about him, surely the bbc 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@gbnews.com. but right

now i'm going to whizz you over for your headlines. >> good afternoon. it's 3:01. i'm lisa hartle in the newsroom. russell brands publisher has announced it's pausing all future projects with the comedian after allegations of sexual assault were made against him . four women have accused the 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, chair of the women and 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 response that there will be to these allegations . and in all these allegations. and in all too many cases , we see victim too many cases, we see victim blaming and shaming . so i'm not blaming and shaming. so i'm not surprised that the victims are anxious about that . i would anxious about that. i would encourage them to come forward . 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 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 dogs. the prime minister has promised to ban the breed by the end of the yeah 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 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 . former plan will be launched. former prime minister liz truss has

urged the government to cut taxes, shrink welfare spending and raise the retirement age . 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. >> believe that the problems that i was trying to fix last 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 with delivering lower taxes, but also reforms to things like energy and to housing make life cheaper for people and give people more opportunities . people more opportunities. >> but parliamentary under secretary for enterprise and markets kevin hollinrake, says he thinks the prime minister is doing a great job. >> i don't think there's any other option than to do what the prime minister is doing now, which to balance the which is we need to balance the books at same as we're books at the same time as we're doing things like growing doing other things like growing the economy.

>> there no easy fix to the >> there is no easy fix to the problems living problems of the cost of living crisis. are global crisis. these are global international and well international issues and as well as of debt we saw as the hangover of debt we saw from covid, the economy is growing and more quickly than people . people anticipate. >> sorting the small >> and we are sorting the small boats crisis. >> all these things the prime minister is doing . yeah, our minister is doing. yeah, our small the numbers of small boat, the numbers of people is down people coming to the uk is down around 20, up 40% in europe. >> so we are tackling these big issues, but they're not easy issues, but they're not easy issues to tackle . issues to tackle. >> 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 backbench. promote conservatism from the backbench . liz for american backbench. liz for american citizens and a british citizen who have been jailed for as long as eight years in iran are flying back to the us as part of a prisoner swap. the british man being freed is 67 year old environmental wokeist morad tahbaz, who was who was british

us and iranian citizenship. five iranians imprisoned in us jails have also been freed . the have also been freed. the prisoner swap took a year to agree and includes the release of nearly £5 billion of money. iran has earned from selling oil to south korea . conservative mp to south korea. conservative mp miriam cates have spoken exclusive to gb news about her belief that britain's tax system is putting people off having children. she says she'll keep on pushing for more flexibility and options for families . 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 families or households taxation system. so we don't recogntaxation ies or 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 asked whether children. and i asked whether they'd at redistributing they'd look at redistributing this money so that it was much more flexible. so each family this money so that it was much more have le. so each family this money so that it was much more have le budget,1 family this money so that it was much more have le budget, decider could have a budget, decide how they money, they want to spend that money, pay they want to spend that money, pay spend more time at =:-v home, go to work, but have more flexible childcare. but they're not in that policy at flexible childcare. but they're not moment in that policy at flexible childcare. but they're not moment. in that policy at flexible childcare. but they're not moment . and1at policy at flexible childcare. but they're not moment . and as policy at flexible childcare. but they're not moment . and as iolicy at flexible childcare. but they're not moment . and as i said, at

the moment. and as i said, i think this this policy is fairly fixed parliament. fixed for this parliament. >> the princess of wales has visited the royal naval air station in somerset. princess kate , who is commodore in chief 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 traffic control tower to the air traffic control tower to meet spoke to an —— wildcat helicopter crew it came land is gb as it came into land. 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 . patrick now back to. patrick >> welcome along. now there is a heck of a lot to unpack when it comes to russell brand. he denies all the very serious allegations . rape, sexual allegations. rape, sexual assault made against him. and he is, of course, innocent until proven guilty if that day indeed ever comes . i've got a lot of ever comes. i've got a lot of questions about this. if it really was some kind of open

secret that russell brown was an alleged sexual predator, then why the why d'dthebb’u“ ”huma' 4 him �*4'h¥ d'dthebb’u“ ”huma' 4 him to stalk their 4114 mm 44 mu the" ”w for so long? corridors for so long? it was his views on covid e stopped the legacy —— if??? -his guy ——’ this guy in front a camera. not the whispers of a camera. not the whispers of sexual misconduct. i -—— quite possibly an ——- —— the isr many of *’ 4th: ~ ' of me *’ 4th: ,,, of me discussing 4th! ,,, of me discussing this, a ,,, of me discussing this, the ,,, time of me discussing this, the met police say that they haven't received any reports to them. therefore, there is no crimes to investigate. but in the hypothetical world that russell brand ever goes to court , would brand ever goes to court, would he ever be able to get a fair trial after this ? he's media. should ”4, same the victims are . be lictims are . be lictims ar

—-— -this. come -—— the side of n the side of when they were a i i when they were a child, happened when they were a child, say, for example , may take an say, for example, may take an incredibly time to be able incredibly long time to be able to feel comfortable pressing charges. from russell charges. but from russell brand's perspective, i don't think that there can be any question that he is a radically different man now than the person that he was when he first shot to fame. and for people who claim to be his victims, i think the idea that he's sitting in a multi—million pound pad in henley on thames with a beautiful wife and a lovely family and money in the bank will probably grate them. so will probably grate on them. so i imagine i thought that i imagine that if i thought that somebody had raped me, i wouldn't really care whether or not they'd changed. as a person . i still them to be . i would still want them to be held to account. but terms of held to account. but in terms of where this leaves brand, well, at the time of me saying this now he's lost his agency now he's lost his talent agency . i think he's just lost his book publisher. i heard in the bulletins there and he mainstream won't really mainstream outlets won't really have him on. i'm not too much

sure that actually wanted sure that he actually wanted them anyway. hasn't yet lost his marriage . he has lost least chunk of his reputation . good chunk of his reputation. and i think it is that point that i think is vital now, his reputation , ian, he is now in a reputation, ian, he is now in a very difficult situation . does very difficult situation. does he not have to try to sue dispatches and the times to protect his reputation ? that protect his reputation? that will be interesting to see what happens there, won't it? one thing is for sure , there are two thing is for sure, there are two camps on this one. russell brand thing is for sure, there are two cainnocent his one. russell brand thing is for sure, there are two cainnocent and»ne. russell brand thing is for sure, there are two cainnocent and»ne. russell bof1d is innocent and is the victim of a hit job, primarily because he is a threat to mainstream legacy media, because he he's a successful independent producer of content and he's been hammering the anti—establishment narratives that make him a threat to the established order of things. he must be taken of things. and he must be taken down. completely innocent. downnge'sreampletely innocent second school of thought, of the second school of thought, of course, is that — | -=-|

—e *-——*i”* gb news. here bev show ? %4:;:,,,,,,, show, ? %4:;:,,,,,,, show , all you've4:,,:,,,, ,, , show , all you've done, ,, , morning's show, all you've done is the three years shame on you. >> then he wouldn't have the hero. >> shame on you for attacking you. >> you've created that hero. >> you've created that hero. >> shame on you for attacking these women. >> because all these people, all these that one these newspapers that gave one side of the pandemic , he was now side of the pandemic, he was now about covid again, beverley turner's other big hobby horse. >> she can't get through an hour without going on about this is not about covid. this about not about covid. this is about serious allegations about a pubuc serious allegations about a public figure who has been accused by women of twice, accused by four women of twice, two of rape, one of grooming two of rape,— oneofgrfifiming a, and banging six year old, and you're banging on about covid. >> talks about >> he talks about you're obsessed , you're rather that obsessed, you're rather that didn't look at each other once . didn't look at each other once. >> well, you don't get that on the . bbc well, that's what

the. bbc well, that's what i think i want to hear from you. think. i want to hear from you. of course. vaiews@gbnews.com. over the course of this show, i think we're going to look think we're going to have a look at, course, all of those at, of course, all of those different kind of questions that raised and raised their heads there and why you it. assuming you stand on it. i'm assuming that you what went that most of you saw what went out on saturday i'm out on saturday night. i'm joined though, our home joined now, though, by our home security editor, mark white, who is or is in henley on thames or somewhere anyway is in henley on thames or som mark,3 anyway is in henley on thames or som mark, what anyway is in henley on thames or som mark, what is anyway is in henley on thames or som mark, what is the anyway is in henley on thames or som mark, what is the latest vay and mark, what is the latest when it comes to russell brand ? when it comes to russell brand? >> well, there's no sign of him, if that's what you mean. we're just on a jetty out into the river thames on the opposite bank from where his multi—million pound cottage is just about 100ft or so further up the river there it is secluded. it's kind of set back from the thames itself and surrounded by high bushes and trees. so you know, unless you intrude onto private property , intrude onto private property, get to see that particular home

of russell brand, we're not to try sparse just to get going to try sparse just to get a picture of that for you. so no sign of him. of course, we know that he's got some shows, a show in windsor or that supposedly going ahead tomorrow evening, long one in plymouth. that scheduled for friday. however, there are discussions as now we understand , with the management understand, with the management of both venues as to determine whether or not these shows will now go ahead because we're in that period . patrick, even that period. patrick, even though russell brand has not been convicted in a court of law, he's never even been charged . in fact, he's not even 44424244: 4 4 —-— ——— police or the la metropolitan police or the la police department . we're in that police department. we're in that space where allegations have made and aired and everyone discussing it. and there is —'= -—— of toxic? atmosphere of toxic atmosphere around sort of toxic atmosphere around this and clearly,

this individual. and clearly, institutions , organisations, institutions, organisations, those that work with russell brand, are now looking to themselves about the possibility of reputational damage. so many of reputational damage. so many of them are starting to run for the hills. we see it many times before . that's what's happening before. that's what's happening on this occasion on and it remains to be seen . on whether remains to be seen; on whether two shows will go ahead . these two shows will; go nine-h this is to be a very but this is going to be a very difficult period, course, for -—— completely russell brand, who completely denies the allegation actions that have been made against him difficult to, of course, for those alleged victims who have come forward . and we wait to see come forward. and we wait to see whether they will decide to go to the metropolitan police or indeed the lapd with their respective allegations ones and put that before a criminal court. >> yeah, no, indeed. look mark, thank you very, very much. mark white, there are home and security editor from henley on thames, where, as we understand it, russell brand camping out it, russell brand is camping out within his own home. the

questions that i'm putting to questionsthat i'm putting to today is bestionsthat i'm t�*tifiii�*i',�* to ci ia 3 today is , questionsthat i'm putting to today is , look, do you think you today is, look, do you think that somebody who's accused of this stuff, things like rape and sexual assault, which of course, he the he denies, should be given the right to anonymity in the same way their victims way that their alleged victims are you that now all are. do you think that now all of this is out there? you know , of this is out there? you know, the accusations are out there. is there chance whatsoever the accusations are out there. is russell chance whatsoever the accusations are out there. is russell brandrce whatsoever the accusations are out there. is russell brand ever hatsoever the accusations are out there. is russell brand ever hatsoevia of russell brand ever getting a fair hearing, or do you think that if the bbc and that potentially if the bbc and channel 4 and whoever else, you know , if this really was some know, if this really was some kind of open and as we kind of open secret and as we are led to believe that all there whispers of this for there were whispers of this for years and so and so knew this and knew that well, why did you and—knew—that—well', why did you employing the and—knew—that—welli why did you employing the guy that you égiep 257 i know, why did he keep having a bbc allegedly bbc car that he could allegedly ferry people around in all of this was this stuff? you know, why was that why was that that facilitated? why was that allowed? there's the side allowed? then there's the side of isn't there, about the of it, isn't there, about the statute on all of me thinks, well this? part of me thinks, well, you this? part of me thinks, well, you guy this? part of me thinks, well, you guy is winning you know, if this guy is winning awards being promiscuous, awards for being promiscuous, quite literally, i can't say the

name of the award at this particular time, but, you know, if he's winning awards for being incredibly he incredibly promiscuous and he wins that something like three times and then you times in a row and then you know, surprise know, is it any surprise that then views sexual then potentially he views sexual activity differently to maybe, dare i say it, a normal person, but then the overarching point of that is, well, that's still not acceptable, is it, if indeed any that is true, get your any of that is true, get your views coming in. gb views gbnews.com. i'm joined now by stand up comedian chris nelms . stand up comedian chris nelms. kyrees. thank you very, very much. great have you the much. great to have you on the show . the industry itself, show. the industry itself, i wonder, does it lend itself to these kind of people who potentially maybe can could get away with things for a long penod away with things for a long period of time? it seems like quite a nomadic existence. is it ? >> 7. >>i 7- >> i don't ? >> i don't think 7 >> i don't think it's just focussed on the comedy industry. i think it's in every walk of life that women are finding difficulties with people in power, taking advantage of them. um it's obviously the comedy

industry we're talking about now because of what's happened at the weekend. it's highlighting stuff that's going on. there are a few more people coming out and saying stuff about different comedians and this with russell i think is going to snowball with the initial four coming for or 4 or 5 coming forward on the show on saturday. and now obviously we're faced with more coming morning. um coming forward this morning. um i think it just takes one person to kind of step up and say something and for other women to feel strong enough to come forward and say their stories as well . well. >> so the comedy game, as it were, do you think it's on the cusp of kind of comedy? me too, as it were . as it were. >> um, we kind of well, it's kind of like done a while ago. we we, you know, when the first sort of wave of metoo came out, we've got, which is fantastic for us. we've now got a charitable organisation called get off are trying to police

kind of not police things but kind of not police things but kind of not police things but kind of give us somewhere to go if we feel that we're being sexually harassed or we're not comfortable working alongside whatever comedians the whatever comedians on the circuit. still that circuit. but it's still that charity still in its infancy charity is still in its infancy . we haven't had anything ever in the industry where we've got like a hr department that can go well. that person has done this to me. i don't want to work for them. i don't want to work with them. i don't want to work with them. haven't anybody them. we haven't got anybody that's watching our backs. so we've basically, for as long as we've basically, for as long as we've been doing it, we're all watching, to watch each watching, trying to watch each other's backs, which is why there's about there's the narrative now about there's the narrative now about the groups that there's the whatsapp groups that there's quite a few high profile female comedians that have got their own whatsapp they just own whatsapp group and they just talk themselves, talk amongst themselves, just warn whoever warn each other about whoever they're not happy with working with who they feel. >> why did it take so long then? >> why did it take so long then? >> this is the >> this is this is the thing that you know, i don't quite understand. and i'm if understand. and i'm not if indeed these victims are genuine, then, you know, i don't want to try and seem like i'm not being sympathetic towards them anything, but, you know,

them or anything, but, you know, why have the police not why why have the police not received notice of why why can't a load of women who are in the industry say, oh, we knew about all of this? i mean, if people had known about it all, were there? people not tell there? no. do people not tell television why television execs were why was this allowed you know, this guy allowed to, you know, kind of prowl the corridors for as he was, if it was as long as he was, if it was such going on behind such a big deal going on behind the i only reference >> well, i can only reference katherine ryan. she she did it. she's she's publicly said she did when he was on the roast battle. um, she highlighted it she highlighted the fact that she highlighted the fact that she didn't want to work with him. um, but he's never taken any, any because in the great scheme of things, who's the one that's in more of a position of power there? we're absolutely terrified as females on this circuit and in this industry . we circuit and in this industry. we for sticking our necks out and saying, what's going wrong? we are terrified of repercussions. these are our full time jobs. we have got families to support. we've got houses to pay for, not

houses. i've only got one house. that made me sound it a lot better comedian than i am. i've got to pay for mortgages to pay for a, um, uh , it's deemed as as for a, um, uh, it's deemed as as if you're a female on the circuit . you're going to step up circuit. you're going to step up and say something . when we're and say something. when we're accused of not being able to take the green room banter, we're oversensitive now. i used to be a firefighter here, so i've worked in male dominated industries. i'm very thick skinned. i'm quite okay with most stuff that goes on in any kind of room, let alone a green room. but still , i've been in room. but still, i've been in situations where i'm like, that's so wrong what you're doing there. and i know exactly why doing you're why you're doing it. you're trying make me either react trying to make me either react in a way where i don't find it acceptable, so i kick off or get upset, whereas then i can be deemed as the oversensitive female in the green room. can't take banter . take the banter. >> right, just just one >> all right, just just just one more with if more quick one with you, if that's right. a bit that's all right. we're a bit pressed but do you pressed for time, but do you think right that russell think it's right that russell brand been named and, uh, brand has been named and, uh, uh, known and he knows

