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turner and andrew pierce. on the show today it's all about greeting the government, punching 18 documents, confirming that dash to net zero is not going to put your energy bills down. i doubt it. right. also this morning, bills down. i doubt it. right. also this morning , the also this morning, the government is facing more pressure from , some tory mps to pressure from, some tory mps to stop the court of human rights from restricting its illegal migration bill. dominic raab says that he will hold further talks with the court in order to guarantee the bail won't be challenged. often signed into law. you know, avenue and the king queen consort there in general their first state visit will be with them live to say he addresses german parliament in german the first british monarch to do so and also morning schools are basically allowing children to change their gender via their names , say uniforms, via their names, say uniforms, etc. without parents being alerted . is etc. without parents being alerted. is this a step etc. without parents being alerted . is this a step towards alerted. is this a step towards dangerous gender ideology or is it just allowing young people to take control of their lives . and

take control of their lives. and . let us know your thoughts and all of our talking points so you know what to do. you email us at gb views at gb news, .uk. we're going to get stuck into all those top stories both today. but first, is your morning news with and. james good morning. it's 932. your top stories from the gb newsroom. the government is set to announce plans to, cut greenhouse gases and energy costs. the new zero plan called powering up britain will invest and renewables and nuclear in a bid to make the country less reliant on foreign energy suppues reliant on foreign energy supplies , investment will go supplies, investment will go into carbon technology and offshore , as well as hydrogen offshore, as well as hydrogen production . it comes as the production. it comes as the chancellor accuses president biden of british over his plan to offer green tax breaks to

america and car manufacturers. jeremy hunt's concerns the levies could wipe out the uk's point £3 billion car export to. market the us energy secretary grant shapps, says the us will contribute a bigger green market and the uk wants to be part of that competitive market. he says if can't if us companies get priority by getting tax cuts . priority by getting tax cuts. sir keir starmer is set to announce labour will freeze council tax bills this year. the labour leader will unveil the pledge as he launches the party's local campaign in swindon later , the move will be swindon later, the move will be funded by a windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies . pope francis has been hospitalised due to a respiratory infection. the announced it's understood the 86 year old complained breathing difficulties in recent days. he was taken to rome's gemelli hospital tests and doesn't have

covid. it's hoped he could still be discharged in time for palm sunday celebrations on april the second. the king and queen consort state visit to germany continues . king charles will continues. king charles will address the bundestag later, becoming the first british monarch to do so. the german president hailed the visit as a new chapter in relations between , his country and the uk yesterday during a state banquet in berlin , president steinmeier in berlin, president steinmeier thanked , the king for choosing thanked, the king for choosing germany as his first foreign visitors, head of the royal family, describing it as tremendous personal gesture . and tremendous personal gesture. and in the last few minutes, the standards has recommended that margaret should be suspended for breaching covid rules. margaret should be suspended for breaching covid rules . the breaching covid rules. the rutherglen and hamilton west was found to have gone on a train and taken part in a debate eat while she had coronavirus . tv while she had coronavirus. tv onune while she had coronavirus. tv online radio and on tuned in. this is gb news. now it's back to andrew and beth .

to andrew and beth. very good . it's 934. thank for very good. it's 934. thank for joining andrew and i this morning. now the king has pledged to strengthen ties with germany on day one of his first state visit as monarch. he at a banquet in berlin alongside the german question does german president. question does anybody the president's he anybody the president's name, he said the relationship between britain germany matters and britain and germany matters and it especially to his it mattered, especially to his late mother. so as king prepares to address german parliament later today , he will become the later today, he will become the first british monarch to do so. our royal reporter cameron walker joins us now to our royal reporter cameron walkerjoins us now to look back walker joins us now to look back on the first day. cameron morning historic first visit by the king and queen consort their first state visit and this being done even before the coronation . a sign of how important the government regard this visit . government regard this visit. absolutely. andrew, good morning

. is the power of soft diplomacy in action here? we saw yesterday the king's serried montiel welcome which he received and the queen consort of course at the queen consort of course at the brandenburg gates the first head of state in history to receive such a welcome at that location . but perhaps the main location. but perhaps the main talking point was the magnificent state banquet at bellevue palace , hosted by the bellevue palace, hosted by the german presidents . it was german presidents. it was a white tie affair, i'm told. that's incredibly rare, actually, for and for german formal occasions, which perhaps because it gives a sense of just how important this visit is to german officials . but today, the german officials. but today, the king expected to be at the chancery he is . king expected to be at the chancery he is. he's king expected to be at the chancery he is . he's expected to chancery he is. he's expected to arrive imminently here. and the official residence of the german chancellor and he is expected to part in a bilateral meeting with the chancellor here, is going to be greeted there is a red carpet out ready and waiting for him. i don't know if you can see it on

the different shots to where i am, but it's all tying into this idea . strengthening relations idea. strengthening relations between both britain and, germany, of course, buckingham palace decides where to send the king on a state visit, particularly such an important one as this being his first state visit of the reign on governments advice. so which that the government felt it was more important for britain perhaps strengthen ties with closest neighbours in europe rather than a commonwealth nafion rather than a commonwealth nation and the police escorts is just arriving, i think king charles is expected to arrive imminently here for the bilateral talks with the chancellor of germany. there is expected to also a short a guard of honour inside as well. the king just arriving very shortly. i shortly i don't know if you can see that on your shot you can see that on your shot you can but he's expected to spend a bit of time here and then he's

going to go on to the german bundestag . german parliament is bundestag. german parliament is to become the first british monarch to the german politician and be speech to be historical and be speech to be historical and expect sorry, cameron sorry. going back to say we're looking at the pictures there for anybody listening on the radio, it's a sort of paved area with very european style flags very tall european style flags in the background. but where exactly are you . so we're out, exactly are you. so we're out, so i'm going to have to whisper. bev, i'm afraid i'm being to told be a bit quiet, but we are outside the german king is just arriving. is the official residence of a german ? i'm residence of a german? i'm afraid i'm going to have to hand back to you that i'm being told to stop broadcasting . all right. to stop broadcasting. all right. that's cameron walker, our in germany on the king and queen consort's first state visit there just arriving at the official residence of the german chancellor, olav chancellor, who is olav schulz. they'll be pleased to see they'll be quite pleased to see him he was him because. he was a conspicuous absentee last night from state dinner because from the state dinner because he's got a coalition and it's

messy. he was spending time fixing the coalition rather than being at the official dinner where we heard the king speaking in german. and i spotted in that angela merkel . she didn't look angela merkel. she didn't look very happy. she didn't very happy. she's in the background. we've got have in 15 we've got to have a chance in 15 years. yeah a cavalcade of about a 25 motorbikes in front there. i think we're watching the pictures here, king charles and the queen consort arriving at the queen consort arriving at the red carpet and the maroon rolls—royce, which has been flown in especially specially, right? yeah. yeah, that was well , thanks so much for the green . , thanks so much for the green. he's just flown his rolls—royce .then he's just flown his rolls—royce . then there is the german chancellor, olav schulz, shaking hands. he is he's running this coalition government . he's coalition government. he's a shadow on the international stage compared to merkel, the dominant figure in europe, 15 years and they'll have a lot to talk about. green issues course. yeah and he will go haven't reached that whatever the government wants him to say to

the german chancellor. yeah let's bring in we're going to talk now to who we can talk to. we talk to pandora? i think so. joining us now is the daily express royal roundup podcast host pandora forsyth , good host pandora forsyth, good morning, pandora. i don't know whether you can see these pictures they're doing charles and camilla arriving in in germany and in berlin at the chancellor's with olaf scholz just just reflect for a moment we mentioned you're from the daily express that is a which does a huge amounts of coverage of the royals still to this . and of the royals still to this. and do you sense that the appetite for royal stories , the british for royal stories, the british pubucis for royal stories, the british public is as strong as it ever was, if not better , at 100. i was, if not better, at 100. i think also the fact that they still make front pages on our papen still make front pages on our paper, as well as lots of others does show an appetite for it because people have opinions on them . they haven't been able to them. they haven't been able to stay away from royal stories which have been coming up, especially in the past couple of years but all of the coverage.

so far from from this monumental visit has been extremely positive. and the reaction in germany and the uk and, even from the us, has been great. so i'm sure the monarchs will be very, very happy about this and also fantastic coming through and from there with a great welcome. it's interesting p&o. they've got them there already. we haven't had the coronation yet. that's not till a measure of how important the government regards relations with germany , regards relations with germany, how important they regard charles and camilla as part of cameron walk, saying to deploy the soft power which is what the monarchy is all about. the soft power which is what the monarchy is all about . yeah monarchy is all about. yeah echoing cameron's point that very much soft power here he knows that he can't step too much into politics but he can be in a room with people who can , in a room with people who can, you know, have a say in politics. this is huge . let's politics. this is huge. let's not underestimate just the fact

that he can't actually put his foot too much in the water. he can definitely talk about issues as sustainability, which he did speak about night an organic and such and he is also a massive fan of the country . it was three fan of the country. it was three years ago, i think since the last time that he went there for a visit. i think one of the gifts that the president gave him yesterday was a picture of him yesterday was a picture of him and his late father , prince him and his late father, prince philip, when he was a young boy, when he was in one of the visits across there, which was very sweet. so he's had a long a long relationship with with the country . so, you know, he's not country. so, you know, he's not going in completely blind . and going in completely blind. and i'm sure this will be one of many visits that he does he does make there. but, of course, as you this comes in the coronation yeah you this comes in the coronation year. so the fact that he's going there before the coronation, i think cements the fact he value this fact that he does value this relationship lot, particularly germans. what i could tell to pandora that would have

impressed his hosts won't it. he's he seemed to be fluent and word although i have to confess i don't speak a word of german apart from his practise. he does but he spent i'm sure his hosts would have been flattered that he he did speak in german . at he he did speak in german. at 100% and he would have made sure that he he was saying everything to a tea. i'm sure there was lots practises there, but i'm sure he's known the german language for a few years now . language for a few years now. and that, again, is a sign of respect. you see, obviously speaking their language and they very much would have a appreciated appreciated and the queen consort has been by his side throughout the entire which again cements their relationship in this year , shows that he in this year, shows that he really does want queen consort. she's really stepping into her role now to be taken seriously . role now to be taken seriously. him they make a great team and i'm sure all the publicity which is coming from this is being

positive and this is something his advisors will be very about at buckingham palace . i'm just at buckingham palace. i'm just looking what else they're going to be doing today about just after 10:00. they're going to be meeting the outgoing berlin mayor and the state premier at wittenberg platz square. i presume that's it's pronounced very well. and then at 10:15, they're going to see a fruit and vegetable mark with the outgoing mayor well, which would be lovely. i'm sort of some beautiful pictures of that. and then i think about course, to attend 12 king charles is meeting ukrainian refugees house at an arrival centre at berlin's former tegel airport. so at an arrival centre at berlin's former tegel airport . so royal former tegel airport. so royal and but also some politics in there as well as we expect 100% this wouldn't have all been okayed in green lighted from him he wants to make the most of every single moment while he's it's a three day visit he wants make sure that the issues which

are spoken you know if are spoken about you know if they do make it into the press was speaking about right now issues that he feels passionate about obviously going to it going a farmers market there and also of course the terrible within ukraine which i know not only him obviously being the monarch has spoken about before but son the prince of wales as well. he he is being very very vocal about this. so i have no doubt that this will be referenced throughout the trip . referenced throughout the trip. and any more speeches that he to make sure that that, you know, people are aware that he is he is very aware of the situation, which is happening across the. and he's not being completely blind it because when it does come down to the coronation and it will be a few days of celebrations, you see across the for that bank holiday weekend . for that bank holiday weekend. and i'm sure that he knows obviously the cost of living

crisis well with you know , bills crisis well with you know, bills going up. so i think wants to reflect a modern monarchy and he does want be in touch with issues which are happening across the world right now. all right. that's pandora for side. she's the host of the daily express royal podcast. thanks. and, of course, prince, the king must remember he's the king is addressing german parliament addressing the german parliament sorry first time ever by a british monarch so we will be taking that live can i just taking that live now can i just say he's also visiting an say yeah he's also visiting an eco village outside of i can't square that with his ruler within flying is rolls—royce . within flying is rolls—royce. you want to travel in style? well of course. it's got all the royal pennants and all the stuff on it. but it's not. it's just not remotely necessary. don't they have cars in germany? they're good at making they're pretty good at making cars. time they met, cars. the last time they met, climbing they well. we'll climbing it. they do well. we'll talk that. we can talk to talk about that. we can talk to cameron that now. it's a cameron about that now. it's a big because it's the big day because it's the government is confirming it's dry zero which is dry move to net zero which is driving a lot of mad who are driving a lot of you mad who are watching listening. it's

watching and listening. it's going to put bill energy going to put up our bill energy bills pounds bills by hundreds of pounds every year. that's right. energy secretary will secretary grant shapps will unveil this plan. it's being dubbed powering up britain. he had visit to a nuclear fusion development facility in oxford today. development facility in oxford today . so joining us now for the today. so joining us now for the latest is the founder of fuel uk howard cox . morning howard . let howard cox. morning howard. let me ask you first of all about this. two stories kind of fit beautifully together, don't they? prince charles out there able to take his bag, i presume it's a gas guzzler. it might be electric for i know. electric for all i know. rolls—royce, king charles still doing it and yet here we are being paying lies repeatedly over our cars, our fuel bills. what do you make of this announcement about the net zero project? well, good to be on your show. thank you for having me. on the. as usual, i we're living in this hans christian andersen fairy tale , a pipe andersen fairy tale, a pipe dream of trying to achieve net without actually actually hurting the public. and as you

know, i fight for drivers and the particular journey on the way to net zero is to ban diesel. new diesel and petrol cars by 2030. the whole thing is a complete and utter sham. it's going to cost people huge amounts of money. the diesel and petrol ban , for example, will petrol ban, for example, will cost five times the alleged environmental benefits . that's environmental benefits. that's an independent study by the cbo. now, i don't understand where grant shapps is coming from. most of europe is now looking at moving their 20, 35, five years later than us in banning diesel and petrol cars. they're considering moving that to 2040. and i'd also using synthetic fuels rather relying totally or being pushed into driving vehicles, which we're doing here at 2030. i'm told it's because we want to lead the world. it's fascinating that you mention that because we left the european. i was one of those who was delighted to vote for brexit because could our own because we could make our own way, own laws. and yet way, make our own laws. and yet here are now we see the eu

