have all said his relationships have all been consensual. why did it take so long for these allegations to surface .7 this, then has labour's surface? this, then has labour's migration plan crashed before it even got off the ground? sir keir starmer suggested he might accept a quota of migrants from the eu as part of a returns agreement. has this been binned or ready? and coming up at the end of the hour, wales has today become the first uk nation to impose a blanket 20 mile per hour speed limit on all built up roads. is this common sense or authoritarian tinkering will have the debate. and please do get in touch on all of these topics. send your thoughts on topics. send us your thoughts on gbviews@gbnews.com. send us a message on our socials. we love to read them out. we're at gb news. but first, let's get the news headlines with tatiana . news headlines with tatiana. >> emily, thank you very much and good afternoon. the latest from the newsroom. russell brand has been accused of rape, sexual

assault and emotional abuse . the assault and emotional abuse. the actor and comedian was the focus of a 90 minute documentary broadcast last night on channel 4 as part of its dispatches series , which was a joint series, which was a joint investigation with the sunday times. a warning that some people find the following people may find the following contents distressing. >> like , so how many >> he was like, so how many people have you had sex with? and i said, no one. i've never had sex with anyone. and he got an erection straight away and he was like, oh my god. he's like, my was like, oh my god. he's like, my baby, my baby. and pick me up and cradled me in his arms like and cradled me in his arms like a child and was stroking my hair. and he's like, you're like my little dolly . russell engaged my little dolly. russell engaged in the behaviours of a groomer looking back on it, but i didn't even know know what that was then or what that looked like. he would try to drive a wedge between me and my parents.

taught me to lie to them . taught me to lie to them. >> mr brand was greeted by cameras last night as he arrived to perform at london's troubadour theatre in wembley and a warning the following footage contains flashing images dunng footage contains flashing images during the show, he told audience members there were things he could not discuss as he posted a video online late on friday evening in which he denied allegations of criminality and insisted all his relationships were consensual . relationships were consensual. media lawyerjonathan relationships were consensual. media lawyer jonathan coe told gb news this morning that it's crucial the allegations against mr brand are examined . mr brand are examined. >> good reporting outfits like you may not be allowed to make allegations, say some hard things. we only have to think very far back. huw edwards kevin spacey, both were the subject of huge media assaults and both both, it turns out , are both, it turns out, are innocent. so these are very, very difficult questions as to

the protection of people's reputation on one hand. and the right of free speech on another . liz truss will claim that rishi sunaks government has spent £35 billion more than her government would have . government would have. >> the former prime minister will use a speech at the institute for government to defend and explain her time in charge. nearly a year after the so—called mini—budget that led to the end of premiership. to the end of her premiership. according to the telegraph, ms truss will point out that under her plans, £18.4 billion would have been saved this year and next year, with more than £17 billion saved over the next two years . wales has become the years. wales has become the first nation in the uk to introduce a 20 mile an hour speed limit for residential roads. the welsh government says cutting the limit from 30mph to 20 will protect lives and save the nhs in wales. £92 million a yeah the nhs in wales. £92 million a year. the rac is warning drivers not to rely on satnavs for the correct speed limit and instead

follow the road signs. motoring journalist amanda stretton told us this morning that driving shouldn't be discouraged unless people are given more options. >> i'm in favour of the of the speed limit because it's to going be reducing accidents. but i think you have to you can't just keep punishing with the language and the challenges you have to start making it easier and by that i mean give motorists some sort of option . motorists some sort of option. you know, the idea that motorists are just happily to going switch to alternative forms of transport, but they will. but they will only do so if they are given alternate gives alternatives that are practical . all a 48 year old man practical. all a 48 year old man has been charged with attempted murder after a teenager was stabbed in sheffield city centre i >> -- >> the 14 year old boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries to his chest, which police believe took place near sheffield's town hall on tuesday. his injuries are not believed to be life threatening

. the man will appear in court tomorrow . and finally, search tomorrow. and finally, search and rescue teams continue to search for survivors as the death toll in libya's coastal city of derna reaches over 11,000. a major storm left over 200 buildings partially damaged and almost 400 others submerged in mud. more than 38,000 people have been displaced in the most affected areas in the northeastern part of the country . 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 back to. emily >> thank you, tatiana. so let's get stuck into today's top story. comedian and actor russell brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. the allegations were made in a joint investigation by the times, the sunday times and channel four's

dispatches program. and they date back to the height of brand's fame. between 2006 and 2013. now, a warning that some people may find the following content distressing. part of the documentary program focussed on brand's time at the bbc during his radio two show, brand made sexual comments about a newsreader raising questions about the bbc's handling of complaints . complaints. >> it's a pattern that seems to follow russell brand throughout his career. he misbehaved as he transgresses what would normally be acceptable within broadcasting, and he gets rewarded by a promotion by another show , by something else i >> -- >> we used to be on bbc six music. we've been , i suppose, music. we've been, i suppose, you know, let's call it a promotion. we've been promoted to radio . two to radio. two >> soon afterjoining the >> soon after joining the station , brand repeatedly station, brand repeatedly directed sexual comments towards a newsreader . a newsreader. >> she's erotic, that newsreader

. blimey, what a sex bomb that woman is. i'm going to go in that newsroom one of these days, and while she's reading, do you know one of my fantasies is we are going to get under that desk and we're going to unleash hell on your thighs. woman >> said on air that the >> brand said on air that the newsreader wasn't happy , and she newsreader wasn't happy, and she told senior colleagues . newsreader wasn't happy, and she told senior colleagues. but newsreader wasn't happy, and she told senior colleagues . but the told senior colleagues. but the behaviour didn't stop . behaviour didn't stop. >> the producerjust told me that she was upset. they pointed out in the production side of our programme show, they go , she our programme show, they go, she ain't got the right to reply because she like we say, all these things about her like, oh yeah, it's she's doing the news. >> her just in her >> imagine herjust in her knickers now while working on a big brother spin off show production staff claim they would arrange for audience members to meet brand after the show. >> they say it made them feel like pimps as he would give a runner a piece of paper and it would be a phone number or where to find him in his hotel room. >> they would give that out to

at least 2 or 3 girls in the audience. and i say girls because they were like all over 18, but they were all under 22. oh, hello. >> oh , i distinctly remember >> oh, i distinctly remember getting a phone calls from women in tears. >> the next day saying that they'd met up with russell that said, you know , i don't know said, you know, i don't know what went on once they left the studio , it felt like we were studio, it felt like we were essentially taking lambs into slaughter . essentially taking lambs into slaughter. so we are basically acting like pimps to russell brand's needs . brand's needs. >> of course, the claims made are all allegations at this time, and russell brand denies them. >> amidst this litany of astonish ing, rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations , ones that i allegations, ones that i absolutely refuse suit 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, i was very, very promiscuous. now, during that time of promiscuity, the relationships i had were absolute , always consensual. absolute, 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 . so joining me now is aqeel ahmed, who is the former head of ethics at the bbc and at channel 4. >> thank you very much indeed for joining me. aqeel, you you heard my introduction there. we saw quite a few clips. we saw russell brand's denial of the allegations against him. of course . but asking you, as course. but asking you, as someone who has worked at the bbc and at channel 4, it's quite incredible. now looking back at some of those clips, particularly on bbc radio two, where he was , it appears to be where he was, it appears to be essentially humiliating ing a newsreader, a female newsreader making lewd comments , sexual making lewd comments, sexual comments. how was he able to get away with such comments on a mainstream radio station like the bbc on a state funded station ? station? >> well , there's a lot in there.

>> well, there's a lot in there. >> well, there's a lot in there. >> i mean, obviously i just speaking on my own behalf now, you know, not for anybody else. and i was ahead of religion and ethics, so it was a bit more complicated than just ethics. but you've got remember but but you've got to remember that was they were that actually he was they were out of control then. and i do remember working at the bbc just, straight after just, i think straight after that as want to that sachsgate as you want to call and was call it, incident. and it was shocking. and actually we had to put of regulations put in all sorts of regulations about could about what you could and couldn't do. i that was couldn't do. i think that was a programme made by an independent production think production company. and i think the within, the problem was nobody within, nobody signed it off. nobody senior had signed it off. and actually what it showed you was just this the respect, was that just this the respect, there's an issue there about process was process and how process was changed. actually immediately after but secondly, the after that. but secondly, the bigger thing for me is that this this was clearly somebody who at that time was out of control and i think lorraine heggessey, who you showed of, who was you showed the clip of, who was the one controller many the bbc one controller for many years, she summed it up years, i think she summed it up perfectly, what perfectly, which was at what point you have to ask the point do you have to ask the question, does somebody keep question, how does somebody keep on up when

on getting promoted up when clearly there was a pattern that many, many people must been many, many people must have been aware of ? aware of? >> presumably. and i don't >> yeah, presumably. and i don't know, but presumably he was getting fantastic ratings, millions of people tuning in, kept on being promoted. despite this . very clear. well, what this. very clear. well, what i would call misogynistic behaviour to live on the radio and yes, you say it wasn't perhaps checked by someone senior within the bbc, but that's not an excuse because it wasn't because the investigation took place. >> i do remember you know, it's also very interesting , of also very interesting, of course, there are some very serious criminal allegations made against russell brand in terms of rape, assault and also emotional abuse. >> but in terms of how these sort of accusations at channel 4, which we which we heard there about research teachers and runners being asked by russell brand to find young female audience members in the audience to sort of bring to him to presumably date to have sexual

relations with this is very shocking behaviour to and it does highlight that a lot of young people working within these broadcast stations don't feel like they can make their complaints heard and know . complaints heard and know. >> it's a very good point actually. and i think we also have to, you know , say that have to, you know, say that channel 4, channel 4, who've made this programme along along with times . so made this programme along along with times. so in made this programme along along with times . so in actual with the times. so in actual fact, obviously they have been able themselves able to investigate themselves thoroughly properly , as they thoroughly and properly, as they should you're it should do. and you're right, it is serious allegations, the is the serious allegations, the criminality issues, which we can't get. obviously, you know, criminality issues, which we can't are. obviously, you know, criminality issues, which we can't are allegations you know, criminality issues, which we can't are allegations atu know, criminality issues, which we can't are allegations at thisow, there are allegations at this moment are very, very moment in time are very, very serious. but other kind of serious. but the other kind of behavioural things about, as you said people said, people being people bringing things in and being able to feel that they actually couldn't be heard, there's a serious question within broadcasting and i think in many, many industries, but particularly in broadcasting . particularly in broadcasting. i've from one of the i've just come from one of the unions which is there needs to be independent kind of be an independent kind of whistleblowing of thing be an independent kind of whis'becauseig of thing be an independent kind of whis'because actuallyf thing be an independent kind of whis'because actually eveng be an independent kind of whis'because actually even now here because actually even now channel 4 has asked the

production company , admittedly production company, admittedly bought by another company bought out by another company since to investigate some of these claims. argue these claims. i would argue these claims. i would argue these these these claims are quite serious and maybe an independent investigation funded by channel 4, but an independent investigation would be more useful and would would make us all feel a bit little bit more that that that this has been taken seriously . i'm not saying taken seriously. i'm not saying that it hasn't been taken seriously, but it feels like you're asking people to investigate this. and we see from the very good documentary we see that , you know, the we see that, you know, in the past things did go to the production company channel 4 have that those those have said that those those those complaints brought to complaints weren't brought to them. and you're asking. so because of that, i think there's enough kind of like of a grey area there for you to bring in somebody independent and they investigate it. >> absolutely . i think lot of >> absolutely. i think a lot of people agree with on people would agree with you on that thank very much that one. thank you very much indeed for your time. aqeel ahmed, former ethics and ahmed, former head of ethics and religion and channel ahmed, former head of ethics and relveryi and channel ahmed, former head of ethics and relvery interesting and channel ahmed, former head of ethics and relvery interesting indeed. annel ahmed, former head of ethics and relvery interesting indeed. lotsl 4, very interesting indeed. lots of people are asking of course,

