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the reverend calvin robinson. on your tv online and on your wireless . today, we will be wireless. today, we will be discussing the ramifications of the sacking of the team. zahawi. a fire rips through a historical treasure in west london church and jesus superstar is resurrected modern audiences with a non—binary taking the lead of jesus judas being played by a woman . but first, it's the by a woman. but first, it's the news with bethany elsey . good news with bethany elsey. good afternoon. it's 3:01. i'm bethany elsey with your top stories from the gb newsroom. nadhim zahawi has been sacked from government after an ethics found a serious breach . the found a serious breach. the ministerial code. the former tory party chair faced questions over his tax affairs after admitting he paid a penalty to hmrc for an error linked to his shares. an company yougov. in a letter mr. zahawi assured prime minister he'll continue to support the government from the

backbenchesin support the government from the backbenches in the coming years. mp jacob says he has sympathy for him. the report seems to show that he made some errors with his declarations under the ministerial code and the prime minister has decided that they were serious enough to . fire were serious enough to. fire him. so i feel sorry for nadhim zahawi , but i think that after zahawi, but i think that after it dominating the headlines for a week the rule of politics that if you do that it's very hard to remain in office while the labour party chair and dodds says there are still questions for the prime minister. what did he know and when about that enormous settlement that nadhim zahawi wasn't cheating with hmrc and the huge penalty that he had to pay point to.7 rishi sunak's say in that all questions had answered about this affair and why on earth is the prime minister holding this rogue's gallery of conservative with others who obviously have broken

security who are subject to allegation of very serious bullying . and yet the prime bullying. and yet the prime minister seems too weak to act against them. a year old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenage girl in hexham. 15 year old holly newton was stabbed . the priest pupil area stabbed. the priest pupil area of the town on friday and died in hospital. a 16 year old boy was also injured in the attack. the accused can't be named for legal reasons has also been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon . the housing secretary weapon. the housing secretary has admitted that faulty government guidance allowed , the government guidance allowed, the grenfell tower tragedy to happen. michael gove says the whole system of building safety wasn't policed effectively enough. wasn't policed effectively enough . he's expected to enough. he's expected to announce a six week deadline for developers , forcing them to sign developers, forcing them to sign a contract to either fix that homes or be banned from building new ones. the at the residential tower block in west london

killed 70 people in 2017. boris johnson was reportedly told to stop asking richard sharpe for advice about his personal financial matters . just two financial matters. just two weeks before he was announced as the new chair of the bbc, according to the sunday times, mr. johnson, he was prime minister at the time, was warned by officials to stop discussions in december 2020. mr. sharpe , in december 2020. mr. sharpe, former banker, is facing calls to resign after it emerged he introduced the former pm to a guarantee for a loan. mr. trump's comments that the government will an urgent emergency care plan tomorrow to try and tackle pressures on the nhs . it comes try and tackle pressures on the nhs. it comes as the health department have announced plans to build virtual beds caring for tens of thousands elderly and vulnerable people at home. the health secretary admitted . there health secretary admitted. there was no quick fix, but this immediate action to shift away from hospitals will, reduce waiting times. but the shadow health secretary wes streeting has accused the government of

sticking plaster politics. it we've gone from 14 new hospitals to hospital at home. i think a of people will say, well, how will i be able to be treated in my own home if.7 the government's half the number of district nurses who are essential to provide support in the community. i think this is a government out of government that's run out of steam, of and isn't able steam, run out of and isn't able to deal with the fundamental problems of nhs. and so the resorting to sticking plasters in the us, the specialised police unit that included the five memphis officers charged with the murder of tyree nichols has been permanently disbanded . has been permanently disbanded. it comes as protests continue due to cross several cities overnight after police body cam video was released showing the officers beating 29 year old. he died days later. in a phone call, the nichols family and lawyer have urged president joe biden to introduce the george justice in policing act to local forces after federal forces

adopted it last year. it's been on. tell your mom , dad, on. tell your mom, dad, i couldn't get that passed for what i did do by executive order. i made sure every federal agent, every agent has been flagged by that act. and so . flagged by that act. and so. well, that's a start. we've got to get some local police . dame to get some local police. dame esther rantzen has revealed been diagnosed with lung cancer , but diagnosed with lung cancer, but said she's remaining optimistic . the 82 year old admitted it's been difficult . her . the 82 year old admitted it's been difficult. her diagnosis a secret and that she wanted to share the in her own words. last year the broadcaster received a lifetime achievement award for , lifetime achievement award for, her charity work, and she was a db back in 2015 for her services to . children and older people. to. children and older people. three childline and the silver line . the of the welsh rugby line. the of the welsh rugby union has resigned amid allegations of a toxic culture within the governing body , steve within the governing body, steve phillips. his decision comes the ww announced an extra colonel

task force will investigate of misogyny , sexism, racism and misogyny, sexism, racism and homophobia within the institution . former wales winger institution. former wales winger nigel has become acting chief exec and has warned of an existential crisis for welsh rugby ahead of the six nations. europe to date on gb news. we'll bfing europe to date on gb news. we'll bring you more news as it happens now though. it's back to calvin . calvin. hello and welcome to the common sense crusade with me, calvin . sense crusade with me, calvin. here's what's coming up this afternoon . nadhim zahawi has afternoon. nadhim zahawi has been sacked as tory party chairman as an ethics inquiry into the handling of his tax affairs. found a serious breach of the ministerial code. but does the hallway sacking seriously damage the tories credibility? and did rishi axe

too late in sacking him then later on. a 175 year too late in sacking him then later on. a175 year old heritage listed with links to the royal family and author lewis carroll has destroyed in a fire. i'll be joined by the reverend david ackerman to discuss what's next for the local community and a book published after his death . pope published after his death. pope benedict xvi warned of the intolerance of the west. the associate editor of the catholic herald , simon caldwell, joins me herald, simon caldwell, joins me to talk the book. and of you can join in any of our discussions by emailing gb views at gbnews.uk or by tweeting at gb news dazzle . news dazzle. we often hear that the united kingdom is a christian country. i think that's true. but we really talk about the root of british values , which have

