taxes go up by the most 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

minister responded to concerns that luxury flats are now being used for asylum seekers in chelmsford in essex, while local people struggle in substandard homes is what's going on currently is completely wrong. >> we've got a situation which is unfair . >> we've got a situation which is unfair. british >> we've got a situation which is unfair . british taxpayers >> we've got a situation which is unfair. 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 with an average of 52 migrants per boat. that's the highest number on record. more than 14,000 have made the dangerous crossing so far this yeah dangerous crossing so far this year. well the prime minister introduced today what he's calling the biggest shake up of alcohol taxes in a century . as alcohol taxes in a century. as you've heard, the move focuses on taxing drinks , but on their on taxing drinks, but on their strength this time with duty on wine and vodka, for example, to

rise touring a beer festival in west london today, rishi sunak claimed the overhaul made things simpler, fairer and would benefit thousands of businesses . but the british beer and pub association warned it would cost the industry an extra £225 million in tax. the industry an extra £225 million in tax . more on that in million in tax. more on that in nigel's programme coming up. now breaking news this afternoon we heard that the mp, margaret ferrier, has been stripped of her seat after a recall petition which triggers a by—election. she's been charged by police and suspended from the house of commons for breaking covid rules back in lockdown by travelling from london to scotland after she tested positive for covid in september 2020. nearly 12,000 constituents in rutherglen and hamilton west signed the petition in. it's going to be the first recall by—election in scotland and 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. david hunter was sentenced to two years for the manslaughter of his wife after claiming she'd asked him to end her life at their home in paphos in cyprus in 2021. the couple's daughter said today she believed her father wanted to say his goodbyes properly . now finally, goodbyes properly. now finally, a drone delivery service has been launched in orkney in scotland, helping local people receive their mail more efficiently . a collaboration efficiently. a collaboration between royal mail and drone company sky ports means the scheme will transport letters and parcels between the islands, hopefully with significant improved delivery times . the improved delivery times. the service will initially operate on a trial basis for three months, but . on a trial basis for three months, but. but if it's successful , it could be successful, it could be established as a permanent service 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 though, now to . nigel

back though, now to. nigel >> i always think that politicians ought to be what they are, particularly political leaders never pretend to be something in something different. what in god's name are prime minister? a near billionaire teetotaller was doing a hit olympia today at the british beer festival. well, let's say i thought his presence there would be somewhat incongruous, but of course it was a big announcement today on alcohol duties and the pm trying to give us the impression that beeris to give us the impression that beer is going to be £0.11 a pint cheapen beer is going to be £0.11 a pint cheaper. we will get to all of that in a moment. but whilst he was there, he did give an exclusive interview to gb news liam halligan. let's have a look at some of it right now . at some of it right now. >> so i think it's good that nigel farage and coots are in dialogue resolving the issue. there but nigel farage also spoke about the broader issue of this impacting other people. and that's my primary concern, because ultimately this isn't about any one individual. this

is about values and values that are important to me and important to our country. values hang this really hang on. this is really important the important rather than the individuals the individuals to focus on the values that stake, values values that are at stake, values of expression and of freedom of expression and privacy. believe in those privacy. i believe in those values very strongly. people need to be able to have lawfully held views that might not held views that we might not agree with, but they shouldn't be denied financial services agree with, but they shouldn't be denieofinancial services agree with, but they shouldn't be denieof them al services agree with, but they shouldn't be denieof them andervices agree with, but they shouldn't be denieof them and theirs because of them and their entitled for their their financial to be kept financial affairs to be kept private. and i think those values to who we values are fundamental to who we are country. they're are as a country. they're fundamental . and that's fundamental to me. and that's why i said what i said. >> a quarter of a almost a quarter of a million gb news well, let's be frank. >> there been many >> there haven't been many conservative >> there haven't been many cons have ve >> there haven't been many conshave been nice about me, that have been nice about me, let alone lviv of the let alone support lviv of the values i stand for. so values that i stand for. so that, i think, must be a good thing, but will he act? will we see real changes forced upon the banks and changes to legislation ? i wonder. i wonder, what do you think? do you think rishi is all talk or do you think he will act ? give me your thoughts. act? give me your thoughts. farage at gbnews.com now. liam

halligan. gb news is economics and business editor was also at the british beer festival. i suspect fitting in better with the punters than the prime minister. that's my natural view . yes. i've been many times. it's actually it's a heck of an event. it's actually it's a heck of an event . it's an amazing, amazing event. >> it just shows you the strength and depth and the variety of beers being made across the uk. really, really great place to be. >> and small brewers and cider producers and all of that. no no. i mean, it really is. joking aside, it really is a good event. now now the pm there. yes he was being quite supportive of my case, wasn't he? >> he was indeed. i think he you know, i pressed him on whether or not he thought howard davis should resign and it would be a hat trick you if you've got hat trick for you if you've got the ceo of coots and the ceo of natwest, the chairman of natwest, the chairman of natwest, who , of course, rather, natwest, who, of course, rather, rather ill judged as it turned out, he backed alison rose, saying , i have full confidence saying, i have full confidence in her. and a few hours later she resigned, possibly because they'd had a phone call the

