we'll also talk about ramaswamy. we'll also talk about de—banking. isn't it funny .7 rose de—banking. isn't it funny.7 rose west, the mass murderer keeps her account. nigel farage gets closed down. something wrong there? i think . but first, there? i think. but first, before all of that , let's get before all of that, let's get the news with ellie costello . the news with ellie costello. >> thanks, nigel. it's 701. i'm ellie costello in the newsroom . ellie costello in the newsroom. russia's president vladimir putin has sent his condolences to the family of the wagner group leader who was reportedly killed in a plane crash north of moscow yesterday . yevgeny moscow yesterday. yevgeny prigozhin was one of the ten people named on the jet's passenger list. mr putin described the mercenary boss as a talented businessman . a talented businessman. >> prigozhin i knew prigozhin for a very long time, since the early 1990s. >> he was a man with a complex

destiny and he made serious mistakes in life. he achieved the results he needed both for himself and when i asked him for the common cause , as in these the common cause, as in these last months , he was a talented last months, he was a talented person , a talented businessman. person, a talented businessman. he worked not only in our country and worked with results, but also abroad in africa in particular. >> gb news understands the government is looking to block the former natwest chief executive's multi million pound payout. dame alison rose quit after it emerged she talked about nigel as finance bosses to about nigel as finance bosses to a journalist. her actions are being independently investigated and the backlog of asylum cases has hit a record high. more than 175,000 people were waiting for an initial decision on their application at the end of june. that's up 44% on last year. donald trump is due to surrender himself on charges of trying to overturn the result of the 2020

presidential election in georgia. these are live pictures outside the fulton county jail. we're expecting him to arrive later. he's facing dozens of criminal charges and will go on trial several times in the next 18 months. with georgia prosecutor wanting october start date for the trump election trial. now patients are being warned of severe delays as nhs consultants in england strike for two days. routine hospital care is expected to come to a standstill, with nhs leaders anticipating major disruption. the british medical association also announced that medics will go on strike in late september and early october. the number of students receiving the highest gcse grades has fallen from last yean gcse grades has fallen from last year, but is still higher than before the covid pandemic . it before the covid pandemic. it follows a spike in higher grades in 2020 and 2021, when exams were cancelled because of covid

and results instead were based on teacher assessments . and on teacher assessments. and finally, london zoo is staging its annual weigh in penguins, tigers and gorillas are among the 14,000 animals being measured by zookeepers over the next year . the zoo says it wants next year. the zoo says it wants to make sure that every animal is eating well and growing at the rate it should . this is gb the rate it should. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio, and on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to . play gb news now it's back to. nigel good evening . nigel good evening. >> well, there were eight presidential hopefuls on the stage in milwaukee last night. there was one chap who was missing fellow by the name of donald trump, but kind of his presence was felt. but let's just have a quick the just have a quick look at the highlights debate last highlights of that debate last night, its decline is not inevitable. >> it's a choice we need to

send.joe >> it's a choice we need to send. joe biden back to his basement and reverse american decline. is that joe biden's biden nomics has led to the loss of $10,000 of spending power for the average family . the average family. >> now is not the time for on the job training. we don't need to bring in a rookie. we don't need to bring in people without experience. >> can't we all agree that we are not going to put a woman in jail or give her the death penalty if she gets an abortion and this is issue is of course, very important. >> but i am on the record and i stand that. we should not stand behind that. we should not have a federal abortion ban. i'm the only person the stage who the only person on the stage who isn't paid for. isn't bought and paid for. >> so i can say this the climate change it's change agenda is a hoax. it's ridiculous the change ridiculous. the climate change agenda hoax and we have to agenda is a hoax and we have to declare independence . declare independence. >> false. >> false. >> i've had enough already tonight of a guy who sounds like chatgpt standing up here. >> this is exactly why margaret thatcher said if you want something , said, ask a man. if

something, said, ask a man. if you want something done, ask a woman whether or not you believe that the criminal charges are right or wrong. >> the conduct is beneath both the office of president of the united states who says he may be disqualified under the 14th amendment from being president again. >> as a result of the insurrection . insurrection. >> well, it was lively and there was a very clear winner. we've got some exclusive polling that will show you in just a moment. but while all this was going on, something else was happening. yes. tucker carlson , formerly of yes. tucker carlson, formerly of fox news , now broadcasting on fox news, now broadcasting on twitter . he interviewed twitter. he interviewed president donald j. trump. and this is what trump had to say dunng this is what trump had to say during that interview about the indictments . indictments. >> i think the people of our country don't get enough credit for how smart they are and i'm not sure i would have said this ten years ago , but they get it. ten years ago, but they get it. you know, they really get it

when somebody gets indicted. your numbers go down. when your poll numbers go down. when somebody indicted , you somebody gets indicted, you announce, gentlemen , announce, ladies and gentlemen, i'll be leaving to spend time with and to fight for with my family and to fight for the of life on this the rest of my life on this stuff. but you're out of politics. indicted for politics. i got indicted for times all trivia nonsense . times all trivia nonsense. >> oh, well, unbelievable . see >> oh, well, unbelievable. see that interview that was conducted by tucker carlson with trump has been viewed on twitter over. trump has been viewed on twitter over . 200 trump has been viewed on twitter over. 200 million times just the most extraordinary number, i have to say . i most extraordinary number, i have to say. i think as time goes on, fox news are to going regret not having tucker carlson with them . the big event today with them. the big event today will take place later on. and it's almost difficult to believe that i'm saying this, but the 45th president of the usa , 45th president of the usa, donald j. trump, will be heading later on this afternoon to fulton county jail house, where he will be arrested and charged. and there'll be a mugshot photograph taken of him . this photograph taken of him. this was one of rudy giuliani and the former mayor of new york that

was taken yesterday. and that is where trump is going to be. it's never happened before in the history of the usa. it is a truly , truly astonishing moment. truly, truly astonishing moment. and there was rudy giuliani yesterday, difficult to believe that all this is going on. i'll be debating in a moment what does this do to voters in the middle ground ? what does it do middle ground? what does it do to people who aren't very political ? does it give a political? does it give them a sense there's injustice sense there's a real injustice going trump or going on here against trump or do they say it's just too much drama? dealing with drama? we can't be dealing with this well james johnson this anymore? well james johnson from partners and formerly from jl partners and formerly number 10 downing street pollster moved to pollster who has moved to america with his polling company . you're only polling .you're the only polling company that did a snap poll last night on the winners and losers. the results ? losers. what are the results? >> so went out to a sample of >> so we went out to a sample of 500 us as 500 republicans across the us as representative sample and we asked them who won the debate , asked them who won the debate, who performed best. and right at the , well, it's the guest the top, well, it's the guest who's on your later, nigel. who's on your show later, nigel. vivek ramaswamy with of vivek ramaswamy with 28% of the vote. very close behind him, ron

