gb news. >> hello , welcome to the patrick >> hello, welcome to the patrick christys show. >> as you can see, i'm not patrick. >> i'm martin daubney. patrick's got a sore throat and a patrick with a sore throat. a bit like a footballer without legs. so i'm off. the subs bench turns to come on today's show. top, top of hour. come on today's show. top, top of hour . in come on today's show. top, top of hour. in 3:00, come on today's show. top, top of hour . in 3:00, the of the hour. in 3:00, the chinese spy scandal rumbles on. should we be worried or is this just another storm in a chinese teacup.7 and of course, terror suspect daniel khalife was arrested, was arrested , appeared arrested, was arrested, appeared in court today. we'll have all the latest from mark white. and finally, a sensational new book claims britain isn't ruled by rule of law, but ruled by woke lawyers. loads more to come in this following hour. 3 to 4 patrick christys .

patrick christys. okay. don't forget, this is your show. please get in touch. all the usual ways that you would if patrick was here. vaiews@gbnews.com. but first, here's your news with with raymond addison . raymond addison. >> thanks, martin. good afternoon. 3:01. our top stories this hour, sir lindsay hoyle has told the house of commons efforts are underway to tighten parliamentary security following westminster's chinese spy allegations. it comes after an unnamed parliamentary research researcher who was arrested in march issued a statement saying he's completely innocent. the prime minister has been facing calls to designate china as a national security threat. speaker says the government is doing all it can to stay informed . informed. >> and i want to reassure members that the house follows the same vetting procedures as the same vetting procedures as the government that issues raised by the media stories are being addressed and that the

security is working closely and effectively with other relevant authorities . we keep our authorities. we keep our security arrangements under review at all times in order to deal with the evolving threats . deal with the evolving threats. the extreme small number of people who needed to know were immediately briefed on a strictly confidential basis as given the national security city of this sensitive matter . of this sensitive matter. >> well, that statement from the speaker comes just hours after the labour leader, sir keir starmer, called on the prime minister to reveal what he knew and when. >> china is a strategic challenge. that's for sure. and what we need is a policy that is clear and is settled. now. we haven't had that for the last ten years. we've had division and inconsistency from this government, but i think this morning there's a very big question now for the prime minister, which is, was this raised these arrests took raised when these arrests took place back in march or has it

only been raised now that it's come into the public domain? i think that's the central question that needs to be answered by the prime minister today. >> f news, the home >> well, in other news, the home secretary is pushing to ban american bully dogs , arguing american bully dogs, arguing they are a clear and lethal dangen they are a clear and lethal danger, particularly to children . now, a warning for those of you watching on television, we're about to show you video of a man being chased and attacked by a dog, which some viewers may find distressing. suella braverman says she has commissioned a urgent advice following attacks over the weekend. video was recorded of a number of people being chased by an american bully xl in birmingham. an 11 year old girl was also injured after being attacked in the city on saturday. eyewitness jonathan ullah described the scene . ullah described the scene. >> so i ran. across the board is a little girl on the floor and there's her arm was all a arm was all bitten. everything all down on one side of her face and everything. and also this dog was biting people .

was biting people. >> and then he ran over to the petrol station coming over here. >> i checked on one bloke because obviously he got bit as he got. he was filling up his car like usual, diesel, he got. he was filling up his car like usual, diesel , just car like usual, diesel, just that we dropped on the floor, dragged him out, the car dropped on the floor, beat him, took chunks out of all of his body . chunks out of all of his body. >> international news and the number of people killed during the earthquake in morocco has climbed to almost 2500. but it is feared, rather, that that figure will continue to rise . figure will continue to rise. british search and rescue teams have been deployed to help with those efforts , with 60 those efforts, with 60 specialists, search dogs and equipment all sent over to the country, nearly 2500 other people are also injured . when people are also injured. when the 6.8 magnitude quake hit on friday. back here, a terror suspect who escaped from wandsworth prison last week has been remanded in custody after appearing in court this morning. 21 year old daniel khalife was arrested in west london on

saturday after a four day manhunt. westminster magistrates court was told that the former soldier allegedly escaped by strapping himself to a food delivery vehicle using material which may have been bedsheets. khalife disappeared while awaiting trial after being charged with terror offences in january . uk charged with terror offences in january. uk authorities have told gb news that they're currently pursuing around 800 live terror investigators . live terror investigators. options. now it's understood that the majority relate to lone individuals , but there are also individuals, but there are also more organised plots and threats from state actors. it comes 22 years after nine the divided by 11 terror attack in which almost 3000 people were killed . the gmb 3000 people were killed. the gmb union says all of wilko's 400 stores will close by early october after meeting with administrators . it october after meeting with administrators. it comes october after meeting with administrators . it comes after administrators. it comes after a last ditch bailout by hmv failed and the company had been in discussions to buy around 200 of

those stores . the first 24 those stores. the first 24 outlets are now scheduled to shut their doors tomorrow . shut their doors tomorrow. shoppers in gravesend in kent have been talking about the impact of these closures. if you're so sorry for the staff, i don't feel sorry for the owners. >> what they've done is disgusting writing. >> it's a shame for all the people that work there for a start. and it's just a shame that we'll close this closing for people to get unemployed . for people to get unemployed. >> and in towns that are known. gravesend it's not right . gravesend it's not right. >> this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get straight back to . martin >> another week and regular as clockwork . we've had another clockwork. we've had another empty promise from rishi sunak that he can stop illegal immigration. do you ever wonder if rishi is now infamous? plinth should have had the words i can't stop the boats on it. this

time. rishi has been cosying up to tough talking italian premier giorgio meloni at the g20 .jolly giorgio meloni at the g20. jolly in new delhi. now remember, meloni was elected last october on a ticket of stopping the boats landing in her own country. meloni warned strongly that native italians were being replaced by ethnic minorities and promised to put a naval blockade in the med. such fighting talk swept her to victory . except guess what? like victory. except guess what? like rishi malone is completely and utterly failed . worse, she's utterly failed. worse, she's presided over a sharp spike in irregular arrivals at and has introduced legislation that could see as many as 1.5 million new immigrants arrive through legal channels through work visas, to do essential work. sound familiar ? meloni can't sound familiar? meloni can't even stop her own boats, let alone owls or rishi's and she's throwing work visas to immigrants like confetti. yes yes. this is the person rishi is

touting as blighty's saviour. and worse, you can bet your bottom dollar that any kind of deal with meloni will leave britain massively out of pocket, just like the £500 million the tories have bung the french, which has seen things get worse , not better with friends like meloni, who needs enemies like king canute . rishi is impotent king canute. rishi is impotent to stop the tide of dinghies. unlike comical ali, he tells us we are winning this war. it's just time for the country to admit rishi can't stop the boats. perhaps the even bigger question is, does he even want . question is, does he even want. to so that's what i think. that's me on my high horse about rishi and meloni. i'm not convinced. but anyway , let me convinced. but anyway, let me know what you think. i want to hear from you. you're the most important people out there as even important people out there as ever. patrick's not here. but please get views into me. please get those views into me. martin daubney gbviews@gbnews.com and i'll have

more that topic a little more on that topic a little later the we're having later in the show. we're having a dong on that . okay. a big ding dong on that. okay. to our top story on the patrick christys show today, daniel khalife appeared in court today after wandsworth after he escaped from wandsworth prison. sparked a prison. khalife sparked a nationwide manhunt when he escaped last wednesday day, he was in west london on was recaptured in west london on saturday morning . i'm joined now saturday morning. i'm joined now by gb news home and security editor mark white. mark, what's the latest and what happens next to daniel khalife ? to daniel khalife? >> well, within the last hour of the armoured police van carrying daniel khalife escorted by two unmarked police cars and a territorial police support van has headed off, we think , to the has headed off, we think, to the maximum security belmarsh prison. certainly not back to wandsworth. that category b prison, which is, of course, now the subject of an investigation launch by the justice secretary, alec kuok, into whether it was

appropriate to house a terror suspect in a category b prison in the first place. but he arrived here at westminster magistrates court under that police escort at 8:45 this morning for what was a brief hearing, just 15 minutes in length and in the dock he wore that grey issue , prison that grey issue, prison tracksuit , flanked by two tracksuit, flanked by two uniformed police officers and by a prison officer as well as the charge was read out, the charge that he escaped from wandsworth prison last wednesday morning . prison last wednesday morning. we know that the prison staff became aware just before 8:00 in the morning that he was missing. and then raised the alarm at that point . then there was, as that point. then there was, as we know , a nationwide manhunt we know, a nationwide manhunt hunt for this man that lasted four days before finally those sightings in west london, in chiswick, on saturday morning,

and his eventual arrest further up west london to north, halt the side of a canal on a towpath there where a plainclothes officer knocked him off his bike and made an arrest. he has now been remanded back into custody and will appear for his first crown court appearance on the 29th of september. that's going to be at the old bailey, the central criminal court. now, remember as well as the charge of escaping lawful custody, he also faces three other charges , also faces three other charges, the charges that, of course, he was on remand in prison for in the first place, one that he planted and fake bomb devices at a military base . also, a charge a military base. also, a charge that he elicited information that he elicited information that might be useful to terrorists. and the third charge, a more serious charge that was . issued on the 21st of

that was. issued on the 21st of july when he last appeared at the old bailey . that charge the old bailey. that charge under the official secrets act of trying to gather information that could be useful to the enemy that we understand relates to the country of iran . to the country of iran. >> okay, mark white, thank you for that update live from westminster magistrate court. very much appreciated. onto our next story now, the parliamentary researcher arrested on suspicion of spying for china says he's completely innocent. the arrests under the official secrets act led to the prime minister confronting chinese premier li keqiang at the 620 chinese premier li keqiang at the g20 summit in india yesterday . well, i'm joined now yesterday. well, i'm joined now by benedict rodgers , who's the by benedict rodgers, who's the co—founder of hong kong. watch. benedict a lot of chagrin amongst parliamentarians saying they should have been told about this sooner. of course , the this sooner. of course, the parliamentary assistant is completely denying all of the allegations . owens where are we allegations. owens where are we at and what happens next? well,

i think this is something that in many ways should come as no surprise because we had just over a year ago, a public warning from m15 of chinese influence and espionage. we had the case of christine lee, you'll recall, and earlier this summer, we had the intelligence and security committee warning that china is carrying out a whole of state pervasive campaign against the uk. so the fact that china is trying to influence westminster is no surprise . the alleged case, of surprise. the alleged case, of course , relates to someone who's course, relates to someone who's a british citizen , which is a british citizen, which is a shock. but what we should be doing next is looking at every way that we can strengthen parliamentary security, and particularly background checks or better background checks for parliamentary staff that are recruited for the key committees where they may have access to classified information to and the ability to influence a wide range of mps. and benedict, this scare comes off the back of

warnings by by ken mccallum, head of m15, who says that the chinese communist party poses the most game changing strategic challenge to the uk. do you think that's a fair assumption then? yes i think that is a fair assumption. i mean, obviously there are a variety of threats in the world from from putin's russia and an and terrorism and other issues. but i would agree that china , through its wide that china, through its wide spread influence and intimidation campaign is and the sophistication and subtlety of some of its activities is the most serious threat. and i say that as someone who on a small scale has experienced it first hand. i mean, i've had direct threats from the chinese communist party. i've been threatened with prison in hong kong. i was denied entry to hong kong. i was denied entry to hong kong. i've had anonymous threatening letters at my home in london. even my mother has received letters telling her to tell her son to shut up. and thankfully, my mother has a good

sense of humour and told me she'd given that given up doing that many years ago. but i mean , targeting someone , if they're targeting someone like way, you can like me in that way, you can imagine the extent of their campaign to gain influence in westminster. okay. benedict china has been taken over much of the world in terms of soft power, in terms of resources , power, in terms of resources, especially rare earth minerals needed batteries without needed for batteries without shot fired . and they seem shot being fired. and they seem to be spying on us all the time in in britain via 5g mass, via tiktok, even cameras in electric cars. tiktok, even cameras in electric cars . but the problem tiktok, even cameras in electric cars. but the problem is this, isn't it? we won't do anything about it because we need all of the stuff from china. we can't have a diplomatic war with them. and back in the old days, we might have kicked out their ambassador their embassy, but ambassador or their embassy, but such is very, very such a thing is very, very unlikely in day age, unlikely in this day and age, isn't it ? isn't it? >> well, that is exactly the problem. >> for far too many years we were asleep at the wheel. we kowtowed to china. we had the so—called golden era under david cameron. and at a time when we could have been diversifying our

supply chains and our reliance on all the critical things that you've just mentioned. and we were putting all our eggs in the basket of china and that was a huge mistake. i think we it is a huge mistake. i think we it is a huge challenge, but we must now , now act urgently to tackle the threats to our security, even if it means some economic cost to us. but in the long run, we should be strengthening relations with other parts of the world that can provide alternative sources for the critical materials that you've described. okay. bennett rodgers , co—founder of hong kong watch. thank you for that update. and let's cross now to westminster and speak to our political edhon editor, christopher hope. christopher, all kicking christopher, it's all kicking off parliament. what's the off in parliament. what's the latest on? >> well, waiting to see from oliver dowden, the cabinet office minister, at 3:30 here because he's the minister who speaks really for the security services. >> and this whole issue of this alleged spanish, the alleged chinese spy in the commons , of chinese spy in the commons, of course, the individual concerned

completely denies this, but it has got westminster talking was concerns about security. thousands of people have access to that building behind me to get in, move around freely, speak ministers speak to mps, ministers away from public gaze. is that an issue our foreign powers trying to get into parliament and interfere with our democracy? that's the problem and we'll hear a lot more that from hear a lot more from that from oliver dowden 330 . oliver dowden at 330. >> and chris, but what particular national secrets do you think they're most concerned aboutisit you think they're most concerned about is it defence related stuff? is it is it technologically related stuff ? technologically related stuff? is it access to parliament itself ? itself? >> i think all three of those things apply. i think there's definitely an issue with trade. trade talks with other countries, how those are going defence deals , artificial defence deals, artificial intelligence is a very big issue here in the uk now. rishi sunak i've been with him over the weekend in delhi at the g20 and he's planning a big artificial intelligence summit in november. now he wants or i'm pretty sure he wants china to come to that because china course are

because china of course are doing on al and doing their own thing on al and that be a global attempt that should be a global attempt to make that not used to make sure that it's not used in any country in the wrong way by any country at all. so i think the fact that he back the he is trying to bring back the dial from this kind of not dial away from this kind of not talking to china all, as talking to china at all, as happened boris johnson happened under boris johnson and liz more of a more of liz truss to more of a more of a pragmatic approach, which we saw a bit under david cameron and george and more like george osborne and more like theresa he's trying theresa may. so he's trying to bnng theresa may. so he's trying to bring on course. bring it back on on course. don't forget, james cleverly went china the went there to china back in the summer. earlier summer summer. now earlier this summer , that the first visit by a , that was the first visit by a foreign for three foreign secretary for three years. i think they're very keen to to us people to make clear to us people around that uk is around mr sunak that the uk is an the only g7 country an outlier. the only g7 country that doesn't to china all that doesn't talk to china all other countries talk to china. why aren't we doing that's why aren't we doing that? that's why wants do is made much why he wants to do is made much harder by the stories in the weekend papers about alleged chinese parliament. >> you know, christopher, if you're xi jinping and the response from westminster is, oh, you can't come to an ai conference. i mean, that's hardly like a stinging rebuke, is it, to beijing ? i mean, what is it, to beijing? i mean, what do you think we should be doing

