be cancelled . so one will be cancelled. so joining me today is broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy and also commentator sam also political commentator sam dowler . in a few moments also political commentator sam dowler. in a few moments time, i'll be mucking the week with comedian louis schaffer. but before we get started , pressure, before we get started, pressure, let's get your latest news headunes. let's get your latest news headlines . good afternoon. headlines. good afternoon. >> it is 3:00. i'm aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom consoles in england and wales have joined doctors in calling for a ban on disposable vapes as the government association wants a uk ban to be imposed next year over the damage caused to the environment and over the danger to young people. it says the 1.3 million vapes discard ad every week are a litter blight and a fire hazard. earlier this month, the british medical association voted to review the potential dangers of vaping, despite banning it as a growing epidemic . meanwhile, junior doctors are striking for a third day in england . the bma has warned the

england. the bma has warned the government their doctors will not back down on demands for a 35% pay rise. that's despite the prime minister adopting the recommendation of independent pay recommendation of independent pay review bodies. i'm making a final offer of 6. the five day strike, the longest in nhs history, runs until tuesday morning . the government is morning. the government is considering scrapping inheritance tax in a bid to win the next election. the times is reporting the move could be a totemic manifesto offering to secure votes in the so—called blue wall seats in 2025. now it would come at the cost of £7 billion a £0.02 cut to income tax, which has been predicted would cost us almost twice as much. most couples can pass on up to £1 million to their children without paying any inheritance tax research into adhd has been given a huge funding boost to help future diagnosis. the medical research council has given £2.4 million to three studies taking place in institutions in england and

wales . adhd is usually diagnosed wales. adhd is usually diagnosed in children, those with the condition can be restless and have difficulty concentrating. the ncr hopes the studies will identify more people at risk, which will enable doctors to offer earlier intervention . offer earlier intervention. tributes will be paid to the late snp politician winnie ewing at a memorial service in inverness today. known as madame acas. mrs. ewing became the party's first female parliamentarian and second ever mp in 1967. she was also the snp's president from . 1987 to snp's president from. 1987 to 2005 and remained a figurehead for the independence cause. former first minister nicola sturgeon said scotland has lost one of its foremost patriot and champions. banks may be wrongly closing innocent customers accounts or silently flagging them for concerns over fraud. the consumer watchdog , which has the consumer watchdog, which has found some banks are taking action without sufficient care . action without sufficient care. it found many customers are

unaware of flags placed on their accounts over suspicious activity , which could result in activity, which could result in poor credit ratings or an inability to access finance . the inability to access finance. the ability for banks to close customers accounts quickly and without reason is seen as an important tool in the crackdown on suspected fraud . the met on suspected fraud. the met office has issued yellow wind warnings across much of south of england and wales and a yellow thunderstorm alert for scotland . the service is warning of travel disruption on. there's already been disruption to festivals. the goodwood festival of speed had to cancel today's event for the first time in its 30 year history. london's kaleidoscope festival at alexandra palace was called off yesterday. weather journalist nathan row told gb news high winds can be more dangerous at this time of year. >> across the south of england , >> across the south of england, and that's london and the south—east, the east of england and leicester, leicestershire, essex, all that sort of area. for that's gusts of up to 55mph, which doesn't that which doesn't seem that high. but that trees are

but remember that the trees are in leaf at the moment. so in full leaf at the moment. so strong can more strong gusts can cause more damage would do, say, damage than they would do, say, for example, in november when all leaves are down. all the leaves are down. >> comes as the >> well, it comes as the cerberus heatwave continues to sweep across europe. a forest fire has broken out on the spanish island of la palma in the canaries as authorities have had to evacuate more than 500 people with an area of around 140 hectares destroyed by the fire. and play is well underway now at wimbledon in the women's final. both players hoping to make history on jabeur from tunisia is hoping to become the first african or arab woman to win a grand slam singles final . win a grand slam singles final. she was runner up at wimbledon and the us open last year as her czech opponent, marketa vondrousova , is aiming to become vondrousova, is aiming to become the first unseeded woman in wimbledon history to lift the venus rosewater dish. right now , vondrousova is a set up and it's on serve in the second 2—1

jabeur leads this is gb news tom moore as it happens. but now it's back to nana . it's back to nana. >> thank you, aaron. this is a gb news on tv online and on digital radio. it's just coming up to six minutes after 3:00. i'm nana akua and it's time to mock the week. and what a messy old week it's been. the hugh elle edwards saga rumbled on at the start of the week. it was going great guns until his wife named and the words mental named him and the words mental health were uttered. it's like the new race card. if you're a liberal lefty and you utter it, people like john soap will pop out and defend. >> you wouldn't say we're close friends, but thought that some friends, but i thought that some of about what has of the coverage about what has happened about someone's private life, complicated and life, which is complicated and possibly a bit messy, and that some find distasteful, i some might find distasteful, i don't see what it's got to do

with anyone else . uh maybe with anyone else. uh maybe something to do with the fact that he's being paid for by us. >> but obviously , though, if you >> but obviously, though, if you are suffering from mental health issues, laughing matter. issues, it's no laughing matter. and we wish the best. but and we wish you the best. but sway close to the right, like bofis sway close to the right, like boris johnson . and it's a no boris johnson. and it's a no holds barred scrap . anything holds barred scrap. anything goes, the gloves are off and the hashtag kind brigade, get hashtag be kind brigade, get down i've down and dirty. i feel i've missed something here, though. if allegations are to be believed and bear mind believed and bear in mind evidence inappropriate evidence of inappropriate behaviour is emerging. some from hugh's own colleagues and reporters on the bbc itself. then how is hugh the victim.7 i'm confused. nothing illegal has so far been uncovered. and the bbc has been left to investigate itself , which they couldn't be itself, which they couldn't be bothered to do when the family members went to them to complain in the first instance. so i'm not any one not holding my breath any one would be overwhelmed by this amount of coverage. so it's no surprise that one would go into hiding . but have to take the hiding. but you have to take the rough the when rough with the smooth when things wrong of your own things go wrong of your own making, you have to face the

music. hugh the doctor music. hugh the longest doctor strike in history began on thursday. i cancelled adult thursday. i cancelled my adult gymnastics class in case i broke my and was no one my neck and there was no one there to look after me in the meantime. no, that is actually true. meantime , um, true. in the meantime, um, the government true. in the meantime, um, the gove|payent true. in the meantime, um, the gove|pay review body to give their pay review body to give pubuc public sector workers, so teachers, nurses, etcetera , and teachers, nurses, etcetera, and doctors a pay rise or something between 5 7. now whilst the between 5 to 7. now whilst the others pondered and are likely to junior doctors dug to accept junior doctors dug their heels in asking for a ridicule . 35% luck. i hate to ridicule. 35% luck. i hate to burst your bubble doctors, but about your earning potential is huge. about your earning potential is huge . farage. plus you get huge. farage. plus you get a brilliant pension and you are never likely to be out of a job. we can't all start on big bucks, so sometime, as with every job, there's a bit where you don't earn very much. and for a lot of people that's how it is forever. with no pension. i hear a lot of people making comparisons with australia's health care . that is australia's health care. that is a private system . that's why a private system. that's why it's better .

a private system. that's why it's better. perhaps you've proved why either you should never have the right to strike or that the nhs is unworkable . or that the nhs is unworkable. all because you've got us by the short and curlies a private employer would tell you where to sling hook and go sling your hook and say, go and find another pays find another job that pays better. the labor party were batten newthe labor party'were the betten wathe labor party'were the politics batten nowtha labor party'were the politics of batten nowtha labor party'wara the politics of envy practising the politics of envy once again. angela rayner came out suggesting that people shouldn't waste their money on private education after the bottom. or should say, carol bottom. or should i say, carol vorderman johnny vorderman said that johnny mercer and wife, both mercer and his wife, who both have had a private school mercer and his wife, who both have had butivate school mercer and his wife, who both have had but didn'tchool mercer and his wife, who both have had but didn't go ol mercer and his wife, who both have had but didn't go to education but didn't go to university, had wasted their money. angela agreed with carol and said, you don't need a degree to get into politics. yes she's the same woman who said this of the tory party . i can't this of the tory party. i can't read that . my i've got my read that. my i've got my glasses on. i'll give it a go, though. gosh oh, yeah. it's here. gosh it's actually in the autocue . gosh, what are arrogant autocue. gosh, what are arrogant johnny mercer and his wife going to do for a joint income of

£160,000 plus enormous expenses is not a degree in in sight. in spite of the expensive private education. so who would employ them .7 nice. some would say that them? nice. some would say that carol's degree and private education was also a waste. i mean, she only got a third class and now she's posing around with and now she's posing around with a centre stage . carol, a backside centre stage. carol, you certainly don't a you certainly don't need a degree for that. shouldn't have bothered countdown . and bothered with countdown. and finally, in this week, it's saw 22 year old ricky valerie cole making history as the first trans gender woman to win miss netherlands, or should i say the first man, because biologically thatis first man, because biologically that is what he is. so for the first time in the dutch pageants, 94 year history, a trans woman has been crowned winner. it means that that will be second only openly trans be the second only openly trans competitor to take part in miss universe in december this year. this is the world gone mad. the only immovable criteria for someone to enter this contest is that they are a woman. ricky said. i was in full disbelief ,

said. i was in full disbelief, chief. the moment they called my name . i bet you weren't the only name. i bet you weren't the only one. i was like, oh my god, is this really happening? you're living through a really intense but also energising period and you just want to finish the great final with other contestants ? look, i don't care contestants? look, i don't care . someone's trans. by all means, have your own competition. but why crash the women's once again? a man taking a place that should have gone to an actual biological woman. you're not a woman. you're a trans woman or a man. i will fight this nonsense. thank god that at last in the schools row, at least there is some clarity . and the tories some clarity. and the tories have confirmed that each school must now provide single sex toilets and that they must also help and inform parents regarding their children on trans issues. i dread to think what the labour would have what the labour party would have done in power, done if they were in power, seeing leader cannot done if they were in power, seeiwhat leader cannot done if they were in power, seeiwhat a leader cannot done if they were in power, seeiwhat a womanier cannot done if they were in power, seeiwhat a womanier it'snot done if they were in power, seeiwhat a womanier it's been say what a woman is. it's been a mucky week . so before we get mucky old week. so before we get stuck into debates over the next

houn stuck into debates over the next hour, let me introduce you again to my panel on the way in the next hour, comedian louis schaffer was making light of this week's top stories in mock the week on the way at 320. it's climate control with scorching heatwaves spreading across the mediterranean. already mediterranean. many already sounding the climate alarm. but isn't it just summer? i know there have been a lot of wildfires and then at 335, animal charities have warned that thousands of cats in cyprus are dying of feline coronavirus as vets and health authorities struggle to get the outbreak under control. we'll to under control. we'll talk to a local in cyprus what local vet in cyprus to see what it's there . then at 350, in it's like there. then at 350, in my political spotlight, i'll be joined by conservative mp caroline ansell. she's at the forefront of making sure that we're proper debate we're having a proper debate around transgender issues around the transgender issues and that women's and making sure that women's voices aren't diminished. that's on way the next hour, as on the way in the next hour, as even on the way in the next hour, as ever. what think on ever. tell me what you think on everything discussing. everything we're discussing. email gbviews@gbnews.com or tweet . gb news. but now

tweet me at. gb news. but now it's tweet me at. gb news. but now wsfime tweet me at. gb news. but now it's time to mock the week with comedian lewis schaffer. lewis yes . yes. >> nana how are you? lewis lewis oh, you're so beautiful. >> so are you. i'm gonna stop that. no, no . you're a lovely that. no, no. you're a lovely lewis. so come on, let's start this off you. edwards, what's your take on all of that? >> i for him. i mean, >> i feel for him. i mean, they've phillip schofield they've gotten phillip schofield field. you. field. they've gotten you. edwards gotten jeffrey edwards they've gotten jeffrey epstein. they've gotten all the handsome older with handsome older men with great hair. they're all they're all knocking down. knocking us down. >> just. >> i just. >> i just. >> i just. >> i feel for the he's 62 >> i feel for the guy. he's 62 years and 61, 61, 61. years old and 61, 61, 61. >> and he did a little. >> and he did a little. >> did you see the pictures of him? he did some exercise and he looked amazing. >> and he just wanted to show off his bum bum. and i see this is the thing. >> you know what, though, with this ai you know, this whole ai thing, you know, you even be sure 100% you can't even be sure 100% that that that that is. i mean, is that actually him? not be actually him? it might not be him the fact that they him because the fact that they can manipulate things, these days it's just days as well, it's just concerning. >> that's another subject . but >> that's another subject. but it is what he's it probably is what he's thinking because i'm a man of a similar age. i look amazing. >> and this is what happens. >> what happens this is the

>> what happens is this is the problem men. you don't problem with men. you don't understand that because your entire you've told entire life you've been told you're beautiful. men are following down street following you down the street and me alone. following you down the street and me me alone. following you down the street and me alone. me alone. following you down the street and me alone. yeah, me alone. following you down the street and me alone. yeah, you alone. following you down the street and me alone. yeah, you do 1e. leave me alone. yeah, you do like it, but you still say, leave me alone. we never get told ever gets told. told that no guy ever gets told. look, me lovely. look, you called me lovely. i said beautiful. said you were beautiful. you neven said you were beautiful. you never. called lovely. never. you called me lovely. i want to be beautiful. and i think. i think that's what it is with with edwards. he just with with you. edwards. he just wanted . his wife. she's wanted someone. his wife. she's got five kids. she probably doesn't any time for him. doesn't have any time for him. >> well, you know, he's. he had the with she didn't do the kids with her. she didn't do it herself. it all by herself. >> she's probably >> i know, but she's probably looking after the kids lot. looking after the kids a lot. and her and she probably feels it's her responsibility maybe responsibility and he's maybe feeling i'm. >> are you making excuses potentially, if these if this is to be believed, been to be believed, what's been happening, you know, happening, then, you know, you're i am making . you're saying that i am making. but not think that but do you not think that sometimes. okay. so i absolutely understand people have understand that people do have mental has mental health issues. hugh has got of depression , but got a history of depression, but that still doesn't allow or excuse if you have behaved inappropriate , that people won't inappropriate, that people won't question you it. question you on it. >> well, now, that's bigger >> well, now, that's the bigger question. bigger question is

question. the bigger question is why a bbc and why are why is there a bbc and why are they why are they taxing every single every single single person, every single family, £159 a year? family, whenever £159 a year? and that's why we're asking these questions. if it was if it was some other channel, no one would care. they would say, well, no. >> itv had a similar thing with phillip schofield. but again, we don't. a similar thing, phillip schofield. but again, we don itv a similar thing, phillip schofield. but again, we don itv almostmilar thing, phillip schofield. but again, we don itv almost islar thing, phillip schofield. but again, we don itv almost is considered but itv almost is considered like the broadcaster as like the state broadcaster as well . well. >> e“ el!- e of the whole >> it's part of the whole mainstream media at the at the end. know why this station is end. i know why this station is upset it and you should be upset about it and you should be upset about it and you should be upset because the bbc is not a real broadcasting network. what they are is they're state propaganda . propaganda. >> some people would say that they're not, but i hear you. >> i mean, they do a lot of great things. they've done amazing things. but at the end of the day, we're what it of the day, we're what makes it so un—american is they basically forcing us, the residents of this country, to pay to be victims of their propaganda . victims of their propaganda. >> well, that's interesting. >> well, that's interesting. >> is that a good point? >> is that a good point? >> is that a good point? >> i think that, you know, that does feel like a safe point,

because ultimately it feels especially about the especially a lot about the brexit. a lot of people haven't forgiven it felt forgiven the bbc because it felt they a side. but about they took a side. but what about angela rayner? come to angela rayner? let's come to deputy she deputy leader angela rayner. she basically that private basically says that private schools waste money. basically says that private scthou waste money. basically says that private scthou go waste money. basically says that private sch(you go to waste money. basically says that private sch(you go to private money. basically says that private sch(you go to private schools? did you go to private schools? >> i well, i to >> i did. i well, i went to university, which basically university, which was basically a school. to a private school. i went to a state school , but it was state state school, but it was state schools different in schools are very different in america. not controlled america. they're not controlled by one place like this country is centralised. it's like by one place like this country is like ntralised. it's like by one place like this country is like everything:'s like by one place like this country is like everything comes out by one place like this country is london'erything comes out by one place like this country is london basically:omes out by one place like this country is london basically all es out by one place like this country is london basically all the»ut of london basically all the rules and regulations. i i know i'm going to bother you, but she's, she's actually right. she's actually right . i don't she's actually right. i don't think right. all she think she's right. all she right. i'm going to tell you why she's she's right because she's right. she's right because there's a change this there's been a change in this country, the country, possibly since the covid, where people don't trust people gunter . they people with chris gunter. they don't university. don't trust the university. they've biggest idiots they've seen the biggest idiots in world come out the in the world come out of the university , come out of those university, come out of those private schools . they've seen private schools. they've seen it. they've seen it. they've seen ferguson, seen neil ferguson, neil ferguson come out of oxford or cambridge, whatever the guy was telling everybody he was going to was to be 500,000 deaths. and he was

the idiot in world. the biggest idiot in the world. so they don't trust. so i don't think i don't think it's you think but i don't think it's you know, actually, you do know, actually, i think you do make a good point, but i don't necessarily break it down to covid. >> actually, as gin—- >> and actually, as you said, that it that i've thought about it because of the people who because a lot of the people who were in parliament at the moment, they benefited from it. so especially so it's ironic. there especially in party, who are in the labour party, who are saying shouldn't saying that we shouldn't be sending there sending our kids there and they're try and they're going to try and level they're going to try and level the level it the playing field, level it down, it's a of down, but it's true, a lot of them to idiots they them seem to be idiots and they all these schools and all went to these schools and they went to the schools and the voters and the people in government. >> she's she's basically telling people what they already know. if eton degree, we if you've got an eton degree, we may like you and might may not like you and we might not position because not give you a position because you're by having eton you're tainted by having an eton degree, bad degree, because a lot of bad people went to eton. so don't know. >> but a lot of good people went to well. listen. but to eton as well. no listen. but ultimately, parents should be able i don't think able to choose and i don't think they should. in fact, what i'd like to see a labour party do like to see is a labour party do such a good job if they do come like to see is a labour party do su power)od job if they do come like to see is a labour party do su power before if they do come like to see is a labour party do su power before they ey do come like to see is a labour party do su power before they do do come like to see is a labour party do su power before they do all:ome in power before they do all that, do a good job that, they need to do a good job and they get rid of and then they can get rid of them because all the schools

will be just as good. finally, though, the trans competitor who won whatever won miss netherland or whatever it think goes it was, well, i think it goes back the you elle back to this to the you elle edwards is that men won edwards story is that men won and she was born a man and she is a man , let's say. is a man, let's say. >> i mean i mean, i know what people feel and they don't feel what we feel. but they do feel they do feel. she is a woman now. but men , she just wanted now. but men, she just wanted attention. she wanted somebody to say that she was beautiful. nana you don't understand. >> do you understand? i see you're to that thing about you're back to that thing about wanting beautiful. wanting to feel beautiful. >> i'm looking the >> yes. i'm looking at the audience. tweet. she's audience. you can tweet. she's jealous that yes, are jealous that yes, men are so jealous that yes, men are so jealous because we get jealous of women because we get told beautiful. jealous of women because we get tol(so beautiful. jealous of women because we get tol(so you beautiful. jealous of women because we get tol(so you beautiif l. jealous of women because we get tol(so you beautiif i wear those >> so you think if i wear those heels, i. ithink a >> so you think if i wear those heels, i. i think a bit heels, if i. i think it's a bit deeper than that. somebody some people a general genuine people have a general genuine dysphoria but mention dysphoria. but now you mention it, got me thinking. yes. it, it's got me thinking. yes. >> you dress up, you're dressed up you to wear up beautifully. you want to wear this know what? this dress later? you know what? >> on wig. >> i want to try on this wig. >> i want to try on this wig. >> i want to try on this wig. >> i i would. you called >> i would. i would. you called me lovely, which i appreciate. i don't want to be lovely. i want to be beautiful. call me beautiful schaffer. >> ladies. well, >> all right, ladies. well, listen, back? listen, are you back?

