andindeed and indeed what he should could and indeed what he should have said are confident in his going for growth stance. we'd really love to hear your thoughts. we'll also getting all of the political latest and developments from the london labour conference . but first, labour conference. but first, let's bring you right up to date with all of the day's news. is bethany elsey . alistair, thank bethany elsey. alistair, thank you. good afternoon. it's just gone. 12:00 come bethany elsey in the gb newsroom flybe has cancelled all flights after collapsing with the british going into administration . the going into administration. the uk civil aviation is urging people who booked flights with the regional carrier not to travel to airports . flybe travel to airports. flybe returned to the skies april after it collapsed in 2020 and was operating up to 530 flights per week across three routes. the government says its

immediate priority is to support staff and those who've been left stranded while expert simon calder says of people have lost their jobs . calder says of people have lost theirjobs . i calder says of people have lost theirjobs. i have a great deal of sympathy for the thousands of people today to fly on flybe who are now having to make other plans . do not go to the airport plans. do not go to the airport . the message from the civil aviation authority. but also of course, for the hundreds staff who are waking up to discover the airline. they've worked with until yesterday. no exists graphic bodycam footage has been released in the us police in memphis beating a black man who three days later. a warning some people may find the following video distressing . know . you video distressing. know. you have me. 29 year old tyree nichols was kicked , punched and nichols was kicked, punched and pepper sprayed . he cried out for pepper sprayed. he cried out for his mother . five black officers

his mother. five black officers have been sacked and are facing murder . have been sacked and are facing murder. president have been sacked and are facing murder . president joe have been sacked and are facing murder. president joe biden , murder. president joe biden, he's outraged and has called for an end to police misconduct . we an end to police misconduct. we have a made by my hands above my headi have a made by my hands above my head i can got my hand above our heads. head i can got my hand above our heads . the video head i can got my hand above our heads. the video has head i can got my hand above our heads . the video has fresh heads. the video has fresh protests police brutality towards people. demonstrations which were mostly peaceful, have been held . several cities, been held. several cities, including memphis and new york including memphis and new york in square. three people were arrested after police cars were damaged . there's been another damaged. there's been another suspected palestinian in jerusalem. two people were hurt in the attack which happened in the old city a day . seven people the old city a day. seven people were killed by a gunman outside a synagogue. the violence follows the deaths of at least nine palestinians who were killed during raid on the west bank on thursday . the united bank on thursday. the united nafions bank on thursday. the united nations has accused russia of breaching the rules around child protection by giving ukrainian

child refugees russian passports and putting them up for adoption . meanwhile, ukraine's president is warning the situation at the front of the war is extremely especially in eastern region of donetsk. volodymyr zelenskyy says the nearby of barnet has been pulled rise by repeated russian attacks . moscow's russian attacks. moscow's increased offensive follows the west's decision to promise hundreds of battle tanks and drones to support ukraine. back here in the uk sir keir starmer says labour has reformed under his leadership . addressing the his leadership. addressing the london labour conference he said the message at next general election must that the party is different . the one that britain different. the one that britain rejected in 2019. he also vowed to build a fairer, greener country and told members not to be complacent. sir keir promised labour will put first and party second is crying out for change, crying out for decisive leadership and we must provide

it. prove that we can be a bold, reforming government show, not what the tories have done to britain but the british that labour build a fairer , greener, labour build a fairer, greener, more dynamic country with the economy that works for everyone , not just those at the top , and , not just those at the top, and the politics which trust communities with the power to control their own destiny. meanwhile, a former conservative chair says a number of members feel they were denied a vote on rishi sunak becoming prime minister in an interview with gb news, jake berry says mr. sunak should have held an endorsement vote during the leadership contest to show he had the support his membership. i think even though he absolutely got the majority of members of parliament, the conservative members of parliament and now i support him as prime minister, everything he does there is a challenge has is even if it's not true, there's a perception of the conservative

parliamentary party now being disconnected from our membership because we didn't have that even if it was a sort of endorsement vote. you can see that full interview with sir jake berry on glory meets at 6 pm. tomorrow. up glory meets at 6 pm. tomorrow. up to date on gb news we'll bnng up to date on gb news we'll bring mornings as it happens. now it's back to alistair . now it's back to alistair. stephanie you very much indeed. a very good afternoon to all of you as the chancellor jeremy hunt wades through the reaction to his big education, employment everywhere. go for growth speech. he might be tempted to say even that could have gone better . some of the most brutal better. some of the most brutal were those that he must have hoped were allies in putting the uk economy on the right front foot to expansion and indeed to

success. but now they outdid his political enemies in their barbs. the british chambers of commerce said there was little meat on, the bones, many of which had in the prime minister's new year's speech, the institute of directors risked in their attack . mr. risked in their attack. mr. hunt, they said, had another e and stood for empty. hunt, they said, had another e and stood for empty . they also and stood for empty. they also asked where another e was, and that's for e enterprise. now the cbi, which tends to for the bigger companies opposed to the issue of directors, which is very much smaller businesses and individual directors . they were individual directors. they were perhaps a little more even possibly among , and they possibly among, and they welcomed the shift last to focus on growth . but they do saw very on growth. but they do saw very beyond that to cheer and they too said there was just no . now too said there was just no. now on the political from labour's angela and you just heard sir

keir starmer at the labour london conference just a moment ago in bethany's news bulletin but yesterday angela rayner the deputy leader said what the economy needed. now a change in government. nearly echoing sir rod stewart's please to give someone else ago the lib said that the tories just deserve another chance . well, that will another chance. well, that will come in the spring. the budget, perhaps . but come in the spring. the budget, perhaps. but jeremy hunt warned us to expect tax cuts . us to expect tax cuts. individuals. which many of you and many here see as clear way to ease the cost of living crisis. and also to put some more demand in a sluggish economy by us with just a little bit more to spend from what we earn . but no inflation, hunt earn. but no inflation, hunt maintained, was the great beast. despite beginning to fall. jeremy hunt said that reduction in inflation was and i quote

the, best tax cuts. well, what we will get more freeports and hs2 which will have its london terminus more central to the than in the western reaches that some had warned of . none of it some had warned of. none of it seems the stuff creating the next silicon valley which he also talked about here in the united kingdom, the stuff on apprenticeships was why is as and it was well—trodden as well urging the other to get back to work and looking at pensions to maybe help that process . that maybe help that process. that too is not really fresh , but it too is not really fresh, but it did get much agreement and there's a lot more detail of that in the newspapers this morning. if you're interested . morning. if you're interested. so today we're going to ask what could he have done and what should he have done better .7 and should he have done better? and if so, how could have done it in today's newspapers is, as i say, more speculation on what he might do on pensions , taxation. might do on pensions, taxation. he wants to reform personal pensions to encourage retirees

back into work, not doctors. many of whom call it a day because they get to the limit of the amount of money that they can save towards their own pensions that will be tax free when they get it into their hands. when they get it into their hands . we'll have a cap on tax hands. we'll have a cap on tax free policies in place. so he has also let it be that that's something that he will come back to. presumably in the spring spnng to. presumably in the spring spring budget . now, i'll be spring budget. now, i'll be asking some old friends of mine andindeed asking some old friends of mine and indeed some faces what they think of what mr. hunt did say and in a way, more importantly , and in a way, more importantly, what they think of what he didn't say . we're also genuinely didn't say. we're also genuinely keen to hear your thoughts and ideas, especially if you're running a business or thinking of setting one up. i also want to hear from you on that and any the other subjects that we're discussing today. as always, you could do it via gb views at gb news or via of our social media

outlets . but before we delve outlets. but before we delve into all of that and a whole lot more. i'm going to pick out one of the stories that was in bethany's news bulletin, and thatis bethany's news bulletin, and that is the labour leader, sir keir starmer , giving a major keir starmer, giving a major speech this morning at the labour london conference , he labour london conference, he outlined how a labour government will give and i quote, a sense possibility again while focusing on the changes he has made to the party since it lost the 2019 general election . well, our general election. well, our reporter paul hawkins was listening to all of that and gleaning reaction to it as well. and i'm to say that he can join us live, as you can see, paul . us live, as you can see, paul. yeah. hi, alister. the us live, as you can see, paul. yeah. hi, alister . the general yeah. hi, alister. the general message from keir starmer was never again and the work never stops . he was effectively

stops. he was effectively saying, look, we've changed the labour party's change since 2019 when they suffered that huge general election defeat, their biggest since 1935, and that they're now ready to change the country got a big round of applause when he talks about never again to anti—semitism and that he to root it out of the party that have come a long way since the days of jeremy corbyn and another warm round of applause as well when he talks about nato unconditional nato membership . so sir keir membership as well. so sir keir starmer hammering home that they're also fit to run the economy and that any labour spending when labour comes to power, if labour come to power spending when labour comes to powihavelabour come to power spending when labour comes to powihave to our come to power spending when labour comes to powihave to involveie to power spending when labour comes to powihave to involve what)ower spending when labour comes to powihave to involve what he er will have to involve what he called sound money, that is , you called sound money, that is, you can us with the finance can trust us with the finance and that would feed into the gb news people's poll that we had on tuesday. just over a thousand people polled and 32% said they would trust labour on the economy compared to the conservative party, which is , conservative party, which is, you know, unheard of. normally the economy, fertile ground for the economy, fertile ground for the conservative party , but the conservative party, but clearly the opinion have shifted

in that favour. clearly the opinion have shifted in that favour . a word of in that favour. a word of warning from peter mandelson at the moment , warning from peter mandelson at the moment, giving a talk in the conference room behind his title, how labour can win the election. and he started by first of all paying tribute to how far keir starmer has brought first of all paying tribute to hov1partyeir starmer has brought first of all paying tribute to hov1party sincearmer has brought first of all paying tribute to hov1party since 2019. has brought first of all paying tribute to hov1party since 2019. he brought first of all paying tribute to hov1party since 2019. he then ght the party since 2019. he then went to on say that enjoy the opinion polls in a waspish way that talks he said the that he talks he said enjoy the opinion polls while they last, he because are like he said because they are like adjoins very relaxing but adjoins their very relaxing but don't inhale . all thank you much don't inhale. all thank you much indeed and i know you're going to be talking to other people down there and keeping an eye on what develops in what is clearly for sir keir starmer. an important conference but also for the members of and supporters of the labour party in and around london. but for the time being. paul, thank very much indeed. paul hawkins there live from the london labour conference . so let's have a look conference. so let's have a look not at what sir keir starmer would have you believe he's done