here? i mean i mean, back in the in the old days, some might say the good old days, we'd be kicking the chinese ambassador out have out of london. have we completely fangs when out of london. have we cocomesly fangs when out of london. have we cocomesly dealing fangs when out of london. have we cocomesly dealing withs when out of london. have we cocomesly dealing with china] out of london. have we cocomesly dealing with china ? it comes to dealing with china? >> it'sjust it comes to dealing with china? >> it's just not that simple . >> it's just not that simple. that's the problem. because what you have to recognise the size and scale of china as an economic power and just not to talk to them about things actually might well damage our economic interests. what economic interests. and what they're trying do is, a they're trying to do is, is a very narrow tightrope to walk along, the of along, to be aware of the of what doing and the what they're doing and the security that china security threat that china offers this country. but offers to this country. but equally, an economic equally, there's an economic opportunity. be blind opportunity. they can't be blind to. and it's very to often to. and it's very hard to often to. and it's very hard to often to explain i think they to explain that. i think they could do more, frankly, on the pr of this uk government to pr side of this uk government to explain why that's the case, because there's a very noisy group 20 30 group of around 20 or 30 so—called china hawks led by ian duncan smith, a very respected former party and former party leader. and they are concerned . they are very, very concerned. they say the penetration of say that the penetration of china in the uk is too much and it needs to be resisted at all costs. but there is another side to that which i think mr sunak

with his with his with his pragmatic approach on trade, is trying to get around . trying to get around. >> okay, thank you for >> okay, chris, thank you for that live from that update live from westminster. that the westminster. isn't that the problem viewers there? china problem viewers out there? china seems to be able to run roughshod over any country it wants because we need their stuff. on all stuff. we're dependent on all they give us in terms of industry , cheap stuff, evs , industry, cheap stuff, evs, fuel. and i think that just means they can do whatever they want. and seem completely want. and we seem completely toothless. what you toothless. let us know what you think, gbviews@gbnews.com you get lots more on this story on our website and get this gbnews.com is the fastest growing national news website in the it's got the the country. yes, it's got the best analysis and opinion as well as the latest breaking news. sure to check it out . news. be sure to check it out. okay. if your child goes to school in the north of england, they're missing out on hundreds of pounds of funding compared to kids in london. i'm martin daubney on gb news. standing in for patrick christys. this is

sunday mornings from 930 on. gb news. >> welcome back. it's 324. you're watching martin daubney on gb news standing. and of course, for the legendary patrick christys who's got a sore throat. get well soon, mate . well, in a few minutes, i'll hear from the lawyer who's got some very interesting thoughts hear from the lawyer who's got sorhowary interesting thoughts hear from the lawyer who's got sorhow ary tackle ;ting thoughts hear from the lawyer who's got sorhowary tackle the| thoughts hear from the lawyer who's got sorhowary tackle the channel.; on how to tackle the channel. migrants crisis. and later in the show, i'll at the the show, i'll look at the threats posed by deadly asian hornets. another invasion hornets. yeah, another invasion from the french. we don't want that. okay. on to our next story now. the north—south divide is

very real when it comes to education in schools in northern england are losing out on hundreds of pounds funding per pupil compared to those in london. surprise, surprise , the london. surprise, surprise, the north—south divide is everywhere . a report has found that average pupils in london are receiving almost 10% more funding than those in the north. well, i'm joined now by our political correspondent catherine force catherine, the great north—south divide, alive and strong . this is a report and strong. this is a report that shows that those up north are being severely underfunded . are being severely underfunded. and this is politically bang out of order. and this is precisely the thing we were told would end with levelling up. what's what's happening? >> yes , it is, isn't it? we >> yes, it is, isn't it? we heard so much about levelling up. it was one of the drivers of the brexit vote, wasn't it? this geographical inequality that we have in this country between london and the south east and pretty much everywhere else . so pretty much everywhere else. so quite surprising in a way to hear this research now from this

child of the north group say saying that children attending state schools in london get nearly 10% more per pupil than children who live, for example , children who live, for example, in yorkshire. so if your child is going to a state school in yorkshire, they'll get about £5,900 towards their education every year in london, that rises to £6,600. so quite a big disparity . and of course you disparity. and of course you would expect that less advantaged areas for those children obviously have less advantages, less opportunities . advantages, less opportunities. you would expect that they would get more funding rather than less. so this group pointing out this disparity , saying this this disparity, saying this really needs to be tackled. the government saying, look, per pupil funding is now at a record high, which it is saying there's a record number of schools around the country now rated good or outstanding . but it's good or outstanding. but it's certainly true that over the

last years , the standards in last years, the standards in london state schools have really surged ahead of the standards in schools elsewhere in the country i >> -- >> yeah, and catherine, you know, this is something i've been banging on about for years, not only the north—south divide, but the divide amongst the working and particularly working classes and particularly amongst white working class pupils who are the bottom of education from reception to university . they're the least university. they're the least likely to offend, to attend university , and nobody cares university, and nobody cares about them . there's no help for about them. there's no help for them and this just kind of underlines, doesn't it, that that discrepancy between the working class as the haves and the have nots in the north and the have nots in the north and the south, and once again in our political biased political system is biased towards . london towards metropolitan. london >> it does feel that way, doesn't it? certainly as you say, martin white working class boys really are the bottom of the heap in terms of education and how they do at school. and it seems all too often that they are really not thought of and

not supported specifically. girls do better than boys right throughout school , the white throughout school, the white working class boys are the absolute bottom of the heap and just a few figures for you. it says children that are born into the least wealthy fifth of families are . 13 times as likely families are. 13 times as likely to have poor health outcomes. poor educational outcomes by the time they're 17. so we hear a lot about levelling up, don't we? but it sounds like in education there's certainly a very long, long way to go. >> yeah. catherine, these people, were they were meant to be heard when the brexit referendum through. listen referendum went through. listen to listen to the working classes. listen to the working classes. listen to the working classes. listen to the red wall, do something about seems they failed. about it seems they failed. moving of good moving on, a little bit of good news, though. there's a clampdown, apparently into mickey degree is cutting mickey mouse degree is cutting down on the numbers of those. can tell us about that, can you tell us about that, please, catherine? >> yes , this is a >> well, yes, this is a suggestion i wouldn't hold your breath on this actually happening, basically there's happening, but basically there's a group of conservatives called the new conservatives. there are about backbench mps who

about 30, 40 backbench mps who came in in 2017, 2019, mostly from the red wall. they've come out with a range of proposals today , one of which is saying today, one of which is saying that they think that students who don't get a minimum of a passin who don't get a minimum of a pass in english and maths at gcse or a minimum of three years at a—level should be banned from getting student loans to go to university. at the moment there's about 3000 or so children end up at university without that sort of level of grades. people like jonathan gullies mp for stoke, he's saying that this is not good value. first of all for the taxpayer because we know that currently there's a huge amount of student loans that ultimately don't get repaid , that it's bad don't get repaid, that it's bad value for the taxpayer and that it's also bad value for students, because we know that the average child to going university paying their fees and maintenance, it's about £50,000 in debt. they're coming out with these kids and very often some

of these universities, some of these courses , as those children these courses, as those children just do not go on to earn the graduate salaries , to get those graduate salaries, to get those graduate salaries, to get those graduate jobs that ultimately makes it worthwhile . so this makes it worthwhile. so this group are saying stop those people going, but put that money into high level apprenticeships. and we heard for ages, didn't we, from tony blair, 50% of children to go to university . children to go to university. it's not all about universal. kirsty these these mps are saying , you know, in germany saying, you know, in germany over 50% of children go and do apprenticeships. in the uk it's only 10. and more and more people are thinking now, especially with the cost of living , is £50,000 a good use of living, is £50,000 a good use of money to go to university and that debt racks up and up over years where with an apprenticeship , a good apprenticeship, a good apprenticeship, a good apprenticeship, you can earn, you can learn at the same time, the difficulty is at the moment that there are simply not many apprenticeships around. there's plenty of people would like to do them, but the supply at the moment is not there yet.

>> catherine forster , thank you >> catherine forster, thank you for that excellent analysis from the gb news studio in westminster. you know, if i had a pound for every time i'd heard all these reports about let's do more the working classes, more for the working classes, i'll all these i'll be able to send all these lads myself. lads to university myself. anyway, more still anyway, there's lots more still to come between now and 4:00 pm. i'll speak to the who i'll speak to the lawyer who wants style wants a dad's army style volunteer patrol the volunteer force to patrol the channel back migrant channel and turn back migrant boats. that's an idea i'm boats. now that's an idea i'm sure you lot can get behind. but first, your latest news headunes first, your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez . headlines with tatiana sanchez. >> martin, thank you very much. and good afternoon . this is the and good afternoon. this is the latest from the newsroom. the speaker of the house of commons says efforts are underway to tighten parliamentary security following westminster's chinese spy following westminster's chinese spy allegations . it comes after spy allegations. it comes after an unnamed parliamentary researcher who was arrested in march issued a statement saying he's completely innocent . the he's completely innocent. the prime minister has been facing calls to designate china as a national security threat , a

national security threat, a terror suspect who escaped from wandsworth prison last week has been remanded in custody after appearing in court. 21 year old daniel khalife was captured in west london on saturday after a four day manhunt. westminster magistrates court was told the former soldier allegedly escaped by strapping himself to a food delivery vehicle using material which may have been bedsheets as . and the number of people killed during the earthquake that hit morocco on friday has climbed to almost 2500 british search and rescue teams have been deployed to help with the rescue efforts , with 60 rescue efforts, with 60 specialists, search dogs and equipment sent to the country. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com . direct bullion sponsoi's. >> sponsors. >> the finance report on gb news

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air pushing its way in those fronts , also bringing a fair fronts, also bringing a fair amount rain . you can see some amount of rain. you can see some persistent rain as go through persistent rain as we go through this across of this evening across parts of northern wales as northern england into wales as well. showery bursts northern england into wales as well. of showery bursts northern england into wales as well. of this, showery bursts northern england into wales as well. of this, furtherzry bursts northern england into wales as well. of this, further towards s ahead of this, further towards the south—east. some the south—east. also some showers coming through overnight on northerly wind affecting on that northerly wind affecting northern scotland and northern parts of scotland and northern ireland to towards the north. it will be cooler than it has been through some recent nights. but the south—east nights. but in the south—east holding on to that warm, humid nights. but in the south—east hol

frost, otherwise a generally fine day for most until some wet and windy weather pushes in later and then that front is later on. and then that front is to going its way to going sweep its way southwards this week . southwards later this week. >> looks like things are heating up . boxed boilers proud sponsors up. boxed boilers proud sponsors of weather on . of weather on. gb news. >> now more than 21,000 people have crossed the channel on small boats to enter the uk. so far this year alone. and a new book claims that government action to deal with the issue is being stifled by woke judges who overinterpret britain's international commitments to asylum seekers, or dr. michael arnheim claims that a proper reading of the european convention on human rights makes it clear that the uk and other signatory states can make decisions over the treatment of migrants within their own jurisdiction. the top lawyer has called for a volunteer force to patrol the channel to turn back small boats before they reach

british waters . well, that comes british waters. well, that comes as a new poll reveals a growing dissatisfaction from both sides of the political spectrum . okay, of the political spectrum. okay, i'm afraid we have to cut now straight to the commons. we are going live to dowden in the commons on his speech on china . commons on his speech on china. speaker these are serious allegations and it is right that they are being thoroughly investigated by the police and relevant agencies . relevant agencies. >> we must not hamper their work or prejudice any future legal processes by what we say today as i believe, mr speaker, you said at the beginning of today's proceedings , as you would expect proceedings, as you would expect me to say, mr speaker, it would therefore be inappropriate for me to comment on any specific aspect of this active investigation itself . i would, investigation itself. i would, however, point the house to what the metropolitan police has said in its own statement , namely in its own statement, namely that the investigation is being

carried out by officers from the met's counter—terrorism command, which has responsibility for investigations relating to allegations of official secrets act and espionage related offences . is of course, any offences. is of course, any decision as to whether to proceed with a prosecution under the official secrets act and related legislation would be a matter for the crown prosecution service . as mr speaker , it service. as mr speaker, it remains an absolute priority for the government to take all necessary steps to protect the united kingdom from any foreign state activity which seeks to undermine our national security and prosperity and democratic values . the government has been values. the government has been clear that china represents a systemic challenge to the united kingdom and to our values. this has been evidenced in china's continued disregard for universal human rights and

international commitments in xinjiang . their erasure of xinjiang. their erasure of dissenting voices and stifle wing of opposition under their new national security law in hong kong . and disturbing hong kong. and disturbing reports s of chinese coercion and intimidation in the south china sea . mr speaker , we are china sea. mr speaker, we are clear eyed about about that challenge and we must be able to look the chinese in the eye and call out unacceptable behaviour. dyrhaug lastly, just as our prime minister was able to do with premier li at the g20 in new delhi this weekend, an approach that has also been taken consistent by our five eyes allies . but mr speaker , eyes allies. but mr speaker, actions speak louder than words and that's why i took the decision to instruct departments to cease deployment of all surveillance equipment subject to china's national intelligence

law from sensitive government sites in november last year. it's one of the reasons why i banned tiktok from government devices. it's why the government has investigated hard and called out so—called chinese overseas police service stations . and as police service stations. and as my right honourable friend, the security minister set out in a statement to this house in june , have instructed the chinese embassy to close them. it's why we have significantly reduced chinese involvement in the uk's civil nuclear sector, including taking ownership of china's stake in the sizewell c nuclear power project and it's why, as digital secretary , i took the digital secretary, i took the decision to ban huawei from our 5g networks . and mr speaker, 5g networks. and mr speaker, this afternoon in the other place, the procurement bill is being debated and that will include national security debarment provisions that will enable us to act where we see malign influence in our public procurement, in taking this

approach, we are aligned with our five eyes allies and other g7 partners. indeed every single g7 partners. indeed every single g7 partners. indeed every single g7 partner . so g7 partners. indeed every single g7 partner. so the united kingdom will deploy again an aircraft carrier to the indo—pacific in 2025. we have announced aukus a new security partnership that will promote free and open indo—pacific that is secure and stable . and we is secure and stable. and we will work with italy and japan through the global combat air program arm to adapt and respond to security threats of the future through an unprecedented international aerospace coalition mr speaker, these these houses of parliament stand as a monument to the freedoms of expression and belief that underpin our values. but just as these institutions have provided these institutions have provided the paradigm for so many modern democracy cases, there are still

those who fear such freedoms and who seek to undermine them and to interfere in our society. we maintain constant vigilance in our efforts to understand and root out this interference . and root out this interference. and we will always take action to address it. whatever its source in 2022, the government established the defending democracy taskforce. this group works to coordinate across government to protect the integrity of our democracy from threats of foreign interference. the taskforce is engaging across government and with parliament. the uk's intelligence community, the devolved administrations, local authorities , the private local authorities, the private sector and civil society on the full range of threats facing our democratic institutions. these threats do include foreign interference in the electoral process disinformation, physical and cyber threats to democratic

institutions as and to those who represent them. foreign interference in public offices , interference in public offices, political parties and our universities and transnational repression in the united kingdom and earlier this year, the government also passed the national security act. this has overhauled legislation applicable to espionage, sabotage and any persons acting for foreign powers against the safety and interests of the united kingdom. the measures in the act will enable our law enforcement and intelligence agencies to deter , detect and agencies to deter, detect and disrupt act the full range of modern day threats, including from china . new offences in the from china. new offences in the act will enable the disruption of illegitimate influence conducted for , for or on behalf conducted for, for or on behalf of foreign states, whether designed to advance their interests or to harm the united kingdom . mr speaker , the united

kingdom. mr speaker, the united kingdom. mr speaker, the united kingdom government will do whatever it takes to protect our national security and this nation's democratic institutions , which have stood for centuries as a beacon of liberty from wherever that threat may come . wherever that threat may come. mr speaker, i commend this statement to the house. >> yeah, right. i know. called the shadow home secretary, yvette cooper . yvette cooper. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> can i thank the. okay. lots more to come on this story after 4:00. oliver dowden, they're speaking in commons about the chinese spy scandal. we'll have lots more on that throughout the rest of the show . okay. let's rest of the show. okay. let's get back now to the story i was talking about before we cross live house commons. live to the house of commons. a new claims that government new book claims that government action the channel action to deal with the channel migrant crisis is being stifled by judges who overinterpret by woke judges who overinterpret britain's international commitments to asylum seekers. the book was written by the lawyer, dr. michael oren haim, and he joins me now. hello to

