gb news. >> good afternoon. you're with the live desk here on gb news. coming up this friday lunchtime where does labour stand on issues like brexit and doctors strikes .7 strikes? >> gb news is political editor christopher hope sat down with the shadow health secretary, wes streeting, to find out. we'll bnng streeting, to find out. we'll bring you that exclusive live here on the live desk . here on the live desk. >> and the king and queen say au revoir. in fact, they're the olive just landed. and as they wrap up their state visit to france, they're emerging from the royal plane there in bordeaux . this afternoon. bordeaux. this afternoon. they'll meet emergency workers and communities affected by last year's wildfires. and as you can see, this is a live shot from bordeaux, where king charles and queen camilla are disembarking. the royal plane . the royal plane. >> we'll be live there shortly

with our royal correspondent, cameron walker. bordeaux twinned with bristol , where the cameron walker. bordeaux twinned with bristol, where the king and queen will be enjoying a reception on a royal navy frigate in bordeaux . and they'll frigate in bordeaux. and they'll also be riding a tram to the main square. king charles will also be hearing about the effects of climate change after some horrendous forest fires in in bordeaux last year, which destroyed thousands of acres. >> and it's certainly been a climate change since they left paris pit . oh, it was climate change since they left paris pit. oh, it was raining cats and dogs the whole time there. and now look, they've sun kissed and they're going to a vineyard. they're kissed and they're going to a vineyard.they're organic vineyard. they're an organic vineyard. they're an organic vineyard. they'll vineyard. so no doubt they'll have a little taste of the local brew. >> lucky them. there are the >> lucky them. so there are the king queen landing at in king and queen landing at in bordeaux. they've just disembarked and talking of planes. well, here we go again. hundreds holidaymakersforced hundreds of holidaymakers forced to queue overnight due to an e—gate failure. disgruntled travellers have been taking to social media with one user saying nothing works in this

country . country. >> and also we were saying cheers to the landlord who only takes cash in his pub. we'll be heanng takes cash in his pub. we'll be hearing exactly why he will never accept a single card payment . all of that to come payment. all of that to come after your headlines with tatiana . martin. tatiana. martin. >> thank you very much and good afternoon. this is the latest from the gp newsroom. all major budget decisions would be checked by the watchdog. that's to according new plans by laboun to according new plans by labour. it would mean the office for budget responsibility would be legally obliged to review significant changes. sir keir starmer says it will ensure the mistakes of liz truss's so—called mini—budget are not repeated. labour cited the higher cost of mortgages , energy higher cost of mortgages, energy bills and everyday food items. among the consequences of the former prime minister's short

lived economic reform , sir keir lived economic reform, sir keir says the plan will bring stability to britain's economy . stability to britain's economy. >> year ago , huge damage was >> year ago, huge damage was done to our economy and people are still paying the price. that can never be allowed to happen again. so this is a pragmatic, sensible measure . already other sensible measure. already other people are coming out, you sensible measure. already other people are coming out , you know, people are coming out, you know, former permanent secretaries , former permanent secretaries, leading economists, saying this is a good idea for the stability of our economy. but this is focussed on working people and the pain that they've been through because that through because of that disastrous just a disastrous mini—budget just a year ago . year ago. >> labour insists it's been clear about the party's red lines when it comes to britain's relationship with the european union. sir keir starmer said he didn't want to diverge from eu rules and argued that the uk and brussels should share a future together. shadow financial secretary james murray told gb news the labour leader was referring to only certain eu rules . rules. >> i think what he was talking about was about the fact that we have no interest in watering

down on uk standards. you know, when that comes to things like consumer protection and workers rights, food standards and so on, you know, that's what he was talking about and he was talking about that very clearly in the context of our red lines when it comes to our relationship with the eu , you know, those red the eu, you know, and those red lines around, you not lines are around, you know, not rejoining single market or rejoining the single market or the customs union and not bringing back freedom of movement . you know, we have movement. you know, we have those lines, but within those red lines, but within those red lines, but within those red lines, we're clear that do need improved that we do need an improved trading relationship the trading relationship with the eu. what we would eu. and that's what we would seek secure. seek to secure. >> the chancellor says very difficult decisions will make tax cuts virtually impossible . tax cuts virtually impossible. while some of jeremy hunt's party colleagues, including former prime minister liz truss, are reportedly pushing for tax relief after better than expected economic news, mr hunt says he wishes that there were an option, but the government must stick with its plan to bnng must stick with its plan to bring inflation and bring down inflation and interest . new images of interest rates. new images of sarah sharif have been released as police appeal for information

about her family. in a statement, surrey police say they hope the pictures will prompt more people to come forward with information about the ten year old girl. she was found dead at a home in woking last month. her father, stepmother and uncle have been charged with murder . staple charged with murder. staple foods such as rice, pasta and tea bags can cost more than three times their usual price if budget versions are not available . all consumer group available. all consumer group which. found examples such as a large bag of asda's own brand rice, which is usually priced at about £1.80. but if no own brand is available, the ben's original version can cost almost £5, which is calling on supermarkets to ensure they stock their value ranges across all of their locations . the return of summer locations. the return of summer weather last month helped retail sales recover, though there was a drop in the demand for fuel. figures from the office for national statistics show retail sales grew by 0.4. it said

stronger interest in clothes shopping drove the increase, but fuel sales were down 1.2% lower due to rising global prices. it comes after july's wet weather was blamed for people skipping their summer wardrobe shopping . their summer wardrobe shopping. in now, an eight year old girl has become the first child in the uk to receive a special type of kidney transplant without needing to take long term drugs. aditi shankar's immune system was reprogrammed after a stem cell transplant . that meant her cell transplant. that meant her body accepted a donor kidney as its own . professor stephen marks its own. professor stephen marks is a children's kidney specialist at great ormond street hospital. he says a rare underlying condition complicated the procedure because of her underlying immune condition. >> it meant that she would not be able to receive a kidney transplant. her immune deficiency had to be in corrected by having mum's bone marrow first. and because as

aditi was able to engraft and accept her mum's bone marrow, that therefore meant that her body could then see her mum's kidney when it was transplant as being part of . kidney when it was transplant as being part of. her >> and it's the final day of the king and queen's state visit to france. these pictures are coming to us live from bordeaux just moments ago, where the royal couple have just touched down. today. they'll meet business owners before touring a vineyard in the heart of france's wine country . they'll france's wine country. they'll also join a reception on a royal navy frigate frigate and ride a tram to the city's main square . tram to the city's main square. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to martin and . pip

back to martin and. pip >> thank you, tatiana. now with the uk facing a plethora of cnses the uk facing a plethora of crises and a general election on the horizon , labour frontbencher the horizon, labour frontbencher wes streeting has been speaking exclusively to gb news about his party's plans for the future. >> the shadow health secretary joined our political editor, christopher hope , for an christopher hope, for an interview on issues ranging from the junior doctor strikes to brexit. here's what he had to say . say. >> roy wes streeting how would labour end? the junior doctor strikes. the most important thing that the government, the prime minister should be doing now is to get the doctors and the consultants around the table and negotiate a way through. >> i think it's outrageous actually, that given this strike action, which is unprecedented and in itself has inflicted untold misery on patients who are waiting longer cancelled , are waiting longer cancelled, delayed appointments, operations , procedures, waiting in pain , , procedures, waiting in pain, probably dying as well. >> probably people are dying while they can't get treated. >> mean, labour's >> no doubt. i mean, labour's own research this has shown own research on this has shown that there are people literally

dying waiting lists , yet dying on nhs waiting lists, yet the prime minister hasn't met the prime minister hasn't met the doctors at all and the health secretary hasn't sat down to negotiate since march earlier this year. so no, given alongside the cost of living, this is the biggest crisis in the country right now. i don't understand why the prime minister isn't giving this his full attention, and i've come to the conclusion basically the conclusion he's basically saying, this pledge saying, well, i made this pledge to waiting list. i know to cut waiting list. i know i haven't got a chance of delivering it now, but at least i the doctors with i can blame the doctors with these strikes. off these ongoing strikes. i'm off these ongoing strikes. i'm off the hook. he's relying on the pay the hook. he's relying on the pay bodies, offering 6. pay review bodies, offering 6. >> doctors want 35. what >> the doctors want 35. what would have to compromise would labour have to compromise somewhere? would labour have to compromise somewii've? would labour have to compromise somewii've said i've said to >> 20. i've said i've said to the doctors, look, 35% overnight is not a policy that labour would be able to afford. it's not made popular with not made me popular with everyone, but i'd rather be honest. this an election honest. this side of an election than other than break promises the other side of the election. if we win . look at the record of . and i look at the record of the last labour government, we didn't have national in didn't have national strikes in the because we the nhs and that's because we treated the staff with respect and we got them on the path to

full restoration. in fact, full pay restoration. in fact, before for the general before for the 97 general election, labour was under enormous make the enormous pressure to make the sort are sort of commitments people are asking make now. they were asking me to make now. they were rightly reluctant to make promises unless they knew they could keep them , and yet that could keep them, and yet that labour government did deliver full pay restoration. how did they that ? they got the they do that? they got the economy growing so they could invest public services , invest in public services, invest in public services, invest in public services, invest in our people, in public services without hiking up taxes in the way the conservatives in the fifth of a labour government. >> then you might get back to this pay they want. now this 35% pay rise they want. now i aboutin this 35% pay rise they want. now i about in one term, i don't know about in one term, but willing to sit down but i'd be willing to sit down and negotiate with the doctors but i'd be willing to sit down an say, gotiate with the doctors but i'd be willing to sit down an say, look,a with the doctors but i'd be willing to sit down an say, look,a recogniseioctors but i'd be willing to sit down an say, look,a recognise the»rs to say, look, i recognise the pressure under. pressure you're under. >> we do to help you >> what can we do to help you with cost of living? also, with the cost of living? also, there are a range of issues there are a wide range of issues that raising that aren't that they're raising that aren't related but about related to pay but are about their everyday working conditions and i think are directly retention directly linked to retention because needing to because as well as needing to recruit more staff and labour's plans involve biggest plans involve the biggest expansion in expansion of nhs staff in history . we've got to keep the history. we've got to keep the people we've got and i see people we've got and i see people walking the nhs in

people walking out of the nhs in droves i think alongside the droves and i think alongside the retention, recruitment problem, retention, recruitment problem, retention is the other big challenge . and so if we don't challenge. and so if we don't get this right, the risk isn't just that these doctors walk out for for action a few for more strike for action a few more days, they walk out of the nhs altogether and can't nhs altogether and we can't afford to lose the doctors, the nurses, the other nhs staff that we need to get patients seen on time. >> just quickly, quickly, on the pm's net zero announcements, this week, will labour reverse his plans to delay the ban on petrol and new petrol car and diesel cars by 2035? >> yeah, we will because we think that i mean like i mean look at the industry voices that have come out in recent days. >> what the prime minister has doneis >> what the prime minister has done is really short sighted. it has actually created more instability and uncertainty for businesses who are looking to invest in britain . invest in britain. >> and i think we've got to be clear about what this ban is. >> it's not a ban on existing cars. so no one with a petrol or diesel car should think, oh my

god, i'm going to have to replace it, you know, in a few years time. it's about new cars coming up for sale . and the coming up for sale. and the reason why the policy that the government had until literally this week was important is because we've got to build the energy infrastructure this country needs. the charging infrastructure and on top of the renewable and new nuclear power, we need to give britain its energy security back to create new jobs, new industries , new jobs, new industries, particularly in parts of the country like teesside , the country like teesside, the north—east of scotland, wales, where we've seen massive deindustrialisation , the west deindustrialisation, the west midlands , if we get our energy midlands, if we get our energy policy right, our economic policy right, our economic policy right, our economic policy right, our industrial policy right, our industrial policy right, our industrial policy right and bring them all together, we can deliver lower bills, more energy security costs on working families. >> that's the point, isn't it? >> that's the point, isn't it? >> well, under labour's plans working families would be paying less. so, for example, labour's plans insulate 19 million plans to insulate 19 million homes would save families hundreds of pounds a year. if we get the industrial strategy right, there will be new

well—paid jobs in industries that will enable us to bring bills down, because at the moment the short sightedness we've had as a country for far too long means that we're relying on the whims of the international energy markets. we want to give britain our energy security back so we have our own energy being produced here, and we're not reliant on foreign dictators energy dictators or volatile energy markets . we are in this bizarre markets. we are in this bizarre situation where we are subsidising the taxpayers of other countries who have big stakes in our energy industry . stakes in our energy industry. why not have great british energy owning our own energy , energy owning our own energy, reinvesting the profits for the sake of our own people? so for laboun sake of our own people? so for labour, we think that the pursuit, the path to net zero and the path to our own energy security can be one that actually saves families money, not costs us more. and the risk for the prime minister and the risk he's created for our country is that britain people don't know where britain is. they don't what we stand they don't know what we stand for. find it hard to make

for. they find it hard to make investment decisions because rishi changes investment decisions because rishithe changes investment decisions because rishithe weather changes investment decisions because rishithe weather and changes investment decisions because rishithe weather and athanges investment decisions because rishithe weather and at the jes with the weather and at the moment, you know, i think this is true of him across the board. i don't think he's really leading his party. he follows whoever last came to see him whoever last came in to see him and sat it. and sat on it. >> just very quickly labour, >> just very quickly for labour, what mean? does what does brexit mean? does it mean doing the eu wants mean doing what the eu wants closer alignment ? closer alignment? >> no, don't think so. we've >> no, i don't think so. we've left union. it left the european union. it means that we make our own choices . we want to work in choices. we want to work in partnership ship with the european union as our nearest and arguably closest allies. there's lots we've got in common to tackle on our continent, whether that's small boats, international crime and terrorism, climate change, the breakthroughs in medical science and technology that we can achieve at scale. there are lots of areas where we need to work together and cooperate. but let me let me say this as someone who campaigned for remain and passionately so, we got the message right. so we lost the referendum. we lost two general elections subsequently . you

elections subsequently. you know, i'm not to going pretend i was happy about it, but i also know that it wouldn't be in this country's interest to relive those battles and to keep on looking back when we should be looking back when we should be looking forward to the future. and i think that's what keir starmer has been trying to do, and not just in relation to the european union and his visit to see the president of france recently. of the recently. but in terms of the conversation he's been having with allies in the united with our allies in the united states and north states of america and north america, allies in australia america, our allies in australia and new and long and new zealand and long standing allies of our country and right across the world. i think people are they they're looking to britain to see, well, what do you stand for? where do you fit in in the global race now? because i think that's not been clear for too long. and i think there's an opportunity for labour reset our foreign labour to reset our foreign policy and to to the policy and to look to the future, not relive the battles of the past . of the past. >> while wes streeting, thank you for joining >> while wes streeting, thank you forjoining us >> while wes streeting, thank you for joining us today. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you for having me. >> okay, let's go across now to

westminster to westminster and speak to christopher christopher christopher hope. christopher excellent exclusive there with wes. you held his feet to the fire. he was typically evasive. he that he didn't really he said that he didn't really have an answer on the nhs. pay strikes. he was a bit vague on that. they reverse that. they will reverse the petrol least he was petrol car ban. at least he was clear on that. but something that struck me a bit of a pot that struck me as a bit of a pot kettle scenario, he said. that struck me as a bit of a pot kettlechops scenario, he said. that struck me as a bit of a pot kettlechops and nario, he said. that struck me as a bit of a pot kettlechops and changes said. that struck me as a bit of a pot kettlechops and changes with. that struck me as a bit of a pot kettlechops and changes with the rishi chops and changes with the weather and of course the big question asked was about question you asked was about brexit. what the brexit. precisely what the pubucis brexit. precisely what the public is accusing keir starmer of. he said, i don't think so . of. he said, i don't think so. re closer alignment. you're up . re closer alignment. you're up. you're looking him close in the eyes. do you believe him ? eyes. do you believe him? >> well, i think what they're saying is we get the message. we've lost two elections. the labour party lost two elections since the 2016 referendum on trying to almost do something different on brexit. they recognise that the guardrails are set sovereignty is set. what they want to do is how they apply that within those guardrails. so parliament remains sovereign. the things which brexiteers fought for , for

which brexiteers fought for, for terms, the big, the big, big picture stuff is set but they want to try and do things more closely with the european union and diverge away and start trying to diverge away from not what the from them, which is not what the tories want. so think we are tories want. so i think we are now clear a clear battle now seeing clear a clear battle lines set on they want lines set on brexit. they want to do more deals on on veterinary, on on climate change, all those kind of areas and work more closely with the european union. this all matters because there's a big renegotiation of the of the trade agreement, trade and cooperation agreement coming up within the uk should within 18 months. the uk should at that point get back control of fishing waters. martin of our fishing waters. martin and pippa. but of course, that could be something which can be negotiated away for closer alignment in other areas. and i think seeing almost think we are now seeing almost the second chapter there. and perhaps might see perhaps one which might even see us the way, over how we us out, by the way, over how we how we debate repeatedly, how close or distant our close or how distant our relationship is with the european think he's european union. but i think he's quite thought that quite clear that i thought that quote said there, i kind quote when he said there, i kind of get it. i recognise that i can't that we can't really go back relitigate

back and refight relitigate brexit. it might be a relief even for gb news viewers . even for gb news viewers. >> and you also spoke to him well, about a lot of things. but let's also zoom in on this ban on petrol and diesel cars, which labour says they will maintain. the 2030 ban because because their path to net zero will save families money. working families is under their proposal , will is under their proposal, will pay is under their proposal, will pay less, says wes streeting . pay less, says wes streeting. >> yeah, and yet again we have another another election divide in line emerging on this because we are now bookmarking and collecting these statements from labour frontbenchers about how they they are to going reverse what the pm rishi sunak did on on wednesday. i think that's fascinating because many people in westminster i speak to imagine and think that mr starmer somehow by next year will have to come round to the idea of a 2035 ban rather than 2030. but it's interesting that they holding that line at they are holding that line at they are holding that line at the moment and whether that becomes in the future,

becomes a u—turn in the future, we'll wait and because we'll wait and see because there's battle here about there's a big battle here about whether should working whether why should working families to pay for this families have to pay for this idea further be an idea of going further be an outlier than a leader on outlier rather than a leader on net zero? that's the point. net zero? and that's the point. >> christopher, something you can't but you can't pick up on screen, but you were close, you know, were there close, you know, a lot of politicians does wes streeting a minister streeting feel like a minister ready govern? does he have ready to govern? does he have that confidence about yeah that confidence about him? yeah >> does. >> yeah. well, i think he does. i mean, i was struck by the way he he roamed across all sorts of policy areas way outside his health we started health brief. we started by asking junior doctors asking about the junior doctors strike, and it's worth noting that for you he did that point for you that he did say he doesn't think they say that he doesn't think they can back to parity, pay can get back to pay parity, pay restoration which restoration from 2008, which is what the unions want for the doctors until maybe the 2030. and that's not what the junior doctors want. they want to see a labour come in and labour government come in and sort out this pay dispute, this 35% pay demand from them . the 35% pay demand from them. the government offering 6, government is offering just 6, but quite realistic . i but he's quite realistic. i think is saying things which think he is saying things which will worry the tories because he's talking a like a tory. he's talking a bit like a tory. he's saying we get into he's saying we can't get into power and cave in to these large

demands from the bma. we've got to wait until we can we can afford to get there and that might be not till the 2030. i do think he does talk a good game for many . he think he does talk a good game for many. he is leader in for many. he is the leader in waiting sir keir starmer waiting were sir keir starmer not not to cut the mustard at a general election. think wes general election. i think wes streeting to watch streeting is the one to watch for them. for many of them. >> greg christopher, thank you for from for that update from westminster. of course, we'll have you back in next hour. have you back in the next hour. top coming up. top look coming up. >> to be to >> we're going to be live to bordeaux the king and queen bordeaux as the king and queen say to france. it does say au revoir to france. it does look it's been a triumph. look like it's been a triumph. do stay with us. you're watching and listening to the live and you're listening to the live desk. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news alex deakin weather on. gb news alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. >> very different conditions over the next three days. sun and showers today , a fine day and showers today, a fine day for tomorrow before things for most tomorrow before things turn and very wet for some

