over his partygate not to resign over his partygate fine. why would they have done this? and what does this say about the media's influence on politics? and sir keir starmer insists his plans for closer cooperation with the european union on small boats is not an attempt to wind back brexit. brexit do you believe him and two opposing groups of protesters have clashed over the bibby stockholm barge to house migrants. we'll go live to dorset , but migrants. we'll go live to dorset, but please do migrants. we'll go live to dorset , but please do get migrants. we'll go live to dorset, but please do get in touch. send me your thoughts on gbviews@gbnews.com throughout the show. message on our the show. message me on our socials. we're at gb news. but first, let's get the news headunes first, let's get the news headlines with tatiana . headlines with tatiana. >> emily, thank you very much. good afternoon. this is the latest from the newsroom. a man has been arrested in the royal mews area next to buckingham palace, scotland yard says officers at the royal residence responded to a person climbing the wall and entering the royal mews early this morning

following a search. the 25 year old man was detained outside the stables. he's been arrested on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site and he's been taken into custody. police say at no point did the man enter buckingham palace. more on this as we get it. actor and comedian russell brand has denied very serious criminal allegations that he claims will be made against him by a newspaper and tv company. in a video posted on youtube and formerly known as twitter, he denied the allegations that he described as allegations that he described as a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks. mr brand admitted that he was very promiscuous early in his career, but insists that his relationships have always been consensual. he suggested that a serious and concerted agenda was trying to control his voice . trying to control his voice. >> amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that i absolutely refute . these allegations refute. these allegations pertain to the time when i was

working in the mainstream, when i was in the newspapers all the time, when i was in the movies. and as i've written about extensively in my books, was extensively in my books, i was very very promiscuous. very, very promiscuous. now, dunng very, very promiscuous. now, during promiscuity, during that time of promiscuity, the i had the relationships i had were absolutely always consensual. i was always transparent about that, then almost too transparent . and i'm being transparent. and i'm being transparent. and i'm being transparent about it now as well i >> -- >> there emma >> there will not be a cull of the american xl bully dog despite the prime minister's promise to ban the breed by the end of the year. the uk's top vet says an amnesty approach would see those who already own the dogs follow certain rules. an approach similar taken in the 1990s when pit bulls were banned . the prime minister's ban is backed by campaign groups. the labour party and baron baker of dorking , who put the dangerous dorking, who put the dangerous dogs act on the statute books more than 30 years ago. conservative mp kit malthouse told gb news there needs to be greater consequences for owners i >> absolutely have to deal with irresponsible owners and, you know, a decade ago or so more we

campaigned also for greater consequences for owners . the consequences for owners. the sentencing was raised. i think you can get up to 14 years of your dog, kill somebody. right. so that is absolutely part of the mix. but we have to recognise there are certain types of dog that are more capable than others of inflicting harm and damage . inflicting harm and damage. >> meanwhile, the man who was arrested in connection with a fatal dog attack in staffordshire has been released on conditional bail . ian price, on conditional bail. ian price, who was 52 years old, was attacked by two dogs believed to be xl bullies. he later died in hospital . police say a 30 year hospital. police say a 30 year old man from the lichfield area has been interviewed a number of times and has been released pending further inquiry. his a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 14 year old boy was fatally stabbed in manchester. police were called to the incident at around 6:05 last night on tavistock square. the boy was taken to hospital where he died from. his

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or vrbo. 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 it's back to . emily now it's back to. emily >> thank you, tatiana. so rupert murdoch's executives reportedly persuaded rishi sunak not to resign over partygate when he was chancellor there. a new book by the telegraph's political editor reveals sunak drafted a resignation letter after he was fined for lockdown breaches . fined for lockdown breaches. now, allies of boris johnson claim that when murdoch found out about sunak's plans, he convinced him to remain in post. number ten say sunak didn't speak to murdoch, and there's no evidence of the two having direct contact . but there are direct contact. but there are many claims made in the telegraph today. so joining me now news senior political now is gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson . nigel, commentator nigel nelson. nigel, very interesting claims made in this new book by ben riley—smith. and it's across the

front page of the telegraph. what's your assessment here? why would rishi sunak have sent a draft of his resignation? now this was back in april of last yeah this was back in april of last year. this was when he was fined over partygate. why would he have sent a draft letter of his resignation to murdoch's executives to get what they thought ? thought? >> well, i think because because they were personal friends. so what rishi sunak was obviously doing was he was in two minds whether it was right to actually resign or not. and he was open to advice from the likes of william hague and danny finkelstein . in fact, in fact, finkelstein. in fact, in fact, the advice they gave him was actually rather good . i think actually rather good. i think that there's a wide , wide that there's a wide, wide perception that the fine that he got was certainly harsh and unfortunate on the basis that all he'd done was poke his head around the door of a birthday party being held for boris johnson . it was boris johnson johnson. it was boris johnson who was fragrantly breaching the

rules at the time. had rishi sunak resigned then? the chances are boris johnson would have had to go to the rishi sunak wouldn't have been able to compete in the subsequent leadership contest and wouldn't be prime minister now. so the advice that he didn't need to resign , the public weren't resign, the public weren't asking for his resignation even seems to me rather rather a good one. >> yes. so the claim is that essentially this meddling by murdoch executives , if you can murdoch executives, if you can call it that, or advice given to rishi sunak, did help him to then become prime minister because if he'd handed in his resignation back in april and been one of the first to go there would have been accusations among tory mps and of course party members as well that he was disloyal to boris johnson, that he was stabbing him in the back. johnson, that he was stabbing him in the back . of course, we him in the back. of course, we still had those accusations as when he did go on to resign , but when he did go on to resign, but it would have been even stronger. is that the thinking here? that's exactly right

i >> -- >> that the point was that rishi sunak didn't need to resign over what had happened . and obviously what had happened. and obviously he wasn't quite sure whether he should or not, that he was trying he was arguing that integrity demanded that he did. but politics actually demanded that he didn't. but politics actually demanded that he didn't . and that was the that he didn't. and that was the advice he was given by some wise heads. there is obviously the question about what you think about a media mogul meddling in british politics. but murdoch has spent his entire life meddling in the politics on three continents. >> well, yes , this is very >> well, yes, this is very interesting indeed. and that's an excellent question to ask. of course, murdoch has not commented on these claims in the telegraph. these will be in this new book by ben riley—smith, who is their political editor. but some are saying that this could reignite tory infighting over bofis reignite tory infighting over boris johnson's downfall . and boris johnson's downfall. and many tory mps still think it was wrong that he was seemingly

forced out of his position. but we will talk again. thank you very much indeed, nigel nelson, senior political commentator at gb news. so moving on, the labour leader keir starmer, he's been very busy indeed , hasn't been very busy indeed, hasn't he? but he's insisted that seeking closer cooperation with the european union over the migrant crisis does not mean a weakening of his stance on brexit. but his proposal that the uk accepts an annual quota of asylum seekers from the european union has understandably raised rather a lot of concerns that he is in fact seeking to realign the uk with the bloc . he is, of course, with the bloc. he is, of course, remembered for campaigning harder than many in his own party to reverse the result of the referendum . so can keir the referendum. so can keir starmer be trusted to keep us out of the european union ? so out of the european union? so joining me now is former brexit party mep belinda de lucy and former labour adviser scarlett mccgwire keir. thank you very much indeed. i'm sure we're going to have two very different opinions on this one. so thank you me in the

you for joining me in the studio. belinda. i'll let you start. starmer he start. keir starmer he campaigned for a second referendum. adam he resigned from jeremy corbyn's shadow cabinet because he thought that brexit was an absolute disaster. i think i've got his quote from the letter. his resignation resignation letter at the time. he said the eu referendum result was catastrophic for the uk , for was catastrophic for the uk, for our communities and for the next generation. now he's telling us that seeking closer cooperation with the eu on asylum seekers and the migrant crisis is in no way at all a clue that he might want to realign us with the union. yeah, this is a man that voted against brexit 48 times. >> he's pledged to respect the referendum result and then worked his little socks off to try and reverse it and null and void. 17.4 million votes. that is how much he respects democracy . it's the same as the democracy. it's the same as the eu doesn't like a vote, wants to overturn it. no wonder he's in cahoots with the eu now. and the idea that joining the eu's mess

on their migrant crisis is the solution for the uk is for the birds . i solution for the uk is for the birds. i mean, solution for the uk is for the birds . i mean, the eu solution for the uk is for the birds. i mean, the eu is at each other's throats at the moment over the migrant crisis . they've over the migrant crisis. they've left italy pretty much on their own. in fact, matteo salvini , own. in fact, matteo salvini, the italian deputy prime minister said of the lampedusa landings recently, it's symbolic of a europe that just is not there. germany's rejecting migrant quota. poland, hungary v. the dublin agreement is falling apart. the whole thing is a mess . and keir wants the uk is a mess. and keir wants the uk taxpayer to prop up the failures of the eu in controlling their own borders. i don't think it's an election winner. >> yes, it does appear that he's is unaware of what's actually going on in european nation states. poland is going to have a referendum on the resettlement scheme on this asylum quota business. you've also got other countries pushing back as well. scarlett do you believe that keir starmer has changed his mind on brexit and that he will

keep the uk out of the european union ? union? >> i would like to say unequivocally that keir will not take us back into the into the european union. >> he does not want another referendum. he i mean, actually he's fought his own party on it. i mean, it's, it's the biggest divide in the labour party is between remainers and people who accept. i mean i don't think there were that many brexiteers , but actually he's, he has said over and over again that it's finished, it's done in and the question is, is what do we do now? and it's very , very now? and it's very, very different. i mean that you can you can say we're not in europe, we're not going to have anything to do with europe , or you can go to do with europe, or you can go to do with europe, or you can go to europe and look , we need to europe and say, look, we need to europe and say, look, we need to be part of it's called europe . well, the equivalent of interpol . we do need to be part interpol. we do need to be part of some of those institutions , of some of those institutions, us and actually to start saying

we can't talk about asylum properly when rishi sunak says , properly when rishi sunak says, i'm going to i'm going to stop the small boats and they go on coming. the question is what do you that works right ? and you do that works right? and that's what he i mean, he's trying look, trying to negotiate. look, you know , i first had dealings with know, i first had dealings with keir in 2017 after the brexit referendum . and our big divide referendum. and our big divide was he said, i can negotiate , was he said, i can negotiate, kate, as good a deal outside the eu as inside and i said, that's impossible. i mean, i'm a remainer. do you not think he's actually undermining the government's strategy here though, going off and having these meetings, putting out these meetings, putting out these proposals with the european union, essentially pretending that he's already in number 10? >> no, i mean , this is a crisis >> no, i mean, this is a crisis on the uk's border with france. >> this is a crisis that has not been dealt with. right. that actually the easiest way to begin dealing with this crisis that they could have done years ago is to have a proper asylum

system . and instead of spending system. and instead of spending £6 million a day on hotels , you £6 million a day on hotels, you you actually spend that money on getting people hiring people to process people. and then you sendin process people. and then you send in the economic migrants back. well, hang on. >> what what is happening right now is that the government is investing huge amounts of resources to processing resources into to processing these claims. and i would argue it's being done a little bit too quickly. now, we've seen reports that the interview is are now being cut to as little as 45 minutes. can you really decide an asylum case in that little amount of time? i don't think so. i think that is potentially a security threat. but to scarlett point on that, keir starmer has accepted the result. there's absolutely no chance that be going back that we'll be going back into the european well david the european union. well david lammy, the shadow shadow foreign secretary, has made it rather clear on a number of occasions that he wants to essentially go through our trade deal with the european union and look specifically about how we can

renegotiate closer economic ties, negotiating with the eu has left the uk burnt pretty badly and i think we should learn from our mistakes. >> we go in wanting fair play. we think they have everyone's best interests at heart, at heart. but the way the eu has behaved since the brexit result has revealed a very different, rather sinister agenda to make the uk the biggest mistake symbol of leaving the eu. that is, their agenda . they do not is, their agenda. they do not negotiate in good faith. so the idea kia is going to get some wonderful deal about, you know, having a migrant returns deal for stopping the boats. the boats are still going to come. official smugglers with their phones and their dinghies. it's ridiculous . and how kia hasn't ridiculous. and how kia hasn't said how many. and every time we get hooked back into the eu and beanng get hooked back into the eu and bearing in mind, as i've said, three other countries, eu member states have said no to migrant quotas and we've left the quotas and now we've left the eu. kia wants to take us back

into one of the worst parts of being in in the eu. they are not going to do a good deal that benefits us. they'll do a deal that helps macron in the polls to marine le pen to fight off marine le pen and say, look say, look, french, look what we're we're all we're doing. we're putting all our over the uk. the our migrants over to the uk. the eu out. they eu need to sort this out. they need their navy in the need to get their navy in the mediterranean and need mediterranean and they need to start returning start safely returning the people, the top three nations represented by coming to represented by those coming to italy. so a top four, egypt, tunisia, guinea, ivory coast, none of them are at war. these are economic migrants and the problem with the left and what we are witnessing with the liberal elite is their refusal, refusal to differentiate between economic migrants and refugees and a very clear boundary needs to be set and international treaties need to be. >> there is the scarlett just to just i'll you the just to finish i'll give you the last but there is an last word, but there is an irony, there , in way irony, isn't there, in a way that we may have a left wing prime minister in a year or so, whereas the rest of the european union, many countries rs are going to the right european nafions

going to the right european nations themselves are sick of the european continent's way of handung the european continent's way of handling the migrant crisis. >> you say that we've it's true, though. >> it's demonstrable. >> it's demonstrable. >> we've got . schultz can i say >> we've got. schultz can i say to two of lucy's things is, is i have just said that we need a proper asylum system to send economic migrants back . right? economic migrants back. right? i am of the left. this is what i believe. this is what keir believes. so there's no question about that . we need a proper about that. we need a proper asylum system where people are processed properly and we send economic migrants back to talking. if we're talking about deaung talking. if we're talking about dealing with the eu, the people who really , really badly who really, really badly negotiated was boris johnson, northern ireland protocol, where david frost , northern ireland protocol, where david frost, his northern ireland protocol, where david frost , his negotiator, david frost, his negotiator, said, well, of course we didn't expect to keep to this. right? i mean, how can the eu trust us when we sign an agreement that we had no intention of keeping, no , scarlett, i'd be more no, scarlett, i'd be more convinced by your argument that if it weren't for the fact that keir starmer and many of his

shadow cabinet and backbenchers didn't campaign to keep foreign criminals in this country on previous occasions, and that is there for people to decide . there for people to decide. >> but thank you very much indeed for your time. scarlett maguire, former labour adviser, the last one i always have because it's my show and former brexit party mep belinda de lucy. thank you very much indeed for your time. that was brilliant. at home brilliant. let me know at home what about that. do what you think about that. do you starmer it you trust keir starmer when it comes the european union? comes to the european union? would the european union even want we tried? want us back if we tried? there is over is that question hanging over too . us so moving on. the prime too. us so moving on. the prime minister says the american xl bully dog is a danger to our communities and has vowed to ban the breed. this comes after a series of dog attacks in the past injuring several past few weeks, injuring several people, including an 11 year old girl. week, a man died girl. this week, a man died following attack in following a dog attack in staffordshire here. so joining me is former professional me now is former professional dog trainer ryan o'meara . thank dog trainer ryan o'meara. thank you much indeed for joining you very much indeed for joining me is the latest me. ryan, what is the latest that we've heard from the government? i've seen talk that there may be some kind of

amnesty . we yeah, it's very amnesty. we yeah, it's very similar to what happened in 1991 where the home secretary of the day, kenneth baker , decided to day, kenneth baker, decided to ban the pit bull type dog and the there was essentially a roundup of dogs and they were put sleep regardless of whether or not the dogs had done anything or shown any signs of being dangerous. >> and that has pretty much happened ever since . so there happened ever since. so there are dogs that meet the description of a pit bull type dog and they they get put to sleep. and again, regardless of whether they've done anything. so what the government is proposing to do , it's got 32 proposing to do, it's got 32 years worth of evidence to establish whether or not it's doable. so we can argue whether or not it's the right approach morally. but in terms of the feasible reality of it, there are more pit bulls now than there ever were before 1991. yes it's very easy to say we're going to have a ban of this breed rather harder to implement. >> ryan, have you ever trained

these types of dogs, these bully xl dogs ? xl dogs? >> no, i've certainly met lots of bull breed dogs. >> no, i've certainly met lots of bull breed dogs . and the bull of bull breed dogs. and the bull breed is kind of a family of dogs. so i think when we think of a dog breed, we've all got a stereotypical image in our mind. so if we think of a labrador, we can picture a labrador. of can picture a labrador. but of course lots of dogs course there are lots of dogs that are labrador ish and lots of dogs that kind they of dogs that kind of they resemble a type dog but resemble a type of dog but wouldn't necessarily meet the kennel club description of a dog. and in the case of american xl, is there not a recognise breed in their own right? so i've met lots of bull breed dogs, the most famous of which would be the staffordshire bull terrier and they're incredible. they're amazing dogs. but in this particular case, what we've got is a vicious cycle where very irresponsible rebel people are breeding these dogs for money and they are meeting the demand in the market for these type of dogs from people who want a bad so—called dangerous

dog. and those people will still exist after the ban and they will simply move on to another breed. >> i mean, it's hard for me to empathise with owners of these dogs because i myself have only ever had a cockapoo which isn't a very intimidating dog in the grand scheme of things. and can't do too much harm to you, although they can still bite it. is it is possible in their nature for them to bite too. but what i can't get my head around is why people so people is why people why so many people want these types of dogs if not to be intimidating. >> i think that's certainly true in the case of a certain demographic. they do. they absolutely do . and the question absolutely do. and the question is whether or not by banning the breed is going to essentially put a complete stop to those people's ambitions to own, as you said , a dog that they want you said, a dog that they want to be intimidating. so i think ultimately there are so many different dog breeds, all of

which have got particular traits, particular attributes that people will choose the dog that people will choose the dog that that they fall in love with or that reflects what they want the most . and if somebody wanted the most. and if somebody wanted a bullberry type dog and they were a responsible owner and they gave that dog a great upbringing, there's lots of evidence that there are millions of those types of dogs in the world that are phenomenal family companions . if somebody wants a companions. if somebody wants a dog for the express purpose of intimidating people and training it to be aggressive , then we all it to be aggressive, then we all know that those people will continue to do that. and they're more likely to be attracted to the breeds that are on the banned list . banned list. >> but ryan, i'm sorry to interrupt . >> but ryan, i'm sorry to interrupt. i'm >> but ryan, i'm sorry to interrupt . i'm interested to interrupt. i'm interested to know, is it always the owner's fault, though? can you be the perfect responsible owner of this type of dog? and it still ends up mauling someone or lashing out at a child or lashing out at a child or lashing out at someone else? that's the problem that the government are dealing with .