you there. this is a fascinating book, michael. it's called fixing human rights. you don't pull your punches . and there's a pull your punches. and there's a fantastic phrase in there that i like. and you conclude that britain isn't ruled by the rule of law, by the rule, but by the rule of lawyers and judges would you care to elaborate ? well yes i >> -- >> let me lam >> let me first say i don't blame the judges for this. this is really the fault of parliament and the government . parliament and the government. >> but yes , i mean, the >> but yes, i mean, the definition of the rule of law is that it should be clear and it should be predictable and it should be predictable and it should be predictable and it should be accessible . and our should be accessible. and our law is not any of those things , law is not any of those things, largely because , as the largely because, as the parliament has not actually done its job of legislating of

actually making the law in america every one of the 50 states has got coded fied laws passed , passed by the passed, passed by the legislature of that state. >> here we have a parliament for the whole country which has sat on its hands for the past over a century and done nothing really to codify the laws they've claimed they were going to. but they've only been they've been making minor little points around the edges. but it other than that , they make a lot of than that, they make a lot of laws. yes but they're all petty points . petty points. yeah points. petty points. yeah >> mike, michael, one gives proper steer to the judges. >> so don't blame the judges for this . the law >> so don't blame the judges for this. the law is in a state of disarray . and i can quote from disarray. and i can quote from lord neuberger , who himself said lord neuberger, who himself said that he was referring to the law of tort , which is a large, large

of tort, which is a large, large area of the law that a notable there's a notable degree of disarray at and a marked lack of reliable principle in that whole area of law . and unfortunately, area of law. and unfortunately, it's not limited to that area of law . law. >> okay, michael, i need to come in. i'll come in now. something that i find fascinating about your book, and it's something i think gb news viewers will completely concur with and that is this it's not the fault of the echr because let's let's remember poland are a member of that. and they put barbed wire up on their border with belarus, italy are a member of the echr and maloney declared a state of emergency . it's the emergency. it's the interpretation of this law by ourjudges. interpretation of this law by our judges . and interpretation of this law by ourjudges . and what interpretation of this law by our judges . and what you're our judges. and what you're saying is that they are taking the soft end of the spectrum and ostensibly siding with the illegals coming in, not siding with the britons who want to stop the boats. well yes, there's a tendency to follow the

interpreter version of the strasbourg court. >> the european court of human rights, which is not required , rights, which is not required, and the courts of this country are supposed to take account of decisions of the strasbourg court. but they're not bound by those decisions . and in many those decisions. and in many cases , the politically correct cases, the politically correct interpretation in of the of the human rights law is preferred word to what is actually a more accurate inter interpretation. >> yeah. and mike michael, another point you make. michael, if i can just come in again, another point you make is that you are you are saying that mps should be taking the nuclear opfion should be taking the nuclear option and that is to revoke any decisions court to decisions of a british court to take system take the legal system on directly to push back on the

echr and actually take control . echr and actually take control. >> yes, well, with the law in such a bad state, in such a state of disarray , there is that state of disarray, there is that nuclear option open to parliament. a lot of people who ought to know about it have never heard of it, which is really surprising because it's part of the sovereignty of parliament. it's an integral part of the sovereignty of parliament, which is the bedrock principle of our constitution . principle of our constitution. in that parliament can can revoke that means cancel any decision of any court in this country , including the uk country, including the uk supreme court. and this has been done for a long time. but it a lot of people don't know about it. and the government now seems to be paralysed whenever they get a bad decision from the courts , they say, oh no, we

courts, they say, oh no, we didn't like that decision , then didn't like that decision, then we'll think about appealing it. maybe oh, oh, let's try the next one. no, let's not try the next court . the next court is a bunch court. the next court is a bunch of unelected, unaccountable double judges. of unelected, unaccountable double judges . again, no revoke double judges. again, no revoke , which means cancel. double judges. again, no revoke , which means cancel . you don't , which means cancel. you don't even have to have a good legal reason for cancelling the best example of a revoked law was in fact the revoked revoked decision of a court was to do with the war damages act 1965 that was passed it. >> okay. i'm going to michael, can ican >> okay. i'm going to michael, can i can i come in? can i come in again, please? >> yeah. in fact, the house of lords decision, which was a majority decision . majority decision. >> dr. michael arnheim, we're going to have to cut you short

there. i'm afraid. i know that people really enjoyed your excellent impression of woke excellent impression of a woke judge that will go judge and lawyer that will go down, i'm sure, history . down, i'm sure, in history. superb. thank okay. moving superb. thank you. okay. moving on next story now, bmw on to our next story now, bmw will build its next generation electric mini in oxford after securing a multi—million pound government funding package. the german maker will transform german car maker will transform its existing plant set to secure around 4000 skilled jobs in a move which will provide a huge boost to the uk's automotive industry. well, joining us now industry. well, joining us now in studio is our economics and business editor liam halligan with on the money . so liam , here with on the money. so liam, here we go. they're saying this is the great thing and 4000 jobs that's not small beers. but the big question i've got for you is, is this a solution to a problem that doesn't exist? when we at amount of people we look at the amount of people that actually are buying electric cars, the numbers are very weak. yeah there's a there's a lot there, martin. >> i agree. let's just go

through the announcement this morning. so i've got a little graphic here. we can go through it. the new generation ev mini will be built in cowley in oxford, the mini's iconic historic home. of course. now owned by bmw ministers say that this investment by bmw will secure, as you say, 4000 high quality jobs, both at the factory and along the supply chain support services. bmw's we can see they're investing £600 million in both oxford and the swindon plant, which will do related functions. and the government, we think it's put in 75 million. that's the word on the street, if you like. mini motors aren't confirming, but this is the reality. martin as you know, these big international carmakers , they international carmakers, they can shop around, they can go from country to country saying to each government, you want this car factory , you want the this car factory, you want the jobs, you to cut the ribbon jobs, you want to cut the ribbon and the credit. show me the and take the credit. show me the money. yeah. >> and this is, of course , >> and this is, of course, despite brexit, because we were told these these sort of deals

wouldn't happen in britain. this has back to my previous point, wouldn't happen in britain. this has byouto my previous point, wouldn't happen in britain. this has byou looky previous point, wouldn't happen in britain. this has byou look atrevious point, wouldn't happen in britain. this has byou look atrevicnumbers of when you look at the numbers of take on electric vehicles, take up on electric vehicles, they're quite popular amongst fleets because of course they probably get tax breaks on this. but private owners is but amongst private owners is very weak demand. of course , very weak demand. of course, cost range, charging times, nowhere to charge them, battery life. the carbon footprint of their manufacture. and course their manufacture. and of course , the impending 2030 ban on diesel and petrol cars. have they got this wrong ? they got this wrong? >> i think there are a lot of good points there. you don't need to be some kind of net zero sceptic wars in sceptic culture wars warrior in order raise legitimate order to raise legitimate technical questions about electric vehicles. i've been raising them for months years myself. if this 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is set, the government is committed to it. the eu, they've pushed it back to 2035. in america it's 2035, but there are lots of legitimate questions . lots of legitimate questions. yes, evs are really, really heavy. the batteries weigh half a tonne they're causing lots of potholes on the roads , and the

potholes on the roads, and the charging infrastructure is very, very patchy. there's range, anxiety . can the national grid anxiety. can the national grid cope with all that charging of electric vehicles, the batteries they need these rare earth minerals , lithium, cobalt, minerals, lithium, cobalt, manganese, these these these materials are found in difficult parts of the world. china, the central african republic. you know, we haven't got that much, much copper in the uk. know, we haven't got that much, much copper in the uk . evs use much copper in the uk. evs use five times more copper than a conventional vehicle and lots and lots of questions. >> and liam, a fascinating point about this other story today about this other story today about the chinese spying scandal all feeding back into this. we need what china has to give us, particularly if our government is going down the route of evs. we need. we need their lithium. >> this is the thing. you know, we grew martin the we grew up. martin and the world, seemed world, the western world seemed kind of beholden to the arab world, middle east, because world, the middle east, because we oil. are we now going we needed oil. are we now going a technology down, a technological road that keeps us beholden to foreign powers , beholden to foreign powers, which might not always be friendly to us? that's a really,

really big question. and you're right. are car sellers . right. there are car sellers. they are now having to heavily discount evs both here and in the uk . take up isn't as big as the uk. take up isn't as big as they wanted . there's signs of an they wanted. there's signs of an ev glut until until the public is finally convinced . is finally convinced. >> okay, lynn, we have to leave it there. superb stuff as ever. please stick with us. that's the first show, first hour of the show. out the way patrick christys. dalby on gb christys. i'm martin dalby on gb news is britain's news channel. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar the proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. hello again. >> most of us will see a little bit of rain at times as we go through this week. whilst in the north we can expect some strong winds. all of us, though, will nofice winds. all of us, though, will notice it turning cooler, more comfortable as we look comfortable generally as we look at the bigger picture. and you can see have a series of can see we have a series of fronts way south fronts making their way south eastwards and it's behind this. we have some cooler, more comfortable pushing its way comfortable air pushing its way in. fronts also bringing a in. those fronts also bringing a fair amount of rain. you can see

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>> patrick's got a sore voice. we can't have patrick without his voice. be like a footballer without legs. got loads to come up in the next hour. first of all, have the latest on all, we have the latest on daniel khalife. he's appeared in court we'll have all the court today. we'll have all the latest from mark white, who's live westminster magistrates live at westminster magistrates next. have you just seen oliver dowden spoken in the commons dowden has spoken in the commons about chinese spying about the chinese spying scandal. what does that mean for britain ? we'll have of the britain? we'll have all of the latest that one and the next latest on that one and the next story with yet another vicious attack by a bully dog, is it time to ban this vicious breed from britain? and finally , have from britain? and finally, have romaniacs taken over the proms? normally, they're awash with union flags, but this time it was all about the blue and gold. is it time to kick them out of the proms? all of that coming up loads in the next hour. the proms? all of that coming up loads in the next hour . so loads in the next hour. so please get in touch on all of those stories and all the usual ways. vaiews@gbnews.com or of

course on our socials at gb news. but first, here's your news headlines with tatiana sanchez. >> martin thank you. 4:01. this is the latest from the newsroom. the deputy prime minister says china represents a systemic challenge to the uk following westminster's chinese spy allegations . it westminster's chinese spy allegations. it comes westminster's chinese spy allegations . it comes after an allegations. it comes after an unnamed parliament researcher who was arrested in march issued a statement saying he is completely innocent . the prime completely innocent. the prime minister has been facing calls to designate china as a national security threat. oliver dowden told mps in the house of commons it's an absolute priority for the government to protect the country . country. >> we it remains an absolute priority for the government to take all necessary steps to protect the united kingdom from any foreign state activity which seeks to undermine our national security, prosperity and

democratic values . the democratic values. the government has been clear that china represents a systemic challenge to the united kingdom and to our values. sir lindsay hoyle told the house of commons. >> efforts are underway to tighten parliamentary security . tighten parliamentary security. >> i want to reassure members that the house follows the same vetting procedures as the government that issues raised by the media stories are being addressed and that the security is working closely and effectively with other relevant authorities as we keep our security arrangements under review at all times in order to deal with the evolving threats, the extreme small number of people who needed to know were immediately briefed on a strictly confidential basis. given the national security of this sensitive matter . well the this sensitive matter. well the labour leader, sir keir starmer,

has called on the prime minister to reveal what he knew and when. >> china is a strategic challenge. that's for sure. and what we need is a policy that is clear for and is settled now . we clear for and is settled now. we haven't had that for the last ten years. we've had division and inconsistency from this government . but i think this government. but i think this morning there's a very big question now for the prime minister is, this minister which is, was this raised when these arrests took place back in march, or has it only been raised now that it's come into the public domain? i think that's the central question that to be question that needs to be answered the minister answered by the prime minister today. >> in other news, the home secretary is pushing to ban american bully xl dogs, arguing there are clear and lethal dangen there are clear and lethal danger, particularly to children. a warning we're about to show you video of a man being chased and attacked by a dog which some viewers may find distressing . suella braverman distressing. suella braverman says she's commissioned urgent advice following attacks over the weekend. video was recorded of a number of people being chased by an american bully xl

in birmingham . an 11 year old in birmingham. an 11 year old girl was also injured after being attacked in the city on saturday. an eyewitness described the scene . described the scene. >> so i ran. across the road is a little girl on the floor and a there's a her arm was all a arm was all bitten. everything all down on one side of her face and everything. and also this dog was biting people . was biting people. >> and then he ran over to the petrol station coming over here. >> i checked on one bloke because obviously he got bit as he got. he was filling up his car like usual days or this that he dropped on the floor. i dragged him out, the car dropped on the floor, beat him, took chunks out of all of his body . chunks out of all of his body. >> the number of people killed dunng >> the number of people killed during the earthquake in morocco has climbed to almost 2500. but it's feared that figure will continue to rise. british search and rescue teams have been deployed to help with the rescue effort. with 60 specialist search dogs and equipment sent to the country nearly 2500

people were also injured when the 6.8 magnitude quake hit on friday. a terror suspect who escaped from wandsworth prison last week has been remanded in custody after appearing in court. 21 year old daniel khalife was arrested in west london on saturday after a four day manhunt. westmin magistrates court was told the former soldier allegedly escaped by strapping himself to a food delivery vehicle using material which may have been bedsheets. khalife disappeared while awaiting trial after being charged with terror offences in january . uk charged with terror offences in january. uk authorities have told gb news they are currently pursuing around 800 live terror investiga nations. it's understood the majority relate to lone individuals, but there are also more organised plots and threats from state actors . and threats from state actors. it comes 22 years after the 9/11 terror attack in which more than 2750 people were killed . the gmb

2750 people were killed. the gmb union says all of wilko's 400 stores will close by early october after meeting with administrators. it comes after a last ditch bailout by hmv failed the company had been in discussions to buy around 200 stores. the first 24 outlets are now scheduled to shut their doors tomorrow. shoppers in gravesend in kent have been talking about the impact of the closures . closures. >> i feel so sorry for the staff . i don't feel sorry for the owners. what they've done is disgrace lasting. >> it's a shame for all the people that work there. for a start . and it's just a shame start. and it's just a shame that will close this closing for people to get unemployed and in towns that are known, gravesend it's not right . it's not right. >> this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on digital on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to . martin back to. martin >> well, we start this hour with

daniel khalife, who appeared in court today after he escaped from wandsworth prison. khalife sparked a nationwide manhunt when he escaped last wednesday, he was recaptured in west london on saturday, just before midday. i'm joined now by gb news home and security editor mark white. mark, what's the latest on the situation with mr khalife and when can we expect to see him in court ? court? >> well, daniel khalife is back in prison service custody this evening. we understand that he's been taken to a category , a been taken to a category, a maximum security prison. we believe it may be belmarsh, but no confirmation on that. it's certainly not wandsworth . in certainly not wandsworth. in fact, 40 other inmates have now been taken out of wandsworth pfison been taken out of wandsworth prison , as confirmed by alex prison, as confirmed by alex chalk , the justice secretary, in chalk, the justice secretary, in the last day. as they reassess on an individual basis whether they should indeed be in a category b prison going forward.