british values, which have a strong foundation of christian values. take, for example , values. take, for example, common law based on the ten commandments laws against murder, adultery, theft , and murder, adultery, theft, and beafing murder, adultery, theft, and bearing false witness. i perjury. we no longer blasphemy laws, but it could be argued certain demographics are trying to bring them . i believe our to bring them. i believe our moral compass, our sense of right wrong comes from the christian definitions of what is good or bad . many people today , good or bad. many people today, especially atheists, would claim they need a religion to determine a compass. but where they think western moral values evolved , they're certainly not. evolved, they're certainly not. many nation states , the world, many nation states, the world, have entirely different moral codes towards christ . the codes towards christ. the greatest commandments love god and love your neighbour as yourself. uk law is centred around the idea of property. thou shalt not. thou shalt not covet. thou shalt not. thou shalt not covet . that is where the covet. that is where the majority of our liberties comes from. possession is 9/10 of the law. the same goes for nation states . the bible tells us that

states. the bible tells us that god decreed, the nations and tribes for our inherent genius. when the most high to the nafions when the most high to the nations therein . when he nations therein. when he separated the sons of adam, he set the bounds of the people to the number of the children . the number of the children. israel. this is why i think a government's number one job is to protect those borders . to protect those borders. because without borders, we have no nation. i believe many of us would say that globalism is the greatest threat to national sovereignty in the modern age. and i would certainly say that projects like the wef , if w.h.o. projects like the wef, if who. and un are pushing for what's essentially one world government. the bible strongly advises against such an idea. human rights are a relatively modern concept of national sovereignty , freedoms, liberties sovereignty, freedoms, liberties and right to private property have been around lot longer. to me , freedoms as brits are god me, freedoms as brits are god ordained from my point of view. british values are synonymous with christian values and that is a thing to be celebrated celebrated .

celebrated. it announced this morning that nadhim zahawi been sacked as conservative party after he admitted to paying a penalty to resolve a multi million pound tax dispute with hmrc. whilst he chancellor of the exchequer in a letter to zahawi sunak told him he should be proud of his various achievements in government. but there had clearly been a serious breach of the ministerial code. sunak had previously resisted pressure to sack zahawi, despite parties and even some conserve mp is calling for him to go. joining me now , for him to go. joining me now, political editor of the sunday mirror and sunday people, nigel nelson and political commentator david oldroyd. thank you both for joining me today. nigel, forjoining me today. nigel, we'll start with you. if you don't mind. rishi sunak waited until the investigation into nadhim zahawi tax affairs had been concluded before sacking

him. was he right to do so? and should zahawi have been sacked sooner ? no he wasn't right. and sooner? no he wasn't right. and yes and yes . sooner? no he wasn't right. and yes and yes. he should have been sacked sooner. i mean, i do understand that rishi soon wants go through due process , but go through due process, but really rishi sunak should have actually dealt with right from the beginning. he was this of integrity , professionalism and integrity, professionalism and accountability . so the first accountability. so the first thing he should have done is talk to. nadine zahawi when before he was appointing him to find out find out exactly where this tax investigation stood. the of it had been rumbling around for a long time so wasn't as if it wouldn't come as a great shock. so the first thing is he shouldn't have appointed him. when it began to go pear shaped. he should have sacked him. have him. what really should have happened ? this what happened? this is what politicians do or very few politicians never do or very few do , is that that zahawi should do, is that that zahawi should of actually resign . and when it of actually resign. and when it was becoming clear his was

untenable . gavin williamson untenable. gavin williamson stepped back in november and no one remembers now that what gavin williamson resigned , but gavin williamson resigned, but he did it because he was a distraction. the government and what he did was the honourable and right thing is what he should have done . what we should have done. what we learned from the minister, didn't we, that the right time to resign is straight away. if we week, looks bad on we leave a week, it looks bad on everybody. but david, is this a case of he should have resigned soon is it just trial by soon or is it just trial by media he's been pushed out? media and he's been pushed out? don't should have don't think he should have resigned think resigned sooner. i think we have over few years become over past few years become rather too hasty to say that people jump before people should jump before they're there is a very they're pushed. there is a very fundamental of british fundamental point of british law that you are innocent until you are proved guilty and everybody is entitled to everybody is entitled to this. everybody politician , people in the media, politician, people in the media, sportsmen , men on the street and sportsmen, men on the street and don't think it's fair to say that just because mr. zahawi was under suspicion of wrongdoing. he plunged the knife he should have plunged the knife into own heart before sir into his own heart before sir laurie's report found that he had committed breaches of the

ministerial fair ministerial code. is it fair just because he's in the public eye, as it were, and just because he holds a position of responsibility. for him to be held to a higher standard is not. i think, yes, he has chosen to this vocation. but is to pursue this vocation. but is it equally fair that he should be the be given the benefit of the doubt until has been proved doubt until he has been proved wrong. think but david, wrong. i think yes. but david, that's an argument be made for him being sacked earlier. him not being sacked earlier. surely doesn't need to surely if he he doesn't need to wait investigation be wait for the investigation to be oven wait for the investigation to be over, him to, know that over, for him to, know that he was breaking the code, was guilty of breaking the code, surely he should have resigned earlier? i think is earlier? well, i think there is a you read this a question if you read this report into whether he considered to guilty considered himself to be guilty at this point. he has been found guilty by this by this report, at this point. he has been found guilty tinvestigation. report, at this point. he has been found guilty tinvestigation. butyrt, by this investigation. but i think it's an entirely possible thing that mr. believed thing that mr. zahawi believed himself committed himself not to have committed breaches relevant breaches of the relevant sections ministerial code sections of the ministerial code until told he was. until it was told that he was. and fair for him to be and is it fair for him to be held to impossibly high? no, held to an impossibly high? no, i think and i think i don't think it is. and i think this is why we end up with people in, public life, who are either totally anodyne have either totally anodyne and have nothing or frankly, the nothing to offer or frankly, the in public life who are just so