desantis on 27. and then it quite down in third. mike pence on 13. everybody else coming below 10. asa hutchinson , doug below 10. asa hutchinson, doug burgum were nearest the bottom. chris christie quite quite near the bottom as well. so a great result ramaswamy he result for vivek ramaswamy he managed introduce himself on managed to introduce himself on the stage. he got the national stage. he got some real hits in and i expect we're going see get a bit of a going to see him get a bit of a poll bounce state polls poll bounce in those state polls that we'll see coming out over the days. the next few days. >> have to did >> well, i have to say, i did tell you folks, didn't it? tell you this, folks, didn't it? i've and writing i've been talking and writing about vivek ramaswamy for the last me it was last month. he strikes me it was interesting, wasn't it, in a way , doing was what , what he was doing was what donald in he donald trump did in 2016. he comes in and says, i've got no political baggage. these guys on the stage with me all have . i'm the stage with me all have. i'm the stage with me all have. i'm the new kid on the block. and it was interesting, wasn't that was interesting, wasn't it, that he being attacked others? >> he was. and a lot of people after the debate were saying, oh, think nikki haley oh, we think nikki haley won because she had that moment where confronted where she confronted vivek ramaswamy and on ramaswamy on ukraine and on israel, actually, despite the cheers that she got in the room and the vote, the average gop primary voter is a little bit

more sceptical of those arguments about ukraine, and they were very much on vivek's side. it reminds little bit side. it reminds me a little bit of you remember donald of 2016. if you remember donald trump's he trump's first debate when he said when he got booed and he said when he got booed and he said these the real said these aren't the real voters, all the voters, these are all the donors. and the special interests. real interests. and it was a real moment. and you saw a bit of that well. that this time as well. >> think right. and >> i think that's right. and i think who would have think most people who would have bought last bought tickets to attend last night be aligned night would already be aligned to campaign and to, to the haley campaign and to, you know, maybe the chris christie campaign or whatever it may be. and ramaswami would not have had natural long term supporters, which i think makes his result the more remarkable. >> it does . and we also another >> it does. and we also another question at the end of the survey, as well, we said, who do you reflecting it all, you think reflecting on it all, who real who do you think is the real winner? we through donald winner? and we through donald trump mix now, even trump in the mix now, even there, vivek, hit to there, vivek, just hit trump to there, vivek, just hit trump to the did. he the post. he really. he did. he did. wait and see. i'm did. now let's wait and see. i'm sure be sure that's not going to be reflected other polls, reflected in the other polls, but that excitement but it does show that excitement and that sort of you know, he's given few ideas given us a few new ideas that have but have got quite excited by. but i wouldn't your boring resident wouldn't be your boring resident pollster on trip,

pollster on this on this trip, nigel, saying, know, nigel, without saying, you know, there error on there is a margin of error on these ron desantis's these polls and ron desantis's performance was very do indeed. ron performance was ron desantis performance was pretty . you know, a lot of pretty good. you know, a lot of people were him off people were writing him off saying over. he saying his campaign's over. he got moments in there. got a lot of moments in there. people attack him. people didn't really attack him. and managed i say, and he managed to, as i say, almost so his almost top the polls. so his campaign is going be happy campaign is going to be happy with yeah with this as well. yeah >> has ever smiled in public? >> has he ever smiled in public? >> has he ever smiled in public? >> i mean, there was a bit of a delay, wasn't there, last night on he said on his smile, he sort of said something a of something and it was a sort of five seconds. then he did his smile. brown, circa smile. but gordon brown, circa 2010, he doesn't come 2010, thought he doesn't come across cheery fellow. >> e“ f very powerful >> no, but some very powerful points james, points that he made. james, great . and we're going to great stuff. and we're going to be a here between now be back a lot here between now and elections and those elections next november . and we'll keeping november. and we'll be keeping up with the polls with up to date with the polls with you.thank up to date with the polls with you. thank you. thanks you for joining done. and joining us. and well done. and well done getting that poll well done for getting that poll out. now, as i say, it's a out. now now, as i say, it's a massive day american history massive day in american history . trump heading off to fulton jailhouse. it is really is hard to believe that i'm actually saying that. what impact is that going to have? one one thing for certain is that with the

republican base, if anything, it strengthens donald trump and, you know, talking to activists here last night, they just see a huge sense of injustice . and i'm huge sense of injustice. and i'm actually quite scared about where this goes. you know, the old left and the old right, they disagreed with each other. but fundamentally , they did believe fundamentally, they did believe that the other side had the right to have an opinion. so much of the modern left believe they are morally superior to those who are conservatives and are prepared, frankly, to do anything to shut those voices down. and i'm fearful for america . i'm fearful that if america. i'm fearful that if large numbers of people start to complain , disrespect the complain, disrespect the judicial system, disrespect the whole democratic process , that whole democratic process, that they'll turn to other means , i'm they'll turn to other means, i'm very, very scared about it. i wonder what greg swenson, republican overseas uk chairman is, and london merchant banker. do you take my point? greg that, you know, society operates within a set of rules and, you

know, okay, we didn't win the election the other guys did, but next time we'll get them back. we've grown up with that, haven't the principle haven't we? right? the principle of consent and one of of losers, consent and one of the accusations against trump is that he hasn't given losers consent the last time round, rather like the remainers in the united kingdom. but i'm fearful . i mean, you know , i see what's . i mean, you know, i see what's happening , indictment after happening, indictment after indictment . happening, indictment after indictment. i mean, a stunning 41 charges that trump and others face this afternoon in georgia. you know at what point do people say we've got to take the law into our own hands? >> it's worrisome. and i think when lose trust with the when you lose trust with the justice you know, and justice system, you know, and you're seeing the doj, you're seeing it with the doj, the , even the irs, who's the fbi, even the irs, who's done a great job of protecting the biden family influence, peddung the biden family influence, peddling cartel. you know, that really worries people. and then they so you're comparing and i think context is important. >> it's a biden family cartel. >> it's a biden family cartel. >> really is. >> is it it really is. >> is it it really is. >> not hunter it's not >> it's not hunter it's not hunter. it's the biden family. it's joe. joe is the influence right ? i mean, hunter wouldn't

