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of the hour. in my take a turn. you won't want to miss this one. the cancellation of nigel farage's bank account is a war on free speech, a war on british values, and a war on the people. britain is becoming institutionally woke , and it's institutionally woke, and it's time to fight back . time to fight back. so a busy two hours to come. have you ever known a colder and more rainy july? so let's drown our sorrows , put something cold our sorrows, put something cold and fizzy in the fridge or fire up the kettle. i'll tear open the custard creams and let's make a night of it. so much to get through my big opinion. mark meets the pundits and my take attend. you won't want to miss a second. you never know what's going to happen on this show. first, the headlines the first, the headlines with the equally unpredictable smith equally unpredictable rory smith

.thank equally unpredictable rory smith . thank you very much, mark. >> despite a double by—election loss for the conservatives, the prime minister says a victory in uxbndge prime minister says a victory in uxbridge and south ruislip shows the next general election is not a done deal. labour won. selby and ainsty whilst the liberal democrats took somerton and frome both overturning majorities of around 20,000. rishi sunak says he plans to deliver for the people. westminster has been acting like the next election is a done deal i >> -- >> the labour party has been acting like it's a done deal. the people of uxbridge just told all of them that it's not st mid—term by elections are rarely easy incumbent governments. easy for incumbent governments. these are no different. and look , the reality is the circumstances of these byelections from byelections are far from favourable . all reminder favourable. all it's a reminder to politicians that we need to focus on matters to people focus on what matters to people and be distracted what's and not be distracted by what's going westminster. going on in westminster. >> but labour leader sir keir starmer says people want to see change. >> you voted for change, you put

your trust in the labour party and we hear you . we hear that and we hear you. we hear that “y and we hear you. we hear that cry for change away from the chaos, away from those rising bills. the crumbling public services. a cry for change and we will deliver . we will deliver we will deliver. we will deliver through. keir martha here and will deliver with the next labour government . and the labour government. and the leader of the liberal democrats are. >> ed davey says the support for his party has strengthened . his party has strengthened. >> and previously i've been talking about the blue wall in places like hertfordshire, oxfordshire, cambridgeshire , oxfordshire, cambridgeshire, buckinghamshire, bedfordshire, surrey sussex. those surrey and sussex. all those true blue heartlands if you like, the counties where like, the home counties where it's democrats it's now the liberal democrats really challenging the conservatives. we have conservatives. now we have a second front in west country second front in the west country , our traditional heartlands, if you liberal you like, the liberal traditional that traditional heartlands. that means force to be means that we are force to be reckoned with in next reckoned with in the next general election . general election. >> in other news tonight, the trial for former us president donald trump's classified documents case will take place on the 20th of may next year.

that's less than six months ahead of the us presidential election. trump is the current front runner for the republican nomination . in that race, around nomination. in that race, around 3000 asylum seekers will be housed in non hotel sites by the autumn. this includes bibby stockholm barge in dorset and former military sites in essex and lincolnshire. it's part of the government's plan to reduce the government's plan to reduce the use of hotels in housing migrants, which costs taxpayers . £6 million a day. migrants, which costs taxpayers . £6 million a day . tributes . £6 million a day. tributes continue to pour in for legendary american singer tony bennett, who has died at the age of 96. he released more than 70 albums over his seven decade career . he albums over his seven decade career. he sold millions of records around the world, winning 22 grammy awards as he died in his hometown of . new died in his hometown of. new york. tv online dab+ radio and on tunein . this is gb news nato

on tunein. this is gb news nato . back to . . back to. mark thanks , rory. thanks, rory. >> r.i.p. the great tony bennett. i left my heart in san francisco . what a song. a song francisco. what a song. a song that my uncle pat and aunty patsy used to love. welcome to mark dolan tonight night. in my big opinion, my first reaction to yesterday's explosive by—election results. the lib dems on the march labour threaten the red wall and a surprise victory. seize sunak back in the race. it's all to play back in the race. it's all to play for in a year's time. back in the race. it's all to play for in a year's time . my play for in a year's time. my mark meets guest is the miracle survivor of one of the world's worst shark attacks. seconds from death. he tells his incredible story before the end of the hour . it incredible story before the end of the hour. it might take a turn you won't want to miss this one.the turn you won't want to miss this one. the cancellation of nigel farage's bank accounts is a war on free speech, a war on british

values and a war on the people. britain is becoming institutionally woke, and it's time to fight back in the newsmaker, as sir keir starmer blames the london mayor's environmental policies for labour's by—election defeat. are the public turning their back on the public turning their back on the eco agenda? mark dolan tonight is the home of the papers with tomorrow's front pages from 1030, and i'm hearing that it's all about starmer versus khan labour at war. we'll get reaction to the big stories of the day with three top punst of the day with three top pundits who haven't been told what to say and who don't follow the script. good luck scripting by neil hamilton. that's right. tonight, nina bischoff, benedict spence and the ukip leader neil hamilton . what a dream team . hamilton. what a dream team. tonight, i'll be asking the punst tonight, i'll be asking the pundits as a 25 year old becomes an mp, should there be a minimum age to enter parliament? do you think you should have a career beforehand? maybe go in in your 40s or your 50s? what's a 25

year old doing in the house of commons? what do they know about life? also, are you a obliged? are you obliged to share your money with your family? and as demand for soap drops , our demand for soap drops, our british people dirty ? plus your british people dirty? plus your emails, especially the spicy ones, especially on a friday night market gbnews.com. this show has a strict golden rule. do you know what that rule is? well, if you're new to mark dolan tonight, let me enlighten you. don't boring . i'm not you. we don't do boring. i'm not on my watch. i just won't have it . lots to get through. we'll it. lots to get through. we'll start with my big opinion . am i start with my big opinion. am i missing something here? the labour party who are hopeful of a landslide victory next year , a landslide victory next year, may have won just one out of three by elections at a time of economic crisis and with the governing conservative party suffering historic levels of unpopularity by failing to gain bofis

unpopularity by failing to gain boris johnson's old constituency of uxbridge and south ruislip keir starmer has gifted rishi sunak a very precious political resource . this hope and fury resource. this hope and fury about mayor sadiq khan's hated green ulez policy, which will see hard working londoners pay £12.50 every time they want to get in their car demonstrates that starmers eco mania could blunt their momentum in the run up to the next election . life is up to the next election. life is all about managing expectations and with the tories expected to lose all three by elections to hold a seat in labour dominated london starts to look like one of the big headlines of the night. this is not to take away from the lib dems highly impressive win in somerton and frome , where they overturned a frome, where they overturned a conservative majority of 19,000 and demonstrate that ed davey's yellow sand wearing army are certainly on the march in the tory dominated heartlands of the south—west and fair play to

labour for their historic win in the safe tory seat of selby and ainsty. but everything that glitters is not gold , and it's glitters is not gold, and it's worth noting that a big swing to labourin worth noting that a big swing to labour in that yorkshire seat was in part fuelled by stay at home tories who will no doubt re—emerge in a year's time to put their x in the box for fear of a labour government . of a labour government. meanwhile, boris johnson looks to have missed a trick by not hanging on to his uxbridge seat. presumably he walked away for fear he would suffer a humiliating loss. but a candidate with a fraction of his charisma and profile steve tuckwell, tucked away an impressive win hanging on to the seat by just shy of 500 votes after a recount . good news for after a recount. good news for labour who have seen the election of the 25 year old keir mather in a safe tory seat. bad news for anyone that thought one keir was already enough. martha is now the youngest mp in the house of commons and good luck to him. i've got no doubt he has

his talents, but labour will be exposed to criticism that this young candidate knows young candidate not only knows little about life in the real world, but as a former student of oxford university and having then worked as a parliamentary researcher , he's not exactly researcher, he's not exactly a man of the people. his selection adds to the image of labour as being dominated by the out of touch metropolitan liberal elite . but it was a shocking night for the tories. absolutely key, but not as bad as it could have been. and it was a strong night for labour. absolute lutely, but not as good as it could have been. it's only the lib dems who will be celebrating an unqualified success from yesterday's results . so what is yesterday's results. so what is my verdict? well with inflation coming down, strike chaos being gradually resolved and with rishi sunak hopeful of avoiding recession, making progress with the nhs backlog and getting his illegal immigration bill across the line in the tories look well placed in the next few months. not for victory necessarily , but

not for victory necessarily, but certainly recovery , which is certainly recovery, which is a headache for labour because with just a narrow victory for labour at the next election and perhaps at the next election and perhaps a majority of a few seats, the hard left corbynites in starmer's own party will make governing a daily nightmare. and if it's a hung parliament, starmer's hope of getting into number 10 could be up in smoke altogether. so starmer is still way ahead. no question. but there are now grounds for hope for sunak , which there weren't for sunak, which there weren't just 24 hours ago in this political prize fight. sunak is on the canvas for sure, but the referee hasn't counted to ten yet. sunak's bleeding, but starmer's sweating. it's rocky for everyone. there are still a few rounds to go and it remains unclear which of these two men is going to deliver the knockout punch. but it's all to play for ding, ding .

ding, ding. back to me and listen back. come on, let's. let's do it. there you go. did you like the gazelle way that i traversed the studio? there linford, christie, eat your heart out, usain bolt. i mean, i am out of breath and feel like i'm having a coronary, but that's fine . listen, what do but that's fine. listen, what do you think about that? do you think it's all play for think that it's all to play for at the election? mark at the next election? mark gbnews.com reaction gbnews.com we'll get reaction from tv news legend john sergeant in just a couple of minutes but with me now, my top pundits, writer and broadcaster nina myskow, journalist and commentator benedict spence and the leader of ukip, a man that participated in yesterday's by elections, former conservative mp hamilton . so much to get mp neil hamilton. so much to get through. where do we start? well, nina, your reaction to yesterday's results? well, nina, your reaction to yeswell,"s results? well, nina, your reaction to yeswell, i'mzsults? well, nina, your reaction to yeswell, i'm thrilled with the >> well, i'm thrilled with the lib dems. obviously but you know , sunak, i saw him on telly this morning and he looked like an overeager puppy. he was so

thrilled. he was so thrilled. he was so thrilled. but in fact, it it a vote for the it wasn't a vote for the conservatives . it was a vote conservatives. it was a vote against ulez end of. so he has nothing to hope for. we are seeing the absolute dregs in the dying days of the end of the tory party and it's really pathetic to watch and we all have to suffer. and i'm so sorry that that sunak has been given hope because what i'd wanted was for it to be a complete disaster and him to realise let's get an election over with as soon as possible and we can then regroup and start , you know, moving and start, you know, moving forward because. because we've got to go through this . got to go through this. >> well, benedict, i take nina's point, but as mentioned in the point, but as i mentioned in the big opinion , i think that big opinion, i think that starmer has handed rishi sunak that political that precious political commodity hope he has to a degree . degree. >> but i think it's actually more to do with the fact that labour's victory in selby wasn't actually all that large in the grand scheme of things. i know that it was quite a swing, it

