gb news. >> this is dan wootton tonight. with me mark dolan with you all week breaking tonight , the sun week breaking tonight, the sun is reporting that the bbc star suspended over sex claims has been accused of breaking lockdown rules to meet one young stranger he met on a dating site. this comes after a second young person sensationally claimed that they received abusive and expletive filled messages from the still unnamed presenter . messages from the still unnamed presenter. so isn't it time the corporation and its hapless director general, tim davie, ended this farce and named the man at the centre of this growing storm? i'll make that case in my digest next before my superstar panel have their say tonight, we're joined by baroness foster calvin robinson and rebecca reid . plus, as tim and rebecca reid. plus, as tim davie admits, the beeb is

scrambling to salvage its reputation after this latest scandal . scandal. >> one thing i would say is that these are damaged. these are clearly damaging to the bbc. >> do you still have trust in the clash? that's what i'll be asking the bbc. do you trust it? we'll hear from both sides on that one then. a man who spent 26 years at broadcasting house is journalist and author tom bower gives his unfiltered verdict on what he believes is now a leaderless organisation . now a leaderless organisation. he'll also have the latest on harry and meghan and their growing drama, too . also coming growing drama, too. also coming up, would you give up space in your home for a migrant? that's a radical idea backed by a former tory minister to help slash our £2 billion immigration hotel bill? and i'll ask my panel if they would be willing to shack up with an asylum seeker to save the taxpayer money. you won't want to miss that one. but with costs soaring, can we ever solve the migrant crisis reform uk leader richard tice sets out his plan

to stop the boats and shore up our borders. live in the studio shortly . plus, as the one year shortly. plus, as the one year anniversary of liz truss leadership campaign is marked by mortgage rates soaring to a 15 year high. has our low tax queen been proved right? her former chancellor kwasi kwarteng, joins me live later in the show . me live later in the show. tomorrow's front page is on the way to hot off the press and our crown a new greatest britain and union jackass. this is dan wootton tonight. a very busy two hours to come. it's a bbc in crisis special. let's go . crisis special. let's go. more explosive revelations coming thick and fast . you're coming thick and fast. you're watching gb news, britain's news channel. my digest is on the way. but first, the headlines with rory smith .

with rory smith. >> thank you very much , mark. >> thank you very much, mark. bbc presenter jeremy vine has put pressure on his unnamed colleague at the centre of two sets of allegations , is sets of allegations, is suggesting it may be time for him to go public. it comes as a second person has come forward to make a complaint against the bbc. presenter accused of paying for sexually explicit photos. the broadcaster says it spoke to a person in their early 20s who claims they were sent a number of threatening messages by the host after they were allegedly contacted by the presenter on a dating app. the person says they were put under pressure to meet the bbc star, but never did . the bbc star, but never did. while speaking to the bbc, the second young person who was not involved in the previous payments for photos allegation says they remain scared by the power the presenter holds . well, power the presenter holds. well, separately , the bbc has separately, the bbc has published details of its highest paid stars as part of its annual

report . gary paid stars as part of its annual report. gary lineker remains the corporation's top paid presenter, taking home more than £1.35 million. zahawi bazball is the highest paid female presenter, earning more . than presenter, earning more. than £980,000. a 15 year old boy has been charged with attempted wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article after a teacher was stabbed in gloucester yesterday. the male teacher , jeremy sansom, who was teacher, jeremy sansom, who was injured in tewkesbury academy, was discharged from hospital yesterday evening . police said yesterday evening. police said they do not believe it was terror related. the boy will remain in custody tonight before appearing in court tomorrow . the appearing in court tomorrow. the nato chief has announced allies have agreed to three key steps to bring ukraine closer to membership. jens stoltenberg said 11 nations will start training ukrainian pilots to fly f—16 jets. they have also

removed the requirement for a membership action plan , making membership action plan, making ukraine's path to becoming a nato country easier. well, in addition to this, there will create a ukraine nato council for consultation and for decision making. with the first meeting set for tomorrow . joe meeting set for tomorrow. joe biden's former chief of staff, susan platt, told gb news the nato membership won't happen until the conflict is over . until the conflict is over. >> us has done everything they can in support of the war in ukraine against putin's army and will continue to do that. i think there's time for everything and i think it's great that we now have really a pretty much of a brick wall by including finland and sweden. thank you to mr erdogan joining the nato alliance against russia i >> -- >>a >> a romanian people smuggler has been jailed for 12 years and seven months for the manslaughter of 39 vietnamese migrants in 2019. 50 year old

marius draghici fled the country after the bodies of migrants were discovered in a container where they were being transported from belgium to essex by ferry . the high court essex by ferry. the high court judge described the rrajce as the organisers right hand man . the organisers right hand man. to online dab+ radio and on tune in. this is gb news nato. it's back to . back to. mark >> i've started so i'll finish. if only there were more masterminds at the bbc, the national state broadcaster full of pointless celebrities looks to be the weakest link at the moment with a confused public playing a prolonged game of doctor who in relation to the identity of this unnamed star who allegedly paid for explicit images from a young person .

images from a young person. well, things get worse for the beeb as their own news division . now sensationally report that a second young person has come forward telling bbc news they felt threatened by the presenter . the individual in their early 20s was reportedly first contacted anonymously by the presenter on a dating app. according to the beeb's own report . the youngster says they report. the youngster says they were put under pressure to meet up were put under pressure to meet up , but never did. when the up, but never did. when the young person hinted online that they might name the presenter, they might name the presenter, they say they were allegedly sent abusive , expletive filled sent abusive, expletive filled messages as the youngster unconnected to the person involved in the original allegations said they'd been scared by the power. the presenter held. they said the threats made in the messages and which have been seen and verified by bbc news, had frightened them and they remain scared. and breaking tonight, the sun report that a third individual, aged 23, claims that

the unnamed presenter broke lockdown rules for one encounter in february 2021. that is a third alleged person involved . third alleged person involved. now the beeb look to have been asleep at the wheel in the handung asleep at the wheel in the handling of the previous allegations , having sat on their allegations, having sat on their hands for seven long weeks before even raising the issue with the presenter accused . this with the presenter accused. this will add further to a nightmare that threatens to worsen the bbc's already battered reputation in the eyes of the public. from day one, on the 18th of may, what these parents had to say ought to have put the bbc on high alert with the prime minister rishi sunak, no less. this morning, quite rightly saying these are serious and concerning allegations . concerning allegations. >> we have an existing set of laws that govern free speech and privacy. >> i think it's important that the bbc conducts this investigation quickly and rigorously, given the concerns and serious nature of the allegations . allegations. >> this is starting to look like

a comedy of errors from a broadcaster that brought us the office fawlty towers and only fools and horses well, they're making fools of us now as they continue to treat us like children withholding the identity of a man whose wages , identity of a man whose wages, as you and i, pay. well are a criminal offence, has been committed , is frankly neither committed, is frankly neither here nor there . a picture is here nor there. a picture is emerging of a major bbc talent. we're told a household name who was so arrogant, so we're told a household name who was so arrogant , so reckless, was so arrogant, so reckless, and felt so untouchable that he allegedly handed over thousands of pounds and asked for images from a potentially vulnerable youngster . from a potentially vulnerable youngster. we're supposed to look up to these people, folks, the media elite , fat cats, state the media elite, fat cats, state subsidised stars on wildly inflated salaries , is treated inflated salaries, is treated like mini emperors all at your expense in what will add insult to injury, the former editor of the sun newspaper, kelvin mackenzie, told me on this show last night that although he thinks this individual will never reach appear on our television screens, he may get a

healthy severance package. yes, you guessed it, paid for by you and me . of course, the beeb and me. of course, the beeb would already love to close the chapter on this horror story, but there are now more questions than answers . but there are now more questions than answers. how has this young person found the funds to employ a top firm of london lawyers ? a top firm of london lawyers? they must have been very fastidious with their pocket money and whilst lawyers for the youngsters say the story is utter rubbish, what about the parents who we are told have received no money for going to the sun they insist the star has got into the head of their child and who it's alleged even frantically called them in recent days, saying what have you done? and according to the sun, reports begged the mother to end the investing negation. the sun maintained they have firm evidence proving payments were made and even possible photographic evidence of the onune photographic evidence of the online exchange. if the bbc think they could ride out this and that, we'll just shrug our

shoulders and move on while they can think again until the star is named or has the courage to fess up himself, the story will become increasingly toxic and corrosive for the national broadcaster and will further undermine public trust in the institution . even one of its institution. even one of its biggest stars, jeremy vine, has urged the presenter to come forward and spare his colleagues further embarrassment . at this further embarrassment. at this current unseemly cover up. is an inqu current unseemly cover up. is an insult to the intelligence of the british people. perhaps an mp should use his or her powers of parliamentary privilege in the house of commons to launch the house of commons to launch the boil and name the star. if i was in the house, we can but dream i would name and shame the bbc would like to think the story is coming to an end. but let me tell you, it's only just begun. let me tell you, it's only just begun . let's get reaction now begun. let's get reaction now from my superstar panel , from my superstar panel, conservative peer baroness foster gb news star calvin

robinson , and author and robinson, and author and journalist rebecca reid. calvin, let me start with you . what have let me start with you. what have the bbc done wrong here? >> i don't think it's what the bbc have done wrong here. i think it's what the host has done wrong here in that someone has acted immorally. and if there is illegal activity, the bbc needs refer it to the bbc needs to refer it to the police and then it becomes a police and then it becomes a police matter. >> indeed. do you take my view, police matter. >> indethat)o you take my view, police matter. >> indethat actually ke my view, police matter. >> indethat actually whetherew, though, that actually whether a crime has been committed or not is neither here nor if is neither here nor there? if this somebody was an this is somebody that was an important the bbc, important figure in the bbc, they shouldn't have behaved in this manner. >> agree they shouldn't this manner. >> behaved they shouldn't this manner. >> behaved iney shouldn't this manner. >> behaved in thisiouldn't this manner. >> behaved in this manner. but have behaved in this manner. but i don't agree with you that they need to named and shamed need to be named and shamed because in innocence because i believe in innocence until they until proven guilty. and they haven't they haven't been to court. they haven't been to court. they haven't their fair share of haven't had their fair share of justice. i don't think it's justice. so i don't think it's anyone's interest yet for them to how you? what do you >> how about you? what do you think? name and shame, rebecca. >> shocked to find think? name and shame, rebecca. >> sort shocked to find think? name and shame, rebecca. >> sort of shocked to find think? name and shame, rebecca. >> sort of baying cked to find think? name and shame, rebecca. >> sort of baying ford to find think? name and shame, rebecca. >> sort of baying for blood1d people sort of baying for blood already. the idea, not blood, just the truth. oh come on. the idea could idea that somebody could turn around that of us around and say that any of us had something wrong and

had done something wrong and that our employer, rather than conducting private internal conducting a private internal investigation, conducting a private internal in\the gation, conducting a private internal in\the wolves and tell everybody to the wolves and tell everybody who shocking. like we who you are is shocking. like we have intermittently have arguments intermittently about anonymity for people who are accused of rape and the same people who to calling people who seem to be calling for to be named for this person to be named would always say that were a man accused rape, he should accused of rape, he should be given it's an given anonymity. it's an extraordinary cognitive dissonance going on here. and i think largely wanting think it's largely about wanting to bbc. i think it's a to bash the bbc. i think it's a lot of people who hate the bbc using this as stick to beat using this as a stick to beat them with the who don't them with the people who don't like were not like the bbc were not responsible this behaviour. responsible for this behaviour. >> newspaper is chock >> the sun newspaper is chock full, chock full indeed. alleged behaviour, full, chock full indeed. alleged behinewspaper well armed with sun newspaper is well armed with top legal advice. there's no way they to press with this they would go to press with this unless done their unless they had done their homework. claimed that homework. they claimed that they've evidence of they've got evidence of payments. not to take the payments. are we not to take the comments of the parents seriously? comments of the parents seriare ly? comments of the parents seriarely? not taking the >> are we not taking the comments of the alleged victims? >> we're >> no, we're not. >>— >> no, we're not. >> surely the i'll tell you what gets who makes gets to be the person who makes the about whether they the decision about whether they do know have do you know why i have a question mark about the alleged victim? >> because the alleged victim is speaking top london speaking through top london lawyers. for those

