until you reached the positions until you reached the car park close to the front door of the lighthouse where you hid inside your stolen car, waiting for your moment. inside your stolen car, waiting for your moment . and then at for your moment. and then at 1152, shortly before midnight, when the lighthouse was full of people and standing outside at the front was the group of six from a hidden position at the side of the building. you burst forward to be as close as a few metres to fire the submachine gun . elle edwards was killed gun. elle edwards was killed instantly . you hit five others instantly. you hit five others with the bullets, all of them might easily have been killed. also as you ran back to the car , you fired the last few shots at the group and then drove away at the group and then drove away at speed to the safety as you planned it of thomas waring's . planned it of thomas waring's. home i'm satisfied that you asked waring to look after the gun and that you asked him to help to destroy the stolen mercedes . six days later , as the mercedes. six days later, as the jury mercedes. six days later, as the jury had found you , waring knew jury had found you, waring knew that chapman had carried out the

shooting and that he had murdered elle edwards. when you agreed to help in the disposing of the car, you also knew that the police wanted to arrest chapman on the murder of elle edwards has caused profound and permanent grief to her family and a great shock to the entire community. she was a very much loved young woman in her prime, killed by you, chapman when you were prepared to kill anyone in your determined passion for gang revenge , this court has heard revenge, this court has heard exceptionally moving statements from elle edwards family by her father, a brother , a grandmother father, a brother, a grandmother and they will never be able to come to terms with what happened to ellie. the seriousness of this offence of murder count one, is very substantially aggravated by the following evidence the choice of weapon , evidence the choice of weapon, which was exceptionally dangerous . which was exceptionally dangerous. the which was exceptionally dangerous . the location of the dangerous. the location of the offence with many people present

on christmas eve. the background of criminal gang violence , the of criminal gang violence, the substantial preparation and premeditation , the removal or premeditation, the removal or destruction of important evidence, including the car phones and clothing, as well as the washing of clothes . the fact the washing of clothes. the fact that you were the subject of criminal gang injunctions and as you told the jury, you were deaung you told the jury, you were dealing in class a drugs apart from your aid at the time of offending being 22, you're now 23. there is no significant mitigation . whilst young age can mitigation. whilst young age can be significant in the circumstances of your offending chapman, it carries little weight . i chapman, it carries little weight. i am chapman, it carries little weight . i am a chapman, it carries little weight. i am a sentence you, connor chapman, not just for this very serious offence of murder , but also for the two murder, but also for the two offences of attempted murder counts two and 3—2 offences of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm counts four and five and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. count six

and possessing firearm together with possessing ammunition , both with possessing ammunition, both with possessing ammunition, both with intent to endanger life counts seven and eight. i must also sentence you for an offence of handling stolen goods, which concerns the stolen mercedes a—class for reasons that will become clear, i will pass concurrent sentences on all of these offences. but the seriousness of all your offending will be reflected in the sentence i impose on count one murder . the sentence i impose on count one murder. the the sentence i impose on count one murder . the sentence for one murder. the sentence for murder is imprisonment for life . i have to decide what whether that should be a whole life or a minimum term. but you will have to serve . the difference is to serve. the difference is whether your offending is so exceptionally serious in the context of the gravest of murder offences that you should serve the whole of your life in custody rather than the very long term . whilst i'm sure that long term. whilst i'm sure that there are some who would readily consider that a whole life term

should be imposed , i have should be imposed, i have concluded that your offending is on the cusp between a whole life and a very long minimum term , and a very long minimum term, and a very long minimum term, and in the circumstances i cannot conclude that a whole life term as a sentence of last resort for the very gravest of murders must be imposed . the murders must be imposed. the starting point in fixing the minimum term, which is the penod minimum term, which is the period that you must. count one, i must increase that term further , partly to reflect the further, partly to reflect the factors which increase its seriousness and secondly to reflect the other offences , reflect the other offences, including two offences of attempted murder . when i take attempted murder. when i take into account also to the limited extent that it provides any mitigation your age according hinckley, i increase the minimum term to firstly 36 years and secondly up to 48 years, which reflects your total offending . reflects your total offending. so that it's understood by you,

connor chapman as well as those who are observing it means that you will have to serve 48 years in custody before you could apply for release . and if you're apply for release. and if you're ever released and considering your dangerousness, that might never happen again. you will be on licence for the rest of your life and subject to recall to prison. if you breach the terms of that licence as i must also impose the sentences to be served at the same time as your sentence on count one on counts two and three being for attempted murder . where i'm attempted murder. where i'm satisfied that each of those offences require separate sentences of imprisonment for life under section 285 of the sentencing act 2020. therefore a schedule 19 offence and you are a dangerous offender given the circumstances of these attempted murder offences and the murder of elle edwards , they fall of elle edwards, they fall within category a two under the guideline with a starting point of 30 years, which i increase on

each to 33 years to reflect the aggravating factors i have identified in count one, there is little by way of mitigation . is little by way of mitigation. i must then fix a minimum term which i set at 22 years. accordingly the sentences for counts two and three are concurrent sentences of imprisonment for life with a minimum term of 22 years. this means that you will have to serve three life sentences concurrently , i.e. on counts concurrently, i.e. on counts four and five, section 18, wounding with intent . they fall wounding with intent. they fall within category a three of the guideline , adjusting the guideline, adjusting the starting point to reflect aggravating and mitigating factors. i impose seven years imprisonment concurrent plea on count six, section 47 assault which falls within category a3i impose 18 months concurrently on count seven and eight offences of possessing a firearm . i'm of possessing a firearm. i'm under possessing its ammunition

, both being category one offences under the guideline , i offences under the guideline, i impose 15 years imprisonment concurrently with each other and all other sentences handling stolen goods. i impose three years imprisonment concurrently as a category two a offence . as a category two a offence. conor chapman stand up . conor chapman stand up. i sentence you as follows on count one to imprisonment for life with a minimum term to serve in custody of 48 years. less 176 days served on remand on counts two and three concurrent sentences of imprisonment for life under section 285 of the sentencing act 2020, with a minimum term of 22 years on counts four and five concurrent sentences of seven years imprisonment. on count six, a concurrent sentence of 18 months imprisonment on counts seven and 18, seven and eight, a concurrent sentence of 15 years. and for the offence of handling stolen goods a concurrent sentence of three years in

prisonment he can go . down okay. prisonment he can go. down okay. >> well, that was mr justice goose there at liverpool crown court court serving a minimum of 48 years, years behind bars for connor chapman following the murder of elle edwards that would mean if he does indeed ever see the light of day again, he will be 71 years old when he gets out. he wasn't just sentenced there, of course, for the murder. there was also the attempted wounding with attempted murder, wounding with intent, and intent, possessing a firearm and ammunition handling, ammunition with intent handling, stolen as well. and if we stolen goods as well. and if we break down, from break those down, aside from the minimum years specifically minimum 48 years specifically for , there was also for the murder, there was also two other life sentences . this two other life sentences. this is going to run concurrently, both with 22 years minimum. those of course, for the attempted murders. there was also a seven years for wounding with intent, 18 months as well. 15 years on top of that for the firearms offences in three years for handling stolen goods. i'm going to go now to liverpool

crown court and speak with gb news, north—west of england . news, north—west of england. reporter sophie reaper sophie, thank you very much. a very hefty sentence there , but short hefty sentence there, but short of the full life term indeed , of the full life term indeed, patrick, we just heard that sentencing there here at liverpool crown court. >> i think there was a real emphasis by justice goose placed on the impacts this has had on elle edwards family. of course , elle edwards family. of course, we heard their impact statements . he he told the court that elle edwards was killed instantly . he edwards was killed instantly. he said, though, that because of the carelessness of conor chapman, any of the people injured may also well have been killed in the incident, he said. the murder of elle edwards has caused profound and permanent grief for her family. they will never come to terms with what has happened to ella . he also has happened to ella. he also said that conor chapman was prepared to kill anyone who got in his way in his determination for gang revenge. of course,

throughout this trial, we heard about it. the reason for this, the motive behind it, was regarding adding gang rivalry between two different estates on the wirral. conor chapman went there to the lighthouse inn that night attempting to kill two other men who were injured in the attack. but they were not killed. elle edwards was , of killed. elle edwards was, of course, the justice goose said that conor chapman he asked him to stand. he said, you didn't care who you killed. he said, i am a i am satisfied. you are a highly dangerous man . now, you highly dangerous man. now, you said the sentencing that's been given there, patrick, but just to reiterate, conor chapman has been given imprisonment for life , 48 years, minimum served in custody before he can apply for release. as you say there. he'll be into his 70s before that does indeed become the case. he did also say that no matter what, conor chapman will also be on licence for the rest of his life, he'll never escape from this . of course, there's several this. of course, there's several

other charges as well that conor chapman has been found guilty of seven other charges. those sentences will be served concurrently, which means, of course, the longest sentence that 48 years for murder. course, the longest sentence that 48 years for murder . the that 48 years for murder. the other sentences he's received, they will be served along side that 48 years. so he will serve imprisonment for life for the two charges of attempted murder , where he will serve seven years concurrently for wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. he will serve 18 months on charge, six assault causing actual bodily harm. he'll serve 15 years for charges. seven and eight the possession of that submachine gun and ammunition with intent to endanger life and he'll also serve three years for possession of stolen goods. so it's quite the sentencing that justice goose has placed on conor chapman here today. goose has placed on conor chapman here today . but with chapman here today. but with good reason. as he mentioned, the impacts that it's had on elle edwards family. it's

something that they will never get over and although conor chapman may now remain in prison for the rest of his life, tim ellie's father has said that they are also now serving a life sentence as a result of conor chapman's actions. >> sophie, thank you very much. sophie reaper our north—west reporter outside liverpool crown court. and with that brings an end to an absolutely horrific incident that of course did see that young lady gunned down in a pub and 48 years it stopped short of the minimum sorry of the full life term, i should say a minimum of 48 years just concluded that it was on the cusp between a whole life term and a very long minimum term. i think we can probably all agree that we do hope that that individual never actually does see light of day again. but see the light of day again. but i'm going bring you i'm also going to bring you another breaking another piece of breaking news now. a man who killed a 28 year old mother two children old mother and her two children in flat fire in nottingham has in a flat fire in nottingham has been sentenced to a minimum term of in prison . 31 year of 44 years in prison. 31 year

old jamie barrow was found guilty of murdering his neighbour , fatoumata haidara , neighbour, fatoumata haidara, and her three year old daughters in clifton last year. the court heard he poured petrol through the letter box before setting it alight and watching the fire take hold. so that individual has also just been sentenced now to 44 years in prison. we'll have loads more on both of those top stories throughout the course of the day , but we're course of the day, but we're just going to move on from that now. and just because something political, because it is exactly a year since boris johnson announced was resigning announced that he was resigning as minister, it or as prime minister, believe it or not, at the time, labour held a lead of around eight points in the polls. that is a figure that's worth remembering because it now become perceived it has now become perceived wisdom that time that boris wisdom that the time that boris johnson decided to step down from as prime minister, from his role as prime minister, labour storming ahead in the labour was storming ahead in the polls and the tories were polls and that the tories were tanking. 12 months on, tanking. well, 12 months on, rishi sunak is in charge of a conservative party that is a massive 19 points behind and it could be about to get worse for

the pm with three by elections taking place later this month and more possibly on the and two more possibly on the horizon. and two more possibly on the honzon.ln and two more possibly on the horizon. in fact, if all of that does indeed come to fruition , does indeed come to fruition, then the tories will have gone from an 80 seat majority that bofis from an 80 seat majority that boris johnson won, putting essentially down to 38, which is absolutely staggering when you look at it like that, isn't it.7 so in light of all of this, i thought i would talk to former conservative mep. it's fair to say a big boris johnson fan as well. it's david campbell bannerman i wonder whether or not a lot of those people who thought that it was really all about honesty and integrity and morality in politics realised that they have been hacked and that they have been hacked and that all of this really was a ruse to get boris johnson and indeed those that support him away from the tory party and stop them from campaigning going forward . well it it hasn't forward. well it it hasn't worked out very well as it patrick, i mean, a complete disaster. >> we were actually when boris went his resignation was okay.

>> i think we might have lost david campbell bannerman there that's all right though. look, there's a lot going on here with this story. i'm just going to read you through some of the facts, okay? because we're still, roughly speaking, about a year so away from a general year and so away from a general election and the moment, election and at the moment, at the if you look at an the moment, if you look at an amalgamation of polling amalgamation of the polling data, are data, yes. then the tories are 19 behind. cases they 19 behind. in some cases they are at 20 behind. they were about points on the about 7.7 points behind on the day boris johnson said that day that boris johnson said that he was going to resign. that was after sleaze after all of the sleaze allegations, all the allegations, all of the controversy and that drip, drip , drip. and then if we have a look at what's happened since then as well, the lib dems have now laid an amendment calling for those named mps who basically said that the privileged committee was indeed a kangaroo court to face a potential ban from parliament that could spark by elections. okay, i'm also having a look now at the house of lords who know

that rishi sunak only real chance of victory, in my view, is if he can sort illegal immigration out. so he puts forward the illegal migration bill and then, you know , what bill and then, you know, what are they doing with that? well, they're dithering. they're delaying, they're knocking it back playing back and forth. they're playing ping back and forth. they're playing ping aren't they? ping pong with it, aren't they? and it out so and they're dragging it out so that it won't implemented and that it won't be implemented and if in by the next if at all, in fact, by the next election if it is election and if it is implemented by the next election, won't have any election, it won't have any impact. and we look at all impact. and when we look at all of things in the round, of those things in the round, was all of this really about morality and having upstanding, virtuous individuals in downing street or was this all part of a concerted effort by people in the labour party, in the liberal democrats , which by the way, is democrats, which by the way, is their right? it is entirely their right? it is entirely their right? it is entirely their right to try to get the existing government out of office try to get themselves office and try to get themselves in no in there. so there's no controversy that controversy around that whatsoever. the tories whatsoever. but did the tories just this trap? did just walk into this trap? did rishi coyte when they rishi sunak and coyte when they handedin rishi sunak and coyte when they handed in their letters of resignation or no confidence in bofis resignation or no confidence in boris they walk boris johnson, did they walk into it was 11 days

into this trap? it was 11 days after boris johnson went angela raynen after boris johnson went angela rayner, leader of rayner, the deputy leader of the labour national labour party, went on national radio said , well, boris radio and said, well, boris johnson was our biggest electoral exactly. electoral threat. yeah, exactly. go . and if we have the go figure. and if we have the likes of jacob rees—mogg, priti patel, and co all patel, nadine dorries and co all now potentially, potentially , now potentially, potentially, potentially going to face by elections in their areas, if indeed that does come to fruition, it does really look like purge . my concern is of like a purge. my concern is of course not with the usual media types trying to that on and types trying to pile that on and get johnson and out of get boris johnson and co out of office. it's not really with the liberal democrats or labour liberal democrats or the labour party that. as i've party trying to do that. as i've said that is of course their job. i think what should a job. i think what should be a massive concern people is massive concern to people is that conservative that the conservative party appears walked into that appears to have walked into that trap continue walk into trap and continue to walk into it. all very well and good it. it is all very well and good trying able to say that trying to be able to say that we've man in charge now we've got a man in charge now who makes seem like the who makes it seem like the adults in the room. well, adults are in the room. well, that's fine, but how long is he going be room if he going to be in the room if he proves to be as deeply unpopular as he is so far? again worth reiterating something reiterating as this is something that going to be talking

that we're going to be talking about the of about throughout the course of the one on from boris the show. one year on from boris johnson's saying he's going johnson's saying that he's going to tories were to resign when the tories were around points behind in the around 7.7 points behind in the polls. find themselves now polls. they find themselves now 20 behind, going an 20 points behind, going from an 80 potentially to 80 seat majority potentially to a was it a 38 seat majority. was it actually with boris gb actually better with boris gb views news .com . but we do views gb news .com. but we do have a gb exclusive coming have a gb news exclusive coming your way and that is the number of people who have crossed the channel say and the channel today say and by the way, boats managed way, one of those boats managed to get essentially all the way to get essentially all the way to dover before being picked up . so there you go. hey, but it's also emerged as a radical plan to cut net migration. was actually rejected by liz truss. so we're going to have a look at both of those. mark almond security editor has got the latest gb news exclusive on the numbers of people have numbers of people who have crossed today. it crossed the channel today. it will actually. and as will shock you actually. and as well we delve into what could have when comes to net have been when it comes to net migration. patrick christys on gb news, britain's news

to gb news radio .