here we are now we see the eu going wobbly on net as you going wobbly on net zero, as you say, going to move say, probably going to move to the ban petrol and diesel the ban on petrol and diesel cars to 2040. we're pressing cars to 2040. and we're pressing ahead with despite the fact ahead with it despite the fact we it's going cost we know it's going to cost amounts money. at the same amounts of money. at the same time we're going to start time, we're going to start getting rid our gas boilers getting rid of our gas boilers in front page the daily in the front page of the daily telegraph today says you're going penalised if you going to be penalised if you continue rather, the continue to use gas rather, the electricity . well, there's electricity. well, there's the operative word we're going to be penalised. we're to be hit hard and we haven't been consulted. we been and i've always we haven't been and i've always said this , you know, that we had said this, you know, that we had 1% emissions in terms of the 1% of emissions in terms of the what's the bad stuff that's being emitted in world, being emitted in the world, we're responsible 1. why are we doing all of this? i think it's pure virtual , sickening bs and pure virtual, sickening bs and i'm fed up to the back ts with it. and so millions of supporters and they're saying this to the telegraph is saying the which we will the proposals which we will probably later today that probably get later today that publishing 18 pages, 18 different in the different documents out in the so—called green day is going to put up gasps by a further £100 a

year. put up gasps by a further £100 a year . and that's ridiculous how year. and that's ridiculous how people control for that. i mean we're looking at a government in 70 years where the highest tax we've ever been we still the highest tax drivers in the world virtually, etcetera. we have some place to go. the nice phrasing if fuel duty. but why wasn't electric vehicles taxed? i the roads too and they're heavier all of things heavier all sorts of things don't up i'm afraid i'm don't add up i'm afraid i'm going to be campaigning to try and stop all this and certainly to scrap the 2030 ban. to try and scrap the 2030 ban. doesis to try and scrap the 2030 ban. does is it amazing story? i don't know whether you've seen it how it about the community in whitby having hydrogen whitby that having hydrogen boilers effectively put into their houses there is a trial for the rest of the country and the public pushed back the local residents caused such fuss. i mean town hall meeting was they really went out it was real erin brockovich stuff. it was real david and goliath and they've managed now to push back so much that they are not going to be obuged that they are not going to be obliged to have hydrogen power in is that only in their house. is that only solution that people have to come together? absolute

come together? well, absolute only people power is what happens. this is one reason why we've got 13 years of fuel duty freeze. i've been angry, know i've going since those i've been going off since those all have been going on campaigning this. but what we campaigning on this. but what we need to is to together the need to do is to together the big thing is both parties, the major parties must ask the pubuc major parties must ask the public and get them involved in this so they can buy into their pipe this so they can buy into their pipe dream of reality. and i'm afraid it isn't a reality. it cannot be all it's going to those people in the pocket and businesses in the pocket. it's going to be a terrible catastrophe. how would you you know the answer to that if they asked public what they asked the public what they thought drive for thought net zero, the drive for net. would be not net. so it would be 2050, not 2030. well i think they would we don't need to we do to pursue cleaner fuels all those sorts of things allow technology things but allow technology to work its own. we've got work on its own. we've got plenty of technology in the ten years. andrew beverley what's happened hgv industry happened with the hgv industry in the last ten years by half their emissions? just imagine what we can do to 2030. we could pay what we can do to 2030. we could pay of them again. we do not pay all of them again. we do not

need powerful and we do not need big private public politics and certainly idiot politicians come out this is the way we're out saying this is the way we're going . i don't know whether you going. i don't know whether you heard grant this morning doing some rounds , being some of the rounds, being interviewed about this, howard. but sometimes when these politicians about these complicated of complicated sort of technological, scientific issues, you just get the impression that they're quite sort of easily led, maybe by scientists who come in and they say this is going to be amazing andifs say this is going to be amazing and it's going to change the world and you're going to be responsible for saving the planet. and i would just like this little bit more this to be a little bit more cynical, sceptical, listening to you what is you talk about carbon, what is it showing you what he was talking about? we well, talking about? we you. well, i understand carbon capture. i've been at it's a good been looking at it. it's a good thing the point is with how thing but the point is with how you change it carbon to be this horrible thing dioxide is horrible thing carbon dioxide is the food for all our plants. we wouldn't be able to eat it if we didn't carbon dioxide. we didn't have carbon dioxide. we need yes, we do. but need a balance. yes, we do. but the point is it's not man made the point is it's not man made the problem. what we to do

the problem. what we need to do is on clean fuel technology is work on clean fuel technology . of gas, electricity for . both of a gas, electricity for cars name it, and they cars you name it, and they evolve without and that's evolve without a ban. and that's the thing. people don't like the big thing. people don't like being to do when quite being told what to do when quite honestly, as you quite rightly out, don't out, beverly, these people don't understand the science at all they being led by people in they are being led by people in lycra and the very well—financed green campaigning groups . what green campaigning groups. what do you mean by that? i can't imagine. just to clarify, if you're wondering what is getting guys talking about cyclists, de blasio oh, okay. thanks, joyce. now, don't it, rob ? it was, of now, don't it, rob? it was, of course, the justice sector and debt to primaries. he's holding further talks with the european court of human rights because he's block them, he's trying to block them, having to stop having powers to stop deportation flights, french science asylum seekers science of asylum seekers to rwanda is still going on? rwanda. is this still going on? how much are going to talk how much are we going to talk about echr doing about the echr doing this? dominic he received dominic raab said he received positive his first positive response to his first meeting the government meeting as the government continues push illegal bill continues push its illegal bill through parliament. just to be clear, the bill is an illegal immigrant and is illegal. now us now to talk about this from is

from the refugee and asylum director for amnesty international steve valdez symons. steve good morning to you. i guess you're a little depressed . the government's depressed. the government's pressing ahead with this plan, if they can, to effectively say to the european court , you've to the european court, you've blocked one flight to rwanda, but we're determined to stop doing it again. but we're determined to stop doing it again . i think the doing it again. i think the government is playing us for fools and to pick up on the comment that has just been made. there is plenty of provision this bill that frankly is contrary to international law . contrary to international law. the migration people who come seeking asylum is not illegal. it perfectly permitted in international law and it is our obugafion international law and it is our obligation like every other nafions obligation like every other nations to receive claims . nations to receive claims. consider them and grant to people who are entitled to it. and of course , the court cannot and of course, the court cannot provide . the sort of nonsense

provide. the sort of nonsense guarantees that dominic raab and, other ministers, say they are seeking . because the court are seeking. because the court cannot say in advance that will sanction what government may do . it can only rule on what is done when it is done according to which is what it does . but to which is what it does. but what dominic raab is saying behalf of the government, steve, as you know, is that it should be a matter for the british courts to decide whether to block these deportations, not an anonymous judge in a strasbourg court . as we know in this court. as we know in this particular case, we don't even the identity the judge late the identity of the judge late one night. they want to he wants to matter for the to stop as a matter for the british judiciary and parliament. well, he can't do that. and the court can't sanction either. certainly, sanction that either. certainly, the court can talk to about the procedures that are put in place to ensure that the british government has its opportunity to have its say in front of the court and can be more satisfied with that. but the court is there responsible for the

convention that this country is a party to. and yes, if the british courts are permitted rule on these questions and the government is passing legislation to prevent the ruling on these questions, then is less likely that anything will ever have to get to the court. but if you take away all that even more matters will have to go to the court, which is ultimately irresponsible for the convention . the uk has signed . convention. the uk has signed. okay. well, can i just ask you what the solution would be. steve, i don't think we've got time to talk to you. we barely scratched the surface, dave. come back another day. steve felt amnesty international. felt as amnesty international. we a long time we did grow goes got a long time but i think viewers and listeners are very cross about that i combine. yeah that so i combine. yeah absolutely next absolutely right up next is going in berlin going be right back in berlin for latest on the queen's for the latest on the queen's first state visit to germany. more that in the next hour. you were

talking to. good morning to you. it's 10:00 and welcome to the point on gb news with me andrew pierce. i'm bev turner so coming up today the promised up today the have promised to power as publish their power up as they publish their green energy plan capture green energy plan carbon capture technology and offshore wind will form the pillars of the policy. but is this enough to drive down your energy bills? oh you know, it's going to put them up, of course. and government is also facing more pressure from tory mp the european

tory mp to stop the european court of human rights meddling in our migration policy. dominic raab justice sector is raab the justice sector is holding with the holding further talks with the court guarantee that bill court to guarantee that bill won't challenged when it's won't be challenged when it's been law. good luck been signed into law. good luck with yes just made me with that. yes you just made me say was going to say that the say i was going to say that the king has pledged to strengthen ties germany continues ties with germany as continues his after many his state visit after many today. charles will become first ever british monarch to address the german as he the german parliament as he addresses climate change of addresses both climate change of course and the russian invasion of ukraine. and this is so depressing. schools are allowing pupils to change their names and uniforms changing they change without telling their parents dangerous gender ideology . are dangerous gender ideology. are we allowing young people to take control of their lives . well, control of their lives. well, i'll let you know what i think about that and the rest of the show. let us know what you think. gbviews@gbnews.uk uk is the email. lots more to come. two great guests are going to be in the studio soon as well. first of all, here's your news

with. rhiannon jones . good with. rhiannon jones. good morning . it's coming up to morning. it's coming up to 10:02. your top stories , the gb 10:02. your top stories, the gb newsroom. the government is set to announce plans to cut gases and lower costs. the new net zero plan called powering up britain will invest in renewables and nuclear in a bid to make the country less reliant on foreign energy supplies. investment will go into carbon capture technology and offshore wind as . well as hydrogen wind as. well as hydrogen production . energy secretary production. energy secretary grant shapps told gb news, the uk can have a leading role in green energy. but shadow levelling up minister. alex norris says the proposals are nothing new. he wants to see britain be a clean energy superpower. that's what the americans are going for, they want. as always, they're looking at new markets and this is going to huge new market over the to be a huge new market over the next few and they want to be

dominant in it. and i think we should be seeking to do that as well. know, particularly in well. you know, particularly in the clean energy space. i agree with points with with some of the points made going carbon storage. made by going carbon storage. that's a opportunity. but that's a real opportunity. but actually heard from actually what we've heard from the , you know, it's the government, you know, it's just same old press just it's the same old press releases revived and we've been told the revolution , they're told the revolution, they're anything but you know, particularly disappointing the absence onshore . it comes as absence of onshore. it comes as the chancellor accuses president biden of protectionism over his plan to offer green tax breaks to american car manufacturers. jeremy hunt is concerned the levies could wipe out the uk's £4.3 billion car export market to the energy secretary. grant as the us is cutting the uk of the already competitive green market, labour leader keir starmer is set to announce his party will freeze council tax bills this year. he's set to unveil the pledge as he launches labour's local elections campaign in swindon . the move campaign in swindon. the move will be funded a windfall tax on

the profit of oil and gas companies . the standards companies. the standards committee has recommended mp margaret ferrier be suspended 30 days for breaching rules. the rutherglen and hamilton west mp could face a by—election as a result of the suspend person. ms. ferrier took part a commons debate in september 2020 whilst awaiting the results of a covid test. she then travelled back to scotland by train , receiving a scotland by train, receiving a positive result instead of isolating around . £21 billion isolating around. £21 billion has been lost by the government's three frauds since the start . the covid pandemic, the start. the covid pandemic, the start. the covid pandemic, the national audit office says that's four times the amount lost in the previous two years, just over billion of that relates to schemes introduced by the government . the pandemic, the government. the pandemic, such as employment support the spending watchdog warns it's very unlikely the majority of taxpayers money will be recovered . a government recovered. a government spokesperson , though, says that

spokesperson, though, says that overhauling how they tackle pubuc overhauling how they tackle public sector fraud and that more than £3 billion has been recovered in the last two years. three people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder after two men were shot deadin murder after two men were shot dead in cambridgeshire last night. police say the incidents in sutton and function were unked in sutton and function were linked and targeted. a shotgun and a car believed to have been used in attacks have since been recovered . the jury in the trial recovered. the jury in the trial of the murder of nine year old olivia pratt corbell has begun its second day of deliberate . 34 its second day of deliberate. 34 year old thomas cashman has been accused of shooting the schoolgirl in her home in liverpool last august . he is liverpool last august. he is also accused of injuring her mother. cashman has denied the charges and says he was at a friend's house at the time of shooting . king charles has shooting. king charles has arrived at the bundestag, where he'll become the first british monarch to address german parliament. the german president

hailed the visit as a new chapter in relations between , chapter in relations between, his country and the uk yesterday dunng his country and the uk yesterday during a state banquet in berlin. president steinmeier. steinmeier thanks the king for choosing germany as first foreign visit as head of the royal family, describing it as a tremendous personal gesture . and tremendous personal gesture. and wondered what one of the big east creatures ever to walk the earth might have looked like . earth might have looked like. well, very soon you'll be able to replica skeleton of the patrick titan museum is about to go on display at the natural history museum in london. the giant belongs to the group known as the titanosaurs and was discovered nearly years ago in south america . it's the most south america. it's the most complete, gigantic dinosaur ever discovered . and to give you an discovered. and to give you an idea of just how big it was, it weighed in at a whopping 57 tonnes. that's about eight times heavier than a t—rex. tonnes. that's about eight times heavier than a t—rex . why my heavier than a t—rex. why my sons love that. this is gb news.