right? i mean, hunter wouldn't have this money if have gotten any of this money if he there isn't a special he wasn't. there isn't a special counsel been appointed counsel that's been appointed right . counsel that's been appointed rigiso may change. >> so things may change. >> so things may change. >> i'm sceptical. and again, back your argument that back to your argument that there's the system there's distrust with the system . the special is the dea . the special counsel is the dea that was protecting hunter. yeah. and president biden and avoiding any mention of president biden in any of these inquiries . and then he crafted inquiries. and then he crafted the sweetheart deal. he's supposed to be the prosecutor and he crafted this deal. so this is what worries people, this is what worries people, this two tiered justice system. i a double standard. and i think that's important. you don't have to a fan . and i think to be a trump fan. and i think even saw that the stage even you saw that on the stage last you the last night. you know, the weaponization of the justice department should be troublesome to and foes. to fans and foes. >> well, i have to say, i'm very pleased. >> i'm very pleased that in the uk the prosecutors are separate to the elected politicians. i think that's a very, very good thing should be that we thing and they should be that we have. how do you feel about trump to going the jailhouse this it's a sad day, this afternoon? it's a sad day, a sad day for everybody, not just for trump, for for the the

other co—defendants as well as for the american people. other co—defendants as well as for he american people. other co—defendants as well as for i mean, rican people. other co—defendants as well as for i mean, this| people. other co—defendants as well as for i mean, this| peagain, the >> i mean, this is, again, the weaponization justice weaponization of the justice system. be a critic of system. i can be a critic of trump on other issues, but and you argue his behaviour you can argue that his behaviour was perfect , you know, after was not perfect, you know, after the election and you can if you if you feel that way, you should not vote for him. and i think alan dershowitz makes a great point that way. he's voted for against him several times and he looks forward to the chance of voting against again. voting against him again. >> on show last week. >> he was terrific. i'm not a trump supporter, but what's happening every way. happening is wrong in every way. last debate here, the last night's debate here, the eight think? >> i'm with james h >> i'm with james on that. i think, you vivek clearly think, you know, vivek clearly was and the attention was the winner and the attention getter because he's good at it and very a great and he's very he's a great orator. i think orator. right. so i think mission accomplished for him because he came blazing because he came out guns blazing and it worked. and i also think governor desantis did a great job. he stayed in his lane. he was not attacked because i think the other the other candidates were a probably more worried about the rising vivek. but also

they don't want to get in a fight with ron desantis on the stage. what governor desantis does really well is fight back against hostile media. and you've seen it countless times when hostile, hostile media, which makes up stories about him or or outright lies , he's come or or outright lies, he's come he comes back really well. he's not a great speech giver. and you know, it's funny comments about the smile. you mean it seems a little bit canned, but but that's because he's not a slap, you know, a back slapping kind of retail politician. he's a great family man. he served his country in the military and he's got an unbelievably you're a big desantis fan . i am. i a big desantis fan. i am. i mean, i really am. and i have been for a long time. it's not just in the last few months, but, know, he he's got an but, you know, he he's got an unbelievable record unbelievable proven track record as a conservative. and you nofice as a conservative. and you notice the three leading candidates, if you consider trump, desantis, vivek, you know, they're all true traditional, anti—establishment guys. >> we are so far away from the country club republicans not

coming back. and ten years ago, you know, that populist wave that ran through republicanism is here and it's here to stay. and that i've got absolutely no doubt at all. and a final thought, if i can, greg. fox news has been your channel. it's been the republican party's channel. it's been rock solid behind the leadership, behind the candidates and something's changing, isn't it? i mean, you know , i guess it began in a way know, i guess it began in a way with elon musk buying twitter, paid a crazy price for it. but hey, but when you see the power of twitter last night of carlson and trump sitting down together, 200 million views are conservatives losing faith in fox news ? fox news? >> i think so. i mean, when you look at the numbers, they're down a third since tucker left in many metrics. you also have to consider that even when tucker was there and he was by far the number one cable show in the us , very similar to your the us, very similar to your show in terms of population adjusted, of course. but on a great night, he'd get 3 million

viewers. there's 350 million people in america and 3 million are watching tucker , who was the are watching tucker, who was the best in the business in the united states. so, you know, that's that shows you that the model is changing a bit. he's getting many more views, obviously, twitter, probably obviously, on twitter, probably the best that ever the best thing that ever happened was getting happened to him was getting fired you also have fired by fox. and you also have to consider murdoch. you know, made really wise business made some really wise business decisions in the 90s when he started fox news, got a great audience , killed the killed the audience, killed the killed the competition. but again, it's not that many people actually watch it. something's changing. something is changing. >> greg, thank you very much indeed for your thoughts in a moment. in a moment, it appears that dame alison rose leaving natwest bank isn't just going to get 2.4 million, but it could be nearer to 11 million. but the story that really i'm having difficulty sitting on my chair is that mass murderer rose west gets to keep her bank accounts , gets to keep her bank accounts, but nigel farage gets cancelled. all of that in just a moment

radio. >> well, the whole de—banking row, the de—banking scandal of myself and coots, part of the natwest group, it feels like this story is literally never ever going to go away. it keeps coming back. well, let's begin by being joined by chris hope gb news, political editor. and chris hasn't exclusive story on this . yes, chris, i was i was this. yes, chris, i was i was furious yesterday that they've said she can get her 2.43 million. but further research shows that with the shares she's managed to accumulate since 2016, it's actually more like £11 million. i mean, not bad, is it? you break the law , you it? you break the law, you breach confidentiality, you lie and you walk out with £11 million. and but they've done all of this before the inquiry, before the investigation and before the investigation and before delivering to me the natwest subject access request. so where are we now with all of this ? this? >> that's right, nigel. now,

ministers ears have pricked up here in london at the idea that dame alison rose might get this large pay off. they're concerned about it because this inquiry by travis smith, this law firm, into what happened with you and your bank details and what was disclosed to the press about them, they're going to look at this closely. now, i've been told very clearly by senior figures in the treasury that if they find suggestions of wrongdoing doing by dame alison rose or other senior people with within natwest, then they will expect money to be docked from bonuses. it's called a marvellous clause bonus being goodin marvellous clause bonus being good in that in marvellous meaning bad in latin marvellous clause will mean that money is taken away from the settlement given to dame alison rose. she's currently working on a 12 month gardening leave , but i think gardening leave, but i think ministers are watching very closely the closely and of course the government has a special government here has a special locus this company . locus involving this company. they own 38% of the shares that's you and me owned 38% of natwest. therefore, they are a major the biggest shareholder. what they say counts. so yes,

