channel good afternoon. it's just after o'clock on radisson in the gb news. a man has been charged in connection with disarray outside a hotel housing asylum seekers

in knowsley on friday night, 19 year old jared skate from liverpool has been charged with violent and assault by beating of an emergency worker. he'll appear at wirral adult remand court tomorrow. merseyside police are saying that the violence with were thrown at officers . the police vans set officers. the police vans set alight , left officers. the police vans set alight, left one officers. the police vans set alight , left one officer officers. the police vans set alight, left one officer and two members of the public injured 14 other people who were arrested have now been released on bail . have now been released on bail. the labour party is urging the bbc chairman to consider his position after mps found that he breached standards when applying for the role . the cross party for the role. the cross party committee says that richard made significant errors judgement when he failed to declare that he'd helped boris johnson to a loan when he was minister. shadow culture lucy powell is questioning whether he's still able to uphold trust and independence . the broadcaster . a independence. the broadcaster. a report . it really independence. the broadcaster. a report. it really is an unprecedented report means that

mr. sharp's position is increasing ingly untenable and really should now reflect on whether he's able to carry out that very important role as the bbc chair to uphold public trust and independence of the bbc . and independence of the bbc. turkey has ordered the detention of 130 suspects in connection with the construction of buildings, the collapsed in monday's earthquakes . it comes monday's earthquakes. it comes as the death toll in turkey and syria rose to more than 28,000. some rescue operations have been halted in turkey after reports of looting, whilst hundreds of thousands of people have been made homeless in the middle of winter. who now.7 savic made homeless in the middle of winter. who now? savic of is the former turkish ambassador to the united kingdom? he told us the focus now must be the survivors . but the search and rescue operations are probably coming to end because it has been almost a week now. and although yesterday there was some survivors who had been rescued

from under the rubble. and i think it is probably coming to an end. now, the most important thing is the sustainability of these survivors and two, to create the living conditions for them, because it is very difficult . there's still no difficult. there's still no electricity and no heating . electricity and no heating. well, back here, the search for missing mum nicola bullae is now in its 17th day as police continue to investigate. today fibbons continue to investigate. today ribbons with messages of hope tied to a bridge over the river. wyre near where ms. bullae was last seen. she disappeared on the 27th of january while walking her dog shortly after dropping the two daughters at school . lancashire police says school. lancashire police says it's keeping an open mind its appeal for information . the appeal for information. the brother of murdered two year old james bolger says he'll never forgive the killers . three forgive the killers. three decades after the crime , james decades after the crime, james was snatched from a shopping centre and killed by two men

formerly known as john venables and robert thompson when they were aged ten in merseyside in 1993. john venables is currently behind bars . 1993. john venables is currently behind bars. michael fergus says he should stay there to give justice for james workers at heathrow are to vote on whether to stage fresh strikes after rejecting the latest pay rise offer . unite says over 3000 of offer. unite says over 3000 of its members, including guards, engineers and firefighters fighters, will begin the month long ballot ballot, rather, on the 17 february. the union says the 17 february. the union says the offered 10% salary increase amounts to a cut when compared to the rate of inflation. a second unidentified flying has been shot down by. the us military this time over canada. canadian forces will now recover and analyse the wreckage of the cylindrical object . it's cylindrical object. it's believed to be similar to . the believed to be similar to. the chinese surveillance balloon, which shot down off the coast of the around a week ago. former

cia lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer told gb news there's no confirmation that the chinese were responsible this time. he's being reluctant to release all the information have. why it is i can't that but the objects that they shot down i think are drones or some sort of unmanned object remotely piloted something is designed to go i think they said 40000 to 50000 feet. these things can interfere with air travel. i think that's the legitimate reason they shot them down. but dod , the pentagon them down. but dod, the pentagon just are saying, well, everything they know at this point. and again, i don't why thatis point. and again, i don't why that is . bit of showbiz for you that is. bit of showbiz for you and harry styles. that is. bit of showbiz for you and harry styles . the that is. bit of showbiz for you and harry styles. the brit awards last night winning all four of the awards he was nominated for, including album and artist the year. the former one direction star acknowledged to what he called his privilege in his speeches. the annual music event at london's o2 arena faced a backlash over its gender

neutral categories. this year. so after the best artist featured male performers only few more top . this is gb news few more top. this is gb news will bring you more as it happens than its get straight back to alastair stewart& friends . friends. right thank you very much indeed and a very good afternoon to all of you. the prime minister rishi sunak pledged rapidly . to purge 400 pledged rapidly. to purge 400 pieces of european union legislation that still sit on the uk statute book. the parliamentary process is underway. some suggest , is even underway. some suggest, is even more that, and it may take years. well, i recently listened to some of the debate that was going on in the house of lords, and i had the brilliant michael dobbs, the playwright and

novelist of house of cards fame, accusing some of his fellow peers of drag their feet with the whole and it just drew my attention to the adage that many of our elite ruling never really wanted to leave the european union and perhaps will continue to use all manner of devices to prevaricate when it comes to actually getting the thing done . now, the european union and the european economic community, before it , of course, needed before it, of course, needed a to protect the cherished single market and indeed the core values of the free mobility of goods labour and capital all get it wrong and the penalties can be severe. now none of this should be confused with the european on human rights, which lobbying so many uk attempts the moment to control our own

borders that now have the power so to do. having left the european union via brexit that is an entirely separate device and a separate structure of courts and the rest of it. although the guardian newspaper interestingly reported that they realise in brussels that there is a growing problem with illegal migration. front page of observer today also well worth mulling over. it reports that a secret cross—party has been held to address the failure of brexit and to how to remedy. to address the failure of brexit and to how to remedy . they go to address the failure of brexit and to how to remedy. they go on to suggest all of these matters the national interest . it's not the national interest. it's not so secret now because it's all oven so secret now because it's all over. the observer newspaper and there are about three, three or four pages within it. and is well worth reading , just as a

well worth reading, just as a reminder of how tricky. those rules can be if you breach them. the united kingdom had to pay the european unio n £2.3 billion the european union £2.3 billion in relation to a disagreement over the of chinese textiles . over the of chinese textiles. and footwear between 2011 and 2017. but of course we were still a part of the european union. that was then. this is post—referendum and course we are out. plus the minister for the government's newly created science and technology has signalled that the united kingdom is ready to. go it alone . if the european union does agree to britain's post brexit terms of membership. i'll be speaking to many guests today, but we also want to hear from you. you can email me as always at gb views at gb news dot uk or you can get in touch via any of our media outlets . so let's hear

our media outlets. so let's hear from and we'll share back the best as the progresses. let's to chew this over with a couple of friends from both sides of the of the debate . first political of the debate. first political commentator , former brexit party commentator, former brexit party ben habib and denis macshane, the former minister of for state and member of parliament for rotherham. and i'm going to start with ben. did hear any of the comings and goings in the house of lords. i followed it blow by rule. it's great, but i mean, i think at listening to what you just said, you know, there's there are basically two grappling hooks into , the grappling hooks into, the british caucus, if you like as part of the leaving deal that we did, the first grappling hook is the northern ireland which actually prevents the united kingdom from leaving the eu . the kingdom from leaving the eu. the eu is one united kingdom and the other grappling hook at the

terms of the level playing field in the trade and cooperation agreement , which requires in the trade and cooperation agreement, which requires us to augn agreement, which requires us to align on state aid employment, competition and environmental law. and with these two grappling hooks, the is holding united kingdom close , preventing united kingdom close, preventing us from being able to actually properly brexit. so when these people gather wherever it is, they're gathering for their part for secret talks to put what they describe a failing brexit right . what they need to first right. what they need to first recognise is that we haven't actually got brexit. you cannot judge brexit until it's been delivered and the and divergence is big given to manifest . we is big given to manifest. we still have all the european union laws on our books with fearful of diverging because of the irish sea border that's by the irish sea border that's by the protocol. fear of the of upsetting the eu and prevented in large part by the level playing field that i describe. so we haven't got brexit. and

before we turn backs on it, it ought to be given a chance to work . that's what we voted for. work. that's what we voted for. the little slip in 2016 said, do you wish , the united kingdom, to you wish, the united kingdom, to leave the european union? we haven't left the eu yet. that you more optimistic about what the observer are reporting today when you've got the likes of david lammy and michael gove sitting around the table and discussing what needs to be done to get this process. whether you agree with it or not, get it moving . i'm also more optimistic moving. i'm also more optimistic by the fact that king charles is going on a huge state visit to, i think, next month has just announced he'll be addressing the bundestag in berlin later this year. frankly, the king is doing more than any of his ministers or shadow ministers in keeping a relationship . our keeping a relationship. our country and our continent alive, those who want complete and utter rupture here just don't

understand . a single thing about understand. a single thing about british english, irish history last thousand years that stories fascinates also in the sunday times slightly downplay observer put it on the front page and the sunday times insight basically michael gove is authorised rishi sunak to say brexit isn't working now that's an incredible statement from a party that was utterly wedded to its brexit campaigning for brexit, getting brexit done , use boris johnson's brexit done, use boris johnson's phrase , and here they are now phrase, and here they are now gently holding up the white flag. it is of huge symbolic significance . it's because they significance. it's because they haven't delivered it and it's because we haven't taken advantage of any of the potential brexit freedoms that on offer. you know the whole point of brexit was to take back control. that was the three the three word you mantra that used

to get it across to get the vote across the line. but we haven't we complete aligned with the eu. we haven't diverged one bit. we've to become that singapore terms that so many of us wish to be ditched . all that bureaucracy be ditched. all that bureaucracy get rid of these laws . you know, get rid of these laws. you know, i've heard it said in the house of lords that we're not getting rid of the laws for fear of the vacuum it creates. well they singularly failed. understand the british legal set the whole point the way we operate point about the way we operate in country common law is in this country common law is that is permitted that everything is permitted unless it's expressly prohibited and are not there to guide us like they are in the eu laws in the united kingdom are made to prevent from doing things otherwise everything should be permitted. they should just ditch of and let ditch of those laws and let people go back to the way we were before . we joined the were before. we joined the european there will not european union. there will not be a vacuum. one of the questions that michael dodds asked, asked in debate asked, dubs asked in that debate was, yeah , why would want to was, yeah, why would you want to retain any of these legislative

why would you if we're not in way i mean, it's a little bit like ben's grappling hooks, isn't it? well i mean, i worked a lot in singapore . singapore is a lot in singapore. singapore is the most regulated controlled civil service run little country in, the world, more industry, more trade . you just the general more trade. you just the general secretary of singapore to see at the time sitting in the cabinet. can you imagine in britain housing land all belonging to the state the state sitting on the state the state sitting on the boards of companies. i mean they made a sorry bet, but because don't you know because we talked about it. we did some polling recently here at gb news for camilla tominey program and it demonstrated that that the majority of people out there don't particularly feel any any better off . but there was better off. but there was virtually zero appetite right to yes. your argument and rerun the referendum exactly have been keeps i've been here i like it very much these two hasn't escaped from 26 need. now what i

