the top >> nigel. thank you. the top story today is that the home secretary suella braverman has warned of a future hurricane of mass migration into the uk. in her speech to the tory party conference in manchester today, ms braverman says that as well as stopping illegal migrants from coming to the uk , she'll from coming to the uk, she'll also make sure that legal migration is held at reasonable levels. gb news presenter nigel farage criticised the speech , farage criticised the speech, saying the government was out of touch with ordinary voters. ms braverman though , says the braverman though, says the conservative party will do whatever it takes to deter the boats illegal migration act, which will come into force in the coming months , now means the coming months, now means that the only route to asylum in the uk is a legal route. >> the act means that those arriving illegally will be detained and removed back to their home country if possible , their home country if possible, or to a safe third country like rwanda . but all of this is rwanda. but all of this is ultimately a question of political will and be under no

illusion we will do what ever it takes to stop the boats and deter bogus asylum seekers . deter bogus asylum seekers. well, there was a heckler that interrupted the home secretary today, but she said later on in the afternoon that he should be forgiven and let back into conference in these exclusive images obtained by gb news andrew boff, who was led out of the conference, is a conservative london assembly member , had to leave the hall member, had to leave the hall after saying the home secretary's anti—trans policies amounted to what he called homophobia . homophobia. >> now the prime minister has been telling gb news today he's the person to deliver change to britain. rishi sunak defended his record on illegal migration, saying for the first time ever, the number of small boats crossing the english channel from france is down by a fifth. he also reiterated his plan to halve inflation in and accused the labour leader of being light on policy . on policy. >> you've got keir starmer , who

>> you've got keir starmer, who you know, no one knows what he stands for, flip flops left and right. the country can see through that. that's not leadership. what i'm offering is different. i know people want change and i'm the person to deliver it because we're going to politics differently. to do politics differently. you saw you'll see saw that on net zero. you'll see that week. that's what you that this week. that's what you get from conservative government well, expecting the >> well, we're expecting the prime minister to confirm in his conservative party speech tomorrow in manchester exactly what his position is on the future of the northern section of the hs2 rail project . of the hs2 rail project. businesses are said to be demanding immediate clarity following reports. rishi sunak may be planning to scrap the line from birmingham to manchester. it's understood the prime minister will be announcing spending on other infrastructure projects for the north in his forthcoming speech . and lastly, foreign prisons could be used to help combat the crisis of britain's overcrowded jails. the government is considering renting prison cells overseas to tackle uk prison overcrowding . eng, speaking at

overcrowding. eng, speaking at the tory party conference, the justice secretary, alex chalk, proposed the move with spare male prisoner capacity in the uk, now . down to 258 places with uk, now. down to 258 places with gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and now on your smart speaker by saying play gb news this is britain's news channel . britain's news channel. >> well, it was a very highly anticipated speech other than rishi's speech tomorrow in which we may or may not find out what's happening with hs2 , what's happening with hs2, something that has overhung this conference in the most extraordinary and i think terribly mismanaged way . but terribly mismanaged way. but suella braverman speech was heavily anticipated by the members stop the boats has become one of the absolutely key pledges from this government and suella braverman. and i've got

to give her credit for one thing. her public speaking style is much, much better than it used to be. she had a certain confidence on the stage this afternoon, and here was her really big line for illegal migration act, which will come into force in the coming months. >> now means that the only route to asylum in the uk is a legal route. the act means that those arriving illegally will be detained and removed back to their home country if possible, or or to a safe third country like rwanda . but all of this is like rwanda. but all of this is ultimately a question of political will and be under no illusion that we will do whatever it takes to stop the boats and deter bogus asylum seekers . seekers. >> so there we are . be under no >> so there we are. be under no illusion we will do whatever it takes. the trouble is, we heard that from priti patel , we heard that from priti patel, we heard it from boris johnson . we're it from boris johnson. we're heanng it from boris johnson. we're hearing it, of course , from

hearing it, of course, from rishi sunak and now stated very clearly by suella braverman . but clearly by suella braverman. but was there actually any substance in the speech? was there any real positive message? and the big one that everyone was waiting for was , of course, the waiting for was, of course, the echr . yes. the european echr. yes. the european convention on human rights. i'm joined by gb news reporter charlie peters, who listened to the speech and has been discussing this with tory. close insiders shortly aftennards . how insiders shortly aftennards. how did the faithful take this speech ? speech? >> well, it was a very personal speech. >> i thought the opening, when she said, you know, the winds that took my family to britain, the migration have now the winds of migration have now become really tying become a hurricane. really tying back story, she back to that personal story, she criticised as the labour party for saying that they were not doing enough to oppose the dereliction of national sovereignty and the degradation of our borders, which was expected to criticise labour in that . it was more that way. it was more interesting in fact was that she went on to criticise own interesting in fact was that she went (saying'iticise own interesting in fact was that she went (saying that e own interesting in fact was that she went (saying thate many in party, saying that too many in the conservatives squeamish the conservatives were squeamish when it to dealing with the when it came to dealing with the issue migration. also

issue of migration. she also said that many feared being smeared racist that's why smeared as racist and that's why they speak up. she said they didn't speak up. she said that she would do anything to deal with this problem and in that discussion on the legalistic she that legalistic issue, she said that the act, she the human rights act, she branded the criminal branded it as the criminal rights act, saying that it turbocharged issues whereby bogus rattle on bogus asylum claims rattle on for many years and that criminals were not able to be deported. but it wasn't just what she did speak about. as you've mentioned, it was what was omitted from the speech that was omitted from the speech that was to the european was my feeling to the european convention human rights. many convention of human rights. many people to this people speaking to gb news this afternoon they're afternoon saying that they're expecting that expecting a comment on that after was hyped much in after it was hyped so much in the ahead of conference. the week ahead of conference. and course, we've heard about and of course, we've heard about this the cabinet this split in the cabinet between those who are in favour of leaving convention and of leaving the convention and those more shy, perhaps those who are more shy, perhaps even squeamish on the issue. now, close to ms now, allies close to ms braverman told me this afternoon that obviously couldn't braverman told me this afternoon that a obviously couldn't braverman told me this afternoon that a speech usly couldn't braverman told me this afternoon that a speech on! couldn't braverman told me this afternoon that a speech on thejldn't braverman told me this afternoon that a speech on the echr make a speech on the echr considering the current political storm, and they said that the comments about the human rights act were the next best thing . they ended the

