gb news morning. >> it's 930 on monday. the 10th of july. this is this is britain's newsroom with andrew pearson bev turner. i'm just going to call it something else. >> we're still getting used to that thank joining that now. thank you for joining us this morning. there's lot that now. thank you for joining us get; morning. there's lot that now. thank you for joining us get through.|. there's lot that now. thank you for joining us get through. athere's lot that now. thank you for joining us get through. a bbcr's lot that now. thank you for joining us get through. a bbc household to get through. a bbc household name accused of paying a teenager pictures teenager for explicit pictures has been suspended and the met police are now looking into the claims. this mean claims. what does this mean for the the bbc? claims. what does this mean for the the bbc.7 have claims. what does this mean for the the bbc? have they the future of the bbc? have they handled have you handled this badly? have you lost in our public service lost trust in our public service broadcaster ? broadcaster? >> it is a mess, isn't it? president joe biden. he's in the uk. he's going to meet rishi sunakin uk. he's going to meet rishi sunak in downing street. who will be will be in our time will be that will be in our time on britain's then on britain's newsroom then he's going king in going to meet the king in windsor castle for tea. and they're to talk about the they're going to talk about the environment .

environment. >> the >> and talking of the environment, just stop. oil have officially distanced themselves from confetti throwing from the confetti throwing woman. i think it was a woman who appeared at george osborne's wedding in somerset on saturday. these protests have taken a different twist . different twist. yeah they said it wasn't them, but they haven't. >> but they've endorsed the sentiment of what she did, which is nasty and vicious. yeah, it was a wedding, for heaven's sake. awful. >> actually, it's a target. >> and actually, it's a target. an who i think was an individual who i think was completely know completely wrong. let us know your on everything completely wrong. let us know your discussing. everything completely wrong. let us know your discussing. thisything completely wrong. let us know your discussing. this morning. we're discussing. this morning. vaiews@gbnews.com is the email address. first all, here address. but first of all, here is your news with aaron is your latest news with aaron armstrong . armstrong. >> hello there. very good morning to you. 934 here in the newsroom . the us president will newsroom. the us president will meet the prime minister this morning for discussions about ukraine. the uk is one of

several allies to question joe biden's decision to supply kyiv with controversial cluster munitions for its war against russia . the leaders also have russia. the leaders also have differing views over ukraine's bid to join nato. both will attend the nato leaders summit in lithuania on tuesday. later today , president biden will have today, president biden will have tea with the king at windsor castle to discuss climate change. the bbc is due to meet the police later to discuss allegations one of its male presenters paid a 17 year old £35,000 for sexually explicit images. the corporation yesterday announced it had suspended the unnamed star almost two months after a complaint was first made by the alleged victim's family. complaint was first made by the alleged victim's family . the bbc alleged victim's family. the bbc says allegations of a different nature came to light last week. it is a crime to make or possess indecent images of anyone under 18 share holders in thames water have agreed to provide a further £750 million worth of funding in

an attempt to stave off nationalisation in the utility giant, though has warned that 2.5 billion more will be needed by 2030 as it struggles under £14 billion worth of debt. the latest funding deal comes amid government contingency plans to take control of the firm if it collapses. thames water's the uk's biggest supplier serving 15 million households across the south—east the government says significant progress has been made in providing better support for rape victims . however, for rape victims. however, campaigners say it's too early to tell the home office and the ministry of justice claim a progress report published today shows the number of police referrals and cases reaching court have been restored to 2016 levels ahead of schedule. the report comes as police across england and wales implement a new approach to dealing with rape and other serious sexual offences . more on all of our offences. more on all of our stories in our later bulletins and more on our website. gb news .com . right now back to andrew .com. right now back to andrew

and . and.bev >> well, it's an extraordinary story . the bbc has suspended one story. the bbc has suspended one of its male tv presenters, a household name, after paying a teenager £35,000, apparently for sexually explicit images. the police are involved and the bbc is facing serious questions over how it's handled it. >> police officers will meet with representatives from the bbc today about the incident, but they've said they've not yet received allegation . received a formal allegation. >> anne was speaking to gb news, the justice secretary, robert chalk. alex chalk, forgive me, says an investigation is needed quickly . quickly. >> well, i think the first thing to say, these are really serious and really concerning allegations and they need to be investigated, investigated quickly. in fullness quickly. now, in the fullness of time , it be there will be time, it may be there will be a consideration how was consideration as to how this was dean consideration as to how this was dealt with . i think the dealt with. i think the important thing now, however , is important thing now, however, is that matters are investing

that these matters are investing dated, whether within the dated, whether that's within the bbc, but also potentially by the police. if indeed that's what the police decide do . so the police decide to do. so there's meeting today, as there's a meeting today, as i understand think now understand it. i think we now need give the for need to give them the space for that place. so i think that to take place. so i think we don't want to be giving a running commentary at this stage. the fullness stage. as i say, in the fullness of no doubt they'll need of time, no doubt they'll need to a consideration how to be a consideration about how this been handled. but this has all been handled. but right have right now they should have the time and the space to investigate these serious and concerning we're concerning matters as we're going to be speaking to our regular commentator , piers regular commentator, piers pottinger, just moment. pottinger, in just a moment. >> speak >> but first of all, let's speak to former correspondent to former bbc correspondent michael good morning, michael cole. good morning, michael cole. good morning, michael . michael cole. good morning, michael. thank you forjoining michael. thank you for joining us. worked the bbc for us. you worked at the bbc for many are key many years. what are the key questions questions that questions? questions now that you think should be of the bbc? >> good morning, beverly. good morning , andrew. well, the bbc, morning, andrew. well, the bbc, as we all know, is very bureaucratic . it's unwieldy . it bureaucratic. it's unwieldy. it usually does the right thing eventually , which is what eventually, which is what winston churchill said of america. and it has at last done the right thing in calling in

the right thing in calling in the metropolitan police, which should have done as soon as it became aware of these very grave charges. because if proven, they would carry a sentences ranging from 10 to 40 years under the 1978 protection of children act and other changes to the criminal code . so i'm afraid criminal code. so i'm afraid that an internal investigation by the bbc and i've seen some of them pan out usually unsatisfactorily because they're too little and too late won't do in this case. it has to be handed over to the police because these are grave errors if they have been committed. indeed they are felonies and it will not do for tim davie to issue concern statements as he has done so far this has to be taken by the scruff of the neck. it has to be worked out and bringing in the police is the

first sensible thing the bbc has done. >> tim davie he's the director—general, michael and the bbc have suspended this individual. do you is the reason they've suspended this individual now because it's hit the press or because the complaint was made in the middle of may by the individual's mother .7 mother? >> indeed. that's right. that should have set the alarm bells ringing quite clearly. it didn't . the bbc says that then the complaint altered materially last thursday , and that's when last thursday, and that's when tim davie should have been informed . well, he should have informed. well, he should have been informed at the outset because the bbc has been beset by recent scandals involving their chairman and so on. we all know about them. and of course, in the not that distant past, we've had the terrible scandals of rolf harris and even worse, jemmy savile. so it hasn't got a great track record of how to deal with these sort of things,

which which then rather like a small cloud on the horizon , can small cloud on the horizon, can turn into a thunderstorm if they're not dealt with in the right way from the outset. but as i say, they're not light on their feet on these occasions and then it becomes very bureaucratic and then it becomes very much more defensive . if very much more defensive. if there's no reason why , why from there's no reason why, why from there's no reason why, why from the outset, they should not be having informed the person who is accused of doing these things. and we must stress, of course, that an allegation is not proof of having informed him that that this allegation an had been made by a concerned mother. then at that stage , the sensible then at that stage, the sensible thing, having spoken to their own lawyers, would have been to inform the metropolitan police , inform the metropolitan police, let them take it from there . let them take it from there. then the bbc's hands are clear, clean to some extent . clean to some extent. >> and should they not have immediately taken this person off air? >> yeah .

>> yeah. >> yeah. >> well it's a it's a judgement call. we haven't heard all the circumstance cases. and as i've said , an allegation is not proof said, an allegation is not proof . if it's the detail here will be crucial. we need to know what the allegation was . but i think the allegation was. but i think it was absolutely right that they did not name him and has not named him and they shouldn't do that because it would hopelessly and endlessly prejudice any further legal action should there be legal action should there be legal action taken in due course . so action taken in due course. so it's difficult , but action taken in due course. so it's difficult, but i think a firm hand was needed from the outset , somebody who knew what outset, somebody who knew what they was doing . it's not as if they was doing. it's not as if they was doing. it's not as if they haven't had experience of this. they've been around the track several days and it also sometimes seems is the week cannot go past without. there's another scandal and don't another bbc scandal and don't forget, we all pay through that through disguised poll tax called the licence fee . called the licence fee. >> do they not have a responsibility obe michael to the other presenters and staff though, who are trying

desperately who have been over the weekend to try and clear their names and distance themselves from any allegation that yeah , beverly, i can that yeah, beverly, i can understand that entirely . understand that entirely. >> the shadow falls across everybody and it's most unfair. and some of them wisely or not, have taken the steps to say, hey, it's not me. um i understand that. but of course , understand that. but of course, the other people who resent this are the ordinary members of staff who aren't paid these stratospheric salaries and they look at this happening at the higher level and they see people who they probably resent because they get so much more money for doing essentially the same job that they could do quite easily if they were not on the staff. and they don't like it either. so a firm hand is needed here. sometimes you feel this great ship of state sailing down portland place. there's nobody at the tiller . at the tiller. >> michael, thank you for that. that's michael cole, the former bbc correspondent. pierce

pottinger is with us. our favourite political adviser. pierce, you've advised all sorts of institutions, all sorts of individuals who've been in embroiled in scandal. if you were advising the bbc today, what would you be telling them to well, i actually used to >> well, i actually used to advise the when the great advise the bbc when the great michael grade was in charge . michael grade was in charge. now, of course, he's running ofcom us, who must also be watching this very closely. and the other person who we haven't talked about and no one seems to have mentioned is the brand new acting chairman . you're right. acting chairman. you're right. who dame stevens .7 and she was who is dame stevens? and she was only appointed . on the 27th of only appointed. on the 27th of june and she's 75. and she is a community nations expert from aberystwyth university. so hopefully she's got a grasp of to how communicate this. but i mean, i do agree with beverley . mean, i do agree with beverley. i think she came in because the previous chairman resigned over undeclared. that was richard sharpe. >> richard sharpe yeah. >> richard sharpe yeah. >> and he was a very experienced city operator who i think might

have actually been quite good in these circumstances because clearly this is the chairman has to take charge of this very rapidly . if to take charge of this very rapidly. if not, i mean, why it hasn't happened already? i don't know. but i do feel for the for the other staff because the cloud over them. yeah. and when they say sometimes as as michael cole quite rightly said , perhaps cole quite rightly said, perhaps foolishly, it's not me , guv. foolishly, it's not me, guv. yeah. people then get more suspicious. who is it? and yeah. people then get more suspicious. who is it .7 and it's. suspicious. who is it? and it's. it's very difficult. and the question of anonymity is interesting. i think this probably came because the laws have certainly got tighter and stronger since cliff richard, for example , when the police for example, when the police famously raided his house while he was in portugal and they put it on television and said it was cliff richard's house. yeah which is appalling, which was utterly dreadful. and still affects him to this day . so the affects him to this day. so the house. but here we have a terrible story about a concerned

mother and her child. and now we have another concerned mother as the chairman of the bbc. and i think swiftness is the key to this. this needs to be sorted out quickly. there doesn't need to be a long investigation . to be a long investigation. we're talking about a pretty straightforward one set of allegations , unless there are allegations, unless there are more about this person, one doesn't know. i mean , look what doesn't know. i mean, look what happened with jemmy savile and rolf harris started with one and built up. and one hopes that there isn't more of this horrific allegation to come. and if it is proven , it needs to be if it is proven, it needs to be swiftly dealt with and referred to the police and the person in question. there's no, no doubt about it, that person's career is over, isn't it? >> doesn't it say a lot about the bbc that they only suspended this person? we're using the word very carefully because we know who it is, but it's not for us to name this person. they only suspended this person two days after it hit the press . days after it hit the press. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> would they suspended >> would they have suspended

this otherwise? >> would they have suspended thisand otherwise? >> would they have suspended thisand again,|erwise? >> would they have suspended thisand again, you se? >> would they have suspended thisand again, you have to >> and again, you have to question , the as question the procedures, the as they call them, human resources. i still call it personnel . yeah. i still call it personnel. yeah. procedures for when a complaint is lodged of this severity about one of their very highest profile . all presenters, they profile. all presenters, they really need to look at the process . yes. and i think tim process. yes. and i think tim davies job is on the line. she's the director general and the acting chairman , although she's acting chairman, although she's acting chairman, although she's a woman chair , an actually means a woman chair, an actually means hand on the chair. it's nothing to do with male or female. it's quite. but she also needs to be seen to be in charge and grasping the nettle and sorting this out swiftly as possible. because trust in the bbc is now at an all time low . at an all time low. >> i think you made a really good point earlier, andrew, about the fact that this sort of ambiguity about the taking the procurement of and the possession and the distribution of images that actually that is

under 18. this is where there's some confusion because there's actually no suggestion that the alleged victim and the alleged perpetrator have ever met. no, it is just merely about the exchange of explicit images and, of course, this started when this alleged victim was 17 years old. and now maybe the mother. you were saying maybe she didn't take it to the police because she didn't realise a&e law had been broken because you would think 17 the person the age of consent, of consent. consent, age of consent. >> it isn't go to >> but it isn't so they go to the papers desperation the papers in desperation because the bbc, because they've said to the bbc, stop it, stop it. stop it, stop it, stop it. apparently the payments continued and worse for mum, the person continued to appear on tv in relation to these allegations i >> -- >> if you're under 18. yeah that's the key . that's the key. >> even if even if even if the individual gave consent, it's still against the law because they're under 18. so. that's right. so clear prima facie breach or if indeed what we're told has happened indeed . told has happened indeed. >> and again, one has to bear in

mind , these are allegations we mind, these are allegations we don't know anything about the person who's these person who's making these allegations. and has allegations. and one has to remember that the sun owned by the murdoch empire , the murdoch the murdoch empire, the murdoch and bbc have hardly had and the bbc have hardly had cordial relations over the years . and they're very, very competitive with each other. >> can i ask you a question, though? as somebody that works for a national newspaper, the sun believe this is true. sun must believe this is true. oh, absolutely. they wouldn't have you would have lawyers going every detail. going over every detail. >> i don't know if they've seen the transactions, the financial statements, but i imagine the mother would have to have given a newspaper like that serious evidence , because this is huge. evidence, because this is huge. >> they have seen the statements. i think they have. and of course , as quite and of course, as you quite rightly lawyers will rightly say, the lawyers will have over every single word have gone over every single word of everything. sun has of everything. the sun has written this because is written about this because it is a landmine. there and nearly treading. >> and there's been no denial so far. i mean, it is an extraordinary story. i mean , extraordinary story. i mean, i've been doing this job a long time, piers. you've been

