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and bev turner sacked on the spot, a new strategy to tackle misconduct in the police force means that rogue officers can be dismissed immediately. cowardly killers to court judges finally to be given powers to force offenders like lucy letby to attend their sentencing . and the attend their sentencing. and the letby inquiry is going to be made statutory, which means witnesses will be forced to testify by a judge. ben wallace steps down. >> we knew this was coming, but the defence secretary has formally resigned this morning. there are rumours that grant shapps could replace him. we're going bring you any updates going to bring you any updates from number 10 as they happen. >> american american nukes in >> an american american nukes in britain. us nuclear weapons could be heading for the uk, but where be based and where would they be based and could they put you and i at risk well, we knew. we knew the defence secretary was standing down, he announced in the middle

of july he's going. he didn't get the nato general secretary job. he's standing down as mp job. he's standing down as an mp at rumour at the next election. rumour is the with rumours at the air thick with rumours at westminster. to be that man westminster. it's to be that man grant which be his grant shapps, which would be his fifth job. fifth ministerial job. >> any ministerial job >> is there any ministerial job that hasn't done.7 are that he hasn't done.7 where are the experts? what that he hasn't done? where are the experts? what i want the experts? that's what i want to know. let us know your thoughts. vaiews@gbnews.com is the email always. of thoughts. vaiews@gbnews.com is thethough, always. of thoughts. vaiews@gbnews.com is thethough, here 'ays. of thoughts. vaiews@gbnews.com is thethough, here is s. of thoughts. vaiews@gbnews.com is thethough, here is the of thoughts. vaiews@gbnews.com is thethough, here is the veryf all though, here is the very latest with . rihanna latest news with. rihanna >> bev thank you. good morning . >> bev thank you. good morning. it's 934. your top stories from the newsroom . grant shapps has the newsroom. grant shapps has been seen arriving at downing street. it follows ben wallace resignation as defence secretary after four years in the post. mr wallace says he wants to explore different opportunities and spend more time with his family . rishi sunak told mr wallace he leaves office with his thanks and respect . police officers and respect. police officers will be automatically dismissed if they are found guilty of

gross misconduct under new government plans. senior officers will have more powers to sack rogue staff and be able to sack rogue staff and be able to dismiss those who fail vetting checks. the government says the changes could be implemented as soon as next. spnng implemented as soon as next. spring at least 70 people have died and more than 40 injured in a fire in johannesburg, a multi—storey building caught fire in south africa's biggest city in the early hours of this morning with a toddler reportedly being among those killed. emergency services say the death toll is likely to rise as the search and recovery operation gets underway . and the operation gets underway. and the chief constable of northern ireland is in the spotlight again as he heads into a critical meeting with the policing board. a recent court ruling deemed simon byrne's disciplinary actions against two junior officers unlawful. the decision was reportedly driven by concerns sinn fein might withdraw support for policing,

sparking accusations of appeasement from unionists. but the party says there's no threat . it and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website , gbnews.com. now back to website, gbnews.com. now back to andrew and . bev well, we knew andrew and. bev well, we knew was going and it's now former. >> ben wallace has gone as defence secretary. that's right. >> and his letter he said the ministry of defence is back on its being world class. its way to being world class. >> our political our political editor gb news chris hope joins us live from westminster. us now live from westminster. chris, no surprise he's going. we that. but there might be we knew that. but there might be some surprise if it's really true. grant shapps is going to get his fifth ministerial job and become the defence secretary. >> andrew that's been confirmed just literally seconds ago before i came on air. grant shappsis before i came on air. grant shapps is the new defence secretary. his fifth job in government, of course, who's who was home secretary for a few days under liz truss. he also

held like transport held jobs like transport secretary business secretary, energy and back in the energy secretary and back in the day, andrew, you i remember when he was when he was party chairman about a decade ago under cameron. he's a safe under david cameron. he's a safe pair who is pair of hands, someone who is trusted by the pm do a good trusted by the pm to do a good job. a war on. it's not job. there's a war on. it's not a time to take a risk on somebody who untried in that somebody who is untried in that job. grant shapps is the job. so grant shapps is the defence secretary. >> going to we've in >> we're going to we've got in the studio us by happy the studio with us by happy chance, mark francois, who is the former armed forces minister, chris minister, mark francois. chris hope safe pair of hope says he's a safe pair of hands. an interesting hands. it's an interesting appointment. shapps appointment. grant shapps beanng appointment. grant shapps bearing he's never , ever bearing in mind he's never, ever held a ministerial portfolio . go held a ministerial portfolio. go anywhere near the ministry of defence . what does he know about it? >> well, good question. >> well, good question. >> ben wallace to going be an >> ben wallace is to going be an incredibly act follow . incredibly tough act to follow. and think to put it mildly, and i think to put it mildly, because it's such a complex department, you know, this is going to be a very steep learning curve for grant shapps . he's got a number of really tough issues to deal with. firstly is taking over in the middle of the war in ukraine in

which we're very heavily involved in supporting the ukrainians . secondly, the system ukrainians. secondly, the system of defence procurement, of buying equipment for the armed forces is broken. the defence committee concluded that recently. so did the public accounts committee has been for years. yeah, but it's years. mark yeah, but it's absolutely definitive now that it what's going to do it is. what's he going to do about that? third, partly about that? third, sadly, partly because problem, because of the second problem, we the war fighting we can't fill the war fighting division if asked. that is a key nato commitment. we can't keep our commitment to nato. what's he going do about that? and he going to do about that? and fourth, there's this burning issue service families, issue about service families, accommodation , mould leaks. accommodation, mould leaks. we've now got an inquiry into that. we've now got an inquiry into that . what's he going to do that. what's he going to do about that? because the knock on of that is lots of armed forces personnel are leaving the armed forces for that. and other reasons. so he's got a very full in—tray. the challenge is what experience of defence has he got to bring to that post? >> well, the answer is none, which is why couldn't they have made a simpler appointment? it would have occurred to me, james

heappey the deputy there. heappey is the deputy there. he's minister he's been at defence minister for he's got the for a long time. he's got the respect of the generals, the military. that would be an obvious one, there's a very obvious one, or there's a very celebrated in the celebrated soldier in the ministerial your ministerial ranks on your side. mark tugendhat well , mark called tom tugendhat well, i'll at the end of the day it's for the prime minister to pick senior cabinet appointments. >> james heappey it's an >> james heappey i think it's an open what you might open secret was what you might call the in—house candidate . call the in—house candidate. he's done brilliantly on ukraine, on many people in the building wanted james to get the job. he hasn't. you know, grant shappsis job. he hasn't. you know, grant shapps is a bright bloke, but he's going to he's going to have to come up to speed very, very quickly . quickly. >> he's also the prime minister's chum . and in my view, minister's chum. and in my view, that's why he got the job. this smacks to me of a crony appointment. >> as i say , you know, >> as i say, you know, ministerial appointments are a matter the minister. matter for the prime minister. >> diplomatic, isn't it? >> that's diplomatic, isn't it? mark is being unusually mark francois is being unusually diplomatic . bev, you want to diplomatic. bev, you want to bring. mark well, i think i just i don't know. >> i say here and i listen to these sort of westminster centric stories and i kind of

think for the general public, we are so tired of, as you say, prime ministers, just electing their mates to positions that they don't really know how to do them. >> and grant shapps mark is one of those names which is just he appears it's like he's always waiting in the wings for the job to come available. and then there it doesn't fill us there he is. it doesn't fill us with confidence , insecurity, with confidence, insecurity, home insecurity. >> matt >> and of course, matt white i think there's doubt he's seen >> and of course, matt white i thi a: there's doubt he's seen >> and of course, matt white i thi a jack'e's doubt he's seen >> and of course, matt white i thi a jack of. doubt he's seen >> and of course, matt white i thi a jack of all doubt he's seen >> and of course, matt white i thi a jack of all trades he's seen >> and of course, matt white i thi a jack of all trades and seen as a jack of all trades and a master of none. >> well, indeed, and i think in the armed forces brief, really, you need someone who is experienced and committed to that role, who will fight tooth and nail for the armed forces because they are facing very difficult times. we know now just in the way that the pound has been weaker. just in the way that the pound has been weaker . we've gone has been weaker. we've gone through covid that's had a big effect on the cost of some of the items that they're procuring , such as the f—35 strike fighter for the aircraft carriers. we're now got a situation where originally it was supposed to be 138 of these

fifth generation aircraft . now fifth generation aircraft. now we're down to, i think if we're lucky, we'll get into the low 70s, which is not going to be enough to have full, full carrier strike capability as was initially envisaged . there's a initially envisaged. there's a lot of issues like that around procurement. let's go. >> we just i think we want to go back to chris. there's a lot going on at downing street this morning. obviously heard morning. we obviously have heard in the few minutes, if in the last few minutes, if you're just joining us, that ben wallace, the defence secretary, has chris bishop wallace, the defence secretary, he down chris bishop wallace, the defence secretary, he down there chris bishop wallace, the defence secretary, hedown there at chris bishop wallace, the defence secretary, he down there at downing shop wallace, the defence secretary, he down there at downing street, is down there at downing street, grant shapps arrived. long grant shapps arrived. how long was in there for before he was he in there for before he left? chris about 28 minutes. >> bev as he left, i said any plans of being defence secretary? and he said, love your new show. so he must watch gb news but going to give us much thought about, much further thought about, about what his plan is with, with, war with, with prosecuting the war on subordinate war in ukraine. on a subordinate war in ukraine. the next big news from here is going be claire coutinho. now going to be claire coutinho. now this significant. she this to me is significant. she is junior currently is a very junior currently a junior education minister, but

it looks like well, because she's gone in after grant shapps, it looks like she may become the new net zero secretary. that gives a seat at the cabinet table. absolute the cabinet table. an absolute copper rishi sunak copper bottomed rishi sunak loyalist, someone who was early on supporting him last year in the campaign, resigned over bofis the campaign, resigned over boris johnson is aged just 38. don't forget, mr sunak himself is in his early 40s. so this to me is an indicator indicative maybe of a shift in general patterns as we go towards the election. claire coutinho is in number 10 now talking to the pm. looks like she may well be made the next net zero. secretary and i wonder whether we're starting to see the shape of a team that will help reduce sunak take on keir starmer at the next election. only a thought , but it election. only a thought, but it looks that might what's looks like that might be what's happening now. happening right now. >> you know, >> mark francois as you know, claire better than claire coutinho better than any of us. she is clearly very bright. she's new, but again, she's very she's very, very she's a very she's very, very closely with closely associated with the prime minister >> is you're quite >> and she is you're quite right. she's very bright. i think one of the challenges

she's going to have is there's a great deal of disquiet the great deal of disquiet on the conservative back benches about what you might call the absolute zealot tree within some elements of the government and the civil service about net zero. so i think she's going to have to persuade tory backbenchers, you know, the prime minister talked about taking a sort of balanced and proportionate approach. well, let's see if claire coutinho can actually deliver on that, because a lot of tory backbenchers think, you know, we are putting on a hair shirt whilst lots of other countries are not and are now benefiting competitively to our disadvantage. >> it's not just tory mps concerned about it, it's everybody watching this programme. i would argue, mark and listening shares that concern and we've got the foreign secretary cleverly in china talking to the chinese who are belching out pollution into the atmosphere, opening coal fired power stations at a rate of knots, while little england , of knots, while little england, little uk is whacking all these green levies. we're responsible

for about 1% of total global emissions and by definition, it's a global problem. >> china's over 30. the other major emitters are the united states and india . that doesn't states and india. that doesn't mean we've got no responsibility , but we could close down the entire british economy and go and live in caves, which i think is some these people is what some of these people would and it wouldn't would like. and it wouldn't scratch china doing. so scratch what china is doing. so we we do need to do do we you know, we do need to do do this in a proportion and sensible we put that sensible way. we should put that deadune sensible way. we should put that deadline for scrapping new petrol and diesel cars back to 2035, which the eu have done. francois says, why don't we copy the eu? who knew right . so, so the eu? who knew right. so, so i think it's going to be a real challenge for claire and actually carrying on tory mps and the public with her because if we go flying over the top on net zero, the electorate won't thank us for it. >> okay, go back to the defence secretary, mark francois worded it very carefully. when he said he's got a steep learning curve. big challenge ahead . is it big challenge ahead. is it possible for him to get to grips

with this job quick enough when we've got war in ukraine? the worst conflict in europe since since since the second world war? >> well, certainly possible , but >> well, certainly possible, but it's going to be very tough there are myriad of challenges, not just the war in ukraine. i go back to the original point. you know, i think the defence brief out of all the cabinet posts really needs someone in there who's willing to fight tooth and nail to ensure that they that they get an increase in budget because what you've seen and it's not just this government's successive governments since the cold war have been quite happy to salami slice defence because that's the one area they feel they, you know, they can prioritise these domestic spending over defence and you know , they can repackage and you know, they can repackage it and make it look like they're investing in modern technologies and the like. but the fact is, you know, defence needs a very big shot in the arm . it got big shot in the arm. it got a bit more out of ben wallace but the fact is that just fills a black hole. >> so i do believe we should

spend more on defence, particularly with the war in ukraine. but there's a big issue about what we get in return for that we now spend about that money. we now spend about £50 a on defence £50 billion a year on defence and if you compare us to other people, we don't get the same amount of combat power for that money that other people do. so there are massive inefficiencies within the ministry of defence and they have to be tackled. so yes , we should spend more on yes, we should spend more on defence, but the first thing we should do is spend the money. we've already got far more effectively than we do. let's see what grant shapps is made of on that. see what grant shapps is made of on dot. see what grant shapps is made of on do we know why ben wallace >> do we know why ben wallace stepped down? >> he didn't get the nato job, but that wasn't the responsibility sunak, responsibility of rishi sunak, was done his time was it? but he's done his time and he's going to he's going to stand parliament the stand up in parliament at the next election. >> he going to be one of >> so is he going to be one of many who stepped down before many mps who stepped down before the next election because they're to their seats? >> well, he's he won't lose his seat he's got a pretty seat because he's got a pretty safe seat. >> but i think thinks >> but i think he just thinks he's been secretary he's he's been defence secretary for a long time. he wants to be nato secretary, blocked

nato general secretary, blocked by yanks. he by the philippine yanks. he meant to be key allies and i think thinks i've i've done it. >> i think i think to be fair, being the secretary state for being the secretary of state for defence, with defence, particularly with ukraine, is an immense responsibility. he was the security minister before. that was he said, you was that's i think he said, you know, time in 6 or know, for the first time in 6 or 7 years, i won't have to sleep with phones my bed. with three phones by my bed. i think been a brilliant think he's been a brilliant defence secretary. i think he's stood watch i think he's stood his watch and i think he's going to be a hell of a forjob grant shapps to follow. >> he's gone a quieter >> he's gone for a quieter life. you life you haven't had a quiet life recently, particularly you and your wife, i believe, were stuck in what happened? >> well, mark, well, very quickly, we were trying get quickly, we were trying to get back on monday back from italy on monday afternoon. we saw that, oh, there's problem air there's a problem with air traffic then couple traffic control. then a couple of hours later, we just get a message would message from ryanair. it would be saying your is be ryanair saying your flight is cancelled. declare an cancelled. and so i declare an interest, as it were. >> you the airport already? >> you at the airport already? >> you at the airport already? >> no, no. >> you at the airport already? >> did no. >> you at the airport already? >> did you no. >> you at the airport already? >> did you say do you know who i am? is that what you mean by declared an interest? >> i absolutely not. >> no, i absolutely did not. >> no, i absolutely did not. >> you because

