gb news. >> it's 9:00 on television, on radio and online in the united kingdom and across the world. this is mark dolan tonight. happy friday one and all the weekend starts here in my big opinion. we called it folks. car isn't a privilege. it's a human right . this policy to scrap right. this policy to scrap diesel and petrol vehicles by 2030 is a car crash in slow motion for rishi sunak. 2030 is a car crash in slow motion for rishi sunak . well, motion for rishi sunak. well, he's been watching . the show. he's been watching. the show. rishi sunaks u—turn on net zero. could be his falklands moment and puts the election on a knife edge. and puts the election on a knife edge . my mark meets guest is edge. my mark meets guest is renowned former bbc newsreader and journalist sir nicholas owen in the big story as king charles makes a state visit to france

this week, can we rebuild our relationship with the french? plus, should charles stay out of climate politics? and he might take a turn with bbc presenter chris packham asking , is it time chris packham asking, is it time for climate activists to break the law? it might just be time to stop packham . two hours of to stop packham. two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. i'll see you after the news with polly middlehurst . middlehurst. >> mark thank you. good evening. well, the home office has been ordered to stop construction work on a former raf base that was set to house asylum seekers. west lindsey district council in lincolnshire served an enforcement and stop notice , enforcement and stop notice, saying it was clear there had been a breach of planning control . the government had control. the government had planned to house up to 2000 people at raf scampton . in other people at raf scampton. in other

news today , labour says all news today, labour says all major budget decisions would be checked by the office for budget responsibility if it gets into power. sir keir starmer said it will ensure what he calls the mistakes of liz truss so—called mini—budget leading to high pnces mini—budget leading to high prices aren't repeated . and the prices aren't repeated. and the government says the former prime minister's budget wasn't to blame for higher prices . but the blame for higher prices. but the labour says this plan labour leader says this plan will bring stability to britain's economy. >> year ago no 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 leading economists, saying this is a good idea for the stability of our economy. but this is focussed people and focussed on working people and the pain that they've been through because of that disastrous mini—budget just a year ago . year ago. >> a judge has ruled that a 19 year old woman who died after losing a legal battle with an nhs trust can now be named

siddiq. she tirumalai, who had a rare mitochondrial disorder, wanted to travel to north america for potential clinical trial treatment. however the unnamed nhs trust disagreed with the teenager's family over what was in her best interests . was in her best interests. dufing was in her best interests. during the hearing, the court of protection heard how ms tirumalai had told a psychiatrist, i want to die trying to live. her family said she was one of a kind . she was one of a kind. >> after a year of struggle and heartache , we can finally say heartache, we can finally say our beautiful daughter and sister's name in public without fear . she is sister's name in public without fear. she is siddiqia. she is siddiqia thermals, not esty. despite our grief and the continuing shock over everything thing we have been through today , a part of us is at peace. subhiksha was a wonderful daughter and sister who we will cherish forever . cherish forever. >> and lastly , the king and >> and lastly, the king and queen have ended their three day state visit to france . before

state visit to france. before leaving, charles and camilla visited a british frigate, hms duke, which was moored in bordeaux. they were welcomed by the french minister of defence and briefed by military officials on british military cooperation with france . they cooperation with france. they also visited a wine producing chateau whilst in bordeaux with gb news across the uk on tv, in your car on your digital radio, and now on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news . saying play gb news. this is britain's news. channel >> welcome to mark dolan tonight in my big opinion, rishi sunak u—turn on net zero could be his falklands moment and puts the election on a knife edge by saving petrol and diesel cars. the prime minister has gone up a gearin the prime minister has gone up a gear in the big story. is king charles entitled to an opinion on net zero? and will his visit heal relations with france? will

we ever get on with the french? i'll be asking former top royal correspondent jennie bond. my mark meets guest is newsreading legend nicholas owen . do the legend nicholas owen. do the pubuc legend nicholas owen. do the public still trust the news they're watching in my take at ten? looking forward to this bbc presenter chris packham support . it's breaking the law to save the planet. i'll be dealing with this eco numpty in no uncertain terms. just stop oil. i don't think so. just stop packham and as he steps down from his media empire , has rupert murdoch been empire, has rupert murdoch been good for britain? i'll be asking tonight's newsmaker , a top fleet tonight's newsmaker, a top fleet street insider who worked for murdoch for many years . plus, murdoch for many years. plus, tomorrow's front pages at 1030 sharp with three top pundits who haven't been told what to say and who don't follow the script. tonight, the uncontrollable sajeela qureshi , the authentic sajeela qureshi, the authentic aidan magee and the truly legendary mike porky parry . legendary mike porky parry. >> we got there in the end.

>> we got there in the end. >> tonight, i'll be asking the pundits, as rishi sunak says, he's going to give voters the cold, hard truth. will we ever have. cold, hard truth. will we ever have . honest politicians as have. honest politicians as next? are the latest shop to close a flurry of stores is the high street in terminal decline and are feminists right to axe prince charming from children's fairytales? plus, the most important part of the show. your emails . they come straight to my emails. they come straight to my laptop. mark at gbnews.com and this show has a strict gold rule. we don't do boring . not on rule. we don't do boring. not on my watch . i just won't have it. my watch. i just won't have it. so a big two hours to come. it is friday night, so why don't you crack open something cold and fizzy from the fridge or fire up the kettle? tear open the custard creams and let's get to work . rejoice rishi sunak to work. rejoice rishi sunak pushes back on net zero madness and we called it folks on last

saturday's big opinion . why is saturday's big opinion. why is the motorcar such an affront to the motorcar such an affront to the authoritarians who now govern us? well because it represents individual autonomy, freedom of movement , but it freedom of movement, but it represents fun . and none of that represents fun. and none of that will wash in the brave new world of climate communs ism. which is why it's so disappointing that the prime minister, rishi sunak, has decided to stick to the bonkers target of banning the sale of new petrol and diesel engine cars by 2030. driving a car isn't a privilege, it's a human right. this policy to scrap diesel and petrol vehicles by 2030 is a car crash in slow motion for rishi sunak. by 2030 is a car crash in slow motion for rishi sunak . well i'm motion for rishi sunak. well i'm delighted to see that the prime minister is such a fervent viewer of the show . so at last viewer of the show. so at last we now have a government and an opposition in and voters have a choice . it's the idea that the choice. it's the idea that the country is run by a uni party and that labour and the tories

are basically the same is now deadin are basically the same is now dead in the water alongside the blind push for net zero. as with the honouring of brexit. so a more cautious approach to net zero is a victory for people power . yes, you know those pesky power. yes, you know those pesky voters who used to have a say in how the country was actually run 7 how the country was actually run ? the push for net zero doesn't feel home grown. it feels global. a bit like the covid response. it's the brainchild of the corporate, academic and political elite for whom keir starmer has such affection . starmer has such affection. these high minded autocrats all meet once a year in davos, billionaires and frontline politicians, people like bill gates and tony blair decide , gates and tony blair decide, adding what life is going to be like for you and me, the great unwashed , in the years to come . unwashed, in the years to come. and don't forget, when asked which he prefers westminster or davos , starmer chose switzerland davos, starmer chose switzerland , not the uk, just as he wants

to get back into bed with the eu kissing emmanuel macron's in paris this week. so i fear starmer will surrender our fate as a nation to the likes of world economic forum chief klaus schwab and his mates. i've long been pushing for something i'm calling smart net zero, in which we get emissions down and pursue green alternatives . but with green alternatives. but with evidence based science , the evidence based science, the economy and the support of the pubuc economy and the support of the public at the forefront . and public at the forefront. and this seems to be the path that sunakis this seems to be the path that sunak is taking. this seems to be the path that sunak is taking . clean energy sunak is taking. clean energy has economic potential and can generate jobs , but it's hard to generate jobs, but it's hard to ignore germany is doomed. green experiment led by the disastrous angela merkel in which they invested tens of billions in renewables over the last ten years, only to find themselves reliant on vladimir putin's oil and gas to power their industries . and gas to power their industries. hilariously, and gas to power their industries . hilariously, germany industries. hilariously, germany is now reopening coal mines, coalis is now reopening coal mines, coal is being the dirtiest fuel you can find. and just as the

usual suspects in the media and politics scream about sunaks u—turn on delaying this ban on diesel and petrol cars. well, let me tell you, this is a policy all already in place in their beloved eu . this latest their beloved eu. this latest unexpected plot twist from sunak is a nightmare for labour who have said that they will reverse this decision and reinstate the ban on petrol and diesel cars by 2030, as well as scrapping new gas boilers and bullying landlords into making their rental properties more eco friendly costs that will inevitably be passed onto renters who are already struggling, plus keir starmer, who wants to create a 1970s style energy company , gambling style energy company, gambling taxpayers billions on flaky renewables , is a victim of the renewables, is a victim of the net zero kool—aid with this bold move, there's every chance that rishi sunak will win back those voters in the red wall and

beyond who don't want themselves or the country to be made poorer in the face of this top down, unprecedented eco experiment . unprecedented eco experiment. and by ruling out taxes . on meat and by ruling out taxes. on meat and flights and ending the war on motorists, sunak has finally found his political voice sensible eco policies. the country can afford. and that makes sense as well as progress on stopping the boats could buy him another five years in number 10. something unimaginable just a few weeks ago, pushing back on the extremes of net zero could be sunaks falklands moment. his get brexit done moment . this get brexit done moment. this sensible move on cars takes sunak up a gear and puts him back in the political driving seat. it could ultimately see sunak overtake labour and leave keir starmer floundering in the pit lane .

pit lane. your reaction ? mark at your reaction? mark at gbnews.com. it's all about your opinions . gbnews.com. it's all about your opinions. now listen, many would argue that keir starmer is in lockstep with the view of most mainstream climate scientists ice that temperatures are rising. it's caused by human behaviour and that we've got to get those emissions down in order to save the planet. keir starmer argues that it will generate jobs and be good for the economy. that's not my view. but what's yours ? market but what's yours? market gbnews.com. let's get reaction now from top pundits, now from my top pundits, comedian and broadcaster sajeela qureshi , sports presenter qureshi, sports presenter and journalist aidan magee and tv and radio legend mike porky parry aiden, your reaction to this u—turn? look i think that priti patel made a good point earlier in the week. >> she saw what she observed, that the train is coming at them quite he to make quite quickly and he had to make a decision because it wasn't too far down the road. yes, it sounds like kicking the sounds like they're kicking the can down the but more can down the road, but more importantly, touched importantly, you touched on it just moment you just a moment ago when you

talked party. talked about the unipart party. somebody said to me, what's the difference between labour somebody said to me, what's the diffe conservative an labour somebody said to me, what's the diffeconservative party?_abour somebody said to me, what's the diffeconservative party? and jr and conservative party? and indeed the dems the indeed the lib dems over the last i say, well, last few years? and i say, well, i see any i can't really see any discernible difference, noticeable discernible difference, noti parties. they discernible difference, notiparties. they are searching the parties. they are searching for water and this for clear blue water and this gives them a chance to distance themselves and this themselves and say this is something differently to something we do differently to keir starmers labour party . and keir starmers labour party. and that's key because if that's key here because if they're this they're going to win this election time, they election in a year's time, they need they're need to show how they're different because the moment different because at the moment they're terrible they're heading for a terrible defeat. and there are they're heading for a terrible defe plenty and there are they're heading for a terrible defe plenty in and there are they're heading for a terrible defe plenty in the there are they're heading for a terrible defe plenty in the tory; are they're heading for a terrible defe plenty in the tory party still plenty in the tory party and spoke people this week and i spoke to people this week within said to me within the party who said to me there still little there is still a little bit of a vestige hope that will vestige of hope that this will be over again. be 1992 all over again. everyone's expecting neil kinnock back in april kinnock to win. back in april 1992, john major comes up behind him on the home straight and wins 22 majority. wins it with a 22 majority. >> well, mike parry, this u—turn surprised me. the scale of it really pushing back on net zero, which many of my viewers and listeners are furious about. they they voted they don't feel they voted for it. vote to get it. they didn't vote to get poorer. i think that the poorer. and i think that the next election is now on a knife edge. what's your view? don't edge. what's your view? i don't think edge. think it's even on a knife edge. >> there is momentum