nigel, it's not over yet . nigel, it's not over yet. >> no. and i did, you know , very >> no. and i did, you know, very loudly and clearly yesterday say i thought the government should act because as you say, the government biggest government is the biggest shareholder on our behalf. i shareholder of on our behalf. i just find it extraordinary just still find it extraordinary that can make this award to that they can make this award to a before the result of the investigation. i find the whole thing, sir howard davis thing, i think, sir howard davis should go. whole should go. the whole board should go. the whole board should it seems should go. frankly, now it seems that the mass murderer row goes west. has a better esg rating with the co—operative bank than i did with perhaps she's a climate campaigner. i just don't know . i mean, what what are you know. i mean, what what are you as an old an old fleet street hack? what do you make of this story ? story? >> well, you literally couldn't make it up. now it's separate to this. the telegraph newspaper revealed today that rose west, of course, a woman who murdered ten women and girls was jailed in 1995 for life, is in prison in 1995 for life, is in prison in hmp new hall in yorkshire is

banked by the co—op bank, the co—operative bank and they looked at closing her bank account details. a decade ago and chose not to because of the risk. there's a problem there with rose west's daughter. for the co—op, it's slogan is ethical. now in all ways. nigel noel ethics, of course, must mean that you are supportive of drag queens reading stories to four year olds. >> a mass murder doesn't matter. mass murder is outside the ethical concerns of the of the co—operative bank. yeah. >> and the co—op bank for its part, says we would not discuss individual customer account details. i mean , it does throw details. i mean, it does throw open a whole new can of worms for me. we know about politicians, people, people , politicians, people, people, people of note who might be risky for reputation, but what about banking criminals? what about banking criminals? what about banking criminals? what about banking prisoners? i mean, i think there's a whole space we don't about. it's quite don't know about. it's quite hard to find because

hard to find out because correctly , people's bank details correctly, people's bank details are , closely held are held, closely held privately. this is the privately. but this is the problem i think we're going towards . what will the towards. what will the government there towards. what will the got a rnment there towards. what will the gora right1t there towards. what will the gora right1t have there towards. what will the gora right1t have a there towards. what will the gora right1t have a bank there be a right to have a bank account that you get taken account that you can't get taken away wonder away from you? i just wonder whether generally be whether this should generally be a an account. it seems a right to an account. it seems we're going there. seems the government is towards government is going towards that, maybe . that, possibly in law, maybe. >> yeah . chris hope, thank you. >> yeah. chris hope, thank you. and i must say i support the right for everybody to have a bank account. if you've served your in prison and come your time in prison and come out, i think you deserve have out, i think you deserve to have a account, it seems right. out, i think you deserve to have a thank�*unt, it seems right. out, i think you deserve to have a thank you it seems right. out, i think you deserve to have a thank you everems right. out, i think you deserve to have a thank you ever so s right. out, i think you deserve to have a thank you ever so s right in chris thank you ever so much. in deed now care for kayleigh is an organisation that i've talked about many times on this show. i have said effectively , i think have said effectively, i think they are aiding and abetting illegal immigration doesn't make me very popular with mainstream media. when i say that, because care kayleigh . they appear care for kayleigh. they appear all over sky news, the bbc and itv as if somehow they're the good guys. they get a free pass. well, home secretary has had well, the home secretary has had some comments about some pretty tough comments about them today the boats continue them today as the boats continue every single day to cross the

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radio. non—governmental organisation is involved with the whole issue of refugees and whether it's in the mediterranean or whether it's in the english channel. >> frankly, i've always thought they effective aiding and they were effective aiding and abetting immigration. abetting illegal immigration. think about this. you know, care for calais are there in the camps on the other side of the channel. and when people get off the at dungeness, the lifeboat at dungeness, there's calais giving the lifeboat at dungeness, there' a calais giving the lifeboat at dungeness, there' a ofalais giving the lifeboat at dungeness, there' a ofalais g now, you them a bottle of water. now, you could the they're could argue the work they're doing the work doing is humanitarian, the work they're is decent. but they're doing is decent. but i've had my grave i've always had my grave suspicions. now suella braverman, the home secretary has come out and very, very clearly about care for clearly said about care for calais that they are, and i quote , politically motivated quote, politically motivated activists mascot raiding as humanitarians. activists mascot raiding as humanitarians . and she says they humanitarians. and she says they are actively undermining efforts

to cut illegal immigration. now, clare moseley was the woman that ran care for calais for years. and funny isn't it? she an and funny isn't it? she had an affair young man who was affair with a young man who was an attempted migrant a camp an attempted migrant in a camp in that seemed to on an attempted migrant in a camp in a that seemed to on an attempted migrant in a camp in a long that seemed to on an attempted migrant in a camp in a long time.eemed to on an attempted migrant in a camp in a long time. she ad to on an attempted migrant in a camp in a long time. she certainly)n for a long time. she certainly never it. but now it never denied it. but now it turns out that £340,000 of donations to the charity have gone through her personal bank account. and as a result of this, there's been a serious rap on the knuckles that has come from the charity commission , an from the charity commission, an kathakali defend themselves . kathakali defend themselves. they've got a new boss, steve smith, and a completely new board. but certainly pretty rum goings on. now today, the weather in the channel was not good. weather in the channel was not good . about 200 across the good. about 200 across the engush good. about 200 across the english channel today. and being processed in dover and manston and elsewhere. but yesterday it was 345. the day before that, it was 345. the day before that, it was 211. the day before that it was 211. the day before that it was 661. it is ongoing. it is relent less. and if you look at the pattern for the last few years, it's towards the end of the year is when we get the

biggest numbers. and the reason for that is very simple. that actually the water temperature in the channel is at its peak around about october time and people choose to cross for obvious reasons when the water is a bit warmer. obvious reasons when the water is a bit warmer . well, i'm is a bit warmer. well, i'm joined by former border force boss and now managing director of fourteeners global, tony smith, who is a long term friend of the program . we don't always of the program. we don't always agree about things, but he's always prepared to discuss this, tony, the whole stop the boat strategy from rishi sunak, it appears he's rather changed tack on that over the course of the last few days . last few days. >> yeah, i'm not sure that it was ever realistic , was it, was ever realistic, was it, nigel, that we would completely stop the boats? i think you and i having conversations i have been having conversations about number might about what the number might be and is and that conversation is perpetuated again today and we're speculating about we're still speculating about what might be. you what the number might be. you probably the that probably saw the figures that came today as of the end of came out today as of the end of june , the total number of asylum june, the total number of asylum applications was 78,000, 75,000 last year. so asylum application