they'd had a phone call from the treasury looking at treasury who'd been looking at twitter and public opinion and so he did. he did. he so on. but he did. he did. he did and i do think did support you. and i do think those heartfelt. those words were heartfelt. i didn't quite expect him to say he thought howard davis should step down. but it's a kind of a story that he defended him to some degree . but i think he's some degree. but i think he's just carrying on, isn't he? rishi sunak exactly what he said at the commons despatch box. he thinks the way you were thinks that the way you were treated by coots was wrong quotes, fundamentally wrong . quotes, fundamentally wrong. keir starmer and the labour party have barely been able to bnng party have barely been able to bring themselves say that. party have barely been able to briryeah,mselves saythat. party have barely been able to briryeah, i selves say that. party have barely been able to briryeah, i mean say that. party have barely been able to briryeah, i mean they're that. party have barely been able to briryeah, i mean they're allt. party have barely been able to briryeah, i mean they're all over >> yeah, i mean they're all over the this. i mean, keir the shop on this. i mean, keir starmer was quite starmer actually was quite supportive and said it was wrong. reeves was a mild wrong. rachel reeves was a mild and the media of bullying. >> alison going >> alison rose i'm going to deal >> e! e to have e!" >> we're going to have a clip from reeves little bit from rachel reeves a little bit later arron banks and later on with arron banks and get on that. i liam, get his view on that. i liam, it's the first time you've been on since the resignations last week and the apologies i got from the bbc looking at it sort of a step back with a bit of cool reflection. this has really shone a light on a big problem,

hasn't it? >> it has. anyone that thinks this is story about you this is a story just about you doesn't understand the story, frankly. i think you would frankly. and i think you would you would agree with that more than anybody. what this shows is some ridiculous it's some of the ridiculous it's pretty nefarious activities that go on in big institutions , go on in big institutions, actions even ostensibly private sector institutions. so in this case, natwest is owned 40% by the state because they did such a great job in the run up to the global financial crisis, i.e. they had to be bailed out . but they had to be bailed out. but it strikes me that there is a really important principle at stake here and never again can people say, oh, all this woke stuff, it's just being kind. you're just being paranoid. you just need to move with the times . is the idea of being cancelled andifs . is the idea of being cancelled and it's all a myth. that's often what people say, isn't it 7 often what people say, isn't it ? but you can no longer say that because as anyone who takes the time to read the dossier that coots put puts together about you dossier, which you only got

under threat of legal action on with your, you know, pre expensive lawyers. but it's all there in black and white. it's absolutely clear. they say 2 or 3 times we can't find an economic reason to get rid of this guy. we just don't like him. yeah. >> yeah. i mean , we're all >> yeah. i mean, we're all inclusive and lovely. unless, of course and course, you disagree. and then we're excuse we're going to be excuse communicated now communicated effectively. now liam, big day on alcohol duties . tell us the truth. what's actually happened today. >> okay . what actually happened >> okay. what actually happened is while he was doing walkabout at the british great british beer festival and also when i was interviewing up on interview him up on a mezzanine , which him up on a mezzanine, which everybody in the hall could see, he was heckled quite severely at some stage. why not? because i think british beer being beer drinkers are fundamentally left winger. and i don't think i would suggest and you know, this part of the electorate better than me, he's probably got quite a lot of natural supporters among the campaign for real ale

and people in small towns, rather small c conservative and yet he was heckled. why? because despite all the treasury spin , despite all the treasury spin, what's actually happening today is fuel . alcohol duty is going is fuel. alcohol duty is going up is fuel. alcohol duty is going ”p by is fuel. alcohol duty is going up by 10.1. it's been frozen since before lockdown. it's now going up by 10.1, which was is the rate of inflation last september. and that means that publicans are going to have to absorb that margin or or your beer and wine and spirits are going to go up by 10.1. >> so it's £0.90 extra duty on a bottle of gin. it's £0.44 extra on a bottle of wine. that's right . but the on a bottle of wine. that's right. but the big spin on a bottle of wine. that's right . but the big spin is on a bottle of wine. that's right. but the big spin is that there's a brexit bonus that beer is going to be £0.11 cheaper. it's not, is it? >> it's actually apart from that headline, which isn't really a headline, which isn't really a headline, which isn't really a headline, which should be the headune headline, which should be the headline got a big headline that we got a big increase . now above increase. it's now an above inflation increase in alcohol duty across the board . there are duty across the board. there are two little angles . one two other little angles. one angle and you could say angle is and you could say there's some sense in this is we're going to an abv system ,

we're going to an abv system, alcohol by volume system . so if alcohol by volume system. so if you if you drink a wine that's less alcoholic or a low alcohol been less alcoholic or a low alcohol beer, though , they will go down. beer, though, they will go down. if you drink spirits, they're going to go up a lot. and a lot of distillers are really upset about this. that's why the wine and distillery trade association , they're saying that this is the biggest one off increase in duty years. and then the duty for 50 years. and then the other little bit of spin is what they call great british they call the great british brekkie sit pint guarantee . and brekkie sit pint guarantee. and this is this this is saying the treasury is saying that they will make sure that due to just on draught beer in the pub which is a very small part of the pubs outlay by the way, revenue draught beer the duty on that will be cheaper. draught beer the duty on that will be cheaper . they're taking will be cheaper. they're taking £0.11 off it at the moment than it would be if you bought beer in a supermarket. the trouble is the supermarkets can discount their and make it a loss their beer and make it a loss leader to get you through the door with the pubs door and compete with the pubs that the may not that way. and the pubs may not be to pass on that duty be able to pass on that duty saving because they've got so many massive overheads and