i'll bring you more as it happens now. but it's back to andrew and beth . andrew and beth. morning. stay with us. throughout the morning, we will be live in berlin covering the king and queen concerts. first, royals state visit, but first, households using gas instead of electricity. they're going to be penalised by hundreds of pounds as part of a new government energy strategy being announced . it's of this mad dash . it's all part of this mad dash to net zero. so we look, i was not very far apart. this isn't. do you mind if i just move my chair? i don't to look like i'm not doesn't like because somebody move the chairs the break energy secretary break anyway. energy secretary grant will unveil this grant schultz will unveil this plan is powering up britain dunng plan is powering up britain during a visit nuclear during a visit to a nuclear fusion facility fusion development facility in oxford . so joining for oxford today. so joining us for more on this, a political reporter, olivier utley. good morning, olivier. they're making such about this, aren't such a fuss about this, aren't they? they this. don't they? they love this. i don't think that popular with the think it's that popular with the public. so the new energy

public. yes. so the new energy measures being brought forward today, say that they're today, labour, say that they're just rehashing of previous measures and actually they don't go as far as as many green campaigners were hoping for. good.cani campaigners were hoping for. good. can i just say good . that good. can i just say good. that said, essentially what they're doing is swapping round the subsidy . so at the moment, gases subsidy. so at the moment, gases subsidised by the government and now electricity will be subsidised by the government, which means basically that people who run their homes , that people who run their homes, that heat their homes, buy gas are going to be penalised and they're being encouraged to shift over to heat pumps. but we know there are lots and most people central heating by gas. well, absolutely . i don't know well, absolutely. i don't know anyone. and heat pumps cost £8,000. absolute and we know that there are lots and lots problems with heat pumps. the installation is very, very expensive. they're very noisy , expensive. they're very noisy, which has proved to be a big, big problem people really big problem people don't really understand work . there understand how they work. there was fascinating piece was a fascinating piece and i think it was yesterday think it was politics yesterday about how the concept of having

about how the concept of having a heat pump, which is on all of the just anathema the time. it's just an anathema to that heat pump to people that the heat pump manufacturers have had to push the which does just just the switch, which does just just to get people to to try and get people to understand them. so it's a really from the really a big push from the government to try and get people to switch over electric to switch over to electric powered heating their powered means of heating their homes. a real struggle. homes. but it's a real struggle. it's just ridiculous. i'm having it'sjust ridiculous. i'm having some work done on the about i need new boiler right now but it doesn't well have to doesn't work well you'll have to get rid of it in five or six years time, right. so what do i do now? do i buy a new gas boiler? i need one. we keep running of hot water, but running out of hot water, but looked heat source heat looked into heat source heat pumps. all say enormous pumps. and they all say enormous . they're expensive they're . they're expensive and they're very . retrofit very difficult. retrofit on existing houses. what they possibly be doing. is there anything that in this today, olivia, about building new houses we should all have these eco features fitted as standard. i mean , are some of the houses i mean, are some of the houses are being built at the moment all having these these eco fitted, as you say, it's very, very difficult to retrofit this kind of technology onto onto

victorian homes. and obviously there is still 70 planning restrictions that the government isn't in a big isn't really engaging in a big housing . know that from housing drive. know that from the budget last. i mean the budget last. so i mean labour that this is kind of tinkering around the edges. the tories say it's a sort of free market approach to net zero, which some might argue is a bit of a contradiction in terms. but but as opposed to politicians. inflation reduction , which is inflation reduction, which is all about subsidising using taxpayer money, subsidise green energy companies. this this strategy is supposed to the way they're billing it anyway is that it's making it easier for people to invest in green technology by example, cutting regulation north fat millions of homes in this are edwardian and victorian, which are already a problem to insulate. so when extinction when these insulate britain fanatics start banging on about they don't know the cost and they admit many homes, it's very to insure and it's going to be the same with this heat pump technology. yes. and critics the measures in critics of the measures in general suggest that the government is sort of acting it

in in a way that they wish world was sorry. we see we're seeing they're on a walkabout now that's queen consort camilla and the king. they're in berlin. they've just they've had a meeting already with olaf scholz, the german chancellor couldn't the official couldn't make it to the official state dinner last night. it was rather he had a few rather odd because he had a few problems and he's one of problems to deal and he's one of the are they their way the where are they on their way to next? what is is to next? what time is it? is that just going to see the berlin mayor go ? don't you berlin mayor go? don't you pronounce that square of wittenberg ? i think it is wittenberg? i think it is a fitting, but i don't know what a fruit and vegetable market. i think that's where they're not going to now. the state premier. yeah francisco giphy so and they're big crowds out there to see them, but i think it's quite encouraging we were reflecting weren't we, on the fact that actually as much as sometimes people can be a little bit dismissive of the royal family and bit and say they're a bit anachronistic we don't anachronistic and we don't really anymore, really need them anymore, when you countries like germany you go to countries like germany that don't have a royal, well you actually quite like you realise actually quite like kind holmes. holmes

kind of name and holmes. holmes is were talking about kind of name and holmes. holmes is parents,were talking about kind of name and holmes. holmes is parents, iere talking about kind of name and holmes. holmes is parents, i said, lking about kind of name and holmes. holmes is parents, i said, what's bout kind of name and holmes. holmes is parents, i said, what's thet the parents, i said, what's the name of the german chants? we both looked at each yeah, both looked at each other. yeah, no then we couldn't no clue. and then we couldn't remember name irish remember the name of the irish president either. yeah he's very small very small with white hair, very charming. that's right. so charming. and that's right. so we think. do we want, we think. what do we want, president? tony blair would president? no tony blair would be elbowing into that position, wouldn't yeah, yeah or wouldn't he, or. yeah, yeah or do we want a royal family? and i you know, the royal family are at the moment, they're doing a good job. despite that, they're in at the behest of the government . it's unusual that government. it's unusual that they're on state visit before they're on state visit before the coronation . and clearly the the coronation. and clearly the government were keen them to get across the channel post brexit initiative supposed to be france . mr. macron screwed that up. didn't because of the riots, but germany , a very important ally. germany, a very important ally. yes definitely. and this is great for rishi sunak, who is now trying to sort of consolidate the gains he made in the improve relationships with the improve relationships with the eu that he secured when he agreed that wins a framework. so all his mission over the last few months , if you like, has

few months, if you like, has been to try and re—engage with with well , his been to try and re—engage with with well, his foreign been to try and re—engage with with well , his foreign affairs with well, his foreign affairs mission has been to re—engage with eu countries and repair some of those broken relationships. so of course bofis relationships. so of course boris johnson was unable to say whether macron a was whether macron was a was a friend or foe when he was prime minister. liz truss was pretty unpopular with with macron as well and boris and rishi sunak is hoping to reset that relationship and this royal state visit will will do some good that. yeah and he speaks german he speaks german very well and he appears to be but they very popular big crowds are turning out for them there is the market there is the market. yeah. and so it's taking a box. there was some surprise at a visit. the first state visit wasn't a of country wasn't to a couple of country because king, of course, is because the king, of course, is head of state in 15 countries. but i think this a reflection, again, important the again, of how important the prime the foreign prime minister and the foreign office rebuilding office see rebuilding our relations not relations with europe, not putting as a putting the british as a brexiteer in, aren't but brexiteer in, aren't they? but this is what it's all about. yeah, absolutely. so of course, there is a king charles has been

covered will be the head of the commonwealth was. a bit of a question mark over that for a while over whether he would step his mother exactly until the until queen stepped in. so it might be it's felt that might be that it's felt that that kind of britain's relationship, commonwealth relationship, the commonwealth is solidify the is now sort of solidify and the soft power quest must be kind of achieved . the moment is too is achieved. the moment is too is too close. those those relationships with the eu which have been damaged over over recent so i think i think recent years. so i think i think this is a powerful extension that you said , liz truss, that you said, liz truss, because of course he's already on his second prime minister, the king hussein bush. was it 50? and she goes, she she , 50? and she goes, she she, winston churchill being the first one. and they would never know what goes in these audiences. but the king would have no wish anyway, because as prince of wales, he'd have helped greatly, had audiences with the famous chants of the exchequer i'm just having a look at where they are. i'm looking where they are. they're vicksburg victim burg platz square. this is a in the central

district of it has the market and it has also apparently the largest apartments store in continental europe would be in there like a show like at that asset class. no, it's not a sexy thing to ask about. i don't like to be too big like a show. yeah, i don't like them too big. i think the largest store with slightly stressed me out. i like a little one, but we're looking at the markets well it has a at the markets as well it has a famous fruit vegetable famous fruit and vegetable market they buy something. market will they buy something. they for the they will for for the the photographers, cameras. they will for for the the photofraphers, cameras. they will for for the the photof course, cameras. they will for for the the photof course, be cameras. they will for for the the photof course, be no cameras. they will for for the the photof course, be no cash. eras. they will for for the the photof course, be no cash. so 5. they will for for the the photof course, be no cash. so a and of course, be no cash. so a flunky you, which you flunky to you, which you seamlessly onto a debate in the press in favour of cash or not cash because of course more and more banks are trying to get rid. yes olivia, thanks for that . we talk to you a little . we will talk to you a little later about snp mp who's later about the snp mp who's been suspended the commons for 30 days for breaking covid rules . margaret ferrier, two years ago, what does that privileges do? taken three, three and do? it's taken three, three and they've suspended it for 30 days. how long is it going to take them to rule on boris johnson's ? well, if it takes two

johnson's? well, if it takes two and a half years or something and a half years or something andifs and a half years or something and it's a very brutal report they've delivered on margaret ferrier. very interesting they've delivered on margaret fedidr. very interesting they've delivered on margaret fe didr. them nteresting they've delivered on margaret fe didr. them ntelong|g they've delivered on margaret fe didr. them nte long when it did take them so long when the is so decisive it the result is so decisive it means, doesn't it, that there could be a recall that trigger a by—election in her constituency . yes. and labour has had constituency as one of their top targets and it like by—election now it is almost certain . yeah. now it is almost certain. yeah. and that that be a test of the new snp leader humza yousaf known by the british of eustice. yep thanks olivia. okay. moving on.the yep thanks olivia. okay. moving on. the deputy prime minister will hold further talks. the european court of human rights, as he seeks to overturn the court's power to block further deportation flight, taking flights, asylum seekers flights, taking asylum seekers to rwanda. so dominic raab, he's had a positive response to meeting as the government continues to push its illegal migration to bill parliament to. they're trying to stop the boats. so joining us now for more on this is the social policy analyst, dr. rakhi. and i'm going . to we're starting to i'm going. to we're starting to hear you. i think. can we hear

you? can you hear us? dr. aslam? yeah i think you can hear me. yeah i think you can hear me. yeah there we go. we were talking earlier, somebody from was it amnesty. talking earlier, somebody from was it amnesty . we were talking. was it amnesty. we were talking. yes. amnesty saying that the european court's got to keep its responsibility in this area . responsibility in this area. it's a simple matter, isn't it? the british government is saying it should be a matter for the british courts and other european countries completely ignore the rulings of the european court of human rights. why can't we. can i just quickly that you can hear me properly? we can now. okay. fantastic so i think that the key debate here is what should the uk's relationship be the echr? i think that when you look at the illegal migration and bill andrew, as i've said previously, i do think that it's a step in the right direction and especially from the nationality borders act. but the bill also clearly states that there's reservations even within regard to its compatibility with

international law. and i think that when look at the current context , when you look at the context, when you look at the direction that the government is going in, it does seem like prime minister, senate, for example, is looking to rebuild relations with its . i think that relations with its. i think that part of post—brexit foreign policy strategy is trying to move away from the appearance of being isolationist and trying to being isolationist and trying to be more involved in alliances. so i think the issue here for the government is of course, he wants to shore up border security , but at the same time, security, but at the same time, the only way that it may be able to do that is to detach itself from international obligations . from international obligations. but the lots of other european countries do all the time. and the criticism hear all the time on the conservative benches is that this decision to block flight to rwanda was taken by an anonymous judge. we don't even know what the entry the judge came from. no name of the judge late at night who had very few

details . no, absolutely. and details. no, absolutely. and i think many people will see that as an unacceptable situation in the post—brexit environment. they'll see this wholly undemocratic that they might even see as foreign judges overruling , domestic judges , overruling, domestic judges, considering the high court ruling over the uk, rwanda migration . so there's many migration. so there's many things for the government to consider , i think in terms of consider, i think in terms of the legal migration because of the legal migration because of the risk of it being mired in legal challenges. i think terms of its workability, i'm not entirely convinced . okay all entirely convinced. okay all right. thank you. dr. rajib aslam . good time with it. it was aslam. good time with it. it was a great book. so isn't it? it's like wishy is so worried about upsetting his globalist pals. i just won't look. they did it on. prisoners votes for years ago. the european court said we to give prisoners votes. parliament with one voice. 500 mp said to the european court, no. and

that's what happened there. now you get vote. i think if you're on remand in prison. but apart from that, pretty much you don't votes because we asserted parliamentary sovereignty. we've left union we left the european union, we should do again and our should do it again and our courts outrank the courts should outrank the european. and it's what don't really we can lead the philippine convention . yeah. philippine convention. yeah. okay, me know what you think okay, let me know what you think . come, we're going to . still to come, we're going to be to couple. it's be speaking to a couple. it's a really interesting on the flip side of our immigration , side of our immigration, actually, struggling to actually, they're struggling to move the uk off , the move the uk off, the government's crack down on migration , got a new english migration, got a new english born baby . they're not allowed born baby. they're not allowed to live here. anyway, we'll to live here. but anyway, we'll tell you about there's help for households. are you over state pension age? if your weekly income is below £182.60, or £278.70 if you live with a partner, you could be eligible for pension credit, even if you own your home or have savings. it's worth, on average, £3,500 a year and you could get help with heating bills and more, plus up to £900 in cost of living payments.

gb news. it's 1023 you're with to the point when gb news with andrew pierce bev turner. now, if the government continues to toughen up migration for both illegal up on migration for both illegal and some have and illegal, some families have been caught up and separated in the ongoing confusion so , we're the ongoing confusion so, we're delighted not to be joined by

one couple who are currently stuck in ireland due to the uk's harsh family reunification law laws. journalist annabel fenech . i think you meant iceland, but say ireland. i didn't mean on it .thank say ireland. i didn't mean on it . thank you. i think i need to get some new glasses. i usually manage on the bounce. andrew i you wish you were in ireland though guys. at least it would be a little closer to home in iceland . annabel, alyssa. iceland. annabel, alyssa. likewise fiance say surely as juuus likewise fiance say surely as julius schultz . good morning. julius schultz. good morning. both right . tell julius schultz. good morning. both right. tell us julius schultz. good morning. both right . tell us how you both right. tell us how you found this is , annabel. what found this is, annabel. what happened happened . on was pretty happened happened. on was pretty naive and surprised when it happened, but we had a baby eight months ago and i assumed that that would entitle julius who is german to come and live with us in england and. we looked into it and quickly found out that we are completely ineligible because i didn't make enough money. so they look at his income, they just look at

mine and i was on maternity leave. so and i'm a freelancer, so i don't make enough money to qualify. therefore he can't come and live with us in england and the baby. so you're journalist annabel and. a freelance existence has not been kind to many people, particularly in the last 2 to 3 years. so you you all together, you're engaged to be married. you have your did you have baby here in the uk . you have baby here in the uk. yeah and so then you so well juuus yeah and so then you so well julius will come over and live with me and then you start hitting all the paperwork hurdles . julius, tell us how hurdles. julius, tell us how it's been for you so far. to be honest quite challenging in terms of getting into as a complete family. obviously visit wise we don't have any issues whatsoever , but considering one, whatsoever, but considering one, yeah , considering that i do need yeah, considering that i do need

to find work someone to provide for my family that . i have no for my family that. i have no it's quite challenging . must it's quite challenging. must say. so you're your pillar it's yeah exactly. i'm a pilot and the is obviously always and even the is obviously always and even the even though i would on a skilled category basically to go as a worker into england or the uk it's considerably challenging to even find something and obviously the grass will be preferred to. people who live in the uk already if you get married guys does that does anything change then that really again i assume that was completely the same thing that's a that's a surprising thing to me because if you would look at places like the us , it's also places like the us, it's also very challenging . get into it

very challenging. get into it just by a paper. you could get into the country, but having child together is super challenging. so if you came back to britain for a trip, your baby, which is born in britain and stayed for i don't know how long you could stay for you overstayed your welcome. you could be deported. oh yeah, he would absolutely be deported . would absolutely be deported. it's extraordinary. he's really extraordinary. i think the thing that strikes me as well is how anti family this policy is. yeah, that's what i'm listening to so effectively annabel you had maternity leave, you had a baby , couldn't go out to work baby, couldn't go out to work and earn a six figure salary that might have qualified you to live so you've made the live here. so you've made the choice to prioritise your family , prioritise child , and now , prioritise your child, and now you're being penalised for that. yeah, yeah , exactly. pretty yeah, yeah, exactly. pretty tough . and so what's the tough. and so what's the solution, guys what's the way forward now ? we don't we forward now? we don't we literally don't have one. i