>> back. oh next week, i >> i am back. oh next week, i think. but you can watch. you can headlam and can watch headlam and headliners, the best. headliners, which is the best. it's so great. there's some of the people, comedians. the funniest people, comedians. and funniest and when you call their funniest people, be in wales people, i'm going to be in wales tonight. you're swansea, tonight. if you're in swansea, you yeah swansea. you can come. yeah swansea. >> be going, but >> yeah. i won't be going, but i'm there'll people i'm sure there'll be people in swansea. come and see swansea. they might come and see you, that go you, especially those that go reserved. very much. >> you are beautiful. >> you are beautiful. >> are lewis. he's beautiful. >> thank you for telling me. >> thank you for telling me. >> he's beautiful. yes. that's a fabulous lewis schaffer. he's part team. part of the headliners team. he'll tonight he'll be in swansea tonight as well, can probably well, so you can probably catch him there. thank you so much. this the news this is the gb news on tv, onune this is the gb news on tv, online digital i'm online and on digital radio. i'm nana live on the way nana akua. we're live on the way at could your feline friend at 335. could your feline friend be strain of be a danger? a strain of coronavirus has killed over 300,000 the island 300,000 cats in the island of cyprus. known cyprus. the strain known as feline infectious peritonitis , feline infectious peritonitis, is rapidly across cyprus is rapidly spread across cyprus in recent months. but first, let's get an update with your weather . weather. >> warm feeling inside from >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. >> proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello there. i'm jonathan

vautrey here with your latest gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. june's heat certainly feels like quite a distant memory now that july is bringing us something much more unsettled. this area of low pressure sat across the uk keeping things particularly windy southern areas 40 to windy for southern areas 40 to 50 mile an hour gusts possible inland throughout the rest of this and evening. inland throughout the rest of thyellow and evening. inland throughout the rest of thyellow wind and evening. inland throughout the rest of thyellow wind warning evening. inland throughout the rest of thyellow wind warning is vening. inland throughout the rest of thyellow wind warning is in1ing. a yellow wind warning is in force throughout. thunderstorms continuing into the as continuing into the evening as well. gradually easing their well. but gradually easing their way outbreaks of way off. showery outbreaks of rain will, though, persist throughout night many of throughout the night for many of us.the throughout the night for many of us. the breeze that is around will to reduce our will help to reduce our temperatures too far, temperatures dropping too far, holding up around 12 to 14 c for many of us. the second half of the weekend does look to remain relatively unsettled . the winds, relatively unsettled. the winds, though, will just be a touch lighter across southern areas of the uk. the strongest breeze lighter across southern areas of the lparticularly|gest breeze lighter across southern areas of the lparticularly for;t breeze lighter across southern areas of the lparticularly for easterne now, particularly for eastern coast northern england into central areas of scotland. some more persistent rain parts more persistent rain for parts of as well. but of western scotland as well. but there'll showers, potential there'll be showers, potential thunderstorms for many of us elsewhere as well. feeling elsewhere as well. still feeling relatively cool. top temperatures around mid to high

teens scotland and northern teens for scotland and northern ireland, perhaps 2022 degrees celsius areas celsius for southern areas of wales and is the start wales and england is the start of the new week. that low pressure system to pressure system is going to shift off towards shift its way off towards scandinavia will scandinavia, so there will be a trailing parts of rain still for northeastern areas of scotland into monday. elsewhere though, the winds will be noticeably lighter , still scattering lighter, but still a scattering of throughout the day. of showers throughout the day. and remain that relatively and we remain that relatively unsettled, showery theme into the well. by by that the new week as well. by by that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. >> proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> well, certainly nothing like the weather in spain because that's on the way. we'll be discussing that in climate control, a leading property association has warned new rules which aim to ensure housing meets net zero targets are causing much concern for britons. we'll be discussing that after this

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radio. >> good afternoon. this is gb news. we are the people's channel. i'm nana akua. don't forget, you can stream the show live on youtube or catch up via the gb news app, which is completely free. but now it's time for climate control and europe has seen the temperatures soan europe has seen the temperatures soar. week they were soar. this week after they were hit by by the cerebrus heatwave wave with temperatures predicted to rise up to 48 c. but can anything be done about the climate ? the government seems to climate? the government seems to think so with their net zero strategy and a leading property association has warned new rules which aim to ensure housing meets net zero targets are causing much concern for britons. under the new proposals , people will be blocked from letting properties unless they upgrade them to meet net zero energy targets as energy efficiency targets as soon as 2028. but it doesn't really seem that feasible because most of the housing stock in uk could not be stock in this uk could not be upgraded landlords upgraded unless the landlords were thousands. were prepared to pay thousands. so how costly is it, especially dunng so how costly is it, especially during a cost of crisis? during a cost of living crisis? to discuss this , i'm joined by to discuss this, i'm joined by

bnan a to discuss this, i'm joined by brian a physicist and brian cadd. he's a physicist and engineer, grant, senior engineer, and john grant, senior lecturer sustainable lecturer of sustainable construction and climate control. john grant i'm going to start you now. john grant start with you now. john grant a lot are saying that start with you now. john grant a lot whole are saying that start with you now. john grant a lot whole climate,aying that start with you now. john grant a lot whole climate, theg that start with you now. john grant a lot whole climate, the heatt the whole climate, the heat in spain like that are spain and things like that are being by climate change being caused by climate change andifs being caused by climate change and it's being driven by us. >> yeah, well, i mean the probability of an extreme weather event is significantly higher because of the way we've increased the amount of carbon dioxide in, in the atmosphere and other greenhouse gases . so, and other greenhouse gases. so, you know, it's not controversial to say, as we improve increase those concentration , then, you those concentration, then, you know, we've got this across europe and also across north america as well. >> but some people would argue that it depends where you take the measurements from. as with climate change. so, you know , if climate change. so, you know, if you start at different periods in history, then the climate you will get a different variant . will get a different variant. i'm going to come to brian cat. bnan i'm going to come to brian cat. brian well, we're talking about

the climate. >> well, the important thing to remember is that yeah, the, the, the, the, the carbon dioxide levels haven't stopped rising at all. >> they're going up very steadily on the keeling curve and, and it appears to have not too much to do with what humans are doing and certainly our emissions as humans are rising steadily as well because if we take the manufacturing away from western europe and impoverish ourselves, the chinese gratefully cling on to it and do it themselves and they emit the c02 it themselves and they emit the co2 instead . co2 instead. >> so nothing we're doing is going to actually affect that. >> well , what going to actually affect that. >> well, what would you say to that, john? nothing we're going to do is going to affect that. that's what brian saying . that's what brian is saying. >> mean, thought we were >> well, i mean, thought we were talking of the talking about the idea of the opportunities we have with opportunities that we have with regards to low carbon technologies here in the uk. we . can be the world leader. we have developed. we started the industrial revolution and we can now develop low carb. in fact,

we have developed low carbon industries. we do need some support because it's a burgeoning technology. china yes , us are producing huge amounts of carbon , there's no doubt of carbon, there's no doubt about that. but also their mass production of renewable energy of crashed the price of the caphal of crashed the price of the capital, costs of that which make it the cheapest electricity producing technologies that are available now. so you know yes china i'm no fan of the political system in china and certainly they are an enormous producer of carbon dioxide. but but they have also their their investment are showing that government support and investment could and has reduced the costs and we could we should be taking advantage of it. brian's right exporting industry didn't believe i'd say that, but he's right. exporting industry to china is completely out of order. we should be taking control of that ourselves and thought you know that was part of the plan but it just seems to

be a strategy of moving our resources abroad. and i'm i'm no fan of that. brian that it's all very well but that's if you buy into this idea that co2 is the enemy anyway. >> ron well, there's is no evidence that the current change we observed, which probably talk about these house measures, but there's no evidence that the climate change we observe has been significantly affected by carbon dioxide produced by humans . humans. >> if you actually the only way you can do that is by creating models which say that that might happen when you measure what's happening with the satellites . happening with the satellites. in fact changes about on a normal cycle which the un simply say there is no normal cycle and there are hundreds of papers that say there is. so it's a completely bogus set of presumptions that don't happen. >> so let's talk about the housing thing then. they want the government 2028, the government saying 2028, you need reach your house needs need to reach your house needs to be net zero. brian is that realistic ? realistic? >> brian, i, i struggle with

this because i happen to know that most of the housing stock has been upgraded already to its 90% double glazed 60% has roof insulation and wall insulation and checked all these figures that of some months ago. and the point here is that what you're being asked, you're being forced to spend money on further upgrades which will produce no actual benefit , but will make actual benefit, but will make the house will cost you £30,000, which is why people haven't done them . them. >> well, john, what do you think ? i mean, well, that's complete. that's just hokum. >> that and, you know it, brian. but that you know , that was the but that you know, that was the point. >> you don't know what he knows. >> you don't know what he knows. >> that was the case then . in >> that was the case then. in 2016 when we had the green deal, which was a building improvements in investment strategy that paid for the improvements out of the money you saved. and that would have worked if the cronies hadn't

been put in charge. and at a point where we had under 3% interest rates , they were interest rates, they were charging 8% on their loans to do the home improvements. so it died a death. but we're now in a situation where energy prices are well, they're just eye—watering, aren't they? people are really struggling and the government's strategy is, let's move our hard earned money to those companies. £400 a household rather than invest in our own houses where we will get that money back. the £30,000 number, i don't recognise that at all. you know, the improving of loft insulation under most floors, improving windows and then these new low cost, let's hope the researchers coming through which i'm part of a low cost heat pumps will be able to provide an electric only house laughing at the heat pumps. >> i need to come back on that

just brian , why are you just brian, why are you laughing? >> what people say that these work. >> brian, why are you so. hold on. john. brian why are you laughing when he says heat pumps ? >> 7. >>i ? >> i think you had roger bisbee on not so long ago. heat pumps are a massive waste time are a massive waste of time because they're not applicable to any old build houses that that are not built to have water under floor, water heating. et cetera . there are so many things cetera. there are so many things that are wrong with it because 15 grand basically to buy and install. even they install. and even then they probably warm and probably won't keep you warm and you'll heat your water you'll have to heat your water electrically separately because they the water hot enough. >> actually, weren't one of the companies actually giving you your money back? british gas , your money back? british gas, weren't they saying that we'll give you your money back the give you your money back if the heat up to scratch heat pump is not up to scratch because knew it because they knew that it wouldn't be? john grant, thank you very really to you very much. really good to talk as a senior lecturer talk to you as a senior lecturer for sustainable construction and climate qatar climate control. and brian qatar is physicist and an is a physicist. physicist and an engineer. you so much . of engineer. thank you so much. of course gb news. i'm nana course this is gb news. i'm nana akua. we're live on tv online and on digital radio on the way.

difficult conversations. be difficult conversations. i'll be speaking the ceo of save speaking with the ceo of save the elephants about a big the asian elephants about a big win in the house of lords yesterday. but up next, it's political spotlight. i'll be joined by conservative mp for eastbourne, caroline ansell to discuss difficulties of discuss the difficulties of taking a talking about feminism in politics. first, though, let's get your latest news headunes. headlines. >> it's 332. good afternoon to you, aaron armstrong here in the gb newsroom. ministers are facing further pressure to impose an outright ban on disposable the local disposable vapes. the local government association says their manufacture sale their manufacture and sale should be stopped next year amid warnings of rising popularity amongst children. it warns vapes are also a fire hazard for waste collectors and difficult to recycle. france is considering a ban by the end of this year with the european union expected to follow suit in 2026. industry bodies, though, say vapes help smokers quit and can be recycled and the british medical

association has warned the government their doctors will not back down on demands for a 35% pay rise. junior doctors in england are striking for a third day. it's despite the prime minister adopting the recommendation of independent pay recommendation of independent pay review bodies and making a final offer of 6. the five day strike, which is the longest in nhs history, runs until tuesday morning and marketa von brozova has made wimbledon history by becoming the first wimbledon female winner, unseeded in the tournament's history. she beat tunisia's ons jabeur in straight sets 6464. she's the first to do it in the open era . and more on it in the open era. and more on all of those stories on our website gbnews.com. now back to nana.

>> thank you, aaron. 34 minutes after 3:00. this is gb news. we are the people's channel. coming up, political spotlight. caroline ansel will be joining me to discuss all things especially women in politics. but next, i'll be talking to a local vet about cats with covid in cyprus . is local vet about cats with covid in cyprus. is there a danger it could come to the uk? stay tuned

radio. >> welcome back. this is gb news. i'm nana akua . now let's news. i'm nana akua. now let's have a quick look at what you've been saying, because earlier i was talking about extreme weather and net zero. sonia says people used to look forward to the summer alfresco dining the summer with alfresco dining summer , picnics, trips summer clothes, picnics, trips to beach and low fuel bills. to the beach and low fuel bills. now it's all fry and die droughts , hosepipe bans, droughts, hosepipe bans, wildfires, hurricanes and thunderstorms. i know they

dramatise it so much. even the weather mats turn sort of red, chris says . we put on so little chris says. we put on so little in terms of world pollution. what can we change for the planet? is what we can change for the planet is fraction all. it's like not dribbling in the bath. very good . and wayne says, bath. very good. and wayne says, my bath. very good. and wayne says, my old granny used to say that they would tax the air you breathe if they could feel like that now. yeah, exactly. they literally would, wouldn't they? they say they're doing it for your own good well. well, your own good as well. well, actually doing that. your own good as well. well, actualof doing that. your own good as well. well, actualof ulez doing that. your own good as well. well, actualof ulez. doing that. your own good as well. well, actualof ulez . they've that. your own good as well. well, actualof ulez . they've already think of ulez. they've already thought they've called thought about it. they've called it look, this is a it ulez. but look, this is a quite a scary thought. if you've got i'm very sad to got cats and i'm very sad to hear one friends or her hear one of my friends or her cat run over, but the cats cat got run over, but the cats are okay, but the other cat now won't talk to other won't talk to the other cat because because cat's because it's because the cat's been away at the vet's and something happens to something strange happens to cats, this. this cats, apparently. but this. this is thing. you have is a worrying thing. if you have a of a cat, then a strain of coronavirus killed an coronavirus has killed an estimated 300,000 on the island of cyprus. the is of cyprus. now the strain is known as feline infectious peritonitis , and it's rapidly peritonitis, and it's rapidly spread across the island,

particularly impacted stray cats. over the recent months . if cats. over the recent months. if you've ever been to cyprus, that cat, if you can see it on the screen, is typical of the cats. there and they are everywhere. now, if this devastating strain does spread here in the uk , it does spread here in the uk, it could see some of our pets in peril. joining now is peril. so joining me now is costas larkou, who is a veterinarian based in nicosia in cyprus. costas, thank you for joining me. now, years ago, i went to cyprus, and those little cats are so cute . they're cats are so cute. they're everywhere. they're everywhere . everywhere. they're everywhere. they're like everywhere. this is a worrying thing, is it not? >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> unfortunately, we have a problem , as you already know, problem, as you already know, with its coronavirus. it's not actually a covid for cats. okay, let's make it clear, because many people are afraid that it's infectious to humans as well. let's make it clear that it's strictly a feline disease . um, strictly a feline disease. um, and unfortunately, we have a huge a big outbreak now in cyprus with the mutation of the

original coronavirus which causes the feline infectious peritonitis as well. the 300,000. it's an estimation we don't think that is so big number, but , don't think that is so big number, but, uh, indeed it's big. we don't know how many. what is the actual number, but it's a big number, unfortunately . yeah. >> oh, it's so sad. and what are the symptoms then ? the symptoms then? >> um, well, the symptoms are depending on the, on the type of disease because this specific mutation gives us three, four different versions of it and a lot of combinations we have the, the dry form , the wet form, the the dry form, the wet form, the neurologic form and the ocular form . and now with a lot of form. and now with a lot of mutations , we have combinations mutations, we have combinations as well . so it's really as well. so it's really a problem to identify just for the clinical symptoms you need lab diagnostics . to reach the true diagnostics. to reach the true diagnosis . unfortunately. again, diagnosis. unfortunately. again, is there any treatment for it if

the cat gets it and can they do they get cured for it or is it pretty much a death sentence as well until before , like six, well until before, like six, eight months, it was one way we didn't we couldn't do anything. unfortunately now lately we have some options . there is a dragon some options. there is a dragon thatis some options. there is a dragon that is now i'm i think it's ready to be released to get licenced and it works. i mean we try it off label and we have an amazing outcome and we also use again off label the covid medicine that humans are using molnupiravir mainly the problem is that in cyprus we have many stray animals and the stray animals will never reach the veterinarian to get the treatment. unfortunately. >> oh, such a shame . same. so >> oh, such a shame. same. so when they catch the covid you say there's different strains so you can't tell what the symptoms will be. but in general, because people in this country will be so concerned , they won't know so concerned, they won't know what look out for.