think gove was authorised to do the prime minister was to open the prime minister was to open the escape hatch and say look relationship we have with europe. we've brexit that's in, in the past but we haven't got it. i love. michael dennis well you know look we haven't got , we you know look we haven't got, we haven't got perfect love rotherham united, rotherham united haven't got one improvement action about they complain this is about fundamental aspect taking back control okay we had supreme court ruling last week i. don't know if you follow this alastair, but it was a case that i brought with a number of other unionists against the protocol the supreme court ruled that the northern protocol, which northern ireland protocol, which is a aspect of the deal that bofis is a aspect of the deal that boris breaks acts of union. boris did, breaks acts of union. it also breaks the east—west dimension of the good friday agreement , dimension of the good friday agreement, and it dimension of the good friday agreement , and it steps over the agreement, and it steps over the principle of consent, which is a cornerstone of that agreement. we have got . massive

we have got. massive constitutional self harm being perpetrated by that deal and the only way to put it right is to get a proper brexit, to ditch the protocol and to take ireland back into the united kingdom to its rightful place , the uk, and its rightful place, the uk, and for us to leave the eu, we have not left . supreme court came not left. supreme court came that conclusion last weekend , that conclusion last weekend, biannual. you know , more than biannual. you know, more than all the supreme court decisions on, say, the supreme agreed that we have been crystal clear because because people sitting home either watching on tv or listening on radio, i'm sure we'll be thinking . but we have we'll be thinking. but we have left the european union. that's what we voted for. we are no longer members of it. yes. even if there 400 pieces of law on our statute book the of the rules of engage . but assuming rules of engage. but assuming that we were still there what you're really describing exactly what what dennis said a moment ago and that get in there ago and that is get in there engageis ago and that is get in there engage is what gathering engage is what this gathering the great and the good at part was about how do you actually

make work? well as i said, the best thing about legal system is everything is permitted unless expressly prohibited . and so we expressly prohibited. and so we should just ditch these laws . should just ditch these laws. but sunak doesn't have the courage to do it because sunak fears the eu half conservative parliamentary party probably , parliamentary party probably, more than half the conservative parliamentary party fears the eu. they fear trading independently for the economic ramifications that that would that the eu would wrought on the uk. but what kind of have you seen in the telegraph leader today. i did. was stop, stop, stop , stop blaming our economic stop, stop blaming our economic malaise on it's energy just look at what's happening in the space across the base cabinet. that's really interesting. well, very simply, i mean, ben reminds me so much , josh, you could even so much, josh, you could even look a little my very old friend alice is . very. your friend tony alice is. very. your friend tony benn, who was tony. tony benn who you so well older viewers will know who he is. he used to sit there, say we just have to

leave. we just to all leave. we just to refuse all their laws and then britain will be great again. everybody will come invest nobody come and invest here. nobody coming to invest here. precisely because we can't trade without biggest partners. so that's i'd say i'm very happy to sit debate in 2016 with you and people forever but sooner or later and i think you'll be getting a little bit only a little bit denis and ben for the time being. thank you very much. indeed. i'm delighted to say that we have other guests waiting in the wings to join our conversation and we very much want to hear from you guys. one of them, my old chum, norman baken of them, my old chum, norman baker, who is not a former europe minister, but a former home office minister. europe minister, but a former home office minister . and that home office minister. and that was in the days of the liberal democrat and conservative co election. so let's start with the parliamentary process no excuses for filibuster status which was in effect what going on in the house of lords. ben says just take a deep breath and

get on with it and dennis , there get on with it and dennis, there needs to be a greater clarity in, in what we really want. get that on the table, get there and get them negotiations going again. what's your. norman well , i mean, look, i was there. i could i could spend about 15 minutes dealing with the point just raised . i know that you just raised. i know that you will let me do that, but these 400 laws that apparently the government wants to ditch, some of were created they of them were created by us. they were ones which we as a nation argued within the european union because . we thought it was in because. we thought it was in the interests of selves and the interests of our selves and the interests of our selves and the union have these the european union to have these laws on the statute book the not imposed on us as we were by doing nothing. we create those laws and of those laws relate to the environment to protection. what you don't want . see, you what you don't want. see, you ditched the right to work , ditched the right to work, right? we don't see attached. they a central laws. in many they are a central laws. in many cases we the ability to get cases we have the ability to get rid of individual we don't rid of individual laws we don't like but to get rid of the like them, but to get rid of the whole we've helped create whole law. we've helped create them protect them and in fact they protect them and in fact they protect the environment workers the environment and workers rights. bonkers . be

rights. it's just bonkers. be perfectly honest with you now. i want up ben's point that want pick up on ben's point that he brexit been he says a brexit has been delivered. you when people delivered. you know, when people voted there were voted in 2016, there were variation of brexit put forward. many people who voted for brexit, a very majority. let's remember, for 2 to 48, many people voted for brexit. so voting for a softer brexit moment, we stayed in the single market and, the customs union. but what's better , what ben's but what's better, what ben's arguing, and he's not to argue it is the hardest possible brexit that wasn't where the majority people were. let's remember that the european union was partly created by conservative winston churchill and the single market was championed by conservatives margaret thatcher nobody wanted this ultra hard brexit apart from a few people on the far right now . the fact is this right now. the fact is this meeting at time we saw in the report in the observer that meeting of conservative and labour politicians both for leave and remain supporting politicians is a recognition of brexit hasn't worked . we've got brexit hasn't worked. we've got a 4% reduction in gdp. we got

15% reduction in trade , cut off 15% reduction in trade, cut off relations with our closest neighbours. sorry about this is attempt to say what do we do about the situation in a critical moment ago he dumped somebody else . you want the somebody else. you want the hardest possible brexit, you want to reducing one in five. you voted leave now. i regret that decision it's not a matter of a hard brexit it's not a far right policy. by the way, there are lots of people right across the labour heartlands who wanted. it's delivering wanted. it's about delivering the control back to our own government to take control away from the eu . you mentioned from the eu. you mentioned energy policy being cited in the lead of the telegraph this morning. we can't take back control of our energy policy because of the level playing field that when we're hooked into ditch net zero. into we can't ditch net zero. for example, if we wish because the trade and cooperation agreement requires us not to ditch it, there's provisions on, pages 201 and 202 of the tca, if you want to look them up. it's

not a matter of the hard right, hard as possible brexit. it's a matter of delivering brexit. and it just to remind everyone when we voted for it , we voted for we voted for it, we voted for the united kingdom to leave the eu . last week, the supreme court eu. last week, the supreme court judge . that part of the united judge. that part of the united kingdom is in effect left behind in the eu . we have not by in the eu. we have not by definition just brexit. well that's not the hardest , but definition just brexit. well that's not the hardest, but one that's not the hardest, but one that actually works gives us control of the things that we want to control. and i apologise . i spoke over you a little earlier . i . i spoke over you a little earlier. i wanted to get back to what you were saying. in the world these days. have to have relations with other countries. it's the european union or america else. and you america or anyone else. and you could argue, ben, could equally argue, ben, that we got control of we haven't got control of ourselves we're in nato. ourselves because we're in nato. but subject to rules and nature, which we agree the which we agree with the americans you americans and so on. and you definition of brexit is one that is not shared by all people who voted some people are voted for. some people are watching brexit stay in the watching brexit to stay in the single market. that's the single market. that's called the question on the ballot paper. one of the issues which i want

to up on is on the issue with gb news viewers. to a very strongly about which you boats in about which is yes you boats in the channel and the of the channel and the number of people coming across under the dubun people coming across under the dublin which we will dublin convention which we will party to as of the union. party to as part of the union. we able to dublin we were able to dublin convention to ask our safe country to take back migrants who through those countries. we can't do that now because you know i'm going to give them the right to reply that as i did to you then. well, the dublin convention is a complete red over a four year period, something like three x people worry patriot pursuant to the dubun worry patriot pursuant to the dublin the dublin convention, it's completely irrelevant to our inability to control the illegal flow of migrants across channel. and by the way, also the european court of justice is irrelevant as is the convention of human rights. what what they constrain us on is the ability to deport people once they've crossed the channel actually, the government has all the laws it needs to prevent these people from entering british territory waters in the first place. the

un convention on laws of the sea gives the government the right to stop people illegally entering british territorial waters or if they seem to , they waters or if they seem to, they just don't exercise that right. dennis macshane , final word from dennis macshane, final word from me, sir. like unfortunately, but i was a minister. i got a call when i was minister in charge of brazil from david blunkett. so you've got a plane load of illegal brazilian overstay as illegal brazilian overstay as illegal immigrants. down in wiltshire. ready to fly to brazil. but they won't let the in. can you sort out? so i called up the brazilian foreign was a friend said we know about we hardly disapprove and brazil is to the uk. i love these conversations that conclude with something that i think all of us are agreed on and that is just get it done. so he said to me, you said, we're not going human humiliate. thank you all very much indeed. and you've been quoted by, norman baker out there, the great gb news, whose listeners and viewers do let us know what you think. rather than

leave it to any of my guests to tell you what they think. you think. let's hear from you and then share some of the then we'll share some of the better thoughts a little later on. but for the being then, dennis thank very dennis and thank you all very much are watching much indeed. you are watching and listening. stewart much indeed. you are watching ar friends ing. stewart much indeed. you are watching arfriends hurrah! stewart much indeed. you are watching arfriends hurrah! withstewart much indeed. you are watching arfriends hurrah! with lotsart much indeed. you are watching arfriends hurrah! with lots more & friends hurrah! with lots more coming up on the program today, including the very latest on the cross—party findings on the bp c cham and richard sharp. be catching up with our political reporter next. but first, let's bnng reporter next. but first, let's bring you up to date with the weather. hello i'm rachel eggs and welcome your latest weather update from the met. looking ahead to the of the new week and it'll be dry for many with some frost and fog. they're looking across the north by the breeze will start to pick up as these weather fronts start to make a little bit of eastward progress towards high. and it will also bnng towards high. and it will also bring of rain as bring a few outbreaks of rain as we into the working we head into the new working week . but back to we head into the new working week. but back to this evening and, overnight and with some

clear spells around for northern and western areas we could just see a few patchy mist and fog forming . we might see cloudy forming. we might see cloudy elsewhere , then we might start elsewhere, then we might start to see a few clear spells in the far southeast towards the early hours. that could just bring a few patches of fog but mostly mild night with that cloud around but that could just be a patch of rural frost , northern patch of rural frost, northern and eastern areas . so a cloudy and eastern areas. so a cloudy start to start new week though, as we head through the day on monday. that cloud will start to lift and break and will bring some sunny spells, particularly as we head into the late morning and the early parts of the afternoon . temperatures will be afternoon. temperatures will be once again average for the time of year . once again average for the time of year. highs of 10 to 12 across the south. now, as we go ahead into monday evening and overnight with a few more in the way of clear spells, it's a greater risk of frost and fog. the greatest chance seeing fog will be across the southeast . will be across the southeast. we've got the lightest winds through night, though. there'll be some moving into the west

bringing some outbreaks of light, rain and drizzle and a stronger too. so a milder night here , though, with these clear here, though, with these clear spells a cooler night in the east and, a chance of seeing a patchy rural frost so into choose day, we've got that cloud moving in from the west, bringing some outbreaks of rain drizzle to the far north and west with the best chance of any sunny spells in the south and east. looking through the rest of the week, an upbeat generally settled many , with a few settled for many, with a few outbreaks of rain towards and temperatures above .