advising lots of this is a jaw dropper , isn't it? dropper, isn't it? >> it is a jaw dropper, partly because, unfortunately, as you said earlier, we all know who the person that is alleged, the alleged person is . and that's alleged person is. and that's why it is so jaw dropping . and why it is so jaw dropping. and when the general public know there will be absolute outrage, do you know what i think the most jaw dropping thing is? >> it's yet another example of a male. we know it's a male. >> it's a male who never woman. >> it's never a woman. funnily enough, but who thinks that they could get away with it. especially when you're talking about hard evidence, photographs, bank transactions. what goes through a person's mind to think that they the arrogance , the untouchability, arrogance, the untouchability, you think that they could have such a backlog of evidence that gives a newspaper the confidence to do this and get away with it? you have to wonder about the mental stability of person mental stability of the person in question. mental stability of the person in thhinkl. and also >> i think so. and that also leads on to if that person was clearly mentally unstable , why clearly mentally unstable, why was that person given such a

prominent role in such a position of trust? >> and of course , we one of the >> and of course, we one of the many aspects of this story is the person involved , the the person involved, the individual, according to the mum, was using the money to get deeper and deeper into illegal drugs. >> i mean, it's horrific. absolutely so awful. so awful. and i mean, it is when the story broke, i couldn't believe it initially . and now i think i initially. and now i think i don't think any anyone in britain can really believe it. and when they know the name of the person, they really won't believe. >> well, i think the clock is ticking on the bbc actually, to name this person. we're going to keep them because we want to talk to you a little bit about when before before the half an houris when before before the half an hour is over. right. we just received pictures of us president his president joe biden leaving his residence with residence for his meeting with rishi morning . our rishi sunak this morning. our royal correspondent cameron walker joins us now to royal correspondent cameron walkerjoins us now to give us the good morning , the latest. good morning, cameron . cameron. >> well, we think he's going to join us. >> there he is between the prime

minister oh, hello. we're with you. hear me? sorry. cameron. >> cameron, we at windsor. >> cameron, we at windsor. >> you're at windsor? >> you're at windsor? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> start again. we missed the start of your report there. i'm at windsor. >> yes. okay. no worries. yes. so you said, you've just seen so as you said, you've just seen pictures president pictures of the president out en route number 10 downing route to number 10 downing street meet the prime street to meet the prime minister meeting minister following that meeting thing. the president will be heading here to windsor castle to meet the king and the red carpet is very much been rolled out and in fact, anticipation and excitement has really been building since thursday here in this town because us military helicopters were spotted flying over the castle in an apparent rehearsal for president biden's visit. but we have military on display here in the quadrangle in the quadrangle of windsor castle. the king will be meeting with the president of the united states, and then the welsh guards will be providing a guard of the band of the welsh of honour. the band of the welsh guards us national guards will play the us national anthem well. there'll be an anthem as well. there'll be an opportunity for both the king and president to inspect and president biden to inspect that of honour and they

that guard of honour and they will watch a military march past as well . then the king and the as well. then the king and the president will go inside the castle for a cup of tea because, of course, we're british. so that's what we do here. and they are going to also be meeting financial and philanthropic leaders the uk and the leaders from both the uk and the us who are meeting inside windsor castle. this morning from the climate finance and mobilisation forum, which is looking at ways to help develop nafions looking at ways to help develop nations tackle the challenges of climate change and the king and the president is going to be heanng the president is going to be hearing about the work they have been doing. of course , it's been doing. of course, it's a cause which the king has cared about for decades, really , as about for decades, really, as has biden . but it is has president biden. but it is the first time that the king is meeting president biden since his coronation. but of course, it wasn't the president at the coronation then. it was jill biden, the first lady of the united states, and president and critics , even of the president critics, even of the president suggested that this was a bit of a snub by president biden for not attending the coronation in

actual fact, it was more just following traditions and customs, really, because no sitting us president has attended the coronation of a british monarch. the president was here in september to attend a reception at buckingham palace on the eve of the late queen's funeral and of course , he funeral and of course, he attended the funeral as well. so it's still kind of strengthening that british and us special relationship. but it is just a fleeting visit here to the uk for president biden because it's just really a stopover because he's going to be flying to lithuania a little bit later on today attend the nato summit i >> -- >> thank 5mm >> thank you very much. well i'm sure that president biden probably arrived on one little aeroplane, not kicking out any gas and then his motorcade, piers, will be there'll probably be about 14 cars in the motorcade as he talks to the as he talks to the king about the environment. >> many more. do you remember when clinton came half the when clinton came here half the motorcade got on one side motorcade got stuck on one side of bridge, half the of tower bridge, half on the other, opened other, because the bridge opened and half of them were and they got half of them were

stuck. was extraordinary. yes. >> and we don't see just stop oil protesters . oil protesters. >> they won't get too close to that, they? no. relations that, will they? no. relations aren't great, though, between biden sunak . biden and rishi sunak. >> well, biden is most anti—british. president for many years and has made this i mean, being photographed with gerry adams not coming over for the coronation not not coming for the coronation and when rishi. rishi sunak went to belfast to greet him instead of acknowledging him, biden went and hugged a random stranger in the crowd. probably, you know, he was almost snubbing rishi. here we go . here we go. >> he can't get here's the motorcade so we can start counting. that's two we've only seen. we've seen the tail end. but let me tell you, it will be huge, like a prison van and they're going to argue today as well about cluster bombs because. yes the president wants to use cluster bombs again. >> i mean, this is very it's sort of conflicting policy . on sort of conflicting policy. on the one hand, he wants to stop ukraine joining and there

ukraine joining nato and there is a reason for that. and i understand it because if they join nato , then the whole of join nato, then the whole of nato would technically be at war with russia, which but he's against even saying that they will definitely be invited once the war is over, which in my view, they should be invited. yeah, but the cluster bombs, which are 123 countries, have signed up to say they don't want because they caused such horrible devastate russian particularly well after an event they they lied unexploded bomblets as they called, which killed children and innocent civilians. and so the real what that signifies is that perhaps ukraine is not doing as well in the war as we might think. ukraine is not doing as well in the war as we might think . and the war as we might think. and they are suffering from lack of ammunition, lack of equipment and the fast way of shoring this up is to give them the cluster bombs, which whilst i think everyone is against, it's

probably the only solution at the moment until they get proper armaments. >> we've got live pictures which we'll bring back on the screen. this is outside of number 10. we're waiting for joe biden to arrive there at any moment. sleepy joe, the you know, what struck me? pierce with these cluster bombs , of course, cluster bombs, of course, because they are not dissimilar to the land mines that have been used in previous conflicts, which princess diana became a passionate advocate of , of not passionate advocate of, of not using landmines. be quite nice if maybe prince harry came out and said that he doesn't support biden's decision to drop cluster bombs, he won't do that, though, will because will he? because it's the democrats . will he? because it's the derwell, s . will he? because it's the derwell, s think anything prince >> well, i think anything prince harry is a is a cluster harry says is a is a cluster bomb in its own way. >> and on that >> i mean, and on that bombshell, the people it offends is widespread and it causes long lasting damage. >> he won't have even thought of it either. >> right. we've got to move on. >> right. we've got to move on. >> pierce, thank you for coming in. get to talk about in. we didn't get to talk about wimbledon, yeah. wimbledon, which is pity. yeah. >> this morning, >> still to come this morning, though, the though, more reaction to the

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britain's newsroom. >> it's bbc's reputation in >> it's the bbc's reputation in tatters. one of the broadcasters presenters has been accused of paying presenters has been accused of paying a teenager for explicit pictures and has been suspended. the met police are now looking into the claims. what does it mean for the future of the bbc that you pay for .7 that you pay for? >> and just up here, they've officially, officially distanced themselves from the confetti throwing idiot who appeared at george osborne's wedding in somerset on saturday. are these processes going too far and why are they distance themselves .7 are they distance themselves? they with the they nevertheless agree with the sentiment . sentiment. we let us know your thoughts on all of our stories this morning. >> gbviews@gbnews.com is the email address. but first of all, here is the latest news here is the very latest news with aaron armstrong . with aaron arm strong. >> with aaron armstrong. >> good morning. it is 10:02. i'm aaron armstrong in the newsroom. the us president is on his way to meet the prime

minister at downing street for discussions about ukraine. the uk is one of several allies to question joe biden's decision to supply kyiv with controversial cluster munitions for its war against russia . now, the leaders against russia. now, the leaders also have differing views over ukraine's bid to join nato. later today, president biden will have tea with the king at windsor castle to discuss climate change, which the bbc is due to meet the police later to discuss claims that one of its male presenters paid a 17 year old for sexually explicit images. the corporation yesterday announced it had suspended the unnamed star following allegations in the sun he'd paid the teenager £35,000 for the photos. it came almost two months after a complaint was first made by the alleged victims family. the bbc says allegations of a different nature came to light last week. the justice secretary, alex chalk, told gb news the broadcaster must hold an urgent investigation. >> these are really serious and really concerning allegations and they need to be investigated

, investigated quickly. now in the fullness of time, it may be there will be a consideration as to how this was dealt with. i think the important thing now, however, that matters however, is that these matters are investigated . whether that's are investigated. whether that's within the bbc, but also potentially by the police , if potentially by the police, if indeed that's what the police decide to do. shareholders in thames water have agreed to provide a further £750 million in funding in an attempt to stave off nationalisation. >> the utility giant, though, has warned it needs another £2.5 billion by 2030. it is struggling under a huge amount of debt. the latest funding deal comes amid government contingency plans to take control of the firm if it collapses. thames water is the uk's biggest supplier, serving 15 million households across the south—east thousands of holiday makers are facing disruption this summer after easyjet cancelled around 1700 flights, blaming air traffic control delays in europe and most of the

cancelled flights are from gatwick and the airline says 95% of affected passengers have been booked onto alternative routes , booked onto alternative routes, while air traffic controllers in europe have threatened to strike over the next six months. but they have to confirm dates . they have yet to confirm dates. labouris they have yet to confirm dates. labour is promising to create jobs and reduce household bills in plans it says will benefit millions of tradespeople across the country . labour claims its the country. labour claims its national warm homes plan to provide better insulation for 19 million households will reduce energy bills by up to £500 a yeah energy bills by up to £500 a year. the aim is to create long term, highly paid jobs for skilled workers . the shadow skilled workers. the shadow financial secretary to the treasury, james murray, told gb news the retrofitting plans will save people money. >> really important thing about doing this insulation programme, this retrofit programme is that firstly it saves people money. it brings down the average household bill by £500 by up to £500 permanently. you know, that's an investment to make sure those bills come down. but it also creates jobs, it creates

job opportunities for up to 4 million people across the country. you know, people with skills as roofers and skills such as roofers and glaziers, plumbers, mechanics and so on. and so it helps with the growth that we've the economic growth that we've been , so sorely lacking for been so, so sorely lacking for the 13 years. the last 13 years. >> the government claims significant progress has been made in providing better support for rape victims , but for rape victims, but campaigners say it's too early to tell. >> the home office and the ministry of justice believe a progress report published today proves the number of police referrals and cases reaching court have been restored to 2016 levels ahead of schedule. the report comes as police across england and wales implement a new approach to dealing with rape and other serious sexual offences . stephen lawrence's offences. stephen lawrence's mother says she's profoundly concerned about the slow pace of police reforms. in a letter to the home secretary, baroness lawrence says she supports measures including the automatic dismissal of officers charged or convicted of serious crimes and officers who fail vetting. the

met police commissioner, sir mark rowley has said he believes there are hundreds of corrupt officers in the force who should not be serving . the head of not be serving. the head of russia's army has been seen for the first time since the wagner group's short lived rebellion two weeks ago . valery gerasimov two weeks ago. valery gerasimov appeared in footage released by russia's defence ministry . this russia's defence ministry. this is on state tv meeting. top generals and heads of military intelligence. now the leader of the wagner group has fiercely criticised gerasimov and called for him to be handed over before last month's attempted mutiny . a last month's attempted mutiny. a flash flood emergency has been declared in parts of new york after hours of heavy rain left people stranded in their homes and vehicles. up to my knees. >> i know. >> i know. >> well, almost a foot of rain fell in some areas where residents were told to move to higher ground and to avoid travelling more rain is forecast

with authorities in the state of new england warning of potential catastrophic flash floods and the first ever high risk warning has been issued for parts of vermont . has been issued for parts of vermont. this is has been issued for parts of vermont . this is gb has been issued for parts of vermont. this is gb news more as it happens, but now it is back to bev and . to bev and. andrew >> so joe biden is on his way to downing street. he might be there by now to meet the prime minister ahead of a later nato summit in lithuania. well, joining us from downing street this morning is our political edhon this morning is our political editor, darren mccaffrey. >> darren, morning. has the entourage yet .7 entourage arrived yet? >> it hasn't, but as you can see, they have rolled out the red carpet here, andrew and everyone's terribly excited because larry the cat, who is normally, it must be said frankly, i've covered many of these occasions, the centre of

attention has come out pose attention has come out to pose for the photographers, and is for the photographers, and he is incredibly cute. >> i don't think anyone can deny that. we're expecting president biden, we're told, around 1030, so maybe about ten, 15 minutes away. and it is going to be interesting. this is the fifth time that him and rishi sunak have met in as many months as the six time downing street tellers since rishi sunak became prime minister back the prime minister back in the autumn . i think it's fair to say autumn. i think it's fair to say both of them have spent quite a lot of time together, even without get on without officials do get on personally quite well . but there personally quite well. but there are a few cracks , it must be are a few cracks, it must be said, in the uk, us special relationship at the moment. overall things are pretty standard, pretty strong, particularly when it comes to ukraine. but we saw that announcement, didn't we, over the weekend about using cluster bombs that uk and bombs, something that the uk and other allies are not in other nato allies are not in favour of. they believe it contravenes un convention warns the united states argument is that ultimately this is needed because ukraine is running out of ammunition , ian, and this is

of ammunition, ian, and this is a good option and that russia frankly has used a hell of a lot of cluster bombs over the last 500 days or so. added to that, there are other there are a few other disagreements on who should be the secretary—general the next nato secretary—general it is a bit of a pantomime here. if someone's taken larry inside, but there disagreeing about who's be next nato who's going to be the next nato secretary—general. ben wallace clearly the uk defence secretary is the uk's first choice in that, it seems that that that, though it seems that that is not president biden's choice . rather, ursula von der leyen. so there's a little bit of disagreement also disagreement on that. and also then whether ukraine then about whether ukraine should allowed to join nato should be allowed to join nato at all. now we know that the uk has come out and been one of the most forceful kind of proponents of ukraine joining nato. now, thatis of ukraine joining nato. now, that is not where the united states is. president biden, in an interview yesterday with cnn, suggesting that if ukraine were allowed to join nato, it would be after the has ended. so be after the war has ended. so there are some cracks, it must be said , in that special be said, in that special relationship. i'm sure some of that will be talked about today . the end, this will be

