town is alcohol duty. apparently the biggest shake up of alcohol taxes in a century. all about taxing it based on the strength of the tipple apparently as well trying to save the humble pub many people are saying it doesn't go far enough. it's actually to going hurt pubs rather than help it . some people rather than help it. some people say that drinks in pubs should be duty free to try and save that industry . what say you and that industry. what say you and what about this one strike and you're in jail? that would be i'm referring to things like shoplifting and assault and things like that. do you reckon if you've done it once , your if you've done it once, your second shot should see you in jail and that that should be mandatory? that is a proposal i want to get into today and we're all familiar the badge, all familiar now with the badge, the stockholm, but i can't the bibby stockholm, but i can't help wonder, will ever help but wonder, will it ever get off ground? it's being get off the ground? it's being called by floating called now by some a floating grenfell. all about the fact that actually people are saying it's a fire hazard . what do you it's a fire hazard. what do you make to it all and trigger warning. you ready if you're warning. are you ready if you're sensitive, brace yourself. oh

look at that. >> horrible mean thing. >> horrible mean thing. >> it's a bunch of white men. goodness gracious me. it's caused carnage today. that image on social media, because a chef posted that image of himself and his team. but look, they're all white and they're all men . whoa. white and they're all men. whoa. diversity chiefs are not happy about that. but what about you ? about that. but what about you? doesit about that. but what about you? does it offend you or not? let's get tonight. but get into it all tonight. but before do , let's the before we do, let's get the headunes before we do, let's get the headlines middlehurst headlines with polly middlehurst i >> lama >> michelle, thank you. well, good evening to you. the top story tonight, the prime minister has told gb news today housing illegal migrants in hotels and flats is completely wrong . in an exclusive wrong. in an exclusive interview, rishi sunak said alternatives such as the bibby stockholm barge currently moored off portland in dorset, are being sought as interim measures as the floating barge has been fitted out to accommodate around 500 people and the first 50 were expected to move in this week after fire safety inspections had been completed. the prime

minister responded to concerns that luxury flats, however, are being used for asylum seekers in chelmsford in essex , while local chelmsford in essex, while local people struggle in substandard homes . homes. >> what's going on currently is completely wrong. we've got a situation which is unfair and british taxpayers are forking out £6 million a day to house illegal migrants in hotels and other accommodation. that's clearly wrong. it's clearly unfair, and that's why i want to put an end to it. >> meanwhile, more than 3000 people crossed the english channelin people crossed the english channel in 63 small boats last month . that's an average of 52 month. that's an average of 52 migrants per boat, and that's the highest number on record. more than 14,000 people have made the dangerous crossing so far this year. now, the prime minister has also been talking about drink today. he's introduced what he's calling the biggest shake up of alcohol taxes in a century. the move focuses on taxing drinks on

their strength with duty on wine and vodka , for example, to rise and vodka, for example, to rise to bring a beer festival in west london today , rishi sunak london today, rishi sunak claimed the overhaul made things simpler and would benefit thousands of businesses. but the british beer and pub association warned it could cost the industry an extra £225 million industry an extra £225 million in tax. the prime minister was also heckled at the event by a publican. take a listen . publican. take a listen. >> prime minister. oh, the irony that you're raising alcohol duty today as you're pulling a pint. >> well, that publican was rudy keizer, and later he told gb news customers will be the ones made to pay . made to pay. >> in the last two weeks we've been bulk buying alcohol from our suppliers just to pre—empt this increase from today so that we can save on the increase in duty and a month's time, two months time. those increased costs because of the alcohol duty increase will be passed on

to the customer . to the customer. >> the mp , margaret ferrier, has >> the mp, margaret ferrier, has been stripped of her seat after a recall petition and it's triggered a by—election. she was charged by police and suspended from the house of commons for breaking covid rules back in lockdown. she travelled from london to scotland after testing positive in september 2020. nearly 12,000 constituent in rutherglen and hamilton west signed the petition. it's going to be the first recall by—election in scotland . a by—election in scotland. a british man who ended the life of his seriously ill wife has visited her grave for the first time since being released from prison in cyprus. dave hunter was sentenced to two years for manslaughter after claiming his wife had asked him to end her life at their home in paphos in cyprus in 2021. the couple's daughter says she believes her father wanted to say his goodbyes properly . climate goodbyes properly. climate

activists have been spray painting part of the scottish parliament today. they've done it in bright red in protest against oil and gas rigs in the nonh against oil and gas rigs in the north sea. the group, which calls itself this is rigged called the scottish government . called the scottish government. s silence on the prime minister's news yesterday that he'd allowed 100 more new oil and gas licences deafening. police scotland say officers are at the scene to teenage girls aged 16 and 17 have been killed after a crash in county monaghan in ireland. an 18 year old woman and the car's driver, a 60 year old man, are in hospital in a critical condition. an 18 year old man is receiving treatment for non—life threatening injuries . it's understood some injuries. it's understood some of those involved were on their way to a ball which was being held at a local secondary school. the car has now been removed scene . a drone removed from the scene. a drone delivery service has been launched in orkney in scotland, helping locals receive their mail more efficiently. a

collaboration between royal mail and drone company sky ports mean the scheme will transport letters and parcels between the islands. hopefully with significantly improved delivery times. the service will initially operate on a trial bafis initially operate on a trial basis for three months, but if it's successful, it could be established as a permanent service . and lastly, football . service. and lastly, football. in australia, the lionesses have beaten china six one in their final group game to progress to the last 16 of the women's world cup. they've made history as well as being the first side to score in 16 consecutive matches . as lauren james had a hand in five of the six goals in adelaide, scoring two and assisting three. serena wiegmans side will now face nigeria in brisbane. that'll happen on monday here with gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news back now to . michelle

back now to. michelle >> hello there . thanks for that, >> hello there. thanks for that, polly. helen we can't be friends . you're the first email that i .you're the first email that i have just received tonight into dewbs & co and she says that dewbs& co and she says that yorkshire day is all very well and good. michelle but remember lancashire is the best county. oh, what are you trying to do to me? let me bask in the glory, please of yorkshire. day to day. just one day dedicated to the good folk yorkshire. love it. good folk of yorkshire. love it. so i do. anyway. i'm with you till 7:00 tonight alongside me. my till 7:00 tonight alongside me. my panel, the communications officer institute of officer at the institute of economic ibrahim, economic affairs, rim ibrahim, and the former adviser to jeremy corbyn, james schneider . good corbyn, james schneider. good evening to both of you . and you evening to both of you. and you know the drill, don't you ? you know the drill, don't you? you can in touch, but not if can get in touch, but not if you're going to tell me that yorkshire is not great. you know, you're banned the rest know, you're banned for the rest of day. actually, can of the day. actually, you can get with me again get in touch with me again tomorrow. but anyone else you can get in touch. tell me your thoughts tonight. gb views gb news you can me thoughts tonight. gb views gb ne always you can me thoughts tonight. gb views gb ne always at you can me thoughts tonight. gb views gb ne always at gb you can me thoughts tonight. gb views gb ne always at gb news. an me