many other massive overheads and they pay more on they have to pay more duty on everything else. everything else is everything else is going up, everything else they amount of they sell was the vast amount of their . it's almost they sell was the vast amount of theif . it's almost they sell was the vast amount of theif rishi . it's almost they sell was the vast amount of theif rishi sunak it's almost they sell was the vast amount of theif rishi sunak ist's almost they sell was the vast amount of theif rishi sunak is raising)st as if rishi sunak is raising alcohol duty while telling the punters to expect cheaper beer when they go down the pub, which is going to give a lot of landlord is a real headache. they're trying to absorb the they're trying to absorb all the margins and one of the hecklers i interviewed at gb for gb news at the at the beer festival , a at the at the beer festival, a very articulate guy. he runs a pub down in wimbledon in south south london. yeah. really knows his business. he thought it was disingenuous and actually disgusting that they were the strong words he used and he didn't strike me as anything but a natural conservative. and yet he said that because he didn't like the treasury spin off that they were putting on he said they were putting on it. he said he said i'd have had more respect if they just told us they alcohol duty, they have to raise alcohol duty, you because you know, because because it's been the last or been frozen for the last 2 or 3 years. so let's just work this out. >> we've got direct taxes at the highest they've been since 1951,

and we've now got a massive rise again on indirect taxes. and we've now got a massive rise again on indirect taxes . and i again on indirect taxes. and i have a taxpayers alliance in here. last night saying we're just wasting money hand over fist on public projects like hs2. we're spending badly hs2. we're spending money badly . does there ever come a point where the taxpayer says enough? >> , maybe we'll see that in >> well, maybe we'll see that in the next election, but who are they going to vote for? the next election, but who are the because 0 vote for? the next election, but who are the because it's»te for? the next election, but who are the because it's notor? the next election, but who are the because it's not as if keir >> because it's not as if keir starmer is going to be a kind of low tax person. the overall tax burden at a 70 high. burden is at a 70 year high. nigel at a time when the economy is of is struggling to grow. and of course that you should course the idea that you should lower grow, people say lower taxes to grow, people say that been discredited by that that's been discredited by the back in the mini—budget back in september under liz truss and kwasi kwarteng . not kwasi kwarteng. i'm not sure that lot public really that a lot of the public really feels that a lot of the media and political class would say that. the public that. but i think the public know that they that. but i think the public knowto that they that. but i think the public knowto morethat they that. but i think the public knowto more oft they that. but i think the public knowto more of their! that. but i think the public knowto more of their own want to keep more of their own money. you want to get money. and if you want to get this moving, we've got this economy moving, we've got to the off people's to get the state off people's backs. i think rishi backs. yes. and i think rishi sunakis backs. yes. and i think rishi sunak is now starting to get that or he's i do think that's his real instinct, to be honest with you. i think he started

here this i keep hearing this , here this i keep hearing this, you know, let's see. let's see. let's boris johnson, the great freedom lover, locked us down three times. >> i keep hearing we don't really want to this, but really want to do this, but they've been doing it. >> okay. but we're now getting to rishi to the business end of rishi sunak's premiership right? there could election within a could be an election within a yean could be an election within a year, probably within 15 months, say september 2024. right. and what's he doing ? he's just said what's he doing? he's just said 100 new oil and gas licences for the north sea. he's talking about at least some stage lowering taxes. he's trying to appeal a bit more to , you know, appeal a bit more to, you know, the silent majority as the tory party see it, rather than the more left wing tory reform group or or labour voters. the mood music is better. >> but as i said at the top of the show on the banks and other things. thank you, liam will he act? is it all talk? is it all spin? will there's far too much of it. he's the biggest spinner since tony blair in number 10. now, you didn't think now, i know you didn't think that were the old

that we were living in the old days of east germany, but what happened the happened to aaron banks in the wake referendum wasn't wake of the referendum wasn't very . in a moment, very far away. in a moment, we'll talk about how banks was banked and how andrew bailey, who could have played a role, who's now the governor of the bank england, completely who's now the governor of the baniutterlygland, completely who's now the governor of the baniutterly silent completely

soi so i asked , will rishi sunak act so i asked, will rishi sunak act on the words? ryan says , i'm on the words? ryan says, i'm rather sceptical. we've had plenty of tough talk with regards to immigration , but with regards to immigration, but with very little action. another anonymous says rishi is incapable of doing anything. he's all talk and no action. and liz says, i'm afraid sunak is a great example of all mouth and no trousers. well one person who has never been afraid to give his view and come from the world of business insurance in particular, and to found leave eu who i work with right

throughout that referendum campaign in and put a considerable sum of his own money into that campaign. but arron banks who joins me now you suddenly became a victim of the great russia hoax. and what i noficed great russia hoax. and what i noticed through that period and i was shocked they did it to me later , members of parliament later, members of parliament using parliamentary privilege to accuse you of taking russian money. >> yeah, i mean, parliamentary privilege used to be a thing that was used as a privilege. now it's just routinely used to smear people. i mean, chris bryant and ben bradshaw and others routinely used it in others have routinely used it in to parliament make accusations that they weren't prepared to make outside parliament. and that's really how a lot of the russia conspiracy started . russia conspiracy started. >> yeah. and then the guardian or a journalist on the guardian pick this up kept running with it. >> and you've got to remember , >> and you've got to remember, it came from america. first of all, trump was accused of the same sorts of things. and then when they saw that getting traction, then they thought, well, is fantastic . we'll well, this is fantastic. we'll try in the uk .