best thing. they ended the speech beyond migration. there was a reference to sexual was also a reference to sexual issues dealing issues and dealing with prisoners . and that's an prisoners. and that's an interesting speech. and many, many commentators will be interested deal with interested in how they deal with prisoners gender interested in how they deal with prichanging gender interested in how they deal with prichanging their gender interested in how they deal with prichanging their name gender interested in how they deal with prichanging their name to ender interested in how they deal with prichanging their name to escape restrictions. >> well, certainly after scotland, that is a very real political issue. but this is the big one. i mean, frankly, what she said around the human rights act, it's all a bit mealy mouthed, because the mouthed, isn't it? because the human of course, human rights act, of course, was the echr into the incorporation of echr into british law. before i go to sir ian and get his reaction to this, i was very struck today that she came across, frankly, as a toothless tory attack puppy . it's all well and good playing up the rhetoric, but we've heard that again and again and again. i didn't see a single solution in this speech to illegal immigration and she barely touched on it. she barely touched on it. she barely touched on it. she barely touched on legal immigration, where the population in this country is exploding despite the fact we have the brexit powers to control the numbers . i

to control the numbers. i thought the whole thing was very poor , very disappointing. and it poor, very disappointing. and it plays in for me to a bigger theme . you see, i can't see theme. you see, i can't see a big message coming out of manchester to the country. i went out earlier and spoke to delegates to ask them what did they see as the big message . and they see as the big message. and with richard here, conservative party member, man that cares hugely , i think about the party. hugely, i think about the party. richard what is the big message out of this conference? >> it's i think it's one of stability. it has been quite disappointing in some ways because i wanted a more radical agenda to outlined and well, agenda to be outlined and well, the h to the trains knocked me a little bit because it was going well and now it's been cancelled. >> we don't know . so. >> we don't know. so. >> we don't know. so. >> oh, okay. >> oh, okay. >> we're going to find out in richard's speech tomorrow. >> i think the party is back. actually, the party, rishi, is the stability. rishi is sort of life goal. >> his 12 months of doing stability is over and now it's the time to sort of get a bit of grit. >> what's the big message ? i

>> what's the big message? i know, i know everybody struggles to answer that. >> rishi sunak said it was a record attendance . it doesn't record attendance. it doesn't seem to be that busy . well, i've seem to be that busy. well, i've been to loads of great fringe meetings and cd0 meetings and yeah, so fantastic. >> so isn't this the point, the energy has not been in the hall. it's been on the fringe, isn't it? >> yeah, definitely. yeah >> yeah, definitely. yeah >> conservatives are trying to tell they are put tell us that they are put together and they've got somewhere going. they're going somewhere. somewhere going. they're going somewinot. somewhere going. they're going somewi not just somewhere going. they're going somewinot just here the they're not just here for the short message is that >> the big message is that people the country want people in the country want clarity. they want answers , clarity. >> there's an absence of it. i'm joined by the member of for parliament chingford and woodford and, of course, woodford green and, of course, former the former leader of the conservative iain conservative party, sir iain duncan . do you get the duncan smith. do you get the point, ian? what i was asking the delegates i mean, maybe i've got this wrong. maybe you can tell a big stand out tell me there is a big stand out message coming from this conference to the country. if so, please help me. >> well, think if they get >> well, i think if they get this right, tomorrow should be the moment when he categorises what he plans to do and hopefully does it in a simple

way. i mean, i would simply say from here until the next election , priority is to get election, priority is to get government off people's backs on their side, give them the freedoms that are necessary, get rid of the woke nonsense, cut taxes, get this economy moving and get the boats stopped. >> okay, now , we're told one of >> okay, now, we're told one of the big speeches will be about smoking that nobody born after 2009 will be able to buy a packet of cigarettes. so i could be, you know, in my mid 70s going into the local corner shop, having to produce id to prove i wasn't born before 2009. the point i'm making is you say get government off the backs of people. we've had 13 years of government getting bigger and bigger and bigger. >> yeah, that's the whole point . listen, put this in . now, listen, we put this in context had huge context. we've had the huge covid attack which cost us lots of money. we had to spend taxpayers money. taxpayers money borrowing money. and crisis over and we've had this crisis over ukraine, the way, you ukraine, which, by the way, you see this, i think we have see from this, i think we have to support them. so that has

added i added to the cost burden. i understand but understand all of that, but there are of things that we there are lots of things that we still do and spend money on in the of government still do and spend money on in the we of government still do and spend money on in the we don't of government still do and spend money on in the we don't need government still do and spend money on in the we don't need t01ernment still do and spend money on in the we don't need to do. ment still do and spend money on in the we don't need to do. yout that we don't need to do. you know, when i came in, we had to cut quite of the cost of cut quite a lot of the cost of that, did and i think that, and we did so. and i think the government's got to do that to for what we consider to make way for what we consider returning people their money because spend because we should only spend their when absolutely their money when we absolutely have so the key bit about have to. so the key bit about all of is and this where all of this is and this is where i think i believe that rishi sunak place sunak is in the right place himself instinctively , which is himself instinctively, which is by and large, he is somebody that get the costs that wants to get the costs down. he set himself a pledge to down. he set himself a pledge to do but he to do that. but he has to articulate that in a way that says, to you, so says, i pledge to you, okay, so we will reduce the burden of taxation before the next election. the chance off election. but the chance off your election. but the chance off you but hang on, election. but the chance off youbut hang on, ian. the >> but hang on, ian. the chancellor , in a 15 minute, chancellor, in a 15 minute, somewhat robotic, i thought, performance yesterday, very quick indeed. i mean, there was no hint of taxes being reduced. >> i don't the thing is, i don't think they want to make a pledge to cut taxes, but they know that they have to reduce the burden

of taxation. it's a fact of life . there's no escaping it. we have highest tax rate we've have the highest tax rate we've had the second world war. had since the second world war. i all of that. i agree with all of that. >> knows i agree with >> government knows i agree with all that. all of that. >> got to message >> they've got to get a message shaped around getting your >> they've got to get a message shapecwhat1d getting your >> they've got to get a message shapecwhat1d ghearing, your >> they've got to get a message shapecwhat1d ghearing, what' backs. what i'm hearing, what i'm manchester i'm hearing in manchester is suella you telling us suella braverman you telling us what's wrong? >> and we all know what's wrong. yeah, but you've been in power for 13 years. i mean, do you agree with me that until rishi's speech , as yet there is no big speech, as yet there is no big stand out message? >> yeah, and that's the point about the message tomorrow. it is where we are going to be over the next ten, 12 months. so this speech the most important speech is the most important speech is the most important speech probably in speech he will make probably in his yeah because this his life. yeah because this hinges where the government goes and i think what we have to understand also from this speech, if i'm going to be a little bit presumptive, is that i think need to he needs i think people need to he needs to let people in who is rishi sunak? i instinctively think that he is actually much more in the mould of reducing burdens,