>> well, you couldn't because ministers were saying i think in good faith, contact your airline unless powers unless you had powers of telepathy. that. telepathy. you couldn't do that. >> contact your >> they say contact your mp. well i've already started to get emails from constituents who've been affected. been similarly affected. >> of will >> i'm sure lots of mps will find same. are find the same. people are rightfully angry. look, on rightfully very angry. look, on monday, any concept customer rightfully very angry. look, on mondayfrom concept customer rightfully very angry. look, on mondayfrom the cept customer rightfully very angry. look, on mondayfrom the british customer rightfully very angry. look, on mondayfrom the british airline|er service from the british airline industry off horse and industry fell off its horse and died. yeah, right. tens of thousands passengerswere thousands of passengers were affected. they've affected. not just us. they've been appallingly . many been treated appallingly. many of have had hardly any of them have had hardly any communication from their airline at all who were supposed to get you home? >> not a person to talk to. yeah, right. >> you know, human beings, websites apps. websites crashing apps. that didn't of people have didn't work a lot of people have then to, know, some then had to, you know, some people had to get for people have had to get home for work personal reasons. work or personal reasons. they've book whatever they've had to book whatever flights could get. the best flights they could get. the best we could do was come home we could do was to come home from italy via amsterdam. yesterday. got home very late yesterday. we got home very late . thousands of have had . thousands of people have had a similar experience. the airlines have been beyond rubbish on this. and the caa have said that people should be fully compensated. i've got their

official statement here. they absolutely should do three things should happen. one, there should be an immediate inquiry into what went wrong so it can never happen again. that's should rightfully should be panned this. secondly anyone panned for this. secondly anyone that been contacted by that hasn't been contacted by their airline so far should certainly be contacted today and thirdly, the airlines should assure people that if they've had to make alternative arrangements the caa are arrangements as the caa are saying, they should be fully compensated . compensated. >> just briefly, just >> and just briefly, just briefly we even it briefly before we go, even if it just people watching think, my god, even an mp couldn't get any sense or any community action out of an airline, what hope? >> there was no question of trying. as you said, light—heartedly said, do you know you couldn't contact these people at all? >> but mark, this is the issue. the fourth thing i would add to your is that companies have your list is that companies have to whether to seriously consider whether they're digital they're so reliant on digital technology they technology or whether they should at the end of should have people at the end of the phone, human beings, because a time, all those a lot of the time, all those angry people just needed to vent at find at somebody and then just find out going i think out what's going on. i think

that's absolutely. >> say so, as someone >> if i may say so, as someone who was in that situation, i think what you just said is absolutely right. >> beings bring back. >> human beings bring them back. i fashioned ryanair ceo i know old fashioned ryanair ceo michael a statement michael o'leary had a statement on social earlier on social media earlier this week. what this is what week. this is what this is what he to say. week. this is what this is what he am to say. week. this is what this is what he am i) say. week. this is what this is what he am i asay. week. this is what this is what he am i a heck? >> am i a heck? >> am i a heck? >> teams at every airport and here in the ops centre are doing everything we can to minimise the or cancellations the delays or the cancellations to by the end to flights. we hope by the end of today, tuesday, that from tomorrow we'll be running a normal operation on flights normal operation on 3200 flights with but please with minimal delays. but please bear us. understand how bear with us. we understand how inconvenient and how difficult it is for you if you're caught in of these in one of these flight cancellations flight delays. cancellations or flight delays. it outside of our it is sadly outside of our control. we have been in control. and we have been in contact with we still contact with uk nats. we still haven't an explanation from haven't had an explanation from them caused this them what exactly caused this failure and where were failure yesterday and where were their backup systems? it's not acceptable that uk nats simply allow their computer systems to be taken down and everybody's flights get cancelled. delayed >> summary . flights get cancelled. delayed >> summary. nothing to >> a quick summary. nothing to do with me, right? i just run ryanair. yeah, right. >> francois , marc white, >> mark francois, marc white, pair of marks this morning.

thank so much, gentlemen, thank you so much, gentlemen, for us for kicking us off. >> come and see us now. >> i'll come and see us now. you're coming next week, i think the announced the government has announced that the lucy that the inquiry into the lucy letby will be made letby murders will be made statutory. means judges statutory. this means judges will be given power to compel witnesses at witnesses to give evidence at the to ensure no one the hearings to ensure no one can the inquiry. can shy away from the inquiry. >> joining us now is the head >> so joining us now is the head of abuse law and public inquiries slater and gordon, inquiries at slater and gordon, richard scorer. hi richard. i know with some of know you work with some of the families. spoke we families. i think we spoke we spoke last week, didn't spoke to you last week, didn't we, a week good news as we, a week before. good news as far as the families must be concerned. that this concerned. i imagine that this takes investigation concerned. i imagine that this takes moreivestigation concerned. i imagine that this takes more serious:ion concerned. i imagine that this takes more serious level, giving much more serious level, giving more powers judge . more powers to the judge. >> yeah, this is exactly where we needed to be. it's a very, very welcome announcement. we we needed to be. it's a very, very from )me announcement. we we needed to be. it's a very, very from the announcement. we we needed to be. it's a very, very from the outset 1cement. we we needed to be. it's a very, very from the outset and|ent. we we needed to be. it's a very, very from the outset and the. we said from the outset and the families the outset families said from the outset that an inquiry with that we needed an inquiry with these got these powers and we've now got that. it's very welcome news. that. so it's very welcome news. >> oh, i think we've have. we lost. we've still got richard is there richard, the argument against which was originally put forward by the prime minister was, oh, it can take too long. >> i'm sorry, it's much quicker

if you avoid going down the statutory route. but this isn't about speed, is it? it's about getting to the nub of what went wrong and preventing it happening again. and maybe also exposing some of the people who put the reputational damage of the hotel before for the rights of the people who were concerned and that children were being murdered . murdered. >> well, think you're >> well, i think you're absolutely right. this is about having a thorough inquiry which gets gets the answers and does a thorough job of investigation. but i mean, on your point, i don't actually accept that a statutory inquiry needs necessarily to be to be longer . necessarily to be to be longer. i mean, much depends on the quality of the chair. the way in which the inquiry is organised. and course the great benefit and of course the great benefit of a statutory is that of a statutory inquiry is that it to get into it doesn't need to get into endless negotiations with institutions and with witnesses about whether they attend , about whether they attend, whether they cooperate because it's powers compel it's got the powers to compel them. so i think actually, you know , an inquiry can happen with know, an inquiry can happen with reasonably expeditious providing it's set up quickly and

providing it's well run . providing it's well run. >> richard, what about the sentencing reforms as well that we heard about? we're hearing about this morning about the fact that the guilty party will now have to court to sit now have to go to court to sit there to hear the sentencing and there'll be more powers to make them just your response them do so. just your response to that? >> well, it. i think >> well, i welcome it. i think it's a necessary change the it's a necessary change in the law. it's important to give judges in this situation an a range they can range of powers that they can use. and sometimes that will involve requiring defendant use. and sometimes that will imcome'equiring defendant use. and sometimes that will imcome'equiring courtroomiant use. and sometimes that will imcome'equiring courtroom and to come into the courtroom and using force to using reasonable force to achieve sometimes there achieve that. sometimes there may other penalties that can may be other penalties that can be for example, in be applied, for example, in terms prison privileges or terms of prison privileges or a lengthier sentence . but we need lengthier sentence. but we need to give judges the powers to do this. the judge in the case was clear that he didn't have the power her to come into power to force her to come into the courtroom. judges to the courtroom. judges need to have those powers. so i very much a change this. much welcome a change on this. >> i think the >> and, richard, i think the families you represented would >> and, richard, i think the familwanted represented would >> and, richard, i think the familwanted that�*sented would >> and, richard, i think the familwanted that innted would >> and, richard, i think the familwanted that in the would >> and, richard, i think the familwanted that in the first ld have wanted that in the first place. with with letby . place. with with with letby. >> they absolutely would have done and i've seen this in a number cases. involved number of cases. i was involved in representing victims of the

manchester bombing . and in manchester arena bombing. and in that case, hashem abedi, the brother was brother of the bomber, who was also convicted of a very serious offences and is now serving a very long jail term again refused to appear in court. very long jail term again refused to appear in court . and refused to appear in court. and that was something that was very distressing for the victims. so, you know, it's happened in a number of cases. all right, thank you, richard. >> richard scorer there. we are going be talking about this going to be talking about this as this morning. as well this morning. we're going discussing that. going to be discussing that. you and different and i have quite different opinions that is the opinions on whether that is the right to do. this is right thing to do. this is britain's newsroom news, britain's newsroom on gb news, that warm feeling inside i'd from boilers is proud from boxt boilers is proud sponsors on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello good morning. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. a bright start for some on this final day of august. damp for others , rain is august. damp for others, rain is pushing northeastwards not making it feel particularly summer like on this final day of meteorological summer. that rain lingering across northern ireland into wales , the ireland into wales, the midlands, southern parts of england . by lunchtime, scotland

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gb news with bev turner and andrew pierce. >> so number 10 has announced grant shapps is the new defence secretary. that's right. grant shapps, who knows nothing about defence. this comes after ben wallace formally resigned from the position early this morning. we're to be bringing lots we're going to be bringing lots of updates from number 10 as they of updates from number 10 as the sacked on the spot. a new >> sacked on the spot. a new strategy to tackle misconduct in the police force means that rogue officers can be dismissed immediately . immediately. >> cowardly killers to court judges are to be given powers to force offenders to attend their sentencing and now the lucy letby inquiry is to be made statutory, which means judges will have the power to force witnesses to testify . witnesses to testify. >> and american nukes in britain, us nuclear weapons could be heading to the uk . but could be heading to the uk. but where will they be based and could they put you at risk . could they put you at risk. that nuclear ones crept under

the radar, hasn't it? >> because it's going to be if it happens, us fighter planes armed with nuclear weapons in a certain part of england, when was that debated in parliament? >> it hasn't been passed by and actually it hasn't made it to a lot of other media outlets. actually which i think is why it's kind of important that we talk about it, because we nuclear weapons under american control our soil, under control on our soil, not under our and, of course, our control. and, of course, does render us a target to does that render us a target to russia, for example? so let us know your thoughts this morning. vaiews@gbnews.uk first, though, here is the latest news here is the very latest news with rhiannon jones . with rhiannon jones. >> thank you . good morning. it's >> thank you. good morning. it's 10:01 o'clock. your top stories from the gb newsroom . grant from the gb newsroom. grant shapps has been appointed defence secretary following ben wallace's resignation from the post. mr wallace said last month he'd resign from the role at the next reshuffle after four years in the job. in his resignation letter, he says the ministry of defence is back on the path to

being once again world class. mr wallace says he wants to explore different opportunities and spend more time with his family. after eight years of ministerial dufies after eight years of ministerial duties as meanwhile, education minister claire coutinho was seen entering number 10 after mr shapps with his energy role expected to be filled. she's beenin expected to be filled. she's been in her role since october last year . the police officers last year. the police officers will be automatically dismissed if they are found guilty of gross misconduct product under new government plans , as senior new government plans, as senior officers will have more powers to sack rogue staff and be able to sack rogue staff and be able to dismiss those who fail vetting checks . the government vetting checks. the government says the changes could be implemented as soon as next spring. policing minister chris philp told gb news the rules will strengthen on the policing system . system. >> it'll make removal for gross misconduct automatic . it will misconduct automatic. it will make sure that specified criminal offences will automatic

actually lead to misconduct and it will streamline and speed up the process for removing officers either guilty of or accused of misconduct or indeed of poor performance as well. there will be nowhere for them to hide and i think that will help. as you say, rebuild public confidence in policing . confidence in policing. >> shadow attorney general emily thornberry says despite the new plans, the government still isn't doing enough . isn't doing enough. >> if i think that this is something which should have happened a long time ago and i think that the crisis in public confidence in the police, particularly amongst women, is something that is an absolute tragedy because as our policing system needs to work on the bafis system needs to work on the basis of consent and being able to work with the public and if theyif to work with the public and if they if the public loses confidence in the police, they simply can't do their job properly. believe for properly. we believe that, for example what government example, what the government have today just have announced today just doesn't go far so if doesn't go far enough. so if someone is accused rape or someone is accused of rape or domestic , they simply domestic violence, they simply shouldn't police officer . shouldn't be a police officer. they suspended until they should be suspended until that case has been sorted out at

least 70 people have died and more than 40 have been injured in a fire in johannah's burg, a multi—storey building caught fire in south africa's biggest city in the early hours of this morning. >> the toddler reportedly among those killed. emergency services say the death toll is likely to rise as the search and rescue operation gets underway . some operation gets underway. some mps have called for changes to drug laws recommending testing at festivals and supervised safe spaces for users . the report by spaces for users. the report by the home affairs committee suggests piloting in glasgow and advocates for amendments to the misuse of drugs act. the chief constable of northern ireland is due to attend a critical meeting with the policing board that could determine his future in the post. a recent court ruling deemed simon byrne's disciplinary actions against two junior officers unlawful . the junior officers unlawful. the decision was reportedly driven by concerns sinn fein might

withdraw support for policing , withdraw support for policing, sparking accusations of appeasement from unionists. but the party says there's no threat . around 121,000 patients died while waiting for an nhs treatment in england last year. that's according to the labour party, which gathered data from all nhs trusts. it suggests people are in pain while waiting for care with 7.6 million still on the waiting list at the end of june. that's up from 7.5 million in may. the government says cutting waiting lists is one of the prime minister's key priorities and car production has seen an increase of almost a third last month, compared to a year ago. more than 76,000 cars were built, making it the sixth consecutive month of growth. it comes as the industry recovers from shortages of supply such as semiconductors. more than 4 in 5 cars made were shipped overseas, with the eu , us and china. among

with the eu, us and china. among the top destinations . this is gb the top destinations. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. by simply saying play gb news now it's back to andrew and . bev back to andrew and. bev >> well, it was the worst kept secret this morning in politics because number ten has confirmed that grant shapps is now on his fifth ministerial job. he's the new defence secretary. our political editor at gb news, chris hope, joins us live from westminster morning . to westminster this morning. to you, grant shapps. he's a pretty good media operator , isn't he? good media operator, isn't he? pretty good in tv and radio interviews. yeah, a surprise in this job in the sense he's never doneit this job in the sense he's never done it before. he doesn't know the defence industry at all. and we are in the thick of the worst military conflict involving this country since the second . world war. >> that's right. it's his fifth job in a year, andrew. he's been it's been quite a lot of

upheaval in the building behind me at 10 downing street it's been difficult time, but i think he thinks he clearly rishi sunak thinks he is a safe pair of hands who can do this job and do a good job for the government. he's someone who's trusted. he's been he's come from being net zero. was trade zero. secretary he was trade secretary. secretary. secretary. business secretary. he's a good media he's definitely a good media operator. when he was the transport secretary, he bought his own union jack put behind his own union jack to put behind him those zoom calls when he him on those zoom calls when he was trying to do communicate to the rest world from his the rest of the world from his home welwyn garden city. so, home in welwyn garden city. so, no, he's definitely trusted no, he's definitely a trusted pair what's pair of hands. what's interesting , i think, who interesting, i think, is who might replace him. it like might replace him. it looks like it be coutinho it could well be claire coutinho , aged 38, a junior education minister. that to me says minister. and that to me says there's a shift changing here, a generational shift maybe in the new face of the tory party. if claire coutinho is made net zero secretary, that is the start maybe of the pm. mr sunak creating a team to try and show the country that the tories deserve another term in