to the labour party or what he would have you believe he would do were he to win the next general . let's look at sir general. let's look at sir jeremy hunt had as jeremy hunt the chance the exchequer had say yesterday about what he to do right here and right with the economy to embrace growth and perhaps a spring in the step . perhaps a spring in the step. his beleaguered government and indeed a spring the step of all of us, including most important in some respects, the wealth creators of the world, the united kingdom. i'm to be joined first by sam white, cbe . sam is first by sam white, cbe. sam is the founder of freedom services group and stella insurance in australia . the first and australia. the first and foremost because obviously the business climate around the world and not least in the united kingdom matters to you as you run your own businesses and consider other possible investment opportunities and

other departures . given where other departures. given where the government are right now . so the government are right now. so what did you make of, sir, of jeremy hunt's speech and the opportunity that it presented him with you know, i mean, he was obviously brutalised, wasn't i? i actually didn't think the speech was that bad . you know, i speech was that bad. you know, i saw the point that he was making with regards to improving confidence and not sort of beating us down was a really valid point i think that the problem is the yes confidence is the key factor for investment growth and business creation . growth and business creation. but confidence starts with trust. and i think the issue is we've lost all trust the government and in that respect you know i sympathise with keir starmer . i you know i sympathise with keir starmer. i think it's time for a change how fascinating a thought crossed my mind while. i was listening to paul's report on what sir keir starmer said in in the last hour, underlining

heavily we are not what we were in 2019. a number of my friends in 2019. a number of my friends in conservative circles say you know one of the real problems is that the conservative party is not what it was ten years ago or 20 years ago in supporting creation, in supporting entrepreneurs, in cutting taxes and shrinking the state. is that what this upcoming here in the united kingdom is really going to be about? sam i think, is what it should be about at. the end of the day, i'm a passionate believer that we've got a great country, that has huge opportunities and in order to be able to realise of our full potential shall we need to be able to create businesses and the parties for me feels chaotic at the moment and we can't have we need to have solid plans we need to have faith in them . i do need to have faith in them. i do agree getting inflation down. i mean, i'm trying to raise for one of my businesses at the moment and it's tough. it's tough because people have got

their hands in their pockets and they don't want to invest in things largely, i think, because the interest rates are so high , the interest rates are so high, they're concerned about that return investment . so, yes, return on investment. so, yes, he's to some these he's got to get some these things control . but at the things under control. but at the moment, it doesn't feel like there is a strong party with clear leadership that can get behind and for once i think people are feeling much more confident that gets business. and you know certainly my i haven't seen this level of confidence in labour and their ability deliver in that way and you know i'm from the north of england. i was the power of the nonh england. i was the power of the north convention this week. fantastic andy burnham turned up. he's a great politician you know passionately cares about his community and is doing great things and you just you just feel that there's a wave of change there that is inspiring i want to pick up the point you there because i feel it very

strongly myself . well, about strongly myself. well, about interest rates. i mean, i do i think saying that reducing inflation is the best form of tax cut , inflation is the best form of tax cut, muddled thinking. i mean, it's not even entirely logical . but mean, it's not even entirely logical. but you're mean, it's not even entirely logical . but you're absolutely logical. but you're absolutely right. the battle against inflation matters not only to people like you. setting prices , people like me paying prices . , people like me paying prices. but if he absolutely committed, asindeedis but if he absolutely committed, as indeed is the prime minister, to seeing inflation, he knows as well as anybody else that the bank of england's chosen weapon for that is to maintain relatively high interest rates . relatively high interest rates. that impacts on what you can borrow for a business it impacts on what i borrow what i pay for my mortgage and so on and so forth until inflation is really seen off , those interest rates seen off, those interest rates are not going to come back down significantly, are they ? no, significantly, are they? no, they're not. surely there is other options and mechanisms. i get very frustrated with politicians is that they seem to roll out the same tired old

response to the same problems. and he's like, well, that's because we know it's work but just because it's worked in the past doesn't it's going to work in the future . and, you know, in the future. and, you know, there's so much talent all of these data scientists that we connected with university of salford this week and you kind of wonder if he could put a group of smart people in a room and ask them what you know, what could they potentially come up with? that's the solution. other than raising the interest rates is clearly having an impact on on business and everything else. i believe as an entrepreneur , i believe as an entrepreneur, believe that there are other to solve these problems. and i'm just seeing any of them through . there is also a genuine interest spectacle point of view interest spectacle point of view in political and economic circles and that is there is a limit to what governments can do to directly support wealth creation, to directly support

growth and you take an example. i don't know if followed it, but but britishvolt which we did a lot on, on the programme a couple of weeks ago, there was a golden opportunity for international investor us to look at what looked like a good plan and if international investors had come with the amount of money that britishvolt needed to build a product that the uk motor industry in terrible trouble at the moment desperately needed it would be matched by government . that was matched by government. that was something specific. the government do the government could do and the government, unreasonably government, not unreasonably said those foreign said when those foreign investors didn't forward and private investors didn't come forward, said, no, we're forward, they said, no, we're not to throw taxpayers money after . people you and after it. if people like you and others won't put your money where your mouth is. no , where your mouth is. yeah, no, look, i completely get . look, i look, i completely get. look, i launched a business in australia dunng launched a business in australia during covid because i'm, you know , i'm a great believer that know, i'm a great believer that can be done. it doesn't matter what your obstacles are that in the way. but i think for me what

government can do is their control and. i think the decentralisation of , the funds decentralisation of, the funds and getting them to local politicians. you potentially have got visibility and can collaborate with business more israeli but i do have sympathy that the at the moment is confidence there are a lot of positive signals in the economy nobody's listening to and i have this argument this week even to a potential investor that it doesn't make any to not putting money in now and it just fear but i back to the fact that the government has a role to play in the confidence in the uk economy and their job to make investors more confident in the as a whole. and that's the bit where i think we've got a problem that will only solved by a changing government. absolutely fascinating one. we're looking at pictures now of jeremy hunt

doing that speech at bloomberg yesterday. and one thing that is crystal clear and it sparked quite a fiery debate and in many of the newspapers this is that he has said the times splashed on it that if and when there is scope tax reductions, they will go on corporate rates of tax before they will go on rates of income and the levels taxation that i pay as a potential consumer yours and a potential consumer yours and a potential consumer of everybody else. i mean as a as a business person and as an observer of these matters, is that the right call 7 matters, is that the right call ? i think so, no, because i think when you've got to the point of making a profit, the business is already working. so i don't see how that is going to massively improve reinvestment into business. and my personal belief is that you need to get back and my personal belief is the cost of living crisis at the moment is biting hard at the lower levels and therefore you

shouldn't be giving tax breaks to businesses . and that's, you to businesses. and that's, you know , my view is that we're all know, my view is that we're all in this together and we do need to work together to get but it's quite clear that there are certain portions of society that are suffering deeply at the moment. so it would not be my preference that tax cut to go to business. so i'm great to talk to you. thank very much indeed. our first time. i hope it will be the first of many. it's been a real pleasure talking to you and thank you for your lucidity and thank you for your lucidity and candour in your and your candour in your analysis the front line of analysis from the front line of how to build a successful lovely to meet you and lovely to talk to meet you and lovely to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. something like that, founder freedom services founder of freedom services group stellar insurance . group and stellar insurance. now, sam , a new friend and i'm now, sam, a new friend and i'm delighted to have met her. my next guest is an old friend and a regular contributor. this program, mills, program, john mills, entrepreneur economist, chairman of john mills and founder of labour leave . you also found

labour leave. you also found that the institute of prosperity what did you make of what jeremy had to say yesterday having embraced as the sibyl said her cbi he's finally got growth matters in of prosperity for all of us and indeed for the country he is the master plan from chancellor of the exchequer. what do you make of it john. well, i'm bit pessimistic, unfortunately . i think the real unfortunately. i think the real problem about this country is that the right to that we've got is far too low . and i didn't is far too low. and i didn't think that jeremy hunt had to say he was going to do much to get that up. i think the real problem is , of course, our problem is, of course, our economy is that we invest about 17% of our gdp every year , 17% of our gdp every year, whereas the world average is 5. and in china it's more than 40% and that 17% you're barely covering the cost of depreciation of existing assets as of no do nothing investment

coming in, then you've shopping no growth with no you finish up starting to be stamp it's all the problems that the is facing at the moment and the new going down which i think they will do over next ten years. so i was very disappointed and very i worked very hard to say . do you worked very hard to say. do you agree? and i found sam's fascinating. but i wonder what your response would be as well , your response would be as well, that he has made it clear that as and when there is scope for tax reductions and clearly that impacts on the investment scenario as well, they will on corporate rates tax before they will go on rates of income tax . will go on rates of income tax. is that a sound bit of economic thinking at the moment, is that a sound bit of economic thinking at the moment , john? thinking at the moment, john? well i think that lower taxes on business help a little bit and not very much. what we really needis not very much. what we really need is to make the economy more competitive and now i think you're back to something which is not mentioned at all in

jeremy hunt speech, which is what do the what you do about the competitiveness of the country, the rate our ability to the exchange rate our ability to hold our own in world markets , hold our own in world markets, to hold our share of the world trade which actually is going down, down and down all the time . and if you have a situation where world trade share is going down, you're never going to get growth rate up and. this is an issue which just isn't discussed at the moment, but i think it's absolutely crucial to whether going to get the growth rate up or not. and talking of growth , or not. and talking of growth, as i said to sam as well, i mean, one thing that jeremy was crystal clear on, although i thought the analogy was very weird, that defeating inflation is the form of tax cuts because it doesn't reduce taxation. it just means that if you reduce inflation, then every pound that you do have in your back pocket goes a little bit further. whereas tax cut puts a few more poundsin whereas tax cut puts a few more pounds in your back pocket . you pounds in your back pocket. you know as well as i do that the

bank of england, whose job it to control inflation and get it back that target their chosen weapon and many would argue that's the only weapon in the current climate. i'm not sure that's right though is higher interest it seems to me that maintain that strategy eats away at heart of what you want and what this country needs . well, i what this country needs. well, i think that's right. i mean, i think that's right. i mean, i think the chasing down to 2% involves all the sort of policies that jackie exchange rates up the bank a bit more difficult to investment which lead to the economy not growing . i mean i think we all damage growth target not an inflation target and getting it done can get inflation down to 2. it's just going slow. the economy up . that's the concern that i have about all this. i think we should be. i mean, if we grow faster than inflation and that's the primary target of our economic policy and that's not what we're . and what is the one