getting regulations down and governing less, but giving people more responsibility. i think instinctively all my conversations with him, that's where he is . he needs to let the where he is. he needs to let the pubuc where he is. he needs to let the public know . public know. so that this is the guy that's going to try and make the woman said. >> clarity . i agree. she wants >> clarity. i agree. she wants clarity . and this message of clarity. and this message of stability , i mean, it doesn't stability, i mean, it doesn't impress the general public at all. we need clarity now. suella, who is very much cut in the cloth politically, you know, ardent brexiteer the free speech advocate, many things that i would find, you know, politically attractive about suella. and yet she did the same thing again today, didn't she? she told us what was wrong. people won't speak out because they being called racist. they fear being called racist. we've been hearing this stuff they fear being called racist. we years. an hearing this stuff they fear being called racist. we years. whyaring this stuff they fear being called racist. we years. why why this stuff they fear being called racist. we years. why why oh s stuff they fear being called racist. we years. why why oh why, ff they fear being called racist. we years. why why oh why, oh for years. why why oh why, oh why ? ian, did she not address

why? ian, did she not address the echr every person in that hall expected this issue to be addressed. she didn't do it. >> well, i'm hoping tomorrow a lot of this is being held back because you often know that prime ministers cabinet ministers am saying things because they want to say them in a context that develops the key message . so i think i'd be message. so i think i'd be surprised if rishi sunak doesn't say something about this. one of the big elephants in the room . the big elephants in the room. the truth is we have a pledge to stop the boats. he made that pledge categorically. i agree that it's got to happen. the only way you're going to stop thatis only way you're going to stop that is to deter people from making terribly risky, making that terribly risky, dangerous route and these dangerous route and paying these ghastly traffickers to do it. yeah to do that, it's got to be the balance of economics versus risk has got to be very clear. you've got to deport people. that's the point. so the first flight that leaves with the people that's when the people on it, that's when the pubuc people on it, that's when the public will go, aha, i get it. this going to happen. this is what's going to happen. so commitment to that so his commitment to do that is already the question is already there. the question is how that how do you deliver that commitment? we're not alone

commitment? now, we're not alone by any chance. across europe, lots governments lots of governments are now saying is a problem. saying echr is a problem. oh, it's not fit for purpose. >> i mean, this issue is an absolute crisis this issue absolute crisis over this issue could not just us. could destroy not just us. >> destroy the >> this could destroy the european as an issue. european union as an issue. >> it may destroy the eu before we're brave enough to even act on it. >> well, the key question is we're out of through brexit, we're out of through brexit, we're out of the european union, so have no obligations so we have no obligations on that we to the that. we have to make the decisions for ourselves. that. we have to make the dec should )r ourselves. that. we have to make the dec should )r ourselv(the that. we have to make the decshould)r ourselv(the echr? >> should we leave the echr? >> should we leave the echr? >> there are lots of >> well, there are lots of mechanisms leaving which mechanisms about leaving which aren't also incomplete, leaving. so the, so for example, you've got the, the, the, the legislation that tony brought through, tony blair brought through, which application tony blair brought through, which courts application tony blair brought through, which courts . application tony blair brought through, which courts . so application tony blair brought through, which courts . so that's:ation tony blair brought through, which courts . so that's onen tony blair brought through, which courts . so that's one of to the courts. so that's one of the areas you could immediately to the courts. so that's one of the eat.s you could immediately look at. >> our judge direct >> our judge is direct application judge will application. our judge is will always go back to echr they always go back to echr but they can't they're not got direct application. >> that's why don't just make it simple. >> well, there's no clarity. >> well, there's no clarity. >> clarity. >> clarity. >> why not just leave it? >> why not just leave it? >> you could leave it and you could rejoin tomorrow, knocking >> you could leave it and you could nthei tomorrow, knocking >> you could leave it and you could nthei tomcthat, knocking >> you could leave it and you could nthei tomcthat youicking >> you could leave it and you could nthei tomcthat you don't out all the areas that you don't like else did like because everybody else did that. did. so that. fine. france did. so there's lots ways doing there's lots of ways of doing it, truth of it?

it, isn't the truth of it? >> isn't the truth of it that your parliamentary party ovennhelmingly want to stay part of it? >> i understand human >> well, i understand human rights important and rights is very important and we want rights. we want to uphold and rights. we were to do we were the first to do it. we still have record of still have a proud record of doing it, but we need to get the difference between human rights saving people being saving people who are being persecuted, trafficked, persecuted, being trafficked, etcetera. laudable . etcetera. that's laudable. that's right. but we also have a responsibility to get control of what is a migration system being abused by the traffickers. that means we have to take the action that's necessary. there's or that's necessary. there's 3 or 4 ways doing it, but i hope ways of doing it, but i hope tomorrow clear . well, tomorrow he will be clear. well, if they if this gets overturned, we'll wait and see. there is stage two to go to and we will take that stage . take that stage. >> we'll wait and see. >> we'll wait and see. >> to be clear about >> he has to be clear about that. >> we'll wait and see. but i thought suella, given thought for suella, given the whole given whole whole pitch, given the whole political gives political image that she gives not talk about, she not to even talk about, she could hinted, couldn't could have hinted, couldn't she? you'll tomorrow. you'll hear more tomorrow. didn't mention it. >> disappointing. there's didn't mention it. >> teddy)pointing. there's didn't mention it. >> teddy roosevelt there's didn't mention it. >> teddy roosevelt had e's an old teddy roosevelt had a line which i've always think is important . line which i've always think is important. speak line which i've always think is important . speak softly, but important. speak softly, but carry big stick. and the big carry a big stick. and the big stick. tomorrow has to be where

he wins. >> well, we'll and see. >> well, we'll wait and see. now, here we party now, here we are. party management. never easy. you're a former party leader. i am . of former party leader. i am. of a smaller party. things often go wrong at conferences. we know about. we about all that. about. we know about all that. how can we be in manchester? of all the cities in the uk ? and we all the cities in the uk? and we have a string of cabinet ministers the prime minister refusing to answer the question whether the extent taken from birmingham to manchester of hs2 is going ahead. this is actually clouding out the potential of any other clear messages getting through. isn't this a complete mess? >> i think there was a mistake earlier on and somehow there was some suggestion whether it came out deliberately or not. i don't know from downing street that this was being discussed and looked was always going this was being discussed and l0(then was always going this was being discussed and l0(then as was always going this was being discussed and l0(then as we're; always going this was being discussed and l0(then as we're goingvs going this was being discussed and l0(then as we're going to joing to then as we're going to manchester, are going be the manchester, are going to be the big issue that's running through it. >> a possibly? >> a leak possibly? >> a leak possibly? >> i think likely the leak, >> i think more likely the leak, because i i the prime because i know i know the prime minister he likes minister at all. i know he likes to this closed and sorted to get this closed and sorted and then announcements so

