gb news it is midday. >> you are watching the live desk here on gb news. coming up this wednesday lunchtime . this wednesday lunchtime. >> dishonesty, fraud and deceit. the new counts of concealing heresy facing former president donald trump . he's accused of donald trump. he's accused of trying to overturn the 2020 us election result . it cabinet election result. it cabinet minister grant shapps says the bibi stockholm is not a death trap, as the fire brigades union challenges the home office over overcrowding and fire safety . overcrowding and fire safety. >> when will the migrants be allowed aboard . and welcome to

allowed aboard. and welcome to brighton beach . brighton beach. >> after one of the wettest julys on record now at 60 mile an hour winds , thunder storms an hour winds, thunder storms and warnings as we hit and flood warnings as we hit august just where her summer gone. will it be back . gone. will it be back. >> plus, the electioneering starts after former snp mp margaret ferrier lost her seat last night . margaret ferrier lost her seat last night. the margaret ferrier lost her seat last night . the political last night. the political parties are already beating a path to rutherglen and hamilton . we'll be live in the constituency that everyone wants. first, the latest headunes wants. first, the latest headlines with . ray headlines with. ray >> thank you both . good >> thank you both. good afternoon. it's one minute past midday. here's the latest . got midday. here's the latest. got some breaking news in the last few minutes. rape suspect nicholas rossi accused of faking his own death to evade justice. can soon be extradited to the us

. a sheriff has ruled 35 year old rossi , who claims to be an old rossi, who claims to be an irish orphan named arthur knight, is contesting the move, claiming he's a victim of mistaken identity . rossi was mistaken identity. rossi was arrested in the uk more than two years ago in connection with the alleged offences . that is a alleged offences. that is a breaking story. we'll bring you more on that here on gb news as we get it. donald trump is facing four new criminal charges. will appear in court tomorrow . charges. will appear in court tomorrow. he's charges. will appear in court tomorrow . he's accused of tomorrow. he's accused of conspiring to defraud the us by preventing congress from certifying joe biden's victory after the 2020 election. prosecutors are also trying to link the former president to the capitol hill riots. it's the third time in four months that he's been charged as he campaigns to regain the presidency. steve gill is a former adviser to both the clinton and bush administrations. he says this is an issue of free speech. >> the charges are really very scant, though, when you look at

what what there's actually contained in these four indictment, it's they're trying to trump's freedom to create donald trump's freedom of speech to question the veracity of this election, the credibility of that election. and that's his free speech. right. to do so trying to criminalise that is beyond anything that us law does . anything that us law does. >> energy giants are being urged to invest in home—grown projects as part of efforts to boost britain's energy security. the energy security secretary is holding talks with top companies at downing street , encouraging at downing street, encouraging them to invest in renewables and carbon capture and storage . it's carbon capture and storage. it's after the prime minister announced plans to grant hundreds of new oil and gas licences in the uk . grant shapps licences in the uk. grant shapps says the uk will still meet net zero targets despite that pledge. >> i think everyone supports this country's transition to net zero, but you cannot get there by telling people we're simply going to stop using oil and gas. well the only way to do that

would be to tell people, don't put your gas boiler on, don't drive a petrol car and do that almost instantaneously unless you do that. what you're really saying is, oh , we're not going saying is, oh, we're not going to dig our own oil gas , to dig our own oil and gas, we'll import instead. and we'll import it instead. and that's basically labour's policy on this. and the problem with importing is it comes importing it is it comes with four amount of four times the amount of embedded carbon . embedded carbon. >> well, gb news also spoke to shadow women's and equalities secretary anneliese dodds . she secretary anneliese dodds. she told us labour does not support new oil and gas licences where licences have already been agreed. >> we will not go back on those. thatis >> we will not go back on those. that is important, isn't legally to provide certainty , but we to provide certainty, but we will not be granting new licences. and that's because laws granting new licences right now is going to keep people's bills high. it's going to prevent us winning that for race new jobs for our country. and it is against our country's economic interests . economic interests. >> the number of people missing payments on essential bills like

energy, phone and water is as high as it was over the last winter. consumer watchdog , which winter. consumer watchdog, which found that 1.5 million households missed a bill in the month to july 13th. meanwhile . month to july 13th. meanwhile. 770,000 failed to make their mortgage or rent payments. more than 16.7 million households had to cut back on essentials or dip into savings or sell their possessions . a home office possessions. a home office source has told gb news that migrants will not be moving into the bibby stockholm barge today. we understand it could be next week before any asylum seekers arrive. the first group was originally scheduled to move into the controversial accommodation in portland in dorset yesterday . the source dorset yesterday. the source also says that delay was caused by issues surrounding the health and safety of port workers , not and safety of port workers, not fire safety . the government is fire safety. the government is set to publish police guidance on dealing with low level crimes . the code will allow first time offenders who admit their

offences to receive cautions instead of court sentences. offences such as shoplifting and minor theft are among those eligible, but more serious crimes like possession of bladed weapons will be excluded and a preliminary study has found that 80 tools may be able to help in the fight against breast cancer . researchers found that computer aided detection could spot signs of the disease in mammograms at a similar rate to two radiology tests in the study, ai supported screening detected more cancer cases than standard screening without generating a higher number of false positives . as the nhs is false positives. as the nhs is now looking into how it could use this tech in its breast screening programme , wind and screening programme, wind and thunderstorms are battering england and wales today. a yellow wind warning is in place for southern parts of england. that's until 6 pm. meanwhile, a yellow thunderstorm warning is in place until 7 pm. for both engush in place until 7 pm. for both english and wales. the met office says thunderstorms could

bnng office says thunderstorms could bring lightning and hail. the rac is urging holidaymakers to take care when driving . this is take care when driving. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on digital radio and your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get back to mark and . to mark and. pip ray. >> thanks very much and welcome back to the live desk. now the former us president donald trump , accused of plotting to overturn that 2020 election defeat. the most serious charges that he has faced so far. >> he's accused of four counts of dishonesty, fraud and deceit, including conspiracy to defraud the us tamper ring with a witness and conspiracy against the rights of citizens . the rights of citizens. >> well, those charges mark the end of an exhaustive investigation by special counsel jack smith into what happened before , before and during those before, before and during those riots at the us capitol back in

january 2021. let's remind ourselves of what president trump said at the time all of us here today do not want to see our election victory stolen by emboldened radical left democrats, which is what they're doing and stolen by the fake news media. >> that's what they've done and what they're doing. we will never give up. we will never concede. it doesn't happen . you concede. it doesn't happen. you don't concede when there's theft involved . involved. >> our reporter paul hawkins joins us now in the studio . joins us now in the studio. quite extraordinary. this a never before seen scenario really with donald trump. he's already charged in three criminal cases , but this could criminal cases, but this could be the most serious. >> paul yeah, this this is the most serious. so the first one relates to effectively state law in new york. that was alleged hush money payments to a star and effects the way they were recorded in terms of accounting, that he broke those rules . the that he broke those rules. the second is federal charges relating to documents of

national security that were left in his residence in mar a lago in his residence in mar a lago in florida. these are easily by far the most serious, effectively what the charge here is that donald trump, effectively what the charge here is that donald trump , through is that donald trump, through dishonesty, lies, deceit and fraud, attempted to remain in office and overturn the election results. he, the president of the united states, is entrusted with the constitution. he's entrusted with looking after it and that it is and seeing that it that it is carried in properly carried out in a properly and appropriate way. and the accusations here are really quite something you go quite something when you go through this 45 page document, which detailed . for which is quite detailed. for example, trump's on his rigged election campaign claims, i should say, these claims were false and this is what the document says. and trump knew they were false. but trump repeated and widely disseminated them anyway to make his knowingly false claims appear legitimate to create an intense national atmosphere of mistrust on mike, putting pressure on mike pence, who was then vice president, who is now running for the to be president against him in the next presidential election campaign . in this

him in the next presidential election campaign. in this is interesting. trump sought to enlist vice president to use enlist the vice president to use his role at the his ceremonial role at the certification to fraudulently alter the election results when he was said that when mike pence said you don't have the authority to do that, he said, you're being too honest. these are the claims that we should say claims the say they are claims made in the document. donald say they are claims made in the docum posted donald say they are claims made in the docum posted on donald say they are claims made in the docum posted on truth)onald say they are claims made in the docum posted on truth hasld say they are claims made in the docum posted on truth has called trump posted on truth has called these absolutely ridiculous and said that it's all part of an attempt smear him ahead of attempt to smear him ahead of his run 2024. his run for 2024. >> mean, conspiracy very >> i mean, conspiracy is very difficult to prove legally and it could be a long, drawn out process now that in itself bnngs process now that in itself brings the interesting question that we could have a former president accused of trying to overturn an election, running for a new election as the president , which would be president, which would be absolutely remarkable , quite frankly. >> i mean , they're keen to get >> i mean, they're keen to get the trial a done and dusted before next november's presidential . presidential. >> indeed, i think 4:00 tomorrow, 9:00, 9:00 tomorrow. >> yeah, that's the hearing. and

interestingly, it'll be in front of a judge as a preliminary heanng of a judge as a preliminary hearing where the charges will of a judge as a preliminary hearing to |ere the charges will of a judge as a preliminary hearing to him.he charges will of a judge as a preliminary hearing to him. that's'ges will of a judge as a preliminary hearing to him. that's in s will of a judge as a preliminary hearing to him. that's in front. be read to him. that's in front of a judge not of a judge that will not be overseeing the trial. it'll be a separate oversees the separate judge that oversees the trial whenever that does happen. separate judge that oversees the trialpolitically that does happen. separate judge that oversees the trialpolitically ,hat does happen. separate judge that oversees the trialpolitically , he does happen. separate judge that oversees the trialpolitically , he donaldappen. separate judge that oversees the trialpolitically , he donald trump but politically, he donald trump is using this to fuel his base within the republican party . but within the republican party. but whether that translates into the wider electorate, if indeed he does win the primary contest, which he is for the the front does win the primary contest, which ito is for the the front does win the primary contest, which ito do or the the front does win the primary contest, which ito do atthe the front does win the primary contest, which ito do at the the front does win the primary contest, which ito do at the moment, that runner to do at the moment, that remains to be seen we remains to be seen when we get to november next year. >> could be facing >> but he could be facing prison, he.7 he >> but he could be facing prison, he? he could. >> but he could be facing priscould he? he could. >> but he could be facing priscould face he? he could. >> but he could be facing priscould face more he could. >> but he could be facing priscould face more years»uld. >> but he could be facing priscould face more years ind. he could face more years in prison on this planet. prison than be on this planet. >> yeah, he's 77 years technically, according to the constitution. in constitution. an you can be in prison and still president. prison and still be president. you still face charges you can still face charges because the when the founders, the founding fathers wrote up the founding fathers wrote up the constitution , they never the constitution, they never envisaged that a president would be in this position. so they never there were never rules in place say well, if place to say that, well, if you've broken you can't you've broken the law, you can't be can't run for be president, you can't run for president. so this be president. so this would be complete territory. president. so this would be con nothing territory. president. so this would be connothing from territory. president. so this would be con nothing from the erritory. president. so this would be con nothing from the democratic president. so this would be con no we've rom the democratic president. so this would be con nowe've seen.1e democratic president. so this would be con nowe've seen. i! democratic president. so this would be con nowe've seen. i thinkocratic camp. we've seen. i think president biden's cycling . yes, president biden's cycling. yes, we've got pictures of delaware.

>> he's looking very relaxed without because without falling over because i think last time he actually fell off his bike. >> but the extraordinary thing is they are neck and neck in the polls as we head nearer towards this election. >> yeah . and so it's difficult >> yeah. and so it's difficult to see how this will play out in terms of we know that as i said, it will fire up his his base within the republican party . he within the republican party. he is the front runner for the primaries. we're not sure how that will translate into the wider election because effectively, he's if he's effectively, if he's if he's facing next year, at the facing trial next year, at the same time as campaigning logistically , he that cuts out logistically, he that cuts out his time for campaigning just logistically. but but the message he's trying to say is, look, elect me as president while at the time while at the same time he's being accused of dishonesty for the international the last his last international and pointed out, two and as you pointed out, two other as well where the other cases as well where the legal process has already been started . started. >> so hearings will have >> so those hearings will have to at some stage. >> so those hearings will have to yeah, at some stage. >> so those hearings will have to yeah, and some stage. >> so those hearings will have to yeah, and we1e stage. >> so those hearings will have to yeah, and we knowge. we know >> yeah, and we know and we know that the trial about regarding the classified documents that were found in his house, that's for may next year. may next

yeah for may next year. may next year. so there's you've got three ongoing cases and his campaigning it like i said we're in uncharted territory. it's astonishing really and in total i think it's 78 criminal charges against him. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. and >> yeah. and interestingly >> yeah. and interestingly , >> yeah. and interestingly , he's >> yeah. and interestingly, he's closest competitor in the primary race to get the republican nomination in to run for the white house. ron desantis has said that if he were to become president, he would stop the weaponization of government. that's interesting. politically because he's clearly he doesn't want to be seen to be running against donald trump and alienating base . but alienating that base. but clearly, to separate clearly, he has to separate himself him. himself from him. >> yeah, well, let's speak more on that because joining us on that now, because joining us is in international is professor in international politics, dave dunn. david, we were sort of looking at the were just sort of looking at the political aspect as well as this legal of train that's been legal sort of train that's been put in into action and we could get this position where we got electioneering for a new president election with a

president election with a president accused in court of election fraud at the previous election fraud at the previous election . election. >> absolutely . and what this >> absolutely. and what this means is that the timing of these charges means that it's not just donald trump that's on trial. it's the american justice system that's on trial because what trump has tried to do is to delegitimize the prosecution against him, to make it a political issue, to say these are not prosecutions, these are prosecutions, and therefore , for prosecutions, and therefore, for that, you have the country divided and taking different positions and backing trump as half american . still do. they half american. still do. they are backing his interpretation of what's happened . of what's happened. >> oh, we've just lost you there, david. we'll try and get there, david. we'll try and get the signal back. i don't know whether you can still hear us, but we just had an interruption. i think we may have lost him anyway, as we were saying . let's anyway, as we were saying. let's just to paul , anyway, as we were saying. let's just to paul, in terms of just return to paul, in terms of the preliminary hearing, we don't know as yet if trump will actually turn up in court

tomorrow or whether he'll do it from mar a lago on some kind of video link. no, but but there are reports that he turn up are reports that he will turn up in that would seem in person, and that would seem to know he's someone who to we know that he's someone who knows how play the media and knows how to play the media and he's turned person to his he's turned up in person to his two previous and the victimhood thing that he builds up. two previous and the victimhood thiryeah.t he builds up. two previous and the victimhood thiryeah. and builds up. two previous and the victimhood thiryeah. and that's up. that's >> yeah. and that's and that's the narrative, the constant narrative, isn't it? victim. some people it? i'm the victim. some people are the left's are out to get me. the left's out me the radical left, are out to get me. the left's out biden, me the radical left, are out to get me. the left's out biden, the the radical left, are out to get me. the left's out biden, the federal cal left, joe biden, the federal government, joe biden, the federal govoutnent, me. i'm joe biden, the federal govoutnent, me . i'm with you. all out to get me. i'm with you. i'm with the people. and so that will narrative that's will be the narrative that's played expecting played and so we are expecting him person. it'll him to turn up in person. it'll be uk time tomorrow so that be 9:00 uk time tomorrow so that it's due to be heard in washington 4:00 local time, 4:00 local time the states. yeah. local time in the states. yeah. >> . we shall see what >> okay. we shall see what emerges tomorrow with that particular show. you very particular show. thank you very much updating much indeed, paul, for updating us apologies for us on that. and apologies for the in the signal. the break up in the signal. we'll to david we'll try and get back to david a later . a little later. >> stay with us here on >> well, do stay with us here on gb news. we are going to be talking about the weather a little later on because it's pretty disgusting at the moment , even though it's the start of august could, though, august, there could, though, be some on the way. don't

