gb news. >> good morning. it's 9.30 on friday the 14th of july. and this is britain's newsroom here on gb news with me tom harwood. and today, emily carver, public sector staff are set to get a pay sector staff are set to get a pay rise of 5 to 7. >> but is it all it seems we'll hear from the government as well as a teacher and a junior doctor and we'll quiz the education secretary, gillian keegan, in just a moment on that public sector pay. and we're expecting a decision on whether the challenge against scampton housing asylum seekers will go ahead to a full hearing. we'll find out at 11 am. >> and could space engineering be a booming career path in britain? we'll found out why the space industry is ready for blast off with a danish spaceman. herr wimmer. and i've got a big question for

you at home. >> should we ban mobile phones in pubs? tom for goodness sake, we're on air. i'm on air one pub in cheshire where harry styles grew up. actually, in a village there is banning phones. they think it makes for a better pub, presumably . presumably. >> so i'm always on my mobile phone. i'm terrible at it. mr ban , help me out. i don't like ban, help me out. i don't like banning things. i'm not in favour. i don't know. vaiews@gbnews.com is where you need to email. should pubs ban phones ? we'll be getting to that phones? we'll be getting to that and all the other stories through the programme today. but first it's your morning headunes first it's your morning headlines with rhiannon . james headlines with rhiannon. james thank you tom. >> good morning. it's 931. your top stories from the gb newsroom . i'm junior doctors in england have said they're in it for the long run. on day two of their five day strike. that's despite the government's offer of a 6% pay the government's offer of a 6% pay rise, which the prime

minister says is final. pay rise, which the prime minister says is final . the minister says is final. the british medical association says more strikes are possible. they want an offer closer to the 12.4% given to junior doctors in scotland . people have been scotland. people have been forced to pull out their own teeth because they can't access or afford nhs care. a new report by the health and social care committee found 10% of people admitted to attempting diy dentists . it says the evidence dentists. it says the evidence of pain and distress is totally unacceptable in the 21st century. it's calling for urgent and fundamental reform . the nhs and fundamental reform. the nhs says it's already started making changes, including to contracts with dentists . a breakthrough with dentists. a breakthrough may have been made in a bid to unlock boris johnson's old mobile phone after an ally suggested the government had recovered a pin code . the recovered a pin code. the deadune recovered a pin code. the deadline to hand over unredacted messages to the covid inquiry was missed this week due to complications in accessing the

former prime minister's phone. the device likely contains content relating to the ordering of lockdowns, as well as details on the early response to the coronavirus pandemic. the government has already handed over the rest of mrjohnson's over the rest of mr johnson's documents following a high court order, having initially argued that it was irrelevant . and that it was irrelevant. and almost a thousand workers at gatwick airport , including gatwick airport, including baggage handlers and check in staff, will stage eight days of strikes later this month. unite unions says there because of ongoing pay disputes , workers ongoing pay disputes, workers will walk out for four days from friday the 28th and again from friday, the 4th of august for another four days. airlines affected include british airways, easyjet , ryanair, tui, airways, easyjet, ryanair, tui, westjet and wizz air . and you westjet and wizz air. and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com. now it's back over to tom and .

to tom and. emily well , a very to tom and. emily well, a very good morning to you. >> this is britain's newsroom here on gb news. with me tom harwood and today, emily carver. welcome to the show. >> emily i'm very happy to be here with you. >> tom it's going to be it's going to be a great show. >> i don't believe we've ever hosted together. >> we have never this is the first time on news we've first time on gb news and we've got much to talk about today. got so much to talk about today. some really big stories, but also question. some really big stories, but als> we've got a question for you at should we ban mobile at home. should we ban mobile phones i'm asking phones in pubs? i'm asking because one pub where because there's one pub where harry grew up cheshire harry styles grew up in cheshire that's called the strictest that's been called the strictest pub in england. now they're banning mobile phones along with other things . but mobile phones other things. but mobile phones is what thinking about is what i'm thinking about because friend here, because tom, my friend here, i mean, his phone is an extension of his hand. >> oh, absolutely. it's you know, how elon musk called us all part cyborg because use all part cyborg because we use so much technology so much of the time. i perhaps, the time. i think perhaps, perhaps i part cyborg. the perhaps i am part cyborg. the amount on my mobile

amount i'm on my mobile telephone. it good us, telephone. is it good for us, though? i we've got so though? i mean, we've got so much knowledge end of our much knowledge at the end of our fingertips. a positive case. >> no one likes to be fact checked. do you know what's really annoying is when you're having a conversation with someone having a conversation with someonisomething and then they you say something and then they check you. they check google. is that actually, that that true? actually, tom, that i don't know what it is that rishi sunak has offered pay rises of around 6% to doctors and then he can check, you we can just check, you know, we can't you out, but you can't catch you out, but you know what we could also do? >> we could hear from the horse's could hear horse's mouth. we could hear from government on from a government minister on the on very detail of what's the on the very detail of what's going delighted to going on. and i'm delighted to say can be joined in say that we can be joined in just moment by the secretary just a moment by the secretary of for education, of state for education, gillian keegan. you so keegan. gillian, thank you so much us here on gb much forjoining us here on gb news. now around is being news. now around 6% is being offered to public sector workers, and of course, workers, doctors and of course, teachers. your area . yeah, but teachers. your area. yeah, but but i do wonder how is this all to going be paid for? >> well, that is actually the big question. >> of course , because the

>> of course, because the headune >> of course, because the headline figures are what the independent pay review bodies have recommended . and there's a have recommended. and there's a range of different things they've recommended they they've recommended because they look specific situation they've recommended because they lo

taken a bit of time. it's been quite difficult, but it's been helped very much by the treasury. so the treasury, what they usually do with departments is any spend that you don't you don't make. so if your forecast is too high or you you don't deliver as quickly as you thought at and all of those underspends, they always go back to the treasury and then they reprioritize on behalf of the government . but in this case, government. but in this case, they've permitted us to keep those underspend . so what i've those underspend. so what i've been doing is through line been doing is going through line by every bit of the budget, by line every bit of the budget, looking at the forecast, looking at that we could at the programmes that we could maybe started we maybe we haven't started yet, we could and that's how could slow down. and that's how we've done it. and could you give us an of one of give us an example of one of those areas of, of underspend where the area will be getting less money than had originally been announced ? been announced? >> or does this include, for example, some of no catch up funding ? funding? >> no. so not that had been announced . now catch up funding announced. now catch up funding is a good example because in the

natural the national tutoring fundis natural the national tutoring fund is it's a demand led fund. so it's basically called on by all of the schools. and we obviously anticipate how much they would need. and they would they would need. and they, you know , they call it they, you know, they call it off. if there's anything left there that isn't used. and there was last year and we anticipate there will be this year, then that will move over. but it's nobody nobody has been told that they the funding that they can't have the funding that they can't have the funding that they and in they need. so we have and in fact, we've already increased that quite a lot. but there's things like, for example, if we had new building project or had a new building project or you know, we were looking at rolling out some additional schools additional things, if schools or additional things, if we haven't started those yet, we'll look at whether we actually think we can deliver it. people tend to be quite optimistic forecasts. optimistic with forecasts. obviously shortages of obviously we've got shortages of construction sometimes construction workers. sometimes planning . so we've planning takes longer. so we've really through line line really gone through line by line demand led for example. demand led things, for example. so there be a qualification so there may be a qualification , there are new qualification. we're anticipate that there'll be so many people who want to study less come study it, maybe less people come forward . and really

forward. and so we've really gone through painstaking gone through a painstaking detail and make sure we detail to try and make sure we protect the front line budgets without, you know , without without, you know, without without, you know, without without and making sure we can afford the j. >> gillian, you talk about shortages in the economy in terms of the labour market. you said construction workers, but we've also got a shortage with teachers. and this is something that parents are very concerned about themselves , about and teachers themselves, of very concerned of course, are very concerned about. of course, are very concerned about . 40,000 teachers resigned about. 40,000 teachers resigned from last year , from state schools last year, further 4000 retired. that's a lot of the workforce leaving is 6.5% pay increase . is that 6.5% pay increase. is that enough to keep teachers interested in this profession? i feel like there's something more going on here. why are so many teachers leaving ? teachers leaving? >> well, first of all, there are always a percentage of teachers that leave. a lot of them go off and retire. some of them go off into other professions. it's actually been quite stable over the years. so it might sound like a lot, but if you look at, you know, we've got over half a

million teachers, way over half a teachers. so you a million teachers. so if you look at it in terms of percentage terms, it's actually been however, percentage terms, it's actually been what however, percentage terms, it's actually been what we however, percentage terms, it's actually been what we want ver, percentage terms, it's actually been what we want to ', percentage terms, it's actually been what we want to do is obviously what we want to do is make sure that we retain every teacher wants stay and teacher that wants to stay and also recruit more teachers. also we recruit more teachers. one the things we're one of the things that we're bringing forward, which was a manifesto is manifesto commitment, is increasing starting salaries manifesto commitment, is incigraduate starting salaries manifesto commitment, is incigraduate teachers] salaries manifesto commitment, is incigraduate teachers to alaries manifesto commitment, is incigraduate teachers to £30,000 for graduate teachers to £30,000 outside london from september outside of london from september this year. so that's something we committed in the manifesto. i think it's a competitive graduate and that's graduate salary and that's something that we'll be introducing september. we introducing from september. we do a lot of applicants for do have a lot of applicants for teaching as well, but what we've do have a lot of applicants for teachin struggled but what we've do have a lot of applicants for teachin struggled with what we've do have a lot of applicants for teachin struggled with is at we've do have a lot of applicants for teachin struggled with is certaina always struggled with is certain subjects. also subjects. so we are also introducing bursary fees, additional free payments for additional tax free payments for certain subjects in certain areas. so maths is one physics. computer science is often one where you're competing with businesses for the same skills. so we do have additional bursaries , scholarships and bursaries, scholarships and payments for certain specific subjects . and what i've also subjects. and what i've also asked them to look at is a degree apprenticeship for teaching for those subjects,

because i think that's also would would broaden the pipeline of people who can access teaching as a profession . teaching as a profession. >> now, yesterday, when the prime minister was announcing the pay rises, not just in education, but of course across the board in the nhs as well, particularly , we were told that particularly, we were told that there would be new charges on migrants, both on visas and on the health service charge, and this would help part fund some of those pay rises. but i'm finding it very, very difficult to find any numbers attached to that. to find any numbers attached to that . how much does the that. how much does the government expect these extra charges on migrants will actually raise ? i think it's actually raise? i think it's about a billion. >> i think the numbers are around about a billion. i think the total we have to find across all the departments is around about 5 billion. in the case of education over the two years. it's just under 2 billion because as well as the teachers , we've also introduced a fund for maybe smaller schools

because obviously i look at everything on averages, but there could be some schools where they are struggling because of falling rolls or specific circumstances. so i've increased the sort of fund to support those schools. so if they are in financial difficulty, so that's another £40 million. and then for the first time actually, we've also put more money for retention and recruitment into the sector. so that's 185 million in the first that's185 million in the first yean that's185 million in the first year, 285 million the second yeah year, 285 million the second year. so that's my bit of it. i think in total it's about 5 billion. and i think the additional surcharges, i think are about a billion of that. >> i think it's good to hear that, you know, this isn't going to be paid for by massive tax increases on us. but it does seem to be slightly worrying that we might be seeing cuts in departmental spending when schools complaining schools are already complaining of shortages , shortages and of shortages, shortages and difficulty is. but let's move on to one of the things that you wanted to talk to us today about . so students looking to work in the uk's growing space sector have something to look forward

to. that right? to. is that right? >> right . so what we're >> that's right. so what we're launching is a space systems engineer degree apprenticeship . engineer degree apprenticeship. i don't know if you know, but i'm a huge fan of degree apprenticeships. i i did one myself. i'm the only degree apprentice in the house of commons. and one of the things i brought to the role as apprenticeships and skills minister now as secretary minister and now as secretary of state a huge state for education is a huge focus higher level and degree focus on higher level and degree apprenticeships because they are apprenticeships because they are a way for any young a brilliant way for any young person for any older person person or for any older person that wants access career to that wants to access a career to be able to get a job and learn, get their degree paid for or their higher technical qualification paid for as well. and really get on in the workplace. they're brilliant for social mobility. they're brilliant access , they're brilliant for access, they're brilliant for access, they're brilliant for access, they're brilliant for older people that want example, into want to, for example, go into teaching. today's is the want to, for example, go into teachi systems oday's is the want to, for example, go into teachi systems engineerthe want to, for example, go into teachi systems engineer .1e want to, for example, go into teachi systems engineer . the space systems engineer. the degree apprenticeship . and i can degree apprenticeship. and i can i just know there's so i met quite a few degree apprentices yesterday. it will start in september 2024. so there's a number of businesses that will offer this course. and i just

think it's really exciting. you know, space is something we're really good at and it's really exciting to be able to offer those easy, accessible and supported routes into a fantastic industry the next generation. >> yeah, that does sound really exciting. although i can't help nofice exciting. although i can't help notice that we did fail to launch the first domestic space launch the first domestic space launch only a few months ago, perhaps with some of these apprenticeships and, and people going through these degree apprenticeships , perhaps we'll apprenticeships, perhaps we'll actually get something off the ground from this country. >> defeatist. >> be defeatist. >> be defeatist. >> am sure they will. i >> i am pretty sure they will. i am pretty sure they will. i mean, obviously when you're doing something ambitious like space, expect to work. >> first time all the time. but i am 100% sure that there are so many young people that have got so much to offer to this industry and they've got now great it. and yeah, great routes into it. and yeah, i'm seeing i'm looking forward to seeing what produce . space what they can produce. space fascinates all, so i'm fascinates us all, so i'm looking forward to seeing the uk's position in space be strengthened . strengthened. >> well, gillian keegan, education secretary , thank you education secretary, thank you so for joining education secretary, thank you so forjoining us here on