as far as daniel khalife is concerned, he arrived here at 8:45 this morning under police escort inside an armoured police van. that van was accompanied by two unmarked police cars. and it was just a very brief appearance here at westminster magistrates court . as is customary, just court. as is customary, just a 15 minute hearing. he wore a prison issue, grey tracksuit . as prison issue, grey tracksuit. as he appeared in the dock. he was flanked by two metropolitan police uniformed officers and a prison officer and he spoke only to confirm his name and his date of birth. the charge was read out to him, a charge of escaping lawful custody . the prosecution lawful custody. the prosecution said that he'd escaped last wednesday day morning, that he'd hid underneath a van, a food delivery van that had arrived at the prison kitchen bins at wandsworth prison that he had used strapping of a material

similar to that used in bedsheet . s. he has now been remanded back into custody . until back into custody. until september the 29th, this time , september the 29th, this time, and he will appear at the crown court, the central criminal court, the central criminal court, the central criminal court, the old bailey, for his first crown court appearance facing this charge . excuse me. facing this charge. excuse me. he does face three other charges under the terrorism act, though . okay mark white, thanks for all the latest update there live from westminster magistrates court. >> we're covering that story, of course, throughout the rest of the show. moving on now, the parliamentary researcher arrested on suspicion of spying for says he's completely for china says he's completely innocent at the arrest. under the official secrets act led to the official secrets act led to the prime minister confirm hunting. chinese premier li keqiang at the g20 summit in india yesterday. well, let's cross now to westminster and speak to our political editor, christopher hope. hello there, christopher hope. hello there,

christopher . we saw oliver christopher. we saw oliver dowden, deputy minister, dowden, deputy prime minister, speaking while ago in speaking a short while ago in chamber. he said that we would look the chinese in the eye and call out unacceptable behaviour . can you give us more detail of what mr dowden said? please yeah i >> -- >> martin lam >> martin he talked about systemic challenges of our interests and values in the uk . interests and values in the uk. the number one state based threat to our economic security. he said the uk was clear eyed about that threat and that these issues are raised whenever they can be raised with the chinese government. now, notably at the g20 over the weekend g20 where i was over the weekend when rishi sunak, the prime minister, look his opponent, minister, did look his opponent, the chinese premier, in the eye and make the points. but there was some discontent. i sensed amongst the there some discontent amongst tory mps, particularly on the backbenches. liz truss spoke sir iain duncan smith, china hawks asking why the government wasn't doing more , saying duncan smith said that he feared there was a potential espionage cell working in and around westminster. now there's no indication of what the

government might do more to do this. they were told by the speaker couldn't discuss speaker they couldn't discuss the raised sunday the case, raised in the sunday times yesterday , and there's no times yesterday, and there's no indication of what further the government it also government is doing. it also said julian who chairs said julian lewis, who chairs the intelligence and security committee , that's the committee, that's the parliamentary watchdog that oversees the security services. they put their report into the government a few months ago about china. no response so far. in fact, the briefing at the time, it out of date. time, was it was out of date. well, it doesn't feel very out of date now, given it's been raised in parliament and there's lots faces on tory lots of concern. faces on tory backbenches. >> there was lots >> yeah and chris there was lots of of going over the of kind of going back over the greatest of what the greatest hits of what the british has so british government has done so far dowden about far from mr dowden talking about banning tiktok from parliamentary getting parliamentary phones, getting rid cctv from rid of chinese cctv from westminster, looking at the sizewell c contract hawaii from five g, but not a great deal of detail about what they're actually planning to do next. >> yeah, i was surprised by that and i think that might be a problem for the government. they did really all of it, as you

said. correctly said said. martin correctly said the greatest back greatest hits. they went back over hawaii, the five g network, and the issue of tiktok of government phones, cameras government phones, cctv cameras , chinese companies involved with they went through it with those they went through it all, but nothing really to address the current issue because they they feel they couldn't when couldn't even talk about when james cleverly, the foreign secretary, may may not have secretary, may or may not have found it. was very found out about it. it was very clear from the speaker that the mps involved, some whom mps involved, some of whom some of chamber, to of whom were in the chamber, to hear this statement. i've been listening i see them listening to it. i can see them there sitting the back there sitting on the back benches. they were benches. they've been they were told about it, but not wider than very good than that. that and a very good point made by yvette cooper, the shadow secretary, is why shadow home secretary, is why weren't why weren't we told earlier? why why aren't mps and aren't other mps warned? and i guess there's problem guess there's a kind of problem here the government. they here for the government. they have police have to allow the police investigation course investigation to take its course . individuals were . these individuals were arrested in march. of course, they deny any wrongdoing, but at some i think mps have got some point i think mps have got to be told there general to be told there was a general warning m15 over a year ago warning from m15 over a year ago about infiltration in parliament. so that's the that's the overarching context . but the overarching context. but this is a wake up call. i think

, for parliament. and it didn't feel, i think, in the chamber. to me, i've been there for half an hour that the government to me, i've been there for half a|lotyur that the government to me, i've been there for half allot of that the government to me, i've been there for half allot of answers government to me, i've been there for half allot of answers at yvernment to me, i've been there for half allot of answers at the1ment to me, i've been there for half allot of answers at the moment. yeah >> and chris is that the problem? they just all a bit kind toothless soft on kind of toothless and soft on this matter. of course i understand they can't wade in about the individual circumstances. this is now a live case. but politically and in broad brush stroke terms, in terms of british action against the chinese, that's just absolutely nothing to get your teeth . teeth into. >> well , teeth into. >> well, martin, that's right. it may be that they were surprised by the report coming out yesterday. of course, they've known about this or some of people have known they've known about this or some of it. people have known they've known about this or some of it. polly people have known they've known about this or some of it. polly oliver have known they've known about this or some of it. polly oliver dowden,)wn about it. polly oliver dowden, the cabinet office minister who's the security who's in charge of the security services so they services since march. so they would a chance here to would have had a chance here to work to say it did work out what to say when it did emerge. and if i were to you emerge. and if i were to ask you to flip around, imagine if to flip it around, imagine if there sudden investigation there was a sudden investigation into whether the uk state was trying to infiltrate the chinese apparatus in beijing and imagine the fury there'd be from the chinese to that. i wonder why

the brits aren't being more strong , more strong the brits aren't being more strong, more strong minded about it, and making taking further action. >> indeed, that's the big question. thank you, chris, for joining live from news joining us live from gb news westminster studio. well, joining is the security joining me now is the security lead inter—parliamentary lead for the inter—parliamentary alliance on china. chung cheng kuan, thank you for joining alliance on china. chung cheng kuan, thank you forjoining us kuan, thank you for joining us on the show. can i put the first the question you , it all the big question to you, it all seems bit toothless today from seems a bit toothless today from oliver dowden, deputy prime minister back what minister, talking back over what we've in the past, but no we've done in the past, but no firm action. the big question is this is britain just petrified of beijing? can't do anything of beijing? we can't do anything because we're so reliant on what they and they give us. >> us. >> i'd say the uk government is definitely not doing enough. they can't even like promise to enhance the foreign agents registration scheme and they haven't even sanctioned hong kong officials who clearly breached the sino—british joint declaration that the uk has signed with china governing the future of hong kong . so there future of hong kong. so there and there is actually leverage from the uk government or in

general the uk, but the government is not willing to stand firm when it comes to human rights values and stuff like that . the china does need a like that. the china does need a market to sell forced labour goods into. if we're not buying into that, then there is no way that they can continue to produce because there is no demand and therefore supply would be redundant and i don't think the uk government is awake enough when it comes to china, not even after christine lee or the revelations of overseas police station in the uk and in other places in the world and is it true though chung ching, we heard here about taking all necessary steps, this is undermining our democracy and our national security. >> we need to look china in the eye. our actions speak louder than words. yet there were no actions, just words . i don't actions, just words. i don't think even the words are enough to be honest. >> coming from the uk government, the uk government or rishi sunak refuse used to call china systematic threat, instead calling systematic calling it a systematic competitor or challenge , which

competitor or challenge, which is not the case, or not even the reality. he promised when he ran for the leader of the tory party. as the prime minister, that he will close all confucius institutions. he didn't . and now institutions. he didn't. and now he says he wants to look china into the eye and say this is unacceptable . if he were to say unacceptable. if he were to say something is acceptable , i think something is acceptable, i think he started way early he should have started way early on and instead of waiting until now changing without going now and changing without going into specifics, of course , into the specifics, of course, of the spy case in question , in of the spy case in question, in broader brush stroke terms , is broader brush stroke terms, is how vulnerable do you think british parliamentary juniors are to being wooed by beijing and how sinister is this and should we be concerned ? we should we be concerned? we should we be concerned? we should definitely be concerned. the alleged case of being able to have access to very important members of the parliament, that has played a significant role in foreign policy. it's very worrying. and it's not only worrying. and it's not only worrying for the mps or for the institutions that they work for, but also for the hong kongers,

the chinese dissident , the the chinese dissident, the uyghurs, the tibetans that live in the country like they are pretty much exposed . and those pretty much exposed. and those chinese china advocates who work closely with these people, their information are definitely under threat as well. is there any information that's being passed into the wrong hands? what kind of information is being passed onto wrong hands and how many people like these people are affected like these questions unanswered . i questions remain unanswered. i understand that during investigation there are a lot of things cannot revealed, things that cannot be revealed, but telling but i think somehow telling people to be prepared to at least do an audit or access the damage that could have been done would be the response of a way to do it. >> chung gm" >> okay. chung ching. and specifically, you're specifically, you know, you're somebody with an eye across parliament you're parliament on this. you're a security specific plea. what is it that want out in it that beijing want out in terms of information? what kind of specific information they of specific information are they after and how could that potentially be used in a nefarious way against the united kingdom? >> i think they want almost all information. they can have, and

it serves a few main goals. a is to shape up foreign countries foreign policy towards china to make sure that foreign policy being drawn in foreign parliaments suits their own narratives and suits their own agenda , and b is to collect agenda, and b is to collect information to know who are the key figures that they have to shift or who are the key figures that they have to isolate. so that they have to isolate. so that policy can be made according to their own agenda and also gathering more information for future use. no matter is for surveillance, is for blackmailing or for embarrassment . and i think in embarrassment. and i think in experience or from what i've seen over the course of the last ten years, this is the usual tactic of the chinese government uses. uses. >> uses. >> okay, chong ching kwong, we'll have to leave it there. security lead, inter—parliamentary lights on china. us china. thank you for joining us today patrick christys today on the patrick christys show. loads think about show. loads to think about there and get more of that. and you get lots more of that. of course, that story on our website. get this gbnews.com website. and get this gbnews.com is the fastest growing national news website in the country . news website in the country. hurrah! and done to all of

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online gb news. >> britain's news. channel >> britain's news. channel >> and welcome back. it is 4:22. you're watching martin daubney covering for patrick christys on gb news and a few minutes on the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. a senior security experts are warning that large terror groups like al—qaeda and isis could re—emerge as significant threats to the uk . re—emerge as significant threats to the uk. home re—emerge as significant threats to the uk . home secretary suella to the uk. home secretary suella braverman is arguing that american bully dogs are a clear and lethal danger, as she pushes for a ban on the breed. braverman has commissioned commissioned urgent advice on outlawing the dogs as she highlighted an appalling attack on an 11 year old in birmingham . and a warning that this video we are about to show contains distressing images. but gb news viewers can see the horrific moment an xl bully dog mauls a man on a petrol station forecourt after attacking the young girl who escaped into a

shop.the young girl who escaped into a shop. the violent scenes unfold as the animal's owner was taking it for a walk in bordesley green in birmingham. but should the bully be banned? and why on earth in the first place was this dog off the lead? well, we can now speak to stan rawlinson, who's a dog behaviourist and trainer . who's a dog behaviourist and trainer. good who's a dog behaviourist and trainer . good afternoon. welcome trainer. good afternoon. welcome to the patrick christys show. stan. another appalling attack from a breed that's becoming synonymous with brutality. i guess the big question is, is it time to listen to suella braverman? is it time to place a ban on the american bully xl? >> good afternoon, martin. >> good afternoon, martin. >> good afternoon, martin. >> good summation . yes, i do >> good summation. yes, i do think it's time to have a look at where the problem is with this breed, that little video that you showed when i saw it didn't surprise me because i've seen it so many times . um, the seen it so many times. um, the unfortunate thing is with these dogsis unfortunate thing is with these dogs is they suffer from what's called predatory chase

aggression in the majority of dogs. aggression in the majority of dogs . and dog aggression is dogs. and dog aggression is normally amazingly related . to normally amazingly related. to about. normally amazingly related. to about . 93% of fear based about. 93% of fear based problems, which is created in the first 16 weeks of their life. but not with this breed. >> this dog is, uh , is created. >> this dog is, uh, is created. it's not to do with socialisation . socialisation. >> this one which everyone talks about. >> this one which everyone talks about . they all say, oh, we about. they all say, oh, we socialised it earlier. it'd be great. it'd be no problem. no, the real concern with these dogs is their genetic disposition for predatory and reactive aggression. these dogs were bred to fight . they were bred to to fight. they were bred to attack . they're the type of dogs attack. they're the type of dogs that were used for bull and bear baiting and dog fighting. it's in their genetics. you cannot train genetics out of a dog. it reduces slightly. you can't remove it. there are very, very dangerous dog and other people

will get killed. okay, we're going to do something about it. and as it should do . and as it should do. >> okay, stan, we're going to show that footage again. just another warning to viewers out there. it has contained some very distressing imagery . but very distressing imagery. but stan, as we show that , we'd like stan, as we show that, we'd like to put some some of the numbers to put some some of the numbers to you, 50% of deadly dog attacks in the uk in 2021 are from the bully xl. the american version rising to 60% in 20 22. 11 confirmed deaths by this breed since 2021 and three suspected deaths , 351 documented suspected deaths, 351 documented attacks caused by these dogs . as attacks caused by these dogs. as attacks caused by these dogs. as a lot of people will say, oh, you know, it's not the dogs, it's the owners. we hear that all the time, isn't it a case, though, that this particular dog seems to attract a particularly antisocial type of owner anyhow, that part of the problem , martin that part of the problem, martin it certainly is . it certainly is. >> i am disheartened to hear the whole hackneyed phrase no bad

dogs, only bad owners . it only dogs, only bad owners. it only it not only totally wrong, it actually stifles debate and think think it's a bad time. these people change their tune on this this dog is some of the figures you gave there are terrifying i mean . 75% of all terrifying i mean. 75% of all the people killed in the last three years in this country were killed by bullies. they only are part of a very, very small gene pool part of a very, very small gene pool. they're minuscule next to all the rest of the dogs. we got. yet they are killing 75% of all the people that are being killed. absolutely hideous . killed. absolutely hideous. there's city nation. we wouldn't allow someone to walk around the streets with a mountain lion. this dog is the same weight, the same power , and the same danger same power, and the same danger as a mountain lion. so what is it doing to walk in the streets?

