news it's 930 on thursday, july the 27th. >> this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson. it's dawn neesom today. >> good morning . and the >> good morning. and the chairman and the entire board of natwest are under pressure to resign as the bank faces an investigation into whether it broke the over nigel broke the law over nigel farage's banking scandal and the legendary irish singer sinead o'connor has died at the age of 56. we'll be reading out your tributes to chenault throughout the so please do get in

the show, so please do get in touch. news. com touch. gb views. gb news. com and evacuation orders have been put in place for the areas around two central greek cities . with wildfires continuing to rage . it comes as the entire rage. it comes as the entire island of rhodes is put into a state of emergency for the next six months. >> but you go on holiday to rhodes at the moment. not sure i would. and at the time of a cost of living crisis, british gas. 0h, of living crisis, british gas. oh, yes, of course they have have recorded an all time high half year profits. the results came millions of households came as millions of households continue pay continue to struggle to pay their bills . their energy bills. >> right. but let's know all your thoughts on all of that. >> british gas. i'm part of that. oh, yeah, absolutely. >> rip off. yeah it depends what bank you're with as well. you're not having a good week this week are depending on bank are you.7 depending on what bank you're whether are you? depending on what bank you're whether you're with you're with, whether you're with us. darling, they us. right. no darling, they wouldn't. you wouldn't. wouldn't accept you didn't enough didn't have quite enough money in considering what you

in the bank considering what you paid but all talking paid here. but all our talking points, to hear what you points, we want to hear what you think. what thinks. think. it's not what he thinks. funny enough, he thinks it is, but it's it's what but it's not. it's about what you email us at you think. so email us at gbviews@gbnews.com. first is your morning. here's your morning . news morning. news >> thank you very much , don. i'm >> thank you very much, don. i'm rory smith in the newsroom. wildfires in greece continue new despite a drop in temperatures as blazes have spread across the country for more than a week, killing three people and causing over 20,000 tourists to evacuate the roads. 61 more fires have erupted in greece in the last 24 hours, destroying farms and factories with farmers rushing to evacuate the remaining livestock. in albania, crews continue to battle the flames across the country's southern region, with emergency helicopters dropping water on affected areas. and in italy , affected areas. and in italy, drone footage shows the extent of devastation after a wildfire turned the hills surrounding a

fifth century temple to ash . fifth century temple to ash. well, back home, the met office warns that last year's summer , warns that last year's summer, the hottest year ever recorded in the uk, is a sign of things to come. it says that as long as people continue to emit greenhouse gases unchecked , the greenhouse gases unchecked, the earth will continue to heat up. scientists say that on our current emissions trajectory , current emissions trajectory, 2022 would be considered a cool year by the standards of 2100. the former ceo of natwest , dame the former ceo of natwest, dame alison rose, could be in line for a multi—million pound pay off following her resignation on the express. reports that a former ftse 100 chairman says ms rose could be paid her notice penod rose could be paid her notice period , which could be worth as period, which could be worth as much as £5 million. the source adds that if he were chairman, he would have fired the former executive, not to let her resign. it would not be known until next year if the payment is made . ireland us president

is made. ireland us president says the country has lost one of its greatest and most gifted composers , songwriters and composers, songwriters and performers . following the death performers. following the death of sinead o'connor. it's been said . seven hours and 50, 30 said. seven hours and 50, 30 days. the 56 year old became a worldwide sensation in 1990 with her version of nothing compares two u. originally written by prince charities in ireland, says she neared challenged and helped to change the country . helped to change the country. she . that's the up to date. but she. that's the up to date. but you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website thatis stories by visiting our website that is gbnews.com. now though, back to andrew and dawn . back to andrew and dawn. >> good morning. now natwest is facing an investigation by the

information commissioner's office into whether it broke data protection laws as the fallout from the farage d banking scandal continues. >> let's not forget it's still 40% owned by the taxpayer here and the banking group saw over three quarters of £1 billion of its value wiped off yesterday after chief executive dame alison rose resigned. she was fired effectively in the early hours. >> dame okay, now the entire board is facing calls to resign. last night , board is facing calls to resign. last night, nigel farage announced on this very channel his plan to force parliament to look at the laws that need changing. what my case has done is to lift the lid off a problem that was there anyway and i suspect this problem is much bigger than anybody realises. >> d banking has been happening on a very, very big scale across this country and it is men and women running small businesses and above all that are being targeted . the banks certainly targeted. the banks certainly don't want to take their cash any more. i will be in the

course of the next few days launching a website . it will be launching a website. it will be absolutely non political non party political in any way at all. it will just be for everyone that has been banked to get together and i'll be asking you for your details. i'll be asking which bank got rid of you. i'll be asking whether any reasons were given. i'll help people to understand how to put in subject access requests, which is how i found out the truth. and maybe if we can form thousands of us, maybe it'll be tens of thousands of us. if we can form a powerful lobby , we can form a powerful lobby, we can form a powerful lobby, we can get ministers and parliament to look at laws that need changing . oh, wow . changing. oh, wow. >> strong stuff, isn't it? rightly so as well. now, gb news presenter baroness arlene foster joins us in the studio to talk further about this story. arlene, this is the most appalling thing. i think i can remember for a long time. the fact that banks have this power over us all. >> it's not just that they've

broken data protection rules in sharing information about an account. it's the fact that they were keeping that sort of information on their clients to were keeping that sort of inforrwith.�*| on their clients to were keeping that sort of inforrwith. ion their clients to were keeping that sort of inforrwith. i mean, r clients to were keeping that sort of inforrwith. i mean, when1ts to were keeping that sort of inforrwith. i mean, when yom start with. i mean, when you look they were keeping look at what they were keeping on farage, they listed on nigel farage, they listed a whole range of things. oh, he's racist. he's that. racist. he's this, he's that. he's why are banks he's the other. why are banks keeping that sort of information? mean, are information? i mean, they are not ngos. they are there allegedly to look after our money and to keep it safe for us. but it also goes not just to banks , but much wider. there are banks, but much wider. there are many organisations now that are actually way beyond their remit and they're taking in. they're saying in an effort to be inclusive, we need to do this and we need to do that and actually they're turning inclusion on its head because if you don't agree with their views, you're out. >> it's the wrong thing again, isn't it? it's george orwell's 1980. >> it is. it is. it is. absolutely and i have to say, nigel farage, thank goodness he was has now was debunked because he has now been for everything been a catalyst for everything thatis been a catalyst for everything that is happening. >> you've been you've been hugely figure in your hugely political figure in your time. what do you think the bank

has you and are you your has got on you and are you your bank you tempted find out? >> i am, but i'm afraid what i might find out. and i think a lot of people are thinking the same. i've never had a difficulty with my thank difficulty with my bank, thank goodness. are many, goodness. but there are many, many people that goodness. but there are many, ma|coming people that goodness. but there are many, ma|coming forward. le that goodness. but there are many, ma|coming forward. and that goodness. but there are many, ma|coming forward. and i that goodness. but there are many, ma|coming forward. and i think are coming forward. and i think this why nigel is starting this is why nigel is starting this is why nigel is starting this campaign , setting this this campaign, setting up this website can come website so that people can come forward and say, i was debunked , understand why, but , couldn't understand why, but because ordinary because i'm just an ordinary person, could i about person, what could i do about it? >> think there would be >> you think there would be unanimity this issue? it's unanimity on this issue? it's not issue. it's not not a political issue. it's not party political . but on party political. but on yesterday, labour party had yesterday, the labour party had three different positions. so nick thomas—symonds, who's the shadow business development secretary, said, well, you know , if only they'd been more proactive about condemning other companies, such as the companies that run the felixstowe docks. then you had keir starmer reluctant, saying nigel starmer had been badly treated astonishingly , the shadow astonishingly, the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, she's a heartbeat away from being our chancellor of the exchequer, said on channel 4 news

yesterday. it's a disgrace the tories bullied a senior radical woman chief executive out of job. >> i couldn't believe what rachel reeves said yesterday. actually, i just phoned it incredible that she was turning it into to a gender issue and that if alison rose had had been a man, they wouldn't have bullied her in that fashion. i mean, frankly, female who mean, frankly, as a female who has in a political position has been in a political position , i find that quite offensive. actually you know, you don't just say, oh , well, because just say, oh, well, because she's woman, she's incapable she's a woman, she's incapable of you think? of doing wrong, don't you think? of incapable of of course she's incapable of doing she's doing wrong because she's a woman. she got it woman. no, sorry. she got it wrong. therefore, it was right that she went reluctantly by the looks of it. but let us not forget that her board backed her. forget that her board backed hen her forget that her board backed her. her board backed her. >> so do you think arlene , now >> so do you think arlene, now that our chairman, sir howard davis, who was due to retire next week, who said he backed her, had done nothing wrong? yeah yeah. next year, do you think should go now? nigel think he should go now? is nigel farage calling for the farage right in calling for the board not oh, board to go? not just. oh, i think so , because they didn't think so, because they didn't take action.

>> they actually backed her initially. and it was only, we're told, because of the attitude the chancellor and attitude of the chancellor and the minister here that the prime minister here that they actually the action in they actually took the action in they actually took the action in the the night. the middle of the night. >> 542 the board of the bank of the natwest put a statement out supporting her, but criticising her for her misjudgement that she broke banking laws and then 20 minutes later the treasury are onto the bank saying, are you sure? isn't it astonishing that the bank didn't even consult the forehand? the chancellor and the prime minister, bearing in mind who's the largest taxpayer? sorry shareholder in this bank? we the taxpayer, 39% of the shares are owned by don't even consult them. as to whether alison rose could keep her job. >> could keep herjob. >> and let's not forget who this lady is. she was on the prime minister's business council. she has very powerful person, has been a very powerful person, not just in banking, but seen as somebody who has broken through the glass ceiling and has done. and fact that she thought and the fact that she thought she was untouchable and yes, i made a mistake, but i'm staying

on. sorry. no, if a junior clerk had made that mistake , they'd had made that mistake, they'd have been out the door. certainly would. they'd have been doon been out the door. >> heard headlines >> we heard in the headlines here she's in line for a here that she's in line for a multi—million why why multi—million payout. why why would get any pay off when would she get any pay off when she. well, clearly, the 5.25 million that she was getting every year was not enough. >> it could be a £4 million payout. and as you quite rightly say, if a junior clerk or anyone any senior in that bank had any less senior in that bank had committed basically she's committed basically what she's done , sharing private done, sharing private information with the journalist, they'd be out the door with no power whatsoever. why is she different? million? different? what it's £4 million? >> allowed her to >> because they allowed her to resign. they didn't sack her. yeah, and that's the difference. >> but did already. >> but they did sack already. >> but they did sack already. >> well, course they said you >> well, of course they said you have they allowed her have to go and they allowed her to resign. >> the board meeting started at 1030 on the tuesday night. 1030 on on the tuesday night. she in the board she wasn't even in the board meeting. brought her in meeting. they brought her in in the or 15 minutes when the last 10 or 15 minutes when they said, you're love. so they said, you're out, love. so they said, you're out, love. so they fired her, really. but they then had two three hours then had two hours, three hours with to dress it all with the lawyers to dress it all up sure she gets the

up to make sure she gets the best possible payout. it's a disgrace consider this. disgrace when you consider this. it owned by the public. it is 40% owned by the public. >> mean, and people are >> i mean, and people are talking about, oh, this is a private bank. why are we talking about this in the fashion that we sorry, it is we are? well, sorry, it is the biggest natwest. is 40% biggest bank, natwest. it is 40% nearly by the government. nearly owned by the government. of we're going talk of course, we're going to talk about it goes back to about it. and it goes back to the original made . why the original point i made. why aren't dealing banking aren't they dealing with banking issues, campaigning on issues, not campaigning on matters that don't concern them ? >> 7- >> they ? >> they they're probably watching this now as we speak. these thought police at banks, they're to be cancelled , they're to be cancelled, certainly. and they're checking our social media outlets. yeah, it's astonishing to think you lose your bank account because of what your views are . we're of what your views are. we're not we're not. the point is, it's not just about the point i'm trying to get across. >> it's not just about sharing the information about nigel. it's fact that they had this it's the fact that they had this information yeah, that information on nigel. yeah, that is the is something that the information commissioner would and rightly concerned about. >> well, are questions now >> well, there are questions now about have actually about whether they have actually committed by releasing committed a crime by releasing this. i mean, the chances that

that anything will actually happen are very i happen are very slim. but i mean, looking into , mean, it needs looking into, doesn't it? it does. >> i that's why nigel, >> and i think that's why nigel, to fair, has stuck with this to be fair, has stuck with this and going expand it and he's going to now expand it so people can get touch so that people can get in touch with it brings me back, with him. it brings me back, actually. do you remember the time recession 2008, time of the recession in 2008, 2009? the banks behaved 2009? some of the banks behaved disgracefully that they disgracefully at that time. they put they caused put people out and they caused much hardship, caused a lot of pain anguish. and this, pain and anguish. and this, again brings back to again, brings that all back to me this time. you know, me at this time. you know, i thought you would have thought they would have learned from thought you would have thought they butld have learned from thought you would have thought they but instead, earned from thought you would have thought they but instead, they'vefrom thought you would have thought they but instead, they've gone that. but instead, they've gone on campaign and it on this woke campaign and it really concerning. and really is very concerning. and people should be as people on the left should be as concerned as people on the right. just understand that. >> e heard rachel reeves >> when you heard rachel reeves talking, you thought if this had been anybody other than nigel. >> although the yeah, >> although the nigel. yeah, because sort of did because it is the sort of did divisive figure he is by his own admission because of his position that document position on brexit that document by is 86 by the way, 40 pages is 86 mentions brexit. mentions of brexit. >> yeah, it's ridiculous. but i mean, it's like emily maitlis was doing one of her podcasts and was saying, this is one