some sunshine on the way. don't get too excited. it's early days, you days, but we'll be telling you about let's though, about that soon. let's though, get most up to date . very get the most up to date. very grim forecast . grim weather forecast. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news alex deegan weather on. gb news alex deegan here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. >> a wild wednesday in places out there, heavy downpours, thunderstorms for some and gusty winds. we do have met office warnings in place all because of this storm system named patricia by the french weather service because they'll be seeing the strongest winds. those isobars pinching together here. deep area of low pressure for us, meaning we do warnings in meaning we do have warnings in place, blustery along place, very blustery along the south england . heavy south coast of england. heavy showers, too, over parts of england and wales and a persistent area of heavy rain over northeast england. all could to disruption. could lead to some disruption. the flooding and those the chance of flooding and those gusty problems gusty winds causing problems along the south coast. a drier day across northern scotland, northern and western parts of

northern ireland. but it's not warm temperatures warm anywhere. temperatures struggling to reach 20 celsius for most and staying pretty blustery this evening . the winds blustery this evening. the winds slowly easing on the south coast , staying wet over , staying fairly wet over northeast much of northeast england for much of the we'll see the night. elsewhere, we'll see some clearer spells developing . some clearer spells developing. the winds switching around to a northerly sea. temperatures mostly holding up at 12 to 14 celsius. that northerly breeze will continue to bring a cool feel tomorrow, but for many , it feel tomorrow, but for many, it will be a drier and a brighter day. still some showers certainly initially over southwest england and through the day over northern scotland. and will see some scattered and we will see some scattered showers developing the showers developing during the day parts of england and day over parts of england and wales. northerly breeze, wales. that northerly breeze, though, will bring some sunny spells , but it will continue to spells, but it will continue to bnng spells, but it will continue to bring feel with bring a cool feel with temperatures teens, low 20 temperatures high teens, low 20 at best. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> well welcome back to the live desk. it's that time of year

when many students will be looking forward to their graduation graduation day , of graduation graduation day, of course, meant to be a moment of relief but relief and celebration. but the reality for many this year, it seems , is very different. seems, is very different. >> ongoing marking boycotts and lecturer strikes have meant that students will be made to graduate without receiving a final degree classification. that doesn't sound very good, causing chaos for employment and postgraduate prospects. gb news political correspondent catherine forster has this story i >> graduating should be a mild stone moment, but this summer it's different. it's estimated that around a third of the half a million undergraduate students finishing university this year are leaving without their final degree because of a marking boycott by lecturers. >> i was there present at the ceremony, but i did not receive my degree so i didn't receive a certificate . certificate. >> though i have my graduation, i'm still left on a preliminary grade with part of my course being unmarked . being unmarked. >> we never received a grade, so

when we had the whole celebration. but you have no idea . i had no idea what i got. idea. i had no idea what i got. >> there was no actual certificate or anything. just was a bit of a weird feeling. at 145 universities, university and college union lecturers have been striking and not marking work since april in a dispute with university bosses. >> we're striking for better pay- >> we're striking for better pay. we're striking for better working conditions. we are for, you know, over overworked , burnt out. >> i love this job and i love my students. we're just asking for bafic students. we're just asking for basic dignity here. >> students are paying a heavy price as i stand here with four years of work behind me, i do not hold a degree in my hand . not hold a degree in my hand. >> instead, i hold an apology letter filled with platitudes and a list of courses with the letters. t this . many don't know letters. t this. many don't know when or if all their work will eventually be marked and when they'll get their final degree. >> and the list of courses with the letters tuc instead of a mark next to them. >> you don't know where this

leaves us in terms of applying for jobs, for friends and experiences of my peers. you know, they've had massive offers, withdrawn. they've had visa applications, unsuccessful , all so it's really quite a stressful and unnerving time . stressful and unnerving time. >> some students have largely sided with their lecturers and have given the university management a rough ride . now, management a rough ride. now, when yes , amen to the management when yes, amen to the management of this university . of this university. >> shame on you for not acting appropriately . appropriately. >> and in westminster there's concern too. here's the chair of the education select committee, robin walker. >> it's deeply unfair for those students because of a strike to be denied the opportunity to get the proper marks that they've earned . earned. >> what we've seen is a very variable performance by universities in sorting this out . they're all funded by . they're all being funded by the taxpayer. they're all having the taxpayer. they're all having the students taking on substantial debt in order to get their . and it's not

their degrees. and it's not right . right. >> so do students feel they've got value for money? absolutely not. >> just a joke that you work so hard after four years and you can't even, you know, celebrate properly and go through that milestone achievement of getting a grade we paid for what we thought we were going to get. >> and they didn't deliver on that. walking away from >> i'm walking away from university with nothing in my hands to £50,000 in debt. hands and up to £50,000 in debt. good morning . good morning. >> support your striking staff. the union and employers have been talking again in recent days , but there's no days, but there's no breakthrough as yet and it will come too late for this year's graduates . graduates. >> catherine force . gb news. >> catherine force. gb news. >> catherine force. gb news. >> hard lesson for the undergraduate arts, but congratulations to all. of course , who are graduating. course, who are graduating. >> yeah, do still celebrate, won't you? now a yes, they will. i think they will. yeah for many days. by election has been triggered in the constituency of rutherglen and hamilton west after their mp margaret ferrier, lost her seat following a

successful recall petition over a breach of covid rules. >> yes, back in 2020, the former snp mp had travelled by train from london back to scotland, despite knowing she had coronavirus and after the result of last night's petition vote , of last night's petition vote, ferries announced she will not be standing for re—election. >> our scotland reporter tony mcguire can join us now from the streets of rutherglen . good streets of rutherglen. good afternoon to you, tony. it looks then like it's going to be hotly contested between scottish labour and the snp . labour and the snp. >> yes, that's correct . >> yes, that's correct. certainly it's i think it's safe to say that the people of rutherglen are rather fed up with this story, not just because we're still talking about covid. so topically, three years down the line , but because years down the line, but because this has indeed been rumbling on for around three years now. margaret ferrier of course, boarded that fateful train in full knowledge that she had covid. and then, you know, in the days that follow, she lost the days that follow, she lost the whip of the snp and even some wind back then it was

thought that a recall petition was on the cards. sure enough , was on the cards. sure enough, in june, the vote voting begun for the people of rutherglen and hamilton west and then over the over the last ten weeks they've been casting their votes. 10% was the magic number. that was around 8100 of the 81,000 people that live in this constituent . that live in this constituent. see. and indeed , at 5:15 pm. see. and indeed, at 5:15 pm. yesterday, we found out that around 15% had voted to recall margaret ferrier . so as you margaret ferrier. so as you said, she will not be returning to contest her seat. however for within about 15 minutes of heanng within about 15 minutes of hearing that result, within about 15 minutes of hearing that result , scottish hearing that result, scottish labour had put out an announcement that this morning we would get to meet michael shanks. their new candidate for this region. now over the last few months labour have put a lot of resources into walking the streets of rutherglen and hamilton west keir starmer has

even visited here in a couple of occasions as and michael shanks well , i wanted to ask occasions as and michael shanks well, i wanted to ask him this morning whether or not he felt the burden of that responsibility when labour so clearly want to win this seat . clearly want to win this seat. >> and just to talk about the snp, they put some distance between themselves and margaret ferrier. very quickly, what about katie loudon, their candidate ? has she spoken about candidate? has she spoken about ferrier at all and not to the best of my knowledge, and i think it's safe to say that the general all voting history of rutherglen and hamilton west, it's really been a bit of a ping pong affair , you know, from way pong affair, you know, from way back in 2005 and 2010. >> and, you know, it was seemingly a safe labour seat with quite a sound majority. and margaret ferrier, for the first time, well , margaret ferrier, for the first time, well, you margaret ferrier, for the first time, well , you know, she got time, well, you know, she got this seat in 2015, lost it in 2017, and then regained it in 2019. what a whirlwind four

years for this constituency. but certainly snp, they're not quite willing to let go of this agency. certainly glasgow has become a real heartland for them as it is up and dundee and certainly these major population centres are going to be a key battle ground. they want to have as many sitting mps in westminster as possible so that they can fill those benches as opposite whoever the next government will be. now it's not quite known at this stage exactly when this recall petition will be realised with that by—election this morning though, michael shanks and scottish labour, well they were quite keen to say that this must be on october the 5th. now that's obviously still a couple of months away , but certainly we of months away, but certainly we can imagine over the next couple of months , as michael shanks, he of months, as michael shanks, he told me this morning that he's spoken to around 20,000 people over the last few months here in hamilton west. that leaves some

60,000. he's to going certainly have his work cut out 60,000. he's to going certainly have his work cutout, 60,000. he's to going certainly have his work cut out , trying to have his work cut out, trying to get round all them , but get round all them, but certainly speaking to him this morning and having worked in education and as a teacher, he's quite a known person in this community, unsure where the snp candidate is going to have the same approach . but certainly i same approach. but certainly i think the people in rutherglen and hamilton west as michael shanks put it this morning, they're a bit fed up with this chapter of the story and perhaps a little bit disillusioned with scottish politics in a minute. we'll definitely need to see how this plays out . this plays out. >> tony, thank you very much indeed for updating us there in >> tony, thank you very much indeconstituency. ng us there in >> tony, thank you very much indeconstituency. but|s there in >> tony, thank you very much indeconstituency. but let'sere in the constituency. but let's speak political speak now to our political correspondent, olivia utley, who's in the studio with us. and olivia was indicating olivia, as tony was indicating already , labour have hit the already, labour have hit the ground there's ground running, but there's no official yet official campaigning as yet until we get that writ in parliament. yes. >> so the way the system works is that official campaigning can't begin until the chief whip of the current party that holds the seat in this case, the snp mp moves the whip as archaic

phrase typical of parliament. and that won't happen until parliament is back in sitting. so in september. and then after that writ is moved, then it'll be between 21 and 27 days until the election is held. >> so october is early. >> so october is early. >> october is probably about right . yeah. right. yeah. >> and how big a test might this be of what might happen in the general election next year ? i general election next year? i think i read that this seat has changed every time since 2010. >> it has this is incredibly important and it's hard to overstate just how important this is for labour. overstate just how important this is for labour . we know that this is for labour. we know that labour is, of course , 16 labour is, of course, 16 percentage points ahead of the conservatives in the polls consistently, but it's thought that labour's support might be very wide, but only, only pretty shallow. exactly miles wide and inches deep , shallow. exactly miles wide and inches deep, as shallow. exactly miles wide and inches deep , as they say. so inches deep, as they say. so it's thought that by the time we actually get around to election, labour could be relying very heavily on winning a lot of seats north of the border in scotland at the moment. labour

has one seat and the snp has 45, but a recent poll has suggested that labour could win as many as 26 scottish seats come a general election and if they manage that then it seems quite likely they would manage to get that overall majority that keir starmer wants so much. so if they do manage to win a seat like rutherglen, which as you say, is sort of a bellwether seat, it changes hands quite a lot, then that would a good would be a really good indication labour that they indication for labour that they stand a strong chance of winning those important in those all important seats in scotland . scotland. >> have got any >> and have we got any indication how important independence is in this independence still is in this particular is it particular constituency? is it still an active issue? >> it's still an active issue, definitely. and we know that because it has voted snp in the past, there is a strong contingent that a pro—independence there, but obviously because the snp is in so much trouble at the moment, that independence vote could end up being sort of split in multiple ways. the snp is really on its knees at the moment. obviously the arrest of nicola sturgeon was was pretty tough

and the fact that the leader of the snp humza yousaf called himself nicola sturgeon continuing candidate when he won the leadership is pretty bad for him. there are also splits within the snp between kate forbes, the other candidate who was up against hamza yusuf and yusuf himself. and so it could be of course, we've alex be of course, we've got alex salmond's independence party, alba is a growing alba as well, which is a growing presence the scottish presence in the scottish independence, came out very much independence, came out very much in of margaret ferrier, in support of margaret ferrier, didn't he? >> she'd been thrown >> he said she'd been thrown to the well yes. the media walls. well yes. >> so you could end up with a situation where although independence is quite important to rutherglen , you to the people of rutherglen, you could independence vote could have the independence vote being multiple ways, or being split multiple ways, or you have snp simply you could have snp voters simply staying at home because they're so disillusioned . and as as tony so disillusioned. and as as tony said by scottish politics in general, that could be a general, and that could be a really good way in for labour . really good way in for labour. >> yeah. okay. olivia, our own media wolf the nicest media wolf in the nicest possible way. thank very possible way. thank you very much we'll see much indeed for that. we'll see what these weeks what emerges in these weeks ahead, let's take you ahead, of course. let's take you back to britain's summer of

back live to britain's summer of 2023 and brighton beach . yes, 2023 and brighton beach. yes, wonderful . all that person. wonderful. all that person. i don't know if they've been sort of cemented to the pebbles there. they've been there for some time watching those waves. probably taking some wonderful photographs. but you can see the conditions there. the wind really whipping up. >> say, don't they, really whipping up. >> brighton say, don't they, really whipping up. >> brighton has don't they, really whipping up. >> brighton has its1't they, really whipping up. >> brighton has its own ey, that brighton has its own microclimate. if it's not microclimate. so if it's not sunny warm there, i'm not sunny or warm there, i'm not sure it's going to be sunny or warm anywhere uk. warm anywhere in the uk. >> yeah, the cameras out there to action shots as the to get the action shots as the waves really whip up 50 to 60 mile an hour winds. also the thunderstorms and possible flooding and even hail and lightning . lightning. >> i hope that's not one of our cameramen filming that. >> no, they wouldn't get that close . the nicest possible way. close. the nicest possible way. >> anyway. we'll update you on the weather. when will summer be back? we'll be asking that question. first, though, let's get latest headlines get all the latest headlines with . ray with. ray >> thanks to you both . it's >> thanks to you both. it's 1230. here's the latest on our

top story. rape suspect nicholas rossi accused of faking his own death to evade justice can be extradited to the us. 35 year old mr rossi , who claims to be old mr rossi, who claims to be an irish orphan named arthur knight, is contesting the move, claiming he's a victim of mistaken identity. rossi was arrested in the uk more than two years ago in connection with the alleged offences . donald trump, alleged offences. donald trump, who's facing four new criminal charges , will appear in court charges, will appear in court tomorrow. he's accused of conspiring to defraud the us by preventing congress from certifying joe biden's victory after the 2020 election. prosecutors are also trying to link the former president to the capitol hill riots . it's the capitol hill riots. it's the third time in four months that he's been charged as he campaigns to regain the presidency , energy giants are presidency, energy giants are being urged to invest in home—grown projects as part of efforts to boost britain's energy security. the energy security secretary is holding

talks with top companies at downing street, encouraging them to invest in renewables and carbon capture and storage. it's after the prime minister announced plans to grant hundreds of new oil and gas licences across the uk . licences across the uk. firefighters have accused minister is of attempting to house asylum seekers in a potential death trap following delays moving migrants into the bibby stockholm barge in dorset. describing the policy as cruel and reckless . the fire brigades and reckless. the fire brigades union says it will now write to the home office site overcrowding and access to fire exits. gb news understands it could be next week before any asylum seekers arrive at the vessel. asylum seekers arrive at the vessel . you can get more on all vessel. you can get more on all of those stories and more by visiting our website gbnews.com