signs are up. but as you know, nigel, the boats are still slightly down. i know you put a lot of that down to the weather and but we're not seeing the huge escalation that some commentators were suggesting we would have had by this time last yeah would have had by this time last year. so i'm still optimistic, at least, nigel, that we are doing something to stem the flow, at least . and i would like flow, at least. and i would like to stand up for some of the work that we have been trying to do with the french. but as you know, what we can do in france on speech is severely on the french speech is severely limited by our capacity to intervene because we can't control ultimately what the french or the eu decide to do on their border. can we? >> no, we can't. their border. can we? >> no, we can't . and i also >> no, we can't. and i also noticed, tony, this week another style of dinghy being used. there was a photograph i got yesterday. there were 82 people in that dinghy , one that landed in that dinghy, one that landed on saturday with 88 in it. so the boats are getting ever bigger . the the boats are getting ever bigger. the operation is becoming ever more risky and a change of tactic, tony. there no longer launching these boats down the beaches where they can

be stopped by the police and a knife put in them. they're actually getting these boats to the by water. and then the beaches by water. and then the beaches by water. and then the migrants are wading out through the into them and through the water into them and as you know, you know, the tactic that is used by the french navy, once they're afloat and the boat, french navy, once they're afloat and the boat , they escort and in the boat, they escort them to the mile line. isn't them to the 12 mile line. isn't that the conversation that we need have with the french need to have with the french government? they not? government? should they not? because belgians, the because the belgians, the belgian is reportedly, if they find an illegal migrant boat at sea, they take the boat and the people back to the harbour. isn't this the conversation we need about the activities of the french navy ? french navy? >> well, the french navy, certainly the french law enforcement agencies, nigel, as you know , there's a number of you know, there's a number of them that are involved in this, of course, but they're a little bit like us in the border force. they're led really the they're led really by the political strategy . and you're political strategy. and you're absolutely right, the political strategy in france is not to intervene on the on the water. their argument has always been,

of course , that, well, because of course, that, well, because the migrants don't really want to rescued by us, and if we to be rescued by us, and if we go sailing in there and trying to be rescued by us, and if we go saili know, :here and trying to be rescued by us, and if we go saili know, pull and trying to be rescued by us, and if we go saili know, pull them rying to, you know, pull them on board, could could board, then we could we could make so that's make things worse. so that's been they've got been the argument. they've got away don't away with. nigel, but i don't think fair . away with. nigel, but i don't think fair. personally, i think that's fair. personally, i don't get away don't think they can get away with two civilised with that. this is two civilised country both signatories to country is both signatories to the 51 conventions, you know both signatories law of the sea. we want to save lives, don't we? and they really can only help us save lives if they start to intervene on on the high seas with our help, if necessary, or in the waterways. you talk about . but need understand, . but you need to understand, people understand the people need to understand the jurisdiction border force jurisdiction of the border force is not extend beyond that 12 mile zone. we can't control what they we can only try and they do. we can only try and influence. and that's why do influence. and that's why we do need to keep on at this. nigel and you're as good as and you're as good at it as anybody need to anybody else, but do need to call them out. but in brussels, i mean, tony out in brussels about why is it you will not entertain a conversation with us about joint patrols, which if you look up look my great piece up ever since day one, i've been

advocating patrols, advocating joint patrols, perfectly feasible in international , but it international law, but it requires an international agreement to tony smith. >> 100% agree with that. i really do. we'll speak to you on this program again, very, very soon. £800 million. we've given the french to stop this problem. and i'm sorry , but the and i'm sorry, but the activities of the french navy are completely and wholly unacceptable . now, what? the unacceptable. now, what? the farage moment. it's ulez day next tuesday. yes. if you're poor , you're going to be charged poor, you're going to be charged £12.50 a day, just to go to the shops from tuesday . as you shops from next tuesday. as you know, a big farage at know, i'm doing a big farage at large in a place called cudham, which on the borders of seven which is on the borders of seven oaks bromley borough . we're oaks and bromley borough. we're going have a big crowd going to have a big crowd there. if gbnews.com if you want to come. gbnews.com there are 1 or 2 tickets still available , but the story that's available, but the story that's out today and it's pretty extraordinary that in areas extraordinary is that in areas like up to 90% of the like bromley up to 90% of the ulez cameras that mayor khan has placed have been vandalised cut down, stolen and thrown away by. you, of course, fully understand

. and i would never, ever support court lawbreaking in any way at all. but i just do not see how this new zone is going to work, because ultimately we when laws become enemies of men, men become enemies of laws. in a moment we are going to have vivek ramaswamy sitting here, the man that won last night's debate, and the man. i think thatis debate, and the man. i think that is not very well known outside of america would in the next quarter of an hour, we're going try and change that

let's have a quick look at something that happened last night . fox news asked that panel night. fox news asked that panel of eight who, if they became president, would pardon donald trump. have a look at the body language here. >> signed a pledge to support the eventual republican nominee if former president trump is convicted in a court of law,

would you still support him as your party's choice? please raise your hand if you would . raise your hand if you would. >> president trump , i believe, >> president trump, i believe, was the best president of the 21st century. it's a fact. >> and chris christie , honest to >> and chris christie, honest to god, you're claim that donald trump is motivated by vengeance and grievance would be a lot more credible if your entire campaign were not based on vengeance and grievance against one man. >> and if people at home. >> and if people at home. >> well, one thing's for certain. my guest this evening, vivek ramaswamy, knows his own mind because his hand went straight welcome to the straight up and welcome to the program. good be here, program. it's good to be here, nigel. see you. so nigel. very good to see you. so you've come this. you've you've come into this. you've written a couple of books where you've quite a lot of you've laid out quite a lot of your philosophy, so you're not a complete newcomer public complete newcomer to public debate. been debate. far from it. you've been writing for years for writing op eds for years for newspapers, but in newspapers, etcetera, but in political terms, yes, you were in fact, you were called a rookie . yes. by former vice

rookie. yes. by former vice president mike pence last night. how did you enjoy the big stage? >> i enjoyed tremendously . >> i enjoyed it tremendously. the hours right by. the two hours went right by. i thought getting thought we were just getting warmed and, you know, warmed up and, you know, frankly, i took it as a badge of honour i was actually the honour that i was actually the subject of most of the arrows that both sides of the that came from both sides of the stage. and it was it was actually opportunity to actually a good opportunity to smoke out some real ideological differences. actually within the republican party. i think there are deep and i think that i'm going to have to be the person in this race and on the debate stage who smokes that out. should we fight foreign wars that do not directly advance american interests or not? should we actually unapologetically advance american interests even when it comes to domestic economic policy in the face of a climate change agenda that i think is fundamentally anti—american at its core? there were real disagreements on that stage last night, and i think that's what animated the debate, animated much of the debate, which is good thing animated much of the debate, whiour is good thing animated much of the debate, whiour audience, good thing animated much of the debate, whiour audience, whod thing animated much of the debate, whiour audience, who is hing animated much of the debate, whiour audience, who is vivek ramaswamy? >> who are you ? >> who are you? >> who are you? >> yeah. so i'm not a politician. you're right. my

