like to close down gb that would like to close down gb news and deprive you of a voice . but i'll be giving my first exclusive reaction to an astonishing attack on the channel your channel this week and i'm coming out fighting. so a busy two hours to come. we do have that friday feeling the weekend starts here. put something cold and fizzy in the fridge or fire up the kettle and let's make it a night to remember lots to get through my big opinions next after the headunes big opinions next after the headlines with a good friend of mine, ray addison . mine, ray addison. >> thanks, mark. here's the latest from the newsroom and our top story this evening, the met police has named an eight year old girl killed after a land rover crashed into a wimbledon prep school . as selina lough , prep school. as selina lough, selina's family has described

her as an intelligent and cheeky girl, adored and loved by everyone. the force says another eight year old girl and a 40 year old woman remain in a life threatening condition in hospital. follow ing the incident yesterday. the driver, a 46 year old woman arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, has been bailed pending further inquiries . in international news, the united states has agreed to send controversial cluster munitions to ukraine banned by more than 100 countries. they can pose a danger for decades after a conflict ends , the white house conflict ends, the white house spokesman said. they had weighed up the potential harm to ukrainian civilians from unexploded ordinance ordinance sorry, compared to the threat posed by putin's invasion. ukraine says receiving the weapons will have an extraordinary psycho emotional impact on russian forces as a 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. 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, 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 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 court heard that he poured petrol through their letterbox before setting it alight and watching the fire take hold. abu bakr drama . the husband of bakr drama. the husband of fatoumata , spoke after fatoumata, spoke after sentencing . sentencing. >> today is not a happy day for

us. batus sentenced does not bnng us. batus sentenced does not bring them back . however, bring them back. however, justice has been done and we will never be able to and he will never be able to and he will never be able to inflict the pain he has caused our family on anyone else . family on anyone else. >> and finally, more than 300 people were intercepted in small boats in the english channel in the early hours of this morning . now it's the first set of 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. crossings so far this year to over . 11,700 on tv , online on over. 11,700 on tv, online on dab+ radio and on. tune in to this is gb news. back now to mark dolan .

mark dolan. >> thanks, ray. happy friday to one and all. isn't the weather fantastic .7 have you had a drink fantastic? have you had a drink yet.7 fantastic? have you had a drink yet? who could blame you? welcome to mark dolan tonight. in my big opinion , the push for in my big opinion, the push for a cashless society dodi is an attack on people power . cash is attack on people power. cash is king in the big story, i'll be meeting the maverick celebrity chef who's banned vegans from his restaurant. find out why shortly. my mark meets guest is british tennis icon, former wimbledon winner virginia wade obe . in my take at ten, the dark obe. in my take at ten, the dark forces that would like to close down gb news zoos and deprive you of a voice, i'll be giving my first exclusive reaction on to an astonishing attack on the channel this week. and i'm coming out fighting. that's at ten. you won't want to miss it as they blight our great cities should gang members be forced to do national service or get a proper job? do national service or get a properjob? i'll be asking tonight's newsmaker no nonsense

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have it . lots to get through, have it. lots to get through, including my take at ten. the people that want to close down gb news that's in an hour. but we start with my big opinion . we start with my big opinion. some months ago it was revealed a small number of starbucks branches were going cashless . i branches were going cashless. i nearly spat my coffee out , but nearly spat my coffee out, but they're not the only ones, of course, that this is becoming the norm with more and more businesses now refusing notes and coins, which is why gb news have proudly launched a new campaign. don't kill cash, if you like , you can sign the you like, you can sign the petition. it's on the website at gb news.com petition. it's on the website at gbnews.com now, some people will welcome this new way of paying, this modern way of paying . it this modern way of paying. it may speed up service at the counter so you can get your hands on that first latte of the day. all the more quickly. look i'm happy to pay with my phone or contact less, but only where cash is still an option too. but

this promise of a convenor patient experience via cashless payments is fool's gold . it's payments is fool's gold. it's time to wake up and smell the coffee. this move by companies like starbucks may look innocent on the face of it, but there are potential dark forces at play . i potential dark forces at play. i fear this is part of a wider campaign at government and corporate level to kill cash altogether. and i fear it's about control . as we saw with about control. as we saw with covid measures, including lockdowns masking and vaccine mandates , the push for mandates, the push for a cashless society is, in my view, an attack on people power. if you have cash, your spending habhs you have cash, your spending habits cannot be traced and your funds cannot be frozen in the way that they can be with a digital currency . we don't digital currency. we don't forget tinpot dictator justin trudeau , canada's tyrannical trudeau, canada's tyrannical premier who froze the bank accounts of truckers who were protesting vaccine mandates he couldn't have done that with

cash. couldn't have done that with cash . in couldn't have done that with cash. in terms of a couldn't have done that with cash . in terms of a cashless cash. in terms of a cashless society , all roads lead to china society, all roads lead to china . it's the worst case scenario . . it's the worst case scenario. so the thick end of the wedge chinese citizens are part of what's called a social credit system in which people's money is controlled digitally by the government . they have virtual government. they have virtual money in their virtual bank accounts, access to which is unked accounts, access to which is linked to good behaviour to and with facial recognition cameras everywhere. the public can lose access to their for money the most minor indiscretion . for most minor indiscretion. for example, if someone is spotted littering or walking home drunk, not being up to date with their vaccines or guilty of some other perceived crime , this fully perceived crime, this fully digitised system will punish them immediately by stopping them immediately by stopping them paying for goods in the supermarket or from buying a train ticket. welcome to hell with a cashless society . the with a cashless society. the control is transferred from the people to corporations and the state. and in a cashless

society, how can you give your nephew a tenner for their birthday day or leave a couple of pound coins for that waiter or waitress that served you so nicely in a cafe ? how can you nicely in a cafe? how can you help out a homeless person that needs a few quid to get by? what about the wonderful informality of a retired pensioner cleaning your windows or doing a bit of gardening and receiving a crisp £20 note as a thank you? a cashless society will spell the end of the informal discretionary economy. cash is human cashless is inhuman. come rain or shine. if you've got some cash on you, you're secure. you're the master of your own destiny. which of course , destiny. which of course, increasingly our leaders don't like. we saw our personal autonomy challenged by lockdowns stopping you from leaving your house, going to work , or house, going to work, or deciding who you see. we saw bodily autonomy . army attacked bodily autonomy. army attacked by vaccine mandates . and if we by vaccine mandates. and if we allow a cashless society to

happen, that will be the end of your financial autonomy as well . cash is king, always has been, always will. beware the outlets offering the snake oil convenience of cashless. they can hiss off and fight this at every turn. it's time to put your money where your mouth is . your money where your mouth is. well folks, your reaction to that mark at cbnnews.com. i'll get to your emails shortly. reacting to my big opinion , my reacting to my big opinion, my top pundits tonight, author and broadcaster emma wolf, the busiest woman in showbiz , tv busiest woman in showbiz, tv personality and professional maverick ingrid tarrant. >> yeah. whoa oh. >> yeah. whoa oh. >> and also well—heeled and hirsute barrister and former conservative mp and 90 tv legend . and by the way, 2023 tv legend

as well. jerry hayes. he's got it back. he's made the souffle rise twice. and jerry , whilst rise twice. and jerry, whilst i've got your attention, not at my age. listen, i'm not a that's not what i've heard. i'm no luddite. i pay for goods with my phone and with contactless card. it is convenient, but it's a deal breaker for me that the cash option is always available i >> -- >> yeah, i agree with that. i don't use cash. but what about the people that because you're a tightwad? >> no, no, it's just. >> i don't. since covid. ijust don't use it. but what about the poor big issue sellers where do they get paid from? it's really , really tricky. and it is about control. i think , because people control. i think, because people know where you are every where >> that's right. i think it's over 1where3 signatories now. >> that's right. i think it's over 1where youlnatories now. >> that's right. i think it's over 1where you are ories now. you move in london, and that's >> that's right. i think it's over 1where you are ories rwhere know where you are every where you move in london, and that's good points and bad points. the good points and bad points. the cctv from the moment i come out cctv from the moment i come out of the studio to the moment i of the studio to the moment i walk into the station , to the walk into the station , to the walk into the station, to the moment i get in the tube, to the walk into the station, to the moment i get in the tube, to the moment i get in the tube, to the moment i get in the tube, to the moment i get in the bus, people know exactly where i am and now moment i get in the bus, people know exactly where i am and now they know what you're spending. they know what you're spending. >> and on what? well obviously >> and on what? well obviously

too much. >> but . too much. >> but . >> but. >> but. >> but. >> but what is that? >> but. >> but. >> but. >> but what is that? >> but what is that? >> it's probably oddbins, isn't >> but what is that? >> it's probably oddbins, isn't it? >> oddbins or majestic. it? >> oddbins or majestic. >> oddbins or majestic. >> you're propping up their >> oddbins or majestic. >> you're propping share price. let me tell you. absolutely. a joke absolutely. but it is a joke about you're a top about it. i mean, you're a top lawyer civil lawyer and from a civil liberties of view, is liberties point of view, this is certainly a concern, isn't it? >> goes further than >> well, it goes further than that. about pensioners? that. what about pensioners? lots i know lots of people. i still know keep cash the in a jar. keep their cash in the in a jar. they don't approve of banks. and this is how they pay the money out. something here for there, something here for there. and they're used to picking up their pensions . not on card, but in pensions. not on a card, but in cash. pensions. not on a card, but in cash . so i think is not cash. so i think this is not a goodidea cash. so i think this is not a good idea whether the government can intervene or not, i don't know. but i agree with the campaign that this channel is doing . doing. >> ingrid, your reaction to our campaign to not kill the cash? >> i've signed it and i have emailed my family, my friends. i've told them to spread it far and wide. you're doing very well . all the numbers are going well. >> that's right. i think it's

over 100,000 signatories now. over 100,000 signatories now. and we seem to have touched a nerve. why would that be? >> exactly as you say, >> because exactly as you say, it is about control and this was is the plan. so the pandemic was a perfect time to start rolling it out. we won't take cash because you don't want to touch it because you might spread the disease touch on. disease through touch and so on. of course, rooted in the of course, wasn't rooted in the science. it wasn't. but science. exactly it wasn't. but people believed it . and so people believed it. and so they they credit cards and did they used credit cards and did that. then it became quite that. and then it became quite normal. and like, you, i do normal. and i'm like, you, i do use credit cards , especially if use credit cards, especially if it's like a large amount of money. i don't want to be carrying a large amount of cash around with me. but then you've got to look at the bigger picture we've all had the picture here. we've all had the threat of power which we threat of power cuts, which we didn't last year, but we didn't have last year, but we could because could have this year because they it . what they still talk about it. what happens then? so you're in a supermarket and you go pay supermarket and you go to pay for and you can't for your food and you can't because they they can't process your payment. everything. you can't go to the you can't do anything . it'll paralyse just anything. it'll paralyse just not just you but actually the

