as strikes by of disruption as strikes by junior doctors and consultants are expected to hit patient care and all we see in the last orders for the great british boozen >> well, new figures show an alarming number of juicers are closing down the aftermath of the thunderstorms and heavy rain which hit the uk overnight. >> right. there are warnings of more bad weather to come . more bad weather to come. >> and plus, labour says it will rewrite britain's brexit deal if it comes to power. that's certainly one to watch. we found out what keir starmer is planning. but first, here's your news headlines with lisa hoddle i >> -- >> good afternoon. it's just after 12:00. i'm lisa hartle in the newsroom. bbc channel 4 and

production company bannau uk have launched internal investigations against comedian russell brand for women have accused the 48 year old of rape and sexual assaults during the height of his popularity between 2006 and 2013. russell brand denies all the allegations and says all of his relationships have been consent, while investigative journalist mark williams—thomas says more people could come forward . could come forward. >> i've already had one person who's contacted me talk to me about brand . there will be about brand. there will be numerous other people who are contacting either the authority parties or other individuals. contacting either the authority parties or other individuals . so parties or other individuals. so russell brand himself has been very clearly saying that there are things that have happened in the past. he puts it down to a promiscuous relationship that he's had. you know, there is obviously an issue where consent is the question . is the question. >> the former prime minister, liz truss , has urged the liz truss, has urged the government to cut taxes , shrink government to cut taxes, shrink welfare spending and raise the retirement age. speaking at the institute for government online

event, liz truss has defended decisions made in her mini—budget. ms truss argued it's unfair to say that she had had she pursued unfunded tax cuts. she says the government needs to act now before it's too late . late. >> situation was urgent last yeah >> situation was urgent last year. it's even more urgent now. the uk is in a serious and precarious position and there is a real risk of a downward spiral. the national debt was $525 billion in 2005. by 2022, it had quadrupled . to 2.5 it had quadrupled. to 2.5 trillion and it's set to top 3 trillion and it's set to top 3 trillion within 3 to 4 years as the labour leader says he would seek a much closer trading relationship with the eu if his party wins the next election. >> sir keir starmer dismissed suggestions labour planned to join an eu wide migrant quota scheme to tackle migrant crossings. sir keir has spent the weekend meeting canada's prime minister and is expected

to meet the french president later this week. conservatives say labour would accept 100,000 migrants from the eu each year if elected to power . a migrants from the eu each year if elected to power. a man has been charged with trespassing following an incident near buckingham palace. awhad ravioli was arrested after climbing a wall and entering the royal mews area near the palace on saturday. the 25 year old has also been charged with attempted theft from a motor vehicle dunng theft from a motor vehicle during the same incident. he is appearing at westminster magistrates court today . magistrates court today. conservative mp miriam cates has spoken exclusively to gb news about her belief that britain's tax system is putting people off. having children . she says off. having children. she says she'll keep on pushing for more flexibility and options for families . families. >> as our country is really an outlier in the way we treat families. and one of the one of the reasons is our the reasons for that is our taxation system. so we don't recognise households taxation system. so we don't recogntaxation households taxation system. so we don't recogntaxation system ouseholds taxation system. so we don't recogntaxation system .useholds taxation system. so we don't recogntaxation system . so holds taxation system. so we don't recogntaxation system . so it'sis in the taxation system. so it's actually disadvantageous to have children. and i asked whether

they'd redistributing they'd look at redistributing this money so that it was much more flexible. each family more flexible. so each family could budget, decide how could have a budget, decide how they that money, they want to spend that money, pay they want to spend that money, pay spend more at pay granny, spend more time at home, but have more home, go to work, but have more flexible childcare. but they're not in that policy at not interested in that policy at the and said, the moment. and as i said, i think this this policy is fairly fixed for this parliament. welcome >> pensions minister laura trott says the government cares about families, the priority is families, but the priority is cutting inflation. >> i spoke earlier about how that was a total focus for everybody in government at the moment and that is the biggest tax any family can get tax cut that any family can get right addition to right now. now in addition to this , you would have seen this, you would have seen earlier year, done earlier this year, we've done a lot on childcare reform. so trying to make sure is trying to make sure that it is easier out work if easier to go out to work if that's what you want to do. so those are the kind of two things that the government is focussed on at the moment, but respect on at the moment, but i respect that. is going to be that. miriam is going to be pushing, you know, further things wants to do. things that she wants us to do. >> leaders say strikes by >> nhs leaders say strikes by junior consultants junior doctors and consultants this week will cause unprecedented disruption for patients. consult rights in england will walk out for 48

hours from tomorrow with junior doctors joining them on wednesday and picketing until friday. the row between the unions and the government is over and working conditions. over pay and working conditions. emergency care will continue, but thousands of appointments will be postponed . many doctors will be postponed. many doctors are under pressure to address a surge in self—harm related deaths in prisons. there have been ten self—inflicted deaths in hmp wormwood scrubs between 2018 and 2022. andy slaughter, the labour mp for hammersmith, believes investigations into prisoners deaths at the west london prison are taking far too long. but the government says it's increased staff training on self—harm prevention and is working with the nhs to improve mental health care . torrential mental health care. torrential downpours and strong winds caused flash flooding on part of southwest england overnight . southwest england overnight. exeter airport was forced to close yesterday after water from flash flooding poured into the terminal, causing severe delays. an airport spokesperson says

they have reopened after crews worked through the night to clean up the damage. the environment agency has issued several fresh warnings with flooding expected after midnight as hurricane lee travels across the pond from america . this is the pond from america. this is gb news across the uk on tv, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to martin and . pip now back to martin and. pip in insulting and laughable. >> that is how one of russell brand's accusers has described the comedian's response to the sexual assault and rape allegations against him. as more women have reportedly come forward with accusations of sexual offences dating back as far as 2006. >> meanwhile , the chair of the >> meanwhile, the chair of the women and equalities committee , women and equalities committee, caroline nokes, has said that a criminal investigation should be launched into the allegations on channel 4, where brand worked as a presenter and has announced it has launched its own internal

investigation. now, it must be said that russell brand strenuously denies all allegations against him. >> well, we will speak to caroline nokes in just a moment. but first, let's speak to gb news home and security editor mark white. mark so this is moving quickly . calls for a moving quickly. calls for a criminal investigation . now, any criminal investigation. now, any news on that or at the moment, is this just the kind of investigation with the bbc and channel 4 into their own affairs 7 .7 >> ? >> well, 7— >> well, it's 7 >> well, it's certainly internal investigation means that both those media broadcasters are under taking as a matter of urgency . as far as a criminal urgency. as far as a criminal investigation on it may be heading in that direction , but heading in that direction, but as of yet , the metropolitan as of yet, the metropolitan police says it has received no criminal complaints to assess with a view to launching a criminal investigation. it has had a conversation with with staff journalists at the sunday times and it plans to reach out again to the sunday times and

channel 4 to discuss further the evidence and the allegations that they've gathered. likewise as the los angeles police department has said, that it has not received any complaints from any member of the public with regard to russell brand . you'll regard to russell brand. you'll remember that in that dispatches programme on channel 4, where it was alleged that two of the alleged offence took place, while russell brand was over living and working in la. as for russell brand at the moment, well , he's nowhere to be seen. well, he's nowhere to be seen. all we've heard from him really is that very strenuous denial of the allegations that have been made against him in that social media post on his youtube channel saying that he believes that this is just a mainstream media conspiracy. one of his alleged victims , a woman now alleged victims, a woman now called alice, not her real name,

has been interviewed on radio four today on woman's hour. she said she described the claim by russell brand that the allegations are part of a mainstream meme media conspiracy as laughable and insulting . now, as laughable and insulting. now, she claims that she entered into a three month relation ship with russell brand when she was just 16. she said she felt used cheap, dirtied by that episode . cheap, dirtied by that episode. and she also said, and this is questioned, i think that the bbc will want to get answers to as a matter of urgency that she was effectively as a 16 year old girl, picked up from school and dropped. russell brand home address in a bbc hired limousine . that at least is her allegation. so no doubt bbc managers as part of their ongoing investigation, will want to determine if that aspect of what's being alleged is indeed true.

>> mark, we are understanding, though, that a number of companies say they are severing ties with russell brand, even though there is no formal police investigation yet. but the talent agency, tavistock would terminates all ties with him . terminates all ties with him. the book publisher bluebird said it's pausing all future projects with him . yes yes. with him. yes yes. >> we see this so often in these high profile media scandals where lots of allegations might be made against an individual is not being proven in a court of law as yet. it may never even end up there. but just because big corporations in particular are always very concerned , are always very concerned, learned about the potential for rapid national damage, you will see that they often then decide science themselves from someone . they may have had a relationship with for a very long time . and you're right, long time. and you're right, bluebird, the publisher, the latest to come forward and say

that they are pausing their relationship with russell brand for the foreseeable he was due , for the foreseeable he was due, we understand, to publish a new bookin we understand, to publish a new book in december of this year that clearly will not now be happening . happening. >> okay. mark white, home security editor, thank you very much for that. we can now speak to the chair of the women and equalities committee, caroline nokes . mp. thank you so much for nokes. mp. thank you so much for joining us on gb news this afternoon. caroline, where do you stand with this at the moment .7 the met police hasn't moment? the met police hasn't yet launched a formal investigation, but we know the investigations by the sunday times channel 4 lasted several years . as do you think the met years. as do you think the met police should be moving faster on this ? on this? >> well, i think the met police need to receive a formal complaint from one of the victims, and that is clearly challenging because victims are quite understandably afraid to come forward. they're anxious

about the response that there will be to these allegations . will be to these allegations. and in all too many cases , we and in all too many cases, we see victim blaming and shaming. so i'm not surprised that the victims are anxious about that . victims are anxious about that. i would encourage them to come forward . i think what we need to forward. i think what we need to have is a proper formal criminal investigation. these are very, very serious allegations. and it should be happening not just here in london, but also in los angeles , where some of the angeles, where some of the allegations stem from . allegations stem from. >> next question, caroline . i'm >> next question, caroline. i'm pushing for a criminal investigation is a logical next step . but do you think that step. but do you think that russell brand would get a fair trial now ? there's been this trial now? there's been this trial now? there's been this trial by media. how important is that in this next stage of investigation, would you say ? investigation, would you say? >> well, yes, i do. and i believe that our judicial system is fair. and there are good reasons why you were tried by 12 of your peers . and so it's very

of your peers. and so it's very obvious that there should be a formal criminal investigation. if a complaint that is brought forward and then that will be down to the cps to decide whether they charge him or indeed, in any case like this, the ultimate decision lies with the ultimate decision lies with the cps. but of course, i have confidence in our judicial system. it's stood the test of time for many centuries. >> is there not a risk, though , >> is there not a risk, though, that because of the media coverage, the social media coverage, the social media coverage, which we know has been so extensive over the weekend , so extensive over the weekend, is there not a risk that if he does end up being prosecuted in a crown court, how is a jury not going to have not seen all that that all that coverage over the last few days? how could they remain impartial while here? >> well, every day in courts of law up and down the country, we ask jurors to remain impartial. >> i'm not sure that any of us would suggest that celebrity should act as a cloak of

protection for any perpetrate hater in any circumstances. >> and jurors and i know myself having done jury service very recently, are very carefully in formed and instructed on how they must view evidence, how they must view evidence, how they must view evidence, how they must disregard what they may well have seen on social media or in the press. but i think it is important that we focus on a the nature of the allegations . allegations. >> they're very serious, but b, there has as yet been no formal complaint to the police. >> it would take courage for those victims to come forward to the police. i very much hope the police. but i very much hope that they will do so and that they be supported through they can be supported through that whether by they can be supported through th was whether by they can be supported through th was the whether by they can be supported through th was the independent by they can be supported through th was the independent sexual is was the independent sexual violence advisors who can support people in these instances. but it's crucially important that we uphold the rule of law , the qualities of rule of law, the qualities of justice that we hold so dear, and that we don't let celebs

cities, because they may be influential or powerful, get away with things that the member of the general public wouldn't know that wasn't actually the point i was making. >> what i'm saying is, if it is a celebrity and it's been in the newspapers everywhere, then how is not to have seen is a jury not going to have seen it? there's plenty it? you know, there's plenty of jurors that during criminal jurors that sit during criminal cases won't ever cases and they won't have ever heard or seen the defendant even heard or seen the defendant ever, from in that ever, apart from in that courtroom . well as i said, the courtroom. well as i said, the advice given to jurors in a court and indeed before trial proceedings start is very clear. >> and i think we must not suggest that our processes should be undermined just because there's been media reporting and social. media >> okay. caroline nokes, chair of the women and equalities committee, thanks very much for talking to us this afternoon. >> yeah, we have a couple of statements to read out. the bbc spokesman said russell brand works for a number of different organisations , which the bbc was organisations, which the bbc was one. is well known , russell

one. as is well known, russell brand left bbc after brand left the bbc after a serious editorial breach in 2008, as did the then controller of bbc radio two and said the circumstances of the breach were reviewed in detail at the time. we hope that that that demonstrates that the bbc takes issues seriously and is prepared to act. 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 have clear expectations around conduct at work. these are set out in employment contracts. the bbc values the bbc code of conduct and the anti bullying and harassment policy. we will always listen to people if they come forward with any concerns on any issue related to any individual working at the bbc. past or present . past or present. >> a channel 4 spokesman said. channel 4 is appalled to learn of these deeply troubling allegations , including behaviour 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've carried out extensive document searches and have found no evidence to suggest the alleged incidents were brought to attention of were brought to the attention of channel will continue to channel 4. we will continue to review this in light of any further information we receive, including the accounts of those affected individuals . we'll be affected individuals. we'll be asking production company asking the production company who produced programmes for who produced the programmes for channel 4 to investigate these allegations and report their findings and findings properly and satisfactorily to us. >> as and it's worth pointing out again that russell brand has denied all of these allegations . and his agent, his ex agent has contacted , and that's has been contacted, and that's john said he'd never john noel, who said he'd never received any complaints about russell other than russell brand either other than him late. at the him turning up late. so at the moment, this is very much a court of public opinion . there's court of public opinion. there's no legal investigation yet, although quite clearly people like caroline nokes would like to see that happen. >> yeah , i mean, it does all >> pip yeah, i mean, it does all come down to due process and there is so much circulating on social media.

>> and look, i have no idea whether he is guilty or not, but what i do believe in is due process and the court of law. >> yeah. and he's been very open in the past about his his addictions to sex, to drugs, to alcohol . and he's taken account alcohol. and he's taken account of some of his bad behaviour. in fact, i used to know russell, he used knock around when i was used to knock around when i was editing loaded magazine. he used to into our parties and to come into our parties and let's was magnetic let's just say he was a magnetic personality took time at personality who took no time at all to work a room. and he was, you know, around women. he was very popular around women, as you probably imagine the you can probably imagine at the time. 2006 is he started time. 2006 is when he started did height of his fame. but did the height of his fame. but he's denying all these allegations. and i think it's really important remember really important we remember that everybody country that everybody in this country has the right of innocence until proven guilty. yeah, but just because these allegations date back some, what, 15 years at least doesn't mean they're any less any less important. >> the passage of time makes no difference whatsoever. so we will bring you the latest on

that. now, still to come, concern over patient care as the nhs braces itself for a week of disruption due to strike action. first, though, here's your all important weather forecast . important weather forecast. >> the temperature rising in boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello. we have showers across many parts of the uk today, but then some wet and windy weather is going to arrive as we go over night into tuesday. that's due to an area of low pressure and its associated fronts currently waiting out in the atlantic . waiting out in the atlantic. meanwhile, across the uk at the moment we had band of moment we have had a band of rain eastwards that's rain crossing eastwards that's due cold front here that due to this cold front here that rains clearing away towards rains now clearing away towards the east, continuing the east, though continuing across orkney and across parts of orkney and shetland. so staying wet here, otherwise cooler, fresher air coming in. also bit clearer coming in. also a bit clearer for a time, but plenty of showers. of these heavy showers. some of these heavy thundery as we go through the evening some evening and overnight, some clear east, clear spells towards the east, but turning cloudy , wet and but then turning cloudy, wet and windy west and so after windy from the west and so after perhaps a chilly start the

perhaps a chilly start to the night , it will perhaps a chilly start to the night, it will milder for night, it will turn milder for most head through the most as we head through the early tuesday. wet, most as we head through the early picture tuesday. wet, most as we head through the early picture then day. wet, most as we head through the early picture then and wet, most as we head through the early picture then and cloudy windy picture then and cloudy picture for many on tuesday itself. rainfall totals building up across parts of north—west england and west and wales in particular for perhaps the greatest chance of some bright or sunny spells will across or sunny spells will be across northern scotland. even northern scotland. but even here, and for many here, some showers and for many windy the risk of some windy with the risk of some coastal gales. temperatures should just about get into the low 20s perhaps . but when you low 20s perhaps. but when you factor cloudy , wet and factor in the cloudy, wet and windy weather, it's going to feel much colder than that wednesday. another wednesday. then another unsettled day for most, the rainfall totals continuing to build across parts of build up across parts of north—west england, wales and perhaps scotland too. and it is going to stay blustery and windy . further unsettled weather to come through the of come as we go through the end of the perhaps turning the week, but perhaps turning a bit quieter, albeit also cooler by weekend . by the weekend. >> the temperatures rising , boxt >> the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on .

