the bbc was , has confirmed the bbc was aware of a complaint in may and has been investigating the case ever since. in a statement, he also condemned the unsubstantiated rumours being made on the internet about some of the corporations presenting talent . more than a thousand talent. more than a thousand people have crossed the english channel on small boats over the past two days. the home office says over 600 people were intercepted on friday and almost 400 made the journey yesterday, despite night storm warnings, conditions are calm and gb news understands more than 200 people have been already been intercepted this morning. it bnngs intercepted this morning. it brings this year's total to 12,700. the home office says the number of people risking their lives is unacceptable . the us lives is unacceptable. the us president is on his way to the uk. he is due to arrive this evening at stansted airport. joe biden will meet the king at windsor castle tomorrow before holding talks with the prime minister at downing street. he is expected to raise concerns about brexit and america's

decision to send cluster munitions to ukraine in while joe biden's visit comes ahead of the nato summit in lithuania , the nato summit in lithuania, where the prime minister will urge allies to bolster their defence spending . speaking in defence spending. speaking in vilnius on tuesday, rishi sunak is expected to say we're seeing unprecedented security challenges . the uk unprecedented security challenges. the uk remains one of the few nato members meeting the alliance's requirement ant to spend at least 2% of national income on defence. police say their investigating a possible hate related incident in county tyrone. it's after the irish flag and a picture of the premier leo varadkar was placed on top of a bonfire . there was on top of a bonfire. there was also a boat with a banner which read good friday agreement. that ship has sailed . the pyre was ship has sailed. the pyre was later set alight . psni chief later set alight. psni chief inspector john kyrees says evidence is now being gathered

to establish whether a criminal offence has been committed . just offence has been committed. just stop . oil has denied any stop. oil has denied any involvement in the stunt at the former chancellor's wedding yesterday. the group posted a video of a woman throwing orange confetti at george osborne and his wife, thea rogers. but it's now saying it wasn't responsible . just stop. oil, however, applauded the move, which generated publicity for its cause. generated publicity for its cause . online dab+ radio and on cause. online dab+ radio and on tune in . you're with gb news now tune in. you're with gb news now it's over to free speech nation . away . an . away. an activist at trans pride calls on the crowd to punch feminists . punch feminists. >> the crown prosecution service goes woke and the archbishop of york claims that the father is offensive . this is free speech

offensive. this is free speech nafion offensive. this is free speech nation . welcome to free speech nation. welcome to free speech nafion nation. welcome to free speech nation with me andrew doyle. well, this is the show where we look at culture, current affairs and politics. and of course , and politics. and of course, we're going have the latest we're going to have the latest from lovable from those lovable culture warriors. not seen the warriors. if you've not seen the clip of a lone eco zealot ruining the former chancellor george osborne's wedding yesterday, definitely yesterday, that will definitely ruffle feathers. but also ruffle some feathers. but also coming on the tonight, coming up on the show tonight, widely dubbed as britain's strictest headteacher katharine birbalsingh joins us to explain why she's accused the labour mp jess phillips of racist and bullying behaviour after a twitter row sparked by the death of tina turner. there's a lot to unpack there. we're going to be joined by the founders of lgb alliance who of course won their case against the trans charity mermaids this week are mermaids this week who are attempting to them of attempting to strip them of their and their charitable status and comedian andrew lawrence will be to here give us a taste of his upcoming stand up tour, his first since being cancelled

following accusations racist following accusations of racist jokes. of myself and jokes. and of course, myself and my panel will be my fantastic panel will be answering questions from our beautiful audience. beautiful studio audience. all that tonight on that and much more tonight on free nation . my studio free speech nation. my studio guests evening diane guests this evening are diane spencer devlin, who spencer and bruce devlin, who i must say we have a very attractive audience tonight because normally they can be a bit hit and miss. but this lovely oh, some of the faces in here could have stopped trains. >> so tonight genuinely is an absolute delight. so well done, everyone. your genetics. you everyone. for your genetics. you weren't to comment on weren't supposed to comment on how people look. >> , this news. we can >> oh, this is gb news. we can do what we want, but. >> but let's get some questions from the let's see if their intellect their looks. intellect matches their looks. okay. to go we've okay. so we're going to go we've got question from michael. got a question from michael. where's michael? michael. where's michael? hello, michael. oh, pretty but dumb. don't prejudge . bruce. we haven't prejudge. bruce. we haven't heard is the word father offensive? >> is the word father offensive ? >> 7. >>i ? >> i presume this is 7 >> i presume this is about the archbishop of york. of course. this week you'll know this if you've following the news, you've been following the news, the of york said the archbishop of york has said that father, the prayer that the our father, the prayer that the our father, the prayer that all say could be that we all say could be problematic. he said it could

have connotations. have patriarchal connotations. well, , it's the our well, yeah, it's called the our father. right so that that inherently patriarchal inherently has patriarchal connotations. they doing connotations. why are they doing that, i mean, is it. that, diane? i mean, is it. well, i mean, it's quite interesting because they should really whole speech really look at the whole speech because mishear because if you mishear things, i used to think it was our father who does art heaven, and who does art in heaven, and i was like, that's great, because not a religious child. >> then i tried. >> then i tried. >> i just flunked it. okay? i mean , what you've got now is mean, what you've got now is you've got like a group of people who are like, oh, no, i think that god belongs to me. and so i'm going to be a lady priest, right? and i'm going to say that our father well, we all know secretly it's just a universal being that probably hasn't got male genitalia or could have everybody. i don't think people are actually saying that male or female. >> but the point is there's a kind of tradition. there's a convention that they address him as our father otherwise as our father because otherwise it if you're it gets confusing. if you're going using gender going to start using gender neutral pronouns. oh yeah. so what are almighty? what would you say are almighty? >> almighty >> yeah, but are almighty being

is you you know is pretty, you know. you know exactly you're talking to as exactly who you're talking to as a don't know. do you a pronoun. i don't know. do you find sexist, bruce, to refer find it sexist, bruce, to refer to god a he not really. to god as a he not really. >> i mean, to be honest with you, i kind of grew up thinking jesus wasn't my friend, i jesus wasn't my friend, so i haven't much to do. haven't had much more to do. yeah, you know, that's yeah, like, you know, that's just that's all to do with your, your background, isn't it? >> it's to do with some >> i think it's to do with some of my hobbies and interests at the ehm. yes, i'm just like >> ehm. but yes, i'm just like really? and it's kind of like where people getting all where are people getting all this time well, is that this time from? well, is that like really? also don't like really? but i also don't understand why an archbishop is raised. >> i get from the activists >> i get it from the activists and all the rest of it. i don't see why an archbishop does it because they got much of because they haven't got much of a their congregation is getting smaller it's a their congregation is getting sm yeah, it's it's a their congregation is getting sm yeah, it's pr, it's a their congregation is getting sm yeah, it's pr, pr, it's a their congregation is getting sm yeah, it's pr, pr, pr pr yeah, it's pr, pr, massive pr like because we're all talking about it. >> yeah, we're talking about it now. want to get people now. they want to get people into and they're into the church and they're saying, look, it's not saying, oh look, it's not as strict it used be. see, strict as it used to be. see, look, god could be in anything. we're cool and trendy. >> don't they're ever >> i don't think they're ever going to sell that. are they the church of england? not those dresses.

>> they're not. it's not. okay. we're to move on to a we're going to move on to a question now from gareth. >> you're gareth. >> who is gareth? you're gareth. hello, what's question? >> should white pupils be excluded classes? excluded from certain classes? yes. is know that sounds yes. so this is know that sounds mad , but there was a case this week. >> this is a primary school in hanngey >> this is a primary school in haringey where they were basically putting on these saturday school places for children . but they said that the children. but they said that the only who could be there only children who could be there were who from ethnic were people who were from ethnic minority bruce, my minority groups. now, bruce, my problem know, problem with this is, you know, i need to just stop i think we need to just stop hyper racializing. absolutely everything it comes to everything when it comes to kids. if are kids kids. right? if there are kids who support, extra who need extra support, extra lessons at weekend, why do lessons at the weekend, why do we single out we have to single them out according to race? why not just single them out according to their was a child single them out according to theiri was a child single them out according to theiri feel was a child single them out according to theiri feel was was a child single them out according to theiri feel was failed as a child single them out according to theiri feel was failed bya child single them out according to theiri feel was failed by the ild who i feel was failed by the education system. >> weren't we all? no, seriously, i though. so seriously, i do, though. so i don't understand any level of segregation an completely segregation. an and i completely agree to help people agree with you to help people that because of, that need help not because of, you know , what they identify as you know, what they identify as or , you know, their religion or or, you know, their religion or their colour or any that kind their colour or any of that kind of mean, it's of stuff. i mean, it's ridiculous. it's very

interesting the way that the sort identitarian sort of identitarian movement works it does tend to works is that it does tend to see people in terms of their group identity before anything else, individuality. >> problem that, of >> and the problem with that, of course, diane, is that actually white pretty white kids are doing pretty badly grand scheme of badly on the grand scheme of things. you want divide it things. if you want to divide it up racially. but up racially. yeah, but i wouldn't go that wouldn't wouldn't even go that i wouldn't even say, look, why even do that. i'd say, look, why don't just, you know, treat don't we just, you know, treat kids as kids? this is absolutely appalling. >> i'm sorry, but it is because having been teacher, are having been a teacher, you are a teacher as well. i was teacher teacher as well. i was a teacher like, you that literacy is like, you know that literacy is an for lot of children. an issue for a lot of children. yeah. also in these classes, yeah. and also in these classes, they specifically black and they specifically said black and black so that does black heritage. so that does also asian children. also exclude asian children. indian children, any european children. it excludes so many kids . and they're saying, oh, kids. and they're saying, oh, we're going to read books about black authors. why can't all the other kids read books by black authors? well, exactly. i mean, it's just bizarre. the kids don't either. don't like this either. >> friend of mine who's >> so a friend of mine who's a teacher because i have a lot of teacher because i have a lot of teacher because i have a lot of teacher because used teacher friends, because i used to teacher and he got in to be a teacher and he got in touch with me recently and said this came in from outside

this person came in from outside the this sort of activist >> this sort of activist speaken >> this sort of activist speaker, came and speaker, and came in and basically picked out all the black them of the black kids, took them out of the room them down to room and sat them down to explain to them how oppressed they all were and how they were oppressed their white oppressed by their white peers. and kids were really and so these kids were really annoyed they're like, annoyed because they're like, we're oppressed we're not oppressed and why are our friends allowed this our friends allowed in this conversation? the white conversation? and then the white kids upset because have conversation? and then the white kidstaken upset because have conversation? and then the white kidstaken ups> so she was causing the oppression right, all oppression by saying right, all the have stay the black kids have to stay behind lecture and behind while i lecture them and they're this is our they're all going, this is our break think. break time. i think. >> kids see through >> i think the kids see through it. think see through >> i think the kids see through it think they think it's it and i think they think it's racist think is. racist because i think it is. well she wearing? well what was she wearing? >> well, yes. >> well, yes. >> is she wearing was an >> is she wearing it was an offensively beige skirt. offensively beige a—line skirt. >> was some >> i can imagine it was some kind hideous pinafore. kind of hideous pinafore. >> okay. going move on >> okay. we're going to move on to amelia. to a question from amelia. >> amelia? hi, amelia. >> where is amelia? hi, amelia. hi. become hi. has the eastenders become home ? eastenders not

home to walk? eastenders is not my show, i have to be my favourite show, i have to be honest, but i have heard that it's woke. well, it's become quite woke. well, at least of the least that's one of the explanations. because week explanations. because this week there people there was this story that people are turning off their are just turning off in their droves. didn't realise are just turning off in their drovebut didn't realise are just turning off in their drovebut apparentlyt realise are just turning off in their drovebut apparently inealise are just turning off in their drovebut apparently in their this, but apparently in their heyday got something heyday eastenders got something like now it's like 30 million views. now it's down to under a million and oh wow, people are sort of saying that, you know, they're introducing all these of introducing all these sort of preachy they call woke preachy what they call woke storylines, effectively sort of telling you know, that telling people, you know, that you educated you need to be educated on diversity, inclusion diversity, equity and inclusion and people want and everything. people just want to , people to watch, you know, people murdering blowing murdering each other and blowing people dan and people want to watch dan and angie and roly poodle. angie and roly the poodle. >> yes . that's angie and roly the poodle. >> yes. that's going to be >> yes, yes. that's going to be getting 30 million. they getting 30 million. when they were believe it or not, christmas, believe it or not, due to the botox. i am old enough those enough to remember those episodes. . so you have episodes. ehm, but. so you have watched this show. >> i was a strange child. >> i so i was a strange child. >> i so i was a strange child. >> i so i was a strange child. >> i and i used to watch eastenders on a tuesday and a thursday then the omnibus on thursday and then the omnibus on a if anything a sunday just to see if anything changed. and i, i it's very layered . layered. >> bruce you might have missed something. as dot and something. i lived as dot and ethel willy pug . ethel and willy the pug. >> yeah. then when we got a

>> yeah. and then when we got a fridge, me cousin maddie, fridge, me and my cousin maddie, and word lie. and this is no word of a lie. had drinks dispenser. quite had a drinks dispenser. quite fancy in the fancy for dundee back in the 80s. we used to sit and jam 80s. and we used to sit and jam it it was an optical it as though it was an optical changing drunk on changing that we were drunk on gin. i was back in gin. and then when i was back in the of ethel, i had the character of ethel, i had a soda stream. i know because we were used make were well off and i used to make non—alcoholic stout with cork and why i had and milk, and that's why i had diarrhoea. can i say a diarrhoea. so can i just say a lie ? lie? >> none of that means anything to me because i don't know who these are what these characters are or what they so okay, i used they were doing. so okay, i used to for a soap opera. to work for a soap opera. >> yes. i was on the storyline team and lot of it is led by team and a lot of it is led by the producers. like you can work for weeks building up for weeks and weeks building up a and then producer a storyline and then a producer can saunter holding his can just saunter in, holding his little jailbreak , go little dog and go jailbreak, go and then out and you're and then walk out and you're like , oh, so is that what's like, oh, so is that what's happened here? >> because, i mean, a lot of people bbc of people have accused the bbc of being captured being sort of captured ideologically and being very preachy. is, preachy. and the thing is, audiences it. they audiences don't like it. they don't at. don't like being preached at. well, the way well, no, but also the way that we television has we consume television has changed and for example, eastenders is not competing ing with like only four other channels.