government are dealing with. >> and ultimately , i think i >> and ultimately, i think i mean, i, i firmly believe that it will always be the owner's fault, even if you've done every thing you can. so ultimately , if thing you can. so ultimately, if it's we want legislation that essentially stops dogs from attacking people, the problem is dogs can't read . and so if we if dogs can't read. and so if we if we are willing to say it's not the owner's fault, then the blame is going to be apportioned to a group for where it's completely useless. so i think even if somebody inadvertently raises a dangerous dog and unfortunately , in my experience, unfortunately, in my experience, that's the most common case. that's the case to the scene of three fatal dog attacks where it was grand parents, dogs of three different breeds that killed grandchildren and those people did not want that to happen . but did not want that to happen. but unfortunately, they they inadvertently raised a dangerous dog.soit inadvertently raised a dangerous dog. so it still has to be in my case, if you raise a dog deliberately to attack someone and it does attack someone, you

should face the exact same consequences as if you've done it yourself. well thank you very much indeed for talking us through that. >> professional dog >> former professional dog trainer o'meara. he trainer ryan o'meara. he knows his . those nice little his stuff. those nice little dogs walking behind, making a little added, added dogs walking behind, making a lit'the added, added dogs walking behind, making a lit'the atmosphere|dded, added dogs walking behind, making a lit'the atmosphere . ded, added dogs walking behind, making a lit'the atmosphere . ied, added dogs walking behind, making a lit'the atmosphere . i thought,i to the atmosphere. i thought, you're and listening to you're watching and listening to gb news saturday with me, emily carver. more carver. we've got lots more coming show. but coming up on today's show. but before take a before i tell you, let's take a look at weather, the look at the weather, the temperatures rising, boxt solar the proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello there . i'm jonathan >> hello there. i'm jonathan vautrey here of your latest gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. it's a slightly mixed weekend and that is how we're ending saturday as well. some showery outbreaks of rain for southwest england. wales generally spreading the way closer towards northern ireland throughout ireland as we head throughout the overnight. south the evening and overnight. south eastern england seeing some late sunny intervals . but the cloud sunny intervals. but the cloud beginning as well. beginning to build here as well. overnight accompanied in all beginning to build here as well. ovthatjht accompanied in all beginning to build here as well. ovthat is accompanied in all beginning to build here as well. ovthat is quite accompanied in all beginning to build here as well. ovthat is quite a:ompanied in all beginning to build here as well. ovthat is quite a mildanied in all beginning to build here as well. ovthat is quite a mild andi in all of that is quite a mild and humid air mass. so for the southern two thirds of the uk

will quite mild night, will be quite a mild night, particularly across the very far south high teens south of england, high teens here, air here, but under the cooler air mass clearer across mass and clearer skies across northern scotland, a chillier night , dropping down night to come, dropping down towards in some towards frost values in some sheltered areas. so sheltered rural areas. so a bright start for northern scotland before the cloud and rain its way scotland before the cloud and rairfor its way scotland before the cloud and rairfor here its way scotland before the cloud and rairfor here all its way scotland before the cloud and rairfor here all the its way scotland before the cloud and rairfor here all the northern up for here all by the northern isles the south. there, we'll isles in the south. there, we'll start to see some thundery start to see some heavy thundery showers southern showers push into southern england. provide england. wales could provide some so some localised disruption. so it's worth keeping eye on it's worth keeping an eye on that throughout the day. temperatures touch down temperatures just a touch down compared saturday for the compared to saturday for the southeast and england due to the increased amounts of cloud but probably a little warmer for parts and northern parts of scotland and northern ireland monday, we'll see ireland in to monday, we'll see this its this cold front spreading its way behind that way in and behind that it will feed some fresher so feed in some fresher air. so removing that warm and humid conditions . but the cold conditions. but on the cold front itself, an unsettled conditions. but on the cold frontagain, an unsettled conditions. but on the cold frontagain, some an unsettled conditions. but on the cold frontagain, some heavysettled conditions. but on the cold frontagain, some heavy showers day. again, some heavy showers and rain could be some thunderstorms in there as well. eastern areas holding off a touch later on in the day. touch until later on in the day. but the new working week does look to stay relatively unsettled for many of us with further showers and by by

further showers and rain by by the temperatures rising , boxt the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> thanks jonathan for that forecast. so we've got lots more coming up on today's show. we'll have the very latest for you on the big bibby stockholm barge. asylum seekers who have been held on the barge are speaking out. all of and more to out. all of that and more to come . i'm out. all of that and more to come. i'm emily out. all of that and more to come . i'm emily carver and you come. i'm emily carver and you are watching listening to gb are watching and listening to gb news, britain's news .

gb news radio show . good afternoon. >> this is the latest from the newsroom. a man has been arrested in the royal mews area next to buckingham palace. scotland yard says officers at the residence responded to someone climbing the wall and entering the royal mews early this morning. following a search, the 25 year old was detained outside of the stables. he's been arrested on suspicion of trespass on a protected site. he's now being taken into custody . police also said that custody. police also said that at no point did the man enter buckingham palace. we'll bring you more on this story as we get it . russell brand , the comedian it. russell brand, the comedian russell brand, has denied very serious criminal allegations , serious criminal allegations, organs that he claims are being made against him by a tv company and a newspaper. in a video posted on youtube and formerly known as twitter, he denied the allegations that he described as

allegations that he described as a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks. mr brand admitted that he was very promiscuous early in his career, but insists that his relationships have always been consensual . while he suggested consensual. while he suggested that a serious and concerted agenda was trying to control his voice . voice. >> amidst this litany of astonishing rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that i absolutely refuse . but these allegations refuse. but these allegations pertain to the time when i was working in the mainstream, when i was in the newspapers all the time, when i was in the movies. and as i've written about extensively in my books, was extensively in my books, i was very, promiscuous. now very, very promiscuous. now dunng very, very promiscuous. now during of promiscuity, very, very promiscuous. now durirelationship of promiscuity, very, very promiscuous. now duri relationship thatiromiscuity, very, very promiscuous. now durirelationship that i)miscuity, very, very promiscuous. now durirelationship that i had cuity, very, very promiscuous. now durirelationship that i had were the relationship that i had were absolutely always consensual. i was always transparent about that, almost too that, then almost too transparent , and that, then almost too transparent, and i'm being transparent, and i'm being transparent about it now as well i >> -- >> there emma >> there will not be a cull of the american bully dog despite the american bully dog despite the prime minister's promise to ban the breed by the end of the

yeah ban the breed by the end of the year. the uk's top vet says an amnesty approach would see those who already own the dogs follow certain rules , an approach certain rules, an approach similar to that taken in the 1990s when pit bulls were banned.the 1990s when pit bulls were banned. the prime minister's ban is backed by campaign groups the labour party and baron baker, who put the dangerous dogs act on the statute books. more than 30 years ago. for more on all of those stories, you can visit our website, gbnews.com. now it's back to . emily back to. emily >> thank you, tatiana . welcome >> thank you, tatiana. welcome back to gb news saturday. with me, emily carver. i'm on your tv, online and digital radio. so pro and anti illegal migrant groups have clashed over the bibby stockholm barge with more protests due to take place in the dorset town of portland today. so our reporterjeff today. so our reporter jeff moody is on the scene for us now. jeff jeff, what's been going on? i've heard reports that at the bibby stockholm may be back up and running very

shortly . shortly. >> yes, we're told that it might well be up and running soon. the home office is being a little bit tight lipped as to when, but we do know that earlier in the week, big barrels full of fruit and veg were put on board. and also barriers . ramps have been also barriers. ramps have been installed as well . so it does installed as well. so it does look as though something is going to happen imminently. we're told possibly monday, possibly tuesday, possibly at some point next week. but another weekend, another demonstration , in fact, two demonstration, in fact, two demonstrations happening at the same time. on one side. and we have the no supporters. these are the ones that are pretty much anti—immigration . they're much anti—immigration. they're calling themselves close the borders . and they're there's not borders. and they're there's not too many of them. there's a bit of a gaggle, but they're currently shouting their slogans at all the buses and all of the cars that go past . on the other cars that go past. on the other side, we've got the stand up to racism lot , a much

side, we've got the stand up to racism lot, a much bigger number. they're just preparing for their demonstration. they're going to be walking , sing, going to be walking, sing, marching through the town very, very shortly . they also don't very shortly. they also don't want the barge here, but for totally different reasons. they believe that the barges are prison inhumane prison barge, that it's inhumane and that we should treat these people more respect people with more respect and with dignity . but there with more dignity. but there isn't lot of respect and isn't a lot of respect and dignity between the two sides. the police are here. there's quite a few police officers here dotted around. and it's a very quiet presence. but they have been required a couple of times already today just to try and keep the two groups separate . keep the two groups separate. but what they can't do is to keep the group separate online, and that is proving to be a problem. there's a huge social media presence, not only from the stand up to racism lot, but also from the no to the barge lot. also from this lot here. and people are finding that when they post comments on one of those groups, they then start to get a lot of personal attacks and a lot of vitriol . there's a and a lot of vitriol. there's a few police investigators scenes

going on at the moment because people from the various groups have received various degrees of threats. some people are saying that when they've posted things online, their employers have then been informed , armed. and then been informed, armed. and it's proving to be very, very nasty at to all the point that a lot of people in portland are beginning to tune out . and i've beginning to tune out. and i've been for here months reporting on this. and initially, i would find that so many people would want to have conversations. they'd almost be queuing up to get their voice heard . but now get their voice heard. but now it's a lot harder to get anyone to speak on camera because because of the amount of vitriol that they get off the back of that they get off the back of that. that they get off the back of that . and that is proving to be that. and that is proving to be a real problem here. the whole community party is divided by this issue completely torn down the middle and it's dividing families. it's causing problems in the community. me and one lady took me aside earlier on and she said, look, when the barge eventually goes, i worry

about what's going to be left because we're now a community that was a very close community and we're now completely torn apart by this issue . but as apart by this issue. but as i say, there's no sign of the barge going. there's no sign at the moment of the refugees arriving, although we are hearing, as i say, that it should happen possibly next week . and then who knows what that means for the protests. but people aren't giving up. they're still out here shouting. they're still out here shouting. they're still out here protesting , but still out here protesting, but they're very wary now. they're very wary of what other people think. they're very wary of what their friends think. they're very wary of what their employers think. and they're just tired. they're tired . whole thing. >> that's very interesting indeed , jeff, that people are indeed, jeff, that people are now unwilling well, more unwilling to speak on camera just because of that social media atmosphere, that vitriol people are getting online, presumably from both sides of the debate . and also, it's very the debate. and also, it's very interesting to see behind you

just how far the groups are from one another. now, that may be, as you said, due to the security around this, but also they don't wish to speak to each other. get too close to one another. but onune too close to one another. but online and it's a it's an absolute for free all. >> well, that's it. i mean, that's the trouble with with social media, isn't it, that a lot of people have false accounts. they have anonymous accounts. they have anonymous accounts as well. so they're posting things that aren't under their names. and becoming their names. and it is becoming a real problem. i mean , the a real problem. i mean, the police do try and keep the two groups separate . this lot, the groups separate. this lot, the stand up to racism lot is preparing to march through the town on there be town on and there will be marching alongside this group here but but as i say you can't stop them from mixing online and that's what's really providing the problems at the moment. people are depressed . people are depressed. >> yes. thank you very much indeed. >> yes. thank you very much indeed . jeff moody there down at indeed. jeff moody there down at the bibby stockholm barge in the dorset town of portland . and dorset town of portland. and very interesting indeed, what's

going on there. clearly very divided in that town. let's move on to some of your emails, because you've been getting in touch on all of the topics really been really that we've been discussing natasha has to discussing today. natasha has to say, says, on earth can say, she says, how on earth can anyone believe in a labour government? well, short and sweet there from natasha. some people do. they're doing well in the polls. if you believe the polls. and starmer jenny polls. and on starmer jenny says. really believe says. does anyone really believe that starmer will last more that keir starmer will last more than he is prime than ten minutes if he is prime minister and rayner rayner and the unions will push him out? yes, well she is a strong woman, an independent woman . she may an independent woman. she may well be trying to, you know, make it to the top. who knows what will happen. eric, on the xl bully dogs says, well , xl bully dogs says, well, brought up dogs can go bad , as brought up dogs can go bad, as do some well brought up people. well, there you go. is there always , always a risk when it always, always a risk when it comes to breeds , even if comes to these breeds, even if you're best owner, the most you're the best owner, the most responsible owner the world, responsible owner in the world, you've trained from day responsible owner in the world, you'\canained from day responsible owner in the world, you'\can they from day responsible owner in the world, you'\can they sometimes day responsible owner in the world, you'\can they sometimes just one. can they sometimes just switch and end up on the attack?

jenny says these dogs have the strength of a mountain lion and the bite force of a crocodile. well that may well be true. they're certainly very strong indeed. some of them are like ten stone. i mean, that's quite incredible. please do keep your views this is gb views coming in. this is gb news. course , gb news news. of course, gb news saturday. with me, emily carville. more carville. we've got lots more coming councils have issued coming up. councils have issued warnings parents about warnings to parents about a potential outbreak of measles . potential outbreak of measles. so should the mmr vaccine be made mandatory ? that and more to made mandatory? that and more to come here on gb news. britain's news .

sunday mornings from 930 on . gb news. >> welcome back to gb news saturday with me, emily carver. i'm on your tv online and digital radio. so first it was dodgy concrete in schools , and dodgy concrete in schools, and now there's more worry for parents across the country. measles that's due to a low uptake of mmr jabs. councils have parents that an have warned parents that an outbreak occur of this outbreak could occur of this potentially deadly infection. children who aren't vaccinated could be sent home and face a 21 day quarantine isolation period . i want to know, should we introduce an mmr vaccine mandate? so joining me now is molly kingsley from the us. for them , a lobby group formed to them, a lobby group formed to stand up for children's interests . molly, what's your interests. molly, what's your view? should this vaccine be mandatory ? mandatory? >> no, i mean , i think i'm quite >> no, i mean, i think i'm quite rigid on this, actually. you know, i totally accept there are

or maybe public health benefits for a number of vaccinations. certainly, you know, the traditional essential childhood ones. and however , i'm dead ones. and however, i'm dead against vaccine mandates in any form, really, and particularly form, really, and particularly for kids. and i think that's just for me , it's a really just for me, it's a really simple issue that any medical intervention carries risk . and intervention carries risk. and the thought that you would impose that on a child , i do not impose that on a child, i do not think ethically is right and that, you know, that is my view. i appreciate there are other views on it. >> other countries like france and germany, i believe , already and germany, i believe, already have a mandate because they were concerned about the uptick in cases of measles in their country. is it not quite selfish unless the child has specific medical exemption not to have the jab because otherwise they're potentially not. you're not you're potentially putting not you're potentially putting not only your child's life at risk, but also those is children around them . around them. >> yeah, i mean, i think for the measles jab, you know many parents would want their

children in those around them to be vaccinated . do i think it's be vaccinated. do i think it's selfish? i really struggle with that now because , you know, we that now because, you know, we saw in the case of the pandemic that actually today's public health information very quickly turns to tomorrow's misinformation and, you know, i think it is a sad , sad reality think it is a sad, sad reality that as a result of the pandemic, many parents are in fact, many, many of the population . but, you know, population. but, you know, particularly relevant here for parents are maybe a bit more cynical, a bit more questioning than they might have been. and i think that's the elephant in the room here. you why room here. you know, why are vaccine falling while it's vaccine rates falling while it's because we have managed to really, really erode trust in pubuc really, really erode trust in public health over the last three years? and i think when we look at, you know, measures to correct that, a mandate, i can see why it's tempting. i can see why it might be thought of a quick term, quick fix. i think long term, the further for deterioration and breakdown of trust in the state and in public health would just be catastrophic. i think a

mandate is the last thing we really need. now >> well, i'm glad you brought that up because i also to that up because i was also to going i agree with you that that may well be a factor as to why parents are more hesitant about this jab , because many parents this jab, because many parents felt felt very pressured indeed to have their very young, otherwise healthy children vaccinated with the covid jab when they thought it was, well, completely unnecessary for their child who was not at risk of coming to harm from covid. what do you think in terms of public health policy then? should it be a gentle, gentle approach to this kind of thing ? should we this kind of thing? should we just be advising parents wants to have this jab for their children? or do you think there does need to be more of a pushy approach for this? because it was in 1998 was was back in 1998 that there was this study that claimed this jab was linked to autism . um, that was linked to autism. um, that was linked to autism. um, that was then completely trashed and it was found to not be true, but