>> well, welcome back to the live desk. let's update you with the latest on the continuing battle of the barge. the bibby stockholm down in portland . and stockholm down in portland. and of course, we'll update you with our editor mark white, fairly shortly about what's happening between the home office and the fire brigade. but meanwhile, the protest s have been protest s that have been continuing there in the continuing down there in the past few weeks have been time to hit lucrative cruise hit portland's lucrative cruise ship business. seems ship business. and it seems they've been successful. >> last month, one cruise liner was forced to cancel its planned stopover in portland, costing local businesses up to £400,000 in lost revenue. it's claimed. well, our south of west , well, our south of west, south—west of england. reporter jeff moody has more . jeff moody has more. >> the portland , the united >> the portland, the united states cruiser, nashville arrived from america for a short stay in this country. >> they've been coming here since 1870. two. cruise liners arriving at portland port off the coast of weymouth. and still

they come , 55 cruise ships due they come, 55 cruise ships due in this year alone. but there's a new vessel in town and it's threatening to disrupt the port's thriving business. last month, princess cruise lines regal princess refused to dock at portland because of this protests against the arrival of bibby stockholm hot exchanges . bibby stockholm hot exchanges. cruise passengers take the bus into weymouth , where they spill into weymouth, where they spill into weymouth, where they spill into shops, restaurants and cafes. they ride the trains. they view the sights . they spend they view the sights. they spend their cash . in a statement, the their cash. in a statement, the port said cruise calls to portland port contribute £10 million to the local economy every year. this includes spending in shops, restaurants , spending in shops, restaurants, cafes, pubs, tourist attractions for guides and taxis, as well as for guides and taxis, as well as for those in the supply chain, such as bus and coach operators and through indirect spend . alex and through indirect spend. alex bailey is the organiser of no to

the barge. there timing their protests with the arrival of cruise ships hitting portland port in the pocket . port in the pocket. >> so for us this is about the inhumanity and really sharing with the passengers on the cruise liners. it is unfortunate that many businesses are suffering from this, but we're already seeing people selling their homes, for example. we are already seeing quantitative information like airbnb businesses struggling. and as you know from previous, the pubs are also losing money from this. >> pubs like the pulpit. it's the height of the tourist season , yet the pub trade is dead . , yet the pub trade is dead. >> i think he's got a large part to play with it. yeah, yeah . um, to play with it. yeah, yeah. um, you know, whether they're expecting confrontation from any protests that are down there , i protests that are down there, i don't know what they're thinking about it really, but we've got bafic about it really, but we've got basic civil rights, human rights, and all we want is our rights, and all we want is our rights heard. we want a consultation , which we never consultation, which we never had, and we want them to have

our consent . had, and we want them to have our consent. it could had, and we want them to have our consent . it could have been our consent. it could have been a no . who knows ? it could have a no. who knows? it could have been a yes no one will know because we never got the chance to say. >> but they're saying plenty how. >> now. >> bill reeves, i call you out, come and speak to us. what are you doing? the vulgar disparity, the way they are earning money. you've got your cruise line, your luxury passengers, you know, a luxury ship, and then know, on a luxury ship, and then a hundred feet away, you a few hundred feet away, you have vulnerable men on have 500 men, vulnerable men on a barge that was designed for less than half that. that is not to going mix. so you need to make your choice. bill reeves is gb bill reeves, gb news has asked bill reeves, the ceo of portland port, for comment. >> but so far he hasn't wanted to speak to us. so in the meantime, the cruise passengers that do arrive, wander the streets of weymouth still cash in hand. but as tensions in the port rise, many are asking for how much longer. sir port rise, many are asking for how much longer . sirjeff port rise, many are asking for how much longer . sir jeff moody, how much longer. sir jeff moody, gb news is so don't carry on cruising, it seems, in in portland. >> what about carry on barging?

well, the political argy bargy continues. it seems a home office source telling us here at gb news that the bibby stockholm will taking those will not be taking those promised new migrant arrivals today and it could all be delayed now to next week. >> although staff have been seen carrying provisions onto the vessel this morning. well the fire brigades union is now writing to the home office about potential overcrowding and access to fire exits on the vessel. access to fire exits on the vessel . its general secretary, vessel. its general secretary, ben selby , asserts that it is ben selby, asserts that it is a potential death trap now that has been rejected by government minister grant shapps and our home and security editor mark white has the latest on this. who's right, mark, in this argument ? argument? >> well, it depends on which side you believe, but clearly the government feels that , you the government feels that, you know, at every turn when they try to move away from the overrelied on hotels, which currently are housing 51,000 odd asylum seekers at a cost of £6 million a day , that they are

million a day, that they are being thwarted at every turn. and what they want to do clearly , charlie, is to move towards a more centralised model of putting asylum seekers in more bafic putting asylum seekers in more basic accommodation. i've been taking a look at the issue . the taking a look at the issue. the first asylum seekers should already have been on board the bibby stockholm barge , but once bibby stockholm barge, but once again, home office plans to place channel migrant s in larger scale, more basic accommodation centres. has been beset by delays and fierce opposition after fire service checks highlight some safety concerns with the barge. the fire brigade's union has now stepped into the row, claiming the home office is adopting a reckless approach to the safety of asylum seekers . is speaking of asylum seekers. is speaking on gb news. today, the energy secretary, grant shapps, insisted the barge is safe. >> this barge was actually used for housing migrants in germany in the past, so i don't know why

there's so much outrage about it. it seems to me perfectly obvious that we shouldn't be using hotels hundreds of thousands, even of rooms and hotels. i was shown round the barge last month . barge last month. >> the cabins are basic, but roomy with storage and en suite bathrooms. a large tv room is just one of multiple areas set aside for recreation, including aside for recreation, including a gym, a computer room with more than a dozen desks and outside areas for sports and relaxation . there are 24 hour medical and dental facilities. in truth , the dental facilities. in truth, the barge offers far more wraparound facilities than hotels , but facilities than hotels, but human rights groups are still concerned. >> this all comes back to a ridiculous decision taken by ministers to refuse to process people's claims as a matter on which they are now being dishonest . treating people in dishonest. treating people in a dehumanising way and are

desperate to find ever more places is simply on which to essentially store people. >> supporters of plans to house asylum seekers in more basic accommodation say it's clear there is a determined campaign to thwart those plans, either for barges or old military bases i >> -- >> the liberal lefty do gooders, the human rights lawyers are running rings around an utterly, woefully incompetent home office. let's take this barge. this barge has been used for 30 years for asylum seekers , for years for asylum seekers, for british construction workers , british construction workers, building offshore projects. if it was good enough for them, it's absolute good enough for these illegal migrants. >> in the latest move to resist the government's barge plans, lawyers representing dozens of asylum seekers who've been given nofice asylum seekers who've been given notice of a move to the barge have written to the home office appealing that decision. one lawyer claimed several migrants earmarked for the barge have now been taken off that list and

will stay in their hotels . will stay in their hotels. >> so from a small boat to a barge, maybe , or maybe not. but barge, maybe, or maybe not. but let's just reflect on where we are with actually getting them on board the bibby stockholm , on board the bibby stockholm, which well, we go back almost two weeks now when they were originally slated to get there. we've got the fbu now, the fire brigades union, but also the health executive . so health and safety executive. so in addition to what richard tice is saying, the lefty liberal lawyers on, there is some lawyers and so on, there is some concern quite a high level concern at quite a high level about not just the corridors, the fire exits, but what happens when they get out of the barge, onto the quay side. >> and yeah, i mean, regardless of whether you believe it is a sort of cabal of leaning sort of cabal of left leaning groups who are trying to thwart these plans, there is no doubt there is multiple concerns being expressed about about the suitability of this barge to safely house these asylum seekers and that is going to make it, i think, difficult for

the home office right down to that last point there, where on individual case by case basis, it seems that they're going to try and appeal the lawyers acting for individual asylum seekers and say it's not suitable to house them because they've received the letters already having saying, you know, you're due to go on board, some have. there'll be 500 eventually. but the first cohort that would be going on board have been notified that they will be the intention is to put them on the barge. so yeah it has at the very least, it's likely to delay that process of trying to get individuals on if they appeal at every point. but we saw it with scampton as well, where again complete points about the suitability of that particular base is seen . surveys particular base is seen. surveys that are being taken, undertaken of the 14 buildings that still have to be completed, they're struggling to get the skilled engineers in to put in all the

utilities sanitation they need. so that's been knocked back until october . so that's been knocked back until october. and in fact, scampton and weather's field, the other former ministry of defence base in essex as the campaign groups from both those areas are taking the government to the high court with a judicial review . so at every judicial review. so at every turn it's being delayed and the government is finding it very difficult to push ahead with putting asylum seekers in these areas. the government is putting plenty of energy into announcing ng barges for asylum seekers announcing tents or marquees , announcing tents or marquees, announcing tents or marquees, announcing these these these flats in chelmsford. >> is it putting the same amount of energy into actually tackling this huge backlog, speeding up the process ? yes. the process? yes. >> well, this is yes, the have they are taking on many more staff to carry out the assessments of those who are

putting in their asylum claims. but the fact is , even though but the fact is, even though they might be doubling the number of people assessing those asylum claims, that's actually asylum claims, that's actually as a result of the number being halved over recent years because of austerity and budget cuts. so they're only returning to a situation we had a few years ago . and all the while the number actually requiring to be assessed is very significant. so 170,000 people still awaiting a decision . so the numbers grow. decision. so the numbers grow. you can take on more people to assess it, but it's just the backlog and therefore the time to process them will just get longer and longer. now, you were updating us. >> you were down at manston on the marquees . are we any clearer the marquees. are we any clearer on what's happening or not happening on that particular aspect of the policy ? aspect of the policy? >> well, as i understand, there was a big row that erupted in recent days over the use of these marquee . he's with human

these marquee. he's with human rights groups and charities saying it amounts to concentration camp conditions . concentration camp conditions. but as i understand it, these are never meant to be long term . um, accommodation for asylum seekers . they're meant to be the seekers. they're meant to be the likes of manston. so that we don't see what we saw last year when we get into the very flat , when we get into the very flat, calm months that some times more than a thousand people across in a day over several days . and a day over several days. and then it just becomes absolutely , you know , bottlenecked at a , you know, bottlenecked at a processing centre. >> wasn't that was it they're only ever supposed to be processed for some 48 hours, but people were staying there for weeks and they were sleeping in buildings that were not designed to be used to house people in that manner . that manner. >> so that was completely unacceptable. so what the government is trying to do is to get ahead of that particular scenario. this time and provide

purpose built marquees that have all the beds required and all the wraparound facilities . but the wraparound facilities. but of course that's still concerning the human rights law i >> -- >> so one reflects that we're about to talk about the bad weather at the moment . this about to talk about the bad weather at the moment. this is the greatest gift for the government at the moment is if the winds do whip up and the sea conditions mean that there is perhaps space for them. >> there is no doubt this has been year when you been an unusual year when you compare it to the last few years in we've had conditions. in that we've had conditions. okay not storm—force, but northerly winds particularly northeasterly winds that if they're over about 12 to 13 knots, they just whip up the waves because they run against the prevailing tides. they push back onto the beaches of northern france and they make it pretty impassable for these boats. so it you know, for the government, it's been a blessing in that sense because we could have been, well, well, north of

the figure for this time last yeah the figure for this time last year. actually, we're a bit under. year. actually, we're a bit under . just under 15,000 to under. just under 15,000 to 14,000. so 16,500 this period last year, we just seeing the scenes at the various centres. >> let's just bring up that live shot again of, of brighton. we've got our cameras down there on the seafront of brighton, which explain again why which might explain again why indeed at the moment we're going to see a lull in the crossings. this is actually is newhaven just further to the east and one can see even if you've got a fairly good rigid inflatable with a powerful motor, you're not going to get across. >> there's no way you get across. i mean, you you need conditions to be very calm for these boats because they're so packed out. but they're very low in the water. and it doesn't take much to inundate them at all or indeed for them if they're buffeted by strong enough winds to start to disintegrate , which has happened disintegrate, which has happened in the past .

disintegrate, which has happened in the past. so that's why disintegrate, which has happened in the past . so that's why the in the past. so that's why the people smugglers have become very, very sophisticated now in measuring wind and tide, despite tide only to put the boats out when they're confident that they can get the boats across the channel and there's absolutely no way with the winds whipping around like that that you'd ever get these small boats coming across . but, you know, at some across. but, you know, at some point , across. but, you know, at some point, surely across. but, you know, at some point , surely the across. but, you know, at some point, surely the winds will turn and things will calm as we would expect in the channel at this time of the year. and when it becomes millpond like in the middle of the channel, then without a doubt we will top a thousand a day easily. wow >> right. okay, mark, thank you very much indeed for taking us through the latest on that comprehensive story . uh, just to comprehensive story. uh, just to update you on the weather conditions , we have got these conditions, we have got these yellow warnings for thunderstorms across the midlands. and as we've seen there on the south coast, very high winds 50 to 60 miles an hour plus heavy rain , flooding, hour plus heavy rain, flooding, lightning, perhaps even hail in

the mixture. so we'll have a bit more from the met office in that, although we were saying earlier, remember as earlier, when you remember as children was all this all this was not a washout. >> yeah , well, remember that >> yeah, well, remember that sunny as old as i am. >> yeah, nearly . >> yeah, nearly. >> yeah, nearly. >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> anyway, very deeply about this topic. we'll have an update on that. but i think there is a bit of light at the end of the tunnel next week. that summer may return, but we'll update you with details. with more details. >> you might be able to >> now, you might not be able to barely this footage of barely believe this footage of a sun bear which went viral on chinese social media. and this is a bear at a zoo in china. many people think . what do you many people think. what do you reckon, mark, that it's actually a human being. yes waving to the unusual posture and body language , we're being told. and language, we're being told. and also and also the fact he's speaking in the video like he's speaking in the video like he's speaking and he had wrinkles in his backside , which also his backside, which also indicated it might be a human

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>> hello it is 1:00. you're watching the live desk here on gb news. coming up this wednesday lunchtime. dishonour estee fraud and deceit. >> the new counts of conspiracy facing former president donald trump. he's accused of trying to overturn the 2020 us election result . a cabinet minister, result. a cabinet minister, grant shapps, says the bibby stockholm is not a death trap as the fire brigades union challenges the home office over overcrowding and fire safety. >> when will the migrants be allowed on board? >> and welcome to sussex by the sea. after one of the wettest julys on record. now it's 60

mile an hour winds, thunderstorms and flood warnings just where has summer gone and will it be back . will it be back. on the electioneering kicks off after former snp mp margaret ferrier lost her seat last night i >> -- >> the political parties are already beating a path to rutherglen and hamilton. we're live in the constituency that everyone wants. first, though , everyone wants. first, though, your latest headlines with . ray your latest headlines with. ray >> good afternoon . 1:01. here's >> good afternoon. 1:01. here's the latest about donald trump, who's facing four new criminal charges will appear in court tomorrow . charges will appear in court tomorrow. he's charges will appear in court tomorrow . he's accused of tomorrow. he's accused of conspiring to defraud the us by preventing congress from certifying joe biden's victory after that 2020 election promise . shooters were also trying to link the former president to the

capitol hill riots . it's the capitol hill riots. it's the third time in four months that he's been charged as he campaigns to regain the presidency. steve gill is a former adviser to both clinton and bush administrations. he says it's an issue of free speech, which the charges are really very scant, though, when you look at what what there's actually contained in these four indictments, there , trying to indictments, there, trying to create trump's freedom of create donald trump's freedom of speech question the veracity speech to question the veracity of this election, the credibility of that election. >> and that's his free speech. right, to do so, trying to criminalise that beyond criminalise that is beyond anything that us law does . anything that us law does. >> the courts ruled that a rape suspect accused of faking his own death to avoid justice can be extra cited. nicholas rossi is wanted in the us for allegedly raping a woman in 2008. he was arrested in glasgow in 2021, but claimed it was a case of mistaken identity and that he's actually an irish orphan called arthur knight. the ruling at edinburgh sheriff court will now be considered by

scottish ministers energy giants are being urged to invest in home grown projects as part of efforts to boost britain's energy security. the energy security secretary is holding talks with top companies at downing street , encouraging them downing street, encouraging them to invest in renewables and carbon capture and storage . it's carbon capture and storage. it's after the prime minister announced plans to grant hundreds of new oil and gas licences in the uk . grant shapps licences in the uk. grant shapps says the uk will still meet net zero targets. despite that , i zero targets. despite that, i think everyone supports this country's transition to net zero, but you cannot get there by telling people we're simply going to stop using oil and gas. >> well , the only way to do that >> well, the only way to do that would be to tell people, don't put your gas boiler on or don't drive a petrol car and do that almost instantaneously unless you do that. what you're really saying is, oh, we're not going to dig our own oil and gas, we'll import it instead. and that's basically labour's policy

on this. and problem with on this. and the problem with importing it with importing it is it comes with four times the amount of embedded carbon or shadow women's and equality secretary anneliese dodds says labour does not support the new oil and gas licences . licences. >> fewer licences have already been agreed. we will not go back on those. that is important legally to provide certainty , legally to provide certainty, but we will not be granting new licences and that's because granting new licences is right now is going to keep people's bills high. it's going to prevent us winning that race for new jobs for our country and it is against our country's economic interests. fire fighters have accused ministers of attempting to house asylum seekers in a, quote, potential death trap following delays in moving migrants into the bibby stockholm barge in dorset. >> describing the policy as cruel and reckless , the fire cruel and reckless, the fire brigades union says it's planning to write to the home office about overcrowding and access to fire exits . this

access to fire exits. this morning, a van was seen delivering food to the vessel. however gb news understands it could be next week before any asylum seekers finally arrive . asylum seekers finally arrive. the government is set to publish police guidance on dealing with low level crimes. the code will allow first time offenders who admit their offences to receive cautions instead of court sentences . offences such as sentences. offences such as shoplifting and other minor thefts are among those eligible but more serious crimes like possession of bladed weapons will not be included . a will not be included. a preliminary study has found ai tools may be able to help in the fight against breast cancer. researchers found that computer aided detection could spot signs of the disease in mammograms at a similar rate to radiology assists in the study. ai support screening detected more cancer cases than standard screening without generating a higher number of false positives. the nhs is now looking into how it can use this technology in its

breast screening programme . as breast screening programme. as we've been seeing and hearing, wind and thunderstorms are battering england and wales today. a yellow wind warning is in place for southern parts of england until 6 pm. meanwhile, a yellow thunderstorm warning is in place until 7 pm. for parts of both england and wales. the met office saying that thunderstorms could bring lightning and hail with the rac urging holidaymakers to take care when driving . this is gb care when driving. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get back to mark and . to mark and. pip >> ray, thanks very much and welcome back to the live desk with the former us president donald trump being accused of plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. it's the most serious charge that he's faced

so far. >> he's accused of four counts of dishonesty, fraud and deceit, including conspiracy to defraud the us. our reporter paul hawkins has the latest . go home. hawkins has the latest. go home. >> did donald trump fuel the january 6th capitol riots ? the january 6th capitol riots? the us department of justice claims he did. in a lengthy, highly detailed 45 page document, the former president is charged with conspiracy to defraud the us. conspira sea to obstruct an official proceeding and obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy against the rights of citizens in summary, prosecutors claim donald trump spent his last two months in office trying to overturn the 2020 election result using dishonesty, deceit, fraud and lies. >> all of us here today do not want to see our election victory stolen by emboldened radical left democrats, which is what they're doing and stolen by the fake news media.