>> eastenders is now competing against on demand programmes. but also if you want drama or you would go to something like love island and know, love island and you know, you would something would go to something more interactive duke of interactive iv or the duke of wellington or duke of wellington. >> that show ? it's a gay >> why that a show? it's a gay bar. there's plenty drama in bar. oh, there's plenty drama in there. >> any night of the week. >> any night of the week. >> okay, well, let's put that on the burner. the back burner. >> to move a >> we're going to move to on a question where's joe? hi. >> our trans activist is getting more violent. >> yeah , i mean, this has been >> yeah, i mean, this has been fascinating because it's been a weird the activists weird year for the activists because, we've seen because, you know, we've seen the let women events where the let women speak events where 72 year old woman was punched in the face, had her skull fractured. >> the activists are using a lot of rhetoric and of violent rhetoric and everything. but this week, everything. but but this week, we've pride. we've had this trans pride. yesterday, was a huge march. yesterday, it was a huge march. i think it was up to 25 people and were giving speeches. and people were giving speeches. and this clip has gone viral. i think got the here. think we've got the clip here. what we a look this? what can we have a look at this? what's here be what's going to come here and be really and really nice really fluffy and be really nice and say, yeah, be really lovely and say, yeah, be really lovely and queer and gay . and queer and gay. >> now, if you see a bunch of in

the face now, of course, we've had to bleep out the swear words, but the individual in question is talking about what they call terf is gender critical. >> people, people who believe, in other words, that there are differences between men and women. 99% women. in other words, 99% of the population, person the population, this person thinks it's perfectly appropriate punch feminists appropriate to punch feminists in face, but what disturbs in the face, but what disturbs me, not so much the loon me, not not so much the loon who's statement, but who's making this statement, but everyone cheering. this is a mainstream event with police there. it's supported by the mayor london. and all a mayor of london. and all of a sudden get people sudden you get these people cheering violence cheering saying, yeah, violence is great. >> em- e all to do with >> well, it's all to do with their worldview because it's a faith. faith. mean, faith. it is a faith. i mean, you're like yourself have written book, the new puritans written a book, the new puritans . it's about how sort of . it's about how this sort of ideology is locked into their mind and they will defend it if violence is necessary. and it's just a shame that they can't come at you with an argument because if they actually sort of sat down and you had some kind of calm debate, you might rock their worldview. it's like they don't even want to enter into a conversation because they say

things like misgendering is a form of violence, whereas punching women the face, punching women in the face, that's not that's fine, but that's not that's fine, but that's self—defence that's just self—defence according worldview . according to their worldview. >> problem, isn't >> this is a problem, isn't it, bruce? because if you know they're win people they're not going to win people over if they're over to their cause, if they're threatening violence and actually performing violence, no, actually performing violence, “0, l actually performing violence, no, , violence is never actually performing violence, no, answer. , violence is never the answer. >> it like charles and >> it was like charles and camilla up in scotland last camilla were up in scotland last week. i think he was being inducted to the rock and roll hall fame or something. and hall of fame or something. and i remember there was when he just become king, in become king, he was up in edinburgh and someone thrown become king, he was up in ediegg'gh and someone thrown become king, he was up in ediegg'gh and i)meone thrown become king, he was up in ediegg'gh and i remember, thrown become king, he was up in ediegg'gh and i remember, and»wn an egg at him. i remember, and i'd , oh, you know, whatever i'd say, oh, you know, whatever you the royal family you think of the royal family i don't right. don't think that's right. i don't think that's right. i don't do that. don't think that's right. i don no, do that. don't think that's right. i don no, no, do that. don't think that's right. i don no, no, no, do that. don't think that's right. i don no, no, no, no, do that. don't think that's right. i don no, no, no, no, abolish no, no, no, no, no, no. abolish the i said, okay. the monarchy. and i said, okay. because that time, nicola was because at that time, nicola was still power. i so still in power. and i said, so if someone through no, no, if someone through and. no, no, no, can't that. no, no, no, you can't do that. and you can't and it's like, well, you can't pick can't be the right pick one. it can't be the right , of bad thing. a , right kind of bad thing. a very you very good point. if you legitimise violence on one side of can't then of the argument, you can't then complain comes back. complain when it comes back. >> is the just >> and no, that is the i just don't at all. >> of course not. so, look, we've time just more question. >> this is from matt. hi, matt. hi. evening. whose side are you

on? >> mark zuckerberg or elon musk 7 >> mark zuckerberg or elon musk ? oh, i'm on own. ? oh, i'm on my own. >>— ? oh, i'm on my own. >> well , you ? oh, i'm on my own. >> well, you this >> well, you know, this is interesting of course , interesting because, of course, you know, i think that twitter was control was getting a bit out of control with censorship thing. with the whole censorship thing. >> musk bought >> and so when elon musk bought it, did improve it it, i think it did improve it hugely. people who hugely. and i think people who had banned, satirical had been banned, satirical accounts, , as they accounts, comedian, as they were able back all of able to come back on and all of that. of course, we've that. and now, of course, we've got threads is the got threads and threads is the is mark zuckerberg attempt to i suppose, mimic twitter, is it? yeah. but the thing is, diane, i don't learn new thing don't want to learn a new thing . right. don't want to learn a new thing . righti don't want to go onto >> so i don't want to go onto threads, be bothered threads, i can't be bothered with sticking with >> i'm just sticking with twitter. however, i know it's a cesspit , but know, i know cesspit, but you know, i know the yeah threads the rules. yeah but threads is very like twitter and out very much like twitter and out of the two of them, i mean, i know that mark zuckerberg is learning jiu jitsu, but he's mark zuckerberg. >> he just like nobody's >> like he just like nobody's going hit are going to actually hit him, are they nobody's going actually they? nobody's going to actually fight it one of fight him. it might be one of these radical people . these radical people. >> yeah, the >> the radical clip. yeah, the radical trans activists might give slap, but but and give him a slap, but but and that's what i would agree with . that's what i would agree with. >> you . >> you. >> you. >> but elon musk has got the

psycho gene, because elon musk has historically always overpromised and under—delivered , like where is my hyperloop ? , like where is my hyperloop? >> elon musk? it doesn't exist . >> elon musk? it doesn't exist. well, he was also talking about putting people's putting microchips in people's brains are of brains so that we are sort of half right. i might enjoy >> yeah, right. i might enjoy that, actually. you know, because infinite because you get infinite knowledge, the knowledge, you got access to the web immediately. oh, yeah. but also got also a magician who's got a bluetooth chip in his ear because he fell over and damaged an eardrum . an eardrum. >> that kind of same >> is that the kind of same thing? that's a thing? i think that's a different fair enough. thing? i think that's a diffirent fair enough. thing? i think that's a diffirent that'sair enough. thing? i think that's a diffirent that's like nough. thing? i think that's a diffirent that's like a ugh. thing? i think that's a diffirent that's like a posh >> i think that's like a posh heanng >> i think that's like a posh hearing oh, wow. >> i think that's like a posh heal ng oh, wow. >> i think that's like a posh heal think oh, wow. >> i think that's like a posh heal think that'swow. >> i think that's like a posh heal think that's what is. >> i think that's what it is. yeah. can wear a clip earrings. >> no worries. going to >> no worries. are you going to join >> no worries. are you going to joiri have joined threads. i've >> i have joined threads. i've joinedit any good? it's >> is it any good? no, it's rubbish. >> there we go. >> there we go. >> it's absolute rubbish. seriously direct messages. >> zoom in on people's >> you can't zoom in on people's profiles pictures do any profiles in pictures or do any of stuff. well, of that kind of stuff. well, look, review from of that kind of stuff. well, look, devlin, review from of that kind of stuff. well, look, devlin, rel'iew from of that kind of stuff. well, look, devlin, rel trust rom judgement. >> coming this hour , the >> coming up this hour, the founders alliance, bev founders of lgb alliance, bev jackson and harris, will be jackson and kate harris, will be here as they celebrate retaining their charitable status. but first, let's see how the weather is looking . is looking. >> that warm feeling inside from

boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. hello weather on. gb news. hello there. i'm greg jewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. >> well, it remains unsafe . >> well, it remains unsafe. cold, low pressure in charge of our weather. we'll see showers and longer spells of rain over the coming days and it will turn a little cooler as well. and we can see that area of low pressure set to the pressure just been set to the west it does start to west of us. but it does start to push eastwards over the next few days, increasing the risk of some spells rain, some some longer spells of rain, some heavy as heavy showers continuing as well. today's heavy showers will fade away through the evening time and then overnight, it will be largely dry , plenty of clear be largely dry, plenty of clear spells, later on, we spells, but then later on, we could start to see some showers moving into southwestern moving back into southwestern areas. the risk of some patchy rain across the far north of scotland, too. and under the clear in towns cities clear spells in towns and cities , temperatures around 14, 15 degrees, fresher in the degrees, a little fresher in the countryside. so for most on monday morning, it's a bright start . plenty of spells, start. plenty of sunny spells, but clouds gather from the but the clouds gather from the southwest outbreaks of rain

southwest with outbreaks of rain quickly parts of quickly pushing into parts of the country. wales pushing the west country. wales pushing its way northwards. as we move through day, some of this through the day, some of this rain could heavy at times rain could be heavy at times around see sunny around it. we'll see sunny spells and scattered heavy showers . best of sunshine showers. best of the sunshine towards south—east england here. highs of 23 24. generally the highs of 23 or 24. generally the high teens to low 20s elsewhere . if you're stuck under the rain, be quite a chilly rain, it'll be quite a chilly feel that rain pushes northwards and as we move through and fragments as we move through the evening. and further the evening. and then further rain from the rain pushes in from the south—west as we move through into early hours of tuesday into the early hours of tuesday morning. this rain will morning. some of this rain will also be heavy . so quite a lot of also be heavy. so quite a lot of cloud around means temperatures again the mid again holding up in the mid teens to take us into tuesday morning, which will be a bit of an unsettled start to the day . an unsettled start to the day. showers and longer spells of rain, i'm hopeful as we move rain, but i'm hopeful as we move through the we will see through the day, we will see more way spells more in the way of sunny spells developing some developing. but again, some of the through the day on the showers through the day on tuesday heavy, perhaps tuesday could be heavy, perhaps more focussed across the north and the west of the uk. and temperatures under the cloud are a little disappointing for the time of year . staying unsettled

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>> welcome back to free speech nafion >> welcome back to free speech nation with me andrew doyle. >> now the head teacher known as britain's strictest head claims the labour mp jess phillips spread lies about her during an extraordinary twitter row

sparked by the death of tina turner . katharine sparked by the death of tina turner. katharine birbalsingh claims that phillips out to claims that phillips set out to whip social media mob whip up a social media mob against her. however, the shadow education secretary, bridget phillipson , says jess phillips phillipson, says jess phillips is not racist at, but that the labour party should investigate these kinds of claims. well, gb news has approached jess phillips for an interview and a comment. we haven't heard anything as yet, but anything back as yet, but the head teacher of michaela community school, katharine birbalsingh, now. birbalsingh, joins us now. welcome to the show , katharine. welcome to the show, katharine. >> this sounds so confusing. >> this sounds so confusing. >> so maybe if you could just talk us through what happened. yeah, well, first of all, there was no row. was no twitter row. >> tweeted at jess >> i've never tweeted at jess phillips. she, however, tweeted four times about me to her 630,000 followers calling into question our safeguarding policies at the school, accusing us of all sorts. and i don't know why. ultimately, i've never i don't have anything to do with jess phillips. our school isn't in her constituency . we have two in her constituency. we have two outstanding ofsted phds. we have the highest progress. eight

score last year for our gcse results . we're doing an amazing results. we're doing an amazing job with inner city children. the kinds of children who she should want to enable social mobility for. yes. so why would she do this? and what was interesting was that she kept quoting in her tweets, things that i had said in a in a speech igave that i had said in a in a speech i gave at the national conservatism conference a week before . and my suggestion is the before. and my suggestion is the reason why she was bullying me, because she was bullying me. and everybody that question everybody can see that question is why was she bullying me ? the is why was she bullying me? the reason why i think it's unconscious bias because don't unconscious bias because i don't think racist. think she's a rabid racist. that's saying. that's not what i'm saying. right. saying that she has a right. i'm saying that she has a bias inside her, which says to her that ethnic minorities like me should always vote on the left, should always hold a leftist point of view. and that when we don't, there's a sense of betrayal. dare we go out of betrayal. how dare we go out and say the things that we think , you know, there are other head teachers and teachers have teachers and teachers who have spoken party spoken at conservative party conferences. they're white. she's never attacked them . she's

she's never attacked them. she's never attacked anyone in this manner. any headteacher. it makes no sense. so she claimed all this started because of a misunderstanding about a tina turner tweet. >> she claimed that you were supporting domestic violence . supporting domestic violence. what actually happened there? so >> so there was this gif that colleague sent me with lots of iconic pictures of tina turner. >> yes. i tweeted it out saying good times at the top. and this was on tina turner's death. it was on tina turner's death. it was saying how sad it was that she died. >> exactly. and for whatever reason, the gif malfunctioned . reason, the gif malfunctioned. >> and it tweeted out as a single photo of her with ike turner. so it's a bit then turner. so it's a bit odd then having times as the you having good times as the you know because he had abused tina turner because was abusive. turner because he was abusive. >> this now, by >> everybody knows this now, by the phillips the time jess phillips got involved any this, the involved in any of this, the tweet had been deleted. >> yes. clearly i don't support domestic violence. the tweet had been deleted. why then tweet four times to your 630,000 followers? when i actually said to my followers, not to jess phillips, but just to my followers, of course, i don't support domestic violence. yes,

she tweeted back to her followers with a meme with somebody saying , sure, in somebody saying, sure, in a sarcastic fashion. yes. what do you understand about this is lots of people, including followers of said, followers of hers, had said, look, post the look, we've tried to post the same gif. >> that's right. and what happens it comes just happens is it comes up with just that one a multitude that one image of a multitude because flashed through that one image of a multitude becéofe flashed through that one image of a multitude becéofe of ashed through that one image of a multitude becéofe of tina.i through that one image of a multitude becéofe of tina. so rough that one image of a multitude becéofe of tina. so she h lots of images of tina. so she must and any with must know. and any person with half that half a brain must know that firstly , you don't support firstly, you don't support domestic but if domestic violence. yes but if you you weren't. you did, you weren't. >> wouldn't have posted it >> you wouldn't have posted it on the day of tina turner's death celebratory, death in this celebratory, psychopathic death in this celebratory, psychopath.: >> exactly. >> exactly. >> course, the tweet had >> and of course, the tweet had been commenting. >> right. engaged . she >> right. she never engaged. she has with a single has never engaged with a single thing that i think other natcon speakers who she criticised, she engaged with what they were saying. they were all white. my point is that the head teachers who speak at political conferences who are white, she doesn't attack them. the natcon conference people who spoke who are white, she doesn't attack them. why attack me? but knowing what i know of jess phillips's work, you know, she would definitely say we tried to

contact her and ask for statement. >> she would definitely say that there's no way a racist. there's no way she's a racist. she doesn't a racist she doesn't have a racist thought her mind thought in her in her mind at all. because all. do you accept that? because obviously access obviously you don't have access to no, to her inner thoughts. no, that's true . and can't prove this. >> but all i can say isn't >> but all i can say is, isn't it odd she should pick it odd that she should pick on me? was there no me? there was no there was no row. spat . other row. there was no spat. other head teachers and teachers who speak at political conferences, she doesn't attack them. natcon people who she she's spoken about. she she she engages with their arguments. she's never engaged with a single argument. i've said to call into question the policies safeguarding at the policies of safeguarding at our school and to undermine fine what we do. why would she do that? why bully me in this way? and then at the very least , it's and then at the very least, it's obvious that she's a bully. but why ? i'm saying why? well, why? i'm saying why? well, unconscious bias is very hard to prove. so that's. so i can't prove. so that's. so i can't prove it. i'm saying , prove it. but i'm just saying, give alternative give me some other alternative explanation . and we explanation. and we should we should lot of her should say that a lot of her followers said, look, she's followers have said, look, she's not racist. followers have said, look, she's not you racist. followers have said, look, she's not you know, cist. followers have said, look, she's not you know, that this followers have said, look, she's notyou know, that this and >> you know, that this is and this do they say? this is what what do they say? >> they don't say what it