well, this is fantastic. we'll try in the uk. but well, this is fantastic. we'll try in the uk . but it well, this is fantastic. we'll try in the uk. but it started try it in the uk. but it started in parliament first. yes. >> was no evidence >> and there was no evidence produced point for this. produced at any point for this. and the electoral commission investigated this . and you investigated this. and you appeared before the famously before the dcms committee? yes when you walked out because it was lunchtime, maybe that's why they punished you. but you felt i felt at the time i was one of the most investigated persons in the most investigated persons in the uk by the national crime agency, the metropolitan police, the commission . the electoral commission. >> so it went on and, >> yeah. and so it went on and, and it was a never ending process . pi'ocess. >> process. >> yeah. you were not to be forgiven for backing brexit. >> and that's, that's the what it really came down to now import want to say before we go on that you recently won a substantial amount of money in a libel action against that guardian journalist. >> so the russia >> that's right. so the russia stuff is over. yeah no one's going to say it again. i mean, it's she was found guilty of defamation , serious harm, and defamation, serious harm, and she produced no evidence to back any of this stuff up. we always thought i think, aaron, in this

country that somebody is innocent until proven guilty. what your what happened to you, your business and barclays bank. well, in essence, i was in the office one monday morning and a barclays manager came in with 27 white envelopes , put them on the white envelopes, put them on the table, bang, bang , bang, bang, bang. >> one after another. and they all related to companies. i either owned the one related to a few to my brother's law firm, which was accidentally delivered to me so effectively it was all companies that i banked with barclays for years, including a large insurance company and broker who they'd banked, if that's the right term. yeah with 90 days notice . 90 days notice. >> and how many clients did you have? >> nearly half a million. >> nearly half a million. >> nearly half a million people insuring their cars . that's insuring their cars. that's right. you and they stopped right. with you and they stopped the barclaycard services at one point after 90 days. >> and it was quite was impossible for an insurance company to change a bank in 90 days.i company to change a bank in 90 days. i mean, if you think about the involved of the technology involved of websites and the whole thing, it's not a it's not a it's not a

turkish barber where can turkish barber where you can just credit card just discount the credit card machine. i mean, there's half a million customers. they cancel barclaycard card. we had customers uninsured and people on the road without insurance . on the road without insurance. and the fca knew about this and did little or nothing about it. >> well, this is the interesting part, though, aaron, isn't it? it's who was in charge the it's who was in charge of the financial conduct authority at the time. now reveal his name was andrew bailey, who's the governor of the bank of england i >> -- >> now, i m >> now, i think what's got to be said is that barclays , you know, said is that barclays, you know, stuck to their word and we had to change banks. but we managed to change banks. but we managed to get extensions out of them based on our chairman, who was quite a senior figure city figure at the time, writing to people at andrew bailey and others . but at the end of the others. but at the end of the day, it you know, the fca knew about it and did nothing. >> but the revelation that fascinated me was the private conversation took place at conversation that took place at a grand mansion house dinner between the chairman of your company respected.

company as you say, respected. i mean , but it didn't mean remainer, but it didn't matter. respected city figure was working you and bailey was working with you and bailey said to him in private conversation that he had concerns about the way. >> well, he said he had concerns the way barclays had behaved. and our chairman had and indeed, our chairman had written to the chairman of barclays since barclays bank saying that since mr banks has convicted of mr banks has been convicted of nothing other than allegations that have proven to be completely untrue to the only conclusion, he could come to was that this was politically motivated. and we know from a raft of other instances is that particularly regulators and we've got a dispute going with the german insurance company at the german insurance company at the moment that cancels cancelled us over political. you know, my political beliefs . this know, my political beliefs. this stuff is pretty regular did it so i mean , did it did it nearly so i mean, did it did it nearly put you under? >> yeah, i mean, it did. >> yeah, i mean, it did. >> i mean, it was a very stressful six months. not not just for me, for all the 1500 staff that work for me . and, you staff that work for me. and, you know, luckily the customers didn't know anything about it,

but it sure was stressful . but it sure was stressful. >> yeah, no awful. now, barclays have been asked for comment and a barclays spokesman said while we cannot comment on individual accounts , we comply with our accounts, we comply with our legal and regulatory obligations. we would only withdraw banking services from an individual or business in exceptional circumstances. well, i've never heard such rot in all my life because it's not just barclays, it's banks across the board that have been de—banking people. you've people. aaron you've never spoken publicly about this spoken out publicly about this before until last couple of days. >> i just want to say as well, you've done everyone a great service the other service because one of the other things do and you've things you can't do and you've managed to using public managed to do using your public platform a platform is it uses a blackballing system. so if a business woman were to speak out about it, they would effectively be every other be blackballed by every other bank therefore they have to bank and therefore they have to keep quiet because they've got no alternative. well , no alternative. yeah, well, aaron, something big has to be done now. >> i think something big has to be quickly because this was be done quickly because this was the chancellor rachel the shadow chancellor rachel reeves, the other day when she was asked about dame alison rose

, the person that leaked about me to the bbc that breached all the rules of banking. this the basic rules of banking. this is what rachel had to say . is what rachel rose had to say. >> i don't like some of the frankly , what i see as bullying frankly, what i see as bullying attitudes towards her. she's the first female chief executive of natwest. she took over at a time when that bank had real big problems , as it seems to me that problems, as it seems to me that alison rose has done a good job turning that bank around. but i don't know the details of this specific me say this. specific case. let me say this. if treasury at the if i was in the treasury at the moment , rather than jeremy hunt moment, rather than jeremy hunt and his conservative ministers, i'd spending my time this i'd be spending my time this summer trying ensure that summer trying to ensure that families in scarborough, like the spoken to today, the ones i've spoken to today, are properly protected during this living crisis . this cost of living crisis. rather picking a fight with rather than picking a fight with banks on behalf of nigel farage, there we are, aaron. >> you see, basically me, dame alison, having broken every rule of banking, should have stayed because she's a woman. so if we're going to get banking reform, it's going to have to happen chancellor

