hello and welcome. i'm alastair stewart and for the next 2 hours i'll be keeping you company on tv and radio with the stories that really matter across the country to big topics today. the rising cost of childcare and how it's become a main topic for labour as it increases limber up for the forthcoming general election. also the government's latest battle plan for dealing with small boats and how some say it is in conflict . say it is in conflict. international law and our convention responsibilities as

well, of course, of gary lineker's on all of that, following his suspend . but following his suspend. but first, let's bring you right up to date with all of the day's news so far. and here is right . news so far. and here is right. thanks alistair. good afternoon. it's 12:01. here's the latest . it's12:01. here's the latest. the bbc is experiencing a mass boycott by sports presenters after gary lineker was forced to step back from the show . match step back from the show. match of the day will go ahead tonight. but presenters and punst tonight. but presenters and pundits including alan shearer andian pundits including alan shearer and ian wright have backed out. the bbc has also been forced to cancel today's football focus and final score after presenters alex scott and jason muhammad said they won't appear. alex scott and jason muhammad said they won't appear . other said they won't appear. other broadcasters have backed out of shows on five live to. it comes after the broadcaster ruled that after the broadcaster ruled that a tweet by lineker criticising the government's asylum policy was in breach of its guidelines. aqeel ahmed , the former head of

aqeel ahmed, the former head of religion and ethics at the bbc. he told us complicated . he has he told us complicated. he has a number of employers and so can the bbc really impose its particular perspective on social media policy on somebody who is a freelancer? if he was a full time member of staff at the bbc. i think there would be a completely different conversation. this is not me dismissing it and saying it's a storm in a teacup. this is me saying it's complicated because of contract of the nature of his contract and the fact that he's not actually a news current affairs presenter . the chancellor actually a news current affairs presenter. the chancellor has told gb news that he wants britain to have the most competitive business rates amid calls to scrap a planned hike in corporation tax ahead of wednesday's spring budget . wednesday's spring budget. jeremy hunt spoke to esther and philip davis his plans to deliver growth and tackle inflation. he said the corporation tax increase from 19 to 25% would still leave the country with a lower rate than nearly all major rivals . but he

nearly all major rivals. but he said he was committed to preview its promises of bringing down corporation tax. what now have is a response possible outlook for public finances. is a response possible outlook for public finances . the markets for public finances. the markets have recognised by bringing down mortgage rates, interest rates and we're on track to bring inflation down. but if you're saying to me as a conservative, do i want to bring down taxes? well, i want to bring down personal taxes because that is at the heart of what being a conservative is. but i to bring down business taxes, even more . down business taxes, even more. junior doctors say they have no choice but to strike on monday after the health secretary failed to attend talks on friday. it comes after steve barclay said , he wanted them to barclay said, he wanted them to call off a planned three day walkout and negotiate nearly 40,000 junior doctors belonging to the british medical association voted to take industrial action . they're industrial action. they're demanding a 35% pay rise and warned future strikes could last

longer than 72 hours. will staying with health and nhs england says more than 100,000 patients have been treated in virtual wards over the last yeah virtual wards over the last year. patients stay in their own homes whilst receiving treatments and have their vital signs monitored remotely. medical bosses say the scheme has been a game changer , helping has been a game changer, helping patients to avoid a unnecessary hospital trips and enabling them to be discharged sooner. a 25 year old man has been arrested under the terrorist act after the new ira claimed responsibility for the shooting of detective chief inspector john caldwell. it follows the search of a property in the londonderry area. police say the man will also be questioned over a hoax security alert. earlier, a hoax security alert. earlier, a typed message was posted on a wall in derry claiming responsibility for mr. caldwell as attempted murder. remains critically ill in hospital after being shot several times at a

sports complex in omagh last month . silicon valley bank uk month. silicon valley bank uk says it will be put into insolvent sea from sunday evening comes after its parent company america was put under us government control, becoming the biggest of a us bank since the 2008 financial crisis. of england says it will stop from making payments or accepting deposits. however, customers can be paid up to £85,000 from the deposit insurance scheme . and deposit insurance scheme. and tom hanks has been named worst supporting actor at the 2023 razzie awards . warning for those razzie awards. warning for those watching on tv , the following watching on tv, the following footage does contain flashing images. the oscar winning actor was chosen for his depiction of colonel tom parker , the movie colonel tom parker, the movie elvis. his portrayal , presley's elvis. his portrayal, presley's former manager, was just described by judges as cruel. they've also slammed his so—called latex face. the awards

on up poor performances in hollywood movies and are held a day before the oscars on . sunday day before the oscars on. sunday well , you're watching day before the oscars on. sunday well, you're watching gb day before the oscars on. sunday well , you're watching gb news. well, you're watching gb news. we'll bring you more as. it happens. so let's get straight back to alistair stewart and friends . friends. right right. thank you very much, indeed. the policy outlined in detail by the home secretary suella braverman in an attempt to kerb the journeys of small boats across . the english small boats across. the english channel small boats across. the english channel, of course, prompted withering attack from the bbc's gary lineker , who suggested that gary lineker, who suggested that the language that was being used was not dissimilar to that used in germany in the 1930s. he also questioned the scale of the problem and asked , and i quote, problem and asked, and i quote, am i out of order? well, after

several days of prevarication , several days of prevarication, he got his answer from the bbc . he got his answer from the bbc. yes. and they stood him down from of the day. he'd said he was forward to presenting it . was forward to presenting it. colleagues, as you just heard and raised bulletin have backed him, refusing to cover for him, which prompted lively debate on free and bbc impartiality. now the home secretary who is married to a jewish man, took personal affront. she wasn't alone . and the government stand alone. and the government stand by the policy of no asylum for anyone arriving on a small boat. ms. braverman says her policy is legal and doesn't breach international law or convention. ministers are also making it pretty clear that they will fight to the end in the courts. the times newspaper reported a couple of days ago that if anything, they were actually looking forward to that . well, looking forward to that. well, joining me now , gb news reporter joining me now, gb news reporter jack carlson , who joins us live

jack carlson, who joins us live from outside the bbc's headquarters and there he is, the latest on, gary lineker that seems to be that very few if any , are prepared to stand and fill in for him . and that's causing in for him. and that's causing a problem not only on bbc television , but i also read this television, but i also read this morning on radio five live. yeah that's right. and alister, the is when it comes to the bbc's flagship sports programming on on the weekend it's starting to fall apart because in soledar parity with gary lineker lot of the other presenters and pundits have been tweeting today to say that they not be take a pair bbc shows and as you mentioned radio as well football which usually broadcasts right now is we're speaking with alex at the helm. it has been taken off the air today as well as final for jason mohammed for that presenter said he also wouldn't appear as well. but when it comes to clubs , the

but when it comes to clubs, the interesting thing is as well is that we have the statement from the professional footballers association, which which has said that the members of the pfa are professional footballers amongst . others wanted to take amongst. others wanted to take a collective position to be able to show their support and they said that during those conversations we made clear that as a union we would support all members who might face consequences for choosing not to complete their broadcast commitments. and so players after the premier league games today will not be asked to commit themselves to media dufies commit themselves to media duties with match of the day outside in the wider football pyramid. bristol rovers in the football league are also bristol rovers from the football are also going to say they're not going to take any questions. the bbc before after the game. so it's now going into local radio as well . whole row of course as well. whole row of course comes from that tweet earlier in the week and up until yesterday afternoon, it looked like much of the dates they would go ahead as normal. but it was only after

bbc hierarchy above bbc sport spoke to gary lineker and after those conversations he started messaging other members of, his friends and other members of the team . but we now get into this team. but we now get into this situation where we don't know what match date tonight is going to look like . it's also intrigue to look like. it's also intrigue thing that you talked about levels above the sporting management and tim davie , the management and tim davie, the director general who's the editor in chief the of the bbc is clearly leading for the bbc but a number of people also pointed out that the chairman of the bbc is still in a little difficulty and appointment as chairman is being investigated . chairman is being investigated. his role in trying facilitate financial support for the former prime minister boris johnson. so all in all, a bit of a mess yet . that's right. all in all, a bit of a mess yet . that's right . because it also . that's right. because it also comes down to the actual bbc's own impartiality rules. when you look at the section which talks

about public expressions of opinion , they say in their own opinion, they say in their own rules that the risk is lower where an individual is expressing views publicly on an unrelated area, giving the example that a sports presenter, for example, expressing views on politics. so a lot of the production teams or the presenters are wondering whether gary lineker has even broken their own impartiality . and of their own impartiality. and of course, those conversations behind the scenes are going to have take place because the have to take place because the bbc say , they will not have gary bbc say, they will not have gary lineker back air until have lineker back air until they have agreed to a resolution agreed and come to a resolution whether be him signing whether that be him signing certain around certain rules around his activity on social media. but of course gary lineker deciding after those meetings the bbc hierarchy yesterday that after they wanted him to make a public almost an apology , that sources almost an apology, that sources close to him say that that would be humiliating for him. and so he didn't want take that he didn't want to take that forward. so that's where forward. and so that's where we now ourself this now end ourself in this situation where bbc is situation where the bbc is wholly struggling to put on any of its signature sports today. and we're not sure what the

football coverage or much the day tonight and even tomorrow night's on the sunday football programme is going to look like. all right, jack, thank you very much indeed. keep touch any much indeed. keep in touch any further come further developments. you come back us and we will share back to us and we will share them with our viewers and our listeners. carson is our gb listeners. jack carson is our gb news reporter with the very latest on gary lineker bbc latest on the gary lineker bbc situation . as i say, we will be situation. as i say, we will be keeping across it on all of our programmes within the news bulletins . well incidentally, bulletins. well incidentally, you can tune in to gb news tonight from 10:00 and watch our star studded match of the day alternative with mark dolan . and alternative with mark dolan. and that begins, as i say, at 10 pm. tonight here on tv and p.m. tonight here on tv and radio . now, in england , all radio. now, in england, all three and four year olds are currently entitled 15 hours of free child care. but week in turn, time or 38 weeks a year.

similar schemes are in place across the of the united kingdom . the children's charity corum found that costs are rocket owing, not least during the houday owing, not least during the holiday period for those parents who need more , what is on offer who need more, what is on offer from the state now? incidentally, corum started years ago caring for were called foundling . today's challenge is foundling. today's challenge is not about babies left in doorways. it's about parents stay in and giving children the best possible start to life . best possible start to life. here's the question though where does the state's responsibility start and finish that it's become a live electoral issue. labour's shadow education secretary argued recently that a labour government would radically reform the current child care system as part of a broad offer from parental leave and support arrangements and early years. seeing every child right through into secondary

school two year olds can also get up to 15 hours of free childcare under certain circumstances, whilst parents who contribute to a tax scheme can get up to £2,000 a year in government, top , the government government, top, the government has faced calls including from conservative mps to increase child care subsidy . government child care subsidy. government sources are now briefing that childcare will probably be addressed in jeremy hunt's spnng addressed in jeremy hunt's spring budget on wednesday , spring budget on wednesday, according to the organisation for economic co—operation and development, the uk is among the most expensive countries for child care across the whole world. well, to discuss this and put it in some context, i'm delighted be joined live in the studio by chartered workplace psychologist founder of shaped alan, sharon, pete and personal trainer and parent of sarah compass sharon in green sarah in blue welcome . i do beg your blue welcome. i do beg your pardon the other way around.