>> leading the investigation is this man, an independent investigator or special counsel? jack smith , in this case, my jack smith, in this case, my office will seek a speedy trial so that our evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury tested in court and judged by a jury of citizens . jury of citizens. >> in the meantime, i must emphasise that the indictment is only an allegation and that the defendant must be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. in a post on trump's social media platform , trump's social media platform, truth, he called the indictment fake and repeated his claim that it was an attempt to ruin his 2024 bid for the white house, something he said at this republican dinner on friday. >> if i weren't running, i would have nobody coming after me or if i was losing by a lot, i would have nobody coming after me. >> donald trump is the first former president to face any sort of criminal charges. these as are his third set already. he's appeared twice in court, accused of mishandling

classified files and falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a star. but these are by far and away the most serious. paul hawkins, gb news and paul joins us now in the studio . the studio. >> so, paul, what can we expect to happen next? i understand that trump is expected to appear in person in court tomorrow evening. our time. >> yeah, he was given the option of appearing virtually, but given it's donald trump, given he knows how to play the crowd, play he knows how to play the crowd, play the media to kind of make it make it a public spectacle. if you show and because he's appeared at his two previous arraigned this is the technical term court appearances for folk like us. yeah we expect him to appearin like us. yeah we expect him to appear in court tomorrow 9:00 uk time . 4:00 washington time. time. 4:00 washington time. >> and he's already awake already on truth social in capital letters together . capital letters together. >> yes. yes. in capital letters. he likes his capital letters. yeah, he does. so this is his own social media platform. truth

he says thank you to everyone. i've never had so much support on anything before. it's unprecedented . indictments of unprecedented. indictments of a former brackets , highly former brackets, highly successful president and the leading candidate by far in both the republican party and the 2024 general election has awoken the world to the corruption scandal and failure that has taken place in the the taken place in the us for the past three america is a past three years. america is a nafion past three years. america is a nation decline , but we will nation in decline, but we will make it great again greater than ever before. i love you all. yes, he is leading the primary nominations for to the to run for the white house next year. he is he is just a smidgen behind the polls show nationally behind the polls show nationally behind joe biden in the race neck and neck they say yeah but the key is obviously he's got his base that he's appealing to there and will double down on there and will double down on the sort of victim element of this. >> but a lot of analysts are saying, look, the future really lies with the floaters, the soccer moms as they call them, those people who basically will perhaps look more carefully at

what he's going through in terms of the court proceedings. >> yeah, the neck and neck in the national polls about third the national polls about a third of electorate are of the national electorate are undecided. segment undecided. that's a huge segment which way are they going to go? are are they to go are they are they going to go with a victim. the with the i'm a victim. the left's against me, the liberals against establishment's left's against me, the liberals against the establishment's left's against me, the liberals against the media'shment's left's against me, the liberals against the media's against against me, the media's against me will with the or me or will they go with the or will will they are they will they will they are they going to listen his message, going to listen to his message, which look , i ran going to listen to his message, whipresident look , i ran going to listen to his message, whipresident before look , i ran going to listen to his message, whipresident before .yok , i ran going to listen to his message, whipresident before . okay, ran going to listen to his message, whipresident before . okay, i'm for president before. okay, i'm on. you know, it's i'm i'm the victim of a plot at the moment while i'm in court facing these charges. but nominate me again for president and i'll make america forget america great and forget about the and deceit i >> -- >> yeah. >> yeah. >> which are the allegations which he says are false. >> interestingly, his main >> and interestingly, his main republican closest republican rival, closest republican rival, closest republican rival, closest republican rival ron desantis, has commented on this, but has also commented on this, but didn't actually name president trump . trump. >> no, he he said that if i'm nominated, then i will stop the weaponization of government . so weaponization of government. so he's kind of siding with what trump is saying, but saying , trump is saying, but saying, look, i would stop this happening from future . he's very

happening from future. he's very aware that if he goes directly head to head with trump, he's alienating that base in the republican party , which he republican party, which he would needif republican party, which he would need if he were to go head to head joe biden. it's head with joe biden. so it's really strategically really interesting strategically how they're each how they're playing off each other. let's put that other. well, let's put that now to us political analyst eric hamm, who can join us. >> and eric, we're looking first at the political track, if you like. and clearly from what he's put on truth social this put out on truth social this morning, this victim morning, it's this victim narrative that he's going try narrative that he's going to try to adopt . to adopt. >> right . because what we >> that's right. because what we have seen over the last two indictments, the victimisation works. we have seen donald trump increase his poll numbers , increase his poll numbers, extending his lead over the gop primary field. and we see that he continues to lead in the vaunted money race raising far and above more than any other gop candidate in the race so far. and so what we're seeing is criminal indictments , criminal criminal indictments, criminal investigations against donald trump. that is rocket fuel for his political candidacy . and his political candidacy. and he's going to continue to ride

this. and we still have one more potential indictment coming down the barrel in the state of georgia . and so donald trump is georgia. and so donald trump is using this to great effect politically . he the problem is, politically. he the problem is, is it a pyrrhic victory? because looking at the insurmountable and overwhelming evidence against him, it looks as though this is going to be very difficult for donald trump to actually get over all of these hurdles in an actual court of law . law. >> plenty of hurdles, eric and plenty of court dates. i mean , plenty of court dates. i mean, this is extraordinary because these court dates could be clashing with his campaign events. i mean, how the heck is he going to work all that out ? he going to work all that out? >> absolutely. and think about all of us who will be covering this in the frequent flyer miles that tracking up doing that we'll be tracking up doing this right. mean, this. and you're right. i mean, we're talking about a candidate who is going to be in court in florida , court in washington, florida, court in washington, d.c. court in new york, and potential court in georgia. now we have already heard from the manhattan district attorney who has already who's trial date is

set for march 2024. and he has said that he is willing to move his court date to allow the special counsel to bring this case against donald trump relating to january 6th. and what's interesting about this 45 page indictment for those who haven't read it, this is a very strange lined indictment. there are no other people involved in this, even though we do see six an indicted coke conspirators, but they're not named . and what but they're not named. and what this speaks to is jack smith, much like what he attempted to do in the classified documents case. he's going to be very aggressive trying to get an early court date move towards a speedy trial. and i'm pretty sure he's going to be asking for a trial date of at least december of this year to try to actually get this case before a jury, actually get this case before a jury, before for the gop primaries are actually determined. yeah, and we should, i guess, point out to people, there is nothing to prevent trump actually standing or

electioneering even when he's appearing in court. >> the constitution allows that absolute . absolute. >> in fact, we have already heard from donald trump in his own words that if he is actually found guilty of any of these crimes, he is going to continue his march for the candidacy as he says the constitution allows me to run even if i am convicted of a crime . of a crime. >> just want to mention as well , president joe biden . i think , president joe biden. i think we do have pictures of him from the last 24 hours where he's out cycling and looking very relaxed, very cheerful on houdayin relaxed, very cheerful on holiday in delaware . i mean, holiday in delaware. i mean, he's going to be loving all this, isn't he ? this, isn't he? >> hey, in fact, when the indictment came down last night, joe biden was actually at a movie theatre watching a movie. so what we're seeing here is someone who is frolicking and enjoying his time away from the white house, not responding , not white house, not responding, not commenting on this, but

recognising that this could potentially be a rematch of 2020. and it's actually what the biden campaign wants to see as they are polling very strong against donald trump versus some of the other candidates that are in the race. eric thank you very much indeed for that. >> and we think the movie was oppenheimer. so take that as you will, and the plot line. but thank you very much for joining us in the states. let's just come back to paul here. what are we likely to see on the court appearance tomorrow? we don't know as yet whether he will be in person or whether it will be done virtually from mar a lago? >> reported that >> no, it's being reported that he appear person. the he will appear in person. the charges to it charges will be read to him. it won't long. a won't take too long. it's a preliminary and know preliminary hearing. and we know that will be that the judge that will be reading charges tomorrow reading him his charges tomorrow will judge the will not be the judge in the eventual it astonished eventual trial. it is astonished to think that this could i mean, these are very serious charges, easily the biggest set of charges out of the three cases so far. and if he's convicted, they could lead to a lengthy

prison sentence. so correct me if i'm wrong, he would continue to campaign from prison potential . he elected as potential. he elected as president of the united states . president of the united states. he'd be running the country from prison . we're a totally prison. we're in a totally uncharted territory. >> analysts >> so there's some analysts saying could become saying that he could become president and then could then pardon himself. >> yeah , i mean, it's just crazy >> yeah, i mean, it's just crazy . so watch this space. watch this space. watch what's the next 18 months of which is 9:00 tomorrow. >> so london time, 4:00 eastern standard time. that's correct. okay. thank you very much indeed for that. and of course, we'll continue to monitor truth social to see what other missives come out in capital letters and exclamation marks, like a few of those to do. >> stay with us here on the live desk on gb news. we'll be talking about the by—election in scotland . that's been triggered scotland. that's been triggered after snp mp margaret ferrier lost her seat for breaking covid rules. all that coming next. we'll bring you the latest . we'll bring you the latest. >> looks like things are heating up. boxed boilers proud sponsors

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channel >> welcome back to the live desk on gb news a by—election in the constituency of rutherglen and hamilton west could prove to be one of the key battlegrounds in scotland after mp margaret ferrier lost her seat following a successful recall petition over breach of covid rules. >> yes, that vote last night will back in 2020. >> she had travelled by train from london to scotland, despite knowing she had coronavirus. well after the result of the petition last night, she announced she would not be standing in the election. let's get more with our political correspondent olivia utley, who can join us in the studio and already laid labour have been hitting the pavements . starmer's hitting the pavements. starmer's been there before, of course, but the official campaigning will not start until a writ is

moved in parliament. there's a sort of technical phase to gone through first. >> yes, there's a technical process. margaret ferrier has been removed and there will be a by—election, but that won't happen until, as you say, the writ has been moved . sort of writ has been moved. sort of archaic parliamentary phrase . archaic parliamentary phrase. the whip, the chief whip of the party that sits in the constituency at the moment in this case the moves the writ this case the snp moves the writ and then within 21 to 27 days after that, the by—election has to be held. but the writ can't be moved until parliament is sitting which takes us to sitting again, which takes us to sort september , which sort of early september, which means that the by—election we expect will take place probably in the first week of october. >> right. and why is it so >> all right. and why is it so important ? so interesting important? so interesting because it could tell us a lot potentially about the election next year. >> it could tell us a lot. we all got so excited. well, i got so excited a couple of weeks ago about those by elections in 1 or so excited a couple of weeks ago antherhose by elections in 1 or so excited a couple of weeks ago anther people elections in 1 or so excited a couple of weeks ago anther people didctions in 1 or so excited a couple of weeks ago anther people did .:ions in 1 or so excited a couple of weeks ago anther people did. but in 1 or so excited a couple of weeks ago anther people did . but actually 2 other people did. but actually this this could be far, far more important . what happens to

important. what happens to labour north of the border in scotland really could decide the whole general election . it's whole general election. it's thought that labour support , thought that labour support, although very broad in england , although very broad in england, could be pretty shallow. so it could be pretty shallow. so it could be pretty shallow. so it could be that although they're far ahead in the polls, that lead will shrink when we come to a general election. so there are people predicting hung people who are predicting a hung parliament could all parliament now that could all change and we could see a proper overall labour majority if labour does well in scotland. at the moment , labour does well in scotland. at the moment, labour holds just one seat in scotland and the snp hold 45. but a sunday times poll last month suggested that labour could win 26 more seats in scotland. right now these seats are scottish seats tend to be smaller, fewer voters registered, so that means you don't need that big a swing over to labour for them to win those seats. in margaret ferrier's constituency , for instance, she constituency, for instance, she has a majority of about 5000, but that's a 910. >> and you know , a fascinating >> and you know, a fascinating test of where we are on the independence debate, what people think about it, or indeed read

the test for the snp standing and bearing in mind all of the trials and tribulations they've had to go through. >> well, absolutely. and rutherglen's a really interesting monitor the interesting seat to monitor the sort of thirst for independence in scotland because in the 2014 referendum they voted 5050. yes. and no. so it's worth watching out from that perspective . it's out from that perspective. it's also changed hands every time since 2010. it was margaret ferrier won it from labour in 2015, then lost it again to labourin 2015, then lost it again to labour in 2017, then won it again in 2019. so it's a real battleground for labour and the snp and will be a big, big test for humza yousaf who took over of course from nicola sturgeon as the leader of the snp . as the leader of the snp. >> unfair to say that tories will just be writing it off well they've they've put their it's a this seat by the way is on the sort of outskirts of glasgow has commuters from glasgow coming in and they have put their leader of all in the tory of the council all in the tory council leader in the glasgow

seat up for so a local figure, so a local figure . so a local figure. >> so they might not be writing it off. i think that no, that they'll be they'll be keen to sort of get a showing. and of course rishi sunak is very, very interested moment interested in the at the moment interested in the at the moment in swings to the conservatives. so even if they know they so even if they know that they have chance winning it, have no chance of winning it, i think sunak will feel that think rishi sunak will feel that if it's a huge swing away from the conservatives, then that'll feel momentum isn't going feel like momentum isn't going in the government's direction, which what he doesn't which is exactly what he doesn't want will be the last want and it will be the last election rutherglen and election to rutherglen and hamilton because the hamilton west because the boundanes boundaries constituency boundaries are changing well. boundaries are changing as well. well absolutely. these byelections causing real byelections are causing real headaches at the moment. we've had of in row. had so many of them in a row. and course, they're coming and of course, they're coming just before boundary changes just before the boundary changes . to . so it's quite difficult to find are prepared . so it's quite difficult to finstand are prepared . so it's quite difficult to fin stand for are prepared . so it's quite difficult to fin stand for a are prepared . so it's quite difficult to finstand for a seat are prepared . so it's quite difficult to fin stand for a seat which)repared . so it's quite difficult to fin stand for a seat which they red to stand for a seat which they could be losing in nine months time. would you if you time. why would you not, if you were candidate for that were a good candidate for that seat? a minute. were a good candidate for that seatgoing a minute. were a good candidate for that seatgoing hold a minute. were a good candidate for that seatgoing hold offa minute. were a good candidate for that seatgoing hold off and 1ute. were a good candidate for that seatgoing hold off and wait i'm going to hold off and wait to when i more chance to stand when i have more chance of a considerable of winning it for a considerable length of so that's length of time. so that's another factor in mind. another factor to bear in mind. it'll interesting to see the