whole country. >> but you've got to get it out of an atm or you've got to and there's a camera on an atm. >> no. whoa >> no. whoa >> the thing is, now you're talking about out cash. talking about getting out cash. yeah. don't have and yeah. if you don't have cash and they you to, but they don't allow you to, but you've get it from you've got to get it from somewhere it's in your bank. somewhere and it's in your bank. it's controlled your it's all controlled in your bank. what about the bank. and then what about the hackers fraudsters? hackers and the fraudsters? >> another >> yeah, well, that is another concern. i mean, this concern. i mean, emma, is this a conspiracy theory? we conspiracy theory? are we overreacting ? are we all overreacting? are we all luddhesin overreacting? are we all luddites in relation to cashless society? >> no, i think if anyone's a luddite, here i am. i don't want to use my phone. i do. of course i use contactless all the time, constantly. i rarely use cash, rarely have cash on me. i don't want google whatever it want google pay or whatever it is phone . so don't want is on my phone. so i don't want all the minute lose all of that. the minute you lose your you've your phone, you've lost everything. you everything. i mean, you literally. i do still a card. >> we've also seen, haven't we, the of all the likes of paypal, all stopping closing the stopping and closing the accounts of organisations like us for them, which is a pressure group speaking out for children and individuals , you and various individuals, you know, covid know, challenge the covid narrative. so these financial one of the banks that i'm with

is now cancelling the accounts of gender critical or people that aren't you know i mean i don't want my bank judging me on my political views or anyone else's matter. else's for that matter. >> a else's for that matter. >> that's not what a bank does. what i'm really concerned about, as well as more sinister as well as the more sinister aspects that all that you guys mention and the control aspect. i'm about i'm just really concerned about the are being shut the people who are being shut out. a of older out. you have a lot of older people online people who are not online already . they're shut out of so already. they're shut out of so much activity already. the bargains, all the all of that stuff they can't buy online. the minute you start making a cashless society , you have cashless society, you have people who literally cannot go and buy goods. as you say, you can't put a five or a tenner in yourin can't put a five or a tenner in your in your kids card. you can't give a couple of quid to a homeless person outside a supermarket kit. you can't give some money to a waitress. so many people also know some money to a waitress. so many people who also know some money to a waitress. so many people who like know some money to a waitress. so many people who like to (now some money to a waitress. so many people who like to gow some money to a waitress. so many people who like to go in older people who like to go in the supermarket. they will always go till and they always go to a till and they have few words with another have a few words with another human being and that's a lovely thing. human. you thing. it's human. as you say. and the interaction ? and what about the interaction? >> we talked about how this

place controlling the hands >> we talked about how this thhe controlling the hands >> we talked about how this thhe authorities|g the hands >> we talked about how this thhe authorities ande hands >> we talked about how this thhe authorities and the|nds >> we talked about how this thhe authorities and the banks of the authorities and the banks who seen have who this week we've seen have abused power for no abused their power for no explanation to why nigel explanation as to why nigel farage been closed. farage account has been closed. it's example. it's appalling. as one example. appalling. also just appalling. but but also just from a very, very domestic point of for individuals, a lot of view for individuals, a lot of view for individuals, a lot of people find that it's very easy to overspend on a credit card. yes, a lot of people budget. >> a lot of people like say, >> a lot of people like you say, pensioners, families pensioners, but also families want have a budget. they want want to have a budget. they want to that that amount of to know that that that amount of money so to easy overspend money it's so to easy overspend if you've got hard cash . and i if you've got hard cash. and i really struggle to explain to my two old what cash is, what two year old what cash is, what money because he's really money is because he's really almost never it. almost never seen it. >> two year never see >> two year old will never see it. will. and when the i'll it. he will. and when the i'll show doesn't show him coins and he doesn't understand that you for understand that you pay for things.just sees me waving >> he just sees me waving a card. >> like online gambling, >> it's like online gambling, which is a disgrace . which is a disgrace. >> s and i think it should be banned, right? i'm not a believer in banning things. >> the money is . >> the money is. >> the money is. >> i never see it. >> that's the problem. >> i never see it. >> it'st's the problem. >> i never see it. >> it's abstract roblem. >> i never see it. >> it's abstract society. >> it's abstract society. >> to back in the day >> if you go to back in the day when was student, to when i was a student, i went to the pub and when i'd run out of

cash, it was time to go home. that with that doesn't happen with a credit it? it was credit card, does it? it was time to go home. >> before that. time to go home. >> to before that. time to go home. >> to be efore that. time to go home. >> to be honest,at. time to go home. >> to be honest,atpaid a price. >> to be honest, i paid a price. us if you want to get involved, grab your phone and scan this particular qr code. only if you agree the agree with the campaign. by the way, you can do way, that's what you can do is if get your out and if if you get your phone out and if you your camera up that you hold your camera up to that particular image, obviously particular image, then obviously you participate. gb news you get to participate. gb news .com also where you'll find .com is also where you'll find the petition. gb news .com/ cash . back to me please. daryl, if you can. and let me also say that there are plenty of people that there are plenty of people that love the convenience of a digital way of paying that. it's quick. many would argue it's more secure as well. so it's all about opinions. what's yours? mark news.com i'm coming up in the big story. i'll be meeting the big story. i'll be meeting the maverick celebrity chef who's banned vegans from his restaurant . find out why shortly restaurant. find out why shortly that warm feeling inside from boxed boilers. >> proud sponsors of weather on

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radio. welcome back. >> the emails are coming in thick and fast. market gb news .com. i believe that a cashless society is a war on people power. john says tell your panel to stop talking about older people as though we're a

homogenous group . i'm 77, says homogenous group. i'm 77, says john and highly tech aware elizabeth says jerry can't have ever given money to the big issue. if he had, he'd know the sellers have tiny card machines and he says, partially sighted, partially sighted people cannot use cards as they cannot see the numbers. and they should be able to be independent and not have to be independent and not have to be independent and not have to be accompanied their to be accompanied to do their shopping. elaine says, shopping. also. elaine says, disabled people need to be able to use cash. they would be shut out society without cash , out of society without cash, says elaine and elaine adds a couple of kisses on the email . couple of kisses on the email. elaine, straight back at you . elaine, straight back at you. keep those emails coming. marc at gb news .com. it's time now for big story. and a chef for the big story. and a chef has vegans from his has banned vegans from his restaurant being restaurant after being criticised by customers for the lack of plant based options. in response to this, animal rights activists stormed his restaurant in a fiery protest last week. well, i'm delighted to say that the restaurant owner , john the restaurant owner, john mountain, joins me now live from down under. john thanks so much for getting up to join us. great to have you on the program. um,

why did you go so far as to ban the vegans ? good morning, mark. the vegans? good morning, mark. >> thanks very much for having me on. at 4:00 in the morning over here in sydney, australia. um, how, how and why did i ban them? well, look, we had a customer that requested a vegan meal at and this was three weeks in advance of when she was due to come in, so. oh yeah, no problem. i, you know, private message back. yeah, sure. what would you like me to do? what's your favourite dish . that's what your favourite dish. that's what i said to mark. i actually said to her, mark. and i love gnocchi. and she said, oh i love gnocchi. i risotto. oh, easy. no i love risotto. oh, easy. no problem . easy done. problem. easy done. we look forward seeing you in three forward to seeing you in three weeks time. the problem was exactly that. mark. three weeks later. i've forgotten all about it. i didn't forget all it. well, i didn't forget all about was just too about it, but i was just too busy. had an outdoor catering busy. i had an outdoor catering event the first one event which was the first one that i've ever done in my own little business, and it was just too much. i couldn't do it. i forgot to tell my other guys it was fault. that's exactly was my fault. that's exactly what happened. was my fault. what happened. it was my fault. so the evening she

so on the evening mark, she didn't get what we'd promised her. what sparked off the her. that's what sparked off the problem . problem. >> i mean, is it your experience with other diners that vegans are a pain in the >> terrible thing to say . are a pain in the >> terrible thing to say. but look, i've been in kitchens now for almost 30 years and when we're in kitchens and working for lots of some of the best chefs in the world, i've been really fortunate to work for some real great culinary gods out there. and when we get a call from the maitre d or the restaurant manager saying, you know, chef, sorry , there's a know, chef, sorry, there's a vegan table nine, your soul just drops a little. you just empty a little and think , what can we little and think, what can we do? it's destroying it is destroying because it's not what i was trained in, mark. i wasn't trained to use any of these plant based products. it doesn't mean that i can't, but it's just something that i prefer not to. you know, it's my choice. >> do you? >> do you? >> my body, my choice. >> my body, my choice. >> do you consider vegan food to be proper cuisine ?

be proper cuisine? >> vegan food? can be proper cuisine. look, there's one of the best chefs in the world. a chap called daniel humm, who has 11 madison park. he's her phenomenal cook, a three star michelin chef. so yeah, it can be it can be look, you can be creative with a zucchini. are you call it courgette now, don't you call it courgette now, don't you ? you? >> listen, when you said you can be creative with a with a zucchini, i think you'd neglected to notice it's a family show . neglected to notice it's a family show. but john will will gloss over that. what about these gloss over that. what about gloss over that. what about these vegan activists? have gloss over that. what about horrific from the activist side of it, but i've realised that that i'm quite proud in a way of the vegans standing in solidarity . uh, you know, i solidarity. uh, you know, i think it's quite warming that they do at least stand together and band together, you know , and band together, you know, they recently have just written a song about me and a video and

the whole lot. i think it's quite warming, to be honest. there are great. they may be the minority, but they're doing a really good of standing really good job of standing together. been together. have they been violent? absolutely. when they came in, the problem is, mark, look, this particular person known as tricia peterson , has known as tricia peterson, has stormed lots of buildings over here in in western australia . here in in western australia. she's gone into louis vuitton. she's gone into louis vuitton. she's going to kfc , and she she's going to kfc, and she causes havoc. but the thing is, mark and i pre—warned her. if you want to come into my business, it is my business. i am here to protect my customers , my staff and my building. and that's exactly what i did . so, that's exactly what i did. so, yeah, when they stormed in, they were picked up and thrown right out . i were picked up and thrown right out. i didn't want to throw the females without being rude. females out without being rude. it's that's a touchy subject, but went straight for boy i >>i -- >> i can't believe they attacked you. i'm amazed the vegans had the energy briefly , john, can i the energy briefly, john, can i ask you what you think about the future food ? do you think future of food? do you think that we'll all be plant based in 50 years time ?