sorry so it's . i asked to sorry so it's. i asked to underline that to me and i for getting it wrong . is this about getting it wrong. is this about money and costs or is this about getting women either back to work or keeping them in work? i think it's about getting them back into work. actually i'm a business owner and i have three children under four and i definitely find you don't get the support. the childcare provisions aren't there for children under three, so i've just actually put my four year old in nursery, but only part time . it'sjust it's just old in nursery, but only part time . it's just it's just very time. it's just it's just very expensive though. i do run my business online from home as a business online from home as a business person . answer that business person. answer that question for me if you will, that i put at the very beginning where does the state's response ability start and finish ? i mean

ability start and finish? i mean why should taxpayers fund provision of care for your children ? you run a business you children? you run a business you presumably very successful. i why should everybody else chip in i a business from home i'm very that i can do it from home and the pandemic helped me in that situation but for those that situation but for those that don't work from home and aren't self—employed like myself they need to get back into a workplace. how are they going to ? have their children looked then? you know something needs to be done in terms of getting those costs down. it's incredibly, incredibly expensive , especially with the cost of living crisis going up. but that something in inverted commas , something in inverted commas, the taxpayer dipping into his and her wallet again. well we're paying and her wallet again. well we're paying for it. but where's it going? it's not going anywhere . going? it's not going anywhere. what's your answer to the same question about the degree to which for a policy about making

sure that women who want to stay in work can stay in work , or as in work can stay in work, or as the government's making crystal clear now , women who've decided clear now, women who've decided to call it a day and take a break work or don't want to work at all, can be tempted to cross that bridge back into employment. as jeremy hunt puts it. well, i think there's a really clear economic case for getting more women back into the workplace. so at the moment we are hearing every day stories of women who can't afford go back to work. so the estimates are somewhere between half 1,000,001.7 million women are effectively locked out of the workforce because they either access or can childcare. so we've got this pool of women. most of who want to work, not all of them, but most them want to work. they want to be back in work, but they can't. and the estimates are that if we could get those women back work, if get those women back to work, if we could a large number of them back to work, we could to the economy this £38 billion worth of contribution by of contribution the economy by mobilising those women in the

labour workforce by then paying income and so forth and put that income and so forth and put that in context, it's about 1% of gdp. so at a time the economy is struggling, we could really do with this boost to the workforce , boost the economy . this , boost the economy. this argument has also prompted intriguing debate and that is people who say that children benefit from spending much more time with their parents at home rather than be mum or dad or both being away at work grafting to earn the money. should the state consider that as well ? so state consider that as well? so i not a child psychology just a correction to the introduction of a workplace. but my understanding of the literature is that children benefit long as they have good quality care . so they have good quality care. so that can be at home that , can be that can be at home that, can be through childcare provisions for family members, it's the quality of care that matters, not who is looking after the children that

matter, but as a workplace psychologist , matter, but as a workplace psychologist, are matter, but as a workplace psychologist , are there matter, but as a workplace psychologist, are there women who feel so frustrated that they're at work when in fact deep down they'd rather be at home looking after their children. oh, look, i'm sure there are some. and in fact, one of the real challenges that i think a lot women are facing at the moment, those are able the moment, those that are able to get some childcare are in the workplace. think the workplace. i think one of the challenges facing is challenges they're facing is that a limit to on on that there is a limit to on on the availability, childcare, the hours that are offered. so there's very real rush there's this very real rush i see it at the school gates every day parents running and the day of parents running and the minute the childcare wraparound care to collect care finishes to collect children so they were definitely pressures on parents who are trying to earn money relying on childcare not having the flexibility of hours want and possibly thinking is it all worth it, wouldn't it be better off not paying most my income in childcare and just staying home looking after the children . do looking after the children. do either or both of you think that there is an obvious and relatively simple solution to

it. go i do i think the government should be funding childcare so have a look at have a look at what's happening europe in the uk we are paying we have one of the highest childcare costs. the world certainly the highest europe, the highest in the oecd and couples pay over half of their income in childcare . half income in childcare. half compare it with germany . couples compare it with germany. couples pay compare it with germany. couples pay 1% of their household income on childcare . they pay an on childcare. they pay an average of 1300 euros a year on childcare. we're paying anywhere from 15,000. extraordinary analogy that corum used when it did its research , and that is did its research, and that is that the number of families are paying that the number of families are paying more for childcare than they offer their mortgage. absolutely absolute . i mean, absolutely absolute. i mean, it's quite shocking . we could it's quite shocking. we could follow the lead of other european i mean, the netherlands, the next years are going cover 95% of childcare going to cover 95% of childcare costs . so if you take away that costs. so if you take away that massive financial burden, it frees those hundreds of frees up those hundreds of thousands of women that want to back to workforce, who can

back to the workforce, who can contribute economically and actively to the economy. so i think the solution is really simple. it's more funding around childcare. it's both the sector to make sure there is the availability of hours but there's making sure that the costs are covered for parents as well. i agree and i think you have the if you have the funding of the childcare provision , it of the childcare provision, it then has more women or parents say are able to go into workforce to then help the economy help the economy and also it will flourish the economy and children. that's a brilliant business woman speaking i if the economy booms it will pay for itself. exactly. but how do you actually manage it? you said earlier as being a mum and at the i'm running a business as well. how do you manage that balance . it manage that fine balance. it definitely is a fine balance . i definitely is a fine balance. i don't want to have my work take over my children because i'm very, you know, conscious that i'm there them and i want to develop them as much as i can,

especially before start school . especially before start school. so with my online business, i teach, i train my online whilst my children , that's my main my children, that's my main working time and then i have power hours throughout the day when i get some work done . but when i get some work done. but otherwise i'll go out with them , take them to galleries because there are so many galleries out there are so many galleries out there that are free is really good and. then in terms of them getting , their social getting, their social interaction, i do a few classes , so i do a lot interaction, i do a few classes ,soidoalotto interaction, i do a few classes , so i do a lot to give them what they can get without having to go to nursery. it's what they can get without having to go to nursery . it's far, far to go to nursery. it's far, far cheaper. to go to nursery. it's far, far cheaper . far, far cheaper. some cheaper. far, far cheaper. some of the best make provision as well, either. in addition to or as an alternative to whatever is available from the state and i know for a fact that a number of top graduates, when they're considering which company, they may work for. that's one of the questions that they want to ask now. isn't that a gauntlet

should be thrown down as much to employers as it should be to the taxpayer to what to offer childcare provisions and come and work for us, will open opportunities to you will have people like you to make sure everything okay fine. but also , everything okay fine. but also, if you're a parent, we have provision available to help be both a productive work guy and a mum . there's definitely things mum. there's definitely things organised that employers should be doing. the challenge since covered is that the world has moved more to a hybrid of working. so kind of go on the days where everyone trips is into the office and you can have childcare facilities on and childcare facilities on site and they're there in the same they're right there in the same building you with people building near you with people working more flexibly, more geographically removed from their employer. it is much harder for employers to offer that service . i think there's a that service. i think there's a really practical implication in that. wasn't there a few years ago but what ago those provisions. but what i think employers can and should

do more of is to help those parents who are in the workplace , who are struggling with the lack of childcare provisions to give them more flexibility. so rather have employees have to request working and have it approved make it a default where where it is possible to do all their out examples where people who are listening or , watching who are listening or, watching our conversation can think, all right . i'll our conversation can think, all right. i'll go and have a look at that and see how they do it. would you cite apart from your own company, which of course utterly brilliant but seriously that or that you that you work with or that you have clients who for and have clients who work for and say, no, this company is terrific and so i would be hesitant to call that one particular example here. but there are lots of cases that we're seeing of organisations who are structuring roles as being flexible by default . so being flexible by default. so automatically you can work a certain number of but you can start and finish when you want and so long as it fits with the organisation and client needs. there are more and more organisations starting to

equalise parental leave and i think this a really important part of the equation . so at the part of the equation. so at the moment it's mothers that get of the leave so they'll get a longer maternity leave period. some organisations are still offering weeks paternity leave. so if you equalise that if you can pay fathers the same amount as mothers would receive. so maybe six months full pay for example to take paternity leave , then you can start to balance the responsibilities in the household because of the biggest issues for the motherhood penalty. so women are taking more time out of the workforce. so we've got this gender pay , so we've got this gender pay, we've got a decreased lifetime earnings decrease pension because . women are taking more because. women are taking more time out. so organisations can help balance by offering more paternity and parental leave and equalising that . i think that's equalising that. i think that's a very important point because i because i definitely hear from clients lot of mothers clients that a lot of mothers are actually sharing their leave with their husbands or with their so that the women aren't actually out of and out of the

workplace for so long because will also skill them as well because . things will change, because. things will change, especially you know, technology ever evolving. it's going to be a much more interesting general election than we thought completely. and i think know next week with the thank you both very much indeed for breaking into your weekend and coming to chat with us. chartered workplace psychologist and founder shape talent, sharon peake and personal trainer , peake and personal trainer, parent of three sarah compass engaging in conversation . we'd engaging in conversation. we'd all like to hear what you think as well and how you manage, your arrangements and what you do think that crucial balances between you as parents and the state and the taxpayer. but also your employer you're watching and listening to alistair stuart and listening to alistair stuart and friends with lots more coming up on today's programme, we will of course be further discussing lineker's discussing gary lineker's suspension of day as suspension from of the day as gary somers is the latest presenter, to confirm that she

will not be on bbc television today. but first, let's bring you up to date with the weather . hello there. i'm hurst and welcome to your latest broadcast from the met office. we'll see rain and hail snow pushing northeastward through next 24 hours or so, turning breezy. but now there is from the atlantic and we can see in the bigger picture, we can see the and yellows starting to creep from the southwest, the blues being shunted the way as we head through sunday into the beginning of next week. but does it last well we'll see in the outlook for the rest of the saturday evening. we can see that rain across parts that band of rain across parts of northern ireland into northern, pushing its way north and east with some hail snow possible across pennines possible across the pennines up into mountains scotland into the mountains of scotland met warnings in force of met office warnings in force of snow perhaps up to ten snow and perhaps up to ten centimetres over scottish centimetres over the scottish mountains stretches mountains. icy stretches here, but that milder starting to move from the southwest of 5 to 7 by sunday morning. but it is a dry picture to start sunday across parts of england. in wales we see some sunny spells early rain

will clear the north face of scotland to allow brighter skies for a time before then thicker cloud and of rain move in for here the afternoon also across northern ireland where the rain could be heavy at times and later on in the day, some further coming into parts further rain coming into parts of mild day for of cornwall mild day for everyone, 12, 13, 14 degrees by sunday afternoon , noon in the sunday afternoon, noon in the west of any sunny breaks just turn wetter and windier the evening, though, on sunday as bands of weather systems move in this rain heavy at times particularly southern parts of scotland into northern ireland to the wind starting to pick up irish sea coast could start see gales by monday morning it's a very mild night temperatures nine, ten, 11 celsius. so any lying snow over the hills will melt quite quickly . then it's a melt quite quickly. then it's a monday will generally see unsettled day for many of the way outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards across england . some eastwards across england. some very winds, gales around very strong winds, gales around the coasts, rain across northern ireland, falling ireland, southern falling as snow the high ground here. snow over the high ground here. so some cold air nearby outbreaks of rain, but for most

will be mild on monday. before then that, cold air returns to everyone .