uh, he's been known and he knows that it was coming. >> he's had the time to create his narrative on his platform. he doesn't need any of you guys anymore. he doesn't care what happens. anymore. he doesn't care what happens . he anymore. he doesn't care what happens. he doesn't need to be on mainstream tv anymore. he's got his platform . he's known got his own platform. he's known this coming for long this has been coming for a long time. and anybody that does anything like this the anything like this in the industry their anything like this in the indusmay their anything like this in the indusmay be their anything like this in the indusmay be up their anything like this in the indusmay be up any their anything like this in the indusmay be up any time:heir anything like this in the indusmay be up any time soon. so time may be up any time soon. so they start getting everything in order, what they to get in order, what they need to get in order, what they need to get in order when this actually order for when this actually does and you can even does happen. and you can even look at phillip schofield for this . everybody knew a long this. everybody knew for a long time he he able to work for time he he was able to work for as long as he was. and then , you as long as he was. and then, you know, why didn't anybody speak up ? oh, okay. up then? oh, okay. >> right, guys, thank >> all right, guys, look, thank you very, very much. good you very, very much. and good luck everything going you very, very much. and good luck aszverything going you very, very much. and good luck as well.hing going you very, very much. and good luck as well. carry|oing you very, very much. and good luck as well. carry|oinwith you very, very much. and good luck is as well. carry|oinwith you very, very much. and good luck is a stand. carry|oinwith you very, very much. and good luck is a stand uparry|oinwith you very, very much. and good luck is a stand up comedianh you very, very much. and good luck is a stand up comediathust who is a stand up comedian. just want to stress again that russell brand denies all the russell brand denies all of the serious allegations against him that levelled at him in that were levelled at him in both dispatches and in the times. a bbc spokesman said russell brand worked for a number of different organisations of which the bbc

was one, as is well known, russell brand left the bbc after a serious editorial breach in 2008, as did the then controller of radio two. right. the circumstances of the breach were reviewed in detail at the time . reviewed in detail at the time. we hope that demonstrates that the takes issues seriously 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 and yet still this goes on. 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 . and now here's present. and now here's a statement from channel 4. a channel 4 spokesman said channel 4 is appalled to learn of these deeply troubling allegations, including the 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 searches what went on. we have carried out have searches what went on. we have carried out have found searches what went on. we have carried out have found evidence'ches what went on. we have carried out have found evidence toes and have found no evidence to suggest that the alleged incidents were brought to the attention channel 4. will attention of channel 4. we will continue this in light continue to review this in light of further information we of any further information we receive, including the accounts of those affected individuals. thatis of those affected individuals. that is interesting . by the way, that is interesting. by the way, just to interject there, that i'm have found no i'm saying they have found no evidence the evidence that any of the allegations brought to allegations were ever brought to them. we will be them. fascinating. we will be asking the production company who produced the programme for channel 4 to investigate these allegations their allegations and report their findings and findings properly and satisfactorily to us. good grief. right. more on russell brand a little bit later on in the show. but yes, get those emails coming in gbviews@gbnews.com. also lots of coverage on this story on our website, gbnews.com. the fastest growing national news site in the analysis, big the country. big analysis, big opinion, latest breaking opinion, all the latest breaking news now. thousands of appointments have been cancelled this junior doctors this week because junior doctors and on strike and consultants are on strike again and the nhs is about to spend almost £14 million a year

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if labour wins the next election. but nhs leaders have warned that strikes by junior doctors and consultants this week will cause unprecedented disruption for patients planned care is likely to come to a halt , with thousands of appointments cancelled. i am joined now by our political correspondent catherine force catherine. thank you very much. so yes, let's deal with the actual health care side of things first, then what kind of impact is this going to have? what are they all really striking about? is it just pay well? >> well , pay well? >> well, pay and working conditions , but pay really is conditions, but pay really is the ongoing sticking point, isn't it? we know that the junior doctors are asking for a whopping 35. there seems to be pretty much no prospect of that. the government have offered junior doctors an average of 8.8, which they say is what the independent pay review bodies recommended consulting rates are striking as well. now the

government say that they lifted the £1 million cap on pension contributions, specifically at doctors requests. doctors were leaving the profession earlier than they might otherwise have done. so the government moved on that the government feel that they have done their bit, but we really are at a stalemate and patients this week are definitely going to pay the price because we've got consultants striking tomorrow and wednesday and junior doctors striking wednesday, thursday and friday, so on wednesday, we're going to have this incredibly difficult situation where for pretty much all hospital doctors are striking except for those who are going to be providing pretty much christmas day levels of cover. so for emergent nurses only now there seems to be no evidence of anybody moving. and meanwhile, rishi sunaks pledged to cut the waiting list is in tatters because we found out

last week that far from cutting it, it's now at an all time high of 7.7 million. so 1 in 7 people are now waiting for treatment on the nhs. >> it's absolutely shocking and i think as well when you have a look at what the kind of average consultant i'm quite consultant salary is, i'm quite surprised that they were going on strike. there but catherine, look, you very, much. look, thank you very, very much. catherine forster, our political correspondent , just filling in correspondent, just filling in on the latest of it. what do you make of all of that? i mean, this is a kind double edged this is a kind of double edged sword coming out this is a kind of double edged sw0|telling coming out this is a kind of double edged sw0|telling us coming out this is a kind of double edged sw0|telling us what coming out this is a kind of double edged sw0|telling us what his ming out this is a kind of double edged sw0|telling us what his five] out and telling us what his five priorities because priorities were, because unfortunately, some of those priorities people unfortunately, some of those prioritthings people unfortunately, some of those prioritthings order people unfortunately, some of those prioritthings order toeople unfortunately, some of those prioritthings order to make doing things in order to make them work. and when you have a highly health highly politico sized health service, , i mean, service, which it is, i mean, it is an extension is just an extension of the labour party realistically, the national health service, you know, get in the way know, if they can get in the way of doing that time at all, of doing that any time at all, then going that, then they are going to do that, aren't round aren't they? and the next round of after this one, of of strikes after this one, of course, coincidentally happens to during the to be in manchester during the conservative party conference, which where the conservative which is where the conservative party so for party conference is. so for anyone who says that it's not political, , i would argue

political, well, i would argue that they are playing roulette with get that with people's lives. i get that people more people might want more pay consultants, if you're consultants, though. if you're on about £120,000 a year, do you really the right strike? really lose the right to strike? i maybe you do. that i think that maybe you do. that would my view. does someone would be my view. does someone have you to get an have to die for you to get an extra 15 grand a year when extra 10 or 15 grand a year when you're on grand a year? you're on 120 grand a year? i'm not they really not sure that they really do. but the nhs own priorities seem a bit squiffy if you ask me . a bit squiffy if you ask me. they're talking about being cash strapped. saying strapped. they're saying that they haven't got enough resources the same, that they haven't got enough time on their hands. stretched haven't got enough time on their han

setting up three new departments grief, equality, diversity and inclusion, people and culture. and people and communities. inclusion, people and culture. and people and communities . a and people and communities. a record 7.7 million people are on a waiting list. so there we go . a waiting list. so there we go. is it diversity over health care 7 is it diversity over health care ? more on that a little bit later on, but still loads to come between now and 4:00. there's to sir keir there's reaction to sir keir starmer he'd starmer saying that he'd renegotiate the brexit deal if labour the general election labour won the general election . now this is isn't it? . now this is key, isn't it? keir starmer coming out keir starmer started coming out with starting coming with policies starting coming out things he wants to do, out with things he wants to do, and people are starting to and now people are starting to actually and actually have a look at it and decide like actually have a look at it and deiand like actually have a look at it and deiand i like actually have a look at it and deiand i just like actually have a look at it and deiand i just wonder like actually have a look at it and deiand i just wonder whetherze actually have a look at it and deiand i just wonder whether or it. and i just wonder whether or not even wing and not he's even more left wing and remoaner people gave him remoaner than people gave him credit for. but now, credit for. but right now, as the headlines with lisa hartle . the headlines with lisa hartle. it's 332. >> i'm lisa hartle in the newsroom. russell brand's publisher has announced it's pausing all future book projects with the comedian. it's after four women accused the 48 year old of rape and sexual assaults

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though continuing across parts of orkney and shetland. so staying wet here, otherwise cooler, fresher air coming in. staying wet here, otherwise coolea fresher air coming in. staying wet here, otherwise coolea bitsher air coming in. staying wet here, otherwise coolea bit clearer coming in. staying wet here, otherwise coolea bit clearer forning in. staying wet here, otherwise coolea bit clearer for a ng in. staying wet here, otherwise coolea bit clearer for a time. staying wet here, otherwise coolea bit clearer for a time , also a bit clearer for a time, but plenty of showers. some of these as these heavy thundery as we go through evening through the evening and overnight, spells overnight, some clear spells towards then towards the east. but then turning and windy turning cloudy, wet and windy from . and so after from the west. and so after perhaps a chilly start to the night, it will turn milder for most through the most as we head through the early tuesday. 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. perhaps the greatest chance of some bright or sunny spells will across northern spells will be across northern scotland. here, some scotland. but even here, some showers for many windy with showers and for many windy with the some coastal gales , the risk of some coastal gales, temperatures should just about get the low perhaps, get into the low 20s perhaps, but when you factor in the cloudy, wet and windy weather, it's to much colder it's going to feel much colder than then than that wednesday. then another 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 to and it is perhaps scotland to and it is going to stay blustery and windy . a further unsettled weather to come through the end of come as we go through the end of

the but turning the week, but perhaps turning a bit quieter, also cooler the week, but perhaps turning a bit the eter, also cooler the week, but perhaps turning a bit the weekend also cooler the week, but perhaps turning a bit the weekend . also cooler by the weekend. >> looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers proud sponsors up. boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on . of weather on. gb news sir keir starmer says he will seek a closer trading relationship with the eu if labour wins the next election. >> he's revealed a labour government would try to get a new brexit deal. sir keir claimed that almost everyone recognises the current deal is not a good one. okay, but what would this really mean for people? okay could we expect then years more dither, delay, debate ? not a lot happening. debate? not a lot happening. would it reopen the calls for us to rejoin the european union? actually, have we made it quite easy for someone like keir starmer to come in and do something like this? because we haven't actually deviated massively the european massively from the european union with. now union to begin with. but now it's union to begin with. but now wsfime union to begin with. but now it's time to speak to former labour stephen powell.

it's time to speak to former labour thankihen powell. it's time to speak to former labour thank you powell. it's time to speak to former labour thank you veryzll. it's time to speak to former labour thank you very much. it's time to speak to former labo is thank you very much. it's time to speak to former labo is keirank you very much. it's time to speak to former labo is keir starmervery much. it's time to speak to former labo is keir starmer talking ch. why is keir starmer talking about suicide. he's about brexit? it's suicide. he's no, no, he's doing the sensible thing. >> exactly the same thing as every prime minister in waiting actually does. but look what where nobody is talking about. rejoin know that rejoin the eu. you know that ship sailed, has it? ship has sailed, has it? >> it has indeed . >> no, it has indeed. >> no, it has indeed. >> look, remember the >> look, do you remember the idea we lost the first idea after we lost the first 1 in 2016 or lost? i don't know in 2016 or i lost? i don't know about you, but i lost it. you know, let's know, they then said, oh, let's have a second one. >> have best out of three have a second one. >> we'reiave best out of three have a second one. >> we're goingest out of three have a second one. >> we're going to out of three have a second one. >> we're going to end of three have a second one. >> we're going to end of twith and we're going to end up with a never ending. that ain't going and we're going to end up with a ne happen.1g. that ain't going and we're going to end up with a ne happen.1g. tlook,in't going and we're going to end up with a ne happen. 1g. tlook, the going to happen. but look, the responsible thing to do is to recognise that there certain recognise that there are certain issues, particularly immigration and a whole range of other things , know, things like science, you know, various education. various various other education. >> i mean, we left the european union to be able to control our own borders. i mean, surely the it beyond wit it can't be beyond the wit of man to that ourselves. why do man to do that ourselves. why do we that went well we now have that went well didn't it? well, yeah, but why do would we now do we now why would we now have to the european to go back to the european union and say, sorry, you're the only people can. people who can. >> patrick no, not >> patrick borders no, we're not saying saying it saying that. we're saying it hasn't all honesty, saying that. we're saying it has policy all honesty, saying that. we're saying it haspolicy controlling1esty, saying that. we're saying it has policy controlling oury, our policy of controlling our borders absolute our policy of controlling our bordersdisaster. absolute our policy of controlling our bordersdisaster. have>lute our policy of controlling our bordersdisaster. have note flippin disaster. we have not controlled we have controlled our borders. we have people who

people in this country who are murderers, rapists, murderers, who are rapists, who are should never, are thieves, who should never, ever why can't we ever be here. now, why can't we actually cooperate and collaborate rest of collaborate with the rest of europe to make sure that this simply doesn't happen? >> problem, not >> it's the problem, not politicians, not the public. politicians, not not the public. well, the politicians made an absolute mess of brexit, dithered and delayed on it non—stop , trying to overturn it non—stop, trying to overturn it in many quarters as well, then couldn't come up with a workable solution and have made an absolute horlicks of it since. i mean, to say your mean, is it not fair to say your average common man and woman on the street at the street might look at politicians think you're rubbish? >> i'd find it very hard >> well, i'd find it very hard to argue against that. to be perfectly know, having perfectly fair. you know, having been politician best been a politician for the best part the part of 40 years. but the reality is person the reality is the person in the street, man the woman on street, the man and the woman on the omnibus can say, the clapham omnibus can say, let's stop them, let's turn back the boats, let's build. these are solutions are simplistic solutions that simply work in reality. simply do not work in reality. in practicality, the reality is that people would come here. the royal cannot boats royal navy cannot turn boats back. cannot take a rigid back. they cannot take a rigid inflatable tow it back inflatable boat and tow it back into can't do that. into water. they can't do that. you know, law of the sea you know, the law of the sea stops it's nothing to do stops there. it's nothing to do with the eu. it's actually the

law the what we law of the sea. so what do we do? a problem in this do? we've got a problem in this country. resolve country. we've got to resolve it. and as far as i'm concerned, it. and as far as i'm concerned, it is better it makes best jaw. jaw is better than churchill said. it makes best jaw. jaw is better tha yeah, churchill said. it makes best jaw. jaw is better tha yeah, i churchill said. it makes best jaw. jaw is better tha yeah, i know. churchill said. it makes best jaw. jaw is better tha yeah, i know. that'sill said. it makes best jaw. jaw is better tha yeah, i know. that's fairaid. >> yeah, i know. that's fair enough. am at this enough. but i am looking at this now and i'm starting to realise i why keir starmer has now and i'm starting to realise i quiet/ keir starmer has now and i'm starting to realise i quiet foreir starmer has now and i'm starting to realise i quiet for so starmer has now and i'm starting to realise i quiet for so long. er has now and i'm starting to realise i quiet for so long. it's as kept quiet for so long. it's because actually because what he actually believes that's believes in is stuff that's quite like talk of quite unpopular, like talk of some of asylum quota , which some kind of asylum quota, which he's poohed with the he's now pooh poohed with the european of some new european union. talk of some new closer brexit deal with the european union. talk of votes for olds, for goodness for 16 year olds, for goodness sake. of this is sake. all of this stuff is not popular . sake. all of this stuff is not popular. and that actually not popular. and that is he thinks, isn't is what he thinks, isn't it? >> you're pulling >> well, i think you're pulling together there, together different things there, patrick. look votes for 16. >> that thing would be called a manifesto . manifesto eventually. >> you know, votes >> yeah. look, you know, votes at ludicrous. you've got at 16 is ludicrous. you've got votes why not votes at 16. why not 14? why not 12? votes at 16. why not 14? why not 12.7 why 11? why votes at 16. why not 14? why not 12? why 11? why not six? 12? why not 11? why not six? well the foetus. you well give it to the foetus. you know precisely. you know, know. precisely. you know, that's bonkers. i think, that's just bonkers. i think, you know, we what wants . you know, we see what he wants. that know. okay. that isn't it, you know. okay. i mean, i been labour since since i born practically. but i i was born practically. but i don't with don't have to agree with everything they say. the question, of what question, the premise of what you're asking the point that you're asking is the point that you're asking is the point that you're . and you

you're making. and you know, you make and as make it powerfully and well as you fact is you always do is. the fact is we've the referendum on we've lost the referendum on europe . are we trying to europe. are we trying to actually gain it the back actually gain it by the back door would say no. door now? i would say no. i would say there's certainly door now? i would say no. i would like, here's certainly door now? i would say no. i would like, you's certainly door now? i would say no. i would like, you know,ainly things like, you know, animal rights adds, you know, rights standing adds, you know, you the program where we you know, the program where we actually share scientific knowledge, these make sense to work together. look, i'm a remainer, but i'm a democrat. my lot lost the argument we're not going to have a rich we're not going to have a rich we're not going at the end of the game when fulham have we're not when fulham have lost. we're not going a replay. going to ask for a replay. >> no. well, you'd >> yeah. no. well, well, you'd hope no look, just when it hope not. no look, just when it comes red now, comes to the red wall now, you know, that know, people that are there that lent the at the lent the tories the vote at the last election are probably now, i massively i would imagine, massively disillusioned with the way the conservatives about conservatives have gone about things. you know, will be considering serious who they vote for at the next election and they hear the labour leader just even giving them that whiff of a closer relationship with with brussels . do you think that with brussels. do you think that makes them want to go out and vote? >> patrick look, do you remember back in the clinton election campaign , do you remember? campaign, do you remember? it's the stupid . it's the