>> so join us every saturday, 10 am. till noon on . gb news. a.m. till noon on. gb news. >> welcome back to the live desk now nhs leaders say strikes by junior doctors and consultants this week will cause unprecedented disruption for patients. >> consultants in england will walk out for 48 hours from tomorrow with junior doctors joining them on wednesday. >> emergency care is set to continue, but thousands of appointments will be postponed . appointments will be postponed. and this comes as the row with the government over pay and

working conditions continues . working conditions continues. >> well, our political reporter catherine forster is live now in westminster. >> hello to you, catherine. always here we go always a pleasure. so here we go again. strikes have been again. these strikes have been rolling since last december. rolling on since last december. they've economy they've cost the economy £1 billion. far. and this time, billion. so far. and this time, health chiefs are promising these will be like nothing they've seen before. will these strikes ever end ? strikes ever end? >> it feels that there's no end in sight , >> it feels that there's no end in sight, doesn't it, martin? we've had months and months of industrial action, and this week it is set to get it worse than ever before because, of course, as you said in the introduction, consultants are striking tomorrow and wednesday . junior tomorrow and wednesday. junior doctors striking wednesday or thursday and friday, which means that on wednesday, both consultants and junior doctors will be striking simultaneously. so the only cover available will be the sort of cover you would get on christmas day, which is basically emergency is only now . so stephen powis, who's the

nhs national medical director, has said that this is going to mean the nhs has never seen this kind of industrial action in its history. when previous junior doctors strikes have gone on, they've drafted in consultants to cover , but when the to cover, but when the consultants are strike ing as well, what do you do? so really difficult days ahead. there seems to be a complete stalemate at the government are saying for their part that they've made a full and final offer. their part that they've made a full and final offer . they say full and final offer. they say that they accepted the results of the independent pay review bodies in full. they say that junior doctors starting their hospital training this year stand to get 10.3% pay rise. junior doctors overall to stand get 8.8 and that consultants are getting six. but of course , getting six. but of course, junior doctors were asking for like 35, weren't they ? so this

like 35, weren't they? so this is nowhere near. now, the government also feel that they have moved on pensions, the lifetime pension cap of £1 million as they scrapped that . million as they scrapped that. that was specifically because lots of doctors were leaving the profession earlier than they might might otherwise have done because of that. so the government feel that they have done their part. there seems to be no common ground at the moment . and over 900,000 moment. and over 900,000 appointments have already been cancelled due to previous strikes . there's going to be strikes. there's going to be hundreds , hundreds of thousands hundreds, hundreds of thousands more presumed ably over the coming days. and as you say, no end in sight at the moment. >> okay, catherine force thanks for that update. it makes you wonder, 7.7 million people now are on nhs waiting lists. when will the public get fed up with all strikes? all these strikes? >> you would think that the >> and you would think that the record waiting lists that we hear about might just prompt

both sides into action going, you know, to say to each other, look, let's just sort this out is that too much to hope for? >> and it makes you wonder, actually, if this is about pay any or is it about any more or is it about politics? it about trying politics? is it about trying to damage conservative government and seeing a storm, labour and seeing a storm, a labour leadership government?i leadership in government? i think gone beyond think now this has gone beyond pay- think now this has gone beyond pay. it's about politics. so you think are putting think medics are putting politics ahead of people's lives? >> i find that very hard to believe. i think the oath that they take, i think it's i think it's absolutely factor. it's absolutely a factor. >> put human life before >> if they put human life before pay >> if they put human life before pay while go strike in pay while they go on strike in the first place. >> well, because want >> well, because they do want what believe a fair deal what they believe is a fair deal and they'd be and they don't think they'd be treated the same time, treated fairly at the same time, though, 35% pay rise does seem for the birds. it is for the birds that have been offered something. >> and i wonder people >> and i wonder if people out there believe, like a lot of other people, these strikes other people, that these strikes shouldn't know, shouldn't be allowed, you know, nhs should be a critical service. critical service. it is a critical service. it is a critical service by definition. why people are walking out and putting people's lives at risk. it's not the same as a teacher

going on strike. i think it's much serious. i think much more serious. i think what's of what's difficult for a lot of people to swallow as well is that both junior that this week it is both junior doctors consultants and we doctors and consultants and we know what happens when it's junior doctors and then iuni-z-r fleet-35 end then w consultants. >> but for to both be >> but for it to both be together, it's going to be very, very have been very tough as we have been warned indeed. >> meanwhile, labour leader keir starmer said he will seek a starmer has said he will seek a much better brexit deal with the eu if labour wins the next general election ruling out rejoining the customs union, the single mom gets all the eu. if you believe but would you believe that. but would a labour government be able to get a grip on illegal immigration? well let's see what our olivia makes this. , eutélev makes of this. so olivia. this .lllle�*.’ makes of this. so olivia. this and thinking, yeah, we at this and thinking, yeah, we always thought keir starmer a rejoiner disguise. ties ejoiner disguise. ties wither disguise. 7 ties with the disguise. ties with the eu;guise. ties with the eu .juise. 7 ties with the eu . talk closer ties with the eu. talk about as many as 100,000 about taking as many as 100,000 reciprocal illegals from the eu bloc. if we did a deal, a 1 in 1 out deal, this to me feels like another day , another position on another day, another position on brexit. from keir starmer .

brexit. from keir starmer. >> well, it's really interesting intervention from keir starmer as you say, lots of people might have seen it coming. >> keir starmer wanted to rejoin the eu straight after the brexit referendum, although of course he's changed, changed his tune . he's changed, changed his tune. now he says that he wouldn't want to re—enter the single market or the customs union, but he is saying that he would like to johnson's to renegotiate boris johnson's 2021 deal with europe . now there 2021 deal with europe. now there are two really interesting questions to ask here. one is how will the electorate feel about that? keir starmer changed his tune on brexit because he recognised that there were lots of labour minded voters who also voted for brexit, who mistrusted him on the issue of brexit. so why does he now feel that he can go and say that he is prepared to talk about opening up that deal again? the other question, which is maybe a little more pertinent really is, is the eu interested in renegotiating this deal with britain in 2021, boris johnson managed to get this deal

over the line, but it took months and months and months of negotiation and all the time those conversations were going on. was lots of on. there was lots of uncertainty and insecurity for businesses in the 27 eu states. so would the eu be prepared to open up that conversation again? open up that can of worms really just for the sake of pleasing keir starmer presumably keir starmers team have been doing lots of polling , lots of focus lots of polling, lots of focus groups and presumably they think it's for from a electoral it's safe for from a electoral point of view to say that he's prepared to have these conversations about again conversations about brexit again onceif conversations about brexit again once if he becomes prime minister . once if he becomes prime minister. but we'll have to wait and see. to me it feels like quite a strange message for the labour leader to be giving out. >> political correspondent olivia lee, thank you for olivia utley lee, thank you for that. do stay with us here on the live desk because a little later, going to be later, we're going to be debating see what you think. should state pay for stay at should the state pay for stay at home mums ? comes after home mums? comes after conservative mp called for more tax breaks for parents who look after their children at home.

let us know your thoughts. >> yeah , and it's something i've >> yeah, and it's something i've got an opinion on. and if you can't afford to have kids, you shouldn't shouldn't shouldn't afford, shouldn't expect pick up the shouldn't afford, shouldn't expethat's pick up the shouldn't afford, shouldn't expethat's me.pick up the shouldn't afford, shouldn't expethat's me. let up the shouldn't afford, shouldn't expethat's me. let us the shouldn't afford, shouldn't expethat's me. let us know tab. that's just me. let us know what email us what you think. email us gbviews@gbnews.com. liz gbviews@gbnews.com. plus liz truss has been defending her economic prime economic plan. when prime minister. we'll hear what she had to say after that . your news had to say after that. your news headlines. they are . headlines. here they are. >> it's 1232. headlines. here they are. >> it's1232. i'm lisa hartle in the newsroom. we start with some breaking news in the last half, an hour. downing street has described the sexual assault allegations against comedian russell brand as very serious and concerning . four women have and concerning. four women have accused the 48 year old of rape and sexual assaults during the height of his popularity. between 2006 and 2013. bbc channel 4 and production company bannau uk have launched internal investigations against him. russell brand denies all the allegations and says all of his

relationships have been consensual. caroline nokes, chair of the women and equalities committee, says a formal investigation is needed. >> i think the police force need to receive a formal complaint from one of the victims, and thatis from one of the victims, and that is clearly challenging because victims are quite understandably afraid to come forward. they're anxious about the risk sense that there will be to these allegations . and in be to these allegations. and in all too many cases, we see victim blaming and shaming. so i'm not surprised that the victims are anxious about that. i would encourage them to come forward. i think what we need to have is a proper form of criminal investigation. these are very , very serious are very, very serious allegations . and it should be allegations. and it should be happening not just here in london, but also in los angeles, where some of the allegations stem from the former prime minister, liz truss , has urged minister, liz truss, has urged the government to cut taxes or shnnk the government to cut taxes or shrink welfare spending and raise the retirement age. >> speaking at the institute for government online event, liz

truss has defended decisions made in her mini—budget. ms truss argued it's unfair to say that she had pursued unfunded tax cuts . a man has been charged tax cuts. a man has been charged with trespassing following an incident near buckingham palace award rover. leno was arrested after climbing a wall and entering the royal mews area near the palace on saturday. the 25 year old has also been charged with attempted theft from a motor vehicle during the same incident. he's appearing at westminster magistrates court later . you can get more on all later. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com .

>> patrick christys weekdays from three on . from three on. gb news. >> hello and welcome back to the live desk. now we are supposed to be a nation of dog lovers. it's a bit of a cliche, isn't it? we're always been told this, but did you know that at least one dog is being abused in the uk every single hour the day? uk every single hour of the day? that according to data from that is according to data from the rspca , now north—west of england. >> reporter sophie reaper went to see animal charity wolsey to find out more. just to you, find out more. just to warn you, the report does the following report does contain some distressing images as they say, a dog is man's best friend , but sometimes man can be friend, but sometimes man can be a dog's worst enemy in new

research , which the rspca has research, which the rspca has found that right now in the uk a dog is abused every single hour i >> -- >> if -- >>if| -- >> if i go and have a lunch break, i know that in that lunch break, i know that in that lunch break somewhere there's been a dog cruelly ill treated and that doesn't very nice to me at doesn't sit very nice to me at all. it's 27 dogs day. it all. it's 27 dogs a day. it breaks down to that is huge. you know, i've never known i've done this job nearly 15 years and i've never known it to increase. so dramatically within that time. period. time. that sort of time period. come on. sadly >> see, this isn't a new problem . but as the years pass by, it's become an ever growing concern for the rspca . for the rspca. >> even in the last two years, stats we're seeing an increase of 27% calls made to our cruelty line about cruelty, specifically to dogs . so line about cruelty, specifically to dogs. so it's line about cruelty, specifically to dogs . so it's unprecedented to dogs. so it's unprecedented andifs to dogs. so it's unprecedented and it's we're really stretched at a breaking point really, because we want to try and get to the dogs that need us most in a timely manner. but it's just it's so difficult with how much the figures are increasing .

the figures are increasing. >> it's estimated that around 10 million uk households have a dog as a pet . most of them are part as a pet. most of them are part of loving, caring families who would do anything for their canine companions. sadly though, that isn't always the case. last year the rspca investigated . year the rspca investigated. over 65,000 complaints of animal cruelty , just one of those was cruelty, just one of those was dotty . she was just days from dotty. she was just days from death when anthony rescued her from her then owner email dated and weak. she was brought in for emergency treatment at the rspca. >> i was quite shocked at first when i first when i saw her, obviously over the years i've been here, i've seen a lot of dogs, but she was one of the worst seen and dealt worst cases i've seen and dealt with. upsetting. but got with. very upsetting. but got a job do. so when she first 5:55; i n, touch and 7 in, touch and go came in, it was touch and go because eat because she wouldn't eat properly very weak . properly and she was very weak. she anaemic, which very she was anaemic, which was very worrying animals are she was anaemic, which was very wor best animals are she was anaemic, which was very wor best things animals are she was anaemic, which was very wor best things ever. imals are she was anaemic, which was very wor best things ever. dogs are

the best things ever. dogs especially they they especially, they just they just give much. and seeing especially, they just they just givethis much. and seeing especially, they just they just givethis now1uch. and seeing especially, they just they just givethis now is:h. and seeing especially, they just they just givethis now is just nd seeing especially, they just they just givethis now is just like eeing especially, they just they just givethis now is just like theg like this now is just like the reward for all the hard work everyone's put in. dotty, come here, daddy. come here. come, curly. now now dotty has a new chance at life with a family who will give her the love and attention she deserves. >> but as it stands, there are still thousands of other dogs in the uk who may not be as lucky. sophie reaper gb news is a hard watch, isn't it? >> especially if you're if you are a dog owner. i've got three. yeah and it's tough to see the states that they get in, but how amazing when you see them flourish. >> yeah, we're having these conversations often on we're about things the about banning things like the bully and we're talking about bully xl and we're talking about is it the nature or the nurture? >> is it the owners? and when you owners doing things like you see owners doing things like that, know, that that, you know, dogs that are starved to almost to the point of i just don't think of death, i just don't think these people ever be these people should ever be allowed dogs. allowed to keep dogs. >> a licence to own a >> you need a licence to own a dog. we have to pass dog. yeah, we have to pass a test to drive a car. yeah. you

can't just own a gun. you have to have a licence so why not do the same with. with animals ? the same with. with animals? >> it makes you wonder why they ever of that. i mean, we ever got rid of that. i mean, we used it seemed to used to have that. it seemed to work pretty well. >> be perfectly happy to >> i would be perfectly happy to take own dogs. take a test to own dogs. >> be. you know, >> yeah, it should be. you know, it's entitlement. it's not an entitlement. it should you earn. should be something you earn. you should prove you can be responsible. is responsible. and that is heartbreaking but fantastic work there rspca . there at rspca. >> wallace yeah, and there are a lot of wonderful people out there, and i'm sure you're one of them. of brilliant of them. and lots of brilliant charities that do give charities out there that do give these a second chance of these dogs a second chance of life, horrific that they life, but horrific that they have through that have to go through all that cruelty first place. is cruelty in the first place. is yeah, okay. >> now heavy rains and floods have swept across the south—west today airports today with exeter airports cancelling its flights after the main terminal was flooded. >> yeah, i mean , astonishing >> yeah, i mean, astonishing pictures coming out of out of this. >> the flooding in the terminal. somerset let there you go. somerset let sort. there you go. i look at that. if you've i mean, look at that. if you've got all your luggage on the trolley check in, trolley waiting to check in, you definitely couldn't wait to get out could you? out of the country. could you? >> ankle deep in departure

>> ankle deep in water departure lounge, saw 4.7in of lounge, somerset saw 4.7in of rain, is more than the rain, which is more than the average rainfall the whole average rainfall for the whole of . of september. >> and environment agency >> and the environment agency has several fresh has also issued several fresh flood warnings, with flooding expected after midnight. >> i'll certainly kept awake all night by thunderstorms. well, joining us now is hammond , joining us now is john hammond, meteorologist john, the great british summer crashes to an end. twas ever thus . we're sort end. twas ever thus. we're sort of used to it. we had a few a couple of bonus weeks . what can couple of bonus weeks. what can we expect more of the same more of the flash floods ? of the flash floods? >> no, i don't think so. i think it's kind of back to sort of normal autumn fair , to be normal autumn fair, to be honest. so a fair bit of wind and rain, but i don't think there'll be anything too disruptive, too impactful , let's disruptive, too impactful, let's say, in the next 2 or days say, in the next 2 or 3 days that said, we're going to get a fair buffeting from a combination of wind and rain. the storms, the floods which you referred a ago , they referred to a moment ago, they were caused by a concoction of warm air at the surface for many of us actually had a very hot start to the weekend, didn't we? particularly some

particularly across some southeastern had southeastern areas. so we had hot near the hot air in place near the ground. then we had cold air coming in on top that. and coming in on top of that. and whenever you get warm air underneath, cold air and you throw in a bit of moisture, everything goes up and bang very quickly. hence the thunderstorms across the west country. as you say, some places saw a month's worth rain in just few worth of rain in just a few minutes. now, drain network minutes. now, no drain network is going to cope with that, which why we've we've which is why we've we've seen the such these from the scenes such as these from exeter that exeter airport. but that concoction of warm air and cold air has now been swept away by the jet stream. and now we look to the west and to the west. we've got a couple of hurricanes, actually ex hurricanes. i don't want to alarm but those two ex alarm you, but those two ex hurricanes are to going have different on us. the different effects on us. the first hurricane lee , that first one, hurricane lee, that battered parts of the northeast and states and eastern canada through the weekend, now through the weekend, that's now blasting across the atlantic. it's weakening, but it will bnng it's weakening, but it will bring some very blustery weather through this week . there will be through this week. there will be some rain. but as i said at the

start, i don't think that rain will be so severe that it's going to cause a sort of flash flooding that we saw during the last 24 hours. so, lee will have some impacts on us in the form of some wind and rain. but it's fairly weather . fairly normal autumn weather. there will be some weather warnings from combination of wind i'm wind and rain. but i'm not expecting impacts. there's expecting major impacts. there's another hurricane out in the central atlantic that's called beaver nigel and nigel could have the opposite effect on us. it's one we'll keep an eye on. but towards the end of this week and into next weekend, nigel might actually impact on the jet stream , cause it to pivot and it stream, cause it to pivot and it may well be that next week we settle down into some fine and warm weather again. so it just shows that different hurricanes can have different impacts on our weather. >> when you say fine and warm weather . >> when you say fine and warm weather. martin, what sort of sorry . martin you're. martin sorry. martin you're. martin you're john. john what sort of temperatures are we talking about? because you look like you're dressed for the autumnal

weather at the moment. and i've already got the leaves coming off the trees in garden at off the trees in my garden at home. yeah well, i mean, the longer we get into september, of course, and past the autumn equinox, which by the way, is next week , that's when we have next week, that's when we have equal day and equal night. >> obviously, is losing >> obviously, the sun is losing power day day, so we're power day by day, so we're unlikely to hit the dizzy heights of the 30. again, this autumn. i think that's very, very unlikely. but whereas this week we can expect temperatures to be stuck in the sort of mid to be stuck in the sort of mid to high teens for the most part with some fairly chilly nights actually later on this week , it actually later on this week, it could well be that as we into could well be that as we go into next temperatures could next week, temperatures could well bounce back up, up into the low 20s, which i think would be pretty pleasant. i think not too hot. autumn warmth is always hot. and autumn warmth is always quite a mellow quite nice when it's a mellow warmth. well be warmth. so that could well be a knock on effect from nigel who will have to thank. but that's a long way off and things could change. but those are my thoughts john thoughts at the moment. john hammond, that hammond, thank you for that of the isn't funny we get to >> isn't it funny how we get to name hurricane nigel, a very

name a hurricane nigel, a very british weather front coming in and bringing some good weather. so you can't it's so you can't even say it's brexit. a nigel farage brexit. it's a nigel farage who's given us the bad weather because everything gets blamed. >> have to make think >> would have to make you think of wouldn't make you all of him. wouldn't it make you all think the autumn. think of him? i love the autumn. it's that now it's getting to that time now where just want the warm where i just want the warm weather to go away. i want to get boots on. want to get get my boots on. i want to get my love it. my layers on. oh, i love it. >> no. i've smells >> oh, no. i've smells everything. really, really everything. i really, really enjoyed of enjoyed the last couple of brucey sort of weeks of an brucey bonus sort of weeks of an indian summer like on saturday. >> absolutely scorchio >> it was absolutely scorchio love it. want more of it. we love it. i want more of it. we can wait for autumn. i think you've got to wait till next yeah >> now, to according what john just said. let's talk just said. right. let's talk pubs because figures pubs because new figures show that the number of pubs being demolished for demolished or converted for other has surged by 50% in other uses has surged by 50% in the last quarter. >> by the end of june, 230 boozers had shut their doors . as boozers had shut their doors. as the hospitality industry continues to face a troubling future . and joining us now is future. and joining us now is andy jones of jones and sons , a andy jones of jones and sons, a pub owner. hello to you, andy.