lawyers? >> well, surely the worst thing that do if someone was that you could do if someone was alleging something against you would get them really, would be to get them really, really who a really good lawyers who have a duty care, who's paying, duty of care, who's paying, who's who's paying who's paying, who's paying for the that the lawyers. i'm not sure that our speculating about is our speculating about who is paying our speculating about who is paying lawyers is paying for the lawyers is necessarily idea. necessarily a very good idea. legally. >> raises it raises a >> it raises it raises a question over the veracity question mark over the veracity of the youngster. of this denial by the youngster. >> i don't think it i >> i don't think it does. i think i think that stripping somebody of their agency. >> the issue there is if >> well, the issue there is if this youngster groomed, then this youngster was groomed, then they be speaking they might not be speaking truthfully. might truthfully. they might be speaking they're groomed. >> parents, parents >> the parents, the parents allege sun newspaper, allege via the sun newspaper, baroness that this baroness foster, that this presenter into the head presenter has got into the head of they certainly of their son. they certainly haven't gone the papers to haven't gone to the papers to make they've received make money. they've received no fee. there's more to fee. so i think there's more to this than meets eye. this than meets the eye. >> i think such a such >> i think there's such a such a complex issue. reason complex issue. and the reason i say because i do actually say that, because i do actually agree with some comments from the panel here, you've got two issues you've got how the issues here. you've got how the bbc have behaved with these allegations , member of staff, allegations, member of staff, a key member of staff apparently who is a well known person. and

then you've got the other side of an argument is what you do if somebody is accused, because as we've also seen, when that goes wrong. sure. so i would say, first of all, the bbc, we are an arrogant organisation when there are things that go wrong in the bbc, they are wholly reluctant not to actually turn around and admit they've made errors and that seems to be endemic. admit they've made errors and that seems to be endemic . and that seems to be endemic. and certainly over the last few years in a number of in a number of areas. and just as an example , when we're looking at, you know, are you are you guilty or are you innocent? look at the anfics are you innocent? look at the antics out of the bbc. over, sir. cliff richard, not even in the country . we've got a the country. we've got a helicopter going to his home, which he never, ever returned to it. absolutely decimated his life . and then that also fell life. and then that also fell into other allegations , ins and into other allegations, ins and other issues that went on with lord bramall, with sir leon

brittan, with my friend harvey proctor, who were then accused of all sorts of horrendous crimes and none of it was true. >> it makes people are traumatised. >> and this was and this was how this sort of chain then reacted. so i do think you know, i'm not going to question the person's integrity or the parents integrity. i don't know what happened. none of us do. but i think the bbc now have to really step up. and i think, as you say, the name of the person is apparently in the public domain . we don't know whether they are guilty or they're innocent. but this needs to be dealt with and deau this needs to be dealt with and dealt with very quickly. >> well, let's take a look at this new development. as i've just revealed, a breaking news story from the newspaper for story from the sun newspaper for the presenter the suspended presenter allegedly broke lockdown rules in february 2021 to visit a 23 year old stranger who he also met through an online dating site. the young person told the sun he came round for an hour. i

was quite shocked that he broke the rules because of who he is. i was just a random person online. i i was just a random person onune.ii i was just a random person online. i ithink i was just a random person online. i i think we're now entering a situation here of national interest to find out who this person is. it's embarrassing for colleagues who have to go on twitter and say, it's not me, guv. calvin, we've got to lance the boil. >> no, i think this just shows that people are jumping on the bandwagon. it's becoming a bit of witch because this new of a witch hunt because this new person speak up is a well, an person to speak up is a well, an adult. there's no implication adult. so there's no implication of and of illegal activity. and everyone lockdown rules everyone broke lockdown rules unless this especially by february 21st. indeed unless this presenter who this presenter was someone who was out the was speaking out for the lockdown and promoting the lockdown, single bbc star. lockdown, every single bbc star. >> now, of course, we say >> now, of course, we to say allegedly, but bbc star allegedly, but every bbc star was lockdown was behind the lockdown narrative. can't remember narrative. i can't remember anyone maybe this isn't narrative. i can't remember a|good maybe this isn't narrative. i can't remember a|good idea. maybe this isn't narrative. i can't remember a|good idea. so maybe this isn't narrative. i can't remember a|good idea. so looklbe this isn't narrative. i can't remember a|good idea. so look ,»e this isn't narrative. i can't remember a|good idea. so look , my1is isn't a good idea. so look, my brilliant pundits tonight think there's not much to see here. well, i disagree. i think that this is a massive story. let's now get a direct statement from the director general of the bbc, tim davie, who has defended the broadcaster's handling of the

allegations awkward allegations in an awkward interview with radio four's world at one. take a listen. as you can see from the timeline, they were contacted. >> there was no response . we can >> there was no response. we can debate how many times that should have happened, but the allegations were seriously i >> -- >> there you go . listen, i'm >> there you go. listen, i'm very, very, very concerned about the different stories that are coming out in relation to this person there on the public payroll. their colleagues are embarrassed and endless damage is being done to the organisation. i would name organisation. so i would name and shame. what do you think, dan, at gb news news.com? we'll get to your feedback very shortly. now hotel costs shortly. now with hotel costs running £2 billion a running at over £2 billion a yean running at over £2 billion a year, will we ever solve the migrant crisis reform? leader migrant crisis reform? uk leader richard live in richard tice joins me live in the to answer just that. the studio to answer just that. but first, just as this alleged sex threatens to engulf sex scandal threatens to engulf the bbc, do you still trust the national broadcaster? social commentator narinder kaur takes on defund the bbc director, rebecca ryan . that's coming up rebecca ryan. that's coming up next. let us know what you think . us de—man at gbnews.com . email us de—man at gbnews.com or tweet at gb news. and

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news. the people's channel. britain's news . news. the people's channel. britain's news. channel >> richard tice kwasi kwarteng and tom bower to come . but it's and tom bower to come. but it's time now for the clash . and time now for the clash. and shocking breaking revelations

from the sun newspaper tonight accused the bbc's sex scandal present her of breaking covid lockdown rules in 2021 to meet men or a young man, i should say, that he matched with on a dating app. the person who the presenter told the sun the bbc were briefing the nation on the rules when their star, who was part of the institution, was quite happy to break them. director general tim davie today said the sex scandal rocking the broadcaster was damaging the embattled insisting embattled corporation, insisting he'd launch a probe to re—examine how serious complaints were red flagged through the organisation. davie admitted he has not yet spoken to the bbc presenter in question who continues to remain anonymous as the bbc. >> as you know, sarah is often in the midst of quite painful and difficult affairs and storms and difficult affairs and storms and i think one thing i would say is , is these are damaging. say is, is these are damaging. these are clearly damaging to the bbc. it's not a good

situation. and under my leadership , we will absolutely leadership, we will absolutely be as transparent as we can. although you could argue that it wouldn't be the sun doing the running on this story. >> it would be the bbc if the processes had worked properly. >> so what do you think? does the bbc have questions to answer for its handling of the case and can it retain the trust of the public? let me know your thoughts. dan at gbnews.com. tweet gb news and vote in tweet me at gb news and vote in the doing battle on this the poll doing battle on this right now is the director of defund the bbc campaign group rebecca ryan and social commentator narinder kaur. rebecca ryan and social commentator narinder kaur . well commentator narinder kaur. well rebecca ryan, let's get the ball rolling here. does this story bnng rolling here. does this story bring the bbc into further disrepute? it absolutely it does. >> i think this is really frustrating for the british pubuc frustrating for the british public who are being tapped up to fund this organisation that is stumbling from one sex scandal to another . scandal to another. >> and people are so frustrated that they're being forced to fund something which, you know , fund something which, you know, poll after poll shows that two

thirds of britons want to get rid of the licence fee anyway, but yet we're still forced to if they want to watch any live broadcast tv and therefore they're having to fund this kind of chaos. and we've had the tim davie saying that, know , davie saying that, you know, putting up and saying, putting his hands up and saying, you look you know, this doesn't look good. it's damaging. good. obviously, it's damaging. you can interpret that. you know, we can interpret that. it's a complete and utter mess and chaos the bbc. their and chaos at the bbc. their allegation after allegation . an allegation after allegation. an yeah, it's not a good look. and not only is it not a good look, but it's really frustrating for british people who are struggling to pay their bills at the moment to put food on the table you know, shoes table to get, you know, shoes for kids being forced to for their kids being forced to pay for their kids being forced to pay for the bbc, which is just in a whirlwind of chaos right now . how. >> now. >> well, indeed, we've got allegations narinder kaur of a bbc star completely out of control in their behaviour with 35 grand to spare to pay allegedly for images, money that we are forced to pay through the licence fee.

>> oh, listen. allegedly. allegedly, allegedly . rebecca, allegedly, allegedly. rebecca, you sound quite misguided. and i think that your whole agenda here is to discredit the bbc again and again. here is to discredit the bbc again and again . and you've just again and again. and you've just jumped on a story that's actually a non—story. this isn't actually a non—story. this isn't a bbc scandal. this is a sun newspaper scandal . these are newspaper scandal. these are allegations given by the parents to the tabloid kids, not even the police . we must have the police. we must have presumption of innocence that is vital to our justice system. and we have to let the process take its course. if something criminal has happened, if then the police will deal with this. this is not for public consumption and it is not of pubuc consumption and it is not of public interest, even if it's a bbc. and i think the bbc have been quite right in dealing with this and not naming the accused , they're quite right. >> narinder kaur narinder kaur quite right for sitting on their hands for seven weeks when to concerned parents approached the bbc about their crack addict son. you think that was the right thing to do, that they

would wait for seven weeks? >> no, they were drip fed information. as far as i know, and actually seven weeks isn't all that long for such a big allegation. and the fact that these parents have didn't go to these parents have didn't go to the police, they went to a tabloid newspaper. the victim , tabloid newspaper. the victim, the alleged victim himself has rubbished the claims. >> narinder kaur story narinder kaur narinder kaur quite laughable . narinder kaur you laughable. narinder kaur you make it sound like they went to the tabloids somehow for pubuchy the tabloids somehow for publicity or money they've received no fee. they would argue they were worried about their child . their child. >> well , this again, this is all >> well, this again, this is all allegations on the bbc. i will go back to this. they've handled this. correct? because actually the accused, the alleged accused is protected in the libel law, employment law and privacy law . employment law and privacy law. so they are quite right because they have a duty of care to their employee . as you said their employee. as you said yesterday and you've said quite a times, mark. oh, we are a few times, mark. oh, we are forced pay this. this is our

forced to pay this. this is our taxpayers money. it's his wages, it's his wages. he can do what he likes. it's none of our business if no crime has taken place. this is all allegations. it's quite laughable. this story is a non—story , mark. it needs is a non—story, mark. it needs to go . to go. >> rebecca, do you think that the bbc should name and shame the bbc should name and shame the star? >> i don't think that the bbc should necessarily name and shame, but i think it's right for him to put this to rest now and come out now that we've had two further allegations. you know, it's becoming clear it's everybody knows is. you everybody knows who it is. you know, you speak to anybody on know, if you speak to anybody on the don't know who the street, you don't know who it actually don't know who it >> i actually don't know who it is. and just because is. and rebecca, just because you lockdown rules, you you broke lockdown rules, you feel he's got come out feel that he's got to come out now. there's no story here. and he shouldn't he or she shouldn't have to come out. and think have to come out. and i think it's just you're just it's absolutely just you're just jumping on something to discredit the bbc. and there's nothing here. honestly. go to bed , rebecca. bed, rebecca. >> rebecca. i mean, i was