what we're. and what is the one standout thing that if you did have access to either rishi sunak's ear or jeremy hunt in that you would have said, look, here's what you've to do. there is still time do it in the spnng is still time do it in the spring budget. what would that be, john? well i know it's very unconventional, but i think got to do it to make investments in country rather than some other or else profitable and. the only way you're ever going to do that is to get exchange rate down. there's not something which is discussed in policymaking circles at all in this country , circles at all in this country, but this seems to me to be the absolutely crucial thing that needs to be done to investment, profitable to get the percentage of gdp we on investment and to get the growth rate up. and i think we can get the growth rate up to maybe 3% per annum, something like that, which would make a massive over a decade you'd have another 30% of gdp to spend on both private consumption and, an investment. and that's what we need to do. john, we've talked about that

before, not least because of your brilliant but thank you very much indeed out to find time to speak to us again on gb news and give my love to both of you and hope to see you soon. take care. john mills there, entrepreneur, chairman of john mills ltd and founder of labour , but also giving his heartfelt cw , but also giving his heartfelt cry for growth and the exchange rate and export recovery and all the rest of it. a googling and find out the title of that book. i can quickly remember it in my mind and it's there and you'll find it. and it's well worth reading. you're watching and listening to. alastair stewart& friends and online friends on tv, radio and online with come, with lots more still to come, including every day , more including every day, more of us are facing decision between are facing the decision between eating and eating . but what eating and eating. but what about having to make a really tough between feeding tough choice between feeding your children or feeding your beloved pets and looking after them properly ? we'll be them properly? we'll be discussing that next. but first, let's bring you right up to date with the weekend weather. hello there. good morning to your

latest weather update from , the latest weather update from, the met office. i'm jonathan bawtry . it has been a fairly cloudy start the weekend for us, but some of us at least we'll see some of us at least we'll see some bright spells today. the boundary line for that is this cold front that's slowly southwards. it will bring some some patchy rain and drizzle to coast of wales and into central england as it does move southwards . but it is the southwards. but it is the southern half of that where it is going to remain fairly. southern half of that where it is going to remain fairly . wales is going to remain fairly. wales central seven, england to north for northern ireland northeast, england and also into parts of scotland. we could see some brighter spells throughout the second half of the day. temperatures for all of us, though, going to remaining though, are going to remaining fairly around fairly steady around seven or eighteen. and light eighteen. and with the light winds we across all of the winds we have across all of the uk will hopefully be to uk will hopefully be able to make that into this make the most of that into this evening, though the winds going to start strengthen across to start to strengthen across northwest in northwest scotland in particular, but remaining fairly light elsewhere . the band of light elsewhere. the band of patchy rain and drizzle continuing way continuing to push its way across and into of areas across wales and into of areas of the clearer of england. the clearer intervals we across the intervals we had across the north will to fill the way in.

so whilst we could see a patchy frost during frost develop during the evening, temperatures will to rise a bit as we move into rise again a bit as we move into the half of night. so the second half of the night. so remaining frost free for most of us, the start of sunday. but it's to be a particularly it's going to be a particularly blustery across blustery one across the northwest, expansive area northwest, a more expansive area of moving way this of rain moving way in. this could heavy times that will could be heavy times that will gradually push its way southwards into scotland and northern ireland behind which we'll some fairly blustery showers thing land on wales it will remain dry once those patches of drizzle clear their way off but again it's to be a pretty cloudy day. temperatures around seven or eighteen into sunday evening. then that frontal system continue , push frontal system continue, push its southwards behind that its way southwards behind that again is well, we'll see some of the clearer spells develop, but it's remain pretty it's going to remain pretty blustery, mile hour gusts blustery, 50 mile an hour gusts across coastal of scotland across some coastal of scotland and will remain a feature and winds will remain a feature across the north. we move into the coming week. so do stay up to date with forecast, to date with the forecast, particularly wednesday .

welcome back. you're watching . welcome back. you're watching. it's the 1232. i'm bethany elsey with your top stories from the gb news and some breaking news northumbria police has launched a murder investigation after. a 15 year old girl was stabbed in hexham. a 16 year old boy has hexham. a16 year old boy has been on suspicion of murder and, is also suffering serious but not life threatening injuries . not life threatening injuries. this is a developing story. we'll bring you more news as we get it. flybe has cancelled all flights after collapsing with the british airline going into . the british airline going into. the uk aviation authority is urging people who booked flights with the regional not to travel to. flybe returned the skies last april after it collapsed in 2020 and was operating up to hundred and 30 flights per week

across 23 routes. graphic bodycam footage has been released . the us showing police released. the us showing police memphis beating a black man . released. the us showing police memphis beating a black man. he died three days later. a warning some people may find the following video distressing. you know, he . mom you know he is. 29 know, he. mom you know he is. 29 year old tyree nichols was kicked punched and pepper sprayed as he cried out for his mother . five sprayed as he cried out for his mother. five black sprayed as he cried out for his mother . five black officers have mother. five black officers have been sacked and are facing murder charges . president joe murder charges. president joe biden says , he's outraged and biden says, he's outraged and has called for end to police misconduct misconduct . sir keir misconduct misconduct. sir keir starmer says labour reformed under his leadership . addressing under his leadership. addressing the london labour conference he said the message at the next election must be that the party is different to the that britain rejected in 2019. he also vowed to build a fairer and greener country and told not to be

complacent . you're up to date on complacent. you're up to date on tv, online and dab, plus radio . tv, online and dab, plus radio. this is gb news. now it's back to . alistair. to. alistair. bethany, thank you very much indeed. now, every day more of us are facing decisions between . the heating and eating . but . the heating and eating. but what about having to make a choice between feeding your children , feeding your beloved children, feeding your beloved pet? in recent animal welfare, shelter have been inundated with people who simply cannot afford to take care of their pets as battle with the cost of living and the cost of feeding them and all the rest of it. so gb news is north—west of england. reporter sophie has visited the cats protection centre in warrington to find out more and what problems they've been

experiencing and what folk are telling them. here's her report . the carefree life of kitten. but with the cost of living at such a high, not everything is fun and games. 62% of uk households have a pet. whether a dog, a rabbit, a guinea pig or a gorgeous cat . periwinkle animal gorgeous cat. periwinkle animal companions are a huge part . so companions are a huge part. so many of our lives. but with the cost of living still at crisis levels, could our pets be suffering too? i paid a visit to the warrington branch of cats protection to find out what kind of impact the cost of living crisis is having. we have had an increase on our waiting, so in care we roughly look after around hundred and 50 to 200 cats across , two centres per cats across, two centres per month and we've had an increase of 20% right across nationally as well as locally on our

waiting list as and more brits struggle to cope with paying their bills and feeding their families. some are having to face the unthinkable giving their pet. so what we would suggest if somebody has found they're in that situation where they're in that situation where they to give up their animals. you can get in touch with your local branch and local centre or branch and that's what we're here to do, is to help. we help through adoption and rehoming animals. that's what we are here to help with. of course, giving up a pet should always be the last resort, but it's comforting to know that places like cats protection every single one of their feline residents is given their feline residents is given the best care possible . they say the best care possible. they say right , i'm the best care possible. they say right, i'm just having a lovely little with our chrysanthemum here . and who came into the here. and who came into the centre with a number of other

and from a multi cat household where the lady had been struggling to pay for the cost of neutering. so the number of cats had got out of control for her. so next steps for him will be that he'll be neutered. he'll be that he'll be neutered. he'll be microchip shipped, and when the vet is happy that he's fully recovered, we will find him a loving forever home. as she played with chris sansom , i played with chris sansom, i asked nicola if she'd noticed the impact of costs on pet owners . the cost of living owners. the cost of living crisis is really showing at the moment and so i would say the majority . the phone calls we get majority. the phone calls we get now at the centre are people needing to their cats because can no longer afford to look after them and lots of families and tell me that if it's feed the children or feed the then you know it has to be the children that come first no family wants to give up their pets but as prices peak and

budgets break, some are being left without a choice . sophie left without a choice. sophie reapen left without a choice. sophie reaper. gb news. not a story. we've made up the data is out there and it's not just cats and dogs. it's across the spectrum . dogs. it's across the spectrum. costs are rising. people are making decisions. but please let me underline one crucial point that made in that brilliant report from sophie and that is don't just dump those poor creatures. you do run up creatures. if you do run up against real cost problems , get against real cost problems, get in touch with one of the many charities are out there and they will do what they can to help. they won't necessarily be able to solve it immediately, but they will guide and help you just. don't dump them. that's wrong . wrong and again. wrong. wrong and wrong again. and delighted to say that we can join sophie live now from bleak holt animal sanctuary in bury and there she is on. if i mistake me not, you've got less common. if confirmation were needed. common. if confirmation were needed . you know, i'm a bit

needed. you know, i'm a bit partial . the creatures that are partial. the creatures that are behind you as well we have to include people and hope not because it's your was brilliant but it isn't just kittens and cats and dogs we are a nation of animal lovers and costs are real costs are steep . that is indeed costs are steep. that is indeed the case. alistair at bleak holt. animals sanctuary. joining me is karen hughes. the sanctuary manager. here they see animals across the spectrum, cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits, goats . and as you say, rabbits, goats. and as you say, we are joined some of the sanctuaries gorgeous , donkeys. sanctuaries gorgeous, donkeys. karen morning. we spoke a bit about more domestic pets, but they're not the only ones being affected by the cost of living crisis. tell me about how animals more widely are being affected. it's all animals being affected. it's all animals being affected . and particularly we're affected. and particularly we're seeing an increase in in all animals once it's come in. more recently, we had a goats that we had. it's quite rescue last week that was abandoned in manchester and ended up on the tram tracks in manchester city centre . he's

in manchester city centre. he's quite and arthritic but quite old and arthritic but it's, it's all animals because you know if you come to downsize they can't their animals with them so of course food's more expensive vet bills are more expensive. i know since i've been here this morning . i know been here this morning. i know you me you've had a dog in you told me you've had a dog in and the waiting for cats as and then the waiting for cats as well. tell me a bit about that. so constantly we're getting calls to take in cats and we've currently got over 100 on our waiting list. a lot of those are because people can't afford to keep january alone. so far, keep in january alone. so far, we've taken 124 calls just to take in rabbits . and it is it's take in rabbits. and it is it's just single day calls with more animals . just single day calls with more animals. it's come in and then we talk about obviously animals such as these gorgeous dogs. i'm not sure you can see this one just here. tell me about the donkeys. what happens with them. so the donkeys are all residents here. and we've also got three mules who are just behind bobbing around and they all live out their lives here. we work with donkey sanctuary as well, and yet they're quite a welcome

addition to visitors because they the end to take the they the very end to take in the very friendly , very cheeky as very friendly, very cheeky as well . well, thank you so much well. well, thank you so much for your time this morning and for your time this morning and for letting me and see what happens here at bleak holt a—listers. you wisely said a moment ago the advice is that if you do have animals , whether you do have animals, whether it's cats or dogs or more large animals like donkeys and, you're no longer able to afford to keep. please do bring them to sanctuary is likely call because then they can receive the care that they need. indeed and don't give up on the possibility of somebody else being prepared to take the response . a couple take on the response. a couple of the creatures that we have at home with us down in hampshire were in previous homes and have then joined us and we were able to find a bit of space for them and look them as well. but and look after them as well. but sophie, thanks report sophie, thanks for the report and for for the live update and to of your guests in the report and that right now this morning and that right now this morning and very thank you very much indeed so don't give up look into what out there are doing to

try and help there many many try and help there are many many very good people which is just terrific and we should celebrate that here on gb news the channel which you are watching and listening to with me alastair stewart& friends and with many more still to come this afternoon, including the conflict still very much continuing in ukraine. but this week saw a decisive moment with coalition of western nations finally agreeing to supply modern made battle tanks. we'll discussing all of that and what it means for the next chapter right next with the defence editor of the london evening standard, my good friend robert fox. i do stay with us. we'll be back right after this short