to gb news radio. >> okay. well, look, in just a few moments time, we will cross live to liverpool again after conor chapman was sentenced to a minimum of 48 years in prison for the murder amongst a string of other offences. it must be said as well of elle edwards. we are expecting to get some reaction from the family, but in other news, gb news can exclusively reveal that more than have been than 300 people have been intercepted in small boats in the english channel today, the first to cross in seven days. no, there wasn't a break because of this radical policy. no they're not terrified of being sent rwanda. it was the sent to rwanda. it was the weather. one of the boats intercepted at around 8 am. had almost made dover harbour almost made it to dover harbour before a border force catamaran was intervene. i imagine was able to intervene. i imagine we should have probably just given satisfaction of given them the satisfaction of having entire trip having made the entire trip themselves. might themselves. you know, they might have about have been a bit gutted about getting over the getting some help over the finish with an finish line, but with an improvement weather improvement in weather conditions authorities conditions today, uk authorities are the possibility conditions today, uk authorities ar

by our home and security editor mark white. yes, an mark white. yes, so an astonishing number of people already today . yeah. already today. yeah. >> kent producer who is out >> our kent producer who is out there every day looking for the boats, saw them coming across today as we had a break in the weather. we've had seven days of southwesterly winds of around about 20 knots, which have made it pretty much impossible . all it pretty much impossible. all but i think what stood out for him was not just the fact that they were coming across again, but that one boat almost made it to the dover coast . we can show to the dover coast. we can show you some images of an interception . those are the interception. those are the wrong pictures. it's the interception pictures . this wrong pictures. it's the interception pictures. this is a boat that's coming into dover harbour with with the migrants 300 today in six small boats. you can see them coming off the vessel there. but if we can have a look at the pictures of the vessels being intercepted and

well, we'll get to those eventually. >> but look, the point is, i suppose, isn't it, that obviously they very nearly managed to actually make it to the actual harbour itself . and i the actual harbour itself. and i think that's another example. mark, i suppose of what a factor weather is actually playing in all of this as opposed to policy i >> -- >> yeah, there's no doubt that this is weather related . we've this is weather related. we've spoken to a number of maritime experts who know the english channel very well and although rishi sunak last month stood up in dover and said it was the government's back or plan to end the boats that had stopped them, they say it's actually the weather. now you can see this is the image that we're talking about. this boat absolutely packed with people. and that is just off shakespeare beach , just off shakespeare beach, which is just next to dover harbour on that image , there is

harbour on that image, there is a border force , rigid inflatable a border force, rigid inflatable boat speed ing towards it there. now the catamaran, the border force vessel defender are alongside this boat as well, picking up , alongside this boat as well, picking up, we alongside this boat as well, picking up , we believe, at least picking up, we believe, at least 50 people from that rigid inflatable before taking them. the very short distance, it has to be said , into dover harbour to be said, into dover harbour to be said, into dover harbour to be said, into dover harbour to be processed out. but authorities have been absolutely determined. patrick not to allow any small boats to land on a beach because they don't want these images is flashed all around the country. they want to show that their plan to stop the boats is working. so that's why we've got rigid inflatables from border force patrolling the beaches to ensure that none of these boats get across. it is unusual for a boat to make it this far. normally they get intercepted. the border force a rendezvous with french vessels

that normally escort these small boats across at about the halfway point between england and france. and at that point , and france. and at that point, they're picked up. so this one somehow managed to evade border force and get almost. >> but that is interesting. just talk to me a little bit about that. so they are desperate. you are saying, for images like the ones that we've managed to get a hold of there to not make it out into the public, what so they can try to that it's can try to claim that it's working or what's going on in the channel? >> yeah, we've seen not just the fact that force ribs are fact that border force ribs are up now patrolling the up there now patrolling the beaches to help prevent any beaches to help prevent any beach , but also just the beach landing, but also just the day day filming that we are day to day filming that we are able to do. you remember about six months ago or so , we could six months ago or so, we could go down into dover harbour and be up close really to these boats when they came in. and the migrants on board the boats were being taken up. the gangways to the processing centre , but they

the processing centre, but they moved to a new processing centre, convene recently in another key that is not accessible all to the media. so you can't get in there to get shots of it. so these shots are taken from the clifftops of white cliffs of dover because it's the only place that now the press can get shots of these boats coming in. there is no doubt the authorities don't want us to see this. if that was not the case, we would be allowed . the case, we would be allowed. well, exactly. >> and there's also no doubt that other media outlets don't want you to see it as well. so, mark, thank very, much. mark, thank you very, very much. mark, thank you very, very much. mark our homeland mark white there, our homeland security bringing you security editor, bringing you that exclusive that security editor, bringing you that have exclusive that security editor, bringing you that have been clusive that security editor, bringing you that have been atisive that security editor, bringing you that have been at least hat security editor, bringing you that have been at least 300 there have been at least 300 arrivals today indeed one of arrivals today and indeed one of them nearly managed them basically nearly managed to sail themselves , sail into dover themselves, saying similar topic, i saying on this similar topic, i guess that's the illegal side of things. well, emerged today things. well, it's emerged today that was offered that liz truss was offered a radical that have radical plan that could have slashed migration, but she slashed net migration, but she rejected it. now truss was only prime minister forjust 44 days prime minister for just 44 days and in that time a policy

document was published that proposed measures to cut legal migration. i'm just going to run you through some of them because again, these are some of the things, by the way, that have been very by been proposed very recently by this new conservative this so—called new conservative group. visas, group. so cap entry visas, right. raising the fees and increasing the salary threshold . but truss apparently wasn't interested. and this ties into something that i've been trying to bang the drum for a little while now. it's all very well and good talking tough on immigration, but it is actually a policy decision to have immigration at this level. and how we know that for how do we know that now for a fact? do we know that for fact? how do we know that for a fact? how do we know that for a fact? well, just given the latest economic nightmare that we're in, what was our we're all in, what was our former chancellor his plan? well, we could increase immigration to help drive down wages reduce wages and try to reduce inflation. so the idea that there was ever really any ambition other school of ambition or any other school of thought would have thought that would have suggested that we could have tried drive net tried to drive down net migration, for the migration, i think is for the birds. i'm joined now by immigration lawyer hardeep singh bannau thank you bannau hajjaj. thank you very much. you on. when

much. to great have you on. when you at of these plans you look at some of these plans and at fact that and you look at the fact that they were roundly rejected, they were just roundly rejected, it becoming increasingly it is becoming increasingly obvious, not, that obvious, is it not, that actually it's very well and actually it's all very well and good blaming lawyers for record levels of net migration and all of this stuff. but actually, this is a policy decision, isn't it? they are doing this deliberately. >> it's not the lawyers or the judges that make the law . judges that make the law. >> we just translate the law, interpret the law, and the judges make sure that it's enforced and that the government complies with it. but once again, a policy decision again, it is a policy decision by government who's been in by this government who's been in power for 13 years. and it's a policy decision. they obviously don't think that legal migration, people who come migration, i.e. people who come here with visas and proper job offers and to come here to work is a problem. and in fact , if is a problem. and in fact, if anything, 1—1 of the many reasons for legal migration not to be cut is because the various industries lobby the government and show that they actually need workers like the care industry. and that's a fact. and the care industry does need workers. it's

reliant on foreign workers. the nhs is reliant on foreign workers. a lot of the construction industry, transport industry is reliant on foreign workers as a hospitality industry. so the government won't really do anything to stop visas for those industries because it would probably hurt british economy . but the overall british economy. but the overall idea the government's has always been this government is to constantly wait on illegal migration, which it doesn't seem to be good at stopping as well. instead of legal migration, which we've seen go up. >> no, indeed . i mean, so this >> no, indeed. i mean, so this report said that what they wanted to do was try to create a strong narrative . so a message strong narrative. so a message to try to sell this idea that we need to slash net migration. i would argue that just holding polling data up to people and showing them what the majority of the british public think about whether or not net migration is too high would be good enough in order to be able to sell that. but alas, we have to sell that. but alas, we have to come up with a strong narrative was going to narrative and that was going to change it from net migration to

we have control inward we have to control inward migration. . so that migration. okay, fine. so that was the most creative thing was not the most creative thing there. to include there. it was going to include capping routes. yes. it capping some routes. yes. so it is quite vague on that. but let's just hypothetically say. right, we'll take cap on the right, we'll take a cap on the amount people say from india, amount of people say from india, that to take this that we're going to take this yeah that we're going to take this year. example, changing year. for example, changing thresholds. so for skills and salaries, the rights salaries, restricting the rights of reducing of dependents and or reducing the the the attractiveness of the graduate visa, they were trying to steer away, like you've just said there, from impacting too much on things like the care sector. cetera. it is sector. et cetera. but it is fascinating this was indeed fascinating that this was indeed written , acted roundly. and written, acted roundly. and i just can't help but wonder whether or not there is a slavishness to our economy that means that we are unwilling to have any kind of hit to any sector of the economy and therefore, our only solution is mass migration. and then to be fair , they blame people like you fair, they blame people like you for it being the problem. and actually you could say that it's not really just illegal immigration that's the problem. it's the net migration stuff as well. >> well, patrick, i think what what whole thing was is

what the whole thing was is dependent upon is legal migration. legal migrants come here to a job, to fill a job. here to do a job, to fill a job. now it's all right stopping them. but who's going to do them jobs? so remember the whole idea was we were supposed to was to be we were supposed to train people to do train up british people to do the we've had seven the jobs. and we've had seven years to do that. and that hasn't the case, clearly. hasn't been the case, clearly. so people haven't to so people haven't managed to fulfil care fulfil these jobs. the care sector is a sector where sector is one a sector where people can british people can clearly fill vacancies if clearly fill the vacancies if they to, hospitality they wanted to, hospitality industry . and you know, industry as well. and you know, low skilled jobs . but it hasn't low skilled jobs. but it hasn't been done so until the british people are going to fill these jobs, we can't. the government can't really say to these sectors , well, hold on, we're sectors, well, hold on, we're going you getting going to stop you getting migrants by the way, we've got no british people to fill no british people either to fill these the ones that do these jobs. the ones that do want they want 35 grand these jobs. the ones that do wyear they want 35 grand these jobs. the ones that do wyear or they want 35 grand these jobs. the ones that do wyear or 40 they want 35 grand these jobs. the ones that do wyear or 40 grand want 35 grand these jobs. the ones that do wyear or 40 grand aant 35 grand these jobs. the ones that do wyear or 40 grand a year.r grand a year or 40 grand a year. otherwise, they're better off on benefits. so i think there in the employee, employers are the employee, the employers are in 22. government in a catch 22. the government are bound big are always bound to big businesses and employers rather than common man businesses and employers rather théthe common man businesses and employers rather théthe street. common man businesses and employers rather théthe street. so common man businesses and employers rather théthe street. so it's common man businesses and employers rather théthe street. so it's a)mmon man businesses and employers rather théthe street. so it's a catch1 man

on the street. so it's a catch 22 sort of situation. john. >> well , thank you very much. >> well, thank you very much. hojjat seemungal the immigration lawyer. look, a fundamental lawyer. look, it's a fundamental lack ambition and political lawyer. look, it's a fundamental lackto ambition and political lawyer. look, it's a fundamental lackto grabition and political lawyer. look, it's a fundamental lackto grab this and political lawyer. look, it's a fundamental lack to grab this thing)olitical lawyer. look, it's a fundamental lack to grab this thing bytical lawyer. look, it's a fundamental lack to grab this thing by the. will to grab this thing by the short curlies and then go short and curlies and then go out something out and actually do something about were thinking of about it. they were thinking of implementing was implementing a lever which was an an emergency an absolute cap or an emergency brake the amount of migration brake on the amount of migration as trump has said there. that would then have to hand in would then have to go hand in hand with british workers hand with paying british workers more people more, more and training people more, which think easily which i think you could easily sell but instead, sell to a nation, but instead, no, just go, well, we better no, we just go, well, we better not that. we're on a short not do that. we're on a short time limit. have got to time limit. people have got to see results quickly. see some results quite quickly. we economy to go we don't want our economy to go into recession. so we'll just keep way keep steamrolling our way through won't through mass migration, won't we? in the meantime, all of our pubuc we? in the meantime, all of our public services, course, public services, of course, crumble, to crumble, and that is deemed to be a okay. well, look, we will hear very shortly the hear very shortly from the family edwards after her family of elle edwards after her murderer sentenced murderer was sentenced to a minimum in prison minimum of 48 years in prison for that and a string of other offences, i've got loads more coming your as well, coming your way as well, including snowflake students. coming your way as well, including s getflake students. coming your way as well, including s get their students. coming your way as well, including s get their feesents. coming your way as well, including s get their fees back could they get their fees back if they are by anything if they are offended by anything they at university? now, they see at university? but now, as with . rihanna

as the headlines with. rihanna >> patrick, thank you. good afternoon. it's 334. your top stories from the newsroom . and stories from the newsroom. and as we've been hearing, a gunman who killed a beautician outside a pub in merseyside last year has been sentenced to life, serving a minimum of 48 years in prison for her murder. 23 year old conor chapman opened fire outside the lighthouse pub in wirral on christmas eve, killing 26 year old ellie edwards . 26 year old ellie edwards. chapman was found guilty after a three and a half week trial at liverpool crown court. he fired 12 shots from a submachine gun, injuring several others , before injuring several others, before fleeing the scene . and a man who fleeing the scene. and a man who killed a mother and her daughters by setting fire to their flat in nottingham has been jailed for life and will serve a minimum term of 44 years. 31 year old jamie barrow has been found guilty of murdering his neighbour, fatoumata haidara and her two young daughters in clifton last yeah young daughters in clifton last year. the court heard he poured

petrol through their letterbox before setting it alight and watching the fire take hold . an watching the fire take hold. an eight year old girl remains in a life threatening condition in hospital following yesterday's crash at a school in wimbledon . crash at a school in wimbledon. another eight year old girl was killed after a land rover crashed through a fence and into the study prep school in south west london. a woman in her 40 also remains in a critical condition. the driver , a 46 year condition. the driver, a 46 year old woman, arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, has now been bailed pending further enquiries . and pending further enquiries. and a coroner has concluded the deaths of four boys who drowned after falling into a frozen lake near solihull was a terrible accident. brothers six year old samuel and eight year old finley butler died along with their 11 year old cousin, thomas stewart and ten year old jack johnson. police formed a human chain to punch through the ice. and we're going to throw to you i'm sorry for the interruption to liverpool crown court for a

press conference following the life for the senseless and tragic murder of elle edwards in will on christmas eve last year. >> ali was a young woman with a whole life ahead of her who was simply enjoying a night out in a pub with a family and friends. the cowardly actions of chapman on that night firing at his intended targets whilst they were stood outside in a crowd shows the arrogance and contempt that he had for everybody else as a result of his reckless actions. ali had a life tragically cut short . her family tragically cut short. her family and friends and everyone who knew her have been left devastated by their loss . today, devastated by their loss. today, chapman is behind bars where he rightly belongs and where he will now spend a considerable penod will now spend a considerable period of his adult life. his co—accused, thomas warren , has co—accused, thomas warren, has also been brought to justice. no sentence , however long, can sentence, however long, can change what chapman did. but i hope that knowing he has been

brought to justice and is off our streets brings some small amount of comfort . i hope that amount of comfort. i hope that it serves as a deterrent to anybody considering picking up or using a gun. i would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to ali's family, who throughout the whole investigation and the trial have remained dignified and composed despite being forced to relive the horrific events of christmas eve . and i hope that they can eve. and i hope that they can now start to properly grieve their loss. i would like to thank the crown prosecution service, adam clarke , and then service, adam clarke, and then in particular nigel powers , in particular nigel powers, king's counsel, and katie appleton for the successful prosecution of the case. i would also like to thank all officers and staff from across all strands of merseyside police who were involved in this case from day one. their commitment, dedication and hard work has been key to the investigation and has allowed us to successfully prosecute chapman and worden and get the justice

for ali's family. thank you . for ali's family. thank you. >> i'd like to just echo what paul said. really that the amount of people involved in this investigation from day one, from literally from the minute it happened, has been remarkable. >> and they did not give up. they were relentless . and in they were relentless. and in achieving the goal, which was to get justice for ali and catch the killer. thankfully now he's got 48 years and hopefully he never sees christmas again . and never sees christmas again. and if i'm lucky enough to still be around for a long time. yeah i will do my best to make sure he never comes out of jail . and never comes out of jail. and i know there's a lot of people who've been affected by this, and that includes the whole family. army . and it needs to be family. army. and it needs to be many things need to change. and we've we've made a start with

that. and i think the 48 years, if you think of picking up a gun now, you should think twice about it . and i'd like to thank about it. and i'd like to thank again merseyside police, the whole family behind me. we've sat here for four weeks and had to go through this. something that we'll never forget . but it that we'll never forget. but it was all done for ali and we achieved that today. thank you . achieved that today. thank you. >> okay. well, that was a statement from elle edwards father, tim, and a legal representative as well. what he did was initially start by thanking the police for all of their efforts in trying to snare ali's killer, who was today sentenced to a minimum of 48 years in prison. he went on to say tim edwards, ali's father, that he will do his best to make sure that he never gets out of prison. he hopes that he doesn't ever see another christmas again. he then got very