ianed >> rebecca. i mean, i was invited on here to speak about it and i've invited on numerous outlets to talk about it. i'm not pushing this agenda, so i've been talking rubbish. >> a bit a strange agenda. >> a bit of a strange agenda. you one a time from you run away one at a time from the bbc. you run a you run a whole group called defund the bbc. of course you've got an agenda. your agenda is dark and sinister and actually you've got nothing back it up. you've nothing to back it up. you've got allegations from got nothing but allegations from a newspaper. it's quite a tabloid newspaper. it's quite embarrassing, a tabloid newspaper. it's quite embarrassing , actually. embarrassing, actually. >> no, not not allegations from a tabloid newspaper. you're framing that in a very prejudicial way. framing that in a very prejudicial way . you're you keep prejudicial way. you're you keep throwing the word tabloid newspaper around the sun is a respected tome of fleet street, andifs respected tome of fleet street, and it's reporting the comments of two allegedly concerned parents in that case. >> mark, why have they not named him? name him. name him or he or she. why haven't they? >> now, rebecca, the bbc can't because there is law in this country. >> mark, we have a law and we must follow the law. >> i believe that the national broadcaster, which of course,

means that if you're a star on the bbc, you're essentially a pubuc the bbc, you're essentially a public servant. if your behaviour allegedly falls below the correct standard, i think that you should be known to the public. we are there employer at the moment by staying silent, by staying silent. don't interrupt me narinder. i've got to make this point by staying silent. they are damaging the institution , which i'm sure you institution, which i'm sure you would love to see survive. of course, rebecca wants to see it closed down defunded. but closed down or defunded. but rebecca, is it really the fault of the bbc who employ 22,000 people? if one of their employees goes rogue, why is that their fault ? that their fault? >> i think the thing is, and i'm not sure if you can still hear me because my screen has frozen there. we've got you. can you hear me? yep, you can. yes so i think the thing that we've think the thing is that we've seen is a pattern of seen this is a pattern of behaviour from the bbc that they're not able to deal with these kinds of things in a timely effective manner. and timely and effective manner. and that's really that's what people are really frustrated you know, is frustrated about. you know, is that money, that this is taxpayers money, this money that are. that this is taxpayers money, thisrebecca ey that are. that this is taxpayers money, thisrebecca you at are. that this is taxpayers money, thisrebecca you keep are. that this is taxpayers money, thisrebecca you keep sayinga. >> rebecca you keep saying finish what i'm saying, finish .

finish what i'm saying, finish. >> you have spoken this is the people who are funding this . the people who are funding this. the british taxpayer wants to see things dealt with in a timely and effective manner. this is a complete mess that's playing out how. >> now. >> okay, rebecca ryan narinder kaur to follow law. >> rebecca okay. >> rebecca okay. >> the clock is against us and the procedure. >> all right, so look, it's all about opinions. we'll get to more of your thoughts shortly. dan gbnews.com. my thanks to nannder dan gbnews.com. my thanks to narinder and rebecca. who do you agree with? do you still trust the bbc? debbie on twitter says, i lost trust in beeb in i lost trust in the beeb in their cover up of savile's crimes . then there was the crimes. then there was the martin bashir episode showed trust is hard to come by, but very easy to lose. toby says the bbc get most things right. yes they have made some mistakes, but so has every organisation . but so has every organisation. as suzy says, retain trust would imply i had trust in the bbc in the first place, which is incorrect. and your verdict is in. 18% of you say you do retrain in trust, retain trust

in the bbc, 82% say you don't trust the bbc any more. coming up, former culture secretary david mellor delivers his verdict on the growing crisis at the bbc. lots to get through. it's a bbc in crisis special kwasi kwarteng tom bower and richard tice on the way. but first, the weather . first, the weather. >> a brighter outlook with boxed suella proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hello there and greg dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast . further news weather forecast. further heavy showers over the next few days. quite breezy as well. temperatures around average for the time of year. so we look at the time of year. so we look at the bigger picture. low pressure is in charge of our weather at the moment, bringing in those showers pushes just a little further east the next few further east over the next few days. introducing a northwesterly flow. so quite chilly north western chilly around some north western coasts of the uk end tuesday. coasts of the uk to end tuesday. showers fade for a time across parts of england and wales, but continue across northern ireland and scotland through the night. some of these heavy at times

then back into northern then pushing back into northern england, north wales by end england, north wales by the end of night. temperatures for of the night. temperatures for all in double figures, 14 or 15 celsius as minimums in towns and cities a little lower in the countryside. the best of the sunshine. first thing will be across southeastern parts of the uk. further north and west, it's quite cloudy . there'll be some quite cloudy. there'll be some showery rain and this slowly pushes south and eastwards through the day. showers turning heavy at by the heavy at times. by the afternoon, the odd rumble of thunder is possible, particularly across northern england, northern and england, northern ireland and scotland see some scotland too. we could see some localised disruption and temperatures on the cool side, 17 to 19 across the north of the uk, 20 to 23, perhaps 24 across the far south—east of england into thursday, a bright start to the morning . there will be some the morning. there will be some sunny spells around too, but the scattered showers for many, perhaps less frequent and less heavy compared to recent days. still, highs around 23 or 24 . still, highs around 23 or 24. >> a brighter outlook with boxed

solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> this is dan wootton tonight with me, mark dolan, straight talking former culture secretary david mellor has his say on the bbc scandal. >> very shortly. but first, with hotel costs running at over £2 billion a year, will we ever solve the migrant crisis ? reform solve the migrant crisis? reform uk leader richard tice lays out his battle plan .

the people's. channel >> i've been looking forward to this time now for the man who wants to sink both the tories and labour and swipe the keys for number 10 a political revolution. >> reform uk leader richard tice is enjoying huge success in the polls as his party of common sense continues its surge in popularity. but perhaps the biggest political issue of all right now is the channel migrant crisis. taxpayers are forking out more than half £1 million a day , keeping 5000 empty hotel day, keeping 5000 empty hotel beds reserved for migrants as a so—called buffer, which is more than the latest levelling up fund to help left behind regions in the uk to find prosperity. it's also three times the budget to crack homelessness of british citizens . as richard tice, the citizens. as richard tice, the small boats saga is costing us £2 billion a year. will we ever solve this crisis?

>> the truth is, mark, it's actually costing 3 or 4 times that. we're not being told the truth about this. >> but let's be very, very clear. you know, you've seen the lords reject the migration bill, you've seen the of appeal you've seen the court of appeal reject reality is reject rwanda. the reality is the boats will keep coming. nothing will stop the boats until we do what australia did and we're the only political party reform uk's plan. we've got a six point plan, but it revolves around the fundamental, kindest , revolves around the fundamental, kindest, most compassionate thing to do , which is to pick thing to do, which is to pick people up safely out of the boats and take them back to france. and the moment you do that, this vile trade stops, it stops within a fortnight. i promise you, if i was in charge, this thing stops in a fortnight. and here's the other point. if proper leadership was shown by people in the eu, if you do the same thing in the mediterranean with tunisia and north africa, that stops as well and people stop dying. that's why it's the kind thing to do. it's the compassionate thing do compassionate thing to do and it's financially smart thing

it's the financially smart thing to do. >> rishi sunak suella braverman. >> rishi sunak suella braverman. >> stupid people . >> they're not stupid people. they want be re—elected next they want to be re—elected next yeah they want to be re—elected next year. sunak to year. rishi sunak wants to remain prime minister if that solution he would do it. solution worked, he would do it. why isn't he doing because why isn't he doing it? because i'm afraid he is on this issue. >> he's just lacking in courage, lacking in leadership . i'm not lacking in leadership. i'm not saying he's stupid, but he is being politically incredibly naive. look, australia got a load of flak from all the usual institutional international suspects , but guess what? the suspects, but guess what? the boats stopped coming. it worked . i tell you what, you know, do what we know works. that's the one country that has sorted out this problem. so why don't we copy their issue? and here's the thing. i've read the international treaties under existing international laws , as existing international laws, as you can do what i have suggested, you can safely pick up and take back to the point of departure. >> so you don't think we could be accused of breaking the law and face read the mother of all court cases. >> i've read the rules . court cases. >> i've read the rules. i can tell you i would get some decent

lawyers who believe in the cause of sovereign borders. right. secure would say secure borders. and we would say under the existing international treaties, we are within the law. yes, the french are going to be a bit grumpy for a couple of weeks. >> can you return people without the support french? the support of the french? >> under existing >> you can under existing without conducting under existing international. i promise , under existing promise you, under existing international treaties, right. the safety of life at sea act 1974, the un convention law of 1983. you can do this. i've read it . are you? i know it's right. it. are you? i know it's right. >> this isn't snake oil, because many people will say, of course, richard tice will say that he's never to going come prime minister, but he's to going throw red meat. he said two weeks the boat carries on. >> the single slogan, one of three words in the election. next, it is, will be next, whenever it is, will be stop the boats like it was ten years ago in australia. and guess the that says guess what? the party that says we will stop the boats won the election and we're the only party with a plan that will stop the boats. >> i'm willing to believe that

is the case. you're a man of conviction. you're a man of your word. i've known you for a long time, but your your efforts and your success at reform uk, which time, but your your efforts and yo undoubted at reform uk, which time, but your your efforts and yo undoubted at refithink k, which time, but your your efforts and yo undoubted at refithink you're:h is undoubted and i think you're going massive momentum going to have massive momentum next of emails next year. i'm sick of emails about you are, by the about how great you are, by the way, coming in when i'm on air. so got your base, the so you've got your fan base, the people politically people who feel politically homeless party, but homeless like your party, but you're to take votes off you're going to take votes off the you're to hand the tories, you're going to hand the tories, you're going to hand the to number 10 to keir the keys to number 10 to keir starmer, the lesser of two evils would be rishi sunak falling would be rishi sunak you falling for fall into the for another, you fall into the same trap as dan wootton bless him. >> i hope he's having a lovely time. you think there's any time. but you think there's any difference the difference between the two? there's they're there's not. they're both socialists. they're. they're different the same different sides of the same social coin. if you want high taxes , nanny state, daft taxes, nanny state, daft regulation and low growth and wasteful government spending, be my guest. vote socialism. if you want low taxes , high growth, want low taxes, high growth, smart regulation and secure borders. controlled immigration. vote reform. uk >> however, can you sleep at night knowing that you might have sent a sleeping extremely

well every single night? surely keir starmer would be far worse than rishi sunak. >> rishi sunak been >> rishi sunak has been a disaster. dumas you call. >> a catastrophe. >> he's a catastrophe. >> he's a catastrophe. >> but his five pledges are going nowhere. half the going nowhere. he's half the year . to what? one of year through. to what? one of those pledges is. is he going to achieve by the end of this year? tell well, he's struggling potentially. >> he's a disaster, he won't >> if he's a disaster, he won't stop the boats. right. the waiting list look like a problem. >> the debts going up. inflation is not coming down. he's a disaster. keir starmer will also be bad for the country. he will try and take us. surely he will try and take us. surely he will try us even closer to try and take us even closer to the eu than some of the tories. >> some the tory. this is >> some of the tory. this is what people were hearing what senior people were hearing about you want reform uk about you want a reform uk government, to be prime government, you want to be prime minister more power you. minister and more power to you. >> think that could be an >> and i think that could be an election or two away because you're youthful and you you're very youthful and you look yourself. so you've look after yourself. so you've got issue is the got time. but the issue is the next election. >> cannot reward failure >> you cannot reward failure with incumbency . so with with incumbency. so you have punish incompetence have to punish incompetence and failure. but you risk for that, >> sure. but you risk for that, right? it's not a risk. the right? the it's not a risk. the pyrrhic victory of keir starmer

at number 10. and then you're like, fantastic. we've given the tories a nose. this is a man who campaigned for jeremy corbyn, the become prime the ultra socialist become prime minister. he campaigned to reverse sunak, an ultra socialist. >> wants higher taxes. he >> he wants higher taxes. he wants more government spending. he more regulations . he's he wants more regulations. he's not a conservative. he's not a thatcherite, he's a socialist . thatcherite, he's a socialist. >> is it in the national interest for britain? >> it is in the national interest to get rid of socialism and mark. all right. >> but you think need >> but you think we need a labour government in between until we get rid? i just want to get of socialism, which get rid of socialism, which means of main two means get rid of the main two parties they are not parties because they are not good for this country. >> look at state we're in, >> look at the state we're in, mark. is broken and mark. the place is broken and everybody knows it and we're the only with a vision to only people with a vision to make great again. make britain great again. >> move the dial >> what's going to move the dial for next year? because the for you next year? because the risk for you next year? because the fisk our for you next year? because the risk our first past the risk is that our first past the post system will consign you to the sidelines. you get the sidelines. how do you get seats? you seats? because that's what you need. we stand everywhere. popular are a waste of popular votes are a waste of time. cares? we stand time. who cares? we stand straight for dinner parties. >> everywhere. the >> we stand everywhere. and the point is, we give the great