the economy, stupid. it's the pound pocket. what pound in your pocket. it's what really people can really matters to me. people can talk beauty and the talk about the beauty and the joy talk about the beauty and the joy having a passport joy of having a blue passport as instead of a passport. but instead of a red passport. but ultimately, can't export ultimately, if you can't export to market in the to the biggest market in the world, european world, you know, the european common union, common european economic union, if you cannot actually have your kids on holiday over there kids go on holiday over there without going through customs control, hurts control, that's when it hurts people all right, look, we've got are got independence. we are independent be independent nation. to be honest, were an honest, we always were an independent nation. we are now . independent nation. we are now. but the hand, let's but on the other hand, let's actually with our next door neighbours. >> mean, are the >> well, i mean, we are the thing. not love working. >> well, i mean, we are the thin not. not love working. >> well, i mean, we are the thinnot. it's not love working. >> well, i mean, we are the thin not. it's the iol love working. >> well, i mean, we are the thin not. it's the framing norking. >> well, i mean, we are the thinnot. it's the framing of'king. it's not. it's the framing of that. i mean, they stuck two fingers up to us. we voted to leave the public voted to leave the european union . then they the european union. then they proceeded to make it as difficult as possible . difficult as possible. >> i'm sorry, did they i mean, i think to a certain extent, you know, that's kind of been sent out there as a straw man . know, that's kind of been sent out there as a straw man. i'm not they did make not entirely sure they did make it. of in it. there's a lot of people in europe who looked, let's be honest, europe in present honest, europe in its present form last. you've form isn't going to last. you've got hungary got the situation in hungary with you've got with viktor orban. you've got the situation where the situation in poland where poland actually be thrown

the situation in poland where poliofi actually be thrown the situation in poland where polrof the actually be thrown the situation in poland where polrof the europeanly be thrown the situation in poland where polrof the european unionhrown the situation in poland where polrof the european union .�*own out of the european union. there's a possibility a new there's a possibility of a new european union. maybe the last thing , the european union, the thing, the european union, the last brussels and last thing, brussels and strasbourg people to strasbourg want is for people to leave the european union because it precedent and if it sets a precedent and if britain if the united britain leaves, if the united kingdom so what thing specifically starmer, specifically does keir starmer, when he goes, i'm going to go and renegotiate a better brexit deal and renegotiate a better brexit deal, what does he need to deal, what bits does he need to what bits we need to do what bits do we need to do trade? first of all, why on earth can't we trade ? why have earth can't we trade? why have we this ridiculous 302 mile we got this ridiculous 302 mile border in ireland which is actually we can't transport goods from side to the goods from one side to the other? can't with other? why can't we trade with our because european our best? because the european union's it ? our best? because the european union's it? those union's rules, isn't it? those are that existed are the rules that existed before june 2016. >> the european union would >> so the european union would need. yeah, would need to change its rules with a third country or we would have to actually agree. presumably we've asked them is the thing. them to do this is the thing. i mean, does think he's to mean, how does he think he's to going and get going be able to go and get a better them just better deal by asking them just because who , you because he's a remainer who, you know, der leyen know, loves ursula von der leyen and that stuff, he's just and all of that stuff, he's just going go, go on, just going to go and go, go on, just give me a better deal. on. going to go and go, go on, just giv

going to go and go, go on, just giv> no, i ain't going to happen. i mean, i was at the london school economics ursula school of economics with ursula von der leyen, and she was a right back in those right little raver back in those days, believe me. days, believe you me. >> on a minute. we're >> okay, hang on a minute. we're definitely talking about this now. go with us. von der now. so go with us. von der leyen's uni. no. now. so go with us. von der ley she uni. no. now. so go with us. von der ley she was uni. no. now. so go with us. von der leyshe was a uni. no. now. so go with us. von der leyshe was a punk no. now. so go with us. von der leyshe was a punk and no. now. so go with us. von der leyshe was a punk and she >> she was a punk and she suspected was. she most suspected she was. she was most of camden of her time up at camden market. >> der leyen's. of her time up at camden market. >> yeah der leyen's. of her time up at camden market. >> yeah . der leyen's. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> yes. yeah, she's in fact, she's six kids and she's now got six kids and she's, you know, you know, highly respectable but highly respectable person. but she you know, you highly respectable person. but she quite you know, you highly respectable person. but she quite interesting/, you know, quite interesting character days. all right. >> there we f there we know, >> well, there we go. you know, sometimes pleased for sometimes i'm very pleased for a conversation to be derailed. but thank stephen. thank you very much, stephen. always care, always a pleasure. take care, stephen there, former stephen pound there, former labour . look, what you labour mp. look, what do you hear you actually do hear hear when you actually do hear about starmer looking hear when you actually do hear abo a starmer looking hear when you actually do hear abo a bettertarmer looking hear when you actually do hear abo a better relationship ng hear when you actually do hear abo a better relationship with get a better relationship with the union? think the european union? do you think we you at we need one? do you look at what's happened and you what's happened now and you think, gave it go, think, look, we gave it a go, it was disaster. just need was a disaster. we just need something want make something better. i want to make more money pocket more money in my pocket if that's will give me. or do that's what will give me. or do you that it will you fear that that that it will drag kicking and drag us back kicking and screaming against drag us back kicking and screwill?g against drag us back kicking and screwill? vaiews@gbnews.com now our will? vaiews@gbnews.com now almost of britons live in almost half of britons live in places where 20 mile an hour speed limits are in force or are

about to be brought in. why don't they just go the whole hog and ban cars? patrick christys gb news. britain's news

michael portillo gb news britain's new . britain's new. channel >> yes, that's right. i have some breaking news now in the latest on the russell brand allegations . accusations sorry, allegations. accusations sorry, and allegations, i should say . and allegations, i should say. mark wyatt joins me now, our

home security editor from henley on mark, what that on thames. mark, what is that breaking news, please ? breaking news, please? >> well , potentially significant >> well, potentially significant development in this case. it seems that the metropolitan police is now launching an official investigation into to at least one allegation so far. scotland yard has put out a statement saying that on sunday 17th of september, the met received a report of sexual assault, which was alleged to have taken place in soho in central london in 2003. officers they say, are in contact with a woman and will be providing her with support . now, it also goes with support. now, it also goes on to say , we first spoke with on to say, we first spoke with the sunday times on saturday, the 16th of september, and have since made further approaches to the sunday times and also now to channel 4 to ensure that anyone

who believes they may have been the victim of a sexual offence is aware of how to report this to the police. we continue to, they say, to encourage anyone , they say, to encourage anyone, one who believes they may have been the victim of sexual offence, no matter how long ago, to get in contact with us. so as i say, a potentially significant development because it's confirmation from scotland yard for the first time that they have received a report of a sexual offence. that is alleged to have taken place in 2003in soho. they are in contact with that woman at the centre of the allegation, offering her support in the first instance. now what we need to try to establish clearly with regard to this is, is this one of the allegations that was aired by the sunday times on channel 4 dispatches on

saturday night and if so, was that a complaint or at least a report that was made by channel 4 to the metropolitan police, or has this alleged victim or one of her family and friends come forward to report that to the metropolitan police, that information has not been clarified in that initial statement from nor does it say that an official investigation has now been launched . that is, has now been launched. that is, of course, the next step on you would expect if the receiver report and if they believe that there is any veracity, any credibility to that potential report , then the next step would report, then the next step would be for a formal investigation to be for a formal investigation to be launched. so i think a very significant step in this case. now being announced by scotland yard . well, absolutely. yard. well, absolutely. >> look, mark, thank you very

much for that. mark white there from henley on thames, our home security we'll going security editor. we'll be going back about ten back to mark in about ten minutes anyway just to see minutes time. anyway just to see if we can get any of those questions from what questions answered from what he was saying there. no information as to or not this as yet as to whether or not this is one of the allegations that was dispatches or was put forward in dispatches or whether this is new. and whether or not this is new. and it to be seen exactly it remains to be seen exactly how far the police take this. but in other news, we've just about got for wales about got time for this. wales has country in has become the first country in the have a default, 20 the uk to have a default, 20 mile an hour speed limit on residential roads. the scheme mile an hour speed limit on resideryesterday. the scheme mile an hour speed limit on resideryesterday .the scheme mile an hour speed limit on resideryesterday . most:heme mile an hour speed limit on resideryesterday . most roads began yesterday. most roads where the limit was 30 miles an hour are now 20 miles an hour. although councils can impose exemptions , the welsh government exemptions, the welsh government says the move will protect lives and save the nhs in wales. £92 million a year. how do they work that out anyway? i'm joined now by howard cox, who's the founder of fuel uk. howard is there a chance that we're just going to live , do you think, to see the live, do you think, to see the cancellation of cars ? cancellation of cars? >> you could have put it better, patrick. >> i mean, just when you thought

the anti driver political madness has reached its summit of madness, you up pops the current first minister of wales, mark drakeford , you cannot mark drakeford, you cannot absolutely invent this . absolutely invent this. >> it's stupidity beyond belief andifs >> it's stupidity beyond belief and it's totally undemocratic . and it's totally undemocratic. >> the approach of a 20 mile an hour is, you know, it's just not going to lives or save going to improve lives or save lives. well, lives. it's absolute well, i won't say what i want to say, but it's absolutely on but it's absolutely stupidity on a grand scale. >> i mean, i suppose the logic behind it is the slower you are driving, less likely your driving, the less likely your car is to be a lethal weapon and therefore you're going to if you hit someone, you might. i've got noidea hit someone, you might. i've got no idea how they've reached the £92 million a year figure, by the way. but it will save the nhs the cost . it would have nhs the cost. it would have saved them in order to try to help somebody who's been hit by a i'm assuming that's the a car. i'm assuming that's the logic they're going for logic that they're going for there. well that's what we're heanng there. well that's what we're hearing and it sounds nice hearing and it sounds a nice cuddly laudable cuddly, laudable campaign. >> practical >> yes. but it's not practical eyes off the road are more on the speedometer means that. exactly that eyes off the road, there's more congestion at 20

mile an hour etcetera . and mile an hour etcetera. and believe it or not, at a 20 mile an hour, there's more nox coming out of the exhaust than at 30 mile an hour. so you can't use climate change this one. and climate change in this one. and the queen's university, belfast study actually showed that there is little impact on road deaths or collisions, casualties and speed related to speed or crashes. it'sjust speed related to speed or crashes. it's just it doesn't make any sense. and obviously i backed lower speed limits outside primary school, but above all, i actually backed education of children back in the old days, you know, when i was a member of the tufty club and road user, you know, and the road user, you know, look right, look left, look right and you can right again, and then you can proceed walking proceed and stop people walking down phones down the road with mobile phones and and not taking, and smartphones and not taking, you know, sort of notification. >> i definitely think i definitely think there's something i definitely something to it. i definitely think to, you know, think something to, you know, when driving around now, when i'm driving around now, i mean, me £12 just to mean, it costs me £12 just to take my of its parking take my car out of its parking space and drive it down the road by go. and by the way. but there we go. and then i'm looking at constantly looking mile then i'm looking at constantly loohour. mile then i'm looking at constantly loohour. thinking, mile

an hour. and i'm thinking, actually, how often am i looking at often i at the road here? how often am i taking the road? is taking my eyes off the road? is that safer? you know, chugging out deliberately going out fumes, deliberately going slower? i'm not sure that that actually but actually helps anybody. but howard,cox, the founder of howard cox, who's the founder of fair a little fair fuel uk. i've got a little bit more breaking news to bring you now and the convicted barry bennell has died in prison . he bennell has died in prison. he was a football coach who was sentenced to 31 years in prison back in february 2018. bennell was found guilty of 50 counts of child abuse against 12 boys aged 8 to 15 between 1979 and 1991. he has died in prison. 8 to 15 between 1979 and 1991. he has died in prison . a he has died in prison. a reminder of the huge news that we brought to you a few minutes ago.the we brought to you a few minutes ago. the met police have received a report of an alleged sexual in soho in 2003, sexual assault in soho in 2003, following reports about russell brand. when i come back, i'll take you to mark white straight away, who's near russell brand's house for the very latest. patrick christys gb news, britain's news channel a brighter outlook with boxt solar

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gb news. it's 4 pm. it's patrick christys. >> it's gb news and it's all breaking at the moment. that's right. so a complaint has been made now to the metropolitan police in relation to russell brand as it relates to something that happened allegedly in 20 and three. so it's 20 years ago. more on that as we get it. but yes , votes for 16 year olds. yes, votes for 16 year olds. well, just kissed armour actually want this. is it the right thing to do? would it actually be a bad thing for society ? isn't it one of those

society? isn't it one of those big questions that always rears its head keir starmer also cosying up the european cosying up to the european union. he says that he try and get us a better brexit deal. look there's no two ways about it. we did not maximise the potential of brexit, but is the solution that a little bit solution to that a little bit like with our immigration to get closer european union? like with our immigration to get cloins european union? like with our immigration to get cloins ukeuropean union? like with our immigration to get cloins uk actually union? like with our immigration to get cloins uk actually a nion? like with our immigration to get cloins uk actually a bad? and is the uk actually a bad place to have kids? do you think that it place to have kids? do you think thatitis place to have kids? do you think that it is a safe country ? do that it is a safe country? do you think there's enough housing, for example? we'll be discussing of this patrick discussing all of this patrick christys . gb news. okay, look, christys. gb news. okay, look, when i come back after your headunes when i come back after your headlines with polly middlehurst, i'll be going straight to henley on thames, where mark white is our home security for of that security editor. for all of that latest, brand news. but latest, russell brand news. but right it is polly with your right now it is polly with your headunes. headlines. >> patrick thank you. well the top story this hour is that breaking news that the metropolitan police in london

have confirmed within the last 15 minutes or so that they have received a report of an alleged sexual assault involving the comedian russell brand and the met. >> police received the report , >> police received the report, they say, on sunday, saying that they say, on sunday, saying that the incident they're referring to happened in soho in london 20 years ago, 2003. >> four women have accused the 48 year old of rape and sexual assault during the height of his popularity between 2006 and 2013. >> russell brand's publisher, we also learned today announced it is pausing all future book projects with the comedian after those allegations of sexual assault and rape were made against him . downing street has against him. downing street has got involved. they've described the allegations as very serious and concerning the bbc and channel 4, as well as production company bannau uk have also launched. company bannau uk have also launched . internal launched. internal investigations. russell brand denies all the allegations and says all of his relationships have been consensual .

have been consensual. >> oh, well, also in the news today, the government says it will put measures into place to safely manage an american bully xl dogs , as the prime minister xl dogs, as the prime minister has promised to ban the breed by the end of the year. in the uk. >> but owners aren't expected to face a cull. the government's chief vet suggests the animals be muzzled in public and neutered and a transition period will take place as well as a consultation being launched . consultation being launched. >> the former prime minister liz truss , has urged the government truss, has urged the government to cut taxes, shrink welfare spending and raise the retirement age. >> speaker at the institute for government online event, liz truss has defended decisions made in her mini—budget. >> while she was prime minister. >> while she was prime minister. >> she argued it's unfair to say she'd pursued the unfunded tax cuts. she says the government needs to act now before it's too late . but i believe that the late. but i believe that the problems that i was trying to fix last year still haven't gone away . the fact is the country