. but in the end, this will be about smiles, handshakes , posing about smiles, handshakes, posing for the cameras and ultimate glee. this is actually about president biden going to meet the king at windsor castle. that's the big occasion happening later on today. both of these guys, though, will be in lithuania, in vilnius tomorrow nato summit, tomorrow at that nato summit, which starts, say, tomorrow which starts, as i say, tomorrow morning . morning. >> is it do we still know why the president chose not to go to the president chose not to go to the coronation of the king? every world leader worth their salt was there, but not biden. he sent the first lady very strange presence there as well. >> so as far as i know about this, there had been a bit of a convention about us presidents not attending the coronation, and that was way back to obviously the fact that the united states away from united states broke away from the united as far as i the united kingdom as far as i know, the us president was not at queen elizabeth's coronation ehhen at queen elizabeth's coronation either. and i think the main argument, though, from the white house is that president biden had just been in the country before the coronation in i mean, he's a pretty busy man . on

he's a pretty busy man. on a personal level, i would say this idea that president biden i know you guys have been talking about a kind anti british i mean, a kind of anti british i mean, i think he's met rishi sunak more than ever other than potentially ever any other world leader the last world leader here in the last six months or so. and clearly, he's made a very conscious effort on his way to vilnius to stop at eight downing stop here at eight downing street and at windsor castle, clearly rishi sunak was in the white house only last month. so there has there is an awful lot of interaction and actually some people that president people are saying that president biden does like rishi sunak because brought an element because he's brought an element of stability to uk politics and particularly to foreign policy. and there's sense that the us and there's a sense that the us feels it do business feels that it can do business with the uk again after frankly , what we're a couple of turbulent years with our internal politics darren mccaffrey our political . mccaffrey our political. >> of course, darren relations are so good, but not a prospect of a deal on brexit. no, the united states. he's still at war with this over northern ireland. i relations bad actually. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> the only thing is they're absolutely united on some the absolutely united on some of the bigger they're

bigger picture stuff. they're absolutely on whole absolutely united on the whole eco they? and eco zealotry, aren't they? and saving united saving the planet. the united states surveillance state, states zero surveillance state, they're united on that. they're both united on that. they've on digital they've united on digital currencies. we've got central currencies. we've got a central bank digital expert bank ing digital currency expert coming a little while coming in in a little while actually to explain what all of that about, particularly , and that is about, particularly, and how it sits alongside our amazing campaign, don't amazing gb news campaign, don't kill , which was doing very kill cash, which was doing very well campaign and of well that campaign and of course, as as the president well that campaign and of course united as the president well that campaign and of course united statese president well that campaign and of course united states arrives ant well that campaign and of course united states arrives in: of the united states arrives in downing be there downing street, we will be there live you. live for you. >> now, the bbc has suspended a household name, male tv presenter accused of paying a teenager £35,000, which would be a breach of the law for sex. explicit images . the contact explicit images. the contact apparently started when the teenager was 17. >> that's right. the state broadcaster is obviously facing huge questions over how it has handled this issue after it confirmed that it first received the complaint in may. >> as the sun newspaper reports the presenter in question. then made panicked calls to the teenager last week , aiming to teenager last week, aiming to basically stop the investigation

so police officers are going to meet representatives from the corporation today, which is a real sign this is escalating how. >> now. >> but they say they've not received any formal allegation . received any formal allegation. >> so let's cross to our reporter paul hawkins, who is at broadcasting house. paul, the corporation are under huge pressure now , aren't they, from pressure now, aren't they, from from inside and outside, actually, to name the person who has been who is alleged to have carried out these particular acts .7 acts? >> yeah, i'd say maybe to not name that presenter because obviously there are defamation laws in place and there is a right to privacy that was enshrined in law after a supreme court ruling in 2000. add to that anyone under investigation by a law enforcement agency has a to privacy until they a right to privacy until they are charged. but certainly , if are charged. but certainly, if you're right to say that the bbc is under pressure to reveal more about knew and when in about what they knew and when in relation to their ongoing investigate , then they've been investigate, then they've been looking into this since an initial complaint was in initial complaint was made in may, on may the 19th. why wasn't

the presenter suspended in the first place? what sort of questions were asked of that presenter .7 what was the depth presenter? what was the depth and scale of the investigation and scale of the investigation and why are they only finding out about further allegations towards the end of last week? there's gap appears there's also a gap that appears to be emerging between what they are saying, how they've handled the investigation . and according the investigation. and according to sun , anyway, reports in to the sun, anyway, reports in the sun morning how the the sun this morning how the family investigation family feel the investigation has handled the family has been handled. the family reported sun as saying reported by the sun as saying that they were unhappy that they'd not been contacted by the bbc, the bbc are saying that they reached out to the family initially and they received no response. so really, we're in the early stages of this the very early stages of this ongoing investigation and there's a lot of questions and not many answers . and so easy to not many answers. and so easy to speculate . but we should speculate. but we should remember that , you know, we're remember that, you know, we're all publishers now and on social media and certainly in journalism , we're not going to journalism, we're not going to name any names. journalism, we're not going to name any names . and there have name any names. and there have been a number bbc stars that been a number of bbc stars that have on social media have

have openly on social media have had explicitly say, i'm not had to explicitly say, i'm not one of the i'm not the named presenter with other people screenshots of them, and then taking their picture and saying, these are the presenters , this these are the presenters, this is it is. and those is who it is. and those presenters no, it's presenters never say, no, it's not me all. and you'll be not me at all. and you'll be heanng not me at all. and you'll be hearing from my lawyer, of course, the bbc are scarred, aren't they, over the way they allowed naming of cliff allowed the naming of cliff richard when the police raided his home, the bbc put a helicopter in the air at taxpayers expense to film it all. >> and there wasn't a shred of evidence against cliff richard who had to apologise to who they had to apologise to him. badly emotional him. he was very badly emotional , damaged. in fact, he sold the house. i don't think he ever set foot in the house again. so the bbc have all this in the bbc have got all this in the background. absolutely. >> that's that's, that's the case that springs to mind immediately when we talk about naming people, when no charges have been made. and you're absolutely right to point out that cliff richard case and that's why especially the bbc themselves now are very keen to learn from that lesson. and also

that legal ruling that was made at the supreme court in 2022. so yeah, the person isn't going to be named just yet and we're very keen to avoid that, not just as journalists, but also as all of us in social media groups. we should also add, by the way, it's not just on twitter and facebook as well. you've also got to be careful about whatsapp. this is a nuanced whatsapp. this is a very nuanced area law. and so even on area of the law. and so even on whatsapp, contain whatsapp, which can contain hundreds thousands hundreds sometimes thousands of people group, people in a whatsapp group, you've be very careful you've got to be very careful about you write and about about what you write and about implicating people because as we know, lies can damage reputations . reputations. >> absolutely. our >> absolutely. that's our national paul, outside. >> thank you, paul. >> thank you, paul. >> of the it's so >> one of the it's so interesting , this story, one of interesting, this story, one of the lines i think that's most shocking from the sun today is that the family was saying that nobody the corporation nobody from the corporation rang them interview them for a proper interview after the initial complaint. >> they clearly didn't take it seriously enough. >> they didn't. did they buy that? would think if i was that? you would think if i was the of this teen and the mother of this teen and that's why she's gone to a national newspaper because she didn't feel the bbc had taken it

seriously. >> and she met somebody who said, why didn't she go to piece? because i still may make the she may not have the point she may not have realised any law had been broken. she just thought, rather like schofield like the phillip schofield business at itv and inappropri ate relationship. business at itv and inappropri ate yes. tionship. >> yes. >> yes. >> not necessarily illegal, although allegations although if these allegations stand up, then there absolutely was a criminal that again, was a criminal act that again, one of the most shocking facts about this is this criminal act could end up being 10 to 14 years in prison would be the maximum sentence, which is for possessing or distributing images, explicit images of somebody under the age of 18. >> bbc is under siege today , and >> bbc is under siege today, and rightly so, not least for the way they don't appear to handle this very well. you can talk to entertainment and tv journalists , sarah robertson. sarah, mean , sarah robertson. sarah, i mean , lived through some , the bbc has lived through some scandals its time. this this scandals in its time. this this appears to be shaping into scandals in its time. this this app

serious ness of the allegations and that the metropolitan police are now meeting with the director general, tim davie, to talk about this alleged inaya investigation into into one of their household names. this this presenter , the accused presenter presenter, the accused presenter is seen as a trusted pair of hands. he's someone who's well respected with thin audiences. bbc audiences. and it's just absolute shocking given the seriousness of the allegations . seriousness of the allegations. but also what's shocking is having given the seriousness of those allegations, how the bbc have been very clumsy in in their delayed handling of this. there has been this gap , as there has been this gap, as you've pointed out in the report from the sun of when the mother of the complainant went first to the bbc to say, look, can you get this presenter in question to desist? send sending money to my child . it's helping to fund

my child. it's helping to fund a drug habit , my child. it's helping to fund a drug habit, an alleged drug habit. and the bbc don't seem according to into the mother don't seem to have followed this up properly or done their due diligence there seems to have been a gap the presenter should have been immediately suspend added from that point until they could carry out their investigation. but they weren't. they were seen going to two parties to an awards due in june . and living at large is what the sunday mirror reported this week . and with other high up bbc week. and with other high up bbc execs. so you have to question have have the bbc been trying to do a bit of a cover up here? bev and andrew have they been trying to protect this household name for fear of what could happen and hoping that it would all all go away? i do think there's been some naivety maybe on the family's . as say, they family's part. as you say, they might understood the might not have understood the full and depth of the full breadth and depth of the law. people don't, but the law. most people don't, but the point is the bbc should have acted immediately. put the

presenter on suspension . done. presenter on suspension. done. they're done. their diligence , they're done. their diligence, their due diligence and started to investigate straightaway into this matter. given the seriousness of the allegations, anything to do with sex and scandals like that, you know, immediately the first thing and when it's when it's with a teenager as well, i just can't understand what they were actually thinking of. and why there has been such a long delay. it's just been incredibly damaging to them. and to just suspend him now and call in the police. now, the other thing i want to know is why the police aren't speaking to the presenter in question. is it causes in question. is it just causes more confusion and more dark clouds hang over as a result. but what fundamentally happens is the bbc's reputation in as a as a position and its position of trust is eroded with the british viewing public and they should have learnt by now they've had jimmy savile, they've had jimmy savile, they've had jimmy savile, they've had rolf harris, they

had obviously the mess with, with cliff, cliff with poor cliff, sir cliff richard, really richard, but they really now should measures put into should have measures put into place for when these things do happen. it's a massive organisation and you are going to get a bad apple sometimes come through , that's to be said. come through, that's to be said. but really, have they not learnt lessons from the past? i'm very disappointed in them and i'm a great defender of the bbc. i'm a passionate advocate for it, but i disappointed in their i am disappointed in their handung i am disappointed in their handling sarah. handling of sarah. >> i think a lot of us share your view that sarah sarah tv journalist sarah robertson there should be in any big organisation, an emergency procedure clicks into place procedure that clicks into place echr in, suspend, echr step in, suspend, investigate . investigate. >> safeguarding is such an important issue and that's effectively what this is. it's a safeguard in concern. you would think that they would have their protocol nailed on immediately and maybe what was just going on at itv just a few weeks ago with phillip schofield would they not learn anything from that? >> yeah, it's really shocking, actually, that this speculation , the speculation, the speculation continues. >> i mean, they they did give a

statement, didn't they, over the weekend, the bbc first became aware of the complaint in may. new allegations on thursday of a different nature. and we were saying was this call saying maybe that was this call which two calls that the presenter allegedly made to the accuser , to the potential accuser, to the potential alleged victim to say what have you done triggering this investigation .7 you need to stop. investigation? you need to stop. and that is a not exactly the call. >> that person should have made. >> that person should have made. >> no, that just shows somebody panicking. >> and just to remind you, the police are today talking to the bbc this extraordinary bbc about this extraordinary story household story involving a household name presenter. share that name with >> we can't share that name with you, unfortunately. >> i imagine the bbc will be making more statements as the day continues. now, still to come, we're going to update you on brilliant do not kill on our brilliant do not kill dash campaign. you have given . dash campaign. you have given. over 190,000 signatures, which is just remarkable . is just remarkable. >> keep signing. so we want to get over

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put the camera on and you scan that. if you don't want to do that, we understand you can sign the petition on a website, gbnews.com forward slash cash. >> and we are getting a po. box too. people old fashioned too. for people old fashioned people like me who do it the old fashioned way because physical cash isn't the only thing we're talking about today. >> a digital version of the >> so a digital version of the british that may feature a british pound that may feature a way verify holder's and way to verify a holder's age and citizenship status, allowing for the purchase of alcohol and tobacco additional id. tobacco without additional id. >> so we're going to speak now to journalist and digital currency susie violet ward. >> morning . >> morning. >> morning. >> morning, susie. great to see you . so i know that you've been you. so i know that you've been you're absolute expert on this topic of the digital pound , but topic of the digital pound, but a lot of us are still a little in the dark as to what this might mean, but it does tie in with our campaign. just explain to us what a digital currency is and what are the government doing moment .7 and what are the government doing moment? it it's a doing at the moment? it it's a central bank, digital currency or cbdc. >> and it will be a digital version of the currency that we

have at the moment. the difference is that it will be issued by the bank of england and it will be programmable. >> now there's been a consultation about this that was i think been running for maybe six months or so. how was the british public reaction to that ? .7 >> ? >> and 7- >> and it's ? >> and it's difficult to say because they weren't really informed about it. no, i wasn't. >> but but my understanding . >> but but my understanding. yeah, i mean, who did they consult? >> they didn't consult anybody. >> they didn't consult anybody. >> in fact , three days after the >> in fact, three days after the consultation ended, i saw the digital pound foundation talking about the digital pound and decs and that was three days after the consultation has closed. >> and so basically behind the scenes at the moment and we've seen rishi sunak before he was prime minister, very excited selling the concept of a central banking digital currency to the nafion banking digital currency to the nation . this is absolutely a nation. this is absolutely a this would be a success story for him, wouldn't it, if he was able to push this through. but i think a lot of people will still be unclear as to what it is they

would say, well, i have a digital bank account. i can see the numbers online. is it the numbers online. how is it different, this is different, susie, this is programmable money. >> complete reshape of >> it's a complete reshape of our current financial system and the way that money works at the moment. will be able to moment. so this will be able to it be linked to your it will be linked to your spending. it will be a way of harvesting data. they will use all the right buzz words and tell you that there's privacy. i saw on the bloomberg article that nuggets was a decentralised private protocol and that they took all the buzzwords of bitcoin and they basically throw it into a wallet and say , no, it it into a wallet and say, no, it has everything that you need. it's private. we can't get it. but what they'll do is they will encourage people to sell their data for discounts so people already have they're already giving their data over. but this way they will have absolute control over everything that you're spending. i mean, it

sounds like a sort of dystopia nonsense, doesn't it? >> i can't bear i can't bear the thought of it. it sounds like sinister, but surely this this must be decades away, susie. >> no, i think they're pushing it forward. think it was at it forward. i think it was at least 2030, and now i think they want bring forward to at want to bring it forward to at least 2025. >> and why the why would >> and why would the why would any government want to do that? >> well, it's a global agenda. so being out so it's being pushed out globally. the retail cbdc globally. so the retail cbdc consultation was a nonsense. and the that it actually the way that it was actually written was like it was inevitable. they were pushing ahead with it. they were just asking people how they it asking people how they wanted it to think this to look. so i don't think this has anything to do with our government. it's being pushed down a global agenda. down as a global agenda. >> i imagine biden and sunak might talk about it this morning. >> i'm sure they will be talking about because as you say, about it because as you say, this a coincidence this is it's not a coincidence that it's happening all that it's happening in all countries the world countries around the world all at same time. at the same time. >> these same conversations are being had. do you think there's a deliberate campaign to suppress about a deliberate campaign to supjtopic? about a deliberate campaign to supjtopic? because about a deliberate campaign to supjtopic? because it about a deliberate campaign to supjtopic? because it willbout this topic? because it will affect every single one of us?