whether a investigation whether a media investigation like the like this may undermine the presumption of innocent until proven guilty. could possibly proven guilty. could he possibly have a free and fair trial after all of the media attention ? but all of the media attention? but we have a statement from a bbc spokesman who says russell brand worked for a number of different organisations, of which the bbc was as is well known , was one. as is well known, russell brand the bbc after russell brand left the bbc after a editorial breach in a serious editorial breach in 2008, as did the then controller of bbc radio two, the circle instances of the breach were reviewed in detail at the time. we hope that demonstrates that the bbc takes issues seriously and prepared to act it. and is prepared to act it. indeed, the bbc has over successive years evolved its approach to how it manages talent and how it deals with complaints or issues raised . we complaints or issues raised. we have clear expectations around conduct these are set conduct at work. these are set out employment contracts. the out in employment contracts. the bbc the bbc code of bbc values, the bbc code of conduct and the anti—bullying and harassment policy. we will always listen to people if they come any concerns come forward with any concerns on related to any on any issue related to any individual working at the bbc, past or present. and a reply

from a channel 4 spokesman spokesman said channel 4 is appalled to learn of these deeply troubling allegations, including behaviour alleged to have taken place on programmes made for channel 4 between 2004 and two thousand and seven. we are determined to understand the full nature of what went on. we have carried out extensive document searches and found document searches and have found no to suggest the no evidence to suggest the alleged were brought alleged incidents were brought to the attention of channel 4. we will continue to review this in light any further in light of any further information receive, information we receive, including of those including the accounts of those affected individuals. we will be asking the production company who produced the programmes for channel investigate these channel 4 to investigate these allegations report their allegations and report their findings properly and satisfactorily to us. well, there you go. now the channel 4 documentary also included a woman who worked on a big brother spin off show with brand. she claimed his behaviour created an atmosphere of women being dispensable. >> all king on the face of it, it's like russell having sex with women over 18 who are seemingly consenting. so what's the big deal in that? the thing

thatis the big deal in that? the thing that is not okay, it's this atmosphere of women being dispensable. women being used for sex that you can pick them up at work , like out of a menu. up at work, like out of a menu. they're all really harmful attitudes and it creates an environment of permission which then can snowball into things that are more serious. >> now, another woman alleges brand assaulted her when he was 31, and she was just 16 years old. she claims he called her the child and engaged in the behaviours of a groomer. the woman said she believes he curated a persona as a womaniser to act as a smokescreen for his behaviour . behaviour. >> i think he was very skilful in the start from making his identity be i'm the womaniser, i'm a sex addict. i'm inappropriate. but it's all just a joke. it's funny. inappropriate. but it's all just a joke. it's funny . it's, you a joke. it's funny. it's, you know, it's a smokescreen for a

lot more of his dark behaviour. >> joining me now is writer and women's rights campaigner aisha ali khan. thank you very much indeed. aisha forjoining me. i'm sorry this is going to have to be very short and sweet, but i really appreciate your time. um, i presumably you have watched the documentary last night and you have read the investigation. i'd like to know your reaction. but also i'd like your reaction. but also i'd like your response to people who are saying that these women should would have gone to the police rather than the media. >> i think i mean, the documentary was harrowing and i was triggered. >> i had lots of people contacting me who were also triggered. it's opened up a lot of people's eyes as to what is constituted as acceptable behaviour . constituted as acceptable behaviour. somebody disclosed to me last night that they feel that they had been raped as well because of the sort of what they'd seen. and it's that denial as well. so a lot of people sorry, going back to your

question, i know we don't have a lot of time. um there's so much stigma and the process in reporting sexual assault and rape and so on is so complicated that it really puts people off and also many people just don't see themselves or don't want to see themselves or don't want to see themselves or don't want to see themselves as victims. um, that's a coupled with obviously what you described just now in youn what you described just now in your, your piece where russell, your, your piece where russell, you know, his , his popularity, you know, his, his popularity, the fact that every time there's a scandal involving him , instead a scandal involving him, instead of, you know, being reprimanded properly , he was promoted and he properly, he was promoted and he kept on getting his star kept on rising and rising. and he became hollywood a—lister. even in the documentary last night, he was described as this hollywood a—lister, untouchable . i mean, a—lister, untouchable. i mean, he literally kissed a blonde reporter. i think he was australian on the lips and he was trying to unhook her bra and making jokes about it very, very degrading language or bullying language. and you know, when the people i mean, a lot of the reporting just now shows that

there was a lot of buck passing or somebody else's problem or somebody else had to take care of this. this is nothing to do with us because they just didn't want to kill the cash cow. the cow, you know, giving the cow, you know, he was giving the ratings high. you know, the ratings were high. you know, the sort behaviours the time sort of behaviours at the time were acceptable. there were deemed acceptable. there were deemed acceptable. there were acceptable. but the were never acceptable. but the problem was because there wasn't really a anything place to really a anything in place to support victims or support people coming forward . even people coming forward. even people coming forward. even people who had witnessed this type russell's behaviour . what type russell's behaviour. what were victims forced to do? and i do believe that there will be many, many more women coming forward , um, who obviously have forward, um, who obviously have been, you know , attacked by him been, you know, attacked by him or treated badly. but been, you know, attacked by him or treated badly . but there will or treated badly. but there will be more women coming forward as well who witnessed what had happened and kept quiet because they didn't want to lose their jobs or they felt, well, it's not our place to complain. and even if you complain , what even if you did complain, what would happen? i mean, akeel just mentioned now lot of mentioned now that a lot of safeguards were put into place

after the events and you know, which is fantastic, but i do feel that there are people out there , young women and men , who there, young women and men, who will have maybe come across something , you know, another something, you know, another russell brand , and they would russell brand, and they would have kept quiet because they don't. yeah they don't want to lose their. >> aisha, i'm really i'm terribly sorry, but i'm going to have to cut in there. but i completely understand the point you're trying to make. and the sunday times and channel 4 are, of course, appealing for any more from those who more accounts from those who have come across russell brand in their careers. thank you very much. reiterate, of much. we must reiterate, of course, these are allegations at much. we must reiterate, of courpoint,ese are allegations at much. we must reiterate, of courpoint,ese arussellations at much. we must reiterate, of courpoint,ese a russell brand at this point, and russell brand insists he says that he has no wrongdoing and that he denies the allegations vehemently. so thank you very much. that was aisha ali khan, women's rights campaigner and now a spokesman for bannau uk , which bought for bannau uk, which bought endemol, the production company behind brother, in 2020. behind big brother, in 2020. they've we take our duty of

they've said we take our duty of care to our cast crew and staff extremely seriously . while the extremely seriously. while the legacy company endemol did have a code of conduct support policies and escalation procedures in place during the penod procedures in place during the period in question, they were not as robust as our current process are sorry these process is. we are sorry these women not supported and women did not feel supported and protected working these protected while working on these productions. of productions. and in light of these serious allegations encouraged to them to contact us in confidence . well, there we in confidence. well, there we go. you're watching and listening to gb news sunday with me, carville. got me, emily carville. we've got lots coming today's lots more coming up on today's show. let's take a show. but first, let's take a look the weather with look at the weather with jonathan . 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 here with your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office . autumn certainly is met office. autumn certainly is in full swing over the next few days and even into the end of sunday. we've got some fairly hefty showers pushing their way across parts of england and wales, erratically moving northwards, parts of southeastern england really

could some torrential could see some torrential downpours over the course of this western scotland is this night. western scotland is starting see the turning starting to see the rain turning more and heavier more persistent and heavier later then this of later on. and then this band of rain to across rain begins to form across western areas. quite a warm night of us. underneath night for many of us. underneath all that cloud temperatures not dropping 12 to 16 c dropping much below 12 to 16 c for most of us. then on monday, that band of rain is going to shift its over towards the shift its way over towards the east. certainly be heavy east. could certainly be heavy in with isolated in places with an isolated thunderstorm possible rain thunderstorm still possible rain will be most persistent for parts of northeast scotland. caithness, sutherland really caithness, sutherland, really quite miserable day quite a damp, miserable day here. but behind that, we will see some brighter spells developing still with see some brighter spells devel< scattered still with see some brighter spells devel< scattered and still with see some brighter spells devel< scattered and blusteryvith some scattered and blustery showers around, temperatures generally ranging between 14 and 21 c into the middle part of the week. another area of low pressure is beginning to show its face, and that will again bnng its face, and that will again bring a wave of unsettled weather. those isobars really squeezing together. certainly bringing a lot of windy conditions coastal in conditions, coastal gales in places as well. quite a wet start to tuesday for northern ireland. and then that rain is going to spread its way into

most the day. most areas throughout the day. the northeast and southeast the far northeast and southeast probably some of probably holding on to some of the conditions as further the driest conditions as further showers, possible showers, though possible as we head wednesday and head throughout wednesday and thursday. your thursday. enjoy the rest of your day. bye . looks like things day. bye bye. looks like things are heating up . are heating up. >> boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. thank of weather on. gb news. thank you, jonathan. >> so still to come on the show, liz truss claims rishi sunak's government has spent £35 billion more than she would have if she were still prime minister. so were still prime minister. so were too we quick to bin the former pm? i ask all of that and more to come. i am emily carver and you are watching and listening

britain's news. channel >> welcome back to gb news sunday with me, emily carver. now liz truss has claimed rishi sunak's will claim rishi sunak's government has spent £35 billion more than she would have done if she were still prime minister. so truss will use a speech at the institute for government tomorrow to defend and explain her time in power. according to the telegraph, she is to the telegraph, she is set to point out that under her plans, 18.4 billion would have been saved in this year with another 17.1 billion in the following yeah 17.1 billion in the following year. so have we misplaced our trust in rishi? that's what she seems to think. i'm not so sure. let's speak to our deputy political editor, tom harwood . political editor, tom harwood. tom, is an interesting tom, this is an interesting thing for liz truss to say. she's claiming that she would

have spent far less and that rishi sunak is on the wrong track . track. >> yes, it's interesting because of course liz truss was criticised when she was prime minister for not being particularly fiscally responsive . in fact, all of the criticism was that she was cutting too many taxes and spending too much money making that budget deficit grow in an inflationary way. that was the criticism. however over clearly what liz truss is to going say tomorrow is going to going say tomorrow is going to push back against that. she'll highlight areas where she would have made spending reductions or indeed frozen spending, relative to where it is today or not increased it as much, i should say. those two key areas are with regard to firstly benefits which liz truss and it was reported at the time she wanted to raise benefits not in line with inflation but in line with average wages instead . so those on universal credit would get the same increases as the average worker rather than the average worker rather than

the double digit increases that inflation on promoted. that would have saved a significant sum of money, almost £10 billion in the first year. the other half of the increase of the equafion half of the increase of the equation is to do with the spending review . so liz truss spending review. so liz truss says that she would not have opened a new spending review with new money going into each and every department. she'd keep those spending levels at at the same place they were the previous year. and overall that saves tens of billions of pounds as well. >> thank you very much indeed for explaining that to us. tom harwood, our deputy political editor there in westminster in our studio . right. well, i'll our studio. right. well, i'll introduce my panel to see what they about this. we have they think about this. we have they think about this. we have the two here. well, my goodness, i've forgotten your names. joe phillips and david kirton. it's not autocue and i go not in the autocue and i go blank. but know who you blank. but i do know who you are. thank you very much. >> just thinking about cake and bread, yeah, i'm bread, aren't you? yeah, i'm just about that lovely just thinking about that lovely bread i had earlier. >> i've got some down >> i've still got some down there. right. your view this there. right. your view on this then truss, is this