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hear some of the conservatives speaking about about what keir starmer said, it does feel to me like a kind of an attempt to distract from the fact that they have no plan . have no plan. >> welcome back to the live desk on gb news. the king and queen have arrived in bordeaux for their third and final day of their third and final day of their state visit to france. and this is them having reached the centre of bordeaux , greeting the centre of bordeaux, greeting the crowds . a lot of people there crowds. a lot of people there waiting to see them. i think there's a few union jack flags this this trip. martin has been quite spectacular , hasn't it? it quite spectacular, hasn't it? it really has helped anglo—french relations, many would say . relations, many would say. >> and what's fascinating about the bordeaux leg of this is that

they are visiting the town hall . all that on the precise day that the king and queen were meant to visit back in march was set on fire by protesters orders, if you remember, as a nationwide protest , that that nationwide protest, that that was sparked by macron's pension reform , which saw more people reform, which saw more people having to work for longer before they got their pensions. that town hall right there was is was engulfed in flames. and this this visit had to be put off for very obvious reasons. now, as you can see, they've been absolutely mobbed by friendly locals , french and brits. as you locals, french and brits. as you said, it's a magnificent sight. >> and the majesties have got a busy, busy day of engagements ahead of them. let's get more on what they're going to be up to from our royal correspondent, cameron walker cameron, phyllis in. >> wait a minute. in. >> wait a minute . when you carry >> wait a minute. when you carry out your big cheers from the crowds here, pip, i reckon there's five, 600 people who have turned out to see their majesties arrive at bordeaux town hall. >> their majesties are currently

greeting members of the crowd here who have been waiting very patiently over last few patiently over the last few hours order to catch a hours in order to catch a glimpse of them. bordeaux is a city with the largest number of british france around british expats to france around 39,000 or so. but there is most certainly french people here as well. now, originally their majesties were meant to take the train bordeaux, but they train into bordeaux, but they actually ended up flying. the reason being because there reason being is because there were leaks . it's were too many media leaks. it's understood, and security and for security reasons, they decided to fly in as well. rather than taking friendly taking the eco friendly train. but they're here, they're but while they're here, they're going to be having an official welcome from mayor of welcome from the mayor of bordeaux. and interestingly, the mayor bristol in the united mayor of bristol in the united kingdom. the reason being is because bordeaux and bristol are twinned. it is the oldest , twinned. it is the oldest, oldest twinning relationships for two cities within the united kingdom. and the king is here really to encourage further collaboration between the two cities. there are a there is a youth orchestra here who's going to perform to their majesties inside the town hall as well.

there are school groups lining the red carpet. i don't know if you've got a shot of it. it's kind of behind me. where from what? i don't know if you've got a shot of it, but there's school children lining the route, holding flags. can holding union flags. you can hear big, from the hear big, big cheers from the crowds here. their majesties trying meet as members trying to meet as many members of possible. and of the public as possible. and this, think, is perhaps one of this, i think, is perhaps one of the king charles the things that king charles does best. you just see how comfortable is with members comfortable he is with members of here, whatever of the crowd here, whatever country whatever are country it is, whatever they are saying him they have flags saying to him, they have flags waving. one person had a crowd crown at one point. i'm not quite sure where somebody got a union flag umbrella in france, but nonetheless , they have but nonetheless, they have managed do so . the king and managed to do so. the king and queen do have very busy queen do have a very busy schedule here in bordeaux. they're going to be they're also going to be visiting a british organic visiting a british run organic vineyard solar power vineyard which uses solar power , as well as as as carbon technology as well carbon capture technology . there's also capture technology. there's also a big defence theme here for today. we remember yesterday the king charles spoke of the

unprovoked aggression of the russian invasion of ukraine dunng russian invasion of ukraine during his speech at the senate yesterday. well, today the king and the queen will be on board a british frigate ship in side the port here of bordeaux, trying to spotlight the french and the british ties when it comes to defence, of course , both defence, of course, both countries being part of nato. crowds are starting to disperse here as their majesties enter the walking down the red carpet into the town hall . of course, into the town hall. of course, six months ago this would have seemed impossible, all because six months ago had the french six months ago we had the french riots sparked by the domestic pension plans which caused the building behind me, literally to be set on fire, which is why the state was postponed for state visit was postponed for six months until everything calms down. but so far, things seem to be going without a hitch. security, as said, has hitch. security, as i said, has been incredibly tight here in bordeaux . people there's been bordeaux. people there's been sniffer dogs , thousands of sniffer dogs, thousands of police officers, as i've said, journalists and members of the pubuc

journalists and members of the public going through quite rigorous security checks . but so rigorous security checks. but so far, king and queen's visit going without a hitch, a three day roundup. he seems to be enjoying himself . enjoying himself. >> and cameron prince charles i still saying that king still keep saying that king charles will be focusing again on the environment . and, you on the environment. and, you know, it is slightly ironic, isn't it, with what's happened this week in terms of what our prime ministers had to say. but king charles gave that speech at the senate, talked about his concern for the climate, which may well have rattled a few people . people. >> yeah, there's been a lot of reports on that on social media. i think what we have to remember is that the speech that the king delivered at the senate yesterday would have been written collaboration with written in collaboration with the united kingdom government and particularly foreign and particularly the foreign secretary, james cleverly, he was cleverly he was stressing yesterday that the prime minister and the king are completely comes completely aligned when it comes to climate policies. but nonetheless, we do have to point out coincidence of rishi out that coincidence of rishi sunak rolling

sunak announcements, rolling back some of those net zero policies immediately before the king delivered a speech where he spoke a lot about climate change and the need of urgency when it comes to tackling the climate change and environmental issues. the king was also in contrast to his his son, the prince of wales, who earlier this week was warning in new york that we shouldn't be too gloom, doom and gloom when it comes to tackling climate change. we should be far more optimistic when it comes to tackling those sorts of environmental issues . yes, very environmental issues. yes, very ironic because it's just started to rain here again. and one of the engagements, the king and queen are doing here in bordeaux today is looking at the well, the think, at least, is the king, i think, at least, is looking the devastation looking at the devastation caused the forest fires from caused by the forest fires from last year the bordeaux last year in the bordeaux region. the huge swathes of forest destroyed because of those fires really difficult and big challenge for emergency services . who going to be services. who is going to be meeting today ? but the meeting here today? but the weather been pretty poor all weather is been pretty poor all batus in any there's to going be

any reason that a forest fire would spark up. but nonetheless, he's going to be looking at some of those devastation again, highlighting climate change, environmental something environmental issues, something that king charles has been passionate for than passionate about for more than half century . half a century. >> yeah, it's amazing to see >> yeah, and it's amazing to see the union flag on that town hall there. and that that really has historical because historical significance because one most daring missions one of the most daring missions of war was when the of world war two was when the cockleshell heroes went up the river into bordeaux and fought off the. and i always get really moved, you know, i was almost close to tears today. i get so moved when i see when i see our flag on french buildings. it just back that powerful, just brings back that powerful, historic royal connection. and i think that's why, cameron, this tour has been an absolute magnificent . magnificent. >> absolutely. and there's been a huge theme about shared history here between britain and france . the was an official france. the was an official welcome ceremony at the arc de triomphe where a wreath was laid on behalf of president macron and king charles by two soldiers

at the tomb of the unknown soldier . and the eternal flame soldier. and the eternal flame was symbolically lit underneath the arc de triomphe. remember bnng the arc de triomphe. remember bring those allied soldiers who were lost during the first and second world wars. of course, a lot of british soldiers died between 1914 and 1918 and 1939 to 1945. on french soil. so it was particularly poignant for the king to be there and pay their respects. and then , of their respects. and then, of course, it's looking to the future and the future collaboration of british and french armed forces . with the french armed forces. with the reception on board the british frigate later on today in bordeaux. and also it's spotlighting the fact that there is collaboration between britain and french forces and the wider nato partnership in the face of a war that's going on in eastern in eastern europe with the russian invasion of ukraine. >> cameron, thank you for your great coverage of such a successful state visit by king charles and queen camilla. we will be following them. what? cameron yeah, just the whole the

whole setting. >> cameron you do look beautiful. then you know, it's a lovely the whole thing. i just get quite moved by all this sort of stuff. >> tissues are down there. if you need them. i love it. stay with us here on the live desk. we will be getting your reaction to our exclusive interview with frontbencher wes streeting, the shadow before shadow health secretary. before that , here's shadow health secretary. before that, here's a roundup of your latest with tatiana de latest headlines with tatiana de . pip. >> thank you very much and good afternoon. this is the latest. all major budget decisions would be checked by the watchdog . be checked by the watchdog. that's according to new plans by laboun that's according to new plans by labour. it would mean the office for budget responsibility would be legally obliged to review significant changes. sir keir starmer says it will ensure the mistakes of liz truss so—called mini—budget are not repeated. labour cited the high cost of mortgages, energy bills and everyday food items . among the everyday food items. among the consequences of the former prime minister's short lived economic reform, sir keir says the plan

will bring stability to britain's economy . britain's economy. >> a year ago, huge damage was done to our economy and people are still paying the price that can never be allowed to happen again. so this is a pragmatic, sensible measure . already other sensible measure. already other people are coming out, you sensible measure. already other people are coming out , you know, people are coming out, you know, former permanent secretaries , former permanent secretaries, leading economists, saying this is a good idea for the stability of our economy. but this is focussed on working people and the pain that they've been through of that through because of that disastrous mini—budget just a year . year ago. >> the chancellor says very difficult decisions will make tax cuts virtually impossible. some of jeremy hunt's party colleagues , including former colleagues, including former prime minister liz truss , are prime minister liz truss, are reportedly pushing for tax relief after better than expected economic news. hunt says he wishes that there were an option, but the government must stick with its plan to bnng must stick with its plan to bring down inflation and interest rates . a new images of interest rates. a new images of sarah sharif have been released as police appeal for information about her family. in a

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days from three on. gb news welcome back. >> a little earlier we brought you our exclusive interview with the shadow health secretary, wes streeting, who said it wouldn't be in this country's interest to relive the brexit battles . relive the brexit battles. >> it was also said he could not guarantee re nhs doctors would receive the 35% pay rise they had demanded by the end of a first term of a labour government. so let's cross now to tamworth where a by—election will be taking place in just around a month's time and get some reaction now. west midlands reporter is there reporter jack carson is there with us for the people's panel today. jack what are people telling you ? well welcome back telling you? well welcome back to tamworth. >> good afternoon . soon you can >> good afternoon. soon you can see the castle inn behind me just representing how deep rooted the history of this place is. this place used to be the capital of saxon mercia, but more recently, of course, we all know the problems that it's had politically with its mp chris

pincher being suspended from the house of commons, resigning over those sexual assault allegations . it means that this place is without an mp and needs representation. that's going to be decided in the by—election on the of october. we're the 19th of october. we're joined once again with our people's that we've been people's panel that we've been speaking day. but just speaking to all day. but just first, guys, course, we all first, guys, of course, we all watch streeting watch that wes streeting interview , you know, talking on interview, you know, talking on key issues that are affecting the country at the moment. junior doctors net zero and of course, brexit. martin, i'll come to you first. what did you make of some of the things that wes there? wes streeting said there? >> surprise, really , where we >> no surprise, really, where we are at the moment, >> no surprise, really, where we are at the moment , they can't are at the moment, they can't make any promises. it's all a lot of talk until they actually see and they have said this until they see the numbers, they can't really say what they're going do. it's there's going to do. so it's there's nothing there . nothing new there. >> i mean, chris, what did you make of it? because like you say, junior doctors, we've had the strikes this week as well. there was a little bit of a commitment that maybe in a

second term labour might able commitment that maybe in a segeti term labour might able commitment that maybe in a seget them labour might able commitment that maybe in a seget them back ur might able commitment that maybe in a seget them back ur the ht able commitment that maybe in a seget them back ur the pay able to get them back to the pay level that the bma are requesting. were you satisfied ? requesting. were you satisfied? what were your feelings after watching and watching that interview and listening answers ? listening to those answers? >> don't think anything was >> i don't think anything was actually which is a bit actually said which is a bit disappointing if you're a party trying to get into power, you need to be able to commit to certain decisions and we didn't see any of that. um, the slight commitment to say by the second term, what's to say there will be a second term. so again, there's nothing really that that is lit a touch paper to go , is lit a touch paper to go, yeah, that's the party for me. >> yeah. i mean on the point of net zero labour firm that they'd they, they'd bring back the extension back to you know extension back to 2030, you know in terms of net zero and combustible engine cars. what are your feelings on that commitment to say that we're going to bring it back, we're going to bring it back, we're going to bring it back, we're going to diverge away from the conservatives a little what conservatives a little bit. what were thinking? conservatives a little bit. what wershane?1inking? >> shane? >> shane? >> for me, i think it's >> i mean, for me, i think it's great, but there has to be an infrastructure in place to make that happen. and just saying

we're going to bring it back to its original plans of 2030 rather than . conservative. 2035 rather than. conservative. 2035 is all well and good, but we do need to make sure that we've got the infrastructure in place . the infrastructure in place. and, you know, electric cars are expensive and with a cost of living at the moment, a lot of families can't afford that. so yeah, i mean, let's bring it back onto the issues that we've been all morning. been talking about all morning. >> this in this by—election >> and this in this by—election here, martin, we've been chatting maybe for chatting today that maybe for you , an mp, whoever that mp you, an mp, whoever that mp might be for this area, needs to almost recreate and re—establish that identity of tamworth . it's that identity of tamworth. it's the identity that maybe that you think is missing at the moment. >> yeah, yeah. as you say, we discussed it earlier and i think there's, there are so many things us and so many positives about and the future about tamworth and the future looks good in my opinion. looks really good in my opinion. but because we've had that lack of representation in mp of representation in with an mp that hasn't really been that active any new mp coming in needs to see where that where those positives are. come

together with the council and just support this town and make sure that we do become what we can become and as we said earlier, i don't believe that we are in the town centre. a retail focus . we have an out—of—town focus. we have an out—of—town retail facility with lots of fantastic shops and stores . so fantastic shops and stores. so what is tamworth? are we an experience? are we a historic because here we are in these wonderful gardens in front of an amazing castle and all the other things that we have in tamworth. they need to come in support it and take us forwards. >> i mean chris, for you business a point that you business is a big point that you want to focus on for a new mp, but it's not just business in the town as well. you know, tamworth is a constituency, it's not just this centre that not just this town centre that matters people. not just this town centre that ma'well, people. not just this town centre that ma'well, peorright. you know, >> well, that's right. you know, more 80% businesses more than 80% of the businesses don't actually within don't actually sit within the b79 they're not b79 postcode, so they're not right the centre and for, for right in the centre and for, for far too long that's where the focus all the focus has always been. all the business grants that have been available businesses in available to businesses in tamworth have focussed that tamworth have focussed on that postcode. 80% plus live