mean, unless i make the income threshold somehow by with the baby and know and this was £18,000 profit wasn't it is that had to it's 18 and a half thousand pound. yeah. profit and then they don't take into consideration and even though that he's the breadwinner in this scenario they don't they don't take into consideration salary. so it's where the complete dead there's just complete dead end there's just no it it says no way around it it says a combined salary it says a combined salary it says a combined salary it says a combined salary of £18,000 or something, which where it lies, where the crooks lies basically because i can't make i benefit to these 18,000 because i do not earn in great britain. pounds yeah, but if people, if you came to britain to live, i'm sure it wouldn't be very long before an airline hired, you know . wouldn't be very long before an airline hired, you know. no. yeah, it be easy if you had the right to live and work in the uk which we thought would be straightforward then yeah, he would be. living in england paying would be. living in england paying supporting us. yeah well

look we've been talking this morning about the stop the boats policy government's got and we're glad that they're we're all very glad that they're to with it. does it to get to grips with it. does it stick in your craw somewhat that people crossing the channel illegally can be in britain the two often coming two three years and often coming from countries where there's no war no conflict and then war there's no conflict and then they're to stay. by they're allowed to stay. and by they're allowed to stay. and by the way, give them money the way, they give them money to stay, put up in hotels stay, too, and put up in hotels sometimes and other nice hotels prioritise families. yeah prioritise the families. yeah yeah, it's fine . i mean, yeah, it's fine. i mean, obviously it's very, very frustrating. i think that to completely separate issues. so i'm sort of careful not to conflate them, but yes, no, obviously does seem mad to that. you know , trying to go the legal you know, trying to go the legal route and be responsible and, provide that, you know , economy provide that, you know, economy and yet we're being penalised for it . what does your family for it. what does your family think about this ? my family? think about this? my family? yeah well, they're pretty shocked as well. i think . very shocked as well. i think. very

surprised . it's particularly surprised. it's particularly hard on my mum because i'm out in quite a lot to see, you know, see him and she would be a great help to me if i was there more. but again, because your baby is about eight or nine months now out of bed, is that right? yeah, he is . yeah. so and so you're he is. yeah. so and so you're the grandparent that they're also missing out on on the time with the grandchild . mm hmm. with the grandchild. mm hmm. yeah just the parents are supposed to overall know that they're talking a lot as they talk. again, i know you don't want to get into the controversy over the to stop the boats, but often they go to lengths. if children arrive unaccompanied on the next stop across the country that given all sorts of priority treatment . yeah well, i mean, treatment. yeah well, i mean, sort of quite right. i don't think it's okay to separate children, their parents i think it's inhumane. it's staggers me. but i didn't i didn't know this. but i didn't i didn't know this. but the uk does have one of the

worst reunification policies in the whole for world and. yeah, if it wasn't for brexit, obviously it would be easy for him. but even before for brexit, everyone, not in europe, this has always the way. have has always been the way. have you taken it up with your mp anabel? no not yet. you should. mm i'll, i'll try. anabel? no not yet. you should. mm i'll, i'll try . you should. mm i'll, i'll try. you should. and what. we can help you with contacts if, if necessary, what would your message be to the government now if they are listening this . government now if they are listening this. i'm i think listening to this. i'm i think they need to radically look at they need to radically look at the system for families for baby engush the system for families for baby english babies born in the uk and the other parents in our case the fathers right to be around and support them. mhm. okay well we wish you the best of luck . i okay well we wish you the best of luck. i think a okay well we wish you the best of luck . i think a shocking of luck. i think a shocking story and i'm very glad you brought it to us. yeah. thank annabel fenwick and, her fiance. he just goes, what's your baby call by the way. oh we've lost them. oh they've come was called. i don't know but yeah. what yeah. and what a nice

couple. lovely journalist working . we, we've just going to working. we, we've just going to ask you guys , your little boy, ask you guys, your little boy, your little boy called , jasper . your little boy called, jasper. oh nice name. pretty well . oh nice name. pretty well. hopefully you'll be over here and settled and bring him in to see us, won't you? i hope so gladly. oh, that would be lovely . we'll show you a certificate . . we'll show you a certificate. yeah, exactly. bring the boys to me. well, i'm. he's a lovely little boy because you guys are lovely, i've got to tell you. yeah. nice potential. thanks. i'm going to talk to you. it's one those post—brexit silly one of those post—brexit silly loophole situations which hasn't been solved. we're going to put annabel in touch at her mp and apply some pressure. we've got we've got a, you know, a labour shortage. be a campaign issue for gb news, right? absolutely i couldn't agree more. okay. what's still to come this morning? going to be going back to berlin for the latest on the kings state, a visit to germany plus two. fantastic in the studio after, studio any minute now after, your news . morning it's

studio any minute now after, your news. morning it's coming up 1033. your top stories from , up 1033. your top stories from, the gb newsroom, the government set to announce plans to cut greenhouse gases and lower energy costs. the new net zero plan called powering up. britain will invest in renewables and nuclear in a bid to make the country less reliant on foreign energy supplies, investment go into carbon capture technology and offshore wind as as hydrogen production. shadow up minister alex norris says . the proposals alex norris says. the proposals are nothing new. it as the chancellor accuses president of protectionism his plan to offer green tax breaks to american car manufacturers . jeremy hunt is manufacturers. jeremy hunt is concerned the levies could wipe out the uk's £4.3 billion car export market. the us. energy security secretary grant shapps says the us cutting the uk out the already competitive green market and that countries need to work together to tackle the

problem . labour leader sir keir problem. labour leader sir keir starmer is set to announce his party will freeze tax bills this yeah party will freeze tax bills this year. he's set to unveil the pledge as he launches labour's local election campaign in swindon. the move will be funded by a windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies. the vatican says pope francis has a peaceful night in hospital after being admitted a respiratory infection. it's understood the 86 year old had complained breathing difficulties in recent days. he was to the hospital in rome for tests and doesn't have covid. it's hoped he'll be discharged in time for palm sunday celebrations on april the second. and king's at wittenberg platt symbol . then on the second platt symbol. then on the second day of his first overseas trip , day of his first overseas trip, monarch, accompanied by queen consort, there is an outdoor fruit and vegetable market with the mayor of berlin. later, king charles become the first british

monarch to address the german parliament. the bundestag bundestag will be following king charles movements throughout day here on gb news tv. online, dab+ radio and on tune. and this is gb news. back to andrew and beth now . now, we'll be back gb news. back to andrew and beth now. now, we'll be back in a moment, but we're looking at this morning's papers, including a story of children possibly being put at risk by gender ideology. this is the point on tv

it's 38. it's t0 it's 38. it's to the point of gb news at andrew pierce. and that we're going to get some of your views. patrick is not happy about the dash net zero the about the dash to net zero the away patrick governments govern by consent edict this by consent not edict this idiotic bunch of forgotten who pays their wages people. pays their wages the people. that's right, philip why that's right, philip says. why isn't energy generation

isn't tidal energy generation used wind which doesn't used unlike wind which doesn't always blow in the sun , which always blow in the sun, which doesn't always shine. tides always take day in and out always take day in and day out and. says, i can't vote for and. alex says, i can't vote for this insane net zero agenda. climate change real, but climate change is real, but there's average earning there's no way average earning people afford this. this people can afford this. this stays trouble. alex the labour party just as if not party wants to go just as if not quicker. and don't when lib quicker. and don't stop when lib dems greens. yeah. and dems and the greens. yeah. and joe social housing, joe says, i'm in social housing, i'm i've got a gas i'm disabled, i've got a gas cooker and heating. how am, i suppose to pay for all this? landlords a pay to landlords can't a can't pay to fit their homes quickly and fit all their homes quickly and it's this idea is a lot of you getting in touch with the idea that it's just sort of to have been decided upon that this is what we need to do without anybody talking about it. anybody really talking about it. the science is not settled, says richard. known only richard. it known that only a few of carbon dioxide in the few of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere created atmosphere are created by humans. highly humans. scientists are highly political, models political, that computer models are politics. they are biased by the politics. they cannot trusted , navigates the cannot be trusted, navigates the papers, to love animate papers, which we to love animate government political commentators and sadly step back from the daily express. please credit by popular demand huge to

on the front of the times got up at very respected he will rightly say. i mean is you know this is about the of well the issues of how you deal with the rise of gender ideology in schools . and there's been a big schools. and there's been a big report by policy exchange they've used freedom of information act to investigate what's actually happening in schools and they found some quite shocking . yes, but parents quite shocking. yes, but parents are not told if that child decides to identify the different gender. i mean, that's a huge thing in 40% of scottish nothing is impossible even more, i think actually 88% said they would tell. yeah which means 70% wouldn't. and then also some quite practical . so school lose quite practical. so school lose and now often neutral. so that's and now often neutral. so that's a big thing for go it's difficult time in your life you don't the boys he want a 17 year old boy absolutely yeah you know who's with with his high know we know what 17 old boys are like. yeah i mean it really just.

yeah, yeah. so i think it's really an important piece of work. it's really exposed some of the issues around this subject and no from the subject and no lead from the education julian keegan education sector. julian keegan who to get off the fence. who is got to get off the fence. yeah. and i think she is reviewing all the kind of linked areas this about how sex areas to this about how sex education is taught in schools and this and concerns around that the sort of things you know what actually are children being talks a lot of parents aren't being the information about that but the back of this but i think on the back of this you know want this to be you know people want this to be widened what's widened down into what's actually area. actually happening in this area. the politics, of course, this report at the 28% of report asleep at the 28% of schools we're reliably parents. as soon as a child is close feelings of gender distress. but that means that the remainder two thirds are not on a yes i've actually worked at boarding school last couple of years and i'm actually surprised that this is information because when is new information because when i the school there i worked at the school there were so students were coming for the time from the first time from international countries and there were a couple of students that i knew that would come as

their biological sex. so example, came as example, two students came as a biological women age age i think they're 13 come in they're biological women and when they were actually at the they actually then said i identify as actually then said i identify as a man and the teach is actually protected the identity and didn't tell the parents. they gave oh see they were calling them by their male name and they hit this so imagine of you sending your kids to school for the first time. are they the girls? yeah. there you go. so this is point. girls? yeah. there you go. so this is point . the children this is point. the children vulnerable confuse these girls. the point is , they're not able the point is, they're not able to actually help support their children because . they don't children because. they don't know. and i think that's very dangerous, fundamental tenet of safeguarding a child is you never a child , keep at never ask a child, keep a t a secret with a teacher . and what secret with a teacher. and what thatis secret with a teacher. and what that is fundamentally doing , that is fundamentally doing, having a relationship between the teacher and child, which is a secret that the parent doesn't know. that's a really know. and that's that's a really dangerous precedent. yeah, absolutely . it puts the parents absolutely. it puts the parents in a really difficult where they

can't support their children not able step in not able to able to step in the not able to say, i'll support them they say, oh i'll support them they shouldn't. yeah wouldn't say shouldn't. yeah i wouldn't say yeah, absolutely . and they're yeah, absolutely. and they're too young that's the thing. it's the breaks. they're not obviously mature enough to make that decision and i think rather than actually giving them the help that they need, because they would need help, they're actually encouraging this and hiding it from parents at a hiding it from the parents at a suspect. this is a big suspect. beau, this is a big political because the political issue. it because the labour all the labour party are all over the place this sturgeon , place on this nicola sturgeon, first minister, she lost her job first minister, she lost herjob over because of ridiculous over because of a ridiculous gender allowing people from gender i.d. allowing people from 16 to change a gender without even talking to a doctor and labour all over the place. and there's no clarity from the government if there was a the country would cry over. government if there was a the country would cry over . also country would cry over. also politically would so politically it would make so much yeah, i think much sense. yeah, and i think what's interesting about this report is it does have backing from conservative from a number of conservative members. and from labour members. yeah. and from labour mp . she mp rosie duffield. yeah. she goes fight, fly her own goes to fight, fly her own in that party. yeah also has the backing of baroness estelle

morris. education. morris. former education. education over labour. but i thought it was interesting that only, two would put only, only those two would put their name to this from , the their name to this from, the labour because it's such labour party, because it's such a issue. now, a contentious issue. now, i spoke to starmer last week spoke to keir starmer last week about issue. you me about this issue. you give me your paper. said to him, your paper. yes i said to him, look, you know, you've seen what's happened scotland. what's happened in scotland. what i mean what is labour's on this. i mean definitely shifted because definitely has shifted because he admitted that you can't make changes on policies like this without taking the public with which is quite a significant shift from he was a few moments ago. seeing the ago. yeah he's seeing the political reality of this and you know he's a dad he's you know what he's a dad he's got kids you know i've got teenage kids you know i've written a piece a bit about this about the trans industry which will party's website. will be on the party's website. selznick's strongly selznick's i feel very strongly about money to about this and there's money to be made in this business and this the this is the problem. the southern trans industrial complex, it, is complex, as we're calling it, is very profitable in america and it will create children who will be, if they do change their genden be, if they do change their gender, are the perfect customer for big pharma because they're on for life . it's yeah on hormones for life. it's yeah yeah absolute and this is something that they'll keep

capitalising off from i capitalising off from and i think social media as a you know they're really pushing this out for children because young children like there's a family that i follow, it's called the psycho jolie's . and their little psycho jolie's. and their little child, i think, was a biological man called jonathan , now man called jonathan, now identifies as girl, age seven years old and is now going for gender therapy to the process of becoming a girl at seven. and i think so despicable and the parents are actually broadcasting this all over social media to help all the young children who possibly are feeling the same way feel like they're not alone. but actually it's the parents as well , you it's the parents as well, you know. so yeah, the monetising the capitalising of their children's mental problems to get back to report the most important recommendation is that it says parents should automatically be told a child discloses feeling of gender distress at school. well, who gave schools the right to think they know better? a parent. i mean, it shouldn't have to be written. i think it is quite difficult for schools, though, because such

because they're in such a difficult i mean, difficult position. i mean, everybody is wrestling with to how this because how deal with this because nobody wants accused of nobody wants to be accused of being bigot. not of being a bigot. i'm not part of the problem. wants to be the problem. nobody wants to be accused of being a pig. i think the sorry sorry the proper. sorry sorry to interrupt ago say i think interrupt you ago say i think the problem well is because the problem as well is because obviously got three kids in obviously i've got three kids in high school, one i've just left. but when you with the but when you deal with the department, which pastoral department, which has pastoral care at care of safeguarding at the centre about anything. and i have to if there's have said to them if there's anyone better i want to know that they. but as a parent you have that the, the assumption have to that the, the assumption that they keep things from that they might keep things from and be situations and there might be situations when in their interest. so when it is in their interest. so if a who is being if you have a child who is being abused parents and abused by their parents and there's difficult and chaotic there's a difficult and chaotic house child that child house child life that child might need to know that there's someone at school who they can go to without picking up the phone might punch phone to dad who might punch them bit that night. but them a bit that night. but that's here we're that's a minority here we're talking about 72% of parents aren't being told. yeah and i think the parents will be shocked by that because you would to be you know would expect it to be you know this is a huge this is this is a huge, huge this is these are things that can have