>> well, they don't say what it could be exactly. >> well, they don't say what it cou but e exactly. >> well, they don't say what it cou but could :tly. >> well, they don't say what it cou but could it(. >> well, they don't say what it cou but could it be >> well, they don't say what it coubut could it be simply >> but could it be simply political partisanship she doesn't outspoken, doesn't like? well outspoken, conservative voices, particularly those who are doing so well when it comes to inner city kids, kids from a deprived background. your school is doing amazing things for those kids. you know , you're getting great you know, you're getting great results these kids who have, results for these kids who have, you most them ethnic you know, most of them ethnic minority. well, the thing is, is that if you were to that i think if you were to ask any mp, would all any labour mp, they would all say want inner city say that they want inner city children well . children to do well. >> so she really hates >> so either she really hates the fact that we're doing well with children or she has with those children or she has unconscious bias is one or the other. give explanation other. give me an explanation for her bizarre behaviour. for her very bizarre behaviour. so absolutely. >> and of course, none of us so absolutely. >> an dof course, none of us so absolutely. >> an do we»urse, none of us so absolutely. >> an do we know?ione of us know, do we know? >> indeed, indeed. >> but indeed, indeed. >> but indeed, indeed. >> accept can't >> and i accept that and i can't prove i'm saying. but prove what i'm saying. but that's unconscious that's the nature of unconscious bias. very difficult to bias. it's very difficult to prove. i go there, i'll go prove. and i go there, i'll go there. look, all of us suffer from unconscious bias when i'm hiring somebody as a teacher, for instance , i always check for instance, i always check myself and think, well, i'm looking for somebody who has great presence, but maybe he's quite tall, he's man and quite tall, maybe he's a man and

has is this you has a deep voice. is this you have to check yourself for these things. yes, because otherwise you'll life. you'll make mistakes in life. and quickly before we end, because just to tell and quickly before we end, belthee just to tell and quickly before we end, belthe ethos just to tell and quickly before we end, belthe ethos of just to tell and quickly before we end, belthe ethos of your ust to tell and quickly before we end, belthe ethos of your school,all us the ethos of your school, because visited school. >> incredible p" >> it's an incredible all place. the kids love it. yes. they're all getting so much out it. all getting so much out of it. they're so disciplined and so focussed. and the results focussed. yes. and the results speak for themselves. indeed. so how you do this? how do we do how do you do this? how do we do it? well, we're very traditional. >> call a small >> i call myself a small c conservative. i've a belief in personal , a sense conservative. i've a belief in pe duty|l , a sense conservative. i've a belief in pe duty towards , a sense conservative. i've a belief in pe duty towards others, , a sense conservative. i've a belief in pe duty towards others, an sense conservative. i've a belief in pe duty towards others, an ideas of duty towards others, an idea of duty towards others, an idea of a real sense of self sacrifice, a real sense of self sacrifice, a real sense of team where the children know that if they get a detention, it's just them. they're it's not just on them. they're also the their also letting the rest of their class you know, have class down. we you know, have traditional teaching methods, teacher leads from the front . teacher leads from the front. there's an adult in authority at the front of the room. the desks are rows . the kind of are in rows. the kind of classroom that you might have imagined 1950s. and we imagined from the 1950s. and we are strict with them. and are very strict with them. and that discipline works for that strict discipline works for them. it helps them. i think too often people think strict must mean you're mean. i would always say you them. say that it means you love them. you them enough to hold

say that it means you love them. you standards enough to hold say that it means you love them. you standards reallyh to hold say that it means you love them. you standards really highiold say that it means you love them. you standards really high forl your standards really high for them so that they can do really well in life. >> katharine birbalsingh, thanks so joining today. so much for joining us today. thanks next, we're going thanks and up next, we're going to be joined by the founders of lgb won their case lgb alliance who won their case against the trans charity mermaids. go anywhere .

listening to gb news radio show i >> welcome back. so a transgender charities attempt to get another charity described as having an anti—trans focus removed from the charity register has been dismissed . register has been dismissed. >> but mermaids launched the legal challenge against lgb alliance, which supports lesbian, gay and bisexual people. but mermaids alleged the group sought to undermine its own charitable activities. it's believed to be the first time a charity sought to strip another charity sought to strip another charity of its charitable status as well. we're joined here in the by lgb alliance the studio today by lgb alliance founders bev jackson and kate harris. show . harris. welcome to the show. thank you very much. >> be here. so how are

>> glad to be here. so how are you feeling? >> because this has been going on for quite a while now, hasn't it, we're incredibly on for quite a while now, hasn't it, obviouslyre incredibly on for quite a while now, hasn't it, obviously. incredibly happy, obviously. >> it's just this this is a terrific win, not just for lgb alliance and for all our supporters, but for lgbt people around you know, we around the world. you know, we are the only uk charity and possibly the only charity in the world that who's specifically focuses on the rights of people with same sex sexual orientation. that's gone. it's gone. orientation. that's gone. it's gone . all the other charities gone. all the other charities that that don't do that used to do that don't do it. well, that's what's so bizarre is you're bizarre about this, is you're serving similar function serving a similar function to what what what stonewall used to do, what the front to the gay liberation front used to do. know , and why is >> yes. you know, and why is that controversial? all of a that so controversial? all of a sudden? know, kind of sudden? you know, what kind of things is it that you're trying to we're to do for fundamentally, we're standing for a civilised society. >> yes . and what that means is >> yes. and what that means is freedom of speech and the freedom of speech and the freedom to disagree . yes. so freedom to disagree. yes. so this isn't just a victory for lesbians, gays, bisexuals , lesbians, gays, bisexuals, although, i mean, we have been partying day in and day out. we actually got the verdict on wednesday . we were embargoed wednesday. we were embargoed till thursday . so we had to keep till thursday. so we had to keep

completely schtum. yes. since then we have just been so thrilled. it's such a relief because this is this does mean that the liberal democracy that we cherish can go on. it's the case is that important? but why on earth do you think was going through the minds of the people at mermaids? >> know, just because they >> you know, just because they disagree that they disagree with you that they should away attempt should take away or attempt to take charitable take away your charitable status? position status? what is their position here? saying? here? what are they saying? well, moment that well, from the very moment that we that were we announced that we were forming, we defamed forming, we have been defamed and called horrible names simply because we call ourselves lgb. >> and what is this ? lgb is >> and what is this? lgb is simply about sexual orientation. it's about whether you're attracted to men or people of the same sex or both sexes. that's all it is. there might be different politics. some people may be religious or not. mostly not. that's all we have in common is sexual orientation . in common is sexual orientation. in all these other letters, these t and q and i and a and plus and all that is something to do with belief. they believe in gender identity , that some people have

identity, that some people have aninner identity, that some people have an inner feeling of gender identity and everybody's got one of those. and it matters more than sex. and that is what they have in common. we don't have any system in common. we any belief system in common. we are people who are are simply people who are attracted to others of same attracted to others of the same sex. course, it's sex. and of course, it's important, isn't make important, isn't it, to make that distinction, because actually gender identity ideology gay ideology pushes against gay rights because rights is rights because gay rights is about recognising that some people to their about recognising that some peofsex to their about recognising that some peofsex and to their about recognising that some peofsex and if to their about recognising that some peofsex and if you to their about recognising that some peofsex and if you come|eir about recognising that some peofsex and if you come along own sex and if you come along and sex doesn't and say, well, sex doesn't matter, that changes. matter, you know, that changes. >> it? well, it's >> that doesn't it? well, it's there is an extraordinary tape from trans pride in brighton a few years ago where a deacon of the methodist church was laughing about how soon there will be no homosexuality . will be no homosexuality. >> and so, you know what motivates us? it is our belief in the rights of everybody to have views and the right of everybody to disagree . but more everybody to disagree. but more than that, we are so pleased about this victory because what it means is that children growing up now can see that there is a gay and lesbian

bisexual charity and that we say it's fantastic, be happy . yes, it's fantastic, be happy. yes, you do not need to medicalize your body if you're a girl who likes football or a boy who likes football or a boy who likes wearing dresses. we were speaking to a to a girl 19 just a few weeks ago who said that throughout her secondary school period, the fact that she said she was attracted to girls, she was constantly hearing that she must be a boy. >> i mean, what is this? this is this is the kind of thing that people were told in the 1950s, a rather so—called girlish boy might you're really might be told, oh, you're really a that disgusting. a girl. that is disgusting. that is sexist . i a girl. that is disgusting. that is sexist. i don't a girl. that is disgusting. that is sexist . i don't understand is sexist. i don't understand that. anybody can think that's progressive. yes. now one of the positive sides of the mermaids case is that gender identity ideology was effectively put on the stand. ideology was effectively put on the normally, gender ideologues >> normally, gender ideologues say going to debate. say we're not going to debate. we're to answer we're not going to answer your questions. defend questions. they had to defend it. very well it. it didn't work out very well for well it's one for them, did it? well it's one of the reasons it's such a fabulous day is that we started lgb alliance after 3—3 years,

not three weeks, not three months, three years of trying to engage stonewall to talk about issues of sex, issues of sex and genden >> yes. so when people say, oh, you set up lgb alliance specifically to split the movement or you set up lgb alliance specifically to be horrible to trans people? no, we didn't. we set up lgb alliance to encourage informed, respectful dialogue on some of the most important issues of our time , which is does biology time, which is does biology matter or does reason matter? does the facts prevail over feelings ? that's why we set it feelings? that's why we set it up.and feelings? that's why we set it up. and as far as one of the reasons we've been celebrating and i'm afraid we've run out of champagne , is that after eight champagne, is that after eight years, this mantra led by stonewall of no debate and followed by literally hundreds of cottage industry taoiseach plus groups in the era of no debate is well and truly over. now, i don't know if you're aware of this, but there is an

american playwright who is putting on as a play a trans script of the mermaids on trial, and that's going on in london. >> i think on the 22nd of july, we were told about this and we were completely that were completely amazed that i mean, in a sense it's not so amazing because the trial was an astonishing thing. >> how is it possible that in 2023 that we are going into court to defend the notion of what a lesbian is? yes. and that, kate, it was very upsetting for kate. it was upsetting for kate. it was upsetting for kate. it was upsetting for me to have to heat upsetting for me to have to hear. well, some people disagree about what a lesbian is. you know, some people think that people with penises can be lesbians. no no, no, no, they don't. i mean, they may say so, but we strongly reject that. but why should we have to say that in court? absolutely. >> well , i'm in court? absolutely. >> well, i'm thrilled that you won this case. >> i think it's very, very important, not for just your own charity, but for freedom of speech generally. thank you speech more generally. thank you both joining me today. thank both for joining me today. thank you and still to come, we're

you. and still to come, we're going to be joined by sarah phillimore, who's to phillimore, who's going to give us on the verdict. us a legal take on the verdict. do go anywhere .

welcome back to free speech nafion welcome back to free speech nation with me, andrew doyle. so we've been discussing how the transgender charity mermaids lost a legal challenge against lgb alliance. and it means that the charity can keep its charitable status . well, let's charitable status. well, let's get the legal view now with lawyer sarah phillimore. welcome to the show. so this is obviously a huge case. it's the first time one charity has tried to strip another charity of its status. what what what happens now? well what happens now is general jubilation . general jubilation. >> it's another victory for reality and for common sense. but unfortunately, i feel like we're on a kind of not very funny groundhog day . i keep funny groundhog day. i keep coming and talking to you. we celebrate these amazing

victories and yet we're seeing still institutions utterly captured and utterly appearing to ignore the law. but no, it was a hugely significant victory because it may not have gone this way. because it may not have gone thisinay. because it may not have gone thisi mean, lot people >> i mean, a lot of people weren't sure which it was weren't sure which way it was going they, like weren't sure which way it was goir say, they, like weren't sure which way it was goir say, people they, like weren't sure which way it was goir say, people believe y, like weren't sure which way it was goir say, people believe that :e you say, people believe that all the are captured the institutes are captured by gender ideology, perhaps even including judiciary. gender ideology, perhaps even including judiciary . well, including the judiciary. well, it's point it's an interesting point because point, i because the standing point, i don't think anybody that don't think anybody thought that mermaids could win on the standing . standing point. >> what that mean exactly? >> what does that mean exactly? that show they that they had to show that they had right to bring the had a right to bring the litigation? charities litigation? yes. the charities i think there's a 2011 statute that says you've got to be affected the decision . we affected by the decision. we can't just let people, if they feel like it, challenge the registration a charity. the registration of a charity. the charities commission to charities commission has got to be trusted to do the job. so mermaids got standing mermaids said we've got standing because is affected because this is affected our income and also the lgb alliance has been rude about us and effectively the tribunal said, well, tough , you don't have well, tough, you don't have a right to the money. you don't have a right not to be criticised. so that doesn't give you standing. so there is something the proponents

something about the proponents of identity ideology of gender identity ideology who do to have a of entitlement. >> anyone who disagrees with our perspective must be taken down. you that's why they've you know, that's why they've gone alliance and gone up to lgb alliance and we saw trans yesterday an saw at trans pride yesterday an activist calling for the people present to punch what they call terfs in the face to a huge round of applause. we played it earlier. we've got no clearer example of what's been happening, last happening, i think over the last 30 years embedding gender 30 years of embedding gender identity ideology as something which is beyond reproach, beyond criticism , and simply the criticism, and simply the ultimate goal of any human rights activists . rights activists. >> now, i've reported sarah jane baker's activities to the probation service . this is the probation service. this is the person who made this statement at anas sarwar because that man has to me saying he's has tweeted to me saying he's going up event i'm going to turn up at an event i'm hosting on the 22nd of july in manchester. now, i thought, no more of i ignored him. then more of it. i ignored him. then of yesterday saw the of course, yesterday i saw the video and i was extremely concerned , even more concerned concerned, even more concerned by the response of the met, who don't to understand and the don't seem to understand and the law seem to think that this law who seem to think that this man an article ten right. to