that impacted the uptake of this jab. and we saw an uptick in cases as a result. so we want to avoid that. happening now . how avoid that. happening now. how do we do so ? do we do so? >> i think the answer i would look at it another way. i think pubuc look at it another way. i think public health needs to restore its moral authority . so, you its moral authority. so, you know, the government , its know, the government, its authorities, local authorities , authorities, local authorities, schools, whoever it is who are whether it is persuading, asking, hoping that parents get this jab, we really need to look at what happened during the pandemic. we need to be honest about, as you've just said, emily, you know, we did push on to parents and children, a product that never should have been authorised for them, actually, let alone pushed. and we to step back and think, we need to step back and think, well, what are we going to do now to restore trust in these traditional essential immunisation programs? but until that moral authority is restored, you know , i think restored, you know, i think pushing and coercing and pressurising, you know, it's all the different levels of coercion here aren't they? because you

could have an outright vaccine mandate. you could also as mandate. you could also do as these authority is, are these local authority is, are trying to do. you could segregate children who haven't had the jab. it's a bit less coercive. it's still discriminatory and quite coercive. and i would say none of that is appropriate. what we really need here is an honest pubuc really need here is an honest public information campaign. but the problem is that for that to happen, we need a reckoning about what went wrong during covid. and i don't see that coming from any of our public health authorities. >> well, thank you very much indeed. and i must say, some experts would disagree and say that the vaccine was very important for children. i must put that there. but thank important for children. i must put very there. but thank important for children. i must put very muchere. but thank important for children. i must put very much indeed. thank important for children. i must put very much indeed. molly you very much indeed. molly kingsley the us for them kingsley from the us for them lobby group talking the lobby group talking about the uptake mmr jabs whether uptake in mmr jabs and whether they mandate . what they should become mandate. what do now, ministers have do you think now, ministers have warned that turning to electric cars will cost the treasury £9 billion. why? well a senior economist the resolution economist from the resolution foundation says the move to using electric vehicles will cost £9 billion in lost fuel duty by 2030. so at the same

time, it's reported rishi sunak is set to ignore opposition from tory mps and stick to the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. how are they going to make up this shortfall , this £9 billion in fuel duty that they won't receive? hm i wonder what's coming next. joining me is motoring journalist quentin willson now. thank you, quentin . now, thank you, quentin. now, 9 billion, that is an estimate of how much in fuel duty the treasury treasury will go without if everyone adopts electric vehicles. but this is a big issue for ministers to decide for policy makers to come up with because 9 billion, you don't want to lose that from the treasury. what do you think we might see instead ? well, we've might see instead? well, we've been talking about road charging , emily since 1964. >> and every successive government have kicked it into the long grass because they know it has the potential as an issue to bring down a government. but it's to bring down a government. but wsfime to bring down a government. but it's time we started to talk about this. have open discussions and see how we can

get a system that actually pays people not to use the roads. so, you know , you go at not at you know, you go at not at a peak time, you use a car that isn't isn't as polluting as others and you are paid and you pay others and you are paid and you pay to use the roads less. and then that's that's fairer than then that's that's fairer than the system we've got at the moment. and frankly, look, that's broken. i spent ten years trying to keep fuel duty down andifs trying to keep fuel duty down and it's just a complete weight on the economy. we heard yesterday that there's a disparity in fuel prices across the country, as much as £0.50 a litre. opec, a trying to get $100 a barrel for restricting supply to push prices up. so we've got to break that dependency on on fossil fuels and we have to come up with a system that is fair and that doesn't disadvantage vintage. the lowest demographic in the uk i >> -- >> it does appear sometimes like this is all a little bit underhanded. they've set this

policy goal 2030 ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars . one new petrol and diesel cars. one of the big selling points of having an electric vehicle besides the environmental benefits that we're told is that you don't have to pay fuel duty, but as we see, the treasury will go without many billions in fuel duty . so, again, do you think duty. so, again, do you think it's more likely than not that we will have some kind of pay per mile scheme that will have some kind of new road taxes? what do you envision ? what do you envision? >> i think we're going to see a road charging system where it's done by gps , where you are done by gps, where you are charged for how much you use use the roads and particularly what time . and that that will reduce time. and that that will reduce hopefully congestion. but you've got to look at that 9 billion figure and say, okay, that's not necessarily a black hole . if you necessarily a black hole. if you look at the charging infra structure people, the charging point operators, they're spending 6 billion on charging. you've got a an electric battery

factory that's going to be three, 3.5 billion into the economy. bmw is spending 6 million, 600 million on on their mini factory stellantis on their electric van factory . so that electric van factory. so that that money is coming into the economy and that notional black hole . hole. >> quentin, sorry to interrupt you. we don't have much time. and i just want to get in another question because front page of the times today, rishi sunakis page of the times today, rishi sunak is going ahead with this petrol and diesel car ban. this on new sales anyway, and it's understood that it's because ministers have promised bmw value that they're not going to relax these targets. and that's part of a negotiation to secure this £600 million in investment to build electric minis in oxford rather than china. is that not crony capitalism at play that not crony capitalism at play ? they've made a deal with play? they've made a deal with bmw , so therefore they have to bmw, so therefore they have to go ahead with this target. >> you know, emily, we're

watching the rest of the world go to electrification at pace and we're falling behind. there are 25 battery factories being built or planned in europe . we built or planned in europe. we have, what, one and another one in the pipeline. have, what, one and another one in the pipeline . and if we don't in the pipeline. and if we don't do this, then global capital won't come to the uk . our motor won't come to the uk. our motor industry will move somewhere else and then will be else and then we will be completely screwed. you know , we completely screwed. you know, we can't play this role of little britain anymore and say this isn't happening because it is. so that's we need to attract investment into the uk and we need certainty of industrial policies. and that's what sunak has done. he's said to all those investors in the world, we're open for business. >> well, i hope he's right that electric vehicles are the future. otherwise we'll all be in bit of a mess. but thank in a bit of a mess. but thank you indeed, quentin you very much indeed, quentin willson, . willson, motoring journalist. thank for your thank you very much for your time. you're watching and listening saturday listening to gb news saturday with carville. we've with me, emily carville. we've got coming up. but got lots more coming up. but first, a look at the first, let's take a look at the weather with jonathan . weather with jonathan. >> looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers proud sponsors up. boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on . gb news.

of weather on. gb news. >> hello there. i'm jonathan vautrey, who of your latest gb news weather forecast provided by the met office? it's a slightly mixed weekend and that is how we're ending saturday as well. some showery outbreaks of rain southwest england. rain for southwest england. wales the wales generally spreading the way towards northern way closer towards northern ireland. as we head throughout the overnight , the evening and overnight, southeastern england seeing some late, intervals. the late, sunny intervals. but the cloud beginning build here as cloud beginning to build here as well accompanied well overnight and accompanied in that is quite a mild in all of that is quite a mild and humid air mass. for the and humid air mass. so for the southern thirds of the southern two thirds of the uk will a night, will be quite a mild night, particularly across very far particularly across the very far south high teens south of england, high teens here, under cooler air here, but under the cooler air mass clearer skies across mass and clearer skies across northern chillier northern scotland, a chillier night to come, dropping down towards values in some towards frost values in some sheltered areas . so sheltered rural areas. so a bright start for northern scotland the cloud and scotland before the cloud and rain spreads way rain eventually spreads its way up for all but the northern up here for all but the northern isles the south there, we'll isles in the south there, we'll start some thundery start to see some heavy thundery showers into southern showers push into southern england, wales could provide some , so some localised disruption, so it's worth keeping an eye on that day. that throughout the day. temperatures a touch down

temperatures just a touch down compared saturday for the compared to saturday for the southeast and england due to the increased amounts of cloud, but probably little for probably a little warmer for parts and northern probably a little warmer for parts into and northern probably a little warmer for parts into monday,i northern probably a little warmer for parts into monday, we'llhern probably a little warmer for parts into monday, we'll see ireland into monday, we'll see this front spreading its ireland into monday, we'll see this in front spreading its ireland into monday, we'll see this in and)nt spreading its ireland into monday, we'll see this in and behind ading its ireland into monday, we'll see this in and behind that] its ireland into monday, we'll see this in and behind that itts ireland into monday, we'll see this in and behind that it will way in and behind that it will feed in some fresher air. so remove that warm humid remove that warm and humid conditions . but on cold conditions. but on the cold front itself, quite an unsettled day. again, heavy showers day. again, some heavy showers and could be some and rain could be some thunderstorms in there as well. eastern areas holding off a touch until later on in day. touch until later on in the day. but working week does but the new working week does look relatively look to stay relatively unsettled for many of us with further showers and by by further showers and rain by by looks like things are heating up. >> box boilers proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> thank you very much, jonathan. so still ahead on the show, does keir starmer plan to take us back into the european union? we discussed this earlier . we're going to discuss it some .we're going to discuss it some more because i think that might be his plan. his proposal for a deal with the bloc to tackle migration many brexiteers migration has many brexiteers sounding the alarm. we'll

discuss that. i'm emily carver. you are watching and this is you're watching two gb news saturday

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not to resign over his partygate fine. what does this say about rishi sunak and about the media's influence on politics? then, the government's chief veterinary officer says american bully dogs won't be culled. that's despite rishi sunak vowing to ban the breed . so will vowing to ban the breed. so will an amnesty work instead ? and an amnesty work instead? and should the uk introduce a sugar tax? a new report from dozens of health organisations say we should . but critics say all it should. but critics say all it will do is make people obese and poor. will do is make people obese and poor . so let me know what you poor. so let me know what you think. get in touch. send me your thoughts on gbviews@gbnews.com. message me on socials . we're at gb on our socials. we're at gb news. before we get into all news. but before we get into all of that, it is your news headunes of that, it is your news headlines with tatiana. >> emily thank you very much and good afternoon. the latest from the newsroom actor and comedian russell brand has denied very serious criminal allegations that he claims will be made against him by a newspaper and tv company. in a video posted on

youtube. and formerly known as twitter, he denied the allegations that he described as allegations that he described as a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks. mr brand admitted that he was very promiscuous early in his career, but insists that his relationships have always been consensual. he suggested that a serious and concerted agenda was trying to control his voice amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that i absolute refute these allegations pertain to the time when i was working in the mainstream, when i was in the newspapers all the time, when i was in the movies. >> and as i've written about extensively my books, extensively in my books, i was very, promiscuous. very, very promiscuous. now, dunng very, very promiscuous. now, during promiscuity during that time of promiscuity , relationships i had were , the relationships i had were absolutely consensual. absolutely always consensual. i was always transparent about that. almost too that. then almost too transparent. i'm being transparent. and i'm being transparent. and i'm being transparent about it now as well i >> -- >> there emma >> there will not be a cull of the american billy dog, despite the american billy dog, despite the prime minister's promise to

ban the breed by the end of the yeah ban the breed by the end of the year. the uk's top vet says an amnesty approach would see those who already own the dogs follow certain rules. an approach similar to that taken in the 1990s when pit bulls were banned . the prime minister's ban is backed by campaign groups. the labour party and baron baker of dorking , who put the dangerous dorking, who put the dangerous dogs the statute books dogs act on the statute books more than ago. more than 30 years ago. conservative mp kit malthouse told gb news there needs to be greater consequences for owners. >> absolutely have to deal with irresponsible owners and you know, a decade ago or so more we campaigned also for greater consequences for owners. the sentencing was raised. i think you can get up to 14 years of your dog, kill somebody. right. so we that is absolutely part of the mix. but we have to recognise there are certain types of dog that are more capable than others of inflicting harm and damage . inflicting harm and damage. >> meanwhile, a man who was arrested in connection with a fatal dog attack in staffordshire has been released

on conditional bail. ian price, who was 52, was attacked by two dogs believed to be exiled bullies. he later died in hospital , bullies. he later died in hospital, while police bullies. he later died in hospital , while police say bullies. he later died in hospital, while police say a 30 year old man from the litchfield area has been interviewed. a number of times and has been released pending further inquiries . now some news into us inquiries. now some news into us inquiries. now some news into us in the last hour. police searching for a missing british soldier have been informed by ukrainian authorities that they found a body, 36 year old daniel burke from south manchester was reported missing on the 16th of august by family members who hadnt august by family members who hadn't heard from him and had believed he'd travelled to ukraine, greater manchester police said it was working with mr burke's family and ukrainian authorities support a formal authorities to support a formal identity location and bring his remains back to the uk. identity location and bring his remains back to the uk . rates of remains back to the uk. rates of theft and verbal abuse in shops have increased by 25% in the last 12 months. the federation of independent retailers says the rising cost of living is causing an increase in people

stealing everyday product such as tinned food. the group also says social media trends are encouraging young people to post videos of themselves stealing to sites such as tiktok . it comes sites such as tiktok. it comes after the boss of john lewis described rising rates of shoplifting as an epidemic. described rising rates of shoplifting as an epidemic . a shoplifting as an epidemic. a man has been arrested in the royal mews area next to buckingham palace . scotland yard buckingham palace. scotland yard says officers at the residence responded to a person climbing the wall and entering the royal mews early this morning following a search. the 25 year old was detained outside the stables. he's been arrested on suspicion of trespass on a protected site and has been taken into custody. police say at no point did the man enter buckingham palace . and if you're buckingham palace. and if you're planning a last minute summer holiday, you might want to consider booking a hotel . now, consider booking a hotel. now, a new study suggests that contrary to popular belief, hotels are often cheaper than a typical airbnb rental. the consumer group , which compared the prices group, which compared the prices

of thousands of hotel rooms with 300,001 bed rentals on various popular accommodation websites . popular accommodation websites. it found that the cost of a one night stay in a hotel was on average just over £100, compared to £120 on sites such as airbnb or vrbo . this is gb news across or vrbo. this is gb news across the uk in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's back to . emily back to. emily >> thank you, tatiana. so i think this is a very important story, a very interesting story to highlight. rupert murdoch's executives reportedly persuaded rishi sunak not to resign over partygate when he was chancellor a new book by the telegraph's political editor reveals sunak drafted a resignation letter after being fined for lockdown breaches , according to the book. breaches, according to the book. allies of boris johnson say that when murdoch found out about

sunaks plans, he convinced him to remain in post at number 10. say sunak didn't speak to murdoch and there's no evidence of the two having direct contact . but joining me now is gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson. let's get his analysis. nigel thank you very much for joining analysis. nigel thank you very much forjoining me. analysis. nigel thank you very much forjoining me . now, these much for joining me. now, these are these are some claims that ben riley—smith is making in his new book, essentially that when rishi sunak was chancellor back in april of last year, he was fined over partygate. he drafted a resignation letter to he then sought advice from some of murdoch's execs relatives asking whether he should resign, asking them to read the letter, perhaps give him some feedback. and they said, hang on a minute , don't do said, hang on a minute, don't do it quite yet. why would they have said that? >> oh, well, simply the politics of it. the rishi sunak didn't need to resign over that . i need to resign over that. i think it's widely perceived that the fine he got was certainly

harsh and certainly unfortunate . and bear in mind, he got it just for poking his head around the corner of a birthday party for boris johnson . and boris for boris johnson. and boris johnson was a different case because he he'd flagrantly broken rules that he'd set up now had rishi sunak resigned over that it probably would have would have put pressure on boris johnson to resign to stop rishi sunak from competing in the following leadership election . following leadership election. and so his friends were saying to him, look, please don't do it. there's obviously the wider question these these friends were working for rupert murdoch . there is the suggestion in the in the book that rupert murdoch personally intervened . and personally intervened. and obviously, there's a question whether or not a media mogul should be intervening in politics. >> now, this could have had a quite an impact on what we've seen in terms of rishi sunak

becoming prime minister. the claim is, or at least one of the conclusions that can be drawn from this is that if rishi sunak had resigned at that point back in april , he had resigned at that point back in april, he would then not had resigned at that point back in april , he would then not have in april, he would then not have gone to on become prime minister because boris johnson's allies would have been furious that he had stabbed him in the back, that party members would also have been furious and that he would have not stood a chance at all of becoming prime minister now, of course, there are still many accusations , means that many accusations, means that rishi sunak did stab boris johnson in the back , but perhaps johnson in the back, but perhaps those were softer than they would have been if he'd resigned back in april. yeah i think that's that's true as well , that that's that's true as well, that if you think about about rishi sunak's subsequent resignation that was pretty quickly after sajid javid had resigned. >> and the reason boris johnson went is that a load of ministers resigned too. so if you like, the blame was kind of dissipated a bit that had rishi sunak gone

in the april and boris johnson had subsequently had to resign to rishi sunak would have got the blame and also bear in mind, if there had been a leadership contest , that they'd have both . contest, that they'd have both. they'd have both resigned for exactly the same reason, making it much more difficult for rishi sunak to compete . sunak to compete. >> and just very quickly , nigel, >> and just very quickly, nigel, what does this tell us about the amount of influence the likes of murdoch and his executives have on the political process ? on the political process? >> well, i mean, murdoch's been meddling in politics all his life, and he's been doing it on three continents. as i new murdoch in the in the 1980s when i was living in new york through family connections . and he was family connections. and he was doing it then we used to argue about politics all the time in those days, it was his campaign to stop kennedy becoming to stop teddy kennedy becoming president and his support for margaret thatcher. now, the question obviously is that i thought he was wrong to go and do that. but there is a question