by is 1231. i'm right, alison. the latest news update, the bbc is experiencing a mass boycott by sports presenters after gary lineker was forced step back from the match the day match of the day will go ahead tonight. but presenters and pundits including alan shearer and ian wright have backed out. meanwhile, the bbc has been forced to cancel today's football focus and final score after presenters alex scott and jason mohammed said they won't appear. jason mohammed said they won't appear . five jason mohammed said they won't appear. five live has also seen . it comes after the broadcaster ruled that a tweet by lineker criticising the government's asylum policy was in breach its guidelines . asylum policy was in breach its guidelines. the asylum policy was in breach its guidelines . the chancellor has

guidelines. the chancellor has told gb news he wants britain have the most competitive business tax rates amid . calls business tax rates amid. calls to scrap a planned hike in corporation tax ahead of wednesday spring budget. jeremy hunt spoke exclusively to us about. hunt spoke exclusively to us about . his hunt spoke exclusively to us about. his plans to hunt spoke exclusively to us about . his plans to deliver about. his plans to deliver growth and tackle inflation. he said the increase from 19 to 25% would still leave the uk with a lower corporation tax rate that nearly all major rivals and a 25 year old man has been arrested under the terrorism of act after the new ira claimed responsibility for the shooting of detective chief inspector john caldwell. it follows the search of a property in the londonderry area . police say the londonderry area. police say the man also be questioned over man will also be questioned over a hoax security . earlier, a hoax security. earlier, a taped message was posted on a wall in derry claiming responsibility for mr. caldwell as attempted murder. he remains critically ill in hospital after being shot several times at a sports complex in omagh last month . we were on tv , online and

month. we were on tv, online and on tv plus radio is gb news. back now to a—listers stewart . back now to a—listers stewart. write. thank you very much indeed. write. thank you very much indeed . and as ray just made indeed. and as ray just made crystal clear , one story is crystal clear, one story is clearly dominating today's headlines. and that's gary lineker being told to step back from presenting match of the day this evening over impartiality . this evening over impartiality. he compared the language used to launch a new government asylum policy dealing with the small boats issue, with language used in the 1930s in german . the bbc in the 1930s in german. the bbc said that he had breached its social media guidelines for tweeting about the government's new migration law footballer and other presenters, including alan

andian other presenters, including alan and ian wright, have decided that they too will boycott the programme in soledar with mr. lineker alex scott and replacement kelly summers have also pulled out of appearing on the bbc today following . the the bbc today following. the decision concerning mr. lineker . now joining me now, i'm delighted to say and welcome back to the programme is sports reporter at cbs ben jacobs. and there is. great to see you again . a little bit of me wants to say so i will say it . . a little bit of me wants to say so i will say it. i'm not sure that i actually care what lineker thinks about boat people and asylum laws any more than . i and asylum laws any more than. i care suella braverman thinks about three, four, four or football formation . there is football formation. there is a very simple argument that is he should stick to what he's paid to do . she will stick to do what to do. she will stick to do what she's paid to do . do you think she's paid to do. do you think that he was out of order. good

to see you, alastair? i think this has become bigger than gary lineker . so if we're only lineker. so if we're only talking about who's entitled under the bbc's guidelines to take and that's one debate. but now for the it's become much broader and they're under scrutiny not just for how they've handled gary lineker but wider dealings of how they approach this matter of impartial reality and is it blanket for everybody and it consistent and the reason for that coming back to lineker is because if he's allowed to stop the 2022 world cup coverage on behalf of the bbc by addressing qatar's human rights , then why qatar's human rights, then why can he not on a person handle take an opinion regarding asylum and as as your question i don't think that gary lineker has done anything wrong using his personal account to an opinion as a freelance sports presenter and reason for that is because

even though can go down an argument of does anybody mind what he thinks about politics, we specifically cite this in the context of the editorial guideline . first of all, he's guideline. first of all, he's a freelancer and second of all, those guidelines in section very specifically, say the risks to the bbc is, quote , when a or the bbc is, quote, when a or science presenter expresses views on politics, that is ultimately exactly what's happened. ultimately exactly what's happened . but the bbc management happened. but the bbc management have made it crystal clear that if even if you are a freelancer and have your own production company and all the rest of it, if you all self—evidently with the bbc , you don't have to a the bbc, you don't have to a newsnight presenter or a news ten presenter to have tread carefully because . as somebody carefully because. as somebody said in one of the papers this morning, lineker has got bbc all over his forehead . he does but over his forehead. he does but so does karren brady or. over his forehead. he does but so does karren brady or . alan so does karren brady or. alan sugan so does karren brady or. alan sugar, perhaps not to the same extent, but you can make

arguments , a number of people arguments, a number of people and. this is why i think the issues become bigger is gary lineker being treated all that other exceptions if those other exceptions are wrong then the bbc have to be consistent. and i think what we're seeing here is inconsistency . again, if you can inconsistency. again, if you can talk about cattle on air, but not about british asylum policy , then there's already a mismatch and this is why it's snowballing far beyond gary lineker . and i think the other lineker. and i think the other thing that we have to consider in all of this is all the bbc sticking to a position here that the view aspect is wrong or is that a problem with the language used because. as you suggested, he compared the british asylum policy to germany in the 1930s and that to different, albeit connected in the bbc policy at the moment is that gary lineker was impartial , whereas you could was impartial, whereas you could make an argument that as a sports presenter he's entitled

to a view on a personal platform where he doesn't promote the bbc . but what about the language for the have not said they have a problem with the language which i find quite surprising they've said they have a problem with the view of the policy but interesting i think the standout point is he questions the description of the volume of the problem as it were and that's got people even like senior labour figures like david blunkett in trouble in the past where you talk about floods, surges and the rest of it and that becomes a problem. let me ask you this as i as as a absolutely top ranking sports correspondent in own right do think that sarah and ian wright , the others have done what they've done because they agree with the sentiment. but lineker expressed or as you've just eloquently described be he right or wrong he's entitled say it

because he's not a presenter of a news bulletin . i think it's a news bulletin. i think it's both a medium right did a podcast immediately saying he agrees with gary view and he's showing solid so it's not one or the other it's both . the the other it's both. the solidarity comes from the fact that a number of these pundits obviously share the view of gary lineker , those that don't or are lineker, those that don't or are not prepared to give an opinion outside of their sport's remit still want to show they don't believe it's fair that gary lineker has been removed from match of the day. and my understanding is that he was removed because the bbc spoke to him and wanted him to apologise and gary lineker not comfortable doing because . he wished to doing that because. he wished to stick to his opinions . there stick to his opinions. there lies the problem for the bbc. you get this snowballing effect where. some people believe that gary lineker is unfairly and thatis gary lineker is unfairly and that is prompting this mass exodus. the bbc just devoid of that was it sports programming? other people agree with gary

lineker and are prepared to say it. so what happens to someone like ian wright who's now said that he supports lineker and he supports lineker's opinion, which means you've got another bbc member talent to is bbc member of talent to is basically saying he disagrees with the government's asylum policy do have to with that policy do they have to with that as well from a bbc sports editor said last night that suspending lineker was an own goal by the more analogies than you can shake a yellow flag at the moment and it'll take them long time to recover from it will both the bbc and mr. recover ? both the bbc and mr. recover? it's going to be difficult . the it's going to be difficult. the bbc won't want to u—turn on position. and gary lineker at the moment has no desire to apologise . so the halfway house apologise. so the halfway house may be he returns on air an apology rises for the language particular the analogy to germany in the 1930s, but not for the view. but if the bbc are not comfortable with that there's a problem and let's not forget tim davie has been campaigning on this impartiality

platform for about two and a half years, pretty much since day one when he came in. and as a result, he has a more militant position. but he himself, remember, stood as a council member of the conservative party . great to see you again , ben. . great to see you again, ben. thank you very much indeed for your time. that's ben jacobs, who is senior sports reporter at cbs. now we do believe in balance and impartiality here. so let me just remind you of the statement that the bbc has released relation to this story , and i quote the bbc's decided that lineker will step back from presenting match of the day until we, i.e. the bbc and he have got an agreed clear position on his use of social media when it comes to leading all football and sports coverage. gary is second to none. we have never said that gary should be an opinion zone or that he cannot have a view on issues that matter to him. but

we have said that he should keep well away from taking sides on party political or political controversies. that's the bbc's official line there. so we felt you would want to hear it as well and reflect upon it more that to come as the programme develops over the next hour or so . you are indeed watching and so. you are indeed watching and listening to alastair stewart and friends plenty more on. and friends with plenty more on. that stories to come that and other stories to come this afternoon, our this afternoon, including our rural segment and this rural spotlight segment and this week amber weather warnings week saw amber weather warnings of snow . parts of england and of snow. parts of england and wales but now have our farmers animals been? how our farmers and animals been coping of that to come? but first, a quick.