postcode. yet 80% plus live outside and work outside of that. so for me an mp has got to come, come in, recognise that and actually put some plans in place with the council as martin said, to actually provide support for all businesses, not just those that sit in the in the b7 nine postcode. >> and shane, obviously we all know the circumstances in which, you know, the former mp here had know the circumstances in which, yo resign', the former mp here had know the circumstances in which, yo resign over. former mp here had know the circumstances in which, yo resign over. do ner mp here had know the circumstances in which, yo resign over. do you mp here had know the circumstances in which, yo resign over. do you feeliere had know the circumstances in which, yo resign over. do you feel that1ad to resign over. do you feel that you've trust in you've lost trust in politicians? what does the next mp have to do to convince you that they are representing you when they go to parliament? >> yeah, absolutely. i think trust board has been trust across the board has been been . you know, town been lost. you know, the town was brought into repute and i think really for me to vote for the next mp , i want to believe the next mp, i want to believe in what they're saying . they in what they're saying. they need to, you know, clarify what it is that they're trying to achieve . listen to the people of achieve. listen to the people of tamworth, listen to the businesses of tamworth and actually know, actions actually see, you know, actions speak words and speak louder than words and proof's pudding. yeah, proof's in the pudding. so yeah, absolutely to rebuild that absolutely need to rebuild that trust. tell us exactly what

they're going to do and deliver on that just quickly all of on that and just quickly all of you when it comes to how you, when it comes to how worried rishi sunak the prime minister should be, quickly , minister should be, quickly, martin, how worried should he be about losing this by—election with such a huge majority for the conservatives, if that's overturned? >> i think that's a huge problem because we are close enough now to a general election for this to a general election for this to matter in tamworth . to matter in tamworth. >> chris absolutely. you managed to overturn a 20,000 majority. that's i think probably indicative of what the rest of the country might be planning on voting to do as well. >> and shane, finally, yeah, absolutely agree with the two of us. >> us. >> it's a big majority and if that's overturned, i think that will set the precedent for the rest of the country. yeah i mean, being here today. >> martin and the fact what >> martin and the fact is, what i i've seen is that like i what i've seen is that like many areas across country , many areas across the country, this this area cares this this area really cares about getting that representation in representation back in parliament and getting their issues discussed there in the house commons. at the house of commons. back at the forefront. like martin said, forefront. and like martin said, forefront. and like martin said, for this place, about for this place, it's about regaining identity and

regaining that identity and they'll to do that when they'll hope to do that when they'll hope to do that when they their mp on the they elect their next mp on the 19th of october. >> well, thank you. jack carson, live thank you live from tamworth. thank you guys to all of you on the people's panel there. big people's panel there. the big word out from that for word that came out from that for me trust and a broken trust. me was trust and a broken trust. and of course, there are other candidates in that by—election let's look at their names now. they are andrew from the they are andrew cooper from the conservatives , sarah edwards conservatives, sarah edwards from the labour party , sunny from the labour party, sunny virk from the liberal democrats , dr. sue haworth from the green party . richard kingston , dr. sue haworth from the green party. richard kingston an party. richard kingston as an independent who has now dropped out and ian cooper from reform uk and ashley simon from britain. first party want to bnng britain. first party want to bring you some news about single use vapes because super drug has announced plans to stop selling them in all of their stores in them in all of their stores in the uk and in ireland. >> they plan to have the stock completely cleared by the end of the year. now, this comes after ministers only last week were there were reports that the

government might ban single use vapes because there are concerns that they're being targeted at children. there's been calls from councils, from paediatricians and other campaigners who want single use vapes to be made illegal. so it's very interesting. now that superdrug has announced plans to stop selling them in all their stores in the uk and ireland . stores in the uk and ireland. yeah, and there's an overwhelming there's 95% of people who use vapes say it's a single user now and is a huge issue as well about the amount of plastic waste. >> so it's a significant development . development. >> the super well, the recycling campaign group, when you mention about the waste, there's a campaign group called material focus and they say that 5 million disposable vapes are being thrown away each week in the uk and that's a four fold increase overjust the uk and that's a four fold increase over just the the uk and that's a four fold increase overjust the last the uk and that's a four fold increase over just the last year . superdrug's also saying that there's a concern about the risk of fires caused by people wrongly disposing of them . many wrongly disposing of them. many contain lithium batteries . so

contain lithium batteries. so superdrug spokesperson is saying that the rate that consumers are discarding them is worrying and alarming for the environment . alarming for the environment. the lasting effects that these vapes are having on the environment need to be addressed. but it also sounds like there's a big concern as well about these vapes being targeted children as well. targeted at children as well. >> that's right. i'm particularly about particularly concerned about the fruit it's much fruit flavours. so it's much more of a of a child friendly access point with longer term conditions around addiction . so conditions around addiction. so a significant development. yeah. and superdrug says that it will provide the best choice for shoppers who want alternatives to cigarettes, whether it's for quitting smoking or for choosing other vaping options. >> they want to be responsible about the growing trend in disposable vapes among young people and the lasting effect on the environment . so that's the environment. so that's really interesting because it makes you wonder whether other other follow that. other stores might follow that. >> yeah, they probably will. >> yeah, they probably will. >> okay. >> okay. >> on to our next story now because the pub landlord in

essex decades essex says after three decades of accepting cash, he's of only accepting cash, he's determined to carry on. despite the surging increase in card usage as the cost of living crisis continues, more people are paying with cash as a way of budgeting . but can a pub are paying with cash as a way of budgeting. but can a pub in an increasingly difficult industry really to trade as really continue to trade as a cash only business or lisa hartle has the story. >> for 37 years, doug has owned and run the chequers pub in essex. it's a very traditional place and there is one constant he's kept in place. whilst many businesses are now accepting card only payments, doug is cash only. >> it saves money doing cards . >> it saves money doing cards. they charge a fortune , but also they charge a fortune, but also with cash . i know exactly where with cash. i know exactly where i stand and if you serve somebody and then their cards decline, what happens is and they've got no cash , you lose they've got no cash, you lose out. so what's the reaction when people come in here and they see that you don't take card , they that you don't take card, they just ask whether there's cash?

point is and generally they come back some don't. but that's all right. they'll go down the road, they'll pay more for their choice . a lot more people are choice. a lot more people are carrying cash because they know what they're spending and with cards, they don't know what they're spending, especially when their tapping their phones and tapping their card and tapping this and tapping that. and they haven't got a clue . and they haven't got a clue. >> this month, research >> earlier this month, research by uk finance found that as cost . of living concerns grow, the number of payments being made with cash rose for the first time in a decade, we've seen a very long trend of reducing cash payments year on year. >> but last year we did see a small in the number of small increase in the number of payments made. and as i we payments made. and as i say, we think mainly to think that that's mainly due to some finding cash help to some people finding cash help to them manage a limited budget them to manage a limited budget when of living is when the cost of living is increasing. but it is the increasing. but it still is the second most frequently used payment uk and payment method in the uk and indeed rate which it indeed the rate at which it declines actually falling. declines is actually falling. so cash concentrated cash is becoming concentrated amongst who prefer

amongst those people who prefer to it . and for those use to use it. and for those use cases where aren't so many cases where there aren't so many alternatives. and so we do absolutely expect cash to remain an part economy an important part of the economy in the challenge in the future. and the challenge for industry is making sure for the industry is making sure that provide access that we can still provide access to to those people who to cash to those people who prefer to use it, despite cash usage increasing, it's still card payments leading card payments that are leading the damian's been a customer of >> damian's been a customer of the for many years . the pub for many years. >> as i just bring cash, i've usually got cash on me anyway, >> as i just bring cash, i've us be ly got cash on me anyway, >> as i just bring cash, i've us be fair. t cash on me anyway, >> as i just bring cash, i've us be fair. soash on me anyway, >> as i just bring cash, i've us be fair. so one)n me anyway, >> as i just bring cash, i've us be fair. so one of me anyway, >> as i just bring cash, i've us be fair. so one of those yway, >> as i just bring cash, i've us be fair. so one of those it'sy, to be fair. so one of those it's nice old school pub i'm only young thug's old school so . young thug's old school so. >> so will doug ever relent and welcome a card reader alongside his till? >> i can't say never , but . his till? >> i can't say never , but. i'll >> i can't say never, but. i'll hold out as long as i can. >> lisa hartle gb news essex . >> lisa hartle gb news essex. >> lisa hartle gb news essex. >> good on you, doug. i love it. now thousands of passengers have been forced to wait in lengthy queuesin been forced to wait in lengthy queues in airports across the country. >> the chaos unfolded as the

e—passport barriers were closed for planned maintenance . the for planned maintenance. the elderly, disabled and those with children were being forced to wait in the long queues for hours . hours. >> i think what made it worse was it was at 2:00 this morning or something ridiculous. well, joining us to tell us more joining us now to tell us more about this is travel editor simon calder. so it about this is travel editor simon calder . so it doesn't simon calder. so it doesn't sound simon, like this was this was a mistake. it sound simon, like this was this was a mistake . it was planned was a mistake. it was planned maintenance and yet it caused chaos for a lot of people . chaos for a lot of people. >> it certainly did . now, >> it certainly did. now, obviously, they planned the maintenance for starting in the early hours of the morning on the grounds that there aren't many people coming through . but many people coming through. but what they don't seem to have doneis what they don't seem to have done is doubled or tripled. the number of staff on duty. so that people who were coming in on those late flights and you will know what it's like. you've had a really late evening long flight . you simply want to get flight. you simply want to get through the gates and get to your home. well, i'm fortunate . your home. well, i'm fortunate. very long queues built up and

yeah, i've been getting many, many messages from upset travellers and of course there is exactly nothing you can do if your flight was three hours late arriving and you're entitled to cash compensation if you spend a few hours waiting in the queue for getting through uk border, well you get not a penny. you just get very cheesed off and was it particular airports affected? >> simon? i think gatwick was one of them and luton is that right ? right? >> yeah, gatwick , luton and also >> yeah, gatwick, luton and also a bit at stansted and manchester. the thing is that particularly at luton , which is particularly at luton, which is i think where i got the most complaints from, you've got an awful lot of flights coming in from various parts of eastern europe and they tend to arrive at really quite early , late at at really quite early, late at night, early in the morning. and therefore, if you've got several hundred people all getting in the queue, it's going to be

miserable for everybody. now, unfortunately , early the unfortunately, early the problems that we're seeing now rather than mirror what we saw at the end of may, if you remember, there was a failure in the whole system right across the whole system right across the country that led to massive queues. the country that led to massive queues . and things i understand queues. and things i understand are much better. but people are now exhausted, particularly if they got in at 2:00 in the morning. they're due back at work at 8:00 this morning and they have basically got an hour or two sleep, if they were lucky i >> -- >> okay, simon, thank you for that update. we're going to have to leave it there. pip, does it just make you think that this falls into the kind of the wrong kind of leaves, the wrong kind of snow? it's like they knew this coming and didn't this was coming and they didn't put more bodies on the put a few more bodies on the line to deal with it. >> so if it's planned maintenance, then tell us you've >> so if it's planned mainten'it. e, then tell us you've >> so if it's planned mainten'it. lethen tell us you've >> so if it's planned mainten'it. let us| tell us you've >> so if it's planned mainten'it. let us ki'iow.is you've >> so if it's planned mainten'it. let us know. anyway, planned it. let us know. anyway, we got plenty more come we have got plenty more to come at the top of the hour. do stay with us. you are with the live desk. >> that warm feeling inside from

the boxt boilers. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news alex of weather on. gb news alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. >> very different conditions over the next three days. sun and showers today, a fine day for tomorrow before things for most tomorrow before things turn windy and very wet for some on sunday. that's because of this ex—hurricane anne tracking towards the uk. this ridge of high pressure will bring most of us a fine day tomorrow but today low pressure to the north, bringing showers. bringing plenty of showers. quite us have had quite a few of us have had a sunny morning, particularly in the cloud bubbling the east, but the cloud bubbling up we'll more up now and we'll see more showers through the showers developing through the day. quite wet across northern scotland where it's also quite windy. for east anglia in the showers for east anglia in the south—east parts of central south—east and parts of central scotland stay mostly dry. scotland may stay mostly dry. but elsewhere will that but elsewhere it will be that case of sunny. heavy case of sunny. one minute heavy shower, next, and shower, the next, and temperatures generally a touch below average. feeling quite fresh there , especially when fresh out there, especially when the showers along . more of the showers come along. more of those showers around this evening. of spray and evening. so a lot of spray and

surface on the roads if surface water on the roads if you're away for you're heading away for the weekend. the showers should weekend. but the showers should fade most fade pretty rapidly in most locations. this evening. so generally becoming dry and clear overnight and actually quite a chilly old night. quite a fresh start to saturday for sure. could see a touch of frost across parts of the north in in the countryside. so a chilly start. yes. but generally a fine day to come. tomorrow, some early maybe across early showers maybe across norfolk . still quite windy norfolk. still quite windy across isles. across the northern isles. initially here, the initially but even here, the winds easing generally a day of sunny spells . sunny spells. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. proud sponsors of weather on

gb news. >> good afternoon. you are with the live desk here on gb news. coming up this friday lunchtime, a hotel in chichester in west sussex says it's closing indefinitely from next week and it's reportedly be it's reportedly going to be housing asylum seekers have housing asylum seekers will have that exclusive of that as a gb news exclusive of the and queen are saying au the king and queen are saying au revoir wrap up their revoir as they wrap up their three visit to france three day state visit to france this afternoon. they are meeting emergency and emergency workers and communities last communities affected by last year's wildfires . we'll be year's wildfires. we'll be joining in bordeaux. joining them in bordeaux. >> here we go again. >> and here we go again. hundreds of holidaymakers forced to queue overnight due to an eagle failure. disgruntled travellers are taking to social

media. one user saying nothing works in this country. >> plus, we'll be finding out what you think after our political editor, christopher hope did quite a lengthy interview with the shadow health secretary wes streeting talking to him about the nhs, about brexit, about net zero. he had lots to say. what do you have to say ? do get in touch. first, say? do get in touch. first, though, here's your headlines with tatiana . pip. with tatiana. pip. >> thank you very much. this is the latest from the newsroom. all major budget decisions would be checked by the watchdog according to new plans by laboun according to new plans by labour, it would mean the office for budget responsibility would be legally obliged to review significant changes . as sir keir significant changes. as sir keir starmer says, it will ensure the mistakes of liz truss so—called

mini—budget are not repeated. labour cited the cost of higher mortgages , energy bills and mortgages, energy bills and everyday food items. among the consequences of the former prime minister's short lived economic reform. sir keir says the plan will bring stability to britain's economy . britain's economy. >> a year ago, huge damage was done to our economy and people are still paying the price that can never be allowed to happen again. so this is a pragmatic, sensible measure. already other people are coming out, you know, former permanent secretaries, leading economists saying this is a good idea for the stability of our economy. but this is focussed on working people and the pain that they've been through because that through because of that disastrous mini—budget a disastrous mini—budget just a year ago, labour insists it's been clear about the party's red lines when it comes to britain's relationship with the european union. >> sir keir starmer said he didn't want to diverge from eu rules and argued that the uk and brussels should share a future together. shadow financial secretary james murray told gb news the labour leader was

referring only to certain eu rules. >> i think what keir was talking about was about the fact that we have no interest in watering down her uk standards. you know, when that comes to things like consumer protection , workers consumer protection, workers rights, food standards and so on, you know, that's what he was talking about and he was talking about that very clearly in the context of our red lines when it comes to our relationship with the eu, you know, and those red lines around, you know, not lines are around, you know, not rejoining single or rejoining the single market or the customs union and not bringing back freedom of movement. know, we have bringing back freedom of move|redt. know, we have bringing back freedom of move|red lines, know, we have bringing back freedom of move|red lines, butw, we have bringing back freedom of move|red lines, but withinhave those red lines, but within those red lines, but within those red lines, we're clear that we do need an improved trading relationship with the eu. and that's what we would seek secure. seek to secure. >> chancellor says very >> the chancellor says very difficult decisions will make tax cuts virtually impossible . tax cuts virtually impossible. while some of jeremy hunt's party colleagues, including former prime minister liz truss, are reportedly pushing for tax relief after better than expected economic news, mr hunt says he wishes that there were an option, but the government must stick with plan to

must stick with its plan to bnng must stick with its plan to bring inflation and bring down inflation and interest . this new images interest rates. this new images of sarah sharif have been released as police appeal for information about her family. in a statement , surrey police say a statement, surrey police say they hope the pictures will prompt more people to come forward with information about the ten year old girl she was found dead at her home in woking last month. her father, stepmother and uncle have all been charged with murder . now been charged with murder. now staple foods such as rice, pasta and tea bags can cost more than three times their usual price. if budget versions are not available . consumer group which. available. consumer group which. found examples such as a large bag of asda's own brand rice, which is usually priced at about £1.80. but if no own brand is available, the ben's original version can cost almost £5, which is calling on supermarkets to ensure they stock their value ranges across all of their locations . the return of summer locations. the return of summer weather last month helped retail sales recover, though there was

a drop in the demand for fuel. figures from the office for national statistics show retail sales grew by 0.4. it said stronger interest in clothes shopping drove the increase, but fuel sales were 1.2% lower due to rising global prices. it comes after july's wet weather was blamed for people skipping their summer wardrobe shopping . their summer wardrobe shopping. an eight year old girl has become the first child in the uk to receive a special type of kidney transplant without needing to take long term drugs . aditi shankar's immune system was reprogrammed after a stem cell transplant. that meant her body accepted a donor kidney as its own. professor stephen marks is a children's kidney specialist at great ormond street hospital . he says a rare street hospital. he says a rare underlying condition can complicated the procedure because of her underlying immune condition. >> it meant that she would not be able to receive a kidney transplant . her immune transplant. her immune deficiency had to be in corrected by having mum's bone

marrow first. and because aditi was able to engraft and accept her mum's bone marrow , that her mum's bone marrow, that therefore meant that her body could then see her mum's kidney when it was transplanted as being part of her. >> and it's the final day of the king and queen state visit to france. the couple touched down in bordeaux a short time ago , in bordeaux a short time ago, where they're joining a reception on a royal navy frigate. they'll also ride a tram into the city centre and meet business owners before touring a vineyard in the heart of france's wine country . this of france's wine country. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's back to martin and . pip back to martin and. pip >> thanks, tatiana . now a gb >> thanks, tatiana. now a gb news exclusive because we are heanng news exclusive because we are hearing that a hotel in chichester is reportedly set to

close from next week as it's going to be housing asylum seekers . seekers. >> sparks a local backlash with jobs lost and events at the venue being cancelled at short nofice. venue being cancelled at short notice . swimming coaching notice. swimming coaching company dpd coaching has been forced to call off all future lessons as gb news investigates reporter charlie peters is with us in the studio. >> charlie, this is inevitably going to anger a lot of local people. what are you hearing? a lot of concerns . lot of concerns. >> some very nervous local residents in chichester who haven't been fed. they claim sufficient information about what is going to happen to this local hotel, a really important part of the for community them, not just for, of course, tourism and visitors, but also for their businesses. dpd coaching is businesses. now dpd coaching is a swimming company sports a swimming company and a sports training company. it's been around since it's used around since 1999 and it's used this hotel for the last 15 years coaching over 100 people every week in swimming lessons. it found out on monday that its contract with this hotel was being cancelled at the weekend.