was quite a swing, but it is not. it is absolutely not enough. come a general election to guarantee that there will be any kind of majority. i think this has got to be the key concern for the labour party. i just don't think it's going to be replicated. how can you pitch that, that win in yorkshire as somehow well, somehow not enough? well, i think look at the think if you look at the majority the tories had to majority that the tories had to begin with and what labour now have majority, that is have as a majority, that is something that if the average tory voter decide tory voter were to decide to actually vote actually come out and vote rather than just stay at home, that be very easily that would be very easily overturned. what overturned. that's what i'm taking this. ultimately the taking from this. ultimately the tories just tories are very unpopular just because they are the tories, but the not yet the labour party are not yet able people to come able to galvanise people to come out vote them. simply out and vote for them. simply against the tories. and i think out and vote for them. simply agai this he tories. and i think out and vote for them. simply agai this is tories. and i think out and vote for them. simply agai this is up'ies. and i think out and vote for them. simply agai this is up untilind i think out and vote for them. simply agai this is up until now, think that this is up until now, i think that keir starmer has been very sensible in playing it very sort not trying sort of cautiously, not trying to rock the boat too much, just letting have enough to rock the boat too much, just lettirto have enough to rock the boat too much, just lettirto sort have enough to rock the boat too much, just lettirto sort of have enough to rock the boat too much, just lettirto sort of hang ve enough to rock the boat too much, just lettirto sort of hang themselves. rope to sort of hang themselves. but when it gets to a general election, i think that you'll then tories sort then get the tories sort of coming all guns blazing coming out all guns blazing because they'll be desperate

because they'll be desperate because mps will stand because a lot of mps will stand to lose their seats potentially, and have offer and i think he'll have to offer something than something a little bit more than just not rishi sunak, i'm just i'm not rishi sunak, i'm not tories. i don't think not the tories. i don't think that's get enough that's enough to get enough people the over the people over the over the threshold into the polling threshold and into the polling booths. of course, booths. well, of course, yesterday in year's time, yesterday in any year's time, when comes, you'll when the election comes, you'll be a key player as the leader of ukip. >> neil, your reaction to yesterday's results? >> was all about people >> well, it was all about people being against things yesterday, wasn't uxbridge? wasn't it, in uxbridge? obviously people obviously as nina says, people were against they voted were against ulez, so they voted for candidate their for the candidate who in their estimation most likely to estimation was most likely to win an and get that ulez charge removed. and similarly , in removed. and similarly, in somerton and frome, people voted liberal tactically only because they thought they were the best ones to get the tories out. and similarly in selby they voted labour for that reason. i don't sense any positive enthusiasm for any of the parties in these elections, to be honest. and after all, the real winners were the noes, because fewer than 50% of the voters in any of these constituencies actually voted in

the by—election but listening to what benedict says about rishi sunak and hope, i mean straws and clutching come to mind here, i think barrel scraping comes to mind because as whilst it's true that byelections are not usually a true guide to what might happenin a true guide to what might happen in a general election, and undoubtedly tories will flood back to their party in a general election. but i can't see anything in these results which indicates that it'll be anything like enough for rishi sunak to be within 100 anything like enough for rishi sunak to be within100 miles of winning a general benedict i think, right. winning a general benedict i thiri, right. winning a general benedict i thiri thinkt. winning a general benedict i thiri think i think right now you >> i think i think right now you would have to be brave to say that there's any chance of the conservatives majority that there's any chance of the co the vatives majority that there's any chance of the co the nextes majority that there's any chance of the co the next general majority that there's any chance of the co the next general election. rity at the next general election. but would say with any but would anybody say with any confidence keir starmer can confidence that keir starmer can get big enough to get a big enough majority to form government right now? form a government right now? actually, think actually, i'd say no. i think we're headed hung we're headed for a hung parliament that, parliament territory and that, i'm sort of a victory i'm afraid, is sort of a victory given where the tories are coming from. >> britain ready for >> gosh, is britain ready for another hung parliament? remember coming remember the last one coming up in question on be

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you're listening to gb news radio . radio. >> well , an radio. >> well, an interesting email from megan mark at cbnnews.com. >> it's not megan in california by the way, but megan in the united kingdom. megan, how are you? thank you. for the first email of the show, megan says, mark, the turnouts were well down in somerset. labour i got a tiny vote. they didn't canvass and selby had half the turnout compared with the last election . rishi now needs to double the effort to deport thousands of illegal migrants, reduced taxes, stop males in female spaces and sports . then the tories will get sports. then the tories will get at least a small majority in late 2024. how about this from edward? get that stupid left wing woman off gb news. what utter nonsense spouted by your panel as regards the tories,

anyone who votes labour need their heads seen to. i bet you don't read this out. well, of course, ted, i will. because this show is all about opinions. you're entitled to yours. i'm a big fan of nina michkov, and she's to hers too. but she's entitled to hers too. but look, for offering look, thank you for offering a counter viewpoint points. how about briefly from , um . oh, about this briefly from, um. oh, so many. okay, how about this then from john? hi mark. i think it's then from john? hi mark. i think wsfime then from john? hi mark. i think it's time to sack all career mps and elect someone from the area in question and not some puppet who is put in place. these people know nothing of the area they represent and take very little notice of our wishes . little notice of our wishes. aren't they supposed to do our wishes in parliament? sack the lot of them, says john. john, thank you for so emails. thank you for that. so emails. we could do an hour of emails, but get to more of them but we'll get to more of them shortly. mark gb news dot com. of the show is the most of course the show is the most interactive programme you will find on the channel it's time now for the big story in yesterday's by—election results were mixed bag, labour were a mixed bag, with labour sensationally overturned , owning sensationally overturned, owning a 20,000 conservative majority

to win the yorkshire seat of selby and ainsty. the lib dems overturned a majority of 19,000 to win the tory stronghold of somerton and frome. but with the conservatives themselves defying the critics and hanging on to bofis the critics and hanging on to boris johnson's former constituency of uxbridge and south ruislip, it's all to play for at the next election. let's get reaction now from tv news legend john sergeant john, a great night for the lib dems who are a threat to the tories in the south west and labour will be happy with their performance in yorkshire. but the tories hang on to a marginal london seat, spoils the party for keir starmer, doesn't it ? starmer, doesn't it? >> it does. it makes it much more difficult because we're moving from a period where you can simply be against the tories , against the government. that's easy and by elections are a perfect way to express your dissatisfy faction. because of course, apart from electing a few mps, it has no obvious consequence . so there are great consequence. so there are great times for people who want to

protest. you know, i can't stand the government. look at cost of living, look at inflation, look at the nhs, look at public services , vote against the services, vote against the government. but what happens now in the run up to the general election is a quite different mood. then starts to cover the country and affect political campaigns. because then the question is not do you dislike the government ? but who should the government? but who should be put in their place and have the opposition parties done enough to convince people that they have the right policies? so what you've seen in these byelections is from the opposition parties . they've done opposition parties. they've done sufficiently well to overtake the tories , but it doesn't the tories, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they will, as you say , there is all to play as you say, there is all to play for in deed a of light. >> now for rishi sunak john staving off one by—election defeat at least will ease pressure on his own leadership, won't it ? won't it? >> yes. i mean , they're too late >> yes. i mean, they're too late to change their leader now. so

that decision is all over. really. it's everything is to do with time now . and rishi sunak with time now. and rishi sunak has got the time he hopes to demonstrate it that he is doing well and that he's actually making things change. the problem is that these real appalling problems like illegal immigration in getting inflation down, sorting out the nhs , down, sorting out the nhs, spending more money on the green policies, all those things are very difficult to handle . and very difficult to handle. and whether or not he can convince people in a year or so that he's done enough, that is the big question . and labour now have question. and labour now have the problem that although it is there , mayor in london who has there, mayor in london who has brought forward the extension of the ulez , do they agree with the ulez, do they agree with that and do they agree with putting £12, 50 on the daily cost of running an old car in london? well, i mean, that's an extraordinary amount of for money people who simply can't afford to get a new car and can't get afford a new electric

car. so you're seeing a reality beginning to bite . but this is beginning to bite. but this is the rhythm of by—election so it's not it's not astonishing. it's not amazing. this is what happens as byelections occur . happens as byelections occur. opposition parties have to do well in these elections . well in these elections. otherwise they will not overcome the government. so that's absolutely vital. and they're right to be pleased, right to be excited from the government's point of view . they've got to point of view. they've got to think now, look, when these when the real questions are being put to the opposition parties , will to the opposition parties, will they have the answers , which we they have the answers, which we think we have and that, of course, is the big difference. now >> now, these are just three by elections. as a government is facing huge economic challenges, historic, unpopular rmt. so it's obviously not a very scientific poll in terms of the public mood in a year's time, but are there any clues from yesterday as to the potential outcome of the next election ? next election? >> there aren't. well, there

aren't many except the obvious point is the opinion polls are roughly at the moment, right. the national opinion polls. and they show the tories well behind and well behind labour in terms of what the people at this moment think. this is how they think they would vote if there was an election held tomorrow. now what? people are much more interested in though, when it comes closer to the time is, well , have they been really well, have they been really effective? what are labour's proposals or what do the lib dems matter? will they get into some sort of anti tory alliance? will this happen? there are so many things that will go on. there's a legal test of the ulez extension going on. there's a question of whether or not the government's anti—immigration policies will be put into effect or can be. there's a question of nothing to do with the government, really what's going to happen to inflation. all these things are up, really going to be decided in the next few months. have an few months. they will have an enormous on the election

enormous effect on the election result , but much more, dare result, but much more, dare i say it , than these elections say it, than these by elections of last night. >> briefly, john, are the lib dems back ? dems back? >> the lib dems are back in, if you may say their tradition role. if you don't want to vote for the government, how about just showing your protest feelings? so there are famous party of protest, but remember they have been in government with the coalition, with the with the coalition, with the with the coalition, with the with the conservatives. so they do want to get into government. they do want to put forward proposals which will actually go into effect . into effect. >> finally, john, your best guess for the date of the next election? i'm wondering whether rishi sunak should get ahead of the curve , seize the agenda, and the curve, seize the agenda, and perhaps opt for a spring poll. what do you think? >> well , next spring, what do you think? >> well, next spring, yeah. you think next spring? yeah, i do. >> i wonder whether he should he should not look like he's clinging on for dear life and rather set the agenda and own it i >> -- >> well, there's certainly an argument in favour of that

because if you go right up to the last moment when you can, which is five years after the last general election, then everybody knows it's happening. you've got no chance of a surprise there is the more you can control the situation from the government's point of view, the government's point of view, the better. so as soon as they feel, look, we can win if we go now, the temptation in well, from the autumn onwards will be, come on now, let's go for it. because the other parties aren't ready to fight a proper , ready to fight a proper, detailed election campaign . and detailed election campaign. and that, of course, from the conservatives point of view that would be ideal. but i have a feeling that many of these problems will resolved problems will not be resolved sufficiently. inflation being just put one of them. they want to get inflation down as much as they can and the cost of living crisis, crisis to be over before they go to the country. >> great to see you again, john. my >> great to see you again, john. my thanks to tv news legend john sagar. my thanks to tv news legend john sagar . more to come, including sagar. more to come, including the pundits. yes, they'll be reacting to the big stories of