parents came to this country 40 years ago with no money from southern india. i've gone to on found multi—billion dollar companies . i found multi—billion dollar companies. i did it well marrying my wife, apoorva , who's marrying my wife, apoorva, who's a surgeon ohio state . she's a a surgeon at ohio state. she's a throat surgeon. we're raising our two sons. one is three and a half years old. is just over half years old. one is just over a year old. i actually was just with earlier afternoon with them earlier this afternoon before and we before coming over here and we did it while following our faith in . that what call in in god. that is what we call in this american dream this country the american dream . and i am genuinely worried that that american dream isn't going to exist for my two sons and their generation unless we step up and do something about it. i haven't lived within government . i've founded government. i've founded a biotech company that developed five medicines are fda five medicines that are fda approved today. one of is approved today. one of them is a life saving therapy . actually, life saving therapy. actually, in an asset in kids. i built an asset manager called strive asset management to offer an alternative to the likes of blackrock and state street and vanguard by my voting proxies and corporate america's boardrooms, by representing shareholders with a voice that says get out of politics. let's focus on this. is that's been

most of my career. >> i'd say in some ways you sound a bit like donald trump in 2016 because trump comes in and says, in says, hey, i've never been in politics. self—made. i politics. i'm self—made. i believe the american believe in the american dream. so there's some strong similarities , as i thought similarities, as i thought yesterday. but it's interesting. you about business and you talk about business and success business. i've been success in business. i've been having a huge argument with the british banking industry over the last couple of months. i was debunked because of my political. read about that. debunked because of my politica remarkable )ut that. debunked because of my politica remarkable .|t that. >> it's remarkable. >> it's remarkable. >> it's remarkable. >> i mean, it's quite >> yeah, i mean, it's quite incredible it's happening. >> yeah, i mean, it's quite incr yeah, i mean, it's quite incr> no, we're blaming you. >> no, we're blaming you. >> no, we're blaming you. >> no, no, no, no, no. i'm making a deeper a deeper point here. history it started on the other side of pond long other side of the pond long before 1776. see, the old world european view was that the

people, the citizens of a nation cannot be trusted to sort out their differences. it had to be a small group of business leaders and government leaders in the back of palace halls that decide what's right for everyone else at large. so in 1776, in the american revolution , we the american revolution, we fought one in this country to say no to that vision. we, the people, decide how we're going to address shared challenges from climate change to racial injustice to whatever they may be. that was the foundation of the american revolution . and so the american revolution. and so what you're seeing in the rise of corporatism, of this new woke corporatism, the esg movement, environmental, social governance factor movement that pervade capital markets around the world, like a cancer is a scepticism of that american revolutionary view. they say the people can't be trusted. so if governments aren't going to get right it aren't going to get it right it on climate change, then we, the business leaders, are going to have step up fill the have to step up and fill the void working those void working with those government officials to do it. and what's stake in these and so what's at stake in these issues? little issues? it's not just a little annoyance of our modern culture. it too , but it reflects it is that too, but it reflects a sceptic ism that

a deeper sceptic ism that citizens can be trusted at all. so what can i do as us president? well, i mean, this gets into a lot of minutia here, but biden has passed a rule. but biden has passed a new rule. i think it's an unconstitutional regulation , but it was codified regulation, but it was codified and effective . is the rules as and effective. is the rules as of today that an investor can't fund. managers no longer have to take into account profit as their sole motivation, but they can take into account these other environmental factors, rescind a lot of that damage . rescind a lot of that damage. >> the environmental stuff. i >> on the environmental stuff. i mean, very the mean, you were very clear on the stage last night that america needs america needs to needs to frack america needs to be america be self—sufficient. america needs to an exporter. needs to be an energy exporter. yes and you were very clear on that. and i get that 100. and i have to say , i have very similar have to say, i have very similar view ought to be view for what we ought to be doing the united kingdom doing back in the united kingdom with issue. it with that issue. but when it comes to climate change itself, if, you know, man made co2 is leading to ever rising temperatures and ultimate doom and disaster , you are are you a and disaster, you are are you a denier on climate change? where do you place yourself on? >> so i'll just i'll just state

the facts because a lot of these labels are reductionist and most people using them people who are using them have no idea what they're talking about. global about. true so our global surface going surface temperatures going up. the yes. surface temperatures going up. the yes . is the answer appears to be yes. is that related some way to that related in some way to manmade causes? the answer appears . is that appears to be yes. is that anywhere an existential anywhere close to an existential risk for humanity? absolutely not. and in contrast to the climate change agenda, our best approach forward is adapting to the changes in the climate. as we always have through not less, but more use of fossil fuels and also other forms of energy. most notably nuclear energy. and so my view is we have to look at the facts . if you look at the the facts. if you look at the number of people who die of climate , climate related disasters, tornadoes, hurricanes, heat waves , it is down by 98% over waves, it is down by 98% over the last century. >> you're watching mainstream media. you wouldn't believe it. >> never know this. >> you would never know this. but this fact, nobody who's credible on scientific communities familiar with credible on scientific con dataities familiar with credible on scientific con dataities denyamiliar with credible on scientific con dataities deny this ar with credible on scientific condataities deny this because the data will deny this because it's a fact. every it's a hard fact. for every 100 people died in 1920. to die people who died in 1920. to die today of a climate related disaster, you want to know why more abundant access

more plentiful, abundant access to fossil fuels? eight times as many people die of cold temperatures as warm ones. let's think about that fact. oh and by the way, in the 1970s, the climate change movement was actually about warning of a looming unless we looming ice age unless we stopped using fossil fuels. >> it a kid. yeah, >> i remember it as a kid. yeah, no, do. i'm young enough no, no, i do. i'm young enough to images of the to see the images of the magazines on the internet. >> used of it. >> they used to warn of it. but the this from the the reality is this from the 19705, the reality is this from the 1970s, not that long ago. >> this to heart of >> but this gets to the heart of something that i think something else that i think is really and think you care >> vivek. and i think you care about. kids. about. you've got two kids. you mentioned my mentioned that earlier. my feeling is, you know, right across western world and across the western world and frankly, kids are being frankly, our kids are being indoctrinated frankly, our kids are being indoctpoisoned at school . being poisoned at school. they're not being taught critical not critical thinking. they're not being given sides an being given both sides of an argument. you as argument. what would you as president education in america? >> so we have to restore education through putting achievement first. that means getting rid of teachers unions. if you're a public teacher's union and you're unionising, who are you unionising against? it's not against some monopolist capitalist. you're unionising against the students, the public