yes i do. >> and i think it's because they don't want people to understand . and when they're in a position where they are ready to roll it out, they will just tell people what hear that what they want to hear so that they them on board. they can get them on board. there won't be an honest discussion about it because there been far all right. >> that's susie, violet ward. >> that's susie, violet ward. >> thanks. news to me. i knew nothing about it. so much for consultation. >> so much for >> it's so much for consultation. and there were about 50,000 people who know about 50,000 people who did know about 50,000 people who did know about say that they about it, who did say that they didn't want it on the consultation. so there is a small noisy minority who small but noisy minority who were trying to make their voices heard . heard. >> biden's in the uk. he's here to see prime minister will to see the prime minister will be when he arrives this be there when he arrives this morning. that's after our morning. that's after our morning with . aaron morning news with. aaron >> hello. it's 1032. morning news with. aaron >> hello. it's1032. i'm aaron armstrong in the gb news room. the us president is on his way to meet the prime minister at downing street for discussions about ukraine. the uk is one of several allies though to question joe biden's decision to supply kyiv controversial

supply kyiv with controversial cluster munitions for its counteroffensive against russia. the leaders also have differing views over ukraine's bid to join nato . later today, president nato. later today, president biden will have tea with the king at windsor castle, where they're expected to discuss climate change. the bbc is due to meet the police later to discuss claims one of its male presenters paid a 17 year old for sexually explicit images. the corporation yesterday announced it had suspended the unnamed star following allegations in the sun he'd paid the teenager £35,000 and they suspended him almost two months after a complaint was first made by the alleged victims family. the bbc says allegations of a different nature came to light last week . shareholders in last week. shareholders in thames water have agreed to provide a further £750 million worth of funding in an attempt to stave off nationalisation. the utility giant, though, is warning it needs another £2.5

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gold and silver investment. >> so we're going live to downing street because joe biden is arriving and his entourage. breaking news is so he's arriving any minute now. any second. i could even be there. here he is now. see, there's only so a bit of the entourage in the car. entourage. so big swish cars arriving . the swish cars arriving. the president of the united states, this is his fifth visit meeting with with with the prime minister in as many months. relations are strained. he's on his way to a nato summit in vilnius, which the prime minister will go to. so this is he's calling in literally a flying visit. then later he's going to see the king at windsor castle. and no sign of biden yet. he'll getting out the yet. he'll be getting out of the car. many minders he got car. how many minders has he got there, bev, do you think if you're on radio , you're listening on the radio, there lot of armed hoods? there are a lot of armed hoods? yeah, protection . i think that yeah, protection. i think that looks like the first lady dressed in white. we didn't know she was coming. i think that's dressed in white. we didn't know she first coming. i think that's dressed in white. we didn't know she first date.1g. i think that's dressed in white. we didn't know she first date. it i think that's dressed in white. we didn't know she first date. it could,< that's dressed in white. we didn't know she first date. it could, of1at's

the first date. it could, of course, it could be course, be it could be a dignitary. i can't quite work out why they've stopped so far from door of number 10, from the door of number 10, especially proclivity from the door of number 10, espetripping proclivity from the door of number 10, espetripping up. proclivity and tripping up. >> yeah, they might want to take him a little closer to the red carpet. >> prime em“ em" carpet. >>me carpet. >>the doorne will come carpet. >>the door to meet will come carpet. >>the door to meet him ill come carpet. >>the door to meet him if come carpet. >>the door to meet him if inyme to the door to meet him if in fact he's not already there. so big moment. are, of course big moment. they are, of course we meant have a very we are meant to be. have a very special relationship with the united doesn't united states. but he doesn't appear to get out of the car yet. they're going to be talking about going to about ukraine. they're going to be cluster be talking about cluster bombs because the president of the united use to united states wants to use to send cluster bombs to ukraine, which appalling, view, which are appalling, in my view, 122 including 122 countries, including britain, signed treaties britain, have signed treaties saying not use them saying we should not use them because they can cause huge damage civilians. i'm not damage to civilians. i'm not sure that is the first lady. sure if that is the first lady. >> know, i think it >> you know, i don't think it is, is it? >> no. >> no. >> but do you know what i think is interesting on days like this? is obviously the media are all rather fascinated by this. i think british public were think the british public were much more excited when donald trump came to town. if you cast your back , if donald trump your mind back, if donald trump was was a general

was in town, there was a general kind of excitement amongst the pubuc kind of excitement amongst the public because he such public because he was such a character, a dull moment. character, never a dull moment. you sure what was going you weren't sure what was going to the british to happen. i think the british pubuc to happen. i think the british public a bit sort of public feel a bit sort of flattened, frustrated or even slightly angry at president joe biden. >> i mean, piers posse was saying earlier he's the most anti british president the anti british president of the united a very long time. >> he was seen with people like gerry adams, who was very closely associated with the ira dunng closely associated with the ira during the troubles . and he during the troubles. and he didn't come to the coronation. now, darren mccaffrey was saying , well, there's no precedent for it because the president of united states didn't to the united states didn't go to the coronation. 1953. well, that was 70 years ago. yeah. you know , 70 years ago. yeah. you know, what's about? i mean, what's that about? i mean, i mean, the president of the united to the united states can go to the coronation. i thought it was astonishing he wasn't there. he sent the first instead. sent the first lady instead. >> listening on the >> if you're listening on the radio, just looking radio, we're just looking at pictures. we've got black pictures. we've got the black railings street in pictures. we've got the black railibackground. street in pictures. we've got the black railibackground. and'>treet in pictures. we've got the black railibackground. and'>treet are the background. and there are i think we can see four, possibly maybe 3 or 4 the big cars maybe 3 or 4 of the big cars from the cavalry bullet—proof, two bullet—proof. >> these cars will >> so these will these cars will have flown over and they've have been flown over and they've been over on force

been flown over on air force one. force, will be talking. >> the king will be talking to the president of the united states about the environment. later, ask him about how later, will he ask him about how many his entourage? many cars in his entourage? and flying on his own private jet? >> are of i think >> there are a lot of i think there and reporters there journalists and reporters running from the running very quickly from the gates downing street up gates at downing street up towards the press pen, which gates at downing street up toward suggestzss pen, which gates at downing street up toward suggestzss pymaybe:h gates at downing street up toward suggestzss pymaybe there would suggest that maybe there is be some movement any is going to be some movement any second now. now we're going to be joined now by sarah elliott, who's from some republicans abroad. >> sarah elliott , abroad. >> sarah elliott, morning to you . we don't have a great relationship with this president, do we? >> well, he he seems to be very fond of the eu and not very fond of brexit, britain. so it's been a bit contentious, i would say . a bit contentious, i would say. um, and it doesn't help that he's, you know, kind of holds on to this old irish mentality of the first half of the 20th century, which is completely irrelevant now in us politics.

>> we just watching sarah, the dooris >> we just watching sarah, the door is open. it looks like the president is emerging onto the street. yes, he is. >> i don't know why the delay. he may been on the he may have been on the telephone, of course, but he's now walking up the street into downing street. rishi sunak will, of course, greet him at the door. it looks like rishi sunak emerged, urged. the door. it looks like rishi suitéls emerged, urged. the door. it looks like rishi suitéls a emerged, urged. the door. it looks like rishi suitéls a big emerged, urged. the door. it looks like rishi suitéls a big moment.3d, urged. the door. it looks like rishi suitéls a big moment. sarah ed. this is a big moment. sarah nevertheless, despite fact nevertheless, despite the fact there isn't a great relationship, they are traditionally one our most traditionally one of our most important states. i mean . absolutely. and it >> i mean. absolutely. and it doesn't matter who's president or prime minister our nations are very united, tied together, especially on security . dodi and especially on security. dodi and ihave especially on security. dodi and i have to say, i think it's great that the president has come to the uk before going to vilnius . i come to the uk before going to vilnius. i think it come to the uk before going to vilnius . i think it shows the vilnius. i think it shows the world that we are united despite the rhetoric out there . and you the rhetoric out there. and you know, he is an 80 year old man who's gaffe prone and has said some silly things. and so i think it's good that they continue to get together and show a united front .

show a united front. >> the we think almost certainly, sarah, there will be on the agenda this morning. the american america's decision to supply or to certainly think about supplying cluster bombs to ukraine as part of the war against russia. that's something that rishi sunak is opposed to. we are one of 122 nations opposed to it. is that to going cause a lot of tension between the two today? >> i think it might. i know they're to going try to keep it on a high note before meeting the other countries and lithuania . but, you know , there lithuania. but, you know, there is another gaffe that president biden slipped in a cnn interview just yesterday and he basically said that we're all running low on ammunition in that the us is running low on 155 millimetre weapons and so this is actually out of necessity to help ukraine in that we need to supply them with these cluster bombs . and so with these cluster bombs. and so it's not a very nice idea. i do

think the president doesn't like the idea of using them. but if we are to continue to support ukraine, i think this might be a necessary measure , but it is necessary measure, but it is going to cause tension . and the going to cause tension. and the biggest tension of all is, of course, not backing ben wallace for secretary—general of nato . for secretary—general of nato. yeah, and backing von der leyen, a german of all things. yeah. and you know, i just think it just goes to show where you know, the democrats prefer , you know, the democrats prefer, you know, the democrats prefer, you know, to work with the eu on this stuff. it's kind of punishment. i think, in a way. but it's also maybe to keep up, maybe to bully the uk a bit. and, you know , and sarah, when and, you know, and sarah, when ursula von der leyen, she's the currently the president of the european commission, but when she was defence minister, you all in germany she all know, in germany she presided parade of the presided over a parade of the army where they were supposed supported by broomsticks because they have enough rifles. they didn't have enough rifles. >> i mean, is who joe >> i mean, and that is who joe biden putting forward be

biden is putting forward to be secretary general nato. secretary general of nato. shocking >> i mean, it is shocking . and >> i mean, it is shocking. and the other thing that has come out that hasn't a lot of out that hasn't gotten a lot of press that ben wallace was press is that ben wallace was when he was part of the scots guard in northern ireland during the the troubles us. and the time of the troubles us. and we know just how loyal joe biden is gerry adams. right. o'hare is to gerry adams. right. o'hare um, you know, sinn fein. so that could have something there could be a bias there against him for that role. but, you know , biden that role. but, you know, biden is known to bully allies and people alike. his comments on ukraine about how he demanded changes before they got aid . um, changes before they got aid. um, you know, he could be doing this as well with the with the united kingdom. um, but i do think that it's a wonderful thing that they're meeting right now , that they're meeting right now, that he is meeting with the king. i did think it was a bit weird he didn't attend the coronation and in fact, joe biden brought her granddaughter. why not? anthony blinken and they dressed in, you

know, ukrainian flag colours. i thought that was a bit weird. but you know, he was offended by where he was seated at the queen's funeral. yeah i mean, thatis queen's funeral. yeah i mean, that is he was sat behind commonwealth leaders, wasn't he? it's all petty , if you ask me. it's all petty, if you ask me. but, you know, maybe we'll get new leadership in 2024. >> all right. that's republicans overseas. >> sarah elliott, he was deeply offended. and i remember seeing at coronation thinking, at that coronation thinking, oh, my behind the my god, he's behind the president someone like the president of someone like the dominican . dominican republic. >> hilarious. >> it was hilarious. >> it was hilarious. >> part of the >> we are part of the commonwealth we've got commonwealth we are. we've got our going to be we're our panellists going to be we're going them in just a going to come to them in just a moment. but first of all, let's go to our political editor, darren at downing darren mccaffrey at downing street. dozens street. darren, there was dozens of people walking in behind president i president biden there. and i guess his standard guess that's his standard entourage . entourage. >> indeed, it is the are a lot of officials here, though, us president does not travel around lightly. the people that you saw running up the street actually were the press corps, the white house press corps who follow the us president they go.

us president wherever they go. as can see, there's these as you can see, there's these enormous trucks as you rightly pointed out, along with the two beasts at the other end of the street, which are flown over specifically for the us president and hundreds of people or at least a hundred people went in immediately afterwards, including antony blinken, the us secretary of state, who was here as well. believe actually the as well. we believe actually the prime minister meeting with prime minister is meeting with the president the downing the us president in the downing street garden rather than inside. rather pleasant. inside. it's rather pleasant. stay london. we're stay here in london. we're expecting that meeting to last around 45 minutes to an hour. they have met a hell of a lot in the last six months or so, six times since he became prime minister, five times in as many months. clearly, ukraine will be on the agenda, not least of all, because both of them will be attending that nato summit in vilnius, in lithuania tomorrow. president biden's travelling later today. minister later on today. prime minister is travelling tomorrow morning. in be travelling with in fact, i'll be travelling with rishi that summit. what rishi sunak to that summit. what else will be on the agenda? may be green issues. we know that's

what he's going to and talk what he's going to go and talk to about a bit later on to the king about a bit later on this afternoon. soon and potentially just the kind of wider special relationship . i wider special relationship. i think of the issues that think one of the issues that won't potentially it will won't potentially be on it will be issue of trade. just be on this issue of trade. just to kind take on this to kind of take on this narrative. know you guys talk about well disagree about it, we may well disagree on whether he's british on it, whether he's anti british or mean, he has met rishi or not. i mean, he has met rishi sunak a hell of a lot. the us has actually carved out special deals the uk when it comes deals for the uk when it comes to trade as well. and frankly, you know, i would take on this narrative your previous narrative from your previous guest kind of just because guest that kind of just because he's pro it would he's pro irish, it would automatically mean he's anti—british. is maybe rather anti—british. it is maybe rather extraordinarily easy to both extraordinarily easy to be both pro irish and pro—british. i'm not sure. i think it's kind of a narrative that people kind of have latched onto. if you like, that anti—british when he's that he's anti—british when he's met rishi sunak probably more than any other world leader in the last six months or so. >> okay, thank dara. >> okay, thank you, dara. >> okay, thank you, dara. >> we'll your word for it. >> we'll take your word for it. >> we'll take your word for it. >> darren. that's darren mccaffrey, our political editor in been in downing street. he's been convinced and i've convinced me, i know. and i've got say, we've got wolf

got to say, we've got emma wolf with and when you see with us. and when you see president biden walking down, with us. and when you see pres see |t biden walking down, with us. and when you see pres see he'sien walking down, with us. and when you see pressee he's doddery ng down, with us. and when you see pres see he's doddery andiown, with us. and when you see pressee he's doddery and he n, you see he's doddery and he doesn't inspire confidence. this is leader of the western is the leader of the western world, the free you just world, the free world. you just think, god, is he to think, oh, god, is he going to fall over? don't think he's fall over? i don't think he's going trip. going to trip. >> don't think for a second >> i don't think for a second he's making any of these decisions himself. >> bushra? decisions himself. >> i bushra? decisions himself. >> i think|ra? decisions himself. >> i think so. i just >> i don't think so. i just think the face of america. think he's the face of america. i he's fragile. and, you i think he's fragile. and, you know, i don't want to be ageist, but we do really need think but we do really need to think about and age when about our leaders and age when it to that. don't think it comes to that. i don't think he lead anymore. i think he can lead anymore. i think i think he's just standing in. you can great of 80 who can get great people of 80 who could the world. could lead the world. >> but he's one of >> yeah, but he's not one of them. he's not. >> it's him, is it? and >> it's not him, is it? and i think the truth about the coronation was the fact that he'd just over to ireland he'd just been over to ireland and cope with tiring and he couldn't cope with tiring and he couldn't cope with tiring and coming coming back. >> mean, the >> that's right. i mean, the fact has to fly out to fact that he has to fly out to lithuania probably needs lithuania tonight probably needs a rest. whereas a lie down and a rest. whereas rishi be up at four and go rishi will be up at four and go tomorrow morning. >> arrived britain >> and he arrived in britain last night. exactly. he can last night. exactly. so he can have eight hours have his rest. eight hours sleep or sleep, i mean or nine hours sleep, man. i mean mrs. moved for on