>> i think now there is momentum in america. >> they it big mo, >> they call it the big mo, don't when suddenly don't they, when they suddenly pick idea and the tidal pick up an idea and the tidal wave starts moving. now, this started was a nightclub near where lived. really? yeah. where i lived. oh, really? yeah. well. well that's your big mo. my well. well that's your big mo. my mo is american politics. my big mo is american politics. but, do but, you know, we do have different life . no, different standards in life. no, i was going to say, is this all started with ulez in uxbridge, didn't it? and all of a sudden , didn't it? and all of a sudden, all of a sudden, somebody a light went on in somebody's head at the conservative party and they thought, blimey , the silent they thought, blimey, the silent majority really , we are against majority really, we are against having to pay a lot more money for a net zero policy. they don't understand and they don't want. do you know what the tories have discovered? they've discovered something called missionary politics? yes. and for the first time our our prime minister rishi sunak has decided to take on the missionary politicians mission . politicians politicians mission. politicians are those who believe they know better than the individual man,

missionaries used to go to africa to try and civilise people to try and turn them into christians because as we come from this world and we know better than you and we will shape your life, that's missionary politics. and there's millions of them in this country . and rishi sunak has taken them on and said, no, i believe in the common sense of the ordinary working british person, and i'm to going reach out directly to them above your heads. when you find people like al gore recoiling in horror and saying, this is terrible for the united kingdom and i know where is he from ? al gore, tennessee. from? al gore, tennessee. >> yes , sounds more like jamaica. >> but anyway , indian family , >> but anyway, indian family, he's got he's got a mansion in tennessee, which is so big, which is so big. >> it's equivalent to about a 10th of the town in which he lives in terms of rooms and heating and all that. what i'm saying is i am thrilled that i think that the ordinary working

person in this country now . has person in this country now. has seen light at the end of the tunnelin seen light at the end of the tunnel in not having to pay for boilers they can't afford. and cars they don't want energy saving light saving. saving light energy saving. >> mike had me nervous. they're talking about the missionary. >> i mean, that is position >> i mean, that is a position that i suppose , that is rather dull, i suppose, for anyone to be in. but i have to say, i think that we do have a race now. i do think that there is a race because , you there is a race because, you know, we've talked about this like uni kind of like i think you mentioned uni and agree you mentioned uni and i agree with . it has like with that. it has been like that. it's i'm that. but finally it's like i'm having and i think rishi having faith and i think rishi is quite smart. has is being quite smart. he has listened people , you listened to the people, you know, and, and i'm not that side, i'm the other side. but but i think actually rishi is the only person that can take them over the hurdle. and it's interesting because i think net zero has become like the new migrant weaponising . it's the migrant weaponising. it's the new stop the boat pre—politics. yeah, because i think they've exhausted the migrant thing and so now they need something else to kind of be kind of back and

forth. >> and there's whole >> and there's the whole inaction, inaction, man thing wasn't needs showed wasn't there needs to be showed to be decisive and that he's not somebody in somebody who just sits in a box and nothing somebody who just sits in a box and from nothing somebody who just sits in a box and from getting apart from someone getting a switch you. do back switch behind you. do you back starmer's , though, on starmer's position, though, on net zero? >> well , i net zero? >> well, i kind of have to, don't i? >> why? >> why? >> why? >> why do you have to do you not have a mind of your i have have a mind of your own? i have a mind my own. a mind of my own. >> maki maki and perry . >> maki maki and murray perry. >> maki maki and murray perry. >> mikey maki. >> mikey maki. >> that's why i said no to the mission. well, sajeela you want because i have choices. >> you want labour government? >> you want a labour government? >> you want a labour government? >> government. >> i want a labour government. but you know, i but i am actually, you know, i think well. think think tom is doing well. i think tom well for the first tom is doing well for the first time. i'm even. >> though he wants move >> even though he wants to move us which us back into europe, which of course admitted this week, course he admitted this week, didn't he? i think thought he was talking to people was talking privately to people in canada. >> though >> kahunas, though, to do that. i think it's the first time i've seen those kahunas down. seen those kahunas fall down. >> do seen those kahunas fall down. >> think do seen those kahunas fall down. >> think sunaks do seen those kahunas fall down. >> think sunaks does seen those kahunas fall down. >:help nk sunaks does seen those kahunas fall down. >:help nk s|the 1s does seen those kahunas fall down. >:help nk s|the 1s election es it help him at the next election 7 ? is it on a knife edge? where does your vote go? mark at

cbnnews.com. does your vote go? mark at cbn big s.com. does your vote go? mark at cbn big story, king the big story, should king charles climate charles stay out of the climate debate? an debate? does he deserve an opinion plus, will his opinion on it? plus, will his visit france heal our visit to france heal our relationship with the french? i'll be asking former top royal correspondent jennie bond. that's .

>> you're listening to gb news radio . on sunaks u—turn. radio. on sunaks u—turn. >> a big reaction via email mark at gbnews.com hi, mark, says david, the move on diesel and petrol cars is a start . the petrol cars is a start. the icing on the cake would be turning the boats around. mid—channel colonel richard says mark, this is a fudge, it's a delay, it's a fence sitting confusing. nothing burger car companies are now driving around in circles about what type of vehicles to make, and the consumer is baffled to what buy. it's a mess. sunak has made it worse, says richard and betty says, hi, mark. imagine a uk with all electric cars,

electricity run , heat pumps and electricity run, heat pumps and all electric cooking. where are we going to get this electricity from? wind turbines don't work if no wind or the wind too strong. solar panels don't work. if no sun, we do not have, nor will we have enough infrastructure to produce enough electricity. well, betty , you electricity. well, betty, you raise a good point. rishi sunaks u—turn on petrol and diesel cars was welcomed by toyota , no less, was welcomed by toyota, no less, because of their concerns about the existing infrastructure for electric cars and i like toyota. i've got one. although that said , other cars are available . it's , other cars are available. it's time now for the big story and king charles has called for the uk and france to step up their fight against climate change, branding it our most existential challenge of all. the monarch used a historic speech in the french senate to call for a renewed entente cordiale between the two countries to tackle environmental challenges. here is the big man in action.

>> just as we stand together against military aggression , so against military aggression, so must we strive together to protect the world from our most existential challenge of all that of global warming? climate change, and the catastrophic destruction of nature . destruction of nature. >> so does the king deserve an opinion on climate change? let's speak now to broadcaster and journalist and former top royal correspondent at the bbc. jennie bond.hl correspondent at the bbc. jennie bond. hi, jenny. queen elizabeth famously stayed out of politics for seven decades. do you think she would have made a speech like this ? like this? >> probably not, but it's different, i suppose , for king different, i suppose, for king charles, because for 50 years he has been having his own opinions. he has been campaigning vociferously about the climate. you know, he was thought of as a weirdo, a tree hugging weirdo , and now he's hugging weirdo, and now he's a green hero, isn't he? and he can't take those opinions back. the question is, can he meddle

in party politics? and in that he knows he can't. i mean, he said before he ascended the throne, when he was asked, you know, you've got to clip your wings when you when you become king, he said, well, i'm not stupid. things stupid. you know, i know things can't be the same. and they haven't been. broad haven't been. but in broad diplomatic terms , he has diplomatic terms, he has expressed in germany and in expressed both in germany and in france, he's known position. his passion and his deeply held belief that this is an existential crisis facing the world. and the world has to unite to fight the climate emergency. >> sure. well jenny, the timing of this is awkward , though, of this is awkward, though, isn't it, given that it comes in the same week that the prime minister rows back on several net zero pledges. does this put the palace at odds with number 10? >> well , i 10? >> well, i don't think that king charles is going to be particularly pleased with yoshisue. i would love know yoshisue. i would love to know whether they did discuss this in one their weekly meetings. one of their weekly meetings. i mean up in

mean, charles has been up in balmoral for several weeks, but nevertheless, audiences go nevertheless, the audiences go ahead remotely or on the ahead either remotely or on the phone. and constitutionally, the monarch has the right to be consulted and to warn and to encourage. and that's quite open to interpretation, isn't it, really? i would love to know whether the king was consulted by rishi sunak about this proposed about turn if he wasn't consulted, then charles might be a bit miffed. and if he was consulted, i think charles might have been within his rights to issue a gentle warning. his his opinions, his views clearly , if opinions, his views clearly, if he did issue any such warning, it was ignored. so i think then he'd be doubly miffed, wouldn't he? i think whichever way we look at it, we've probably got a bit of a myth . monarch. bit of a myth. monarch. >> jenny, that may well be >> well, jenny, that may well be true. he didn't seem very miffed in france, though, did he? it was occasion . and was a magnificent occasion. and the really rolled out the the french really rolled out the red carpet. he spoke the language fluently at the podium.

he impressed his audience . and he impressed his audience. and this is the amazing soft diplomatic power of a monarch over an elected president, isn't it ? it? >> yeah, i've seen it at work over 35 years around the world. and it is quite something to behold. i mean , you know, these behold. i mean, you know, these visits , they're full of flummery visits, they're full of flummery and, you know, silly little engagements, really, most of them playing table tennis as the queen did with , i mean, what's queen did with, i mean, what's the point of that? it's a photo opportunity. but the soft power is there and the example of his mother and of charles of speaking in the language, when you can. and charles is pretty good at french actually. he delivered that speech in the senate almost half french and senate almost half in french and half in english. and that went down incredibly well. so it does strengthen the ties between the two countries. and that's what it's all about. i mean, it is always the foreign office who tell the royal family where they want go. they don't suddenly want to go. they don't suddenly say, oh, look, i'd like to go off the caribbean, off to the caribbean, they're told, there is

told, where to go. and there is a and that is to improve a purpose and that is to improve relations. generally , relations. and generally, generally . generally it does. >> well, jenny, as far as i'm concerned, you are tv royalty . concerned, you are tv royalty. great to have you on the show . great to have you on the show. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> my thanks to the brilliant jennie bond, former top royal correspondent the bbc. see, correspondent at the bbc. see, what's your appraisal of king charles's first year in charge and does he deserve an opinion on net zero? let me know your thoughts . market gbnews.com more thoughts. market gbnews.com more to come. i'll tell you in a second. but first, here's the weather that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers >> proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> good evening i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. a cracking day tomorrow for most parts of the country. fine. and bright. for most parts of the country. fine. and bright . after a fine. dry and bright. after a bit a chilly start sunday bit of a chilly start sunday will things turning windier will see things turning windier thanks to this area of low pressure that was formerly hurricane nigel. a bit of a ridge in the east bars, though.