so much forjoining us here on britain's this morning britain's newsroom this morning . really interesting stuff there. actually, lots of there. and actually, lots of people have been getting in touch of these issues touch about some of these issues , about the pay rise as well . , about the pay rise as well. malcolm has written in about doctors saying in my day , doctors saying in my day, doctors saying in my day, doctors regarded the job as a calling for their love of mankind . now they appear to be mankind. now they appear to be young people trying to make as much money as possible with no regard for people. well i suppose suppose that is that suppose i suppose that is that is a point in terms of should your calling be about your calling not be about people. but but then again, if you look at other countries where doctors are paid considerably more, because considerably more, maybe because they of they have different sorts of health systems it it is hard health systems, it is it is hard to think that actually why should we pay our doctors so much less? >> i mean, though, tom, i remember you must remember as well were at universal well when you were at universal city well when you were at universal chy you well when you were at universal city you had friends who city and you had friends who were doctors degrees. not were doing doctors degrees. not all had potentially all of them had it potentially as vocation, more people do all of them had it potentially as it'ocation, more people do all of them had it potentially as it asation, more people do all of them had it potentially as it as aon, more people do all of them had it potentially as it as a money'e people do all of them had it potentially as it as a money makerle do all of them had it potentially as it as a money maker ,5 do all of them had it potentially as it as a money maker , and see it as a money maker, and perhaps it's not making as much money in the city money as their mates in the city now know. an issue that now know. that's an issue that is but what did you

is an issue. but what did you make of what gillian had to say there? it seems like was there? it seems like she was very, very articulate. she seemed case, oh, no, seemed to put the case, oh, no, we're have any we're not going to have any major but i'm not i'm not major cuts. but i'm not i'm not sure i buy that. >> i think she was i think >> but i think she was i think it was nice that she was honest about this. this delineation we see front page of some see on the front page of some newspapers this morning. fees paid migrants fund pay paid by migrants will fund pay rises. just heard rises. well, we just heard from the education that, the education secretary that, no, won't. they'll pay for no, they won't. they'll pay for £1 and £5 billion needs £1 billion and £5 billion needs to be found. else where. so that's one sixth being paid for by the thing. the government said it would pay it for. but as we heard from gillian keegan, there's a lot more money that needs to be found elsewhere. i thought that was really interesting time interesting and at the same time our debt is 100% of gdp currently, isn't it? >> we'll be discussing >> tom so we'll be discussing that with, with an economist later the show. but later on in the show. but talking of problems for the government, the prime minister faces potentially losing three previously safe tory seats next week with a string of tense by elections. >> yes , losses. >> yes, losses. >> losses in the constituencies would exacerbate concerns over

sunak's leadership ahead of the general election. >> yes , well, let's have a look >> yes, well, let's have a look at what is actually going on with professor matt goodwin, professor in politics and international relations, of course . matt, thanks so much for course. matt, thanks so much for joining us this morning. this this is almost spectacular expectations management from the conservative party seats that have majorities in two cases of above 20,000 votes. and everyone expects they'll lose them. is that what you think ? that what you think? >> yeah, well, i think that's absolutely spot on, tom. the game with by elections is always expectation management. and with these particular contests, i think we're looking at a summer of discontent for rishi sunak. let's just step back from those by elections a minute. look at the national polling story, i'm afraid number the afraid to say for number 10, the trend is turning against trend is now turning against them after a bit of a bounce earlier this year. for rishi sunak. labour's lead is sunak. now labour's lead is extending again up to around 20 points. so if viewers want a metric to keep in mind to win a

majority at the next general election, labour will need to be about 12.5 points ahead in the national polls. they're currently averaging about 1819 points ahead of the conservatives. so these by elections are likely to see some enormous swings away from the conservatives. one question, tom, to keep to keep in mind though, is earlier by elections this year, labour actually underperformed the national polls . they still did very well, polls. they still did very well, but they underperformed the national polls. if actually they they they now perform in line with these national polls, then this should really be flashy . this should really be flashy. the red warning sign in number 10. so i'm going to be watching what what how is labour doing relative to that national story ? >> when we 7 >> when we look at the ? >> when we look at the polling in detail, it does show that at least when it comes to who makes the best prime minister, it does seem that rishi sunak and keir starmer are well , they're on starmer are well, they're on their on their equal. starmer are well, they're on their on their equal . are they? their on their equal. are they?

are they not? is there any hope that rishi sunak could turn it around? what could he do in your view, that might bring back the general british public to his side ? yeah i mean, they are side? yeah i mean, they are certainly broadly similar, emily, but they're also both quite unpopular figures. >> i mean, we have a somewhat unique position at the moment in british politics and everybody is basically unpopular. millions of out there watching of people out there watching this show will be feeling utterly fed up and disillusioned with british politics. and i think essentially what sunak has got a number of problems, one of which is he's a little bit more popular than a very unpopular party. the conservative brand is basically toxic . i was sat in basically toxic. i was sat in focus groups in the red wall just weeks ago . the just two weeks ago. the conservative has an conservative party has an enormous image problem which don't really need to explain beyond that, i think. secondly, sunak doesn't really have a lead on any of the major issues facing voters today on the economy , on national health economy, on national health service, on immigration , on on

service, on immigration, on on all of these big seismic issues. labouris all of these big seismic issues. labour is either ahead and by a few points or is comfortably ahead. as with the by 2025 points. now, when you don't have ownership over any of these big issues in british politics, you're not going to win the next election. right? you're just simply not going to win the next election. think back previous de bofis election. think back previous de boris johnson, he was leagues ahead on brexit that was his path to a majority. tony blair leagues ahead on education and pubuc leagues ahead on education and public services. that was his path victory. margaret path to victory. margaret thatcher ahead on thatcher leagues ahead on inflation industrial inflation and industrial disputes. that was path to disputes. that was her path to victory . sunak today doesn't victory. sunak today doesn't have any big leads on that issue, on these issues. so that's another massive problem. and just lastly, emily, look at history. no party in the entire history. no party in the entire history of british politics has emerged as the largest political party at five elections in a row. so already history is working against the conservatives irrespective of all of those problems i mentioned, irrespective of inflation, irrespective of record legal and illegal

migration, irrespective of the fact that he's only holding half of boris johnson's 2019 voters and irrespective of the fact that the conservatives no longer really know who they are or what they believe . so, look, i'm they believe. so, look, i'm going to give rishi sunak a 5% chance of winning the next general but are general election, but labour are odds a reason. these odds on for a reason. these fundamentals do not favour the conservatives . conservatives. >> it'll absolutely >> it'll be absolutely fascinating to see how these byelections play out. this time next no doubt we'll next week. well, no doubt we'll be dissecting whatever's happened. we indeed this happened. we will indeed this very but for now, very program. but for now, professor goodwin, thank professor matthew goodwin, thank you joining here you so much forjoining us here on britain's newsroom. >> it's interesting , though, >> it's interesting, though, there doesn't seem to too there doesn't seem to be too much enthusiasm labour much enthusiasm for the labour party, does i don't think party, does there? i don't think anyone's to be, know, anyone's going to be, you know, skipping into it just seems skipping into the it just seems the polling station starmer the polling station keir starmer is man in history is the luckiest man in history with opponents. with his opponents. >> anyway, i'll don't kill cash campaign now has over 214,000 signatures as us with more than 5 million people in the uk relying on cash every single day. >> new banking hubs in britain have hard is

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machines that you can do a bit of a tap tap on to give £5, £2, £10, whatever it is, how widespread is that? is that just a city thing or is that across the nation ? no, no , that's the nation? no, no, that's growing across the nation. >> so the british legion has been using it for about 5—5 or so years. i think they're the largest charity that use it in a street appeal every year. and it's growing to be wrong. but but the cash is as i said, is still making up over 40% of the donations. now we've got contactless. you've got qr codes, bank transfers, um, large corporation donations that make up the other 60. so cash is still vital for the british legion to make a massive impact on the lives of those that need us. >> us. >> yeah, i think that's the important point about this campaign. it's not about ending the use of electronic money, which i think a lot of us find really useful. yes. we're not luddites. no, it's about it's about keeping plurality of choice. and if you believe in choice. and if you believe in choice and about keeping cash , choice and about keeping cash, there's code on the screen there's a qr code on the screen right now. on to the camera

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good morning. it's 10 am. on friday, the 14th of july. and this is britain's newsroom here on gb news. with me tom harwood . and today, the wonderful emily carter. >> rishi sunak acas offered pay rises of around 6% to millions of public sector workers, including doctors and teachers . including doctors and teachers. and that's in a bid to end the devastating strikes. but how is he going to pay for it? we'll try and work out. >> and we're seeing the sharpest spike in people defaulting on their mortgages since 2009. donelan with millions expected to be paying hundreds of pounds

more. we ask how close is this market to collapse ? market to collapse? >> us goodness. and as the government says, it will concede, no more compromises on the illegal migration bill. we ask can this bill become law by the time mps break up the summer recess next week? time is running out on the screen there. >> the of course, on the screen there. we were looking at archbishop welby, who's been one of the one of the critics of the bill in the house of lords. but the big question we want to ask you isn't about that today. it's about else. about something else. >> is a pub in >> it is there is a pub in cheshire, in a cheshire village where harry styles, no less, grew very important. grew up, very important. and they mobile phones in their they ban mobile phones in their pub. they're called the strictest in britain. so strictest pub in britain. so should we ban mobile phones in pubs?i should we ban mobile phones in pubs? i think so. >> i think less. i think less . i >> i think less. i think less. i think phones are great, but. but what do you think? gb views at

gb news news.com. we'll be discussing that a little bit later. but first, here's your morning news with rhiannon . morning news with rhiannon. james good morning. >> it's 10:02. james good morning. >> it's10:02. your top stories from the gb news room. junior doctors in england have said they're in it for the long run. on day two of their five day strike. that's despite the government's offer of a 6% pay rise, which the prime minister says is final. the british medical association says more strikes are possible. they want an offer closer to the 12.4% given to junior doctors in scotland . meanwhile all four scotland. meanwhile all four teaching unions have called for their strikes to be cancelled, saying members should accept the 6.5% pay rise they've been offered . the education offered. the education secretary, gillian keegan, told gb news exactly how it's been

funded . people have almost a funded. people have almost a thousand thousand workers at gatwick airport, including baggage handlers and check in staff , will stage eight days of staff, will stage eight days of strikes later this month. unite unions says there because of ongoing pay disputes, workers will walk out for four days from friday the 28th, then again from friday the 28th, then again from friday the 28th, then again from friday the 4th of august for another four days. airlines affected include british airways, easyjet , ryanair, tui, airways, easyjet, ryanair, tui, westjet and wizz air . people westjet and wizz air. people have been forced to pull out their own teeth because they can't access or afford nhs care. a new report by the health and social care committee found 10% of people admitted to attempting diy dentistry . it says the diy dentistry. it says the evidence of pain and distress is totally unacceptable. in the 21st century. it's calling for urgent and fundamental reform. the nhs says it's already started making changes ,

started making changes, including to contracts with dentists . ice experts have said dentists. ice experts have said it's still safe to consume a spa aim in limited quantities , aim in limited quantities, despite it being declared a possible cause of cancer. the sweeteners used in everything from fizzy drinks to cough sweets and even toothpaste. but the world health organisation says the average person would need to drink 14 cans of a diet. soft drink a day to exceed the safe levels . a breakthrough may safe levels. a breakthrough may have been made in a bid to unlock boris johnson's old mobile phone after an ally suggested the government had recovered a pin code. the deadune recovered a pin code. the deadline to hand over unredacted messages to the covid inquiry was missed this week due to complications accessing the former prime minister's phone. the device likely contains content relating to the ordering of lockdowns , as well as details of lockdowns, as well as details on the early response to the coronavirus pandemic. the government's already handed over the rest of mrjohnson's the rest of mr johnson's documents following a high court

order, having initially argued it was irrelevant . king charles it was irrelevant. king charles and queen camilla's coronation outfits are going on display for the very first time items from the very first time items from the king's coronation will open to the public at buckingham palace from today. items on display include the gold st edwards crown that was used in the ceremony and the diamond jubilee state coach that brought king charles to the abbey. more than a quarter of a million people are expected to visit the palace over the summer. a coroner has ruled that lisa marie presley died from an obstruction in her small bowel caused by scar tissue from weight loss surgery. the singer songwriter and elvis presley's only child died in january two days after attending the golden globes. she had bariatric surgery several years ago. the development of adhesions are a long term , a known long term long term, a known long term risk of the procedure , and

risk of the procedure, and hollywood actors have joined a strike by screenwriters for the first time in 60 years after their unions voted to walk out. following the breakdown of talks with studios . stars at the with studios. stars at the london premiere of oppenheimer left early after the result of the vote by the screen actors guild was announced as well as a pay guild was announced as well as a pay rise, actors want guarantees i versions of their likeness won't be used to replace them without permission or payment , without permission or payment, and engineers at the european space agency will attempt to guide a defunct satellite back to earth in the first mission of its kind, the airless satellite has been orbiting for almost five years, sending back data which has helped improve weather forecasting. but having run out of fuel, it's expected to fall back to earth within the next week's next few weeks. most of it's expected to burn up on re—entry. but scientists are aiming to use the last of its fuel to make sure anything that

doesn't falls into the ocean . doesn't falls into the ocean. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. now, though , it's back over to tom and . emily >> very good morning to you. this is this is britain's newsroom here on gb news. with me, tom harwood. and emily carver. and i have to say, a lot of you have been getting in touch things we've touch about the things we've been about today. touch about the things we've beeyes about today. touch about the things we've beeyes . about today. touch about the things we've beeyes . well, bout today. touch about the things we've beeyes . well, banningay. touch about the things we've beeyes . well, banning phones in >> yes. well, banning phones in pubs, a&e has a very pubs, as john a&e has a very strong view. he says for a democracy, we do seem very keen to ban all kinds of things. mobile phones in pubs, the latest ban. good lord, no. well, that sounds like harwood . john. >> i have to say, i have to say i agree with you. i think this society bans far too many things. we should we should surely social surely have sort of social expectations strict, expectations rather than strict, strict some people strict rules. but some people disagree . and alan has written disagree. and alan has written in say. mobile phones should