thoughts tonight. gb views gb ne always at gb news. or me thoughts tonight. gb views gb ne always at gb news. or before he as always at gb news. or before i get into my big story of the day, which is alcohol duty, i do just want to touch on that story that polly just referenced. then it about an it happened the news about an hour so another hour or so ago. another by—election on way. this is by—election on the way. this is margaret the snp member margaret ferry, the snp member of parliament, who was in trouble breaking covid trouble for breaking covid rules. actually found out rules. she actually found out she'd positive and then she'd tested positive and then she'd tested positive and then she got on the train back up to i think was glasgow. anyway, i think it was glasgow. anyway, she in trouble the she was in trouble with the police. she suspended and so she was in trouble with the po|and she suspended and so she was in trouble with the po|and soa suspended and so she was in trouble with the po|and so forth.;uspended and so she was in trouble with the po|and so forth. anyway,�*d and so she was in trouble with the po|and so forth. anyway, about so on and so forth. anyway, about 15% of her constituents have voted in a petition. so now we have a by—election. what do you think to that right outcome or not? >> yeah, absolutely the right outcome. i mean, when you've got members of parliament who did vote who did vote vote for lockdowns, who did vote for restrictions and for these restrictions and measures, i mean, look, i do think that lot of people did think that a lot of people did break lockdown break the lockdown rules. however, an however, this is quite an extreme level of breaking the lockdown. she spent over lockdown. i mean, she spent over two a whilst two hours at a pub whilst awaiting those results as well. fundamentally, politicians fundamentally, these politicians took away and yet took our freedoms away and yet they not follow the rules they did not follow the rules that put in place. that they put in place. >> your thoughts, james?

>> your thoughts, james? >> think it's a these recall >> i think it's a these recall petitions are good thing. they petitions are a good thing. they make slightly make politicians slightly more accountable public. and accountable to the public. and clearly she's lost the trust of at least a good chunk of her constituents. it's good that constituents. so it's good that that she's being recalled. and there's to by—election. >> yeah, i it quite >> yeah, i find it quite interesting. so she was suspended, then she was arrested. she was charged with culpable reckless conduct. arrested. she was charged with culp said reckless conduct. arrested. she was charged with culp said reckguilty.»nduct. arrested. she was charged with culp said reckguilty. she :t. arrested. she was charged with culpsaid reckguilty. she had she said she was guilty. she had to out 270 hours of to carry out 270 hours of community service. what would have happened then? because she potentially have stayed on as an mp the by—election didn't go mp if the by—election didn't go the opposite way. yeah. >> she could have stayed >> so she she could have stayed on as an mp if her constituents didn't didn't mind . well if, if didn't didn't mind. well if, if you need i think it's 10. didn't didn't mind. well if, if you need i think it's10. yeah. so if 10% hadn't signed the petition then she could stay there until the next election. but the snp dropped her immediately. so if she were running again at the next election, she'd be running an election, she'd be running as an independent think she independent and i think she would stand chance would probably stand no chance at yeah, i'm like a stuck record. >> me, because i always say the same thing. do i want to talk about this covid stuff? i always

say, people that say, how come those people that were the figures and were close to the figures and close all data, they close to all the data, they clearly were not as scared of covid that medals be covid as that they medals be their didn't they? we their medals, didn't they? we was terrified or made was absolutely terrified or made to terrified because that to be terrified because of that thing. at the damage it thing. and look at the damage it did economy anyway, guess did to the economy anyway, guess what? get on my soapbox what? i won't get on my soapbox about it. you'll be pleased to know will on. if know because i will move on. if you a boozer, you'll be you are a boozer, you'll be impacted by this story for sure, because as in this country, we're the biggest we're about to have the biggest shake terms of how we tax shake up in terms of how we tax our alcohol. rishi sunak has been talking to news. he been busy talking to gb news. he says good for pubs. says it'll be good for pubs. let's have listen. let's have a listen. >> centrepiece reforms >> centrepiece of those reforms is backing british pubs now that we've left the eu, we can ensure that the tax you pay for beer on draught at pubs is lower less than the tax you pay for beer at the supermarket. also growing the supermarket. also growing the by cutting taxes for the economy by cutting taxes for small producers so they can expand and employ more people. taken together , taken advantage taken together, taken advantage of brexit freedoms is to of our brexit freedoms is to back british pubs . back british pubs. >> aside from the simplification , though, you'll acknowledge we are also seeing a 10.1% rise in

alcohol duty across the board. the wine and spirits trade association says it's the biggest single rise in alcohol duty for almost half a century. how is that consistent with lowering inflation? prime minister ? minister? >> well , what do minister? >> well, what do you make to that news room ? that news room? >> some people are saying that what he's trying to do in terms of to bolster the hospitality industry, this will perhaps have a completely different effect . a completely different effect. some people saying, some people are saying, actually, you want help some people are saying, actu industry, u want help some people are saying, actu industry, why nt help some people are saying, actu industry, why don't help some people are saying, actu industry, why don't you get that industry, why don't you get rid all all alcohol duty for rid of all all alcohol duty for beverages in pubs, alcohol, beverages in pubs, alcohol, beverages ? what do you make of beverages? what do you make of it all? >> no, i mean, i absolutely agree. i mean, there is still across the board rise. i think that simplification that tax simplification is a good unfortunately, good thing. but unfortunately, these already these industries are already struggling. our local pubs and breweries already really breweries are already really struggling, especially post covid, also post, you know, covid, but also post, you know, the smoking ban, which obviously saw about 12,000 pubs across england and wales close . england and wales close. >> so effectively what this you don't link that to the smoke. you don't think that pubs have

closed because people can't smoke you? smoke in them do you? >> oh, absolutely have. >> oh, they absolutely have. it's one of the it's at least one of the factors. anyway, that argument has come gone. tony has sort of come and gone. tony blair that before could blair did that before i could legally think that legally drink. but i think that what about here is looking what it's about here is looking at the fact there is still at the fact that there is still an overall increase in the alcohol duty now because there is overall increase, it is still an overall increase, it is still an overall increase, it is still an overall increase, it is still going ensure that is still going to ensure that effectively there are still struggling. they should struggling. i think they should scrap the alcohol duties altogether and actually allow those thrive. those pubs to genuinely thrive. >> would have no duty on >> so you would have no duty on any alcohol, whether that was sold in a supermarket or a pub. yeah absolutely. >> i'd get rid of it all. i think it's unfair that the government are taxing and effectively hurting consumers as a think that a result of it. i think that consumption taxes, we know, of course, hurt the and course, they hurt the poor and the most vulnerable the most because are hardest because they are hit hardest by paying because they are hit hardest by paying of consumption paying those kind of consumption taxes. rid of them entirely. >> right. shall come back to >> right. i shall come back to you on that. but for now, james, i mean, they're not enormously you on that. but for now, james, i m�*changes"re not enormously you on that. but for now, james, i m�*changes"re rhe'siormously you on that. but for now, james, i m�*changes"re rhe's talking;ly big changes and he's talking about trying to support pubs and as we've heard just now from reem, how many pubs have closed over last of decades?

over the last couple of decades? >> were some big >> so if there were some big reforms that were to going help pubs, think, you know, lot pubs, i think, you know, a lot of would in favour of of us would be in favour of that. that doesn't really that. but that doesn't really seem but just to seem what this is. but just to talk scrapping ng taxes on talk about scrapping ng taxes on consumers . i think in general consumers. i think in general terms that's right. not to scrap them entirely, but to try to reduce them and the government is reliant on vat is far too reliant on vat relative to other taxes . so but relative to other taxes. so but i would look at vat if you're looking for a tax cut for that's going to help ordinary people the most, i'd look at vat before i was looking at these sorts of i was looking at these sorts of i mean , in pubs specifically or i mean, in pubs specifically or no, no, no. i mean i mean across the board. for example, i would be very happy to see an increase in taxes, in wealth, for example, and to reduce taxes on vat, on consumption for, you know , things that everybody know, things that everybody buys. >> why not do both? >> why not do both? >> why not do both? >> why not? why not cut taxes across the board income taxes on income tax thresholds ? and that income tax thresholds? and that will obviously help regular people and also get rid of the consumption taxes , as i was consumption taxes, as i was suggesting, taxing wealth, taxes