and then make announcements so he that all. he won't have liked that at all. and it has and you're right, it has dominated. the real dominated. but i think the real issue mean, i'm one of issue here, i mean, i'm one of those that never thought that you north by you would build up the north by umbilically linking it again in london. what is necessary . and london. what is necessary. and here's where i hope the government will go to is to say to those northern great cities, we want you to develop as an alternative to london. in many ways . and to do that, we need to ways. and to do that, we need to invest money, more money than is going to road, rail, communications, etcetera . and communications, etcetera. and the way to do that is if we have to stop the link. hs2 at birmingham or wherever it happens to be a proportion of that money that we save, significant proportion will go to you guys to make this northern powerhouse work and to link up leeds link and liverpool and hull and all of it actually big cities make them together really well. the powerhouse that competes with london and was a destination now that i would agree with that would work. and i think many of the mayors would run with too. run with that too. >> are to hear that?

>> are we going to hear that? >> are we going to hear that? >> well, i hope so. know, >> well, i hope so. you know, i don't bet we don't. i'm not. don't i bet we don't. i'm not. >> i bet we don't. well, he may not make people say he's going to announcement about not make people say he's going to hs2. announcement about the hs2. >> i'd surprised he makes >> i'd be surprised if he makes it tomorrow because tell it tomorrow because i tell you what, away from what, if they walk away from here, having not answered the hs2 the whole hs2 question, then the whole conference a failure. conference will be a failure. >> thought. hope >> quick final thought. any hope of election? of winning the next election? >> you know, >> yeah, i actually you know, you about the vox pop. >> yeah, i actually you know, you been about the vox pop. >> yeah, i actually you know, you been doing t the vox pop. >> yeah, i actually you know, you been doing athe vox pop. >> yeah, i actually you know, you been doing a lotvox pop. >> yeah, i actually you know, you been doing a lot of( pop. >> yeah, i actually you know, you been doing a lot of to op. i've been doing a lot of to talking people. and the thing, the i'm getting this the mood i'm getting out of this conference is than i had conference is more up than i had expected think expected it to be. and i think one of reasons is because one of the reasons is because rishi sunak's had to be very cautious and the inflation cautious and get the inflation down all the way. all those targets are important. but a week and a half ago, he took a big decision over the net zero and it worked. and he said, i'm going to lift this from 20, 30 to 20, 35. gas and oil, everything is that right, everything is get that right, because not to have because i'm not to going have you cost terms all the you beaten in cost terms all the way to net zero. it's too difficult at the moment. it's too expensive . we'll do it in too expensive. we'll do it in a pace that suits you . that was pace that suits you. that was a very big moment because there

will be a lot of people around him saying, don't do this. it did two things. begins to did two things. it begins to define who he really is. and my point on, rishi, is by point earlier on, rishi, is by and large sceptic about the idea that you can tax and spend your way difficulty . and so way out of difficulty. and so this important. the this is very important. the second of it is it brought second bit of it is it brought labour to fight. they said labour to the fight. they said we'll we'll reverse yeah, we'll, we'll reverse it. yeah, that now we are on ground. that means now we are on ground. clear, clear blue water. >> is the point. >> this is the point. >> this is the point. >> so i have a real instinct about rishi. all right, let's see. this is where he instinctively lies. let's see. and he will deliver on it. at some to say. some point. i have to say. >> sir duncan smith >> sir iain duncan smith it's marvellous. years in marvellous. after 30 years in parliament, you still exude optimism election . optimism for the next election. i think he's rather wonderful. in , a special exclusive in a moment, a special exclusive report from lampedusa. the implications of which will play out in the english channel very, very shortly . back with you in very shortly. back with you in two minutes

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>> well, suella braverman talks about a hurricane of migration , about a hurricane of migration, in particular coming from north africa , and nowhere has been africa, and nowhere has been more acutely affected over the last couple of weeks than the italian island of lampedusa. gb news home affairs and security editor mark white has been to lampedusa and produced for us this exclusive report a week after more than 11,000 migrants arrived on this tiny italian island . island. >> and we watched as the final batch of 101 mainly young men from sub—saharan africa left to board a ferry to the italian mainland . authorities here took mainland. authorities here took advantage of several days of bad weather in the med to clear the decks ahead of the next surge of migrant arrivals . it is decks ahead of the next surge of migrant arrivals. it is a seemingly never ending cycle in the mass movement of people across this sea . lampedusa's

across this sea. lampedusa's geographical location. closer to north africa than italy. put it on the front line of europe's growing migrant crisis . but many growing migrant crisis. but many of the 6000 residents here say they feel forgotten, ovennhelmed by the constant arrivals with little concrete action from europe's politicians and the italian red cross run the main migrant reception centre on lampedusa . they've been drafting lampedusa. they've been drafting in additional support to deal with the next surge in arrival calls . the chaos of the last calls. the chaos of the last surge still fresh in their minds, where at 1.7 thousand people were crammed into this compound, many clashing with police as they tried to leave. sir rena cornelia said the volunteer here felt powerless to help. >> more difficult to give the support. but we try to give food, give kit, give

psychological support and help support . so we psychological support and help support. so we try to psychological support and help support . so we try to take care support. so we try to take care of all the people inside the centre . centre. >> there are real concerns here on lampedusa that the tourists trade the lifeblood of this island community. could begin to dry “p island community. could begin to dry up if a solution isn't found to the crisis as you don't have to the crisis as you don't have to look far for evidence of its impact here near the entrance to the port, a migrant boat lies beached on the rocks, a gaping hole in its hull. the personal belongings of its human cargo hanging over the side inside the harbour, dozens of other migrant boats that made it here in recent days lie tied up , recent days lie tied up, awaiting removal . many still awaiting removal. many still full of tire inner tubes used by the migrants as makeshift life jackets further along the quay

