gb news. >> it's 930 on tuesday, the 8th of august. this is britain's newsroom on gb news. with me bev turner and emily cover this morning. >> yes, firstly, i'm scared of water. that's the excuse being used by some asylum seekers to stop them boarding the bibby stockholm only of the stockholm as only 15 of the proposed 500 migrants spend their first night on the controversial this comes controversial barge. this comes as home secretary suella braverman launches a new task force to uncover what she's calling crooked lawyers . calling crooked lawyers. >> as reports surfaced that some are lodging false asylum claims for money. surely not an and bad news if you're reliant on the bus. >> according to labour figures, local bus routes are under threat. statistics show the number of routes have decreased by 50% just over the last decade . let us know if that impacts you . you. >> get involved with the show this morning, won't you.7 email this morning, won't you? email us in the studio ?

us in the studio? vaiews@gbnews.com is the address, as always. first, though, here is your very latest . news good morning. >> it's 931. i'm ray addison in the newsroom. our top story, a new taskforce to root out so—called dodgy lawyers has been announced by the government . it announced by the government. it follows reports in the daily mail that solicitors helped an undercover journalist mail that solicitors helped an undercoverjournalist posing as undercover journalist posing as an economic migrant to submit a false application in exchange for thousands of pounds. false application in exchange for thousands of pounds . a home for thousands of pounds. a home secretary, suella braverman, says rogue firms are con men who must face the full force of the law . the must face the full force of the law. the number of bus services in the uk has halved since 2011. labour found that there were nearly 9000 in the year to march, down from nearly 18,000. then, however , the government then, however, the government says labour's criticism is misleading as its investor did £3.5 billion into bus services since 2020. a new report says

ofgems energy price cap is costing people money and driving inflation. the centre for policy studies says the limit has gone far beyond its original purpose of protecting customers and the regulator is effectively stunt ing competition. the department for energy has stressed it's always working to protect, protect households from sky high bills . and a new study has found bills. and a new study has found obese and overweight people's brains have different appetite control centres to those of people of lower weight researchers came to their conclusions after scanning the brains of more than 1300 young adults across a range of bmi scores currently , almost two scores currently, almost two thirds of adults in the uk are overweight or living with obesity . you can get more on all obesity. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com. now let's get back to emily and beth . get back to emily and beth. >> hey, good morning. good

morning. >> i'm delighted to be here with you. >> i love it. you've got the girl gang today. get well. andrew pierce. >> yes. so straight to the news. 20 illegal migrants who were to be to the bibby be moved on to the bibby stockholm barge in portland have actually transfers actually had their transfers cancelled that's lawyers cancelled. that's after lawyers from group claimed from a refugee group claimed they health concerns they had mental health concerns and that some were scared of the water. >> so only 15 were moved onto the barge yesterday. but there are plans for up to 500 men to eventually live it at some eventually live on it at some point, maybe eventually . our point, maybe eventually. our reporter moody asked reporter jeff moody asked children in portland what they thought about it all. >> no fear. refugees are welcome here. >> anyone doesn't agree? >> anyone doesn't agree? >> i don't agree with it. >> i don't agree with it. >> what don't you agree with them all coming here? >> it's about a bunch of random men coming here. it's putting us in risk and it's putting our island in risk. why are there no women coming here? and why is there no. why is there no. where's the kids if they're getting kicked out of their country? aren't kids and country? why aren't kids and women getting kicked out? women also getting kicked out? and why is it all men? yeah

different . like some different people. like some people some people don't. people agree, some people don't. it's like a massive split . and it's like a massive split. and we're have to in we're going to have to go in earlier because parents are earlier because our parents are going worried for us and going to be worried for us and they're going make us. we've they're going to make us. we've just allowed out 10:00 just been allowed out till 10:00 now. it's going to be half nine again. dr. phoenix is again. well dr. susan phoenix is again. well dr. susan phoenix is a campaigner for no to the barge i >> -- >> good morning . what are your >> good morning. what are your thoughts when you see the children in the area talking like that? what do they say from the mouths of babes ? the mouths of babes? >> um, i think it's rather sad because i know those youngsters were brought in by a certain group that wanted them to all be in favour of giving flowers and goodie bags to the refugees. and of course that didn't work. it's interesting because it reflects what people are feeling . there what people are feeling. there is split, but the most of the is a split, but the most of the split is for people that just do not barge here. it not want the barge here. it isn't immigrants per isn't against the immigrants per se , it's against the fact it's se, it's against the fact it's the wrong place for it to be. we don't have the resources. and also we are a very poor area . i also we are a very poor area. i think i was just looking at some

statistic that i can't find now. but anyway, there's about 40% of poverty is especially in children and young people within our area. it's the social inequality thing. it's just not on that. all this money is going to be spent on people from outside when we haven't fixed our infrastructure first. it's wrong. there's no common sense and there is a lot of anger within the area at the government more than anything else. >> susan, i can certainly understand, i'm sure a lot of people at home can completely understand why you don't want this barge in your but the this barge in your area. but the reality is , is that thousands of reality is, is that thousands of people are crossing the channel and with the system as it is, they need to be put up somewhere and if this is cheaper and more convenient and more safe and secure, then hotel accommodation . is this just a case of not in my back yard, but it will have to be put somewhere for. >> yeah, no, definitely not, because it isn't going to be cheaper.i because it isn't going to be cheaper. i don't because it isn't going to be cheaper . i don't have the stats cheaper. i don't have the stats in front of me, but a lot of

people now are doing a lot of sums and when you see the patching job, i mean, really to me, this is just an what is it anicon me, this is just an what is it an icon of government incompetence. another one, because the haven't been because the sums haven't been properly there a lot of properly done. there is a lot of i another thing not in my i found another thing not in my backyard the other day, but it's not in our uneconomic place for it to be put. it's the fact it is there. it's a small area and it's dangerous with one road and one road off. we keep saying that people think, oh, it's just a small town, it's an island, andifs a small town, it's an island, and it's very dangerous for anyone , including the people on anyone, including the people on the barge. getting health the barge. but getting health and fire engines , and safety fire engines, ambulances, it's i don't know who thought it up. the lack of common sense is just coming around and around every time. and there's no doubt it is rishi sunak wanting to get this done just so that he can look as if he's done something wrong. but there are lot things that there are a lot more things that could be done. why are we not using our military to build villages or tent camps for when they come off the boats? they

should be processed at source. it's not good for people sitting around for months. around waiting for months. and why is it taking months? why can we not train more assessors ? it we not train more assessors? it just seems to me nobody has really thought it through from start to finish. but also we have to acknowledge there is a lot of money, i guess. >> susan , the what as we've >> susan, the what as we've watched this story over the last few weeks and months, we've all got very familiar with the words the bibby stockholm. it does appear to be perhaps i think i'm in agreement with you very much in agreement with you very much in that it is a visual sign of something being done. it's a very memorable name. everybody's heard of the bibby stockholm now and perhaps the government feel that they have to be seen to be doing something when they get thwarted at every single opportunity. it seems , by the opportunity. it seems, by the courts to take any sort of action in terms of deporting people to process them. so do you have some sympathy at all with the government in that they're trying . they're very

they're trying. they're very trying , aren't they? trying, aren't they? >> sorry . no, i don't, because >> sorry. no, i don't, because we have all of these people in positions of power, you know , positions of power, you know, and if they're trying, they're not trying hard enough. i actually blame the home office. who are the little spearhead travelling around the country and keep saying the word bullying. they are bullying local businesses. they are bullying local communities and now i am ashamed to say i didn't realise just how many other places were suffering and it is a case in that case, not in my mind. and we don't until it affects us. i've now spoken to the people in the towns the people in the small towns and villages where the hotels have over and in some have been taken over and in some cases immigrant population cases the immigrant population outnumbers the local village. that cannot be correct. it must cause social division. >> sorry to interrupt. you're a fantastic spokesperson for the no to barge campaign. but it's quite interesting because looking at what people are saying at this time now that the government have only, only

managed to get 15 people onto this barge, which is which is quite ridiculous, really . 15 quite ridiculous, really. 15 it's not very many at all. but a lot of people are saying actually they should get on to the barge. we need to make this barge happen. they should be even grateful be on the barge even grateful to be on the barge after having travelled many after having travelled so many miles. and if they're in fear of persecution, et persecution, et cetera. et cetera. actually , there is cetera. so actually, there is quite a groundswell of support for . for the barge. >> i'm not so sure. it depends where you speak. certainly on our island, 99, i would say well, between 95 and 90% are against it. and it depends if it is in your backyard. of course, and in the right place. but here the fact we have the security problems and yes, anyone who has really suffered would be grateful have a room that grateful to have a room on that barge. but these people, we don't know who they are . and don't know who they are. and again, secrecy, there's no again, the secrecy, there's no freedom of information. we don't know the proper costings. people have been applying for freedom of from all of of information from all kinds of organisations and the fact is it's costing a lot of money and

it's costing a lot of money and it's costing a lot of money and it's costing money that could be better spent . i the homelessness better spent. i the homelessness on this island. i know a lot of those people would be quite happy to have a room on the barge. yes indeed. and perhaps one day it will be repurposed, but. >> okay. thank you, susan. dr. susan phoenix there from no to the barge . let us know what you the barge. let us know what you think this morning, gbviews@gbnews.com. let's go down to portland now to speak to our home security editor, mark white. mark, only 15 people so far have made it onto the boat. just remind our viewers why that is and do we expect to see any more arrive today ? more arrive today? >> some breaking news, as i can confirm, that 16 asylum seekers have now now entered that barge , a bus in the last few minutes, pulled up at portland harbour and one channel migrant got out and is making their way through securing tea with a view then to

going on to the bibby stockholm barge. it's painfully slow and i think you could have written the script out well beforehand as to what was going to happen here a number of late into mentions by lawyers as human rights charities and other represent lives of these channel migrants saying that for a number of variety of reasons , it would be variety of reasons, it would be cruel and inhumane on to put these people on board this barge . and now having put in these interventions, they've advised 20 asylum seekers , those 20 asylum seekers, those representatives of advised them not to go on the buses to head to the bibby stockholm in 20 people did not get on the buses yesterday . now they have been yesterday. now they have been served with another notice, another letter from the home office warning them effectively that they have until the end of today to get on the barge. and if they don't, then the home

office has offered them accommodate asian. and there is accommodate asian. and there is a threat there that they will no longer receive home office support in other words, they may be destitute and homeless. and i'm not quite sure how the home office would stand on that because it's required by law to ensure that asylum seekers are not destitute . but perhaps not destitute. but perhaps there's a case in law that they can argue that they have offered accommodation, that offer has not been taken up and therefore there , you know, within their there, you know, within their rights to withhold support . but rights to withhold support. but in arguing that of course it's going to go to further litigation and it's just going to drag this whole process out, not for days, but weeks potentially months. >> okay. thank you, mark. we'll bnng >> okay. thank you, mark. we'll bring us any updates if that number becomes 17 or 18 or 19, do let us know. >> it's very interesting what the government are saying. they're essentially saying, well, the home office, you well, the home office, if you don't this barge, well,

don't get onto this barge, well, you be homeless , you know, you can be homeless, you know, get on the barge . it's that or get on the barge. it's that or nothing. essentially which i think a lot of people will actually agree with it. >> yes. but it's just comedy, isn't it? well, in the studio now is mp for conservative mp for wickford for rayleigh and wickford mark francois. mark it's like satire , this whole situation, isn't it? you just can't believe how how terrible it is. and then we've woken up this morning with suella braverman saying that she would offer a life sentence to any lawyers who try to fool the system. basically, that's a ridiculous thing to say as well, isn't it? aren't they just as it becomes more more chaotic, becomes more and more chaotic, it feels like the rhetoric from the government is becoming more and more ridiculous. >> well, let me start by paying tribute to one person who's my friend and colleague the friend and colleague on the defence , defence select committee, richard drax, who's the local mp that's inherited this great man. >> had him studio >> we've had him in the studio and he's incredibly hard and he's worked incredibly hard on to get the facts, to on this to get the facts, to hold office to account. hold the home office to account. >> i think richard is doing >> so i think richard is doing everything he can as a local mp and should commended for his

and should be commended for his efforts wider issue. efforts on the wider issue. look, this is a barbaric and illegal trade, an and the people traffickers who practise this. let's be honest, they care not one jot. what happens to these people. they just want the money and unfortunately, some people have drowned. mid—channel it is after all, the busiest shipping lane in the world. so what we to cut the gordian knot on this? we have to say what do we do to stop those boats from leaving in the first place? as you can argue about where you put those people and at the end of the day, even if the barge was full up in full flow on a summer day when the channel is calm, that's one day's worth . so ultimately , one day's worth. so ultimately, you have to stop people from coming, and that means that at the end of the day and i speak personally in saying this, we have to derogate from the echr

and tell the strasbourg court to keep out of this because as otherwise we will be tied up in legal knots for years. >> it's interesting you say that because i think a lot of people are tearing their hair out at this moment, thinking how on earth can a refugee charity like care for calais essentially just put the block on this very simple policy that the government are trying to implement? only 15 now? 16. that's the breaking news. 16 people have now got on to this barge yet it should be hundreds, 500 is the number that should be on the barge. and yet these legal challenges are how are they allowed to scupper such a simple policy? >> look , i'm not a lawyer, but >> look, i'm not a lawyer, but my constituents in rayleigh and wickford and i'm sure many people across the country , people across the country, they're struggling pay their they're struggling to pay their gas . as you know, their gas bills. as you know, their mortgage have just gone up. mortgage may have just gone up. they on the news, they look at this on the news, on the television and they can see some lawyers gaming the system. it's perfectly obvious what's going on. i mean, if you've gone across the channel

illegally in a dinghy to then say that you're scared of water is just palpably risible . right. is just palpably risible. right. so people are legally gaming the system and the whole of the pubuc system and the whole of the public can see it. so what do you do ? you have to cut to the you do? you have to cut to the chase and stop people coming. so, mark, do you agree with suella braverman's rhetoric there then or her idea that these people, these lawyers , these people, these lawyers, should well have a life , have should well have a life, have a life sentence? >> do you think that's. >> do you think that's. >> well, i, i go further. i think we're in this mess and it is a mess because we allowed the strasbourg court to interfere. if you look at the prisoner voting issue a few years ago where they attempted to interfere, some would argue, beyond their remit . but when beyond their remit. but when cameron was prime minister, we just said, this is none of your business, we're not doing it. and in the end, in the strasbourg court backed down. and that's what we should have done on on the illegal migration bill we could have legislated to

carve out that channel scenario from the competence of the court . we didn't do that, although privately some people think that's what suella braverman wanted to do. but but we're now waiting for a supreme court judgement. a uk supreme court judgement. a uk supreme court judgement. we may not get it till christmas because a judicial recess and other legal technicalities . so we're going technicalities. so we're going to have another summer's worth of this tens of thousands of more people, right? rishi sunak said he would stop the boats . said he would stop the boats. well, he hasn't stopped him yet. he hasn't even failed that one. >> they've only got 16 people. >> they've only got 16 people. >> so what need to do is >> so. so what we need to do is , is to focus on the main issue, which is how do we get flights going to rwanda ? how do we going to rwanda? how do we persuade people there's no point paying persuade people there's no point paying ,10,000 to a people trafficker? because if you get to the uk, you won't be allowed to the uk, you won't be allowed to stay. we need to focus on the heart of the problem and that means telling the echr where to get off. >> but the frustration mark is £170,000 per person to get them