. want increase taxes on . you want to increase taxes on want to. >> yes. i would quite like to substantially increase taxes on wealth. >> so what does that mean? >> so what does that mean? >> so what does that mean? >> so for example, sunak >> so for example, rishi sunak pays a lower rate of tax than the three us because lots of the three of us because lots of his income comes from capital gains what is gains rather than from what is technically income. in the 80s, those were equalised, so you were taxed the same . if you got were taxed the same. if you got income, you taxed at the income, you were taxed at the same of whether same rate, regardless of whether it was categorised as a dividend or a capital gains or an income. and that's a very and i think that's a very sensible thing. so it that sensible thing. so it means that people are going out to work people who are going out to work every day aren't paying a lower rate tax then someone who's rate of tax then someone who's getting their money from not getting their money not from not from work. >> i but that doesn't make >> i know, but that doesn't make sense lot these sense because a lot of these people that buying these people that are buying these assets that perhaps go on assets s that perhaps then go on to appreciate buying to appreciate they're buying those tax income. >> so someone will go to work, for example. they'll earn their money, they'll pay their income tax levels. they then risk that capital so an investment can go up or it can go down. there's no guaranteed return on pretty much

anything these days. so you risk your purse, tax, capital, all your purse, tax, capital, all you make a profit potentially , you make a profit potentially, and then you pay the capital gains most people will say gains rate. most people will say that was fair. >> absolutely. i mean, we shouldn't disincentivizing shouldn't be disincentivizing people their people taking risks with their money. that money. and i think that actually, we actually, if we want to be we want to encouraging want to be encouraging investment in this country. we want to be encouraging that kind of spent. and of money, being spent. and the more we tax it, the more we more that we tax it, the more we drive out, the more we drive it out, the more we disincentivize kind disincentivize that kind of money used the united kingdom. >> the thing is, most people actually don't think that's fair. if you at fair. if you look at the polling, majority polling, the majority of tory voters, as the super voters, as well as the super majority of labour and other party think that income party voters think that income denved party voters think that income derived income derived from wealth and income denved derived from wealth and income derived should be derived from work should be taxed same it's taxed at the same level. it's what was. >> it's not about jealousy, though. >> no, it's not about because if people have an asset goes people have an asset that goes up or an investment up in value or an investment that value, i don't that goes up in value, i don't think don't think it's about jealousy. >> i think it's about common sense. you're sitting at home, you're working hard, you're paying you're working hard, you're paying a certain tax paying a certain rate of tax and rishi lower rishi sunak is paying a lower rate of than you for income rate of tax than you for income that he is getting. that strikes

people. the reason why this particular i'm about particular tax i'm talking about is and could use it is popular and you could use it to whatever you want. we to fund whatever you want. we would perhaps on what would disagree perhaps on what we to that money we would want to use that money to but the but you would to fund. but the but you would disincentivise investments, wouldn't i don't wouldn't you? well, i don't think that that would disinfect wouldn't you? well, i don't thinicourse hat would disinfect wouldn't you? well, i don't thinicourse hawould.i disinfect . of course it would. >> rishi sunak would >> i mean, rishi sunak would just move his money elsewhere. i mean, let's be clear about rishi sunak banking his income in sunak is banking his income in wealthy if wealthy people avoid tax. and if wealthy people avoid tax. and if we increase it, we are going to increase it, we're just going to move the money out of the united kingdom. they're pop it into they're going to pop it into a tax haven they're going to tax haven or they're going to put elsewhere. so want that put it elsewhere. so i want that money in country and i want money in this country and i want that circulating. that money circulating. the economy, to see that economy, and i want to see that money creating jobs. and want money creating jobs. and i want to kind of money being to see that kind of money being being encourage money being we want to encourage money in don't want in this country. don't want to be disincentivise. >> why you tax assets >> that's why you tax assets that you got that can't move. yes, you got the let's say you can the argument. let's say you can work remotely and you're a high income earner and you can decide, when the tax rate decide, okay, when the tax rate gets up 60, maybe i'll go gets up to 60, maybe i'll go live somewhere where it's 40% gets up to 60, maybe i'll go live i'm|ewhere where it's 40% gets up to 60, maybe i'll go live i'm|ewhere my re it's 40% gets up to 60, maybe i'll go live i'm|ewhere my income.)% gets up to 60, maybe i'll go live i'm|ewhere my income. but and i'm earning my income. but if you're buying financial assets, those assets are are in the you've

the country where you've purchased you're buying purchased them. if you're buying property, the property is physically somewhere. you can't magically somewhere else. >> then you disincentivize house buying in this country, disincentivize money being invested here. of course, those assets are. >> let me ask you this on this one particular thing, because a lot of money people make lot of money that people make in this age, talking this day and age, i'm talking about joe. about your regular joe. >> not talking about your >> i'm not talking about your rishi the world. i'm rishi sunak of the world. i'm talking your regular man talking about your regular man and the street. lot and woman on the street. a lot of their that they of their wealth that they accumulate is because of the capital value that the price of their in their property going up in value, their residence value, their primary residence would capital gains to that? >> i wouldn't. for your primary home. >> why not? >> why not? >> it's your home, so i >> because it's your home, so i wouldn't. these taxes i'm wouldn't. and these taxes i'm talking . you'll want talking about you. you'll want to to make about the to try to make it about the ordinary street. that's ordinary person. street. that's not talking about. not who i'm talking about. people who have portfolios of, let's 5 million more let's say, 3 or 5 million more in financial assets. that's not your person on the your ordinary person on the street. that is somebody who can afford pay less tax as a afford to not pay less tax as a rate of tax than your viewers at home. and the three of us, you would apply. >> you would you would kind of standardise your income tax rates to your your capital

gains, but for only people that are wealthy or for all capital gains for everyone. >> i would i would do some level of equalisation for everyone and then would have an additional then i would have an additional tax on assets over a over a certain threshold. >> so you'd increase capital gains tax on existing assets for regular people, i would increase yeah, i would increase capital gains tax. >> i would increase dividends tax. i mean, first of all, we already have the highest tax burden since the world war. >> the wrong people. >> the wrong people. >> i think we would we would agree on the wrong people. >> absolutely agree. and don't >> absolutely agree. and i don't think that should be think that we should be increasing tax increasing capital gains tax across or any other increasing capital gains tax across tax or any other increasing capital gains tax across tax as or any other increasing capital gains tax across tax as of or any other increasing capital gains tax across tax as of course, other wealth tax as of course, fundamentally, about fundamentally, it's about wanting encourage investment fundamentally, it's about wathisg encourage investment fundamentally, it's about wathis country. >urage investment fundamentally, it's about wathis country. >urage inv

