary heroes victims of putin we ignored putin for far too long i was in ukraine a minister in 2005. putin crushing then the world freedom. then you said i'll be into george in 2008. again, i was down there in crimea and all the time we were creating london grand. we're creating london grand. we're creating a red carpet for the oligarchs , for the lawyers who oligarchs, for the lawyers who protect the beards, financiers who protect them here , and now

who protect them here, and now we're seeing the consequences of our appeasement of putin and course, they invaded. he invaded crimea in 2014. exactly did nothing. did a thing. we did nothing. did a thing. we did nothing we said nothing, said the absolute minimum. and i just salute the courage of two remarkable men . as i say, the remarkable men. as i say, the best of if they were your sons , best of if they were your sons, would you be discouraging them to go into something or your daughters? would you be just? what would you say to them? no, you can never that. i was you can never do that. i was involved south africa when it involved in south africa when it was tricky, wasn't i was put was bit tricky, wasn't i was put in prison in poland by the communists supporting solidarnosc , but never actually solidarnosc, but never actually facing onslaught and facing military onslaught and thatis facing military onslaught and that is just something that shows a the decency, the courage and in the forward office , a and in the forward office, a plaque, the wall, all diplomats would be murdered. usually by terrorists in the last 20 or 30 years. i hope somebody puts up a

memorial to these two men. it's a very point because they'll be others, too, i'm afraid. who will die too. now it's time to get some of your views on the stories of the week, so join me on the show is some of our gabby voices showing and miranda richardson. good afternoon to you both in andrew i that show we're going to start with you what's the stories that have caught your eye this week . well caught your eye this week. well the apparent humanity crisis we're having with . the crossings we're having with. the crossings on boats people in need you know let's aside. there are obviously people trying to get into the uk under false pretences . but we do under false pretences. but we do have mothers fathers and children who are obviously taking a gamble a i mean, who would leave and take a gamble of going on to a small boat, risking their life in the hands of people they don't know and have to trust for safety, who would take that risk unless they

absolutely have to. so that's one of the things that's bothering me. obviously, the whole prince harry and meghan , whole prince harry and meghan, an ongoing issue as well. i'm not sure how far in the rabbit hole you want to go that. oh, let's about harry and let's not talk about harry and meghan and about meghan show and talk about something else for me before i bnng something else for me before i bring him around to . well, let's bring him around to. well, let's talk about conservatives and they're their lack of any common sense at at the moment labour looks attractive because of how all conservatives are doing it's right i think we swap in one bad lot for another. i mean if they were really in the interests of the people, we'd keep the same party. we wouldn't change from we wouldn't change from labour. but apparently we swap one, we complain, we bring another one in, we complain , it's just in, we complain, it's just swapping crap for more broke in my opinion . all right, sean fox my opinion. all right, sean fox miranda richardson, good afternoon to you. nice to talk to you again. what do you want to you again. what do you want to know? the answer and us a

subject? yes. well, you know what? i just driven back up into to a friend today. he's who's in hospital having chemo and part . hospital having chemo and part. my route has brought me back up through oxfordshire, into northampton . yeah. and to just northampton. yeah. and to just came up again today and have not going to, not going to take it and i've just driven past fields staff turned over all to nhs to is it going go to central london now. is it not going to go into central london now. i should say. oh well is are we going to have any relief break as when this is going to happen and should we go further and shouldn't we go further? you've just ripped up half the countryside at least have the decency start breaking apart decency to start breaking apart the when you that, the thing. when you get that, you do you think ? you come on. what do you think? did hear lord berkeley, who's been a longstanding critic of this? he says look, pull up, pull out the spades now because it's going to soar to £160 billion. and, you know, probably

even more than that is to face the consequences, because, you know, i just i think that actually, if it on all our smaller areas or some of our towns we i've got that's not that far from in northampton shire bucha hasn't a train station in that town staffed by actually it's to the rest of the country . it's quite centrally in country. it's quite centrally in the country. why don't we start developing these smaller stations that we closed over the years. we want to make our network better and actually make it work . you know, by not having it work. you know, by not having other courts to use . but up other courts to use. but up north tonight, about one of the one of the cross pennine trams rail lines, whoever it was , will rail lines, whoever it was, will cost a fortune. and they're only at 40% of their lines. why do we invest in this billion pound package that we've had in our network rather than one train line, you know we could have been so much better connected if we'd spent the money that way . we'd spent the money that way. miranda would you like to take the job as secretary, please? because you make lot sense. because you make a lot sense. i'll it go. i'll try