it's one of 30. here's the latest. a man been charged in connection with disarray . a connection with disarray. a hotel housing, asylum seekers in knowsley on friday night . 19 knowsley on friday night. 19 year old jared skate from

liverpool has been charged with violent disorder and assault by beating of an emergency worker. he will appear at wirral adult remand court tomorrow. merseyside say the violence for the fireworks was thrown at officers in a police set alight left one officer and two members of the public injured. 14 other people have been released on bail . the people have been released on bail. the labour party is urging the bbc chairman to consider his position after m.p.s found that he breached standards when applying for the role. cross—party committee that richard sharp made significa and errors of judgement when he failed to declare that he'd helped boris johnson to secure a loan when . he was prime minister loan when. he was prime minister . turkey has ordered the detention of 113 suspects in connection with the of buildings that collapsed in monday's earthquakes. it comes as the death toll in turkey and syria rose to more than 28,000. some rescue have been halted in turkey . reports of looting turkey. reports of looting whilst of thousands of people

have been made homeless in the middle of winter. have been made homeless in the middle of winter . worker at middle of winter. worker at heathrow airport are to vote on to stage fresh strikes after rejecting their latest pay . rejecting their latest pay. unite says over 3000 of its members, including security guards and engineers will begin the month long ballot on the 17 february. unions the offered 10% salary increase amounts to a pay when compared to the rate of inflation and a second unidentified flying object been shot down by the us military , shot down by the us military, this time over canada . canadian this time over canada. canadian forces will now recover analyse the wreckage of the object it's believed to be similar to the chinese surveillance balloon which was shot down off the coast the us around a week ago . coast the us around a week ago. they just shot it on tv, online and on dab plus radio. this is gb news. now to alistair .

gb news. now to alistair. right, thanks much indeed. so now let's take a look at the political agenda with our gb news political reporter olivia utley. as just heard in ray's news bulletin today, the media is awash with the findings from the cross—party committee that , the cross—party committee that, says richard sharp. the bbc chairman made significant errors when he failed to declare his role in helping secure a loan from then prime minister boris johnson . so reverberate actions johnson. so reverberate actions this is the culture, media and sport select committee i think chaired by damian green, but a cross—party labour voices, tory voices s and b voice is there for sure . it more problems. as for sure. it more problems. as i suggested on this programme way back when for richard sharpe , it back when for richard sharpe, it is for boris johnson . it's very

is for boris johnson. it's very awkward indeed for richard sharpe. it's more eviscerating this report from the dcms committee chaired, as you say, by damian green than we were expecting it to be. just a quick quote here from damian . he says quote here from damian. he says that such significant error of judgement meant we were not in full possession facts full possession of the facts when required to rule on when we were required to rule on his suitability for the role of bbc chair. so essentially he's saying the parliament have known that he was sort of the wrong person for the job. now richard chop has hit back quite firmly. his defence is that he told simon case , the cabinet simon case, the cabinet secretary at the time he briefed him that he was applying for the role and means that it was role and that means that it was it was agreed with simon case that there were no problems, no problems were raised at the time. so that is his defence. now the government exactly sprung richard chops aid on the media round this morning. andrew mitchell gave heaps praise on the dcms committee that his come back with this with this really

quite sharp report. so now richard your position looking pretty tricky as for boris johnson, it doesn't seem to be getting him into two much more deep water for now . the question deep water for now. the question that all of the questions really to be directed at. richard sharp , whether or not the briefing that he gave to simon case into the fact, that he was applying for the role within enough of a defence or whether is going to have to stand down down. interestingly, it's not dramatic or as powerful as the committee heanngsin or as powerful as the committee hearings in washington, dc, as they say on, the hill. but the select committee did hear from him. and in effect nodded through the. first time out this is read take of it so we shall watch that one because clearly it has not gone away. as you know, we're talking about why there's a delay in getting

european union law off the statute . and you i will have statute. and you i will have seen the observer piece the ditch lee park gathering , which ditch lee park gathering, which allows them to put michael gove and david lammy together on the front page , the observer. but it front page, the observer. but it talks other tory grandees having attended that meeting . is there attended that meeting. is there attended that meeting. is there a sense that they top of the conservative party , therefore by conservative party, therefore by definition the government , that definition the government, that brexit really is unfinished business and that they need to get their digits out and really start delivering some goodies for. the greater electorate or there's to be enormous disappointment the may elections andindeed disappointment the may elections and indeed the general election . yes, there certainly is. and that meeting which has been reported across the sunday papers, is a ditch that's a very blunt quote out of it, essentially saying that , i don't essentially saying that, i don't have it to my fingertips that

brexit hasn't delivered dividends that were promised . dividends that were promised. what we can expect to see now is rishi, we know that there are movements on northern ireland protocol and what we're expecting to see in upcoming weeks is rishi perhaps . the weeks is rishi perhaps. the coming down, you know , stepping coming down, you know, stepping down on some of the strong stances that he's taken on the northern ireland protocol in the hope that and its european neighbours come to a closer arrangement. but of course that will many in the conservative party on the right, the conservative party and, of course, many dupes who've resisted the northern ireland protocol very strongly from the beginning . indeed so we had protocol very strongly from the beginning. indeed so we had a fascinating conversation on that a couple weeks ago as well . the a couple weeks ago as well. the leader , the conservatives in leader, the conservatives in northern ireland saying he thought there was every prospect that a deal would be done on the protocol and that it would be it would not be off. so fingers crossed on that for good people of northern ireland. you're absolutely right about. the

dup's position. and then if it is done, then they may even maybe get in the assembly well back working , all maybe get in the assembly well back working, all things are possible. olivia utley gb news, political correspondent . you political correspondent. you very much indeed for your thoughts on richard and on brexit. keep in touch and we'll talk to you later on. you're watching and listening to alastair stewart& friends here on gb news tv and radio with . on gb news tv and radio with. plenty to come this plenty more still to come this afternoon, including rural spotlight , which this week we spotlight, which this week we focus on what government is or is not doing for that vital and essential industry here across the united kingdom . but before the united kingdom. but before all of that, we're going to take all of that, we're going to take a quick break. join me every sunday at 6 pm. for glory meets in exclusive interviews . i'll be in exclusive interviews. i'll be finding out who are politicians are and what they really think. it's something that you would never want anyone to suffer. i didn't know what channels there were be. i didn't think i'd be believed. i must have lied about seven stat and i'm five for

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about the union and a whole range of other stuff. and once again, you've been getting in touch particularly on our discussion about brexit and the eu here are just a few of your thoughts. nicholas starts us on the way . the thoughts. nicholas starts us on the way. the binary thoughts. nicholas starts us on the way . the binary choice was the way. the binary choice was remain in the eu or leave the eu and westminster and it's his fit created a hybrid monster called . brexit peter says the establishment will never forgive the population for voting for brexit and do what is necessary to seek to reverse the decision . interesting point. i don't think they're going to seek to reverse the decision. i think they are doing everything within their perhaps to negate the decision, which is what we talking about earlier on with ben and denis and norman. michael the brexiteers know that since leaving we have been lied . since the day we voted to leave the european union. mrs. may onwards , no one in charge of may onwards, no one in charge of the conservative party has made

any effort to get brexit done . any effort to get brexit done. as a lifelong conservative voter . am voting reform next time out to get this job done . thank you to get this job done. thank you for that . keep all of your views for that. keep all of your views coming in and we will find time before we go off air to share some of them. back with you . to some of them. back with you. to add to the greater understanding of what people out really think about the european and the whole brexit process. time now like to say for our rural spotlight where we highlight the stories are affecting those away from the busy city streets. those in our rural communities. the busy city streets. those in our rural communities . and this our rural communities. and this week i have asked one of our regular farmers to discuss the issues affecting him most all at the moment and whether he and his industry feel well represented by our current government now. but my cards on the table . i attended a lunch the table. i attended a lunch recently with some hampshire farmers and they said to me that

core concern was that ministers really need to focus more on whether they want a sector agriculture that is supporting that green agenda or an industry that green agenda or an industry thatis that green agenda or an industry that is seeking feed us, reduce imports, reduce carbon emissions from transportation and all the rest of it . and a number of the rest of it. and a number of the farmers around that table in hampshire made it crystal clear to me that what the message from government was it was it wasn't crystal clear. so joining me now is, as i said, one of our regular farmers. it's got oswin jones. here's a welsh animal farmer. is the message in wales any clearer to ? you. are you any clearer to? you. are you there to ? create food, feed there to? create food, feed nafion there to? create food, feed nation ? or are you there to nation? or are you there to support the green agenda . well, support the green agenda. well, hopefully it's going to be a little bit of everything, to be

honest with others. and the amount that we're devolved in, you know , on the side of you know, on the side of agriculture, which is good, you know , we can have our powers, know, we can have our powers, but there's a lot of challenging things where we're , you know, things where we're, you know, farms being taken over, especially to be planted trees . especially to be planted trees. and if anybody understands , you and if anybody understands, you know, they're not going to resonate any carbon catchment for about ten years. so you know, i think sometimes we have to look the bigger picture and if we want to produce food in affordable , sustainable and affordable, sustainable and regenerative way , we have to regenerative way, we have to build a better britain on our bellies. and this needs farming food, revolution and it needs everybody to come together . and everybody to come together. and i don't think government in westminster or down in the bay in cardiff here are doing the job right . we need hubs, you job right. we need hubs, you know, we need and we need people that are the best at their jobs

from , dairy farmers, big from, dairy farmers, big producers , arable milking boys, producers, arable milking boys, we need them all to come together and put these ideas on the table. we need be doing this a.s.a.p is the principal problem . they don't know what they want , whether they are there in cardiff or in the senate or in welsh government or in westminster , or that they know westminster, or that they know what they want but they don't communicate it with you people very . yes, yeah . and you know, very. yes, yeah. and you know, it's been difficult . farmers, it's been difficult. farmers, we're at the coalface . we're we're at the coalface. we're blamed for everything. you turn on any television, you know, climate and they'll be blaming farmers , you know, cow sprouting farmers, you know, cow sprouting , whatever they want , call it. , whatever they want, call it. and i think part of the solution, not the problem , maybe solution, not the problem, maybe to work together and yeah. and i believe, you know that trees hedges are great, but the right tree in the right place and, planting hedges, hedgerows are fun such think you know for wildlife for birds and that

covers the other ground should be going and these these corridors would be you know sequestering carbon very quickly and nobody seems realised that the majority grassland is sequenced in a lot more carbon than our trees you know. and when they planted of course and if you look at where we are here the carbon today mountain range my family's been three and 75 years you know this place is a haven of for wildlife flora and fauna because you my family, my forefathers understood how produce food in a sustainable way. we wouldn't be here on soil fertility as well as that we need these directions from government . if we look back at government. if we look back at what happened through, you know, joining europe when the grant schemes came in, they paid everybody to rip out hedges drain the land and then, you know , had beech pavement came know, had beech pavement came the sheep, too many sheep along

the sheep, too many sheep along the mountains because you were getting paid. they had all these problems of government related . problems of government related. you know, they've come from policies . they're the ones policies. they're the ones destroying the countryside , not destroying the countryside, not the farmers. we want to be producing food affordably, sustainable regenerative. and we all need to do this together . all need to do this together. and there's a matter, you know, if you're in scotland, wales or , england, it has to be joint . , england, it has to be joint. and the supermarkets have got a big role to play in this. the supermarkets need to be a fair price for what we're producing so this this all needs to be looked at by government. it's not fair to be pointing the finger of blame at farmers because as i said before, we part of the solution not the problem is it commercially feeling any more comfortable ? feeling any more comfortable? gareth said we lost the last time we spoke with the of power and the cost of fertilisers and getting produce to market mentioned supermarkets there.