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the pundits as a 25 year old becomes an mp, should there be a minimum age to enter parliament? >> also, are you obliged to share your money with your family? and as demand soaps excuse me , demand for soap drops excuse me, demand for soap drops are british people dirty? those are british people dirty? those are the big pundit topics. i'll see

radio show . radio show. >> well, a big reaction to my big opinion , in my view, based big opinion, in my view, based upon yesterday's by—election results, it's to all play for in the general election , ellen the general election, ellen says. hi mark. regarding the above, let's hope this is a small glimmer of hope for the tories. no way must keir starmer be in charge of this wonderful country . emily says hi mark. country. emily says hi mark. these byelection results do not show a clear winner for the election next year, as there is no clear majority between labour and the conservatives . but we and the conservatives. but we are seeing that the smaller parties are getting more popular but not quite enough votes to get parliament at the

get into parliament at the moment . let's have a look. how moment. let's have a look. how about this from colin? hi, mark. replaced the government with private sector captains of industry who know how to run a successful business and save billions of pounds to rebuild our country. colin not a bad idea. lord sugar as prime minister, how about that ? mark minister, how about that? mark let's have a look at this. agree with your monologue fully, but then this is from that was from steve. kevin says, hi, mark, i love your show, but the tories are kidding themselves if they think they will win the next election, will either win election, labour will either win with majority like with a small majority like harold in 1964, or they harold wilson in 1964, or they will form a government in a hung parliament. so kevin , they're parliament. so kevin, they're the handsome, nice guy from birtley in gateshead. thank you for that. kevin them for that. kevin keep them coming. margaret gb views news.com now the big news.com reaction now to the big stories day with writer stories of the day with writer and broadcaster, the legendary nina michkov, journalist and commentator , a very old friend commentator, a very old friend of mine, benedict spence , and of mine, benedict spence, and the of ukip, no less, and the leader of ukip, no less, and former conservative mp. a very long time ago, neil hamilton .

long time ago, neil hamilton. now keir mather has become the youngest member of the house of commons as labour secured an historic victory in the yorkshire seat. however the baby of the house has caused quite the stir, with conservative minister johnny mercer saying he spent more time at oxford university than in a job. so as a 25 year old becomes an mp, should there be a minimum age to enter parliament? neil yeah , i enter parliament? neil yeah, i think 65 would do it, wouldn't it ? well then you're in with a it? well then you're in with a shout. exactly >> yeah. well i can hardly say that, you know, we should raise the voting age. i first became a parliamentary candidate when i was years old, fought my was 23 years old, fought my first election when i was was this in the dark days before christine no, no, actually, that was 5 or 6 years after i first encountered that dynamic , shall encountered that dynamic, shall we call it c before christine exactly. but but no, obviously there's a role for younger people in public life. i don't think that just because they haven't got any experience compared with the old hands that

they should be excluded . and but they should be excluded. and but i do think that as they get older and become more experienced and mature, of course they do move to the right. what i worry about, a 25 year old in the commons is a lack of professional experience i >>i -- >> i think hm >> i think it's great if an mp has a career, perhaps as a carer or a nurse or a doctor or an entrepreneur . entrepreneur. >> the problem is if you look sort of broadly at the general calibre of mp that's currently in the house, it doesn't seem to matter how old they are. they are broadly, they're all useless. i think useless. yes. and i think perhaps because perhaps that's just because we've particularly we've got a particularly unfortunate batch. i'm specifically thinking mainly about a lot of tory mps right now. it's just a now. maybe it's just a particularly batch, but particularly bad batch, but i think ultimately if you are prepared to stand up front prepared to stand up in front of an electorate that an electorate and that electorate enough to electorate is stupid enough to vote well then you vote for you, well then you get what deserve. if this 25 what you deserve. so if this 25 year old is particularly talented, he might not be particularly point particularly talented. the point is there were people, thousands of prepared tick of them, prepared to tick his name or his on a box. well name or his party on a box. well then let's see what he gets on with. not. don't actually

with. he's not. i don't actually think this particular mp think that this particular mp is going mp for very long going to be an mp for very long as i said, i don't think he has as i said, i don't think he has a large enough majority to hold on to at the general on to at the next general election, do know what election, but do you know what it might be a very interesting experience, fighting experience, you know, fighting that fighter. maybe that kind of fire fighter. maybe you that sort of youth and you need that sort of youth and vigour to get those vigour in order to get those kind seats. i don't know. kind of seats. i don't know. >> yeah, perhaps he sort >> yeah, perhaps he should sort of in commons for a year of be in the commons for a year or so then then leave the commons, go puberty, commons, go through puberty, become a and return, become a man and then return, return frontline return to frontline politics. nina worries me about this, nina what worries me about this, i've got doubt this lad is i've got no doubt this lad is a very talented chap, very articulate. he have a brain articulate. he must have a brain on he's been to oxford, all on him. he's been to oxford, all the of but where's the the rest of it. but where's the life experience sense? >> doesn't have the >> well, he doesn't have the life but he brings life experience, but he brings to aren't the to parliament. aren't the problems youth which problems of youth which which the house? well, the majority of the house? well, no. fact that they can't. no. the fact that they can't. drug addict, drug addict. they can't he knows that. can't get on. he knows that. they can't get housing they can't get on the housing market. all of those all those problems. and winston churchill was an mp. was 25 when he became an mp. william the younger. william pitt, the younger. if you younger was you want to go the younger was 21 black was 20. a few

21 mhairi black was 20. a few years ago when she. >> yeah, you lost me there. >> yeah, you lost me there. >> but . but you know, >> no, but. but you know, seriously, you owe charles kennedy. another one was 23. >> and he was a great politician. he was wonderful. >> i mean, sadly succumbed to his demons. but he was he an his demons. but he was he was an absolutely brilliant and he absolutely brilliant man. and he made , wonderful made a wonderful, wonderful prime so, i think prime minister so, no, i think we need vigour of youth, the we need the vigour of youth, the enthusiasm youth and youth enthusiasm of youth and youth tends to be more philanthropic , tends to be more philanthropic, more you know, they haven't been more you know, they haven't been more idealistic, perhaps idealistic . they haven't they idealistic. they haven't they haven't become cynical . they haven't become cynical. they haven't become cynical. they haven't the edges knocked haven't had the edges knocked off them. they haven't had they haven't through haven't had gone through years of dealings and of backhanded dealings and having compromise, which having to compromise, which politicians have to do. so there's an idealism youth there's an idealism of youth which think can be a very which i think can be a very useful thing. >> well, i suppose diversity involves bringing young people into commons as well . now, into the commons as well. now, a couple who possess millions of pounds have been pounds in savings have been telling family that they telling their family that they are the husband explained are broke, the husband explained onune are broke, the husband explained online hide their online how they hide their wealth from family members so that they don't bother them as they are apparently terrible

with money. the couple have saved over £3 million from hard work throughout their lives, so are you obliged to share your money with your family? nina i don't think so, no . don't think so, no. >> why should you? i mean, in this. in this. in this sense, i know that sounds terribly hard, but in this case, in this instance, reading about it, his his his parents are terrible with money. and the close family. and it would be just like pouring money into a pit. and so he that's completely but imagine hypothetically, let's say that you've got 3 million in the bank and your brother has gambling debts. >> why wouldn't you clear them ? >> why wouldn't you clear them? >> why wouldn't you clear them? >> because because of because asking for fees. >> because. because they're gambling debts. >> because. because they're gambling debts . and until the gambling debts. and until the brother get himself sorted out, you wouldn't give him any money. >> if he doesn't get his knees broken, he won't learn. that's the point. >> that's. >> that's. >> i mean, what you think is >> i mean, what do you think is your money, your family's money? >> it depends, think, on the >> it depends, i think, on the circumstances. we're talking circumstances. if we're talking about your children, say, i think that you have a responsibility to the next

generation not to give them money, to assist them where money, but to assist them where it for example, it will help them. for example, the example that you just gave of people this generation of people of this generation trying get on the housing trying to get on the housing ladder of people are ladder and a lot of people are struggling. that were struggling. i think if that were the your child came to the case, if your child came to you and said, could i have the deposit a house? you deposit for a house? and you were able to provide that, actually, i think it would be churlish that. i'm not churlish not to do that. i'm not saying that everybody that saying that everybody has that money, is the money, but actually, what is the point money if it's point of accruing money if it's not for the sort of the continuation of your family and the family? the security of your family? now, if it's somebody who is useless with and, useless with money and, you know, to be know, you are just going to be setting to fire that, well, okay, that's not going help okay, that's not going to help that necessarily to just that person necessarily to just sort out every sort of bail them out every time. think there are some time. but i think there are some circumstances actually, circumstances where actually, yes, it would not the yes, i think it would be not the most sensible thing actually to withhold your cash just because you you you fancied spending it and you thought needed thought that they needed to struggle more. struggle a bit more. >> we hear about stories >> neil, we hear about stories of celebrities whose siblings are streets. of celebrities whose siblings are you streets. of celebrities whose siblings are you streifts. of celebrities whose siblings are you streif paul mccartney's >> you know, if paul mccartney's brother was sleeping brother or sister was sleeping rough, does he have an obugafion rough, does he have an obligation to them a house?