over whether he had the right to do it on the grounds that a media mogul has a right to free speech just like everyone else . speech just like everyone else. >> well, thank you very much indeed nelson our indeed. nigel nelson there, our senior political commentator at gb news. this is not really what rishi sunak wants on the front page of the telegraph. could it reignite site infighting in the tory party over boris johnson's downfall over whether rishi sunak was rather conniving at the time ? and also that big the time? and also that big question over how much influence people like rupert murdoch have over our democracy is a very interesting one indeed. let me know what you make of that conversation now. the prime minister says the american excel bully dog is a danger to our communities and he's vowed to ban this comes after ban the breed. this comes after a series of dog attacks in the past they've injured past few weeks. they've injured several including an 11 several people, including an 11 year girl. this week , a year old girl. and this week, a man following a dog attack man died following a dog attack in staffordshire. was mauled in staffordshire. he was mauled to death essentially by two of these dogs. joining me now is these dogs. so joining me now is author animal behaviour ist

author and animal behaviour ist hannah molly , thank you very hannah molly, thank you very much indeed forjoining me. hannah, what's your assessment of this type of breed ? of this type of breed? obviously, they are getting a huge amount of, let's say, bad press at the moment following this swathe of dog attacks. are these breeds just naturally very dangerous and aggressive ? dangerous and aggressive? >> the tricky thing is, is that excel bully is not a breed. so the american bulldog is a breed. the excel bully is a big version of that breed. so you have standard and american bulldogs, you have pocket bullies, and then you have excel bullies and they are measured. they're just bigger. they're just bigger versions . and so the excel bully versions. and so the excel bully is the biggest of them . and i is the biggest of them. and i think the problem that we're seeing right now is that there's lots of bully types and it's very difficult for people to genuinely say that's what that breed of dog is. and i would say many of these dogs have been really handled , badly really badly handled, badly bred. and there are frustrated

and easily wound up and i would argue this is actually an animal abuse that is being wrapped up in a in a bid to save the public. now, i appreciate the size of an excel bully . and you size of an excel bully. and you know, there tends to see when abused or or frustrate bid to bite and in some cases kill is definitely a risk to the public that we need to do something to manage. but what i would hate to see is this dog being scapegoated when actually we've got a much larger irresponsible dog ownership problem in this country. and what we really want to see is that the government are going to pledge and promise ring fenced funds so that we can make sure that the public are properly cared for for, decades, regardless of what the next exciting breed that we choose to produce in order to keep ourselves safe looks like that's what we'd really like to see. >> that's so you think there's a there's a concern there? you have concern that perhaps the

have a concern that perhaps the government are being bit knee government are being a bit knee jerk this, that it's bit jerk with this, that it's a bit of knee jerk reaction to want of a knee jerk reaction to want to now, the uk's to ban the breed. now, the uk's chief veterinary officer has said that there won't be a cull of these dogs, so that will be a relief to some owners of this breed who love their dogs very much indeed. but instead there will be an amnesty of sorts. so owners will have to register their and take action, their dogs and take action, including muzzles in public. now that sounds sensible . that sounds sensible. >> i think there's nothing wrong with, you know, we need to do something to safeguard the pubuc something to safeguard the public absolutely. public right now. absolutely. i think that is that's a good and measured response . and i'm measured response. and i'm really that the government really proud that the government have problem really have taken this problem really seriously. actually because it's massive. but what don't want massive. but what i don't want to that they tick this to see is that they tick this box now and well, that's box now and say, well, that's done. that. now what done. we've done that. now what we need see is we really need to see is a cohesive plan that's short, medium and long term moving towards something like a dog licence. so that we never see again that somebody who, you know, can't afford to

know, really can't afford to look after a dog who has no previous experience looking after a dog ends up with quite a complicated and high needs dog like a malinois or a german shepherd . they're exactly the shepherd. they're exactly the same. they're bright and intelligent and they're protection dogs . so that's what protection dogs. so that's what i really want to see, is that we are doing everything we can to safeguard the public for decades and decades. >> the view >> as i take the view that if these dogs are clearly misbehaving and their owners are clearly irresponsible, they should be taken off their hands and the owners should be punished in one way or another. i think that should certainly give people a little bit more confidence that these sorts of things going to dealt things are going to be dealt with. but thank you very much indeed, there, indeed, hannah. molly, there, author behaviourist . author and animal behaviourist. thank time. now, thank you for your time. now, labour has pledged create labour has pledged to create temporary so—called nightingale courts asylum courts to speed up asylum decisions. the party is also pledging to hire over 1000 caseworkers to clear the asylum backlog. they want to fast track decisions for applicants from certain countries . decisions for applicants from certain countries. keir decisions for applicants from certain countries . keir starmer certain countries. keir starmer and his shadow home secretary yvette cooper. they're visited

the hague this week for talks with the eu's law enforcement agency, europol . starmer says agency, europol. starmer says closer cooperation with the eu would help the uk take control of the situation. the government has totally lost control of, but that the home secretary, suella braverman, hit back. she claimed starmer would let the uk become a dumping ground for 100,000 migrants from the eu each year. so who's right? joining me now is international human rights lawyer david hague the lawyer david hague and the director at the centre for migration, stephen wolf . thank director at the centre for mig very], stephen wolf. thank director at the centre for migveryi, stepindeed lf . thank director at the centre for mig very], stepindeed for thank director at the centre for mig very], stepindeed for joining you very much indeed for joining me. stephen, i'll start with you. are you convinced keir you. are you convinced by keir starmer's proposals as sadly not. >> why ? why do i believe that? >> why? why do i believe that? it's because actually the european union itself has lost control of its own borders. there are two key reports that have come out this year. the first on the 8th of august from the european parliament that said there was over a million applicants that had come into the eu just this year alone . and the eu just this year alone. and out of the decisions they

refused entry to 141,000. they'd issued return decisions . of issued return decisions. of 430,000. so we're talking nearly 600,000 there. but they admitted that only 19,000 had actually returned . this is the policy returned. this is the policy that keir starmer wants to replicate in the united kingdom, a failed policy from the european union, one that doesn't return people just as we don't return. people here in the uk. and the main reason why is because we can't return them to the countries they mainly coming from iran, iraq, afghanistan and somalia. cetera . somalia. et cetera. >> david stephen makes a good point there, doesn't he? the situation on the continent isn't going to plan . let's say you going to plan. let's say you also have many european countries wanting to get out of the eu's various migrant schemes because they believe they're being taken advantage of or they can't handle the numbers for one reason or another or simply that they don't believe they have enough protection of their borders within the european union. what do you say to

union. so what do you say to that? is it a bit, well, naive, perhaps of keir starmer to believe he can make some kind of deal that will work for us? >> good afternoon. i think the thing is what you're seeing now is that both parties are clearly seeing that this is one of the areas where the election is going to be fought on. so you're seeing lots of when comes seeing lots of when it comes from starmer, lots of from from keir starmer, lots of headlines, were, but no headlines, as it were, but no real immigration headlines and certainly and certainly no details. and i would not put the eu as at the top of the list of states and blocs that managers, immigration and illegal immigration. well, it's not it's not the person to follow. it's not the country and the state to follow. it's you know, there's as we can expect , know, there's as we can expect, an awful lot lacking in detail of how these things are going to work . he's, of course, saying work. he's, of course, saying the right things to some people. but where's detail ? but where's the detail? >> point , stephen. but where's the detail? >> point, stephen. in >> well, good point, stephen. in terms of the government's in terms of the government's in terms of the government's in terms of keir starmer's proposals, it's quite interesting, isn't it, because

there have been reports that eu officials have already pooh poohed the idea that keir starmer is putting forward and that they don't believe having some kind of agreement with the uk is even a priority when it comes to migration . comes to migration. >> i'm not sure it is a priority for them because they have a returns policy document that they've released it recently and thatis they've released it recently and that is to try and solve what they regard is a very complex area that has weaknesses and tries to optimise procedures between their own countries to have a system in place which allows two things. one returns that work, but also a distribution, a fair distribution, a fair distribution , as they call it, distribution, as they call it, of this million or so of asylum applicants that come into the eu each year, because many countries are refusing to do that. countries are refusing to do that . and so the eu itself that. and so the eu itself doesn't really have a key agenda to join in with the uk. but what i would say though is that if

keir starmer did get into power, his party is much more closely augned his party is much more closely aligned with the eu then i do believe then that the eu would start to open, negotiate options, but on the basis there will be some line or link to a future rejoining of the uk in the eu. that's the only way this would work for them . would work for them. >> david, do you agree with that , that keir starmer may well be able to negotiate with the european union if he becomes prime minister because they know that he is pro europe, he is pro the bloc ideology quickly, but that that would come with many strings attached , let's say . strings attached, let's say. >> yeah, i think as stephen said, he's obviously more augned said, he's obviously more aligned to eu than the tory party. but you know, he's already made clear that there's no there's definitely no going, going, going back, which he's had help with the vote had to do to help with the vote situation. but you know, you've got i think there's a real problem because why is why would it be at the top of the eu's list? the current situation

probably works quite well for them, particularly for france. we're paying them money we're paying them lots of money and accepting awful lot and we're accepting an awful lot of asylum seekers. of illegal asylum seekers. and i go to point on the go back to the point on the detail of this this policy, how is it impractical going work? is it impractical going to work? so the detail is like have so the detail is like we have say instance, illegal say, for instance, an illegal asylum coming across the asylum seeker coming across the channel. then going to channel. are we then going to process send them back process them, send them back yet? going to accept yet? we're going to accept others in the europe and let others in the in europe and let them come if they're legal and but then i still see problems with court processes, delays, processing challenges. how is that to going work with the current legislation that we have? we're going have? unless we're going to change no detail change it? so there's no detail there all. and of course, there at all. and of course, even tories talked even the tories have talked about necessarily, know, about not necessarily, you know, about not necessarily, you know, a kind exchange agreement for a kind of exchange agreement for the certainly the returns, but certainly returning the eu returning back to the eu and something been something that they've been looking for. so i just think again, it's more talk and again, it's yet more talk and we're not going to see, even if they elected, much action how. >> now. >> stephen, we're hearing from keir it's the same keir starmer and it's the same thing that we're hearing from the on the government, this emphasis on speeding up the processing of claims as it sounds fantastic in

theory, but i'm not sure i'm the only one who is concerned that a speeding up of processing might mean that the well , the quality mean that the well, the quality of the processing may not be up to scratch. there could be security risks attached to this if processing if claims aren't deau if processing if claims aren't dealt with properly . dealt with properly. >> the biggest problem for the government is that it's visually very obvious to people that this system is failing because the numbers of those claiming asylum in the system is growing and growing . so therefore the optics growing. so therefore the optics for the public is very bad and secondly, whilst these people are being making these claims, it's under the government, the home office responsibility to house them. so they have a second failed metric . the, the second failed metric. the, the amount that we're spending on housing each day. so it's on the government's hand to try and reduce those optics . and how do reduce those optics. and how do they do it? they can speed through the process and that's already beginning to happen with with rishi sunak in more and more people are being granted asylum in proportionate terms

than they were last year through the discretionary arm. what than they were last year through the discrthenary arm. what than they were last year through the discrthen is arm. what than they were last year through the discrthen is the]. what than they were last year through the discrthen is the cost|at than they were last year through the discrthen is the cost of happens then is the cost of housing falls upon local authorities and it's much easier to hide that number. and so it looks good for the government in both ways. keir starmer is going to follow that. but on speed . to follow that. but on speed. >> and just very quickly, dave , >> and just very quickly, dave, successive migrant crises on the european continent , do you successive migrant crises on the european continent, do you think shinzon will last ? shinzon will last? >> i think i think it will. at the moment i don't see that there's any any, any real kind of drive across the continent to remove that. there are considerable problems everywhere in europe with asylum and obviously here and illegal migrants. and i think they're going to continue you going to continue whilst you have many divisions. have so many, many divisions. and the end of day, you and at the end of the day, you know, got many, many know, you've got many, many people, seekers genuine people, asylum seekers genuine and their rights being and their human rights being effectively an effectively treated like an hokey it's really hokey cokey dance, it's really unacceptable. i don't see it unacceptable. but i don't see it changing sadly . changing sadly. >> well, thank you very much indeed, david. hey there. international human rights lawyer stephen woolf . thank lawyer and stephen woolf. thank you time, of

you for your time, director of the migration, very the centre for migration, very interesting indeed. i don't think with the movement of people that we're seeing into the european continent that the shingon shingon and freedom of movement within the european union will last. i just simply don't think it will, considering the have many the fact that you have many european countries that are saying, on a minute, we're saying, hang on a minute, we're not sure we want all these asylum seekers and all of this migration, but we shall see what happens with the future of the european lots of you have european union. lots of you have been getting in touch this afternoon. says uk afternoon. dan says the uk does not be of europe to not need to be part of europe to deal with the migrant crisis. this is the eu trap . well this is the usual eu trap. well there is the concern that if you start getting involved with various agencies, ashes and parts the european union , is parts of the european union, is that first step back into that your first step back into the bloc i have a the bloc says i have a bullmastiff who will protect me or mastiff. i don't know how to pronounce that. him pronounce that. i have him because i'm allowed to carry pronounce that. i have him b

be using dogs to protect themselves. , gosh, maybe themselves. i mean, gosh, maybe that's just the state of some parts of our country these days. and all this illegal and susan says all this illegal immigration and housing into local communities is causing a great tension . i believe great deal of tension. i believe it get so bad we're going it could get so bad we're going to a lot of civil unrest. to see a lot of civil unrest. well, we're seeing pockets of this, aren't we? and andy says c'est dama is a in sheep's c'est dama is a wolf in sheep's clothing, not to be trusted on anything. there you go to the point. keep your coming point. keep your views coming in. our youtube in. subscribe to our youtube channel. follow our channel. follow us on our socials. we're at gb news. as you're watching and listening to gb me, emily gb news saturday with me, emily carver. lots more carver. we've got lots more coming up, but first, let's take a weather with jonathan. >> looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers, proud sponsors up. boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hello there , i'm jonathan >> hello there, i'm jonathan vautrey. who is your latest gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. it's a slightly mixed weekend and that is how we're ending saturday as well. so showery outbreaks of rain for southwest england,

wales generally spreading their way towards northern way closer towards northern ireland we head throughout ireland as we head throughout the evening and overnight southeastern england seeing some late sunny intervals . but the late sunny intervals. but the cloud beginning to build here as well. accompanied well. overnight and accompanied in is quite a mild in all of that is quite a mild and humid so for the and humid air mass. so for the southern two thirds of the uk will a mild night, will be quite a mild night, particularly the far particularly across the very far south teens south of england, high teens here, cooler air here, but under the cooler air mass clearer skies across mass and clearer skies across northern scotland , chillier northern scotland, a chillier night dropping down night to come, dropping down towards in some towards frost values in some sheltered rural areas. so a bright start for northern scotland the cloud and scotland before the cloud and rain spreads way rain eventually spreads its way up but the northern up here for all but the northern isles south there. we'll isles in the south there. we'll start heavy thundery start to see some heavy thundery showers to southern showers pushing to southern england. wales could provide some so some localised disruption. so it's worth keeping an eye on that the day. that throughout the day. temperatures a touch down temperatures just a touch down compared to saturday for the south—east and england due to the increased of cloud south—east and england due to the probablyi of cloud south—east and england due to the probably a of cloud south—east and england due to the probably a little of cloud south—east and england due to the probably a little of clofor but probably a little warmer for parts scotland northern parts of scotland and northern ireland we'll see ireland into monday. we'll see this spreading its this cold front spreading its way behind that, it will way in and behind that, it will feed some fresher air. feed in some fresher air. so removing warm and humid removing that warm and humid conditions. but on the cold front itself, an unsettled

front itself, quite an unsettled day. again, some heavy showers and rain, could be some thunderstorms in there as well. eastern holding off eastern areas holding off a touch later on in the day touch until later on in the day . working week does . but the new working week does look relatively look to stay relatively unsettled for many of with unsettled for many of us with further showers rain by by further showers and rain by by looks like things are heating up. >> boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> thank you, jonathan. so still to come on the show, the economy is contracting once again, albeit less than expected. what does this mean for the future economic outlook? i'll be talking to an expert on that very soon indeed. we've got that and to come. i'm emily and more to come. i'm emily carver. this is news, carver. this is gb news, britain's news .