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much indeed for. and radio and thank you very much indeed for . so doing before much indeed for. so doing before the break were discussing gary lineker's suspension from the bbc's match of the day programme . the number of people who'd followed in his footsteps . we followed in his footsteps. we offer an alternative. you can tune in to gb news from 10 pm. to watch our star studded match of the day alternative led mark dolan and that's o'clock gb news and radio and online . don't miss and radio and online. don't miss it. you'll enjoy. and radio and online. don't miss it. you'll enjoy . but first, it. you'll enjoy. but first, let's get on with our programme . it's let's get on with our programme .wsfime let's get on with our programme . it's time for our rural spotlight feature, where we to shine a light on the stories that are hitting the headlines in the agriculture world and the countryside . now, this week, we countryside. now, this week, we also amber weather warnings some parts of the united kingdom for heavy snow and freezing temperatures. but up in the hills have farmers and their livestock been coping with the

extreme weather . are there short extreme weather. are there short term problems or are there long term problems or are there long term problems or are there long term problems as ? well. joining term problems as? well. joining me now is a good friend of the programme that's gareth wyn jones, who is a welsh arable farmer who has seen extremes . farmer who has seen extremes. no.and farmer who has seen extremes. no. and their ages just him still there as well and took to social media to show and share exactly what it's like . great to exactly what it's like. great to see you again and thank you much indeed.is see you again and thank you much indeed. is this exclusively short term problem in terms of you getting and running the farm, looking after the in the poor weather , or is there also poor weather, or is there also a longer implication for the as a business? well, it's a cost. that's one thing. you know, an extra time and labour to get everything fed. you know we have to these situations and that's that's really important as an industry that we're able make sure that our animals fed you know that in good health so

that's that's our priority at the moment. just to correct you i'm not an out of bull farmer on the cover mountains it's a it's a bit steep to do much out of bolivia but we're mainly beef and sheep and just in case some of these up in a bit of a joke you might i suspect it was more a slip of the pen rather than an attempt to human. i apologise for that. no problem. how much doesit for that. no problem. how much does it cost ? well, it's extra does it cost? well, it's extra work and extra time and yeah, i wouldn't like to tell you how much it costs, but what i'd like to say, as well, you know, sometimes people understand there is an extra cost to put food onto their plates . i'm not food onto their plates. i'm not talking about the financial cost, you know, i'm talking about emotional and mental costs to the people that are producing the foods, you know, to be out there in this weather takes a toll on you. it is really difficult, but you have be alert that if we're not feeding out

animals and watching after them , yeah, they'll die and they won't thrive. andrew have anything to eat? so, you know, getting that balance is really, really . and that's why i put lot really. and that's why i put lot of my stuff on social media. yeah, well, it's that i believe that so many people are just so far removed from food production and seasonality and the problems that we face in. the industry, you know, from greenwashing to, you know, from greenwashing to, you know, from greenwashing to, you know, getting blamed for climate change to you know people telling you not to eat meat , it's people telling you not to eat meat, it's bad for the planet. there's so many plants coming from , politicians as well from, politicians as well towards the industry. so we've got to get out there. we've got to showcase and we've got reconnect with the people that are living in the cities and make sure that they support british agriculture because we make sure that they support bri a;h agriculture because we make sure that they support bria goodiculture because we make sure that they support bria good jobture because we make sure that they support bria good job producing, e we do a good job producing, wholesome to feed the nation and to sustain the weight. and we have to make sure that people that. so social media is a great platform for many to get that message out there. gareth very

good job and. i'm sure that was just a slip of the tongue as my calling you an arable farmer. i think i'm great. i'm grateful for that. and i genuinely wish you well as always. not only the beautiful cattle that we saw in those clips, while you were chatting me, but also a couple lovely horses as well. the very best to you, gareth, wyn jones and family welsh farm are joining us there to. explain what it's like trying to run a farm the midst of these rather unpleasant weather spells . now, unpleasant weather spells. now, the king has announced we have a new duke of edinburgh edward, the former earl wessex got the title on his birthday today. edward had long since taken over the heavy lifting at the duke of edinburgh award scheme . a edinburgh award scheme. a regular stand for in prince philip at ceremonies where those brilliant young men and women who've done the award scheme and get the gold award have the honour of getting a certificate

at st james's palace, or sometime even in the garden of buckingham . it's great fun and buckingham. it's great fun and in the old days was always prince philip. but in recent times , edward has been sharing times, edward has been sharing dufies times, edward has been sharing duties as well. now some of you have sent in your prince edward duke of edinburgh award scheme stories, including archie, whose says , where are we? i performed says, where are we? i performed a trick for him. i asked him to sign a card. you're not meant to get signatures from members of the royal family. and he signed it with an e and a little crown on it . i still treasure it today on it. i still treasure it today . and he was truly wonderful . . and he was truly wonderful. archie, great to hear from you. thank you very much indeed. archie he went on to become a brilliant professional magician on the club and party circuit, as well as working in the world of politics. and i certainly consider him to be a friend of mine . i'm delighted. now one of mine. i'm delighted. now one of the most prominent associations with the late duke was , of

with the late duke was, of course, the duke of edinburgh's award scheme. and i'm absolutely delighted now to be joined by baroness tiny grey—thompson, who is a member of the house of lords. but also in this context , much more importantly, chair of the duke of edinburgh award scheme . i've been lucky enough scheme. i've been lucky enough to see him in action and i go on record now to say i think he doesit record now to say i think he does it really well. you've been a trustee over several years. so you've seen him operate. you've seen work. he knows what philip wanted this to be all about, but he's definitely bought a little bit edge to do it as well . he bit edge to do it as well. he certainly i mean, the duke because , we're all going to have because, we're all going to have to get used to calling him is absolutely when you put him in a room with young people when he's talking about the award in a he's lived and breathed it for so he's been a trustee a member of the board for a long time .

of the board for a long time. and when you hear those stories of archie and when prince philip passed so people came and told us what the award meant to them. it just is i think it's a really important legacy terms of how the world moves forward and the duke and duchess are both huge supporters of the award. a real difference . it is wonderful to difference. it is wonderful to see the pictures of prince philip again. he when he was talking to the young , he just talking to the young, he just brought the best out of young people. you know, the award is not easy to do. no young person can do it by doing things they're already doing they have to, you know, really challenge themselves. you know , we're themselves. and, you know, we're sort looking forward the sort of looking forward the awards you wouldn't change the strategies the things the young people do to get the award have changed over the years . but it's changed over the years. but it's still incredibly relevant the modern day in terms what we want to help our young people achieve . are you having sat with him

and worked with him because the award scheme was very much steeped a personal philosophy of the late prince philip, duke of edinburgh and did edward have to work hard to plug into that or had it been instilled in him already in his own in your view 7 already in his own in your view ? i think it was instilled in him. but he brings his his own ideasin him. but he brings his his own ideas in terms of how we evolved the award. and, you know, one of the award. and, you know, one of the biggest challenges was dunng the biggest challenges was during cosette, you know, the expedition that we, you know, is a really important part of it was incredibly to do and it could have been a real for the award going forward but you know the whole of the board get it gives to young people and you know and it's an exciting time in terms of where we're going in the future it's about getting into you know as many schools, you know, getting towards getting to a different sets of

young people and, you know, giving that challenge . you know, giving that challenge. you know, covid had massive impact on young people . you know, we're in young people. you know, we're in a world from where we were a few years ago and. the awards are really important. part of building resilience and giving young people skills, challenging them to prepare them , you know, them to prepare them, you know, for that for later on in life. and, you know, i can speak for the whole of the board. we were really delighted the same to you know become the duke of . yeah know become the duke of. yeah there is absolutely huge bonus in all of this as well and that is you get sophie as a bonus if you want her as well and i would say that people have got enough to listen to our conversations on gb news tv and radio will know i'm involved with the stream of school college for young folk with cerebral palsy and learning difficulties and sophie is an absolutely brilliant royal patron of that. do imagine that she may be

tempted to get more involved or involved ? the award scheme so involved? the award scheme so she does have some involvement with , awards game and you know, with, awards game and you know, either singly or together , the either singly or together, the incredible advocates for what the awards does that both you know very humble that just brilliant with young people and you know bringing them out of themselves . and so i about to themselves. and so i about to call to the countess and now it's it get you know, it's used to call in a different name but , you know, i think when we look back at the 65 year history of the awards and where we're going , the future, the live on in a different way is really important and just sets a new tone. it's really excited about what we can learn from the and what we can learn from the and what we can do for the future. i wish you well with your continued work and i look

forward very much to seeing you again soon and all my love to at the awards scheme there are terrific team that you are lucky enough to lead. baroness tanni grey there the chair of the duke of edinburgh's award scheme now under the brilliant stewardship edward the new duke of edinburgh. you're watching and listening alison stewart and friends with more coming up on the program this afternoon on our top of the day guarding the coast stepping back from presenting of this presenting match of the this evening concerns over evening over concerns over impartiality. but first let's bnng impartiality. but first let's bring you up to date with the weather . hello there. bring you up to date with the weather. hello there. i'm greg us and welcome to your latest broadcast from the met office . broadcast from the met office. we'll see rain and hail, snow pushing northeastward through the 24 hours or turning the next 24 hours or so. turning breezy. but there is breezy. but now there is returning from the atlantic and we can see that in the bigger picture. we can the oranges picture. we can see the oranges and to creep and yellows starting to creep in from shunted from the blues being shunted away as we head through later sunday into the beginning of next week. but does it last? well, we'll see in the outlook

for the rest saturday evening we can see that band rain across parts of northern ireland into northern england pushing way northern england pushing way north and east with some hail, snow possible the snow possible across the pennines into mountains of pennines up into mountains of scotland. metservice warnings in force with snow and ice, perhaps to centimetres over the to ten centimetres over the scottish some icy stretches scottish. some icy stretches here but that milder starting to move in from the southwest of 5 to 7 by sunday morning . but it to 7 by sunday morning. but it is a dry picture to start sunday across much of england and we see some sunny spells early rain will clear the north face of scotland to allow brighter skies for a time before then thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain move in here for the afternoon. also across northern ireland, where the could heavy at times the rain could be heavy at times . then later on the day, . and then later on in the day, some rain coming into parts. cornwall, mild day for everyone . 13, 14 degrees by sunday afternoon in the best of any sunny breaks just turned wetter and windier through the evening, though on sunday, bands of weather systems move in, rain turning heavy at times across southern parts of scotland into

northern ireland to wind starting to pick up irish sea coast could start to see gales by monday morning but it's a very night temperatures nine, ten, 11 celsius. so any lying snow over the hills will melt quite quickly then. it's a monday. we'll generally see an unsettled day for many of the way outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards across and wales. some very strong winds, gales around the coasts, rain across northern ireland scotland ireland southern scotland falling high falling as snow over the high ground so some cold air ground here. so some cold air nearby outbreaks of rain, but for most it will be mild on monday. before then that cold air everyone tuesday air returns everyone by tuesday

hello and welcome. if you've just joined us. i'm alastair stewart and we are into the final of our program today. hello and welcome back. if you would been with us since kick

off and thank you very much indeed keeping you company on tv and radio with plenty more still to come this afternoon, including the latest on the gary lineker suspension bbc. lineker suspension from the bbc. the government's small boat crackdown on crufts . but first, crackdown on crufts. but first, that's bring you right up to with all of the latest news. here once again is right at. with all of the latest news. here once again is right at . us here once again is right at. us thanks, alistair. good afternoon. it's 1:01. thanks, alistair. good afternoon. it's1:01. here's latest. the bbc has a mass boycott by sports presenters after gary lineker was forced to step back from match of the day. the will go ahead tonight, but and pundits including alan shearer and ian wright have backed out. meanwhile, the bbc has been forced to cancel today's football focus and final score after presenters alex scott and jason said they won't appear. scott and jason said they won't appear . five scott and jason said they won't appear. five live has also seen . it comes after the broadcaster ruled that a tweet by lineker