ramifications this ramifications from watching this and thinking, and listening to it, thinking, is my child? yeah absolutely. is it my child? yeah absolutely. i ask my child i might have to ask my child when get home school. when they get home from school. have you your uniform? i mean, some are changing may some of them are changing may more name and also but also if you if you change your you change if you change your uniform your and you uniform and your name and you say now you a girl say i'm now you know a girl a boy, then change which boy, you then change which sports teams you with with changing rooms use maybe yeah yeah. changing rooms use maybe yeah yeah . i mean this is the thing yeah. i mean this is the thing i mean is moving to nationally to stop trans women competing in female sports but at school now it could be happening without mum and dad knowing. i think it's really it is a debate i would say this is a lot more services is some very powerful forces at work, which is pictures now of king charles arriving at scott german parliament. he's going to speak there , of course he will speak there, of course he will speak speaking german, first speaking german, the first ever british to address the british monarch to address the german parliament. so it's a great king. he's great honour for the king. he's not been crowned yet. of not even been crowned yet. of course, happened in may we course, that happened in may we shouldn't surprised, of shouldn't be surprised, of course, can speak course, that he can speak to them because, course, them because, of course, families, , george the

families, germany, george the first was born in germany, george the second was born in germany . the third was the first germany. the third was the first member of the house of hanover to be born in england. so we have a long a long association. so that's the king arriving , so that's the king arriving, dressed very in a nice suit. he's on schedule . german he's on schedule. german parliament, president of the queen, just alongside him. oh, she stood in front of him. very naughty . she stood in front of him. very naughty. camilla she stood in front of him. very naughty . camilla oh, dear. one naughty. camilla oh, dear. one step behind president barbel bassis step behind president barbel bass is receiving king charles at the bundestag, where he's going to sign the guest book. she's changed clothes again. that's another i suppose you have about nine different coats. yeah, she rather nice. i thought when she arrived in that coat, i wasn't so sure about that from this the page of the this on the front page of the newspapers. and what did you see?i newspapers. and what did you see? i haven't the photos see? i haven't seen the photos the she had of the diamond. she had a lot of she had lot bling. it was she had a lot bling. it was royal bling, wasn't it. i quite like pictures was like these pictures she was wearing. wearing aura wearing. she's wearing the aura and necklace. so and the queen's necklace. so a tribute to the last two queen's charles charles is going to be

speaking in a little while. so i think we're going to take some of that live. let's carry on some your story in the express today about from the escape . i today about from the escape. i always try my best to get to get the news first you always get a splash when you're in that way of timing though it comes out. so what's happening on pensions? so what's happening on pensions? so there's going be an so there's going to be an announcement commons announcement in the commons today, the work and today, mel. the work and pensions secretary is going announce that he is effectively kicking the long kicking a decision into the long grass about when to bring forward the in the state pension age. so retire 67. this is the plan to make it 68. now there was quite a lot of wrangling . was quite a lot of wrangling. the government put it that way . the government put it that way. the government put it that way. the treasury wanted it to come to down 37 to save billions of pounds. mel stride wanted it to in the 2040s and instead what they've done is decide, well, we won't make a decision now, we'll do it after the election. it that's funny that because i mean a lot of young a lot of young people probably think this

doesn't matter but my i thought i would be retiring at 65 i'm retiring at 67. yeah yeah. and i'm part of the group who would have been chased by the crisis 68 so the king's now being shown around queen. they're around with queen. they're trying to look interested. oh this is the book. this is probably the book that i guess she's going sign, isn't there she's going to sign, isn't there was something in papers was something in the papers about he's taken about the fact that he's taken his this time. do you his own pen this time. do you remember was a cross? he remember there was a cross? he got cross he actually. got very cross when he actually. so it was, was so that's what it was, was trying to remember the occasion. succession times when he formally showed formally became king. he showed how can be at channel. how touchy he can be at channel. i'm it much. it was i'm gilt it too much. it was stressful day but you never seen the queen. you don't you ever. so that disappeared of view now. so that disappeared of view now. so i guess he's getting ready to deliver speech. he deliver that speech. and when he does, more on that does, we'll have more on that and be hoping talk. and we'll be hoping to talk. cameron walker, is a role cameron walker, who is a role reporter at some point. so this is quite clever. politics again by the tories, isn't it it ain't tough. yeah. essentially it's to do life expectancy. yeah do with life expectancy. yeah they thought life expectancy was going increasing. going to continue increasing. instead fallen because

instead it's fallen because coping because of cope. well actually no this is covid actually no this is pre covid this already falling. yeah. what they're saying is actually we need out covid has an need to work out if covid has an impact and maybe that will bring it down further. so of course, it's to do. it's not it's nothing to do. it's not because don't want upset because they don't want to upset lots people think how lots of 2070 people think how many have to many more years might have to for get my pension and all for i get my pension and all these people in the forties and fifties these people in the forties and fhfies be these people in the forties and fifties be affected fifties who would be affected by. decision are obviously by. this decision are obviously that who to that the people who turn out to vote now so they don't want vote now and so they don't want to upset those people. why would you these people. yeah. you tell these people. yeah. your your retirement is going to come this come forward by 20. this is a long way your particular long way from your particular frame reference at moment frame reference at the moment to time you feel about time. so how do you feel about the idea that they might be playing around with this policy to win some votes? i think at the going the moment they're going to try to anything can win any to do anything they can win any votes, i think a lot of votes, because i think a lot of people, they've lost trust in the government. we you the government. we see, you know, as talking know, again, as we're talking about and everything about just covid and everything with lockdown, we have with the lockdown, we have party. of people party. okay. a lot of people trust because trust in the government because a their lies and a lot of their lies and hypocrisy. happening, hypocrisy. this happening, particularly during that lockdown that's lockdown period. think that's

really contention for really a real contention for many i think they'll many people. so i think they'll try do anything try and claw try do anything to try and claw away these persuading to away at these persuading them to abandon matter of net zero. abandon the matter of net zero. you may you may be but i think that i absolutely would hope so. i think she said it. i mean, why are they banging on steel with that, big day. you know that, sam? big day. you know they 18 different documents. yeah they're giving it yeah yeah. and they're giving it some silly expression, but this is about taxing us even. yeah. and like heat and also, it's like the heat pump such pump thing. it's become such a big issue . yeah. actually, when big issue. yeah. actually, when you, when push comes you, when you, when push comes to shove most houses not be suitable that's right suitable for heat. that's right . we kind of going . so why are we kind of going down this cycle that we £8,000 and how much is it to put one in back? oh yeah. i looked at putting one on my house is a normal semi—detached, 1930s house. it was going to be about £20,000. and then you get a lukewarm bath. i mean. well, yeah, exactly. i'm sure. yeah, exactly. i'm not sure. how do buy. oh, yeah. let me ask do you buy. oh, yeah. let me ask you then as a youngster how old are you by the way. so it's you, us, you're only five remember. you know generation. i think

partly this is a terrible stereotype. so tell me if it's wrong. so yours is the generation who get cross at the older people say you're not going to leave as a planet. we can and stop moaning about can live and stop moaning about you . go back and do something you. go back and do something about. absolutely. about. yeah, absolutely. and i think it's the think, again, it's like the instagram politics of our generation. i think they see a few infographics and then think they about they everything about the climate crisis and you've got a rise of young activists and like just a poet for example, blocking the roads blowing themselves, building themselves, the building they find . and i think for many find. and i think for many people it's about getting politically active . but i also politically active. but i also think as well there is a general disgruntlement at the government and i think there might feel that, ailsa, this is how we go against the government and i think for a lot of these people that are actually what they're talking about, they've just pulled a few points from social media. think plummer , a media. i think phoebe plummer, a huge that when did huge example of that when did interview rees—mogg and interview jacob rees—mogg and when he was calmly interviewing her. asking very simple her. i just asking a very simple question . she very question. she got very defensive. saying out loud

defensive. she saying out loud just statements that were just scaremongering . she didn't scaremongering. she didn't understand what she was saying, that was gb news interview that was the gb news interview that was the gb news interview that rees—mogg did. if you that jacob rees—mogg did. if you missed it, do look at it on. the on the website, on the app. it was brilliant. so calm. yeah i mentioned why you didn't. yeah. she with these she was coming out with these outlandish theories the how i was stay very calm for was going to stay very calm for all this but is how these all this but this is how these arguments are. one, it's not with emotion, it's with and it's with emotion, it's with and it's with and it's with with data and it's with statistics and sadly, with data and it's with statgreen and sadly, with data and it's with statgreen issue and sadly, with data and it's with statgreen issue a nd sadly, with data and it's with statgreen issue a bit sadly, with data and it's with statgreen issue a bit like 1, with data and it's with statgreen issue a bit like we the green issue a bit like we saw pandemics in the last saw with pandemics in the last was coming but was so much emotion coming but that since goes out the that actually since goes out the window we're going to have to have a debate about cash when the yes. i'm the guys come. oh, yes. i'm looking forward to one. looking forward to that one. going produce an antique. so going to produce an antique. so i of being relic i was accused of being a relic because still a cheque because i still use a cheque book. i think a great job and book. so i think a great job and i'm not giving up check. but do you know a cheque book is. you know what a cheque book is. i to i you need to fill it i think to i you need to fill it it's out of the museum it's it's not out of the museum it's coming in this case i like my cheque book and if you're listening much i'm not giving it up right up. no cash . we're

up right up. no cash. we're going to be in berlin awaiting this landmark speech from king charles. more of these two as well with gb news alex deakin here with your latest weather update. if heavy showers around today might get caught in a downpour but overall, generally a brighter compared to yesterday with most of us seeing sunny spells it's quite mild, but it is still quite blustery. it's going to windy tonight, though, is this area of low moves in across the south that's going to bnng across the south that's going to bring very gusty conditions bring some very gusty conditions and further heavy rain, and some further heavy rain, some pretty lively showers out there this afternoon. not seeing there this afternoon. not seeing the downpours, but where do catch them? they could turn into thunderstorms. parts of the midlands, england in particular, but showers also affecting of wales, scotland and northern. don't catch the showers. you'll see some decent spells of sunshine. it is fairly breezy, but it is mild. temperatures getting into the teens for most a 17. it's possible over of eastern england. but then the winds pick up in the southwest and the wet weather sweeps in this band of rain marching

northwards and those winds really gusting . we have a met really gusting. we have a met office yellow warning in place for. those winds the south coast of coast of of wales and the coast of southern could see gusts southern england could see gusts of 60 miles an hour. some of 50 to 60 miles an hour. some places mile an hour places may get 70 mile an hour gusts that could cause some issues tending to turn drier and colder scotland , northern colder across scotland, northern england northern ireland. england and northern ireland. but a wet and windy day tomorrow to across the midlands to come across the midlands southern england and south wales. warning in place wales. the wind warning in place until lunchtime winds could cause some disruption. the rain cause some disruption. the rain cause some disruption. the rain cause some problems too. particular of a parts of devon and cornwall heavy showers for southeast england . much of wales southeast england. much of wales a sprinkling of showers elsewhere. but for much of northern england, northern ireland, scotland, dry ireland, scotland, it's a dry day cloudier and quite day tending cloudier and quite a bit in east though, bit colder in the east though, with lot of mist and low cloud with a lot of mist and low cloud coming in from the north sea, still pretty and blustery across southern parts. jura friday evening will only slowly evening that will only slowly petering out through night and we'll keep a lot of mist and low as we head into the weekend across speaking of the across the east. speaking of the weekend , will turn

weekend, it will slowly turn dry. still rain in places weekend, it will slowly turn drysaturday, rain in places weekend, it will slowly turn drysaturday, butain in places weekend, it will slowly turn drysaturday, but also places weekend, it will slowly turn drysaturday, but also turning on saturday, but also turning a little bit colder. goodbye

good morning. it's 11:00. good morning. it's11:00. this is the point on gb news with me bev turner and andrew pierce. coming up on the show today. well, families are going to be forced to pay even more if they don't switch away from gas. this is part of the government's is all part of the government's dash it's going to dash to net zero. it's going to cost a lot more. they call cost you a lot more. they call it paying up britain. we a it paying up britain. we it's a bit of rip off. the government bit of a rip off. the government is facing more pressure from some tory mp to stop the european of human rights from restricting illegal migration bill. with us for the latest and the king. he's in germany on his first official state visit. he's about to address the german parliament, the first ever british monarch to do. so stay with us as we continue our royal coverage . and teachers have been coverage. and teachers have been accused allowing children to

change their gender without telling their parents. is this a step towards danger, dangerous ideology or allowing young people to take control of their lives lives . it's blooming lives lives. it's blooming outrageous. that's what it is now . good outrageous. that's what it is now. good morning. we all outrageous. that's what it is now . good morning. we all know now. good morning. we all know what you think on those. and i bet you've got a lot to say on fact. schools are allowing children gender children to change their gender without mum and dad. without telling mum and dad. email us gbviews@gbnews.uk . but email us gbviews@gbnews.uk. but first, we're going to get the latest headlines. rhiannon. thank you, andrew. good morning. it's 11:01. your thank you, andrew. good morning. it's11:01. your top thank you, andrew. good morning. it's 11:01. your top stories it's11:01. your top stories from the gb newsroom. the government is set to announce plans to cut greenhouse gases and lower energy costs. the new net zero plan called powering britain will invest in renewable oils and nuclear in a bid to make country less reliant on foreign energy supplies. investment go into carbon

capture. technology and offshore wind as well as hydrogen production. but shadow levelling up minister alex norris says the proposals are nothing new. want to see britain be a clean energy superpowers. what the americans are going for they want. there's always they're looking at new markets and this is going to be a new market over the next few decades. and they want be dominant in it. and i think we should seeking to that as should be seeking to do that as well. know, particularly in well. you know, particularly in the energy space i agree the clean energy space i agree with some points with with some of the points made comment about carbon made by comment about carbon storage, that's a real opportunity but actually today what heard from the what we've heard from the government just it's the same government is just it's the same old releases revived and old press releases revived and we've told they're a we've been told they're a revolution, they're anything but particular really disappointing. the onshore wind . it the absence onshore wind. it comes as the chancellor accuses president biden of protection ism over his plan to offer green tax breaks to american car manufacturer . as jeremy tax breaks to american car manufacturer. as jeremy hunt's concerned , levies could wipe out concerned, levies could wipe out the uk's £4.3 billion car export market. the us energy security

secretary, grant shapps, says the us is cutting the uk of an already competitive green market at the country's need to work together . labour at the country's need to work together. labour leader sir keir starmer is announcing party will freeze council bills this year. he's unveiling the pledge at the launch of labour's elections campaign in swindon . the move campaign in swindon. the move will be funded by a tax on the profits oil and gas companies. the standards committee has recommended mp margaret ferrier be suspended for 30 days for breaching cover rules. the rutherglen hamilton west mp could a by—election as a result the suspension ms. ferrier took part in a commons debate in september 2020, whilst awaiting the results of a covid test. she then travelled back to scotland by train after receiving a positive result instead of isolate saying around £21 billion has been lost by the government through fraud since

the start of the covid pandemic, the start of the covid pandemic, the national office says that four times the amount lost in the previous two years, just over billion of that relates to schemes introduced by the government during the pandemic such as employment . the spending such as employment. the spending watchdog . it's very likely the watchdog. it's very likely the majority taxpayers money will recovered . three people have recovered. three people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder after men were shot dead in cambridgeshire night. police say they incidents in sutton and plantation were unked in sutton and plantation were linked and targeted a shotgun and a car believed to have been used in the attacks have been recovered . the vatican says pope recovered. the vatican says pope francis had a night in hospital after admitted for a respiratory infection . it's understood the infection. it's understood the 86 year old complained of breathing difficulties in recent days. he was taken to rome's hospital for tests and doesn't have covid. it's hoped that he could still be discharged in.