british population an a different democratic choice. we all past the post is all know first past the post is difficult. that's need to difficult. that's why we need to move proportional move to proportional representation and actually many, people, the many, many people, even in the labour party, that is labour party, realise that is the system. above all, the fairest system. above all, we don't share first past the post in great company. the only other country that i'm told has it western europe. belarus, it in western europe. belarus, for heaven's know. so for heaven's sake, you know. so that's not great company. it hasn't stable government. hasn't led to stable government. it good it hasn't led to good government. if we had pr, we'd have extra 10% of the have an extra 10% of the electorate would cast their vote. 3 million more people involved in democracy. when you talk very excitingly about stopping the boats, i'm excited within two weeks, which is an almost trumpian timeline. >> when say again , put >> when you say that again, put me and i'll do it. me in charge and i'll do it. i'll word. but but if i'll take your word. but but if you're in a proportional system , never in charge , you'll never be in charge because have to have because you'd have to have probably support from left leaning you'd need leaning parties and you'd need the dems on board and the lib dems on board and a couple of look at what you'd couple of snp look at what you'd never get. anything under never get. anything done under pr, look what maloney's pr, look at what maloney's achieved 4% to 27% in just achieved from 4% to 27% in just four years. >> she's prime minister and she

is helping italy be great again. she making action. she's she is making action. she's getting stuff done and, you know, she's a she's a sensible , know, she's a she's a sensible, all socially conservative family minded person. >> richard tice, only a few seconds. >> should the bbc name and shame? no, you're completely wrong on this, mark. >> of course we know that >> of course not. we know that mps told terrible mistruths mps have told terrible mistruths within house of commons, within the house of commons, even against fellow even against your fellow presenter nigel farage, that chris bryant we know that chris bryant did. we know that tom sold terrible things tom watson sold terrible things that led real mistruths . and that led to real mistruths. and guess what? even if they did name and shame, right? no one else can. outside parliament. so all you've done is put the name out there, but whoever that presenter is , they are innocent presenter is, they are innocent until proven guilty . until proven guilty. >> answer to a straight >> straight answer to a straight question, . we'll catch >> straight answer to a straight queagain . we'll catch >> straight answer to a straight queagain soon. .we'll catch >> straight answer to a straight queagain soon. my we'll catch >> straight answer to a straight queagain soon. my thanksatch >> straight answer to a straight queagain soon. my thanks to h >> straight answer to a straight queagain soon. my thanks to the up again soon. my thanks to the leader uk. never leader of reform uk. never bonng leader of reform uk. never boring richard tice. coming up, after second person after a second young person comes forward with damaging allegations unnamed allegations against the unnamed bbc the scandal bbc presenter. is the scandal the final nail in the coffin for the final nail in the coffin for the beeb's credibility? my superstar panel returned to debate that. but first, former culture secretary and tory

grandee david mellor offers his analysis on how the state broadcaster has dealt with the crisis. david mellor is .

next now breaking news in the last hour reported by the sun newspaper , the suspended bbc newspaper, the suspended bbc star allegedly broke lockdown rules in february 2021 to visit a 23 year old stranger who he met through an online dating site . the sun has seen messages site. the sun has seen messages which suggest that as well as visiting the 23 year old's home, the star asked for a picture and he was allegedly sent a semi naked photograph. the presenter also allegedly sent cash to the youngster in three separate payments that totalled £650. so to dissect another shocking new

development to this story, i'm delighted to welcome barrister and former culture secretary david mellor. mr mellor , the david mellor. mr mellor, the first allegations in relation to the first alleged victim date back to mid—may. the first alleged victim date back to mid—may . why do you back to mid—may. why do you think the bbc should have acted more swiftly . more swiftly. >> of course , the bbc has >> of course, the bbc has handled this appallingly . handled this appallingly. >> i believe they hoped it was going to go away and i think they probably wanted it to go away. >> and when it hasn't gone away, they have fumbled around. >> i mean, the director general looks uncomfortable in the extreme in the various interviews he's given. >> and he has he should look uncomfortable. >> you cannot have a situation where a public service broadcaster allows a situation version to be perpetuated and where a man who is faces these accusations is a man, by the way, that i know well. >> and i can't believe how he's mixed up in that. and maybe he

isn't. but when you're caught up in something like this, he should say, it's me they're talking about. i didn't do x, i didn't do, i didn't do z. instead of skulking behind his lawyer's in a pretty outrageous way . and they've got to get to way. and they've got to get to the bottom of this. we cannot have the bbc. when you look at the money they get, it's like it's a poll tax, isn't it? the money they get from the licence payen money they get from the licence payer. we deserve better than we're getting from the bbc. and i think we probably, in truth , i think we probably, in truth, deserve better than we're getting from this presenter who should come out and say, i have been traduced. or he could say it's absolutely true, but you can't go on like this. >> indeed not. do you think this is an issue with the culture in the bbc, david, and the notion that their stars are untouchable 7 that their stars are untouchable ? well well, mr lineker seems to prove that they are untouchable i >> -- >> or are there the lunatics are in charge of the asylum, but

but, you know, we could spend hours dissect our favourite moments of incompetence from the bbc. but let's not do that . bbc. but let's not do that. let's just focus on where we are at the moment. first of all, the lawyers, i'm a lawyer. i used to tell my mother i was a pianist in a strip club. but no, i'm actually a lawyer. and basically the lawyers have messed this up. the judges , because the law used the judges, because the law used to be quite clear that until someone was charged with something , it was provided. of something, it was provided. of course, you didn't defend the libel laws. it was pretty much open season. on naming who you wanted to name. now there is an attempt to say that there's some privacy law, not created by parliament, but created in a muddled way by judges who are so you are not allowed to name somebody, although the whole world actually wants to know who that person is and the person who should principally want the world to know who that person is

, is the person himself . world to know who that person is , is the person himself. i think the judges have set a trap for the judges have set a trap for the unwary and unfortunate . the unwary and unfortunate. fortunately, we've got a fairly craven in media because they know perfectly well it's said that 10% of the country now knows who this person is. i'm one of the 10. i'm astonished and shocked, but he may not be true. but what they've got to do is get on and prove one way or the other . what we can't have is get on and prove one way or the other. what we can't have is this phoney war, this ridiculous situation where he skulks behind his lawyers and where the bbc fails failed to show any leadership whatsoever to justify this huge guaranteed income they get where they don't have to be like gb news. they don't have to go and prove that they're a broadcaster worthy of public trust. they get the money automatically. well let me just tell you, they don't deserve it on this evidence . on this evidence. >> david mellor, great to have you on the show. thank you for

your wise counsel. former cabinet minister and barrister. david mellor. look at your thoughts in de—man at gbnews.com. coming up as mortgage rates soar to the highest level for 15 years, has the low tax high growth plan of former pm liz truss been proven right? her chancellor kwasi kwarteng joins me live in the studio next. would we be in better shape if the party and the country had held their nerve and stuck with liz? but first, the sun have reported tonight that the unnamed bbc presenter allegedly broke lockdown rules to visit a young stranger in their flat. plus, the paper has another bombshell revelation on tomorrow's front page. stick around to see that . and there's around to see that. and there's reaction from my superstar panel reaction from my superstar panel, too. don't go anywhere . panel, too. don't go anywhere. it is the media story of the year and it is spicy stuff. do you still trust the bbc? do you think that the unnamed star should be outed by the organisation? should he fess up? we'll discuss all of that next.

>> the temperatures rising, boxed solar , the proud sponsors boxed solar, the proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hello there. i'm greg dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. further heavy showers over the next few days. quite breezy as well. temperatures around average for the time of year. well. temperatures around average for the time of year . so average for the time of year. so we look at the bigger picture, low pressure is in charge of our weather at the moment, bringing in those showers, pushes just a little further east over the next few days, introducing a northwesterly flow . so quite northwesterly flow. so quite chilly some northwestern chilly around some northwestern coast the uk to end tuesday coast of the uk to end tuesday as showers fade for a time across parts of england and wales but continue across northern ireland and scotland through the night. some of these heavy times then pushing back heavy at times then pushing back into northern england, north wales of the night. wales by the end of the night. temperatures for all double temperatures for all in double figures, 14 or 15 celsius as minimums in towns and cities a little lower in the countryside. the best of the sunshine. first thing will be across southeastern parts of the uk.

further north and west, it's quite cloudy. there'll be some showery and this slowly showery rain and this slowly pushes south and eastwards through the day. showers turning heavy at times. by the afternoon, the odd rumble of thunder possible, thunder is possible, particularly across northern england, northern ireland and scotland too. could see some scotland too. we could see some localised disruption and temperatures the cool side, temperatures on the cool side, 17 to 19 across the north of the uk, 23 to 23, perhaps 24 across the far south—east of england into thursday, a bright start to the morning . there will be some the morning. there will be some sunny spells around too, but the scattered showers for many, perhaps less frequent and less heavy compared to recent days. still, highs around 23 or 24 . still, highs around 23 or 24. >> the temperatures rising, boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on .

gb news. >> it's 10:00. gb news. >> it's10:oo. this is mark dolan standing in for dan wootton this week. and breaking tonight, a second young person has come forward with damaging allegations against the unnamed bbc presenter claiming that they received abuse of and menacing messages from the star after they first met on a dating app. so could this growing scandal be the final nail in the coffin for the final nail in the coffin for the beeb's credibility? that's the beeb's credibility? that's the big debate with my superstar panel the big debate with my superstar panel, next. tonight baroness jacqueline foster , calvin jacqueline foster, calvin robinson and rebecca reid . plus robinson and rebecca reid. plus the esteemed journalist tom bower, who worked at the bbc for 26 years. office his analysis on the crisis facing the broadcaster and its troubled director general tim davie . and director general tim davie. and tom also has news on a sensational return to the hollywood acting scene for meghan markle. you won't want to

miss that one. also coming up, one year after liz truss announced her bid to become prime minister mortgage rates have soared to the highest level for 15 years. so was trussonomics the best thing for britain, after all, has liz truss been proved right? her former right hand man, ex chancellor kwasi kwarteng , joins chancellor kwasi kwarteng, joins me live in the studio as he makes the for case low tax conservative policies and as the annual bill for housing asylum seekers in hotels reaches a staggering £2 billion, should we give up space in our own homes to accommodate migrants, as suggested by the tory mp brandon lewis ? we'll discuss that lewis? we'll discuss that controversial proposal in the media. buzz you'll also get a first look at tomorrow's front pages hot off the press. and i'll be crowning a new greatest britain and union jackass before the night is out. lots to get through . a busy hour to come at through. a busy hour to come at bbc in crisis special. first, the headlines with someone that's never in crisis. polly

middlehurst . thank you very middlehurst. thank you very much, mark. >> well, polly's taken a well—earned rest tonight, but it's me, rory smith. well, as you've been hearing, a 23 year old person claims the bbc presenter at the centre of allegations jones broke a covid lockdown rules to meet them dunng lockdown rules to meet them during the pandemic. the sun reports the young person says the star travelled across london to another county to meet them at their flat in february 2021, when coronavirus lockdown rules were in place . it comes as the were in place. it comes as the presenter is already facing allegations of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photos and sending threatening messages to a young person in their early 20s. a young person in their early 205. bbc a young person in their early 20s. bbc presenter jeremy vine has put pressure on his unnamed colleague, suggesting it may be time for him to go public. well, separately , the bbc has