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conflict in ukraine continues and there have been intriguing developments over the last few days yet another decisive moment with western joining together eventually to confirm that they were all willing to supply modern made main battle tanks to the beleaguered of ukraine. with the beleaguered of ukraine. with the anniversary of the russian invasion coming shortly, we thought that we would take stock of is going on there and what developments may or may not mean for you and for me and i'm delighted to welcome back a regular guest from ukraine, kira ruddick, who is a member of parliament. and there she is member of for parliament gulf party . and the first and party. and the first and foremost, did you find , the foremost, did you find, the german explanation of why took them so long to agree to send you own battle tanks but also to

give permission to other nations like poland and latvia and others who've got those tanks as well for them to , send them in well for them to, send them in as well. did you find those german concerns credible ? hello, german concerns credible? hello, alistair. thank you so much for having me. well, indeed , we were having me. well, indeed, we were all super frustrated here in ukraine when we heard the answers . you know, you read it answers. you know, you read it three times and you still cannot get what the actual reason is we do respect all our allies and they're super grateful for the support. however with the tanks, it a delay that that nobody could anticipate or like explain in plain words was story but all all we will the tanks and i challenge anyone to name any war that was won without the and so we find those deliveries .

we find those deliveries. a essential for the upcoming battles in spring that all the intelligence is are warning us and we do hope that they will arrive in time because you know like the day that is going in here in ukraine is a different day that is going in berlin , in day that is going in berlin, in london, like our days are usually spent in the bomb shelters , in the fights in on shelters, in the fights in on some terrible attacks and course it's hurting when we hear like , it's hurting when we hear like, oh, they were just the week of the bureaucratic negotiations because for us just the death thatis because for us just the death that is going during this week and of course it's terrifying i'm sure i wonder something of a explained russian comes this morning and it's in most of the newspaper papers here from stefano sarmiento is secretary of the european union's external action services committee . and

action services committee. and thatis action services committee. and that is to say that these moves both by the americans with the abrams tanks and the united kingdom with challenges and germany and it's customers with the leopard tanks demonstrates that russia is now clearly in conflict . the west and with wide conflict. the west and with wide sections nato. i mean that was the germ and fear that it would bnng the germ and fear that it would bring about retaliation from russia upon those who have moved swiftly to support you and to help you. if that being said at the heart of the european union, then i put it to you that you've something to worry about and so have we. oh, well, i think it will be an illusion saying that without the tanks russia would not understand, would realise that the world is supporting us and that ukrainian defeat will

be the defeat of the world of the nato . and this is why let's the nato. and this is why let's stop turning our eyes what is happening and saying that it was not the us the war has started not the us the war has started not a year to go , but in 2014 not a year to go, but in 2014 when russia annexed crimea and it was a time when all our allies were looking aside and saying, oh, well, maybe, maybe it's not what we think is. but now we see that this strategy does not work with a dictatorship only , only very dictatorship only, only very active and aggressive pushback is that working with russia, we all know that russia would not stop . i think it's clear to stop. i think it's clear to everyone right now . but we know everyone right now. but we know it can be stopped and we are to stop it and we are saying we don't want anybody to fight for us, but we need the supplies and weapons. so please provide to us. it's a common cause . and us. it's a common cause. and

we've talked about it on the program before with many people and famous speech. and i think was from president zelenskyy that if russia succeed in ukraine, it will not stop in ukraine, it will not stop in ukraine, will go all the way to berlin. i have to put something else to you as a politician, as well, and that is that there are in the context of our own cost of living crisis, which is very different to you facing russian aggression . i know. and the aggression. i know. and the bombardment and all of the horror of being engaged in war, but that is rising voices here amongst ordinary folk who say, look, hang on a moment, we can afford to send these to ukraine to help them out, but we can't as a government to, do all that is needed to help our people out in the midst of a cost of living crisis. what would what would your advice be to someone like ben wallace, the defence secretary, or jeremy hunt, the chancellor exchequer, to explain why this is money well spent up on behalf of uk taxpayers ?

on behalf of uk taxpayers? actually, there is a different angle to that. alistair i watched your previous piece about , the watched your previous piece about, the animal watched your previous piece about , the animal shelters , watched your previous piece about, the animal shelters , and about, the animal shelters, and it honestly breaks my heart . and it honestly breaks my heart. and to your question and to the question arise in previous leigh, there is a solution . leigh, there is a solution. britain is sitting on a huge amount of frozen russian money. all in all in in the world it's $500 billion russian money that everybody afraid to touch because of the international law and rule of property . so they and rule of property. so they are frozen . the question is , why are frozen. the question is, why not use those money to cover for the expenses for ukraine? why? what is the logical reason for that? and i can tell you there are other countries who already made decision canada have made decision. the united states passed the bill and they will be on it shortly . and right now on it shortly. and right now there is a bill in uk parliament, economic crime bills

that will allow to seize russian money and use them to cover for the programs that are supporting ukraine and will ease up the lot everyone. so it's illogical not to not to use those money it's so unfair to people not to use russian to cover for the that you guys have so it's so look people who are supporting who with their hearts out with ukraine have to give up their animals because they cannot afford to take care of them and there there is at least $50 billion stored the russian bank assets in the united kingdom that everybody afraid to touch stop being afraid. this is the solution . this is logical and solution. this is logical and fair solution to go to strike a chord with many people here , i chord with many people here, i can assure you, because i've read reports that as well let the aggressor pay the aggression and kyra, it's always a pleasure to talk to you and always say the thing at the end. look

the same thing at the end. look yourself. take care and best wishes to you and your loved ones in with us. ones and in touch with us. always pleasure to talk to always a pleasure to talk to you.thank always a pleasure to talk to you. thank you much, you. thank you very much, indeed, everybody. good member you. thank you very much, indeedgolferybody. good member you. thank you very much, indeedgolf party,(. good member you. thank you very much, indeedgolf party, member1ember you. thank you very much, indeedgolf party, member ofnber of the golf party, member of parliament in speaking live to us with that update now you've been getting in touch with our big topic of the day, which care itouched big topic of the day, which care i touched upon there as well. the chancellor's speech on growth . here are some of your growth. here are some of your thoughts far. julie gets us underway and i quote will the payments we are allowed to put into pension pots be tax free on as this is the major problem . as this is the major problem. that's one of the precise issues that the chancellor and his team are now talking about, looking at because they are tax free on the way out or big chunk of it is that's the lifetime allowance and they may vary that as well . and they may vary that as well. it is a major problem on i know that you are absolutely right on that you are absolutely right on that the government allow us to save tax free but they taxes

when it is most needed . some of when it is most needed. some of it not all of it. john joins the debate. i think the chancellor should stop putting pressure on the people who have retired early or after 40 years of paying early or after 40 years of paying taxes . they've had paying taxes. they've had enough. stop relying them. and on foreign workers fill the job vacancies of people in this country have worked and don't in ten to force them to do so at least something to earn that hand—outs. well that's also an upside to that as well which is train them to do the jobs that needing to be done . we'll be needing to be done. we'll be talking about that a little later on the programme. keep those thoughts coming in. we'll share best with you . we share the best ones with you. we go off air. you're watching and listening alastair stewart& listening to alastair stewart& friends on friends with lots coming up on the this afternoon the programme this afternoon including we will be continuing to unpack the chancellor's speech. just how impressed are you with his go for growth mantra ? do keep sending in your mantra? do keep sending in your thoughts. gb views at gbnews.uk or via our social media outlook outlets. but before get to that,

let's bring you up to date with the weekend weather . hello the weekend weather. hello there. good morning. welcome the latest weather update from the met office. i'm jonathan bawtry . it has been a fairly cloudy start to the weekend for us, but some of us at least we'll see some of us at least we'll see some bright spells during today. the boundary line for that is this cold front that slowly southwards. it will bring some and patchy rain and drizzle to coast of wales and into central england as it does move southwards . but it is the southwards. but it is the southern half of that where it is going to remain fairly cloudy. wales central seven. england north for northern england to north for northern ireland northeast, england and also parts scotland. we also into parts of scotland. we could brighter spells could see some brighter spells throughout the day. throughout the half of the day. temperatures for all of us, though, are going to remaining steady around seven eighteen. steady around seven or eighteen. and light winds have and with the light winds have across of the uk will across all of the uk will hopefully be make the hopefully be able to make the most that into this evening most of that into this evening though winds going to start though the winds going to start to strengthen across north west scotland particular, but scotland in particular, but remaining fairly light elsewhere . the band of patchy rain and drizzle continuing its

drizzle continuing to push its way across into of way across wales and into of areas england. the clearer we areas of england. the clearer we had the north will tend had across the north will tend to fill the way in so whilst we could see a patchy frost develop the evening temperatures will to rise again a bit we move into rise again a bit as we move into the half of the night . so the second half of the night. so many for most of us many frost free for most of us start of sunday, but it's going to be a particularly blustery one north—west with a one across the north—west with a more area of rain more expansive area of rain moving way. this could moving its way. and this could be times that will be heavy at times that will gradually push its way southwards into scotland and northern ireland, behind which we'll see some fairly blustery showers land on wales will showers thing land on wales will remain dry once those remain largely dry once those patches of drizzle clear their way off. but again, it's going to pretty cloudy day. to be a pretty cloudy day. temperatures or temperatures around seven or eighteen into sunday evening. then that frontal system continue to push its way southwards behind that again as well. we'll see some of the spells but it's going spells develop, but it's going to pretty blustery, 50 to remain pretty blustery, 50 mile hour gusts across some mile an hour gusts across some coastal of scotland and coastal areas of scotland and winds will remain a feature across the north as we move into the week. so through. the coming week. so through. stay with the

stay up to date with the forecast particularly into wednesday .