happen before she's chancellor isn't it? >> would my. isn't it? >> would but the >> i would say so. but the conservatives 18 months >> i would say so. but the co fix rvatives 18 months >> i would say so. but the co fix it. tives 18 months >> i would say so. but the cofix it. ives 18 months >> i would say so. but the cofix it. i mean, 18 months >> i would say so. but the cofix it. i mean, i've 18 months >> i would say so. but the cofix it. i mean, i've thought�*nths to fix it. i mean, i've thought for a long time that a bank account is a service . these are account is a service. these are near monopolies and they act like monopolies. i mean, one of the reasons you would have that dossier that was produced from coutts bank is that they have agencies that produce these files that actually note down things like you may have been accused of something and then it's used to blackball you and the actual facts of the matter are very rarely brought out. they use the information to stop you getting a bank account, which is, you know, its equivalent of having a water or electric city. it's a utility, it's a basic right. >> basic. yeah. we need it. >> basic. yeah. we need it. >> basic. yeah. we need it. >> basic right. >> basic right. >> we used to have it before the post office was privatised and i'm going to have sir vince cable few to ask. cable on in a few days to ask. well nigel, it's simple. cable on in a few days to ask. well non. , it's simple. cable on in a few days to ask. well non. the; simple. cable on in a few days to ask. well non. the onlyple. cable on in a few days to ask. well non. the only change the >> go on. the only change the government make is government has got to make is that must give an that the bank must give an explanation of why they're setting shutting the bank account should have account. they should not have the just shut the right just to shut it without explanation. the right just to shut it witiwell, explanation. the right just to shut it witiwell, andrewanation. the right just to shut it

witiwell, andrew griffith, a very >> well, andrew griffith, a very simple change. >> griffith says andrew >> andrew griffith says andrew griffith going griffith says they're going to bnng bring that change in. >> sunak has been >> rishi sunak has been supportive. let's see whether they act. >> it's a very simple change. that's saying. that's what i'm saying. >> but an important >> yeah, but it's an important one. you. you one. yeah. thank you. thank you for story. i for sharing your story. well, i don't know you folks. don't know about you folks. i think to aaron don't know about you folks. i thinkbecause to aaron don't know about you folks. i thinkbecause he to aaron don't know about you folks. i thinkbecause he simply aaron don't know about you folks. i thinkbecause he simply wanted to here because he simply wanted to back and an independent back brexit and an independent britain truly shocking . now, britain was truly shocking. now, the stockholm we've been the bibby stockholm we've been talking about in portland harbour, out harbour, a statement out tonight, stockholm tonight, the bibby stockholm will not taking new arrivals will not be taking new arrivals . that's the new term tomorrow . . that's the new term tomorrow. it could be next week as the it could now be next week as the council's guidance is. they don't want new services beginning on a thursday or friday, close to the weekend . friday, close to the weekend. and they are and so you see they are acknowledging that this will impact tourism there in dorset . impact tourism there in dorset. but the delay is because working practises for port workers have to be signed off, further help by health safety by the health and safety executive. there no fire executive. there are no fire safety issues is what the home office confirms. now this big rise in alcohol juices, apart from draft beer. we're going to

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victoria mcdonald is on the national executive committee of the campaign for pubs and the landlady of a pub. and we're going to go live right now to the green dragon in wyndham in norfolk. it's a 700 year old pub and i understand tonight, victoria, it's quiz night, so hopefully you're going to be very, very busy and simple question is draught beer. going to be £0.11 a pint cheaper ? to be £0.11 a pint cheaper? >> simple answer no. what it

just can't be. that's not the way duty works. well, as the end producer here, obviously we buy from those that make and they will set their prices accordingly . and whilst we would accordingly. and whilst we would all love to think that this government was supporting the pub and making it cheaper for draught , that's not the reality, draught, that's not the reality, i'm afraid . i'm afraid. >> you see, i mean, i've got a feeling victoria, that it'll be a few people there that have heard the prime minister on the 6:00 news or whatever it is and think, oh, this is really good news. i mean, know, he even news. i mean, you know, he even went olympia today and was went to olympia today and he was pictured i mean, pictured pulling a pint. i mean, this going to a big this is going to be a big disappointment to many, many drinkers, isn't it ? drinkers, isn't it? >> well, yes, but i think we've all reached the stage where we don't believe that there are going to be tax cuts. and i don't think anyone really thinks that the government has has got the pub at its heart. you know, we are still i think it's the third highest in europe for our beer tax. always have been. and

we will just continue to have to absorb what was the increases back to the normal vat rates increases in energy, minimum wage. now the cost of living crisis . so no, just don't wage. now the cost of living crisis. so no, just don't just don't believe them. and it it just will not filter through. i think i've looked through my pnces think i've looked through my prices and the best i've got is i'm saving half a pence, half a pence on a pint of cider. >> yeah. i mean it's . no, i >> yeah. i mean it's. no, i think you know, the spin today from the prime minister. absolutely. is not going to match reality in pubs at all. we've also been covering stories about a lot of the big pub co's quite happy to close pubs because they can redevelop them as flats and make more money that way . i as flats and make more money that way. i mean, just give me three things you'd like to see the government do to the the government do to help the great british pub . great british pub. >> well, well , instantly vat and >> well, well, instantly vat and then to be honest, probably a cut in vat and a cut in vat. and i know outcries may say, well,