so sobering news here, pun intended for the pub industry. how much of this is down to inflation and the knock on effect of hiring prices and how much of it , if effect of hiring prices and how much of it, if you effect of hiring prices and how much of it , if you like, is much of it, if you like, is a hangover from the pandemic when booze is just really came under the cosh ? the cosh? >> so i always go back to the pandemic in changing social social trends of people, how they go out, how they socialise is there's lots of things to consider . the increasing rents, consider. the increasing rents, especially in london, energy increases are through the roof. business rates are through the roof. wage increases are through the roof. wholesale costs are astronomical and you're going to astronomical and you're going to as an owner, you look at it and you go, what am i doing this for? if you're paying your staff more than you're paying yourself, you're working to yourself, if you're working to make there's an make no money and there's an opportunity to to opportunity to sell it to a developer or get out of the industry and make bit of industry and make a bit of money, you're going to money, that way, you're going to do is decreasing away do it. and it is decreasing away from communities. >> so we've seen a 50% increase in pub closures. this is a long

term downward trend. now what kind of things would you like to see? you talked about we can't control things like the base rate of the cost . what about rate of the cost. what about things brakes on business things like brakes on business rates or vat exemptions ? as for rates or vat exemptions? as for what kind of things would you like to see put in place to help the british? like to see put in place to help the think british? like to see put in place to help the think i british? like to see put in place to help the think i think ritish? like to see put in place to help the think i think across the >> i think i think across the hospitality industry, you have to lower the rate of vat or cut vat on food sales. we're not we're not being charged vat on food. so we're paying vat on our food. so we're paying vat on our food sales, but we're not claiming anything back on those. the alcohol , claiming anything back on those. the alcohol, i can still claiming anything back on those. the alcohol , i can still accept the alcohol, i can still accept that we pay vat on. that's cool, but it has to be lowered. business increases lowered and the big thing that no one has talked about for years and this drives me insane is we are still fighting the holes financially that were left over by the pandemic . and the big one for me pandemic. and the big one for me is we had to pay on furlough is we had to pay pay on furlough money. now when you're like me and you employ 30 to 40 people and you employ 30 to 40 people

and you employ 30 to 40 people and you kept everybody on because that was the right thing to do, and then you get a pay bill of nine, ten, £11,000 a month. when we were forced to close , how were you supposed to close, how were you supposed to . pay that bill when you're barely making any money anyway because of the increases in everything in this industry, you can't find the staff. and when you do, you i hate to say the quality of the younger generation a lot of people is generation in a lot of people is not younger kids not as good. the younger kids don't want to work in hospitality like we did when we were don't want to were kids. they don't want to serve tables. they want serve tables. they don't want to pull pints. everybody wants to sit we're sit on the phone and we're fighting the tide socially in hospitality. and it's getting really difficult. >> what about the alcohol tax duty that the government changed the system, didn't they? back in the system, didn't they? back in the summer and it was sold as being a good thing for pubs. has it any difference it made any difference to you whatsoever my wholesale whatsoever over my wholesale costs have just keep on going up i >> -- >> they've gone up. i've been open ten years. everything's open for ten years. everything's gone up year year , on year,

gone up year on year, on year, on year. they mask it, they put a little spin on it. they try and make it sound like it's going to be good for you. nothing ever thing has gone nothing is ever thing has gone up. amount , the amount that up. the amount, the amount that we now hospitality we make now is hospitality owners. the margins so owners. the margins are so tight, so tight, you just can't get away with any mistakes. >> and andy, what are you paying, >> and andy, what are you paying, say, on your energy bills now? month ? bills now? a month? >> oh oh. >> oh oh. >> oh. by energy bills. they're just through the roof, through do you know what? >> i'm lucky enough? i have a finance manager who works for me . she doesn't tell me a lot of things that we pay out now because she knows what my reaction is going be. it's reaction is going to be. it's demoralising . and we cannot put demoralising. and we cannot put our prices up enough to cover the cost of everything. my main business is a restaurant we're charging stupid money for alcohol at the moment, almost . alcohol at the moment, almost. it's almost embarrassing selling a bottle of house wine for £2,728. like i'm a working class kid from north wales. my

businesses are in london. we have to charge a certain amount if where i'm from charging £27 for a bottle of house wine is disgusting, but there's no other way . you have to do it and are way. you have to do it and are you losing customers through doing that? people are just going to go, no, we're not doing it it it anymore. we're not doing it anymore. we're the anymore. we're not paying the prices. we're not paying £40 for steak not steak and chips. we're not paying steak and chips. we're not paying a bottle paying £30 for a bottle of wine because out a date because if you go out on a date night, it's costing you £200 for two bottle wine two courses, a bottle of wine and ifs two courses, a bottle of wine and it's insane . yeah. >> i mean, i went out yesterday with my missus and kids and we just kids meals, two just had two kids meals, two burgers, of wine. it was burgers, a glass of wine. it was £80. it was £80. just burgers . £80. it was £80. just burgers. >> that's mental. yeah. >> that's mental. yeah. >> and that is the way. and quickly, andy, we've got time for another question. we're going to go move on now. >> we've got time for a very quick question. >> quick, quick question. the small small small businesses, the small independent as independent chains such as yourself, you're yourself, jones and sons, you're the the of the ones who pay the price, of course, the course, because the big companies these companies can absorb these losses and just just tough it out. and what we what get at out. and what we what we get at the it is no diversity of

the end of it is no diversity of pubs >> okay, andy, very much. >> okay, andy, thanks very much. we straight to we do need to cross straight to our economics and business editor liam halligan because he has the former prime minister, liz with him. liam .we've liz truss, with him. liam. we've got him here. >> he is very much out and about because it's a year on from her premiership. her short lived premiership, of course, and she's been making many, many points about the economy, about it bureaucrats that stop centre right policies being enacted free market policies falling by the wayside. and i'm delighted to be joined now by liz truss , to be joined now by liz truss, foreign prime minister. good. hi liam, good to be with you. why did you give your speech today ? did you give your speech today? >> well, because i believe that the problems that i was trying to last year still haven't to fix last year still haven't gone away . the fact is the gone away. the fact is the country isn't growing fast enough. people are struggling with the cost of living, and we need to get on with delivering lower taxes, but also reforms to things like energy and housing to make life cheaper for people

and give people more opportunities . opportunities. >> you talked in your speech this morning, >> you talked in your speech this morning , former prime this morning, former prime minister, about a lot of pushback , resistance from what pushback, resistance from what you called overmighty bureau . you called overmighty bureau. that's for non westminster insiders, people that don't understand whitehall . what does understand whitehall. what does that mean? >> well, what it means is that there are many more decisions that have been outsourced to the quangos and parts of the civil service than was the case 30 years ago. and it makes harder to get things done . and there's to get things done. and there's also resistance more broadly in the economic and political establishment to politics and policies that are going to really change things. so whether it's reducing taxes, delaying net zero, there's a lot of consensus against making those changes. consensus against making those changes . that makes it very, changes. that makes it very, very difficult to deliver the policies. i believe we need and the policies people in this country want . country want. >> you've come in for a lot of criticism , i think it's fair to

criticism, i think it's fair to say, people pointing fingers at you, people today saying that you, people today saying that you crashed the economy. why should we listen to you ? why is should we listen to you? why is that wrong? that's simply not true. >> the fact is that mortgage rates have been higher than they were when i was in office since i left office. and also the gilt rates, the government bond rates have been higher as well. so the problems that we have were not created by me . i was trying to created by me. i was trying to fix them and they are still there in our economy and this is why we need to change. the fact is government is too big. it's now spending 46% of gdp. that's nearly half of in every pound spentin nearly half of in every pound spent in britain is spent by the government. and i want to see a free enterprise economy where businesses succeed, where we have less regulation , and we have less regulation, and we need to work hard to get that . need to work hard to get that. >> and do you think your >> and how do you think your policies and your intervention will go down in downing street with the chancellor, with the prime minister ? prime minister? >> well, want to see is >> well, what i want to see is i want conservatives want to see conservatives advocating these policies. we know labour have a left

know that labour have a left wing agenda . they want all these wing agenda. they want all these green subsidies , they've got green subsidies, they've got their bidenomics plan which is going to bankrupt the country . going to bankrupt the country. we but what i want to see is our side of argument making the side of the argument making the for economic growth, making for case economic growth, making the for taxes, reducing the case for low taxes, reducing corporation tax so we get businesses back into this country and building more houses. that's we need . houses. that's what we need. >> and to what extent do you think the does support think the public does support your ? you said earlier your policies? you said earlier that do. so , where? in that they do. if so, where? in the country? which kind of people? >> well, what we know and this is done by lord ashcroft is polls done by lord ashcroft is polls done by lord ashcroft is that people who support lower taxes, small governments and are tougher on welfare, tend to live in less affluent areas. so many of those people are people who voted conservative for the first time in 2019, and those are the people we need to deliver for people we need to deliver for people who are going out to work every day and who are suffering from the burden of taxation and regulation. that's the people we need to help. you're still very much parliamentarian in on the

backbenches. >> to what extent are you coordinating with other like minded conservatives in your party? >> well, i'm working with all of my colleagues to try and change britain. that's why i went into politics in the first place. we know the current situation isn't working. we know that the country's growth has stagnated . country's growth has stagnated. and that means that people here in the uk are less well off than people in the united states . the people in the united states. the tune of £9,100 each year. so that's why i want to work with my colleagues to fix that. >> you're a very experienced politician, i may say politician, if i may say so. you've held many of the big jobs. the of jobs. you've been at the top of politics while . you politics for a fair while. you know realities. but how does know the realities. but how does it feel to come in for so it feel to have come in for so much criticism a year on? it's almost as if you're offering yourself up for more criticism, for fingers being pointed for more fingers being pointed at you, for more people calling on you to apologise . on you to apologise. >> but somebody's got to say these things. somebody has got to advocate these policies. and the fact is , all my critics, the fact is, all my critics, they might point fingers at me,

but they don't have an alternative. what's their alternative. what's their alternative for getting higher growth ? how are they going to growth? how are they going to help people across britain? how are they going to get more houses in? i don't hear that from them. and i'm not interested in finger pointing . interested in finger pointing. i'm interested in which policies are going to deliver for our country . country. >> it's very back to >> it's very much back to school, back to politics, party conference and packing conference season and packing your bucket and spade for the seaside, though you're in manchester, of course. so it's not the seaside . i wish it was blackpool. >> i wish it was blackpool , but >> i wish it was blackpool, but it's not. >> it's or even brighton . are >> it's or even brighton. are you going to party conferences and if so, what are you going to be doing that the prime minister and his chancellor can look forward to? >> well, i am going to at >> well, i am going to be at party conference going >> well, i am going to be at pa be conference going >> well, i am going to be at pa be confereiabout going >> well, i am going to be at pa be confereiabout these going >> well, i am going to be at pa be confereiabout these issues to be talking about these issues and i'll saying very sooi'i. 500“. >> soon. >> liz truss, fiflfl mim- >> liz truss, great to have you here us on news. well here with us on gb news. well there you have it's a big there you have it. it's a big intervention a former prime intervention from a former prime minister won't go away. minister who just won't go away. she's a thought out policy she's got a thought out policy perspective, a detailed speech today. there'll be a lot more

pubuchy today. there'll be a lot more publicity to come from liz truss, but for now, back to you in the studio . in the studio. >> thank you, liam halligan. thank you for that. >> well, she says some interesting things, didn't she? she that she crashed she denies that she crashed the economy . she she believes that economy. she she believes that the problems she was trying to fix haven't gone away . and she fix haven't gone away. and she refused to apologise for what happened and says that somebody has to say these things and advocate policies and nobody else has come up with any better ideas. thank you very much. >> got on the front foot there attacking keir starmers labour party left wing party and the labour left wing agenda bankrupt the agenda would bankrupt the country. i'm talking about it as bidenomics in reference of course, to what biden's doing to america particularly. she was scornful earlier on about net zero policies by let's saying let's put the ice on a 2030 ban on petrol and diesel cars. >> yeah, she's warning that labour wants green subsidies, which she says will bank bankrupt the economy and she wants to reduce corporation tax and she is going to be at the

tory party conference in manchester explaining more . manchester explaining more. >> yeah. and very defiantly there she said . all of my there she said. all of my critics don't have any answers, so she's got a tail in the air. she's back . she's back. >> she is back . we will be >> she is back. we will be analysing that more over the next couple of hours. it is now though, exactly 1:00. here's lisa hartle in the gp newsroom with your latest headlines . good afternoon. >> it's just after 1:00. afternoon. >> it'sjust after 1:00. i'm lisa hartle in the newsroom. down the street has described the sexual assault allegations against comedian russell brand as very serious and concerning for women. have accused the 48 year old of rape and sexual assaults during the height of his popularity between 2006 and 2013. bbc channel 4 and production company bannau uk have launched internal investigations against him . investigations against him. russell brand denies all the allegations and says all of his

relationship tips have been consensual. caroline nokes, chair of the women and equalities committee, says a formal investigation is needed . formal investigation is needed. >> i think the police need to receive a formal complaint from one of the victims, and that is clearly challenging because victims are quite understandably afraid to come forward. they're anxious about the response that there will be to these allegations . and in all too many allegations. and in all too many cases , we see victim blaming and cases, we see victim blaming and shaming . so i'm not surprised shaming. so i'm not surprised that the victims are anxious about that . i would encourage about that. i would encourage them to come forward . i think them to come forward. i think what we need to have is a proper formal criminal investigation. these are very, very serious allegations . and it should be allegations. and it should be happening not just here in london, but also in los angeles , where some of the allegations stem from the former prime minister liz truss has urged the government to cut taxes, shrink welfare spending and raise the retirement age. >> speaking at the institute for

government online event, liz truss has defended decisions made in her mini—budget ms truss argued it's unfair to say that she had pursued unfunded tax cuts. she says the government needs to act now before it's too late . late. >> if the situation was urgent last year, it's even more urgent now . the uk is last year, it's even more urgent now. the uk is in a serious and precarious position and there is a real risk of a downward spiral for the national debt. was . for the national debt. was. 525,000,000,000 in 2005. by 2022 it had quadrupled . to 2.5 it had quadrupled. to 2.5 trillion and it's set to drop 3 trillion and it's set to drop 3 trillion within 3 to 4 years. conservative mp miriam cates has spoken exclusively to gb news about her belief that britain's tax system is putting people off. >> having children . she says >> having children. she says she'll keep on pushing for more flexibility and options for families. >> our country is really an outlier in the way we treat families. and one of the one of the reasons for that is our

taxation system. so we don't recognise or households recognise families or households in taxation system . so it's in the taxation system. so it's actually to have actually disadvantageous to have children. i asked whether children. and i asked whether they'd re redistributing they'd look at re redistributing this money so that it was much more flexible. so each family could have a budget, how could have a budget, decide how they to spend money, they want to spend that money, pay they want to spend that money, pay at pay granny, spend more time at home, work, but have more home, go to work, but have more flexible home, go to work, but have more flex interested home, go to work, but have more flexinterested in that policy at not interested in that policy at the moment. and as i said, i think this this policy is fairly fixed for this parliament work and minister laura fixed for this parliament work and says minister laura fixed for this parliament work and says the minister laura fixed for this parliament work and says the government'a fixed for this parliament work and says the government cares trott says the government cares about but the priority about families, but the priority is cutting inflation. >> i spoke earlier about how that was a total focus for everybody in government at the moment and that the biggest moment and that is the biggest tax that any family can get tax cut that any family can get right tax cut that any family can get riginow addition this , you >> now in addition to this, you would earlier this would have seen earlier this yeah would have seen earlier this year, lot on child year, we've done a lot on child care reform. trying to make care reform. so trying to make sure is easier to go out sure that it is easier to go out to work if that's what you want to work if that's what you want to do. so those are the kind of two things that the government is focussed on at the moment, but that miriam's is focussed on at the moment, but to that miriam's is focussed on at the moment, but to pushing, �*iam's is focussed on at the moment, but to pushing, �*iam�*know, is focussed on at the moment, but tthingsishing,'iam�*know, is focussed on at the moment, but tthings that g, �*iam�*know, is focussed on at the moment, but tthings that sheim�*know, is focussed on at the moment, but tthings that she wants w, further things that she wants us to do. >> nhs leaders say strikes by junior doctors and consultants