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. >> but parliamentary under—secretary for enterprise and market, it's kevin hollinrake says he thinks the prime minister is doing a great job. >> i don't think there's any other option than to do what the prime minister is doing now, which is we need to balance the books. time as we're books. at the same time as we're doing other things like growing the no easy fix to the >> there is no easy fix to the problems of the cost of living crisis. are global crisis. these are global international issues and as well as the hangover of debt we saw from covid. the economy is growing and more quickly than people anticipated . people anticipated. >> the small >> we are sorting the small boats crisis, all these things. the prime minister is doing our small boat, the number of people coming to the is down around coming to the uk is down around 20, up 40% in europe. so we are tackling these big issues, but they're not easy issues to tackle. >> mp for bishop auckland

dehenna davison is stepping down as levelling up minister. >> she said she's actually battling chronic migraines at the moment and can't commit to the moment and can't commit to the demands of the role. she says it's been an immense privilege and wants to continue her focus on constituents her focus on her constituents and promote conservatism from the backbenches. she says . now the backbenches. she says. now for america citizens and one british citizen who've been jailed for as long as eight years in iran are flying back to the united states as part of a prisoner swap . the british man prisoner swap. the british man being freed is 67 year old environment wokeist morad tahbaz , who has british us and iranian citizenship. five five iranians imprisoned in the united states have also been freed in the swap. it took a year to agree and includes the release of nearly £5 billion of money. iran earned from selling its oil to south korea . south korea. >> the 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 on pushing for more flexibility and options for families . 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 families or households taxation system. so we don't re> the princess of wales has visited royal air visited the royal naval air station in somerset , kate, whose station in somerset, kate, whose commodore in chief of the fleet air arm has been shown around royal naval air station yeovilton. that's one of the busiest military airfields in the country. she also spent time in the air traffic control tower to meet a staff and spoke to an airborne wildcat helicopter crew as it came in to land at the gb

news across the uk on tv in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news . channel news. channel >> we start the program with the news that broke just a few minutes ago. the met police has received an official complaint against russell brand, an investigation by times, newspapers and channel 4 dispatches program made a series of allegations of sexual assault against him , which he denies . against him, which he denies. i'm joined by our home and security editor mark white for the latest . so, mark, the police the latest. so, mark, the police saying that they have now received a report of an alleged incident that allegedly happened incident that allegedly happened in 2003. so some 20 years ago, apparently . apparently. >> yes. and i think this is a new incident, different to the ones that were reported by the sunday times and dispatches at

the weekend . because if you the weekend. because if you remember the allegations , ones remember the allegations, ones that were made in that program in the in the newspaper where it related to four women between . related to four women between. 2006 and 2013, when this incident relates, as you said , incident relates, as you said, there are 2003, so some 23 years ago, this is what the metropolitan police said in a statement just ten minutes or so ago. now they said that on sunday, 17th of september, last sunday, 17th of september, last sunday, the met received a report of a sexual assault , report of a sexual assault, which was alleged to have taken place in soho in central london in 2003. officers as it says, are in contact with the woman and will be providing her with support report. it then also goes on to say , patrick, we goes on to say, patrick, we first spoke with the sunday times on saturday and have since made further approaches to the

sunday times and now also to channel 4 to ensure that anyone who believes they've been the victim of a sexual offence is aware of how to report this to the police. we continue , they the police. we continue, they say, to encourage anyone who believes they may have been a victim of a sexual offence no matter how long ago to contact us. so as i say, i think potentially a very significant development because i'm not 100, but to me it seems that this latest incident that the metropolitan police are are are alerting us to relates to a different allegation to the ones aired in that channel 4 dispatches programme on saturday night. that was . between 2006 night. that was. between 2006 and 2013. this new one appears to relate to a woman who claims to relate to a woman who claims to have been sexually assaulted in soho in 2003. so an investigation now launched into

that allegation in and it may be, of course , that this be, of course, that this investigation now widens to encompass other allegations, if any of the other women from the dispatches and sunday times expose decide they want to come forward and speak to the police as well. >> yeah, indeed . and the met >> yeah, indeed. and the met police did put something out basically saying , look, we're basically saying, look, we're aware of. they didn't name him expressly, did they? but they said, we're aware of what's been going on at moment. and if going on at the moment. and if anyone come forward, anyone wants to come forward, then so clearly then come forward. so clearly now, have seen now, it would have seen that that happened. but mark, that has happened. but mark, thank much. and sign thank you very much. and no sign of brand as of no sign of russell brand as it currently stands. he's someone there somewhere behind you in a multi—million pound house sitting there . house sitting there. >> he's i think , doing a >> he's i think, doing a sensible thing and just staying out of the limelight. i mean, if he wants to say something, he knows he's got a ready made platform for the time being

anyway, unless youtube decide otherwise , which you can reach otherwise, which you can reach millions of people. so when he's got something to say, he'll no doubt say it . doubt say it. >> yeah. mark, thank you very much. mark white there, our home and security editor. so that is the that the met police the latest that the met police are now saying that they have received a sexual are now saying that they have receive(dating a sexual are now saying that they have receive(dating to sexual are now saying that they have receive(dating to 2003. in assault dating back to 2003. in soho central london involving soho in central london involving russell brand . that is all russell brand. that is all alleged at the moment. and of course, everything that he was accused of in both the channel 4 dispatches documentary and in the times, he completely denies he's gone on twitter and youtube, etcetera, denies doing all of this stuff . so, look, how all of this stuff. so, look, how do you feel about all of this continues to rumble on? do you think that this is trial by media? the flip side is and there very much is a flip side to that, which is that, well, if this is the only that any of this is the only way that any of this is the only way that any of this ever going to come out, this was ever going to come out, if indeed there is ever any truth be at the centre truth proven to be at the centre of all of this, then suppose of all of this, then i suppose the media had to be the vessel for people will be for it. i think people will be scratching and i can

scratching their heads and i can understand as to if an understand this as to if an incident did in why incident did happen in 2003, why have you waited until 2023 to alert the police to it? so maybe it was simply the media attention that has brought that level of confidence. now to people. will he ever be able to have a fair hearing now? now the very , very much one side of the very, very much one side of the argument has been put across. he's refuted it, but, you know, will he ever really get a fair heanng? will he ever really get a fair hearing? is there a school of thought says when thought that says that when people of things of people are accused of things of a very serious nature, especially a very serious sexual nature , that they should have nature, that they should have the same expectation and right to anonymity as the people who are actually accusing them? do you think that there's any scope for that gb views or gbnews.com? but in his autobiography , but in his autobiography, russell brand wrote about being treated for sex addiction . but i treated for sex addiction. but i want to know what does that does that really mean? how does sex addiction manifest itself? i'm joined now by psychotherapist lucy beresford. lucy, thank you very much . there can be no doubt very much. there can be no doubt that russell brand is a

dramatically different individual than the person that he was in 2003, 2006, 2010, etcetera, when all of these things allegedly relate to. but sex addiction, how does it really seriously manifest itself? and how can you actually get cured of it really , sex get cured of it really, sex addiction is like any other form of addiction . of addiction. >> your substance use is in sex as opposed to something like alcohol or food or gambling or shopping . shopping. >> and it's where your behaviour here becomes increasingly compulsive. >> so you've got a craving and it's a craving that you can't give into and there's a craving for the high around the activity . you get very sucked into the rituals around your behaviour or your drug of choice . your drug of choice. >> and as a result of that you start to lose control or there

is reduced control about whether you can actually maintain in a normal functioning of life . normal functioning of life. >> and then it gets to the point where despite the consequences of your behaviour, which could be drinking a bottle of vodka for breakfast or it could be gambling away your finances, or it could be members of your family or people at work saying you need to stop this despite those consequences. >> you cannot give up your addiction. so those are the real three pillars around addictive behaviour. and what that speaks to is the fact that sex is a very normal, very healthy part of human functioning . but of human functioning. but actually, when it becomes an addiction , when your life addiction, when your life changes , it becomes a very changes, it becomes a very compulsive form of behaviour and you engage in it even when the consequences are so dire . consequences are so dire. >> mhm. and you what presumably will be willing to go to any lengths to get your fix, would you . you. >> you either go to any lengths

or you start to become very absorbed by the rituals around it. >> so what we see it.— >> so what we see is it. >> so what we see is that people spend a lot of time seeking out, for example , prostitutes or for example, prostitutes or looking online, looking at a lot of and they can't really shift that behaviour because the addiction takes hold. and like any other addiction, you can only really seek treatment or seek help if you come to terms with the fact that you are an addict, that you do have that addiction . addiction. >> okay, or right. and there is the potential. is there then that you could become more dangerous to people as a result of that ? of that? >> well, like any addiction, you're baseline changes. so the things that used to give you the same high the way in which your brain treats things like reward or pleasure then get warped and you will start to need to drink

more alcohol, sleep with more people, gamble away, more money, spend more money on shopping . so spend more money on shopping. so the yes the in order to get that same high, you will actually often put yourself in very difficult situations . difficult situations. >> okay. all right . but it is it >> okay. all right. but it is it is fixable all like any form of addiction , is indeed fixable . addiction, is indeed fixable. you know, it is, in your view , you know, it is, in your view, not beyond the realms of possibility that somebody like russell brown could have had , russell brown could have had, you a sex addiction or you know, a sex addiction or whatever may or may not have happened as a result that sex happened as a result of that sex addiction. but that he could now, intents now, for all intents and purposes, living a completely purposes, be living a completely normal life and essentially not really pose any form of threat . really pose any form of threat. >> anyone who has an addiction can definitely receive treatment and end up leading a life where addiction is not a part of that life . and there are treatment life. and there are treatment programs here in the uk. life. and there are treatment programs here in the uk . there programs here in the uk. there are a lot in the states . they're are a lot in the states. they're usually residential and they follow a particular program.

there's usually a lot of group therapy work, there's personal therapy work, there's personal therapy delving into your past, trying to work out what has led you to be the person that you are now , but also providing you are now, but also providing you with that ongoing support structure. because as as they often say in alcoholics anonymous, you're really only ever one drink away from relapse . so similarly, whatever your drug of choice , whatever your drug of choice, whatever your activity of choice you are going to be always really in recovery and for that you will require ongoing support. you might need a group around you of fellow addiction survivors who can really motivate you and help you through that . or you might need through that. or you might need a therapist or really support of family members around you . family members around you. you'll also need to change your patterns of behaviour as you can imagine, if you were an alcoholic, you're going to have to stop hanging around pubs and your life needs to be no your social life needs to be no longer around alcohol. your social life needs to be no longer around alcohol . and the longer around alcohol. and the friends of yours who perhaps supported that activity. similarly with sex addiction,

you need to change your life and that can be that can be really, really hard to do. not here really hard to do. i'm not here to say it's a really quick to say that it's a really quick fix, definitely fix, but it is definitely possible . possible. >> all right, lucy, thank you very much. lucy beresford very much. it's lucy beresford there who is a psychotherapist. i wanted to into i just wanted to delve into a little bit of exactly what sex addiction is, whether not it addiction is, whether or not it can cured in light, can actually be cured in light, of course, of all of the russell brand information that's coming to light and just to bring you the latest breaking as well is that the metropolitan police have now that have have now said that they have received a report in relation to an alleged that took an alleged incident that took place soho in 2003, a huge place in soho in 2003, a huge length of time, obviously, between all of these allegations and where we are today. what do you make of that? perhaps some people would say that these documentary that's come out and the report in the times is jogging the report in the times is jogging people's memory. it's empowering people to come out and try to have their truth put out there . you know, it could out there. you know, it could also, let's be honest with you, play also, let's be honest with you, play into, of course, a slightly

more cynical way of looking at this, which is that maybe a bandwagon has started now and that people are willing to jump on is it the timing of on that. is it the timing of this russell brand going out on his own saying that , you know, his own saying that, you know, he's now doing his kind of own version media? et cetera. version of the media? et cetera. it's a very contrarian it's taking a very contrarian attitude towards the issues of the does that make him more the day. does that make him more vulnerable kind of media vulnerable to some kind of media style hit job? as anybody who watched our earlier year show or ten till 12 show will have seen ? bev turner andrew pierce very much putting up both sides of the argument earlier on. and i think it does divide people, doesn't it? this russell brand saga. doesn't it? this russell brand saga . but a bbc spokesman doesn't it? this russell brand saga. but a bbc spokesman has said russell brown worked for a number of different organisations, of which the bbc was one. and as is well known, russell brand left the bbc after a editorial breach in a serious editorial breach in 2008, did the then controller 2008, as did the then controller of radio two. the circumstances of radio two. the circumstances of the breach were reviewed in detail at the time . we hope that detail at the time. we hope that demonstrates that the takes demonstrates that the bbc takes issue is prepared issue seriously and is prepared to indeed the over

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 complaints or issues raised. we have clear expectations around work and conduct. these are set out in employment contracts . bbc out in employment contracts. bbc values. the bbc code of conduct and the anti bullying and harassment policy. we 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. and there is, you are no very pleased to know. no doubt very pleased to know. also comment from channel also a comment from channel 4 who said channel 4 is appalled to learn of these deeply troubling allegations, including behaviour alleged to have taken place programmes made for place on programmes made for channel 4 between 2004 and two thousand and seven. we are determined understand the determined to understand the full nature of what went on. we've carried out extensive document found document searches and have found no evidence the no evidence to suggest the alleged incidents were brought to the attention of channel 4. that i think, is vital, that bit, i think, is vital, by the way, but continue. we the way, but they continue. we will review this in will continue to review this in light any further information light of any further information we including we receive, including the accounts affected

accounts of those affected individuals. will be asking individuals. we will be asking the production company who produced for produced the programmes for channel these channel 4 to investigate these allegations and report their findings and findings properly and satisfactorily to us. write loads more on this story on our website. gbnews.com the fastest growing national news site in the country. it's got all the best analysis, big opinion and of course, all the latest breaking wants breaking news. but labour wants to lower the voting age to 16. do they? but most people are against that policy. do you think 16 will be a good age to go and get the vote? or actually, are you just a child and you got no idea what you're doing? christys gb doing? patrick christys gb news, britain's .

>> britain's news . >> britain's news. channel >> britain's news. channel >> welcome back. it's 424. you're watching and listening to me, patrick christie's on gb news. in a few minutes time , as news. in a few minutes time, as sir keir starmer says, a labour government want a closer government would want a closer trading relationship with the eu. will asking, the eu. i will be asking, is the mask slipping ? what will all of mask slipping? what will all of that mean? does that that really mean? does that terrify you? what do you think is thing? and this story is a good thing? and this story is a good thing? and this story is controversy is about another controversy labour policy. what's happening now starmer has now is that keir starmer has started to us started to bother to tell us what thinks stuff what he thinks about stuff because before the because at some point before the election he's going to to election he's going to have to put manifesto out. there isn't election he's going to have to put which ifesto out. there isn't election he's going to have to put which now» out. there isn't election he's going to have to put which now meanshere isn't election he's going to have to put which now means that isn't election he's going to have to put which now means that isn'can he? which now means that we can either agree or disagree with it. the wants lower it. so the party wants to lower the voting age to 16, but most people against that idea .

people are against that idea. you have to be 18 to vote. in most elections the uk . but of most elections in the uk. but of course, year olds can in course, 16 year olds can vote in elections to the scottish parliament and welsh senate parliament and the welsh senate . i was asking you gb views a gbnews.com. what do you think about all of this? adrian's been on. now is far too on. patrick now is far too young. have no experience young. they have no experience of real life. they constantly make immature decisions. i'd raise 25. i don't think raise it to 25. i don't think labour really believe , says labour really believe, says graham. the 16 year olds are old enough and sensible enough to vote other than they are more likely labour there's likely to vote. labour there's a few of these coming in now, john. one more says it's 16. john. one more says it's16. it's far too young on voting on big issues and think they big issues and labour think they will votes. will just get all their votes. labour wants to labour and keir starmer wants to close the eu so he wants to be close the eu so he wants to be close to the eu because he and labour's front are labour's front bench are remainers. us now remainers. right? joining us now is the former editor of labour list, peter edwards. peter, thank you very, very much. should 16 olds get the vote should 16 year olds get the vote ? yeah i think it's a good idea. it's democratic and i heard the comment from some of your viewers, but what i'd say is,

first of all, 16 year olds go to work and pay taxes. remember that old phrase, no taxation without representation. >> secondly , 16 year olds can >> secondly, 16 year olds can join the army as well and be exposed to harm in the national interest . so why shouldn't they interest. so why shouldn't they have say in how the country is have a say in how the country is run frontline roles in the army? >> take your point, though, run frontline roles in the army? >> they're.e your point, though, run frontline roles in the army? >> they're not»ur point, though, run frontline roles in the army? >> they're not cannon:, though, run frontline roles in the army? >> they're not cannon fodderjh, run frontline roles in the army? >> they're not cannon fodder on but they're not cannon fodder on the front line at 16, are they? they're training . and they're kind of in training. and i just wonder how many 16 year olds really do pay a lot of tax and have have a lot of jobs, most of them are in education. i know that some of them aren't, but most of them are in school or college picking the spots , or college picking the spots, aren't they ? well, yeah , but i aren't they? well, yeah, but i mean, where i come from, essex , mean, where i come from, essex, you know, i went to university, there's a great tradition of people leaving school at 16 in the south—east. >> they often went to work in the south—east. >> city' often went to work in the south—east. >> city andzn went to work in the south—east. >> city and inwent to work in the south—east. >> city and in financial/ork in the city and in financial services and also it shouldn't necessarily be about the percentages . if there's any percentages. if there's any anyone in their teens going to