government after the next election. but i wonder if it ever really does that . ever really does that. >> christopher i just wonder whether people at home really claire care whether claire coutinho or grant shapps are in these particular positions. i think we might feel it's a bit like changing seats on the titanic right now. it's probably not make any difference not going to make any difference and pay and people can't pay their bills. bills bills. we've got fuel bills going up this winter. we going up again this winter. we can't get treatment on the nhs. how sunak balance how does rishi sunak balance those needs of creating a good government whilst also reassuring public he's reassuring the public that he's got everything in hand ? got everything in hand? >> you raise a good point. i mean, you're right to say that claire coutinho shouldn't really matter to anyone really outside of westminster of the westminster bubble. i find interesting. think find it interesting. i think that he's gone down a generation to allies as he as to loyal allies to him as he as he in for the election. he beds in for the election. that's the kind of political point think might be quite point i think might be quite interesting. but totally get interesting. but i totally get it. on the wider scheme, it. i think on the wider scheme, the big issue is in inflation, which the treasury expecting to be 6% by november for no be around 6% by november for no know tax cuts plan, then tax cuts plan next march. so we're

going to be kind of creep through this this winter with a difficult outlook for many, many families. millions of families really. that's for them really. and that's hard for them . i we are waiting to . but i think we are waiting to see an of sunny uplands and see an idea of sunny uplands and tories tell me they want to see some of getting dope some idea of getting those dope nose turned into actual votes for the tory party. we're looking at maybe a proper bigger reshuffle after the party conference in mid october , conference in mid october, around the time of what will be around the time of what will be a very difficult mid bedfordshire by—election. yeah >> christopher . >> okay. thanks, christopher. >> okay. thanks, christopher. >> i think actually there should have major reshuffle have been a major reshuffle because people going into the party conference, should party conference, they should have their new briefs. >> oh yeah. have their new briefs. >> and'eah. have their new briefs. >> and have your new briefs. >> and have your new briefs. >> every new conference, shouldn't if shouldn't you, andrew and if there's election may, you there's an election in may, you want cabinet ministers well briefed, job. briefed, read into the job. >> going to talk now >> now we're going to talk now to sir bob neill, who is the chairman of the commons justice select was with select committee, and was with us was with you only a few days ago in bromley. >> was with bromley, >> he was with me in bromley, weren't you, that's your weren't you, bob? that's your constituency in fact, sir bob neill again. constituency in fact, sir bob nei good again. constituency in fact, sir bob nei good to again. constituency in fact, sir bob nei good to see 1. constituency in fact, sir bob

nei good to see you. >> good to see you. >> and lovely see you. he >> and lovely to see you. he bought a coffee on bromley bought me a coffee on bromley high street the other day. >> why she's been raving >> that's why she's been raving about she says he about you, sir bob. she says he bought coffee. cappuccino bought me a coffee. a cappuccino at perfect. at pitch perfect. >> was proper cappuccino, >> it was a proper cappuccino, too. it was very good. >> now, sir bob, you've known grant shapps a long time. grant shapps for a long time. >> i've grant a >> i've known grant shapps a long time. doubts he's long time. nobody doubts he's competent. but long time. nobody doubts he's corinteresting but long time. nobody doubts he's corinteresting appointment. but an interesting appointment. beanng an interesting appointment. bearing in mind what's happening in ukraine very serious in ukraine in a very serious military conflict , the most military conflict, the most serious ing britain and serious involve ing britain and nato since the second world war. he's never done the job before. isn't this a rishi putting one of his mates in the job rather than perhaps somebody who's better qualified like hepi? who's the deputy defence minister, or that rather celebrate soldier tom tugendhat, who's on the tory ministerial ranks ? ranks? >> well, it's interesting, isn't it? andrew i mean, you know, quite often reshuffles don't throw up the obvious candidate. yeah, and quite often the people who are most talked of don't get the job for whatever reason. i mean, i've worked with grant. he

was a minister in the department of communities and local government. when i was the minister there as well. he minister there as well. and he certainly, he's certainly, as you said, he's he's very on the media and he's very good on the media and he's very good on the media and he's very good on the media and he's very adaptable. he's bright. he picks the brief bright. he picks up the brief quickly. you're certainly right. he's the he's close to the prime minister. may the minister. it may be that the prime minister and the foreign secretary perhaps are secretary see them perhaps are going be the drivers of going to be the main drivers of the relationship with ukraine in particular. there particular. and the more there is sometimes is an argument maybe sometimes that you need somebody, perhaps a bit outside the defence a bit from outside the defence world to take a step back , you world to take a step back, you know, almost by the nature of it, people can be very experienced in defence. but one of the things i think a lot of people have said to me, i've never been in the defence ministry, so it's only anecdotal , is that sometimes, particularly on things like particularly on the things like procurement, the best procurement, getting the best value so on, maybe value for money and so on, maybe to who's perhaps more to somebody who's perhaps more of approach, fresh to somebody who's perhaps more of of approach, fresh to somebody who's perhaps more of of eyes approach, fresh to somebody who's perhaps more of of eyes can proach, fresh to somebody who's perhaps more of of eyes can beach, fresh to somebody who's perhaps more of of eyes can be veryfresh pair of eyes can be very valuable sometimes. so maybe that's thing our that's part of the thing our viewers been getting in touch. >> this morning and >> bob, this morning and jacqueline i can't jacqueline has said, i can't believe the government have moved grant shapps to yet another department he another department that he

doesn't know anything about. and he's mr he's saying, well, wishing mr shapps well. i wonder what his military experience military service experience actually is. is this another example the conservative example of the conservative cabinet having a familiar face in rather than one who has in place rather than one who has experience and first hand knowledge ? it's interesting what knowledge? it's interesting what you about defence. you say there about defence. maybe you're best to a little maybe you're best to be a little bit but i'm bit removed from it, but i'm thinking of the thinking about all of the department. most people have department. s most people have had nhs, of had experience of the nhs, of transport, education. transport, of education. we might a little sort might have a little sort of understanding people understanding of what people need, comes to need, but when it comes to defence, it is the defence, maybe it is the department where you do need some specific experience and understanding . understanding. >> think there's arguments >> i think there's arguments that go both ways. in truth, we've had effective defence secretaries who did have a, you know, a military background, 1—1 service the other . equally, service or the other. equally, i can think under both conservative and labour secretary governments of effective defence secretaries who weren't . so it's perfectly who weren't. so it's perfectly valid point to make . either way, valid point to make. either way, i'm perfectly happy to trust the prime minister's judgement on this and having worked with grants and say in the past, he gets on top of the brief very quickly he certainly works

gets on top of the brief very quithard. he certainly works gets on top of the brief very quithard. so e certainly works gets on top of the brief very quithard. so i'dartainly works gets on top of the brief very quithard. so i'd wish ly works gets on top of the brief very quithard. so i'd wish him )rks gets on top of the brief very quithard. so i'd wish him well very hard. so i'd wish him well and be interesting. if clare does go to the net zero job, she certainly will be a really good appointment. she's my near neighbour, just it's just the other side of biggin hill where we were talking about yesterday. bev, her constituent starts and i mean she's really bright, really able and think she's a piece of a bright young woman would be a good thing. but also she'd be doing it on merit because she's really up to stuff. she was the prime minister's parliamentary aide. her when he was chancellor, if you remember. yeah so she's worked with him closely in the past. >> and bob, you talk about the prime today. he's made prime minister today. he's made a important announcement. prime minister today. he's made a most)rtant announcement. prime minister today. he's made a most people,|nouncement. prime minister today. he's made a most people, not ncement. prime minister today. he's made a most people, not my�*nent. think most people, not my colleague here, bev turner, will be he's saying that be cheering. he's saying that rancid is like lucy rancid killer is like lucy letby. let's be clear . what she letby. let's be clear. what she is will be compel field to be in the dock to hear their sentence and to hear witness statements as opposed to cowering in the cells below. i think that's really good news. and he's enabung

really good news. and he's enabling prison officers or court attendants to use, quote, reasonable force to enable it to happen. >> i think that's a perfectly sensible move. i mean, we have to be realistic and accept that there will be certain circumstances where maybe the judge will decide that it's not appropriate to have someone brought up because they might try and hijack the proceedings and disrupt it. that happened , and disrupt it. that happened, if you remember, with the dreadful terrorists who murdered fusilier lee rigby. but subject to that subject to the fact that the judge ultimately must always have the discretion is right to give both the judge and the prison more , if you prison service more, if you like. a more tools in the toolbox to try and insist that these people are brought up into court to face the music . and in court to face the music. and in particular, so that i think the victim's families can sort of see the whites of their eyes. if you like, when they're sentenced. so whenever possible , that ought be the objective i >> -- >> bob, as you mentioned, i was with you a couple of days ago when expanded into your when ulez was expanded into your constituency. how has it been

since what are you hearing from people on the ground there who are getting in touch with you about their experience of that? well massive anger. >> bev. this really is something which has outraged people to a degree. you don't often see in things which happen in the local government and transport sort of areas of policy . if government and transport sort of areas of policy. if you remember, after we spoke in bromley high street, i think pretty much everyone was against it went to biggin hill, it. i went down to biggin hill, which is a town surrounded by green belt, and they were telling me already that people are not coming in to the into the shops. there people sometimes drive up and just over the border in kent come into places like biggin hill and to bromley . we've got an raf museum bromley. we've got an raf museum at biggin hill, very famous and we're very proud of it. you know , every person that rang up yesterday to inquire about coming to visit the museum at biggin hill said, sorry, we're not going to be able to do it now that we've got the ulez. so that museum is going to struggle

now for people to come in. that's just one example. i have an 80 odd year old saying, look, i just afford to change i just cannot afford to change my to be able my car. i'm not going to be able to it able to get out so to get it able to get out so much. i mean, it is an absolute outrage. and here's a supposed socialist hitting of socialist mayor hitting some of the lowest paid in society just briefly, a lot of people briefly, bob, a lot of people have been vandalising these cameras . cameras. >> they've been obscuring them. they've wires >> they've been obscuring them. th removing wires >> they've been obscuring them. th removing them wires >> they've been obscuring them. th removing them altogether. s or removing them altogether. we've to of your we've talked to some of your colleagues say don't colleagues who say we don't condone understand condone it, but we understand why people doing it. what's why people are doing it. what's your well i mean, your view? well i mean, obviously, i could never condone breaking the law. >> that's that's never right. but i do understand the frustration and the anger and i did happen to notice in some parts of bromley there are very few operative cameras because people have done that. and i think that just demons states that even though , of course you that even though, of course you must abide by the law , it must abide by the law, it demonstrates just how much people feel that this has been imposed upon them without any proper consultation . and by proper consultation. and by a mayor i doubt has scarcely ever

set foot in bromley during his term in office. doesn't understand outer london have a real sense of frustration that they're simply not being listened to by the person who takes the key decisions. so i can understand why they come from even though hyam hyams of course don't thank you, bob. course don't do thank you, bob. >> bob there you >> sir bob neill, there you know, want to provide a know, i just want to provide a little balance on that topic. there mother that came there was one mother that came up on high street up to me on bromley high street who she'd given up her job. who said she'd given up herjob. she set up a charity called greener and cleaner order to greener and cleaner in order to devote to this. and she devote her life to this. and she was applauding khan for was applauding sadiq khan for what he did. i'm very suspicious of by he's of the science by which he's imposing of the science by which he's imfabsolutely. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> of course, who is >> bob neill, of course, who is mp for chislehurst. >> and we be mentioning this morning about fact that morning about the fact that we've got this change in the law. so we, andrew and i, it's not that i don't agree with this. that criminals this. the idea that criminals who've found guilty who've been found guilty should hear sentencing not hear their sentencing just not sure you make sure in actuality how you make it without putting prison it happen without putting prison officers hurt. officers at risk of being hurt. >> i don't mean namby pamby, but if you force them, you're force them, them, you them, you chain them, you chain them, you chain them, you chain

them, their feet, you them, you chain their feet, you chain hands, get them up there. >> well, let's get a reaction from international human rights lawyer good morning, david. >> hi, good morning to you both. >> hi, good morning to you both. >> good morning. good to see you again. how do you get prisoners? the party, into the court the guilty party, into the court without putting anybody else's safety at risk ? safety at risk? >> well, i think i think i would agree with you here. i think you hit the nail on the head. one of the problems that you're going to see, you want to see, to see, unless you want to see, you know, things to , um, you know, similar things to, um, getting very bad feedback in my head. getting very bad feedback in my head . um, so unless you want to head. um, so unless you want to see hannibal lecter type scenes, you're going to have a real problem. and like you said, you do going to have put people at risk, whether it's the prison officers and people actually in the court . so if officers and people actually in the court. so if you imagine someone that doesn't want to be in their sentence who already has a full life sentence, who has a full life sentence, who has nothing to lose, that person can become violent and abusive . can become violent and abusive. and is that something we want to

see play out in our courts effectively giving these criminals the last word on their evil deeds? i just don't think it's the right thing to do. having said that, i do think giving the power to judges to consider all the facts and see if it's in the interest justice, that's a good step. but i do worry about the practicality . worry about the practicality. >> but david, there are powers they can use to compel even people like letby who got a whole life sentence. so her parents faithfully turned up at court every day . there are court every day. there are reports that her family, her parents are going to move closer to the prison. well, the message would go down from me i was would go down from me if i was a judge saying letby not judge saying if letby is not coming into witness box, coming into the witness box, into dock to hear into the dock to hear sentencing, to hear witness sentencing, to hear the witness statements, no statements, she's having no visits. discussed it with visits. i've discussed it with the for two years. she the governor for two years. she would be up there like a shot . would be up there like a shot. >> well, maybe . i mean, it's >> well, maybe. i mean, it's very difficult, i think, getting to the heads of these these terrible criminals and people that done such evil acts that have done such evil acts and but i do think it was right

to give the judges that power. i mean, the thing to mention is that in a way that power does already exist. so the governors have the judge at the moment could say to a governor of a prison, bring this person, and then it's the decision of the governor whether they can use reasonable force, etcetera. now, obviously, governors , i think obviously, governors, as i think i mentioned before, have a lot of other considerations to deal with. eventually with. but you've eventually passing the passing that power to the judges. still , it's a very judges. but still, it's a very complex area because at the time of these horrific acts and people getting justice, they may want those this person dragged to court. is that a lasting image that they want? if this person is violent, if we all imagine a hannibal lecter style person sitting in court bound and gagged , is that a lasting and gagged, is that a lasting image that we want? >> david, it's fine by me. >> david, it's fine by me. >> absolutely . >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> i understand. you know, i think hannibal lecter was a monster in that tv in the film silence of the lambs, lucy letby is a monster. >> sorry . treat her like one. if >> sorry. treat her like one. if she won't. if she won't do the

if she won't do the right thing in court and comply with the court rules. treat her the same i >> -- >> you know, 5mm >> you know, i agree. i mean, i think the other thing that we should be looking at as well is that this law, although they've said that are changing said that they are changing rules, legislation rules, when is the legislation actually to going happen to enable and bearing in mind enable this? and bearing in mind the pretty much, the government is pretty much, you the in you know, on the way out in terms of towards the terms of at least towards the general are we ever general election, are we ever going see is it just going to see this or is it just a case of basically either political party, political mbappe fear and getting getting people's support and that's the worry here. and that's what i think it is. i mean, i can't see this ever put into legislation before . and in effect, yeah . before. and in effect, yeah. >> human rights lawyer david hey lovely to see you again. and do you know what also surprises me is we'd be talking about this only a matter days. and only for a matter of days. and they've changed the law. and it's supposed to happening it's supposed to be happening like, it'll have like, you know. well it'll have what can do they think what they can do when they think it's win over. it's going to win over. >> have to go through >> it'll have to go through parliament. could do it parliament. but they could do it in line. but what they'll

in one line. but what they'll have problems the house of have is problems in the house of lords the lawyers, the lords with the lawyers, the unelected lawyers house unelected lawyers in the house of will challenge it. of lords, who will challenge it. but there's all but if there's all party support, if they it in the support, if they put it in the king's speech, it's then part of they can then use what they call they can then use what they call the parliament act. the house the parliament act. if the house will around with and will mess around with it and they just it, push it they can just pass it, push it through, it should be through immediately. through, it should be through imm i think it's also it's like presuming person who's presuming that the person who's just found guilty, the just been found guilty, the murderer has any murderer or whatever, has any sort empathy that going sort of empathy that it's going to difference if they to make any difference if they hear done, hear what they've done, if you're psychopathic you're a psychopathic baby killer, you're a bit short on empathy anyway. you can sit there but there and talk to them, but you're not going to get it. >> but you your visits. you >> but you want your visits. you want privileges, and you want your privileges, and you want your privileges, and you want to be able to walk around the exercise yard. >> board with that. >> i'm on board with that. >> i'm on board with that. >> your, you your >> you want your, you want your money. getting any of money. you're not getting any of that? phone in my that? no mobile phone in my court? certainly mobile court? no. certainly no mobile phone. court? no. certainly no mobile pthtill come, this morning, >> still to come, this morning, we're going be having on we're going to be having more on the handed greater the police being handed greater powers officers. the police being handed greater powers very officers. the police being handed greater powers very controversial. :ers. the police being handed greater powers very controversial. we this is very controversial. we are news britain's news are gb news britain's news channel warm inside channel that warm feeling inside from proud sponsors channel that warm feeling inside froweather proud sponsors channel that warm feeling inside froweather newsi sponsors