criticising the government's asylum policy was in breach of its guidelines. a kmet is the former head of religion and ethics at the bbc. he told us it's complicated situation . he it's complicated situation. he has a number of employers and so can the bbc really its particular perspective on social media policy , on somebody who is media policy, on somebody who is a freelancer. if he was full time member of staff at the bbc, i think there would be a different conversation. this is not me dismissing it and saying it's a stolen vehicle. this is me saying it's because of the nature . his contract and fact nature. his contract and fact that he's not actually a news and current affairs presenter . and current affairs presenter. the chancellor has told gibney as he wants britain to have the competitive business rates amid calls to scrap planned hike in corporation tax ahead of wednesday's spring budget . wednesday's spring budget. jeremy hunt spoke to estimate fe and philip davis on his plans to deliver growth and tackling relation. he said the corporation tax increase from 19

to 25% would still leave the uk with a lower rate than nearly all major rivals. but he he was committed to previous promises of bringing down corporation tax . what we now have is responsible outlook , public responsible outlook, public finances . the markets have finances. the markets have recognised that by bringing down mortgage rates , interest rates mortgage rates, interest rates and we're on track to bring inflation down. but if you're saying to me as conservative chancellor do i want to bring down taxes? i want to bring down personal taxes because that is at the heart of what being a conservative is. but want to bnng conservative is. but want to bring down business taxes, even more. junior doctors say they have choice but to strike on after the health secretary to attend talks on friday. it comes after steve barclay said he wanted them to call off a plan to three day walk out and negotiate. nearly 40,000 junior doctors belonging to the british medical association voted to take industrial action . they are

take industrial action. they are demanding a 35% pay rise and warned that future strikes could last longer than 72 hours. and are staying with health and nhs. england says more than 100,000 patients have been treated in virtual wards over the last year . the patients stay in their own homes whilst receiving treatment and their vital signs monitored remotely. medical bosses say the scheme has been a game changer helping patients to avoid unease scary hospital trips and enabung scary hospital trips and enabling them to be discharged sooner. enabling them to be discharged sooner . a man has been arrested sooner. a man has been arrested under the terrorism act after the ira claimed responsibility for the shooting of detective chief inspector john caldwell . chief inspector john caldwell. it follows the search of a property in the londonderry area. police say the 25 year old will also be questioned over a hoax security alert. earlier, a typed message was on a wall in derry claiming for mr. caldwell's attempted murder. he

remains critically ill in hospital after being shot several times in omagh . silicon several times in omagh. silicon valley bank, uk says it will be put into insolvency from tomorrow . it comes after its tomorrow. it comes after its parent company in america was put under us government control . the biggest failure of a us since 2008 financial crisis . since 2008 financial crisis. bank of england says it will stop svp from making or accepting deposits . however, accepting deposits. however, customers can be paid up to £85,000 from the deposit insurance scheme and tom hanks been named worst supporting actor at the 2023 razzie awards. warning those watching on tv the following footage does contain flashing images. the oscar winning actor was chosen for his depiction of colonel tom parker in the movie elvis . depiction of colonel tom parker in the movie elvis. his portrayal of presley's former was described by judges as cruel. they also criticise his

character's latex face. the awards honour poor performances in hollywood movies and held a day before the oscars on sunday. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. and let's get straight back to alister . get straight back to alister. but thank you very much indeed. one story dominates today's headunes one story dominates today's headlines and that's gary lineker being asked step back from presenting match of the day this evening over impartiality after comparing the language used by the home secretary to launch a new government asylum policy with the 1936 language of the in germany , the bbc said the in germany, the bbc said that lineker had its social media guidelines for tweeting about the government's new policy . footballers and other policy. footballers and other presenters including alan shearer and ian wright, have

decided that the programme have decided that the programme have decided also to boycott the programme in soledar charity with gary lineker . alex scott with gary lineker. alex scott has also pulled out presenting football focus today , following football focus today, following the decision made by the bbc . the decision made by the bbc. well joining us now is gb news reporter jack carlson who joins us live from bbc headquarters. jack, what's the latest ? well, jack, what's the latest? well, the latest a—list is that the bbc's flagship sports programming over the weekend starting to look like it's falling apart after football focus and finals have both been cancelled in an unprecedented kind of match. the day looks like it's going to be aired tonight . presenters without tonight. presenters without punst tonight. presenters without pundits and without the usual commentators as well. it's been a drastically changing 24 hours yesterday afternoon , it looked yesterday afternoon, it looked like the show would go on as as usual. but after it looks like what the bbc hierarchy had a meeting with gary lineker . after

meeting with gary lineker. after that meeting, he informed his friends and family that he'd been asked to step back and the bbc then released that statement confirming that, saying that they were going to resolve this issue. that's when we then had pundits, other presenters , alex pundits, other presenters, alex scott, jason mohammed as well, all come out in support and solidarity for gary , saying they solidarity for gary, saying they weren't going to be part and take part in any bbc shows while this row was ahead. what we've had in last few hours as well is that the professional footballers association has said the premier league's informed the premier league's informed the 12 teams that they will not be they'll be asked not to do any interviews with match of the day today saying that a lot of players in message saying they wanted to take a collective position to be able to show their support. go on to say their support. they go on to say dunng their support. they go on to say during those conversations we clear that as their union, we would support all members who might consequences for choosing to complete their broadcast commitments. and so no player or manager interviews with match of the day today no football focus,

no final and a different looking match of the day also is going to impact football coverage because mark chapman, another bbc presenter, has come out in support of gary lineker. so match of the day two, which is the sunday football programme is also to be an also going to have to be an unprecedented looking programme and massive disruption today caused by this row with gary , caused by this row with gary, jack carson you very much indeed jack carson you very much indeed jack carson you very much indeed jack carson there at bbc headquarters. jack carson there at bbc headquarters . and if all of that headquarters. and if all of that leaves you to lose this evening, why don't you tune in to gb news tonight from 10 pm. and watch our star studded match of the day alternative with mark dolan . now the government's small boats approach prompted a withering attack from the bbc's gary lineker. that's where that story began , who has, as you've story began, who has, as you've just heard , since been suspended just heard, since been suspended by the broadcaster . while suella by the broadcaster. while suella braverman has denied that the government is breaking the law with its immigration proposal , with its immigration proposal, despite telling conservatives

that there was a more than 50% chance that the plan's plans may be incompatible with the european convention on human rights under plans, asylum seekers arriving in the uk via small boats will be detained before sent back to where they came from and denied asylum . came from and denied asylum. some say all of that is in conflict with international law and our convention responsibilities. yesterday rishi sunak met with the french president, michael mccaul , where president, michael mccaul, where it was agreed for the first time that the uk will help fund a migrant detention centre in france to help kerb small boats crossing the channel. so let's discuss this a little more now and i've got a array of guests to do just that. joining me first is international human rights , david hague. good to see rights, david hague. good to see you again. good to see you again, david. thanks forjoining us. in your view , which part ?

us. in your view, which part? the convention on human rights might this set to? proposals breach and what aspects of international law may be in conflict with ? well, i think conflict with? well, i think it's not just european convention on human rights , it's convention on human rights, it's also the refugee convention . also the refugee convention. that's one of the big problems that you've got as well. and the unhcr already that they believe it does breach that. so right at the start before this is even law, let alone cases going through courts, the home secretary, even herself has said bye bye writing on the bill, but she can't guarantee that it doesn't break existing laws in the uk and things we've already up to. so you've got a government fully knowing that this this new litigate , this new this this new litigate, this new legislation effectively will break laws. they're running out of time in terms of the general elections coming. so are they realistically , anything is ever realistically, anything is ever going to happen on this or is it

just yet another another political policy scheme to detract attention? honestly, can't see how with time left in this government that any these proposals knowing now that they break various laws will get through . just of one thing but through. just of one thing but knowing that they will breach laws that that is an opinion and of course lawyers deal in opinion that the government have made it clear. and for those listening on radio, we're looking at prime minister rishi sunak , who spent a lot of time sunak, who spent a lot of time with emmanuel macron yesterday. senior ministers making crystal clear they relish battle in court and they will have consulted with their senior law officers , government and it officers, government and it perfectly clear that both sunak brafman believe they can win this one. they well be able to win this one. but can they win one before the next election? that's the issue that we have andifs that's the issue that we have and it's looking as far as i'm concerned, i think that's very, very unlikely. concerned, i think that's very, very unlikely . and when you look

very unlikely. and when you look at the government and you know this about i think it's fair 40 or 50 various schemes policy , or 50 various schemes policy, announcements when it comes to two immigration that they that they've issued. i mean, it really is becoming you know the party of immigration headlines than lines in action and than hard lines in action and i can't see anything changed significantly before the next general election because this policy will like the rollout of the policy, get wound up in various courts. all those conventions that you mentioned in your answer to me by the european convention on human rights and also the convention on refugees those that were born out of the period after the second world war are , they both, second world war are, they both, in your view, still for purpose 7 in your view, still for purpose ? i mean, i think so , obviously ? i mean, i think so, obviously as a human rights law, but i think they all fit for purpose. i think are interpreted portion of certain elements needs to be amended, but they all fit for purpose. what needs to happen, i think with asylum is that you need to look a 360 degree need to look at a 360 degree approach, quite rightly rishi sunak with increasing

sunak is doing with increasing protection there , looking protection over there, looking at other areas and process claims quicker when they come this there's lots of things that can be done rather than focusing on these . now, you know, there's on these. now, you know, there's obviously of whether or obviously a lot of whether or not we should come out with the echr and, whether or not we should looking at these should be looking at these conventions. think at the conventions. i think at the moment, people, the moment, the only people, the europe not in that europe that are not in that is belarus and and i think belarus and russia. and i think that in puts into that puts you in puts into perspective. withdraw perspective. if we did withdraw those bodies , you do accept, those bodies, you do accept, however , don't you, that however, don't you, that overriding all of this is a elected government's right to govern . absolutely. but the govern. absolutely. but the point the point one of the points that i have is that you've got home secretary at the moment. you could say you look looking at not just human rights vandalism, but constitutional vandalism. she's talking about, you know , pushing the laws as you know, pushing the laws as far as they go. she can't sign sign off and say a proposed legislation will the existing laws that we have she can't say

that's that's quite that's fundamental and serious. no laws. the previous governments including themselves have put in an if they need to change the laws to not break them change them first rather than bend them and push them as far as they can go. that's the way forward change the laws that caused the problem and then move forward rather than introduce new laws in conflict the existing in conflict with the existing laws end in court battles laws and end up in court battles which they doing . which is what they keep doing. david, talk to you. david, great to talk to you. thank very indeed for those thank you very indeed for those thoughts. there . thoughts. david hague there. international rights international human rights lawyer on lawyer with his reflections on what government proposing what the government proposing and team or not. i'm and its legal team or not. i'm delighted to say that with me live in the studio now and sitting next to me and having listened to all of that is ben habib , former member of the habib, former member of the european parliament. what you make of what david had to say. well, i agree with a lot of what david said. i think at the of this illegal migration is an attempt for choreography . if you attempt for choreography. if you read the bill it it does foist

on the secretary of state a positive obligation to detain and deport people who enter the united kingdom illegally . and united kingdom illegally. and that prima fascia is breach of the european convention on human rights and the unhcr which you just discussed. but crucially , just discussed. but crucially, that bill doesn't have the requisite wording to remove european court of human as the supreme arbiter of what might take place the united kingdom. and that's a really important point. what what the bill should have said it genuinely wanted to break international law. and for our day government to be to have a free hand to do it wants it should have said not would stand being the european convention human rights and irrespective of any rulings from the european court of human rights. we are going to do this. and it doesn't say that. in fact, section 49 gives a carve for the secretary of state to follow the european court of human rights rulings.