that you're supposed to represent. so i would shut down the us department of education . the us department of education. it is a disaster. you shut it down. close down. shut it down, close it, shutter it. >> wouldn't that just >> but wouldn't that be just completely building? >> but wouldn't that be just con no, tely building? >> but wouldn't that be just con no, no, building? >> but wouldn't that be just con no, no, no, building? >> but wouldn't that be just con no, no, no, no. building? >> but wouldn't that be just con no, no, no, no. it�*uilding? >> but wouldn't that be just con no, no, no, no. it wouldn't >> no, no, no, no. it wouldn't be. it wouldn't fact, it be. it wouldn't be in fact, it would great way. would be a great way. >> going to it? >> who's going to run it? >> who's going to run it? >> it doesn't be >> well, it doesn't need to be run because education in the united administered united states is administered locally, not centrally, by the federal that federal government. so take that $80 of $80 billion. that's a lot of money in the hands of money and put it in the hands of parents. many of whom are poor parents. many of whom are poor parents in the inner city. they can't afford to send their kids to a properly performing school, effectively trapped in a ghetto known as their zip code . and i known as their zip code. and i think that is the civil rights issue of our time giving parents the opportunity to send their kids to the best possible school they can by shutting down a bureaucracy that's sapping up money should be in those money that should be in those parents i the parents pockets. then i want the pubuc parents pockets. then i want the public compete. but public schools to compete. but they if there's they only compete if there's feet their fire. the feet held to their fire. the dirty secret in the dirty little secret in the united america. oh, united states of america. oh, this perhaps viewers this will shock perhaps viewers in but in other parts of the world. but it's dirty secret that it's a dirty secret that deserves to be exposed. the schools spend the most

schools that spend the most money on a per student basis, some schools in new york, $40,000 per student per year are the schools that have the worst achievement results on a per student basis . just think of it. student basis. just think of it. that's mind boggling. it's not just that you're not getting your money's worth, it's literally the schools are literally the schools that are spending doing spending more are doing an absolute worse than the absolute terms. worse than the schools that are actually doing much more. >> i would argue and would >> i would argue and some would argue those are doing argue that those that are doing worse the education system in worse in the education system in america from the black america are those from the black communities , that there is huge communities, that there is huge racial injustice . we saw the racial injustice. we saw the black lives matter movement, which i have to say i recognise as a marxist force when it first arrived. yes but how do we deal with this ? do we is positive with this? do we is positive discrimination is making sure that a company employs a certain number of black people or asian people. is that the way forward? no >> the right way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race. john roberts said it famously on the

supreme court 25 years ago. it's every bit as true today. here's the answer economic empowerment across the board. i mean, the thing i'm talking about in terms of shutting down the department of shutting down the department of putting money of shutting down the department of the putting money of shutting down the department of the hands putting money of shutting down the department of the hands of |tting money of shutting down the department of the hands of parents money of shutting down the department of the hands of parents as�*noney of shutting down the department of the hands of parents as well,r in the hands of parents as well, you know, who's to benefit you know, who's going to benefit from lot of kids in from that? a lot of kids in the inner of kids in inner city and a lot of kids in the city, they do happen the inner city, they do happen to be black. i don't think racial explains to be black. i don't think raci differential explains to be black. i don't think raci differential outcomes. to be black. i don't think raci knowzntial outcomes. to be black. i don't think raci knowzntial thinktcomes. to be black. i don't think raci knowzntial thinktc(does you know what i think it does today? fatherlessness so any kid, of their skin kid, regardless of their skin colour, if they grow up in a single household , are single parent household, are eight likely to eight times more likely to end up more up in jail, multiple times more likely poverty or likely to end up in poverty or on regardless of your on drugs, regardless of your skin . skin colour. >> w- e the same in >> we see exactly the same in british >> we see exactly the same in briti;h this is true for most >> i mean, this is true for most of human okay, now of human history. okay, so now let's just change the prism and see. well , it turns out see. okay, well, it turns out 45% black kids are born into 45% of black kids are born into single households, single family households, whereas it's or of whereas it's like 8% or less of asian kids . and that explains asian kids. and that explains the difference in outcomes. it's not anything else, but other than basic numbers and the only thing government can't do anything well, here's anything about, well, here's what will say. if the what i will say. if the government the source of government was the source of the damage, the government can do

something about it. so this starts johnson starts with lyndon johnson in the he was the united states. he was a president took you know president who took took you know , the civil rights movement , in the civil rights movement in helping black , in the civil rights movement in in helping black , in the civil rights movement in in america.ping black , in the civil rights movement in in america. he; black , in the civil rights movement in in america. he created people in america. he created a lot of programs, aid. et cetera . that created awful incentives. so there are literally women in the inner city in places like chicago where i visited as part of campaign that are paid of this campaign that are paid more for not to have a man in the house than to actually be married and have that man in the house. so i don't even blame the individuals . individuals. >> i blame the system discourages this. yes. >> and, you know, is that call it systemic racism? if you want . call systemic if . call it systemic failure. if you . but that's what the you want. but that's what the federal stop federal government can stop doing. don't taxpayer money doing. don't use taxpayer money to pay people to do the opposite of what you should be doing. >> thoughts on the of what you should be doing. >> stage. thoughts on the world stage. >> historic relationship. 1776 1812. we had a couple of difficulties, but, but, but a very strong relationship . and very strong relationship. and we've been desperately looking to do a trade deal between the uk and the usa. the biden administration have struck it

constantly . would you be constantly. would you be positive to that? yes depending on the terms, of course. >> but i do think that entering stronger bilateral trade relationships with our allies is a crucial step in declaring economic independence. >> so you're not you're not an isolationist? >> no, i'm not an isolationist. >> no, i'm not an isolationist. >> despite the media headlines. i'm not an isolationist. >> isolationist . >> not an isolationist. >> not an isolationist. >> you're not part of big pharma. you? >> you're not part of big phar|challenge you? >> you're not part of big phar|challenge you pharma. my >> i challenge big pharma. my relationship to big pharma is the equivalent rumble's the equivalent of rumble's relationship to big tech, and i'm told is declaring independence . independence. >> you've been backed >> i'm told you've been backed by many and by soros and many others, and you're a of the wef and oh, you're a part of the wef and oh, this this is all laughable this is this is all laughable stuff laughable. but but >> this is laughable. but but it's here's it's good. you know, here's here's on first, here's my view on it. first, i laughed stuff, then laughed at this stuff, but then i realised people in i realised that people in this country a reason to be country have a good reason to be sceptical anything they've sceptical of anything they've been fed because we've been lied to time and again. and so i'm actually very sympathetic, even though i've answered these questions, many times to continue the world continue to do it. the world economic let's them. economic forum, let's take them. nobody has been bigger nobody has been a bigger opponent of their agenda publicly starting first publicly, starting with my first book than i have. so it's cunous book than i have. so it's curious that my name then turns