obligation to buy them a house? >> i think blood is >> well, i think blood is thicker than water, but, i mean, it's afflicts it's not a problem that afflicts me have any me because i don't have any assets. when i say that. well, certainly not heard from any certainly not heard from for any relatives listening in for mrs. hamilton. >> christine is greatest. >> well, about 20 odd years ago when i became bankrupt, i resolved that i would have resolved that i would never have income ever again income or assets ever again because it wasn't worth it. it's too dangerous. yeah and so she owns i've been a owns everything. i've been a kept ever since. owns everything. i've been a kepi'm ever since. owns everything. i've been a kepi'm pleased;ince. owns everything. i've been a kepi'm pleased to :e. owns everything. i've been a kepi'm pleased to hear it. and, >> i'm pleased to hear it. and, well, well, well deserved. now britain is becoming a nation of soap dodgers as sales of personal slump personal hygiene products slump amid cost of living crisis, amid the cost of living crisis, demand soap fallen demand for soap has fallen by 48% first months of 48% in the first six months of 2023, sales of handwash 2023, while sales of handwash are down 23. so is it proof that brits are a dirty bunch ? brits are a dirty bunch? benedict you look straight at me. >> is it just because i give that slightly unkempt? >> can i say that you scrub up very well? >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> thank you. you're very kind. >> thank you. you're very kind. >> thank you. you're very kind. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we do have have >> and we do have we have a reputation as brits of being a bit dirty, don't we? >> americans think we've >> so the americans think we've got and the

got bad teeth and the australians think we're smelly. >> i mean, yes, that is true. it's true that we are those it's not true that we are those things. that they things. it is true that they think the australian think those the australian joke. >> the pom hide his >> where does the pom hide his money under the bath towel. yep. >> again and it depends which relatives asking relatives you're asking are asking. to say asking. i i was going to say i think this, this, this survey relates more men than women. relates more to men than women. >> it's the men who are >> i think it's the men who are cutting down, you know, i think it's the men are cutting it's the men that are cutting down. guys. you less down. you guys. you are less keen on hygiene women are. keen on hygiene than women are. >> i don't think that's true >> no, i don't think that's true at remember when i was at at all. i remember when i was at university there was university city, there was a study came out that found study that came out that found that women showered on that women only showered on average twice a week. and all the in my block were the men in my block were horrified this. and the men in my block were horthe d this. and the men in my block were horthe girls this. and the men in my block were horthe girls were this. and the men in my block were horthe girls were sortiis. and the men in my block were horthe girls were sort of and the men in my block were horthe girls were sort of satd all the girls were sort of sat there going, well, what's unusual there going, well, what's unliual there going, well, what's ui'ill can't believe that. >> i can't believe that. >> i can't believe that. >> specialised in >> well, i've specialised in soft of course, which is soft soap, of course, which is rather different. >> well, you've always been a very character. >> well, you've always been a verlisten, character. >> well, you've always been a verlisten, that'scter. >> well, you've always been a verlisten, that's why in >> listen, that's why you're in politics. fascinating stuff. look, keep those emails coming, mark news.com. my mark at gb news news.com. my mark miracle mark meets guest is the miracle survivor of of the world's survivor of one of the world's worst attacks. seconds worst shark attacks. seconds from tells from death. he tells his incredible story the end incredible story before the end

of also in an of the hour. also in an exclusive mark dolan tonight people's i'll be asked people's poll, i'll be asked i've a 25 year i've been asking as a 25 year old becomes an mp, should there be minimum age to enter be a minimum age to enter parliament? and don't forget, at ten, in just 15 minutes time, my take at ten the cancellation of nigel farage's bank accounts is a war on the people . all of that a war on the people. all of that to come .

i'll get to more of your emails shortly, but the results are in from an exclusive mark dolan tonight people's poll. we've been asking as a 25 year old becomes an mp , should there be a becomes an mp, should there be a minimum age to enter parliament? interesting . 40.9% say no . and interesting. 40.9% say no. and 59.1% say yes. so a majority would like an age limit? well, i tend to agree with that. i think you should be at least 40 before going into parliament. and i

also think you should have a career. you could be a carer, a nurse, a bus driver, a postman , nurse, a bus driver, a postman, a fireman, an entrepreneur. i don't care what, but a bit of life experience. it's time now for mark meets. and tonight, filmmaker and conservationist rodney fox , who was just 23 rodney fox, who was just 23 himself when he was attacked by a great white shark whilst competing in the south australia spearfish fishing championship in 1963. some . 462 stitches in 1963. some. 462 stitches later. that's right after 462 stitches, he is regarded as one of the luckiest shark attack survivors in the world. the damage to his body was horrific , like all of his ribs were shattered on his left side. his diaphragm was punctured. his lungs were ripped open . ian and lungs were ripped open. ian and his shoulder blade and artery were left exposed . fox's hand were left exposed. fox's hand was also badly damaged when it went into the shark's mouth as he tried to push it away. and to

this day, he still has part of one of its teeth embedded in his wrist. jaws eat your heart out, rodney fox. welcome to mark dolan tonight. rodney fox. welcome to mark dolan tonight . congratulations dolan tonight. congratulations on your survival . how close were on your survival. how close were you to death ? you to death? >> well, mark, i don't really know. i think luck and the if there is a if there is a god, he was looking after me because it was looking after me because it was so close on many occasions that i should that my luck turned the right way. it was a i've been telling this story now it's nearly 60 years since my shark attack and i've had to tell it so often. i can relive it. and remember, most of the bits about it. so it's a it's got me a lot of free drinks around the world. i can tell you rightly so . rightly so. >> can you tell me about the terror of being attacked by one of these creatures , the emotions of these creatures, the emotions as it's happening ? as it's happening?

>> yeah , i was in the south >> yeah, i was in the south australian spearfishing championships . there were 40 championships. there were 40 divers and we had to weigh in at two of each species of fish and spearfishing in those days was a fairly big thing and hardly anybody had entered the sea and knew much about sharks . you knew much about sharks. you know, in those days the best shark was a dead shark and if you know every shark and there were so many hundreds, i see you've got a great white bear on the on the screen now. and it was amazing. i had never seen one before. i swam well offshore trying to get a special fish called a dusky morwong. and i dived holding my breath. i dived down in about 20m of water and i was just saw the fish i wanted and i was drifting in with my gun in front of me and just i knew i had that fish . i was so knew i had that fish. i was so close and i was just about to

squeeze the trigger when this huge thump and crash hit me in the chest, knocked the gun out of my hand. the mask off my face, and i was held through the water faster than i'd ever swam before. first of all, i thought i'd been hit by a train. i don't know. but that just ended my mind. and then i realised i was underwater and it had to be a giant shark . now, i talked to giant shark. now, i talked to a couple of the guys about what we could do to protect ourselves, so i gouged its eyes as much as i could, and it seemed to let me go and i pushed off. but my hand went in its mouth right over its big white teeth, and i dragged them out. and i before it could bite me again, i put my arms around its body in a bear hug and held on so i couldn't bite me. and then i realised i'm still 20m underwater holding my breath and i'm going to drown. so i hid it to the surface and i got up and took one breath. and then i this memories that i have

now of this big head coming towards me with big white teeth through pink water, which is all my blood. and it's coming. and i thought, i have nothing to protect myself. what can i do? what can i do? i kicked as hard as i could and i kicked at the shark's head . but it turned and shark's head. but it turned and swallowed two fish that i had on a buoy and that was connected to my waist . and the shark grabbed my waist. and the shark grabbed that dive and dragged me underwater again. so i'm spinning , underwater again. so i'm spinning, spinning, spinning behind the rope . and i'm trying behind the rope. and i'm trying to reach the rope with my good hand because my right hand was badly mangled and i couldn't find the quick release . but a find the quick release. but a miracle happened. the line broke. the shark had actually severed three quarters of the way through the line when it bit me around the chest. so i managed to get to the surface. and another miracle, a boat was coming over to look what all this red water was and i came up

in the middle of it and they dragged me in, raced me into hospital at st speeds. the ambulance had two policemen with sirens on the front of it and they stopped all the red lights and the doctor stitched me up and the doctor stitched me up and he he was quite pleased with himself that i survived . yeah. i himself that i survived. yeah. i mean the, the, the medics . mean the, the, the medics. >> rodney, rodney, the medics did a great job. this was in 1963. n0 did a great job. this was in 1963. no disrespect, did a great job. this was in 1963. no disrespect , but they 1963. no disrespect, but they didn't have the technology or the expert sees that we have now, did they? how long was your recuperation ? recuperation? >> it was a 4 or recuperation? >> itwasa4or5 recuperation? >> it was a 4 or 5 hour operation. somebody worked on my hand while the other guy worked on my chest and my lung. i had 29 stitches in my lung. and i asked the doctor how they went about it, which was quite interesting, really. he he was a bit of a dry doctor in his speech and he said to me, well, first of all, we put 29 stitches

in the lung . there was a little in the lung. there was a little bit left over . so we gave it cut bit left over. so we gave it cut it off and gave it to the hospital. cat then he said we pulled in the diaphragm and then we had to join up all of the ribs because every rib in your left side was broken . we joined left side was broken. we joined up the ribs and then the muscles. and then like any good plumber, he said, we covered in the hole and then i think everybody prayed and i managed to survive . to survive. >> well, look, i'm so glad you did. >> you're a wonderful man. after a long recovery, you faced your fears. you started the rodney fox shark expeditions. the world's only ocean floor shark cage experience. you established the fox shark research foundation with the aim of educating people about the importance of these animals. for the ecosystem. and you advised on the movie jaws. it's been a privilege to have you on the show. rodney. keep on fighting. brilliant stuff . what a story . brilliant stuff. what a story. thanks so much. more to come.

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scotland is the place to be. 1 or 2 showers for shetland as well as orkney. the odd shower for aberdeen but otherwise northern scotland fine. south east england starts fine before some light rain arrives by the afternoon. it's outbreaks of rain widely elsewhere as a strengthening breeze . strengthening breeze. unseasonable conditions really especially towards the south—west and west into sunday. it stays breezy in the south, especially around coasts, but brighter skies, events appear with quite a number of showers in the south. this area of rain across northern england will persist and that's likely to lead to large rainfall totals by monday . that's sinking away, monday. that's sinking away, replaced by showers as the temperatures rising . temperatures rising. >> boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on gb news . news >> boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on gb news. news coming up in my take attend the cancellation of nigel farage's bank account is a war on free speech. >> a war on british values and a war on the people. britain is