mrs. thatcher but moved for on when you're a world leader, when you're when you're a world leader, when yo bee when you're a world leader, when yo be getting four every morning. >> unfortunately, and doing it. and i just think and not and ijust think and i'm not i hate as well, but i think hate ageism as well, but i think in is in this case he is he is probably time have a rest. probably time to have a rest. >> i'm not i'm not arguing in favour is, favour of trump, but trump is, what, but what, three years younger? but he could be 15 years, 20 years youngen he could be 15 years, 20 years younger, still he could be 15 years, 20 years younger,a still he could be 15 years, 20 years younger,a business still he could be 15 years, 20 years younger,a business successfully, running a business successfully, still bit of potbelly still upset a bit of a potbelly and his golfing? still upset a bit of a potbelly ancyeah, olfing? still upset a bit of a potbelly ancyeah, olfi looks funny >> yeah, he looks pretty funny on the golf course. but it's funny, it? because funny, isn't it? because >> because robert kennedy junior, be junior, who wants to be a challenger nomination challenger for the nomination with biden, is putting a lot of videos i don't videos on social media. i don't know you've seen doing videos on social media. i don't know ups. you've seen doing push ups. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> doing chin ups. he's in great physical he's sharp tack. >> totally. the thing is, >> totally. and the thing is, i think think young as think i think young people as well inspired by the well need to be inspired by the leaders. know, when you leaders. and, you know, when you have have like have when you have people like that but that that are out there, but also driven and passionate about leading need leading countries, you do need that president. leading countries, you do need that i president. leading countries, you do need that i biden president. leading countries, you do need that i biden lacks;ident. leading countries, you do need that i biden lacks thatt. leading countries, you do need that i biden lacks that at and i think biden lacks that at the just age. it's when >> it's not just age. it's when he rambles. when you he rambles. it's when he you remember in ireland when he started rambling on about the black he was black and tans and he was getting no and no one really knew with knew where he was going with that. yeah, that. i know he makes yeah, obviously all obviously the gaffes that we all know doesn't seem know about, but he doesn't seem very sharp. >> you mean,

>> yeah, you know, i mean, forget to the push forget the press up to the push ups when he falls you know. >> i know. >> i know. >> think, is he going >> you think, is he going to have to get up again? and the worry he's going to probably worry is he's going to probably be he's going to be the democrat. he's going to run again. again >> y f— @ he would be i >> and he would he would be i mean, then how old? mean, he would be then how old? >> of the year will >> by the end of the year will he be 85, 86? he be 84, 85, 86? >> surely he have like >> surely he would have like his advisers is advisers saying perhaps this is the you know, they the last run. you know, they never to never know when to go. >> they but worry >> do they know? but the worry is that the vice president then becomes in all but name. >> i don't think he sees this , >> i don't think he sees this, but i think he's already he's already all but name. >> don't think he's making any >> i don't think he's making any of decisions behind of the decisions behind the scenes, the big scenes, is he? it's the big banks. it's the corporations banks. it's the big corporations . it's the world economic forum . it's the world economic forum . it's the world economic forum . it's the it's the davos crowd who are making the decisions. not him. >> em gim- gim— e to see rishi sort not him. >> kowtowing to see rishi sort not him. >>kowtowing and see rishi sort not him. >>kowtowing and beingishi sort not him. >>kowtowing and being all sort of kowtowing and being all anxious around him and being the sort why it's sort of junior, that's why it's a depressing because he a bit depressing because he doesn't to stand proud for doesn't need to stand proud for britain talk to, you know, britain and talk to, you know, he doesn't need to rush to the door things on the bell. >> you can't see mrs. thatcher behaving like can behaving quite like that, can you really? mean, they were in you really? i mean, they were in awe >> yes.

>> yes. >> well, >> yes. >>weu, >> well, quite a long time since we've had a prime minister like that. >> really .7 we've got to talk to >> really? we've got to talk to you bbc scandal. you about the great bbc scandal. my you about the great bbc scandal. my word , i'd. what do make my word, i'd. what do you make of doing a of damage? of doing a lot of damage? >> and you know what? for a different because we've different take, because we've all going to say the all we're not going to say the name la i've just got name la, la la la. i've just got a from a friend who's in a text from a friend who's in her 70s and she lives in the isle sheppey . she said, isle of sheppey. she said, do you had my you know what? i've just had my reminder bbc reminder through for my bbc licence fee. she said, £159. they want £159 off me. i'm not paying they want £159 off me. i'm not paying for those grubby that's what she said. >> and there'll be more and more people who think the damage people who think that the damage it's i mean, that's just one >> i mean, that's just one person's comment a friend of person's comment and a friend of mine, just come to interrupt. >> we've got >> sorry, we've got some breaking we don't know >> sorry, we've got some breakitg we don't know >> sorry, we've got some breakit is, we don't know >> sorry, we've got some breakit is, breakingt know >> sorry, we've got some breakit is, breaking newsrv what it is, but breaking news coming up . our homeland security coming up. our homeland security head for mark white is with us. so this is we're back in downing street and we can see one of boris. we mark white's with us, our home security editor. mark, what can you see? i was in oh, he's here in the studio . we had

he's here in the studio. we had some images in downing street, but we're not quite sure what they're to showing. they're supposed to be showing. >> news day >> it's a breaking news day breaking street. breaking news in downing street. >> there >> our home security are there protesters in downing street? >> no, this is an incident that's unfolding at a school in gloucestershire in tewkesbury , gloucestershire in tewkesbury, the market town of tewkesbury . the market town of tewkesbury. that school we're told, is on lockdown at the moment. gloucestershire police have just put out a statement confirming that we are not in a position to say anything else at this stage. we don't know an awful lot more except that this primary school is in lockdown. it's on us. let me just find out for you, ashchurch road in tewkesbury. that's a elle edwards knows tewkesbury is a lovely little, lovely, lovely market town. >> 20,000 people. it's lovely . >> 20,000 people. it's lovely. >> 20,000 people. it's lovely. >> the school, to according gloucestershire police, putting out a statement, is in lockdown at the moment.

out a statement, is in lockdown at the moment . now, the school at the moment. now, the school itself has also tweeted, urging parents not to come to the school and they've said that all the children are safe. good so thatis the children are safe. good so that is some good news that's coming through from the school . coming through from the school. but there is a report of at least one injury. we believe. but as i say, we don't know any more in terms of how that injury was sustained. we're in the very early stages of this incident. the area has been locked down at the moment. and this comes only, of course, what happened at wimbledon school only last week. >> girls died as a >> two little girls died as a result of that car crashing into the school. do you have any detail at tewkesbury? >> think we we're safe >> well, i think we we're safe to say it looks like a very different incident to the one in wimbledon, which was a vehicle incident involving a car crashing into the school. we don't think it's that type of an incident, but at least one person we believe has been injured. okay. as a result of

this, it's very much a breaking news situation that we will try and bring you details as we and bring you more details as we know . know them. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and so and of course, currently we've got the prime minister in the number 10 with the president of the united states garden. how states there in the garden. how lovely. a very nice garden, lovely. it's a very nice garden, by the way. i've in it many by the way. i've been in it many times. have you? it's a very nice that. very garden. >> and of course, that's famously johnson famously where boris johnson was partying on the swing. we saw emma wolf with us. we're talking about biden and the relationship. emma you're no fan of biden. i'm not. >> would you like trump? see look , there's a choice. look, there's a choice. >> if there's a choice, i mean , >> if there's a choice, i mean, what a choice. >> well, i just what angers me, i just think we should respect the choice of people to elect people like donald trump. >> i don't understand why we sneer at americans who elected him in vast millions of people elected him. and it just makes me sick. the sneering of, you know , millions of americans who know, millions of americans who decided donald trump was the man

that he was talking sent to them. he talked their language. he talked their language, but he was talking about things they care you care about things like, you know, immigration and making america great that america great again. that resonated people . resonated with a lot of people. and was around the and of course, it was around the same everybody same time that everybody was sneering brexiteers as racist sneering at brexiteers as racist bigots and i'm just sick of it. and i'm so it does make me think, you know what, let's have they donald trump they can choose donald trump again they wish to. again if they if they wish to. >> but if you had choice >> but if you had a choice between trump trump or ron between trump or trump or ron desantis, ron desantis, as i think ron desantis, as i think ron desantis every time, i think nearly desantis is blown away. >> do you appears he's all gone. >> do you appears he's all gone. >> where's he gone? he's vanished. >> yeah, exactly. he was the front runner. think he's front runner. i don't think he's got he to have just sank >> he appears to have just sank without trace. what's gone wrong there? i don't know. >> i there was >> i think i mean, there was a couple of i mean, listen, the forces against him, which will be at work to stop him, will be immense. you know, i mean , biden immense. you know, i mean, biden has a lot of control over the british sorry, the american media outlets. he certainly has very close relationships with them. i'm not sure any of them

are going to get a fair hearing in the run up to the election. but yeah, now, in the next few moments, we're going to continue to discuss reputation the to discuss the reputation of the bbc yet another damaging to discuss the reputation of the bbcscandal,t another damaging to discuss the reputation of the bbcscandal, which 1er damaging to discuss the reputation of the bbcscandal, which hasiamaging to discuss the reputation of the bbcscandal, which has engulfed sex scandal, which has engulfed the corporation . and i'm going the corporation. and i'm going to be getting to some your to be getting to some of your views as well. vaiews@gbnews.com is the email address. i'm sorry we haven't got there so far. it's been a bit of a busy show, but we will do all of that in the next hour where britain's news where gb news britain's news channel, temperatures rising. >> talking about the score. blimey wasn't proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there i'm greg dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. we saw lots of showers over the weekend. there will be more to come today. fact, some longer come today. in fact, some longer spells too. feeling spells of rain too. and feeling quite fresh . and that's the quite fresh. and that's the picture for the next few days as well. pressure in charge of well. low pressure in charge of our weather, bringing showers and of rain. it and longer spells of rain. it doesn't quickly for doesn't go anywhere quickly for much of this week, really keeping it fairly unsettled and

cool. keeping it fairly unsettled and cool . and yes, there is some cool. and yes, there is some sunshine. first thing this morning, particularly across the north and the east. but towards the southwest, we've got gathering clouds and outbreaks of this is slowly going to of rain. this is slowly going to push and eastwards as we push north and eastwards as we go through day. some of this go through the day. some of this rain be heavy at times for rain could be heavy at times for parts of wales into the midlands and of and north western parts of england elsewhere england later as well. elsewhere it will generally be a case of sunshine and showers and of sunshine and showers and some of them heavy at times, them will be heavy at times, possibly thundery too. best of the towards the the sunshine towards the south—east where we'll see highs approaching the 20s feeling approaching the mid 20s feeling quite under the cloud and quite chilly under the cloud and rain into this evening. that rain into this evening. that rain pushes northwards and fragments into showers . but then fragments into showers. but then towards the south—west we see further rain pushing into southern counties of england and wales. as we move overnight, some of will be heavy as some of this will be heavy as well. and can see further well. and you can see further showers across scotland, northern ireland, northern england, too. this keep england, too. so this will keep temperatures up generally between 14 and 71 celsius to take us into tuesday morning. so it's a bit of an unsettled start. we have rain clearing

eastwards across england and wales, showers elsewhere in some of these heavy at times for parts scotland and northern parts of scotland and northern ireland and then on ireland and then later on northern rumbles northern england to some rumbles of thunder, few of thunder, possible few glimmers of sunshine in between the showers and feeling quite fresh, around the fresh, particularly around the west, where it will be quite breezy . temperatures the high breezy. temperatures in the high teens low 20s across the uk, teens to low 20s across the uk, which is a little below average, particularly where we do have that strength of wind over the next few days. does stay next few days. it does stay unsettled further or unsettled further showers or longer and longer spells of rain and temperatures generally the temperatures generally on the cool reaching the low 20s cool side reaching the low 20s at best towards the south and east. >> the temperatures rising, boxed suella proud sponsors of weather on . gb news and we're weather on. gb news and we're going to bring you the latest on the lockdown at a senior secondary school in tewkesbury in gloucestershire . in gloucestershire. >> and also we've crossing to the bbc hq to get the latest on the bbc hq to get the latest on the scandal involving a household name presenter that's right. >> you are with gb news.

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it's 11 am. on monday, the 10th of july. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson, bev turner. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. a bbc presenter accused paying teenagerfor accused of paying a teenager for explicit has been explicit pictures has been suspended and the met police are now looking into the claims. what does mean for the what does this mean for the future the bbc? have you lost future of the bbc? have you lost trust in our public service

broadcaster and rishi sunak sunak has described as a rock solid his relationship between the united states and the uk. >> he's hosting joe biden right now in the downing street garden. we're going to bring you more from their conversation shortly . shortly. >> and the last hour, >> and in the last hour, a school in tewkesbury has gone into lockdown after an incident. we will bring you the very latest . late st. let latest. let us know your thoughts this morning, gbviews@gbnews.com is the email . morning, gbviews@gbnews.com is the email. but first, here's aaron with the . news very good aaron with the. news very good morning to you. >> it's a minute past 11 hour. anne armstrong here in the gb newsroom we start with some newsroom and we start with some breaking news as police and emergency crews are responding to an incident at tewkesbury primary school in

gloucestershire. now, the school is currently in lockdown while police assess the situation. thatis police assess the situation. that is all the information we have at the moment, but we will, of course, bring you more on this developing as soon as this developing story as soon as we get it . well, as you've just we get it. well, as you've just been hearing, the us president's arrived at downing street for talks prime minister rishi talks with prime minister rishi sunak is their sixth sunak this is their sixth meeting in seven months, but the first time joe biden's visited at number 10 are the official purpose of the meeting is to further strengthen the close relationship between the two nations, a relationship that joe biden says is rock solid . biden says is rock solid. however, it does come amid tension over the us decision to send cluster bombs to ukraine and also over ukraine's ambitions to join nato. so and also over ukraine's ambitions to join nato . so both ambitions to join nato. so both will attend tomorrow's leader summit in lithuania , where no summit in lithuania, where no doubt those issues will be discussed later today, president biden will have tea with the king at windsor castle to discuss climate change. the bbc is due to meet the police later to discuss claims. one of its male presenters paid a 79 year old for sexually explicit

images. the corporation announced yesterday it had suspended the unnamed star following the allegations in the sun that he'd paid £35,000 for the photos . the announcement the photos. the announcement came almost two months after a complaint was first made by the alleged victim's family. the bbc says allegations of a different nature came to light last week . nature came to light last week. the justice secretary, alex chalk , told gb news, the chalk, told gb news, the broadcaster must hold an urgent investigation on these are really serious and really concerning allegations and they need to be investigated, investigated quickly . investigated quickly. >> now, in the fullness of time, it may be there will be a consideration as to how this was dean consideration as to how this was dealt i the dealt with. i think the important now, however , is important thing now, however, is that matters are that these matters are investigated, whether that's within the bbc, but also potentially by the police. if indeed that's what the police decide to do . decide to do. >> shareholders in thames water have agreed to provide a further £750 million worth of funding in an attempt to stave off