this week cause this week will cause unprecedented for unprecedented disruption for patients. consultants in england will walk out for 48 hours from tomorrow with junior doctors joining them on wednesday and picketing until friday. the row between the unions and the government is over pay and working conditions. emergency care will continue, but thousands of appointments will be postponed . ministers are be postponed. ministers are under pressure to address a surge in self—harm related deaths in prisons. there have been ten self—inflicted deaths in hmp wormwood scrubs between 2018 and 2022. andy slaughter , 2018 and 2022. andy slaughter, the labour mp for hammersmith, believes in investigations into prisoners deaths at the west london prison are taking far too long. but the government says it's increased staff training on self—harm prevention and is working with the nhs to improve mental health care . torrential mental health care. torrential downpours and strong winds caused flash flooding on parts of south—west england overnight. exeter airport was forced to close yesterday after water from

flash flooding poured into the terminal, causing severe delays. an airport spokesperson says they have reopened after crews worked through the night to clean up the damage. the environment agency has issued several fresh warnings with flooding expected after midnight as hurricane lee travels across the pond from america . mp for the pond from america. mp for bishop auckland dehenna davison is stepping down as levelling up minister as she battles chronic migraines, saying she cannot commit to the demands of the role. she says it's been an immense privilege and wants to continue to focus on her constituents and promote conservative conservative ism from the backbenches . this is gb from the backbenches. this is gb news across the uk on tv, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now back to martin and . pip now now back to martin and. pip now downing street has described the

sexual assault allegations made against russell brand by four different women as very serious and concerning. >> it's sad, as the foreign secretary said over the weekend , people should feel able to raise concerns where they have them and know they'll be treated seriously and treated with sensitivity . the prime minister sensitivity. the prime minister has been clear. they should never be any space for harassment , never be any space for harassment, regardless of where it found . it is found. >> downing street's comments come as more women have reportedly come forward with accusations of sexual offences dating back as far as 2006, and questions are now being asked about how much tv chiefs knew about how much tv chiefs knew about russell brand's behaviour after he allegedly used the bbc's car service to pick up one of his supposed victims from schools so she could visit him at his home. >> and we need to reiterate that russell brand has strenuously denied all of these allegations against him. let's get more on this now with gb news home and security editor mark white. so mark fresh details emerging from downing street , getting

downing street, getting involved, the culture secretary also is speaking to broadcasters about their investigations and news just in the theatre where russell brand is due to perform on tuesday night in windsor as being is going into talks about removing doing that event so things don't look quite serious now for russell brand . now for russell brand. >> yeah, we're in that period now where all of the organisers are companies that are associated with russell brand are looking to themselves and their organisations to see whether actually continue food association with this man, with association with this man, with a host of allegations swirling around him is reputationally damaging for them. and we know that quite a few of these companies have already. that quite a few of these companies have already . they are companies have already. they are either severing or suspending their relations . as bluebird, their relations. as bluebird, their relations. as bluebird, the publisher is saying that it is suspending its relationship

with russell brand. he was due to bring out a book in december . and yes, you're right. i think performance is that he is due to host as well may now well be under review and under threat with regard to the ongoing investigations, you mentioned there, the culture secretary lucy frazer has said that she will be contacting the bbc channel 4 and the production company who are launching separate investigations to ensure that those investigations move forward. as a matter of urgency and are being conducted properly . as far as russell properly. as far as russell brand is concerned, well, he is just further down the river, about 100 yards. you can't see the house because it's, well, secluded . and there's been no secluded. and there's been no sign of him at all this morning. but the media are camped out, as you would always expect. and under these circumstances around

his house. but no word from russell brand other than that strenuous denial which came out in that podcast on his youtube channel. >> and mark, it's important, isn't it, that just because a number of years have elapsed since these allegations have been made, that doesn't make any difference whatsoever. does it ? difference whatsoever. does it? >> no , it doesn't. in terms of >> no, it doesn't. in terms of know someone is alleging a crime, then there is no statute of limitations here that they can put those allegations forward. i have to say, though, from the metropolitan police point of view, no one has yet certainly off this morning anyway, as of this morning, has come forward to make any direct allegations to the police . all allegations to the police. all of the allegations have been made to a newspaper and to channel 4. it self. but just as

you know , allegations that are you know, allegations that are historic in nature , you know, historic in nature, you know, are still potential credible. so to should anybody who is a subject of such allegations be entitled to a fair hearing under the law. and these allegations so far have only been made in they have not been taken forward as a formal investigation. let alone get to the point of any kind of criminal trial. and that is both true of the metropolitan police and of the los angeles police and of the los angeles police department. remember that two of the allegations relate to a time when he was living and working in la . working in la. >> so conceivably, russell brand could be investigated and face action both in the united states and in the uk. if he is charged

with any wrongdoing . with any wrongdoing. >> well, that's certainly possible . yes, it would take possible. yes, it would take then of course people to come forward and to make formal complaints to the police. as i say, thus far they have not done that. they have made those allegations to the media and they have made those allegations anonymously to the media. and it can take a leap, you know, for someone to then go forward and actually be prepared to make a criminal allegation and to have to stand by that allegation in a court of law. and that often precludes some people from coming forward. the metropolitan police have said that they would encourage anyone who has any complaint to make to come forward. but as i say, as of yet, we're not at that stage . yet, we're not at that stage. >> farage okay. mark white's live from henley on thames. thank you for that update. and to give us his take on this story, we have media lawyer jonathan on the line . good

jonathan code on the line. good afternoon to you, jonathan. thank joining us. are thank you for joining us. are you i am indeed. so. you there? yes i am indeed. so. so here we are. no, no official complaint yet made to the police, but it's looking increasingly like that may happen. increasingly like that may happen . how do you fair how do happen. how do you fair how do you think russell will fare in this circumstance? because at the moment, this is a trial by media. as a lawyer , how do you media. as a lawyer, how do you think that may affect his ability to get a fair trial now that it's so public? well you raise a very important, very important point. >> we have in the criminal process. a jury trial. and there is always a risk that in the situation like this that the jury situation like this that the jury has read so much about russell brand , the allegations russell brand, the allegations made against them , against him, made against them, against him, that it's difficult for them to focus just on what will happen in the criminal trial because at a criminal trial, they're obligated asian and they'll be told this time and time again by the judge is simply to determine the judge is simply to determine

the guilt or innocence of russell brand. if there is a criminal trial on the basis of the evidence in front of them . the evidence in front of them. now, it may well be that if russell brand does reach the point where he faces a trial that his defence team will say it's impossible for russell brand now to receive a fair trial for exactly the reason you've said. on the whole , those you've said. on the whole, those submissions have failed and judges are reluctant to allow someone who's been accused of these allegations to be free of these allegations to be free of the criminal process because there has been a lot of media coverage. but obviously it is an issue for the criminal process to make sure that it isn't infected by this media storm. >> yeah, because we have to be very careful. don't we, because right, left and centre today, whether it's on, whether it's on the television, whether it's on social media, where we hear about victims now , now, i don't about victims now, now, i don't know . i won't be a juror on the know. i won't be a juror on the case.i know. i won't be a juror on the case. i don't know whether he's guilty or not. but by referring to these people as victims , then

to these people as victims, then you already casting guilt on you are already casting guilt on somebody . they are alleged somebody. they are alleged victims . and that's so important victims. and that's so important to bear that in mind. it doesn't matter that there's been a 1.5 hour documentary on channel 4 or that there's been a big investigation into the newspapers, you are innocent until you are proven guilty. they are alleged victims at this stage . stage. >> well, you're absolutely right . and there's a fundamental issue here about the article ten freedom of speech , which good freedom of speech, which good news outfits like you and dispatches . i cut my teeth as dispatches. i cut my teeth as a young lawyer doing working for dispatches. i know the legal team at the times. they're a good lot . and so at one end of good lot. and so at one end of the scale , you can say, well, the scale, you can say, well, there's too much risk that someone's reputation has suffered irreparable damage because it's now so much in the aether that this man is allegedly an abuser of women that even if for some reason at

some stage or another, either in the criminal trial or in a civil trial, which we've not looked at yet, it's determined that he, at least so far as any particular allegation is concerned , that he allegation is concerned, that he isn't. well, then he has wrongly suffered the same kind of damage as, say, huw edwards or kevin spacey. these are very difficult issues for the media to wrestle with , because the other argument with, because the other argument is, should the times and dispatch is not be allowed to make these allegations as well? if that's the situation that creates great difficulties as well? >> well, jonathan , clearly you >> well, jonathan, clearly you have you have a wide understanding of the legal framework of this. you've also worked on dispatches and in a post leveson world, the burden of proof now is pretty high, isn't it? so with all of that, at your knowledge base and looking at these types of allegations that came forward, text messages as personal interviews , are you satisfied interviews, are you satisfied that the media organisations in question must have been confident that the burden of

proof was sufficiently for high them to publish? therefore, this seems like quite a robust case? >> well, yes , it's the it's >> well, yes, it's the it's important to understand that the newspapers are regulated very differently from the broadcasters. so you're regulated by ofcom and you have an ofcom code which you'll have lawyers like me checking that you're complying with and section seven of the code concerns fairness requires you to be fair to those people who you make allegations against. ipso isn't such an effective regulator , but it does have its regulator, but it does have its own editors code as well. but as i've read recently, there's been the detailed article in the press gazette about how much time and effort was put into these reports. and apparently these reports. and apparently the lady who leads the investigation for the times has been working on this since 2018. so as far as i can see, they've done their absolute utmost to do

their homework and make sure that the allegations they have made are credible. so i don't think at the moment they can be faulted. they put russell brand on notice of those allegations. they given the opportunity to deny them. you obviously went on the foot and did deny the front foot and did deny them. seem to me them. so it doesn't seem to me like the times that sunday times and dispatches have done anything wrong. >> no, i mean, the journalism that's gone into this, you know , has been is absolute exemplary. what about bbc channel 4 and others ? is the channel 4 and others? is the risk of them now facing legal action from the alleged victims ? >> well, 7— >> well, it's 7_ >> well, it's a 7 >> well, it's a very ? >> well, it's a very good question. an and it is perfectly viable for the alleged victims to take on channel 4 and bbc and say either you owed me a duty of care when i was in your building or working in your your with your programme and you failed in that duty of care by allowing

me, if it's true, to be assaulted by russell brand or they have their what we call vicarious responsibility . so as vicarious responsibility. so as his employer , they bear his employer, they bear responsibility for in circumstances , in certain circumstances, in certain circumstances, in certain circumstances, for russell brand's wronged doing. but one of the things which you've not yet addressed and it's not critical of you is, of course, there are two ways that this could come to court. is by a could come to court. one is by a criminal process. could come to court. one is by a criminal process . the other is could come to court. one is by a criia nal process . the other is could come to court. one is by a criia civilirocess . the other is could come to court. one is by a criia civil claim . the other is could come to court. one is by a criia civil claim . soe other is could come to court. one is by a criia civil claim . so ifother is could come to court. one is by a criia civil claim . so if aher is could come to court. one is by a criia civil claim . so if a claim by a civil claim. so if a claim is brought either against the bbc or channel 4 or indeed russell brand himself, bbc or channel 4 or indeed russell brand himself , then the russell brand himself, then the truth of those allegations will be tested in a court. the test will be not on beyond reasonable doubt, but on the balance of probabilities. doubt, but on the balance of probabilities . and we will find probabilities. and we will find out what a judge has to think about the evidence as and when it goes in front of that judge.

>> okay, jonathan code, media lawyer with the experience of working on dispatches as well. thank you. that was superb insight. thank you very much . insight. thank you very much. >> well, as we do keep saying, russell brand denies all the allegations against him. the bbc, they have also released a statement saying russell brand worked for a number of different organisations of which the bbc was one. as is well known, he left the bbc after a serious editorial breach in 2008, as did the then controller of radio two, the circle stances of the breach were reviewed in detail at the time . we hope that at the time. we hope that demonstrates that the bbc takes issues seriously and is prepared to act in deed. the bbc has over successive years evolved its approach to how it manages talent and how it deals with complaints or issues raised. we have clear expectations around conduct at work . these are set conduct at work. these are set out in employment contracts . the out in employment contracts. the bbc values, the bbc code of conduct and the anti bullying and harassment policy will always listen to people if they

come forward with any concerns on issue related to any on any issue related to any individual working at the bbc, past or present. >> and also a channel 4 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 have found no evidence to suggest the alleged incidents were brought to the attention of channel 4. we to review this we will continue to review this in light of any further information we receive, including accounts of those including the accounts of those affected individuals . we will be affected individuals. we will be asking the production company who produced the programme for channel 4 to investigate these allegations and report their findings properly and satisfactorily to us. okay. moving on to our next story now, nhs strikes are expected to cause disruption to patient care . we'll have the details of this week's planned industrial

action. plus sir keir starmer says he has got a plan to make brexit work. >> we'll hear what he has to say. but first, here's your weather forecast. you're with the live desk . looks like things the live desk. looks like things are heating up . are heating up. >> boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hello . we have showers across >> hello. we have showers across many parts of the uk today, but then some wet and windy weather is going to arrive as we go overnight into tuesday . and overnight into tuesday. and that's due to an area of low pressure and its associated fronts currently waiting out in the atlantic. meanwhile, across the atlantic. meanwhile, across the uk at the moment we have had a of rain crossing a band of rain crossing eastwards that's due to this cold that rains now cold front here that rains now clearing east, clearing away towards the east, though continuing across parts clearing away towards the east, th

night, milder for night, it will turn milder for most head the most as we head through the early tuesday . a wet, early hours of tuesday. a wet, windy then and cloudy windy picture then and cloudy picture for many on tuesday itself. rainfall totals building up across parts of north—west england and west and wales in particular for perhaps the greatest chance of some bright or sunny spells will be across northern scotland. but even here, showers and for many here, some showers and for many windy with risk of some windy with the risk of some coastal gales. temperatures should just about get into the low perhaps but you low 20s, perhaps. but when you factor cloudy , wet and factor in the cloudy, wet and windy weather, it's going to feel much colder than that wednesday. another wednesday. then another unsettled day most . the unsettled day for most. the rainfall totals continuing to build up across of build up across parts of north—west england , wales and north—west england, wales and perhaps too. and it is perhaps scotland too. and it is going to stay blustery and windy . further unsettled weather to come through the of come as we go through the end of the perhaps turning the week, but perhaps turning a bit albeit also cooler bit quieter, albeit also cooler by the weekend . by the weekend. >> looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers proud sponsors up. boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on .

>> so join us every saturday, 10 am. till noon on gb news, a.m. till noon on gb news, britain's news . a.m. till noon on gb news, britain's news. channel >> hello and welcome back. nhs leaders say strikes by junior doctors and consultants this week will cause unprecedented disruption for patients. consultants in england will walk out for 48 hours from tomorrow with junior doctors joining them on wednesday . on wednesday. >> and emergency care is set to continue , but thousands of continue, but thousands of appointments will be postponed . appointments will be postponed. and this comes as the row with

the government over and the government over pay and working contain news. working conditions contain news. political reporter catherine forster is in westminster. catherine was so excited to get to you were fighting over it. okay, so listen, the strike so far, of course, the economy, £1 billion, 7.7 million people now sit on nhs waiting lists , a sit on nhs waiting lists, a million nhs appointments have been cancelled due to strikes that began in december. yet they are now saying these strikes will be like nothing seen before . it's mayhem in the nhs, isn't it ? it? >> it really is dreadful, isn't it? we're going into another autumn , potentially into another autumn, potentially into another winter . winter always difficult winter. winter always difficult every year for the nhs as we know, even before covid, before the backlog, before these strikes and really no sign of any breakthrough between the government and the unions. now, what's worrying the government? what's worrying nhs leaders this

week is of course this combined action between consultants and junior doctors consultant is striking from tomorrow and wednesday. junior doctors , wednesday. junior doctors, wednesday, thursday and friday. so on wednesday, we're looking at a situation where all doctors are on strike. apart from those who will be providing the similar sort of cover to what you would get on christmas day . you would get on christmas day. so that's really emergency coveh so that's really emergency cover. only health bosses keen to stress still dial 999 still go to a&e in an emergency nc but very real worries, as you say 900,000 appointments have already been cancelled . there's already been cancelled. there's going to be hundreds of thousands more potentially , and thousands more potentially, and not just this week , but not just this week, but consultants and junior doctors are due to strike again together in the first week of october . in the first week of october. after that, a cynic might say,

or i suspect it's been deliberately timed to coincide with the conservative party conference in manchester. now stephen powers, who is the nhs national medical director, has said that this week the nhs had never seen this kind of industrial action in in its history. we do , of course, now history. we do, of course, now have waiting lists . rishi sunak have waiting lists. rishi sunak made it one of his five pledges back in january to get those nhs waiting lists down. we heard in the last week that they have now reached a record high of 7.7 million people. 1 in 7 of us are waiting to begin treating . so waiting to begin treating. so really, really dreadful figures and no sign of progress. talking to a junior doctor a few weeks ago, i was struck by how militant really they sounded. he was saying , militant really they sounded. he was saying, you militant really they sounded. he was saying , you know, our pay was saying, you know, our pay has been eroded for the last 10 or 15 years. he said. so junior

doctors now starting on about £14 an hour previous , prior to £14 an hour previous, prior to 2008, that would have been the equivalent in real terms of about £21 an hour. and £14 an houh about £21 an hour. and £14 an hour. doesn't sound so much, does it? but the government have said they have honoured the recommendations of the pay review body. junior doctors are getting an average of 8.8% consultants, an average of 6. they've removed the pension cap as well. so the government feel they've done their bit. but the unions, the doctors unions are not budging and huge disruption this week. >> okay. political correspondent catherine forster speaking to us from westminster. thank you . from westminster. thank you. meanwhile, labour leader sir keir starmer has said he will seek a much better brexit deal with the eu if labour wins the next general election . in ruling next general election. in ruling out rejoining the customs union, the single market or the eu. >> but would a labour government

be able to get a grip on illegal immigration? well, that's the big question . lots of changing big question. lots of changing of position . we're joined by of position. we're joined by political correspondent olivia utley to make more of this . so utley to make more of this. so olivia, here we are again, a new day and another position on brexit by keir starmer and denying claims made by the conservatives that a starmer government would do a deal with the european union, which would mean over 100,000 extra immigrants having to be imported into the uk . amidst all that, into the uk. amidst all that, where's the truth ? where's the truth? >> well, yeah, this is a really interesting intervention from keir starmer, and as you say, it comes immediately after his intervention last week where he said that under a labour government would be government britain would be prepared seek a returns prepared to seek a returns agreement with the eu whereby britain would take in a quota of eu migrants. well, that's exactly the deal that the eu has with itself in exchange for sending back some channel migrants the eu . now he's migrants to the eu. now he's saying he's to prepared reopen

the trading arrangements that were made under boris johnson's brexit deal in 2021. now, there are two really interesting questions here. one is will that be accepted by the electorate? we know that there are lots of labour minded brexiteers who turned against labour in the 2019 general election because because they voted for brexit and they wanted to get brexit done. that was the tories slogan and it won them a lot of votes after that election. keir starmer changed his tune on brexit and said that he wanted to go ahead with it, brexit and said that he wanted to go ahead with it , not rejoin to go ahead with it, not rejoin the eu, not rejoin the single market. et cetera. now he's taking another turn, a sort of 180 degree turn , if you like. 180 degree turn, if you like. and he's saying something completely different. how will that go down with the electorate and how will go down with and how will it go down with brussels it a long brussels? because it took a long time negotiate that first time to negotiate that first agreement. all the while it agreement. and all the while it was happening. the while was happening. all the while those taking those conversations were taking place. suffered place. eu businesses suffered a lot so would lot of uncertainty. so would they be prepared to open that? can of worms again the sake can of worms again for the sake of keir starmer?