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back on the eco agenda ? and mark back on the eco agenda? and mark dolan tonight is the home of the papers with tomorrow's front pages from exactly 1030 sharp . pages from exactly 1030 sharp. so a busy hour to come. put something cold and fizzy in the fridge or fire up the kettle . it fridge or fire up the kettle. it is friday night. let's have a debate . let's have a bit of an debate. let's have a bit of an argument, a little bit of to and fro and let's have some fun along the way. lots and lots to get through. i'll be dealing with coutts bank, natwest, the cancellation nigel farage, with coutts bank, natwest, the cancelhas)n nigel farage, with coutts bank, natwest, the cancelhas implications arage, with coutts bank, natwest, the cancelhas implications forje, with coutts bank, natwest, the cancelhas implications for you which has implications for you and me. but first, the headlines with rory . with rory. >> thank you very much, mark. well despite a double by—election loss for the conservatives, the prime minister says a victory in uxbndge minister says a victory in uxbridge and south ruislip shows the next general election is not

a done deal. labour won selby and ainsty was the liberal democrats took somerton and frome, both overturning majorities of around 20,000. rishi sunak says he plans to deliver for the people. westminster has been acting like the next election is a done deal >> the labour party has been acting like it's a done deal. the people of uxbridge just told all of them that it's not mid—term by elections are rarely easy for incumbent governments. these are no different. and look , the reality is the circumstances of these byelections are far from favourable. it's reminder to favourable. it's a reminder to politicians that we need to focus on matters to people focus on what matters to people and be distracted by what's and not be distracted by what's going westminster. going on in westminster. >> but labour leader sir keir starmer says people want to see change. you voted for change, you put your trust in the labour party and we hear you. >> we hear that cry for change away from the chaos, away from those rising bills, the crumbling of public services, a

cry for change and we will deliver . we will deliver through deliver. we will deliver through keir mather here and will deliver with the next labour government . and the leader of government. and the leader of the liberal democrats, sir ed davey, says to support for his party has strengthened . party has strengthened. >> previously i've been talking about the blue wall in places like hertfordshire, oxfordshire, cambridgeshire , buckinghamshire, cambridgeshire, buckinghamshire, bedfordshire, surrey and sussex. all true blue heartlands, all those true blue heartlands, if you like, the home counties where liberal where it's now the liberal democrats really challenging the conservatives. we have conservatives. now we have a second front in west country second front in the west country , our traditional heartlands, if you liberal you like, the liberal traditional that traditional heartlands. that means force to be means that we are force to be reckoned with the next reckoned with in the next general election . general election. >> well, another news tonight, the trial for the former us president, donald trump's classified documents case that will take place on the 20th of may next year. that's less than six months ahead of the us presidential election. trump is the current front runner for the republican nomination. in that race, as around 3000 asylum

seekers will be housed in non—hotel sites by the autumn . non—hotel sites by the autumn. this includes bibby stockholm barge in dorset and former military sites in essex and lincolnshire . it's part of the lincolnshire. it's part of the government's plan to reduce the use of hotels in housing migrants, which costs taxpayers £6 million a day. migrants, which costs taxpayers £6 million a day . tributes £6 million a day. tributes continue to pour in for legendary american singer tony bennett , who has legendary american singer tony bennett, who has died at the age of 96. he released more than 70 albums over a seven decade career. he sold millions of records around the world, winning 20 grammy award says he died in his hometown of . new died in his hometown of. new york. tv online dab+ radio and on tunein. this is gb news. now, though, back to .

though, back to. mark >> thanks, rory. welcome to mark dolan. tonight in the newsmaker . as sir keir starmer blames the london mayor's environmental policies for labour's by—election defeats are the pubuc by—election defeats are the public turning their back on the eco agenda? mark dolan tonight is the home of the papers with tomorrow's front pages from exactly 1030 sharp plus my top punst exactly 1030 sharp plus my top pundits will be nominating their headune pundits will be nominating their headline heroes and back page zeroes , big stories, big guests, zeroes, big stories, big guests, and always big opinions. don't forget the papers at 1030. but first, my take . at ten pick first, my take. at ten pick a fight with nigel farage at your peril. as coots, the elite bank have just found out after being told his account was to be closed and given no reason as to why he used his platform to pursue the issue after for an outright lie from the bank

leaked to a bbc journalist that he wasn't wealthy enough to have an account. the ensuing media storm has shamed coots into releasing a 40 page dossier , releasing a 40 page dossier, proving that all of this was political, not nigel farage was punished. not just for having brought about brexit, which is mentioned over 80 times in the dossier , but for having views on dossier, but for having views on net zero illegal immigration and the war in ukraine and he was guilty of the heinous crime of sharing a hilarious clip from ricky gervais about trans ideology on twitter . ricky gervais about trans ideology on twitter. none of this discourse is acceptable to coots . the message to farage and coots. the message to farage and others is very clear don't debate any of these issues. don't ask questions and don't have the wrong opinions. just shut up or we'll take away your bank account . the shut up or we'll take away your bank account. the bbc's business edhon bank account. the bbc's business editor, simon jack, who seems to know jack about reporting , still

know jack about reporting, still hasn't taken down the misleading and erroneous tweets about farages finances being the reason . well, nigel being nigel reason. well, nigel being nigel stood his ground and the truth finally emerged, as it always does , with an apology from dame does, with an apology from dame alice rose, the head honcho of natwest, who own coots . natwest, who own coots. disgracefully this mealy mouthed apology, which does say sorry for the bank's behaviour and promises to look at their processes, does not involve an offer to restore his coots bank account. i think he should sue them to get his account back just to prove a point . the just to prove a point. the government and the regulators have been asleep at the wheel for too long on this and they've yielded too readily to something called esg . g environmental, called esg. g environmental, social and corporate governance. what is that? well in other words, it is corporate level wokery. is it too much to ask them to stick to mortgages , them to stick to mortgages, loans and savings accounts ? we

loans and savings accounts? we can but dream having a bank account is a human right. can but dream having a bank account is a human right . and account is a human right. and when people say it's a private business, they can choose which customers they would like to have. that is rubbish. banking is critical. infrastructure in a free society and to deprive someone of it for their political views would be like switching off their electricity , i.e. unplugging their broadband or turning off their water. let's be honest, i shouldn't give them ideas as we need strong laws to prevent this kind of thing happening to anyone that's deemed guilty of wrong thing, like the friendly vicar , the reverend richard vicar, the reverend richard fothergill , who was asked for fothergill, who was asked for feedback from the yorkshire building society about his banking experience. well, he accused the bank of social engineering and asked why there were so many pride flags in the bank's branches given that they are a bank. well for sharing that view, his account was closed. that should not be allowed. that should be illegal. all unfortunate . this

all unfortunate. this ideological tyranny is growing and spreading within all of our institutions, not just banking , institutions, not just banking, but the media, politics, education, the arts, museums , education, the arts, museums, arms, corporations, the civil service and most of the public sector . it is terrifying. a new sector. it is terrifying. a new religion is taking grip of our society and if you don't follow its scripture, its holy creed, you will be excommunicated . you will be excommunicated. covid. britain is becoming institutionally woke and soon it will be too late to turn back the tide . the idea of this the tide. the idea of this country being a free, open, tolerant , democratic society is tolerant, democratic society is diminishing by the day. banking is just one example of this growing wave of intolerance . and growing wave of intolerance. and how dare these corporate bullies weaponize the public's access to bank accounts for daring to have views on brexit? illegal immigration , trans ideology or immigration, trans ideology or net zero views? many of which are shared by millions upon millions of ordinary brits. for

example , all over 17 million example, all over 17 million people voted for brexit. should they have their bank accounts closed? coots were coots red handed, enforcing the twisted ideology of the woke taliban . ideology of the woke taliban. but they're not the only ones the natwest boss is just the tip of the iceberg . if we don't of the iceberg. if we don't tackle this ideological capture of our institutions, it doesn't end well. you can bank on that . end well. you can bank on that. what do you think? markets gbnews.com or get to your email shortly. reacting to my take at ten my top pundits tonight writer and broadcaster nina myskow , journalist and myskow, journalist and commentator benedict spence and the leader of ukip , former the leader of ukip, former conservative mp and lawyer, a very talented man , neil very talented man, neil hamilton. great to have all three of you with me. benedict, your reaction to this latest apology from coots? an apology, but no restoration of nigel

farage's bank account? >> no, no restoration , although >> no, no restoration, although i don't suppose nigel farage would want to bank with coots after everything that's happened, i would have actually thought that be the thought that that would be the opposite of what he would have wanted. presumably to wanted. he'd presumably want to go alternative sources go and find alternative sources of banking. this whole thing. i know of very know that it is sort of very sinister up to point, but sinister up to a point, but i also thought that it was rather amusing in a way, because of course, dossier mr course, this dossier that mr farage discovered suggested that the posed the bank believed that he posed some reputational damage some sort of reputational damage to them if he continues to bank with them. but nobody knew nigel farage with coots before farage banked with coots before or they they decided to de bank him. even fewer people cared, frankly, where he did , where he frankly, where he did, where he conducted his banking . this is conducted his banking. this is an entirely a self inflicted meme , the sort of firestorm meme, the sort of firestorm where lots of people now i suspect , are very unhappy about suspect, are very unhappy about this because ultimately, again, another rather amusing aspect to this is coutts bank described itself as an inclusive organisation. it isn't. it is

the definition of an exclusive organisation , asian and many organisation, asian and many other people who bank there will have looked at all of this and thought, well, this is unwanted attention that's being brought on the institution and how are we to know that the people, the sort people that made this sort of people that made this very decision, might not very stupid decision, might not go make other very go out and make other very stupid decisions around other customers? speaking , it customers? broadly speaking, it is a massive, is just a massive, self—inflicted injury. and i do have to say i find that quite amusing when you see supposedly very sensible institutions egon's sort of shanghaiing themselves quite so spectacularly . there is spectacularly. there is something quite amusing about that. >> e briefly, if that. >> briefly, if you e briefly, if you can, >> nina, briefly, if you can, this isn't really about nigel farage. >> this is about anybody watching or listening to this show who could have their bank account cancel killed for thinking the wrong things . thinking the wrong things. >> well, what i find extraordinary is the hypocrisy of the bank , because you know of the bank, because you know where do african despots multi—million owners, billionaires, where does their money go? >> the .mafia? >> the .mafia?