work and paying tax, why would we deny them the vote? where's the moral for case denying someone a say when so many government decisions like university fees , for example, university fees, for example, relate to the lives of young people? >> should they be allowed to dnnk >> should they be allowed to drink alcohol, then ? drink alcohol, then? >> no. i mean in the reasons , in >> no. i mean in the reasons, in the interests of kind of health would keep the drinking age at 18. but i think we all know most people have a bit of a drink before they're 18. and correct me if i'm wrong, i think you can legally drink at 16 with a meal. so it's obviously it's happening. in happening. and whether in restaurants or family environment or more. >> i mean, ijust think environment or more. >> i mean, i just think if you if you're you're allowed to if you're if you're allowed to vote. if you're allowed to vote. yeah if you're allowed to vote, i mean, you not be allowed to do everything else. mean, vote, i mean, you not be allowed to do ethat hing else. mean, vote, i mean, you not be allowed to do ethat you else. mean, vote, i mean, you not be allowed to do ethat you can't mean, vote, i mean, you not be allowed to do ethat you can't be nean, vote, i mean, you not be allowed to do ethat you can't be trusted we say that you can't be trusted to drive on your own on a road at 60. and we say that you can't be trusted to make the right decisions smoking about decisions about smoking or about alcohol variety of other alcohol and a variety of other different as well. different things as well. nightclubs of that nightclubs and all of that stuff. so but we would let you

have a vote whether or not have a vote on whether or not pensioners should keep the triple lock or whether or not, you know, the nhs should be privatised. and so it just seem a little bit odd . a little bit odd. >> well, i don't think that's a fair analogy. for example, driving is a test based on competence and you can't you can't get to the starting line literally of that until you're 17. but that's not a kind of universal right or a universal responsibility, something that's universal. or the other ones you said like we can all apply to join the army at 16 or they might not get to the front line. you get job at 16 and you can all get a job at 16 and pay you can all get a job at 16 and pay and you generally pay tax and you generally oven with exceptions, don't with a few exceptions, don't start drinking. driving is very different. but then to go back to big point, you know, in to the big point, you know, in the years, one the the last 20 years, one of the big debates general big debates, debates at general election about tuition election time is about tuition fees and the cost of university . that's that's absolutely integral for young people. so why would we deny them the cynic? >> yeah , yeah, the cynic in me >> yeah, yeah, the cynic in me would say that when people are aged about 16, they are either

still in full time education or have just come out of it. there is, i think, quite a rampant left wing bias just amongst the youth, but also amongst the education system generally as well . and if this came into well. and if this came into force as labour and other left wing parties, whatever may come down the road in the future would be basically guaranteeing millions more votes for them . is millions more votes for them. is that not why they're doing this? really >> i don't think so , actually. i >> i don't think so, actually. i thought that might come up. so i had a look at turnout . for now. had a look at turnout. for now. >> we'll never know. always back . go on, peter. sorry we lost you for a second there. go carry on, mate. so you looked at turnout. that right? on, mate. so you looked at turryeah that right? on, mate. so you looked at turryeah . that right? on, mate. so you looked at turryeah . thet right? on, mate. so you looked at turryeah . the turnout for people >> yeah. the turnout for people aged 18 to 24 is about the lowest. so only about 50% of people in that group bother to turn out to vote, which is a source of great sadness . but the source of great sadness. but the idea hordes of left wing idea that hordes of left wing teenagers are going to drive an enormous pivot in government

policy making, you know, it's just not borne out by the stats lie on them being too lazy. >> most we can't rely once you give them the vote. maybe, maybe we should give them a vote on whether or not they should have the vote . and we see how the vote. and we should see how many people turn up to vote in that. i mean, that would be that would look, would be interesting. look, peter, what peter, thank you very much. what was ? what was that ? we'll was that? what was that? we'll never know. >> no, not the referendum. no no, no, no. >> the referendum. right. fair enough. peter edwards, then former editor of labourlist, definitely another definitely not another referendum. chris, referendum. right. okay, chris, right. yeah. where are you on this up. of me this then? pull up. part of me does genuinely. yeah. if does thing genuinely. yeah. if you you are working you are if you are working and you are if you are working and you paying tax , it's you are paying tax, it's probably already at that particular stage in your life. far too much of it. then you should have the right to a vote. but what does that mean in practise i at the age of 60, mean my vote would have been pointless. it just would have been pointless. what would i have been voting for? what would ihave have been voting for? what would i have really voting on? i have really been voting on? you don't really think

you know, i don't really think that 16 year olds should be given the vote and then it opens up a whole host of other questions. i mean, i think shamima nearly 16 when shamima begum was nearly 16 when she to off go and join isis she went to off go and join isis , didn't she? so should she be held criminally responsible for that? how could she be just a child that was capable of being sculpted and groomed , but at the sculpted and groomed, but at the same time, then you're saying now that all year should now that all 16 year olds should have etcetera. but have the vote, etcetera. but still between now and still to come, between now and 5:00, labour has a big lead in the polls. but i will the opinion polls. but i will ask, are the party's policies actually popular? it ties in so you've got voting for 16 year olds, which is not a drastically popular you've got popular policy. you've also got things the things like he's saying with the european and with european union and with immigration. about to see immigration. are we about to see keir popularity tank keir starmer's popularity tank in the polls? now it's in the polls? but now it's headunes in the polls? but now it's headlines polly middlehurst headlines with polly middlehurst i >> patrick, thank you . the top >> patrick, thank you. the top stories this hour. in the last houn stories this hour. in the last hour, the metropolitan police have confirmed they have received a report that of

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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 of rain crossing eastwards that's this cold front that's due to this cold front here that rains now clearing away though away towards the east, though continuing parts of continuing across parts of orkney and shetland. so staying wet here or otherwise, cooler, fresher coming in. also a fresher air coming in. also a bit clearer for time, but bit clearer for a time, but plenty some of these plenty of showers. some of these heavy go through heavy thundery as we go through the evening overnight, some the evening and overnight, some clear east, the evening and overnight, some cleéthen east, the evening and overnight, some cleéthen turning 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, will turn milder for perhaps a chilly start to the night as will turn milder for perhaps a chilly start to the night as we l turn milder for perhaps a chilly start to the night as we head milder for perhaps a chilly start to the night as we head throughfor perhaps a chilly start to the night as we head through the most as we head through the early hours of tuesday. wet, early hours of tuesday. a wet, windy 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 for windy with showers and for many windy with the of some coastal gales. the risk of some coastal gales. temperatures should just about get into the low 20s perhaps. but factor in the but when you factor in the cloudy, wet and windy weather, it's going colder it's going to feel much colder than that wednesday. then another unsettled day for most. the rainfall continuing the rainfall totals continuing to build up across parts of north—west england, wales and perhaps scotland too . and it is perhaps scotland too. and it is going to blustery and going to stay blustery and windy. further unsettled weather to through the end to come as we go through the end of perhaps turning of the week. but perhaps turning a quieter, albeit also a bit quieter, albeit also cooler weekend . cooler by the weekend. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar the proud sponsors of weather on . weather on. gb news the latest opinion poll gives labour a massive 18 point lead over the conservatives. >> but what is quite interesting about that is that i believe that this poll was taken before we had getting close with the european union potentially doing some kind of deal with the

european over asylum european union over asylum seekers might seekers. that now might not happen and votes for 16 year olds, etcetera. so as you'd expect, labour are very strong favourites with the bookmakers still to win the most seats at the election. but are the next election. but are labour's policies actually popular the public? are we popular with the public? are we now on the cusp of things turning a bit sir keir turning a bit for sir keir starmer, who bothers us starmer, who bothers to tell us what about something what he thinks about something and public might bother and then the public might bother to tell him? actually, i don't really but really like that. but after starmer revealed that labour starmer revealed that a labour government closer government would seek a closer trading the eu trading relationship with the eu and the asylum seeker issue, which now backtracked on, is which is now backtracked on, is the mask slipping? i'm joined by the mask slipping? i'm joined by the former labour minister. it is denis macshane . denis, thank is denis macshane. denis, thank you very much, sir keir starmer got a problem, which is that he's telling us what he he's now telling us what he thinks about things and it turns out those aren't out that those things aren't that he is up to a that popular. he is up to a point, but the funny thing is he's much more in conformity with every opinion poll you cite. >> you started off with opinion polls. >> let's just stay there. 60, 70% of people now saying brexit was a missed take. take it to

younger people and it's over 80% now clear majorities in every recent poll. new at a referendum tomorrow they'd vote to rejoin. i don't take believe that. frankly, i take all opinion polls with a giant sacks of salt, but if anything, the accusation you hear constantly is , is that sir keir starmer has is, is that sir keir starmer has been very cautious, very nervous. and it is business who are putting all the pressure on not not young people, not left wing pro—remain remainers. it's for business farming. community pubs , delivery people who are pubs, delivery people who are saying we can't do this operating under the johnson version of brexit. we never voted for that . we voted to voted for that. we voted to leave in 2016. we then voted tory twice, 2017, 2018. >> he's got a red wall to appeal to though . and that red wall, to though. and that red wall, i don't think will like a labour leader talking about closer cooperation with the eu .

cooperation with the eu. >> i think the red wall will say we want anything that brings jobs and training to our areas because all we're reading about in the daily telegraph , all the in the daily telegraph, all the right wing press now daily mail is broken. britain, they're right . why they've taken so long right. why they've taken so long to discover it, i don't know . to discover it, i don't know. and the most broken bits of britain are the red wall down here in london. it's fabulous. it's not fabulous, but it's very rich . it's easy. great public rich. it's easy. great public transport, good quality of life. you go up , as i transport, good quality of life. you go up, as i do, to visit friends, family in northern england , broken down windows, england, broken down windows, rubbish streets . rubbish streets. >> i think you're painting. i think. i think with respect, you are painting a very bleak picture . no, no, no, no. picture. no, no, no, no. >> i've never. i've always argued consistently this kind of hinterland where everyone's just constantly in a wetherspoons drowning their sorrows. true. i was in a westminster housing association block of flats last week, and every single room bar one was stinking with damp and mould because they don't repair it anymore , because the it anymore, because the government took all pressure off

it to go into it. you don't want to go into that. well, it's just that. patrick well, it's just irrelevant conversation irrelevant to the conversation that we're having now. well, don't britain don't tell me broken britain doesn't don't tell me broken britain doebroken britain. don't tell me broken britain doe broken britain. okay, fine don't tell me broken britain doebroken britain. okay, fine . >> broken britain. okay, fine. look, starmer actually look, does keir starmer actually have a problem now, which is that is to reveal his that he is having to reveal his true colours. things like voting for 16 year olds, not popular at all. things like potentially going and doing some kind of deal with the european union, which is now rowed back about which is now rowed back on about asylum seekers and immigrants. not popular at all. i mean, is this not to going kick him, do you think? >> i personally, i don't think so. some of these policies so. hey, some of these policies are just not settled. i mean, the labour party conference will be next week, next month, october , when they meet again october, when they meet again october, when they meet again october next year. that decides policy . you've got lots of policy. you've got lots of people saying this is what keir says, this is what keir wants. he asks us questions honestly, have you met a businessman who says we need to worsen our relations with europe? have you? i think there's a bigger picture at play here, though. >> really, isn't there? which is that general public levels

>> really, isn't there? which is th.disappointmentjblic levels >> really, isn't there? which is th.disappointment and levels >> really, isn't there? which is th.disappointment and apathy of disappointment and apathy with politicians, the public with our politicians, the public voted for brexit. all right. we didn't know exactly what that would look like, but absolutely nobody thought it would take 4 or 5 years of a room full of politicians arguing with each other , which is basically what other, which is basically what that then us getting that was. and then us getting a terrible outcome from it. it was not taking any kind of competitive and now making it whatsoever. and now making it the conspiracy theorist in me would say almost deliberately so very easy for us if we ever wanted to rejoin gb news didn't exist when i wrote the book saying this would happen right and i probably wouldn't have been on okay i'd tried to get been on okay if i'd tried to get bbc banned me for making that point because the bbc was always a supporter of brexit and what we've now got indeed is a political class that just bumbled into this populist referendum, a bit like the americans bubbled into prohibition. >> well, we can't possibly give people the right to vote on stuff, could we? >> they might not vote the right way. >> e g the votes you >> people all the votes you want. and it wasn't the american

people who voted for prohibition. it was congress first and then the full congress of the and the senate in 2020. and was a disaster. and and it was a disaster. and brexit, you know , i'm just brexit, you know, i'm just saying it's not working well for anybody. >> but it was never allowed to work is the thing either, really? was it? it was never supposed work. and just keir supposed to work. and just keir starmer really wants to the starmer really wants to be the vessel through could vessel through which we could end up back in the european union. overarching comment union. the overarching comment i thought about, i just thought this about the this why is he talking about the eu and brexit? why did he talk ? eu and brexit? why did he talk? i mean, for bloke who wants to i mean, for a bloke who wants to win next election, he's gone win the next election, he's gone about wading an about why wading into an immigration has immigration debate that has massively last massively backfired in the last couple of weeks or the last week? now he's talking about the eu and brexit just shut up. >> immigration. listen, >> look on immigration. listen, donald trump promised to build a wall. georgina maloney the prime minister of italy, promised that immigrants wouldn't come into italy . mr immigrants wouldn't come into italy. mr sunak said there'd be no more immigrants. italy. mr sunak said there'd be no more immigrants . ms braverman no more immigrants. ms braverman said ship them all home when said we ship them all home when people make stupid statements like have you seen the

like that. have you seen the wall in america? no. have you seen less immigrants in britain 7 seen less immigrants in britain ? no. less immigrants italy? ? no. less immigrants in italy? no that's so difficult. so i think as a responsible future prime minister starmer has got to nibble at the edges of that with different policies because the current ones don't work on europe. all he's doing is responding to every single bit of the business community, the science community. we don't forget the steps back to europe have been what rejoining horizon , getting rid of that british kitemark and re—adopting. the c e the european kitemark signing the windsor agreements. we obey eu rules on northern ireland and joining the european political community which mr sunak would go to quite shortly, which is sitting down with all the european union countries invented by president macron, plus our barnier and our media. it's quite good . we're in the it's quite good. we're in the sitting in the same seats as albania and armenia. we once used to be a big power in europe, but it doesn't matter. those are tory decisions.

patrick believe me , there's patrick believe me, there's going to be more of them and less. we want britain to become poorer, poorer and poorer. do you seriously think that keir starmer trusted with starmer can be trusted with anything that he says? >> he's done more >> i mean, he's done more u—turns than a learner driver, hasn't i mean , john >> oh, come on. i mean, john maynard keynes, our greatest economist, said the facts change. i change my mind. what do you do, keir starmer, i think, is responding to a political obligations, not especially u—turns. i mean, he is you know, he's quite plain. he's not very dramatic. he's just an honest joe public servant . servant. >> dodi dole, tony blair. >> dodi dole, tony blair. >> if, if you like. i mean, i've worked with tony blair. i was quite a big fan. probably still am. believe me, the tories have tried super toe tingling truss outs and boris gets you bumped a beefed up johnson that turned into a real success story, didn't it? >> okay , dennis, thank you very

>> okay, dennis, thank you very much. denis macshane, the former labour minister. do you agree or do you disagree with dennis? get your views coming in gb views or gbnews.com but as a tory mp calls for changes to the tax system to help parents, the question this for me is question is this for me is britain bad place to have britain a bad place to have children ? we are seeing a low children? we are seeing a low birth rate . i think housing has birth rate. i think housing has a bit to do with that. what else could it be though? is it just that people around britain that people look around britain now think, want now and they think, i don't want to child into this to bring a child into this country? patrick christys gb news, news news, britain's news

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>> gb news . >> gb news. >> gb news. >> welcome back. it is 447. you're watching and listening to me patrick christys on gb news at five. i'll bring you the very latest on russell brand. the met police receives a report of an alleged sexual assault following news reports about that comedian that alleged assault took place in 2003. so some 20 years ago. that's the claim. anyway but is the uk a bad place to have children? tory mp miriam cates has called for the tax system to be reformed to give a boost to working parents. she also says that they should have more choice about child care. she is i >>i -- >> i don't emma kmm >> 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 their career as soon as possible child. possible after having a child. some parents want to at some parents want to stay at home long as possible and

home for as long as possible and make the those very make the most of those very precious and very quick few years. and i think as a conservative, that we should be in business giving people in the business of giving people choice and so one of the things that the chancellor did in the budget was to spend an additional billion on additional £4 billion a year on the so sounds the early years. so that sounds great ways, but way the early years. so that sounds gre.going ways, but way the early years. so that sounds gre.going to ways, but way the early years. so that sounds gre.going to be 'ays, but way the early years. so that sounds gre.going to be spentut way the early years. so that sounds gre.going to be spent is way it's going to be spent is incredibly you've incredibly restricted. you've got back at got to go back to work at a certain point. you've got to work a certain number of hours. you in you have to put your child in formal it only is for formal childcare. it only is for 39 weeks a year for the year between particular hours. and it's very flexible . it's just not very flexible. >> well, she is . i mean, do you >> well, she is. i mean, do you think that maybe we should be doing a bit more some of the scandinavian countries seem to take laissez faire take a very laissez faire approach to the. i've got to be honest, though, i do think, you know, the increase in paternity leave, i have a feeling that the second that my baby starts crying its way through the night , i will not want any more paternity leave. but that probably makes me a monster. i'm joined by author and broadcaster rebecca reid. rebecca, thank you very . is britain a bad

very much. is britain a bad place to bring kids into ? place to bring kids into? >> well, so in deference to this conversation, i've got a toddler on the floor because i only have a certain amount of childcare. >> you want to take >> sorry. do you want to take them the floor? them off the floor? >> borrowed one for the show. >> borrowed one for the show. >> she's mine. okay >> she's mine. okay >> i only have a certain amount of childcare, although, just to clarify, she's supposed to be on the floor. that's normal. no, i'io. 110. >> no. >> right, it's all right. >> all right, it's all right. >> all right, it's all right. >> crack on. >> crack on. >> anyway , yeah, in my broad >> but anyway, yeah, in my broad spectrum , thinking is it is spectrum, thinking is it is quite a bad place to have children. >> the sense that there's not there's not very much help for having child, particularly if having a child, particularly if you kind of you fall in that kind of squeezed middle, david squeezed middle, as david cameron call it i >> -- >> yes. >> yes. >> by the general problem is that there is there is an okay amount of help if you are very, very poor and there is basically no help beyond that point. >> and also that help is not weighted regionally. so whether so all of the caps on how much help you get based on how much you weighted you earn are not weighted for the it a lot the fact that it costs a lot more live in. more money to live in. >> what if, what if