bland and boring that cannot rise to the occasion. we need people who have ability. we need who at times to push who are willing at times to push the envelope a little far. would we have a churchill in public life if were in the 1920s and thirties people's tax and people's been to a people's income had been to a degree. now no , i don't think we degree. now no, i don't think we would. so we have ask and question to the nation, do you want are capable and want people who are capable and who the action who at times take the action that they believe is right regarding their own taxation? or do we just people who stick to the exact letter of moral public opprobrium about no tax arguing in good faith and giving him a lot of benefit of the doubt there? nigel still doesn't seem to have taken he still doesn't seem to think he's guilty and he seems to be pushing the blame on to press. that fair? well to the press. is that fair? well i mean, he was it was because the press and the constant scrutiny that he was under, that he's actually gone now. so the press has been doing a good job on that. i mean, what nadhim zahawi is about is headlines

like the news type . now, i'm like the news type. now, i'm sure the subeditors who wrote that will be reflecting on the appropriateness of language like that. but it was meant as a metaphor. we use we use such things in everyday , like things in everyday, like teetering on a cliff edge coming down someone like a tonne of bricks. none of these things are meant literally . and that he was meant literally. and that he was always spend an awful lot of his time threatened journalists with libel lawyers to try and hush the whole thing up. and i think david's point about whether or not someone innocent until proven guilty he was a man who is in charge of everybody's taxes who knew he was under investor gation by hmrc as far as we can see. he accepts that he owed some back tax and expected a penalty for that. surely he must have realised that his position on it had to be exactly within the letter of the rules. it's not a matter of oh we can bend this, we can bend

that. that's the problem that the tories constantly face and get this accusation of one law for them one for the rest of the rest of us. i mean, it's an interesting point, david. the fact you mentioned. should politicians held to a higher standard. but this is someone who was ultimately responsible for paying the tax for all of us paying all the tax and wasn't paying his share and he wasn't paying his share of tax. so there's a level of hypocrisy there that is important recognise isn't it. but talking about of but also we're talking about of pounds. talking about pounds. we're not talking about few we're few thousand pounds. we're talking about millions of pounds. are. because pounds. yes, we are. because dave zahawi an exceptionally dave zahawi is an exceptionally successful of the sort that successful man of the sort that we should be encouraging more in this let us remember that this to be. let us remember that tax avoidance not a criminal tax avoidance is not a criminal offence. evasion is offence. tax evasion is absolutely be absolutely and should be punished full force of punished with the full force of the to avoid paying the law. but to avoid paying your fact enshrined in your tax is in fact enshrined in statute law from. a judgement of 1933, as every englishman is right duty. you can look it right and duty. you can look it up google afterwards for up on google afterwards for those but those of you don't me but i think yes there is an element of hypocrisy here as nadhim hypocrisy here and as nadhim zahawi being under investigation of being of himself while being responsible others paying their taxes perhaps on that basis taxes and perhaps on that basis he to have resigned. but

he ought to have resigned. but i think have swung far think that we have swung so far over into the idea of over the recent into the idea of there's no smoke without fire and that before push. and that should before you push. look kind of burns case a look at the kind of burns case a man accused of a sexual assault who in fact had done nothing at all and yet jumped upon by all and yet was jumped upon by the and the upper the press and by the upper echelons party and echelons of the tory party and kicked out. i think we have to take a step back and stop being so hysterical at things and it seems hallway was wrong. is seems a hallway was wrong. he is now was wrong. he now admitted he was wrong. he was for being wrong. and was fired for being wrong. and i think perfectly clear think it's perfectly clear to everybody he not be everybody that he will not be returning for returning to government for a very time if at all. very long time if at all. justice has been done on, the penalty has been served. now and what's what's been lost here, nigel, does not highlight the issue at though. you know issue at hand, though. you know most people in this country will not know the difference between tax evasion. tax avoidance and tax evasion. it something it seems like something will meet difference put out meet a difference they put out there to, cover their there in order to, cover their own because they have own backs because they have money to play and we've money to play around. and we've heard many, many months heard for many, many months now that zahawi to do that nadhim zahawi nothing to do with when with yougov, especially when polls favour the polls came out in favour of the government policies lockdowns government policies on lockdowns and yougov, we heard

and covid from yougov, we heard he there whatsoever. he had no ties there whatsoever. and hear that actually he and now we hear that actually he had millions of pounds in dividends coming yougov dividends coming from yougov and this he's risk tax this is why he's risk of tax evasion avoidance. which one evasion or avoidance. which one was is avoidance. was it? this is avoidance. avoidance yes. i mean, it is important actually stress the difference as david has just done, between evasion and but the whole point is that we have a man who was chancellor, he was in charge hmrc at the time that the investigation was going on. on wednesday, nearly 500,000 people will come out on strike in in support of the pay claims because of the cost of living crisis. those people , their crisis. those people, their taxes in full and on time, they have every right as everybody in this country who pays taxes to expect that the chance to be doing exactly same thing. well you very much, both of you. that was political editor of the sunday mirror and sunday people , nigel nelson and political commentator david oldroyd bolt cheers for your time today. now, in a letter the prime minister