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great line up of guests. we really would love to hear what you think, too. which bits impressed you? what did you think was missing? and indeed, what would you do if you were chancellor of the exchequer all of that? still to come. but first, let's bring you right up to date with, all of the day's other news. here again, is bethany elsey . alastair thank bethany elsey. alastair thank you. good afternoon. it's 1:01. you. good afternoon. it's1:01. i am bethany elsey . your top i am bethany elsey. your top stories from the gb newsroom. a murder investigation has been launched after a 15 year old girl was stabbed in hexham. a 16 girl was stabbed in hexham. a16 year old boy is also in hospital after suffering serious but not life threatening injuries . life threatening injuries. northumbria police saying they were in a suspected assault . the were in a suspected assault. the force says a 16 year old boy has been arrested and in police custody . flybe has cancelled all custody. flybe has cancelled all flights after collapse with the british airline going into administration. the uk civil

aviation authority is people who booked flights with the regional carrier not to airports. flybe returned to the skies last april after it collapsed in 2020 and it was operating up to 530 flights per week across 23 routes. the government , its routes. the government, its immediate priority is to support staff and those who've been left stranded. travel expert simon calder says hundreds of people have lost their jobs. i calder says hundreds of people have lost theirjobs. i have a great deal of sympathy for the thousands of people booked today to fly on flybe who are now having to make other plans do not go to the airport is the message from the civil aviation authority but also of course for the hundreds of staff who are waking up to discover the airline they worked with until yesterday . he no longer exists yesterday. he no longer exists graphic bodycam footage has been released in the us showing police in memphis beating a black man who died three days later. a warning some people may

find the following video distressing. you know . what you distressing. you know. what you it's ? 29 year old tyree nichols it's? 29 year old tyree nichols was kicked punched and pepper sprayed as he cried out for his mother . five sprayed as he cried out for his mother. five black sprayed as he cried out for his mother . five black officers have mother. five black officers have been sacked and are facing murder charges . president joe murder charges. president joe biden says outraged and has called for an end to police misconduct . called for an end to police misconduct. he hopes that many barack obama will his leadership . me, i got my hair. the barber . the video triggered fresh protests against police brutality towards black people . brutality towards black people. demonstrations, which were mostly have been held across several, including memphis and new york in times square. three people have been arrested after police cars were damaged . police cars were damaged. there's been another suspected palestinian shooting in jerusalem. say a 13 year old boy

opened fire. the old city. two people were injured before the boy shot and injured by passers by.the boy shot and injured by passers by. the latest attack happened only a day after seven people were killed by a outside a synagogue. violence follows the deaths of at least nine palestinians who were killed dunng. palestinians who were killed during . a raid on the west bank during. a raid on the west bank on thursday. the israeli army has boosted its forces in the area . back here , sir keir area. back here, sir keir starmer says labour has under his leadership . addressing the his leadership. addressing the london labour conference , he london labour conference, he told members the message at the next general election must be that the party is different to . that the party is different to. the one britain rejected in 2019. also vowed to build a fairer, greener britain, promising to put the country first and his party second. this crying out for change, crying out for decisive leadership . and out for decisive leadership. and we must provide it prove that we can be a bold, reforming government show. not just what the tories done to britain, but the tories done to britain, but

the british labour could build a fairer, greener, more dynamic country with the economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top. and the politics trust communities with the power to control their own destiny . meanwhile, a former destiny. meanwhile, a former conservative party chair says number of members feel they would deny aid a vote on rishi sunak becoming minister. in an interview with jake berry says , interview with jake berry says, mr. sunak should have held and endorsed in vote during the leadership contest to show he had the support , the membership. had the support, the membership. i think even though he absolutely the majority of members of parliament, the conservative members of parliament and now i support as prime minister everything he does. prime minister everything he does . there is prime minister everything he does. there is a prime minister everything he does . there is a challenge he prime minister everything he does. there is a challenge he is even if it's not true, there's a perception of the conservative parliamentary party now being disconnected , our membership, disconnected, our membership, because we didn't have that, even if it was a sort of endorsement vote. you can see that full on. gloria meets at 6

pm. tomorrow. this is gb news. p.m. tomorrow. this is gb news. we'll bring you more news. it happens. now it's back to alistair . alistair. bethany, thanks very much indeed. so let's return now to our top discussion today , gerry, our top discussion today, gerry, mounts forth a employment and employee ability. both of are vital for a chronic labour that is at the moment inflicting itself across the country and indeed economy. jeremy hunt delved into the eve of education, how we can best support those who choose the different approaches. of course you've got universities, but you've got universities, but you've also colleges. and he underlines and one of the great developments in recent times and thatis developments in recent times and that is the importance of

apprenticeships as a way of getting into the work that you need and the work that perhaps you might want to do that certainly there will be many takers there who would rather you did that than just go to university. so what do all small businesses make of it? and the back to growth speech, because they, of course are the backbone of the economy . before we get to of the economy. before we get to that , i'm of the economy. before we get to that, i'm delighted to say that joe heard is joining me. joe's chef and ambassador at lifetime training organisation . how easy training organisation. how easy joe, has it been ? work with a joe, has it been? work with a government and industry where industry knows exactly what wants and government leaves with a sense of kind , trying to find a sense of kind, trying to find its way . this a sense of kind, trying to find its way. this road a sense of kind, trying to find its way . this road that you a sense of kind, trying to find its way. this road that you are the ambassador , which was easier the ambassador, which was easier to work with the industry. the ministers . the industry . the ministers. the industry. the industry knows what it needs and it's a very interesting time ,

it's a very interesting time, especially in hospitality, where chefs the academy is based obviously . we've lost an awful obviously. we've lost an awful lot of staff and manpower in hospitality. i don't think a lot of people in government understood don't realise that, but they certainly helping now and they're trying to put an emphasis on getting people onto work based learning schemes and rejigging that, making it modern dynamic like we've done with our chefs academy lifetime training to meet the needs of the modern industry and what young people and older people want to achieve in the workplace and in hospitality of the points that's always been made in the past is that there ? a there's a lot of that there? a there's a lot of casual labour that that is employed during that you know, the holiday periods and there's some periods in hotels and restaurants and what have you. but as far as the apprenticeships, what you did, i.e. become chef, we are i.e. to become chef, we are talking about a career choice . talking about a career choice. this is something you if you

crack and you're good at it. i'm not saying you're going to end up like gordon ramsay and. god forbid. not a lot of people want to end like gordon ramsay, but it really a part of a career it really is a part of a career and you end up running own business . yeah, exactly. business as well. yeah, exactly. i mean , i went to i was i mean, i went to i was generation where we were kind of i went to an inner city, hong comprehensive in the north of england and i was very much funnelled off into university, 50% in the country was was going to go to university and work learning was kind seen as the poor relative. and i was really pleased the chancellor yesterday saying that they wanted to make apprenticeships equal or , you apprenticeships equal or, you know, have that status, give more to people doing apprenticeships and that's what we're doing at lifetime and really becoming a chef is a wonderful career option . you wonderful career option. you know, it lead to you having your own restaurant , but also, you own restaurant, but also, you know, my career has followed a very different trajectory. i i go on television and do live

shows. i do radio and with our apprentices and learn us coming through. we try to that doing these skills and having these experiences stays with, you know, with us without really , know, with us without really, really awesome team of chefs we give them that chance to do more than just be a hot pass it's a real way forward and obviously without without scheme they also an academic background so they do their english and the maths there's a approach to it, a theoretical and an experience and that's exactly what these young need and the older people going into the modern catering hospitality industry today and really the skills they learn and they can do anything that which is great for industry and it's great for them and it's for their families and their parents. when you talk to colleagues are involved in this work across the piece, not just in hospitality and is it an approach as you've just so eloquently described it and i wish to god jeremy said it, you said it rather than how he put

it . and is it what the prime it. and is it what the prime minister to is the closest thing we've to a silver bullet for our problems in terms of boosting growth getting filled, helping a sector that does make profit and can employ many people . how can employ many people. how close is it to ? a silver bullet close is it to? a silver bullet for other sectors , in your view, for other sectors, in your view, joe?i for other sectors, in your view, joe? i would i wouldn't use the term steel a bullet, i think i think it's it was a wonderful resource which traditionally, like i said before may have not been particularly attractive but . now apprenticeships are modern. they're exciting. they they can you can really learn so much within them. and the great thing is you've got within the within the apprenticeships system, you have industry experts working along education experts working along education experts to create quite a holistic approach to learning and to also kind of the helping certain advance meet the demands

of, of today with all the kind of, of today with all the kind of economic , social kind of of economic, social kind of disruption work we kind of experience now and again . experience now and again. apprenticeships can be the backbone of many, many industries in this country , not industries in this country, not just the traditional ones. for me when i you know, when i was at school again in a very class area, in a working class background, you know, guys background, you know, the guys and are going off to and girls who are going off to do apprenticeships or plumbing, electricity, building, really now though, i mean, within hospitality, health and social care, at the leisure industry , a care, at the leisure industry, a massive, massive employer from within the apprenticeship scheme . so there's lots of people and i'd like to say the great is the getting to work the getting to earn but saddled with loads of student debt like i was and the getting to do it with real experts day on the ground i think in that respect maybe as close to a solvable but it has to work in tandem with the educational kind of systems and structures to brilliant analysis and brilliant frontline . thank

and brilliant frontline. thank you so much for what you're doing, joe, and thanks for sharing thoughts with us and i hope very much that other industry leaders were listening to that and can look closely at what apprenticeships could do. and not only for our young people out there looking for work or , looking for a change of work or, looking for a change of direction , but also for their direction, but also for their own industries as well. and that really is what growth is about. so my again there to joe hurd, who is a chef himself and ambassador at lifetime training now joining me to discuss this further as i hinted at in my general introduction is jen fuller . jen is the founder of fuller. jen is the founder of eater love's. it's a small business and. it sells children's clothing . when you children's clothing. when you listened what jeremy had to say did , your little eyes light up. did, your little eyes light up. did you think, aha, this is going to help me survive, expand do whatever. what did think? oh, god. here we go again . what was god. here we go again. what was your reaction ? hi there. i have