>> okay, stan, we can all agree these dogs are proving to be an increasing menace. but how do we go about banning them ? what go about banning them? what would you like to see as what banning them outright and outright immediate punishment for owners? but what kind of form would that take? >> uh, i think the first thing we must do is stop all imports of these bullies from america where they've been messing about with the dogs, dna strings . and with the dogs, dna strings. and there's a part of absolute maniacs that are trying to change these dogs into dogs that were were around hundreds and thousands of years ago. and they just can't live with us anymore that time. all import to these bully should be banned immediately and anyone owning these dogs should be registered and they should have a suitability to own one of these dogs on a licence that they

have.i dogs on a licence that they have. i believe every person in this country should have a dog licence and the way of getting that dog licence is to go and get an educational program, a bit like passing your driving test, but not so onerous. and to actually go and do a practical and a written test and everyone should have that to give them an idea how dogs learn and to how stop the aggression. and as i say , most of the aggressions are say, most of the aggressions are started in the first 16 weeks. and in that first but with this breed , it isn't. it isn't that breed, it isn't. it isn't that fear aggression. it is richard tice aggression . tice aggression. >> yeah, but stan, there'll be there'll be many , many thousands there'll be many, many thousands of gb news viewers out there. dog lovers, dog owners , saying, dog lovers, dog owners, saying, well, should i have to sit well, why should i have to sit an should i have to an exam? why should i have to pass of qualification pass some kind of qualification on a proficiency test to take care of my dog when it's actually the specific breeds, the specific types of owners that the problem is what you're suggesting, kind of punishing

everybody . everybody. >> it's not to punishment. i believe that dogs are be far better rounded. they'll be far less aggressive. one of the problems that's caused the levels of aggression that we see now , it was lockdown because now, it was lockdown because they couldn't socially eyes them at that time. we couldn't take them out. we couldn't mix them with other dogs. we couldn't mix them with children. other people. lot of dogs people. so there's a lot of dogs and a lot attacks and there's a lot more attacks now. always mean a problem now. not always mean a problem with from dog like with the attack from a dog like this it can so easily become this is it can so easily become fatal. but with lots of other dogs, there's lots of bites, lots of attack, lots of things happening the moment. lots of attack, lots of things happening the moment . we've happening at the moment. we've we went from 8 million dogs to 12 million dogs during the lockdown because people got lonely. they weren't mixing with people. so they wanted a companion . they now found that companion. they now found that that's hard work. and that's a lot of hard work. and so they're now in on rescues so they're now in on the rescues and and we've and everything else. and we've got of loads of got these problems of loads of dogs running around with that got behaviour because we got bad behaviour because we can't put them right because you can't put them right because you can't put them right because you can't put back what you didn't put the first place. but

put in in the first place. but what we can do is make sure anyone getting any new puppies or like from now on or things like that from now on in got to take a and have a in has got to take a and have a licence for the dogs . and part licence for the dogs. and part and parcel of that is to take a test and be at least aware of what they should be doing. >> okay. stan rawlinson, i'm going to have to there. going to have to leave it there. the behaviourist and the dog behaviourist and trainer, we're going to have to move lots more still move on. there's lots more still to between now and 5:00 on to come between now and 5:00 on the of 911 the anniversary of the 911 attacks. exclusive attacks. we've got an exclusive report terror threat report on the terror threat facing but here's facing the uk. but first, here's your headlines with tatyana your news headlines with tatyana sanchez. >> martin, thank you. for 31, this is the latest from the newsroom. the deputy prime minister says china represent s a systemic challenge to the uk following westminster's chinese spy following westminster's chinese spy allegations . it comes after spy allegations. it comes after an unnamed parliamentary researcher who was arrested in march issued a statement saying he is completely innocent. the prime minister has been facing

calls to designate china as a national security threat . a national security threat. a terror suspect who escaped from wandsworth prison last week has been remanded in custody after appearing in court. 21 year old daniel khalife was captured in west london on saturday after a four day manhunt. westminster magistrates court was told the former soldier allegedly escaped by strapping himself to a food delivery vehicle using material which may have been bedsheets and the number of people killed dunng and the number of people killed during the earthquake that hit morocco on friday has climbed to almost 2500. british search and rescue teams have been deployed to help with the rescue effort, with 60 specialist search dogs and equipment sent to the country . you can get more on all country. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com . website, gbnews.com. >> direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for

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and this. we have and it's behind this. we have some comfortable some cooler, more comfortable air pushing its way those air pushing its way in those fronts, also bringing fair fronts, also bringing a fair amount can see some amount of rain. you can see some persistent through persistent rain as we go through this evening parts of this evening across parts of northern wales as northern england into wales as well and showery bursts well. and some showery bursts ahead further towards ahead of this further towards the south—east. also some showers through overnight showers coming through overnight on northerly affecting on that northerly wind affecting northern scotland and northern parts of scotland and northern ireland to towards the north. it will be cooler than it has been through some recent nights. south—east, nights. but in the south—east, holding warm , humid holding on to that warm, humid air. uncomfortable air. so another uncomfortable night because that warm night here because of that warm , humid air in the southeast. there's potential for some there's a potential for some heavy, thundery heavy, perhaps even thundery downpours to develop as we go through tomorrow afternoon. otherwise and across more central, eastern and southwestern parts of england and ifs southwestern parts of england and it's looking cloudy . and wales, it's looking cloudy. there'll times here. there'll be rain at times here. further north and west, though, some sunny spells, some bright, sunny spells, but just showers just a scattering of showers around. notice temperatures a little lower than they have little bit lower than they have been only just about been recently, only just about getting 20s towards getting into the mid 20s towards the go through the south—east as we go through wednesday, it could be a bit of a chilly start for some, particularly of particularly across parts of scotland glens, scotland in the sheltered glens,

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international terrorism where groups like al—qaeda and then isis chose often soft targets in western cities , crowded places western cities, crowded places to cause maximum carnage. but in the 22 years since 9/11, those big organised terror groups have been severely degraded by concerted action from coalition armed forces and security services . intelligence analysts services. intelligence analysts over there at m15 are constantly scanning the horizon for new threats. they are out there. al—qaeda, isis and associated groups are greatly diminished these days , but they could these days, but they could easily re—emerge . farage the easily re—emerge. farage the terror groups are now scattered around multiple countries in the middle east. africa and asia and continue to launch more localised attacks . acas but localised attacks. acas but extremism experts warn they could become a potent threat to

the west again , even as the west again, even as governments focus more on state threats from russia, china and iran . iran. >> i think the big fear has to be that if that pressure is lifted off, things might regress. and if we look at the underlying problems that sort of led to the emergence of a group like that led the like al—qaeda that led to the emergence like isis emergence of a group like isis that to led the rise the sort that to led the rise of the sort of extreme right wing as a terrorist you know, terrorist problem, you know, around world, none around the world, really, none of problems really of those problems have really been know, of those problems have really beera know, of those problems have really beera lot know, of those problems have really beera lot of know, of those problems have really beera lot of them know, of those problems have really beera lot of them are know, of those problems have really beera lot of them are still|ow, and a lot of them are still bubbung and a lot of them are still bubbling the surface for how. >> now. >> the predominate threat is from lone individuals radicalised by propagation radicalised by the propagation under arms of both islamist and right wing extremist groups, but with increasing ungoverned spaces in a number of countries. there is real concern that those more organised groups could once again flourish. that's what they're really concerned about . they're really concerned about. >> areas of afghanistan say that don't have much rule of law over them. pockets of syria, bits of

nonh them. pockets of syria, bits of north africa where they might reinstate themselves. and make no mistake that jihadi philosophy, that jihadi theories, the aim to create a jihadi state is still there amongst certain individuals. >> uk authorities have told gb news they are currently pursuing around 800 live terror investiga stations. the majority relate to lone individuals but also to more organised plots and threats from state actors . no get out of from state actors. no get out of here. more than two decades after 9/11, the threat is far more diverse than it's ever been. mark white gb news that about you? >> this is still astonishing scenes . i >> this is still astonishing scenes. i remember >> this is still astonishing scenes . i remember exactly where scenes. i remember exactly where i was. i was working at the news of the world and those pictures came on. we were in the pub and the entire place fell completely silent complete silent and complete astonishment. rest in peace. all those lost lives . and those who lost their lives. and of never forget the

of course, never forget the brave actions the brave and amazing actions of the rescue services that day. okay, moving on now. the bbc is under fire after it showed a sea of eu flags during the final performance of the last night at the proms. i'm martin daubney, standing in for patrick christys on gb news, britain's news.

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news. welcome back. >> it's 443. you're watching martin daubney on gb news standing in for patrick christys, who's dressing up at home with a sore throat. get well soon, mate. well at 5:00, i'll the latest on terror i'll have the latest on terror suspect after he suspect daniel khalife after he appeared in court today. now, it's fair to say that the last night of the bbc proms has for more than a century been an occasion to celebrate british patriotism . but last night's patriotism. but last night's show ended . eight weeks of show ended. eight weeks of orchestral performances was far from the union jack waving event. we're used to. in fact , event. we're used to. in fact, many of the audience members instead chose to display the eu flag as a summer festival drew to its close . hundreds have been to its close. hundreds have been handed out prior to the concert by a pro eu campaign group. some outraged brexiteers took to twitter to express their anger . twitter to express their anger. neil gardner, who's a former aide to margaret thatcher, wrote i ironic to see some of the audience at last night of the proms waving eu flags while singing rule britannia . rule singing rule britannia. rule britannia presents freedom,

sovereignty and self—determination all absent in the eu. thank god for brexit and former tory mp harvey proctor has called for an inquiry into how so many eu flags were on display . but the bbc says the display. but the bbc says the royal albert hall decides which flags can be brought into the venue. flags can be brought into the venue . well, i'm joined now by venue. well, i'm joined now by classical music consultant katie minasi, who says it's not the bbc's responsibility to investigate this. tell us more. katie, first of all, would it be fair to say, katie, that your average order science go to somewhere like the proms , a somewhere like the proms, a classical music buff is probably going to tend to be a remainer ? going to tend to be a remainer? >> yes , it's definitely fair to >> yes, it's definitely fair to say brexit is has had a catastrophic impact on the music industry and there's really no are no arguing about that. >> so it's i think it's fair to say that the proms audience is likely to be very pro—remain . likely to be very pro—remain. >> in what way has brexit had a

terrible impact on the music industry? it seems to be going all swimmingly at the proms. >> well, the proms is an international a music festival that celebrate s all sorts of music from all over the world and with international artists . and with international artists. >> yes. but you know, the wider music industry as well as the proms is really based on mobility . so people being able mobility. so people being able to travel, people being able to move their instruments around the world and move equipment around as well. it's all been really significantly impacted by brexit. the way it's been realised with the visa situation and the additional restrictions on moving equipment and especially bespoke and important musical equipment that is really can't be sourced easily, has made it almost impossible for many , many musicians to sustain many, many musicians to sustain a career all right, katie, you can for those who are watching, you can see the images there. >> but listening on radio, there were there were scenes there at

the albert hall, not only the royal albert hall, not only of the kind of bear pit, if you like, of eu flags that were like, full of eu flags that were handed out beforehand, but also the within the venue the lighting within the venue blasting blue. that blasting out the eu blue. that would suggest to me, katie , this would suggest to me, katie, this is something of an inside job as well, that the people at the royal backing, well, that the people at the roy people backing, well, that the people at the roy people waving backing, well, that the people at the roy people waving the backing, well, that the people at the roy people waving the flags ng, well, that the people at the roy people waving the flags in, the people waving the flags in the people waving the flags in the audience. they are blasting out the royal blue colours of the eu. is it fair to say that those work at the royal those who work at the royal albert are also the albert hall are also on the remain of spectrum ? remain side of the spectrum? >> oh, obviously can't speak for the people that work at the royal albert hall, but you know, as i say, the impact of brexit has been unilad literally recognisable for the music industry. it's really disastrous i >> -- >> well, is m >> well, is the is the right way of going about this to wave a few flags at the proms? after all, as is a couple of mps are pointing out there, the lyrics of rule britannia are very clear. you know, we will never be enslaved . and the whole point be enslaved. and the whole point of leaving the european union

was to allow to celebrate that sovereignty and that being a true patriot is and we can't do that within the eu. so why choose the proms? is it just because it's going to irritate as many people as possible ? it's as many people as possible? it's the same as vandalising churchill's statue. it's the same as trampling on flag. same as trampling on a flag. it's designed to it's specifically designed to annoy brexiteers and it seems to have worked well. >> i think it's specifically designed to bring together people who , um, who can see the people who, um, who can see the negative impact of brexit. so i imagine that it was really palpably emotional and moving to be in that room with all of those people sharing the feeling that that, you know , being that that, you know, being removed from the eu has been really dramatically just difficult for the music industry as a whole. do you think romanians will ever get over brexit? >> well, it's not necessarily brexit itself. >> it's the way it's been handled. i mean , getting over handled. i mean, getting over brexit, if it changes the course

of your career, ruins your livelihood , means you need to livelihood, means you need to retrain, means you can't make money. and the thing that you train for and the thing that you're passionate about, um, you know, be the route to know, what would be the route to getting over that? exactly? >> you could >> well, katie, you could equally accusation at equally lay that accusation at the fact that people who are plumbers builders and plumbers and builders and bricklayers and factory workers and fishermen who saw their livelihoods decimated on a far greater scale than people with the greatest respect who play violins cellos . there are far violins or cellos. there are far more working people whose more working class people whose livelihoods were decimated by uncontrolled immigration, and that's voted for that's why they voted for brexit. they voted to take back control so that their livelihoods could be protected . livelihoods could be protected. so in terms of the volume of those in impacted with the greatest respect, a few people playing classical instruments, it's hardly up there with the 17.4 million, is it? >> i don't think that the impact of brexit has never been positive, has actually been positive, has actually been positive for the industries that you mention either, although i'm

not i'm not an expert in those industries, but i understand that the problems with contractual and legal agreements and it touch all industries is isn't this case again, with the greatest respect of largely wealthy , well—off, liberal wealthy, well—off, liberal middle class white people going to a very expensive gig and imposing their politics on a nation, they're completely out of touch with ? of touch with? >> um , well, that's an >> um, well, that's an interesting question. >> that implies that the last night of the proms and the classical music industry being only for well—to—do white people , which is something that many of us across the industry also would disagree with, there's a huge movement within the music industry sure that industry to make sure that various inequalities that make it more accessible to those of an elite background are being addressed . addressed. >> all right. we'll have to leave it there . katie, vanessa, leave it there. katie, vanessa, but, know, quote jon but, you know, to quote jon snow, when i look at the audience at the last night of the i've never seen more

the proms, i've never seen more white people in one place. we'll have there anyway, have to leave it there anyway, thank much. let's thank you very much. let's move to next it's more to on our next story. it's more than month now since arson than a month now since an arson attack the crooked attack on the famous crooked house in the black country house pub in the black country took place on august 5th. took place on august the 5th. a few days later, the pub was demolished and local people have been have it been campaigning to have it rebuilt. but one man has taken the protection of the site into his own hands and a started with what's called camp wonky . our what's called camp wonky. our west midlands reporter jack carlson went to find out more when a much loved black country pub went up in flames and was later unlawfully demolished , few later unlawfully demolished, few could have predicted the size and strength of the campaign to rebuild it . rebuild it. >> a month on from the arson attack on the crooked house pub, some campaigners are taking the protection of the site into their hands. rob brown their own hands. rob brown visited the pub when he was a child and has created camp wonky to keep an eye on the site at all times. he says he's doing it to keep every chance of rebuilding the crooked house alive. >> we want our pub built back

for everyone to enjoy for years and kids to learn the history. >> i mean the amount of walls this has gone through and prohibition times, all that, all the kids need to learn this proper black country history . it proper black country history. it to me it's jumping all you want to me it's jumping all you want to do. i don't care what anybody else thinks . my opinion is i'll else thinks. my opinion is i'll camp here and make a point. mike has done the story of the crooked house has had international reach and the attention doesn't show any sign of slowing down. >> people here are firm in their support for getting the crooked house rebuilt and 25,000 of its bncks house rebuilt and 25,000 of its bricks are now stacked and secured in the containers behind me. but elsewhere, attention is turning to legislation to help prevent things like this from happening again. conservative mp for north marco longhi is for dudley north marco longhi is leading the voice for change in parliament. >> i've had people writing to me and say, marco, oh, but it's just not about pubs. >> there's about all sorts of

heritage and i'm going, heritage building and i'm going, i i i agree. i agree, i agree, i agree. >> but wider i make this >> but the wider i make this umbrella, bigger this umbrella, the bigger i make this tent as laudable a cause as it is , the more possibilities for is, the more possibilities for the law to become too just big to deal with in one go. let's get some successes. let's make the crooked house clause or the crooked house law. the first stepping stone, and then expand upon that. so it's going to be about heritage pubs and i'm going to be just looking at 1 or 2 very specific angles and then build on that in the future . build on that in the future. >> the police investigation to find those responsible for setting the crooked house alight is still ongoing. setting the crooked house alight is still ongoing . as the weeks is still ongoing. as the weeks go by, support for rebuilding this piece of black country heritage gets stronger and stronger. jack carson gb news himley . himley. >> i love that camp . wonky all >> i love that camp. wonky all power to their elbows. well i opened the show by giving my views on the channel migrant crisis . and in the next hour, crisis. and in the next hour, we'll get the italian perspective on rishi sunak teaming up with that country's prime minister giorgia meloni,

to tackle problem . to try and tackle the problem. and on that topic, margaret says this . agree and on that topic, margaret says this. agree rishi making this. i agree that rishi making friends meloni is bad news. friends with meloni is bad news. neither have the backbone or the to will deal with the horrific numbers arriving on shores numbers arriving on their shores and both failing days after and were both failing days after using this subject for their appointments. couldn't agree more. and on the threat of chinese espionage, john says this if they are worried about china's spying on us, why have we not bought out their share of the nuclear power plant in somerset? great point. surely this is a concern for national security . and indeed that did security. and indeed that did happen at sizewell c and on the next point, bill says this. we offloaded all of our most of our most of our industry to china decades ago , and now we depend decades ago, and now we depend on them for absolutely everything . it's our own fault everything. it's our own fault if our security is compromised . if our security is compromised. all great points. please keep them coming in. the deputy prime minister says china represents a systemic challenge to our interests and values after the parliamentary researcher was arrested on suspicion of spying

for the country . and we need to for the country. and we need to have a full report on that. i just listened to the speech moments ago and basically i thought oliver dowden was great on rhetoric and very, very light on rhetoric and very, very light on detail . christopher hope on detail. christopher hope agreed. it's no point talking tough with china. we need some firm action and also former soldier daniel khalife allegedly escaped from prison by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery vehicle using a material which may have been from bedsheets. and again , a lot from bedsheets. and again, a lot of conversation about where those sheets came from. we need a full investigation . i'm martin a full investigation. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel. >> the temperature's rising . >> the temperature's rising. boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello again. most of us will see a little bit of rain at times as we go through this week. whilst in the north, we can expect some strong winds. all of us, though, will notice it cooler, more it turning cooler, more comfortable generally as we look