to rwanda . that's what the to rwanda. that's what the costing looks like. surely we when we hear this, it sounds like we've given up on stopping them leaving the shores in france. >> we can't. the prime minister said he would stop the boats. three words absolutely categoric. so we're going to have to stop them and i'm sorry, but what are we paying? >> £500 million to the french for over the next three years? if it's not to stop the boats? what are we paying for? >> well, i think that's a really good question, although i think macron is struggling to run his own country, let alone to. >> shouldn't given him >> we shouldn't have given him half billion. half £1 billion. >> know what? >> do you know what? >> do you know what? >> i certainly i certainly think we should got better value we should have got better value for completely for that money. i completely agree you. for that money. i completely angn you. for that money. i completely angn moments like this, you >> in moments like this, you either or you cry because either laugh or you cry because i do think this whole thing is making of our country making a mockery of our country . you have people who are furious. i mean, we had a video clip there. i think you saw it. mark of children down in port

island tearing their hair out. they're getting they're angry . they're getting they're angry. they're getting they're angry. they don't feel like they're getting much from the government. don't feel like government. they don't feel like potentially their prospects are particularly then they particularly good. and then they see single men see boatloads of single men complaining about accommodation. >> i mean, don't misunderstand me. i'm not trying to change the subject from the bibby stockholm because the heart of it. because it's at the heart of it. but what we ultimately need to do, the way you solve this do, the only way you solve this problem is to stop the migrants coming. that's the only you know, that's what you have to do to of cut the gordian knot to kind of cut the gordian knot . and only way we do that, . and the only way we do that, thatis . and the only way we do that, that is tell a foreign court that is to tell a foreign court it is none of their business. the problem is some in the cabinet regard the echr as holy writ . and until we get past that writ. and until we get past that problem , we're not going to do problem, we're not going to do that. >> we could do that, but then the french will still let the boats leave from their shores, presumably. >> yes . but if presumably. >> yes. but if anyone who's being asked to pay ,10,000 sees that a word would get around that a word would get around that community very quickly , see

that community very quickly, see that community very quickly, see that the last few groups of people who got to the uk shores were then processed and rapidly flown somewhere else and couldn't stay in britain. they'd stopped paying the money at such extra ordinary expense to the taxpayer. >> though . but the deterrent >> though. but the deterrent have to be. >> but look at look at what we're spending now. look at what we're spending now. look at what we're talking about. >> the idea is that you have a large upfront cost and then hopefully, yes , because but we hopefully, yes, because but we have no we don't know for sure whether it will do that job. but, it's we've got to but, i mean, it's we've got to try something. we're spending £6 million a day as it is. think it's now. it's seven now. >> coming in, oh, >> they're coming in, oh, 7 million for cash. they're coming in their hundreds every day. a lot on the weather in lot depends on the weather in the channel. so so lots more will come. we're not going to get a uk supreme court ruling much before christmas as the fundamental heart of the problem is that the strasbourg court is exceeding its authority here. but the truth is, is that there's slim to no chance that we're going to remove ourselves

from that court and the conservatives have what how many months left of being in government? >> no, but. >> no, but. >> well, there's a general election coming. let's not election coming. and let's not prejudge we could have prejudge it. what we could have done, get this done, if you don't get this right, it's to going be very easy to prejudge it. rishi sunak said he would stop the boats right. what we need to right. so look what we need to do is to legislation to say do is to pass legislation to say perfectly legally that in this cross—channel scenario , the echr cross—channel scenario, the echr will not apply. then we have freedom of action. if we don't do that, we'll carry it up, carry on being tied up in legal knots for ages. that is the way through . but it would involve through. but it would involve the cabinet taking a decision that some of them don't want to take. >> well, yes, that policy is often framed as being of the headbanger variety . it really headbanger variety. it really is, isn't it? we will say how how could we ever leave the echr that would remove all of our human rights? i didn't say that. >> emily, you're not listening to i didn't say we had to to me. i didn't say we had to leave the echr. although suella braverman is on the record as saying she indeed . now,

saying she is indeed. now, forgive didn't that. forgive me. i didn't say that. i just said that we would legislate say in this one legislate to say in this one scenario the convention will not apply. i didn't say we had to leave the whole thing. >> so if you don't think we need to% on a purely personal level, i would be prepared to leave it because i think the strasbourg court have gone way beyond what because i think the strasbourg cou conventione way beyond what because i think the strasbourg cou convention wasy beyond what because i think the strasbourg cou convention was designed what because i think the strasbourg cou convention was designed to at the convention was designed to do. >> but even if you don't agree with that, could legislate with that, we could legislate just to say in this cross—channel scenario , no, it cross—channel scenario, no, it won't . that would do it . won't apply. that would do it. >> well, let us know what you think at home. >> let me just do you know what? i was just thinking about that that footage earlier of those local children at the port saying we have we have to go home early now we won't be allowed to play out late because our parents will think we're in dangen our parents will think we're in danger. problem with danger. this is the problem with this absolute chaos of this making of this situation now, division, more and more division and to hear come out that there was sort of hate really from the mouths of those children to say

we don't want these people here, we don't want these people here, we don't want these people here, we don't like these people. some immigrants to this country do an amazing this country has amazing job this country has benefited some immigration benefited from some immigration the last 12 months, 600,000. it's people will say it's too much. that's that's a legal migration. but that to hear that from children i find that i actually find that really disturbing and that's this government's making well it's not as if we don't we're not a generous people. >> i mean, we've taken in something like 200,000 ukrainian refugees is mainly women and children because they're men have stayed to fight against putin's illegal and barbaric invasion. so you can't say no one in britain has ever been generous people. some people have had these ukrainians staying in their family's homes for over a year now. that's right. so in the right circumstances , our people circumstances, our people historically have been prepared to be very generous. but the default position is unless we do something different and even leaving aside the bibby stockholm home, these people who

are trafficked for money by heartless individuals are going to keep coming . so we can either to keep coming. so we can either bewail how awful it is or we can do something about it. i'd rather we did something about mark right . mark right. >> mark francois, lovely to see you as always. right. still to come this morning, more on this issue about the migrants boarding the stockholm. boarding the bibby stockholm. some of them can't do it because they're frightened water. some of them can't do it because the yes. frightened water. some of them can't do it because the yes. andtened water. some of them can't do it because the yes. and some water. some of them can't do it because the yes. and some potentially bad >> yes. and some potentially bad news depend on the bus. news if you depend on the bus. >> is the temperature's rising. >> boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news morning i'm weather on. gb news morning i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. >> it's going to get a bit warmer over the next few days, but still on the cool side today with a north south split still and the south, rain and damp across the south, rain and damp across the south, rain and been trickling and drizzle has been trickling in old star to the day in and murky old star to the day around coast of south wales around the coast of south wales and southwest england. that rain and southwest england. that rain and is heading up and drizzle is heading up towards and things towards the midlands and things clouding over over south east

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newsroom with me, emily carver and bev turner. >> good morning. thank you for joining us so firstly, i'm scared of water. that the scared of water. that is the excuse being used by some asylum seekers to stop them boarding the bibby stockholm only 15 actually six. dean mark whiten announced just moments ago of the proposed 500 migrants spent their first night on the controversial barge . controversial barge. >> that comes as home secretary suella braverman launches a new taskforce to uncover what she calls crooked lawyers. reports surfaced that some are lodging false asylum claims for money and let us know if you are one of these people who is reliant on the bus and is being very underserved. >> according to labour figures, local bus routes are under increasing threat with statistics showing that the number of routes have decreased by as much as 50% over the last decade. by as much as 50% over the last decade . is that impacting you? decade. is that impacting you? yes >> yes. and what are your thoughts on potentially dangerous dogs being banned altogether? new research says an overwhelming majority of brits

want the american bully breed banned , according to a new banned, according to a new survey. our dogs dangerous or are they're just bad owners out there . there. >> i have a confession to make. go on. i'm frightened. of all dogs. >> all dogs. >> all dogs. >> and how do you deal with that? >> with a great deal of embarrassment, actually, i'm frightened. i've got better because my children, thankfully, have not inherited my fear of dogs. they love dogs. so i've had to become a little tougher around them. but when i a around them. but when i have a controversial opinion, i do think some bad think that there are some bad breeds you can be born breeds and that you can be born a bad dog, but perhaps you disagree with me at home. yeah. let us know what these controversial we're be controversial we're going to be discussing a lot more discussing that and a lot more as this morning. first, as well this morning. first, though, ray addison with though, here is ray addison with the . news the very latest. news >> good morning . 10:02. here's >> good morning. 10:02. here's the latest from the newsroom.

our top story, a new taskforce to root out so—called dodgy lawyers has been announced by the government. it follows reports in the daily mail newspaper that solicitor has helped an undercover journalist helped an undercoverjournalist posing as an economic migrant to submit a false application in exchange for thousands of pounds . home secretary suella braverman described the rogue firms as conmen who must face the full force of the law. the new unit will bring together regulatory bodies , law regulatory bodies, law enforcement and other government departments. lord chancellor alex chalk told us no one's above the law. >> yes, i'm absolute comfortable that those who breach their professional duties, who act illegally should be convicted and punished and disgraced . i'm and punished and disgraced. i'm entirely comfortable with that. and indeed there are various agencies , whether it's the agencies, whether it's the office of immigration services commissioner, the national crime agency the they should all agency, the cps, they should all be that. they're playing be doing that. they're playing their part rooting out their part in rooting out illegal practise professionals should not have some kind of immunity simply because they're

lawyers . and i speak as one lawyers. and i speak as one myself. if they behave badly, if they behave illegally, they deserve account . deserve to be held to account. >> a haulage firm that's part of one of the uk's largest transport thought groups may be forced to shut down its site in northern ireland due to brexit. gb news has seen a letter sent by morgan mclernon to staff that blames the consequences of post—brexit arrangements for possible redundancies. the company delivers to every major uk supermarket , but the business uk supermarket, but the business community in northern ireland is still awaiting details about the windsor framework that was signed in february. john martin from the road haulage association says hundreds of jobs could be affected . jobs could be affected. >> and if you're investing tens of millions of pounds in a business case, you need clarity and surety . and that hasn't been and surety. and that hasn't been coming from government. i think the concern is if they tell us the concern is if they tell us the detail, everybody will realise that it's not what the prime minister promised. well in the morgan mclaren group you're talking about hundreds of jobs, but they're not the only company that's pressure at the

that's under pressure at the moment. other moment. a number of other haulage companies and manufacturing companies are already the viability already looking at the viability of businesses in northern of their businesses in northern ireland, the number of bus services in the uk has halved in the last 12.5 years. >> labour found that there were nearly 9000 in the year to march compared to nearly 18,000 in 2011. the west midlands has been the hardest hit, with two thirds of routes cut . but the of routes cut. but the government says labour's criticism is misleading as it's invested £3.5 billion into bus services since 2020. a new report says ofgems energy price cap is costing people money and driving inflation. the centre for policy studies says the limit has gone far beyond its original purpose of protecting customers and the regulator is effectively stunting competition. the department for energy has stressed it's always working to protect households from sky high bills . retail from sky high bills. retail sales slowed last month as wet weather meant consumers had no

reason to restock their summer wardrobes. figures from the british retail consortium found that sales increased by just 1.5. that's down from 2.3% last july . food, drink and homeware july. food, drink and homeware were the high street's best sellers. meanwhile total food sales increased by 8.4% as inflation eased slightly from its march high. a new study has found that obese and overweight people's brains have different appetite control centres to those of people with lower weight. the findings are based on brain scans of more than 1300 young adults with a range of bmi scores, currently almost two thirds of adults in the uk are overweight or living with obesity . sinead o'connor's obesity. sinead o'connor's family has invited people to line the irish seafront to say a last goodbye this morning . the last goodbye this morning. the 56 year old grammy winning artist was found unresponsive when police were called to a

home in south east london last month. the cortege will travel over the bray seafront and continue past her former home in montebello , where she lived for montebello, where she lived for 15 years. a host of tributes flooded in upon news of the singer's death , including from singer's death, including from stars such as russell crowe , stars such as russell crowe, annie lennox and cyndi lauper. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car on digital radio, and on your smart speaker by saying, play gb news. now let's get back to emily and . bev let's get back to emily and. bev >> good morning. thank you very much for joining >> good morning. thank you very much forjoining me and emily this morning. we're going to read some of your emails now. you've been getting in touch this morning. said, how can this morning. john said, how can the migrant crossers the the migrant crossers fear the water when they cross the channel on dangerous boats? and stephen said, in my opinion, this government is useless every single tory mp should be deselected at the next election by the electorate the uk. by the electorate of the uk. maybe they will understand

maybe then they will understand the people. maybe then they will understand the there e. maybe then they will understand the there is a huge amount of >> there is a huge amount of frustration every angle frustration in every angle really of what's going on. yes, those refusing to get on the barge, the lawyers who are working as activists, some say, and then the government just being seemingly incapable , bill, being seemingly incapable, bill, of stopping what's going on. richard says the government and civil service are not fit for purpose . they're not doing what purpose. they're not doing what they are being requested to do. and leave the and david, we need to leave the echr stop the boats. that's echr to stop the boats. that's the only thing that will work. it goes on. >> it does. and barry saying again, why does the government not the navy to not call in the royal navy to stop mid—channel stop these boats? mid—channel they've this. when they've trained for this. when is training going be is this training going to be implemented? that implemented? let us ask that question guest this question to our guest this morning. johnson with morning. stanley johnson is with us. good morning, stanley. thank you joining us. why you so much forjoining us. why can't the royal get can't the royal navy get involved, think, and stop involved, do you think, and stop the boats? mid—channel >> it probably could, but that would require a political decision, i think. and i said thatis decision, i think. and i said that is the answer. and the government would have to say we are going to stop them. we don't

want them to come. and then it would have to square that with various international international commitments. and i think that's the government isn't yet in that in that position because we are bound by international law. as far as the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers are concerned . moreover, seekers are concerned. moreover, we've kind of got out of the eu , eu concept here. it's a pity because i think there was a chance when we were still in the eu. of course we would expect me to say this of having a kind of collective approach to this issue and i'm not sure about that because have countries that because you have countries within the who have a liberal within the eu who have a liberal perspective on this and then other countries who completely want borders . want to shut the borders. >> not sure there would >> so i'm not sure there would ever wide cooperation ever be an eu wide cooperation to extent that everyone to the extent that everyone agreed how many migrants agreed exactly how many migrants were in each country and were allowed in each country and how asylum claims. well, how many asylum claims. well, there there wasn't eu, as there wasn't there wasn't eu, as it were frontier, and that was monitored, somebody monitored, monitored by somebody called frontex. >> there were rules >> and there were various rules which have to be which said you have to be returned the country where returned to the country where you where you where you end up.