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sunday mornings from 930 on gb news is . news is. >> hello there. it's 1028. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner claire coutinho . and bev turner claire coutinho. >> i'm not familiar with claire katie. >> i know her a bit. >> i know her a bit. >> she is a young mp. she's 38. she's replaced grant shapps as energy secretary. her family came here from india in the 1970s. there of goan descent , so 1970s. there of goan descent, so she'll be almost certainly a christian. so she is a very close chum of the prime minister's as is grant shapps. she was his parliamentary private secretary, so she's been she was she was i think she was a junior defence minister. so that's a big jump for her. and it seems to me that rishi sunak is getting ready to surround himself with his people in the

run up to next election. we'll get a much bigger reshuffle around the of the tory conference. >> okay. well, in a way you would hire the people, you know, and you trust and you like. fair enough. but also, it just enough. but also, is it just surrounding yourself with yes men challenges surrounding yourself with yes me well, challenges surrounding yourself with yes me well, i challenges surrounding yourself with yes me well, i would challenges surrounding yourself with yes me well, i would chall> well, i would have given the defence secretary somebody >> well, i would have given the defenc something somebody >> well, i would have given the defenc something s defence, knows something about defence, beanng knows something about defence, bearing major bearing in mind we're in a major war. the way, deputy war. and by the way, the deputy defence minister, james heappey, is officer . is a former army officer. >> well, there you go. now police officers found guilty of gross misconduct. conduct will be automatically dismiss . but be automatically dismiss. but under new plans announced by the government , it's part of raft government, it's part of a raft of reforms includes of reforms which includes enhanced vetting and misconduct hearings, chaired hearings, which will be chaired by chief constables. so joining us shabnam chaudhry, us now is shabnam chaudhry, a former detective superintendent at the metropolitan police. hi, shabnam. good to see you again. this slightly worries me, doesn't it mean we're taking out any checks and balances within a police station? what do i mean? i don't mean a police station within a within a police force or within a constabulary. so what i was looking for whereby

if somebody has done something, it's up person, it's up to one person, presumably to sack them, doesn't that mean that those individuals are to maybe personal are vulnerable to maybe personal grudges or an opinion on what is right and wrong behaviour ? right and wrong behaviour? that's definitely will have some gapsinit that's definitely will have some gaps in it and it definitely needs some serious checks and balances . balances. >> um, they have announced that they will have an independent legal chair who is qualified , legal chair who is qualified, tied to independently scrutinise and oversee those hearings and the actual final decision in terms of sacking. but what they needin terms of sacking. but what they need in that is doesn't matter if you've got someone that's independent, they've got to have the confidence they've got the confidence and they've got to the courage say that to have the courage to say that they agree or disagree, they don't agree or disagree, whichever choose to go whichever way they choose to go with it, because i'm in my personal experiences . i have sat personal experiences. i have sat with panel members in the past who been able to have a who have not been able to have a voice . then they have voice. and then when they have had voice, they've kind of had a voice, they've kind of been sidelined and they'll get

somebody agree with somebody in that does agree with them. actually agree that them. i do actually agree that they have this automatic they should have this automatic sacking for officers for gross misconduct . sacking for officers for gross misconduct. but sacking for officers for gross misconduct . but you've got to misconduct. but you've got to look at people like adam provan david , wayne cousins, david carrick, wayne cousins, all three of those officers. and i think that wayne cousins, when he pleaded guilty, they stopped his pay. they didn't actually sack these officers are sack him. but these officers are corrupt , rogue sexual predators corrupt, rogue sexual predators , whatever it is that they are, criminality that they're involved in, sit there for two years while they're under investigation or suspended on full pay. and something around that has got to change. i know that has got to change. i know that the police federation of england and wales don't agree with it because i also feel with it because i do also feel in my experience that there will be those senior officers who are not necessarily independent or impartial and impartial and i think fundamentally the key to this is about impartiality and making sure that you are presented with the facts and you deal with the facts that are put before you when you make that decision and is this a decision to sack and is this a

power, do you think, shannon, that the chief constables are seeking ? well, sir mark rowley seeking? well, sir mark rowley did get the ball rolling in terms of this. and let's not forget, sir mark rowley is still in special measures, so he wants to try everything possible in order to rebuild trust and confidence and get the force out of special measures . the of special measures. the national police council national police chiefs council have agreed and they fully support this new legislation for police officers. for the chief officers. but as i say, if you're going to have an independent oversight , it's got independent oversight, it's got to be someone that has got the courage. i would say something else, but i can't say that online. but the courage and the confidence to be able to speak out and say don't agree, you should be sacking this should not be sacking this officer or 100% this officer needs to be sacked when they don't sack them . don't want to sack them. >> all right. thank you. shabnam shabnam there this shabnam chowdhury there this morning. this morning. lots more to come this morning. lots more to come this morning . we're going to be morning. we're going to be talking law to talking about this new law to force to court. force criminals to attend court. but here's with but first, here's the news with rhiannon .

rhiannon jones. >> bev thank you. it's 1033. >> bev thank you. it's1033. your top stories from the newsroom. grab shapps has been appointed defence secretary following ben wallace's resignation from the post. mr wallace said last month he'd resign at the next reshuffle after four years in the job. he says he wants to explore different opportunities and spend more time with his family. after eight years of ministerial duties. meanwhile, claire coutinho will take over as energy security and net zero secretary police officers will be automatically dismissed if they are found guilty of gross misconduct under new government plans , these senior officers plans, these senior officers will have more powers to sack rogue staff and be able to dismiss those who fail vetting checks. the government says the changes could be implemented as soon as next spring. at least 70 people have died and more than 40 have been injured in a fire in johannesburg, a multi—storey

building caught fire in south africa's biggest city in the early hours of this morning with a toddler reportedly among those killed. emergency services say the death toll is likely to rise as the search and recovery operation gets underway . and the operation gets underway. and the chief constable of northern ireland is due to attend a critical meeting with the policing board that could determine his future in the post. a recent court ruling deemed simon byrne's disciplinary actions against two junior officers as unlawful. the decision was reportedly driven by concerns sinn fein might withdraw support for policing, sparking accusations of appeasement from unionists . sinn appeasement from unionists. sinn fein denies any attempt at influencing the decision . and influencing the decision. and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gbnews.com . direct bullion sponsors. >> the finance report on gb news

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campaigner former prisoner campaigner and former prisoner himself, winston davis. winston campaigner and former prisoner him�*this winston davis. winston campaigner and former prisoner him�*this thisston davis. winston campaigner and former prisoner him�*this this has davis. winston campaigner and former prisoner him�*this this has come winston campaigner and former prisoner him�*this this has come in'inston campaigner and former prisoner him�*this this has come in onton this this this has come in on the back of a huge public backlash against letby, the child killer , refusing to leave child killer, refusing to leave the cell below the prison to hear the sentencing and the witness statements. she's an infamous , monstrous killer. you infamous, monstrous killer. you were you had a i think you were banged up for three years for a cannabis cannabis hardly in the same league . did you were you in same league. did you were you in the box when the judge sentenced you? >> 100, yeah. you just, you know , it's the right thing to do, you know, if you've committed a crime, you should stand up. take your out, and you your punishment out, and you know, do . do. do know, you do. you do. you do your but the problem your sentence. but the problem with this law and the idea that's coming out is that if someone's been sentenced, one of these murderers, rapists, like serious, serious , you know, serious, serious, you know, psychopaths and they're saying that you're going to get because i threatening to give i think the threatening to give an extra two years if they don't come going to come down is that going to be any of, you know, something any kind of, you know, something that's going to make want any kind of, you know, something th.comeying to make want any kind of, you know, something th.come andto make want any kind of, you know, something th.come and if make want any kind of, you know, something th.come and if they; want any kind of, you know, something th.come and if they don't wantt to come and if they don't want to come and if they don't want to come and if they to going use

reasonable saying reasonable force, are we saying that be dragging that we're going to be dragging up people kicking up these people kicking and screaming, abuse screaming, maybe shouting abuse at maybe degrading screaming, maybe shouting abuse at memories maybe degrading screaming, maybe shouting abuse at memories ofiaybe degrading screaming, maybe shouting abuse at memories of their degrading screaming, maybe shouting abuse at memories of their lovedding the memories of their loved ones, know, into court ones, you know, into the court and back down? and then have taken back down? or are you going to gag them, tie you know, how far tie them up? you know, how far are take it? i'm are you going to take it? i'm going him him up. going to gag him and tie him up. yeah, maybe. maybe. but but i don't know whether they're going yeah, maybe. maybe. but but i do they're iv whether they're going yeah, maybe. maybe. but but i do they're iv whetheiallow re going yeah, maybe. maybe. but but i do they're iv whetheiallow then ing to they're going to allow then you're have the human you're going to have the human rights saying it's rights campaigner saying it's inhumane. know, how inhumane. and, you know, so how far take it? i far do you take it? i mean, i think really important, you think it's really important, you know, like the mother of the girl called bell, who was murdered last year, olivia pratt—korbel so pratt—korbel yeah. yeah. so she's been very vocal campaigning for this. she's been very vocal campaigning for this . and it's campaigning for this. and it's all know, for me, all about, you know, for me, it's keep the on the it's like, keep the focus on the families victims. families and the victims. like if think going if they think that's going to give them justice and that's going to them sense going to give them a sense of closure it closure 100, you know, give it to them and give them that that sense justice. sense of justice. >> you you went you were inside 15 ago. i think was 15 years ago. i think it was a long time ago. and you served about for driving about 18 months for driving a car had cannabis in it. as car that had cannabis in it. as andrew yeah. and so you andrew said. yeah. and so you hung out with some wrong'uns. that's there, think that's right. in there, i think it's fair say. yeah. was was

it's fair to say. yeah. was was it? were saying recently that it's fair to say. yeah. was was it? become saying recently that it's fair to say. yeah. was was it? become saying recent trend. it's become a very recent trend. this idea of not listening to your sentence . did meet your sentence. did you meet anybody that? anybody that had avoided that? and do you have any idea the reasons why? >> i don't know. i think it >> no, i don't know. i think it is a recent thing. you know, maybe happened previously , maybe it's happened previously, maybe it's happened previously, maybe because of social maybe now because of social media and things are becoming more , you know, open that you're more, you know, open that you're heanng more, you know, open that you're hearing more about it. but i don't think, you know , and don't i think, you know, and again, levels like , again, it's about levels like, you know, people that i was away with level of , with were not at this level of, you know, crime. and so , yeah, i you know, crime. and so, yeah, i mean, in a sense , there was no mean, in a sense, there was no specific victim of what you did. >> no. so there was nobody there in the court to hear you get your sentencing or if you could put yourself in the having been in that environment , what would in that environment, what would that be like if there was a specific victim to a crime that you'd committed , would you have you'd committed, would you have wanted to be there or not, do you think? >> it depends. i think it depends, again, on who that person is. if you're a psychopath , do you care if psychopath, do you care if you're a psychopath and your

victims? there it's for them. it's about control , isn't it? so it's about control, isn't it? so by not coming up there showing control, if they're forced to come up, what what are they going to be resorted to show that control? well, again, it's the victims, the families of the victims, some way of getting some the last laugh , as it were. some the last laugh, as it were. >> some people you could broaden this to say prison doesn't work anyway . what's the point? you anyway. what's the point? you did 18 months inside. did it work for you? >> massively. did it ? listen, it >> massively. did it? listen, it was the worst and it was the best thing that ever happened to me, you know, because as a young man , i. i had a chip on my man, i. i had a chip on my shoulder. i to learn that shoulder. i needed to learn that lesson . while was in there. i lesson. while i was in there. i got retrained , rehabilitated, got retrained, rehabilitated, come life around. come out, turned my life around. and, know , and even to this and, you know, and even to this day, the business that i run is a result of the training i did there. and what is that? i run a heating company. do you? yeah and i've got multiple people working now as you start talking. >> so they taught you the skill. >> so they taught you the skill. >> yeah. and run with it. but >> yeah. and i run with it. but you've to have in your you've got to have that in your

mind. decided from as soon as mind. i decided from as soon as i am i doing i went there what am i doing here? want to change this here? and i want to change this and i want to do better than this. and i want this to this. and i don't want this to be definition my be the definition of my life because people prison because some people say prison is scandal where is a school for scandal where you become an even more you learn to become an even more sophisticated. it depends what you're depends you're going to do. it depends who a person. i don't who you are as a person. i don't think that stands at the think that as it stands at the moment, works effectively. moment, it works effectively. they people like they need more people like me going help. going in there to help. >> but yeah. talk schools? >> i do. of next week. i'm >> i do. lots of next week. i'm in a school. i do. i'm a chairman of a charity down in south i go into youth south london. i go into youth clubs, i as much to clubs, prisons. i try as much to give i can. give back as i can. >> winston, thank so >> yeah. winston, thank you so much. welcome any much. you're welcome back. any time here. yeah. you. time here. yeah. thank you. really stuff, winston really inspiring stuff, winston davis to davis there, right? still to come, be joined come, we're going to be joined by

days from three on . gb news good days from three on. gb news good morning. >> it's 1044. you are watching britain's newsroom on gb news. we are joined in the studio now. you can hear the rustling. that's malone. karl malone in you can hear the rustling. tharoom.lone. karl malone in you can hear the rustling. tha room. and karl malone in you can hear the rustling. tha room. and also, malone in you can hear the rustling. tha room. and also, pleasee in the room. and also, please makeup bag political editor of the daily express, sam lister. she wants think it's very she wants you to think it's very important note. >> it's makeup bag. >> i think you should actually be careful because you've had a haircut, the like which i've haircut, the like of which i've never seen. >> i the guy was the guy. >> i was the guy was the guy. >> i was the guy was the guy. >> he have glasses? >> did he have thick glasses? >> did he have thick glasses? >> i liked >> i've turned around. i liked it. you think? it. what do you think? >> well, i think he's very smart, very well. >> well, let's talk we >> well, let's talk before we get the other get deep into some of the other stories. got new stories. so we've got a new defence secretary. sam, and defence secretary. sam, you and i grant shapps for i have known grant shapps for a very time. he's on his very long time. he's on his fifth cabinet job. chris hope said his fifth job.

said it was his fifth job. cabinet year. this cabinet job this year. this yean cabinet job this year. this year, cabinet job. year, fifth cabinet job. >> this year. no not >> it's not this year. no not this year, no. >> he's never, ever done >> okay. he's never, ever done defence before. and we've got in in the government tom tugendhat, who's a distinguished former army officer, the deputy defence minister, james heappey, former army officer, one of those to have been better suited to the job. but whoops, they're not rishi sunak close chums. yeah i mean, grant shapps has been a very, very close to rishi sunak time . time. >> and so i think that clearly plays a part of it. i mean, i think he's talented to be fair to prime ministers. they need people who can people around them who they can trust that's trust. and i think that's actually particularly when you're a year from a general you're a year out from a general election. think that quite election. i think that is quite important. i think actually, though, shapps , he was though, grant shapps, he was quite to boris well . so quite close to boris as well. so it , you know, kind of it almost is, you know, kind of a is his middle name boris limpet? >> yes , but he is i mean, you >> yes, but he is i mean, you know, somebody who is a great communicator. >> he's been around a long time. he's a safe pair of hands. he's the of person can send the sort of person you can send out on the morning round when

there's trouble. and will there's trouble. and he will he will with properly. and will deal with it properly. and that's rishi that's what i think rishi sunak was there somebody was looking for. there somebody who get on who he can just trust get on with job. he's not going with the job. he's not going to cause problems him. and cause any problems for him. and i think that's probably quite a government full of blokes like him there. him just there. >> he's witless, you know. >> to me he's witless, you know. i mean, you say he's quite talented. he's missed on talented. he's missed a boom on the he? he the fence guy, isn't he? he never comes out and says anything important. anything radical or important. people pairs people don't want safe pairs of hands. who's hands. they want someone who's going grant going to affect change and grant shapps never will, especially if he's of sunak. he's not he's a mate of sunak. he's not going anything against going to do anything against the government. to government. he's not going to distinguish himself. i think he's we have this he's a wet and we have got this major military conflict in ukraine. >> so you would think you want someone have operated someone who may have operated a tank , fired a gun because tank, fired a gun because someone i was talking to was saying there were the talk was going about liam fox, going to bring about liam fox, which they had a pound for. every time i've read that story, which they had a pound for. ewonder|e i've read that story, which they had a pound for. ewonder where read that story, which they had a pound for. ewonder where that that story, which they had a pound for. ewonder where that cametory, which they had a pound for. ewonder where that came from . i wonder where that came from. >> hello liam >> possibly. liam fox hello liam . well, you're usually the one who plant stories . you do that who plant stories. you do that all the time. yeah. listen, i like liam and he was a good defence secretary.