man has an article ten right. to encourage others to punch women in the face. how is that not incitement to violence? >> well, it right. >> well, it is right. >> well, it is right. >> it is encouraged people to commit violence. i think dennis kavanagh very useful kavanagh did a very useful twitter thread setting out the two thousand seven act, two thousand and seven act, section encouraging or section 44, encouraging or assisting others to commit a criminal offence. there is no doubt that that is a criminal offence. can you imagine what would to me if i'd would have happened to me if i'd stood front of people stood up in front of 2500 people and go punch a trans and said go and punch a trans person face? i would be person in the face? i would be arrested. so, arrested. and rightly so, rightly but you don't hear rightly so. but you don't hear that at let speak events that at let women speak events or feminist events. >> this idea i >> you you know this idea i mean, lewis said mean, clive lewis said that, well, of violent well, this kind of violent rhetoric sides of rhetoric is on both sides of this i frankly think this debate. i frankly think that's . it's lie. i'm that's wrong. it's a lie. i'm sorry. that's wrong. it's a lie. i'm sor| it is a lie. this man cannot >> it is a lie. this man cannot possibly, in good faith, say that and think it to be so. i cannot think of any other example where a woman has been released from prison serving a term for torture, kidnap and attempted murder and has gone on to incite a crowd to hurt trans people. it doesn't happen . these people. it doesn't happen. these are male problems of male

violence and by some amazing sleight of hand, they have now made themselves untouchable. yes. and if it did happen at a feminist rally, they wouldn't get a round of applause and a cheer it. cheer for it. >> certainly. people >> certainly. i think people would problem. would deal with that problem. i think we would rightly want people that be people who did that to be arrested be sentenced. arrested and to be sentenced. >> a criminal it >> it's a criminal offence. it is and spread of this is wrong and this spread of this ideology been talking is wrong and this spread of this ideoweek been talking is wrong and this spread of this ideoweek how talking is wrong and this spread of this ideoweek how it'sking is wrong and this spread of this ideoweek how it's entered this week about how it's entered the prosecution the crown prosecution service. >> there? well >> what's happened there? well the appointment of sophie cook last caused extreme last year caused me extreme anxiety . anxiety. >> sophie cook is a very obvious male person who really hates women who think that sex is real. sophie cook was appointed the speak out champion for the cps, which means they are there to embed equality, diversity and inclusion in the workforce . yes. inclusion in the workforce. yes. sophie cook repeatedly makes pubuc sophie cook repeatedly makes public statements about how terfs are awful responsible for genocides. et cetera. so the point is, once you have somebody like that in your institution, you are then sidestepping the internal checks and balances which are essential to keep that

organisation from ideological capture. and the cps is now issuing guidelines which use all the language of ideological capture sex assigned at birth , capture sex assigned at birth, cis, gender. >> all the phrases of this belief system the cps has fallen. >> the cps is now without doubt utterly captured and i think again, denis kavanagh made the very good point. if you're a crown prosecutor, if you're a barrister you're being asked barrister and you're being asked to prosecute a woman who was brought into court for putting up her wedding photos because her husband had now transitioned and called that abuse , now denis and called that abuse, now denis thinks would be a breach of thinks that would be a breach of our barristers code of conduct. and isn't the cps and i agree. why isn't the cps also that if a also suggesting that if a partner refuses to help fund the transition of their partner, that counts as domestic abuse? >> withholding money for >> yes. withholding money for transition is clearly in the guidance of annexe d as a criminal coercive control . can criminal coercive control. can the criminal can the crown prosecution service do its job effectively if it is so ideologically? on one side of this debate? of course, it can't. >> it's the nation's independent

prosecuting authority. it has to be impartial. it's subject to a pubuc be impartial. it's subject to a public sector equality duty . it public sector equality duty. it must foster good relations between the various protected characteristics . it's not merely characteristics. it's not merely not doing that . it is actively not doing that. it is actively harming women now. well, that is very worrying indeed. >> sarah phillimore, thanks so much for coming on to the show to explain it to us and we have an awful lot to come between now and 9:00, so please do not go anywhere . anywhere. >> the temperatures rising, boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there and greg dewhurst. >> and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. well it remains unsettled. low pressure in charge of our weather. remains unsettled. low pressure in charge of our weather . we'll in charge of our weather. we'll see showers and longer spells of rain over the coming days and it will turn a little cooler as well. and we can see that area of low pressure just been set to the us. but does the west of us. but it does start to push eastwards over the next days , increasing the next few days, increasing the risk spells of risk of some longer spells of rain, showers

rain, some heavy showers continuing as well. today's heavy showers will fade away through the evening time and then overnight, it will be largely dry. plenty clear largely dry. plenty of clear spells . but then later on, we spells. but then later on, we could to see some showers could start to see some showers moving back into southwestern areas. risk of some patchy areas. the risk of some patchy rain the far north of rain across the far north of scotland and the scotland, too. and under the clear spells in towns and cities, temperatures around 14, 15 little fresher in 15 degrees, a little fresher in the countryside. so for most on monday morning, it's a bright start . plenty of sunny spells, start. plenty of sunny spells, but clouds gather from the but the clouds gather from the southwest with outbreaks of rain quickly pushing into parts of the west country. wales pushing quickly pushing into parts of theway;t country. wales pushing quickly pushing into parts of theway northwardsllales pushing quickly pushing into parts of theway northwards ases pushing quickly pushing into parts of theway northwards as welushing quickly pushing into parts of theway northwards as we move; its way northwards as we move through the day, some of this rain at times rain could be heavy at times around it we'll see sunny spells and scattered heavy showers. best sunshine towards best of the sunshine towards southeast england highs of southeast england here. highs of 23 or 24. generally the high teens to low 20s elsewhere . if teens to low 20s elsewhere. if you're stuck under the rain, it'll quite a chilly feel. you're stuck under the rain, it'll rainjite a chilly feel. you're stuck under the rain, it'll rain pushes1illy feel. you're stuck under the rain, it'll rain pushes northwards and that rain pushes northwards and fragments as we move through the evening and then further rain pushesin evening and then further rain pushes in from southwest as pushes in from the southwest as we move through into the early hours of tuesday morning, some

of rain will also be heavy. of this rain will also be heavy. so quite a lot of cloud around means temperatures again holding up mid teens to take us up in the mid teens to take us into tuesday morning, which will be a bit of an unsettled start to the day. showers and longer spells rain. but i'm hopeful spells of rain. but i'm hopeful as we move through the day, we will see more in the way of sunny spells developing. but again, the showers again, some of the showers through day on tuesday through the day on tuesday could be more focussed be heavy, perhaps more focussed across north the west of across the north and the west of the and temperatures under the uk and temperatures under the uk and temperatures under the cloud are a little disappointing for the time of yeah disappointing for the time of year. staying unsettled over the next few days. further showers and temperatures average and temperatures around average i >> -- >> the temperatures rising , >> the temperatures rising, boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on .

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and there's plenty more still to come on free speech nation. >> this week, but let's get a news update first from tatiana sanchez. >> andrew, thank you very much. >> andrew, thank you very much. >> andrew, thank you very much. >> and good evening. this is the latest from the newsroom. some breaking news in the last few minutes . a second child has minutes. a second child has sadly died following a serious road traffic collision in wimbledon on thursday. she's been named as eight year old nuha been named as eight year old nuria sajjad were on thursday. it was confirmed that eight year old selena lao had died as a result of her injuries. old selena lao had died as a result of her injuries . more on result of her injuries. more on this story in the next hour. result of her injuries. more on this story in the next hour . the this story in the next hour. the met police has confirmed it's received initial contact from the bbc over claims a male presenter paid a teenager for sexually explicit images. but that no formal referral or allegation has been made. it's also said we will require additional information before determining what further action should follow the young person's mother told the sun she saw a

photo of the man in his underwear on her child's phone. the director general, tim davie, has confirmed the bbc was aware of a complaint in may and has been investigating the case ever since. in a statement , he also since. in a statement, he also condemned the unsubstantiated rumours being made on the internet about some of the corporation's presenting talent . the us president is on the way to the uk. he's due to arrive this evening at stansted airport. joe biden will meet the king at windsor castle tomorrow before holding talks with the prime minister at downing street. he's expected to raise concerns about brexit and america's decision to send cluster munitions to ukraine. biden's visit comes ahead of the nato summit in lithuania, where the prime minister will urge allies to bolster their defence spending. speaking in vilnius on tuesday, rishi sunak is expected to say we're seeing unpressed dented security challenges . the dented security challenges. the uk remains one of the few nato members meeting the alliance's

requirement to spend at least 2% of national income on defence. more than 1000 people have crossed the english channel on small boats over the past two days. the home office says over 600 people were intercepted on friday and almost 400 made the journey yesterday . despite storm journey yesterday. despite storm warnings, conditions are calm and gb news understands more than 200 people have already been intercepted this morning. it brings this year's total to 12,700. the home office says the number of people risking their lives is unacceptable . police lives is unacceptable. police say they're investing awaiting a possible hate related incident in county tyrone. it's after the irish flag and a picture of the premier leo varadkar was placed on top of a bonfire . there was on top of a bonfire. there was also a boat with a banner which read good friday agreement . that read good friday agreement. that ship has sailed. the pie was later set alight . psni chief later set alight. psni chief inspector john kyrees says evidence is now being gathered to establish whether a crime criminal offence has been

committed . and just a hoyle has committed. and just a hoyle has denied any involvement in the stunt. at the former chancellor's wedding yesterday the group posted a video of a woman throwing orange confetti at george osborne and his wife, thea rogers. but it's now saying it wasn't responsible just o'boyle, however, applauded the move , which generated publicity move, which generated publicity for its cause . tv online, dab+ for its cause. tv online, dab+ radio and on tune in. this is gb news. now it's back to free speech nation . speech nation. welcome back to free speech nafion welcome back to free speech nation with me andrew doyle. >> and we've got our lovely studio audience here. so let's not let them go waste and get not let them go to waste and get some our first some more questions. our first question section question in this section of the show where's show is from david where's david? david. hello there. david? hi david. hello there. thank you much . thank you very much. >> do we need trigger warnings on cakes? well no.

>> i am the warning on the cigarette packet , bruce. i think cigarette packet, bruce. i think some of us do . some of us do. >> you know, i'm i'm very partial to the odd battenberg, andifs partial to the odd battenberg, and it's very. it's very bad for you. you know, it's. well, this is a specific. i know why you're asking this, david. this is because there this poster asking this, david. this is becit'se there this poster asking this, david. this is becit'se there end this poster asking this, david. this is becit'se there end play)oster asking this, david. this is becit'se there end play ander for it's a west end play and it's been banned by transport for london because it's got a picture of a big cake . i don't picture of a big cake. i don't know if you've got an image of the poster, if we have, it'd be lovely to see it because effective, lovely. it's just a poster advertising show. poster advertising a show. big cake cake , and cake on a big wedding cake, and a saying that a fella basically saying that this thing is just it's promoting bad health. diane now , i wonder whether the production company has a right to actually get some money out of tfl because the cake is clearly a set piece, right? >> because there are two actors perched on top of the cake dancing. yes it's clearly a theatre piece. they're not suggesting that you eat the cake . so. tfl even if they were, but they charged them like they had to spend. they spent £20,000

spending spreading all this cake over london, and then they had to pay a further £5,000 to remove it. got it right . remove it. got it right. >> okay. which i think is appalling because this is a theatre show. >> this is sort of insane, though. >> w— b an image of the >> do we have an image of the cake? that the cake. cake? can we see that the cake. right. image. i'm right. it's no image. i'm unfortunate, can have unfortunate, but you can have to imagine a picture of imagine it. it's a picture of a cake. it's big cake. it's a cake. it's a big cake. it's a big cake. >> it's wedding cake, >> it's a big wedding cake, which meant which is something. you're meant to i find it to have a wedding. i find it very you. very odd that you. >> i mean, i could understand if it advertising >> i mean, i could understand if it or advertising >> i mean, i could understand if it or something.sing >> i mean, i could understand if it or something. you might heroin or something. you might want to kerb that. but the thing heroin or something. you might wa asto kerb that. but the thing heroin or something. you might wa asto kerb mean,iut the thing heroin or something. you might wa asto kerb mean,iut th ifthing is, as well, i mean, even if it was heroin, it was depicting heroin, yes, it would be up to the individual to show right? show some restraint, right? >> you know , if someone >> you know, if someone like myself little more on the myself is a little more on the well side than stay well nourished side than stay away from the cake. >> this reminds when >> so this reminds me of when sadiq became mayor of sadiq khan became mayor of london and angry about it. >> it was it.- >> it was a it. >> it was a protein world advert where it had a skinny woman saying , are you beach body saying, are you beach body ready? well, i'm always beach body ready. but the thing is, i and he was saying this is offensive to women because this

this woman in the advert is so skinny . did this woman in the advert is so skinny. did it this woman in the advert is so skinny . did it offend you, skinny. did it offend you, diane? no, because she was a beautiful woman. >> is what she looks >> and that is what she looks like read an article like because i read an article that interviewing that woman that was interviewing that woman afterwards she said, i don't afterwards and she said, i don't know fuss is about. know what all the fuss is about. >> like surfing. i like >> i like surfing. i like running the beach . this is running along the beach. this is what like. and so they what i look like. and so they were basically saying, why wasn't or why wasn't she? >> well, they saying this >> well, they were saying this is an unrealistic body standard. >> it's no, >> i'm sorry. no, it's not. no, because is . because she is. >> that's what she looks like. a healthy young woman. >> really say >> and it's really wrong to say people that. she people don't look like that. she does. people don't look like that. she does . she does. how rude is that does. she does. how rude is that against it's patronising. >> anyway, we've got . >> anyway, we've got we've got. >> anyway, we've got we've got. >> got the image of >> oh, we have got the image of the cake. >> let's have a look at this, because absolutely because i'm absolutely fascinated would fascinated as to why this would cause fascinated as to why this would cauthat's upsetting, is it? >> that's not upsetting, is it? >> that's not upsetting, is it? >> look nice. >> it doesn't even look nice. >> it doesn't even look nice. >> i'm more >> do you know what i'm more upset about? >> fact is, they look like >> the fact is, they look like they're dancing toilet they're dancing on to toilet rolls. do ? rolls. they do? >> i would there's a health >> i would say there's a health and issue dancing a and safety issue dancing on a cake that cake in that way. >> mean, someone's to >> i mean, someone's going to rip very rip their wrist at the very least, wreck. okay least, aren't they? wreck. okay well, i'm just saying it happens i >> -- >> i've had many dance floor

accidents, bruce. >> believe me, it's not pretty. are you a dancer? >> i'd love to see dance like the wind. >> really? yeah. you wouldn't. >> really? yeah. you wouldn't. >> not much good dancen >> i'm very strong >> i'm more a very strong swimmer. yes yes. >> have merits i >> -- >> well, emma >> well, let's move on to a question now from dale. where is dale ? hi, what price to dale? hi, dale. what price to get married? >> oh, yeah . >> oh, yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> well, i couldn't believe this story . actually, this is the story. actually, this is the church of england are now saying that they really shouldn't be charging for church weddings. they're that they're saying actually that they're a lot a lot they're saying that a lot a lot of the reason why people aren't getting it's getting married is because it's too the church is too expensive. the church is charging 640, £641. charging like 640, £641. >> right. and they're also asking you to pay for cleaning . asking you to pay for cleaning. well, that seems fair enough to me because you trashed the church wedding. me because you trashed the chudon't wedding. me because you trashed the chudon't you? dding. me because you trashed the chudon't you? well,. really, >> don't you? well, not really, because cake's not there, so because the cake's not there, so there's no crumbs . there's no crumbs. >> there's nothing? no, but there's , betty. there's confetti, betty. >> the sweat of >> there's the sweat of excitement there's confetti outside. yes . nature will tidy that >> yes. nature will tidy that up. okay that's called the wind. and i think it's reasonable,

though, because a church , bruce, though, because a church, bruce, is a big elaborate , interesting building. >> diane not stupid. >> diane not stupid. >> i know what it is. no, i wasn't . i wasn't suggesting. wasn't. i wasn't suggesting. i don't know what a church is. >> i'm saying that you know, i would if you're going to hire andifs would if you're going to hire and it's like hiring a castle that doesn't come cheap. no, l'io. 110. >> no. >> i bet it does in scotland. >> i bet it does in scotland. >> ask madonna because she took over skibo for the weekend over skibo for the whole weekend . and look how that one . and look how well that one look. divorce >> lives a castle. >> enya lives in a castle. i mean, that's, of course, enya lives a castle. lives in a castle. >> she? she's not >> why wouldn't she? she's not well . well. >> diane rac from ballymore . >> diane rac from ballymore. diane, you pay £640 for a church? >> but i think that's better than going to the town hall for a civil service for a fiver. well, that's the thing you see. >> are you married? organised yes. >> so what did you do then and how much did you. >> well, i got a bargain. you see, sure that wedding >> well, i got a bargain. you see, about sure that wedding >> well, i got a bargain. you see, about five re that wedding >> well, i got a bargain. you see, about five grand: wedding >> well, i got a bargain. you see, about five grand all wedding >> well, i got a bargain. you see, about five grand all in.edding was about five grand all in. >> yeah, i got it >> and i just. yeah, i got it done a nice hotel done in a nice hotel in richmond. very and richmond. it was very nice. and the jedi hall there, because she lives there. >> jerry hall. >> jerry hall. >> course was. >> oh, of course she was. >>— >> oh, of course she was. >> she's fabulous. >> oh, of course she was. >> she s fabulous. >> oh, of course she was. >> she was)ulous. >> oh, of course she was. >> she was justrs. there in the >> she was just sat there in the hotel time. hotel the whole time. >> save environment back to