in to say. mobile phones should be in as they kill be banned in pubs as they kill the of conversation . alan the art of conversation. alan says his local has banned them and they all just talk to each other. mean, is other. i mean, that is apparently this is actually more common we think because common than we think because linda's also said pub near her linda's also said a pub near her has banned for some time. >> they don't have tv screens ehheh >> they don't have tv screens either. it's quite funny watching people use their phones surreptitiously. that's what tom would doing. be like would be doing. he'd be like this, you know, although steve has in with a really has written in with a really good point, actually, it ties into something else we'll be talking about this morning, which kill cash campaign. >> he said not an not a bad idea to ban phones in pubs, however, have they thought this through? to ban phones in pubs, however, hethe they thought this through? to ban phones in pubs, however, hethe campaign ht this through? to ban phones in pubs, however, hethe campaign to this through? to ban phones in pubs, however, hethe campaign to retain rough? to ban phones in pubs, however, hethe campaign to retain cash|? if the campaign to retain cash doesn't through, how are doesn't go through, how are people to pay their people going to pay for their drinks? with my phone. drinks? i pay with my phone. i pay drinks? i pay with my phone. i pay with my watch . i can't pay with my watch. i can't remember last time remember the last time i actually used a physical credit card. >> that is a very good point. and half the time atms don't have money them. so then have any money in them. so then you to jump that hurdle. you have to jump that hurdle. >> well, well, your views >> well, well, keep your views coming this subject. coming in on this subject. it's certainly inbox this certainly lit up the inbox this morning. of course, there

morning. but of course, there are other big things to talk about as well. >> there rishi sunak >> yes, there are. rishi sunak has pay rises around has offered pay rises of around 6% millions of public sector 6% to millions of public sector workers. that includes doctors, teachers. spoke to gillian teachers. we spoke to gillian keegan earlier who talked us through the figures and that's all in a bid to end the devastating strikes. >> well, speaking of teachers, all four of those teaching unions have now said that they'll their members they'll urge their members to accept prime minister's new accept the prime minister's new offer, which would end, of course, lots and lots of strikes. but of course the bma doctors union has said that they wouldn't accept this pay offer. so the teachers agree. the doctors perhaps. >> but do we actually know if the teachers are going to agree? the unions have said that they should vote for but we should vote for this, but we don't haven't actually heard don't we haven't actually heard from teachers yet. from the teachers yet. >> if there's one thing that history teach us is that history should teach us is that union members don't always agree with leaders. exactly. with union leaders. exactly. but let's more on this let's get a lot more on this now. cross to westminster, now. let's cross to westminster, where political reporter where gb news political reporter olivia for us olivia utley is there for us outside parliament. olivia, how has across these has this landed across these different ? well on the

different sectors? well on the whole, it feels as though we're in a much better situation across most sectors than we've beenin across most sectors than we've been in a really long time now . been in a really long time now. >> the fact that the teaching unions, four of the teaching unions, four of the teaching unions have called off their strikes while they wait to find out what their members say. and they are encouraging their members though, of members to accept, though, of course, mentioned, course, as you mentioned, there, sometimes workers , sometimes union workers, teachers don't actually agree with their union leaders. we with their union leaders. and we saw the health sector saw that in the health sector earlier year . saw that in the health sector earlier year. the junior earlier this year. the junior doctors strike, as you say, is still going it is the still going on. it is the biggest walkout in nhs history, the walkout in nhs the longest walkout in nhs history. there's still history. so there's still a massive problem for the government there on the whole, though, we're in a very though, it feels we're in a very unusual situation where it almost feels as though both sides that won. sides think that they've won. you've gillian keegan doing you've got gillian keegan doing a victory lap of the a sort of victory lap of the media studios, if you like. this morning. she feels as though only to 6.5% wasn't so only getting to 6.5% wasn't so bad. she's pleased that she's won her own personal fight with the too, and of course, the treasury too, and of course, the treasury too, and of course, the teaching unions have already said they would have said that they would have accepted that

accepted a 6.5% pay rise. that said, there are some still some very big questions about where the funding is coming from. we've heard a lot from rishi sunak over the last couple of days of where the funding won't be coming from. he says that he won't raising taxes, won't won't be raising taxes, he won't be borrowing, he won't be taking the money from core schools the money from the core schools budget or from the core nhs budget or from the core nhs budget . so where exactly is the budget. so where exactly is the money going to come from? well, in the health sector, it sounds as though what he's going to do is raise the amount of money it costs for a foreigner to come here temporarily. they already have to pay a bill to access the nhs when they're here and that bill is to going go up by £400. that helps a little bit. that raises about a billion, but there still billion to be there are still a billion to be found the health sector alone found in the health sector alone this year and another 2 billion next meanwhile in the next year. meanwhile in the education there's talk education sector, there's talk that to be come from that it's going to be come from underspends, i.e. pro grams, which haven't actually spent their full budget after school tuition, for example . but again, tuition, for example. but again, it feels as though that's a

pretty small pot to fill , a pretty small pot to fill, a pretty small pot to fill, a pretty large black hole . and at pretty large black hole. and at the moment the funding issue is really shrouded in mystery. >> well, olivia utley, thank you for shedding light there on for shedding some light there on the mysteries that still remain known. unknowns come to mind. unknown unknowns and all the rest well, rumsfeld, we rest of it. well, rumsfeld, we know not tax know we're not having tax increases. >> we know we're not going to have more borrowing unless you're migrant, unless you're you're a migrant, unless you're a l you're a migrant, unless you're a , then you're to a migrant, then you're going to have pay a little more, have to pay a little bit more, apparently. we've got no apparently. and we've got no economic growth to pay for it. so there's going to so clearly, there's going to have be a squeeze on have to be a squeeze on services. well let's get some more analysis about this, particularly on this issue of economic growth. >> feel let's speak to the >> i feel let's speak to the director of research at the adam smith think tank, smith institute think tank, maxwell who us maxwell marlowe, who joins us here maxwell, here in the studio. maxwell, thank joining us this thank you for joining us this morning. is morning. this this is the fundamental point, isn't it, these conversations are so much harder when we're not seeing much growth in the economy. >> you're absolutely right, tom. you're absolutely right. the thing we only get tax thing is, we can only get tax revenue sources. revenue from three sources. that's taxation , which,

that's direct taxation, which, as you've just said, emily isn't going to according to the going to rise according to the chancellor you can borrow it. but our borrowing is now 100% of gdp. and given the interest rate rises, already spending rises, we're already spending about 3.5% of gdp on paying the interest on those loans. and finally , it's from productivity finally, it's from productivity rises , which since the financial rises, which since the financial crash , we have been some of the crash, we have been some of the lowest in the g7 to raise productivity, to grow the pie and get more tax out of it. it's not going to happen. so how are these tax you know, these pay rises going to paid for? it's rises going to be paid for? it's pulling money out existing pulling money out of existing services think is services. and what i think is going happen is it's to going to happen is it's going to be pulled of capital be pulled out of capital investment. we already have investment. now, we already have very capital investment in very low capital investment in the services even in the public services and even in the public services and even in the sector. the private sector. >> you mean by that? >> what do you mean by that? capital investment? >> what do you mean by that? capital investment in >> it's investment in infrastructure in it systems infrastructure for in it systems infrastructure for in it systems in the things we use to create the services. we spoke to gillian keegan about half an hour ago and she was saying there are some projects, school building that now might building projects that now might not go ahead because of planning complications or whatever. >> sounds like fear hinckley

>> it sounds like fear hinckley building and indeed , as building things and indeed, as you investing in that sort you say, investing in that sort of in that physical capital is going to be less . so you seem to going to be less. so you seem to have hit the nail on the head there. what does that mean, therefore, public therefore, for our public services into the future? services going into the future? that means in five years time, probably is in power. >> but you know, bets are off at the it means that those the moment. it means that those schools to be not schools are not going to be not going to be built. it means that the current stock of schools or hospitals stations or hospitals or police stations or really as a public really anything used as a public service house public service to house the public service to house the public service going be service is going to be deteriorating. more costs deteriorating. more means costs for going to up for renovation is going to go up . it means that the tax bill . and it means that the tax bill in the future is going to be much higher. >> it's miserable, really, >> it's also miserable, really, isn't seems that we are isn't it? it seems that we are discovering there trade discovering that there are trade offs comes to our public offs when it comes to our public services comes to services and when it comes to government and when it government spending and when it comes taxes well, the comes to taxes and well, the economy, essentially, that is what we're learning. and i can just months time or just see in a few months time or not even in a few months time. in weeks time. yes even if the teachers accept this 6.5, for example, down the example, one month down the road, complaining

example, one month down the road there's complaining example, one month down the road there's not complaining example, one month down the road there's not the|plaining example, one month down the road there's not the moneyg example, one month down the road there's not the money going that there's not the money going into buildings, as you say, into the buildings, as you say, or the it systems. it's or into the it systems. it's just a difficult one for the government. >> short termism? is >> is this short termism? is this as the same as we've this much as the same as we've been with where been seeing with with hs2, where they know what, we're they say, you know what, we're going to build this more slowly so year it costs less, so each year it costs less, but actually costs over the actually it costs more over the course i don't know, however course of i don't know, however many years is 15, 20 years. many years it is 15, 20 years. this this seems like politicians caring months caring more about 12 months ahead than potentially a decade ahead. >> you're absolutely correct. i mean, let's look at, for example, policing, which i know you cover lot in gb news, the you cover a lot in gb news, the police national computer is the same computer they've been using since 1974. so in the police, in the police. so all of the police data did we have computers in 1980? did we had huge machines that would have filled the room. and those are still the same machines because the machines we use now because the government look in the government can't look in the long run and it can't invest. >> flabbergast at that. >> i'm flabbergast at that. maxwell it can't invest maxwell you are. it can't invest for the long to change these things. >> look at prit, the national program it and health care. program for it and health care. it failed massively and now

we're stuck legacy systems. we're stuck with legacy systems. remember? last user remember? what was the last user of machines europe? the of fax machines in europe? the nhs? of fax machines in europe? the nhfthe nhs still has pagers they >> the nhs still has pagers they still use. they're just about the only people in the country that do use pagers. >> what's frustrating as >> so what's so frustrating as well, know about well, and you'll know about this the commission. truss the growth commission. liz truss yes, growth, growth, yes, we need growth, growth, growth. arguably spoilt her growth. she arguably spoilt her chance, but this is what could pay chance, but this is what could pay for this infrastructure is economic growth and we're seeing none of that. instead we're seeing stagflation. exactly exactly. >> we're back to the 1970s again, guys. it's going to get very, very bad . and the strikes very, very bad. and the strikes are back. the inflation is back . the of growth is there . the lack of growth is there and fix it by firing and we need to fix it by firing andrew bailey at the bank of england because he's really ruined we've got. and also ruined what we've got. and also he's well also build more he's well and also build more houses, more lab space, houses, build more lab space, build infrastructure. houses, build more lab space, build aren'ttructure. houses, build more lab space, build aren't going'e. do houses, build more lab space, blbecause aren't going'e. do houses, build more lab space, blbecause they'llgoing'e. do houses, build more lab space, blbecause they'll upsete. do houses, build more lab space, blbecause they'll upset their it because they'll upset their core voting well, core core voting base. well, what way to end this what a cheery way to end this conversation . conversation. >> i'm thinking exactly the same thing. it's all and thing. it's not all doom and gloom. some good news gloom. we'll find some good news somewhere gloom. we'll find some good news sonand ere you mentioned >> and indeed, you mentioned emily there, the growth commission. we're going to speak

to member oh, are we? now to a member of oh, are we? now in just a moment. but max marlow, research at in just a moment. but max maradam research at in just a moment. but max maradam smith research at in just a moment. but max maradam smith institute, h at in just a moment. but max maradam smith institute, thank the adam smith institute, thank you so much forjoining us this morning. actually, let's get morning. and actually, let's get more the economy now. let's more on the economy now. let's go to julian jessop, who is , of go to julian jessop, who is, of course, at the institute for economic affairs , but also economic affairs, but also a member of this new growth commission . and julian, just commission. and julian, just before we begin talking, because we're going to talk to you about mortgages and that very worrying situation. but first of all, what is the growth commission ? what is the growth commission? >> well, it's a group of international economists and other specialists who've been brought together by by liz truss to look at the problem of slow growth, not just in the uk but actually around much of the western world, including the rest of europe . and the lack of rest of europe. and the lack of growth is a real problem without stronger growth, we can't afford the vital public services that we need. we're unlikely to have the sort of technological progress and innovation that we need to tackle the environmental problems that we face. and it's

going to be very difficult to keep real wages and living standards up . so growth needs to standards up. so growth needs to be absolutely central to government policy making. but but recently it hasn't been. it's all about sort of short term fiscal targets and, you know, tinkering at the margins. and we've lost that sort of emphasis on growth as being the key thing that economy needs i >> -- >> of course, interlinked with this issue of growth is the housing crisis that we're seeing. become more seeing. it's become more and more a political more of a political issue as well. starmer it well. keir starmer mentions it every week at prime minister's questions or rayner for questions or angela rayner for the weeks been the last two weeks or it's been deputy prime minister questions. the last two weeks or it's been deprut'rime minister questions. the last two weeks or it's been depl but julian,.inister questions. the last two weeks or it's been depl but julian, we ter questions. the last two weeks or it's been depl but julian, we wanted;tions. the last two weeks or it's been depl but julian, we wanted to ns. but, but julian, we wanted to talk you about mortgages and talk to you about mortgages and the default that we've the default rates that we've been seeing because we're seeing the default rates that we've bee biggest] because we're seeing the default rates that we've bee biggest increasee we're seeing the default rates that we've bee biggest increase in'e're seeing the default rates that we've bee biggest increase in mortgageg the biggest increase in mortgage defaults since 2009. that defaults now since 2009. that sounds to me like a crisis. >> well, i mean, first of all, you're right. all of these stories are linked. you're talking earlier about inflation andifs talking earlier about inflation and it's higher inflation, which is are going is why interest rates are going up . you talked about the housing up. you talked about the housing crisis . and part of that is crisis. and part of that is simply because we've been simply because we've not been

building houses because building enough houses because of constraints of the of the constraints of the planning . that's planning system. that's something growth something that the growth commission will be be commission will be will be looking at in terms of the increases in in mortgage interest rates and default rates interest rates and default rates in particular. so faux pas, this isn't yet a sort of economy wide crisis. yes, you're right, isn't yet a sort of economy wide crisis. yes, you're right , the crisis. yes, you're right, the number of defaults has increased, but it's still pretty low compared to previous crises. and i think, you know, trying to be optimistic. there are a couple of reasons think that couple of reasons to think that this won't be a complete disaster. one is that the jump in mortgage rates is based on where the markets expect official interest rates go. official interest rates to go. and i think they have become a bit too pessimistic there. i think that inflation fall think that inflation will fall sharply. so the bank of england won't have to raise interest rates people fear, rates as much as people fear, and therefore rates and therefore mortgage rates might falling might actually start falling again soon. the second again fairly soon. the second point is that i think the risk of repossessions is a lot lower dunng of repossessions is a lot lower during this crisis than in previous ones. i think the last thing that a lender wants to do is to is to repossess a house. that's not the business that