side, fishermen unload the last of their catch for local restaurants . the winds that have restaurants. the winds that have kept the migrant boats away for several days have also forced these fishermen back to port giacomo . domino says the migrant giacomo. domino says the migrant boats are severely impacting their livelihood . their livelihood. >> so when we encounter a migrant boat, we call the authorities , they tell us to authorities, they tell us to wait to not do anything. then the coastguard arrives or the police patrol. but it means we're financially ruined. it's a mess. our work is badly affected. it's too much . affected. it's too much. >> unlike the vast majority of african migrants who want to head to mainland europe , talaat head to mainland europe, talaat diouf has made a life for himself here. the senegalese national says the huge flow of fellow migrants onto this island

is simply unsustainable . is simply unsustainable. >> with for, say , the government >> with for, say, the government must find a solution as quickly as possible because the island has 6300 inhabitants, then if 11,000 of my brothers come, it's a big problem . a big problem. >> we have to find a solution quickly because nothing will be done until next summer for now, these migrants are headed for these migrants are headed for the mainland, but this is not just an italian problem. >> it's a europe wide crisis. many here will eventually head north, some to the coast of north—west france and on to another boat , north—west france and on to another boat, this time across the english channel. mark white gb news on lampedusa. >> but it's a very powerful but i would suggest quite disturbing package. you can call it a hurricane. you can call it an invasion. it's happening. the eu have put in place their own asylum policy, which basically says if you cross the med set foot on eu soil, you can stay .

foot on eu soil, you can stay. and equally we are still paying the price for that. the german, the price for that. the german, the german president last week said we are at breaking point with this saying that germany simply can't take any more. italy desperate to get the rest of the eu to help and into this row. elon musk . elon musk says row. elon musk. elon musk says why are german subsidies and non—governmental organisation boats in the mediterranean effectively helping ferrying taxiing migrants into lampedusa whilst at the same time germany doesn't want any more? it is a complete political and social disaster . after that report disaster. after that report about what is going on in lampedusa is what's happening in the english channel, but on a much, much bigger and i think a much, much bigger and i think a much more disturbing scale. all the point about for brexit me was we would free ourselves from eu stupidity and yet through our lack of courage, we simply haven't done so. in a moment,

i'll talk about donald trump in court yesterday and why the charges against him are clearly totally and utterly fraudulent .

radio. well, the what? >> the farage moment today and this is extraordinary. we donald trump is back in court. nothing new there. i hear you say he's being accused by new york prosecutors of playing up the value of his real estate to borrow big money from banks off the back of it and to make $100 million profit in the process . million profit in the process. now, to be clear, all the money that he borrowed from his banks has been paid back in full. but here's the farce of it for far from overvaluing his properties by between 1 and $2 billion, the judge has valued mar—a—lago . at

judge has valued mar—a—lago. at $18 million. i believe me, i've been there many, many times . as been there many, many times. as i was out last night with a real estate guy who said he'd pay $500 million for it, it is the best piece of real estate on the whole east coast of america. and will probably sell for in excess of $1 billion. and this shows you how utterly corrupt, complete bent the us judicial system has been in its desperate attempt to do down donald trump. this is a total, complete fraud. now now on to a better story . now now on to a better story. this is about tesco's in waltham abbey. it's about shop lifters running rampant, running riot nicking 3000 quid's worth of goods and yet a group called tmi, a group of private investigators form a cops. actually managed to catch people in the act . actually managed to catch people in the act. and are actually managed to catch people in the act . and are they actually managed to catch people in the act. and are they are they are they dangerous vigilantes? these people, you can see them storming the car . can see them storming the car. are they dangerous vigilantes

acting outside the law or is this what we need to do to reverse this horrendous wave of lawlessness , this and lawlessness, this and shoplifting? well, i'm very pleased to be joined by david mckelvie. david it's an amazing story . but you guys , as story. but you guys, as civilians storming a car and it's potentially quite dangerous, isn't it? >> it's dangerous . and the >> it's dangerous. and the people in the car were extremely violent . and had to be subdued violent. and had to be subdued and had to be handcuffed. i mean, unfortunately for them, the team, the prolific crimes team, who go out on a daily basis and catch shoplifters and we prosecute them, were on a day, a training day for handcuff training and so they were sitting just on the break. they were sitting down having a near their lunch when these people you know, openly looted the tesco store in front of them . tesco store in front of them. and obviously, at that stage , we and obviously, at that stage, we couldn't just stand by and watch

this place. so we this take place. so we intervened . intervened. >> right. but david, you were prepared for this. yeah. you've been looking out for this . no been looking out for this. no no, no. >> we , we don't operate in >> we, we don't operate in waltham abbey . it's. it's. >> we, we don't operate in waltham abbey. it's. it's. it's not one of the areas we operate. we operate across many other areas , but not waltham abbey. it areas, but not waltham abbey. it was literally it was, it was a training day. we were doing handcuff training and literally this unfolded in front of the chaps as they were. they were having their lunch . having their lunch. >> i mean, david, well done . >> i mean, david, well done. you. very successful . do you you. very successful. do you believe there is a way we can stop this shoplifting wave? which is which is now almost endemic in many of the big stores and even small shops in our country . our country. >> absolutely. and we have proved it over the past two years in every single area that we police that we have detectives and we have our

bobbies. you have seen significant reductions in crime and particularly retail crime, significant reductions, and it's only about old fashioned hard core policing. it's about having people there on the street , people there on the street, people there on the street, people who attend, deal with the incidents , to gather the incidents, to gather the evidence and then the one thing we do and nobody else does is we prosecute those people in the criminal courts and that's the key, isn't it? >> prosecution is now the key . >> prosecution is now the key. >> prosecution is now the key. >> it's the only thing. nigel that works. you can invest in cctv, body worn cameras . you can cctv, body worn cameras. you can do everything the only thing that makes any difference is putting these people before a court and convicting them and ensuring that the court gives them the appropriate sentence . them the appropriate sentence. yeah absolutely. >> well, david mckelvey , great >> well, david mckelvey, great story. please keep up the good work . there we are a positive work. there we are a positive message. something can be done . message. something can be done. now. i wonder whether the

positive messages coming out of manchester there was certainly no big messages that i've been able to detect. maybe we'll get one tomorrow from rishi sunak . i one tomorrow from rishi sunak. i somehow it, but what are somehow doubt it, but what are joe public saying? james johnson, number 10 pollster for theresa may, and of course, joe partners and . james, two things partners and. james, two things really. secondly the immigration polling and the sunday times this week really, really interesting. but first i did some boxes earlier. i'm the last woman i spoke to, said we want clarity. is there any in the minds of voters ? minds of voters? >> there's not. i mean, the number one word that they associate most with the conservative party at the moment is it's not just is useless. it's not just usually get something like, you know, rich, corrupt, nasty , but know, rich, corrupt, nasty, but it's not even that, you know, you can be sort of nasty and effective still get elected effective and still get elected , can't be nasty and , but you can't be nasty and useless. that's the problem useless. and that's the problem for party at useless. and that's the problem for moment. party at useless. and that's the problem for moment. and rty at useless. and that's the problem for moment. and that's what the moment. now and that's what rishi be to rishi sunak will be hoping to change you know, change tomorrow. and, you know, he's time . change tomorrow. and, you know, he's time. he's change tomorrow. and, you know, he's time . he's still he's got some time. he's still got months or so the