posted after he was removed from office nadhim zahawi said serving in government had been privilege his life after , privilege of his life after, being blessed with his loving family . he later continued, you family. he later continued, you can be assured of my support from the backbench in the coming years . plenty more to come this years. plenty more to come this afternoon . my common sense afternoon. my common sense crusade . after the break, a 175 crusade. after the break, a 175 year old heritage list of church with links to the royal family. and author lewis carroll has been destroyed in a fire. i'll been destroyed in a fire. i'll be joined by the reverend david ackerman to discuss what's next for the local community. but first, let's take a look at the weather . hello there. first, let's take a look at the weather. hello there. i'm jonathan autry with your latest weather update from the met office. hope your weekend has been going right as we bring it to a close . there are two cold to a close. there are two cold fronts across the uk this one in the far south is . a fairly weak the far south is. a fairly weak feature just bringing some patchy of rain to wales and southern areas of england. this one in the north pushing into scotland . northern ireland has scotland. northern ireland has a bit more substance to it, so there are some longer spells of

rain continues southwards rain as it continues southwards the but that too will the evening. but that too will tend to fizzle out later on in the night. behind that, we will see clearer develop, but see some clearer develop, but also showers pushing in for scotland. will heavy scotland. these will be heavy places snow down to places with hail, snow down to around 400 metres over the mountains as fairly mountains as well. a fairly brisk night for all of us with the winds, though. frost is not too much of a worry as a result of that towns and cities around five degrees celsius five four degrees celsius perhaps lower that in some perhaps a bit lower that in some sheltered areas otherwise want to move into start of to move into the start of monday. lot of sunshine be had monday. a lot of sunshine be had for many of us there will be a bit of cloud lingering in the far southwest begin with and the breeze just will remain a bit strong north—east as but strong in the north—east as but not a start. the new not too bad of a start. the new working week temperatures working week. temperatures will be nine maybe ten degrees be around nine maybe ten degrees across seven areas of england, but it will be noticeably cooler tomorrow than today across parts of scotland. during the afternoon and into the evening. we'll see the pushing we'll then see the cloud pushing across northern and then across northern ireland and then later scotland well for later into scotland as well for outbreaks through outbreaks of rain coming through here monday night

here on monday night as relatively repeat pattern relatively a repeat pattern sunday night where we see that next of rain pushing southwards again , fading turning again, fading out and turning patchier as eventually moves across wales and into across areas of wales and into central southern england with showers , blustery showers showers, blustery showers following for parts of following behind for parts of scotland and northern. that cold front will continue to push its way southwards into tuesday. but behind that we've got another squeeze in the east of bars bringing some fairly strong winds to scotland as we move overnight tuesday and into wednesday , there is a yellow wednesday, there is a yellow warning in force that. otherwise enjoy the rest your day .

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crusade with me, the reverend calvin on your tv online and on your wireless , a 175 year old your wireless, a 175 year old church described as a historical treasure and which has links the royal family has been tragically destroyed . a fire, st mark's in destroyed. a fire, st mark's in st john's wood, which is grade two listed was to home many significant memorials. artefact and mosaics, and had strong ties to queen victoria's son, prince leopold, whose tutor was there for around for decades . and the for around for decades. and the prince himself laid a foundation there . in 1877, the reverend there. in 1877, the reverend kate harrison, the current vicar of church, said the fire had left her absolutely devastated . left her absolutely devastated. now, the reverend david ackermann, vicar of saint john, the evangelist kensal green, joins me to discuss this further. first of all, thank you for joining us on a sunday. and forjoining us on a sunday. and it's your busiest day of the week. viewers might remember you from which you from the special in which you appeared and you lentils, your church. you've experienced it yourself damage, haven't yourself. damage, haven't you, at or . your church at your church or. your church has , yes. i mean, it's

has, yes. i mean, it's interesting this i stood at the altar , which is a memorial to altar, which is a memorial to father tipper and indeed father tipper's ashes are buried underneath. and in 1940, during the blitz , the church was bombed the blitz, the church was bombed . and we have the letters and we have his recollections of what happened and, he said in the morning after the bombing he walked into the church with a labourer and that much of the roof gone and the glass had gone . the people on the radio were showing images. now of the church before the fire and he cried right , church before the fire and he cried right, and so did the labourer. and he and the labour said father , we'll build this up said father, we'll build this up again . and he said, we did. but again. and he said, we did. but of course he built the church up and it doesn't look the same . and it doesn't look the same. but we i'm very conscious of his, of his efforts and i think the congregation, the people at

st mark's will be crying , st mark's will be crying, they'll be grieving and. then there'll be that sense of how we rebuild this . and there's also rebuild this. and there's also the sense of a reminder that we are the church, isn't exactly in this morning. the congregation met, i gather , in the vicarage met, i gather, in the vicarage garden worship and again this morning in my church i said only sense i get of what this might be like is the first lockdown some of us gathered in the garden on easter day and looked over the wall as the bells rang and the church was locked and we gathered in the garden and i read that gospel about the first resurrection morning being in a garden. and of course , when it's garden. and of course, when it's all gone when your church isn't there anymore , i think it takes there anymore, i think it takes you back to the origins, to the beginnings, to what the church is about and how you rebuild. yeah and we just saw some of the

there that have probably been unrecoverable from this fire. there's so much treasure lost . there's so much treasure lost. father, what would you say to people ? i've seen a lot of people? i've seen a lot of comments online of people saying. well, you know, the vicar there used hashtag come out and backed talks fix arguments of the revisionist approach to the gospel. could this be divine judgement you know god will not be . i i don't know god will not be. i i don't l, know god will not be. i i don't i, i certainly well, i think i think god's got better things to do actually than, than do these things think that , you know, things think that, you know, again, in whole debate about human sexuality and all those things, there are very many churches that differ on these things and. i don't think we're seeing sort of certain ones going up in smoke , certain going up in smoke, certain things not. and again , i think things not. and again, i think sometimes this is the thing that that at the end of all this