and she was saying, this is one man, one man's bank account. why are making fuss? no, are we making such a fuss? no, emily, potentially all our emily, it's potentially all our banks. yes, that's right. and there ordinary there are lots of ordinary people have the people that don't have the platform that nigel has who can't speak out. and read can't speak out. and you read some examples. i was some of the examples. i was reading this morning, and reading them this morning, and they're horrifying. they're absolutely horrifying. people been people who have actually been left suicidal because they've had closed had their bank accounts closed down. they can't function. they've businesses. they've lost their businesses. some and some have lost their homes and they get answers. they don't get any answers. >> yeah, and don't forget this was all done demise. was all done to me. demise. reputational on the bank. reputational damage on the bank. >> know. extraordinary >> i know. extraordinary >> i know. extraordinary >> can you can you believe it? >> can you can you believe it? >> and a bank account now is almost right. it's not almost a human right. it's not so it's a utility. so much a bank, it's a utility. now you have to have france. >> it is actually a human right. in france, you have to have a bank account. you can't not. >> also brings back to our >> also brings me back to our campaign don't kill cash. campaign of don't kill cash. >> right. because >> absolutely right. because liam parish has liam halligan of this parish has been that very fact. >> @ wider than the >> this is wider than the banking actually, if banking people. actually, if banks much control over banks have so much control over your lives, you can understand why we need to keep out. why we need to keep cash out. yeah, is really important. >> we the tory mp david >> we had the tory mp david davis on this programme

yesterday says no yesterday and he says i no longer carry cash, i don't use cash. so i have to have a bank account. he now knows could account. he now knows he could be debunked he's an be debunked because he's an outspoken, figure. outspoken, contentious figure. oh me and he supported oh dear me and he supported brexit. oh dear me and he supported breyeah, oh dear me and he supported bre yeah, well, oh dear me and he supported bre yeah, well , that's care >> yeah, well, that's care arlene foster you support money on god's money under the mattress? no. yes that's going to go, isn't it? yeah. where's this going to end? >> the bank governors? our >> are the bank governors? our directors are going to to >> are the bank governors? our dirifrom. are going to to >> are the bank governors? our dirifrom the going to to >> are the bank governors? our dirifrom the royal to to >> are the bank governors? our dirifrom the royal bank to >> are the bank governors? our dirifrom the royal bank of to scotland. >> i do think government's to going to some sort of going have to take some sort of action i hope the prime action and i hope that the prime minister and the chancellor recognise of this minister and the chancellor recog and of this minister and the chancellor recog and that of this minister and the chancellor recog and that there of this minister and the chancellor recog and that there and of this issue and that there and obviously parliament's not sitting any more until september , needs to be , but really there needs to be a very clear look at this because hopefully information hopefully the information commissioner some commissioner will take some action that will action and that will then generate need do generate the need to do something this. something about this. >> just final note. if >> just one final note. if anyone was worried about dame alice, alison rose's financial situation herself. no, no. funny enough , she will probably get enough, she will probably get a pay enough, she will probably get a pay off because our in theory, you have to be a good leaver not leaving for reasons such as

gross misconduct, fraud or failing to meet targets . and failing to meet targets. and evidently she hasn't done any of those things. evidently she hasn't done any of those tfunny that there'll be an >> so funny that there'll be an outcry. she gets a payoff, won't they? >> yeah, there will be. well there be. there will be. >> right. that's >> absolutely right. that's arlene >> absolutely right. that's arl> absolutely right. that's arl she's great, isn't she? gb news presenter arlene foster with now we're going to with us. and now we're going to talk now trevor kavanagh. talk now to trevor kavanagh. a season political observer who writes fine column the writes a very fine column at the sun, never miss. trevor. sun, which i never miss. trevor. morning to you. >> morning, andrew. can >> good morning, andrew. can these wretched directors of this of the natwest bank continue having endorsed . alison rose at having endorsed. alison rose at 5:45 on tuesday night and then at half past one in the morning, she's out? well, i don't think they can. they will struggle to stay in place. but of course , stay in place. but of course, this has now grown into a huge story. i mean , arlene foster has story. i mean, arlene foster has just described it vividly and so has nigel himself. this is much, much bigger than simply coutts bank or even nationwide. this is a story which has been unearthed

thanks to the stupidity of coutts , who carried out the sort coutts, who carried out the sort of surveillance on one of their customers who they whose views they didn't like and because he found out and then sought the information and obtained it. this has blown the lid off a situation which is not as i say , confined to one bank. this is the this is the sort of blob at large. this is the labour party to the reason that labour has been so silent over the last few daysis been so silent over the last few days is because basically what coutts has done and is doing still reflects exactly where they stand on the social engineering that is being done in the name of a bank without our knowledge and it's the secret surveillance and the manipulation that's going on behind our backs with our lives, which i think is the scandal that has yet a long way to run.

>> i was honestly , trevor, >> i was honestly, trevor, politicians never cease to amaze us, do they? but i was absolutely taken aback when i listened to the rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor on on channel 4, saying this is all about the tories bullying a radical campaigning woman business woman out of out of her job. and the idea that she could say nigel farage in the same breath without throwing up . it breath without throwing up. it was incredible. >> well, it is. and i think it betrays an attitude on the part of the labour party, which won't last.i of the labour party, which won't last. i think you'll find that rachel reeves will suddenly start reassessing her stance on this, as indeed the labour party is doing on almost everything that it suddenly found is upsetting voters in a big way. not least the issues that to led their defeat in uxbridge by the ulez. but it's also so the trans issues . it's about everything. issues. it's about everything. it's about brexit. and on each and every one of these, they're

trimming, they're trimming back , but they're actually deceiving. they are speaking with forked tongue on all of these issues. frankly , i these issues. and frankly, i think that i cannot understate i cannot overstate it. the wideness of the width of the scandal .that'sin beginning to scandal .that's in beginning to unfold here, because it affects all of us, not just in banking, but across the boardrooms of the country and abroad. and indeed, the universities and everything where the public sector has something to do with our the decision making affecting our country. >> trevor, obviously, you know, sun readers are obviously incredibly aware of this story as well. and these are the people we're talking about who don't have voices. i wouldn't know to start getting know where to start getting information my bank, what information on my bank, what sort what of feedback sort of what sort of feedback are you from readers of sort of what sort of feedback are paper from readers of sort of what sort of feedback are paper aboutfrom readers of sort of what sort of feedback are paper about how readers of sort of what sort of feedback are paper about how theyers of sort of what sort of feedback are paper about how they feel, the paper about how they feel, what going on and asking what they're going on and asking for stories for help? so many sad stories about who have been about people who have been banked . banked. >> well, i think that this is affecting lots of lives, big and

small . i affecting lots of lives, big and small. i mean, our readers are probably not the richest among those among your viewers and our our readers. but they are affected by the need to have a bank. as you said earlier , bank. as you said earlier, everyone needs a bank. everyone needs a card, a debit card or a credit card in order to survive in this day. i mean, even beggars in the streets have their tap and go tap and pay system of payment. so we cannot survive without them. and as you say , it's a utility and it's the say, it's a utility and it's the secrecy of all of this that really is the worst of it. the fact that we don't know whether or not we are to going have a bank account or why we might lose it. >> trevor kavanagh, always good to talk to you. that's trevor kavanagh, esteemed political columnist on the sun . now, columnist on the sun. now, evacuation orders are in place for areas close to two central greek cities. volos and lamia. as wildfires continue to burn, 40 people are now thought to have died across europe. 40 people are now thought to havlniied across europe. 40 people are now thought to havin rhodes)ss europe. 40 people are now thought to havin rhodes ,;s europe. 40 people are now thought to havin rhodes , a europe. 40 people are now thought to havin rhodes , a state e. 40 people are now thought to havin rhodes , a state of >> in rhodes, a state of

emergency has now been implemented for the next six months. so let's cross to our reporter paul hawkins . reporter there, paul hawkins. good morning, paul . could you good morning, paul. could you update us on the situation there today to. >> yeah, so the situation here is a bit more positive in terms of fires . and of course, just as of fires. and of course, just as i start talking, there would be a loud truck that ambles past. but the situation in terms of fires much better . they've fires much better. they've extinguished most of them overnight. as you can see, very little smoke around . so that's a little smoke around. so that's a good thing. i did say has this been best so far? does been the best day so far? does it look like that out of the last ten days? and one volunteer said me, it's the best said to me, well, it's the best few and the reason few hours. and the reason for that yes, temperatures that is, yes, the temperatures are in the low 30s now, but it's the wind. the wind is starting to pick up as the day progresses. and you can still progresses. and so you can still see and aircraft see choppers and aircraft dropping as they try to dropping water as they try to extinguish those and extinguish those hotspots and get down because get get them right down because all it takes is ember be get get them right down because all it tonto, s ember be get get them right down because all it tonto, you ember be get get them right down because all it tonto, you know,er be get get them right down because all it tonto, you know, another blown onto, you know, another piece of foliage and then the fires restart again. so i'd say

at the moment there's a little bit a just pause, some bit of a just pause, get some rest , but bit of a just pause, get some rest, but remain vigilant, remain on high alert because these these these fires can flare up straight away in terms of the situation there is still a state of emergency in rhodes and several of greece's areas under a state of emergency in the last 24 hours. across the country, 61 fires spotted . but country, 61 fires spotted. but the situation here in rhodes are feeling a little bit better for now . how. >> now. >> all right. that's our reporter, paul hawkins . six reporter, paul hawkins. six months, state of emergency. frightening scenes, isn't it? would you go to rhodes if your houday would you go to rhodes if your holiday was booked for this weekend? would you go? >> i probably wouldn't. but people are being left in limbo because holiday because cancelling your holiday means any means you might not get any money you've got the money back unless you've got the 100% bang on insurance. a lot of people haven't. so what do you do, a lot of people are do, andrew? a lot of people are paying do, andrew? a lot of people are paying a lot of money go on paying a lot of money to go on houday paying a lot of money to go on holiday longer for holiday. holiday much longer for holiday. >> i talk to michael gove, who's the secretary other day. the housing secretary other day. he's greece this he's going to greece this weekend he's just

weekend and said he's just because talked to somebody because we talked to somebody earlier the earlier about road is 85% of the island was untouched by fire. >> it's a lot of scaremongering going have to say well, going on. i have to say as well, there is. yeah, right. still to come, we'll be exploring the future of natwest bank. this is britain's newsroom on gb news, the people's channel, the temperature's rising. >> bob solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> good morning and welcome to your gb news weather forecast . your gb news weather forecast. i'm craig snell. looking ahead to today, it's a bit of a grey start out there with some rain in places, but things should improve for some of us as we go through the course of the day. so murk around too, so plenty of mr murk around too, as start first day morning, as we start first day morning, heaviest of the rain across parts scotland the very parts of scotland and the very far actually far south of england, actually very throughout very little changes throughout the more central areas the day. it's more central areas where will start to see some where we will start to see some sunny develop sunny spells to develop as we head towards that may head towards lunchtime. that may well few sharp well trigger a few sharp showers, but in showers, though, but in the sunnier especially sunnier moments, especially across and eastern across central and eastern parts, could see highs parts, we could see highs

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gb news. >> good morning to you. it's 10 am. on thursday, the 27th july. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with me. andrew bit and me dawn neesom. >> yayi right? the chairman and the entire board of natwest are under pressure to resign as the bank faces an investigation into whether it broke the law over

the nigel farage banking scandal i >> -- >> and the legendary irish singer sinead o'connor has died at the age of 56. we'll be reading your tributes to her throughout the show. vaiews@gbnews.uk com. she was amazing. >> meanwhile , evacuation orders >> meanwhile, evacuation orders have been put in place for the areas around two central greek cities with wildfires continuing to rage. it comes as the entire island of rhodes is put into a state of emergency for the next six months . six months. >> excited about sinead o'connor ? >> 7- >> oh, it's 7_ >> oh, it's just exam ? >> oh, it's just so , so amazing. >> oh, it's just so, so amazing. i met her once. did you about that? yeah. yeah, but we'd love to know. oh, well, actually, more to come. we'd love to know what you think on all our stories. so email us at gb views. gbnews.com. but first, here's your morning with here's your morning news with rory smith .

rory smith. >> thank you very much , dawn. >> thank you very much, dawn. wildfires in greece continue despite a drop in temperatures. blaze fires have spread across the country for more than a week, killing three people and causing over 20,000 tourists to evacuate roads. 61 more fires have erupted in greece in the last 24 hours, destroying farms and factories with farmers rushing to evacuate the remaining livestock in albania. crews continued to battle the flames across the country's southern region , with emergency southern region, with emergency helicopters dropping water on affected areas . in italy, drone affected areas. in italy, drone footage shows the extent of devastation after a wildfire turned the hills surrounding a fifth century temple to ash . fifth century temple to ash. well back home, the met office warns that last year's summer the hottest year ever recorded in the uk , is a sign of things in the uk, is a sign of things to come. it in the uk, is a sign of things to come . it says that as long as to come. it says that as long as people continue to emit greenhouse gases unchecked , the greenhouse gases unchecked, the earth will continue to heat up.