what to look out for. >> well , in what to look out for. >> well, in the what to look out for. >> well , in the uk you had the >> well, in the uk you had the feline infectious peritonitis in the past as well that we call it phip. so you had in the past and you have now some cases i know . you have now some cases i know. so they starting to have to have increased cases in uk as well. but the good thing is that you can control the population inside the catteries and inside the pound. so you will find a solution. the problem is here with the stray ones. if you want to take for the for the clinical symptoms , mainly you look after symptoms, mainly you look after for the wet, the wet form which is pretty straightforward. you will see fluids accumulating inside the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity of the cat. so they get really swollen in the in the abdomen and it's something that you can see. i mean, anybody can see it. other than that, the neurologic disease makes causes ataxia and maybe the wobbliness, let's say , in the back limbs of the of

the cats. the dry form is impossible, almost impossible to identify it. and the ocular form still has some ocular discharge and obe . but it's still and obe. but it's still difficult to identify it. unfortunately >> and if your cat if your cat has it, how long have you got before it could get really sick? so there's a window with which you can treat them. wow. >> that's that's really, really good question. it really depends on the on the virulence of the of the specific mutation. and also it depends on the immune system of the patient . of system of the patient. of course, i've seen patients taking medication as early as five days and at the end they didn't make it. and i saw patients reaching the treatment after one month of infection and they are alive and eating and drinking and being happy. i mean , it really depends on the on the cat mostly. >> and there's no any symptoms . >> and there's no any symptoms. >> and there's no any symptoms. >> i mean, non—specific ones like anorexia, vomiting, diarrhoea , anything, anything diarrhoea, anything, anything really, anything . it's a it's a

really, anything. it's a it's a suspicion. it's a reason to go to the veterinarian and make at least a clinical examination . least a clinical examination. >> nana at the moment, hopefully we'll get something for it. >> unfortunately not. and we have a problem because it's an rna virus. so the same stands for the vaccines for covid. even if you do it, even if you if you if you do it, even if you if you if you do it, even if you if you if you develop one after six months, you might need a new one. with so many mutations and so many strange rna strains, it's a bit difficult to develop a vaccine for these type of diseases right? >> costas well, thank you very much for that. really appreciate that. that's costas veterinarian. he's based in nicosia in cyprus. that's all about the cat coronavirus. so it's not covid. it's a coronavirus. well, the government is set to publish new guidelines regarding children who wish to transition this . who wish to transition this. it's time now for political spotlight . ice and the spotlight. ice and the government wish to publish new guidance regarding school children who wish to transition and it will be now given a

reflection period . now, recent reflection period. now, recent years have seen a rise in students who wish to identify as different genders. so should schools communicate between schools help communicate between pupils parents? what are the pupils and parents? what are the stigmas that come with discussing transgender and gender so it's time gender politics? so it's time now political spotlight to now for political spotlight to discuss that i'm joined discuss that with me, i'm joined by mp for eastbourne, caroline ansell . caroline, thank you very ansell. caroline, thank you very much joining me. caroline, much forjoining me. caroline, i want to start usually in political somebody political spotlight as somebody else autocue . we else is writing the autocue. we will a little bit about will find out a little bit about you first. caroline, talk to you first. so caroline, talk to me you. why did you get me about you. why did you get into first place ? >> well, actually, my background is education. >> and i was for many years a teacher. >> but it was a health crisis for my then very young son. he was just five years old and we had a shock diagnosis of a life threatening brain tumour and in that period with that experience , that is really what led me into politics. i had just such an overwhelming need to give something back. having experienced such amazing care at the time and his little life was

was saved . so it was health that was saved. so it was health that took me actually to parliament. although my heart beats with with learning with schools . with learning and with schools. >> yeah. now when you see because obviously i used to lecture schools, i've seen lecture in schools, i've seen how the schools have changed even last eight years and even in the last eight years and how literally how it's literally unrecognisable, especially since covid. now, with regard to the transgender issues, how do you feel things are things are going with that because the government have now come up said that have now come up and said that parents contact parents will have to be contact and they've some guidelines and they've put some guidelines in . what is your thought in place. what is your thought on your overview, on what you're seeing within schools and the whole sort of conversation around it ? around it? >> sure. well, it's not actually been that long since i was in schools. i made a return in that omicron wave to help keep schools open . but of course, schools open. but of course, schools open. but of course, schools have been very much on the front line here with this exponential in the number exponential rise in the number of young children, young people looking to identify in a different gender. and the government , the department is

government, the department is coming forward with guidance . we coming forward with guidance. we haven't seen that guidance yet . haven't seen that guidance yet. so i will be looking at that very closely when it comes . and very closely when it comes. and of course, it will then usher in a period of consultation and there will be opportunity for people of all different views to have input into that. but i really welcome the inclusion of parents more strongly in this whole arena , because what has whole arena, because what has brought me into to looking at issues around this question was acting on behalf of parents and grandparents in my own constituency, where there the situation developed , where they situation developed, where they found out more than a year in that there a child had socially transitioned at school without their knowledge. so it's really important that parents are absolute early in in the discussions with schools where children are experiencing this gender dysphoria . yeah. gender dysphoria. yeah. >> why do you think there's been such an explosion i

such an explosion in cases? i mean , i think it was ten years mean, i think it was ten years ago there was like 250 cases and now 5000 people identifying in that way in schools. why? why do you think we've got such a big well, why this has happened so exponentially ? exponentially? >> well, a lot of people talk about the sort of social element of this. and particularly we're seeing that amongst girls . and i seeing that amongst girls. and i think one of the concerns for me and for many others is that this is a particularly difficult penod is a particularly difficult period of time going through those sort of young adolescent years . and what we're seeing years. and what we're seeing very much is that those who are looking to change their gender, there are often other issues to navigate , other conditions to navigate, other conditions to address or other concerns unmet learning needs, for example. so those with autism are disproportionately represented in those children looking to change gender. same with eating disorders, same with looked after children. so my concern very much is that this is a very

much wider issue when we're deaung much wider issue when we're dealing with individual children and i would be very concerned if sort of, you know, looking to change gender was seen in some ways as the answer to all of these really important issues, because it's much, much more complex than that. and actually starting out on that pathway to social transitioning is not, as we've discovered, not as the evidence base suggests. this is not a neutral act . so we need to not a neutral act. so we need to move with extreme caution when we're looking at this situation at children who are experiencing this dysphoria and also the conversations that some teachers are having with the kids as well. >> i mean, there was that teacher who told that child off who quite rightly said that somebody identify as an somebody cannot identify as an animal the teacher kind of animal and the teacher kind of told off with regard. told the pupil off with regard. so the pupil was wrong . and it's so the pupil was wrong. and it's like, well, no, they're is as you said, more to look into it.

if people are identifying in this way and even me when i was young, i was i was a tomboy. somebody into ear somebody got into my ear and started me things like, started telling me things like, oh, maybe change oh, well, you could maybe change gender this. i might gender and all this. i might have bought that. is it? have bought into that. is it? what teachers? will what about the teachers? will they some guidance as they be given some guidance as well what they well in terms of what they should teaching with regard should be teaching with regard to that . to that. >> absolutely. and i think that is also critically important because , again, i've spoken with because, again, i've spoken with teachers on these questions and, you know, it cannot be right that in some schools there's been teaching to suggest that there are ten genders or 20 genders or 75 genders or indeed that there is no limit to the number of genders that you might augn number of genders that you might align yourself with. and actually that you can create your own gender, that way only, i think increased anxiety lies is really important that there's clarity for teachers and that there's an understanding for parents and most particularly for children in these very early

and important developmental years . it's really important years. it's really important that we look at this through a safeguarding lens. >> yeah. and so your view on the penod >> yeah. and so your view on the period of reflection that was been suggested is a good one. >> i think that's very much lines up with the medical advice as well, that sort of watchful waiting. because my understanding is that the overwhelming majority of children and young people who experience these sort of gender dysphoric feelings come back in the fullness of time as they mature and develop, they come back to a settled place, which is, you know, the biological sex. >> sex. >> and they also need to be told if they are going through this sort of thing, the things that they would to do to they would have to do to maintain this kind of maintain in this kind of lifestyle they were go lifestyle if they were to go along it. because know along with it. because i know there's to be a bit of there's it seems to be a bit of a juggernaut. they carried a juggernaut. they get carried away nobody's away in this and nobody's actually that. actually explaining that. actually, this , actually, you start on this, it's a lifetime of maintenance in if you don't, i in this, and if you don't, i mean, ultimately it's cosmetic surgery . what do you make of the surgery. what do you make of the sarah baker, who basically

sarah jane baker, who basically said punch all women in the face, terfs in the face? us. >> i thought that was deeply , >> i thought that was deeply, deeply troubling, that on the streets of london and in broad day light, an activist was given this this platform and sarah jane baker, formerly alan baker, was was convicted of really serious crimes. this is a dangerous endeavour pull out on on licence and this call to arms this rallying cry to assault women who who believe in biology women who who believe in biology women who who believe in biology women who are looking to campaign to safeguard women's women's spaces. so i thought that was extraordinary . and i that was extraordinary. and i thought it was extraordinary that the first line of response from the police was that, you know, this was a sort of hypothetical situation and didn't, in fact, represent a hate crime. and i thought it was deeply troubling then that the labour mayor didn't come out and condemn condemn this either. you know, how were women to be kept safe? how is this debate to be

kept open if, you know, proclamation and such of that are allowed to go by unchallenged and unchecked ? unchallenged and unchecked? >> do you think that because this person identifies as a woman and others who believe that they're women , they think that they're women, they think that they're women, they think that if they punch a woman in the face, they are women punching women in the face, which, to be honest, most women don't of doing to don't think of doing that to another that's why women another woman. that's why women are to kill you with are more likely to kill you with with our nastiness or , you know, with our nastiness or, you know, you know, we're more likely to take a different than one take a different route than one that's violence . do you that's physical violence. do you think that's why they feel they can just say they're going to punch us in the face because they think they're women ? they think they're women? >> well, i don't know. under any circumstances that this would be in any way appropriate or any way to win. people to any kind of argument either that this is dangerous, dangerous behaviour. we've already seen that women who speak out on this issue have been subjected to death threats and violence. you know, this is no small throwaway line . there

no small throwaway line. there was there was intent. there and this is dangerous. and i really hope a very strong line. it was just a week ago, but i hope we're to going see some really strong action around this. >> , let's hope that people >> well, let's hope that people take this way more seriously because it's not really acceptable on any level. caroline, thank you very much for joining me. that's caroline forjoining me. that's caroline ansell. she's the mp for eastbourne. hopefully she will join me in the studio at some point. if just join point. well, if you just join me, welcome on board this is gb news. we are the people's channel. i'm nana akua. we're live . don't forget, you can live. don't forget, you can check on youtube or why check us out on youtube or why don't have look on don't you have a look on streaming or go for our gb news app streaming or go for our gb news app on the way? i'll be speaking to the ceo save the asian to the ceo of save the asian elephants an important elephants after an important win in lords yesterday. in the house of lords yesterday. don't . don't go anywhere. >> the temperature's rising . >> the temperature's rising. boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there. i'm jonathan vautrey. here with your latest gb news weather forecast provided by the met office.

june's heat certainly feels like quite a distant memory now that july is bringing us something much more unsettled. this area of low pressure sets across the uk, keeping things particularly windy for southern areas 40 to 50 mile an hour gusts possible inland throughout rest of inland throughout the rest of this and the evening. inland throughout the rest of thyellow and the evening. inland throughout the rest of thyellow wind and the evening. inland throughout the rest of thyellow wind warning evening. inland throughout the rest of thyellow wind warning is vening. inland throughout the rest of thyellow wind warning is in1ing. a yellow wind warning is in force thunderstorms force throughout. thunderstorms continue going into the evening as but gradually easing as well. but gradually easing their showery outbreaks their way off. showery outbreaks of persist of rain will, though, persist throughout the night for many of us. breeze that is around us. the breeze that is around will to reduce our will help to reduce our temperatures dropping too far , temperatures dropping too far, holding around 12 to 14 c for holding up around 12 to 14 c for many of us. the second half of the weekend does look to remain relatively unsettled . the winds, relatively unsettled. the winds, though, will just be a touch lighter across southern areas of the the strongest breeze the uk. the strongest breeze now, particularly for eastern coast northern into coast northern england into central areas scotland. some central areas of scotland. some more rain for parts more persistent rain for parts of western scotland as well. but there'll potential there'll be showers, potential thunderstorms for many of us elsewhere still feeling elsewhere as well. still feeling relatively cool. top temperatures around mid to high teens scotland and northern teens for scotland and northern ireland, perhaps 2022 degrees

celsius for southern areas of wales england. start of wales and england. the start of the new week, that low pressure system going its way system is going to shift its way off scandinavia. so off towards scandinavia. so there a trailing parts there will be a trailing parts of rain still for north eastern areas scotland monday. areas of scotland into monday. elsewhere though, the winds will be noticeably lighter, but still a of showers a scattering of showers throughout the day. we throughout the day. and we remain relatively remain that relatively unsettled, theme into unsettled, showery theme into the as well. by by the the new week as well. by by the temperatures rising boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> all right. well, stay tuned. this is gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. on the way, my monologue, i'll be discussing the whole idea of labour being the robin hood party. join me with my panel as well. there'll be live in the studio to discuss loads more. but first, let's get your latest news headlines .

hello, good afternoon and welcome to gb news on tv online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua and for the next two hours, me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headlines right now. this is all about opinion . this show is all about opinion. it's mine, it's theirs. and of course, yours. we'll be course, it's yours. we'll be debating, discussing, and at times disagree. no times we will disagree. but no one will be cancelled. so joining me today is broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy and also commentator sam also political commentator sam dolan . but before we get started dolan. but before we get started , let's get your latest news headunes. headlines. >> thanks, nana. it's 4:01. >> thanks, nana. it's 4:01. >> i'm ray addison in the gb news room. and our top story this hour, council in england and wales have joined doctors in calling for a ban on disposable

vapes. >> the local government association wants a uk ban to be imposed next year over damage caused to the environment and the danger to young people. it says the 1.3 million vapes discard every week are a litter, blight and a fire hazard. >> earlier this month, the british medical association voted to review the potential dangers of vaping, describing it as a growing epidemic. >> well, meanwhile, junior doctors are striking for a third day in england , and the bma has day in england, and the bma has warned the government that their doctors will not back down on demands for a 35% pay rise. >> that's despite the prime minister adopting the recommendations of independent pay recommendations of independent pay review bodies and making a final offer of 6% pay rise. >> the five day strike, the longest in nhs history, runs until tuesday morning . until tuesday morning. >> the government is considered scrapping inheritance tax in a bid to win the next general election. >> the times is reporting that the move could be a totemic

manifesto offering to secure votes in so—called blue wall seats. it would come at a cost of £7 billion. >> most couples can pass on up to 1 million to their children without paying any inheritance tax . tax. >> s research into adhd has been given a huge funding boost to help future diagnosis. the medical research council has given £2.4 million to three studies taking place in england and wales. adhd is usually diagnosed in children in those with the condition can be restless and have difficulty concentrating. the echr hopes that these studies will identify more people at risk , enabling more people at risk, enabling earlier intervention . in earlier intervention. in >> well, tributes will be paid to the late snp politician winnie ewing at a memorial service in inverness today . service in inverness today. known as madame acas . ms ewing, known as madame acas. ms ewing, mrs. ewing, rather became the snp's first female parliamentary

parliamentarian and second ever mp in 1967. she was also the snp's president from 1987 to 2005 and remained a figurehead for the independence cause . for the independence cause. former first minister nicola sturgeon says scotland has lost one of its foremost patriots and champions banks may be wrongly closing innocent customers accounts or silently flagging them for concerns over fraud. consumer watchdog , which says consumer watchdog, which says some banks are taking action without sufficient care . it's without sufficient care. it's found that many customers are unaware of flags placed on their account over suspicious activity, which could result in poor credit ratings or an inability to access finance . in inability to access finance. in the last financial year, almost 1400 complaints were made to the financial ombudsman service about account closures, with 25% being upheld . the met office has being upheld. the met office has issued a yellow wind warning across the south of england and

wales and a yellow thunderstorm alert for scotland, saying travel disruption is likely . the travel disruption is likely. the goodwood festival of speed had to cancel today's events for the first time in its 30 year history and london's kaleidoscope festival at alexandra palace has been cancelled, too. weather journalist nathan row told us high winds can be more dangerous at this time of year. >> aukus the south of england , >> aukus the south of england, that's london and the south—east, the east of england and leicester, leicestershire , and leicester, leicestershire, essex, all that sort of area. that's for gusts of up to 55mph, which doesn't seem that high. but remember that the trees are in leaf at the moment. so in full leaf at the moment. so strong cause more strong gusts can cause more damage would do. say, damage than they would do. say, for in november for example, in november when all well it all the leaves are down. well it comes as the cerberus heatwave continues to sweep across europe i >> -- >>a >> a forest fire has broken out on the spanish island of la palma in the canaries. authorities have had to evacuate more than 500 people with an area of about 140 hectares

destroyed by the fire. well, in breaking news for you now. israel's president, benjamin netanyahu, has been admitted to hospital. he is in a good condition, we understand, but at undergoing checks after reporting chest pain, his office has said. and we'll bring you more details on that story as we get it . now marketa vondrousova get it. now marketa vondrousova has made wimbledon history by becoming the first unseeded woman to win the title in the open era . she beat tunisia's ons open era. she beat tunisia's ons jabeurin open era. she beat tunisia's ons jabeur in straight sets. 6464. the princess of wales presented the venus rosewater dish to the czech player who is on the road to recovery after injury stalled her early career . to recovery after injury stalled her early career. this is gb news we'll bring you more as it happens. now let's get back to nana.