>> what if? what if, what if i said, rebecca, what i said said, rebecca, what if i said don't have if you can't don't have kids if you can't afford , then you would be afford them, then you would be saying the same thing that people the time, every day. b ut day. but then i would say to you, >> but then i would say to you, we are stumbling into a birth crisis country. we have crisis in this country. we have an population is an ageing population which is only worse and only going to get worse and there a, generally speaking, there is a, generally speaking, small conservative small c conservative policies that lots of that people having lots of children is a good thing and that people particularly that people and particularly that people and particularly that educated people to that you want educated people to have children. i'm exactly the kind of person you want to have kids. i've got degrees. i'm kids. i've got two degrees. i'm not people who watch gb news. >> here >> oh, here we go. >> oh, here we go. >> broadly speaking, i'm the >> but broadly speaking, i'm the kind i'm great. kind of person i'm great. >> i'm brilliant. oh, you want to you want people. you to look, you want people. you want people to have kids. yeah i need having 6 or 7 of them need to be having 6 or 7 of them for survival the human for the survival of the human race. what look, get race. i get what look, i get what mean, rebecca. what you mean, though, rebecca. one right? what you mean, though, rebecca. one i right? what you mean, though, rebecca. one i would right? what you mean, though, rebecca. one i would say right? what you mean, though, rebecca. one i would say isght? what you mean, though, rebecca. one i would say is why one thing i would say is why have if so, if it's all about have we if so, if it's all about the quality of existence for children in this country and the funding available . et cetera. funding available. et cetera. why still seeing the why are we still seeing the birth rate in the third world is pretty good and certain people

in certain demographics in this country are happy you country are happy to have, you know, quite a lot of children. is it actually just more kind of like, white middle like, you know, white middle class deciding, class people who are deciding, okay, can't okay, i just can't afford children ? children? >> it's not it's not a white thing, but it is a class thing because people want to give their children a certain standard if standard of living. also, if you're earning a certain amount, obviously costs in obviously costs you more in terms what making terms of what you were making before and what you lose by not working. also in terms of working. and also in terms of when compare the third world when we compare the third world and i argue that a and here i would argue that a lot that is about access to lot of that is about access to contraception, religion, sort of aspiration . an the difficulty is aspiration. an the difficulty is that lot people like me and that a lot of people like me and a lot of the women work on a lot of the women who work on gb in my age gb news who are in my age bracket, position bracket, are in that position where have got two tracks where they have got two tracks they go you could they can go down. you could either this or you either have this career or you can children . and there can have children. and there is still there's still that sense. there's a tension between two. and tension between the two. and what is find a way what we need to do is find a way . dislike it when miriam cates . i dislike it when miriam cates sort weaponized sort of uses slightly weaponized language to suggest that going back to better, like we back to work is better, like we should choice. you should have a choice. but you don't to miss don't want to miss those precious be precious years. we should be making it's possible making it so that it's possible

to workplace to stay in the workplace throughout. i've watch throughout. and what i've watch on i got pregnant, on gb news since i got pregnant, there incredibly there have been incredibly flexible all always flexible employer all always facilitated me working and having child. and ironically , having a child. and ironically, because i'm not sure that it would be the most on brand thing, are people thing, there are lots of people who you who would say, you know, you should stay in the. should women should stay in the. yeah, reality , if you can yeah, but in reality, if you can make women do both. >> you're not losing talent from the rebecca people the workplace. rebecca people are in economy. >> must say, look, i've >> look, i must say, look, i've got with you. got to be honest with you. you're a tremendous you you're doing a tremendous you are doing a tremendous am are doing a tremendous job. i am always of people who always in awe of people who manage to juggle children and work as indeed you are doing. rebecca thank you very, very much. rebecca there, who's an author and broadcaster. there we go . right now she's gone. i've go. right now she's gone. i've got to be honest, whenever i do see anyone with their children in work , it makes me not want to in work, it makes me not want to have we go. right. have kids there we go. right. okay. it's now time for okay. so it's now time for patrick's pick of the day. when i a story that isn't i look at a story that isn't dominating the news agenda but has still caught my eye. and today i'm taking onions . yes.

today i'm taking on onions. yes. gareth griffin from guernsey brought tears to the eyes of his rivals at the national english honour society . his giant honour society. his giant vegetable competition. he's believed to have set a new world record after he grew an onion , record after he grew an onion, weighing more than one stone of £5, that is. can we take the strap off the bottom of that? can to keep the picture on there? so it's like he's just won the champions league, isn't it? look at him. what an absolute legend, graham. well it? look at him. what an absollmategend, graham. well it? look at him. what an absollmate .3nd, graham. well it? look at him. what an absollmate . fantastic.m. well it? look at him. what an absollmate . fantastic. oneiell it? look at him. what an absollmate . fantastic. one stone done, mate. fantastic. one stone and £5. that is one heck of an onion. my man. so there we are. right. okay what have i got? coming up in the next hour? i will tell you, the met police has received a report of alleged sexual assault in soho in . sexual assault in soho in. london in 2003 following news reports about russell brand really enjoying this because the met police did urge people to come forward . so are they kind come forward. so are they kind of inviting you on now or actually, you know, have . the

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gb news. >> good evening. it's 5 pm. it's patrick christys gb news. some more breaking russell brand news to bring you. yes. okay. a complaint has now been made to the police allegations dating back to 2003. the last few back to 2003. in the last few seconds, it's emerged that his last round of tour dates have been cancelled by the organisers . that's the news that's coming through to me anyway . i'm going through to me anyway. i'm going to to mark very to take us to mark white very shortly, to take us to mark white very shortlywho will have all of the editor, who will have all of the latest on russell brand. in other news, though , we'll be other news, though, we'll be discussing nhs . have they chosen discussing nhs. have they chosen diversity over health care? around £14 million of your money

is being spent on diversity and inclusion jobs . meanwhile, the inclusion jobs. meanwhile, the royal about to go on strike, including consultants who are on upwards of 100 grand a year. is that fair? keir starmer though he's still at it, yes. he wants a brexit deal. this the a new brexit deal. is this the right or or is this just right thing or or is this just a back door back into the eu? and do you think that this will go down very badly with the red wall, talking of things that might go down badly in the red wall, a war on motorists, you know to fifths of us know that. now to fifths of us apparently live in a 20 an apparently live in a 20 mile an hour zone. at what point do you think they're just going to ban cars? patrick christys . gb news. cars? patrick christys. gb news. yeah, in just a second. i'll take us right over to henley on thames, somewhere near russell brand's house, where our home security editor will fill you in on all of the latest. a lot to unpack here with russell brand. lots of strong views on both sides but that latest sides of it, but that latest breaking apparently breaking news is that apparently his of tour dates

his last round of tour dates have now been cancelled. vaiews@gbnews.com over to poly now with your headlines as . now with your headlines as. patrick thank you. >> well, the top story this hour is that breaking news in the last few minutes. russell brand's tour promoters have announced the comedian's three remaining tour dates have been postponed, met. police confirmed earlier they received a report of alleged sexual assault involving the comedian russell brand. the met police received that report, they say, on sunday, saying the incident happenedin sunday, saying the incident happened in soho in london in 2003. four women have accused the 48 year old of rape and sexual assaults during the height of his popularity between 2006 and 2013. russell brand's publisher also announced earlier it is pausing all future book projects with the comedian after allegations of sexual assault were made against him . downing were made against him. downing streets got involved. they say

the allegations are very serious and concerning and the bbc channel 4 and production company bannau uk have all launched investigations . bannau uk have all launched investigations. britain's russell brand denies all allegations against him and says allegations against him and says all of his sexual relationships have been consensual . now the have been consensual. now the government says it's going to put in new measures to safely manage american bully dogs. the prime minister has promised to ban the breed by the end of the yearin ban the breed by the end of the year in the uk, but owners won't be expecting to face a cull. the government's chief vet has suggested animals could be muzzled in public places and neutered and there'll be a transition period as well as a consultation on when the plan will be launched . also in the will be launched. also in the news today, the former prime minister 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 retirement age. speaking at the institute for government online event, liz truss defended decisions made in her

mini—budget when she was prime minister , arguing it was unfair minister, arguing it was unfair to say she'd pursued unfunded tax cuts. she says the government needs to act now before it's too late . leave that before it's too late. leave that the problems that i was trying 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 opportunity . cities but parliamentary under—secretary for enterprise and markets, kevin hollinrake, says he thinks the prime minister is doing a great job. >> i don't think there's any other option than to do what the prime minister is doing now , prime minister is doing now, which is we need to balance the books the same time as we're books at the same time as we're doing other like growing books at the same time as we're doireconomy. like growing the economy. >> is no easy to the >> there is no easy fix to the problems of the cost of living crisis. are global crisis. these are global international as international issues and as well as hangover debt we saw as the hangover of debt we saw

from economy is from covid, the economy is growing and quickly than growing and more quickly than people . people anticipate. >> sorting the small >> and we are sorting the small boats crisis, all these things the prime minister is doing, our small boat, the numbers of people coming to the uk is down around 20, up 40% in europe. so we are tackling these big issues, but they're not easy issues, but they're not easy issues to tackle. >> staying with politics and the mp for bishop auckland dehenna davison, is stepping down as levelling up minister, she said she's battling chronic migraines and can't commit to the demands of her role. she says though it has been an immense privilege and she wants to focus on her constituents and promote conservative ism, she says from the backbenches . as for american the backbenches. as for american citizens and one british citizen who've been jailed for as long as eight years in iran are flying back to the united states as part of a prisoner swap . with as part of a prisoner swap. with the british man being freed is 67 year old environmental morad tahbaz. he 67 year old environmental morad tahbaz . he has british us and tahbaz. he has british us and iranian citizenship . five

iranian citizenship. five iranians imprisoned in the united states have also been freed. the prisoner swap took a year to agree and includes the early of nearly £5 early release of nearly £5 billion of money. iran earned from selling oil to south korea . here, the conservative mp miriam cates, has spoken exclusively to gb news about her belief that britain's tax system is putting off. having is putting people off. having children when she says she'll keep on pushing for more flexibility and options for families . 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 families or households in taxation system. so it's in the taxation system. so it's actually to have actually disadvantageous to have children. and i asked whether they'd redistributing they'd look at re redistributing this money so that it was much more flexible. so each family could have a budget, decide how they that money, could have a budget, decide how theygranny, that money, could have a budget, decide how theygranny, more money, could have a budget, decide how theygranny, more moneat pay granny, spend more time at home, but have more home, go to work, but have more flexible childcare. but they're not interested in that policy at the moment. and as i said, i think this policy is fairly

think this this policy is fairly fixed for this parliament. >> and lastly, the princess of wales has visited the royal naval air station in somerset, kate, whose commodore in chief of the fleet air arm has been shown around royal naval air station , yeovilton, one of the 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, meeting staff there and speaking to an airborne wildcat helicopter crew as it came in to land. helicopter crew as it came in to land . ulez gb news across the uk land. ulez gb news across the uk on your tv, in your car, on your digital radio and now on your smart speaker by saying play gb news this is britain's news. channel well , we start with more channel well, we start with more breaking news on russell brand. >> so russell brand's bipolarization tour promoters have announced that the comedian ian's three remaining tour dates have been cancelled. the charity events were due to take place in windsor tomorrow evening.

interestingly of course, then if they are just charity events, then by virtue of cancelling them now there is less money to charity. we alas, charity. but there we are. alas, plinth wolverhampton plinth on friday, wolverhampton on the 28th of september, and of course crucially in windsor tomorrow evening. all of those cancelled . earlier, the met cancelled. earlier, the met police confirmed that they had received now a complaint of sexual assault against the presenter in the wake of an investigation by the sunday times and channel four's dispatches programme . it is dispatches programme. it is worth saying, i think that up until that particular moment in time, the police said that they had not received any complaints. the police themselves did issue a statement urging people to come forward. several serious questions here. i mean, there's the obvious one, isn't there, about russell brand, which is any of it true? and if it is, what that would mean for him and his victims going forward ? he his victims going forward? he denies everything. okay. so that is currently where we are . is it is currently where we are. is it trial by media and is that fair? should somebody who is accused

of this kind of thing be given the same level of anonymity as the same level of anonymity as the people doing the accusing thing? i think that's an interesting point as well, isn't it? could he ever get a fair heanng it? could he ever get a fair hearing given the level of exposure that this has now gone on? the strong opinions that have already been formed ? the have already been formed? the other one is if indeed it was an open secret that russell brown was allegedly , you know, some was allegedly, you know, some kind of predator here, then the bbc and channel 4 appear to have been content and keep farming him out on their shows and having him in their buildings despite presumably knowing if people knew about all this stuff. presumably knowing about it all again. i want to emphasise that russell brand denies everything. also, just one more before i go to mark white. actually our home security editor , russell brand, security editor, russell brand, is different is clearly a very different person than the person he person than the person that he was, ten ago, for was, say, ten years ago, for example. and before that, he's spoken publicly his spoken very publicly about his issues by all issues as he's now a by all accounts , family man a accounts, family man with a child on the way. if there is

absolutely no insinuation whatsoever that he would behave like he is alleged to have behaved back is behaved back then, is it worthwhile bringing all of this stuff to the public attention now? argument to now? the very easy argument to say it is, is that say that, yes, it is, is that just because you might have changed, i suppose not changed, i suppose it does not give some give you a free pass on some very serious things you very serious things that you have done in your have allegedly done in your past. where are you on this past. but where are you on this gb views of gbnews.com get your views in. i'm joined now views coming in. i'm joined now by security by our home and security editor mark white, who is in henley on thames, somewhere near russell brand's house. mark so the latest is that his tour dates remaining, tour dates have been cancelled, but also that the met police have received a report, is that right ? is that right? >> yeah. i mean , it's been a day >> yeah. i mean, it's been a day of fast moving events . we had of fast moving events. we had news that his book publisher and also promoters had distanced themselves from him, suspended their relationship with russell brand and then , of course, we

brand and then, of course, we got that news from the metropolitan police just an hour and a bit had launched an investigation after receiving a complaint about an allegation of sexual assault in soho in 2003. that appears to be different from the allegations made by four separate women relating . to four separate women relating. to 2006 to 2013. and now, of course , the latest breaking news, more in the way of cancellations as the promoters for his bipolarism asian tour that charity event that still had three runs left windsor tomorrow night and also in plymouth on friday, as well as is up in wolverhampton on the 28th. now cancel two promoters apologising but saying you know we think you'll understand why. so it's of course it's a massive allegation that are swirling

around russell brand at the moment. he is in a very difficult place . yes. but also difficult place. yes. but also in an unusual place in the sense that, you know , he completely that, you know, he completely denies the allegations that are being made against him. we have not yet got to the point where he is being charged any of the allegations have been tested in allegations have been tested in a court of law. but because we have incorporate nations and companies right across the land , there self—survival instance instinct, which is reputational damage, it means that those associated with someone that they look upon at the moment as damaged goods, they distance themselves from however fair are unfair. that might be. it's quite interesting what you were saying just before you introduced me some of the questions that you were posing, patrick, and you were asking

about could he ever get a fair trial, an if you just remember back a month ago . to the back a month ago. to the hollywood actor whose name is now just slipped me. kevin spacey. spacey so kevin spacey, of course , had an awful lot of of course, had an awful lot of pubuchy of course, had an awful lot of publicity out there . he is a publicity out there. he is a world renowned actor. he won his us civil court case in the us, and then he won his criminal court case here in. so it just proves that you can't ask a jury to salonen to listen to reasoned argument and to come to a conclusion that in his case was a satisfy factory conclusion. so it's possible that russell brand did spite all of this swirling around may indeed get a fair trial in terms of the way it's happened and how unfair it is