50 years time? >> we are no way going to be plant based in 50 years time , plant based in 50 years time, veganism will increase. we're now 2% of the global population. there's about 8 million vegans, but the majority of those are peaceful, loving , nice. you peaceful, loving, nice. you know, a lot of indians us. um, but there's no way. yeah, it'll catch on. but it's not forever . catch on. but it's not forever. >> john it's been a thrill to have you on the show. thank you so much for staying up for us. i know were a top celebrity know you were a top celebrity chef and also your restaurant looks absolutely and chef and also your restaurant lookrl absolutely and chef and also your restaurant lookrl say, lutely and chef and also your restaurant lookrl say, very( and chef and also your restaurant lookrl say, very shiny and chef and also your restaurant lookrl say, very shiny and and chef and also your restaurant lookrl say, very shiny and clean i >> -- >> thank 5mm em >> thank you, sir. we like to keep clean. >> always catch up again soon. john mountain there, who is a top restaurateur down under who has faced off against the vegans. let me say , by the way, vegans. let me say, by the way, that i've got loads of vegan viewers listeners and you're viewers and listeners and you're all gorgeous . listen, what is all gorgeous. listen, what is the credo? what is the philosophy of mark dolan tonight? it's all about personal choice. what you choose to put on your plate is in your gift and no one else is moving on to our next story. and vicars have

urged the church of england to scrap wedding in order to scrap wedding fees in order to encourage couples to get married. it costs married. currently it costs couples around £560 if they marry away from home and £512 to marry away from home and £512 to marry in their own parish. marry away from home and £512 to marry in their own parish . so marry in their own parish. so should these costs go altogether so more people tithe or not? let's get the views of father felix smith . father felix, thank felix smith. father felix, thank you for joining felix smith. father felix, thank you forjoining us on a friday night. we both know that marriage is a good thing and it's a blessing . or should we it's a blessing. or should we encourage it? with free weddings as well ? that's the idea. as well? that's the idea. >> that's being put forward by the diocese of blackburn for general synod, which is coming up on tuesday. general synod, which is coming up on tuesday . and the idea is up on tuesday. and the idea is that if you are lower or you scrap the fees for weddings , scrap the fees for weddings, then suddenly lots of couples will be wanting to come forward and be married . but i'm not sure and be married. but i'm not sure really that that's going to happen. as if couples are coming in, they're looking at the fees and they're thinking , well,

and they're thinking, well, should i go for a church wedding or shall i go for a registry office? and one costs more than the other . i office? and one costs more than the other. i think if office? and one costs more than the other . i think if they want the other. i think if they want to get married in a church, then they know they want to get married in the church. and i think the price isn't going to make a huge amount of difference to that . they'll know they want to that. they'll know they want to that. they'll know they want to get married in a church because have a connection because they have a connection to they have a to a church. they have a personal faith, they've got personal faith, or they've got anidea personal faith, or they've got an idea of a church wedding an idea of what a church wedding looks therefore looks like and therefore they want that. you want to be involved in that. you know, couples are getting know, fewer couples are getting married in general. you know, we know that from across society. so i think this idea that suddenly if we lower the fees or we scrap the fees completely, some moeen ali couples will be flocking to get married. i think is just not likely to happen . is just not likely to happen. we've had fewer baptisms over time as well. you know , the rise time as well. you know, the rise of secular secularism and so on. and i think that's not been to do with cost. they've always been free. so yeah, i think this idea that suddenly couples will

come flocking to the church because weddings are cheaper or free, i think is very unlikely. >> me and of course hard pressed pansh >> me and of course hard pressed parish priests do need the cash , don't they? >> yeah , that's the thing. i >> yeah, that's the thing. i mean, we're a very poor parish where we are. we're growing in numbers, but financially it's still always very difficult. and we've got , of course, bills to we've got, of course, bills to pay we've got, of course, bills to pay and everything else. i think probably last year we made about 2500 from wedding fees. it's not a huge amount, but it does make a huge amount, but it does make a difference and it's often the smallest and the prettiest churches that are bringing in fees for weddings that wouldn't be making those fees from other places. perhaps and if we scrap those fees, who's going to pay for the heating and the lighting and you know, the organist and all those sort of things that go into it, you know, who's going to plug that gap that will really be missing from the fees apparently , you know, the apparently, you know, the diocese. that's one suggestion an diocese might be able to come

together and sort of plug that gap. but you know, they've not really been very quick to do that in the past financially. so it seems unlikely to me . it seems unlikely to me. >> finally, father felix , as you >> finally, father felix, as you well know, you can find love on your smartphone phone, which is why mrs. dolan locks this one. but do you wonder whether the institution of marriage will survive all of this modernity and all of the freedom at our disposal ? well, yeah. disposal? well, yeah. >> i think that's a difficult thing. like we said, you know, fewer and fewer couples are getting married . and it's for getting married. and it's for other reasons rather than just to do with finance . i mean, i've to do with finance. i mean, i've beenin to do with finance. i mean, i've been in in ministry for ten years now, and i've only ever had one couple come and say , had one couple come and say, well, you know, this looks very expensive to me. i think we might have to wait. expensive to me. i think we might have to wait . other might have to wait. other couples, i think actually when they come, they say, you know what, this is incredibly cheap because the average cost for a

wedding is about 17,000 to spend 500 on a church service is hardly anything. most of them are spending more on photography or other items rather than the service itself. and, you know, hotels are offering packages for 4000 or 5000. and so for us to charge 500, i don't think makes a huge difference . i think a huge difference. i think you're right in that it's other factors that are leading to fewer and fewer weddings happening sort of across the country in in churches and outside churches as well . outside churches as well. >> father felix, next time i get married, you've got the gig . married, you've got the gig. >> thank you very much. i look forward to it. >> father felix smith , thank you >> father felix smith, thank you so much forjoining us. there you go. those weddings are worth the we how local the cash. and we know how local parishes are struggling. and i'm sure they would miss that £500. coming with pundits coming up next with the pundits , were the authorities wrong to paint mickey mural paint over a mickey mouse mural at an asylum centre? is the archbishop of canterbury justin welby , right that universities

welby, right that universities should be fined if students get offended? and how about this one? are microwaves destroying the art of great british cooking? plus, the results of our twitter poll are vegans a nuisance as we'll bring you the results of that

radio. oh, yes. >> welcome back to the show. now, listen, let me tell you, tennis legend virginia wade famously, she won wimbledon in 1977. she's with me in just a couple of minutes time. what's it like to win wimbledon? but earlier we asked you on twitter, as celebrity chef bans them as a celebrity chef bans them from restaurant, are vegans from his restaurant, are vegans a nuisance? the results are in. oh, dear. 83% say yes. and 17% say no. reacting to the big stories of the day, my pundits tonight, i'll get my jacket. >> oh, dear. >> oh, dear. >> you're out of here. are you a vegan? yeah. oh, dear. >> oops. yeah. >> oops. yeah. >> mind you, i had a greggs vegan roll at lunchtime today. >> disgusting. vegan roll at lunchtime today. >> thank ting. vegan roll at lunchtime today. >> thank you. vegan roll at lunchtime today. >> lucky you. disgusting >> lucky man. disgusting >> lucky man. disgusting >> criminal barrister >> that is criminal barrister jerry also have author

jerry hayes. we also have author and broadcaster woolf and and broadcaster emma woolf and writer and tv personality ingrid tarrant . and now this is a tough tarrant. and now this is a tough story . murals of beloved story. murals of beloved cartoons such as mickey mouse and baloo from the jungle book that adorned the walls of an asylum seeker reception centre. have been painted over on the orders of the immigration minister. robert jenrick . orders of the immigration minister. robert jenrick. he thought the cartoons were too welcoming and sent the wrong message. this a callous and message. was this a callous and cold hearted gesture , or were cold hearted gesture, or were the authorities right remove the authorities right to remove these murals? >> gerry utterly disgusting, utterly wrong or immoral, lacking compassion action that's robert jenrick these are these are not asylum seekers who've come over in boats to take our money. >> these are nine year old children , nine year old children children, nine year old children who've got no political views. what's so ever. so he doesn't want to welcome them, does he ? want to welcome them, does he? well, go away , mrjenrick. we well, go away, mrjenrick. we don't want you . don't want you. >> any child should be welcomed i >> -- >> of course they should be.

yeah, of course. and that's a disgrace. >> that's a red line. >> that's a red line. >> what was going through this man's mind? oh i think votes in the red wall seats. i doubt whether even i know he's one of your lot. lee anderson would agree with that. not even moggie would with that. would agree with that. >> well , there you go. has he >> well, there you go. has he crossed let me what crossed a line? let me know what you mark gb news .com. you think. mark gb news .com. the archbishop canterbury has the archbishop of canterbury has said universities should face funding cuts if minorities, such as trans or jewish students are offended. he said universities can't stop isolated incidents, but they need to work harder to make sure offensive language isn't tolerated . so is justin isn't tolerated. so is justin welby right to think that cutting universities funding will prevent hate speech? what do we think about this? >> emma well, as a man of god, you'd that he always you'd hope that he would always be of the vulnerable be on the side of the vulnerable or downtrodden, or the downtrodden, the minorities . minorities in society. >> but he's drifting more and more into political arenas. he's had very vocal views on immigration and on asylum seekers. now now on net zero and now on trans issues. and i think he needs to butt out. of course

, from his pulpit. he should be preaching love and compassion and inclusion and arms around the world and all of that. but this is a matter between the department of education, presumably, government presumably, and the government and universities. this is not a matter for him to be talking about cutting funding to universities for their stance on trans students . trans students. >> well, that's right. we don't want hate speech. we don't want racism. don't want people racism. we don't want people attacked on their sexual orientation . ingrid. but the orientation. ingrid. but the last thing want is to last thing we want is to encourage this generation of snowflake us. >> of course. i mean exactly >> oh, of course. i mean exactly that. he is over. he's just gone too far . what's the name? too far. what's the name? i can't think of the name of the woman who, with the hate speech. and she's so hate filled herself . and there's too much hate in the world. and he's actually he is turning us against him and he's turning us against the church. he wants the church to be all inclusive. he wants it to be all inclusive. he wants it to be an embodiment of morals and just justice and so on. and i just justice and so on. and i just think justin is like not

being just in the way that he's approaching everything. it's upsetting people. he should he should butt out. he should be neutral and actually , it does neutral and actually, it does raise a question, should he have a seat in the house of lords? >> well , be too political >> he's well, be too political because when you wanted to have political views, you sort election entered the election and you entered the chamber election and you entered the chamb> all christians have political views. christ they should be political faith leaders . well, i political faith leaders. well, i mean, christ was a faith leader . i think, you know, when you went into temple, turned over the moneylenders and all the rest of it, he had a view. now the archbishop of canterbury, every everyone is entitled to have but we have the have a view. but we have the right to disagree with it and that's what doing. that's what we're doing. >> bring commenting >> does he not bring commenting on policy? on government policy? >> right. >> right. >> he bring his >> does he not bring his entitled to do that, does he not, hinting, does not, as ingrid is hinting, does he church into he not bring the church into disrepute? ways disrepute? brings in many ways hate because people hate upon himself because people are angry. >> he's got a church >> he's got he's got a church more divided than the conservative that more divided than the confault?ive that more divided than the confault? no that more divided than the confault? no the that more divided than the confault? no the church that more divided than the confault? no the church has his fault? no the church has been divided for years and years

and and years and years . and years and years and years. trouble is, by saying this, he will keep the various factions in church happy, but will in the church happy, but will make people like you. and i just say ridiculous. it's say this is ridiculous. it's ridiculous , it's stupid, it's ridiculous, it's stupid, it's wrong . but he's got the right. wrong. but he's got the right. >> what about spending his time talking about children in poverty homelessness or all poverty or homelessness or all the. do the. oh, they do that. >> to be yeah, he >> well, to be fair, yeah, he doesn't. i'm i'm not doesn't. i'm not. i'm not articles for the guardian and reparations for slavery. >> yeah and can we about >> yeah and can we talk about microwaves they microwaves because they are officially was gear change officially was a gear change that was a gear change likely the one show palatable food like him. >> oh it's microwaves . >> oh it's microwaves. >> oh it's microwaves. >> now this show is very carefully stitched together by greg and the team. let me tell you, microwave are you, microwave tvs are officially britain's favourite kitchen appliance. in fact, waitrose is 2023, cooking report have dubbed this year the year of the microwave, with three times many preferring times as many people preferring them should we them to air fryers should we embrace this microwave renaissance or are microwaves destroying the art of british cooking? ingrid coyte oh. oh >> you've come to me. i am the

world's worst cook . i hate world's worst cook. i hate cooking as well. and i'm a disaster. but i won't go to the microwave . i won't go to the. microwave. i won't go to the. >> do you own one? >> do you own one? >> i don't. i do. but i hardly ever use it. i do it to boil milk and occasionally boil milk. yes. when i make myself a latte because it's quite quick. >> you boil bunny as >> do you boil bunny rabbits as well thing? well in that thing? >> oh, sure. oh careful. >> oh, sure. oh careful. >> to get in trouble >> don't want to get in trouble with you with ingrid. no why don't you own microwave ? own a microwave? >> don't a television, >> don't have a television, don't microwave. don't have a microwave. >> one is very wise. >> don't need one. >> don't need one. >> okay. would use? >> okay. what would you use? >> okay. what would you use? >> i don't know how >> a microwave? i don't know how to microwave. do to operate a microwave. what do you it? you do with it? >> they're very simple. really >> they're very simple. really >> you just turn the wheel and press you what for? press start you what for? >> for heating up? >> for heating things up? >> for heating things up? >> good for like, cold >> yes. very good for like, cold curries that. >> yes. very good for like, cold curibecause that. >> yes. very good for like, cold curibecause you that. >> yes. very good for like, cold curibecause you can that. >> yes. very good for like, cold curibecause you can pierce. the >> because you can pierce. the thing there's no special thing is, there's no special heating the heating up a ready meal in the microwave. heating up a ready meal in the micit'save. cooking . >> it's not cooking. >> it's not cooking. >> no, it's not cooking. well, it is for me, but that's not cooking. >> it's microwave cooking. >> it's microwave cooking. >> do a lot cooking and >> i do a lot of cooking and i use air fryer. use an air fryer. >> good for fish >> it's very good for fish fingers things like that. fingers and things like that. there see? there you go. you see?