>> thank you, ray . it's just >> thank you, ray. it's just fast approaching. seven minutes after 4:00. this is gb news on tv online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua. tv online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua . the longest i'm nana akua. the longest suicide note in history. i'm nana akua. the longest suicide note in history . the suicide note in history. the labour party, or should i say the robin hood party are practising the politics of envy and embarking once again in writing the longest suicide note in history. that's why, until now they've been pretty quiet. this week, deputy leader angela rayner came out suggesting that people should not waste their money on private education. now, this all came after the backside, or should i say carol vorderman? i call her that because that's all she keeps. we keep seeing of her as she repeatedly shows off on her social media. she took aim at the mercers. they were privately educated, but neither johnny, the veterans minister nor his wife, felicity, furthered their education at university . angela education at university. angela said .

said. >> you know, i don't think you need a degree to be successful in politics, but i think carol's right to argue that if you've been to , you know, you've been been to, you know, you've been privately educated and you've not been able to get a degree, i mean , why waste your money on mean, why waste your money on private education? i mean, i personally that the state personally think that the state sector a fantastic sector. sector is a fantastic sector. they with me . they did a great job with me. >> yeah, they definitely did a job on, you know , i like angela job on, you know, i like angela seriously, but she's wrong on the state sector is a postcode lottery and it shouldn't be. labour plans to remove charitable status of fee paying schools and charge them that to pump money into the failing state sector. and it's daylight robbery on mostly parents of middle incomes and would force parents who have the freedom of choice without penalty into a failing state system . now, failing state system. now, labour won't even get the money that they need through this at all, but we'll succeed in robbing those that they see as rich for those that they rich to pay for those that they see as poor. the ifs suggested that between 3 to 7% of private school pupils will apparently

have to move from the private sector to the state sector as a result , and sector to the state sector as a result, and would sector to the state sector as a result , and would have sector to the state sector as a result, and would have this would all actually have a minimal impact. but it if they're wrong and it's more so, it could see that some of the excellent schools will be closing. but this policy shows basically a fundamental lack of understanding of the private school sector , aside from the school sector, aside from the schools that we can all name like eton. this sector provides for those with special education needs, as well as giving bursaries to disadvantaged kids. these schools can offer different facilities and a more nuanced education and they often help in the community. i mean , help in the community. i mean, my old private school was a convent, sends out a minibus to pick up the old people. so the older generation and give them lunch once a week. i know because my mom goes, oh, they're coming not there coming to get me nana not there coming to get me nana not there coming to get me nana not there coming to me. not the mad coming to get me. not the mad people. i people. but you know what i mean. listen, you can't mean. anyway, listen, you can't choose type of child that choose the type of child that you're most you're going to have. and most parents would actually you're going to have. and most pareianything would actually you're going to have. and most pareianything vlhelp actually you're going to have. and most pareianything vlhelp their|lly give anything to help their children on in the world. children get on in the world. so, frankly, think this policy so, frankly, i think this policy is to emotional is more akin to an emotional blackmail and we're more likely

trapped potential voters who are considering voting labour and defecting tories . and defecting from the tories. and what's many of those in what's more, many of those in the labour party went and sent or sent their school to their kids to these schools anyway, like emily thornberry, shami chakrabarti , diane abbott and of chakrabarti, diane abbott and of course starmer himself. course sir keir starmer himself. his school became a his grammar school became a private school whilst he was there . sir. look, i wouldn't there. sir. look, i wouldn't personally be doing this show either if it wasn't for my private school education. and i started at a state school . i started at a state school. i sank from a straight a student in state school to almost in my state school to almost bottom of the class in just a yean bottom of the class in just a year. i was rescued my year. i was rescued when my dad's him to america dad's job moved him to america and me to the convent and he sent me to the convent boarding school that he'd been warning me that he'd send me to if didn't behave. it went if i didn't behave. it went something you don't something like nana if you don't behave, that school something like nana if you don't beh by�*, that school something like nana if you don't beh by the that school something like nana if you don't beh by the nuns. that school something like nana if you don't beh by the nuns. butthat school something like nana if you don't beh by the nuns. but thankfully run by the nuns. but thankfully i've surpassed most of my old state school mates who were in higher sets than me . instead of higher sets than me. instead of bringing up the standards of the education of all education so that private schools are not needed by the labour party, are

practising the politics of envy and whilst the tories are looking to scrap totally unfair inheritance tax , the labour inheritance tax, the labour party are at it again with their plans, labour would make families pay even more , which families pay even more, which would include reducing the inheritance tax allowance free allowance threshold which currently stands at 325,000 to 125,000, which would catch more people at the lower level. a raid on hard working middle class families once again , the class families once again, the longest suicide note in history was a phrase coined by labour mp gerald kaufman to describe his party's 1983 general election socialist manifesto . the socialist manifesto. the manifesto began with unilateral disarmament, ironically, a policy that was being bandied about only this week by the party, a policy that , if party, a policy that, if implemented, would enable could enable rich russia to rob a poor uk. so keep talking labour. just keep . talking people don't know

keep. talking people don't know what i'm talking about. well, is it? just keep talking. it'll be the end of them, frankly. i mean, some of these policies are laughable, but before we get stuck into the debate about laughable, but before we get stuck here's1e debate about laughable, but before we get stuck here's whatbate about laughable, but before we get stuck here's what else about laughable, but before we get stuck here's what else is out laughable, but before we get stuck here's what else is coming that, here's what else is coming up great british up today for the great british debate. hour. asking debate. this hour. i'm asking is mental health used a mental health being used as a scapegoat? recent scapegoat? now with recent scandals like scandals involving people like hugh elle edwards, phillip schofield meghan schofield and even meghan markle, used the markle, all have now used the mental health card, but are they using as a scapegoat to using it as a scapegoat to escape scrutiny? then at 450, it's royal round—up time. escape scrutiny? then at 450, it's royal round—up time . angela it's royal round—up time. angela levin will be live in the studio to the latest from to give us all the latest from behind palace walls on the behind the palace walls on the menu the wedding bells in menu are the wedding bells in the house of house of windsor. what's going on there? angela will us the latest. then at will give us the latest. then at five, it's this week's difficult conversation . lawyer and ceo of conversation. lawyer and ceo of save the asian elephants, duncan mcnair will be in the studio live to discuss why he's written a bill which passed a second reading in the house of lords yesterday to end the advertising of cruel animal activities abroad. if you've ever been on an ride or anything an elephant ride or anything like , you want to

like that, you won't want to miss happens to those poor miss what happens to those poor creatures. you'll never do it again. the again. that's coming up in the next ever, tell me next hour. as ever, tell me what you think everything you think of everything we're discussing. email gbviews@gbnews.uk. tweet gbviews@gbnews.uk. com or tweet me . gb news. i'm exhausted . me at. gb news. i'm exhausted. there was a lot to say, but right. let's get started. let's swap. and welcome again to my panel swap. and welcome again to my panel, broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy and also political commentator sam dola. dola fowler. dola. dola fowler. fowler. dola. dola fowler. fowler let's start with lizzie cundy. why not pretty in pink, lizzie? thank you. >> well, i'm lucky to be here with gale winds out there. with gale force winds out there. it's kate bush video. with gale force winds out there. it's yeah(ate bush video. with gale force winds out there. it's yeah ,1te bush video. with gale force winds out there. it's yeah , its bush video. with gale force winds out there. it's yeah , it was;h video. with gale force winds out there. it's yeah , it was crazyao. with gale force winds out there. it's yeah , it was crazy .y. with gale force winds out there. it's yeah , it was crazy . yeah. well, yeah, it was crazy. yeah. raina, i just find it funny that she's talking about education for. for one, she left school. i don't think she know a qualification if it hit her in the face. left school at 16. she single mother. she's more probably better to talk about benefits, i'm sure. likely she'll be on those. this is the party supposed to be of the people. but what you said nana

is complete. correct. it's the political party of envy and i think it's quite hypocritical when we look at keir own education an as you said, went to grammar, went to private and university. there >> so hypocritical. but look what worries me with this is that state schools are already oversubscribed. >> and so those that really need the extra help at school aren't going to get it because classes are too big. and those that are really academically gifted aren't going to get the opportunities . and this is a opportunities. and this is a real worry and they haven't done their maths properly . they their maths properly. they should go back to school themselves because they're saying it's going to raise 1.6 billion. all the experts are saying this isn't correct and it won't be anything billion. >> so they need to go back to school themselves. >> but i have to say, i am really quite disappointed and a bit sick of carol vorderman keep piping up bit sick of carol vorderman keep piping up as this sort of spokes person for the for the real hard lefties . you know, any lefties. you know, any opportunity , we'll see her

there. >> well, she got a third class degree. she didn't need it, though, because she's showing her behind all the time. she just to that. sam dowler. just stuck to that. sam dowler. >> frankly, i'm a little bit shocked what you said about shocked by what you said about angela like, you angela rayner. i mean like, you know, wrong with know, there's nothing wrong with having not at all. >> i say that the way her life panned out, but she hasn't a panned out, but she hasn't got a qualification she qualification and, and she i know lecturing us and know and she lecturing us and why shouldn't have. know and she lecturing us and wthell, shouldn't have. know and she lecturing us and wthell, you shouldn't have. know and she lecturing us and wthell, you couldin't have. know and she lecturing us and wthell, you could all have. know and she lecturing us and wthell, you could all haylike >> well, you could all be like her, you see, she's not lecturing. >> she said she said that if you she if you've been if she said if you've been if you've private education and you've had private education and then get a degree, then you don't get a degree, what point private what was the point of private education? her education? and i agree with her really, the point of really, if you if the point of doing of going to a private school. a private school. i went to a private school. i went to a private school. it before, was school. i've said it before, was every was geared towards every thing was geared towards going to university and my school. it was geared towards going to oxford or cambridge. like i've, i went to. >> wouldn't end up there though. you one they had you i went to one they had special for oxford and special lessons for oxford and cambridge and i went to i went to of the of term to one of them the sort of term my afterwards, what my teacher said afterwards, what are doing ? are you doing? >> like , she was like, >> she was like, she was like, you know, she said, just you know, she said, you've just got you know,

got to push yourself, you know, scholarly to get there and you're do that. and scholarly to get there and ywasn't. do that. and scholarly to get there and ywasn't. but do that. and scholarly to get there and ywasn't. but the do that. and scholarly to get there and ywasn't. but the point that. and scholarly to get there and ywasn't. but the point is, t. and scholarly to get there and ywasn't. but the point is, is and i wasn't. but the point is, is that i mean, our school, for that she i mean, our school, for example, we our example, was we had our tercentenary i there . tercentenary while i was there. so these old, really old, so these are old, really old, old institution like you talk about mine called about eton. mine was called haberdashers. know, haberdashers. and i don't know, i'm in a rock and a hard place really, because i know. i know people. went straight. i went really, because i know. i know pethee. went straight. i went really, because i know. i know pethe musicrt straight. i went really, because i know. i know pethe music industryt. i went really, because i know. i know pethe music industry and nent really, because i know. i know pethe music industry and aent really, because i know. i know pethe music industry and a lot to the music industry and a lot of that i know, one of people that i know, one of them started no, no them started off, no, no education. he started off as a runner and like runner there. and now he's like the president polydor. runner there. and now he's like the well,jent polydor. runner there. and now he's like the well, that's polydor. runner there. and now he's like the well, that's partly or. >> well, that's partly her point, that didn't to point, that you didn't have to go if you're go to university if you're skilled, don't you're skilled, you don't if you're skilled, you don't if you're skilled, necessarily skilled, you don't if you're skilleto necessarily skilled, you don't if you're skilleto go necessarily skilled, you don't if you're skilleto go to necessarily skilled, you don't if you're skilleto go to university.arily skilled, you don't if you're skilleto go to university. but need to go to university. but what i will pull you up on is that you your image private that you your image of a private school those who go to school is for those who go to university. that's not quite university. and that's not quite the tiny the truth. that's a tiny fraction of schools. a fraction of those schools. a lot of for special of them are for special education this of them are for special ecwhyion this of them are for special ecwhy i'm this of them are for special ecwhy i'm saying this of them are for special ecwhy i'm saying that this of them are for special ecwhy i'm saying that thisthis of them are for special ecwhy i'm saying that this iss is why i'm saying that this is very and obviously is why i'm saying that this is very uneducatedind obviously is why i'm saying that this is very uneducatedind ob'the sly they're uneducated about the policy. they're going to instruct they're to policy. they're going to instripeople they're to policy. they're going to instripeople they'when to policy. they're going to instripeople they'when i to policy. they're going to instripeople they'when i say that stop people who, when i say that you what your child you can't decide what your child will be if you have a child who's autistic, they need who's autistic, they may need a different education. different type of education. they child they won't work. having a child in secondary like

in a secondary school like that, what going do to what are they going to do to cater kids, at least cater for those kids, at least those paying twice. those parents are paying twice. they're saving the government about year. not sending about £8,000 a year. not sending their kids to school. they're paying their kids to school. they're paying tax. then paying for it in tax. then they're their own they're paying for their own kid. absolutely abhorrent kid. it's absolutely abhorrent that that. they that she thinks that. well, they think private think that we'll scrap private schools. deluded schools. and she's deluded because understand because she doesn't understand what schools, the what private schools, the government, provide. >> you if provide. >> you have a >> if you have if you have a child with needs like my child with special needs like my as i said, my partner works in a school for special needs children. state school. children. it is a state school. and, know, they and they and, you know, and they and they get fantastic. no, ho. 110. >> no. >> i think you're wrong there. and especially if someone's autistic. a lot of them can't deal with sound busyness deal with sound and busyness and school corridors. how are the schools it's going to schools going? it's going to cost those schools more to provide like that, provide for kids like that, whereas were paying whereas the parents were paying for education for that in another education setting. the labour setting. i think the labour party wrong. party have got it very wrong. they this. they can't do this. >> those that are really >> and those that are really academically gifted are going to miss attention academically gifted are going to misgoing attention academically gifted are going to misgoing to attention academically gifted are going to misgoing to be attention academically gifted are going to misgoing to be on attention academically gifted are going to misgoing to be on those antion are going to be on those that are going to be on those that are struggling are are really struggling and are behind and i'm behind at school. and i'm someone through someone that has been through it. at state school it. i've been at state school a grammar school and private, and i which one i did better i know which one i did better in which private. i know which one i did better in whi me private. i know which one i did better in whime too.yrivate. i know which one i did better in whime too. i vate. i know which one i did better in whime too. i went a state

>> me too. i went to a state school and a private school. if i had gone, remember saying, i had gone, i remember saying, all dad all right, my dad, my dad would say, you cultivate say, no, no, you must cultivate the speak. i mean, before the way i speak. i mean, before i to that that nice posh i went to that that nice posh school, i said, all right, so you say you you later paul coyte say you later. pulled me. hey, later. my dad pulled me. hey, nana however, however , nana come. however, however, however, there's nothing wrong with speaking like there's nothing wrong with speaking like that. point my that. but the point of that, my thing is that i then used to get paid voice. that paid for my voice. so that element what is me now element of what is me now basically came from my voice that came from that school. >> yes, 100. helped you, but >> yes, 100. it helped you, but it help everybody. >> but it doesn't. but >> no, but it doesn't. but but again. but helped me . i again. but it helped me. and i came a state so came from a state system. so that's and children. >> children don't know don't realise like realise that they are like i mean didn't i didn't like mean i didn't i didn't like compute much much my compute how much how much my parents were paying for school. just think about it. just didn't think about it. >> keir starmer at >> critical keir starmer look at his snobbery his education. it's snobbery in reverse . i'm sorry. his education. it's snobbery in rev

what you could put it on the bill, right right. bill, right? right right. well, listen, joined listen, if you just joined us, welcome views on tv, welcome this is gb views on tv, onune welcome this is gb views on tv, online on digital radio on online and on digital radio on the later on at 5:00, i'll the way later on at 5:00, i'll be speaking to the ceo of save the asian elephants. he'll be joining discuss his joining me to discuss his goals to reckless to end brutal and reckless pioneer profiteering from the animals misery. but first, let's get some weather . get some weather. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there. i'm jonathan vautrey here with your latest gb news weather forecast provided by the met office . june's heat by the met office. june's heat certainly feels like quite a distant memory now that july is bringing us something much more unsettled. this area low unsettled. this area of low pressure across the uk, pressure sat across the uk, keeping things particularly windy for southern areas 40 to 50 mile an hour gusts possible inland throughout the rest of this afternoon and evening. this afternoon and the evening. yellow in force yellow wind warning is in force throughout that. thunderstorms continuing as continuing into the evening as well, but gradually easing their way outbreaks of way off. showery outbreaks of rain persist

rain will, though, persist throughout night. for many throughout the night. for many of us, the breeze that is around will help reduce will help to reduce our temperatures to far temperatures dropping to far holding up around 12 to 14 c for many of us, the second half of the weekend does look to remain relatively unsettled . the winds, relatively unsettled. the winds, though, will just be a touch lighter across southern areas of the uk . strongest breeze the uk. the strongest breeze now, eastern now, particularly for eastern coast northern england into central areas of scotland. some more rain for parts more persistent rain for parts of scotland as but of western scotland as well. but there'll be showers, potential thunderstorms many us thunderstorms for many of us elsewhere well. feeling elsewhere as well. still feeling relatively top relatively cool. top temperatures around high temperatures around mid to high teens for scotland and northern ireland, perhaps 20 to 22 c for southern areas of wales and england is the start of the new week. low pressure system week. that low pressure system is its way off is going to shift its way off towards scandinavia, there towards scandinavia, so there will parts of rain will be a trailing parts of rain still for north eastern areas of scotland into monday. elsewhere though, will be though, the winds will be noticeably lighter, but still a scattering of showers throughout the day. and remain that the day. and we remain that relatively unsettled , showery relatively unsettled, showery theme new as well theme into the new week as well . by that warm feeling inside

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news. channel >> good afternoon. coming up to 25 minutes after 4:00. this is gb news. i'm nana akua. now, earlier we were discussing labour's politics of envy. let's see what you've been saying . pat see what you've been saying. pat says perhaps if angela had gone to private school she would have learnt some manners. true. learnt some manners. it's true. perhaps she wouldn't have been calling scum, anthony calling people scum, anthony says. help us angela says. god help us if angela rayner of the next rayner is part of the next government. kenneth government. exactly kenneth says. i'm nearly over the hill. but if labour are allowed to rule the roost, there'll be no body to invest in this country. we all know that, that as soon as the possibility of a labour government arises, the rich will move their money abroad. who can blame them right though? now it's blame them right though? now wsfime blame them right though? now it's time for the great british debate. this hour. and i'm asking mental health being asking is mental health being used scapegoat? it the used as a scapegoat? is it the new card? week, huw new race card? this week, huw edwards named as the bbc edwards was named as the bbc news the of news presenter at the centre of allegations of paying for sexually his sexually explicit images. his wife, flind , released wife, vicky flind, released a statement on his behalf, revealing presenter was revealing that the presenter was suffering mental issues suffering mental health issues and receiving in—patient and will be receiving in—patient hospital the hospital care for the foreseeable future. now the bbc

have resumed their investigation into and the into huw edwards and the allegations after the police said that there was no criminal case. but following the outcome of the schofield scandal, meghan markle's problems markle's mental health problems . is this a pr measure to create pubuc . is this a pr measure to create public sympathy, or are mental health issues the result of a trial by media? so for the great british this i'm asking british debate this i'm asking is mental health being as a is mental health being used as a scapegoat? now by scapegoat? i'm joined now by lois she's cultural lois mcletchie. she's a cultural commentator. michael cole, former bbc correspondent stephen pound, labour party mp pound, former labour party mp and i'm going to start with you, lois. lois what do you think about this? well i think two things are true at the same time, nana. >> i think one hand, yes, we >> i think on one hand, yes, we can sympathy for somebody can have sympathy for somebody who's suffering poor who's clearly suffering poor mental depression and mental health and depression and that something that lot that is something that a lot of our country relate to. our country can relate to. >> and hard and we wish >> and that's hard and we wish them a strong however them a strong recovery. however however, that doesn't mean that on time that these on the same time that these things that these things are okay, that these allegations they believe allegations, should they believe to true, can excused. and to be true, can be excused. and i if we are to excuse on i think if we are to excuse on these grounds , that causes harm these grounds, that causes harm to people involved in to people who are involved in this story.