separately, the bbc has published details of its highest paid stars as part of its annual report. gary lineker remains the corporation's top paid presenter, taking home more than £1.35 million as zoe ball is the highest paid female presenter , highest paid female presenter, earning more than £980,000 as a 15 year old boy has been charged with attempted wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article after a teacher was stabbed in gloucester yesterday . the male teacher, yesterday. the male teacher, jeremy hanson, who was injured in tewkesbury academy, was discharged from hospital yesterday evening . police say yesterday evening. police say they do not believe it was terror related. the boy will remain in custody tonight before appearing in court tomorrow . appearing in court tomorrow. nato the nato chief has announced allies have agreed to three steps to bring ukraine closer to membership. jen stoltenberg said 11 nations will start training ukrainian pilots

to fly f—16 jets . they've also to fly f—16 jets. they've also removed the requirement for a membership action plan, making ukraine's path to becoming a nato country easier. well in addition to this, they will create a ukraine nato council for consultation and decision making with the first meeting set for tomorrow , joe biden's set for tomorrow, joe biden's former chief of staff , set for tomorrow, joe biden's former chief of staff, susan platt, told gb news the nato membership will not happen until the conflict is over . the conflict is over. >> us has done everything they can in support of the war in ukraine against putin's army and will continue to do that. i think there's time for everything and i think it's great that we now have really a pretty much of a brick wall by including finland and sweden . including finland and sweden. thank you to mr erdogan joining the nato alliance against russia , a romanian people smuggler has been jailed for 12 years and seven months for the

manslaughter of 39 vietnamese migrants in 2019, 50 year old marius draghi fled the country after the bodies of migrants were discovered in a container. >> they were being transport from belgium to essex by ferry. the high court judge described draghi as the organisers right hand man tv online dab+ radio and on tunein . this is gb news and on tunein. this is gb news nato . it's back to . nato. it's back to. mark tomorrow's news tonight in our media buzz and we will kick off with the very first. >> let's kick off with the first look at tomorrow's front pages. and we start with the independent. now bbc star faces abusive texts, a claim from second accuser, a presenter sent menacing messages to person who threatened to name him after

meeting on dating app is the allegation made in the independent tv boss admits sex images row has damaged bbc and it took seven weeks to interview star after complaint metro second young person bombshell bbc star facing fresh claims the i bbc presenter accused of sending abuse messages to second person and now in the sun shock new developments bbc star broke lockdown phone to meet another young stranger after another youngster told the sun tonight that the scandal hit bbc star broke covid lockdown laws to meet him at different youth , meet him at different youth, said the presenter sent them creepy messages with kisses and loveheart emojis when they were just 17. so more problems for this alleged star and his employer, the bbc. for full reaction, my superstar panel, conservative peer baroness foster gb news star who's always

impeccably behaved. i'm not even sure he's got a smartphone. calvin robinson and author and journalist rebecca reid. well, look , a tough few days for the look, a tough few days for the bbc, but has their reputation actually been on a downward spiral for years? the jimmy savile scandal remains a terrible blot against the state broadcaster, as does their cover up of martin bashir's deceitful behaviour to obtain his infamous interview with the late princess diana and more recently , the diana and more recently, the beeb has been accused of biased news coverage, particularly in its reporting of brexit and the covid pandemic. how ironic, therefore calvin , if it were therefore calvin, if it were proven to be the case that this bbc star had broken lockdown rules whilst everyone on the bbc was wagging their finger about lockdowns from day one, they were. >> but the rest of the world was breaking these lockdown rules because they were immoral rules. they have been in they should never have been in place the first place. place in the first place. >> indeed. but know, we saw >> indeed. but you know, we saw how johnson and his how boris johnson and his government over the government were hauled over the coals partygate. but it coals for partygate. but it

seems the allegedly bbc stars might have been breaking lockdown rules, too. i mean, this is just on top of story after story. do you not think there's a sort of a momentum now behind this, which means it's not to going go away? >> there is momentum, but >> there is a momentum, but i don't the momentum because don't like the momentum because it's at this it's like a witch hunt at this point. people are jumping on the bandwagon. that bandwagon. the only issue that i've seen so far, the only legal issue i've so far, is the issue i've seen so far, is the under 18 needs to be under 18 that needs to be addressed that needs to be addressed and that needs to be referred police. referred to the police. >> the law is a red >> i think the law is a red herring. it seems alleged herring. it seems this alleged behaviour becoming of behaviour is not becoming of somebody would have somebody that would have been a significant star on the bbc. a publicly funded individual at one faces of do you know one of the faces of do you know what mean? somebody that's what i mean? somebody that's regularly associated with the channel regularly associated with the channel, brand, channel, with the brand, a household name allegedly behaving like this. >> has history of >> the bbc has a history of protecting sex so it protecting sex pests, so it clearly needs to deal with this issue properly. clean house, more then this more than one. and then this needs referring to the police needs to referring to the police and to put proper and then they need to put proper safeguarding measures and policies which they policies in place, which they seem lee anderson the tory seem is lee anderson in the tory mp, tory vice chairman and gb

news star right to say the bbc is a haven for. >> rebecca no, i don't think that he is right to say that. >> i think it's fairly defamatory and i think it's a really unintellectual thing to say . say. >> don't you think the bbc would have that have trouble suing that allegation it's a haven allegation that it's a haven for? >>i for? >> i mean, i'd be fascinated to see how you prove that someone well, it was a haven. >> it was a haven for potentially britain's worst eve r. >> even >> absolutely. >> yes, absolutely. >> yes, absolutely. >> crimes on >> who committed those crimes on bbc on occasions? bbc property on occasions? >> and that was a >> absolute. and that was a disgusting, case. disgusting, disgusting case. and it time where it was during a time where people were not educated about how to talk about when they were victims crimes. and it victims of sex crimes. and it was people were was a time when people were allowed get away with things allowed to get away with things in a different way. we have done progressively better as a society, in we society, generally in how we talk about issues as we talk about these issues as we have gone forward. >> the bbc sits on its >> okay, but the bbc sits on its hands for seven weeks after receiving message from parents receiving a message from parents saying son received saying our son has received £35,000 your stars £35,000 from one of your stars and we've got the receipts . and we've got the receipts. >> i think that seven weeks is actually fairly considering actually fairly good considering the of red tape . it the sheer amount of red tape. it should seven minutes. we'd should be seven minutes. we'd need to interview somebody for

an enormous allegation. you don't think that would need don't think that you would need to research to to have done the research to prove this was true? prove that this was true? investigate whether these investigate whether or not these parents anything to gain by. parents had anything to gain by. there that there are so many things that have answered before you have to be answered before you go about this. but i'm also really queasy about idea really queasy about this idea that to be that somebody needs to be morally upstanding their in morally upstanding in their in their life, order to their private life, in order to be to do a job. yes, they be able to do a job. yes, they do. so every single person who's on to behave on television needs to behave really their private really well in their private life times. the life at all times. well, the problem we don't gb problem we have is we don't gb news any skeletons in their closet. >> the issue is that we don't know the genre that this person was working in. but if they are very high profile, figure very high profile, so figure within organisation. very high profile, so figure witihow organisation. very high profile, so figure witihow highjanisation. very high profile, so figure witihow high upisation. be in a >> how high up can you be in a news channel or a broadcasting channel channel or channel or a sports channel or any channel? how high up any other channel? how high up can you be before you have to be morally good? who gets to decide? >> well, i don't don't write >> well, i don't i don't write anyone this network, for anyone on this network, for example, just example, you know, just just hypothetically, appears on hypothetically, that appears on a webcam naked or paying youngsters you know, youngsters for, you know, outrageous images. if that comes outrageous images. if that comes out that their position out, i think that their position becomes untenable here. >> about the job, is

>> that's not about the job, is it? about moral standards it? that's about moral standards in surely. in society, surely. >> gets. >> but who gets. >> but who gets. >> indeed. it also it would >> indeed. and it also it would be it would be about damage to the gb news wouldn't it? the gb news brand, wouldn't it? i foster, what do i mean, baroness foster, what do you about this? you think about this? because i just think seven years is a just think that seven years is a terribly long time. seven weeks is a time for the beeb to is a long time for the beeb to have waited to act well, i think i said initial when we began this earlier. this debate earlier. >> the is an arrogant >> the bbc is an arrogant organisation. seems organisation. it never seems to accept in so many accept responsibility in so many cases. accept responsibility in so many cases . it can never be wrong and cases. it can never be wrong and you even see when they do things andifs you even see when they do things and it's been proven that they've actually made errors, they're reluctant to actually they're so reluctant to actually to believe that they've been found sort of guilty. they didn't speak to the alleged star until , i believe, thursday of until, i believe, thursday of last week. well i come to the point. so as you've already mentioned, there have been some pretty dreadful cases , as we pretty dreadful cases, as we obviously have to be relatively careful what we're saying here, because we don't know whether this person is guilty or innocent. we no idea. and innocent. we have no idea. and we don't know gender of we also don't know the gender of the victims, by the way. the alleged victims, by the way. but also have if i may

but we also have to if i may just take general point here, just take a general point here, because what is key is the word power. now, i sit here and i've been involved in politics. all of these years, and we have seen many, many political scandals . many, many political scandals. we've seen the same in the media. and we do see it with pretty high profile people sometimes . and what i always sometimes. and what i always find absolutely astonishing is the bbc have had this sort of situation arise before those who are in high profile positions is the fact they've got themselves into these dreadful circumstances, is beyond me. and they think that nobody's to going find out. and the same appues going find out. and the same applies for politicians as well. i mean, we've had people that have been caught up in honey traps and all sorts of things like that. and then you talk to your colleagues or whatever and your colleagues or whatever and you god, you know, you say, oh my god, you know, you say, oh my god, you know, you be very thoughtful you need to be very thoughtful about what you do. and the next you need to be very thoughtful abou�*somebody do. and the next you need to be very thoughtful abou�* somebody turns nd the next you need to be very thoughtful abou�* somebody turns around 1ext time somebody turns around and they get caught up in other things. so they need to also

know. but all i'm saying is, i mean, shouldn't have to not mean, we shouldn't have to not be do and go out and do be able to do and go out and do various our but various things in our lives. but you take a different you have to take a different view. if you are a public figure, if you are serving the public, you are in a high public, if you are in a high profile position, i'm afraid that you going to under that you are going to be under a microscope. everybody walks around a mobile phone and around with a mobile phone and a camera and, you know , people camera and, you know, people have photos taken, as we have their photos taken, as we said, social media. mean, you said, social media. i mean, you have to be aware. so all i'm saying is you don't have to live your life like a monk or a nun or whatever. but what you've got to is be aware and your to do is be very aware and your your position has your position also has to reflect your behaviour . reflect your behaviour. >> parents of this alleged >> the parents of this alleged victim say that were victim say that they were vulnerable , that they had an vulnerable, that they had an addiction to crack cocaine. >> and the alleged victim says that all nonsense. what that it's all nonsense. what really troubles the alleged victim says all through victim says all nonsense through their but this their lawyers. yeah, but this feels weird how does a feels like a weird how does a crack addict access to top crack addict have access to top lawyers ? i know. and as i lawyers? i don't know. and as i said before, think. you said before, i don't think. you don't know? don't think don't know? i don't think speculating paying speculating about who's paying for legal or sensible.

for it is legal or sensible. >> well, is he is he put it on barclaycard. >> i really, really don't think it's sensible for to be it's sensible for us to be speculating who's paying speculating about who's paying for his lawyers. >> i think it's exactly what we should what i wanted to say is that i this new moral that i find this weird new moral puritanism you should only puritanism that you should only be able have certain job if be able to have a certain job if you behave a certain way. >> weird like don't think >> weird like i don't think that, instance, having eight that, for instance, having eight children by multiple women and having left your wife when she had should make you not had cancer should make you not able higher. able to hold a higher. >> well, about this? how >> well, how about this? how about still be able. >> you should still be able. >> you should still be able. >> about this from the bbc's >> how about this from the bbc's very own website. they said that threats allegedly by the threats allegedly made by the presenter to presenter in messages to a second which have presenter in messages to a secon seen which have presenter in messages to a seconseen and which have presenter in messages to a seconseen and verifiedh have presenter in messages to a seconseen and verified byave presenter in messages to a seconseen and verified by bbc been seen and verified by bbc news, had frightened them and they remain scared. and you don't flag? don't think that's a red flag? >> i think it's a red. i think this person has behaved very poorly. things are true poorly. if these things are true 100, don't that 100, i just don't think that means can't do their job. 100, i just don't think that me by can't do their job. 100, i just don't think that me by the can't do their job. 100, i just don't think that me by the way,i't do their job. 100, i just don't think that me by the way, very their job. 100, i just don't think that me by the way, very briefly, b. 100, i just don't think that me by the way, very briefly, do >> by the way, very briefly, do you think that the alleged star is keeping shtoom because they're payout? they're waiting for a payout? >> i think they're hoping >> no, i think they're hoping it'll away. i think they're it'll go away. i think they're wrong, think they were hoping. >> okay, brilliant look,