and these children's lessons for all ages from two and 2.5 to above. but the majority of their customers are children and from tomorrow, its final lessons will take place and a lot of the business people i've been speaking to and in particular the founder of dpd coaching, said that they've just recovered from the dangers and the struggle of the coronavirus pandemic , and here they were pandemic, and here they were hoping to really bounce back from that. and this is their second largest venue pulled out from feet with just from under their feet with just a week's notice. >> now, inevitably, in these situations, there are staff layoffs redundancies and layoffs and redundancies and interesting extra element to this. i have heard from my contacts in the area is that the hotel in question is also used by the local tory mp gillian keegan for her association. meet wedding. so if that's true , this wedding. so if that's true, this will be causing particular embarrassment this week. charlie we found out that the bill for housing hotel asylum seekers in hotels has risen to £8 million per day . at the same time, when

per day. at the same time, when the government said that they would stop this in a minister's backyard, this would be severely embarrassing. >> £8.2 million a day is as yvette cooper, the shadow home secretary, said, astronomical costs . over 50,000 asylum costs. over 50,000 asylum seekers held in hotels as of june of this year. so clearly it is a major problem that the government is struggling to deal with. and it's said that it's going to start doubling up asylum in rooms to asylum seekers in rooms to reduce . but clearly reduce costs. but clearly the impacts local businesses impacts on on local businesses is and these short term changes are are impacting are ongoing and are impacting lots of people. i mean, gillian keegan in her constituency will wait that's confirmed, wait to see if that's confirmed, but do know that weddings but we do know that weddings wakes the local rotary club. they've had a very short they've all had a very short nofice. they've all had a very short notice . their opportunities to notice. their opportunities to gather cancelled and there aren't many public venues available in sorts of available in these sorts of towns. you know , hotels are towns. you know, hotels are a really useful place for conferencing as well. >> also chichester to it's >> and also chichester to it's a lovely place attracting a lot of visitors. i mean goodwood circuit's only only a couple of minutes down the road. so how is there going to be enough other

hotels to put tourists in? >> i mean, the locals i've spoken to who are used ing this hotel for business have said that they're scrambling desperately to find backup venues events venues for many of their events . i mean, dpd coaching told me that spoken that they've spoken to five different swimming pools in their area they're their local area and they're struggling get past reception struggling to get past reception because all sorts of because demand for all sorts of replacement so high, replacement activity is so high, so it's almost certain they're going to be out pocket for going to be out of pocket for a while. and the home office while. and both the home office have the local hotel that have and the local hotel that we're with haven't we're in contact with haven't confirmed to what extent they are supporting local businesses that been impacted by this decision. >> and i've been speaking to a contact the ground who's been contact on the ground who's been speaking to locals and staff members are simply too members who are simply too afraid to go on public record to speak out about this because they're terrified of being labelled racist. but off the labelled as racist. but off the record, what kind of things are people have been saying to you? charlie >> well, we spoke about the astronomical, as yvette cooper said, economic costs here, but there are also costs reported by by about community by locals about community cohesion about trust cohesion and about trust with

the governance. and lot the local governance. and a lot of these changes, say , are of these changes, they say, are happening suddenly they of these changes, they say, are happeknow suddenly they of these changes, they say, are happeknow who'stdenly they of these changes, they say, are happeknow who's arriving. they of these changes, they say, are happeknow who's arriving. there ay don't know who's arriving. there are from mothers i've are concerns from mothers i've spoken morning about spoken to this morning about whether not they'll let their whether or not they'll let their children walk around freely without in their without supervision in their local might once local area, as they might once have before. well the have done before. well the school run be change. will they be able walk to school as be able to walk to school as return return the streets? >> might not be. you know, the streets are necessarily not safe anyway. it doesn't just because there be asylum seekers in there might be asylum seekers in a hotel doesn't necessarily make the streets massively more dangerous. you have to be careful with children walking alone the at alone anyway on the streets at night. just don't night. these parents just don't know and they know who's arriving and they don't know to what extent they'll monitored, or they'll be monitored, whether or not allowed walk not they'll be allowed to walk around freely at night. around the area freely at night. >> i think lots of parents with the lack of information being given them the home office given to them by the home office and the hotel this and indeed the hotel at this stage filling vacuum of stage are filling a vacuum of information lot fear. information with a lot of fear. and that we're and that's all that we're heanng and that's all that we're hearing at the moment. and the thing we come back to this thing is, we come back to this this age old debate about this this age old debate about about there's over 50,000 migrants hotels the

migrants in hotels at the moment, have moment, but they have to go somewhere the government somewhere and the government doesn't have the bibby doesn't seem to have the bibby stockholm barge would hold only a fraction of them anyway. >> but that's not got any people there. i mean, you worked out how many bibby stockholm barges you yeah. how many bibby stockholm barges youso? yeah. how many bibby stockholm barges youso? so yeah. how many bibby stockholm barges youso? so the yeah. how many bibby stockholm barges youso? so the bibby]. how many bibby stockholm barges youso? so the bibby stockholm to >> so? so the bibby stockholm to put it has been put people on it has been cleared of legionnaires today. it holds 506 maximum capacity . it holds 506 maximum capacity. i've worked out that since the bibby stockholm was closed on august the 11th. we've had 7826 illegals arrive since then. we'd need 15.5 bibby stockholm just for the people who've arrived since the bibby was closed. but nevertheless they are still falling back on hotels despite the fact charlie, they said they wouldn't . and i repeat again, wouldn't. and i repeat again, £8.2 million per day . and £8.2 million per day. and stories like this in the minister's backyard will underline the fact the conservative tvs have completely lost control of illegal immigration and they will point

to their illegal migration bill and the attempts they are making, of course, with the rwanda plan. >> but as it stands, as you as you clearly say, martin, the struggle is ongoing. and they are, appears to be failing are, it appears to be failing significantly strategy. significantly on this strategy. and this continues, local and as this continues, local concerns will, i think, grow. and i will be speaking to locals in chichester throughout the afternoon the latest afternoon to get the latest on this . but expect the this. but i expect the conversations i've been having this night will this morning and last night will be this be more of the same. this afternoon. lacking afternoon. people lacking information going on. information in what's going on. the and the hotel the home office and the hotel and businesses not knowing and local businesses not knowing enough what's going to enough about what's going to happen and filling that. happen to them and filling that. >> i this seems to be >> i mean, this seems to be a huge part of the lack of huge part of it. the lack of consultation here, you know, communication is such a key thing. >> but there's also a lack of transparency because we've known about since start of about this since the start of the and we've been the week and we've been contacting all contacting the home office all week saying, will you tell us, is this happening or not? and they've fair to they've they've fair to say they've dragged they dragged their heels because they know when the story comes know that when the story comes out, there's an embarrassment. think. >> do we have we have a statement from the from the home office. spokesman has said and

office. a spokesman has said and told number of people told us the number of people arriving down arriving in small boats is down compared last year. but we compared with last year. but we must go further to stop the boats in the first place. that is we determined through is why we are determined through the act to the illegal migration act to ensure arriving in ensure that anyone arriving in the illegally is detained and the uk illegally is detained and swiftly removed to their country of origin or safe third of origin or a safe third country. we're also working hard to reduce the unacceptable use of hotels by moving asylum seekers into alternative, cheaper accommodation and doubung cheaper accommodation and doubling them up in hotel rooms and clearing the legacy backlog i >> -- >> well, charlie, i mean, that's that's a great load of rhetoric there, but it clearly isn't happening. it clearly isn't happening. it clearly isn't happening . if they say if happening. if they say if they're saying they're going to stop hotels, yet here we are again , another one opening. if again, another one opening. if it's unacceptable, you'd expect them to stop doing it, wouldn't you? >> frankly, dpd coaching the swimming only found out swimming company only found out on monday that their contracts swimming company only found out on mocancelled. their contracts swimming company only found out on mocancelled. we'reontracts swimming company only found out on mocancelled. we're hearing swimming company only found out on mthem elled. we're hearing swimming company only found out on mthem that. we're hearing swimming company only found out on mthem that thez're hearing swimming company only found out on mthem that the staffearing from them that the staff told this coach that they only found out last friday. so they've only known for a week very short

turnaround, very short amount known for a week very short turnarotfor, very short amount known for a week very short turnarotfor businesses rt amount known for a week very short turnarotfor businesses to amount known for a week very short turnarotfor businesses to react.t of time for businesses to react. and locals, as i said, extremely concerned how to get people off site straight away by no communication. >> no, that's it . but i think >> no, that's it. but i think people are allowed to be concerned. as you said in concerned. and as you said in that vacuum of information, you know, rumour, you know , sweeps know, rumour, you know, sweeps through and we don't know who the residents they're the residents are. they're typically age men. it's typically military age men. it's just fact the just just the fact of the matter. and they're not allowed to mixed sex because to be mixed sex because of safety concerns for those people within them. so the within them. right. so the residents themselves aren't allowed that is why allowed to be mixed. that is why they typically tend to be men. >> we know how many >> did we did we know how many people are moving into this hotel? and is the hotel big enough for this number of people? there likely to be an overspill? >> so i've looked if it is this hotel question, i'm hotel in question, which i'm pretty sure it is, it has 81 double rooms, they typically double rooms, but they typically don't. to repurpose don't. they try to repurpose common and common areas as well and put more beds them. and the more beds in them. and the locals saying reportedly locals are saying reportedly it's many as 300 residents it's as many as 300 residents could going into this hotel. could be going into this hotel. >> and we did at the home office now started doubling up rooms

with they doubled the with well, they doubled the capacity the barge. capacity on the barge. precisely. go. so that precisely. there we go. so that reduces, think, some the reduces, i think, some of the strain strategy that they strain on the strategy that they are but again, i are deploying. but again, i mean, into local area mean, overspill into local area , see. but the , we'll have to see. but the number people arriving number of people arriving on small across the channel small boats across the channel is such that there will never be the right number of beds available in these towns for the number asylum that number of asylum seekers that they dealing with . and so they are dealing with. and so they are dealing with. and so the strain of possible overflow in i think, spark in the area will, i think, spark a lot of a of fears from a lot of a lot of fears from local residents. of course, local residents. and of course, this is happening, as we said, with lack information with a lack of information that these are reporting from these locals are reporting from these locals are reporting from the so will the home office. so rumour will fly and of course, it's fly around. and of course, it's up to us to cut through that and find true. find out what's true. >> charlie peters, thank >> okay, charlie peters, thank you. exclusive on gb news. you. an exclusive on gb news. superb work. and keep on superb work. and please keep on top that story in any top of that story in any developments, come developments, let them come through desk through to the live desk throughout rest of the show. throughout the rest of the show. top come, retail top work still to come, retail sales are on the rise, but not by much expected. by as much as expected. >> it mean for you? >> what will it mean for you? liam halligan will be here to break all for down you're break it all for down us. you're watching you're listening to watching and you're listening to the live desk on gb news, the

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a.m. till noon on gb news, britain's news . a.m. till noon on gb news, britain's news. channel >> welcome back. the king and queen are in bordeaux for the fine day of their three day state visit to france . state visit to france. >> yeah, the majesties have had a busy day of engagements ahead of go live where of them. let's go live where they've just disembarked. the british hms duke british frigate hms iron duke docked in bordeaux with the french defence minister, sebastien lecornu . sebastien lecornu. >> and can anyone spot king charles? oh, there he is, struggling to see him there, so he has just disembarked hms iron duke. they've been at a

reception on the flight deck and there they highlight the defence ties between france and the united kingdom . um, his majesty united kingdom. um, his majesty inspect the front rank of the ships . 56 strong ceremonial ships. 56 strong ceremonial guard and four person colour guard and four person colour guard on the quai side . and guard on the quai side. and there was a the band of the royal marines was there, and his majesty recently became captain general of the band of the royal marines. so it looks like they are posing for a few photographs on this the last day of their triumphant state visit to france. martin yeah, and for those who love a bit of military history, like me, bordeaux had huge significance during world war ii. >> in 1942, codename . operation >> in 1942, codename. operation frankton, ten marines set out in kayaks into the river there in bordeaux . they were later called bordeaux. they were later called the cockleshell heroes . eight of the cockleshell heroes. eight of them died. they laid bombs on ships . and winston churchill ships. and winston churchill said that mission alone shortened world war two by six

months. so this is an area of huge historic military significance . and that's the significance. and that's the iron duke right there. what a beautiful, beautiful image. >> there isn't it? it is the welcome party, the ceremony. that's been given to king charles and queen camilla after they've done this visit, they are then going to be getting on are then going to be getting on a tram to the place de la bourse . it's an electric tram king charles will be very pleased about that. where there's going to be a reception the king and queen accompanied for the journey by the mayor of bordeaux . but there is hms iron duke, a type 23 duke class frigate, and it's one of the royal navy's most versatile warships playing a key role in protecting our nation's interests from policing vital trade routes. for example , to supporting humanitarian aid missions. >> and it's a shame we don't have a few more of them anyway, that's another story . that's another story. >> it is now, despite . right the

>> it is now, despite. right the demise of hardware brand wilko august was a positive month for british retail as sales rose by 0.4% compared to july. >> however, this figure was slightly below the figure predicted by some economists , as predicted by some economists, as the figures come after a string of economic updates this week , of economic updates this week, quite a few of them positive . quite a few of them positive. >> here to break these figures for down us is gb news economics and business editor liam halligan with on the money . so halligan with on the money. so happy friday. >> i'm having a personality transplant. i'll tell you what, you said it. economists are dismal scientists. i've changed. >> i'll tell you what, liam. it's now three days on the bank. no good news. liam and us about the latest lot. >> well, of course , it's friday. >> well, of course, it's friday. today, on wednesday , we had the today, on wednesday, we had the news that inflation in the uk continued to come down in august. still pretty high, 6.7% dunng august. still pretty high, 6.7% during the 12 months to august. but that was good news, down from 6.8% in july. then yesterday, contrary to my

expectations , mystic liam's expectations, mystic liam's crystal ball gets fogged up the bank of england actually held interest rates for the first time. 14 successive rate rises. but now the bank of england has held interest rates at 5.25. and a lot of people are saying this isn't the end. we just had a churchill quote, this isn't the beginning of the end, but it is perhaps the end of the beginning of the cost living crisis. of the cost of living crisis. >> of the positive bits of >> one of the positive bits of news all this is that news in all this is that mortgage rates are expected to fall within the next few days. so we have have seen mortgage so we have we have seen mortgage rates for few rates falling for a few weeks now because expectations that now because of expectations that this if there was one more rate hike, then soon they'll start coming down because mortgage rates are obviously very forward looking . looking. >> but good news is that >> but today's good news is that retail sales we've got a graphic here. good news, graphic retail sales are in august, despite sales are up in august, despite the fact that the economy is on a bit of a knife edge. so in august, sales were 0.4% higher than in july . between june, july than in july. between june, july and august they were up 0.3% on

the previous three months. clothing sales in particular were up in august, 2.3. pip anything to do with that? did you buy me clothes during during august? obviously we working at this place, you have to wear something different every day. but the this is interesting. check this out. the value of sales in august, even though they were up , they're actually they were up, they're actually down six inefficiently, 1.5% on february 2020. so that's the point. even when retail sales are up, they're still down. when we look at the value because of inflation, since before the lockdown, we haven't yet recovered our retail mojo since the lockdown. >> yeah. and you can always rely on jeremy hunt to dampen the mood. he said. of course, despite all this positive news from good news, liam, no prospect of tax cuts before the autumn announcement. >> well, he's clearly playing politics, isn't he? he's clearly using expectations management .