>> join the live desk on gb news. the people's channel. britain's news . news. the people's channel. britain's news. channel >> good afternoon. it's 130. this is the latest from the newsroom. actor and comedian russell brand has denied very serious criminal allegations that he claims will be made against him by a newspaper and tv company in a video posted on youtube. and formerly known as twitter , he denied the twitter, he denied the allegations that he described as allegations that he described as a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks. mr brand admitted that he was very promiscuous earlier in his career, but insists that his relationships have always been consensual. he suggested that a

serious and concerted agenda was trying to control his voice . trying to control his voice. there will be there will not be a cull of the american xl bully dog, despite the prime minister's promise to ban the breed by the end of the year, the uk's top vet says an amnesty approach would see those who already own the dogs follow certain rules. an approach similar to that taken in the 1990s when pit bulls were banned . the prime minister's ban is backed by campaign groups. the labour party and baron baker, who put the dangerous dogs act on the statute books more than 30 years ago . rates of theft and 30 years ago. rates of theft and verbal abuse in shops have increased by 25% in the last 12 months. the federation of independent retailers says the rising cost of living is causing an increase in people stealing everyday products such as tinned food. the group also says social media trends are encouraging young people to post videos of themselves stealing to sites such as tiktok . it comes after

such as tiktok. it comes after the boss of john lewis described rising rates of shoplift thing as an epidemic. rising rates of shoplift thing as an epidemic . and almost a as an epidemic. and almost a month rain could fall on parts of the uk tomorrow. the met office is warning of possibly dangerous thunderstorms, which are expected to hit the southwest of england and south wales. a yellow weather warning will be in place for storms across the region between 7:00 tomorrow morning until six in the evening . for more on all of the evening. for more on all of those stories, you can visit our website , gbnews.com. now it's website, gbnews.com. now it's back to . emily back to. emily >> thank you, tatiana . welcome >> thank you, tatiana. welcome back to gb news saturday. with me, emily carver. i'm on your tv onune me, emily carver. i'm on your tv online and digital radio. so the uk economy shrank in july , but uk economy shrank in july, but apparently it's not as bad as it seems. it's been mostly put down to poor weather and strike action. but the office for national statistics, they say the picture for the the broader picture for the country looked more positive.

chancellor jeremy country looked more positive. chancellorjeremy hunt says the chancellor jeremy hunt says the latest economic figures show many reasons to confident many reasons to be confident about future. but he would about the future. but he would say that considering his position , wouldn't he? let's get position, wouldn't he? let's get the co—founder of the view of the co—founder of investment service regionally, just an earthquake. stuart one of my most favourite economists , of my most favourite economists i , of my most favourite economists , i must say. thank you for joining the studio. joining me in the studio. my pleasure. we heard there rain pleasure. so we heard there rain and strikes put a dampener on well, economic growth in july. now now, august was mixed when it comes to whether september stunning sunshine does that mean it's up up , stunning sunshine does that mean it's up up, up. >> well i mean they're quite right ministers have to show a positive sign . the alternative positive sign. the alternative is you show a negative sign . and is you show a negative sign. and remember, running an economy is all if you all about confidence. if you don't don't all about confidence. if you d0|and don't all about confidence. if you d0|and spend don't all about confidence. if you d0|and spend stuff. don't all about confidence. if you d0|and spend stuff. people ion't all about confidence. if you d0|and spend stuff. people don't go and spend stuff. people don't invest. and people look invest. and people then look upon being, well , upon you as being, well, frankly, a dull and boring place to you want to to be. so you don't want to overdo it's incredible. overdo it. so it's incredible. but you look at the statistics we've had, which are basically saying bit better, saying a little bit better, a little worse , all the

little bit worse, all the government statistics, have government statistics, you have to regarded with tense to be regarded with tense suspicion, basically, you take a longer basically suspicion, basically, you take a longer of basically suspicion, basically, you take a longer of flatlining. basically it's sort of flatlining. it doesn't shrinking doesn't mean we're shrinking very much. it doesn't mean we're growing very much. but also, bear all of bear in mind, despite all of these things, there are some things underlying is things underlying it which is still we still set up still positive. we still set up more businesses than france and germany together lot germany put together a lot of that together, together. that put together, put together. you you can put that you put most you can put that down to technology. all the technology the technology hubs around the country, not in london. well, some are in silicon roundabout and like that. and and places like that. and obviously cambridge obviously oxford and cambridge with but with their science parks. but a lot the other university lot of the other university places well, they out places as well, they spin out businesses we're rubbish businesses where we're rubbish at is investing them when at is investing in them when they stage, the they get to that stage, the americans take them quite rightly said, that's good technology. take back technology. we'll take it back to us. so to silicon valley with us. so we're very good at starting it. we're bad at developing it we're very bad at developing it now , add to that, remember, hang now, add to that, remember, hang on, on. on, hang on. >> let me let me stop you there. let's delve into that a little more quite more because that's quite interesting. so we have lots of entrepreneur who entrepreneur people who are setting up businesses, but they only they stop. there's a there's a ceiling, there's a

glass ceiling that they don't go beyond in this country. is that what you're saying? >> there's a capital ceiling what you're saying? >> therethey capital ceiling what you're saying? >> therethey can'til ceiling what you're saying? >> therethey can'til cethe] because they can't get the capital to the next stage capital to go to the next stage in you'll actually find in america. you'll actually find that there will be universities will their investment will have their own investment hubs. so they'll be dividing investment. some of our universities to investment. some of our unithat. ies to investment. some of our unithat. but to investment. some of our unithat. but the to investment. some of our unithat. but the differenceto do that. but the difference between technocrats between the sort of technocrats actually develop actually trying to develop things and people turning out to do it's do a real business, it's very difficult two difficult to mix those two together. someone with together. you need someone with business right, business acumen to say, right, we'll take this now we can we'll take this and now we can make a profit. >> do you think the government should investing businesses? >> directly. they >> not directly. what they should is creating the should be doing is creating the tax for investors to tax environment for investors to do there shortage of do it. there is no shortage of investment money. look at investment money. you look at the money, we've and the pension money, we've got and people have been talking about the that we the past few months that we should it into some should be directing it into some of tech areas, because of the tech areas, not because we should in tech, but to we should invest in tech, but to actually in good future actually invest in good future businesses. must businesses. government must invest must invest in nothing. they must they try make sure they can just try and make sure that same page. that we're on the same page. >> don't my, my, >> there. i don't want my, my, my earned to be going my hard earned taxes to be going on business investments. on dodgy business investments. >> we've got >> you see, we've got a fantastic history of cocking it up all through, right up all the way through, right the now to hs2

the way down now to a train hs2 , could up finishing , which could end up finishing in old oak common, which you and l, in old oak common, which you and i, wormwood scrubs. in old oak common, which you and i, vilrmwood scrubs. in old oak common, which you and i, vii meanyd scrubs. in old oak common, which you and i, vii mean ,i scrubs. in old oak common, which you and i, vii mean , for rubs. in old oak common, which you and i, vii mean , for heaven's sake, >> i mean, for heaven's sake, what sort of lunacy is that? actually, someone said, i'm actually, if someone said, i'm going railway going to design a railway system, actually link system, they might actually link it don't another it up to, i don't know, another railway good heavens, railway station. good heavens, that would be a amazing have. that would be a amazing to have. so there various things so no, there are various things now get the now where you can get the government actually government to do actually create now, but now, not tax cuts, but tax investments , not for investments, not just for individuals, companies individuals, but for companies domestically also domestically and also externally. because now we're out of the eu, we've got the ability now to have greater flexibility people invest flexibility for people to invest in us give them their in us and give them their support in a way which is more advantageous you would advantageous than you would have been inside europe. been had you been inside europe. that's open goals for that's one of the open goals for us. please take it now. >> always pat >> chancellors always pat themselves gdp themselves on the back when gdp looks as though it's gone up a bit. jeremy hunt bit. and that's what jeremy hunt has here. but i'm more has done here. but i'm more concerned by the gdp per capita , and i'm going to link this to the shoplifting story. 25% increase in shoplift fighting over the past year. increase in shoplift fighting over the past year . that is over the past year. that is extraordinary. that's having a big impact on shopkeepers. of course it is. and on essential,

just a feeling of safety in this country and security. it's not very nice to have people shoplifting from shops. gdp per capita. why do we not hear more about this? it's fascinating. i think gdp , the books are being think gdp, the books are being cooked a bit just by expanding the population. >> there are all sorts >> yeah. and there are all sorts of you can actually. what >> yeah. and there are all sorts of you you can actually. what >> yeah. and there are all sorts of you goingan actually. what >> yeah. and there are all sorts of you goingan definey. what >> yeah. and there are all sorts of you goingan define asmlhat >> yeah. and there are all sorts of you goingan define as gdp? are you going to define as gdp? it's very variable. i was it's all very variable. i was doing some calculator sessions again figures which i sort again with figures which i sort of but even they're of trusted, but even so, they're open we go open to interpretation. we go back about 15 years, the gdp per head of in germany, it was about $35,000. and about that stage for us, we were about $29,000. i remember doing the same calculation 2 or 3 years ago, and we were coming out about 30, 34,000. so quite close to germany, well ahead of france. and it's quite interesting. and so it's quite interesting. we now we do downplay ourselves now over the past couple of years, we've quite we've weakened quite considerably you're considerably as you're highlighting there with the shoplifting and like we're shoplifting and such like we're poorer, but don't think it's just us. actually, find just us. actually, you'll find go same go throughout europe the same thing there. thing is happening there. germany a position where germany is in a position where it's sort of in recession but

can't quite up its mind. can't quite make up its mind. france trying work france is trying to work out what of leadership going france is trying to work out what because adership going france is trying to work out what because adecan't going france is trying to work out what because adecan't stand ng france is trying to work out what because adecan't stand its ahead because he can't stand its current it's not current president. so it's not being led anywhere. so you can feel flapping on the feel the sails flapping on the global no clear global economy. there's no clear direction concern i've direction. and the concern i've got got american got we've got an american election by someone election coming up by someone who's nearly dead and someone who's nearly dead and someone who be the who probably should be as the potential . and then potential candidates. and then you've china who is sitting you've got china who is sitting there with a huge, great property crisis domestic property crisis and a domestic issue china . if they've got issue in china. if they've got a problem, what they tend to do is point something outside china problem, what they tend to do is pointaiwannething outside china problem, what they tend to do is pointaiwanneth actually de china problem, what they tend to do is pointaiwanneth actually de c of a and taiwan and actually sort of sit there and gaslight that and say, look over here, don't look over and so that's looking over here. and so that's looking unstable. those the unstable. those are the background issues that me background issues that worry me at the moment. >> you're looking the >> you're looking at the geopolitics that geopolitics of it all that doesn't it's very it's doesn't help, but it's very it's nice to hear a nice reminder to our viewers and listeners that we are not in britain in a uniquely terrible position, but we shouldn't rest on our laurels and want more from our and we should want more from our politicians from, politicians and of course, from, well, general public as well, the general public as well. perhaps we all need to pull socks get back to pull our socks up, get back to the grindstone, people talking about brits all the time.

about lazy brits all the time. is there some truth to that? about lazy brits all the time. is there there truth to that? about lazy brits all the time. is there there is, th to that? about lazy brits all the time. is there there is, justin.1at? about lazy brits all the time. is there there is, justin. that's perhaps there is, justin. that's all for. thank all we've got time for. thank you indeed for coming you very much indeed for coming into the studio. justin urquhart stewart, who is the founder stewart, who is the co founder of regionally stewart, who is the co founder of knows regionally stewart, who is the co founder of knows a regionally stewart, who is the co founder of knows a lot regionally stewart, who is the co founder of knows a lot about'egionally stewart, who is the co founder of knows a lot about what ally stewart, who is the co founder of knows a lot about what he's and knows a lot about what he's talking about. so thank you very much for your time and expertise. this is gb news saturday with emily carver. expertise. this is gb news saturd gotvith emily carver. expertise. this is gb news saturd got lots emily carver. expertise. this is gb news saturd got lots more nily carver. expertise. this is gb news saturd got lots more coming ver. expertise. this is gb news saturdgot lots more coming up. expertise. this is gb news satlinfamous; more coming up. expertise. this is gb news satlinfamous sugar coming up. expertise. this is gb news satlinfamous sugar taxning up. expertise. this is gb news satlinfamous sugar tax is|g up. the infamous sugar tax is back in news as campaigners push in the news as campaigners push the government crack down on the government to crack down on sugary should we be sugary snacks. but should we be saying off our sweeties? saying hands off our sweeties? that more to come on gb news that and more to come on gb news britain's news

this evening. gb news is the people's . channel people's. channel >> welcome back to gb news saturday with me, emily carver. i'm on your tv on line and digital radio now . actor and digital radio now. actor and comedian russell brand has denied very serious criminal allegations he claims will be made against him by a newspaper and tv company. in a video posted on youtube. and formerly known as twitter, he denied the allegations that he described as allegations that he described as a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks. let's take a quick look at what he said. this litany of astonishing , rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that i absolutely refute , that that i absolutely refute, that these allegations pertain to the time when i was working in the mainstream, when i was in the newspapers all the time, when i was in movies. was in the movies. >> and as written about >> and as i've written about extensive in books, was extensive in my books, i was very, now, very, very promiscuous. now, dunng very, very promiscuous. now, during of promiscuity, during that time of promiscuity, the relationships were the relationships i had were

absolutely consensual. absolutely always consensual. i was always transparent about that, then almost too transparent . and i'm being transparent. and i'm being transparent. and i'm being transparent it now as well i >> -- >> now emma >> now that's just a little clip from what was a 2 or 3 minute video that he posted on his youtube and his twitter account. his account denies ing these allegations against him. we don't know what they are as it stands. but joining me now is jonathan code media lawyer. thank you very much indeed, jonathan. so you've seen the video clip . you've seen what's video clip. you've seen what's been happening online on russell brand has come out very strongly to say that he received both a letter and an email from a tv company and a national newspaper with these allegations against them. he says they are egregious. he says that they are absolutely not true and that there is an agenda behind this. why do you think he's come out with this video at this time ? is with this video at this time? is he getting ahead of the story ? he getting ahead of the story? >> well, he is. >> well, he is.

>> and just to explain the background , whenever a newspaper background, whenever a newspaper or a media publisher of any kind has got allegations to make against an individual, has got allegations to make against an individual , they against an individual, they always put it to that individual first. and they do that really for two reasons. one, to protect themselves legally and the other to protect themselves from from any regulatory issue . if it's a any regulatory issue. if it's a newspaper, it's the independent press standards organisation. if it's a broadcaster, it's ofcom. so this is why the notification is given . now, what russell is given. now, what russell brand has decided to do is to go on the front foot . he's on the front foot. he's fortunate in that he has sufficient media presence that he can get ahead of the game exactly as you suggest. emily and deny them before they publish. and deny them before they pubush.so and deny them before they publish. so what's interesting, what will be interesting now is to see whether they will be published or whether they won't. yes >> now, a number of celebrities have come out in his defence supporting him, but it's been reported in the mirror just now reported in the mirrorjust now that he's been removed from his

agency websites after he came out denying these serious allegations . out denying these serious allegations. in this world of media and social media, the 24 hour news, are we at risk of losing that innocent until proven guilty ? proven guilty? >> i couldn't agree more, emily. i you're absolutely right. i mean, you only have to think about kevin spacey, who was completely destroyed by the media in the social media and more recently, huw edwards who was the subject of allegations, which we now are pretty sure we know are untrue . so it is know are untrue. so it is tempting for everyone to jump in and say, oh, well, he must be guilty of something and there's no smoke without fire. well, as a media unfortunately , a media law, unfortunately, there quite often smoke there is quite often smoke without fire at all. so. so without any fire at all. so. so you're right, people should not assume that this man is guilty of anything just because he's been accused doing something been accused of doing something wrong a newspaper or a wrong by a newspaper or a broadcaster. >> remains to be seen

>> well, it remains to be seen of serious of course, what these serious allegations against him are. and of course, we will see if they are criminal allegations, whether there is a police investigation and so on, but that all awaits to be seen. thank you very much indeed for your expertise a very sunny your expertise from a very sunny exeter. looks . that was exeter. it looks. that was jonathan code media lawyer talking to us about russell brand and his video that he posted on twitter on and on youtube denying criminal allegations against him. we'll await to see what happens with that one. but moving on, should the uk introduce a sugar tax? a new report by dozens of health organisations says we should , in organisations says we should, in typical fashion, a coalition of health groups, including the royal society for public health and british heart and the british heart foundation, have written a report putting pressure on the government to high rates report putting pressure on the go obesity it to high rates report putting pressure on the goobesity byo high rates report putting pressure on the goobesity by bringing high rates report putting pressure on the goobesity by bringing in|h rates of obesity by bringing in harsher duties on sugar. so are they right ? and would a harsher duties on sugar. so are they right? and would a sugar tax work ? joining me now is tax work? joining me now is nutritionist and broadcaster monica pryce and the former presenter of fat families, steve

miller. thank you very much indeed to you both forjoining indeed to you both for joining me . are you there? we've got me. are you there? we've got steve there, i believe . steve, steve there, i believe. steve, what do you make of this idea? are there you are there you are both steve miller, former presenter of fat families . what presenter of fat families. what do you say to those who advocate for taxing the poor into submission? that's what i see it as, because you're making these goods not unaffordable for the wealthy, but you're making them unaffordable for those on the lower socioeconomic ranks and they won't be able to afford junk food. is that the right way to go ? to go? >> yeah . this particular group >> yeah. this particular group of experts need to get their backside into, let's say, a council house or a family that are really struggling right now because of the cost of living crisis. you do not penalise the responsible. you know why ? you responsible. you know why? you know, taxing people at this time is just an outrage. an and if somebody wants the odd chocolate bar and they are responsible and

they manage their weight effectively , me, then i do not effectively, me, then i do not believe for one minute what you say to that group of people is, guess what? because you're responsible. we're going to make life more difficult for you. we're going to make the odd treat a bit more expensive. the other thing to say with these this kind of discussion about tax on food and so forth , tax on food and so forth, finland tried it. it was a big fat fail. it didn't work at all. there are much better ways to get people's behaviour to change change, which is obviously a discussion for another day. but i do believe that includes actually being more blunt with people . but no, you don't make people. but no, you don't make people. but no, you don't make people pay more for the odd treat . absolutely not. no treat. absolutely not. no >> monica, i believe you take a different view and you think that a sugar tax might be a very good way indeed of trying to tackle the obesity crisis . what tackle the obesity crisis. what do you say? >> yes, absolutely , julie. it's

>> yes, absolutely, julie. it's one of those unfortunate things we shouldn't even be talking about this. but the reality is we have obesity on the increase . you know, 65% now of adults in the are obese or overweight. the uk are obese or overweight. and alarmingly , emily, is and more alarmingly, emily, is the children. you know, we've got 1 in 4 children now in year six that are obese , you know, six that are obese, you know, and this continues to grow. we've got children going into hospitals because of sugar , hospitals because of sugar, because of the effects of sugar on their on their bodies, to have dental and oral health conditions . that's the top conditions. that's the top reason now why children go into hospitals. we've tried everything else and we've got to do something. but what must happenif do something. but what must happen if they do do this tax , happen if they do do this tax, the tax that they make, the money that they make from this must into health care. we must go into health care. we must go into health care. we must put that into education. the reason why we're in this, i believe, is because we've forgotten about educating children, educating parent. it's about how important it is and knowing what foods are going into their bodies and what has the right or wrong effect .