emotional, said that things need to change. just recap, the to change. just to recap, the that ali's murderer , connor that ali's murderer, connor chapman, was sentenced earlier on to a minimum of 48 years, which would make him 71 years old when he gets out of prison. the judge, of course, stopped short of a full life term . in short of a full life term. in other news today and in just a few minutes, i will tell you why everybody's favourite archbishop, justin welby, thinks that universities should be punished out if their students are offended. yes, that's right. so if students are offended by anything that they see at university , well, there may be university, well, there may be those universities should indeed be punished . but i'm sorry, but be punished. but i'm sorry, but is this not why we have a generation of utter snowflakes talking of snowflakes , here's talking of snowflakes, here's your weather . your weather. >> the temperatures rising in boxed solar . proud sponsors of boxed solar. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office. with

the gb news forecast. it's a fine afternoon for many of us. dry and bright, plenty of sunshine for england and wales andifs sunshine for england and wales and it's feeling warmer well and it's feeling warmer as well . but thunderstorms are . but some thunderstorms are likely form in places most likely to form in places most especially western parts of northern ireland. where northern ireland. that's where we're area of low we're closest to an area of low pressure. that low that's pressure. it's that low that's going to bring storms in going to bring further storms in this for now, it this weekend. but for now, it is drawing warmer from the drawing up warmer air from the south. thunderstorms do south. any thunderstorms do disappear through the evening across scotland and northern ireland. conditions for most ireland. dry conditions for most a bit a breeze overnight, but a bit of a breeze overnight, but that breeze, say, is that breeze, as i say, is bringing up warm from bringing up warm air from the south. it's muggy night for south. so it's a muggy night for many of us with temperatures in some staying at 19 some spots staying at 18 or 19 celsius, mid teens widely as we start saturday. and for many , start saturday. and for many, it's a sunny start. temperatures soon shooting up. but for northern ireland, for wales in the south—west, we've got some cloud and some showers moving through as those showers interact with the warm or hot air further east, thunderstor storms likely not storms are likely not for everyone but they do everyone, but where they do occur, of 50mm a few occur, the risk of 50mm in a few hours. thunder lightning and large hail now ahead of the

thunderstorms. east anglia could reach 30 celsius, perhaps more if we get enough sunshine and fresher conditions arrive from the west through the afternoon. and those fresher conditions prevail across the country on sunday. but the risk of further showers, especially for northern ireland, wales and the south—west and some longer spells of rain in places as well . we start next week with further showers and thunderstorms . thunderstorms. >> the temperatures rising , >> the temperatures rising, boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> well, after trying to derail the illegal migration bill on wednesday, justin welby is now targeting universities and defending snowflake students. i will be telling you exactly , will be telling you exactly, exactly what he wants to do very, very shortly. patrick christys on gb news, britain's news

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radio. >> well , at 4:00, i will radio. >> well, at 4:00, i will ask whether or not rishi sunak can turn the tories fortunes around as his party languish almost 20 points now behind labour in the polls. it is staggering , isn't polls. it is staggering, isn't it, how that kind of conventional wisdom has emerged that when boris johnson decided to call day, the tories to call it a day, the tories were taking absolute kick the were taking absolute kick in the opinion were 7.7 opinion polls, there were 7.7 points , okay, and now points behind, okay, and now they are around 20 potentially on the cusp as well, depending on the cusp as well, depending on how the elections go. of on how the by elections go. of course, well, finding course, as well, finding themselves a situation where themselves in a situation where they've of they've gone from a majority of ac which is a remarkable ac to 38, which is a remarkable decline. i have been asking you throughout the course of this show today or not that show today whether or not that you things were you think actually things were better and what you better with boris and what you also about this that also think about this story that i'm be talking about i'm going to be talking about right gb views our gb news right now. gb views our gb news .com. get a load of this. so two days ago, justin welby, everybody's archbishop everybody's favourite archbishop was to scupper everybody's favourite archbishop wasgovernment's to scupper everybody's favourite archbishop was government's flagship per the government's flagship illegal bill. not just illegal migration bill. not just that, actually proposing something completely different that up to big global

that signed us up to big global ambitions, presumably at great cost and actually helping people go abroad. nothing really to go abroad. so nothing really to stop the boat essentially today he has now turned his attention to universal cities and said that they should punished . that they should be punished. coyte well, here it says, if their students misbehave, really it's if students are offended , it's if students are offended, the archbishop of canterbury is in favour of universities having their funding cut. if trans students and people from other minorities are, quote, abused, inqu minorities are, quote, abused, insult and excluded. okay but is this not a rather slippery slope ? for example, if somebody says that they are insulted or abused , that might just be because a speaker has been invited to that school that they disagree with or that university that they disagree with, that disagree with, should that university defunded ? joining university be defunded? joining me is the policy manager at me now is the policy manager at the education policy the higher education policy institute. josh freeman. institute. it is josh freeman. josh, to see you. thank josh, great to see you. thank you is this you very, very much. is this really happening or should universities their funding universities have their funding cut? if somebody goes , i'm a bit cut? if somebody goes, i'm a bit offended . offended. >> well, thanks very much, first

of all, for having me on. >> and this is a tricky topic. >> and this is a tricky topic. >> i think the headline is perhaps a little bit misleading. it's true that he's arguing for funding cuts, but the emphasis on what he's saying is that students should be free from abuse. they should be free from harassment and these seem like relatively sensible things, but they do. >> sorry to interrupt straight away, but they are sensible. that's why we have laws for that. >> right? right but the laws and this is this is where it gets tncky this is this is where it gets tricky is that the laws are where universities are concerned. not very clear. so universities have two obligations. now. we have this new freedom of speech, bill. on the one hand, they have to protect students from from from abuse , from harassment, but on abuse, from harassment, but on the other hand, they have this new legal duty to protect freedom of speech. and where it's difficult, it is where the line ends between abuse and harassment. and it begins where it's just this sort of

contentious, difficult issues, but ones that ultimately need to be discussed . universities are be discussed. universities are in this difficult position of having to adjudicate between these and oh, well, okay. and it's still very difficult. yeah >> yes. no, indeed. i find it staggering, though, that he would want to wade in on this. really? because surely the whole point of big universities is that you go and you challenge your thoughts. a big point your thoughts. also a big point of university that might of university is that you might get animated about get very animated about something. and then as you grow up, get over and you up, you get over it and you start to become a bit less radical. so why would it be okay for somebody there to go, oh , i for somebody there to go, oh, i think that, you know, trans women are women and they should all allowed use my all be allowed to use my changing but it presumably changing room. but it presumably by wouldn't be okay for by this wouldn't be okay for somebody a woman who somebody who is a woman who would to that changing would have to use that changing room oh, you know, room to say, oh, you know, i don't really want that. that could cause offence. and if a university doesn't university then doesn't clamp down under justin down on that, they under justin welby's perfect world would have their funding cut. i

welby's perfect world would have theirfunding cut. i mean welby's perfect world would have their funding cut. i mean this entrenches one form of woke belief in society doesn't it. >> well i think it's i absolutely agree with you in that no one student should be able to stop important debates going ahead and, you know, if universities are the place where you have the intellectual figoun you have the intellectual rigour, you have the expertise, you have this opportunity for these difficult conversations. and this is the one place in society where you would expect them to happen. and i, i agree that i don't think it's right that i don't think it's right that any one student should be able be able to shut able to should be able to shut these down. but that said, universities are in this particular tricky position as a result of the legislation. now, the office for students has an opportunity to clear this up. it's going to be publishing some new guidance and help us adjudicate, as you say, between this, you know, this this these views that are difficult but but important to discuss. and the ones that tip over into harassment . the office for harassment. the office for students needs to start consulting. it needs to consult university properly on this.

yeah.in university properly on this. yeah. in order that they can make that decision. >> but we've already seen some quite notable no platforms. i mean, it wasn't so ago that mean, it wasn't so long ago that jacob was no platform. jacob rees—mogg was no platform. there's events there there's a couple of events there was hoo ha over it all was a massive hoo ha over it all as well. kathleen stock at oxford that was another oxford again, that was another cracking of somebody who cracking example of somebody who was interrupted and was interrupted non stop. and there widespread protests there were widespread protests that whether that weren't there about whether or should have been or not she should have been allowed to actually actually talk. and i find this quite concerned because surely we shouldn't be looking for lessons on morality or how we should live our lives or what our kind of moral code is from from a lot of moral code is from from a lot of students who quite often, i would imagine, have never had a day's work in their lives, probably smoking quite a lot of cannabis and dare i say, have blue hair. >> well, it's interesting that you bring up the kathleen stock case because i attended that talk and it got a lot of press coverage, but i attended because i wanted to hear, you know, support the fact that that she was speaking, even though i

didn't necessarily agree with everything that she had to say. and it got a tonne of media coverage. and you would think based on the media coverage, that it was this big disaster and everyone was being shut down and everyone was being shut down and no one could speak. but actually kathleen stock came and no one could speak. but act there kathleen stock came and no one could speak. but act there i> you've hit the nail on the head. you've hit the nail on the head. you've hit the nail on the head. and this is a really big societal problem. and this is why i keep banging on about it, because people will is because what people will see is somebody that they

somebody with a view that they might with. okay. albeit might agree with. okay. albeit maybe quite maybe expressing it quite bluntly they've got a book bluntly or they've got a book out or they're on some kind of book and book tour or something, and that's they're there. and that's why they're there. and they'll all these protests they'll see all these protests outside and they'll think, oh gosh, don't want to gosh, i don't really want to have pulled over me or to have beans pulled over me or to people to think i'm people to think that i'm some kind hate figure. kind of terf or a hate figure. so i will keep that view to myself. and it becomes myself. and then it becomes societal style censorship from what actually is a majority view that very loud that is opposed by a very loud minority fringe. thank you very, very it to great have very much. it was to great have your your rigorous intellect on the show. josh freeman there, who is, course, the policy who is, of course, the policy manager at the higher education policy institute, just one quick email, is a topic email, because this is a topic that to back to that we're going to go back to very, shortly, which of very, very shortly, which is, of course, whether not it course, about whether or not it is curtains for rishi worthing's better really under the better really under boris. the reason latest reason i'm asking is the latest polling data is out and it's an absolute shocker. patrick i believe boris was a better believe that boris was a better prime minister rishi. prime minister than rishi. rishi is being with the is not being honest with the british on immigration, british public on immigration, but will presenting but i will be presenting you with solution we have with a solution that we have unearthed could actually unearthed which could actually mean sunak can still mean that rishi sunak can still turn things around. so be turn things around. so i will be

displaying that for you very, very shortly a big very shortly and having a big discussion about how woke brands very shortly and having a big discu absolutely: how woke brands very shortly and having a big discu absolutely lost/ woke brands very shortly and having a big discu absolutely lost theyke brands very shortly and having a big discu absolutely lost the plot. ands have absolutely lost the plot. you believe or maybe you will not believe or maybe you the latest ben and you will. the latest ben and jerry madness. but of course on serious news as well. connor chapman been jailed chapman has been jailed at liverpool for life liverpool crown court for life with 48 years for with a minimum of 48 years for the edwards. we the murder of elle edwards. we will the latest on that will have the latest on that patrick christys on gb news. britain's news channel. >> outlook with boxed >> a brighter outlook with boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. it's a fine afternoon for many of us. dry and bright, plenty of sunshine for england and wales and feeling warmer as and it's feeling warmer as well. but some thunderstorms are likely form in places most likely to form in places most especially western parts of northern ireland. that's where we're closest to an area of low pressure. it's that low that's going to bring further storms in this for now, is this weekend. but for now, it is drawing warmer from the drawing up warmer air from the south. thunderstorms do south. any thunderstorms do disappear evening disappear through the evening across northern across scotland and northern ireland. dry conditions for most. bit of a breeze most. a bit of a breeze overnight, but that breeze as i

say, is bringing up warm air from the south. so it's a muggy night for many of us with temperatures some spots temperatures in some spots staying or 19 celsius staying at 18 or 19 celsius mid—teens as as we start mid—teens, as widely as we start saturday. and for many, it's a sunny start. temperatures soon shooting up, but for northern ireland, for wales in the south—west we've got some cloud and some showers moving through as those showers interact with the warm, more hot further the warm, more hot air further east, are likely east, thunderstorms are likely not for everyone, but where they do occur, the risk of 50mm in a few hours. thunder, lightning and large hail. now ahead of the thunderstorms. east anglia could reach 30 celsius, perhaps more if we get enough sunshine and fresher conditions arrive from the west through the afternoon. and those fresher conditions prevail across the country on sunday. but the risk of further showers, especially for northern ireland, wales and the south—west and some longer spells of rain in places as well. we start next week with further showers and thunderstorms . thunderstorms. >> a brighter outlook with boxed

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gb news, it's faux pas. >> miss patrick christys. it's gb news big hour coming your way is rishi sunak an absolutely massive loser. the opinion polling was suggest he is and i am asking was it better with bofis am asking was it better with boris again ? the data is there. boris again? the data is there. people did the tories commit political suicide? in other news, i'm going to be talking about this as well. yes there was a migration plan on the table underneath liz truss and she rejected it. that would have reduced net migration. also so we've got an exclusive which is the number of people who have managed to make their way across the channel so far today. seven seven. it is of course the

anniversary of seven seven. i thought we'd have a little look as we are up to with as to where we are up to with the state of terrorism in britain today. j as it stands, what have learned, what lessons have been learned, if get a load of if any? and yes, get a load of this. ben jerry's have had this. ben and jerry's have had yet woke shocker. on the yet another woke shocker. on the 4th of july. they called for america. you know that that country where they've made a load of based on american load of money based on american capitalism become capitalism and become a multi—billion company. multi—billion dollar company. yeah, the land yeah, they want to give the land back indigenous people. back to the indigenous people. but a at woke but i'm having a look at woke companies in general. could this be jerry's bud light moment? be ben jerry's bud light moment? patrick christys on . gb news. gb patrick christys on. gb news. gb views. gb news .com. i'll just ask this . is it actually time to ask this. is it actually time to replace rishi sunak? you look at the polling 20 points behind bofis the polling 20 points behind boris was seven points behind when he went . have they got time when he went. have they got time to replace him ? find somebody to replace him? find somebody else though also there is else who though also there is a plan out there apparently that could mean that rishi sunak can claw gbviews@gbnews.com. claw it back gbviews@gbnews.com. but now it's your headlines.