that's the fine weather that's coming tomorrow. but we're not there yet. it's been a showery friday still quite a few friday and still quite a few showers this evening , but showers around this evening, but they are fading most they are fading in most locations. and with the clear skies and the air coming down from north, it is turning from the north, it is turning quite chilly. temperatures down into actually into single digits and actually some pockets of frost likely over rural parts of the north. so a chilly start to saturday, but for quite a few of us, a bright fine start tomorrow morning . plenty of sunshine morning. plenty of sunshine around. possibility of around. still the possibility of around. still the possibility of a few showers. lincolnshire, norfolk , especially through the norfolk, especially through the morning. but should be morning. but they should be fading, should showers fading, as should the showers over the northern isles. staying quite but quite breezy here, but elsewhere, winds , some elsewhere, light winds, some sunny feeling pretty sunny spells feeling pretty pleasant after that chilly start, 14 to 18 degrees. now it is going to turn cloudier in the west afternoon , west and come the afternoon, rain is going to push into northern that's going rain is going to push into ncgetern that's going rain is going to push into ncgetern overnight.]oing rain is going to push into ncgetern overnight. and| to get heavier overnight. and then western of then in these western areas of wales, northern ireland and parts of scotland, we are looking heavy and persistent looking at heavy and persistent rain that could rain through sunday. that could cause some problems, the potential flooding . it potential for some flooding. it turns although turns windy everywhere, although

many and eastern areas many central and eastern areas will dry and bright. that will stay dry and bright. that wind coming from south. wind coming from the south. so bringing so bringing milder air. so temperatures widely on temperatures more widely on sunday high teens or sunday into the high teens or low 20s that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. >> proud sponsors of weather on . gb news at 10:00 in just half an hour's time, i'll be dealing with the bbc presenter for a remarkable wildlife talent. >> he's called chris packham. he wants to break the law to save the planet . and i'll be the planet. and i'll be responding at 10:00. but coming up tonight's top pundits as up with tonight's top pundits as rishi sunak says, he's going to give the cold, hard give voters the cold, hard truth. will we ever have honest politicians? we'll discuss that next. plus, in an exclusive mark dolan tonight people's poll, we've been asking you are feminist right to axe prince charming from children's fairy tales. the results are in and i will reveal

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>> now earlier on twitter, we were asking, are feminists right to axe prince charming from children's fairy tales? the results are in. wait for this over whelming. 95% of you say no. whilst 5% of you agree with the decision to cancel prince charming , the decision to cancel prince charming, does the king deserve an opinion on net zero? bob says hi mark. the king has won non political action. he can take. he can talk to the trees and plants just like he always has and persuade them to absorb more co2 and persuade them to absorb more c02 too. there you go. not taking any nonsense in relation to that, lesley king charles, such a gentleman and a role model, loved him always save for him hurting diana. model, loved him always save for him hurting diana . but he has him hurting diana. but he has earned over the years some kind of redemption . say it how it is. of redemption. say it how it is. so lesley, they're backing the king. all the way. okay, folks. well, look , i'll get to more of well, look, i'll get to more of your emails shortly . market gb your emails shortly. market gb news. okay com but let's get

reaction on to the other big stories of the day with my top pundits. mike parry . aidan magee pundits. mike parry. aidan magee and suella curci number 10 believes rishi sunak is a straight talking prime minister for hard truths and he thinks that will win him the next election . sunak is hopeful the election. sunak is hopeful the upcoming tory conference at the start of october will also help towards a conservative recovery. so as the pm says, he's going to be more truthful with the public and give us uncomfortable facts . will we ever have honest politicians ? mike parry well, it politicians? mike parry well, it depends what you mean by the word honest. >> how do you define honesty? you know, one, politicians honesty is another politician's warped fact, isn't it? you know, it depends which way you look at it. i think most politicians from my experience, having worked with them and alongside them 30 or 40 years, are actually in the game for

themselves. it's one of the best paid jobs in this country. never mind the 86,000 of salary. you get about another 150 grand on top of that, an expense is and mortgages for your house and all that it leads to afterwards and everything it leads to afterwards. you generally end up, if you were a health minister, you end up working for international health companies and all kind of stuff. but and all that kind of stuff. but when a politician knocks on my door you know , um, door like this, you know, um, yeah. hello i'd like you to vote for me. why do you want me to vote because i'll make vote for you? because i'll make your no. your life better. no, no, no. you've wrong way you've got it the wrong way round. i will make your life better become a an mp and better if you become a an mp and a politician representing me. but you won't give me any of your riches , will you? now, tell your riches, will you? now, tell me the honest truth. do you me the honest truth. what do you think about this? all's think about this? and all's you get wishy washy left right up get a wishy washy left right up down views on nothing . the only down views on nothing. the only honest politician i can remember in the whole of my life is mrs. margaret thatcher. i'm sorry, but it's absolutely true . boris but it's absolutely true. boris johnson. the most dishonest

politician, rishi, by the way, in his latest statement , well, in his latest statement, well, it's not a u—turn. he all's he's doneis it's not a u—turn. he all's he's done is appeal to the common sense of the british people. but that has now completely wiped bofis that has now completely wiped boris away because we all now know that boris invented the 2030 deadline at cop 26 and 2021 on a whim. he just sort of invented it. >> well, that raises an interesting question, actually. >> aiden, do you think the halo has slipped for boris johnson among supporters, among some of his supporters, given the that week given the fact that this week he's been pushing the net zero agenda and he's not happy that rishi sunak watered down? rishi sunak has watered it down? >> remember his >> well, if you remember in his resignation actually resignation speech, he actually said it was one of the key tenets of the speech. he tenets of the of the speech. he said, our said, don't abandon our commitment zero. don't commitment on net zero. don't abandon our commitment to get rid petrol and diesel cars by rid of petrol and diesel cars by 2030. so was something 2030. so it was something uppermost his mind. do uppermost in his mind. i do think influenced quite think he was influenced quite strongly by, by partner, strongly by, by his partner, carrie think having said carrie yeah, i think having said that , yes, carrie yeah, i think having said that, yes, his halo has slipped , but not, not just because of that. i mean, there were a utany that. i mean, there were a litany of that went on

litany of things that went on which don't think litany of things that went on whic ever don't think litany of things that went on whic ever going don't think litany of things that went on whic ever going to don't think litany of things that went on whic ever going to go>n't think litany of things that went on whic ever going to go>n't tito< he's ever going to go back to frontline politics. okay. >> so halos has slipped. >> my god , i think somebody took >> my god, i think somebody took it off and chucked it on the other the planet like , i other side of the planet like, i mean, a few good mean, no, to quote a few good men, i don't think any politician can handle actually telling the truth . i don't think telling the truth. i don't think any politicians ever. i think they have. they start off in earnest. oh we want to do this. we want to do that . you know, we want to do that. you know, and think the truth, they and i think the truth, they believe right? believe it, right? >> think, mrs. >> don't you think, mrs. thatcher told truth? thatcher told the truth? >> unforgivable. >> well, unforgivable. >> well, unforgivable. >> no. okay. >> emm- 5 third of a pint >> that was one third of a pint of blame of milk. are you going to blame her to her her forever? going to blame her forever . forever. >> the difference mark, >> the difference now, mark, is, is and i'll speak >> the difference now, mark, is, is the and i'll speak >> the difference now, mark, is, is the frontline and i'll speak >> the difference now, mark, is, is the frontline politiciansieak to the frontline politicians all the frightened the time and they're frightened of and football the time and they're frightened of the and football the time and they're frightened of the same.football the time and they're frightened of the same. and all the time and they're frightened of the same. and other clubs are the same. and other areas clubs are the same. and other are worried the reaction all worried about the reaction on media. so it's not on social media. so it's not about truth about telling the truth necessarily saying necessarily. it's about saying something get something that's going to get them from the them the least flak from the internet, from online, from the newspapers , still from talk newspapers, still from talk shows like this. so that's what it it's not determined it is. it's not a determined effort truth is effort to not tell the truth is to avoid what comes back their way. suella, will we ever way. sir suella, will we ever have honest politicians?

>> you think that sunak is >> do you think that sunak is going to be honest ? going to be honest? >> i think sunak wants to be honest , but >> i think sunak wants to be honest, but think honest, but i think unfortunately not the only unfortunately it's not the only one. there are people saying, you you want you want to say this, you want to i think he to say that. and i think he thinks he's telling the truth now. but it's going to turn out to fault to be lying, isn't it our fault that honest because to be lying, isn't it our fault tha punish honest because to be lying, isn't it our fault tha punish honesttheyause to be lying, isn't it our fault tha punish honestthey tell we punish them when they tell the ? we punish them when they tell the for ? we punish them when they tell the for example, theresa may said >> for example, theresa may said that she would effective that she would have an effective dementia before the 2017 dementia tax before the 2017 election campaign began, and it lost her. it effectively lost her her majority. and it was a political nightmare because she was talking about theresa may oh, theresa may >> sorry, i thought she was fine i >> -- >> she announced an unpopular policy. she was being straight with the british people and people voted against. >> she it slip that she was >> she let it slip that she was going cost the grey vote more going to cost the grey vote more money than previously because they're going to have to start paying they're going to have to start paying for some of their own social in later life. social care in later life. >> you the grey vote? >> sorry, are you the grey vote? >> sorry, are you the grey vote? >> no, i'm the silver fox vote. okay, that straight, okay, let's get that straight, please . oh, but mean, if you please. oh, but i mean, if you want to compare honest and dishonest politicians as sir

keir starmer, i'm not calling him dishonest, i'm saying him dishonest, but i'm saying his head is like a kaleidoscope ofideas. his head is like a kaleidoscope of ideas . and whichever one of ideas. and whichever one lands in his eyes at whatever particular moment seems to be the current policy that he has. i don't believe that he believes anything. do you know why i agree? because a very experienced lawyer. what are lawyers spend most of their life doing representing people who they don't even ask , what is the they don't even ask, what is the truth of your situation ? an and truth of your situation? an and they put the argument forward in a court to try and defend their client. they don't know whether their client is telling the truth not. truth or not. >> i agree that, yes, >> well, so i agree that, yes, he got a load ideas and he has got a load of ideas and he has got a load of ideas and he that's been my he doesn't. and that's been my critique of him i just critique of him is that i just wish knew where he stood. wish i knew where he stood. please stand for us. are please stand up for us. we are looking leadership . looking to you for leadership. but i think he's turning it around now. keir starmer, be an honest . honest politician. >> will he be an honest prime minister? >> i think. i think like he like i said before, all politicians start off, i think earnest. >> ever been >> i don't think he's ever been earnest, has he? but think >> i don't think he's ever been eardoesn'tis he? but think >> i don't think he's ever been eardoesn't know but think >> i don't think he's ever been eardoesn't know what ut think he doesn't know what he. >> i don't think he knows what

he know he believes. he doesn't know what can he what he believes in. how can he convince he's agree? convince us? he's agree? we need leaders who, more honest rishi sunak keir starmer, much, sunak or keir starmer, much, much less. >> don't even see that much >> i don't even see that much difference between them politically. difference between them poli sirally. difference between them polisir keir starmer wanted to do, sir keir starmer wanted to put corbyn in power in put jeremy corbyn in power in this country. >> think of all the values jeremy . corbyn had. at least he jeremy. corbyn had. at least he was honest. >> he was an honest. you want to look like an honest. he was exactly who he was . and i know exactly who he was. and i know he controversial. i'm sorry. he was controversial. i'm sorry. i conviction. i think there was a conviction. politician the politician do we get the politicians deserve? politicians we deserve? >> it fault that they're politicians we deserve? >> straight fault that they're politicians we deserve? >> straight faultthet they're politicians we deserve? >> straight faultthe public?e not straight with the public? because aiden we because i think aiden that we live beyond our means in this country and i don't think any politician to politician is brave enough to say that. >> you're quite right. >> no, you're quite right. but in of i mean, i haven't in terms of i mean, i haven't voted since 2005, i have to be honest you. people honest with you. and people say to that's to me, well, hang on, that's what they want. do get the what they want. you do get the politicians but politicians you deserve. but part if i vote for part of me thinks if i vote for them, of endorsing them, i'm kind of endorsing what we've over last 30 we've had over the last 30 years. with years. i'm not comfortable with that well coming up >> okay. well listen, coming up in ten, presenter in my take at ten, bbc presenter chris breaking in my take at ten, bbc presenter chrilaw breaking in my take at ten, bbc presenter chrilaw to breaking in my take at ten, bbc presenter chrilaw to save breaking in my take at ten, bbc presenter chrilaw to save planet. aking in my take at ten, bbc presenter chrilaw to save planet. i'll|g the law to save the planet. i'll be dealing with this eco numpty

in no uncertain terms . just stop in no uncertain terms. just stop oil more like just stop. packham but next my mark meets guest is newsreading legend nicholas owen do the public still trust the news? they're watching? that's .