nationalisation . the utility nationalisation. the utility giant, though, has warned it needs another 2.5 billion by 2030 as it struggles under a mountain of debt. the latest funding deal comes amid government contingency plans to take control of the firm if it collapses . well, thames water is collapses. well, thames water is the uk's biggest supplier, serving 15 million households across the south—east thousands of holidaymakers are facing travel disruption this summer after easyjet announced it was cancelling around 1700 flights, blaming air traffic control delays in europe. now, most of the council flights are from gatwick airport. the airline says 95% of affected passengers have been booked onto alternative flights . air traffic alternative flights. air traffic controllers in europe have threatened to walk out over the next six months, but dates have yet to be confirmed . labour is yet to be confirmed. labour is promising to create up to 4 million jobs and reduce household bills in plans it says will benefit tradespeople across the country. labour claims its national warm homes plan to

provide better insulation for 19 million households will reduce energy bills by up to £500 a yeah energy bills by up to £500 a year. the aim is to create long term, highly paid jobs for skilled workers. the shadow financial secretary to the treasury , james murray, told gb treasury, james murray, told gb news the retrofitting plans will save people money. really important thing about doing this insulation programme , this insulation programme, this retrofit programme is that firstly it saves people money. >> it brings down the average household bill by £500, by up to £500 permanently. you know, that's an investment to make sure those bills come down. but it also creates jobs. it creates jobs , opportunities for up to jobs, opportunities for up to 4 million people across the country people with country. you know, people with skills roofers or skills such as roofers or glaziers, plumbers, mechanics and so on. and so it helps with the economic growth that we've been , so sorely lacking for been so, so sorely lacking for the last 13 years. >> the government says significant progress has been made in providing better support for rape victims . campaigners, for rape victims. campaigners, though, claim it's too early to tell. the home office and the

ministry of justice say a progress report published today shows the number of police referrals in cases reaching court have been restored to 2016 levels ahead of schedule . the levels ahead of schedule. the report comes as police across england and wales implement a new approach to dealing with rape and other serious sexual offences . stephen lawrence's offences. stephen lawrence's mother says she's profoundly concerned about the slow pace of police reform. in a letter to the home secretary, baroness lawrence says she supports measures including the automatic dismissal of officers charged or convicted of serious crimes and officers who fail vetting the metropolitan police commissioner , sir mark rowley has said he believes there are hundreds of corrupt officers in the force who shouldn't be serving . the who shouldn't be serving. the head of russia's army is being seen for the first time since the wagner group's short lived rebellion two weeks ago. valery gerasimov appeared in footage released by russia's defence ministry. it was on state tv. he was seen meeting top generals

and heads of military intelligence . now the leader of intelligence. now the leader of the wagner group, intelligence. now the leader of the wagner group , yevgeny the wagner group, yevgeny prigozhin, has fiercely criticised gerasimov , calling criticised gerasimov, calling for vladimir putin to hand him over ahead of last month's failed mutiny . this is gb news failed mutiny. this is gb news we'll bring you more as it happens, but now it is back to andrew and . andrew and. bev and the break. >> the breaking news is police and emergency crews are responding to an incident at a school in tewkesbury in gloucestershire. homeland gloucestershire. our homeland security editor mark white's in the details . the studios with more details. mark, this is mark, what's happening this is tewkesbury school or tewkesbury academy , as it's also known on academy, as it's also known on ashchurch road in tewkesbury , an ashchurch road in tewkesbury, an incident that is currently involving all three of the emergency services on scene there. >> and that school , that

>> and that school, that secondary school is now on lockdown. there is a report of an injury, but we don't know any more than that at this stage . more than that at this stage. farage but this school and a neighbouring primary school have also been put on lockdown and in fact that neighbouring primary schools , terrell brook primary schools, terrell brook primary school and they posted on facebook just in the last hour saying dear families, an incident has occurred this morning at tewkesbury academy. tewkesbury school and we've been advised by tewkesbury police to put in place a lockdown. we have a police presence at the school and are being fully supported at this time. they go on to say , we this time. they go on to say, we would like to reassure all families that children at tobruk and little oaks are safe and well . well, we must ask the well. well, we must ask the families, they say, to not come to the school during this time as it could compromise that

policing operation, which is currently underway. they say that during this situation , all that during this situation, all school staff will be supporting the children and liaising with the children and liaising with the police . so we would ask that the police. so we would ask that you do not attempt to communicate with the school office. so that's from this neighbouring primary school. nothing as yet from tewkesbury school, tewkesbury academy , school, tewkesbury academy, still at the centre of a lockdown , which we believe is lockdown, which we believe is still in place. >> we have you see lockdowns in schools commonly in america. we don't have them here often at all, thank goodness. what kind of situations might give rise to a school locking down? mark well , certainly in the states it's commonplace and it's usually related to school shootings. >> sadly , all too common as we >> sadly, all too common as we see in the us here. more recently, the you know, any time a school is facing such a situation , it can often be as situation, it can often be as a result of perhaps a stabbing

incident or a threat made against a school, perhaps in rare occasions, a shooting. but we're not in a position to say exactly. there are unconfirmed reports that are out there. we just like to sort of bottom it out a bit further before we bnng out a bit further before we bring you that information . but bring you that information. but a serious incident that is unfolding with the police asking both the academy and the nearby primary school to lock down while they deal with this incident. >> i know tewkesbury quite well because i used to work in gloucestershire. it's a lovely, tiny market town. it is, yeah. >> 20,000 people. and as you say , it's a beautiful little town , , it's a beautiful little town, very popular with tourists as well. so of course , any incident well. so of course, any incident that involves a lockdown will be shocking . it will be very shocking. it will be very concerning for our family members who have people, children attending these schools . we can't say much more than really what's come out from the

primary school. nothing has yet from from the academy, from this high school at the centre of this lockdown. but, mark, you'll be with us as soon as they as soon as we get more, i'll be straight back. >> sounds like good >> and it sounds like the good news are saying news that the schools are saying the children are safe. >> well, don't know that for >> well, we don't know that for a fact. we know that the primary school are saying that they're keeping the children there safe. but we haven't heard anything from the academy as yet. okay. >> thank you, mark kwasi. >> thank you, mark kwasi. >> now the bbc. my word. what a story that is. suspended one of its male tv presenters. it is not a cliche to say a household name presenter who's been accused of paying a teenager £35 for sexually, 35,000, £35,000. forgive me. >> it's still it's a lot of money. it's mind blowing, isn't it? >> sexually explicit images over a period of three years now face. the bbc is now facing questions over the whole way it's the issue . it it's handled the issue. it doesn't very well handled . doesn't look very well handled. >> well. police >> not at all well. police officers are meet with officers are going to meet with representatives bbc representatives from the bbc today incident, but

today about the incident, but the police have said they've not yet received a formal allegation i >> -- >> so pressure will be on the beeb to name the presenter because bbc radio five live host nicky campbell admits he's had a distressing weekend after he was accused on social media of being the unnamed presenter. other presenters have taken social presenters have taken to social media me , guv, media to say, it's not me, guv, but it was a distressing weekend and i can't deny it. >> for me and others falsely named today, i'm having further conversations with the police in terms of malicious communication and with lawyers in terms of defamation, defamation , an so defamation, defamation, an so i think other people who were named on social media are also talking to lawyers because social media is a vicious place. >> quite often , and it's filled >> quite often, and it's filled with people who don't know what they're all they're talking about and all sorts allegations have been sorts of allegations have been flying who flying around about who this person that's the difficulty person is. that's the difficulty the bbc under they the bbc is under because they want protect the privacy of the bbc is under because they wanpersonytect the privacy of the bbc is under because they wanperson who's1e privacy of the bbc is under because they wanperson who's been lacy of the bbc is under because they wanperson who's been accused . the person who's been accused. and other people are getting dragged into this. >> about trust , this >> and it's about trust, this story, isn't it? first and foremost. and a lot of people

feel last three years feel in the last three years they've trust in bbc. they've lost trust in the bbc. let's former bbc let's talk to former bbc correspondent cole . good correspondent michael cole. good morning, michael . good to see morning, michael. good to see you again. this is about trust, isn't it? we a lot of people will always hold a very special place in our hearts for the bbc. iused place in our hearts for the bbc. i used to i don't anymore. after the last three years, frankly. but for a lot of people, this will be a sort of a step too far. actually and they will feel, well, we don't know . we feel, well, we don't know. we can't bbc. who can we can't trust the bbc. who can we trust .7 trust? >> moeen many , many people >> moeen ali many, many people will feel exactly as you do. the bbc has served us well for 100 years. i was proud to be part of it for more than a fifth of its existence. but as you say, the repeated scandals have undermined the trust. and what's worse is that people are not looking at it anymore , and yet looking at it anymore, and yet they're being charged for the service. if you see young people, i would guess that most of them don't look at the bbc or listen to most programmes from week to week . and that's

week to week. and that's a problem when you have an effective poll tax , a licence effective poll tax, a licence fee. the bbc has charter, which essentially is its licence to keep casting , will be up for keep casting, will be up for review , has to be renewed by two review, has to be renewed by two thousand and seven and the licence fee has been frozen for a couple of years. it's bound to go a couple of years. it's bound to 9° up a couple of years. it's bound to go up again . more and more go up again. more and more people, these are not radical. people say, well, what am i doing? i'm paying for .7 and when doing? i'm paying for? and when they see scandals like this emerging and the way they handle , obviously it's going to undermine confidence , such as undermine confidence, such as the confidence that we had the best thing and the only good thing see has done so far is to the metropolitan police , because the metropolitan police, because that's the first thing they should have done is what we're talking about here. if proven, are serious felonies that carry prison sentences of between 10 and 14 years. so that should have been the first the first reaction and internal inquiry is

not going to satisfy anybody. it's quite right. not going to satisfy anybody. it's quite right . people like it's quite right. people like nicky campbell and the other people who've taken the decision wisely, wisely to come forward and say, it's not me , they and say, it's not me, they shouldn't be allowed hanging over their head , but talking over their head, but talking about clouds. this whole thing is like a sort of small, distant cloud on the horizon that has turned into a thunderstorm. it's turned into a thunderstorm. it's turned into a tornado and we don't know who it's going to blow away when it blows itself out . out. >> is it extraordinary, michael , that the director general, the person in charge of everything that the bbc does , whether it's that the bbc does, whether it's on tv, radio or online, was only told about this apparent early on thursday. and yet the complaint was made originally to the bbc in the middle of may by the bbc in the middle of may by the individual's mother. >> yeah, the bbc in its defence says that the information they had on thursday was substantial , different from the initial contact. but do you know something .7 tim davie was never something? tim davie was never a journalist. he's not a

journalist. he's not a journalist. he's not a journalist. he's a marketing man because the director general is not only the director general, he's also the editor in chief. and i think he thought at the time it was a major error not to have an editorial person in charge because the editor in chief has his thing. as you know better than anybody . and you've better than anybody. and you've worked under some great editors in chief, has his fingers on everything and knows everything and think it's an unwieldy organisation . often it's organisation. often it's bureaucratic, it's slow on its feet and it's been caught here badly out . badly out. >> i think you're right. >> i think you're right. >> that's michael cole. >> that's michael cole. >> thank you, michael . >> thank you, michael. >> thank you, michael. >> former bbc correspondent. the thing have flat footed and thing have been flat footed and the tim davie, the thing about tim davie, of course from he has course he does come from he has a background . a corporate background. >> coca cola, >> he worked for coca cola, among other businesses. among lots of other businesses. he ran as a tory mp. at one he also ran as a tory mp. at one point i remember a tory councillor. he's got three grown up teenage sons of his own in. so you think he would take these even from a personal point of view? would these view? he would take these sorts of allegations very seriously. i'm is, but i think

i'm sure he is, but i think you've got this sort of behemoth , the like we're , which is the bbc, like we're saying it's large, so saying, it's so large, it's so unwieldy , thousand people, unwieldy, thousand people, something that over something like that, that over 20 whoops and the protocols 20 the whoops and the protocols and the legal departments, that's something like this will have to go through must be an absolute nightmare to deal with. but it's no excuse for not handung but it's no excuse for not handling this better. >> he probably i'm just surmising here the director general is probably saying, for god's sake, why did nobody tell me before? >> possibly. possibly >> very possibly. very possibly . so then it will come down to who running the departments who is running the departments that person might work for. that this person might work for. you , it there's got to be you know, it there's got to be a big investigation. as michael said, i don't think an internal investigation necessarily investigation is necessarily going and also, why was going to be and also, why was that allowed to that person still allowed to carry now? that person still allowed to car|still now? that person still allowed to car|still come now? that person still allowed to car|still come , now? that person still allowed to car|still come , unitedv? that person still allowed to car|still come , united states >> still to come, united states are going to give cluster bombs to ukraine to backfill the ammunition shortage . you know, ammunition shortage. you know, there an ammunition shortage there was an ammunition shortage . in . how dangerous are they? in fact , biden . how dangerous are they? in fact, biden is just leaving them. that quick . them. that was quick. >> five minutes. >> five minutes. >> it quick coffee and >> was it quick coffee and a biscuit? out. biscuit? he's out. >> yeah. biscuit? he's out. >> and|. biscuit? he's out. >> and he's going to. he >> and he's going to. is he

going talk media? going to talk to the media? i would lay money on it. he's not. no, getting into he's no, he's getting into he's. he's waving. he's pointing. he's getting car . waving. he's pointing. he's getting car. he's not getting into his car. he's not going answer questions getting into his car. he's not going he swer questions getting into his car. he's not going he swer qanswers because he rarely answers questions media because questions to the media because he needs prepared questions. how long's he needs prepared questions. how longs to long's it going to take him to get in that car? long's it going to take him to get thatiat car? long's it going to take him to get thatiat ctrather interesting, >> that was rather interesting, actually. but as he was leaving you saw, but as he was leaving the building, rishi sunak turned around, turned to him the building, rishi sunak turned arouwalked|ed to him the building, rishi sunak turned arouwalked back to him the building, rishi sunak turned arouwalked back through|im the building, rishi sunak turned arouwalked back through the and walked back in through the front mean, normally if front door. i mean, normally if you guests leaving , you if your guests are leaving, i you if your guests are leaving, | you, you if your guests are leaving, i you, but i don't know about you, but i stand front step and stand on the front step and i wave we can't wave them off. i do. we can't actually see now 10 actually see right now 10 downing but rishi sunak downing street, but rishi sunak certainly hand and certainly shook biden's hand and turned back in the turned to go back in the building. he building. i would say he was there what, 1035? there for, what, 20 1035? >> did get there? so 25, 30, >> did he get there? so 25, 30, maybe less than half an hour? >> yeah , we'll get more on that i >> -- >> you're listening to gb news, britain's news