but obviously there are many other outlets as as well is it feeling commercially at all easier the moment yeah you know fertilisers down a little bit but you know energy costs the same for us but you look at the majority of that are producing and selling supermarkets that only get in 1% of the profit and they're just taking , you know, they're just taking, you know, they're just taking, you know, the pie, the taking, the out of everything that the farm is doing some these producers have been producing eggs at a loss. so can you know put them on supermarket it's not right you know we have to address it and i think we've got some of the most you know best farming practises in the world in this country and some of the best in the world. and this is what we need to sit down. we've and have discussions. but nobody seems to be listening, you discussions. but nobody seems to be listening , you know, from the be listening, you know, from the tops of scotland to the to the bottom of norfolk and scratching

their heads . and nobody in the their heads. and nobody in the farming community. gareth, i can't you see, i cannot tell you how much i agree with pretty much all of what you just said that, but i'm particularly pleased as well to you say that things the moment are getting a little bit better. i don't think there's anyone who's better at protecting the rural landscape in the countryside , the in the countryside, the environment than farmers just getting on with their job and doing it. and we wish you well thank you for joining doing it. and we wish you well thank you forjoining us again. thank you for joining us again. always a pleasure to talk to you, gareth wyn jones there. out of both, farmer form welsh wales take care and talk to you again soon. i very much now could have asked you about the next subject, but i chose not to because . sitting next to me is a because. sitting next to me is a very good friend of mine who is expert in the field. it is these six nations rugby tournaments and it is well underway now. scotland my eldest son tells in

very considerable detail, has played an absolute blinder so far, beating wales . that's why far, beating wales. that's why i didn't mention it to my last guest. but 35 to 7 and england of course, take on italy later today can mr. borthwick side take it in their stride and get back to their winning ways? well we, shall see. well, sitting me sitting next to me here in the studio i'm delighted to give us. his take is sports journalist a broadcaster aidan magee the sport supplements got some great writing today about all of this, but it's pretty clear the sunday times touch of luck controversy dubun times touch of luck controversy dublin as a one the leap helps ireland victory over france and the observer of number one. i'm done.i the observer of number one. i'm done. i mean the only thing that they disagree on is whether ireland is going to come out at the other end as overall winners

or scotland . well, look, you to or scotland. well, look, you to place for scotland and then alexander stewart be very happy about that. well i'll say i'll say for that i mean they won their first two matches in the six nations. that's never happened so respect happened before. so i respect that individual that tacular individual performance but without that i mean last week against mean and also last week against england, england just left england, england just left england play badly in that england and play badly in that game well they've game their home as. well they've got real good of form got a real, real good of form against at the moment as against them at the moment as well haven't always since well as haven't always since 1990 certainly. but england left well as haven't always since 199'slightlylly. but england left well as haven't always since 199'slightlylly. bland gland left well as haven't always since 199'slightlylly. bland whati left well as haven't always since 199'slightlylly. bland what elite the slightly open and what elite sides do is that they charge it and that's exactly what scotland did yesterday . they did yesterday. they were ruthless. against ruthless. similarly against yesterday. but the key game is today. yesterday. but the key game is today . stand as you today. stand out game, as you mentioned, just in the aviva stadium , dublin, ireland went stadium, dublin, ireland went into that as the world number one. but there's a saying in sport well what's number sport what's well what's number worth of number two is better everyone thinks france as the six nations six nations champions coming champions they're finally coming of to win of age they're favourites to win this at they in this tournament at they were in so yesterday they're looking good world later in good for the world cup later in the does feel like the year. it does feel like their ireland their times ireland had a psychological from

psychological blast from the past back the irish side at past back in the irish side at least they say love in dublin . least they say love in dublin. they do. they do. i mean, it's the of it all the nucleus of i should say is, is the team that is the leinster team who is sweeping all before them at the moment is moment and performance is yesterday low. yesterday from james low. that contortionist try which was controversial. it to controversial. it did seem to get it over the line. garry ringrose similarly outstayed andy brian andy as well. shades of brian o'driscoll there back in the day. however had day. however all had a psychological issue as i had in major tournaments in the last ten years or so. they've always had talent, been had the talent, haven't been able the line, able to carry over the line, literally. they lost their three last three match against against france france have in france france have won 14 in a row, being last side row, including being last side to win in dublin. what was crucial though, that crucial there though, that in terms dynamics the fact terms of dynamics was the fact that no crowd there that there was no crowd there last time, literally last time, 51,700 literally carried line carried them over the line slightly. pardon the awful, awful pun. would say awful pun. and i would say they're in a box with they're in a box along with scotland that scotland now to win that tournament as. look at tournament as. we look at england, steve borthwick new coach, a statement coach, he made a statement admission when he eliminated that we out matthew toolangi that we out sir matthew toolangi who'd been know a mainstay

who'd been you know a mainstay of the eddie jones era well over past seven or eight years. but i think sometimes a coach comes in, make in, they like to make a statement to establish their authority he access of authority. he gave access of owen farrell, marcus smith in the middle there , a chance to the middle there, a chance to prove they do week prove what they could do week against he wasn't against scotland. he wasn't happy because he's broken up the access remember in access. if you remember in football, 12 or 15 years football, ten or 12 or 15 years ago, always to ask, why ago, we always used to ask, why can't lampard and steven can't frank lampard and steven gerrard played together two outstanding sides champions league england outstanding sides champions leagletc. england outstanding sides champions leagletc. etc. england outstanding sides champions leagletc. etc. but england outstanding sides champions leagletc. etc. but theyengland outstanding sides champions leagletc. etc. but they can'tnd caps, etc. etc. but they can't get it right together. it's a similar thing with england right now. can't find now. those two just can't find that chemistry had be that chemistry someone had to be sacrificed for that. that was smith. he caps in, smith. he kept the caps in, expect them to win against sicily. this afternoon. but i don't expect go in and don't expect them to go in and make waves in make any waves in this tournament. the can hope tournament. the best i can hope for under a new coach. and given that used to that cold that we're not used to that cold in rugby union of the coach coming in and making an impact straight like straight away, it's not like football is strategic. it football is more strategic. it takes exercise your takes longer to exercise your have piece been have that across the piece been chopping at coach chopping and changing at coach level has let me know level yeah that has let me know why wales brought back warren

gatland i still think wales gatland but i still think wales given they've lost given that they've they've lost the games i still the first two games i still think going to spring think they're going to spring a surprise. think that surprise. still think that they'll again they'll finish obviously again last outstanding last week having outstanding accounts of themselves against france. a really france. so it's a really interesting tournament i think if ireland go and do it they've won six nations before it's . won six nations before it's. whether they keep that whether they can keep that momentum can keep their momentum and they can keep their nerve, they're almost like the england football great sport . no england football great sport. no doubt all about it. and doubt at all about it. and wonderful to watch up eight and great see if they can you have so much to say coming in and sharing your thoughts that. sharing your thoughts on that. and only if you're and again, you only if you're interested supplements interested those supplements in the and the observer sunday times and indeed telegraph some great indeed the telegraph some great writing about sport that so dig out and you'll enjoy it you're watching and listening to stewart and friends with to stewart and friends with more to come program this come on the program this afternoon discussing afternoon including discussing who has what it takes win the next general election . is it in next general election. is it in the bag for labour can the tories recover from a piece that we during the week saying oh is the last conservative government. well that's been

said before about all sorts of parties will be discussing that with my very good friend the greens are polling david kay calling a little bit later on the first we're going to bring you up to date with the all important weekend . hello i'm important weekend. hello i'm rachael as and welcome to your latest weather update from the met office looking ahead to the start of the new week and it'll be dry for many with some frost and fog they're across the north but the breeze will start to pick up as these weather fronts start to make a little bit of progress towards that high . and progress towards that high. and it will also bring a few outbreaks of as we head outbreaks of rain as we head into new working week. but into the new working week. but back to this evening and overnight and with some spells around for northern and western areas, we could just see a few patches of mist and forming. we might see cloudy elsewhere. then we might start see a few clear spells developing in the far southeast towards , the early southeast towards, the early hours that could just bring a few of fog. but mostly mild night with all that cloud around . but that could just be a patch

of frost for northern and eastern areas. so a cloudy to start the new week as we head through the day on monday, that cloud will start to and break and will bring some sunny spells, particularly as we head into the late morning and the early parts of the afternoon . early parts of the afternoon. temperatures will be once again above average for the time year with highs of 10 to 12 across the south. now, as we go ahead into monday evening and overnight , a few more into monday evening and overnight, a few more in the into monday evening and overnight , a few more in the way overnight, a few more in the way of clear spells, it's a greater risk of frost and fog the greatest chance of seeing fog will be across the southeast so we've got the lightest winds through monday night though they'll be some cloud moving into the west bringing some outbreaks of light and drizzle and a stronger breeze . so and a stronger breeze. so a milder night here , though, with milder night here, though, with these clear spells , a cooler these clear spells, a cooler night in the east and a chance of seeing a patchy rural frost . of seeing a patchy rural frost. so into tuesday we've got that cloud moving in from the west. some outbreaks of rain and drizzle the far north and west

with . the best chance of any with. the best chance of any sunny spells in the south and east. looking through the rest of the week, an update generally settled for many with a few outbreaks of rain towards midweek temperature is above midweek and temperature is above average .