it'll be interesting to see the quality of those three candidates. >> yeah, on bigger >> yeah, just on the bigger picture, minister picture, the prime minister has been interviews been giving various interviews indicating perhaps that he's going to go long. as they say. there was some debate about whether he'd go to the country in and try and, you know, go in may and try and, you know, go in may and try and, you know, go in the back of better inflation figures . but in the back of better inflation figures. but the indication now is he's going to try and go as long as possible . long as possible. >> yeah, well, there's been a lot of chatter. there was talk of a general election late this yeah of a general election late this year. some seems year. at some point that seems to faded away. we to have sort of faded away. we are, looking are, it seems, looking at a general in 2024, on general election in 2024, but on an lbc interview this morning, which is where this rumour that he go long has come from, he will go long has come from, he will go long has come from, he said when asked, will you be looking at an election in the early of 2024, he said, early part of 2024, he said, well, have a lot to do, which well, i have a lot to do, which suggests perhaps won't he suggests perhaps he won't and he will 20 late 2024 will delay it to 20 late 2024 under the act of parliament. he could hold off until right at the end of 2024, even early 2025, because, of course, the 2019 general election was just before christmas. but that would seem a bit odd. >> depends what you think is

early 2024, because . well, early 2024, because. well, seriously, because that could be just january february. just january, february. and there that may there have been rumours that may early may early may would be a normal time to have a general election. >> and i think that's what everyone was sort of assuming in parliament. but perhaps rishi sunak's comments this morning suggest it suggest that he could push it back september in back as far as september in order to what he's hoping is that he really will be able to sort of halve inflation by the end of year gradually end of the year and gradually see the pressure people's see the pressure on people's mortgages begin to ease mortgages will begin to ease a bit a better good factor bit of a better feel good factor , there'll more of a feel , but there'll be more of a feel good year. , but there'll be more of a feel good in year. , but there'll be more of a feel good in terms year. , but there'll be more of a feel good in terms of year. , but there'll be more of a feel good in terms of having things >> and in terms of having things to do, including going to disneyland and we understand that's to. i'm that's where he's off to. i'm glad his children are getting to see thank you see him. yeah. anyway, thank you very for that. and very much indeed for that. and of we'll monitor what of course, we'll monitor what happens that by—election happens in both that by—election and election and general election preparations. let's get more preparations. but let's get more now on the latest headlines because ray is waiting for. us >> thanks very much. both it's

1:31. here's the latest labour supporting unions have been accused of attempting to block the use of the bibby stockholm barge to house asylum seekers . a barge to house asylum seekers. a government source described it as a betrayal of our country and the british people. so after the fire brigades union described the dorset vessel as a potential death trap, saying it would write to the home office over overcrowding and fire exit concerns . this overcrowding and fire exit concerns. this morning, a van was seen delivering food to the barge. however, it could be next week any asylum seekers week before any asylum seekers finally arrive . donald trump, finally arrive. donald trump, whose facing four new criminal charges , will appear in court charges, will appear in court tomorrow . charges, will appear in court tomorrow. he's charges, will appear in court tomorrow . he's accused of tomorrow. he's accused of conspiring to defraud the us by preventing congress from certifying joe biden's victory after the 2020 election, when prosecutors are also trying to link the former president to the capitol hill riots. it's the third time in four months that he's been charged as he campaigns to regain the presidency , the courts ruled presidency, the courts ruled that a rape suspect accused of

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>> welcome back to the live desk on gb news. a home office source has told us that the bibby stockholm will not be taking the promised new migrant arrivals today and that could now be delayed to next week . delayed to next week. >> in addition, the fire brigades union is writing, >> in addition, the fire brigades union is writing , they brigades union is writing, they say, to the home office about overcrowding and access to fire exits on the vessel. its general secretary, ben selby, asserting it was a potential death trap. that's been rejected by government minister grant shapps, our home and security editor mark white has more with this latest report out. >> the first asylum seekers should already have been on board the bibby stockholm barge, but once again, home office plans to place channel migrants in larger scale, more basic accommodation centres. has been beset by delays and fierce

opposition after fire service checks highlighted some safety concerns with the barge. the fire brigade's union has now stepped into the row, claiming the home office is adopting a reckless approach to the safety of asylum seekers. speaking on gb news today, the energy secretary, grant shapps, insisted that the barge is safe i >> -- >> this barge was actually used for housing migrants in germany in the past, so i don't know why there's so much outrage about it. it seems to me perfectly obvious that we shouldn't be using hotels hundreds or thousands, even rooms, and hotels. >> i was shown round the barge last month . the cabins are last month. the cabins are basic, but roomy with storage and en suite bathrooms. a large tv room is just one of multiple areas set aside for recreation. include a gym, a computer room with more than a dozen desk

house and outside areas for sports and relaxation zone. there are 24 hour medical and dental facilities . is in truth, dental facilities. is in truth, the barge offers far more wraparound facility parties than hotels. but human rights groups are still concerned . are still concerned. >> and this all comes back to a ridiculous decision taken by ministers to refuse to process people's claims as a matter on which they are now being dishonest. treating people in a dehumanising way and are desperate to find ever more places simply on which to essentially store people. >> supporters of plans to house asylum seekers in more basic accommodation say it's clear there is a determined campaign to thwart those plans either for barges or old military bases. >> the liberal left do gooders, the human rights lawyers , are the human rights lawyers, are running rings around an utterly , woefully incompetent home office. let's take this barge. this barge has been used for 30

years for asylum seekers , for years for asylum seekers, for british construction workers , british construction workers, building offshore projects. if it was good enough for them, it's absolute good enough for these illegal migrants. >> in the latest move to resist the government's barge plans , the government's barge plans, the government's barge plans, the lawyers representing dozens of asylum seekers who've been given notice of a move to the barge have written to the home office appealing that decision. one lawyer claimed several migrants earmarked for the barge have now been taken off that list and will stay in their hotels . mark whyte gb news we hotels. mark whyte gb news we can now cross to portland and speak to jeff moody, our reporter there. >> good afternoon to you, jeff . >> good afternoon to you, jeff. this all sounds a little bit like the government's around a plan to be honest. it ain't going anywhere . going anywhere. >> i couldn't agree more . it >> i couldn't agree more. it really does today. it really does look as though it's no exaggeration to say this plan looks as though it's in tatters . so many people come out,

. so many people have come out, as we were hearing there in mark white's report, to say that this really isn't sustainable. and the government in the last few minutes is fighting back. the government in the last few minutes is fighting back . a minutes is fighting back. a source said the last minutes is fighting back. a sourminutes said the last minutes is fighting back. a sourminutes , said the last minutes is fighting back. a sourminutes , thisd the last minutes is fighting back. a sourminutes , this is the last minutes is fighting back. a sourminutes , this is the e last minutes is fighting back. a sourminutes , this is the reality few minutes, this is the reality of behind union of what's behind union opposition to our plans. labour and its union backers are gleeful at the idea of housing migrants in hotels because it suits their political games well . alex bailey from the no to the barge campaign joins me now. alex it's not a victory for you guys today . the plan still is guys today. the plan still is that they are coming here, but it's a victory of sorts , isn't it's a victory of sorts, isn't it, jeff? >> this show is a kick—off of failures from the home office , a failures from the home office, a lack of planning, lack of consideration and with the grenfell report that came out yesterday in many ways and sadly i feel that this is the greenfield on sea . greenfield on sea. >> i mean, we're hearing a lot that care for calais today, for example, was saying that if these people come here, they've they've often travelled right across europe. they've gone

through war zones , they've come through war zones, they've come from countries that are at war. they've had a treacherous journey across the sea. the last thing they do is to go thing they want to do is to go on to a barge in a very, very stormy british summer when the barge , as we can see, is rocking barge, as we can see, is rocking to and fro at the moment as this storm here begins to begins to really pick up. and they're saying this is this is really in inhumane, isn't it? >> i agree. jeff this is inhumane for the asylum seekers, for anyone, really. the people of portland who are feeling this so far. >> your campaign and your voice has been very much about the people of portland , and you people of portland, and you haven't really been listened to, haven't really been listened to, have you? you've been ignored. your voice hasn't been heard by the powers that be, but they're now listening to you. the concerns of the asylum seekers themselves do you think it's time for you to change tack ? do time for you to change tack? do you think so? >> i would agree , yes. so our >> i would agree, yes. so our letter writing campaign is going to up up to 11. we're really about making our publicly

elected officials accountable and our campaign won't be stopping on that regard. >> okay, alex, thank you very much. well, as i say, although there are lots problems with there are lots of problems with this policy now, and as you say, it does feel very much like the rwanda policy, doesn't when rwanda policy, doesn't it, when a of money is spent and a lot of money is spent and nothing seems come of it? nothing seems to come of it? yeah, but as as things stand, we are still expecting them to arrive at some point next week. >> now, as we've put you on a clifftop overlooking clifftop there overlooking portland harbour. jeff, we were going item about the going to do an item about the weather. proof is in the weather. the proof is in the pudding. i mean, as you're saying that wind really saying that wind is really starting there . okay. starting to pick up there. okay. yeah >> shall i do a weather forecast while i'm here? because all i can say to you is it's extremely. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> okay. well, there's it is extremely windy at the moment . extremely windy at the moment. extremely windy. but but well , extremely windy. but but well, well, the storm is brewing not just here, but of course, in westminster, too, isn't it? >> yeah , but but just just to

>> yeah, but but just just to update people mean this is coming in from the west because obviously they're talking about 50, 60 mile an hour winds and that that could be pretty treacherous for a lot of people camping down there in the south—west, instance . south—west, for instance. >> well, absolutely. and you just have i know you can't see from this angle, but you just have to look at the barge down there moment. and it there at the moment. and it really is rocking to and fro. it really is rocking to and fro. it really is rocking to and fro. it really is bad. and what the care for calais group are saying is, you know, they've had these treacherous journeys. you would be very seasick on that barge right now, wouldn't you? >> yeah. yeah. and your guests that you were just to , talking that you were just to, talking jeff, he lost his i don't know whether our viewers caught it. >> he lost his hat. has he managed retrieve is managed to retrieve it or is it in sea ? in the sea? >> he has. he's had the same hat for a long time, but i've given him a gb news hat, which i'm hoping will stay on his head a bit better. >> yeah , everything stick on a >> yeah, everything stick on a bit better, jeff, in those

conditions. >> thank you very much indeed for updating us there on the clifftop overlooking portland harbour. you much harbour. thank you very much indeed and energy industry indeed. and now energy industry leaders are meeting at downing street talk to the energy street to talk to the energy security minister grant shapps on economic growth and yes, energy security . energy security. >> grant shapps spoke to gb news on government plans to improve britain's energy security earlier today. >> this government wants is energy security from britain . energy security from britain. we've certainly seen in the world what happens if you're reliant as a world, as you say, on a tyrant like putin. we were affected in a secondary way because what he did pushed up the price of oil and gas on a global market worldwide, despite the fact we provide quite a bit of our own and despite the fact actually we have about 40% of our electricity last year was generated by renewables and nuclear, up from just 7% when we came to power. so it's not that we've not been doing anything. we've been moving very fast. this round of this is just the latest round of investment into renewables by some of the very biggest energy

companies in the land . companies in the land. >> grant shapps speaking to us earlier. well, this comes as the consumers association, which magazine is reporting that 2.4 million households missed essential payments last month, including, yes, their fuel bills . those are levels last seen in the winter. let's get more now with our economics and business editor liam halligan who can join us there from downing street. and clearly , liam, it's street. and clearly, liam, it's the big companies that were there this morning. i think edf, scottish and southern shell, bp, the top players as . yeah, of coui'se. >> course. >> i mean, since the uxbridge and south ruislip byelection in which the tories held of course amid a lot of opposition to sadiq khan's ulez rollout, the ultra low emissions zone rollout, the tories have been sort of tacking back in terms of reining in some of their net zero pledges and showing a bit more love to the oil and gas industry , if you like. grant

industry, if you like. grant shapps he is the energy security and net zero secretary and he stressed to me on a couple of occasions his job title is in that order within energy security to the fore. as you say, this summit at downing street, it does contain the big players. bp shell , scottish and players. bp shell, scottish and southern, based in perth. of course , and other oil companies, course, and other oil companies, oil and gas companies, too. we've just seen the government announce 100 new drilling licences in the north sea, which of course caused a lot of consternation , not including consternation, not including among some tory backbenchers as well as among environmentalists as well . but what they're as well. but what they're stressing today is renewables. as you heard there from grant shapps, the uk is using more renewable energy up to 40% on some days wind, solar and biomass. and so on. but it doesn't mean that energy prices that people actually pay, whether households or businesses, are coming down very much . that is the problem. and much. that is the problem. and we're approaching obviously this

is midsummer now. you wouldn't know it from the weather, but the reality is, mark and pip, that last winter was actually quite mild. so while oil and gas pnces quite mild. so while oil and gas prices spiked in the aftermath of russia's invasion of ukraine, they could have gone a lot higher. and there's concerns that if this winter is more harsh, then those prices for households and businesses that they pay for their electricity and gas could go up even more . and gas could go up even more. >> want to ask you to liam about about this 20, 30 deadline for petrol and diesel cars. i think you've already said that. you reckon it's going to be pushed back to 2035 at least. grant shapps now says there appears to be a misunderstood standing about the path towards petrol and diesel free cars. now that's after the business secretary, kemi badenoch . she'd voiced kemi badenoch. she'd voiced concerns that electrical vehicle targets could stall investment . targets could stall investment. >> you're completely right, pip. there is now an active discussion going on within

government, within the cabinet, about whether or not the uk should shift lift its ban on new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035. the way it has been shifted in germany and across the rest of the eu. when i asked the rest of the eu. when i asked the prime minister about it yesterday, he said, that's our policy. 2013 that's going to stay our policy . but of course stay our policy. but of course we're getting experts say the national grid itself isn't ready for this new ban on petrol and diesel cars and a huge wave of evs electric vehicles, let alone the actual charging points being built as well. and i just wanted to mention one other thing. while i'm here, and that is electricity prices themselves, which of course is what gb news viewers and listeners will be most concerned about. just have a look at little graphic a look at this little graphic that put together for you. that i've put together for you. it's really hard to get it's really quite hard to get hold these numbers, but i hold of these numbers, but i managed find them on various managed to find them on various databases. this databases. we can see from this graphic as of june, end user electricity prices for residential. this is what households pay were ,45.2 per

what's called a cent euro kilowatt hour. that's a complicated std unit. but these units are the same across the countries i've shown you ,45.2. in the uk, just ,27.1 in france, where they've got lots and lots of nuclear power , just ,21. in of nuclear power, just ,21. in spain, the eu average is around ,25, compared to 45in the uk. germany is the highest in the eu, much . and look at eu, pretty much. and look at that america they're that in america where they're doing of fracking under ,20 doing lots of fracking under ,20 per kilowatt hour. that's what gb news viewers and listeners really care about . why is it really care about. why is it when we've got so many renewables is that electricity pnces renewables is that electricity prices are still so high? yeah >> and don't try solar power today by the looks of it in downing street at least. liam thanks very much indeed for updating there. well, indeed updating us there. well, indeed on that, are we experiencing a taste early autumn? let's taste of early autumn? let's take to new haven beach with take you to new haven beach with these a little earlier. these scenes a little earlier. yep that's autumn for you in east sussex . will the met office

east sussex. will the met office issuing this yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and unseasonably strong winds ? yeah. unseasonably strong winds? yeah. >> do take it easy if you are going out on the roads this afternoon, if you are driving, because there could be plenty of spray there and those winds, they could hit 60mph along the south coast, which could lead to flooding. yep. it's august the 2nd. this all comes as the uk has average rainfall of 140.1mm last month, with some parts experiencing their wettest july eveh experiencing their wettest july ever. this is all so cheery. yeah let's talk to our gb news midlands reporter will hollis, who is at a campsite in stoke on trent, is that son? i see. will yeah . yeah. >> it's deceptive, isn't it? just how bright it is? that's because the cloud above us is quite patchy. so there are really dark parts, but then there are also some breaks in there are also some breaks in the cloud. >> and that's why me and carl here so bright in the face. here look so bright in the face. >> and reason that we're >> and the reason that we're here, of course, is there is a yellow thunderstorm weather warning all across central england. that yellow england. there's that yellow