scientists say that on our current emissions trajectory, 2022 would be considered a cool year by the standards of 2100. the former ceo of natwest , the former ceo of natwest, alison rose, could be in line for a multi—million pound pay off following her resignation . off following her resignation. the express reports that a former ftse 100 chairman says ms rose could be paid her notice penod rose could be paid her notice period , which could be worth as period, which could be worth as much as £5 million. the source adds that if he were chairman, he would have fired the former executive, not let her resign. it would not be known until next yearif it would not be known until next year if the payment is made. ministers are urging banks to learn from the mistakes of natwest in the wake of the row over the closure of nigel farages coutts account . the farages coutts account. the justice secretary is demanding the full force of sanctions against any lawyer who falsifies asylum claims. the daily mail reports that multiple solicitors

agreed to help an undercover reporter posing as an economic migrant submit a phoney application in exchange for thousands of pounds. this solicitors regulation authority strictly prohibits lawyers from deceiving courts. alex chalk is calling for the full force of sanctions available against solicitors where there is a finding of a breach patients are facing. qatar trophic health impacts due to vital appointments being postponed or cancelled. healthwatch england says that last minute cancellations are leading to people's symptoms getting worse or causing their mental health to deteriorate. the organiser has called on the nhs to offer better support to people when the cancellations are unavoidable and nhs . a unavoidable and nhs. a spokesperson says industry action has had a significant impact and that hard working staff are doing all they can to manage the disruption . family manage the disruption. family carers spend an average of 42

hours a week looking after loved ones, with almost two thirds feeling exhausted or burnt out. research from charity sense found. almost 1 research from charity sense found. almost1 in research from charity sense found. almost 1 in 5 said they were unable to remember the last time they could take a break and just under half said they have not had a break in over two months. it's calling for greater respite support , warning that respite support, warning that many don't have the opportunity to rest , shop lifting and to rest, shop lifting and antisocial behaviour has increased by over a third in co—op shops in the past year. the company reveals that almost 1000 incidents occurred every day in shops in the first six months of this year. that's a total of more than 175,000, while one shop in central london was looted three times in a single day. shop workers have also seen physical assaults increased by almost a third year on year to two former naive pilots and a former intelligence officer have accused the us

government of downplaying the threat that ufos pose pose to their country . they told their country. they told lawmakers about their experience as and when they believed to have seen them. they're calling on the us government to be more transparent, warning that these unidentified objects are a national security threat. well, last week, white house spokesman said ufos are having an impact on our training ranges when pilots are out training and they see things and are not sure what they are . ireland's president they are. ireland's president says the country has lost one of its greatest and most gifted composers. song writers and performers following the death of shane o'connor. it's been seven hours . and 58 days. the 56 seven hours. and 58 days. the 56 year old became a worldwide sensation in 1990. that was with her version of nothing compares two u, which was originally written by prince . it was written by prince. it was declared the world's number one

single of the year at the billboard music awards . billboard music awards. charities in ireland says she needed, challenged and helped to change the country . this needed, challenged and helped to change the country. this is gb news we will, of course, bring you more as it happens. now, though, back to andrew and dawn thank you, rory. >> now natwest is facing an investigation by the information commissioner's office into whether it broke data protection laws. as the fallout from the farage banking scandal continues i >> remember, the bank is 40, virtually owned by the taxpayer, and it saw three quarters of £1 billion of its value wiped off on the stock market yesterday after the chief executive, dame alison rose, fined . she did the alison rose, fined. she did the right thing and resigned . she right thing and resigned. she was fired. >> she was actually pushed . i >> she was actually pushed. i think was definitely pushed

think she was definitely pushed , wasn't she? >> because the resignation was announced in morning. announced at 130 in the morning. who 1307 who resigns at 130? >> quite completely normal . i'm >> quite completely normal. i'm thinking it myself thinking of doing it myself later be honest later on today, to be honest with right. but now the with you. right. but now the entire board facing calls to entire board is facing calls to resign. nigel farage resign. last night, nigel farage announced on this channel his plan force parliament to look plan to force parliament to look at laws need changing . at laws that need changing. >> what my case has done is to lift the lid off a problem that was there anyway. and i suspect this problem is much bigger than anybody realises. d banking has been happening on a very, very big scale across this country and it is men and women running small businesses. above all that are being targeted. the banks certainly don't want to take their cash any more. i will be in the course of the next few days launching a website. it will be absolutely , totally will be absolutely, totally non—political , non—party non—political, non—party political in any way at all. it will just be for everyone that has been banked to get together

. i'll be asking you for your details. i'll be asking which bank got rid of you. i'll be asking whether any reasons were given . i'll help people to given. i'll help people to understand how to put in subject access requests, which is how i found out the truth. and maybe if we can form thousands of us, maybe it'll be tens of thousands of us. if we can form a powerful lobby , we can get ministers and lobby, we can get ministers and parliament to look at laws that need changing . need changing. >> nigel farage and the point is, it's not just about nigel farage public figure, former leader of the brexit party. it could be you, it could be me. lots of people watching and listening. >> about every single >> it's about every single person and listening. person watching and listening. today us. and today it could be any of us. and that's the point of this. no matter what you think about nigel farage or anyone else involved this is involved in politics, this is about our rights and about actually our rights and what banks doing? how dare they hold that information on us? >> the sort of thing you >> it's the sort of thing you expect in the old soviet union. well, let's talk to the tory mp for buckingham, greg to for buckingham, greg smith, to see thinks. smith, see what he thinks. greg smith, good you. good good morning to you. good morning you really i still

morning. can you really i still have to pinch myself sometimes thinking this happened in britain a very, very democratic country , a very respected country, a very respected banking system. i still struggle to think this happened and we now know it's probably been happening to lots of people for a very long time. >> yeah, i think you're absolutely right. and the fact that it happened to someone as high profile nigel farage, high profile as nigel farage, who has a platform , a who clearly has a platform, a national platform, not just on an gb news, but on the wider political scene, to be able to blow a lid on it actually is probably going to help very many people who have been in people who have been banked in the uk. i can't believe it either that this has been happening so widespread. but it isn't just nigel, it is many, many people, including other members of parliament, that i've heard of who've had bank accounts closed down. but more importantly than that, people out there doing the hard work of running a business, employing people , trying to get on in life

people, trying to get on in life that have suffered at the same hands. i think the government is taking it seriously. andrew griffith, treasury minister, griffith, the treasury minister, has been really, clear has been really, really clear with this has to with the banks that this has to change. and the question we've got now well, what else got now, now is, well, what else needs to actually happen in regulation or legislation or whatever form it needs to come in to ensure that banks was respect ing them as as private enterprises . although as you enterprises. although as you rightly said in your introduction , many of them are introduction, many of them are still heavily bailed out by the taxpayer. are able to get on and act as private enterprises. but without this random discriminatory at times, you know , entirely , completely off know, entirely, completely off the wall actions that they're taking against individuals. >> i was going to ask you very quickly, i would say, what could it might not just be banks, greg. that's the point. >> the same thing it could be. >> the same thing it could be. >> is it? that's going to be a doctor, a dentist ? doctor, a dentist? >> yeah. i mean, that's a fair point. there are no grounds for anyone to be turning someone

away. be it for a bank account or a medical appointment or you know, frankly, frivolous , you know, frankly, frivolous, you know, frankly, frivolous, you know, a cinema ticket or whatever it might be because of their political views. that is absurd . we live in a free absurd. we live in a free country. we might not like what our neighbour thinks, but we respect their right to think it and say it. you know , providing, and say it. you know, providing, you know, promoting terrorism or something like that. we are in a free country yet it's quite clear that there are many institutions going down this cancel culture route that because they want to either, you know , push their own political know, push their own political revenge acts or you know, simply , you know, go along with some form of virtue signalling, think they have the ability to shut people down. that's not how we do things. greg what do you make of rachel reeves being one example and emily maitlis being another because of their attitude? >> well, it's one man and one bank account. i mean , do you bank account. i mean, do you even understand where they're coming from? how are they missing so much here? missing the point so much here?

look there's clearly a lot of people out there who have a particular view of nigel farage, but but it's not it's clearly not just him. >> it's the fact that it's happened to somebody that has his profile . while that has his profile. while that has enabled the story to grow, that has enabled people to see the reality that this is actually happening to very , very many happening to very, very many people. as i say, i'm not going to name them because that's for them to come forward. but i do know of other colleagues in the house commons who this has house of commons who this has happened to. and if it's happening the of scale happening on the sort of scale that seems it is, then that it seems it is, then clearly there is a need for radical and urgent action to stop it , because radical and urgent action to stop it, because this is people's livelihoods we're talking about. this is people's ability to get on and either grow their business or or even some of the examples i've seen of people losing their bank account and then being unable to get their universal credit or their wages into the bank account, which means they can't feed themselves and their children or pay rent or do

children or pay the rent or do the things that everybody now absolutely relies on a bank account, a debit card or, you know, paying on your phone or whatever it is that always links back to your bank account in order to just live. >> but what action can be taken to make sure that this doesn't happen again? >> well , the government started >> well, the government started by being really clear with the banks that this can't happen. but of course, you know, on one level, all just telling them to do something doesn't always get the that you want . the result that you want. although i have no doubt that the pressure from you guys in the pressure from you guys in the media, from the government on the banks, that that's now shining a spotlight on the situation, will go some way to changing behaviours. but we do need to have a proper look at what the regulation says in black and white, what the law says in letter as well as spirit to see if that does need tightening up to say to the banks, many of whom, as was

pointed out earlier, still are heavily reliant on the taxpayer for their bottom line . you can't for their bottom line. you can't behave like this . this is a free behave like this. this is a free country . we believe in free country. we believe in free speech. and you can't just go about cancelling people because they were pro—brexit or they believe we should cut taxes or , believe we should cut taxes or, you know, they have a view on immigration or whatever it might be. you just can't do that. >> greg there seems to me an opportunity here for a conservative party that is way behind in the polls , been in behind in the polls, been in power for 14 years. this is the whole cancel culture culture war, whether it's people being blocked from speaking at university , people like jk university, people like jk rowling for having the temerity to say her view , which i would to say her view, which i would argue is the majority view on the obsession about trans the great obsession about trans and trans culture. there is an opportunity here and i, i struggle sometimes. i think why aren't the tories getting stuck into this big time? because the whole country i think most of the country are pretty outraged with the way this cancel culture

has seeped in. it's insidious. it's seeping into every pore of pubuc it's seeping into every pore of public life . public life. >> yeah , you're absolutely right >> yeah, you're absolutely right . and i think one of the realities of politics at the moment is that there's so much attention and focus on inflation and on the cost of living. and it's right to have that focus. perhaps this area is not getting the attention it needs and deserves. if i look back at my own political career, why did i decide i was a conservative? lviv well, a belief in freedom. i'm freedom speech of i'm a freedom of speech of individuals choosing their own paths is inherent to that . and paths is inherent to that. and so i'm very much up for that fight and getting stuck in and actually making the next general election very much about a platform of do you want to live in a free country or are you happy with going down this culture? i know what column i'm in. i'm for freedom. >> fight the good fight. that's exactly that's very good. greg smith , thanks for joining us. smith, thanks for joining us. tory mp for buckingham. i think

i'm right about this. >> i think a great >> i think is a great opportunity for the tories. well, aren't they doing though? >> this is a political >> i mean, this is a political point, is it? why aren't they doing something to capitalise on on mean, and the on this total? i mean, and the fact that coutts bank thought they doing to save their they were doing it to save their reputation labour party reputation and the labour party thinks about tories thinks it's all about the tories bullying a very powerful woman, chief executive out of a job because a woman. no, it's because she's a woman. no, it's nothing. just nothing. and that's just patronising as a woman. nothing. and that's just patroissing as a woman. nothing. and that's just patrois incredibly as a woman. nothing. and that's just patrois incredibly patronising.an. that is incredibly patronising. but actually it's a bank but it's actually it's a bank that 39% of it is owned by the taxpayers. therefore, the government there for the government there for the government should have got involved. >> they certainly should. >> they certainly should. >> how can you not understand that? >> we've we've got some breaking news. prince harry's legal action against the publisher of the newspaper phone the sun newspaper over phone hacking. now, in part, go hacking. can now, in part, go ahead, because it was a whether it could be full trial , right? it could be a full trial, right? >> yes. >> yes. >> so that's going to happen. >> so that's going to happen. >> it'll be interesting to see what happens, it? what happens, doesn't it? absolutely does a legal absolutely he does like a legal case, young harry? absolutely he does like a legal cas he young harry? absolutely he does like a legal cas he got young harry? absolutely he does like a legal cas he got going young harry? absolutely he does like a legal cas he got going six. ng harry? >> he got going six. >> he got going six. >> he's about six or. yeah, maybe don't know. shall maybe i don't know. but we shall

see that one. right. okay see with that one. right. okay still to come, oscar winning actor kevin has been actor kevin spacey has been found guilty of nine sex found not guilty of nine sex offences at london's southwark court. but what does the future hold for the actor? despite the not guilty verdict, is his name tarnished? >> and i'm afraid it probably is . you're with britain's newsroom on gb news here with dawn neesom and andrew pierce. >> warm feeling inside from >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news good morning and welcome to your gb news weather forecast. >> i'm craig snell. well, looking ahead to today, it's a bit of a grey start out there with some rain in places, but things should improve for some of go the of us as we go through the course of the day. so plenty of mr mercury as we start mr mercury and too, as we start thursday morning and heaviest of the parts of the rain across parts of scotland and the very far south the rain across parts of sc england, d the very far south the rain across parts of sc england, actuallyry far south the rain across parts of sc england, actually very south the rain across parts of sc england, actually very little] of england, actually very little changes day. it's changes throughout the day. it's more central where we more central areas where we will start see sunny spells start to see some sunny spells to as we head towards to develop as we head towards lunchtime. that may trigger lunchtime. that may well trigger a showers though, but a few sharp showers though, but in moments,