then is liz truss, is this fantasy would she have been. well, would well, it sounds like she would have been mean. >> liz was as economically >> liz truss was as economically inchoate , isn't she? wanted to inchoate, isn't she? wanted to grow the economy , which is quite grow the economy, which is quite right. refused to share her right. she refused to share her projections and her workings with the office for budget response ability. whatever you think about the obr, they are there . it's a bit like handing there. it's a bit like handing in homework. somebody in your homework. somebody needs to fact that she to check it. the fact that she didn't do that was one of the reasons spooked the markets reasons it spooked the markets and spooking of the markets and that spooking of the markets has cost every single us has cost every single one of us an enormous amount of money. and so when you talk about, you know, what know, benefit increases, what about the mortgage increases the rent increases that have affected everyone in this country? she cost this country billions. well, arguably , those billions. well, arguably, those interest rates would have risen anyway, as they have done in many other countries, similar to our own . our own. >> david, would you have preferred liz truss to have taken the reins for longer? >> well, i think liz truss or rishi sunak is sort of like an argument about how you're going to rearrange chairs in to rearrange the deck chairs in the the titanic when the

the dry on the titanic when the pilot is piloting the boat into the iceberg. >> honestly , i mean i do agree >> honestly, i mean i do agree with liz truss a little bit more than rishi sunak in that she should have cut taxes because that would have stimulated growth . but that comes on the growth. but that comes on the back of the lockdown, the waste of money there. and they are both still 100% committed to net zero, which is causing huge amounts of fiscal problems and problems in the economy as well, because their subsidising wind and solar power, they've also taken the country effectively into war with russia , which into war with russia, which means that we're not getting cheap gas from russia coming in, which has then led to an increase in energy prices. so all of those things they are responsible for and they're tinkering around the edges isn't to going do anything compared to those big things that they're doing. >> and rishi sunak is refusing to chase after the billions that were in contracts to were lost in dodgy contracts to people yes i would agree. >> i would agree there should be far more pressure on him to do so. but this is gb news sunday

with me, emily carver. still to come, labour's strategy to stop the boats appears to have unravelled already. our unravelled already. are our politicians getting politicians incapable of getting a migrant crisis? a grip on the migrant crisis? that more to come. i am that and more to come. i am emily carver and this is news. britain's news channel. first, it's with tatiana . it's the news with tatiana. >> emily, thank you very much and good afternoon. this is the latest from the newsroom. russell brand has been accused of rape , sexual assault and of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. the actor and comedian was the focus of a 90 minute documentary we broadcast last night on channel 4. as part of his dispatches series, which was a joint investigation with the sunday times. mr brand was greeted by cameras last night as he arrived to perform at london's troubadour theatre in wembley . during the show, he wembley. during the show, he told audience members there were things he could not discuss. he posted a video online late friday evening in which he denied allegations of

criminality and insisted all his relationships were consensual . relationships were consensual. liz truss will claim that rishi sunaks government has spent £35 billion more than her government would have. the former prime minister will use a speech tomorrow at the institute for government to defend and explain her time in charge. nearly a year after the so—called mini—budget that led to the end of premiership. according to of her premiership. according to the telegraph, ms truss will point out that her plans, point out that under her plans, £18.4 billion would have been saved this year and next year, with more than 17 billion saved over the next two years. and wales has become the first country in the uk to introduce a 20 mile an hour speed limit for residential roads. the welsh government says cutting the limit from 30mph to 20 will protect lives and save the nhs in wales. £92 million a year. the racs is warning drivers not to rely on satnavs for the correct speed limit and instead

follow the road signs . for more follow the road signs. for more on all of those stories, you can visit our website, gbnews.com com now it's back to . emily com now it's back to. emily >> thank you, tatiana. so keir starmer has confused the nation a bit this week with his plans to tackle the migrant crisis. earlier this week, he said a future labour government would be prepared to negotiate a returns agreement eu. returns agreement with the eu. the pro quo of any such the quid pro quo of any such deal would be accepting quotas of from the european of migrants from the european union. this morning, keir starmer appeared to backtrack. he said the idea that the uk is going to join the eu scheme on quotas is complete nonsense. yvette cooper also said similar. this comes after home secretary suella braverman accused starmer of wanting to make britain a dumping ground for the eu's unwanted migrants, and after his proposal to seek a new returns deal with the eu were dismissed as delusional by european diplomats. so it's all getting a

little bit confusing. so to make sense of this is labour commentator james sense of this is labour commentatorjames mathewson. commentator james mathewson. james thank you very much for joining me this afternoon. so keir starmer seems to be he well, he came out strong earlier this week. he met eight people at the hague europol agency . he at the hague europol agency. he he wanted to make some statements about how he'd deal with illegal migrants . an it with illegal migrants. an it seems to have been a bit of a flop. he got a huge backlash from his idea that he would come up with some returns agreement with the european union, not only in this country , but also only in this country, but also european officials seem to dismiss his proposal to what's going on. yeah >> yeah, you're absolutely right, emily. i mean, what's happenedis right, emily. i mean, what's happened is that keir starmer has eventually come to this precipice where he, as a labour leader, has faced the challenge that every single labour leader has faced right back to i mean, we're talking ed miliband struggled with the same issue

2015. we're talking about that that really difficult issue in the labour party of migration and immigration in general. the word puts fear into the heart of any labour activist campaigner . any labour activist campaigner. anybody who knocks on doors for the labour party, because for so long the party has not had a position to talk about because it divides sides. so many people in the labour traditions and in the labour communities and in the labour communities and in the labour heartlands that we want to win, to be able to take power to general election. so finally, keir huw thomas come to this where said we need this point where he said we need a which is very, very a policy which is very, very welcome to have a policy. now, i think in similar to other very divisive , he's hoping divisive issues, he's hoping that this will divide but not divide people enough to stop them voting labour at the next general election. so if he can just be marginally better than rishi sunak on this so people on the left aren't too offended and outraged that they won't vote for him. people on the right aren't too outraged at it's horrendous. then he'll be

horrendous. then then he'll be in the kind of ground he wants to be in, which is he annoys everybody, but just little everybody, but just a little bit. kind of seems to bit. and that's kind of seems to be the keir starmer strategy. >> so basically you, james, you want to be as boring as want him to be as boring as possible comes to these possible when it comes to these controversial issues. so he offends the least of offends the least number of people possibly. while i've people possibly. now, while i've got i want ask you got you here, i want to ask you about front of the observer about the front of the observer today, you have today, which i believe you have also read. labour wants new eu links in reset of foreign links in a reset of foreign policy . see now david lammy , policy. see now david lammy, shadow foreign secretary . he shadow foreign secretary. he said that our current position under rishi sunak presents our country as little england. this is what rishi sunak is pursue doing. david lammy says now i can't help but think that is absolutely absolute nonsense . absolutely absolute nonsense. yes, not least because joined the cpp were part of aukus were part of nato, etcetera, etcetera. do you think he's right that it's all about relations with europe, isn't it? >> so you're absolutely right. when it comes to the rest of the

world, there is still this issue in the party and in those who would vote for us certain would vote for us in certain seats around the country where the to be the message needs to be sent that the labour party is one of true international ism and truly committed being of the committed to being part of the european community without being part of the eu . so this is the part of the eu. so this is the line that they have to walk. and however, i have noted that there's been quite extensive criticism of keir starmer from people want us to join the people who want us to join the eu , rejoin the eu. so i wouldn't eu, rejoin the eu. so i wouldn't say he's totally got this wrong. david lammy the same as well, people saying, oh, he's gone people saying, oh, he's not gone far enough. mean, people far enough. i mean, people like myself obviously brexit myself who obviously want brexit to respected to be honoured and respected because seen the impact because we've seen the impact that on our communities that it had on our communities in east when people in the north east when people weren't to. and you weren't listened to. and you know, in 2019 know, we see that result in 2019 general election as well . so we general election as well. so we need to be very cautious about this. the same you this. but at the same time, you know, i welcome seeing david know, i do welcome seeing david lammy say that we're going to consider all options when it comes relations with europe. comes to relations with europe. but a very , very, very but it is a very, very, very careful line. the party needs to walk. i think they're trying to

get these controversial subjects out of the way as early as they can before an election season starts . well, the when it comes starts. well, the when it comes to that time, they can try and discuss issues they want to, but it doesn't always work that way, as know. as you know. >> don't so. i mean, >> no, i don't think so. i mean, migration is going to be the hot topic for a long time. thank you very james very much indeed. james mathewson labour mathewson there, labour commentator, to commentator, always lovely to speak so to my panel . speak to you. so to my panel. david, what do you make of james said right there ? said right there? >> well, i think there's two issues there. i think what they're in labour is they're doing in labour is they're doing in labour is they're testing they're beta testing ideas to see how work over a year, see how they work over a year, maybe a year and a quarter before a general election. but the ideas that they're putting forward are not really tradition labourideas forward are not really tradition labour ideas which half of their voting base would support. they're more globalist ideas and programs. they're talking about immigration, they're talking about creating a safe and legal routes for migrants to come from the north of france who would normally come illegally in boats. so they would legalise

all of that. they're talking about making newer connections with the eu, essentially probably softening people up to rejoin the eu. and, you know, that was their position for a very long time. and what david lammy is saying is like 2016 all over again. and so we've had that argument there was a referendum come on, 17.4 million people voted to leave the eu. that's it. it's done. we're out. we're not little englanders. we're not little englanders. we're making trade deals around the world. but what we have taken back sovereignty or some of it i think we should have done far more actually in the brexit deal. but we've got our national sovereignty back. we need to strengthen our national sovereignty then sovereignty and that will then make our position in the world stronger rather than going back into eu or sort of making into the eu or sort of making a subservient to some eu programmes. again >> joe do you think keir starmer and his shadow cabinet still have some work to do to get the trust a lot of working trust of quite a lot of working class brexit voters might class brexit voters who might consider voting labour? because i think we all know what david lammy and keir starmer truly

think about brexit. it's on the record for a start. >> what david lammy is proposing is absolute common sense. we haven't got calling us little englanders. >> well , i englanders. >> well, i would agree. i don't think it's actually correct. i absolutely i think insult. >> it may be an insult, >> well, it may be an insult, but i find it deeply insulting that we have a home secretary who talks about invasion of who talks about an invasion of migrants . we a government migrants. we have a government that under a right wing press that under a right wing press that fosters and foments the language about immigration without differentiation. >> illegal immigration. >> illegal immigration. >> but she doesn't differentiate statue. >> but she military age . >> but she military age. >> but she military age. >> no, she doesn't. she doesn't. she talks about an invasion. she talks about million of people. this guy let me just i can totally understand why people would be rendered by the use of the word invasion. >> yes. it's disgusting. it's harsh language. but i think it is important to say that she has not used that word to talk about legal mike. has used it. and legal mike. she has used it. and it is now the statute. it is it is now on the statute. it is now on statute book. it is now on the statute book. it is now on the statute book. it is now the statute book that now on the statute book that anyone in that anyone who crosses in that fashion an illegal migrant.