up. this happens. >> this is what happens. >> this is what happens. >> head over the >> you put your head over the parapet, start to some. parapet, you start to make some. i've there. start to i've been there. you start to make some progress and they fire everything they've got at you. >> . but the >> they do well. but the funniest is i did them funniest part is i did sue them . i don't believe in just . so i don't believe in just watching that and complaining about action. about it. i believe in action. i sued court and we got sued them in court and we got everything sued them in court and we got eihardiing sued them in court and we got eihard commitment that they a hard commitment that they would never do that to somebody again. you've again. you've been yeah, you've been supportive of been very supportive of president trump what is president trump and what is going to happen in the jailhouse in afternoon georgia, in this afternoon in georgia, in fulton , which which see fulton county, which which i see as travesty as well. as a travesty as well. >> he said to you , and let's >> if he said to you, and let's assume that he comes through this and the polls this contest and the polls are right, assume does right, let's assume that he does win nomination , would you be win the nomination, would you be happy be vp ? happy to be his vp? >> see, this isn't about me. if this were me, sure. that's this were about me, sure. that's a someone a fine position for someone to have this is about have at my age. this is about reviving our country and i can only reunite this country if i'm doing it from the white house. as the leader and the face of our movement. i will our movement. and what i will tell trump is, i know tell president trump is, i know you're a patriot. he and you're a patriot. i mean, he and i relationship with i have a deep relationship with mutual . want my mutual respect. i want him as my most valued adviser, something

of mentor in that role. of a mentor in that role. actually, i've got fresh legs. i'm less than half his age. >> you're the rookie. >> you're the rookie. >> i'm good. yeah. and i wear it as a badge honour. we as a badge of honour. but we have to reach young people who have to reach young people who have sense have lost their sense of national in country . national pride in this country. 60% of saying they would 60% of them saying they would sooner their to sooner give up their right to vote to give up their vote than to give up their access i know that's access to tiktok. i know that's access to tiktok. i know that's a disaster. and so i think i'm the person who can win a the only person who can win in a landslide. and i think that's the thank you the i tell you what, thank you for gb news. for coming on, gb news. >> we're going this out. >> we're going to put this out. it's live. we'll put it it's been out live. we'll put it out world hope, out around the world and i hope, folks, this guy folks, you now know who this guy is, think we've is, because i think we've learned a hell of a lot. i'm back you live on monday back with you live on monday night london. but night at 7:00 in london. but now let's what let's have a look at what the weather's for us. weather's got in store for us. >> the temperatures rising , boxt >> the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news evening. on. gb news evening. >> i'm alex deakin. this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news a mixture of sunshine and showers to come on friday and a cooler feel for many, particularly across east

anglia in the south east where it's quite and humid it's been quite warm and humid today we've a few today and we've seen a few thunderstorms as result. thunderstorms as a result. this low pressure is sitting across northern scotland is still providing heavy showers providing some heavy showers here and they'll keep going through night. here and they'll keep going through night . any of those through the night. any of those showers the showers still left across the south—east are fading away now. so england and wales so much of england and wales will dry overnight and it will become dry overnight and it will become dry overnight and it will night certainly will be a cooler night certainly than the couple of nights than the past couple of nights for temperatures well down for many temperatures well down into single in some into single figures in some rural locations most towns and rural locations. most towns and cities about 10 or start cities about 10 or 11 to start friday. now we will start off with a fair bit of sunshine, certainly midlands, certainly over the midlands, south , much of northeast south wales, much of northeast england to elsewhere, there'll be of a mixture of sunshine be more of a mixture of sunshine and showers and through the day be more of a mixture of sunshine and shovwill and through the day be more of a mixture of sunshine and shovwill develop ugh the day be more of a mixture of sunshine and shovwill develop more1e day be more of a mixture of sunshine and shovwill develop more widely showers will develop more widely . but i still suspect a good chunk of day be dry, chunk of the day will be dry, particularly east anglia and chunk of the day will be dry, parisouthly east anglia and chunk of the day will be dry, pari south east. east anglia and chunk of the day will be dry, parisouth east. the anglia and chunk of the day will be dry, parisouth east. the shower and chunk of the day will be dry, parisouth east. the shower isd the south east. the shower is fairly well scattered, not particularly heavy, will particularly heavy, but it will be wet and increasingly be a fairly wet and increasingly windy day across the far north of and everywhere . of scotland and everywhere. fairly end of fairly cool for the end of august . high teens for most at august. high teens for most at best. saturday is a similar story again. yes, some sunshine,

but plenty of showers. showers and saturday could be fairly heavy, slow moving in heavy, quite slow moving in places where the risk of thunder as quite blustery across as well, quite blustery across parts of wales and south—west england . another feeling england. another cool feeling day, cool all weekend. day, staying cool all weekend. but some heavy showers on but after some heavy showers on saturday should turn a bit drier for most of us. the temperature is rising. >> boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on

gb news. >> hello. good evening . >> hello. good evening. wonderful people. it's me. patrick christys identify as the formidable jacob reece mogg on state of the nation tonight . state of the nation tonight. it's been reported that britain's asylum backlog has hit a total of 175,000 people for the first time in the space of a yean the first time in the space of a year, the taxpayer has paid an extra £1.85 billion to accommodate these illegal

crossings . something needs to crossings. something needs to change and fast. i'll be having a big debate on this with my panel and an immigration lawyer, ivan sampson, who has some startling revelations for you and . oh, there's a and the un. oh, there's a useless is a chocolate teapot that lot, aren't they? well, they claim that the uk should pay they claim that the uk should pay 18.8, not million. not billion. no trillion in reparations for its involvement in the slave trade . didn't you in the slave trade. didn't you hear? we're busy paying the bill for all those illegal migrants, aren't there's nothing aren't we? but there's nothing more uncomfortable than thinking about, sir keir starmer dancing around girl at around like a little girl at a coldplay there? well coldplay concert. is there? well no, unfortunately, there's been a that happening lately no, unfortunately, there's been a mps that happening lately no, unfortunately, there's been a mps have happening lately no, unfortunately, there's been a mps have taken ning lately no, unfortunately, there's been a mps have taken freebiesly no, unfortunately, there's been a mps have taken freebies worth as mps have taken freebies worth almost 200 grand just this summer. it's all right for some, isn't it? in the middle of a cost of living crisis. but the royal rumble? well, it's rumbling once again. harry is going to into the uk for going to fly into the uk for a charity event on the eve of our late queen's death . where will late queen's death. where will charles and william be? well, at the other end of the country,

apparently. i'll be joined by