>> one is the many people who do suffer depression and don't suffer with depression and don't engage misconduct engage in sexual misconduct or cheat their wives cheat on their on their wives and and that and families. and to say that that depression is an excuse for such behaviour undermines the struggles go through struggles that they go through and that they and the challenges that they face. and an excusing this behaviour grounds also behaviour on those grounds also undermines who been undermines those who have been harmed instance i'm harmed in this instance i'm thinking hugh's wife and his thinking of hugh's wife and his kids who have been going through a horrible ordeal in the press, not at their own fault and for those who were involved the those who were involved in the families had been families of those who had been giving out, if we're to believe sexually explicit images and they're going through a lot of hurt and pain at moment as well. >> so to dismiss what has happened and say that doesn't happened and say that it doesn't matter because suffering matter because he was suffering from mental health from poor mental health undermines hurt and pain . undermines their hurt and pain. >> interesting. let's go >> interesting. okay, let's go over michael cole. what do over to michael cole. what do you make of that ? you make of that? >> nana think we've got to have some compassion here. i don't have a phd in huw edwards studies, but i have noticed that he said some rather odd things in recent days, like, i want to be piers morgan.

>> now. he hasn't made any secret about his depression or his migraines, his insomnia. nia, and i have to say that if british airways had a pilot who was publicly advertising his mental torment and they allowed him knowingly to fly 350 people to new york and it all went wrong. ba would be castigated. so i have to ask, and i think this is the real question, why was he and how was he allowed to continue broadcasting the events could not have been higher profile , the coronation and then profile, the coronation and then the coronation in related ceremonies up in in edinburgh. and that was only minutes, almost days , days before he was suspended. >> so where was the much vaunted duty of care and the compassion . for the people? >> you have to say to yourself, i mean, i don't know the man is it simulates an i don't believe so i is it essentially faking? >> no , because that's

>> no, because that's essentially what the question is. i don't believe that . but if is. i don't believe that. but if he was in that bad state, somebody the management should have been there. >> tim davie, the director general, also editor in chief of the bbc, therefore responsible for all its journalism and should have had wingmen telling him this was going on. >> but can you imagine what would have gone on nana he was there on the air as you are . he there on the air as you are. he could have said anything at any time. >> but but but, michael, aren't you putting but isn't the blame again, moving away from hugh? and obviously he must have been in decent mind to actually present those serious events. so why is it only now that these allegations have come out that suddenly, you know, obviously any body being put under this pressure with the spotlight would feel overwhelmed ? i would. would feel overwhelmed? i would. but, you know, they cannot escape the allegations. stephen pound yeah, good afternoon. >> i think the issue here is one of responsibility. >> city . >> city. >> city. >> it's all very well saying that in the day used to that back in the day we used to have upper lip and have a stiff upper lip and

whistle the and you whistle in the dark and you know, we didn't show weakness. >> word trauma hardly >> and the word trauma hardly ever the reality ever existed. but the reality is that if someone seeking to that if someone is seeking to avoid by using that if someone is seeking to avo expression by using that if someone is seeking to avo expression that by using that if someone is seeking to avo expression that by lused the expression that you used earlier playing earlier on about playing the card, then there should card, then i think there should be systems in place and there are criminal law. don't are in criminal law. don't forget, principle in forget, we have a principle in law people not being law of people not being responsible actions. responsible for their actions. you mcnaughton rules you have the mcnaughton rules and you know, michael quite rightly you need to be rightly says you need to be a phd in psychoanalysis to actually say but actually say that. but the question think is, are question i think here is, are people seeking to use this as an avoidance of responsibility ? if avoidance of responsibility? if that the case, then i think that is the case, then i think we have to expose it. but equally have to expose it equally we have to expose it with compassion some with some compassion and some recognition really recognition that there really are the are people who are having the most terrible breakdowns. and it may pressure of some may be the pressure of some individual but that time individual thing, but that time we to be a little a little we need to be a little a little bit sympathetic, think. but bit sympathetic, i think. but at the time people get the same time not let people get away that as say. away with that, as you say. >> but to whom you say >> but but to whom you say sympathetic. about for sympathetic. but what about for those who may be involved in it? there now there are other things now coming lois, you coming up. i mean, lois, you i think you put it quite eloquently that whilst we do

have sympathy and i do have compassion for who are have sympathy and i do have compithroughr who are have sympathy and i do have compithrough mental who are have sympathy and i do have compithrough mental health re going through mental health issues , was all right to issues, he was all right to present the big stuff . present all the big stuff. >> we have seen a time and again, a lot of these scandals break out with high profile commentators . phillip schofield commentators. phillip schofield i'm thinking of matt hancock only a few months ago when we see these big kind of sex scandals in the news the scandals in the news and the habit scandals in the news and the habhis scandals in the news and the habit is to go on for the kind of salacious gossip approach in the which understand is the media, which i understand is not helpful to anyone, but when you've about sympathy and you've talked about sympathy and when others have talked about sympathy, missing sympathy, i think we are missing a of sympathy for a massive deal of sympathy for those hurt those who are affected and hurt by by what has happened and we have often excused people who are under pressure, people who are under pressure, people who are struggling with issues of their sexuality. and there's thatis their sexuality. and there's that is the difficult thing to go through. but we also have to bearin go through. but we also have to bear in mind that if you are a wife, if you have suddenly been exposed, a public exposed, you're not a public figure yourself you've been figure yourself and you've been exposed husband is exposed because your husband is cheating that's cheating on you, that's that's a terrible through. terrible thing to go through. >> there's no we >> obviously, there's no we haven't proof that he's haven't got any proof that he's definitely in to that. but

definitely been in to that. but that listen, i've only definitely been in to that. but tha130s listen, i've only definitely been in to that. but tha130s michaeli, i've only definitely been in to that. but tha130s michael and; only definitely been in to that. but tha130s michael and i'mly definitely been in to that. but tha130s michael and i'm being got 30s michael and i'm being i've been me telling me i've been told me telling me to hurry what about people hurry up but what about people like boris johnson? why is nobody for him nobody got any sympathy for him after that he went after the pressure that he went through ? through? >> well, that's a very, very, very good question. i think i'm not a clinician. none of us here is . is. >> i don't believe it's you know, i'm not going to dabble in people's souls. is really people's souls. and it is really it's a it's a it's a difficult path to go down when you start speculating about other people's mental health. i wish him well . mental health. i wish him well. >> i mean, i, i would like to see him come out and answer the questions and be well enough to confront what has gone on, because it's very , very serious. because it's very, very serious. >> it's a legitimate story. and those questions are worth answers. >> well, listen, thank you very much. >> i don't think there's a read across between boris johnson and huw edwards. sorry. no across between boris johnson and hu\well,ards. sorry. no across between boris johnson and hmwell, i'ds. sorry. no across between boris johnson and hmwell, i think sorry. no across between boris johnson and hmwell, i think there y. no across between boris johnson and hmwell, i think there isno across between boris johnson and hmwell, i think there is in >> well, i think there is in terms that terms of the behaviour that people exhibiting towards terms of the behaviour that peop because hibiting towards terms of the behaviour that peop because hibiting 1they ds terms of the behaviour that peop because hibiting 1they went him, because actually they went on on and on anybody on and on and on about anybody by them . yeah, but anybody's by them. yeah, but anybody's mental if i'd had the mental health, if i'd had the pressure on boris had been

unden i pressure on boris had been under, i could under, i don't think i could have it. but this is have taken it. but this is nothing compared to what he had. but thank very but listen, lois, thank you very much. know. on. much. i don't know. come on. you've admit stephen. you've got to admit it, stephen. it's nothing. no, it's mcclatchey. thank you much. mcclatchey. thank you very much. michael you michael good to talk to you again. stephen pound, again. and stephen pound, always again. and stephen pound, always a much. a pleasure. thank you so much. this views. let's loads of this is gb views. let's loads of things going on. let's see what people have been saying. sam says mental health says on the whole, mental health is as scapegoat is not being used as a scapegoat . there probably will be cases where as a where people do, but as a general mental health general thing, mental health should seriously, general thing, mental health should says. seriously, general thing, mental health should says. definitely,ly, general thing, mental health should says. definitely, in richard says. definitely, in some cases, frere says, my son had ocd and rarely had a severe ocd and rarely leaves house. he had therapy leaves the house. he had therapy and medication but still suffers. terrible illness and medication but still suffenot terrible illness and medication but still suffe not tpeople illness and medication but still suffenot tpeople know; and medication but still suffenot tpeople know about. that not many people know about. know real about. well, know the real truth about. well, thank for those. keep them thank you for those. keep them coming. let's coming. but first, let's get your latest headlines . your latest news headlines. >> thanks, nana. it's 4:33. i'm ray addison in the gb newsroom . ray addison in the gb newsroom. councils in england and wales have joined doctors in calling for a ban on disposable vapes.

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something like this unless unless something's going on with you anyway, like mentally and, you anyway, like mentally and, you know , physically and here you know, physically and here sexually , potentially. sexually, potentially. >> we don't know the full details , obviously. well, details, obviously. well, nothing illegal. >> it's sexual story. it's >> it's a sexual story. it's about a sex scandal. so, i mean , about a sex scandal. so, i mean i , about a sex scandal. so, i mean , i don't think it's being used as a scapegoat. i think this is somebody who people weren't out to get. i mean, everybody everybody always really liked huw edwards. and he's he was the safe pair of hands, which is why it such a shock to it was such a shock to everybody. i know when i told my mum, was like, please, no, mum, she was like, please, no, but the thing like all of but but the thing is like all of us fallible in some way. and us are fallible in some way. and i think , you know, this is i think, you know, this is seeing all this seeing his reputation crumble in such a fashion, like you said, trial by media is enough to give anybody a nervous breakdown. i'm a nervous breakdown. so i'm absolutely i don't more than anything, i feel sorry for him, to be honest. lizzie >> well, look, anyone suffering with mental health issues deserves to be treated with kind, fairness and kindness and love and understanding . i myself

love and understanding. i myself went through troubles. i mean, i've talked openly about having an eating disorder when i was younger. and i also had a bit of a breakdown after my marriage and i got help and it was very tough . and thankfully i'm very tough. and thankfully i'm very blessed. i got through it, but i am worried now how the mental card , you know, like a race card, you know, like a race card, you know, like a race card, it's like it is. it's like a race card being used for, you know. >> well, did you thought when your things were going wrong with you, did you resort to this sort of behaviour, sort of predatory type behaviour, which is is alleged? no, is what is being alleged? no, not at all. >> not, not all. >> not, not at all. >> not, not at all. >> i mean, i hurt was >> i mean, anyone i hurt was myself and i became very , very tiny. >> i mean i went down to seven stone. it was just ghastly. and the people around me, thankfully, i've got great friends and got the help i needed. but but what worries me with this is we can use that that , you know, mental health that, you know, mental health issues as an excuse for

inappropriate behaviour or like behaving with no moral compass. and i'm sorry, the people i feel sorry for here are the families and both of the families and the poor wife who had to come and do the statement very strong. >> well, she he should have . >> well, she he should have. >> well, she he should have. >> i mean, i know and i'm glad he's getting help. i really am. and we all wish him the best. but he'll have to answer you know, all the questions. and it doesn't erase if you know what went on if there was a crime went on and if there was a crime or not. >> i just ask so there's >> can i just ask so there's certain people come out certain people who've come out in support of him, like jon sopel that sopel and people like that saying and saying it wasn't that much and stuff, which i found a bit, you didn't really need making didn't really need to be making judgements. he doesn't know the full doesn't know how full story, he doesn't know how much or much it much it was or how much it wasn't, but people like wasn't, but also people like alastair out as alastair campbell coming out as well when it was well and saying when it was bofis well and saying when it was boris johnson, let's cast boris johnson, right. let's cast our partygate part our minds back to partygate part partygate they partygate partygate part. they did anybody would be did not stop anybody would be affected by that. boris affected badly by that. boris johnson kept going. i mean, you saw what happened to liz truss. she a fraction of what boris

she got a fraction of what boris got. nobody care about got. why does nobody care about that? don't understand the that? i don't understand the differencesthe difference? it's >> what's the difference? it's the because the difference because there's a difference between the keywords with story and the phillip schofield . people out schofield story. people were out to phil already. his his, to get phil already. his his, you know , his there's loads of you know, his there's loads of people out to get boris. but what i'm saying. and what i'm saying. yeah. and that's mean. so there was that's what i mean. so there was far out to get. boris far more out to get. boris johnson feels and boris johnson feels good but and boris johnson feels good but and boris johnson people were johnson are the same people were out them anyways. out to get them anyways. they were looking for it. they were looking excuse to pile on looking for an excuse to pile on in edwards. nobody was in with huw edwards. nobody was out you know what out to get him, you know what i mean? this was shock to mean? this was a shock to everybody. therefore, you everybody. so therefore, you know was going know whatever was going on in his life because i said, his life because like i said, you don't know ins you know, we don't know the ins and outs of the whole story, but whatever on, his life whatever was going on, his life led to make decisions. led him to make poor decisions. and easily led him to make poor decisions. and you easily led him to make poor decisions. and you know, easily led him to make poor decisions. and you know, from easily led him to make poor decisions. and you know, from fromsily led him to make poor decisions. and you know, from from ay from, you know, from from a mental health perspective. if you're if you're if you're living your double life, something that, it something like that, then it will make poor will lead you to make poor decisions. said, with will lead you to make poor decisi

us, by the by by our purse. and bofisis us, by the by by our purse. and boris is the well, of course, he is the he was the voice of the nation. we were there when, you know , he told us when the queen know, he told us when the queen passed away, he was fronting the king charles thirds coronation. he was the man we trusted. so there is a big difference, feel. >> well, i have a lot of sympathy for mental health issues as such, but i just can't i just find it i just find it interesting that these people, when they get caught out in some respect , suddenly that's the respect, suddenly that's the first listen, would first thing. listen, it would affect health if affect anyone's mental health if especially the stuff on social media this, any media and all this, anyone, any even strongest of people even the strongest of people would have this anyway. this is that's but i just find that's a given. but i just find that's a given. but i just find that people are just i feel people are too quick to almost sympathise and accept. yes. well, it's like it's like that. >> we can't talk about it. >> we can't talk about it. you can't. >> fact is, if you had depression did he get depression before, did he get help before? did the bbc offer him help? >> they put w-l >> why would they put him on air when it when it was and when it was when it was out? and dec, remember when ant dec, do you remember when ant had, had had a

had, you know, he had he had a crash. he was drink driving etcetera like he was if he was somebody nation already somebody that the nation already hated, the of somebody that the nation already ha'you the of somebody that the nation already ha'you know the of somebody that the nation already ha'you know what the of somebody that the nation already ha'you know what i the of somebody that the nation already ha'you know what i mean? of somebody that the nation already ha'you know what i mean? that it. you know what i mean? that would be the end of his career. but he wasn't. everybody loved him wishing him and everybody was wishing him and everybody was wishing him best willing him him the best and willing him to do so is the this do better. so that is the this whole do better. so that is the this thhe bbc didn't with it >> the bbc didn't deal with it properly enough. i mean, properly or fast enough. i mean, for tim davie to come out and say he even spoken to say he hadn't even spoken to hugh and didn't about hugh and didn't know about it, we don't know. >> know >> we don't know the we don't know and outs of the know the ins and outs of the story. >> so we don't know ins >> so we don't know the ins and outs the story. we outs of the story. and we hopefully we will know the truth will come look, just will come out. but look, i just think know, as we all think it's, you know, as we all say, you know, treat people with mental care say, you know, treat people with men understanding, care say, you know, treat people with men understanding, don't re say, you know, treat people with men understanding, don't use and understanding, but don't use it as an excuse to get away with terrible behaviour. terrible bad behaviour. >> show is >> well, listen, this show is nothing your nothing without you and your views. our great nothing without you and your views. voice our great nothing without you and your views. voice onto our great nothing without you and your views. voice onto the our great nothing without you and your views. voice onto the show.aat british voice onto the show. their to be on the their opportunity to be on the show. tell us they think show. tell us what they think about topics we're about the topics we're discussing going about the topics we're disheadng going about the topics we're dishead over going about the topics we're dishead over bristol going about the topics we're dishead over bristol go have to head over to bristol and have a with great a chat with regular great british lee harris. lee british voice lee harris. lee right. lee, what do make right. so, lee, what do you make of because have sympathy of this? because i have sympathy for every level, for you. edwards on every level, but i'm i'm not comfortable with the allison campbell