>> okay. olivia thank you for joining us live. sir keir starmer might be for some starmer might be hoping for some divine intervention. it looks like little bit behind like he had a little bit behind you in that footage there. anyway, on now. anyway, let's move on now. coming up, be the coming up, we'll be having the big should the state pay big debate. should the state pay for at home mums? for stay at home mums? >> yeah, we want to hear what you let us know. gb views you think. let us know. gb views at gb news .uk. now your headunes at gb news .uk. now your headlines with . lisa it's headlines with. lisa it's 133. >> i'm lisa hartle in the newsroom. downing street has described the sexual assault allegation against comedian russell brand as very serious and concerning . four women have and concerning. four women have have accused the 48 year old of rape and sexual assaults during the height of his popularity . the height of his popularity. between 2006 and 2013. bbc channel 4 and production company bannau uk have launched internal investigations. russell brand denies all the allegations and says all of his relationships have been consensual. caroline

nokes, chair of the women and equalities committee, says a formal police investigation is needed. formal police investigation is needed . the former prime needed. the former prime minister, liz truss, has urged the government to cut taxes and shnnk the government to cut taxes and shrink welfare spending and raise the retirement age. speaking at the institute for government online event, liz truss has defended decisions made in her mini—budget. ms truss argues it's unfair to say that she had pursued unfunded tax cuts. she says the government needs to act now before it's too late . before it's too late. >> i believe that the problems that i was trying to fix last year still haven't gone away . year still haven't gone away. the fact is the country isn't growing fast enough. people are struggling with the cost of living and we need to get on with delivering lower taxes, but also reform to things like energy and housing to make life cheaper for people and give people more opportunities . people more opportunities. >> mp for bishop auckland, diana davison is stepping down as levelling up minister. she said she's battling chronic migraines

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>> and welcome back to the live desk with pip and martin. now, prince william is in the big apple to present the annual earthshot prize rewarding those with innovative solutions to tackle climate change by 2030. >> it marks the second time the prince of wales has travelled to new york for the award ceremony , with numerous global business leaders and philanthropists expected to be in attendance. our royal correspondent cameron walker can join us now from new york. good afternoon to you, cameron . cameron. >> although i think it's a good morning where you are. >> how's prince william arrived yet? it sounds like he's packing quite into his schedule quite a lot into his schedule dunng quite a lot into his schedule during this two day visit . during this two day visit. >> yeah, it's an incredibly packed schedule , pip. he hasn't packed schedule, pip. he hasn't arrived just yet . he's expected arrived just yet. he's expected to arrive later today via commercial jets and private jets on the horizon coming into new york here, of course , it is all york here, of course, it is all about climate change and the environment this week. it's incredibly wet and rainy here in

new york, but that's not going to bother him too much because one of his engaged guests later one of his engaged guests later on in involves him wading into the hudson river. now, let me tell you why. in the last 100 years, the oyster population in new york harbour has been completely wiped out due to overharvesting of the oysters to meet up with demand from restaurants . and that's a huge restaurants. and that's a huge problem because oysters are being are being described as the trees of the harbour. so they support ecosystem and also a kind of natural barriers for flooding and storm surges that can happen in new york harbour and protect the city, and particularly manhattan as well . particularly manhattan as well. and there's this project called the billion oyster project , the billion oyster project, which is trying to replenish those oyster populations . and those oyster populations. and his royal highness is going to be taking part and having a go at replenishing the oysters in the harbour . at replenishing the oysters in the harbour. it's an organisation which also involves local schools and the next generation of conservation ists to try and get them involved in

in helping the environment because of course the big events as you mentioned this week, is the earthshot prize innovation summit, where 15 finalists are going to be unveiled for this year's earthshot prize happening in singapore in november. and they'll be showcasing their new ways to try and repair and restore our planet . and within restore our planet. and within the next decade, it was a prize launched by prince william a couple of years ago. but that's not the only reason why prince william is here. now, you may have seen in the papers recently, but he's been dubbed a bit of a global statesman in the making. and a recent gallup poll has suggested is the has suggested that he is the most popular public figure amongst americans to unite the country of the united states . country of the united states. way ahead of president trump, way ahead of president biden and even the king as well. and this week is also the 70th, the start of a 78th session of the united nafions of a 78th session of the united nations general assembly. and his royal highness is expected to meet a number of world leaders . now, not all we haven't

leaders. now, not all we haven't been told exactly which world leaders the prince william is going to be meeting . we know going to be meeting. we know that president biden is in town at the moment, although that has not been confirmed by kensington palace. he is going to be meeting the nations meeting the united nations secretary—general as well as a few other dignitaries . so it few other dignitaries. so it really is prince william on a global stage using that soft power that comes with being the future king and a member of the royal family where all these people from around the world, influential people come together influential people come together in one city to try and improve the world. but i suspect there's going to be a strong emphasis on climate change and the environment. of course, the cause very close to prince william's heart. >> okay. cameron walker , thank >> okay. cameron walker, thank you for that update from a very soggy big apple . soggy big apple. >> thank you. where's this where's this gb news umbrella? he needs to be holding that up, aloft in times square, doesn't he, nick? >> it , though? great stuff. >> it, though? great stuff. okay. moving on to our next story now. the former prime minister a vigorous

minister has launched a vigorous defence of her ill fated premiership . defence of her ill fated premiership. in a defence of her ill fated premiership . in a speech the premiership. in a speech at the institute of government , she institute of government, she refused for the refused to apologise for the economic unleashed economic turmoil unleashed dunng in economic turmoil unleashed during in downing during her time in downing street. truss pointing out street. liz truss pointing out the finger instead of the bank of england after the speech , liz of england after the speech, liz truss spoke to our economics editor liam halligan. truss spoke to our economics edi'the liam halligan. truss spoke to our economics edi'the problems igan. truss spoke to our economics edi'the problems that we have >> the problems that we have were not created by me. i was trying to fix them and they are still there in our economy and this is why we need to change. the fact is government is too big. it's now spending 46% of gdp. that's nearly half in every pound spent in britain is spent by the government . and i want to by the government. and i want to see a free enterprise economy where businesses succeed, where we have less regulation, and we need to work hard to get that well , the former prime minister well, the former prime minister has already come in for some flak from her own side. >> the prospective conservative mp and treasury adviser rupert harrison tweeted the sheer brass neck of this to presume to offer advice after what happened and still no genuine acknowledgement

of the real mistakes that were made . and happily, nobody in the made. and happily, nobody in the conservative party or the government is listening. >> well, that's a bit fruity. let's go to liam halligan now to see what he's got to say about that. so liam, you know, she was very defiant, saying that it was not true that she crashed the economy, pointing the finger at the labour, left . who would who the labour, left. who would who had bankrupt the nation with their bidenomics yet she's come in for some immediate flak from her own side . her own side. >> yeah. martin and pip, she really has come out punching today. it's around a year since the liz truss short lived administration. that mini—budget which, of course, led to some turbulence on the bond market. the point liz truss was making today is that a lot of her policies, had they been implemented, would have meant the uk ended up richer , the uk ended up richer, wealthier, better off with families, better off. she's thinking in particular about had

corporation tax been kept at 19% rather than 25. she's thinking about reforms to so—called ir35, which a lot of self—employed people watching and listening to this show will know. the very tncky this show will know. the very tricky laws that make it difficult to be self—employed in this country. she's talking about planning law, building on parts of the green belt so young families have a chance to actually get their foot on the property ladder. and it seems to be me that this is going to cause open warfare tory cause open warfare in the tory party. rupert harrison, there you out his tweet. he you just read out his tweet. he isn't any old prospective parliamentary candidate . he's parliamentary candidate. he's george osborne's former right hand man in the treasury . during hand man in the treasury. during the years that george osborne was tory chancellor liz truss was tory chancellor liz truss was pointing the finger at what she calls overmighty bureaucrat rats who pushed back against her policies last autumn. and she points out also that mortgage rates , interest rates are now rates, interest rates are now far , far higher than they were . far, far higher than they were. families are paying far, far more for their mortgages than

dunng more for their mortgages than during the height of that so—called chaos at the time of the mini—budget. so it's a year on. she's certainly not going quietly. she's is very much trying to rally the centre right of her party towards a more free market set of policies . market set of policies. >> liam, you just said she's certainly not going quietly, but, but some people would be thinking , but, but some people would be thinking, well, hang on. i thought she'd already be gone or she had already gone. i mean, why is she lecturing us now? a prime minister for, for all of 44 days? and when people say, well, she she had the right idea, but she did it too quickly , should she not have known that anyway ? anyway? >> well, what's clear, pip, is that at the time of the mini—budget, it was initially welcomed by the likes of the confederation of british industry, by the institute of directors, by by the very august and independent national institute of economic and social research , probably our premier research, probably our premier

macroeconomic think tank. liz truss , would say that it was the truss, would say that it was the political and media class she'd accused a lot of our colleagues in the media of creating the atmosphere , generating the atmosphere, generating the environment of disdain and disapproval , which markets then disapproval, which markets then reacted to . she's also had a bit reacted to. she's also had a bit of a side swipe at the bank of england, saying that a lot of their policies around the time not raising interest rates fast enough , which didn't support enough, which didn't support sterling selling bonds back into the market, something called quantitative type, meaning all of that undermined the stability that her policies were trying to reinforce force and generate. and she is still a very powerful figure . she's still an elected figure. she's still an elected mp, of course , she's on the mp, of course, she's on the backbenches. she started something called the growth commission , which is a group of commission, which is a group of 13 economists from around the world, some pretty respectable economists , it must be said, who economists, it must be said, who are promoting her policies. economists, it must be said, who are promoting her policies . and are promoting her policies. and while there are, by her own admission , around 150 members of admission, around 150 members of her own party who rupert

harrison very much represents as former adviser to george osborne, who don't agree with what she's saying. she says there are lots and lots of people out there who do agree with she's she's with what she's saying. she's produced from lord produced polling from lord ashcroft, ashcroft , ashcroft, michael ashcroft, who's who prepares opinion polls that are widely read and very influential in westminster , influential in westminster, saying that a lot of lower income families , they want less income families, they want less tax. they are worried about the cost of net zero. they are worried about this ban coming in on new petrol and diesel cars in 2030. they are worried that their kids can't get on the housing ladder , that they are housing ladder, that they are they are worried that corporation now the uk by corporation tax now in the uk by international standards is pretty high. so she would say that she is speaking for a lot of people out there, a lot of red wall voters, own red wall voters, in her own words, went tory for the words, who went tory for the first time in 2019. she says they are the key to winning the next election, not as she would put it, the london dinner party circuit that deeply disapprove of her. and much as she would

say of our political and media class. and this this is her argument. and i do think while it will be disdained by a lot of mainstream broadcasters, i do think it will have some resonance on the back benches. it will be interesting to see how she's greeted when she how she's greeted pip when she turns tory party turns up at tory party conference in manchester where you just took the right you just took the words right out of my mouth. >> economics and business editor liam so liam halligan. thank you so much. now, did you know that at least one dog is being abused in the uk every single hour of the day? that's come from the rspca ? >> 7- >> yeah, 7 >> yeah, north—west of england. reporter sophie reaper went to the animal charity rspca wallasey to find out more. just to warn you, the following report does contain some distressing . distressing images. >> they say a dog is man's best friend , but sometimes man can be friend, but sometimes man can be a dog's worse enemy in new research , which the rspca has research, which the rspca has found that right now in the uk a dog is abused every single hour

i >> -- >> if -- >>if| -- >> if i go and have a lunch break, i know that in that lunch break, i know that in that lunch break somewhere there's been a dog cruelly ill treated in that. it doesn't sit very nice to me at all. it's 27 dogs a day. it breaks down to that is huge . you breaks down to that is huge. you know, i've never known i've done this job nearly 15 years and i've never known it to increase this job nearly 15 years and i'vidramaticallyn it to increase this job nearly 15 years and i'vidramatically n it to that ase this job nearly 15 years and i'vidramaticallyn it to that time so dramatically within that time , period come on. >> sadly, this isn't a new problem, but as the years pass by, it's become an ever growing concern for the rspca . concern for the rspca. >> even in the last two years. statistically we're seeing an increase of 27. calls made to our cruelty line about cruelty. specifically to dogs. so it's unprecedented and it's we're it's really stretched at a breaking point, really , because breaking point, really, because we want to try and get to the dogs that need us most in a timely manner. but it's just it's so difficult with how much the figures have increased in it's estimated that around 10 million uk households have a dog

as a pet . as a pet. >> most of them are part of loving, caring families who would do anything for their canine companions. sadly though, that isn't always the case. last yeah that isn't always the case. last year, the rspca invested stated over 65,000 complaints of animal cruelty . just one of those was cruelty. just one of those was dotty . she was just days from dotty. she was just days from death when anthony rescued her from her then owner email dated and weak. she was brought in for emergency treatment at the rspca. >> i was quite shocked at first when i first when i saw her, obviously over the years i've been here, i've seen a lot of dogs, but she was one of the worst cases i've seen and dealt with. very upsetting. but i've got a to when she got a job to do. so when she first it touch and first came in, it was touch and go because she wouldn't eat properly was very weak. properly and she was very weak. she anaemic, was very she was anaemic, which was very worrying animals are worrying as well. animals are the things ever. dogs the best things ever. dogs especially. they especially. they're just they just so much . and just give you so much. and seeing now is just seeing like this now is just like reward for, you know ,

like the reward for, you know, all the hard everyone's put all the hard work everyone's put in. here, daddy. in. dottie, come here, daddy. come here. come, girlie. in. dottie, come here, daddy. con now,re. come, girlie. in. dottie, come here, daddy. con now,re. corhasgirlie. in. dottie, come here, daddy. con now,re. corhas a'lie. in. dottie, come here, daddy. con now,re. corhas a new chance >> now, dotty has a new chance at life with a family who will give her the love and attention she deserves . but as it stands, she deserves. but as it stands, there are still thousands of other dogs in the uk who may not be as lucky. sophie reaper . other dogs in the uk who may not be as lucky. sophie reaper. gb news. >> awful. awful. i don't know why a lot of people have dogs because they're not willing to spend the time with them. >> yeah, and if i think anybody who does that to a dog should be banned from ever banned for life from ever keeping form of animal. it's banned for life from ever keprivilege form of animal. it's banned for life from ever keprivilege to orm of animal. it's banned for life from ever keprivilege to take)f animal. it's banned for life from ever keprivilege to take care imal. it's banned for life from ever keprivilege to take care ofal. it's banned for life from ever keprivilege to take care of an it's a privilege to take care of an animal and that it's just abhorrent and unacceptable. yeah >> owner of three dogs, >> as an owner of three dogs, i have a outside of my house have a sign outside of my house that says dogs welcome. people tolerate id. so that sums up my feelings about about the whole matter . feelings about about the whole matter. you're right. do stay with us here on the live desk. there is plenty more to talk to you about, including the latest on those allegations involving russell brand . you are with gb

russell brand. you are with gb news. your weather forecast is next. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. hello on. gb news. hello >> we have showers across many parts of the uk today, but then some wet and windy weather is going to arrive as we go overnight into tuesday. that's due to an area of low pressure and its associated fronts currently waiting out in the atlantic . meanwhile, across the atlantic. meanwhile, across the uk at the moment we have had a band rain crossing eastwards band of rain crossing eastwards that's due to this cold front here rains clearing here that rains now clearing away the east, though away towards the east, though continuing across parts of orkney and shetland. so staying wet cooler, wet here, otherwise cooler, fresher air coming in. also a bit clearer for a time, but plenty showers. some these plenty of showers. some of these heavy through heavy thundery as we go through the evening and overnight, some clear towards the east, clear spells towards the east, but cloudy, wet and but then turning cloudy, wet and windy from the west. and so after perhaps a chilly start to the it will turn milder the night, it will turn milder for through the for most as we head through the early hours of tuesday. a wet, windy then and cloudy

windy picture then and cloudy picture for many on tuesday itself. rainfall totals building up across parts of north—west england west and wales in england and west and wales in particular. perhaps the greatest chance of some bright or sunny spells will northern spells will be across northern scotland. but even here, some showers many windy with showers and for many windy with the of some coastal gales, the risk of some coastal gales, temperatures should about temperatures should just about get into the low 20s perhaps . get into the low 20s perhaps. but when you factor in the cloudy , wet and windy weather, cloudy, wet and windy weather, it's to much colder cloudy, wet and windy weather, it's that. to much colder cloudy, wet and windy weather, it's that. wednesdayi colder cloudy, wet and windy weather, it's that. wednesday then er than that. wednesday then another unsettled day for most. the rainfall totals continuing to build up across parts of north—west england, wales and perhaps scotland too. and it is going stay blustery and going to stay blustery and windy. unsettled weather windy. further unsettled weather to come as we go through the end of week, perhaps turning to come as we go through the end oibit week, perhaps turning to come as we go through the end oibit quieter perhaps turning to come as we go through the end oibit quieter , perhaps turning to come as we go through the end oibit quieter , albeithaps turning to come as we go through the end oibit quieter , albeit also turning a bit quieter, albeit also cooler weekend . cooler by the weekend. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on .