next coming up in my take at ten, i'll be dealing with bbc presenter chris packham, who thinks it's to okay break the law to save the planet . but law to save the planet. but first, mark meets . and tonight, first, mark meets. and tonight, one of the most recognisable news presenters in the country, nicholas owen . after a lengthy nicholas owen. after a lengthy stint in fleet street , he stint in fleet street, he started his broadcasting career at the bbc as a north of england correspondent. before joining itn in the mid 80s. ultimate becoming one of the key faces of itv news . in 1994, he covered

itv news. in 1994, he covered the royal beats as royal correspondent for itv news and played a major role covering the death and funeral of diana, princess of wales . he's been death and funeral of diana, princess of wales. he's been a fixture on both itv and the beeb as well as presenting for channel 4 and classic fm plus . channel 4 and classic fm plus. he gave a brief but memorable turn on strictly nicholas owen. welcome to mark dolan tonight andifs welcome to mark dolan tonight and it's a pleasure. >> i think. >> i think. >> i think. >> i hope you did the right thing on that show. strictly you did. you did one week and got out. oh well, of course. >> i mean, i didn't try to get out. i mean, let's let's be clear about this. but i was a bit relieved, i have to admit . bit relieved, i have to admit. and i'm not sure how i would have to i still and i'm not sure how i would havethe to i still and i'm not sure how i would havethe job. to i still had the job. >> know, i mean, i didn't >> you know, i mean, i didn't sort of take time off itn. sort of take time off from itn. >> like that . so sort of take time off from itn. >> but like that . so sort of take time off from itn. >> but as like that . so sort of take time off from itn. >> but as you like that . so sort of take time off from itn. >> but as you say,e that . so sort of take time off from itn. >> but as you say, outat . so sort of take time off from itn. >> but as you say, out i . so sort of take time off from itn. >> but as you say, out i went but but as you say, out i went the first round. but you know what? >> what a wonderful experience . >> what a wonderful experience. >> what a wonderful experience. >> i still do. you know, i still can't really believe it happened. >> and i can't pretend to be a great fan of the show these days. >> i mean, my wife watches a bit

of it and not so much. other people do , and they seem to people do, and they seem to think that i'm sort of an encyclopaedia of knowledge about it, you know? and i'll you it, you know? and i'll tell you one curious thing about it. it's not just who to not just ladies who come up to me and say, oh, you were on the show and who who was your partner? oh, and that. partner? oh, yes. and all that. >> of men who know >> there's a lot of men who know absolutely 100. absolutely everything 100. >> it's curious, you might be one. >> well, i am. i'm a fan of the show. i think it's a great program. and it's old school, isn't one of few isn't it? it's one of the few shows the family shows that the whole family can sit around watch. sit around and watch. i did something i something a bit like strictly i did for comic relief did let's dance for comic relief . yeah. that was just i . oh, yeah. and that was just i think a 2.5 minute think it was a 2.5 minute performance other performance with with two other comedians. rehearsal comedians. but the rehearsal halls are exhausting, aren't they? >> well , yes, they? >> well, yes, for they? >> well , yes, for strictly, they >> well, yes, for strictly, they certainly were . i rehearsed for certainly were. i rehearsed for about, think it was about about, i think it was about about, i think it was about about three weeks of quite intense rehearsals . and i'll intense rehearsals. and i'll tell you something, i have never been fitter in my life. yeah. i mean, i started out being exhausted they but exhausted as they all say, but after while. wow it really after a while. wow it really kicked in. >> did find yourself >> yes. did you find yourself doing the doing that, that scene in the full where in full monty where you were in the post getting your

post office queue getting your getting together and getting your jive together and by the way, what about what about the curse of strictly? was mrs. happy with your mrs. owen happy with your appearance mrs. owen happy with your appearél ce mrs. owen happy with your appearél think she was >> oh, i think she was absolutely, yes. >> the one that voted >> was she the one that voted you out? just to be on the you out? yes. just to be on the safe was. you out? yes. just to be on the saf

overall. yes. whether they're taking much notice of it is another matter. and i'll tell you something else, which i think is extremely important, and i get this question a and i get asked this question a lot i'm very honest about it lot and i'm very honest about it with grim news we've with the grim news that we've all these last few years, all had these last few years, starting back in 2008 with the financial crisis . yes, we rolled financial crisis. yes, we rolled along. got brexit. it was along. we got brexit. it was just a sort of shambles , just a sort of shambles, whatever way you look at it, whichever way you 100% paid for it.then whichever way you 100% paid for it. then had covid. now we it. then we had covid. now we have ukraine with all have a war in ukraine with all the that and a lot the nightmares of that and a lot of people say to me, oh, the news. and i say to them, don't watch too much straight news. if you like sort of a pure thing. it's depressing. yeah, it can be very depressing. it can be bad for mental health. and for your mental health. and there's an old news guy who loved the business and did it for so many years and did my very best to communicate it well . it pains me a bit to say that, but think be careful, ration but i think be careful, ration it a little bit, ration it , but i think be careful, ration it a little bit, ration it, and then you'll find you'll be a bit more selective. and i think trust comes with that.

>> think that's great advice >> i think that's great advice because the because you were there for the transition from news bulletins to 24 hour rolling news and as you say, too much of it ain't great for the mental health, which is why i try to keep the show possible. show light where possible. and also there's good news also if there's good news about we'll discuss that as well. and i think could more of i think we could do more of that. left school at 17 that. you left school at 17 with, think , 5—5 o—levels. with, i think, 5—5 o—levels. that's right . five all you all that's right. five all you all you needed right ? because you you needed right? because you went straight to your local papen went straight to your local paper, the surrey mirror, before heading street for a heading to fleet street for a decade. heading to fleet street for a decade . how helpful was that decade. how helpful was that background in print journalism once you made it onto tv? oh, i think the great thing about local newspapers in those days, what a sad decline. >> there's been in local newspapers, local journalism , newspapers, local journalism, and now. but it and that's very sad now. but it was absolutely vital. i learnt the craft, how to talk to people, how to get stories out of people, which is what journalism is all about. it's got to be about that . and it was got to be about that. and it was all in instilled into me in those very, very early years. and then to go to fleet street

at a time when fleet street really mattered, when it was national newspapers really counted for something . oh, it counted for something. oh, it was absolutely marvellous transition to television . then, transition to television. then, of course, technically it was all very different. but the old journalistic values, the journalistic values, the journalistic things that have been drummed into me, they were there and it served me incredibly well. >> there are still newsreaders with pedigree on on the bbc, on itv and hopefully a couple here as well . but itv and hopefully a couple here as well. but do itv and hopefully a couple here as well . but do you itv and hopefully a couple here as well. but do you think itv and hopefully a couple here as well . but do you think there as well. but do you think there are too many news casters now who don't have that journalistic integrity that background, that pedigree and who are just looking at an autocue ? looking at an autocue? >> that's good. i hear. that's such a lot. listen the way it started, the way television news started, the way television news started was actors were used to read the news. the viewers and listeners who may remember richard baker. of course, people like that. kenneth kendall and so on. they had been actors us,

and they really did just sit in and they really did just sit in a studio presented with a script, which hopefully they read beautifully . and that was read beautifully. and that was the way it started this this idea of bringing journalism into it was really when itn started in the 1955 and insisted that people have a really good journalistic background . do you journalistic background. do you know, i think most of the people who read the news and bring us the news actually , most of them the news actually, most of them have come up now through the modern media, which might be radio, podcasting or whatever . radio, podcasting or whatever. yeah, no, but i think the journalistic background is still there, whether it's done really well . well, i think the problem well. well, i think the problem is there is just so much of it, so there's so much airtime to fill. so there are people i see on the screen, i try not to be a grumpy old man about this. oh, come grumpy. come on, be grumpy. >> is gb >> this is gb news. >> this is gb news. >> no, i'm not. i'm really >> no, no, i'm not. i'm really not grumpy. but sometimes not grumpy. but i sometimes think, oh, ouch. you know, give me, give me half an hour with that person and i could. i could. i could change that. do you of the you not think some of the bulletins infantilized

bulletins elsewhere infantilized the audience a little bit? >> oh, god, trivialise . and sort >> oh, god, trivialise. and sort of simplify things. so the audience are thick. >> well, do you know the. yes there was a broadcaster . john there was a broadcaster. john humphrys i heard him say once what journalists do is first of all they simplify , then they all they simplify, then they exaggerate. and if you think about it, there is a bit of that about it, there is a bit of that about journalism. well the problem is it is a branch of showbiz, isn't it? >> even though you're delivering the news the audience, you're the to news the audience, you're there suppose, stimulate. the to news the audience, you're the and suppose, stimulate. the to news the audience, you're theand sup|right,;timulate. the to news the audience, you're the and sup|right, you're te. >> and you're right, you're right we're in a right in that we're sitting in a television studio, we're surrounded by, you know, all the gizmos of showbiz, if you like. it is a show. you've got it's not entertainment or it shouldn't be entertainment. strictly speaking, i know you've managed to make it pretty entertaining occasionally, but of course, polly does heavy of course, polly does the heavy lifting at top the hour. lifting at the top of the hour. >> that's why our bulletins >> and that's why our bulletins team is so important. >> going >> yeah, but what i was going to say to the say was it's got to look the part there's point just part. there's no point of just sitting a box with nothing sitting in a box with nothing behind around you. behind you, nothing around you. the world demands that

the modern world demands that people's attention is drawn to what you're doing. so that's very, important . but very, very important. but there's lot of people there's an awful lot of people out there. you what, out there. i tell you what, i don't like . i'm not very keen on don't like. i'm not very keen on programmes where people just sort of giggle at each other over they're over and over again when they're doing sort of news, you know , we doing sort of news, you know, we can all pick programmes where we think not very think about that. i'm not very keen on that. i think a keep the tone a little more serious when it's important to do so . please, it's important to do so. please, please should huw edwards be back on tv reading the news? >> no. why why? >> no. why why? >> i just don't think you talked about. >> it's not trust , is it? it's >> it's not trust, is it? it's something else . hugh had the something else. hugh had the most important job anchoring news programmes. i use an american expression. there anchor, you know is what it says , isn't it? you're there and you're solid and you're not going anywhere. and this really matters. he had the most important job to do, and the big commentaries on the big state occasions, that when he occasions, all of that when he got embroiled with what he fell

into for whatever reason . and we into for whatever reason. and we still don't know the facts of this. let's be clear. there's terrible way people condemn other people without knowledge and evidence of illegality and no evidence of illegality ehhen and no evidence of illegality either. exactly but i do think that hugh himself i think if i was sitting here with hugh, he and i were chatting away, he would agree with me that you can't back. you can't just go can't go back. you can't just go back and sit, you know, sit there in front camera and there in front of the camera and say, i am. this is say, right here i am. this is most important. think most important. just don't think it's on. >> nicholas, out it's on. >> nicholas, out of time. >> nicholas, we're out of time. i know you're enjoying your semi—retirement , but would i know you're enjoying your semtake irement , but would i know you're enjoying your semtake azment , but would i know you're enjoying your semtake a gignt , but would i know you're enjoying your semtake a gig here? but would i know you're enjoying your semtake a gig here? we'dt would i know you're enjoying your semtake a gig here? we'd love|ld you take a gig here? we'd love to have you. i know you've done presenting on the channel. i have? yes. >> no , they've >> well, no, they've got. >> well, no, they've got. >> open your calendar >> could you open your calendar to a few appearances ? to a few more appearances? >> got my phone >> my, they've got my phone number here. i get sometimes the phone goes in the middle of the night. that's probably gb news. i'd love to do more. well, there you go. is this application? >> most certainly is . >> well, it most certainly is. i've ear of the boss. i've got the ear of the boss. you're in. honestly, my goodness. wouldn't we do well to have nicholas here? brilliant