they're so i lenders they're in. so i think lenders will be a bit more flexible to people having difficulty people who are having difficulty paying people who are having difficulty paying there is a paying their debts. there is a new mortgage charter been new mortgage charter that's been voluntarily agreed the voluntarily agreed by the big lenders, which will lenders, which i think will help. there so we're undoubtedly facing a very difficult period and for and i've got huge sympathy for people mortgage costs are people whose mortgage costs are jumping. don't think this jumping. but i don't think this is down the is going to drag down the economy a whole. thank economy as a whole. thank you very indeed, julian. very much indeed, julian. >> from the >> julian jessup from the institute economic affairs institute of economic affairs and of that growth and a member of that growth commission. mean, he's a bit commission. i mean, he's a bit optimist btec there. i fear, you know, people's mortgages are doubung know, people's mortgages are doubling of people simply doubling a lot of people simply aren't going to be able to afford it even they move on afford it even if they move on to only. even they to interest only. even if they get a little bit of support from their bank, numbers just their bank, the numbers just aren't going add up. this aren't going to add up. but this is interest rates are all about. the old age old quote is if >> the old age old quote is if it hurting, it isn't it isn't hurting, it isn't working well, i don't think there was any way to get out of inflation. >> i don't see they don't seem to working. i was talking to to be working. i was talking to roger is roger garford beck, who is a friend of the show. he thinks it's the wrong move from the bank of england to be raising the interest because

the interest rates because that's not sees the that's not how he sees the current inflation working. so you interesting debate you see no interesting debate to be debate to be had be had, lots of debate to be had and to come on this programme. >> indeed. still to come, the government has been given the go ahead battle ahead to take a legal battle overits ahead to take a legal battle over its rwanda deportation policy to supreme court. policy to the supreme court. but will a flight take will we ever see a flight take off? we'll find after the weather. >> the temperature is rising. >> the temperature is rising. >> boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. some lively weather crossing the country over the next couple of days. a blustery spell with some wet weather around and it doesn't feel very warm. certainly for not july. this chart is more typical of maybe october or november , a deep, low october or november, a deep, low pressure spreading rain steadily northwards and some gusty winds, particularly over southwest england and west wales, and seasonably windy in that rain spreading north. that'll be heavy and persistent across northern ireland, very wet

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tv, radio and online gb news. britain's news . britain's news. channel >> it is coming up to 1027 in the morning with britain's newsroom on gb news. with me, emily carver and tom harwood. >> and the government has been given the go ahead to take a legal battle over its rwanda

deportation policy to the supreme court court. but the immigration minister has warned that there will be no further compromises on government plans to this small boat crisis. >> so where does this leave us? well all the barrister, stephen barrett, can join us now. >> he writes for the spectator as well. and stephen, a lot of people will be thinking , what on people will be thinking, what on earth is this parliamentary ping pong? we keep hearing about where legislation goes to and from the democratic house and the undemocratic house before it can actually become law. where are we with that ? are we with that? >> well , that is i mean, we have >> well, that is i mean, we have seen the process whereby the house of lords has become increasingly political. that's that's fair to say. so constitutionally, we used to have what you think of as neutral peers. neutral members of the house of lords. and they were always called cross benches . and what the cross bench now is has morphed much more into

something like a political party. so it's quite clear that they have very strong political opinions and they don't like the government's efforts to control migration. now that's their private and personal political opinion on and they are affecting it through their role in the lords . quite how far that in the lords. quite how far that can go constitutionally is a is a very big question . the fact a very big question. the fact that they call it ping pong, i think should reassure your viewers because it does mean that ultimately they know they're going to lose if they called it a battle or a war, then it would be serious. admitting it's just ping pong is sort of an admission that really they are just messing around. >> stephen. yes, it is. the house of commons and the government who are ultimately in control. but i just want to ask about the house of lords about about the house of lords and processes because they and their processes because they are scrutinise are there to scrutinise legislation proposed by the government . that is their job. government. that is their job. but is there a line to be drawn between scrutinising legislation and suggesting amendments that could improve the legislation

and the sort of wrecking amendments that we see from the likes of shami chakrabarti for example, on this particular bill? but we've seen it with others. where's that line? where do you think that line should be? >> well, there is there is such a line, and you're very right to highlight it. theirjob is to review and scrutinise these. it's actually very important that they read everything . and that they read everything. and i'm not entirely clear that and maybe i should be kinder to the house of lords. i'm not entirely clear that the house of commons is reading everything and really our system requires everybody to read everything and pay, you know , proper attention to what know, proper attention to what they are doing. there seems to me to me to have been an overreliance on officials and not necessarily the attention to detail that one expects. but yes, properly functioning . the yes, properly functioning. the house of lords is a reviewing chamber and it would provide wisdom and guidance to the house

of commons. so in the idea , of commons. so in the idea, putting it very practically, the house of commons does the first draft. it tries its absolute best to get it right , draft. it tries its absolute best to get it right, and then the house of lords comes in and says, ah, well i think actually here you've made small could here you've made a small could we, make a tweak here we, could we make a tweak here and make a tweak there? and could we make a tweak there? you are right to highlight you are quite right to highlight that. instead they've been moving wrecking moving more towards wrecking amendments and moving more towards deliberately frustrating government , which government policy, which is a very curious thing for the unelected house to start doing . unelected house to start doing. >> mhm. let's talk a little bit about the supreme court now because the government wants to take its it's separate rwanda policy to the supreme court. now there was a judgement at the court of appeal which was a split judgement, but did strike down the government. the government thinks it can win on appeal to the supreme court. can it ? it? >> yes , absolutely. and it's >> yes, absolutely. and it's right that you highlight it was a split decision. so the court of appeal has three judges and the rwanda plan lost 2—1. the

one is a is a very respectable and highly gifted lawyer. so his opinion shouldn't be completely dismissed just because he was he was outvoted . and that's not to was outvoted. and that's not to criticise the other two either. but you know, you you sometimes in public life in particular, we've reached a very binary position where everything is absolutely extreme. and so the fact that that his his opinion is outvoted and, you know, it doesn't mean that it should be dismissed. the two who went against the government are basing it on the idea that rwanda's own internal proceedings are not sophisticated enough or not developed enough, particularly the level of training that they their civil servants, have been given. that seems to me to be the absolute minutia of detail and the court of appeal ruling the two who went against the government that really leant very , very heavily on un agency very, very heavily on un agency . rs and i'm not i'm not entirely clear that that will

survive. certainly it would be. i think what we're witnessing is the end really of the public lawyer as a big force in our society because as parliament tree sovereignty returns after brexit really it starts being what i was taught. so when i was at university public law, i wasn't taught public law. it was called administrative law and we called administrative law and we called it admin . and it is a called it admin. and it is a question of is the government complying with all of the details? is it crossing, crossing the t's and dotting the eyes? oh, dear. it's sort of advocacy stuff. >> stephen, thank you so much for talking us through all of that. we're going to have to leave it and get to the leave it there and get to the news headlines. we could chat all day, couldn't we? we'll have you very, soon. you back very, very soon. stephen there, stephen barrett there, the barrister, stephen barrett there, the bar letzr, stephen barrett there, the barletzr, know what you think >> let us know what you think about think this about that. do you think this bill going to get through? do bill is going to get through? do you think the government has got enough do think the enough time? do you think the lords well, behaving badly? lords is well, behaving badly? >> to talk but >> lots more to talk about, but first your headlines with

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radio. >> welcome back. it is 1039 in the morning. north britain's newsroom on gb news with emily carver. that's me and tom harwood. >> that's me. but let's get stuck into our next story . now, stuck into our next story. now, straight away, the education secretary, we had her on a little bit earlier on the programme. well, gillian keegan has announced that students looking to work in the uk's growing space sector will be able to gain degree level industry qualifications without suffering tuition fees. yes that sounds very interesting indeed. >> so who have we got to speak to? >> well, we are going to speak to someone who is an expert in all things space, someone who's gone through astronaut training , earning no less per wimmer. she us now. per, thank you she joins us now. per, thank you for the show. i think for being on the show. i think a lot people will think of lot of people will think of space something that is space as something that is

american, chinese or american, russian or chinese or as we're seeing in the papers as as we're seeing in the papers today. actually, indians are today. actually, the indians are today. actually, the indians are to going sending rover to the to going sending a rover to the moon well. britain have moon as well. does britain have a in space? a role in space? >> absolutely. britain has a big role to play. i would like role to play. and i would like to britain, britain to have an even bigger role. so therefore, i today's announcement i think today's announcement is absolutely i think today's announcement is atitylutely i think today's announcement is atit theely i think today's announcement is atit the right thing to do, is it the right thing to do, because it's technology, it's the future of economy, space the future of the economy, space also has an enormous power to inspire young kids to do the right things, to get excited about engineering , and that is about engineering, and that is our future livelihood for the next generation. so it is super important. you look at important. and if you look at the , is the size of the the numbers, is the size of the global space market is about 190,000,000,000 billion. it's enormous. the uk only picks up about 8% of that today. so we've got to increase that. and the global space market over the next ten years is going to double to about 400 billion. so we've got to seize that opportunity. and for that you need people and you need educated people. so that's why we've to ready. we've got to be ready. >> now, those listening on >> now, for those listening on the radio, you are dressed in

what looks like training gear. yes absolutely. >> is my flight suit, which >> this is my flight suit, which i i do my i use when i do my weightlessness training. meaning when you go into specially when you go into a specially built aeroplane, a vomit comet , built aeroplane, a vomit comet, a vomit comet, as they call it, absolutely . well, you fly up to absolutely. well, you fly up to about 16km and then you nosedive down for 30 40s at a time , down for 30 40s at a time, become weightless because you are accelerate getting at the acceleration of gravity on the way down. so 30, 40s you you get to float and feel like you're in space. that's a great training. >> have you done that? >> have you done that? >> i've done it many times. i've doneit >> i've done it many times. i've done it in. i've done it in the airbus in france. i've done it on the 707 in the us and i've done the aleutian in 76in russia. i've tried the russia. so i've tried the different of it. so i've different models of it. so i've done a great number of times and it's equally fun time . it's equally fun each time. >> well, there you go. now i wanted astronaut when wanted to be an astronaut when i was child. thought it looked was a child. i thought it looked quite fun . is that the only job quite fun. is that the only job going? what other jobs are going when to yes. when it comes to space? yes. >> oh, there's a whole i mean, for the astronauts to go up for the astronauts just to go up into i mean, there's

into space. i mean, there's a forest of people beneath that. >> kind of things? >> what kind of things? >> what kind of things? >> engineers >> everything from engineers from. people who are from. from. from people who are who do all the paperwork, quite frankly, to do you need bio bio biologist . you need people who biologist. you need people who can actually do the things up there. once you're up there, geologists , if you go to the geologists, if you go to the moon, hopefully we're going to go to moon soon. you go back to the moon soon. you need all sorts of need people with all sorts of technical scientific technical and scientific skills to make thing happen. it's to make this thing happen. it's not the rockets. it's not just about the rockets. it's not just about the rockets. it's not just about the rockets. it's not just about the astronauts. there's a of scientific there's a lot of scientific education that goes on behind it. people might remember it. now. people might remember there bit of a failed there was a bit of a failed launch down in the south—west of england, not that long ago. >> where was it? virgin galactic was trying to or virgin orbit. virgin orbit's orbit , which was trying to or virgin orbit. virgin orbit's orbit, which is different. different company was trying to get small satellite trying to get a small satellite up into space. but we've got we've got 6 or 7 spaceports in the united kingdom . now is the the united kingdom. now is the biggest opportunity about these small satellites that will help with telephone, with sort of telephone, telephone communication and internet access and all the rest

of it 100. >> the satellite business is actually a huge business and very growing business. so putting stuff up there is a great business and it's bigger than putting people up there, quite frankly , as well . and it's quite frankly, as well. and it's cheaper as well. and they don't complain. >> space expert i love space. >> space expert i love space. >> honestly. every every space launch, i'm there. i'm watching the countdown. i'm i'm absolutely adore it all. >> i do really like watching those takeoffs the ten, nine, eight, seven and then seeing if they make it the starship takeoff that happened that very recently, especially when it blew up. >> that's sometimes the most as long as no one's aboard. >> we do like we do like to see that don't we? very that sometimes, don't we? very often. so much for coming >> thank you so much for coming in and talking about all things space. fascinating in and talking about all things spa(really fascinating in and talking about all things spa(really appreciate :inating in and talking about all things spa(really appreciate your ng in and talking about all things spa(really appreciate your time and really appreciate your time this i'll see up this morning. i'll see you up there. see you up there. >> all right. well, should we go back our to back to some of our to our inbox? perhaps we should ask, would you like to go to space? >> like to go to 7 ce. space? >> well, i did, but i actually have a of sickness, have a bit of motion sickness, so don't think i'd last very

so i don't think i'd last very long. i mean, i can't even get in a in a back of a back of a car without feeling a bit queasy. >> well, gb news at gbviews@gbnews.com is the address. but also, of course, we were this were asking you earlier this morning in with morning about phones in pub with the that pub where is the news that this pub where is it? where's the pub? cheshire. cheshire the cheshire where harry styles, the pop cheshire where harry styles, the pop sensation, grew up. pop star sensation, grew up. someone emailed in saying, why does harry does that matter? who's harry styles? producer styles? well, yeah, our producer told us that this is the. >> it's the strongest >> well, it's the strongest element is that element of the story is that harry styles lives this harry styles lives in this village are being village where phones are being banned inn. yes. banned in the swan inn. yes. well, a number of people have been writing saying that been writing in saying that actually lots pubs actually there are lots of pubs that have been banning phones for quite some time. >> perhaps behind the >> perhaps we're behind the times indeed, linda has times on this. indeed, linda has written say the harewood written in to say the harewood arms, name near arms, very good name near me, has banned phones quite some has banned phones for quite some time. have tv screens time. they don't have tv screens either . they're relying either. they're again, relying on conversation. but on that art of conversation. but lynn a point. lynn does make a good point. >> include laptops as >> does this include laptops as well? lot of people well? quite a lot of people actually pubs, i think actually work from pubs, i think tom likes working from tom quite likes working from pubs, or working from pubs, believe it or working from pubs, believe it or working from pub that's us anyway.