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tv, radio and online gb news. britain's news . tv, radio and online gb news. britain's news. channel >> and it's 1022 us britain's news. channel >> and it's1022 us britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and dawn neesom. so the oscar winning actor double oscar winner, i think he is winner, i think i think he is actually kevin spacey was found not sexually not guilty of sexually assaulting after

assaulting four men after a trial at southwark crown court. >> the allegations >> since the allegations emerged, hollywood >> since the allegations emerg> since the allegations emerg> since the allegations emerg> since the allegations emerg> since the allegations emerg> well, the outcome of the trial yesterday is on your screen. it says not guilty . so screen. it says not guilty. so what i make of the trial yesterday is the words on your screen not guilty. and if he's not guilty, he's exactly that not guilty, he's exactly that not guilty. and i think , not guilty. and i think, therefore, he can go back to his career to yes, it will take time for some film companies to rehire him. but he's such a globally important talent that he will get work and he'll rebuild his career. >> but he's already lost a lot of work, hasn't he, jonathan ? of work, hasn't he, jonathan? i'm thinking about house of cards , the american version, cards, the american version, which was huge , and i was glued

which was huge, and i was glued to it, dropped the moment these charges emerged . i'm almost charges emerged. i'm almost forgetting the old adage you're innocent until proven guilty . innocent until proven guilty. >> you're innocent till proven guilty. but if you rely on, you know, public popularity to sell your product, if someone's got the cloud of over them, of an impending court case, even if innocent, you can understand why people are making the hires are going to want to stand on the fence. they know the verdict. he can't make up for what he's lost because clearly what he's lost is terrible . and what he's lost is terrible. and what he's lost was wrong to have lost because he's been found not guilty. but going forward and, you know, going forward and, you know, going forward, i would say it's going forward, i would say it's going to be rosy for him. people will rehire him. you know, he's a great actor and he's got much to offer. film and television documentaries , whatever he documentaries, whatever he chooses to do . chooses to do. >> jonathan, how much do you think the hashtag metoo movement, which was happening around the same time , has led to

around the same time, has led to around the same time, has led to a witch hunt on some celebrities ? >> 7- >> so that 7— >> so that is 7 >> so that is not good. can you repeat that ? repeat that? >> i said, how much do you think the hashtag metoo movement, which was happening around about the 2003 time that kevin spacey allegations came forward , how allegations came forward, how much do you think that movement has led to a witch hunt in some areas of celebrity ? areas of celebrity? >> well, i think metoo has had both massive positives and massive negatives. i mean, clearly, the positive things are that people who are who scared or didn't have the strength or didn't have the platform to speak out have able to speak out, have been able to speak out, have been able to speak and therefore , for speak out, and therefore, for some people have been some terrible people have been arrested, gone to jail , have arrested, gone to jail, have their careers ended and i can think of many examples as i'm sure can your viewers right now , because been it's been , because they've been it's been in media. on the flip in the media. but on the flip side, as we've seen with kevin spacey being found not guilty, a lot of people have been arrested and charged and then found not guilty , which would imply the

guilty, which would imply the people who have brought the allegations alive now immediately , some people are immediately, some people are going to say, no, they're not lying. the allegations haven't been proved. but you can argue that both ways. you can say when allegations are proved or perhaps people were also perhaps the people were also exaggerate dating the allegations have allegations shouldn't have been found think it's found guilty. so i think it's a question of balance and on balance, probably when you think about some horrific people who have now been called to rights because of metoo, then it's a positive thing it happened. but i do think we have to be careful and cautious. i do think we have to be careful and cautious . and i look at some and cautious. and i look at some of the celebrities continually being named , shamed, attacked, being named, shamed, attacked, accused , used a lot of people in accused, used a lot of people in the public eye, get accused when it's not true. i'm not going to mention particular names of people who work at itv and bbc, for example , because a lot of for example, because a lot of there are a lot of ongoing investigations. but i do know from experience of from personal experience of representing well—known people, people do call up and make accusations. they call newspapers and place false

stories. and, you know, the sun newspaper told me on many occasions they have to really check out when people call up and give them so they and give them stories so they don't the reason the don't know the reason the person's giving the story. some of course, true, but some of course, are true, but some are because there's are allegations because there's you don't like that person and obviously you're great obviously you're a great co—host. andrew worked at the mayor. sure the mayor had mayor. i'm sure the mayor had the same challenge. when people call the male making call up the male making allegations against people, the mayor check mayor have to check if the allegations founded if allegations are founded and if there's a vendetta from the person them before they person making them before they actually proceed and out the person. very difficult person. so it's a very difficult situation. i know it's clear, you know, the people watching this who made the accusations will probably hate for saying will probably hate me for saying it, it does seem to me there it, but it does seem to me there was lot opportunistic was a lot of opportunistic people on, you people trying to jump on, you know, bringing spacey down. >> i was going to you about >> i was going to ask you about that, jonathan . has it got is that, jonathan. has it got is there more of this now than there more of this now than there was when you started in show because people show business? because people perhaps see potential or pound note can make some note signs they can make some money and door mentioning the metoo movement people have seen metoo movement people have seen metoo and thought is this a way

to make their own name ? has it to make their own name? has it got worse, in your view ? got worse, in your view? >> well, i think i think it's i think in one sense, it's got worse. and of course, there are some people who, you know, want to make their name. you look at a lot of people who do reality shows and itv making accusations. but equally, i think there are some people who've had the strength because of metoo to come forward. and i think there been some think there have been some horrific instances, obviously, starting . but starting with weinstein. but there guy, is it there was that guy, is it christopher dodi, the guy who i read about recently, you know , read about recently, you know, huge accusations are being huge accusations that are being made against and the heads of international companies where younger staff , international companies where younger staff, you international companies where younger staff , you know, felt younger staff, you know, felt compromised . i mean, my wife compromised. i mean, my wife told me once when she worked in advertising and she's my age in her i won't say her age in her early i won't say her age in case watching, but case she's watching, but she told that she worked in told me that when she worked in advertising 20s , the advertising in her 20s, the girls would sunbathe on the on the roof who worked at the advertising agency. and one of the older male colleagues would come lie next to him and come up and lie next to him and take off and be

take his clothes off and be naked, sunbathing . that naked, sunbathing. and that was obviously uncomfortable obviously deeply uncomfortable for in those days, you for them. but in those days, you said and got on with said nothing and got on with your life now you'd be your life and now you'd be arrested for that. i think times have changed and i think have also changed and i think one has to be careful about making judgements now against things 20, 30 things that happened 20, 30 years when things were very years ago when things were very different. that's not to defend them. committed them. and if someone committed a crime and of course that you know that must be challenged know, that must be challenged and charged accordingly, but no moral compass is changed and times change. and one has to be careful about attacking people for what everybody did some time ago. and what isn't acceptable now. i mean, give me an example . if i interview people now, i would never interview a young lady in the privacy of a room on my own because i'd be uncomfortable to do that. and that makes me vulnerable if i'm interviewing a young candidate for a job who's a female. so i'll do it in a room i'll always do it in a room where the glass is open to the whole office or i have someone in the room with me as well because i don't want to make

myself vulnerable false accusation. >> pretty sad jonathan, >> pretty sad that jonathan, isn't it really a reflection of modern thing modern times? it's a sad thing that you have to do that you feel you have to do that. >> e asad that. >> a sad thing. you have >> it is a sad thing. you have to do that. but many companies have that as an official policy. now, law was now, my brother in law was telling me once he looked after students at a university and he's upwards , and he's 18 years old, upwards, and when 18 year old girls came in to see him in his office, he'd have to leave the door open because he couldn't talk to them. door closed. and them. with the door closed. and if wanted closed, if they wanted the door closed, they bring a second they had to bring a second person room him, person to the room with him, which meant he couldn't which meant that he couldn't sometimes have private conversations a girl conversations with a girl student who wanted to have private conversations. i remember telling me remember someone else telling me in the school playground how there a teacher if the child there a teacher and if the child fell over and hurt themselves. we're talking about young children school . the children in primary school. the teachers weren't allowed give teachers weren't allowed to give them hug, is what the them a hug, which is what the child because again, they child wants, because again, they might be accused of inappropriate behaviour. so the whole has mad in some sense. >> it certainly has, yeah, absolutely. >> jonathan. just one very final quick question, because i know

you've worked closely with elton john past elton john john in the past and elton john and husband david furnish. john in the past and elton john and gave sband david furnish. john in the past and elton john and gave testimonyid furnish. john in the past and elton john and gave testimony ,i furnish. john in the past and elton john and gave testimony , didn't;h. they gave testimony, didn't they, about events that happened 20 years ago, how influential do you think their testimonies would have been in this particular case? >> well, elton john and david furnish are massively , highly furnish are massively, highly regarded with massive integrity and massive credibility. so absolutely, um, for them to have given testimony will have greatly helped. but i also credit them with giving testimony because a lot of people, i'm sure kevin spacey approached to evidence on approached to give evidence on his and there would his behalf and there would have shied run for the hills shied away and run for the hills and been a good friend to and not been a good friend to him. so i think the fact that elton john and david furnish stood kevin spacey stood up for kevin spacey publicly great publicly just shows what a great moral backbone and what great people elton and david furnish are to have courage and the are to have the courage and the conviction to support their friend publicly. >> interesting. absolutely >> very interesting. absolutely >> very interesting. absolutely >> coming on us. >> thanks for coming on with us. that's professor jonathan shalit, manager. when shalit, the talent manager. when i as i read the evidence i as soon as i read the evidence of elton john, david furnish, i thought, he's okay. >> he's okay. yeah no,

absolutely. was that because absolutely. but was that because the evidence was actually quite compelling, actual compelling, you know, the actual facts the evidence or was it facts of the evidence or was it because it was elton john? because it was sir elton john? >> very popular. make the point. >> yeah, right. >> yeah, right. >> the biggest rose rouse in britain. skunk and the universe is to debate. we've been talking about this all morning. we'll get to the bottom of those big dividing points in just a moment i >> -- >> good morning. i'm rory smith in the gb newsroom. a high court judge rules that the duke of sussex can bring a claim of unlawful information gathering to trial against the publisher of the sun, but not a claim of phone hacking. prince harry alleges he was targeted by journalist and private investigators working for the news group. newspapers the sun publisher says the judge's announcement is a significant victory. the group denies any unlawful activity took place .

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who is andrew pierce? i think in the gb newsroom this morning. now a high court judge rules that the duke of sussex can bnng that the duke of sussex can bring a claim of unlawful information gathering to trial against a publisher of the sun, but not a claim of phone hacking. prince harry alleges he was targeted by journalists , was targeted by journalists, private investigators working for the news group newspapers, the sun publisher says the judge's announcement is a significant victory. the group denies any unlawful activity took place. now wild. i know you're looking at me . yes, you're looking at me. yes, you're looking at me. yes, you're looking at me. yes, you're looking at me . well, you're looking at me. well, wildfire . wildfire. >> wildfire. >> wildfire. >> i think we're going to theo. we're going to theo. our national reporter. theo theo, where are you? have got you? where are you? have we got you? here . theo. yes. the sun here he is. theo. yes. the sun is saying this is a great victory for them. is it not? >> well, that's one for them. they do say it's a victory for them, but what we do know from this morning is that part of the duke of sussex's claims against the publisher of the sun and

over allegations of unlawful information gathering can go ahead to trial following a ruling by the high court judge. this morning. now, mrjustice fancourt ruled today that harry can not bring his claim against the news group papers. publisher of the sun and the news of the world, which is no longer operate dating in relation to phone hacking. however, the judge said the rest of his claim relating to the other allegations of unlawful information gathering, such as use of private investigators , use of private investigators, could be tried. he refused , could be tried. he refused, though, to allow the duke to amend his case to rely on the secret agreement , which amend his case to rely on the secret agreement, which is between buckingham palace and its senior executives from the news group newspapers organisation. now in his ruling, which we've just seen a few moments ago, the judge concluded he said, i am satisfied that there is no reasonable prospect of the duke proving at trial that he did not know and could not, with reasonable diligence, have discovered facts that would

show that he had a worthwhile claim for voicemail interception in relation to each of the news of the world and the sun. and he went on to say he already knew that in relation to the news of the world and he could easily have found to have a similar claim in relation to articles published by the sun. now, of course, the response you've just mentioned few moments ago, a mentioned a few moments ago, a spokesperson for the news group newspapers has said that the high court has today in a significant victory for the news group. newspapers dismissed the duke of sussex's phone hacking claims against both the sun and the news of the world. now, we do understand that prince harry's case is expected to go on trial at the high court next year. yeah >> very interesting. that's our national reporter theo chikomba with that breaking news about prince harry, now a former australian prime minister, has sparked debate by describing colonisation luckiest colonisation as the luckiest thing that happened to his country, praising britain for being most benevolent being the most benevolent imperial power compared to other

european colonisers. >> is it nice that someone says something about us for something nice about us for once? it, are once? we're not used to it, are we? comments were made ahead we? the comments were made ahead of a controversial referendum in the amending the the country on amending the constitution create constitution to create a permanent body to permanent aborigine body to advise national parliament. advise the national parliament. >> to speak now >> so we're going to speak now to the former australian foreign minister, downer. minister, alexander downer. morning you, alexander. i'm morning to you, alexander. i'm very referendum is not very glad this referendum is not on getting rid of her, his majesty, the king. how important is this referendum, though, in itself , if is this referendum, though, in itself, if i'm is this referendum, though, in itself , if i'm not sure whether itself, if i'm not sure whether important is the right word, but it's very divisive . it's very divisive. >> and the idea is to set up a race based advisory body. so only of indigenous australian . only of indigenous australian. towns, which will advise both not just the parliament but also the executive, the government, the executive, the government, the civil service on any issues that it chooses as to wish to provide advice on. of course, its advice , yes, but the thing

its advice, yes, but the thing is the advice will bring with it quite a lot of moral suasion . so quite a lot of moral suasion. so it's very divisive and i'm almost certain that the referendum won't succeed. i doubt the public would vote for a race based institution like that. >> so, i mean , it's sort of >> so, i mean, it's sort of like, you know, colonisation was the luckiest thing that happened to australia . mia, do you agree to australia. mia, do you agree with that ? with that? >> no. colonisation by the british is what he said. >> no. colonisation by the british is what he said . yeah. british is what he said. yeah. not colonisation ,, colonisation not colonisation,, colonisation . um was inevitable. there you have a continent of 3,000,000mi2 with a very small indigenous population in a world that was fast becoming globalised and with the ever advancing technology . so colonisation was technology. so colonisation was inevitable. people were called colonisation . people were going colonisation. people were going to settle on this continent no matter what. and secondly , well, matter what. and secondly, well, australia could have been colonised by the spanish or the