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gb news. >> welcome back to the patrick christys show with me, martin daubney loathe more coming up in this final hour of the show. first of all, daniel khalife has appeared westminster appeared today at westminster magistrates court. we'll have all the latest there from mark white, our home and security editor . next story, oliver editor. next story, oliver dowden, deputy prime minister, just spoken in parliament about the china spying scandal, but all his recommendations seem all of his recommendations seem pretty toothless. we'll have all of the details on that next up. as i said earlier on, rishi sunakis as i said earlier on, rishi sunak is trying a team up with italian premier giorgia meloni to try and stop the boats. but she can't even stop her own boats . will it work? you can boats. will it work? you can probably guess my take on that. and finally, more motoring madness as they're planning. guess what? to nick motorists for speeding just one mile an hour above the limit. you couldn't make it up . so get in

couldn't make it up. so get in touch on meloni on motoring madness and of course on china. all those topics the usual way gbviews@gbnews.com or on our socials at gb news. but first it's your news headlines with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> martin thank you very much and good afternoon. this is the latest from the newsroom. the prime minister has told the house of commons the sanctity of westminster must be protected and that's following chinese spy allegations. it comes after an unnamed parliamentary researcher who was arrested in march issued a statement saying he's completely innocent. rishi sunak, who's been facing calls to designate china as a national security threat , told mps in the security threat, told mps in the house of commons such actions will not be tolerated and the whole house is rightly appalled about reports of espionage in this building. >> the sanctity of this place must be protected and the right

of members to speak their minds without fear or sanction must be maintained. >> we will defend our democracy and our security . and our security. >> so i was emphatic with premier li that actions which seek to undermine british democracy are completely unacceptable and will never be tolerated . tolerated. >> well , the deputy prime >> well, the deputy prime minister says china represents a systemic challenge to the uk. it remains an absolute priority for the government to take all necessary steps to protect the united kingdom from any foreign state activity which seeks to undermine our national security , prosperity and democratic values . values. >> the government has been clear that china represents a systemic challenge to the united kingdom and to our values. >> but the leader has laid lieber as labour leader , has

lieber as labour leader, has called on the prime minister to reveal what he knew and when . reveal what he knew and when. >> china is a strategic challenge , that's for sure, and challenge, that's for sure, and what we need is a policy that is clear and is settled. now. we haven't had that for the last ten years. we've had division and inconsistency from this government . but i think this government. but i think this morning there's a very big question now for the prime minister which is, was this raised when these arrests took place back in march or has it only been raised now that it's come into the public domain? i think that's the central question that needs to be answered by the prime minister today. >> okay. breaking news to >> okay. some breaking news to bnng >> okay. some breaking news to bring sources >> okay. some breaking news to bring confirmed sources >> okay. some breaking news to bringconfirmed terror sources >> okay. some breaking news to bring confirmed terror suspect:es have confirmed terror suspect daniel khalife has been taken to belmarsh high security prison in east london, south—east london. the 21 year old appeared in court today, charged after escaping from wandsworth prison last week. he was arrested in west london on saturday after a four day manhunt. westminster magistrates court was told the former soldier allegedly escaped by strapping himself to a food

delivery vehicle using material which may have been bedsheets khalife disappeared while awaiting trial after being charged with terror offences in january . the charged with terror offences in january. the home charged with terror offences in january . the home secretary charged with terror offences in january. the home secretary is pushing to ban american bully dogs, arguing there are clear and lethal danger, particularly to children. a warning we're about to show you video of a man being chased and attacked by a dog , which being chased and attacked by a dog, which some being chased and attacked by a dog , which some viewers may being chased and attacked by a dog, which some viewers may find distressing . suella braverman distressing. suella braverman says she's commissioned urgent advice following attacks over the weekend . video was recorded the weekend. video was recorded of a number of people being chased by an american bully xl in birmingham . an 11 year old in birmingham. an 11 year old girl was also injured after being attacked in the city on saturday. an eyewitness described the scene . described the scene. >> so i ran across the road . >> so i ran across the road. there's a little girl on the floor and there's her arm. >> was all a arm was all bitten , everything all down on one side of her face and everything i >> -- >> and also, this dog was biting people. >> and then he ran over to the

petrol station coming over here. >> i kept on one bloke because obviously he got bit as well. he got he was filling up his car like usual diesel. he dropped on the floor. i dragged him out the car dropped on the floor, beat him, took chunks out of all of his body . his body. >> the number of people killed dunng >> the number of people killed during the earthquake in morocco has climbed to almost 2500, but it's feared that figure will continue to rise as british search and rescue teams have been deployed to help with the rescue effort. with 60 specialists, search dogs and equipment sent to the country , equipment sent to the country, nearly 2500 people were also injured when the 6.8 magnitude quake hit on friday. uk authorities have told gb news they are currently pursuing around 800 lviv terror investigate options. it's understood the majority relate to lone individuals, but there are also more organised plots and threats from state actors. it comes 22 years after the 9/11

terror attack in which more than 2750 people were killed . the gmb 2750 people were killed. the gmb union says all of wilco's 400 stores will close by early october after meeting with administrators. it comes after a last ditch bailout by hmv failed the company had been in discussions to buy around 200 stores in the first 24 outlets are now scheduled to shut their doors tomorrow . shoppers in doors tomorrow. shoppers in gravesend in kent have been talking about the impact of the closures . closures. >> i feel so sorry for the staff . i don't feel sorry for the owners . owners. >> what they've done is disgrace lasting. >> it's a shame for all the people that work there. for a start. and it's just a shame that wilko's is closing for people to get unemployed and in towns that known gravesend , it's towns that known gravesend, it's not right . not right. >> you're up to date on gb news across the uk, on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb it's back to .

patrick >> well, we start this hour with some breaking news. gb news can reveal that daniel khalife , who reveal that daniel khalife, who appeared in court today after he escaped from wandsworth prison, is now being held in the uk's most secure jail belmarsh category . a khalife sparked a category. a khalife sparked a nationwide manhunt when he escaped last wednesday . he was escaped last wednesday. he was captured, recaptured in west london on saturday. he appeared in court this morning. london on saturday. he appeared in court this morning . and our in court this morning. and our homeland security editor mark white was there . white was there. >> well, daniel khalife is back in prison service custody this evening. he had arrived here at westminster magistrates court at a 8:45 this morning under police escort inside an armoured police van accompanied by two unmarked police cars . it was a short 15 police cars. it was a short 15 minute hearing in court. he appeared in the dock wearing a prison issue grey tracksuit and flanked by two uniformed police

officers , as well as a prison officers, as well as a prison officers, as well as a prison officer . he spoke officers, as well as a prison officer. he spoke only to confirm his name and his date of birth. the charge was read out to the court, a charge that he absconded from lawful custody. it's claimed that he escaped from wandsworth prison last wednesday morning, from wandsworth prison last wednesday morning , that he'd wednesday morning, that he'd strapped himself to the underside of a food delivery truck. according to the prosecutor, the material used for that strap was similar to the material used in bedding. daniel khalife was remanded back into custody . he'll appear again into custody. he'll appear again at the central criminal court. the old bailey , on the 29th of the old bailey, on the 29th of september. he also faces three other charges a charge of planting fake bomb devices at a military base, a charge of gathering and eliciting information likely to be of use to terrorists and a further charge under the official secrets act of gathering information likely to be of use

to an enemy state in that state. we understand , is iran . we understand, is iran. >> now, the parliamentary researcher arrested on suspicion of spying for china says he's completely innocent, adding that he has spent his career highlighting what he called of the challenge and threats presented by the chinese communist party. and early today , deputy prime minister oliver howden, in a statement to mps in the house of commons, said that the house of commons, said that the uk must be able to look the chinese in the eye and call out unacceptable behaviour . whilst unacceptable behaviour. whilst the prime minister has told mps we must defend our security and democracy. well joining me now is political commentator and defence analyst stuart crawford, who recently wrote a piece about the last intelligence and security committee report on china. thank you forjoining us china. thank you for joining us on the show this afternoon, stuart . there was a lot of tough stuart. there was a lot of tough talk in dowden's speech . he said talk in dowden's speech. he said we must take all necessary steps to do anything that undermines

our democracy . it's a systemic our democracy. it's a systemic change to the uk democracy. we must look the chinese in the eye. but when it came down to detail, it seemed that he was pretty toothless. there was no firm action at all about what he plans to do about this. do yes, indeed. >> it looks as if the government's come slightly late to the party on this particular issue because the intelligence and security committee of the parliament has issued two reports about chinese infiltration and influence in uk institutions . institutions. >> the first was all about hawaii and its . communications hawaii and its. communications infiltration and spinning off that has come a later report which looks at the whole issue of chinese influence holistically . and that was about holistically. and that was about two months ago. i wrote about it and it seems that the government is slowly but surely waking up to the threat and stuart, you

wrote before that britain is asleep at the wheel in terms of how it's dealing with china. >> what do you mean by that ? >> what do you mean by that? >> what do you mean by that? >> well, i think that the uk security services faux pas focus on chinese infiltration and spying has been very much on the covert aspect of that. but i think we also have to remember here that the chinese approach is holistic and it employs every tool of government organised weapons industry , academia, weapons industry, academia, individual tools, either willingly or unwillingly , to willingly or unwillingly, to spread its influence and to pick up information . fryston i was up information. fryston i was particularly interested in the chinese influence in academia, which is widespread and which i wrote about, but it was quite clear from the committee's report the intelligence security committee's report that we weren't actually doing very much about it. and it's high time that we did. >> and do you think it's fair to

say again that britain's actions on this, or at least our rhetoric from oliver dowden today, is just another case of all mouth and no trousers? >> well, there may be an element of that. i mean, i don't know what vetting process parliamentary researchers go through before they get access to the parliament estate . i do to the parliament estate. i do know that on the evidence presented to us here, it's not enough , but i don't know what it enough, but i don't know what it is . but the enough, but i don't know what it is. but the chinese enough, but i don't know what it is . but the chinese influence, is. but the chinese influence, particularly in academia, is completely widespread and all pervasive. and we really need to turn our attention to that with some alacrity . some alacrity. >> and you know what impact that's having. i mean , people that's having. i mean, people can understand the desire to get, for example, specific security information , an access security information, an access to parliament, intel on that. but in what way is academia a weak point or an underbelly of chinese interference in british life ? well the interesting life? well the interesting thing, i think, is that the

academic society or the academic sector, if you like , is very sector, if you like, is very prone to chinese influence because the chinese plough so much money into it. >> if you look at any private school in the uk, there are a large number of chinese students there , all of whom can be there, all of whom can be conduhs there, all of whom can be conduits to information going back to china either willingly or unwillingly . and if you look or unwillingly. and if you look at the university sector, then the chinese government is investing large amounts of money, particularly into research and phd studentship . research and phd studentship. and really that is just an attempt to short circuit the research process , steal the research process, steal the information, steal . the rights, information, steal. the rights, the intellectual property rights and short short circuit the whole process and send it back to china. and we've got to be well aware of this . well aware of this. >> okay. stuart crawford, defence analyst, thank you very much for joining defence analyst, thank you very much forjoining us on the much for joining us on the patrick christys show this afternoon. let's move straight on to our next guest . we'll on now to our next guest. we'll get the view the executive get the view of the executive director the jackson director of the henry jackson

society, alan mendoza. good society, dr. alan mendoza. good afternoon to you, dr. mendoza. thanks for joining afternoon to you, dr. mendoza. thanks forjoining us on the thanks for joining us on the patrick christys show. i'll put the same question to you. really. i mean, i listen to oliver dowden in chamber talking tough on all necessary steps that undermines democracy. china is a systemic challenge. we look at the chinese in the eye, but no firm data or information whatsoever about what they're actually going to do about this. yes >> well, i mean, i wouldn't expect necessarily the government to immediately unveil what it plans to do. >> however, it does need to do something. >> now that the deputy prime >> and now that the deputy prime minister said that we're minister has said that we're going get tough, we do need going to get tough, we do need to see the government getting tough next weeks so that tough in the next weeks so that china is sent a message unequivocally to say that this interference in our democracy, undermining our national security, is not going to be tolerated, and that we do regard you, after all, as a threat rather than some random challenge . challenge. >> so i think that needs to be heard very quickly. we need to understand the government understand what the government intends .

intends to do. >> and even if he didn't, you know, unveil whole know, sort of unveil the whole show now, to have some show now, we need to have some sense there sense that there will be a reaction to what china has done i >> -- >> the big question, dr. mendoza, is now what do what does what is getting tough look like? >> i mean, we hear all the time about sending strong missives rishi sunak looking the minister in the eye, but nothing ever seems to happen isn't the fact of the matter is , is britain is of the matter is, is britain is so dependent on chinese stuff , so dependent on chinese stuff, cheap imports and now batteries for our electric vehicles . we for our electric vehicles. we haven't really got any fangs left. we can't do anything to tame the chinese dragon . tame the chinese dragon. >> and i'm afraid i can't. >> and i'm afraid i can't. >> i couldn't hear you there. so i'm a bit lost. >> shall i go again? >> shall i go again? >> i'll just. i'll ask that question again. dr. mendoza, if you're there . and so basically you're there. and so basically what i was saying is , isn't the what i was saying is, isn't the fact of the matter that are fact of the matter that we are entirely dependent cheap entirely dependent on cheap stuff especially

stuff from china, especially moving forward, things like batteries . okay he can't hear me batteries. okay he can't hear me afraid we're going have to move on my point was for all of the tough talk on china, all the tough talk on china, all the tough talk on china, all the tough talk on china, we don't actually ever seem to do anything because we are so dependent on cheap stuff. we are so dependent on on cheap plastic stuff on all of our imports. we're so reliant. is dr. mendoza back with us now ? hurrah! dr. back with us now? hurrah! dr. mendoza, maybe the chinese. maybe the chinese hacked into our broadcast to try and stop it. but let's let's quickly we get to the point isn't the point here that britain is so dependent on chinese stuff, cheap imports , which is produced cheap imports, which is produced often with slave labour, often very cheaply in bad ways for the environment, and now increasingly on chinese batteries and lithium, they've hoovered up around the world. we need their stuff so badly we've got no fangs to deal with. the chinese dragon at all. yeah this

is the underlying problem here. >> we have a country who claims to be a trading partner that spies on us, that steals our secrets, that does its best to, if you like, keep us down while pretending there is a win win in examining and trading with them the same time. >> what they've is burrowed >> what they've done is burrowed so deep into our infrastructure or our key critical infrastructure, things we infrastructure, things that we need security, need for our national security, our defence, national our national defence, national health service things if health service, things that if they stop it in the case they were to stop it in the case of a crisis, would be hugely problematic. >> now this is not a new situation we've been highlighting. many people have been highlighting this problem for three, years now that for three, four years now that too much is monopolistically controlled by china in our supply chains. it's time surely we, given this latest revelation that the politicians will wake up and smell the coffee and understand that we've got to wean ourselves off at chinese dominance in the key markets of national security and instead diversify our suppliers that we can then get to a point where in the case of a crisis, we can be retain our sovereignty when it

comes to our security. and that needs to happen now. start happening now. >> well, dr. mendoza , isn't part >> well, dr. mendoza, isn't part of problem. net zero with of the problem. net zero with the hung by own the government's hung by its own petard, importing shooting petard, we're importing shooting batteries china , which we batteries from china, which we need because we decided to ban cars by we're importing cars by 2030. we're importing wind turbines china because wind turbines from china because we don't have the guts to have our own shale or our own small nuclear, let alone north sea oil. so china , as ever, the oil. and so china, as ever, the global opportunities knows it's got us by the short and curlies i >> -- >> yes, absolutely. i mean, the reality is people are rushed in. >> is he on again ? okay, dr. >> is he on again? okay, dr. mendoza , i definitely think was mendoza, i definitely think was hacked by the chinese . now, call hacked by the chinese. now, call me a conspiracy theorist, but he was just about to talk big sense. anyway, we have to move on. you get lots more on this big story on our website and get this , he's back. big story on our website and get this , he's back . we're going to this, he's back. we're going to move on. get this gbnews.com is the fastest growing national news website in the country.