got 12 months or so until the next election. but clarity is the that's what the absolute key. that's what voters they voters are asking for. they don't you they don't just want you know, they don't just want you know, they don't want rishi sunak to be their next their best their next best their best friend. don't think he's their next best their best friend to don't think he's their next best their best friend to be don't think he's their next best their best friend to be inyn't think he's their next best their best friend to be in touchink he's their next best their best friend to be in touch with e's their next best their best friend to be in touch with them. going to be in touch with them. there's sunak there's no point rishi sunak trying that. trying to do that. >> nice bloke, clever, decent, but good enough. but that's not good enough. >> think >> they're not going to think he's mate and he he's their best mate and he shouldn't and do that. shouldn't try and do that. >> got to be strong. and >> he's got to be strong. and the guy with a plan and the guy who's, going to level who's, you know, going to level with them and the tough with them and give the tough decisions that with decisions if he can do that with some policies tomorrow, some standout policies tomorrow, he turn he might be able to turn it around. there's doubt around. but there's no doubt he's really anywhere on he's really not anywhere on their that at the moment. >> no. and hs2 thing, of >> no. and the hs2 thing, of course, shows indecision course, just shows indecision and muddle. find out more and muddle. we'll find out more . me, james, one of the big . to me, james, one of the big elephants in the room at this conference has been legal immigration. there's suella conference has been legal immigbagging here's suella conference has been legal immigbagging the's suella conference has been legal immigbagging the drum. la conference has been legal immigbagging the drum. we're know, bagging the drum. we're going to stop the boats. and we've heard it all before. maybe she will, maybe she won't. but it's legal immigration, isn't it? rapidly rising it? it's the rapidly rising population. the impact on population. it's the impact on housing, on schools, on gp appointees . it's you produce

appointees. it's you produce some polling last week on this that was extraordinary . off the that was extraordinary. off the back of some of the words suella had said. >> yeah, so what we did, i'll bnng >> yeah, so what we did, i'll bring up so i can cite it bring it up so i can cite it properly. i mean we did is properly. i mean what we did is we number extracts we pulled a number of extracts from speech when it from the speech because when it came out, i think you might remember commentariat remember the commentariat and a lot on twitter said lot of people on twitter said this horrifying. this is horrifying. >> immigration, >> she said mass immigration, mass illegal immigration posed an existing crisis for the west. >> she did. and the public agree with that. 66% of the public agree with that statement. the most agreed of any the most agreed of any of the statements polled, only statements that we polled, only 11% disagreed. >> so 66% agree with her, 11% disagreed. >> and yet in westminster and amongst the mainstream media, those numbers are reversed. >> it's a different world. >> it's a different world. >> it's a different world. and i think this one of the think this is one of the you know, real the real know, the real the real challenges for the conservative party is that party at the moment is that they'll things and they'll say these things and they'll say these things and they'll jumped on the they'll get jumped on by the press all. actually press and all. but actually it could also be quite good for them because it means all these things getting things are getting a lot of attention. most people attention. and to most people sat these feel like sat at home these feel like statement the statements statement of the statements of the suella the obvious that suella braverman a

braverman is making causes a huge hullabaloo on twitter. but actually you know resonates them actually you know resonates them a know, we asked a lot. and you know, we asked also multiculturalism has failed. disagree ? more failed. agree or disagree? more people than people agree with that than disagreed. all other lines disagreed. all the other lines in the speech, not one of them was disagreed with. so it a was disagreed with. so it is a different world between westminster public westminster and the public on this and yet the tory this issue. and yet the tory party in manchester are not party here in manchester are not really picking up on any of this. think suella this. so i think suella braverman is . and i braverman probably is. and i imagine sunak actually imagine rishi sunak actually doesis imagine rishi sunak actually does is likely to think does is more likely to think that. i think one of the things that. i think one of the things that one of rishi sunak senior members of the staff said me members of the staff said to me yesterday sunak cannot yesterday was rishi sunak cannot understand coming from a family of why you of legal immigrants why you should be to do this. the should be able to do this. the problem for the conservatives is they put that those they now need to put that those words action and the small words into action and the small boats numbers are going to be absolutely key determining absolutely key in determining the election. the next election. >> james johnson confirming there what know at home, there what you know at home, which is that westminster may as well be a completely foreign country. they're miles away. james, thank you. in a moment, i'm going to speak to the nadhim zahawi . i'm going to ask him zahawi. i'm going to ask him keir mather is really fight back

and win the next election

iam i am joined by the conservative member of parliament for stratford on avon and of course he was chancellor of the exchequer, chairman of the conservative party and entrepreneur. we might even call you nadhim zahawi, a self—made man , an aspirant. we were man, an aspirant. we were chatting in the break before we came on that you joined this party back in the 80s when it was all about aspiration, wasn't it ? it didn't was all about aspiration, wasn't it? it didn't matter what your religion was, what your race was, what your class was. you know, mrs. thatcher believed if you had the ability , you worked you had the ability, you worked hard, had a bit of luck , you hard, had a bit of luck, you could do well. you did do rather well, didn't you? very much so. i was very lucky and blessed. i remember my mum saying, you know, son, the country that's adopted us has got a grocer's daughter as prime minister. yeah, because you come from

iraq, haven't you? >> right. absolutely right. yeah. remarkable, yeah. no, it's remarkable, actually ways. if you actually, in many ways. if you reflect on that look at reflect on that and you look at the cabinet today, okay, some of them weren't born when the great lady was prime minister. but you look, you know, james cleverly swell of braverman kemi badenoch , even rishi sunak himself, right? it is a product of that era of if your aspiration , if era of if your aspiration, if you work hard, you're going to do well in this country. >> yeah, but, rishi. but hang on. rishi sunak went to winchester college and i hear on. rishi sunak went to winciester college and i hear on. rishi sunak went to winci went college and i hear on. rishi sunak went to winci went to .lege and i hear on. rishi sunak went to winci went to oxford. d i hear on. rishi sunak went to winci went to oxford. d i h ar you. i went to oxford. and i mean , you know, i hear you. i mean, you know, i hear you. i mean, you know, i hear you. i mean, you know , you didn't have mean, you know, you didn't have those privileges. >> but. >> no, but. >> no, but. >> is this party today >> no, but. >> aspiration? s party today >> no, but. >> aspiration? is3arty today >> no, but. >> aspiration? is itrty today >> no, but. >> aspiration? is it about ay about aspiration? is it about small business? is it about enterprise? because i can't see it. >> so i tell you what i think it's about . >> so i tell you what i think it's about. and i think rishi is beginning to cut through on this, that he will make the difficult decisions long term