>> good afternoon . it's 4:01. >> good afternoon. it's 4:01. i'm ray addison in the newsroom. a gunman who killed a beautician outside a pub in merseyside on christmas eve last year has been sentenced to life and will serve a minimum of 48 years for her murder . the a minimum of 48 years for her murder. the 23 year old connor chapman opened fire outside the lighthouse pub in wirral, killing 26 year old ellie edwards . in total, he fired 12 edwards. in total, he fired 12 shots from a submachine gun , shots from a submachine gun, injuring several others, before fleeing the scene, chapman was found guilty after a three and a half week trial at liverpool crown court. ellie's father, tim edwards, spoke after that sentencing . sentencing. >> thankfully now he's got 48 years and hopefully never sees christmas again . and if i'm christmas again. and if i'm lucky enough to still be around for a long time, yeah , i would for a long time, yeah, i would do my best to make sure he never comes out of jail . comes out of jail. >> a man who killed a mother and

her two young daughters by setting fire to their flat in nottingham has been jailed. our east midlands reporter will hollis is at nottingham crown court . well, what can you tell court. well, what can you tell us about that reaction to the sentencing ? well it was a short sentencing? well it was a short time ago that jamie barrow of farage close in clifton, was sentenced to a minimum life term of 44 years. >> just to give you an idea of how long that will be is he'll be 75 before he even has a chance of even leaving prison and asking for a pole parole. the judge in her sentencing remarks said that she was quite sure that barrow wanted to kill ms hydara and her children. she also added that the offence took planning and thought . now this planning and thought. now this of course relates to the three murders of fatima tawhidul and her two children, fatima and neymar. they were the neighbours of jamie barrow. right now you can just see that a statement is

being made by abu bucha drama , being made by abu bucha drama, the father of the two children and wife to fatoumata. and you can see behind him the scale of the impact that this has had on the impact that this has had on the family inside. just a few moments earlier today , they moments ago, earlier today, they mr drama said that jamie barrow was a coward and that his daughters were too little angels. he also described his wife as perfect . wife as perfect. >> okay. will hollis outside nottingham crown court with the latest there for us. thank you very much . an eight year old very much. an eight year old girl and a 40 year old woman remain in a life threatening condition in hospital following yesterday's crash at a school in wimbledon. another eight year old girl was killed after a land rover crashed through a fence and into the study prep school. the driver, a 46 year old woman, arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, has now been bailed pending further inquiries. a coroner has concluded that the deaths of

four boys who drowned after falling into a frozen lake near solihull was a terrible accident . brothers six year old samuel and eight year old finlay butler died along with their 11 year old cousin, thomas stewart and ten year old jack johnson. the court heard that the children went to babbs mill lake in kingshurst in december last year to skim stones and feed the ducks. to skim stones and feed the ducks . police formed a to skim stones and feed the ducks. police formed a human chain to punch through the ice and pull the children out of the lake. but all four later died. supenn lake. but all four later died. superintendent richard harris says his officers did everything they could to save them. >> my own local officers were the first to arrive on the scene within minutes of the initial call and tried so desperately to rescue the boys that afternoon, with many wading into subzero water up to their necks to form a human chain. they had no specialist equipment, but bravely smashed their way through the ice with their batons and fists.

through the ice with their batons and fists . aukus in a bid batons and fists. aukus in a bid to find the boys . to find the boys. >> the government has doubled down on its refusal to commit to accepting teachers pay review proposals . education is a right. proposals. education is a right. >> that is why we have to fight. >> that is why we have to fight. >> members of the national education union are taking part in a second day of industrial action. this week. they warned there could be more strikes in there could be more strikes in the autumn term, all for education. unions rejected the government's offer of a one off payment and a 4.5% pay rise next year. payment and a 4.5% pay rise next year . more payment and a 4.5% pay rise next year. more than payment and a 4.5% pay rise next year . more than 300 people were year. more than 300 people were intercept ated in small boats in the english channel in the early hours of this morning . its the hours of this morning. its the first crossings in seven days following poor weather. gb news understands that the boats pushed off from a 60 mile stretch of the french coastline from dunkirk to boulogne . it from dunkirk to boulogne. it bnngs from dunkirk to boulogne. it brings the total number of crossings so far this year to over 11,700. house prices fell at the fastest annual rate in 12

years last month . halifax years last month. halifax reports that the average uk property price was down 2.6% in june. that's compared with the same month last year. that's more than double the drop in may, marking the largest fall since 2011. the mortgage provider says the average house price for june was . around price for june was. around £286,000. this is gb news. we'll bnng £286,000. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. so let's get straight back to . patrick >> is anybody else sick and tired of extreme woke virtue signalling adverts these days? everywhere you look, it just feels like addicts think that unless their campaign has at least one person in a wheelchair, the ethnic diversity of the united nations and somebody who is either kissing somebody who is either kissing somebody of their own gender or displaying the visible scars of some form of transgender surgery, everybody will

surgery, then everybody will assume that they're like the and must be cancelled. ben and jerry's are back at it. well they certainly had a worse time on the 4th of july than hunter biden, didn't they? but they released a statement saying the united states founded united states was founded on stolen land this 4th stolen indigenous land this 4th of july. let's commit to returning it. well how about you just commit to making ice cream, maybe lowering the price of that ice cream as well while you're at the responses to this at it. the responses to this were absolute classics. first, you to apologise to the you need to apologise to the millions of cows you've milked without consent, says one. your product is colonialist. misogyny in the form of an overpriced dessert . stop feeding the people dessert. stop feeding the people cow trauma. i also enjoyed this one a commitment to give america away. sounds a bit much. he's quite a good point, isn't it? actually, ben and jerry's is amassed a multi—billion dollar fortune based primarily around an american north american form of capitalism . ben and jerry's of capitalism. ben and jerry's could really afford to solve a lot of the problems they pretend

to care about quite easily. if they just paid for it themselves. but they've got form for this stuff. get this until australia allows gay marriage , australia allows gay marriage, ben and jerry's won't serve to scoops of the same ice cream. it's stunning and brave. one advert cast trump supporters as lemons in april of 2019, the company tweeted about the disproportionate number of people of colour arrested for marijuana related offences . it's marijuana related offences. it's not just ben and jerry's though, is it? of course. bud light used a man cosplaying as a woman to sell their beer. they lost huge amounts of money as a result of that. gillette basically took a flamethrower to men who shave, which considering their which considering what their product wasn't the product is, probably wasn't the best idea. i go on the underground and see the adverts now for fashion brands, i can only the price of fabric only assume the price of fabric has gone down because these companies seem to use more companies seem keen to use more of to cater for big fat of it to cater for huge, big fat people . madame tussauds has got people. madame tussauds has got one at the moment. it's an absolute classic. it's a lady in absolute classic. it's a lady in a wheelchair, ethnic minority t next to the king. he's just

trying to cram everything in. they away from they are a pride flag away from the house. there but the full house. there but whatsapp's latest tv advert appears to feature a woman hiding her pregnancy from her partner from what i can partner and from what i can tell, deciding whether or not to abort there are too many abort it. there are too many examples of this stuff to even mention. it is everywhere. why don't companies save themselves and us a lot of time and just go before we crack on? we're not racist. some of our best customers are ethnic minorities. we're not sexist, homophobic, transphobic . we are pro—choice. transphobic. we are pro—choice. love, love, love, love. you. all right. now, here's what this vacuum cleaner actually does to clean your home better than our competitors . let's just do the competitors. let's just do the advert. stop virtue signalling . advert. stop virtue signalling. right. well, that's what i would think. but i want to hear from you. vaiews@gbnews.com. i'm going to be returning to that ben and jerry's story a little bit on. it did make me bit later on. it did make me laugh, but just thought it was laugh, but i just thought it was

so ridiculous. and then i started noticing things everywhere you look, every time you your see you turn on your telly, you see the just seems the adverts they all just seems to be virtue signalling, doesn't it? but loads on that later it? but loads more on that later on show. yes, on in the show. but yes, absolutely. to story and absolutely. to our top story and absolutely. to our top story and a year ago today, boris johnson announced that he was resigning as prime minister. at as prime minister. now, at the time, lead time, labour held a 7.7. lead and he's easy to say that, isn't it? but 12 months on rishi sunak is of conservative is in charge of a conservative party massive 19 to 20 party with a massive 19 to 20 points deficit and it could be about to get worse for the prime minister with three by elections taking place later month minister with three by elections taki|two lace later month minister with three by elections taki|two more ater month minister with three by elections taki|two more possibly month minister with three by elections taki|two more possibly on nth minister with three by elections taki|two more possibly on the and two more possibly on the honzon and two more possibly on the horizon . so joined . first horizon. so i'm joined. first and foremost by our political reporter , olivia utley olivia , reporter, olivia utley olivia, thank you very, very much. what are the chances of a conservative majority going from 80 at the last election to i think i'm right in saying 38 in a of months time? a couple of months time? >> well , it is a couple of months time? >> well, it is looking pretty bad for rishi sunak. it's expected that he's going to lose at least a few of the by elections. and it's now being predicted that he might actually

lose all five of those upcoming by elections, which is a really, really tricky situation for him to be in in two of those constituencies , the tamworth constituencies, the tamworth constituency, where chris pincher has been suspended from or is about to be suspended from , and nadine dorries, constituent c and in fact from where david warburton has been suspended from the conservative, have majorities of 19 20,000 in 1 case 24,000. these are seats that the conservatives should not be losing, but as you say, they've now been trailing labour in the polls for so long and by such a long way that it feels quite possible labour labour voters are feeling pretty optimistic that they might actually be able to overturn these big majorities. expect to see thousands of labour activists piling into these seats . expect to see keir seats. expect to see keir starmer with his sleeves rolled up and his tie off. funnily enough , the seat which actually enough, the seat which actually the conservatives are perhaps least worried about, is boris johnson's uxbridge constituency. he only has a majority of 7000.

so losing the seat wouldn't look that bad. but also ulez is so incredibly unpopular in this outer london constituency. people hate sadiq khan so much that it's thought that actually the conservatives might just about hold onto that one, but that is, you know, scant comfort for rishi sunak today. >> absolutely, olivia. fantastically well put as ever. olivia utley there gb news political reporter. i am joined now by two titans of the political game. one of them is the political editor of express online, david maddox, who i will go to first, mad dog maddox to his david, thank you very, his mate david, thank you very, very much. look, when you have the cold light of day shining upon rishi sunak's performance and popularity at the and his popularity at the moment, do have wonder moment, you do have to wonder whether or not the tories will now just admit that boris was better . better. >> i think there's still a lot of tory mps and say tory mps who will go to their graves before they admit that boris is better,

even though quite obviously he was. i mean, you quoted it actually one poll on the day he quit last year had him only five points behind labour. in our poll last night, points behind labour. in our poll last night , taking the uk poll last night, taking the uk had labour 21 points ahead. so i think it was a yougov poll, had labour 25 points ahead. so five times as much potentially as you know, we're actually heading to the territory of where liz truss was now. yeah after the collapsing mini—budget. you know, this is a total disaster and i think frankly most conservative mps have given up an awful lot of nato resigning and a lot are looking for other jobs. >> but it's almost like some people were saying this at the time and this idea that it was all about integrity and honesty and being virtuous and all this office, this office of office, this great office of state, we need someone who's an aduu state, we need someone who's an adult in the room. okay. well, where was bounce when liz where was the bounce when liz truss power? mean, the truss came to power? i mean, the whole lasted 44 days. whole thing lasted 44 days. rishi is about as popular

rishi sunak is about as popular as novichok from what i can tell. and so realistically, we, the tories, would have had much of better chance if they'd had of a better chance if they'd had just boris johnson, just stuck with boris johnson, even height of even at the height of all of that drip, drip, drip of media backlash, height of backlash, even at the height of all pmqs where keir all of those pmqs where keir starmer was being quote unquote forever his partygate forever sick about his partygate and the british and all of this, the british pubuc and all of this, the british public acutely aware public were acutely aware of that. and conservative party that. and the conservative party thought, get rid of thought, we better get rid of this if we've got any chance this guy if we've got any chance of the next general of winning the next general election. is election. and the reality is they him and now they got rid of him and now they've got no chance of winning they've got no chance of winning the next general election. yeah and they've replaced and ultimately they've replaced him somebody else who got him with somebody else who got fined partygate . fined for partygate. >> and you know, doesn't have a magic touch . we've been able to magic touch. we've been able to persuade people or bring people on side. i mean, you know , plays on side. i mean, you know, plays terribly in the so—called red wall areas which took off labour and actually, if you look at the way the council elections, the way the council elections, the way people are voting or staying at home rather, their actual southern seats are even more in dangenl southern seats are even more in danger. i mean, those somerset

and frome and all those sorts of places could easily fall simply because conservative voters are fed up to the teeth with this lot. and probably quite rightly so . i mean, the other thing is so. i mean, the other thing is to remember that they could be facing seven more by elections after next week, because if labour and the lib dems get their way, they're going to censure these ones who have the temerity to speak out against the kangaroo court and have, you know, potentially have seven more. >> this is what i wanted to talk to you about. okay. because a lot of people were saying at the time, look, this boris johnson still a bit of a witch hunt. frankly. they clearly want him out he's deeply popular out because he's deeply popular and they want to win and they don't want him to win again. you know, lo and again. well, you know, lo and behold, in the end, the tories essentially him themselves behold, in the end, the tories esshanding him themselves behold, in the end, the tories esshanding in him themselves behold, in the end, the tories esshanding in a him themselves behold, in the end, the tories esshanding in a n01 themselves behold, in the end, the tories esshanding in a no confidencees by handing in a no confidence and saying to go. and saying it's time to go. boris. they basically gave boris. so they basically gave in to that and then what we're now seeing this procedure seeing is this whole procedure has no pushback has to go through no pushback from the current people in number whatsoever. it's number 10 whatsoever. it's allowed on and on allowed to just roll on and on andifs allowed to just roll on and on and it's all polite. and and it's all very polite. and thatis

and it's all very polite. and that is , again, just tactic to that is, again, just a tactic to undermine the conservative party. and then now got party. and then now we've got labour and the lib dems coming together to try essentially together to try to essentially cause in seats for cause by elections in seats for people who criticise that report . all surely now . and this is all surely now just part of a very transparent plan to try to remove anybody who is relatively popular in the conservative party and has conservative values and might actually win our next election. and as far as i can tell, rishi sunak for a bloke who's been publicly educated and you know, he's supposed to have a brain the a planet just the size of a planet just doesn't and keeps doesn't see this and keeps walking into traps . walking into these traps. >> no. and and maybe he just doesn't care . or maybe he's just doesn't care. or maybe he's just happy to be prime minister and see it out. i mean , you know, it see it out. i mean, you know, it was hard to believe that, but, you know, a number a number of mps have suggested that to me. you we're pointing out to you know, we're pointing out to the know, two the fact that, you know, two weeks a row won't be doing weeks in a row he won't be doing pmqs, you know, so he'll general leads front . it's leads from the front. and it's been to the troops been able to seen by the troops inspires everybody. you know this has just gone and this one has just gone and hidden in westminster and

hidden in westminster abbey and you clearing off the you know he's clearing off the worship the nhs and you know and you look at those seven who are under threat, you know, it's people like jacob rees—mogg, pretty dodi patel, nadine dorries you know, admittedly said she was going to go anyway, but you know, these are big figures on the right. but you know, these are big figures on the right . they're figures on the right. they're popular figures on the right and you know , there is a clear you know, there is a clear agenda to get that sort of person out . person out. >> yeah, look, david, thank you very much. always an absolute pleasure. it's david maddox there editor of there who is the editor of express online. i'm going to try again now with david campbell—bannerman, who's a former conservative mep who was on briefly in the last on very briefly in the last houn on very briefly in the last hour. thank you very much for popping hour. thank you very much for popping back up. good. to hour. thank you very much for pop you back up. good. to hour. thank you very much for pop you again.1p. good. to hour. thank you very much for pop you again. twice)d. to hour. thank you very much for pop you again. twice in to hour. thank you very much for pop you again. twice in a to hour. thank you very much for pop you again. twice in a day. to see you again. twice in a day. i must be doing something right and want to pick up and look, i just want to pick up on a point david maddox on a point that david maddox made there, which think is made there, which i think is interesting. actually interesting. does rishi actually care about winning the next election, you think, or is he election, do you think, or is he just a stepping stone just in it as a stepping stone for something probably just in it as a stepping stone for sanething probably just in it as a stepping stone for sya bigiing probably just in it as a stepping stone for sya big bank probably just in it as a stepping stone for sya big bank somewhere.y with a big bank somewhere. >> personally think he's >> i, i personally think he's more interested in the global

situation and maybe taking over the world bank or the imf or going back to america . going back to america. >> um, he's very much a globalist and corporatist and i think he looks at it as this way. >> it's good for his cv to be prime minister , but it helps him prime minister, but it helps him move on to other things. >> i would say. i don't think he's enjoying being prime minister. i mean, tim shipman's article exposed that in the sunday times. i've seen him on numerous occasions like spring forum, and i think he it's getting to him . he's not very getting to him. he's not very happy at it. and i don't know whether he's getting personal pressures as well, because obviously his family's in the frame as well, and that's not very comfortable . very comfortable. >> no, indeed . and i just wonder >> no, indeed. and i just wonder whether or not the conservatives now would be having a look. let's say that there are seven by—election losses in the next couple of months . okay. make me couple of months. okay. make me a prediction on what happens. do they just limp on? because if they just limp on? because if they do, they might as well say

, look, we're actually going to do what's in the best interest of the country and we'll call an election. and then the result of that, we will honour because otherwise we end up with a complete lame duck prime minister who may may not minister who may or may not actually the job in a time actually want the job in a time of national crisis. there are so many at the moment that many things at the moment that someone and had someone who was good and had proper, know , a bit of proper, you know, a bit of balls, right, would actually be getting of not going to a getting a hold of not going to a church service for the flipping nhs westminster abbey, hiding nhs at westminster abbey, hiding from of from for pmqs another couple of weeks he's going do weeks saying he's going to do things then actually things and then not actually doing seriously, doing them. i mean, seriously, should he not just call a general election, get this over with? >> well , i with? >> well, i wouldn't suggest an election in these. >> well, no, because you get battered. it's but i think if sunakisnt battered. it's but i think if sunak isn't performing and these polls are disastrous , as david polls are disastrous, as david just said, you know, i've never seen i mean, we're getting into sort of meh territory here, you know, theresa may territory which is complete disaster. um, you know, what's happening.