fashion is an illegal migrant. it's not the illegal migration. >> david lammy actually, it's following the point that >> david lammy actually, it's f> david lammy actually, it's f> david lammy actually, it's f> david lammy actually, it's f> david lammy actually, it's f> david lammy actually, it's f

negotiate on many things with the but lammy the europeans. but david lammy has that he has also made it clear that he wants go through trade wants to go through our trade deal page by page and come up with closer economic ties. some people would consider that to be going back on brexit, and i think that is fair to say. whether it matters or not is up to personal opinion. but there we go. but we're going to have to on because lots of to move on because lots of people at have been getting people at home have been getting in on labour's plans. in touch on labour's plans. helen their idiots, if they helen says their idiots, if they think getting closer to the eu will help. well, this is the issue, it? the eu issue, isn't it? because the eu resettlement scheme, keir resettlement scheme, which keir starmer will not starmer has said we will not join if he becomes prime minister, also , they don't want minister, also, they don't want us to. it doesn't seem to be working continent. there working on the continent. there is conflict between the is so much conflict between the different nation states when it comes is working, comes to how that is working, paul nobody trusts any paul says. nobody trusts any politician any subject politician on any subject now, particularly labour politician on any subject now, part tory rly labour politician on any subject now, part tory voters labour politician on any subject now, part tory voters alike. labour politician on any subject now, part tory voters alike. trust|bour politician on any subject now, part tory voters alike. trust is»ur and tory voters alike. trust is obliterated. all i hear is that nobody is going to vote labour voters won't vote tory and vice versa. i think you might be right there, john says. once again, labour is not being held to account their immigration

to account on their immigration policy. will get into power policy. they will get into power at next election through at the next election through default tory party, but at the next election through defalways tory party, but at the next election through defalways have tory party, but at the next election through defalways have higher'arty, but we always have higher immigration labour. where immigration under labour. where are houses going to are all these houses going to come from? well i actually i think we had a record high of net immigration last year under the conservatives. many of whom were ukraine, many whom were from ukraine, many of whom were from ukraine, many of whom were kong as well. but were from hong kong as well. but please your coming please do keep your views coming in. lots more coming in. we've got lots more coming up today's we'll come up on today's show. we'll come back to you, joe, in a minute. is 20 really plenty, as wales predicts, approximately is 20 really plenty, as wales pred million approximately is 20 really plenty, as wales predmillion annually'oximately £92 million annually for the welsh by reducing speed welsh nhs by reducing speed limits. we'll have a look at that figure, all of that and more to come. i'm emily carver and you are

. six till 930 . . six till 930. >> welcome back to gb news sunday with me, emily carver on your tv, online and digital radio. now the welsh government has implemented speed reduction to protect lives and save approximately £92 million annually for the welsh nhs . they annually for the welsh nhs. they say that is so while some roads in wales that were previously 30mph will now be 20mph. local councils have the authority to impose exemptions on opposition to the policy claims it could cost the welsh economy £4.5 billion, increase fuel bills for individuals and have adverse environmental effects . downing environmental effects. downing street has ruled out introducing a similar limit in england. street has ruled out introducing a similar limit in england . so a similar limit in england. so thank you to my panel. i'm sure you've looked at this news and i want to know what you make of it, because they're throwing around these figures willy nilly about how much is going to about how much this is going to save nhs. mean, sounds

save the nhs. i mean, it sounds like nonsense to me. and then also the figures saying this is going cost the economy 9.5 going to cost the economy 9.5 billion whatever it was. how billion or whatever it was. how do they come up with these sums ? >> 7- >> no idea. 7 >> no idea. they sound ? >> no idea. they sound like they've just been pulled out of thin you do thin air, isn't it? you can do any of statistical any kind of statistical modelling on this and put different numbers in the algorithm and come up with whatever you like. but whatever figure you like. but i mean, think this mean, in general, i think this is bad idea because we've is a very bad idea because we've always 30 mile hour always had 30 mile an hour limits on the urban roads. that's a sensible limit to have. yes, in areas where there's schools, you can have temporary 20 mile an hour limits in the day to protect children. and so on outside hospitals. i think that's idea . but that's a good idea. but everywhere, that's ridiculous . i everywhere, that's ridiculous. i mean, i do think it will hurt the economy because journeys will take longer and it will use more fuel. it will be more carbon dioxide emissions because the lorries, the delivery vehicles , the trains vehicles vehicles, the trains vehicles will have to pay more so that will have to pay more so that will bring extra costs that have a knock on effect in the

economy. that is true. >> it does seem to me rather authoritarian . but joe, what do authoritarian. but joe, what do you think the welsh government has said? the £32.5 million cost to roll out this speed limit? okay. so that's a lot of money thatis okay. so that's a lot of money that is going to cost will be outweighed by the reduced impact on the nhs and emergency service forces, which one study said could save £92 million. well, i think david sounds like nonsense, doesn't it? >> you know, you can use any figures you like to come up to make your argument stick. it isn't actually about money. it's about health. and i think the person who was on before in the news, a motoring expert or journalist actually said it won't cost more in terms of fuel driving at 20 miles an hour. it's the rapid acceleration and acceleration that uses fuel. but actually driving at 20 miles an hour does not use more fuel. i think it's a good thing. i think we have we have cars now that are extremely powerful and extremely big and i think that,

you know, one of the things and one of the thinking, one of the reasons behind this is that if you have parents who are worried about letting their children walk or cycle to school because they're worried about traffic , they're worried about traffic, if you enforce much safer traffic measures, then the hope is that those children will cycle or walk to school because parents will go, no, actually it's fine. it's safe now. i mean , it's fine. it's safe now. i mean i , it's fine. it's safe now. i mean , i don't know why people are so obsessed of wanting to drive fast in built up 20mph. >> it depends on the road , >> it depends on the road, doesn't it? >> i think that it makes to you if you're hit by a car, is the difference between life and death. emily okay. >> i accept that . i have seen >> i accept that. i have seen also statistics that show that you're far more likely to die if you're far more likely to die if you're hit at 30 than 20. that may be true, but surely, surely we there shouldn't be a blanket approach, david, when it comes to roads, because if you think about residential built up roads on some roads, 20mph will seem quite fast on other roads, it

will appear as if you're going backwards almost. >> well, absolutely. when there's roads with traffic calming measures and there's lots of bends in the roads, then cars can't do any more than 20 or sometimes 15 or 10 anyway. so they naturally reduce their speed to go along with the roads because they can't do any more. but precisely why they've got the default position that local authorities mean, it's 30 authorities 30 i mean, it's 30 in which is and it's in england which is and it's always been 30 in wales before, which is a sensible happy medium. yes. i know however medium. yes. and i know however fast you go, wherever you set the speed limit, there's always going to be more people that die at limit than at that speed limit than ten miles hour so why not miles an hour below. so why not go from 20 to 10? because that would save lives as well. why didn't you go from ten to remember during the pandemic ? remember during the pandemic? >> remember the pandemic, >> remember during the pandemic, wales most wales had some of the most authoritarian absolute authoritarian and absolute bizarre measures in place. bizarre covid measures in place. i remember they were what do you call it? they had the boundary, the cross over boundaries on on on goods in shops that you couldn't have. they had all

sorts of rules on when you could dnnk sorts of rules on when you could drink alcohol and things like this. was absolutely absurd. this. it was absolutely absurd. >> they blocked school uniforms. >> this makes me think this is just health just a further public health authoritarian measure. just a further public health auti)ritarian measure. just a further public health auti thinkan measure. just a further public health auti think the1easure. just a further public health auti think the problem >> i think the problem with things like emily, is the things like this, emily, is the way and the it is way it is sold and the way it is sold conveyed to people . sold and conveyed to people. it's the as ulez in london. it's the same as ulez in london. the ultra low emission zone. it isn't a war on motorists. it's a war on pollution. pollution kills people . kills people. >> no, no. you take >> no, no, no. you take everything at face value that they say, no, i don't. >> i take value from what science. >> i think they're looking forward to the money. from the fines. be fines. well, i'm sure to be honest, not affecting honest, but it's not affecting every vehicle. >> that argument hasn't . >> and that argument hasn't. sadiq khan didn't put it across very well. i think the labour in wales put across. wales haven't put it across. >> know what you >> okay. let me know what you think home. you're watching think at home. you're watching or to gb news sunday or listening to gb news sunday with we've got with me. emily carver we've got lots up, but lots more coming up, but first let's at the let's have a quick look at the weather forecast. >> looks like things are heating up, but boilers proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hello there . i'm jonathan

>> hello there. i'm jonathan vautrey here of your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. autumn certainly is in full swing over the next few days and even into the end of sunday. we've got some fairly hefty showers pushing their way across parts of england and wales, erratically moving northwards, parts of southeastern england really could see some torrential downpours course of downpours over the course of this night. western scotland is starting see the rain turning starting to see the rain turning more persistent and heavier later on. and then this band of rain begins to form across western a warm western areas. quite a warm night many us. underneath night for many of us. underneath all temperatures not all that cloud temperatures not dropping below 12 to 16 c dropping much below 12 to 16 c for most of us. then on monday, that band rain is going to that band of rain is going to shift way over towards the shift its way over towards the east. could certainly be heavy in places with isolated in places with an isolated thunderstorm still possible rain will persistent for will be most persistent for parts of north—east scotland. caithness, sutherland really caithness, sutherland, really quite miserable day quite a damp, miserable day here. behind we will here. but behind that we will see brighter spells see some brighter spells developing with developing elsewhere. still with some scattered and blustery showers around, temperatures generally ranging . between 14

generally ranging. between 14 and 21 c into the middle part of the week. another area of low pressure is beginning to show its face and that will again bnng its face and that will again bring a wave of unsettled weather. those isobars really squeezing together, certainly bringing windy bringing a lot of windy conditions. gales in conditions. coastal gales in places well . quite a wet places as well. quite a wet start to tuesday for northern ireland. and then that rain is going to spread way into going to spread its way into most throughout the day. most areas throughout the day. the northeast southeast the far northeast and southeast , onto some of , probably holding onto some of the conditions. further the driest conditions. further showers, though, possible as we head throughout and head throughout wednesday and thursday rest of your thursday during rest of your day. bye bye. looks like things are heating up . are heating up. >> boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> thank you, jonathan . we've >> thank you, jonathan. we've got lots more coming up on today's show. we will bring you the very latest the the very latest on the allegation against russell brand. speaking to brand. i'll also be speaking to martin been down martin daubney, who's been down in after that in peckham after that shoplifting the other shoplifting clash. the other day. i am emily carver, and you're watching and listening to gb britain's news.