hang on, you know what about x, y and z? this is an industry where i mean, the latest figures in this morning were 30 pubs a week, have been lost in the first six months of this year. that's hearts of the community and unfortunately it will only ever increase if the government want to help us. it's a cut in vat because 10% of something thing is better than 20% of nothing. that's the reality . nothing. that's the reality. >> yeah. yeah, yeah. and for punters coming in and buying gin and tonics, whiskies , glasses of and tonics, whiskies, glasses of wine, they of course , it's far wine, they of course, it's far from going down. are facing quite big increases, aren't they ? >> absolutely . and i know >> absolutely. and i know obviously i know you've got a gin distiller on today. i was talking to one yesterday. he's to going put his up £0.80 as another local one. it's £2 a bottle and then just remember that the vat will be paid on top

of that duty free. yeah. so you know, it's 20% on top of that extra as well. so. and these are small businesses, the big boys, the heineken's of this world, they're putting their prices up 14, 16% across the board . the 14, 16% across the board. the supermarkets will be able to absorb those differences that supposed to have made the difference between us and the pub, but it's a small business. men like myself, like hundreds of others like us. i know the small brewers and the distillers that will be hit, right? >> well, you're standing up victoria fighting the victoria and fighting for the industry. go on it industry. please go on doing it and thank joining us and and thank you for joining us and telling the truth. telling us the truth. the reality evening. thank you. reality this evening. thank you. now, there's been something of a gin boom country over the gin boom in the country over the course last few years. course of the last few years. i've even got involved in it a little bit myself. and i'm joined now by stephen joined right now by stephen russell, founder of the copper rivet kent . hello rivet distillery in kent. hello there. welcome the program . there. welcome to the program. i'm, as i say , you know, the i'm, as i say, you know, the prime minister there at olympia . do you think there was something to celebrate ? so many

something to celebrate? so many small gin distilleries have opened up all over the country . opened up all over the country. the consumers got better choice than they've ever had . and than they've ever had. and that's a good thing. not a bad thing. and i kind of get the feeling people are drinking quality over quantity, which is again, a good thing, not a bad thing . but what does today's thing. but what does today's news mean for you? well i mean, for the industry at large. >> i mean, it's really bad. i actually think more about the consumer. i mean, i think people talk about £0.76. £0.90 extra. it's not that i think what people don't realise is, is that in a decent bottle of spirits s you're already paying about £9 worth of duty and then you're also paying between in £3.50 and, and you know , maybe more up and, and you know, maybe more up to £5 in vat. so you're already in a bottle of spirits, you're paying, in a bottle of spirits, you're paying, you know, up to £14 of tax already. and for me, the question is, you know, how how much more can we can we can we

contribute? >> and for you as a distiller, you know, for every litre of gin or every three quarters of a litre of bottle of gin, you produce, how much duty are you paying produce, how much duty are you paying per bottle? >> well, i mean, we pay exactly what you know. you know, it's generally it's pass through to the consumer. actually, that's why i worry more about the consumer. yeah. actually in this case, most producers will pass that on again because most of our transactions happen outside of the duty framework . so it's a of the duty framework. so it's a question of demand. we've decided actually that we're going to wear this increase because for whatever reason, but we've decided that we will wear it . for us, it will cost about it. for us, it will cost about £0.50 per bottles worth , which £0.50 per bottles worth, which is an extra cost. when you look at this year, energy costs up by 4—4 times the cost of grain . you 4—4 times the cost of grain. you know, we make all of our alcohol from grain, which is locally farmed, supporting local agricultural communities costs 60% more. the cost of bottles is

60% more. the cost of bottles is 60% more. the cost of bottles is 60% more. and now this is, i think again another. and they reckoned by the time it gets to the consumer, it's going to be £0.90 a bottle plus vat. >> so it's over a quid a bottle. but you're buying at the supermarket or the off licence or online or wherever you're online or wherever to go. of wherever you choose to go. of all these distilleries that have boomed, many are boomed, i mean, how many are going to stay profitable, in your view? >> unfortunate. >> it's really unfortunate. i mean, i was invited mean, only today i was invited to participate in an auction of the equipment of a distillery, which unfortunately in scotland has has gone bust. i mean, that literally happened today . and of literally happened today. and of course, there'll be more . i mean course, there'll be more. i mean it's it means that it's slightly unsustainable. that's a shame because the spirits industry in this country is a great success story. as you say, you know, quality by choice . you know, quality by choice. you know, overseas as i'm sure you've experienced, people look to this country. >> well, i mean, i remember going to a going to america , you going to a going to america, you know, in the late 1980s. and if you ordered gin , they looked at you ordered gin, they looked at

you ordered gin, they looked at you if you somewhat you as if you were somewhat weird. and the bars in weird. and now the bars in america stocked with british america are stocked with british brands gin and a big range brands of gin and a big range and of course, the whisky industry is a very important export and very important export market and very important for scottish economy. no, it for the scottish economy. no, it really matters. really, really matters. so they're times for they're tough times for distilleries overall. i think so, absolutely. >> and you know, i do from a spirits perspective, really struggle with. i think liam earlier referred to the chain in the calculation methodology as perhaps making sense. i think the treasury described it as common sense, but i'm not sure that that's as clear cut either . you know, so you pay more, more duty for spirits than you do for lower strength alcohol. yeah but very few people will sink a bottle of spirits. normally they dilute it. so a typical measure is one unit of spirits . the 32 units in a spirits. the 32 units in a bottle, a pint of something like that, a pint of beer would be