that his name is out there and his alleged victims still have anonymity, difficult one, but this is, again, an unusual case, patrick, because what you have is not a criminal. if this had been the metropolitan police announcing, announcing that an individual, a well known individual, a well known individual, had been arrested in connection with sexual allegations, we wouldn't be naming that person . but this naming that person. but this wasn't a police investigation . wasn't a police investigation. it was a media investigation for years. and the gestation by the sunday times and then latterly by dispatches. so they did the running on this, obviously to pubush running on this, obviously to publish their findings and to broadcast their findings. so they were always going to name they were always going to name the celebrity city at the centre of the allegations. so that's why we've got a slightly unusual legal situation here. he is being named, as i say , had it being named, as i say, had it been originally a police investigation, he would still have this anonymity. a lot of

rumours, of course, but he would have his anonymity. well >> well, indeed, quite. yeah, absolutely . i >> well, indeed, quite. yeah, absolutely. i mean, >> well, indeed, quite. yeah, absolutely . i mean, he would absolutely. i mean, he would still have his anonymity and it's interesting kind of so quirk really of the way that we operate, isn't it, where if people don't go to the police and activate criminal proceedings, etcetera, which i think for most people would be considered the threshold at which you really would take things extremely seriously. if you don't do that. so if you fall short of that , then you fall short of that, then you name the person. but then if you do that you're going to do decide that you're going to go legal or go down the legal route or the met crucially, met police, crucially, or whichever police force decide that take that they're going to then take further action, then you almost withhold a little more, withhold a little bit more, which for some people which i think for some people might find quite to marry might find quite hard to marry up. accusations up. some of these accusations are historic. and there's 2003 allegation from soho . a lot of allegation from soho. a lot of people saying, well, look, why is it taking so long for this to come out , if is it taking so long for this to come out, if indeed any of it's true, why wouldn't you have gone to the before? suppose to the police before? i suppose the that, mark, the flip side to that, mark, is that people felt though that maybe people felt as though they only people

they were the only people involved or that they wouldn't be or or was it be believed or or was it intimidation because of this quy's intimidation because of this guy's celebrity power and it was maybe only when they realised that there was going to be the clout of a couple of media organisations behind them, the heft that that will provide that maybe they they maybe they felt they felt comfortable again, comfortable coming out. again, it's people . the length it's dividing people. the length of the allegations of time between the allegations and the publicity . and the publicity. >> well , i and the publicity. >> well, i mean, i can see how people would actually tell their story to the media rather than necessarily contacting the police . and it works this way. police. and it works this way. patrick and that is that clearly whoever made the documentary and the stories, they were aware of a lot of the stories and the rumours about that russell brand, they get wind of that. they decide , you know, to follow they decide, you know, to follow that through as an investigation and as part of that, they then reach out to individuals now individuals might be willing to

talk to the press on an anonymous basis, whereas they might not have thought, even though they may have thought this had been , you know, a this had been, you know, a terrible and horrible ordeal . this had been, you know, a terrible and horrible ordeal. i want to put it behind me and might never have thought of going to the police. but the very process of being contacted by the media who just want to listen to you, you can see then people then are like, you know, on on occasions to just it really relive that event as a kind of cathartic process maybe further down the line they agree to doing something anonymously. i can see how people can be persuaded to enter that process doesn't mean necessarily that they would ever have gone to the police without that prompting and maybe you know some even with the prompting might not want to go anywhere near the police. we don't know . another police. we don't know. another thing that we do know , though, thing that we do know, though, about these kind of accusations

that swirl around, particularly around celebrities and once the name is out there, it often does bnng name is out there, it often does bring other people forward. now, they may be legitimate people with legitimate concerns and events that may have happened to them or they may be cranks. we also get yeah, the well, this is our share of that as well. this is it. and that will be for the police to try and weed through that. police to try and weed through that . yeah, absolutely. that. yeah, absolutely. >> mark, thank you very much. mark there is our home mark wight. there is our home security i suspect that security editor. i suspect that what we're about to see in the coming is a mixture of coming days is a mixture of both. i mean, russell brand, by his own admission, by everyone else, well, built else, admission as well, built a whole shtick about being probably promiscuous probably the most promiscuous man in britain. he's made no bones about that. unfortunately what that means for him now, i suppose, is that there could well be how ever many people who might decide that they've got a story to tell and then want to tell it. but we'll have to wait and how it all pans out.

and see how it all pans out. again, want to stress this. i can't emphasise enough. again, want to stress this. i can't er brand se enough. again, want to stress this. i can't erbrand denies enough. again, want to stress this. i can't erbrand denies all ugh. again, want to stress this. i can't erbrand denies all ofh. again, want to stress this. i can't erbrand denies all of the russell brand denies all of the allegations or accusations that are being put out there. but earlier on, i spoke to stand up comedian chris nell about this story , and she was talking to me story, and she was talking to me a little bit about about whether or not comedy now is on the on the cusp a metoo moment . and the cusp of a metoo moment. and i don't think it's just focussed on the comedy industry. >> i think it's in every walk of life that women are finding difficulties with people in power, taking advantage of them. um, it's obviously the comedy industry. we're talking about now because of what's happened at the weekend and it's highlighting stuff that's going on. there are a few more people coming saying stuff coming out and saying stuff about comedians. coming out and saying stuff about comedians . and about different comedians. and this with russell i think is going to snowball with the initial four coming 4 or 4 or five coming forward on the show on saturday. and now obviously we're faced with coming we're faced with more coming forward this morning. um i think

it person to kind it just takes one person to kind of step up and say something for other women to feel strong enough to come forward and say their stories as well . you know, their stories as well. you know, when the first sort of wave of metoo came out, we've got, which is fantastic for us, we've now got a charitable organisation called get off that are trying to police kind of not police things, but kind of give us somewhere to go if we feel that we're being sexually harassed or we're being sexually harassed or we're not comfortable working alongside whatever comedians on the circuit. but it's still that charity is still its infancy. charity is still in its infancy. we haven't had anything ever in the industry where we've got like a hr department that we go, well, that person has done this to me. i don't want to work for them. i don't to work with them. i don't want to work with them. i don't want to work with them. got anybody them. we haven't got anybody that's our backs. so that's watching our backs. so we've long we've basically only for as long as been doing it, we're as we've been doing it, we're all watching, to watch as we've been doing it, we're all wother's. to watch as we've been doing it, we're all wother's backs, to watch as we've been doing it, we're all wother's backs, which tchwhy each other's backs, which is why there's the narrative about there's the narrative now about there's the narrative now about the whatsapp groups there's the whatsapp groups that there's quite high profile female quite a few high profile female comedians got their comedians that have got their own whatsapp and they just

own whatsapp group and they just talk just talk amongst themselves, just warn about whoever. warn each other about whoever. they're not happy with working with . with. >> okay, look, this is an interesting point from helen. i'm just going to read one email out. there's coming in out. there's a lot coming in about brand it very about russell brand and it very much very much much a mixed bag, very much a mixed . people saying, well, mixed bag. people saying, well, you this that you know, this idea that just because these things are because some of these things are historic haven't historic and people haven't raised them yet and it's been 20 years there years or whatever, well, there should be statute should be a statute of limitations can see limitations on it. i can see that side of things. but then i do as well. well, no, do think as well. well, no, because happens because if something happens to you child you know you as a child and you know you've to you've only got five years to raise not in raise it, you might not be in a position for five years to have the to go the the strength to go to the police. don't you should police. i don't think you should be where we have be in a situation where we have a limitations on any a statute of limitations on any crime personally, but i to crime personally, but i want to read email helen read this email out from helen because i'm getting a lot like this. she says, i'm no fan this. and she says, i'm no fan of brand way the of russell brand one way or the other. however journalists went looking all of this, and looking for all of this, and i find that quite shocking. i think the insinuation in there well, what helen is saying, isn't it really, which is that, you know , did journalists hear you know, did journalists hear about this and go looking for

this, to put this out there or were victims alleged victims, banging on their door saying, please, can we tell our story? and i just wonder if that changes things slightly for you. if you look at it in that context, what do you think? vaiews@gbnews.com loads more on this story on our website gbnews.com. it's the fastest growing national news website in the it's got the best the country. it's got the best analysis, opinion and all of analysis, big opinion and all of the latest breaking news. but there are 7.7 million people on hospital waiting lists. but the nhs has got the to money create more than 240 diversity and inclusion jobs . you'll be inclusion jobs. you'll be pleased to know is this diversity over health care? patrick christys gb news,

britain's news. channel welcome back. >> 525 you're watching and listening to me. patrick christys on gb news on radio and on television. and on the internet as well . look, in just internet as well. look, in just a few moments time, i will discuss sir keir starmer's revelations that he will seek closer trading relationship with the eu if labour wins the next election. will this backfire or. i can't help but wonder with sir keir starmer whether or not the real he's kept very quiet real reason he's kept very quiet about ? he's not because about policies? he's not because he didn't have any, but because what he actually wants do may what he actually wants to do may well quite well end up being quite unpopular , for example, unpopular like, for example, rejoining european union rejoining the european union through the back door, doing some quota system when through the back door, doing socomes quota system when through the back door, doing socomes to quota system when through the back door, doing socomes to eu uota system when through the back door, doing socomes to eu asylum.tem when through the back door, doing socomes to eu asylum seekerszn through the back door, doing socomes to eu asylum seekers or

it comes to eu asylum seekers or giving 16 year olds the vote, which apparently something which is apparently something else that he's dead keen on. yeah how yeah i'm just not sure how popular things really are, popular these things really are, but there are 7.7 million people on nhs waiting list. the health service still has the money, however, to create 244 new jobs promoting diversity and inclusion. the roles are set to cost £14 million, so . that's £14 cost £14 million, so. that's £14 million of taxpayers money. your money, my money. everyone who pays money, my money. everyone who pays tax their money. £14 million of it on diverse . city, million of it on diverse. city, 177 of the people who get the jobs will be paid more . than jobs will be paid more. than £50,000 a year. do you not think this is staggering in the nhs are often the people who are going to go on strike now? junior doctors and consultants. so consultants can very often earn upwards of 120 to £130,000 a year. okay. they are going to coordinate some of these strikes next month to be in the same

city at the same time as the conservative party conference. so that is political as far as i'm concerned. there's no way that you can't say that that is political. you are you are targeting it to impact the government at the time of their having their conference in the place are having it. place that they are having it. that part of political so that is part of political so £50,000 a year if you want to, you know, oversee diversity and inclusivity on a maternity ward . but for the people actually working on that maternity ward, why is it why is it that somebody whose job it is to deliver babies, someone whose job it is to fit catheters, someone whose job it is to do all sorts of stuff, which is worth about half as much as somebody whose job it is to make sure that you have enough people of colour working on a particular ward or making sure that there are enough people who are of the lgbtq+ community, or making sure that nobody is misgendered why is that job worth twice as much as a nurse ? worth twice as much as a nurse? and surely a conversation has to

be had about the distribution of nhs funds? this is our money. we are being told that they're overworked and they're underpaid , paid. but £14 million can be spent. they found that down the back of the couch so that people all can promote diversity and inclusivity at hospitals . i find inclusivity at hospitals. i find that astonishing. i don't know about you. vaiews@gbnews.com and it is to the inbox. i round is off with now before i send you over to your news. loads of people getting in touch as you would imagine about russell brand patrick with the media and people on social media, there's no way the russell brand will get a fair hearing. that's from helen. why do you think it's interesting, though, is that is that brand was no longer that russell brand was no longer part mainstream, was he? part of the mainstream, was he? so when have other scandals so when you have other scandals involving people , you think, involving people, you think, well, you're relevant, you're still relevant, you're still in the film or you're still wherever you are, i can understand why there's kind of a need for urgent cancellation or

pubuc need for urgent cancellation or public interest, etcetera. with russell brand . and he's kind of russell brand. and he's kind of just on twitter and youtube , just on twitter and youtube, isn't he? at the moment? it's almost taken a back step from it, maybe , yeah, that that it, so maybe, yeah, that that meant that i suppose he can't necessarily put his side out as much as he would if he was on the telly single day. but the telly every single day. but i am now joined by communications the communications officer at the institute economic affairs, institute of economic affairs, reem ibrahim , to react to that reem ibrahim, to react to that other story. talking a other story. i was talking a little that, which is little bit about that, which is of the level of course about the level of diversity now going diversity that we are now going to nhs. ryan, thank to see in our nhs. ryan, thank you as junior doctors you very much. as junior doctors and consultants go on strike again, are seeing that we've again, we are seeing that we've got million to sure got £14 million to make sure that are, you know, of that people are, you know, of a variety of different faiths and cultures working our cultures and colours working our nhs. do you think this diversity over ? over health care? >> no, absolutely. >> no, absolutely. >> and i think that what's particularly interesting this week is that saw effectively week is that we saw effectively three stories health care. three stories about health care. >> seen that doctors >> we've seen that the doctors and now on and nurses are now back on strike. we've also seen that the nhs england waiting list have now hit a record level of 7.7 million men and now we're also

heanng million men and now we're also hearing that these potential proposals are going to be implemented where £14 million of our tax payer money is not being spent on ensuring that that waiting list does go down, not being spent on actually that kind of outpatient care. >> but it's being spent on diversity . and i think this is diversity. and i think this is absolutely abhorrent. it clearly shows that steve barclay was not serious when he said that he was going to try and cut this kind of from the nhs . and of thing from the nhs. and ultimately really does show ultimately it really does show that the nhs itself is really difficult to reform institutionally . you know, we've institutionally. you know, we've got these high waiting lists. we're also spending record levels on the health care system. spending just system. we're spending just below £200 billion a year. and you know, any time you talk about nhs reform on fortunately there are those on the left that seem to continuously cry out, claiming that we're trying to privatise it and sell it to trump , for example, when trump, for example, when actually we look across the actually when we look across the world and we look those world and we look at those better health care systems, many of more free market. of them are more free market. yeah i get that. >> look, reem, thank you very

much and sweet, much. short and sweet, i'm afraid, have you afraid, but great to have you on. it's really ibrahim there who is the communications officer of officer at the institute of economic affairs hours. i just think £40 million on absolutely meaningless diversity quotas. and it's the killer for me, which is the amount of money that diversity officers and people in those departments are paid to frontline paid compared to frontline staff. it's the nhs itself. the people working in the nhs itself who decide that that's not the government's fault, is it ? who decide that that's not the government's fault, is it? but there's loads more to come between now and 6 pm. reaction to sir keir starmer saying that he would renegotiate the brexit dealif he would renegotiate the brexit deal if labour win the next election. but first, it's time for your latest news with polly middlehurst . patrick. middlehurst. patrick. >> thank you. well, the headunes >> thank you. well, the headlines this hour are that russell brand's promoters have within the last hour announced three remaining tour dates have been postponed . the charity been postponed. the charity events were due to take place in

windsor in berkshire tomorrow , windsor in berkshire tomorrow, in plymouth on friday and wolverhampton next week . well, wolverhampton next week. well, earlier on the met police confirmed it had also received a report of an alleged sexual assault involving the comedian, saying that happened in soho in london in 2003. russell brand denies all allegations against him . now the government says it him. now the government says it will put measures into place to safely manage american bully xl dogs. safely manage american bully xl dogs . the prime minister has got dogs. the prime minister has got involved and he's promising to ban the breed in the uk by the end of the year. the government's chief vet is suggesting the animals be muzzled in public and neutered and the former prime minister liz truss is urging the government to cut taxes, shrink welfare spending and raise the retirement age. she's also defending decisions made in her budget when she was prime minister . budget when she was prime minister. for more on all those stories by heading to our website, gbnews.com .