>> save the environment back to the point >> back to the point. >> back to the point. >> well, let's put it this way. in my opinion , organised in my opinion, organised religion and i underline that word organised has always been about extorting money from their followers . so of course it's all followers. so of course it's all about it's all about worship worshipping god and that kind of thing. >> yes, but you have to pay to do that. >> you have to pass around the collection you have collection plate, you have to upkeep doesn't upkeep the church. god doesn't come the come cheap. exactly it's the same with prada. >> religion. >> that's an expensive religion. >> that's an expensive religion. >> yeah. yeah >> yeah. yeah >> and that is a religion. >> and that is a religion. >> at anna wintour. she's >> look at anna wintour. she's like a high priestess. she like a high priestess. well, she is. yeah. don't get a good like a high priestess. well, she is. ye bang don't get a good like a high priestess. well, she is. ye bang forlon't get a good like a high priestess. well, she is. ye bang for yourget a good like a high priestess. well, she is. ye bang for your buck good bit of bang for your buck because, said before, because, as we said before, in the of the the earlier part of the programme, the kwasi, they're kind shrinking and kind of they're shrinking and shrinking sort of the shrinking because sort of the message getting mixed. shrinking because sort of the me people getting mixed. shrinking because sort of the me people aren'tlg mixed. shrinking because sort of the me people aren't turningl. shrinking because sort of the me people aren't turning up >> people aren't turning up to the and are charging the church and they are charging three like they're three times like they're increase in the price went up like three times the rate of inflation. but that's where they're still fashionable. >> like the church itself is out of having church of fashion. but having a church wedding, to do wedding, people still want to do that. if they're atheists, that. even if they're atheists, they that. do you they want to do that. do you know what you you say and know what you you say that and you correct because

you are correct because my friend a church friend got married in a church and in like and she covered it in like darth vader and r2—d2 dolls. >> no, loves wars. >> oh, no, she loves star wars. are allowed do that? are you allowed to do that? >> blasphemy >> isn't that blasphemy sacrilegious ? sacrilegious? >> i think so. >> i think so. >> i think i'm as outraged as you. appalled, actually. >> 5m- e yeah. let's >> i'm leaving. yeah. let's move on question from miranda. >> where is miranda? hi, miranda. >> does barbie need to attend lessons on asian history ? what lessons on asian history? what an odd question. >> miranda does. does barbie need to attend lessons on asian history? so this is true with vietnam, of course. vietnam has banned the upcoming barbie film because there is a scene in the film which has got a map which basically depicts contested chinese territorial claims , and chinese territorial claims, and they're upset about that. i mean, this is valid. >> is it? this is actually valid because for a long time now, china likes to change american films . and it does that because films. and it does that because the chinese market is absolutely huge. i mean, if you want to see a very funny example, see the end of fight club in china at the end of fight club normally

spoiler alert, everything blows up china . they just cut the up in china. they just cut the explosion and a placard explosion and they put a placard up authorities up saying the authorities discovered what was going on and he to a lunatic asylum. he was sent to a lunatic asylum. yeah >> at the end the state the state wins . the state wins, state wins. the state wins, which hilarious . which is hilarious. >> so china has always actually censored part of the american films that they let through because they have such a large market. and so in this particular map, it market. and so in this particular map , it shows particular map, it shows a dotted line on. so vietnam is saying , but wait a minute, that saying, but wait a minute, that is a nine dash line, which actually relates to china claiming of our territory claiming part of our territory free. and so vietnam, who are very aware of and have this very aware of this and have this clash china, are saying clash with china, are saying you've changed film you've changed that film to appeal chinese viewers. appeal to your chinese viewers. but you are offending the but you are offending us, the vietnamese now. i'm sorry, but even if hollywood this even if hollywood did this because they did deny it, they said, it's just a said, oh, no, it's just a childhood it's barbie childhood map. it's barbie being barbie. it's like, childhood map. it's barbie being barbi barbie's it's like, childhood map. it's barbie being barbi barbie's either:'s like, childhood map. it's barbie being barbi barbie's either very;e, well, barbie's either very intelligent not. babes, intelligent or she's not. babes, work but they said, work it out. but but they said, oh, no, it's just a childish drawing. but the thing is, is that either way, the chinese market is absolutely huge. the

vietnamese market not of course, they want to pander to the chinese market, but we had the same poster for same with the poster for star wars the awakens. wars the force awakens. >> has john boyega, >> right. which has john boyega, a actor on the poster. a black actor on the poster. they took it off because there's a lot of anti—black racism in china. awful, which is china. it's awful, which is genuinely offensive to do that. and were doing genuinely offensive to do that. and to were doing genuinely offensive to do that. and to the were doing genuinely offensive to do that. and to the chinese ng that to appease the chinese market, knew that barbie, market, who knew that barbie, though, political? this though, was so political? this is the thing is incredible. i think the thing that's me about it the that's upset me about it the most is dua lipa song. most is the dua lipa song. >> underwhelming. is >> it's really underwhelming. is that yeah, it's awful . that right? yeah, it's awful. it's as my mother would say, it's just dirge. i it's as my mother would say, it'sjust dirge. i haven't it's just a dirge. i haven't heard the song and i wasn't i don't i wasn't going the don't i wasn't going to see the barbie anyway. don't i wasn't going to see the barneither anyway. don't i wasn't going to see the barneither was way. don't i wasn't going to see the barneither was my don't i wasn't going to see the barneither was i, funnily >> neither was i, funnily enough. no i can't sit that long. >> no . okay. >> no. okay. >> no. okay. >> we're going to move on to a question joy. is joy? question from joy. where is joy? hi, hello hi, joy. hello >> i'll do brits need to go on diet? yes >> well, no, no. this is interesting. >> so british people . well, >> so british people. well, okay. yes, we do have to go on a diet generally. but this was a story specifically about easyjet. easyjet took off 19

passengers. this was a flight back from lanzarote to britain . back from lanzarote to britain. they basically came out and said, look, the flight is too heavy. not going anywhere heavy. we're not going anywhere . have to get rid of some . so we have to get rid of some of you . now, they didn't do the of you. now, they didn't do the thing. i would have done, which is gone out with a measuring tape and decided. well, tape and decided. andrew well, who who are the fatter people? >> them the. >> get them off the. >> get them off the. >> just the more >> that's just the more utilitarian approach it? utilitarian approach isn't it? i suppose one of the ladies out there had said, what should happenis there had said, what should happen is that people should on their luggage, they should all be put a scale. be put on a scale. >> yes. if you're over >> yes. and if you're over whatever you should more. >> yes. and if you're over whatethis/ou should more. >> yes. and if you're over whatethis hasshould more. >> yes. and if you're over whatethis has always more. >> yes. and if you're over whatethis has always been|ore. >> yes. and if you're over whatethis has always been an�*. well, this has always been an argument because , like, if you argument because, like, if you have two people getting on the plane, they're allowed exactly the allowance. the same luggage allowance. >> . but there is absolutely >> yes. but there is absolutely no discrimination on how much they it's all actually they weigh. it's all actually about shape and how space about shape and how much space you whether you're you take up and whether you're going to actually intrude into the person's seat next to you. so do you it the so do you think it in the overhead because so skinny? >> diane? >> diane? >> diane, do you think do you think that very large people,

you know, the kind that spill over the seat should pay should pay over the seat should pay should pay for to seats? >> i think that you should pay for two seats because is it quite humiliating ? well, i'll quite humiliating? well, i'll get a treadmill, i suppose. get on a treadmill, i suppose. >> just what think >> can i just say what i think the having the real problem is? having recently been in benidorm, and i know don't like me, madam, know you don't like me, madam, andifs know you don't like me, madam, and it's okay. >> not going to speak >> i'm not going to speak much longer. of matter longer. the fact of the matter is, in spain, hot for is, in spain, it's too hot for chocolate, there's more chocolate, so there's more crisps. nephew explained this crisps. my nephew explained this to people are high on to me, so people are high on carbohydrates and that's why we're in this mess. okay? because just been eating because they've just been eating all the pringles because do all the pringles because they do so flavours that all the pringles because they do so don't flavours that all the pringles because they do so don't over flavours that all the pringles because they do so don't over well,jrs that all the pringles because they do so don't over well, theniat you don't go over well, then it's fault . it's their fault. >> it's their fault. and they should. i blame should. the spanish. i blame the spanish everything. should. the spanish. i blame the spéabsolutely.erything. should. the spanish. i blame the spéfrom.utely.erything. should. the spanish. i blame the spa from the .y.erything. should. the spanish. i blame the spa from the .y. erythin onwards, >> from the armada onwards, frankly, haven't got over it. i went to an exhibition about that as a child . yeah, hated and as a child. yeah, hated it. and then we went to harrods fruit hall and you like that more? i love fruit. >> okay, there we go. >> okay, well, there we go. there's moral somewhere there, >> okay, well, there we go. the i'm moral somewhere there, >> okay, well, there we go. the i'm not oral somewhere there, >> okay, well, there we go. the i'm not sure somewhere there, >> okay, well, there we go. the i'm not sure what vhere there, >> okay, well, there we go. the i'm not sure what itere there, >> okay, well, there we go. the i'm not sure what it is. there, but i'm not sure what it is. let's question in let's get a final question in this from stephen. is this section from stephen. is the on drugs effectively over? >> well, it's a good question because these we've had these home office figures come out

this week and i couldn't believe this week and i couldn't believe this quite that only 1 in 7 people are prosecuted for class a drugs, right? >> 1 in 7 class a, i think are like cocaine, heroin. the good ones. like cocaine, heroin. the good ones . right. like cocaine, heroin. the good ones. right. and the thing is, i think i think that's bad, though, diane ?1 in 7 though, isn't it, diane? 1 in 7 because that would effectively mean are breaking mean that people are breaking the and they're not getting the law and they're not getting arrested they're arrested for it. they're breaking arrested for it. they're bre they're not getting arrested >> they're not getting arrested for it's a very, very for it. and it's a very, very extreme drugs. classes are extreme drugs. the classes are really extreme and they cause a lot of damage to our society. and the societies that they come from . and it's interesting that from. and it's interesting that this is happening when you've got suella braverman who wants to kind of push the class c drug, know, cannabis , which drug, you know, cannabis, which is other countries. and is legal in other countries. and she that up to she wants to push that up to a class b and make even worse class b and make that even worse . you see, i could get if it was 1 in 7 prosecuted for cannabis, i'd understand that. i'd kind of understand that. >> but if it's >> yeah, but, but, but if it's cocaine things, it just cocaine and things, is it just because mostly middle because these are mostly middle class drugs the class recreational drugs and the police want go police just don't want to go after you know after those people? do you know what that is? >> very interesting because i think you're right there. i

think you're right there. i think it is. who is using these drugs is and it's all very easy to try and clamp down on county lines and kind of go into a place like a council estate and say, oh, we're going to go in and raid the drugs people here. yeah, but excuse me. stop. they're not probably the main users, main users are users, the main users are probably all in canary wharf. yeah. the media yeah. you go to the media parties stuff. parties and stuff. >> what do you think >> i mean, what do you think about when about all this, bruce? it's when you because i do you said class a, because i do have dyslexia. you said class a, because i do hav i dyslexia. you said class a, because i do havi thought.exia. you said class a, because i do havi thought .exia meant class >> i thought you meant class drugs, drugs, you know, drugs, class c drugs, you know, nice no, not nice drugs. no, i'm not endorsing neither am i. endorsing any. neither am i. >> mine neither. i >> neither mine neither. i wouldn't a parasite. dumas. >> forget it. really. no, >> forget about it. really. no, no, no. oh wow. >> just herbs. >> em em- >> just herbs. >> litres for me? >> just herbs. >> litres of for me? >> just herbs. >> litres of water for me? >> just herbs. >> litres of water and or me? >> just herbs. >> litres of water and lemon. that's all i need. kind of smack him with a bible and he's fixed. >> yeah. oh, she loves that. okay. on free speech okay. still ahead on free speech nation, we're going to be bringing sensations nation, we're going to be britheig sensations nation, we're going to be brithe week sensations nation, we're going to be brithe week , sensations nation, we're going to be brithe week , including sations nation, we're going to be brithe week , including the)ns nation, we're going to be brithe week , including the lone of the week, including the lone eco zealot who shamelessly crashed george osborne's wedding. >> but first, let's see how the weather is looking that warm

feeling inside from boxed boilers , proud sponsors of boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there. >> hello there. >> and greg dewhurst. and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. well, it remains unsettled . low pressure remains unsettled. low pressure in of our weather. we'll in charge of our weather. we'll see showers and longer spells of rain over the coming days and it will a little cooler as will turn a little cooler as well. we can see that area of low pressure been to low pressure just been set to the west but it does the west of us, but it does start to push eastwards over the next days, increasing the next few days, increasing the risk of some longer spells of rain, showers rain, some heavy showers continuing as well. today's heavy will fade away heavy showers will fade away through the evening time and then overnight, it will be largely dry , plenty of clear largely dry, plenty of clear spells, later on, we spells, but then later on, we could to see some showers could start to see some showers moving back southwestern moving back into southwestern areas . the moving back into southwestern areas. the risk of some moving back into southwestern areas . the risk of some patchy areas. the risk of some patchy rain across far north of rain across the far north of scotland, under the scotland, too. and under the clear in towns and cities clear spells in towns and cities , temperatures around 14, 15 degrees, a little fresher in the countryside. so for most on monday morning, it's a bright