your reaction? hi there. i have to say i feel like he said very little. my eyes certainly didn't light up my ears didn't even really perk up, to be honest. i had nothing reassure ring. he was talking about industries like finance and tech , which of like finance and tech, which of course are very important for us as a nation. but it didn't connect with myself and i'm sure millions of other businesses were not in those. i heard him talking how to entice internation businesses to the uk, but i just didn't get a sense of any plan for to keep us sort of home—grown businesses who are working really hard and pushing against some very difficult factors within the uk. i didn't really get a sense of a plan, if i'm honest. jeremy did that carry bit and i've talked to one or two other guests about it because. it really was the bit where i went. what is he talking about? where he said inflation reducing inflation is the best tax cut that he could make available to individuals people who hopefully are queuing up to buy your brilliant products and other products

right across the and having dinner at joe's and all of the rest of it . dinner at joe's and all of the rest of it. but dinner at joe's and all of the rest of it . but did dinner at joe's and all of the rest of it. but did that strike a chord , a chord with you, that a chord, a chord with you, that inflation the real bet noir ? i inflation the real bet noir? i think challenge is that the government has always said that the inflation is from it's been caused by things outside their control. so for them to now say that they will be able to get a handle on that and control that i think is a very difficult one to believe . i mean, all i really to believe. i mean, all i really need and every small business needs for consumers have needs is for consumers to have the confidence keep spending the confidence to keep spending through have through this year and to have more accounts in more in their bank accounts in their purses. so i'm just not sure i know what his plan is at all, what the government's plan is to reduce inflation or some way to help people through this cost of living crisis . the other cost of living crisis. the other thing which has caused a furious debate all over the place is that he's made it clear there's a lot of detail in the newspapers this morning, which i'm sure you will have seen as well and that is that as and

when there may be scope for tax reductions they will go in reductions they will go in reduction in corporation tax taxes perhaps your business pays as opposed to individual tax reductions for people who hopefully are your consumers people knocking on your door wanting to buy your brilliant . wanting to buy your brilliant. is he right on that call between taxing and taxing individuals ? taxing and taxing individuals? my taxing and taxing individuals? my own success. is it the right way round to do it? i think also the way they will look do tax reductions because businesses won't have any nuance and i think it was quite well needed nuance, particularly if they say they support these they won't support these entrepreneurial small, but entrepreneurial and small, but ultimately , yes, of course, a ultimately, yes, of course, a tax cuts to corporation tax, my business will have some impact. but the bigger impact impact will enable us to survive and hopefully thrive is to get hopefully to thrive is to get more pockets so that more in people's pockets so that they continue spend. and they can continue spend. and throughout year. yes if i throughout this year. yes if i may say so, and i will say it anyway, because nobody can say

yes or no. i agree with you 100% and tax reductions , particularly and tax reductions, particularly for individuals, is you get demand back into the economy and that's what keeps people like you not only setting up but also you not only setting up but also you going from strength to about that. you going from strength to about that . what is your feeling at that. what is your feeling at the moment? i remember when we before i did ask you the same question that i'm making no apology for asking it simply again , what's the snapshot, jen again, what's the snapshot, jen , of how you see the environment right now as we move towards that spring budget? are you optimistic are you nervous? are, you know , no. great change. you know, no. great change. what's your feeling of what it's really like out giving you a view from front line now ? view from front line now? absolutely. i'm seeing i'm obviously a small business community. lots other businesses and i see a lot of fear a lot of uncertainty , people really uncertainty, people really struggling to know what the landscape is going to look like. i see everyone trying to focus on less things this year and

doing them well, whereas before obviously small businesses tend to be very good at having lots of fingers in lots of pies and being able to adapt and pivot. i think everyone i'm speaking to is really trying focus on is really trying to focus on doing but trying to doing too much, but trying to get everything sort of as optimised as it can be, i guess. and me , trying to overcome and for me, trying to overcome some of the barriers that we've had over the last couple of years. and unfortunately, it's actually things me like setting up a warehouse the eu to up a warehouse in the eu to enable myself my to business serve customers in the so what thatis serve customers in the so what that is though which i'm not comfortable about is that's taking money and jobs outside of the uk. but i'm fortunately that's one thing i have to do to adapt to be able to survive and thrive as hopefully an international business one day. well, we wish you well and we're terribly grateful that you've broken your to broken into your weekend to bnng broken into your weekend to bring up to date with with what is happening at abta and what you made as a frontline businesswoman of what the terms of the exchequer had to had to say about it very much did you keep in touch with us? i'd love

to talk to you again. thank you very much indeed. of very much indeed. general of that of eta. love's a that founder of eta. love's a small business that sells children's just children's clothing and just giving a take of what it's giving you a take of what it's actually out there because without people like her, frankly, there will be no growth. now we also found out this week that car production in the united kingdom has fallen to its its lowest level in 66 years. now, that comes after the collapse into administration of britishvolt the week which we talked about at great length on this program and found i think very instructive in terms of what the motor manufacturing sector needed and what the investment communities attitude was towards what was going on in the auto motive sector in this country. and it wasn't exactly uplifting . so let's have another uplifting. so let's have another stab at it and all of that together and i'm delighted to be

joined now by kevin gaskell . joined now by kevin gaskell. kevin's a technology investor and former ceo of the motoring giants lamborghini and bmw. well, that's quite a cv . me this well, that's quite a cv. me this is a worrying time for, as it were, the automotive manufacturing sector with those coming out from the society of motor manufacturers traders, worst in 66 years is the game up , in your view ? no, i don't , in your view? no, i don't think the game is up. i think we're at a we're at a generational shift more than generates a century shift . now, generates a century shift. now, the internal combustion engines been around for 100 plus years and world is moving to electric vehicles. now, that's a massive transition . and if you overlay transition. and if you overlay that the challenges of the last two or three years where the pandemic has absolutely hammered supply chains , manufacturers

supply chains, manufacturers could not get components we've all heard the words chip , well, all heard the words chip, well, many other components weren't available either. but then you had the war in, ukraine, which is of the world's biggest providers of wire looms. these are the things that destroyed the electrical power around all cars, not just evs, all cars . cars, not just evs, all cars. and you put that together with now recession and you've got massive forces acting negative heavily on the motor industry . heavily on the motor industry. but that said , you know, some but that said, you know, some companies are doing really quite well on some of the super premium brands have actually increased production and increased production and increased profitability. so it's not it's not the end of the road. it is but it is absolutely a transition. how shocked were you by the collapse into administration of britishvolt when we talked about it on the program a couple of weeks ago with with a number of people of whom were experts in the supply chain and general industrial

observers, was that it ? it observers, was that it? it looked like a slam dunk proposal in the sense that they had high technology, people involved in it . government had said, if you it. government had said, if you can get , foreign investment, can get, foreign investment, private investment , we will private investment, we will match it from resources and everybody knows that we need to have more batteries being made in this country because that's the way forward for the automotive sector. did you see it coming or were you shocked and disappointed and dismayed that that was the final outcome 7 that that was the final outcome ? i think i was shocked by some of the stuff that came out afterwards. i mean let's put this in context . afterwards. i mean let's put this in context. this afterwards. i mean let's put this in context . this wasn't afterwards. i mean let's put this in context. this wasn't a fully operating business. it doesn't even exist. there is a piece of land in the north—east england where britishvolt going to build a factory and. of course, to do that, it's a start—up you've got to raise money. you've got to create an interest amongst investors. and then build the business. so what shocked were some of the stories that came out that the business

really didn't have the leadership necessary and didn't apply itself in a way that would have how would normally run a start—up, you know , when we run start—up, you know, when we run start—ups and i've i've i've built about 15 of them now. it's a very lean operation and we move very quickly . britishvolt move very quickly. britishvolt seem to do that and. i think i'm more than anything i'm disappointed because if we're going to increase real vehicle production in the uk , then that production in the uk, then that production in the uk, then that production has to electric vehicles and electric vehicles , vehicles and electric vehicles, batteries and manufacturers of cars will only operate in locations where they can . a locations where they can. a ready supply of components and batteries are a critical of evs . so i think it's a disappoint because it sets the whole process back a year or two. you know a lot of big companies are looking again at the at the land and at the idea and at the business plan. but i don't think there's any doubt it's put the whole back by 18, 24

whole project back by 12, 18, 24 months, which is a shame as an entrepreneur and a hugely individual, you stand the individual, did you do stand the chance of the exchequer ? he said chance of the exchequer? he said . getting inflation down is the best tax cut that we can give to ordinary folk. yes did actually, because we're all facing whatever today's number is. eight, ten, 12% inflation depend on what sector you're looking at. and if you can that to 2% alleged target you're effectively giving back people 10% of their spend. now giving people back 10% of their net income. it's really challenging through the tax regime . so through the tax regime. so i understand what he's trying to do , but i think it will take do, but i think it will take some time to filter through. and of course, who's in control of inflation will? the government or certainly not. but the economy will will follow the demand of consumer interest, consumer spending . so consumer spending. so i understand he's doing i think

it's a very challenging what i did like but i did was the focus enterprise and employment and education because one of the things that i spend my life doing now is building an organisation called smarter britain a smarter britain is about helping people to start companies, helping people predominantly to start companies . and by doing that , we're . and by doing that, we're creating real jobs. we're people who may not have been successful at school, but i think they will do what they can because the british chambers of commerce , british chambers of commerce, most of these big groups were pretty scathing about it . i pretty scathing about it. i think it was they who said enterprise size was the key that was missing from from his from his manager . was missing from from his from his manager. this alliteration of everything beginning a what you have liked him specifically to have said on enterprise i'd like him to really focus on small small businesses. like him to really focus on small small businesses . you small small businesses. you know, we have tax breaks for big

businesses that's fine. but typically small. many of that sent start—ups are not yet paying sent start—ups are not yet paying tax. so that doesn't help and something i found a very practical level is getting access to grants getting access through the of government is actually challenging for somebody like me i've been in business a long time and i find complex and i'm trying to help young people to start businesses. so it's actually very challenging get access to those funds . i'd like that to be those funds. i'd like that to be simple simple , absolutely simple simple, absolutely brilliant and all of my guests, including you , lovely to meet including you, lovely to meet you.thank including you, lovely to meet you. thank you very much indeed for coming on board. have done exactly what them to do exactly what i asked them to do and is give a crisp, and that is give a crisp, non—partisan critique what was there and what wasn't there . and there and what wasn't there. and kevin gaskell technology and former ceo , motoring giants, former ceo, motoring giants, porsche lamborghini and bmw telling it like it is and echoing interestingly britishvolt but one or two of my guests here in the studio said and that was hang on minute this