come if you've just joined us. i am alastair stewart and we are into the final hour of our programme today thank you very much indeed if you been with us from the outset i and we will be keeping you company here on tv and radio with anymore. still to come, this afternoon, including our next discussion of the conservatives to distract ahead with their domestic issues going on to reverse the polling

situation and retake a lead in the polls to stand a chance of winning the next general election . a tall order, but election. a tall order, but that's what william hague told them all at chequers recently andifs them all at chequers recently and it's what their internal polling suggests as well . all of polling suggests as well. all of that coming up with a top panel of guests. but first, let's bnng of guests. but first, let's bring you up to date with all of the day's news. here's radisson . thanks, alastair. woman it passed to his the latest. a man has been charged in connection with disarray outside hotel housing. asylum seekers in knowsley on friday night. 19 year old jared skate liverpool has been charged with violent disorder and assault by beating of an emergency worker. he will appear at wirral court appear at wirral adult court tomorrow. merseyside police have said that the violence fireworks were thrown at officers and the police vans set on fire left an officer and two members of the

pubuc officer and two members of the public injured. 14 other people who were arrested have been released on bail . the labour released on bail. the labour party urging the bbc chairman to consider his position after mps that he'd breached standards when applying for the role. cross—party committee , says cross—party committee, says richard sharp, made significant of judgement when he failed to declare that he'd help boris johnson to secure a loan when he was prime minister. shadow culture secretary lucy powell is questioning whether he's still able to uphold trust independence in the broadcast after his report. it really is an unprecedented report means that mr. sharp's position is increasing only untenable and really should now reflect on he's able to carry that very important role as the bbc chair to uphold public trust and independence of the bbc looking abroad and turkey has ordered the detention of 113 suspek acts in connection with the

construction of buildings that collapse in monday's earthquakes. it comes as the death toll in turkey, in syria rose to at least 30,000. some rescue operations have been halted in turkey after reports of looting , whilst hundreds of of looting, whilst hundreds of thousands of people have been made homeless in the middle of winter. budowsky called this the former turkish ambassador to the uk. he told us focus must now be on the survivors , about the on the survivors, about the search and rescue operations are probably coming to an end because it has been almost a week now. and although yesterday were some survivors or rescue suits from under the rubble , i suits from under the rubble, i think it is probably coming to an end now. the most important thing is the sustainability. these survivors and. and two, to the living conditions for them, because it is very difficult . because it is very difficult. there's still no electricity , no there's still no electricity, no heating . the chair of the heating. the chair of the commons committee is urging rishi sunak to boost defence

spending due to threats of a new cold war . tory spending due to threats of a new cold war. tory mp tobias ellwood told gb news we need more money told gb news we need more money to replace military equipment, deal with aggression from russia , china. it comes after that some nato allies are concerned about the uk's readiness on a peacetime budget. moved into a new era insecurity. i make it really . we're still in denial. really. we're still in denial. another war has started. not one front, but on two fronts with russia and china . my concern is russia and china. my concern is that russia and china , i'm not that russia and china, i'm not going to coalesce and nothing emerge together knowing that they exploit the they can exploit the international rules based order unless we stand up . the brother unless we stand up. the brother of murdered two year old james bulger says he'll never forgive the killers. three decades after the killers. three decades after the crime . james was snatched the crime. james was snatched from a shopping centre and killed by two men formerly known as john venables and robert thompson. they were aged ten at the time in merseyside in 1993. john venables currently behind

bars. michael says he should stay there . give justice for stay there. give justice for james. the search missing mum. nicola now into its 17th day as police continue to her disappearance. today, yellow fibbons disappearance. today, yellow ribbons with messages of hope were tied to a bridge over river wyre. there were two. he was last seen. she disappeared on the 27th of january while walking her dog shortly after dropping the two daughters at school. lancashire police say it's keeping an open mind in its appeal for information . workers appeal for information. workers at heathrow airport are to vote on whether to stage fresh strikes after rejecting the latest pay offer . unite says latest pay offer. unite says over 3000 of its members, including security guards and firefighters , will begin the firefighters, will begin the month long ballot on the 17th of february. the union says that an offered 10% salary increase amounts to a pay cut when compared to the rate of inflation. a second unidentified flying object has been shot down

by the military, this time over . canadian forces now making efforts to recover and analyse the wreckage of the cylindrical . it's believed to be similar to the chinese surveillance balloon, which was shot down off the coast of the us a week ago. this is gb news we'll bring you more as it happens. now, just get back to alison stewart and friends . friends. ray, thank you very much. made every which way it seems the tories are in trouble. still desperate in the opinion and those that measure people's voting intentions for that general election as and when it comes but obviously there are local elections in may before all of that. there was also recently another byelection and that too is a blow for the conservative party in lancashire

with ashley dalton taking a 10% swing. some even pondering if the malaise is terminal. swing. some even pondering if the malaise is terminal . labour the malaise is terminal. labour has said and i quote that it shows that the tories have run out of road. so are they too distracted with their domestic issues and internal squabbles to win an election . labour really win an election. labour really ready for government . we'll have ready for government. we'll have a look and natter about all of that with labour voices , that with labour voices, conservative voices and also more importantly my uniquely impartial and very dear friend who i've known for years and years and years. david cowling who is good enough to share his wisdom on polling and history and context with us here at gb news. and i'm delighted say that he is in the studio with me as well as conservative party approved parliamentary candidate

lewis feldman , who put himself lewis feldman, who put himself forward and as pass muster and is sitting here still smiling i'm delighted to say just by that introduction, i mean run out of roads a great line . does out of roads a great line. does it bear more than scant examination ? well if you think examination? well if you think that what set is going to be true in a year and year and a half , then yes, you can think half, then yes, you can think that on the bit of a sceptic. i mean events devoid of events have dominated our politics. i mean, the party had run out of road in 92 and still neil kinnock and labour was supposed to be a slam dunk. yes. and there significant challenges for laboun there significant challenges for labour. i mean, if the polls are correct at the moment and clearly the conservatives not destined to win the next election unless they can shift those polls and they have year of 18 months to try and do that. but i think in terms of labour winning and of the more winning and some of the more extraordinary have been extraordinary that have been made recent weeks, say

made in recent weeks, not to say bye starmer but by other bye by starmer but by other people in all of these matters , people in all of these matters, the brilliant quote that's attributed, i think, if i remember rightly wrongly to how macmillan but eventually boy those sorts of people have laid claim to it but anyway normally attributed to see the mac . attributed to see the mac. government have the levers of power as well not least the spnng power as well not least the spring once they've i talked about them being distracted but once they've decided what they're going to do about taxation. we've talked about that many times here on this programme that gb news is i programme and that gb news is i mean, these are enormously important of influence important powers of influence that the that any in government will retain until they lose a general election. of course. and sure that rishi sunak you know, when he was at chequers have been tempted to turn to his colleagues and say, i can't, i can't take this i haven't got time for this. namely the distractions that have been turning attention away from the priorities he wants to highlight because he those as a pathway

back to power . so all of these back to power. so all of these distractions are simply putting that and endangering the that back and endangering the conservatives ability . turn the conservatives ability. turn the ship around. yeah i mean, presumably you've analysed all of that before putting your name forward to be a candidate . the forward to be a candidate. the direction of travel for an awful lot of people that i know a including dehenna davison who used to work with us here at gb news. brilliant who even got a job was a junior levelling up minister has she's not even going to stand again in bishop auckland and i think it was last night or a couple of nights ago . nadine dorries said that even she wasn't going stand. what do you know , that they don't ? i you know, that they don't? i want to stand because still believe in the values and principles of the conservative party. and that doesn't change over the short term . i think over the short term. i think it's always great fun . look at it's always great fun. look at things like by elections happening at the moment and extrapolate what might happen. but we're two years away from a

general election. it could be in january 25 at the very latest and is a very long time in british politics as we you specialise in defence as one of your policy issues and indeed worked in that sector . your policy issues and indeed worked in that sector. i think labouri worked in that sector. i think labour i know for a having talked to labour people it recognised me go back to 92 and dear friend neil that labour's attitude towards nato and to defence. indeed spending was a real vulnerable ability for them to keir starmer not least post jeremy corbyn addressed it and in a set of data i was trawling recently , labour not only recently, labour not only increasingly trusted on the economy but they are for sure now on defence. yes i mean i think all of this tends i think to reflect the fact the lack of

lack of the decline in faith and the conservative party . keir the conservative party. keir starmer hasn't frightened the horses . many critics have said, horses. many critics have said, oh , too boring. and that's what oh, too boring. and that's what they needed. arguably, they didn't do. they'd had jeremy corbyn, they'd had ed miliband, he's wanted a steady person whom people look at and say, yes, i could actually see you as prime minister . and that's what minister. and that's what labour's been lacking . do you labour's been lacking. do you agree with tobias ellwood and ray's news bulletin that and saying this , this government, saying this, this government, the government that you would support if you were successful needs spend more on defence because both rishi and lee said dunng because both rishi and lee said during the leadership campaign that they would increase spending and the chief of the defence staff and the head the army both have said recently that given our generosity towards with tanks and now even considering aircraft but all sorts of stuff , that we are sorts of stuff, that we are underfunded and i've there's a brilliant article in one of the

papers this morning by francis said john jesus, he's such a brilliant defence analyst that if we were engaged in a struggle now, we probably wouldn't win it. i think defence spending does need to rise. yeah. twice knows what he's talking about on these issues and has been studying them for a very long time. i think come to time. and i think it's come to the right that we are living in extreme. so what's the line of defence? david then when a brilliant person brilliant young labour person says , as boris johnson strutted says, as boris johnson strutted , his stuff around the world helping ukraine sunak tried to echo all about have you? this a party in leadership that has left this country incapable of defending and that's not a labour attack line in effect, it's an attack line from from the internet jets. yeah. are not contradicting it by the chief of the defence staff. do you have a, do you have a defence line on that. yeah. well you mentioned kind of how old keir changed labour's position and. you're right that he's that right that he's, he's moved that a from where jeremy corbyn a lot from where jeremy corbyn was, think lot of a was, which i think a lot of a lot people, but labour just

lot of people, but labour just published last week, the initial manifesto ideas, and manifesto ideas, defence and they still they were frankly still dangerous and naive. they that the towards the the tilt towards the indo—pacific is mainly towards supporting allies . china was supporting allies. china was wrong. should come back from wrong. we should come back from that. we should withdraw aircraft carriers just focus aircraft carriers and just focus again europe because of the again on europe because of the russian invasion of of russian invasion of ukraine, of course. russia , a and course. now russia, a clear and present today . china course. now russia, a clear and present today. china is present danger today. china is the pacing threat in the medium term. and for labour to say which know and david am which you know and david am i right in again that polling right that in again that polling showed labour's increasingly trusted on defence that support for ukraine in was the only single upon which the conservative party out polls labour at the moment. conservative party out polls labour at the moment . again, not labour at the moment. again, not too surprising. i think given the sort of coverage that there has been and the high of boris johnson initially and that taken up johnson initially and that taken ”p by johnson initially and that taken up by sunak afterwards. so i mean that's clearly a plus for a lot of people who sympathise with the struggles of ukraine so