9 pm. to 11 pm. on gb news, britain's news . 9 pm. to 11 pm. on gb news, britain's news. channel >> back to the breaking news of an incident at a school in tewkesbury in gloucestershire, which is in lockdown by the police home security editor mark white's the studio. can you white's in the studio. can you tell more? white's in the studio. can you tellyeah,ore? white's in the studio. can you tellyeah, we? white's in the studio. can you tellyeah, we can confirm an >> yeah, we can confirm that an aduh >> yeah, we can confirm that an adult been to hospital with adult has been to hospital with adult has been to hospital with a suspected stab injury . this a suspected stab injury. this has now come from gloucestershire police who've just given us an update. they say that they were called to tewkesbury school , a secondary tewkesbury school, a secondary school in this town of 20,000 people at just after 9:00, 9:10 this morning with a report that a pupil had stabbed a teacher.

they say that a teenage boy has been arrested in connection with this incident. so see, you know, we weren't sure exactly what this incident was about 20 minutes, half an hour ago or so . we didn't want to bring needless speculation, but the police confirming those reports that were beginning to circulate out there that it appears the incident they were called to was reports that a pupil had stabbed a teacher . and they are a teacher. and they are confirming that an adult has suffered what appears to be stab injuries. no, indeed , mention at injuries. no, indeed, mention at all on the condition then of that adult who has been taken to hospital at this time. a teenage boy , though, they confirm is in custody. >> you just think not britain. but i was thinking just a few years ago, remember anne maguire, who was the spanish teacher, stabbed to death by a pupil in school? she was

teaching spanish lesson. teaching a spanish lesson. it was college. was a leeds catholic college. >> yeah . i mean, it does happen >> yeah. i mean, it does happen from time to time . thankfully. from time to time. thankfully. rare in terms of teacher actually being physically harmed to that extent. teachers are assaulted all the time. if you ask the teaching unions, they will tell you this. but what is not as rare and what is quite frequent, sadly these days are knife related incidents and stabbings in or around schools. it's just a reflection of what we're seeing in the country as a whole, which is a big issue too, with knife crime , especially in with knife crime, especially in urban areas . urban areas. >> you must wonder if they can have to have detectors. would it be a terrible indictment on our education system to have some schools they? >> well, indeed . but then what >> well, indeed. but then what happens is fights break out outside school. i mean, most of these stabbing incidents do happen just out either outside the ground or on the way home, that kind of thing . so, you that kind of thing. so, you know, a metal detector really

know, is a metal detector really going to be that much of a deterrent anyway .7 what they do deterrent anyway? what they do often these days now and we see it when the police are out doing their stop and search patrols, is they actually hide their knives in places , in bushes and knives in places, in bushes and behind walls wherever they they stash their knife and then they go and get it. when they've got some argument with someone and they end it with you know, the with a knife blade, which is just absolutely appalling. >> it's terrible wherever it happens. >> it's terrible wherever it happens . but >> it's terrible wherever it happens. but it's all it seems all the more shocking. it's happenedin all the more shocking. it's happened in a little sleepy town like in gloucestershire. >> and this hour, we >> yeah. and this hour, we believe that the emergency services, of course, are still all on the scene in as we're now entering into what will probably be a prolonged investigation period. the school itself, we think, is still on lockdown . think, is still on lockdown. there will obviously it may be that the school has actually sent home for the day. you would

expect something like that to happenif expect something like that to happen if one of our teachers, if you know, the initial reports that the police got are borne out to be true and a teacher has been stabbed here and perhaps a pupil arrested it, i think it's unlikely that the school would maintain operations today. so we await word actually from tewkesbury school itself as to what the situation is there. we know that tewkesbury school , know that tewkesbury school, another secondary school next to tewkesbury school , was in tewkesbury school, was in lockdown along with the primary school next to it. tilbrook primary school, where they sent out a message on facebook saying, look, there the staff are looking after children at the moment, urging parents not to come down while the police deal with the incident. >> it actually sounds like take the right measures were taken very quickly, doesn't it, with those three schools my children have locked down rehearsals at schools . schools. >> you know how times have changed? >> how times have changed. and when and told when they came home and told me they'd lockdowns they'd been rehearsing lockdowns , i was really shocked and just

thought, is this is this unnecessarily frightening children? but then, i mean, they found it. they did actually find it quite funny. like they were talking about joking about how they hiding under the they were all hiding under the desk.i they were all hiding under the desk. i mean, luckily, you know what are but what kids are like, but it sounds this, you sounds on a day like this, you think, actually it's a good job they doing things. they are doing these things. >> some of >> yeah. i mean, i think some of it is borne what they see it is borne from what they see in and then you have in the states and then you have health planners who health and safety planners who feel that, you know, these feel that, look, you know, these things are very, very rare . but things are very, very rare. but we think back to the dunblane massacre. they do happen in from time to time . so clearly they've time to time. so clearly they've decided like, let's in some schools at least make it part of the learning process for those pupils in school and their staff as well , should the unthinkable as well, should the unthinkable happen. and they know what to do on this occasion , they've gone on this occasion, they've gone into two lockdown, not that it appears at this stage that there was a wider threat to the school, but we do know that one

person is in custody and we await a word really from the authorities as to whether the schools now are post lockdown, whether that lockdown period has been lifted. okay >> of course. thank you, mark. that's mark white, our home security editor. >> so just a little while ago, we saw president joe biden leaving following leaving downing street following his rather brief meeting with the minister the prime minister >> we're going to talk to our political editor, darren mccaffrey in downing street. blimey, darren, blink and you'd have missed it. >> yeah, indeed. was pretty >> yeah, indeed. it was pretty brief, wasn't it? about 40 minutes, i reckon. all in took place in the downing street gardens. rather a nice day here in london. we don't we haven't had a yet a read out of what they discussed, but inevitably ukraine would have been on the agenda, not least of all, because the only joe because the only reason joe biden is here, if you like, is he's his way lithuania he's on his way to lithuania to a he's only in a stop off point. he's only in the uk for less than 24 hours. he's going to that nato summit later on today. rishi sunak is due to fly tomorrow morning.

he's left downing street now. he's left downing street now. he's on his way, though , to he's on his way, though, to windsor he's going windsor castle, where he's going to meet with the king this afternoon. there's going to be a big ceremony in the quadrangle of castle, he's also of windsor castle, and he's also going , it must be said, going to meet, it must be said, with shapps , alongside with grant shapps, alongside anthony blinken. they're going with grant shapps, alongside anfocus blinken. they're going with grant shapps, alongside anfocus on nken. they're going with grant shapps, alongside anfocus on climate1ey're going with grant shapps, alongside anfocus on climate ands going with grant shapps, alongside anfocus on climate and the ing with grant shapps, alongside anfocus on climate and the uk, to focus on climate and the uk, us relationship, if you like, when it comes to trying to tackle climate change. but as i say, ukraine here clearly rishi sunak and joe biden, i think get on firstly quite well. but there are cracks in the special relationship, if you like, when it ukraine, not least it comes to ukraine, not least of membership of nato of all on its membership of nato . whether that's going to happen anytime some the has anytime soon, some of the uk has pushed us said pushed for some of the us said ukraine is not ready for yet, not least of all because it is active involved in war and active involved in a war and also on this issue of using cluster bombs which the uk us sanctions over the weekend. some of the uk has not signed up to and we frankly heard from rishi sunak over the weekend, well, not condemning what the us were doing, making clear that the doing, making it clear that the uk in favour of that.

uk was not in favour of that. and also a rival and then there's also a rival who's take over as nato who's going to take over as nato secretary—general while the uk pushing for ben wallace , the pushing for ben wallace, the current defence secretary, it current uk defence secretary, it seems biden's going to seems that joe biden's going to pip seems that joe biden's going to pip for ursula von der pip instead for ursula von der leyen, commission leyen, the eu commission president. so there are definitely tensions as this definitely tensions as in this relationship be in no doubt. but on big picture , we'll see on the big picture, we'll see this vilnius tomorrow on this in vilnius tomorrow on a wednesday on the big picture when commitment to when it comes to commitment to ukraine, both men very much would want to say and frankly, are very much on the same page. okay. >> @ you, darren. okay. >> you, darren. thank you >> thank you, darren. thank you very very briefly, you've very much. very briefly, you've all getting touch at all been getting in touch at home morning . we've got home this morning. we've got this story, obviously, about this story, obviously, about this disgrace at bbc. presenter we still don't know the name of this person who was accepting images or paying for images from a teen. richard has said, stop watching the bbc some 6 or 7 years ago because of their left wing and more importantly, wing bias and more importantly, their condescending presentation. of presentation. they are so out of touch with public at and touch with the public at and stop paying them to be watching us. >> us. >> and they will disappear. >> and they will disappear. >> they say . so yeah, lots of

>> they say. so yeah, lots of you . you. >> dennis says, scrap the corporation and the licence fee. but save £159 a year but that would save £159 a year and lot more. and a lot more. >> virginia said is >> but virginia has said this is not is about truth , not about this is about truth, not about this is about truth, not to make not trust. they have to make sure the accusations are true before they do anything right . before they do anything right. we're going to be looking at that story as well a little bit more this morning. but first of all, here is your news with . all, here is your news with. aaron it's 1131. >> i'm aaron armstrong. in the gb news newsroom. let's get you up gb news newsroom. let's get you up to date with more details on the breaking news we brought you at the top the hour. at the top of the hour. a teenage boy been arrested teenage boy has been arrested following of a stabbing following reports of a stabbing at a school in gloucestershire . at a school in gloucestershire. police were called to tewkesbury school just after 9:00 this morning following that report that a student had stabbed a teacher. now an adult has been taken to hospital. developing story as i mentioned. so we will bnng story as i mentioned. so we will bring more details as soon bring you more details as soon as them here on gb news. as we get them here on gb news. meanwhile, the us president says the relationship between the us

and uk is rock solid as he meets the prime minister at downing street . it's their sixth meeting street. it's their sixth meeting in seven months, the first time joe biden has visited number 10. now, the official purpose of the meeting is to, in their words, further strengthen the close relationship between our nations. however, does come nations. however, it does come amid tension over the us decision to send cluster bombs to ukraine and over ukraine's ambitions to join nato , which ambitions to join nato, which the two leaders view differently . both will attend tomorrow's leaders summit in lithuania. that's the nato leaders summit. and later today, president biden will have tea with the king at windsor castle to discuss the environment . the windsor castle to discuss the environment. the bbc will meet the police later to discuss claims one of its male presenters paid a 17 year old for sexually explicit images. the corporation announced yesterday it had suspended the unnamed star following the allegations in the sun. but that announcement came almost two months after the complaint was first made by the alleged victim's family. the bbc says allegations of a different

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keeping it fairly unsettled and cool and yes, there is some sunshine. first thing this morning, particularly across the north and the east. but towards the southwest, we've got gathering clouds and outbreaks of this is slowly going to of rain. this is slowly going to push north and eastwards as we go day. some of this go through the day. some of this rain times for rain could be heavy at times for parts the midlands parts of wales into the midlands and western parts of and north western parts of england later as well. elsewhere will generally be a case of sunshine and showers and some of them be heavy at times, them will be heavy at times, possibly too. best of possibly thundery too. best of the sunshine towards the south—east where we'll highs south—east where we'll see highs approaching the mid 20s feeling quite under the cloud and quite chilly under the cloud and rain into this evening. that rain into this evening. that rain pushes northwards and fragments into showers, but then towards the southwest we see further rain pushing into southern counties of england and wales. as we move overnight, some of this will be heavy as well. and you can see further showers across scotland, northern ireland, northern england, this keep england, too. so this will keep temperatures generally temperatures up generally between 14 and 17, 18 celsius to take us into tuesday morning. so it's a bit of an unsettled

start. we have rain clearing eastwards across england and wales, showers elsewhere , some wales, showers elsewhere, some of heavy at times for of these heavy at times for parts and northern parts of scotland and northern ireland later on ireland and then later on northern england to some rumbles of thunder, few of thunder, possible few glimmers of sunshine in between the and feeling quite the showers and feeling quite fresh, around the fresh, particularly around the west, where it will be quite breezy . temperatures in the high breezy. temperatures in the high teens to low 20s acas across the uk, which a little below uk, which is a little below average, particularly where we do that strength of wind do have that strength of wind over next few days. it does over the next few days. it does stay unsettled further showers over the next few days. it does stilongerttled further showers over the next few days. it does stilonger spells thher showers over the next few days. it does stilonger spells of 1er showers over the next few days. it does stilonger spells of rainhowers over the next few days. it does stilonger spells of rain and ars or longer spells of rain and temperatures generally on the cool reaching the low 20s cool side reaching the low 20s at best towards the south and east, the temperatures rising , east, the temperatures rising, boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> still to come this morning, we're going to have more on the bbc scandal and the united states giving cluster bombs to ukraine. >> i don't feel very good about it. what do you feel about it? this is britain's newsroom on

patrick christys on gb news. i'm gb news radio . gb news radio. >> it's 1140. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce. i'm bev turner now. >> thank you forjoining us this >> thank you for joining us this morning. we've been covering president biden's meeting with rishi sunak. now we're to rishi sunak. now we're going to look states look into how the united states are bombs to are giving a cluster bombs to ukraine, apparently to ukraine, which is apparently to backfill a munitions shortage . backfill a munitions shortage. tej how dangerous are they? joining us now is the defence editor for the evening standard, robert . good morning, robert

robert fox. good morning, robert . just explain to us what these cluster bombs are and why they are so controversial . a are so controversial. a controversial because they've been outlawed by nearly 100, some 120 countries, including the uk. >> they're very unpleasant because they're little mines that are dropped from either bombs from aircraft, but in this case, artillery shells break up into 2250 of these things and they scatter across a wide area and they are designed to stop infantry. but what happens is that they hang around battlefields or they hang around towns. i've seen where they've been shelled by these things and they hang in trees and in the balkans they're called little bells . and to children they look bells. and to children they look rather attractive as toys. and the consequence is you can imagine that happened from that. and that's why they're not liked. they've come under the anti—mine convention in mr sunak has made his views very clear about this . but america is doing

about this. but america is doing this for, i think, motives , this for, i think, motives, which are very typical of biden and the biden administration in it's the least bad option for the opportunity of the moment . the opportunity of the moment. the united states is running out of conventional shells to provide to ukraine. it cannot ramp up production. they've got loads of these things in reserve. so they're giving them to ukraine. >> but robert, it's the president of the united states needs to keep needs to keep that international coalition behind him with to support ukraine. he's not going to do that if he starts handing over these lethal weapons, which, as you point out , could hang around for a very long time in a minefield, literally , for civilians and literally, for civilians and children . children. >> yes, i'm not quite sure how much that it alienates the alliance , but i think you're alliance, but i think you're right to finger the fact that there are , or i'm afraid to say,

there are, or i'm afraid to say, real tensions under the surface in nato between america and particularly the east europeans, because and also there's a very, very difficult balancing act for sunak and his team, which as you've been reporting, as we've been discussing, have been on the front foot. they've said yes , let's get on provide wide, long—range weapons like the storm shadow, which they want, the american equivalent attack . the american equivalent attack. that's what's really needed to get behind the front lines of the russians into those deep defences by the way, which are full of minefields. no no. britain has been on the forefront of putting main battle tanks. >> they were the first. so others followed by britain has also suggested that they need up to date conventional fighter aircraft like the f 16, which the europeans are prepared to supply . but because the deep supply. but because the deep support of the f 16 depends on the americans, the americans are saying for the time being, no,

let's wait till the offensive is oven let's wait till the offensive is over. the current offensive that's going on in the summer. well, if it's over with, dramatic defeat for the ukrainians, it's a pretty bad look for america. and i think that one of the things that will come be running the undercurrents to the vilnius meeting is america about to dial down on its commitment to ukraine. and that's and all the other discussions about whether hungary joins , about whether hungary joins, about whether they build up more frontline forces in case russia increases , ramps up its aggressive stance and does something unexpected and does something unexpected and very, very dangerous. those go to the side. it is really what the american commitment and leadership will be from this autumn to next autumn, because it's pretty uncertain the way the biden administration is going to posture, behave during the presidential election campaign. >> okay . brilliant. as usual. >> okay. brilliant. as usual. defence editor for the evening standard, robert fox, there .