>> it's much better than working from home i think. but let's get on and talk about some other big , big stories today. reviewing some of these, some of the day's top stories the actor and top stories is the actor and presenter christopher biggins and the deputy comment and indeed the deputy comment editor of the daily telegraph . editor of the daily telegraph. annabel denham. thank you so much being shall much for both being here. shall we with you , annabel? we start with you, annabel? actually, story actually, what's the top story you've picked out today? >> i think story i've >> i think the top story i've picked out is the actual top story on the cover of most newspapers. of course, is newspapers. this of course, is the pay offer that the government has agreed to hand to pubuc government has agreed to hand to public sector workers . and public sector workers. and there's a lot of debate now over whether this represents a good deal whether this represents a good deal. i happen to think that it does certainly teaching unions seem to agree they've agreed to drop industrial action. it's the bma that is standing firm . it's bma that is standing firm. it's digging its heels in. so i think we can expect further strikes . we can expect further strikes. of course, we're in the middle of a very long period of industrial action of walkouts from junior doctors and consultants . as you know,

consultants. as you know, i think there's a reasonable argument to be made that we haven't got any money left because we spent it all during lockdown. and most people would sympathise with the idea that we should pay nhs frontline staff more. but you have to ask how are we going to pay for it? and this brings me to on why this is a good deal for the government. there's 6.5% across the board and that's because it's going to be funded by cuts to government spending. so there will be cuts to departmental spending. i think across the board , we don't think across the board, we don't yet know the details. perhaps certain areas ring certain areas will be ring fenced. certainly they were dunng fenced. certainly they were during period we during the austerity period we had the nhs and education ring fenced, but rishi sunak is absolutely right that it cannot be funded by more borrowing and it cannot be funded by higher taxes. again it's that economic reality. >> there's no such thing as free money. like taxes have to go up or spending has to come down, or we borrow more, thereby pushing inflation higher. i mean, there's no option here. there's no good option here. >> that's absolutely right. >> no, that's absolutely right. i problem most

i think the problem is most people would have agreed with this before the lockdown. but then was this £400 billion then there was this £400 billion that appeared to be magicked up out that magic money out of nowhere. that magic money tree we were told doesn't tree that we were told doesn't exist . cannot into the exist. we cannot go into the garden the bank of england garden of the bank of england and start shaking it suddenly it did appear and people did magically appear and people believed when they were believed that when they were facing some kind of hardship, when were in the when they perhaps were in the pubuc when they perhaps were in the public wanted public sector and wanted pay rises, government be rises, the government would be able to fund it because look at what the lockdown, what it did during the lockdown, not fully realising that not perhaps fully realising that ultimately government not perhaps fully realising that ultiiduring government not perhaps fully realising that ultiiduring lockdown government not perhaps fully realising that ultiiduring lockdown gove borrow did during lockdown was borrow from our future selves and we're now paying it back with higher taxes and lower wages. this is the economic reality. we cannot borrow our way out of the current wage crisis. i think you're exactly right . you're exactly right. >> yeah. i mean, we're learning again, trade offs, aren't we? which we'd forgotten , perhaps which we'd forgotten, perhaps dunng which we'd forgotten, perhaps during the lockdown. >> what cheery note to kick >> what a cheery note to kick off review , but. off the paper review, but. christopher biggins do you have anything that lighten the anything that can lighten the mood? well my story is in the mail today, and it's the headuneis mail today, and it's the

headline is now sadiq khan wants to hit the motorists with a pay per mile. oh, more doom and gloom and if he was here, i'd like to hit him, actually, because it's just ludicrous what he's trying to do. >> i mean, we all know now that we must do something about the pollution that's going on, but you can't hit the motorists. what i think he should do, funnily is ban all cars funnily enough, is ban all cars from central london, ban them completely. then he'll see that he has no money to play with and in fact, he's going to have to find a lot of money to do. everything else he wants to do. >> isn't there an issue here that there's a difference between central london and outer london? a lot of london? outer london? a lot of people on all the people rely on cars all the time. but the very centre, time. but in the very centre, does anyone drive a i do. does anyone drive a car? i do. >> oh really? >> oh really? >> well, got an electric >> well, i've got an electric car down oxford street. yes, i've got an electric car. i'm very there with with driving very out there with with driving and an electric car for and i've had an electric car for eight and course the eight years and of course the trouble that's the wrong trouble is that's the wrong thing to go with. i mean, we should have gone with water or something ridiculous, know, something ridiculous, you know,

because in the end, because it's so in the end, we're going to run out of electricity. >> tom, what do you think that we should just pedestrianise the entirety of zone and two? entirety of zone one and two? >> i grew up in cambridge >> so i, i grew up in cambridge where basically happened where basically that's happened in cambridge. you in the centre of cambridge. you can get taxis and buses, but you can't drive through can't really drive through it. it's a very small area, but i don't think that's a bad idea. but cambridge. don't think that's a bad idea. buti cambridge. don't think that's a bad idea. buti would ambridge. don't think that's a bad idea. buti would like ridge. don't think that's a bad idea. buti would like rid be able to >> i would like to be able to drive car into london if i so wished. >> yes, exactly. >> yes, exactly. >> authoritarian drive up to zone one outside zone one, zone one park outside zone one, and have a lovely walk. and then have a lovely walk. >> but you park anywhere. >> but you can't park anywhere. that's ridiculous. >> that is true. >> that is that is true. >> that is that is true. >> think we don't have >> i think we don't have anything. >> martin daubney, who often presents on this on presents presents on this on this that this channel, he posted that southwark using southwark council is using parking they're parking spaces. and what they're doing is making little doing with them is making little parks instead, which look like a hot spot for social for anti—social behaviour. but anyway, annabel, let's move on to a rather odd story . we heard to a rather odd story. we heard that diet coke was going to kill us and now what? >> now it's not going to kill us unless we consume it in absolute enormous quantities. now i am a

big fan of diet coke . i have at big fan of diet coke. i have at least one can a day. so when i read that it was potentially carcinogenic, it struck fear into my heart . carcinogenic, it struck fear into my heart. but no, it's you would have to have 14 cans a day , up would have to have 14 cans a day , up to which point it can be safely consumed . and even the safely consumed. and even the report that this was based on from the world health organisation was suggesting that it would be dangerous with very low or low certainty. so essentially what you had was an initial report suggesting that it was dangerous, that there were these adverse effects of consuming thing, artificial sweeteners , and now there has sweeteners, and now there has been this subsequent report say that you can have it in normal quantities. christopher what do you make of this story? >> well, i gave up drinking diet coke about eight years ago. i went to a german health club and iused went to a german health club and i used to love diet coke. it was and now i sort of crave it, too, you know. but i know it's not good for you. i mean, i think this article is fascinating. you can cans day.

can have 14 cans a day. >> don't worry. you can have 13. you can't have as soon as you have your 14th can, you're out of it. >> but i mean, it's ridiculous. us, because i don't us, i think because i don't think is good you. think it is good for you. i really don't. >> i think when i was >> i do think when i was probably studying for my a—levels my university exams, a—levels or my university exams, as i was probably drinking about 14 day, just to get 14 cans a day, just to get through was on the through it, i was on the monster, red bull, the sort monster, the red bull, the sort of extreme energy drinks which monster, the red bull, the sort of ext|now, energy drinks which monster, the red bull, the sort of ext|now, bizarrely 'inks which monster, the red bull, the sort of ext|now, bizarrely 'irget. 'hich which now, bizarrely i get. >> i did i'm. have you >> i did for if i'm. have you have you had this? go into a have you had this? you go into a supermarket, you get id if you can buy a can of energy drink now. clearly you just now. well clearly tom, you just look youthful. look particularly youthful. >> the wider problem is >> i think the wider problem is that, know, you're not that, you know, you're not supposed to enjoy anything that you now, not you consume now, so you're not really supposed drink anything. >> we've had this great >> and we've had this great clamping drinking limits clamping down on drinking limits and recommendations and the w.h.o. and recommendations and the who. can't seem to make up its w.h.o. can't seem to make up its mind whether it's, you know, anti sugar or is it anti sweetener and it's sort of oscillated between the two. one point was saying no, have point it was saying no, have artificial because artificial sweeteners because it'll sugar. i it'll wean you off sugar. and i think the fundamental problem is a like the world health

a body like the world health organisation is supposed to be preventing the spread of infectious diseases and instead it's indulging in, you know, all of these hobbies around our lifestyles and politics and, you know , it's expanded its reach know, it's expanded its reach and look where that left us in 2020 when they tried a pandemic. >> what are they trying to dictate the size of our crisp packets? at one point, i think i remember that. >> but hey, well, let's let's get on to our next story. now, christopher, you've picked out something sun. christopher, you've picked out son have g sun. christopher, you've picked out son have i? sun. christopher, you've picked out son have i? oh sun. christopher, you've picked out son have i? oh yes,|n. christopher, you've picked out son have i? oh yes, of course >> have i? oh yes, of course i have. yes. i'm so fascinated by that story. i mean. yes, is i have because as my dear friend scott, who was married to barbara three years ago, barbara windsor three years ago, she and he's been she sadly died. and he's been raising money through alzheimer's and everything. he's a brilliant , alzheimer's and everything. he's a brilliant, brilliant guy and he's found love again , which i he's found love again, which i think is fantastic. he is now with this lovely girl called tanya, who i've met about a week , two weeks ago. and we're going out for dinner in another two weeks. but it's so good because

i think we're talking about this in the break. it's good that you find somebody. i mean, i know someone whose husband died . and someone whose husband died. and i said to her brother, she will be married within the next year . and said, no, no, no, no. . and they said, no, no, no, no. she she was. she went, of course she was. because there are certain people need a in their life or need need a man in their life or a whatever. but we were a woman, whatever. but we were having a bit of a controversial debate in the break. >> was that men tend to >> i was saying that men tend to move move on quicker because move on, move on quicker because they need to look after them. >> well, that is very true. >> well, that is very true. >> i think that's a very important mention, but think important mention, but i think it's really great. and he's such a guy . he it's really great. and he's such a guy. he really is. and a great guy. he really is. and why shouldn't have happiness? absolutely. >> sound like an >> this does sound like an uplifting story and it is, i dare say, something that barbara might have wanted . might have wanted. >> oh, i think without doubt she would wanted. mean, they would have wanted. i mean, they had wonderful relationship and had a wonderful relationship and they fun. it's they were great fun. and it's wonderful now that he's found someone wonderful now that he's found sonoh,ie thank you very much >> oh, well, thank you very much indeed, christopher biggins and annabel denham taking us through the now in the next the top stories now in the next few moments, we'll out the few moments, we'll find out the decision scampton and decision of the scampton and whether plans to house 2000

asylum seekers will be halted. we've more to in that we've got more to come in that in next hour. yes absolutely. >> we're waiting for that decision , i believe, at decision coming, i believe, at 11:00. so don't go anywhere. this is gb news a brighter outlook with boxed suella proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. some lively weather crossing the country over the next couple of days. country over the next couple of days . a blustery with some days. a blustery spell with some wet weather around it wet weather around and it doesn't feel very warm, certainly not for july. doesn't feel very warm, certainly not forjuly . this certainly not for july. this chart is more typical of maybe october or november, a deep , low october or november, a deep, low pressure spreading rain steadily northwards and some gusty winds, particularly over southwest england and west wales and seasonably windy in that rain spreading north. that'll be heavy and persistent across northern ireland. very wet afternoon here, not raining everywhere. parts of northeast england, southern scotland and the north may stay largely

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gb news. >> good morning. it's 11 am. on friday, the 14th of july. and this is britain's newsroom here on gb news with me tom harwood. and this week, emily carver. now we're expecting a decision on whether the challenge against scampton housing asylum seekers will go ahead to a full hearing any moment now and we'll bring it to you once we get it

expected very soon. but the pubuc expected very soon. but the public sector staff are set to get a pay rise of around 6. but what is what does that actually mean? and will they feel it on the front line ? we'll speak to the front line? we'll speak to a junior doctor live on the programme. >> and are we set for yet another summer of travel misery? almost workers at gatwick almost 1000 workers at gatwick have announced they will strike this summer over pay. goodness me . me. yes. and you've been getting in touch on our fun question of the day, which is should we ban mobile phones in pubs ? that's mobile phones in pubs? that's because one pub up in cheshire , because one pub up in cheshire, where harry styles is from , no where harry styles is from, no less, has decided to ban them, although quite a lot of people have been getting in touch to say their local also ipso bans phones. >> does yours and should they gb views at cbnnews.com is the address . we'll get to that and address. we'll get to that and all of the other big stories of the day coming up after your headunes the day coming up after your headlines with rhiannon jones .