start . plenty of spells, start. plenty of sunny spells, but gather from the but the clouds gather from the southwest with outbreaks of rain quickly into parts of quickly pushing into parts of the wales pushing the west country. wales pushing its way northwards as we move through the day, some this through the day, some of this rain could be heavy times rain could be heavy at times around we'll see sunny around it. we'll see sunny spells scattered heavy spells and scattered heavy showers . best sunshine showers. best of the sunshine towards south—east england here. highs of 24. generally the highs of 23 or 24. generally the high teens to low 20s elsewhere , we're stuck under the rain. it'll quite a chilly feel it'll be quite a chilly feel that rain pushes northwards and fragments we move through the fragments as we move through the evening. and further rain evening. and then further rain pushes the southwest as pushes in from the southwest as we move through into the early hours of tuesday morning. some of will be heavy of this rain will also be heavy . so quite a lot of cloud around means temperatures again holding up teens to take us up in the mid teens to take us into tuesday morning, which will be a bit of an unsettled start to the day. showers and longer spells of rain. but i'm hopeful as we move through the day, we will in the way of will see more in the way of sunny spells developing. but again, some of the showers through on tuesday could through the day on tuesday could be heavy, perhaps more focussed across of across the north and the west of the and temperatures under

the uk and temperatures under the uk and temperatures under the cloud are a little disappointing for the time of yeah disappointing for the time of year. staying unsettled over the next few days. further showers and temperatures around average that warm feeling inside from boxed boilers . boxed boilers. >> proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> still ahead, comedian andrew lawrence, who it's fair to say has caused some controversy on the comedy circuit . the comedy circuit. >> we'll be here to give us a taste his upcoming up taste of his upcoming stand up toun taste of his upcoming stand up tour. don't anywhere

radio. >> welcome back to free speech nafion >> welcome back to free speech nation . nation. >> so in 2021, comedian andrew lawrence was accused of making racist jokes about the european championship final. his agent dropped him, his tour was cancelled . he didn't perform on cancelled. he didn't perform on stage again for almost two years. but he's performing again now and he's got a tour coming up. welcome show , up. please welcome to the show, andrew . all right.

andrew lawrence. all right. well, thanks for coming on the show, you evil reprobate . now, show, you evil reprobate. now, this is interesting to me because you've always been a controversial comic like even when i first heard of you all those years ago, back on the fringe, think there fringe, you know, i think there was poster of you with some was a poster of you with some sort something. sort of bleach or something. you were were near were dark humour. you were near the why do the edge. right. so why do people assume when you talk about these sensitive about race or these sensitive issues, you're being literal? well, good point, isn't it? >> i think there's that contract, that understanding is kind of bond of trust between comedians and the public that you're not supposed to take what they're saying seriously . and as they're saying seriously. and as soon as you do, you've broken that bond of trust and that contract. but that symptomatic of a wider, wider social problem, isn't it that lack of trust? but let's contextualise it. >> you know, this was soon after the george floyd affair. the you know, everything had kicked off black lives matter. so there was a particular sensitivity about the issue of race. but i suppose is that why you wanted to joke about well, you i'd about it? well, you know, i'd watch tournament,

about it? well, you know, i'd wat�*euros tournament, about it? well, you know, i'd wat�*euros in tournament, about it? well, you know, i'd wat�*euros in in tournament, about it? well, you know, i'd wat�*euros in in in tournament, about it? well, you know, i'd wat�*euros in in in englandnent, about it? well, you know, i'd wat�*euros in in in england and, the euros in in in england and the euros in in in england and the whole tournament had been framed in racial politics and all the players were taking a knee for blm . knee for blm. >> everyone always says, oh, no, they weren't taking a knee for blm. they were taking a knee to protest against racism in football might have football where they might have been. unfortunately that been. but unfortunately, that taking is taking a knee gesture is inextricable , linked with inextricable, linked with blm. i could give a salute in support of animal welfare, it of animal welfare, but it wouldn't take gesture away wouldn't take that gesture away from its original context, would it? so the whole tournament was framed slogans framed in racist slogans splashed across the tv screens. hey, won't win. and all the pundits, the commentators talking racist english talking about how racist english football were whole football fans were the whole tournament awoke wash if you want to, if you want to call it that. and then at the end of the tournament , that. and then at the end of the tournament, england played that. and then at the end of the tournament , england played italy tournament, england played italy in final and it went to in the final and it went to penalties . it in the final and it went to penalties. it was a draw at in the final and it went to penalties . it was a draw at the penalties. it was a draw at the end. it went to penalties. and the england manager, gareth southgate, selected five players to penalties. now to take penalties. now coincidentally or not, he selected two players to step up

and take the first penalties who were white, and they scored their penalties. and the last three that he selected were mixed race and they all missed their penalties quite badly. and everyone was very angry about this and impassioned. it was the first time we got to the final of a football tournament, but at that moment in this this strange penalty shootout when the two white players scored the free mixed race players missed suddenly, no one wanted to talk about race anymore. it suddenly it was off the menu . and there it was off the menu. and there was it was this awkward elephant in the room. and you know, this is my sixth sense of humour. i found quite so i was found that quite funny. so i was straight on twitter. well, i think it's that instinct, isn't it, of making a joke about the thing you know, you're not thing that, you know, you're not meant joke at meant to make a joke about at that time. that given time. >> of course, because >> but then of course, because of subject people >> but then of course, because of you'reject people >> but then of course, because of you're a:t people >> but then of course, because of you're a racist people >> but then of course, because of you're a racist doinge say you're a racist for doing it. how does that feel to be? because racist, because you're not a racist, right? feel? yeah, right? how would you feel? yeah, it saying. so how it goes without saying. so how would feel to would how does it feel to suddenly get the jokes being would how does it feel to sudde literally he jokes being would how does it feel to sudde literally and)kes being taken literally and you being accused the worst accused of one of the worst

things you be accused of? things you can be accused of? well, emotions were well, you know, emotions were very everyone that point. >> i think it's a deal. this >> i think it's a big deal. this this is a national football tournament for sports fans. everyone was very angry that we got to this final and we hadn't won. and was we were there won. and there was we were there was everyone looking for was everyone was looking for someone for that. but someone to blame for that. but there was this thing where there was also this thing where there was also this thing where the had the whole tournament had been framed politics. framed in this racial politics. and opportunity we and here was the opportunity we so yeah, we have got so we are yeah, we have got racist football fans and i see so it was a kind of like it was a pantomime, you know. but what happened because my understanding is tour dates understanding is your tour dates were immediately cancelled. >> and was a twitter storm, >> and this was a twitter storm, right then agent right? and then your agent dropped so talk us dropped you as well. so talk us through was very through that. that was very quick . it very strange. quick. it was very strange. >> very quickly >> it happened very quickly within the space few hours within the space of a few hours . you know , who knows? maybe, . you know, who knows? maybe, maybe 30, 40 tour dates all in one go, which to my mind, it seemed like, well, this is an orchestra ofsted this is an organisation who have gone to work contacting these venues. this can't just be the work of one individual.

>> so all 40 venues cancelled roughly the same time within a couple of hours. >> yeah, two, three >> yeah, within two, three hours. um, but of hours. incredible um, but of course it made me feel it was, it was, it was in some way orchestrated, but. and then when did you? orchestrated, but. and then when did i you? orchestrated, but. and then when did i had you? orchestrated, but. and then when didi had a you? orchestrated, but. and then when did i had a few you? orchestrated, but. and then when did i had a few phone]? orchestrated, but. and then when did i had a few phone calls with orchestrated, but. and then when did agenta few phone calls with orchestrated, but. and then when did agent andv phone calls with orchestrated, but. and then when did agent andv ph how he described it is that one of his higher profile clients had said to him, look, if don't drop andrew if you don't drop andrew lawrence, your lawrence, i'm leaving your agency. so the agent decided for his livelihood and his business that he had to part company with me , which, you know, andrew, me, which, you know, andrew, don't worry it, because , don't worry about it, because, as culture doesn't as i say, cancel culture doesn't exist. >> $- >> so. that's right. >> so. that's right. >> know, all in your imagination. >> but look, you took a while off of stand but you were off of stand up, but you were doing internet videos doing these internet videos which incredibly which are become incredibly popular. your viral videos, where various characters where you do various characters and funny and and they're really funny and they've well and now they've done so well and now you're back. you're doing a tour . yeah, i you know, and . yeah, i am. you know, and i dunng . yeah, i am. you know, and i during the pandemic , when none during the pandemic, when none of us were were allowed to gig, i'd sort of got used to it a little bit. >> and you made it work because you had these videos?

>> well, i went to work. >> well, i went to work. >> i think i've got to do something and i'm not going to have and know, have this. and you know, i'm going i've got these these going to i've got these these onune going to i've got these these online to put stuff online platforms to put stuff out and some other out there and some other comedians did the same thing. and it transformed industry and it transformed the industry in a way. there's some people who've done very well out of that. but i wanted to do stand up comedy since i was a small i was i was a kid. and it's all i've ever wanted to do. and you know, home, really. and know, it's my home, really. and i get to a green room. i'm on stage it's a natural thing stage and it's a natural thing for me. and it's, you know, it's still my community as well. these people , even though those these people, even though those comedians wouldn't come out and support me. and i understand that because there's a culture of fear within comedy, but within the arts generally and beyond that , people see what beyond that, people see what happens when you speak out and you know , you lose your you know, you lose your livelihood potentially . and i livelihood potentially. and i was lucky because i had this other source of income that i built up through the comedy videos online. um, but, but

they've seen how quickly you can lose your livelihood by, by having the wrong opinion. so of course other comedians i want to speak out. it's a precarious profession at the of times. profession at the best of times. absolutely. makes sense. profession at the best of times. abssoitely. makes sense. profession at the best of times. abssoitely. have s sense. profession at the best of times. abssoitely. have any.1se. >> so i don't have any. >> so i don't have any. >> there's no sort malice >> there's no sort of malice there. still my people. there. there's still my people. there's community. but wish there's my community. but i wish they'd all have a bit more backbone and what they backbone and us and do what they want to do rather than tow this very political line, which they all do . but least you are now all do. but at least you are now out touring. out again touring. >> tell us about the >> so just tell us about the tour are you going and tour. where are you going and how can people tickets for how can people get tickets for your well you know, it's your shows? well you know, it's starting off. your shows? well you know, it's sta|it's] off. your shows? well you know, it's sta|it's starting off the 15th of >> it's starting off the 15th of july, next saturday in swansea and then the following friday in swindon . so we're starting with swindon. so we're starting with all the swirls. that's the way we go. and then funnily enough, i'm doing a lot of gigs , not i'm doing a lot of gigs, not incorporated in the tour, but then i get around, get back to in october, i'm doing southampton on the 14th of october. two dates in london, the 20th and the 21st of october. i think one of those is sold out, but there's still

still tickets for the other one. so slow , yeah, slow so it's a slow, slow, yeah, slow re—entry. and after what i like to think of as a two year tactical retreat , yeah, absolutely. >> and people should be aware when they come and see the show that what you're saying on stage isn't literal expression isn't a literal expression of your view. isn't a literal expression of youyeah, view. isn't a literal expression of youyeah, well'iew. isn't a literal expression of youyeah, well ,aw. isn't a literal expression of youyeah, well , you know, they're >> yeah, well, you know, they're welcome to be. >> welcome >> they're welcome to be offended. that's. that's offended. but that's. that's nothing to do with me . offence nothing to do with me. offence is taken. it's not given. i didn't give it to them. they took it. so that's a that's a problem for them to deal with. and are offended they and if they are offended they want and tell they're want to come and tell me they're offended. after the show, i'm happily know just happily to let them know just how much i don't care. fantastic >> lawrence can >> andrew lawrence where can people or people find you on twitter or website? people find you on twitter or welyoutube . youtube? >> youtube. youtube? >> youtube. youtube? >> lawrence comedy . >> andrew lawrence comedy. that's where i am most of the time. if they want to see when my tour dates are linktree. my tour dates are as linktree. andrew lawrence tour dates fantastic. andrew thanks so much for joining me today. >> thank you . >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and coming up on free speech nation, who's in charge of anti racist training and education in schools ? schools? >> well, the director of

campaign group don't divide us will that topic will be discussing that topic next. see you in a few minutes

listening to gb news radio. >> welcome back to free speech nafion >> welcome back to free speech nation with me andrew doyle. >> now, we all know that learning about different faiths and ethnicities and cultures at school is important for children to grow up well rounded to grow up into well rounded adults . but to grow up into well rounded adults. but just how non—partisan is the current curriculum? don't divide us believes in colour—blind anti—racism, meaning we should treat everyone as an individual worthy of respect regardless of race, religion, or the colour of their skin. and the campaign group has just released its latest report on anti—racist training in education and schools, and its director , schools, and its director, marcus setchell cuthbert, joins us now. alka, welcome to the show . show. >> thank you, so as show. >> thank you, andrew. so as part your director of don't divide us and just before we begin, just tell us what don't us is tell us what don't divide us is all about, okay? >> we're a grassroots

organisation . organisation. >> if you like , in >> we sprung up, if you like, in the wake of the summer of 2020 after the blm protests . after the blm protests. >> and basically we want to present a common sense voice on race, by which i mean we want to push back against kind of three main ideas that really come from critical race theory . even if critical race theory. even if they don't say that they are . they don't say that they are. and those those three ideas are britain is an institution , britain is an institution, racist country. we don't believe that. there's no there's no conclusive proof of that, that white people have privilege. similar and no conclusive proof. it's an assertion in. and the third one is that people like me, non—white people, need people like you to make space for us to succeed because of the kind of oppressive , inbuilt, kind of oppressive, inbuilt, oppressive relationship which we don't believe either. so those are the premises. >> and of course, you've been focusing as part of this on education. yes because for a while now, and particularly since george lot of since george floyd, a lot of schools have been implementing critical race theory, as you say, not calling it critical race because they want

race theory because they want to get . yeah. yeah. get around that. yeah. yeah. and this actually proved to be this is actually proved to be hugely . but hugely racially divisive. but your report sort of revealed your report has sort of revealed the extent of this. is that right? well, right, right? well, that's right, because think what's tended to because i think what's tended to happen that , because i think what's tended to happen that, you because i think what's tended to happen that , you know, the happen is that, you know, the pubuc happen is that, you know, the public discourse picks on the most cases, similar most egregious cases, similar with the trans ideology in schools as well. >> but there's a there's a much , much more long standing problem. and also, it's not just a question of a few dodgy lessons . us what a question of a few dodgy lessons. us what through a question of a few dodgy lessons . us what through looking lessons. us what through looking more closely at the way these lessons. us what through looking more clo third party organisations work, the scope of their work , the the scope of their work, the kind of provision they're offering , the relationships they offering, the relationships they have other with each other have with other with each other and other established and with other established organisations. they form a kind of self legitimising network in a way, and these are groups that come into schools to give lectures and workshops and that kind of thing. >> they come in, they provide courses, they provide lessons for assembly or lessons under the umbrella of edi equity diversity and inclusion. >> but they also provide things