should it rule against. and i'm going bring david back out, because that's a really important point . david, i hope important point. david, i hope you heard what ben said that there a flaw in the draft of this bill, which obviously first reading, second reading committee stage , all of that committee stage, all of that will be and can be amended as it goes along. but it didn't exclude and have done and should have done locus for the court of human rights. do you have done locus for the court of human rights . do you agree with human rights. do you agree with ben? no, i agree, but. the point that i would make is that flaw is that something deliberate ? is that something deliberate? it's deliberate. i agree . it's it's deliberate. i agree. it's deliberate to all those people together. you know , the mass of together. you know, the mass of people that have planned this have accidentally overlooked something is on everybody's mind at the moment. so this is going to shock a lot of people listening to this conversation. but i take it from that that you are both agreed from different positions . this core issue that

positions. this core issue that the only long term solution is either a british stroke english bill of rights but certainly for the united kingdom to come out of the european on human rights. otherwise brother ben is being optimistic when she says there's a 50% chance that we haven't broken law. is that right? you're absolutely on. david is spot on. this is largely political choreography . this political choreography. this bill, if it law will not change the fact that the european court of human rights is the supreme arbiter of rights cases in the united kingdom. so if the secretary of state does stuff that breaches the convention, it will have the to prevent that from taking place. and you know, it was really interesting rishi sunakin it was really interesting rishi sunak in france yesterday that there was no of us breaking the european convention of human rights. and, of course, we won't. and i'm david will agree with me on this as well. we can't actually as a country very

easily come out of the echr because we're bound by international treaty to stay in it . the belfast good friday it. the belfast good friday agreement requires us to stay in it. the and cooperation agreement which boris johnson negotiated with the eu has a commitment to our staying in the european convention of human rights. we can't just out of it and, you know, this is just a government think that wants to set up a fight with the echr for all the political optics that that would give them the ability to sort of pound the table . to sort of pound the table. we're trying to do the right thing, but it's wretched. court in strasbourg that's preventing us from doing it. getting the political goodwill all, for want of a better expression, that that gone in for them, but actually not solving the problem . but within the conservative party is a big constitu c as well that would have none of that. absolutely tory. absolutely. they have a notional majority, but this will not be this like the rwandan is going to get caught in the, you know,

thick grass and it's going to get out . david, let me bring you get out. david, let me bring you back in with this a different question than i've been to comment upon it as well . was comment upon it as well. was there anything on the agenda and there anything on the agenda and the agreements between macron and sunak yesterday day that gave you any hope that we were moving international into better tariffs or aid in terms of deaung tariffs or aid in terms of dealing what rishi sunak describes as one of the people's priorities is an. absolutely. i think the fact that we're having visibly better relationships in terms of the way that it was staged with the, you know, the leader of our neighbour effectively, the person that can assist us in maintaining our borders definitely a positive borders is definitely a positive . that's one of the many ways that you to tackle the that you need to tackle the asylum we have. you asylum problem that we have. you can't just do thing you need can't just do one thing you need to several and better border to do several and better border protection obviously and stopping leaving france stopping people leaving france come here is one of the ways forward and it's that was very positive to see now. david you

very indeed ben. well agree very much indeed ben. well agree with david that we need better border protection, but it's not going from the agreement going to come from the agreement that struck with macron that he struck with macron yesterday. you know, if you think back 2021, we paid the think back to 2021, we paid the french 50 million quid . in 2021, french 50 million quid. in 2021, we had 28,000 illegal crossings of the channel. in 2022, we paid them slightly more and we had nearly 46,000 crossings. this year we're paying them even more money, 72 million. and we're getting we've nearly doubled the number of people coming. what the french have learnt is that the french have learnt is that the bigger the problem is for the bigger the problem is for the united kingdom, the more money we're prepared to at money we're prepared to throw at the this is this is not an the and this is this is not an economic mickey sound contract that we're signing with the french. we're rewarding them for bad . we're saying we're going to bad. we're saying we're going to go on increasing the sums of money that you get if the number of people crossing the channel illegally increases. that's the message that we're conveying. it's not going up to half a billion. as you know . and as so billion. as you know. and as so it's completely the wrong

financial arrangement with the french. if you wish to get this problem sorted out in collaboration with the french, the agreement, i think that we could have reached with the french that would have worked was to pay the money to allow us to stop the boats in the channel and, then to tow them back to french ports. if president macron was in good faith, why would he not agree that ? david, would he not agree that? david, can we do that legally? would we able to do that legally ? i think able to do that legally? i think i think i mean, that i think you would have an awful lot of legal problems that particularly with with would need with because you would then need to looking towards the eu to start looking towards the eu as well. and i think you would have problems. mean, agree. have problems. i mean, i agree. i in you know, i agree in terms, you know, every every of every every every of announcement as i mentioned, announcement as as i mentioned, there's been 40 or 50 of various different things that conservatives the conservatives are doing. and the emancipate have gone up. but i can't see see the can't see i can't see the agreeing that and i can see agreeing to that and i can see problems with the eu if we try to do that . david hayek, again, to do that. david hayek, again, thank you very much indeed for your initial contribution to our conversation , also forjoining

conversation, also for joining in. we've been there as well very , very grateful for that . a very, very grateful for that. a final point to you , ben, in the final point to you, ben, in the brutality of domestic politics as opposed to the macy's of intellectual law and all of the rest it sooner has invested in he has more capital in this matter he has and i heard you and david both say on several occasions that you agree with one another. the it's not a thing that's done well no it and it's done with bad intention it's done with bad intention it's to distract from the problem. the nation is calling for a to this problem. he can't deliver one because his whole response to this you know these illegal is one of deportation deportation. remember says what you have to do when border control failed and we haven't got control border control has to take place in the channel and there's only one of two ways to do it. either you reach it an

agreement with the french where we can take the boats back to their ports, they won't do that. all we've got to develop the political will. this is the only way, in my view, can be done to stop boats the channel stop the boats in the channel and that they round and and insist that they round and make that journey back to france whence came . and we have to whence they came. and we have to draw there. i but its low draw a line there. i but its low is love to see you again. take your families before in your families before coming in once the former once that maybe the former member of the european parliament we've . plenty more to parliament we've. plenty more to come on alastair stewart and friends after the break. more on our story of the day . gary our story of the day. gary lineker stepping back from presenting the bbc's match of the day programme tonight, following the row with the bbc over impossible for his comments on that which we have just been discussing. other presenters and punst discussing. other presenters and pundits now come out in support of mr. saying they won't work either . we will have the very either. we will have the very latest next. but first, let's bnng latest next. but first, let's bring you up to date with the weather. there. i'm greg us and welcome to your latest broadcast from the met office . we'll see from the met office. we'll see rain and hail snow pushing

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channel is 130 on rte addison with your news updates the bbc is experiencing a mass boycott by its sports . it comes after gary its sports. it comes after gary lineker was forced to step back from match of the day over tweet criticising the government's migration policy. the show will go ahead tonight for alan shearer and ian wright have

backed out. the bbc has also been forced to cancel football focus and final score after alex scott and jason mohammed said they won't appear. five live has also seen walkouts at the chancellor has told gb news wants britain to have the most business tax rates amid calls to scrap a planned hike in corporation tax ahead of wednesday's spring budget. jeremy hunt spoke exclusively about his plans deliver growth and tackle inflation. he said the increase from 19 to 25% would still leave the uk with a lower corporation tax rate than nearly all major rivals . and the nearly all major rivals. and the 25 year old man has been arrested under the terrorism act after the new ira claimed responsible for the shooting of detective chief inspector john caldwell . it follows the search caldwell. it follows the search of a property in the londonderry area. police say the man will also be questioned . a hoax also be questioned. a hoax security alert earlier typed message was posted on a wall in

derry claiming responsibility for mr. caldwell's murder. he remains critically ill in hospital after being several times in omagh . we're on tv times in omagh. we're on tv onune times in omagh. we're on tv online and on dab plus radio. this is gb news. back now to alison and friends. right. thanks very much indeed. one story dominates today's headunes one story dominates today's headlines gary lineker being asked to step back from presenting match of the day this evening over impartiality issues . after comparing the language used to launch a new government asylum policy with language in the 1930s in germany, the bbc has said that lineker had breached its media guidelines for, tweeting about the government's new migration laws . footballers and other presenters alan shearer and ian

wright have decided to boycott the programme in solidarity with gary lineker. alex has also pulled out of presenting football focus today , following football focus today, following the decision made by the bbc . the decision made by the bbc. match of the day will still go ahead without a presenter or indeed pundits . i'm delighted to indeed pundits. i'm delighted to be joined now from the home side, as it were, by my good friend aidan magee sports broadcaster , who does a great broadcaster, who does a great deal for us here, gb news as well . it's a slam deal for us here, gb news as well. it's a slam dunk for lineker and friends, is it not at the moment. i would say so. i mean, i have to say that i don't i couldn't have predicted this yesterday. it's easy for me to sit here and, say that bbc got it wrong. but i think what they were seeking, alastair, was a holding position. think that looking timing of the looking at the timing of the season, was march. think season, it was march. i think that we to just sideline him out of the limelight out of the firing for maybe a few firing line for maybe a few months back maybe months and bring him back maybe in august the of in august the start of next season same as sky did season much the same as sky did with jamie carragher in 2018