but i'm i'm not comfortable with the these allison campbell but i'm i'm not comfortable with the these people campbell but i'm i'm not comfortable with the these people comingell but i'm i'm not comfortable with the these people coming out and all these people coming out saying , poor, poor, hang saying poor, poor, poor, hang on. there's on. there's a there's potentially who've on. there's a there's poteninvolved who've on. there's a there's poteninvolved in who've on. there's a there's poteninvolved in i who've on. there's a there's poteninvolved in i don'ty've been involved in this. i don't know how anything. know how young or anything. there's family there's potentially a family whose has been destroyed. whose life has been destroyed. not has hughes i mean, not only has hughes i mean, where feel where you where do you feel where do you stand on this ? stand on this? >> you know, to start off with, this is a tricky subject, you know, to start off with, i honestly don't think the majority people use mental majority of people use mental health a scapegoat or it's health as a scapegoat or it's just one of those things. >> it is a very serious >> and it is a very serious issue. um, you know, and need issue. um, you know, and we need to treat sympathy and care. >> but in my opinion , uh, i >> but in my opinion, uh, i think it is being used as a bit of a scapegoat in this case. >> it'sjust of a scapegoat in this case. >> it's just too much of a coincidence, you know, if these allegations are true , no one allegations are true, no one could take quite a cynical view that he's just been caught out. >> and i'm not saying by the way, that that he's faking this far from it. >> you know, i think if anyone think this is a point that's just been raised, actually, if any, if this happened to anyone or you get something like that and the public eye, and you're in the public eye, i would expect this to a

would expect this to have a very, very serious impact on someone's health. and or someone's mental health. and or at least put you in a position where you are not. >> right. so but yeah, the jon sopel thing, i mean, i tweeted about this, this week that for him to say this isn't, this is not that much, the allegations are not that much , you know, are not that much, you know, whether the law was broken or not. if these allegations are true , like you guys have said , i true, like you guys have said, i feel really sorry for hughes family and i feel sorry for any other victims that are involved . but but at the moment, i'm finding it really difficult to feel sorry for edwards feel sorry for huw edwards before what the before we know exactly what the full story is . you know, i've full story is. you know, i've had people speak to me on twitter to say that they've also struggled with mental health problems quite serious mental health . it never would health problems. it never would lead behaviour to do lead their behaviour to do something like this if it's true, we've got to be very careful what we say. but you know, i my all of me wants to be compassion about this, but we cannot not yet take away these

allegations. these are very serious allegations, in my view. and i found it very, very odd that. and i found it very, very odd that . jon sopel it's a really that. jon sopel it's a really bizarre hill to die on at this stage. i just don't, i bizarre hill to die on at this stage. ijust don't, i don't bizarre hill to die on at this stage. i just don't, i don't get it honestly. makes me wonder about his own behaviour, if he's willing to say something like these allegations are not that much when in my view i think it's quite serious. huw edwards is someone that's beamed into everyone's lounge the country everyone's lounge in the country . we have a there is a public interest in this case. we all pay interest in this case. we all pay his wages through the licence fee . and i think it is licence fee. and i think it is absolutely right that i don't think the did anything think the sun did anything wrong. they were wrong. i think they were absolutely do they absolutely right to do what they did. definitely the did. it was definitely in the pubuc did. it was definitely in the public interest. um, but yeah, it's been a very weird few weeks to witness how it's all sort of played out . it's very interesting. >> well , lee, interesting. >> well, lee, thank you so much. aslef brilliant . thank you so aslef brilliant. thank you so much. that's lee harris. he's our great british voice. he's there in bristol. i hear what he's saying. i feel the same. you're conflicted. you don't want uncompassionate. want to be uncompassionate. but at people need

at the same token, people need to their own to answer for their own behaviour. if those allegations to answer for their own behtoiour. if those allegations to answer for their own behto be '. if those allegations to answer for their own behto be true.rose allegations to answer for their own behto be true. but allegations to answer for their own behto be true. but you're tions to answer for their own behto be true. but you're with are to be true. but you're with me on nana akua this gb news on the way at five. it's my extra ordinary story of a british lawyer whose dedicated his career elephants career to saving the elephants in from a cruel and unfair in asia from a cruel and unfair tourist trade. an unbelievable story on the way. next on the story is on the way. next on the way. get your way. but first, let's get your latest weather. >> the temperatures rising, boxt solar, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hello there. i'm jonathan vautrey here with your latest gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. june's heat certainly feels like quite a distant memory now that july is bringing us something much more unsettled. this area of low pressure sat across the uk keeping things particularly windy for southern areas 40 to 50 mile an hour gusts possible inland throughout the rest of this afternoon and the evening. yellow warning is in force yellow wind warning is in force throughout thunderstorms continuing as continuing into the evening as well, but gradually easing their way off. showery outbreaks of rain persist

rain will, though, persist throughout the night. many throughout the night. for many of us, the that is around of us, the breeze that is around will help to reduce our temperatures dropping too far, holding around 12 to 14 c for holding up around 12 to 14 c for many of us. the second half of the weekend does look to remain relatively unsettled. the winds, though, will just be touch though, will just be a touch lighter southern areas of lighter across southern areas of the uk. the strongest breeze now, particularly for eastern coast into coast northern england into central areas of scotland. some more persistent rain for parts of scotland well. but of western scotland as well. but there'll be showers, potential thunderstorms for many of us elsewhere still feeling elsewhere as well. still feeling relatively top relatively cool. top temperatures around mid to high teens scotland and northern teens for scotland and northern ireland, perhaps 2022 degrees celsius for southern areas of wales england and is wales and england. and this is the start new week. that the start of the new week. that low system to low pressure system is going to shift towards shift its way off towards scandinavia. will be a scandinavia. so there will be a trailing parts of rain still for northeastern areas of scotland into monday. though, into monday. elsewhere, though, the noticeably the winds will be noticeably lighter, still a scattering lighter, but still a scattering of showers the day. of showers throughout the day. and we remain that relatively unsettled, showery theme into the new week as well. by by the temperatures rising back next

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>> the people's channel. britain's news. channel >> good afternoon. this is gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. now, there's always something going on in the royal household, and this week has no different. the has been no different. the prince princess of wales prince and the princess of wales treated children to a day treated their children to a day of helicopters of jets, helicopters and historic after historic planes. and after a surprise visit to wimbledon, the queen was revealed that she performed as a ball girl. now each saturday, i love to give you a rundown who better to do so than angela levin? royal biographer angela us . biographer angela us. >> yes, it's been very >> hello. yes, it's been very busy and complicated . and busy and very complicated. and i'm going to start with harry and meghan, because you always like that best and you don't know where you are. >> so i can't think how they know they are. they're in, know where they are. they're in, they're going do they're out. they're going to do things then they're things separately. then they're going to do things apart. >> needed >> meghan's never needed him more worried that he's more and she's worried that he's anxious and it's sort of a complete sort of whirling taoiseach, which i think you keep you occupied. >> now, harry was going to go to africa on his own and do a broadcast for netflix , which he

broadcast for netflix, which he hoped they would accept. she was going to stay here and talking about all sorts of films she can do , etcetera. and suddenly she's do, etcetera. and suddenly she's going with him and she's going to help people build homes. >> but that is absolutely it's absolute from william. >> you see, that's what william wants to do. make sure everybody's got a home. so they have to come in with something very similar . and she also wants very similar. and she also wants to help women give babies birth to help women give babies birth to babies safely . you think? to babies safely. you think? help. what do you know? i mean, if you have two babies yourself, that does not mean then you can understand how birth is. so that's them not knowing quite what to do. they've lost so much not being part of the emmy is absolutely been really difficult because meghan offered to be a judge . i'm because meghan offered to be a judge. i'm sure because meghan offered to be a judge . i'm sure she would have judge. i'm sure she would have voted for her own thing. harry and meghan and netflix . but you and meghan and netflix. but you know, i think they're really lost and they didn't expect all this negativity, but it's actually what they've given out

is coming back and so that's that. now camilla was great fun. she went to along to wimbledon with her sister . they're very with her sister. they're very close and her sister lost her husband recently. so it was very nice thing to do. but we also learned that she is not to going get paid by the government as the cost . port prince philip was the cost. port prince philip was paid for that. right. until he died. it's over £300,000 a year andifs died. it's over £300,000 a year and it's for staff and it's for travelling, it's for all the sort of your work. it's expenses that everybody has if they're working . but she's not going to working. but she's not going to get it because they realise that it's very hard for people all and it would make them very angry if king charles was so much money and she got something else from from the country. so she's not taking that, which i think is a very good idea and shows a sensitive city that they're not sort of living in a

world that doesn't know what actually people are really feeling and how they're coping as ordinary because i actually think that they have more connection with the people than the politicians, you know, especially in the conservative party. >> and if they feel more associated and attached to us here than our politicians , which here than our politicians, which is interesting. >> yeah, they're very accessible. and when the queen died and they came back the next day, instead of going into buckingham palace, there were so many there that they went many people there that they went around and shook hands and thank them because it them for turning up because it was wet and cold and i thought that that was big sign that that was a very big sign that that was a very big sign that to be accessible that they want to be accessible . and i think we've seen that all way through, too. it's all the way through, too. it's not duddy . it's not old fuddy duddy. it's actually people who really care about other people. and there's no snobbery so i think no snobbery there. so i think that's really nice. as for catherine and william, i thought it was a lovely day out and you could see how prince george has shot up his nearly as tall as his mother. she wasn't wearing very high heels that day . but

very high heels that day. but actually, you can see he's got very long legs and he's got very handsome indeed. just lately. and he was there and little louis didn't like it that much. he was a bit scared of the noise and things like that. but i thought it was very interesting that they brought them into the see the plane that flew with the queen home. and i think that thatis queen home. and i think that that is quite exciting to see the inside , but also to realise the inside, but also to realise their own history in a very easy way. they're so good at that and it's lovely that to see them go out on a on a school holiday and go off somewhere. yeah it's very nice. well, angela aslef it's always a pleasure. >> good to catch up with the royal household. that is the fabulous royal biographer, angela levin. this is gb news on tv, online and digital radio. do not go anywhere the way at not go anywhere on the way at 5:00. extraordinary campaign 5:00. an extraordinary campaign from british lawyer save from a british lawyer to save the asian from cruel the asian elephants from cruel and trade . stay tuned. and unfair trade. stay tuned.

that's the next hour . that's in the next hour. good afternoon. welcome aboard . good afternoon. welcome aboard. this is gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua for the next hour, me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headunes of the big topics hitting the headlines now on the way. headlines right now on the way. my fabulous difficult conversation. want conversation. you won't want to miss also miss that. we'll also be debating nhs. debating and discussing the nhs. but first, let's get your latest news headlines . news headlines. >> good afternoon. coming up to 5:01, i'm ray addison in the newsroom. our top story this houn newsroom. our top story this hour, councils in england and wales have joined doctors in calling for a ban on disposable vapes after the local government association wants a uk wide ban to be imposed next year over damage caused to the environment and the danger to young people. it says the 1.3 million vapes discarded every week are a

litter, blight and a fire hazard. earlier on this month , hazard. earlier on this month, the british medical association voted to review the potential dangers of vaping, describing it as a growing epidemic. dangers of vaping, describing it as a growing epidemic . well, as a growing epidemic. well, meanwhile , junior doctors are meanwhile, junior doctors are striking for a third day in england, the bma has warned that the government that their members will not back down on demands for a 35% pay rise. that's despite the prime minister adopting the recommendation of independent pay recommendation of independent pay review bodies and making a final pay offer of 6. the five day strike, the longest in nhs history, runs until tuesday morning . the government is morning. the government is considering scrapping inheritance tax in a bid to win the next election. the times is reporting that the move could be a totemic manifesto offering to secure votes in so—called blue wall seats . it would come at wall seats. it would come at a cost of £7 billion for most couples can pass on up to £1

million to their children without paying any inheritance tax. currently research into adhd has been given a huge funding boost to help future diagnosis. the medical research council has given £2.4 million to three studies taking place in england and wales. adhd is usually diagnosed in children and those with the condition can be restless and have difficulty concentrating. the hopes that the studies will identify more people at risk, enabling earlier intervention banks may have wrongly been wrongly been closing innocent customers accounts or silently flagging them for concerns over fraud . them for concerns over fraud. consumer watchdog, which says some banks are taking action without sufficient care. it's found that many customers are unaware of flags placed on their account over suspicious activity, which could result in poor credit ratings or an inability to access finance. in the last financial year, almost

1400 complaints were made to the financial ombudsman service about account closures. 25% of those complaints were upheld . those complaints were upheld. the met office has issued a yellow wind warning across the south of england and wales and a yellow thunderstorm alert for scotland, saying travel disruption is likely. the goodwood festival of speed had to cancel today's events for the first time in its 30 year history and london's kaleidoscope festival at alexandra palace has been cancelled too, where the journalist nathan row told gb news high winds can be more dangerous at this time. of year. >> across the south of england. that's london, the south—east, the east of england, leicester , the east of england, leicester, leicestershire, essex, all that sort of area. that's for gusts of up to 55mph, which doesn't seem that high. but remember that the trees are in full leaf at the moment, so strong gusts can cause more damage they can cause more damage than they would example, in would do. say, for example, in november the leaves are november when all the leaves are down. >> it comes as the cerberus

heatwave continues to sweep across europe . a forest fire has across europe. a forest fire has broken out on the spanish island of la palma in the canaries. authorities have had to evacuate more than 500 people with an area of around 140 hectares destroyed by the fire. marketa vondrousova has made wimbledon history by becoming the first unseeded woman to win the title in the open era . she beat in the open era. she beat tunisia's younes jabeur in straight sets 6464. the princess of wales presented the venus rosewater dish to the czech player who is on the road to recovery after injuries stalled her early career and israel's president benjamin netanyahu , president benjamin netanyahu, who has been admitted to hospital due to dehydration, according to his office. it comes after local media reported that the 73 year old had experienced chest pain. his doctors say nothing is out of order, but have recommended he keeps undergoing routine checks

. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. now let's get straight back to nana i >> -- >> good afternoon. this is gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua. and for the next hour, me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headunes the big topics hitting the headlines show headlines right now. this show is about opinion. it's mine, is all about opinion. it's mine, it's theirs. and of course, it's yours. debating, yours. we'll be debating, discussing , and at times will discussing, and at times we will disagree. one will be disagree. but no one will be cancelled . so joining me today cancelled. so joining me today is broadcast columnist is broadcast from columnist lizzie political lizzie cundy, also a political commentator for sam dowler. now still come , it's this still to come, it's this week's difficult conversation . now keep difficult conversation. now keep the tissues close , because this the tissues close, because this is an absolutely incredible story. and ceo of save story. lawyer and ceo of save the asian elephants, duncan mcnair, will be in the studio live to discuss his story just in a moment . live to discuss his story just in a moment. he's actually written a bill which passed the second reading the house of second reading in the house of lords to end the

lords yesterday to end the advertising of cruel animal activities and save activities abroad and save animals, including elephants , at animals, including elephants, at risk. the great british risk. then the great british debate this hour. i'm asking , is debate this hour. i'm asking, is it time to privatise the nhs to avoid future strikes with the nhs waiting lists out of control as jo—anne nadler actors prepare to begin a five day walkout beginning this surely beginning this tuesday, surely it's put an end to this it's time to put an end to this chaos as ever. email me your thoughts gbviews@gbnews.com or tweet me at . gb news. right, so tweet me at. gb news. right, so it's now time for this week's difficult conversation on duncan mcnair. is the ceo of save the asian elephants. mcnair. is the ceo of save the asian elephants . with their goal asian elephants. with their goal is to end brutal and reckless profiteering from animal misery , largely brought on by uk tourism . now, duncan has tourism. now, duncan has witnessed baby elephants screaming and crying as they're beaten and stabbed. and to break them in, his change.org petition is at nearly 1.2 million signatures, and it's the largest petition in history for any

animal species. a second reading of the animals, low welfare activities abroad. bill was held in the house of lords yesterday. the bill seeks to stop the sale and advertising of unethical activities involving animals abroad . well, i'm pleased to say abroad. well, i'm pleased to say that i'm joined by the ceo of save the elephants, duncan mcnair. duncan, thank you so much for joining mcnair. duncan, thank you so much forjoining me. much for joining me. >> thank you for having me. thank you. >> now duncan, let's >> all right. now duncan, let's talk me about this, because talk to me about this, because people don't just suddenly talk to me about this, because people to»n't just suddenly talk to me about this, because people to yn't _involved enly talk to me about this, because people to»n't _involved in.y decide to get involved in a campaign the elephants. campaign to save the elephants. so something must happened campaign to save the elephants. so you ething must happened campaign to save the elephants. so you t01ing must happened campaign to save the elephants. so you to decide st happened campaign to save the elephants. so you to decide to happened campaign to save the elephants. so you to decide to campaignaned for you to decide to campaign for you to decide to campaign for this or talk to me about what it was. >> well, i'm a practising lawyer, but i have always had an interest animal and interest in animal welfare and related and just related issues, and i had just completed a major project back in 2014 and i was looking to see if i could help in some other field. and i started hearing horrific stories about the abuse of asian elephants in tourism right across south east asia. and i couldn't believe they were. they could be true . so were. they could be true. so i set upon myself to organise quite carefully a trip round

india to look for myself to try and get behind the curtain of what tourists would, would necessarily see. i did so and it was really far worse than i had been told. the brutality to baby and adult elephants was extreme and adult elephants was extreme and awful and completely unjustified . the sad, the sad unjustified. the sad, the sad life story of an asian elephant in tourism is as a baby to be snatched from the wild illegally. the mother usually killed in front of it, who tries to protect it, and other herd members also killed. for that reason, the baby is taken away, isolated , which is a disaster. isolated, which is a disaster. and then it is starved and dehydrated, kept awake with massive noise and then stabbed , massive noise and then stabbed, ripped, beaten and yelled at for weeks on end. >> sometimes some of the images we have on the screen, if you're watching on tv, you can see if you're listening on radio, make sure you check out around about

nine minutes after 5:00, the image that seeing there is image that we're seeing there is that image that this is an image of somebody being to earth. >> it it's an image of >> it is. it's an image of actually someone training an elephant. so called pujan , elephant. it's so called pujan, the spirits . now the breaking of the spirits. now it comes in many ghastly forms. and these images show just some of them. and this shows the result of an elephant performing in a horrible cirque type arena. this is ubiquitous. this happens every day, all the time . the every day, all the time. the stick you see there with the fierce spike is a so—called ankus or bullhook, which is used constantly by those who control the elephants , the mahouts, to the elephants, the mahouts, to get them to obey elephants . it's get them to obey elephants. it's true. have long memories. they remember the brutality visited on them as as babies. and they never forget it. and. and yet it's constantly reinforced and i've seen many elephants stabbed and beaten quite pointlessly . and beaten quite pointlessly. great chunks of flesh pulled out , stabbed in the eyes, smashed legs with iron rods and so on. >> baby elephants , baby