stuff. to the true stuff. my thanks to the true broadcasting legend nicholas owen . here's the weather. owen. here's the weather. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news is good evening. >> i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. cracking day tomorrow for most parts of the country. fine dry and bright after bit of a and bright after a bit of a chilly start will see chilly start, sunday will see things windier thanks to things turning windier thanks to this area of low pressure that was formerly hurricane nigel. a bit of a ridge in the isobars , bit of a ridge in the isobars, though. that's the fine weather that's coming tomorrow , but that's coming tomorrow, but we're not yet. it's been a we're not there yet. it's been a shower friday still a shower friday and still quite a few showers around this evening, but fading in most but they are fading in most locations. and with the clear skies and the air coming down from the north, it is turning quite chilly. temperatures down into single digits actually into single digits and actually some of frost likely some pockets of frost likely over parts of the north. over rural parts of the north. so a chilly start to saturday, but for quite a few of us, a bright fine start tomorrow

morning . plenty of sunshine morning. plenty of sunshine around. possibility of around. still the possibility of around. still the possibility of a showers. lincolnshire, a few showers. lincolnshire, norfolk , especially through the norfolk, especially through the morning. be morning. but they should be fading as the showers fading, as should the showers over the northern isles. staying quite but quite breezy here, but elsewhere, winds , some elsewhere, light winds, some sunny spells feeling pretty pleasant after that chilly start, 14 to 18 degrees. now it is going to turn cloudier in the west come afternoon , west and come the afternoon, rain is going to push into northern going northern ireland. that's going to get heavier and to get heavier overnight. and then of then in these western areas of wales, northern ireland and parts of scotland, are parts of scotland, we are looking heavy persistent looking at heavy and persistent rain through sunday. could rain through sunday. that could cause some problems. the potential for flooding. it potential for some flooding. it turns everywhere, although turns windy everywhere, although many eastern areas turns windy everywhere, although manstay eastern areas turns windy everywhere, although man stay dry eastern areas turns windy everywhere, although manstay dry and eastern areas turns windy everywhere, although manstay dry and bright.�*| areas turns windy everywhere, although manstay dry and bright. thatas will stay dry and bright. that wind coming from the south. so bringing milder air. so temperatures on temperatures more widely on sunday high teens or sunday into the high teens or low . low 20s. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on . gb news coming up of weather on. gb news coming up in my take at ten with bbc presenter chris packham asking is it time to break the law to

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news it's 10:00 on news it's10:00 on television, on radio, and online in the united kingdom and across the world. this is mark dolan. kingdom and across the world. this is mark dolan . tonight, it this is mark dolan. tonight, it might take a ten with bbc presenter chris packham asking is it time for climate activists to break the law ? in my view, to break the law? in my view, it's to break the law? in my view, wsfime to break the law? in my view, it's time to just stop. packham also has rupert murdoch been good for britain? i'll be asking tonight's newsmaker, a former top sun journalist. plus, tomorrow , newspaper, front pages tomorrow, newspaper, front pages and live reaction in the studio from my pundits. so a packed show, lots to get through. i'll be dealing with chris packham in just two minutes time. i'm not pulling my punches. these people live on another planet . well, i live on another planet. well, i wish they did lots to get through. first, the news with

polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> mark, thank you. good evening . well, the top story on gb news tonight is that the home office has been ordered to stop construction work on a former raf base that was set to house asylum seekers . west lindsey asylum seekers. west lindsey district council in lincolnshire served an enforcement and stop notice, saying it was clear there'd been a breach of planning control. there'd been a breach of planning control . while the planning control. while the government had planned to house up to 2000 people at raf scampton . meanwhile, in other scampton. meanwhile, in other news today , labour says all news today, labour says all major budget decisions would be checked by the office for budget responsibility if it gets into power. sir keir starmer says it will ensure what he calls the mistakes of liz truss's so—called mini—budget, leading to high prices are not repeated . the government says the former prime minister's budget wasn't to blame for higher prices, but the labour leader says this 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 economist, 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 just a disastrous mini—budget just a year ago . year ago. >> a judge has ruled that a 19 year old woman who died after losing a legal battle with an nhs trust can now be named siddiqa tirumalai, who had a rare mitochondrial disorder, wanted to travel to north america for a potential clinical trial. however for the unnamed nhs trust disagreed with the teenager's family over what was in her best interests . during in her best interests. during the hearing, the court of protection heard how mr mellish had told her psychiatrist, i want to die trying to live . her want to die trying to live. her family said she was one of a

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on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news . channel news. channel >> welcome to mark dolan tonight as rupert murdoch been good for britain , i'll be asking britain, i'll be asking tonight's newsmaker , a former tonight's newsmaker, a former top sun journalist who worked for murdoch for many years . for murdoch for many years. plus, tomorrow's newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from my top pundits this evening. legendary radio presenter and journalist mike porkpie , sports broadcaster porkpie, sports broadcaster aidan magee and comedian and presenter sajeela qureshi. plus my pundits will be nominating their headline heroes and back page zeroes of the day. a packed hour, page zeroes of the day. a packed hour , a busy hour to come. plus, hour, a busy hour to come. plus, your emails mark at gbnews.com and tomorrow's papers. but first, my take . at ten. do you first, my take. at ten. do you remember the good old days when

we had the law and it was enforced? welcome to the clown world of 2023, where crazed eco protesters normally middle class numpties on a permanent gap year glue themselves to the motorway, causing disruption and risking lives simply to be asked by police officers whether they're okay and if they'd like a sandwich for the accommodation of eco terrorists whose aims are irrational and deranged has fed the idea that climate change justifies breaking the law . justifies breaking the law. enter stage left bbc nature presenter chris packham and his channel 4 documentary is it time to break the law, in which he sympathises with brainwashed zealots like this young woman ? zealots like this young woman? because i don't have a future and you might. because i don't have a future and you might . well, you don't and you might. well, you don't have a future . you don't have have a future. you don't have a job either, do you? what have we done to our young people? i

think there mental health think there are mental health issues around these climate alarmists. i don't think they're well for believing the planet is going to burn down by next tuesday is a pathology, in my view . i think tuesday is a pathology, in my view. i think they are narcissistic doomsters plus they're all vegan, which probably explains why they're in such a bad mood . in the such a bad mood. in the documentary, packham visits a just stop oil activist who's in jail for scaling a bridge on the dartford crossing last year. packham said society should feel shame at putting principled people behind high walls and razor wire. should we? he meets up with a swedish ecology professor called andreas malm, who's written a book called how to blow up a pipeline. now, whilst packham doesn't seek for anyone to be hurt by activism, he is sympathetic to the idea of sabotaging pipelines or other fossil fuel infrastructure . the fossil fuel infrastructure. the whole basis of this documentary is that breaking the law is now

a dilemma. that's right, a dilemma for this influential broadcaster who is, of course, one of the faces of the bbc's nature coverage. so much for impartiality. do you see how arrogant, how entitled these people are that they consider themselves as so much on the right side of history that they are literally above the law when you and i, of course, are not hilariously in a previous interview with the guardian, packham said a jail term might not be such a bad idea . not be such a bad idea. comparing himself to nelson mandela. i'm sorry, he's more winnie than nelson in my book. now i'm a fan and an admirer of packham. he's done so much to raise issues around the environment and the animal kingdom, but the law is not a dilemma. democracy is not a dilemma. democracy is not a dilemma. and for a country like the uk, responsible for 1% of global carbon emissions to bankrupt itself in the pursuit of flaky renewables and cause profound damage to our economy, our way of life , and ultimately

our way of life, and ultimately our way of life, and ultimately our energy security is not a dilemma. i'm no climate change denier and i think it's time that we cleaned up the planet and got those carbon emissions down. but we need to do so sensibly. working with the economy, evidence based science and the will of the people at the forefront . it why didn't the forefront. it why didn't chris packham present this documentary in beijing in china 7 documentary in beijing in china ? i'd have cheered him on as he marched through tiananmen square after the madness of covid forgive me if i'm not in the mood for another wild authoritarian intervention by the state at the hands of the so—called experts when they push for windmills that don't turn solar panels, that don't pick up any sunshine or electric cars which come with their own massive carbon and pollution footprints. when you actually crunch the numbers in the documentary, packham meets up with roger hallam , the cult like with roger hallam, the cult like

leader of just stop oil lending further credibility to what is their ultimate goal. and it's what i would call climate communism . what does that mean? communism. what does that mean? well, in the end, no flights , no well, in the end, no flights, no trips abroad, no red meat, no fish or dairy, no pets, no central heating , no new clothes. central heating, no new clothes. the authorities might as well just equip us with an eco friendly uniform and be done with it. no would burning stoves? no. agas no air conditioning, no farmers . and of conditioning, no farmers. and of course, absolutely no cars. who knows whether private property freedom of movement and state controlled media could be in their sights as well. after all, we've got to tackle that dangerous misinformation, haven't we? let me just give you one stat that i think will shock you.the one stat that i think will shock you. the national grid estimates that decarbonising the grid itself . will cost £2 trillion. itself. will cost £2 trillion. who in the name of god is going to pay for that? and what if

these measures don't work and these measures don't work and the temperature of the earth does not stabilise? what do we does not stabilise? what do we do then? and how the hell do we make a difference with our already modest emissions ? a view already modest emissions? a view even shared by tony blair? these people are living on another planet . at one point in the planet. at one point in the show, chris packham is featured with oil trickling down his face. well, i think he's got egg on his face as he's a great presenter of nature programmes. but when it comes to climate hysteria and these mad, ruinous ideas, packham should pack it . ideas, packham should pack it. in what's your reaction ? mark at in what's your reaction? mark at gbnews.com? it's fair to say that chris packham has been a campaigner for all matters in environment and nature. his whole adult life, his whole career. he cares about the planet. that's why he's made this documentary. he doesn't want to break the law, but he is worried about this climate

emergency . he's not alone. emergency. he's not alone. plenty of the world's top scientists and politicians and policy makers do think that we're going to have more floods, more more heat waves, more forest fires , and that we must forest fires, and that we must act. so from the point of view of packham, he thinks it's an emergency. he's worried about the next generation. is he right 7 the next generation. is he right ? market gb news.com i'm no fan of climate alarmism, but what's your view? let's hear now from my top pundits, comedian and broadcaster sajeela kirsch , broadcaster sajeela kirsch, sports broadcaster and journalist aidan magee and radio and tv icon mike porky parry sajeela just stop oil or just stop. packham . oh here's the stop. packham. oh here's the thing, right? >> i, i think it's imperative that we keep our right to protest and that that means and it's the same as a freedom of speech kind of argument, right? like you're going to have to suckit like you're going to have to suck it up when people are protesting and you don't like what do. i'm in what they do. i'm back in the day, suffragettes were, what they do. i'm back in the day, know, jffragettes were, what they do. i'm back in the day,know, quite attes were, what they do. i'm back in the day,know, quite well. were, what they do. i'm back in the day,know, quite well. theynere, what they do. i'm back in the

day,know, quite well. they broke what they do. i'm back in the day law w, quite well. they broke what they do. i'm back in the day law and jite well. they broke what they do. i'm back in the day law and they vell. they broke the law and they did smashed windows all of windows and did all sorts of things. and time that things. and at the time that was probably is probably like, oh, this is outrageous. this is not you know, this terrible . know, this is this is terrible. but got their rights but that got women their rights , right? so who knows? maybe they right side of they are on the right side of they are on the right side of the i don't i don't the law. i don't know. i don't mean as worrying about the mean as for worrying about the future i'll be future generation, i'll be honest, i've got a bit selfish now. really about now. i don't really care about them. just think just caring them. i just think just caring about now really . so, you about me now really. so, you know, son is on his own. my know, my son is on his own. my grandkids . you know, work it out grandkids. you know, work it out for yourselves, kids. we had to. >> you sort it out. i mean, chris packham, sevilla is somebody campaigned somebody that has campaigned on environmental many environmental issues for many years is he's not alone in his concern about the planet. and i guess fair play to him for getting us talking about it. >> i think i think it's amazing that he's doing that. he's committed something . i think committed to something. i think you've through you've got to go through life believing like believing in something and like , applaud and i think , i applaud that. and i think it's great that what he's doing. i he should i don't think he should be stopped know stopped from doing it. i know that people angry that people are angry about certain . groups when they certain. groups when they protest and you know, they're getting in the way, blah, blah, blah. get