channel good afternoon. welcome to gb news sunday. thank you for joining us this lunchtime. i'm emily carver , and for the next emily carver, and for the next hounl emily carver, and for the next hour, i will be keeping you company on tv online, and radio. so coming russell brand has company on tv online, and radio. so co accused russell brand has company on tv online, and radio. so co accused r|rape, brand has company on tv online, and radio. so co accused r|rape, sexualhas been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse . assault and emotional abuse. he's denied the allegations. he says his relationships have always been consensual. so why did it take so long for these

allegations to surface? then trading standards have launched an investigation into the peckham shop at the centre of a race row. the probe will focus on the shop's no refund policy that sparked the altercation between a black shopper and the store owner . but will the store owner. but will the answers from this investigation put race fuelled to fire put the race fuelled to fire bed? and coming up at the end of the hour, why are more and more parents prioritising imagination over in their over obedience in their children? i'm asking, should children? i'm asking, should children do as they're told? please do get in touch. let me know what you think. send us your thoughts on gb views at cbnnews.com or send me a message on our socials. we're at gb news. let's get the news. but first, let's get the news with tatyana . news with tatyana. >> emily, thank you. 2:01. this is the latest from the newsroom. russell brand has been accused of rape , sexual assault and of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. the actor and comedian was the focus of a 90 minute documentary broadcast last night on channel 4 as part

of its dispatches series, which was a joint investigation with the sunday times. a warning that some people may find the following content distressing. >> he was like , sir, how many >> he was like, sir, how many people have you had sex with? and i said, no one. i've never had sex with anyone . and he got had sex with anyone. and he got an erection straight away and he was like, oh my god. he's like, my was like, oh my god. he's like, my baby. my baby. and pick me up and cradled me in his arms like and cradled me in his arms like a and was stroking my a child and was stroking my hair. and he's like, you're like, dolly . russell like, my little dolly. russell engagedin like, my little dolly. russell engaged in the behaviour orders of a groomer . engaged in the behaviour orders of a groomer. looking back on it, i didn't even know what that was then or what that looked like . he would try to drive a like. he would try to drive a wedge between me and my parents. taught me to lie to them. mr brand was greeted by cameras last night as he arrived to perform at london's troubadour theatre in wembley and a warning

the following footage contains flashing images. >> during the show, he told audience members there were things he could not discuss. he posted a video online late friday evening in which he denied allegations of criminality and insisted all his relationships were consensual . relationships were consensual. call media lawyerjonathan coe call media lawyer jonathan coe told gb news that it's crucial that the allegations against mr brand are examined. >> good reporting outfits like you must be allowed to make allegations , say some hard allegations, say some hard things . we only have to think things. we only have to think very far back . huw edwards, very far back. huw edwards, kevin spacey . both were the kevin spacey. both were the subject of huge media assaults at and both it turns out, are innocent. so these are very, very difficult questions . as to very difficult questions. as to the protection of people's reputation, on one hand and the right of free speech on another i >> -- >> liz truss lam kw >> liz truss will claim that rishi sunaks government has spent £35 billion more than her

government would have. the former prime minister will use a speech tomorrow at the institute for government to defend and explain her time in charge. nearly a year after the so—called mini—budget that led to the end of her premiership . to the end of her premiership. according to the telegraph, ms truss will point out that under her plans , £18.4 billion would her plans, £18.4 billion would have been saved this year and next, with more than 17 billion saved over the next two years. wales has become the first country in the uk to introduce a 20 mile an hour speed limit for residential roads. the welsh government says cutting the limit from 30mph to 20 will protect lives and save the nhs in wales. £92 million a year. the rac is warning drivers not to rely on satnavs for the correct speed limit and instead follow the road signs. motoring journalist amanda stretton told gb news that driving shouldnt be discouraged unless people are given more options in favour of the of the speed limit because its going to be reducing

accidents. >> but i think you have to you can't just keep punishing with the language and the challenges . you have to start making it easier and by that i mean give motorists some sort of option . motorists some sort of option. you know, the idea that motorists are just happily going to switch to alternative forms of transport, they will, but they will only do so if they are given alternatives , alternatives given alternatives, alternatives that are practical . that are practical. >> a 48 year old man has been charged with attempted murder after a teenager was stabbed in sheffield city centre . the 14 sheffield city centre. the 14 year old boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries to his chest, which police believe took place near sheffield's town hall on tuesday. his injuries are not believed to be life threatening. the man will appear in court tomorrow . and if you think it's tomorrow. and if you think it's looking dark and stormy outside , you're not alone. the met office says half a month's rain could fall in the space of just one it's issued a

one hour today. it's issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across the south—west of england. and south wales. warning has wales. a similar warning has been issued for london, too, with a small risk of flash flooding. heavy rain was seen across the south of devon this morning with some localised flooding . this is gb news across flooding. 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 comedian and actor russell brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse . the assault and emotional abuse. the allegations were made in a joint investigation by the times, the sunday times channel four's sunday times and channel four's dispatches and they dispatches programme and they date to the height date back to the height of brand's fame between 2006 and 2013. now, a warning that some people the following people may find the following content thing. one content distressed thing. one woman interviewed woman who was interviewed alleges brand sexually assaulted her he 31, and she was her when he was 31, and she was just 16 years old. she accused brand of grooming her and claims

he called her the child and his little believes little dolly. the woman believes he a persona as a he curated a persona as a womaniser to act as a smokescreen his behaviour to smokescreen for his behaviour to i think he was very skilful in the start from my taking his identity . identity. >> he b i'm the womaniser. i'm a sex addict . >> he b i'm the womaniser. i'm a sex addict. i'm inappropriate . sex addict. i'm inappropriate. but it's all just a joke. it's funny . it's, you know, it's funny. it's, you know, it's a smokescreen for a lot more of his dark behaviour. >> we're part of the investigation focussed on brand's time at the bbc. he's accused of making sexual comments about a newsreader urinating in the studio in full view of staff and guests and other inappropriate behaviour dunng other inappropriate behaviour during a radio two episode, brand offered to take his naked female assistant to meet a jimmy savile >> i've got a assistant called part of her job description is part of herjob description is that anyone? i demand she greet meet massages. she has to do it. she's very attractive. jemmy

well , that's, that's that's a well, that's, that's that's a good start . what kind of start? good start. what kind of start? >> you could send her along to do some research . what would you do some research. what would you like her to wear? >> anything in particular to? >> anything in particular to? >> jemmy i'd actually prefer her to wear nothing. >> so you want my >> right. so you want my assistant to meet you naked? okay. that's. that's not okay. well, that's. that's not going to be. that's not going to be problem. be a problem. >> well, russell brand has vehemently the criminal vehemently denied the criminal allegations. posted allegations. in a video posted onune allegations. in a video posted online on midst this little any of astonishing rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations 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 the movies. >> as i've written about >> and as i've written about extensive books, i 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 i had were absolutely always consensual. i was always transparent about that, then 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 >> -- >> well, barrister chris stokes

joins me now to discuss this . joins me now to discuss this. chris, thank you very much indeed for your time this afternoon. now, of course , afternoon. now, of course, russell brand denies the criminal allegations against him. i want to know, what do you think? do media investigations like like this? is there a risk that they undermine the legal process, the presumption of innocent until proven guilty ? we innocent until proven guilty? we do seem to have what appears to be trial by media, trial by social media. yeah absolutely. >> there's an enormous risk that wherever there's a sort of firestorm of publicity around a high profile figure and a lot of allegations made in an anonymized way as most of these allegations have been made. and there's just an enormous body of pubuchy there's just an enormous body of publicity around those allegations , as if the police allegations, as if the police ever become involved in an investigation into the allegations of misconduct in the united kingdom, the problem is that there is so much adverse pubuchy that there is so much adverse publicity that it would often be very, very difficult for the person who's accused to be to be tried at all.

>> and there is a legal process called abuse of process or a legal application that the defence can make to say that that even if there's a wealth of evidence against somebody, if that person can't receive a fair trial because of all of the pubuchy trial because of all of the publicity that's taken place , publicity that's taken place, the case will actually be stopped. and the person won't go to trial at all. so that's the risk with some of these very to trial at all. so that's the risk iprofile ne of these very to trial at all. so that's the risk iprofile media hese very to trial at all. so that's the risk iprofile media campaigns is high profile media campaigns is that they actually make it more difficult rather than less for the person to be prosecuted and to take and taken through the courts . courts. >> so what the sunday times, channel 4, the times have done with this investigation by publishing it in this way, could actually put justice at risk, could actually make it less likely that russell brand, if these allegations are , in fact these allegations are, in fact true, less chance that he could be punished as a result in britain , obviously, the law in britain, obviously, the law in the united states, where some of this conduct is alleged to have taken place, is completely different. >> and they don't have a restriction on pre—trial

publicity. and you often see american prosecutors and american prosecutors and american lawyers going on television and talking openly about the case and discussing it in great detail so it wouldn't make any difference in the us where, as i say, that kind of pubuchyis where, as i say, that kind of publicity is very much the norm, as your viewers will have seen many but in britain, in many times. but in britain, in england where i england at least, where where i practise we have very strong contempt of court laws. and if there already criminal there was already a criminal investigation, open in this country, none of this publicity would be allowed. there would be automatic reporting restrictions which would prevent prejudicial pubuchy which would prevent prejudicial publicity from taking place. so if you take the example of lucy letby, who was recently, as everyone will remember , everyone will remember, convicted of the most appalling series of murders and attempted murders of babies, as soon as that criminal criminal investigation began, however many years ago , there was almost many years ago, there was almost a kind of complete blanket ban on publicity other than the very bare facts of what was going on and what the allegations were. and then the case goes to trial and all that. the media can report on what's happening in

court and very kind of court and the very kind of strict restrictions that the judges put in place. and she was convicted. and it was only after those guilty verdicts all those guilty verdicts that all of publicity could take of the publicity could take place, here we're seeing place, whereas here we're seeing it almost exactly the opposite way around. and that's the danger , is that at some point, danger, is that at some point, if there is an investigation and if there is an investigation and if is a prosecution, it if there is a prosecution, it will actually play into the defences hands who will able defences hands who will be able to how this person to say, how can this person have a trial because of all this a fair trial because of all this publicity? yeah, i think that's a very point to make. >> sometimes doesn't >> it sometimes doesn't seem to make sense an outsider make sense as an outsider looking at how we deal with criminal allegations. and of course, the alleged victims in this case who have spoken to channel 4, spoken to the sunday times, will remain anonymous , at times, will remain anonymous, at least for now . so, you know, least for now. so, you know, they're able to make these allegations. russell brand was given the right to reply. he did not tweet post this this video on his youtube and on his twitter account . and it's now twitter account. and it's now had upwards of 50 million views.

i think so it really has been seen by many , many people. he seen by many, many people. he denies them very strongly . lee, denies them very strongly. lee, where in your view , does the where in your view, does the line should the line be drawn between freedom of the press, freedom of speech and due process here, and the rights of the individual ? because i think the individual? because i think a lot of people it's hard to get your head around where that should lie . should lie. >> well, english law is fairly straightforward, and i think probably a matter of common sense, which is essentially see the publicity that's allowed if there is no criminal investigation and nothing is happening , is unrestricted. but happening, is unrestricted. but as soon as the police become involved and there is a formal criminal investigation and someone's arrested, for example, then those reporting restrictions in and you restrictions kick in and you have to only report sort of factual information. you can't have , you know, lots of have, you know, lots of allegation being made of wild comments and extreme views being expressed about a case as soon as the police and the criminal process are involved. and i

think that must be right. i think that must be right. i think think media. think i think media. >> sorry to interrupt, chris, but the problem is, is it's not very realistic in this world that we're living now because that we're living in now because of social media. people can say absolutely they like absolutely anything they like with practically no chance that they'll even be forced to take it down. >> well, that's not true in england. i mean, it certainly is. you're right. you're right to point that out. that's certainly case the and certainly the case in the us and much world. but in much of the world. but in england have reporting england we have reporting restrictions enforced restrictions that are enforced by if someone breaks by law. so if someone breaks those journalist or those report, a journalist or anyone else on social media, it makes whether makes no difference whether it's a the public or a a member of the public or a journalist. and many of the cases been involved in journalist. and many of the casesvery been involved in journalist. and many of the casesvery high involved in journalist. and many of the casesvery high profilezd in very, very high profile cases, judges warn the judges have had to warn the public, you make this sort of public, if you make this sort of comment and it happened as comment and it happened in, as i say, a very high profile case i did last year. say, a very high profile case i did last year . and if you make did last year. and if you make these sorts of comments, you're at being arrested and at risk of being arrested and even to prison for contempt even sent to prison for contempt of court. that's england. so we have quite strict rules in this country. in other places . well, country. in other places. well, frankly, i don't know how any jury frankly, i don't know how any jury could come a trial in