this country. we want to be incentivising growth. we want to be investment. how be incentivising investment. how much had over the last 13 >> we had over the last 13 years, corporation tax was dropped was it, 28% dropped from, what was it, 28% down to 17. there have been giveaway after giveaway to big business and to the super rich and have we all benefited? has it all trickled down? no. the average income in this country, average income in this country, average pay levels are the same as were 2005. public as they were in 2005. public service is are crumbling. yes you can say the overall tax rate is high in this country, but the wrong people are being taxed. >> well, what do you make to that? >> you will be taxed if you are someone that likes a high alcohol that is for sure. alcohol tipple that is for sure. do you agree with that? when it comes to the alcohol, do you think this is the right shake up on duty? and that on alcohol duty? and about that broader taxing broader point on wealth, taxing more where do you more generally, where do you stand of that? in stand on all of that? get in touch with and let me know. touch with me and let me know. one of my viewers has just said, my local pub put up the price of the by last week. he the pint by £0.20 last week. he says doesn't see them says he doesn't see them dropping any time soon. is dropping it any time soon. is that in your that your experience in your local or not? get in touch and

let me know. i want to ask you next you next about prisoners. do you think comes to who think when it comes to who should be in prison, that you should be in prison, that you should one strike should have one strike as a shoplifter or burglar or shoplifter or a burglar or whatever? you have whatever? but if you have a second strike, you have a mandatory jail sentence. do you think good policy or

hello there. i'm michelle dewberry with you until 7:00. i've got along side of the communications officer at the institute of economic affairs. remember him? and the former adviser to jeremy corbyn, james schneider. has been in schneider. george has been in touch saying, i work for a global as a trainer and i'm global bank as a trainer and i'm from east yorkshire. she says when she goes around and meets people, references people people, she references is people reference yorkshire accent people, she references is people refe|saye yorkshire accent people, she references is people refe|saye they shire accent people, she references is people refe|saye they feel accent people, she references is people refe|saye they feel thatznt people, she references is people refe|saye they feel that the and say that they feel that the yorkshire folk are perceived as the most trusted apparently is. do you agree with that? do you hear a yorkshire accent and think there's a trustworthy person not? one of you just person or not? one of you just got in touch and i've just lost it emails are flying got in touch and i've just lost it and emails are flying got in touch and i've just lost it and you've emails are flying got in touch and i've just lost it and you've justails are flying got in touch and i've just lost it and you've just told|re flying got in touch and i've just lost it and you've just told melying in and you've just told me you've paid oh, i found it,

you've paid 30. oh, i found it, john. he says. we went to a caravan site in cornwall two weeks round of seven weeks ago and a round of seven dnnks weeks ago and a round of seven drinks was £37, 55. he says, i wouldn't mind, but five of them were soft drinks. so he says, i'm listening to you actually , i i'm listening to you actually, i got stung the other day. £18.50. i paid for a large glass of wine . i wasn't in a fancy restaurant before. you say anything, i was just in like a like a roadside pub. i couldn't believe it, but i drank it, obviously, so i had to pay it. i was mortified. and anyway, we've just been talking about and all the rest of about taxes and all the rest of it. break i was it. and in the break i was saying to these guys, if you're going all the taxes going to reduce all the taxes and things, well, how are you going to have the how are you going to have the how are you going to have the how are you going to for the things that going to pay for the things that we and the conversation we need? and the conversation tend and tend to cutting spending. and you me that you you was telling me that you would the spending would cut the spending on nuclear weapons. would cut the spending on nucyeah,reapons. would cut the spending on nucyeah, absolutely. it's in >> yeah, absolutely. it's in the region billion a year region of £200 billion a year for we're not for something that we're not going use. could either going to use. you could either cut or you could cut cut it entirely or you could cut it right back and it and it would cost much less. i think if you're if you've got a choice, you're if you've got a choice,

you can have billion to the you can have 200 billion to the nhs or 200 billion for nuclear weapons. i would for nhs weapons. i would go for the nhs every don't leave every single day. don't leave more nhs. more money on the nhs. >> you make of that at >> what do you make of that at home? by the way, i've got to say i don't like the thought of nuclear weapons. >> wish we lived a world >> i wish we lived in a world where where they weren't necessary. unfortunately necessary. but unfortunately in my they so i my mind anyway, they are. so i quite idea of that a quite like the idea of that as a deterrent. anyway, what do you think it? you know think to it? you let me know your thoughts, but let's talk offenders, because offenders, shall we? because as we shoplifting we talk about shoplifting the other it's on the other day and how it's on the rise and all the rest of it, but now there's been an idea floated around which is all about actually, you are a repeat actually, if you are a repeat offender crime, something offender with a crime, something like perhaps like shoplifting or perhaps burglary or something burglary or assault or something like should you sent like that, should you be sent automatically to prison known as automatically to prison known as a and i've got to a re offender? and i've got to say, by the way, i find it absolutely fascinating because good trying catch good luck trying to even catch these people because when you have shoplifters, one even these people because when you have these fters, one even these people because when you have these days. one even these people because when you have these days. so one even these people because when you have these days. so how even these people because when you have these days. so how gfei these people because when you have these days. so how are you cares these days. so how are you going them the first going to find them the first time? mind. second time? never mind. the second time? never mind. the second time me. but let's time is beyond me. but let's imagine live in a make imagine we live in a make believe where are believe world where you are catching criminals anyway. james

says work. says it doesn't really work. >> we've had this. the >> i mean, we've had this. the fact that this is even a discussion shows that the way the prison currently the prison system is currently working failing. it's meant working is failing. it's meant to about punishment and to be about punishment and rehabilitation. and rehabilitation. so and the second has gone completely second bit has gone completely out the out the wayside. and we've it happened a lot we've seen it happened a lot under the new labour government that sort of petty offences added up and people were sent to prison and they learnt how to do other crimes there. so i think it's a kind of knee jerk response that isn't really going to with the kind of rise in to deal with the kind of rise in crime that we've got in the country. >> but do you think it would act as a deterrent because at the moment go moment these people, they go shoplifting, example. shoplifting, for example. >> and then i think when you talk burgling talk about burgling people's houses i know all houses to me, i mean, i know all crime is appalling, but there's something about thinking can something about thinking you can go house, the of go into the house, the home of somebody ransack and somebody else, and ransack and take want. i just take what you want. i just think, know, just think, you know, that is just such a disgusting, despicable crime. they don't get crime. but they don't get caught. people just not caught. these people just do not get caught, think. caught. these people just do not getandjht, think. caught. these people just do not getandjht, think burglary is, >> and i do think burglary is, you know, for those emotional reasons you're is reasons that you're saying is

very from from very different from from shoplifting . i mean, we have shoplifting. i mean, we have there are lots of problems. i mean, poverty rising . there mean, poverty is rising. there are fewer police . they are are fewer police. they are they're overstretched. the courts are overstretched . people courts are overstretched. people are you know, there are some people in prison who who who shouldn't be there. there's problems with sentencing. all of these things all add up to the current crime ipsis or issue or series of problems that we have. and i think saying, well, if we just say if you've done one bad thing twice, you automatically go to prison and then we don't have to think about it again, isn't going to fix anything. >> absolutely. i mean, we need serious reform the police serious reform of the police service. the idea that serious reform of the police sercould the idea that serious reform of the police sercould even the idea that serious reform of the police sercould even find; idea that serious reform of the police sercould even find these that serious reform of the police sercould even find these people we could even find these people or charge them in the or actually charge them in the first place, it just doesn't happen. >> so what serious reform are the police then? what is that? >> i would mean, i would >> so i would i mean, i would first of all, get rid of victimless crimes. i mean, somebody drugs in somebody that's doing drugs in their home, don't their own home, i don't think needs going to prison at needs to be going to prison at all. i think that if you're going to be those going to be making those decisions you decisions for yourself, you shouldn't going to prison for