in a sense that doesn't surprise me. the other materials surround it in the economy . the rest of it in the economy. the rest of it in the economy. the rest of it is unfortunate , but but that it is unfortunate, but but that one certainly is a plus for them, as bill was constantly told, it's the economy, stupid . told, it's the economy, stupid. not to say that mr. clinton was stupid he far from that . but stupid he far from that. but certainly it is it the economy could sir keir starmer and labour overdo the line about don't take anything for granted no . i was looking at some of the no. i was looking at some of the figures as you would expect me to if labour is to get a majority of two seats they need to win 124 seat. it's now the labour party has been around for over 100 years. they've only three times in that century ever got close or reached 124 gains in one single general election. 1929, 1945, 1997, 97 is the one most obvious to us now. i was at the by elections in the run up to 97 election and there four or

five of them where you had 20 per labour swings to labour barking dagenham , dudley west, barking dagenham, dudley west, one of our viewers just sent in an email you may or may not have heard as you were coming in to the studio saying that they're so hung tough with the conservatives inability to genuinely deliver on brexit. and i've seen from many, many gb news viewers and listeners that disquiet over tax policy , they disquiet over tax policy, they are seriously considering embracing reform. uk richard tice, his party not showing up sharply or significant in the polls yet as as ukip used to dunng polls yet as as ukip used to during the whole brexit debate . during the whole brexit debate. but. but when you've got an alternative , suffer logically alternative, suffer logically the vulnerability of a ruling party is significant. yes mean in some of the polls they're hitting about 7. in some of the polls they're marginally of the greens and for a party that has been below the radar, for lots of people, that's not

inconsiderable matter. but in terms of the polling and the by elections, this election, they're labour they're running for labour and remembering this period remembering began this period losing seats of the conservatives on the 16% swing in hartlepool . but the more in hartlepool. but the more recent one's been about half the polling swings as prior 97. and given that the labour has to achieve a bigger swing , if achieve a bigger swing, if you're an outsider, you don't have to win to. prove your point. no, you have to stop. the person you hang tough with from winning. indeed be winning. and indeed it may be the why labour isn't the reason why labour isn't performing was is people performing as it was is people are reluctant for are still reluctant vote for them flirting with them and are flirting with reform and the question for the conservatives is they draw those back. although i don't think many people in conservative voters would looking voters would be looking at reform economic issues in reform for economic issues in particular at the moment. i think you find more historic conservative voters who care about issues will be about cultural issues will be starting to to the reform starting to look to the reform party, that is small party, whether that is small boats, wokeism, party, whether that is small boats, it's wokeism, party, whether that is small boats, it's some wokeism, party, whether that is small boats, it's some the keism, party, whether that is small boats, it's some the other whether it's some the other things that they feel that was felt. and we wish you well in a partisan way, but because we

like people who get engaged in in their politics, too. it . in their politics, too. it. a the telegraph called for a fundamental debate within your party to resolve the rishi versus liz truss differences on tax and growth. we talked on the programme yesterday at length about growth unless you can get that clear in your mind's as a party. traditionally for the conservative you will remain in choppy water. as my good friend mr. cowling describes it . yes, mr. cowling describes it. yes, i do. on i believe we need to talk to the exchequer and i would say to the exchequer and i would say to you, okay, come the spring budget, what would you do about corporations ? i would lower corporations? i would lower absolutely cut it. absolutely at i would cut it. yes, i would a corporation tax because expect that because i wouldn't expect that to prime minister whose to the prime minister whose policy he was jobs of policy it is when he was jobs of the exchequer well it's the exchequer. yeah. well it's the exchequer. yeah. well it's the minister's policy you the prime minister's policy. you

were wrong, but he is his policy and very clear and he and he's been very clear and he wants when was elected in wants it when he was elected in the, conservative the, in the conservative leadership to get the, leadership election to get the, the public finances on a level keel. i agree with that as keel. and i agree with that as well, but i think we have to balance that with it's really hard in this hard living in this country economically cost economically at moment. the cost of is very high and we're of living is very high and we're becoming to we've becoming unattractive to we've just seen the astrazeneca decision couple of decision in the last couple of days move. well maybe days to move. well maybe maybe wish as i said before , wish you well as i said before, not because i support one party or another . i not because i support one party or another. i don't. but i just people who get engaged in politics and have the guts to put money where their mouth is and so keep in touch with us. thank you. and particularly give me a buzz when if you're successful and then immediately appointed to treasury team appointed to the treasury team will and we will have will do and we will have a further detail conversation. david, you a friendship david, thank you a friendship over many, many years and. thanks your contribution thanks for your contribution today polling guru today as well. the polling guru david cowling, that and as i said, approve candidate for the conservative party . i was

conservative party. i was thrilled about . now conservative party. i was thrilled about. now adding to the conservative, who i'm delighted to say is another old friend of mine, stephen pound, former labour member of parliament for ealing north, and thatis parliament for ealing north, and that is and always good to see you, my friend . david cowling , you, my friend. david cowling, who you know , just said in who you know, just said in response to my question that , he response to my question that, he doesn't think sir keir and labour can or should overdo you. they don't take anything granted the line. what your view. well that's absolutely correct . look that's absolutely correct. look the reality the reality of the situation as you've just had beautiful he spelt out in impure several in mathematical terms they mountain that labour has to climb and when you think about the recent by elections of four recent by elections. well you know labour have come first they didn't win the last four by elections only one of elections they only won one of them. the other three. them. we held the other three. but you'd have a heart but look you'd have have a heart of not to a smidgen of stone not to feel a smidgen of stone not to feel a smidgen of for rishi. you know, of sympathy for rishi. you know, you think of the old line about

when troubles come, they come. not single spies, but in not a single spies, but in battalions. last thing he battalions. i the last thing he wants is a debate capital wants now is a debate capital punishment. wants a debate wants now is a debate capital punisilee1t. wants a debate wants now is a debate capital punisilee anderson|ts a debate wants now is a debate capital punisilee anderson you debate wants now is a debate capital punisilee anderson you .iebate wants now is a debate capital punisilee anderson you . he'se wants now is a debate capital punisilee anderson you . he's got about lee anderson you. he's got huge issues in ireland with the border. he's got huge issues about general about the whole general structure of our relationship with europe. but looming over all this and you are so right out of such hits on the james carville quotation about the economy and you've been reading what's been happening in america this i mean, i to this week. i mean, i have to say, it's a slightly scary headline. say, it's a slightly scary headune. i say, it's a slightly scary headline. i saw one the headline. when i saw one of the american papers, promise american papers, biden promise 320 the ira, but in 320 million to the ira, but in fact sort of fact this is the sort of inflation reduction act which is providing a massive, massive boost to the american economy. and it's a very, very good thing, from their point of view it's very bad thing from our point of view because just as we're seeing astrazeneca to ireland, we're going to more ireland, we're going to see more and businesses to america and businesses going to america which had huge which is now had this huge amount labour i, amount of stimulus. so labour i, i still feel in my waters . amount of stimulus. so labour i, i still feel in my waters. this is like that feeling that we had in 1979. but we knew the shape,

the place was shifting. and in 97 when we knew that what ever the tories did, they were going to lose. also, i was very much in belly of the beast in in the belly of the beast in 2010 when around for the 2010 when we sat around for the etonians because we knew, you know, their top hats were coming up over the horizon. so i think the plates shifting, i think labour win. i think labour can win. well, i think labour can win. well, i think labour certainly should win, but easy. not. this is easy. absolutely not. this is not a slam dunk. it is work. and fortunately got a few people on the labour benches who actually are no strangers to heavy lifting . what we have seen and lifting. what we have seen and we didn't see it for a long time was some people on that front bench team who are willing to tell us in little more detail of what your party do, where it returned to government . i'm returned to government. i'm thinking of wes streeting on the nhs . am he and keir both saying nhs. am he and keir both saying unless the nhs reforms it will die , it is unsustainable as it's

die, it is unsustainable as it's currently structured . that's currently structured. that's quite a gutsy thing for a spokesperson to say about the nhs. normally the line for so long was that nhs is not safe in tory hands. they are flog it off, which is clearly an, you know as well as i do it nonsensical line, but gutsy, frustrating to talk about reforming it . yeah, very . reforming it. yeah, very. because it used to be said that the british are not a religious people , so they invented the nhs people, so they invented the nhs to give them a state religion. it has been a shibboleth, it's been the untouchable. it's been the third rail of politics. it's on you touch at your peril, which is think that the statement by wes streeting it massively widely known before you. of the most you. this is one of the most significant statements made about health about the national health service. back to my service. certainly back to my bourbon and the gettysburg report in the days of it. report in the early days of it. but are policies coming up but there are policies coming up particularly about windfall taxes , the utilities about taxes, the utilities about actually hopefully freeing up bringing some utility back bringing some major utility back into ownership and of into public ownership and of course, the constitutional ones

on the house of which is, on the house of lords, which is, you do deal of number you know, do deal of the number of you must have refused of times you must have refused a seat in the house of lords. you know, i don't know how you feel about that saying to stephen for me candid as as me a candid answer as you as you always offer , do even you get always offer, do even you get a little bit bored with the labour frontbench and the treasury team having non—dom status is the answer to virtually every spending. well that be the answer to about 0.005 of these spending commitments a very very small amount. similarly vat on on commercial education private skills would be a fairly small one, but they're compared the massive, massive amounts of tax avoidance and be of completely wasted expenditure the present time profit. why should french utility companies filling their boots with our money and at the same time we're paying the privilege of buying their electricity? it's insane. why on earth we sold off our utilities this way is utterly ludicrous . this way is utterly ludicrous. not just for an emotional or

nationalistic or so chauvinistic thing, but sheer cold economics . we want more money to spend in this country, but above all else we want to spend it better. we want to spend it more wisely. we don't want to have another one of those p debates. we don't have any more baroness. we want to see, you know, it's not the people. you know, we the people need to have value for need to actually have value for that neither the that money. neither she, the french companies french utility companies are here will here defend themselves. i will leave table and people leave that the table and people will it and come to will reflect it and come to their conclusion. stephen their own conclusion. stephen always thank always brings, don't you? thank you indeed you very much indeed for breaking your and to share breaking into your and to share those thoughts with us. stephen found member found that former labour member of parliament and we have plenty more still to come the programme this afternoon watching this afternoon you are watching and alastair and listening to alastair stewart& friends and thank you very indeed for doing very much indeed for say doing after with the death after this break with the death toll in turkey , syria now over . toll in turkey, syria now over. 28,000 after back to back quakes and of course, a whole series of aftershocks in large parts , aftershocks in large parts, turkey, and particularly northern syria. we will once