might just be electrical. it might just be electrical. it might be something that that , might be something that that, you know, so simple, so small that causes a this. yeah. and i suspect when your isn't there anymore i think it does take you back to the very beginning and you think what is the church for . well let's talk about that. so what would the community be doing now? they have this doing now? they don't have this physical building again, i suspect there'll be many people around might not have around church who might not have gone often . so why? gone very often. so the why? because it's not there anymore. yeah, in a sense they notice what they've lost and we see this often in parishes all over the country that there is huge amount of cherishing churches and it doesn't mean people go there often. they the moment you say it might not there anymore. i think with that they they say we're not we want this and i noficed we're not we want this and i noticed this morning a lot of people came to church this morning and i don't know but it

might have might be that some of them thought my church is their and i want to be there and cherish what we've got. and celebrate what we've got, you know. so it's a good for people to get to church. oh is this recoverable? is the damage too extensive? well i've only seen pictures and it looks , you know, pictures and it looks, you know, extensive damaged. and again the church, we're not we don't live 125 years ago and. there's no doubt there will be debates about what sort of church should that be? there you know, a church that was built for world hundred 75 years ago. we've we're different. i mean, profoundly , a church is the same profoundly, a church is the same thing , but no doubt they'll be thing, but no doubt they'll be discussions about how does this church how does a new church, how does a reconstructed church serve , the community around it? serve, the community around it? we don't make them like we used to. i in fact, i don't even know if we have the to create

churches. i time there's a fire you do rediscover skills. yeah well thank very much for your analysis. that was the reverend david ackerman, vicar of st john, evangelist in kensal john, the evangelist in kensal green, road from green, just down the road from me, , are gb me, actually, you are with gb news on tv and online. and after the break, and a book published after his death, pope benedict warned of the intolerance of the west. the editor of the catholic herald , simon caldwell, who herald, simon caldwell, who joined reflect on the joined me to reflect on the conflicts of the book in which benedict attacks the rising intolerance increasingly intolerance in the increasingly aesthetic quest. now it's time for a check on those news headlines. israel . thank you, headlines. israel. thank you, father . it's 332. here's the father. it's 332. here's the latest . father. it's 332. here's the latest. nadhim zahawi has been from the government after an ethics inquiry found a serious breach of the ministerial code. the former party chair faced questions over his tax affairs after admitting that, he'd paid after admitting that, he'd paid a penalty to hmrc for an error unked a penalty to hmrc for an error linked to shares in the polling

company yougov. in a letter mr. zahawi assured , the prime zahawi assured, the prime minister, that he will continue support the government from the backbenches. support the government from the backbenches . a teenager has been backbenches. a teenager has been charged for the murder of 15 year old holly newton in hexham. she was stopped in the priest pupil area of the town on friday. the 16 year old boy was also injured in the attack. the accused , who can't be named for accused, who can't be named for legal reasons, has also been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon . the housing secretary weapon. the housing secretary has admitted faulty government guidance allowed the grenfell tower tragedy happen. michael gove the whole system of building safety . safety wasn't building safety. safety wasn't policed enough. he's expected announce a six week deadline for developers tomorrow, forcing them to sign a contract to fix their unsafe or be banned from building ones. the fire at the residential tower block in west london killed . 72 people in 2017

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entitled what christianity . pope entitled what christianity. pope benedict xvi warns of a rising intolerance against the christian faith in an increasingly west. the late pope said his and taught this intolerance has not yet turned intolerance has not yet turned into open but that legislation is being used to eradicate all thatis is being used to eradicate all that is essentially christian in society. and i could not agree him more. he also warns against the distortion of the sexes , the distortion of the sexes, genden the distortion of the sexes, gender, ideology and the unique nature of catholic mass and the catholic . sound now, joining me catholic. sound now, joining me is simon caldwell is an associate editor at the catholic herald and the author of the novel the beast of matthew epoch, which published just before christmas by. welcome. simon thank you for. before christmas by. welcome. simon thank you for . joining us simon thank you for. joining us again. can you tell more about this book, which pope benedict has somehow published posthumously ? yes. i mean, posthumously? yes. i mean, i can't say an awful lot because i'm still yet to read it. as as

i'm still yet to read it. as as i am aware, it's only been published italian it's a collection of 16 essays i think 12 of which had been published before. and the pope wanted to pubush before. and the pope wanted to publish the books to be published post—human . and i published post—human. and i think part and parcel of the reason was that he expected a backlash, especially from catholic in his native germany, where many of them oppose his teaching. and the orthodoxy his teachings. there is a there's a situation, though, of people who want to redefine catholic teaching, especially in areas of sexuality. they want to conform more with zeitgeist and benedict's really has restated . benedict's really has restated. the catholic faith in a series of essays which touch on things matter to him. and one of the as you rightly pointed out, one of these essays talks about the rising intolerance of christians in the west and the reader

definition of human rights , the definition of human rights, the rise of the new and destructive ideologies, and how they really eroding religious liberty. he says in the book, that is not yet turned into a persecution itself in an increasingly way, with the aim of achieving by appropriate legislation , the appropriate legislation, the eradication of all that is essentially christian, and i think that's anybody with two glasses can see that's what's happening in society today. absolutely. i there's so many of these stories that we just don't have the time cover them all. have the time to cover them all. but one that want to talk but one that i want to talk about was, the naacp. about today was, the naacp. i'm sorry. university has sorry. i as a university has renamed terms on what renamed its terms on what michaelmas, hilary and trinity renamed its terms on what miwhatmas, hilary and trinity renamed its terms on what miwhat winter, lary and trinity renamed its terms on what miwhat winter, spring d trinity renamed its terms on what miwhat winter, spring and nity to what winter, spring and summer is devoid beauty is summer is devoid of beauty is it's dull but it's also removing christ, isn't it? and we see this everywhere today. but what i want to ask you, simon, is what be done the what can be done about the germans and heterodoxy ? well germans and the heterodoxy? well . i think what anybody who