shouldn't be going to prison for that um, the that kind of a crime. um, the second i would also do is second thing i would also do is new speech laws that would new hate speech laws that would free taking drugs free up prison for taking drugs in own house. if you if in their own house. if you if you if you commit those kind of crimes victimless crimes is victimless crimes, i don't think that you should be being even investigated by the police police need police at all. the police need to time freed up. and to have that time freed up. and actually, focus on actually, if they focus on crimes happen and crimes that actually happen and actually people, actually hurt people, i think that would much more better that would be much more better use their time. use of their time. >> do you think we need more >> and do you think we need more police officers? >> i do we need more >> i do think we need more police but, you know, police officers. but, you know, the isn't throwing the solution isn't just throwing more the police more money at the police service. need to actually service. we need to actually think they be think about what they should be prioritising time on. prioritising their time on. i mean, got a friend had mean, i've got a friend who had their phone stolen, literally saw it on find my iphone in a shop been it had been shop that had been it had been sold resold and the sold as being resold and the police did nothing about police still did nothing about it. got friends have it. i've got friends that have been burgled. it. i've got friends that have beei burgled. it. i've got friends that have beei don't ed. it. i've got friends that have beei don't mean to be rude to >> i don't mean to be rude to your mate, but snatch of an your mate, but is a snatch of an iphone. you know, prime number one for the police? >> no, but there's burglaries one for the police? >> iare out there's burglaries one for the police? >> iare investigatingrglaries one for the police? >> iare investigatingrglaryou that are investigating and you don't the person don't find out who the person is. mean, it so what is. i mean, it is. so what should their priority? should be their priority? >> their

>> you say reorder their priorities. what should their priorities. what should their priorities there is victim? >> those should priorities. >> those should be priorities. we rid of we should be getting rid of victimless what victimless crimes. but what about was about also your mate was a victim she lost her victim because she lost her phone, that a priority? phone, but is that a priority? i mean, it shouldn't top mean, it shouldn't be top priority. you know, priority. things like, you know, the rape and murder the amount of rape and murder cases aren't actually the cases that aren't actually the person isn't actually found is awful. people that awful. the amount of people that don't go literally just do not go the police anymore or go to the police anymore or because they because of crimes, because they know just be know that it just won't be investigated. waste investigated. and it's a waste of it's awful. i mean, the of time. it's awful. i mean, the point about, know, the court point about, you know, the court backlog well backlog backlog as well as a result of covid, there are, you know, that happen two, know, crimes that happen two, three are only three years ago that are only being only being investigated or are only going that going to trial this year. that is awful. our judicial system is awful. ourjudicial system needs reform. is awful. ourjudicial system nee fact reform. is awful. ourjudicial system nee fact of reform. is awful. ourjudicial system nee fact of the reform. is awful. ourjudicial system nee fact of the matterform. is awful. ourjudicial system nee fact of the matterforryou the fact of the matter is, you know, people using the know, people aren't using the police we're police service anymore. we're told that if you told by the police that if you install you spend install cameras, you spend all of own house of this money on your own house and they'll use the and actually they'll use the evidence, but they just don't use the police reform. use it. the police needs reform. >> we need more >> so i think we need more police. so, yes, we them to police. so, yes, we need them to do kind of policing do the right kind of policing like off were like get off twitter. were you doing policing people's tweets, your oddballs and your oddballs anyway? and i don't it. by the don't blame them for it. by the way, individual officers, way, the individual officers, i

blame it on the management and their priorities and all the rest but anyway, but rest of it. but anyway, but i personally think you don't see enough police anymore for wandering the streets and i think like and think that if you had like and i don't mean to be rude or anything, i don't mean like, you know, overweight police know, big overweight police officers shuffling around the streets. but if you had like, you and i mean you know, fit and i mean athletically fit, fit looking police officers that look like actually if do something actually if you do something wrong and you i'm going to wrong and you run, i'm going to chase and i'm going to catch chase you and i'm going to catch you. if you had more of those kind circulating kind of people circulating around, i think that would be a deterrent. so i, i think i agree with that and i agree with really quite a of what ryan really quite a lot of what ryan was saying . was saying. >> think a problem >> i think there's a problem with police priorities and police accountability as well. and we've seen that in recent reports into met and so on. reports into the met and so on. i we could with both i think we could deal with both of with a similar of those with a similar mechanism, is more mechanism, which is have more community involvement with policing , with more community policing, with more community oversight what the oversight over what the priorities are . i mean, i'm not priorities are. i mean, i'm not a specialist in policing, so i say i think i agree with you that it would be better to have more on the street, but i don't

know. but i'd be very willing to go along to my local police oversight body or whatever and find out more about it. and then set more of the set, more of the direction. i think we could direction. and i think we could do directly do that better, more directly ourselves hoping ourselves rather than hoping that goes through the home that it goes through the home office then comes back down. office and then comes back down. >> absolutely. think we also >> absolutely. i think we also need rid of need to, though, getting rid of victimless also the victimless crimes, but also the idea policing, idea of community policing, decentralisation the police decentralisation of the police service has been to work service has been proven to work quite well . it also sort of quite well. it also sort of prevents corruption from breeding within the service. but it that the police it also means that the police sort come closer the sort of come closer to the people. they're more local, they're to actually they're more able to actually understand what going understand what is going on. they're investigate they're more able to investigate those of crimes. but those kinds of crimes. but fundamentally , it's about fundamentally, it's about prioritising police time, freeing and freeing up police time and victimless crimes like hate speech and drug abuse really shouldn't be investigated by the police. you know, but there are some don't know, some countries i don't know, perhaps thinking of like perhaps i'm thinking of like places stuff places like dubai and stuff where you know, you where actually you know, you shoplifting your theft shoplifting and your your theft and the rest of it. and all the rest of it. >> those >> there's rates in those countries. do seem to be a lot lower than we have them here.

one of my viewers has just written in saying you could separate. bobbies patrol separate. why do bobbies patrol on in tours as a pair? on the beat in tours as a pair? why around why did they go around individually i wouldn't to individually? i wouldn't want to go individually? i wouldn't want to 9° my individually? i wouldn't want to go my own as police go around on my own as a police officer, thanks. officer, would you? no, thanks. i definitely backup. i would definitely want backup. at of us on patrol . at least two of us on patrol. who's this? lindsay says. can you please call shoplifting? what it is? it is theft. and it is an actual crime. i agree with you. one of my viewers as well. i've just lost your name, but i think it was john. you were just saying me, shop lifting saying to me, shop lifting is not it to be not shoplifting as it used to be anymore. you're saying is anymore. what you're saying is it's thing. and got to it's loot thing. and i've got to say, quite agree with you say, i do quite agree with you because people just because it's not people just shoving know, shoving a, i don't know, a cathedral city in the back pocket days. it a lot pocket these days. is it a lot of people are just taking arms , of people are just taking arms, pulls fistfuls from full shelves and they don't care, you know, because they just know, as we've been saying, actually been saying, that actually there's is there's no way that anyone is going to kind of catch them. they go off run and get they can go off and run and get away it until the next away with it until the next time anyway. make to that anyway. what do you make to that and you think good and do you think it's a good policy this whole mandatory jail sentence? will it ever