weather for weather warning for thunderstorms slightly higher to the north. there's yellow the north. there's a yellow weather that weather warning for rain that the met office put out earlier this morning. down it's this morning. down south, it's the warning for the yellow weather warning for wind. all yellow across wind. so it's all yellow across great britain. but why are people here at a campsite? well, it's because wanted to have it's because they wanted to have some nice summer weather. carl, is it nice summer weather that you're here you're getting right now here in cairo you're getting right now here in cai|it absolutely brilliant. >> it is absolutely brilliant. it in the night. it was bad in the night. very rain, very thunder. but no, it's brilliant . brilliant. >> just describe that for me, because you're in tents. >> in a campsite here >> you're in a campsite here near stoke on trent. >> what has that thunderstorms been like when you've been experiencing last been like when you've been expedays?ng last few days? >> it's been bad . it's been bad. >> it's been bad. it's been bad. but it's nice now. so but luckily it's nice now. so you know what i mean? you can't just rely on the weather because otherwise you wouldn't go anywhere, would you? so that's why we're here. we're all with friends and we're having a nice time . time. >> the argument is that we're british. of course , so we're british. of course, so we're well used to it. just describe for kit for me what's your emergency kit that brought knowing that that you've brought knowing that there going bad there was going to be bad weather, coming here anyway? >> well, michael, i've big

anyway? >> wywellies, ael, i've big anyway? >> wywellies, we've ve big anyway? >> wywellies, we've got big anyway? >> wywellies, we've got the ig coats wellies, we've got the week's already go , but at the week's already go, but at the moment we haven't done any of that. so we're happy and you've got yourself a gazebo and everybody's having a drink around the tents. >> carl thank you so much for joining us today on gb news. no rain right we might rain right now. we might actually sunburn, but it is actually get sunburn, but it is in place until 6:00 tonight. so the yellow weather warning will rain somewhere, will congratulate us. >> and finding the only sunny spot in the whole of the united kingdom, it seems they're everywhere beating a path to everywhere now beating a path to stoke on trent to join you there. thank very much indeed. >> shouldn't confident >> shouldn't be too confident because heavy because the nature of heavy showers dotted showers is they can be dotted around everywhere . so could hit around everywhere. so could hit him the next half hour. him in the next half hour. >> we'll be updating you >> yeah, we'll be updating you from spots around the from more spots around the country as indeed those weather warnings come into play without making light of it. it's going to be getting pretty difficult later. here's the weather for you. now , a brighter you. more detail now, a brighter outlook with boxt solar. >> proud sponsors of weather on

. gb news. >> alex deegan here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. a wild wednesday in places out there, heavy downpours , thunderstorms heavy downpours, thunderstorms for some and gusty winds. we do have met office warnings in place all because of this storm system named patricia by the french weather service because they'll be seeing the strongest winds, those isobars pinching together here. deep area of low pressure for us, meaning we do have in place very have warnings in place very blustery coast blustery along the south coast of england. heavy showers to over parts of england and wales and a persistent area of heavy rain over northeast england. all could to some disruption. could lead to some disruption. the flooding and those the chance of flooding and those gusty problems the chance of flooding and those gusty the problems the chance of flooding and those gusty the south problems the chance of flooding and those gusty the south coast.oblems the chance of flooding and those gusty the south coast. alems the chance of flooding and those gusty the south coast. a drier along the south coast. a drier day across northern scotland, northern and western parts of northern ireland. but it's not warm anywhere. temperatures struggling to reach 20 celsius for most and staying pretty blustery. this evening. the winds slowly easing on the south coast, staying fairly wet over northeast england for much of the night. elsewhere, see the night. elsewhere, we'll see some developing .

some clearer spells developing. the winds switching around to a northerly sea. temperatures mostly holding up at 12 to 14 celsius. that northerly breeze will continue to bring a cool feel tomorrow, but for many, it will be a drier and a brighter day . still will be a drier and a brighter day. still some will be a drier and a brighter day . still some showers day. still some showers certainly initially over southwest england and through the day over northern scotland . the day over northern scotland. and see some scattered and we will see some scattered showers developing during the day of england and day over parts of england and wales. northerly breeze, wales. that northerly breeze, though, will bring some sunny spells , but it will continue to spells, but it will continue to bnng spells, but it will continue to bring cool feel with bring a cool feel with temperatures teens, low 20s temperatures high teens, low 20s at best. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on .

gb news. >> good afternoon. it is 2:00. you are watching the live desk here on gb news. coming up this wednesday lunchtime , donald wednesday lunchtime, donald trump's indictment, the former president charged with plotting to overturn the 2020 election accused of dishonesty, fraud and deceit . deceit. >> he insists all the charges are politically motivated . are politically motivated. >> cabinet minister grant shapps says the bibby stockholm is not a death trap , as the fire a death trap, as the fire brigades union challenges the home office over overcrowding and fire safety. when will the migrants be allowed aboard ? migrants be allowed aboard? >> and welcome to sussex by the sea . after one of the wettest sea. after one of the wettest julys on record. now 60 mile an

hour winds, thunderstorms and flood warnings for august. where's summer gone? will it ever be back . ever be back. >> and the electioneering starts after former snp mp margaret ferrier lost her seat last night. the political parties are already beating a path to rutherglen and hamilton . first, rutherglen and hamilton. first, let's get all your latest headunes let's get all your latest headlines with . ray headlines with. ray >> here's the latest . our top >> here's the latest. our top story labour supporting unions have been accused of attempting to block the use of the bibby stockholm barge to house asylum seekers , as a government source seekers, as a government source described it as a betrayal of our country and the british people. after the fire brigades union described the dorset vessel as a potential death trap, saying it would write to the home office over

overcrowding and fire exit concerns. this morning, a van was seen delivering food to the barge. however, it could be next week before any asylum seekers finally arrive . donald trump , finally arrive. donald trump, who's facing four new criminal charges , will appear in court charges, will appear in court tomorrow . charges, will appear in court tomorrow. he's charges, will appear in court tomorrow . he's accused of tomorrow. he's accused of conspiring to defraud the us by preventing congress from certifying joe biden's victory after the 2020 election. prosecutors are also trying to link the former president to the capitol hill riots. it's the third time in four months that he's been charged as he campaigns to regain the presidency . he steve gill is presidency. he steve gill is former adviser to the clinton and bush administrations . he and bush administrations. he says it's an issue of free speech, which the charges are really very scant, though, when you look at what what there's actually contained in these four indictments that they're trying to donald trump's to create, donald trump's freedom of speech to question the veracity of this election, the veracity of this election, the credibility of that election. >> and that's his free speech. right, to do so, trying to criminalise that is beyond

anything that us law does . anything that us law does. >> the courts ruled that a rape suspect accused of faking his own death to avoid justice can be extradited. nick rossi is wanted in the us for allegedly raping a woman in 2008. he was arrested in glasgow in 2021, but claimed it was a case of mistaken identity and that he's an irish orphan called arthur knight. the ruling at edinburgh sheriff court will now be considered by scottish ministers as energy giants are being urged to invest in home—grown projects as part of efforts to boost britain's energy security . the britain's energy security. the energy security secretary has been holding talks with top companies at downing street, encouraging them to invest in renewables and carbon capture and storage. those meetings just recently ending so after the prime minister announced plans to grant hundreds of new oil and gas licences in the uk , grant gas licences in the uk, grant shapps says the uk will still meet net zero targets despite that, i think everyone supports

this country's transition to get to net zero, but you cannot get there by telling people we're simply going to stop using oil and gas. >> well , the only way to do that >> well, the only way to do that would be to tell people, don't put your gas boiler on, don't drive a petrol car and do that almost instantaneously unless you do that. what you're really saying is, oh, we're not going to dig our own oil and gas. we'll import it instead. and that's basically labour's policy on this. and the problem with importing it comes with importing it is it comes with four times the amount of embedded carbon . embedded carbon. >> well, we also spoke to shadow women's and equalities secretary anneliese dodds. she says labour does not support the new licences where licences have already been agreed. >> we will not go back on those. thatis >> we will not go back on those. that is important legally to provide certainty , but we will provide certainty, but we will not be granting new licences and that's because is granting new licences right now is going to keep people's bills high. it's

going to prevent us winning that race for new jobs and for our country and it is against our country's economic interests . country's economic interests. >> the government is set to pubush >> the government is set to publish police guidance on deaung publish police guidance on dealing with low level crimes. the code will allow first time offenders who admit their crimes to receive cautions instead of court sentences. offences such as shoplifting and other minor thefts are among those eligible . but more serious crimes like possession of bladed weapons will be excluded . a preliminary will be excluded. a preliminary study has found that al tools may be able to help in the fight against breast cancer. may be able to help in the fight against breast cancer . our against breast cancer. our researchers found that computer aided detection could spot signs of the disease in mammograms at a similar rate to radiologists. in the study, ai supported screening detected more cancer cases than standard screening without generate a higher number of false positives . the nhs is of false positives. the nhs is now looking into how it can use this technology . wind and this technology. wind and thunderstorm forms have been battering parts of england and wales today. a yellow wind

warning is in place for southern parts of england until 6 pm. meanwhile, a yellow thunderstorm warning is in place until 7 pm. for parts of both england and wales. the met office says thunderstorms could bring lightning and hail. the rac urged holidaymakers to take care when on the road . this is gb when on the road. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to mark and . and. pip or even play ray addison, but might work. >> anyway, thank you very much. ray let's welcome back to the live desk now. former us president donald trump has been accused of plotting to overturn the 2020 election defeat. the most serious charges that he's faced so far. >> he's accused of four counts, including conspiracy to defraud

the united states . our reporter the united states. our reporter paul hawkins has this report . paul hawkins has this report. no, go home. >> did donald trump fuel the january sixth capitol riots ? the january sixth capitol riots? the us department of justice claims he did. in a lengthy , highly he did. in a lengthy, highly detailed 45 page document, the former president is charged with conspiracy to defraud the us , conspiracy to defraud the us, conspiracy to defraud the us, conspiracy to defraud the us, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. in summary proceedings , accusers claim donald trump spent his last two months in office trying to overturn the 2020 election result using dishonesty , deceit, fraud and lies. >> all of us here today do not want to see our election victory stolen by emboldened radical left democrats, which is what they're doing and stolen by the fake news media leading the investigation is this man an independent investigator or

special counsel, jack smith, in this case, my office will seek a speedy trial. >> so that our evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury tested in court and judged by a jury of citizens in the meantime, i must emphasise that the indictment is only an allegation and that the defendant must be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. in a court of law. >> in a post on trump's social media platform. truth, he called the indictment fake and repeated his claim that it was an attempt to ruin his 2024 bid for the white house, something he said at this republican dinner on fri day. >> friday. >> if i weren't running, i would have nobody coming after me or if i was losing by a lot, i would have nobody coming after me. >> donald trump is the first former president to face any sort of criminal charges . these sort of criminal charges. these are his third set out already. he's appeared twice in court, accused of mishandling classified files and falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a star.

but these are by far and away the most serious paul hawkins gb news is paul hawkins joins us now in the studio . now in the studio. >> me, like many others, i'm completely discombobulated by all this, quite frankly. it is extraordinary . and the biggest extraordinary. and the biggest question i guess, is could donald trump go to jail? yes he could. >> technically, in theory. i mean, these are very serious federal charges and they could lead to a lengthy prison sentence, in which case we'd be looking campaigning looking at someone campaigning to president from to run for president from potentially from and potentially from prison. and indeed, even they could become technically president, president and still be in prison. so these are completely complete , are completely complete, uncharted waters for america, really for the constitution . i really for the constitution. i guess at that point, the supreme court would have to get involved and make a ruling on that. >> go even further, >> let's go even further, because technically he could even be convicted in jail even be convicted and be in jail , become president and pardon himself. yeah, we're in a constitutional sort of never, never land. he could.

>> and let's just go on an even more convoluted, if you will permutation right which is which is he's convicted and he he doesn't successfully run for president. someone else does. and him. that and pardons him. and on that basis, rhonda desantis has said he doesn't think is his he doesn't think which is his main he's still way main rival, he's still way behind him in republican behind him in the republican party running for the primaries. he's still way behind him. but party running for the primaries. he saidll way behind him. but party running for the primaries. he saidll waitbehind him. but party running for the primaries. he saidll wait wouldn'tm. but party running for the primaries. he saidll wait wouldn't be but party running for the primaries. he saidll wait wouldn't be good he said that it wouldn't be good to trump in jail. so to have trump in jail. so potentially he pardon him . potentially he may pardon him. some of his other rivals have said , no, we can't have that said, no, we can't have that happen. others have said they would we're we're would pardon him. so we're we're in the realms. we're in, as we keep saying, we're in in uncharted territories. and just to give you some of some of to give you some of just some of the detail in us the quick detail in that us justice department, the 45 page document setting the charges document setting out the charges against him, some the against him, some of the allegations extraordinary. allegations are extraordinary. i mean , the pressure on then mean, the pressure on the then vice vice president, mike pence, to overturn results , the to overturn the results, the vice responded that he vice president responded that he thought there no thought there was no constitutional such constitutional basis for such authority that it was authority and that it was improper response. improper in response. it is alleged trump told the vice president, you're too honest.

and one of the remember, there are six coconut fritters mentioned in the document. when the arizona house speaker again asked for evidence , asked for evidence, co—conspirator one responded with to the effect we with words to the effect of we don't evidence, but we don't have the evidence, but we have . those are have lots of theories. those are the of course, the allegations. he, of course, denies the allegations. he, of course, derbut the allegations. he, of course, der but 45 pages the allegations. he, of course, derbut 45 pages now in the >> but 45 pages now in the indictment. he'll the process starts at four tomorrow eastern standard time, 9:00 london time. yeah but we've already had a reaction from trump on his his social media. yeah, he's been social. >> yes. yeah he's been posting on social media big capital letters . yeah. and i can't find letters. yeah. and i can't find it right now, but i've got it on screen. there it is . thank you screen. there it is. thank you to everyone. have you ? i have to everyone. have you? i have never had so much support on anything before this unprecedented indictment of a former highly successful president and the leading candidate by far in both the republican party in the 2024 general election has awoken the world to the corruption scandal and failure that has taken place in states for the in the united states for the past america is a past three years. america is a nafion past three years. america is a nation in decline, he says. but we will make great again

we will make it great again greater than ever before. i love you all. he is right. he is aheadin you all. he is right. he is ahead in the race for the republican ticket for the white house. >> the extraordinary level in the national polls joe the national polls with joe biden mark, biden and just sorry, mark, just very quickly, just the process now court tomorrow now he's in court tomorrow evening, 9:00 our time. >> yeah, he's expected to be there in person. >> he is expected to be there in person. he's appeared twice in person. he's appeared twice in person at the other two cases. so it's being reported. and we do expect him to appear in person, virtually , which was person, not virtually, which was the option. if you read the other option. if you read the other option. if you read the charges, won't with the charges, it won't be with the charges, it won't be with the judge that will oversee the charges, it won't be with the trial, judge that will oversee the charges, it won't be with the trial, which that will oversee the charges, it won't be with the trial, which isiat will oversee the charges, it won't be with the trial, which is quite l oversee interesting. >> well, let's speak now to spokesperson for republicans overseas , jennifer ewing, who overseas, jennifer ewing, who can join us the studio. can join us in the studio. jennifer thanks for coming in. thanks and you thanks for having me. and you were react to what the social media sort of capital letters said. i've never had so much support unprecedented and it's awoken the world to corruption scandal and failure. i mean is this possibly going to work for him in terms of the victim?