>> well, that will do it. oh, my god. >> in that case, i'm coming round to jerry's. i happen to know only thing uses the know the only thing he uses the microwave for his toddies. >> hot is toddies. » hot >> hot shot is hot. tories and the coffee, which let me the irish coffee, which let me tell coffee. tell you, is not coffee. >> coming up next, my mark meets guest british tennis icon, guest is british tennis icon, former wimbledon winner virginia wade. and me tell you, at wade. and let me tell you, at 10:00, i'll be dealing with the dark forces that want to close down gb news. that's 15 minutes away. you won't want to miss it. virginia .

next how about this for a bit of fun on a friday night? oh microwaves. destroying the great art of british cuisine. this from bridget. hi, mark. i trained as a cook. i got my city and guilds. i use a microwave for vegetables as like a steamer. rather than boiling them to death. good for cooking salmon as well. there you go. thank you for that, bridget. now it's thank you for that, bridget. now wsfime

thank you for that, bridget. now it's time for mark meets. thank you for that, bridget. now it's time for mark meets . yes, it's time for mark meets. yes, indeed. it's time for mark meets. yes, indeed . it's time for mark indeed. it's time for mark meets, in which we speak to the biggest names in the world of politics. football sport and beyond. tonight british tennis legend virginia wade obe , who legend virginia wade obe, who won three major tennis singles championships and four major doubles championships. championships and four major doubles championships . yes, and doubles championships. yes, and is the only british woman in history to have won titles at all four majors, including wimbledon, famously in 1977, she was ranked as high as number two in the world in singles. and number one in the world in doubles. she was the most recent british tennis player win british tennis player to win a major singles tournament until andy murray in 2012 and was the most recent british woman to have won a major singles title until emma raducanu . in 2021. until emma raducanu. in 2021. with the us open after retiring from competitive tennis, she coached for four years and became a top tennis pundit and

commentator for virginia. welcome to mark dolan tonight. take me back to that incredible wimbledon win. i'm so happy. well, it's great to have you on the show . take me back to that the show. take me back to that amazing win in 1977. huge pressure and expectation was the home crowd a help or a hindrance ? yes >> oh, no. it was definitely a help, you know, i mean , the help, you know, i mean, the whole thing was so inspiring because the queen was there and it was the centenary of wimbledon . wimbledon. >> and , you know, when the >> and, you know, when the motive is greater than the tension , you're going to do tension, you're going to do well, but sometimes the tension is so great that you just fall apart or freeze or whatever . apart or freeze or whatever. >> so it was absolutely fantastic . i >> so it was absolutely fantastic. i mean, >> so it was absolutely fantastic . i mean, sometimes fantastic. i mean, sometimes when the crowd is all behind you, it's like surfing a wave. and if you're feeling good about it, you feel fantastic. but if you if you miss a boat, the next thing you know, you're

struggling in the sand and you can't breathe. and that's sort of the way i feel with crowds and tension and that. so it was it fantastic . there's it was fantastic. there's nothing like wimbledon. mean, nothing like wimbledon. i mean, that court just that centre court is just a place of worship, really . place of worship, really. >> well, you're one of the best players the game's ever seen and you won those important tournaments with a heavy wooden tennis racket. i know i can't tell you if i go back. >> i mean, i still hit the ball occasionally, not terribly well. i call it geriatric tennis , but i call it geriatric tennis, but if i go back to a wooden racquet, you try to hitting the ball just dies on your racket. i mean, it really is completely different with that . so i have different with that. so i have to give all of our generation, all of those of us who've played with wooden rackets, i have to give us a lot of credit because it was much tougher. the game has a lot. the game has the elements of the game have become easier with the new equipment . easier with the new equipment. but then because so many people play but then because so many people play and play so well, the

competition is incredible at the moment. and the standard is extraordinary . and i mean, we extraordinary. and i mean, we just getting a just a stupendous view of that at wimbledon this yeah >> well , yeah >> well, indeed, we'll come to that now. in 1977, you won wimbledon in front of the queen. that must have been a great memory . memory. >> oh, i mean, there was nothing like it . i >> oh, i mean, there was nothing like it. i mean, you know , i like it. i mean, you know, i couldn't hear a word she said because the crowd was going bonkers. so that was all right. by time i'd said excuse me by the time i'd said excuse me and pardon me and that i thought i'd betterjust lip read so that was that was lots of fun. and then , you know, everybody says, then, you know, everybody says, does your world change when you've won wimbledon? well, of course it does. but you know, really, i think my world changed before i won wimbledon , and before i won wimbledon, and that's why i was able to win wimbledon know, tough wimbledon. you know, it's tough for i think it is tough if you just come like a new blood and you win right at the beginning , you win right at the beginning, like emma did in new york two years ago, because it's so

difficult to keep that up. and when i first won the us open and that was the first grand slam, i did feel that everybody was after me. so there's no question that that adds pressure to you. so by the time i won wimbledon, i played at 16, 15 times before dephehi i played at 16, 15 times before depher. i was well versed in what it all entailed . what it all entailed. >> now, virginia, you were born in this country, bournemouth in england , but at the age of one, england, but at the age of one, you moved to south africa, only returning to the uk at the age of 15, where you attended grammar school and then university . was it hard adapting university. was it hard adapting to the culture of this country ? to the culture of this country? >> it took me quite a few years before i felt really english, and then i felt so english that even if i'm not living there, most of the time, i feel just totally english. so yes, it was quite hard. but you know, i was fortunate because i did have tennis to hang my hat on so i could always go and find some

way of expressing myself , way of expressing myself, playing tennis and maybe that i mean, england was where all the tennis was in those days. they had so many tournaments, they had so many tournaments, they had other than wimbledon and so it was fascinating because you couldn't really they didn't have too many indoor courts . they too many indoor courts. they were like about five in the country. would you believe? so that was a challenge . but the that was a challenge. but the rest of the time , the rest of rest of the time, the rest of the year, you could play, find people, not that many people to play people, not that many people to play with. i have to tell you, i mean, nowadays you can you can play mean, nowadays you can you can play with anybody. there's so many good players around . but in many good players around. but in those days it was very hard to find somebody good enough to practise with . but we did have practise with. but we did have training at queen's club and things like that . so that that things like that. so that that just drove me. my tennis drove me. i mean , i don't know why me. i mean, i don't know why i went to university. university was a bust as far as i was concerned, but my father and sister, you have to be educated . what what and for what? i

don't know. so anyway, fortunately , i did well enough fortunately, i did well enough at tennis to not have to worry. >> well, you were no slouch academically. i think it was mathematics and physics. that's quite impressive . yeah. listen, quite impressive. yeah. listen, a really tough day for. for andy. andy murray. i'm glad i reminded you about your academic career at virginia. a tough day for andy a heroic for andy murray. a heroic effort. of effort. but he's out of wimbledon in is it time for him to up tennis racket ? to hang up his tennis racket? >> i honestly. to hang up his tennis racket? >> i honestly . believe 100% that >> i honestly. believe 100% that you should only stop when you feel like stopping . so if he feel like stopping. so if he feels like grinding it out, i mean, good for him. he played so well last night and i mean, you could tell by the first set today he was , you know, it was today he was, you know, it was just a bit too much. but i don't know . i mean, djokovic is only. know. i mean, djokovic is only. yeah one year younger and he's managed to keep himself in phenomenal shape. i mean, everybody knows how to keep themselves in good shape as they

get older now. so you just it's when you're not enjoying it anymore . so but it's hard to anymore. so but it's hard to retire because you don't want to retire because you don't want to retire when you're playing badly because that leaves you with a bad feeling. don't want to bad feeling. you don't want to retire you a thrill to retire when you play a thrill to have on the show, do have you on the show, do come and us soon. have you on the show, do come ancenjoyrs soon. have you on the show, do come anc enjoy wimbledon next i'll >> enjoy wimbledon next up, i'll be with dark forces be dealing with the dark forces that want to close gb news. >> temperature's rising . >> the temperature's rising. boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello again. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. a sunny and hot weekend. at first for some before the inevitable thundery breakdown and much fresher conditions arrive from the atlantic . we've got a couple of atlantic. we've got a couple of areas of low pressure spinning out to the west of the uk. they're helping up this they're helping to draw up this increased heat humidity increased heat and humidity before some weather before they send some weather fronts in. and we see this thundery breakdown later saturday and into sunday. but before that happens, a clear and dry night for many. we will see

the cloud thicken across wales in the south—west and some showers into devon showers will push into devon and cornwall by dawn. but it's a muggy night wherever are. muggy night wherever you are. 17, 19 celsius, fairly 17, 18, 19 celsius, fairly widely , even in the north of widely, even in the north of scotland , mid teens are possible scotland, mid teens are possible . all but a fine start for scotland

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great cities . i should gang great cities. i should gang members be forced to do national service . i'll be asking service. i'll be asking tonight's newsmaker. no nonsense self—made entrepreneur. a man who left school at 15 with no qualifications and made an amazing life for himself. charlie mullins obe . and mark charlie mullins obe. and mark dolan tonight is the home of the papers with tomorrow's front pages at exactly 1030 sharp . pages at exactly 1030 sharp. a busy hour to come. it's a hot friday night. wasn't the weather amazing today? so put something cold and fizzy in the fridge or fire up the kettle , tear open fire up the kettle, tear open the jaffa cakes and let's make a night of it. i'll be dealing with the dark forces that want to close gb news in two minutes time. first, the headlines with ray addison . on thanks , mark.