time for palm sunday celebrations on april the second . and king charles is at the buddhist stark where he'll become the first british monarch to address the german parliament. these are live images. the german president's hailed the visit as a new chapter in relations between his country and the uk during a state banquet in berlin. president steinmeier thanked the king for choosing germany as his first foreign visit as head of the royal family, describing as a tremendous personal gesture . a tremendous personal gesture. and ever wondered what one of the biggest creatures ever to walk the earth might look like? well, very soon you'll be to. the replica skeleton . the patek the replica skeleton. the patek titan. yoram is about to go on display at the natural history museum in london. the giant belongs to the group as the titanosaurs and was discovered nearly ten years ago in south . nearly ten years ago in south. it's the most complete gigantic dinosaur ever discovered . and to

dinosaur ever discovered. and to give you an idea of just big, it was it weighs in at a whopping seven tonnes. that's about eight times heavier than t—rex. it'll open to the public at the end of the month . this is gb news. the month. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens, though, it's back to andrew pierce . andrew pierce. i love that titanosaur . so i'm i love that titanosaur. so i'm going to take the kids to go and see that i've ever seen the tyrannosaurus rex when i go for it and. the natural history museum. it was awesome because i was so small. it was so tall. this is even bigger. it's brilliant. it well, easter holidays a lot of his break up this friday minds days they'll be thing do it's there be a nice thing to do it's there yet isn't all the public yet yet oh isn't all the public yet just yet typical and then i'll probably have to book three weeks advance on an app that weeks in advance on an app that i loaded onto my and i can't loaded onto my phone and then crash and we'll then it'll all crash and we'll never to the dinosaur

never get to see the dinosaur right. will you be getting in touch with your views. we're talking about big do they talking about this big do they call like a green day today call this like a green day today the is attached to call this like a green day today the zero, is attached to call this like a green day today the zero, showing; attached to call this like a green day today the zero, showing no tached to call this like a green day today the zero, showing no signsi to call this like a green day today the zero, showing no signs of» net zero, showing no signs of slowing down, are they not? just when we think we couldn't they couldn't turn up on this couldn't turn the up on this topic louder. they've topic any louder. they've done so around states so is walking around states talking about how we're all just going to have to change our houses? my son has houses? ralph said. my son has a modern house a fitted heat modern house with a fitted heat pump he cannot afford to pump which he cannot afford to use to his home. he's using use to heat his home. he's using the burner, which also came the wood burner, which also came with going with the house and going to be made because they've made into because they've already sadiq khan already london. sadiq khan doesn't be mandy said doesn't want it to be mandy said so government wants to so the government wants to penalise gas users favour of penalise gas users in favour of electricity . gas how much electricity. gas how much electricity. gas how much electricity in this country is generated currently that's right in gas fired power stations it's absolute baffling, says mandy, who goes to hear the government going to delay raising the age, which you've got to work to 68, because they know politically it's unsaleable this net zero sunset they get away with it

it's because the labour party is committed to. so is that it. and the greens want to go even faster . so where do you go. yeah faster. so where do you go. yeah if you want to oppose it it's, it's like, it's like a sort of captured ethos isn't it, that we're not allowed to argue that it's union a unanimous position on. this from all the various on. this from all of the various political parties which always worries we're worries me a little later we're going going to germany going to be going to germany and. we go to and. i think we can go to germany because the king is due to address. the german parliament, gather he's to parliament, we gather he's to get a little bit in get to speak a little bit in german. beth because then he's going in english. but going to speak in english. but otherwise going to otherwise you and i are going to be as a translator. thank be used as a translator. thank you. german school. no, it you. to german school. no, it didn't. i just a little didn't. so i just did a little bit yeah, i didn't do bit of french. yeah, i didn't do very well. i said so. but we have to remind ourselves the german heritage because because it only 1917 that the royal it was only 1917 that the royal family house. windsor family became the house. windsor used to be the house of sex. cooper and the face cooper goes and george the face changed because course it was changed because of course it was the connection of the the german connection of the first world war. and of course kaiser bill was george , the kaiser bill was george, the first cousin george. this of course, is the grandfather of , course, is the grandfather of, the late queen. so it's no

wonder he's steeped in german history because prince philip's sisters, i was just sisters, that's what i was just going to they lived in going to say. yes. they lived in germany, didn't they? prince philip's is though his philip's is even though his family greek, were family was greek, they were married one of married german officers. one of them was a. i think they weren't allowed the wedding of prince allowed to the wedding of prince philip and the queen in 1947 because it was only two years after the end of the war. and i think the king, when he's that dunng think the king, when he's that during this trip is, going to find time to see some of his german cousins, we should be rather rather rather nice. we'll be rather nice. not time to the sun nice. not my time to the sun was. no. of course, was. no, no. and of course, don't forget the funeral of prince, some of those german relatives the funeral. relatives were at the funeral. yes, course we will bring yes, of course we will bring that to you when king charles starts talking. you know, there'll be some boring german dignitaries during . the dignitaries during. the introduction to talk about that lady like that who will go on and on because it's their moment , the bright lights of publicity and you can just imagine the kings thinking, get on with it. woman get with it . but of course

woman get with it. but of course he's going to be polite. is it? and it is his history in the making because it is the first time a british monarch has ever addressed the german bundestag at queen to germany three at the queen to germany three times. so this is charles's. charles's been many , but first charles's been many, but first time is king. and we shouldn't. he's on this official visit even before he's been crowned the. i wonder why the queen never spoke there . don't know. it's a it's a there. don't know. it's a it's a measure of how important germans regard this visit . it's a great regard this visit. it's a great honour as know when we have heads state often address our state, our parliament. i remember being there when mandela today it was a very moving moment. betty boothroyd you've news yesterday let in by the hands down to his position in westminster hall. so this is a signal. i think it's a sign that post—brexit britain and germany want to get their act together implementations . it's together implementations. it's a new german chancellor olaf after angela merkel disappeared. i think the king is about get to sleep because i think that interminable speech by the

german local dignitary is come to an end. this is what soft looks like, isn't it? and it is. and of course , great quest quiz and of course, great quest quiz question for. and of course, great quest quiz question for . our viewers and question for. our viewers and listeners on gb news what's the name of the president of germany. oh, did we? but i think write it down. yes, frank. walter steinmeier. meyer and the german chancellor, she said olaf scholz, because the fact is, the is recognisable all around the world. absolutely. absolutely in the same way his mother was she was most famous, most photographed woman on, the planet. and i think charles probably is the most photographed man , the photographed famous man, the planet. just getting now planet. he's just getting up now the got his speech the king. he's got his speech with him. he's shaking hands of . the local premier so we're going to go live now to listen to our king charles, who said addressing the first time by a british monarch the german bundestag said make do well, dig ahead to hear this president say get to throw bundestag's

president in there. but it happened. diamond terror is his and gross error created by eden's . minus. throw me eden's. minus. throw me a deutsche ziv feel does via of minor and iceland's rise as koenig knocked deutschland angel out in . the hunt for alarm does out in. the hunt for alarm does see here sprechen dove um does this to french shoved and sort of linda to a new. new script come and invested in order for us jesus to distance

steiner dig schechter this 16 young hundreds . and is young hundreds. and is demonstrated selbst was thus onslaught of biden of the binders . 1900 and trace royal binders. 1900 and trace royal reporter who's in germany with the king and the queen consort cameron. he seems to be making the whole speech in germany . so the whole speech in germany. so far. he is andrew. he is expected to also in english. you'll be pleased to know so do please cut me off when he does to translate start speaking in engush to translate start speaking in english yesterday it was very similar as the banquet speech he made started off in german and then switched to english. this is the first time. of course, the king has the bundestag is the king has the bundestag is the first british monarch to address german politicians . for address german politicians. for my understanding, this whole speech about the historical ties we share with german , and we share with german, and particularly perhaps referencing fact that clearly there is a war

in ukraine going on right now and a number of engagements later on, say reflects ukrainian refugees. and the fact that more than 1 million ukrainian refugees have have settled in germany having fled the conflict in ukraine. and last the king actually praised the people for their hospitality and generosity in terms of taking the amounts of refugees but because of course it wasn't that long ago and to that the that great and germany were at in the first and second world wars. but since then clearly the two countries have reconciled and the point of this state is to try and really cement relations and improve relations between our two nations. germany a european powerhouse, and of course , powerhouse, and of course, united kingdom in a post brexit world. and let's be frank, perhaps it was a little bit to turbulence immediately following . so buckingham palace takes advice in terms of where king

should go for his state visit from the uk government. so clearly the governments of the united kingdom and germany feel that a european nation the most appropriate for the king's first trip abroad as sovereign and also, of course, the first state visit of the new reign . and visit of the new reign. and again, with the state banquet last , it was again, with the state banquet last, it was all in white again, with the state banquet last , it was all in white tie, last, it was all in white tie, wasn't it? is very, very formal indeed. wasn't it? is very, very formal indeed . i'm told it's incredibly indeed. i'm told it's incredibly rare for a german state or a formal occasion to be in white tie, which perhaps gives a sense of how important stem and officials felt this state visit officials felt this state visit of the king queen consort's is please to interrupt me. if you start speaking in friendship between our two countries . between our two countries. this friendship meant so much to

my beloved mother, the late queen who often spoke of the 15 official visits she made to germany , including her five germany, including her five state visits . the first of those state visits. the first of those . in 1965 came when our continent was still deeply scarred by war and the trauma of conflict . hers was the wartime conflict. hers was the wartime generation and my father, the queen, had served uniform that my parents 11 day tour of germany should prove to be a pivotal moment in the between our nations was a matter of personal significance to them both . minamata to inform a room both. minamata to inform a room and shift a vision but daughter

to put it feeling bazooka in deutschland vote to see it and later to zu leiston if you liked is just a grunt from sea sick i mean in business and plus in hats and deutsch and we're going to go back to cameron walker, our reporter charges that the king has reverted back speaking into in german cameron insisting that he will address ukraine head on because monarchs never ever get involved in any party political controversy of any but there's no controversy what's happening in ukraine there isn't great international coalition supporting military action to try to liberate ukraine from the russian invaders . yes i think russian invaders. yes i think perhaps it's felt that it is indeed appropriate for the british head of to state directly tackle ukraine. saw that in his state banquet yesterday where. again, he calls

out the and i quote, unprovoked aggression placed quotes of russia in terms of invading ukraine. but the of the speech we're hearing him the king speak at the bundestag the german parliament just now he of his beloved mother, the late queen. and the fact that was of the wartime generation, as in world war ii. and he mentions that his mother and father both served in, and then he went on to say that since then the two countries have reconciled this idea of reconciliation and building bridges, building peace between our two nations, cementing ties yet again. but clearly, this is all in with the background of the ukraine invasion continuing this afternoon , the king is expected afternoon, the king is expected to view a military demonstrate action involving both british german personnel in terms of quite literally building a bndge quite literally building a bridge across across the river, using vehicles.

bridge across across the river, using vehicles . so i think using vehicles. so i think perhaps a lot of what the is reflecting in his speech today we will see play out in the engagements he has planned later on and indeed the queen consorts both the king and the queen consort are expected to meet ukrainian refugees. as i mentioned earlier, more than million have settled in. i think poland's the only other nation who has taken in more refugees than germany . and of course, the than germany. and of course, the king will watching those military exits rises as well. and tomorrow in hamburg, again, it's going back to that reconciliation theme because he, the king, is expected , perhaps the king, is expected, perhaps see of the allied damage, which hamburg experienced towards the end of the second world war and perhaps will lay a wreath at one to be damaged buildings there , to be damaged buildings there, which has been left as a memorial to that convoy . the memorial to that convoy. the king is continuing to speak in the bundestag, the first british head of state to do so, the

first british monarch to do so, addressing german politicians, a very, very significant moment in this post—brexit world. of course it would have had to have beenit course it would have had to have been it would have have to have been it would have have to have been agreed by both the german and the british governments to allow king to do this . charles, allow king to do this. charles, as prince of wales had addressed bundestag before , he talks about bundestag before, he talks about sustainability and climate change, and perhaps he will also go on to talk about that in, this speech. but we'll have to wait and see exactly, he says. but this time is difference because he is british head because he is the british head of states and the british monarch. and as you spoke about and you, now has to be and you, the king now has to be very careful because can't be very careful because he can't be drawn party politics. and he certainly be seen to be being dragged into and, you know, political issues. he needs be above politics as the monarch and but perhaps he's very much going that tangent , for want of going that tangent, for want of a better phrase of humanity and shared humanity and shared common interests between all europe nations . just ask you, i

europe nations. just ask you, i think you stood outside the reichstag building there. aren't you were inside which charles is speaking . i'm looking at within speaking. i'm looking at within that building apparently there is some old graffiti within there from russian soldiers from there from russian soldiers from the end world war ii. it's very symbolic building . and in fact, symbolic building. and in fact, it was burned to the ground almost burnt burnt down inside in 1933, but it was reconsidered occident. it's actually british architect norman foster was responsible for the new design and the glass dome, which is open to the public. and i'm just wondering, cameron , how is the wondering, cameron, how is the german media covering this visit by king charles? is it on the front pages of all the papers that. front pages of all the papers that . well well, it certainly that. well well, it certainly receives quite an interesting response from from german media, both and british papers have been very complimentary of . the been very complimentary of. the toun been very complimentary of. the tour, it seems to be quite big success here. so far there has