gb news. good afternoon . good afternoon. >> it's 2 pm. we're fighting overit >> it's 2 pm. we're fighting over it again and you're here with the live desk here on gb news coming up this lunchtime, downing street describes a sexual assault allegations against russell brand as very serious after more women come forward. fresh claims and his book publishers have paused all future projects with him . future projects with him. >> the nhs is braced for a week of disruption as strikes by junior doctors and consultants

are expected to hit patient care and the aftermath of the thunderstorms and heavy rain, which hit the uk overnight. >> there are warnings of more bad weather to come . bad weather to come. and plus the conservative mp miriam cates tells gb news that the tax system punishes parents. is she right? and is it really the job of the to state support those who choose to have kids by supporting stay at home mums? that's the debate. we're coming up soon. >> but first of all, though, let's get all your latest headunes let's get all your latest headlines with lisa hartle. all i >> -- >> good afternoon. it's 2:01. i'm lisa hartle in the newsroom. russell brand's publisher has announced it's pausing all future book projects with the comedian after allegations of sexual assault were made against him. four women have accused the

48 year old of rape and sexual assaults during the height of his popularity between 2006 and 2013. bbc channel 4 and production company bannau uk have launched internal investigations. meanwhile downing street has described the allegations as very serious and concerning . russell brand denies concerning. russell brand denies all the allegations and says all of his relationships have been consensual . caroline nokes, consensual. caroline nokes, chair of the women and equalities committee , says equalities committee, says a formal investigation is needed. i think the police need to receive a formal complaint from one of the victims, and that is clearly challenging because victims are quite understandably afraid to come forward. >> they're anxious about the risk sense that there will be to these allegations . and in all these allegations. and in all too many cases, we see victim blaming and shaming. so i'm not surprised that the victims are anxious about that. i would encourage them to come forward. i think what we need to have is

a proper formal criminal investigation. these are very, very serious allegations and it should be happening not just here in london, but also in los angeles, where some of the allegations stem from . allegations stem from. >> the government says it will put measures in place to safely manage american bully xl dogs. the prime minister has promised to ban the breed by the end of the year. however, owners are not expected to face a cull of their pets. the government's chief vet suggests the animals be muzzled in public and neutered. a transition period will take place and a consultation on the plan will be launched. the former prime minister, liz truss , has urged minister, liz truss, has urged the government to cut taxes or shnnk the government to cut taxes or shrink welfare spending and raise the retirement age . raise the retirement age. speaking at the institute for government online event, liz truss has defended decisions made in her mini—budget ms truss argued it's unfair to say that she had pursued unfun tax cuts. she says the government needs to act now before it's too late .

act now before it's too late. >> i believe that the problem is that i was trying to fix last year still haven't gone away . year still haven't gone away. the fact is the country isn't growing fast enough. people are struggling with the cost of living and we need to get on with delivering lower taxes, but also reforms to things like energy and housing to make life cheaper for people and give people more opportunities . people more opportunities. >> mp for bishop auckland dehenna davison is stepping down as levelling up minister. she said she is battling a chronic migraines and cannot commit to the demands of the role. she says it's been an immense privilege and wants to continue to focus on her constituents and promote conservative from the backbenches. promote conservative from the backbenches . conservative mp backbenches. conservative mp miriam cates has spoken exclusively to gb news about her belief that britain's tax system is putting people off. having children . she says she'll keep children. she says she'll keep on pushing for more flexibility and options for families. >> our country is really an outlier in the way we treat

families. and one of the one of the reasons for that is our taxation we don't taxation system. so we don't recognise households recognise families or households in taxation system. so it's in the taxation system. so it's actually disadvantageous have actually disadvantageous to have children. and i asked whether they'd redistributing children. and i asked whether theymoney redistributing children. and i asked whether theymoney so redistributing children. and i asked whether theymoney so that ;tributing children. and i asked whether theymoney so that itibuting children. and i asked whether theymoney so that it was ng children. and i asked whether theymoney so that it was much this money so that it was much more flexible. so each family could decide how could have a budget, decide how they spend that they want to spend that money, pay they want to spend that money, pay more time at pay granny, spend more time at home, to work, have more home, go to work, but have more flexible they're flexible childcare. but they're not interested in that policy at the . as i said, the moment. and as i said, i think this this policy fairly think this this policy is fairly fixed this parliament. fixed for this parliament. >> and pensions minister >> work and pensions minister laura says government laura trott says the government cares about families, but the priority is cutting inflation. >> i spoke earlier about how that was a total focus for everybody in government at the moment that is the biggest moment and that is the biggest tax can get tax cut that any family can get right now . now in addition to right now. now in addition to this, you would have seen earlier this year, we've done a lot childcare reform. so lot on childcare reform. so trying it is trying to make sure that it is easier to go out to work if that's what you want to do. so those are the kind of two things that the government is focussed on at moment, but i respect on at the moment, but i respect that. going to that. miriam's going to be pushing, further pushing, you know, further things us do.

things that she wants us to do. >> princess wales has >> the princess of wales has visited the royal air visited the royal naval air station in somerset. princess kate, who is commodore in chief of the fleet air arm, has been shown around royal naval air station, yeovilton, one of the busiest military airfields in the uk. she also spent time in the uk. she also spent time in the air traffic control tower to meet staff and spoke to an airborne crew airborne wildcat helicopter crew as it came in to land . this is as it came in to land. this is gb news across the uk on tv, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's back to martin and . pip now it's back to martin and. pip >> i felt used up. i felt cheap. i felt dirtied by russell brand . that is how one of the comedians accuses has described her alleged abusive relationship with him as downing street describes the sexual assault allegations made against brand as very serious and concerning. meanwhile more women have reportedly come forward with accusations of sexual assaults

dating back as far as 2006. >> and questions are being asked about how much tv chiefs knew about how much tv chiefs knew about russell brand's behaviour after one of his accusers alleged he used the bbc's car service to pick her up from school so she could visit him at his home. >> and it must be said that russell brand strenuously denies all these allegations against all of these allegations against him. let's get more now on this from gb news homeland security editor mark white. mark, significant developments today, interventions from the prime minister the culture secretary caroline nokes. we spoke to earlier and also brands book publisher severing ties. what's the latest, mark? >> well, certainly down here, very little in the way of activity apart from lots of quacking ducks . but as far as quacking ducks. but as far as russell brand is concerned , russell brand is concerned, there has been no sight of him here. we can't actually see the house. it's well covered by the bushes around that house, set

back from the river thames. but there is some issue and concern about whether his shows going forward will actually take place because in this current climate where companies that have associations with russell brand are now looking to whether they would suffer red mutational damage by any continued association, then it's certainly perfectly possible that others, just like his publisher , might just like his publisher, might decide to disassociate themselves from russell brand for a while anyway . until we for a while anyway. until we know exactly where this is going. and in terms of a criminal investigation , we're criminal investigation, we're not there yet. the metropolitan police say that they have not received any criminal complaints regarding russell brand. they have appealed, though, for any members of the public who does feel that they have a complaint,

that they want to make to come forward. the metropolitan police has said that it's spoken to the sunday times already and it will speak to both the sunday times and channel 4, who's dispatches programme aired these allegations at the weekend. it will speak to them in the coming days. will speak to them in the coming days . in the meantime, we've got days. in the meantime, we've got the independent investigations that are taking place at the bbc where russell brand used to work at channel 4. again where he used to work in at a production company that he used to work for. the culture secretary is going to be liaising and speaking to those individual broadcasters and that production company to make sure that this investigation continues apace. but is conducted appropriately. >> and mark, there has been calls for russell brand's . calls for russell brand's. russell brand's platforms on youtube and netflix. he has, of

course , got millions of course, got millions of subscribers , calls for them to subscribers, calls for them to be taken down. now, downing street official spokesman for rishi sunak was asked about that and they declined to urge broadcasters to take down russell brand's output, saying it is a decision for them . it is a decision for them. >> yeah, and it's a very difficult area because at the moment. okay you've got multiple sets of allegations , actions, sets of allegations, actions, and if the sunday times are to be believed, other people have come forward as well . but the come forward as well. but the veracity of their claims still have to be established. so you've got allegations , but you've got allegations, but you've got allegations, but you've also got an individual on the other side in the form of russell brand, who completely and strenuously denies those allegations . and he is entitled allegations. and he is entitled to due process in that sense. so, you know, taking away his livelihood at that point when allegations have not been proved

is a difficult area. it's going to have to for be individual organisations , as i say, those organisations, as i say, those that work with him at the moment that work with him at the moment that are probably more concerned about reputational damage to themselves. but at other organisations, companies like youtube, that platform as his podcast costs to 6.6 million subscribers viewers, yet they've got to weigh up what they want to do. but it might be that they decide to wait for due process or at least till we get to a point. if we even get to that point. if we even get to that point where there is a criminal investigation or perhaps charges at that point, maybe they will take some action. okay. >> gb news is home and security editor mark white. thanks for bringing us the latest . let's bringing us the latest. let's get more now for his view on the story. the former head of religions and ethics at the bbc and channel 4, aqeel ahmed . and channel 4, aqeel ahmed. thank you very much for joining

us. aqeel i'm wondering what your reaction was when you watched the dispatches programme on saturday night when you've read the coverage in the newspapers . incredibly robust newspapers. incredibly robust reporting. it has to be said . reporting. it has to be said. >> it does, yeah. >> it does, yeah. >> it does, yeah. >> i mean, actually , you know, >> i mean, actually, you know, it reminded me of good old fashioned current affairs. yeah, we don't see that much often these days . and actually it was these days. and actually it was very from a personal point of view, having worked at channel 4 in between 2000 and 4, 2009 and then the bbc before that. and after that as well. and you know, i was there . you know, know, i was there. you know, you're there at the time. so i actually i don't remember anything about russell brand when i was at channel 4. other than that, was talent. but than that, he was a talent. but when i came back to bbc, when i came back to the bbc, you know, had to deal with the know, we had to deal with the after effects of the whole sachsgate which which , sachsgate thing, which which, you know, a bbc investigation found were found that there were shortcomings of how the shortcomings in terms of how the production company had been, say, regulated in terms of the programming and actually an executive from the bbc hadn't

actually seen it or listened to it go out and we had to perform differently after that. so when i watched that programme, i kind of like remembered of of like remembered some of the kind moments were going kind of moments that were going on. importantly, the on. but more importantly, the serious allegations. and obviously to remember obviously we have to remember they are allegations this they are allegations at this point. and he has point. and he has and he has denied them. they're very serious and they're not these are not trivial things which, you which we've seen with you know, which we've seen with some which have some other stories which have not as this. not been as strong as this. there's serious allegations there's some serious allegations that will to be that will need to be investigated. and i you investigated. and i think, you know, on know, speaking purely on a personal, personal point of view , i think justice sometimes needs to be seen to be done as well as opposed to having happen. and i think whether it's a particularly a bbc or channel 4, particularly the channel investigation, the channel 4 investigation, part thinks that, you part of me thinks that, you know, rather than asking the politician company to do this, i think this something where think this is something where maybe somebody maybe you bring somebody from the have an the outside and have an independent, properly independent, a properly independent, a properly independent investigation independent, a properly inde|atident investigation independent, a properly inde|atident happened on independent, a properly inde|atident happened .�*i independent, a properly inde|atident happened . because look at what happened. because what we're being told in the documents that allegations documents is that allegations were brought to the production company and they were supposed to have gone to channel 4 and

channel say they never channel 4, say they never received that's a serious received them. that's a serious breakdown in in some form or other. akua that's other. yeah akua that's a fantastic point because we've seen if we rely on seen historically, if we rely on a to mark its own a broadcaster to mark its own homework, it were , is that homework, as it were, is that sufficiently robust enough ? sufficiently robust enough? >> i mean, we shouldn't mention jimmy savile i guess, but look, when push comes to shove, can we trust broadcasters to thoroughly and robustly investigate themselves or is it time, as you said, for an independent outside authority to go in and actually have a thorough investigate in that way? is it a matter for government? is it a matter for police? what do you think is the next step ? next step? >> well , i next step? >> well, i think in terms of investigating what what what the what the broadcasters knew, i mean, yeah, the broadcasters have the ability to investigate themselves and they do really themselves and they do it really well. mean, let's not forget, well. i mean, let's not forget, this was channel making this this was channel 4 making this documentary very documentary about that a very big in the past big channel 4 talent in the past . so this wasn't like channel 4 trying to brush under the carpet what they at the time. no what they knew at the time. no it's more about, know, what

it's more about, you know, what i think when it comes to something where you don't know what the production company admittedly is the admittedly this is the production been production company has been bought another production bought out by another production company course of company in over due course of time. and lots of the individuals channel 4 and individuals inside channel 4 and at the production company won't be now. you to be around now. so you have to give benefit of doubt. give benefit of the doubt. i just think sometimes it doesn't look right. so i think do just think sometimes it doesn't look ito �*il. so i think do just think sometimes it doesn't look ito �*il. sothatink do just think sometimes it doesn't look ito �*il. sothatink of do need to have that kind of investigation. actually think need to have that kind of investhis ion. actually think need to have that kind of investhision. aup,ally think need to have that kind of investhision. aup,though,( what this brings up, though, really for me is that , you know, really for me is that, you know, i think things have got better in terms of legislation and also broad casters really robustly looking at issues around trust, etcetera , and abuses of trust etcetera, and abuses of trust and abuses of power. but the real question here is, is that when we're living in a time now where many people, particularly in the television industry , are in the television industry, are out fixed term out of work, fixed term contracts, freelancer contracts, you know, freelancer are struggling. we're talking about 50, 60% of people are not in work now , bectu, which is one in work now, bectu, which is one of the unions that looks after people in the television industry, they've talked about having independent whistleblowing organisation, an organisation independent organisation that's independent and which would be able look

and which would be able to look into things rather than into these things rather than people complain because it's going to complain if going to be hard to complain if you're fixed term contract you're on a fixed term contract and don't want to be seen as and you don't want to be seen as being troublemaker because being a troublemaker because what a lot of these stories show us is, is that people are worried about bringing people us is, is that people are worr have )0ul bringing people us is, is that people are worr have moreiringing people us is, is that people are worr have more powerfulaople us is, is that people are worr have more powerful and; who have more powerful and senior actually bringing senior and actually bringing and bringing a case against them. and that's not me saying that the broadcasters themselves and that's not me saying that the bitake asters themselves and that's not me saying that the bitake itters themselves and that's not me saying that the bitake it seriously,;elves and that's not me saying that the bitake it seriously, butes don't take it seriously, but it's more that people it's more about that people themselves will worry if they don't think things are independent aren't mean, to be independent aren't i mean, to be honest, akhil, i was surprised because it was a long time ago and i'd almost forgotten that russell used work at russell brand used to work at bbc two and i would never in a million years have thought he was a good fit for bbc radio two, because i always thought that was quite a family station and when you hear about some of the you know, he the things you know, he said he got up to in the studios, i'm just like, why was he ever there in the place? in the first place? >> was never a sort of family >> he was never a sort of family friendly character, was he ? friendly character, was he? >> well, i think this is more

about how things evolve. you know, the radio two that i grew up listening to, you're right. you know, the terry wogan type thing, it sit thing, it didn't it didn't sit with a late with that. but this was a late an evening show and it was a time when they were trying to refresh reinvigorate the channel. >> you can say that again . >> you can say that again. >> you can say that again. >> when i listened to that, i remember at time remember that at that time i didn't find it funny and i didn't find it funny and i didn't think it big or didn't think it was big or clever. and actually, you know what? he's he's clearly what? he's a very he's clearly a talented individual. it's my talented individual. it's not my particular favourite kind of comedy, but the fact of the matter is, i remember watching it showed the it and when they showed the clips and being a little bit funny, that's a difficult one to justify. and i do know how difficult it was to justify because time when i because around that time when i rejoined the bbc in 2009, i did go and actually have a few licence fee, you know , i used to licence fee, you know, i used to go and visit people who hadn't paid the licence fee. it's one of those things that it's quite useful to understand the useful to do to understand the audiences serving. useful to do to understand the audi in ces serving. useful to do to understand the audiin many serving. useful to do to understand the audiin many middle serving. useful to do to understand the audiin many middle classing. and in many middle class households where they are refusing to pay the licence fee quite a few of them give me a