conservative mps have got their heads firmly stuck in the sand like ostriches . they've got to like ostriches. they've got to wake up. i know it's messy. we had a lot of drama last year, which wasn't very pleasant. it's a year on since boris obviously made his resignation speech, but we've got to see the reality. this is a disaster for the conservative party and i don't want to be out of power for ten years or more. and that's where we're heading unless we get, you know, frankly, sunak stands as the thing is, he's getting away with it. >> he's he's getting away with it he puts a smart suit it because he puts a smart suit on. right. people know that on. right. and people know that he's financially successful he's been financially successful and he always looks very clean he's been financially successful and he iquite; looks very clean he's been financially successful and he iquite boyish very clean he's been financially successful and he iquite boyish and clean cut and quite boyish and possibly a little bit dull behind the scenes. and he gets away but you actually away with it. but you actually look at the results of this and where conservative are where the conservative party are now. got email in now. i've just got an email in from martin, i think sums up. from martin, i think sums it up. and way, this has got and by the way, this has got a huge response for that question i'm asking you right now at the bottom of screens. this is bottom of your screens. this is the polling data that's the latest polling data that's dropped today. the tories 20 points behind potentially the points behind potentially on the cusp by cusp of losing seven by elections. vaiews@gbnews.com.

martin, anyone martin, i didn't think anyone could than theresa may. could be worse than theresa may. and loads of and then we got rishi loads of people getting in touch to say reform, i.e. they obviously reform, i.e. they are obviously not switch to labour. not going to switch to labour. they're go and they're not going to go and vote. dem a lot of people vote. lib dem a lot of people are getting such. saying are getting such. they're saying they're vote for they're going to vote for a completely political completely different political party, presumably completely different political partythe presumably completely different political partythe conservative esumably completely different political partythe conservative vote ably split the conservative vote and then all what happens then we all know what happens there. david i am going to have to leave it here, my man, to leave it here, my good man, but appreciate coming back but i appreciate you coming back on. thank you very, on. thank you. thank you very, very great stuff. it's very much. great stuff. it's former conservative mep david campbell i campbell bannerman there. now i just is a fascinating just think that is a fascinating discussion able have discussion to be able to have actually really this actually really at this particular time. it particular moment in time. is it too for the tories to too late for the tories to actually do anything about it? is the conventional perceived is it the conventional perceived wisdom stick wisdom that they will just stick with if all of the with rishi even if all of the signs are that it's game signs are that frankly it's game over? but as the small boats keep crossing the channel, it's emerged plan to emerged that a radical plan to cut migration actually cut net migration was actually reject truss. and we reject ed by liz truss. and we have a gb news exclusive including footage which shows how migrants have how many channel migrants have arrived how many channel migrants have arriv also how many channel migrants have arrivalso as how many channel migrants have arriv also as well on top how many channel migrants have arrivalso as well on top of how many channel migrants have arriv also as well on top of that, and also as well on top of that, the that one of them was the fact that one of them was rescued essentially just feet

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just a boil. activists have been charged with aggravated trespass following two incidents at wimbledon on wednesday. deborah wilde, simon milner, edwards and william ward have all been released on bail to appear at city of westminster magistrates court on monday, the 7th of august. all of those people are in their 60s. well there we go. i look forward to the day where gary lineker pays their legal fees, but it has emerged today that liz truss was offered a radical plan that could have slashed net migration. but she rejected it. truss was only prime minister forjust 44 days prime minister for just 44 days and in that time a policy document was published that proposed measures to cut legal migration , such as capping entry migration, such as capping entry visas , raising fees, increasing visas, raising fees, increasing the salary threshold . but truss the salary threshold. but truss supposedly wasn't interested , supposedly wasn't interested, and i can understand that she was very much, we all know, was very much, as we all know, famously , of that for growth, famously, of that go for growth, economic mindset that did actually go hand in hand with rapid levels of mass migration . rapid levels of mass migration. joining me now is the chairman of migration watch uk. it's the

wonderful out mehmet out. great to have you on the show. is this yet another example of net migration in the hundreds of thousands actually being a deliberate policy choice and not a necessity of globalisation ? a necessity of globalisation? >> it is a deliberate policy choice . it's nothing to do with choice. it's nothing to do with the economy, frankly, apart from the economy, frankly, apart from the fact that it bears down on inflation as lord hammond, philip hammond reminded us, not long ago, the reason why they like the treasury in particular, likes a high immigration is that it means that wages are effectively depressed . and that effectively depressed. and that is what is appealing and that is what keeps inflation down. i think it really did let the cat out of the bag when lord hammond said that this was the real

reason . it's absurd and it reason. it's absurd and it doesn't do any just this, frankly, to the needs and the desires of the ordinary people. >> well, what are you appear to be saying is something that i've got to be honest, i was thinking as well, which is that if you take this to its natural conclusion, deliver only keeping migration that high is also a deliberate attempt to keep a lot of us poorer out . of us poorer out. >> absolutely. and i think that the bank of england said something to that effect . and something to that effect. and we've got to get used to being poorer. but the fact is that this has been going on for years and years and years . as i've and years and years. as i've said before, i think on on your programme , patrick, over 20 programme, patrick, over 20 years we had a population increase of 8 million people and of that 85, that's to say nearly

7 million people were the result of immigration and children of those coming here. that's why we've got to get it down and the people want it as i've heard you say , 60% of the people say it's say, 60% of the people say it's been too high. now, why won't the government why won't any government listen then to the people now ? people now? >> indeed. and just on something that viewers will be able to see some footage there of some of the arrivals today in the channel. so this is the illegal side of things. now out there was an idea floated yesterday which got rather a lot of traction. it certainly pricked my up the idea of my ears up about the idea of creating some kind of islands or processing centres on the islands, i should say. really off the coast of britain to house people, which would be a way of us basically managing to encompass people within british law not have to go law and therefore not have to go through the arduous court processes people to processes of sending people to places rwanda. do you think places like rwanda. do you think it actually time for it has actually become time for something channel migrant

something like channel migrant island ? island? >> well, i heard you say that yesterday and it has a lot of attractions , i have to say. attractions, i have to say. however what i would also add is how long will it take, patrick? and really dodi, if you think that the legal world, the so—called activist lawyers, are going to let it happen often without actually having something to say about it, i think we may all be mr taken if we thought that it's just the practicalities of doing it, how long it would happen. but effectively all you're doing is , look, when i was an immigration officer, we used to have a police station nearby where people were held while their cases were being considered or a further examination point, as it was described at one point. well, all you're doing, if you're having something much on a

bigger scale , all on an island bigger scale, all on an island is just having a further examination point . but what examination point. but what you've then got to do is be decisive and act quickly, and that's never going to happen, unfortunately . now, patrick, can unfortunately. now, patrick, can i can i just say one thing on, on, on, on what the people want . oh, okay. yeah, a few, a few a few weeks ago in fact on nigel farage's programme, i launched that the cut immigration .co.uk petition page thousands of people have already signed up to it. the frankly, the public want immigration cut . 60, 61% say immigration cut. 60, 61% say thatis immigration cut. 60, 61% say that is what they want. now we went through a short phase when people were conned into believing that , in fact, it was believing that, in fact, it was going to be reduced and everything was under control.

not essence. okay. well, signed my petition. all right. please >> all right. well, there you go. hey, we love a petition here at gb news, as you well know. our great stuff. thank you very much. that's out megxit. that is the chairman of migration watch uk come uk loads more still to come between now and 5:00 on the 18th anniversary of the desperate anniversary of 77. the desperate dark day in british history. the terror attack. i will ask how vulnerable we are right now to another terror attack. but first, it's your headlines with ray . ray. >> thanks, patrick. 4:33. here's the latest from the newsroom . the latest from the newsroom. our top story, a gunman who killed a beautician outside a pub in merseyside died on christmas eve has been sentenced to life and will serve a minimum of 48 years for her murder. the 26 year old elle edwards was killed by connor chapman outside the lighthouse pub in the wirral last year. the 23 year old fired 12 shots from a submachine gun ,

12 shots from a submachine gun, injuring several others, before fleeing the scene. chapman was found guilty after a three and a half week trial at liverpool crown court . a man who killed crown court. a man who killed a mother and her two young daughters by setting fire to their flat in nottingham has been jailed for life and will serve a minimum of 44 years. 31 year old jamie barrow was found guilty of murdering his neighbour fatoumata haidara, and her daughters, fatima and naima, in clifton last year. her daughters, fatima and naima, in clifton last year . the court in clifton last year. the court heard that he poured petrol through their letterbox before setting it alight and then watching the fire take hold . an watching the fire take hold. an eight year old girl and a 40 year old woman remain in a life threatening condition in hospital following yesterday's crash at a school in wimbledon. another eight old girl was another eight year old girl was killed after land rover killed after a land rover crashed through a fence and into the study prep school. the dnven the study prep school. the driver, a 46 year old woman, arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, has now bailed pending further

now been bailed pending further inquiries . the government has inquiries. the government has doubled down on its refusal to commit to accepting teachers pay review proposals. members of the national education union are taking part in a second day of industrial action this week. they've warned of further strikes in the autumn term . i'm strikes in the autumn term. i'm all for education. unions reject the government's offer of a one off payment and a 4.5% pay rise next year . you can get more on next year. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gb news .com. but now let's get straight back to . patrick >> well, i will be asking why so many companies go woke when it almost always backfires. surely you will have noticed the state of advertising in this country now wherever you go. in fact, if you just see any whether you're

at the train platform or you're walking around the streets or you see on your telly and you just think that is the most virtue signalling advert, you know, those completely know, one of those completely unrealistic families that makes it look the united nations it look like the united nations has round for dinner or has come round for dinner or something that. email something like that. then email in your pictures. gb views something like that. then email in gb your pictures. gb views something like that. then email in gb news pictures. gb views something like that. then email in gb news .com.'es. gb views something like that. then email in gb news .com. becauseiews something like that. then email in gb news .com. because i've or gb news .com. because i've seen absolute caucus seen some absolute caucus recently . i'm seen some absolute caucus recently. i'm going be recently. i'm going to be talking all about them to test the just the theory of it all. really. what do they think is doing? but first, bizarrely, it's your weather. >> a brighter outlook with boxed solar. >> a brighter outlook with boxed solar . proud >> a brighter outlook with boxed solar. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. it's a fine afternoon for many of us. dry and bright, plenty of sunshine for england and wales andifs sunshine for england and wales and it's feeling warmer as well. but some thunderstorms are likely places most likely to form in places most especially western of especially western parts of northern where northern ireland. that's where we're of low we're closest to an area of low pressure. it's that low that's going bring further storms in going to bring further storms in this for now, is

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>> join the live desk on gb news. the people's channel, britain's news channel . and britain's news channel. and after the covid founder of ben and jerry's ice cream was arrested as a pro julian assange protest. >> in a few minutes, i will ask why so many big companies flaunt their woke credentials when it's almost always very, very bad for business. but it's the 18th anniversary of the seven, seven, seven terror attacks today, when 52 people were sadly killed by four suicide bombers. but what's the situation now? how vulnerable are we to a similar terror attack? essentially, what's the current state of play? i'm joined now by the former head of the national counter terrorism security office, chris phillips. chris, thank you much. great to thank you very much. great to have the show. what is have you on the show. what is the state of play then? the current state of play then? what the chances of

what are the chances of something like 77 happening again unfortunately , patrick, >> well, unfortunately, patrick, if you look at the vulnerability of sites, they obviously are always going to be vulnerable. >> it's whether or not we've got the people in the country that want to go out and commit these terrorist attacks. >> and unfortunately , the police >> and unfortunately, the police are telling us security services are telling us security services are telling us that there's plenty people, thousands of plenty of people, thousands of people got people actually, that have got terrorist people actually, that have got terrso;t people actually, that have got terrso unfortunately, the >> so unfortunately, the situation hasn't changed a great deal >>i deal >> i think some businesses have taken it upon themselves to do much many haven't. much more, but many haven't. >> and that's the biggest concern. >> that problem getting >> and is that problem getting better worse, chris, in terms better or worse, chris, in terms of the amount of people who are currently in this country who wish to do us harm ? wish to do us harm? >> well, it's definitely not got any better. >> i think what the police and security services have got better at is actually identifying groups of people that might want to do us harm and i of course, we, the police, have interdicted on a numerous

occasions which has prevented attacks. >> i think the difficulty is, as we've seen in the past in manchester and other locations , manchester and other locations, one can always get through and that's the big, big worry for society now. >> indeed. and it just staggers me that we don't seem to be maybe taking things quite as seriously as we could be doing . seriously as we could be doing. i do note what's going on in the channel. for example, i do note of course, a few other areas where i think we are making ourselves just an unbelievably soft touch . soft touch. >> yeah, a soft touch. but also we're we've got a very short memory really. >> and people that run buildings , events and locations tend to not worry too much about terrorism. of course, it's in the back of their mind, but they don't see it as one of their top priority. >> now, i actually took over at the national counter terrorism security office just before seven over seven, and we put in

a huge amount of work to try and encourage those that operate crowded places to protect themselves a bit better . themselves a bit better. >> and it was going somewhere. and the government a few years later stopped that work. >> but since manchester, we've now seen that work re—engaged and hopefully in the next 12 months we'll see the protect duty come out, which will force organisers of events to do much more to protect their people . more to protect their people. >> how effective are things like the prevent scheme . the prevent scheme. >> well, you don't hear of a successes. successes. >> successes. >> that's the trouble with things like prevent. there may be hundreds of people that have been turned away. we just don't hear about that. likewise you don't hear too much about attacks that have been stopped by police in and security, of course, failure is when something happens. and one gets through and that's likely to continue into the future, i'm afraid. >> no . okay. now, look, i've >> no. okay. now, look, i've just got to ask you this as

well. we hear a lot, don't we, about the rise of the far right . but they always say it's the fastest growing terror group, apparently extremist group. how doesit apparently extremist group. how does it actually compare to the threat from radical islamism ? threat from radical islamism? >> well, it's tiny by proportion. but of course, again, you only need one. but of course , the far right is driven course, the far right is driven by the islamic islamic extremists that have brought the terror threat level to our doors for the last 20 years. so that's been driven by one's driving the other. and you know, an attack of any kind is disaster. and whether it's far right or islamic extremists , you know, we islamic extremists, you know, we should worry about all of them. but but it's tiny by proportion to the threat that the uk , not to the threat that the uk, not only the uk, don't forget right across the world face from the extreme islamic attacks . extreme islamic attacks. >> yeah. no, absolutely . and can >> yeah. no, absolutely. and can i just ask you , do you remember i just ask you, do you remember where you were and what you were

doing on on seven over seven? i mean, i can't believe actually that it's 818 years ago . um, that it's 818 years ago. um, just a devastating i'm trying certainly remember where i was. i was actually on holiday. i was watching it all come through on the news. it's one of those things that's etched into your memory, but i'm sure memory, isn't it? but i'm sure you were someone more you were someone much more important. you? you were someone much more imfwell,t. you? you were someone much more imfwell, two you? you were someone much more imfwell, two daysyu? you were someone much more imfwell, two days before i'd >> well, two days before i'd taken up the job of head of national terrorism national counter terrorism security was security office, and i was walking waterloo bridge walking over waterloo bridge when phone or everyone's when my phone or everyone's phone stopped and of phone stopped working. and of course, at that time phone stopped working. and of courturned at that time phone stopped working. and of courturned off at that time phone stopped working. and of courturned off the at that time phone stopped working. and of courturned off the phone time phone stopped working. and of courturned off the phone network had turned off the phone network in area. but i was able to in that area. but i was able to make i realised make calls, so i realised something amiss had happened. i was able to get into the office and then we were working on this inquiry and all the bits around it for the next six months. so, so yes, i know very well all about this. this attack. i know it could have been much worse as well. and you know, if people make bombs and they let them off in crowded you're going in crowded places, you're going to lot of people to have an awful lot of people are killed. and we are injured or killed. and we need to make sure as much as we can and support the police and

security services everything security services in everything they do to it from they do to stop it from happening . yeah happening. yeah >> yeah. okay. all right, chris. i mean, it must have been just fascinating, but a very, very depressing sense, obviously, to have been right on the inside of that operation. and it's been great to chat to you to get a bit of an update from you. really, i suppose, as to exactly where you think we are at now. reasons to be cautious and i think it's exactly on. i do think it's exactly spot on. i do worry we are very worry that we are very complacent when it comes to it. and it wasn't just we had and it wasn't just 77. we had i think right in saying 2016, think i'm right in saying 2016, 2017 when across 2017 was when right across europe it seemed to be there was some attack single some terror attack every single week, much taking place. week, pretty much taking place. so much larger than others. and everyone high alert. and everyone was on high alert. and then a few without then you go a few years without something and you just something happening and you just worry kind worry whether or not we're kind of ducks and also of sitting ducks again. and also whether the public whether or not the public is focusing on on the right problem when it comes to who we should be for it. but be looking out for it. but chris, thank chris phillips chris, thank you. chris phillips there, former head of there, who is the former head of there, who is the former head of the counter terrorism the national counter terrorism security really, the national counter terrorism securiinteresting really, the national counter terrorism securi interesting insight .y, the national counter terrorism securi interesting insight into really interesting insight into