no major distractions . cameron, no major distractions. cameron, we're going have to interrupt you because you're going back to listen to the king, because back in english, such profound in english, such a profound impact me over so many years impact on me over so many years with so many of my previous visits since i first came to germany when i was just 30 years old, i have grown to become familiar with the different corners of this remarkable . like corners of this remarkable. like many british people, to have close personal ties here. in my case, cherished family relationships and associations that go back generations for all of us. however there are countries of connection and common experience in the british german story which has unfolded nearly two millennia throughout the middle ages . the renowned

the middle ages. the renowned hanseatic league traded goods from lubeck and hamburg to ports up and down english coast, establish seeing a trading partnership which underpins our shared prosperity this day , shared prosperity this day, where goods travelled ideas to our people came to be inspired by each other's examples . via by each other's examples. via the celts and gig sighting of the celts and gig sighting of the wonder children saw the literature and music . deutsche literature and music. deutsche was going to cameron walker in germany going strong. do we know how long this speech going to last? cameron normally bought 15, 20 minutes . yeah, i'm so 15, 20 minutes. yeah, i'm so roughly 14 minute. the minutes. and you? yes. again, he seems to be continuing to talk about the joint british german story, talking about the historical story germany dating back to a

millennium through the middle ages. he's talking the trading of goods as , of course, very of goods as, of course, very perhaps appropriate because the whole point of this trip is kind of strengthening relations after post—brexit , clearly we had the post—brexit, clearly we had the windsor framework agreed just a month ago between . prime month ago between. prime minister rishi sunak and on delay and the european commission presidents and perhaps controversy a couple of hours after that agreement was made is a windsor hotel. hours after that agreement was made is a windsor hotel . ursula made is a windsor hotel. ursula von der leyen met the at windsor castle . some politicians want to castle. some politicians want to pleased about but of course another point of a state visit is that's partnerships between the two nations and the king's of soft diplomacy is a key tool in that's in terms of the british asking as you like in terms of improving camry i'll just go back to the speech now he's gone back to english. i think he can change that. obviously spoke to these countrymen , the ambition to see countrymen, the ambition to see those landscapes themselves , a

those landscapes themselves, a demand later met by cook, the pioneer of tourism who would organise his first foreign trip along the rhine with stops at cologne and frankfurt heidelberg and berlin . today millions of and berlin. today millions of britons visit germany each year just as millions of germans travel our shores , britons come travel our shores, britons come to admire berlin's vibrant culture and nightlife , making up culture and nightlife, making up europe's largest visitor group to this . city so we are still, to this. city so we are still, still admiring of each other's dependent , still admiring of each other's dependent, each still admiring of each other's dependent , each other's dependent, each other's economies and inspired by each other's ideas . more recent other's ideas. more recent generations may think as readily

of the beatles or kraftwerk . of the beatles or kraftwerk. as they do of brum or barrow, but the web of cultural connections is as strong as ever , and perhaps most importantly , , and perhaps most importantly, for the last 50 years, we have together both at each other and with each other . and . with each other. and. and while miss sophia's the same procedure as every .

as every. james and wilder does not, i hope, give a very accurate of modern britain . it give a very accurate of modern britain. it is, i give a very accurate of modern britain . it is, i know give a very accurate of modern britain. it is, i know an integral of a german happy new year. integral of a german happy new year . in integral of a german happy new year. in britain. germany's comedy ambassador henning van has given us an understanding of german quirks as monty python brought . here . brought. here. and like all old friends at moments the warmth our relationship allows a small smile at each other's expense . smile at each other's expense. the truly gifts of revegetate , the truly gifts of revegetate, the stinker derbies . visitors the stinker derbies. visitors can revoke the game bats. kemba walker because guess what? the

kings got back into german cameron how's he getting lots of laughs. cameron how's he getting lots of laughs . he is getting a lot of laughs. he is getting a lot of laughs. he is getting a lot of laughs. yes seems to be going down pretty well with german politicians. if you if you at home were not familiar with that particular joke. home were not familiar with that particularjoke. every new eve particular joke. every new eve in germany, there is a comedy sketch that is played all german tv channels involving a new year's dinner for one. so the king was making the joke that we're not that great britain is not being left out in the cold by itself as. everyone in europe kind gathers around the table themselves. that's a joke he was making. clearly it went down very well in germany. not quite sure how well it's going to go down in united kingdom, but nonetheless was. it was it nonetheless it was. it was it went here. talks about went down here. he talks about our shared cultures and our dependence on each economy. in terms of the united kingdom and britain. he talks about germany's nightlife a lot, the vibrant culture that we all shared as he's talked about, the

history already and, the fact that he came to germany when he was just 13 years. oh, is the king did . i believe he came with king did. i believe he came with prince philip , actually, his prince philip, actually, his father and he's grown, too. and he said he's grown to become familiar with different corners of this remarkable land . that's of this remarkable land. that's clement cameron. thanks that's cameron wall cruzeiro. reporter with the king's speech, which appears to hang up longer than 14 minutes back in german. i think it's really like the king is messing with the media, isn't it? more he's playing those he knows that is going to be really for broadcasters due partly to specific offshore specific power from offshore wind . many germans are involved wind. many germans are involved in the production and renovation of turbines off the . british the of turbines off the. british the nonh of turbines off the. british the north sea, across which people have travelled and traded for generations , is soon to be the generations, is soon to be the site of a new interconnector , site of a new interconnector, allowing us directly to trade

electricity . our countries are electricity. our countries are both accelerating the expansion of our hydrogen economies , the of our hydrogen economies, the fuel which could transform our future . and i'm looking forward future. and i'm looking forward to seeing plans to use hydrogen in its efforts to become a fully sustained port. these innovations . these innovations innovations. these innovations of viking in combating existential challenge of change and global warming which confronts us all and as such, i was delighted to meet participer hints of the berlin energy transition dialogue yesterday to hear how countries are accelerating this transition . so accelerating this transition. so langham is in the british anti—torture vincent shirt flicker fusion . vega doesn't bay flicker fusion. vega doesn't bay to granada . he's going back into

to granada. he's going back into german again. to granada. he's going back into german again . that's our king. german again. that's our king. i thought that speech was to last 14 minutes. you know, the queen always said sermons in church. they should never go longer than seven or 8 minutes. never which is why there was a lot of laughter amongst catherine middleton at wedding of harry and meghan. you remember that vicar went on and on. the vicar she bought into america and on 60 minutes we all nearly fell asleep. now oh, cameron's back. cameron walker, is he? he's going on a bit. he the king well he is going on a bit. but then he is going on a bit. but then he also keeps having to stop because people are either laughing or clapping i do. you'll be pleased to know now have the german translation into english. so he's saying for a long time british and german scientific research has been leading the way. our scientific research has been leading the way . our countries leading the way. our countries rank in the top in europe for founding new technology. start our universities and research institutions collaborates more often with each other than any

other two countries in europe . other two countries in europe. this helps to explain why a berlin company has pioneered in london the use of lamp posts for electric vehicle charging points . while in berlin you can book a ride in a fully electric london taxi internationally too. we are working closely together . we working closely together. we helped initiates for just working closely together. we helped initiates forjust energy helped initiates for just energy transition partnership with south africa at the climate conference in glasgow, a further such partnership with indonesia was the result of much work dunng was the result of much work during germany's g7 presidency . during germany's g7 presidency. so before he started speaking in german, he was talking about climate change and sustainability . cameron we're sustainability. cameron we're going back to listen to the king. he's back in english. maybe this is for the final time, but obviously we're hanging his every word we get to the wall. i could offer my the wall. i could only offer my sincere and heartfelt . tomorrow sincere and heartfelt. tomorrow we once again stand the people of germany in remembrance in hamburg. i will pay my respects at the memorial to the

kindertransport , which 85 years kindertransport, which 85 years ago saved the lives of more than 10,000 jewish children from and gave them safe passage to new lives in britain . lives in britain. i will also join you, mr. president, and first man, since in remembering those who perished in the allied bombing of hamburg in 1943. perished in the allied bombing of hamburg in 1943 . as the of hamburg in 1943. as the bulgarian heights to learn is to consider a best of fleet , he's consider a best of fleet, he's come back into germany. german cameron walker is still with us. our reporter and any sign he's winding up ?

our reporter and any sign he's winding up? yes, our reporter and any sign he's winding up ? yes, because i can winding up? yes, because i can see exactly what he's going to say . so it's going to be in the say. so it's going to be in the next couple of minutes like. well unless there's a very long applause , the king was talking applause, the king was talking there about again, he's talking about shared history and particularly has referred to world war ii and the kind of engagements he's going to be getting up to hamburg. he's going to be paying respects to the memorial where thousand jewish children were saved from and by being given safe passage to, the united kingdom, he's also going to be paying respects at a memorial to the allied bombing of hamburg. in 1943. in terms of what he's talking about now in german he's talking about heeding the lessons of the past in our sacred , it can only be in our sacred, it can only be fully discharged through commitments to our shared future. he is talking about also shared threats and our shared

value, perhaps of democracy and the and destroy for security in europe and prosperity . i the and destroy for security in europe and prosperity. i think perhaps he is to the war in ukraine the russian invasion and how europe he says european nafions how europe he says european nations should be stood side by side strengthen each other's relationships a very long speech and to be frank, clearly interrupt in a nice way by applause and laugh laughter a lot. he covets that just. to recap, he was talking about a our shared histories , the our shared histories, the strengthening of relations i think he's just finished but he's also went on to talk about our trading a couple of deals to do with sustainability and climate and energy resources . climate and energy resources. clearly in a post—brexit world, british and german governments would want to shore up those kind of trading relationships and that is perhaps why the state visits was decided to come

here to germany for , the first here to germany for, the first one. he also talks about cultures and german and british nightlife , london style electric nightlife, london style electric taxis who travel around berlin as well. and he talks . what too. as well. and he talks. what too. and the fact that both britain and germany has reconciled quite substantially since then and then referred quite i have to two adds but referred nonetheless to perhaps the conflict in and the need for both germany and britain to stand together in the face of aggression and. we're just watching pictures of he walking out with a barbell box and she is the parliament present and our guests are thank you cameron that wasn't easy. well done . you that wasn't easy. well done. you did very well today. you did very well. i wonder if he's going to set precedent now of doing in such a country he goes to, he's going to give speeches like that. they say he doesn't go china i think go to. china chuckles. i think he'd london only he'd struggle in london only he won't invited to china

won't get invited to china because we don't really china do we your i this newspaper we with your i this newspaper editors his hat on. what editors because his hat on. what do of that speech how do you make of that speech how would would you advice would you how would you advice about well i would leave it to a royal said yes he's really not richard palmer he's a very fine man he's a great man. yeah. and i'm sure he give a brilliant write up tomorrow when you can read about it. then you'll get a lot of praise for the gym for speaking to me. that was impressive. know, and impressive. yeah. you know, and clearly done it. clearly i couldn't have done it. no, but a lot of thought and practise will have gone into that, know, and obviously that, you know, and obviously impressive. obviously making a point i mean he's point yeah, i mean he's impressive. what did you think some of him probably would have to echo what's just been said and i think obviously trying to do a german as well and again would if you will this become a tradition would do this for all the other places that you visit. but he's definitely i think he's definitely more outspoken moved another monarchs i've seen that before i think that's been discussed he's definitely a more political monarch as well and

he's is put his hand on you he's had is put his hand on you know particular issues that maybe didn't he straight into the great stuff which i think might irritate some people but his would have had to have been approved by the by the by downing in the foreign office and right. so yeah, that's and that. right. so yeah, that's absolutely silly. it would have gone through as as he wants gone through as much as he wants to say what he he has to to say what he wants, he has to be number yeah. and be cleared number 10. yeah. and they on which they advise on, on which countries he so countries he visits so well france the france should be the next because of course french because of course the french visit was cancelled because of the riots over the pension going from 60 to 64. i mean we basically and we're talking about going to 68 outweigh so i think it'll get good coverage when to tomorrow. oh absolutely . i mean it was a very big speech was very impressive. we see the german audience were thrilled , seem to be, you know thrilled, seem to be, you know delighted by the and i wonder if that's why harry wilson took the court yesterday and today because he want to discuss possibly possibly. and i'm you know, i'm just there looking at this thinking how does it

this and thinking how does it reflect britain on reflect great britain on the global will rishi global stage? what will rishi sunak thinking when he's just watched that on gb news no doubt , it was watching this morning at ten downing street where she said, i wonder what he makes of that. what he he he feels that this good. is this is good. this is positioning this country on the global stage we're well global stage. we're being well regarded. not in the eu regarded. we may not in the eu anymore, but we still have a role and we still hold the attention other countries attention of other countries via our yeah, you probably our royal. yeah, you probably would capitalise off that i reckon, especially it's, you know . it's not going very well know. it's not going very well for the government at minute. so i think anything that he could do spin it, you know, in do to spin it, you know, in a positive light for them, he would think a bit would say, i think got a bit better for the government that she last few weeks. she has late last few weeks. they to have made they don't appear to have made any apart from net zero, any gaffes apart from net zero, which is one that does some media isn't clever. media that isn't clever. columnist yeah, columnist madeleine yeah, no doubt moving doubt about that and we moving on , we're going to talk on now, we're going to talk about another topic. excellent right? talk out of this is right? let's talk out of this is in some official story in the express today about retailers

rejecting cash . now this is a rejecting cash. now this is a conversation that i wanted the nafion conversation that i wanted the nation to be having for the last two years. never mind minutes. here are the two antiques. these are my check. but you don't know what they are. no, no , it's what they are. no, no, it's a check. it's money, but it's papen check. it's money, but it's paper. well not under any circumstances , giving them up. circumstances, giving them up. but you got rid of yours. incidentally, i was going through some old stuff in the. in a desk, and i thought, i don't use my chequebooks anymore. and the anymore. and i shredded the cheque books, but i'm a fan anymore. and i shredded the ch cash.:)ooks, but i'm a fan anymore. and i shredded the ch cash. oh, s, but i'm a fan anymore. and i shredded the ch cash. oh, okay. i'm a fan anymore. and i shredded the ch cash. oh, okay. you a fan anymore. and i shredded the ch cash. oh, okay. you know fan of cash. oh, okay. you know what? i think i told you lost me. i don't ever carry , you me. i don't ever carry, you know. yes, you are a bit like the queen i'm like the queen. very so. and then. and very much so. and then. and i had house in doncaster on had a nice house in doncaster on friday night. you didn't know cash in tax cash. only cash got in the tax cash. only i like coins i guess bad because if you want to give someone a tip in a cafe. you don't want to do it on a cup of because. yeah the cafe gets said not the waiter . just just like relics to waiter. just just like relics to honour the idea that he wants to