>> well, i think he's better than than shapps. i think he's got better than, like, got a better record than, like, your by way. your frock, by the way. it's very oh thanks, very nice. oh thanks, non—sequitur. no, isn't. it's non—sequitur. no, it isn't. it's just bright on screen. just very bright on screen. looks at me as opposed your looks at me as opposed to your hair. other stories , right? >> now other stories, right? >> now other stories, right? >> stories. we're talking >> other stories. we're talking about be about these. we're going to be talking the talking about these. the sentencing yeah. sentencing. oh, yeah. >> beverley and >> now, look, beverley and i disagree. i would drag them into it. now, whether they have to , it. now, whether they have to, they look hannibal lecter they look like hannibal lecter or be it. they look like hannibal lecter or you be it. they look like hannibal lecter or you see,a it. they look like hannibal lecter or you see, what worries me is >> you see, what worries me is this phrase new law says this phrase is the new law says that can brought with that can be brought in with reasonable force. if i was reasonable force. now, if i was a i didn't want to a criminal and i didn't want to come i'd do come into the dock, i'd do a little bit of shoving of the prison officer and i'd do a bit of and blinding, of shouting, and blinding, and then i wouldn't be brought into court. that's too court. so i think that's too easy. think there should be easy. i think there should be brought screaming brought kicking and screaming manacles have manacles to the dock. they have to have face to be and they have to face the people lives they've people whose lives they've wrecked. the families of the of the people they have killed or raped whatever need to raped or whatever they need to face . and they to listen face it. and they need to listen to those families have to to what those families have to say, because currently we have a justice system that to justice system that seems to expend and effort on expend more time and effort on the crime

the perpetrators of crime than their i and their victims. i agree. and i think that the think it's about time that the victims taken into account. victims were taken into account. and if they are kicking and if even if they are kicking and screaming and even if they are and blinding at the families , least family can look , at least the family can look at say, you took my at them and say, you took my son, your your this is what i think about you. and maybe with some people it would have a with some people it would have a with some criminals, it might make them see, i doubt it'll have an effect on the hardened ones, but maybe it might. >> i don't know, sam. yes of course. in an ideal world, it would be wonderful. but you can't that criminal can't change how that criminal is going feel about what is going to feel about what they've . there's no point. they've done. there's no point. i'm little bit anger. that i'm a little bit anger. that anger that revenge is just anger and that revenge is just not healthy. i think if your not a healthy. i think if your emotions are carrie, if you're in if you're if you've been given life sentence, for example. >> the penalty for >> well, the penalty for resisting to the resisting going to the sentencing is going to be so vast anyway. yeah. i mean, it's going to make no difference to your time in the really they don't want to be in there is another reason why they've got to be in there. >> yeah and here's there are

sanctions judge can use sanctions which a judge can use even a full life even if it's a full life sentence. we were talking about letby ghastly letby earlier. the ghastly letby. were in court letby. her parents were in court every right until the every day, right until the sentencing . they're moving sentencing. they're moving closer prison to be closer to the prison to be closer to the prison to be closer to the prison to be closer to her. sorry. no visiting rights at for all a yean visiting rights at for all a year, she'd have been in court. she'd have been in there. >> that have been. >> that should have been. >> that should have been. >> be that would be >> that would be that would be a that i think be that would i think that would be a sanction than adding a better sanction than adding on. >> would have >> but that would have done it, wouldn't >> but that would have done it, wotoh,'t >> but that would have done it, wotoh, definitely not even a >> oh, definitely not even a sanction. but make them go. that would it. however you would have done it. however you have do it. make them good have to do it. make them good because they're cowards it's because they're cowards and it's not right that they should be able while able to sit in their cell while the people upstairs have to hear what's happening. yeah they should be there. >> why do have >> why are they why do they have any whatsoever? any rights whatsoever? none >> me, though, is >> what worries me, though, is that mean, we're >> what worries me, though, is that here, mean, we're >> what worries me, though, is that here, we're mean, we're >> what worries me, though, is that here, we're not an, we're >> what worries me, though, is that here, we're not talking'e talking here, we're not talking about of low level about kind of low level criminals. we're talking about serious criminals. and these people same people do not have the same emotional to life , you emotional response to life, you know, so we might want them to feel about they've feel bad about what they've done. know , you can done. but, you know, you can make stand there day. make them stand there all day. they're not going to react to it. worry about the fact it. and i worry about the fact that they to control the

that they want to control the situation. that's right. and actually, that more actually, that to me is more worrying know, want to worrying. you know, they want to go and it, it all go up and kick it, make it all about is what the about them, which is what the killers of lee rigby did. >> yeah. in court. and then they just get dragged away just had to get dragged away again. it's about on again. so it's all about one on the attention on the final moment. attention on i'm andre thinks i'm sorry. andre thinks you should take the police. >> bannau. i've just. heart attack would be to someone . attack would be to someone. >> hotline prison governor and a hard line home secretary. they would tasered would have been tasered to the killers have been killers of rigby would have been tasered on the spot. >> it's probably true. >> i think it's probably true. >> i think it's probably true. >> right. should we talk >> yeah, right. should we talk about something a little. a little lighter, but still very controversial. this is the spanish team. spanish women's football team. you and haven't discussed you and i haven't discussed this, actually, for reasons this, actually, just for reasons of this. this is, of timing about this. this is, of timing about this. this is, of course, the footballer. her name rubiales . the name is hermosa rubiales. the spanish bloke kissed her on the podium. everyone's heard this story . what's the latest twist story. what's the latest twist in the tale, sam? >> well, there's a video emerged of the of the team laughing and joking afterwards the joking afterwards after the incident . and you know, some incident. and you know, some people seem to think that this means that actually know.

certainly, carol know that this means this kind of proves that actually it really wasn't a kind of bad incident. i think actually, you know , certainly as actually, you know, certainly as actually, you know, certainly as a professional woman, if i can say that, you know, somebody who works in a professional, professional environment, i think it is you have an ability to switch into a professional mode, to put aside any upset you may have in life and just get on with your job and get on with your day. and you may just want to think about things that have upset you in the day. you upset you later in the day. you don't just burst into don't have to just burst into tears time and, you know, tears at the time and, you know, have to feel bad have a breakdown to feel bad about you can put about something. you can put those things on hold because you are got to are a woman who has got to a certain life and can certain level in life and can control their emotions in a professional and professional environment. and i do think that this video actually proves this means actually proves that this means she okay. she okay with it. >> yeah, i take issue with the fact she has said and she didn't report this for days, by report this for three days, by the didn't make the way, she didn't make a complaint three days, complaint for three days, but she kiss was a sexual she said the kiss was a sexual act that left her vulnerable. this act. he this was not a sexual act. he shouldn't have done it. it was

inappropriate. should have inappropriate. he should have said afterwards , but said sorry afterwards, but i don't was a sexual don't believe it was a sexual act or a sexual violation in any way, or form. and the fact way, shape or form. and the fact that she was laughing about it, this was the this was a guy he was the president. this was probably the highlight his career and hers highlight of his career and hers and of them were infused and the two of them were infused with joy excitement . and he with joy and excitement. and he kissed a lot of the other girls on the cheek. he got her on the mouth . okay. it inappropriate mouth. okay. it is inappropriate when it out loud when you say it out loud is inappropriate. i don't inappropriate. however, i don't believe guy should lose his believe the guy should lose his career it. i don't believe career over it. i don't believe he should be suspended over it. i on i mean, his mother has gone on hunger thinks hunger strike because she thinks i what it's not. i know what it's not. >> maybe he's got his mother fighting battles because maybe. no, sorry, but it's >> no, i'm sorry, but it's embarrassing . it is what she's embarrassing. it is what she's doing is she's embarrassing her soh. 5011. >> son. >> she is doing what she's doing is she's making people look at the issue and talk about it a little bit more. >> and i just think, yes, okay, it wasn't the right thing to do. but know, this is an but this, you know, this is an inqu but this, you know, this is an insult all victims of insult to all the victims of sexual assault to say that that's what this was, because it really back story, though. really got a back story, though. >> i think what

>> and this is i think what isn't coming enough in the isn't coming out enough in the press. is not his first press. this is not his first rodeo there are rodeo in this area. there are a load of spanish players who refuse players. refuse to play female players. in the last few years because of his but i think this is his conduct. but i think this is the broken the straw the one that's broken the straw that's the camel's back. the one that's broken the straw tithink the camel's back. the one that's broken the straw tithink publiclyie camel's back. the one that's broken the straw tithink publicly. camel's back. the one that's broken the straw tithink publicly . andiel's back. the one that's broken the straw tithink publicly . and you've ck. the one that's broken the straw tithink publicly . and you've got i think publicly. and you've got to doing in to ask, what was he doing in that he was that moment? he was in a position of power. and there's no elated and he no doubt he was elated and he was ecstatic and all of that. no doubt he was elated and he was can't tic and all of that. no doubt he was elated and he was can't tic that all of that. no doubt he was elated and he was can't tic that environment, you can't in that environment, when sporting you can't in that environment, when like sporting you can't in that environment, when like world sporting you can't in that environment, when like world cup, yorting event like the world cup, emotions running high. but event like the world cup, emshouldn't running high. but event like the world cup, emshouldn't haveing high. but event like the world cup, emshouldn't have kissed h. but event like the world cup, emshouldn't have kissed herut he shouldn't have kissed her on the lips. >> but it was you wouldn't kiss anyone lips. anyone on the lips. >> you wouldn't. just >> you wouldn't. you just wouldn't. dad, my wouldn't. my brother, my dad, my all my life. all the men in my life. >> some 20 years she's tried to kissa million have. and i always >> a million have. and i always really always really haven't. i always say i so haven't. >> was. he was. he was >> but he was. he was. he was getting off on the power of it was it sexual? we no, was it sexual? we can't. no, i don't think you kiss don't think when you kiss someone in the heat of the moment it's seconds, moment and it's seconds, ultimately that's a sexual it was impulsive. >> it was impulsive. and >> i think it was impulsive. and yes, right thing yes, it wasn't the right thing to do. but i think i'm amazed that spanish feminist that the spanish feminist movement, which has come on to this big time, i'm amazed that they this, bearing in

they are doing this, bearing in mind that they know what sexual assault, real sexual assault is and what it does to women. and to compare the two, which i think a mistake. think is a mistake. >> and think i think >> and it's i think i think i think yeah, clearly, know, think yeah, clearly, you know, there degree this is there are degree this is not a serious sexual assault. all serious sexual assault. we all know you know, this know that. but, you know, this is isn't an abuse of power is it isn't an abuse of power and just think, okay, and i always just think, okay, so it was any of us, even so say it was any of us, even you, andrew, and one of one of our male bosses came up to us and that to us. how would and did that to us. how would you i would feel you feel? i mean, i would feel pretty actually . it was pretty annoyed, actually. it was it would be. >> would if it if it >> would you if it if it happened within a second, would you? really, really you? yeah. i really, really wouldn't want to happen. wouldn't want that to happen. >> got to move >> right. we've got to move on, lady. otherwise kiss lady. otherwise i'll kiss you. you talking. you don't stop talking. >> be talking >> we're going to be talking about on british about nuclear weapons on british soil just a moment. this soil in just a moment. this is gb channel. gb news, britain's news channel. >> temperatures rising, boxt >> the temperatures rising, boxt solar. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hello. good morning. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast . a bright start for some on this final day of august. damp

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gb news. >> it's 11 am. on thursday, the sist >> it's 11 am. on thursday, the 31st of august. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and beth turner change at the top in the past hour. >> coutinho is named the >> claire coutinho is named the new energy secretary. she replaces grant shapps, who's become the defence secretary, following the resignation of ben wallace , sacked on the spot wallace, sacked on the spot a new strategy to tackle misconduct in the police force means rogue officers can be dismissed immediately. >> cowardly killers to court judges will be given powers to force offenders to attend their sentencing. >> and now the lucy letby inquiry will be made statutory , inquiry will be made statutory, giving it the power to force witnesses to testify . witnesses to testify. >> an american nukes in britain . us nuclear weapons could be heading to the uk, but where would they be based? could they put me at risk .