the right or wrong effect. >> well, steve, i think one of the issues let me let me let me just comment on that . just comment on that. >> it's not about educating parents. listen we've never had so much health education as we have today . you go on, you go have today. you go on, you go onto an internet search, what to eat to be slim. get millions eat to be slim. you get millions of pages. what we suffer in of pages. what we suffer from in this is a disease that's this country is a disease that's called be bothered itis called can't be bothered itis and i'm afraid can't be bothered itis applies to a lot of those parents to which you are talking about. so it's not about, you know, all the wishy washy stuff. oh more health education. we've doneit oh more health education. we've done it to death. it's that is the bit that's not worked. and for you to say to make parents and families that are struggling that are responsible to pay more tax in this cost of living crisis is an appalling strategy to move forward with what we need to do. yes, i'm all for education, but we also need to be much more direct. we need to change the culture of this country from celebrating the

fact every time we talk about fat, say people, you know, fat, we say to people, you know, people back say, oh, people come back and say, oh, you're no, we've you're fat shaming. no, we've got over that and we've got to get over that and we've got to get over that and we've got real. we've got got to get more real. we've got to more direct. we've got to to get more direct. we've got to get food labelling, not complex food labelling. got food labelling. we've got to have food have straightforward food labelling that says things such as this is high in sugar rather than all of these graphs that complicate people. >> it's interesting say that >> it's interesting you say that steve monica, i'll put this steve and monica, i'll put this to you. the world cancer research fund has been advocating for something similar to what steve is saying there . to what steve is saying there. mass media campaigns , graphic mass media campaigns, graphic photographs like wording on cigarette packets, basically on not only high fat sugar , salt not only high fat sugar, salt foods, but also on alcohol and other things that are bad for you that are deemed bad for you. do we really want this level of fearmongering on everyday items? i mean, most people , no. i would i mean, most people, no. i would say 99% of people know that eating a bird, eating burger and chips every day isn't isn't the way to go .

way to go. >> yes. but you see ireland for example, as you said, are the first country in the world actually that have now said that all cans, all bottles of alcohol are going to have quite graphic. what they do have graphic and warnings on them to allow people to be informed really, you know, and that's where i disagree with steve because it's all very well saying we have education. yes. we talk about healthy eating all the time, we're lacking it the time, but we're lacking it from a government strategy . we from a government strategy. we don't government don't have that government strategy. we had , you know, strategy. we had, you know, henry dimbleby, who did the national food strategy, he spent four years doing that. and we're no further forward. you know what? >> i don't think we need all of that these days. as as steve said, when go on your phone, said, when you go on your phone, you absolutely millions of you have absolutely millions of resources. you're influenced all the to the gym. it the time to get to the gym. it is up people is fundamentally up to people to decide they're to decide whether they're going to get their bottom, to get off their bottom, get to the gym and healthy. that's gym and eat healthy. but that's just i'm a bit just my view. and i'm a bit of an anti nanny statist, but thank you. steve miller, and thank you to that to you, monika price, for that fantastic . you're fantastic debate there. you're watching listening to gb

watching and listening to gb news with me, emily news saturday with me, emily carver. got more carver. we've got lots more coming first, let's take coming up. but first, let's take a look at the weather with jonathan. >> looks like things are heating up.bob >> looks like things are heating up. bob boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello there . i'm jonathan >> hello there. i'm jonathan vautrey here of your latest gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. it's a slightly mixed weekend and that is how we're ending saturday as well. some showery outbreaks of rain for southwest england . rain for southwest england. wales generally spreading their way towards northern way closer towards northern ireland we head throughout way closer towards northern irelyevening'e head throughout way closer towards northern irelyevening and ad throughout way closer towards northern irelyevening and overnight,out the evening and overnight, southeastern england seeing some late sunny intervals. but the cloud build here as cloud beginning to build here as well. and accompanied well. overnight and accompanied in is quite a mild in all of that is quite a mild and humid air mass. so for the southern thirds the uk southern two thirds of the uk will quite a mild night, will be quite a mild night, particularly across the very far south high teens south of england, high teens here, under cooler air here, but under the cooler air mass clearer across mass and clearer skies across northern chillier northern scotland, a chillier night dropping down night to come, dropping down towards frost values some towards frost values in some sheltered areas . so sheltered rural areas. so a bright start for northern scotland before cloud and bright start for northern scot eventually cloud and bright start for northern scot eventually spreads jd and bright start for northern scot eventually spreads its and bright start for northern scot eventually spreads its way rain eventually spreads its way up but the northern

up here for all but the northern isles in south there, we'll isles in the south there, we'll start some heavy thundery start to see some heavy thundery showers push into southern england. provide england. wales could provide some disruption, so england. wales could provide sonworth disruption, so england. wales could provide sonworth keeping;ruption, so england. wales could provide sonworth keeping anytion, so england. wales could provide sonworth keeping an eye, so england. wales could provide sonworth keeping an eye on» it's worth keeping an eye on that throughout the day. temperatures just a touch down compared saturday for the compared to saturday for the and england to the increased england due to the increased amounts of cloud but probably a little warmer for parts of scotland and northern ireland into monday, we'll see this cold front spreading its way in and behind that it will feed in some fresher that behind that it will feed in some freshe and that behind that it will feed in some fresheand humid that behind that it will feed in some fresheand humid conditions. but warm and humid conditions. but on the cold front itself, quite an day. again, some an unsettled day. again, some heavy showers and rain . could be heavy showers and rain. could be some thunderstorms in there as well holding off well. eastern areas holding off a until later the a touch until later on in the day. but the new working week does look to stay relatively unsettled of us with unsettled for many of us with further and rain by by further showers and rain by by looks like things are heating up i >> -- >> boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on . gb news thank of weather on. gb news thank you, jonathan. >> lots more to come. trouble in union paradise. the leader of the gmb union has claimed keir

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partygate. fine. so what does this say about the media's influence on our politics and the leader of one of the biggest labour supporting unions has predicted starmer's green pledges are impossible . tibble pledges are impossible. tibble is stommes green plan already a non—starter and putin has been schmoozing up to kim jong un. but the us says their meeting should be dismissed as act of should be dismissed as an act of desperation. how concerned should we be? get in touch. send me your thoughts on gbviews@gbnews.com or message me on our socials. we're at gb news but first, let's get the news headunes but first, let's get the news headlines with tatiana . headlines with tatiana. >> emily thank you. 2:01. this is the latest from the newsroom . actor and comedian russell brand has denied very serious criminal allegations that he claims will be made against him by a newspaper and tv company in a video posted on youtube and formerly known as twitter , he

formerly known as twitter, he denied the allegations that he described as a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks . mr brand aggressive attacks. mr brand admitted that he was very promiscuous earlier in his career, but insists that his relationships have always been consensual. he suggested that a serious and concert agenda was trying to control his voice amidst this litany of astonishing, rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that i absolutely refute . refute. >> these allegations pertain to the time when i was working in the time when i was working in the mainstream, when i was in the mainstream, when i was in the newspapers all the time, when i was in the movies. and as i've about extensive in i've written about extensive in my very, very my books, i was very, very promiscuous. during promiscuous. now, during that time promiscuity, time of promiscuity, the relationships i had were absolutely always consensual. i was always transparent about that, then almost too transparent . and i'm being transparent. and i'm being transparent. and i'm being transparent about it now as well i >> -- >> there emma >> there will not be a cull of the american xl bully dog despite the prime minister's promise to ban the breed by the

end of the year, the uk's top vet says an amnesty approach would see those who already own the dogs follow certain rules. an approach similar to that taken in the 1990s when pit bulls were banned. the prime minister's ban is backed by campaign groups the labour party and baron baker, who put the dangerous dogs act on the statute books more than 30 years ago. conservative mp kit malthouse told gb news there needs to be greater consequences for owners. >> absolutely we have to deal with irresponsible owners and you know, a decade ago or so more we campaigned also for greater consequences for owners. the sentencing was raised . i the sentencing was raised. i think you can get up to 14 years if your dog kills somebody. right. so that is absolutely part of the mix. but we have to recognise there are certain types of dog that are more capable than others of inflicting harm and damage . inflicting harm and damage. >> meanwhile, a man who was arrested in connection with a fatal dog attack in staffordshire has been released

on conditional bail. ian price, who was 52 years old, was attacked by two dogs believed to be xl bullies. he later died in hospital. police say a 30 year old man from the lichfield area has been interviewed a number of times and has been released pending further enquiries . pending further enquiries. police are searching for a missing ex—british soldier have been informed by ukrainian authorities that they have found authorities that they have found a body . 36 year old daniel burke a body. 36 year old daniel burke from south manchester was reported missing on the 16th of august by family members who hadnt august by family members who hadn't heard from him and believed he'd travelled to ukraine. greater manchester police said it was working with mr burke's family and ukrainian authorities to support a formal identification mission and bring his remains back to the uk. rates of theft and verbal abuse in shops have increased by 25% in shops have increased by 25% in the last 12 months. the federation of independent retailers said. the rising cost of living is causing an increase

in people stealing everyday products such as tinned food . products such as tinned food. the group also says social media trends are encouraging young people post videos of people to post videos of themselves stealing to sites such as tiktok. tok it comes after of john lewis after the boss of john lewis described rising of described rising rates of shoplifting an epidemic. described rising rates of shoplifting an epidemic . a shoplifting as an epidemic. a man has been arrested in the royal mews area next to buckingham palace . scotland yard buckingham palace. scotland yard says officers at the royal residence responded to a person climbing the wall and entering the royal mews early this morning following a search. the 25 year old was detained outside the stables. he's been arrested on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site and has been taken into custody. police say at no point did the man enter buckingham palace . crowds of buckingham palace. crowds of diners are queuing outside the india club in london for a final taste of its famous curries before it closes its doors. those hoping for a table have reported waits of up to 1.5 hours, though gb news understands those who've been served their lunch, says it's

worth the wait. the much loved restaurant has been attracting loyal customers to its popular location on the strand since the early 1950s. it will serve its final curry tomorrow after its owners failed to prevent redevelopment plans . this is gb redevelopment plans. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by simply saying play gb news. now it's back to . emily >> thank you, tatiana. i suddenly fancy a curry for dinner tonight , but let's get dinner tonight, but let's get stuck in. today's top story . on stuck in. today's top story. on this show, rupert murdoch's executive has reportedly persuaded rishi sunak not to resign over partygate . back when resign over partygate. back when he was chancellor, a new book by the telegraph's political editor reveals sunak drafted a resignation letter after he was fined for lockdown breaches. allies of boris johnson claim that when murdoch found out about sunak's plans, he

convinced him to remain in post. but number 10, says sunak did not speak to murdoch and that there is no evidence of the two having direct contact . with me having direct contact. with me to discuss this is chief political commentator at the independent, john rentoul . john, independent, john rentoul. john, thank you very much indeed for joining me to this one. joining me to discuss this one. very interesting claims in ben riley smith's new book. it seems now you've been in the newspaper business for a few years , i'd business for a few years, i'd say. is it normal for is it normal for chancellors to run their resignation letters by murdoch executives ? murdoch executives? >> it's not quite what happened i >>i >> i mean, lam >> i mean, this does have a slightly familiar tone to it. >> as someone who as you kindly point out, has been around for a little while. >> it it was always suggested that rupert murdoch was pulling tony blair's strings. >> for example . >> for example. >> for example. >> it was that was never really the case. >> i mean, any sensible

politician has to work with the media that they are given , and media that they are given, and it makes sense to have good relations with the with media people. and that includes rupert murdoch. >> but as you've heard the denial there that rishi sunak actually spoke to rupert murdoch himself . himself. >> what happened was that rishi sunak , as was well known at the sunak, as was well known at the time , was thinking of resigning time, was thinking of resigning and was persuaded by many people, including his own, his own staff, his own advisers, not to, but obviously some some people on the times also had had had views and let him know them. >> so john, we shouldn't be too shocked . this isn't this isn't shocked. this isn't this isn't a massive revelation in your view ? >> 7- >> no ?- >> no, 7- >> no,i 7_ >> no , i mean, ?_ >> no , i mean, i ? >> no , i mean, i don't 7 >> no , i mean, i don't think it >> no, i mean, i don't think it is . i >> no, i mean, i don't think it is. i mean, it's significant. it shows that that rishi sunak does have relations with with rupert murdoch's empire. but, i mean, that's not really surprising . i

that's not really surprising. i mean, if you think that the sort of people who are named in ben reilly smith's book as having talked to him about whether he should resign , they include should resign, they include danny . and lord danny finkelstein. and lord hague, william hague, who are both times columnists and, you know, it's suggested that they're sort of somehow intermediaries for rupert murdoch. i mean, in the end, rishi sunak decided not to resign. i mean, he obviously took advice from a number of people, decided not to people, but he decided not to resign. and i think he was he was right not to because i don't l, was right not to because i don't i, i think the idea he broke the law, the lockdown law, by arriving a few minutes early for arriving a few minutes early for a meeting in downing street, i think it's absurd. i mean, you know, if he were a free a free person, not a politician, i think he should have rejected the penalty notice and challenged the police take challenged the police to take him court . him to court. >> this advice may well have >> but this advice may well have changed the course history . changed the course of history. the claim is that if he. well, this is one conclusion you could draw this story, is that if

draw from this story, is that if he had resigned in april of last year when this partygate fine came out , then he may not have came out, then he may not have become prime minister because bofis become prime minister because boris johnson's allies would have accused him of stabbing bofis have accused him of stabbing boris johnson in the back and therefore he would have gone down like a bowl of cold sick with the party membership and he never would have become prime minister so if that is true of course, there are still allegations that he stabbed bofis allegations that he stabbed boris johnson in the back anyway, but they would have been more would more severe. they would have been been been more severe if he had been the to go back in april. the first to go back in april. well, yeah. >> mean, it's interesting. i >> i mean, it's interesting. i mean, to speculate as to what might happened. i he might have happened. i mean, he might have happened. i mean, he might borisjohnson might have brought boris johnson down , because it down then. i mean, because it would have been rather embarrassing for the prime minister his chancellor had minister if his chancellor had resigned, received a resigned, having received a penalty notice and the prime minister didn't. penalty notice and the prime minister didn't . but i think minister didn't. but i think it's fairly pointless to speculate. i mean , because, as speculate. i mean, because, as you say, rishi sunak did get blamed by boris johnson's

supporters anyway for bringing the prime minister down, which is absurd, as we all know, because the only person who brought boris johnson was himself. he made himself. well, that's a controversial that's a controversial statement, john, with some of our viewers. >> and some of our viewers and listeners. certainly would disagree you on that. disagree with you on that. one. >> listeners are all >> viewers and listeners are all off the wall on this. i mean, it it's absolutely clear that that the only person to blame for bofis the only person to blame for boris johnson's fall is boris johnson. >> well, there you go, rishi sunak not to blame at all, but a bigger question, perhaps, or an interesting question at least is could this reignite lots of tory infighting ahead of the tory conference in the end of this month , october as well, start of month, october as well, start of october? could this bring back the big argument about boris johnson's downfall ? johnson's downfall? >> i don't think so, because because boris johnson ran away , because boris johnson ran away, didn't he? >> in the end? he didn't. he didn't fight a by—election in in uxbridge, which as it turned

out, he probably could have won . you know, he just he just he was off. and so not only is he a troublemaker and a and a conspiracy theorist, he's also a coward . so i don't think i don't coward. so i don't think i don't think he is much of a threat to threat to the government. i think he's got to let rishi sunak fight this election . and sunak fight this election. and then the tory party can tear itself to pieces afterwards . itself to pieces afterwards. >> well, there we go. there's john rentals assessment chief political commentator at the independent. thank you very much indeed for your time this afternoon. interesting stuff. it's interesting story. it's a very interesting story. perhaps it's not all that surprising that rishi sunak has mates in these places and that therefore there is some influence exerted on our politicians. but let me know what you think. do you think there's something fishy about this rishi story? so moving on, keir starmer may be launching his campaign for number 10 early, it's been all early, but it's not been all smooth sailing for him, has it ? smooth sailing for him, has it? the of one of the biggest the leader of one of the biggest labour has labour supporting unions has

predicted pledge to predicted starmers pledge to decarbonise the electricity system by 2030. is impossible. so joining me now is the director of the climate media coalition , danika mccarthy. and coalition, danika mccarthy. and we have the director of net zero watch, andrew mumford . a very watch, andrew mumford. a very different views from both of you. i will expect . so let's you. i will expect. so let's start with donica. is the claim is the promise that we can have a completely carbon free green electricity system by 2030 for the birds? or is it actually something that is realistic ? to something that is realistic? to be fair, it is a challenge. >> but i'm not surprised to hear the gmb attacking the concept of a net zero electricity grid. >> they are representatives for the oil and gas industry, so thatis the oil and gas industry, so that is not surprising. they're saying this, however , it's we saying this, however, it's we must remember our that britain, this this this spring achieved 47% of our electricity from renewables already. that was done since 2010. and the idea that we can double that in the

next seven years is actually insulting to britain's ingenuity and our industrial capabilities. and drew, is that true? >> it's a challenge , but it's >> it's a challenge, but it's perfectly feasible . we've perfectly feasible. we've already got 47% of our electricity from renewables, so we can go the whole hog . we can go the whole hog. >> um, well, there's a few different aspects to this. >> i mean, you can go on building more wind farms. there's really nothing much to stop us building wind farms. the problem is the grid won't take them. >> we don't have enough capacity on the transmission grid, and we certainly don't have enough capacity on the distribution grid to get all the electricity to people's homes. >> so essentially what you can do is go on building wind farms and you'll have to spend most of your time switching them off because you won't be able to get the power to market. so when donica says it's possible we can go in that direction. but the question is whether it's a sensible thing to do, to go in that direction because it will