2.6 units. so it's not clear to me that this is common sense at all. >> now, what they did say, by the way, was that pre—made gin and tonic in tins that was not going to go up because it's incredibly weak and the only people that drink that are people that drink that are people on trains from what i can see, because politicians, if i well, there was called well, there was one called diane abbott was called abbott who i think was called out but but it out doing that. but but it almost the fact that they boasted about that. yeah almost goes to show i think in many goes to show you i think in many ways that make the ways that those that make the law, have absolutely law, stephen, have absolutely no idea about the game. well idea about the end game. well good with what you do. good luck with what you do. you're part this gin you're part of this great gin boom. been wonderful boom. and it's been a wonderful thing consumers wish thing for consumers and we wish you really well. and you really, really well. and thank you for coming thank you. thank you for coming in. now some more villages . the in. now some more villages. the what? the farage moment. watership great watership down, that great novel, came out, novel, of course, that came out, richard adams and still decades on, kids know about watership down. i've been up and walked on watership down. well, now there's plan a blooming there's a plan for a blooming great solar farm right next to watership down . and the locals watership down. and the locals are revolting . yes, they're not are revolting. yes, they're not pleased at all. and the argument

is amazing that is this amazing place that produced the book, the film, i never knew rabbits could be so vicious, but the idea is that they don't like it because farmland produce food. farmland should produce food. and i'm with the locals on that. and i'm with the locals on that. and segment here, and one last segment here, a real what, the farage moment. so devon archer for many, many years was the business partner of hunter biden. he is testifying before a committee in congress . now, you might argue congress. now, you might argue he's a former partner of biden , he's a former partner of biden, of hunter biden, and maybe he's got a grievance, but he has told that committee that on 20 occasions, to his knowledge of joe biden's senior , who, of joe biden's senior, who, of course, was the vice president of america at the time, was on open calls with their customers and where were their customers? they were in ukraine. they were in russia and they were in china. and what is beyond doubt is that hunter biden made many, many millions of dollars in

between the drug binges and much else made many, many millions of dollars on the back of his father being the vice president. let me tell you something. if anything like this had happened when trump was in office, there would have been an impeachment within days. and i, i just within a few days. and i, i just get a feeling that the bidens have absolutely got away with murder and it can't continue in a moment, a huge diversity row. yes. a famous chef, thomas straker, his chefs and his team were there all white and they're all male . and everybody is going all male. and everybody is going completely and utterly mad. and cyrus todiwala is going to join me and i'm going to ask him if i went into an indian restaurant kitchen on how many white people, how many women would i see why is there row see and why is there no row about that

well thomas straker is one of

those modern day celebrity chefs and somebody that uses tiktok and somebody that uses tiktok and facebook and twitter and all of these social media channels to push what he does. and in fact, butter has been one of his great things, how to make really tasty butter. and one of those videos had 25 million views. so thomas straker is very well known. he's opened up a new restaurant in london, an ambitious new restaurant in london. and i'm going to show you a picture of the new team that he's going to work with. and they are. there's and there they are. there's eight them. and they're the eight of them. and they're the people trust gets to work people he trust gets to work with him with straker's, his new restaurant . well, there is restaurant. well, there is outrage about this because they're all white and they're all men. and this is seen to be all men. and this is seen to be a terrible thing. you know, we know that freedom of speech is under attack . but actually, i under attack. but actually, i begin to think that freedom of association attack . who association is under attack. who we to, who we can we can talk to, who we can socialise with, we can speak socialise with, who we can speak to in response to this outrage is thomas straker has said honestly , people need to calm

honestly, people need to calm down. firstly there is a shortage of chefs and hospitality workers, which is true. secondly, if you feel so passionately, please go and gather cvs for many chefs that you think we're missing in the team. i want solutions, not problems. thank you. well i find the whole thing pretty extraordinary . the whole thing pretty extraordinary. i'm very pleased to be joined for the second time on this programme by cyrus todiwala obe , deputy lieutenant todiwala obe, deputy lieutenant . very distinguished, successful restaurateur with cafe spice . so restaurateur with cafe spice. so simply, you know , i don't know simply, you know, i don't know how many indian restaurants there are in the country, many thousands. if i went into the kitchens, how many white people would i see in there ? would i see in there? >> maybe 0.5. at best. >> maybe 0.5. at best. >> and how many women would i see in those kitchens? >> well, you wouldn't you would not say mostly you would not see white people in our kitchens in some yes there is. some restaurants. yes there is. even though you try and encourage as much as you can to attract them, it's not seen as

somebody who is capable or not capable, rather, or compatible with the cuisine. the history, the tastes. et cetera. et cetera. et cetera. >> i mean, you've come to this country. you've settled in this country. you've settled in this country . you've grown to love country. you've grown to love this country and been enthused for we spoke about that for it. and we spoke about that before. the before. when you were on the programme. was wrong with before. when you were on the progbecause was wrong with before. when you were on the progbecause why was wrong with before. when you were on the progbecause why is'as wrong with before. when you were on the progbecause why is this'rong with before. when you were on the progbecause why is this guyi with us? because why is this guy straker getting so much stick ? straker getting so much stick? why would indian restaurateurs not get the same level of stick? is there some sort of self—hatred about the british? >> i think we have become too righteous respects righteous in many respects because the industry faces because today the industry faces a skills shortage. we a massive skills shortage. we are in a very critical situation , not just in modern british, french, italian restaurants across the board of hospitality in britain, we have huge skills shortages. if thomas has a requirement for a particular skill, he , i don't think is skill, he, i don't think is racist enough to say, no, i don't want somebody coloured . don't want somebody coloured. all he wants was people that can deliver the menu that he's going