ray addison. on thanks, mark. >> here's the latest from the newsroom and our top story this houh newsroom and our top story this hour, the met police has named an eight year old girl killed after a land rover crashed into after a land rover crashed into a wimbledon prep school. as seuna a wimbledon prep school. as selina lau. selina's family has described her as an intelligent and cheeky girl, adored and loved by everyone. the force says another eight year old girl and a 40 year old woman remain in a life threatening condition in a life threatening condition in hospital following the incident yesterday . the driver, incident yesterday. the driver, a 46 year old woman, arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, has been bailed pending further enquiries . and in breaking news, in the last ten minutes or so, the prime minister of the netherlands has resigned and tendered the resignation of his government after failing to reach an agreement on stricter immigration policies. mark rutter described the decision as an extremely regrettable political reality . he says he'll political reality. he says he'll now call new elections in the country. we'll bring you more on this developing story as we get it. the united states has agreed

to send controversial cluster munitions to ukraine banned by more than 100 countries. they can pose a danger for decades after a conflict ends due to unexploded ordnance . president unexploded ordnance. president biden says the decision was prompted by ukraine running out of ammunition. the country says receiving the weapon will have an extra ordinary psycho emotional impact on russian forces as 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, 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 mother court. a man who killed a mother and her two young daughters by setting fire to their flat in

nottingham , has been jailed for nottingham, has been jailed for life and will serve a minimum term of 44 years. a 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 . and finally, the fire take hold. and finally, more than 300 people were intercepted aged in small boats intercepted aged in 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 understands that the boats pushed off from a 60 mile stretch of the french coast line from dunkirk to boulogne . it brings the total boulogne. it brings the total number of crossings so far this year to just under 12,000. we're on tv online on dab+ radio and on tv online on dab+ radio and on tune in to this is , of on tune in to this is, of course, gb news. back now to mark dolan .

mark dolan. >> my thanks to ray addison, who returns in an hour's time. welcome to mark dolan tonight as they blight our great cities, should gang members be forced to do national service or get a proper job? do national service or get a properjob? i'll be asking tonight's newsmaker no nonsense, self—made entrepreneur , sir. self—made entrepreneur, sir. a man who left school at 15 with no qualification joins charlie mullins obe mark dolan tonight is the home of the papers with tomorrow's front pages from 1030 sharp. you can set your watch to it. plus we'll be having tonight's headline, heroes and back page zeroes, big stories , back page zeroes, big stories, big guests and always big opinions. this is mark dolan tonight. we'll start with my take ten . at there's an old take ten. at there's an old saying . first they ignore you, saying. first they ignore you, then they laugh at you. then they fight you. then you win . they fight you. then you win. which i predict will be the story of your channel, the

people's channel gb news talk of our arrival over two years ago was met by fury in the television industry . campaigns television industry. campaigns wanted to crush the baby at birth and we were prejudged and hated before we even got on air. how can the industry hate a channel they haven't even seen yet? simple goal. fear. fear of competition. fear we will deliver a better product . fear deliver a better product. fear we will deprive them of viewers and listeners fear that fat cat producers and tv stars who have been on the gravy train for decades could be out of a job. but what the industry hate most about gb news is you, the great unwashed, the apparently uneducated masses who they look down upon and detest. but we've got your back. and i've got your back. millions of people in this country of all backgrounds , country of all backgrounds, grounds, races, income groups and cultures are sick of stifling woke political correctness. their concerned

about unchecked mass immigration, their patriotic and proud of our complex but great history and they want to see a broader, more balanced and inclusive debate on issues like brexit. the cost of living crisis, net zero and the so—called culture wars . the so—called culture wars. the worst nightmare of our broadcast rivals and the wider political, corporate and media elite is for you to have a voice. well a voice you have and our numbers are through the roof . their are through the roof. their worst nightmares are being realised. just this show a week ago broke channel records for a friday night with a peak audience of 150,000 people. that's more than elton's crowd at glastonbury and beating both the bbc and sky news people. power is insuperable and it won't be stopped. so what are we what do we have? well, we have authentic presenters , not authentic presenters, not grinning fakes like schofield

and willoughby . we have a and willoughby. we have a balance of political views. we have a bit of wit, i suppose, a bit of cheek . sometimes i can be bit of cheek. sometimes i can be very naughty and we have proper viewer input via email and even video calls . in short, we are video calls. in short, we are the real deal. but let me give you the scale of the challenge facing us. top advertising executives in manchester for this week, mainly drunk blokes shouted down our brilliant commercial director , nicole commercial director, nicole o'shea. one of the best professionals in the business and one of the nicest people i've ever worked with. she was jeered and heckled and told to get off the stage. here is a short clip of her appalling treatment at the hands of the advertising industry . and wahaca advertising industry. and wahaca . it's not well , i know nicola

. it's not well, i know nicola well and let me tell you, she can handle a few drunk thugs . can handle a few drunk thugs. nicola is irish and you don't mess with the irish. this will only harden her resolve as it hardens my resolve. and that of all my colleagues here at gb news, and i've got no doubt it will harden your resolve to . will harden your resolve to. hey, we get things wrong here and we make mistakes too . and we make mistakes too. editorially, technically , this editorially, technically, this great project is a work in progress, but it belongs to you. and i believe that as our numbers grow, advertisers users from great british supermarket s to top car manufacturers and much loved beer brands who are so afraid to advertise with us at the moment will soon be afraid to . not when this channel afraid to. not when this channel is reaching millions of viewers. if the boycott continues as what are they saying? do they not want you to shop in their stores 7 want you to shop in their stores ? do they not want you to buy their cars or drink their beer ? their cars or drink their beer? i'm certain these great brands

will in time, come on board and prove that they do indeed value your custom . watch this space. your custom. watch this space. and at the moment, our heroic current advertisers couldn't be happier because an advert on gb news arguably has more power than adverts on other networks . than adverts on other networks. why? well, because this is more than a channel. it's a community, it's a movement, and it's a family. community, it's a movement, and it's a family . the arrogance of it's a family. the arrogance of our critics will come back to bite them on the bum. in the end, we will win people power always has been and always will be an unstoppable force . i'm be an unstoppable force. i'm humbled by the emails i get to this show every night. like all families, we have disagreements . of course we do. that's a good thing. but the message that i'm heanng thing. but the message that i'm hearing from correspondents , hearing from correspondents, from all of you loud and clear, is a consistent one, that you love us. well, let me tell you, we love you, too. if you're enjoying the show and if you're enjoying the show and if you're enjoying the show and if you're enjoying the channel, tell your friends , tell your family, and friends, tell your family, and let's change the world together.

and don't worry , the only place and don't worry, the only place we're going is to the top . your we're going is to the top. your reaction, mark at gb news .com. let's hear from my top pundits tonight. author and broadcaster emma wolf, tv personality ingrid tarrant and barrister and former conservative mp jerry hayes . conservative mp jerry hayes. emma wolf, your reaction to the treatment of our commercial director, nicole o'shea this week? yeah i mean, it's disgusting. >> she shouldn't have to be. you know, she should be able to stand up at an awards ceremony and a speech hand out and make a speech and hand out the all of that junk the awards and all of that junk and pve the awards and all of that junk and i've had similar and heckling. i've had a similar thing politely thing on twitter. i politely tweeted the so—called tweeted one of the so—called advertisers who had announced tweeted one of the so—called advethey's who had announced tweeted one of the so—called advethey were) had announced tweeted one of the so—called advethey were goingannounced tweeted one of the so—called advethey were going to lounced tweeted one of the so—called advethey were going to withdraw that they were going to withdraw their ads and the hundreds probably into the thousands now, the hundreds and hundreds of abusive tweets that i've had, mark, i've been called the c—word. i've been called a right wing snowflake, which is absolute new one on me. all i

did was politely tweet them and say, you know, they have a choice to where they put their advertising money. and i have a choice i buy my coffee and choice where i buy my coffee and i won't going to their local i won't be going to their local flagship anymore flagship store anymore and i won't be ordering coffee online. >> well, indeed, your honestly honest to do that. honest right to do that. >> i'm within my rights to do that. poisonous garbage i'm that. the poisonous garbage i'm the one that latest one that's just come in off, you stupid . just come in off, you stupid. this is from people who are claiming to be, you know , claiming to be, you know, terribly. they're all behind. stop funding hate and things like that. and the hate . and i like that. and the hate. and i don't care. i mean, twitter doesn't matter at all. it's not the real world, but the hate that i've had in the last 24 hours online is way off the scale. simple early for tweeting this local coffee shop in central london and saying, i won't be going there anymore . won't be going there anymore. >> indeed, your tweet reads as follows hey, grinds, i've had your ground coffee delivered for years. i live near shoreditch ghnd years. i live near shoreditch grind and just say i won't grind and just to say i won't ever be darkening your doors or ordering your coffee again

ordering your coffee ever again . ingrid, what is behind this backlash against gb news? what have we done wrong ? have we done wrong? >> well, because you've done everything right . you really everything right. you really have given a very balanced point of view . we know that the bbc is of view. we know that the bbc is very biased guy. the same . we're very biased guy. the same. we're not really getting the truth . not really getting the truth. it's a bit and it's the newspapers as well. you know, they've been really following they've been really following the narrative. they've been following what they're supposed to say. they're not looking out of the box. they're not allowing people that know something differently to what they are trying to push down our throats. they're not giving them that space. gb news does that. it's very balanced. it's very open. you you embrace new discoveries, new especially with the science thing. i mean, i going back to the covid, you were allowing people that had made these discoveries that didn't have a voice, that they were being cancelled old. you are allowing these people to come on and to let you know what they know. and

then it's up to the audience to work out what side they want to go with. it could be anything. it's difference of opinions. it's difference of opinions. it's very, very healthy. but you're allowing both sides. it's very balanced and it's very fair and nobody else does that. so you're not doing anything wrong . so right . .you're doing it so right. >> i mean, the reason why grind with drew their advertising , with drew their advertising, jerry, is because they weren't happy with some of the tone on the channel in relation to things like net zero and climate change and greta thunberg do critics of gb news have a point that this place is an echo chamber for unbalanced or even bad for society ? bad for society? >> city well, on your show , this >> city well, on your show, this is the most balanced show i think on gb news some shows. well i think 1 or 2 presenters are certifiable . and when are certifiable. and when i appear on them occasionally, i regard my job as missionary work. but on the other hand, it is balanced and it is fair and

thatis is balanced and it is fair and that is what broadcasting should be about . there are two ironies, be about. there are two ironies, i think in the whole thing. one is all these people, the advertising, the great moral proponents of decency , the proponents of decency, the advertising executives , you advertising executives, you know, the spots on the bottom of humanity, they're the sort of people who soon on now they're seeing the amount of ratings you're getting will be banging on the door . secondly, the next on the door. secondly, the next thing is all these people who believe in freedom of speech only tend to believe in the freedom of opinions that they agree with, and that is absolutely, exactly wrong. >> and the sheer it's the irony of shoreditch grind, as we know , coffee is one of the most unsustainable , un unsustainable, un environmentally friendly products in the world. >> billions and billions and billions of litres being wasted on these takeaway coffees . and on these takeaway coffees. and the sheer i was going to say the