just drive electricity costs up to the extent that it becomes unaffordable . unaffordable. >> will donica do you do you accept that moving very quickly indeed within this time frame to an all renewable based electricity system would be costly? do you accept that? >> well, the royal society has said that that going to a fully renewable system is optimal for britain at the moment, renewables are coming in around 45 to £55 per megawatt. >> the grid is currently £80 per megawatt. we have poured £60 billion of subsidies into fossil fuels last winter because of the huge spike in prices. so what what we're doing is actually committing ourselves to inflation proofed delivery of electricity. once we've built this capacity. so the idea that we shouldn't be doing this would actually, in my view, increase spills. the net zero watch have always campaigned against replacing our dependency on

fossil fuels , and that has fossil fuels, and that has slowed down our investments in energy efficiency , in reducing energy efficiency, in reducing bills for people's homes. and so we need to push net zero watch aside and concentrate on investment in renewables . investment in renewables. >> andrew o'donoghue's point on subsidies for fossil fuels aren't we also subsidising renewables as well ? renewables as well? >> the first thing to say is we don't subsidy those fossil fuels at all. there, there are extra taxes put on fossil fuels that aren't put on renewables. so that's that's mean a lot of things donica said have been pretty crazy , actually. the gmb pretty crazy, actually. the gmb represents the oil industry. that's a bizarre thing to say. he also told us that that renewable oils cost £40 per megawatt hour, but we've just had what the green lobby has called a disaster. they were offered 60 or £70 a megawatt hour and they said it wasn't nearly enough money and they couldn't build them. i mean, this is absolute insanity. you know, the truth is, you know, we couldn't have had this

conversation before. if you look at accounts of offshore wind at the accounts of offshore wind farms, you discover that their costs are of the order of £120 per megawatt hour. they're probably 50% more expensive than gas, gas turbines at current gas prices. so this is why nobody wants to build them anymore . wants to build them anymore. >> and why is that? why are they actually so expensive then , actually so expensive then, andrew, if what you say is true, okay, they are expensive because building in the deep ocean, i'll come back to you, monica, in just one moment. i just want to hear andrew's yeah hear andrew's explanation. yeah >> building, building machinery , high tech machinery in the. in the the north sea is the middle of the north sea is just it's a recipe for high expense. everything rusts. everything falls apart. we can see that these huge turbines they're building are wearing out really much quicker than anybody expected. and this is why nobody wants to build them. before they were able to you know, there was loophole built into the contract so that they could sell at market few years market prices for a few years before they their fixed price

kicked in. that got closed down. that's another reason that nobody wanted to build them . nobody wanted to build them. this is the problem they can make noises about saying we're going to decarbonise the electricity system by 2035 or 2050 or whenever . but the fact 2050 or whenever. but the fact is, nobody wants to build the offshore wind farms that are to going make it happen. so in many ways it looks like the net zero bandwagon run off the rails bandwagon has run off the rails already. and it's just now politicians are posturing and making noises that they think people want to hear. >> donica what's your assessment of happened with the of what happened with the offshore farms that nobody offshore wind farms that nobody wants build them and that wants to build them and that they want more more and more they want more and more and more money for them, it seems? >> well, i think i think it's one of the real challenges of doing these interviews is actually the amount of information actually is information that actually is pounng information that actually is pouring out of net zero pouring out of the net zero watch front for watch front group for the american industry . it's american oil industry. it's absolutely what absolutely disgraceful what he's just . the reason why just been saying. the reason why the government has absolutely screwed up the latest round of wind, wind contracts is that they refuse to account for the

inflation that has hit the supply chain for all organisations across the world. so they insisted on on a price of £44 per megawatt when the actual grid price currently is £8,084 per megawatt. and what the industry were doing asking is for is for a price of around £60, which would be £24 below the current market price. and the current market price. and the government refused to do that and that that's actually costing to £2 billion extra costs for bill payers and, and pnces costs for bill payers and, and prices will go up as a result. the government screwed up the contract that andrew was the government simply not offering reason amount . reason amount. >> yeah don't has actually got this wrong . the problem is the this wrong. the problem is the contracts were awarded in 2012 pnces contracts were awarded in 2012 prices but their indexed linked so inflation has got nothing to do with it. all the contracts are automatically adjusted for inflation. so the £44 that monica is talking about in current day prices is worth

about 65 or 70 or that sort of thing . and it goes on getting thing. and it goes on getting adjusted upwards for the rest of its life . so when he says, you its life. so when he says, you know, they they wanted 60, they wanted 60 in 2012, prices , which wanted 60 in 2012, prices, which is kind of like 80 today. so kind of like the same as the gas price inflation linked forever afterwards. so going up higher than the gas price . than the gas price. >> donica addressed that point . >> donica addressed that point. the fact is, is that no matter what net zero watch says for the last five years, new renewables have not required any subsidies. >> and i think what we should do in this moment is actually remember what's at stake here. we've just witnessed 20,000 people horrific deaths in people dying horrific deaths in libya and margaret thatcher said this is the most urgent and important challenge of our times. it is life itself that we must battle to preserve , to must battle to preserve, to preserve. think we should preserve. i think we should think margaret at think of margaret thatcher at this moment and think britain must lead. and we must push aside the net zero. watch

american oil industry lobbyists and britain. british and go for britain. british energy . energy. >> andrew, what do you what do you want see? net zero. watch you want to see? net zero. watch wants the net zero pledge to be dropped and what is your ideal situation that the government has no policy goals when it comes to what our electricity and what our well, what our energy mix should look like? it should be completely be left to the market. what sort of what sort of policy environment would you like to see? >> okay. so what we've put forward is , is the idea that we forward is, is the idea that we renewables is just a huge mistake. so yeah, renewables have got to go and that that is becoming increasingly clear as our grid becomes destabilised. so we need to back away from renewables. now there should be, if you like, a middle ground that both donna and i could agree on, which is a long term target of a nuclear powered electricity system. so yeah, we

need to look at looking at the way we regulate nuclear because obviously we've had sort of 50 years of environmentalists scaremongering over it. so it's now so burdened with regulation , it's almost impossible to build nuclear now, and it's entirely unnecessary. you know, nuclear is one of the safest forms of energy there is. so but in the meantime, we're going to have to do gas. there's no way we can get away from gas. we have no way you know, if we have renewables, we have to have something for when the wind isn't blowing currently that means gas, batteries, hydrogen . means gas, batteries, hydrogen. these are these are just there for the birds. >> jonathan, i'll give you the final word. have environmentalists and the government and successive governments let us down when it came nuclear that could have came to nuclear that could have solved all our problems in terms of energy security , in terms of of energy security, in terms of a reliable energy source, in terms of something that isn't intermittent, short . lee that

intermittent, short. lee that was the answer. an environmentalist . it's a was the answer. an environmentalist. it's a nimbys got in the way, and now here we are scraping around trying to build wind farms here and there when we could have had that reliable source of energy , reliable source of energy, something like 3% of nuclear power plants have broken down in terrible situations such as in chernobyl and in in fukuoka, in japan. >> the idea that we would risk $1 trillion accident like that for the south coast of the united kingdom is nonsense. the problem with nuclear is the oil lobbyists keep promoting nuclear. and you have to ask yourselves why why does the american petroleum industry promote nuclear? for one reason they know it's not feasible. they know it's not fast enough and they know it's i wateringly expensive. it's around 120 to £130 per megawatt. we can come in with with storage and renewables at 6ow/mw. what he is proposing is a massive increase for people's bills . let's forget for people's bills. let's forget about it. let's focus on energy

efficiency, storage and renewables. that's what i've donein renewables. that's what i've done in my house and my bills have been net zero for the last yeah have been net zero for the last year. i wish everybody else in this country could have net zero bills as well. >> congratulations , danica, >> congratulations, danica, on getting net zero one on your getting to net zero one on your bills . thank getting to net zero one on your bills. thank you very much indeed. two extremely different views , but i think was done in views, but i think was done in a in a good, good feeling there. danica mccarthy and andrew mumford from net zero. watch. thank you very much indeed. you know, i thought and i think nuclear is the answer. it must be answer. it's not be the answer. it's not intermittent like a wind turbine. intermittent turbine. it's not intermittent like solar power. it is a green, far more green than fossil fuels. so, you know, i think we've been let down by our politicians and also by environmental activists who have refused well to agree with refused to go well to agree with it, essentially. now, lots of you have been getting in touch on the topics we've been discussing migration. dallas discussing on migration. dallas says should turning the says we should be turning the boats capping boats around and capping immigration numbers at own immigration numbers at our own borders. immigration europe immigration numbers at our own bcnow;. immigration europe immigration numbers at our own bc now theirnigration europe immigration numbers at our own bc now their own tion europe immigration numbers at our own bc now their own problem europe immigration numbers at our own bc now their own problem , urope immigration numbers at our own bcnow their own problem , notye is now their own problem, not ours. well, there you go. peter says even one the

says even if one of the political parties comes with says even if one of the prworkable rties comes with says even if one of the prworkable solution,es with says even if one of the prworkable solution, surelyrvith says even if one of the prworkable solution, surely they a workable solution, surely they realise that any migrant who knows they accepted as knows they won't be accepted as an seeker will still use an asylum seeker will still use the traffickers and boats the people traffickers and boats to come to the uk. the only solution is to physically stop the boats. i just can't see that happening . don't we're happening. i don't think we're going physically stop the going to physically stop the boats them back or boats or turn them back or whatever , whatever you want whatever, whatever you want to call but on a sugar call the policy. but on a sugar tax, says if they start tax, vivienne says if they start taxing sugar, it will go into health for a couple of health care for a couple of years. government will health care for a couple of yearswasting overnment will health care for a couple of yearswasting that1ment will health care for a couple of yearswasting that money vill start wasting that money in something else, just like they did road tax . that did with the road tax. that became else. the became something else. so the funds dipped. yes, we funds could be dipped. yes, we don't ring fence our don't tend to ring fence our taxes. it all just goes into the same pot and gets used wasted by the government on all sorts of different projects . so i don't different projects. so i don't think a sugar tax would just go towards health either. stephen says stop all this nanny state nonsense. people know what is good bad for to eat, but good or bad for them to eat, but choose whatever they choose to eat whatever they like. this is very true. i serious . don't think that serious. don't think that a pubuc serious. don't think that a public health advertising

campaign or stickers on your packet of sweets that say it's unhealthy are really going to make a difference to what people actually choose to eat. and i also think demand for these kind of products is quite in elastic. you can always find a sugary product if you want one and you can always go the for the can always go for the for the cheaper regardless of cheaper brands regardless of these but please do keep cheaper brands regardless of theseviews but please do keep cheaper brands regardless of theseviews coming ease do keep cheaper brands regardless of theseviews coming in.e do keep cheaper brands regardless of theseviews coming in. perhapsp your views coming in. perhaps your views coming in. perhaps you disagree. perhaps you think a tax the way to go. a sugar tax is the way to go. you're watching listening you're watching and listening to gb saturday me, emily gb news saturday with me, emily carver. more carver. we've got lots more coming but coming up on today's show. but first, look at the first, let's take a look at the weather with jonathan. >> the temperatures in >> the temperatures rising in boxt proud sponsors of boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there. i'm jonathan vautrey here of your latest gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. it's a slightly mixed weekend and that is how we're ending saturday as well. some showery outbreaks of rain for southwest england. wales generally spreading their way closer towards northern ireland head throughout way closer towards northern irelyevening head throughout way closer towards northern irelyevening and ad throughout way closer towards northern irelyevening and overnight. out the evening and overnight. southeastern england seeing some late sunny intervals. but the

cloud beginning here as cloud beginning to build here as well and accompanied well overnight and accompanied in is quite a mild in all of that is quite a mild and humid air mass. so for the seven, of the uk will seven, two thirds of the uk will be night, be quite a mild night, particularly very far particularly across the very far south england, teens south of england, high teens here, but under the cooler air mass clearer skies across mass and clearer skies across northern chillier northern scotland, a chillier night come, dropping night to come, dropping down towards values in some towards frost values in some sheltered areas. so bright sheltered rural areas. so bright start for northern scotland before and rain before the cloud and rain eventually its up eventually spreads its way up here for all but the northern isles in south there, we'll isles in the south there, we'll start some heavy thundery start to see some heavy thundery showers into southern showers push into southern england, showers push into southern engla localised disruption, so some localised disruption, so it's keeping an eye on it's worth keeping an eye on that throughout the day. temperatures just a touch down compared to saturday for the southeast and due to the southeast and england due to the increase cloud, but increase amounts of cloud, but probably warmer for probably a little warmer for parts scotland northern parts of scotland and northern ireland see ireland into monday, we'll see this spreading its this cold front spreading its way behind that it will way in and behind that it will feed in some fresher air. so removing that warm and humid conditions but the cold conditions. but on the cold front itself, quite an unsettled day. again, heavy showers day. again, some heavy showers and rain, could be some thunderstorms in there as well. eastern holding

eastern areas holding off a touch until later on in the day. but the working does but the new working week does look relatively look to stay relatively unsettled for many with unsettled for many of us with further showers rain by by further showers and rain by by the temperatures rising , a boxt the temperatures rising, a boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> thank you, jonathan . so still >> thank you, jonathan. so still to come this afternoon, it's been 83 years since the battle of britain. we'll see how people are marking the occasion. we'll get to that very soon. i am emily carver and are emily carver and you are watching and listening gb watching and listening to gb news, news channel. news, britain's news channel. stay tuned .

>> join the live desk on gb news. the people's channel. britain's news . news. the people's channel. britain's news. channel news. the people's channel. britain's news . channel good afternoon. >> it's 231. this is the latest from the newsroom. actor and comedian russell brand has denied very serious criminal allegation that he claims will be made against him by a newspaper and tv company. in a video posted on youtube. and formerly known as twitter, he described the allegations as utany described the allegations as litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks. mr brand admitted that he was very promiscuous earlier in his career, but insists that his relationships have always been consensual . while he suggested consensual. while he suggested that a serious and concerted agenda was trying to control his voice as the there will not be a cull of the american xl bully dog despite the prime minister's promise to ban the breed by the

end of the year, the uk's top vet says an amnesty approach would see those who already own the dogs follow certain rules. the ban is backed by campaign groups the labour party and baron baker , who put the baron baker, who put the dangerous dogs act on the statute books more than 30 years ago . rates of theft and verbal ago. rates of theft and verbal abuse in shops have increased by 25% in the last 12 months. the federation of independent retailers says the rising cost of living is causing an increase in people stealing everyday products such as tinned food . products such as tinned food. the group also says social media trends are encouraging young people to post videos of themselves stealing to sites such as tiktok. it comes after the boss of john lewis described rising rates of shoplifting as an epidemic . and crowds of an epidemic. and crowds of diners are waiting up to 1.5 hours for a table at the india club in london before it serves its final curry. the gb news understands those who have been served their lunch says it's

well worth the wait. the much loved restaurant has been attracting loyal customers to its out of the way location on the since the early the strand since the early 19505. it the strand since the early 1950s. it closes tomorrow after its owners failed to prevent redevelopment plans . for more on redevelopment plans. for more on all of those stories, you can visit our website at gbnews.com. now it's back to . emily now it's back to. emily >> thank you, tatiana . welcome >> thank you, tatiana. welcome back to saturday. with me, emily carver on your tv, online and digital radio. now the battle of britain airshow is taking place today in duxford. the former raf site played a leading role in some of the most dramatic days of the second world war, serving as a base for many of the spitfire hurricane pilots. as a base for many of the spijoining hurricane pilots. as a base for many of the spijoining h|now1ne pilots. as a base for many of the spijoining h|now ise pilots. as a base for many of the spijoining h|now is gb.ots. as a base for many of the spijoining h|now is gb news so joining me now is gb news national reporter theo chikomba . theo, hello. you are down at the airshow. where are you guys making vampire? >> yes, we are very close to where most of the action is

happening here in cambridgeshire . one thing i must say, though, i feel very underdressed. many people who've come here have come in costume marking the 1940 period. and of course , today period. and of course, today marks that time for the battle of britain, that military camp , of britain, that military camp, spain, during the second world war, and many people have travelled from across the uk and the world. we've spoken to some from the usa, from belgium and more. and this is some of what they had to say when they're looking forward to this weekend. you're seeing all the spitfires. >> i love watching them all fly. >> i love watching them all fly. >> it's just great fun. >> it's just great fun. >> now i live here almost every time my brother is visiting. >> we come to the air shows just before covid, we did the whole season. >> every single airshow, everywhere where they were, we went. >> we did them all. >> we did them all. >> we did them all. >> we come from the planes from world war ii to see the spitfires and the b—17 and the lancaster . and so very lancaster. and so very interesting . i'm doing research interesting. i'm doing research and plane crashes in belgium

dunng and plane crashes in belgium during world war ii. and plane crashes in belgium during world war 11. so i'm very interested in these machines . interested in these machines. >> just looking forward to the whole day. the weather's turned, nice looking to see a variety of spitfires hurricanes. it'd be a good day . so hope everyone good day. so hope everyone enjoys themselves and goes home with fond memories. >> all the aircraft obviously , >> all the aircraft obviously, and i enjoy myself with my son who's been here before. >> i'm really looking forward to like using my camera and like zooming in onto the different planes and just being able to, like, experience the people as well. because i've been going around taking photos of the people and just seeing photos being taken is just such like a happy experience . yes. and i'm happy experience. yes. and i'm really looking forward to like the 1:00 show well . the 1:00 show as well. >> this isn't actually my first time at duxford because i have an uncle who's a pilot. >> he just got a private pilot. so i have been here once before with him. but this is my first time at like the duxford airshow and i'm really enjoying it. so