standard, robert fox, there. >> and those weapons are more horrific than i realised. >> but what's extraordinary >> but also what's extraordinary is about leaving >> but also what's extraordinary is on about leaving >> but also what's extraordinary is on ukrainian)ut leaving >> but also what's extraordinary is on ukrainian soil,eaving >> but also what's extraordinary is on ukrainian soil, which them on ukrainian soil, which would in the future perhaps affect ukrainian people for years and years to come. makes no sense. right our panellists are back here with us, emma wolf and bushra sheikh. what would you to talk about, ladies? and bushra sheikh. what would youwhatto talk about, ladies? and bushra sheikh. what would youwhat about about, ladies? and bushra sheikh. what would youwhat about mrout, ladies? and bushra sheikh. what would youwhat about mr farageiies? netherlands? >> shall we? the thing is, we think we don't want to talk about trans issues all the time. and there are three massive trans stories in the paper today. bushra, tell us about the miss netherlands competition. >> miss netherlands beauty pageant won by a transgender . pageant won by a transgender. and there's a bloke it's yeah so it's not really miss it's not miss is it anymore mister netherlands mister netherlands do we know a fully transitioned male to female or do we know details? we don't know . but details? we don't know. but obviously just looking at him. yeah, you know what? i'm so confused. i don't even know how to. how to call them. but. but, but. but if you look at who came second. yeah, absolute stunning, beautiful woman who's come

second. and these are pageant for women. yeah. what are we doing? what's going on? >> so it's the first time in the history of the pageant and now miss netherlands is literally them will be in the. >> this is universe virtue signalling are being pushed to the most ludicrous degree. >> you know , first it was sport, >> you know, first it was sport, wasn't it? the swimmers , male wasn't it? the swimmers, male swimmers could transition and become winning all the contests as as bucha says if a beauty pageant for women can't be won by a biological woman , where are by a biological woman, where are we? i'd like to show you a photograph . are not even allowed photograph. are not even allowed to, but i don't think we have one. valerie ricky? valerie. >> colin, 62 years old. >> colin, 62 years old. >> the thing is, what's. >> the thing is, what's. >> what's annoying to me is i. i just get really irritated at why the transgender movement are so hell bent on getting into women's spaces . that is actually women's spaces. that is actually my issue. this is a beauty pageant for women. if you want a beauty pageant for transgender women, have your own. just create one, you know, and

nobody's going to say anything. this this particular issue took a really dark turn at the weekend, emma. >> this was a transgender activist . acas i'm pretty sure activist. acas i'm pretty sure we'd have. we must have the footage of this. we have . this footage of this. we have. this was an activist who had actually served 30 years in jail for attempted murder, telling a crowd this was a trans pride march to punch a terf in the face. let's just watch this . face. let's just watch this. >> oh, we have no we don't need le parisien. well, sorry about that. >> oh, so just so people know what a so trans exclusionary , what a so trans exclusionary, radical feminist, if you see a terf this this . terf this this. >> yeah. transgender activist . i >> yeah. transgender activist. i don't know whether to say man or woman anymore . transgender woman anymore. transgender activist who has, as you say, beenin activist who has, as you say, been in prison for 30 years for attempted murder. what i don't understand. she said , if you see understand. she said, if you see a terf, punch them in the face in the in the face and in the face and was cheered and cheered and cheered. and this level of vile science and aggression.

okay >> hey, it's blatant. what incitement of hate it is. it cannot be condoned or accepted. absolutely >> i think that person should be arrested. >> 100, 100% violent and hatred. >> 100, 100% violent and hatred. >> it's a video that's gone viral. >> everybody has seen it. and in any avenue in any respect, we cannot accept things like that. >> doesn't it tell you about the protected status enjoyed some protected status enjoyed by some trans gender people, though, that they feel to free stand on a stage? no, they're being filmed a microphone filmed with a microphone and tell others to women in tell others to punch women in the face. >> it's absolutely shocking, isn't it? >> and it shows that they know they're not to be arrested. >> but are too frightened >> but are we too frightened to stand is stand up and say, this is completely sort person, completely wrong sort of person, that was talking that that person was talking about jk rowling , who speaks about is jk rowling, who speaks out a very brave and principled way. >> @ what's name .7 >> dpp, what's her name? >> dpp, what's her name? >> the labour mp mary caulfield i >> -- >> rosie duffield rosie duffield is in canterbury. >> these are people who are standing up for what they believe and yet this terrible person saying, and punch person is saying, go and punch them in the face. >> but hate, it's the >> but it's the hate, it's the fact that we can't just discuss,

you know, okay, so we have different opinions. we have different we believe that, you know, women know, biological women are women. it's the aggression women. yeah it's the aggression and the rage . and the thing i and the rage. and the thing i find there is a freedom loving there's a freedom for people to have an opinion on things. >> can say but >> and you can say that. but then that moves into the then when that moves into the kind violence kind of territory of violence and real hate , and aggression and real hate, especially viral, especially when videos go viral, it's dangerous for society. it's very dangerous for society. we to have some barriers, we need to have some barriers, some boundaries where somebody is stepping up and saying, we are not going to tolerate this. what's done about it? and what's being done about it? and i like voice is not i feel like that voice is not loud enough. i feel like that voice is not lou howyugh. i feel like that voice is not lou how would you a man >> how would you feel if a man had stood up a event had stood up at a pride event and said, punch all women in the face? i would be appalled. exactly face? i would be appalled. exa he' face? i would be appalled. exa he would have been arrested, >> he would have been arrested, would have arrested, would have been arrested, especially if he was convicted. >> had been in >> and also someone had been in prison decades. can prison for three decades. can you somebody up you imagine if somebody stood up on stage and said, punch transgender people in the face, punch black people in the face, punch black people in the face, punch in the face, but punch jews in the face, but because it's just women, it seems like it's not really taken terribly seriously anymore. >> like the position of >> it feels like the position of women this and across women in this country and across the feels almost

women in this country and across the itfeels almost women in this country and across the it feels almost women in this country and across the it feels worse: women in this country and across the it feels worse than sometimes it feels worse than it's been. feminist it's ever been. it is a feminist issue. bushra isn't it? >> it is, yeah. >> it is, yeah. >> it is being sidelined. sad. and it's though, because, >> it is being sidelined. sad. and know, though, because, >> it is being sidelined. sad. and know, tho we , because, >> it is being sidelined. sad. and know, tho we have ause, >> it is being sidelined. sad. and know, tho we have the , you know, when we have the rights and women rights of women and women speaking point is speaking up, the whole point is protecting speaking up, the whole point is prote it ng and when you have what it is. and when you have the transgender movement who are a group the moment a protected group at the moment and are , which and we know that they are, which is know, there's is fine, you know, there's certain that certain levels that you do protect each but when protect each other, but when it's this violence towards it's this this violence towards women in any capacity, i just still do not understand why things are not being done about it, because this isn't the first time seen even think time we've seen this even think it's even think it's about >> i don't even think it's about protecting don't protecting women because i don't feel be protected. feel i need to be protected. i think just really rmt think it's about just really rmt and truth. i think that the reality of how we live and biological reality is being twisted into this very odd doesn't this now on to this extraordinary show. >> we have to. >> we have to. >> can i just say , would you >> can i just say, would you describe this cancer charity .7 describe this cancer charity? well, it's in the times, but it's been all over the papers the few days. and goes the last few days. and it goes on on. a cancer charity is on and on. a cancer charity is ask describing the female ask is describing the female genitalia, the vagina as a

they're saying we need to call it a bonus hole . it a bonus hole. >> we are this is this is specifically for trans people, for men and yeah, for for trans men and yeah, for trans people . trans people. >> hard to know. >> hard to know. >> i suppose this would be i think this is really offensive to women. >> a bonus hole. >> a bonus hole. >> i mean, it's disgusting . >> i mean, it's disgusting. >> i mean, it's disgusting. >> it's disgusting. it's disgusting. and it's anatomically incorrect . yeah, anatomically incorrect. yeah, it's confusing . it further kind it's confusing. it further kind of confuses everybody around what's what is it is it a game? >> what is it like a bonus hole when you go to an entertainment park and you win something? like what? this? what? what is this? >> of chuckling, but >> we're sort of chuckling, but it's funny. it's not funny. >> it's not funny. >> it's not funny. >> it's not funny. >> it's awful. it's horrible. and these terms becoming and these terms are becoming so normalised. , what is charity? >> but hold on. charity? >> why 1old on. charity? >> why is.d on. charity? >> why is this|. charity? >> why is this necessary? this why this necessary? would why is this necessary? why would you this reminds me of you call it? this reminds me of teenage 90s who teenage lads in the 90s who would hole. would call it like a glory hole. they calling it a they were also calling it a front is really , front hole. this is really, really odd confusing. we really odd and confusing. we have confusion around have enough confusion around gender and sexuality people gender and sexuality and people feelings and people's bodies and who's and who's female. why who's male and who's female. why would to rename them would we need to rename them a the genitalia, a bonus

the female genitalia, a bonus hole .7 and the thing is, where hole? and the thing is, where doesit hole? and the thing is, where does it come from? >> sorry, emma, this isn't even inclusive language . you know, inclusive language. you know, this inclusive language . this isn't inclusive language. this offensive language to this is offensive language to women, you know, and so we need to stand up. we need to have our voice and say, sorry, cancer, charity. you say that charity. you cannot say that because this terminology is really offensive to us. every single person was born except for caesarean, was born this way. >> we don't need to be a bonus. >> we don't need to be a bonus. >> it's entirely necessary . >> it's entirely necessary. should we just look at what happened to george osborne over the weekend .7 emma, this was the the weekend? emma, this was the just this person wasn't officially a just stop oil, bit officially a just stop oil, bit of orange confetti blur . of orange confetti blur. >> did it hurt him through orange confetti over george osborne and his wife, who'd already had an interesting already had had an interesting run up to their wedding day , and run up to their wedding day, and that a very that there had been a very vicious email that was released with her guests to all of her guests detailing if you're watching, if you're listening on tv , on the radio, this is george tv, on the radio, this is george and his wife leaving the church. >> somebody who's wearing an odd wig orange confetti

wig has chucked orange confetti over them. >> that's bloke overthem. >> that's bloke awigjust stop. >> i say not but they >> i say not them. but they nevertheless sympathised with what . what that person did. >> what do you think? yeah, i think it's i think it's childish andifs think it's i think it's childish and it's disrespectful to go and it's so disrespectful to go and it's so disrespectful to go and ruin and destroy somebody's wedding day like that. >> i would hate for that to have happened get if people happened to me. i get if people want to protest and they want to do something, pick do something, but pick your moments on moments, don't do it on someone's wedding day. that's something now it's literally cherish. and now it's literally been tarnished by this event. that's quite scary. >> as well. emma that's what struck me. well they seem to get everywhere. >> i mean, there's a joke doing the twitter about, the rounds on twitter about, you know, oil know, these just stop oil people. front row people. they get front row tickets to beyonce, they get taylor they taylor swift, they get glastonbury. you know, how are they to all they getting the tickets to all they getting the tickets to all the the cricket. the big events? so the cricket. yeah, exactly. let's all join just a more serious just up. but on a more serious note and you know, how did they how did they get into george osborne's wedding? seem how did they get into george osbcodd. wedding? seem how did they get into george osbcodd. ivedding? seem how did they get into george osbcodd. i mean,]? seem how did they get into george osbcodd. i mean, it seem how did they get into george osbcodd. i mean, it could seem how did they get into george osbcodd. i mean, it could havem very odd. i mean, it could have been worse. the, you know, the more part of me more realistic part of me when i first saw it, i thought it was paint i first saw paint when i first saw the footage. paint when i first saw the fooand have been very

upsetting. >> awful. upsetting. >> awf there been a lot >> but there have been a lot of security because there was security there because there was at former prime at least one former prime minister, at least one former prime mirsoar, at least one former prime mirso how did how they get in? >> i'm going to say this. i find just to be so cultist. just stop oil to be so cultist. it's it's this it's becoming cultist it's this groupies of gathering and i think the momentum is picking up and we need to yeah we've run out sadly emma good to out of time sadly emma good to see you. >> bushra. >> w- 5 so much. we've come >> thank you so much. we've come to the end of show. it has to the end of the show. it has flown we've packed in. flown by. we've packed a lot in. coming live desk coming up next is a live desk with longhurst and pip with mark longhurst and pip tomson. with tomson. we'll be back with britain's newsroom tomorrow at 930. have great see then. >> temperature's rising . >> the temperature's 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. we saw lots of showers over the weekend. there will be more to come today. in fact, some longer spells too. feeling spells of rain too. and feeling quite fresh . and that's the quite fresh. and that's the picture for the next few days as well. pressure in charge of well. low pressure in charge of our bringing showers our weather, bringing showers and spells of rain. it and longer spells of rain. it doesn't quickly for

doesn't go anywhere quickly for much of this week, really keeping it fairly unsettled and cool. keeping it fairly unsettled and cool . and yes, there is some cool. and yes, there is some sunshine. first thing this morning, particularly across the north and the east. but towards the southwest, we've got gathering clouds and outbreaks of this slowly going to of rain. this is slowly going to push north and eastwards as we go through day. some of this go through the day. some of this rain could be heavy at times for parts of into the midlands parts of wales into the midlands and of and northwestern parts of england elsewhere england later as well. elsewhere will generally be a case of sunshine and showers and some of them heavy at times, them will be heavy at times, possibly thundery too . best of possibly thundery too. best of the towards the the sunshine towards the south—east see highs south—east where we'll see highs approaching the mid 20s feeling quite chilly under the and quite chilly under the cloud and rain into this evening. that rain into this evening. that rain pushes northward and fragments into showers. but then towards the southwest we see further rain pushing into southern counties of england and wales. as we move overnight, some of this will be heavy as well. and can see further well. and you can see further showers across scotland, northern ireland, northern england, too. so will keep england, too. so this will keep temperatures up generally between 14 and 17, ten celsius to us into tuesday morning.

to take us into tuesday morning. so it's a bit of an unsettled start. we have rain clearing eastwards across england and wales, elsewhere , some wales, showers elsewhere, some of these heavy at times for parts scotland and northern parts of scotland and northern ireland later on ireland and then later on northern some rumbles northern england to some rumbles of thunder, possible few glimmers of sunshine in between the showers and feeling quite fresh, around the fresh, particularly around the west, where will be quite west, where it will be quite breezy . temperatures in the high breezy. temperatures in the high teens to low 20s acas across the uk, which is a little below average , particularly where average, particularly where we do strength of wind do have that strength of wind over the next few days. does over the next few days. it does stay further showers stay unsettled, further showers or spells rain or longer spells of rain and temperatures generally on the cool side , reaching the low 20s cool side, reaching the low 20s at towards the south and at best towards the south and east, the temperatures rising , a east, the temperatures rising, a boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on .