using expectations management. chancellors love to do this. they like to say, i'm not going to do that. and then they pull the proverbial rabbit out of the hat and everybody goes, hooray! politics parlour game politics as a parlour game business people business is ordinary people trying budgets trying to manage their budgets and they don't and make ends meet. they don't like kind of showmanship. i like this kind of showmanship. i do think the tories will put in some kind of tax cut before the next election. i mean , next general election. i mean, they'll have to make some kind of retain kind of party of retain some kind of party unity . and the reality is we may unity. and the reality is we may yet escape recession . we have yet escape recession. we have had three bits of good news. joking aside in three successive days and we'll see what happens in terms of investment and retail sales in the month to come. >> can i bring you another little bit of good news? the retail giant currys is creating more than 1100 permanent and temporary jobs. it's gearing up for the busy , busy period as we for the busy, busy period as we head towards christmas . head towards christmas. >> i think this is interesting. we focus don't we, on the bad news? obviously wilko looms large over the high street , 400 large over the high street, 400 stores, you know, 11, 12,000

employees. some of those stores will be saved. some of those employees will keep their jobs because we know other discounters and m and others are looking to have even pledged in some cases to buy up some of those stores, particularly the stores in the more busy parts of the country. but, you know, currys, a household word, high street thoroughbred , a well street thoroughbred, a well known retailer , if they're known retailer, if they're saying there's a lot of concern that there's uncertainty in the economy. right. we are kind of on a knife edge. is inflation going to carry on coming down? could be another interest going to carry on coming down? coulrise be another interest going to carry on coming down? coulrise ? be another interest going to carry on coming down? coulrise ? ares another interest going to carry on coming down? coulrise ? ares an going nterest going to carry on coming down? coulrise ? ares an going tozrest going to carry on coming down? coulrise ? ares an going to go .t rate rise? are we going to go into growth stalled into recession growth stalled last month. will it recover if the likes of currys full of smart thinking deeply , smart people thinking deeply, looking into the future, are we going investment in? going to put this investment in? you put out a press you can't put out a press release like and it's release like that. and it's literally just dropped on the wires, hasn't it, without putting money behind it. putting serious money behind it. so there's so i do feel that there's something the air that maybe something in the air that maybe we're turning the corner here, maybe economy is maybe the global economy is recovering. maybe britain can really moving now positive. >> so something that gets my

goat, though, liam, is food inflation, particularly around branded . and there was branded products. and there was something about that something out today about that rise. three times the rise. is it three times the amount of food inflation on branded products compared to non branded products compared to non branded stuff? why is it that the same item seems to cost so much more money if it's got a label on it? >> well, why would you pay a lot of money for at >> well, why would you pay a lot of money for a t shirt with a label on it? or trainers with labels on it so you can feel superior to other people? it's human. nature. human. it's human nature. personally, i superior if i personally, i feel superior if i if i get a bargain, you know, if i can buy a bag of spuds and some vegetables from a and some vegetables from a shop and make a good meal out of make a really good meal out of it for not much, that's what floats i'm bit floats my boat. maybe i'm a bit weird. look, i do think we've seen a shift in consumer patterns year or patterns over the last year or so cost of living so during this cost of living crisis. the likes of aldi, lidl, the discounters, they've taken a lot more market share than they've before . and i think they've had before. and i think a lot people have learned to a lot of people have learned to budget a bit but when budget a bit better. but when you to watch the pennies you do have to watch the pennies in ends meet, in to order make ends meet, people like to just those

people like to just have those little time to time little treats from time to time , don't they? and there are signs are signs now that people are starting replace those big starting to replace those big consumer goods curries that car sales are starting to tick up. we've talked about that just a couple of weeks ago that there is a sense now that if interest rates have peaked, people who have been hammered with mortgage increases as maybe that hammering is over and prices aren't coming down, prices are still going up, but they're going up at half the rate that they were six months ago. so we must our blessings. must count our blessings. >> good news, liam halligan. what a great way to end the week. >> cheers. it's not always just a label, though, with these brands. i love a certain brands. i mean, i love a certain brands. i mean, i love a certain brand of tomato ketchup and you could all the different could line all the different ones would know ones up here and i would know which it was. which one it was. >> with liam. i've broken >> i'm with liam. i've broken that cycle lockdown and that cycle during lockdown and dunng that cycle during lockdown and during of living crisis during the cost of living crisis , to kind of soup , i've gone to kind of soup market only brands. and i'm telling you, children get telling you, your children get used you can too. used to it and you can too. >> i'm telling you that i wouldn't. >> well, there we go . >> well, there we go. >> well, there we go. >> needs must you stay out of it? right. still to come, where

does labour stand issues like does labour stand on issues like brexit and doctors strikes? we'll be exploring that very shortly. first, here's your headunes shortly. first, here's your headlines tatiana . pip headlines for tatiana. pip >> thank you. good afternoon. this is the latest from the gp newsroom. the home office has been ordered to stop construction work on a former raf base that was set to house asylum seekers in west lindsey. district council served an enforcement and stop notice saying it was clear there had been a breach of planning control. government plans to control. the government plans to house up to 2000 people at raf scampton in lincolnshire, the first 50 are due to arrive within weeks . all major budget within weeks. all major budget decisions would be checked by the watchdog. that's according to new plans by labour. it the watchdog. that's according to new plans by labour . it would to new plans by labour. it would mean the office for budget responsible would be legally obuged responsible would be legally obliged to review significant changes. sir keir starmer says it will ensure the mistakes of liz truss's so—called mini—budget are not repeated. labour cited the high cost of

mortgages , energy bills and mortgages, energy bills and everyday food items. among the consequences of the former prime minister's short lived economic reform, sir keir says the plan will bring stability to britain's economy . britain's economy. >> a year ago , huge damage was >> a year ago, huge damage was done to our economy and people are still paying the price that can never be allowed to happen again. so this is a pragmatic , again. so this is a pragmatic, sensible measure. already. other people are coming out, you know, former permanent secretaries, leading economists saying this is a good idea for the stability of our economy. but this is focussed on working people and the pain that they've been through because of disaster through because of that disaster . this mini—budget just a year ago and new images of sarah sharif have been released as a police appeal for information about her family. >> in a statement, surrey police say they hope the pictures will prompt more people to come forward with information about the ten year old girl. she was found dead at a home in woking last month . her father, last month. her father, stepmother and uncle have all been charged with murder . you

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company right through until 7:00 this evening. gb news the people's . channel people's. channel >> welcome back to the live desk. now, with the uk facing a plethora of crises and a general election on the horizon, labour frontbencher wes wes streeting has been speaking exclusive to gb news about his party's plans for the future. >> the shadow health secretary joined our political editor christopher hope, for an interview on issues ranging from the juniors junior doctors strikes to brexit. here's what he had to say . he had to say. >> wes streeting how would labour end? the junior doctor strikes the most important thing that the government, the prime

minister, should be doing now is to get the doctors and the consultants around the table and negotiate a way through . negotiate a way through. >> i think it's outrage actually that given this strike action, which is unprecedented in itself, has inflicted untold misery on patients who are waiting longer cancelled, delayed appointments, operations , procedures, waiting in pain , , procedures, waiting in pain, probably dying as well. >> probably people are dying while they can't get. >> there's no doubt. i mean, labour's own research on this has shown there are people has shown that there are people literally nhs waiting literally dying on nhs waiting lists minister lists, yet the prime minister hasn't met the doctors at all and the health secretary hasn't sat down to negotiate since march earlier this year. so given alongside the cost of living, this is the biggest crisis in the country right now. i don't understand why the prime minister isn't giving this his full attention. and i've come to the conclusion basically the conclusion he's basically saying, made this pledge saying, well, i made this pledge to cut waiting list. i know i haven't got chance of haven't got a chance of delivering but least delivering it now, but at least i doctors with

i can blame the doctors with these ongoing strikes. i'm off these ongoing strikes. i'm off the hook. he's relying on the pay the hook. he's relying on the pay offering 6. pay review bodies, offering 6. >> want 35. what >> the doctors want 35. what would compromise somewhere? >> i mean , 20% i've i've >> i mean, 20% i've said i've said to the doctors, look, 35% overnight is not a policy that labour would be able to afford. it's me popular with it's not made me popular with everyone, rather everyone, but i'd rather be honest side an election honest this side of an election than break promises the other than to break promises the other side of the election. if we win . i look at the record of the last labour government. we didn't have national strikes in the nhs and because we the nhs and that's because we treated the staff with respect and we got them the path to and we got them on the path to full restoration. fact, full pay restoration. in fact, before general election, before the 97 general election, labour was under enormous pressure sort of pressure to make the sort of commitments are asking me pressure to make the sort of co make 1ents are asking me pressure to make the sort of co make now. are asking me pressure to make the sort of co make now. they are asking me pressure to make the sort of co make now. they weree asking me pressure to make the sort of co make now. they were rightly| me to make now. they were rightly reluctant to make promises unless they knew they could keep them . and yet that labour them. and yet that labour government did deliver full pay restoration. how did they do that ? they got economy that? they got the economy growing so they could invest in pubuc growing so they could invest in public services, invest in our people, in public services without hiking up taxes . and the without hiking up taxes. and the way the conservatives in the fifth year of a labour

government it then you might get back to this 35% rise they want. >> now i don't know about in one term, i'd willing to sit term, but i'd be willing to sit down negotiate with the down and negotiate with the doctors to say, look, i recognise the pressure you're unden >> e“- em- t we do to help you >> what can we do to help you with cost of living? also, with the cost of living? also, there a range of issues there are a wide range of issues that raising that aren't that they're raising that aren't related to pay but about related to pay but are about their everyday working conditions are conditions and i think are directly retention. directly linked to retention. ian well as needing ian because as well as needing to recruit more staff and labour's the labour's plans involve the biggest expansion staff biggest expansion of nhs staff in got to keep in history, we've got to keep the we've got and i see the people we've got and i see people walking the nhs in people walking out of the nhs in droves. and i think alongside the retention recruitment problem, is the other problem, retention is the other big challenge. so if we big challenge. and so if we don't get this right, the risk isn't just that these doctors walk more strike for walk out for more strike for action a few more days, they walk of the nhs altogether walk out of the nhs altogether and we can't afford to lose the doctors, nurses, other doctors, the nurses, the other nhs staff that we need to get patients seen on time. >> just quickly, quickly on the pm's zero announcements, pm's net zero announcements, this will reverse this week, will labour reverse his plans to delay the ban on

petrol, new petrol and diesel cars by 2035? >> yeah, we will because we think that i mean like i mean look at the industry voices that have come out in recent days. what the prime minister has done is really short sighted. it has actually created more instability and uncertainty for businesses who are looking to invest in britain . and i think invest in britain. and i think we've got to be clear about what this ban is. it's not a ban on existing cars. so no one with a petrol or diesel car should think, oh my god, i'm going to have to replace it, you know, in a few years time. it's about new cars coming up for sale . and the cars coming up for sale. and the reason why the policy that the government had until literally this week was important is because we've got to build the energy infrastructure this country needs. the charging infrastructure at on top of the renewable and new nuclear power. we need to give britain its energy security back to create new jobs, new industries , new jobs, new industries, particularly in parts of the country like teesside , the

country like teesside, the north—east of scotland, wales , north—east of scotland, wales, where we've seen massive deindustrialisation in the west midlands . if we get our energy midlands. if we get our energy policy right, our economic policy right, our economic policy right, our industrial policy right, our industrial policy right, our industrial policy right and bring them all together, we can deliver lower bills, more energy security costs on working families. >> that's the point, isn't it? >> that's the point, isn't it? >> well, under labour's plans working families would be paying less. for example, less. so for example, labour's plans insulate 19 million plans to insulate 19 million homes would save families hundreds of pounds a year. if we get the industry strategy right, there will be new well—paid jobs in industries that will enable us to bring bills down, because at the moment the short sightedness we've had as a country for far too long means that we're relying on the whims of the international energy markets . if we want to give markets. if we want to give britain our energy security back so we have our own energy being produced here and we're not reliant on foreign dictators or volatile markets as we volatile energy markets as we are in this bizarre situation where we are subsidising the tax payers of other countries who

have big stakes in our energy industry, why not have great british energy owning our own energy, reinvesting the profits for the sake of our own people? so for labour, we think that the pursuit, the path to net zero and the path to our own energy security can be one that actually saves families money, not costs us more. and the risk for the prime minister and the risk he's created for our country is that britain people don't know where britain is. they don't know what stand they don't know what we stand for. find it hard to make for. they find it hard to make investment decisions because rishi sunak pork chops and changes and at changes with the weather. and at the know, think the moment, you know, i think this him across the this is true of him across the board. i don't think he's really leading he follows leading his party. he follows whoever last came in to see him and sat on him just very quickly for labour, what brexit mean? >> does it mean doing what the eu wants closer alignment ? eu wants closer alignment? >> don't think so. we've >> no, i don't think so. we've left the european union. it means that we make our own choices. want to work in choices. we want to work in partnership chip with the european union as our nearest

and arguably closest allies. there's lots we've got in common to tackle on our continent, whether that's small boats, international crime and terrorism, climate change, the breakthroughs in medical science and technology that we can achieve at scale. there are lots of areas where we need to work together and cooperate. but let me let me say this as someone who campaigned for remain and passionately so, we got the message right. so we lost the referendum. we lost two general elections subsequently . you elections subsequently. you know, i'm not to going pretend i was happy about it, but i also know that it wouldn't be in this country's interest to relive those battles and to keep on looking back when we should be looking back when we should be looking forward to the future. and i think that's what keir starmer has been trying to do, and not just in relation to the european union and his visit to see the president of france recently. but in terms of the conversation he's been having recently. but in terms of the conv�*ourtion he's been having recently. but in terms of the conv�*our alliesz's been having recently. but in terms of the conv�*our allies in been having recently. but in terms of the conv�*our allies in the n having recently. but in terms of the conv�*our allies in the unitedg with our allies in the united states north states of america and north america, our allies in australia

and new zealand and long standing allies of our country and right across the world. i think people are they they're looking to britain to see, well, what do you stand for? where do you fit in in the global race now? because i think that's not been for too long. and been clear for too long. and i think there's an opportunity for labour to reset our foreign policy and to look to the future , not relive the battles of the past . past. >> while wes streeting, thank you for joining >> while wes streeting, thank you forjoining us >> while wes streeting, thank you for joining us today. >> thank you for having me . >> thank you for having me. >> thank you for having me. >> and let's go across to westminster speak westminster now and speak to christopher great christopher hope. chris great exclusive wes, of course, exclusive with wes, of course, all of the front page is and the conservatives are alight with talk though, starmer's talk though, about starmer's position on brexit because of course the weekend we don't course of the weekend we don't want to diverge our eu want to diverge from our eu partners, which sounds like very much you'd like to cosy up to brussels, wes streeting brussels, but wes streeting there were saying got the there were saying we got the message right what's what's message right. what's the what's the all this ? the truth in all this? >> well, it's interesting here, isn't it? here? health secretary wes shooting range across all

sorts of areas outside of his brief and that's why many see him a future leader of the of him as a future leader of the of the labour party. the labour party. forgive me, but i thought i thought it was fascinating though those two though he talked about those two election in 2017, 2019, election defeats in 2017, 2019, saying we got the message, we're not going to revisit those those difficult brexit battles, the ones which so many of us have covered as journalists over the past seven years. i'm not going to back over that, but we to go back over that, but we are. we are going to do is are. what we are going to do is trying closer to the trying to get closer to the european union. there two european union. so there are two visions here of brexit. if the tory party and labour the tory party and labour party, the tories saying, let's diverge tories are saying, let's diverge away try and away from the eu, let's try and seek trade deals, new seek out new trade deals, new arrangements, new new deals with other countries around the world, notably in asia and the far east, whereas the labour is saying let's get closer to the eu. our nearest neighbour, for let's do deals with them on veterinary areas, climate change and other key areas. i think that's where you're going to see the next election. what kind of brexit do you want? but it seems to me that both parties do agree

that the tram lines of brexit is now agreed. issue of now agreed. the issue of sovereignty parliament is sovereign. change. sovereign. that won't change. martin that might be a relief for many people to to not for many people to have to not have battle again. but how have that battle again. but how what brexit is the thing which theresa describe theresa may failed to describe and to define back in 2017 will be of the debate at the be part of the debate at the next election . next election. >> some people are saying , >> some people are saying, christopher, that sir keir starmer is just being pragmatic and actually there is room for a much better trade deal to be done. much better trade deal to be done . we well, yeah, the problem done. we well, yeah, the problem is if you do too many deals with with the eu on areas like climate change, on areas like like other areas of trade , maybe like other areas of trade, maybe not small boats, but certainly in that that space that that might mean that you're so signed up to deals with the eu, you then can't do the deal with india the government wants india that the government wants done christmas. done by christmas. >> you can't this big us >> you can't do this big us trade looking at trade deal we're looking at looking forward into a looking further forward into a labour government. the labour government. so the problem if you get too problem is if you get too augned problem is if you get too aligned european union, aligned to the european union, you to do

you don't have the freedom to do trade with other countries trade deals with other countries and the battle, and that's the battle, that's the whole tension in this debate and the point though, and it's not the point though, chris. rather than going for >> i'm rather than going for a second referendum, think second referendum, i don't think anybody mad to anybody will be mad enough to suggest not in suggest that, at least not in the first this is more the first term. this is more like a kind of death by a thousand treaty approach, which i >> -- >> well, it could be that. i mean, it depends on what you think, isn't it? because i think that the point of leaving the european as a as the one european union as a as the one of the globe's top ten economies was was to strike out on our was it was to strike out on our own, get trade deals, find forge our the world. but our own path in the world. but if you're going go straight if you're going to go straight back into the eu's arms have back into the eu's arms and have and tied to them quite and get tied to them quite closely, no over the closely, to have no say over the kind rules you have to abide kind of rules you have to abide by, then some people might think, well, the think, well, well, what was the point voting for brexit in point of voting for brexit in the first place? and it goes back the point of what was back to the point of what was brexit? it an opportunity, brexit? was it an opportunity, which what brexiteers which is what brexiteers think, or problem or was it a problem to be solved, which is what remainers think? >> do you think it's unusual and noteworthy? chris, you're a very experienced political journalist. the journalist. it seems to be the situation keir starmer is situation that keir starmer is the putting his in it

the one putting his foot in it and the ministers are going out and the ministers are going out and the ministers are going out and the damage . and repairing the damage. >> i think he's trying to i mean, i think he's trying to explain . i mean, i mean, i think he's trying to explain. i mean, i did mean, i think he's trying to explain . i mean, i did wonder explain. i mean, i did wonder why why was he raising brexit again? for me, brexit is a is a sort of toxic space, particularly for sir keir starmer with the way he tried to find a new way back into the european union after the when he was shadow brexit secretary. so i wondered why he's doing it. they clearly think there's enough out there. brexit enough votes out there. brexit hasn't for lots hasn't really worked for lots of people voted brexit, not people who voted for brexit, not least we've the people who voted for brexit, not least pandemice've the people who voted for brexit, not least pandemic and the people who voted for brexit, not least pandemic and war the people who voted for brexit, not least pandemic and war ine covid pandemic and war in ukraine tricking cost of living crisis . there's been no space to crisis. there's been no space to deliver on the hope of what brexit was about. and so he sees clearly there be some clearly there might be some votes in there they can say, votes in there if they can say, well, going try and get well, we're going to try and get back the european union. back towards the european union. and part the problem. and that's part of the problem. i think the brexit which i think that the brexit which was 2016, has not was voted for in 2016, has not really delivered for so was voted for in 2016, has not really people elivered for so was voted for in 2016, has not really people ..ivered for so many people. >> yeah. christopher hope i think we'll be getting all the way until the general election. but thank you. work on the but thank you. great work on the wes streeting exclusive super .