put you and me at risk. >> carole malone and sam lester will be back in the studio as well to tackle some other big stories today, including also what prince said in what prince harry has said in that which that netflix documentary which landed . i'd like to landed yesterday. i'd like to say prince harry, just harry, just hear andrew pearce's just to hear andrew pearce's groan despair. groan. first, groan of despair. groan. first, though, here is the very latest news with rhiannon jones . news with rhiannon jones. >> bev, thank you. good morning. it's 11:01. your >> bev, thank you. good morning. it's11:01. your top >> bev, thank you. good morning. it's 11:01. your top stories it's11:01. your top stories from the gb newsroom . as we've from the gb newsroom. as we've been hearing, grant shapps has been hearing, grant shapps has been appointed defence secretary following ben wallace's resignation from the post, mr wallace said last month he'd resign from the role at the next reshuffle. after four years in the job in his resignation letter, he says the ministry of defence is back on the path to being once again world class. claire coutinho will take over as energy security and net zero secretary police officers will

be automatically dismiss wokeist if they are found guilty of gross misconduct under new government plans. senior officers will have more powers to sack rogue staff and be able to sack rogue staff and be able to dismiss those who fail vetting checks. the government says the changes could be implemented as soon as next spring. policing minister chris philp told gb news the rules will strengthen the policing system . system. >> it'll make removal for gross misconduct automatic . it will misconduct automatic. it will make sure that specified criminal offences will automatic only lead to misconduct and it will streamline and speed up the process for removing officers either guilty of or accused of misconduct or indeed of poor performance as well . there will performance as well. there will be nowhere for them to hide and i think that will help. as you say, to rebuild public confidence in policing . confidence in policing. >> while shadow attorney general emily thornberry says despite the new plans , the government the new plans, the government still isn't doing enough. >> i think that this is something which should have happened a long time ago and i

think that the crisis in public confidence in the police, particularly amongst women, is something that is an absolute tragedy because our policing system needs to work on the bafis system needs to work on the basis of consent and being able to work with the public and if theyif to work with the public and if they if the public loses confidence in the police, they simply can't job simply can't do their job properly. believe that, for properly. we believe that, for example , what government example, what the government have today just have announced today just doesn't enough. so doesn't go far enough. so if someone is accused of or someone is accused of rape or domestic violence , they simply domestic violence, they simply shouldn't a police officer . shouldn't be a police officer. they suspended until they should be suspended until that case been sorted out that case has been sorted out elsewhere , more than 70 people elsewhere, more than 70 people have died and more than 40 have been injured in a fire in johannesburg, a multi—storey building caught fire in the south african city in the early hours of this morning with the toddler reportedly among those killed. >> emergency services say the death toll is likely to rise as the search and recovery operation gets underway . some operation gets underway. some mps have called for changes to drug laws recommending testing

at festivals and supervised safe spaces for users. the report by the home affairs committee suggests piloting in glasgow and advocates for amendments to the misuse of drugs act. the chief constable of northern ireland is due to attend a critical meeting with the policing board that could determine his future in the post. a recent court ruling deemed simon byrne's disciplinary actions against two junior officers as unlawful. the decision was reportedly driven by concerns sinn fein might withdraw support for policing, sparking accusations of appeasement from unionists. sinn fein denies any suggestion of attempting to influence the matter . attempting to influence the matter. around attempting to influence the matter . around 121,000 patients matter. around 121,000 patients died while waiting for nhs treatment in england last year. that's according to the labour party, which gathered data from all nhs trusts. it party, which gathered data from all nhs trusts . it suggests all nhs trusts. it suggests people experiencing pain . people people experiencing pain. people experienced pain while waiting

for care, with 7.6 million still on waiting lists at the end of june, up from 7.5 million in may. the government says cutting waiting lists is one of the prime minister's key priorities . car production has seen an increase of almost a third last month, compared to a year ago. more than 76,000 cars were built, making it the sixth consecutive month of growth. it comes as the industry recovers from shortages of supplies such as semiconductors . more than as semiconductors. more than 4 in 5 cars made were shipped overseas, with the eu , us and overseas, with the eu, us and china among the top destinations . and those who stayed up late last night might have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a rare blue supermoon . unlike its rare blue supermoon. unlike its name, suggests , though, it isn't name, suggests, though, it isn't blue, but rather refers to the second full moon in one calendar month. most months only have one full moon and a second only happens once every 2 to 3 years. it happens as the moon appears

much smaller than the sun and comes closer to the earth . this comes closer to the earth. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio, and on your smart speaker. by simply saying play gb news now it's back to andrew and . bev it's back to andrew and. bev >> well, to our top story this morning . morning. >> in the past, digestive claire coutinho, who's a relatively new mp, has been named as the new energy secretary. >> she's replacing grant shapps , who who's the new defence secretary. even though he's never a day's work in the never done a day's work in the department defence. department of defence. >> that's right. wallace >> that's right. ben wallace officially his officially handed in his resignation earlierthis resignation on earlier this morning after four years at the helm ministry defence. helm of the ministry of defence. >> to gb news >> and across now to gb news political chris hope, who political editor chris hope, who joins westminster joins us live from westminster for chris. claire coutinho, big job for her. she's only 38. she's only been an mp since 2019, but like like grant shapps , one thing she's got in common, she's very close to the prime

minister who appears to be getting his mates talented. i'm sure they are talented in cabinet. in the run up to the election . election. >> that's right, andrew. the reshuffle here in number 10, such asit reshuffle here in number 10, such as it was, is over. three people have moved jobs . we see people have moved jobs. we see grant shapps coming in as defence secretary, his fifth job in a year . defence secretary, his fifth job in a year. claire coutinho, aged 38, elected in 2019, a key ally of rishi sunak now in the cabinet. from being a very junior education minister as net zero secretary and david johnston , also elected in 2019. johnston, also elected in 2019. in education, these three mps, all in the south of england, no one near the red wall. so a penny for the thoughts of red wall mps who may think that they want to get some kind of promotion looking into the election, i think she's a key ally, no question. one might ally, no question. but one might wonder the should be wonder whether the pm should be doing bigger reshuffle. doing a bigger reshuffle. looking the election, and looking into the election, and the rumour is that may well happenin the rumour is that may well happen in october on or around the time of the tory party

conference. but as things stand, the busyness in number 10 is over for the day. >> all right. that's chris hope, our political editor, joining the by khalid mahmood, the studio by khalid mahmood, the studio by khalid mahmood, the labour mp for birmingham perry barr. we can talk to you at length about the reshuffle. i'd talk you the i'd rather talk to you about the ultra low emission because ultra low emission zone because that has gone off very, very badly greater london. we've badly in greater london. we've seen hundreds of cameras vandalised and cables cut. you've got a version of the ultra low emission zone in birmingham, 50 here in birmingham, £12, 50 here in london. and the south—east, it's 8 or £8 in birmingham. and does it work ? are you a great it work? are you a great supporter? >> i not a supporter because >> i am not a supporter because it was put without the proper it was put in without the proper information being given out . information being given out. again, this sort of blackmailing figure of how many deaths there are of children was used, which i challenged . and i managed to i challenged. and i managed to get both from the house get evidence both from the house of library and the of commons library and the government figures in relation to and this is just to what it was. and this is just become a thought police. if somebody mentions these of somebody mentions these sort of things, challenge them things, you can't challenge them andifs things, you can't challenge them and it's really something that we've look seriously

we've got to look at seriously and the effect this has on working people, not poor working people, not even poor people, people who can't people, working people who can't change vehicles to do that change those vehicles to do that and millions of £50 million in birmingham alone, at least has been paid over. but they've had to give about appeals in terms of 80% of appeals that were made. they've had to repay as well. >> why? on the appeal basis? because they didn't know they were in the ultra low admission, mostly because it depends on what year the car is. >> right. but it doesn't it could be the same engine made in a different year. so if you pass december, december or an object date, the cars are registered when they're made. so if it passes december, then you can still be under the same engine. so it doesn't matter. >> there's also been the problem with cloning of vehicles. this is why lot had to been is why a lot have had to been paid back. think was since paid back. i think it was since october last year. there were about 10,000 tickets issued to cars, cloned. so cars, which had been cloned. so in words somebody had cars, which had been cloned. so in theyrds somebody had cars, which had been cloned. so in the reg somebody had cars, which had been cloned. so in the reg plate ebody had cars, which had been cloned. so in the reg plate andiy had cars, which had been cloned. so in the reg plate and putad copied the reg plate and put false plates on their own car to get away it. yeah, it's

get away with it. yeah, it's a hugely difficult issue for people to deal with. >> and i don't sort of appreciate any criminal activity to do that. but there are genuine people who are struggling because this is a thought police issue. the figures are very emotional, very sentimental, but very wrong . and sentimental, but very wrong. and i challenge anybody, including mayor khan, to come and speak about those figures with me and see how we. >> what do you make of the somersaults by the labour leader, starmer? quite somersaults by the labour leade at starmer? quite somersaults by the labour leadeat somersaults’ quite somersaults by the labour leadeat somersaults or quite somersaults by the labour leade at somersaults or u—turns. good at somersaults or u—turns. you say, because was an you might say, because he was an enthusiastic cheerleader for the expansion ultra low expansion of the ultra low emission it emission zone called until it went wrong in the went horribly wrong in the listen , listened and saw the listen, listened and saw the issues that people are concerned about, didn't win the andrew. >> he's seen his mind. he's seen. he's seen how it's affected people and he's made a right decision to say, look, we need to review this policy. let's look at it and let's move forward. that doesn't mean the labour party or sir keir starmer is against any issues in the environment and climate change. he supports them, but we have to look what's applicable or not. >> sadiq khan is not paying any

attention the attention whatsoever to the leader party. leader of the labour party. >> well, i think they should do and i think will come and i think that will come hopefully next hopefully in the next next month or to have a proper or so. we need to have a proper discussion and has discussion with sadiq and he has to with all part of to put in line with all part of the labour party and he should listen that. the labour party and he should list there's at. research >> there's a bit of research apparently that suggests that birmingham's clearer zone birmingham's clearer air zone has smaller on has had a smaller effect on pollution was previous pollution in than was previous thought to have done anyway . thought to have done anyway. it's usually said to reduce pollution levels by about 13, but scientists at the university of birmingham say that drop is only about 7. so it's not even working in terms of cleaning the air, it? it doesn't actually air, is it? it doesn't actually need air, is it? it doesn't actually neethe was air, is it? it doesn't actually nee the was the air, is it? it doesn't actually neethe was the figures >> the problem was the figures they used were wrong. one of the one of the areas in birmingham where said they've where they said that they've dropped is behind the dropped it, which is behind the new ring. it was the new bull ring. it was the original nozzles were placed in the wrong place a lot lower. so you get much higher results. so it hasn't actually dropped. it actually has now gone back to a proper level of reading, which it should be at. and there's been huge amount of been a huge amount of manipulation figures. manipulation in these figures. and the real issue here and i think the real issue here

is not to emotionally blackmail people, but look at the real figures and see how it goes. >> we've seen a lot of vandalism here. we've got vigilante groups who themselves the blade who call themselves the blade runners, blade runners runners, the blade runners cutting through remove cutting through cables, remove cameras altogether. a lot of tory mps we've spoken to about this , kelly said. of course we this, kelly said. of course we don't condone it. we completely understand why they're doing it. what's your is that what's your view and is that happeninghasn't happened in >> no, it hasn't happened in birmingham . but i think people birmingham. but i think people who do this and again, nobody condones this this sort of action, criminal activity shouldn't be condoned. but i think a sign for the mayor shouldn't be condoned. but i thilisten a sign for the mayor shouldn't be condoned. but i thilisten to sign for the mayor shouldn't be condoned. but i thilisten to people' the mayor shouldn't be condoned. but i thilisten to people and mayor shouldn't be condoned. but i thilisten to people and to ayor shouldn't be condoned. but i thilisten to people and to see to listen to people and to see what the hardships they are and how frustrated people are with this and at it. and it this and look at it. and it doesn't really make a huge difference to the air quality that's been proven london, in that's been proven in london, in birmingham anywhere else. birmingham and anywhere else. these charges exist . it's these these charges exist. it's a huge tax on working people. >> and have you got one of these smelly, old polluting cars, khalid your car comply khalid or does your car comply with had an with the emotions? i had an electric car until it got written somebody hitting written off by somebody hitting me back .

me in the back. >> and i was turning right and got by my wife's car. also got hit by my wife's car. also she is compliant as well. okay. yeah >> let's talk to you about these this change in the law today that criminals found guilty will have to go to court or judges will be given greater powers to force to to force them to go to court to listen their sentencing . listen to their sentencing. andrew and feel that in an andrew and i feel that in an ideal world, it would be great that this could happen. but i feel practicalities it feel the practicalities of it are such that not are so are such that i'm not sure it will happen. what's sure it ever will happen. what's what's your take on it? >> i think it's to be very >> i think it's going to be very difficult somebody doesn't difficult if somebody doesn't want particularly in want to go, particularly in certain cases where into a maximum sentence, how do you force person to go in? force that person to go in? listen. those the real listen. and those are the real tragedies that we're trying to address. think it's a very address. and i think it's a very difficult issue legally to deal with . how do you force somebody with. how do you force somebody to when they don't want with. how do you force somebody to do when they don't want with. how do you force somebody to do that,1en they don't want with. how do you force somebody to do that, putting' don't want with. how do you force somebody to do that, putting onyn't want with. how do you force somebody to do that, putting on a t want with. how do you force somebody to do that, putting on a littlet to do that, putting on a little bit the on the sentence isn't bit on the on the sentence isn't going to make a huge difference to they are not very good to them. they are not very good people place. and people in the first place. and so think they'll be so i don't think they'll be bothered by it. >> about also we hear now >> what about also we hear now chief have given chief constables have been given the sack on the spot .

the power to sack on the spot. rogue police officers , of which rogue police officers, of which we've heard far too much recently . is that a good move? recently. is that a good move? >> it's positive move in >> it's a positive move in the right direction. what the right direction. but what the chief constable and the police departments do is departments have got to do is invest more in their have invest more in their hr, have proper investigate actions and then dismiss people quickly . so then dismiss people quickly. so don't dismiss them because don't just dismiss them because you'll end up with a huge amount of tribunal but of tribunal issues. but what you've do is have proper you've got to do is have proper investigation, resources investigation, proper resources put hr needs put into that, and hr needs investment deal with this investment to deal with this quickly and effectively, and that's be doing i >> -- >> and 5mm >> and what how is policing, what is the view of the police in birmingham? because the met's has had so many issues because of the killing of sarah everard , countless problems of trust in policing has fallen to an all time low. i would say particular among women. how is it in birmingham, the west midlands? >> much better. i've >> well, not much better. i've got constituent in my got a constituent in my constituency who's been strip searched twice and we're taking that to the iopc. so there are a lot of issues in relation to officers a woman, a woman and

sort of strip searched twice under very difficult circumstances . we had to support circumstances. we had to support as much as we can. i've now taken that case to the iopc , and taken that case to the iopc, and i think these rogue officers are going to be dealt with again. there are of the there are elements of the recording that is missing and those are the really why does he go missing ? and those the go missing? and those are the questions we answering. questions we need answering. penny mordaunt has made a suggestion the press suggestion today in the press that that national that she thinks that national service back for 16 service should come back for 16 year olds just of couple year olds just to kind of couple of it and it should be voluntary. >> what do you think of that? this is one of those highly perennial topics that comes around years. around every few years. >> does come round, around every few years. >> i does come round, around every few years. >> i think come round, around every few years. >> i think it come round, around every few years. >> i think it wouldn't e round, around every few years. >> i think it wouldn't be)und, around every few years. >> i think it wouldn't be and, around every few years. >> i think it wouldn't be a bad but i think it wouldn't be a bad thing. i think having young people a bit of discipline, getting morning, getting up early in the morning, doing a jog stuff doing a bit of a jog and stuff that think all goes towards that i think all goes towards wellbeing and perhaps a bit more understanding of what they need to the future. i have got to do for the future. i have got no that as long as no problems with that as long as voluntary . voluntary. >> interesting, isn't >> yeah, it's interesting, isn't it? those stories it? it's one of those stories that around often that comes around and often and i believe i would have i can't believe i would have thought was idea. and thought it was a good idea. and then i had teenagers and

realised it was a really good idea. realised it was a really good ideijust we've had >> just finally we've had a we've a very, very mini we've had a very, very mini reshuffle today. when keir reshuffle today. when is keir starmer going to reshuffle his frontbench? could do frontbench? because he could do with no, i think he's got >> well, no, i think he's got a good the moment, but i'm good team at the moment, but i'm sure decide in the next sure he will decide in the next few the team. all are. i few of the team. they all are. i mean, reeves fantastic. mean, rachel reeves fantastic. pat matt pagan, mcfadden pat fagans, matt pagan, mcfadden is fantastic. you've got john healey's, the defence secretary is brilliant, was steering wes streeting at the health department . they're fantastic department. they're fantastic people. we've got a very good team, but obviously it's okay. it feels necessary as there's been a shuffle because this will been a shuffle because this will be going the election. be going into the election. maybe be some maybe there might be some people that perhaps that need moving and perhaps that need moving and perhaps that the next that will happen in the next couple weeks. couple of weeks. >> you waiting by the >> will you be waiting by the telephone? don't think so. telephone? i don't think so. >> quite where i am. >> i'm quite happy. where i am. thank yeah, thank thank you very much. yeah, thank you thank you very much. yes, thank you. >> that's how that's how very nice. >> labour mp khalid mahmood, thanks coming thanks for coming in. >> come, we're >> right. still to come, we're to latest on to going have the latest on american nuclear missiles potentially on potentially being stored on british is