really loves jesus and loves the church , they need to be holy . church, they need to be holy. and the church has always been in crisis and antidote to that, to evil within the church, whatever it is, is an increase in holiness among its members. and we don't always have to look to the pope or bishops or priests to provide that is for every single baptised person strive in the to live good lives and to be holy people and we be confident that in every generation jesus always raise saints in this church will always points what is right, what is good and what is true absolutely . i what is good and what is true absolutely. i mean, what is good and what is true absolutely . i mean, you know, absolutely. i mean, you know, we're seeing similar problems in the church capital c, aren't we all over the world right . in the all over the world right. in the united kingdom, we obviously have the church of pushing for heterodoxy on the of same sex marriage and gay blessings and all of this stuff. well i know you're looking at it from a

catholic perspective, but do you see the catholic church as a safe harbour for example, anglicans that are looking for a home in orthodoxy . anglicans that are looking for a home in orthodoxy. i think the catholic church is its version of . but i catholic church is its version of. but i think it's a stronger than the anglican communion in that it's is quite clear on what it believes and this is faith is stated categorically in the catechism of the catholic church, which is accepted . all church, which is accepted. all the all catholics that nobody tell you that this isn't what the catholic church believes. and on the matter of homosexuality for example, the teachings. absolutely clear. so it'll take an awful lots of to turn that around and even then there were people just the many catholics who will say, well, that's false teaching, which doesn't conform with 2000 years of scripture and tradition. it will be well what will be as false. well what worries me about that is that pope francis did an interview a

few days ago where he condemned laws homosexuality laws that outlaw homosexuality is homosexuality a crime? is that homosexuality a crime? now, surely the pope should be concerned about sin, not crime. what why is area being greyed . what why is area being greyed. and i think he was talking about the many places in which people could be persecuted because . could be persecuted because. they have a strong same sex attraction and the catholic church doesn't want see people persecuted for the sexual . but persecuted for the sexual. but that's the mean that it approves of same sex activity in the same that's not going to approve of adultery or for an occasional or masturbation things like that but it doesn't necessarily mean that this that well was certainly in adultery and fornication you won't criminalise to criminalise and that's what the pope was saying. and he said the catholic church teaches that people who have these tendencies should treated with compassion and fairness and

justice. so that's why i said it's not a crime. okay. well, thank you for that analysis, simon author and associate editor of the catholic herald . editor of the catholic herald. scotland is in the midst of another transgender prisoner row after it emerged that tiffany scott , a biological after it emerged that tiffany scott, a biological male after it emerged that tiffany scott , a biological male who after it emerged that tiffany scott, a biological male who has not undergone any medical transition procedures and who is serving an indefinite sentence, will be transferred to a woman's prison. has been described as being one of the most menacing people in the scottish prison system. after a string of violent crimes against women including assaulting a nurse , including assaulting a nurse, attacking female staff while being in a men's prison and, stalking a 13 year old girl by, sending her letters to give their thoughts on the story. our policy researcher , laban and policy researcher, laban and author and of the book obedience is freedom academic jacob phillips . is freedom academic jacob phillips. now, is freedom academic jacob phillips . now, laurie, let's phillips. now, laurie, let's start with you. surely allowing a violent male criminal into women's prisons is as ridiculous as letting the fox into the hen

house? yeah, i don't think that people who are a threat, women should be around in those kind of settings. and i guess it's sort of. of that really lovely answer . so sort of. of that really lovely answer. so does this case prove both the lunacy and danger of sturgeon's gender recognition reform bill? i don't. i think it's a stretch to say that because. then we have to consider all of the a new bill. other instances that we can imagine in which you have violent criminals. in the context the prison estate who you know, there's loads of other people in society who want to explore, have an agenda that they might not have been assigned to. but and to put them all into the same bracket, i is disproportionate. okay. jacob we're all treading into dangerous water with the terminology we're using. i don't think gender is something we're assigned at birth, something that recognised, biological that is recognised, biological inherently in birth. but what are your thoughts after? you read this story. well i just i

just can't help but pull back and wonder how on earth we got here. and the answer to that question is nicholas sturgeon and political having a and her political having a fanatical belief in the almost sacred status of gender self identification. it is linked to the bill in so far as this bill enshrines the principle of gender self—identification in a way which doesn't take of other considerations. this point over , you know, people of appalling sexual violence being put in women's prisons , vulnerable women's prisons, vulnerable female prisoners is one example of what happen when gender self—identification is considered to be something which trumps other considerations. but thatis trumps other considerations. but that is it isn't. trumps other considerations. but that is it isn't . this is that is it isn't. this is sturgeon prioritising ideology over women's safety . i would over women's safety. i would certainly agree that, yes. and i think sturgeon's response actually been quite concerning insofar as she said the other day that, you know, people that are complaining this is just a cloak, often transphobia, even

racism kind of. dot, dot dot, which i find quite appalling really. i mean , you're walking really. i mean, you're walking down a street and you see a burning building. you run into trying to help someone. you know, nicola would wait outside and well , know, nicola would wait outside and well, never know, nicola would wait outside and well , never shown and just say, well, never shown any in burning any interest in burning buildings . know, buildings before. you know, people are saying this is a crisis situation and they're speaking of concern, of speaking out out of concern, of course, for female prisoners, but concern the other but out of concern for the other flashpoints might be coming flashpoints that might be coming down bill to down the road where this bill to become and laurie, the become law. and laurie, on the other that argument, other side of that argument, nicholas that nicholas sturgeon said that people her gender people who criticise her gender laws impacts could laws for the impacts they could have on women's rights or using feminism their transphobia. feminism hide their transphobia. do agree that ? i think the do you agree that? i think the tone of the debate has got pretty heated and i wouldn't myself with what nicholas sturgeon is saying necessarily i think that on specific issues we have a situation where the scottish prison service on a case by case basis has to consider these requests. right. and it is a very difficult to do in some cases. in these cases doesn't look that difficult. people who are violent towards or threats towards , women should