hard about that whole hard time about that whole jonathan . russell brand jonathan ross. russell brand sachsgate thing because they thought it was inappropriate and it was not the kind of behaviour that they'd expect to see on radio it's really hard that they'd expect to see on ra disagree it's really hard that they'd expect to see on ra disagree with s really hard that they'd expect to see on ra disagree with what ly hard that they'd expect to see on ra disagree with what you'rei to disagree with what you're saying don't why they saying. i don't know why they decided go down that road, decided to go down that road, but radio two but if you look at radio two presenters, are quite young presenters, they are quite young and they're very different to presenters, they are quite young and ones�*re very different to presenters, they are quite young and ones thatery different to presenters, they are quite young andones thatery different with. the ones that we grew up with. >> okay, akeelah channel 4 have taken the decision remove taken the decision to remove russell content russell brand's content from their online services. that's quite a statement in itself. secondly his book publisher have severed ties and now his ongoing touh severed ties and now his ongoing tour. he defiantly turned up, of course, to a gig in wembley on saturday. but a show in windsor tomorrow now looks under threat . with all of that in tomorrow now looks under threat .with all of that in mind , is .with all of that in mind, is this starting to feel like a no smoke without fire kind of situation? and do you think moving forward, if this were to go to a criminal case, could russell brand have a fair heanng? russell brand have a fair hearing? now the public are so aware of the detail of this

case. >> well, i think you can have a fair hearing in terms of it going to becoming if it becomes a criminal, if it becomes a criminal case. and i think that's be. that's what that will be. the big change, your big gear change, as your reporter said, there'll a big reporter said, there'll be a big difference if and when that happens. regards to happens. i think with regards to now, mean, we have to now, i mean, we have to remember, you know, he's not been he's not been charged or questioned with regards to that any criminal behaviour activity . so in that sense, it's really hard to make to actually have the kind of like a social media kind on which kind of kind of pile on which kind of talks about this and effectively has him banned certain , you has him banned from certain, you know, from giving his from performing . mean met in a performing. i mean we met in a year or six months time. we may think that it was the right thing to do to have kind of like, you know, cancelled the gig that he's doing. i don't think you can cancel it because he's not guilty of anything right now. but the fact of the matter the organisation has matter is the organisation has to take a view as to whether or not the brand will be affected by having russell brand perform at this particular moment in time. and i think that's a

different question. i think the legality aspect of it for me is it's not fair to ban somebody purely, you can understand channel view if channel four's point of view if you've program and if you've made that program and if you've made that program and if you that you believe firmly you say that you believe firmly that these allegations are correct because they would have to do that and they would have been when they been legal to the hilt when they were broadcast were before they broadcast that program ? yeah, they're program? yeah, they're in a difficult situation then to not do anything about his programming they? whereas programming aren't they? whereas everybody really has see everybody else really has to see due, know , due process has due, you know, due process has to seen to be done. to be seen to be done. >> akeela ahmad , we have >> okay. akeela ahmad, we have to leave it there. thanks for joining us today on the live desk gb news. superb insight. desk on gb news. superb insight. thank very interesting >> we'll be very interesting actually , to see russell actually, to see if russell brand another statement, brand makes another statement, because since the weekend , of because since the weekend, of course, there more course, there are more allegations. their program has aired. we haven't we haven't heard or seen from him since. i think he's got three dates this week on his tour. think he's got three dates this week on his tour . yeah, the one week on his tour. yeah, the one in windsor is now there's now a big question mark over it. but i've just been looking on his on big question mark over it. but i'vewebsite.in looking on his on big question mark over it. but i'vewebsite. theoking on his on big question mark over it. but i'vewebsite. the other on his on big question mark over it. but i'vewebsite. the other tw0|is on big question mark over it. but i'vewebsite. the other two dates his website. the other two dates say are still

say at the moment are still going ahead one of them is going ahead and one of them is selling out fast. yeah the normal affairs, though, selling out fast. yeah the nornit? affairs, though, isn't it? >> is it? the pressure is appued >> is it? the pressure is applied the venues >> is it? the pressure is applget the venues >> is it? the pressure is applget scared the venues >> is it? the pressure is applget scared and he venues >> is it? the pressure is applget scared and pullznues >> is it? the pressure is applget scared and pull out.; >> is it? the pressure is applget scared and pull out. and who get scared and pull out. and that in itself exacerbates this feeling of guilt until the innocence is proven. we must remember he is denying all these allegations and we need to give people a fair and due process. that's what democracy and rule of law is about. >> yeah, this is not about trial by media at all. now, whilst the nhs braces itself for a week of strike action, its bosses have been accused of wasting millions on diversity and inclusion jobs. we're exploring that next. i think we know what you think. first, here's your weather forecast . forecast. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello. we have showers across many parts of the uk today , but many parts of the uk today, but then some wet and windy weather is going to arrive as we go

overnight into tuesday. that's due to an area of low pressure and its associated fronts currently waiting out in the atlantic . meanwhile, across the atlantic. meanwhile, across the uk moment we have had uk at the moment we have had a band of rain crossing eastwards that's to this cold front that's due to this cold front here now clearing here that rains now clearing away the east, though away towards the east, though continuing of continuing across parts of orkney and shetland. so staying wet here, otherwise cooler, fresher coming in. also a fresher air coming in. also a bit clearer for time, bit clearer for a time, but plenty of showers. of these plenty of showers. some of these heavy as go through heavy thundery as we go through the evening overnight, some the evening and overnight, some clear the east, the evening and overnight, some cleéthen the east, the evening and overnight, some cleéthen turning the east, the evening and overnight, some cleéthen turning cloudy east, the evening and overnight, some cleéthen turning cloudy ,east, and but then turning cloudy, wet and windy west and so after windy from the west and so after perhaps chilly start to the perhaps a chilly start to the night, turn milder for night, it will turn milder for most the most as we head through the early hours tuesday . a wet, early hours of tuesday. a wet, windy then and cloudy windy picture then and cloudy picture many on tuesday picture for many on tuesday itself. rainfall totals building up across parts of north—west england and west and wales in particular. perhaps the greatest chance of some bright or sunny spells will across northern spells will be across northern scotland. even here, some scotland. but even here, some showers and many with showers and for many windy with the risk of some gales. the risk of some coastal gales. temperatures should just about get into the low 20s perhaps. but you factor in the but when you factor in the cloudy, wet and windy weather,

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a.m. till noon on gb news, britain's news . britain's news. channel >> welcome back to the live desk . nhs leaders say strikes by junior doctors and consultants this week will cause unprecedented disruption for patients . consultants in england patients. consultants in england will walk out for 48 hours from tomorrow with junior doctors joining them on wednesday. emergency care is set to continue, but thousands of appointments will be postponed . appointments will be postponed. >> this comes as the row with the government over pay and working conditions continue . working conditions continue. news. well, our political reporter catherine forster is in westminster and is joining us now . catherine, these strikes now. catherine, these strikes have been going on, going on now since december . they've cost £1 since december. they've cost £1 billion to the economy . they billion to the economy. they seem 1 million additional nhs appointments cancelled. now . 7.7 appointments cancelled. now. 7.7 million on the waiting list. and yet the union easters are promising like nothing you've

seen before. more bedlam for the nhs . nhs. >> yes , that's right. and in >> yes, that's right. and in fact, union bosses have indicated that they are prepared to continue to strike right up until the general election if that's what it takes . junior that's what it takes. junior doctors, of course, are looking for 35. there's no realistic prospect of that . the government prospect of that. the government have awarded them an average of 8.8. that's in line with the pay review bodies recommendations. but an incredibly difficult week coming up this week. consultants striking tomorrow and wednesday. junior doctors on wednesday, thursday and friday. what's really worrying the government and hospital bosses is, of course , what happens on course, what happens on wednesday when pretty much all the doctors are striking at the same time, emergency cover only will be provided the same as you would get on sort of christmas day. but in previous junior doctors strikes and consultants

have been asked to cover and obviously that's not going to be happening this time. so it's going to be enormously challenging. it is unpressed dented and these strikes have been going on for months and months . and meanwhile, rishi months. and meanwhile, rishi sunak's pledged to bring down waiting lists. well, they're going in completely the wrong direction. we heard last week they're now up to a record 7.7 million or so going into the autumn, going into the winter. no strikes , no sign at all of no strikes, no sign at all of these strikes coming to an end while we've got you on the nhs , while we've got you on the nhs, catherine, what's this about the nhs spending millions creating woke diverse city and inclusion jobs. woke diverse city and inclusion jobs . 244 jobs at three new departments. >> i mean, how much is that all going to cost ? going to cost? >> well , there is a budget of >> well, there is a budget of about a staffing budget, i should say, of about 14 million.

and basically what's happened is that the health secretary steve barclay, had ordered nhs england to get rid of specific diversity and inclusion roles, but instead nhs england have drawn up plans for three new departments moments. they are equality , moments. they are equality, diversity and inclusion , people diversity and inclusion, people and culture and people and communities . that's a total of communities. that's a total of about 244 posts . about 177 of about 244 posts. about 177 of those will be jobs paying over 50,000. now, the health secretary said to be not not very happy about this at all. obviously, huge pressures on nhs budgets and he certainly feels that this is not the best use of pubuc that this is not the best use of public money. this is what he has said before . and former has said before. and former health secretary sajid javid also wading in today, saying he pretty much takes a dim view of this .

this. >> okay. catherine forster we're going to leave it there , pip. going to leave it there, pip. this makes my mind boggle. i mean, on the one hand, we have a billion pounds loss. we've got rid ward waiting lists. we've got 210,000 shortage of frontline critical nhs staff like nurses and doctors. and now we're chucking £40 million at diverse and equality key posts. in what world do we need? people like this when we actually need more nurses ? and what do you more nurses? and what do you think? as i do, clearly this is an absolute splurge and waste of taxpayers money. >> do you know what i can see the logic in creating maybe one department, which would be a lot fewerjobs. i mean, a fraction of the 244 jobs. but three departments, several hundred jobs seems like quite over, seems like overkill. and it's the wrong time anyway . so you the wrong time anyway. so you can't on the one breath say the nhs needs all this money and then in the next breath be spending all this money on diverse city and equality and

else. >> and we have the equalities act which makes, you know , bias act which makes, you know, bias in the workplace illegal. we've had that since the 1970s. now we are living in a world now of quotas. you can't tell me that that the nhs favours i don't know what white people or climate change deniers anyway. so why are we just creating a whole raft of non—jobs when we actually really need frontline jobs? a lot of companies and i would say include the nhs in that has had some catching up to do in recent years. i think the nhs is surely the most woke institution in in britain. it's more woke than the church. now. how does it need a new entire tranche of bureaucracy to make it even more woke ? it even more woke? >> it's completely it's completely the wrong time for it. what's more important is the strikes and the mayhem that that's to going cause this week anyway. probably continue anyway. you're probably continue discussing at home. what discussing that at home. what we're going to continue discussing is whether the state should pay for stay at home mums. us know what you think

mums. let us know what you think gb views at gb news .uk. first, here's your news headlines . here's your news headlines. >> it's 232. i'm lisa hartle in the newsroom . russell brands the newsroom. russell brands publisher has announced it's pausing all future book projects with the comedian after allegations of sexual assault were made against him. four women have accused the 48 year old of rape and sexual assault dunng old of rape and sexual assault during the height of his popularity between 2006 and 2013. on bbc channel 4 and production company bannau uk uk have launched internal investigation sessions. meanwhile, downing street has described the allegations as very serious and concerning . very serious and concerning. russell brand denies all the allegations and says all of his relationships have been consensual . the government says consensual. the government says it will put measures in place to safely manage american bully dogs. the prime minister has promised to ban the breed by the end of the year. however, owners

are not expected to face a cull of their pets. the government's chief vet suggests the animals be muzzled in public and neutered a transition period will take place and a consultation on the plan will be launched. consultation on the plan will be launched . the former prime launched. the former prime minister, liz truss has urged the government to cut taxes, shnnk the government to cut taxes, shrink welfare spending and raise the retirement age . raise the retirement age. speaking at the institute for government online event, liz truss has defended decisions made in her mini—budget ms truss argued it's unfair to say that she had pursued unfunded tax cuts. she says the government needs to act now before it's too late . mp for bishop auckland, late. mp for bishop auckland, dehenna davison is stepping down as levelling up minister. she said she's battling chronic migraines and cannot commit to the demands of the role she says it's been an immense privilege and wants to continue to focus on her constituents and promote conservatism from the backbenches. conservatism from the backbenches . as you can get more backbenches. as you can get more on all of those stories by

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people off having children. >> our political editor christopher hope has this interview on miriam cates. >> why should the state reward the stay—at—home parents with child care money? >> well, i don't think it's about rewarding any particular type of parent. i think it's about giving parents choice. so we know that some parents really want to go back to work and resume career as soon as resume their career as soon as possible having child. possible after having a child. some to at some parents want to stay at home as long as possible and home for as long as possible and make very make the most of those very precious few precious and very quick few years. i think as a years. and i think as a conservative, that we should be years. and i think as a co the vative, that we should be years. and i think as a co the businessat we should be years. and i think as a co the business ofwe should be years. and i think as a co the business of giving uld be years. and i think as a co the business of giving people in the business of giving people choice. things choice. and so one of the things that chancellor the that the chancellor did in the budget spend an budget was to spend an additional billion year on additional £4 billion a year on the that sounds the early years. so that sounds great in some ways, but the way it's is it's going to be spent is incredibly . you've incredibly restricted. you've got back to at got to go back to work at a certain point. you've to certain point. at you've got to work a certain of hours. work a certain number of hours. you have to put your child in formal childcare. only is for formal childcare. it only is for 39 year, for the year 39 weeks a year, for the year between hours. between particular hours. and it's just not very flexible. and so many people, particularly mothers, under—fours about mothers, have under—fours about two thirds would rather work less if they have the choice.

>> well, that announced by less if they have the choice. >> chancellor. announced by less if they have the choice. >> chancellor. younnnounced by less if they have the choice. >> chancellor. you saidinced by less if they have the choice. >> chancellor. you said beforey less if they have the choice. >> cried:ellor. you said beforey less if they have the choice. >> cried .llor. you said beforey less if they have the choice. >> cried . wthou said beforey less if they have the choice. >> cried . why did said beforey less if they have the choice. >> cried . why did saidcry?»rey you cried. why did you cry? >> actually. and i think >> i did, actually. and i think that's time my time that's the only time in my time in parliament when a policy announcement cry. announcement has made me cry. i think because partly think i cried because partly because myself. because i'm a mother myself. and i to have i was very fortunate to have those years with my those early years with my children. i work part time children. i did work part time some time i was a stay at some of the time i was a stay at home and home mum, others at the time and i those are so quick i think those years are so quick and so precious and that bond as and so precious and that bond as a mother that have with your a mother that you have with your child years, child in the first two years, particularly replaceable, why particularly if replaceable, why is so keen to reward is the state so keen to reward mothers who go who mothers or fathers who go who put their children into child care? well, i think the treasury operates on a very particular grid, which is all about gdp. and of course, gdp. really all that means is how much money the country is making as a whole. and the people have and so the more people you have in the better in the workplace, the better your looks. it doesn't your gdp looks. but it doesn't actually measure how happy people are or what the gdp per capha people are or what the gdp per capita is. so how much money each individual person or family is. theory, if you get is. so in theory, if you get 110,000 parents back to work, which is what the government expects you've expects this to do, then you've got in the workplace

got more people in the workplace and your is bigger. but if and your gdp is bigger. but if you're employing more you're also employing lots more nursery workers on very low wages , your gdp per is wages, your gdp per capita is lower and you've potentially got a lot more unhappy children and families rather be together. >> now you've raised this, haven't with with with the haven't you, with with with the government and what have they told in parliament? told you in parliament? >> well, i've raised it several times think times because as i said, i think it be more flexible it should be much more flexible . a written . and i asked a written parliamentary question recently, . and i asked a written parliaiisentary question recently, . and i asked a written parliaiis wherejuestion recently, . and i asked a written parliaiis where yoution recently, . and i asked a written parliaiis where you ask recently, which is where you ask a department for in writing and they send formal response. they send you a formal response. and whether they'd look and i asked whether they'd look at this money at re redistributing this money so it was much more so that it was much more flexible could flexible so each family could have a budget, decide how they want spend that money, want to spend that money, pay granny, spend more time at home, go but more go to work, but have more flexible they're flexible childcare. but they're not interested in that policy at the and as i said, the moment. and as i said, i think this this policy is fairly fixed for this parliament, but i haven't for the haven't given up hope for the manifesto, refused to look into it, even the cost it, not even weigh up the cost benefit analysis. well, that's what answer what the written answer said. but obviously i am still pushing and need some more and i think we do need some more evidence, this evidence, particularly in this country for country, about what's best for children . children. >> it does happen elsewhere in the countries do it. >> yes.