>> baby elephants, baby elephants, half of them , they elephants, half of them, they reckon, die either during or after the process of pujan through trauma of different sorts, heart attacks. >> and so on. and it's utterly outrageous and pointless . the outrageous and pointless. the tragedy is that this market in unethical elephant tourism is growing in the asia pacific region is the fastest growing of all tourist regions in the world. obviously, it's been delayed and suspended somewhat by by lockdown , but it's now by by lockdown, but it's now resuming in earnest and tragically , also the uk plays tragically, also the uk plays a disproportionately large part in this in this brutal market in what way? >> because obviously. well, because we wouldn't want that. >> i'm sure . well, so far my >> i'm sure. well, so far my organisation has save the asian elephants has identified 1212. i checked the figure today uk travel uk based travel companies who are advertising nearly 300

unethical, brutal venues for elephants abroad. that's just elephants. quite aside from other species, do they know about what's going on though? >> can we be sure that they know what's happening? >> well, we've certainly told them save the asian elephants them we save the asian elephants have repeatedly we're have told them repeatedly we're sure have. they sure others have. surely they should be doing some sort of due diligence to check where they're sending paying customers. sending their paying customers. indeed the asian elephants, when they're provoked , are deadly, they're provoked, are deadly, dangerous and we have identified 700 people, all who have been killed by rampant, enraged touring asian elephants. and another 900 who have suffered cattle trophic injuries as a result . now, if none of those result. now, if none of those inaya evidence has got back to all the tour companies, i would find that utterly remarkable. the sad fact is many have even promised to change and have not done so or have temporarily removed the abusive adverts for abusive venues and then restored

them. and so on. so what we need , we don't need self regulation that's failed. we need new law . that's failed. we need new law. >> now, i know you were at the house of lords yesterday to get your bill through. talk to me aboutisit your bill through. talk to me about is it helen and her family? yes. >> helen costigan yes. helen is working closely with save the asian elephants. she's a 20 years ago she was with her sister aged 20, a nurse and her father sitting in the front row of a rodeo, a sort of rodeo type arrangement at a venue in thailand called nonsuch. and it was a big performing elephant show that they hold 6 or 7 times a day. even now , the elephants a day. even now, the elephants are forced to do all sorts of unnatural tricks standing on their arms, standing on top of each other, stepping over people who are lying on the ground, playing darts and football and all these sorts of things . all all these sorts of things. all of that is enabled only by extreme brutality enforced upon

them . we saw the babies having them. we saw the babies having to run around having nails pushed in their necks and screaming or squeaking and even rushing back across the ring to take refuge under their mother's little baby elephants up to your waist . anyway. so 20 years ago, waist. anyway. so 20 years ago, in fact, in the year 2000, the three of them were in the front row , a massive tusk elephant was row, a massive tusk elephant was stabbed one time too many. they saw its eyes roll over and then it charged them and it tragically thrust its tusks. 3 or 4 times through to her sister's chest and she died shortly afterwards . now, the shortly afterwards. now, the awful thing about that is, of course , the venue provided no course, the venue provided no assistance whatsoever, no engush assistance whatsoever, no english speaking people or any medical assistance or nothing . medical assistance or nothing. and 20 years later, that same venueis and 20 years later, that same venue is bigger than ever. it's huge. it's like an international airport. when you arrive . and we

airport. when you arrive. and we believe many other people have been injured there from the horrors of the things we've seen thousands of children gathering around after the show to give wads of money to the elephant. these mighty elephants with big swaying tusks. and the elephant then passes the wads of money back to the mahout . and so 20, back to the mahout. and so 20, 23 years later, this place is rampant and it is today being advertised by 120 uk travel companies . wow. wow. now now, companies. wow. wow. now now, i've only talked so far about asian elephants, but the abuse of all manner of wildlife species in tourism today is extreme and extensive and it ranges across primates . you ranges across primates. you know, apes of all sorts, big cats, acas, dolphins, bears as avian species, marine species . avian species, marine species. and they're all highly endangered. and then also many others like horses, donkeys , others like horses, donkeys, camels, bulls, many of them

horribly abused. and killed for money, essentially for money. >> now, you brought something in with you because you were talking about what is this that you this is a terrible instrument. >> and i it's called the bullhook or ankus that i mentioned. this is the horrible weapon. and i purchased this in india, covered in blood , covered india, covered in blood, covered in the blood of baby elephants. yes. i bought it because i wanted everyone to see. and it's got a fierce metal spike and a horrendous hook beside it that are used to stab and rip baby elephants and their mothers and any other elephants in captivity to keep them as it were, obedient and terrified and in a bubble of fear, as it were . and bubble of fear, as it were. and so this horrible instrument , you so this horrible instrument, you will see an endless advertisement including and sorry, not inverted in images , sorry, not inverted in images, including 1 or 2 that you've shown this this, this version here is even more chillingly in a way is a ceremonial version

for use on special occasions. but again with the same horrible purpose to stab and rip and these are used every day . and these are used every day. and you know, the example i gave of non—nuclear a moment ago is shocking, not because it's unique , but because it's unique, but because it's entirely typical . well, there entirely typical. well, there are hundreds of places like this all over south east asia and elsewhere. some of the images you showed were in the us, in fact, and i'm afraid that horrible treatment goes on there. the so—called training . there. the so—called training. >> so, listen, talk to me very briefly about your bill, because we're running out of time. the bill that you is at the second reading. yes >> yes. been unopposed >> yes. it's been unopposed throughout of commons >> yes. it's been unopposed throtgovernment of commons >> yes. it's been unopposed throtgovernment supportcommons >> yes. it's been unopposed throtgovernment support .)mmons >> yes. it's been unopposed throtgovernment support. itimons with government support. it started a private member's with government support. it start but a private member's with government support. it startbut a picked member's bill, but it's picked up government support. worked government support. we've worked hard party support. hard and cross party support. all the parties have been excellent in their support. it's had a second reading in the lords. it now goes to so—called committee stage and it also then may probably have a final heanng may probably have a final hearing and then we hope for law

and the purpose of the bill is to ban in the uk the advertising or sale of tickets to any venues abroad where brutality is caused to vertebrate species in tourism. so that includes all those species i mentioned earlier. and you know, there are horrible abuses to all these animals. so awful. i hesitate to tell people sometimes , but tell people sometimes, but deeply awful and they often die. they live lives of desperate loneliness and psychological despair , as well as extreme despair, as well as extreme physical pain, all for tourism and fun. >> so if you're if people want to help, of course, your charity and stuff , where can they go to? and stuff, where can they go to? i mean, what do you what do you need? you funds? what do need? do you need funds? what do you need? >> we funds. we're very >> we do need funds. we're very low funds. none of us take low on funds. we none of us take any anything like low on funds. we none of us take any and anything like low on funds. we none of us take any and we anything like low on funds. we none of us take any and we do ything like low on funds. we none of us take any and we do ourrg like low on funds. we none of us take any and we do our best;e low on funds. we none of us take any and we do our best because that. and we do our best because we love the cause. as we say. we do it for nothing, but we do it for everything. and would for everything. and we, we would like to our like people to go to our website, is st georg, that

website, which is st georg, that shows cut and paste letters they can send to the prime minister and to the government minister and to the government minister and mp in in five seconds. we do need funds. you can go to a donate page. we do need that help . we need volunteers and we help. we need volunteers and we need support from everywhere in all sorts of ways with, with social media and pr and so on and all of that is so welcome. please also sign our enormous petition which now is joined by 33 million other supporters from other petitions. there's no such thing as too much support. it's quite impossible. the great thing about this bill is it will extend to so many species, but also across the world. i speak in a european parliament and elsewhere to try to gain support in europe, in america and across the world. so they adopt these these measures also. and then we really , really will strive and really, really will strive and make a big difference . make a big difference. >> well, as duncan mcnair, thank

you so much for coming in to talk to us. thank you so much. i hope we've informed quite a few people have been people who maybe have been booking their holidays that don't of those awful don't look any of those awful so—called the so—called fun excursions on the backs or anything backs of elephants or anything like cruelty is off like that. the cruelty is off the scale. duncan mcnair, thank you very much. he's the ceo of save the elephants . save the save the elephants. save the asian elephants. just what about the africans? well, many of them are abused. >> and so they have a tragic life story to do with with ivory poaching. but but it's a slightly different one. they stand to benefit from this bill in different ways. also, as many african animals do. >> well, listen, duncan, thank you so much. that's duncan mcnair. help if you mcnair. please help him if you can. coming up, it's the can. now, coming up, it's the great british this hour. great british debate this hour. i'm time to i'm asking, is it time to privatise nhs avoid privatise the nhs to avoid future strikes ? with waiting future strikes? with waiting lists spiralling out control lists spiralling out of control and dental issues and people with dental issues having out their own having to pull out their own teeth, is it time call quits teeth, is it time to call quits 7 teeth, is it time to call quits ? when to the nhs? ? when it comes to the nhs? we'll discussing that. but we'll be discussing that. but first, get update with first, let's get an update with your . your weather. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of

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asking, is it time to privatise the nhs to avoid future strikes 7 the nhs to avoid future strikes ? now, current nhs waiting lists are out of control and we're seeing continued industrial action the pay . now in the action over the pay. now in the health service. it's just an absolute nobody seems absolute nightmare. nobody seems to any at to want to do any work at all and there obvious pros and there are some obvious pros and there are some obvious pros and to privatising it . and cons to privatising it. first of all, the model is quite outdated . and think that outdated. and do you think that perhaps another model perhaps there's another model that using rather that we could be using rather than the one we have for than the one we have now? so for the debate this than the one we have now? so for the i'm debate this than the one we have now? so for the i'm asking debate this than the one we have now? so for the i'm asking iszbate this than the one we have now? so for the i'm asking is itate this than the one we have now? so for the i'm asking is it time|is than the one we have now? so for the i'm asking is it time to hour, i'm asking is it time to privatise the nhs to avoid future joining me live future strikes? joining me live to discuss, roger g. waal former adviser to the bank of england. juua adviser to the bank of england. julia taylor, the nhs psychiatric . denis psychiatric nurse. denis macshane, former minister of state for europe, and also reem ibrahim, political commentator . ibrahim, political commentator. well, going start with well, i'm going to start with you, actually, julia, because you're psychiatric nurse. you you're a psychiatric nurse. you work within the nhs . is it time work within the nhs. is it time that seriously looked at that we seriously looked at a private or privatised model ? private or privatised model? well you wouldn't believe it, but in in actual fact, the nhs is by stealth being privatised as we speak.

>> now it all started in the 1990s when oliver letwin and john redwood advised margaret thatcher and gave her a document called britain's biggest enterprise, and that was the document that said, how are we going to turn private or private, public funded organisation into a private thing? and basically it was to do it by stealth over a number of years. and then tony blair came in and he actually pushed through a series of bills that said that the private finance initiative would work. so we are now working under a private finance initiative. and a lot of the things you wouldn't even believe are private within the nhs. it's incredible. it's been done by stealth since the late 80s, early 90s, but it's not quite a privatised system. >> they remember him . >> they remember him. >> they remember him. >> so when we talk about privatisation , we mean actually privatisation, we mean actually owned by private companies. at the moment the national health service is still a state monopoly. it's owned by the

government . we currently have government. we currently have waiting lists. about 7.3 million people. we spend just below £200 billion a year. there is all of this hectic panic when it comes to the privatisation of the nhs . actually, what we really mean is we're looking at systems like germany, sweden, denmark, the netherlands and we're looking at places like singapore, austria , places like singapore, austria, malaysia, where a loads of our countries loads doctors countries, loads of our doctors are those kinds of are moving to those kinds of countries are paid countries where doctors are paid more we're less likely more so that we're less likely to have those strikes. but also you patient are able to you as a patient are able to choose your health choose where you get your health care in the same way care from, just in the same way you go to sainsbury's asda you go to sainsbury's or asda and in a competitive and you choose in a competitive market, have same market, you would have that same system with health care. >> roger wouldn't it >> well, look, roger wouldn't it be we scrapped the be wise if we scrapped the national insurance and or national insurance tax and or reduced it to something much more smaller so that you more smaller so that then, you know, you'd have to and then anybody who's 18 over or over anybody who's 18 or over or over 65. so if you're 18 or over, you'd instantly have to have some insurance . and then some sort of insurance. and then when were and also then when when you were and also then when you became 65 or whatever is, you became 65 or whatever it is, then ended up in an then if you ended up in an

institution for example, with alzheimer's something that alzheimer's or something that would be covered, why can't we do more like that? do something more like that? roger because i think in the current environment , in current environment, in financial and economic environment in which we find ourselves , it would take years ourselves, it would take years to implement and put in administration for something as new and dramatic as that. >> nana i think the question i hear what all our colleagues say , but, you know, i don't really think it's to do with nationalisation versus privatisation or privatisation by stealth. if you study the latest three disasters in privatisation , that is energy, privatisation, that is energy, water and rail. >> only in the last three weeks, as i have, and you look at them fairly closely, you can see that what the problem is, is not whether it was privatised , whether it was privatised, whether it was privatised, whether it's in private hands or pubuc whether it's in private hands or public hands, it's the management , public hands, it's the management, it's the public hands, it's the management , it's the incompetent management, it's the incompetent managers isn't in how they were put together for total greed. >> still rapidity in how they

were structured . a schoolchild were structured. a schoolchild could have done better and the absolute incompetence with which they were then supervised thereafter . the same people, by thereafter. the same people, by thereafter. the same people, by the way, i guess would be running, you know, the nationalisation, if they could do that fully . i think it's very do that fully. i think it's very simple to do a privatised pension and put into private hands with the right sort of investors . the national health investors. the national health service don't ask them to pay huge amounts of money up front so they can dictate to us all sorts of terms. they can syphon out £70 million of dividends, do it on an earn out basis, and it would be very, very easy. this thing is so broken it would be very easy to fix. >> well, let's go to that. as you said, it's easy to fix. >> it's in such terrible shape. we have to. >> dennis. sorry, sorry . >> dennis. sorry, sorry. >> dennis. sorry, sorry. >> if i may. >> if i may. >> if i may. >> if somebody else is allowed to speak . to speak. >> look, if i can have played

god in 1945, yeah, i would have created a national education service to do away with the divisive school structures we have probably gone for a european model of compulsory socialised ensure i lived under that in switzerland and france. >> 15 years. it's not quite like going to asda. >> i think that's just a bit silly. >> it's a huge cost to employers because i'm astonished. the institute of economic affairs is proposing a mass of new burden on all our hard pressed employers because they have to pay employers because they have to pay the for bill employees insurance . and so it would be insurance. and so it would be very costly moving to it. we mean all gps are privately contracted small businesses . our contracted small businesses. our dental services now are private. i mean, the idea is a monolithic state service is just kind of surreal. i mean, not even the daily mail . daily mail. >> i think a lot of people in those queues wouldn't be saying that. i think they think it's

slightly wrong. >> i may. you've got >> if i may if i may. you've got 10s the there are no 10s the idea there are no strikes in countries where health services deliver privately really is an illusion i >> -- >> no, nobody said that. nobody said that. but they wouldn't have us by the short and curlies. thank you very much. dennis mcshane, minister former minister europe. roger minister for europe. roger gould, to gould, former adviser to the bank of england. taylor, bank of england. julia taylor, nhs also nhs psychiatric nurse, and also reem , a political reem ibrahim, a political commentator. thank much . commentator. thank you so much. right. news on tv , right. this is gb news on tv, onune right. this is gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. nana akua on the way. we'll continue with the great british debate asking is debate this hour. i'm asking is it time to privatise the nhs to prevent future strikes? the prevent future strikes? ulez the thoughts broadcaster thoughts of my panel broadcaster and cundy , also and columnist lizzie cundy, also political and columnist lizzie cundy, also politicaibut first, let's get dowler. but first, let's get your latest news headlines . your latest news headlines. thanks nana. >> 5:32. i'm ray addison . and >> 5:32. i'm ray addison. and our top story this hour, councils in england and wales have joined doctors in calling for a ban on disposable vapes. the local government association