portuguese as latin america was or it could have been colonised by the british. and the thing about australia is that it is now the sixth oldest continuous operating constitution in the world. it has been hugely stable politically . it has very deep politically. it has very deep democratic roots. we were just talking about a referendum needed to change the constitution . it's a very constitution. it's a very democratic country . and thirdly, democratic country. and thirdly, it is one of the richest countries in the world because it brought from britain . um, the it brought from britain. um, the if you like, creature of the enlightenment, which was if you like, creature of the enlightenment , which was the enlightenment, which was the liberal market model and the protection of property rights by the rule of law and making property rights tradable . i property rights tradable. i mean, all of these things make australia a much more , more australia a much more, more stable and a much richer country than, say , argentina or brazil

than, say, argentina or brazil or ecuador or colombia or mexico . so yes, australia was lucky to have been settled by the british rather than by someone else. so alexander, we're constantly being told over here that we should be apologising and feel guilty about stuff. >> we can no longer do anything about. so do you think it's time we actually just stopped apologising for something we can do nothing about? that happened hundreds years ago. hundreds of years ago. >> quite right. >> quite right. >> i think it's about time you stopped embracing the marxist internet of internet imitation of colonialism and empire and recognise , of course, people recognise, of course, people made mistakes and people committed crimes in the british empire and there was cruelty and bad decisions were made of course, human history is littered with that. but whether their empires or whether they're not. but um , think about it this not. but um, think about it this way. the british empire included the 13 colonies of the united states. what's now the united states. what's now the united states , canada, new zealand,

states, canada, new zealand, australia, those four countries are amongst the four most successful countries in the world. and they were all created by the british empire. so i say as an australian , um, all right, as an australian, um, all right, the british empire wasn't perfect , um, the british empire wasn't perfect, um, but it did a pretty good job as far as australia is concerned. and if you think back for 250 years, one of the greatest achievements of the british people was the creation of modern australia . of modern australia. >> that's brilliant. >> that's brilliant. >> thank you very much . we love >> thank you very much. we love you.thank >> thank you very much. we love you. thank you very much. that's alexander down, a former australia foreign minister. thank so much for joining australia foreign minister. thank so much forjoining us thank you so much forjoining us thisbubbling rage on my >> bubbling with rage on my right here. >> i'm not gb news political commentator nigel nelson. mike parry broadcasting journalist on the left. >> well, go to you first. >> well, go to you first. >> raging and fuming because you are well , alexander is are well, alexander is absolutely right about australia i >> -- >> that colonisation there was inevitable and it was also inevitable and it was also inevitable the british would be the ones to go and do it. and in

fairness, it has been largely success. but we had to fight the french for canada , also for french for canada, also for india . yeah. so if you look at india. yeah. so if you look at other parts of the world, it didn't go so well. and anybody who goes on holiday in the caribbean, you go and visit a french island and see what the french island and see what the french have done to their colonies there and look at a british island and see what we've done to it. and the french come out trumps when it comes to colonisation, use of the word marxist, i wouldn't use the word marxist. no, i know alexander did, but not well. >> one caribbean island is st bart's, which is probably the wealthiest island. >> the french. >> or the french. >> or the french. >> french island? >> a french island? >> a french island? >> i agree. it's a french >> yeah, i agree. it's a french island. but the reason it's so successful is because all the billionaires go billionaires from europe go there, particularly from britain. it so britain. that's what makes it so successful. i think the chap we've just had on the australian foreign minister makes the fantastic that those five fantastic point that those five countries which are called countries which are now called the eyes, aren't they? they the five eyes, aren't they? they have an intelligence network between new zealand, between them new zealand, australia, canada, united states and country are the most

and this country are the most civilised group in the world and so the countries, the british took over, by the way , i thought took over, by the way, i thought we exported an awful lot. that was good about the british empire. you go and look at the legal systems in places like india. you know, in places like singapore . we founded all that singapore. we founded all that for them. civil service, judicial rule , police forces, judicial rule, police forces, you name it , judicial rule, police forces, you name it, we got it. and the countries we didn't get to, which the spanish and the portuguese got to first are largely be much, much more subject to corruption and misrule than britain. that's why they've always got inflation rates down there of about 30. and we are largely a very stable bannau are going to keep out of this, nigel, not i'm not i am not saying that colonisation was always a bad thing. >> it was sometimes a bad thing . what was bad about it? >> what was bad about it? >> what was bad about it? >> well, okay, let's take take the legacy legacy of it. so one of the reasons that we just

morally justify colonised nation was to take christianity to various countries, which didn't have it. the modern the modern equivalent of that is to try and impose democracy on countries that don't have it. and it's a rather arrogant of to us assume. >> i agree. and that's tony blair about it. >> well well, i'm not defending tony blair, but the point i'm making there is that our arrogance, that our system has to be the best is not the way to actually, i don't agree with the country. >> democracy is what it's all about. most of the countries, india included the biggest democracy in the world. and when people talk about the british empire, they fail to mention even the biggest contribution we made to the world, which was we aboush made to the world, which was we abolish the slave trade and then spent 70 years making sure it was eradicated from the face of the earth. we did. >> wilberforce yes , that was >> wilberforce yes, that was wilberforce. so we did a good job abolishing the slave trade. >> but we've got to apologise

for it. >> not such a such a good job for introducing it, though we didn't introduce it. >> i can you we didn't >> i can promise you we didn't introduce just so introduce it. it just so happened biggest navy happened we had the biggest navy and in the world and merchant navy in the world and merchant navy in the world and those getting involved in it had to british ships at one had to use british ships at one time. 10% the whole british time. 10% of the whole british budget spent on our royal budget was spent on our royal navy. because the sun navy. and so because the sun never so we quite happy never set so we were quite happy the empire run a slave the british empire run a slave trade no, we trade for many years. no, we didn't a slave trade. we didn't run a slave trade. we abolished it in 1830 and that's 30 years. making sure everybody else that. else did that. >> mean, credit to >> i mean, all credit to wilberforce for getting rid of the trade , not so much the slave trade, not so much credit for actually running it for so long, which is what this country was doing. >> i don't on that point. >> i don't agree on that point. >> i don't agree on that point. >> we're to >> gentlemen, we're going to talk a completely talk about a completely different you different thing. what do you think sinead might think of sinead o'connor? might sinead close to my heart. >> i was at madison square garden the night that she was booed off stage three days after she'd gone on to saturday night live america and ripped live in america and ripped up a picture of pope accusing him picture of the pope accusing him of being the world's biggest terrorist. as we all terrorist. okay. now, as we all know in new york, you've got a

very big catholic community there. you've got the italians and you've got the irish. she got roundly abused at madison square garden that kris square garden that night. kris kristofferson , and rush kristofferson, and had to rush onto the stage her off. onto the stage and pull her off. that life. never the that changed her life. never the same but did you join in same again. but did you join in the boos? no, i didn't. i was backstage and i made her mine . backstage and i made her mine. who we used to do the boxing madison garden, know, madison square garden, you know, middleweights were very big in those days, know, hitman those days, you know, hitman arms and all that kind of stuff. and so was backstage, but and so i was backstage, but i saw afterwards, she was saw her afterwards, and she was a and shaken woman. and a broken and shaken woman. and her never recovered, her life never recovered, really. that one song as really. but but that one song as far as i'm concerned, puts her in the annals of the truly great because it's a song that nobody will ever forget and which anybody who hears it says to themselves. that's the voice of an angel. >> the song being she sorry, the song being the song being nothing compares to you. >> what do you think? >> what do you think? >> i agree with that. and i think that alison moyes said today after sinead o'connor's death that her voice was a voice

to crack stone walls. and it was it was one of those voices that was so extraordinary and there was so extraordinary and there was so extraordinary and there was so much passion in that in that particular song that it really is, as mike says, once you heard it once, it was totally unforgettable. >> she's only 56. >> she's only 56. >> i know. >> i know. >> incredible, very troubled childhood , very difficult, childhood, very difficult, bringing the death of a teenager never got older. >> the death of a 17 year old son that that drove her to utter despair, very troubled. >> i mean, she was in in what they called an asylum. it wasn't what think as an asylum. what we think of as an asylum. now, as a child for shoplifting. yeah. her 15 year old, yeah. and then her 15 year old, tragically that. often tragically after that. but often there's genius in her. >> without doubt. genius is troubled. think amy winehouse. yeah absolutely. >> some torment comes in your head. and you know, a lot of it is am i worthy? it's that sort of feeling, you know. but to me, she will remain in my life as an influence, as strong as the beatles. but for one song, for

not 50, you know what i mean? >> and also the fact that she was held in so much affection by people who shows by the by the number front pages that she's number of front pages that she's on morning. on this morning. >> it's fantastic, actually. >> i couldn't agree more on that. the front the that. she's the front almost the front at the times, front page which at the times, the guardian, the mirror, the mirror headline, the sun headline, all the same, nothing compared to you. >> nothing compares to you . >> nothing compares to you. written prince, of course , written by prince, of course, and a song that nobody ever really heard. it was on a prince album until a producer picked it out and thought, i wonder if that would for you . brilliant. >> he evidently wasn't that happy with that. the fact that she made it successful. so happy with that. the fact that she isummonsedjccessful. so happy with that. the fact that she isummonsedjccessf hisso happy with that. the fact that she isummonsedjccessf his home he's summonsed her to his home and said, look, you know, jealous basically tried to bully my son and he actually said, look, you know, okay, it's fine, but will you please stop swearing so much? so her instant response was to swear what the second words was off. >> yeah, of course. so, >> yeah, yeah, of course. so, i mean, a feisty prince, mean, a feisty young prince, also troubled man who far also a troubled man who died far too well. >> troubled man. another >> a troubled man. another genius. mean, absolute genius. genius. i mean, absolute genius.

you living and work you know, i was living and work in the in new york in the 80s and 90s. he was a god. you know, he was on michael jackson type level . and when you get that level. and when you get that sort adulation and course, sort of adulation and of course, michael suffered as michael jackson suffered it as well, becomes very well, life becomes very difficult comprehend. you difficult to comprehend. you know mean? at know what i mean? look at u2 agreeing with each other. >> i know gary. >> i know gary. >> alison moyet, agree totally. >> think you'll be back. >> i think you'll be back. >> i think you'll be back. >> you be back provided you >> you will be back provided you don't fall out next few months. >> we're also going to get continued political reaction to the that is the great scandal that is natwest and whether those natwest bank and whether those directors of the bank should keep jobs. directors of the bank should keewe're jobs. directors of the bank should keewe're gb bs. directors of the bank should keewe're gb news britain's news channel. >> the temperature's rising . a >> the temperature's rising. a boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news alex deakin weather on. gb news alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news, whose murky hue , mid gb news, whose murky hue, mid dank start to the day skies are brightening in many places , but brightening in many places, but that may spark some heavy showers. >> this low pressure system is moving in for the weekend. it's already brought these weather

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activity took place. wildfire fires in greece continue despite a drop in temperatures. fires in greece continue despite a drop in temperatures . blazes a drop in temperatures. blazes have spread across the country for more than a week, killing three people and causing over 20,000 tourists to evacuate roads . 61 more fires have roads. 61 more fires have erupted in greece in the last 24 hours, destroying farms and factories with farmers rushing to evacuate remaining livestock . in albania, crews continue to battle flames across the country southern region with emergency helicopters dropping water on affected areas. in italy, drone footage shows the extent of devastation seen after a wildfire turned the hills surrounding a fifth century temple into to ash. well, our national reporter paul hawkins is in rhodes for us. >> the situation here this morning feels a little bit more positive. the pockets of fires that existed yesterday , i'm that existed yesterday, i'm told, were extinguished overnight . right. they are still overnight. right. they are still running water via helicopter , running water via helicopter, via aeroplanes, dropping it onto

the embers of those fires , the embers of those fires, fires. and while people are feeling a little bit more positive today, there still remaining highly vigilant, highly anxious because the wind is starting to pick up. and that's the factor. it's a little bit cooler here today, but the wind remains factor. is wind remains a factor. it is getting so that getting windier. and so that risk from those fires reigniting remains well back home. >> the met office warns that last year's summer, the hottest year ever recorded in the uk, is a sign of things to come. it says that as long as people continue to emit greenhouse gases unchecked , the earth will gases unchecked, the earth will continue to heat up. scientists say that on our current emissions trajectory , 2022 would emissions trajectory, 2022 would be considered a cool year by the standards of 2100. the former ceo of natwest , dame alison ceo of natwest, dame alison rose, could be in line for a multi—million pound pay off following her resignation . the following her resignation. the express reports that a former ftse 100 chairman says ms road could be paid her notice period

, which could be worth as much as £5 million. this source adds that if he were chairman , he that if he were chairman, he would have fired the former executive , not let her resign. executive, not let her resign. it would not be known until next yearif it would not be known until next year if the payment is made. ministers are urging banks to learn from the mistakes of natwest in the wake of the row over the closure of nigel farage's coutts account , the farage's coutts account, the justice secretary is demanding the full force of sanctions against any lawyer who falsifies asylum claims , as the daily mail asylum claims, as the daily mail reports that multiple solicitors agreed to help an undercover reporter posing as an economic migrant submit a phoney application on in exchange for thousands of pounds. the solicitors regulation authority strictly prohibits any lawyer from deceiving courts. alex chalk is calling for the full force of sanctions available against solicitors . whether against solicitors. whether there is a finding of a breach . there is a finding of a breach. more than 1000 workers had to amazon fulfilment centres are

walking out in early august in an ongoing dispute over pay. the gmb union says workers in rugeley are striking on the third and 4th of august and in coventry on the fourth and 5th of august. the union says the fight for workers rights at amazon is only just beginning . amazon is only just beginning. shoplifting and antisocial behaviour has increased by over a third in co—op shops in the past year. the company reveals that almost 1000 incidents occurred every day in shops in the first six months of this yeah the first six months of this year. that's a total of more than 175,000. well one shop in central london was looted three times in a single day shop workers have also seen physical assaults increase by almost a third year on year. ireland's president says the country has lost one of its great and most gifted composers , songwriters gifted composers, songwriters and performers . following the and performers. following the death of sinead o'connor. it's .