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>> welcome back. it's 523. you're watching the patrick christys show with me, martin daubney on gb news. in a few minutes, i'll discuss calls to find drivers. if they break the speed limit by get for it just one mile per hour. it's a madness . okay. you may not have madness. okay. you may not have managed to get a single migrant to rwanda , but the prime to rwanda, but the prime minister has claimed his flagship policy is the envy of europe . his comments at the g 20 europe. his comments at the g 20 summit came after italian prime minister giorgio meloni praised the uk's rwanda policy and join rishi sunak in a campaign to crack down on illegal immigration. both austria and denmark are reported to be looking at the uk's rwanda scheme as a way of toughening their own border controls. well, joining me now is italian political commentator paolo diana. thank you forjoining us. diana. thank you for joining us. paolo, superb to see you. so, first of all, for those who

aren't up to speed . giorgia aren't up to speed. giorgia meloni was swept into power promising to get tough on stopping the boats coming over in your case from north africa into italy . turns out numbers into italy. turns out numbers have doubled. so she hasn't even stopped her own boats . so how stopped her own boats. so how can how can britain teaming up with meloni help us stop our boats ? boats? >> well, it's important that the two countries want to talk about about this issue. >> that is a dramatic issue, not to within the politically correct agenda, but they want to tell the truth to people that we have to stop and immigration, but we have to stop migrants who are coming without a legal permit . and we have to find the permit. and we have to find the ways. it's a tragedy because it's a humanity drama we know and we can't help everyone. that's the point. and italy is facing a huge problem. we know that the european commission already struck deals with the turkey, with libya , but we also

turkey, with libya, but we also know that there are criminal gangs that are profiting out of poor migrants and this is a reality. we have to stop these people to profit on the skin of these poor migrants who actually die many times. these poor migrants who actually die many times . they just die die many times. they just die trying to reach the coast of italy and trying to reach the coast of the united kingdom . i coast of the united kingdom. i think it's a very good sign that the our prime minister wants to talk to meloni about this issue. >> i think we can all agree, paolo, that the issue is serious and needs to be rectified and indeed, many more are perishing indeed, many more are perishing in the mediterranean as as as opposed to here in the in the channel. but it has to be said . channel. but it has to be said. it has to be said though paolo , it has to be said though paolo, that maloney's ability to control her own borders is meek and in fact, pretty toothless. we've lost our guests . i'm going we've lost our guests. i'm going to keep on talking because i know a lot about this, because l, know a lot about this, because i, i think like many people out there, many , many people out there, many, many people out there, many, many people out there felt giorgia meloni there felt that giorgia meloni was was the kind of tough

talking that talking conservative leader that we in uk. seem we wanted in the uk. they seem to have got it in italy, but she hasn't done anything about it. and fact, as i said, numbers and in fact, as i said, numbers of illegals arriving into italy have doubled. and not only that , something which may also echo with the united kingdom, they're now talking about a shortage of immigrant workers in italy. of course, we have 210,000 shortage in the nhs in italy. wait for this , wait for this. they want this, wait for this. they want as many as 1.5 million work visas to come to italy to do essential work, including engineering, health essential work, including engineering , health work essential work, including engineering, health work and of course , picking fruit because course, picking fruit because they're saying they don't have enough labour in in italy. and so here's a leader who promised to get tough on immigration, hasn't achieved that. and also hasn't achieved that. and also has failed to control visas. i think we are now rejoined by paolo. paolo yeah, we lost you there for quick technical reasons, quickly back on track.

moving on, totally agree . by the moving on, totally agree. by the way, everyone will agree that we need to try and stop illegal immigrants italy need to try and stop illegal imnint01ts italy need to try and stop illegal imninto the italy need to try and stop illegal imninto the uk. italy need to try and stop illegal imninto the uk. and italy need to try and stop illegal imninto the uk. and we italy and into the uk. and we certainly need to stop human trafficking, causing people to lose lives at sea in the lose their lives at sea in the med and at the channel. but i put it to that that meloni put it to you that that meloni hasn't succeeded on that issue in italy. so why would britain strategically benefit from aligning with her? >> well, first of all, meloni really wants to stop it . so can really wants to stop it. so can you imagine if we had the five star movement in the government now in italy, we would have a millions across in the borders . millions across in the borders. we have to remember that in africa now, particularly in northern africa and in libya and lebanon , there is a huge lebanon, there is a huge democratic crisis. and they're really, really pushing migrants towards the coast of italy into europe. so italy , in this europe. so italy, in this fragment is in a more difficult position than the uk. but we are sure that meloni wants us to stop illegal immigration and she

will do anything that she can in order to do so . and she's not order to do so. and she's not one to king in political correctness way and she says things as they are . and that's things as they are. and that's why many leaders now, they are understanding that she's a serious person. she's a serious leader. she's not a populist. she's just a leader who is taking care of her country. and i'm sure that rishi sunak wants to do the same for the united kingdom, particularly if you want to create a better future for her in the long term, not only in the short term. can you imagine not stopping illegal immigration? what will happen in the next ten years and the next 20 years? >> yeah , i think on that we can >> yeah, i think on that we can all concur how do you think this partnership might work? because we already have a partnership with france. we give them half £1 billion a year and the numbers have gone through the roof. so. so how would work, roof. so. so how would it work, do think, best in terms of do you think, best in terms of teaming italy? what do you think, best in terms of teamirit italy? what do you think, best in terms of teamirit be italy? what do you think, best in terms of teamirit be a italy? what do you think, best in terms of teamirit be a casealy? what do you think, best in terms of teamirit be a case of? what do you think, best in terms of teamirit be a case of the 1at do you think, best in terms of teamirit be a case of the uk would it be a case of the uk giving more resources italy would it be a case of the uk

giytry| more resources italy would it be a case of the uk giytry andre resources italy would it be a case of the uk giytry and form ources italy would it be a case of the uk giytry and form airces italy would it be a case of the uk giytry and form a coastalitaly to try and form a coastal blockade stop people arriving blockade to stop people arriving into italy in first place into italy in the first place and therefore freely moving through france and then the through to france and then the uk? is that the route forward? >> i think our prime minister can find a creative solution that will help, but maybe something new that no one ever thought was possible. the most important thing , i believe, is important thing, i believe, is diplomacy is creating connections and creating visibility and giving importance to a topic that many times the left and the far left tend to sweep under the carpet because they pretend it's not a serious problem. while it is. they pretend it's not a serious problem. while it is . and that's problem. while it is. and that's why it's fundamental that rishi sunak will start talking with italy , but also other countries. italy, but also other countries. france for sure could do much more compared to what they're doing now. >> okay , paolo, diana, thank you >> okay, paolo, diana, thank you for joining us on the patrick christys show today . you know, christys show today. you know, forgive me if i seem cynical about this, guys . i just think

about this, guys. i just think we've heard everything wrong in the book now about stopping the boats. we really have heard the lot . and while i agree that on lot. and while i agree that on paper , a strategic alignment paper, a strategic alignment with sympathetic governments overseas, such as melania's, is a great idea on paper, i wonder if you agree in practise this this wouldn't really do anything . i mean how rishi hasn't stopped the boats. maybe i'm being harsh. you let me know. let me know what you think. maybe i'm being overly harsh and maybe actually is a great maybe this actually is a great idea , but they're saying idea, but they're saying they back style programs in back rwanda style programs in italy. well, we've got own italy. well, we've got our own rwanda program, which rwanda style program, which hasn't to export hasn't yet managed to export a single person. okay. moving on. there's lots more still to come. now between now and 6:00, we discuss a new report from mps that says people should be fined if they drive. wait for it just one mile per hour over the speed limit . but one mile per hour over the speed limit. but first, here's your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez .

tatiana sanchez. >> martin, thank you very much and good afternoon. this is the latest from the newsroom. the prime minister has told the house of commons the sanctity of westminster must be protected following chinese spy allegations. it comes after an unnamed parliamentary researcher who was arrested in march issued a statement saying he's completely innocent. rishi sunak , who's been facing calls to designate china as a national security threat , told mps such security threat, told mps such actions will not be tolerated . actions will not be tolerated. gb news sources have confirmed terror suspect daniel khalife has been taken to belmarsh high security prison. the 21 year old appeared in court today, charged after escaping from wandsworth prison last week . he was prison last week. he was arrested on saturday after a four day manhunt. westminster magistrates court was told the former soldier allegedly escaped by strapping himself to a food delivery vehicle using material which may have been bedsheets as the number of people killed

dunng the number of people killed during the earthquake that hit morocco on friday has climbed to almost 2500. british search and rescue teams have been deployed to help with the rescue effort, with 60 specialists, search dogs and equipment sent to the country . you can get more on all country. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com . direct website, gb news.com. direct bullion website, gbnews.com. direct bullion sponsors. >> the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment . for gold and silver investment. >> here's a quick snapshot of today's markets. the pound will buy you 1.25 for $0 and ,1.1659. the price of gold is £1,534.79 per ounce. and the ftse 100 closed at 7496 points. >> direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news investments that matter a

brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello again . most of us will >> hello again. most of us will see a little bit of rain at times as we go through this week. whilst in the north we can expect some strong winds. of expect some strong winds. all of us, notice it us, though, will notice it turning cooler, more comfortable generally as we look at the bigger picture and can see bigger picture and you can see we series of fronts we have a series of fronts making way south eastwards making their way south eastwards and behind this. we have and it's behind this. we have some comfortable some cooler, more comfortable air in those air pushing its way in those fronts. bringing a fair fronts. also bringing a fair amount rain. can see some amount of rain. you can see some persistent rain as we go through this parts this evening across parts of northern wales as northern england into wales as well. some bursts well. and some showery bursts ahead towards ahead of this, further towards the south—east. some the south—east. also some showers coming through overnight on northerly wind affecting on that northerly wind affecting northern scotland and northern parts of scotland and northern towards the northern ireland to towards the north. it will be cooler than it has been through some recent nights. the south—east nights. but in the south—east holding that warm, humid holding on to that warm, humid air. uncomfortable air. so another uncomfortable night here because of that warm, humid in the southeast. humid air in the southeast. there's potential some

there's a potential for some heavy perhaps thundery heavy or perhaps even thundery downpours to develop as we go through tomorrow afternoon an otherwise more otherwise and across more central , eastern and central, eastern and southwestern parts of england central, eastern and soutwalesern parts of england central, eastern and soutwales .n parts of england central, eastern and soutwales. it's|rts of england central, eastern and soutwales. it's lookingigland central, eastern and soutwales . it's looking cloudy. and wales. it's looking cloudy. there'll be times here. there'll be rain at times here. further north and west though some spells, but some bright sunny spells, but just of showers just a scattering of showers around. temperatures around. notice temperatures a little bit lower than they have been recently. only just about getting into the mid 20s towards the as we go through the south—east as we go through wednesday, bit of the south—east as we go through wchillyday, bit of the south—east as we go through wchilly start bit of the south—east as we go through wchilly start for bit of the south—east as we go through wchilly start for some, bit of a chilly start for some, particularly across parts of scotland in the sheltered glens there be touch of there may even be a touch of frost, otherwise generally frost, otherwise a generally fine most until some wet fine day for most until some wet and windy weather pushes in later on. and then that front is going its way going to sweep its way southwards this week . southwards later this week. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar the proud sponsors of weather on . weather on. gb news. >> well, a warning now to all drivers out there who put their foot on the pedal a little bit

too hard. if you're caught speeding, just one mile per hour over the limit in future, you could be nicked. yes and a new report to be published tomorrow. a group of mps are calling for speed tolerances removed , speed tolerances to be removed, meaning no more getting away with driving at 24 miles an hour in a 20 mile an hour zone. with driving at 24 miles an hour in a 20 mile an hour zone . well, in a 20 mile an hour zone. well, i'm joined now by nicholas lies, who's the director of policy and standards at imro smart. good afternoon to you, nicholas. this sort of thing that will make people heads rotate, listening to the patrick christys show today , another day, another shot today, another day, another shot fired in the war on motorists. but what on earth is behind this ? >> well, this 7 >> well, this is him 7 >> well, this is an mps report. this is an all party parliamentary group that have published this and i'd you know, frankly, we have two issues with it really . firstly, what we it really. firstly, what we don't want to have is a situation where drivers are looking down at their speedometer rather than looking around at what's going on at the

road ahead . and secondly , many road ahead. and secondly, many police forces will already have speeding tolerance thresholds and those are there because actually it's quite important to remember that sometimes what is on the speedometer isn't what is read on the speeding gun that the police or the speed camera that the police are using . so if that the police are using. so if we have a situation whereby somebody is being fined for going one mile an hour over the speed limit, then potentially you could have all of these cases coming to court where drivers are disputing this because cause of certain inaccuracies that might be in place. so of course, it's really important that drivers stick to the speed limit . they are there the speed limit. they are there for a reason . we want to see for a reason. we want to see responsible and safe drivers on the road. but at the same time, i think the current system works okay. it's not perfect, but i think it's pretty effective. >> nicholas as a cheeky little bit of advice there, the calibrate option of speed

cameras could be a handy little rearguard against people rearguard action against people who get a ticket if this comes into case. of course, people who are in favour of speed limits would say it's about road safety. it's about keeping people alive, particularly in impacts in 20 mile an hour zones. although reports and rac report said that 20 mile limits have little impact on accidents . what's the truth about that . . what's the truth about that. >> well, 20 mile an hour speed limits are there because there's quite clearly people , local quite clearly people, local authorities, for example, will want to slow people down there is some debate, though, about their effective use. the reason why there is a debate about their effectiveness is because, as the statistics show , that as the statistics show, that actually compliance with 20 mile an hour speed limits is poor. and it's actually been getting poorer for many years now . part poorer for many years now. part of the reason for that is because local authorities have taken to imposing blanket limits without doing any effective work