was not actually the best walking talking plan ever put on a piece of paper so we are open minds and debate here on alastair stewart friends old friends at friends indeed . and friends at friends indeed. and you are watching and listening to alastair stewart& friends and i'm most grateful to you for so doing. we've to come on the program today. doing. we've to come on the program today . the uk civil program today. the uk civil aviation authority, you heard in bethany's news bulletin are urging people who booked flights with the regional carrier flybe not to travel even to airports. we'll be discussing that next. but first, let's bring you up to date with the weather, which you may wish to escape from , but may wish to escape from, but don't try and do it via fly b because they've got busted . because they've got busted. hello there . good morning. hello there. good morning. welcome to your latest weather update from the met office. i'm jonathan 43. it has been a fairly cloudy start to the weekend for us but some of us at least we'll see some bright spells during today . the spells during today. the boundary line for that is this front that's sinking front that's slowly sinking south, but it will bring some

light, some patchy and drizzle to coast of wales and into central england as it does southwards. but it is the southern half of that where is going to remain fairly cloudy wales central england wales central southern england to the north for northern ireland, northeast england and also into parts scotland. we could some brighter spells could see some brighter spells throughout second half of throughout the second half of the temperatures all of the day. temperatures for all of us, going to us, though, are going to remaining fairly steady around seven and with the seven or eighteen. and with the light have across of light winds have across all of the hopefully be able to the uk will hopefully be able to make the most that into this make the most of that into this evening though the winds are going to start strengthen going to start to strengthen across northwest in across northwest scotland in particular but remaining fairly light elsewhere . the band of light elsewhere. the band of patchy rain and drizzle continuing way continuing to push its way across into other across wales and into other areas england. clearer we areas of england. the clearer we had the north will tend had across the north will tend to fill their way in, so whilst we could see a patchy frost develop the evening temperatures tend to rise again a bit as we move half of the move into second half of the night . so remaining free night. so remaining frost free for of us the start of for most of us the start of sunday. but it's going to be a particularly blustery one across the a more the north—west with a more expansive of moving

expansive area of rain moving its and this could heavy its way. and this could be heavy at times that will gradually push its southwards in push its way southwards in through scotland and northern ireland, behind which we'll see some blustery thing land some fairly blustery thing land on will remain largely dry on wales will remain largely dry once those patches of drizzle clear their way off. but again, it's a pretty cloudy day it's to be a pretty cloudy day around seven or eighteen into sunday evening. then that frontal system continue to push its way southwards behind again as well. we'll see some of the spells develop, but it's going to remain pretty blustery, 50 mile an hour gusts across some coastal areas of scotland and winds will remain a feature across the north as we move into the week. so stay up the coming week. so do stay up to with the forecast, to date with the forecast, particularly wednesday .

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news. now it's back to. alastair forsyth . thank you very much forsyth. thank you very much indeed. and i'm going to do what i very often do because of we are gb news and that is make one of the stories that was in bethany's news bulletin there. the regional carrier. flybe has announced its collapse and ceasing of operations effective . now the airline which began trading in 1979 has urged customers to reach out to the civil aviation authority for guidance on next steps . but one guidance on next steps. but one thing has been made crystal clear. if you did have a flight booked today, do not go to the airport. do not turn up. and there are potentially quite a lot of you out there because flybe up to 530 a week flybe up to 530 flights a week across three routes and significant travel disruption is of course, expected in the coming days. well, joining us live from birmingham airport, where the airline was headquartered is our west

midlands reporter , jack carlson midlands reporter, jack carlson there. he do me sad day , afraid there. he do me sad day, afraid for the airline and, for everybody who was hoping to use it and in a way those who work for it . you're exactly right, for it. you're exactly right, alastair. there was a big coup for the west midlands when flybe announced their return last year and decided to base their headquarters here in the west midlands. it was bringing jobs and bringing of course those customers, those passengers to the region, to birmingham airport . at 3 am. this morning, airport. at 3 am. this morning, we got that statement from flybe, which read we are sad to announce that flybe has been placed into administration. david pike and mike pink of into path have been appointed administrate reuters flybe has now trading all flybe flights from and to the uk are cancelled and will not be rescheduled. of course for all the people are being urged to go to the civil aviation authority there , aviation authority there, consumer director paul smith saying that we know flybe's decision stop trading will be

distressing for all employees and customers and we urge passengers planning to fly with this airline not to go the airports because of course you will not get those flights as you expected . they went bust, of you expected. they went bust, of course, in march 20. the pandemic to blame it around then to 2400 people lost their jobs. we heard, of course in just a few moments ago that , around 276 few moments ago that, around 276 people have been made redundant as they've gone bust time . as they've gone bust time. around 44 people apparent being retrained for those people that have been made redundant, there's been a lot of reach out from other in the industry , from other in the industry, ryanair particularly who that they have set a fast track recruitment process for flybe employees and have positions for all of you across areas of our business, including crew, cabin, crew , ground staff, engineers, crew, ground staff, engineers, etc. to include your cv in a in the headline, your job title , the headline, your job title, they can try and fast track

application so that you're not out of work for so long in terms of what this what this means. passengers, of course with no flights at all that means that even if you to travel one of the few european destinations fly, be searched, for example , you're be searched, for example, you're not going to be able to get back in. so british airways has decided to offer passengers with existing flybe bookings for travel between london and belfast, newcastle, amsterdam special discounted one way fares o f £50 plus special discounted one way fares of £50 plus taxes amid the collapse and for domestic journeys, which of course outside of london between airports. flybe was the biggest provider of domestic flights in the uk and ireland. they are the trains are saying the for this weekend any fly by customers who have had their flights cancelled can travel on any lna service to the destination for free by presenting their cancelled airline . in terms of refunds for airline. in terms of refunds for customers. of course the idea is to go to the civil aviation authority and they can advise

you on going to providers, go to travel agents , etc. to try and travel agents, etc. to try and get your money back . if you've get your money back. if you've not been able to travel. jack, thank you very much indeed. impeccable timing. there is an aeroplane either tried to behind you or take off, but you cope with the noise brilliantly. thank you much indeed for thank you very much indeed for that update some of it good that update. some of it good news there, particularly passengers use the passengers who can use the railways also for those railways and also for those who've just lost jobs, may who've just lost jobs, who may find a new job with one of the other airlines. jack carlson, gb news, midlands reporter and news, west midlands reporter and we will be speaking to travel journalist in just a moment to give you at home a little more advice and guidance on what happens. advice and guidance on what happens . so advice and guidance on what happens. so do advice and guidance on what happens . so do stay tuned advice and guidance on what happens. so do stay tuned . happens. so do stay tuned. you're watching and listening alastair stewart& friends with lots more to come this afternoon, including events that place across the united kingdom and world yesterday to remember those who lost their lives dunng. those who lost their lives during . the holocaust. those who lost their lives during . the holocaust . 78 years during. the holocaust. 78 years on since the end of the war

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channel welcome back . your watching and welcome back. your watching and listening to alastair stewart and friends here on gb news tv and friends here on gb news tv and radio as were just discussing before that break with our reporter jack about one company for whom whatever the chancellor exchequer has to say about growth , it's all come too about growth, it's all come too late . and that's the regional late. and that's the regional airline flybe which has collapsed. a statement on the airline's website said it had and i quote, ceased trading trading and told any passengers expecting to travel it, not to

go to the airport. it added that it not be able to help passenger hours arrange alternative flights. the uk civil aviation authority said that it would provide and information to those directly affect . did directly affect. did administrators have over the company only relaunched in april of last year and i'm delighted be joined now by lisa who is the travel editor at the sun newspaper. great see you again, lisa . is there newspaper. great see you again, lisa. is there a newspaper. great see you again, lisa . is there a little bit of lisa. is there a little bit of buck passing on there about we know if you got a flight booked today, you don't go to the airport. that's crystal clear. but don't get in touch with me. get somebody else. in get in with somebody else. in terms money back terms of getting your money back or alternative , but a or getting alternative, but a buck going on on, it's buck passing going on on, it's not so much buck passing, but just physically there won't be a people there at, the company to process or do anything about it. the company is no solvent. it's not operating . and so there is not operating. and so there is nobody to talk to. they nobody there to talk to. they have retained 46 staff and that

will basically just helping the administrators to wind down the business. so unfortunately if you have got flights and your only real way to actually deal with this now is hopefully as i've always said people book your flights a credit card if it's over your flights a credit card if it's ove r £100, then you can it's over £100, then you can call up under section 75 of the consumer credit act . you will consumer credit act. you will get your money back if you pay it on a debit card. it's slightly difficult. you can request to charge back from your bank. that doesn't work all the time. and some people may have on their travel insurance if got travel insurance scheduled failure cover and that actually also kick into place in this kind of situation where the airline gone bust. so it's always worth checking your travel insurance as well if you've got some. and also we had in our news bulletin as well that some of the big rail companies are saying get in touch with us because we might be able to get you from a to b, whether it's birmingham up to scotland or whatever might be. so with going around the

websites and checking on what is offer on offer at least me ask you there's basic question as we've made clear from the very start , it's not the first time start, it's not the first time this particular has gone bust at any came out of administration went back into very recently why this model not work in the united kingdom as well as it does for example in the united states of america? i mean, they've got lots of routes. they've got lots of flights. there's clearly demand them there's clearly demand for them . but why why doesn't it make a success of it? i i think it really comes down to the number people who are using those flights and how much it costs to actually operate in the uk, the low cost airlines can do it because it's a matter of scale. if you have the scale and you can offer the low cost flights and the low prices and in proportion, the situation here. so we had the original so when we had the original flybe that went bust in 2020, it just literally the pandemic started. one of the very first victims of the pandemic. they were basically saying , look,