start that he's taken on the previous indictments ? previous indictments? >> well, he's right about that. he's probably never had so much support from the gop base . support from the gop base. right. so i actually think this is brilliant democratic strategy . i believe yes, i believe they want to run against donald trump in the general election . they in the general election. they feel they beat him in 2020 and they feel they can beat him again . right. because the again. right. because the democrats are going stick democrats are going to stick with whomever the with biden or whomever the candidate . not even sure candidate is. i'm not even sure it's going to be biden and the republicans with republicans will stick with trump no matter much how trump no matter how much how many indictments thrown many indictments are thrown at him. you're really going him. so what you're really going for about the 38% of for is about the 38% of americans who heard the independents, the persuadables . independents, the persuadables. exactly. that's where for trump and the gop will get hurt because is you know, we're all political junkies here. we follow the nuances of this. we pay a follow the nuances of this. we pay a lot of attention to it. but the average man or woman in america is concentrated on, you know, the inflation and the border crisis and crime . and so border crisis and crime. and so they're not looking at the cost

to fill up exactly their . to fill up exactly their. exactly. they're not paying attention. so they're going to 90, attention. so they're going to go, is too messy . go, this is too messy. >> okay. and at the >> okay. and looking at the timing , even >> okay. and looking at the timing, even though it starts tomorrow at 4:00, it could be still going on when he's trying to run for the white house. so all issues is just to all these issues is just to remind people , it is dishonesty, remind people, it is dishonesty, fraud and deceit spreading lies about the election, all that out in the open as he's trying to campaign to get back into the white house. >> exactly . and, you know, you >> exactly. and, you know, you mentioned think it's mentioned timing. i think it's very interesting timing. once again in these indictments come out a day after bad news, out a day after very bad news, though it's not necessarily covered about the biden family. yeah influence peddling. we saw hunter biden's former business partner , devin archer, testify . partner, devin archer, testify. now, while he said joe wasn't joe biden wasn't completely involved in the business dealings, we do know he had 20, 30 calls with with hunter biden's ukrainian and chinese business partners. so that's just interesting. and the last time an indictment came out, i

believe it was the day after the house oversight committee found that 20 bank accounts linked to the, you know, the bank , the, you know, the bank, although we should we should perhaps reflect the special counsel, jack smith , is counsel, jack smith, is indicating no political interference. >> he is doing this along a legal path. the investigator that's that's interesting. >> one thing the tape you just played from trump , he >> one thing the tape you just played from trump, he is right. they would not be going after him if he had not announced that he was running for president in 2024. this is not jack smith or whomever else going after the former president of the united states. >> right. because jack smith says doing this now says they're only doing this now because so long to because it's taken so long to get all the evidence together, because it is such a comprehensive case. it's 45 pages, 45 pages. >> look, i mean , coincidence or >> look, i mean, coincidence or not, right? i do not believe they would be wasting their time if donald trump was not what they sought to be a formidable candidate. and i do believe they want to run against him. >> when comes to >> yeah. and when it comes to his trial, how fair do you think

it will be? you know, even when it will be? you know, even when it comes to picking the jury right . right. >> fl f an american, i like >> look, as an american, i like to believe in to hopefully believe in the justice but as you guys, justice system. but as you guys, i'm sure know, it's the jurisdictions are all very different. this will be in washington, dc, which the percentage who vote percentage of people who vote democrat through roof democrat is through the roof compared to if it had been in like arizona or florida , for like arizona or florida, for example, or a more red state. that's one thing i don't know. we have confirmed formation of who the judge is, but i believe it will be a woman called tanya, who's an obama appointee, who's also looked at some different cases. so, i mean , he's tried cases. so, i mean, he's tried the same argument in new york, isn't he? >> whatever is tried in new >> so whatever is tried in new york, they're going to be against let's just also against me. but let's just also go back to the political aspect . we heard from ron . why have we not heard from ron desantis or christie? desantis or chris christie? >> , i don't know. i mean, >> well, i don't know. i mean, chris christie, the only purpose he serves in this race is to tear down trump, right? like thatis tear down trump, right? like that is his only purpose. and he's doing a decent job of it. he doesn't actually have a

chance of winning. but you mentioned ron desantis or, you know, tim scott or vivek ramaswami. we have a great bench on the republican side, a really good bench, and sadly, all of these indictments, that's what we're talking about. we should be talking about ron desantis and, know, nikki haley and and, you know, nikki haley and some of these other wonderful people. >> statement, didn't he? >> a statement, didn't he? and he about the he talked about the weaponization of government, but nowhere mention donald nowhere did he mention donald trump statement. it trump in that statement. it seems these republican seems that these republican rivals are are they're hesitant about being seen to criticise donald trump over this ? donald trump over this? >> well, because i think even people on the left , you know, people on the left, you know, alan dershowitz, for one, who says he wants trump to be able to run so he can vote against him again . to run so he can vote against him again. right. like he is not a trump supporter , but he's a trump supporter, but he's a lawyer who look at this and lawyer who can look at this and say this is absolutely a two tiered system. i mean , tiered justice system. i mean, you look some of the things you look at some of the things going biden going on with hunter biden and it's them what, five it's taken them what, five years, he's he's not years, although he's he's not going to be running for president. >> no, but the issue, >> no, but that's the issue, isn't it? >> he's not. but i think

>> no, he's not. but i think we're going to see will be we're going to see there will be links his father this. links to his father in this. so i think it's just it's a two tier justice i think it's just it's a two tierjustice system and that's what bothers a lot people . what bothers a lot of people. but ramping up the base but so it's ramping up the base right now. i mean, he's so far aheadin right now. i mean, he's so far ahead in the primary sort of selection. >> so the republican party is not to going consider dumping him any stage. that's that's the hard and fast. >> he's got a hard core like 30% base. those people are not base. and those people are not thinking, oh, i'll just go to desantis. right. do you have any sympathy for the american voting pubuc sympathy for the american voting public that the two main choices they got is joe biden or donald trump ? well, the polls show 75% trump? well, the polls show 75% around there of americans , around there of americans, democrats, independents, republicans do not want either president trump or president biden to run again. they want to skip a generation and get a younger cohort. i mean, whether it's whether it's ideas it's youth or whether it's ideas or whether it's just so he can stop talking about these scandals . like let's just get on scandals. like let's just get on with like controlling the border and the economy back on and getting the economy back on track, getting. yes exactly.

like we're not talking about you see it now, do can you see see it now, do you can you see donald trump in a us prison ? donald trump in a us prison? look, i hope not. and i don't think that will happen . i really think that will happen. i really don't. anything is possible. i don't. anything is possible. i don't think we ever thought we would see a current standing president using the department of justice to go after a political opponent that hasn't happened before in our history. and it's a sad moment because i think what people aren't realising is that what happens when your guy isn't in power right ? you think there's not right? you think there's not going to be some republican day one day that goes after for a democratic side , like we've democratic side, like we've opened an entire can of worms , opened an entire can of worms, which is not healthy at all. >> and of course, all those pictures from 6th of january 2021 are being replayed . 2021 are being replayed. >> they are now. so you bring up that and that's something that definitely i think was an ugly day by any account. but is it as big of a deal as certain people have made it out to be when you

compare it to certain other lawless riots that took place in 20 and 21? >> but this was capitol hill. they had to barricade themselves for in safety. >> yep, yep, yep . what's >> yep, yep, yep. what's interesting, though, if you look at the, you know, the charges that paul just read off and that we've all he's not being we've all seen is he's not being accused of doing anything with the proud boys or, you know, some of these other very fringe groups and the riots. so the violence he's not being charged with that. violence he's not being charged witiyeah.. violence he's not being charged witiyeah. i think be >> yeah. i think we'll be talking again for several talking to you again for several times. but thank you for coming in. paul well . in. jennifer and paul as well. and of course, we'll update you on appearance on that court appearance tomorrow . tomorrow. >> stay with us here on gb news. plenty more still to bring you, including the battle of the barge, the fire brigades union is writing home office is writing to the home office about overcrowding access to about overcrowding and access to fire exits on the bibby stockholm . we'll have the latest i >> -- >> that 5mm >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news alex deakin

weather on. gb news alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office. >> four gb news. it remains pretty lively out there. blustery with gusty, gusty conditions in some places. heavy thundery showers and met office warnings in place thanks to this. a deep area of low pressure named storm patricia by the french weather service because winds because the strongest winds are heading into northern france. but seeing some gusty but we are seeing some gusty conditions, along conditions, particularly along the south coast. slow moving thundery showers over the heart of and wales and more of england and wales and more persistent north—east persistent rain over north—east england. all could cause some disruption, tending to disruption, but all tending to ease as we go through the evening and overnight. we'll keep showers over northern keep some showers over northern scotland, many other places scotland, but many other places will become and we'll see will become dry and we'll see a brighter day on thursday. the winds coming in the north, winds coming in from the north, but strong plenty but not as strong. plenty of showers northern scotland showers for northern scotland and ireland. so and northern ireland. so actually day here actually a wetter day here compared we'll see compared to today. and we'll see a scattering showers across a scattering of showers across england wales through england and wales through the day, widespread , not day, but not as widespread, not as today's downpours as intense as today's downpours and a bit more in the way of brightness, but the brightness, but with the winds coming north, coming from the north, never going particularly going to be particularly warm. temperatures teens ,

temperatures again, high teens, low best. friday's low 20s at best. friday's a similar story, although it should be a drier day for northern wales and northern ireland, wales and southwest england. not many showers here. most of the showers here. most of the showers friday. course, showers on friday. of course, these england these eastern parts of england where we could see 1 or 2 where again, we could see 1 or 2 heavy some spells heavy ones, some good spells of sunshine scotland sunshine for southwest scotland as well. but with the as well. but again, with the breeze down from breeze coming down from the north, down, it's north, albeit easing down, it's never particularly never going to be particularly warm behind me, more rain warm and behind me, more rain gathering for further wet and windy weather come at the windy weather to come at the weekend. all for now . weekend. that's all for now. goodbye. that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on

gb news. >> welcome back to the live desk on gb news. a home office source has told us that the bibby stockholm will not be taking the promised new migrant arrivals today and it could now be delayed until next week. >> yes. in the latest twist, the fire brigades union writing to the about the home office about overcrowding fears about overcrowding and fears about access to fire exits on the vessel. the general secretary of the union, ben selby, asserting it was a potential death trap , it was a potential death trap, but that's been rejected today by government minister grant shapps. our and security shapps. our home and security editor mark white has been assessing latest in this assessing the latest in this report. the first asylum seekers should already have been on board. >> the bbc stockholm barge, but once again, home office plans to place channel migrants in larger

scale, more basic accommodation centres. has been beset by delays and fierce opposition after fire service checks highlighted some safety concerns with the barge . the fire with the barge. the fire brigades union has now stepped into the row, claiming that the home office is adopting a reckless approach to the safety of asylum seekers . speaking on of asylum seekers. speaking on gb news today , the energy gb news today, the energy secretary grant shapps, insisted the barge is safe. >> this barge was actually used for housing migrants in germany in the past, so i don't know why there's so much outrage about it . it seems to me perfectly obvious that we shouldn't be using hotels hundreds of thousands, even rooms and hotels i >> -- >> as -- >>as| >> as i was shown round the barge last month, the cabins are bafic barge last month, the cabins are basic but roomy , with storage basic but roomy, with storage and en suite, bathroom rooms, a large tv room is just one of multiple areas set aside for

recreation include a gym, a computer room with more than a dozen desks and outside areas for sports and relaxation . in for sports and relaxation. in there are 24 hour medical and dental facilities . as in truth, dental facilities. as in truth, the barge offers far more wraparound facilities than hotels. but human rights groups are still concerned , and this are still concerned, and this all comes back to a ridiculous decision taken by ministers to refuse to process people's claims , a matter on which they claims, a matter on which they are now being dishonest, treating people in a dehumanising way and are desperate to find ever more places simply on which to essentially store people. supporters of plans to house asylum seekers in more basic accommodation say it's clear there is a deter and campaign to thwart those plans, either for barges or old military bases. >> the liberal lefty do gooders, the human rights lawyers, are running rings around an utterly,

woefully incompetent at home office. let's take this barge. this barge has been used for 30 years for asylum seekers, for british construction workers , british construction workers, building offshore projects. if it was good enough for them, it's absolute good enough for these illegal migrants. >> in the latest move to resist the government's barge plans , a the government's barge plans, a lawyers representing dozens of asylum seekers who've been given nofice asylum seekers who've been given notice of a move to the barge have written to the home office appealing that decision. one lawyer claimed several migrants earmarked for the barge have now been taken off that list and will stay in their hotels . as will stay in their hotels. as mark whyte . gb news we can cross mark whyte. gb news we can cross to portland and speak to jeff moody . moody. >> good afternoon, jeff . a very >> good afternoon, jeff. a very windy portland there . the prime windy portland there. the prime minister says that the bibby stockholm will be in operation as soon as it's passed all the checks and regulates ins as soon as possible . but that's as possible. but that's absolutely key because if there is any doubt as to the safety of

this barge, then nobody should be put on it . be put on it. >> well, absolutely. i mean , >> well, absolutely. i mean, that's exactly the case. and what is happening now is we've got mounting opposition to it. you know, we've had the asylum seekers themselves apparently 11 of them have put in letters, lawyer letters via care , all the lawyer letters via care, all the weather is playing interference with our signal to their. >> sorry, jeff, carry on. it's just the weather. but try and keep going. if you can. >> it is . it's very windy. okay. >> it is. it's very windy. okay. so care for kelly has received 11 letters from asylum seekers saying, look, we don't want to we don't want to come here and care for calais is saying, look, they've had these treacherous journeys to get to britain. what they regard as a safe haven and they're now being asked to be put on board a vessel that people are saying could be very dangerous for them. they're

comparing it to greenwich feel. that's how serious the situation is. well, the home office says that it's got nothing to do with fire safety and that there isn't a problem. but the fire brigade union saying, look, you just union is saying, look, you just cannot do this. this is not a simple fix . this is not a case simple fix. this is not a case of putting up a few more smoke detectors . they're saying the detectors. they're saying the corridors, for example , are corridors, for example, are really narrow and you're putting probably four times, six times the number of people on board that the barge was designed for. so if there was a fire there, you would have crushes in the corridors and there's not enough smoke detectors as i say, there's not enough fire exits . there's not enough fire exits. yes. and it begs the question how this has come out so late . i how this has come out so late. i mean, the bibby stockholm has beenin mean, the bibby stockholm has been in falmouth, hasn't it, for weeks and weeks and weeks now, going through a refit. weeks and weeks and weeks now, going through a refit . and yet going through a refit. and yet none of these problems have been spotted until now. so protesters down here, the portlanders have

got a bit of a spring in their step today. they're looking at this as a taste of victory. step today. they're looking at this as a taste of victory . the this as a taste of victory. the way they've handled this, the way they've handled this, the way they've handled this, the way they've got this out into the media. yeah, but it's not a victory yet, is it? yeah, it's still a long way to go. and as far as we know, it still could come here next week. they could still come. >> we do to mention this >> we do have to mention this weather. we to weather. yeah, we do have to mention in passing. mention this weather in passing. jeff, we've got this jeff, clearly we've got this yellow warning , 50 to 60 yellow wind warning, 50 to 60 miles an hour. it is now coming in west. and really in from the west. and really starting to whip up there. these are conditions . are quite dangerous conditions. yes absolutely. >> it certainly isn't a day to be at sea. i mean, i know the bibby stockholm is moored in the port, but it is still rocking quite considerably. you can't see it , but i quite considerably. you can't see it, but i can. and, you know, it's not looking to secure at the moment. but yes, you're right. these conditions are affecting all sorts of people . affecting all sorts of people. there's campsites around here. this is the isle of purbeck

sorry, the island of portland , sorry, the island of portland, where there's all sorts of camp, camping resorts , caravan camping resorts, caravan resorts, and everybody's washed out, totally washed out . what out, totally washed out. what a summer we're having, indeed . summer we're having, indeed. >> we'll let you go and get your raincoat on. jeff, thanks for updating us there on the clifftop portland. clifftop in portland. more indeed on that wild weather coming let's get the coming up. let's get the headunes coming up. let's get the headlines with . ray headlines now with. ray >> 2:33. here's the latest labour supporting unions have been accused of attempting to block the use of the bibby stockholm barge to house asylum seekers . a government source seekers. a government source describing it as a betrayal of our country and the british people after the fire brigades union described the dorset vessel as a, quote, potential death trap , saying it would death trap, saying it would write to the home office over overcrowding and fire exit concerns . rnz overcrowding and fire exit concerns. rnz this morning a van was seen delivering food to the barge . however, it could be next barge. however, it could be next week before any asylum seekers

finally arrive. donald trump, who is facing four new criminal charges, will appear in court tomorrow. he's accused of conspiring to defraud the us by preventing congress from certifying joe biden's victory after the 2020 election. prosecutors are also trying to link the former president to the capitol hill riots. it's the third time in four months that he's been charged as he campaigns to regain the presidency , see a court has presidency, see a court has ruled that a rape suspect accused of faking his own death to avoid justice can now be extradited. nicholas rossi is wanted in the us for allegedly raping a woman in 2008. he was arrested in glasgow in 2021, but he claimed it was a case of mistaken identity and that he's actually an irish orphan called arthur knight. the ruling at edinburgh sheriff court will now be consider by scottish ministers . and energy giants ministers. and energy giants have been urged to invest in home grown projects as part of

efforts to boost britain's energy security. the energy security secretary held talks with top companies at downing street earlier in encouraging them to invest in renewables and carbon capture and storage . it's carbon capture and storage. it's after the prime minister announced plans to grant hundreds of new oil and gas licences in the uk . grant shapps licences in the uk. grant shapps says the government will still meet net zero targets. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com .