on the layout of the road. for example , no traffic islands, no example, no traffic islands, no speed cushions , cars, no speed speed cushions, cars, no speed cameras . now, if speed cushions, cars, no speed cameras. now, if you are going to have a 20 mile an hour limit , you should make sure that that 20 mile an hour limit is enforced. and also that drivers know the reason why it is there . where we at roadsmart, for example, we think that 20 mile an hour speed limits are a force for good, but they have to be targeted in the right areas. there be a reason behind there has to be a reason behind them. otherwise you're just slowing for down the slowing traffic for down the sake of it. and actually what you're is you're you're doing is you're potentially people potentially giving people cyclists, pedestrians, etcetera , of a false sense of security because they think that the speed limit is 20 miles an hour. but drivers are ignoring it. so don't think that this current situation we've got is tenable . situation we've got is tenable. >> yeah. nicholas and a 20 mile an hour limit might start impacting a few of those e—scooters that seem to zoom around at speeds faster than that. fact cyclists as well that. in fact cyclists as well but they won't get nicked

because they're not registered. but mile an hour but back to the 20 mile an hour limit, i think limit, which i think particularly is concern at particularly is of concern at the moment. is just the the moment. this is just the report. these reports tend the moment. this is just the re|be:. these reports tend the moment. this is just the re|be a these reports tend the moment. this is just the re|be a way:hese reports tend the moment. this is just the re|be a way of se reports tend the moment. this is just the re|be a way of softening tend the moment. this is just the re|be a way of softening us|d the moment. this is just the re|be a way of softening us up, to be a way of softening us up, don't they? they float this out there, they put it out and then there, they put it out and then the know, local the next thing you know, local authorities into authorities put this into practise face practise s because let's face it, being a cynic a moment it, being a cynic for a moment here, nicholas motorist are a soft target. they're a cash cow. they are being milked dry via increased fines, even when it's just one mile an hour above a limit . well i mean, what i would limit. well i mean, what i would like to see and what we do at iam roadsmart for example, is we give people driver training courses, we give riders courses as well . as well. >> and when you look at the statistics , that's when it comes statistics, that's when it comes to speeding. for example, the government . s own report that government. s own report that was published just a couple of years ago suggests that actually the effectiveness of driver speed training , speed awareness speed training, speed awareness courses should i say, are more

effective than the driver being issued with a fine and points on their licence. so actually , if their licence. so actually, if their licence. so actually, if the government is going to look at this, firstly what they should do is they should publish an update safety strategy. an update road safety strategy. that's something that we as a charity want to we want to charity want to see. we want to see safer roads. and secondly, they look at this on a they should look at this on a more, more holistic basis. this isn't just about dishing out fines. this is about actually educating drivers about why speed limits are there and how to drive safely. and that's something that we can offer at iam roadsmart. something that we can offer at iam roadsmart . but there iam roadsmart. but there is a whole host things here that whole host of things here that need be looked at, least need to be looked at, not least e—scooters 20 an hour speed e—scooters 20 mile an hour speed limits. the balance that limits. i think the balance that we've got the moment is we've got at the moment is probably we need probably wrong. so we need to have things a far have a look at things in a far more structured and measured manner. >> let's say it's interesting when you look at the 20 mile an hour limits, one of the fascinating findings of this rac report is that they do have an impact because traffic volumes decrease because motorists learn where these areas are and they simply go around them. it's a

bit like a lo a kind of neighbourhood watch scheme. doesn't it solve crime? it moves crime. people learn where the cameras are, they slow down or they avoid the area altogether. so does it actually have an impact or is it just moving the issue elsewhere where there aren't cameras ? aren't cameras? >> well, i think there's probably a bit of both. >> there . so traffic will move >> there. so traffic will move depending on where the driver believes it's more comfortable for them to drive effectively . for them to drive effectively. but think that no driver will have a problem with a 20 mile an hour speed limit outside of the school, outside of a hospital or on a high street where there's a very high density of pedestrianised people there or cyclists on the road, etcetera . cyclists on the road, etcetera. i don't think there's an issue with 20 mile an hour limits. there but when you're slowing people down with blanket speed limits and know for example limits and we know for example in wales that a blanket 20 mile an hour speed limit is about to come in. i think when you have six situations like that, drivers grow a little bit drivers just grow a little bit frustrated by what they see is

not really much thought. that's been put into 20 mile an hour policy . policy. >> okay. nicholas lyes, director of policy and standards at iam rossmore, thank you very much for joining us on the patrick christys show today . just christys show today. just wrapping up on that. i don't know what you think, i know what you think, but i personally believe that when these ideas take root, i agree 20 miles an hour outside a hospital, outside a school, of course. but then we know they creep everywhere. coming on the way to the studio here, there's one park lane. it used one down park lane. it used to be 40 miles an hour, a two lane road. now it's all cycle lanes. it's in low it's cars can't go in low traffic neighbourhoods. they force onto the main roads force us onto the main roads where do get nicked and then where we do get nicked and then we ulez bad we have things like ulez bad idea is that start in places like london up like london and end up everywhere blanket everywhere and ask for blanket bans wales. don't rule out bans in wales. don't rule out blanket bans across your area because once they get in there , because once they get in there, these bad ideas have a habit of spreading . let us know what you spreading. let us know what you think. it's certainly is a big topic to get your teeth into. now, i don't want to scare you,

but there are now more and more sightings of an insect that can kill a human being with just one sting. i'm martin daubney, standing in for patrick christys on gb news, britain's

the people's. channel >> welcome back . it's 547. >> welcome back. it's 547. you're watching martin daubney on gb news, covering for patrick christie's get well soon, mate. now a major rescue operation had

to be deployed in guernsey over the weekend to stop deadly asian hornets taking over the island. look away if you don't like insects because firefighters use the 104 foot crane whilst the entire road was closed. the vehicles and pedestrians as the nest was removed from the top of a tree. it's making me break out in itches. well, why are they such an issue? let's ask wildlife experts. marvellous nigel marvin. nice nigel. it's the stuff of nightmares. massive hornets are coming over from the continent, taking over guernsey. a race against time to get rid of them. another invasion. we can thank the french for alien invader. invaden >> yeah. they came from asia in 2004, in a shipment of pots to france. >> they've spread all the way through france. >> and of course, the channel islands are very close to the french coast. >> and that's why the hornets got there. but they have been lots of reports in the uk this

yeah lots of reports in the uk this year. um, you can see there they've got an orange face and a dark body. i've actually got a european i'll show you in a minute. i've got a dead european hornet in my hand. um to show you, um , but these have got an you, um, but these have got an orange face, a dark body. they're not much bigger than oui's. >> ours. >> this is. >> this is. >> this is the. the european hornet . there you see? it's got hornet. there you see? it's got a yellow face about an inch long. they feed on insects, too. they've got quite a dangerous thing, but they belong here. the asian hornets are invaders and they have a real predilection for feeding on bees. they wait outside a beehive to catch all the bees , chop them to pieces the bees, chop them to pieces with their jaws and take them back to feed their babies . so back to feed their babies. so bees are in big trouble anyway with pesticides losing a meadows, changes in farming. so this is the last nail in the coffin for them. so not this, but the asian hornet. so hopefully we can stop them. colonies losing the country.

they're a real problem . they're a real problem. >> yeah, well, certainly the hornets in your hand has had a nail in its coffin. it's brown bread, nigel. but how serious an issue is this? because presumably if these blighters got france to guernsey , the got from france to guernsey, the next stop mainland britain. next stop is mainland britain. what are they trying to do to stop that? >> if people should look out >> uh, if people should look out for them . for them. >> if you find a hornet with an orange face and the brown body , orange face and the brown body, you can watch it. >> find out if it's nesting nearby, do not go anywhere near the nest. they really are dangerous . yes. even the dangerous. yes. even the european are. if you go european hornets are. if you go near the nest, they attack in droves. they've got quite a powerful sting. so we really don't want them in the uk feeding on our bees. it would be a real problem to the honey industry . you see the big nests industry. you see the big nests that they make, big nests sometimes in trees about the size of a football . um, and so size of a football. um, and so if you approach, they come out and sting you. and now our bees, our honey bees are completely defenceless. this is a drone

going to check out the nest. you can see it there are big they make big nests of paper. they chew up bits of wood, make this amazing nest out of paper. but we don't want those in britain. we really don't. >> and as i understand it, nigel, the councils in guernsey are in a race against time to try and wipe out the last of the nests before the breeding season comes in because again, another horrible fact for all of those watching were the insect aversion. one of these hives is capable of producing 300 to 500 queens and they don't stop that. then the whole island is going to be overrun by these unwanted pests . pests. >> yeah, they've got to destroy the nest before they overwinter and our bees have got no defence against the ones in asia. it's extraordinary. the honey bees in asia, if there's a hornet in their they gather in a their nest, they gather in a ball around it. they vibrate their wings that increase is the temperature they can survive to 50 degrees. the hornet is killed

at temperatures at 45 degrees. so these bees, honey bees in asia have got a defence against these hornets. our bees don't have any defence at all. they just wander around and the hornets pick them off. but it's amazing these balls of heat that kill hornets made by bees. but our bees , of course, have no our bees, of course, have no chance. they haven't evolved with these asian hornets . with these asian hornets. >> it's okay, nigel. marvin, we're to going have to leave it there. it's a it's the stuff of nightmares. if you don't like wasps, let alone these things, they're massive. come they're massive. they've come from france. they didn't come on dinghies . they came in plant dinghies. they came in plant pots . and in our government, if pots. and in our government, if there's anything they're going to do about it, they're going to probably put them in hotels. okay thank you very much for that. that was superb . okay. now that. that was superb. okay. now then, this show's about to end . then, this show's about to end. i'm in for patrick christys today, the next show, of today, but the next show, of course, is one of my favourites. dewbs& co fact, i'm on it on dewbs& co in fact, i'm on it on thursday. and the host of the show, show. show, the delightful show. what's tonight ? what's on the menu tonight? >> co well, there's lots

>> dewbs& co well, there's lots coming course, i want to coming up. of course, i want to pick see pick on this china thing, see what's on but what's going on there. but i also want to look news also want to look great news about saying going to about bmw saying it's going to do new electric cars in the do its new electric cars in the uk in part brilliant, but of course, this is a lot to do with uk subsidies. so i'm pondering tonight, what do you actually think that uk taxpayers, is it our to job be propping up essentially private profit making enterprises? i want to talk about that as well. also, the strike laws, they've been called anti—democratic in this country is that the case or not? and my panel, quite a feisty one tonight. so there's lots of disagreement on that. so i'm looking forward to it. ben habib, james schneider as well. >> so that's going to be a very good because because, of course, ben schneider always go on. one's performer. party one's a performer. brexit party mep, jeremy mep, one's a former jeremy corbyn adviser, so that should be should be a battle, that should be a good old dong. good old ding dong. >> and completely >> yeah, and completely different is different opinions, which is what the would be what i like. the world would be very boring we all agreed, very boring if we all agreed, wouldn't it? >> you oliver dowden wouldn't it? >> earlier oliver dowden wouldn't it? >> earlier cparliamentzn speech earlier in parliament where he talking where he was he was talking about tough china . i

about getting tough on china. i don't he's getting don't think he's getting remotely he it remotely tough and he called it a threat the uk . a systemic threat to the uk. >> i've an >> well, i've got an intelligence expert joining me down line tonight, i'm to down the line tonight, so i'm to going put that to him. ask whether not he agrees with whether or not he agrees with oliver whether not oliver dowden and whether or not he taking it he thinks we're taking it seriously or not seriously and whether or not actually at actually china is a threat at all because there's different opinion and if opinion lines on that. and if you think that they are a threat, what the answer threat, well, what is the answer 7 threat, well, what is the answer ? do do about it then? ? what do you do about it then? >> isn't part the problem, >> isn't part of the problem, michelle, that so michelle, is that we're so reliant chinese reliant on cheap chinese stuff and because zero, and now because of net zero, we're reliant on their batteries. and of course they've hoovered world's batteries. and of course they've hooverewhile world's batteries. and of course they've hooverewhile the world's batteries. and of course they've hooverewhile the world ld's batteries. and of course they've hooverewhile the world was lithium while the world was sleeping. we're reliant on their wind turbines. they belch out pollution from their factories, from from their power stations . from from their power stations. and really we can't do anything. >> yeah, and think quite >> yeah, and i think it's quite interesting. before rishi sunak was the prime minister, he used really talked tough about really talked quite tough about china what china going on about what a serious threat they were and all the rest of it. and now that he's got the where he's got the top job where you've opportunity then you've got the opportunity then to with your to follow through with your words, if indeed meant words, if indeed you meant it and felt it, it feels

and you felt it, it feels a little like we're being little bit like we're being quite but the flip side of quite weak. but the flip side of that is, on a second, china that is, hang on a second, china are superpower. we are an absolute superpower. we need to be getting closer to them further away. them rather than further away. like , i do like people like i said, i do like people that have got a bit of expertise in these subjects because i do think quite complex as think it's all quite complex as well. looking forward to well. so looking forward to speaking expert as well. >> yeah, superb. can't wait to see that show. as i say, it's one that i like to appear on as a i'm on on a panellist. i think i'm on on thursday going be thursday night. i'm going to be on think for most weeks on that, i think for most weeks and thursdays throughout and most thursdays throughout the rest of october. so actually love that show. dewbs& co coming straight patrick straight after this. patrick christys today with martin daubney. you're hired. stick around for tubes. >> looks like things are heating up . boxed boilers, proud up. boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello again . most of us will >> hello again. most of us will see you. a little bit of rain at times as we go through this week. whilst in the north, we can expect some strong winds. week. whilst in the north, we canof:pect some strong winds. week. whilst in the north, we canof us,t some strong winds. week. whilst in the north, we canof us, though, ;trong winds. week. whilst in the north, we canof us, though, willg winds. week. whilst in the north, we canof us, though, will notices. all of us, though, will notice it turning cooler, more

comfortable generally as we look at bigger picture you at the bigger picture and you can we a series of can see we have a series of fronts making their way south eastwards it's behind this. eastwards and it's behind this. we cooler, more we have some cooler, more comfortable pushing comfortable air pushing its way in those also a in those fronts. also bringing a fair rain. can see fair amount of rain. you can see some persistent rain as we go through evening across through this evening across parts northern into parts of northern england into wales and showery wales as well. and some showery bursts further bursts ahead of this, further towards south—east. also towards the south—east. also some coming through some showers coming through overnight that northerly wind overnight on that northerly wind affecting parts of affecting northern parts of scotland ireland scotland and northern ireland to towards the north. it will be cooler than it has been through some recent nights. but the some recent nights. but in the south—east holding that south—east holding on to that warm, air. another warm, humid air. so another uncomfortable here because uncomfortable night here because of that warm, humid air in the southeast. potential southeast. there's a potential for or perhaps even for some heavy or perhaps even thundery downpours to develop as we go through tomorrow afternoon an otherwise across more an otherwise and across more central , eastern and central, eastern and southwestern of england southwestern parts of england and . it's looking cloudy. and wales. it's looking cloudy. there'll times here. there'll be rain at times here. further west though further north and west though some sunny spells, but some bright sunny spells, but just a scattering showers just a scattering of showers around. temperatures around. notice temperatures a little bit lower than they have been recently. only just about getting into the mid 20s towards

the we through the south—east as we go through wednesday, bit of wednesday, it could be a bit of a for some, a chilly start for some, particularly of particularly across parts of scotland sheltered glens scotland in the sheltered glens there a touch of there may even be a touch of frost , otherwise a generally frost, otherwise a generally fine most until some wet fine day for most until some wet and windy weather pushes in later on. and then that front is going sweep its way going to sweep its way southwards this week . southwards later this week. >> looks like things are heating up, boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on

the uk and bmw have now confirmed that production of their new electric cars will happenin their new electric cars will happen in the uk. great news, but i can't help but notice the uk government surely has been handing over money, hand over fist to help them make that decision . how much do you think decision. how much do you think us taxpayers should be subsidising private profit making businesses ? and speaking making businesses? and speaking of business, i want to ask about workforces. these new anti—strike laws. are they anti—democratic? that is what they've been called. and the

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