>> okay, brilliant stuff. look, a the bbc have a great debate. the bbc have said a statement new said in a statement new allegations were put to us on thursday a different nature. thursday of a different nature. in to our own in addition to our own inquiries, we also been inquiries, we also have been in touch authorities touch with external authorities in our protocols. and in line with our protocols. and tim davies said today that they have always taken the allegations seriously. well, that calvin that baroness foster calvin robinson are robinson and rebecca reid are back shortly. great back very shortly. a great debate. more of debate. look forward to more of that is a leading that coming up. is a leading think tank, that brits think tank, right, that brits should migrants in should house channel migrants in their own homes to cut the £2 billion hotels. bill i'll debate that superstar panel that with my superstar panel shortly . can't wait for that. shortly. can't wait for that. sparks will fly. but next, interest rates are spiralling and mortgages are now higher than they were in the aftermath of liz truss's premiership. so does former chancellor, does her former chancellor, kwasi kwarteng , feel vindicated? kwasi kwarteng, feel vindicated? the himself is live in the the man himself is live in the studio in two minutes .

people's. channel >> well, esteemed royal author tom bower is uncancelled shortly. but it's time now for the former chancellor, kwasi kwarteng and cash strapped brits felt the screw turn further today with mortgage rates soaring to the highest level for 15 years. the average rate on a two year fixed deal is now 6.6% higher than the aftermath of former pm liz truss and kwasi kwartengs mini—budget, which spooked markets last year . some spooked markets last year. some home owners coming off fixed rate deals are now suffering

payment hikes of up to £1,000 a month . but with a stagnant month. but with a stagnant economy and inflation running riots and warnings from the bank of england that interest rates may continue to rise , what does may continue to rise, what does this prove that liz truss and kwasi kwarteng were right all along. well, kwasi is with me in the studio. hi. it's a year since liz truss announced her candidature for the tory leadership. she won it by a significant margin. yes, it was decisive margin, a mandate from the party. that's right. is she the party. that's right. is she the great prime minister that got away? well, i think that, you know, she had a very clear message leadership message in that leadership campaign and she wanted to reduce taxes . reduce taxes. >> and that was very clear because as conservatives, we all want to reduce taxes. and my view, looking back, i mean, i was very much involved in her government, you know, was government, as you know, was that we probably tried to do too much and i think much too quickly. and i think and also critically , we didn't and also critically, we didn't hold our nerve right through it. i mean, it was very difficult. polls were crashing. >> was the was the top rate tax

cut politically foolish? >> i think it was. cut politically foolish? >> i think it was . it may have >> i think it was. it may have been politically naive, but we reversed and i've seen reversed that. and i've seen budgets but very budgets reversed. but i was very disappointed by way it would disappointed by the way it would have cost possibly very little, very nothing could have been have cost possibly very little, very neutral. could have been cost neutral. >> and also, my point was always that will the top rate of tax in ireland, the republic of ireland is you know, i >> so, you know, for me i thought, i've got we've thought, well, i've got we've got and be as competitive got to try and be as competitive as as the republic of ireland. but of course, you that but of course, you know, that was perhaps bridge too far. was perhaps a bridge too far. but big disappointment was, but my big disappointment was, of back of course, being summoned back from then being from washington and then being sacked. still sacked. and i still am just bewildered by because when bewildered by it because when she of you, she got rid she got rid of you, she got rid of the vision. >> well, i think she got rid of her policy platform. >> that was the. >> that was the. >> that's right. >> that's right. >> then was about >> and then it was about clinging on. >> was all about on. >> it was all about clinging on. and i said to her, i said, you know, they're going to ask you because she had press because she had that press conference, go very well. >> i e i said, they're well. >> i said, they're going to >> and i said, they're going to ask you've got rid of the ask you if you've got rid of the man who actually implemented your policy. why are you still there? asked there? and they asked that. i said, to ask that.

said, they're going to ask that. and asked that. she and they asked that. and she didn't really have an answer. and i said, i got something didn't really have an answer. and i smany got something didn't really have an answer. and i smany got sorwrong. but wrong. many things wrong. but one of the things the last things i got wrong was that i said would have weeks said she would have three weeks after me and i think after she sacked me and i think it was six days. yeah six days later, she essentially threw in the but of her the towel. but in terms of her insight her and her insight and her and her understanding our problems, insight and her and her undewasnding our problems, insight and her and her undewas100.| our problems, insight and her and her undewas 100. and>ur problems, insight and her and her undewas100. and her)roblems, insight and her and her undewas100. and her dynamism. that was 100. and her dynamism. >> the fact that she's >> i like the fact that she's a very energetic straight away, she energetic and she she was very energetic and she said, we're a doom loop. >> we're not growing this economy. there are no incentives. and to incentives. and in order to actually pay for the welfare state that we've got, need state that we've got, we need to grow economy. state that we've got, we need to gro if economy. state that we've got, we need to gro if you economy. state that we've got, we need to gro if you were my. state that we've got, we need to gro if you were still chancellor, >> if you were still chancellor, would inflation now be lower and would inflation now be lower and would i can't would growth growth? i can't predict think we predict that, but i think we would very much focussed on growth. >> we were very much focussed on grolsh. not inflationary though? >> no, i don't think it need be. i mean, if you look at, you know, for large periods of the 90s and really two 90s and really until two thousand seven, we managed thousand and seven, we managed to inflation at to tame inflation while at the same time growing 2.5. today same time growing at 2.5. today uk 8, 8-5, same time growing at 2.5. today uk 8, 8.5, 8.7 uk inflation is at 8, 8.5, 8.7 actually. and we're growing at,

i think about 0.1. >> where are the chancellor and the prime minister currently going wrong? because i think mr sunakis going wrong? because i think mr sunak is struggling with his target of halving inflation. >> yeah, i mean that was a bold target. i mean, i have a lot of sympathy for bold look, i have a lot of sympathy for rishi. >> jeremy, did he drop a clanger? no >> i mean, i have a lot of sympathy for sir richard. you've got to remember, not got to remember, jeremy was not appointed by rishi. jeremy was appointed by liz truss. yeah. and know, he was there, too. and you know, he was there, too. and you know, he was there, too. and unlike you, he's not an economist. he's. he's a economist. well, he's. he's a very guy. but feel very capable guy. but i feel that got have a growth that we've got to have a growth story, and we can't simply go into the election promising into the next election promising young, as she young, you know, steady as she goes, because steady as she goes isn't to cut it. people isn't going to cut it. people want people dynamism. want hope. people want dynamism. people that people want some sense that we're actually to grow our we're actually going to grow our way of problems and live we're actually going to grow our waa of problems and live we're actually going to grow our waa in of problems and live we're actually going to grow our waa in a)f problems and live we're actually going to grow our waa in a prosperous ems and live we're actually going to grow our waa in a prosperous tax; and live we're actually going to grow our waa in a prosperous tax cuts live in a in a prosperous tax cuts and going growth. and going for growth. >> rabbit in the hat >> the rabbit in the hat pre—election, do you think? i don't know what going to do. >> i think i think i think it's very interesting looking at the next obviously lot of it

next year. obviously a lot of it will to do with where the will be to do with where the inflation so if inflation inflation is. so if inflation has down lot , i inflation is. so if inflation has down lot, i think has come down a lot, i think there'll be a sense that we have more more room to do things if inflation stubbornly high, inflation is stubbornly high, there will be a reluctance to have tax cuts. and i think that know , we've got to wait and see know, we've got to wait and see what happens . and i think it'll what happens. and i think it'll be very strange for a conservative prime minister and chancellor to go into the general election season without having committed to more tax and more spend. >> who's a better prime minister liz truss or rishi sunak? >> if you'd asked me that. look, i think i think they both had strengths. i mean, if you'd asked me who the best was with boris, was a great boris fan. boris, i was a great boris fan. i think he had a dynamism and a vision, that unfortunately , vision, one that unfortunately, you know, we got rid of him and i think that was looking back, perhaps a mistake. but but i think they're both able they've both got strengths, but i think we don't have much time to make the case for the conservative party at the moment. >> it a car crash in slow

>> is it a car crash in slow motion, given the fact that you know, taxes are still so high, growth low? growth is so low? >> you something very >> i'll tell you something very clearly, to win clearly, we're not going to win carrying on this trajectory. carrying on on this trajectory. we've got we've got to offer something. >> what does that look like? give your quick give me give me your quick policy platform. >> inflation is going >> so i think inflation is going to come down. i think the prime minister is right. and think minister is right. and i think going 2024, he has to offer going into 2024, he has to offer some incentive in this economy, saying increase saying i'm going to increase spending going spending and i'm going to increase taxes. as a conservative, ain't going to conservative, he ain't going to win that. he's not going to win on that. he's not going to out labour, no out labour, labour, no corporation tax down. >> the corporation tax , i >> well, the corporation tax, i had of view . had my differences of view. >> i wanted it to stay at 19. the problem we had with the mini—budget was we put so much more it and i think we more into it and i think we should have had a more staged, sequenced approach. that's always . but in always been my view. but in terms of the insight and where we needed get that was we needed to get to, that was 100% your reaction to the 100% right. your reaction to the growing crisis at the bbc? i'm appalled this. i mean, appalled at this. i mean, i think that, you know, as you said earlier in your segment, we've other big stars, not we've seen other big stars, not just the bbc, at other

just at the bbc, but at other news channels being protected , news channels being protected, being given favoured treatment . being given favoured treatment. and what i don't understand is that a lot of the chattering classes , you know, who this classes, you know, who this person is , and if he did nothing person is, and if he did nothing wrong , i don't see why he can't wrong, i don't see why he can't just say this is what i've been accused of . i did nothing wrong accused of. i did nothing wrong and just clear the air. but you know, we're in this crazy guessing game . i feel very sorry guessing game. i feel very sorry for the presenters who are being accused and have to put their hands up and say it wasn't me. and in the meantime, you know, a bunch of people do know who briefly the relevant person should a member the house of should a member of the house of commons, name commons, perhaps yourself, name this parliament. this person in parliament. >> we've done that before >> well, we've done that before and you can use parliamentary. >> you be willing? no, >> would you be willing? no, i wouldn't. i wouldn't because i'm not i know who it is. not sure i know who it is. i mean, i've got an idea, but but i think people who do know, you know, this crazy know, we're playing this crazy guessing i just guessing game and i just wish they be transparent they would be more transparent and forward. mean, if and straight forward. i mean, if he nothing wrong, then, you he did nothing wrong, then, you know, people should that. know, people should say that. well i don't know if liz

well listen, i don't know if liz truss is great prime truss is the great prime minister that got away, but i'm certainly the great certainly looking at the great chancellor. that's very kind. >> listen, like being >> but listen, always like being on show. politics is a long on the show. politics is a long game, isn't it? yeah. would you would rule out return to. would you rule out a return to. >> people always ask >> well, people always ask me this i'm focussed on this and i'm very focussed on getting re—elected. i think there's long way to go. i there's a long way to go. i mean, the tory party has got a fight of its life in next fight of its life in the next year we've just wait year and we've got to just wait and see what happens with the general election. >> right. well, more power >> all right. well, more power to great have you in the to you. great to have you in the studio. you. kwasi studio. thank you. kwasi kwarteng. former bbc kwarteng. coming up, former bbc journalist who spent journalist tom bower, who spent 26 at broadcasting house, 26 years at broadcasting house, gives on gives his unfiltered verdict on the beeb. the scandal engulfing the beeb. first, weather . first, the weather. >> feeling inside from >> that warm feeling inside from boxed boilers. 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. further heavy showers over the next few days. quite breezy as well. temperatures around average for the time of year. well. temperatures around average for the time of year . so average for the time of year. so we look at the bigger picture, low pressure is in charge of our