headlines with rhiannon jones. thank you. >> good morning. it's 11:01 thank you. >> good morning. it's11:01 are your top stories from the gb newsroom. june for doctors in england have said they're in it for the long run. on day two of their five day strike. that's despite the government's offer of a 6% pay rise, which the prime minister says is final. the british medical association says more strikes are possible. they want an offer closer to the 12.4% given to junior doctors in scotland. and meanwhile all four teaching unions have called for their strikes to be cancelled , their strikes to be cancelled, saying members should accept the 6.5% pay rise they've been offered . the education offered. the education secretary, gillian keegan , told secretary, gillian keegan, told gb news how it's being funded. the treasury , what they usually the treasury, what they usually do with departments is any spend that you don't get, you don't make . make. >> so if your forecast is too high or you you don't deliver as

quickly as you thought and all of those underspends, they always go back to the treasury and then they reprioritize on behalf of the government. but in this case, they've permitted us to keep those underspend. so what been doing is going what i've been doing is going through by line every bit through line by line every bit of the budget, looking at the forecast, looking at the programmes that could maybe programmes that we could maybe we yet, we could we haven't started yet, we could slow and that's how we've slow down. and that's how we've done it. >> almost a thousand workers at gatwick airport , including gatwick airport, including baggage handlers and check in staff, will stage eight days of strikes later this month. unite union says there because of ongoing pay dispute , its workers ongoing pay dispute, its workers will walk out for four days from friday. the 28th, then again from friday, the 4th of august for another four days. airlines affected include british airways, easyjet , ryanair, tui, airways, easyjet, ryanair, tui, westjet and wizz air . people westjet and wizz air. people have been forced to pull out their own teeth because they can't access or afford nhs care. a new report by the health and

social care committee found 10% of people admitted to attempting diy dentistry. it says the evidence of pain and distress is totally unacceptable in the 21st century. it's calling for urgent and fundamental reform . the nhs and fundamental reform. the nhs says it's already started making changes, including to contracts with dentists , experts have said with dentists, experts have said it is still safe to consume some aspartame in limited quantities. that's despite it being declared a possible cause of cancer. the sweeteners used in everything from fizzy drinks to cough sweets and even toothpaste taste. but the world health organisation says the average person would need to drink 14 cans of a diet. soft drink a day to exceed safe levels . a to exceed safe levels. a breakthrough may have been made in a bid to unlock boris johnson's old mobile phone after an ally suggested the government had recovered a pin code . the had recovered a pin code. the deadune had recovered a pin code. the deadline to hand over unriddle acted messages to the covid

inquiry was missed this week due to complicate options accessing the former prime minister's phone.the the former prime minister's phone. the device likely contains content relating to the ordering of lockdowns as well as details on the early response to the coronavirus pandemic. the government has already handed over the rest of mrjohnson's over the rest of mr johnson's documents following a high court order, having initially argued it was irrelevant . king charles it was irrelevant. king charles and queen camilla's coronation outfits are going on display for the very first time items from the very first time items from the king's coronation will be open to the public at buckingham palace from today . they did. the palace from today. they did. the display includes the gold st edwards crown that was used in the ceremony. and the diamond jubilee state coach that brought king charles to the abbey . a king charles to the abbey. a coroner has ruled that lisa marie presley died from an obstruction in her small bowel caused by scar tissue from a weight loss surgery . the singer weight loss surgery. the singer songwriter and elvis presley's only child died in january after

days after attending the golden globes. she'd had bariatric surgery several years ago. the development of adhesions are a known long term risk of the procedure . lisa marie . hollywood procedure. lisa marie. hollywood actors have joined a strike by screenwriters for the first time in 60 years. some 160,000 performers stopped work at midnight in los angeles, bringing to a halt most us film and tv production stars at the london premiere of oppenheimer left early in a show of solidarity with the screen actors guild , as well as a pay actors guild, as well as a pay rise. actors want guarantees i version of their likeness won't be used to replace them without permission or payment , and permission or payment, and tourists are being warned to take care in the extreme heat as temperatures across southern europe and north west africa topped 40 c. the cerberus heatwave has taken hold of

popular british holiday hotspots in the mediterranee ionian wildfires in croatia , sparked by wildfires in croatia, sparked by a combination of strong winds and heat, have burned two houses to the ground. weather alerts are in place across spain's canary islands, italy , cyprus canary islands, italy, cyprus and greece , where authorities and greece, where authorities expect temperatures to reach up to 43 c. this is gb news. we'll bnng to 43 c. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. now, though, it's back over to tom and . tom and. emily >> very good morning . this is >> very good morning. this is britain's newsroom here on gb news. and let's get stuck into one of the biggest stories that we are covering today. rishi sunak has offered pay rises of around 6% to millions of public sector workers, including doctors and teachers. this all in a bid to end those devastating strikes. >> but ministers and unions

continue their face off as junior doctors prepare to strike for a second day. despite being made a final offer for salary rise. >> well, gb news national reporter paul hawkins joins us now from saint thomas's hospital in london. oh, dear. and it looks a little wet where you are, paul, are you? are you? i suppose.i are, paul, are you? are you? i suppose. i suppose you're. anyway, let's let's get let's stick to the radio listeners. >> paul is looking very soggy indeed outside saint thomas's hospital in london. >> oh, but but paul , give us >> oh, but but paul, give us give us the details on what the government has offered and indeed what the staff are saying about it . about it. >> yeah. so morning to you all from quite a soggy central london. simple, simple facts are the government said we can offer you 6. you're not getting any more. there's not going to be any more talks. that's the final offer accepted. and we can all move from this . junior move on from this. junior doctors are saying, no, no, no, no, want 35% pay rise to make no, we want 35% pay rise to make up for 15 years of real term cuts. they say. and they say

that's the reason why so many junior doctors are opting to leave the service . there was one leave the service. there was one bma survey at the end of december that said a third of junior once they junior doctors once they finished training, finished their training, which takes seven years, want takes around seven years, want to leave the nhs, they want to go and work abroad where they to leave the nhs, they want to go (it's work abroad where they to leave the nhs, they want to go (it's the( abroad where they to leave the nhs, they want to go (it's the healthd where they to leave the nhs, they want to go (it's the health care ere they to leave the nhs, they want to go (it's the health care systems say it's the health care systems are better resource places like australia and they get paid more . wouldn't want to go . why wouldn't you want to go and work abroad? so and work at work abroad? so that's they're asking for that's why they're asking for 35. government saying the 35. the government saying the money simply isn't there. we'll fund 6. we won't do it through borrowing. we'll do it through what we call reprioritisation. some unions may call that cuts. but the junior doctors are but but the junior doctors are looking for a 35% pay increase. and we spoke to one senior or one junior. i should say, medical professional who works in the hospital. he works with junior doctors earlier. and he told us he thinks they told us that he thinks they should be given that 35% pay cut. is what he had to say. cut. this is what he had to say. >> think that, you know, the >> i think that, you know, the junior be paid junior doctors should be paid a fair amount because they are contributing significantly towards health care system. towards our health care system.

and had such extensive and they had such extensive training in their medical school. and the fact that, you know, they are working on course flat out 24 hours a day, they are providing extensive service to our patients because, you know, we're living an ageing population and the medical conditions of the patients are getting more complex. so that's why the junior doctors are so vital in providing that extra support . support. >> but no one would deny that. but they want 35% pay increase. and the government is saying it's 6. and that's your final offer. do you think 35% is too much? people rishi much? a lot of people rishi sunak aslef. there's no more money. yeah, think that they >> yeah, i think that they deserve percentage . and deserve that percentage. and i agree whatever percentage agree with whatever percentage that they are being that is that they are being offered. if it's to that high level, they should be given that . so that's what one of the junior doctors colleagues told us earlier today. >> politically, this is a kind of showdown, really a bit of a face off because rishi sunak, as you guys will well know, rishi sunak, one of his five pledges is to waiting lists. we know

is to cut waiting lists. we know that at of may, that that at the end of may, that rose from 7.42 million to 7.4, 7 million people waiting, an actual increase, not a cut in those waiting for routine treatment. and we know that nhs strikes by health care staff. so far the nhs has lost 600,000 appointments, so may be the unions are gambling that they can just keep this going, in which case rishi sunak is going to not end up meeting one of his pledges. and we know that there's a general election on there's a general election on the next summer. the way next summer. >> things happening >> big, big things happening there. hawkins from outside there. paul hawkins from outside a slightly damp saint thomas's hospital. thank you very much for joining us. but let's get forjoining us. but let's get more on this. joining us in the studio now is junior doctor bashar mukherjee. and thank you for being with us today. i'm just looking at the numbers a little bit. 6% is the average junior doctors are getting anything between 8.1 and 10.3% pay anything between 8.1 and 10.3% pay rises depending where they are in training is isn't that enough ? enough? >> i'm not a numbers person. i

think that's why the bma are doing a really run job of doing the calculation . and this has the calculation. and this has been a calculation made over as you've just heard, 15 years of cutbacks. we've been offered 2% rise with 9% inflation and that actually puts it at a minus, isn't it? >> so bashir , you say you're not >> so bashir, you say you're not a numbers person. is that is that the problem? i don't mean to be impolite, but is that the problem? because it the case problem? because is it the case that perhaps junior doctors and the are a little bit out of the bma are a little bit out of touch with the current economic landscape , that most people are landscape, that most people are not going to be getting 35% pay increases ? most people are down increases? most people are down increases? most people are down in real terms with their wages. thatis in real terms with their wages. that is the state of play. you can blame the government for that. you can blame lockdown for that. you can blame lockdown for that. you can blame lockdown for that. you can blame whatever you like that. that is where like for that. but that is where we are currently and 8.1 to 10 point 3% or 6% average is pretty reasonable . well, that is where reasonable. well, that is where the private sector is to do. >> i think it's a case of this.

this hasn't happened overnight. right. this has happened over years of mistakes made, i guess, by the government in terms of where they've spent the money. and is why we're at where and this is why we're at where we're the nhs is where it's we're at. the nhs is where it's at because of what whatever's been happening over the years . been happening over the years. and you know , it won't and i think, you know, it won't be an overnight solution as well. ultimately it's something, you know, we we're seeing a lot of doctors leave the country, 10,000 doctors every year leave the nhs and that's really sad because all these people are graduating off medical school and, you know, taking the loans and, you know, taking the loans and not paying their loans back effectively. so you're still losing money one way or another. so you're losing the quality of doctors. it takes a lot more to , money you know, fill the gaps essentially, and fill the gaps in quality of care. and everything else is basically corrective action. i mean, we all know that prevention is better than cure. >> are you planning to leave the nhs ? nhs? >> it's definitely something i

have considered and thought about and looked into the options. i'm currently in the process of getting my gp qualifications and i'm definitely thinking about what my options are abroad. >> it's interesting because one of the big countries that people talk about is australia, which actually the australian government spends less on their health care than the british government does per person. the difference is made up. they have a much larger private sector . if a much larger private sector. if you're someone on a high income, you're someone on a high income, you encouraged the you are encouraged by the government private government to take out private insurance. you have a search charge to your tax bill. charge added to your tax bill. if you don't out private if you don't take out private insurance, you're punished by the government if you don't have. that way more have. and that puts way more private the health private money into the health system, they private money into the health syst afford they private money into the health syst afford these they private money into the health syst afford these bigger they private money into the health syst afford these bigger pay hey can afford these bigger pay packets for medical professionals. is that something we should consider doing here? >> it's not just about the money. it's actually also about the quality of the work environment as well, both for the patients who are accessing the patients who are accessing the care and also people who work in it. i mean, a lot of

people are saying, oh, the waiting list and, you know, eight hour waiting lists in a&e. it's shocking. but you have to understand, what like to understand, what is it like to work environment as work in that environment as well? not pleasant. well? it's not pleasant. we don't putting don't want to be putting patients at risk and, you know, and working with the relentless list that just doesn't end. and by time you're seeing your by the time you're seeing your patients, they're much patients, they're they're much worse than they'd seen worse than they'd been seen a bit and we're having to bit earlier. and we're having to basically every day fight an uphill battle to try to combat the cost of losing our doctors . the cost of losing our doctors. >> on that, though, we don't hear very often and correct me if i'm wrong, but i don't believe we hear very often from the bma and other unions about how the nhs could do things better, how it can be sustainable for the future. we see the threats of strike action over pay and working conditions, but what could actually make the nhs better? because of course neither tom or i or anyone at home wants to see junior doctors leaving and abandoning our health service . health service. >> it's a really difficult question because i can tell you from being a frontliner or

whatever you want to call us, the nurses, the clinical staff, and that's the extent of my knowledge. the clinical staff, they are stretched to the absolute limit. there is no way they could possibly do any better because we're already overstretched taking up. so you wonder if then if, overstretched taking up. so you wonder if then if , because, wonder if then if, because, because no one would doubt the hard work that is put in by the people who work in the system. >> the question then becomes at what point is the system working against the people, doctors having to in too many having to fill in too many forms? you know, the way in which stuff structured? which this stuff is structured? can from countries in can we learn from countries in continental learn continental europe? can we learn from can learn from australia? can we learn from australia? can we learn from canada in the way they run their health systems? >> something to be >> 100. there's something to be learned each culture learned from each culture and i would definitely say it's very bureaucratic, bureaucratic system. and in terms of the weight of paperwork and we're definitely in a very defensive medicine practise where we're having to do everything to make sure we don't get in trouble rather than trying to do the best thing for the patients. best thing is for the patients. >> just very, very quickly, would you give up some of your

pension order have up pension in to order have more up front day to day? front pay day to day? >> well, that wasn't the question asked of people question asked of the people working they had working 15 years ago. they had equal mean, they had better equal i mean, they had better sort holistic sort sort of overall holistic sort of, you know, whether it was pay matching up the inflation as matching up to the inflation as well as pension. so it's well as the pension. so it's unfair to be us to give unfair to be asking us to give up things. and they were paying less in in university fees. >> we'll see what people at home think. do think perhaps think. do you think perhaps pension be cut in order to pension could be cut in order to boost pay to day? because of boost pay day to day? because of course, do course, the nhs workers do receive very generous pensions. >> all we could drive for >> well, all we could drive for greater efficiency, rid of greater efficiency, get rid of some paperwork, make the some of that paperwork, make the lives of doctors easier if they're if they're doing twice as much work in the same time because they don't have fill because they don't have to fill out forms better it out endless forms better it systems better it. stop using pagers. as we're hearing from maxwell a little bit maxwell marlowe a little bit earlier, the 1970s computers that some hospitals still run on. i mean, my goodness, goodness. much talk goodness. so much to talk about in subject . and thank you in this subject. and thank you so much for coming to in talk about junior doctors perspective as well. but we'll keep you up