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build across parts of build up across parts of north—west wales and north—west england, wales and perhaps scotland too. and it is going to stay blustery and windy . further unsettled weather to come through end of come as we go through the end of the perhaps turning the week, but perhaps turning a bit cooler bit quieter, albeit also cooler by the weekend . by the weekend. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. well sir keir starmer says that he will seek a closer trading relationship with the eu if labour wins the next election . labour wins the next election. >> he's revealed a labour government would try to get a new brexit deal . sir government would try to get a new brexit deal. sir keir claimed that almost everyone recognises that the current deal is not a good one. i wonder whether or not with sir keir he's just a little bit of an impasse now because he does absolutely have to start saying this is exactly what i would do if i win the next general election as we hurtle towards the general election.

the next general election. he has proper policies has to put some proper policies forward. wonder, forward. i just wonder, unfortunately him , are some unfortunately for him, are some of policies he wants of the policies that he wants actually unpopular voting actually quite unpopular voting for year olds, not massively for 16 year olds, not massively popular policy. i don't think there was a bit of back and forth, wasn't there, last week? more than a bit of and more than a bit of back and forth when it came to asylum seeker now seeker quotas. he's now rowed back mean, that back on that. i mean, that proved deeply proved to be deeply controversial. now this talk of renegotiating a brexit deal , controversial. now this talk of renegotiating a brexit deal, is everyone a bit fatigued about that ? do we actually need it? do that? do we actually need it? do we need it to the point of going and getting a new brexit deal? all of the back and forth in parliament, all of the massive outrage and controversy that that and the that will cause and the potential inaction on that is going cause whilst it's going to cause whilst it's getting done, we've still got an crisis, still got an education crisis. cetera. cetera. crisis. et cetera. et cetera. look joining me now to pick the bones out this one, bones out of this one, it's former for secretary former political for secretary tony blair is john mcternan. john, thank you much. great tony blair is john mcternan. joihave ank you much. great tony blair is john mcternan. joihave you you much. great tony blair is john mcternan. joihave you on. much. great tony blair is john mcternan. joihave you on. why much. great tony blair is john mcternan. joihave you on. why onrch. great tony blair is john mcternan. joihave you on. why on earth'eat tony blair is john mcternan. joihave you on. why on earth ist to have you on. why on earth is keir starmer talking about brexit? just leave it alone .

brexit? just leave it alone. >> he's not talking about brexit. >> he's talking about our relationship with the european union . union. >> and that's really important. 86% of people in the uk work in the private sector . we sell the private sector. we sell goods, we sell services , one of goods, we sell services, one of our biggest markets in the world by far is the european union . by far is the european union. therefore, where there is friction and it affects fishermen , it affects farmers, fishermen, it affects farmers, it affects food producers, it affects all exporters, musicians , all the creative industries where there is friction, it stops us selling goods , it stops stops us selling goods, it stops us selling services and therefore, if you take it away, we'll sell more , we'll create we'll sell more, we'll create more and we'll grow more . more and we'll grow more. >> what will it actually mean? it's well good it's all very well and good saying get us a better saying i will get us a better brexit deal. i will fix brexit. it how? well, the first is brexit is broken and we know that because there are so many complaints from industries across the board about it. >> secondly, the way that you fix anything diplomatically is

you have a stable government and you have a stable government and you negotiate in good faith . you negotiate in good faith. we've had a very unstable government. how many, how many, how many? we've had three prime ministers. >> fine, that's fine . but let's >> fine, that's fine. but let's assume that. yeah let's assume that he's he has a stable government and wins. what bit, what is he going to get out of the eu that we have not been able to get so far that would benefit britain because otherwise just empty words, otherwise it's just empty words, isn't ? isn't it? >> he's going to he's going to negotiate it so that our exports from our car industry, the parts of our car industry, the things that go back and forth , oh, that go back and forth, oh, well, hopefully while he's at it, he can negotiate a much better internet connection with john. >> john, thank you very much. alas john mcternan there, the former political secretaries, tony blair, do you trust a bloke who campaigned massively for remain and wanted a second referendum and wanted to block every single brexit deal that we had go back to the european had to go back to the european union? cap in hand and say, look, can we have a better deal 7 look, can we have a better deal ? i think is and people

? i do think this is and people were saying this at the time, it was important in the was vitally important in the wake of the public vote for brexit that we got something done quickly for the sake of democracy just for the sake democracy and just for the sake of practicality. instead, we messed around for a few years and disenfranchised. and completely disenfranchised. i of the public from i think a lot of the public from our political class, the other point with it, a lot point was with it, a lot of people thought that the whole point to be that point of brexit was to be that we competitive we would seek competitive advantage and that we would take competitive advantage the competitive advantage over the european do european union and we would do whatever it took act in our whatever it took to act in our own national interests. own national best interests. clearly, done that clearly, we haven't done that and many people might regard that. worst that. we've got the worst of both when comes to the both worlds when it comes to the kind brexit deal the kind of brexit deal and the opportunity for british business. as a result of us business. so as a result of us doing that, i think it's made it a lot more likely and a lot easier for us to potentially wander back to in the european union at some point and i think john's back. john mcternan, former political . secretary to former political. secretary to tony blair. good stuff. look, we've not got long now, but do you think this would pave you think that this would pave the us rejoining the

the way for us rejoining the european ? european union? >> no, could hear i could hear >> no, i could hear i could hear you through your you going through your conspiracy theory construction. this selling british this is about selling british goods to the european union. we have the best goods and services in the world to sell. we need to have the fewest barriers to take them market. all it's them to market. that's all it's about, brexit working about, is about brexit working in of the uk in the interests of the uk economy and definitely , yeah, economy and definitely, yeah, but for you, john, does brexit only really work by us rejoining the european union ? sorry, the european union? sorry, that's reversing brexit. we've we've made the decision . brexit we've made the decision. brexit is the most insane decision any country has made this century by its future . but we've done it. its future. but we've done it. we're not reversing it. >> right. okay but even if it means kind of getting back into bed with the european union. >> no, no, we're not reversing it. but we are never going to not be 26 miles from europe. we're never going to not have deep economic relations with the countries we have got. you know, we the uk is a major pillar of

european security and defence through our membership of nato and our and our nuclear deterrent, we have deep and abiding relationships and we have to make sure that their profits for us and they profits for us and that they generate jobs in the uk and don't see jobs transferred out of the uk. >> okay. all right. do you think keir starmer has got a bit of a problem moment, is problem at the moment, which is that he starting to put that now he is starting to put policies out there. it turns out that of those policies that not a lot of those policies are that popular. >> no, he's got look, he's got there's a lot of bad faith actors who make stuff up mainly in the government. the government decided to government last week decided to make the idea that there make make up the idea that there are our police are ideas about our police cooperation, about returning or returning failed asylum seekers to the continent . and keir just to the continent. and keir just has to keep on saying, you to the continent. and keir just has to keep on saying , you know, has to keep on saying, you know, we have to keep on telling the truth about our policies while the government tell lies about our policies. okay. all right, john, thank you very much. >> john, let's hang in there. former political secretary for tony blair. i'll laugh anyway.

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back. >> it is 546. you're watching and listening to me . patrick and listening to me. patrick christys on gb news on tv and on radio and online. now michelle dewberry is here with me in the studio for a quick look ahead of what is coming on your show. michelle well, liz truss, she staged an intervention some are calling it today. >> she says that it's time for the government and pretty much everyone basically stop everyone else basically to stop and listen to her. >> she reckons she was on the right she was prime right page when she was prime minister and she's on the minister and she's still on the right now and she speaks right page now and she speaks very boldly about what this country be doing when it country should be doing when it comes to the economy. a lot of it has to confess. i do actually agree with. yeah, i do. >> i agree with a lot of it at the time. >> of course, though, a lot of people are obviously immediately shutting her down saying shutting her down and saying she doesn't know what she's talking about lots of about and she caused lots of problems country. so problems in this country. so that that that is the flip side that people pushing. that is the flip side that peopeople pushing. that is the flip side that peopeople push saying that is the flip side that peo people push saying that that is the flip side that peopeople push saying that me that is the flip side that pethe ople push saying that me that is the flip side that pethe timepush saying that me that is the flip side that pethe time were saying that me that is the flip side that pethe time were they? that me that is the flip side that pethe time were they? yeah, me at the time were they? yeah, they said, you know what they said, you don't know what you're

they said, you don't know what youwell, there you go. so i want >> well, there you go. so i want to up on that tonight. and >> well, there you go. so i want to course, on that tonight. and >> well, there you go. so i want to course, onwell, tonight. and >> well, there you go. so i want to course, onwell, i'veght. and >> well, there you go. so i want to course, onwell, i've got and >> well, there you go. so i want to course, onwell, i've got the of course, as well, i've got the things might expect things that you might expect a certain brand. and i can't certain mr brand. and i can't help think he help but wonder, do you think he will it ever reached help but wonder, do you think he will point, it ever reached help but wonder, do you think he will point, do ever reached help but wonder, do you think he will point, do you reached help but wonder, do you think he will point, do you thinkied help but wonder, do you think he will point, do you think he that point, do you think he would fair would ever really get a fair trial given everything that's gone on in the media over the last so? so last kind of 48 hours or so? so i ponder that one. and i want to ponder that one. and of i to into of course, i want to get into the situation in the nhs about diversity whether diversity and inclusion, whether we that or not. we need that or not. >> so why are they always pay more nurse? that's why more than a nurse? that's why i want know why. why they want to know why. why are they always paid like twice or three times an actual nurse ? >> 7- >> this is h- h.- >> this is a very good point, patrick. the way, can i patrick. and by the way, can i compliment grandma compliment your grandma who i know watching tonight know is watching tonight on the tie she bought you? think know is watching tonight on the tie lookhe bought you? think know is watching tonight on the tie lookhe b you very much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> welcome. i >> you're very welcome. should i leave you get with the leave you now to get on with the rest of show? rest of your show? >> okay. michelle >> please do. okay. michelle dewberry there. she'll be with you hour. now, i've you for the next hour. now, i've just sneak one just got time to sneak in one more top topic in wales more top topic for you in wales has become the first country in the default. 20 the uk to have a default. 20 mile on mile an hour speed limit on residential scheme residential roads. the scheme began roads began yesterday. most roads where the limit was 30 miles an houn where the limit was 30 miles an hour. now now are 20 miles an houn hour. now now are 20 miles an

hour. although councils can impose exemptions which i imagine they almost never will, the welsh government says the move protect lives and save move will protect lives and save the in wales. £92 million the nhs in wales. £92 million a yeah the nhs in wales. £92 million a year. how on earth have they reach that figure? that's what i want to know. and also , is this want to know. and also, is this going to happen absolutely everywhere it now means that when add it up with the rest when you add it up with the rest of the uk , 2/5 of us are living of the uk, 2/5 of us are living in a 20 mile an hour zone. it comes just weeks after the mayor of london, sadiq khan, controversially expanded the ulez scheme. and only last week khan announced will khan announced that he will impose limit on impose 20 miles an hour limit on more london roads. impose 20 miles an hour limit on more london roads . with me now more london roads. with me now is radio presenter and journalist. it's mike parry. mike, thank you very much . why mike, thank you very much. why don't they just crack on and ban cars as well ? cars as well? >> well, it is a war on the motorist. you're absolutely right, patrick. one thing that i'm surprised that we haven't all focussed on is a report that came out in november last year, november 22. this was a report out from queen's university,

belfast, from cambridge university, and from the university, and from the university of edinburgh over three years they studied the impact of 30 miles an hour to 20 miles an hour where 20 miles an hour had then been imposed. and there conclusion was and these are top academics now , are top academics now, negligible, negligible in what it did to improve road safety. >> can i ask you this , if you >> can i ask you this, if you don't mind. >> come on. >>- >> come on. >> you're a very intelligent man. >> you've been around in the world for a long time. have you everin world for a long time. have you ever in your life seen a car collide with a pedestrian ? i've collide with a pedestrian? i've been around . been around. >> all right, well , been around. >> all right, well, hang on. >> all right, well, hang on. >> i've been around for 60 plus years. okay? and i've never seen a car collide with a pedestrian . so when the mayor of london, sadiq khan, says saving people's lives whose lives are he? saving

because very, very , very few because very, very, very few people in our society ever have the misfortune to get engaged with a motor vehicle on the road. it's almost non—existent. this is a money making racket. we all know that. we know that the whole idea is that because people are so nervous at driving at 20 miles an hour, i've got a car worth £60,000. okay i have to look through my steering wheel to make sure i'm 20. i'm more likely to hit somebody by trying to do 20. it's a racket . trying to do 20. it's a racket. and i'll tell you why. it's a racket. because my khan and people in wales, where it's now been introduced , it want to be been introduced, it want to be able to find to find drivers and take money out of their wallets for going 2 or 3 miles over 20. >> yeah, i agree with you on that. i agree with you on that. i can understand that. if you

hit someone at 20 miles an hour, they're probably going to come off a bit better than if you hit them 30 miles an hour. i can them at 30 miles an hour. i can get that. i don't really get that. but i don't really think reason why think that's the reason why they're agree with they're doing it. i agree with you. think we're going to you. i think we're going to end up thousands people up with thousands of people getting ticket for getting a speeding ticket for doing 22 miles an hour and a 23. i think you're right. 20 miles an hour is unnaturally slow to be driving a car. so you are constantly checking , constantly constantly checking, constantly checking, which means you're not actually at the actually looking at the road that much, you ? that much, are you? >> yeah. patrick, let me tell you something else well. in you something else as well. in my , if you've got to keep my car, if you've got to keep coming in and out of 20 mile an hour as you're pumping hour zones as you're pumping your accelerator there. yeah, boosh there is more emissions coming out of the back of your car . it's a coming out of the back of your car. it's a ludicrous , absolute car. it's a ludicrous, absolute proposition. but let's let me please ask you again, patrick, and your millions of viewers, unless there's have any of them ever seen a collision in between a car and a pedestrian? because

inever a car and a pedestrian? because i never have . and i've been i never have. and i've been around for 60 years. yeah, it doesn't happen very often. so if my khan and the guys who run wales are saying we're saving people's lives , whose lives people's lives, whose lives people's lives, whose lives people do not get knocked down by cars , do they? by cars, do they? >> well, well, well . i get what >> well, well, well. i get what you mean. yes. no, it's not an everyday occurrence. it's not an everyday occurrence. it's not an everyday occurrence. it's not an everyday occurrence. mike, thank you very, much . you very, very much. >> well, it's not an every month occurrence. it's every occurrence. it's not an every year occurrence . year occurrence. >> well, yeah, i think you also see some of footage see some of the footage sometimes comes out that sometimes that comes out that like or whoever it is, like tfl or whoever it is, network rail release people network rail release of people going play ing on going in like play ing on railway and stuff. you railway lines and stuff. and you think sometimes it's railway lines and stuff. and you thinthe sometimes it's railway lines and stuff. and you thinthe drivers sometimes it's railway lines and stuff. and you thinthe drivers faultymetimes it's railway lines and stuff. and you thinthe drivers fault when nes it's railway lines and stuff. and you thinthe drivers fault when an it's not the drivers fault when an accident happens and it involves accident happens and it involves a pedestrian. but there we go. mike. there is a mike. mike parry there is a radio presenter, journalist friend show, friend of friend of the show, friend of the good lad. right. friend of the show, friend of the michelle ood lad. right. friend of the show, friend of the michelle dewberrytight. friend of the show, friend of the michelle dewberry will. okay michelle dewberry will be up next. she's got a top show lined for you. thank you very lined up for you. thank you very much. for everybody who's been watching much. for everybody who's been watchirin, would urge you tuning in, i would just urge you all you missed anything, all to if you missed anything, go on youtube. you can find us there. can rewind the

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of 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 night 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 atlantic. meanwhile, across the at the we have had the uk at the moment we have had a crossing a band of rain crossing eastwards that's due to this cold front here that rains now clearing the east, clearing away towards the east, though continuing across parts of and shetland. so of orkney and shetland. so staying here, otherwise staying wet here, otherwise cooler, fresher air coming in. also a bit clearer for a time, but of showers . some of but plenty of showers. some of these thundery these heavy thundery as we go through the evening and overnight, spells overnight, some clear spells towards then towards the east, but then turning cloudy, wet and windy from so after from the west. and so after perhaps chilly start to the perhaps a chilly start to the night it will milder for night, it will turn milder for most through the most as we head through the early hours tuesday. a wet, early hours of tuesday. a wet, windy 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. perhaps the greatest chance of some bright or sunny spells will be across northern scotland. but even here some

showers. and windy with showers. and for many windy with the some coastal gales. the risk of some coastal gales. 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 much colder it's going to feel much colder than that wednesday. then another unsettled day for most . another unsettled day for most. the rainfall totals continuing to up across parts of to build up across parts of north—west england , wales and north—west england, wales and perhaps to and it is perhaps scotland to and it is going to stay blustery and windy . further unsettled weather to come as through the end 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 weekend . looks like by the weekend. looks like things are heating up . things are heating up. >> boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on .

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now investigating. russell brand. he's got me wondering, do you think if it ever reached the point of a criminal trial, he would actually get a fair one, given all of the coverage in the media this far? we've got it all to come tonight and more. but before we get into all that, let's go up tonight's latest headunes. headlines. >> good evening. the top story tonight, as you've been hearing, russell brand's tour promoters have announced his three remaining charity fundraiser. shows have been postponed and it's after the metropolitan police this afternoon confirmed they'd received a report of an alleged sexual assault involving the comedian saying the incident they're referring to occurred 20 years ago for women have accused the 48 year old of rape and sexual assaults during the height of his popular charity between 2006 and 2013. his publisher has announced they're now pausing all future book

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