death of sinead o'connor. it's. been seven hours . and 58 days. been seven hours. and 58 days. the 56 year old became a worldwide sensation in 1990 with her version of nothing compares two u, which was originally written by prince, and it was declared the world's number one single of the year at the billboard music awards. charities in ireland, says sinead challenged and helped to change the country . this sinead challenged and helped to change the country. this is gb news. we will, of course, bring you more as it happens. now, though, back to andrew and dawn i >> -- >> loads of news and lots of people are so cross about natwest bank and the way they treated nigel farage coutts bank. natwest of course, is the parent bank. graham says. well done. nigel farage well done. gb

news and exposing the deep banking scandal, which unfortunately is just one example of the insidious wokeism infecting almost every aspect of british culture. >> and anthony is a very good point as well. good morning, anthony. after comments made by there people regarding the natwest scandal, i'd never vote labour again . natwest scandal, i'd never vote labour again. i'm now certain they political they will form a political correctness police they come correctness police if they come to . to power. >> and says if other >> and michael says if other banking customers proof banking customers have the proof through disclosure, bank through disclosure, their bank breached these disclosure rules as they did when shivraj , why as they did when shivraj, why not take court action against them seek compensation? them and seek compensation? i still want to know whether nigel is the bank for is going to sue the bank for defamation because that 40 page document contained some very, very damaging allegations racism, homophobia , xenophobia, everything. >> it was it was just appalling. >> it was it was just appalling. >> and it was a grifter, wasn't it? >> what business is the bank? in any case, i know everybody's entitled to it. no one was doing anything legal. it's not like sort of like, you know, your funnelling funds from sort of like, you know, your funnerussia funds from sort of like, you know, your

funnerussia or funds from sort of like, you know, your funnerussia or something'om sort of like, you know, your funnerussia or something like from russia or something like that. from russia or something like that . what right does any that. what right does any institution dictate what institution have to dictate what you think? and if they come for nigel, they come for you as nigel, they can come for you as well. >> so. e so. so who is it? who >> and so. so who is it? who said john says he'd never vote for again. let's bring for labour again. let's bring nigel back into the conversation here. nigel nelson gb news, political commentator . political commentator. extraordinary. labour's position yesterday it kept changing . so yesterday it kept changing. so we had nick thomas simmons on the programme on breakfast saying harrumph, harrumph, harrumph . well, all right. but harrumph. well, all right. but the tories don't seem to care about other companies that behave badly. then we had the labour leader saying in an interview , all right, yeah. now interview, all right, yeah. now this shouldn't have happened to nigel then rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor, a heartbeat away chancellor, away from being chancellor, saying 4 news. this saying on channel 4 news. this is appalling. saying on channel 4 news. this is appalling . this the tories is appalling. this is the tories bullying a radical pioneering woman executive out of her job. which one of those three positions do you take? >> have you got your own? >> have you got your own? >> i take the keir starmer position. good. and i think that what happened yesterday what what happened yesterday was that didn't that labour really didn't get their right, that keir

their comms right, that the keir starmer position was the right their comms right, that the keir starrthisyosition was the right their comms right, that the keir starrthis is ition was the right their comms right, that the keir starrthis is appallingthe right their comms right, that the keir starrthis is appalling on right their comms right, that the keir starrthis is appalling on the it one. this is appalling on the taxpayer owns a 38% stake in natwest , so therefore the natwest, so therefore the government has every right to step in and the kind of complaints we've seen this morning, all due process wasn't followed . this needed an instant followed. this needed an instant solution and it was perfectly clear that alison rose had admitted discussing the details of nigel farages account, a private individual with a bbc journalist. another a story appeared from that that i would have thought is defamatory by the way, that story that appeared from there, so on the bafis appeared from there, so on the basis of everything that was going on, when the bank suddenly came out early in the day and said, oh, we have full confidence in her, it was quite right for rishi sunak and jeremy hunt to stand in and say, hey, hang a this is not this hang on a sec. this is not this is not the way it works. yes. and so then in the middle of the night, board finally saw night, the board finally saw sense and they agreed that she would depart. sense and they agreed that she wottheyepart. sense because

>> they only saw sense because the treasury made it absolutely >> they only saw sense because the t|this|ry made it absolutely >> they only saw sense because the t|this was1ade it absolutely >> they only saw sense because the t|this was ane it absolutely >> they only saw sense because the t|this was an unacceptable' clear this was an unacceptable position. so seven position. that's right. so seven hours the board publishes hours after the board publishes a saying we full a statement saying we have full confidence in even though confidence in her, even though she broke the rules, every important principle about the most important ones, confidentiality . 47 hours later, confidentiality. 47 hours later, they chuck her under a bus. not before time can that board stay in their post, in their top . in their post, in their top. >> i think it's going to be difficult for them. >> i mean, certainly for the chairman. i think the chairman needs to needs to. >> howard davis. >> howard davis. >> sir howard davis needs to consider his position on the bafis consider his position on the basis what's there. basis of what's happened there. i the moment when it i think at the moment when it comes board, who comes down to the board, who knew the policy that knew what the policy that originally all this, originally started all this, that nigel was able to expose . i that nigel was able to expose. i mean, he's done a huge public service by doing so. and it turns out hundreds of other people have been involved. yes if these on the board are if these people on the board are involved yes, involved in that policy, yes, they . they must go. >> rac that's nigel nelson . >> rac that's nigel nelson. >> rac that's nigel nelson. >> let's get the thoughts of a reclaimed party mp andrew bridgen on this. andrew, good morning. thank you forjoining

morning. thank you for joining us. andrew what do you make of this ? well i think it's deeply, this? well i think it's deeply, deeply worrying . deeply worrying. >> thank goodness we've got the example of nigel farage, a man who's got a platform and is not a shrinking violet. i just worry about about who has actually had their bank account taken off them for the same sort of reasons , who didn't have nigel reasons, who didn't have nigel farage's profile . and it's all farage's profile. and it's all right for the public saying, well, i don't agree with what nigel says . you know, he's like nigel says. you know, he's like many of us, a bit of a marmite politician, but we either stick up for nigel or they'll be coming for us next. there's no doubt about it. and i think it's deeply worrying. it's more than just. alison rose the whole board at natwest, it's wider than that because when nigel says that he's applied for ten other banks and was refused an account that makes you think it's a systemic across the industry, blacklisting which is even more worrying .

even more worrying. >> you're a contentious figure, andrew. you're an mp, you've been an mp for a long time. you speak your mind, you've backed brexit. you tempted to find brexit. are you tempted to find out what your bank thinks? private about you? are you tempted to seek one of those documents? 40 pages there were on nigel farage. there might be 55 pages on you. andrew yes, it's it is an interesting prospect . prospect. >> but i mean, that question, i mean, people could ask, what's the bank holding on them? and also what interest is it of the bank, what they're political views might be? and surely it's the opposite of banking . but i the opposite of banking. but i think that gives you an indication of the people who've got power over the banks. and we're looking at across the whole of industry, big business, it's all about esg scores and you have to ask yourself, who bought that system in. >> so do you think i mean, nigel farage now thinks is now insisting the whole the whole board resign and adam dame

alison rose goes without a pay off. do you agree with his stance on those things ? stance on those things? >> um. well it's easy to make those comments. obviously, you know, there are legal contracts in position for employees of large companies and i'm sure the lawyers will enjoy earning money arguing over it. but the principle is, i don't think the responsibility ends with alison rose. who else knew ? knew what? rose. who else knew? knew what? certainly the chairman's got questions to answer, but as i stated earlier, when nigel can't get a bank account at any other bank that looks more like a systemic blacklisting, which is which is even more frightening than the situation we're seeing now, do you think it's because he was the high priest of brexit, andrew? >> do you think that's the real what's the real issue here? we cannot get away from brexit, whether supported or not. whether you supported it or not. that's bank took a great that's why the bank took a great dislike to him and what business of the bank was it to take a position on nigel's views or anybody's views on on brexit,

immigration or anything else? >> it's none of their business whatsoever . whatsoever. >> oh, we've lost andrew bridgen that's a pity. oh that's andrew bridgen reclaiming. we've got the labour mp steve mccabe with us though i think. morning steve, can you can you hear us? >> yes, i can hear you. morning >> yes, i can hear you. morning >> now, your lot have been all over the place on this. sixes and sevens to put it mildly. so we had three different positions yesterday, a frontbencher saying, , pity the tories saying, well, pity the tories weren't more critical of weren't a bit more critical of other companies without condemning what bank did. condemning what the bank did. then leader keir starmer, then your leader keir starmer, finally saying the bank did wrong against nigel farage, then the shadow chancellor , saying on the shadow chancellor, saying on channel 4 news yesterday. steve, this is about the tories this is all about the tories bullying a campaigning radical pioneering woman, executive chief executive. which of those positions would you like to hold or have you got your own? >> well , i or have you got your own? >> well, i think she had to go and i think it's good that the

whole issue has been exposed. i think i agree with nigel nelson actually, that there was a bit of a comms mess up. there's no argument about that, although there are reports that the original statement from howard davies on behalf of the board was cleared with the government and it was only when the prime minister and the chancellor realised what had been cleared that they stepped in. so there may have been confused action on all fronts . all fronts. >> it's all quite clear she had to go. steve yeah, she had to go. >> i don't think there's any doubt and i really surprised that she's going to get a 2 million payout myself. i think if she's got any grace, she might think twice about that. >> well, i'm just wondering , can >> well, i'm just wondering, can can government bearing in mind the state owns 40% of the bank in your view, should the government step in and say , no, government step in and say, no, she can't have it .

she can't have it. >> well, to be honest , i don't >> well, to be honest, i don't know what the legal powers of the government are in relation to this, but i think morally it seems a bit ridiculous that you create this chaos. you have to go and then you get £2 million for it. i don't think too many people would think that's a reasonable position . reasonable position. >> do you do you think how how how do you think some people do not see that this is about more than one man and one man's bank account? i mean, it does seem to be people on the left that have this opinion when the reality is this opinion when the reality is this affects or could potentially affect every single this affects or could poteof ally affect every single this affects or could poteof .lly affect every single this affects or could poteof . us affect every single one of. us >> well, like i said, i'm glad it's been explored . i think it's been explored. i think nigel farage has used both his campaigning and his broadcasting skills to get this thing out in the open and nuts right. but i wonder if there would been would have been quite so much support if it had been , say, someone if it had been, say, someone like mick lynch of the rmt. so

you know, you have to wonder if there is a bit of politics in there is a bit of politics in the way the issue is viewed . and the way the issue is viewed. and i actually i think that's a really good point, whether it's a right versus left thing. >> but i actually do think even if it had been someone as divisive as mick lynch, that people would feel as strongly. >> hope they would. yeah, >> i hope they would. yeah, i certainly hope they would. well, i so, too. i hope so, too. >> simply say to you, i don't >> i simply say to you, i don't know. asked me about whether know. you asked me about whether there politics in it. there was some politics in it. i simply pose a view. i think the issue that nigel farage has exposed is the right issue to expose, and it's outrage . it's expose, and it's outrage. it's the way the bank has behaved . the way the bank has behaved. >> can i just ask you finally, steve, pin you down on what rachel reeves the shadow chancellor, who will be the chancellor, who will be the chancellor of the exchequer if labour election, said on labour win the election, said on channel 4 last night, said it's all about tories bullying a all about the tories bullying a very radical woman all about the tories bullying a veryof radical woman all about the tories bullying a veryof a radical woman all about the tories bullying a veryof a job. radical woman all about the tories bullying a veryof a job. do radical woman all about the tories bullying a veryof a job. do you:al woman all about the tories bullying a veryof a job. do you agreenan all about the tories bullying a veryof a job. do you agree with her? >> no, i don't agree with that. as i've said, i think she should

have gone. but i think it is quite difficult when the government appears on the one hand to tell howard—davis that she has the government's backing and then only when the chancellor and the prime minister see what the government has agreed to. does the position change? i think maybe we could all have been clearer at the outset and i think that remains a problem. it is only after the chancellor and the prime minister were able to gauge the impact act that they stepped in. >> all right. that's steve mccabe. the labour mp. we can go back to andrew bridgen, the reclaimed mp, because we lost you briefly, andrew. quite refreshing to hear a labour mp actually criticising the shadow chancellor for her, quite in my view, extraordinary interview on channel 4 yesterday where it was all about the tories bullying bullying this poor woman who's paid £5.5 million a year out of a job because they didn't like her. nothing to do with the fact she breached every

confidentiality code as as nigel nelson , your political nelson, your political correspondent, said a bit of a comms mix up by labour. >> but i mean, i think that, you know , rachel reeves is probably know, rachel reeves is probably telling you what she really thinks. and now she's been told what to think by the labour party. and i think that's, that's deeply worrying and regard to, you know, nigel farage bank account or anybody else's bank account. i totally agree . if it was someone on the agree. if it was someone on the left , i would be agree. if it was someone on the left, i would be as vehemently defending their right to a bank account. andrew you know, and i know there are people in this country who commit horrendous crimes which appal the public. they serve their sentences. and when they come out , they're when they come out, they're allowed a account . allowed to have a bank account. and as well . it's and that's right as well. it's got to be right that nigel farage can keep his bank account , somebody think in france, , somebody i think in france, it's actually seen a human it's actually seen as a human right to have a bank account. >> legally, you have to have one if you if you want to cancel somebody, there's no better somebody, there's no way better in modern society than banking

them. >> that is ultimate >> that is the ultimate cancellation, >> that is the ultimate can particularly in a society >> particularly in a society that's becoming increasingly cashless . cashless. >> yes. and cash is useful, but not always convenient. and lots of places now don't take cash at all, unfortunately. so you're know, it's complete cancellation . and as i come back to the point again, the deeply worrying thing is that nigel hall has is on a good salary and no other bank wanted to take him on. that looks like a blacklisting across the whole industry. and if it's happening in banking, it should be happening in something else that's just just finally , steve, that's just just finally, steve, just very quickly, do you. >> sorry, do think it >> andrew sorry, do you think it is happening other industries is happening in other industries as well? mean, know, maybe as well? i mean, you know, maybe the medical profession, you the medical profession, can you be for not having the be cancelled for not having the right opinion that industry right opinion in that industry as well ? as well? >> i know it's happening in other industries. it's also happening in insurance and i and people i know have had instances where premia liam's that you'll be asked are completely disproportionate to the risk and

anyone else who presented with the same circumstances. so it is happening in other industries. yes >> very disturbing, isn't it? >> very disturbing, isn't it? >> absolutely . >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> andrew, thanks for coming back to us. that's andrew bridgen, reclaim mp , the bridgen, the reclaim mp, the only mp, by the way, in only reclaim mp, by the way, in the house of commons. >> yeah, absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> it's absolutely frightening. the fact that, you know, >> and the fact that, you know, the labour so divided on it the labour are so divided on it as are. as they are. >> john has sent an email saying this andrew and dawn, he says, i think many more heads should roll at natwest and coutts bank. surely cootes themselves surely they cootes themselves should apologise and offer to restore nigel farage bank as well . good point actually, well. good point actually, because they've not offered to give him a company account. no, they give him a some they offered to give him a some other account other form of account with natwest, actually why would natwest, but actually why would you to touch coutts bank you want to touch a coutts bank account a bargepole. no you account with a bargepole. no you would . would. >> i certainly would. >> i certainly would. >> was all done save >> and this was all done to save their reputation. >> their reputation. their reputation. >> you've1eir reputation. their reputation. >> you've doneeputation. their reputation. >> you've done welltion. their reputation. >> you've done well there. i wonder if the royals are going to bank cuba. to continue to bank with cuba. >> that's a good point. >> gosh, that's a good point. i do. >> don't they? the queen's bank. it's bank.