again be looking at what folk here are seeking do to try and help and support those poor souls who have survived. but lost everything and are desperate in need that in a couple of minutes time, but first, let's bring you up to date with the weekend weather. hello. i'm rachael as and welcome to your latest weather update from the met office now looking ahead to the start of the new week and it'll be dry for many with frost and for many with some frost and fog. they're looking across the north but the breeze will start to up these weather to pick up as these weather fronts to make a little fronts start to make a little bit eastwards towards that bit of eastwards towards that high . and it will also bring high. and it will also bring a few outbreaks of rain as we head into new working week. but into the new working week. but back to this evening and overnight and with some spells around for northern and western areas, we could just see a few patches of mist and fog forming. we might see cloudy elsewhere and we might start to see a few spells developing in the far southeast towards the early hours . that could just bring

hours. that could just bring a few patches fog, but mostly night with all that cloud around . but that could just be a patch of rural frost for northern and eastern areas . so a cloudy start eastern areas. so a cloudy start to start new week, though, as we head the day on monday. that cloud will start to lift and break and will bring some sunny spells, particularly as we head into the late morning and the early parts of the afternoon . early parts of the afternoon. temperatures will be once again average for the time of with highs of 10 to 12 across the south. now, as we go ahead into monday evening and overnight with , a few more in the way of with, a few more in the way of clear spells, it's a greater risk of frost fog, the greatest chance of seeing fog will be across the south. so we've got the lightest winds through night, though. there'll be some cloud moving into the west, bringing outbreaks of light rain and drizzle and a stronger breeze too . so a milder night breeze too. so a milder night here , though, with those clear here, though, with those clear spells, a cooler in the east and a chance of seeing a patchy rural frost . so into tuesday got

rural frost. so into tuesday got that cloud moving in from the west bringing some outbreaks of rain and drizzle to the far north and west with the best chance of any sunny spells in the south and east. thinking through the rest of the week, i'll be settled for many with a few outbreaks of rain towards midweek and temperatures above average .

it's 230 on radisson with the latest . the number of people latest. the number of people have died in earthquakes in turkey . syria has now risen to turkey. syria has now risen to more than 3000. it comes as turkey has ordered 113 suspects detained in with the construction of buildings that collapsed in the disaster last monday. some rescue operations have been halted in the country after . reports of looting whilst after. reports of looting whilst hundreds of thousands of people have been made homeless in the

middle of winter. have been made homeless in the middle of winter . a man has been middle of winter. a man has been charged in connection with disarray outside a hotel housing, asylum in knowsley on friday night. 19 year old jared skeet from liverpool been charged with violent disorder and. he'll appear at wirral adult court tomorrow. merseyside police say 14 other people have been released on bail. the labour party is urging the bbc chairman to consider his position after mp is found that he breached standards when applying for the role across party committee, says richard sharp made significant errors of judgement when he failed to declare that he'd help johnson to secure a loan when he was prime minister the chair of the defence committee is urging rishi sunak to boost defence spending due to threats of a new cold war. tory tobias ellwood told gb we need more money to replace equipment and deal with aggression from russia and china . it comes after reports that

some nato allies are concerned about the uk's military. some nato allies are concerned about the uk's military . and about the uk's military. and work . a heathrow airport are set work. a heathrow airport are set to on whether to stage fresh strikes after they rejected the latest pay offer. it says over 3000 of its members, including security guards and engineers will begin the month long ballot on the 74 february. the union says that the offered 10% salary increase amounts a pay cut when compared to the real rate of inflation inflation. we're on tv onune inflation inflation. we're on tv online and on dab plus radio. you're listening and watching gb news. now back to alice stewart and friends . and friends. ray, thank you very much indeed. as you just heard in ray's bulletin, the turkish—syrian death toll has now passed 28,000 and people across the united are still doing what they can to

help. in north, for example, a cargo company has been inundated donations from local communities . for those surviving but suffering in turkey and in syria . gb news london reporter lisa hartle has more on those efforts from . good people seeking to from. good people seeking to help others within . 24 hours of help others within. 24 hours of the devastating earthquake in turkey community here in north london started working together to gather for those in desperate need after cml cargo company in edmonton put out an appeal items such as clothes baby and blankets. they were in not just by donations but offers of help to sort pack and load. we had a cargo company. we are normally shipping goods of personal effects, i guess, you know , effects, i guess, you know, people moving to south coast of turkey from . the first light of turkey from. the first light of the day. and we started getting

inquiries about people wanting to donate and send goods to those vulnerable people. and i know said, okay, no problem, we're going to ship it for free of charge and there you go. here we are. we have told by the authorities that the requirements are baby anything for babies. so we've got the food, we've got the nappies, we've got the wet wipes, dry clothing . well, but they're not clothing. well, but they're not clothing. well, but they're not clothing. it is important, but i think the food is more important . and for the kids shoes , . and for the kids shoes, whatever you can think of, everyone's been so kind to donate and help us pack and us make this happen. really. some of the volunteers have family and friends who live in the areas hit by the earthquake. some have received word their loved ones are safe whilst are still waiting to hear where the buildings are down. of my relatives are currently outside house, living in cars in calls or their kids in their personal lives. extreme weather conditions in all. but my uncle

that got stuck with his wife in a they were in the top floor the whole building collapsed down. luckily were on the top luckily they were on the top floor, they managed pull floor, so they managed to pull out and they had to go out the roof and they had to go hostage to, of course. but my second cousins, they have been affected. live one affected. luckily, they live one of the village nearby and their houses collapsed. but you know, they survive . i've called they survive. i've called someone yesterday. they said that they have a village house which has got like a bungalow , a which has got like a bungalow, a three bedroom house. they're over 300 people are living in there at the moment. how can you imagine, like 300 people in small bungalow, but outside is minus five. what can you do? you know, it's one of those things. the company are still taking in donations to drive over to turkey and say they will continue to help as the humanitarian crisis continues. lisa hartle gb news london . lisa hartle gb news london. extraordinary scenes there from

turkey and the kindness of people in north london and that cargo company . quite brilliant. cargo company. quite brilliant. now also been in touch on our big topics of day following suggestions that we talked about a few minutes ago that polling figures are perhaps indicating this could be the last conservative government. that's said before and it'll be said again . sure. however, this is again. sure. however, this is what you yourselves had to say about it or a selection of them anyway. paul gets us underway and paul says is anyone else ? is and paul says is anyone else? is anyone concerned that both the government and his majesty's opposition have got their completely wrong and that this could cost us lives and our. well, right now , number one well, right now, number one priority, where our way of on

priority, where our way of on priority of our country should be defence. where ran a clip there from tobias ellwood and we did indeed discuss it with one of our guests just a few moments ago. elizabeth says the conservatives haven't run out of road. the remainers have destroyed them because they are numerous enough to have overthrown thrown to prime minister's and put in a puppet. the remainers are happy hand over to starmer the certain belief that he will take back into the european union. they are more than happy to destroy the oldest and grandest party just to do that. join john and chips into our conversation and says people like me who voted tory since 2010 and voted brexit have nothing to lose right now . have nothing to lose right now. if we were to go back voting laboun if we were to go back voting labour. nothing has changed. wages have not improved . wages have not improved. immigration is out of control and we have lost control of our

borders highest levels of taxation . 70 years and. finally, taxation. 70 years and. finally, neil says the question was never remain , not deal or no deal. neil says the question was never remain , not deal or no deal . all remain, not deal or no deal. all the labour party is trying to do is keep all laws so that they drag us back into the european . drag us back into the european. union come 2026. i will not be fooled by these remainers as. and there we are. that's just a selection of the views. thank you very much indeed for getting in touch. we like to hear all views here on this programme, which is called alison stewart and friends and thank you very much indeed for watching and listening it here on gb news listening to it here on gb news tv and have to tv and radio. we have more to come this afternoon . a come this afternoon. a surprising finding comes from the consumer group, which this week who that shopping in smaller versions of a bigger branded can cost you smaller versions of a bigger branded can cost yo u £800 more branded can cost you £800 more

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them for as little as £10, with them for as little as £10, with the proceeds to the south east london breast cancer trust select the same charity that supported vicki throughout her own cancer journey and as supported vicki throughout her own cancerjourney and as i said, delighted to say, she's sitting here the studio with me now looking great feeling , now looking great feeling, better. all done and dusted. i hope so . yeah. so yeah it's sort hope so. yeah. so yeah it's sort of just over a year since i was diagnosed once you'd had your diagnosis and you knew that you were going into chemo where you told was it made clear to you what was likely to happen to you in to hair, you mean or just in in to hair, you mean orjust in general? i mean, yes, they do go through it absolutely thoroughly. so first consultation with my oncologist he went through everything i think different ladies, different gentlemen, have different gentlemen, have different regimes and mine was going to for be all of something called chemo . and the first four

called chemo. and the first four were the harshest. they were the most vile. and yeah, he said usually will lose your hair about 15 days into the process in front of you and i want you to hold it up so that that camera that can see it clearly thatis camera that can see it clearly that is breast cancer. camera that can see it clearly that is breast cancer . so not that is breast cancer. so not only the wig project, which is important. yeah. and it saves people money because it will happen to them. that's no doubt. yeah, but that's a brilliant book that you've patterned yourself, which is other tips, warnings reminders. yeah, a and things for any women who get that diagnosis. absolutely yeah. so i started writing this i mean basically when i started going through it it became apparent to me that i was quite stoic and that i was possibly stronger than. that i was possibly stronger than . a lot of ladies who go than. a lot of ladies who go through this, it became apparent when i was going to my sort of weekly chemo and the one thing that i would go dressed in, if

like was this, which is my wig. so this was custom made for me and i remember a lady who i met sort of weekly and she sort of said to me, you don't look sick. you know you want you hair. she said, i know it's a silly question because i know why youn question because i know why your. and i said, well, it's just this and i'm bald as anything underneath . but that anything underneath. but at that moment her, at moment, having spoken to her, at the of the day i said the end of the day when i said goodbye, said, you've goodbye, she said, you've thanked you've helped me so much and i just thought i, want to help all the so a from help all the ladies. so a from starting wig bank , i started starting the wig bank, i started writing because i really wanted to sort of share my tips and almost like a blueprint because for me when it happened it was the most unbelievable thing. you never it's going to be you because i think you possibly comprehend what it would feel like. i said to you at the beginning about wig bank, particularly had you been, as it were, for worn by? yes, by doctors or medical. yeah team,