when he spat at a fan, they edged back talksport edged him back in. talksport a similar last similar situation last september. former trevor september. the former trevor sinclair made some quite remarks, derogatory remarks about following about the queen following her passing and. he was edged out quietly, but then quietly smoothed back in as well. in the last couple of. so i think that's what the bbc wanted to. i don't think they were bargaining for what actually they would not have expected in a million years that there would a walkout by commentators, there'd a walkout by production staff, they'd a walkout by fellow pundits. it all started with ian wright. ian wright the few wright said in the last few minutes if is fired minutes the if lineker is fired , he's out of the , he's off, he's out of the football , cancel the magazine football, cancel the magazine show, rights gets show, which are rights gets access the premier league access to the premier league won't be about this one won't be happy about this one bit bbc paid £211 million bit the bbc paid £211 million over three years. that was the last deal they signed back in january 2018. to take this highlights now, highlights package. now, in terms premier terms of revenues, the premier league, that league, it's not that significant sell significant because they sell the rights package to sky for point 1 billion, they also sell overseas packages. but what it guarantees is it is an audience i one thing that the satellite

channels can't get the paid for channels can't get the paid for channels can't get is the audience that the prime slot on bbc gives them on a saturday evening. we're talking 12 million people here away from the stars and the celeb presenters . how significant in presenters. how significant in your as a professional sports journalist and observer commentator on these matters is , the professional football association decision not even to put up punters punters after the game again, unprecedented that the players would treat rights holders in such a way. yes it's not significant rights holders hold them monetarily, but to say we are not going to put players up when contractually they are obuged up when contractually they are obliged to do so, is something i've never seen before in the game i have to say i'm not even i can't even recall anything similar happening in other sports not recent anyway sports money's not recent anyway that as former sports that may as a former sports editor of bbc i mentioned when came in the first thing this morning was on it was on telly late last night and said quote it's an own goal by, the bbc and

it will take a very long time to recover from . well, it does, but recover from. well, it does, but i think it's easy to sit here and say they, shouldn't have done it. i, i could not have seen foreseen what was coming on. i guess neither could they. they just wanted to holding position they want try and position they want to try and help lineker. he's been help gary lineker. he's been given route to a show given a route back in to a show thatis given a route back in to a show that is his it's his life. you know, i don't think i think it's wrong that the bbc, gary wrong to say that the bbc, gary lineker, famous this is a guy who fantastic things who achieved fantastic things for as a footballer for his country as a footballer ten goals in two world cups that's no one's that's thing as well no one's talked about yet what about legacy? does this harm what legacy? how does this harm what did for england as a player? nobody about his career nobody talks about his career that his playing that much anyway. his playing career should. career as much as they should. is besmirching himself is he besmirching himself here. the be probably is he besmirching himself here. thebecause be probably is he besmirching himself here. the because the be probably is he besmirching himself here. the because the majority robably is he besmirching himself here. the because the majority ofiably no, because the majority of people, certainly on social media and social media, isn't necessarily of the necessarily a reflection of the wider seems necessarily a reflection of the wi be seems necessarily a reflection of the wi be on seems necessarily a reflection of the wi be on his seems necessarily a reflection of the wi be on his side seems necessarily a reflection of the wi be on his side of seems necessarily a reflection of the wi be on his side of the seems necessarily a reflection of the wi be on his side of the moment. to be on his side of the moment. don't like the position i wouldn't want to be in the bbc shoes to want to make the decision about steps right decision about next steps right now, for sure. but we now, that's for sure. but we have had lot of tweets in

have had a lot of tweets in on this particular subject and i'm hoping time to share hoping we may have time to share some viewers, some of them with viewers, listeners, we go off air. some of them with viewers, listethere's we go off air. some of them with viewers, listethere's an we go off air. some of them with viewers, listethere's an over go off air. some of them with viewers, listethere's an over riot off air. some of them with viewers, listethere's an over riot ingair. but there's an over rioting theme throughout most of the ones that i've seen, either on my own social media account or on the gb news one and that is overpaid donnas who we won't miss. well, look, we know that that's the test this evening. let's see what the match day viewing figures are like, because of people who because be a lot of people who watch it defiance. lot of watch it in defiance. a lot of people that actually as the people feel that actually as the punditry and gets in punditry and analysis gets in the the game, we're still the way of the game, we're still going to commentary because going to have commentary because there world that's there is a world feed that's available broadcasters available for all broadcasters use provided by by the use that's provided by by the main. people who do the main. the people who do the pictures. so will be pictures. and so there will be commentary. interesting commentary. it'll be interesting to plays from a to see how it plays from a production but production point of view, but i think a lot people are uncomfortable with the amount of money. some those guys earn money. some of those guys earn and be people. yes, and there'll be people. yes, we've social media. we've seen it on social media. the groundswell support seems the groundswell of support seems to but if they get to be lineker. but if they get higher viewing figures than they got for example, got last week, for example, it's going embarrassing going to be quite embarrassing for as well, you know, for the bbc as well, you know, quite embarrassing untried quite embarrassing and untried exactly sorry,

exactly the point because sorry, as a sports knowledgeable chap, but very , very good but also as a very, very good journalist, sense that there journalist, do sense that there is a form of words and accommodation the corporation can reach with lineker. yeah, he'll be back. he'll be back. i don't think there's any doubt about that. it may be, may not be until next season, but deep down, i don't think he wants to be the man responsible for killing match day. match killing match of the day. match the has very healthy viewing the day has very healthy viewing figures. celebrates figures. 60 years it celebrates next it launched the next year, it launched the careers some tremendous careers of some tremendous broadcasters. there's lyneham, alan himself . alan hansen, lineker himself. lineker back lineker trained, went back to school. trained a guy school. he was trained a guy called barwick do live called brian barwick to do live television. he loves live television. he loves live television. that's why i came at shadows sense of the shadows live in the sense of the highlight isn't but highlight show isn't live, but there tv during the there is live tv during the season. what he thrives. season. that's what he thrives. so that's that's the so that's why that's bbc the champions because he loves that live environment match gives him access that and it gives him access to that and it gives him profile in the sense that yes we've seen seen lots and we've seen we've seen lots and lots presenters high profile we've seen we've seen lots and lotswhenesenters high profile we've seen we've seen lots and lotswhen they ers high profile we've seen we've seen lots and lotswhen they disappear'ofile we've seen we've seen lots and lotswhen they disappear onto but when they disappear onto a channel, they're of channel, they're kind of sidelined. like that sidelined. they don't like that very i think that terms very much. i think that in terms of accommodation going of an accommodation going forward, have

forward, a number of people have out papers morning out in the papers this morning that lineker has had yellow cards the past over social cards in the past over social media alone in that media and i'm not alone in that but but he did not a gary but but he did he's not a gary neville he hasn't joined up the party to keir starmer party sat next to keir starmer on a platform you know on a platform what have you know he i mean i there are he has i mean i think there are lots of people who think he's been i'm to be as balance as it possibly can quite right and possibly can be quite right and he think you know he said he's he i think you know he said he's upset but a of people upset people but a lot of people with him whether we like it or not and i that will back not and i that he will be back on match of the day and i think there is a possibility pathway where could come out where all parties could come out of well, they've got of quite well, but they've got to table and to get round the table and discuss it well that be discuss it well that would be good that's a long way off good that's seems a long way off at moment it. more at the moment isn't it. more than a game of two halves. yeah exactly. in days and days, boxing rounds. i've never boxing of 18 rounds. i've never seen very much seen this. thank you very much indeed. broadcaster and indeed. sports broadcaster and friend there with friend aidan magee there with his lineker his on the gary lineker situation. said situation. and as we said throughout we always say it throughout and we always say it because genuinely believe it, because we genuinely believe it, we are for all here at gb news tv and radio. let's just tv and radio. so let's just remind of the statement that the bbc released the last

bbc has released in the last houn bbc has released in the last hour, is this the bbc has hour, and it is this the bbc has decided that he, mr. lineker will step back from presenting match of the day until we have an agreed and clear on his use of social media when it comes to leading football and sports coverage . gary is second to none coverage. gary is second to none . we have never said said that gary should be an opinion free zone or that he can't have a view on issues that matter to him. but we have that he should keep well away from taking sides on party political issues or political controversy . so there political controversy. so there we are. that's the official line of the bbc . and of course, let of the bbc. and of course, let me repeat my invitation to you as well to tune in to gb news tonight from 10 pm. if you find yourself at a loose aide to watch our star—studded equivalent match of the day with the great mark dolan. are you involved in that ? i go back to

involved in that? i go back to what you well , sure, i. involved in that? i go back to what you well, sure, i. i wish you well. i shall be watching. thank you very much indeed. there we are. you're watching listening to alison stewart be friends. many more still to come this the this afternoon, including the largest in the largest dog competition in the crufts, draws hundreds, thousands of spectators each yeah thousands of spectators each year. we'll be speaking to someone is competing and following in her grandfather's footsteps . but first let's bring footsteps. but first let's bring you up to date with the weather. hello i'm great you host and welcome to your latest broadcast from the met office. we'll see rain and hail. snow pushing northeast through the next 24 hours or so, turning breezy, but mother is returning the atlantic and we can see that in the bigger we can see the oranges and to creep in from and starting to creep in from the south—west the blues being shunted as we through shunted away as we head through later sunday into the beginning of next week . but does it last? of next week. but does it last? well, we'll in the through well, we'll see in the through the rest of the saturday evening, we can see that band of rain across parts of northern ireland into northern england pushing east with pushing its way and east with some possible across some hail, snow possible across the pennines up into the

mountains scotland office mountains of scotland met office warnings force snow and ice warnings in force snow and ice perhaps up to centimetres perhaps up to ten centimetres over scottish mountains some over the scottish mountains some icy here but that icy stretches here but that milder starting to move in from the southwest of 5 to 7 by sunday morning but it is a dry picture to start sunday across parts of england and wales we see some sunny spells . early see some sunny spells. early rain will clear the north face scotland to allow brighter skies a time before then thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain move in here for the afternoon. also across northern ireland where the be heavy at times the rain could be heavy at times . later on in the day, . and then later on in the day, some coming into parts of some rain coming into parts of cornwall. day for everyone cornwall. mild day for everyone , 13, 14 degrees by sunday in the west of any sunny breaks just turn wetter and through the evening, though, on sunday as bands of weather systems move this rain turning heavy at times , particularly across southern parts of scotland, northern ireland to the wind starting to pick up irish sea coast could start to see gales by monday morning, but a very mild night temperatures nine, ten, 11

celsius only lying snow over the hills will melt quite quickly then it's a monday will generally see an unsettled day for many of the way outbreaks rain pushing eastwards across england as well some very strong winds around coasts rain winds gales around coasts rain across ireland. across northern ireland. southern falling as southern scotland falling as snow over high ground here. so some air there by outbreaks some cold air there by outbreaks of but most it will be of rain, but most it will be mild on monday before then that cold to everyone by cold air returns to everyone by tuesday . you've probably seen tuesday. you've probably seen politicians a thousand times, but we do it differently . we but we do it differently. we find out who they really are. we don't shout, we chaps and hopefully we bring a bit of light not just heat. did you think it was apparently do you have a pair of jeans or giggles? i did what would i do with them? friends. what? oh god. what she doing now? join me every sunday at six for gloria meets only on gb news the people's channel. britain's news.