like 1—1 company, for example , like 1—1 company, for example, flair will go into a school and provide a bespoke course of training for staff and pupils that could last 1 to 2 years. right. and it involves monitoring through to through, you know, sort of online quizzes. yes. we don't know what happens with that data, by the way. okay. so some of it is really intrusive and others will just do a one off lesson. but they also provide professional development for teachers. they provide reading lists. they provide reading lists. they provide directories of personnel of staff. but they're all coming from the same ideological viewpoint . viewpoint. >> yeah, it's a bit reminiscent of figures like robin diangelo in america going into corporations to berate white members of staff for being mean. she says you should try to be less white. know how you less white. i don't know how you do but but, but the fact do that, but but, but the fact that this happening that this is happening in schools, effectively that this is happening in schoo ideas effectively that this is happening in schoo ideas ,effectively that this is happening in schoo ideas , dogs ively that this is happening in schoo ideas , dogs coming into these ideas, dogs coming into schools, teaching highly contested theories as though they are fact. they're doing

they're not only teaching a political partisan and political ideas as fact , they're actually ideas as fact, they're actually also changing the ethos of the school that is the practise, the rules of practise. >> so, you know, since when has any school in britain thought it was a good idea to segregate people? the pupils according to colour and take one lot to off discuss their racial identity ? discuss their racial identity? yes. and another lot off to discuss their racial guilt. and people will say that that's not happening. >> i know teachers that it's happened to. so it is definitely happening. >> it is happening. happening. >> it is happening . and i mean, >> it is happening. and i mean, the people, you know, the kind of naysayers who say, well, it isn't happening everywhere. where's where are where's your proof? where are the know, you just the numbers? you know, you just have bit have to use a little bit of logical inference to ask yourself where is the opposition? who is opposing this? yes, there is no one from gillian keegan down to local authorities who is even questioning this , you know, the questioning this, you know, the silence. and there is there is evidence. >> i mean, we've seen the brighton councils anti—racist school strategy, which is pure

critical race theory, even though use the phrase though they don't use the phrase in you know, is in the document, you know, it is being applied. teachers there's all sorts of testimony from teachers training teachers about training courses. they've to , on to they've had to go to, on to challenge their own whiteness. and thing. what and this kind of thing. now what happens when schools become ideological? , is that ideological? i mean, is that what happens kids that what happens to kids in that situation? happens to situation? well, what happens to kids ? kids? >> i mean, example? well, >> i mean, for example? well, one, what you're getting is a very a either a sloppy or a intentional misuse of the equality act to provide positive action. so, for example, one school is paying for black kids to have supplementary saturday lessons as but nobody else, even though actually in that school it's the white roma pupil that does worse . so it's not even the worst. >> the worst performing pupils that are benefiting. >> the point about this is it is just so intellectually and educate illiterate. it is you know if any child is doing bad at any subject at school whatever their colour what they needis whatever their colour what they need is a is a teacher with better subject knowledge, disciplinary knowledge, patience

and, you know, freedom to try different approaches as they do not need to be to have their racial identity cultivated. it's a non—sequitur. racial identity cultivated. it's a non—sequitur . there's no link. a non—sequitur. there's no link. and so now that don't divide us has produced this report and it's not the first report that you've done into schools and you've done into schools and you've issued freedom of information requests. >> you know it's going on. you've the evidence, you've you've got the evidence, you've got what you got the testimonies. what do you hope will happen with this information? now what we want to do is it's all feeding into our campaign . campaign. >> we have petition running >> we have a petition running alongside that we wish to present to government in present to the government in autumn if autumn. please, everybody, if you think schools should be educating and indoctrinate educating and not indoctrinate hating, our website, sign hating, go to our website, sign our petition. we want to get our second report out there as widely as possible. we want the we would like the department of education to read it. we would like gillian keegan to read it. and most importantly , i think we and most importantly, i think we want teachers and senior want head teachers and senior leadership to read it because they're ones are the they're the ones who are on the front who are deciding yay front line who are deciding yay or nay to having the third parties in. and we want kind

parties in. and we want to kind of alarm and discuss of raise the alarm and discuss start that conversation . well, start that conversation. well, very important people sign the petition. >> so that's the don't divide us website. that's right. yes. >> don't do made.com. >> don't do made.com. >> .com. >> don't divide us .com. >> don't divide us .com. >> thanks for >> alka, thanks so much for joining really joining us today. really appreciate it. thank you. >> . >> thank you. >> thank you. >> i'm still ahead on free speech nation we're going to bnng speech nation we're going to bring you the hottest social clips that have gone viral this week . week. >> and going to be turning >> and we're going to be turning agony. uncle answering agony. uncle by answering your unfiltered . do not go unfiltered dilemmas. do not go anywhere .

>> and welcome back to the final part of free speech nation. >> but every week we dedicate this part of the show to the world of social media. and often the that have gone the stories that have gone viral. so first up, we've got this eco friends this one from our eco friends who are no longer satisfied ruining major sporting events. they've decided to gatecrash high weddings.

high profile weddings. to >> so this is the wedding in somerset yesterday of former chancellor george osborne. >> onlookers initially thought the woman was a well—wisher as she runs in from the crowd to hurl orange confetti. now, just stop oil later tweeted you look goodin stop oil later tweeted you look good in orange. george osborne , good in orange. george osborne, congratulations to the newlyweds , however, should say just stop oil. say they didn't do this. they know the identity. they don't know the identity. i think that's pretty grim. what do you think that woman is boot? >> i am really sorry. i think it is disgusting that a grown adult think that that's in any way appropriate. regardless of what think that that's in any way appithink:e. regardless of what think that that's in any way appithink of regardless of what think that that's in any way appithink of that rdless of what think that that's in any way appithink of that guy. s of what think that that's in any way appithink of that guy. that's1at you think of that guy. that's someone's wager. you think of that guy. that's someone's wager . and it's like, someone's wager. and it's like, really? that's that got you off that day that you were going to go and that. shame on you. that day that you were going to go anot that. shame on you. that day that you were going to go anot justiat. shame on you. that day that you were going to go anot just that,1ame on you. that day that you were going to go anot just that, you; on you. that day that you were going to go anot just that, you know,>u. and not just that, you know, people say, well, it's just papen people say, well, it's just paper, confetti. people say, well, it's just paper, doesn't fetti. people say, well, it's just paper, doesn't know that. he >> he doesn't know that. he doesn't is. doesn't know who this person is. could anything, could could could be anything, could have whatever, have poison on it, whatever, you know. really hope know. but yeah, i really hope that they sort of look on that they sort of look back on it you know? it and laugh, you know?

>> remember and this >> oh, and you remember and this woman stuff us because woman threw stuff at us because yeah, it's completely yeah, i think it's completely inappropriate. just stop inappropriate. and just stop oil. if you're going to tweet one oh, look good in one minute. oh, you look good in orange and then the next minute, oh, wasn't us. oh, no, wait, it wasn't us. that's message. oh, that's a very mixed message. oh, yeah, that's a very mixed message. oh, yaneah. that's a very mixed message. oh, yea because they're of >> because they're kind of claiming responsible for it and then denying it. it's then they're denying it. it's very interesting, though, isn't then they're denying it. it's veri interesting, though, isn't then they're denying it. it's veri haven'ting, though, isn't then they're denying it. it's veri haven't seen 1ough, isn't then they're denying it. it's veri haven't seen anyone sn't then they're denying it. it's veri haven't seen anyone think it? i haven't seen anyone think this a thing, this was a good thing, like, from side. from either side. >> doesn't if you're >> it doesn't matter if you're pro tory or and tory. everyone thinks. i think it's embarrassing . oh, it's me. embarrassing. oh, it's me. >> you the only thing >> do you know the only thing that that woman's favour? >> her hair was fabulous. it was immaculate. beautiful >> gorgeous. immaculate. beautiful >> and gorgeous. immaculate. beautiful >> and there gorgeous. immaculate. beautiful >> and there wasgeous. immaculate. beautiful >> and there wasgeoyellowing >> and there was no yellowing thing. no nicotine in thing. there was no nicotine in it. yeah, but it. she looked good. yeah, but it's on you. did it's just like shame on you. did you bring children with you bring your children up with those absolutely. those values? absolutely. yeah. so have so the children will have immaculate hair, but no moral compass, confetti. compass, no confetti. >> okay , so next up, who says >> okay, so next up, who says cricket is boring? me yeah, well , and there's someone else who does as well. >> let's have a look . >> let's have a look. >>— >> let's have a look. >> i thought it was . >> i thought it was. >> i thought it was. >> i thought the cricket was pretty good . he's fallen asleep pretty good. he's fallen asleep up there on the left . yeah. not

up there on the left. yeah. not the best place to probably fall asleep . he's got his arms asleep. he's got his arms holding him back, but that's a that's a nice steep slide down to the garden if he's okay. so obviously obe the ashes test at headingley and lots of fans wanting to see it going up on the roof. >> i get that. i mean, not for cricket. i wouldn't do it for cricket. i wouldn't do it for cricket. for donna cricket. i'd do it for a donna summer or something like summer concert or something like that. would that's summer concert or something like thati would that's summer concert or something like thati couldn't would that's summer concert or something like thati couldn't worroof.1at's oh, i couldn't go on a roof. >> i'm of heights. but >> i'm scared of heights. but wouldn't he couldn't he fall if he asleep? he falls asleep? >> i mean, dangerous, but >> i mean, that's dangerous, but that's him. that's totally up to him. >> he's brought that's totally up to him. >> on he's brought that's totally up to him. >> on himself, he's brought that's totally up to him. >> on himself, iie's brought that's totally up to him. >> on himself, i thinkought this on himself, i think the ashes ashes, he was ashes the ashes, because he was clearly smoking clearly high. he was smoking something. clearly high. he was smoking son buting. that like clearly high. he was smoking sonbuting. that like an >> but didn't that look like an advert for the insurance company? because because you see, asleep on the roof see, the man asleep on the roof and then pans back . and then it pans back. insurance? yeah >> i mean, cricket is pretty boring, though. >> oh, my god. the only reason why you watch cricket is so that you can get super drunk and fall asleep in field. asleep in a field. >> that's it. although >> that's really it. although i. >> that's really it. although i. >> here. >> cricket fans here. >> cricket fans here. >> cricket fans? >> oh, some cricket fans? >> oh, some cricket fans? >> no no. >> no. oh three. no no. >> no. oh three. no no. >> look, i've. it's a sell out .

>> look, i've. it's a sell out. wow >> a majority speaks. i've been i've been talking to cricket fans recently. >> they love it. they get so passionate about it. so i'm kind of maybe i should try of jealous. maybe i should try and cricket. you and get into cricket. well, you don't and get into cricket. well, you dori: and get into cricket. well, you dori don't think we really have >> i don't think we really have cricket in scotland, although ruth who was the ruth davidson, who was the leader the conservative party leader of the conservative party , is she a role with , is now she has a role with scottish cricket. oh, does she? yeah i think a bat. yeah i think she's a bat. >> okay. now let's move on to this one. this is a so this is of course , tom cruise, who's of course, tom cruise, who's a who's well known for his many stunts in the mission impossible films. >> now he's done another one. this is for the new mission impossible film. the stunt came out. it's his most dangerous yet. let's have a look . no . yet. let's have a look. no. oh okay. >> so he's 61 year old. >> so he's 61 year old. >> this is his new mission impossible film . and he rides impossible film. and he rides a motorbike off the cliff , falls motorbike off the cliff, falls from the sky. i mean, and

they've posted this video of the extent of the training that he did . why? mean, why did. why? i mean, someone why doesn't he just get someone else to it's funny. to do that? it's funny. >> this on the lorraine >> i saw this on the lorraine show . show. >> where where i get >> where is that's where i get my yeah, don't i don't my news. yeah, i don't i don't watch in morning. watch lorraine in the morning. i wait evening wait until the evening because i can't i that and can't cope. and i saw that and i completely thought, why? why would you do that? you must be really insane. you must love it i >>i >> i mean, he must because he's rich. >> he's rich to lose. it's not like they were trying to save some money on a stunt. >> no, no. >> no, no. >> but that's the whole thing. >> but that's the whole thing. >> two sides to >> i mean, there's two sides to this, one >> i mean, there's two sides to this, like, one >> i mean, there's two sides to this, like, you one >> i mean, there's two sides to this, like, you know one >> i mean, there's two sides to this, like, you know , one >> i mean, there's two sides to this, like, you know , would you hand, like, you know, would you would you ask a stunt person to do something you wouldn't do yourself? >> but on the other hand, they're a stunt person. they are trained he absolutely they're a stunt person. they are traine it. he absolutely loves it. >> so whenever he does a >> so like whenever he does a new impossible film and >> so like whenever he does a neihas impossible film and >> so like whenever he does a neihas interviews�*ssible film and >> so like whenever he does a neihas interviews about film and >> so like whenever he does a neihas interviews about hen and >> so like whenever he does a neihas interviews about he well, he has interviews about he well, he has interviews about he well, he doesn't he, he brags a bit, doesn't he, about because he about doing the because he really, really doing really, really loves doing it. yeah. dies that it's yeah. but if he dies that it's the film gone like an animatronic him now they can cgi it all in it's oh i would they do it like a like in a taste

sense . sense. >> do you think they'd still do it. but i think would it. no. but i think would replace a madonna and i think that really good. that would be really good. >> a complete plot >> that would be a complete plot twist. would twist twist. it would be a plot twist because he keeps taking those masks off and then so why did he take the mask off? >> he's la bonita and he does la isla bonita. >> and that's the twist. >> and that's the twist. >> and that's the twist. >> and then she does it again . >> and then she does it again. and she's cher. >> and then she does it again. ancishe's cher. >> and then she does it again. and thinkcher. >> and then she does it again. and think what happened when >> i think what happened when she to get on she eventually bothers to get on her jacks go on to she eventually bothers to get on herjacks go on to her, that her jacks and go on to her, that he'll come on as encore? he'll come on as the encore? >> , let's hope. >> well, let's hope. >> well, let's hope. >> wow, there is something interesting about these stunts because chaplin interesting about these stunts becalto chaplin interesting about these stunts becalto death chaplin interesting about these stunts becalto death defying lin interesting about these stunts becalto death defying stunts used to do death defying stunts , jumping in front moving , jumping in front of moving trains this of thing. jackie chan does all sorts of >> jackie chan does all sorts of things i think there things like this. i think there is the is something i get it. the thrill. the of it thrill. the thrill of doing it yourself. yeah. >> parton wears her, um, >> dolly parton wears her, um, bra. >> does a bra. >> does a stunt in itself. >> i mean, it's. it's dangerous , that think so. , that thing. i think so. elastic alone could cause a hernia, couldn't it ? okay. hernia, couldn't it? okay. >> well, anyway, this is the part where we're >> well, anyway, this is the part to where we're >> well, anyway, this is the part to talk where we're >> well, anyway, this is the part to talk through'e we're >> well, anyway, this is the part to talk through your're going to talk through your unfiltered do really unfiltered dilemmas. i do really appreciate every appreciate you writing in every week with your problems. you obviously i can solve obviously think that i can solve them. never bruce.