>> very well, though. did it, stanley? >> well, certainly were better than present situation, than the present situation, that's for sure. >> i've heard you talk that's for sure. >in i've heard you talk that's for sure. >in fact, i've heard you talk that's for sure. >in fact, you've heard you talk that's for sure. >in fact, you've hotfooted talk that's for sure. >in fact, you've hotfooted italk . in fact, you've hotfooted it from jacob rees—mogg's house where you were last night. but i've with with i've heard you talk with with almost like a little bit of conflict that you have emotionally about this topic. given you are the grandson given that you are the grandson of illegal immigrants, refugees , asylum. >> not sure they were illegal asylum seekers . i put it this asylum seekers. i put it this way. what was the story? my turkey grandfather was a very senior politician whose life was being threatened and he was warned, get your family out. get your family out to safety. my grandmother , who was heavily grandmother, who was heavily pregnant with my father, arrived in bournemouth in, i think, september the beginning of or maybe the in august 1909. she had my father on september the 4th, 1909. she died in childbirth and he was brought up well . well, that doesn't quite well. well, that doesn't quite make him an illegal immigrant. if you see what i mean. because

they weren't. but i have yes, i have great sympathy. in fact, i should have said to rees—mogg last night, didn't you come from wales, for example? oh well that's ridiculous thing to say. >> stanley. it's exactly the >> stanley. it's not exactly the same, but someone popping on a on from albania, is it on a boat from albania, is it really? i don't know . really? i don't know. >> or india might have been thinking, thinking given. thinking, just thinking given. >> was in >> given that your son was in charge of for , for fairly charge of this for, for a fairly long time, do you think he was also so slightly emotionally conflicted by the by the by the peril of wanting to live and find safety in another country and therefore, he took his foot off the off the gas on this? >> well, i think we all are. just look around us. just look around. i mean, this is about the most multiculture country, as you can you can imagine . go as you can you can imagine. go to america . think of that. so, to america. think of that. so, yes, i we're all all yes, i think we're all we're all conflicted on this. and when the word of illegal immigrants is used, it's a tricky word. these are people who have not had their asylum recognised. now, what are we trying to do? we're

trying to say we're going to block people who haven't got their asylum recognised. we prefer to see them have processed in a third country. what we're saying now is this at any rate , get people off to any rate, get people off to where we said rwanda. we're waiting to see whether rwanda works. essentially it's no good. ispent works. essentially it's no good. i spent a bit of time in ascension, you know, not so long ago . and i'll tell you, it's not ago. and i'll tell you, it's not the place. >> no, that's not. but but but i'm just thinking, isn't isn't part of the problem is that politicians and prime ministers, people like your son, boris , people like your son, boris, never have to live in the communities where too much immigration happen in such a short space of time is completely altered. the complexion of their town and therefore they can't relate to how important this issue is for people. whether would people. whether that's i would say, legal or illegal immigration. >> you know, it's interesting, interesting thought. of course, >> you know, it's interesting, interestiri] thought. of course, >> you know, it's interesting, interestiri was ught. of course, >> you know, it's interesting, interestiri was brought course, >> you know, it's interesting, interestiri was brought upurse, >> you know, it's interesting, interestiri was brought up the, we were i was brought up the still live there last 70 years in in west west somerset and the immigrants there people who come from cornwall, you know, and

it's not exactly the same as , it's not exactly the same as, you know, in a city and of course, up in boston where we went not too long ago . went not too long ago. >> but you know what what you said about people being conflicted and politicians are conflicted and politicians are conflicted about this. what we needis conflicted about this. what we need is politicians with bit need is politicians with a bit of gumption and a conviction to actually make difficult decisions that may sound tough on the surface, but actually end up saving lives in the channel end up, you know, preventing us from wasting huge, huge amounts of money. we need politicians who are able to put aside the emotive arguments and actually, you know , come to a plan. but you know, come to a plan. but i want to ask you about what braverman suella braverman has been saying about crooked immigration, immigration lawyers. she says they must be rooted out and brought to justice. yes the majority of lawyers act with integrity, but we know some are lying to help illegal migrants game the system. do you believe that's widespread? >> i'm all for suella braverman taking a tough line. i think talking toughness. i think if you can make the rwanda policy

work, it might have the deterrent effect, which it's meant to have . it did work in meant to have. it did work in nauru on the law on the lawyer point, i don't think i'm going to risk saying i think there are lots and lots of corrupt lawyers. i don't think i'm just not qualified, qualified to say that i don't i don't have that i don't have i don't have the evidence . the evidence. >> ask you also this >> let me ask you also this morning , liz truss well, liz morning, liz truss is well, liz truss is let's let's say is on the page of the daily star the front page of the daily star this morning. about her this morning. this is about her pm resignation , an list that the pm resignation, an list that the number she's she wants to give out 14 gongs for the rac one for every three days that she was in office going going gong do you think that's appropriate or should she because she was in office for such a long a short penod office for such a long a short period of time, should she just have said actually, i'm not going to give out any gongs? >> interesting point. i mean, prime ministers do have a way of having, you know, yes. resignation not even resignation no, not even resignation. was demolition resignation. this was demolition on this on this list. yeah.

>> demolition on us. yes. >> demolition on us. yes. >> and demolition on it. very good. well, i think there is, in fact, a very, very strong case for taking a look not just at the honours system, but taking a look at the whole composition of the house of lords. i just think we've got to a stage where it can't go on as it is. and i would say prime ministers need to think very, very carefully before recommending additions . before recommending additions. >> well, of course boris recommended you . recommended you. >> i can't tell about that. i have no idea. you know, i don't well, according to the reports that put up for that he put you up for a knighthood and rishi sunak said you're your dad you're not giving your dad a knighthood. thought. well, knighthood. nice thought. well, you more than i've been. you know more than i've been. i've 12. i've been abroad for 12. >> you discussed >> surely. surely you discussed that over sunday. >> you must have done stanley nice. >> you % have nice nice. >> you have nice thought. >> you must have nice thought. nice happily, happily. >> you must have nice thought. nice out happily, happily. >> you must have nice thought. nice out ofappily, happily. >> you must have nice thought. nice out of the ly, happily. >> you must have nice thought. nice out of the countryily. >> you must have nice thought. nice out of the country for i've been out of the country for so things go on and so long. these things go on and sometimes an occasional. sometimes i get an occasional. have seen the times? well have you seen the times? well no. i've been in different parts of the world. >> would have accepted it if >> would you have accepted it if rishi okayed your son's rishi had okayed your son's gong? would you have said, yeah, i'll that? i worked i i'll take that? i worked hard. i

raised i'll take that? i worked hard. i raisyou i'm reminded of >> you know, i'm reminded of them. is it the fourth commandment and honour thy father and thy mother, thy days may be long in the land that the lord giveth thee. i'd say, lord god giveth thee. i'd say, well , someone's lord god giveth thee. i'd say, well, someone's making an effort to the fourth commandment. to obey the fourth commandment. i if it is the i might be wrong if it is the fourth, someone would this i >> -- >> and stanley, seeing as we have you here, i must ask you about harriet harman's comments. have you here, i must ask you adon't-iarriet harman's comments. have you here, i must ask you adon't know: harman's comments. have you here, i must ask you adon't know ifiarman's comments. have you here, i must ask you adon't know if you've s comments. i don't know if you've seen them. that the four them. she said that the four conservative mps who ruled boris johnson mislead the commons johnson did mislead the commons carried out a heroic service. what do you make of that ? what do you make of that? >> well, i'll tell you something . i may not know much, much about lawyers , but i do think about lawyers, but i do think that harriet harman misspoke totally then. and i think that she should have i think the legal word is recused herself right at the beginning because anybody who read her is the word tweet. >> yes. tweets and that sort of thing should have made it. >> it was absolutely clear that she was not a stitch up . well, she was not a stitch up. well, it was absolutely clear that she

was not the person to chair that committee . now, as to the as to committee. now, as to the as to the opinions of the gentleman on the opinions of the gentleman on the conservative gentleman who decides to side with the majority . well, to create the majority. well, to create the majority, if you see if you see what i mean, i don't have much to say for them. i think it's i'm going to leave it at that and not heroic. >> we've got to move on. >> we've got to move on. >> but i've just got one more question. it's front page of the paper last week said that your son was talking to itv about doing celebrity. me son was talking to itv about doirof celebrity. me son was talking to itv about doirof here.celebrity. me son was talking to itv about doirof here. following me son was talking to itv about doirof here. following in me son was talking to itv about doirof here. following in your out of here. following in your footsteps. do you think he should do it? >> have tremendous fun. >> he would have tremendous fun. absolutely tremendous fun. that's and wonderful that's what i and the wonderful thing weeks or thing is. for three weeks or actually 19 days, in my case, no phone, nothing to write with , phone, nothing to write with, just a few thoughts and the wonderful to talk to wonderful chance to talk to people like becky vardy and amir khan dennis wise, jennie khan and dennis wise, jennie mcalpine , i remember them all. mcalpine, i remember them all. >> what do you recommend when you sit down having sunday lunch? >> he'll have tremendous fun. >> he'll have tremendous fun. >> is he going to do it, do you think?

>> i very much. no, he can't go in after matt hancock did though, can he? >> no. the embarrassment. >> no. the embarrassment. >> stanley johnson, lovely to see you. thank you for coming in this morning. right. to this morning. right. still to come, releases figures come, labour releases figures showing in showing that local bus routes in england declined england have declined by 50% since this britain's since 2010. this is britain's newsroom on gb news. >> warm feeling inside from >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello, alex degen here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. it will warm up over the next couple of days . today, a bit of couple of days. today, a bit of a north south split with dull and damp conditions in the south. something a bit brighter further it's very further north. but it's very windy thanks to windy in the far north thanks to this area of low pressure this deep area of low pressure named the named storm hans by the norwegian service, norwegian weather service, bringing windy bringing some wet and windy conditions to scandinavia. the low pressure affecting us isn't as just making for as intense, it's just making for as intense, it's just making for a fairly damp day over parts of the midlands. south wales and after a measly start it might get a little brighter in the south—west that light rain and drizzle spreading to anglia drizzle spreading to east anglia and south yorkshire,

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gb news. >> good morning. it's 1022. >> good morning. it's1022. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with emily carver this morning and bev turner. now, thank you for joining this morning and bev turner. now, thank you forjoining us. now, thank you for joining us. the number of local bus routes in england has halved since 2011, with more than 8000 services cut . services cut. >> that's despite the department for transport saying the government invested £3.5

government has invested £3.5 billion since 2020 to back our buses. where is it going? >> i do not know. well, the west midlands has been the hardest hit region in england and our reporter jack carson joins us now from birmingham this morning . so just explain a little bit more about this, jack. how many buses are? oh, there's a bus going by as we talk. that one's not been cut. but how many have? >> well, in the last year alone, with 2000 buses, this labour research estimates aren't running services any more. looking back, since 2010, they reckon it's a cut of around 50, with more than 8000 services slashed here in the west midlands. they say it's the hardest hitting region . but of hardest hitting region. but of course for communities all around the country, buses, some for some people are a lifeline of course, particularly those older people that may live out more in the countryside, more in the smaller towns across the country, of course, use the buses to go to the shops and go and see friends so they don't

feel so isolated. so it is concerning that buses are being slashed . but of course, the slashed. but of course, the government do say that this data is misleading. they say that they've spending a lot of money. of course, we know on new year's day they brought in that £2 bus cap, they? that's cap, didn't they? that's been extended october this extended until october this yeah extended until october this year. but they're running a £2.50 single fare bus cap until november 2024. they say that's costing them £500 million. transport minister richard holden says this is another cynical attempt by labour to distract the british people from their from distract the british people from theirfrom labour's distract the british people from their from labour's appalling record. they say on public transport. but they say that labour's fare hikes are discouraging the bus use in london and say that the conservatives are backing buses. but of course when it comes to labour and this research, this is all around their idea and their plan to refer form the way that buses work in the uk with allowing communities to take back control of their bus services, lowering the legal hurdles with franchising and lifting the legal ban on

municipi all bus ownership . municipi all bus ownership. >> okay, thank you, jack. thank you very much. well, joining us now this morning is alice ridley, spokesperson for the campaign for better transport . campaign for better transport. alice, what do you make of these numbers ? numbers? >> well, unfortunately , we found >> well, unfortunately, we found exactly the same thing . exactly the same thing. >> we've done our own research over the last decade. and we found that buses have been cut quite substantially. and we know from speaking to passengers that buses are being cut, that services been reduced. and services have been reduced. and it's really it's a really, really big problem the country . problem across the country. >> government says >> alice, the government says says that these figures are misleading and that they've put £3.5 billion into the bus services since 2020 alone. is it the case that the government are chopping services that aren't being used enough . being used enough. >> the government have definitely put some money into bus services , which has been bus services, which has been welcomed. and they and your reporter mentioned the fares offer, which is which was we very much welcome, which is helping fares in

helping cap single bus fares in england and which has helped bnng england and which has helped bring some passengers back. but overall, isn't enough overall, there just isn't enough money out there for buses , which money out there for buses, which is in buses being cut is resulting in buses being cut . those not buses that . and those are not buses that weren't necessarily. weren't being used necessarily. these being these are buses that were being used. to people on a used. we speak to people on a regular basis who's boss has been cut with a bus which was well used. the bus, which was regular, which is really impacted on their lives, which has prevented them from maybe getting or getting getting to work or to getting into prevented into education or just prevented them into town to them from getting into town to do shopping. so these cuts do their shopping. so these cuts are very real. they are happening. yes, there has been some extra funding from government, but it just simply isn't enough. and it's not getting right places at getting to the right places at the minute. getting to the right places at the alice, e. all see often >> alice, we all see often i mean, you know, in london, mean, you know, here in london, not common, but there not as common, but there definitely is when you're outside of the city centre, empty sometimes empty buses, sometimes you've got to bumper, five buses got bumper to bumper, five buses and lane and there might and a bus lane and there might be 2 or 3 people sat on each bus. is there no more creative way that can transport people way that we can transport people without having to use these huge vehicles at certain times of the day which have nobody on them .

day which have nobody on them. >> i think there are always going to be, you know, some routes where unfortunately, you know, aren't going to be as well used. but that doesn't necessarily mean that those 2 or 3 on that bus aren't 3 people on that bus aren't don't need the bus. and there isn't necessarily an alternative for those people. so those people be trying get to people may be trying to get to work they may not have work and they may not have another option. while another option. so while some buses full buses are obviously very full and are less full, and some buses are less full, but we do need to recognise that people people other people some people have no other option. whilst we cannot, you option. so whilst we cannot, you know, bus know, guarantee that every bus is full to the is going to be full to the rafters with every journey, even if the bus is half empty, it's still important route. still an important bus route. it's still serving an, you know, and an important and providing an important service the people are service to the people that are on it. we do need to balance on it. so we do need to balance that. sometimes buses aren't going full, but going to be completely full, but that not needed or used. they're not needed or used. >> i think very difficult >> i think it's a very difficult one for the government because, you you can't keep you know, you can't keep completely cost ineffective services they do services running even if they do help out a few people. but but could you tell us a little bit about how much this is actually

impacting , people the impacting people, people on the ground? i can imagine in ground? because i can imagine in large swathes country, it large swathes of the country, it is very, very difficult to is very, very, very difficult to get around if you don't drive . get around if you don't drive. >> yes. and of course , what we >> yes. and of course, what we have to remember, this is not a small minority of people using buses, buses are a very, you know, used millions of people buses, buses are a very, you know, day.i millions of people buses, buses are a very, you know, day. there illions of people buses, buses are a very, you know, day. there areyns of people buses, buses are a very, you know, day. there are most people buses, buses are a very, you know, day. there are most usedle every day. there are most used form of public transport. and around a fifth of uk households do have access to a car. so do not have access to a car. so a completely reliant on public transport. not a small transport. so it's not a small minority these minority of people using these things. you know, they're extremely important. they're extremely important to the economy. buses, people economy. without buses, people can't to work, get can't get to work, can't get into they can't use into education, they can't use services, go services, they can't go shopping. a there's shopping. so there's a there's an that, you know, we're an element that, you know, we're paying an element that, you know, we're paying the economy and an element that, you know, we're payinykeeping the economy and an element that, you know, we're payinykeeping the he economy and an element that, you know, we're payinykeeping the economyny and we're keeping the economy moving. unless we can keep moving. and unless we can keep the country moving, getting people need to be, the country moving, getting peo economy need to be, the country moving, getting peo economy will need to be, the country moving, getting peo economy will struggle be, the country moving, getting peo economy will struggle and the economy will struggle and will suffer. buses are hugely will suffer. so buses are hugely important just the people important not just to the people to them, but to people who important not just to the people to useem, but to people who important not just to the people to use them.t to people who important not just to the people to use them. and)eople who important not just to the people to use them. and another,ho important not just to the people to use them. and another, you don't use them. and another, you know, thing that buses know, another thing that buses do reduce congestion do is they reduce congestion and they they reduce they stop you know, they reduce they stop you know, they reduce the of cars on the road. the number of cars on the road. so buses helpful to car so buses are helpful to car drivers well. drivers as well. >> we've come a long way,