sheer irony is sheer brass neck pulling there. and actually, if you look at the whole thread, if you look at the whole thread, if you look at the whole thread, if you look their whole little you look at their whole little twitter campaign, it's simply that their their that lots of their their consumers were saying, why are you on gb news? you advertising on gb news? that's only they that's the only reason they responded they respond. responded. they didn't respond. what what they've what other reason? what they've never single advert never seen a single advert of theirs on this lovely channel anyway, trying platform anyway, trying to dup platform you exactly. >> they're cancel you >> they're trying to cancel you . and this is the horror of what's happening in society at the moment . what's happening in society at the moment. if you disagree what's happening in society at the moment . if you disagree with the moment. if you disagree with get rid them. that's wrong. get rid of them. that's wrong. >> reaction? market gb news >> your reaction? market gb news .com. we've got the papers at 1030 sharp. but next up in the newsmaker as they blight our great cities, should gang members be forced to do national service. i'll be asking tonight's newsmaker no nonsense self—made entrepreneur charlie mullins. he's next. >> a brighter outlook with boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. hello again. on. gb news. hello again. >> it's aidan mcgivern here from

the met office with the gb news forecast. a sunny and hot weekend. at first for some before the inevitable thundery breakdown and much fresher conditions arrive from the atlantic. we've got a couple of areas of low pressure spinning out to the west the out to the west of the uk. they're helping draw up this they're helping to draw up this increased and humidity increased heat and humidity before send weather before they send some weather fronts in. and we see this thundery breakdown later saturday and into sunday. but before that happens, a clear and dry night for many. we will see the cloud thicken across wales in south—west some in the south—west and some showers into devon showers will push into devon and cornwall but it's a cornwall by dawn. but it's a muggy night wherever you are. 17, 18, 19 fairly 17, 18, 19 celsius, fairly widely , even in the north of widely, even in the north of scotland , mid teens are possible scotland, mid teens are possible . but a fine start for scotland and for much of england. first thing saturday, sunny skies , thing saturday, sunny skies, temperatures shooting up, but the showers in the southwest will quickly push into central areas, developing into a into a dense area of thundery rain by the afternoon with the risk of localised flooding, large hail and frequent lightning, particularly towards the midlands, into northern england

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radio. >> there are dark forces that would like to close down gb news, but let me tell you, the only place we're going is to the top. that's the topic of my take at which you'll be able to at ten, which you'll be able to catch up on via twitter at gb news very shortly. quickly charlie says, hi charlie in lincoln says, hi mark. i watch gb news now mark. i only watch gb news now everyone has their views heard

both sides of the argument without prejudice , but no other without prejudice, but no other channel gives this option. no other channel is this open. my family all watch gb news now. congratulations on the friday night top ratings . keep the night top ratings. keep the snowflakes flaking elsewhere. charlie, thanks for that . keep charlie, thanks for that. keep those emails coming. margaret gb news .com. now the mail newspaper report that as many as 120 gangs are operating around merseyside, whose callous members are willing to use guns to settle even minor disputes. a senior police officer said the situation was terrifically worrying and meant that tragedies such as the shootings of elle edwards or olivia pratt—korbel were waiting to happen. eight scorpion submachine guns are now believed to be in circulation in around liverpool alone . so what can be liverpool alone. so what can be done to tackle the horrors of gang crime? should gang members be forced to do national service or take up employment ? is it or take up employment? is it time for the government to get tough on these errant youngsters

7 tough on these errant youngsters ? let's ask tonight's newsmaker , one of britain's most high profile and successful entrepreneurs . a self—made man entrepreneurs. a self—made man who left school at the age of 15 with no qualification is charlie mullins. obe charlie, what do you think about the idea of some of these youngsters being conscripted and all? >> oh, i don't think it's the right way. i think we need to encourage them into employ. i mean undoubtedly when somebody gets a job, it's a turning point in their life. they become part of society. they contribute in something and they actually can see a future. so definitely not the national subscription is the answer . we the national subscription is the answer. we really should just, you know, maybe , you know, the you know, maybe, you know, the first thing is, you know, when they leave school, they should have a job, ideally a um, a an apprenticeship straight away from out of school, either a job apprenticeship or they go to university . but further down the university. but further down the line, i don't think the answer

is to just keep putting them in prison. that's not that's not going to be solving anything. get them and maybe, maybe get them a job and maybe, maybe put a training course put them on a training course for six months something like for six months or something like that penalise that rather than penalise them, try encourage them into the try and encourage them into the workplace and i think that's the answer. and if that's not severe enough for them, then then maybe the second option would to be actually do a sort of six months in the army or something like that, but not immediately. i just think we've got to encourage them into the workplace let them show that workplace and let them show that they've future. and, you they've got a future. and, you know, youngsters have know, so many youngsters have had that was had a pimlico plumbers that was involved prince's trust involved with the prince's trust and you bring them into the workplace . they a total workplace. they see a total different angle of where they can go. and a lot of the kids there, know, i've not had an there, you know, i've not had an easy just need little easy life and just need a little bit encouragement the bit of encouragement on the direct road and believe me, the turning is getting a job. turning point is getting a job. that's the turning point. >> well, i think you're right. >> well, i think you're right. >> and i agree with you about skills, about training, apprenticeships, and then employers aren't. must have employers aren't. you must have helped youngsters when

helped plenty of youngsters when you pimlico you were running pimlico plumbers might have taken plumbers who might have taken the or perhaps the wrong path or perhaps previously . previously did. >> yeah, many of them would come there, you know, certainly from there, you know, certainly from the prince's trust. and that's the prince's trust. and that's the saying. once they the point. i'm saying. once they come the workplace and they come into the workplace and they can that there's a, you can see that there's a, you know, a future there know, there's a future out there for it's just, you know, for them, it's just, you know, rather than penalising people, we've got to encourage them, you know, to, to realise the value of what i mean i don't think a lot of them realise what they're missing, you know they, they get a trying to a job, they're all trying to become become become independent, they become part of society and, and you just from i mean, you just go from there. i mean, you know, many, many people i know that the route that have gone the wrong route all someone gives all of a sudden someone gives them an opportunity, especially in apprenticeship, in an apprenticeship, and they just mean, it's just go from there. i mean, it's a no brainer, really. but i feel that, you know, unfortunately, the big problem we have is , is the big problem we have is, is with the gangs, is they don't have a job. and, you know, unfortunately, when something goes wrong or somebody gets stabbed , um, you know, they say stabbed, um, you know, they say the same old thing, i've got nothing to do. and you know, you

don't find people with jobs going people. going around stabbing people. >> . you don't. >> no, you don't. you don't. and the fact they're the fact that they're using submachine to settle submachine guns now to settle minor disputes, do you think the police have lost control of these gangs ? charlie these gangs? charlie >> yeah, i mean, very much so. i mean , course, we have we're mean, course, we have we're under police and, you know, course , they can't control them course, they can't control them no longer. i think they've let it go on so, so long now that it's just, you know, it's a bit like america, isn't it? it's uncontrollable. you know, uncontrollable. but you know, there is there is a there is a turning and believe me, turning point. and believe me, we just need more people that have, know, had a tough have, you know, had a tough background gone background and, you know, gone through difficult time and all through a difficult time and all of a sudden they're made good and there's plenty of them people there. there's plenty people out there. there's plenty of that. of people out there like that. it's encourage them it's just got to encourage them and of penalising. i'm and stop sort of penalising. i'm not saying, you know, if not sort of saying, you know, if they do something of they do something wrong of course, you've got course, you know, you've got you've do something you've got to do something with them them. but them to try and direct them. but i think the first thing to do is, maybe just get them on is, is maybe just get them on a six month training course to start with see see if that start with and see see if that works doesn't work,

works. and if that doesn't work, then maybe , know, subscribe then maybe, you know, subscribe a to the army. a subscription to the army. obviously straighten obviously that'll straighten them but i think after them out. but i think after six months, they need to be months, again, they need to be able go to work. months, again, they need to be able go to work . and as able to go to work. and as i say, people that go to work just don't around stabbing people i >> charlie, great to have you back look forward back on the show. look forward to have a good to catching up soon. have a good weekend. my thanks to charlie mullins obe we've been asking you exclusive you in an exclusive of mark dolan poll dolan tonight people's poll should gang members be forced to do service? bring do national service? i'll bring you of that next. you the results of that next. plus, tomorrow's papers . see you

radio. papers in just a second. >> in the course of today, we've been conducting a mark dolan tonight people's poll. we've been asking, should gang members been asking, should gang members be forced to do national service? the results are in and wow, bit of a landslide . 83% wow, bit of a landslide. 83% say, yes, they should do national service. 17% say no. so well, it is 1030. it's time for

this . tomorrow's papers hot off this. tomorrow's papers hot off the press at 1030 every friday, saturday and sunday. we start with the daily mail. and they lead with our clever, cheeky girl, fab molly's agony over tea party crash victim. a truly horrific story. also in the mail, proof politicians are out of touch on electric cars . of touch on electric cars. westminster has more electric car chargers than six major cities in the north and midlands combined and the london boroughs . 2196 public charging points easily outnumber the 1500 available across liverpool , available across liverpool, manchester, newcastle, leeds , manchester, newcastle, leeds, sheffield and birmingham . this sheffield and birmingham. this official data say the mail will reinforce fears that the switch to electric vehicles is being undermined by the uneven distribution of chargers . as distribution of chargers. as express rishi urged time to talk up brexit. rishi sunak has been urged to remember won what the

tories an 80 seat majority and to be positive about our exit from the bloc . a series of his from the bloc. a series of his mps warned that the pm must move on from the doom and gloom that is, of course being spouted by remainers and his labour opponents. brendan clarke—smith with one of the tories to break down labour's red wall said we've got to remember what made us so popular in 2019. daily telegraph wealthiest should pay more for bbc wealthier households should pay more for the national broadcaster. richard sharp has suggested in his first interview since standing down as chairman of the corporation, mr sharp said the licence fee could be replaced by a tax on broadband bills or a household based household levy based on the value property. the value of the property. as the current flat fee system was regressive poison pen email overshadows osborne's wedding. george osborne , former george osborne, former chancellor of the exchequer , has chancellor of the exchequer, has asked police to investigate a distressing campaign of harassment after a poison pen

letter was circulated to guests on the eve of his wedding day. the former chancellor will marry thea rodgers, his one time adviser at a church wedding in somerset this weekend. but it seems that he's a victim of a long standing campaign against him. also us could back britain over ukraine. nato bid. joe biden is considering backing british plans to fast track ukraine's entry into nato . british plans to fast track ukraine's entry into nato. this according to us insiders. also brexit deal won't help trade rishi sunak brexit deal to unblock trade between britain and northern ireland will not solve the problems faced by businesses according to supermarket chiefs . the sun now supermarket chiefs. the sun now tv exclusive top bbc star in sex picks probe presenter now off air a top bbc presenter is off air a top bbc presenter is off air whilst allegations he paid a teenager for sexual pictures are being investigated , the well being investigated, the well known star is accused of giving the teen more than £35,000 since

they were 17, in return for the sordid images, the alleged recipients , mother said they'd recipients, mother said they'd used the cash to fund a crack habit . the used the cash to fund a crack habit. the independent, used the cash to fund a crack habit . the independent, now habit. the independent, now wimbledon school car crash two in critical condition after land rover ploughed through gates into a children's tea party . into a children's tea party. murray loses epic tie and breaks hearts on centre coyte centre court. that's andy murray out of wimbledon and house prices scare house price scare with fastest drop in 12 years. interesting story there in the independent house prices have recorded their fastest fall in over a decade as the bank of england was warned of the dire impact of further interest rate hikes on the market at iweekend. mickey mouse versus home office, angry tories turn on ministers for painting over asylum cartoons . mirror over asylum cartoons. mirror alzheimer's fight. fiona. thanks so much for your support. fiona phillips has thanked the public for their support over her alzheimer's battle. it's a tragic story and we do wish her