sentence? but will it ever actually through actually follow through or what? your that sound your thoughts. that didn't sound right, know what right, did it? but you know what i look , let's get i mean. anyway, look, let's get the weather shall the latest weather update, shall we? warm feeling inside we? that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here with the gb news forecast . here with the gb news forecast. turning wet again overnight, heavy showers replaced the rain into wednesday, but unseasonable winds, especially along southern coastal parts of england and an area of low pressure is developing over the atlantic. that's going to move through central it's to central parts overnight. it's to going bring the strongest winds on the southern flank and some heavy ahead of it into heavy rain ahead of it into northern ireland later this evening, through evening, passing through wales, southern england , southern and central england, and eventually northern and and then eventually northern and eastern england seeing wet eastern england seeing the wet weather , as as weather by dawn, as well as southern northern southern scotland. now northern scotland overnight scotland stays clear overnight and temperatures will dip and here temperatures will dip into single figures. into the single figures. but elsewhere those temperatures elsewhere, those temperatures will 13, 14, 15 celsius. will stay at 13, 14, 15 celsius. but it is a wet and windy start

to wednesday. the wettest weather will be across northern ireland, central and southern scotland . northern england, scotland. northern england, another band of rain moves through southern for through southern counties for a while , carried on while, carried through on a strengthening with the risk strengthening wind with the risk of gales for coastal areas 50, perhaps 60 mile per hour wind gusts that could cause impacts if taking part in outdoor if you're taking part in outdoor activities, for example, or camping . and another thing that camping. and another thing that could impactful, very heavy could be impactful, very heavy showers and thunderstorms through parts that all through central parts that all clears through. and by thursday, it's a much brighter start to the day. some sunshine out there quite though, cloud quite quickly, though, the cloud fills further showers fills in and further showers develop by the afternoon , hit develop by the afternoon, hit and downpours and the wind and miss downpours and the wind from the north will make it feel on the cold side. similar conditions on friday before another low arrives on . saturday another low arrives on. saturday >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news . weather on gb news. >> you just made me laugh, graham a lot of people getting

in touch about yorkshire day. graham says a yorkshireman is just a scotsman with his pockets sewn up. that did make me chuckle. so it did . look, i've chuckle. so it did. look, i've got lot to come before the end got a lot to come before the end of programme. bibby of the programme. bibby stockholm the migrant do stockholm the migrant barge. do you it'll ever get off the you think it'll ever get off the ground? to speak, or not? and ground? so to speak, or not? and brace yourself, everyone. there's a picture . it's going to there's a picture. it's going to offend you. i want to know whether or not you think it should. all and should. we'll have it all and more just of

hello there. i'm michelle dewberry till 7:00 tonight. alongside me , the communications alongside me, the communications officer at the institute for economic affairs, reem ibrahim , economic affairs, reem ibrahim, and the former adviser to jeremy corbyn, james schneider. now today is yorkshire day, so i am celebrating all things yorkshire, which includes my tightness , quite frankly. and tightness, quite frankly. and some stats came out today , some stats came out today, caught my eye. do you remember the carrier bag charge? it was implemented what, about implemented in, what, about 2000? get date 2000? and let me get my date 2015. remember, it was £0.05 for a carrier bag? well great news

because since that charge came in, 7 billion less single use plastic bags have been used. so that's absolutely great, isn't it? but i do just want to get off my chest because i've happened to notice i go to stores these days and i'm thinking particular chemist, stores these days and i'm thin might particular chemist, stores these days and i'm thin might parwhich chemist, stores these days and i'm thin might parwhich one.nist, you might know which one. i mean, charge for paper mean, they now charge for paper bags. have you noticed that this world going absolutely mad world is going absolutely mad i'm on board with not using i'm all on board with not using single use plastic. but why? oh why, oh why are these shops now charging us to use paper bags ? charging us to use paper bags? it's outrageous. is the it's outrageous. that is the tight yorkshire ness coming out of anyway , let's talk migrant of me anyway, let's talk migrant barges, shall because is the barges, shall we? because is the one you'll be familiar with by now. bibby stockholm is supposed to house 500 so—called migrants, but of course it hasn't apparently housed anyone yet. why? because apparently it is not safe . there's conversations not safe. there's conversations about whether or not it's a fire safety hazard . one so—called safety hazard. one so—called whistleblower likened it to what they called a floating grenfell. i mean, what do you make to it

all? is this project ever going to get off the ground and should it? >> i hope it does. i mean, fundamentally, the home office have failed on all fronts when it comes to immigration. we saw was last year 4 migrants was it last year1 in 4 migrants that claiming asylum came that were claiming asylum came from country like from a safe country like albania? very albania? i'm very pro—immigration. i think immigration is fantastic for the economy. but when you've got individuals that are coming to this illegally , it this country illegally, it totally away from the or totally takes away from the or from from some sort of legitimacy of citizenship and legitimacy of citizenship and legitimacy visas . so legitimacy of those visas. so the home backlog with the home office backlog with asylum seekers now over asylum seekers is now over 170,000. that is ridiculous. the home office need to actually sort that out first before we even think about this . now, even think about this. now, bibby stockholm supposed to bibby stockholm is supposed to house those individuals house many of those individuals , but we actually that won't necessarily matter. it won't solve the crisis unless we get through backlog. solve the crisis unless we get thr(what backlog. solve the crisis unless we get thr(what you klog. solve the crisis unless we get thr(what you make, james yeah, >> what do you make, james yeah, it's about five 500in a it's talking about five 500in a huge backlog, a decade ago, there wasn't really a backlog . there wasn't really a backlog. >> most cases were processed in six months. now, basically no cases are processed in six

months. and that's where you've got the you've got some will be, but not a lot. i think it's something like 2% beforehand, it was about 98. now it's maybe 2 or 4. i can't remember the exact figures few . and figures really. very few. and that's where the resources should be going. this bibby stockholm thing is very eye catching. you can you know, it makes for good tv footage and all the rest of it , makes for good tv footage and all the rest of it, but it doesn't do anything to deal with to process the cases. now these cases need to be processed out swiftly and humanely because what we're what we're talking about here is people that the majority of these people are people who've fled the countries that they come from because of very unpleasant circumstances, and they deserve our help and our support and our. >> they're not always genuine, though, are they? because as we saw what, a couple of days ago, for example, saw for example, you saw the undercover footage of undercover undercover footage of the lawyers that were basically coaching people lie coaching people in how to lie successfully in their asylum claims any system , there's claims in any system, there's going to be a little bit of gaming but i think 25% last

gaming, but i think 25% last year came from albania . year came from albania. >> they claimed asylum, but albania is a safe country and the rates for acceptance from albania are extremely low. >> right so the largest country >> right? so the largest country people came from last year is afghanistan, almost everyone from they're their from afghanistan, they're their claims are accepted . and ukraine claims are accepted. and ukraine process could be that process could certainly be sped up. part of the problem is translators part . you know, that is part. you know, that is something that is a resource issue and they should be looking at those things that won't grab headlines, but that will bring down which needs to down the backlog which needs to happen because, you know , the happen because, you know, the backlog is growing every day and the reason it's growing every day is because many day is because so many people are are are almost every day now are looking this as an attractive proposition. >> you know what? yes, i'll get on in france and on those boats in france and i'll to the why not? i'll go over to the uk. why not? something attracting them. something is attracting them. something is attracting them. something them want something is making them want to do so in my mind, the more do that. so in my mind, the more deters that have stop deters that you have to stop those from getting in the those people from getting in the boats first place is boats in the first place is surely to the backlogs. surely the key to the backlogs. >> why will >> the reason why someone will have from , um, have come here from, um, afghanistan or iran, france or