jury could come to a trial in the united states and take the united states and give take donald example , is donald trump, for example, is facing 3 or 4 criminal indictments. and the amount of pubuchy indictments. and the amount of publicity of the comment indictments. and the amount of public been of the comment indictments. and the amount of publicbeen made )f the comment indictments. and the amount of publicbeen made online:omment indictments. and the amount of publicbeen made online:omninit that's been made online and in the media, how there could ever be realistically an objective , be realistically an objective, fair jury to look at that case, i think that's very, very difficult to imagine. and i think likewise, i have to say, if russell brown were ever charged with the offences he's been accused of england , i been accused of in england, i think think it would be think i think it would be very, very difficult job to find a jury very difficult job to find a jury could try that case jury who could try that case without prejudice. without some form of prejudice. but suspect , frankly, in the but i suspect, frankly, in the end, that's what would happen if theyif end, that's what would happen if they if there were charges and it the process, it went through the process, i think it probably would be allowed go to trial because allowed to go to trial because very few cases are actually stopped grounds. stopped on publicity grounds. but that doesn't mean that journalists and members the journalists and members of the pubuc journalists and members of the public commenting on public who are commenting on these just be these cases shouldn't just be careful you end making careful that you end up making comment, which achieves the opposite of want, opposite of what you want, because you want someone because if you want someone who's these sorts of who's committed these sorts of crimes and i'm not suggesting for russell brown has, for a moment russell brown has, ihave for a moment russell brown has, i have idea. whoever it i have no idea. but whoever it is, want someone to face

is, if you want someone to face justice, speaking , justice, generally speaking, big, big waves of publicity with lots of wild allegations is not the way to achieve that justice in criminal justice system . in the criminal justice system. >> well, thank you very much indeed for time and your indeed for your time and your comments. daugherty, the comments. chris daugherty, the casey, thank casey, their barrister. thank you very much now, a bbc you very much indeed. now, a bbc spokesman has said russell brand worked for a number of different organisations the organisations, of which the bbc was indeed the bbc has over was one. indeed the bbc has over successive evolved its successive years evolved its approach to how it manages talent deals with talent and how it deals with complaints issues raised. complaints or issues raised. we have expectations around have clear expectations around conduct work. these are set conduct at work. these are set out contracts. the out in employment contracts. the bbc values the bbc code of conduct and the bullying conduct and the anti bullying and harassment policy . a channel and harassment policy. a channel 4 has said said 4 spokesman has said said channel 4 is appalled to learn of troubling of these deeply troubling allegations . we have found no allegations. we have found no evidence to suggest the alleged incidents brought to the incidents were brought to the attention of channel we will attention of channel 4. we will be production company be asking the production company who the programmes for who produced the programmes for channel investigate these channel 4 to investigate these allegations. now, lots of you have been getting in touch about these allegations. virginia

she's written in and says, i cannot believe we are now letting tv producer have a trial and give a verdict. i'm not sure what you mean by that. stephen says the media have been aware of these allegations against russell brand for over a decade . so why now? yes, lots of people have been asking this the sunday times and channel have people have been asking this the suncthatimes and channel have people have been asking this the suncthat they'ved channel have people have been asking this the suncthat they've been nnel have people have been asking this the suncthat they've been looking|ave said that they've been looking into researching this for into this, researching this for years, for a very long time indeed. why did it not surface soonen indeed. why did it not surface sooner, one might one might sooner, one might ask. one might also why didn't the bbc and also ask why didn't the bbc and channel 4 take various complaints? more seriously at the or see bad behaviour the time or see bad behaviour and not least, what russell brand was saying on on on on on the radio, on national radio. but there you go. james says examining the facts and evidence is the job of the police, not journalists or commentators. in serious as this. serious cases, such as this. yes, the case did suggest that actually revealing this information in this way in the newspapers, on broadcast media might actually make it less likely that we see a a free and fair trial and that justice is

served if the criminal allegations are, in fact true. fred says , what did russell fred says, what did russell brand mean when he said he had been subjected to baroque attacks? well, he certainly thinks that he is not, that there is an agenda at play here. he made it very clear in his statement he thinks this is all part of a wider conspiracy against him. that is what he seemed to explain and he denies them vehemently, denies these allegations. and indeed, he was at wembley last night performing to a packed out wembley stadium. so there you go. keep your views coming in. please do subscribe to our youtube channel. follow us on socials. we are at gb news. you're watching or listening to gb news sunday with me, emily carver. we've got lots more but first, more coming up today. but first, let's a look at the weather let's take a look at the weather with jonathan. let's take a look at the weather witilooksthan. let's take a look at the weather witilooks like things are heating >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hello there. i'm jonathan watry here with your gb news

weather forecast provided by the met office . autumn certainly is met office. autumn certainly is in full swing over the next few days and even into the end of sunday. we've got some fairly hefty showers pushing their way across parts of england and wales erratically moving northwards. parts of southeastern england really could torrential could see some torrential downpours over course of downpours over the course of this night. western scotland is starting rain turning starting to see the rain turning more heavier more persistent and heavier later on. and this band of later on. and then this band of rain begins to form across western quite western areas. quite a warm night for many of us. underneath all cloud temperatures not all that cloud. temperatures not dropping below 12 to 16 c dropping much below 12 to 16 c for most of us. and then on monday, that band of rain is going shift its way over going to shift its way over towards east. could towards the east. could certainly places certainly be heavy in places with isolated thunderstorm with an isolated thunderstorm still . all rain will be still possible. all rain will be most persistent for parts of north—east caithness, north—east scotland. caithness, sutherland really damp, sutherland, really quite a damp, miserable here. but behind miserable day here. but behind that, will some brighter that, we will see some brighter spells elsewhere. spells developing elsewhere. still with some scattered and blustery showers around. temperatures ranging . temperatures generally ranging. between 14 and 21 c into the middle part of the week. another

area of low pressure is beginning to show its face, and that will again bring us a wave of unsettled weather. those isobars really squeezing together, certainly bringing a lot conditions , coastal lot of windy conditions, coastal gales places as well. quite gales in places as well. quite a wet start to tuesday for northern ireland. and then that rain is going to spread its way into areas throughout into most areas throughout the day. north—east and day. the far north—east and southeast, probably holding on to driest to some of the driest conditions. further showers, to some of the driest conditicpossible|er showers, to some of the driest conditicpossible as showers, to some of the driest conditicpossible as we wers, to some of the driest conditicpossible as we head though possible as we head throughout wednesday and thursday . for the rest of your thursday. for the rest of your day, bye . day, bye bye. >> 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. >> thanks, jonathan . lots more >> thanks, jonathan. lots more coming up on today's show. protests continued in peckham this weekend after a violent altercation in a hair shop last week. of the black week. members of the black community are calling for locals to spending money in to stop spending their money in non—black owned hair shops. all of more come . non—black owned hair shops. all of more come. i'm of that and more to come. i'm emily carver, and you are watching listening to gb watching and listening to gb news,

britain's news channel is . britain's news channel is. >> welcome back to gb news sunday with me, emily carver on your tv online and radio. now i must say russell brand did not perform at wembley stadium last night. it was just a venue in wembley . i will correct what wembley. i will correct what i said before the break there. now, an investigation into a peckham shop where a black woman accused of theft strangled. accused of theft was strangled. has been launched. london trading is trading standards is investigating issues around the no policy in peckham. no refund policy in peckham. hair and cosmetics shop. that's following protests this week .

following protests this week. now, a black woman was filmed being and restrained being choked and restrained in the the after she the shop by the owner after she supposedly to take replace supposedly tried to take replace items after being denied a refund. now, many members of the black community are calling for locals to stop spending their money non—black owned hair money in non—black owned hair shops. what's going on? shops. so what's going on? joining me now to discuss this further is gb news presenter and peckham local martin daubney . peckham local martin daubney. martin, thank you very much for taking the time of your taking the time out of your sunday afternoon. went sunday afternoon. now you went down to outside the shop, the protests that were going on on peckham high street yesterday. what did you see? >> i saw signs of chaos. what did you see? >> i saw signs of chaos . so >> i saw signs of chaos. so mercifully, they were very small amounts of people there. only about 50 or 60 people. >> local activist were >> but local activist were whipping up a frenzy . they were whipping up a frenzy. they were referring to george floyd. they were to domestic were referring to domestic violence. they were they were hawking for donations. and we must we not forget that the must we must not forget that the local business owner , a british local business owner, a british pakistani man , is in hiding. pakistani man, is in hiding. >> he hasn't been able to open for four days.

>> he's taken his children out of school with chilling echoes. emily of the batley grammar school situation and he he's too afraid to open up. >> i've been spending time down there spoken, spoken to local business owners, and they all say this shop's finished. there's no way he can reopen again. and yesterday the speakers, they had a few pallets outside that shop. you can see on your screen now, they were standing up, screaming through a pa system saying they do not want the shop to reopen. they want the shop to reopen. they want and furthermore, want him gone. and furthermore, they said the asian they said they want the asian people out of the area. >> they don't believe it's acceptable for asian business owners to be selling black hair products despite the fact they've been there for many, many decades . many decades. >> i've lived in the area for 15 years. >> i live five minutes away from this. i've never seen any trouble. and suddenly we have chaos being whipped up. and i got recognised as a gb news presenter. i was i was fronted out ten people and it out by about ten people and it got a bit spicy, i must say. it got a bit spicy, i must say. it got a bit spicy. there wasn't any trouble luckily, but they

were not happy at all that anybody had the temerity to go down there. and i said to them this reminds me of when i was a kid. i remember the national front. emily forcing pakistani businesses out of communities. what's the difference? and they just don't see that point. they cannot see that this is divisive in itself. they are at war with the pakistani community in the area and i think this is completely out of order. >> are there many other asian owned shops on that high street ? have you spoken to any other business owners who might be well, rather worried about what might happen to their shop ? might happen to their shop? >> yes, i have. so rye lane is very populated by asian business owners as all the butcher shops down there or asian owned. there's a furniture shop, there's barber shops . it's the there's barber shops. it's the thing about peckham , it's thing about peckham, it's a very, very successful example of an integrated multicultural

community since the 1950s, 60 onwards, windrush generation onwards, windrush generation onwards, when the pakistanis and the indians came over, there's been no problem . this incident been no problem. this incident has caused a flash point and they're telling me the asian business owners are saying there's no way that he can come back. initially, they said, well, how about if the business is fronted an african woman? is fronted by an african woman? will be placatory enough ? will that be placatory enough? and yesterday put that and yesterday i put that question directly person to and yesterday i put that que speakers ctly person to and yesterday i put that que speakers and person to and yesterday i put that que speakers and they rson to and yesterday i put that que speakers and they said,o and yesterday i put that que speakers and they said, no, the speakers and they said, no, this to go . it has to be this has to go. it has to be repatriated , if you like, by by repatriated, if you like, by by african business owners. and i think emily that is retailer apartheid. i think that's racism i >> -- >> yeah, well, i think a lot of people would agree with you. there it is such a shame that in a community like peckham, one incident in one shop between an asian shopkeeper and a black woman can result in these kind of protests where racist statements are made. thank you very much indeed for your time. martin daubney there, who is a peckham local. and of course , gb peckham local. and of course, gb news presenter. now i want to

talk to my about this one talk to my panel about this one because joe. such because it's joe. it is such a shame that an incident like this can go viral. people don't know the facts of the situation . they the facts of the situation. they see, they read, they hear , and see, they read, they hear, and then they put their own prejudice is they put their own perceptions onto what they see. and then they make these and draw these conclusions and then look what happens. >> yes, exactly. and i think this back to the this goes back to the conversation you were having with the barrister, doyle with the barrister, chris doyle . you know, it's all out there. everybody's got an opinion without to find out without stopping to find out what truth of the matter is what the truth of the matter is . but you it is towards . but you know, it is towards ever thus it is these apparently minor incidents that can be the spark that creates riots and disorder and as martin was saying, you know, peckham is a very good example, as are many parts of london and other parts of the country where people live together. what i think is dangerous is, is if this becomes whipped by those who would whipped up by those who would seek to divide and a wedge