well. brilliant broadcaster and a great lady. daily star sounds 100% legit, so psycho robots, scumbags, we promise not to kill off humans. fiendish clever robots have promised not to rebel against us humans as they're currently happy. but they're currently happy. but they would say that, wouldn't they? that's according to the daily star. those are your front pages. let's get reaction now from my top pundits, author and broadcaster emma wolf, tv personality ingrid tarrant, and barrister and former conservative mp jerry hayes . conservative mp jerry hayes. lots of stories to get our teeth into. how about this story ? into. how about this story? ingrid's in the mail. proof politicians are out of touch on electric cars. the mail reveals westminster has more chargers than birmingham, manchester, liverpool , leeds, sheffield and liverpool, leeds, sheffield and newcastle combined. >> i know it's quite extraordinary , but they are out extraordinary, but they are out of touch. the fact that they've got so many means implies that they're very in touch. we're getting ready. we're prepared. no problem here. but actually

they are out of touch with the whole all electric car debate it andifs whole all electric car debate it and it's not looking good and it's not going to go well. there's a lot of people well, actually , just the other day, actually, just the other day, nadine norris said that she returned to car after 5000 miles. and for all the reasons, she said they're quite apart from the fact that she was travelling, she was stuck in traffic. she was using her wipers, she was using the heater. and it was just like she could see the draining could see the battery draining what and goes back to what happens and it goes back to something earlier on a something i said earlier on a completely different topic power cuts. just enabled . cuts. then you're just enabled. you know, it's a hiding to nothing. they're much heavier. they're causing more pollution. they're causing more pollution. the mining of all the materials that go into it . and the fact that go into it. and the fact that go into it. and the fact that the batteries only have a lifespan probably about seven lifespan of probably about seven years, just a disaster. years, it's just a disaster. >> emma are you having electric cars? >>i cars? >> i don't drive, but this is ridiculous to hear that there are less than 50, basically around 1500 chargers across these six of our major big uk cities . and then there's what, cities. and then there's what, 2006 to well over 2000 just in

westminster. but also these people are mostly being driven by their private drivers, but also they're going short distances zipping around distances, zipping around london. might london. fine. your battery might just if you're having just hold out if you're having to travel further in to travel further distances in the bigger cities because the infrastructure, the transport infrastructure, the transport infrastructure is so rubbish . infrastructure is so rubbish. further, in other parts of the country apart london, country. apart from london, yeah, totally shows there yeah, it's totally shows there is a major problem with the electric car revolution , no electric car revolution, no doubt infrastructure isn't there . it's not there. why is everyone meant be buying them? >> gerry i remember when you were were in the were an mp and you were in the house of commons and the north—south hot north—south divide was a hot political and here we go again. yeah, well, there's nothing >> yeah, well, there's nothing new a weird new in this, but it's a weird daily story, isn't it's daily mail story, isn't it? it's odd. don't think daily mail odd. i don't think daily mail punters will particularly punters will be particularly interested electric cars interested in this electric cars are a good thing, but not now . are a good thing, but not now. we can't get rid of petrol and diesel cars, but it's part of their campaign to ban the 2030 petrol ban. >> you see this rethink the 2030. >> this is a campaign that they can't lose and they'll just say, oh, the mail have won, blah, blah, blah. i think the well, i

don't know how you're going to deal with this, but i think the far better story is in the times, which the cabinet times, which is the cabinet split, you've pay review split, you've got pay review bodies and some review bodies and some pay review bodies and some pay review bodies are saying 6. now, one of the things that the government has been saying dealing with health workers and everybody else, you've got a pay else, look, you've got a pay review pay review body. we've respect pay review body. we've respect pay review . you wanted pay review bodies. you wanted pay review bodies. you wanted pay review bodies. you wanted pay review bodies there saying this and we'll accept it. but now there looks like a bit of backtrack . yes. and you lose the backtrack. yes. and you lose the moral high ground if you say you're not going to get your 6, that the pay review body has actually recommend , well, actually recommend, well, there's going to be trouble. let's let's get this story, if we can, greg and darrell up when you get moment, because it is you get a moment, because it is on the front page of the times, it's worth a look at this it's worth having a look at this one along side a photograph of the tragic victim of this school crash, school crash victim adored by everyone but we also have, as you mentioned , gerry, have, as you mentioned, gerry, cabinet split over denying

pubuc cabinet split over denying public sector a 6% pay rise. >> rishi sunak is facing pressure from his to cabinet give millions of public sector workers a 6% pay rise. despite concerns over inflation. five cabinet ministers are urging sunak to respect the recommendations of independent pay recommendations of independent pay review bodies in an attempt to stop industrial action and help workers with the cost of living. sunak and hunt, the chancellor will respond to the recommendations in the next fortnight . so think, gerry, fortnight. so you think, gerry, they've no choice but to they've got no choice but to grant these pay rises. grant grant these pay rises. >> they've got >> obviously they've got a choice, mad choice, but there'd be mad politically not to do it. you've got the rmt who are beginning to crumble bit . you've got got the rmt who are beginning to crurjunior bit . you've got got the rmt who are beginning to crurjunior doctorsit . you've got got the rmt who are beginning to crurjunior doctors who ou've got got the rmt who are beginning to crurjunior doctors who are e got got the rmt who are beginning to crurjunior doctors who are now: the junior doctors who are now saying they want 35, which is ridiculous. and the government's got the moral high ground on that. they lose on this. that. they will lose it on this. they really lose it. they will really lose it. >> does it does it demonstrate, though, that these though, emma wolf, that these pay though, emma wolf, that these pay are actually not fit pay bodies are actually not fit for purpose ? because if 6% is for purpose? because if 6% is not the national interest and not in the national interest and if it stokes inflation, then that's a bad thing. >> that is bad thing. and this >> that is a bad thing. and this whole sector pay increase whole public sector pay increase situation is well spiralling out

of control . you know, apparently of control. you know, apparently there's been another two days of school strikes. you know, there are strikes. the whole time. the country's pretty much on its knees. we don't even know knees. often we don't even know sort of think, well, why is that? you know, why that that? you know, why why has that been cancelled? that's just, that? you know, why why has that bee|know, alled? that's just, that? you know, why why has that bee|know, doctors that's just, that? you know, why why has that bee|know, doctors strikes, s just, that? you know, why why has that bee|know, doctors strikes, nhst, you know, doctors strikes, nhs strikes, , transport strikes, more strikes, transport strikes, more strikes, transport strikes and education strikes, the civil service list goes on. strikes and education strikes, tithinkil service list goes on. strikes and education strikes, tithink rishivice list goes on. strikes and education strikes, tithink rishi sunakt goes on. strikes and education strikes, tithink rishi sunak hases on. strikes and education strikes, tithink rishi sunak has failed i think rishi sunak has failed to take the initiative to grasp the nettle. whatever you want, however you want to it. however you want to put it. i think he needs to do something about this now. >> what's something? about this now. >> well, s something? about this now. >> well, s know. hing? >> well, i know. >> well, i know. >> well, i know. >> well, i'm not. does he need to increase? to have increase? >> need to have his >> does he need to have his margaret moment? yes, margaret thatcher moment? yes, absolutely. unions absolutely. face down the unions in the that thatcher did in in the way that thatcher did in the yes arthur the 80s. yes with arthur scargill miners . scargill and the miners. >> absolutely. absolutely. because they know he's weak because they know that he's weak . so they're always going to be he is weak, weak. yes, he is he is weak, not weak. yes, he is . no, i. i completely disagree with you. he is not a leader. he's not putting his foot down. he's not putting his foot down. he's not putting his foot down. he's not saying enough is enough. we can't do this. he's not why we do not explaining why we can't do this it into

this. he's not putting it into the conscience of people of these people. you cannot afford it. where's the money coming? when there was a like when there was a vote on partygate , he was was a vote on partygate, he was mysteriously off opening an ikea factory because prime factory somewhere because prime ministers don't vote on those things ministers don't vote on those thirthey do. traditionally, >> they never do. traditionally, they don't . they don't. >> they to make >> and they have to make decisions . can't bullied. >> of course he's not weak . he's >> of course he's not weak. he's not even do pmqs. >> he doesn't turn up for his own. >> has he given up? no, don't be ridiculous. he's having emma. >> you should really know . >> you should really know. >> you should really know. >> be fair. to be fair. >> to be fair. to be fair. >> has missed more pmqs in the first nine months of his premiership ship than boris johnson missed in three years. >> so bring back boris. save us all we need, boris. >> so bring back boris. save us all we need, boris . now. the >> so bring back boris. save us all we need, boris. now. the man says the prime minister. >> the man . >> the man. >> the man. >> are you laughing listening to this? well listen, i'm enjoying this. >> don't be told i won't be told off by jerry. hey, why not? >> i do it in a nice way. >> because i know my onions. >> because i know my onions. >> darling. your onions? >> darling. your onions? >> did you call someone a crook? >> did you call someone a crook? >> yeah. boris johnson.

>> yeah. boris johnson. >> he's a crook. we got >> no, he's not a crook. we got no evidence. crook. he no evidence. he's a crook. he lied he lies. lied with a he lies. >> he lies , he recalls. come on. >> he lies, he recalls. come on. here's what i would say. let him sue me. >> slides away from the truth. he does our umbilical relationship with the truth. >> now, jerry , jerry, jerry. >> now, jerry, jerry, jerry. >> now, jerry, jerry, jerry. >> jerry. lying. come on. i supposed support your supposed to support your position sunak. position on sunak. >> he hasn't yielded to these demands just yet, has he? >> hasn't. and that's the whole point. well, himars, he point. well, first, himars, he said junior doctors. said to the junior doctors. absolutely he said absolutely ridiculous. he said to the nurses. in fact, he got a good deal with the nurses. most of them are under the royal college of nursing. they he said, well, the leader of it said, well, the leader of it said, what a very good idea . but said, what a very good idea. but then they turned against him . so then they turned against him. so to say that he's weak is just wrong, well, they respect him. >> look who don't. they absolutely don't. >> they're walking all over. >> they're walking all over. >> either he's weak or they don't respect him. he's made it. he is. he has made it clear. i'm sorry. >> he's made it absolutely clear that the biggest enemy and we're all old enough . well, you're

all old enough. well, you're not. but to remember what happenedin not. but to remember what happened in the 60s when inflation was 27, when interest rates were 15% and it was all because of inflation. inflation has to be the one thing we and it's not working. >> controlling food inflation is 1,819. >> so the answer is coming down. >> so the answer is coming down. >> the mortgage rates are rising all the time. so emma, it's not working. >> you've just told me. >> you've just told me. >> you've just told me. >> you've told me, you >> you've just told me, you know, onions. the answer know, your onions. the answer is, he do ? is, what does he do? >> what he do? he does >> what does he do? he does something. no. something. no, no, no, no. something. i'll tell you. you know your onions. you know your onions. what's the something doesn't bank. what's the doesn't raise bank. what's the something? >> raise bank rates >> he doesn't raise bank rates for . for a start. >> he doesn't do it anyway. the government of the bank of england independent. the answer ? they all >> well, the answer? they all work together. >> may i humbly >> an answer, may i humbly suggest perhaps he tears up suggest that perhaps he tears up the recommendations from these pay the recommendations from these pay bodies, because if 6% is going stoke inflation, he going to stoke inflation, he must say no , no, no, no , or get must say no, no, no, no, or get

rid of love the way you say no. >> rid of a chunk of the civil servants because they are a waste of money. they are a total waste of money. they are a total waste of money. and they're not doing their job. no. all through covid doing their job. no. all through covm get doing their job. no. all through covid get rid of the blob. they work from home, but they don't work. >> stick to the plan . >> stick to the plan. >> stick to the plan. >> there no plan. plan there >> there is no plan. plan there is plan. is no plan. >> reduce inflation. it is the enemy . enemy. >> it destroys savings . it's >> it destroys savings. it's not. but you haven't given us the alternative. >> have you? >> have you? >> i've given a suggestion. >> i've given a suggestion. >> don't rise bank rates all the time. and that does work in conjunction with the bank of england governor. >> yes , that's what's got into my. >> okay, folks, more of this chaos in two minutes time. we've got a great headline in the guardian. i don't say that very often. also, my brilliant punst often. also, my brilliant pundits will be nominating their front page heroes. their headune front page heroes. their headline heroes and back page zeros. lots to get through. more sparks to fly as well. see you .