syria . syria. >> but they come from france, libya, like the reason they've come from france. >> people stop moving when they feel safe . so. feel safe. so. >> so they don't feel safe in france. >> well, clearly if someone is taking a dangerous journey and they're paying a lot of to money somebody to take them , take them somebody to take them, take them across, they don't feel they don't feel safe. they can see the same. we also see the same thing at the at the european border. >> unsafe. is that i mean, come on people watching this that go off to france for a weekends or holidays or whatever, that's not what we're talking. >> that's what we're talking >> that's not what we're talking about. you are in about. let's say you are in you're in afghanistan. you worked the bbc in some way. worked with the bbc in some way. so your is potentially in so your life is potentially in danger from the taliban. you want to get to the uk because you speak english, but we have an official scheme for those people. >> we have the afghanistan resettlement scheme and there are were working, that's are if that were working, that's what people would be doing. >> of the in fact, a huge >> part of the in fact, a huge part of problem is that part of the problem is that there are actually no safe and legal for there are no legal routes, for there are no safe routes at no. they are

safe routes at all. no. they are to . no. unless if you're to come. no. unless if you're from hong kong or if you're from ukraine. yes, there are. >> afghanistan, the from >> or afghanistan, the one from afghanistan working afghanistan isn't working because so people from because so many people from afghanistan are coming through extremely dangerous routes to get here. >> so you make quite an important point here, actually, that got to competing that we've got to be competing with gangs with the illegal sort of gangs that do that. we've got to be competing with them by creating safe and routes. so safe and legal routes. so i think that's excellent point. safe and legal routes. so i thirwell,t's excellent point. safe and legal routes. so i thirwell, listen,excellent point. safe and legal routes. so i thirwell, listen, you lent point. safe and legal routes. so i thirwell, listen, you needioint. safe and legal routes. so i thirwell, listen, you need to tl. >> well, listen, you need to brace yourself, right? don't tell i don't warn you. tell me that i don't warn you. this your trigger warning. this is your trigger warning. right. if you are easily right. so if you are easily offended, you need to get yourself a safe space, maybe wrap yourself up in a duvet, yourself a safe space, maybe wrap a)urself up in a duvet, yourself a safe space, maybe wrap a layelf up in a duvet, yourself a safe space, maybe wrap a lay down,in a duvet, yourself a safe space, maybe wrap a lay down, haveiuvet, yourself a safe space, maybe wrap a lay down, have a/et, yourself a safe space, maybe wrap a lay down, have a stiff have a lay down, have a stiff drink, because i've got very sensitive topic that i want to talk

next hello there. i'm michelle dewberry with you right through till 7:00 alongside me still. reem ibrahim and james schneider . reg, we've just been talking

about criminals and prison. richard it annoys me when do—gooders say prison doesn't work . it do—gooders say prison doesn't work. it might do—gooders say prison doesn't work . it might not be great, he work. it might not be great, he says, for the criminals, but it helps the victims if these people are locked up, the criminals, they cannot be out on the streets committing crime . i the streets committing crime. i agree with you, luke says drug users at home is not a victim less crime. that's what reem was saying earlier on. there is a whole supply chain and all the rest of it when it comes to the supply of drugs and lots more people are victims. you say ? people are victims. you say? paul says, i couldn't agree more with jubes when it comes to needing more police on the streets. lots of people have that view as well . you've upset that view as well. you've upset a lot of people with your comment about saying that we shouldn't have nuclear weapons. mario says we absolutely need it. paddy and massive capital letters. means business. he letters. he means business. he says wrong. gordon says. says you're wrong. gordon says. however, though, if everyone has these nuclear weapons and no one's going to use them, then what the point of them? what is the point of them? everyone by everyone doesn't have them, by the a select few the way, just a select few massive deterrent that there. massive deterrent that is there. would button? would i push the button? well, it well,

it depends what hours? well, first and foremost, if i was the prime minister, god prime minister, which god help you am i would you all, i am not. i would absolutely give the absolutely only give the impression i would push the impression that i would push the button. there button. i would never sit there messing would i? messing around saying, would i? wouldn't i? if someone threatened of this threatened the existence of this country . well, that's whole country. well, that's the whole purpose if you purpose of them. and if you wouldn't push the button when needed, is point needed, then what is the point in money? that's in wasting all the money? that's what argue anyway. what i would argue anyway. listen, you massive listen, i did give you a massive trigger warning, you're trigger warning, so if you're not prepared, then quite frankly, your fault. frankly, it's your own fault. because to show because i'm going to show you something the potential because i'm going to show you so deeply] the potential because i'm going to show you so deeply offended. the potential to deeply offended. ready big, deep blimey . there deep breath. oh, blimey. there you go. whoa! at that. you go. whoa! look at that. everyone eight white men there . everyone eight white men there. men. and they're white. and there's eight of them. it's caused carnage that picture has today on social media. i can tell you, basically it's a chef. he's basically launched his restaurant and he's saying, look at team. what people are at my team. what people are furious there's no furious because there's no diversity in that picture. it's created this whole debate on social media. raheem, what do you make to it? >> i mean, i have no understanding why people are so upset by this photograph. i mean

, obviously, we live in the united kingdom where the majority of people are white. obviously, they're going to be businesses an businesses that are have an all white team . i think that what's white team. i think that what's interesting is so the story spoke how the restaurant spoke about how the restaurant is in an area where there's a high moroccan population. i'm actually moroccan and i am absolutely perfectly fine with there being a business where they're think it's they're all white. i think it's perfectly fine . we shouldn't perfectly fine. we shouldn't just diversity for the sake just have diversity for the sake of should of diversity. we should actually, know , stop caring actually, you know, stop caring about for about people's skin colour for goodness sake. is racist in goodness sake. that is racist in itself. what we be itself. what we should be looking talented they looking at is how talented they are how suitable they are are and how suitable they are for care about for the job. i don't care about diversity just for the sake of it. >> james, your thoughts. >> james, your thoughts. >> the social media should be banned. >> we agree. >> we agree. >> i agree with you. let's cut the show, though, before i die of shock. anyway, go on, carry on. >> i can't believe that we're talking about this, but. okay, i'll try to come up with something. there is a problem in general terms. i'm not talking about this restaurant. i don't know what it is. not going know what it is. i'm not going to there. i probably