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temperatures struggling in the teens and feeling very chilly with that persistent rain over the east of northern ireland into this evening. that rain spiralling across scotland. so a very wet night here for england. well, it does drier through well, it does turn drier through this evening. there'll be some well, it does turn drier through this espells. there'll be some well, it does turn drier through this espells overnight,e some well, it does turn drier through this espells overnight, butyme clear spells overnight, but staying pretty gusty with more showers coming into the west . showers coming into the west. temperatures mostly holding up in the teens on to saturday. and it's more of a case of sunshine and showers, but it will be a blustery day again, unseasonably windy, particularly over parts of the south and east of england. so, again, met office warning in place. lots of heavy showers as well. they will zip through because it's so windy, but showers are to but those showers are likely to turn into thunderstorms in places and drop a lot of rain in a short space of time. and again, with all the and the again, with all the wind and the showers, not warm , the showers, it's not warm, the temperatures rising . temperatures rising. >> boxed solar are proud sponsors of weather on gb news

britain's news. channel >> well, welcome back to britain's newsroom here on gb news. and i have to say that discussion with the junior doctor was far fascinating. it's completely lit up our inbox. >> it absolutely has says one thing that i saw that was quite interesting was brian, who said, how on earth can the bma seriously demand an increase in pay seriously demand an increase in pay of 35% for junior doctors if, as they claim this is the

amount junior doctors pay has fallen in real terms, then surely that is an admission of failure on the part of the bma? yes, haven't been good yes, they haven't been very good at those salaries, at driving up those salaries, have they? >> mean, i do. the thing >> well, i mean, i do. the thing is, sympathy for is, i do feel sympathy for junior doctors and everyone works in nhs . of course, works in the nhs. of course, there has been pay restraint over the last decade or so, but of course the economic situation of course the economic situation of the country over the last decade or so has not been great. i mean, lots of people seen i mean, lots of people have seen wages as a result of the wages go down as a result of the financial crisis. yes. and building again has been building back up again has been difficult ask to do it in one difficult to ask to do it in one go and at a time of very high inflation, it seems to the inflation, it seems to me the wrong way go about it. wrong way to go about it. perhaps a more multiyear settlement would would be, settlement would be would be, i think pensions. think the pensions. >> it's the pensions. >> i think it's the pensions. i think that is a great think that it is a great question. i'm glad i asked it. yes. although although the junior did say that junior doctor there did say that she like to keep she would like to keep her pension the pension because doctors in the past had them, which is past have had them, which is true, but think the other true, too. but i think the other point that i think stuck out to people is that she did people at home is that she did bless her, she did say she

wasn't a numbers person. and i do is half of do think that that is half of the problem. they have really unrealised of how unrealised sick ideas of how much we can afford to pay when government debt is at 100% of gdp. and what did we see that it's projected to be to be 300% in in a few decades time? >> if we continue on these trends. but emily, someone did really, really agree with you. carol wrote in to say, i believe the pensions should amended . the pensions should be amended. pretty much everyone else has had changed, had their pensions changed, especially on final especially those on final salary. none of us wanted it, but no choice. i don't but but no choice. i don't believe the nhs or indeed anybody else should be treated differently . they're differently. carol they're making valid point, i think. >> well, yes, some of these pensions, it can be up to 20, can't it? government contribution, which is absolutely because the absolutely massive because the normal ordinary normal, ordinary, ordinary workers, who don't work workers, people who don't work in pubuc workers, people who don't work in public sector about 5, in the public sector about 5, usually get from your usually you get from your employer . and the employer. and then the self—employed have self—employed obviously have to sort themselves. sort it all themselves. >> yeah, no, there are huge >> yeah, no, no, there are huge inequalities it. but i do inequalities in it. but i do think there was something interesting interesting think there was something intershe1g interesting think there was something intershe said, interesting think there was something intershe said, which eresting think there was something intershe said, which isesting think there was something intershe said, which is we1g think there was something intershe said, which is we could that she said, which is we could learn from places like

australia, canada or indeed continental europe, who do have, of course, universal health care but manage it in a very, very different way from the very top down way. we manage it in the united kingdom, for example, every single hospital in the uk is nationalised . that's not the is nationalised. that's not the case france. not the case in france. that's not the case in france. that's not the case australia. that's not case in australia. that's not the countries the case in lots of countries where they're able to pay their staff more. >> now we've got quite a strong opinion from stuart who's written my honest written in. he says, my honest opinion on this is that all doctors on strike should simply be off. the simple reason be struck off. the simple reason is they are not fulfilling their oath of obligation on do harm oath of obligation on do no harm . they're causing death by group action. what do you say to that ? >> 7. >>i 7- >> i mean, 7_ >> i mean, it's 7— >> i mean, it's a ? >> i mean, it's a strong view. i just i, i don't know. i think it would be quite damaging to the nhs if suddenly we struck off. however many doctors are on strike. goodness me. how would we manage for the next i mean, how long does it take to train a doctor? well, it doesn't sound like that's the most reasonable,

reasonable suggestion. >> i think it's ironic that a >> i do think it's ironic that a lot junior doctors and lot of junior doctors and consultants are moving to consultants too, are moving to places australia, which consultants too, are moving to place more australia, which consultants too, are moving to placemore insurance which consultants too, are moving to placemore insurance based have more insurance based systems, there systems, but there you go. >> yeah, no, i think the important thing stress important thing to stress is that are more in that there are more systems in the world than just the united states and the united kingdom. there where there are lots of ways where people still deliver people can still deliver a universal system, universal health care system, but in a very different but managed in a very different way than the nhs but yeah, way than the nhs is. but yeah, so is literally so many my computer is literally lit up with views. do get in touch. at gb news dot touch. gb views at gb news dot com on this and indeed on our perhaps slightly less consequential story about phones being pubs, being banned in pubs, we're interested to hear your views on just that . just on that. >> just on that we were saying that many are banning that so many pubs are banning mobile phones. steve has said one of our local in deal one of our local pubs in deal used fine, fine mobile phone used to fine, fine mobile phone users. usefs. >> f extreme. that's >> that's extreme. that's extreme. moving on, legal extreme. well moving on, legal moves to prevent 2000 asylum seekers being housed at scampton, the famed base of the dambusters , continues at the dambusters, continues at the high court today. >> yes, the hearing is to determine whether the case can

proceed to a full judicial review, potentially halting the home office's plans for the former base in lincolnshire to house asylum seekers. a decision is expected soon. >> let's get some analysis >> well, let's get some analysis from the former leader of the united kingdom independence party , henry boulton. obe henry party, henry boulton. obe henry we haven't yet got the decision. we haven't yet got the decision. we were expecting it around 11:00. yes, it's a bit late. it seems like they're taking their time. do you have any insight in terms of is perhaps terms of why this is perhaps such a difficult decision ? such a difficult decision? >> i there are various things about this that might be complicating it . the speaker of complicating it. the speaker of the house of commons, lindsay hoyle , has got an issue with hoyle, has got an issue with comments being that was made by the immigration minister robert jenrick being used in the trial. um, it's to do with sort of freedom of speech, if you like, within the parliamentary , within within the parliamentary, within the within parliamentary debates. but anyway, so that might be a problem. but i suspect this is just really, you know , crossing a few t's and

know, crossing a few t's and dotting a few i's that hence the delay. i wouldn't necessarily read anything into it, but my big issue with this , and it's big issue with this, and it's not just scampton scampton got the profile, but there's wethersfield, there's sites in south wales and so on and the problem here is that the home office and the government is simply trying to move or fill up bed spaces find and, and fill up beds, bed spaces and that is simply not a sustainable strategy if you are going to allow the flow to continue the inflow , then you're going to inflow, then you're going to have this problem going on and on and on, and it simply doesn't add up. and in terms of the delays in the lords , the house delays in the lords, the house of lords, if i can mention that, um, you know , generally the um, you know, generally the immigration bill that's going through parliament at the moment is in my view , oh no, oh no. is in my view, oh no, oh no. >> henry we'll try and get henry boulton back as soon as we can,

but i really wanted to ask him about whether local councils in general are feeling a little bit emboldened and to try and take on the home office because the home office seem to have full on power to be able to decide where migrants are placed, where they are housed. >> but now it seems like the councils across the country are actually a little bit i >> -- >> but it is interesting, ultimately there are lots of asylum here. my view is asylum seekers here. my view is it's much better to put them on an old raf base than in hotel an old raf base than in a hotel in seaside resort in a town. in a seaside resort in a town. if these people are here and my gosh, it takes far too long to process these people, it should be they be processed in be they should be processed in less week, it's less than a week, but it's taking years. >> tom. taking years. » tom. >> hang on, tom. hang on, tom. this raf base, they wanted a regeneration program. they were promised it millions of pounds for this exciting new to make it a tourist attraction . and you're a tourist attraction. and you're just saying, oh, well, it can just saying, oh, well, it can just be used. well, i mean, for the meantime, while it's while it hasn't got this regeneration going, i mean, ultimately what we to do is get this

we do need to do is get this backlog backlog down and then we don't any of these don't have to use any of these spaces, but while have people spaces, but while we have people in country that need to in this country that need to be housed, don't put in housed, don't put them in hotels, this is a hotels, i think this is a sensible halfway step. hotels, i think this is a senit)le halfway step. hotels, i think this is a senit is halfway step. hotels, i think this is a senit is maddening,p. hotels, i think this is a senit is maddening, though. >> it is maddening, though. >> it is maddening, though. >> entire thing, backlog >> the entire thing, the backlog , failure stop the boats, , the failure to stop the boats, it goes on. it goes on and on. >> well, we'll be, of course, bringing you the decision as soon as it. clearly, some soon as we get it. clearly, some wrangling on behind wrangling going on behind the scenes. keeping scenes. we'll be keeping our eyes that we'll be live eyes on that and we'll be live in taunton for the funeral of barnaby weber , one of those barnaby weber, one of those students who was killed as a victim in the nottingham attacks last month. have all of last month. we'll have all of that right after your morning . that right after your morning. news good morning. >> it's 1130. news good morning. >> it's1130. i'm rhiannon jones in the newsroom . i'm junior in the newsroom. i'm junior doctors in england have said they're in it for the long run. on day two of their five day strike. that's despite the government's offer of a 6% pay rise, which the prime minister says is final. the british

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yeah , and we're pleased to be yeah, and we're pleased to be joined now to review some of this news. >> and my gosh, there's been a lot of news today, some of it serious, some of it less serious. but we're joined by the actor presenter christopher actor and presenter christopher biggins comment biggins and the deputy comment editor telegraph , editor at the daily telegraph, annabel so let's discuss annabel denham. so let's discuss all of these latest headlines , all of these latest headlines, shall we? dive in with you, annabel shall we? dive in with you, annabel, first, what have you picked sure picked out? sure >> is on the cover of the >> this is on the cover of the daily telegraph. if it's the imf warning that covid hurt warning that covid will hurt education for years, this is global. we it's going to hold back economic growth through lost skills acquisition, lost learning. we know from data from the institute for fiscal studies that came out recently that the 8.7 million pupils in the uk who missed school will will miss out on around 350,000,000,000in lifetime earnings between them. so it's absolutely astronomical figure . and i think that this is figure. and i think that this is just the cost of lockdown. we've got this public inquiry underway

and i wonder whether we are going to be asking the right questions, whether we're going to look at the economic, social, social costs of not to mention health costs of lockdown . and health costs of lockdown. and when it comes to education, of course , there's the loss of course, there's the loss of lifetime earnings. but you've also got this widening attainment gap. the fact that it hurt underprivileged children the most and of course, the fact that they haven't been able to catch up. so we've had the industrial action, which has meant that poor children have missed even more schools. and i think that lockdown combined with those strikes , has changed with those strikes, has changed attitudes for some people. you know, pupils are feeling as though if teachers are not going to bother to come into the school, then why should they? or if the government deem if the government doesn't deem education important to education important enough to keep open during keep the schools open during lockdown, how important is lockdown, then how important is it really? that's a very good point. >> with the telegraphs been reporting on it, i believe on the ghost children, children who never to school. never went back to school. i imagine that is still afflicting. well young people and schools. >> yeah, people absences in

england are on the rise and shocking stuff. >> but also the mess that happened over exams , not just happened over exams, not just one year but two years in a row. they couldn't get it right. and i just think this is bizarre. it's to think a more it's hard to think of a more socially distanced activity than these desks that sit two metres apart anyway . it's social apart anyway. it's social distancing before social distancing before social distancing existed. why couldn't they do it? >> no. and it's not, of course, just a problem in our schools. but also in our universities. so you have these graduates who are unable to graduate. they're not able their certificates, able to get their certificates, they're to enter into they're not able to enter into they're not able to enter into the jobs market. we have absolutely hammered an entire generation of young people . generation of young people. we've filled them with a sense of despair. they are entering the labour market at an extremely difficult time anyway. but to do so without their qualifications under their belt . how are these people supposed to survive ? to survive? >> well, jolly story to kick >> well, a jolly story to kick us off. turn to you, us off. let's turn to you, christopher . what have you christopher. what have you picked today? picked out today? >> so glad older. yeah

>> i'm so glad i'm older. yeah do you know what i mean? i'd hate to be young. i mean, it was a disaster anyway, my story is fabulous story because it's in the mail and patients are pulling their own teeth because there's a shortage of nhs dentists. >> i mean, i'm not sure i'd use the word fabulous . christopher the word fabulous. christopher well, i mean , horrifying. well, i mean, horrifying. >> but, you know, i think people are so desperate. i mean, well, here's about these stories putting twine around the tooth that's affected them and then putting the other end on a door handle and then slamming the door hopefully out that door and hopefully out that tooth will will fall . you did tooth will will fall. you did it, though, didn't you, in an early age? >> well, i thought was what >> well, i thought that was what people when they people did when they were children. know, children. this was you know, your falling out your teeth were falling out anyway and your parents hasten the process. and they put the process. and then they put a bit string and it to a bit of string on and tie it to a door handle. >> i never did that, but i remember wiggling my teeth and oh yeah, all did that. oh yeah, we all did that. i wanted the money from the tooth fairy. yeah. is fairy. yeah. which is incentivised. that's incentivised. perhaps that's some fund these some way we can fund these pubuc some way we can fund these public sector pay increases. i don't know. public sector pay increases. i doryou1ow. public sector pay increases. i doryou get, by the way, for the >> you get, by the way, for the tooth i think was a

pound. >> i think it was a pound under my pound i think. >> but i remember whoever the tooth fairy might have been presented wonderful way. tooth fairy might have been prestooth wonderful way. tooth fairy might have been prestooth was wonderful way. tooth fairy might have been prestooth was sortonderful way. tooth fairy might have been prestooth was sort ofjerful way. tooth fairy might have been prestooth was sort of sellotaped the tooth was sort of sellotaped to a bit of card. there was money in a note attached from the fairy. it was all, the tooth fairy. it was all, yeah, no. wake up in the yeah, no. and wake up in the morning with. yeah, no. and wake up in the mo d0|g with. yeah, no. and wake up in the mo d0|g withink it was one of >> do you think it was one of your parents? >> no, it's the tooth fairy. >> no, it's the tooth fairy. >> oh, was the tooth fairy? yes of course, of course. >> how of me was the >> how stupid of me was the tooth fairy? >> like to know at home. >> but i'd like to know at home. has watching and has anyone watching and listening ever pulled listening to us ever pulled out their well. i'd their tooth? well. well, i'd like know like to know that. >> well, we'll leave that question hanging, and we will return pay view in return to this pay per view in a moment, because we've got some updates asylum seeker updates now on asylum seeker housing our housing and that hearing. our home editor mark home and security editor mark white us live now the white joins us live now from the royal courts of justice. so, mark, yes, yes, good for news those fighting plans to have asylum seekers housed at scampton in lincolnshire. >> the former dambusters base . >> the former dambusters base. the high court hear has ruled