both that and of both the day that 77 and of course, where we are at now. but let's get back to a subject i spoke about the top of the spoke about at the top of the houn spoke about at the top of the hour. companies and their hour. woke companies and their extreme virtue signalling. so ben marked ben and jerry's marked independence united independence day in the united states by on what they states by calling on what they call indigenous land to call stolen indigenous land to be returned. that, by the way, they mean is america, i think and last night the company's co owner, ben cohen, was arrested at a demo in support of julian assange. now i'm kind i'm assange. now i'm kind of i'm certainly much more on board with julian assange with supporting julian assange than am with just banging on than i am with just banging on about returning indigenous land to people. i'm joined now by political commentator jacob reynolds. very reynolds. jacob, thank you very much it's great to have you on much. it's great to have you on the show. look at the the show. when we look at the likes ben and jerry's likes of ben and jerry's coming out massive amounts of out for a massive amounts of climate change, i mean, they've milked so many cows for goodness sake, because somebody said we milked so many cows for goodness sakynow cause somebody said we milked so many cows for goodness sakynow eating;omebody said we milked so many cows for goodness sakynow eating cow�*body said we milked so many cows for goodness sakynow eating cow�*body sawhen are now eating cow trauma when we ben and jerry's, do we eat. ben and jerry's, do you think should stop it? think they should just stop it? >> they they should, >> well, yeah, they they should, but they kind of reflect the way that lots of companies are transforming themselves from organisations exist to organisations that exist to serve and sell

serve consumers and sell products into organisations that think they have an important role to re—educate the public and tell us the correct way to think . think. >> and i think you see quite a lot that this a it hurts their bottom line, but b it shows how disconnected they are from the people that actually buy their products. they don't think of their customers as kind of reasonable they'd their customers as kind of reasto able they'd their customers as kind of reasto buy they'd their customers as kind of reasto buy more they'd their customers as kind of reasto buy more products. ey'd their customers as kind of reasto buy more products. they like to buy more products. they think as kind of idiots think of them as kind of idiots who be re—educated . who need to be re—educated. >> ed it actually affect >> ed does it actually affect their because saw their bottom line? because i saw that it a bit that wicks copped it a bit recently when they came out and they were just talking absolute recently when they came out and they were aboutalking absolute recently when they came out and they were about the 1g absolute recently when they came out and they were about the vastysolute recently when they came out and they were about the vast majority nonsense about the vast majority of population. that's what of the population. that's what always is it always kind always gets me is it always kind of slagging off the vast majority gillette of slagging off the vast majoriit gillette of slagging off the vast majoriit came gillette of slagging off the vast majoriit came to gillette of slagging off the vast majoriit came to shavingtte of slagging off the vast majoriit came to shaving bud when it came to shaving bud light right. so and we can see that that had impact on them. that that had an impact on them. has and jerry's been has ben and jerry's been affected? just wonder a affected? i just wonder is a different product. people just do cream . yeah do love ice cream. yeah >> well, ben and jerry's has tried to carve itself out a little niche for being the kind of conscious consumer or woke consumers favourite ice cream.

and probably there is a kind of relatively substantial market for people who really like that kind of stuff. but as you know, with, say, budweiser or other the other examples that we've seen recently in general, it certainly seems that when you come out and tell your main target audience that they're racist or bigots or suffering from toxic masculinity , obe, from toxic masculinity, obe, then they're not going to want to buy your products anymore. >> no, indeed. but it does seem to go too far. every single time i turn on the tv or i want to get the tube in london, or you drive past a billboard somewhere as well . it just seems to be as well. it just seems to be absolutely rammed down our throats to the point where clearly advertising executive tvs now think that unless the family in question in this particular advert looks like, you know, like a kind of rainbow family or like it's a kind of board meeting at the united nafions board meeting at the united nations or something, then that must imply bannau that this lot are a horrible, racist, far

right company. i mean, would it actually be bad for business, do you think, now for companies to have, say, an all white nuclear family in their adverts ? acas family in their adverts? acas well, i don't think it'd be bad for business, but what you point to is that despite many of these examples seeming kind of ridiculous on the face of it, they point to an important transformation nation in business which business and in society, which is people who run is that the people who run companies run society companies and run society dodi don't think their job is to don't think that their job is to provide services, provide products to just give people what . what they want. >> it bluntly, they think >> to put it bluntly, they think that their job is to tell us what to think and that shows that really important that something really important and changed in and profound has changed in society. way that the people society. the way that the people who don't get their who run it, they don't get their authority delivering authority from delivering the goods get their goods as it were. they get their authority kind of claiming goods as it were. they get their au occupy kind of claiming goods as it were. they get their auoccupy the kind of claiming goods as it were. they get their au occupy the moralof claiming goods as it were. they get their auoccupy the moral high|iming goods as it were. they get their auoccupy the moral high ground to occupy the moral high ground and what all to think. >> i think one of the most ridiculous ones for me is carlsberg. okay, so that is a that a beer that people that is a beer that people carlsberg used great carlsberg used to do great adverts. they to do adverts. they used to do fantastic adverts. the carlsberg ads brilliant. and then now

ads were brilliant. and then now when you look at an advert for carlsberg , you get told that if carlsberg, you get told that if you buy a pint, they will plant some sea grass and nobody has ever staggered towards a bar at 3:00 in the morning and looked at the deck of pints and gone , at the deck of pints and gone, oh, i'm going to go for the carlsberg because they plant sea grass. it'sjust carlsberg because they plant sea grass. it's just not related to the topic in question , is it? the topic in question, is it? but who is advised these people? well as you know, i mean, the people who organise the marketing campaigns and run advertising firms , they advertising firm s, they themselves advertising firms, they themselves are kind of slightly gone off the deep end. >> and we saw with the examples that, as you noted with bud light, this has a huge light, that this has a huge backlash, people backlash, that the people running more and running these campaigns more and more are completely disconnected from consumers want from what their consumers want and they come up with and instead they come up with ever kind of more ridiculous examples to try and get themselves column inches themselves a few column inches either kind of either for being kind of ridiculous in itself or because they somehow think that, say, saving the grass is really saving the sea grass is really

important issue for people drinking pints. >> just now call me, call >> it's just now call me, call me yesterday. i just assumed that at some point if you were advertising it advertising your product, it might be nice to show what that product is or tell the customer what it does. but what it is that it does. but apparently don't that apparently we don't need that anymore. you can just have a seal swimming around somewhere anymore. you can just have a se the nimming around somewhere anymore. you can just have a se the shallows,around somewhere anymore. you can just have a se the shallows, looking omewhere anymore. you can just have a se the shallows, looking at ewhere anymore. you can just have a se the shallows, looking at sea ere in the shallows, looking at sea grass, at point at grass, and then at some point at the end, you just go fancy a pint and they go, yeah, all right then. oh, like seals at seaworld. jacob, thank you very much. political much. jacob reynolds, political commentators much. jacob reynolds, political commthistors much. jacob reynolds, political commthis woke nonsense that all of this woke nonsense that clearly is getting me very exercised comes to exercised when it comes to advertising now, advertising these days. now, exactly a year after boris johnson prime johnson resigned as prime minister, conservatives are minister, the conservatives are 19 behind the 19 points behind labour in the polls. we polls. but what have we found? a way that rishi sunak can turn things around. are we about to reveal he to do? i'm reveal what he has to do? i'm going to be joined by the one, the only it is sir michael fabricant. we'll be talking about all of that very, very shortly. this is patrick christys. gb and christys. this is gb news. and we are, course , britain's we are, of course, britain's news channel. >> the temperature's rising . a >> the temperature's rising. a boxed solar proud sponsors of

weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. it's a fine afternoon for many of us, dry and bright, plenty of sunshine for england and wales andifs sunshine for england and wales and it's feeling warmer as well. but some thunderstorms are likely form in places most likely to form in places most especially of especially western parts of northern ireland. that's where we're area of low we're closest to an area of low pressure. it's that low that's going bring further storms in going to bring further storms in this weekend. but for now, it is drawing up warmer from the drawing up warmer air from the south. thunderstorms do south. any thunderstorms do disappear through the evening across and northern across scotland and northern ireland. conditions for most ireland. dry conditions for most a of a breeze overnight, but a bit of a breeze overnight, but that breeze, as say, is that breeze, as i say, is bringing up warm air from the south. so it's a muggy night for many of us with temperatures in some at 18 or some spots staying at 18 or 19 celsius mid—teens, widely as celsius mid—teens, as widely as we start saturday. and for many, it's a sunny start. temperatures soon shooting up, but for northern ireland, for wales in the south—west we've got some cloud and some showers moving through as those showers interact with the warm or hot

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news >> it's 5 pm. it's patrick christys this is gb news and rishi sunak is in deep trouble. but do we have a way out for him? he's facing a potentially seven by elections. could he indeed lose all of them? frankly, the polling is in the toilet. rishi maybe we should have kept boris. toilet. rishi maybe we should have kept boris . what do you have kept boris. what do you think? but is there a way out for rishi sunak? in other news, we're going be talking a lot we're going to be talking a lot about well. brits about this as well. brits holidays could ruined because holidays could be ruined because foreign controllers foreign air traffic controllers have to loads have decided to take loads of days it's like they

days off. it's almost like they don't really care about us, isn't it? i'm also going to be talking this story as well talking about this story as well on cases too on minorities in some cases too easily offended . well, easily offended. well, the archbishop canterbury archbishop of canterbury certainly so. wants certainly thinks so. he wants universities to potentially pay fines or be defunded if somebody gets hurt feelings and we'll also be getting stuck right into this. should we have a whopping great big brand new spanking taxpayer funded royal yacht ? taxpayer funded royal yacht? yes. this debate has reared its head again . some people say this head again. some people say this is a great advert for britain. other people say, i can't afford rice. patrick christys on . gb rice. patrick christys on. gb news gb views a gb news .com. get those views coming in thick and fast. lots in the inbox today. anger towards rishi sunak do you think he's got a hope in hell's chance of winning the next general election? should the tories even just change a leader if he all these leader now if he loses all these by elections? gb views gb news .com headlines ray .

.com headlines now with ray. >> thanks, patrick. 5:01 five. here's the latest from the newsroom and our top story this houn newsroom and our top story this hour, the gunman who killed a beautician outside a pub in merseyside died on christmas eve has been sentenced to life and will serve a minimum of 48 years for her murder. 26 year old ellie edwards was killed by connor chapman outside the lighthouse pub in the wirral last year. the 23 year old fired 12 shots from a submachine gun, injuring several others before fleeing the scene. chapman was found guilty after a three and a half week trial at liverpool crown court. ellie's father, tim edwards, spoke after the sentencing . sentencing. >> thankfully now we've got 48 years and hopefully he never sees christmas again . and if i'm sees christmas again. and if i'm lucky enough to still be around for a long time. yeah i would do my best to make sure he never comes out of jail. >> a man who killed a mother and

her two young daughters by setting fire to their flat in nottingham has been jailed for life and will serve a minimum term of 44 years. 31 year old jamie barrow was found guilty of murdering his neighbour fatoumata haidara and her daughters, fatima and nima in clifton last year . the couple clifton last year. the couple heard that he poured petrol. the court rather heard that he poured petrol through their letterbox before setting it alight and watching the fire take hold . an eight year old take hold. an eight year old girl and a 40 year old woman remain in a life threatening condition in hospital following yesterday's crash at a school in wimbledon . another eight year wimbledon. another eight year old girl was killed after a land rover crashed through a fence and into the study prep school. the driver, a 46 year old woman, arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving , arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, has now been bailed pending further enquiries . a coroner has enquiries. a coroner has concluded that the deaths of four boys who drowned after falling into a frozen lake near

solihull was a terrible accident . brothers six year old samuel and eight year old finley butler died along with their 11 year old cousin, thomas stewart and ten year old jack johnson . the ten year old jack johnson. the court heard that the children went to babbs mill lake in kingshurst in december last year to skim stones and feed the ducks. police formed a human chain to punch through the ice and pull the children out of the lake. but all four later died. superintend richard harris says his officers did everything they could to save them . could to save them. >> my own local officers were the first to arrive on the scene within minutes of the initial call and tried so desperately to rescue the boys that afternoon, with many wading into subzero water up to their necks to form a human chain. they had no specialist equipment, but bravely smashed their way through the ice with their batons and fists in a bid to find the boys . find the boys. >> the government has doubled

down on its refusal to commit to accepting teachers pay review proposals . education is a right. proposals. education is a right. >> that is why we have to fight. >> that is why we have to fight. >> members of the national education union are taking part in a second day of industrial action this week. they warned there could be more strikes in there could be more strikes in the autumn term, all for education. unions rejected the government's offer of a one off payment and a 4.5% pay rise next year. payment and a 4.5% pay rise next year . a science teacher on the year. a science teacher on the picket line told us he'd like a rise in line with inflation. >> we feel that our pay has been cut significantly as a result of stagnating wages for education and rising inflation. and we feel that this government hasn't been willing to do enough to support education and we know that so many so many new teachers are leaving the profession so early. it's unsustainable . all the wages are unsustainable. all the wages are not meeting the work that they're being asked to put in

andifs they're being asked to put in and it's driving people out of the system. and that's really bad for students . bad for students. >> and finally, more than 300 people were intercept ed in small boats in the english channelin small boats in the english channel in the early hours of this morning. it's the first crossings in seven days following poor weather . gb news following poor weather. gb news understands that the boats pushed off from a 60 mile stretch of the french coastline from dunkirk to boulogne . it from dunkirk to boulogne. it bnngs from dunkirk to boulogne. it brings the total number of crossings so far this year to over 11,700. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. now let's get back to . patrick well , it is a year patrick well, it is a year since patrick well , it is a year since boris well, it is a year since boris johnson said he would resign as prime minister >> how much more evidence does that have to be before conservatives realise that they've been absolutely had ? and they've been absolutely had? and getting rid of boris johnson is hurtling them towards electoral

oblivion? it is staggering to see how sunak tories have fallen . it has become the perceived wisdom that the tories were getting slaughtered in the polls when boris was ousted, but that simply isn't true. they were about 7.7 points behind . now about 7.7 points behind. now they're consistently around 20 points behind. things are now nearly three times as bad as they were when boris johnson was in power. 11 days after boris left angela rayner admitted that bofis left angela rayner admitted that boris was labour's biggest electoral threat . shock, horror. electoral threat. shock, horror. thatis electoral threat. shock, horror. that is why the kangaroo court wanted him out as well, which they got and that is why there is now a push to oust boris allies like jacob rees—mogg, priti patel and nadine dorries . priti patel and nadine dorries. the lib dems have now laid an amendment calling for those named mps to be referred to the committee of to privileges consider whether their conduct amounted to contempt of the house and then look to ban them . they could then face, of course , by elections the tories course, by elections the tories had an 80 seat majority . they had an 80 seat majority. they now have a majority of 55 with

chris pincher. if they lose another two mps in dorries and pincher plus a potential seven because of the privileges committee special report that would take the tory majority down to 38. it's remarkable , down to 38. it's remarkable, isn't it? the leftie house of lords know that sunak's only chance of winning the next election is if he can sort out illegal immigration. so what are they doing? dithering, delaying , knocking it back and forth like ping pong, dragging it out so wouldn't implemented if so it wouldn't be implemented if it at all before the next it is at all before the next general election. and indeed, if it and it certainly have had it is, and it certainly have had an then, will it? for an impact by then, will it? for anyone that anyone who really thinks that all this talk of morality, all of this talk of morality, integrity and politics being virtuous honesty has ironically got any shred of honesty about it? well, i do have news for you. you have been completely and utterly had totally turned over. and utterly had totally turned over . it was never about that. over. it was never about that. it was always only ever about getting the tories out of power , about getting rid of their key electors , rule assets. it is electors, rule assets. it is a very british coup and it should

not be surprising that the other parties, the lords and the media, have tried it on. that's what they do. they are well within their rights to do that. i am, however, very surprised that the conservatives and their pubuc that the conservatives and their public school and oxbridge educated boff ins walked into it. so easily. email me gb views at gb news dot com. so look rishi sunak seemingly has a mountain to climb if he's going to win the next general election, he still has time to turn it around though. but how does he actually do it? i can ask ipp conservative mp michael fabncant. ask ipp conservative mp michael fabricant . sir michael fabricant fabricant. sir michael fabricant sorry , sir. michael. apologies. sorry, sir. michael. apologies. okay. i'm just going to i'm just given. oh, there we go. i'm just going to put to you some of some of myself actually . yeah, i'm of myself actually. yeah, i'm not i'm not surprised. i just thought we celebrating as well. but anyway, was just going to put you some of some of lords put to you some of some of lords frost's suggestions. okay. so

lord frost was piping up about how turn this how rishi sunak could turn this around. goes in strong, he around. he goes in strong, he says, sacked jeremy hunt and appoint simon clarke and jacob rees—mogg. you think rees—mogg. what do you think about that? >> oh, not going to comment about that? >> sacking not going to comment about that? >> sacking people.ng to comment about that? >> sacking people. it'so comment about that? >> sacking people. it's above nent about that? >> sacking people. it's above myt on sacking people. it's above my pay on sacking people. it's above my pay grade. >> you you tricks me. >> you you tricks me. >> patrick i'm just going to say , that you , by the way, that you absolutely were spot on in your comment because nobody , nobody comment because nobody, nobody wants to see parties fighting . wants to see parties fighting. and we were completely mad and i said this at the time to get rid of boris johnson and it has not helped one little bit, has it ? helped one little bit, has it? >> no, no, absolutely hasn't . >> no, no, absolutely hasn't. and it is i find it fascinating, this kind of public psychology that if you look back, it was bofis that if you look back, it was boris was it was untenable . boris was it was untenable. there was no way he could have stuck around. you'd kill for opinion polling like that now. >> exactly . >> exactly. >> exactly. >> and the labour party, as you quite rightly said, were terrified of him. >> and, you know , keir starmer >> and, you know, keir starmer is no tony blair. >> and the idea that people

would actually vote for labour, you know, is only half credible. >> now , it wouldn't have been >> now, it wouldn't have been credible at all if we'd kept boris. look some of the other suggestions, perhaps slightly less controversial than me asking you whether or not we should sack our current chancellor was that ditch the plan to ban new petrol and diesel cars? >> i mean, this all ties into something that i suspect would probably play quite well in the doors. your views. doors. are your views. >> think we're going to have >> i think we're going to have to know, certainly the 2030 to you know, certainly the 2030 deaduneis to you know, certainly the 2030 deadline is looking more and more untenable . oh, look, more untenable. oh, look, there's battery development going on, which when it comes in, when the new technology comes in, will maybe make electric cars more suitable for the uk . but you know what? we the uk. but you know what? we said when we were talking about this policy, mind you, i have to say it was actually boris policy because he was a very, very green prime minister. >> but there was always the constant hope that there would be new batteries developed .