blah. i don't know how you get around but i think putting around that, but i think putting legislation in is not the way we need to protect our right to protest and of. >> okay. but i'm not sure that blowing up gas pipelines is protest. it doesn't matter. >> we agree or not. that's that's not the issue. it's like we're heading if we then if we if we put like this. oh yeah. well okay, this is wrong. we've got putting laws got to start putting some laws in this . tomorrow. in to stop this. tomorrow. you're want to protest you're going to want to protest against something, you know, maybe the cost of living crisis or and going or whatever. and that's going to be, you're going be be, you know, you're going to be preventing from that. so preventing from doing that. so i'm very mindful all that, although these are although these these are irritations society . we don't irritations in society. we don't want to be in a position tomorrow where we can't protest for what means something to us. and environment does mean something to all of us. let's face it, i'm not convinced that aidan reaction aidan magee your reaction to this and this this document and this suggestion, by the way, by a bbc star, that he's potentially okay with breaking the law? >> first all, mark, >> well, first of all, mark, i think it's an irresponsible line to take. >> we all saw the pressure that

pubuc >> we all saw the pressure that public services were put under last year and indeed in recent months by the antics of just stop oil. so he has to consider that. first of all. secondly did just stop oil's actions actually improve or enhance their argument? i think that the attitude or the mentality towards climate protesting has changed, uh, negatively towards that cause in the last year or two compared to what it would have been five years ago. so that's two things. you have to be very careful where going be very careful where he's going with fair , he's not with this. to be fair, he's not a lately. he's not a johnny come lately. he's not doing to virtue signal. as doing it to virtue signal. as you said, he's been passionate about this number about this for a number of years. really years. i remember on the really wild show with terry nutkins back the 1980s was back in the 1980s and he was wittering about it then too, wittering on about it then too, for want of a better phrase. however, to be very however, he needs to be very careful because there are people who at the moment they're putting on on glass, they putting paint on on glass, they are putting paint on on pavements, they're smashing things how long before we things up. how long before we see somebody's life taken? i'm not about just stop not just talking about just stop oil losing their life oil protesters losing their life here. i'm talking about people who not not who are. well, actually, not not

even oil protesters even just stop oil protesters taking their own sorry, having their lives taken by those who are objecting to them. i'm talking just just people talking about just just people actually putting windows through and injuring people. and actually injuring people. i think we're not far off that stage now because we saw stuff that very close the pale stage now because we saw stuff th.the very close the pale stage now because we saw stuff th.the lastzry close the pale stage now because we saw stuff th.the last few lose the pale stage now because we saw stuff th.the last few months. he pale stage now because we saw stuff th.the last few months. yeahle in the last few months. yeah >> mike parry, chris packham wants thousand of people to avoid death from forest fires, from floods and from other natural disasters caused by man made climate change. >> well, who says it's man made climate change? a lot of the floods that happened in pakistan were due to deforestation and it caused terrible problems for the local people. of the fires local people. a lot of the fires which wasn't reported the which wasn't reported at the time , were started by arsonists time, were started by arsonists right . in australia, canada , right. in australia, in canada, it's now proven david starkey arsonists just to pick up on a point to my good colleague suella here, the situation regarding the suffragettes was that the suffragettes were trying to break into the democratic process us whereas

packham and the other green civilised , you know, zealots are civilised, you know, zealots are asking to break up the democratic process, to ignore democracy , see, to ignore the democracy, see, to ignore the will of the people and go their own way and smash up society because they don't agree with the policies , most of which are the policies, most of which are completely unproven. now, i'm very consistent in this because i'm a huge campaigner against ulez. i live on the border between surrey and greater london. i see the despair it's bringing to communities, but i've also spoken out openly against those who are going around smashing up the cameras and smashing up the equipment. because my view is that once you start not going down the process of ignoring the law and taking the law into your own hands, where will that stop ? and chris where will that stop? and chris packham is being highly response able by raising this just because he is doing what i

mentioned earlier in the show, missionary politics where people don't know what's good for them. so i'm going to tell them , i so i'm going to tell them, i think the public don't realise just how nutty their ideas are. >> i believe that these eco alarmists are not well in the head.i alarmists are not well in the head. i honestly think there's a sort of a pathology there. i think they are narcissistic . think they are narcissistic. doomsters but what's your view? mark gbnews.com coming up as he steps down from his media empire , has rupert murdoch been good for britain? we'll speak to a man who knows him well. plus, tomorrow's papers with pundit reaction. all of that is

>> you're listening to gb news radio . radio. >> your emails shortly and the papers at 1030 sharp, maria's producing tonight and we'd better obey now the most influential media owner in the world, rupert murdoch, who started with a small local newspaper in adelaide, australia, and whose net worth is now reported to be £71 billion, has stepped down as the

boss of his global media empire. in a memo to employees, mr murdoch said the time is right to take on different roles . he to take on different roles. he said our companies are in robust health, as am i. he said he will continue to be involved in the battle of ideas and criticised other media outlets as being in cahoots with a rarefied class of elites who he accused of peddung elites who he accused of peddling political narratives rather than pursuing the truth as he steps down at the tender age of 92 with his ownership of the sun news paper and the times and the creation of sky news and latterly talktv has rupert murdoch been good for britain? let's speak to a man who used to work for him. tonight's new maker, best selling author, journalist and former royal editor of the sun newspaper, duncan larcombe . duncan has duncan larcombe. duncan has rupert murdoch been good for britain ? britain? >> hi, mark. >> hi, mark. >> hi. well, that's a question, isn't it? i mean, few people would argue that he has been

anything other than a mean when i when i worked for rupert murdoch , you know, you knew you murdoch, you know, you knew you i think you knew straight away that he was a marmite figure. um, i, i spoke to somebody a couple of days ago, uh, and they said, well, at 92, he's living proof that the good die young . proof that the good die young. and i think that's probably , and i think that's probably, probably sums up the way that a lot of people but he's been wielded as this evil figure. but actually , in many ways he's done actually, in many ways he's done actually, in many ways he's done a hell of a lot. um certainly here in britain. i think to, to change and to challenge the establishment in a way that perhaps had it not been for him, that wouldn't have happened . that wouldn't have happened. >> does the sun newspaper , the >> does the sun newspaper, the paper that you used to work for, doesit paper that you used to work for, does it have a future in in a world beyond rupert murdoch? do you know? >> if i'm honest, i think that's a question. a lot of people that

work at the sun are thinking right now. i mean, they're asking that question if rupert murdoch no longer there, he's murdoch is no longer there, he's always seen the sun as his little pet project , i think. and little pet project, i think. and in early days of sky tv, it in the early days of sky tv, it was the sun that was so profitable. it actually helped pmp up profitable. it actually helped prop up the massive losses that sky tv were making at that time. but obviously , times have but obviously, times have changed now. so you know, is are the sun's days numbered? well, they might well be. i mean, it might not be long before they're taken completely online and no longer a newspaper that you buy in when were at the sun, >> when you were at the sun, what boss was he? was he what kind of boss was he? was he spoken of in reverent terms? was he on? he hands on? >> he was uncle rupert . and >> he was uncle rupert. and every time we put our expenses in, we thanked uncle rupert for his generosity. but i probably shouldn't have just said that . shouldn't have just said that. um it was a it was a low pyramid. i mean, it wasn't unusual. if you're working at the sun for suddenly , you know, the sun for suddenly, you know, rupert's in town, and he'd wander into the newsroom and

wander into the newsroom and wander around, you know , almost wander around, you know, almost like a almost like king charles visiting a newsroom. it was this sort of royal entry that he had and fear, i think , followed in and fear, i think, followed in his wake . um, so, you know , be his wake. um, so, you know, be interesting to see if his son lachlan , who's taking over, will lachlan, who's taking over, will have that same sort of, um , evil have that same sort of, um, evil emperor type, uh, impact in the offices that he visits. but no, he's a unique character. and i think what rupert murdoch has done certainly here in britain, is that he's spearheaded this anti—establishment , isn't owned anti—establishment, isn't owned all these titles that are market leaders like the times, the sunday times, the news of the world, when we still had that. and obviously the sun. so, you know, incredibly successful , all know, incredibly successful, all brilliant stuff. >> wish we had longer duncan will catch up soon. my thanks to duncan larcombe. best selling author, and former author, journalist and former royal editor of the sun. rupert

murdoch has been boss murdoch has been my boss directly indirectly, at least directly or indirectly, at least two or maybe three times in my career. and i've got to say, a bigger champion for journalism . bigger champion for journalism. you find . okay, folks, you will not find. okay, folks, here's your weather. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> good evening . on. gb news. >> good evening. i'm on. gb news. >> good evening . i'm alex deakin >> good evening. i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. cracking day tomorrow for most parts of the country, fine, dry and bright after a bit of a chilly start , sunday will of a chilly start, sunday will see turning windier see things turning windier thanks this area of low thanks to this area of low pressure that was formerly hurricane nigel. a bit of a ridge in the isobars , though. ridge in the isobars, though. that's the fine weather that's coming tomorrow , but we're not coming tomorrow, but we're not there yet. it's been a showery friday and still a few friday and still quite a few showers around this evening, but they fading in most they are fading in most locations. with the clear locations. and with the clear skies and the air coming down from the north, it is turning quite chilly. down quite chilly. temperatures down into single digits and actually some pockets of frost likely

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analysis of cctv shows he was thrown over the balcony by a really devastating set of allegations there. we've got no evidence to link pete doherty to that alleged crime. of course , that alleged crime. of course, but that's a story being run in the mirror. the daily mail exclusive interview in pictures revealed to the world at last . revealed to the world at last. the inspiring 19 year old condemned to die in secret, a tragic teenager who bravely fought doctors attempts to withdraw her life support until her dying moments can finally be named. and she is sadiq tirumular and she was 19. she died whilst locked out in an extraordinary legal fight with an nhs trust and subject to a gagging order for her identity can be revealed after her grieving family went to london's high court today to fight for the right to put her name to the heartbreaking story . the right to put her name to the heartbreaking story. daily express now pm told only true

tory values can save the party's soul. rishi sunak must return to the tory party and its traditional values if it's to have any hope of winning the next election. grandees are lining up with red wall mps in a gathering of the clans at next week's party conference to lay out a list of demands that they have. out a list of demands that they have . the times pm sets hit to have. the times pm sets hit to break. rishi sunak has been told by boris johnson and david cameron to drop plans to scale back hs2 amid warnings that a mutilated id line would be insanity downing street is preparing to scrap the second leg of hs2, which will link birmingham and manchester and concerns that the cost of the project are out of control are forefront in the prime minister's mind . an enthusiastic minister's mind. an enthusiastic crowd in bordeaux wished the king farewell on the third and final day of his tour to france , tells a graph. here we go.

whitehall taken over by woke zealots. the cabinet secretary has been warned by senior civil servants of awoke takeover of whitehall that risks improperly influencing government policy. simon case was told in a letter signed by 42 staff from 16 departments that ideology on gender promoted by trans activists has become embedded in the civil service in a significant breach of impartiality. it says the concept that everyone has a gender identity, which is more important than their sex is treated now in the civil service as undisputed fact . a new weight as undisputed fact. a new weight loss jab proves twice as good as rivals. a new weight loss jab is twice as effective as other medication in helping some dieters shed the pounds. scientists found that the treatment that's called tirzepatide currently licenced for diabetes, could yield better results than the latest injections offered on the nhs .