wes streeting exclusive super. >> england face chile tomorrow evening in the rugby world cup and also south africa face ireland as well. there's good news as number eight for england. billy vunipola is ready for his full return and speaking to the media ahead of tomorrow's game, vunipola says he quickly came to terms with the dangerous tackle that forced him to miss the start of the world cup, knowing that he was doing his time for crime is also an time for the crime is also an action of ireland, who faced south africa and wales are up against the wallabies australia on sunday. well, let's speak to sports broadcaster chris skudder chris. i don't quite know where to start with all this. should we should we start with england? england first? some people are saying england's start has been very promising in this world cup, but it's also been rather messy . messy. >> it's been messy because of all the red cards they've had. you mentioned billy vunipola. owen farrell has been missing. and you know what? without him, they've been better. quite simple. >> the george ford playing at

fly half, but they're playing chile tomorrow . chile tomorrow. >> and the best will in the world is the massive mismatch. we saw france last night putting 90 odd points on namibia. it's going to be similar, i think for england, chile, maybe not quite as there's as many, but but there's farrell. i mean, he's a great player. i mean, a huge standing in the world game. but there's a massive argument that when he plays england do so well. plays england don't do so well. they don't. they have less freedom. but coming back freedom. but he's coming back because easy game. because it's an easy game. tomorrow he's going to go back into the into the ten position, the fly half position that george so well. george ford has filled so well. well, and you know , all things well, and you know, all things being equal, england are to going comfortably. and with going win comfortably. and with that, be course for that, they'll be on course for a place in the quarterfinals when the tournament really gets going. you know, at the moment, the problem with the world cup is that there are only a handful of top, top teams. we know that. and the others are just getting experience, really. so england will blast past chile and they'll look forward to a quarterfinal potentially against wales , australia or fiji who

wales, australia or fiji who have been the neutrals favourites for the way they've approached this. they've brought approached this. they've brought a bit of joy to this world cup, haven't they? >> well, scott, it's been quite nice to see a few tries because so england have been sort of so far england have been sort of falling back on their kicking for most the points. for most of the points. yeah don't going change, don't nothing's going to change, i don't think. >> martin. i mean, know, >> martin. i mean, you know, this is england. i mean, that's the they played. the the way they played. and the trouble is can't just trouble is you can't just suddenly be a fluent running rugby especially the rugby team, especially after the build they build up england have had. they were out four were terrible. three out of four defeats in the warmup for this world cup losing to fiji. and people thinking you people were just thinking you know no know england absolutely no chance.i know england absolutely no chance. i mean that's probably worked their favour so far worked in their favour so far because they've started from a very low base they did very low base and they did really well to beat argentina and japan well . so, chris, and japan as well. so, chris, very quickly , sorry to very quickly, sorry to interrupt, but very quickly, south africa , ireland hugely south africa, ireland hugely anticipated match. >> how do you think that's going to go? >> i think the winner of the world cup is coming from one of

those two. of course, this is only the placing in the group . only the placing in the group. they're both going to get through almost through the group almost certainly. know, it's certainly. so, you know, it's kind bragging rights and kind of bragging rights and setting but know, setting up. but you know, ireland, of always fallen in the world cup before the quarterfinals. so, you know , quarterfinals. so, you know, this is their time. they are probably the best at the probably the best team at the moment. africa, though, moment. south africa, though, disagree that. that's going disagree with that. that's going to but it's to be a massive game. but it's only game. not the only a group game. not the knockout yet . knockout yet. >> could england get all the way to the final? you know, in short, i think they'll get to the potentially get to the semi—final. >> that quarterfinal is going to be against, as i say , one of be against, as i say, one of those three. it depends on what happens on sunday. wales playing, australia. if wales win that, they'll avoid england, probably. >> thank you very much. it's a firm no from chris skudder. there is lots more still to come here on the live desk. stay with us. us. >> us. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news alex deakin weather on. gb news alex deakin

here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. >> very different conditions over the next three days. sun and showers today , a fine day and showers today, a fine day for most tomorrow before things turn and very wet for some turn windy and very wet for some on sunday. that's because of this ex—hurricane tracking towards the uk. this ridge of high pressure will bring most of us a day tomorrow, but us a fine day tomorrow, but today pressure to the north today low pressure to the north bringing plenty showers . bringing plenty of showers. quite of us have had quite a few of us have had a sunny morning, particularly in the the cloud bubbling the east, but the cloud bubbling up now and we'll see more showers developing through the day, across northern day, quite wet across northern scotland it's also quite scotland where it's also quite windy. not many windy. perhaps not too many showers anglia in the showers for east anglia in the south—east parts of central south—east and parts of central scotland mostly scotland may stay mostly dry. but here will be but elsewhere here it will be that of sunny, one minute that case of sunny, one minute heavy the and heavy shower, the next, and temperatures generally touch temperatures generally a touch below quite below average. feeling quite fresh especially when fresh out there, especially when the come along. more of the showers come along. more of those showers around this evening. of spray and evening. so a lot of spray and surface water on the roads if you're heading for the you're heading away for the weekend, the showers should weekend, but the showers should fade rapidly most fade pretty rapidly in most locations , ones this evening. so locations, ones this evening. so generally becoming dry and clear overnight. and actually quite a

chilly night . quite a fresh chilly old night. quite a fresh start to saturday for sure. could see touch of frost could see a touch of frost across parts of the north in in the countryside. chilly the countryside. so a chilly start. generally a fine start. yes. but generally a fine day to come tomorrow. some early showers maybe across norfolk . showers maybe across norfolk. still across the still quite windy across the northern initially but northern isles. initially but even winds easing even here, the winds easing generally a day sunny spells generally a day of sunny spells and most places will stay dry. but notice the cloud and rain gathering behind again, temperatures in the high temperatures mostly in the high teens. bye for now . teens. bye for now. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. proud sponsors of weather on . weather on.

gb news. >> good afternoon. it's 2 pm. you're with the live desk here on gb news. coming up this friday lunchtime. >> i'm concerned in chichester after reports that a local hotel will close from in will close from next week in order asylum seekers. order to house asylum seekers. we'll an exclusive we'll bring you an exclusive about local backlash . about the local backlash. >> and the king and queen say au revoir as they wrap up their state visit to france this afternoon. they'll meet emergency and emergency workers and communities by last communities affected by last year's wildfires. will be live in bordeaux . in bordeaux. >> and here we go again soon. hundreds of holidaymakers forced to queue overnight due to an e—gate failure. disgruntled travellers have been taking to social media with one user saying nothing works in this

country . country. and the big question where does labour stand on big issues like brexit and strikes? >> gb news political editor christopher hope sat down with shadow health secretary wes streeting to find out more. all of that to come after your latest news headlines with tatiana . martin. tatiana. martin. >> thank you very much and good afternoon. 2:01. this is the latest at all major budget decisions would be checked by the watchdog . that's according the watchdog. that's according to new plans by labour. it would mean the office for budget response ability would be legally obliged to review significant changes . sir keir significant changes. sir keir starmer says it will ensure the mistakes of liz truss's so—called mini—budget are not repeated . labour cited the high repeated. labour cited the high cost of mortgages, energy bills and everyday food items. among

the consequences of the former prime minister's short lived economic reform, sir keir says the plan will bring stability to britain's economy . britain's economy. >> a year ago , huge damage was >> a year ago, huge damage was done to our economy and people are still paying the price that can never be allowed to happen again. so this is a pragmatic , again. so this is a pragmatic, sensible measure. already. other people are coming out, you know , former permanent secretaries leading economists, saying this is a good idea for the stability of our economy. but this is focussed working people and focussed on working people and the pain that they've been through because of that disastrous just a disastrous mini—budget just a year ago . year ago. >> labour insists it's been clear about the party's red lines when it comes to britain's relationship with the european union. sir keir starmer said he didn't want from eu didn't want to diverge from eu rules and argued that the uk and brussels should share a future together . shadow brussels should share a future together. shadow financial secretary james murray told gb news the labour leader was referring only to certain eu rules. >> i think what he was talking about was about the fact that we have no interest in watering

down her uk standards when that comes to things like consumer protection , workers rights, food protection, workers rights, food standards and so on. you know, that's what he was talking about and he was talking about that very clearly in the context of our red lines when it comes to our red lines when it comes to our relationship with the eu, you know, and those red lines are around, you know, not rejoining single market or rejoining the single market or the union and not the customs union and not bringing back of bringing back freedom of movement but, know, we have movement. but, you know, we have those lines , but within movement. but, you know, we have those red lines , but within movement. but, you know, we have those red lines , we're ithin movement. but, you know, we have those red lines , we're clear those red lines, we're clear that we do need an improved trading relationship with the eu. we would eu. and that's what we would seek to secure. >> the home office has been ordered to stop construction work on former raf base that work on a former raf base that was set house asylum seekers was set to house asylum seekers . west lindsey district council served an enforcement and stop nofice served an enforcement and stop notice , saying it was clear notice, saying it was clear there had been a breach of planning control. the government plans to house up to 2000 people at raf scampton in lincolnshire. the first 50 are due to arrive within weeks . the government has within weeks. the government has refused to confirm whether the

hs2 rail project will connect central london with manchester for the chancellor, jeremy hunt says no decisions have been made but suggests costs are getting out of control. but undersecretary for transport richard holden says work on the project is still underway . project is still underway. >> what we've already got at the moment with hs2 is spades in the ground right across the country . billions of pounds have been invested in hs2 in that first route up to birmingham .we've route up to birmingham. we've got tens of thousands of people working on the project really opening up parts of deprived parts of north london and parts of central birmingham. if you go there, you can see the transformation effect that it is happening . but it's right also happening. but it's right also that the government ensures that all of these big projects are looked at properly in the round and are kept under control. >> the chancellor says very difficult decisions will make tax cuts virtually impossible . tax cuts virtually impossible. some of jeremy hunt's party colleagues , including former colleagues, including former prime minister liz truss , are prime minister liz truss, are reportedly pushing for tax relief after better than

expected economic news. mr hunt says he wishes that there were an option, but the government must stick with its plan to bnng must stick with its plan to bring down inflation and interest rates . a new two images interest rates. a new two images of sarah sharif have been released as police appeal for information about her family. in a statement , surrey police say a statement, surrey police say they hope the pictures will prompt more people to come forward with information about the ten year old girl. she was found dead at her home in woking last her father, last month. her father, stepmother and uncle have all been charged with murder . now been charged with murder. now the return of summer weather last month helped retail sales recover, though there was a drop in the demand for fuel figures from the office for national statistics show retail sales grew by 0.4. it said stronger interest in clothes shopping drove that increase, but fuel sales were 1.2% lower due to rising global prices. it comes after july's wet weather was blamed for people skipping their summer wardrobe shopping . and summer wardrobe shopping. and the king and queen have been

cheered and applauded by crowds after arriving in south west france. her majesty was handed a bouquet of flowers after she and the king greeted hundreds of well—wishers outside bordeaux's town hall. later today, they'll ride a tram into the city centre to meet business owners before touring a vineyard in the heart of france's wine country . this of france's wine country. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's back to martin and . pip back to martin and. pip >> tatiana thank you. a hotel in chichester is reportedly set to close from next week as it's to going be housing asylum seekers yet sparked a local backlash with jobs lost and events at the venue being cancelled . venue being cancelled. >> and swimming coaching company p cdpd backbone coaching has been forced to call off all future lessons. >> gb news investigates .

>> gb news investigates. reporter charlie peters is here to tell us more. what are you learning, charlie well, this, this swimming company cancelling all its lessons, its final lesson tomorrow is really the tip of an iceberg of crisis in the local community. >> reacting reported >> reacting to this reported closure housing closure of the hotel for housing asylum seekers, we now know that asylum seekers, we now know that a protest is planned to take place next weekend. thousands have signed a petition, all of them from the local community and local mp, gillian and indeed the local mp, gillian keegan, has stood up today and said it's not the right said that it's not the right solution for the local area. as far as i can tell, is her far as i can tell, this is her first intervention into the small from within small boats issue from within the cabinet. previously when she's immigration, she's spoken about immigration, she's spoken about immigration, she's in she's actually being quite in favour more loosening of the favour of more loosening of the situation. she said that there were insufficient plans in place to bring in more international students in february. so this is quite a sudden change in her approach to the topic . but most approach to the topic. but most of the reaction i've heard from the ground today from from locals in chichester is one of anger confusion. people anger and confusion. people upset weren't told by upset that they weren't told by the home office in advance that

this on them this has been sprung on them at very short notice, to 45 jobs very short notice, up to 45 jobs on the line directly. but it's also about the wider concern. of course it's indirect course it's not. it's indirect businesses to be businesses that are going to be affected, as the swimming affected, such as the swimming company customers a company losing 100 customers a week. yeah and it's a huge matter of embarrassment for gillian keegan. >> i understand that she held her association meeting there as recently as last friday. she's always had it there and she's been forced to make this statement saying that the use of hotels as contingency accommodation is not the right solution for asylum seekers or the local community. and yet, charlie, earlier this week we learned £8.2 million per day being spent on hotels for asylum seekers, incidents like this in chichester just reinforce seekers, incidents like this in chichesterjust reinforce and chichester just reinforce and underline the message that this government is completely lost control of our borders. >> indeed, it's interesting that, you know, cabinet colleague reaction colleague keegan, her reaction is similar to the concerns expressed by locals, which is that that lack of that that that lack of consultation. appears to consultation. this appears to be a surprise to just that is

a surprise to her. just that is as it is a surprise to locals in chichester, many of whom rely on the hotel for business. and indeed, i think the mp also raises the point that this hotel is vital the tourism season, is vital for the tourism season, which is up and down like tower bridge, and you've goodwood bridge, and you've got goodwood circuit of minutes circuit just a couple of minutes down as well. down the road as well. >> that gillian >> interesting that gillian keegan doesn't out say keegan doesn't come out and say anything until it's on her own doorstep. >> that's always it's the >> well, that's always it's the same old, same old, same old attitude. >> know how many asylum >> do we know how many asylum seekers would hold? seekers this hotel would hold? is hotel big enough? is the hotel big enough? will overspill accommodation be needed? >> the lack of information at this stage really is quite severe. i mean, we're hearing reports around 300, we do reports of around 300, and we do know the home office has know that the home office has run change in strategy run a news change in strategy with regards to how it actually keeps asylum seekers within the hotels rooms to hotels by doubling up rooms to make the most of capacity. but with all these hotels, there with all of these hotels, there are contingency plans for are mooted contingency plans for overspill . gill and areas overspill. gill and other areas might quickly also be used might quite quickly also be used if the numbers rise very suddenly and charlie, the swimming company , as swimming company, as i understand that the majority of its customer base are local

children . that's right, yes. so children. that's right, yes. so they start from two and a half years for the children that they coach. and but they have over 100 customers coming to this pool that they use every week. and tomorrow is the last day for those lessons. >> there must be other swimming pools in chichester. there are no doubt, but i imagine there are swimming are also other swimming companies that use them and other times that are taken. >> mean, the founder of the >> i mean, the founder of the company, duncan driver, told me this pulling this morning that he was pulling his with the strain. his hair out with the strain. what he is dealing with, struggling past struggling to get past the reception very reception and has very, very many he's many concerned customers. he's been working this hotel as a been working at this hotel as a contractor years. so it's contractor for 15 years. so it's an established route for many an established route for so many children and adults as well. >> and surely as well as the fears, real fears, the fears, the very real fears, the tangible of losing access tangible fears of losing access to and sorts of. jim, to pools and all sorts of. jim, it's a very busy gym. i understand everyone's had their gym membership cancelled there. so concerns are you so what are the concerns are you heanng so what are the concerns are you hearing locals around hearing from locals around issues such as safety? >> just don't >> dodi well, they just don't know who's coming. and that's the problem the government know who's coming. and that's the jofblem the government know who's coming. and that's the [of course, the government know who's coming. and that's the [of course, they're|overnment know who's coming. and that's the [of course, they're|oveisure nt has, of course, they're not sure how people who turn how to process people who turn up, many, local