far. i'm just the same as my friend. i've come from air cadets in broxbourne and hoddesdon, came up hoddesdon, so we all came up together like a unit it's together as like a unit and it's just amazing. never been to just amazing. i've never been to an before, an airshow like this before, so it is a little bit breathtaking , to say the least. i am. it's just the atmosphere i think is my favourite part about it. it's just because everyone here has got at least thing in got at least one thing in common. it'sjust got at least one thing in common. it's just like the sense of you from being with of unity you get from being with kind like just people that kind of like just people that are like you and they're so like the diversity of people here from people have come from new york. know the people that york. i know the people that i've to, it's just i've spoken to, and it's just amazing like something like amazing how like something like duxford airshow can bring everyone . and so a everyone together. and so a mixture of history , mixture of history, entertainment and more across the weekend and you get to see planes like this taking you back to that period, we are kindly joined by tim, who's one of the organisers and staff members here. >> thank you so much for your time this afternoon . lots of time this afternoon. lots of people here, tens of thousands

across the weekend , especially across the weekend, especially this period after covid. >> how much have you been looking forward to this weekend ? well, firstly, welcome to the imperial war museum, duxford it's good have you here. it's good to have you here. >> a team been really >> we as a team have been really looking to our public looking forward to our public being able to enjoy and embrace all of the things that go into making an airshow of this kind. we're the premier aviation museum in europe and we put on this is what duxford does best. we put on airshows and there's a whole mix of things for people to see so if you come to see here. so if you come here, you're going to see flying. there's funfairs, there's history , there's there's history, there's exhibits a whole mix of things for people to do across , across for people to do across, across the day. and so that's what we like to see. we like to see people enjoying themselves. that's our primary aim. that's that's our primary aim. >> people who come >> we've seen people who come here from across the world does that show how important it that just show how important it is to have events like this again so people can get into what they really love? >> yeah, well, this is a commemorative weekend for the battle britain. also battle of britain. it's also the 50th the iwm 50th anniversary of the iwm duxford airshows. this

duxford doing airshows. so this is a really important thing for us and people come from all over the world because they're not going of this going to see any of this anywhere else. the opportunity to see 18 spitfires, hurricanes flying in formation doesn't happen very in very many other places. and to see the lancaster and the b—17 today flying together, the first time in 30 years is a real opportunity that people will take home their memories for years to come . so memories for years to come. so that's really important for us. >> it's day one of two for people who are looking forward to come tomorrow, for example. and what can they see? can they get real up and close with some of these planes? >> yeah, if they buy a ticket, if they go on the website up until midnight they until midnight tonight, they can buy and and see us buy a ticket and come and see us tomorrow. flying full tomorrow. we're flying a full programme. we're going to fly the and lancaster the b—17 and the lancaster together will . be together again. there will. be 18 merlin engine, spitfires and hurricanes flying together. the red arrows are turning up . so red arrows are turning up. so we've got a really packed day , a we've got a really packed day, a really good schedule of things that are going to keep all ages

, engaged, entertained , and , engaged, entertained, and hopefully they'll have a really enjoyable day. >> and finally , history is a big >> and finally, history is a big part of what's on show here. >> people of all ages get to learn about what happened during that period, isn't it? indeed so there's a lot of re—enactors here all dressed up in the penod here all dressed up in the period costumes . the aircraft period costumes. the aircraft are from a whole range of first world war, second world war, the korean war and modern day. so you can get a real flavour of what combat and war has been like across the ages. and in addition, you can see how it affects civilian lives . so it's affects civilian lives. so it's an educational piece, but we really feel that the imperial war museum at duxford gives an opportunity for people to learn about history , but in an about history, but in an engaging and fun way. >> brilliant. thank you so much for your time. well, as you heard from tim, plenty to see across today and tomorrow. but certainly going to be a weekend. many won't forget with all that's available to see here. >> thank you very much indeed . >> thank you very much indeed. theo chikomba there gb news national reporter from

national reporter live from duxford . it does look like duxford. it does look like a fabulous day out and i a pretty heartwarming see the heartwarming to see all of the younger they're so younger people. they're so excited all the the excited to see all the all the aircraft all the activities aircraft and all the activities that are on. perhaps i'll have to go one year. lots of you have been in touch on been getting in touch on what we've been talking about today, though, excel bullies. though, on the excel bullies. george says, why aren't george says, is why aren't the government getting tough with the the horrible the owners of the horrible animals to be put animals they need to be put down? about the down? are you talking about the owners be put down? owners needing to be put down? i think bit but think that's a bit harsh, but yes, they certainly need to be disciplined, say, and on yes, they certainly need to be discmmr�*d, say, and on yes, they certainly need to be discmmr vaccines,1y, and on yes, they certainly need to be disc mmr vaccines, clairei on yes, they certainly need to be disc mmr vaccines, claire says the mmr vaccines, claire says vaccines my vaccines were mandatory. in my day wiped out numerous day and they wiped out numerous diseases are starting diseases which are now starting to back . enough said. yes, to come back. enough said. yes, and mandatory and quite and they are mandatory and quite and they are mandatory and quite a lot of countries actually. and it is pretty concerning that, particularly london, there particularly in london, there has an uptick in has been such an uptick in cases. indeed . cases. very dangerous indeed. please do keep your views coming in everything we've in on everything else. we've been subscribe to been talking about. subscribe to our channel, us our youtube channel, follow us on we are at gb on our socials. we are at gb news. is gb news. news. so this is gb news. saturday with now. still to saturday with me now. still to come, jong un has met with come, kim jong un has met with vladimir putin russia. what vladimir putin in russia. what does for the west? does this mean for the west? what does this mean for the

ongoing ukraine? how ongoing conflict in ukraine? how concerned should we be? all of that and more to come on gb

radio. >> welcome back to gb news saturday with me, emily carver on your tv, online and digital radio now. vladimir putin seems to be looking for friends in all the wrong places. the russian leader has been schmoozing the dictator of north korea, kim

jong un. the us says their meeting should be dismissed as an desperation by the an act of desperation by the russian leader. but how concerned should we be? joining me a senior consulting me now is a senior consulting fellow russia and eurasia fellow in russia and eurasia program at chatham house. kegels, thank you very much indeed for joining kegels, thank you very much indeed forjoining me. keir would you agree with that assessment that this smacks of desperation by putin? >> yes, it does. however there the other point is also valid that that doesn't mean we shouldn't necessarily be worried about it. >> you're exactly right that putin is looking for friends in all the wrong places. putin is looking for friends in all the itheig places. putin is looking for friends in all the ithe problem he's >> and the problem is he's finding them because now that he's destroyed all of his relationship rest of relationship with the rest of the the west, that the world, with the west, that wanted build wanted to actually build a constructive relationship with russia, wasn't russia, but russia wasn't interested. now looking for interested. now he's looking for those states that those other rogue states that can what russia wants. can provide what russia wants. and of north korea, and in the case of north korea, it is supposed to be vast quantities of old soviet style munitions that russia can pour quantities of old soviet style munits ns that russia can pour quantities of old soviet style munits warhat russia can pour quantities of old soviet style munits war on russia can pour quantities of old soviet style munits war on ukraine,an pour quantities of old soviet style munits war on ukraine, while|r into its war on ukraine, while what north korea gets out of it potentially is food or energy to keep its economy afloat or possibly even things that will

help north korea boost its own aggressive program to throw aggressive arms program to throw its own its weight around its own part of world. its weight around its own part of so world. its weight around its own part of so this d. its weight around its own part of so this is bad news for >> so this is bad news for absolutely everybody else around the world. >> e w- the world. >> why it's got >> and that's why it's got people so excited. >> could deal affect the >> could this deal affect the outcome of this war? what do we know? the detail of what's in this deal? so you describe munitions . this deal? so you describe munitions. that's what putin wants. and kim jong un wants presumably support as well as grain , as you say, and food grain, as you say, and food supplies, which just shows how awful the situation in that country is that he needs to make deal to essentially feed his country . could this impact how country. could this impact how the war continues ? the war continues? >> well, first of all, that other question , no, we don't other question, no, we don't know what the detail is . know what the detail is. >> and that in itself is not surprising exactly been surprising exactly what's been agreed them will agreed between them will probably be kept under wraps and we it much we might find out about it much later, possibly the same way we found about this found about out about this meeting the first place meeting in the first place through intelligence actually through us intelligence actually being to us media. being delivered to us media. >> it was them that announced it

rather than russia or north korea that this was korea that said this was happening. of course, happening. but of course, whether an impact on the whether it has an impact on the war ukraine depends just war on ukraine depends on just how actually going to be how much is actually going to be delivered support russia. delivered to support russia. there's a suspicion that there's also a suspicion that this a means of getting this might be a means of getting chinese support for russia in through the back door, whether actually shipping through through the back door, whether actualkoreainng through through the back door, whether actualkorea orng through through the back door, whether actualkorea or eventhrough through the back door, whether actualkorea or even backfilling north korea or even backfilling what korea supplies to what north korea supplies to russia in order that they can provide more to keep that war going and pummelling the going and to keep pummelling the ukrainians of ukrainians at the other end of this country . ukrainians at the other end of this country. but ukrainians at the other end of this country . but the this enormous country. but the bottom is, the bottom line is, for the time being, simply know what being, we simply don't know what each out of we each side has got out of it. we just know there was an just know that there was an awful they could share. awful lot that they could share. >> and it's pretty grim to see these bond villain these as well. bond villain style leaders on style leaders there on the on the screen and shaking hands and chummy chummy on the international stage. but there you go. i want to get your view on what boris johnson has been saying. he's been saying that britain and its allies are dragging their feet when it comes to support for ukraine. would you agree with that

assessment ? assessment? >> that's a long running complaint that ukraine and its backers have had against some of the biggest suppliers of weapons to ukraine to actually keep it afloat and also economic aid to keep its economy going while russia is trying to shut it down. the uk is in a fairly down. now, the uk is in a fairly strong position on this because it's been one of the front runners in making sure that ukraine what it needs. it's ukraine has what it needs. it's been country in been the leading country in being first to move on things like main battle tanks, long—range artillery on the it was actually part of the move to get fighter jets f—16s supplied to ukraine even though the uk doesn't even operate f—16s. however the problem the uk has is after 30 years of defence cuts, the cupboard is bare and there's very little that it can actually provide. so you look to the americans who paradoxically , paradoxically have been the biggest supplier of support to ukraine by volume, but also some of the most timid in supplying what ukraine is actually asking for because they're petrified of russia's responses . and it's the russia's responses. and it's the uk and particularly boris

johnson that is, and ben wallace as as former secretary of defence, that have been getting out in front and saying, look, all things that you're all these bad things that you're concerned that you think concerned about, that you think are happen you are going to happen if you support not support ukraine have not happened going to. so happened and aren't going to. so we push harder. happened and aren't going to. so we and push harder. happened and aren't going to. so we and just)ush harder. happened and aren't going to. so we and just very harder. happened and aren't going to. so we and just very quickly, before happened and aren't going to. so v1let.nd just very quickly, before happened and aren't going to. so v1let you ust very quickly, before happened and aren't going to. so v1let you go, very quickly, before happened and aren't going to. so v1let you go, ifry quickly, before happened and aren't going to. so v1let you go, ifry quiyisy, before happened and aren't going to. so v1let you go, ifry quiyis having'e i let you go, if putin is having to go to north korea to procure these as you say, old fashioned soviet style weapons, does that mean that he may actually be running out? he may run out of adequate provisions and that may lead to an ending in this war? >> it's a really different situation depending what kind of munitions you're looking for. now, russia has been burning through its old cold war stocks, both of military equipment like armoured vehicles and munitions, as well. but it's also been able to rebuild those of the to rebuild those stocks of the advanced, more advanced missiles that it's been using to hammer ukrainian cities and to attack its national infrastructure, like the energy grid and so on. so it really depends where you

look. but really important look. but the really important thing because nobody's thing is because nobody's restarted defence industry production in the west , the west production in the west, the west too is having to shop around and look it can find the look for where it can find the suppues look for where it can find the supplies to keep ukraine going. >> scrambling around >> we're all scrambling around for you very much for weapons. thank you very much indeed. senior indeed. keir giles, senior consulting russia consulting fellow in russia and eurasia chatham eurasia program at chatham house. very interesting indeed . house. very interesting indeed. now this week is rheumatoid arthritis awareness week. if you didn't this year's didn't know and this year's theme is drain with the aim to educate about impact educate people about the impact living condition can living with the condition can have day to day energy have on day to day energy levels. so hundreds of thousands of in uk have been of people in the uk have been diagnosed and diagnosed with ra and our reporter carson went to reporter jack carson went to meet them to find out the meet one of them to find out the effect life . effect it's had on her life. >> so i ended up going to portugal absolutely fine and coming back three and a bit weeks later in a wheelchair off the plane, rheumatoid arthritis affects around 400,000 people in the uk , with three times as many the uk, with three times as many women affected by the condition as men . as men. >> it's what's known as an autoimmune disease, meaning that the symptoms such as pain and inflammation, are caused by the

immune system attacking the joints. commonly it starts in people aged between 40 and 50, but it can affect adults at any age. for wendy norman, symptoms of the condition turned into serious pain on a holiday in portugal. it was quite terrifying because i thought, how have i gone from that person that walked on the plane really excited to be going away to being pushed off by people at and not knowing what it was because i literally had no strength in any of my joints at and i had terrible pains in my ankles and my knees and also had pain in my elbow as well. >> it had sort of migrated a little bit by then. so yeah, i was frightened because i had no idea what it was. >> so tell me then about the impact that that had on your life, in the meantime . life, but life in the meantime. >> um, it just got progressively worse. i would wear compression gloves on my hands and arms because it felt like the pain .

because it felt like the pain. one felt like if you turn your gas hob in the oven on the oven stove and put your hand on it, thatis stove and put your hand on it, that is what it feels like all the time. and you lose. i said all this strength in a lot of yourjoints all this strength in a lot of your joints . so all this strength in a lot of yourjoints . so day to day yourjoints. so day to day challenges are those basic things . challenges are those basic things. getting challenges are those basic things . getting dressed, challenges are those basic things. getting dressed, doing a button up, couldn't do any buttons up, couldn't do zips up. i had to wear everything that was pulled on, pulled over the head, things like that . getting head, things like that. getting up a single step. you could have 20 attempts at it. i think one of the first things i had to do was write somebody. was write a card to somebody. i couldn't hold pen . if couldn't hold the pen. if somebody me a cup tea somebody gave me a cup of tea and they didn't know, it would probably up on the floor. and they didn't know, it would pro a bly up on the floor. and they didn't know, it would pro a treatment» on the floor. and they didn't know, it would pro a treatment for the floor. and they didn't know, it would pro a treatment for rheumatoid >> a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis specific each arthritis is specific for each individual and can take time for the right balance to be made. medication includes things like steroids and disease, modifying antirheumatic drugs, which can slow down the spread of the condition. over the last two years. wendy has been able to find that balance to be able to return to life as normal as

possible. now she wants to raise awareness about condition possible. now she wants to raise awaibreak about condition possible. now she wants to raise awaibreak aboutof condition possible. now she wants to raise awaibreak aboutof theyndition possible. now she wants to raise awaibreak aboutof the mostyn and break some of the most common misconceptions , as if i common misconceptions, as if i went up to somebody and said , went up to somebody and said, and rheumatoid and i've got rheumatoid arthritis, they often say , oh, arthritis, they often say, oh, my granny had that in my finger or her finger or, you know, she had a bad knee. >> it is not osteo arthritis. it's very much , i think, it's very much, i think, a cinderella disease , but it has cinderella disease, but it has had a huge impact on people and yet life will be different it but it doesn't mean it's going to be awful. it just changes a little bit. >> research into rheumatoid arthritis continues across the world in the hope that one day suffering will be contained. for now, a lengthy treatment process is the only option for thousands across the country. jack carson . gb news. >> thanks, jack. right. nana has appeared in the studio next to me. what's coming up on your show? >> i'm going to say i have rheumatoid arthritis , healthy rheumatoid arthritis, healthy food, doesn't cure food, healthy diet doesn't cure everything, but the excel

everything, but on the way excel bully dogs. everybody bully dogs. does everybody need a i've got a dog licence plus, i've got a fabulous, fabulous guest. >> plastic surgeon. >> he's a plastic surgeon. >> he's a plastic surgeon. >> going to talking >> he's going to be talking to us about plastic surgery can us about how plastic surgery can go very, very wrong. >> well, very interesting >> well, that's very interesting indeed. out why i won't get any finding out why i won't get any plastic surgery in that case. thank very much nana thank you very much indeed. nana to you tuning in to come. thank you for tuning in to come. thank you for tuning in to saturday with me. to gb news saturday with me. emily don't anywhere to gb news saturday with me. emily is don't anywhere to gb news saturday with me. emily is next.on't anywhere . nana is next. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there , i'm jonathan >> hello there, i'm jonathan vautrey. who of your latest gb news weather forecast provided by the met office? it's a slightly mixed weekend and that is how we're ending saturday as well. some showery outbreaks of rain for southwest england. wales spreading the wales generally spreading the way northern way closer towards northern ireland. we head throughout ireland. as we head throughout the evening overnight . the evening and overnight. southeastern england seeing some late, intervals, but the late, sunny intervals, but the cloud beginning build as cloud beginning to build here as well accompanied well overnight and accompanied in of is quite a mild in all of that is quite a mild and humid air mass. for the and humid air mass. so for the southern thirds of the uk southern two thirds of the uk will quite night,

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