it's the king's bank. >> they have >> and they have some controversial amongst controversial views amongst them as well. >> do. and i remember >> they do. and i remember walking past coutts bank in walking past the coutts bank in in it's by trafalgar square. >> yes it is. »- >> yes it is. >> during pride week it used to be pride day for the entire bank was covered in pride rainbow. >> radical hypocrisy. >> yeah. radical hypocrisy. >> yeah. radical hypocrisy. >> a that's the thing. >> exactly. yes exactly >> yeah exactly. yes exactly right. move there are right. we move on now. there are calls make it harder buy calls to make it harder to buy batteries e—bikes and batteries for e—bikes and scooters their safety scooters due to their safety concerns . concerns. >> you're britain's >> you're with britain's newsroom with andrew and dawn

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>> and it's 1126. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and dawn neesom and me. >> yeah, that one. that one. >> yeah, that one. that one. >> that one over there. i know we've got some breaking news, important news. important breaking news. transport is by transport for london is run by the london, sadiq khan. the mayor of london, sadiq khan. him fined a whacking him has been fined a whacking £10 million and tram operations fined 4 million at the old bailey for health and safety failings, which led up to the croydon tram disaster, in which seven passengers died . seven passengers died. >> that is a big fine. >> that is a big fine. >> that's a lot of money. but the trouble is, bev dawn, that will mean that the taxpayer in london pays that paying for that. >> yeah. no, absolutely. >> yeah. no, absolutely. >> incompetence for transport for london. and we'll have to pay for london. and we'll have to pay it. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and you know what that means? our council tax will go up even higher. >> exactly. and they'll need to find ways of raising money, find more ways of raising money, which low emission which means ultra low emission zone talk that they may >> all that talk that they may not it, but they will bus

not expand it, but they will bus gates charge you to gates that charge you £60 to drive through. fine. so drive through. i know. fine. so we'll bring you more on that as we'll bring you more on that as we it. but that's breaking news. >> yes. no, absolutely. still on the theme, electric the transport theme, electric bikes should be bikes and scooters should be regulated like fireworks and heavy machinery. that's a view of charity electrical safety. first, the campaigners latest report, which comes after a spate of fires and explosion unked spate of fires and explosion linked to battery, suggests the devices should be approved by a third being put on third party before being put on sale . interesting. sale. interesting. >> campana is a product >> giuseppe campana is a product safety at electrical safety engineer at electrical safety first and joins us now . safety first and joins us now. morning, giuseppe. now it seems every time i look at my local paperin every time i look at my local paper in north london, there's another story about a battery fire involving a scooter. sometimes with terrible consequences being charged overnight in a house and the house burns down. >> yeah, absolutely . >> yeah, absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> in fact, i think the london fire brigade are being called out to an e—bike or e—scooter fire once every two days. >> it's you know, it's something that we need to get on top of,

just, you know, to stop these fires happening once every two days. >> that's really disturbing thing. and of course , that's thing. and of course, that's distracting them from other other work, too. what's the answer, giuseppe? how much are these batteries? just not being regulated properly ? regulated properly? >> yeah, well , at the moment, so >> yeah, well, at the moment, so manufacturers of e—bikes and e—scooters and their batteries , e—scooters and their batteries, they're allowed to self—certify these products and just declare that they're safe and put them on the market. and what we're finding is that lots of these products are not safe. they haven't been through safety testing and that's when these dangerous products are getting into people's homes. so what we want to see is that there's like mandates free, third party approval of these products like has just happened in new york, new york, have just introduced some new legislation because they've had like lots and lots of these e—bike and e—scooter fires to, you know , make sure fires to, you know, make sure that any manufacture errors that are selling these products have

to get them tested before they can put them on the market to and make sure that we only put safe products into our homes. giuseppe it's quite unbelievable that there is no legislation on making sure that happens, considering we've already had eight these instances eight deaths in these instances as well . yeah, absolutely. so as well. yeah, absolutely. so you know, there are standards and people are supposed to follow them, but what's happening is in the e—bike and e—scooter area , the there's too e—scooter area, the there's too many bad operators , so there's many bad operators, so there's not enough reputable manufacturers that are following the rules and doing the proper testing that they need to do before putting the product on the market, which is why we need to see some tighter controls so that we can sort of like weed out these bad operators and make sure that only tested products get onto the market. >> can i actually just we are where we are with the batteries at the moment and there's going to be no changes in third party approvals. so giuseppe, would your who've your advice be to people who've got contraptions not to

got these contraptions not to charge them overnight in their home? >> yeah, absolutely. there's a few. if you've already got an e—bike or e—scooter, there's a few things you can do to try and help keep yourself safe. so one is, you know, don't charge your e—bike or e—scooter in a hallway or in an escape route where it could stop you getting out of the building if something goes wrong . like you've said, don't wrong. like you've said, don't charge it overnight. if you can. if you can avoid that, if you can't avoid charging it overnight, make sure you've got working smoke alarms. so that it can give you some advance warning and, you know, let you get out of the property if something goes wrong. the other thing is , it's quite important thing is, it's quite important that if you're charging your e—bike or e—scooter only use the charger that came with it. and if you need to replace it , go if you need to replace it, go back to the original manufacturer to get a replacement charger. don't use one of these universal chargers because we found from online marketplaces over 60 of these

universal chargers that hadn't had any safety testing carried out. and they were dangerous and they're available . and you can they're available. and you can use these chargers to charge any battery. so the risk there is that you're overcharging your battery because you're using the wrong charger and that's when you get the risk of it being overcharged and the battery going into thermal runaway, well, that's very good advice, isn't it? >> yeah, absolutely. that's giuseppe coppola, who is with electrical thanks electrical safety first. thanks so joining us. so much forjoining us. >> you. right. still to >> thank you. right. still to come , nigel nelson mike come, nigel nelson and mike parry join us in the studio parry will join us in the studio to go some of the top to go over some of the top stories. exactly. an add some fun. of course, you're with britain's newsroom on . gb news. britain's newsroom on. gb news. >> good morning. i'm rory smith in the gb newsroom. we're to going start with some breaking news from the last few moments and transport for london has been fined £10 million and tram

operations limited fined £4 million for health and safety failings leading up to the croydon tram disaster, in which seven passengers died. this is, of course, breaking news. so we will bring you more on this as we get it . in other news this we get it. in other news this morning, a high court judge has ruled that the duke of sussex can bring a claim of unlawful information gathering to trial against the publisher of the sun, but not a claim of phone hacking. prince harry alleges he was targeted by journalists and private investigators working for the news group. newspapers the sun publisher says the announcement is a significant victory . the group denies any victory. the group denies any unlawful activity took place . unlawful activity took place. wildfires in greece continue, thus , despite a drop in thus, despite a drop in temperatures , blazes have spread temperatures, blazes have spread across the country for more than across the country for more than a week, killing three people. 61 more fires have erupted in greece in the last 24 hours, destroying farms and factories with farmers rushing to evacuate

livestock . elsewhere in albania, livestock. elsewhere in albania, crews continue to battle flames across the country's southern region, with emergency helicopters dropping water on affected areas . the home affected areas. the home office's routine housing of unaccompanied child asylum seekers in hotels has been ruled unlawful by a high court. the charity every child protected against trafficking launched legal action after claiming the arrangements are not fit for purpose , as it was ruled purpose, as it was ruled unlawful . as the power to place unlawful. as the power to place the children in hotels may be used on very short periods in true emergency situations . true emergency situations. ireland's president says the country has lost one of its greatest and most gifted composers songwriters and performers following the death of schneider o'connor. according to the irish sun, the police say schneider was found unresponsive yesterday at a residential in address in london. she was pronounced dead at the scene. the 56 year old's death is not

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news. the people's channel, britain's news . britain's news. channel >> and it's 1140 on britain's news. channel >> and it's1140 on britain's britain's news and one gb news. i couldn't remember where we were with andrew pierce. who are we? and it's not bev turner as it says there i can be your dawn neesom. >> i can be whoever you want, big boy. i don't mind. call me what you want, right? okay. i'm being now to improve being serious now to improve road campaign as in road safety campaign as in england are calling for a default 20 mile an hour speed limit put place in limit to be put in place in where people live, work and go to school. don't bother in to school. well, don't bother in london, you'd be lucky london, because you'd be lucky to two an hour to go above two miles an hour because all the flipping road because of all the flipping road humps cycle highways, for humps and cycle highways, for god's humps and cycle highways, for goca campaign in yorkshire >> a campaign group in yorkshire is arguing that is pushing back, arguing that blanket is not blanket enforcement is not the right our reporter right approach. our reporter anna got story

i >> -- >> 20s plenty for us. are there campaign group calling for a blanket 20 mile an hour zone in engush blanket 20 mile an hour zone in english cities, towns, villages and residential areas. north yorkshire is the biggest county in england , and its road network in england, and its road network spans 5753 miles. and it's here where local activists are putting renewed pressure on the council to reduce speed limits on the roads . on the roads. >> our roads are getting busier and busier and it's getting more and busier and it's getting more and more difficult in our towns and more difficult in our towns and villages to cross the road safely. so 20 miles an hour is the right speed limit. it's much safer, much less likely to have collisions . collisions. >> the initiative is also supported by schools in the area i >> children don't have that perception of how fast a car's going, and it is vitally hard on this road sometimes to actually judge myself whether it's safe , judge myself whether it's safe, ten mile an hour lower would make it a little bit safer . it make it a little bit safer. it would make me able to cross the road and help the children cross

the road more than anything , really. >> but the council have pushed back on county wide, 20 mile an hour zones to do signed only 20 mile per hour limits across nonh mile per hour limits across north yorkshire we think could cost upwards of £10 million. >> that's a significant amount of money and we think that could be much better spent, much better targeted at improving road safety, reducing accidents and casualties on north yorkshire's roads. and casualties on north yorkshire's roads . and what yorkshire's roads. and what we've seen elsewhere in the country is where you have signed only 20 mile per hour limits. that actually the reduction in speed is very marginal, sometimes just one mile per houh sometimes just one mile per hour. and this is what people in nonh hour. and this is what people in north yorkshire think back to the 20 plenty scheme blanket 20 miles an hour is not not really appropriate. >> it depends on the circumstances of the town or village that you're you're driving through the cars just they go by. >> they don't they don't care to slow down for pedestrians to go past. so i think it would be a

great idea. >> people really don't take any nofice >> people really don't take any notice of it. and if they made a 20 mile an hour limit, it would just put everybody in more danger because they'd people would ignore and there'd be would ignore it and there'd be more accidents, probably. would ignore it and there'd be moi accidents, probably. would ignore it and there'd be moi mean,ynts, probably. would ignore it and there'd be moi mean, i've probably. would ignore it and there'd be moi mean, i've alwaysly. would ignore it and there'd be moi mean, i've always liked would ignore it and there'd be mo i mean, i've always liked the >> i mean, i've always liked the idea of slowing people down and keeping everyone safe, but i think probably a bit of flexibility . flexibility. >> definitely, definitely not 20 miles an hour, just simply too slow. it will get people agitated. >> north yorkshire has pledged to review speed limits across the county in the coming months and years , but time will tell if and years, but time will tell if campaigners here get their wish for slower traffic on the roads. anna riley gb news moulton on right. >> okay. well, i actually yeah, there's anna riley reporting on there's anna riley reporting on the 20 mile an hour road restriction. >> i'm going to make the point again if you're in london with that ridiculous mayor of london, we have a if you're lucky, a four and a four mile an hour speed limit. mike perry here. you're shaking head. you're shaking your head. you're agreeing mike.