weather at the moment, bringing in those showers pushes just a little east over the little further east over the next few days. introducing a northwesterly quite northwesterly flow. so quite chilly northwestern chilly around some northwestern coast to end tuesday. coast of the uk to end tuesday. showers fade for a time across parts of england and wales, but continue across northern ireland and scotland . and through the and scotland. and through the night, some of these heavy at times, pushing back into times, then pushing back into northern england, north wales. by northern england, north wales. by end of the night. by the end of the night. temperatures all in double temperatures for all in double figures, 14 or 15 celsius as minimum in towns and cities. a little lower in the countryside. the best of the sunshine. first thing will be across southeast parts of the uk , further north parts of the uk, further north and west, it's quite cloudy . and west, it's quite cloudy. there'll be some showery rain and this slowly pushes south and eastwards through the day. showers turning heavy at times. by showers turning heavy at times. by afternoon, the odd rumble by the afternoon, the odd rumble of possible, of thunder is possible, particularly across northern england, ireland england, northern ireland and scotland we could see some scotland too. we could see some localised disruption and temperatures the side 17 temperatures on the cool side 17 to 19 across the north of the uk, 20 to 23, perhaps 24 across the far south—east of england

into thursday, a bright start to the morning. there will be some sunny spells around too, but the scattered showers for many, perhaps less frequent and less heavy compared to recent days. still, highs . around 23 or 24. still, highs. around 23 or 24. >> that warm feeling inside from boxed boilers. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> coming up in uncanceled royal biographer tom bower weighs into the bbc sex pics scandal gripping the nation and reveals if meghan markle is mounting a comeback as a hollywood actor . comeback as a hollywood actor. but next in the media, buzz should generous brits open their homes to channel migrants in an effort to slash the £2 billion cost of housing them in hotels? my cost of housing them in hotels? my superstar panel will debate that shortly .

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>> let's return to tomorrow's news tonight in our media buzz. more front pages have been delivered . and let's start with delivered. and let's start with the daily telegraph bbc sex scandal presenter faces new allegation in also brain fog sufferers to be tested for lack of vitamin b12 and zelenskyy furious at west's absurd rejection , one of nato bid the rejection, one of nato bid the guardian no extra cash for pay in the public sector, warns jeremy hunt. jeremy hunt has told ministers there will be no extra money to give millions of pubuc extra money to give millions of public sector workers an average 6% pay rise, which would potentially force departments to choose between raising salaries or cutting frontline services . or cutting frontline services. also met asks bbc to pause inquiry into the presenter, also a worrying headline in the guardian mortgage stress likely to worsen says the imf . last but

to worsen says the imf. last but not least , daily mail bbc not least, daily mail bbc meltdown jeremy vine urges scandal hit presenter to come forward as the second person in says that the alleged star sent menacing messages but director general still hasn't spoken to the accused star. also chinese spy the accused star. also chinese spy at the heart of parliament. mps say tourist tried to sneak into talk by hong kong dissidents and had some rare good news today . a boy for good news today. a boy for boris. meet frank alfred odysseus johnson an with a photo there of carrie enjoying her new child. congratulations to the couple. brilliant stuff . now couple. brilliant stuff. now more on the media buzz with my superstar panel. conservative peer baroness foster gb news star. gary, where did i get gary from? >> gary lineker. gary who? >> gary lineker. gary who? >> calvin robinson . gary lineker. >> hi, dad. gary by the way, i'm glad that certain bbc name supped glad that certain bbc name slipped out of my mouth and not another one. >> also, author and journalist

rebecca reid . now the channel rebecca reid. now the channel ipsis continues. but far from finding a credible solution, brits are instead being lined up to open their homes to migrants in a bid to help cut the government's bulging hotel bills. a report backed by former cabinet minister brandon lewis says the government should adopt a ukrainian style sponsorship scheme that will slash £2 billion annually from accommodation fees. the policy exchange think tank called for galvanisation of voluntary spirits to expand the ukraine project to the likes of iranians , afghanis, syrians and iraqi migrants . so calvin robinson, migrants. so calvin robinson, what do you think? should we open our homes to migrants? we spend some more time talking about the bbc. >> mark probably we should. >> mark probably we should. >> we should . >> we should. >> we should. >> we should take in a few a few presenters. but listen, what do you think about the idea you think about this? the idea of opening their homes of people opening their homes to tackle backlog empty tackle the backlog and to empty those hotels? >> i think if brandon lewis thinks this is a good idea, he should lead the way. let him

take in first and let's take a few in first and let's see how goes it's see how that goes down. it's a terrible idea, it? terrible idea, isn't it? honestly do is honestly what we should do is get government to process get the government to process these lot faster these asylum claims a lot faster than they're doing. it's criminal. how slow they are. and then we deport unsuccessful then we can deport unsuccessful claims have less of a claims so that we have less of a backlog for the claims that are actually put actually in process. we can put the play so the rwanda scheme into play so we somewhere to do and we have somewhere to do it and then we're on to something. i don't why of this is don't know why all of this is taking so long. >> baroness foster, what do you think about idea? think about this idea? you've got if you've got got space. if you've got a little room going. little spare room going. >> i have some friends who have lovely ukrainian lady with her son. i think the british public are more than have been more than welcoming . and i think than welcoming. and i think there are many people up and down the country who have taken people in. but we have to look , people in. but we have to look, there's a difference here. there are the people we're talking about with ukraine, hong kong, syria and then we are talking about these thousands of people, many of whom we have no idea who

they . and what i have said they are. and what i have said with some of the decisions that have been made when we've been debating this whole sort of illegal immigration bill that's being, you know, back and forth in the house of lords and in the house of commons. and of course, everything we've tried to do as a government is push back, push back. anything back. but there's never anything that make that comes forward to make a solution here. and then i've sort said, well, those sort of said, well, for those that, you those of you who that, you know, those of you who think this is a great idea and that, you know, those of you who thirshouldn'ta great idea and that, you know, those of you who thirshouldn't do �*eat idea and that, you know, those of you who thirshouldn't do anything and that, you know, those of you who thirshouldn't do anything about we shouldn't do anything about it, well, perhaps you should take into your homes. but take people into your homes. but of doesn't happen. of course, that doesn't happen. and hostels and neither are the hostels normally road where some and neither are the hostels nothese' road where some and neither are the hostels nothese people road where some and neither are the hostels nothese people make vhere some and neither are the hostels nothese people make decisionse of these people make decisions and think this is a great idea happen. and we're seeing actually some areas of the actually now some areas of the country and people are becoming very, very frustrated . and very, very frustrated. and because of incidents that may be happening, because what do you do if you've got, you know, 50 or 200 pretty well young men in an area in a relatively small area, it's going to are going to be trouble. you know, at the end of the day. but it's about

government policy and where i may differ at times, to be fair with my government, i can criticise my own government, but with my government, i can crithave my own government, but with my government, i can crithave genuinely>vernment, but with my government, i can crithave genuinely tried nent, but with my government, i can crithave genuinely tried s01t, but with my government, i can crithave genuinely tried so hard|t we have genuinely tried so hard to put in place some steps to try and deal with this and we have been thwarted. and frankly, at every turn by the labour party and the liberal democrats still back the rwanda plan absolutely full, absolutely full because is rwanda is a safe country. people from norway are there, people from denmark are there. okay. and you know, it's been it's a decision that's even ken clarke. ken clarke on the left of the party, tory left of the party. and ken, who is a lawyer. and he said we have to give rwanda this, got to have a chance. and people have got to get behind the government. >> rebecca, what do you think about this idea of people opening their homes migrants opening their homes to migrants to get the numbers down? to get to get the numbers down? >> yeah, i mean, i don't think i should i wouldn't do it to help the out, but i the government out, but i wouldn't of having wouldn't be the idea of having somebody with me. but somebody live with me. but on quite lot sort of

quite a lot of sort of boundaries. so i would i would be very to have somebody be very happy to have somebody who woman who also had who was a woman who also had a child. i think there's something really lovely about able really lovely about being able to all that to share childcare and all that kind and i think kind of stuff, and i think there's probably a lot to be said, as a single said, especially as a single parent with buddying up with someone that's not. wouldn't someone that's not. i wouldn't necessarily i'd like necessarily be like, i'd like five, old men come five, 20 year old men to come live with me. so it would need to based parents, speak to be based on parents, speak for yourself. to be based on parents, speak for yoursewell, look, i'll tell >> okay. well, look, i'll tell you is an you something. it is an interesting debate. it will rage on. let us your thoughts. on. let us know your thoughts. dan, gb news.com. and very dan, at gb news.com. and a very interesting is coming interesting topic that is coming up. baby boom up. the boris baby boom continues the former pm continues as the former pm welcomes find welcomes another boy. but find out wife carrie has out why his wife carrie has earned nomination. i earned a nomination. when i crown greatest britain crown tonight's greatest britain and jackass but next in and union jackass but next in uncanceled author tom bower uncanceled top author tom bower gives his analysis on the sex pics scandal rocking the beeb. he also weighs in on claims meghan markle is planning a sensational return to acting as she's linked to the lead role. in a follow up to the bodyguard is the duchess's big comeback on tom's .

next it's next wsfime next it's time now for uncanceled . it's time now for uncanceled. where britain's top commentators speak out on controversial issues without the fear of the cancel culture sweeping the rest of the media, breaking tonight, the sun has reported on its front page that the bbc presenters at the heart of the sex pics scandal broke lockdown rules to meet another young stranger and the paper has also been told by a different youth that the presenter sent them creepy messages with kisses and love heart emojis when they were just 17. meanwhile the beeb's director general, tim davie , director general, tim davie, broke his silence on radio four earlier, defending the broadcaster's response to the sex pics allegations. despite only confronting the presenter about the claims last thursday day, a whopping seven weeks after the initial complaint. and

i still don't think that davie has spoken to the star involved. take a look at this. the bbc, as you know, sarah, is often in the midst of quite painful and difficult affairs and storms . difficult affairs and storms. >> and i think one thing i would say is these these are damaging. these are clearly damaging to the bbc. it's not a good situation in and under my leadership up, we will absolutely be as transparent as we can. although you could argue that it wouldn't be the sun doing the running on this story. >> it would be the bbc if the processes had worked properly . processes had worked properly. >> well, bestselling biographer tom bower worked for the bbc for 26 years. he joins me now . tom, 26 years. he joins me now. tom, does this reflect a failure of bbc management? >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> it reflects the failure of tim davie himself . tim davie himself. >> and i thought that in the interview today, he betrayed exactly why it's gone wrong, because he talked about pursuing the process and the whole

problem with someone like tim davie, who has never made a tv or radio programme in his life. >> he was just a coca—cola salesman , is that he doesn't salesman, is that he doesn't understand that television and running a huge journalistic operation like the bbc is all about individual decisions . about individual decisions. >> it's about taking initiative is about thinking out of the box . but tim davie is a man who believes in ticking the box in pursuing process. >> and that is why when in may, they were confronted with the first time with this problem , first time with this problem, all they did was make a quick phone call, send an email, tick the box and parked it. >> and that is exactly the sort of problem that people like tim davie have created with the bbc. not only the bbc, it's the banks, it's civil service, everything . tick a box through everything. tick a box through the process and think you've done your job, you've covered yourself off. but what's really missing in the bbc is personal initiative . it's genius. his initiative. it's genius. his artistic creativity . and that is artistic creativity. and that is what people like davie have crushed. so i see this moment now is not just a matter about

the presenter and his fate, but about the fate of the bbc that someone like tim davie is the wrong person to run a creative journalistic organisation and i hope that at the end of all this it isn't the fate of the presenter that matters, but the fate of the bbc and tim davie himself , fate of the bbc and tim davie himself, because he's just the wrong person to lead the corporation. >> well, i think he proved that dunng >> well, i think he proved that during the gary lineker match of the day drama in which davie looked like a passenger in that story. >> well, not only a passenger, but because he's on a programme maker . he but because he's on a programme maker. he didn't understand when he rightly decided to reprimand lineker that he then didn't think, well, what shall i put on the air next saturday? >> because he's a programme maker. >> and also he didn't look to have studied lineker's contract before suspending him. >> it's the whole problem is that when i was in the bbc, the director general and the people who ran the show would go down to the coalface because that's where used work. they where they used to work. they understood you make understood how you make programmes to, programmes and who has to, what's the quality of people,