yeah. doctors or medical. yeah team, yeah . what's in the book that yeah. what's in the book that surprised you that happened that you weren't expecting and you one of the things that i really didn't know was how little told. i mean, my medical team were amazed . but i mean, my medical team were amazed. but it's i mean, my medical team were amazed . but it's only with amazed. but it's only with regards to stand treatment. so i discovered that there are a myriad of things that you can do to help yourself not to stop the side effects , the chemotherapy, side effects, the chemotherapy, but to almost improve your prognosis . but to almost improve your prognosis. six things that i think medical profession know about they're starting sort of cotton on to these things like off label drugs etc. but they're not standard treatments of a lot of this sort of things that the charity that i think let's call profits to cut to the chase but yeah but the surplus that the big bank makes what are the other things that they do are they research charity other are support charity . okay so it was support charity. okay so it was my amazing neighbour jackie

support charity. okay so it was my amazing neighbourjackie who my amazing neighbour jackie who on my day of diagnosis she was a five year cancer survivor herself , five year cancer survivor herself, breast five year cancer survivor herself , breast cancer. so five year cancer survivor herself, breast cancer. so i messaged her and said i've just been diagnosed and she rushed overin been diagnosed and she rushed over in her dressing gown and she hugged me and it was her sister who was one of the co—founders of the south—east london cancer. so i was london breast cancer. so i was put in touch with them and literally day after my diagnosis i was on zoom support call with them . and so they set it up them. and so they set it up because they wanted to raise money for hospitals , didn't have money for hospitals, didn't have the latest equipment , but they the latest equipment, but they also offer a support to people by doing a monthly support, sort of catch . so that was invaluable of catch. so that was invaluable for me and i just wanted to give and some women also as it were need counselling to say you know the big thing they're not a big deal the big thing they're not a big deal, it's fun. i mean for some ladies it is the most devastating part . this happening devastating part. this happening to losing their hair. for me wasn't so much because to be

honest, my hair was pretty rubbish prior. so and i knew about a lady called jennifer effie, who is a specialist hairdresser in london. so i went, i knew i was going to lose my hair. i got in with her so she sort of measured my head up and she made wig out of real hair. this costs a lot of money and not everybody can afford that and i ask what i suspect a lot of people listening and watching our conversation will be thinking about how are you at the moment? i'm good. thank you. yeah sorted. yeah. i mean, i was really, really lucky it was caught early . i basically found caught early. i basically found something randomly. i just found a little sort of lump and i went, i was lucky enough to have private health insurance through job turnover of the wig job was the turnover of the wig bank. how many how many units, if i can call it, you know, for each we know how many all at the moment because i only start it so obviously it's only been just over a since i was over a year since i was diagnosed so i fitted lot into diagnosed so i fitted a lot into the i've written a book,

the year, i've written a book, i've a website to support i've set up a website to support ladies wig bank is part of ladies and wig bank is part of that. somebody's that. so if somebody's listening, let's randomly, let's say down in kent because a friend of mine out mp down there , tracey crouch, who's shaved her head in support of us just to show that, you know you know what, actually losing your hair is not the end of the world and raised a lot of money for tracey's charities. well but if somebody's down in somebody's listening down in canterbury or anyone else across country wanted to the wig bank thing as well is it french ised is it do they know so online just feel talk them through it. yeah i mean the original wig bank was set up by a lady called cameron. i believe so . got in cameron. i believe so. got in touch with elizabeth and i said. would you mind awfully if i set up and i think the up something and i think the reason why there's regional reason why there's a regional sort of accent to is because i think the with her was that you could eventually meet up locally . so you don't have to just look at the wigs online, can go and see what might on. and

see what might try them on. and i love to be to do that i would love to be to do that eventually. so i believe can set one up. she was really when i got in touch and she said i'd be more than happy to help you through it, but i just wanted do something, you know, i didn't want, i because i was want, i think because i was strong, treatment i felt strong, my treatment and i felt physically mentally physically strong and mentally strong, wanted help. strong, i just wanted help. other ladies and it would be lovely if there was a well for guys as well, know, because guys as well, you know, because you you've done great you knows you've done a great thing people the book thing for. many people the book is recommended for any women who have had the diagnosis because it's not only about the wig thing , but the wisdom of vicki thing, but the wisdom of vicki is in that book. well, there and if you walk out enough to buy it, it's available online . guess it, it's available online. guess amazon audible or amazon just hold it up once more so people can get the title it it is breast cancer and it's vicki dolls and it's got illustration that makes it crystal clear what it's talking about that can do the wrong course. so if are embarking upon that journey,

there's a guidebook that will help you and thank for everything that you've done for all of those women out there with the wig bank and look it up if you think you can help them and support them yeah i need because in 80 works with the support of other people out there was great to meet there vicki was great to meet you again thank you very you and again thank you very much indeed. vicki knowles, the founder bank london . now founder of wig bank london. now time for, as i said, a little earlier, sun savings . well, earlier, sun savings. well, where we offer you advice on where we offer you advice on where can save money during the cost doing crisis local stores like tesco express and sainsbury's local call offer a like sorry i beg your pardon can offer a lifeline in terms of convenience if not cost for many people but new research by consumerization which magazine shows they are not actually very good for your wallets , which good for your wallets, which found that you could be actually spending hundreds of pounds a year rather than by doing that,

rather than going to your and getting your groceries from the branded stores they waitrose sainsbury , whatever it might be. sainsbury, whatever it might be. so there are joining me now to tell me more about all of this is money editor of the daily mirror and mirror money elvira manchester. and there she is. great to see you again. you draw out drew our attention to this when team told me and i read the thing i said, well, that to be honest, that doesn't really surprise me. but the other about these local mini sainsbury's and mini tesco's is that they also pose a real challenge to other local convenience stores as 7—eleven is the people we rely on and we remember that we've forgotten the milk or whatever it might be. oh yes, love to be here speaking to you again . and here speaking to you again. and absolutely. so the findings from

highlight the difference in price those traditional large supermarkets , the smaller supermarkets, the smaller convenience stores. so the difference in price where anything was found to be very substantial so for tesco shoppers, which found the average difference between a large a smaller tesco express could up to up to a massive yearly difference of could up to up to a massive yearly difference 0 f £817.91 of yearly difference of £817.91 of sainsbury's so the average daily difference between a large sainsbury's local was . to be 477 sainsbury's local was. to be 477 households and $0.94. yeah, you're absolutely right. we often use these convenience stores, little topshop shops, for example . you run out of milk for example. you run out of milk or you've straight for dinner, or you've straight for dinner, or even if you just want to avoid doing a big shop course. as we know, free food are rising. they are necessary . rising. they are necessary. generally, we're both journalists who love a headline and the headline on this quite simply is that convenience can cost absolute . absolutely and cost absolute. absolutely and you know we're all trying to save money right now . yeah save money right now. yeah absolutely is it is a more

expensive shock particularly as you said, if you can't physically get to a shop. i also just the in response to the what theresa sainsbury says is sainsbury's local stores all located in city or town centre locations so it trains is operates in costs for example rent rates are higher as a result and tesco it was hard to ensure our customers get great value whether that be in a large store or an expression of yeah absolutely you are right if you are to get to a larger store you are to get to a larger store you are going to find a lot more items are cheaper. you will say when you were talking to the team and they approached you and said, we'd love you, come back on again and chat to alison about all this. and you said about all of this. and you said yes, which very kind of you. you said you also had some fresh tips to shop and what tips about when to shop and what kind state mind you should be kind of state mind you should be in or you should avoid being if you have to go shopping . so lots you have to go shopping. so lots of ways you can save in

supermarkets. so first of all be organised meal prep for the week. so literally down, write a list of everything going to need for the meals ahead for the next few days or during this you'll more likely be able to do one big shop. you can where it needs keep doing them little pop up shops at them small convenience and you'll also have i'm better idea of what you already have in the buying in advance the if you're buying in advance that save you on buying that will save you on buying some items twice and wasting money you need to if money when you don't need to if you all planning officer use a comparison website such as trolley .co.uk to look for the cheapest prices and i'll help you know which stores to go to and yeah absolutely it may sound silly but don't shop on stomach. this will help to avoid impulsive spending and also use a smaller trolley or so you're much more aware of how much you're buying . another couple of you're buying. another couple of really good tips . well, when it really good tips. well, when it comes to biggest supermarket , comes to biggest supermarket, look down the world food aisles, even the baby aisles because often find products that are not cheaper than regular aisles from

which and also you wisdom from dave i just add there who is a good friend of this programmes and the money at the daily mirror and that is i'm afraid all that we have time for today but i'm delighted that we ended on a high there with levi because always such a helpful, useful tips for how to make those pounds go a little bit further, when to shop, state of mind preparedness and indeed perhaps to avoid . that's it for perhaps to avoid. that's it for today. but i'm delighted to say that i today. but i'm delighted to say that! be today. but i'm delighted to say that i be back next weekend on saturday from midday . but that i be back next weekend on saturday from midday. but for now , from me and from the whole now, from me and from the whole team , enjoy the rest of the day team, enjoy the rest of the day and the rest of your weekend . a and the rest of your weekend. a very good afternoon to you. bye bye . hello. i'm rachel eggs and bye. hello. i'm rachel eggs and welcome to your latest weather update from the met office . and update from the met office. and looking ahead to the start of the new week and it'll be dry for many with some frost fog they're looking across the north, but the breeze will start

to pick these weather to pick up as these weather fronts start make a little bit of eastward progress towards that we're also a few that high. and we're also a few outbreaks of rain as head into the new working week . but back the new working week. but back to evening overnight and to this evening overnight and with some clear spells around for northern and western areas we could just see a few patches of mist and fog for may be mostly cloudy elsewhere we might start to see a few clear spells developing in the far southeast towards the early hours that could just a few patches of fog , but mostly mild night with all that cloud around. but that could just be a patch of rural frost, northern and eastern areas . so a frost, northern and eastern areas. so a cloudy start to start the new week, though, as we head through the day on monday, that cloud will start to lift and break, will bring some sunny spells, particularly as we head into the late morning and the early parts of the afternoon . temperatures will be once again above average for the time of year with highs of 10 to 12 across the south. now as we go ahead into monday evening and

overnight with a few more in the way of clear spells it's a greater risk of frost and fog. the greatest chance of seeing fog will be across the southeast . we've got the lightest winds through night, though. there'll be some cloud moving into the west , be some cloud moving into the west, bringing some outbreaks of light and drizzle and a stronger breeze . so a milder night here , breeze. so a milder night here, though, with these clear spells. a cooler night in the east and a chance of seeing a patchy rural frost . so into tuesday . got that frost. so into tuesday. got that cloud moving in from the west bringing some outbreaks of rain and drizzle to the far north and west with best chance of any sunny spells in the south and east. thinking through the rest of the week and i'll be generally settled for many with a few outbreaks of rain towards midweek temperature above midweek and temperature is above average on gb news live . we'll average on gb news live. we'll be keeping you in the picture. finding what's happening across the country and finding out why it matters to you. we'll have the with our team of the facts fast with our team of reporters specialist reporters and specialist correspondents . wherever it's correspondents. wherever it's happening, we'll be there in 12

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