>> hm we've come a long way, haven't we, since the days, i think it was. margaret thatcher said the age said that anybody over the age of 25 that finds themselves on a bus should consider themselves to i mean, that to be a failure. i mean, that phrase now, that's so phrase now, i mean, that's so extraordinary, really, to think that how used think that that's how we used to think about that was only about buses and that was only the think was saying the 80s. i think she was saying that. 70s. yeah that. late 70s. yeah >> i think unfortunately, >> and i think unfortunately, that of attitude has kind that kind of attitude has kind of prevailed and which has meant that buses are viewed you that buses are viewed as, you know, something, for people, that buses are viewed as, you kncold;omething, for people, that buses are viewed as, you kncold people 1g, for people, that buses are viewed as, you kncold people ,j, for people, that buses are viewed as, you kncold people , for for people, that buses are viewed as, you kncold people , for young)eople, for old people, for young people, before they learn to drive , you know, something drive, you know, something that's second class that's kind of a second class form transport and that just form of transport and that just isn't the case. lot of people isn't the case. a lot of people are not drive now. are choosing not to drive now. a lot people can't afford to lot of people can't afford to drive. a lot people can't drive. a lot of people can't drive. a lot of people can't drive whatever reason. and drive for whatever reason. and we just kind cast we cannot just kind of cast those people to one side and say they count. know, they don't count. you know, buses important buses are extremely important and to maintain good and we need to maintain a good bus for the bus service not just for the people it, but for the rest people use it, but for the rest of the country and for the economy. >> yeah. alice, thank you. thank you much indeed for you very much indeed for campaign better transport. campaign for better transport. i used to i used to get the bus all way a night out.

all the way from a night out. >> all the way home. it would probably about an 15 probably take about an hour, 15 minutes a.m. probably take about an hour, 15 minutes am. in the minutes at about 1 am. in the morning after a night out. probably a little bit dangerous, actually. thinking it now, probably a little bit dangerous, actu survivediking it now, probably a little bit dangerous, actu survived aing it now, probably a little bit dangerous, actu survived a single it now, probably a little bit dangerous, actusurvived a single woman, v, you survived a single woman, single quite nice little single girl, quite a nice little nap time, have thought. then nap time, i'd have thought. then you up the bus station. you end up at the bus station. >> is. it is. it is. it >> but it is. it is. it is. it is— >> but it is. it is. it is. it is about it is liberation. particularly for teenagers like my 14 year daughter. now, my 14 year old daughter. now, she believe that she can she can't believe that she can jump she can't believe that she can jump and buses and get jump on and off buses and get around on her and that's around on her own. and that's wonderful. terms of wonderful. that's in terms of growing brilliant. you growing up, it's brilliant. you all been getting in touch as well? migrant issue. john well? migrant barge issue. john has read one. has said. we've read that one. richard and richard said the government and the service are not fit the civil service are not fit for they're not doing for purpose. they're not doing what they're to do. what they're requested to do. and said migration this and leona said migration in this country deliberate country is deliberate and orchestrated. bibby stockholm, i believe, to believe, is in addition to hotels holiday to hotels and holiday camps to warehouse with esg warehouse our guests with esg on the and digital the forefront and digital ids looming it's to think our looming, it's hard to think our nafion looming, it's hard to think our nation a little of nation a little bit of conspiratorial thinking there from leon. i don't see it as conspiratorial, leon. i see you just joining the dots. i just see you as having a very open mind as to what might be going

on, which we it is at the moment staggering that they haven't been able to deal with it yet. >> right. >> right. >> we're going to be next joined by dawn neesom and nigel by dawn dawn neesom and nigel nelson studio debate nelson in the studio to debate the stories day. the top stories of the day. >> first, let's the news >> but first, let's get the news with ray addison . with ray addison. >> good morning. 10:31. our top story , a new taskforce to root story, a new taskforce to root out so—called dodgy lawyers has been announced by the government . it follows reports in the daily mail that solicitors helped an undercover journalist helped an undercoverjournalist posing as an economic migrant to submit a false application in exchange for thousands of pounds . home secretary suella braverman says rogue firms are con men who must face the full force of the law . a haulage firm force of the law. a haulage firm that's part of one of the uk's largest transport groups may be forced to shut down its site in northern ireland due to brexit. it gb news has seen a letter sent by morgan mclernon to staff

that blames the consequences of post—brexit arrangements for possible redundancies. the company delivers to every major uk supermarket the number of bus services in the uk has halved since 2011. labour found that there were nearly 9000in the year to march. that's down from nearly 18,000in 2011. however, the government says labour's criticism is misleading as it's invested £3.5 billion into bus services since 2020. and a new study has found that obese and overweight people's brains have different appetite control centres to those of people of lower weight research . others lower weight research. others came to their conclusions after scanning the brains of more than 1300 young adults across a range of bmi scores, currently almost two thirds of adults in the uk are overweight or living with obesity. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gbnews.com . direct

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gb news. good morning. it's 1037 gb news. good morning. it's1037 with britain's newsroom on gb news with bev turner and emily carver this morning. >> you are indeed. >> you are indeed. >> now is the windsor framework established to replace the northern ireland protocol actually ? well? actually working? well? >> morgan mclennan, a major haulage company, has sent letters to staff open letters to staff to open a consultation period around the closure of its only site in northern ireland. >> the letter blames post—brexit arrangements for damaging the company's bottom line. >> the road haulage association in northern ireland has told gb news the latest evidence news it's the latest evidence that windsor framework is that the windsor framework is not working . not working. >> yesterday afternoon we

>> late yesterday afternoon we were informed morgan were informed that morgan mclernon of a bigger group mclernon part of a bigger group of companies, cleaner group, are in the process of consulting staff with a view to closing the business down within northern ireland. well, it's a combination of things. logistics is a very finely balanced business. small profit margins, high volumes , high costs, any high volumes, high costs, any disruption to that market will tip it in the wrong direction. well as i said, the morgan mclernon business is part of the cleaner group and they're obviously looking at it from a uk or a european perspective. there is no indication that they're to going close any part of their business in gb or europe. so they have seen probably the northern ireland business as a business that they're not making sufficient return on. the prime minister sold the framework document as solving all the problems for northern ireland in relation to the protocol. it hasn't delivered what was promised and in actual fact a lot of people would say that it's more onerous than what the protocol was . than what the protocol was. information has been slow coming from government. we are

currently engaging with them on a weekly basis to get better clarity that clarity hasn't been forthcoming . and if you're forthcoming. and if you're investing tens of millions of poundsin investing tens of millions of pounds in a business, you need clarity and surety and that hasn't been coming from government. well, in the morgan mclaren group, you're talking about hundreds jobs , but about hundreds of jobs, but they're not the only company that's pressure at that's under pressure at the moment. number other moment. a number of other haulage companies and manufacturing are manufacturing companies are already looking at the viability of businesses in northern of their businesses in northern ireland. certainly my main ireland. well, certainly my main concern have been so concern would have been more so with their smaller haulage companies. however, as we've seen cleaner group, seen from the cleaner group, it's also the large companies that finding it difficult to that are finding it difficult to trade. yes, i would say that the market will change considerably, both in relation to the haulage companies and in relation to manufacturers who are based both in gb and in northern ireland. >> well, that's bad news for rishi sunak. it's one of his things he's been bragging about actually. has he the windsor actually. has he got the windsor framework right? if that starts to crumble, that's not good news at conservatives.

at all for the conservatives. right. are in the right. we are joined in the studio neesom and studio now by dawn neesom and nigel we like to nigel nelson. we like to think you're ken our three you're our ken to our three barbies today. >> the honorary male. yes. >> the honorary male. yes. >> well , you >> the honorary male. yes. >> well, you kennedy today channel your kennedy. >> come on, do the matt hancock dance. you know you dance. come on. you know you want right the matt hancock want to right the matt hancock dance. oh, this so dance. oh, is this so embarrassing we ought embarrassing that we ought to see ? yeah. see it? yeah. >> not mention that, man. >> let's not mention that, man. otherwise, as you know, the steam to out of my steam starts to come out of my ears. suella braverman. dawn neesom. yes waging war against the lawyers that she says are crooked and saying that they should have a life sentence . should have a life sentence. >> this is the front page of the daily mail and the lefty lawyers. i don't think suella can actually say the word lawyer without putting the word lefty in front of it. can't blame her. to be fair. yeah, she is a waging war on the migration lawyers. it's been a big male investigate nation. they've done a sterling job and they've done a sterling job and they've done a they have a brilliant job. they have done a brilliant job. they have done a brilliant job. they have done a brilliant okay. but a brilliant job. okay. but suella is no, no, we were suella is saying no, no, we were working before the mal working on this before the mal got as well. so is got involved as well. so this is something the

something called the professional enablers taskforce. it's training frontline immigration staff to identify and report suspect activity with claims from asylum seekers being processed by lawyers who might have ulterior motives , i.e. have ulterior motives, i.e. making a load of money and telling lies. so some some lawyers, not all, some are very good, obviously have been found to be what encouraging coaching asylum claim migrate agents basically to claim sexual torture beatings slave labour and they're even helping them get anti depressants to prove their cases. it's like you know your mental health has been affected so and this was secret camera work wasn't it, that the male did the male have done. yes absolutely. >> and i understand as i understand it, three law firms have been closed as a result have now been closed as a result of this investigation. >> be many more >> and there will be many more now, this is is there's now, the this is this is there's a meeting going on today a big meeting going on today with schuldt, the lord with alex schuldt, the lord chancellor, the chancellor, as well. but the problem i is the problem i have is the immigration act from 1971 said that unlawful that assisting unlawful immigration to the uk carry is

life imprisonment. none of this is new. so we're having this this conference today where they're getting front page headunes they're getting front page headlines like they're actually doing something for once. and it's like, what you doing beforehand? >> then they're a legal >> then they're making a legal things more illegal. >> this exactly exactly i >> -- >> emily which has got echoes of the ascension islands story yesterday, nigel, because , of yesterday, nigel, because, of course, that wasn't new either . course, that wasn't new either. >> no, that's been around for ages. mean, they've tried ages. yeah i mean, they've tried . ascension was brought up. i mean, certainly about five years ago. jacob rees—mogg mentions, mentions that it was , it mentions that it was, it happened at his time in government. they ruled it out, but it would cost £1 million per migrants. so that wouldn't work . they've tried all sorts of mad things they've thought about uninhabited scottish islands. but again , you have to build the but again, you have to build the infrastructure there to make it work. it becomes terribly expensive . so at the moment it expensive. so at the moment it seems to be the government are desperately looking for gimmicks which i think the bibby stockholm is another example of a gimmick. but hang on, that's because get their

because they can't get their deterrence because they deterrence to work because they have so many legal challenges. >> of course, the opposition isn't on board. you know, they are fair to them, are trying to be fair to them, but they're trying be but they're trying to be terribly fair. >> but mean, it comes to >> but i mean, when it comes to the lawyers that i mean, dawn is absolutely right that the if a lawyer for acts illegally and tries asylum seeker tries to make an asylum seeker lie on a document to try and get asylum , i'm that lawyer should asylum, i'm that lawyer should at the very least be struck off at the very least be struck off at the very least be struck off at the most go to jail. i agree with that totally. we're with that totally. but we're confusing a load of different lawyers here. those crooked lawyers here. those are crooked lawyers here. those are crooked lawyers when it comes to lawyers who are challenging decisions within the law. that is their job. >> well, yes . >> well, yes. >> well, yes. >> listen, what do what do we make of the latest one, then? the lawyers have blocked 20 asylum seekers from getting on the bibby stockholm because of claiming have a fear of claiming they have a fear of water. they came over here on boats across the channel. >> yeah, but if they've actually seen people drown, they may well do. but again , that's why it do. but again, that's why it works isn't it. >> because there is that.

>> because there is that. >> oh but, but it is the lawyer's job to challenge something like this, especially if you don't believe that we should be offshoring asylum seekers either four feet off of portland and portland port or 4000 miles to rwanda . 4000 miles to rwanda. >> well, the government has said if you don't get on the barge, then essentially we well, it's then essentially we well, it's the barge or nothing is what they're saying. and i think that goes down quite well with a lot of public are looking at of the public who are looking at the barge and thinking it doesn't look bad. doesn't look that bad. >> what do they mean? >> yeah, but what do they mean? nothing. what do they mean? nothing. but what do they mean? >> that that means that they're just going stay a hotel, just going to stay in a hotel, though, doesn't it? that means that continue to stay in that they continue to stay in the the taxpayer's the hotel at the taxpayer's expense. mean they're expense. it doesn't mean they're literally going to let them go free on. free and walk on. >> no. >> no. >> and we don't want that ehhen >> and we don't want that either, of course, because that would a safety risk. so it's would be a safety risk. so it's to the communities. >> i'm the load i mean, >> i'm the load out. i mean, you're not you're not actually imprisoned if you're asylum imprisoned if you're an asylum seeker, on the boat. seeker, you're not on the boat. they'll able to come ashore, they'll be able to come ashore, go they'll be able to come ashore, 9° 9° they'll be able to come ashore, go go on buses into town. >> argument against that >> but the argument against that is, totally agree.

is, i mean, i totally agree. it's a prison ship. it's not a prison ship. obviously sounds much better obviously it sounds much better than most. a lot of people live in country, but the in this country, but the argument that argument against that is a prison ship because they have to argument against that is a pri escorted because they have to argument against that is a pri escorted through they have to argument against that is a pri escorted through the port e to argument against that is a pri escorted through the port soo be escorted through the port so they're allowed to get off they're not allowed to get off at they to have an at will. they have to have an escort. so in theory, it's not their as when they get their choice as to when they get on off. on and off. >> should we do bit of ulez? >> should we do a bit of ulez? >> should we do a bit of ulez? >> yes, it's a very controversial topic. nigel this is of your stories, front is one of your stories, front page of the daily telegraph. is one of your stories, front pageoh, the daily telegraph. is one of your stories, front pageoh, yes.)aily telegraph. is one of your stories, front pageoh, yes.)aily tit'sjraph. is one of your stories, front pageoh, yes.)aily tit's dozens tory oh, yes. well, it's dozens of sunak they fear 2026 of mps tell sunak they fear 2026 move be ulez for rural move could be ulez for rural communities. mean, communities. yes, i mean, they're is they're talking about is changing oil oil boilers over to heat pumps , as george eustice, heat pumps, as george eustice, the former environment secretary, is saying that this this works out as a kind of ulez for the countryside . for the countryside. >> right? >> right? >> so it's not really ulez not about it's not a you know, we can only go on the information that we're given here. >> this is the ban on new oil boilers , which comes in in three boilers, which comes in in three years time. and the problem here, here all the way through is that you've got mps now

saying, oh, the elections coming. people don't like the idea of paying for net zero. and the difficulty is we're not to going get there. that if we keep opposing each single measure that comes up, getting to net zero is going to be really difficult. and we've had the worst kind of climate changes this year. it's been june was the record hottest month ever. we had the hottest day ever in july . you've had antarctic ice july. you've had antarctic ice melting at the rate of ten times as the land mass of the uk. >> nigel. nigel nigel. >> nigel. nigel nigel. >> this is what people do. they give these statistics about the globe temperature and the weather we've experienced and climate change. and then they say that means we have to get rid of our gas boilers. and a lot of people are thinking, okay, if we all got rid of our gas boilers tomorrow, how well would that change the global temperature ? temperature? >> well, if we don't all act together, it's a global problem , so we're not acting together. >> that's the issue for people.