be new batteries developed. >> well, so far they're in research and development, but they're not available yet. and people don't want to have range, anxiety and they haven't got the time to sit, you know, trying to find, first of all, a recharger that works and then sit around for about half an hour at least until something operates and you can drive your car off again. >> no, indeed . well, but you you >> no, indeed. well, but you you make you hit down there on a really interesting point, which is that boris johnson arguably did not necessarily try to enact a lot of the policies that many people assumed that he might do . and certainly when it came to the green stuff, i think quite a few conservatives were taken aback by actually how green he was and wanting to knock things. but the point is not a lot of voters actually really cared. he had about where had something about him where people have pick people would have still pick themselves up gone out and themselves up and gone out and voted for him, whereas now that we to have, know, the we appear to have, you know, the adults room, as it were. adults in the room, as it were. jeremy hunt as chancellor, don't

worry, won't get to comment on worry, i won't get to comment on him hunt as him again. jeremy hunt as chancellor, sunak there, chancellor, rishi sunak there, you people have you know, these people have got very suits on and very nice, smart suits on and they look like they're proper adults people like adults and people don't like them you've noticed. >> i hope you've noticed. >> i hope you've noticed. >> the way, i never wear suits. >> i've had a approval by the speaker of the house of commons that i speaker of the house of commons thati can speaker of the house of commons that i can wear sort of a jacket, not this jacket, because this is bit sort of too modern this is a bit sort of too modem for the house of commons, maybe. >> but i'm allowed to wear a jacket and matching chinos. >> so it's a sort of suit. >> i just thought i would say that. but you're absolutely right. um, you know, but i do think we have got every chance , think we have got every chance, you know, to do well at the next general election because i'm afraid people don't actually get keir starmer. >> i mean, when keir starmer was saying, you know, his lovely slogan that we're going to get rid of the class ceiling, who thought that one up? >> we're going to get rid of the class ceiling with the teachers. but then when he was asked, well, all right, what are you going to do about it? >> are you going to match their

pay >> are you going to match their pay demands? >> he went, uh, no. yeah >> he went, uh, no. yeah >> and this is it again. another crucial point here from sir michael, which is that if at the next election, if at the next election, right, we end up with a situation where the labour win a situation where the labour win a stonking majority. i would argue the most disappointing thing for conservatives will be that really labour thing for conservatives will be that won really labour thing for conservatives will be that won it. really labour thing for conservatives will be that won it. iteally labour thing for conservatives will be that won it. it was labour thing for conservatives will be that won it. it was the our thing for conservatives will be that won it. it was the tories. what won it. it was the tories. what lost it. is this another way though, the way, though, that the conservatives claw it back conservatives could claw it back if went into the next if they went into the next general election? as lord frost suggests, with promising a referendum on european human rights law and whether or not we should we should get out of the echr if they said, look, if you vote tory, this general election, we promise you a referendum and immediately enact the this referendum on the result of this referendum on the result of this referendum on the could that be the echr, could that be something that rishi could do to just keep people on the hook? >> first all, it nearly >> well, first of all, it nearly always is governments. >> it never is >> what lose it and never is opposition that win it. >> i mean, even with tony blair that was the to case be honest with you. look, on the ecr

thing. >> yeah, absolute wrong that they interfere but you know what? it's not the echr. >> it's the ruddy law that tony blair introduce it not that long ago , which actually enshrined it ago, which actually enshrined it certain aspects in law suite an isn't subject to all the things that we seem to be subject to, but yet they're into the echr. >> it's because of our domestic laws and what we should do not make a promise we should actually deliver ever before the next general election a change in the echr act, one that was brought in by tony blair and has absolutely nothing to do with the echr that we joined way back in the late 1940s, early 1950s. >> what do you make of this latest attempt supposedly by the lib dems and the labour party to now really go after people who are so they've got boris that happened, you know, that took a long time to actually come to fruition, but they got him and

then they properly got him essentially by getting him out of, the house of commons and of, of the house of commons and then now they're coming for , oh, then now they're coming for, oh, quite few people, people who quite a few people, people who said kangaroo court. said it was a kangaroo court. are coming you ? are they coming for you? >> they certainly are coming for me. they've named me . they have me. they've named me. they have named me . can you believe that? named me. can you believe that? >> i am in the targets of ed davey? >> oh, davey? >> oh , and you know what? i'm >> oh, and you know what? i'm not in the remotest bit frightened . you know, i don't frightened. you know, i don't think it hasn't even got the support of the labour party . support of the labour party. there's about 5 or 6 of them on sitting there mournfully. >> i think this lady be famous lady wendy chamberlain , who lady wendy chamberlain, who nobody's even heard of, even in her own household , who has her own household, who has actually proposed this amendment. >> i would be amazed if it gets five minutes of support apart from ed davey, who of course is known as archibald by that wonderful sketchwriter who's

often making fun of me. so can't say that quentin letts oh, thank you. >> go. good stuff . but this does >> go. good stuff. but this does appear to be i'm going to kind of finish how we started really to michael, if that's okay, which is about this idea of having been a michael it i find being called sir michael cringe making . fair being called sir michael cringe making. fair enough. being called sir michael cringe making . fair enough. all right making. fair enough. all right i just quite enjoy it, actually. but i would dine out on it. i would dine out on it if it was if it was me, i would be making everybody everybody say, i'm surprised . i don't make people surprised. i don't make people say ba after my name. in say ba ons after my name. in fact, should that in the fact, we should put that in the in titles. but so but but is in the titles. but so but but is this a well laid trap that the tories have fallen into to which was boris, the was get rid of boris, the biggest electorate, the biggest electoral winning machine that the party the conservative party had obviously didn't work the conservative party had obv thaty didn't work the conservative party had obv that well. didn't work the conservative party had obv that well. days,|'t work the conservative party had obv that well. days, but ork the conservative party had obv that well. days, but that out that well. 44 days, but that was enough to pull was long enough to pull it round. they've rishi round. now they've had rishi sunak now they're trying sunak in and now they're trying to out essentially the core to eat out essentially the core of the of the conservative party as were. why the as it were. why have the conservatives allowed themselves to trap? to walk into this trap? >> because some colleagues >> because some of my colleagues are incredibly naive and don't

learn the lessons of history and the lesson of history is that nobody likes divided parties and love him or loathe him . love him or loathe him. >> everybody had a view about bofis >> everybody had a view about boris as everybody knew who bofis boris as everybody knew who boris was and there are very few prime ministers, even tony blair, who didn't have that. >> i think the last prime minister who people either loved or loathed and everyone had a view about was margaret thatcher. and, you know, nobody can say that she wasn't a winner. ten years in government . so look, but we are where we are where we are. >> and you are where you are tonight behind rishi and rishi delivers. >> we have every chance of winning the next election because keir starmer is no tony blair. >> what happens ? what happens if >> what happens? what happens if he loses all of these by elections ? well, seriously, elections? well, seriously, i mean, because you just said there about, you know, the party's got to stay united. and i understand all of that. obviously but then do you unite behind someone who clearly is

going to not win a general election? do you do you unite behind failure? then by elections don't mean anything. >> look , many years ago we lost >> look, many years ago we lost a by—election in before i was the mp , the mp, for this area, the mp, the mp, for this area, litchfield, where i'm speaking to you from now. it was called mid staffordshire. in those days we lost the by—election. and you know what? i want it back . i know what? i want it back. i want it back in a year and a half later. so i think most people well, maybe not the fools who quickly got rid of boris, but most people, most mps realise that by elections are not actually a measure of how well you're going to do in government and as i say, i want it back in 92, and the conservative 1 in 92. if everybody had panicked because of , you know, because of getting of, you know, because of getting because of what happened in the by—election then which they did actually with. but if they

really panicked, we wouldn't have won in 92. so i think most mps realise who've got any sense that actually by elections and you never know, we might win. >> you know, you never know. you never know. yes look, thank you very, very much. to great have you on the show as ever. i won't give you your full title on the way out. it's just a plain old michael fabricant. right. brilliant. okay. all brilliant. thank you. okay. all right. look, loads more on right. well, look, loads more on that website. go to that story on our website. go to gb .com. it's the fastest gb news .com. it's the fastest growing national news website in the country. all the best analysis, on analysis, big opinion on the latest news. you latest breaking news. but as you well know now, gb is well know by now, gb news is campaigning uk campaigning to stop the uk becoming a cashless society and felt campaign has proved felt that campaign has proved rather for reasons felt that campaign has proved rather me for reasons felt that campaign has proved rather me . for reasons felt that campaign has proved rather me . but for reasons felt that campaign has proved rather me . but there reasons felt that campaign has proved rather me . but there rea go.; felt that campaign has proved rather me . but there rea go. the beyond me. but there we go. the campaign called kill campaign is called don't kill cash. launched a petition on cash. we launched a petition on monday and already here we go, have more than . 171,000 have more than. 171,000 signatures to this campaign . so signatures to this campaign. so there we go. the petition is on our website, gb news .com forward slash cash or if you've got a smartphone, use it to

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britain's news . britain's news. channel >> well, a year after boris johnson resigned as prime minister is it time to bring back one of his biggest plans and build a replacement for the royal yacht britannia? is it time for a new royal yacht people? okay i'll be asking that shortly. and if you're looking forward to flying abroad, though, this summer on your summer i have summer holidays, i do have potentially quite bad news potentially some quite bad news for thousands of for you because thousands of flights be delayed flights could be delayed or cancelled after traffic cancelled after air traffic controllers to controllers have threatened to go industrial action go on strike. industrial action could up to 12,600 flights could see up to 12,600 flights per day affected right across europe . this comes as talks over europe. this comes as talks over pay europe. this comes as talks over

pay and shift patterns have broken down with a union. i am now joined by broadcaster and journalist mike parry, who i understand is quite angry about all of this. what's going on, mike? >> well, look, once again, we've got a problem with the european unions. now, i'm not saying that this is another political plot or anything like that, but this is an organisation called eurocontrol . eurocontrol. >> and what they do is they look after the skies over europe , after the skies over europe, around 41 countries. >> okay. but guess what? >> okay. but guess what? >> they're based in brussels and we've never had a great relationship relationship , have relationship relationship, have we, with organisations which are based in brussels now of course , geographically, if they go on strike and up to 13,000 flights a day could be lost, who's going to be the one country that loses out more than any others? >> it's going to be the united kingdom because because we are an island. >> so we've got the english channel. we are removed from the

continent. we are going to have more problems trying to get over this terrible situation where you save all year for your holiday, your holiday comes round, you go to two of the biggest airports in the world, gatwick or heathrow, to suddenly find your flight is not taking off. so i patrick, have got a plan . i've got a suggestion . if plan. i've got a suggestion. if i was the head of the tourist industry in this country, if i was head of the tourist board for great britain , for the for great britain, for the united kingdom, for wales. for northern ireland, for scotland , northern ireland, for scotland, i would now be launching a huge ad campaign across the country. billboards newspaper adverts , billboards newspaper adverts, radio adverts on places like gb news, tv adverts on gb news and say a holiday in britain and then this collection of european bureaucrats who control all the airways cannot not hold you to

ransom . how many people in this ransom. how many people in this country can honestly say they've seen as much of the united kingdom as they'd love to? oh yeah, i've travelled around the world like you, patrick, you know. but i still haven't seen some of the most wonderful parts of the british isles. absolutely. >> no, you're exactly right. you're exactly right . and to be you're exactly right. and to be fair, the way that global warming is going, they might actually be quite at the actually be quite sunny at the moment, lovely, moment, which would be lovely, actually, because used to actually, because that used to be biggest turnoff, be the biggest turnoff, didn't it? weather. longer it? oh, the weather. no longer do go abroad for the do you have to go abroad for the weather. but do think it's weather. but i do think it's ridiculous now that people can save year , maybe even in save up all year, maybe even in some cases they have to save up for couple of years a few for a couple of years or a few years, you know, take the kids to disneyland or something like that. cost of that. middle of the cost of living get an living crisis, they get to an airport. i'm sorry, pr the air traffic controller who's in brussels decided he's brussels has decided that he's taking day off because, you taking the day off because, you know, like always, they're on strike. just sickening . strike. it's just sickening. yeah, it is absolutely sickening. >> i mean, look, the scenes we've seen in france over the last ten days kind of illustrate

that, you know, there is a lot more disorder in society on the continent than there is here. okay. we're a very well country, very well run country. now, we've obviously had our strike problems over the last 12 months. i would say they are politically driven and they aren't even trying to hide the fact that one of the reasons that they're going on strike all the time and i'm talking about doctors, i'm talking about railway workers, is to put pressure on the incumbent tory government and try and get rid of them. but this is not that. this is just typical european work practises where they go on strike all the time because they care not for the people they serve . and if you have this huge serve. and if you have this huge collective of people who think alike, and i'm talking about the european socialist blob , they european socialist blob, they don't care about going on strike to them, that is the first option. the way it's become first option for militant unions

in this country. so, again, i'm i'm repeating i don't think it can be solved by negotiating action. i'm saying to anybody now who hasn't put their money down yet for a holiday this year on the continent in europe or anywhere else, spend your money back here in the uk and let's make this country a great houday make this country a great holiday spot again. >> yes , a good rallying cry. >> yes, a good rallying cry. i think that mike. definitely. and just just to just to round us off, just to emphasise, you know, this is, again, you know, ordinary brits being battered by brussels unions and bureaucrats. this is a row between euro control and union members in brussels that will span a concert. now, for a lot of people who live on the continent of europe, you, of course, can drive across it. so and, you know, the weather tends to be quite nice. there'll be lots of places there that you can go. so it's not really necessarily the end of the world for people who are thinking, well, i can't fly from france to spain or something. they can try to get around that somehow. a lot

around that somehow. for a lot of desperate to go of brits who are desperate to go abroad, of course, an abroad, we are, of course, an island. there only appears to be one that island via one way into that island via the channel. you're going to channel. so you're not going to be route back the be taking that route back the other way, are so it really other way, are you? so it really is disproportionately affecting other way, are you? so it really is disthis ortionately affecting other way, are you? so it really is disthis continent/ affecting other way, are you? so it really is disthis continent wide cting brits this continent wide strike, course, there's as i strike, of course, there's as i said the start of our said at the start of our conversation here, you know, we're an island. >> we're here. you can get >> we're off here. you can get very trains between most very fast trains between most countries europe. can countries in europe. you can drive, you can drive on, you know, very good motorway know, the very good motorway system europe. system they've got in europe. you one country you can drive from one country to this hitting to another. but this is hitting us than ever . to another. but this is hitting us than ever. and you know us worse than ever. and you know what? because of the way that europe have acted ever since we decided come out of europe , i decided to come out of europe, i can't thinking at the back can't help thinking at the back of my head somewhere that, you know, there's a feeling that this will inconvenience their roast beef more than it will inconvenience anybody on the continent . i can't help thinking that. >> yeah, no , look, mike, thank >> yeah, no, look, mike, thank you. i mean, i've already had a chat with my partner genuinely about what do we do potentially going away anyway at end of going away anyway at the end of this for just five days.