channel hello again . welcome back. you hello again. welcome back. you are watching and listening to. alastair stewart& friends here on gb news tv and radio, the world's biggest dunk competition kicked this weekend in birmingham and every year it sees hundreds of thousands of spectators . in addition to over spectators. in addition to over 18,000 participants. now at, year old rebecca from chelmsford has a strong family background and that's rebecca amos when it comes to appearing at dog shows, her grandma appeared a handful of times at crufts, picking up multiple rosettes through her with staffordshire bull terriers, while her aunt has also made a few appearances there as well with dogs. now this year rebecca is competing in her family , as i say, and in her family, as i say, and with her golden retriever , ella with her golden retriever, ella and rebecca. i'm delighted to say, joins me now with i'm so

pleased. i that that was going to be the case but i wasn't absolutely sure you know as well as i probably better that dogs at the moment are not having a particularly good press it's mainly because of dogs that haven't been trained properly or are not looked after properly by their owners. do you think that big events like crufts and these big, big are the best way to, as it were, boost the pr of these lovely creatures and we have to at home as well neither of them are showing dogs but love them very much indeed. yes 100. we trust it shows what you can achieve your dogs and. there is obviously a big on the and shows as well as the showing it shows as well as the showing it shows a variety activities what you can do your dogs and what is achievable so control and the relationship between human and

the canine is a part of what will determine whether or not you get the result rosette or even a cup . fingers crossed . and even a cup. fingers crossed. and yes a lot of training on bond with your dog . not everyone can with your dog. not everyone can just take a dog into ring and when it does take practise and dedication and the judge is looking for in a dog, we had an item on the news bulletin a little earlier with the rspca saying that they were still concerned about various aspects of dog shows and for example , of dog shows and for example, dogs that are bred in a particular way to get the very flat face which makes their breathing a little more difficult. do you sympathise as a dog lover with what the rspca's trying to do there to make a better, safer environment for dogs ? yes, 100. certainly for dogs? yes, 100. certainly for dogs? yes, 100. certainly for me. and having doctors and doctors and legal, i think that is such a good movement to have.

they're not allowed in the show room and same with the flat faces. i think that's a movement to try and move away from it . to try and move away from it. what is that, beautiful retrievers track record like and how how optimistic are you that you can do? well i mean, losing crutches today, we've done an amazing run . unfortunately, no amazing run. unfortunately, no placement. this year. but fingers crossed next year as we did have such a good season , did have such a good season, she's qualified to cross the knife . so we've got many more knife. so we've got many more chances to go and. just above your left shoulder, there's a lovely painting. i think that's a stuffy . i may be wrong. it may a stuffy. i may be wrong. it may not be perfect. that that's the family stuffy who did stuffy well for your relative . yes, well for your relative. yes, that's my man. stuffy face. and karen jokingly this during your and he got sick in the crafts how extraordinary and they all have these remarkably long

formal names they. yes yeah they show names and it is more than the nicer karen joe. we managed to then add our aspect. so the nicer karen joe. we managed to then add our aspect . so well to then add our aspect. so well with all love and respect to every other retriever owner listening to or watching conversation. i personally wish you and allah all. best of luck at the show. and if you do have another great success. do you get in touch with us and let's chat again , but have a have an chat again, but have a have an enjoyable show and the very best of luck to you, to ella and to rebecca. i thank you very much indeed. rebecca. i thank you very much indeed . thank you. now as i said indeed. thank you. now as i said earlier , we asked for your earlier, we asked for your comments on our big topics of the day that's the government's small boats crackdown and whether not it's in breach of international conventions on refugees and the rest of it, but also on gary suspension from the bbc say that he is not fronting

much of the day this evening stuart gets our conversation underway and says a lot of support for lineker , his support for lineker, his colleagues, which you would expect i'm exactly sure, if they're supporting his right to free speech, which i support or analogy in his tweet , which i analogy in his tweet, which i didn't or both i asked the same question myself a little, and i agree with you, it is less than clear , cage says . what is clear, cage says. what is international law ? who punishes international law? who punishes country? if you break it seems people are more concerned . and people are more concerned. and about our look on the world stage, which is nonsense as every government should be after their own interests first and foremost . and don't forget to foremost. and don't forget to subscribe our youtube channel. we are at gb news on you tube and you can pick up on all of the other interviews that we've had so far today on that very subject plus programme that you

may have missed in the past. i also tune into gb news tonight from 10:00 to watch our star studded match of the day alternative with the great mark dolan . now, not only on boat dolan. now, not only on boat people , not boat people, small people, not boat people, small boats and crossing the channel. you've also been getting in touch on one of the other big topics of the day, and that's the issue of child care . and the issue of child care. and luke says, how do taxpayers do that? it was cheap to send my daughter to prep school that an s w 12 nursery. we are lucky . s w 12 nursery. we are lucky. but what can people do ? the but what can people do? the government made sure that taxing two incomes was a priority decades ago. family unit disruption . susan says mothers , disruption. susan says mothers, should be at home for the first five years of their child's life . they should not have strangers bringing them up. grandparents be on hand to help with if it

for the government having increased the state age. and naomi says and when do parents say enough is enough and that they to parent their grandchildren that got an awful lot of retweets people saying that that was perhaps what more parents wanted to do do keep your views coming in and also as i said, subscribe to our youtube channel. we are at gb news. two brilliant interviews earlier on, but not brilliant views, but two brilliant women gave their views on. why this mattered to women who wanted to look after their children but also wanted to work all of that is available at youtube. we are at gb news. the big story dominating today's headunesis big story dominating today's headlines is of course , gary headlines is of course, gary lineker being asked to step aside, presenting match of the day this evening over impartiality after he compared language used to launch a new government asylum policy with language used in the 1930s in germany the bbc said that

lineker had its social media guidelines for tweeting about the government's new migration law. well, joining us now again is gb news. reporter jack is gb news. reporterjack carson, who has spent the day at bbc headquarters as jack i need further developments . alison, we further developments. alison, we have had a little bit of comment from keir starmer as well of his ecb. he's been speaking at the welsh labour conference and what he said on the issue is that they've got this very badly wrong and now they're very exposed, he said it's not impartial for the bbc to cave in to tory mps complaining about gary lineker it's the opposite of impartial in terms what the government are saying. the digital or the department of culture, media and sport, they said that this was individual cases or a matter for the bbc but we have heard from a lot of tory mps part of the common sense group the backbench group led by the mp sir hayes. he's

been he's had a joint letter signed by 36 and ps which says they are demanding an apology from gary lineker. and that's really this whole row stems from the that after meeting with those bbc bosses last night where they wanted make a public announcement the effects lee going to an apology gary refused which is why we've now got this row today pundits and presenters all boycotting causing a serious issue for programmes across the schedule . scott carson, thank schedule. scott carson, thank you very much indeed. sterling work throughout the day . gb work throughout the day. gb news. reporter there. jack carson outside bbc headquarters as live from that location that i'm afraid is all that we have time for today. i'm afraid is all that we have time for today . and i hope that time for today. and i hope that you enjoy the rest of your day and i'll be back same time next week. until then . a very good week. until then. a very good afternoon to you and indeed have afternoon to you and indeed have a lovely week. bye bye for now . a lovely week. bye bye for now. hello there. i'm greg hurst and welcome to your latest broadcast from the office. we'll see

from the met office. we'll see rain hail, snow pushing rain and hail, snow pushing northeastward the next northeastward through the next 24 so, turning breezy . 24 hours or so, turning breezy. now returning from the now there is returning from the atlantic and we can see that in the bigger picture. we can see the bigger picture. we can see the oranges, yellows starting to creep from the southwest, the creep in from the southwest, the blues being away we blues being shunted away as we head through later into the beginning next week. but does beginning of next week. but does it last? well, we'll in the outlook the rest the outlook through the rest the saturday evening we can see that band of rain across parts of northern ireland northern northern ireland into northern england pushing its way north and some hail possible and east with some hail possible across pennines up into the across the pennines up into the mountains scotland. mountains of scotland. metservice in force snow and metservice in force of snow and ice , perhaps up ten ice, perhaps up to ten centimetres over the scottish mountains. stretches mountains. some icy stretches here, but that milder starting to move in from the southwest of 5 to 7 by sunday morning . to move in from the southwest of 5 to 7 by sunday morning. but it is a dry picture it starts sunday across much of england. wales, we see some sunny spells . early rain will clear the north face and scotland to allow brighter skies for a time before then thicker cloud and outbreaks of move in here the of rain move in here for the afternoon and also across northern where the rate

northern ireland where the rate be times. and then be heavy at times. and then later day, some later on in the day, some further rain coming parts of cornwall, for everyone, cornwall, malta for everyone, 12, 13, 14 degrees by sunday afternoon in the best of any sunny breaks just a wetter and windier through the evening, though sunday as bands of weather systems move in, this rain turning heavy at particularly across southern parts of scotland , into northern parts of scotland, into northern ireland, to the wind starting to pick up irish sea coast could start to see gales by monday morning. but it's a very mild temperatures nine, ten, 11 celsius, only lying snow over the hills will melt quite quickly then. it's a monday will generally see an unsettled day. for many, though, outbreaks of rain pushing across. rain pushing eastwards across. england some very england and wales, some very strong gales around the strong winds gales around the coast, rain across northern southern falling southern scotland falling as snow over the high ground here. so cold nearby so some cold and nearby outbreaks rain, but for most it will be mild on monday. before then that returns to then that cold air returns to everyone tuesday .

good afternoon. welcome real britain with me emily carver on tv online and digital radio. now we have got lots to come up on the show this afternoon the rout over gary lineker's suspension from match of the day continues . this is more sports presenters and stand in solidarity and pundits stand in solidarity with the star stand down with the star and stand down from their hosting duties. the former general of the former director general of the bbc says the corporation has undermined credibility . undermined its own credibility. so our question of the day is, was the bbc right to remove gary lineker from match of day over his tweets ? also, if you're a his tweets? also, if you're a twitter user, you may have seen that a certain tv news presenter threw hat in the ring last threw his hat in the ring last night to host match of day himself. we'll be speaking to himself. we'll be speaking to him later. plus, him little bit later. plus, we'll be talking about where the royal really the small boats crisis . yesterday, prime crisis. yesterday, prime minister rishi sunak attended the first anglo—french summit