>> that's the issue for people. >> indeed it is. and >> well, indeed it is. and obviously a small change in china, as the chinese don't never to remind us, would never cease to remind us, would do more for the climate than a big change in britain. i take that. i take that point on board. but the whole thing is that if we don't all pull together to deal with climate change and go for the net zero target of 2050, nothing's going to change. >> it sounds a bit camilla tominey a little bit idealistic. >> well, i mean, the whole thing is it's whether you believe in it or not. you believe that it or not. if you believe that climate change is actually a manmade phenomena, we've got to do terms manmade phenomena, we've got to do generating terms manmade phenomena, we've got to do generating power terms manmade phenomena, we've got to do generating power for terms manmade phenomena, we've got to do generating power for ourrms of generating power for our houses. >> it's still beggars >> dawn it's still beggars belief me that new belief for me that every new house built , every house that is built, every single house, i mean no single new house, i mean no other building that many, but every new house that is built should facility should have some facility to generate electricity. generate their own electricity. every single should have every single one should have solar roof of solar panels on the roof of course. not necessarily course. yeah. not necessarily to save planet, i'm save the planet, because i'm also bit unconvinced also a little bit unconvinced about the impact that man is having. you look at the having. if you look at the climate over the climate change over the thousands years, rather than thousands of years, rather than just lifetime, but i like

just in our lifetime, but i like the people being self the idea of people being self sustainable and having solar panels their panels panels on their solar panels with insulated with their water fully insulated and these things and all of these things insulating all of these things 6my insulating all of these things apply houses that apply and all the houses that we're building are we're not currently building are should, things. >> and don't understand why >> and i don't understand why that's a problem, because not only will it save planet in only will it save the planet in inverted it will inverted commas, but it will get people's bills down and people's fuel bills down and stop being reliant on stop us being reliant on countries and russia, countries like china and russia, which a huge which as we know, is a huge security risk . so it makes security risk. so it makes perfect sense. security risk. so it makes peryou've1se. security risk. so it makes peryou've just outlined labour >> you've just outlined labour policy actually on this one. really they're talking about insulating . the whole idea is insulating. the whole idea is insulation . oh oh, that policy . insulation. oh oh, that policy. >> that was yesterday. >> that was yesterday. >> let's have a look at this ridiculous , unbelievably ridiculous, unbelievably ridiculous, unbelievably ridiculous story that the guardian are leading with today. >> the air pollution is linked to a global rise in resistance to a global rise in resistance to antibiotic sticks. >> they've had their say. it's ridiculous story. it is, frankly a ridiculous story. this is the front page of the guardian and the headline. i mean, nigel and i got 300 years of fleet street between the headline air between us. the headline air pollution linked to global rise

in deadly to in deadly resistance to antibiotics. even antibiotics. what does that even mean? nothing. mean? it means nothing. >> way, it's not very >> by the way, it's not very punchy. >> headline, it? >> headline, is it? >> headline, is it? >> not very crisp and sexy >> it's not very crisp and sexy and of it has to be and full of impact, it has to be said. but this is the guardian. what we expect in any case? what do we expect in any case? there are paragraphs and paragraphs pollution paragraphs about air pollution in all. antibiotic in killing us all. antibiotic mix. we're all becoming resistant antibiotics. and mix. we're all becoming resisisnt antibiotics. and mix. we're all becoming resisis a antibiotics. and mix. we're all becoming resisis a studytibiotics. and mix. we're all becoming resisis a study that ics. and mix. we're all becoming resisis a study that hasand this is a study that has originated anyone originated from china. anyone heanng hearing alarm bells, they're absolutely unreliable science. exactly. go on about exactly. and they go on about the size of our particles. da da da da da. but there's one paragraph that actually makes sense. and this study from china did not actually look at the science as to why these two, i.e. global rise in antibiotic resistance and climate change might be linked . one paragraph might be linked. one paragraph destroys , in other words, that destroys, in other words, that resistance to antibiotics could be related to something completely different. >> how did that get the lead? i can't believe that got the lead. the front page. sometimes you do read the story and came to a different conclusion at the end of it about what it meant. >> well, what did you think? i mean, i thought it meant that

air pollution means that antibiotic sticks are becoming becoming resistant, and becoming more resistant, and then get the connection then we don't get the connection about that should so . but about why that should be so. but that's it seemed like. that's what it seemed like. >> that's kind you need, dawn. >> i think we need to know why exactly. >> and the paragraph is we don't know why this is i just say know why this is all i just say one thing. >> i hope we've got time, but i don't know if you've seen but sadiq khan, this is a actual ulez it's linked to ulez story and it's linked to the air pollution. course the air pollution. and of course to policies. he says to net zero policies. he says that ulez will actually be good for tradesmen. so your local plumber, construction worker, et cetera. et cetera. because it will them having to will stop them from having to take days off for the asthma. they may suffer from what? so he's saying that ulez is in their best interests, even though you've got the confederation of british builders that's absolute builders saying that's absolute nonsense. when was the last time your day off your plumber took a day off because he asthma ? because he had asthma? >> you answer that one, well, >> if you answer that one, well, it's rather convoluted it's a it's a rather convoluted way getting there. but the way of getting there. but the whole point is ulez would improve the atmosphere . improve the atmosphere. >> will trade less. >> so you will trade less. >> so you will trade less. >> asthma, less >> you have less asthma, less heart disease , less lung.

heart disease, less lung. >> it's shameless . >> it's shameless. >> it's shameless. >> it's shameless. >> i think that's you know, if you have asthma, there are going to be other contributory factors to be other contributory factors to that as opposed to i just wish sadiq khan will be honest. >> this is nothing about air pollution. this is about saving tfl who he bankrupted. it's about making money. sorry. >> allegedly you know who i would love to hear from? >> i'd love hear from you. if >> i'd love to hear from you. if you're a plumber had you're a plumber and you've had to lots of days off because to have lots of days off because of asthma and think that if of asthma and you think that if you that you didn't get in your white to van drive to work, white to van drive to your work, you wouldn't to have as you wouldn't have to have as many off of your many days off because of your asthma. vaiews@gbnews.com. many days off because of your asthma. gbyou're?gbnews.com. many days off because of your asthma. gbyou're genuinelyym. let's see if you're genuinely out would be out there. that would be brilliant. daily star. let's go to this dawn. liz truss, shall we? and her shameful gongs this was one of the best things. >> i mean, it's the lettuce, the limp lettuce . that was liz limp lettuce. that was liz truss, 49 days in it. >> one. >> one. >> any awards yet? the limp lettuce i think did win some awards did i can't remember. >> i think it did, yeah. and it was fun and it was like, you

know, red top tabloids being, you know, doing what they're put on to mischief. but on earth to do mischief. but there a serious story here. there is a serious story here. obviously basically days obviously and basically 49 days in and she's handed out in office. and she's handed out because retiring mps or mps, prime ministers can hand out gongs. so she's handing out 14 of them. and that is an honour for every three days. she was in number 10. i'm all right with that. >> i can't lie. i'm all right with that. >> because you wouldn't turn it down. >> no, you'd be dame bev. >> no, you'd be dame bev. >> do you know what? >> but do you know what? >> but do you know what? >> take it. i'd >> no, i'd take it. i'd definitely take it. no, but the point is, these are people who helped her on her political journey years. funders journey for many years. funders of campaign. and i'm all of her campaign. and i'm all right. you imagine the right. can you imagine what the blokes bloke was in power blokes if a bloke was in power for 49 days, they'd have pushed through. look what boris johnson did. >> i know exactly. and that's why things be why these things should be abolished. a abolished. they shouldn't be a resignation it. does that resignation on it. does that i can also. >> that's the thing. >> well, that's the thing. >> well, that's the thing. >> either get it or >> you either get rid of it or you let liz truss have her. >> i think i think get rid of it. >> the whole point is if you're

putting people in the house of lords, want the right people lords, you want the right people to go there. they're legislators. they legislators. yeah, they make laws have to obey, laws that we have to obey, therefore the right therefore choose the right people. don't do it as a reward. >> though it is quite funny that apparently people have been turning down her gong. two of them they're too embarrassed. them is they're too embarrassed. >> them turned >> yeah, two of them turned turned down. i mean, because turned it down. i mean, because it's like, i'll take it's like, really? i'll take from else. but not you. from someone else. but not you. but obviously. like but bev, obviously. bev. i like the person. she is the one person. she is studiously her studiously ignored, is her partner crime. of partner in crime. and all of this kwasi kwarteng. who this kwasi kwarteng. yes. who was with the was helping her with the trussonomics? yes. >> she did not give him any credit at all, did she? >> right. >> quite right. >> quite right. >> thank you both. right. >> well, thank you both. right. let at what you've been let me look at what you've been saying. micah do you saying. micah said. what do you think happen to the level think would happen to the level of immigration all asylum and of immigration if all asylum and asylum to have asylum claimants had to have their and their dna, fingerprints and photos on photos taken and recorded on a central order to central database in order to start asylum claim? me start an asylum claim? let me take to nigel, take that to you, nigel, briefly. would you would you be in favour of that, having the dna in favour of that, having the dniyeah. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and fingerprints and >> and their fingerprints and photo a central database? >> yeah. see any problem >> yeah. i don't see any problem with that. i mean if they're coming into this country and

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gb news way. good morning . way. good morning. >> it's 11 am. on tuesday, the 8th of august. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with bev turner and emily carver. >> it is indeed. so. firstly, i'm scared of water. that's the excuse being used by some asylum seekers to stop them from boarding the bibby stockholm . boarding the bibby stockholm. only 15 of the proposed 500 migrants, 6013, actually spent

their first night on the controversial barge . controversial barge. >> in the meantime, home secretary suella braverman has launched a new task force to uncover what she calls crooked lawyers. this is thanks in no small part to the work that the daily mail did to expose that some people are lodging false asylum claims for more money. >> yes, and what are your thoughts on potentially dangerous dogs being banned altogether? new research says an overwhelming majority of brits want the american xl bully breed completely banned. that's according to a new survey . dogs according to a new survey. dogs dangerous or are there just bad owners out there? age old question . question. >> we'd love to know what you think as well this morning. thank you for messaging in and saying how much you're enjoying having time of having emily here this time of the get well soon. the morning. get well soon. andrew . first of all, andrew pierce. first of all, though, very latest though, here is your very latest news ray addison . thanks,

bev. >> good morning . 11:01. our top >> good morning. 11:01. our top story, a new task force to root out so—called dodgy lawyers has been announced by the government . it follows reports in the daily mail that solicitors helped an undercover journalist helped an undercoverjournalist posing as an economic migrant to submit a false application in exchange for thousands of pounds. home secretary suella braverman is describing rogue firms as con men who must face the full force of the law. the new unit will bring together regulatory bodies, law enforcement and other government departments , lord chancellor departments, lord chancellor alex chalk told us no one is above the law . above the law. >> so yes, i'm absolutely comfortable that those who breach their professional duties, who act illegally should be convicted, punished and disgraced. i'm entirely comfortable with that. and indeed, there are various agencies, whether it's the office of immigration services commissioner, the national crime agency, the cps, they should all be doing their playing their part in rooting out illegal

practise professions . girls practise professions. girls should not have some kind of immunity simply because they're lawyers. and i speak as one myself. if they behave badly, if they behave illegally, they deserve held to account . deserve to be held to account. >> a haulage firm that's part of one of the uk's larger transport groups it may be forced to groups says it may be forced to shut down its site in northern ireland due to brexit. gb news has seen a letter sent by morgan mclernon to staff that blames the consequences of post—brexit arrangements for possible redundancies. the company delivers to every major uk supermarket, the business community in northern ireland is still awaiting details about the windsor framework that was signed in february. john martin from the road haulage association says hundreds of jobs could be affected . jobs could be affected. >> and if you're investing tens of millions of pounds in a business, you need clarity and surety and that hasn't been coming from government. i think the concern is if they tell us the concern is if they tell us the detail , everybody will the detail, everybody will realise that it's not what the prime minister promised . well,

prime minister promised. well, in the morgan mclaren group you're talking about hundreds of jobs, they're not the only jobs, but they're not the only company that's under pressure at the number of other the moment. a number of other hollies companies and manufacturing companies are already at the viability already looking at the viability of their businesses in northern ireland, the number of bus services in the uk has halved in the last 12.5 years. >> labour found that there were nearly 9000 in the year to march compared to nearly 18,000in 2011. the west midlands has been the hardest hit with two thirds of routes being cut . but the of routes being cut. but the government says labour's criticism is misleading as it's invested £3.5 billion into bus services since 2020. a new report says ofgems energy price cap is costing people money and driving inflation. the centre for policy studies says the limit has gone far beyond its original purpose of protecting customers and the regulator is effectively stunting competition. the department for energy has stressed that it's always working to protect

household goods from sky high bills . retail sales slowed last bills. retail sales slowed last month as wet weather meant that consumers had no reason to restock their summer wardrobes. figures from the british retail consortium found that sales increased by just 1.5, down from 2.3% last july . food, drink and 2.3% last july. food, drink and homeware were the high street's best sellers. meanwhile total food sales increased by 8.4% as inflation eased slightly from its from its march high. students across scotland are receiving their exam results today, with pass rates still higher than they were before the covid pandemic. more than 140,000 young people are receiving their grades for national fours and fives as highers and advanced highers. the results show a record number of passes in an exam year achieved at national five. education secretary jenny gilruth says that while the pandemic disproportionately impacted young people from disadvantaged backgrounds ends,

the exam results show there is much to celebrate . a new study much to celebrate. a new study has found obese and overweight people's brains have different appetite control centres to those of people of lower weight. the findings are based on brain scans of more than 1300 young adults with a range of bmi scores. currently, almost two thirds of adults in the uk are overweight or living with obesity . well, people are lining obesity. well, people are lining the irish seafront to say their final goodbyes to sinead o'connor . those watching now on o'connor. those watching now on television can see live footage of the crowd. they're gathered to pay their respects to the 56 year old grammy winning artist was found unresponsive when police were called to a home in south east london last month. the funeral procession will travel over the bray seafront and continue past her former home in montebello, where she lived for 15 years. a host of tributes flooded in upon news of the singer's death, including from celebrities including russell crowe , annie lennox and

russell crowe, annie lennox and cindy lauper. russell crowe, annie lennox and cindy lauper . this is gb news cindy lauper. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio, and on your smart speaker by saying, play gb news now let's get back to bev and . emily to bev and. emily >> good morning . thank you for >> good morning. thank you for joining emily and i this morning. so a government clampdown on crooked lawyers who teach illegal migrants to lie will dedicated task force will face a dedicated task force . and tougher sentences. >> yes , this task will be >> yes, this task force will be made regulatory bodies and made of regulatory bodies and law enforcement working law enforcement teams working with partners to tackle immigration abuse in the legal sector. >> let's now go to haigh, >> let's now go to david haigh, human rights lawyer. david, good morning. to see you again. morning. nice to see you again. good morning. what you make good morning. what do you make of this suggestion that your industry needs task force to industry needs a task force to weed out the wrong'uns? >> i. good morning to both of you. i mean, i think you know, this is i was watching what dawn said earlier and this should