that the council, the local council , that the council, the local council, west lindsey district council , can council, west lindsey district council, can go to a full judicial review. now that doesn't mean, of course, that at the end of the day they will win, but at least they can air their arguments over why they believe it is wrong to put asylum seekers at this lincolnshire base at a full judicial review. now we had a bit of a rolled up here. we had a bit of a rolled up hearing. also with regard to wethersfield council in essex and that was the base, i should say, down in essex. i'm just hearing that wethersfield air base, the decision on there will also go to a judicial review . so let's to a judicial review. so let's just repeat that to clarify that both west lindsey district council up in lincolnshire and braintree council in essex will

be able to go to a full judicial review to argue against the home office plans to house asylum seekers at the scampton base. a former dambuster base in lincolnshire and former raf wethersfield, now an mod site down in wethersfield, which is near braintree. that's braintree district council that we're bringing, bringing that particular case as well as a local resident , three people local resident, three people altogether are bringing claims against the home office here, asking for those claims to be explored in a fuller high court hearing, a judicial review. so mrs. justice thornton, who over a couple of days listen to the arguments from all three parties, has decided that, yes, indeed, they should go to a judicial review. so another setback of sorts for the government in the sense is that,

you know , they are going to have you know, they are going to have to continue to fight this, especially given that we got the news that on wednesday of this week, the first 46 asylum seekers , all young males , were seekers, all young males, were sent into the weather's field base in essex . so they've begun base in essex. so they've begun already the process of putting people at that former raf base, even though we are at a point where it has not been fully decided, we've still got to have this judicial review carried out. so one can only imagine it would be deeply embarrassed thing for the government if they eventually lost that they have to start taking people back out of there again . now, in terms of of there again. now, in terms of the judge in what she said , this the judge in what she said, this is mrs. justice thornton, she said the decision to accommodate asylum seekers on the sites may

give rise to strong local opinion, adding that there may also be wider discussions about the welfare of the asylum seekers. those are not, however , matters for the court , she , matters for the court, she said. she then continued that to two out of the 15 grounds could go ahead to a further hearing, including on the use of emergency planning powers. both of these grounds were advanced at by all three claimants. the judge continued. so i'll just clarify on the emergency planning powers for the home office, is effectively adopt opting an opt out clause that they have if they declare for a national emergency . and they national emergency. and they have done in the sense of the small boats coming across the channel small boats coming across the channel, they have announced it in planning terms that allows them to bypass local planning

laws and put asylum seekers on property that they own, such as a ministry of defence site . a ministry of defence site. that's what they have done . that's what they have done. whether that is lawful or not, it will now be looked at in more detail by this judicial review that both braintree district council and also a local resident down in essex and west lindsey district council up in lincolnshire have been granted permission to seek. >> well, mark, thank you so much for bringing us that news. we've been waiting for it all morning. we did get there eventually judicial reviews are taking place. >> very significant , actually, >> very significant, actually, and may be a win for the local councils involved for and campaigners who don't want to see asylum seekers in these bases. but a loss for the bases. but it is a loss for the government who are scrapping, scraping around really for places to house all these thousands of people coming across the channel. >> well, paper >> indeed. well, our paper reviewers are still with us. indeed. christopher biggins and annabel actually

annabel denham. and actually this us on nicely annabel this leads us on nicely annabel , your story. another , to your next story. another setback for the government. >> if you can believe it. tom yes, this is the news that sunak may be forced to postpone on the deadune may be forced to postpone on the deadline on his five pledges, which is this is according to tory mps and insiders. it would be enormously humiliating for rishi sunak, who, when he stood up in january and set out his five promises for the country, was ridiculed. really because people felt that they were more forecast out than they were pledges that he was essentially saying the sun might shine in the summer . saying the sun might shine in the summer. and yet here we are with the debt now equivalent to over 100% of gdp with him really struggling to stop the boats as he promised the numbers. so far this year are around £12,000. that's compared to 45,000 last yeah that's compared to 45,000 last year. but june was the highest number on record , nearly 4000. number on record, nearly 4000. >> we normally see all of these.

the bulk of this stuff comes in the late summer. so we're yet to see the big surge if it does occur. >> that's right. and of course, he was in dover a few weeks ago saying he really was managing to stop the boats. well, it was quite obvious that that was just a consequence bad weather and a consequence of bad weather and rough but then nhs rough seas. but then nhs backlog, week backlog, we learned this week 7.5 in flation 7.5 million people inflation remaining 8.7. so remaining very sticky, 8.7. so it may well be that actually it's economic growth , which is it's economic growth, which is the sole pledge he's able to deliver on, and that's anaemic . deliver on, and that's anaemic. >> christopher, did the prime minister hold himself as a hostage to fortune in with these pledges? oh, i think so . pledges? oh, i think so. >> everyone, as annabel said, everyone was saying, oh, that's so easy. that's to sit back and inflation will fall by itself . inflation will fall by itself. they said, oh dear, yes it was the only the stop the boats pledge that people were questioning were questioning . questioning were questioning. and now it's every single one of them. >> i do think that keir starmer is the luckiest man in politics. i mean, just everything has gone right for in the way

right for him in the way that everything wrong for everything has gone wrong for this government. should we this government. but should we should our our news should we take our take our news overseas now hollywood . overseas now to hollywood. >> know this is, of course >> and i know this is, of course , with all the actors , all to do with all the actors are going on strike. the writers have been on strike and now the actors have joined forces because they're they're complaining about the which complaining about the fact which is sympathise with this is very i sympathise with this because netflix has a blockbuster of a series called orange is the new black. and certain people are saying that their repeats fees are over a yeah their repeats fees are over a year. we're like under $20 or something right now. interestingly enough, i can understand that. so let me tell you something. i was in a series called porridge years ago in 74, and i was on £90 in episode. now, if that was shown on bbc1 or bbc2, i'd get over £1,000 in repeats . now it's shown never on repeats. now it's shown never on those, very rarely, but on dave and i get about £4.36 as a repeat. now what they don't they do mention this in the paper here, the guardian they do

mention the fact that their fees are £200,000 per episode and now that's quite a lot of money. >> see if i do a bit of work and someone wants to repeat it a few years later. i don't expect more for money that. >> perhaps this is you're getting paid a fortune now, though, for this. i wish , if though, for this. i wish, if only if only the 35% that the junior doctors was applying to, you know, you never expect you'd never expect hollywood actors to vote for strike action, would you, annabel ? you, annabel? >> no. >> no. >> and i think perhaps they've lost a sense of perspective because how struggling because how many struggling actors and actresses must there be in hollywood who would absolutely die would give so much for a part on a show like orange is the new black? so, no, i struggled to muster up. >> is this is this really actors going on is this going on strike or is this actors who are out of work anyway? >> just saying, oh no, i'm doing this entirely of principle. this entirely out of principle. it's can't it's not it's not that i can't it's not that my agents are sort of dried up the offers and, you know, my career going downhill. it's

career is going downhill. it's that point of that i'm on a point of principle, not working. >> become an actor, >> but if you become an actor, you don't for the money. you don't do it for the money. >> no. >> no, no. >> no, no. >> you do it em— >> what do you do it for? >> what do you do it for? >> you do it for the love, the warmth of the audience, the excitement of the theatre. i mean, you know, you do. you can. of course, people earn millions. big, stars. big, big stars. >> but i suppose that's a very small number of a tiny number. >> and, you know, you just have to mean, i know many people to i mean, i know so many people who absolutely brilliant and who are absolutely brilliant and neveh who are absolutely brilliant and never, succeed. ed and never, ever succeed. ed and they're wonderful. it's a horrible profession. people come to me for advice and say, i'd like be actor. i say, like to be an actor. i say, don't do it. and then i qualify it by saying, but if you really want to do go for it. want to do it, go for it. >> is that just because you don't competition? don't want the competition? >> no, no, no, no, no. >> oh, no, no, no, no, no. >>— >> oh, no, no, no, no, no. » .,_ >> oh, no, no, no, no, no. » i'll— >> oh, no, no, no, no, no. >> i, i love the competition. >> i, i, i love the competition. no it's terrible job, though. no it's a terrible job, though. >> is a terrible job. >> it really is a terrible job. well, it looks so glamorous. i mean, been seeing the mean, we've been seeing the barbie press tour, haven't we, for new barbie film. is for the new barbie film. this is the first summer where i've genuine been excited about films coming out. >> mainly napoleon. it looks amazing. >> yeah, i'm looking forward.

>> yeah, i'm looking forward. >> also. oppenheimer yes. also wonka , the willy wonka film and wonka, the willy wonka film and barbie, which looks actually i mean the way it was described to mean the way it was described to me by someone was if you really hate barbie, you will love this film. it seems like we've sort of returned to an age of hollywood blockbuster. >> up for ken, weren't >> you were up for ken, weren't you?i >> you were up for ken, weren't you? i wish we could see the alternate . alternate. >> i've been auditioning on instagram . it's. instagram. it's. >> no, don't forget the new mission impossible film. i'm very. oh yes, about that. >> which is how many of these mission impossible films have we seen? 7 now it's. but no, seen? 7 or 8. now it's. but no, this is part one as well. >> so. oh, my goodness me. >> so. oh, my goodness me. >> but there a problem here >> but is there a problem here in where repeats, in hollywood where the repeats, not repeats, sequels not the repeats, the sequels always tend make more money not the repeats, the sequels alwajoriginal make more money not the repeats, the sequels alwajoriginal ideas,e more money not the repeats, the sequels alwajoriginal ideas, s01ore money not the repeats, the sequels alwajoriginal ideas, so we�* money not the repeats, the sequels alwajoriginal ideas, so we get ney than original ideas, so we get remakes repeats. i mean, yet remakes and repeats. i mean, yet another willy wonka it another willy wonka film. it will third one that's will be the third one that's come mean, have lacked come out. i mean, have we lacked originality? is this due to the writers strike? >> absolutely have lost >> we absolutely have lost originality. that's the terrible problem, because no one has in television now, no one has any imagination. so what do they do?

they look back. it's huge successes and say, let's do that again, is rubbish. there again, which is rubbish. there are people out there, brilliant writers up with wonderful writers coming up with wonderful ideas, people want to ideas, but people don't want to take risk. take the risk. >> they that there are seven >> they say that there are seven storylines anyway, don't they? >> so there's already got that much with. much to play with. >> rightly limited >> you're rightly limited shakespeare right. shakespeare did them all right. >> the opera. >> certainly in the opera. >> certainly in the opera. >> the opera, yes. i've only >> in the opera, yes. i've only seen opera in my life. well, seen one opera in my life. well, there they're always there obviously, they're always devastatingly sad. >> yes. need to get down to >> yes. you need to get down to the opera. take you to, the opera. i'll take you to, um. >> do you what? i went >> oh, do you know what? i went to madame butterfly. to see madame butterfly. not that was. which that long ago. which was. which was fine but i prefer. i prefer was fine, but i prefer. i prefer miss saigon . no, was fine, but i prefer. i prefer miss saigon. no, miss was fine, but i prefer. i prefer miss saigon . no, miss saigon. miss saigon. no, miss saigon. miss saigon. no, miss saigon. miss saigon. no, miss saigon. miss saigon. that is a musical. >> that is . >> that is. >> that is. >> but it's based on. it's based on madame butterfly, right? yeah. anyway, we're getting. we're getting down into the depths opera now. thank you depths of opera now. thank you so much, christopher and so much, christopher biggins and annabel , for taking us annabel denham, for taking us through stories and through these stories and discussing with us here. discussing them with us here. we've got time a couple we've just got time for a couple of views now at end of the of views now at the end of the programme to finish off on our big pertinent question today, phonesin

big pertinent question today, phones in pubs ban or not to ban , to ban or not to. that is the question whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous mike has written in to say it might sound good, but what about pubs with apps to order drinks and food increasing number of apps? with apps to order drinks and food iit reasing number of apps? with apps to order drinks and food iit hasing number of apps? with apps to order drinks and food iit has beenmeer of apps? with apps to order drinks and food iit has been an )er of apps? with apps to order drinks and food iit has been an absolute)s? well, it has been an absolute pleasure well, it has been an absolute ple tomi well, it has been an absolute ple tom harwood. >> tom harwood. >> tom harwood. >> it's been a treat, but no . >> it's been a treat, but no. emily carver tom harwood signing off from britain's newsroom. up next, it's the live desk . next, it's the live desk. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. some lively weather crossing the country over the next couple of days. country over the next couple of days . a blustery spell with some days. a blustery spell with some wet weather around and it doesn't feel very warm, certainly for not july. this chart is more typical of maybe october or november , a deep, low october or november, a deep, low pressure spreading rain steadily northwards and some gusty winds, particularly over southwest

england and west wales, and seasonably windy in that rain spreading north. that'll be heavy and persistent across northern ireland, very wet afternoon here, not raining everywhere. parts of northeast afternoon here, not raining everywhere. parts of england, southern scotland and the far north may largely the far north may stay largely dry, but it is getting blustery and it is on the cool side with temperatures struggling in the teens and feeling very , very teens and feeling very, very chilly with that persistent rain over the east of northern ireland into this evening. that rain spiralling across scotland. so a very wet night here for england. well, it does turn dner england. well, it does turn drier through this evening. there'll spells there'll be some clear spells overnight, but staying pretty gusty with more showers coming into west. temperatures into the west. temperatures mostly holding up in the teens on to saturday. and it's more of a case of sunshine and showers, but it will be a blustery day again, unseasonably windy, particularly over parts of the south and east of england. so, again , office warning in again, met office warning in place. lots of heavy showers as well. they will zip through because it's windy. but those because it's so windy. but those showers are likely to turn into thunderstorms places drop thunderstorms in places and drop

a in a short space a lot of rain in a short space of time. and again, with all the wind and the showers, it's not warm . warm. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on .