>> welcome back to the live desk. we were discussing the issues surrounding donald trump i >> -- >> this government wants is energy security from britain. we certainly seen in the world that's grant shapps talking early. >> yeah . a very bad impression >> yeah. a very bad impression of donald trump there. by grant shapps. but we were just talking about the to the hearing about the to the court hearing tomorrow in washington. this is the court building where we've got confirmation that the heanng got confirmation that the hearing will be at 4:00. that is washington time. that's about 9:00 in the evening. london time. but we still don't know whether he will appear in person or on a virtual video link, we assume from mar—a—lago in florida, although a lot of commentators have observed he's made the most of his previous

court appearances . of course, court appearances. of course, that's to do with the concealment of documents, secret documents and alleged hush money payments to stormy daniels, the former star. she now calls herself . but clearly this is former star. she now calls herself. but clearly this is a lot more serious this time around . around. >> absolutely. and there are three criminal cases going on now against donald trump . this now against donald trump. this is the court that he will appear at at 9:00. our time tomorrow. jack smith, the special counsel, has said he will be seeking a speedy trial and has stressed that donald trump is entitled to a presumption of innocence until proven guilty. what will happen tomorrow is that donald trump , tomorrow is that donald trump, the former us president, is expected to be arraigned. that's the formal reading of a criminal charging document, and he may or may not be there. watch this space. yeah he's already gone onto his social media platform. >> truth social today saying he's never had so much support

and referred to the indictment as unprecedented , saying it's as unprecedented, saying it's awoken the to world the corruption scandal and failure that's taken place in the united states for the past three years. and i don't think he's talking about himself but clearly about himself there. but clearly we'll latest for we'll have all the latest for you america tomorrow . but you from america tomorrow. but as grant shapps has been waiting patiently, let's reflect that the energy security secretary and leaders, including and industry leaders, including shell, edf , all met at shell, bp, edf, all met at downing street earlier to discuss government plans to invest best in home—grown energy sources , including renewables sources, including renewables and of course, backing north sea oil and gas planning to improve britain's energy security and bnng britain's energy security and bring down british bills were also talked about and grant shapps spoke to gb news earlier i >> -- >> this government wants is energy security from britain . energy security from britain. we've certainly seen in the world what happens if you're reliant as a world, as you say, on a tyrant like putin. we were affected in a secondary way because what he did pushed up the price of oil and gas on a global market worldwide , despite

global market worldwide, despite the fact we provide quite a bit of our own and despite fact of our own and despite the fact actually we have about 40% of our electricity last year was generated by renewables and nuclear, up from just 7% when we came to power. so it's not that we've not been doing anything. we've been moving very fast. this the latest round of this is just the latest round of investment into renewables by some of the very biggest energy companies in the land . speaking earlier. >> and it also comes as a new report from the consumers association in their magazine , association in their magazine, which suggests that nearly 2.5 million uk households have missed essential payments last month. that's the same sort of degree as would be the case in the winter . but of course it's the winter. but of course it's happening in the summer, including , course, fuel including, of course, fuel payments . payments. >> gb news economics and >> gb news is economics and business editor. liam halligan joins us now from downing street . plenty to discuss then liam between a grant shapps and these energy bosses .

energy bosses. >> indeed , the government has >> indeed, the government has been moving towards the energy security part of grant shapps brief as opposed to the net zero branch of grant shapps brief. in recent weeks and months, of course, we saw rishi sunak and jeremy hunt grant a 100 new drilling licences for oil and gas in the north sea in order for the uk to rely more on home—grown energy, if you like, we'll still be using oil and gas for half of our energy by 2030 and a third of our energy by 2050. their numbers from the government's own climate change commission. so we need that oil and gas and it's cheaper for and it uses less carbon if we use our own oil and gas rather than shipping in gas in particular from around the world, so—called lng, liquefied natural gas. and what's been going on today is that grant shapps has been in downing street talking to the energy big boys, the likes of shell and bp , as you say, sse

shell and bp, as you say, sse from scotland, and also edf, the french state run company that runs most of britain's civilian nuclear power . and they're nuclear power. and they're talking about investing more in renewables. but look , the renewables. but look, the question that we should be asking as journalists is why ? asking as journalists is why? why, if we are so good at renewables in the uk, though, sometimes, you know , there's no sometimes, you know, there's no sun like today , so solar doesn't sun like today, so solar doesn't work. sometimes there's no wind, particularly in the winter when demand for energy is high. wind and sun are often not around . if and sun are often not around. if we are so good at renewables , we are so good at renewables, 40% of our electricity comes from renewables on some days. why is it that energy is so expensive comparatively for uk households and uk firms? that's the big question. >> and of course the other issue then when we talk about the nonh then when we talk about the north sea and this thing about being self—reliant is at the moment , it's being self—reliant is at the moment, it's the smaller companies, as you've indicated , companies, as you've indicated, are working very hard out there in the conditions of the north

sea and the majority of that is actually exported. we're not keeping it here at . home keeping it here at. home >> well, some of it will be exported id and that's just the way the market works. i guess if it makes more sense to sell it in the uk, those private companies will sell their oil and gas in the uk. but look, here's the thing. the north sea is now mostly small firms, not the energy big boys who are talking to grant shapps in downing street behind me , downing street behind me, they're being hammered. their word by a 75% tax on their profits. the so called government windfall tax. but there's another issue, too, here, which i think gb news viewers and listeners will really care about. take a look at these numbers now. these numbers on end user electric pnces numbers on end user electric prices for households, so—called residential end user prices across countries, it's pretty hard to get these numbers and convert them so they comparable. but that's what i've done. you'll see here that in the uk , you'll see here that in the uk, electricity to households . is

electricity to households. is ,45 per what we call cent euro kilowatt it's a kilowatt hour. it's a complicated , but it's the complicated unit, but it's the same all these countries same across all these countries . 45 electricity . in . so it's 45 for electricity. in the uk it's about 27, 28. in france where they have a lot more nuclear power of course, andifs more nuclear power of course, and it's 20 to 21 in spain, much , much cheaper, a bit more expensive in germany. but the eu average is about ,25 compared to 45 in the uk and they're in america on the right of the graph. it's less than 19 cent euros per kilowatt hour because of course they're fracking and energy. there is really , really energy. there is really, really cheap. and why is it, despite the fact that we've got all these renewables , these prices these renewables, these prices are so high in the uk , it's are so high in the uk, it's because mark and pip and we really need to understand this . really need to understand this. when you use more renewables , when you use more renewables, you have to have those gas fired power stations on standby for when as often happens in this country, there is no sun and there is no wind. country, there is no sun and there is no wind . and that is there is no wind. and that is very, very expensive to have all

those gas fired power stations on standby for facilitating our move to renewables. this is a conundrum that britain and our ministers and our political and media class have to get our head around unless we can store that renewable energy , electricity renewable energy, electricity pnces renewable energy, electricity prices for households and businesses are not going to come down. >> liam, thank you very much indeed for that in downing street. let's just bring you some breaking news that we're getting from the court dhabi crown court, and you may find some of the details in this distressing . the stepfather of a distressing. the stepfather of a ten month old baby boy has just been found guilty of his murder after what was described in court as a culture of cruelty. the court hearing that jay crouch had suffered at least 39 rib fractures and died from a vicious assault at the hands of craig crouch , 39 years old, craig crouch, 39 years old, jacob contracting an infection as a result, dying in his cot alone . in december 2020 at the

alone. in december 2020 at the home at linton in derbyshire , home at linton in derbyshire, his mum, gemma barton, cleared of murdering the boy but found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child. they'll be sentenced this friday, upsetting details coming through their a by—election in the constituency of rutherglen and hamilton west could prove to be one of the key battlegrounds in scotland after mp margaret ferrier lost her seat following a successful recall petition over breach of covid rules. >> well, yes. >> well, yes. >> back in 2020, the former snp mp had travelled by train from london to scotland, despite knowing that she had coronavirus . well after the result of the petition last night, she announced she would not be standing again or being re—elected in terms of that constituency, we don't know what she may do elsewhere for her political future. let's speak now to polling expert , professor now to polling expert, professor of politics at university of strathclyde, sir john curtis, who can join us. sirjohn, thank you indeed for your you very much indeed for your time race labour and time to horse race labour and the snp . the snp. >> oh, yes, almost undoubtedly.

indeed. this is a constituency which has changed hands between those two parties at each of the last three elections. so so it was one of the many seats that the snp won in 2015, taking away, taking it away from labour . labour, however, got it back in 2017, albeit narrowly only for the snp to take it back again in 2019. and that's already told you that this is indeed a marginal seat between the snp and labour. it's one of the snp and labour. it's one of the snp's more vulnerable seats and if indeed the labour party are going to demonstrate what the polls have been telling us, which is that the party is now enjoying something revival north of the border, much as of course it is doing across the uk as a whole. then this almost becomes a must win by—election for labouh a must win by—election for labour. the polls in scotland and of westminster voting intention suggest that there's at least a 10% swing from um the snp to labour since the 2019

general election . the swing general election. the swing required in rutherglen is only five points, so this ought to be well within labour's ambit if indeed the party is doing as well north abroad as the polls are suggesting. okay. >> and will tell us anything >> and will it tell us anything about independence or the snp's position, bearing in mind the difficulties they've had in terms of the financing of the party and so on? well as far as support for independence is concerned , it won't necessarily concerned, it won't necessarily tell us a great deal because one of the things that the opinion polls been telling us is polls have been telling us is that indeed for that while indeed support for the fallen during the the snp has fallen during the course this was course of this year, it was about 45% the level got in about 45% the level it got in 2019 at the back in january. >> but now it's running at about 36, 37. but that fall has occurred even though the same opinion polls say that support for independence is still running at around 47, 48, much as it was at the beginning of the year. and indeed, i think one of the things we might see

going on in this by—election is i suspect the snp will indeed want try to emphasise the want to try to emphasise the independence issue . they'll independence issue. they'll certainly argue this is a long standing argument the standing argument north of the border only independence border that only independence will scotland with the will provide scotland with the kind of change that it needs and that they will try portray that they will try to portray labour as a tory lite tory lite party. yeah. um but you know, whether or not that's going to be enough to persuade us voters to fall back into the snp fold, given the other difficulties that face the party which is not just the question of the police continuing investigation party's finances, but also the fact simply that humza yousaf the new scottish first minister and snp leader just scottish first minister and snp leaderjust isn't like as popular as his two predecessors. >> and given that there's so much focus on byelections ahead of a general election, what about the conservatives? i mean, have they got any chance of getting traction up there to be honest, no support for the conservatives like everywhere else is down. >> i think the question that the

crucial question, the crucial question is about the conservative support in the constituency , which about 12% conservative support in the co the :uency , which about 12% conservative support in the co the :uen(election1 about 12% conservative support in the co the :uen(election , about 12% conservative support in the co the :uen(election , is about 12% conservative support in the co the :uen(election , is whether% in the last election, is whether or not some of their voters will be inclined to vote tactically for labour in order to ensure that the snp are defeated. conservative voters in scotland have in the past sometimes shown a willingness to do that and i wouldn't be entirely surprised if that's one of the things that happensin if that's one of the things that happens in this by—election >> john, as ever, you >> so, john, as ever, thank you very us very much indeed for taking us through . and perhaps through that. and perhaps i think october we might get think early october we might get that underway. you very that underway. thank you very much indeed. >> bring some more breaking much indeed. >> bring and ome more breaking much indeed. >> bring and this more breaking much indeed. >> bring and this isore breaking much indeed. >> bring and this is about�*aking much indeed. >> bring and this is about an ng news now. and this is about an anti—vaccine protester who accused matt hancock of murdering people during the coronavirus pandemic. he has been found guilty of harassment at westminster magistrates court. his name is geza tarjanyi, 60, 82 years old, from leyland in lancashire. the court heard how he shoulder barged. the former health secretary and shouted ridiculous conspiracy theories on two separate occasions on january the 19th and the 24th. this year , the

and the 24th. this year, the senior district judge has said that tarjanyi deliberate , that tarjanyi deliberate, intimidated and harassed the mp. he hasn't been sentenced yet. >> we saw the footage taken on his phone showing that matt hancock was initially on a i think, an escalator going down to a tube station when there was an altercation. and that followed into the tube train itself , which is where hancock itself, which is where hancock had said that he was actually shoved. had said that he was actually shoved . but clearly that has shoved. but clearly that has been now upheld by that court. and no indication as yet as to when that sentencing may take place as well. >> that's just about it from the live desk. but just to remind her that the weather, if you've probably noticed already, is pretty unsettled at the moment. there are weather warnings is in place all over the country . so place all over the country. so do please take care if you're out and about. lots of spray on those roads . those roads. >> yeah, i don't know if we can bnng >> yeah, i don't know if we can bring sussex the bring you sunny sussex by the sea. . it's so sea. not no, we can't. it's so awful. we're not going to show

you . but, yeah, you those pictures. but, yeah, clearly, light clearly, despite our light hearted the hearted comments, i think the met office is saying that in terms of the thunderstorms and the wind speeds, it could be quite out there. quite difficult out there. so let's get that weather detail now here news. now for you here on gb news. we'll back tomorrow. bye bye i >> -- >> the temperatures rising , a >> the temperatures rising, a boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news alex deakin weather on. gb news alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office. >> four gb news. it remains pretty lively out there. blustery with gusty, gusty conditions in some places. heavy thundery showers and met office warnings in place thanks to this. a deep area of low pressure named storm patricia by the french weather service because winds are because the strongest winds are heading france. heading into northern france. but we seeing gusty but we are seeing some gusty conditions , particularly along conditions, particularly along the slow moving the south coast. slow moving thundery showers over the heart of england and wales and more persistent northeast persistent rain over northeast england. cause some england. all could cause some disruption. but all tending to ease as we go through the evening overnight. we'll evening and overnight. we'll keep some over northern

keep some showers over northern scotland , but many other places scotland, but many other places will become dry we'll see will become dry and we'll see a brighter day on thursday. the winds the north, winds coming in from the north, but of but not as strong. plenty of showers for northern scotland and northern ireland. so actually day here actually a wetter day here compared to today. and we'll see a scattering of showers across england through england and wales through the day not as widespread, not day, but not as widespread, not as today's downpours as intense as today's downpours and a bit more in the way of brightness. but with winds brightness. but with the winds coming never coming from the north, never going to be particularly warm. temperatures again, high teens, low friday's low 20s at best. friday's a similar story, although it should drier day for should be a drier day for northern ireland, wales and southwest many southwest england. not many showers here. most of the showers here. most of the showers friday. course, showers on friday. of course, these eastern parts of england where , we could see 1 or where again, we could see 1 or 2 heavy ones, some good spells of sunshine southwest scotland sunshine for southwest scotland as the as well. but again, with the breeze down from the breeze coming down from the north, down, it's north, albeit easing down, it's never to be particularly never going to be particularly warm behind me, rain warm and behind me, more rain gathering for further wet and windy weather to come at the weekend. for now . weekend. that's all for now. goodbye >> the temperature's rising in boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news the dewbs&

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