i'll give it go. i'll try anything once. yeah, well, we could. we couldn't do it. and you couldn't do any worse. can't even remember his name at the moment. it'll come to me in a moment. it'll come to me in a moment. yeah, i'm somebody moment. yeah, yeah, i'm somebody else, don't worry. because if it's somebody next week, it'd be fine. that's sean fox fine. alright that's sean fox and miranda richardson. gb news voices. from you voices. lovely to hear from you both. dennis mcshane what you both. dennis mcshane what do you make about what's was saying? not in between tories and not much in between tories and laboun not much in between tories and labour. only reason your labour. the only reason your lords are 20 points ahead in the polls is that because of keir starmer it's great crusading vision. it's because tories in may have made such a monumental mess everything . we had mess of everything. we had a report this morning that the spending for this should govern all schools in britain has gone down 9% since 2000. i can rattle off lots of other stats. i'm not going to basically i think was the lib at the heart of this. everybody talks about the tories, it was nick clegg and i can name other names. david laws read david who came in and said forget society , let's give our forget society, let's give our

friends a bit more money. and the lib dems, the conservative views with what was called austerity economics basically was one of the bigger transfers of public money into the hands. private individuals. i mean, you and i have benefited from rising house prices. and so and it was that point. i mean, the nhs was okay ish . there were 20,000 more okay ish. there were 20,000 more police on the streets. theresa may abolished them all and we are where we now and it's going to take another ten, 15 years even beginning to begin to get back into fighting fit shape for this country. but what about the from labour if you stop in the street and said to me five great policies of the labour leader, what would they be, what would you be? well, robin cook , you be? well, robin cook, famous, we're not talking about robin hood or keir starmer. robin hood or keir starmer. robin it's that for robin cook. it's been that for a long very simply , robin long time, very simply, robin was told, listen , lots of new was told, listen, lots of new policies before 1997. okay. and

he said probably , but i agree he said probably, but i agree with 20% headed the polls don't mention you policies frightened you to be serious. mention you policies frightened you to be serious . yeah, there's you to be serious. yeah, there's nothing wrong with putting more police the streets . there's police on the streets. there's nothing wrong with bringing back real apprenticeships as the boss see wood said on the today . i see wood said on the today. i simply agree with that . abolish simply agree with that. abolish by the tories . there's nothing by the tories. there's nothing wrong and he's very tricky. we've about 300 400,000 really good workers, particularly the health care sector. but a problem with europe andrew? oh, we're not going to go down because i know you desperate to talk about, but now i want to talk about, but now i want to talk about, but now i want to talk about music because know, i know you like music cause. macshane evening with rice macshane so an evening with rice the legendary tim rice the duncan band and west duncan wool band and west singers, the circle of words is taking place theatres taking place in several theatres across country from february. it's a celebration filled with reminiscence revelation, music, love to featuring some of the most popular songs of recent times. who better to explain than the man himself? tim how

are you ? i'm fine, thank you, are you? i'm fine, thank you, andrew. to great you. now, i know you're recovering a big operation . you're recovering operation. you're recovering from a big op. i know. aren't you? yes, i've had a new hip. i'm soon be back to my panther status . i i'm soon be back to my panther status. i do i'm soon be back to my panther status . i do have i'm soon be back to my panther status. i do have hip replacement. my family to replacement. my family to replace the rest of me and keep the hip. but basically i'm nearly back to full fitness and. i'll be able to walk onto the stage. i think first gig i know my first gig is in northampton on the sixth of fab and i'm fully confident that i'll be able to walk across the stage and say a few words . now, tim, and say a few words. now, tim, you've written some of the great written the words, some of the great time. i'm great musicals of our time. i'm thinking of jesus christ superstar . you worked with elton superstar. you worked with elton john, of course , on the lion john, of course, on the lion king. is it possible to say which is your favourite ? well, which is your favourite? well, not really. i feel that whichever one i haven't heard for the longest time is the one

that i like best. it's difficult. there are ones i like for certain reasons , and there for certain reasons, and there are certainly one or two that i don't like certain . i mean don't like certain. i mean there've been plenty of hiccups on the way . there've been plenty of hiccups on the way. i'll there've been plenty of hiccups on the way . i'll always have on the way. i'll always have a soft spot for joseph on the way. i'll always have a soft spot forjoseph and i think joseph is one that will probably last the longest because it seems generate a enthusiasm . seems generate a enthusiasm. every new generation. it's not trying be trendy, it's just a lot of cracking tunes with andrew on top form and it's a great bible and it works with children of all ages . and children of all ages. and i think that one is in some ways my favourite because it was the first thing i wrote with andrew that never had any traction at all. i think technical play chess or a veto probably my two favourite in terms actually things that i've written that i think work and i wouldn't have too many things i'd like to improve . there are always things

improve. there are always things ihearin improve. there are always things i hear in some of the shows like oh got that line wrong or that song should be slightly better , song should be slightly better, but there's no point being one's own worst critic. i get enough stick critics without having had my own do it to tell me how theatre is. now i'm thinking not just in the west end, but in the provinces post covid because that was a terrible time with all theatres dark . well all the theatres dark. well think it's interesting. i looking at the broadway figures last night , the broadway figures last night, the broadway figures for the previous and in a way i think new york was much neurotic about covid than we were in the sense that things much longer to get back to normal and broadway is doing doing pretty well. but by and large , the same is true by and large, the same is true for london. it's the shows are already established that are doing well, which is for great shows that are already established, but people don't really want to take a risk if they can only afford to go to one or two shows every year especially if they're coming