to go eat there. i probably couldn't it. there is couldn't afford it. um, there is a problem in general terms about people assets, financial assets. >> might be able to. >> you might be able to. >> you might be able to. >> oh, but nobody it taxed >> oh, but nobody wants it taxed , yeah. , so. yeah. >> good. yeah, good no. >> good. yeah, good point. no. anyway only picking anyway sorry, i'm only picking on, . on, uh. >> there is a problem with people who tend to hire people that look them. so i can. i that look like them. so i can. i can see that some people might look at this well, you look at this and go, well, you know, could be women , know, there could be women, there could be people that aren't white. i guess that's what the i guess that's what the argument i think in general argument is. i think in general terms, there are problems there. i enough about out i don't know enough about out kitchens how many people kitchens and how many people there are. on the face of it, it seems a bit odd that you can that no women would have applied or qualified or no women who are qualified would or anything would have applied or anything likebut would have applied or anything like but well, would have applied or anything likebut well, i'm sure some women >> but well, i'm sure some women did they just might >> but well, i'm sure some women did have they just might >> but well, i'm sure some women did have been they just might >> but well, i'm sure some women did have been suitable might >> but well, i'm sure some women did have been suitable forght >> but well, i'm sure some women did have been suitable for the not have been suitable for the job don't think they job and i don't think they should have been hired. >> have no idea. >> we have no idea. >> we have no idea. >> we have absolutely no idea, which the which is why it's the extrapolating one thing extrapolating from the one thing that got angry about that people have got angry about on trying to on social media and trying to come something about it come up with something about it doesn't make one food critic,

for example, is saying that this fella, the chef guy, he's got a platform lift, lift others up i >> -- >> it's ha- ha— h about diversity for >> it's not about diversity for diversity's about diversity's sake. it's about wanting actively work on wanting to actively work on surrounding with surrounding himself with different people and ideas, expanding his circle and his research. he has a responsibility to make sure he's making diverse hires . no, it making diverse hires. no, it doesn't. where is this nonsense come from? who's sitting there saying that if you set up a business, you have a response ability to have diversity , where ability to have diversity, where does that come from? you have a responsibility to make your business best it can be. and business the best it can be. and if whatever it is, i if you are, whatever it is, i don't know if you're female, heaven don't have heaven forbid you don't have a god right to be sitting in god given right to be sitting in an organisation because you've got vagina and penis. got a vagina and not a penis. although days that's although these days that's that's that fact, that's debateable. that fact, isn't it? you have this isn't it? you don't have this god to be there god given right to be there because gender your because of your gender or your skin your disability skin colour or your disability or is . you have an or whatever it is. you have an opportunity to be there because of your talent . so i've got to of your talent. so i've got to say, i'm really sorry, but this doesn't wash with me. this diversity for diversity sake. anyway, in my age has

anyway, someone in my age has told me we've got some pictures of is of lead of yorkshire dogs. it is of lead yorkshire day. i have no idea what's about to up on the what's about to come up on the screen. hey, look that. screen. oh, hey, look at that. look. don't know who is. look. i don't know who this is. what this ? oh, there you what dog is this? oh, there you go. it's our reggie . he says, go. it's our reggie. he says, having a yorkshire pint in our local , and. oh, local in sheffield, and. oh, i love that. it's a bit dirty, though, with this licking . look though, with this licking. look at that. look at the head on that pint. it's gone. absolutely all over place. hey i like all over the place. hey i like your cap there well . your flat cap there as well. well, and think i've got one well, and i think i've got one more the road. more for the road. >> never been to yorkshire. >> i've never been to yorkshire. that's convinced me. that's kind of convinced me. >> been to yorkshire? >> this oh, god. >> no. this oh, my god. >> no. this oh, my god. >> at one. who's this >> look at this one. who's this dog? is sweep. look at him. dog? this is sweep. look at him. he's leeds . dog? this is sweep. look at him. he's leeds. this one. he's he's in leeds. this one. he's got his flat cap on. i can't see. >> what type of dog is he? >> what type of dog is he? >> is a i have to. i have to >> it is a i have to. i have to say . i have to say, i know say. i have to say, i know absolutely nothing about dogs, but that one looks very cute to me indeed . yeah, that is cute, me indeed. yeah, that is cute, isn't it? and i like your sofa as well. and i like the coordination between the cushion and the surfer print there. >> i must admit i'm struggling

to see which bit is dog and which where starts and which where the dog starts and the and which bit of the clown stops and which bit of the hat. >> well, i'm impressed . so >> well, i'm very impressed. so yes, it is yorkshire . yes, indeed it is yorkshire. dare we love it? one of my viewers, helen, said that lancashire country. lancashire is the best country. my viewer, though , my other viewer, linda, though, she says, what's the best thing my other viewer, linda, though, sh comet, what's the best thing my other viewer, linda, though, sh come out|at's the best thing my other viewer, linda, though, sh come out of s the best thing my other viewer, linda, though, sh come out of lancashire, hing my other viewer, linda, though, sh come out of lancashire, the to come out of lancashire, the m60 two. oh, hush there . but a m60 two. oh, hush there. but a viewer was i love it. anyway, look, that's all i've got time for. james reams, thank you for your company. you home your company. thank you at home as yourself as well. and have yourself a great night. and i will see you tomorrow great night. and i will see you tonthew great night. and i will see you tonthe temperatures rising, boxt >> the temperatures rising, boxt solar, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here with the gb news forecast. turning wet again overnight, heavy showers replaced the rain into wednesday day, but unseasonable winds , especially unseasonable winds, especially along southern coastal parts of england, an area of low pressure developing over the atlantic that's going to move through central parts overnight . it's central parts overnight. it's going to bring the strongest

winds on the southern flank and some rain ahead of it into some heavy rain ahead of it into northern ireland this northern ireland later this evening through evening, passing through wales, southern england, southern and central england, and then eventually northern and eastern england, seeing the wet weather as as weather by dawn as well as southern now northern southern scotland. now northern scotland stays clear overnight and temperatures will dip and here temperatures will dip into single figures. but into the single figures. but elsewhere , those temperatures elsewhere, those temperatures will 14, 15 celsius. will stay at 13, 14, 15 celsius. but it is a wet and windy start to wednesday. the wettest weather will be across northern ireland, central and southern scotland. northern england, another band of rain moves through southern counties for a while, through on while, carried through on a strengthened wind with risk strengthened wind with the risk of coastal areas 50, of gales for coastal areas 50, perhaps 60 mile per hour wind gusts that could cause impacts. so if you're taking part in outdoor activities, for example, or and another thing or camping and another thing that could be impactful, very heavy showers thunderstorms heavy showers and thunderstorms through parts that all through central parts that all clears through. and by thursday , it's a much brighter start to the day. some sunshine out there. quite quickly, though, there. quite quickly, though, the and further the cloud fills in and further showers develop by the afternoon. hit and miss downpours and the wind from the

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gb news. well. good evening. >> tonight , good evening. >> tonight, we have an good evening. >> tonight , we have an exclusive >> tonight, we have an exclusive interview with rishi sunak done by gb news is liam halligan from the british beer festival. no, i'm actually not making it up. we're then going to be joined by arron banks , who was de—banking arron banks, who was de—banking shortly after the brexit referendum campaign and his business virtually ruined . we'll business virtually ruined. we'll find out the role that andrew bailey, the governor of the bank of england, played in all that. and today is alcohol tax day as

alcohol taxes go up by the most in 50 years, we're being told by the chancellor and the pm that somehow now pub drinkers will be £0.11 a pint better off. we'll tell you tonight why that is just the most almighty almighty con. but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middleton . first nigel, thank you. >> good evening. the top story from the newsroom. the prime minister has told gb news housing illegal migrants in hotels and flats is completely wrong . in an exclusive wrong. in an exclusive interview, rishi sunak said alternatives such as the bibby stockholm barge currently moored off portland in dorset , are off portland in dorset, are being sought as interim measures. the floating barge has been fitted out to accommodate around 500 people and the first 50 of those are expected to move in possibly this week . that's in possibly this week. that's after fire safety inspector lessons are completed. the prime