already been done. you know, you already been done. you know, you already have the police and the regulatory the ministry regulatory bodies. the ministry of the home the of justice, the home office, the national and national crime agency, and obviously people's own integrity and are professional and ethics that are professional . we need a so called . why do we need a so called task force? but when you even look into what this task force means, you know, it's essentially today the suella braverman going to a braverman is going to chair a meeting of interested bodies . meeting of interested bodies. i mean, seems another mean, it just seems another ineffective policy stunt to distract from utter chaos in distract from the utter chaos in an asylum system at the moment . an asylum system at the moment. >> but i couldn't agree more. and i feel like there is a there is a lot of this going on at the moment. the more that the public become aware of how problematic the of illegal immigration the issue of illegal immigration is, like the the is, it's like the higher the rhetoric the more extreme rhetoric and the more extreme the from the government rhetoric and the more extreme the to from the government rhetoric and the more extreme the to be.rom the government rhetoric and the more extreme the to be. but the government rhetoric and the more extreme the to be. but there )vernment rhetoric and the more extreme the to be. but there iszrnment seems to be. but there is a problem, isn't there, as exposed brilliantly the daily mail, brilliantly by the daily mail, actually, with lawyers who are working system and are working the system and are gaming the system, are lying to allow people to stay here who really don't do not have any legal claim to do so. well, absolutely . absolutely. >> there's a complete and

there's a significant problem in there's a significant problem in the legal industry, as in as in many other industries, particularly within law. i mean, if any of your viewers and listeners now literally on to listeners now literally go on to google in perjury google and type in perjury score, that's score, they'll see a case that's going through courts at the going through the courts at the moment where a leading international law firm and the head collar has head of white collar crime has been setting been accused of setting up a perjury been accused of setting up a perjury school to coach witnesses in another case. so it's not about immigration. it's not just about immigration. lawyers a problem lawyers there is a clear problem in justice system in the so—called justice system . and essentially, until it's up to the interest of people to do something about it, no one does. >> now, this is something that people have been talking about for years. there have been allegations that there are lefty lawyers or just lawyers in general that are acting in a corrupt way by essentially inventing stories on behalf of their clients to allow illegal immigrants to stay in this country with bogus asylum claims. the daily mail managed to get three law firms closed with this scoop that they've found . but how widespread is found. but how widespread is this practise .

this practise. >> i mean, in my experience and from what i've seen, it's very widespread . i mean, when i was widespread. i mean, when i was a trainee lawyer, which is some time ago, even then, you know, i saw immigration scams from universities . and so, you know, universities. and so, you know, that's a while ago. and like i said, it's nothing new. suella braverman is a lawyer. the lord chancellor is a lawyer. these are many of the politicians are lawyers. they know the industry and the corruption in the industry. but nothing has been done effectively . and a task done effectively. and a task force and a few more meetings and some press statements is not going to change that. >> david, you're a human rights lawyer . now, some of these lawyer. now, some of these asylum seekers who don't want to get on the bibby stockholm home have said that they can't go on there because they're frightened of water, water and their accommodation is clearly floating, isn't that something that. floating, isn't that something that . well, first of all, two that. well, first of all, two questions. how how how plausible is it that they can use that as an excuse to not have to get on there, but also how did the

government not see that one coming down the tracks as i think you've hit the nail on the head, there are two issues there. >> first of all, the government should have seen these, you know, and when i was mentioned earlier on another show last week about the fact that when you had the fire brigade union coming out and saying that this this unsafe, if that was this this is unsafe, if that was doors open for people doors wide open for people to challenge people moving on to that because that. these that because of that. so these were foreseeable things that should been dealt with. should have been dealt with. now, the problem that we've now, the problem is that we've got that passed by got the law that was passed by previous governments, which is that rights which that the human rights act, which enables challenges, enables all these challenges, that's the problem that we've got. and in addition to that, we've got a justice system that is very slow aside from is very, very slow aside from the dodgy lawyers and the corruption . and it's slow. corruption. and it's very slow. it takes very long time, which it takes a very long time, which is asylum seekers get is why these asylum seekers get stuck, for just days, but stuck, not for just days, but years and years and years. so unless that is changed, unless we speed up and invest in the justice system, invest in courts, make things faster , and courts, make things faster, and

then, as some people may say, change the human rights laws mean. i would disagree with change the human rights laws mearbutvould disagree with change the human rights laws mear but some disagree with change the human rights laws mearbut some people; with change the human rights laws mearbut some people sayth change the human rights laws mearbut some people say that that. but some people say that that. but some people say that that move these things that will help move these things along. are going to get along. you are going to get cases like that because, of course, genuine course, there will be genuine people that may seen people that may have seen perhaps people drown when they're channel, they're crossing the channel, etcetera, that are suffering because they're on but because they're on there. but there will be bogus ones there will also be bogus ones exploiting that. >> how do you how do you >> but how do you how do you differentiate interrupt differentiate sorry to interrupt you, how can you you, but how how can you possibly you possibly differentiate? you can't could all bogus can't they could all be bogus and that might be the only 16 people ever go on to that barge because they can all use that as an what happens to those an excuse. what happens to those people next? i mean, we were saying the government have said, well, this your choice. well, this is your choice. it's either barge nothing. so either the barge or nothing. so then people? then what? for those people? well that's the problem that you've well that's the problem that youand, you know, you've got to >> and, you know, you've got to be able to differentiate. you've got weed the genuine got to weed out the genuine cases, there are some from cases, which there are some from the ones and add to that the bogus ones and add to that the bogus ones and add to that the lawyers and all the dodgy lawyers and all the problems you've problems that you've got. you've got real big problem. got a real, real big problem. and very, very, very and it's very, very, very difficult. and again, because of the but you know, the laws we have. but you know, one achieve it is to

one way to achieve it is to speed up the processing of the claims. the speed up and invest in courts and system in the courts and the system that even if people that we have. so even if people are bogus, weed them out are bogus, we can weed them out quickly than it taking quickly rather than it taking years and years and years. well, surely it is a step in the right direction that suella braverman surely it is a step in the right di making hat suella braverman surely it is a step in the right di making these iella braverman surely it is a step in the right di making these announcements. is making these announcements. >> problem is making these announcements. >> is problem is making these announcements. >> is trying problem is making these announcements. >> is trying to problem is making these announcements. >> is trying to do problem is making these announcements. >> is trying to do somethingem is making these announcements. >> is trying to do something ,n and is trying to do something, at the surface level. at least on the surface level. i'm sure it's fair to say i'm not sure it's fair to say it's just a distract. i'm not sure it's fair to say it'sjust a distract. ian it's just a distract. ian i mean, i would disagree with you on that because i think, you know, it's yes, it's something that's needed done, but that's needed to be done, but it's not new. >> it's not it's nothing >> it's not news. it's nothing new there's been dodgy new that there's been dodgy lawyers people are lawyers and the people that are holding this whether it's holding this up, whether it's the that are bringing them the gangs that are bringing them across or the lawyers or the slow system, it seems to slow justice system, it seems to me that it's just a bit of a distraction and playing to essentially votes. would essentially win votes. it would be they actually do be nice if they actually do something, these policies be nice if they actually do som practises these policies be nice if they actually do som practises inthese policies be nice if they actually do som practises in place policies be nice if they actually do som practises in place and ies be nice if they actually do som practises in place and we and practises in place and we see some results and then issue a release. a press release. >> david, just to really >> so, david, just to be really clear, if rest of the asylum clear, if the rest of the asylum seekers who authorities wish seekers who the authorities wish to put on the bibby stockholm, all say, i'm frightened of

water. and as you say, it's very hard to prove, what do you do? stand them in a room with a full bath and see their reaction, like how do you prove that? then that means there be not that means there could be not one the person steps foot on one of the person steps foot on that boat. they could all use that boat. they could all use that excuse. that as an excuse. >> theory, yes, exactly. and >> in theory, yes, exactly. and because we are because of where we are currently the court system, currently with the court system, people on breaks, people are on summer breaks, even delays. so that's why even more delays. so that's why you're seeing and i said a few days like i said, i days ago, like i said, i, i envisage people would be challenging being on the challenging being put on the boat basis even the boat on the basis of even the fact fire brigade union fact that the fire brigade union says unsafe. says it's unsafe. >> these lawyers are taking these lawyers are taking the mick. >> this is not what human rights law should be used for, but this is to prevent someone who's taken across the taken a dinghy across the channel treacherous channel in treacherous conditions, their conditions, maybe put their lives then refusing lives at risk, and then refusing to go on a barge that happens to be floating on water because they're water. and it they're scared of water. and it makes oh, it's infuriating. >> is. >> but it is. >> but it is. >> but it is. >> but isn't it but it's so interesting, though, isn't it? because they aren't some as we're dodgy we're talking about the dodgy lawyers definitely exist, lawyers who definitely exist, but are claiming

but the ones who are claiming that about fear water, that about the fear of water, they're not doing anything illegal, david no, no. illegal, are they? david no, no. >> think from my side >> and i think from from my side is a human lawyer. one of is a human rights lawyer. one of the i see with this the big issues i see with this is it's turning the public against the genuine asylum seekers need help seekers that genuinely need help because everyone's villainizing the seeker. so the the word asylum seeker. so the genuine that comes over is genuine one that comes over is the one that's really suffering. and people we need and they're the people we need to and that's one of to protect. and that's one of the that got here. >> yeah, absolutely. i couldn't agree human agree more. david hey, human rights thank so much. >> goodness me. >> goodness me. >> it's fascinating, isn't it? because right. and that's because he's right. and that's what upset me about footage what upset me about that footage of children saying, don't of the children saying, we don't want our harbour. it want them in our harbour. it does division and hatred does create division and hatred and does mean that some and it does mean that some people who would be benefit to people who would be a benefit to this country , who might need to this country, who might need to seek asylum . seek asylum. >> yeah, but if you cross if you cross dinghy, you are taking cross by dinghy, you are taking advantage . advantage. >> n advantage. >> i think that's >> george yeah, i think that's probably. oh, i don't, i don't disagree . disagree. >> using clearly i'm >> they're all using clearly i'm with kids. with the kids. >> i think they've got a fair enough point. >> right. is in >> right. mark white is in portland. hello. mark hello .

portland. hello. mark hello. what's what's the latest down there? looking a little grey and overcast this morning . a bit overcast this morning. a bit like i imagine. >> yeah. i mean, it's days like today. you really know, you're by the sea. the wind is whipping up and we're just feeling the first spots of rain here. and we've had some more asylum seekers arriving on the barge. we can confirm , though, that 19 we can confirm, though, that 19 asylum seekers have arrived on the bibby stockholm since yesterday, 15 yesterday, of course , one about an hour and course, one about an hour and a half ago and three more just within the last ten minutes or so. we're seeing going up the gangway carrying suitcases in addition to those who are actually arriving here, those that are on board of course, are free to leave any time they like. and there are regular bus services shuttling them to places on portland island and across into weymouth . so

across into weymouth. so a number of those asylum seekers have been seen leaving the barge , leaving the port and heading off, possibly towards weymouth. so . 19 so far, and we're so. 19 so far, and we're expecting , i think throughout expecting, i think throughout the course of today, there will be more arriving . but if it's be more arriving. but if it's anything like yesterday , it may anything like yesterday, it may be way short of what the original expectation was. we were told that it was going to be 50 who were arriving yesterday . in the end, it was yesterday. in the end, it was only 15, as many of those 20 of those, in fact , did not go on those, in fact, did not go on board the buses that were to take them here to portland harbour. on the advice of lawyers and charities who had intervened on their behalf and said that for a variety of reasons, it would have been cruel and inhumane to put these people on the barge. they've now been been given letters , further been been given letters, further notices from the home office , notices from the home office, giving them a deadline really until the end of today to get on

that barge. and if they don't get on the barge , the letter get on the barge, the letter effectively says that they may well find themselves not receiving any home office support and that might mean that they're homeless and destitute. i'm not quite sure where the home office would stand legally on that point, as it obviously is obliged by law to ensure that no asylum seeker is left destitute. but they have offered accommodation if that accommodation if that accommodation is not taken up, then maybe , perhaps that is a then maybe, perhaps that is a legal argument they could have . legal argument they could have. >> it does sound like a bit of an empty threat. i can't imagine the home office would be able to just say, okay, well then no support for you. you can be homeless and that's not what brits are going to want either. is it really ? lots of single men is it really? lots of single men just sleeping on the streets who've just come off a dinghy in the channel? >> 50,000. i mean, they wanted they could literally say, right, well , you they could literally say, right, well, you either on the bibby

stockholm you're all stockholm or you're all homeless. ridiculous homeless. it's a ridiculous suggestion . it's going to happen. >> maybe it's working. mean, >> maybe it's working. i mean, we've seen mark, i'm sorry if you're repeating yourself, but why has there been such a trickle? there, trickle? one here, one there, going on onto the barge ? going on onto the barge? >> well, i mean, they're coming from , um, different hotels , a from, um, different hotels, a lot of them. so they wanted to do it in a sort of a process whereby it was an incremental process of putting people gradually on the, the barge . gradually on the, the barge. they didn't want 200 people, for instance , turning up at the same instance, turning up at the same time, the processing then would be clearly under strain. there would be a logjam trying to get them on board. so they want to do it over a period of weeks, if not months, to get up to that 500 total figure . but i don't 500 total figure. but i don't think anyone really expect hosted that. there would just be 1 or 2 people on these big

coaches that are arriving. i think that is a by—product of the advice that they are being given by the lawyers and the charities saying, look, just don't get on these buses because clearly if they were getting on the buses, it wouldn't just be a trickle of 1 or 2 or three going up the gangway. it would be, you know, ten at a time . know, ten at a time. >> mark, do we know where the people who are heading for the bibby stockholm are coming from specifically? are they coming from local are they from the local area? are they being bused from all sorts of areas the uk ? areas around the uk? >> well, i was told that the initial cohort are coming from hotels around bournemouth, so not too far from here. and it makes sense, of course , that makes sense, of course, that they would draw those those asylum seekers from hotels in this local area to begin with rather than busing them from one end of the country to the other. so just like in lincolnshire here, when scampton is finally

up and running, providing it gets through the judicial review process , yes, it will probably process, yes, it will probably take people from that end of the country as those from south—east england are likely to go to wethersfield in essex . wethersfield in essex. >> okay. thank you, mark. mark white there down at portland aid counting them on one by one. i want to know what's stopping them from absconding. what, once they're on the boat? >> yeah, leave the boat for the day and don't come back again. >> well, the thing is, they don't want to be. as we joke about made homeless, they about being made homeless, they don't to be homeless. they don't want to be homeless. they want to residency. they want to have residency. they want to have residency. they want have citizenship. want to have residency. they warthey'llve citizenship. want to have residency. they warthey'll haveizenship. want to have residency. they warthey'll have friends». are >> they'll have friends who are living the living elsewhere around the country go and country that they can go and live but then they won't live with, but then they won't be work. be able to work. >> and make money. >> and make money. >> we have quite a big >> you see, we have quite a big black market out suella black market out which suella braverman is trying to clamp down braverman is trying to clamp dovso some some ways when you >> so some some ways when you follow these little routes, sometimes you do little sometimes you do see little glimmers hope. tiny. glimmers of hope. tiny, tiny. right. still to come, britons want killer, american want their killer, american bully banned. do.