were basically saying, look, they already had were basically saying, look, they already ha d £100 million they already had £100 million worth of cash injected into business by partners to try to keep it going . the pandemic came keep it going. the pandemic came along. they couldn't work, work it out. then then it was been brought back. but people who bought it back, these were actually people were part of the original investors in the origin of and they genuinely of flybe and they genuinely thought they could make a go of the business. unfortunately the business. but unfortunately a were a lot of the routes that were the successful that the most successful routes that the most successful routes that the flybe had been the original flybe had been taken by other airlines . so taken over by other airlines. so they left with very few they were left with very few routes and the routes they did have, they had lot of have, they had a lot of competition on and they were running low and running with very low fares and of course isn't of course that isn't a sustainable business model. if you haven't got the scale. yeah, absolutely. the thing absolutely. the other thing i thought fascinating thought was fascinating listening news bulletin listening to the news bulletin that that is that that we gave that is that clearly not a it's not a sector problem. it is very much flybe and low costs because you've got some of the other well—known operators saying, hey, if you've just lost your job as a pilot or

just lost yourjob as a pilot or air cabin crew or whatever it might be . get in touch. we have might be. get in touch. we have vacancies across the piece so uk aviation commercial aviation is inching back towards good health and rudolf oh yes very much so i mean it's a very different from when to 2405 b an employee is left without jobs in middle of the pandemic. it was very little chance of them getting new jobs . but as we saw last year, you know, since we've dropped all those restrictions, these flights are huge in demand. and what we saw last summer, of course, was the fact that actually were having to be restricted because they didn't have staff are desperate have enough staff are desperate now for staff. so i think it's going to be a positive and a positive outcome for the 340 or 240 employees at the new flybe. i think they will definitely get jobs very quickly because as you say, as a whole, the sector is really recovering well. there's a demand for travel, even with cost of living, crisis . just

cost of living, crisis. just absolutely fascinating . so it's absolutely fascinating. so it's essentially it's the cost of operating an airline rather than the cost of living crisis is yet again seen for flybe . yeah, again seen for flybe. yeah, i that would very much be a good thing to say. yes, definitely . thing to say. yes, definitely. all right , lisa, thing to say. yes, definitely. all right, lisa, thank you so much for breaking into saturday to talk to us and give your expert advice and take take on that sad situation . people who that sad situation. people who work for the airline and people who are hoping to fly with them at i mean, i thank you very much indeed, lisa, as travel editor at the sun . and always at the sun. and always a pleasure to to . thank you pleasure to talk to. thank you very much indeed for your time. now, events took place across the kingdom and indeed the united kingdom and indeed around yesterday to around the world yesterday to pay around the world yesterday to pay respects to those who lost their lives during the second world war 78 years ago. the king and queen consort were among those who paid their respects by lighting candles. buckingham palace, holocaust victims are remembered each year on the 27th of january, the anniversary of the liberation of the concentration and extermination

camp, auschwitz, birkenau and i'm delighted and honoured to be joined live now by lord eric pickles. eric's former conservative politician, member of parliament and member of many governments . i've known him for governments. i've known him for a fair a while, but he what you may not know is he is now the special envoy for post—holocaust issues and eric, help me on that one point. i understand holocaust memorial day and i listened very carefully to what the opposition parties and indeed the prime had to say about the memorial that is going to be built and constructed in the gardens next to the palace of westminster , but other post of westminster, but other post holocaust issues. what is your agenda, eric? politically, do two things on i'm out of on delegation to the international remembrance alliance and you'll recall austria we a new definition to antisemitism just before the last election that

featured quite heavily in the british general election . we're british general election. we're concerned with the education our pupils on holocaust and produce a number of guidance . secondly a number of guidance. secondly i was a couple of years ago in the uk representative of the international tracing service is largely a pair of records of the holocaust and it's the old british red cross record . and if british red cross record. and if you place the records down one on top of the other, they represent twice the height of the of the east of the state building and right up to the very end, the were recording people even on the backs of cigarette papers when they were were running out of, of, of record . and even now we're record. and even now we're reuniting families together to assault that . so they'd been

assault that. so they'd been killed in the holocaust and we're reuniting people with property stolen by the things like books and you'll maybe look inside the book covering you'll find a signature and that's the only real evidence that those people existed. but we're also involved in remembering the genocides in rwanda and in darfur and in bosnia . i'm talked darfur and in bosnia. i'm talked to our mutual friend natasha kaplinsky about the work that she's done with you and others, particularly in in in recording oral testimony of those who were survivors , a declining number, survivors, a declining number, but also relatives of who went through the horrors of the holocaust . and she said it was holocaust. and she said it was one of the most powerful and yet emotionally straight things that that she all of her career had

ever been involved in engaged in. do you find it wearing as well? occasionally eric carlson it worrying you can't anita such as yourself sometimes you'll be with a holocaust survivor and i got to know a number of them extraordinarily well on numerous an aspect of what they went through what do you view be heartless not to feel tears to start to well these wonderful people what literally went through hell . and they tell through hell. and they tell their story. i mean i will be lost last week on this 93rd birthday, the zigi shipper and ziggy couldn't have done this. listen to this. he could talk about what it's like to be on the transport that's on those cattle trucks. when you would you couldn't sit down, you couldn't move there was no sanitary provisions was sanitary provisions. there was no there's not a food. no water. there's not a food. and it was there as a young child and the fact that he was

able to survive without a need and also a motto which was do hate . it was a very important of hate. it was a very important of life. and it's a matter of some deep regret that . he died before deep regret that. he died before the announcement of the . new the announcement of the. new memorial department was made because he was passionate about seeing it built . how important seeing it built. how important is it in the context of modern british politics that your your current boy co—chair is ed bowles for the labour party and at the exchanges recently in on the floor of the house of commons. we're very very much bipartisan . that's the most bipartisan. that's the most important . bipartisan. that's the most important. i've bipartisan. that's the most important . i've really enjoyed important. i've really enjoyed it. i enjoyed to me that i'll be a lion if we got on politically

when we were members of parliament together. but i admire him . and we're both admire him. and we're both determined to see this thing through. the government's going to produce a act of parliament, which the leader of the opposition has a pledge, just full cooperation . and i think we full cooperation. and i think we understand the holocaust defined . the latter half of the 20th century. it still holds close to it now , particularly when we're it now, particularly when we're seeing up to semitism, holocaust denial and distortion on the increase we see people in italy , in america, in the uk parading the yellow, yellow as anti—vaxxers and trying to compare themselves to the of the holocaust , which compare themselves to the of the holocaust, which is compare themselves to the of the holocaust , which is which compare themselves to the of the holocaust, which is which is a distortion , an obscenity and distortion, an obscenity and i think it's important to understand the extent of the holocaust we're not a nation, a civilised nation like germany

planned the meticulous murder of 6 million people and would have gone on to have murdered more and more jews until they were extinct . it's just something extinct. it's just something that, as we are now on the cusp where the last survivor will move from contemporary memory into the history books that we need to hold onto those truths . need to hold onto those truths. it is intriguing and is deeply moving and look forward to seeing the memorial centre openedin seeing the memorial centre opened in the victoria gardens hour long and perhaps so you that eric thank you for breaking into your weekend to share those very profound thoughts with us and you see her before i see give my best wishes to natasha karpinski and our mutual chum ed balls as well . lord out into the balls as well. lord out into the government's envoy on matters explaining why it still matters and why it isn't only the

holocaust and touching on genocide around the world as . genocide around the world as. well, i'm very grateful , eric, well, i'm very grateful, eric, for finding time to talk to us about those important matters that, alas, is all that we have time for today, however. but i will be back tomorrow at 1:00, i hope very much indeed can find time for us then. until then, enjoy the rest of your day and the rest your weekend. a very enjoy the rest of your day and the reday your weekend. a very enjoy the rest of your day and the reday to our weekend. a very enjoy the rest of your day and the reday to you neekend. a very enjoy the rest of your day and the reday to you for kend. a very enjoy the rest of your day and the reday to you for myd. a very enjoy the rest of your day and the reday to you for my . a very enjoy the rest of your day and the reday to you for my . helloy good day to you for my. hello there. morning. welcome there. good morning. welcome your latest weather update from the met. i'm jonathan 43. it has been fairly cloudy start to the weekend us but some of us at least will see some bright spells during today. the boundary line for that , this boundary line for that, this cold that's slowly sinking cold front that's slowly sinking southwards, it bring some southwards, it will bring some light and, patchy rain and drizzle the coast wales drizzle to the coast of wales and central england . it and into central england. it does southwards . it is the does move southwards. it is the southern half of that where it is to remain fairly cloud is going to remain fairly cloud . wales central southern . the wales central southern england to north for england to the north for northern ireland, england and also into parts scotland. we could see some brighter spells throughout second half of throughout the second half of the . temperatures of the day. temperatures for all of us, are going to

us, though, are going to remaining fairly steady around seven eighteen. with seven or eighteen. and with the light all of the light we have across all of the uk , hopefully be to make uk, hopefully be able to make the most that this evening the most that into this evening . the winds are going to start to strengthen northwest scotland in particular, but remaining fairly light elsewhere. the band of patchy rain and drizzle continuing to push its way across other across wales and into other areas england . the clearer areas of england. the clearer intervals we had across the nonh intervals we had across the north will tend to feel their way whilst we could see way in. so whilst we could see a patchy frost during evening, patchy frost during the evening, temperatures will tend to rise again a as we move the again a bit as we move the second half of the night. so many frost free for most of us to start off sunday, but going many frost free for most of us to be rt off sunday, but going many frost free for most of us to be a off sunday, but going many frost free for most of us to be a particularly but going many frost free for most of us to be a particularly blusteryg to be a particularly blustery one the north—west with a one across the north—west with a more area of rain moving its way. this could be heavy at times that will gradually push its way into scotland and northern ireland, behind which we'll see some fairly blustery showers and wales, it will showers thing and wales, it will remain largely dry once those patches of drizzle clear their way off. but again, it's going to be pretty cloudy day. to be a pretty cloudy day. temperatures or temperatures around seven or eighteen into sunday evening . eighteen into sunday evening. that frontal system continuing

to push its way southwards behind that as well. we'll see some of clearer spells some of the clearer spells develop, but it's going to remain pretty blustery. 50 mile an hour across some an hour gusts across some coastal scotland and coastal areas of scotland and winds will remain a feature across the as . we move across the north as. we move into coming so do stay into the coming week. so do stay up with forecast, up to date with the forecast, particularly wednesday .

good afternoon. and welcome to real britain. with me, emily on your tv online and digital radio. well, we have a jam show coming up this afternoon, so put the kettle on, get comfy and settle this afternoon. is it game over for the conservatives at, the cabinet? so wednesday this week, william reportedly told the room all is not yet lost. is he right or is it about time? we spent some time in opposition and as nato in the