this month, for just five days. so even a long one. i'm just so not even a long one. i'm just saying. if we get to the saying. well, if we get to the airport they say no, the airport and they say no, the first thing, the first thing i'm doing i'm going to get on doing is i'm going to get on airbnb and find somewhere, somewhere, airbnb and find somewhere, somewh lake district, like the lake district, somewhere somewhere in somewhere in wales, somewhere in scotland. get scotland. get back home, get in the go straight there, five the car, go straight there, five days just suck it off days there and just suck it off completely. just stay in britain. look thank you britain. look mike, thank you very, mike, mike very, very much. mike, mike parry, stuff. broadcaster parry, great stuff. broadcaster and journalist, lowe and journalist, right. lowe still now and still to come, as we now and 6 pm, will tell you why justin pm, i will tell you why justin welby, everybody's favourite archbishop, should punished welby, everybody's favourite artheirhop, should punished welby, everybody's favourite artheir wokehould punished welby, everybody's favourite artheir woke students punished welby, everybody's favourite artheir woke students are|ished if their woke students are offended. snowflake students. but now it's your headlines with ray . ray. >> thanks , patrick. 5:32. here's >> thanks, patrick. 5:32. here's the latest . our top story, the the latest. our top story, the gunman who killed a beautician outside a pub in merseyside on christmas eve has been sentenced to life and will serve a minimum of 48 years for her murder. 26 year old ellie edwards was killed by connor chapman outside the lighthouse pub in the wirral

last year. the 23 year old fired 12 shots from a submachine gun , 12 shots from a submachine gun, injuring several others, before fleeing the scene. chapman was found guilty after a three and a half week trial at liverpool crown court . a man who killed a crown court. a man who killed a mother and her two young daughters by setting fire to their flat in nottingham , has their flat in nottingham, has been jailed for life and will serve a minimum term of 44 years. 31 year old jamie barrow was found guilty of murdering his neighbour fatumata haidara and her daughters, fatima and nima in clifton last year. the court heard that he poured petrol through their letterbox before setting it alight and watching the fire take hold . an watching the fire take hold. an eight year old girl and a 40 year old woman remain in a life threatening condition in hospital following yesterday's crash at a school in wimbledon. another eight year old girl was killed after a land rover crashed through a fence and into the study prep school. the dnven the study prep school. the driver, a 46 year old woman arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, has

now been bailed pending further inquiries . the government has inquiries. the government has doubled down on its refusal to commit to accepting teachers pay review proposals. members of the national education union are taking part in a second day of industrial action this week. they've warned of further strikes in the autumn term. all four education unions have rejected the government's offer of a one off payment and a 4.5% pay of a one off payment and a 4.5% pay rise for next year. of a one off payment and a 4.5% pay rise for next year . you can pay rise for next year. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gb news. .com . direct bullion news. .com. direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment coyte . here's a quick investment coyte. here's a quick snapshot of today's markets. the pound will buy you $1.2836 and

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minority backgrounds? justin welby certainly thinks so. i promise you in just a couple of minutes time we'll actually talk about some of this stuff. patrick christys on gb news, britain's news

through until 7:00 this evening. gb news the people's . channel gb news the people's. channel >> two days ago, justin welby was doing his best to scupper the government's flagship illegal migration bill. well, today he's turned his attention today he's turned his attention to universities. obviously he and said that they should be

punished if their students misbehaved. but it's not quite as simple as that. the archbishop of canterbury is in favour of universities having their funding cut. if trans students and people from other minorities are , quote, abused, minorities are, quote, abused, insulted and excluded now, okay, fair enough. obviously people shouldn't be actually abused, insulted or excluded . that is insulted or excluded. that is why we have laws about this stuff, though, isn't it? so why would universities need to have their funding cut? joining me now is tom harris. he's the director of data at the free speech union. tom, thank you very much. surely this is open to abuse because i dare say what offends is the you know , ultra offends is the you know, ultra woke archbishop of canterbury, justin welby , would hardly bring justin welby, would hardly bring a tear to a glass eye. >> well, i think that's exactly right. i think you're spot on that there are many groups in society that need protection. >> all our vulnerable groups

need protection. but what the archbishop has done is tip the problem its head, because problem on its head, because what we see at the free speech union the group union is that the group that's really being shut down again and again and again are those academics and those students with gender critical views . with gender critical views. >> that's to say, those who believe a man can't become believe that a man can't become a a woman can't a woman and that a woman can't become a man and welby become a man and justin welby hasn't spoken that hasn't spoken about that particular group. >> are that free >> we are seeing that free speech union. seeing speech union. we are seeing students academics hounded students and academics hounded out of their jobs, out of their research , because their voices research, because their voices are being shut down. >> and that's just for having these gender critical views. >> example being kathleen >> a good example being kathleen stock at the end of may. >> so i think he's tipped the problem on its head. >> but also it's just ironically totally open to abuse, isn't it? >> because if somebody says they don't get a job at university or if somebody feels like they've been marked down or whatever, or they don't get into a particular sporting team or a particular situation does not arise to their absolute satisfaction in this current day and age that we

live in. that might not have been over overt racism that could have been unconscious bias or something along those lines, which of course is essentially impossible to prove. but is belief 99.9% of the time. and so yet again, a university might find itself with its funding cut because someone felt as though they might have been discriminated against unconsciously . unconsciously. >> it's the hurt feelings argument. >> again, it's that sense of everything now or the number of things that are deemed offensive has grown and grown and grown and the number of things that can be said and talked about and spoken about freely without being without having accused of it's insulting or it's offensive . it'sjust shrinking it's insulting or it's offensive . it's just shrinking and shrinking and shrinking and making impossible making it absolutely impossible for at universities for people at universities to even go forward and do the even even go forward and do the research. and we do have the laws now. patrick we have the equality act, and gender critical are protected critical views are protected under act. and we under the equality act. and we have the new higher education, freedom of speech act, which the free union helped to get

free speech union helped to get onto the statute books that that has royal assent . has now received royal assent. >> not about cutting >> so it's not about cutting funding . funding. >> it's applying the law , >> it's about applying the law, which is now very strong in protecting free speech and has been very strong in protecting minority groups who may not have the voice. >> but it's fascinating, isn't it? because this is how it all goes. it's this vicious death spiral of society, which is ironically being pushed forward by bloke who's supposed to be by a bloke who's supposed to be a the cloth because we a man of the cloth because we end people being no end up with people being no platform, individuals being no platform. if the platform. and then if the university goes, no, we're going to have this person who's just written a bestselling book and is very popular and has quite a mainstream view. so then we have to we have to de—platform the university and then stop the institution as a whole , which is institution as a whole, which is bonkers . bonkers. >> well, yeah. >> well, yeah. >> and some of these universities are or have reached rather bonkers state charges. i was this week we had a free speech union event which sharron davis coming along to speak

about her new new book about fairness in women's sport. about her new new book about fairness in women's sport . and i fairness in women's sport. and i helped to welcome people , many helped to welcome people, many of whom were academics, many of whom were were working in the universities and i would say, patrick, that 50% of the people arriving were concerned about their jobs and their safety as they arrived because we were filming the event. so this is where we've got to with very esteemed academics in very esteemed academics in very esteemed institutions. >> you think there's a chance >> do you think there's a chance just quickly and finally , that just quickly and finally, that the of canterbury the archbishop of canterbury might up cancelling himself might end up cancelling himself on his religion? because on his own religion? because good , if people have good grief, if people have a real look at that old testament it . off it. off >> well, i do wonder what people in the pews are thinking . and in the pews are thinking. and there does i my own anecdote experience is there does seem to be a growing gap between the people who are coming along on sundays and their particularly their bishops and their archbishops . so i wonder where archbishops. so i wonder where this is going. >> yeah. thank you very much, tom. absolutely. great stuff.

last tom harwood is there, of course, who is the director of data the speech union data at the free speech union free speech union, doing a lot of wonderful work for supposedly free now, here's free speech. now, here's a question you. is time for question for you. is it time for britannia once again rule britannia to once again rule the waves? it's more than 25 waves? yes, it's more than 25 years the royal yacht years since the royal yacht britannia decommissioned. britannia was decommissioned. it's permanently based in it's now permanently based in edinburgh and it has almost 400,000 visitors a year . when he 400,000 visitors a year. when he was prime minister boris johnson is getting a lot of shout outs today, said that we should have a new national flagship. but that plan has since been ditched. however levelling up minister michael gove says having a new royal yacht is a good idea. once we can afford it. joining us now is royal correspondent michael cole. michael, thank you very much. should we just crack on and get a new royal yacht ? a new royal yacht? >> good idea. >> good idea. >> by gove . no waiting around. >> by gove. no waiting around. >> by gove. no waiting around. >> get on with it. >> get on with it. >> build it. it would provide employment and it would be an excellent advertisement for the very best of british.

>> let me tell you, patrick, it was a very, very, very, very valuable , very powerful tool of valuable, very powerful tool of soft power. >> when britannia was commissioned and by the time you'd walked up the gangplank and there's the queen going up there with the duke of edinburgh , and you'd been saluted by the admiral with his telescope under his arm. admiral with his telescope under his and you shuffled the >> and you shuffled around the holy deck and you'd holy stone deck and you'd climbed the companionway the staircase to meet her majesty, the queen. >> you certainly knew who was boss, you know. and this was ocean going diplomacy of the highest kind. and it did a tremendous job over 44 years. it should never have been decommissioned . it was done by decommissioned. it was done by blair. he wanted to impress his left wing friends. and more importantly , gordon brown importantly, gordon brown wouldn't give him the money, which was strange because britannia was built and it was a jewel of the john brown yard on clydeside and a brilliant piece of work. and if you ever

wondered why the hull shines so much, the rivets do not show because they put the rivets inside the inside the ship. so they don't show on the back, on they don't show on the back, on the outside . and it shone like the outside. and it shone like a mirror. and of course, it was a very valuable tool to diplomacy. and it was, of course, a home from home away . from home away. >> and there you are. >> and there you are. >> you see the queen she piped a tear when it was decommissioned at leith in edinburgh , which i at leith in edinburgh, which i know quite well . i think she know quite well. i think she wasn't crying for herself . she wasn't crying for herself. she wasn't crying for herself. she was crying for all the fantastic memories that she'd had . and the memories that she'd had. and the ship was commissioned two days before her father died , and it before her father died, and it was delivered just before the coronation in 1953, which was pretty good turnaround for a yard up in glasgow , the john yard up in glasgow, the john brown yard. so let's get on with it. i mean, boris's idea was for a rather well, it looked a little bit of a tupperware job. yes. but something stately is important.

>> and let's do it now. >> and let's do it now. >> well, it is interesting, though, isn't it, to see whether or not anything like this could be done today. so in increasing the amount of royal assets, we've already got prince william talking about trying to help to end homelessness and potentially using some of his own estate in order to be able to do that. there's this about whether there's this talk about whether or it's okay for or not it's okay for king charles many assets as he charles of as many assets as he had. i just don't think that in this current coyte society that we live in, really, michael , we live in, really, michael, they would be able to add anything new to what they've already got, which i think is a bit depressing. well i think the primary role is going to be commercial for conferences overseas, for trade missions and so on. so on. >> so on. >> i think obviously the royal family would use it from time to time and add kudos to it. but, you know, we're not alone in this. the royal families of sweden and norway holland sweden and norway and holland and the netherlands all have royal yachts. and there's been, i think , a succession of 83 i think, a succession of 83 royal yachts going back to

charles ii. royal yachts going back to charles 11. and it's always been a tradition. and it's also always very valuable . you know, always very valuable. you know, if you have a head of state and most countries do 200 and something countries have a head of state, then you have to maintain them in a certain style. and i think it was sheer vindictiveness. on blair's part or stupidity should i say, to decommission it, because it could have been recommissioned quite easily. i was talking to the former coxswain of britannia only about ten days ago, and he said it was a tragedy when they shut it down because it could have been done. and it's all kept, incidentally, in perfect working order up there on leith. and as you said , many nearly and as you said, many nearly half a million people go and visit it. that's the power of the royal attraction . the royal attraction. >> well, it's the power of the royal attraction and i suppose looking at like that, i mean, looking at it like that, i mean, i'm obviously don't know the exact this, but one exact figures on this, but one would if 400,000 people would imagine if 400,000 people every single going to every single year are going to visit therefore visit visit it and therefore visit the local must have paid local area, it must have paid for by now. goodness

for itself by now. for goodness sake. must have paid sake. i mean, it must have paid for itself by now. it's interesting about blair interesting you said about blair there, i really thought there, because i really thought that tony blair did enjoy yachts. i seem to remember him maybe back of mick maybe enjoying the back of mick jagger's but jagger's yacht at one point. but of course, different. very of course, very different. very different. an absolute different. michael an absolute pleasure. very much. different. michael an absolute pleainre. very much. different. michael an absolute pleain fact, very much. different. michael an absolute pleain fact, i very much. different. michael an absolute pleain fact, i think very much. different. michael an absolute pleain fact, i think ivery much. different. michael an absolute pleain fact, i think i thinknuch. different. michael an absolute pleain fact, i think i think the|. and in fact, i think i think the award, the way, can i say for award, by the way, can i say for award, by the way, can i say for a of the day goes for a fact of the day goes for michael coles, internal rivets on the on the royal yachts, michael royal michael cole, the royal correspondent. great stuff. right right. okay. mean, it's right right. okay. i mean, it's been busy show. been an been a busy show. it's been an eclectic of the political, eclectic mix of the political, the ridiculous , the religious the ridiculous, the religious and the boaty. but joining me now is , of course, michelle now is, of course, michelle dewberry, who will be taking oven dewberry, who will be taking over. michelle, you're right into that. >> ridiculous. >> ridiculous. >> no, not at all. not at all. no. >> that's an interesting segway. i thought, where's he going with this i've seen you. i this one? i've not seen you. i didn't other day. didn't see you the other day. no, it's nice to see you no, no. so it's nice to see you before the end of the week. the reaction to dream reaction online to your dream boysis reaction online to your dream boys is absolutely phenomenal. i've been loving watching that. also, reaction last also, a great reaction last night little rant. oh, night to my little rant. oh,

yeah. night to my little rant. oh, yeah . about the awful online yeah. about the awful online campaign that has been waged against gb news gb news his viewers, you know , jumping on viewers, you know, jumping on top of any advertiser that tries top of any advertiser that tries to promote their products and services to our viewers. and it's pathetic , isn't it? yeah, it's pathetic, isn't it? yeah, it's pathetic, isn't it? yeah, it is. well it's actually quite concerning because as you know, in society, there are a huge number of different opinions. you know, not not obviously i'm always right. but beyond that, you know, there's no real right or wrong. there's just different there's this opinion there's no like this opinion good, that opinion bad . but yet good, that opinion bad. but yet thatis good, that opinion bad. but yet that is but it's the idea that there's something inherently evil or i quite enjoy some of the kind of ridiculous conspiracy behind it. conspiracy theories behind it. >> to stop funding this >> we have to stop funding this for the good the for the for the good of the world. and at what they world. and you look at what they actually want to stop funding. and it's just like someone talking politics, you know? >> yeah, well, decided to >> yeah, well, i just decided to speak about yesterday speak out about yesterday because pounds of because actually the pounds of viewers any viewers are just as good as any other pound any other other pound of any other person's wallet. and it's absolutely wrong that these

companies been pressured companies have been pressured not their products not to advertise their products to our audience, got to to our audience, we've got to stand we've got to push stand up. we've got to push back. got say enough is enough. >> but they're so pathetic and weak, though, because they'll literally 1 or 2 tweets or literally get 1 or 2 tweets or there'll be group that there'll be one group that tweets about them tweets something about them and immediately they're like, oh, gosh, imagine it was gosh, can you imagine if it was the for absolutely anything the same for absolutely anything else? got 2. i mean, else? you've got 1 or 2. i mean, restaurants would shut from restaurants would shut down from one wouldn't they? one bad review, wouldn't they? >> well, highlighted case >> well, i highlighted a case yesterday, you yesterday, and it's not you know, i wouldn't mind if this was just a one off case. and fair enough. this is like an fair enough. but this is like an ongoing thing now, which is why i highlight it. one i chose to highlight it. one company, person company, it's one person tweeting 39 second clip tweeting a 39 second clip saying, this. your saying, look at this. take your adverts they responded, adverts off. and they responded, yeah, adverts off. and they responded, yaneah, but what were you. >> yeah, but what were you. well, i'll tell you what michelle dewberry is about as wound as ever seen it. wound up as i've ever seen it. this going this is this is going to be this is going be fantastic. dewbs& co going to be fantastic. dewbs& co up next. i'll see you next week. take it easy, people. >> temperature's rising. >> the temperature's rising. boxed proud sponsors of boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news.

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