bully breed banned. some do. a new

>> it is coming up to 1125 in the morning. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news. with me, emily carver and bev turner. >> so a bit of breaking news for you now . you now. >> a man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after a man was stabbed close to the british museum and the met. police have said this morning are sending

said this morning we are sending a reporter to the scene. >> yes, keep you up to >> yes, we'll keep you up to date on that. so moving on, britain's back. a ban on the killer american xl bully dog breed . that's according to breed. that's according to polling exclusively seen by gb news. >> that's right. the yougov report claims that dog attacks surged from 61,005 years ago to 22,000 last year. >> so we're joined in the studio now by gb news investigates. reporter charlie peters, who's obtained this polling. hello, charlie . um, tell us a little charlie. um, tell us a little bit more about it. that's such shocking numbers of how many dog attacks there are in this country. >> every year they've risen significantly. and this this breed, the american bully xl, is reported to be associated with a significant rise in that jump. we know that it's associated, ed, with 11 confirmed deaths in since 2021 and three suspected human deaths. and that's just people, of course. but in terms of in terms of attacks on pets, that's a significantly higher number. an online tracker called

bully watch, which takes a look at this particular breed, found that last last week that there was a different pet, killed every day by one of these breeds. and it's can we just get a picture of one if we've got one just so people know exactly what look like , they do what they look like, they do look bit little bruisers look a bit like little bruisers , don't they? look a bit like little bruisers , d(well,iey? look a bit like little bruisers , d(well, they're terrifying >> well, they're terrifying looking >> well, they're terrifying loo they're >> they're bred. >> they're bred. >> they're bred. >> they they're bred through >> they're bred. >> twith they're bred through >> they're bred. >> twith pitthey're bred through >> they're bred. >> twith pit bulls. bred through >> they're bred. >> twith pit bulls. andi through >> they're bred. >> twith pit bulls. and pit rough with with pit bulls. and pit bulls are banned under the dangerous dogs act of 1991. but these bully xl these these american bully xl have been allowed to be retained in due to a bit of a in britain due to a bit of a loophole by the fact that they're crossbred with them. and because breeding stock so because the breeding stock is so small, there's a lot of inbreeding and some of the violent characteristics innate in this breed are more readily produced through the breeding process. so it's no surprise that when yougov collected this sample of 2000 britons, it found that 57% are in favour of a ban and just 17% against. when you break it down by political association. we found that 69% of conservative voters also

backed the ban and 67% of brexiteers. so very popular for cool conservatism . cool conservatism. >> brexiteers are more likely to want to ban. >> sorry to laugh on such a serious issue, but what relevance is it as to whether what people's politics are, whether they want to ban a dangerous dog? what does that tell us? >> well, you know, people always attack and policy by attack polling and policy by virtue which parties vote for virtue of which parties vote for what it for ulez you what you have it for ulez you have for climate change. have it for climate change. you'll also it for the very you'll also have it for the very pertinent issue of dangerous dogs. that these dogs. i mean, we know that these are know these are are we know that these are killing people also killing killing people and also killing dogs. people are very dogs. and so people are very alert risk and especially alert to the risk and especially with that reported increasing rise from 2018 rise in attacks from 2018 to 2021. and comes in quite 2021. and also it comes in quite a lot of political as a lot of political debate as well, we know that the well, because we know that the police chris philip, police minister, chris philip, he big he thinks that there's a big issue with this problem. but we also know that the environment minister, lord benyon, said last week that there were no plans minister, lord benyon, said last we

>> rappers , some athletes, >> rappers, some athletes, social media influencers. am i right? yes. and there incredibly expensive as well. >> they are a luxury item, a bully xl. if you look online, they'll go for thousands and thousands of pounds. it is not like getting labrador like getting a labrador or a retriever a terrier . these retriever or a terrier. these are design weiner dogs, are luxury design weiner dogs, according to many of the people who sell them. and you can find their on instagram and their pages on instagram and they for quite, quite a they do go for quite, quite a hefty price. >> so who are the people who do fight to be allowed to fight for them to be allowed to remain? is that continue remain? who is that continue point it's a it's a broad range. >> so many critics of people calling for a ban include the rspca who think should be rspca who think there should be a non breed specific approach to banning . really? yes, we'll hear banning. really? yes, we'll hear from them later on on the programme. >> though these bully >> so even though these bully xl's killing other animals xl's are killing other animals every week, the rspca thinks that we should still have them. >> well i imagine they'll, they'll their position they'll put out their position later, i understand it, later, but as i understand it, they a of they don't they have a sort of they don't assess dangerous dogs breed. assess dangerous dogs by breed. they more of an owner they think it's more of an owner related seems to

related concern. that seems to be the position they hold and that's also the position you hear many the owners of hear from many of the owners of these they think the these dogs. they think that the problem breed, but problem isn't the breed, but rather owners and the people rather the owners and the people who them to fight . who bring them out to fight. >> can dog be born bad? i >> can a dog be born bad? i think that they probably can, but very controversial but that's very controversial these days to say that most people want to blame the owners i >> -- >> yes, indeed. and when you look on if you look on the list of dog attacks in britain, if you do the search function on your laptop control f type in labrador, you'll get zero results. but type in bully xl, you'll get rather a so you'll get rather a lot. so a lot of science does seem to suggest a concern suggest that there is a concern associated the traits bred associated with the traits bred into these these bullies and what get up to. what they get up to. >> well done for raising >> well, well done for raising awareness of it. charlie particularly as who particularly as someone who has children and who dogs, children and who loves dogs, i am always nervous when i go out with them in parks because they want to run over and pat every dog it makes really, dog and it makes me really, really nervous. >> aren't >> anyway. aren't you? >> anyway. aren't you? >> just terrified all >> i'm just terrified of all dogs. i'm. i'm terrified of like , tiny chihuahuas. i'm , tiny little chihuahuas. i'm not even joking.

>> my brother was terrified as a child. he probably still is. he ran across a park to get away from one and what happens from one dog. and what happens then? follow you. then? they follow you. >> i know but i've experienced. >> and in fact, somebody has written long email to the written a very long email to the show about their fear show telling me about their fear of dogs. i'm so sorry. i haven't had time to read it all yet, but i so. thank you very i will do so. thank you very much. email this topic as much. email us on this topic as well, won't you? gb views at gb news .uk is the email address.com.com. thank you. first though, here first of all though, here is your with ray your very latest news with ray addison . addison. >> it's 1130. addison. >> it's1130. here's the latest >> it's 1130. here's the latest and some breaking news. as we've been hearing in the last few minutes, the met police says a man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after a man was stabbed close to the british museum in london. reports say the museum has been evacuated and the gb news reporter is on their way to the scene. we will bnng their way to the scene. we will bring you more on this story as we get it . now bring you more on this story as we get it. now more bring you more on this story as

we get it . now more asylum we get it. now more asylum seekers have been seen boarding the bibby stockholm home barge. these pictures seen a few moments ago show three people joining the 16 men already on board around 20 asylum seekers did not board the vessel as planned yesterday after their transfers were cancelled due to legal challenges . meanwhile, legal challenges. meanwhile, a new taskforce to root out so—called dodgy lawyers has been announced by the government. it follows reports in the daily mail that solicitors helped an undercover journalist mail that solicitors helped an undercoverjournalist posing as undercover journalist posing as an economic migrant to submit a false application in exchange for thousands of pounds. home secretary suella braverman saying that rogue firms are con men who must face the full force of the law . a haulage firm of the law. a haulage firm that's part of one of the uk's largest transport groups may be forced to shut down its site in northern ireland due , it says to northern ireland due, it says to brexit. gb news has seen a letter sent by morgan mcclean to staff that blames the consequences of post—brexit arrangements for possible redundancies as the company

delivers to every major uk supermarket . well, the number of supermarket. well, the number of bus services in the uk has halved since 2011. that's according to analysis by labour . they found that there were nearly 9000 in the year to march. that's down from nearly 18,000in 2011. however, the government saying that labour's criticism is misleading as it's invested £3.5 billion into bus services since 2020. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gbnews.com now let's get straight back to emily and beth . that warm emily and beth. that warm feeling inside made from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello, alex degen here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. it will warm up over the next couple of days. today, a bit of a south split with dull

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have a warmer wednesday, and for many, a fine day, too, many, it'll be a fine day, too, with sunshine quite with plenty of sunshine quite cloudy in west wales and northern ireland where there will some light rain and will be some light rain and drizzle times cloudy drizzle at times quite cloudy also for parts of devon and cornwall in cornwall and clouding over in southwest many southwest scotland. but many central eastern parts central and eastern parts staying turning a bit staying fine, turning a bit warmer tomorrow. warmer still on thursday . thursday. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> still to come , a man has gone >> still to come, a man has gone on strike. hunger strike against ulez . i mean, i feel strongly ulez. i mean, i feel strongly about it. i'm not sure i feel that strongly. and you will not believe of the company that has told its employees to stop working from home and get back into the office. don't go anywhere. this is britain's

welcome back to britain's newsroom on gb news with bev turner and emily carver this morning. let's get straight into our stories with our panel. dawn is here nigel dawn neesom is here and nigel nelson write , a gentleman has nelson write, a gentleman has gone hunger strike over ulez gone on hunger strike over ulez . i mean, look, i feel very , . i mean, look, i feel very, very strongly that ulez expansion is a terrible idea. but this guy has taken it to another level. >> he's he's on hunger strike, camping outside a tube station, uxbndge camping outside a tube station, uxbridge tube station. >> so what was boris johnson's constituency ? constituency? >> can understand how >> look, i can understand how people do feel very strongly about it. i think this is probably a bit extreme, but at least got us talking about

least it's got us talking about it, which important because it, which is important because i think do because, know, think we do because, you know, a lot businesses will, you lot of businesses will, you know, businesses, as we know, small businesses, as we discussed people discussed earlier on, people drive vans will be drive in, the white vans will be put of business by then. you put out of business by then. you can't afford to, you know, to £2,000, scrappage. it's nothing. you can't to update you can't afford to update your cars. people were as cars. so a lot of people were as strongly the uxbridge strongly as the uxbridge by—election prove, which was basically wasn't basically a referendum, wasn't it, on the green issues. so i can't actually blame him. i think bit a bit much think it's a bit a bit much maybe. but, you know, the irony is of where he's doing it. obviously, heathrow is down obviously, heathrow is just down the constituency the road from his constituency andifs the road from his constituency and it's like even in the constituency and it's like you've big signs around heathrow. >> so there he is on the screen in stop ulez t—shirt. >> pradeep singh, he's 40 years old. served in the royal army old. he served in the royal army dental corps. he seems to find the fact that it's being imposed . that's the sticking point. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i mean, opposed at a time of cost of no harm with objecting to it, no harm protesting. >> i think that dawn's absolutely this is a bit absolutely right. this is a bit extreme . normally go on extreme. i'm normally you go on a hunger strike because want a hunger strike because you want someone, be released.

someone, someone to be released. so, i mean, richard radcliffe, when nazanin was in iran was being example or if you are yourself in prison and you're on hunger strike in protest against something, this doesn't feel like issue that is suitable like the issue that is suitable for a hunger strike. no >> well, maybe it is for him. maybe friends, maybe he's hearing from friends, family who are really going to struggle as a result of this imposition. and think it's imposition. and i think it's that nature . you that undemocratic nature. you know, these consultations are ignored. anyone who says they don't like it is ignored. and you know, well, didn't it wasn't demonised even wasn't the implication. >> emily, at one point by people that were sort of like, you know, implying that people protesting against ulez were far right. well, yes, that was the bbc. the bbc has apologised for that. now sadiq khan's latest line, i must, i must say, is that tradesman. >> it's in their interest. it's so it's in the interests of your local plumber or your local construction worker for ulez to go ahead. so that they take fewer days off for asthma related conditions. i did ask

you to get in touch if that is one of these people. >> i'm not sure we've had anybody in the inbox yet. funnily enough, you're right. sadiq khan has said am sadiq khan has said i am unwilling to water down or unwilling to delay water down or step these important step back from these important measures to save measures that are going to save lives and protect locked lungs. there's no evidence, nigel, that they're protect lungs. they're going to protect lungs. that's bothers me. that's the bit that bothers me. well, there is a lot of well, there there is a lot of evidence that it would actually make air cleaner in london. make the air cleaner in london. >> i think they mentioned >> and i think they mentioned the undemocratic beer and the undemocratic bit of the people outside london who are affected, who never chance to vote who never had a chance to vote for sadiq khan. and therefore, this policy . this policy. >> yeah, exactly right. let's move story that well, move to on a story that well, i caught wind of actually on social media, but it's a brilliant one. it is a story of our time, in my view. so neo, i don't know if you may have heard of him. he's a popular singer. he sang some fantastic songs. i won't bore you with my rendition i >> -- >> what's emma >> what's the one? weed? no. >> what's the one? weed? no. >> true. >> true. >> no. sorry. i'm going to. >> oh, no. sorry. i'm going to. i'm going to stop that. >> but anyway, he appeared on a

podcast and he what he podcast and he said what he thought something and it thought about something and it happened to be about children transitioning another gender. transitioning to another gender. >> came out quite strongly >> he came out quite strongly and approve of and said he doesn't approve of it. basically what happened it. basically then what happened was apology appeared. was this apology appeared. i think we've got it on the screen. this apology appeared on his twitter account saying , what his twitter account saying, what doesit his twitter account saying, what does it say, bev? it says , after does it say, bev? it says, after much reflection, i'd like to express my deepest apologies to anyone that i may have hurt with my comments on parenting and gender identity. he goes to on say, i plan to better educate myself on the topic so i can approach future conversations with more empathy . he now it with more empathy. he now it turns out that actually he wants to stick by his guns. let's have a look at his new video. >> first and foremost, i do not apologise for having an opinion on this matter. i am a 43 year old heterosexual man raising five boys and two girls. okay, that's my reality. now, if my opinion offended somebody, yeah, sure. i apologise for you being offended because that wasn't my

intention. my intention is never to offend anybody. however, i'm entitled to feel how i feel. i'm absolutely entitled to feel how i feel. the same way you are entitled feel how feel. entitled to feel how you feel. i ain't ask nobody to follow me. i ain't ask nobody to follow me. i ain't ask nobody to follow me. i ain't ask nobody to agree with me. i was asked a question and i answered the question. okay >> so interesting . it's such a >> so interesting. it's such a tale of our times because part of also what he said is that this this statement was generated by publicist generated by a publicist computer said, what a computer where he said, what a mess , nigel, it comes to mess, nigel, when it comes to this of trans issues and this topic of trans issues and gender identity, the people around him were obviously terrified that he'd said something wrong. and i like the fact that he's pulled back and said, no, i stand by. >> so do i. i don't agree with him, i think it's absolutely him, but i think it's absolutely right that you should express your opinion, whatever it might right that you should express youi opinion, whatever it might right that you should express youi mean, |, whatever it might right that you should express youi mean, this atever it might right that you should express youi mean, this channel might be. i mean, this channel believes free speech. this is believes in free speech. this is actually speech. you actually free speech. you shouldn't people shouldn't have people intervening and saying, oh, actually, very good intervening and saying, oh, act your very good intervening and saying, oh, act your image very good intervening and saying, oh, act your image or very good intervening and saying, oh, act your image or anything od for your image or anything like that. the same thing that. i mean, the same thing happens to j.k. rowling that a museum in america doing an exhibition of harry potter

pulled any reference to her out of that . you don't do that. of that. you don't do that. she's part of the harry potter. well, she is the harry potter story, really. so i'm never against, although i disagree with these people. i'm not i'm never never for them being cancelled or shut up, they shouldn't be. >> is it going to take people like this man who is obviously incredibly popular with the young people on social media to say, no, i don't. i won't be silenced. i will tell you what believe. >> why should anyone be silenced? everybody is entitled to their opinion. i mean, i'm personally all about not personally all about debate, not hate . hate. >> you brave, though, isn't it ? >> you brave, though, isn't it? >> you brave, though, isn't it? >> well. well, it is. but the fact that that a publicist fact that that was a publicist computer generated apology. well, that's what he says . well, that's what he says. >> he's kind of he sort of paraphrase thing. he said what he's saying is computer says no, you're all robots. >> it does sound like it's been it does like it's been it does read like it's been written by chatgpt. sorry for saying something offensive. if written by chatgpt. sorry for sayirwasymething offensive. if written by chatgpt. sorry for sayirwas your1ing offensive. if written by chatgpt. sorry for sayirwas your policy,ensive. if written by chatgpt. sorry for sayirwas your policy, youye. if written by chatgpt. sorry for sayirwas your policy, you sack them. >> you know, this is my opinion.