but quality of people in the but the quality of people in the bbc at the moment they can't commission good there's commission good drama. there's no comedy. affairs and no comedy. current affairs and the very pedestrian. the news is very pedestrian. dougie beattie that's why gb news is such a breath of fresh air. >> well, indeed. i mean, we've seen eastenders lose millions of viewers. the programme loses 12% a year. >> yeah, and that's david's fault. >> and he lets ken bruce go. >> and he lets ken bruce go. >> ken? bruce has the biggest had the biggest audience in europe, not just the uk and he goes onto a commercial rival. can i ask you about the alleged star at the heart of this ? why star at the heart of this? why are they keeping schtum? why haven't they held a press conference? well you know , the conference? well you know, the person probably thinks they're innocent and he's got probably a crisis manager who says , keep crisis manager who says, keep your head down. >> you've not there advice. >> you've not there advice. >> you've not broken the law would be maybe their defence. you've just been look for that particular person. >> it's clearly a huge tragedy. i think the persecution now could possibly push this person to suicide and i think they'll

be pretty careful . i think that be pretty careful. i think that it's been blown up by the sun for their own reasons, by sky, because they hate the bbc. and the real fault is that tim davie didn't take control right at the beginning. and make it quite clear that the bbc has got credibility in all this. now, what's this about? >> meghan markle who is the subject of your bestselling new biography returning to hollywood, to the big hollywood, returning to the big screen? >> well, last week we talked about she was week from about how she was the week from hell. she had absolutely no idea what she was going to do. so in reply this week , what do reply to that this week, what do publicists with is publicists have come up with is that tomorrow in california, la, there'll be nominating who's going to be in for the next years, next months, emmys and meghan is hoping that her netflix series will be nominated and meghan also hopes that she might be named as one of the judges to award a prize. she's looking for some way to come back into hollywood. and then they leaked this ridiculous story that kevin costner wants

to cast her in a new version of the bodyguard. so suddenly meghan returns to hollywood, where she never was in the first place. but somehow she has to feel that somehow she's wanted . feel that somehow she's wanted. that's her story. >> this. do you identify cracks in the royal marriage, which was cracked? which works because if you see the couple, harry and meghan pursuing separate careers slightly talk of a of a solo documentary for harry in africa, meghan goes back to hollywood. does this reflect a growing distance between the two? >> that's a modern marriage. i mean, just people have different interests. i don't think there's any. far i haven't seen the any. so far i haven't seen the evidence . and all those people evidence. and all those people who are on the twittersphere who say they're about to divorce and all it, i to all the rest of it, i want to see the evidence first. >> well, evidence is what >> yeah, well, evidence is what it's all we the it's all about. we have the evidence of brand johnson. evidence of a brand new johnson. boris, had baby, which boris, we have had a baby, which is news. is wonderful news. >> do think for all the >> do you think for all the other boris johnson children? >> exactly. we won't speculate as to many kids he's got,

as to how many kids he's got, but congratulations to boris and carrie, baby carrie, their third baby together. frank alfred, odysseus, johnson or frankie for short . listen, he's a proper short. listen, he's a proper family man now as he found domestic bliss. do you think? no i don't think so. >> i think that he is completely conflicted and i think he is terribly unhappy . he wants to terribly unhappy. he wants to find a way back into politics. i think he's landed himself a most dreadful situation. but he doesn't know how to get out of it. and so making babies is 1—1 way. but it's not the way for boris. >> he's got money, which is one problem solved. yes. >> yes. but the problem with bofisis >> yes. but the problem with boris is, even if he earns £2 million, he'll spend 3 million. so he hasn't got money in the long term. what he wants to do is get back into downing street . but that's going to be a long, long in coming. and long time in coming. and it's got do with his got nothing to do with his marital bliss or not the marital bliss or not at the moment. he's tragedy moment. but he's a tragedy for himself the tory party himself and for the tory party and the tory government, and thatis and the tory government, and that is really for those who wished him well at the outset. it's a terrible, treble, sad

moment he will continue moment to be. he will continue to make money. >> do you think he seeks >> but do you think he seeks career redemption at some point? absolutely. his career absolutely. is his career unfinished business? >> absolutely. mean, feels >> absolutely. i mean, he feels knifed. feels betrayed by knifed. he feels betrayed by rishi. he feels betrayed by all the people. but in the end, of course, we keep on saying this. he's architect his own he's the architect of his own misfortune. but i do think that he thinks and i think he might still have in some still have a chance in some years time back. tom you years time coming back. tom you are top, top , perhaps the top are a top, top, perhaps the top investigative journalist in the country. >> do you think the name of >> when do you think the name of the alleged bbc star will drop sometime in the next seven days? >> would imagine it tomorrow. >> i would imagine it tomorrow. okay. there's many laws of okay. there's too many laws of defamation. rest and the defamation. the rest and the fact that the sun doesn't dare name him shows exactly the problem. >> yes. >> yes. >> brilliant. tom, great to have you in the studio. my thanks to bestselling biographer tom bower. well, it's now for bower. well, it's time now for today's greatest and bower. well, it's time now for today' jackass st and bower. well, it's time now for today'jackass .: and bower. well, it's time now for today'jackass . with and bower. well, it's time now for today'jackass . with baroness union jackass. with baroness foster calvin robinson and rebecca reid . so, baroness rebecca reid. so, baroness foster, your greatest britain?

>> well, my greatest britain this evening is it's the people actually that are behind the don't kill cash campaign. we've now got 200,000 people who are backing it. i'm backing it. and i think they should be the nomination for this evening. >> absolutely. a gb news campaign, which i couldn't support more fully. calvin, who's your greatest? >> britain minus the johnsons . >> britain minus the johnsons. >> britain minus the johnsons. >> our former prime minister, bofis >> our former prime minister, boris johnson, has given us all some good news today. the birth of their new child and i love the name, don't you? >> corker. >> it's an absolute corker. >> it's an absolute corker. >> it's an absolute corker. >> it a great classical name, >> it is a great classical name, isn't it? >> brilliant stuff. let's just let's just hear it more let's just hear it one more time. it is. frank. frank, alfred, odyssey johnson. i wonder those names wonder which of those names bofis wonder which of those names boris with . how about boris came up with. how about rebecca? your greatest britain. >> i've gone for prince charles for attending the climate finance forum , which i think is finance forum, which i think is a very good king charles, of course you must. >> charles king charles, it's easily . easily done. >> sorry. he the >> i'm so sorry. he was the prince a and also for

prince for a bit. and also for continuing be tough on continuing to be tough on andrew, i think is really andrew, which i think is really important. his vision for a slimmed down monarchy might well important. his vision for a sli|whati down monarchy might well important. his vision for a sli|what saves monarchy might well important. his vision for a sli|what saves the narchy might well important. his vision for a sli|what saves the monarchy.|ht well be what saves the monarchy. >> jacqueline, your union, >> and jacqueline, your union, jack as well today. oh, forgive me. let's let me announce the winner. let me tell you , it is winner. let me tell you, it is don't kill cash is my rate, my sabina nessa. so, jacqueline, you've won that. there you go. i'll get the hang of this format one day. baroness foster, your your union jacks now. >> well, not everybody knows about this, but former leader of the scottish parliament, nicola sturgeon , billed taxpayers for sturgeon, billed taxpayers for a luxury flight and a £500 a night hotel as part of her farewell toun hotel as part of her farewell tour. indeed >> well, that's a very worthy nomination. i've got to say. she's no loss to scotland. calvin robinson , your union jackass. >> mine is the bbc for making me talk about them all evening. >> no, not really. >> no, not really. >> for this this host and his dodgy business. >> indeed. i mean, listen, it is going to rumble on, isn't it?

calvin, do you see a full stop coming to this story anytime soon? >>i soon? >> i know. but i'm going >> i don't know. but i'm going on a holiday it comes out properly. >> well, you're a very, very lucky man. >> do go on holiday. you're >> do is go on holiday. you're never here. you leave me every week. >> oh, i'm sorry, rebecca. >> oh, i'm sorry, rebecca. >> go on, then. who's caught your calvin, for your eye today, calvin, for leaving me ? leaving me? >> that do it. >> that would do it. >> that would do it. >> listen, i'm a carry johnson superfan. the can wear superfan. the woman can wear a headband nobody else i've headband like nobody else i've ever but made it her ever known. but i've made it her because don't think she should because i don't think she should have odysseus. i'm have signed off on odysseus. i'm sorry. sure it's fair sorry. i'm not sure it's a fair thing to do to a child. >> well, i think it's pretty funky. i've got to say, i'm very pleased as i said pleased for the couple as i said earlier, it's a rare example of some good news. rebecca i'm going that. yes, you've going to say that. yes, you've offered a good nomination there, but it to the bbc. offered a good nomination there, but it to the bbc. but i'll give it to the bbc. well done, calvin. but i'll give it to the bbc. well done, calvin. >> hey. hey, it's got to be our >> hey. hey, it's got to be disgraced broadcaster. disgraced national broadcaster. >> prediction >> rebecca, your prediction as to get a. on this story, to when we get a. on this story, when perhaps identity of the when perhaps the identity of the alleged star is revealed? oh, look the expert. look, thomas, tom is the expert. >> tom has seen a lot of >> and tom has seen a lot of these kind of cycles go round. if within the next seven if he says within the next seven days, deferring him,

days, i'm deferring to him, i imagine next seven days, i really hope so. i really hope it's soon because i do feel for everybody else who works the everybody else who works at the bbc tweet, say bbc who wants to tweet, to say that their it's the way that it's not their it's the way it's that it's not their it's the way wsfime that it's not their it's the way it's time defund bbc, it's time to defund the bbc, isn't it? >> stop forcing people to pay the tom moore we could defund the tom moore we could defund the police. why people the police. why should people pay the police. why should people pay watch gb news? pay the bbc to watch gb news? they have to. pay the bbc to watch gb news? the it's have to. pay the bbc to watch gb news? the it's all have to. pay the bbc to watch gb news? the it's all kicked ve to. pay the bbc to watch gb news? the it's all kicked off,o. pay the bbc to watch gb news? the it's all kicked off, folks. >> it's all kicked off, folks. >> it's all kicked off, folks. >> you so much for your >> thank you so much for your company tonight. well to my company tonight. well done to my brilliant i'm back brilliant panellists. i'm back tomorrow for digest tomorrow at 9:00 for my digest and come. and don't and lots more to come. and don't forget, be covering the forget, i'll be covering the weekend shift as well. so do make with news. make sure you stay with gb news. headliners is next. >> the temperature's rising. boxed solar. 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. further heavy showers over the next few days. quite breezy as well. temperatures around average for the time of year. so we look at the bigger picture. low pressure is in charge of our weather at the moment, bringing in those showers, pushes just a

little further east over the next few days, introducing a northwesterly so northwesterly flow. so quite chilly some coast chilly around some north coast of the uk to end tuesday. showers fade for a time across parts of england and wales, but continue across northern ireland and scotland and through the night some of these heavy at times then pushing back into northern england, north wales. by northern england, north wales. by end of the night. by the end of the night. temperatures for all double temperatures for all in double figures, celsius as figures, 14 or 15 celsius as minimums in towns and cities. a little lower in the countryside . so the best of the sunshine. first thing will be across south eastern parts of the uk. further north and west, it's quite cloudy. there'll be some showery rain and this slowly pushes south eastwards through the south and eastwards through the day . showers heavy at day. showers turning heavy at times by the afternoon, the odd rumble thunder is possible, rumble of thunder is possible, particularly northern particularly across northern england. ireland and england. northern ireland and scotland we could some scotland too. we could see some localised disruption and temperatures the cool side. temperatures on the cool side. 17 to 19 across the north of the uk, 20 to 23, perhaps 24 across the far south—east of england into thursday, a bright start to

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