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are the people's channel. i'm nana akua. we're live on tv , nana akua. we're live on tv, onune nana akua. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. it's now time for our great british debate this hour. and i'm asking , is it time to i'm asking, is it time to privatise the nhs to avoid future strikes? current nhs waiting lists are out of control and we are seeing continued industrial action over the pay row in the health service. there are some obvious pros and cons to privatising the nhs, but is it basically an outdated model? so for the great british debate this hour, i'm asking is it time to simply privatise it to avoid future strikes if that will even do that? let's. joining me now is my panel, lizzie cundy , is my panel, lizzie cundy, broadcaster and columnist and also sam dalla, political commentator. right let's start with you, lizzie. is it time ? is with you, lizzie. is it time? is it time? they want more money. 35% is what the junior doctors and going to get that. they've been offered 6. >> they've been offered 6. they're get that. they're not going to get that. and don't forget what the nhs costs us taxpayers . it's 10% costs us as taxpayers. it's 10% of our actual taxes , 180 billion of our actual taxes, 180 billion this year went into the nhs and this year went into the nhs and this is more than anywhere in europe. and you know what the

outcomes aren't good for here health. if you're going to get cancer , you'd rather get cancer cancer, you'd rather get cancer in france than here. and that's a sad statistics of this. and it suggests that major changes are needed. i mean, look at the backlog, the disorder organisation, the management, i mean, spending all that money on diversity managers , net zero, i diversity managers, net zero, i mean and in my own local hospital that 45 k for just the chaplain. well this total needs in hospitals need a chaplain. >> at least that's the one. yeah. >> but then you can you can have a local one for the priest. you don't need to actually pay 45,000 for a chaplain. i'm just talking this honestly, these strikes , ultimately we are going strikes, ultimately we are going to lose lives. and this is the frightening thing. and we need to have a total review of the nhs. i'm very sorry. it's out dated. it used to be the jewel of the crown you know, the whole world used to envy it. not now. >> no, no, no. they're laughing . and i mean, look, a lot of people compare it to, say, in australia or whatever. look,

australia or whatever. look, australia privatised model, australia or whatever. look, au you're privatised model, australia or whatever. look, au you're prtoitised model, australia or whatever. look, au you're prto getd model, australia or whatever. look, au you're prto get betterzl, so you're going to get better outcomes. no comparison so you're going to get better ou all.1es. no comparison so you're going to get better ou all. sam, no comparison so you're going to get better ou all. sam, what no comparison so you're going to get better ou all. sam, what i) comparison so you're going to get better ou all. sam, what i mean, arison so you're going to get better ou all. sam, what i mean, likein at all. sam, what i mean, like what wasn't it, wasn't it 250 or 350 million per week that we were going to get to the nhs from, from leaving the eu? >> wasn't it. isn't that what bofis >> wasn't it. isn't that what boris told us? your point. well that hasn't happened has it. so well i don't know. >> it might have done. it might well i don't know. >> it done.t have done. it might well i don't know. >> it done. that's done. it might well i don't know. >> it done. that's ayne. it might well i don't know. >> it done. that's a billion night well i don't know. >> it done. that's a billion aght have done. that's a billion a month nhs. no, hang month extra to the nhs. no, hang on. wait. i don't know whether it has hasn't happened. he it has or hasn't happened. he might that was of might have done that was some of the money were paying the money that we were paying the money that we were paying the to we're paying the eu to it. we're not paying that, so we're in a scenario whereby is an whereby the nhs is an institution we should be institution and we should be really it. really proud of it. >> it's something >> i mean, it's something that at not the at the moment, not at the moment, not at the moment, no. but years we've but it's 75 years old. we've done, who's 75 done, you know, no one who's 75 years is like, you know, years old is like, you know, still tickety boo. like they need tickety though. they need tickety boo, though. they need tickety boo, though. they need needs it needs. >> look at the rundown. hospitals my friend was in. >> finish. >> let him finish. >> let him finish. >> yes, of but you >> yes, fine. of course. but you know, father was seen to by know, my father was seen to by the nhs during pandemic. and the nhs during the pandemic. and it was fantastic. it was. it was fantastic. i think and everybody

think they do. and everybody will do will say that they do a fantastic job because, know, fantastic job because, you know, on line yeah, on the front line area. yeah, but the line, most but on the front line, most people would they had great but on the front line, most people today. they had great service today. >> think a postcode >> i think it's a postcode lottery. really is. if you >> i think it's a postcode lotteup really is. if you >> i think it's a postcode lotteup in really is. if you >> i think it's a postcode lotteup in a ally is. if you >> i think it's a postcode lotteup in a goods. if you >> i think it's a postcode lotteup in a good nhsiou >> i think it's a postcode lotteup in a good nhs trust and end up in a good nhs trust and you're if it's a bad one, you're lucky if it's a bad one, then you're in trouble. >> okay, fine. but it's >> okay, that's fine. but it's clear need they need clear that they need they need more money, they need restructuring and money. >> going the right >> it's not going into the right places. stop about places. sadly stop saying about the because that's the diversity because that's that's all. that's barely any money at all. >> diversity training . >> goes to diversity training. >> goes to diversity training. >> so it's about 500 million. so it's half a billion at least going for into diverse city. that's that's too much. okay. >> and then much >> and then there's much and then then there's then there's and then there's also the net zero stuff as well. >> is waste >> so, you know, this is waste and there's a huge sort of overbloated bureaucracy at the and there's a huge sort of ove ofoated bureaucracy at the and there's a huge sort of ove of itted bureaucracy at the and there's a huge sort of ove of it asi bureaucracy at the and there's a huge sort of ove of it as well. aucracy at the and there's a huge sort of ove of it as well. so racy at the and there's a huge sort of ove of it as well. so people the and there's a huge sort of ove of it as well. so people who top of it as well. so people who have experience with patient top of it as well. so people who havewhatsoever1ce with patient top of it as well. so people who havewhatsoever ,:e with patient top of it as well. so people who havewhatsoever , they're 3atient top of it as well. so people who havewhatsoever , they're dishing care whatsoever, they're dishing out then waiting, out orders and then waiting, sorry, the money and the sorry, and the money and the procurement as well. they're not taking of economies of taking advantage of economies of scale because they're individual taking advantage of economies of scale lsoause they're individual taking advantage of economies of scale lsoause thea�*re individual taking advantage of economies of scale lsoause thea lot ndividual taking advantage of economies of scale lsoause thea lot going ual trusts. so there's a lot going wrong. because because wrong. but also because because of we're nurses of brexit, we're losing nurses to the eu, which we which we would have before. to the eu, which we which we woi stop ave before. to the eu, which we which we wotstop blamingyefore. to the eu, which we which we wotstop blaming brexit for >> stop blaming brexit for everything. paying everything. i'm not paying for

everything i'm saying. i'm saying it has had saying it is saying it has had an impact on the nhs. saying it is saying it has had an impact on the nhs . it's no, an impact on the nhs. it's no, but it is. it is a it's a catalogue effect of like from brexit and then the pandemic. and now this is where we are now. we need to we need people, we the population is growing migrants. >> it's such a strange growing migrants . migrants. >> is it? >> is it? >> i'm sorry, but they're getting national health. >> it's hardly a percentage of the national population. >> it's hardly a percentage of the we ional population. >> it's hardly a percentage of the we need population. >> it's hardly a percentage of the we need to pulation. >> it's hardly a percentage of the we need to reboot n. >> it's hardly a percentage of the we need to reboot it to have >> we need to reboot it to have a total review. i agree with that. >> but privatisation is not the answer. >> it's tickety boo because i didn't say it was. >> wait, wait, wait, wait. tickety boo. nobody says that anymore. again. anymore. don't say it again. don't it again on show. don't say it again on the show. sam said it that's my private sam said it. that's my private school education. >> tickety tickety boo, >> tickety boo, tickety boo, tickety boo . tickety boo, tickety boo. >> listen, seriously , wait >> no, listen, seriously, wait a minute. it's horrible. it's horrible. but honest horrible. no but let's be honest here. the nhs , right? a here. the nhs, right? it's a sinking ship . you can't keep sinking ship. you can't keep putting more money into a sinking ship expect to sinking ship and expect it to suddenly there's suddenly start floating. there's a it . and this is a a problem with it. and this is a lack accountability . if you lack of accountability. if you have private system or some have a private system or some sort i would say scrap the

sort of, i would say scrap the national i would say national insurance. i would say people that people shouldn't pay that or they pay smaller they should pay a much smaller percentage. then 18, you percentage. and then at 18, you should forced to pay should be forced to have to pay and sort insurance , and some sort of insurance, which you a choice which would give you a choice of private sector health care. when you 60 or whatever, you get over 60 or whatever, then money you put in then the money that you put in when were younger or when you were younger or whatever goes in to help you out later that later on as well. but i say that we should actually have something like that because then they're accountable. they care more because more about your outcome because otherwise sued. the otherwise they get sued. at the nhs, it's answering him or this or you around to or that. they move you around to say, over there, go over say, oh, go over there, go over there, over but the there, go over there. but the time actually get to see to time they actually get to see to you, they want to die you, they want you to die because it's cheaper. because then it's cheaper. >> point throwing >> there's no point throwing extra, more at extra, more, more money at the nhs. needs major reform. nhs. it needs major reform. >> end of the day, >> but at the end of the day, i mean, have friends mean, you have american friends and american friends and and i have american friends and when and when they look at our system, they cannot believe how much than their own system. >> p- e france is p— >> look at what france is doing at minute. at at the minute. look at what france no insurance. >> it ruins your life if you get anything wrong with you at all. but get insurance. but you get insurance. >> that's you if you >> so that's what you do. if you don't, you work out the don't, and if you work out the amount money costs

amount of money that it costs you.so amount of money that it costs you. so for me, the amount i'm paying you. so for me, the amount i'm paying if pay medical paying if i pay private medical coven paying if i pay private medical cover, that comes out cover, the amount that comes out of my income to go the nhs is of my income to go to the nhs is way than private way more than any private medical people medical cover, and most people on are at least on average are paying at least £3,000 per head and £3,000 per head for it. and that's than that's more expensive than any private. think should private. and i think we should look at france are it. private. and i think we should loo they france are it. private. and i think we should loo they knowance are it. private. and i think we should loo they know and are it. private. and i think we should loo they know and they've it. private. and i think we should loo they know and they've gott. >> they know and they've got much better results than us. >> should easier to get an >> it should be easier to get an appointment than >> it should be easier to get an arisyintment than >> it should be easier to get an aris to :ment than >> it should be easier to get an aris to getrt than >> it should be easier to get an aris to get a than >> it should be easier to get an aris to get a hospital than it is to get a hospital appointment. the appointment. it was 30s ask the viewers show is viewers because this show is nothing them. let's nothing without them. let's welcome our great british voices. opportunities voices. there are opportunities to us what to be on board and tell us what they the topics they think about the topics we're discussing. i've got four of going start of you. i'm going to start with mike in mike donovan. he's there in oxfordshire. mike, what do you think? privatise think? is it time to privatise it? change model? it? change the model? >> i if we look at the big >> i think if we look at the big bang thatcher bang created under thatcher and the energy the utilities and energy companies the companies is privatisation the answer? got answer? no. i think you've got to the was to remember that the nhs was a fantastic organisation, as we say, of great britain say, a pride of great britain until something changed and that was 30 years ago. and was probably 30 years ago. and if you the best way to find out is to go in and ask anecdotal. >> it was interesting during lockdown, i asked a lady, what's the difference between now and when you first joined? and she

was in the haematology department, she said we have now eight managers instead of one. >> well, you multiply mean, i have to say privatisation has been a disaster with foreign stakeholders and in our energy companies, our utility companies . but that's what we need is a proper review . proper review. >> yeah, well, i agree with that. but if you think energy, you can't choose where you get your or that, your water from or this or that, but choose your medical your water from or this or that, but and choose your medical your water from or this or that, but and whereyose your medical your water from or this or that, but and where you your medical your water from or this or that, but and where you getr medical your water from or this or that, but and where you get itnedical your water from or this or that, but and where you get it from.il care and where you get it from. amanda hi . amanda amanda hindley hi. >> um, sadly, i do think it's time to privatise the nhs . what time to privatise the nhs. what used to be a great british institution is now basically in the toilet and it is a lottery. so we are dealing with people's lives and unfortunately i think if we did introduce like an insurance scheme from 18, i agree with you . i think it would agree with you. i think it would make people more accountable for their own health as well. so people will be actually taking care of themselves because they know don't want have to know they don't want to have to spend the to money be in

hospital. should really spend the to money be in horpremiums should really spend the to money be in horpremiums penaltiesaally be premiums or penalties for people look after be premiums or penalties for peop own look after be premiums or penalties for peop own health. look after their own health. >> amanda, who did your eyes? i want like that. want to do mine like that. they're like did they they're like big and did they look the tip look fabulous? give me the tip very right, right. look fabulous? give me the tip very right, right . let's very much. right, right. let's go to amanda richardson, not the miranda , but miranda miranda richardson, but miranda richardson. she's in northamptonshire good northamptonshire. miranda, good afternoon, nana. >> i'm kind of with lizzie and the fact that it needs a massive reform, be honest , both my reform, to be honest, both my parents worked in the nhs their entire lives and you know, they will tell you such horror stories of seeing the changes as it's gone on and what the biggest issue we also have to think about and amanda kind of touched on that is making us accountable as well for what we do and why we pop into the a&e department and you can kind of look at so many people , don't go look at so many people, don't go and get registered. then we've got an issue with the gp surgeries, not having enough of them. bills and them. the constant bills and developing areas, massive developing of areas, massive housing estates, no medical backup , but then we don't have backup, but then we don't have the staff, we don't have the

doctors and but what you do then have is back to the first person with eight managers as well. exactly the priority. >> and it needs a reform, but it needs reform. it needs reform. >> bringing in 30 or 40 more more high paid level consultants to also then cost us another fortune while they do the reform. >> well, let's get alan mcneilly and you've got 30s , because and you've got 30s, because miranda talked all over about 20s of yours . go on, alan, hurry 20s of yours. go on, alan, hurry up. you're losing time. >> i think the concept of health care from cradle to the grave was a great concept . it's a care from cradle to the grave was a great concept. it's a sign of a truly advanced society. but the nhs, as it stands, is a complete shambles and it does need major reform. it needs major reform and procurement. they're wasting money left, right and centre. all of these ridiculous posts that are in it, the diversity managers and the net zero managers and the multiple managers , they all need multiple managers, they all need to go . so what they need to do to go. so what they need to do is to say what can we do? what

are our priority and human health can we actually meet those? and not do the things that are causing btec if you want, if you want nana so major reform , major, complete cull of reform, major, complete cull of all the unnecessary people that are in it. >> a reform and a cull, i think change the whole thing. i think privatised levels of it and you know we can. i think they need to do something. listen, thank you so much. my great british voice fabulous. in voice is fabulous. michael in oxfordshire, lovely oxfordshire, i've got the lovely amanda miranda in amanda in kent miranda in northamptonshire , and alan northamptonshire, and alan mcneely . thank you. mcneely in grimsby. thank you. right, though, join me now because it's time our quick because it's time for our quick fire . this is the part of fire quiz. this is the part of the show i test panel the show where i test my panel on the other on some of the other stories that the headlines. so that have hit the headlines. so joining broadcast from joining me is broadcast from columnist lizzie, columnist lizzie cundy. lizzie, your please also your buzzer, please. and also sam dowler, political commentator. your buzzer, please . all right . commentator. your buzzer, please . all right. so your first question, please play along at home. all right. so question one, greta gerwig's highly anticipated movie, barbie, is set to premiere next week with

what other blockbuster movie is planned to release on the same day . is it a planned to release on the same day. is it a indiana jones? is it andrew doyle of destiny? b oppenheimer mission or c, mission impossible ? dead records ? >> 7- >> is it 7_ >> is it close ? >> is it close? >>— >> is it close? >> b ba.2 says it's b it is. b is it b? let's have a look. it's the answer. b it's b, it's oppenheimer. and either of you excited to see barbie? >> well, lizzie is promoting barbie today with matching shoes . ooh. >> oh, very nice. very nice. >>— >> oh, very nice. very nice. >> nice. all right. >> nice. all right. >> right back to me. i've seen it before. >> well done. so that's1—0 it before. >> well done. so that's 1—0 to you. nothing for you, sam. right back question or back to me. question two true or false? reasoning false? boris johnson's reasoning for his whatsapp for not sharing his whatsapp with inquiry was was. with the covid inquiry was was. was he forgot his was it that he forgot his password ? 2:00 tom harwood true password? 2:00 tom harwood true . true. it's true. he forgot his password, which is quite hilarious, have you ever hilarious, really. have you ever forgotten your password for anything? >> a over? >> a million times over? >> a million times over? >> not for my phone because i always do the same, but for other always do the same, but for oth so it's face with your >> so it's your face with your phone it? phone now, isn't it? >> forgot my password >> i lost. i forgot my password for ipad and i had reset for my ipad and i had to reset the start again. the whole thing and start again.

>> was it not of your >> so no. was it not one of your kids? went until you kids? it just went until you were locked out. >> boris is telling a little porky pie. >> well, think amusing. porky pie. >> wasl, think amusing. porky pie. >> was prepared amusing. porky pie. >> was prepared let|using. porky pie. >> was prepared let them. porky pie. >> was prepared let them have he was prepared to let them have it, also. it, but. and also. >> you can ask you >> and also, you can ask you can request you request for them to send you a new and it's really new password. and it's really quite simple. >> question notorious >> question three what notorious outfit second outfit has been seen? a second life dos? is it life at the stag dos? is it a the uniform? b, just stop the rmt uniform? b, a just stop oil c, boris johnson's oil shirt or c, boris johnson's dress up? lizzie cundy. b b what did she say? are you right? oh c i said, well, i didn't say anything . b, the answer b, a, anything. b, the answer is b, a, justin boyle as a prank . a justin boyle shirt as a prank. a prank , a groom on a stag. prank, a groom on a stag. i don't know what this is all about. let's move on. but i can't even read it. can i have the t shirts? >> because they get the best seats, get the best seats, you know, get the best seats, you know, get the best seats wimbledon. seats in wimbledon. they get well, have orange, well, if you have the orange, just yeah, just stop oil t shirts. yeah, you seat. you get the best seat. >> they were there >> well, i mean, they were there at royal albert hall, at the royal albert hall, weren't this week. weren't they, this week. >> four and >> right. question four and untouched tin of cadbury's chocolates put on chocolates has been put on auction but how old is auction this week but how old is the tin? closest answer wins. lizzie cundy it's 100 years. >> that's 120. i was lizzie cundy it's 100 years. >> that's120. i was going to say 20 is the closest 121 oh,

very good. >> there you. yes. it was given to a schoolgirl during the coronation of king edward the sixth. the seventh even a question 5—5, which airline has been voted the most popular long haul airline in 2023? >> oh, sorry. you know what? i can see them, that's why. >> well, yeah. hey, is it emirates b, qatar airlines or c , singapore airlines? lizzie cundy. hey. hey. singapore airlines . what do you think? airlines. what do you think? emirates. emirates. let's have a look. it is a emirates. emirates. emirates. let's have a look. it is a emirates . very look. it is a emirates. very good. have you got that? well done, lizzie. lizzie's the winner there. she got more than you, don't what you, sam. i don't know what the scores was. probably 1 on scores was. probably 3 to 1 on today's been asking, today's show. i've been asking, is being used is mental health being used as a scapegoat according our scapegoat? according to our twitter 88% you say twitter poll, 88% of you say yes. wow. only of you say yes. wow. only 12% of you say no. well, that's what i think it is. don't think obe is. i don't think i've obe sympathy suffering sympathy for those suffering with yeah, exactly. >> they e.- p.— >> i hope they don't get mental health problems. >> well, no, but this >> well, no, but on this occasion, i'm sorry, he's occasion, i'm sorry, but he's bringing right? bringing it out now. right? listen, say thank listen, i've got to say thank you to my panel, you so much to my panel, sam dowler, broadcaster, columnist lizzie cundy. thank you very much political much to see. and also political commentator and huge commentator sam dowler and huge thank for your

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