>> well, all of these people, they presumably are serviced by they presumably are serviced by the banks, criminals are serviced by the banks. and the city of london is has been awash with filthy money for decades . with filthy money for decades. and so that's the hypocrisy that i find the worst part of it. i really you know, anything to do with money stinks, basically. and they've just proved it to you right , and they've just proved it to you right, neil, the clock is against us. >> your reaction to this? i don't think it's about nigel. i think nigel is an important test case. yes. >> yeah, well, nigel just happens to be in a position to do something about very very do something about it. very very publicly. a way that the bank publicly. in a way that the bank never contemplate could happen. but is most sinister about but what is most sinister about this is not just coote's, of course . throughout the whole of course. throughout the whole of big corporate britain, big business, corporate britain, this woke has now taken this woke culture has now taken root and who knows how sinister this is going to become unless something is done about it. how idiotic the directors and officers of these banks are to

think that it was a proper way to behave towards their customers, you know, banks and indeed companies generally have two groups of people to whom they owe their loyalty, first of all, to their customers and secondly to their shareholder. those it's not for them to decide what's good or bad morally or politically . morally or politically. >> well, i think i think people to decide. >> i agree with you, neil. i think what's happened this is a war on free speech. it's a war on british values and it's a war on british values and it's a war on the people . your reaction, on the people. your reaction, mark, at cbnnews.com . now, don't mark, at cbnnews.com. now, don't forget, we've got the papers at 1030 sharp. we're expecting some explosive headlines. but next, as to keir starmer blames the london mayor's environmental policies for labour's by—election defeat. are the pubuc by—election defeat. are the public their back on the public turning their back on the eco agenda? that's

radio. >> the emails are coming in thick and fast. a massive reaction to my take at ten. the woke taliban are now effectively

running the country. we saw that with the cancellation of nigel farage's account. it's not farage's bank account. it's not only nigel. next time it only about nigel. next time it could and it could be me could be you and it could be me for the crime of thinking the wrong thing, lynn says. mark not only everything only banks, but it's everything around they're just isn't around us. they're just isn't any customer service anymore . any customer service anymore. it's no longer. the customer is always . it's consumer always right. it's the consumer does isn't get treated properly by the company that they're giving their service to . mark giving their service to. mark says. 80 carter is it not time that stonewall were declared a terrorist organisation? they seem to be terrorising all these organisations into buying into their ideology. thank you for that. actually it's signed off as diane. what a lovely name that is. diane and last but not least, richard says hi. martin nigel farage should sue cootes for millions and christopher dear mark, the move towards more wokeism in the uk has a name. it's called fascism and it affects politics. the corporate sector and our institutions. it's madness and it must be stopped, says christopher. keep

those emails coming. mark cbnnews.com. it's time now for the newsmaker in which we speak to a fearless commentator on the big stories of the day. and with the tories enjoying a surprise victory in the uxbridge and south ruislip constituency yesterday amid public anger about the london mayor's environmental policies, including the controversial all ultra low emission zone or ulez, which will see ordinary brits pay a which will see ordinary brits pay a daily charge of £12.50 to use their car. are the public beginning to turn their back on the eco agenda we know about? go woke, go broke , but does net woke, go broke, but does net zero mean zero votes? let's speak to the top columnist at the spectator , author and star the spectator, author and star of the popular tv politics channel of the popular tv politics channel, alexandra marshall. alexandra great to have you back on the show. do you notice a change in the public mood in regards to eco policies? >> well , it's not regards to eco policies? >> well, it's not just you guys in the united kingdom. in australia, we've just had a by—election and the greens have suffered a massive swing against

them and it has to do with our rising obsession with things like wind turbines which are starting to impact the australian landscape and so that's why we're getting a backlash. but you guys are getting a backlash because of the taxes and the insane amount of money that green energy and green politics appears to cost the ordinary working person and that's what this has become. it's become an excuse to tax people more without affecting any behaviour any fundamental change behaviour . and even people . and even the people responsible for these so—called low emission zones , you know, low emission zones, you know, they admit that it doesn't stop people driving because people from driving because these working cities. london these are working cities. london is a city that to function. is a city that has to function. you can't just stop from you can't just stop cars from coming into london. but what you can do is rip off a little layer of tax from them and make people just that little bit poorer and that little bit more miserable. when they're go about when they're trying to go about their when they're trying to go about the well, this is global, isn't >> well, this is global, isn't it? as you say, you're seeing it down under. we've got it in britain. there's public anger in holland about the repurposing of farmland or islands with the

slaughtering of cattle. it seems the eco agenda is driven by an elected elite, sorry, unelected elites. is there enough people power to actually stop this ? power to actually stop this? >> you're being a little bit kind to the netherlands . i >> you're being a little bit kind to the netherlands. i mean, it's a complete collapse of their government as the farmers have finally , after all these have finally, after all these years, been fighting against. they've got some public attention. and the rest of the world is watching that part of the world saying, well, if they can come after those farmers, they can come after our farmers can come after those farmers, thecause :ome after our farmers can come after those farmers, thecause :omepolicy, )ur farmers can come after those farmers, thecause:omepolicy, as farmers , because the policy, as you rightly point out, is global. it's in the europe as it is in australia, as it is in canada . australia, as it is in canada. and everywhere you go, people are thinking to themselves, well, gee, we need to able to well, gee, we need to be able to eat food. it's one thing to eat food. so it's one thing to say let's green politics, say let's have green politics, but everyone's starves to but if everyone's starves to death, you didn't exactly achieve your and the achieve your goals. and the ordinary person sitting back thinking themselves , this is thinking to themselves, this is madness . thinking to themselves, this is madness. this thinking to themselves, this is madness . this is not doing thinking to themselves, this is madness. this is not doing what they said. and as one of our politicians wrote other day politicians wrote the other day in spectator magazine, how

in the spectator magazine, how much has this trillions and trillions of dollars actually bought? has it shifted the thermostat a fraction of a thermostat even a fraction of a degree? and the answer is no, it has it? has not. it? >> and of course, we sacrifice ourselves the west and the ourselves in the west and the developed world, whilst china and others pollute for fun . and others pollute for fun. there is a counterargument to this, though , alexandra. the this, though, alexandra. the majority of climate scientists would argue that temperatures are rising. we are heading for catastrophe, so we must act . catastrophe, so we must act. their argument is it's a lot less costly now than it will be if we wait too long. >> these will be the same alarmists who live right at sea level in their mansions in the pacific ocean and keep saying the sea levels are rising and of course they are not. and the idea that it's a majority of scientists has been debunked many times what is many times. what we have is a political movement that decided to pick apocalypse in the to pick an apocalypse in the future, and that future never seems arriving. but at the seems to be arriving. but at the same time, they use that in order to extort an absolute fortune , mostly out of the fortune, mostly out of the western working class , which has western working class, which has done if people actually

done nothing. if people actually believe that world was going believe that the world was going to they not be to end, they would not be setting foot private jets setting foot in private jets every other weekend. indeed >> of course, we're seeing >> and of course, we're seeing the likes of stop did the likes of just stop oil. did erupting ordinary, hard working brits trying to go about their business and now members of the pubuc business and now members of the public are taking the law into their own hands. the people are not happy. alexandra >> well, these are poor working class people who have to feed their kids, afford their house and, you know, cry financial crisis. the last thing they want to deal with is an upper middle class child sitting in the middle of the freeway when they're trying to get to work. and people who protest it and these people who protest it and entire protest idea is and their entire protest idea is let's disrupt. it's same as let's disrupt. it's the same as extinction rebellion, except just stop oil, expose their movement as being vacuous by throwing oil throwing paint over oil paintings and trying to say that's going to the that's going to change the world. everyone gee, world. and everyone went, gee, you i don't think you know what? i don't think that's think that's actually i don't think your activism any real your activism has any real meaning. by disrupting the meaning. but by disrupting the working class, what they're proving that movements proving is that these movements don't ordinary

don't care about the ordinary person. they attention person. they are attention seeking activists who appear to all come from the comfy upper class . class. >> check out alexandra's brilliant tv network. her twitter handle , and indeed her twitter handle, and indeed her fantastic columns in the spectator australia . alexandra spectator australia. alexandra marshall will catch up soon. great to have you on the show . great to have you on the show. brilliant stuff. will look so much more to get through the papers at 1030 sharp. but let me give you a sneak preview of a fascinating story in tomorrow's telegraph. take a look at this . telegraph. take a look at this. pm urged by cabinet to abandon eco policy, rishi sunak should consider abandoning key net zero pledges in the wake of the shock uxbndge pledges in the wake of the shock uxbridge byelection win. cabinet ministers have said. so is rishi sunak about to change direction with his eco policies ? would it with his eco policies? would it win him the next election? would you vote conservative if they scaled back their net zero plans? let me know. mark gbnews.com we've got the papers next. so much to get through.

but first, the weather . but first, the weather. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. hello again. on. gb news. hello again. >> it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast damp and breezy for many of us this weekend, particularly during saturday. feeling the rain. but feeling cool under the rain. but signs of something a little brighter for many, albeit not for all. by sunday weather fronts are streaming in from the west. they are now thickening up the cloud for many places, bringing spells of rain overnight to northern ireland and into western scotland , and into western scotland, north—west england, as well as much of north wales dribs and drabs of rainfall for south wales, south—west england staying dry and clear for the south—east of england. although with the breeze picking up a lot of cloud cover, it's a mild night for many. the one exception northern scotland exception in northern scotland mid single figures here with some first thing and some sunshine first thing and actually after actually if you're after sunshine this weekend, northern scotland is the place to be. 1

or 2 showers for shetland as well as orkney. the odd shower for aberdeenshire but otherwise northern scotland fine. south east england starts fine before some light rain arrives by the afternoon . it's outbreaks of afternoon. it's outbreaks of rain while elsewhere a strengthening breeze unseasonable conditions really especially towards the southwest and west into sunday. it stays breezy in the south, especially around coasts , but brighter around coasts, but brighter skies eventually appear with quite a number of showers in the south. this area of rain across northern england will persist and that's likely to lead to large rainfall totals by monday. that's sinking away , replaced by that's sinking away, replaced by showers . showers. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> you are watching mark dolan tonight. we are just a couple of minutes away from tomorrow's papers. plus my pundits will nominate their headline heroes and back page zeroes of the day.

plus the results of our poll. are the public turning their back on the eco agenda? all of thatis back on the eco agenda? all of that is next.

>> you're listening to news . radio >> great to have your company mark dolan tonight. we're back tomorrow and sunday of course. now, we've been asking you in an exclusive mark dolan tonight peoples poll as sir keir starmer blames the london mayor's environmental policies for labour's by—election defeat yesterday, are the public turning their back on the eco agenda for oh my goodness, that's a substantial majority there. 93% say yes. 7% say no . there. 93% say yes. 7% say no. an overwhelming result. it is 1030. it's time for this . we've 1030. it's time for this. we've got tomorrow's front pages. hot off the press. we start with the i paper and they lead with this tory is fear wipe—out with 150

mps now facing axe conservative party under pincer attack from labourin party under pincer attack from labour in the north of england and lib dems in the south west as big byelection defeats leave sunak exposed . tory sources sunak exposed. tory sources believe the party could lose up to 150 mp5 believe the party could lose up to 150 mps in next year's election . daily mail next. after election. daily mail next. after two byelection, disasters tory grandees warning to rishi go true blue or face wipe—out rishi sunak must return to true blue ways to win the next election. he was told tax cuts and housebuilding would lure back the many voters who stayed away from the polls, resulting in two bruising byelection defeats . the bruising byelection defeats. the pm also faced calls to axe the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars after london's ulez scheme cost labour the third seat that was up for grabs by the independent starmer crows. we've changed labour is ready for power. sunak bleats. it's

not a done deal. for power. sunak bleats. it's not a done deal . a very partisan not a done deal. a very partisan reporting there in the independent tories reel from historic drubbing as they lose two of three safe seats in a result that would see blair scale landslide if replicated nationwide. also two keys for labour 25 year old keir martha becomes baby of the house after overturning a 20,000 conservative majority . okay, conservative majority. okay, let's have a look now at the mirror singing legend tony bennett dies aged 96. what a legend. what a star. my brilliant pundit nina myskow knew the man well and we'll talk about him in 15 minutes time. also so england's first game raw us on lions is ready to bring the world cup home. millions will tune in to the big clash at 10:30 am. the times now sunak aims to divide and rule after poll setback. rishi sunak is preparing to launch a more aggressive political campaign in an attempt to shift labour's