it.- >> yes. i it.— >> yes. i mean, our it. >> yes. i mean, our country is really outlier the way we really an outlier in the way we treat families and one of the one reasons that one of the reasons for that is our so don't our taxation system. so we don't recognise families or households in so it's in the taxation system. so it's actually disadvantageous to have children , whereas in other children, whereas in other countries recognise how countries they recognise how important for the future important it is for the future of to children and of society to have children and bnng of society to have children and bring they recognise bring them up. so they recognise that give families that families and give families a boost in the tax system a tax boost in the tax system and don't do that here. and we just don't do that here. >> do you think stay at home parents not as valid, parents are not seen as valid, as working parents by as valid as working parents by by treasury the government? >> i absolutely think that. but government? >think)solutely think that. but government? >think it'sutely think that. but government? >think it's morethink that. but government? >think it's more about hat. but government? >think it's more about not but i think it's more about not valuing because valuing children, because i think old think if you ask nine month old baby, you want to go into baby, do you want to go into nursery these nursery with all these other children or do you mummy? children or do you want mummy? i think probably know that think we probably know what that baby daddy . now baby might daddy or daddy. now that's say there aren't that's not to say there aren't brilliant childcare providers that's not to say there aren't brilthere:hildcare providers that's not to say there aren't brilthere and :are providers that's not to say there aren't brilthere and itre providers that's not to say there aren't brilthere and it does viders that's not to say there aren't brilthere and it does work; that's not to say there aren't brilthere and it does work for out there and it does work for many, many families , but there's many, many families, but there's a good biological reason why babies attached , babies are very attached, particularly to mummy in those first of life. first couple of years of life. and why are we working against biology? why not just help people that choice if people to have that choice if that's what they want to be flexible enough those flexible enough to have those first couple of years more time with ? with baby? >> well, the government says 4

in working in 10. i think of working mothers of under 14 would give up they afford it. up work if they could afford it. this a way to help them this may be a way to help them afford it. >> exactly. if you just redistributed money give redistributed that money to give people or people choice in a tax break or a voucher, could a voucher, then people could choose when they choose how much and when they wanted . and remember wanted to work. and we remember we're nought to we're only talking nought to four. tiny amount of four. it's a very tiny amount of years before children start school really have that school when you really have that opportunity spend time opportunity to spend time with them, not for whole them, it's not for their whole childhood. do much childhood. so we could do much better flexibility front. better on the flexibility front. >> cates, the tory >> well, miriam cates, the tory mp penistone and mp for penistone and stocksbridge, for stocksbridge, thank you for joining today gb news. joining us today on gb news. thank you. thanks, chris. >> we have it . so >> well, there we have it. so miriam thinks that the miriam cates thinks that the state should paying stay at state should be paying stay at home to stay at and home mums to stay at home and look after children. well, look after their children. well, what on that? what do you think on that? joining is us for them joining us now is us for them lobby who for lobby group who stand for children's interests . molly children's interests. molly kingsley hate you molly and also chief executive of bright blue, an think for an independent think tank for promoting liberal conservatism. ryan shorthouse . molly, let's ryan shorthouse. molly, let's come to you first. are being a mum is one of the most ultimate privileges and being a father, i certainly had it very, very hard

when i became a father. i didn't have any holidays, didn't have a new car, didn't have anything at all comfortable. but why on earth the state pay for earth should the state pay for people to be parents? surely it's their choice . it's their choice. >> i'm i understand that argument. i don't agree with it. i think as a society, we desperately need children. we need children who are educated , need children who are educated, who are flourishing, who are secure. and whatever that looks, looks like. and i don't think there's a one size fits all, you know, even for each child in each family , let alone across each family, let alone across families and children . but families and children. but whatever that looks like , whatever that looks like, parents need to be supported to nurture and love and educate and bnng nurture and love and educate and bring up their children well, because if not it, apart from, you know, the fact that it's dire and detrimental for the child , it's also a cost and child, it's also a cost and a burden on the state. you know, the last thing we want is children who haven't been raised well, who are not happy because well, who are not happy because we know that that stores up problem later down the line .

problem later down the line. >> ryan, what's your take on this? it's got to be said. we ask gb news viewers for their take on this early on, and it has to be said most of them are against this idea. they're very much of the mind that if you choose have children, then much of the mind that if you ch0(shouldiave children, then much of the mind that if you ch0(should bee children, then much of the mind that if you ch0(should be picking n, then much of the mind that if you ch0(should be picking up:hen much of the mind that if you ch0(should be picking up the you should be picking up the cost. what's on it? cost. what's your take on it? >> well , i cost. what's your take on it? >> well, i think children are a private and a public good. they have lots of benefits for the rest of us. and therefore, it's right that the state should support parents and they can do and the state can do that either through benefits and does that through benefits and does that through child benefit at the moment. example, or it could moment. for example, or it could do tax system. do it through the tax system. now, recently the now, you know, recently the government has extended the amount of child care for amount of child care support for children under the age of three. right, right. from children under the age of three. right, right . from the age of right, right. from the age of nine months. and that is gradually coming in. and look, nobody says why is the state subsidise wing primary or secondary school education? and my view is that pre—school education before the age of five

is a vital part of the education system, if not one of the most important parts of the education system, because actually there's lots of evidence showing that you make the most difference to a child's development. cognitive and non—cognitive in those early years. so of course, it's right that the state supports the education, vocational and social flourishing of children at secondary primary and at pre—school level. >> do you think , ryan, that >> do you think, ryan, that a better example is set by scandinavian countries like finland and sweden ? well i sort finland and sweden? well i sort of sympathise with miriam because i think the government has done a good job of subsidising formal childcare now from nine months. >> i think there's still an affordability issue, but the question is not whether the state should subsidise childcare, but the extent it does and i think there's more innovative solutions above and beyond the three hours that they're offering. but i also agree with miriam that one earner couples for example, where someone chooses to stay at

home, are not particularly well supported by benefits and tax in this country. so for example, can you frontload child benefit so parents who get it in the teenage years can actually take it in the early years of their child's life? or for example , child's life? or for example, maternity and paternity pay, the statutory amounts at the moment are about £150 a week, which is not very much at all. so perhaps that should be extended and expanded, particularly in the early years of a child's life to support parents who want to stay at home. so the crucial thing is choice . but if you're asking me choice. but if you're asking me whether the state government should support children and spend on children, of course they should. it's one of the most important things in life . most important things in life. >> okay, let's back to >> okay, let's coming back to you i want to read you now. molly i want to read out from sean. i asked out a view from sean. i asked for opinions on this, added hundreds and of people hundreds and hundreds of people have . and says have got in touch. and she says absolutely why should pay absolutely not. why should i pay my son doesn't have any children, so why should he pay if you can't afford to have children and their upkeep,

please don't have them in the first place. is well, where does that get you as a society? >> 30 years from now? i mean, it's a very sad view that we're not going to support people rearing children because children are the future of our society. i mean, you know, i know it sounds really trite to say that, but it is true. i say that, but it is true. and i think you know , i think this isn't you know, i think, said, support is think, as we've said, support is given. so it's totally unrealistic to say we're just not supporting have not supporting parents to have kids not the kids at all. that's not the status . now, no one is status quo. now, no one is suggesting that politician suggesting that no politician would that. so would dare suggest that. so we're not talking about support or not support. we're talking about the most efficient and beneficial form of support for both the child and the family. there's one other point here. i think that we've not talked about, which i think is a really interesting thought interesting parting thought on the and flexibility, the choice and the flexibility, which grandparents , because i which is grandparents, because i think, all think, you know, we can all agree that in an ideal situation, parents would be very involved with kids. the reality is many parents to work is many parents have to work full so are talking full time. so we are talking about nursery . but about full time nursery. but actually, why not incentivise

and reward grandparents who have more have to more time and have so much to give to children too? >> unfortunately , you know, >> but unfortunately, you know, your grandparents don't always live nearby, do they? they can be, miles and away. yeah be, miles and miles away. yeah well, actually . well, actually. >> but that's something that support, you know, we could be far more innovative and creative about the kind of support we give so that it actually works for families. you probably find it far cheaper than funding it with far cheaper than funding these kind of very vanilla mcdonald's well . mcdonald's nurseries as well. >> okay, molly and ryan, we're going to have to leave it there. and it has to be said that the views continue to pour in, and it has to be said that most people aren't in agreement with this idea of endless state handouts , particularly at the handouts, particularly at the point where 2.6 trillion, i'm not sure it's endless . point where 2.6 trillion, i'm not sure it's endless. no. point where 2.6 trillion, i'm not sure it's endless . no. £2.6 not sure it's endless. no. £2.6 trillion in debt and where is this money going to come from? it's okay saying we should be more scandinavian. have more scandinavian. they have like a 50% base tax rate. so, you get this free you know, to get this free stuff, to put a lot stuff, you've got to put a lot of money in would support of money in who would support tax rises to pay this?

tax rises to pay for this? it doesn't thought through. doesn't seem thought through. here's one here from the guy called uk is in a mess. called the uk is in a mess. i think we know how he feels. absolutely another move to absolutely not. another move to deepening systems . deepening socialist systems. eventually everyone will want everything thing for nothing . everything thing for nothing. >> it's about a balance though, isn't it ? i mean, if you take it isn't it? i mean, if you take it to its logical conclusion , men to its logical conclusion, men don't if you don't have children. if you can't them, then we're can't afford them, then we're going to have a few fewer people in the population . and we need in the population. and we need people that that is true. >> it is true that we are seeing a flattening birth rate. many countries are seeing birth rates at below replacement places like italy and places like japan. certainly, andrew here i have found one vague, supportive comment . found one vague, supportive comment. that's a tough one. if we want to encourage a family, then do something to then we have to do something to help raise a family. maybe help them raise a family. maybe less tax the working less tax for the working parents. that's a good idea. a tax break that isn't a handout, but that's an incentive. if you are a working family. how about incentivising? by the way, fathers and fathers get two

weeks statutory pay, £152 a week, and that's your lot. get back to work. and they say that it's sexist. i don't think it's sexist. men aren't treated with equality. two equality. just my little two bits worth . bits worth. >> thank you, martin. no worries. will on. the worries. we will move on. the former prime minister has launched of launched a vigorous defence of her ill fated premiership in a speech to the institute of government , she refused to government, she refused to apologise economic apologise for the economic turmoil unleashed during her time in downing street. pointing the finger instead at the bank of england . after the speech, of england. after the speech, she spoke our economics she spoke to our economics edhoh she spoke to our economics editor, halligan the editor, liam halligan the problems that we have were not created by me. >> i was trying to fix them and they are still there in our economy. and this is why we need to change. the fact is, government is too big. it's now spending 46% of gdp. that's nearly half in every pound spent in britain is spent by the government . and i want to see government. and i want to see a free enterprise economy where businesses succeed, where we have less regulation, and we need to work hard to get that . need to work hard to get that. >> let's go to our economics and

business editor, liam halligan , business editor, liam halligan, who was conducting that interview with liz truss . so interview with liz truss. so liam, a year on since she was prime minister , she's back. i prime minister, she's back. i mean , how did she go . down mean, how did she go. down >> she certainly is back . pip >> she certainly is back. pip giving a major speech today to the institute for government. it was a packed house. there were journalists literally from all over the world, international wire services. and so on. and she is just a backbencher these days. she is just a backbencher these days . but the reality is she is days. but the reality is she is talking for a fairly big chunk of the conservative parliamentary party. she's a free marketeer . she wants to see free marketeer. she wants to see lower taxes. she's pointing out that back in the year 2000, the state took 34% of gdp. it's now 46% of gdp . so for every pound 46% of gdp. so for every pound spentin 46% of gdp. so for every pound spent in country, the state spent in this country, the state is spending £0.46 of that. and those taxes need to be raised ,

those taxes need to be raised, she said. there needs to be more supply side reform. there needs to be looser planning laws. we need to build more houses. but the real centrepiece of her speech was an attack on the media and class, if media and political class, if you the north london you like. the north london dinner party circuit, as she called it. people that don't dinner party circuit, as she called understand:hat don't dinner party circuit, as she called understand howion't dinner party circuit, as she called understand how ordinary really understand how ordinary people live, who don't understand that up there the understand that up there in the red wall, old former labour red. wall..— eld. fermei�*lab-zxur i.........,,......., who voted red. wall..— eld. fermei�*labeur” ' who voted tory last time, voters who voted tory last time, where this upcoming election will be won and lost. people want lower taxes. they want to keep more of their own money. they want more houses built so their kids can a chance of their kids can have a chance of getting on the housing ladder. so i'm not saying that she's vying to be conservative leader. i think that ship has sailed. but are certainly lots and but there are certainly lots and lots of mps who agree with her and some members of the public, and some members of the public, and it won't please the prime minister the chancellor. her minister and the chancellor. her political rivals in her party pip that liz truss will most definitely be roaming around at party conference and the cameras

will be her. will be trailing her. >> i wonder if rishi sunak will be taking up her suggestions somehow, somehow i doubt it. yeah. liam, thank you. >> thank you very much. liam next up is patrick. chris is patrick. what's on the show? >> yeah. fantastic show . >> yeah. fantastic show. >> yeah. fantastic show. >> you too, right? >> you too, right? >> well , look, >> you too, right? >> well, look, i'm obviously starting with the russell brand allegations. it opens up a series of questions, doesn't it? why is all of this coming to light what's your opinion why is all of this coming to light he what's your opinion why is all of this coming to light he denies�*s your opinion why is all of this coming to light he denies everythingiion why is all of this coming to light he denies everything .)n why is all of this coming to light he denies everything . is on it? he denies everything. is there any chance whatsoever that he fair he would actually get a fair heanng? he would actually get a fair hearing? trial by media? he would actually get a fair hearingpeople trial by media? he would actually get a fair hearingpeople whol by media? he would actually get a fair hearingpeople who are media? he would actually get a fair hearingpeople who are accused of should people who are accused of this of stuff also be given this kind of stuff also be given the kind of anonymity that their alleged so we'll be alleged victims get? so we'll be talking about all of that. but there course, few there are, of course, a few other in other little bits and bobs in town today well . keir starmer town today as well. keir starmer cosying to the european cosying up to the european union. the mask slipping union. is the mask slipping a bit when it comes to care? union. is the mask slipping a bit whe16t comes to care? union. is the mask slipping a bit whe16 yearies to care? union. is the mask slipping a bit whe16 yearies to caithe vote should 16 year olds get the vote as will be discussing as well? we will be discussing all a war on motorists, all of that. a war on motorists, 2/5 country's entire 2/5 of the country's entire population is apparently locked within a 20 mile an hour zone. what's really going on there? look, it's all to play for. i

will see you in just a few moments. make sure you stay tuned. going tuned. we're going in, of course, the latest russell course, to the latest on russell brand, temperatures rising, brand, the temperatures rising, boxt solar the proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello. we have showers across many parts of the uk today, but then some wet and windy weather is going to arrive as we go overnight night into tuesday. that's due to an area of low pressure and its associated fronts currently waiting out in atlantic . meanwhile, across the atlantic. meanwhile, across the atlantic. meanwhile, across the the moment have had the uk at the moment we have had a rain crossing a band of rain crossing eastwards that's due to this cold here that rains now cold front here that rains now clearing towards the east, clearing away towards the east, though continuing parts though continuing across parts of shetland . so of orkney and shetland. so staying here, otherwise staying wet here, otherwise cooler, fresher air coming in. also bit clearer for a time, also a bit clearer for a time, but plenty of showers. some of these thundery go these heavy thundery as we go through and through the evening and overnight, spells overnight, some clear spells towards then towards the east, but then turning wet and windy towards the east, but then turniithe wet and windy towards the east, but then turniithe west. wet and windy towards the east, but then turniithe west. and and windy towards the east, but then turniithe west. and so d windy towards the east, but then turniithe west. and so after dy from the west. and so after perhaps a chilly start to the night, turn milder for night, it will turn milder for most head through most as we head through the early tuesday . a wet, early hours of tuesday. a wet, windy then and cloudy

windy picture then and cloudy picture for many on tuesday itself. rainfall totals building up across parts of north—west england and west and wales in particular for perhaps the greatest chance of some bright or sunny spells will across or sunny spells will be across northern scotland. but even here, showers and for many northern scotland. but even here, with showers and for many northern scotland. but even here, with the wers and for many northern scotland. but even here, with the risk and for many northern scotland. but even here, with the risk ofid for many northern scotland. but even here, with the risk of some many windy with the risk of some coastal gales. temperatures should just about get into the low 20s, perhaps . but when you low 20s, perhaps. but when you factor cloudy , wet and factor in the cloudy, wet and windy weather, it's going to factor in the cloudy, wet and wincmuch ther, it's going to factor in the cloudy, wet and winc much ther, it�*than ng to factor in the cloudy, wet and winc much ther, it�*than that» feel much colder than that wednesday. another wednesday. then another unsettled day for most . the unsettled day for most. the rainfall totals continuing to build up across parts of north—west england , wales and north—west england, wales and perhaps too. and it is perhaps scotland too. and it is going to stay blustery and windy . further unsettled weather to come the end of come as we go through the end of the perhaps turning come as we go through the end of the quieter, perhaps turning come as we go through the end of the quieter, albeithaps turning come as we go through the end of the quieter, albeit also turning come as we go through the end of the quieter, albeit also cooler] bit quieter, albeit also cooler by the weekend . by the weekend. >> the temperatures rising , boxt >> the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on gb news

news >> happy monday as patrick christys here. it's 3 pm. on gb news. now we start with christys here. it's 3 pm. on gb news. ibrandz start with these. christys here. it's 3 pm. on gb news. i\brand claimsivith these. russell brand claims allegations, accusations . look, allegations, accusations. look, it opens up a whole host of questions, doesn't it? he denies everything. should someone in his position given the right his position be given the right to anonymity, as are the people who are doing the accusations ? who are doing the accusations? will he ever get a fair hearing ? is it trial by media? what do you make of of it? i do you make of all of it? i do think, though , that indeed think, though, that if indeed there open secret going

there was an open secret going out about him, surely the bbc and channel 4 should not have kept him in post. but in other news, yes, that's right. the nhs. well, we know that they're to going be striking soon. coincidentally to come time with tory party conference, but they are spending millions of pounds on diversity. do they care more about diversity than they do about diversity than they do about health care and will also be chatting about this. keir starmer, how you about a starmer, how do you feel about a new as well? rishi new brexit deal as well? rishi sunak says no, not going to sunak says no, he's not going to negotiate keir negotiate anything else. keir starmer deal. starmer wants a new brexit deal. of course the tories have made it him anyway it very easy for him anyway because really because we haven't really diverged the european union diverged from the european union at motoring . yes, at all. finally, motoring. yes, that's right. if you are a motorist, do ever as motorist, do you ever feel as though you're under siege? apparently are now apparently 2/5 of us are now living under one of those dastardly 20 mile an hour zones . how long is it before they just ban patrick christys. just ban cars? patrick christys. gb news low was on today.

vaiews@gbnewscom. but right now i'm