injections offered on the nhs. the i newspaper interest rates have now hit peak predict economists there you go. some good news for the weekend . bank good news for the weekend. bank of england holds rates at 5.25% and s&p global and capital economics say rates are likely to have peaked , though further to have peaked, though further rises are possible . and last but rises are possible. and last but not least , for now, the daily not least, for now, the daily star, king charles does a biggles. king charles iii, gave a lecture on the existential threat of global warming before jumping on a private to jet fly 300 miles. there you go . okay 300 miles. there you go. okay okay. a developing story just in. russell brand, the comedian and actor has posted a new video on, of course, the platform formerly known as twitter, in which he thanked his supporters for questioning the information you're being presented with and described the week since news reports of alleged allegations of a sexual nature against him as as extraordinary and distressing . stay tuned for more distressing. stay tuned for more on this developing story very

shortly. we're going to try to actually get you a clip of what russell brand had to say. but he's reached out to his fans and thanked them for their support. now reacting to tomorrow's big stories in the papers, we have mike parry aiden mcgee and suella curci . and let's have suella curci. and let's have a look at all the stories that we've got to tackle so far. and so many to sink our teeth into . so many to sink our teeth into. how about how about this one revealed to the world at last , revealed to the world at last, the inspiring 19 year old condemned to die in secret . a condemned to die in secret. a shocking story sevilla . this shocking story sevilla. this young woman was gravely ill but wanted to maintain her life support and had a battle with the nhs to do it. >> this is so sad. like imagine your final moments, your literally fighting for every breath because the people that are supposed to keep you alive, that they've made and you know

they've made promises that you're going to protect you and keep you alive are letting you go because there's no other. that's that's a horrible how can this this not break anyone's heart when they read this? correct this is awful. >> and it it reignites the debate around euthanasia and whether or not you should continue to support people when they're gravely ill. >> this is this is a reverse of euthanasia . euthanasia. >> well, indeed. i mean, in many ways, it perhaps offers support for those who wish the law to remain as it is. it does. >> yeah. i think i think you hearit >> yeah. i think i think you hear it a lot. people when they're in their final moments, they're in their final moments, they fight for their last breath because most people want to stay around even when they've said , around even when they've said, oh, i probably want to go. i'm ready. they're not ready. no one's ever ready . one's ever ready. >> and the family have been through hell not being able to name their daughter. >> she's peaceful she's >> she's had peaceful then she's had of street and had this pseudonym of street and to not even be able to call their daughter or call it what it is, horrible . i don't

it is, that's horrible. i don't know what made that know what who'd made that decision wanted name decision if she wanted her name out should have been out there, she should have been allowed to do that. that's her right? >> yeah. does this story bring the nhs into disrepute? aiden. yeah. >> it really does. was >> it really does. i was thinking way. thinking about it on the way. on the actually the the way here actually into the studio and i'm really uncomfortable is the uncomfortable with mark. is the gagging yeah, it's if gagging order. yeah, it's if they're so sure that they made they're so sure that they made the would the right decision, why would anybody be worried about the nhs decision ? why would anyone be decision? why would anyone be thinking not sure whether that should be right wrong. if should be right or wrong. if they're that they're confident that they should be confident that everybody else can see it in plain why would you want plain sight, why would you want to that sounds to gag that? that sounds terrible to gag that? that sounds terrindeed. human story >> indeed. a tragic human story . meanwhile, mike porky parry, pm's set to hit hs2 break. yeah. okay. so david cameron and boris johnson both want the prime minister to crack on with hs2 , minister to crack on with hs2, but this could be another u—turn from sunak. so this week, net zero next week, hs2 cancelled . zero next week, hs2 cancelled. >> yeah, i hope so. i hope he cancels the lot. now, this . you cancels the lot. now, this. you see what really irritates me? what really annoys me is that they say we might just have to

cancel the leg now from birmingham to manchester. i thought the levelling up process was supposed to the north was supposed to make the north of compatible with the of england compatible with the south england . so why haven't south of england. so why haven't they done this? the other way around? built around? why haven't they built hsz around? why haven't they built hs2 from newcastle to manchester and manchester to birmingham? so that the north will benefit because you know full well if you build it out of london to the midlands, you suck wealth into london again . into london again. >> it was going to do that anyway though. >> mark well, it was, but what i'm now they're i'm saying is now they're saying, people saying, oh well the people who are to are now really going to be punished ridic vanity punished for this ridic vanity project, has been project, which has been propelled into , you know, the propelled into, you know, the biggest construction job in history in europe by david cameron , and particularly now , cameron, and particularly now, as we know, they're not only will you not get from london to birmingham any quicker, it could take you up to six minutes longer because the blinking station in london is no longer going to be euston . it's going going to be euston. it's going to be six miles out. it's a

ludicrous construction plan . it ludicrous construction plan. it must be cancelled immediately. so you need mark, you need to you need to link those cities in the you it's difficult. of >> you know, it's difficult. of course you do. it takes too long to manchester. to get from leeds to manchester. you to secondary you have to go to a secondary station manchester to leeds. >> it's outrageous that you can't get across the pennines from leeds. my from manchester to leeds. all my life football , life following football, whenever everton anybody whenever everton played anybody in yorkshire, you had to go through little val and passes to get through what's it called? snake pass tintwistle no, snake pass. i think it is to get tintwistle tintwistle to get across the pennines, to get into yorkshire, to go to sheffield wednesday or leeds. it's outrageous , honestly. outrageous, honestly. >> however, they can't scrap it all together because that would be throwing good money off. >> to scrap it altogether. >> that altogether. >> they've done that so far. the thing london, thing is, it's london, london, birmingham survives. but it's not just about the journey times. it was said to knock times. it it was said to knock off a small amount of time, but it's quite quick. 15 it's already quite quick. 15 minutes exactly. minutes already. yeah, exactly. that's time. and that's not enough time. and then the the second the second argument. the second argument was about it was about capacity think capacity. well, i think the world changing. i think more world is changing. i think more

and people are working and more people are working from home. i think people are. home. yeah i think people are. >> would it altogether? >> absolutely. altogether? >> businessman and an entrepreneur . we've spent entrepreneur. we've spent billions but only 30. billions already, but only 30. >> there's another 130 to spend and save the 130 billion. >> it amazes me how eco protesters are not protesting about this because i tell you what, i know somebody on what, i know somebody works on it planning what, i know somebody works on it this. planning what, i know somebody works on it this. ten planning what, i know somebody works on it this. ten years1ing what, i know somebody works on it this. ten years ago, stage of this. ten years ago, she it's going she said to me, it's to going wipe villages . she said to me, it's to going wipokay,villages . she said to me, it's to going wipokay, listen,s . she said to me, it's to going wipokay, listen, it's a great >> okay, listen, it's a great one to debate. and it actually reflects an interesting divide. michael between sort of the old school of tory prime ministers, and that would be david cameron , boris johnson, and then our new prime minister rishi sunak, who once again is diverging from the script and got to get real about it. >> i mean, david cameron right, everything he seemed to do was just it seems like a good idea at the time. i'll tell you what, hug a hoodie. sorry, hug a hoodie hug hoodie. >> call me dave. >> call me dave. >> don't call me dave. no, no. call me dave . yeah, hang on. so call me dave. yeah, hang on. so so mrs. thatcher had a war and that did her a lot of good. i

tell you, i think i'll have one. who invade? let's invade who shall i invade? let's invade libya, we? know, libya, shall we? you know, that's good. i'll my mates that's good. i'll get my mates all cosy sarkozy we'll all cosy, sarkozy and we'll invade and this was on the invade libya and this was on the it was on the statute book when he and he could have he got in. and he could have cancelled and cancelled it immediately and became guess became prime minister. guess what propelled what he did? he propelled it into action and said it became his vanity project. >> all this nonsense about northern powerhouses levelling up. it doesn't work. it doesn't work unless you create meaningful employment in those cities. are internationally cities. they are internationally renowned manchester renowned cities. if manchester was in any other country in europe, probably be the europe, it would probably be the caphal a europe, it would probably be the capital. a population of capital. it has a population of about it's about 1.6 million people. it's not people about 1.6 million people. it's no london people about 1.6 million people. it's no london on people about 1.6 million people. it's no london on expensive people about 1.6 million people. it's no london on expensive trainple to london on expensive train tickets. it's about creating meaningful employment in those areas stop those people areas to stop those people having move to other cities . having to move to other cities. and that's what london, i think it austin mitchell it was. austin mitchell said. back former labour back in 2009. the former labour mp for said london sucks back in 2009. the former labour mp life said london sucks back in 2009. the former labour mp life out said london sucks back in 2009. the former labour mp life out of said london sucks back in 2009. the former labour mp life out of theid london sucks back in 2009. the former labour mp life out of the restyndon sucks back in 2009. the former labour mp life out of the rest ofon sucks back in 2009. the former labour mp life out of the rest of the tucks the life out of the rest of the course. it does, and he's absolutely right. >> yeah. absolutely right. >> sajeela new weight loss jab proves twice as good rivals . proves twice as good as rivals. do you think that we will find a cure for obesity? >> well , this is this is close

>> well, this is this is close to home, right? because as i have been waiting for, this drug , and can't get , i'm diabetic and i can't get hold of it. huh? >> i am as well. >> yeah, so am i. >> type one. >> type one. >> oh, too. i'm >> okay. there's only one between us. yeah. >> feel very left out. >> i feel very left out. >> i feel very left out. >> no, no, too well. >> no, no, i'm too as well. >> well. yeah >> no, no, i'm too as well. >> a well. yeah >> no, no, i'm too as well. >> a diabetic. well. yeah >> no, no, i'm too as well. >> a diabetic. that'syeah >> no, no, i'm too as well. >> a diabetic. that's it. h >> no, no, i'm too as well. >> a diabetic. that's it. you're making history. >> oh, my god. diabetic diabetics. >> do i bar between you? >> how do i bar between you? >> how do i bar between you? >> yeah, yeah . >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> that explains all the needle between us. >> that's it. >> that's it. >> well, not not make . >> well, not not make. >> well, not not make. >> but there's long way to . >> but there's a long way to. you it. you can't get it. >> is that it? >> tirzepatide is that it? >> tirzepatide is that it? >> i can't pronounce it. but i want it right. they offered me a stomach stapling thingy and i said, no danger, don't people die? and he goes , yeah, die? and he goes, yeah, sometimes , i'm not sometimes that's like, i'm not really sold on this right now. and he goes, yes, you're and he goes, yes, well, you're doing said, look, doing it. and i said, look, because i gave him all like, doing it. and i said, look, bectknow,gave him all like, doing it. and i said, look, bectknow, i've�* him all like, doing it. and i said, look, bectknow, i've�* him using like, you know, i've been using or intermittent fasting thing, which by way. which is very good by the way. and feel and the thing and i do feel better , but it's not making me better, but it's not making me lose right. i could lose weight. right. i could really don't really do with that. don't really do with that. don't really to get like really want to go and get like my stomach knotted. >> just make another >> can i just make another reference this story on

reference to this story on another front page? carole reference to this story on another sometimes carole reference to this story on another sometimes of|role reference to this story on another sometimes of this parish. malone sometimes of this parish. >> okay, that's my drug . >> okay, that's my drug. >> okay, that's my drug. >> yeah. well, well, hang on. so in front of the daily express, i was longer to was fat, but no longer thanks to wonder if it's this wonder drug. now if it's this wonder drug she's talking about , saw carol, who i've known , i saw carol, who i've known for by way, in for 40 years, by the way, in journalism. her early this journalism. i saw her early this week. and my instinct was week. and my first instinct was , is good god , you've lost a lot , is good god, you've lost a lot of weight. i'm not saying she was fat or anything, but she looked incredibly slim . so i'll looked incredibly slim. so i'll you know, i'll be really interested to read this story to see what happened to her. >> indeed. i mean, do you think it's appropriate that we go for an injection rather than a lifestyle change? >> i wouldn't do it. i i still have to have the lifestyle change with it. >> yes, you do. >> yeah, you can't you can't just not like you take just say it's not like you take the yeah. the drug tomorrow. yeah yeah. look it's not getting >> so it's not like getting a new liver and then starting drinking again. that kind of. >> that makes >> okay, that makes sense. >> okay, that makes sense. >> well, you >> all right, well, there you go. told only tory go. pm told only true tory values save party's values can save the party's soul. he right? suella are soul. is he right? suella are