from out of town rather than gamble on something haven't seen. they'd rather go see seen. they'd rather go and see something. enjoy first time something. they enjoy first time around just as if you go around again just as if you go to a great rock concert, the elton john or something you you're going to get so great songs you've heard elton do songs that you've heard elton do before that's why you're before and that's why you're going and to a certain going. and i think to a certain extent, the big shows have benefited from that. but there's a lot of great new stuff coming up and great, quite new stuff like sex, which is a wonderful show. i think will always want live entertainment . it cannot be live entertainment. it cannot be yet . i live entertainment. it cannot be yet. i suppose live entertainment. it cannot be yet . i suppose it can be now who yet. i suppose it can be now who knows? but i was going to say it cannot really be bootlegged or or copied the. live experience is something that you could do. you can you can get live identity. all right, tim, thanks . did ever that's tim rice. . did you ever that's tim rice. you see him on stage , can you can see him on stage, can find on his he's find him on his website. he's appearing of theatres appearing in a lot of theatres talking about his made extraordinary a lot extraordinary career. a lot of your coming this says your your views coming this says your views the story today. views on the story today. this is linda who says hs2 is is from linda who says hs2 is about having up to date rail system times to get

system not quicker times to get to it also brings to london. it also brings note of employment people of employment and other people saying answer to saying surely the answer to the small is to stop making small boats is to stop making the uk so attractive . you've the uk so attractive. you've been sending emails about the trans rapist and so surely under the proposed gender of simon at this trans would legally change details his birth certificate that way he'd officially recognised as a woman another woman just we've got 30 seconds with you dennis mcshane. what a mess. the christos and it's made of this trans bill. we've got 20 seconds. yes, she's identity politician . she do health care politician. she do health care education, which was a pride of scotland , visited the vegetable scotland, visited the vegetable state, inwood investment and the rest all she focuses on is breaking up the united kingdom, just like other people here want to break up the united kingdom. the european union just have to get that it. andrew and she is the full light modern politics is identity the trans roundabout identity she's an identity she's got it badly wrong . dennis got it badly wrong. dennis fisher and you've been watching me andrew pierce for joining fisher and you've been watching me andrew pierce forjoining me. me andrew pierce for joining me. have a lovely weekend. next up,

it's the briefing the it's the briefing with the fabulous foster. but fabulous arlene foster. but before we're to go the before that, we're to go to the very cold weather. i'm and this is your latest weather from the met office most places going to be dry today. a fair bit of cloud around, but some sunny spells coming through. most of us will have a dry weekend as well thanks to this area of high pressure anchored out to the it is in control of our weather. but at times weather fronts will drift in from the northwest this one approaching the western isles will a little bit of rain here late in day. we do have the odd light shower elsewhere but there fading out in most places will be , i said, quite cloudy will be, as i said, quite cloudy but we've some in the but we've got some breaks in the cloud. wales , northern cloud. north wales, northern england down the eastern england and down the eastern side we'll see a bit more sunny spells developing through the afternoon. temperatures right about average for the time of yean about average for the time of year, or eighteen celsius year, seven or eighteen celsius . we will see this zone of rain into the western isles and then of course, the highlands through this evening continue to this evening we'll continue to track slowly southwards. most places, though, a dry

places, though, having a dry evening blue hue on evening. notice the blue hue on the map here. a frost will form across parts of south wales and. southern england depends on the cloud and the fog. however, because there will also be a few thick fog patches, but easily some towns and cities dipping below freezing could be well below freezing could be well below rural spots as below in some rural spots not as cold. north because cold. further north because we'll clouds, although we'll have more clouds, although still as cloud still some likely as the cloud breaks night in breaks late in the night in northern scotland , a cloudy, dry northern scotland, a cloudy, dry day , many then on saturday, day, many then on saturday, again , sunny spells a little bit again, sunny spells a little bit of light over northern england. at times we see a bit more rain for north of wales and northwest england during the afternoon. the shower in the far north the odd shower in the far north temperatures perhaps a touch lower sixes sevens. lower than today's sixes sevens. generally speaking that thicker cloud and zone of light rain will to affect parts of northern nonh will to affect parts of northern north wales for a time on saturday evening the odd shower in the far of scotland. but again most places dry as we head into sunday and many will stay dry on sunday as well. there will be some rain in the far later and it will get very windy

on sunday across northern scotland us turning scotland for. most of us turning just touch goodbye .

hello and welcome to the briefing i'm arlene foster. and here's what's coming up. over the next hour, chancellor hunt has set out a plan to boost the uk economy, taking the opportunity. brexit has provided to the country. in his speech outlined that britain needs a more positive attitude to risk taking . but over the taking. but over the chancellor's speech , the tax chancellor's speech, the tax affairs of one of his predecessor, just not him. so our way with rishi sunak under pressure and reported to be furious. we'll hear the latest from our political reporter olivia utley. and get the take from the telegraph