i'm entitled to my opinion. if you don't like it, that's tough. i don't want to offend you. >> but this is the thing. would you sack them? because as we've seen in the last 3 or 4 years, anybody out against anybody that speaks out against controversial issues, there is one prevailing you one prevailing narrative. you get it. get punished for it. >> shouldn't be, bev. we >> we shouldn't be, bev. we really news really shouldn't. this gb news is about long as you is all about as long as you just said, freedom of speech. we can disagree with one another, but we disagree one we agree to disagree with one another. doesn't mean you another. it doesn't mean you have into a slanging have to get into a slanging match you have the match about it. you have the debate then actually if you debate and then actually if you continually shut down and continually shut down debate and silence and cancel silence people and cancel people, solved. people, nothing gets solved. just hatred. just more hatred. >> can follow the thread >> can you follow the thread back? to and how back? nigel as to when and how the idea that free speech is bad ? it started. >> yeah. and i, i follow it back actually to brexit. this is not this is not actually a criticism of brexit. it is the fact that it for the first time people's votes counted . every single vote votes counted. every single vote in the country counted at a general election. about 200,000 do in marginal seats. general election. about 200,000 do in marginal seats . so i think do in marginal seats. so i think people felt empowered , powered people felt empowered, powered and as a result of that, that

they began to actually get more strident views and arguments became more polarised . and in became more polarised. and in that polarisation , people got that polarisation, people got cancelled. but i would think that i think it's brexit that really started it. >> i'm just so fed up with these cookie cutter apologies , so it's cookie cutter apologies, so it's just so refreshing to see a man stick to his guns because this may impact brand deals going forward. this may lead to a lot of hate in his inbox, i imagine, because we know how much some trans activists can make their voices heard . but yes, it's voices heard. but yes, it's refreshing . so that's why we refreshing. so that's why we drew attention to this story really? yeah, right. >> dawn staff at university encouraged ditch phrases . encouraged to ditch phrases. black sheep, black ball, indian summer. what? >> not just people are >> it's not just people that are being it's colours. being cancelled. it's colours. i'm word black is now i'm sorry. the word black is now racist. the colour black is racist. the colour black is racist. this is where university of surrey had been handed examples of non—inclusive words and phrases. now, to be fair, it's not a university policy. this has come from the oh, where

doesit this has come from the oh, where does it come from? the mental health first aid foundation. and they are saying that the word black is very often associated with negative phrases like black, black , camel, black sheep black, black, camel, black sheep of the family , black ball, of the family, black ball, etcetera. and they are suggesting alternatives like you can't call someone a black sheep anymore. you have to call them a renegade. oh my god, you can't you can't use the word black ball anymore. you have to use the word ostracise. >> there was only uk finance. i think last week put out inclusive guidelines saying that you can't use the word black market. >> black market? >> black market? >> yes, i was thinking i was thinking about this one because often when you're writing, it's the best way of deciding whether you can use alternative word. you can use an alternative word. so the alternative word for black market was to going be illegal market and i don't think that quite covers it. black market, you know exactly what it is. shadowy. yeah, that's right . and illegal market could be all of things from the all sorts of things from the market the road that market down the road that shouldn't up to shouldn't have set up to actually selling things on the

black market. >> it's a very good point, but it is a question of some words you substitute. you can substitute. >> instance, nowadays >> so, for instance, nowadays i would no longer write . i would would no longer write. i would write wheelchair user . i would no longer write. i would write wheelchair user. i tend to use the pronoun they for an individual. i find that it doesn't change the way you write i >> -- >> so you do that even if you know categorically whether you're writing about a man or a woman. yes do you? >> yes. i started doing it. doing it on the basis of people wanted were quite forceful about what pronouns they wanted used . what pronouns they wanted used. i tried it out and discovered that the they said rather than he said or she said actually worked. >> but isn't that obfuscation ? >> but isn't that obfuscation? because i would say in the same way that black market doesn't quite do the job they doesn't do the job in sentence. if i want the job in a sentence. if i want to know whether you're talking about a man or a woman, i want to have fact. to have that fact. >> would have you would >> but you would have you would have that previous have that in the previous paragraph. you would have named that person.

>> hang we've incidents >> hang on. we've had incidents where been where trans there have been trans used trans rapists and they've used they we don't know if the they and we don't know if the person transgender or if person is transgender or if they're a woman a man at they're a woman or a man at birth. so you get confused over sex when people don't sex and gender when people don't just the pronoun they're sex and gender when people don't jurapist the pronoun they're sex and gender when people don't ju rapist th a pronoun they're sex and gender when people don't jurapist tha man.un they're sex and gender when people don't jurapist th a man. yeah, hey're a rapist or a man. yeah, exactly. because they don't know any biological sex. i mean, any biological sex. so i mean, it just complicates matters. >> about >> we're talking about cancelling colour. where cancelling a colour. where does it i mean, okay it stop? i mean, white. okay white okay. black is white is boring. okay. black is much fashionable, much sexier, fashionable, stylish, etcetera. stylish, etcetera, etcetera. you know ? you know, i know why elephant? you know, i mean, sort like you could say mean, sort of like you could say white wash, wash, white is white wash, wash, white wash is a negative a bit negative. yellow, yellow bellied. >> also what i find so >> but think also what i find so problematic about of these problematic about some of these conversations. has conversations. yes. language has to are to evolve. and yes, there are words that relate to race that we now, we wouldn't ever use. now, in casual conversation, but casual conversation, fine. but doesn't it detract from genuine racism, genuine discrimination , racism, genuine discrimination, even if you're obsessing about a word in used in a piece of prose as to whether the company employing the person to write thatis employing the person to write that is discriminating against people in the workplace. >> to me, the kid >> to me, about the black kid that's just stabbed in the that's just been stabbed in the streets rather than whether i

can say the word black board or not. i mean, sorry, not. right. i mean, i'm sorry, this complete deflection this is just complete deflection of the real issues we need to be tackling. >> there's so much of it, though, isn't there? >> a lot right we >> there is a lot right now. we called earlier, that called you earlier, nigel, that you are kennedy in the room you are the kennedy in the room today with the three barbie dolls. barbie has become the biggest be directed a biggest film to be directed by a solo surpass the solo woman to surpass the billion dawn have billion dollar mark. dawn have you h? you seen it? >> i have. and i absolutely >> yes, i have. and i absolutely hated i'm sorry. >> yes, i have. and i absolutely hat did i'm sorry. >> yes, i have. and i absolutely hat did i'mlsorry. >> yes, i have. and i absolutely hat did i'mi haven't seen it. >> did you. i haven't seen it. >> did you. i haven't seen it. >> and maybe conversation >> and maybe this conversation talking movie, if you talking about a movie, if you haven't seen it, is a bit boring. i apologise. >> basically like >> it's basically it's like a two advert for barbie and two hour advert for barbie and all the stuff goes with all the stuff that goes with barbie, including the ken. >> isn't it. isn't but >> but isn't it. isn't it. but it's about gender politics as well, isn't it? >> well, is and it isn't. >> well, it is and it isn't. >> well, it is and it isn't. >> now, in my world, feminism is about equality between the sexes. our sexes. okay, so i. i view our quality of opportunity as equal . but barbie and barbie world, the men are just like , you know, the men are just like, you know, like women used to be. bev and i discarded. that's right. absolutely. they are just like token gestures really. >> but isn't it doesn't isn't

the denouement of the movie? i haven't seen it. but isn't it that the end they're all equal? >> barbies are >> no, because the barbies are still in control and ken is still in control and ken is still a spare shall we say. still a spare part shall we say. >> is that right? >> is that right? >> he hasn't got any part. >> he hasn't got any part. >> well, that's the honorary ken here. this morning. i haven't seen the film. i have no intention of seeing the film. i can't imagine anything. >> what you are. what >> oh, what a boy you are. what a you are. a boy you are. >> nigel, we must everyone >> nigel, we must tell everyone in which company it is that. >> yes. >> yes. >> this is a great story. so this is a company that has told everybody, working from this is a company that has told everyb we. working from this is a company that has told everyb we need working from this is a company that has told everyb we need you king from this is a company that has told everyb we need you backfrom this is a company that has told everbee need you back in�*n this is a company that has told everbee need you back in the home. we need you back in the office. zoom. office. it's zoom, zoom. >> it's brilliant, isn't it? >> it's brilliant, isn't it? >> nigel, what did you make of it? >> well, it's very funny, for a start, on the basis that especially a company that's set up specifically so you can work from home saying that they must come back. in fact, they're being told to come back for two days a week. and the idea is they will then interact with with in with with the workforce in a much way. personally, much better way. personally, i think quite sensible if you think it's quite sensible if you can work from home, work from home. i do think that you need

to go into office at least to go into the office at least once, a week, twice week once, once a week, twice a week to colleagues . i once, once a week, twice a week to colleagues. i don't to meet colleagues. i don't think you need to be there five days covid has changed days a week. covid has changed the way we work and things are much better for it. >> this is such a middle class. confection isn't it? because it's middle class got it's like middle class has got nice, comfortable office jobs, nice, comfortable office jobs, nice homes the home counties nice homes in the home counties where got space where they've got space and wi—fi , etcetera, etcetera, wi—fi, etcetera, etcetera, who are home. are happy working from home. whereas class jobs, whereas the working class jobs, the delivering the pizzas the people delivering the pizzas , collecting the rubbish from these they can't work , collecting the rubbish from these home. they can't work from home. >> i mean , nor, nor tv >> i mean, nor, nor can tv presenters . you two couldn't presenters. you two couldn't work from home. well i could if i had my own studio . i had my own studio. >> could? >> you could? >> you could? >> well, thing is , >> well, the thing is, ironically, did, of course, ironically, we did, of course, dunng ironically, we did, of course, during lockdowns, i did nothing but zoom the lens. but zoom down the lens. >> oh, it was so >> oh, god. it was so depressing. it's so much depressing. but it's so much nicer to be in studio nicer to be here in studio because it is human it's because it is human beings. it's lovely. sort out my hair in >> she can't sort out my hair in the breaks we're at home, but the breaks if we're at home, but you know, i don't do that to andrew pierce, i can tell you. >> but i do think a combination of both is good, don't you? >> dawn? of both is good, don't you? >> davthe whole, no.

>> on the whole, no. >> on the whole, no. >> i actually think people should go back to work. i'm sorry. it's good for sorry. i think it's good for young are learning, young people who are learning, certainly newspapers, certainly on newspapers, which is worked in is my business. i've worked in all my life. and i think unless you're in the office and you're working experienced working with more experienced colleagues, to colleagues, you're never to going can't learn to going learn. you can't learn to do jobs by one day at do so many jobs by one day at home, maybe monday, hangover or monday. >> they can work from home. you speak yourself, young lady speak for yourself, young lady on a monday. >> don't get drunk on sunday. >> don't get drunk on a sunday. >> don't get drunk on a sunday. >> write neesom nigel >> write dawn neesom nigel nelson. you very much. and nelson. thank you very much. and emily, thank you. it's been lovely having you here today. thank for having me. is thank you for having me. that is it britain's. we're very it for britain's. we're very polite, we? that's for polite, aren't we? that's it for britain's up britain's newsroom today. up next, desk with next, it's the live desk with tom and pip, and they tom harwood and pip, and they are here to tell us what's coming up. what have you got, guys? lots to come >> hello there. lots to come over the next three hours, including this developing story. a the british a stabbing near the british museum. we understand museum. we do understand that people evacuated people have been evacuated and there that there are reports that the museum be completely museum could be completely closed. we'll updating you . closed. we'll be updating you. >> and more than that, the home secretary has declared declared war immigration war on corrupt immigration lawyers as the first migrants

enter the bibby stockholm home. we'll exploring exactly we'll be exploring exactly what's that war involves and how it affect us. that's all to it will affect us. that's all to come on the live desk after the weather forecast . see you in weather forecast. see you in a moment . moment. >> the temperature's rising . >> the temperature's rising. boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello. alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. it will warm up over the next couple of days. today, a bit of a north south split with dull and damp conditions in the south. something bit brighter south. something a bit brighter further but it's very further north. but it's very windy north thanks to windy in the far north thanks to this of low pressure this deep area of low pressure named storm hans the named storm hans by the norwegian named storm hans by the norwegiesome windy bringing some wet and windy conditions scandinavia. the conditions to scandinavia. the low pressure affecting us isn't as intense . just for as intense. it's just making for as intense. it's just making for a fairly damp day over parts of the midlands , south wales. and the midlands, south wales. and after measly start it might after a measly start it might get a little brighter in the south—west light rain south—west that light rain and drizzle spreading to east anglia and east yorkshire, and the south east yorkshire, lancashire, northern ireland and a good chunk of scotland

actually having fine day, dry actually having a fine day, dry and very windy and bright. but it is very windy in far north—east with gales in the far north—east with gales at times across shetland temperature wise. well, high teens 20s at best. now teens or low 20s at best. now the cloud and rain and drizzle could pep up a little bit through this evening, could see some of rain some heavier bursts of rain across essex and towards london for time. but it all clears for a time. but it all clears away most places become dry overnight. stiff across overnight. a stiff wind across the far north—east continues, but elsewhere, winds but elsewhere, the winds fall light and it does turn quite chilly, actually. rural spots down figures. but down into single figures. but most a warmer most of us will have a warmer wednesday and for many, it'll be a fine day, too, with plenty of sunshine quite cloudy in west wales and northern ireland where there will be light rain there will be some light rain and at times quite and drizzle at times quite cloudy. for of devon cloudy. also for parts of devon and cornwall clouding over and cornwall and clouding over in southwest scotland. but many central parts central and eastern parts staying bit staying fine, turning a bit warmer warmer still on warmer tomorrow. warmer still on thursday . thursday. >> the temperatures rising . boxt >> the temperatures rising. boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on .

gb news. good afternoon and welcome to the live desk. >> with me, pip thompson and me tom harwood . tom harwood. >> now breaking news this lunchtime, a man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after a man

was stabbed close to the british museum. will be at the scene after the first arrivals on the migrant barge in portland. >> the home secretary wages war on corrupt immigration lawyers. a special task force has been set up to root out those who coach migrants to lie in order to remain in the uk. >> and the travel upgrades for nicola sturgeon, which cost the taxpayer thousands . spending taxpayer thousands. spending figures show how public money was used for the former leader of the snp to have vip treatment dunng of the snp to have vip treatment during her time as first minister. cause nothing compares , nothing compares to you . and , nothing compares to you. and nothing compared to her. >> fans lined the streets to pay tribute to the late sinead o'connor. the irish singer's funeral procession has passed through the sea front in the irish town where she lived for 15 years .