they right to tell him that? >> so. so could you just repeat which one that was? >> yeah. the prime minister have been only this is a been told only and this is a group of backbench mps who have gathered lobby the prime gathered to lobby the prime minister embrace conservative minister to embrace conservative values . oh, gosh. values. oh, gosh. >> um, look , i. only to truly >> um, look, i. only to truly values. what are they? can somebody remind me what these true values are? because i think we've lost sight of what true anything is true . anything is true. >> the tories have lost sight of them . them. >> the tories themselves have lost sight of them. of course they are labour doesn't seem to be. what i'm saying. be. that's what i'm saying. we've minute. >> like the country gone >> like has the country gone left are we now used left wing? are we now used because of the pandemic , used to because of the pandemic, used to having state look after us? having the state look after us? >> of course think we are, >> of course we think we are, yeah. >> f- en— >> traditional tory values represented that. exactly. and ted time in the era of ted heath's time in the era of post—war consensus. that's what the country was. it was the nanny state. that's what mrs. thatcher broke from. thatcher broke away from. exactly. about exactly. so this stuff about traditional tory values, we think as being tory think of them as being tory party of maybe 20 or 30 years ago. it's not traditional tory

values had back in values are what we had back in the what what the tories the 70s. what what the tories are now the one nation paternalists what the tories paternalists are what the tories always were. and so not always were. and so they're not really departing from any, any well are the i say the same well they are the i say the same thing for labour. >> labour. yeah. the real labour values for me were back in the 70s and 80s and think that and 70s and 80s and i think that and everything's got diluted. so it's like we, we talk it's almost like we, we talk about oh the left of things, the right is doing this and think right is doing this and i think it's no we it's just people, no, no, no we know what true tory values are low taxation right. >> well supposedly more incentive, incentives to incentive, more incentives to keep together and keep families together and independence to stand on your own two feet. >> my question is there a market and the state smaller ? is and make the state smaller? is there a market for that small state conservatism? is. >> there is. is. there is. without >> yes, there is. without a shadow of a doubt, who's going to the people in shadow of a doubt, who's going to north the people in shadow of a doubt, who's going to north of the people in shadow of a doubt, who's going to north of england.)eople in shadow of a doubt, who's going to north of england. it'syle in shadow of a doubt, who's going to north of england. it's notn shadow of a doubt, who's going to |have of england. it's notn shadow of a doubt, who's going to |have got ngland. it's notn shadow of a doubt, who's going to |have got nglancommontn shadow of a doubt, who's going to |have got nglancommon sense who have got more common sense than in the south than people in the south of england than people in the south of englt'sd going be a voting >> it's not going to be a voting issue, aren't issue, is it? people aren't going whether have issue, is it? people aren't grsmall whether have issue, is it? people aren't grsmall state whether have issue, is it? people aren't grsmall state or whether have issue, is it? people aren't grsmall state or not.ther have a small state or not. >> yeah, but small state also means taxes. yeah, means lower taxes. yeah, usually. taxes. usually. right so lower taxes. everybody will go for that. get busy, get going and let's it

busy, get going and let's get it right . right. >> okay, folks. well, look. there go, mike. porky parry there you go, mike. porky parry laying down the law . it is time laying down the law. it is time for a quick break. but my god, we've in an we've got a lot coming up in an exclusive mark dolan tonight people's poll. we've been asking, rupert murdoch been asking, has rupert murdoch been good for britain? the results are plus, are in that is next. plus, in a developing story, russell brand has spoken out to his fans as we've got the video and that's .

next welcome back . now russell brand, welcome back. now russell brand, who faces a whole host of rather distressing sexual abuse allegations and he denies those allegations and he denies those allegations , has addressed his allegations, has addressed his audience in a new video. take a look . look. >> obviously, it's been an extraordinary and distressing week . week. >> and i thank you very much for your support and for questioning the information that you've been presented with by now, you're

probably aware that the british government have asked big tech platform firms to censor our onune platform firms to censor our online content and that some onune online content and that some online platforms have complied with that request . what you may with that request. what you may not know is that this happens in the context of the online safety bill, which is a piece of uk legislation that grants sweeping surveillance and censorship powers. and it's a law that has already been passed. i also don't imagine you've heard of the trusted news initiative . the trusted news initiative. now, as is often the case when a word like trusted is used as part of an acronym to describe an unelected body trust is the last thing you should be offering . the trusted news offering. the trusted news initiative is a collaboration between big tech and legacy media, organised actions to target control , soul choke and target control, soul choke and shut down independent media organisations. lines like this one. we'll be talking about that one. we'll be talking about that on our show now on monday on rumble. but just to give you an

idea of what the tni is, this is a quote from one of their spokespeople . spokespeople. >> okay. well, we'll interrupt it right there. russell brand maintaining his innocence, denying those very, very serious allegations of rape and sexual assault . of course, my view is , assault. of course, my view is, is down the middle, really, which is i think that you are innocent until proved guilty. i'd like due process. i'd i'd like to see due process. i'd like brand to have the chance to defend himself. but would also defend himself. but i would also like alleged victims to be like those alleged victims to be heard have a voice. that heard and have a voice. that story clearly not going away and now the police, of course, investigating . more on that investigating. more on that shortly with our bulletin team at 11. and polly . shortly with our bulletin team at 11. and polly. but shortly with our bulletin team at 11. and polly . but let's have at 11. and polly. but let's have at 11. and polly. but let's have a look at a couple more front pages as and we'll start with the sun newspaper. harry snubs charles, prince harry rejected an offer to spend the anniversary of the queens death at balmoral with his father in an exclusive from the sun and the guardian . next generation the guardian. next generation may be banned from smoking. rishi sunak is considering some

of the world's toughest anti—smoking measures that would, in effect, ban the next generation from ever buying cigarettes . okay. well let's now cigarettes. okay. well let's now ask my pundits for their nominations of headline hero and back page zero. apologies, folks. russell brand has stolen some of your air time. mike, porky parry , aidan magee and porky parry, aidan magee and suella qureshi. sajeela, let me start with you. your headline hero, keir starmer , finally hero, keir starmer, finally growing a pair and became the leader that i was hoping that he would be by going over to speak to macron and kind of almost feathering his nest until the inevitable . inevitable. >> so he's thinking ahead really proud of you right now, keir. well done. >> bit of keir fan boy action. who's your hero today ? who's your hero today? >> just a quick one. quite close to my heart. birmingham city football not not football club is not not normally. normal me normally. it's not normal for me to nominate football club, but to nominate a football club, but this queens park this afternoon queens park rangers tonight at rangers played their tonight at saint they to saint andrew's. they wanted to bnng saint andrew's. they wanted to bring celebrating the bring a banner celebrating the life francis, who was life of trevor francis, who was a who died in

a hero at both clubs who died in july. of course, birmingham city initially said no, didn't have room end . we made a initially said no, didn't have roorphone end . we made a initially said no, didn't have roorphone calls end . we made a initially said no, didn't have roorphone calls andd . we made a initially said no, didn't have roorphone calls and thankfuller a few phone calls and thankfully birmingham city reversed their decision and the banner was on proud display for everybody to enjoy tonight. and it drew and both teams drew nil nil, which sounds result. sounds like a fair result. >> wonderful. >> wonderful. >> trevor francis the first million pound footballer, 1978, >> trevor francis the first nbelieve. )und footballer, 1978, >> trevor francis the first nbeyeah. )und footballer, 1978, >> trevor francis the first nbeyeah. oh d footballer, 1978, >> trevor francis the first nbeyeah. oh shows aller, 1978, >> trevor francis the first nbeyeah. oh shows hiser, 1978, >> trevor francis the first nbeyeah. oh shows his talent, >> yeah. oh shows his talent doesn't it? >> mike one to jordan forest yeah it extraordinary. yeah it was extraordinary. wonderful, god wonderful, wonderful man and god rest well done. rest his soul and well done. birmingham . how about you? birmingham city. how about you? your day ? your hero of the day? >> michael is kemi badenoch okay for turning on lord zac goldsmith, right ? this young for turning on lord zac goldsmith, right? this young man has never had a job, but he's a billionaire due to the fact that his was a billionaire. his father was a billionaire. finance year. and yet he's going around telling poor people they've got to have electric cars. so kemi badenoch spoke up and said , i'd just like to point and said, i'd just like to point out to lord goldsmith that he won't have to take out a hire purchase deal to buy his electric car . but the people he electric car. but the people he wants to have electric cars , he wants to have electric cars, he can't afford them. well there

you go. >> well said. amen to that. just a few seconds, please, sir. sheila for your back. page zero, the back pages zero. sheila for your back. page zero, theisack pages zero. sheila for your back. page zero, theis that)ages zero. sheila for your back. page zero, theis that titanicero. sheila for your back. page zero, theis that titanic ?). sheila for your back. page zero, theis that titanic ? that is the >> is that titanic? that is the liz truss refusing to go down with the iceberg lettuce after her 48 days or 49 days as pm blaming the mess and everybody else herself. but blaming the mess and everybody elsefor herself. but blaming the mess and everybody elsefor that herself. but blaming the mess and everybody elsefor that the herself. but blaming the mess and everybody elsefor that the quote f. but blaming the mess and everybody elsefor that the quote alone just for that the quote alone economic ideas that aren't popular on the london dinner party circuit. what circuit is this? none of us have been invited. >> there you go. harsh words from sevilla. how about you, aiden? quickly caroline dinenage. >> have touched upon >> it may have been touched upon earlier in the week. you mentioned due process mentioned the word due process earlier on russell brand mentioned in his video just a few . so don't know few moments ago. so i don't know whether guilty or whether brand is guilty or otherwise, for somebody in otherwise, but for somebody in senior in government to go around lobbying companies to de—platform him without due process, taken place and process, having taken place and that's senior member of the that's a senior member of the incumbent government, i think that's absolutely disgraceful. that's right. that's absolutely disgraceful. tha caroline that's absolutely disgraceful. thacaroline is to >> caroline dean is trying to cancel not cancel bev turner. she will not be cancelled. hashtag save bev michael a few seconds for your back. >> page zero caroline age is my

mp down in gosport. yeah take that. i read an interview today saying guess what? they're going into the studio to make more music. i'm not aware of them ever having had any music. there you go. >> harsh words from michael. thank you for your company >> harsh words from michael. thank yo isfor your company >> harsh words from michael. thank yo is this )ur company >> harsh words from michael. thank yo is this nextompany >> harsh words from michael. thank yo is this next i'llyany >> harsh words from michael. thank yois this next i'll see headline is this next i'll see you tomorrow . at nine. you tomorrow. at nine. >> the temperature's rising . >> the temperature's rising. boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on gb news . weather on gb news. >> good evening. i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news cracking day tomorrow for most parts of the country . for most parts of the country. fine. dry and bright. after a bit of a chilly start, sunday will see things turning windier. thanks to this area of low pressure that was formally hurricane nigel. a bit of a ridge in the isobars as though that's the fine weather that's coming tomorrow. but we're not there yet. it's been a showery friday still quite a few friday and still quite a few showers around this evening. but they fading most they are fading in most locations . and with the clear locations. and with the clear skies and the air coming down

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gb news. >> good evening here with gb news and our top story. russell brand , the comedian has broken brand, the comedian has broken his silence by accusing the government of working with big tech to censor his online content within the last hour. the comedian posted a video onune the comedian posted a video online on various platforms thanking his supporters after what he'd called an extraordinary and distressing week in the video, he claimed that moves to demonetise his social media content occurred in the context of the online safety bill it comes after allegations of sexual assault were made against him following a joint investigation by channel 4, the times and the sunday times claims which mr brand has denied i >> obviously it's been an extraordinary and distressing

week , and