or threats towards, women should not be across in a part of prison estate that mean that there could be a threat there. so i think we really have to be very clear about the extreme cases of people who are violent, who rapists, who are threat to certain groups prison certain groups, the prison system, then the wider system, and then the wider picture of people who are not violent criminals, who are peaceable , who are in society peaceable, who are in society and are transport bill. and we then have to think about that then have to think about that the process by which they can properly live their lives as people, as the scottish government agrees, happen, as the british government, the uk government we government should happen. so we must that where are must make sure that where we are trying separate these two trying to separate these two things though understand things out though i understand why people are concerned because these shocking these obviously such shocking cases can they jacob can they be separated because gender critical myself have critical people like myself have warned about this situation time and time and it seems to and time again. and it seems to be repeatedly happening. can we at this in a case by case situation the scottish government u—turned the case government u—turned on the case of bryson earlier this of oliver bryson earlier this week if sturgeon is forced to u—turn on situation as well

u—turn on this situation as well should that not mean that the scottish bill just scottish gender bill is just turned out be her undoing ? well, turned out be her undoing? well, i think there's an important point here . and the one thing point here. and the one thing i would agree with that nicholas sturgeon has said is it is sturgeon has said is that it is dangerous potentially dangerous and potentially inflammatory to that inflammatory to assume that there is some intrinsic link people to people who apportion to themselves a trans identity and being potential sex offenders and where that just to become commonplace it would be a very very dangerous place to be which one wouldn't want to support. at the same time, i trust, you know, the british to be able to distinguish between the two issues. i think is issues. and i think there is something there's another more critical insofar critical point in this insofar as someone's placed as if someone's placed on the sex register, for example, they simply ban on working simply a blanket ban on working vulnerable people or working children or whatever it might be. there is no case case be. there is no case by case analysis. there is no 72 hour individual risk assessment by the scottish prisons service. someone sex offenders someone on the sex offenders register with history of register with a history of repeated offences is not allowed to certain situation . it to work in certain situation. it should blanket ban and should be a blanket ban and relying the scottish prison

relying on the scottish prison service individual case service to each individual case and whether or not to and decide whether or not to unleash this person into a prison. that's just not acceptable with you and i'm acceptable. i'm with you and i'm not suggesting that everyone thatis not suggesting that everyone that is identifies as trans is a offender. i'm just suggesting that it's dangerous . put that it's dangerous. put biological males in a prison with biological females. biological males in a prison with biological females . should with biological females. should there be a middle ground? should there be a middle ground? should there holding there be prison holding facilities ? people who identify facilities? people who identify as trans. yeah mean not that i don't know enough about the ins and outs of the scottish prison estate right. i read earlier on that i think it was at one point there were only 16 trans people in the context, entire scottish prison estate. so the fact that we could look at on a case by case basis, i think is apt in the sense that it's a smaller prison population size. now that doesn't mean that i'm then saying any way that saying that in any way that should people are a should normalise people are a threat other in jails. threat to other people in jails. absolutely know, go back absolutely you know, go back to my your first my answer to your first question. people if a person question. if people if a person is a threat to particular is a threat to a particular group in the context of prisons, they should not be in a

situation where they could manifest full stop. manifest that threat. full stop. very there's 16 very said if there's only 16 people they i don't people that they affect, i don't know the scottish is know why the scottish is spending much looking at spending so much time looking at laws area, but laws around this area, but a scottish service scottish prison service spokesman us decisions scottish prison service sp(the man us decisions scottish prison service sp(the sps us decisions scottish prison service sp(the sps as us decisions scottish prison service sp(the sps as to us decisions scottish prison service sp(the sps as to the; decisions scottish prison service sp(the sps as to the mostsions by the sps as to the most appropriate location to accommodate transgender people are made on an individualised bafis are made on an individualised basis informed by a assessment of both risk and need . such of both risk and need. such decisions seek to protect both the wellbeing and rights the individual as well as the welfare rights of others around them . staff in order to achieve them. staff in order to achieve an outcome that balances and promotes the safety of all. and that that is exactly what has happenedin that that is exactly what has happened in this case before we. move on today. let's have a look at what you guys have been saying about today's topics on nadhim zahawi . richard says, i'd nadhim zahawi. richard says, i'd like to why this man is allowed to continue an mp. i've seen a lot of tweets like this actually. if he's not good enough to, remain a minister. enough to, remain as a minister. why he good enough to remain why is he good enough to remain as mp all the different

standards for ministers on is standards for ministers on mp is and why? surely we should and if so, why? surely we should expect them expect better from them all. martin, disagrees. he martin, however, disagrees. he says, me , if everyone says, goodness me, if everyone who been fined by the hmrc who has been fined by the hmrc is now to serve in public life, what nonsense. he made a mistake . and do we not believe in forgiveness . seems not easy to forgiveness. seems not easy to judge, isn't it? is gone forgiveness. seems not easy to judge, isn't it ? is gone now. so judge, isn't it? is gone now. so why all this vindictive nonsense? none it is nonsense? none of it is vindictive. yes, of course, vindictive. and yes, of course, believe forgiveness. believe in forgiveness. he should however if should be forgiven. however if you responsible you are the minister responsible , hmrc you are caught , the hmrc and you are caught not paying your taxes, i think is quite right for people to be concerned my concerned about that. on my liddle says nice last name your monologue on our laws and coming from christianity was so very welcome. thank you. oh thank you . very kind of you. thank you for all of for sending in your views today. please do them coming. tweets and emails a new agenda neutral production of a jesus christ superstar put on by the edinburgh university savoy opera group will feature a non—binary actor in the role of jesus and a woman playing judas