them. i never can, bruce. i never can. i feel i can. >>— never can. i feel i can. >> you can do a betterjob than me. out. our me. let's find out. well, our first from chris. >> chris says, i've been seeing chris. >.girl|ris says, i've been seeing chris. >.girl for says, i've been seeing chris. >.girl for two, i've been seeing chris. >.girl for two months. an seeing chris. >.girl for two months. when ng chris. >.girl for two months. when we a girl for two months. when we met, i thought we'd be something serious and about marriage serious and joked about marriage and our and double barrelling. our surnames . is and double barrelling. our surnames. is she worried about me interested in her me being interested in her flatmate, i get on well flatmate, who i get on well with? i told her i wasn't interested, but now i think i like her flatmate more . do i say like her flatmate more. do i say anything? you know what's happened there, chris? i think it's she accused you of it's because she accused you of or insinuate that you might like the flatmate and that's kind of turned you on flatmate . turned you on to the flatmate. it's fruit. it's like. like forbidden fruit. yeah. uh, chris, i think yeah. yeah uh, chris, i think you're weak . you're weak. >> wow. yeah. no, chris very harsh. >> diana no, no, i'm going to go straight in there, okay? >> if you think you like the flatmate, then i'm sorry, but you sort this out you should sort this out properly. dare you? that's properly. how dare you? that's immensely rude. and you don't poo where you eat. i'm sorry. i was to say something was going to say something worse, shan't. that worse, but i shan't. and that young lady and her flatmate , young lady and her flatmate, they're a friendship. and what? you're break it up and you're going to break it up and ruin well, doesn't know

ruin it? well, he doesn't know that yet, though. >> yourself. no, no, >> remove yourself. no no, no, no, no, no. >> this is unacceptable. okay, bruce, opinion bruce, different opinion or the same opinion? >> the fact that there's >> i think the fact that there's flatmates disgusting. is disgusting. >> it is disgusting. >> it is disgusting. >> these people really , they >> these people really, they can't live on their own . can't live on their own. >> okay. >> okay. >> very weak, right? we're coming a very moralistic coming from a very moralistic approach tonight. >> another dilemma. >> let's have another dilemma. this rowena . and this one's from rowena. and rowena bought my partner rowena says, i bought my partner an fryer for his birthday. an air fryer for his birthday. now he's saying the sparkle has gone from our relationship . is gone from our relationship. is an air fryer really that bad? can i just say, rowena, i was sceptical about the air fryer, but when i got an air fryer i changed my life. i hear you. >> i love mine. changed my life. i hear you. >> i love mine . yeah, i think >> i love mine. yeah, i think they're . they're they're amazing. they're brilliant. why would it suck? i mean, they're not sexy, to be fair . fair. >> what? fryer? >> what? air fryer? >> what? air fryer? >> so, i think if >> yeah. so, i mean, i think if you're trying to get off with kitchen appliances , you kitchen appliances, you have a bigger problem worrying bigger problem than worrying about your relationship and the sparkle it. sparkle going out of it. >> all honesty, why would and sparkle going out of it. >would ll honesty, why would and sparkle going out of it. >would like nesty, why would and sparkle going out of it. >would like to sty, why would and sparkle going out of it. >would like to know1y would and sparkle going out of it. >would like to know whatuld and sparkle going out of it. >would like to know what kind nd i would like to know what kind of was it a of air fryer was. was it a ninja? it to was it ninja? was it a to draw? was it a could it dehydrate it? a 9 in 1? could it dehydrate it? well, know, there's a whole well, you know, there's a whole lot information not lot of information we're not

being maybe being given here. and maybe their be their relationship would be better if she'd gone for a better if she'd gone for a better fryer. better if she'd gone for a bet you fryer. better if she'd gone for a bet you know, r. that's the >> you know, maybe that's the issue yeah, one that issue here. yeah, the one that you the chicken like you can do the chicken in, like 40 minutes. >> those are amazing. i'm not i'm vegetarian, i'm not even vegetarian, but i'll in one of i'll do a chicken in one of those. >> just. because i love >> just. just because i love seeing well, seeing it at work. oh, well, thank do you >> have a chicken. what do you think about that? >> think it's sad that >> i think that it's sad that she him this really she bought him this really thoughtful, present. she bought him this really thou because present. she bought him this really thou because jmake t. yes. because you can make so much know like much food. and you know how like they the way to a they say that, oh, the way to a man's is through his man's heart is through his stomach? make stomach? yes. you can make beautiful the air fryer. beautiful food in the air fryer. and isn't it awful that she's going through this? >> ungrateful. going through this? >> what ungrateful. going through this? >> what she ungrateful. going through this? >> what she should:eful. going through this? >> what she should:efuis take >> what she should do is take the it over the air fryer and smash it over his head. the air fryer and smash it over his very head. the air fryer and smash it over his very interesting that >> so very interesting that we've approached it in this way. >> domestic . >> domestic. >> domestic. >> okay, well , i'm sorry for the >> okay, well, i'm sorry for the advice this week. >> we're normally a bit more positive than this, but thank you joining for free you for joining us for free speech nation . this the week speech nation. this was the week when mermaids failed to deprive lgb of its charitable lgb alliance of its charitable status. activists . it's status. eco activists. it's gatecrashed george osborne's wedding and the mayor of london decided that cakes were problematic . thank you ever so problematic. thank you ever so much to my panel. diane spencer

and devlin to and my and bruce devlin to and my guests, katharine birbalsingh , guests, katharine birbalsingh, bev jackson, kate harris, sarah phillimore , andrew lawrence and phillimore, andrew lawrence and alka . cuthbert and by the alka sagal. cuthbert and by the way, you want to join live way, if you want to join us live in studio, part our in the studio, be part of our wonderful do wonderful audience. you can do that w ww dot sro that just go to w ww dot sro audiences.com. come along. we've got food . we've got wine. got food. we've got wine. apparently the white wine isn't chilled. we've had some complaints tonight , but will chilled. we've had some corby.aints tonight , but will chilled. we've had some corby next tonight , but will chilled. we've had some corby next week, it , but will chilled. we've had some corby next week, i , but will chilled. we've had some corby next week, i promise nlll chilled. we've had some corby next week, i promise you be by next week, i promise you that. so apply there. stay tuned for brilliant mark dolan for the brilliant mark dolan that's coming after the that's coming up right after the break. don't forget, break. and don't forget, the headliners night. headliners is on every night. that's the late night paper preview comedians preview show where comedians take next day's take you through the next day's top thanks top news stories. thanks for watching. . watching. farewell. >> the temperature's rising . >> the temperature's rising. boxed solar are proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hello there. >> hello there. >> and greg dewhurst . and >> and greg dewhurst. and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. well, it remains unsettled . low pressure remains unsettled. low pressure in charge of our weather. we'll see showers and longer spells of

rain over the coming days and it will turn a little cooler as well. we can see that area of low pressure just been set to the of but it does the west of us, but it does start eastwards over the start to push eastwards over the next days, increasing the next few days, increasing the risk of some longer of risk of some longer spells of rain, heavy showers rain, some heavy showers continuing . and today's continuing as well. and today's heavy showers will fade away through the evening time. and then overnight, it through the evening time. and then overnight , it be then overnight, it will be largely plenty of clear largely dry. plenty of clear spells. but then later on, we could showers could start to see some showers moving back into southwestern areas . the moving back into southwestern areas. the risk of some moving back into southwestern areas . the risk of some patchy areas. the risk of some patchy rain across far north of rain across the far north of scotland, under the scotland, too. and under the clear spells in towns and cities, temperatures around 14, 15 a little fresher in 15 degrees. a little fresher in the countryside . and so for most the countryside. and so for most on monday morning, it's a bright start. plenty of sunny spells, but the gather from the but the clouds gather from the south—west with outbreaks of rain pushing into parts rain quickly pushing into parts of country. wales of the west country. wales pushing its northwards as we pushing its way northwards as we move through the day, some of this could heavy this rain could be heavy at times it. we'll see sunny times around it. we'll see sunny spells scattered heavy spells and scattered heavy showers , the best the showers, the best of the sunshine towards south—east england highs of 24. england here. highs of 23 or 24. generally the high teens to low

20s elsewhere . if you're stuck 20s elsewhere. if you're stuck under the rain, it'll be quite a chilly feel. that rain pushes northwards and fragments as we move the evening move through the evening and then rain pushes in from then further rain pushes in from then further rain pushes in from the southwest as we move through into early hours of tuesday into the early hours of tuesday morning. this rain will morning. some of this rain will also heavy. so quite a lot of also be heavy. so quite a lot of cloud around means temperatures again the mid again holding up in the mid teens to take us into tuesday morning, which will be a bit of an unsettled start to the day . an unsettled start to the day. showers and longer spells of rain, but i'm hopeful as we move through day, we will see rain, but i'm hopeful as we move throu1in day, we will see rain, but i'm hopeful as we move throu1in the day, we will see rain, but i'm hopeful as we move throu1in the way we will see rain, but i'm hopeful as we move throu1in the way of; will see rain, but i'm hopeful as we move throu1in the way of sunny ;ee rain, but i'm hopeful as we move throu1in the way of sunny spells more in the way of sunny spells developing. again, of developing. but again, some of the through the on the showers through the day on tuesday heavy, perhaps tuesday could be heavy, perhaps more across the north more focussed across the north and west of the uk and and the west of the uk and temperatures under the cloud are a little disappointing for the time year . a little disappointing for the time year. staying unsettled time of year. staying unsettled over next days . further over the next few days. further showers around showers and temperatures around average . average. >> the temperatures rising , >> the temperatures rising, boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on .

welcome to gloria meats. >> first up, former conservative cabinet minister brandon lewis and moeen ali have never spoken about it. >> my daughter got bullied badly at school as well. and one of the things i was probably more when it happened to her, it sort of reminded me of what happened to me. got the former labour to me. we got the former labour mp, luciana berger. to me. we got the former labour mp,i'd ciana berger. to me. we got the former labour mp,i'd lefta berger. to me. we got the former labour mp,i'd left the rger. to me. we got the former labour mp,i'd left the labour party >> i'd left the labour party because i couldn't sleep at night. the wake of the night. and in the wake of the party coming out of special measures, i felt the party was returning to a place that i could call home again. conservative james morris. at conservative mp james morris. at the age of about 14, i sort of realised i was sort of suffering

from depression. >> all that afternoon news headunes. headlines. >> good evening. >> good evening. >> i'm tatiana sanchez in the newsroom. the bbc has suspended the male presenter accused of paying the male presenter accused of paying a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for explicit images . that's after it emerged images. that's after it emerged the young person's mother told the young person's mother told the sun she saw a photo of the man in his underwear on her child's phone. the director general, tim davie, has confirmed the bbc was aware of a complaint in may and has been investigating the case ever since. in a statement , he also since. in a statement, he also condemned the unsubstantiated rumours being made on the internet about some of the corporation's presenting talent . more than 1000 people have crossed the english channel on small boats over the past two days. the home office says over 600 people were intercepted on friday and almost 400 made the journey yesterday despite storm

warnings, conditions are calm and gb news understands more than 200 people have already been intercepted this morning. it brings this year's total to 12,700. the home office says the number of people risking their lives is unacceptable . britons lives is unacceptable. britons preparing to host the us president who is due to arrive this evening. joe biden earlier boarded air force one in delaware and he's now on his way to stansted airport . tomorrow to stansted airport. tomorrow he'll meet the king at windsor castle before holding talks with the prime minister at downing street. he's expected to raise concerns about brexit and america's decision to send cluster munitions to ukraine. will biden's visit comes ahead of the nato summit in lithuania , where the prime minister will urge allies to bolster their defence spending . speaking in defence spending. speaking in vilnius on tuesday , rishi sunak vilnius on tuesday, rishi sunak is expected to say, we're seeing unprecedented security challenges. the uk remains one of the few nato members meeting the alliance's requirement to spend at least 2% of national

income on defence. more than 700 firearms have been seized in the uk by the national crime agency . u.s. uk by the national crime agency . us. forces have been working with police in spain to stop guns which can be easily converted from entering the uk. in 11 cases, firearms were sent to people with mental health issues and seven involved people with extremist views. the nca says 74 people have been arrested , resulting in 50 arrested, resulting in 50 convictions over the past five years. paul police say they're investigating a possible hate related incident in county tyrone. it's after the irish flag and a picture of the premier leo varadkar was placed on top of a bonfire . there was on top of a bonfire. there was also a boat with a banner which read good friday agreement. that ship has sailed. the pier was later set alight. psni chief inspector john kyrees says evidence is now being gathered to establish whether a criminal offence has been committed . just

offence has been committed. just stop. oil has denied any involvement in the stunt at the ,7, ,,,, in the stunt at the former chancellor's wedding involvement in the stunt at the former chancellor's wedding yesterday . the group posted yesterday . the group posted yesterday. the group posted a video of a woman throwing orange yesterday. the group posted a video of a woman throwing orange confetti at george osborne and confetti at george and his wife , thea rogers, but is confetti at george osborne and his wife , thea rogers, but is his wife, thea rogers, but is his wife, thea rogers, but is now saying it wasn't now saying it wasn't responsible. just stop. oil, however, applauded the move , responsible. :fifiézrrf’the move , however, applauded the move, which generated publicity for however, applauded the move, which generated publicity for its cause . the chancellor is set its cause . the chancellor is set its cause. the chancellor is set to outline so—called evolutionary pension reforms to its cause. the chancellor is set boost economic growth. jeremy pension reforms to evolutionary pension reforms to boost economic growth. jeremy hunt plans to make changes to hunt plans to make changes to pension funds , encouraging pension funds , encouraging pension funds, encouraging investors to support fast pension funds, encouraging investors to support fast growing businesses in a speech growing businesses to say tomorrow, he's expected to say the changes will be gradual, not tomorrow, he's expected to say the changes will be gradual, not drastic. the government says the drastic. the government says the aim is to help savers pension schemes and the uk . concerns and the uk. and the uk . concerns schemes and the uk. concerns have been raised about the schemes and the uk. concerns have been raised about the thousands of displaced thousands of displaced ukrainians who are still in ukrainians who are still in temporary accommodation in temporary accommodation in scotland , and the liberal scotland , and the liberal scotland, and the liberal democrats say more than 3000 scotland, and the liberal democrats say more than 3000 ukrainians are still in hotels ukrainians are still and around 700 are on board. the democrats say more than 3000 ukre around are still 77 democrats say more than 3000 ukre around 700 till 7' democrats say more than 3000 ukrearound 700 are on board.'

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