in two. lots of emails coming in thick and fast. glenda. hi, mark. i'm becoming a little tired hearing about boris's lies. keir starmer beats boris hollow , as did beats boris hollow, as did alastair campbell. blair and may elizabeth is a disgrace to his profession . the public have been profession. the public have been brainwashed into calling boris a liar by the romanian campaign against him on the strike force. bridget says hi mark. the union leaders shouldn't get paid whilst their workers are on strike. it would encourage them to get round the table and reach a solution . john says to get round the table and reach a solution .john says hi mark of a solution. john says hi mark of course rishi sunak is a weak liberal. he should have faced down pressure to increase benefits by 10% and allowed those on universal credit to work another two hours a week without benefits to get the bone idol back to work. mark gb news .com. i'll get to more of your emails. i've got to say a massive reaction to my take at ten. the dark forces that like to close down gb news that would

like to close down gb news let me tell you, the only place we're going is to the top. this from gary. hi, mark. i watch nothing else but gb news. my son is a university academic. he used to laugh at me for doing so, having actually watched gb news, he is now a convert as well . gary, great to have you well. gary, great to have you and your son on board. keep those emails coming. mark at gb news .com. we've got some more papers now. let's have a look at the guardian and they lead with the guardian and they lead with the following egg or dairy found in a third of vegan product ice. more than a third of foods labelled vegan or plant based contain animal products. new research has found, prompting experts to warn shoppers with severe allergies that they face potentially tragic consequences. let's get the reaction now of my punst let's get the reaction now of my pundits on this one. we have i'm delighted to say the following people we have the wonderful broadcaster and author emma wolf , tv personality ingrid tarrant, and barrister and former tory mp

jerry hayes, now , emma, i jerry hayes, now, emma, i understand you're a vegan. are you worried by this story you're inadvertently eating animal produce? >> i'm i'm concerned for people who have severe allergies, but it's absolutely no surprise to me mean , going back to me at all. i mean, going back to coffee, when you ordered decaf, is decaf? don't really is it decaf? you don't really know anything. and yes know what's in anything. and yes , and of , there's loads and loads of animal by—products that are adulterated , you know, in adulterated, you know, in factories that adulterated factories that are adulterated and adulterating that and adulterating products that are be this, and are meant to be this, that and the other. organic things the other. most organic things aren't organic. aren't necessarily organic. there are just that are there are just labels that are slapped things . veganism, slapped on things. veganism, anyway, difficult anyway, is a really difficult coyte it's very difficult to make things pure, pure vegan and have an absolutely no strict vegan adulteration at all. so it's no surprise to me at all that a third of products are contaminated or do contain some some animal products. >> how about this in the express , rishi urged time to talk up brexit. >> ingrid yes, well, well, he's been such a success. >> yeah , well, the point is over

>> yeah, well, the point is over brexit. >> the point is it was. brexit. >> the point is it was . it was >> the point is it was. it was there. the reason for their resounding success and the tories coming in so it's saying you're losing sight of what got you're losing sight of what got you in in the first place. what got boris in? and so don't do that. go back to that because that's what the people wanted. that's what voted for. that's what they voted for. and while flip flopping while we're flip flopping between the two, actually a lot of people are now becoming undecided because it's just going not driving going nowhere. he's not driving it forwards again, he's weak. he's not a leader. >> can i ask you, emma, what is what is this thing? >> can i ask you a simple question? >> an honest question? what is this disaster ? this brexit disaster? >> it's not a brexit disaster . >> it's not a brexit disaster. >> it's not a brexit disaster. >> actually, i can't find any tangible evidence. >> it's been a disaster. >> it's been a disaster. >> disaster? it's a we're heading a general heading towards a general election . my goodness. we're election. oh, my goodness. we're going seats. it's going to lose our seats. it's a general conservative disaster. the party lost its way the party has lost its way completely. conservative voters don't put their don't know where to put their vote. you're conflating that vote. and you're conflating that with the brexit disaster. >> well, the only thing is the

northern that northern ireland, because that has been resolved. has never been fully resolved. so people are going to vote on in 2024. >> the slightest bit interesting . they're not they're not they don't understand. >> they are interested >> but what they are interested in is protecting our borders and not paying this enormous sums of money to well, then that goes well. of course, small businesses did the manifesto than that. >> it's more fundamental than that. it's a conservative identity crisis that is happening right now. absolutely. they're heading towards a general election. okay. don't know what to do. >> i will i will give you that. >> i will i will give you that. >> small businesses are struggling, them, to struggling, many of them, to export. a disaster for export. it's been a disaster for them . but overall, exports to eu them. but overall, exports to eu are at an all time high. we've got trade deals with the rest of the world. we're not paying £2 billion a month, which over two decades be cost of the decades would be the cost of the pandemic. pretty good pandemic. sounds pretty good to me. it's the red tape. >> the thing . that's what. >> will we ever fix that? >> will we ever fix that? >> yeah, i think we can with the right will. >> think sunak is right. >> and i think sunak is right. although think although he might think he's he's to talking the he's actually to talking the french than shouting it

french rather than shouting it fair enough. french rather than shouting it fairwe'llgh. french rather than shouting it fairwe'll look at it when it's >> we'll look at it when it's out but the clock's out at you. but the clock's against let's have a look at against us. let's have a look at your headline, heroes of the day. i'm very quickly. 'ckly. qur my quickly. my hero is mark zuckerberg, >> my hero is mark zuckerberg, facebook founder. say that facebook founder. i'd say that he's facebook. facebook founder. i'd say that he'he'sabook. facebook founder. i'd say that he"he's launched. thought facebook founder. i'd say that he" that launched. thought facebook founder. i'd say that he" that he'sched. thought facebook founder. i'd say that he" that he's launched jght facebook founder. i'd say that he" that he's launched jgrival say that he's launched a rival to twitter. set up threads. to twitter. he's set up threads. and that good. to twitter. he's set up threads. anchaven't that good. to twitter. he's set up threads. anchaven't evenjood. to twitter. he's set up threads. anchaven't even looked it but >> haven't even looked it up but looked well, he wants to looked up yet. well, he wants to have a billion users and he wants to wants it to be the wants to he wants it to be the way twitter about five years ago. >> he wants billion. ago. >> he wants a billion. well he said he did on facebook. said like he did on facebook. will there all will will it will there be all will there be censorship compared to my zero? >> who elon musk? because >> who is elon musk? because i think completely all think twitter has completely all the fun's gone out of it. i think lost way. okay. think he's lost his way. okay. any to twitter right any rival to twitter right now is hero. is my hero. >> your headline >> ingrid, your headline hero, novak . novak djokovic. >> i think it's absolutely fantastic. i saw him the other day wednesday i was day on wednesday playing. i was worried because he was worried about him because he was like he hasn't been vaccinated. >> but that's why. >> but that's why. >> no, that is. >> no, that is. >> has he died of covid yet? >> has he died of covid yet? >> no, no, no. that we know of. >> is he in hospital? is he nice? terribly, extremely nice? he's terribly, extremely well . well. >> so that as well . but also

>> so that as well. but also he's not dead, but he's he's winning everything and he's winning everything and he's winning everything and he's winning everything because he's not vaccinated. >> he should wear a mask. >> he should wear a mask. >> he he believes in the >> and no, he he believes in the freedom of choice cetera. et cetera. but the other thing is that he's now also been saying about there shouldn't be a curfew for the for finalising matters. and he's right, i think. and he's absolutely right. and he sticks his neck on the line. and i just i think he's brave. he doesn't care he's so brave. he doesn't care if he's cancelled. he just gets on. >> jerry, can we just leave insane vaccine? >> well, would it be too late? >> well, would it be too late? >> very good. let's >> fox he's very good. let's talk briefly a couple of talk about briefly a couple of sentences caroline nokes. sentences on caroline nokes. >> why, yes. well has made >> why, yes. well she has made it clear that what is it absolutely clear that what is going on in the of commons going on in the house of commons now not much different. now is not much different. >> house of >> what's going in the house of commons? ago. are commons? 30 years ago. there are beard parliament beard up members of parliament who are touching women . who are touching up women. really ridiculous, touching young men. >> well, now let me stress back to me, daryl, it's very clear that novak djokovic is not winning everything because he's not but we can all not vaccinated. but we can all agree it's ought to be

agree that it's ought to be a matter of personal choice. but i thought i'd correct that because matter of personal choice. but i tithinkt i'd correct that because matter of personal choice. but i tithink it'd correct that because matter of personal choice. but i tithink it mightact that because matter of personal choice. but i tithink it might be that because matter of personal choice. but i tithink it might be stretching|se i think it might be stretching it. but listen, let me tell you that the back page zeros of emma burnell as she burnell elon musk, as she mentioned, justin mentioned, ingrid's got justin welby reasons. he's welby for obvious reasons. he's so political these days. you're shouting jerry, who shouting grid and jerry, who wins the nomination? french air traffic controllers who are always the back page zeros thanks my amazing pundits. thanks to my amazing pundits. thank you to you for your company . thank you to you for your company. i'll thank you to you for your company . i'll you tomorrow company. i'll see you tomorrow at nine. headliners is next. >> the temperatures rising, boxed solar , the proud sponsors boxed solar, the proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. hello again. >> it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast . a sunny and hot forecast. a sunny and hot weekend at first for some before the inevitable thundery breakdown and much fresher conditions arrive from the atlantic. we've got a couple of areas of low pressure spinning out of the uk. out to the west of the uk. they're helping to draw up this increased heat humidity increased heat and humidity before some weather before they send some weather fronts in. and see this fronts in. and we see this thundery breakdown later saturday and into sunday. but

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gb news headliners is coming right up. >> but first, i'm ray addison with the latest news headlines and our top story, the met police has named an eight year old girl killed after a land rover crashed into a wimbledon prep school. as selina lough , prep school. as selina lough, selina's family has described her as an intelligent and cheeky girl who adored and loved by everyone . the force says. everyone. the force says. another eight year old girl and a 40 year old woman remain in a life threatening condition in hospital following that incident yesterday , the driver, a 46 year yesterday, the driver, a 46 year old woman, arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous

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