between an ethnic community as themselves. >> i hope you don't think that's what we're trying to do here, because martin because martin has very interesting perspective. because he is he's has very interesting pilocalztive. because he is he's has very interesting pilocal and because he is he's has very interesting pilocal and he cause he is he's has very interesting pilocal and he says; he is he's has very interesting pilocal and he says himself e's has very interesting pilocal and he says himself that a local and he says himself that it is usually pretty harmonious . and then something like this . . and then something like this. is it revealing tensions that were there already? i've been let let out. i would think . let let out. i would think. >> i think there are tensions there . yeah, to a certain extent there. yeah, to a certain extent . and i think a lot of it will depend on what happens with the trading standards investigation i >> -- >> well, yes, that will be very interesting to see what happens there. david. >> yeah, would take a slightly >> yeah, i would take a slightly different view martin. different view than martin. i mean, this different view than martin. i mterrible this different view than martin. i mterrible incident, this different view than martin. i mterrible incident, but this different view than martin. i mterrible incident, but itthis a terrible incident, but it should have just stuck to being something is between something that is between the shop the customer shop owner and the customer or whatever. the full whatever. i don't know the full ins and outs of that, but obviously an incident, obviously there was an incident, but very well. but i know peckham very well. i was first place i actually was the first place i actually stood for parliament. i lived there, i stood peckham and there, i stood for peckham and camberwell constituency in 2015 and tensions there and there were tensions there between the ethnic communities, between the ethnic communities, between black community and

between the black community and the community. that the asian community. that bubbled a bit , the asian community. that bubbled a bit, but bubbled up a little bit, but nothing really spilled out nothing ever really spilled out much over racism. yeah, i think racism, well, you can call it racism, well, you can call it racism because , you know, racism because, you know, tensions the different tensions between the different communities and well, tensions between the different communities and well , this has communities and well, this has actually spilled out into actually now spilled out into overt racism. the black community is activating their using alinsky tactics to personalise a pakistani business owner say we want the shop closed. we want them out of our area. we want to take back this area. we want to take back this area. it's our area . now that's area. it's our area. now that's overt racism. if white people were doing this , the guardian were doing this, the guardian and so on would be all over this. but, you know, this is black people and pakistani people . so this is an issue. people. so this is an issue. well, it's something that's very difficult for a lot of people to talk about because the assumption racism and assumption is that racism and prejudice from the white majority to ethnic minorities, but they're so much more complicated than that. >> are tensions between complicated than that. >> sorts are tensions between complicated than that. >> sorts of 'e tensions between complicated than that. >> sorts of different|s between complicated than that. >> sorts of different groups,en all sorts of different groups, unfortunately. and it doesn't help when video clips like this go and people go viral and people make ridiculous assumptions and

assertions. and then these protests, hopefully it will just all simmer down and everything will be okay in a few days. but you never know with these sorts of they continue to you never know with these sorts of whipped|ey continue to you never know with these sorts of whipped up continue to you never know with these sorts of whipped up by continue to you never know with these sorts of whipped up by corwrongto be whipped up by the wrong people. let me know what you think home. know what think at home. let me know what you about martin had think at home. let me know what yo say. about martin had think at home. let me know what yo say. thereyut martin had think at home. let me know what yo say. there you're martin had think at home. let me know what yo say. there you're watching had to say. there you're watching and to gb news sunday and listening to gb news sunday with carver. lots more with me. emily carver. lots more coming minister humza coming up. first minister humza yousaf accused yousaf is being accused of wasting after he wasting staff's time after he misled parliament on misled scottish parliament on renewable energy. so wilhelm's to survive this hiccup. but first, it's the news with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> emily, thank you. this is the latest from the newsroom. an urgent internal investigation into russell brand has been launched by the production company behind and the big brother spin off shows he hosted in the mid 2000. a warning, the following footage contains flashing images in a statement. bannau uk , which bought endemol bannau uk, which bought endemol in 2020, said it encourage urges

anyone who is affected by russell brand's behaviour while working on its productions to contact them in confidence. it comes after the comedian and actor was accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse by channel four's dispatches programme and the sunday times. he hosted a video onune sunday times. he hosted a video online late friday evening in which he denied allegations of criminality and insisted all of his relationships were consensual . liz truss will claim consensual. liz truss will claim that rishi sunak's government has spent £35 billion more than her government would have. the former prime minister will use a speech at the institute for government to defend and explain her time in charge. nearly a year after the so—called mini—budget that to led the end of her premiership, according to the telegraph, ms truss will point out under plans, point out that under her plans, £18.4 billion would have been saved this year and next, with more than 17 billion saved over the next two years. as wales has

become the first country in the uk to introduce a 20 mile an hour speed limit for residential roads, the welsh government says cutting the limit from 30mph to 20 will protect lives and save the nhs in wales. £92 million a yeah the nhs in wales. £92 million a year. the racs are warning drivers not to rely on satnavs for the correct speed limit and instead follow the road signs . instead follow the road signs. and if you think it's looking dark and stormy outside , you're dark and stormy outside, you're not alone. the met office says half a month's rain could fall in just the space of an hour. today it's issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across the south—west england and south south—west of england and south wales . a similar warning has wales. a similar warning has been for london, too, been issued for london, too, with a small risk of flash flooding. heavy seen flooding. heavy rain was seen across the south of devon this morning with localised morning with some localised flooding . for more on all of flooding. for more on all of those stories, you can visit our website, gbnews.com. now it's back to . emily

back to. emily >> thanks, tatiana . now, the >> thanks, tatiana. now, the scottish. i like to keep an eye on things north of the border. the scottish first minister, humza yousuf, has been urged to refer himself to a ministerial code adviser. that's after he was accused of knowingly misleading parliament. mr yousuf allegedly asked civil servants to engineer statistics on renewable energy. opposition msps have suggested that civil servants retrospectively created statistics a6 to justify an incorrect statement. the first minister made about scotland's renewable energy capacity. officials have denied accusations of any cover up. so i want to talk to columnist at the scotsman, alastair stewart. thank you very much for joining me, alastair. can you tell us a little bit more about this story? the alleged story? what's the alleged wrongdoing no it's an wrongdoing here? no it's an interesting one. >> the accusation is that mr yousaf misled the scottish parliament with figures about renewables figures, and then he subsequently allegedly advised his colleagues and the civil

service to subsequently revise the official record, adding them in after the fact. >> but while these are allegations at state at this juncture and at this stage, it feeds into a wider problem that mr yousuf has and that is that the overall feeling that he's not quite got control of his brief , not quite got control of his brief, certainly not as much as his predecessor as notably nicola sturgeon . most new nicola sturgeon. most new leaders have of a free peerage almost, where they can establish themselves and look forward with a program of government to what it is that they want to achieve. he's been in post since march and this just feeds the fire that he's not breaking free of his predecessors and he's not taking the snp any closer to their aim of scottish independence . independence. >> well, no. in fact, many people would say that he's doing quite the opposite when it comes to independence . what's more, to independence. what's more, scottish people have been turned off. the idea, it seems, till since he became minister. do the polls reflect that ?

polls reflect that? >> they do, certainly . they're >> they do, certainly. they're oscillating where previously you could always count on a poll to say that there was some support for scottish independence . it's for scottish independence. it's only weeks ago the only a couple of weeks ago the polls were showing that the snp were with scottish were breaking even with scottish labouh were breaking even with scottish labour, was quite the labour, which was quite the achievement for them and there was poll the other day saying was a poll the other day saying that he's now 11 points ahead. there's trajectory , no there's no clear trajectory, no clear think in the clear break. i think in the minds electorate to minds of the electorate as to the , scottish independence the snp, scottish independence and humza yousaf , i think if you and humza yousaf, i think if you ask different people what they think of these three different things, you will get a different answer every time. the key thing with this is the snp's own supporters. how is it that mr yousaf is advancing scottish independence? he's not taking the party any closer to even a conversation about that. their own conference is taking place in october where there is a discussion about making the next general election in scotland. the most seats will be a mandate to enter negotiations with the uk government. the likes of alex salmond have come out and dismissed that as an idea. there

is no forward movement for a party that prides itself on taking steps, sometimes baby steps, but nevertheless steps in the right direction towards that coveted holy grail of independence . it feels very much independence. it feels very much like a government if not in free fall, then certainly one that's stagnating . and mr yousaf taking stagnating. and mr yousaf taking on the mantle of first minister has not reinvigorate did either. the scottish government , led by the scottish government, led by the snp or the independence movement as a whole ? movement as a whole? >> well, some of us could have predicted that. thank you very much indeed. alistair stewart , a much indeed. alistair stewart, a columnist at the scotsman . thank columnist at the scotsman. thank you much for your insight you very much for your insight there . to panel, joe there. so to my panel, joe phillips , humza yousaf, many phillips, humza yousaf, many nicknamed him humza useless because he hadn't shown great competence in previous ministerial posts. continuity candidate for nicola sturgeon to succeed her. >> yeah, i mean, you know the sudden resignation of nicola sturgeon caught everybody off guard, including her own party. and i think what alastair was

saying just now is that, you know, it's very difficult for anybody to follow somebody who was such a good communicator for, you know, whatever you think of her politics, alex, she was extremely good and was an extremely good and effective communicator. she had a l effective communicator. she had a , very good man care about a very, very good man care about her. and she was very charismatic. her sudden disappearance and the questions that then arose have already put a huge cloud and many question marks over the snp, which of course will be music to the ears of labour and the conservatives, particularly labour, who will be hoping to claw back some of the seats that they've lost at the next general election. but it's really straightforward, emily. it's not the getting it wrong that does for you in politics. it's the cover up. you know, if you make a mistake, you just stand up and say, i'm really sorry. i misspoke. the figures were wrong. >> this is it's pretty bad, actually. david so he was at first minister ministers questions . he said scotland has questions. he said scotland has the majority 80 of renewables

and natural resources in the uk . okay. turns out it's actually a quarter the then alleged he goes and talks to his civil servants and say, how can i, you know, move around the statistics a bit. so i actually got it right. i mean, how untrustworthy is that ? is that? >> yeah, think he should just >> yeah, i think he should just own say, i got it own up and say, look, i got it wrong he sounds like someone wrong and he sounds like someone who's been promoted the level who's been promoted to the level of incompetence, he's he's of incompetence, like he's he's not the job basically not up to the job basically because getting because he's not getting the figures right. >> overpromoted let's see exactly. >> i mean, well over promoted and the cover up he did and you know the cover up he did i mean from a maths point of view, i mean, i've got a background in science. it doesn't sense . he said. doesn't make any sense. he said. now i meant is we have more now what i meant is we have more per capita, but these comparing two completely different things. there so you the cover up there so you know, the cover up was . it was, it was just was wrong. it was, it was just ridiculous. anyway he should have. exactly. do you have. yeah, exactly. do you remember when he was. >> absolutely furious when there was a video posted of him falling a scooter? yes and falling off a scooter? yes and he the bbc or whoever it he wanted the bbc or whoever it was posted it to take it was that posted it to take it down when he does not like to

get things wrong or be humiliated , embarrassed in any humiliated, embarrassed in any any of way at all, it's the any kind of way at all, it's the wrong job. >> well, quite. >> well, quite. >> have to have have to >> you have to have you have to have a bit of a tough skin. you can't be embarrassed easily. can't be embarrassed too easily. everyone yes. everyone makes mistakes. yes. i mean, know, the mean, you know, it's like the broad of life here. but it broad cast of life here. but it doesit broad cast of life here. but it does it does look like there could a bit of an snp. well, could be a bit of an snp. well, let's wipe—out , but let's not say wipe—out, but they're struggle. they're going to struggle. >> they're going to >> i think they're going to struggle. and i think as alastair just saying, alastair was just saying, they're necessarily they're not necessarily in freefall, but they have certainly raison certainly lost their raison d'etre, you like. and d'etre, if you like. and if they're not talking about independence and the danger is always that, then people look at their record on other things like and transport and like health and transport and education and funding where they haven't been so good. so i think under nicola sturgeon they managed create a very good managed to create a very good illusion of running things terribly well and being very effective and punching above their weight. i think when you take that leader away, what you see is actually nicola sturgeon was very good at deflecting from any of her failures. >> there , good at blaming