to create and people that he knows and people that he trusts. >> absolutely expensive . isn't >> absolutely expensive. isn't it hell of a financial risk it a hell of a financial risk setting up a new restaurant now? i find the abuse i find i find the abuse extraordinary, but there is one thing, does seem like thing, cyrus. it does seem like probably going to get condemned for it does seem there for this, but it does seem there are fewer women that want to are far fewer women that want to be professional chefs than men . be professional chefs than men. >> a growing there is a >> there is a growing there is a growing percentage of young girls, young ladies joining hospitality associations and schools . we see them because we schools. we see them because we run a competition open. and this year's team was all girl team that won from university of west london. okay i we have tried very hard to promote asian cuisine across the british diaspora. so that we can have young british born , budding young british born, budding chefs look at asian cuisines also. >> and you've been training people, haven't you? >> i've been training them for years. yes years. it's and slowly, but gradually , things slowly, but gradually, things are falling into place. girls are falling into place. girls are being accepted quite easily. interesting i know kitchens where the women are bosses and

they do an extremely good job how far they stay with the industry and how far if they get married , they get children and married, they get children and how they make that work. life balance, work is where the critical question always has been for ladies. yeah but by and large, i think it's growing. we have a massive shortage of pastry chefs in this country . pastry chefs in this country. they are like gold dust and young girls are taking up more pastry. >> so why the shortage ? i don't >> so why the shortage? i don't understand this. why is why do so not enough young people want to become chefs want to go into hospitality. >> there are lots of issues. i think for one, in the past, if you look at it, the industry has an ill reputation. in one sense, it was perceived to be poor pay scales , long working hours, scales, long working hours, youth work on weekends . the youth work on weekends. the youth work on weekends. the youth today are slightly different, though we never minded working our weekends , minded working our weekends, they do want time off, but that's you work in this industry to make people happy. when people out , you've got to be people go out, you've got to be serving them. that's our serving them. that's that's our job. but what has happened is

the changed, but the industry has changed, but that has not penetrated down. parents still feel that the industry is very poor, paying the reciprocation for the number of hours put into the job are not not good enough. >> young people don't want to work hard anymore. >> no, we have. we have a sort of a reputation on a sort of a image that needs to be eradicated. the industry tries very hard. there are lots of there are lots of associations that are trying very hard to encourage young people to join the industry. a very the industry. but it's a very slow process, a slow battle. >> if i'm going out for a meal, i'm going out for an indian or whatever it may be, and one of the that will accompany the things that will accompany my a glass of something. >> and that, of course, today has just become lot more has just become a lot more expensive. has, you know, expensive. 100% has, you know, i mean , is industry seeing mean, are is the industry seeing the cost of living impacting the industry? >> is seeing men costs increases. so like in thomas's brigade, every other brigade because manpower is short this at a premium . so there is a lot

at a premium. so there is a lot of poaching going on. yeah. and people are offering silly money for chefs to join their brigades. they are. on the other hand, the cost of every single bit of raw materials escalated from meat prices to vegetable pnces from meat prices to vegetable prices to oils to everything . prices to oils to everything. it's just gone out of bounds. you cannot input that into your menu because there is a limit to which people will want to pay for a constant increment on the menu because it's almost constant. it's not one day that you see the price stay steady for a month. it's not happening anymore. no, it's constantly on anymore. no, it's constantly on a wave. >> it's tough. everything's getting very expensive. cyrus, thank you for coming. >> it's a pleasure. thank you very much. >> em- e spoken. there's >> always plain spoken. there's never any confusion about what you is there should not never any confusion about what you no, is there should not never any confusion about what you no, there “here should not never any confusion about what you no, there neverhould not never any confusion about what you no, there never is. jld not be. no, there never is. >> the questions are very straight. >> i shouldn't be what i'm saying. jacob rees—mogg joins me. he i tell you what, he's much more straight talking now. he's not a minister. i was pretty straight talking. i know you. i know you were jacob. i

know you were. now because recess is a time, i suppose we can look at other subjects with a bit more depth. >> yes, well, actually, today we're doing critical race theory because there's an exclusive report by charlie peters, who's one of the gb news team . very one of the gb news team. very good. very good. and it's really extraordinary what our children are being told. the effort to brainwash them about something that's been shown not to be true. so we'll be going into that in some detail. >> now, it's the 1st of august today, and it's very difficult for me, jacob, really get my for me, jacob, to really get my head fact that head around the fact that the ashes has finished by ashes cricket has finished by the by the end of the month of july . but we have whole month july. but we have a whole month now called now of something called the hundred, being told we hundred, and we're being told we should enthuse about the hundred will matches of will you be attending matches of the no, afraid i have no >> no, i'm afraid i have no interest hundred . the i enjoy interest in hundred. the i enjoy the think that's quite the 2020. i think that's quite exciting. it's a fun evening and my children enjoy and it's my children enjoy it and it's basically cricket. yeah. what i don't like about the hundred is i don't care about these teams. i don't care about these teams. i about how i care so much about how somerset does in the county

championship . somerset won the championship. somerset won the 2020. i was thrilled, your 2020. i was thrilled, as your father did before my father did before and i would love to go before me and i would love to go to taunton to see a county championship match. >> we moan about the government, but let me tell you, the england wales cricket are wales cricket board are far worse british worse than the british government. they are absolutely useless our useless now. we've done our best. tonight to make you best. i hope tonight to make you think, smile. one think, to make you smile. one thing depress you thing that will depress you thoroughly about to thoroughly is we're about to show the 24 hours. show you the next 24 hours. weather forecast that the temperature is rising . temperature is rising. >> boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather 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 the wednesday, but unseasonable winds, especially along southern coastal parts of england, an area of low pressure is developing over the atlantic . that's going to move through central parts overnight. it's going to bring the strongest winds on southern flank and winds on the southern flank and some heavy rain of it into some heavy rain ahead of it into northern ireland later this

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