decisions that that people will see that he's on their side . i see that he's on their side. i don't think people care what your background is. what they care about is are you on their side in their moments of challenge and need? yeah. he's on their side. you look at what he did on furlough right you look at what he did actually on on gas assets in the north sea . on gas assets in the north sea. you look at what he did on net zero. >> hang on a second. i mean, we're still taxing gas, gas and oil companies 75. but he. but he went up against huge opposition from labour and others and said, actually, these assets are important to us instead of us having to import gas from abroad. >> right. we're going to explore our own not before time. >> and grant you that net >> and i grant you that net zero, grant you that we'll zero, i grant you that we'll still deliver 2050. still deliver by 2050. >> we do things that >> but we don't do things that are to hurt hard pressed are going to hurt hard pressed people short term for soundbite. >> those things make sense to me and they were pragmatic changes the targets on petrol and diesel cars were completely unachievable. it was pragmatic.

but here's my thing going around today , and i've been here today, and i've been here a couple of days now, three days, met a lot of people all and i keep asking people, what's the big message from this conference? now, i grant you, it might come tomorrow from the prime minister, but at the moment there isn't one, is there? >> i disagree. i think what he's really trying to get across is, look, it's not about a soundbite. it's not about, you know, starmer just sort of really swaying in the wind. whichever way it blows, flopping, flip flopping. it's abouti flopping, flip flopping. it's about i will be honest with you. i'll tell you what i think works s and i'm going to deliver against it, right. and he's beginning . you look at what's beginning. you look at what's happening, you know, he came, he his whole stall was to say, we've got to halve inflation. right? we've got to deal with my five promises, grow the economy, boats. >> not not much chance of that. >> not not much chance of that. >> no, it's hard. i was trying to the duchy lancaster in the cabinet office as we was working with suella right. it's hard,

but it's beginning to work. look at what we did with the albanians. the moment the message got across that, you know, you'll be out of here in 24 hours if you come illegally right? the numbers drop. but the moment we those off moment we get those planes off loads stayed already. >> and many have got involved in running gangs in big running drugs. gangs in our big cities. it's not been good. >> well, look, you're right. it's been a difficult one. and it is probably one of the toughest things to deal with . toughest things to deal with. why? because we now are in a world where for the legislation of old of post second world war no longer applies. >> so should we just i'm with you on this. we understand why the echr was set up . we the echr was set up. we understand british lawyers. you know, and churchill was very for it. and it was to stop the abuses against the jews and others. isn't it time we others. but isn't it time we just left it? >> would much rather see us >> i would much rather see us reform. why? there are as i travel around the world this is a problem for pretty much every major economy in the world. the problem and the home secretary,

you know, dealt with it today is that we're in a world now of mass migration , mass movement of mass migration, mass movement of humanity right? so it's a problem for all of us. we have to begin to think about why is it that we can reform our own legislation to modernise it. right. as needs be? what we can't touch this. i think reform is what it's about. >> i think that's exactly what labour was saying next week. no no, they pretty much they will see. here's the point. nadhim zahawi most who are zahawi most people who vote are busy people. they've got jobs , busy people. they've got jobs, mortgages and labrador, 2.3 kids. you know, they're busy living . their lives. and you living. their lives. and you look back . on the great look back. on the great political leaders. thatcher was one.the political leaders. thatcher was one. the lady's not for turning. you know, we knew she was going to stick with where we were. tough though it was. blair educate education these educate an education these big stand messages we knew stand out clear messages we knew i there two great

i mean and there were two great leaders. we've seen leaders. i think we've seen in our but to me our lifetimes. but to tell me that rishi is going to give us good term management good long term management because intelligent, because he's an intelligent, good chap, people want really clear messages to say you're going echr no one going to reform the echr no one believes none is off believes it. well, none is off the for this government. the table for this government. >> he stop the boats. >> no, he will stop the boats. i am confident he'll manage to do . that. he will make. am confident he'll manage to do . that. he will make . sure the . that. he will make. sure the economy grows. you seeing rishi sunak at his best when he says, listen, of course i've got to deliver by 2050, but deliver net zero by 2050, but i'm not going to do it by lying to you. i'm going to you to you. i'm going to tell you the you we don't the truth. you know, we don't have the charging infrastructure. have the charging inf morecture. have the charging inf more of re. have the charging inf more of that, more so more of that, right, more more like an more of rishi behaving like an engineer i.e. focusing on engineer would, i.e. focusing on outcomes. let me deliver for you and you. that will and show you. i think that will play play well. >> interesting, interesting, interesting. so do you think there's of 92 there's a possibility of a 92 style general style shock at the general election? absolutely. style shock at the general elewdidi? absolutely. style shock at the general elewdidi? abso|100?. style shock at the general elewdidi? abso|100? i tell you >> did you do 100? i tell you why . right. and you know, i ran why. right. and you know, i ran a polling organisation. you got

absolutely. so if you look at all the risk search, there isn't all the risk search, there isn't a single policy that the voters identify with. keir starmer and are they're just annoyed are for it. they're just annoyed with had a with us. right. we've had a difficult with us. right. we've had a diffthink you're right? >> think you're useless, right? >> think you're useless, right? >> we've tough year >> and we've had a tough year right? no doubt about that. and there's no point flattening your viewers there's no point flattening your vieiit's fine. everything is no, it's all fine. everything is good. it's not. but keir starmer is tony blair. what will happen? >>i happen? >> i think that true. happen? >> whatk that true. happen? >> what willit true. happen? >> what will happen). people >> what will happen is people will you will start seeing actually, you know, guy, rishi, he says know, this guy, rishi, he says stuff that is . not always stuff that is. not always comfortable, but at least he tells me the truth and then he fixes stuff. and i think that will bode well. >> and what happens to nadhim zahawi, the that the zahawi, the guy that was the entrepreneur became the entrepreneur that became the great to big great success that rose to big offices a crack at the offices that had a crack at the main job, had a few problems along way, a few and along the way, a few ups and downs, a little of financial downs, a little bit of financial issues and there. what do issues here and there. what do you for stratford >> 60 state for stratford on avon. when i was selected in 2010, i said to them, you know,