up, but many, many local families, mothers i've families, indeed mothers i've spoken to this morning are saying their attitude saying that their attitude towards take towards how they take their children the school children out maybe on the school run, certainly change run, that will certainly change from there are concerns. >> but can i just say, chichester has a lot of tourists visiting as well. you never know who's you always who's in chichester. you always have careful with your have to be careful with your kids. when i put this to the >> but when i put this to the parents this morning, know, parents this morning, you know, is the sudden change? is that why the sudden change? they said you're not sure who the are, you the tourists are, but you definitely don't know who's coming they're coming when they're undocumented. and coming from nonh undocumented. and coming from north middle or north africa, the middle east or parts have parts of the world that have very on average, different attitudes and attitudes towards women and children. sparked, attitudes towards women and cthink,|. sparked, attitudes towards women and cthink, a sparked, attitudes towards women and cthink, a level sparked, attitudes towards women and cthink, a level of sparked, attitudes towards women and cthink, a level of concern rked, attitudes towards women and cthink, a level of concern that i think, a level of concern that they wouldn't normally have for people being people who are maybe being tourists england. tourists from across england. you different kind you know, it's a different kind of transition. >> yeah, there's still a lot of people in england who have a very different attitude towards people in england who have a very difand1t attitude towards people in england who have a very difand children.e towards people in england who have a venl'm1and children.e towards people in england who have a venl'm1and that'sen.e towards people in england who have a venl'm1and that's definitelyis >> i'm sure that's definitely true. average and when true. but as an average and when you don't know who they are, that adds another layer of concern, think, concern, especially, i think, as the parents me, they the parents said to me, they just had that just haven't had that information home office information from the home office at this point. well, this is this same thing as we this is the same thing as we

keep hearing it time and time again bibby stockholm barge. >> no consultation, no communication. yeah >> no consultation, no conand1ication. yeah >> no consultation, no conand also,yn. yeah >> no consultation, no conand also, when|h >> no consultation, no conand also, when you look at >> and also, when you look at the numbers, talking about the bibby that bibby stockholm, because that today cleared use. today has been cleared for use. it's been legionnaires clear. but can hold are but the numbers it can hold are 506. have been 7826 506. there have been 7826 arrivals alone since that was closed on august the 11th, which means we'd need 15.5 bibi's just to cope . and yet, despite the to cope. and yet, despite the rhetoric from government, charlie saying we will not be relying on on hotels , here we relying on on hotels, here we are again. and i think it's symptomatic of a feeling that they just don't know what they're doing, particularly when it's in a minister's backyard. >> well, the government will say that it's trying to push through its migration act its illegal migration act to solve problem through its illegal migration act to solve the �*oblem through its illegal migration act to solve the rwanda hrough its illegal migration act to solve the rwanda plan h its illegal migration act to solve the rwanda plan and through the rwanda plan and through the rwanda plan and through to house through other plans to house issues with asylum seekers off the coast rather than pushing them into a temporary bridging accommodation . but of course accommodation. but of course that plan hasn't worked. due to so many legal challenges. >> well, we've got supreme >> well, we've got a supreme court hearing. >> well, we've got a supreme couthere ring. >> well, we've got a supreme couthere we|. >> well, we've got a supreme couthere we go. very shortly. >> there we go. very shortly. and then perhaps we'll find out

further about what the government be able do. government might be able to do. but stands, 50,000 asylum but as it stands, 50,000 asylum seekers hotel accommodation seekers in hotel accommodation at the end of june, it's a significant number in more local communities are likely to be affected the affected by these changes in the coming weeks and months. >> yeah, charlie, thank you for talking you've talking us through what you've discovered. office discovered. well, a home office spokesperson has given us a statement said the number of statement and said the number of people arriving boats people arriving in small boats is down compared with last year. people arriving in small boats is dywe compared with last year. people arriving in small boats is dywe must)ared with last year. people arriving in small boats is dywe must goed with last year. people arriving in small boats is dywe must go furtherlast year. people arriving in small boats is dywe must go further tot year. people arriving in small boats is dywe must go further to stopr. but we must go further to stop the boats in the first place. thatis the boats in the first place. that is why we are determined through the illegal migration act anyone act to ensure that anyone arriving the uk illegally is arriving in the uk illegally is detained and swiftly removed to their of origin or a their country of origin or a safe third country. >> if they go on. we're also working hard to reduce the unacceptable use of hotels by moving seekers into moving asylum seekers into alternative, cheaper accommodation , doubling them up accommodation, doubling them up in hotel rooms and clearing the legacy backlog . legacy backlog. >> stay with us very shortly , >> stay with us very shortly, we're going to be talking about the chaos at the airports with an e—gate failure. again, you're with the live desk .

with the live desk. >> that warm feeling inside from the boxt boilers. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> good afternoon. i'm alex deakin. this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. the weekend will be a mixture fine on saturday for the vast majority turning windy on sunday and quite wet, particularly in the west thanks to this weather system, way out in the atlantic. ahead of that, this little ridge of pressure will bring most of high pressure will bring most of high pressure will bring most of fine day tomorrow. but of us a fine day tomorrow. but ahead seen lots ahead of that, we've seen lots of today and still quite of showers today and still quite a few of them around this evening. some heavy ones, quite a of spray and surface water a lot of spray and surface water on the roads if you're heading out this evening. the out this evening. but the showers through the showers will fade through the evening. places evening. so most places will become some lengthy, become dry. some lengthy, clear spells. it spells. the winds ease and it turns quite chilly. temperatures well down into single digits, a touch of frost is possible in the countryside over northern england, and england, northern ireland and scotland . a fresh scotland. so a pretty fresh

start to the weekend. but for most of us, it's going to be a cracking day tomorrow. there will be a few showers early on over lincolnshire parts of over lincolnshire and parts of norfolk to the odd ones still over the northern isles of scotland, remains scotland, where it remains fairly but most scotland, where it remains fairlywinds but most scotland, where it remains fairlywinds drth most scotland, where it remains fairlywinds dry bright, ost scotland, where it remains fairlywinds dry bright, some light winds dry bright, some hazy sunshine . later on, some hazy sunshine. later on, some rain will head into northern ireland. temperatures recovering after that chilly start, but still maybe a touch below average for the time of year. sunday's a very different story . rain comes in overnight and further of rain for further pulses of rain for wales, northern ireland and especially of scotland especially parts of scotland could some problems. we could cause some problems. so we have office yellow warning have a met office yellow warning in place here. many central and eastern parts will stay dry through it turn through the day. it will turn windy everywhere, also windy everywhere, but it's also going a bit warmer. going to turn a bit warmer. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news

a.m. till noon on gb news, britain's news . a.m. till noon on gb news, britain's news. channel >> welcome back to the live desk. it's 219 now. thousands of passengers have been forced to wait and lengthy queues in airports once again across the country . country. >> the chaos unfolded as the e—passport barriers were closed for planned maintenance. the elderly disabled and those with children were forced to wait in the long queues . and to make it the long queues. and to make it worse, it happened in the early hours when you're absolutely shattered. joining us now is travel and aviation expert sally gethin . sally. sally! sally.

gethin. sally. sally! sally. sally that's okay. planned maintenance. but that's still not. i mean, why couldn't they just put some extra staff on so planned maintenance? ditto plan disrupt action without informing passengers that it's going to happen. >> so it would have just come completely out of left field and the airport would have known about it, obviously. >> and i've spoken to border force, which actually is responsible for those e—gates and all the staff at immigration check in and they're saying, well, you know, this was planned and nothing to see here. >> move on. but of course, these people can't move on, right? >> they're stuck in a queue on the wrong side of we call it airside as opposed to landside. >> so airside is all the secure zone area and some people were left parked on the aircraft, you know, not disembark . know, not disembark. >> but if it had carried on and got really bad, we could have seen disruption. going back to the departing airports if it had been really systemic. but i think they've nipped in the bud

so far . so far. >> oh, well, this is what i was going to ask this weekend. is there is there a whisper that there's going to be more planned maintenance of these e—gates? there >> f- f isn't a there >> isn't a whisper at the >> there isn't a whisper at the moment, but course, gatwick moment, but of course, gatwick in has been in particular has been beleaguered because it beleaguered recently because it had shortages with air traffic controllers last week and it's had disruption . and also with had disruption. and also with these e—gates , they also went these e—gates, they also went down in a big way in may of this yean down in a big way in may of this year, causing massive congestion. so it's a bit like the railways, i guess, you know, when you tweak the railway lines , it's going to cause disruption and they have to choose the least worst time to do it. >> do you think it's fair to say, sally, that the border force seem like a bit of a chocolate teapot? so i don't forget when they went on strike and army went in. yeah it and the army went in. yeah it was better. >> yeah . so yeah, had, >> yeah. so yeah, we've had, they've a lot of problems. they've had a lot of problems. they when there was this they also when there was this revenge travel summer revenge travel last summer coming back, know, massive coming back, you know, massive queues , problems failing queues, problems failing and also staff went on strike. also the staff went on strike. it's a long running dispute. i

mean, they're really civil servants. those staff on the border, you know, actually check in. but, you know, the other thing to keep an eye on is that there's more tech and i creep coming into airports, more automation all the time . and so automation all the time. and so these gates are supposed to take do the heavy lifting with stuff just as a sort of backup option . but when you have this right, where are the people on the ground? and of course, overnight there weren't the staff available to support people. and if been in that if you've ever been in that position yourself, you'll know there's many amenities there there's not many amenities there for disabled, elderly, for the disabled, the elderly, children . there's seating, children. there's no seating, particularly , you know, you can particularly, you know, you can be stuck really jam packed trying to get through those the halls and those just because it's the early hours , it doesn't it's the early hours, it doesn't mean the flight's not going to be as busy. >> the flights can still be rammed. no >> and actually, that's the whole of night. flights is whole point of night. flights is that take spillage, if that they take the spillage, if you daytime flights you like, from daytime flights when you know, when all the, you know, mainstream scheduled airlines are are more are operating. these are more leisure operators, you know,

like tui and easyjet holidays and, you know, those kinds of airlines where it's , you know, airlines where it's, you know, seasonal for those families. maybe they would disrupted in the summer. and now they're thinking right. coast is clear. i can get on my flight. but then you know and also there's no compensation or insurance coverage for when you arrive back into the uk. it's more geared to when you're departing and you you suffer those that that disruption. >> of course, part of modern aviation is that the cheaper flights tend to be dumped onto these sorts of slots. and that's when all with our kids. when we're all with our kids. we're all coming back absolutely shattered. it's the worst possible asks the possible time. it just asks the bafic is possible time. it just asks the basic is a basic basic question. this is a basic fail of logistics and planning . fail of logistics and planning. >> yeah. i mean, the air travel network, the whole system is not that robust and resilient. it's the nature of the beast. right. it's quite fragile . they run on it's quite fragile. they run on tight turnaround times and you know, obviously with that air traffic control problem, you could see that that had a massive knock on effect. really

quickly. also these quickly. and also all these airports are interconnected, too. you know, you can too. and you know, you can quickly get back at problems and then it's left for the airlines to manage it as well. so i think there's going to be a lot of sore heads with passengers disrupted today and also less confidence in in their journeys confidence in in theirjourneys in in being able to book safe early. >> okay . well, travel and >> okay. well, travel and aviation expert sally gethin thank you. and if you are travelling this weekend i do hope it's stress free for you. yeah now some a couple who have been travelling over the last few days is the king and queen who've been enjoying a busy day of engaging today in bordeaux dunng of engaging today in bordeaux during the final day of their three day state visit to france. >> it's been a magnificent trip and they've been on board the royal navy warship hms iron duke , and they end their trip , and they will end their trip with a tour around sustainable vineyard city famous for vineyard in the city famous for its wine, bordeaux is the best wine on the planet, in my opinion. can now speak opinion. well we can now speak to gardiner , who is

to nigel gardiner, who is director of the margaret thatcher centre for freedom at the heritage foundation. >> you've probably been >> nigel, you've probably been watching the wonderful images this from the trip . how this week from the trip. how would you describe it? a triumph for anglo—french relations maybe? well thanks very much for having me on the show today. >> and i have to say i think the visit by by the king and by camilla has been absolutely a tremendous success. >> and i think it's a demonstrate of the immense power of the british monarchy and the reception, of course, received from the french people has been absolutely tremendous. >> and i think it's a reflection of the immense power that the british monarchy has on the world stage. this has been a great success, i think, for the royal family. it's been great for uk, french relations and it underscores yours as well. why the british monarchy is so important . i the british monarchy is so important. i think for the british people , for british british people, for british interests on the world stage and

the reception by the french, i think has been absolutely magnificent. so full credit to the french people for their for their very warm reception . their very warm reception. >> as you as you talk to us now, we are watching live images of the king and queen in the centre of bordeaux . the king and queen in the centre of bordeaux. nigel, i think, has just dropped out . but we'll stay just dropped out. but we'll stay on these pictures as as the king and queen are on the stage where speeches rs are being delivered in the centre of the place de la bourse. the mayor of bordeaux saying, well , i don't quite know saying, well, i don't quite know what he's saying, but i'm sure it's something very pleasant about the king and queen on this. their last day. and after this. their last day. and after this this visit to the centre of bordeaux, the king is going to go on to hear about the devastating impact of last year's forest fires on in the region . so, nigel, i think region. so, nigel, i think you're back . we were just you're back. we were just talking about what king charles and queen camilla are doing at the moment , and queen camilla are doing at the moment, but you were talking

about how triumphant this visit has been . oh, yes , absolutely. has been. oh, yes, absolutely. >> and i do think that it's been a great success for the british monarchy . and i think that this monarchy. and i think that this underscores why the monarchy is so important on the world stage, representing the british people here. and i do think in every key sense, this visit has been a success. it has been, i think, tremendous cause for king charles. one of his early steps on the world stage as as king, he has , i think, done he has, i think, done tremendously well . and it is it tremendously well. and it is it is striking, i think, just how warm the reception has been actually, from the french, from the french people here. there's genuine affection for the british monarchy and france across europe, across across the world. and the royal family is hugely popular across the world. in the united states, for example , prince william is far example, prince william is far more popular, actually, than

than joe biden, according to the latest gallup poll. so the royal family really are tremendous ambassadors. i think , for the ambassadors. i think, for the united kingdom on the world stage . and i think the impact stage. and i think the impact they are making is a hugely positive one for the british people . people. >> do you think, nigel, there have been a little bit few eyebrows raised about the fact that in the week that rishi sunak was rowed back on that zero king charles of course, his favourite hobby horse is the environment he's been talking a lot about climate change. is it appropriate in same day as the prime minister has been talking about these kind of things, for the king to wade in with his his two pennies worth ? two pennies worth? >> i think it's best, really for the king to avoid matters that are deemed to be political. and, of course, the net zero issue is very , very political. and the very, very political. and the prime minister has rightly, i think, rowed back on some of the earlier commitments here. and i

think that certainly it is vital for the royal family to be very, very cautious in terms of anything that may be deemed to be a political intervention. and i think that does apply to the king. he has to be very careful. he's no longer a prince. he is the king and he has to be exceptionally careful on these on these matters. but but i have to say, as i mentioned earlier, i do think the trip to france has been a roaring success in every in every respect . but but every in every respect. but but certainly the king has to be careful not to be seen to be in any way a political figure on the international stage and very timely as well. >> nigel, because of the rugby world cup taking place in france at the moment, we were just looking at some pictures of king charles throwing a rugby ball and england, england play tomorrow . tomorrow. >> yeah , very, very timely here. >> yeah, very, very timely here. and i am though struck really by

the tremendous warmth actually from the french people here. and i do think that many , many i do think that many, many frenchmen would would dearly love to have a monarchy of their own. of course, they got rid of their own. but but the reality is that the british monarchy is a tremendous force. i think, for british, you know, power. the projection of british power on the world stage, that's that's wonderful to see. actually, the french are embracing the british monarchy , although although monarchy, although although republicans would say, well, look, you know, the french got rid of their monarchy x amount of hundreds of years ago, they still get the tourists flocking to france to see or to see all the palaces is exactly the same would happen here with or without the royal family, would happen here with or without the royalchopping. without the head chopping. >> hopefully that's that's a good point. >> but but the royals i think, are just a tremendous , you know, are just a tremendous, you know, force for britain across the world. wherever they go, they tend to be warmly welcomed. that says a great deal about the

popularity of the monarchy. why the people love the the british people love the monarchy why the monarchy is monarchy and why the monarchy is so across, across the so loved across, across the world today . world today. >> super. so now gordon, it's always a pleasure, never a chore. thanks for your input today. still ahead on the live desk, we'll be telling you about a landlord who is vowing to only accept cash in his pub after managing to remain card free for decades. >> would you pop in for a pint there? we'll have his story very shortly. now your headlines with tatiana . tatiana. >> thank you very much. this is the latest from the newsroom. the home office has been ordered to stop construction work on a former raf base that was set to house asylum seekers . west house asylum seekers. west lindsey district council served an enforcement and stop notice , an enforcement and stop notice, saying it was clear there had been a breach of planning control . the government plans to control. the government plans to house up to 2000 people at raf scampton in lincolnshire. the first 50 are due to arrive

within weeks . all major budget within weeks. all major budget decisions would be checked by the office for budget responsibility under new plans by labour. sir keir starmer says it will ensure the mistakes of liz truss so—called mini—budget, including higher mortgages and energy bills, are not repeated. sir keir starmer says his plan will bring stability to britain's economy . britain's economy. >> a year ago huge damage was done to our economy and people are still paying the price that can never be allowed to happen again. so this is a pragmatic , again. so this is a pragmatic, sensible measure already other people are coming out, you know , former permanent secretaries leading economists, saying this is a good idea for the stability of our economy. but this is focussed on working people and the pain that they've been through because of that disastrous mini—budget just a year . year ago. >> the government has refused to confirm whether the hs2 rail project will connect central london with manchester, where the chancellor says no decisions have been made but suggests costs are getting out of control. but under secretary for