patrick christys on gb news. i'm gb news radio . gb news radio. >> it's 1120. you are with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson. bev turner well, the us air force has secured nearly £40 million in funding for a project which could pave the way for the return of american nuclear weapons to british soil for the first time in 15 years. >> so should we be housing american nuclear weapons again? >> does this for >> and what does this mean for britain? well, this britain? well, joining us this morning former military morning is the former military of counter of defence head of counter terrorism, chip

terrorism, major—general chip chapman. alongside the defence editor of the evening standard, robert the a—team robert fox. we got the a—team today. morning gentlemen, to you both . what does it mean? chip if both. what does it mean? chip if i can come to you when we hear this american nuclear missiles on british soil, just explain to us what that means as well at the moment, you've got no more than a funding line to the first question is under what circum stances might arrive and stances might they arrive and thatis stances might they arrive and that is really to do with the deterioration of the situation with russia . with russia. >> under what circumstances might be leave. >> and that is if we have the political circumstance . political circumstance. >> but you know what, chip in the chip. i'm just going to just going to let me just bring robert in while we fix your line, because i really want to hear got say. hear what you've got to say. but it's going out a little it's going in and out a little bit. don't know whether bit. i don't know whether that is russians meddling is the russians meddling with us. robert fox, if i can come to you. of just explain you. first of all, just explain to chip was to our viewers, as chip was doing there, what does it mean when we'd have american when we say we'd have american nuclear british soil? >> well, they're not missiles. there's contingency,

there's a contingency, as chip was explaining, there's a funding development funding line for a development to which is to raf lakenheath, which is a very raf, nominally , of course, very raf, nominally, of course, but it's really a very big by uk standards . standards. >> us base . >> us base. >> us base. >> they've got the new f—35 , a >> they've got the new f—35, a aircraft there, which is nuclear capable, and it continues agency found that they could be fitted with gravity bombs , nuclear with gravity bombs, nuclear bombs, tactical nuclear bombs. they would be because of the worsening situation in in east europe with ukraine and russia . europe with ukraine and russia. >> and it's because of the unpredictable city of russia that they're doing this occasionally , you know, almost occasionally, you know, almost week in, week out, and get some boast about a nuclear threat and whether from putin himself, but particularly from mr lavrov and of his predecessors , great of his predecessors, great colleagues, mr medvedev . colleagues, mr medvedev. >> and the fact is that russia has had a very strong habit over the past 15, 20 years of breaking treaties and agreements with it has signed and lately

the warning was that there putting on pause , it's in a putting on pause, it's in a different area of nuclear weapons. but the big nuclear weapons, the strategic arms reduction treaty process and so this is a warning sign . it came this is a warning sign. it came out as chip was saying, in a funding line for a contingency for a protected . 144 bed for a protected. 144 bed dormitory at lakenheath. now it is those protected dormitories are for, as they said, strategic contingency , strategic contingency, strategic contingency, strategic contingency at lakenheath would mean putting bombs back in the old nuclear protect bunker. i'm robert brown. >> in 2008, if those bombs if a strategic decision was taken that these bombs were to be used , who takes that decision? is it the ministry of defence here? the prime minister is it the pentagon mixture both ? who's pentagon mixture of both? who's got the who's got the finger on the button? >> it's partnership , right.

>> it's a partnership, right. and but this also would come under the doctrine that is the philosophy and the policy of the nuclear umbrella of nato . so nuclear umbrella of nato. so this this is would be not the us and the uk going off and doing things on their own, that this would be part of the nato partnership because already you have forward bases in germany about 4 or 5 and two in italy with these kinds of facilities. but it's very much part of america. the lead nuclear power in nato endeavouring very much to keep up with the russians, but by the way, chip will probably is not in any way able to divulge this, but i would suspect that tactical nuclear weapons aboard submarines and things like that go in and out. uk, uk waters, uk airspace fairly regularly, too not

regularly, but they do have to show a capability to reinforce course because that's the awful warning that russia's posture over ukraine has has indicated. >> so robert, would this, as you say, this contingency plan, would it make this country safer or more vulnerable ? or more vulnerable? >> i don't know, because i don't think that somebody is to going press a button because the uk is suddenly storing really in quite limited, limited capability in nuclear bombs on its facility. it's not going to change minds. it's not going to change minds. i think. >> let's bring chip robert, we're going to bring chip chapman back into the conversation because we had difficulty his audio chip. difficulty with his audio chip. you've i don't know if you could hear robert what your you've i don't know if you could hear on bert what your you've i don't know if you could hear on this? what your you've i don't know if you could hear on this? is what your you've i don't know if you could hear on this? is thisat your you've i don't know if you could hear on this? is this a your you've i don't know if you could hear on this? is this a goodjr you've i don't know if you could hear on this? is this a good and take on this? is this a good and positive development . at i would positive development. at i would look at is does it further the cause of deterrence? >> and i would argue it doesn't

i >> deterrence has worked very well . well. >> parents we have nuclear weapons. why country belgium , weapons. why country belgium, germany, italy, new zealand . and germany, italy, new zealand. and doesit germany, italy, new zealand. and does it further . does it further. >> it would if you could reset relations. >> russia . but russia may be >> russia. but russia may be incapable of a real big strategic can you reset relations with russia? >> are they incapable of it ? >> are they incapable of it? >> are they incapable of it? >> i'm afraid we can't. >> are they incapable of it? >> i'm afraid we can't . your >> i'm afraid we can't. your line is very poor. >> unfortunately, i wanted to talk to chip about the new defence secretary, robert , but defence secretary, robert, but i'm old enough to remember greenham common. >> the. the wives and mothers at greenham common trying to stop american cruise missiles being positioned there, down there in berkshire. this is nothing like that, is it ? that, is it? >> well, greenham historically lee and molesworth, which was the other base for cruise missiles , which led to that missiles, which led to that process, was one of the original

nuclear bases for nuclear weaponry in uk for the american forces from 1954. so there have been protests , but it's really been protests, but it's really rather strange that it's very disappointing thing , if one disappointing thing, if one could put it like that. the kind of output from cnd on this, it's not very coherent and it's not very much rather in the line that chip was arguing in touch with the real world. i mean cnd statement and i'm not doing theirjob statement and i'm not doing their job for them on statement and i'm not doing theirjob for them on this their job for them on this pretend it's not actually declared deployment of gravity bomb that they are to lakenheath they say, oh, we want all nuclear weapons out of all of europe . blimey. with all this europe. blimey. with all this going on in russia and the world on the cusp of a new nuclear

arms race, which is a very important factor with perhaps the awful prospect of rogue elements and even non—state actors over the next 20, 30 years getting some kind of nuclear nuclear weaponry. i mean, what kind of world we're in. yes, we all want peace. no we don't like war and we don't like nuclear weapons. but actually, you've got to be pragmatic . and the way that pragmatic. and the way that russia is challenging and challenging the tolerance of the west is fascinating. but by the way , this is the one thing for way, this is the one thing for all the dreadful things that have been done in and around ukraine and moving missiles up and moving missiles down, that it hasn't really practical , it hasn't really practical, fully deployed nuclear weapons or at least as far as i can see in and around ukraine in this crisis. rob. so i just we just want to we just we're just a bit short on time. >> i just want to ask you one quick question. new defence

secretary this morning with ben wallace down grant wallace stepping down grant shapps seat, is that a shapps in that seat, is that a good appointment from point good appointment from your point of hands? of view of hands? >> pair hands . of view of hands? >> pair hands. don't >> safe pair of hands. don't rock boat . don't want any rock the boat. don't want any honzon rock the boat. don't want any horizon harrumphs for or against ukraine upsetting the election campaign . that's what that's campaign. that's what that's about. read the front page of the evening standard. this afternoon. okay >> all right. thank you so much, robert fox there from he's a great man. >> he's great. >> he's great. >> i think there'll be a bit of flak over this appointment because there are so many people on the tory in the tory party who are have got genuine military experience, including tugendhat, including james heappey, the deputy deputy defence minister. he's very solid, actually. >> you know what? >> you know what? >> army officer, right. we feel reassured by a prime minister that will surround themselves by people who don't necessarily agree with them . agree with them. >> i would respect rishi sunak if he would put somebody in that position that isn't part of his chumocracy that might challenge him on positions. i think it shows weakness actually to only

surround yourself by yes men. >> the reason he's the >> but the reason he's got the job is because he's he's , he's job is because he's he's, he's run a he's run a ministry before he knows how to do that and he hasn't had too much controversy in his career. but it is a safe bet. >> the fact that it's a >> i get the fact that it's a safe pair of but it feels safe pair of hands, but it feels like they're an extra time and you think just got to you think you've just got to throw at it. it's throw everything at it. it's just isn't time just you've this isn't the time necessarily bet. necessarily for a safe bet. well, is. i know it's well, maybe it is. i know it's a long time since you cannot, of course, run for the leadership. >> probably so >> so that probably cost him so what? get it? what? you didn't get it? >> you didn't get it. that's the thing. >> yeah. now, anyway, to >> yeah. now, anyway, still to come, back. come, they'll be back. >> dream team karamelom >> the dream team karamelom buzzing up. >> the dream team karamelom buzzsam up. >> the dream team karamelom buzzsam lister. up. >> the dream team karamelom buzzsam lister. they'll up. >> the dream team karamelom buzzsam lister. they'll be up. >> the dream team karamelom buzzsam lister. they'll be back and sam lister. they'll be back and but here's first the news with rhiannon jones . andrew with rhiannon jones. andrew thank you. >> it's 1131. your thank you. >> it's1131. your top stories from the newsroom . grant shapps from the newsroom. grant shapps has been appointed as the new defence secretary as part of the prime minister's mini reshuffle at the top of government. it follows the resignation of ben wallace after four years in the

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journalist carole malone and political editor of the daily express sam to express, sam lister, to go through big stories of the through some big stories of the day. this is your by—line day. sam, this is your by—line in the paper today in the express, and it's about the fact that british telecom have reneged on a deal to keep landlines. what have they done? >> yeah, this is i don't think actually many people know that this happening. and this is even happening. and what bt doing, saying bt are doing, they're saying that existing landline that the existing landline system, system is system, the analogue system is out not for out of date. it's not fit for purpose in this modern era. and so they need to get rid of it. and so they're replacing it with so they need to get rid of it. anyinternet"re replacing it with so they need to get rid of it. anyinternet based lacing it with so they need to get rid of it. anyinternet based phone it with so they need to get rid of it. anyinternet based phone system . an internet based phone system. really? yeah. already really? yeah. and already 2 million have been million people have been switched but i mean, switched to this. but i mean, do they know been switched? they know they've been switched? >> i think they >> well, some some i think they do, i think, you know, how do, but i think, you know, how many know about this? do, but i think, you know, how ma i/ know about this? do, but i think, you know, how ma i/ think ow about this? do, but i think, you know, how ma i/ think manyyut this? do, but i think, you know, how ma i/ think many people’ do, but i think, you know, how ma i/ think many people do >> i don't think many people do now , lot campaign groups now, a lot of campaign groups were involved talking bt were involved in talking to bt about this, one called about this, including one called silver . oh, yes, they're silver voices. oh, yes, they're very good. yeah, good very good. yeah, very good campaign managed campaign group. and they managed to a kind of opt out to negotiate a kind of opt out for over 70s. they said for the over 70s. they said don't, don't switch the over 70s they rely on landlines more than people under 70. definitely.

like we need to make sure that these people are protected if they want be. you are over they want to be. if you are over 70 you want to switch, fine 70 and you want to switch, fine . if you're then they . but if you're not, then they need keep that online. and bt need to keep that online. and bt agreed they agreed to this. now they have kind , some might say kind of sneakily, some might say , change the age limit. so actually it's the over 75 seconds now. so there's an extra you know, they've changed the age limit. so more people are caughtin age limit. so more people are caught in this. >> they're trying rid it. >> yes, essentially. >> yes, essentially. >> silver are very >> and silver voices are very angry this. say angry about this. they say they've reneged on they've beaten have reneged on their protect the their promises to protect the over in this switchover , over 70s in this switchover, which is happening the next which is happening over the next yeah which is happening over the next year. , you know, you year. i mean, you know, if you have landline, happening i >> -- >> so. kn- b what is this odd thing >> so. so what is this odd thing they're replacing with? because >> so. so what is this odd thing thit'se replacing with? because >> so. so what is this odd thing thit's technical,] with? because >> so. so what is this odd thing thit's technical, ifvith? because >> so. so what is this odd thing thit's technical, if it's? because if it's technical, if it's technical, i'm going to struggle below what even worse. below what be even worse. >> it's broadband. >> well, it's broadband. >> well, it's broadband. >> to broadband. >> you need to have broadband. so people over so for lots of people over 75, for yeah, my 90 she, for example. yeah, my 90 she, she died last year but she, you know, did not have broadband know, she did not have broadband , so she relied a landline , so she relied on a landline phone. many people of her do phone. many people of her era do not have broadband. and you're going to have to have broadband not have broadband. and you're go have» have to have broadband not have broadband. and you're go have» hav new have broadband not have broadband. and you're go have» havnew system oadband not have broadband. and you're go have» havnew system which1d to have this new system which

you pay to have this new system which you pay for. you have to you have to pay for. you have to pay you have to pay for. you have to pay for. >> what about this >> what is it about this country? know, we seem not country? you know, we seem not to suppose a to care. i suppose you're a civilised country. yeah. we don't care the elderly at don't care about the elderly at all. all. know, the, all. not at all. you know, the, you campaign for cash you know, the campaign for cash thing, you know that that the withdrawal the withdrawal of cash affects the elderly. anything elderly. of course. anything else? know, supposed else? you know, we're supposed to a country that cares to be in a country that cares for and you're for your old people and you're supposed them. this for your old people and you're sujust;ed them. this for your old people and you're sujust;ed you them. this for your old people and you're sujust;ed you don't m. this for your old people and you're sujust;ed you don't matter is just saying you don't matter very much. and if you have broadband and even if you have broadband, you're over 70. what happens and happens if it breaks and you live own? you can't fix live on your own? you can't fix it. fix it. my and i've it. can't fix it. my and i've got a husband who's like a cross, all this stuff, to cross, all this stuff, he has to i've ring him. if he's i've got to ring him. if he's abroad how i fixing abroad saying, how am i fixing this? because know. yeah. >> i mean, my dad's 86, my mum's going to go away for a few days with won't keep with a friend, so he won't keep his mobile phone on him. he watching he's never watching this now? he's never got nokia brick on. got his little nokia brick on. and my you and we've said to my mum you need to a handset back need to put a handset back in when you away we can ring when you go away so we can ring him he'll hear the him because he'll hear the landline know landline and then we will know that hold of him. that we can get hold of him. they're just leaving people vulnerable, vulnerable. they're just leaving people vulnera so , vulnerable. they're just leaving people vulnera so much vulnerable. they're just leaving people vulnera so much socialerable. they're just leaving people

vulnera so much social change. there's so much social change. it's all tied the same it's all tied to the same digital push. >> don't i ever got my >> i don't think i ever got my mother to answer a mobile phone eve r. >> even >> no, no, that's it. >> i hear it , dear. >> well, i didn't hear it, dear. >> well, i didn't hear it, dear. >> i mean, i've still got a landline, but i never use it. i've one too. i purposely i've got one too. i purposely don't phone don't answer the phone because i don't answer the phone because i don't people me on don't want people ringing me on it don't know you yourself. >> well, it probably doesn't ring often, actually. ring very often, actually. >> and they'd selling you something. >> but it's it's the >> but if it's if it's the landline our house that landline in our house that fings landline in our house that rings, they're rings, i know they're after money or something. >> it's normally it's normally an number. an 800 number. >> actually to flog yourself. that's the problem. >> that's the problem. >> that's the problem. >> a landline >> but we have a landline specifically because specifically just because we have our family have members of our family who live in a in a broadband hotspot . and so they rely the only way you can communicate is by landline and actually when there are storms and the landline goes down, can you can't contact down, you can you can't contact them another issue, isn't >> that's another issue, isn't it? yeah >> do live in an area >> if you do live in an area like that and there are there are of rural areas and you are lots of rural areas and you almost think it's like almost think it's almost like having a phone is, is human. right. >> these days almost, you know, the elderly, can't to the elderly, they can't get to post offices because they're post offices now because they're shutting because