my is to your my ambition is to be your secretary of state to be your champion parliament. i'm champion in parliament. i'm patron of the . adam smith patron of the. adam smith institute, fighting for smaller government, better government, better outcomes, a dynamic economy. >> and you're a campaigner? >> and you're a campaigner? >> campaigner. i've got a >> i'm a campaigner. i've got a campaign that i've running campaign that i've been running for last six months when the for the last six months when the time i to see time is right, i want to see rishi hunt abolish rishi and jeremy hunt abolish inheritance unfair inheritance tax. it is an unfair latest campaign. absolutely. inheritance tax. it is an unfair lat(yeah. campaign. absolutely. inheritance tax. it is an unfair lat(yeah. no,npaign. absolutely. inheritance tax. it is an unfair lat(yeah. no, no. gn. absolutely. inheritance tax. it is an unfair lat(yeah. no, no. well,)solutely. inheritance tax. it is an unfair lat(yeah. no, no. well, iolutely. inheritance tax. it is an unfair lat(yeah. no, no. well, i tellely. >> yeah. no, no. well, i tell you what, a lot of gb news will agree with nadine. thank agree with that. nadine. thank you. much indeed you. thank you very much indeed for now, very for joining me. now, very odd today, wasn't it? i mean, there was speculation i be was speculation would i even be allowed building allowed inside the building even though for . gb though i was working for. gb news? would the tories be so hostile to me because they resent you ukip and resent me for you know, ukip and putting candidates up against them and wow, i've them in the past and wow, i've been that been so welcomed here that actually minister actually the prime minister didn't say no, that whether i could party or not. now could join the party or not. now i got to tell folks at

i got to tell you, folks at home, intention of home, i've no intention of joining party stage. joining the party at this stage. it to reform radical. it would need to reform radical. but they'd have but do you think they'd have me? >> why not? if you come and join us? >> hesitancy? not at all. >> hesitancy? not at all. >> come and join on >> if you come and join us on this journey speaking truth . this journey of speaking truth. to power. all right. well, saying to people that, look, we need to fix. >> well, let's see what let's see. what's the jacob rees—mogg has say jacob, good has to say to that? jacob, good evening. would party really evening. would the party really have evening. would the party really hav my lord? >> my lord? >> my lord? >> farage, the party >> farage, i think the party should welcome you in with open arms, ideally a peerage. arms, ideally with a peerage. and i think it's your and actually, i think it's your duty to party. can duty to join the party. you can help us. you can help us ensure that we get the best possible brexit that we deal the brexit and that we deal with the migration we cut migration crisis and that we cut taxes. are a proper taxes. nigel, you are a proper tory. should come . home tory. you should come. home >> oh, i love it . they're all so >> oh, i love it. they're all so wonderfully optimistic this mob. they really are. it's all too

much. let's get the weather. >> hello again, i'm alex burkill and gb news and here's your latest gb news weather we some weather bulletin. we have some pretty come pretty wet weather to come across through across northern parts through the next 24 but further the next 24 hours. but further south, and south, it is a drier picture and that's this area of that's because of this area of high going to high pressure that's going to build and lead to a quieter spell through the rest spell as we go through the rest of for southern areas of the week. for southern areas further north and tightly packed isobars blustery isobars show that it's blustery and the weather system and we have the weather system that's to push we go that's going to push in as we go through and into through tonight. and into wednesday. rain wednesday. some heavy rain affecting particularly western wednesday. some heavy rain affect of] particularly western wednesday. some heavy rain affect of scotland irly western wednesday. some heavy rain affect of scotland irly westthe wednesday. some heavy rain affec 24 scotland irly westthe wednesday. some heavy rain affec 24 scotliori irly westthe wednesday. some heavy rain affec 24 scotlior so.v westthe wednesday. some heavy rain affec24 scotlior so. butstthe wednesday. some heavy rain affec24 scotlior so. but . the wednesday. some heavy rain affec24 scotlior so. but. even next 24 hours or so. but. even some of that spreading further eastwards as we are going to see increasing amounts of cloud across parts england and across parts of england and wales. the east, where we wales. but in the east, where we have skies, rural have some clear skies, rural spots could just about dip into single we go through single figures as we go through wednesday. then a north south split, cloudy and wet split, quite cloudy and wet across northern areas, across many northern areas, particularly west and southwestern particularly west and south' rainfall totals could here, rainfall totals could build be build up. there could be a little localised flooding little bit of localised flooding and also some disruption to travel across travel further north across scotland. be scotland. it's to going be a showery day also a few showery day and also a few showers across parts of england and wales, also bright,

and wales, but also some bright, sunny spells and with winds a little than little bit lighter than they have recently and have been recently and temperatures to highs temperatures getting to highs around 1920, it should

fri day away . away. >> hello , good evening. it's me, >> hello, good evening. it's me, jacob rees—mogg on state of the nafion jacob rees—mogg on state of the nation tonight. it's been a busy conference day here, but before anything else, we'll be debating how we restore conservatism and prosperity in this our great nafion prosperity in this our great nation and, of course, conservatism and prosperity go handin conservatism and prosperity go hand in glove. but a time like this at a tory party conference with a general election next year , we owe it to voters to year, we owe it to voters to remind them what it means to be a tory and what it takes to restore full blooded conservatism. well speaking of conservatism, the health secretary steve barclay addressed the conference today and announced the following . and announced the following. >> i know as conservatives we know what a woman is, and i know the vast majority and the vast

majority of nhs staff and patients do too. >> gender neutral language is set to be removed from the nhs constitution and female only wards will be for women only. some bold announcements from mr barclay , but will it cut the barclay, but will it cut the mustard? the doctors are on strike yet again for a debilitating 72 hours. in fact, they've even set up shop just a few short yards from here. there was even someone dressed as a badger protesting against i can only badger culling, but only assume badger culling, but while the display is laughable, the consequence is are for the consequence is are dire for the consequence is are dire for the british public. hundreds of thousands of appointments have already many already been cancelled and many more will be cancelled. in addition . plus are how do you addition. plus are how do you have stake ? medium rare. have your stake? medium rare. well done or hormone treated? well, about hormone well, a remark about hormone treated australian beef seems to have upset the protectionist racket of the national farmers union and it's been suggested i ought to be deported. state of the nation starts now .