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says that after three decades of only accepting cash, he's determined to carry on. despite the surging increase in card usage. >> yeah , there's a story i can >> yeah, there's a story i can dnnk >> yeah, there's a story i can drink to as the cost of living crisis continues , more people crisis continues, more people are paying with cash as a way of budgeting. but can a boozer in an increasingly difficult industry really continue to trade as a cash only business? lisa hartle has the story. >> for 37 years, doug has owned and run the chequers pub in essex. and run the chequers pub in essex . it's a very traditional essex. it's a very traditional place and there is one constant he's kept in place. whilst many businesses are now accepting card only payments , doug is cash card only payments, doug is cash only. >> it saves money doing cards. they charge a fortune, but also with cash. i know exactly where i stand and if you serve somebody and then their card is declined, what happens? and they've got no cash. you lose out. >> so what's the reaction when people come in here and they see

that you don't take card , they that you don't take card, they just ask whether there's cash? >> point is and genuine plea they come back some don't. but that's all right. they'll go down the road. they'll pay more. their choice a lot more people are carrying cash because they know what they're spending . and know what they're spending. and with cards, they don't know what they're spending, especially when they're tapping their phones and tap ing the card and tapping this and tapping that. and they haven't got a clue. >> earlier this month, research by uk finance found that as cost of living concerns grow, the number of payments being made with for the first with cash rose for the first time in a decade , we've seen time in a decade, we've seen a very long trend of reducing cash payments year on year. >> but last year we did see a small increase in the number of payments and as i say, we payments made. and as i say, we think mainly due to think that that's mainly due to some finding cash helpful think that that's mainly due to so them finding cash helpful think that that's mainly due to so them to finding cash helpful think that that's mainly due to so them to manageg cash helpful think that that's mainly due to so them to manageg ylimited.pful to them to manage a limited budget when the cost of living is increasing. but it still is the second most frequently used payment uk payment method in the uk and indeed the rate at which it

declines is actually falling. so cash becoming concentrated cash is becoming concentrated amongst those people who prefer to use it . and for those use to use it. and for those use cases where there aren't so many alternatives. and so we do absolutely remain absolutely expect cash to remain an part of the economy an important part of the economy in future. and the challenge in the future. and the challenge for the industry is making sure that still provide access that we can still provide access to to those people who to cash to those people who prefer to use it, despite cash usage increasing, still usage increasing, it's still card that leading card payments that are leading the way. >> t'- e been customer >> damian's been a customer of the many years. the pub for many years. >> i just bring cash. i've usually got cash on me anyway, to be fair. so one of those it's nice old school pub i'm only young thug's old school so . young thug's old school so. >> so will doug ever relent and welcome a card reader alongside his till? >> i can't say never , but . his till? >> i can't say never , but. i'll >> i can't say never, but. i'll hold out as long as i can. >> lisa hartle gb news. essex >> lisa hartle gb news. essex >> i guess the problem with that is, is it a cashpoint nearby? >> exactly. i mean my village

pub . no, i don't have a i do not pub. no, i don't have a i do not have a cashpoint in my village, but i think. >> douglas what a good on him though. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i'd love to have a jar in the chequers. i right now despite the demise of hardware brand wilko, august was a positive month for british retailers . month for british retailers. >> sales rose by 0.4, compared to july. however, this figure was slightly below the figure predicted by some economists . predicted by some economists. >> yeah, the figures come in the same week that the bank of england froze interest rates at 5.25% after 14 consecutive rises , and chancellor jeremy hunt , and chancellorjeremy hunt said that tax cuts were virtually impossible all in the upcoming autumn statement. >> well, here to break down these figures is gb news economics and business editor liam halligan with on the money . break them down. liam >> there's been some really good news in recent days . you know, news in recent days. you know, the economy is on a knife edge. there's still a lot of concern the uk could go into recession.

the global economy is still not really got of second gear really got out of second gear since lockdown. oil prices are up sharply. but despite all that, blighty england, the uk , that, blighty england, the uk, the economy is hanging in there . and how do we know that? we know that because on wednesday we learned that inflation carried on coming down in august, 6.7, down from 6.8% in july. but that was a real result because we thought inflation would go up in august because there were so many increases in petrol prices in august. and then we had the bank of england holding interest rates, as you say, yesterday, 15th say, yesterday, the 15th meeting, the previous 14, it had raised interest rates 15 times. lucky they're now held at 5.25. a big relief for mortgage holders. and today we had some retail sales figures which are really a lot better than they might have been. let's have a quick look at them now. so in august, retail sales were nought point 4% than in july. point 4% higher than in july. and during the three months, june to august they were 0.3% up

compared to the three previous three months. clothing sales were up 2.3% in august on the month before, but but the value of sales , it's down 1.5% on of sales, it's down 1.5% on february 2020. what does that mean? in other words ? martin and mean? in other words? martin and pip, when you add in inflation, the actual value of what we're buying in retail sales each month where it month is still below where it was before lockdown. the british high street has not yet fully recovered from lockdown . that's recovered from lockdown. that's also part of this message. so in also part of this message. so in a nutshell, even though it has been good news, liam, three days on a of on the bounce, make a note of this because it's been quite a bleak couple of years last year. >> you said in a nutshell, >> yes, you said in a nutshell, we're less, it costs we're buying less, but it costs more. that's there any more. that's right. is there any sign that becoming the fourth sign of that becoming the fourth good news story? prices going down, particularly in our baskets when we go food shopping? well, inflation is 6.7. >> still more than three >> it's still more than three times of england's 2% times the bank of england's 2% target. i do think now target. but i do think now inflation will start to fall quite quickly . i think interest quite quickly. i think interest rates will stay where they are

for a while . it will be a kind for a while. it will be a kind of table top mountain rather than a sort of alpine mountain with rates going up and then quickly down. having said that, there is a bit of a whiz bang on there is a bit of a whiz bang on the horizon and that whiz bang on horizon is the oil price on the horizon is the oil price we talking about an hour we were talking about an hour ago. $70 a barrel ago. it's up from $70 a barrel in june to $95 a barrel now. that's why we've had those sharp petrol price rises in petrol and diesel price rises in august mentioned. august that i just mentioned. and going up not because and oil is going up not because the global economy is booming and using more oil and we're using lots more oil than would have done. it's than we would have done. it's going geopolitical going up simply for geopolitical reasons . in other you've reasons. in other words, you've got opec exporters cartel got that opec exporters cartel led by the saudis, plus the russians , not an opec member, russians, not an opec member, but working with them , they're but working with them, they're now deliberately putting less oil than is needed on global markets to push prices up . if markets to push prices up. if they carry on doing that, if relations between the west and russia continue to deteriorate and big powers like saudi china continue to, if not backing the russians , then certainly russians, then certainly remaining on the fence , working remaining on the fence, working with them, then that oil price

could rise and that would be, you know, it looks really good on the inflation front over the next few months. but that blott on the landscape is the oil price . that's the kind of price. that's the kind of warning i'd put out there to be realistic. >> you think we'll always >> and do you think we'll always be at the mercy of that, so long as we're not energy sovereign? it seems me that we're held it seems to me that we're held to ransom by by foreign powers because we to import so because we have to import so much energy. is it like 19 billion quid's worth of gas with imported last year is sensibly political . why would a political. why would a government not have a more self—sustaining energy model to do away with these spikes ? do away with these spikes? >> well, a lot of gb news viewers will remember, even i remember the early and then the late 70s when we had those oil price shocks. they were opec induced with the arab nations protesting against various western policies in the middle east. and we saw huge price spikes then during the 80s and 90s, north sea oil really came into its own. you know, north sea oil used to produce to

almost 3 million barrels of oil almost 3 million barrels of oil a day. and gas equivalent. now it's what, much less than a million. so we're a major energy importer now, it seems to me , importer now, it seems to me, though, that for all the talk of net zero, for all the talk of greening the nation, the world, we still use more than 100 million barrels of oil every single day. oil is going to continue to remain really, really years, really important for years, decades needs to come. and while thatis decades needs to come. and while that is the case, i think a lot of people out there will say, well, why aren't we using our own oil? why aren't we exploiting, eyeing the north sea oil gas? but at the moment, oil and gas? but at the moment, companies drilling north companies drilling in the north sea they tend smaller sea and they tend to be smaller companies, they tend be not companies, they tend to be not international they're international companies, they're british lots british companies taking on lots of debt try extract that of debt to try and extract that oil. their tax, their profits are and that's why are taxed at 75. and that's why drilling in the north sea, certainly for new project projects, has pretty much come to a standstill. and you know, labour would put up a windfall tax on and gas in the north tax on oil and gas in the north sea even more than the tories are. would suggest that if

are. i would suggest that if there oil crunch there is an oil price crunch this , if opec really do this autumn, if opec really do turn the screw on us geopolitically and they might they've done it in the past and they've done it in the past and they've been doing it for the last but if that screw last year. but if that screw tightens , then think there'll tightens, then i think there'll be an awful lot of scrutiny on that tax and whether or be an awful lot of scrutiny on thatthe tax and whether or be an awful lot of scrutiny on thatthe tax tax and whether or be an awful lot of scrutiny on thatthe tax regime 1d whether or be an awful lot of scrutiny on thatthe tax regime that 1ether or be an awful lot of scrutiny on thatthe tax regime that governs' not the tax regime that governs the should be eased the north sea should be eased up. government a up. the government will get a hard time for that. but i think a lot of people silent, ali, would . would cheer. >> liam, know you've got some >> liam, i know you've got some writing you are released. writing to do. you are released. thank you very much. >> stuff. >> great stuff. >> great stuff. >> i've some pictures to >> i've got some pictures to show you. this might give you the jeebies. uh, a man the heebie jeebies. uh, a man has arrested after a free has been arrested after a free climber was seen scaling the leadenhall building in central london. also known as the cheese grater. now, look carefully . grater. now, look carefully. this building is some 200 odd feet high. and footage of the incident today , you might just incident today, you might just be able to see him. can you see him , martin? him, martin? >> yes. 225m as high by this

skyscraper. the cheese grater . skyscraper. the cheese grater. this fella is in a pair of shorts. he's topless . this fella is in a pair of shorts. he's topless. he's got no climbing gear, no ropes, no ropes, nothing whatsoever. just a pair of trains and a pair of shorts, just like some fella on a building site . woof is up a building site. woof is up there like a rat up a drainpipe jump there like a rat up a drainpipe jump and look at that. that makes me feel queasy. woof yeah , about dog . wow maybe it's not , about dog. wow maybe it's not about the person who's supposed to be the dog with all the. >> anyway , so at the very. at >> anyway, so at the very. at the very top, police were waiting for this individual and they have city of london police have given a statement to say that a man has been arrested for aggravated trespass after climbing up the building. we were called at 906 and quickly put a cordon on place. he was met on the roof by police officers and taken into custody. but i mean, can you imagine if you're scaling up a building? i mean, maybe they didn't know

that the police would be waiting at the top, but that's that's quite a welcome. i thought he'd be quite depressed about the fact you know, the fact that, you know, the inevitability , i'm going to get nicked. >> i'm going to get to the top. maybe he was expecting cup of maybe he was expecting a cup of tea bit of a hero's tea or a bit of a hero's welcome. we don't know what his motives are. maybe he's doing it purely thrills and the purely for the thrills and the youtube but it certainly youtube moment. but it certainly making quite sight. >> lots of people in fellow in fellow buildings were taking were taking pictures of it and videos . wolf. didn't fall videos. wolf. lucy didn't fall fall off right moving on labour frontbencher wes streeting zealand has been speaking exclusively to gb news about his party's plans for the future, with a general election on the honzon with a general election on the horizon and britain facing a never ending list of crises. yeah, the shadow health secretary sat down with our political editor christopher hope and here is what he had to say about the ongoing nhs strikes . strikes. >> wes streeting. how would labour end? the junior doctor strikes the most important thing that the government, the prime

minister should be doing now is to get the doctors and the consultants around the table and negotiate a way through . negotiate a way through. >> i think it's outrageous actually that given this strike action, which is unprecedented in itself, has inflicted untold misery on patients who are waiting longer cancelled , waiting longer cancelled, delayed appointments, operations , procedures, waiting in pain, probably dying as well. >> people are dying while they can't get. >> there's no doubt. i mean, labour's own research on this has shown that there are people literally dying on nhs waiting lists, the minister lists, yet the prime minister hasn't met the doctors at all and the health secretary hasn't sat down to negotiate since march earlier this year. so given alongside the cost of living, this is the biggest crisis in the country right now. i don't understand why the prime minister isn't giving this his full attention, and i've come to the conclusion he's basically saying, i made this pledge saying, well, i made this pledge to cut waiting list. i know i haven't got a chance of delivering at least delivering it now, but at least i blame the doctors with

i can blame the doctors with these ongoing strikes. i'm off these ongoing strikes. i'm off the relying on the hook. he's relying on the pay the hook. he's relying on the pay offering 6. pay review bodies offering 6. >> 35. what >> the doctors want 35. what would labour have to compromise somewhere? >> 20. i've said i've said to the doctors, look, 35% overnight is not a policy that labour would be able to afford. it's not made me popular with everyone, but i'd rather be honest. this side of an election than break promises the other side if we win, side of the election. if we win, i look at the record of the last labour government. we didn't have national strikes in the nhs and because treated and that's because we treated the respect and we the staff with respect and we got them on the path to full pay restoration. before the restoration. in fact, before the 97 election, labour was 97 general election, labour was under enormous pressure to make the sort commitments people the sort of commitments people are to make now were are asking me to make now were rightly reluctant to make promises unless they knew they could keep them and yet that labour government did deliver full pay restoration. how did they that? they got the they do that? they got the economy growing so they could invest in public services and great stuff . great stuff. >> well, let's go across to westminster now and speak to christopher hope. chris great exclusive. you tried to get him

to answer the question, will he go for the 35% pay rise? he didn't quite nibble, but what else he say to you? and more else did he say to you? and more to point, do you think he to the point, do you think he cuts an impressive character? does this feel like somebody who can trusted the can be trusted to run the country ? country? >> well, i think he is talking language which the unions won't like . i did language which the unions won't like. i did press him about language which the unions won't like . i did press him about when like. i did press him about when he might try and get to the 35. they call that full pay restoration because that's basically taking the taking pay back to where it would have been in 2008 had pay gone up by inflation because the government has offered paid below inflation pay has offered paid below inflation pay rises to the nhs ever since then. so that's why this number is out there. it's a huge number for most people. the government's offer of 6% via the pay government's offer of 6% via the pay review bodies, but i find it i did ask him again and he said that i don't know , doing it in that i don't know, doing it in our first term in a labour government, which means that many doctors will be waiting until the 2030 before this, this pay until the 2030 before this, this pay restoration might happen.

now that may annoy the unions in fact, it will annoy the doctors unions, no question. but that may also reassure tory voters concerned that as soon as labour get in, they're going to start bending to the will of the of these public sector unions in all their demands then the all their demands and then the uk going as we try uk borrowing going up as we try and these demands. i and meet these demands. so i think he talking language think he is talking the language really in middle really of many in middle england. i mean whisper it quietly, but quite quietly, but he is quite a weapon. i think, for the labour party against tories because party against the tories because of able to present. of the way he's able to present. he has no problems in he also has no problems in deaung he also has no problems in dealing with getting dealing with and getting private, private health companies the companies to deal with the massive waiting on the nhs. massive waiting list on the nhs. he's tied to the public he's not tied to the public sector. i think he's an interesting character and one thing he does make light of is the fact that unlike the tories, labour would still be trying to negotiate with the unions over the junior doctors strikes and that the health secretary hasn't sat down with them since march . sat down with them since march. >> march, yeah , that's right. >> march, yeah, that's right. >> march, yeah, that's right. >> well, the government government is hiding behind

these pay review bodies, which historically always set the pay and they've set they offer at 6% plus £150, a one off payment. and that's just about the middle ground of where all of the pubuc ground of where all of the public sector pay review bodies have come in at. and the government feels it can't go outside that and maybe and i think what mr streeting was saying is that they'll look at other ways to try and reward health health workers, maybe deaung health health workers, maybe dealing with overtime issues or the issues in hospitals when they're working there and how that can be improved for them. so maybe it's not about so maybe it's not all about money, but just think what money, but i just think what he's saying is he's saying here is, is intelligent really for a party that wants to wants to run the country, but also wants to reassure tory voters that they won't actually imagine or create a magic money tree. >> okay, chris hope, thanks for that. where's streeting exclusive? okay. well, up next, it's patrick christys, who's just rocked into the studio. pat, what's on the menu? rocks up. >> yes. okay. i'm having a look at these ridiculous migrant age verification checks. okay it is

bonkers that we are not really allowed to actually check how old people are, old a lot of these people are, especially considering we're looking few looking at sending quite a few of into schools. is the of them into schools. is the bibby stockholm safe? i'm bibby stockholm home safe? i'm also going to be having a look at legal at the net zero legal challenges. this just be challenges. could this just be held up? >> we were talking about this yesterday. >> yeah, i think that is interesting. keir starmers comments him comments are now following him around with a giant mop and bucket back on bucket trying to row back on what but for the first what he said. but for the first time i've now noticed talk of a hung parliament. where's that labour hung parliament. where's that lab going because keir starmer it's going because keir starmer keeps talking and keeps talking i think. and should charles be wading in should king charles be wading in on environment on the environment again? i think that's problem, frankly. think that's a problem, frankly. yeah about that earlier yeah we spoke about that earlier as he should as well and i think he should sort keep his hobby to himself. >> that's just me. >> that's just me. >> thank you, patrick. and thank you for watching live desk. you for watching the live desk. we'll you next week. bye bye we'll see you next week. bye bye i >> -- >> the temperatures rising, boxt solar. proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> good afternoon . i'm alex

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