agreeing with me, mike. >> totally with you. the >> i totally agree with you. the favourite in london is favourite game in london now is you might well walk because you might as well walk because you might as well walk because you bus your right as you see a bus on your right as you see a bus on your right as you come out of a building and ten minutes later you are 400 yards further up the road than the it's pointless getting the bus. it's pointless getting onto into any vehicle london. onto into any vehicle in london. absolutely pointless. again, absolutely pointless. and again, it's part of the pernicious campaign against the motorists in the capital city. >> and it's spreading. >> and it's spreading. >> it's spreading around britain. people won't understand this. >> birmingham, glasgow . this. >> birmingham, glasgow. nigel nigel, course, is to going nigel, of course, is to going defend sadiq khan. of course he is somebody to. is. somebody has to. >> i'm to defend the 20 >> i'm going to defend the 20 mile an hour certainly mile an hour limit. certainly but a 20 mile an hour. but it's not a 20 mile an hour. >> it's a two mile an hour limit. >> yeah, i appreciate it. if you're if you're in a big city, then you move an awful lot slower. but the idea of having 20 mile, 20 mile an hour limits, especially it's especially outside schools, it's a you hit a child a good thing if you hit a child at 20 miles an hour, much less likely to kill. absolutely. at 20 miles an hour, much less likeabsolutely. .bsolutely. at 20 miles an hour, much less likeabsolutely. outside y. >> absolutely. outside schools and 20 miles an hour. but sometimes i work 4:30 sometimes i go to work at 4:30 am. the morning and i come am. in the morning and i come in surrey. the minute in from surrey. and the minute

you hit greater london, the car is almost stalling to a stop because doing an because it's doing 20 miles an hour on empty roads, empty roads. you can't see a car for half a mile ahead of you. so why aren't the speeds variable? why don't they change over the 24 hour period? because as mr sadiq khan wants to punish the motorists for being bad. >> we had this recently. we just came back from the west country and driving down country and we were driving down country lanes speed limit was lanes where the speed limit was 40 fine, no 40 miles an hour. fine, no problem. down little country problem. down a little country lane, to london. dual lane, get back to london. dual carriageway morning carriageway 3:00 in the morning like 20 miles an like you saying, 20 miles an houh like you saying, 20 miles an hour. was a car on the hour. there was a car on the road. >> i mean if you've got a speed limit, you can't really keep sort of changing. yes, you can. >> make it variable. you >> you can make it variable. you can a variable speed can make it a variable speed limit around the clock. that's the sensible way do it and the sensible way to do it and keep safe. you've keep everybody safe. but you've got in the got to punish them in the pocket, according to sadiq khan. well punishment is well the punishment on ulez is actually straight to actually going straight to transport london, so at transport for london, so at least is ringfenced. least that money is ringfenced. >> go to transport >> now to go to go to transport in london, £10 million. >> yes. which means local taxpayers have to foot the taxpayers will have to foot the

bill. >> absolutely . >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> sadiq not the >> sadiq khan, not the incompetent people transport incompetent people at transport for absolutely. taxpayers >> absolutely. taxpayers absolutely. should be very absolutely. and should be very careful talking careful about talking about whether against ulez whether you're against ulez particularly putting tweets out on just in case the banks on it just in case the banks take you might lose your bank account. >> oh, oh, i think on the >> oh, god. oh, i think on the base fallen at ulez, base of being fallen at ulez, we'd fine. we'd be fine. >> i would unravel ulez completely. i would take the existing bit, let alone the extension which is coming in next month. so. >> so would i. so would i. i'd take it all way. it's a war take it all the way. it's a war against motorist a against the motorist and a capital city london will capital city like london will gnnd capital city like london will grind halt eventually. capital city like london will grirand halt eventually. capital city like london will grirand i halt eventually. capital city like london will grirand i don't eventually. capital city like london will grirand i don't have ually. capital city like london will grirand i don't have ailly. capital city like london will grirand i don't have a dog in >> and i don't have a dog in this fight because i've not owned since 1988. right owned a car since 1988. right >> you cycle? >> okay. do you cycle? >> okay. do you cycle? >> no i can't stand >> no. no i can't stand cyclists. don't get me started on cyclists because they go through lights all the time. through red lights all the time. just there was just very quickly, there was a letter a national newspaper letter in a national newspaper last new zealand last week from a new zealand tourist came here and hired tourist who came here and hired a airport. a car at heathrow airport. >> did see that? came into >> did you see that? came into london, here for two london, used it here for two days. he got back home to days. when he got back home to new zealand, clocked up new zealand, he'd clocked up £661 of fines. >> yes, i saw that driving around going around london for going into bike lanes, going into

bike lanes, for going into yellow boxes, for being in the wrong bus lane. >> £661, not going to come back , is he or. no, no, of course not. >> so should we move on to a much less controversial topic? i'm kidding . much less controversial topic? i'm kidding. nigel, one of much less controversial topic? i'm kidding . nigel, one of your i'm kidding. nigel, one of your stories from the papers today, the daily mail, and this is as women and penises, we all have again. >> yes. not again . >> yes. not again. >> yes. not again. >> this is keir starmer, who's who's sort of going step by step towards a sensible policy on trans issues . and i think that trans issues. and i think that finally that the labour leader is at a pretty bad time on this one is actually getting there . one is actually getting there. hang on. >> why is he had a bad time? he has a bad time because he couldn't decide whether the only women have a cervix. >> well, yes, that's he had >> well, yes, that's why he had a because he didn't a bad time because he didn't know a bad time because he didn't knoand i know this is >> and i know this is a controversial issue about whether a woman can have a penis and controversial. but that is thatis and controversial. but that is that is controversial at all. that position in you that is the position in law. you can woman and have a penis. can be a woman and have a penis. no, yes, you can. no, you can't. yes, you can. >> under the gender

>> you under the gender recognition is recognition act, which is ridiculous , whether you think ridiculous, whether you think the ridiculous or not, the law is ridiculous or not, that the position law. that is the position in law. >> now, keir starmer is >> now, what keir starmer is saying make this more saying is let's make this more sensible. he's going against self—identity . right. and what self—identity. right. and what are that. but are you saying is that. but let's and make the let's let's try and make the process a bit less humiliating . process a bit less humiliating. at the moment you need a diagnosed case of gender dysphoria . then you need to go dysphoria. then you need to go before for a gender recognition board , which is which is the board, which is which is the humiliating part of the process . yes. what keir starmer is talking about now is one doctor can give you your certificate for gender dysphoria and then you can start the process of changing your gender to. and so then it would be you can have different you can have it changed on your birth certificate, on your driving licence, on your passport. and thatis licence, on your passport. and that is why why a woman can have a penis , because these people do a penis, because these people do not have to go through surgery before they get their 99.9. >> he even admitted that 99% of women, of course, have not got a penis. but on this changing your

gender just like that, i mean , genderjust like that, i mean, what the fanatics want him to do is get to the point where i could walk into this studio and say, hi everybody , i'm a woman. say, hi everybody, i'm a woman. he wants to get to that where you just don't have to do anything except state individually. yeah what gender you prefer to be. >> where keir starmer doesn't want to get to because the idea would be you walking in as a woman would be a self—identity issue, which is not something he's he's adjusting well. he's saying this will do you is will also protect women only spaces which i think is really important. >> has he worked out yet whether has he worked out yet? whether only a woman can have a cervix? are we clearer on this, nigel? >> we're clear on that one, no. >> right. so we're not clear on that. that give great that. does that give you great confidence in the future, prime minister? because he's probably gonna next election? gonna win the next election? >> well, look, it's another addition isn't addition to flip flopper, isn't it? because this man is the flip flopper time. yeah. you flopper of all time. yeah. you look look, look at his look at his. look, look at his beliefs two years ago to what they now. i don't think they are now. i don't think there's a single one that still

adds up, is it? well, there were ten pledges. >> he when he went to leave, >> he he when he went to leave, when he went to lead pledges. yeah. he's abandoned all ten. >> exactly. exactly. yeah. he's abandoned all ten. >> yes, exactly. exactly. yeah. he's abandoned all ten. >> yes, i'm:tly. exactly. yeah. he's abandoned all ten. >> yes, i'm proud(actly. yeah. he's abandoned all ten. >> yes, i'm proudlac'that. >> yes, i'm proud of that. >> yes, i'm proud of that. >> a man who we can have faith in the situation is a labour supporter. >> are you proud of that? well the situation is it's a yes or no. >> it isn't a yes or no. it is part of the fact he's got all ten pledges? >> no, it is. »- >> no, it is. >> but the economic situation has hugely since he made has changed hugely since he made those ten pledges. so when it comes to, for instance, to do with benefit , which is with child benefit, which is getting the four, if getting into the net four, if you can't afford to extend it because of what the tories have done, you understand why done, you can understand why he's trying to fiscally he's trying to be fiscally responsible . responsible. >> hm. i think rachel reeves let the mass drop, didn't she, yesterday with with, you know, her views on on the banking scandals surrounding nigel farage? why would you accuse somebody of trying to intimidate the, you know, the head of the natwest when she's clearly broken every banking rule?

there's poor little woman driven out of her job by bullying tories. the treasury . tories. the treasury. >> it's pat cullen treasury. >> it's pat cullen treasury. >> £5.5 million a year. dame alice was bullied out of her job by a terrible job. >> does she have a penis? >> does she have a penis? >> has anyone asked her? i've asked her that. >> no, absolutely. shall we move on something that's even more on to something that's even more controversial? favourite on to something that's even more contr

until. into my career as until. well into my career as a newspaper journalist. so i, i newspaperjournalist. so i, i prefer the way people speak in the north because it's a language of warmth against a language of warmth against a language of warmth against a language of totalitarianism, which i think people in the south have . i love going to the south have. i love going to the north of england. i think the people are warm and i think they're nicer. i think they're friendlier and i think that they're aspirations in life are quite content , if you see what mean. >> talk on the on the can you defend us southerners on the tea dinner argument. >> yeah. that in my case it came with age that i started out when i was younger having tea that progressed then to dinner and it finally ended up as supper. >> oh you posh thing. >> oh you posh thing. >> supper. >> supper. how >> supper. how preposterous thing. >> supper . >> supper. >> supper. >> oh, my goodness me. you must read a lot of charles dickens novels. >> sunday mirror, the sunday people having supper. >> yes, supper. >> yes, supper. >> you're on your own there, mate. >> obviously. yeah. yeah >> obviously. yeah. yeah >> how posh is that ? >> how posh is that? >> how posh is that? >> i was. i was breakfast,

dinner and tea. >> tea? absolutely >> tea? absolutely >> my first newspaperjob on the >> my first newspaper job on the gloucestershire echo, there was a very nice reporter there. he went cheltenham ladies went to cheltenham ladies college. i didn't know such a posh institution, she said it's lunch. >> lunch? >> lunch? >> drummed into me. >> it was drummed into me. >> it was drummed into me. >> yeah. yeah >> yeah. yeah >> i had supper. breakfast >> well, i had supper. breakfast dinner and tea. >> a southern working class thing. >> he's a supper bloke. well i mean, it just proves how long you spent in the house of commons, isn't it? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> everybody talk about. yes it was institutionalised. >> let's spot of supper, >> let's have a spot of supper, shall we? >> was sort of, you know, >> that was sort of, you know, code words for, you know, tell me a story. where are we going with this? yeah tell me a story. >> been controversial. >> it's been very controversial. thank gentlemen . thoroughly thank you, gentlemen. thoroughly enjoyed you need come enjoyed this. you need to come together. gb newsroom today. up next, it's the live desk with mark longhurst and pip tomson and mark head. tell us what is happening. going to happening. i bet it's going to be a great show. what's happening on the program, mark? be a great show. what's haplt's ing on the program, mark? be a great show. what's haplt's ag on the program, mark? be a great show. what's haplt's a lunchtimerogram, mark? be a great show. what's haplt's a lunchtime treat.|, mark? >> it's a lunchtime treat. >> it's a lunchtime treat. >> mind dinner. >> never mind your dinner. >> never mind your dinner. >> turning up the heat >> we'll be turning up the heat on british gas after those extraordinary figures. profits up we'll be hearing from the >> we'll be hearing from the anti fuel poverty campaigner

saying figures will be met saying the figures will be met with disbelief. >> hotter still. the warning from office as from the met office as weathermen saying that we haven't seen anything yet as regards the record temperatures and latest from roads, too, and the latest from roads, too, as the wildfires continue to rage of control . and the rage out of control. and the truth is out there somewhere or we'll be updating you on the ufos , real or imagined , the ufos, real or imagined, the temperatures rising, boxt solar, proud sponsors of weather on . gb proud sponsors of weather on. gb news alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news merge humid dank start to the day. >> skies are brightening in many places, but that may spark some heavy showers. this low pressure system is moving in for the weekend. it's already brought these weather fronts which brought weather brought all the wet weather overnight. rain is easing in overnight. the rain is easing in most places , but staying quite most places, but staying quite breezy with rain along the coast of the south—east and outbreaks of the south—east and outbreaks of rain continuing across a good part elsewhere said

part of scotland. elsewhere said a lot of cloud but brightening up and we'll see some sunny spells, perhaps across parts of eastern england. and the midlands. if we do any midlands. and if we do see any brightness spark some brightness that may spark some heavy, thundery showers heavy, even thundery showers later day. temperatures later in the day. temperatures getting into the low 20s in places perhaps a little higher if we see any of that sunshine poking through. but for most it'll cloudy. it'll stay it'll stay cloudy. it'll stay pretty this pretty grey through this evening. further rain pushing north across northern scotland overnight , but elsewhere, most overnight, but elsewhere, most places becoming dry , dry. we'll places becoming dry, dry. we'll see some clearer skies for scotland and northern ireland, which to turn a which will allow it to turn a little cooler here. but for most, another pretty night. most, another pretty warm night. temperatures holding up 15 temperatures holding up at 15 or 16 degrees. generally fresher 16 degrees. generally a fresher feel, through friday. feel, though, through friday. and for most, it'll be a brighter day, in brighter day, too. in fact, a day sunny spells , by and day of sunny spells, by and large, some wet weather, of course. northeast scotland large, some wet weather, of course. ifrom east scotland large, some wet weather, of course. ifrom orkney ytland large, some wet weather, of course. ifrom orkney upnd large, some wet weather, of course. ifrom orkney up towards working from orkney up towards shetland and 1 or 2 showers elsewhere for northern ireland later on. plenty of showers, but for should be a for most, tomorrow should be a fresher friday with bright spells and in the sunshine, temperatures getting into the

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