lead in the polls with divisive policies on crime , migrant boats policies on crime, migrant boats and transgender rights. the pm insisted that the next general election was not a done deal after losing two by elections , after losing two by elections, sunak took succour from holding uxbndge sunak took succour from holding uxbridge and south ruislip. the prime minister privately acknowledges that after eight months are trying to restore order within tory ranks, he needs a change in pace. emphasis and approach . the daily express and approach. the daily express rishi all isn't lost next election. not a done deal. the guardian shattering defeat for tories in cry for change that cry for change of course. a quote from keir starmer who says that's what yesterday's results demonstrate. tony bennett, 1926 to 2023 daily star. get ready to roar. that's the football and pentagon chief. the fear of a nasty surprise keeps me awake at night. boo is the headline. the pentagon's top ufo hunter has admitted he's frightened of a

technical extra terrestrial surprise that could threaten planet earth. well frankly, let's put it in charge, he couldn't do a worse job. there you go. is it easy? is it he or is it she? or is it they them? who even knows? it's got a long finger, hasn't he? let's now get reaction to the big stories of the day with the brilliant writer and broadcaster nina myskow , the fabulous journalist myskow, the fabulous journalist and commentator benedict spence and commentator benedict spence and the leader of ukip, neil hamilton . and the leader of ukip, neil hamilton. neil, i'll discard the ex tory mp because that's just a long time ago and you've moved on looking at the state of the tory party at the moment. the i weekend suggesting a wipe out of 150 mp5. weekend suggesting a wipe out of 150 mps. are you glad you're not on those tory backbenches yeah, well of course it's not really a tory party anymore. >> that's their problem. that's why they're in the mess that they're in. this has caused some echoes of the 92 to 97 parliament to me because after

the collapse of the exchange rate mechanism in september 1992, the tory party's poll ratings fell off a cliff and they bounced along horizontally right up until the inevitable wipe—out in 1997. so for all the bravado and tigerish enthusiasm that the shirtless shirty prime minister was showing on tv earlier on, you know, he can't really do anything to affect the inevitable result. there's enough time for any change of policy to take effect and be recognised by the public. >> but if, if the public want a properly conservative tory party why are they about to elect a labour government? >> but of course, and what difference there between difference is there between these parties have these three parties who have each a member of each elected a member of parliament actually, you parliament today? actually, you know all wedded to tax know, they're all wedded to tax and spend policies. they're all wedded to, to open door immigration effectively. they're all wedded to crazy economic effects of green lunatic policies. and so on and so

forth. you could hardly put a cigarette paper between them in practical terms, where's the evidence that the british public want a proper conservative government >> after all, the small parties, yours included , are still yours included, are still fledgling. really >> i mean, this is the paradox i think, of these byelection results and indeed all the by—election results we've had in recent times, the public, it's all a reflection of the first past the post electoral system. of course, where the winner takes all, regardless of the small , less takes all, regardless of the small, less of takes all, regardless of the small , less of the percentage of small, less of the percentage of the vote they get in an individual constituency . and individual constituency. and each of the parties relies upon people voting for them because they're not as bad as any of the others. and that's their pitch basically. but where is the vision with keir starmer? does anybody know what this labour party actually stands for? i mean, they've been conducting a kind of boston tea party of throwing policies overboard ever since became leader after the since he became leader after the embarrassment jeremy corbyn embarrassment of jeremy corbyn in and similarly with the tories. and what do they stand

for which is different from labour? we've got the highest tax since attlee tax burden since the attlee government. today we have the highest levels of immigration everin highest levels of immigration ever in britain, nearly 750,000 people last year added to the uk population through migration alone. that's legal and illegal migration. you know, if the tories aren't any different from laboun tories aren't any different from labour, is it any wonder that they're losing support? >> well nina, do you think if the tories do recalibrate and shift to the right, that's a problem for labour? >> no, i don't think so. i think people have just been are heartily sick of the mess that the tories have made of it. you know, people are they say they're of , of a labour they're scared of, of a labour government and what they would do because we're not the labour government not fiscally government has not been fiscally responsible. what, what is responsible. well what, what is the, what is the party that is ruined us financially correct . ruined us financially correct. we're all on our knees financially , you know, and it's financially, you know, and it's not the labour government that have done it because thanks to lockdowns cheered on by keir starmer, captain lockdown himself other

himself, you look every other country had to deal country has had to deal with lockdown have come out of lockdown and we have come out of it worse financially . we are we it worse financially. we are we are absolutely ridiculous. i mean america what the inflation rate in the us 3% look at, you know unbelievable. so no , it's know unbelievable. so no, it's not it's not that we are just fed up with this incompetent bunch of nincompoops who have ruined our lives. instead, they've ruined our lives and no i >> -- >> and if you don't like these boots, i have others. >> i'll make one thing clear that whoever emailed in, i don't vote labour. i haven't voted labour since the iraq. >> you're not a labour supporter per se. >> i am not a labour supporter. >> i am not a labour supporter. >> would you suggest would you suggest your politically to the left where would you? left or where would you? >> politically right in the >> i'm politically right in the centre. the middle. centre. i'm right in the middle. well, many people well, that's where many people feel that way. >> do you think about this >> what do you think about this headune >> what do you think about this headline in daily mail? headline in the daily mail? benedict true blue or face benedict go true blue or face wipe—out rishi benedict go true blue or face wipe— ist rishi benedict go true blue or face wipe— is that rishi benedict go true blue or face wipe— is that good rishi benedict go true blue or face wipe— is that good advice?hi sunak is that good advice? >> no, it's rubbish. ultimate you know, asked the question

you know, you asked the question , does the electorate want a true blue government? no, they don't. and you every time, whenever i come on shows like yours and other shows like that and you have people sort of texting and they say, what rishi needs he needs some needs to do is he needs some proper conservative policies. and struck by what and i'm always struck by what those the views those policies are in. the views of that are writing in is of people that are writing in is it low tax? is it high tax? is it low tax? is it high tax? is it state? is it big state? it small state? is it big state? they want to spend absolutely nothing of taxes, but nothing in terms of taxes, but they a huge beefed up they want a huge beefed up police force. they want lots of people prisons. the people in prisons. they want the nhs working. they want the nhs to be working. they want the education system to be working well. money for the troops. well. more money for the troops. they be they want their pensions to be looked after. and you kind of think right? is a small think so, right? is it a small tax is it a tax tax situation? is it a big tax situation? i another situation? i mean, another example immigration. they example is immigration. they say, to cut say, well, we need to cut down on immigration. okay do we on immigration. okay why do we need because we need immigration? because we aren't producing enough children in country, because we're aren't producing enough children in belowtry, because we're aren't producing enough children in below replacement ve're aren't producing enough children in below replacement and we we're below replacement and we have will we're below replacement and we hav people will we're below replacement and we hav people this will we're below replacement and we hav people this country will the people of this country actually back policies, actually then back policies, natal to say, let natal policies to say, let younger people get married, get on housing no, they on the housing ladders? no, they absolutely not. and it is

absolutely will not. and it is conservative predominant conservative voters predominant that housing that vote against new housing development communities development in small communities . they're all big on these things, just not near them. and that, i'm afraid, is part of the problem, is that the electorate themselves are very schizophrenic that schizophrenic on what it is that they actually want. is that schizophrenic on what it is that theysayinglly want. is that schizophrenic on what it is that theysaying thatant. is that schizophrenic on what it is that theysaying that what is that schizophrenic on what it is that theysaying that what they1at schizophrenic on what it is that theysaying that what they want old saying that what they want is us levels of taxing is they want us levels of taxing and they want scandinavian levels of public service and ultimately the tories are sort of running around in a bit of a mess. people want to know why it is rishi sunak isn't giving them these sort of blue blood policies. it's because he knows actually aren't vote actually those aren't vote winners. what people. winners. that's not what people. and why the labour and it's also why the labour party does get the party does not get off the fence on things it on major things because it doesn't really know what people want either. >> nina no, thing is, keir >> nina no, the thing is, keir starmer been very busy since starmer has been very busy since he elected in quashing he was elected and in quashing the left of his party, which he is pretty successfully done and he is, you know, he's, he has little charisma. >> you know, he's , he's a he's >> you know, he's, he's a he's a solid upright individual. and, and with, with decent sort of

value and that's about it . but value and that's about it. but he is quietly very , very, very he is quietly very, very, very tough. you know, he's he's he's he's quite ruthless behind the scenes and that ruthless ness will hopefully take him through. >> and we talked about that earlier with news that it's starmer versus sadiq khan , the starmer versus sadiq khan, the london mayor. >> now, i don't normally talk much about the london mayor because most of my viewers are outside london. i couldn't care about capital city, but it about the capital city, but it actually set of eco actually is a set of eco policies are bound to be policies which are bound to be rolled the country if rolled out across the country if eventually this sort of ulez thing . but starmer thrown thing. but starmer has thrown the london the labour the london mayor, the labour london under the bus. london mayor, under the bus. >> absolutely. >> well, absolutely. >> well, absolutely. >> and so should he's blamed >> and so he should he's blamed he's blamed the mayor for the loss of this seat to the tories. >> absolutely. because of khan's ulez policy. >> it was a one issue election . >> it was a one issue election. and the winning mp was steve a great big bloke isn't he. yeah. he, he just immediately said that. he didn't say , you know,

that. he didn't say, you know, thanks to rishi sunak and, and the wonders of the tory party and our wonderful, our five issues which nobody can remember apart from and stop the boats. um, you know he didn't say that. he just said ulez ulez all the way. >> it's a very perverse situation in benedict in which reading between the lines of what you're suggesting , that what you're suggesting, that both keir starmer and rishi sunak are trying to be tony blair. >> it's why i think there just isn't very much enthusiasm for either party because i think people can see that. and actually i don't think people really want blair, but that really want tony blair, but that is the ultimate that's the view of parties. what is wanted is the ultimate that's the view of a parties. what is wanted is the ultimate that's the view ofa sort)arties. what is wanted is the ultimate that's the view of a sort ofties. what is wanted is the ultimate that's the view ofa sort of aes. what is wanted is the ultimate that's the view ofa sort of a managerialvanted is the ultimate that's the view ofa sort of a managerial stylei is a sort of a managerial style person who's going to try to straddle the centre. and i think broadly, know, as much as , broadly, you know, as much as, as you said, you know, you know, c'est dumas has sort of had to go to war with the left of his party because we all saw that go to war with the left of his that wasn't electable. all of these sort of siren calls for rishi sunak of go real rishi sunak to sort of go real sort of red meat conservative. it cannot work. it cannot happen because actually, as much as people that want it,