>> there, good at blaming everything on westminster , everything on westminster, wrongly or rightly and very good at, you know , promoting herself, at, you know, promoting herself, promoting the snp, which was, of course, her job and keeping course, herjob and keeping things on. the question of scottish independence humza yousaf seems to be flailing, but lots of people have been getting in touch on our top stories on this story. barbara says he's an unpleasant, deceitful person . unpleasant, deceitful person. those that approve of him are dumb, which wouldn't surprise me about snp supporters. thankfully dumb, which wouldn't surprise me anort snp supporters. thankfully dumb, which wouldn't surprise me ano longersupporters. thankfully dumb, which wouldn't surprise me ano longer live orters. thankfully dumb, which wouldn't surprise me a no longer live ort scotland. (fully i no longer live in scotland. well there well okay, strong stuff there from who was that? that was barbara . yes. strong stuff from barbara. yes. strong stuff from barbara. yes. strong stuff from barbara and on the peckham protest, talked to protest, which we talked to martin daubney about, lena says stop playing the what if game with tensions. she was with racial tensions. she was wrong shopkeeper wrong to assault the shopkeeper and that . well, there you and that's that. well, there you go. there's your assessment . and go. there's your assessment. and also on peckham protest deck also on the peckham protest deck says the shop owner has had says the poor shop owner has had to store since this to close his store since this incident. so he's lost a lot of money, imagine, for cost money, i imagine, for the cost of was allegedly of what she was allegedly stealing. price to stealing. it's a heavy price to pay stealing. it's a heavy price to pay in his yes. as martin pay in his case. yes. as martin said, he is in hiding, we

believe. and you can understand why seeing as his shop is absolutely covered head to toe in on signs telling him to essentially leave and calling him a racist and whatnot . and on him a racist and whatnot. and on 20 is plenty in wales. dave says this is yet another example of labour's policy to push drivers out of their cars is just like ulez. a lot of people do see this as part of the war on motorists and when policy makers say , oh, this is good for say, oh, this is good for climate change because they want you out of your car and walking instead, well then, you know, that does sound a bit of a war on cars trying to get you out, doesn't it, joe? it's not even climate change. >> it's pollution. it's about health. >> but they mixed up the two, of course. they've had so many politicians mixing up climate change and air pollution, but that's but they say there's a climate emergency and there isn't. >> and then they bring all these policies absolutely policies which are absolutely not carbon dioxide not not carbon dioxide is not harmful. it's a natural gas. it's there anyway. but the earth is . is flat. >> that's amazing.

>> that's amazing. >> i didn't say the earth was flat as well. does that coming from. >> well, he's likening the two. she's likening your claim to saying is flat . two saying the earth is flat. two completely different will completely different people will have views. have very different views. >> please let know what >> please do let me know what you think. why do politicians mix up air pollution climate mix up air pollution and climate change? because the are not change? because the two are not the they may be linked the same. they may be linked in some they some circumstances, but they certainly not the same when you're things like you're talking about things like ulez imposition of 20 ulez and the imposition of 20 mile per hour zones. and we do not that 20 mile per hour not know that 20 mile per hour zones will actually impact air pollution joe but please pollution anyway. joe but please do views coming in. do keep your views coming in. we've lots more coming do keep your views coming in. we'make lots more coming do keep your views coming in. we'make lotroadse coming do keep your views coming in. we'make lot roads safer. ng >> make the roads safer. >> make the roads safer. >> more coming up on >> lots more coming up on today's show. obedient children >> lots more coming up on todylessshow. obedient children >> lots more coming up on todyless valued bedient children >> lots more coming up on todyless valued byiient children >> lots more coming up on todyless valued by brits children >> lots more coming up on todyless valued by brits asldren >> lots more coming up on todyless valued by brits as they are less valued by brits as they would have kids that are would rather have kids that are imaginative. so our british children are becoming less well behaved. children are becoming less well behaved . and should they do as behaved. and should they do as adults tell them to? of that adults tell them to? all of that and come . i'm adults tell them to? all of that and come. i'm emily and more to come. i'm emily carver. watching carver. you're watching and listening britain's

gb news the people's. channel >> welcome back to gb news sunday with me, emily carver on your tv online and digital radio. now a well—behaved and polite child was once the dream of most british families, but not anymore. only a mere 12% of us now believe that children should be taught obedience . this should be taught obedience. this has fallen by 30% since 1990. instead, imagination , hard work instead, imagination, hard work and independence are the more favoured characteristics by parents for independence . so is parents for independence. so is the future of british politeness doomed? thanks to a shift in

societal priorities? i want to see what my panel make of this heritage party leader david kirton and political commentator joe phillips. i think children should do what they're told. they should be obedient . is that they should be obedient. is that old fashioned? who should i go to? joe go well, i think to? joe go on. well, i think it's important to make the point that this survey also shows that the most important thing, which has not changed is good manners and consideration of other people. yes, it does. to be fair, it does, actually. >> if you think those are the most important things, which i happen to agree with, then to a large extent that being obedient is already there because it is about listening . it's about about listening. it's about understanding. so if somebody says, no, shove up johnny , and says, no, shove up johnny, and let that lady sit down or something like that, that's not about obedience . it's about good about obedience. it's about good manners. the idea of children being seen and not heard , i'm being seen and not heard, i'm afraid, is long gone. and as anybody travels public anybody who travels on public transport knows , they can do transport knows, they can do what the they like . mean, what the hell they like. i mean, that's it is wrong. that's wrong. it is wrong. absolutely. are absolutely. and there are numbers of pubs and restaurants

now that are actually saying no kids under 10 or 12 because they're fed up being used as babysitting places is. and the assumption is that, you know, i love my children, so you'll love my children, too. they just having fun while they're jumping? yeah >> i mean, the other day i won't say where i was, but i was on a on a train and i was getting more and more irritated by this child who playing a very child who was playing a very loud out loud their ipad loud game out loud on their ipad . add parents both. they're not saying anything totally oblivious. i try and talk to the parent. she just ignores me . i parent. she just ignores me. i try to talk to the child, said, can you turn that down? he ignores me. i get up off my seat and just move down the carriage. i had to move, which i think is absolutely ludicrous . and i hope i had to move, which i think is absolii'm/ ludicrous . and i hope i had to move, which i think is absolii'm a.udicrous . and i hope i had to move, which i think is absolii'm a parent,; . and i hope i had to move, which i think is absolii'm a parent, if and i hope i had to move, which i think is absolii'm a parent, if and i hope i had to move, which i think is absolii'm a parent, if and whene when i'm a parent, if and when i'm a parent, i will have obedient children because obedience isn't the same as good manners, because obedience is a respect for authority . respect for authority. >> yeah. i mean, if the child in that situation had good manners

, they wouldn't be playing something like that . loud something like that. loud disturbs other people and if they had respect, which is another one of the values that it parents like , then it shows, parents like, then they doing that they wouldn't be doing that ehheh they wouldn't be doing that eithythoughtful and aware and and thoughtful and aware and considerate of people around them. so when it comes to obedience , it's then when the obedience, it's then when the parents well , obedience, it's then when the parents well, you stop that parents say, well, you stop that because that's disrespectful to other people, then should the child do what they're told? in that case, they should . but, you that case, they should. but, you know, a little worrying know, it's a little bit worrying that well, that then parents say, well, obedience , we don't care if obedience, we don't care if a child is obedient or not. but i wonder if this actually is related to sort of a move in society where all of the sort of figures that we had, whether it was mps, clergy, police , police, was mps, clergy, police, police, even judges have lost respect. you know, we don't respect them anymore and i don't respect some of them anymore. you know, in the freedom protests when i was out, you protesting out, you know, protesting against lockdown laws and so on, i had, you know, some altercations the police, altercations with the police, which shocking which was quite shocking because i'd supported them. so i

i'd always supported them. so i wonder if it's related. >> i think of kids in the >> i think a lot of kids in the classroom think that their teachers, for example, to teachers, for example, need to earn whereas it earn their respect, whereas it should be the default. no. joe well, i think that you respect a teacher. >> absolutely. yes. yes. it should be. but think the should be. but i think the reality certainly it's reality is certainly it's secondary of secondary school children of that age are very, very quick to see any sign of weakness as any teacher will tell you, that you know, more terrifying know, it's much more terrifying going in. and i've done it. i'm sure you've done it and david's done go and talk to a school done to go and talk to a school hall full of kids than it is to go stage or to speak in go on stage or to speak in parliament anything like parliament or anything like that, will find that, because they will find that, because they will find that thing, they'll find that weakness but i think weakness and they'll but i think absolutely will. absolutely they will. >> but remember i went to >> but i remember i went to speak school and speak to a to a school and someone one of them was laughing at me. i didn't know what they were laughing at. i was worried i in my teeth or i had something in my teeth or something like that. they can be they can vicious. you don't they can be vicious. you don't know getting know what they're getting at. but been but lots of you have been getting all the getting in touch on all the topics, on child topics, really on child obedience. kids are obedience. andy says kids are like dogs if you don't train

them properly, they will bite you. they may not bite you. well, they may not bite you, but i do take your i do take point. i think take your point. i think boundanes take your point. i think boundaries probably very boundaries are probably very important course, i'm important indeed. of course, i'm not from experience of not talking from experience of being a parent, but as a child i can. jackie says children need to be able to use their imagination as it to imagination as it leads to cognitive thought, and cognitive thought, function and problem also need problem solving. they also need boundanes problem solving. they also need boundaries discipline. is boundaries and discipline. it is the to prepare them the parents job to prepare them from adulthood. nurture is just as as nature. keep as important as nature. keep your coming because your views coming in because that's from me today. but we that's it from me today. but we have nana here. where are your children? obedient nana. oh, they what they're they do exactly what they're told they don't put up told to do. they don't put up with any nonsense. >> that's why believe that >> that's why i believe that actually they're very, actually they do. they're very, very and they cute very well behaved and they cute as their little faces . lovely. >> and is that because you just said start? said no from the start? >> yeah. said no from >> yeah. i said i said no from the i'm not tolerating the start. i'm not tolerating any yes, but i don't any of that. yes, but i don't swear at my not without swear at my kids. not without a good reason . good reason. >> could do a parenting >> you could do a parenting reason. manual from reason. parenting manual from nana. what's coming up on your show? >> so, of course, we're going to talk about russell brand, but our really trial by

our focus is on really trial by media you know, the way media because, you know, the way everyone talks about this at the end day, will he even end of the day, will he or even his supposed victims get a fair trial? know, so we need so trial? you know, so we need so we need to look at how the media are operating situations like are operating in situations like that one thing that that as well. and one thing that really is keir really gets my goat is keir starmer just but starmer not just him, but the tax, fact that he's tax, his the fact that he's going to take away the charitable status of private schools. to be schools. so we're going to be discussing well. and discussing that as well. and i have a fantastic mr who is have a fantastic mr guest who is very famous . you know, russell very famous. you know, russell brand, please don't know russell levy said. he said he. >> but oh, that sounds very give us a clue. yes, i think that trial by media question is a really important one, and i'll be interested to see how you talk that. we've been talk about that. we've been watching listening watching and listening to gb news been news sunday. you've been watching listening with me. watching and listening with me. emily very emily carver, thank you very much you to my much indeed. and thank you to my wonderful joe phillips wonderful panel, joe phillips and nana up next. >> the temperature's rising boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news.

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of rape, sexual assault and