>> there's no banks because they're all those they're shutting all of those cashpoints cash points, all of that. are they supposed that. so what are they supposed to do? >> just em" em.— w just can't park >> you just you just can't park their because they haven't >> you just you just can't park theithe because they haven't >> you just you just can't park theithe app.ause they haven't >> you just you just can't park theithe app. exactly.y haven't got the app. exactly. >> yeah, the car charm >> so, yeah, the car park charm the other day. >> of us combined >> well, two of us combined eight could not work that out. >> yeah. no >> yeah. no >> so we didn't pay anything. oh, stuff it . oh, stuff it. >> yeah, but you will. >> yeah, but you will. >> and got. we were lucky. we >> and we got. we were lucky. we got, we got away with it because >> and we got. we were lucky. we gdid we got away with it because >> and we got. we were lucky. we gdid try got away with it because >> and we got. we were lucky. we gdid try andaway with it because >> and we got. we were lucky. we gdid try andawayonth it because >> and we got. we were lucky. we gdid try andawayon ant because >> and we got. we were lucky. we gdid try andawayon an app:ause >> and we got. we were lucky. we gdid try andawayon an app and; i did try and pay on an app and i did try and pay on an app and i a lady who was on here i had a lady who was on here with me, belinda lucy, she's often on. >> did it for me on the app. >> she did it for me on the app. and me, you know, >> she did it for me on the app. and had me, you know, >> she did it for me on the app. and had to me, you know, >> she did it for me on the app. and had to fight�*ne, you know, >> she did it for me on the app. and had to fight it., you know, >> she did it for me on the app. and had to fight it. and know, >> she did it for me on the app. and had to fight it. and you w, we've had to fight it. and you two are the first thinking, what we can't do all that. you're not, you're not 90. >> no, no, we're not. >> can't all. >> we can't do all. >> we can't do all. >> relatively young >> you're relatively young people a vibrant people who are living a vibrant and fulfilling professional life . what it's like . and it just . what it's like. and it just turns up every day. imagine if you are in your 80, you see them at you see them at the car parks now with people queuing. >> yeah , i know. >> yeah, i know. >> yeah, i know. >> and everybody looking and saying, can you help? >> so sad. yeah >> it's so sad. yeah

>> it's so sad. yeah >> i think it's almost saying to you, oh, just stay at home. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> it's profit people and >> it's profit above people and i there such i feel like there is such a groundswell of opinion this groundswell of opinion on this that company come groundswell of opinion on this thatand company come groundswell of opinion on this thatand say, company come groundswell of opinion on this thatand say, we npany come groundswell of opinion on this thatand say, we are ny come groundswell of opinion on this thatand say, we are putting me out and say, we are putting people profit and people above profit and introducing end of introducing people at the end of the phone or someone that will take cash, an take your cash, there's an opportunity or a business opportunity here for somebody that of that will be the opposite of what we're going through. >> are supermarkets >> why are supermarkets increasing getting rid of cashiers? queue cashiers? yes you have to queue up there's all the up and then there's all the confusion follows. yet confusion that follows. and yet people my mum used to go to the same sainsbury's same cashier in sainsbury's every week she'd the every week and she'd ask the same question about dad. same question about my dad. it was conversation . was a conversation. >> cashiers supermarkets >> cashiers in supermarkets sometimes it's the only person, an elderly absolutely an elderly person, absolutely right. every single there's right. every single day there's an that i talk to every an old girl that i talk to every week marge probably week called marge is probably watching she's week called marge is probably waherng she's week called marge is probably wa her 80s. she's week called marge is probably waher 80s. hello, she's week called marge is probably waher 80s. hello, marge. she's week called marge is probably waher 80s. hello, marge. marge. in her 80s. hello, marge. marge. she was her birthday last week, and cashiers sang happy and all the cashiers sang happy birthday she walked the birthday when she walked in the store her. and store because they know her. and that's what you're going to lose. to lose the lose. you're to going lose the only they have with a only thread they have with a community. i just think it's community. and i just think it's , humanity. , you know, it's humanity. >> know . retain >> yeah, i know. retain humanity, right? >> yeah, i know. retain humanity, right ? prince >> yeah, i know. retain humanity, right? prince harry wrote in the article , grown up,

wrote in the article, grown up, theatrical, grown . all i have to say. >> do you know what? >> do you know what? >> i can't help playing the victim again . victim again. >> and this guy is obviously trying to justify his netflix contract thinking, what contract and he's thinking, what can oh, i'll moan bit can i do? oh, i'll moan a bit about how i never got looked after when i came back from afghanistan media afghanistan and how the media because have to have because you always have to have a the media, the a pop at the media, how the media completely ignored veterans and military heroes. absolute loot and utter tosh. and i'm amazed netflix have let him say this. yeah do you remember the help for heroes? >> i was just about to say help for heroes. >> huge publicity, million. >> huge publicity, 375 million. >> huge publicity, 375 million. >> wasn't a single one of >> there wasn't a single one of us wearing those wristbands. us not wearing those wristbands. >> the papers my >> front page of the papers my husband had seven on. husband had about seven on. >> . and all out >> yeah. and we were all out there and newspapers all the time write about our heroes. we write about the needs of the military when they come back from war, not just the achievement. we write about what happens when they fall on hard times what they after times and what they need after war. saying , know he's war. and he is saying, know he's moaning that. then moaning about that. but then he's have he's also saying he didn't have any hello he's the prince

any help. hello he's the prince of wales and we know that in 2017 he did a podcast and he said that his brother wills he did helped him . he did get help did helped him. he did get help with a therapist . and he also with a therapist. and he also has two aides that helped who were former military, who helped him get there . he's the most him get there. he's the most privileged man on the planet and has access to every single therapist. . and i just therapist. there is. and i just think stop whinging and moaning about your lot in life, because it's a pretty good lot. and you know what? he's not. he has slags off the media. he forgets that a lot of media correspondents got closer to action than he ever did, and a lot of them have died. >> they have. >> they have. >> it's just rewriting history . >> it's just rewriting history. sam, think? yeah. sam, do you think? yeah. >> , you i do try. i >> and, you know, i do try. i try my very hardest to always be fair to harry because i think , fair to harry because i think, you know, everybody everybody's on his back as a child had lost his mum. >> my sympathy and i do i do feel it's clearly like, you know, he's really got over that. >> and that is completely understandable. but i do think actually it's very unedifying to

have you know, a member of the royal family who has access to all the privileges he has, access to moaning about that. when you have people like ben parkinson, a war hero from doncaster, who was the most injured soldier ever to come back , and he said he said , back, and he said he said, today, i don't know what harry was talking about. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and you think, you know, actually that somebody who, actually that is somebody who, despite having a terrible, terrible time, suffering, horrendous injuries, actually is always out there, is always trying to inspire, inspire people and get on with life. and then you have harry and, you know, merlin mentioned some of his age. >> so i rememberjamie lowther—pinkerton work was his private secretary. he was in the sas and he, he, he was in the gulf war and i used to deal with him. you wouldn't get a tougher, more he about more. he knows about the horrors. the first horrors. he was in the first gulf war. was an incredible gulf war. he was an incredible audible for prince harry audible support for prince harry and completely skating and harry completely skating over that. and it's just not right . right. >> and he's also saying that the

military get support, the military didn't get support, the media bigger media there was no bigger support for the invictus games and charity than the and for that charity than the media, because adored what he media, because we adored what he was doing. we thought it was a great was doing and he great job he was doing and he had nothing support. for had nothing but support. so for him on them now and say, him to turn on them now and say, we nothing . we have done nothing. >> finally, i find it >> and just finally, i find it very galling when he's talking abouti very galling when he's talking about i no when about i had no support when i came from from afghanistan came back from from afghanistan . look, these guys who he supports through invictus, which is magnificent. no, some of them no arms, no legs, broken, bodies broken minds. and they didn't have the fantastic resources that they that harry had. >> they haven't got a palace to sort out help for them. >> they don't. >> they don't. >> or jamie lowther—pinkerton. >> or jamie lowther—pinkerton. >> yeah. let's look at this other big story then. sam today this braverman this is suella braverman giving police to sack police chiefs powers to sack rogue cops. and some people have said it's going just said it's going to just basically in kangaroo basically result in kangaroo courts officer courts where police officer steps out of line, his boss can sack him. >> well, i mean, that is what the federation are the police federation are saying. and they would that, saying. and they would say that, wouldn't they? of course, i think it kind of

think you know, it kind of beggars that we've got to beggars belief that we've got to this have to this point where you have to actually know, announce actually be, you know, announce this kind of measure because the fact that police chiefs have not been sack serving been able to sack serving officers who are guilty of gross misconduct . officers who are guilty of gross misconduct. so officers who are guilty of gross misconduct . so gross officers who are guilty of gross misconduct. so gross misconduct, it can be sexual assault, it can be theft , it you know, it can be be theft, it you know, it can be violence. it can be it can be all kinds of things. but, you know, in what world should a police officer be, you know, found guilty of theft and then be able to carry on keeping their job be able to carry on keeping theirjob or be able to carry on keeping their job or sexual assault? be able to carry on keeping theirjob or sexual assault? i their job or sexual assault? i mean, it's just absolutely ludicrous keeping their pay and keeping pay pensions and keeping their pay pensions and their plated pensions. their gold plated pensions. absolutely. so this is giving police chiefs , which mark police chiefs, which mark rowley, the met chief constable, he's been asking for this power for some time . and so it is for some time. and so it is a victory for him. i think there are an awful lot of police officers who are serving in forces across the country who have been found guilty of misconduct and who have actually been sacked and then reinstated into their jobs. >> yeah, there are there are 500

met officers on restricted duty now suspended. >> there were 150 on full pay, presumably suspended presumably full pay suspended because assault and because of sexual assault and racism charges . and even they racism charges. and even they could be and the panel now that looks into them is they're not cops. yeah i've forgotten there's a name for it and i was trying to find it before i came on. i can't. but it's a panel. so. so the top cops aren't involved in that panel, and yet they the future of these they decide the future of these cops, think utterly cops, which i think is utterly shocking. but, you know, people only think about people like wayne had they had top wayne cousins had they had top cops been allowed to sack him, maybe wouldn't gone on maybe he wouldn't have gone on to what was his nickname? he wasn't. >> p- wasn't. >> called rapist e called rapist or >> he was called rapist or something , or rape . something, or the rape. >> yeah, he had a terrible nickname , which was that rather nickname, which was that rather gave the away. gave the game away. >> that the guy who was >> was that not the guy who was convicted of odd rapes? convicted of 30 odd rapes? >> think, know, there >> but i think, you know, there are. there's another story are. so there's another story today. sergeant graham saville, are. so there's another story toda suddenly it graham saville, are. so there's another story toda suddenly it gr.hisn saville, are. so there's another story toda suddenly it gr.his life aville, who suddenly lost his life trying to help somebody in newark on the train line. horrible, horrible , awful story. horrible, horrible, awful story. and the immigration minister, robert jenrick, he's called it

because it's happened in his party's call for a posthumous award for sergeant saville. and you know, you have to always remember that actually being a police officer is really difficult know, think difficult job. you know, i think any of us would struggle to do it. it's a really tough job. and there real heroes in the there are real heroes in the police service and the people who of gross who are found guilty of gross misconduct and still in the service. it's an insult to people saville people like sergeant saville and, you know, the fact that this is now finally happening, although not going although it's probably not going to until next year and it to happen until next year and it was wayne cousins nicknamed the rapist, before he rapist, three years before he murdered sarah everard i >> -- >> you know, all cops now are suffering reputational damage because these rotten apples. because of these rotten apples. you would you would you you know, would you would you would you would you get into a cop if a police said if a policeman said to, you know, get into you. i into my car, would you. i wouldn't because because of wayne because the wayne cousins and because of the other carrick other guy that david carrick because of those, i would not get police car. now. get into a police car. now. you'd have to me you'd literally have to drag me kicking and screaming. and that is good cops. you kicking and screaming. and that is there good cops. you kicking and screaming. and that is there are ood cops. you kicking and screaming. and that is there are lots:ops. you kicking and screaming. and that is there are lots ofys. you kicking and screaming. and that is there are lots of good] know, there are lots of good ones should remember most ones and we should remember most

of good cops. ones and we should remember most of exactly good cops. ones and we should remember most of exactly 1999.i cops. >> exactly 1999. >> exactly 1999. >> we just ruining their reputation. >> yeah. carol let's touch on this last story about ulez this last story about the ulez reviewer their funding reviewer who had their funding links the mayoral office. to links to the mayoral office. to an office. >> what's this about? this is a shocking because shocking story because everybody's quoting from everybody's been quoting from this study , sadiq khan, mainly this study, sadiq khan, mainly saying that what's it saying that that that what's it called ? nitrous dioxide, 29% in called? nitrous dioxide, 29% in that ulez is reduced by 29. this this study is tosh because the real study the important study is the one that was done by imperial college science artists, which said that it had barely touched it, only reduced nitrogen dioxide by now this, nitrogen dioxide by 3. now this, this, this review that khan is quoting , it's the guy who's it's quoting, it's the guy who's it's one guy who's he's a guy called gary fuller. he's not a scientist. he's a member of the environmental research group. and that's received 891 grand from khan's office since 2020. so what it means is and he's not supposed he's supposed to be impartial . supposed he's supposed to be impartial. no, he's not. he writes a he writes a climate column for the guardian, and he works for the environmental

research group . so this guy is research group. so this guy is not impartial. research group. so this guy is not impartial . but yet khan has not impartial. but yet khan has been allowed to quote this thing, this it's reduced by 29. and surely rodriguez, the deputy, actually put out that statement. she adopted this. she did. and said that the report had that ulez had dramatically reduced pollution and it has not 20s samuel, your readers, a fan of ulez or not? >> absolutely not. i mean, they see it for what it is, which is a tax on motorists by a labour mayor that is anti car. >> you're not saving the environment. >> i don't think that's i think he's got other agendas. >> i'm not sure it's going to. >> i'm not sure it's going to. >> i'm not sure it's going to. >> i tell you what, a lot of labour mps are getting very nervous about it. they're very angry a they're angry about such a and they're going seats. they going to lose their seats. they are right. >> karen malone sam lister, wonderful you both, as wonderful to see you both, as always. is it for britain's always. that is it for britain's newsroom next, newsroom today. up next, it's the mark the live desk with mark longhurst tell us all longhurst who says, tell us all about coming up, mark? >> well, stand your beds . >> well, stand by your beds. grant shapps gets his call up papers. he's made defence

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