people say that they want it, actually, it comes to actually, when it comes to election it just doesn't election time, it just doesn't bear out. >> they want. neil. neil what i'm. >> you failed to convince me, though. a long career, distinguished in distinguished career in politics. is the politics. but what is the problem the centre ground? problem with the centre ground? why the place why is that not still the place where are won and lost ? >> well, the 7 >> well, the centre ground moves, doesn't. it? all depends on happening in the on what's happening in the world. when margaret thatcher became prime minister, the centre to the left of centre was way to the left of where it was when she ceased to be prime minister. so politicians who are any good make the weather and they don't necessarily have to respond to it. that's the trouble with it. and that's the trouble with the managerialist that we've had in charge for so many years now. and keir starmer would be exactly the same. they're actually hopeless managers because they've no idea really what they want to do if they're constantly trying to tack to the wind, then they're never going to direct the boat in the direction in which they want it to go. and what we need is somebody with a vision of what

the tory party ought to do. sunak doesn't have that. i mean, he is the ultimate manager. nobody knows what his vision really is. he doesn't have one and he just wants to keep the ship on an even keel. and that's not enough . now, we've had not enough. now, we've had a tory government now for seven years and 13 yeah, but they were in coalition with the lib dems up until 2015. so for the last 7 or 8 years we've had an exclusive conservative government not look at the disaster , not look what's disaster, not look what's happened. i'm telling you, i agree with you on on that . this agree with you on on that. this is point i'm making that is the point i'm making that they've taken advantage of they've not taken advantage of they've not taken advantage of the opportunity that they've had. not even delivered had. they've not even delivered a proper brexit, for goodness sake. >> well, should sunak do >> well, should rishi sunak do something drastic to win your vote? >> what would that be? or is it starmer all the way? let me know. mark gbnews.com very much looking forward to the final part. we've got the sun newspaper coming in. an interesting headline to look at there. pundits will

there. plus my pundits will be nominating their heroes nominating their headline heroes and page zeroes. all of and back page zeroes. all of that in two minutes .

the emails are coming in thick and fast. what should rishi sunak do to secure your vote at the next election? how about this from david? hi mark. rishi sunak would get my vote if he ended eu control over northern ireland. neil will agree with that one. here we have richard mark. he should scrap inheritance tax part privatised health care , shrink the state to health care, shrink the state to the bare minimum . let us spend the bare minimum. let us spend our own money, ian says . mark. our own money, ian says. mark. there's one thing and one thing only that will save sunak and the tories stop the boats. there you go . keep those emails you go. keep those emails coming. i say that we're kind of getting towards the end of the show. i've loved having all of

your correspondence tonight. we're back tomorrow nine, of we're back tomorrow at nine, of course. let's have a look at the sun newspaper and they lead sun newspaper now. and they lead with . and it's bad with the following. and it's bad news, folks. getaway chaos, news, folks. some getaway chaos, hell queues, misery hits hell hole queues, misery hits roads and airports. britain's summer getaway ground to a halt today as holidaymakers were hit by delays via air land and sea, with millions setting off after schools broke up big queues formed on motorways and at airports and ferry terminals amid warnings of worse to come. okay, back back to me, if you can, alastair. and can i just say that if you're planning your holidays, i really hope you get away because i just think that the great british public deserve a bit of a break this year and a lovely summer. so whatever you're doing, i hope you get a break and i hope it all goes brilliantly. well now let's have a this great news. our a look at this great news. our next king, but one, prince george. he is ten and that's tomorrow . of course, there's an tomorrow. of course, there's an exclusive palace photo just

released. right. you won't have seen this on national television until right now. the princess of wales has just released this embargoed exclusive photograph of prince george, who is ten tomorrow. what a fine lad. he will be our king one day, and he already has the makings of a royal son. an heir. blimey i'm quite, quite happy how that came out. i sounded like a royal correspondent or something, didn't i? >> you did rather, i won't give up the day job. >> don't worry. listen, i'm very excited with my pundits tonight. writer and broadcaster nina myskow, journalist and commentator benedict and commentator benedict spence and the ukip , a very old the leader of ukip, a very old friend mine, neil hamilton . friend of mine, neil hamilton. look very, very interesting stuff . of course, we want to get stuff. of course, we want to get to in terms of your headline heroes and back page zeros, but very sad news today. the wonderful crooner, tony bennett, has died at the age of 96. he almost hit a century. he sold so many records , entertained so many records, entertained so many records, entertained so many people with that remarkable voice. here is a photograph of tony bennett in the company of my lovely pundit tonight, nina

myskow . take a look at this. myskow. take a look at this. there they are. now, nina, where were you when you met tony bennett? >> it was in hampstead at an art gallery. and it was the opening night of his exhibition of his paintings. he was he was a wonderful painter. and can wonderful painter. and you can just of it slightly just see some of it slightly behind there. but he had gone first college. i think. first to art college. i think. but no, he was lovely. he was he was charming. he a was utterly charming. he had a beautiful speaking and beautiful speaking voice and very , very attractive. very, very attractive. >> i was going to say what a great looking guy. yeah. great looking guy. yeah, yeah. >> and 2005. great looking guy. yeah, yeah. >> sod 2005. great looking guy. yeah, yeah. >> so 18�*005. great looking guy. yeah, yeah. >> so 18 years ago, he he. >> so 18 years ago, he he. >> that's remarkable. you still look fabulous. but here's here's the thing. a very the interesting thing. a very long sustained career and he long and sustained career and he managed to hold his own against frank sinatra. no mean feat. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> and sinatra always said that tony had had the best voice. the best voice. yes. i mean, i never heard tony singing live, but i did hear frank sinatra at the festival hall. must have been back in 1980, something like that. back in 1980, something like that . and he was absolutely that. and he was absolutely extraordinary . extraordinary. >> well, i love that love that voice. i left heart in san

voice. i left my heart in san francisco. so many other hits, a great classic crooner. they don't make them like that anymore. let's get your anymore. nina, let's get to your headune anymore. nina, let's get to your headline day. headline, hero of the day. someone that's caught your eye. >> hero is christopher nolan, >> my hero is christopher nolan, the director of oppenheimer, because he is bringing people back to the cinemas . and if you back to the cinemas. and if you try and get a ticket, it's really hard. they're disappearing. so fast. i'm seeing it on sunday and i can't wait. >> yes, indeed. of course, this is the guy that was the director of batman and inception. >> inception . >> inception. >> inception. >> it was a real innovator. absolutely innovator. >> and he's he's english. >> and he and he's he's english. so there you go. >> indeed, i did meet him. >> indeed, i did meet him. >> and he's a very charming guy, very down to earth well. very down to earth as well. often heimer, i must see it. i did see mission impossible 27, by the way. >> fantastic. a great movie. >> isn't it fun? don't you still love cruise? all those tom love tom cruise? all those tom cruise. amazing. >> got it. as has >> he's still got it. as has benedict, spence, benedict who's your today? your headline hero today? >> not a person. it's an >> it's not a person. it's an animal. a that's animal. there's a lion that's escaped from well, it's not escaped from well, it's not escaped from well, it's not escaped from a zoo in berlin. they don't know where it's escaped from. that's part of the

mystery, is that there is a lion and they have no where it's and they have no idea where it's come and it's just the come from. and it's just on the run in berlin. and i've just got a of for that. when a lot of time for that. when random animals escape into places shouldn't places where they shouldn't be and how they got and nobody knows how they got there, probably rich there, it's probably some rich numpty an exotic numpty with with an exotic animal. almost certainly it's a bit of step the bit of a step up from the tamworth it's it's quite tamworth two. it's it's quite it's sort high octane know it's sort of high octane know there's an element of to there's an element of danger to it as element of drama. it as an element of drama. but you hopefully gets you know, hopefully it gets resolved. think anybody resolved. i don't think anybody actually to be a line actually wants that to be a line long term, just in the munich in the suburb, you're going the berlin suburb, you're going to bank account to get your bank account cancelled just cancelled because you've just you've cancelled because you've just youapparently a lioness. >> apparently it's a lioness. >> apparently it's a lioness. >> is it? yeah. >> oh, is it? yeah. >>— >> oh, is it? yeah. >> well, has anybody asked it? >> well, has anybody asked it? >> such a bigot. >> you're such a bigot. >> you're such a bigot. >> anybody asked it? >> has anybody asked it? >> has anybody asked it? >> do we know? probably. well i think that's how identifies. think that's how it identifies. >> tell you that the >> let me tell you that the lionesses in australia and lionesses are in australia and they going for they are to going win for england. good luck, ladies. oh, look, clocks against us. look, the clocks against us. neil your neil hamilton. who's your headune neil hamilton. who's your heawell, to going nominate >> well, i'm to going nominate my friend nigel farage for my old friend nigel farage for his bank and making his exposure of bank and making that a touchstone for examining

the woke culture throughout corporate big business. britain. >> well done, nigel. nina, only a few seconds to go. your back. >> page zero. >> page zero. >> sidique khan ulez prevented the tories from being absolutely slaughtered and thereby releasing the people of this country from the absolute catastrophe that this government is okay. >> benedict your back. >> benedict your back. >> page zero. >> page zero. >> dame alison rose the ceo of natwest and coutts bank, who, as i might have alluded to earlier , i think has not had the best week. is it her fault though, if a company under control, you a company under her control, you know some wayward member of staff, the buck stops with the person at the top and i think that the apology that was issued was as wholesome and full as was not as wholesome and full as it could have, including was not as wholesome and full as it restoration.d have, including was not as wholesome and full as it restoration of1ave, including was not as wholesome and full as it restoration of1avecouttsding the restoration of his coutts account. the restoration of his coutts acc briefly, your back. >> briefly, neil, your back. page zero. >> well, i'm to nominate >> well, i'm going to nominate kate the great satan, the european in european union, because in the last have referred to last week they have referred to the falkland islands as the islas malvinas , thus reigniting islas malvinas, thus reigniting

in the minds of the argentines the constitutional status of the falklands might somehow be altered . altered. >> it's like we had never won that war. >> we did win that war. many brave troops achieved that great victory in 1983. my thanks to my fantastic most fantastic pundits. most importantly to for your importantly to you for your company. we're back tomorrow at nine. headliners is next on the temperatures rising. >> boxt solar, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello again . it's aidan >> hello again. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast damp and breezy for many of us this weekend, particularly dunng this weekend, particularly during saturday. feeling cool under , but signs of under the rain, but signs of something a little brighter for many , albeit not for all. by many, albeit not for all. by sunday weather fronts are streaming in from the west. they are now thickening up the cloud for many places , bringing spells for many places, bringing spells of rain overnight to northern ireland into western scotland, north—west england, as well as much of north wales dribs and drabs of rainfall for south wales, south—west england

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