? the productions creative director said the casting gender blind to help recreate jesus's final days for modern audience, adding jesus is remembered as being a man . who are we to come being a man. who are we to come on? it has, however, proved with several posters for the show being vandalised, who are we to decide? indeed, we are not decide. it is written policy researcher laurie leyburn and, author and academic jacob phillips are still with me. laurie do you see the decision to cast a non—binary actor as jesus problematic in any way. no, i'm i'm pretty into freedom and i'm pretty open said anyone who wants to go and see certain types to performances. by my big criteria my first criteria for that role in that particular you know jesus christ is if they're an absolutely brilliant tenor singer and if i didn't like the way the characterisation was done, it's up to me to not go and see that or, you know, maybe

even send a letter saying i would have written it slightly differently. i'm i'm someone differently. but i'm i'm someone who that if people want who believes that if people want to be creative in certain ways, they they they can put things on. they should those freedoms those should have those freedoms those creative if people creative freedoms. and if people don't them, then they can don't like them, then they can elect go. it's an elect not to go. it's an interesting you know, as a interesting one. you know, as a christian, i'm not offended by it. don't care. who plays it. i don't care. who plays jesus as long they play him jesus as long as they play him as a man. but this is the point is they're getting is that they're getting coppola article jacob in the purposefully casting a woman as judas a non—binary judas they've got a non—binary person making person as jesus they making a point right? think they point here right? i think they are. casting of woman are. and the casting of a woman as, judas is in itself interesting women seem as, judas is in itself intcomeng women seem as, judas is in itself intcome out women seem as, judas is in itself intcome out the women seem as, judas is in itself intcome out the worst.men seem as, judas is in itself intcome out the worst. but seem as, judas is in itself intcome out the worst. but thisn to come out the worst. but this kind of gentle ideology is afoot. but i think, you know, i don't think the jesus was don't don't think the jesus was chosen great tenor. chosen for being a great tenor. i an attention i think it's an attention seeking i think it's a seeking move. i think it's a shame, really, because jesus christ superstar actually has quite interesting quite an interesting mixed reception different reception among different christian groups. graham, for example, critical it example, was very critical of it because the blasphemous, because of the blasphemous, because of the blasphemous, because have a because it doesn't have a the resurrection within resurrection included within it, which i think a fair which i don't think is a fair point. so far as passion point. and so far as passion narratives the narratives without the resurrection quite in

resurrection are quite common in history. catholic history. but in the catholic church it had a very different reception. pope six for reception. pope paul six for example , thought it be example, thought it could be a wonderful tool for evangelising . that many of the . and i gather that many of the songs played frequently on songs were played frequently on vatican radio throughout the seventies, was interested vatican radio throughout the se'hearas, was interested vatican radio throughout the se'hear what was interested vatican radio throughout the se'hear what production erested vatican radio throughout the se'hear what production iszsted vatican radio throughout the se'hear what production is doing to hear what production is doing is politicised . seeking is politicised. seeking attention , having a non—binary attention, having a non—binary jesus, which i think altering that that very interesting mixed reception in so far as actually a very ancient heretical idea that. a very ancient heretical idea that . jesus must be that. jesus must be hermaphroditic or. androgynous is what we call gnosticism and this is actually changing this reception to flirt a very ancient heresy in a way that i don't thinks at all how i am with you is heresy. i thank you very much both you. that was policy researcher laurie leyburn and author and academic jacob phillips. for time phillips. thank you for time today you know, each week on today as you know, each week on the show, we like to end with our prayer. and here is the colleagues for candlemas almighty ever living god clothed in majesty whose beloved son was this day present it in the temple in substance of our flesh

grants that we be presented to you with pure and clean hearts by your son jesus christ, our lord, who is alive , reigns with lord, who is alive, reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit. one god now and forever. amen thank you very much. you have been watching common sense crusade with me , reverend calvin crusade with me, reverend calvin robinson. i will be back with you next sunday at 3 pm. now, nonh you next sunday at 3 pm. now, north korea is up next, but before that, here is your forecast. have a good sunday. desmond. hello there. i'm jonathan autry . your latest jonathan autry. your latest weather updates from met office. hope your weekend has been going all right. as we bring it to a close. there are two cold fronts across the uk this one in the far south is a fairly weak feature just bringing some patchy outbreaks of rain to wales southern areas of england. this one in the north pushing into scotland . northern ireland into scotland. northern ireland has more substance to it, has a bit more substance to it, so there are longer spells so there are some longer spells of as it continues of rain as it continues southwards into evening. but southwards into the evening. but that tend fizzle out that too will tend fizzle out later in night. behind that, later on in night. behind that, we will see some intervals develop, also showers

develop, but also showers pushing in for scotland. these will be heavy places with hail, snow down to around 400 metres over the mountains as a over the mountains as well, a fairly brisk night for all of us with the winds. so frost is not too much of a worry as a result of that. towns and cities around 540 but perhaps a bit 540 celsius but perhaps a bit lower than that in some sheltered areas. otherwise want to the start of monday. to move the start of monday. a lot of sunshine to be had for many of us. there will be bit of cloud lingering in the far southwest begin the southwest to begin with and the breeze just will remain a bit strong in the north—east as well. too of well. but not too bad of a start. the new working week. temperatures around temperatures will be around nine, maybe ten degrees across seven areas of england . but it seven areas of england. but it will noticeably cooler will be noticeably cooler tomorrow than today across parts of scotland during afternoon of scotland during the afternoon and evening we'll then and into the evening we'll then see cloud across see the cloud pushing across northern later into northern and then later into scotland wealth of outbreaks scotland as wealth of outbreaks of coming here. and monday of rain coming here. and monday night really a repeat pattern night is really a repeat pattern of sunday nights . we see that of sunday nights. we see that next band of rain pushing southwards fading and southwards again, fading and turning patchy as it eventually moves across areas of wales and into central southern england

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