be able to transact, you know, this is out of. oh, i didn't know about you. i tell . i know about you. i tell. i i think it's i think it's definitely a move towards everything being digitised because especially, you know, everyone carries cash on their phones now for, some people, they don't want their digital wallet being tracked. you know, some they just prefer to some people they just prefer to carry cash should always be an option, in my opinion. i think it should. and i think give it should. and i think we give up peril. that's up cash at our peril. that's what worries me. i mean, was what worries me. i mean, it was a he going to say in a british and he going to say in government does petition i think over 3000 people signed, tried to that , you to make it mandatory that, you know, go into know, when you go into a business, you should be able to pay business, you should be able to pay with cash. they pay with cash. and they declined. a choice . declined. yeah, it's a choice. it's the shop that it's like when the shop that says so don't take by by our says so we don't take by by our business and i think do you think really understand though the because are the significance because are a lot people see youngsters in lot of people see youngsters in the just go see it's the office we just go see it's always convenience. i was accused being old relic by accused of being an old relic by somebody, that young it. somebody, not that young it. yeah, this is a thing. somebody, not that young it. yeah, this is a thing . be yeah, but this is a thing. be careful anything that's being careful of anything that's being pushed guise

pushed through under the guise of convenience , because once we of convenience, because once we cannot privately transact with another individual without either state business knowing either state or business knowing what doing all what you're doing, all your freedom gone . so we should be freedom is gone. so we should be aware of it. but there is that wand we should actually put in it is supposed to have cash, which is just a good way put which is just a good way to put you because she's you just because when she's gone. exactly my money. gone. exactly send my money. that my mum's. yes, because that was my mum's. yes, because they have bank account. they didn't have a bank account. you tell us about 50 to yeah you tell us about 50 to 60. yeah yeah. for reason yeah. so i think for that reason also of people don't have also a lot of people don't have same online access you know particularly you wouldn't rule you might you might be not spots with broadband you know with broadband so you know people more on cash in people do more on cash in different parts the country different parts of the country why you get up cash ? why don't you get up on cash? oh, probably about three or four years ago. did yeah. yeah. i just my phone . we've got just use my phone. we've got bank obviously bank because obviously everything is tracked everything i do is then tracked so like i know we can so yeah they like i know we can be we about an id card everything's on your oyster card or credit card nobody has or your credit card nobody has oyster cards under any more so that's already out there. well i have got a nice couch i use on

the tube every day because i'm a great public transport man. i got a and it's got my but it's got a and it's got my but it's got my photograph on it. but yeah they know exactly i use i always got by the way, mayor of london, if you think me getting rid i giving it up rid of it i ain't giving it up you need it for a year but you see this is the thing the tech is moving so quickly at the moment, isn't it, the fact that oyster now outdated oyster cards are now outdated and there's something but and there's something else, but when use phone, it when they use that phone, it they're get through they're trying to get through a train it takes longer. yes, train bag. it takes longer. yes, it's true but yeah, i think. donna, do you think you're the exception, your generation understanding the fact that money that we need money is something that we need to cash money? yeah, to hang on to cash money? yeah, absolutely. i it's absolutely. and i think it's something many something i think for many people, it's about people, it's just about convenience. you could convenience. you know, you could just if very easy to just tap away if very easy to start spending a lot of money when you could tap away. when you could just tap away. but is a bigger issue in but there is a bigger issue in of the fact you know, it's of the fact that, you know, it's the times, especially when it's all digital your can be all digital your data can be tracked. so i think that's one thing. are ways that thing. and there are ways that it controlled, especially it can be controlled, especially if moving that if we're moving in that direction. way that direction. there is a way that your actually be

your cash could actually be controlled. and i think that's something that people should be aware well, that's aware of. well, and that's why cash always an option. cash should always an option. you to take money you should be able to take money out pay for it out and be able to pay for it with, know, cash, legal with, you know, cash, legal tender, see because tender, see also because everything comes to this blooming green agenda, doesn't it? think it? all time when you think about will, in about what this will, in actuality, you've your actuality, if you've used your carbon that week , if carbon miles that week, if you've it, if the you've used it, if the government says, get to government says, okay, we get to the on i don't think this the point on i don't think this is that long away we're looking at 2030 pushing this through at 2030 pushing all this through they've say you've they've showed they say you've used your carbon mileage for this sorry. you this week. mr. i'm so sorry. you can't and buy for your can't and buy petrol for your car won't have petrol car, but we won't have petrol cars but you know you won't be able to travel the same way because it's the mission creep isn't control. isn't it, of control. control. but also , it's, it's great but it's also, it's, it's great for the tax isn't it. you for the tax man isn't it. you know, you know, more cash and how. course i'm sure how. yes of course i'm sure that's right. yeah yeah, certainly. certainly the government would prefer resources like to waitress or waitress face lights up when i need cash if i'm in a cafe or set up . yeah, it's going to go set up. yeah, it's going to go in their pocket . i don't know if in their pocket. i don't know if their employees right . let's

their employees right. let's move guys . and okay, so move on, guys. and okay, so yesterday were talking about migrant refugees, asylum seekers being housed in former military , being taken from the hotels and put in these alternative accommodation. well, guess the locals in these areas not happy. oh, i can imagine. yes initially, i think disruption of their local community and it actually puts people in danger as well . i believe it was in as well. i believe it was in december. i think 6.3 million to, you know, that was the cost for, you know, putting up all these hotels a day. so this is like this is an increasing problem and i think especially for the local community, see, you know , they're quite you you know, they're quite you know, they have local community and are quite close knit and that must be quite a big disruption with loads of people now coming in, it put people in a lot of danger putting 15, 15 between 1500 to 2000 in these camps. yeah and they're often abbreviate . and it's not just abbreviate. and it's not just some local councillors, i think they're going to judicial review

, it will go to court to try to block it. it's the old problem of not in my back yard. sam it is are going to take is essex are going to take action to block this and i think the issue real the reason issue is a real conundrum for the government where put these people, where do you put these people, you men in the first you know that men in the first place but not the men but obviously we're spending £6 million a day on hotel accommodation . you know, accommodation. you know, actually a lot of locals get very upset about that. of course, you always found this because they're going in the neck , on the doorstep, because, neck, on the doorstep, because, you if you've got the big you know, if you've got the big grand hotel middle the grand hotel in the middle of the town of the town is at the heart of the town. they have their weddings and all these are all being taken so obviously taken over. yeah. so obviously this to the problem this is to shift the problem away all you do away from that but all you do shift the problem to another area so it doesn't solve the problem it. and i think problem does it. and i think this is interesting to see. this is an interesting to see. we were talking about this yesterday. becky levy, the foreign that's yesterday. becky levy, the foreingleverly that's yesterday. becky levy, the foreingleverly is that's yesterday. becky levy, the foreingleverly is backing 's james cleverly is backing opposition because one opposition because he's got one of these camps in his and his job as an mp to say locally, i don't want them, even though it's the cabinet and, it's the cabinet policy. and, you think whenever

you know, i think whenever you have people is have a group of people is whenever you put a big group of people somewhere just people into somewhere just overnight that's you get overnight, that's when you get tensions and yeah, nobody seems to have come up with an answer to have come up with an answer to how, how you it to how, how, how you resolve it doing know, if you doing that, you know, if you disperse people then the government struggles then to keep of everybody's so keep track of everybody's so they to kind of keep they prefer to kind of keep people obviously you people and obviously then you get issues . i people and obviously then you get issues. i mean, people and obviously then you get issues . i mean, my get these issues. i mean, my argument would that we should argument would be that we should be issue of immigration be resolved issue of immigration rather trying to manage the rather than trying to manage the problem think problem because that's i think there's this is a huge there's you know, this is a huge crisis at moment. there's you know, this is a huge crisis at moment . we're crisis at the moment. we're having high scale immigration and the government aren't stepping and not i think stepping in and not i think people voted for brexit to control immigration. that's one of core issues and it's of the core issues and it's still we still talk still an issue we still talk about to this and i heard about to this day. and i heard the justice secretary raab on the justice secretary raab on the radio, he's gb news the radio, maybe he's gb news talking about all the talking yesterday about all the boats and barges that can use offshore. how many people you got? because i'm got? i didn't know because i'm making up some of it. so obviously know you're making it up . so no, go on. so i'm not up. so no, go on. so i'm not just going to rishi sunak also

wrote back a bit on this very one, flight he was talking one, that flight he was talking about summer flying. i know about summer for flying. i know he's not putting a date on that. so that might be why this is now being pushed through because, well, we're going to get well, we're not going to get rwanda. but look, we're putting everybody and former military bases anyway it's bases or boats anyway it's a mess . the segment you just mess. the segment that you just cross me sasol about it cross for me sasol was about it was about people making things which leads to boris johnson. i've got and he's flippantly said he's in trouble for eating lunch on his desk. yeah. and for him it's because does not care. i think for him he's so above it all and he literally could not care less about all the damage he's done to this country. i think for many people, millions of people across the country , of people across the country, across the uk, we were put under draconian measures and draconian lockdown measures and bofis draconian lockdown measures and boris johnson, rather than following his own rules , he was, following his own rules, he was, you know, completely ignoring them as if he was above it all is a definitely a one rule for us, one rule for that mentality. the point is , you know, it's not

the point is, you know, it's not about just having piece of cake. the point was we should never been under lockdown in the first place. but then the fact that he is just insulted country by completely lying his way while he was prime minister denying everything that he'd done is a complete insult to everyone who lost loved ones who were completely isolated and having the biggest mental health crisis in this country. then a covid crisis . you do wonder about how crisis. you do wonder about how wise is to be so flippant when the privileges committee is still investigating whether he knowingly misled parliament here. he's being flippant about . fine first prime minister . the fine first prime minister to get fixed penalty fine. but to get a fixed penalty fine. but in history. but think it's in history. but i think it's clear just he's clear he actually just he's really angry this and know really angry this and you know he says i'll i'll just read you the quote he says a couple of years ago the actually find me in circumstances i find still to almost painful to describe simply for standing at my desk in the cabinet room and eating lunch and so clearly he's feeling very aggrieved that he's over fine in the first place. i think rishi sunak was fine too,

when he was in the room for that 3 minutes to but also bear 3 minutes to yeah. but also bear in the little old ladies in mind the little old ladies who sat a coffee on a park bench, felt like bench, they felt like people leave family for a cup leave the family round for a cup of in garden and got of tea in the garden and got dumped into the police. they felt like that first time there was where if you had a was a time where if you had a coffee, go for coffee, you should go for a walk, actually get approached by the for the police and fined for breaking lockdown restrictions. and think government knew and i think the government knew that the crisis that that it wasn't the crisis that they were it out to be. they were making it out to be. it a big propaganda to scare it was a big propaganda to scare people, comply and stay people, to comply and stay at home. i it's just a home. and i think it's just a hugeinqu home. and i think it's just a huge insult because. they knew that it wasn't crisis. that's that it wasn't a crisis. that's why breaking lockdown that it wasn't a crisis. that's why that breaking lockdown that it wasn't a crisis. that's why that they.ing lockdown that it wasn't a crisis. that's why that they expectedyckdown rules that they expected everyone follow. just everyone else to follow. just great. when think this great. when do we think this privileges committee thing work? because it's taken two and a half years that. richard half years to do that. richard snp mp who came to london knowing that had known had knowing that had known she had covid round covid it was the other way round , half years to decide , two and a half years to decide about a 30 days there'll be a by—election. can't take two by—election. they can't take two and years. could the and a half years. could the prime minister but think prime minister that. but i think it going still quite a few it is going be still quite a few months before we get an actual result because although

result on this because although bofis result on this because although boris johnson gave his evidence they still take evidence they still might take evidence from and from the people still and then they spend ages they will spend ages deliberating which do in deliberating which they do in private. course , which private. of course, which is breaking a precedent as well about the way that to a circus. absolutely and it will. so i think it would probably be, i would say june, july, probably is realistic. they're going to one last quick story, anna. us banning tick tock . now we did banning tick tock. now we did discuss this a bit last week, didn't we? but this story kind of moves on and the idea is that it's going to damage the notion of a global internet that if they tick top, what do you they ban tick top, what do you think? well, i think off that there huge with tock there are huge with tick tock because the national because of the national security, especially by dogs tick tock and the fact that your data can immediately be handed over to the chinese communist party on request because of article that they signed into law . and i think this is a huge law. and i think this is a huge thing, especially for children, young people as well. you know, children as young 13 can children as young as 13 can use that children that platform and. children are even are getting away even younger, are getting away for platform just by for using the platform just by having appear in the

having an adult appear in the video for like a split second. that's how they get away with it. i think there many it. so i think there are many dangers concerning so dangers concerning tech. so particularly with the brainwashing children, young people, that could people, the fact that you could look up a topic on your search and then within a minute you with this content continues . and with this content continues. and that's if you're looking at, for example maybe depression, anxiety, eating disorders. this is that is completely spammed on children's pages and. then in terms of national security , the terms of national security, the fact that they hold all your data on that platform and that could be handed , i think there's could be handed, i think there's a lot concerns . it and with a lot of concerns. it and with the government they've now banned think this banned parliament. i think this shows that this will be introduced even further because they the dangers that they know the dangers that be presented ban because presented to me this ban because i really know tick i don't really know what tick tock it affects all the tock is, but it affects all the employees it, sam ? i employees doesn't it, sam? i mean they've been told to take it their, work, phone off. it off their, work, phone off. yeah. all the getting to yeah. yeah all of the getting to know is and the know parliament is sad and the government have. whether government have. so whether you're minister , backbench mp you're a minister, backbench mp you're a minister, backbench mp you're not supposed to use it in, in those circumstances. but

grant shapps, a cabinet minister has said he will still use it on his personal phone. yeah because you can use your personal terms. it's not a problem made device. yeah, i, i think the parliamentary don't, parliamentary well i don't, i don't understand the technicalities. i technicalities. you know, i understand it comes up . so understand that it comes up. so it seems you really you want to talk. i'm not. yes, i am. i'm thinking. but i have it. but i've just never got round. stop loading. it's one of those things you feel you should do, frankly, on twitter and instagram and everything else. we haven't got time and we haven't for the show. haven't got time for the show. i'm either. we've come the i'm not either. we've come the end. sam lister, adam mcgovern, i'm not either. we've come the end.soam lister, adam mcgovern, i'm not either. we've come the end.soam list it'sldam mcgovern, i'm not either. we've come the end.soam list it's aam mcgovern, i'm not either. we've come the end.soam list it's a shorthovern, i'm not either. we've come the end.soam list it's a short weekrn, you so much. it's a short week for i'm on gb news at for me. i'm back on gb news at 12:00 on saturday. actually, i'm working. working a saturday job this weekend. no rest the this weekend. no rest for the wicked, that's right. but wicked, beth. that's right. but coming to stevie nicks coming up next to stevie nicks live mark hearst. live with mark long hearst. andrew will be back on andrew and i will be back on monday at 930. then, monday at 930. see you then, alex. here with your alex. take it here with your latest update. a latest weather update. a few heavy around today might get caught a downpour, so caught in a downpour, but so overall, generally a brighter day yesterday with day compared to yesterday with most seeing some sunny most of us seeing some sunny

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